Surface Water Supply

of the United States

1960

Part 7. Lower Mississippi River Basin

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1711

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Tennessee, and Texas, and with other 

agencies
Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1960

Part 7. Lower Mississippi River Basin

Prepared under the direction of E. L. HENDRICKS, Chief, Surface Water Branch 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1711

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Tennessee, and Texas, and with other 

agencies

iibrary Copy

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1962
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

Washington 25, D.G.
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas, and with other agencies, by personnel of the 

Water Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, unde^ the general direction of E. L. Hendricks, chief, Surface Water Branch, 

and F. J. Flynn, chief, Basic Records Section.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of district engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

H. C. Bolon.......................................................................... Rolla, Mo.

J. S. Cragwall........................................................... Chattanooga, Tenn.

A. A. Fischback, Jr.................................................. Oklahoma City, Okla.

F. N. Hansen...............................................................Baton Rouge, La.

W. L. Heckler..............................................................Santa Fe, N. Mex.

E. R. Leeson...................................................................Topeka, Kans.

W. T. Miller......................................................................Denver, Colo.

W. H. Robinson................................................................ Jackson, Miss.

J. L. Saunders..................................................................Ft. Smith, Ark.

F. F. Schrader.................................................................Louisville, Ky.

Trigg Twichell................................................................... Austin, Tex.

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CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1960

OCTOBER 1959

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CONTENTS

Page 

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

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

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

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

Downstream order and station numbers................................................. 4

Explanation of data.................................................................. 4

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

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

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

Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 13

Gaging-station records............................................................... 15

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo................................................. 15

Meramec River basin 

Meramec River: 

Dry Fork:

Little Dry Fork:

Green Acre Branch near Rolla, Mo.. ........................................ 17

Meramec River near Steelville, Mo................................................ 18

Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo.................................................. 19

Bourbeuse River near St. James, Mo............................................. 20

Lanes Fork near Rolla, Mo.................................................... 21

Bourbeuse River near Spring Bluff, Mo.......................................... 22

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo................................................... 23

Big River near De Soto, Mo..................................................... 24

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo................................................... 25

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo.................................................... 26

Mississippi River at Chester, 111.................................................. 27

Headwater diversion channel basin

Castor River (head of headwater diversion channel) at Zalma, Mo.................. 29

Mississippi River at Thebes, 111................................................... 30

Mayfield Creek basin 

Mayl'ield Creek:

Perry Creek near Mayfield, Ky.................................................. 32

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.............................................. 33

Obion Creek basin

Obion Creek at Pryorsburg, Ky.................................................... 34

Bayou du Chjen basin

Bayou du Chien near Clinton, Ky................... .............................. 35

Obion River basin

South Fork Obion River near Greenfield, Term..................................... 36

North Fork Obion River near Union City, Term,.................................. 37

Obion River:

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Term.............................................. 38

South Fork Forked Deer River at Jackson, Term.................................. 39

North Fork Forked Deer River at Trenton, Term................................ 40

Middle Fork Forked Deer River near Alamo, Term............................. 41

Hatchie River basin

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Term................................................... 42

Cane Creek at Ripley, Term..................................................... 43

Wolf River basin

Wolf River at Rossville, Term.................................................... 44

Mississippi River at Memphis, Term................................................. 45

St. Francis River basin 

St. Francis River:

Little St. Francis River at Fredericktown, Mo .................................. 47

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo ............................................. 48

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo ........................................... 49

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo.............................................. 50

Right Hand Chute of Little River:

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo....................................... 51

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo........................................ 52

Little River ditch 251 near Lilbourn, Mo................................... 53

Little River ditch 1 (not the same as Little River ditch near Kennett):

Castor River at Aquilla, Mo............................................ 54

Little River ditch 1 near Morehouse, Mo.................................. 55

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.................................... 56

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo................................... 57

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo................................. 58

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo...................................... 59

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark............................... 60

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark............................................ 61

White River basin 

White River:

West Fork White River at Greenland, Ark........................................ 62

War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, Ark........................................... 63

White River near Rogers, Ark..................................................... 64

Kings River near Berryville, Ark............................................... 65

James River near Springfield, Mo............................................... 66

James River at Galena, Mo...................................................... 67

Table Rock Reservoir near Branson, Mo............................................ 68

White River near Branson, Mo..................................................... 69

V
CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued

White River basin Continued Page

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Flippin, Ark.......................................... 70

White River near Flippin, Ark.................................................... 71

Buffalo River near St. Joe, Ark................................................ 72

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark................................................... 73

Worth Fork River near Tecumseh, Mo............................................. 74

Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, Mo............................................... 75

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark............................................ 76

North Fork River at Norfork Dam, near Norfork, Ark............................. 77

White River at Calico Rock, Ark.................................................. 78

Black River:

East Fork Black River at Lesterville, Mo..................................... 79

Black River near Annapolis, Mo................................................. 80

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo......................................... 81

Black River at Leeper, Mo...................................................... 82

Black River at Poplar Bluff, Mo................................................ 83

Black River near Corning, Ark.................................................. 84

Current River:

Big Creek near Yukon, Mo................................................... 85

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo................................................. 86

Current River near Eminence, Mo.............................................. 87

Current River at Van Buren, Mo............................................... 88

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.............................................. 89

Current River at Doniphan, Mo................................................ 90

Black River at Pocahontas, Ark................................................. 91

Spring River at Imboden, Ark................................................. 92

Eleven Point River near Thomasville, Mo.................................... 93

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo................................................ 94

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo........................................ 95

Eleven Point River near Ravenden Springs, Ark.............................. 96

Black River at Black Rock, Ark................................................. 97

Strawberry River near Evening Shade, Ark..................................... 98

Piney Fork Strawberry River at Evening Shade, Ark.......................... 99

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsie, Ark...................................... 100

White River at Newport, Ark...................................................... 101

Middle Fork Little Red River at Shirley, Ark................................... 102

South Fork Little Red River near Clinton, Ark................................ 103

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark....................................... 104

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark............................................... 105

Arkansas River basin 

Arkansas River:

Lake Fork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo..................................... 106

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo.............................................. 107

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.................................... 108

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.................................................. 109

Clear Creek above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.................................. 110

Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo..................... Ill

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo................................................... 112

Transmountain diversions

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas River basin..... 113

Arkansas River:

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo.............................................. 114

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo............................................... 115

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo................................................. 116

Fountain Creek near Colorado Springs, Colo..................................... 117

Monument Creek:

West Monument Creek near Pikeview, Colo................................... 118

Templeton Gap Floodway at Colorado Springs, Colo........................... 118

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo................................................. 119

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo...................... 120

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La Veta, Colo............................. 121

Huerfano River below Huerfano Valley Dam, near Undercliffe, Colo............... 122

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo................................................ 123

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo............................................... 124

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo................................................. 125

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo............................................... 126

Purgatoire River at Trinidad, Colo............................................. 127

Purgatoire River near Hoehne, Colo............................................. 128

Frijole Creek near Alfalfa, Colo............................................. 129

San Francisco Creek near Alfalfa, Colo....................................... 130

Purgatoire River near Alfalfa, Colo............................................ 131

Purgatoire River at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo............................ 132

Purgatoire River near Las Animas, Colo......................................... 133

John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa, Colo............................................ 134

Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir, Colo................................. 135

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.................................................... 136

Frontier ditch near Coolidge , Kans............................................. 137

Arkansas River near Coolidge , Kans............................................... 138

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans................................................. 139

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.............................................. 140

Arkansas River at Dodge City, Kans............................................... 141

Arkansas River near Kinsley, Kans................................................ 142

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans................................................. 143

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans............................................... 144

Walnut Creek at Albert, Kans................................................... 145

Rattlesnake Creek near Raymond, Kans........................................... 146
CONTENTS VII

Gaglng-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued

Arkansas River basin--Continued Page

Arkansas River near Hutchinson, Kans............................................. 147

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans................................... 148

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans.................................................. 150

North Pork Nlnnescah River near Cheney, Kans................................... 151

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans................................................ 152

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans............................................ 153

Walnut River at Wlnfield, Kans................................................. 154

Salt Pork Arkansas River near Winchester, Okla................................. 155

Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, Kans........................................ 156

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet, Okla..................................... 157

Salt Pork Arkansas River near Jet, Okla........................................ 158

Salt Pork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla...................................... 159

Chikaskia River near Corbin, Kans............................................ 160

Chikaskia River near Blackwell, Okla......................................... 161

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.................................................. 162

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla............................................... 163

Cimarron River near Guy, N. Mex................................................ 164

Cimarron River near Kenton, Okla............................................... 165

Cimarron River near Mocane, Okla............................................... 166

Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans................................................. 167

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla.............................................. 168

Turkey Creek near Drummond, Okla............................................. 169

Cimarron River near Guthrie, Okla.............................................. 170

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla............................................. 171

Cimarron River at Perkins, Okla................................................ 172

Stillwater Creek:

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.......................................... 173

Cimarron River at Mannford, Okla............................................... 174

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla.................................................... 175

Polecat Creek:

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla........................................... 176

Polecat Creek below Heyburn Reservoir, near Heyburn, Okla...................... 177

Verdigris River near Madison, Kans............................................. 178

Toronto Reservoir near Toronto, Kans........................................... 179

Verdigris River near Coyville, Kans............................................ 180

Verdigris River near Altoona, Kans............................................. 181

Pall River near Eureka, Kans................................................. 182

Otter Creek at Climax, Kans................................................ 183

Pall River Reservoir near Pall River, Kans................................... 184

Fall River near Pall River, Kans............................................. 185

Fall River at Predonia, Kans................................................. 186

Elk River near Elk City, Kans................................................ 187

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.......................................... 188

Big Hill Creek near Cherryvale, Kans......................................... 189

Verdigris River near Lenapah, Okla............................................. 190

Caney River near Elgin, Kans................................................. 191

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla............................................. 192

Caney River near Hulah, Okla................................................. 193

Caney Creek below Cotton Creek, near Copan, Okla........................... 194

Sand Creek at Okesa, Okla.................................................. 195

Caney River near Ochelata, Okla.............................................. 196

Caney River near Ramona, Okla................................................ 197

Verdigris River near Claremore, Okla........................................... 198

Bird Creek at Avant, Okla.................................................... 199

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla........................................... 200

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla................................................. 201

Verdigris River near Inola, Okla............................................... 202

Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans............................................ 203

Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans........................................... 204

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans......................................... 205

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Palls, Kans................................... 206

Neosho River at Strawn, Kans................................................... 207

Neosho River near lola, Kans................................................... 208

Owl Creek near Piqua, Kans................................................... 209

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans................................................ 210

Lightning Creek near McCune, Kans............................................ 211

Neosho River near Commerce, Okla............................................... 212

Spring River at Larussell, Mo................................................ 213

Spring River near Waco, Mo................................................... 214

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo............................................... 215

Spring River near Quapaw, Okla............................................... 216

Elk River near Tiff City, Mo................................................. 217

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley, Okla......................................... 218

Neosho River near Langley, Okla................................................ 219

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla......................................... 220

Spavinaw Creek near Row, Okla................................................ 221

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla................................................. 222

Port Gibson Reservoir near Port Gibson, Okla................................... 223

Neosho River below Port Gibson Reservoir, near Port Gibson, Okla............... 224

Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla............................................... 225

Illinois River:

Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark............................................ 226

Illinois River near Watts, Okla................................................ 227

Flint Creek near Kansas, Okla................................................ 228
VIII CONTENTS

Saging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued Page

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla............................................ 229

Barren Pork at Dutch Mills, Ark.............................................. 230

Barren Pork at Eldon, Okla................................................... 231

Tenkiller Perry Reservoir near Sore, Okla...................................... 232

Illinois River near Gore, Okla................................................. 233

Canadian River near Hebron, N. Mex............................................. 234

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex............................................ 235

Cimarron Creek:

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex..................................... 236

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest, N. Mex................................. 237

Cimarron Creek below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex.................................. 238

Cimarron Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex......................................... 239

Ponil Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex.......................................... 240

Rayado Creek at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex........................ 241

Cimarron Creek at Springer, N. Mex........................................... 242

Canadian River near Roy, N. Mex................................................ 243

Rio Agua Negra (head of Mora River) near Holman, N. Mex...................... 244

Vigil Canyon near Holman, N. Mex........................................... 245

Agua Pria Creek near Holman, N. Mex........................................ 246

Rio de la Casa near Cleveland, N. Mex...................................... 247

La Cueva Canal below La Cueva, N. Mex...................................... 248

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex............................................... 249

Cebolla River near Oolondrinas, N. Mex..................................... 250

Mora River near Solondrinas, N. Mex.......................................... 251

Coyote Creek below Black Lake, N. Mex...................................... 252

Coyote Creek above Suadalupita, N. Mex..................................... 253

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex...................................... 254

Mora River near Watrous, N. Mex.............................................. 255

Sapello River:

Sapello Canal at Sapello, N. Mex......................................... 256

Manuelitas Creek near Rociada, N. Mex.................................... 256

Sapello River at Sapello, N. Mex........................................... 257

Lake Isabel feeder canal near Sapello, N. Mex............................ 258

Sapello River near Watrous, N. Mex......................................... 259

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex............................................ 260

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex............................................ 261

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex........................................... 262

Conchas Reservoir:

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam, N. Mex.................................... 263

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam, N. Mex..................................... 263

Canadian River below Conchas Dam, N. Mex....................................... 264

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex................................................. 265

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex................................................ 266

Revuelto Creek near Logan, N. Mex............................................ 267

Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex.............................................. 268

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex.............................................. 269

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla.............................................. 270

Canadian River at Purcell, Okla................................................ 271

Little River below Hog Creek, near Norman, Okla.............................. 272

Little River near Teoumseh, Okla............................................. 273

Salt Creek near Dewright, Okla............................................. 274

Little River near Sasakwa, Okla.............................................. 275

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla................................................. 276

Saines Creek near Krebs, Okla................................................ 277

North Canadian River near Suymon, Okla....................................... 278

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla........................................ 279

Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex......................................... 280

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla......................................... 281

Wolf Creek near Fargo, Okla................................................ 282

Fort Supply Reservoir near Fort Supply, Okla............................... 283

Wolf Creek near Fort Supply, Okla.......................................... 284

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla....................................... 285

North Canadian River near Selling, Okla...................................... 286

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla........................................... 287

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla......................................... 288

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla...................................... 289

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City, Okla................................. 290

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla..................................... 291

North Canadian River below Lake Overholser, near Oklahoma City, Okla......... 292

North Canadian River near Oklahoma City, Okla................................ 293

North Canadian River near Wetumka, Okla...................................... 294

Wewoka Creek near Wetumka, Okla............................................ 295

Deep Pork:

Dry Creek near Kendriok, Okla............................................ 296

Deep Fork near Beggs, Okla................................................. 297

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla........................................... 298

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla............................................. 299

Arkansas River near Sallisaw, Okla............................................... 300

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark.................................................. 301

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla............................................ 302

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla............................................. 303

Poteau River near Wister, Okla................................................. 304

James Pork near Hackett, Ark................................................. 305

Lee Creek:

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark............................................... 306

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.................................................. 307
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued Page 

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark................................................. 308

Frog Bayou near Mountainburg, Ark.............................................. 309

Frog Bayou at Rudy, Ark........................................................ 310

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark.............................................. 311

Six Mile Creek subwatershed No. 6 (Six Mile Creek) near Chismville, Ark........ 312

Six Mile Creek at Chismville, Ark.............................................. 313

Six Mile Creek near Branch, Ark................................................ 314

Caney Creek:

Six Mile Creek subwatershed No. 5 (Little Caney Creek) near Chismville,

Ark.................................................................. 315

Six Mile Creek subwatershed No. 2 (Shaver Creek) near Caulksville, Ark....... 316

Six Mile Creek at Caulksville, Ark............................................. 317

Hurricane Creek:

Six Mile Creek subwatershed No. 23 (Kings Creek) near Branch, Ark.......... 318

Hurricane Creek near Branch, Ark............................................. 319

Hurricane Creek near Caulksville, Ark........................................ 320

Spadra Creek at Clarksville, Ark............................................... 321

Piney Creek near Dover, Ark.................................................... 322

Illinois Bayou near Scottsville, Ark........................................... 323

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark................................................ 324

Petit Jean Creek near Booneville, Ark.......................................... 325

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark..................................... 326

Petit Jean Creek near Waveland, Ark............................................ 327

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark................................................. 328

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.............................................. 329

North Pork Cadron Creek near Guy, Ark.......................................... 330

Fourche La Fave River near Gravelly, Ark....................................... 331

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark.............................................. 332

Fourche La Fave River near Nimrod, Ark......................................... 333

South Fourche La Fave River near Hollis, Ark................................. 334

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark............................................... 335

Bayou Meto near Lonoke, Ark.................................................... 336

Yazpo River basin

Tallahatchie River (head of Yazoo River):

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss............................................... 337

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss................................................. 338

Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss.................................................. 339

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss............................................... 340

Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.............................. 341

Panola-Quitman Ploodway (continuation of Tallahatchie River): 

Yocona River near Oxford, Miss................................................. 342

Enid Reservoir near Enid, Miss ................................................. 343

Yocona River at Enid Dam, near Enid, Miss...................................... 344

Tallahatchie River (old channel): 

Coldwater River: 

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss..................................... 345

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Miss....................... 346

Tallahatchie River (old channel) near Lambert, Miss............................ 347

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss............................................ 348

Yalobusha River at Calhoun City, Miss.......................................... 349

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss................................................... 352

Grenada Reservoir near Grenada, Miss........................................... 353

Yalobusha River at Grenada Dam, near Grenada, Miss............................. 354

Palusha Bayou: 

Big Sand Creek:

Thompson Creek at McCarley, Miss........................................... 355

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss................................................... 356

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.............................................. 357

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss............................................. 358

Big Black River basin

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss................................................. 360

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss................................................ 361

Homochitto River basin

Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss.............................................. 362

Homochitto River at Rosetta, Miss................................................ 363

Buffalo River basin

Buffalo River near Woodville, Miss............................................... 364

Red River basin

Prairie Dog Town Pork Red River (head of Red River): 

Tule Creek:

North Tule Draw at reservoir, near Tulia, Tex................................ 365

Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River near Brice, Tex.................................. 366

Red River near Quanah, Tex....................................................... 367

Salt Pork Red River near Wellington, Tex....................................... 368

Salt Fork Red River at Mangum, Okla............................................ 369

North Pork Red River near Carter, Okla......................................... 370

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla..................................................... 371

North Fork Red River below Altus Dam, near Lugert, Okla........................ 372

Elm Fork of North Pork Red River near Carl, Okla............................. 373

Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla.................................................. 374

North Fork Red River near Headrick, Okla....................................... 375

Otter Creek at Snyder Lake, near Mountain Park, Okla......................... 376

Pease River near Childress, Tex................................................ 377

P&ase River near Vernon, Tex................................................... 378
CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued

Red River basin Continued Page 

Red River near Burkburnett, Tex.................................................. 379

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla................................................. 380

West Cache Creek:

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla........................................... 381

North Pork Wichita River (head of Wichita River) near Truscott, Tex............ 382

South Pork Wichita River near Benjamin, Tex.................................. 383

Wichita River near Seymour, Tex................................................ 384

Lake Kerap near Mabelle, Tex.................................................... 385

Wichita River near Mabelle, Tex................................................ 386

Beaver Creek near Electra, Tex............................................... 387

Wichita River at Wichita Palls, Tex............................................ 388

Beaver Creek:

Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla........................................ 389

Beaver Creek near Waurika, Okla................................................ 390

North Pork Little Wichita River:

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex............................................ 391

Little Wichita River near Henrietta, Tex....................................... 392

Little Wichita River near Ringgold, Tex........................................ 393

Red River near Terral, Okla...................................................... 394

Red River near Gainesville, Tex.................................................. 395

Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla.............................................. 396

Sandstone Creek near Cheyenne, Okla.......................................... 397

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla............................................. 398

Washita River near Clinton, Okla............................................... 399

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla................................................ 400

Cobb Creek:

Port Cobb Reservoir near Port Cobb, Okla..................................... 401

Pond Creek near Port Cobb, Okla.............................................. 402

Sugar Creek near Gracemont, Okla............................................. 403

Little Washita River at Ninnekah, Okla....................................... 404

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla.......................................... 405

Rush Creek near Maysville, Okla.............................................. 406

Rock Creek near Dougherty, Okla.............................................. 407

Washita River near Durwood, Okla............................................... 408

Lake Texoraa near Denison, Tex.................................................... 409

Red River near Colbert, Okla..................................................... 410

Blue River near Blue, Okla..................................................... 411

Muddy Boggy Creek: 

North Boggy Creek:

Chickasaw Creek near Stringtown, Okla...................................... 412

McGee Creek near Stringtown, Okla............................................ 413

Muddy Boggy Creek near Parris, Okla............................................ 414

Clear Boggy Creek: 

Big Spring Creek:

Byrds' Mill Spring near Fittstown, Okla.................................. 415

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla........................................... 416

Red River at Arthur City, Tex.................................................... 417

Kiamichi River:

Tenmile Creek near Miller, Okla.............................................. 418

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla.............................................. 419

Red River at Index, Ark.......................................................... 420

Little River near Wright City, Okla............................................ 421

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla............................ 422

Mountain Pork River near Eagletown, Okla..................................... 423

Rolling Pork near De Queen, Ark.............................................. 424

Little River near Horatio, Ark................................................. 425

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark............................................ 426

Saline River near Dierks, Ark................................................ 427

Red River at Pulton, Ark......................................................... 428

South Sulphur River (head of Sulphur River) near Cooper, Tex................... 429

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex......................................... 430

Sulphur River near Talco, Tex.................................................. 431

Whiteoak Creek near Talco, Tex............................................... 432

Texarkana Reservoir near Texarkana, Tex........................................ 433

Red River near Hosston, La......................................,................ 434

Cypress Creek (head of Twelveraile Bayou) near Pittsburg, Tex................... 435

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex........................................... 436

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex............................... 437

Lake 0' the Pines near Jefferson, Tex.......................................... 438

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.............................................. 439

Twelveraile Bayou: 

Black Bayou:

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La............................................... 439

Twelveraile Bayou near Dixie, La................................................ 440

Cross Lake Bayou:

Paw Paw Bayou near Greenwood, La........................................... 441

Red River at Shreveport, La...................................................... 442

Bayou Dorcheat (head of Loggy Bayou) near Springhill, La....................... 443

Plat Lick Bayou near Leton, La............................................... 444

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La................................................. 445

Plat River: 

Bodcau Creek (head of Red Chute Bayou) at Stamps, Ark...................... 446

Bodcau Bayou (continuation of Bodcau Bayou) near Sarepta, La............... 447

Cypress Bayou near Benton, La............................................ 448

Red Chute Bayou:

Red Chute Bayou tributary at Skannel Pond, near Sligo, La................ 449
CONTENTS XI

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued

Red River basin Continued Page 

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La.................................................... 452

Bayou Pierre: 

Wallace Bayou i

Boggy Bayou near Kelthville, La............................................ 454

Bayou Na Bonchasse near Mansfield, La........................................ 455

Little River:

Bayou Dupont subwatershed No. 2 (Bayou Dupont) near Marthaville, La........ 456

Bayou Dupont subwatershed No. 8 (Brushy Creek) near Marthaville, La...... 457

Bayou Dupont near Robeline, La............................................. 459

Saline Bayou near Lucky, La.................................................... 461

Black Lake Bayou:

Grand Bayou near Coushatta, La............................................. 462

Saline Bayou near Clarence, La................................................. 463

Nantachie Creek near Montgomery, La............................................ 464

Cane River:

Kisatchie Bayou:

Youngs Bayou (head of Old River) at Natchitoches, La....................... 465

Little Sandy Creek at Kisatchie, La........................................ 466

Sand Creek: 

Bayou Provencal: 

McKims Creek:

Horsepen Creek near Provencal, La.................................... 467

Bayou Jean de Jean:

Hemphill Creek (head of Cotile Creek) near Hot Wells, La..................... 474

Red River at Alexandria, La...................................................... 475

Ouachita River (head of Black River) near Mount Ida, Ark....................... 476

South Pork Ouachita River at Mount Ida, Ark.................................. 477

Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs, Ark............................................ 478

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark............................................... 479

Little Missouri River:

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark.......................................... 480

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark................................. 481

Antoine River at Antoine, Ark.............................................. 482

Moro Creek near Pordyce, Ark................................................. 483

Saline River at Benton, Ark.................................................. 484

Saline River near Rye, Ark................................................... 485

Ouachita River near Arkansas-Louisiana State line.............................. 486

Bayou Bartholomew near McGehee, Ark.......................................... 487

Bayou Bartholomew near Jones, La............................................. 488

Chemin-a-Haut Bayou near Beekman, La....................................... 489

Bayou de Loutre near Laran, La............................................... 490

Bayou D'Arbonne: 

Sugar Creek:

Sugar Creek tributary at Lake Foursome, near Arcadia, La................. 491

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La.............................................. 496

Cornie Bayou near Three Creeks, Ark........................................ 497

Three Creek near Three Creeks, Ark....................................... 498

Little Corney Bayou near Llllie, La...................................... 499

Bayou Choudrant:

South Choudrant Creek:

South Choudrant Creek tributary at Townsend Pond, near Ruston, La...... 500

Ouachita River at Monroe, La................................................... 504

Boeuf River near Arkansas-Louisiana State line............................... 505

Boeuf River near Girard, La.................................................. 506

Big Colewa Bayou (head of Big Creek) near Oak Grove, La.................... 507

Bayou LaPourche near Crew Lake, La......................................... 509

Turkey Creek: 

Turkey Creek tributary at Potato Research Pond, at Chase, La............. 510

Tensas River at Tendal, La................................................... 511

Bayou Macon near Kllbourne, La............................................. 512

Buck Bayou:

Buck Bayou tributary at Murphy Pond, near Epps, La..................... 513

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La................................................. 514

Castor Creek (head of Little River) near Grayson, La......................... 515

Dugdemona River:

Little Dugdemona River:

Garrett Creek at Jonesboro, La......................................... 516

Dugdemona River near Winnfield, La......................................... 517

Little River near Rochelle, La............................................... 518

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La........................................... 519

Big Creek at Pollock, La................................................... 520

Mississippi River Delta

Tchefuncta River near Folsom, La................................................. 521

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La................................................... 522

Tickfaw River at Holden, La...................................................... 523

Natalbany River at Baptist, La................................................. 524

Amite River near Darlington, La.................................................. 525

Comite River near Olive Branch, La............................................. 526

Redwood Creek:

Little Redwood Creek:

Little Redwood Creek tributary at Joe Howell Pond, near Wilson, La....... 527

Comite River near Comite, La................................................... 528

Amite River near Denham Springs, La.............................................. 529

Bayou Manchac:

Ward Creek at Capitol Heights Avenue, at Baton Rouge, La..................... 530
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(Jaging-station records Continued

Mississippi River Delta Continued Page 

Bayou Lafourche at Donaldsonville, La............................................ 531

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La........................................... 532

Bayou Courtableau (head of Bayou Teche):

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La............................................. 534

Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La.............................................. 535

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel:

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville, La....................... 536

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La................................................... 537

Bayou Teche at Keystone Lock, near St. Martinville, La........................... 538

Bayou Carencro (head of Vermillion River) near Sunset, La........................ 539

Bayou Fusilier:

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La.............................................. 540

Bayou Vermillion: 

Ruth Canal near Ruth, La..................................................... 541

Revisions of records for discontinued stations:

Marys Creek at Pisgah Road, near Fisherville, Term................................. 542

Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites......................... 543

Low-flow partial-record stations................................................... 543

Crest-stage partial-record stations................................................ 562

Measurements at miscellaneous sites................................................ 573

Little Arkansas River seepage investigation.......................................... 579

Cottonwood Creek low-flow investigation.............................................. 581

Canadian River and Tucumcari Irrigation seepage investigation........................ 583

Beaver Creek low-flow investigation.................................................. 584

Index................................................................................ 585

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Map of conterminous United States showing areas covered by 18 of the 20

annual volumes on surface water supply.................................. 11

2. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1960 water

year with median discharge for 30-year period........................... 14
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, 1960

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume is one of a series of 20 reports presenting records of stage, discharge, 

and content of streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the 1960 water 

year. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first studied streamflow in 

relation to problems of irrigation, similar records have been obtained at more than 

15,500 gaging stations in the 50 States. On September 30, I960, the Geological Survey 

and cooperating organizations were maintaining 7,300 gaging stations. Partial-record 

stations for low flow or for flood flow have been operated at many other points. In 

addition, discharge measurements are made at miscellaneous sites. The records for the 

1960 water year at gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites in 

the Lower Mississippi River basin are given in this report.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Arkansas: Arkansas Geological and Conservation Commission, N. F. Williams, 

geologist-director, and Arkansas State Highway Commission, F. R. Oliver, director.

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

Water Conservation Board, F. L. Sparks, director; and City of Colorado Springs, 

J. A. McCullough, superintendent, Water Division.

Kansas (except station on Crooked Creek near Nye): State Water Resources Board 

R. L. Smith, executive secretary; State Highway Commission of Kansas, E. S. Elcock, 

bridge engineer; Water Resources Division of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 

R. V. Smrha, chief engineer; City of Wichita, M. S. Mitchell, flood control superintendent .

Kentucky. University of Kentucky, F. C. Dickey, Jr., president, through Kentucky 

Geological Survey, W. W. Hagan, director and State geologist.

Louisiana: State Department of Public Works, L. M. Wimberly, director, succeeded 

by Claude Kirkpatrick; State Department of Highways, R. B. Richardson, director, 

succeeded by R. W. Burgess.

Mississippi: Mississippi Board of Water Commissioners, S. A. Thompson, chairman. 

Missouri (except station on Elk River near Tiff City): Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources, T. R. Beveridge, State geologist, and Missouri Highway Department, R. M. Whitton, chief engineer.

New Mexico: Office of the State Engineer, S. E. Reynolds, State engineer, and 

Interstate Stream Commission, S. E. Reynolds, secretary.

Oklahoma and stations on Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans., and Elk River near Tiff 

City, Mo: Oklahoma Water Resources Board, G. H. James, chairman, succeeded by Joe 

Sykora, and Frank Raab, director, and Oklahoma City Water Department, M. B. Cunningham, superintendent and engineer.

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Tennessee: State Department of Conservation and Commerce, J. L. McBride, commissioner, through Division of Water Resources, R. W. Robinson, water engineer; State 

Department of Public Health, R. H. Hutcheson, commissioner, through Stream Pollution 

Control, S. L. Jones, director; State Department of Highways, D. W. Moulton, commissioner, through H. D. Long, highway engineer, and Fred Greve, bridge engineer; and 

State Game and Fish Commission, F. V. Durand, director.

Texas: State Board of Water Engineers, consisting of Durwood Manford, chairman, 

R. M. Dixon and 0. F. Dent.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, 

Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 181 gaging stations, 

of which 35 were in Arkansas, 3 in Colorado, 2 in Illinois, 22 in Kansas, 13 in Louisiana, 

15 in Mississippi, 24 in Missouri, 6 in New Mexico, 54 in Oklahoma, 1 in Tennessee, and 

6 in Texas.

Assistance was also furnished by the Soil Conservation Service of the United States 

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

the Bureau of Reclamation and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior, and the Public Health Service of the Department of Health, Education, 

and Welfare.

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Arkansas: Arkansas Power & Light Co.

Mississippi: Vicksburg Bridge Commission of Warren County. 

Missouri: Little River Drainage District; Empire District Electric Co.; and 

Missouri Park Department.

New Mexico: Springer Land and Cattle Co.

Oklahoma: Grand River Dam Authority of Oklahoma, and cities of Ada and Tulsa. 

Texas: Cities of Amarillo, Tulia, and Wichita Falls; Lone Star Steel Co.; Wichita 

County Water Improvement District No. 1 and No. 2; Canadian River Municipal Water 

Authority; and Green Belt Municipal and Industrial Association.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

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

below.

State District Office Address

Arkansas a/................ Port Smith.................. 6 Post Office Building.

Colorado jj/ ................ Denver...................... Denver Federal Center.

Kansas c/7. ................ Topeka...................... 403 Federal Building.

Kentucky................... Louisville.................. 522 West Jefferson Street.

Louisiana .................. Baton Rouge................. 315 Main Street.

Mississippi ................ Jackson..................... 402 High Street.

Missouri d/................ Rolla....................... 900 Pine Street.

New Mexico................. Santa Fe.................... 224 Federal Courthouse.

Oklahoma e/................ Oklahoma City............... 1101 North Broadway.

Tennessee t/............... Chattanooga................. 823 Edney Street.

Texas g/................... Austin...................... 807 Brazos Street.

a/ Including Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla., Little River near Wright City, 

Okla., Mountain Pork River near Eagletown, Okla., and Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn.

TO/ Including Frontier ditch and Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kans. The work In Colorado was done 

In collaboration with J. E. Whltten, State engineer, and L. T. Burgess, State chief hydrographer.

c/ Except for Crooked Creek near Nye, Frontier ditch, and Arkansas River near Coolidge.

d/ Except for Elk River near Tiff City, but Including Mississippi River at Chester and at Thebes, 

111.

e/ Except for Red River near Terral, Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Little River 

near Wright City, and Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, but Including Crooked Creek near Nye, 

Kans., Elk River near Tiff City, Mo., Lake Texoma near Dennlson, Tex., and Red River at Arthur City 

and near Gainsvllle, Tex.

f_/ Except for Mississippi River at Memphis.

£/ Except for Lake Texoma near Dennlson and Red River at Arthur City and near Gainsvllle, but 

Including Red River near Terral, Okla.
DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 3

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

page. All gaging-station records for Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and 

Tennessee, and some for Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas have been analyzed to give: (1) the 

number of days in each year that the daily discharge was between selected limits (duration 

tables); and (2) the lowest mean discharge for selected number of consecutive days in each 

year. In addition, all records for Kansas, Kentucky, and Louisiana, and some for Arkansas 

and Missouri give the highest mean discharge for selected number of consecutive days in 

each year. Provisional records of discharge, information on the availability of electronic computer results, and other unpublished data concerning the gagirig-station records 

may generally be obtained from the district offices.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

Gaging station is a particular site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where systematic observations of gage height or discharge are obtained. When used in connection 

with a discharge record, the term is applied herein only to those gaging stations where a 

continuous record of discharge is obtained.

Partial-record station is a particular site where limited streamflow data are collected 

systematically over a period of years for use in hydrologic analyses.

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

Runoff in inches (in.) shows the depth to which the drainage area would be covered if 

all the runoff for a given time period were uniformly distributed on it.

Acre-foot (ac-ft) is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 

1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

horizontal plane, which is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff 

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

point. Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or noneontributing 

areas, within the area unless otherwise noted.

WSF is used as an abbreviation for "Water-Supply Paper" in references to previously 

published reports.
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DOWNSTREAM ORDER AND STATION NUMBERS

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

order of listing gaging-station records was changed. In this report, in a downstream 

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

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

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

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

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

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of indention show which gaging stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

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

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

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

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

As an added means of identification, each gaging station and partial-record station has 

been assigned a station number. The numbers have been assigned in the same downstream 

order used in this report. In assigning station numbers, no distinction is made between 

partial-record stations and regular gaging stations, so that the station number for a 

partial-record station indicates downstream-order position in a list made up of both types 

of stations. Gaps are left in the numbers to allow for new stations that may be established; hence the numbers are not consecutive. The complete number for each station 

includes the part number, but the station number shown in this report, just to the left 

of the station name, consists of only the essential digits of the complete number. For 

example, for a station with the complete number 07-0100.00, the station number shown in 

this report is 100. The notation to the left of the hyphen is the part number; it is 7 

for all stations in this report, with one exception, and is therefore omitted. The 

exception is the transmountain diversions from the Colorado River basin which are numbered 

as part 9 stations. For those stations the "9-" is shown in the station number.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from stage-discharge 

relation curves defined by discharge measurements. If extensions to the ra'ting curves are 

necessary to define the extremes of discharge, they are made on the basis of indirect
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

measurements of peak discharge (such as slope-area or contracted-opening measurements, 

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

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

tables gives the dally 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 dally 

mean discharge Is determined by the shifting-control method, In which correction factors 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available 

Information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and 

comparable records of discharge for other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the 

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

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

daily records Is not changed.

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

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

the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 and ends 

on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1960 Is shown on page IV for the purpose 

of finding the day of the week for any date.

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

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

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

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

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

Corps of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Records available" are given the periods for which there are published records generally equivalent to those at the present 

site. Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the present gage above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and datums
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 7

of previous gages used during the period of records available. The references to "datum 

of 1929" and adjustments of other years are to the datum and adjustments of the U. S. 

Coast and Geodetic Survey. Under "Average discharge" is given the average discharge for 

the number of years indicated. It is not given for stations having fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes in water development during the period 

of record cause the figure to have little significance. Under "Extremes" are given the 

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

first paragraph, the data given are for the complete current water year unless otherwise 

specified. In the second paragraph, the data given are for the periods of record within 

the calendar year dates in the heading (not necessarily those for the complete years 

indicated by the heading dates). Reliable information concerning major floods that have 

occurred outside the period of record are given in the third or last paragraph under 

"Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest 

stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage gage, or a nonrecording 

gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not occur at the same 

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

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

is given under "Remarks."

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

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

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

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

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

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

only one number is given; for instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 1932, to 

September 30, 1933. If no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are concerned in 

the revisions, that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as follows: 

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

instantaneous minimum was revised; and "(p)" that only peak discharges were revised. If 

the drainage area has been revised, the report in which the revised figure was first published is given. It should be noted that for all stations for which cubic feet per second 

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

of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches resulting from a revision of 

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

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

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

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

daily mean gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage
EXPLANATION OF DATA 7

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 nonreeording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the discharge corresponding to once-daily readings of the gage, or to the mean of twice-daily 

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

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

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

station description.

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

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

first day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

usually less than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

given stages is published each year for all reservoirs for which records are published on 

a daily basis, but is not published for reservoirs for which only monthly data are given.

At many gaging stations water samples are collected from the streams for the purpose of 

making chemical analyses, computing dissolved solids, suspended sediment loads, and 

particle-size distribution, or measuring water temperatures. For most of these samples
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, I960, PART 7

the results are published in an annual series of water-supply papers entitled "Quality of 

Surface Waters of the United States" which is issued in four volumes. In this report 

under "Remarks" a reference is made to quality-of-water records collected at gaging stations on a regular basis and published in the quality-of-water reports. At many other 

gaging stations quality-of-water data are obtained at irregular intervals and published 

as "miscellaneous analyses" in quality-of-water reports; such records are not referred to 

in "Remarks" paragraph in this report. At many gaging stations water temperature is 

obtained also at the time a discharge measurement is made; such temperature readings are 

not reported in the quality-of-water annual reports.

Data collected at partial-record stations and at miscellaneous sites are given at the 

end of each report. Partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first is a 

table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations, and the second is a 

table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites are given in a third table. Occasionally, a series of discharge measurements are made within a short time period to investigate the seepage gains 

or losses along a reach of a stream or to determine the low-flow characteristics of an 

area. Such measurements are given in special tables after the list of measurements at 

miscellaneous sites.

ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of streamflow data depends primarily on (1) the stability of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements, and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of discharge, and 

interpretation of records.

The station description states the degree of accuracy of the records. "Excellent" 

indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 

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

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

Discharge at some stations, as indicated by the monthly mean, may vary widely from natural runoff, owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, increase or decrease 

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

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

satisfactory adjustments can be made for diversions, for changes in contents of reservoirs, 

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

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

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

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

comparison with the observed discharge.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situated 

above most of the diversions from those streams, and therefore the discharge recorded does 

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 7

PUBLICATIONS

Basic data for gaging stations are published in an annual series of reports consisting 

of 20 volumes, including one each for the States of Alaska and Hawaii. The area of the 

other 48 States is divided into 14 parts whose boundaries coincide with certain natural 

drainage lines. Formerly, the annual series of reports on surface-water supply consisted 

of 14 volumes, one for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the 

records for the 48 States were published in 18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for 

Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6. The boundaries of the various parts are indicated by the following 

list and the map in figure 1.

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

listed on the following page. In many of these reports records for years earlier than 

those indicated have been included for some streams.

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

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. £ 

llth A, pt. Z

13th A, pt. 3

16th A, pt. Z 

B 140 ........

WSP 11 .......

18th A, pt. 4 

WSP 15 .......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge .

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

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

1884 to

1896.

1895-96

Year

September 189O
110 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 7

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

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

WSP 16 .......

19th A, pt. 4 

WSP 27 .......

WSP 28 .......

WSP 35 to 39.

WSP 65, 66...

Character of data

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries .

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

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

Year

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901. 

1901.

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

basins in this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will, 

in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements in lower Mississippi

River basin, 1899-196O

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

1911

WSP

37

50

a65, 66, 75

a83, 84

a98, 99

a!28, 131

a!69, 173

a205, 209

247

267

287

307

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

1923

1924

WSP

327

357

387

407

437

457

477

507

527

547

567

587

Year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSP

607

627

647

667

687

702

717

732

747

762

787

807

Year

1937-

1938,

1939

194Q

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSP

827

857

877

897

927

957

977

1007

1037

1057

1087

1117

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

WSP

1147

1177

1211

1241

1281

1341

1391

1441

1511

1561

1631

1711

a Tributaries of Mississippi River from east.

A compilation of records for the area covered by this report through September 1950 has 

been published as Water-Supply Paper 1311. That report contains a summary of monthly and 

annual discharges for all previously published records as well as some records not contained in the annual series of water-supply papers. All records were reexamined and 

revised where warranted. Estimates of discharge were made to fill short gaps whenever 

practical.

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 or other agencies. The more 

recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and 

analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following list 

gives the numbers and titles of these reports:

Report Issued by

WSP 147: Destructive floods in the United States in 1904. U. S. Geological Survey 

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

WSP 487: The Arkansas River flood of June 3-5, 1921. Do. 

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

WSP 838: Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, January-February Do.

1937. 

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations Do'.

through September 1938.

WSP 914: Texas floods of 1938 and 1939. Do 

WSP 997: Floods in Colorado. Do. 

WSP 1137-1: Summary of floods in the United States during 1950. Do.
showing areas covered by 18 of the 20 volumes on surface water supply. The area covered by this report is shaded. yy y
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART V

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

Report Issued by

WSP 1139: Kansas-Missouri floods of July 1951.

WSP 1227-B: Floods of May 1951 in western Oklahoma and northwestern Texas.

WSP 1227-D: Summary of floods in the United States during 1951.

WSP 1320-C: Floods of April-June 1953 in Louisiana and adjacent 

States.

WSP 1320-E: Summary of floods in the United States during 1953.

WSP 1370-C: Summary of floods in the United States during 1954.

WSP 1455-A: Floods of May 1955 in Colorado and New Mexico.

Cir. 99: Flood of August 1-6, 1950, at Wichita Falls, Tex.

Bull. 66: North Mississippi floods in February 1948.

Floods in Louisiana, magnitude and frequency.

U. S. Geological Survey. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Mississippi State Geological Survey. 

Louisiana Department of 

Highways.

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 1959 to September 1960 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are 

not contained in publications of the Geological Survey.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Bayou DeVlew. ............

Cache River ..............

Cypress Bayou. ........... 

Cypress Creek ............

Forked Deer River, North 

Pork.

Fork.

Hatchle River ............

L ' Angullle River ......... 

Lion Creek ...............

Little Beaver Creek. . ....

Do .................... 

Little River .............

Loosahatchle River .......

Do ....................

Do .................... 

Do ....................

Muddy Fork Creek ......... 

North Cascade Creek......

North Catamount Creek....

Do ....................

Oblon River, North Fork..

Ouachlta River ...........

Panola-Qultman Ploodway. .

Do....................

Do ....................

Location

Mor ton, Ark .............

Colo.

Patterson, Ark. ......... 

Alpine, Ark .............

Green Mountain Palls, 

Colo.

Palls, Colo. 

Shreveport, La.......... 

Jefferson, Tex ..........

Pocahontas, Tenn........

Palestine , Ark ..........

Near Halfway, Colo......

Near Pikes Peak, Colo...

Murfreesboro, Ark....... 

Brunswick, Tenn .........

Hickman, Ky ............. 

Natchez, Miss ...........

Murfreesboro, Ark ....... 

At Cascade, Colo........

Near Green Mountain 

Palls, Colo.

Martin, Tenn. ...........

Arkadelphla, Ark ........

Batesvllle, Miss........

Wlttsburg, Ark ..........

Period

1928-60

1937-39, 1950-60

1937-60 

1916-60*

1909-60*

1906-60*

1937-60t 

1939-41, 1946-60 

1945-60

1935-60

1935-60

1939-40, 1944-60 

1960

1947-60 

1947-60

1940-60

1949-60 

1908-60t

1909-60t

1943-60 

1936-60 

1939-60

1928-60

19Z8-60 

1936-48, 1950-60

1940-42, 1947-60 

1935-60t

1935-60t 

1939-60

1954-60

1939-60 

1928-60

1930-60 

1930-60t

1951-60

1940-42, '.944-60 

1938-60

1909-60t 

1933-60

1931-60

1928-60

1930-60

1950-60

Collected by

Do.

Department, Colo .

Corps of Engineers. 

Do.

Department, Colo.

Corps of Engineers. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Department, Colo . 

Corps of Engineers.

Do. 

Colorado Springs Water 

Department, Colo. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. , .

Do.

Do . , r i

Do. 

Colorado Springs Water 

Department, Colo. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Colorado Springs Water 

Department, Colo . 

Corps of Engineers.

Do.

Do.

* Records prior to 1931 are contained In water-supply papers published by the Geological Survey, 

t Records prior to 1951 published In WSP 1311.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey Continued

Stream

South Catamount Creek....

Sulphur River ............ 

Sutherland Creek. ........

Tuscumbla River ..........

White River. ............. 

Wolf River ............... 

Yalobusha River ..........

Location

Below reservoir near 

Green Mountain Falls, 

Colo.

Palls, Colo.

Texarkana, Tex. . ........ 

Near Manltou, Colo ......

Corinth, Miss ...........

Clarendon, Ark. ......... 

Raleigh, Tenn ........... 

Whaley, Miss ............

Period

1906-60t

1935-60t

1935-60

1906-60*

1954-60 

1918-60*

1949-60

1928-60 

1936-60 

1946-60

Collected by

Department, Colo. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Corps of Engineers. 

Colorado Springs Water 

Department, Colo . 

Corps of Engineers. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

* Records prior to 1931 are contained in water-supply papers published by the Geological Survey.

t Records prior to 1951 published In WSP 1311.

Note. The Agricultural Research Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture has collected 

records beginning In 1942 from 9 areas of 1.75 to 8.5 acres near Cherokee, Okla., beginning In 

1951 from 3 areas of 16.7, 92.0, and 206 acres near Stlllwater, Okla., beginning in 1957 from 

12 areas of 113 to 75,010 acres near Oxford, Miss., and In 1958 In 4 areas of 1.45 to 3.88 acres 

near Holly Springs, Miss. These records are not published but are available in the files of the 

Agricultural Research Service.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Streamflow was generally near median during the water year; however, excessive streamflow occurred in some part of the area covered by this report each month except April 

and September while deficient runoff occurred in some scattered parts of the area during 

April to September. In October new maximum discharges of record occurred at some gaging 

stations in the Arkansas River basin in Oklahoma. Flooding occurred in Arkansas at times 

in May, June, and July and in the Texas panhandle in early June and July. During May 

record-breaking runoff occurred in the Arkansas River basin in western Arkansas from two 

storms, one on May 5, 6, and the other on May 18-20. As much as 8 inches of precipitation 

fell during each of these storms. On June 27-29 minor flooding occurred on smaller 

streams in central Arkansas, and then during July 23-25 heavy rains caused flooding in 

northwest Arkansas with damage estimated at more than $500,000. Also during July floods 

occurred on the Canadian River in New Mexico and in southwest and southeast Oklahoma. On 

Aug. 22 minor flooding occurred in the Jackson-Vicksburg, Miss., area and then on 

Aug. 24, 9 inches of rain in the Wichita, Kans., area caused tributaries north and east 

of the Arkansas River to exceed all previously known flood stages.

Figure 2 on page 14, for which records of three long-term gaging stations were used, 

shows a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharges for the 1960 water year 

with the median discharge for the period 1931-60.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 7

1000

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans. 

Drainage ares, 4,905 sq mi.

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

Washita River near Durwood, Okla. 

Drainage area, 7,202 sq mi.

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

Amite River near Denham Springs, La. 

Drainage area, 1,330 sq ml

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

Explanation

Median of monthly and yearly mean discharge for period 1931-60 

Monthly and yearly mean discharge for 1960 water year 

Figure 2. Comparison of discharge at three long-term representative gaging stations during 

1960 water year with median discharge for period 1931-60.

year
GAGING STATION RECORDS 15

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIM STEM 

100. Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°37'44", long 90°10'47", on downstream side of center pier of Eads 

Bridge at St. Louis, 15 miles downstream from Missouri River, 19,2 miles upstream 

from Meramec River, and at mile 180.0 above Ohio River.

Drainage area.--701.000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Discharge: January 1861 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only 

for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage heights: March 1933 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

January 1861 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Since January 1890 in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 379.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to May 5, 1934, staff gage 0.4 mile downstream at same datum. May 5, 

1934, to Dec. 9, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 20 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--99 years, 174,700 cfs (126,500,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 670,000 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 33.78 ft); 

minimum, 78,400 cfs Dec. 1 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 844,000 cfs Apr. 30, 1944 (gage height, 39.14 ft); 

minimum, 27,600 cfs Dec, 12, 1937.

1861-1960: Maximum daily discharge, 1,019,000 cfs June 10, 11, 1903; maximum gage 

height, 40.28 ft July 22, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 18,000 cfs Dec. 21-23, 1863; 

minimum gage height, -6.11 Jan. 16, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 41.32 ft June 27, 1844, from floodmarks (discharge, 1,300,000 

cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers). Flood in April 1785 may have reached a stage 

of 42.0 ft.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural 

flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi 

River basin.and by many reservoirs and diversions for irrigation in Missouri River 

basin. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Gage height, in feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15.40

13.64

12.73

12.28

12.26

14.17

18.41

21.37 

22.22

22.13

22.32

22.41

20.66

17.37

15.09

12.24

10.93

10.53

10.03

9.00

8.37

7.22

5.78

6.40

4.94

4.77

1758

7.81

8.07

8.50

8.34

Nov.

8.35

7.33

7.46

7.92

7.72

8.11

8.63

10.01 

10.34

11.21

9.61

8.94

7.33

7.87

7.07

6.02

5.53

4.41

3.37

1.91

2.07

1.78 7^6"

2.58

3.25

2.33

3.00

3.19

3.65

2.68

Dec.

0.84

TTfT

1.75

2.00

2.45

3.03

2.36

2.44 

2.38

1.87

1.80

2.28

1.70

1.48

1.48

1.58

1.36

1.65

1.84

2.12

2.72

3.19

3.48

2.85

2.93

2.40

2.75

3.31

4.28

8.45

10.19

Jan.

11.51

12.08

12.11

10.89

9.95

7.46

3.87

3JL9 

4.18

4.88

4.74

4.37

6.42

9.32

12.82

15.18

18.08

19.23

19.84

19.88

19.36

a!6.49

all. 20

a7.67

a5,63

5.26

4.59

5.58

7.10

8.92

8.02

Feb.

7.68

7.07

7.01

7.02

7.73

8.55

9.66

10.90 

10.63

10.00

10.23

10.30

9.28

8.65

8.20

7.84

7.71

7.56

7.16

5.57

5.38

6.72

6.10

5.87

a5.26

a5.15

a4.54

4.51

4.65

Mar.

a4.42

a3.66

a3.38

a3.29

a3.19

a2.45

al.62

a2.29 

al.82

al.18

1.64

a2.10

a2.71

2.83

2.17

1.54

2.23

2.91

3.23

4.64

4.42

3.27

2.43

4.91

7.53

8.33

9.74

12.64

17.97

23.10

26.00

Apr.

27.15

a28.36

a29.55

30.52

31.43

32.14

32.78

33.24 

33.66

33.76

33.66

33.12

32.38

31.59

30.45

28.92

28.39

28.80

29.30

29.25

29.00

28.30

27.65

26.74

25.70

24.70

23.48

22.60

21.98

22.05

May

23.51

24.63

25.37

25.07

24.14

24.04

24.75

26.28 

27.46

28.25

28.40

28.63

28.79

28.02

26.60

25.26

24.63

23.75

23.62

23.82

24.27

24.04

23.90

24.03

24.73

25.66

25.97

25.66

25.63

25.53

24.60

June

23.76

22.98

22.27

21.41

20.66

20.04

19.42

18.98 

19.16

19.61

19.20

18.00

17.16

16.87

17.27

19.16

21.00

20.62

19.23

17.15

15.15

15.29

16.26

16.69

19.53

21.82

21.06

18.61

18.67

19.48

July

21.44

21.72

23.45

24.68

24.96

23.74

21.09

19.55 

18.20

16.07

14.15

13.53

13.19

16.36

17.22

14.66

12.10

10.90

10.35

9.66

8.45

6.86

6.30

6.66

6.46

6.21

6.09

6.12

6.30

5.95

3.65

Aug.

4.00

3.73

3.61

3.39

2.91

4.12

5.34

6.79 

5.93

5.76

4.29

5.40

6.57

5.25

4.37

3.17

3.08

3.08

3.08

3.36

3.29

4.56

7.57

7.85

6.40

6.04

5.00

3.12

2.65

STST

4.63

Sept.

7.22

8.38

10.71

9.89

8.69

7.79

7.03

6.61 

6.11

5.72

5.46

4.62

4.15

3.33

3.72

3.65

3.43

2.89

1.28

1.91-

1.62

3.90

4.16

3.17

2.74

3.00

3.50

5.49

6.09

7.47

a Computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on recorder graph and 2 to 4 daily staffgage readings.
16 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

100. Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

234

209

197

192

193

231

297

342

153" 355

355

351

302

248

215

178

168

164

157

147

141

128

117

121

109

119

142

140

143

146

145

6,341

204.5

12,580

Nov.

140

132

134

140

139

140

151

165

171

176

159

148

137

139

131

122

116

107

98.4

86.5

90.4

90.4

95.2

98.4

98.4

93.6

97.3

98.4

100

88 .8

3,683.1

122.8

7,305

Dec.

80.5

8"57o

85.8

88.8

92.8

96,0

92.0

92.8

91.2

87.2

87.2

92.0

86.5

83.5

85.8

85.8

85.8

86.5

88.0

91.2

96.0

100

101

96.8

96.8

93.6

97.6

101

116

156

176

2,995.2

96.62

5,941

Calendar year 1959: Max 362

Jan.

192

199

197

182

168

136

106

104

112

117

116

114

137

172

218

262

309

333

340

338

312

251

177

140

122

118

116

125

137

153

144

5,647

182.2

11,200

Feb.

138

132

131

133

140

150

164

175

171

165

169

166

156

147

143

141

139

138

132

118

120

129

124

120

116

114

110

111

111

4,003

138.0

7,940

Mar.

107

102

102

100

97.6

93.6

94.4

91.2

87.2

84.2

88.0

92.0

96.0

96.8

91.2

87.2

93.6

97.6

102

111

108

98.4

95.2

120

141

151

170

216

319

431

511

4,275.2

137.9

8,480

Apr.

532

554

576

596

614

631

646

659

664

667

651

621

601

578

542

500

486

490

495

490

481

463

446

427

404

380

357

342

333

'Z-sf, ooo

15,564

518.8

30,870

May

364

386

396

388

372

372

392

423

446

461

463

468

465

446

416

390

376

360

358

362

368

362

360

364

378

396

398

392

394

388

370

12,277

396.0

24,350

June

353

338

326

311

299

289

278

271

276

281

271

252

240

237

246

278

300

292

268

237

212

218

227

242

286

316

297

259

265

284

8,249

275.0

16,360

July

311

317

345

370" 370

345

304

281

257

228

203

196

199

243

246

210

178

166

159

154

140

125

121

124

122

120

119

120

120

110

100

6,403

206.5

12,700

Aug.

101

100

99.2

95.2

96.8

107

115

125

121

116

107

117

124

115

106

96.0

96.8

96.8

97.6

99.2

99.2

118

142 140"

128

121

110

96.8

94.4

9TTT

114

3,393.4

109.5

6,731

Sept.

136

152

172

ISS

151

140

133

128

123

119

115

107

102

98.4

100

100

97.6

91.2

83.5

8570"

88.0

102

103

96.0

94.4

94.4

102

116

124

133

3,449.5

115.0

6,842

Min 47.6 Mean 152.1 Ac-ft 110,100

Water year 1959-60: Max 667 Min 80.5 Mean 208.4 Ac-ft 151,300

Note. Daily discharge computed from daily mean gage heights. All figures expressed in thousands.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 17

115. Green Acre Branch near Rolla, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°54'50", long 91°43'35", in NVf£SW£ sec.20, T.37 N., R.7 W., on left bank 

 35 ft upstream from double concrete-box culvert under State Highway 72, 0.4 mile 

upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southeast of Rolla.

Drainage area. 0.622 sq. mi.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 958.82 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years (1948-60), 0.456 cfs (330 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 169 cfs May 6 (gage height, 2.98 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 1,900 cfs June 9, 1950 (gage height, 6.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 520 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

6.85 ft; no flow for many days in each year.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow conditions observed weekly by engineer.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 17 Dec. 18 to Sept. 3O

0.66 

.7 .01 

.07 

.9 .29

1.0 

1.3

1.5

1.73

12.3

21.5

.9

.01 

.07 

.29

1.0 O.90

1.1 2.OO

1.2 4.3O

1.4 14.4,

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

00"

.08

2J70

.55

.07

.01

0

0

.80

.08

.01

.90

.11

.04

.01

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.16

0.166

0.267

0.51

10

Nov.

0

0

1.99

4.97

 29

.15

.09

.06

.04

.02

.01

.01

.04

.01

.01

.01

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.68

0.256

0.411

0.46

15

Dec.

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

O

O

0

.21

.15

.05

.05

.02

.02

20.4

~TT62

.67

.48

.55

.25

.19

.17

.15

.15

10.9

1.08

.67

.45

.25

58.18

1.25

1.98

2.28

76

Jan.

0.25

.19

.15

.11

.08

.08

.07

.07

.09

.08

.07

.58

.29

.74

.45

.67

.90

.43

.29

.19

.15

.05

.08

.17

.22

.58

.55

.35

.29

.22

9.65

0.311

0.500

0.58

19

Feb.

O.19

.17

.15

.67

1.59

.60

.58

.55

.29

.22

.17

.15

.15

.11

.15

.15

.11

.07

.06

.07

.08

.05

.05

.07

.08

.07

.07

.09

.08

6.18

0.215

0.542

O.57

12

Calendar year 1959: Max 20.4 Mln 0

Mar.

> 0.05

__,

 05

.07

.07

.08

.09

.11

.15

.45

1.08

*2.57

*5.86

6.65

1.94

2.69

1.59

.67

.48

.74

.48

25.96

0.857

1.55

1.55

51

Mean 0

Apr.

0.29

.19

.17

.15

.13

.11

.08

.07

.06

.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.04

.05

.08

.05

.04

.03

.05

.02

.21

.01

.10

.06

.02

.01

1*21

.25

4.07

0.156

0.219

0.24

8.1

May

0.13

.07

.04

.05

.49

7.94

!l9

.11

.09

.08

.06

.05

.04

.02

.02

.02

.05

.06

.06

.02

.01

.02

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.01

0.525

0.519

0.60

20

June

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.14

0

O

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.14

0.005

0.0080

0.008

0.5

July

0

0

.02

0

0

0

O

0

0

O

o

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

.19

0

0

.25

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0.45

0.015

0.024

0.05

0.9

Aug.

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.08

0

5.22

.02

0

0

0

0

.04

0

0

0

0

0

5.56

0.108

0.174

0,20

6.7

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

.420 Cfsm 0.675 In. 9.14 Ac-ft 504

Water year 1959-60: Max 20.4 Mln 0 Mean 0.505 Cfsm 0.487 In. 6.65 Ac-ft 219

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Dec. 17 (6:15 p.m.) 126 cfs (2.70 ft)j May 6 (5:45 a.m.) 169 cfs 

(2.98 ft).____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 1-12; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
18 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

130. Meramec River near Steelville, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°59'55", long 91°21'40", in NEv sec.21, T.38 N., R.4 W., on downstream

 side of first pier from left end of St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. bridge, 400 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile upstream from Whittenburg Creek, and 1? miles 

north of Steelville.

Drainage area.--781 sq mi.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1960. Prior to January 1923 monthly dis-

 charge only, published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records for 1916-33 at site 1 mile 

upstream in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 681.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929. Prior to May 24, 1934, chain gage and May 24, 1934, to Oct. 10, 1942, waterstage recorder, at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 585 cfs (423,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 12.03 ft); 

minimum, 108 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1922-60: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs June 26, 1935; maximum gage height, 24.30 ft 

June 9. 1945; minimum discharge, 74 cfs July 22, 1934 (gage height, 0.35 ft, site then 

in use).

Maximum stage known, 26.5 ft (present site) Aug. 20, 1915 (discharge, 60,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: 1939. WSP 1007: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 17 Dec. 18 to Sept. 3D

1.6 124

2.0 204

2.5 380

3.0 

4.0

680

1,470

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

109

216

375

670

4.0 1,490

6.0 3,460

11.0 10,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*141

138

149

164

276

299

348 zTo"

212

186

183

209

199

233

251

230

202

179

170

162

156

149

*147

141

138

136

134

131

131

131 

131

5,726

185

0.237

0.27

11,360

Nov.

129

127

132

506

1.270

718

468

366

307

270

248

230

222

209

197

*190

179

177

173

168

166

162

160

158

154

154

154

150

149

149

7,842

261

0.334

0.37

15,550

Dec.

149

147

147

147

147

145

145

143

143

143

152

164

217

248

220

197

*383

*5,720

3,370

1,490

1,040

788

642

542

459

408

1,640

*9.540

*3,310

1,580 

1,140

34,706

1,120

1.43

1.65

68,840

Jan.

916

748

621

523

454

408

375

343

322

305

290

296

315

359

788

924

719

663

635

523

*454

394

347

335

315

302.

299

296

296

281 

275

14,121

456

0.584

0.67

28,010

Feb.

266

261

252

255

281

443

505

448

422

422

422

384

335

318

299

287

278

264

250

238

236

227

*222

21S

222

216

211

213

206

8,599

297

0.380

0.41

17,060

Mar.

200

198

200

200

188

188

193

193

206

203

203

200

195

211

244

272

284

299

332

367

464

756

*1,310

2,080

2,550

2,030

2,030

2,130

1,620

2,430 

2,030

23,986

774

0.991

1.14

47,580

Apr.

1,400

1,050

844

712

621

554

511

459

417

384

363

343

328

315

312

312

347

389

367

343

438

574

542

464

422

499

*600

470

705

2,650

17,715

590

0.755

0.84

35,140

May

1,580

1,100

868

705

628

1,690

2,530

1,540

1,100

876

719

621

542

487

438

403

580

565

567

567

422

561

464

408

565

332

305

287

275

264 

250

21,055

679

0.869

1.00

41,720

June

258

*250

222

215

206

198

190

188

183

178

188

193

188

193

188

183

176

169

167

161

159

156

154

152

148

146

154

152

152

*144

5,569

179

0.229

0.26

10,650

July

142

144

144

140

138

134

130

128

128

128

128

136

193

169

142

138

154

132

130

128

126

130

134

132

144

*185

183

167

150

146 

136

4,419

143

0.183

0.21

8,760

Aug.

132

128

124

124

123

121

118

126

125

116

116

116

114

112

111

109

*TH

116

128

161

331

315

222

185

163

156

165

142

144

156 

152

4,518

146

0.187

0.22

8,960

Sept.

128

124

121

119

118

116

114

114

112

111

111

111

109

*109

109

109

112

111

114

112

112

119

119

121

121

121

121

121

119

118

5,476

116

0.149

0.17

6,890

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,540 Min 109 Mean 399 Cfsm 0.512 In. 6.94 Ac-ft 288,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,540 Kin 109 Mean 414 Cfsm 0.530 In. 7.21 Ac-ft 300,500

Peak discharge (base, 9,200 efs). Dee. 28 (9 p.m.) 11,700 efs (12.05 ft), 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 19

145. Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°09'30", long 91°06'30", in SE$NE£ sec.35, T.40 N., R.2 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of Sappington Bridge, 3f miles downstream from Brazil Creek and 

4 miles southeast of Sullivan.

Drainage area. 1,475 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1933, October 1943 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for October 1943, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 581.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, chain gage and Nov. 1, 

1943, to Oct. 20, 1952, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 1,208 cfs (874,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 13.94 ft); min- 

 imum, 195 cfs Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1921-33, 1943-60: Maximum discharge, 77,300 cfs June 9, 1945 (gage height, 32.0 ft); 

minimum, 131 cfs Sept. 20, 22, 1956 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

Maximum stage known. 33.5 ft in August 1915, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 90,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1007: 1922, 1923(M), 1924-30, 1933, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 18-31, Mar. 10 to 

June 18, Aug. 9-20)

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

180

265

620

1,100

6.0

8.0

13.0

2,420

4,380

11,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

313

*313

352

346

394

642

755

688

535

453

414

383

450

470

555

535 

467

414

376

352

334

*319

301

295

286

283

271

268

265

262

262

12,353

398

0.270

0.31

24,500

Nov.

259

256

274

778

1.440

1,400

1,000

778

665

575

515

481

464

453

432

418 

*397

380

369

362

352

343

337

331

322

319

322

316

307

304

14,949

498

0.338

0.38

29,650

Dec.

301

301

301

298

298

298

298

292

289

292

307

337

474

575

575

515 

998

*6,340

8,140

3,040

1,950

1,500

1,210

1,020

900

800

2,150

7,870

9.650

2,940

2,020

56,279

1,815

1.23

1.42

111,600

Jan.

1,620

1,350

1,180

1,020

925

850

778

710

665

620

598

598

642

800

1,210

1.680 

1,440

1,260

1,180

1,080

950

*850

755

688

665

642.

620

598

598 575

555

27,702

894

0.606

0.70

54,950

Feb.

535

535

515

515

575

825

1,160

1,100

1,000

1,020

1,100

1,000

900

800

755

710 

665

642

598

555

535

515

515

*495

515

495

478

478

478

20,009

690

0.468

0.50

39,690

Mar.

456

450

464

450

432

418

425

432

456

450

460

453

450

464

495

575 

598

642

688

755

875

1,240

2,100

*3,740

5,040

4,490

4,380

5,150

3,940

3,440

4,270

48,678

1,570

1.06

1.23

96,550

Apr.

2,940

2,180

1,810

1,580

1,400

1,260

1,180

1,100

1,000

925

925

825

800

755

755

755 

1,290

1,240

1,130

1,020

1,260

1,500

,440

,260

,160

,160

* ,380

,180

,780

,600

41,590

1,386

0.940

1.05

82,490

May

3,540

2,340

1,810

1,560

1,400

1,740

4.050

3,240

2,260

1,810

1,520

1,350

1,210

1,100

1,020

950 

925

925

900

950

1,260

1,380

1,240

1,080

950

850

778

732

688

642

620

44,820

1,446

0.980

1.13

88,900

June

598

*555

535

515

481

460

442

428

418

408

411

428

418

428

425

414 

397

380

362

349

343

337

328

322

313

307

307

319

316

*322

12,066

402

0.273

0.30

23,930

July

310

307

307

301

295

286

277

268

262

262

262

265

319

340 322"

298 

283

268

268

268

265

268

274

283

292

304

*319

310

289

286

265

8,923

288

0.195

0.22

17,700

Aug.

247

244

235

226

226

220

217

211

259

256

244

238

229

226

229

226 

*223

241

265

295

414

620

495

394

340

313

316

292

271

280

271

8,763

283

0.192

0.22

17,380

Sept.

289

268

253

238

229

220

211

208

202

202

208

217

208

202

*19B

200 

202

202

205

200

211

217

217

220

238

250

259

259

259

244

6,736

225

0.153

0.17

13,360

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,650 Mln 195 Mean 811 Cfam 0.550 In. 7.45 Ac-ft 586,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,650 Min 198 Mean 828 Cfsm 0.561 In. 7.63 Ac-ft 600,700

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Dec. 19 (12:30 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (13.19 ft); Dec. 29 (10:30 a.m.) 

12,100 efs (15.94 ft)._____________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

150. Bourbeuse River near St. James, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°02'00", long 91°38'45", in NW£ sec. 12, T.38 N. , R.7 W., on left bank 

 735 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 68 and 3 miles northwest of St. James.

Drainage area. 21.3 sq mi.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 899.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of ^

Average discharge. --12 years (1948-60), 17.9 cfs (12,960 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 8.20 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 8,250 cfs Oct. 11, 1949 (gage height, 11.08 ft); no 

flow at times in 1953-57, 1959-60.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24, 25)

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

.2 

1.0 

3.2

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

5.0 

6.0

119

185

637

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

0

i7

1.9

69

lF

6.2

2.9

1.6

1.1

24

16

5.7

a53

a20

a9

a6

a4.5

a3.3

2.6

2.0 

1.2

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

- .6

.5

.5

.6

248.9

8.03

0.377

0.43

494

Nov.

TB~ 0.7

1.8

9618"

9.0

6.2

5.2

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.0 

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

192.2

6.41

0.301

0.34

381

Dec.

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.676"

1.0

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

532

137

33

20

14

9.6

8.4

6.7

6.2

5.2

328

72

33

20

12

1,252.3

40.4

1.90

2.19

2,480

Jan.

10

9.0

6.7

5.7

4.7

3.9

3.2

2.9

TJ

3.2

3.2

5.7

9.6

7948"

22

18

24

14

11 

7.8

5.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.7

8.4

8.4

9.0

8.4

9.0

361.4

11.7

0.549

0.63

717

Feb.

8.4

7.2

6.2

14

38

a30

a20

a!5

11

9.0

6.7

5.7

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.6

> a2.5

^

> a2

_

217.8

7.51

0.353

0.38

432

Mar.

a2

a2 *"

> al.5

1"J a40

alOO

a200 ~9T

110

94

43

46

86

31

875.5

28.2

1.32

1.53

1,740

Apr.

18

11

7.8

6.7

5.2

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.0

273 

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

2.3

2.0

212 "60

390.5

13.0

0.610

0.68

775

May

20

11

7.8

6.2

49

~SZ 346

18

10

7.8

6.2

5.2

4.3

3.9

3.2

3.5

4.3

5.7

6.2

4.3 

3.5

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

.7

lT2

1.2

,8

575.6

18.6

0.873

1.01

1,140

June

2$

'.G

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

£

0

0

.1

.1

0

4.6

0.15

0.0070

0.008

9.1

July

0

IT

£

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.00047

0.0007

0.8

Aug.

0

IT

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.8

.7

16 

2.3

1.6

.4

.2

.1

.2

1.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

28.4

0.92

0.043

0.05

56

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.5

2.9

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

9.9

0.33

0.015

0.02

20

Calendar year 1959: Max 532 Mln 0 Mean 13.8 Cfsm 0.648 In. 8.79 Ac-ft 9,970

Water year 1959-60: Max 532 Mln 0 Mean 11.4 Cfsm 0.535 In. 7. 27 Ac-ft 8,240

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 ofs). Dec. 17 (6:30 p.m.) 3,020 cfs (8.20 ft); May 6 (4:45 a.m.) 2,700 

efs (8.0 ft).______________ __ __________________________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder trace, weather records, and 

records for Lanes Pork near Rolla.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 21

155. Lanes Fork near Rolla, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°59'33", long 91°43'36", in NE£tffi£ sec.30, T.38 N., R.7 W. , on left bank 

 100 ft upstream from farm road bridge, 300 ft west of County Highway V, 1 mile north 

of U. S. Highway 66, and 4^ miles northeast of Rolla.

Drainage area. 0.235 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 1,170 ft 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 0.166 cfs (120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 89 cfs May 6 (gage height, 4.60 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 136 cfs Apr. 23, 1953, June 9, 1954 (gage height, 

4,94 ft); no flow for many days in each year.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow conditions observed weekly by engineer. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1441: 1953-54(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.81

1.90

2.00

2.1

2.2

.04 

.11 

.22 

.42

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

0.75

1.30

2.11

3.00

4.14

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

5.54

8.76

13.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

.12

.27

2.23

.42

.05

0

0

0

.78

.10

0

.91

.08

.02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.98

0.161

0.716

0.82

9.9

Nov.

00"

.02

~3F 2.81

.02

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.92

0.097

0.431

0.48

5.8

Dec.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.04

.13

.03

.02

.01

0

~^8 11.8

.16

.10

.06

.05

.04

.04

.03

.04

6.29

.37

.24

.14

20.64

0.666

2.96

3.41

41

Jan.

0.06

.06

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.11

.11

2.44

.24

.14

.16

.30

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.15

.42

.25

.20

.17

5.41

0.175

0.778

0.89

11

Feb.

0.11

.07

.05

.60

1.18

.27

.12

.09

.09

.06

.04

0

0

0

0

.03

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.72

0.094

0.418

0.45

5.4

Mar.

00"

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.57

*2.01

3.66

1.30

3.60

1.36

.27

1.07

1.38

15.44

0.498

2.21

2.55

31

Apr.

0.10

.06

.04

.02

.01

.01

O0"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

0

.04

.08

.04

.02

.01

.01

.02

.01

0

3.51 ~7?5

4.24

0.141

0.627

0.70

8.4

May

0.09

.05

.03

.09

1.36

6.45

TIT

.07

.05

.02

.01

00~

0

0

0

0

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.40

0.271

1.20

1.39

17

June

0

0

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.04

0

0

0

0

0

0.04

0.001

0.0044

0.007

0.08

Aug.

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.06

0.002

0.0089

0.01

0.12

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o .07

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.07

0.002

0.0089

0.01

0.14

Calendar year 1959 : Max 11.8 Hin 0 Mean 0.176 Cfsm 0.782 In. 10.59 Ac-ft 127

Water year 1959-60 : Max 11.8 Mln 0 Mean 0.177 Cfsm 0.787 In. 10.72 Ac-ft 130

Peak discharge (base, 30 cfs). Dec. 17 (5:15 p.m.) 56 cfs (4.26 ft); Dec. 27 (9:45 a.m.) 35.5 cfs 

(3.80 ft); May 6 (4 a.m.) 89 cfs (4.60 ft).___________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 19-25, Feb. 12-15, Feb. 18 to Mar. 21; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records.
22 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

160. Bourbeuse River near Spring Bluff, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°18'40", long 91 "16"45", in NEir sec.8, T.41 N., R.3 W., on downstream 

side of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Boone Creek, 3.5 miles northwest of 

Spring Bluff, and 9.5 miles northwest of Sullivan.

Drainage area. 608 sq mi.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1960 (discharge above 1,000 cfs only).

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily between 5.5 and 7.5 ft, twice daily between 7.5 

and 15 ft, and bihourly above. Datum of gage is 626.34 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,560 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 18.37 ft). 

 TF43-60: Maximum discharge, 50,700 cfs June 30, 1957 (gage height, 34.71 ft).

Flood in August 1915 reached a stage of 35.7 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge below 1,000 cfs not computed.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

*

Nov. Dec.

-

-

-

-

"

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,340

3,390

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

4,440

8,290

*2,970

-

-

Jan.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,080

1,180

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Feb. Mar.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

1,400

2,830

*5,140

5,780

3,390

4,580

3,390

1,350

2,200

2,440

Apr.

1,100

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

6,100

May

2,810

-

-

-

-

5,940

3,200

1,100

-

"

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

June July Aug. Sept.

Peak discharge (base, 10,OOO cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 

165. Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo.

23

Location. Lat 38°26'45", long 90°59'30", in SWi sec.26, T.43 N., R.I W., on right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 800 ft upstream from Flat Creek, 

half a mile east of Union, and 7 miles upstream from Birch Creek. Records include flow 

of Flat Creek.

Drainage area.--808 sq mi, includes that of Flat Creek.

Records available.--June 1921 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1916 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gaga. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 488.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, datum of all gages, 3.00 ft higher. Prior to Sept. 24, 

1921, staff gage and Sept. 24, 1921, to Oct. 20, 1933, chain gage, at site 30 ft 

upstream. Oct. 21, 1933, to June 11, 1944, wire-weight gage and since June.12, 1944, 

water-stage recorder, at present site (wire-weight gage used for stages below 2.9 ft 

Oct. 1, 1948, to Aug. 12, 1953).

Average discharge. 39 years, 653 cfs (472,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,670 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 12.19 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 13, 14 (gage height, 1.09 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 33,100 cfs July 1, 1957 (gage height, 24.44 ft); minimum discharge, 11 cfs Oct. 10, 1956 (gage height, 0.59 ft).

Maximum stage known, 28.5 ft (present datum) Aug. 22, 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, about 50,000 cfs, determined from extension of rating curve for main channel 

based on measurements made since 1921 and study of overflow areas in vicinity of gaging 

station).

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

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 957: 1941. WSP 1147: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1924.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11 to Dec. 17)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 18 Dec. 19 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5 

2.0

22

35

145

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

300

490

1,720

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 205

3.0

4.0

7.0

12.0

565

1,050

3,050

7,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

83 

*62

73 

73

116

360

410

304

208

175

181

169

208

259

296

426

332

229

172

135

110

*96

83

71

64

58 

52

48

43 

41

37.

4,974

160

0.198

0.23

9,870

Nov.

34 

32

3T 

124

354

810

630

363

259

205

175

151

142

140

132

127

*117

108

101

94

90

83

81

77

73

71 

69

67

64 

62

4,869

162

0.200

0.22

9,660

Dec.

60 

58

58 

56

56

54

54

52

52

54

58

58

58

58

60

*64

197

1,400

4,650

3,530

1,020

695

525

437

377

335 

643

4,250

7.250 

2,560

1,170

29,949

966

1.20

1.38

59,400

Jan.

815 

628

513 

441

388

342

307

282

259

244

232

223

223

244

472

1,790

2.000

790

672

*650

545

433

356

b321

b282

253 

235

235

247 

 256

286

14,964

483

0.598

0.69

29,680

Feb.

304 

314

321 

321

356

525

990 965"

695

545

465

398

338

293

259

238

223

208

197

189

179

169

163

*158

161

158 

153

153

148

9,586

331

0.410

0.44

19,010

Mar.

143 

b!41

b!39 

b!34

b!29

b!29

b!29

129

b!29

b!27

b!29

b!39

141

148

158

192

226

282

363

457

585

940

1,930

*3,770

5.550

5,280 

3,610

4,570

3,290 

2,700

3,130

38,919

1,255

1.55

1.79

77,190

Apr.

2.650 

1,350

915 

695

565

477

413

363

324

290

262

244

229

217

205

304

664

1,020

815

565

481

489

501

433

366

310 

272

*253

445 

1,640

17,737

591

0.731

0.82

35,180

May

5.570 

2,420

1,020 

672

545

854

4,330

5,190

1,290

790

585

465

391

338

296

265

241

226

211

205

205

229

226

197

179

166

148

136

134 

134

122

27,580

890

1.10

1.27

54,700

June

116

TIT

*105 

96

92

86

80

76

70

66

68

68

70

72

70

70

66

64

64

61

59

58

56

52

49

48 

46

45

*45 

44.

2,073

69.1

0.086

0.10

4,110

July

146 

74 m99

78

74

64

58

114

72

66

94

114

92

90

72

58

48

44

41

14

59

116

118

101 

*101

74

63 

56

51

2,700

87.1

0.108

0.12

5,360

Aug.

45 

42

40 

40

41

40

40

39

41

36

33

30

29

30

29

*28

28

38

49

44

44

41

40

39

36

13T

96

99 

94

72

1,580

51.0

0.065

0.07

3,130

Sept.

52 

46

44 

42

40

36

33

32

50

30

28

27

26

*I6

26

28

29

29

29

123

136

101

78

66

145

88 

66

76

61

48

1,619

54.0

0.067

0.07

3,210

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,500 Hln 20 Mean 417 Cfsm 0.516 In. 7.00 Ac-ft 301,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,250 Hln 26 Mean 428 Cfsm 0.530 In. 7.20 Ac-ft 310,500

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
24 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

180. Big River near De Soto, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°07'20", long 90°40'30", in SWijWWtr sec. 11, T.39 N., R.3 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of Mammoth Bridge, 300 ft upstream from Mammoth Creek, 

l| miles downstream from Mineral Pork, and 6j miles west of De Soto. Records include 

flow of Mammoth Creek.

Drainage area. 718 sq mi, includes that of Mammoth Creek.

Records available. --October 1948 to September 1960. Prior to May 1949 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 538.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~

Average discharge. --12 years, 700 cfs (506,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . - -Maximum discharge during year, 21,700 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 16.40 ft); mln- 

 limSnT 78 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.22 ft).

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 55,800 cfs June 30, 1957 (gage height, 27.15 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 19, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 29.4 ft in August 1915, from floodmark, 1 mile downstream, 

adjusted to gage site by comparison with recorded flood 5.5 ft lower (discharge, 70,500 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of no gage-height record 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12 to Dec. 11)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

67

118

242

425

4.0

6.0

10.0

17.0

670

1,820

5,060

13,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

255

*194

222

189

580

1.620

1,060

555

381

301

284

245

480

1,060

615

425

334

291

255

219

205

191

186

*174

169

179

167

150

146

139 

139

11,410

368

0.513

0.59

22,630

Nov.

146

150

153

952

1.520

820

660

570

515

417

353

308

301

323

334

*294

261

228

208

200

200

205

197

181

167

167

174

167

a!62

a!58

10,291

343

0.478

0.53

20,410

Dec.

a!54

153

153

153

155

155

169

160

141

146

194

1,890

1,470

820

595

485

*2,560

11.000

3,790

1,500

1,090

870

770

695

625

610

845

2,160

1,470

1,010 

795

36,783

1,187

1.65

1.91

72,960

Jan.

720

660

610

550

495

461

417

385

365

365

357

345

353

1,090

5.700

1,620

1,010

845

745

600

*495

3450

3450

3410

409

577.

577

585

581

 561 

365

20, 135

649

0.904

1.04

59,950

Feb.

357

338

319

52?

500

1.620

1,260

898

770

1,320

1,200

795

665

605

555

505

470

443

413

581

581

565

*541

519

534

538

325

541

a320

16,799

579

0.806

0.87

55,320

Mar.

501

a298

a290

a285

a282

a280

a28T

a284

a288

a290

a294

a500

505

534

361

409

475

575

665

795

1,290

1,950

*5,060

5.540

2,820

1,950

1,950

1,880

1,580

1,820 

1,950

30,982

999

1.39

1.60

61,450

Apr.

1,260

1,010

820

720

650

590

540

460

434

405

385

361

345

534

533

573

980

980

745

620

1.690

1,690

1,010

795

670

600

*555

470

955

1,690

22,490

750

1.04

1.16

44,610

May

1,090

795

650

555

525

1,850

5.460

1,560

1,010

795

695

605

550

475

458

409

925

770

770

1,090

1,410

1,010

745

929

5,140

980

670

525

520

720 

555

30, 201

974

1.36

1.56

59, 900

June

*415

557

519

298

284

264

248

235

222

215

208

216

294

515

354

261

230

205

194

186

179

174

167

162

160

153

162

179

157

174

6,961

232

0.323

0.36

13,810

July

*169

157

157

150

146

137

128

118

114

120

135

126

210

253

200

155

137

126

133

120

114

131

265

155

169

*162

159

124

116

148 

155

4,647

150

0.209

0.24

9,220

Aug.

157

124

109

102

98

90

83

115

266

148

122

111

105

100

100

98

92

*95

100

125

181

179

176

159

120

111

107

102

113

206 

466

4,218

136

0.189

0.22

8,570

Sept.

256

167

159

120

116

111

105

97

97

107

104

104

102

92

*86

85

86

85

95

133

109

95

133

184

288

261

184

148

126

111

3,904

130

0.181

0.20

7,740

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,000 Kin 78 Mean 571 Cfsm 0.795 In. 10.79 Ac-ft 413,400

Water year 1959-60= Max 11,000 Min 83 Mean 543 Cfam 0.756 In. 10.28 Ac-ft 394,400

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Dec. 18 (6:50 a.m.) 12,700 cfs (16.4O ft).________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjoining good record, weather records, 

and records for nearby streams.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 25

185. Big River at Byrnesville, Mo.

Location. La t 38°21'45", long 90°39'05", in SE£ sec. 12, T.42 N., R.3 E. , on right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge at Byrnesville, 4 miles upstream from Head 

Creek.

Prior to June 1922 monthly discharge

Drainage area. 917 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1960. 

only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 433.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 7, 1934, to Mar. 8, 1940, wire-weight

gage, at same site and datum. Since Aug. 22, 1945, auxiliary wire-weight gage 4 miles

downstream read once or twice daily above 5.0 ft.

Average discharge. 39 years, 853 cfs (617,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 18.00 ft); minimum, 88 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 2.63 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 42,100 efs July 1, 1957 (gage height, 26.41 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Aug. 30, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.50 ft Aug. 14, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 30.2 ft Aug. 21, 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 80,000 cfs, 

by slope-area measurement of peak flow).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 667: 1927. WSP 877: 1938. WSP 1007: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

2.8

3.0

4.0

5.0

Oct. 1

97

130

370

710

to Mar. <

7.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

?4

1,610

6,370

8,450

12,200

2.6

3.0

4.0

6.0

Hid) 

Mar. 25 t

83

153

398

1,180

0 Sept. ;

9.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

50

2,880

7,350

10,100

14,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

353

*284

238

243 

381

1,970 

1,410 

950

582

430

397

321

350

687

1,010

652

478

388

338

300

267

248

*231

217 

206

197

200

191

178

169

163

14,029

453

0.494

0.57

27,830

Nov.

158

TSS

167

1,570 

l.SlO

1,310 

870 

710

618

565

460

415

379

364

373

382

*344

313

282

262

250

243

238

238 

226

211

208

208

208

197

13,037

435

0.474

0.53

25,860

Dec.

197

193

186

184 

182

180 

182 

191

186

178

178

229

1,970

1,310

830

635

1,360

*6,370

11,100

3,490

1,660

1,260

1,030

910 

810

750

810

1,510

2,270

1,460

1,090

42,891

1,384

1.51

1.74

85,070

Jan.

910

790

730

670 

618

565 

530 

478

430

415

400

445

478

652

3,080

5.190

1,610

1,180

*1,010

870

710

618

530

478 

495

460

445

430

445

 430

415

24,507

791

0.865

0.99

48,610

Feb.

415

415

597

385 

BTS

1,050 

1,860 

1,266

1,010

1,460

1,660

1,180

910

770

690

652

600

548

512

478

445

430

450

*400 

394

391

391

388

388

20,527

708

0.772

0.85

40,710

Mar.

370

355

347

338 

321

S5B" 300 

356

347

355

347

361

556

582

415

460

495

582

710

890

1,510

2,150

5,470

4,450 

*4,280

5,160

2,670

2,550

2,150

2,880

2,950

40,400

1,303

1.42

1.64

80,130

Apr.

2,190

1,580

1,280

1,070 

950

870 

790 

710

650

590

550

512

478

460

444

460

590

1,280

1,110

870

1,580

2,250

1,680

1,180 

970

850

750

*670

890

2,250

50,504

1,017

1.11

1.24

60,500

May

1,890

1,260

990

850 

750

1,520 

5,250 

5,090

1,650

1,180

950

850

750

670

590

550

550

1,100"

910

1,010

1,380

1,530

1,070

870 

2,140

2,580

1,030

770

670

710

790

37,580

1,206

1.32

1.52

74,140

June

650

7TS

*415

384 

- 552

550 

317 

298

283

268

266

266

288

341

549

566

506

270

246

252

223

212

205

196 

190

186

T56~ 184

201

194

8,660

289

0.315

0.35

17,180

July

*296

22T

198

188 

186

179 

171 

165

157

290

175

167

167

184

259

254

196

177

161

155

155

147

165

255 

214

196

196

*175

159

145

14?

5,854

189

0.206

0.24

11,610

Aug.

165

153

142

154

120

120 

129 

127

161

258

181

145

130

121

114

111

109

*109

109

108

111

149

184

184 

161

142

144

125

116

109

127

4,298

159

0.152

0.17

8,520

Sept.

584 256"

194

161 

145

154 

129 

121

114

109

108

109

108

108

106

*104

104

96

94

89

102

152

125

109 

177

258

298

223

190

161

4,558

152

0.166

0.18

9,040

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,100 Mln 97 Mean 701 Cfsm 0.764 In. 10.37 Ac-ft 507,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,100 Mln 89 Mean 674 Cfsm 0.735 In. 10.00 Ac-ft 489,200

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 efs). Dec. 19 (5 p.m.) 12,200 efs (1B.OO ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
26 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

190. Meramec River near Eureka, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°30'20", long 90°35'30", in SE^ sec.32, T.44 N. , R.4 E., on right bank 

44 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 2 miles east of Eureka, and 3 miles 

downstream from Big River.

Drainage area. 3,788 sq ml.

Records available. August 1903 to July 1906, October 1921 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for January, February, and March 1904, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 21, 1906, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at different datum. 

Oct. 6, 1921, to Jan. 16, 1933, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum 1.04 ft 

higher. Jan. 17, 1933, to Sept. 22, 1937, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--41 years (1903-5, 1921-60), 3,089 cfs (2,236,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 13.87 ft); minimum, 358 cfs Sept. 21 [gage height, 0.84 ft).

1903-6, 1921-60: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs June 11, 1945 (gage height, 

36.94 ft); minimum, 196 cfs Aug. 27, 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 40.2 ft Aug. 22, 1915, from floodmarks, present site and datum 

(discharge, 175,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 877: 1938(M). WSP 977: 1942. WSP 1007: Drainage area. 

WSP 1281:1924-25.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 3 to Feb. 6)

0.8

2.0

5.0

13.0

330

1,350

5,140

19,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*826 

817 

1,020

919

936

2,800

2,490

2,310

1,780

1,500

1,350

1,210

1,140

1,340

2,010

1,720

1,670

1,450

1,240

1,100

988

*910

868

817

774

749

732

707

683 

659

651

38,166

1,231

0.325

0.37

75,700

Nov.

635 

619 6"35

2,940

2,940

3,060

3,390

2,800

2,190

1,840

1,560

1,400

1,290

1,250

1,210

1,190

1,130

*1,060

1,010

962

928

902

885

868

842

817

800

783

774 

758

41,468

1,382

0.365

0.41

82,250

Dec.

740 

732 

715

707

707

699

699

691

691

691

699

715

2,120

2,010

1,560

1,400

1,670

*8,790

16,400

19,100

10,600

5,420

4,170

3,390

2,940

2,550

2,490

4,550

12,800 

*17,200

9,870

137,516

4,436

1.17

1.35

272,800

Jan.

5,280 

4,040 

3,390

2,870

2,490

2,130

1,950

1,720

1,560

1,450

1,400

1,350

1,450

1,560

4,040

6,150

5,560

4,580

3,650

*3,200

2,870

2,430

2,010

1,840

1,670

1,560

1,450

1,400

1,400 

1,350

1,340

79,140

2,553

0.674

0.78

157,000

Feb.

1,340 

1,330 

1,310

1,280

1,500

2,740

3,910

4,040

3,7BO

3,650

3,910

3,390

2,870

2,490

2,190

2,010

1,840

1,720

1,620

1,500

1,450

1,350

1,320

1,280

1,240

*1,230

1,210

1,200

1,160

59,880

2,065

0.545

0.59

118,800

Mar.

1,140 

1,120 

1,120

1,100

1,050

997

1,020

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,080

1,130

1,240

1,350

1,500

1,780

2,130

3,000

4,440

7,080

11,100

*14,200

15,000

14,200

13,000

13,200 

14,200

12,700

146,167

4,715

1.24

1.44

289,900

Apr.

11,500 

8,430 

6,150

4,860

4,170

3,650

3,200

2,870

2,550

2,310

*2,130

1,950

1,840

1,720

1,620

1,670

2,310

3,780

4,300

3,520

4,300

4,860

4,580

3,780

3,260

2,870

2,490

2,490

*2,940 

6,000

112,100

3,737

0.987

1.10

222,300

May

9,330 

11,000 

6,300

4,440

3,650

4,300

7,080

12,500

9, 870

5,560

4,300

3,650

3,130

2,740

2,430

2,190

2,070

2,370

2,310

2,310

2,680

3,130

2,940

2,610

3,060

4,300

2,430

1,950

1,720 

1,720

1,720

129,790

4,187

1.11

1.27

257,400

June

1,500 

1,340 

1,230

1,160

1,100

*1,040

997

962

928

894

894

979

936

979

988

997

953

902

860

808

783

766

740

707

683

667

651

643

*65T 

667

27,405

914

0.241

0.27

54,360

July

834 

1,090 

792

800

783

699

643

603

573

707

979

659

619

635

724

774

707

643

587

555

539

531 B3"9~

659

732

740

724

*699

675 

611

579

21,440

692

0.183

0.21

42,530

Aug.

563 

555 

523

491

468

468

603

515

774

619

563

515

475

452

430

*415

408 408"

422

468

491

515

651

808

774

667

675

675

627 

587

571

17,176

554

0.146

0.17

34,070

Sept.

707 

715

BTT

547

499

460

438

422

400

386

379

372

365

37F

372

*372

379

379

372

365

379

515

531

468

483

603

699

611

563 

539

14,303

477

0.126

0.14

28,370

Calendar year 1959: Max 19,100 Min 351 Mean 2,195 Cfam 0.579 In. 7.88 Ac-ft 1,589,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 19,100 Mln 365 Mean 2,253 Cfsm 0.595 In. 8.10 Ac-ft 1,635,000

Peak discharge (base, 32,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 27

205. Mississippi River at Chester, 111.

Location. Lat 37°54'00", long 89°49<50", in SW^ sec.24, T.7 S., R.7 W., 3rd principal 

meridian, on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from highway bridge at Chester, 8.3 miles 

downstream from Kaskaskia River, and at mile 109.5 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. 712.600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Discharge: October 1927 to September 1960 in reports of Geological 

Survey.Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Since August 1873, results of discharge measurements in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage heights: July 1942 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

May 1891, in reports of Mississippi River Commission and U. S, Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 341.05 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--33 years (1927-60), 176,100 cfs (127,500,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 680,000 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 33.7 ft); 

minimum, 85,800 cfs Dec. 2 (gage height, 3.2 ft).

1927-60; Maximum discharge determined, 886,000 cfs July 3, 1947 (discharge, 

including unmeasured overflow, was greater May 24, 1943); maximum gage height, 39.3 ft 

July 23, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 30,000 cfs Dec. 12, 1937: minimum gage height, 

-2.0 ft Dec. 11, 1937, Jan. 29, 1954.

1891-1960: Maximum gage height, 39.3 ft July 23, 1951; minimum, -4.0 ft Jan. 3, 

1900.

Maximum stage known, 39.8 ft about June 30, 1844 (discharge, 1,350,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural 

flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi 

River basin and by many reservoirs and diversions for irrigation in Missouri River 

basin.

ge height, in feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15.4

15.4

14.3

13.6

13.2

13.5

16.0

19.7

21.6

22.0

22.2

22.3

2T7T

19.9

17.2

15. Z

13.0

12.0

11.6

10.9

10.2

9.6

8.5

7.5

7.4

6.6

773

9.1

9.2

9.4

9.5

Nov.

9.6

9.3

8.6

9.1

9.5

9.3

9.4

10.4

11.3

11.9

11.9

10.7

10.0

9.2

9.1

8.5

7.6

7.2

6.3

5.Z

3.9

475

4.0

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.4

4.7

5.0

5,2

Dec.

4.5

3.2 37§-

3.6

3.9

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.2

4.1

3.8

4.5

4.7

4.0

3.7

3.8

4.0

6.7

6.3

5.9

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.3

5.1

4.9

5.3

5.7

7.9

11.6

Jan.

12.9

13.5

13.6

13.2

12.2

11.0

8.5

6.0

l^i 575

6.6

6.4

6.3

8.6

12.3

15.1

18.0

20.0

20.8

'2078

20.5

19.8

15.6

11.7

9.1

7.5

6.9

6.6

7.5

8.6

9.9

Feb.

9.7

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.9

9.7

10.7

11.8

12.5

1274-

11.9

12.0

11.8

11.1

10.4

10.1

9.9

9.6

9.3

8.6

7.5

7.4

8.1

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.3

 

Mar.

6.4

6.2

5.5

5.2

5.1

4,8

4,4

4,5

4.3

3.7

3.3 3~6~

4.1

4.6

4.7

4.2

3.7

4.4

4.9

5.5

6.8

6.9

6.5

6.4

8.9

10.6

11.4

12.8

16.5

21.5

25.2

Apr,

Z6.7

27.6

28.4

29.4

30.3

31.1

31.9

32.6

33.1

33.5

33.7

3375

33.2

32.5

31.9

30.8

29.5

28.9

28.9

29.1

29.1

28.8

28.2

27.5

26.7

25.6

24.3

23.2

22.4

22.0

May

22.4

2377

24.6

25.0

24.6

23.9

24.3

25.0

26.2

27.2

27.7

27.9

28,1

?5To

27.3

26.1

25.1

24.1

23.7

23.6

23.8

23.9

23.8

23.8

24.0

24.6

25.1

25.3

25.2

25.4

24.9

June

24.2

23.6

22.8

21.9

21.1

20.4

19.7

19.1

18.8

19.0

19.2

18.5

17.8

17.1

16.9

17.6

19.3

20.3

19.7

18.4

16.6

15.4

TBT8

16.2

17.3

19.8

21.1

20.1

18.3

18.9

July

20.0

21.2

21.8

23.3

24.2

24.2

23.0

20.8

19.8

18.4

16.9

15.4

14.8

15.0

17.2

17.0

14.9

12.9

11.8

11.3

10.8

9.7

8.6

8.2

8.3

8.1

" 7.9

7.9

7.9

8.0

7.1

Aug.

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.3

5.2

6.6

7.1

8.0

7.7

7.0

6.3

7.0

7.7

7.1

6.2

5.3

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.3

6.8

8.9

S79

8.1

7.4

6.5

5.4

fTS" 5.0

Sept.

6.5

8.6

9.9

10~78~ 11.3

9.9

9.2

8.6

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.0

6.4

5.9

5.5

5.6

5.5

5.3

4.7

5_.8

3.9

4.0

5.4

5.7

5.1

4.9 5.0'

5.6

6.9

7.8

Note . Gage heights computed from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings and comparison 

with recorder record for upstream and downstream stations.
28 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

205. Mississippi River at Chester, 111.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

232

228

211

202

196

205

251

311

344

353

355" 355

338

288

245

211

185

172

167

159

150

143

131

122

120

113

126

142

142

144

146

6,487

209.3

12,870

Nov.

147

142

137

143

145

144

146

159

168

175

171

159

148

142

140

133

125

118

108

98.9

89.9

ST77

92.6

96.2

98.9

98.9

96.2

99.8

102

102

P, 817.1

127.2

7,571

Dec.

93.5

86.6

8979"

89.9

94.4

99.8

99.8

97.1

97.1

95.3

92.6

98.9

99.8

92.6

89.9

90.8

96.2

117

112

110

115

114

111

106

102

101

99.8

104

110

140

176

3,222.0

103.9

6,391

Calendar year 1959: Max 357

Jan.

194

201

202

194

181

163

131

109

107

114

118

116

119

154

202

249

301

334

347

347

330

287

230

178

145

127

118

118

128

140

153

5,837

188.3

11,580

Feb.

151

143

140

140

145

155

168

183

190

186

181

181

175

165

158

154

151

147

142

133

124

126

130

127

122

117

114

112

111

4,271

147.3

8,471

Mln 51.

Mar.

113

109

104

102

101

97.2

95.4

96.3

93.6

88.4

87.6

9370

94.5

98.1

98.1

93.6

90.9

95.4

101

108

118

118

114

119

148

168

182

208

276

374

451

4,233.1

136.6

8,396

Apr.

491

522

549

577

606

631

653

686

676

676

680

675

653

612

574

538

512

496

504

506

501

493

476

458

434

408

380

359

345

339

15,998

533.3

31,730

May

351

384

406

411

397

388

399

418

448

466

476

478

478

476

448

415

391

371

361

359

363

367

365

365

371

386

397

402

402

404

393

12,536

404.4

24,860

June

378

365

347

334

318

307

294

283

280

285

283

271

259

249

247

260

291

305

292

267

238

223

231

238

260

301

318

294

273

282

8,573

285.8

17,000

July

303

324

339

365

582

380

349

314

296

269

246

225

218

226

252

242

206

182

168

161

155

143

133

131

132

131

127

124

124

123

113

6,885

222.1

13,660

Aug.

104

103

101

100

97.2

99.0

111

118

124

121

114

108

115

118

112

101

95.4

96.3

97.2

99.0

102

103

123

141

T5§

129

120

110

100

96 .3

101

3,398.4

109.6

6,741

Sept.

116

136

154

158" 165

148

139

133

128

124

119

115

109

104

101

102

101

98.1

91.8

86.0

86.8

92.7

101

102

97.2

95.4

96.3

105

117

128

3,449.3

115.0

6,842

7 Mean 158.5 Ac-ft 114,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 680 Mln 86.0 Mean 215.0 Ac-ft 156,100

Note. Daily discharge computed from dally mean gage heights. All figures expressed In thousands.
HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN 29

210. Castor River at Zalma, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°08'45", long 90°04'30", in SE£ sec.29, T.29 N., R.9 E., on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 51 in Zalma, 2-j miles downstream from 

Perklns Creek.

Drainage area. 423 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 350.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1925, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 49.82 ft 

lower. Oct. 1, 1925, to Nov. 12, 1930, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 

0.18 ft higher than present gage. Nov. 13, 1930, to Oct. 26, 1934, chain gage and 

Oct. 27, 1934, to June 8, 1953, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum. Since 

Dec. 18, 1949, auxiliary staff gage, read once daily below 8.0 ft and twice daily above, 

at site 6 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 39 years, 515 cfs (372,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,110 cfs May 20 (gage height, 19.26 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 9, 22, 23 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 40,400 cfs Jan. 14, 1937, from rating curve extended 

above 25,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 28.20 ft Mar. 11, 1935; minimum discharge, 

16 cfs Aug. 31, 1936 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

Flood in August 1915 reached a stage of 28.0 ft (present datum), from floodmark 

pointed out by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1147: 1922-23(M). WSP 1281; Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8-14; fall used as a factor 

Dec. 19, May 8, 20-23)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20 Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

2.1 125

2.5 165

3.0 232

5.0

11.0

16.0

597

1,970

4,050

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

33

121

249

10.0 1,700

14.0 3,150

18.0 5,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

165

150

135

125

357

954

597 

421

340

280

248

216

692

2,000

1,170

723

517

421

358

306

272

240

224 

208

194

182

170

160

155

145 

140

12,275

396

0.936

1.08

24,350

Nov.

135

156- 130

165

288

272

240 

216

201

*188

176

170

176

1,110

1,060

660

517

430

385

349

314

288

264 

240

216

208

194

182

170

160

9,234

308

0.728

0.81

18,320

Dec.

155

150

145

145

145

140

135 

156- 130

130

160

1,310

3,150

1,650

1,040

*786

1,530

3.960

3,826

1,810

1,240

930

730 

610

550

480

510

1,050

1,200

950

770

29,641

956

2.26

2.61

58,790

Jan.

650

590

530

470

420

382

344

317

290

274

257

ISO" 242

790

2,620

2, 790

1,420

910

*970

810

690

610

530 

470

430

402

392

364

364

344

326

20,428

659

1.56

1.80

40,520

Feb.

308

290

274

282

382

810

1,010 

810

710

730

870

730

610

530

470

430

392

364

326

299

282

265

242 

234

226

226

515" 212

212

12,738

439

1.04

1.12

25,270

Mar.

198

*191

198

191

178

172

17T 

172

184

191

191

184

184

198

212

274

420

570

670

950

1,260

1,390

1,480 

1,460

1,310

1,090

890

770

690

770

17,620

568

1.34

1.55

54,950

Apr.

710

63o

570

510

460

411

382 

354

317

290

274

*257

242

E26

226

226

219

205

ttS

212

242

317

382 

344

326

354

344

317

308

308

10,168

339

0.801

0.89

20,170

May

290

274

257

242

308

1,510

4,550 

3,180

1,510

1,070

790

630

550

470

411

373

*335

317

1,730

4.800

4,440

2,380

1,260 

1,140

890

750

590

490

420

373 

364

36,694

1,184

2.80

3.23

72,780

June

326

282

249

226

205

184

172 

159

148

142

134

129

142

249

364

242

*191

165

148

134

125

117

110 

109

130

114

108

110

106

102_

5,122

171

0.404

0.45

10,160

July

97

91

89

89

88

82

79 

74

72

70

68

67

67

68

65

62

61

59

57

55

54

53

52

51

57

59

66

*64

61

59 

55

2,086

67.3

0.159

0.18

4,140

Aug.

51

48

47

56

53

49

46 

45

48

53

49

47

45

43

42

41

22

53

70

82.

81

78

78 

74

68

63

59

55

54

*57 

62

1,739

56.1

0.133

0.15

3,450

Sept.

51

4T

46

44

43

41

39 

39

39

42

45

47

45

43

41

40

39

40

40

40

39

39

38 

3?

39

39

39

41

44

46

1,254

41.8

0.099

0.11

2,490

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,520 Kin 53 Mean 420 Cfsm 0.993 In. 13.48 Ac-ft 304,200

Hater year 1959-60 : Max 4,800 Mln 33 Mean 434 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.98 Ac-ft 315,400

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
30 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

220. Mississippi River at Thebes, 111.

Location. Lat 37°13'00", long 89°27'50", in NW£ sec.17, T.15 S., R.3 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of railroad bridge at Thebes, 5.0 miles downstream from headwater diversion channel, and at mile 43.7 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. 717.200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Discharge: October 1932 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only 

for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Prior to April 1941, published as "at Cape 

Girardeau, Mo."

Gage heights: March 1933 to February 1938 and October 1939 to September 1960 in 

reports of Geological Survey (prior to April 1941, published as "at Cape Girardeau, 

Mo."). Since November 1878, under name of "at Grays Point" in files of St. Louis 

district office of Corps of Engineers. January 1379 to August 1896 published as "at 

Grays Point" and since May 1896, published as at Cape Girardeau," in reports of 

Mississippi River Commission. February 1891 to February 1894 and since 1904, published as "at Cape Girardeau" in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Oct. 1, 1944. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1955. Mar. 17, 1933, 

to Dec. 21, 1934, staff gage and Dec. 22, 1934, to Apr. 4, 1941, water-stage recorder, 

at site 8.2 miles upstream at datum 304.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Apr. 5 to Sept. 30, 1941, wire-weight gage at present site at datum 300.00 ft higher 

than present datum. Oct. 1, 1941, to Sept. 30, 1943, wire-weight gage at present site 

at datum 300.07 ft higher than present datum. Oct. 1, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1944, waterstage recorder at present site at datum 300.00 ft higher than present datum. Prior to 

Apr. 5, 1941, various auxiliary gages used. Since Oct. 1, 1943, former gage at Cape 

Girardeau used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--28 years, 178,600 cfs (129,300,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 685,000 cfs Apr. 11; maximum elevation, 337.19 

ft Apr. 11; minimum discharge, 88,100 cfs Dec. 3; minimum elevation, 308.88 ft Dec. 3. 

1932-60: Maximum discharge, 893,000 cfs May 27, 1943 (elevation, 340.33 ft, present datum); minimum, 23,400 cfs Dec. 13, 1937, at site then in use; minimum elevation, 

303.72 ft Jan. 28, 1956.

Maximum elevation known, 345.14 ft, present datum, at Grays Point, from floodmarks 

(discharge, 1,375,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers), July 4, 1844.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural 

flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi 

River basin and by many reservoirs and diversions for irrigation in Missouri River 

basin.

Cooperation.--Nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1341; 1844(M).

Gage height, In feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18.43

19.59

19.02

18.14

17.63

17.69

18.32

21.18

24.06

25.08

25.24

25.27

25.49

24.65

22.43

20.39

18.52

16.89

16.19

15.82

15.15

14.59

13.95

13.10

12.47

12.23

11.65

12.68

13.73

13.86

14.10

Nov.

14.21

14.14

13.66

13.49

13.88

13.97

13.94

14.13

15.04

15.73

16.19

15.81

15.01

14.51

14.39

13.87

13.27

12.72

12.26

11.50

10.54

9.59

9.59

9.55

9~753

10.14

10.09

9.90

10.17

10.42

Dec.

10.44

9.44

8.89

9.10

9.26

9.45

9.82

10.01

9.73

9.70

9.60

9.64

11.29

10.89

10.31

10.01

10.29

12.32

13.86

12.98

12.89

13.33

13.35

13.08

12.60

12.06

11.68

11.39

11.72

12.07

14.19

Jan.

16.73

17.73

18.21

18.15

17.47

16.54

15.25

13.13

11.50

11.15

11.58

11.91

11.93

12.19

15.33

18.63

21.01

23.63

25.10

25.64

25.78

25.32

a23.07

a!9.82

16.77

14.47

13.16

12.38

12.22

12.86

13.86

Feb.

14.52

14.28

13.92

13.61

13.59

14.22

14.92

15.73

16.74

17.27

17.29

16.99

17.07

16.71

16.16

15.81

15.54

15.30

15.06

14.74

14.10

13.37

13.48

13.59

13.27

12.83

12.38

12.06

11.76

Mar.

all. 73

all. 68

all. 41

all. 12

all. 05

alo.98

alO.68

alO.33

alO.28

alO.OO

a9.40

a9.06

a9.26

9.61

9.98

10.03

9.82

9.72

10.33

11.04

11.85

12.77

12.86

12.60

12.91

14.85

16.09

16.94

18.81

23.38

27.74

Apr.

30.02

31.25

32.21

33.15

34.02

34.88

35.60

36.32

36.53

37.00

37.17

37.15

36.98

36.63

36.29

35.67

34.83

33.98

33.39

33.25

33.12

32.83

32.15

31.40

30.57

29.57

28.42

27.21

26.27

25.60

May

25.38

26.12

27.10

21.77

27.82

27.42

27.57

27.85

28.61

29.54

30.25

30.62

30.89

31.11

30.87

30.08

29.05

28.18

27.58

27.61

27.70

27.79

27.73

27.49

27.78

27.80

28.20

28.57

28.55

28.55

28.48

June

27.94

27.30

26.62

25.97

25.26

24.60

23.93

23.35

22.80

22.68

22.88

22.74

22.08

21.74

21.15

21.17

22.18

23.60

23.88

23.09

21.73

20.31

19.73

20.35

20.63

22.20

24.27

24.73

23.50

22.92

July

23.49

24.84

25.50

26.37

27.52

28.12

27.78

26.22

24.88

23.84

22.42

20.84

19.70

19.20

20.17

21.38

20.34

18.47

17.02

16.25

15.68

15.21

14.21

13.43

13.23

13.32

13.08

12.89

12.88

12.90

12.76

Aug.

11.85

11.22

11.11

10.93

10.80

10.38

10.82

11.91

12.43

12.91

12.62

12.05

11.63

12.27

12.52

11.02

11.14

10.38

10.52

10.44

10.64

10.62

10.63

12.34

15.67

13.48

12.91

2.22

11.33

10.33

10.18

Sept.

10.57

11.93

13.53

15.02

15.66

15.04

14.34

13.64

13.20

12.82

12.48

12.20

11.84

11.37

alO.88

alO.61

alO.64

alO.59

alO.44

a9.58

a9.05

9.07

9.69

10.55

10.67

10.18

10.03

10.27

10.97

11.89

a Computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on recorder graph and once-daily wireweight-gage readings.

Note. Add 300.00 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 31

220. Mississippi River at Thebes, 111.--Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

226

239

223

208

199

198

221

282

337

352

354

358

356

326

278

240

207

184

176

170

160

153

144

132

126

121

118

135

144

145

148

6,660

214.8

13,210

Nov.

150

146

139

138

144

144

144

149

163

173

179 169"

158

152

148

142

135

128

121

113

102

96.5

97.9

98.2

101

103

102

101

103

105

3,944.6

131.5

7,824

Dec.

102

92.0

89.2

9079

92.7

95.7

99.7

100

99.5

98.6

97.6

101

112

107

101

97.8

103

127

138

128

127

129

129

126

120

115

112

111

116

125

161

3,443.7

111.1

6,830

Calendar year 1959: Max 361

Jan.

196

211

215

212

197

181

157

127

111

111

118

122

123

133

184

236

286

329

352

558

355

334

276

217

173

140

127

119

122

133

148

6,103

196.9

12,110

Feb.

156

152

146

142

142

150

161

173

187

194

191

190

190

182

175

171

165

159

155

148

136

129

132

133

129

124

119

115

113

4,459

153.8

8,844

Mar.

113

110

107

104

103

102

97.8

96.8

97.7

94.5

89.8

89.1

9271

95.3

98.9

98.4

96.1

97.4

104

111

124

133

133

128

137

163

178

194

240

333

412

4,177.9

134.8

8,287

Apr.

463

489

515

539

568

595

623

669

675

675

680

673" 681

647

614

582

545

519

510

511

512

506

493

475

456

435

407

379

361

551

16,148

538.3

32,050

May

551

ZlZ

391

407

405

595

404

415

436

461

472

481

484

485

473

446

419

591

375

374

377

580

575

377

379

386

396

405

403

407

403

12,720

410.3

25,250

June

589

377

360

345

330

316

305

292

286

285

290

284

275

266

256

265

287

509

308

284

257

235

233

242

251

286

317

310

280

282

8,800

293.3

17,450

July

300

326

559

564

587

776" 395

342

516

294

266

240

225

221

244

255

251

200

181

170

163

154

141

134

152

152

128

126

126

126

120

7,154

230.8

14,190

Aug.

109

105

103

102

101

97.8

105

115

122

125

122

115

112

119

117

110

101

96.5

9875

98.5

101

101

105

126

137

133

127

119

108

99.9

101

5,452.2

110.7

6,808

Sept.

106

125

145

162

165

156

147

158

152

127

125

118

114

107

102

101

102

102

99.6

91.6

89.4

89.4

98.2

105

104

98.9

97.9

101

110

119

5,474.0

115.8

6,891

Mln 53.0 Mean 164.2 Ac-ft 118,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 681 Mln 89.1 Mean 220.0 Ac-ft 159.700

Note.--Dally discharge computed from dally mean gage heights. All figures expressed In thousands.
32 MAYFIELD CREEK BASIN

225. Perry Creek near Mayfield, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°40'45", long 88°37'57", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 303, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth and 3.5 miles south of city limits 

of Mayfield, Graves County.

Drainage area. 1.72 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 478.22 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 1.68 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 602 cfs July 3 (gage height, 6.01 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 846 cfs Mar. 20, 1955; maximum gage height, 7.66 ft 

Jan. 22, 1957; no flow for many days in each year.

Flood in March 1952 reached a stage of 10.3 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good below 100 cfs and fair above. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1511: 1953-56.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.O5

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.6

1.9

3.4

5.6

12

2.0

2.2

2.3

23

39

49

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

.1

.06

*0

0

0

0

.2

.02

7.8

2

!04

.02

.02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0 

0

0

8.46

0.273

0.159

0.18

Nov.

0

0

o

 4.2

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

0

0

0

.6

.1

.06

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.2

.1

*.04

.2

.5

.1

.04 

.02

6.62

0.221

0.128

0.14

Dec.

O.O2

.02

.02

.02

.02

.04

.04

.02

.02

.02

40

14

.7

.3

.2

.2

18

5.2

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

12

2.4

.5

.2

.2

95.74

3.09

1.80

2.07

Jan.

0.2

3.3

1.8

.5

.3

.4

*1.0'.3

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

40

2.7

.7

4.7

2.1

.5

.2

.1

.08

.06

756

.08

*.l

l!2

.8

.5 

.3

.2

64.28

2.07

1.20

1.39

Feb.

0.2

.2

.1

.4

5.0

1.5

.5

.3

.4

ii

1.1

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

12

1.5

.7

4.3

1.0

72.8

2.51

1.46

1.57

Mar.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.0

1.6

1.9

2.5

*28

To

8.9

16

5.1

2.0

1.4

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

**.!

.3

5.6

.7

89.5

2.89

1.68

1.94

Apr.

0.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.08

.08

.06

.06

.06

.06

7S~ .04

.1

.2 -.1

.08

.5

23

.7

.2

.1

.08

.4

.2

.1

.8 

11

39.40

1.31

0.762

0.85

May

0.6

.2

* 1

ioe

.06

17

4.3

.5

.2

.1

.1

.08

.06

.04

.04

^02.

.02

* .1.'l

24

1.5

.3

.2

.08

.06

1.3

.2

.04

.02 

.02

.02

51.42

1.66

0.965

1.11

June

0.02

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.02

0

0

0

.02

.02

1.3

.2

.06

.04

.02

0

0

.02

.04

.02

0

0

0

0

.7

.7

4.5

7.94

0.265

0.154

0.17

July

2.8

.2

36

T.5

.2

.1

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.02

.02

.04

.02

0 

0

0

41. 1O

1.33

0.773

0.89

Aug.

0

0

O

.02

.02

.06

.02

.02

.02

.02

*0

0

0

0

0

.02

0

0

.04

.02

.02

.04

.02

0

0

0

.02

.1

.1 

.04

.02

0.62

0.020

0.012

0.01

Sept.

0.04

.08

.1

.1

.02

.1

**.373"

.04

.1

.04

.02

.02

0

(T

0

.02

.02

0

0

0

0

.02

.02

0

0

*0

0

0

0

1.34

0.045

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 50 Mln 0 Mean 1.06 Cfsm 0.616 In. 8.32

Water year 1959-60 : Max 41 Mln 0 Mean 1.31 Cfsm 0.762 In. 10.35

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). --Feb. 10 (2:30 a.m.) 410 cfs (5.03 ft); July 3 (7 p.m.) 602 cfs 

( 6 .01 ft) .

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

" Field estimate made on this day.
MAYFIELD CREEK BASIN 33

230. Mayfield Creek at Lovelaeeville, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°57'09", long 88°49'30", near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 400 ft south of Ballard-Carlisle County line, 1.2 miles 

south of Lovelaeeville, and 4 miles upstream from Wilson Creek.

Drainage area. 212 sq mi (revised), includes that of Sugar Creek. 

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 326.22 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted, 

prior to July 6, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 234 cfs.

Extremes. rteximum discharge during year, 4,030 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 16.39 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 10.

1938-60: rteximum discharge, 11,200 cfs Nov. 19, 1957 (gage height, 19.64 ft); minimum daily, 5.7 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1943.

Maximum stage known,21.1 ft in January 1937, from floodmarks (discharge, 19,800 cfs, 

slope-area measurement).

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1147: 1938, 1943(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

20

18

18

70

326

*48

22

16

14

182

26

552 '2T7

75

37

23

20

18

18

18 

18

19

30

21

16

16

16

*16

16 

16

1,945

62.7

0.296

0.34

Nov.

16

16

16

358

1ST

45

38

25

21

18

18

18

18

57

40

27

21

18

18

18

18 

18

18

*45

28

22

35

48

28

22

1,255

41.8

0.197

0.22

Dec.

21

20

19

18

T5

19

18

18

18

18

564

2.440

475

167

122

91

948

1,730

380

160

116 

81

64

54

46

44

88

734

208

109 

64

8,871

286

1.35

1.56

Jan.

50

82

335

151

89

75

*86

106

101

84

58

50

46

1,690

5.260

560

281

545

263

151

106 

67

50

40

37_

*38

106

156

171

136 

91

9,061

292

1.38

1.59

Feb.

65

50

42

46

249

395

169

113

89

1,990

548

177

129

89

65

58 *57

67

57

46

44 

43

31

37

394

647

183

213

300

6,399

221

1.04

1.12

Mar.

134

75

b70

b50

37

26 b'30"

b35

b40

86

109

131

158

240

235

1,480

*2, 100

1, ISO

1,470

1,500

698 

422

232

156

115

94

81

*72

77

662 

245

12,050

389

1.83

2.11

Apr.

151

113

91

77

68

63

58

53

48

44

42

40

38

37

47T

175

134

89

61

50

1,670 

360

145

101

78

1,030

232

111

83

1,520

7,253

242

1.14

1.27

May

362

134

*77

49

37

700

1,180

235

99

56

40

31

27

24

21

19

18

17 218"

2,040

5,050 

346 *96

70

91

58

67

42

35

a50 

a28

9,277

299

1.41

1.65

June

a26

a24

a26

a25

a24

a23

a22

a21

a20

*20

a!9

a!8

a25

a22

a20

a 20

a!8

a!7

a!6 aTB"

a!6 

a!6

a!6

a4OO

a200

a80

a500

al,OOQ

al.OOO

a500

5,950

152

0.623

0.69

July

a40O

aTftO"

al50

a 100

a70

a50

a55

a50

a25

a22

a 20

a!9

a 18

a!7

al£

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!6 *16

16 

16

20

28

45

27

21

102

22

18 

16

1,585

51.1

0.241

0.28

Aug.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

15 150"

-3?

26

29

18 

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16 

16

718

25.2

0.109

0.15

Sept.

16

TS

16

16

16

16 *16

16

48

512

57

19

17

17

16

16

17

16

52

28

17 

16

16

16

16

16 *16

16

16

16

884

29.5

0.139

0.16

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,000 Min 14 Mean 133 Cfsm 0.627 In. 8.55

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,260 Mln 14 Mean 173 Cfsm 0.816 In. 11.10

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Jan. 15 (7:50 a.m.) 4,03o cfs (16.59 ft); May 21 (6:30 a.m.) 

4.020 efs (16.56 ft).____________________ ___ _________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

easurement, weather records,
OBION CREEK BASIN

235. Obion Creek at Pryorsburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°41'10", long 88°43'35", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

 U. S. Highway 45, 0.5 mile southwest of Pryorsburg, Graves County, and 3.1 miles 

upstream from Cane Creek.

Drainage area. 36.8 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1951 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 393.55 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 2, 1954, at about same site but upstream from 

former bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 32.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,370 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 10.01 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 5,330 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 12.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,100 cfs; no flow for many days in each year.

Flood of Feb. 14, 1949, reached a stage of 13.0 ft, from information by local residents.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.2

5.1

9.7

15

3.0 

3.2 

4.2 

5.1

33

60

275

545

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.05

JSS

.05

13

2.0 # t

. C 5

. 5

2.

52'

~S.

1.

!o5

**.05

.05

.05

79.75

2.57

0.070

0.08

Nov.

0.05

.05

.1

36 -S.8

1.0

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

4.3

2.2

.8

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

15

3.0

*1.1

.7

16

2.6

1.4

. 8

94.80

3.16

0.086

0.10

Dec.

0.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

7?

.4

.4

460

m

28

14

9.7

8.2

186

120

23

14

10

8.2

6.7

5.1

4.3

4.3

75

56

15

9 7

6.7

1,446.8

46.7

1.27

1.46

Jan.

5.9

16

38

12

9.2

9.7 *12

13

13

9.2

6.7

5.9

5.9

522 ~5?

27

54

57

22

b!2

b8

b6

b5.5

bS.O

b4.5

*5.1

24

20

12

9.7

7.2

1,049.5

33.9

0.921

1.06

Feb.

5.9

5.1

4.3 379-

44

32

13

9.7

9.7

535

43

23

17

13

10

10

*9.7

11

8.7

6.7

6.7

6.3

5.1

5.5

134

38

19

36

b25

1,090.3

37.6

1.02

1.10

Mar.

blO

b8

b!2

b7

b6

b5.5

b5

b4.5

37?

15

16

21

34

52

37

*455

TBTT

148

236

100

51

38

27

21

16

14

12

*11

10

72

20

1,641.2

52.9

1.44

1.66

Apr.

14

11

9.2

7.7

6.3

5.9

5.1

4.3

3.5

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.2

5.7

3.5

3.0

3.0

2.1

2.0

~2T 359

14

9.7

7.2

154

17

9.7

16

191

904.5

30.2

0.821

0.91

May

27

15

 10

7.2

7.2

242

123

24

14

11

8.7

6.7

5.5

4.3

3.2

2.8

2.4

63

29

483

56

19

*12

8.7

6.3

22

5.1

3.0

2.6

2.0

1,227.5

39.6

1.08

1.24

June

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.5

.4

*.3

.2

.4

.5

28

11

1.4

.5

.3

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.2

20

53~?.6

129.0

4.30

0.117

0.13

July

*4.6

2.0

86

T.O

1.0

a.

a.

a.

a.

a.

a.:

a.

a.

a. 05

a.TSB"

**.05

a. 05

a. 05

a. 05

.05

a. 05

a. 05

a. 05

a. 05

a. 05

a. 05

a. 05

103.55

3.34

0.091

0.10

Aug.

aO.05

aO

atf

aO

aO

aO

0

aO

aO*0

0

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0 ~T3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.45

0.047

0.0013

0.001

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,270 Min o Mean 21.3 Cfsm 0.579 In. 7.85

Water year 1959-60= Max 533 Min o Mean 21.2 Cfsm 0.576 In. 7.84

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Feb. 10 (4:30 a.m.) 2,370 cfs (10.01 ft); May 20 (11:30 a.m.) 

2,050 cfs (9.63 ft). ___ ________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of once-weekly gage readings and weather 

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BAYOU DU CHIEN BASIN 35 

240. Bayou du Chien near Clinton, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°37'43", long 88°57'50", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 51, 1.1 miles upstream from Cane Creek, 3§- miles southeast of Clinton, Hickman 

County, and 13| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 68.7 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Prior to October 1954, published as Bayou de Chien near 

Clinton.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 307.71 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Aug. 2, 1951, wire-weight gage read twice daily at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 87.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 cfs May 21 (gage height, 12.85 ft); minimum observed, 9.8 cfs Sept. 5, 6.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 6,880 cfs Jan. 15, 1951 (gage height, 15.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 4 cfs May 29, 1943 (affected by backwater 

from Mississippi River).

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1311: 1940(M), 1942-44(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 21 to May 6,

May 23 to Aug. 19, Aug. 21 to Sept. 30)

5.1 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0

6.5

8.0

11.0

12.3

110

300

750

1,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a25

18

16

15

157

182

*23

18

15

13

88

20

alOO

a400 ~32

21

16

14

14

13

13

13

a!5

47

17

15

14

13 *12 

T*

13

1,386

44.7

0.651

0.75

Nov.

12

T?

12

307

TIT

36

24

21

17

14

13

a20

21

66

39

28

22

20

20

20

19

19

36

*?8

22

20

48

30

23

21

1,107

36.9

0.537

0.60

Dec.

21

20

19

19

21

21

19

19

T5- 18

507

1,050

420

84

58

54

344

539

99

62

48

40

33

29

28

28

77

220

a50

a40 

33

4,038

130

1.89

2.19

Jan.

31

48

108

35

30

36

*47

44

39

37

30

28

27

554

704

106

108

183

a80

a 40

33

26

26

29

26

*26

72

58

48

41 

35

2,735

88.2

1.28

1.48

Feb.

30

27

26

35

99

112

50

38

36

905

313

75

52

43

34

39

*37

41

38

32

30

28

26

26

209

186

59

57

89

2,772

95.6

1.39

1.50

Mar.

bSO

b50

b55

b50

b45

b40

56

70

77

65

61

75

98

148

117

*676

525

328

395

a210

alOO

a70

65

57

48

44

40

*37

36 isu

72

3,930

127

1.85

2.13

Apr.

47

44

36

32

29

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

25 190"

a65

47

44

36

33

713

TBT

76

a60

51

442

a!30

a70

a83 

550

3,164

105

1.53

1.71

May

43

35

*32

30

31

478

564

alOO

a60

49

44

41

38

33

27

24

22

400

a 100

667

1,060

a90

*41

30

23

156

26

20

18

18

16

4,316

139

2.02

2.34

June

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

*11

T2

12

12

11

75

22

19

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

a25

alOQ

a70 

24

654

21.8

0.317

0.35

July

*17

T6- 18

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

18

14

12

12

12

11

T?

*1Z

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

407

13.1

0.191

0.22

Aug.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*1Z

12

11

11

11

18

14

12

16

£8_

15

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

10

391

12.6

0.183

0.21

Sept.

10

TS

10

10

10

10 *10

10

-SB- 117

20

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10 *11

12

11 

10

494

16.5

0.240

0.27

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,380 Min 9.0 Mean 71.7 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.18

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,060 Min 10 Mean 69.4 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.75

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

nd records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings during

stage, weather records, 

most of year.
36 OBION RIVER BASIN

245. South Fork Obion River near Greenfield, Term.

Location. Lat 36°07'05", long 88°48'39", on left bank 75 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 45E, 1.1 miles downstream from Mosley Branch, 2.5 miles south of Greenfield, Weakley County, and 9.7 miles upstream from Middle Pork.

Drainage area. 431 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to June 22, 1939, staff gage at site 75 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 564 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 cfs May 21 (gage height, 14.50 ft); minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 9, 10 (gage height, 6.95 ft).

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 25,600 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 17.82 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; minimum, 61 cfs Aug. 21, 

1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.5 ft for several days in August and September

1930.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1311: 1936(M) .

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

152

121

111

106

KiT

430

292

196

168

148

569 *3"55

328

462

372

280

208

172

151

142

134

130

133

168

177

157

140

132

129

136

142

6,570

212

0.492

0.57

Nov.

142

140

139 '2~2"5~

388

330

240

194

171

159

*154

151

151

175

225

230

239

226

202

192

186

180

175

175

175

166

326

465

24T

377

6,745

225

0.522

0.58

Dec.

298

252

222

205

198

212

212

198

186

178

652

,310

,380

,400

,430

,520

* ,600

^480

1,140

884

723

574

484

431

394

380

548

1,000

928

888

782

22,089

713

1.65

1.91

Jan.

609

506

486

450

420

454

487

526

562

562

540

498

522

*834

900

750

804

826

728

639

530

444

372

358 335"

375

494

570

634

553

17,389

561

1.30

1.50

Feb.

490

434

404

412

578

741 6~6~4

*618

553

622

667

680

664

562

476

444

426

407

378

350

345

351

342

356" 332

662

625

577

582

14,972

516

1.2O

1.29

Mar.

644

680

460

473

511

564

559

*545

1.O6O

1,220

,360

,440

,500

.570

1,530

,540

,380

,150

995

802

631

527

458

417

385

356

356

338

325

760

728

25,287

816

1.89

2.18

Apr.

781

782 6"5o"

559

530

458

406

361

334

314

313

290

282

282

280

278

278

282

271 ~ZTZ

*595

550

510

412

334

345

466

510

527

781

13,033

434

1.01

 1.12

May

588

460

345

280

244

556

667

546

406

277

*208

181

164

151

139

133

126

4B7

1,170

1,560

1.690

1,250

615

364

259

239

340

203

170

155

144

14,113

455

1.06

1.22

June

138

146

165

148

130

122

115

110

108

107

107

106

116

136

128

115

158

126

108

100

98

97

96

3ff

110

115

175

*178

232

500

3,988

133

0.309

0.34

July

351

T73- 678

466

325

226

168

140

127

121

200

228

157

136

133

121

111

106

104

103

102 *100

110

130

110

105

103

102

101

no99

5,636

182

0.422

0.49

Aug.

98

98

97

97

96

96

95

95

94

150

200

130

110

105

100

98

97

96

700

SoTJ

200

500 *250

166

120

101

94

91

88

87

2£

4,734

153

0.355

0.41

Sept.

85

84

81

81

81

80

79

STJ

80

110

280

300 16~6~

125

145

145

137

137

103

92

106

91

83

82

81

92

120 *130

123

114

3,493

116

0.269

0.30

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,050 Mln 9O Mean 431 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.59

Water year 1959-6O: Max 1,690 Mln 79 Mean 377 Cfsm 0.875 In. 11.91

Peak discharge (base, 2,60O cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

. j-11, 22-27; discharge estlt record, normal recession char-
OBION RIVER BASIN 37

255. North Fork Obion River near Union City, Term.

Location. Lat 36°23'59", long 88°59'43", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

State Highway 22, 0.3 mile downstream from Harris Fork Creek, 0.8 mile southeast of 

Gibbs, 3.9 miles southeast of Union City, Obion County, 4.5 miles upstream from Hoosier 

Creek, and 10 miles upstream from confluence with South Fork.

Drainage area. 480 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 286.88 ft above mean-sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 20, 1939, and Aug. 26 to Dec.- 9, 

1959, staff gage read twice daily at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 625 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,380 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 17.76 ft); minimum, 110 cfs Sept. 6, 7; minimum gage height observed, 7.40 ft Oct. 29 to Nov. 4.

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 49,200 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 22.0 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 82 cfs Oct. 5, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 3.38 ft 

July 27, 1929.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 762: 1933. WSP 1211: 1930. WSP 1631: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, 7-10, 15-23, Oct. 25 to Nov. 4, Dec. 2-10, 21-27, Dec. 30

to Jan. 2, Jan. 4-13, 23-26, Feb. 2-4, 8, 9, 12-24, July 6-10, 15-23, July 25 to Aug. 16,

Aug. 18, 19, Aug. 22 to Sept. 11, Sept. 13-22, a4-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5 Nov. 6 to Sept. 30

9.0

11.0

14.0

538

920

1,540

7.4

8.0

9.0

12.0

119

210

382

970

15.0

16.0

17.0

17.7

1,620

1,950

2,690

4,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

25

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oot.

405

353

355

555

527

1,350

558

311

257

256

"628 1,400 

810

1,050

497

349

275

259

241

223

225 

225

250

561

354

291

241

223

205

'26T 201

13,148

424

0.883

1.02

Nov.

201

201

201

365

700

500

350

250

200

180

*170 

TSo" 160

250

400

500

450

550

300

260

230 

210

200

190

190

180

350

700 

850

9,898

530

0.687

0.77

Dec.

450

300

200

188

194

191

184

150" 180

180

1,150 

3,530

4,020

2,166

998

485

*1,050

1,870

1,080

510

366 

310

283

263

246

239

531

1,430

752

?98

24,005

774

1.61

1.86

Jan.

263 '2S3"

458

348

288

298

351

351

344

298

285 

*268

270

1,240

2,810

2,950

2,666

2,300

1,500

1,000

700 

550

400

520

270

550

800

1,000 

900

540

24,593

787

1.64

1.89

Feb.

450

380

330

300

450

700

500

520

*295

1,190

758 

350

288

264

251

252

258

283

273

247

247 

252

242

227

984

447

355 

384

11,957

412

0.858

0.93

Mar.

286

247

258

271

246

227

256

237

259

389

*467 

588

764

1,020

746

1,940

2,840

2, 340

1,580

1,260

770 

534

420

520

304

512

259

242 

241

614

20,905

674

1.40

1.62

Apr.

380

307

259

236

218

207

200

189

183

175

170 

172

170

167

T55

204

205

208

183

175

*1,520 

1,676

425

280

218

251

317

207 

181

854

9,530

318

0.662

0.74

May

678

307

230

196

181

970

1,500

618

320

246

213

197

*178

178

170

164

159

424

1,510

1,540

5,020

2,186

910

598

285

566

236

204 

188

180

170

18,116

584

1.22

1.40

June

165

173

215

213

173

156

150

147

143

143

143

140

191

726

270

180

152

141

136

156

134 

132

130

127

TZ7

130

1,200

*1.880 

1,866

1,820

11,453

582

0.796

0.89

July

850

816

596

438

227

176

158

144

140

137

. 1,350 

656

252

200

165

141

154

154

150

*129

129

127

154

202

141

159

155

140 

153

125 jgg

8,275

267

0.556

0.64

Aug.

123

122

120

129

135

126

125

122

122

122

132 

122

122

120

119

118

264

137

170

402

220 

*140

152

130

123

119

120

118 

116

116

115

4,407

142

0.296

0.34

Sept.

114

113

112

111

111

TTo" 110

112

130

170

180 

220

160

140

125

120

118

118

118

120

120 

140

250 TSO"

130

120

120

150 

*139

126

4,057

135

0.281

0.31

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,400 Mln 110 Mean 477 Cfsm 0.994 In. 15.49

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,020 Mln 110 Mean 438 Cfsm 0.912 In. 12.41

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Dec. 12 (10 p.m.) 4,380 cfs (17.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 11, Nov. 5-10, Nov. 13 to Dec. 5, Dec. 9, Jan. 17 to Feb. 8,

June 27, Aug. 51 to Sept. 16, Sept. 20-28; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and rec-
38 OBION RIVER BASIN

265. Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Term.

Location. Lat 36°26'32", long 89°17'50", on left bank 80 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 22, 1.1 miles downstream from confluence of North Reelfoot and South 

Reelfoot Creeks, 4 miles upstream from mouth, 5 miles northeast of Samburg, Obion 

County, and 14 miles west of Union City.

Drainage area.--110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 286.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 6, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1951-60), 103 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 cfs May 19 (gage height, 12.72 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 3-8.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 6,690 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 14.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs; no flow at times in 1953-57.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 13-23, Sept. 12-30)

Oct. 1 to May 18

6.65

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.5

8.0

0.6

1.1

2.0

4.0

9.0

22

48

9.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

85

203

350

615

1,100

1,800

2,600

6.4 

6.6 

6.8 

7.0 

7.2 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5

May 19 to Sept. 30 

0.1

1.1 

2.0 

4.0 

9.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

93

185

370

900

1,220

1,800

2,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

3.5

1.6

.9

11

86

10

3.6

1.6

.9

28

*11

366

122

15

6.7

3.6

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.0

6.2

34

10

4.3

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

751.9

24.3

0.221

0.25

Nov.

1.2

1.0

.6

922

32T

30

13

8.6

7.0

6.0

*5.0

4.6

4.4

42

26

13

10

7.4

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.4

7.2

6.2

5.8

16

14

9.4

7.6

1,521.7

50.7

0.461

0.51

Dec.

7.0

7.2

7.0

6.5

6.5

7.6

7.0

6.4

6.0

5.7

858

1.64O

237

48

29

24

*539

246

64

35

27

23

22

21

19

19

52

158

42

25

21

4,215.9

136

1.24

1.43

Jan.

20

38

104

36

27

31

40

37

29

27

24

*24

24

989 858"

79

115

120

56

38

29

24

22

21

21

22

61

50

95

85

49

3,195

103

0.936

1.08

Feb.

39

33

30

55

489

260

71

53

*51

2.100

767

79

54

45

38

43

43

62

52

41

42

40

33

34

107

128

70

102

129

5,090

176

1.60

1.72

Mar.

61

52

60

52

45

45

48

47

59

82

*83

99

135

178

107

1,07^

706

338

406

306

117

93

79

71

61

57

52

50

59

108

5,636

182

1.65

1.91

Apr.

71

61

53

50

46

44

43

38

36

33

33

33

31

30

211

73

54

42

32

30

*579

92

46

36

30

57

61

31

31

720

2,727

90.9

0.826

0.92

May

94

46

36

28

23

520

1,180

138

52

36

29

26

24

22

20

19

17

808

2.390

1,720

942

80

34

22

18

17

26

16

13

12

9 . 6

8,417.6

272

2.47

2.85

June

8.6

35

30

11

7.7

5.8

4.6

4.0

3.5

3.8

3.9

3.5

95

31

11

7.0

4.6

3.3

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

185

*616 ~36

21

1,145.1

38.2

0.347

0.39

July

12

25

73

203

19

8.8

5.5

3.8

3.0

2.6

25

22

4.4

1.9

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

*.5

.5

113

97

199

139

7.7

4.9

5.7

2.4

1.6

985.3

31.8

0.289

0.33

Aug.

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

3.7

2.6

1.4

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

14

4.4

1.7

*1.2

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

45.2

1.46

0.013

0.02

Sept.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

5.1

13

6.9

4.3

3.1

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.0

.8

1.6

2.0

1.4

.9

.8

*.8

.9

.9

54.8

1.83

0.017

0.02

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,990 Min 0.3 Mean 89.2 Cfsm 0.811 In. 11. OO

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,390 Min 0.1 Mean 92.3 Cfsm 0.839 In. 11.43

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Dec. 12 (4 a.m.) 2,260 cfs (12.29 ft); Feb. 10 (12:30 p.m.) 

2,730 cfs (12.58 ft); May 19 (2:50 a.m.) 2,950 cfs (12.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OBION RIVER BASIN 39

275. South Fork Forked Deer River at Jackson, Term.

Location. Lat 35°35'38", long 88 0 48'52", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 45, 0.3 mile south of city limits of Jackson, Madison County, and 

0.6 mile downstream from Meridian Creek.

Drainage area. 574 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 330.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 9, 1933, staff gage and Mar. 9, 1933, to Feb. 3, 1939, chain gage, 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 732 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 15.79 ft); minimum, 107 cfs Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 5.20 ft Oct. 5.

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 43,600 cfs Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 24.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs; minimum, 67 cfs Oct. 9, 1941; 

minimum gage height observed, 1.58 ft July 9, 1929.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1147: 1935(M). WSP 1211: 1930(M), 1932, 1934. WSP 1561: 

T55T. WSP 1631: 1936, 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8-11, 13-16, 24, Apr. 4, 5, May 23 to July 2,

July 5-23, July 25 to Aug. 21, Aug. 23 to Sept. 9)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Apr. 26 Apr. 27 to Sept. 30

5.1 

5.5 

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

104

165

260

1,000

2,050

5.8

6.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

220

260

500

1,260

1,860

2,700

3,960

5.1

6.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

236

980

1,860

2,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

121

118

115

112 

135

480

240

320

468

525

325

175

250

*668

278

184

162

149

143

139

136

136

139

184

163

144

139

138

141

154 

151

6,732

217

0.378

0.44

Nov.

149

147

143

157 

238

179

160

159

159

*160

160

162

162

210

252

242

302

216

200

195

191

184

184

256

200

206

1.840

935

775

465

8,988

300

0.523

0.58

Dec.

342

312

278

254 

248

248

232

218

214

210

1,300

5.550

2,990

1,570

1,210

770

1,420

 1,870

1,410

1,070

820

572

475

418

375

365

629

2,330

1,210

928 

610

28,448

918

1.60

1.84

Jan.

470

425

452

390 

368

505

605

650

765

718

600

518

*588

708

672

508

725

1,180

790

522

418

368

302

310

312

322

1,530

1,430

1,410

1.550 

1,050

21,161

683

1.19

1.37

Feb.

770

580

505

615 

1,230

1,110

808

595

530

 1,190

1,090

948

845

658

578

578

535

480

405

365

395

412

355

360

1.410

1,170

822

648

730

 

20,717

714

1.24

1.34

Mar.

525

884

1,890

1,090 

822

595

540

540

*2,600

5. 170

1,750

1,430

1,120

805

840

2,460

1,490

1,090

870

698

568

500

450

422

388

370

355

365"

1,780 

1 220

31,977

1,032

1.80

2.07

Apr.

1,040

800

600

585 

448

382

355

320

296

268

262

262

258

252

248

246

264

272

232

*228

640

592

352

278

250

744

1.480

707

426

590

13,677

456

0.794

0.89

May

405

295

255

232 

218

794

966

642

383

287

251

*236

225

211

197

190

182

467

2.660

1,830

1,090

601

374

284

234

213

214

189

176

163 

155

14,619

472

0.822

0.95

June

154

178

186

160 

146

140

136

132

130

130

129

132

132

213

149

133

184

163

132

130

129

128

128

127

142

148

*179

575

178

144

4,867

162

0.282

0.32

July

134

200

655

1.150 

407

209

165

148

142

137

134

133

133

132

132

130

130

129

128

125

123

120

365

945

*315

179

142

132

132

132 

130

7,368

238

0.415

0.48

Aug.

128

128

127

125 

130

129

128

125

124

124

124

124

123

121

120

119

118

142

220

200

400

700

*359

182

142

134

132

129

128

128 

125

5,238

169

0.294

0.34

Sept.

120

116

115

114 

111

110

108

108

181

462

538

223

165

163

158

150

146

143

140

137

136

133

130

129

128

128

130

*132

132

132

4,818

161

0.280

0.31

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,630 Mln 111 Mean 518 Cfsm 0.902 In. 12.27

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,550 Mln 108 Mean 461 Cfsm 0.803 In. 10.93

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
40 OBION RIVER BASIN

285. North Fork Forked Deer River at Trenton^ Term.

Location.--Lat 35°58'49", long 88°55'35", on downstream side of right bank of pier of 

bridge on State Highways 77 and 104, 0.8 mile east of Trenton, Gibson County, 1.0 mile 

downstream from Thompson Levee Creek, 1.6 miles upstream from Cain Creek, and 16.5 miles 

upstream from Middle Fork.

Drainage area. 71.3 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 303.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 9 years (1951-60), 97.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 10.96 ft); minimum, 12 cfs for many days in June, July, August, and September.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Jan. 30, 1956 (gage height, 13.39 ft, from 

floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs on basis of 

velocity-area study; minimum, 12 cfs for many days in several years.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1241; 1951.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, 7-10, IE, 13, Oct. 15 to 

Dec. 11, Dec. 15, 16, 19-27, Aug. 10, 22, 23, Sept. 10, 11, 28)

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

12

105

253

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

345

445

640

930

1,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

!£

14

14

14

149

193

46

31

24

22

120

24

*131

169

39

25

20

18

17

18

18

20

23

33

27

27

28

28

30

30

31

1,397

45.1

0.633

0.73

Nov.

32 

33

34

125

44

17

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

23

 21

22

22

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

20

22

60

20

16

16

770

25.7

0.360

0.40

Dec.

16

16

15

15

16

16

15

15

14

14

254

1.070

453

101

52

*40

217

204

50

32

27

24

22

21

19

20

109

331

90

45

33

3,366

109

1.53

1.76

Jan.

30 

32

37

29

31

48

64

71

72

47

*36

33

82

231

179

56

197

140

53

35

30

25

22

23

23

25

39

33

97

62

37

1,919

61.9

0.868

1.00

Feb.

30 

26

25

50

155

127

46

*33

32

124

42

29

28

27

26

27

27

26

24

23

25

24

23

26

IBS

86

48

56

58

1,456

50.2

0.704

0.76

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,070 Min 12

Mar.

38 

71

178

96

52

40

46

 53

784

1.220

463

212

106

73

80

402

252

100

74

58

43

35

31

30

27

26

25

25

25

150

50

4,865

157

2.20

2.54

Apr.

40 

30

25

22

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

TT

14

14

*200

29

22

20

18

45

30

21

23

 263

1,046

34.9

0.489

0.55

May

57 

30

25

22

21

242

305

60

30

25

22

*21

20

20

19

18

18

75

1,010

1.210

715

162

45

29

23

32

23

19

18

17

16

4,349

140

1.96

2.27

June

16 

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

25

18

15

50

20

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

13

 14

16

13

12

474

15.8

0.222

0.25

July

44 

333

146

454 284"

56

28

24

18

17

16

15

15

18

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

*15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

1,694

54.6

0.766

0.88

Aug.

12 

12ie

24

16

13

12

12

18

20

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*45

16

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

440

14.2

0.199

0.23

Mean 73.9 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.10

Sept.

ft

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

93

18

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

12

12

12

14

 18

14

14

467

15.6

0.219

0.24

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,220 Min 12 Mean 60.8 Cfsm 0.853 In. 11.61

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

' s_. No gage-height record Mar. 30 to AI 

sr records, recorded range in stage, 1 discharge measurement, and records for nearby stations.
OBION RIVER BASIN 41

290. Middle Pork Forked Deer River near Alamo, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°51'00", long 89°04'00", on right bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 54, 3 miles upstream from Buck Creek, 5 miles north of Alamo, Crockett 

County, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1960,

;e. -Water-st! 

29 (levels 

and datum.

ge recorder. Datum of gage is 288.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 12, 1939, staff gage at same site

Average discharge. 31 years, 533 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,760 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 14.33 ft); minimum. 81 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 6, 8; minimum gage height, 4.34 ft Oct. 4, 5.

1929-60; Maximum discharge, 34,300 cfs Jan. 30, 1956 (gage height, 16.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum observed, 68 cfs June 30, July 1, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 

1.26 ft July 1, 11, 17, 1931.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: 1930, 1938-39, 1946-47.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-13, Dec. 16, 19-27, Jan. 20-28, 

Feb. 1-4, 8, 9, 13-24, Feb. 28 to Mar. 2, Mar. 6-8)

Oct. 1-14 Oct. 15 to Sept. 3O

4.2 

5.0 

8.0

99

218

775

4.3

5.0

8.0

11.0

12.0

78

184

700

1,400

1,720

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.2

2,250

2,800

3,800

4,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

129

119

113

111

176

415

156

136

116

115

263

142

*212

a 600

a2fo

alSO

alSO

al20

alls

allo

allo

a 105

a 105

105 

106

106

104

100 

99

?9

100

4,817

155

0.378

0.44

Nov.

i°4

To¥

105

212

214

144

132

123

117

116

116

114

114

123

*130

142

150

144

138

134

129

126

124

124 

126

123

248

238 

244

188

4,347

145

0.354

0.39

Dec.

160

146

141

135

134

138

138

135

130

129

1,320

2.150

995

897

667

*336

759

742

442

352

244

192

168

152 

146

140

293

1,010 

491

452

280

13,614

439

1.07

1.23

Jan.

214

192

192

187

184

206

255

303

358

313

*275

245

280

422

454

318

533

564

410

303

228

196

173

160 

160

162

200

275 

444

432

360

8,998

290

0.707

0.82

Feb.

290

234

208

232

388

525

408

312

*248

755

479

422

302

242

219

212

210

206

196

184

179

178

176

509

430

394

313 

304

8,928

308

0.751

0.81

Mar.

251

345

788

568

423

303

282

288

3,330

4.070

1,730

1,190

648

378

383

2,220

1,050

722

468

331

275

248

228

214 

208

194

188

188

922

516

23,136

746

1.82

2.10

Apr.

513

334

250

216

211

198

184

176

166

159

154

153

152

150

150

150

152

152

150

146

*321

305

370

248 

190

261

266

275 

222

1.110

7,484

249

0.607

0.68

May

356

242

193

166

158

1,070

767

323

219

178

158

*148

142

138

134

129

128

160

1.190

659

396

219

173

150 

138

130

124

122 

118

114

iii

8,453

273

0.666

0.77

June

108

112

117

114

111

108

106

104

102

110

142

104

112

117

117

117

129

129

124

111

106

102

100

104 

104

108

*122

378 

328

271

4,017

134

0.327

0.36

July

236

846

245

645

242

179

138

118

111

105

100

100

99

99

98

98

96

96

96

at

94

96

286

582 

184

164

110

135 

106

98

94

5,790

187

0.456

0,53

Aug.

93

92

92

93

112

98

94

93

104

240

138

111

106

99

94

93

93

93

117

120

117

198

324

202 

130

105

96

92 

88

3,699

119

0.290

0.34

Sept.

86

84

82

82

82

84

84

84

94

117

123

174

132

105

96

90

90

88

87

86

86

114

"93" 200

90

90

96

*108 

104

99

3,030

101

0.246

0.27

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,380 Kin 99 Mean 341 Cfsm 0.832 In. 11.28

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,070 Mln 82 Mean 263 Cfsm 0.641 In. 8.74

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 efs). Mar. 10 (8 a.m.) 4,760 cfs (14.53 ft).__________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stag 

and records for nearby stations.
42 HATCHIE RIVER BASIN

295. Hatchie River at Bolivar, Tenn.

Location (revised). Lat 35°16'40", long 88°58'30", on upstream end of left bank pier of 

bridge on State Highway 18, 250 ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 

2,000 ft downstream from Spring Creek, and 1.5 miles northeast of Bolivar, Hardeman 

County. Prior to Sept. 27, 1960, near center of span on downstream side of bridge or 

on left bank 100 ft downstream from bridge.

Drainage area. 1,430 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1960.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder, or wire-weight or staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 323.86 ft above mean Gulf level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 27, 

1932, staff gage at bridge 40 ft upstream. July 27, 1932, to Feb. 6, 1939, staff gage 

at same site. Feb. 7, 1939, to Aug. 19, 1959, water-stage recorder on right bank. 

Aug. 20, 1959, to Sept. 26, 1960, wire-weight gage and staff gage; all gages at same 

.datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 2,357 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,410 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 15.16 ft); minimum observed, 173 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 2.60 ft).

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 56,300 cfs Feb. 15, 1948 (gage height, 21.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs; minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 2, 1943 (gage height, 

0.63 ft).

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 1211: 1937.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3-7, May 31 to June 15, June 24-28, 

July 9 to Aug. 20, Aug. 26 to Sept. 12, Sept. 15-30)

3.0 

7.0

10.0

11.0

240

885

1,460

1,820

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

3, ISO

4,9OO

7,850

11,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a260

a250

a250

a250

3250

a260

a270

3280

a400

a700

al,500

a2,500

a4,500

*5.14O

4,240

3,260

2,190

1,460

858

669

584

528

490

451 

472

512

483

446

418 

4O5 

419

34,695

1,119

0.783

0.90

Nov.

437

448

454

453

474

569

797

705

599

517

491

*475

472

490

530

613

739

38OO

a 850

a850

8830

382O

asoo

3780 

3780

3800

385O

8900

31,000 

31.100

20,423

681

0.476

0.53

Dec.

al,30O

al.500

* ,620

,680

,520

,260

,080

950

873

856

839

1,210

2,520

5,020

4,660

4,880

5,480

6,590

7,990

8.10O

7,120

6,350

5,840

5,69O 

5,140

4,020

3,780

5,170

4,850 

4,460 

4,140

16,468

3,757

2.63

3.03

Jan.

4,020

3,90O

3,830

3,720

3,570

3,590

3,480

3,350

5.500

5,520

3,550

5,580

*5,490

3,550

5,480

3,460

3,620

3,840

5,88O

5,950

4,060

4,140

4,lOO

4,160 

4,120

4,080

4,040

4,140

4,240 

4.500

4,500

117,740

3,798

2.66

3.06

Feb.

4,340

4,480

4,550

4,590

4.780

4,78O

4,780

4,660

4,480

*4,570

4,760

4,730

4,38O

3,840

3,450

3,070

2,800

2,590

2,440

2,280

2,090

1,900

1,760

1,720 

2,280

2,920

3,220

3,240

3,260

102,740

3,543

2.48

2.67

Mar.

3,230

3,290

3,840

3,900

4,140

4,420

5,090

6,470

7,500

*8.200

a7,900

a7,700

a7,200

6,840

6,800

7,010

6,840

a6,600

36.4OO

6,060

5,710

5,430

5,090

4,660 

4,300

3,690

3,090

2,570

2. 090 

2,19O

2,700

160,950

5,192

3.63

4.19

Apr.

5.110

2,950

2,8OO

2,770

2,750

2,680

2,500

2,43O

2,350

2,130

1,720

1,400

1,210

1,100

1,040

1,010

982

963

960

*968

980

1,120

1,360

1,470 

1,350

1,240

1,170

1,060

977 

959

49,489

1,650

1.15

1.29

May

970

924

807

742

691

939

1,760

2,500

2,960

2.980

2,800

2,640

2,240

1,480

1,210

975

856

*798

1,090

1,410

1,840

1,920

al,900

al,700

31,100

a80O

662

574

536 

502 

475

42,781

1,380

0.965

1.11

June

442

422

443

456

3480

a480

a480

a47O

3450

3420

3480

3450

3430

3420

343O

350O

al,000

31,800

82,000

81,500

81,000

3700

3500

3420 

3350

3330

*3320

3320

3600 

31,500

19,593

653

0.457

0.51

July

31,700

3l,OOO

3l,OOO

32,000

32.500

31,500

al,OOO

a700

3600

3500

3450

3430

3420

3410

3400

3400

3400

3400

3390

3390

3390

339O

358O

3400 

3500

*438

330

275

292

281 

 229

20,495

661

0.462

0.53

Aug.

23O

194" 187

235

226

223

290

274

274

285

309

555

567

397

297

253

232

227

236

279

1,030

1,140

1,560

*1.580 

1,210

763

432

506

278 

278 

253

14,600

471

0.329

0.38

Sept.

274

279

253

240

193

199

194

189

205" 184

494

683

902

SBT

506

373

282

262

253

260

250

*210

241

272 

267

261

243

331

542 

517

10,211

340

0.238

0.27

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,710 Mln 198 Mean 1,718 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.31

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,200 Mln 184 Mean 1,940 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.47

Peak discharge (base, 8.50O cfs). No pesk stove bsse.

* Discharge messurement made on this day.

3 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of westher records, 1 discharge messurement, 

snd records for Wolf River st Rossvllle snd South Fork Forked Deer River st Jsckson.
HATCHIE RIVER BASIN 43

301. Cane Creek at Ripley, Term.

Location. Lat 35°45'25", long 89°33'05", on upstream side of right bank pier of bridge 

on State Highway 19, 1.3 miles upstream from Hyde Creek and 1.5 miles northwest of 

Ripley, Lauderdale County.

Drainage area. 30 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 309.V8 ft above mean sea level, from preliminary field elevations by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to Nov. 14, 1957, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs July 3 (gage height, 12.27 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 5, Aug. 16-18; minimum gage height, 2.07 ft Oct. 5.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 3,120 cfs Nov. 8, 18, 1957 (gage height, 14.30 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; minimum, 0.1 cfs May 19, 24-26, Sept. 25, 

1959; minimum gage height, 1.60 ft Sept. 7, 1958.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.6

.4

tf

Z9

19

1.5

.7

.5

.4

.8

1.0

*50

2?

Z.6

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

6.4

1.6

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.1

1.1

150.4

4.85

0.16Z

0.19

Nov.

1.1

1.1

1.2

50

18

3.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.6

*3.4

4.5

4.5

4.8

3.0

Z.4

2.3

Z.3

Z.3

Z.2

Z.3

2.1

Z.3

7.1

5.0

3.0

Z.5

141.5

4.72

0.157

0.18

Dec.

2.4

Z.4

Z.3

2.5

Z.4

Z.7

2.6

Z.5

Z.5

2.3

376

303

Z3

1Z

7.7

6.9

95

*Z6

11

7.6

5.7

4.6

4.1

3.6

3.1

Z.9

66

57

7.4

3.8

Z.I

1,053.1

34.0

1.13

1.31

Jan.

1.9

7.7

Z3

5.5

4.8

11

16

15

16

9.9

7.5

*6.4

8.7

134

26

9.2

11Z

Z8

10

6.5

a5

a4

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a4

6.5

6.0

70

ZO

11

596.1

19.2

0.640

0.74

Feb.

8.8

7.4

6.5

17

129

36

13

9.3

*8.6

12

6.7

4.4

4.1

4.0

3.5

4.1

4.Z

7.4

6.6

5.Z

5.3

5.2

4.Z

4.7

66

26

18

ZZ

17

466.4

16.1

0.537

0.58

Mar.

9.0

3Z

a80

a 50

a30

al5

alO

a9

a50

a!50

*40

27

19

17

56

~Z8 318

16

15

15

11

9.9

8.4

8.0

7.0

6.7

6.3

6.2

6TB

26

7.9

1,089.9

35.2

1.17

1.35

Apr.

5.9

5.9

4.1

3.7

3.1

Z.5

2.3

1.7

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

*10

1.7

.5

.4

i3

25

6.4

.7

4.9

Z53

340.5

11.4

0.380

0.4Z

May

16

6.7

4.Z

2.6

13

342

92

12

6.8

4.8

3.4

*2.6

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

69

86

15

a4

a3

aZ.5

aZ

aZ

al.5

al.5

al

a. 8

a. 7

703.5

2Z.7

0.757

0.87

June

aO.6

62

alO

al.5

al.Z

al.O

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

aZ3

a!4

al40

238

113

a5

a3

a2

al.4

al.l

a. 8

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

aii

a. 4

aZ7

*a!7

aZ

a. 8

570.9

19.0

0.633

0.71

July

a60

533" 786

169

a!6

a5

aZ

al

a. 8

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

aT3

a. 3

a. 3

a60

79 *14

11

3.1

3.8

2.1

1.4

.8

1,573.2

56.6

1.89

2.17

Aug.

0.6

.5

.5

.6

.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

1.4

2.3

.9

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.Z

.4

.5

.6

.6

*.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

18.4

0.59

O.OZO

0.02

Sept.

0.6

ji

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

a. 7

~1

> al.5

I

J

I"

a. 6

alO

a6

*a3.5

1.3

.9

41.1

1.37

0.046

0.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,020 Mln 0.1 Mean 50. Z Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.74

Water year 1959-60: Max 786 Mln 0.2 Mean 18.9 Cfsm 0.630 In. 8.59

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs ). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

2 discharge measurements, and records for nearby stations.
44 WOLF RIVER BASIN

305. Wolf River at Rossville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°03'15", long 89°32'30", on left bank 40 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 0.4 mile upstream from Hurricane Creek, half a mile north of Rossville, 

Fayette County, 3^ miles downstream from Grissum Creek, and at mile 60.

Drainage area. 503 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustments of 1941 and 1944. Prior to June 13, 1939, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 676 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 9.68 ft); minimum, 159 cfs July 18-21 (gage height, 5.12 ft).

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Jan. 20, 1935 (gage height, 13.75 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs; minimum, 100 cfs Sept. 16, 

17, 1942; minimum gage height observed, 2.24 ft Aug. 12-14, 1930.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 807: 1935. WSP 1117: 1930. WSP 1177: 1932. WSP 1281: 

1935, 1946(M) /drainage area. WSP 1391: 1937-38.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, May 7-11)

Oct. 1-14

8.0 

8.5 

8.8 

9.0

735

950

1,160

1,420

Oct. 15 to May 11

5.5 

6.0 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5 

10.0

May 12 to Sept. 30

172

260

765

915

1,340

2,300

3,550

5.1 

6.0

7.0

8.0 

9.0

157

287

530

835

1,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 natal

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

204 

204

201

200

2OO

204

207

213

219

243

321

762 

1,410 

*1,050

723

455

358

332

294

240

206

191

185

189

188

185

182

179

178

176

TTff J. ( O

10,077

325

0.646

0.75

Nov.

179 18"6"

182

199

234

234

224

222

222

222

218

*211 

211 

222

230

236

244

246

248

248

246

242

240

238

236

264

375

475

558

575

7,861

262

0.521

0.58

Dec.

530 

502

472

404

363

356

356

343

316

294

508

1.980 

1,860 

1,720

1,800

1,840

1,780

*1,460

1,060

1,340

1,960

1,590

1,080

843

645

500

465

605

645

672 

663

28,952

934

1.86

2.14

Jan.

630 

611

548

450

411

430

480

535

588

617

600

590 

620 

*696

771

714

771

950

926

897

837

783

693

562

455

398

791

909

1,030

1.440 

1^340

22,073

712

1.42

1.63

Feb.

1.220 

1,030

900

819

950

1,050

929

843

747

*897

980

932 

915 

891

786

640

530

468

430

407

400

386

~£55 372

908

1,020

974

926

858

22,634

780

1.55

1.67

Mar.

756 

801

1,270

1,270

1,200

1,300

1,050

950

2,400

*2 , 540

2,660

2,390 

1,940 

1,450

1,150

1,550

1,590

1,500

1,380

1,150

956

843

672

545

468

421

393

379

370

¥5? 

418

36,214

1,168

2.32

2.68

Apr.

426

498

582

588

508

414

363

334

316

295

281

273 

264 

260

258

250

256

256

252

248

*299

314

314

316

318

310

279

232

318

891

10,513

350

0.696

0.78

May

846 

605

402

301

262

459

768

744

786

744

828

856 

704 

442

316

278

257

248

*295

325

340

338

351

351

299

252

230

218

213

206 

200

13,464

434

0.863

1.00

June

196

203

204

203

198

194

188

IBS' 180

218

201

204 

204 

219

219

219

573

876

946

637

500

295

216

210

365

509

*800

882

570

291

10,906

364

0.724

0.81

July

220 

2IJ

212

193

189

206

210

198

185

177

176

175 

170 

169

167

164

162

160

159

15?

160

167

164

169

177

*183

182

178

188

186 

183

5,601

181

0.360

0.41

Aug.

176 

169

167

165

TJZ

218

198

180

170

170

185

213 

230 

239

234

207

185

177

207

237

619

856 752"

*593

503

480

490

430

283

214 

194

9,283

299

0.594

0.69

Sept.

186 

180

176

172

170

168

165

164

IBT

190

216

208 

206 

204

197

184

176

171

169

167

165

172

178

184

186

176

176

*183

186

186

5,425

181

0.36O

0.40

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,13o Mln 166 Mean 513 Cfsm 1.O2 In. 13.86

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,660 Mln 159 Mean 500 Cfsm 0.994 In. 13.54

Peak discharge (base, 2,6Qo efs ).--Mar 9 (time unknown) 2,710 cfs (9.68 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

320. Mississippi River at Memphis, Term.

Location. Lat 35°07'37", long 90°04'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Harahan 

Bridge at Memphis, Shelby County, 1$ miles downstream from Wolf River, 1.3 miles downstream from Beale Street gage, 70 miles upstream from St. Francis River, and at mile 

731.5.

Drainage area. 932,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Discharge: January 1933 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only 

for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage heights: October 1934 to September 1951 and October 1952 to September 1960 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Since November 1871, at Beale Street gage, in reports of 

Mississippi River Commission. December 1890 to August 1932 at Beale Street gage, September 1932 to December 1934 at staff gage 1,000 ft downstream, and since December 1934 

at water-stage recorder at present site, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 183.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, 184.21 ft above mean Gulf level (1912 Mississippi River Commission), and 190.86 ft 

on Memphis datum (1881 Mississippi River Commission). Prior to Apr. 16, 1934, Beale 

Street staff gage 1.3 miles upstream at same datum. Apr. 16 to Dec. 21, 1934, staff 

gage 1,000 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 456,400 cfs (330,400,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,137,000 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 33.28 ft); 

minimum, 192,000 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.96 ft).

1933-60: Maximum discharge, 1,980,000 cfs Feb. 8, 1937; maximum gage height, 48.69 

ft Feb. 10, 1937; minimum discharge, 79,200 cfs Aug. 26, 1936; minimum gage height, 

-5.35 ft Jan. 24, 1956.

Maximum stage known prior to 1937, 46.55 ft at Beale Street gage or about 45.2 ft 

Apr. 9, 1913, at present site.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week; more frequently during rises. Natural flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooperation. Forty-seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gagege height, in feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

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.

i4i 3.29

5.02

6.40

7.01

7.25

7.08

7.08 

7.26

7.85

9.50

11.59

13.18

14.17

14.76

14.94

13.90

12.46

10.90

9.46

8.31

7.53

7.00

6.60

5.85

5.00

4.32

3.80

4.02

4.40

4.90

Nov.

5.52

6.13

6.43

6.74

6.50

6.03

6.03

6.43 

7.13

7.65

7.73

7.87

7.80

7.74

7.41

7.17

6.86

5.99

5.39

5.40

5.50

5.57

5.36

4.86

4.22

3.96

4.11

4.45

5.46

6.22

 

Dec.

7.03

574"?

9.77

10.77

11.34

11.59

11.57

11.58 

11.57

11.42

11.30

11.32

10.88

10.59

11.00

12.40

14.12

15.49

16.35

17.09

18.11

19.45

20.70

21.72

22.20

22.08

21.39

20.64

19.50

18.24

17.24

Jan.

16,70

16.68

17.10

17.49

17.63

17.60

17.29

16.84 

16.43

16.06

15.71

15.57

15.75

16.05

16.24

16.21

16.69

17.85

19.28

20.88

22.55

23.95

24.75

25.31

25.31

24.70

23.69

22.29

20.75

19.08

17.53

Feb.

16.29

15.42

14.87

14.44

13.98

13.53

13.22

13.12 

13.56

14.71

15.93

17.09

18.02

18.66

19.16

19.71

20.31

20.95

21.26

21.49

21.62

21.82

21.98

21.92

21.66

21.09

20.23

19.13

18.15

Mar.

17.21

16.51

16.22

15.89

15.98

16.66

17.64

18.31 

18.65

18.41

17.82

17.01

15.83

14.58

13.36

12.48

11.87

11.66

11.76

12.36

13.16

14.03

14.92

15.73

16.32

16.60

16.64

16.86

17.17

17.60

17.90

Apr.

18.92

21.00

23.24

25.05

26.40

27.50

28.56

29.28 

30.02

30.59

31.10

31.66

32.16

32.50

32.79

32.96

33.16

33.20

33.07

32.74

32.24

31.40

30.35

29.12

27.82

26.54

25.13

23.54

21.85

20.40

May

18.92

17.90

17.10

16.74

17.08

17.81

18.27

18.10 

17.84

17.93

18.41

18.98

19.65

20.47

21.16

21.65

21.93

21.96

21.94

21.74

21.51

21.37

21.34

21.30

21.15

20.96

20.91

19.98

19.69

19.69

19.64

June

19.50

19.54

19.48

19.32

18.99

18.55

18.00

17.28 

16.51

15.84

14.87

13.29

12.41

12.21

11.97

11.68

11.68

12.17

13.36

14.54

15.72

16.13

15.60

14.67

13.80

13.62

13.91

15.18

17.60

19.57

July

20.47

20.88

21.28

21.43

21.45

21.50

21.91

22.48 

22.86

22\82

22.39

21.60

20.08

17.85

15.12

13.30

12.62

12.55

12.59

11.76

10.42

9.43

8.67

8.02

7.46

6.85

6.09

5.71

5.56

5.18

4.83

Aug.

4.66

4.58

4.32

3.88

3.60

3.46

3.03

2.98 

3.65

4.38

4.84

5.05

5.18

4797

4.91

4.75

4.50

4.38

4.18

3.36

3.51

3.21

3.25

3.38

3.30

3.23

3.59

4.24

4.51

4.43

4.13

Sept.

3.57

2.96

2.49

2.44

3.03

4.22

5.28

5.69

BTST

5.31

4.65

3.89

3.52

3.80

3.71

3.59

3.75

3.77

3.49

3.44

3.85

4.37

4.33

3.97

3.66

3.47

3.22

3.10

2.61

2.13
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

320. Mississippi River at Memphis, Term.--Continued

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

53B- 208

269

295

304

306

302

299

304

317

358

404

442

464

478

475

445

406

370

340

315

302

295

286

271

258

246

240

246

254

265

10,000

322.6

19,830

Nov.

275

286

291

295

288

280

282

291

306

317

319

324 322"

319

313

308

299

282

271

273

275

275

269

258

246

242

246

254

273

288

8,567

285.6

16,990

Dec.

306

33S

365

387

397

401

401

401

401

397

394

392

382

377

394

432

478

514

540

564

597

639

675

704

717

707

688

657

621

582

555

15,403

496.9

30,550

Jan.

537

537

546

555

555

552

543

531

523

514

559" 509

517

526

531

531

549

582

627

675

723

762

785

799

792

765

733

685

639

591

549

18,772

605.5

37,230

Feb.

514

495

481

470

458

447

440

440

453

486

520

555

579

597

615

630

648

666

669

672

672

672

675

SBlf

657

639

612

585

555

16,571

571.4

32,870

Mar.

531

517

509

506

514

537

570

588

597

588

570

546

514

478

445

424

411

406

411

427

447

470

492

514

526

531

531

537

543

552

564

15,796

509.5

31,330

Apr.

600

SET

736

792

840

884

923

959

991

1,021

1,047

1,073

1,096

1,110

1,119

1,128

1,155

1,155

1,119

1,091

1,060

1,008

965

907

854

806

755

707

657

615

27,790

926.3

55,120

May

579

549

531

528

537

561

570

564

558

561

573

591

609

630

648

660

666

666

663

660

657

657

657

657

654

648

633

621

615

615

612

18,930

610.6

37,550

June

609

609

609

605

591

579

558

537

517

498

467

427

411

406

399

394

394

411

442

475

503

512

495

467

445

442

456

498

573

627

14,954

498.5

29,660

July

651

663

672

675

675

675

688

704

714

707

691

660

612

543

470

429

416

416

416

592

361

338

319

506

293

277

260

254

248

240

254

14,999

483.8

29,750

Aug.

230

228

222

215

209

208

202

204

217

230

258

242

244 2~TO

240

254

252

226

221

208

209

206

208

209

208

209

217

228

252

230

224

6,870

221.6

15,650

Sept.

213

202

195

197

209

232

252

256 252"

248

236

222

219

222

221

221

222

222

217

219

226

236

232

226

221

217

213

209

200

i5?-

6,650

221.7

15,190

Calendar year 1959: Max 884 Min 128 Mean 406.6 Ac-ft 294,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,133 Min 193 Mean 479.0 Ac-ft 347,700

Note. Dally discharge computed from mean daily gage heights. All figures expressed In thousands.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 47 

350. Little St. Francis River at Fredericktown, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°33'30", long 90°18'45", in SW£ sec.7, T.33 N. , R.7 E., at bridge on 

State Highway 72 (redesignated), half a mile below Saline Creek and 1 mile-west of 

Fredericktown.

Drainage area. 90.5 sq mi.

Records available.--February to September 1939, October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage. Gage read once daily with extra readings at higher stage. Datum 

of gage is 678.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,460 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 10.22 ft); minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 1.87 ft).

Maximum stage known, 21.4 ft sometime in 1931, from floodmark (discharge, 11,000 cfs, 

estimated).

Remarks. Records good below 300 cfs and fair above, except those for Oct. 1-13, which are 

poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

0.08

.4

2.8

6.6

12

28

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

8.0 

11.0

53

129

365

1,610

2,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

He em

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

> a40

*167

106

53

49

36

31

27

26

24

24

24

17

23

19

19

21

18

19

1,223

39.5

0.436

0.50

2,430

Nov.

19

19

22

*82

68

37 

23

24

26

23

24

23 

20

34

31

30

24

22

22

23

18

18

19

19

18

17

14

15

13

TF

762

25.4

0.281

0.31

1,510

Dec .

13

IS

*13

13

16

13

14

13

13

23

318

1.410 

377

220

154

129

906

935

365

234

172

144

129

118

97

110

371

395

241

169

125

7,265

234

2.59

2.99

14,410

Jan.

112

97

80

74

66

59 

49

43

42

42

39

46 

*59

135

577

198

165

174

138

106

78

53

49

57

53

53

66

62

66

53

53

2,744

88.5

0.978

1.13

5,440

Feb.

*53

55

52

66

150

392 

234

163

167

251

152

112 

83

68

78

74

70

50

49

47

47

43

40

39

50

42

36

3F

36

2,735

94.3

1.04

1.12

5,420

Mar.

35

35

32

*32

*32

28 

32

28

30

28

34

29 

32

39

38

62

82

120

144

215

365

455

470

455

328

241

191

154

184

410

263

4,623

149

1.65

1.90

9,170

Apr.

184

144

116

99

83

*70 

62

53

43

36

38

38

31

30

43

46

91

110

74

95

294

TBT

106

78

68

74

52

46

66

76

2,513

83.8

0.926

1.03

4,980

May

57

49

39

42

125

 1,020 54"5

251

152

*118

100

74 

62

59

52

47

42

38

251

258

203

110

87

66

82

61

49

37

117

163

59

4,415

142

1.57

1.81

8,760

June

*43

39

30

25

23

24

21

19

15

14

15

16 

839

35T

70

40

29

22

18

16

13

12

8.8

8.8

7.7

7.7

16

11

5.8

c 0

O. o

1,738.6

58.0

0.641

0.71

3,450

July

5.1

3.9

3.9

4.7

4.3

3.9 

2.6

2.6

3.2

3.9

3.9

2.6 

7.1

*4.3

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

1.8

3.2

2.6

1.6

276

19

12

8.2

4.7

3.9

2.6

4.3

2.6

136.7

4.41

0.049

0.06

271

Aug.

2.6

1.6

*3.6

2.8

3.9

2.8 

3.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.3

2.1 

2.3

2.6

2.1

2.8

2.1

1.6

3.9

2.1

5.8

376

4.3

2.8

2.1

1.8

1.1

1.1

1.4

.9

174

81.0

2.61

0.029

0.03

161

Sept.

1.1

1.1

1.6

2.1

1.8

1.8 

*.9

1.6

.4

1.4

.9

1.8 

.6

1.1

.6

.6

1.4

2.1

1.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.6

.9

7.7

~4.3 18

2.3

60.2

2.01

0.022

0.02

119

Calendar year 1959: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,410 Min 0.3 Mean 77.3 Cfsm 0.854 In. 11.61 Ac-ft 56,120

Peak discharge (bas, ,

1,720 efs (8.50 ft); June 15

1,500 cfs). --De. 12 (7 a.m.') 2,460 cfs (10.22 ft); Dec. 17 (8 p.m.)

5 (2 p.m.) 2,180 efs (9.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

stations.
48 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

375. St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°11'40", long 90°30'10", in NE£ sec.16, T.29 N., R.5 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 34, 1 mile upstream from Clark 

Creek and 3 miles east of Patterson.

Prior to June 1921 monthly discharge

Drainage area. 956 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1960. 

only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 370.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. Prior to Oct. 26, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 26, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1938, wireweight gage, at site 50 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1938, to Apr. 12, 

1939, wire-weight gage and Apr. 13, 1939, to Sept. 5, 1956, water-stage recorder at 

site 50 ft upstream at present datum. Sept. 6, 1956, to Sept. 26, 1958, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 1,128 cfs (816,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 18.15 ft); min- 

 ImumT 33 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 2.36 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 79,200 cfs Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 30.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 31.0 ft Apr. 14, 1945 

(backwater from Wappapello Dam); minimum discharge, 8 cfs Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.32 ft Aug. 16, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 33.8 ft (present datum) in August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 100,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 732: 1922-23.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 31 to May 19)

2.3 

2.6 

2.8 

3.5 

4.0

100

256

400

5.0

6.0

9.0

13.0

17.0

850

1,570

4,560

10,000

18,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

384

318

285

274

498

1,220

1,110

740

572

466

400

362

2,730

5,160

2,340

1,330

940

715

595

494

428

374

341

315

287

269

248

231

217

207

198

24,048

776

0.812

0.94

47,700

Nov.

189

180

173

266

344

640

550

466

414

*384

350

329

315

326

324

341

347

332

309

290

285

274

261

251

241

231

221

212

205

196

9,246

308

0.322

0.36

18,340

Dec.

189

184

180

175

177

177

175

171

164 TTT

395

9,070

8,390

3,390

*2,200

1,570

3,000

17,600

7,980

3,590

2,440

1,800

1,410

1,140

970

850

1,290

5,160

3,790

2,440

1,700

81,938

2,643

2.76

3.19

162,500

Jan.

1,330

1,110

970

850

715

640

572

530

486

452

424 46~0~

550

1,420

5,040

4,010

3,540

2,020

*1,880

1,530

1,220

1,000

850

740

665

595

595

595

595

572

550

35,506

1,145

1.20

1.38

70,430

Feb.

530

510

498

510

882

3.590

3,490

2,340

1,800

2,290

2,390

1,800

1,290

1,140

970

880

768

715

640

572

530

494

460

442

428

421

414

418

407

31,619

1,090

1.14

1.23

62,720

Map.

*397

390

387

378

356

347

34T

347

365

371

390

390

394

414

460

618

795

1,080

1,490

1,930

2,990

4,120

5,550

5,680

4,800

3,690

2,890

2,590

2,200

2,390

3, 790

52,336

1,688

1.77

2.04

103,800

Apr.

2.790

3,060

1,620

1,330

1,110

940

822

740

665

595

530

*498

463

446

152

498

572

665

910

795

954

2,590

1,930

1,370

1,110

940

822

715

665

640

30,237

1,008

1.05

1.18

59,970

May

795

740

618

550

788

6,630

13.800

5, 290

2,890

1,980

1,490

1,220

970

822

715

618

*572

518

5,240

4,450

4,230

2,690

1,660

1,180

880

940

715

550

466

421

850

64,278

2,073

2.17

2.50

127,500

June

530

400

362

332

285

254

229

219

198

177

171

164

160

922 m

435

329

269

224

198

*175

162

147

175

140

123

121

121

117

Ml.

8,029

268

0.280

0.31

15,930

July

107

102

97

92

86

83

78

73

69

67

66

63

75

78

80

78

70

64

60

57

54

53

53

56

75

119

107

*85

70

66

60

2,343

75.6

0.079

0.09

4,650

Aug.

53

49

45

45

45

43

41

40

B?

60

51

45

42

42

42

41

41

43

67

72

93

95

93

92

81

70

61

56

52

*51

75

1,785

57.6

0.060

0.07

3,540

Sept.

224

173

125

97

78

66

59

52

49

47

46

45

41

39

37

36

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

35

40

46

56

59

61

1,784

59.5

0.062

0.07

3,540

Calendar year 1959: Max 17,700 Mln 69 Mean 1,057 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.02 Ac-ft 765,100

Water year 1959-60 ' Ma* 17,600 Mln 34 Mean 938 Cfsm 0.981 In. 13.36 Ac-ft 680,600

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 cfs). Dec. 18 (l p.m.) 21,800 cfs (18.15 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 49

390. Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°55'42", long 90°17'04", in NW£SE£ sec.3, T.26 N., R.7 E., at intake 

tower at dam on St. Francis River, 0.8 mile southwest of Wappapello.

Drainage area. 1.310 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1941 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 347.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 19, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 113,930 acre-ft Dec. 19 (gage height, 16.26 ft); 

minimum, 49,720 acre-ft Mar. 14 'gage height, 8.85 ft).

1941-60: Maximum contents, 729,800 acre-ft Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 51.35 ft); 

minimum since initial filling to conservation pool level, 39,380 acre-ft Hov. 2, 1944 

(gage height, 7.14 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Closure of channel at dam began July 10, 

 IMff; river began to flow through outlet structure July 24, 1940. Stop logs placed in 

outlet structure and storage began Apr. 1, 1941; conservation pool level reached Apr. 20, 

1941. Capacity at bottom of outlet tunnels (gage height, -9.0 ft), 4,000 acre-ft: at 

conservation pool level (gage height 7.0 ft), 38,600 acre-ft; at spillway crest (gage 

height, 47.0 ft), 625,000 acre-ft; at maximum pool level (gage height, 62.4 ft, uncontrollable above spillway crest), 1,034,000 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent 

total contents. Under normal operating conditions reservoir surface will not be drawn 

below conservation pool level, which is maintained for purposes of conservation and 

recreation. Storage above this level used for flood control.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

8.0

5.0

10.0

12.0

44,200

50,700

57,900

74,000

14.0

16.0

18.0

92,000

111,300

131,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Bay

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

32

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

(t)

(*)

OCt.

54.800 

55,020 

55,740 

56,460 

58,600

60,710

63,440

65,830

63, 150 

62,050

62,190

62,110

65,280

66,780 

70.680

70,020

68,190

65,950

63,830

62,270

61,800

61,800

61,800

62,580

62,350

62,110

62,190

61,800

61,880 

62,030

62,550

10.57

+6,250

Nov.

62,580 

62,810 

62,810 

65.910 

65,910

65,560

62,660

62,110

62,050 

62,050

61,960

61, 800

61,640

63,560 

62,970

62,500

62,420

61,880

62,110

62,550

62,500

62,500

62,420

62,970

62,050

61,800

61,880

61,720

61.410 

61,570

10.47

-780

Dec.

62,190 

62,580 

62,810 

62,580 

62,740

62,740

62,500

62,550

62,270 

62.110

62,660

65,870

82,270

89,060 

87,580

84,270

81,660

86,480

110,220

112,510

106,690

100,260

94,000

88,410

83,440

79,100

75,760

75,230

80,250 

81,040

79,370

12.61

+17,800

Jan.

76.900 

74,440 

72,420 

69,930 

67,610

65,040

65,750

62,050

60, 400 

58,840

57,760

56,680

56,520

56.100 

61^250

68,520

71,760

72,590

72,540

71,540

70, 100

68,600

66,700

65,080

63,440

62,030

61,020

59,770

59, 150 

58,290

57,180

9.90

-22,190

Feb.

56,680 

56,050 

55,580 

54,800 

54,880

56,680

61,880

65,590

66,560 

66,940

67,860

68.270

67,780

66,610 

65,510

64,060

62,890

61,960

60, 400

58,910

57,900

57,180

56,100

55,450

54,800

54,160

53,360

52, 930

52.720

9.28

-4,460

Mar.

52,070 

51,710 

51,710 

51, 200 

50,700

50,510

50,120

49,860

50,050 

49,980

49,980

50,050

49,790

49.720 

49J790

50,240

51,200

52,450

54,160

56,520

59,250

65,280

68,520

75,520

80,950

85,650

85.900

82,710

81,150 

79,900

78, 490

12.51

f25,770

Apr.

78.950 

78,400 

76,640 

74,090 

71,920

69,440

67,440

65,590

65,590 

61,800

60,080

58,760

57,540

56,460 

55,740

54, 950

54,370

53,940

55.650

54,520

55,160

57,760

58,840

58,990

59,580

58,840

58,130

57,320 

56,750

9.84

-21,740

May

56,240 

55.740 

57,320 

58,760 

60,790

65,310

81,660

98,270

98.560 

94,760

89,790

84,820

80,420

76,460 

73,090

69, 930

67,190

65,780

67,860

77,870

85,740

87,490

85,560

82,010

78,310

74,880

72,090

69,270

66,450 

65,470

65,620

10.99

+8,870

June

66,280 

66.700 

66,550 

66,200 

65,870

65,540

65,510

65,080

64,840 

64,450

64,140

65,850

65,440

64,760 

65,870

64,840

65,200

60,860

58,600

56,680

55,090

54,520

54,440

54,590

54,520

54,520

54,440

54,660

55.940 

54,080

9.47

-11,540

July

54,010 

54,160 

54,080 

54,080 

54,250

54,010

53,800

53,580

53,580 

55.510

55,510

55,720

54,010

54,500 

54,500

54,570

54,590

54,750

54,800

54,880

54,950

55,020

55,580

55.520

55,510

55,240

55,020

54,950

54,590 

54,570

54,570

9.51

+290

Aug.

54,080 

55,870 

55,870 

55,940 

54,080

54,160

54,160

54,230

55,240 

55, 160

54,660

54,250

54,080

55,800 

53,650

53,650

53,650

53,720

55.520

54,300

55,940

55.510

55,510

55, 800

54,010

54,160

54,300

54,300

54,520 

54,660

55,240

9.65

+870

Sept.

55,380 

55,740 

56.240 

56,100 

55,740

55,310

54,750

54,370

55.800 

54,080

54,250

54,250

54,250

54,250 

54,250

54,250

54,300

54,370

54,440

54,590

54,590

54,590

54,730

54,660

54,800

54,750

54,520

54,520

54,500 

54,080

9.47

-1,160

Calendar year 1959.................... t +51,470

Water year 1959-60.................... * -2,020

t Gage height, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
50 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

395. St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°55'41", long 90°15'55", in NW^SEi sec. 2, T.26 N. , R. 7 E. , on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Wappapello and 1.25 miles 

downstream from Wappapello Dam.

Drainage area. 1,311 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

January 1939 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage-height records collected 

in this vicinity since April 1920 are contained in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 325.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 14, 1940, staff gages in the vicinity at same datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,609 cfs (1,165,000 acre -ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,410 cfs Dec. 19; maximum gage height, 18.50 ft 

Dec. 20; minimum daily discharge, 40 cfs for many days.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 22,300 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 25.60 ft); no 

flow July 20-24, 1940, June 2, 1952, and part of each day May 16, 1941, Aug. 31, 1954, 

result of closure of outlet gates at dam.

Maximum stage known since 1920, 30.7 ft May 15, 1933 (discharge, 82,500 cfs, determined by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks . --Records good above 500 cfs, fair below. Discharge computed using gate openings 

and pool elevation at Wappapello Reservoir. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir 

(see preceding page).

Cooperation. --Gage -height record, 25 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 3 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. --WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

I 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

651 

40

40

40

40

40 

568

*1,130

1,190

877

440

440

1,210 

2,200

2.490

2,410

2,210

2,000

1,730

1,100

640

*440

440

440

440

440

440

360

200

200

200

25,086

809

49,760

Nov.

200 

2OO

200

555

*851

980 

970

710

560

560

560

560

560 

732

790

790

723

470

*320

390

440

440

440

522

578

440

430

425

192

i°

-------

15,62<j

521

31,000

Dec.

40 

1ST

*330

330

330

330 

330

330

330

330

530

1,860

3,730 

4,500

4,400

*4,010

*3,810

4,830

7,100

7.190

6,560

5,870

5,150

4,470

3,880

3,140

2,950

2,960

3,490

*3,650

3,400

90,357

2,915

179,200

Jan.

5.050 

2,890

2,670

2,400

2,180

1,980 

1,800

1,640

1,500

1,380

1,280

1,200

1.160 

*1,240

1,660

2,300

2,650

2,750

2,710

2,580

2,450

2,280

2,080

1,910

1,770

1,650

1,540

*1,460

1,390

1,320

1,260

60,110

1,939

119,200

Feb.

1,190

1,130

1,080

1,050

1,080

1,290 

1,680

1,980

2,080

2,140

*2,250

2,260

2,200 

2,080

1,950

1,830

1,720

1,620

1,490

1,380

1,290

1,230

1,140

1,070

1,020

979

926

894

875

-------

42,902

1,479

85,090

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,190 Min 40

Mar.

830 

809

*799

*767

735

704 

690

681

681

681

681

681

668 

668

681

717

*788

878

1,010

1,210

1,480

1,860

2,430

2,950

3,560

5.800

3,800

3,750

3,670

3,490

*3,420

49,569

1,599

98,320

Apr.

5.400 

3,300

3,120

2,870

2,610

2,260 

2,140

1,970

1,800

1,610

1,470

1,510

1,250 

*1,170

1,100

1,050

1,010

968

947

968

1,010

,150

,290

,580

,410

,410

,570

* ,500

1,240

1,190

49,055

1,655

97,500

May

1,140 

445

40

40

40

1,100 

4,000

5,290

5,280

5,120

4,650

*4,060

5,550 

5,080

2,730

2,390

1,790

*800

2,110

3,480

4,320

4,410

4,140

3,720

*5,500

2,950

2,640

2,510

1,850

680

680

82,075

2,648

162,800

June

680 

680

680

680

628

500 

500

*500

500

500

500

500

500 

500

1,050

1,560

1.580

1,510

1,330

1,140

783

300

*500

500

500

300

368

600

269

250

19,768

659

59,210

July

250 

250

250

250

250

250 

*250

203

180

180

87

40

40 

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

*40

40

40

202

500

300

300

300

275

180

4,917

159

9,750

Aug.

150 

40

40

*40

40

40

40

40

175

400

354

180

180 

180

85

40

40

*40

295

400

400

224

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

3,783

122

7,500

Sept.

*40

4ff

190

300

300

300

300

300

210

40

40

40

40 

40

*40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

140

180

180

180

180

87

3,527

118

7,000

Mean 1,278 Ac-ft 925,100

Water year 1959-60 : Max 7,190 Min 40 Mean 1,221 Ac-ft 886,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 51 

410. Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58'55", in NE£ sec.4, T.18 N., R.10 E., on upstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area. 111 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1926 to September 1960.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

Prior to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 206 cfs (149,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 cfs May 21 (gage height, 8.37 ft, from 

observed gage reading); minimum observed, 19 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 2.21 ft).

1926-60: Maximum discharge, 2 760 cfs (including some overflow from levee breaks on 

St. Francis River) Apr. 21, 1927 (gage height, 15.1 ft); minimum observed, 8 cfs Sept. 1, 

1943, Sept. 18, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.92 ft Sept. 18, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 877: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6 to Dec. 19, 

Aug. 19 to Sept. 30)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

60

110

173

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

254

685

1,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

53

51

50

48

48

60

54

50

49

49

48

4646"

90

100

80

63

57

53

52

51

51

48

50

49

49

48

47

47

46

46

1,679

54.2

3,330

Nov.

46

45

43

395

416

159

100

80

75

67

*65

60

58

105

159

116

90

80

75

75

69

68

66

60

57

56

55

52

52

51

2,895

96.5

5,740

Dec.

51

51

51

51

57

56

52

48

48

48

133

351 220"

146

*105

105

291

351

254

180

146

127

116

110

105

100

95

100

105

100

95

3,848

124

7,630

Jan.

95

90

100

95

95

90

95

95

90

90

90

85

90

100

551

310

220

188

159

*146

127

121

116

110

105

105

105

105

110

180

166

4,024

130

7,980

Feb.

140

137

116

116

140

173

152

146

133

204

140

116

105

105

100

105

100

100

95

90

90

90

90

90

95

95

90

95

105

3,343

115

6,630

Mar.

100

95

*95

100

90

85

85

85

100

110

121

127

127

159

140

272

416

394

351

416

416

330

237

196

166

159

140

140

133

133

159

5,677

183

11,260

Apr.

140

116

110

105

105

100

95

95

90

90

90

*90

90

85

85

90

80

80

75

80

80

80

75

70

66

65

66

65

70

2,649

88.3

5,250

May

69

67

66

65

85

188

330

204

159

133

127

127

121

116

110

105

100

*110

438

901

1.170

504

272

204

173

159

152

146

133

127

127

6,788

219

13,460

June

121

133

116

110

110

105

105

105

100

100

100

95

95

*100

105

95

90

90

85

85

80

80

75

80

80

85

85

127

146

140

3,023

101

6,000

July

100

90

85

80

80

85

75

70

68

65

63

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

*59

58

59

55

55

55

55

54

53

53

52

52f

1,985

64.0

3,940

Aug.

51

55

49

47

47

47

46

45

44

44

46

44

41

41

41

40

40

39

45

48

41

43

41

41

39

38

36

35

35

*34

34

1,317

42.5

2,610

Sept.

32

31

29

29

31

29

27

25

24

27

30

27

25

22

*21

21

20

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

2T

22

22

22

722

24.1

1,430

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,170 Mln 32 Mean 105 Ac-ft 75,940

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,170 Min 19 Mean 104 Ac-ft 75,260

Discharge measurement made on this day.
52 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

420. Little River ditch I near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58'50", in NE^ sec.4, T.18 N., R.10 E., on upstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area.--235 sq mi.

Records available. October 1926 to September 1960.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

Is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior 

to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 427 cfs (309,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 cfs May 21 (gage height, 11.2 ft); minimum observed, 33 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 0.89 ft Sept. 23-26, 30.

1926-60: Maximum discharge observed, 7,660 cfs Jan. 14, 1950 (includes some inflow 

from Little River ditches 66, 66-A, and 251); maximum gage height, 16.80 ft Jan. 25, 

1937; minimum discharge, 8 cfs Sept. 13-18, 1932; minimum gage height observed, 0.71 ft 

Sept. 15, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

124

116

108

97 

93

124

101

91

91

91

87

84

95

248

332

267

204

162

138

131

116

108

108

1O8

101

98

97

97

95

95 

93

3,900

126

7,740

Nov.

80

80

138" 79

1.170

636

309

213

179

162

*154

138

131

162

356

332

248

204

188

170

162

154

146

138

131

124

124

124

116

108

6,456

215

12,810

Dec.

108

108

108

101 

108

108

100

98

95

95

146

488

700

488

*309

267

356

1.580

1,170

668

433

332

309

287

267

248

230

230

248

248 

230

10,063

325

19,960

Jan.

213

213

230

213 

204

204

204

213

196

196

188

179

188

188

796

1.030

636

460

407

*356

309

267

267

248

230

230

230

213

248

381 

516

9,653

311

19,150

Feb.

381

309

267

267 

267

381

356

356

309

309

309

267

248

230

230

213

213

213

213

204

188

188

188

188

179

188

179

170

188

7,198

248

14,280

Mar.

188

179

*196

196 

179

170

170

170

188

188

196

196

196

230

230

356

764

996

1,130

1,600

1,450

1,100

636

460

407

381

332

309

267

267 

309

13,636

440

27,050

Apr.

287

267

230

230

213

213

204

196

196

188

179

170

*170

170

162

154

162

162

162

154

154

146

146

138

138

138

138

138

151

146

5,282

176

10,480

May

138

131

131

m

170

919

732

381

287

267

267

23O

230

213

196

196

*179

356

2,040

5.410

1,940

1,030

636

460

381

356

309

287

267 

248

16,635

537

33,000

June

248

248

248

230 

204

188

188

179

179

179

248

267

213

*267

230

204

188

188

170

154

154

154

154

154

162

162

179

248

230

356

6,173

206

12,240

July

267

20T

170

154 

146

138

131

124

116

116

116

116

101

101

101

101

101

101

98

*100

98

101

95

95

94

94

94

94

93

87 

87

3,634

117

7,210

Aug.

84

83

83

83 

83

81

81

80

74

74

77

76

76

73

70

70

69

69

90

108

87

84

79

72

65

64

63

63

59

*58 

56.

2,334

75.3

4,630

Sept.

54

53

52

52 

52

50

50

49

48

52

66

55

47

46

*44

42

40

40

39

38

38

38

36

36

35

35

37

37

36

J53

1,330

44.3

2,640

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,500 Min 60 Mean 220 Ac-ft 159,400

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,410 Min 33 Mean 236 Ac-ft 171,200

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 53

425. Little River ditch 251 near Lilbourn, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°33'20", long 89°40tlO", on line between sees.8 and 17, T.22 N., R.13 E., 

100 ft from right abutment on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 3.7 miles 

southwest of Lilbourn, and 4 miles northwest of Marston.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1960. Prior to January 1946 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 6 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 263.46 ft above mean sea level (levels by State Highway Department).

Average discharge. 15 years, 317 cfs (229,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs May 20 (gage height, 10.00 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 72 cfs Sept. 18; minimum gage height, 2.78 ft 

Sept. 30.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 3,210 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 15.16 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 20, 1954 (gage height, 2.51 ft).

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 15.6 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 3,200 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In oublc feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 19 to Feb. 5)

2.7 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

66

263

644

1,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

104

98

98

98

104

111

111

111

104

111

104

98

180

297

263

246

125

125

125

118

118

118

118

125

118

118

111

111

111

111 

111

4,001

129

0.549

0.63

7,940

Nov.

Ill

104

118

622

sTT

331

220

156

148

*140

140

132

140

497

300

180

172

148

140

148

140

140

140

132

132

132

132

125

118

111

5,766

192

0.817

0.91

11,440

Dec.

125

125

118

118

125

111

111

118

111

111

229

497

314

229

*204

188

180

384

531

314

263

229

246

212

204

204

196

212

212

196 

196

6,619

214

0.911

1.05

13,130

Jan.

188

156

204

188

180

180

188

188

180

180

172

156

164

204

600

331

297

297

*263

229

220

212

204

204

188

188

204

196

331

314 

280

7,086

229

0.974

1.12

14,050

Feb.

229

229

246

229

263

331

263

246

246

584

263

246

229

220

220

212

220

220

204

204

196

196

180

180

184

188

196

196

204

6,624

228

0.970

1.05

13,140

Mar.

196

196

*196

188

188

180

172

172

188

188

188

188

188

204

204

366

438

517

558

688

579

477

402

366

331

331

297

280

280

297 

280

9,323

301

1.28

1.48

18,490

Apr.

280

263

246

246

229

229

220

212

204

204

188

204

*196

188

180

188

204

180

188

180

196

188

172

172

164

172

164

164

172

188

5,981

199

0.847

0.95

11,860

May

180

164

164

156

T5T

212

348

263

229

220

220

212

204

196

196

188

188

*172

711

1,070

1,040

688

384

331

297

280

263

246

229

229 

220

9,664

312

1.33

1.53

19,170

June

220

220

212

212

196

188

188

188

180

180

180

204

196

229

*196

188

180

172

180

172

164

156

156

156

148

156

164

263

263

246

5,753

192

0.817

0.91

11,410

July

246

212

204

188

180

172

172

172

172

164

164

156

148

164

148

148

148

148

*140

140

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

125

125

125 

118

4,803

155

0.660

0.76

9,530

Aug.

118

118

118

118

125

118

118

118

111

118

111

111

111

111

111

111

118

111

118

111

111

104

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

»91 

87.

3,383

109

0.464

0.54

6,710

Sept.

84

86

84

84

82

82

81

78

82

86

91

88

73

*77

76

73

73

72

78

79

78

79

81

78

76

78

81

79

78

76

2,393

79.8

0.340

0.38

4,750

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,800 Hln 83 Mean 200 Cfsra 0.851 In. 11.55 Ac-ft 144,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,070 Hin 72 Mean 195 Cfsra 0.830 In. 11.31 Ac-ft 141,600

Discharge measurement made on this day.
54 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

430. Castor River at Aquilla, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°57'10", long 89°54'25", in NE^SE^ sec.25, T.27 N., R.10 E., on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 25, half a mile north of Aquilla and 4 miles 

north of Bloomfield.

Dralnage area. 175 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1960. 

charge only, published in WSP 1311.

Prior to January 1946 monthly disB. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 317.11 ft above mean sea level (levels by State Highway Department). Prior to 

Apr. 11, 1948, wire-weight gage at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 157 cfs (113,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 9.40 ft); minimum observed, 1.6 cfs Sept. 14-27, 30; minimum gage height observed, 2.14 ft Sept. 14-27. 

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 4,100 cfs May 23, 1957 (gage height, 14.00 ft); no flow 

Sept. 4-7, 1946, Sept. 22 to Oct. 4, Oct. 8-11, 1953, Sept. 18-20, 1955. 

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 14.2 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record and indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Entire flow from headwaters of Castor 

River is diverted 22 miles above station to Headwater diversion channel. See Castor 

River at Zalma for records of flow above diversion.

Plating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet" per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15 to Dec. 19, Dec. 26 to Feb. 5, Sept. 24-30)

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.4

1.2 

2.1 

4.8 

6.5

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

109

202

7.0

9.0

10.0

490

904

1,180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

37

31

27

25

20

26

56

43

32

26

15

35

192

248 2l§~

192

109

35

21

16

13

9.6

8.8

e8

e8

e7

e7

e7

e6

_g

e5_

1,519.4

49.0

0.280

0.32

3,010

Nov.

e5

eF

e5

14

17

17

15

14

12

*11

9.6

8.2

7.0

26

84

114

100

84

45

40

21

20

16

14

12

10

8.8

6.8

5.8

5.5

752.7

25.1

0.143

0.16

1,490

Dec.

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.5 TTS

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

8.8

60

109

172

d!50

d!30

*96

d80

d250

616

458

320

154

104

92

76

60

46

60

64

72 

60

3,280.0

106

0.606

0.70

6,510

Jan.

52

45

42

36

33

30

628

625

e2F

e25

e25

e25

e25

322

802

670

598

508

*335

236

202

136

100

60

49

60

68

68

104

118 

145

4,997

161

0.920

1.06

9,910

Feb.

145

109

100

114

145

202

224

202

192

410

365

305

172

100

72

52

44

33

31

27

26

25

24

23

27

25

26

26

26

3,269

113

0.646

0.69

6,480

Mar.

27

*28

28

28

26

26

23

22

23

24

26

35

114

145

192

236

350

490

754

956

956

732

508

335

224

127

109

88

76

64 

60

6,832

220

1.26

1.45

13,550

Apr.

52

45

43

41

35

32

27

26

22

17

16

15

15

*14

25

22

21

23

24

25

26

27

d26

d25

d24

23

22

19

16

16

764

25.5

0.146

0.16

1,520

May

14

13

12

I?

20

220

261

202

145

109

72

49

33

33

27

22

*20

21

266

503

598

508

290

154

96

68

52

45

42

d36 

31

3,974

128

0.731

0.84

7,880

June

23

20

16

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.3

8.5

7.5

*7.5

11

9.6

9.0

9.6

10

11

9.6

8.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.5

370

13

8.8

8.5

316.7

10.6

0.061

0.07

628

July

8.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3^6.

3.6

3.6

72

145

109

56

33

28 

18

580.1

18.7

0.107

0.12

1,150

Aug.

14

12

11

9.3

23

12

7.5

23

92

165

136

104

96

43

26

18

14

13

46

26

21

17

15

13

12

10

7.2

6.0

5.4

*4. 6

4.0

1,004.0

32.4

0.185

0.21

1,990

Sept.

3.9

371

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

d2

d2

*2.0

T7B- 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

60.0

2.00

0.011

0.01

119

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,240 Mln 2.8 Mean 69.2 Cfsm 0.395 In. 5.38 Ac-ft 50,100

Water year 1959-60: Max 956 Mln 1.6 Mean 74.7 Cfsm 0.427 In. 5.79 Ac-ft 54,240

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 55

435. Little River ditch 1 near Morehouse, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°50'05", long 89°43'50", in NWpSEif sec. 2, T.25 N., R.12 E. , on downstream 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 60, lj miles downstream from Little River ditch 39 and 

2 miles west of Morehouse.

Drainage area. 450 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1960. 

charge only, published in WSP 1311.

Prior to January 1946 monthly disGage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 9 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 280.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 17, 1949, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum. Nov. 17, 1949, to June 10, 1951, staff gage at site 50 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 492 cfs (356,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,130 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 9.30 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 73 cfs Sept. 27, 30 (gage height, 

3.41 ft).

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 7,660 cfs Mar. 25, 1958 (gage height, 18.26 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 18, 1954 (gage height, 3.13 ft).

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 19.85 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

5,830 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Little River ditch 1 flows into Little River ditch 251 at point 35.3 miles downstream, and is independent of the ditch for which records are published as Little River 

ditch 1 near Kennett.

Plating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to NOV. 5

3.5 iOl

3.8 155

4.5 317

5.0 460

Nov. 6 to May 8

3 7

4 0

4 5

May 9 to Sept. 30

93

147

260

425

780

1,540

2,470

3.4 

3.9 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

72

150

280

430

780

1,140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

175

165

165

165

155

155

145

145

155

155

175

242

400

430

344

230

219

208 

186

175

165

155

155

145

145

135

135

126

126

126

117

5,719

184

0.409

0.47

11,340

Nov.

109

109

109

d!50

d550

d250

d!70

d!40

d!20

*107

d!05

100

ITT

188

260

222

210

188 

178

167

157

138

128

128

119

110

108

107

100

100

4,574

152

0.338

0.38

9,070

Dec.

100

98

98

98

98

96

96

96

95

1BT

210

320

460

d400

*305

d300

d500

d600 

672

§00

565

495

442

390

355

320

300

320

275

235

9,356

302

0.671

0.77

18,560

Jan.

222

210

222

222

222

199

188

178

178

167

147

147

157

178

222

338

816

1,050 

*780

d650

d550

390

320

260

235

235

222

260

338

275 

210

9,768

315

0.700

0.81

19,370

Feb.

188

222

260

d400

d320

d550

d4T3o

d350

495

460

442

390

355

338

320

290

275

235 

222

210

210

210

188

188

178

188

188

188

188

8,448

291

0.647

0.70

16,760

Mar.

188

*188

188

188

188

188

178

188

188

188

188

188

199

338

442

495

708

852 

1,070

1,410

2.090

1,630

1,410

1,250

1,070

816

708

495

355

320 

290

18,194

587

1.30

1.50

36,090

Apr.

275- 290

260

248

235

222

222

210

210

199

199

199

199

*188

199

199

199

199 

199

188

188

188

188

188

188

188

188

188

T78" 178

6,199

207

0.460

0.51

12,300

May

167

1ST

167

167

167

338

355

372

d350

d330

d300

d270

255

d230

d220

d210

*200

268 

843

1.100

996

924

888

816

780

366

322

255

242

230 

220

12,515

404

0.898

1.03

24,820

June

210

200

200

190

180

170

170

170

160

160

150

d!70

d!70

d230

dT5o

*170

141

141 

141

141

132

132

132

132

132

T56" 124

190

210

200

4,988

166

0.369

0.41

9,890

July

156~ 190

180

150

141

141

132

132

124

124

124

115

113

112

112

109

104

101 

*98

96

93

9292"

115

141

150

150

132

124

115 

105

3,887

125

0.278

0.32

7,710

Aug.

98

95

92

91

91

89

91

92

220

242

220

d!80

d!50

d!30

115

113

115

115 

113

112

112

112

110

110

107

101

98

93

89

*85 

84

3,665

118

0.262

0.30

7,270

Sept.

84

82

81

80

78

77

76

75

75

76

76

77

77

*78

78

77

77

78 

85

99

88

85

84

84

80

76

73

75

75

73

2,379

79.3

0.176

0.20

4,720

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,910 Mln 76 Mean 264 Cfsm 0.587 In. 7.95 Ac-ft 191,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,090 Mln 73 Mean 245 Cfsm 0.544 In. 7.40 Ac-ft 177,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations.
56 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

440. Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58'40", In NW£ sec.3, T.18 N. , R.10 E. , on upstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area. 883 sq mi, includes that of Little River ditches 66 and 66-A. 

Records available. November 1926 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

Prior to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1927-60), 743 cfs (537,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 cfs May 21 (gage height, 12.85 ft); minimum observed, 170 cfs Sept. 21, 25-27, 29, 30; minimum gage height observed, 3.08 ft 

Sept. 26.

1926-60: Maximum discharge, 8,380 cfs Nov. 20, 1957; maximum gage height, 21.70 ft 

May 24, 1957; minimum discharge, 52 cfs Sept. 5-8, 1930 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Little River ditches 66 and 66-A divert water at a point

7.6 miles upstream. Prior to April 1951, above discharges of about 4,000 cfs, a spillway 6.3 m^les upstream diverted water from ditches 66, 66-A, and 251 to Little River 

ditch 1.

Rating tabl er year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 18 to Mar. 16,

Apr. 1 to May 7, July 1 to Sept. 30)

3.2

4.0

10.0

13.0

162

319

2,200

3,240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

343

343

296

274

252

285

285

285

285

263

263

252

242

574

918

694

520

417

367

319

296

285

274

274

274

263

252

252

242 

242

252

10,363

334

20,550

Nov.

222

222

213 808'

1,710

1,050

574

468

417

392

*367

343

319

343

603

603

574

520

468

442

417

392

367

343

343

343

343

343

319

31 9

14,187

473

28,140

Dec.

319

319

296

296

296

296

296

285

285

285

442

1,120

1,310

1,080

*853

757

663

918

1,020

1,580

1,250

1,020

853

757

725

630

603

574

574 

574

574

20,850

673

41,360

Jan.

546

520

520

574

520

520

494

520

494

494

494

442

417

600

1,610

2,040

1,940

1,640

1,410

*1,150

918

821

725

663

603

603

574

574

603 

984

1,050

25,063

808

49,710

Feb.

918

821

757

694

694

1,020

1,180

1,080

951

951

1,150

1,050

951

757

663

603

574

520

520

494

468

468

468

468

442

468

442

442

520

20,534

708

40,730

Mar.

494

468

*520

468

442

442

417

417

442

442

468

468

520

574

630

757

1,680

1,810

1,910

2,200

2,640

2,440

1,940

1,580

1,280

1,050

951

885

853

757

757

30,702

990

60,900

Apr.

694 B"63~

630

574

546

520

520

494

494

442

417

417

*442

417

417

417

468

442

417

417

417

468

520

494

468

442

417

392

367

417

14,250

475

28,260

May

417

367

367

367

367

392

821

1,220

1,080

885

757

630

603

574

546

520

468

*494

694

2,010

3,020

2,680

1,910

1,480

1,180

984

821

757

694 

630

603

28,338

914

56,210

June

574

574

546

520

520

494

468

442

442

442

468

468

468

*694

630

520

468

442

417

417

417

392

392

367

367

367

367

494

885 

918

14,980

499

29,710

July

630

574

520

494

442

442

417

392

392

392

392

392

367

367

367

343

343

343

343

*319

319

319

319

319

319

296

343

468

417 

367

343

12,100

390

24,000

Aug.

319

319

296

285

285

343

343

343

296

285

392

417

392

343

319

296

285

252

285

343

343

319

296

285

263

252

242

232

222 

222

*213

9,327

301

18,500

Sept.

213

213

204

204

204

195

195

186

186

186

232

222

204

204

*186

186

186

178

178

178

170

213

186

186

170

170

170

178

170 

170

5,723

191

11,350

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,320 Win 170 Mean 545 Ac-ft 395,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,020 Mln jyo Mean 554 Ac-ft 409,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 57

450. Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58 I 45", in NE^ sec.4, T.18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Records available. October 1926 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

Prior to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 289 cfs (209,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 960 cfs May 21 (gage height, 12.50 ft); no flow 

in October, November, and July 17 to Sept. 30.

1926-60: Maximum discharge, 4,350 cfs Jan. 24, 25, 1937; maximum gage height, 

21.60 ft May 24, 1957; no flow at times since 1944.

Remarks.--Records poor. An auxiliary ditch, Little River ditch 66-A (see following page), 

received part of the flow through cutoffs above stage 6.4 ft. Above stage 13 ft, the 

low, narrow bank between the main and auxiliary ditches is submerged, and the 2 unite 

to form 1 stream in vicinity of gage. To segregate the discharge of each ditch, the 

division line between the 2 is taken as the top of the bank that separates them at low 

stages. Little River ditches 66 and 66-A head in Little River ditch 251 at a point 

7.6 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 877: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 12-18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 17 Jan. 18 to Sept.

0

.4 

1.5

3.0

3.8

5.0

9.0

7.7 13

Discharge, In cubic feet per water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

2

1

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

10

119

43

15

10

6

3

2

1.5

1

.8

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0 

0

217.7

7.02

432

Nov.

Q.

0

0

20

286

150

20

8

5

4

*3.0

2.5

2

10

50

30

20

15

12

10

9

7

6

5

4

3

3

2

2

690.5

23.0

1,370

Dec.

^

> 2

30

81

198

*126

69

47

40

311

450

337

206

110

81

60

47

37

32

30

30 

30

30

2,4O2

77.5

4,760

Jan.

25

25

> 20

30

278

490

480

364

278

*174

92

39

37

33

30

27

27

27

35 

57

127

2,895

93.4

5,740

Feb.

106

74

41

30

30

43

150

158

113

80

166

134

80

52

43

35

30

26

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

24

24

1,640

56.6

3,250

Mar.

25

25

*23

23

23

21

20

20

21

25

28

30

30

35

30

50

310

391

450

584

750

680

480

346

230

150

113

92

74 

60

57

5,196

168

10,310

Apr.

54

45

38

34

32

29

27

25

23

21

20

19

*17

12

12

12

18

18

17

15

13

15

29

27

21

18

15

13

9.4 

7.7

656.1

21.9

1,300

May

12

5.2

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.3

127

166

127

74

50

37

31

27

22

15

11

*13

59

429

904

764

440

288

174

106

68

50

39

35

29

4,111.2

133

8,150

June

27

25

23

23

19

15

7.7

5.2

4.6

4.4

7.7

5.2

7.7

*35

27

19

15

11

4.6

3.5

3.3

3.1

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

17

80 

74

472.8

15.8

938

July

33

21

11

9.4

5.2

3.1

1.8

1.2

.8

.8

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

88.2

2.85

175

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,390 Mln 0 Mean '51.6 Ac-ft 37,390

Water year 1959-60 : Max 904 Mln 0 Mean 50.2 Ac-ft 36,420
58 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

455. Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58'45", in NE£ sec.4, T.18 N., R.10 E., on upstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Records available. January 1927 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

Prior to Aug. 7, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 44.4 cfs (32,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 278 cfs May 21 (gage height, 12.50 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for most of time.

1927-60: Maximum discharge, 2,340 cfs (including some overflow from levee breaks on 

Mississippi River) Apr. 25, 1927; maximum gage height, 21.55 ft May 24, 1957; no flow 

at times in each year.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14-20)

1.8 

4.7

8.1

9.0

1O.O

11.0

12.0

40

84

145

228

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

o

o

0

6.7

16

.3

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

23.0

0.74

46

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.9

36

30

2.3

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

73.2

2.36

145

Feb.

_

_

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 618 Min 0

Mar.

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

3.1

22

64

ToB" 145

34

1.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

377.6

12.2

749

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

o

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

44

T5S- 228

23

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

451

14.5

895

June

(*)

0

0

0

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Mean 6.23 Ac-ft 4,520

Water year 1959-60= Max 228 Min 0 Mean 2.53 Ac-ft 1,840

Observation of no flow made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 59

460. Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo.

LOGation.--Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58'35", In NWir sec.3, T.18 N., R.10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area. 89.0 sq ml.

Records available. November 1926 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once dally below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

Ts 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

Prior to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1927-60), 105 cfs (76,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,650 cfs May 21 (gage height, 8.00 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 4.6 cfs Nov. 1-2; minimum gage height, 

0.02 ft, Sept. 25-30.

1926-60: Maximum discharge, 4,140 cfs (including some overflow from levee breaks 

on Mississippi River) Apr. 29, 1927 (gage height, 15.57 ft); no flow for many days in 

1936, 1944-45, 1952-53.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1281: 1932.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 4)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10

0.0 

.1 

.3 

.6 

.9

1.5 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0

76

182

360

690

-0.10

.1

.5

1.0

Dec. 11 to 

4.9

Sept. 30

3.0 

6.0 

7.0

380

1,050

1,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

9.3

8.2

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

5.6

5.6

6.6

7.2

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.6

6.4

5.8

5.6

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

203.5

6.56

404

Nov.

4.6

4.6

8.5

103

585

170

66

38

25

19

*17

15

12

45

84

52

31

21

17

14

13

12

11

9.6

8.9

8.9

8.2

8.0

7.4

7.2

1,425.9

47.5

2,830

Dec.

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.2

10

8

7

7

7

7

88

818

440

*143

60

49

256

440

178

84

51

34

33

29

27

26

25

24

24

24 

23

2,948.8

95.1

5,850

Jan.

21

19

61

56

35

29

49

47

36

30

25

23

22

34

555

194

95

164

95

*53

37

30

29

28

27

26

24

23

24

251 

118

2,260

72.9

4,480

Feb.

55

47

35

32

95

90

64

41

46

366

202

74

55

36

30

27

27

29

27

26

23

23

23

22

23

22

34

69

174

1,817

62.7

3,600

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,150 Mln 4.6

Mar.

74

33

' *32

30

30

26

25

22

35

190

202

269

202

361

164

520

734

440

234

130

90

74

61

49

44

42

39

37

36

36 

33

4,294

139

8,520

Apr.

32

30

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

*21

21

20

20

22

20

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

26

643

21.4

1,280

May

19

18

18

17

T8

38

124

54

36

28

24

22

20

20

19

18

18

*42

323

1,000

1,290

520

171

90

69

55

52

45

40

38 

35

4,281

138

8,490

June

33

32

31

30

28

26

26

24

24

23

24

23

20

*24

28

30

24

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

29

171

178

143

1,138

37.9

2,260

July

45

36

31

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

*15

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14 

14

603

19.5

1,200

Augj14

13

13

13

13

12

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.8

11

14

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9*8 

9.4

350.4

11.3

695

Sept.

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.4

9.8

10

9.8

8.9

8.1

*7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

244.3

8.10

485

Mean 64.0 Ac-ft 46,340

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,290 Mln 4.6 Mean 55.2 Ac-ft 40,090

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Dec. 5-10; discharge estimated on basis of nearby 

ditches.
60 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

470. St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°36', long 90°27', in SE^- sec.10, T.ll N. , R.6 E. , at dam of Poinsett 

County Drainage District 7, 3 miles north of Marked Tree.

Records available.--September 1927 to September 1931, July 1934 to September 1960.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 198.71 ft above Memphis datum or 

T92.08 ft above mean sea level (Morgan Engineering Co. bench mark).

Average discharge.--26 years (1934-60), 4,260 ofs (3,084,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,420 cfs May 28 (gage height, 22.5 ft); no flow 

at times.

1927-31, 1934-60: Maximum discharge, 48,300 cfs Jan. 26-28, 1937 (gage height, 

31.1 ft); no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 200 cfs, which are poor. Flow diverted from 

St. Francis River bypasses Marked Tree and returns to St. Francis River immediately 

below Parkin. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir since Apr. 1, 1941 (see p. 49).

Cooperation. Gage readings furnished by Poinsett County Drainage District 7. Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1959-SO (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 30, Apr. 12 to May 5)

17.9 0

18.0 30

18.2 120

18.4 230

18.5 380

19.0

19.4

19.8

20.2

20.6

1,420

2,200

3,240

4,230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

30

30

120

170

230

230

170

120

170

*120

170

170

230

300

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

*380

470

470

470

470

7,180

232

14,240

Nov.

570

570

*470

570

570

680

930

,420

,980

,200

* ,980

* ,980

,780

,500

,420

,250

* ,080

,080

,250

,250

,250

,250

,080

930

930

930

930

930

800

680

34,340

1,145

68,110

Dec.

1,420

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,600

*1,SOO

1,780

1,780

2,200

2,700

3,240

3,770

3,510

3,770

4,010

3,770

3,770

4,230

4,450

4,570

4,670

4,890

4,890

5,110

5,110

5,110

5,110

5,110

102,950

3,321

204,200

Jan.

5,110

5,110

5,110

5,330

5,540

5,540

5,540

5,540

5,540

5,330

5,110

*4,890

4,570

4,670

4,570

4,670

4,890

5,110

5,110

5,330

5,330

5,330

5,330

5,110

5,110

4,890

4,670

4,670

4,670

4,670

4,670

157,250

5,073

311,900

Feb.

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

*4,450

4,450

4,670

4,670

4,880

4,890

4,670

4,670

4,670

4,230

4,230

4,010

4,010

3,770

3,770

3,770

3,510

3,510

3,510

5,240

3,240

122,430

4,222

242,800

Mar.

*3,240

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,240

2,960

2,700

2,700

2,960

3,240

3,770

4,230

4,670

4,890

4,890

4,890

4,890

4,890

5,110

5,110

5,330

5,330

5,540

5,540

5,540

5,750

5,960

*5,9SO

6,160

6,360

138,810

4,478

275,300

Apr.

6,560

6,360

6,160

5,960

5,540

5,330

5,110

4,890

4,570

4,670

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,230

4,230

4,010

4,010

3,770

3,510

3,510

3,240

2,960

2,960

* 2,960

*2,440

2,440

2.200

2,200

2,200

123,720

4,124

245,400

May

2,200

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

2,200

2,200

2,440

2,700

3,240

3,240

3,240

2,960

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,700

3,240

3,770

4,230

4,890

5,960

6,790

7,230

8,170

8,170

8.420

8,170

8,170

7,930

130,260

4,202

258,400

June

*7,690

,690

,690

,460

,230

,790

,960

,540

,570

,770

,240

,700

,200

,780

,500

,600

,600

,420

,420

,420

,250

,080

,080

,080

,080

,080

,420

* ,600

,780

,980

96,900

3,230

192,200

July

2,200

2,700

2,960

2,960

3,240

5,770

3,770

3,510

3,240

2,700

2,700

2,440

2,200

2,200

1,980

1,780

1,780

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,420

1,080

680

570

570

*380

580

380

300

300

230

57,220

1,845

113,500

Aug.

230

230

230

230

170

170

170

170

120

120

170

120

120

70

70

30

0

0

120

230

570

680

800

930

800

570

380

230

170

*230

570

8,700

281

17,260

Sept.

570

230

30

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

120

230

230

230

120

30

30

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

1,820

60.7

3,610

Calendar year 1959; Max 12,800 

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,420 Min 0

Mean 2,536 

Mean 2,682

Ao-ft 1,836,000 

Ao-ft 1,947,000

Discharge asurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 61

475. St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark.

Location. Lat 35"31'58", long 90°25'25", In NE^SW^- sec.35, T.ll N. , R.6 E. , near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 63 at Marked Tree, 4.8 miles downstream from Little River and 7 miles downstream from dam of Poinsett County Drainage 

District 7.

Records available. July 1934 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in same 

vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"TT929. Prior to Jan. 18, 1935, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage Dec. 23, 1934, to Feb. 18, 1941, and since Feb. 19, 1941, 

water-stage recorder 3 miles upstream.

Average discharge.--26 years, river onlj 

bined flow, river and floodway, 5,925

, 1,669 cfs (1,208,000 acre-ft per year), 

cfs (4,292,000 acre-ft per year).

ComExtremes. Maximum discharge during year, river only: 2,590 cfs Mar. 16; maximum gage

 height, 8.49 ft May 22; minimum discharge, 260 cfs Dec. 10. Combined flow of river and

floodway: maximum daily discharge, 10,500 cfs May 28; minimum daily, 893 cfs Sept. 30. 

1934-60: Maximum discharge, river only: 7,120 cfs Feb. 6, 7, 1937; maximum gage

height, 18.88 ft Feb. 7, 1937; minimum discharge, 63 cfs Oct. 13, 1941. Combined flow

of river and floodway: maximum daily discharge, 58,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1937; minimum,

63 cfs Oct. 13, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flood flows diverted through St. Francis River floodway at dam 

of Poinsett County Drainage District 7, 7 miles above station and bypassed to the 

vicinity of Parkin. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir since Apr. 1, 1941 (see 

p. 49) and by siphons at dam of Poinsett County Drainage District 7. Figures of daily 

discharge show flow of river only; monthly figures show combined flow of river and 

floodway.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

,190

,240

,250

,210

,240

,320

,300

,310

,320

,280

,290

,290

,340

,400

* ,340

,320

,330

,330

,330

,330

,330

,340

,340

,340

,340

,360

,360

,360

,360

,340

,340

40,770

1,315

80,870

Nov.

1,340

1,330

,340

,400

,520

,490

,490

,530

,530

* ,530

,540

,510

,520

,540

,550

,530

,530

,530

,540

,540

,510

,520

,510

,480

,480

,480

,480

,480

,480

,510

44,560

1,485

88,380

Dec.

447

302

288

279

273

268

268

262

*262

260

446

940

833

819

939

,750

,880

,880

,850

,850

,870

,850

,790

,810

,780

,780

,780

,760

,780

,720

,750

35,766

1,154

70,940

Jan.

1,730

1,720

1, 730

1,730

1,730

1,790

1,790

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,790

*1 , 790

1,790

1,850

1,920

1,930

2,000

2,090

2,090

2,060

2,040

1,960

1,940

1,900

1,870

1,870

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,890

1,870

57,820

1,865

114,700

Feb.

1,870

1,870

1,830

,850

,950

,930

,870

,890

,890

* ,870

,870

,870

,870

,870

,870

,870

,830

,830

,790

,790

,790

,750

" 750

^750

,750

,750

,750

,780

,780

53,110

1,831

105,300

Mar.

*1,780

1,810

1,870

1,830

1,840

1,810

1,780

1,790

2,160

2,260

2,320

2,370

2,360

2,340

2,330

2,560

2,490

2,400

2,320

2,270

2,200

2,150

2,100

2,040

2,060

2,010

2,010

1,980

*1,980

1,960

1 , 980

65,160

2,102

129,200

Apr.

1.960

1,960

1,920

1,920

1,890

1,850

1,870

1,830

1,830

1,790

1,790

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,730

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,680

1,680

1,700

1,680

1,640

1,640

1,610

*1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

52,430

1,748

104,000

May

1,610

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,680

1,740

1,750

1,740

1,750

1,750

1,720

1,680

1,680

1,640

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,700

1,880

2,450

2,430

2,340

2,270

2,150

2,160

2,150

2,070

1,990

1,980

1,940

57,320

1,849

113,700

June

*1 , 900

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,870

1,890

1,830

1,810

1,750

1,720

1,680

1,650

1,670

1,670

1,650

1,640

1,620

1,620

1,590

1,560

1,570

1,540

1,520

1,520

1,500

1,530

1,550

*1,620

1,690

1,740

50, 660

1,689

100,500

July

,750

,810

,800

,870

,690

1,000

796

662

600

550

504

494

480

455

442

428

415

402

390

390

377

576

,370

,410

,400

* ,40O

,390

,370

,370

,370

,370

30,331

978

60,160

Aug.

1,330

1,330

,320

,330

,300

,290

,290

,290

,300

,330

,320

,320

,280

,280

,280

,240

,240

,270

,670

,530

,650

,640

,580

,500

,470

,390

,390

,370

,330

957

*569

41,186

1,329

81,690

Sept.

492

,210

,230

,190

,200

,170

,140

,060

,060

,490

,320

,210

,490

,420

,390

,380

,330

,300

,270

,270

,210

,190

,150

,010

,010

949

939

*939

912

893

34,824

1,161

69,070

Combined flow of river and floodway

Mean

Ac-ft

1,547 2,630 4,475 6,938 6,053 6,580 5,872 6,051 4,919 2,824 1,610 1,222

95,110 156,500 275,100 426,600 348,100 404,500 349,400 372,100 292,700 173,700 98,950 72,680

Hlver only

Calendar year 1959: Wax 3,400 

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,560

Min 

Mln

260

260

Mean 

Mean

1,472

1,541

Ac-ft 1,065,000 

Ac-ft 1,119,000

Combined flow

Calendar year 1959: Mean 4,008 

Water year 1959-60: Mean 4,225

Discharge measurement made on this day.
62 WHITE RIVER BASIN

480. West Pork White River at Greenland, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°59', long 94°10', in NW£ sec. 16, T.15 N., R.30 W., near left bank on

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 1 mile south of Greenland,

5? miles upstream from small tributary, and 10.5 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 83 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1960. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,233.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 15 years, 118 cfs (85,400 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,700 cfs May 6 (gage height, 14.50 ft in gage

well, 13.60 ft from floodmarks) from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of

contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 13-30.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 6, 1960; no flow at times in 1947-48,

1953-54, 1956.

Revisions. The figure of maximum discharge for the water year 1957 has been revised

to 27,700 cfs (gage height, 13.54 ft, in gage well), superseding that published in

WSP 1511.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for high-water period in the water year 1957, superseding those published in

WSP 1511, are given herewith:

May 22, 1957........... 4,870

Month Cfs-days

26,976

Maximum

4,870 

7,510 

7,510

Minimum

76 

0 

0.7

Mean

870 

196 

210

Per square 

mile

10.5 

2.36 

2.53

Runoff

Inches

12.09 

32.03 

L34.39

Acre-feet

53,510 

141,800 

152,200

Revised peak discharge. Apr. 3 (9:30 a.m.) 27.7OO cfs (13.54 ft, In gage well); May 22 (11:30 p.m.) 

27,700 efs (13.47 ft. In gage well).______________________________________________

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 11 to July 23, July 29 to Sept. 30)

1.3 0

1.4 .3

1.5 1.6

1.6 4.0

1.7 7.9

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

14

35

85

200

450

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

1,020

1,740

2,640

5,650

9,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

138

1.210

571 

593

281

176

124

85

61

47

49

*49

43

35

31

26

23

20

19

17

15

17

16

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

3,766

121

1.46

1.69

7,470

Nov.

11

10

308

3.770 

466

227

164

128

99

*85

73

64

58

51

43

39

34

31

28

27

26

25

23

*22

25

22

21

20

20

19

5,939

198

2.39

2.66

11,780

Dec.

16

15

15

14 

14

14

13

Tt

13

13

14

25

27

28

*26

30

136

286

180

136

102

85

73

61

53

49 lygeo

538

286

172

4,625

149

1.80

2.07

9,170

Jan.

148

124

102

*88 

85

79

76

79

88

88

82

246

286

310

28T

218

218

196

164

140

124

110

99

85

76

*76

73

64

55

51

47

3,958

128

1.54

1.77

7,850

Feb.

45

41

43

58 

485

315

227

192

168

144

116

96

85

76

73

73

76

73

*61

55

53

49

49

47

49

45

45

45

45

2,929

101

1.22

1.31

5,810

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,770 Mln 0.1

Mar.

43

45

47

47 

47

47

43

*41

47

111

281

263

272

276

250

268

218

209

192

164

140

128

113

102

92

85

76

*70

67

64

55

3,903

126

1.52

1.75

7,740

Apr.

53

47

43

39 

37

34

32

32

31

30

28

28

27

469

422

232

218

180

152

136

*144

116

96

82

73

67

58

51

575

571

4,103

137

1.65

1.84

8,140

May

268

200

160

156 

3,530

*7.650

654

373

263

200

156

*128

110

92

79

67

58

70

368

2,900

659

305

209

156

124

113

88

102

82

67

53

19,440

627

7.55

8.71

38,560

June

*53

13

51

41 

35

32

34

58

41

32

27

23

23

22

20

19

18

18

16

13

11

*9.4

8.9

9.4

11

11

8.9

6.6

5.4

4.7

735.3

24.5

0.295

0.33

1,460

Mean llo Cfsm 1.33 In.

July

4.3

3.5

3.5

14

11

13

11

11

7.9

6.2

5.0

4.0

*4.3

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.2

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

279

252

207

1.630

346

188

113

70

49

37

3,013.2

97.2

1.17

1.35

5,980

Aug.

28

*27

26

21 

20

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

9.4

8.4

7.4

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.4

4.3

4.0

3.5

*2.9

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

0 C-'Vf\

2.0

299.4

9.66

0.116

0.13

594

Sept.

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6 

1.4

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.5

.3

.2

*T2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

18.0

0.60

0.0072

0.008

36

17.91 Ac-ft 79,280

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,650 Mln 0.2 Mean 144 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.62 Ac-ft 104,600

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Nov. 4 (2:30 a.m.) 8,700 cfs (9.54 ft); Dec. 27 (6 a.m.) 4,770 

cfs (7.46 ft); May 6 (1 a.m.) 34,700 cfs (14.50 ft In gage well, 13.60 ft from floodmarks); May 20 

(12 m.) 6,220 cfs (8.30 ft); July 25 (6 a.m.) 7,200 efs (8.75 ft).__________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 63

490. War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°12'02", long 93°51'16", in SE^NE^ sec.28, T.18 N., R.27 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 45, 3.8 miles downstream from Clear 

Creek and 3.9 miles north of Hindsville.

Drainage area. 262 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1960.

 gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,170.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of i"929

Average discharge.--8 years, 299 cfs (216,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,700 cfs July 25 (gage height, 20.25 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 15.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 34,600 cfs Apr. 3, 1957 (gage height, 23.86 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 18, 19, 1954.

Flood of May 10, 1943, reached a stage of 28.1 ft, from information by local resident. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3, 4, Nov. 4, 5, Sept. 6-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 27 Dec. 28 to Sept. 30

0.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.O

53

110

176

272

565

1,020

6.0

8.0

10 .O

12.0

15.0

2,170

3,520

5,340

7,720

12,200

0.0

.2

.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

3,0

15

26

56

124

205

316

660

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

1,110 

2,170 

3.52O 

5,340 

7,720 

12,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

96

134

*5,060

5.440

3,310

2,050

895

548

376

300

244

322

*350

290

232

194

169

149

136

125

112

104

97

88

82

79

73

66

63

59

58

21,301

687

2.62

3.02

42,250

Nov.

56

t

"

*8.550

2,82O

1,080

660

512

400

340

295

254

230

203

178

163

151

138

128

123

116

110

 104

100

94

90

86

84

80

76

17,117

571

2.18

2.43

33,950

Dec.

74

72

70

67

65

63

62

61

59

58

66

175

203

161

 140

135

274

616

820

512

391

320

272

246

214

194

1,450

2.060

1,060

722

560

11,242

363

1.39

1.60

22, 300

Jan.

454

393

333

278

*248

242

228

232

240

283

285

396

1,110

1,080

1.610

948

745

722

560

470

400

341

293

262

244

232

*220

201

185

173

162

13,570

438

1.67

1.93

26,920

Feb.

152

146

139

144

1.590

1,510

925

700

580

505

400

319

273

244

228

218

209

*201

182

170

160

154

148

144

140

138

134

T38

136

10,127

349

1.33

1.44

20,090

Mar.

134

136

136

133

127

127

126

*126

162

273

1,060

1,020

992

1.240

992

925

790

790

858

745

620

540

488

422

371

327

290

264

*248

232

211

14,905

481

1.84

2.12

29,560

Apr.

194

178

165

154

144

136

128

122

114

108

103

101

98

145

1.880

902

620

522

422

*365

454

438

359

306

268

240

207

184

367

1,240

10,664

355

1.35

1.51

21,150

May

745

505

400

322

1,680

*10.600 2, no

1,310

880

660

505

*406

344

285

251

226

198

242

7,030

7,460

5,880

1,460

902

640

488

403

313

264

251

211

 182

47,813

1,542

5.89

6.79

94,840

June

182

288

350

393

232

192

251

226

178

150

132

116

108

102

99

89

84

77

71

 66

60

57

54

55

58

55

55

52

48

43

3,923

131

0.500

0.56

7,780

July

40

36

34

427

684

240

164

122

99

82

*69

58

52

45

39

34

32

41

110

67

51

49

106

240

11.600

7,200

1,240

680

438

324

255

24, 658

795

3.03

3.50

48,910

Aug.

*214

180

154

136

121

108

98

121

332

189

126

101

87

76

69

64

57

56

64

58

54

49

46

*43

41

39

37

35

32

32

11

2,850

91.9

0.351

0.40

5,650

Sept.

3O

27

25

24

22

21

20

20

20

19

19

18

 18

18

18

18

18

18

18

21

26

20

19

19

18

19

21

20

20

20

614

20.5

0.078

0.09

1,220

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,330 Kin n Mean 352 Cfam 1.34 In. 18.27 Ac-ft 255,100

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,600 Hin 19 Mean 433 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.39 Ao-ft 354,600

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Oct. 3 (12 p.m.) 13,800 cfs (16.78 ft); Nov. 4 

cfs (16.73 ft); May 6 (3:30 p.m.) 14,000 cfs (16.10 ft); May 20 (11 p.m.) 14,3O 

July 25 (7:50 p.m.) 22,700 cfs (20.25 ft)._____________________________

. (5 p.m.) 13,600 

300 cfs (16.26 ft);

Discharge measurement made on this day.
64 WHITE RIVER BASIN

495. White River near Rogers, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°19'59", long 94°01'07", in N| sec.12, T.19 N., R.29 W., on right bank 

 at downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 12, 2.6 miles upstream from 

Prairie Creek, 5-J miles east of Rogers, and at mile 643.2.

Drainage area. 1,020 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,006.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 1,157 cfs (837,600 acre-ft per Year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 51,400 cfs May 7 (gage height, 39.13 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 19, 20.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 65,700 cfs Apr. 4, 1957 (gage height, 43.73 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 5, 6, 27, 1954.

Maximum stage known since at least 1892, 52.9 ft in May 1943 (discharge, 100,000 cfs 

Flood in April 1945 reached a stage of 50.4 ft (discharge, 89,000 cfs). Data on these 

floods from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4, 5, Nov. 4-6, Dec. 28, Apr. 15, 

May 5-8, 19-22, July 25-27)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

112

210

2.5 328

3.0 488

4.0 900

6.0 1,960

8.0 3,270

12.0 6,480

1S.O 11,400

20.0 17,000

24.0 23,000

28.0 29,500

32.0 36,900

35.0 43,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

278

345

3,200

17,700

13,600

8,900

4,620

2,920

2,020

1,540

1,200

1,080

1,130

*1,100

944

814

688

606

526

477

425

396

362

331

305

285

273

254

247

234

232

67,032

2,162

2.12

2.44

133,000

fiov.

221

214

*230

8,220

*25,800

6,840

3,480

2,540

2,020

1,600

1,350

1,180

1,030

922

835

751

667

606

566

526

481

452

*425

392

371

356

328

318

302

288

61,311

2,044

2.00

2.24

121,600

Dec.

278

271

259

254

245

236

232

228

221

214

234

256

640

730

626

*566

626

1,390

2,730

2,470

1,840

1,490

1,280

1,130

1,010

900

2,370

9,870

5,080

3,340

2,540

43,556

1,405

1.38

1.59

86,390

Jan.

2,020

1,720

1,490

1,250

*1,080

1,030

944

900

922

966

1,030

1,030

2,860

3,410

4,590

4,180

3,060

2,800

2,470

1,960

1,660

1,440

1,280

1,130

1,030

966

*922

878

814

730

688

51,050

1,647

1.61

1.86

101,300

Feb.

626

606

566

566

1,300

5,760

3,830

2,860

2,340

2,020

1,720

1,380

1,180

1,060

966

922

878

878

*835

751

709

646

626

586

586

566

566

566

566

36,461

1,257

1.23

1.33

72,320

Mar.

546

546

546

526

526

507

488

488

*546

878

2,540

3,900

3,550

3,760

3,830

3,620

3,550

2,990

2,920

2,800

2,400

2,080

1,900

1,780

1,600

1,440

1,280

*1,150

1,060

900

55,635

1,795

1.76

2.03

110,400

Apr.

856

772

730

667

606

586

546

526

488

463

445

421

415

466

4,770

4,690

2,800

2,280

1,900

1,600

*1,540

1,780

1,600

1,350

1,230

1,080

966

856

856

3,560

40,845

1,362

1.34

1.49

81,010

May

4,250

2,730

2,080

1,660

3,440

28,700

*42,500

9,740

4,540

3,340

2,660

2,140

*1,780

1,490

1,300

1,180

1,030

944

4,830

19,400

28,300

13,400

4,690

3,270

2,470

1,960

1,660

1,380

1,350

1,130

944

200,088

6,454

6.33

7.30

396,900

June

*2,160

2,140

1,600

1,300

1,100

878

772

856

772

667

606

507

470

438

405

371

336

310

295

276

259

*245

230

221

217

210

217

208

200

189

18,455

615

0.603

0.67

36,600

July

179

175

163

167

1,100

1,380

772

566

442

359

300

266

*239

210

189

177

167

163

157

TsT

219

195

214

570

7,960

50,000

12,200

3,270

2,080

1,490

1,150

66,700

2,152

2.11

2.43

132,300

Aug.

922

*772

646

566

488

425

377

334

323

688

488

389

318

278

250

228

212

206

197

185

187

187

175

*161

151

143

136

126

123

119

112

9,912

320

0.314

0.36

19,660

Sept.

~yT 104

93

90

89

84

81

78

76

75

76

75

72

*68

66

65

66

65

64

64

65

66

72

85

85

78

76

73

72

71

2,291

76.4

0.075

0.08

4,540

Calendar year 1959: Max 23,800 Min 36 Mean 1,275 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.96 Ac-ft 922,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 42,300 Min 64 Mean 1,785 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23,82 Ac-ft 1,296,000

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Oct. 4 (7:30 p.m.) 21,200 cfs (23.69 ft); Nov. 5 (10 a.m.)

27,500 cfs (27.78 ft); May 7 (5 a.m.) 51.400 cfs (39.13 ft); May 21 (5 p.m.) 31,800 cfs (30.43 ft); 

July 26 (1:50 p.m.) 52,600 efs (30.69 ft). ______________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 65

505. Kings River near Berryville, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°25'30", long 93°37'20", in Ef sec.3, T.20 N., R.25 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, l£ miles downstream from Bee Creek, 2^ miles 

upstream from Clabber Creek, and 5^ miles northwest of Berryville.

Drainage area. 532 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for April 1939, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 963.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. Apr. 4 to July 11, 1939, wire-weight gage and July 12, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1951,

water-stage recorder, at site 5 miles upstream at datum 27.71 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1951,

to Oct. 22, 1952, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 600 cfs (434,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,000 cfs July 26 (gage height, 30.41 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 20.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 59,000 cfs May 10, 1943 (gage height, 30.20 ft, site 

and datum then in use, or about 37.0 ft, present site and datum); minimum, 0.1 cfs 

Aug. 27, 28, 1954.

Flood of Apr. 14, 1927, reached a stage of about 38.0 ft, present site and datum, 

from information by local residents (discharge, 62,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in 

Revisions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8, 12, 14, Nov. 8, 9, 

Dec. 21, Dec. 31 to Jan. 1, Jan. 19-21)

1.8 

2.0

2.2

2.3 

2.5 112

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

259

700

1,280

2,630

4,900

14.0

18.0

22.0

24.0

8,630

12,800

19,300

23,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

144

134

6,340

5,940

3,500

2,980

1,730

1,120

810

585

443

948

1,400

*1,040

755

580

447

345

291

259

225

206

184

169

152

144

134

126

119

112 

110

31,472

1,015

1.91

2.20

62,420

Nov.

108

101

126

*7.760

7,010

2,350

1,540

1,160

920

728

620

526

452

380

333

306

273

249

228

215

203

187

172

*166

155

147

141

134

129

126

26,945

898

1.69

1.88

53,440

Dec.

122

117

110

108

108

105

103

99

97

94

108

124

196

273

252

*235

259

810

1,860

1,400

1,060

838

700

625

536

456

2,180

3,280

2,070

1,470 

1,160

20,955

676

1.27

1.46

41,560

Jan.

948

810

700

595

*516

474

417

380

364

368

388

439

1,020

1,470

2,560

2,000

1,570

1,440

1,240

1,040

892

782

675

600

545

493

*456

413

372

345 

31(3

24,630

795

1.49

1.72

48,850

Feb.

310

295

273 299"

4,550

4,340

2,560

1,800

1,470

1,240

1,040

838

700

615

550

502

465

*434

380

345

329

318

306

299

291

281

277

284

273

25,664

885

1.66

1.79

50,900

Mar.

266

270

266

259

252

249

245

252

*325

526

1,240

1,570

1,570

2,210

2,210

2,070

1,800

1,660

2,000

2,000

1,730

1,730

2,070

1,800

1,400

1,160

975

865

*782

700 

610

35,062

1,131

2.13

2.45

69,540

Apr.

545

488

430

368

333

310

295

281

266

245

235

225

219

235

1,500

1,500

1,100

948

810

*728

782

892

755

650

585

526

452

401

526

1,000

17,630

588

1.11

1.23

34,970

May

1,310

975

782

675

1,190

15,000

8,070

3,060

2,070

1,500

1,160

*948

782

650

585

512

452

376

5,020

10,100

13,100

3,730

2,210

1,540

1,120

948

782

620

540

456

*384

80,647

2,602

4.89

5.64

160,000

June

384

470

555

474

439

333

303

284

270

252

222

203

187

181

166

152

141

129

117

110

105

99

88

90

97

103

101

99

97

97

6,348

212

0.398

0.44

12,590

July

94

84

82

169

136

190

212

166

131

108

*94

80

70

64

58

54

52

55

56

61

122

232

270

310

6,270

22,100

3,360

1,730

1,100

755 

560

38,825

1,252

2.35

2.71

77,010

Aug.

*422

325

277

242

215

187

160

144

163

181

160

139

122

114

103

97

90

88

84

78

88

86

80

*74

68

64

62

58

53

53

51

4,128

133

0.250

0.29

8,190

Sept.

47

45

42

41

39

35

33

31

33

31

30

26

*24

23

21

20

19

19

18

11

17

21

24

22

23

23

29

31

31

30

845

28.2

0.053

0.06

1,680

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,760 Min 12 Mean 598 Cfam 1.12 In. 15.26 Ac-ft 433,200

Water waiter year year 1959-60: laoa-du: Max PIO.A 22,100 ££,iuu Min nxii 17 LI Mean raecui 856 ass Cfam L.ICIIU 1.61 i.bi In. AH. 21.87 £l.a/ Ac-ft 1^-11, 621,200 bzi,

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs).--Oct. 3 (11:30 p.m.) 10,500 cfs (15.86 ft); Nov. 4 (9 p.m.)

cfs (19.07 ft); May 6 (7 p.m.) 20,700 cfs (22.66 ft); May 21 (3 a.m.) 20,500 cfs (22.59 ft);

July 26 (3:50 a.m.) 40,000 cfs (30.41 ft)._________________________________________

14,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
66 WHITE RIVER BASIN

507. James River near Springfield, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°12<12", long 93°09'00", in NE^NW^ sec. 11, T.28 N. , R.21 W., on left 

bank on county road at Kinser Bridge, 2-| miles southeast of Springfield.

Drainage area. 246 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,140 ft (from topographic map). 

Dec. 19, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Prior

Average discharge. 5 years, 197 cfa (142,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs May 6 (gage height, 14.66 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 18, 20-22 (gage height, 2.52 ft).

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Dec. 17, 1957 (gage height, 18.20 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 16, 24, 25, 1956 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 22 ft in July 1909, from information by local resident.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 14 to Apr. 22)

2.5 2.5 3.3 58

2.6 4.0 3.7 120

2.7 6.8 5.5 570

2.8 12 9.O 1,96O

3.0 25 12. 0 4,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

42

35

6?

1,520

666

525 

364

273

213

167

135

112

1,730 

1,260

682

480

364

302

250

213

180

153

135

124 

110

100

90

82

*78

74

69

10,593

342

1.39

1.60

21,010

Mov.

65

62

64

628

784

435 

314

255

211

178

153

133

120 

108

100

92

81

75

72

68

65

64

58

55 

53

50

49

46

44

43

4,525

151

0.614

0.68

8,980

Dec.

42

40

40

38

38

37 

36

35

34

*S4

41

52

101 

118

113

106

599

3,160

1,026

682

510

406

326

275 

237

211

643

1,140

714

525

406

11,759

379

1.54

1.78

23,320

Jan.

338

§9T

257

226

202

182 

167

155

141

131

126

124

*122 

124

128

151

163

170

180

176

170

157

145

137 

130

124

122

118

112

106

105

4,978

161

0.654

0.75

9,870

Feb.

98

95

92

95

505

555" 820 

450

378

338

280

235

204 

180

163

153

*141

131

120

115

110

103

100

95 

93

90

90

89

86

6,035

208

0.846

0.91

11,970

Mar.

81

82

80

78

75

74 

72

74

75

76

76

75

75 

92

115

130

137

153

193

242

*338

634

1,300

1.630 

1,186

910

766

586

480

406

338

10,623

343

1.39

1.61

21,070

Apr.

291

257

228

206

184

170 

157

147

133

126

120

117

112 

112

124

149

161

170

161

153

217

228

200

174 

157

143

124

118

118

126

4,883

163

0.663

0.74

9,690

May

128

*122

115

108

133

3.960 

1,140

634

450

338

273

226

191 

165

145

128

117

112

139

231

435

338

264

215 

180

161

137

117

106

95

84

10,987

354

1.44

1.66

21,790

June

81

75

69

65

59

57 

57

50

*48

45

44

41

45 

44

43

41

38

35

33

31

30

29

28

27 

26

24

24

24

22

20_

1,255

41.8

0.170

0.19

2,490

July

19

18

18

21

20

18 

16

16

15

14

14

13

*14 

14

13

12

11

13

12

12

11

12

13

16 

18

30

SB- 42

30

25

22

557

18.0

0.073

0.08

1,100

Aug.

19

17

14

18

18

15 

13

SB- 34

22

18

16

13 

12

*12

12

11

11

10

9.6

7.0

7.7

7.3

6.8 

6.5

6.0

5.7

6.0

5.1

BTT

5.1

388.2

12.5

0.051

0.06

770

Sept.

4.6

SO.

tt

3.8

3.6

3.2 

3.2

3.1

4.6

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.6 

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2 

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

105.4

3.51

0.014

0.02

209

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,160 Mln 3.8 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.606 In. 8.19 Ac-ft 107,700

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,960 Mln 2.6 Mean 182 Cfsn 0.740 In. 10.08 Ac-ft 132,300

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Oct. 4 (12:30 p.m.) 4,130 cfs (11.91 ft); Dec. 18 (4 a.m.) 6,150 

cfs (13.38 ft); May 6 (12:30 p.m.) 10,400 cfs (14.66 ft).________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 67

525. James River at Galena, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°48'20", long 93°27'50", In NW£ sec.7, T.24 N., R.23 W., on left bank 

 at downstream side of bridge on State Highways 13 and 44 In Galena, half a mile 

upstream from Railey Creek and 42.3 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 987 sq ml.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1960. 

1921, published In WSP 1311.

Monthly discharge only for October

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 921.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 Prior to Dec. 11, 1927, chain gage at site 500 ft downstream at datum 1.48 ft 

higher. Dec 11. 1927, to Feb. 27, 1935, chain gage, Feb. 28, 1935, to July 22, 1939, 

wire-weight gage, and July 23, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1953, water-stage recorder, at same 

site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 39 years, 949 cfs (687,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs May 7 (gage height, 15.80 ft); mlni-

 mum, 64 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 20, 21 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 52,700 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 29.82 ft present datum); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 20, 1954 (gage height, 1.25 ft, present datum).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 977: 1935(M), 1941(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

dot. 1 to Nov. 5 Nov. 6 to Sept. SO

3.0 278

3.5 446

4.0 662

5.0 

8.0 

11. O

1,3OO 

4,130 

7,690

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

64

109

234

395

4.O 880

5.0 1,540

8.0 4,300

13.0 10,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

535 

426

570

2,970

4,790

3,520

2,620 

1,840

1,380

1,050

655

712

1,900

6.790

47555"

2,720

2,O20

1,540

1,220

1,010

855

712

639

566 

506

458

*422

389

362

340 

321

48,058

1,550

1.57

1.81

95,320

Nov.

299 

231

281

574

3.380

2,370

1,620 

1,260

1,060

910

766

692

636

584

524

484

454

418

399

391

373

356

340

326 

316

306

290

290

276

265

20,523

684

0.693

0.77

40,710

Dec.

273 

262

256

254

251

242

237 

*242

237

 254

254

282

300

323

380

395

462

5,490

6.000

3,290

2,46O

1,930

1,620

1,400 

1,200

1,060

1,330

3,790

3,590

2,730 

2,14O

42,914

1,384

1.40

1.62

85,120

Jan.

1.770 

1,54O

1,330

1,160

1,030

94O

850 

793

740

681

641

*622

631

607

612

655

740

793

793

793

766

766

713

671 

641

612

588

565

534

502 

480

24,559

792

O.8O2

0.93

48,71O

Feb.

458 

441

429

437

529

1,63O

2.24O 

1,850

1,620

1,47O

1,330

1,130

970

880

793

»740

686

646

598

565

524

498

48O

462 

446

429

414

418

395

23,508

811

0.822

O.89

46,630

Mar.

376 

365

362

348

334

323

320 323"

326

340

348

351

354

425

565

646

671

713

820

1,O60

1.4OO

*2,06O

3,390

4,410 

4,190

3,390

2,73O

2,370

1,970

1,70O 

1,510

38,490

1,242

1.26

1.45

76,340

Apr.

1.33O 

1,160

1,060

940

850

766

740 

697

646

607

570

552

529

55F

671

713

766

740

713

713

766

793

793

740 

686

631

588

542

56O

565

21,965

732

0.742

0.83

43,570

May

529 

520

*502

480

520

6,16O

10.400 

3,7§0

2,550

1,970

1,620

1,360

1,160

1,000

910

793

740

697

880

1,540

2,190

2,370

1,890

1,510 

1,260

1,330

1,100

910

8 2O

713 

646

52,860

1,705

1.73

1.99

104,800

June

565" 6O7 

506

484

458

446

*418 

395

369

351

337

316

334

354

330

306

290

268

259

251

242

237

226

231 

224

224

211

211

216

2 08

9,874

329

0.333

0.37

19,58O

July

195 

187

IS 7

185

182

182

172 

167

16O

150

147

*144

154

16O

150

134

127

144

262

213

180

187

198

218 

268

282

?TC

262

245

224 

203

5,939

192

0.195

O.22

11,780

Aug.

180 

174

162

152

187

195

177 

234

323 293"

262

229

2O3

180

162

*147

144

154

150

157

147

134

130

125 

118

114

109

107

104

98 

93

5,144

166

O.168

0.19

1O.2OO

Sept.

93 

91

88

86

88

75

82 

79

86

79

93

82

75

86

77

71

66

64

71

64.

*73

71

68

79 

123

123

93

84

82

75

2,467

82.2

O.O83

0.09

4,890

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,790 Kin 47 Mean 607 Cfsm 0.615 In. 8.35 Ac-ft 439,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,400 Mln 64 Mean 810 Cfsm 0.821 In. 11.16 Ao-ft 587,600

Peak discharge (base, 12.000 cfs).--May 7 (5;5O a.m.) 15,2OO cfs (15.80 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
68 WHITE RIVER BASIN

534. Table Rock Reservoir near Branson, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°35'46", long 93°18'38", at dam on White River, in NW£ sec.22, T.22 N. , 

R.22 W. , 6.1 miles southwest of Branson.

Drainage area. 4,020 sq mi.

Records available. September 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

~tjy Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 18, 1958, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 2,901,000 acre-ft May 23 (elevation, 919.51 ft); 

 minimum, 945,400 acre-ft Oct. 1, 2 (elevation, 855.97 ft).

1956-60: Maximum contents, that of May 23, 1960; minimum since initial filling to 

bottom of power pool level, 941,300 acre-ft Sept. 24-25, 1959 (elevation, 855.75 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by a combination concrete-gravity and embankment-type dam. 

Storage began Sept. 9, 1956. Storage for the purpose of filling to power pool level 

began Nov. 24, 1958. Bottom of power pool was first reached May 21, 1959. Capacity, 

nominal top of flood-control pool, 3,462,000 acre-ft (elevation, 931 ft), of which 

760,000 acre-ft (between elevations 915 and 931 ft) is reserved for flood control, 

1,932,300 acre-ft (between elevations 846 and 915 ft) is used for power, and 769,700 

acre-ft (below elevation 846 ft) is dead storage. Capacity at spillway crest (elevation, 896 ft), 1,976,000 acre-ft. Reservoir used for flood control, power, and incidental recreational purposes.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-6O (elevation, 

In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

840

860

676,300

1,024,000

1,493,000

900

920

2,114,000

2,923,000

Contents, In thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

(t) 

(*)

Oct.

945.8 

947.5 

971.4 

1,009.3 

1,065.0

1,107.4 

1,133.4 

1,147.8 

1,156.4 

1,166.1

1,173.0 

1,180.5 

1,193.8 

1,213.0 

1,225.9

1,234.4 

1,244.1 

1,250.9 

1,253.0 

1,255.4

1,257.0 

1,258.0 

1,259.2 

1,261.7 

1,264.3

1,263.9 

1,262.9 

1,263.6 

1,262.4 

1,261.7 

1,264.1

870.94 

+318.1

Nov.

1,265.5 

1,264.6

1,267.4 

1,295.9 

1,349.2

1,400.0 

1,420.5 

1,434.0 

1,440.5 

1,446.1

1,450.6 

1,453.8 

1,457.0 

1,461.2 

1,465.7

1,466.8 

1,467.0 

1,467.0 

1,466.8 

1,467.3

1,469.7 

1,472.3 

1,473.4 

1,472.1 

1,471.8

1,474.2 

1,473.4 

1,475.0 

1,476.6

1,475.8

879.35 

+211.7

Dec.

1,475.5 

1,474.4 

1,473.9

1,473.7 

1,474.4

1,476.0 

1,474.7 

1,473.9 

1,472.6

1,473.7

1,475.8 

1,477.1 

1,479.2 

1,481.1 

1,482.1

1,483.7 

1,489.8 

1,501.5 

1,525.7 

1,543.6

1,554.7 

1,563.7 

1,570.4 

1,578.2 

1,585.2

1,592.2 

1,617.3 

1,643.2 

1,675.3 

1,694.2 

1,706.5

887 .51 

+230.7

Jan.

Ij718.3

1,730.0 

1,738.4 

1,743.3

1,747.4

1,751.7 

1,754.8 

1,757.6 

1,762.8 

1,768.1

1,769.0 

1,771.8 

1,775.6 

1,790.8 

1,801.0

1,818.3 

1,834.8 

1,844.1 

1,852.5 

1,859.0

1,865.5 

1,870.0 

1,875.9 

1,882.7 

1,885.3

1,888.2 

1,891.5 

1,894.4 

1,896.0 

1,899.3 

1,902.8

893.78 

+ 196.3

Feb.

1,904.2

1,904.5 

1,905.8 

1,911.0 

1,930.1

1,952.9 

1,979.1 

1,994.7 

2,007.3 

2,016.5

2,023.9 

2,031.1 

2,036.5 

2,043.3 

2,047.2

2,050.0 

2,051.7 

2,054.2 

2,055.2 

2,057.6

2,062.2 

2,062.9 

2,065.4 

2,066.4 

2,067.1

2,067.4 

2,069.9 

2,073.8

2,073.8

898.85 

+171.0

Mar.

2,073.4

2,075.5 

2,075.2 

2,075.8 

2,076.2

2,079.4 

2,080.0 

2,081.8 

2,082.8 

2,087.4

2,093.4 

2,103.5 

2,118.7 

2,136.3 

2,155.0

2,170.5 

2,183.8 

2,199.5 

2,213.7 

2,230.2

2,244.8 

2,259.8 

2,279.5 

2,298.9 

2,315.6

2,328.2 

2,340.1 

2,347.9 

2,356.4 

2,361.1 

2_,365.0

906.77 

+291.2

Apr.

2,370.1 

2,373.6 

2,377.9 

2,376.7 

2,374.8

2,373.2 

2,371.3 

2,368.9 

2,368.9 

2,370.9

2,369.7 

2,368.5 

2,367.8

2,374.0 

2,381.8

2,399.0 

2,413.0 

2,419.8 

2,425.4 

2,433.0

2,439.4 

2,443.8 

2,449.0 

2,455.4 

2,457.8

2,460.6 

2,464.2 

2,464.6 

2,469.4 

2,474.2

909.53 

+109.2

May

2,485.4

2,493 .0 

2,497.9 

2,501.2 

2,528.3

2,658.2 

2,783.3 

2,846.0 

2,845.2 

2,832.1

2,815.4 

2,796.5 

2,775.4 

2,752.5 

2,727.8

2,712.8 

2,702.4 

2,699.8 

2,715.3 

2,781.1

2,851.9 

2,897.4

2,896.9 

2,884.8 

2,866.8

2,846.0 

2,823.8 

2,800.4 

2,775.8 

2,750.7 

2,730.4

915.66 

+256.2

June

2,717.0

2,710.6 

2,703.3 

2,699.4 

2,697.7

2,695.1 

2,693.0 

2,690.0 

2,688.2 

2,683.9

2,681.8 

2,683.1 

2,685.7 

2,681.4 

2,676.6

2,671.9 

2,665.9 

2,661.2 

2,658.6 

2,651.4

2,646.0 

2,638.4 

2,636.3 

2,630.0 

2,626.2

2,624.1 

2,618.7 

2,610.7 

2,604.0 

2,596.8

912.52 

-133.6

July

2,592.6 

2,588.4 

2,586.8 

2,585.5 

2,579.6

2,578.4 

2,577.1 

2,574.2 

2,573.0 

2,573.4

2,570.5 

2,567.6 

2,564.8 

2,561.1 

2,557.4

2,554.9 

2,555.3 

2,557.4 

2,554.5

2,552.4

2,554.5 

2,555.3 

2,558.2 

2,563.9 

2,588.0

2,665.0 

2,720.1 

2_,727.4

2,724.8 

2,718.8 

2,714.0

915.28 

+117.2

Aug.

2,708.4

2,703.3 

2,698.6 

2,693.0 

2,689.5

2,685.2 

2,680.9 

2,676.2 

2,675.3 

2,674.0

2,671.5 

2,668.0 

2,665.0 

2,662.4 

2,658.6

2,654.8 

2,651.4 

2,649.3 

2,646.0 

2,647.2

2,647.7 

2,644.7 

2,642.2 

2,639.7 

2,637.2

2,634.2 

2,631.3 

2,630.9 

2,628.3 

2,625.0 

2^622.0

913.12 

-92.0

Sept.

2^618.7

2,615.7 

2,612.8 

2,612.4 

2,612.0

2,608.6 

2,600.6 

2,596.8 

2,591.8 

2,587.6

2,586.3 

2,580.0 

2,573.0 

2,565.2 

2,559.8

2,555.7 

2,551.2 

2,547.5 

2,542.2 

2,536.9

2,532.4 

2,527.4 

2.522.1 

2,518.8 

2,515.6

2,509.8 

2,504.1 

2,497.5 

2,493.0 

2,485.4

909.81 

-136.6

Calendar year 1959 .................... * +1,628.9

Water year 1959-60.................... * +1,539.4

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 69

535. White River near Branson, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°35'51", long 93°17'42", in SE^-NE^ sec.22, T .22 N. , R.22 W. , on left bank 

0.9 mile downstream from Table Rock Dam, 5 miles southwest of Branson, 7.4 miles 

upstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, and at mile 527.8.

Drainage area.--4 ,022 sq mi.

Records available. July 1909 to December 1910 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 696.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 19, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1910, chain gage at 

site 7.4 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1951, to Mar. 6, 1952, staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 3,372 cfs (2,441,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 18,000 cfs May 15; maximum gage height, 

15.60 ft May 23; minimum daily, 35 cfs Oct. 31, Nov. 1.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 89,100 cfs May 16, 1956 (gage height, 36.9 ft); minimum prior to building dam, 24 cfs Sept. 20, 1954; no outflow from reservoir at various 

times since storage began.

Maximum stage known, 52.8 ft Apr. 16, 1945, from floodmark (discharge, 203,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Records of discharge based on power releases, conduit releases, 

fish hatchery releases, and pool elevation at Table Rock Reservoir. Fish hatchery 

releases began Feb. 18, 1959. Some regulation by Table Rock Reservoir since Sept. 9, 

1956 (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,410 

1,410

40

40

1,370

1,350

1,330

1,330

1,460

37

39

1,440

1,440

1,520

1,440

1,430

36

39

1,610

1,530

1,520

1,500

1,590

36

37

1,610

*1,650

618 

1,560

1,570 

55

32,007

1,032

63,480

Nov.

35 

1,600

1,650

1,600

1,560

1,560

39

38

1,550

1,520

1,520

1,540

1,550

41

41

1,500

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

41

40

1,070

1,180

1,260

43

1,240

46 

50

1,310

29,704

990

58,920

Dec.

1,160 

1,150

1,180

1,120

45

44

1,18ZJ

1,200

1,140

1,200

502

50

47

475

1,160

1,240

1,380

1,320

52

52

1,200

1,240

1,280

347

48

46

47

1,240 

1,420

1,420

1,440

25,425

820

50,430

Jan.

51 

49

53

1,400

1,420

1,440

1,460

1,440

51

45

2,220

2,120

1,280

1,200

1,180

48

50

1,200

1,360

1,400

1,380

1,400

654

62

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400 

1,400

611

47

30,621

988

60,740

Feb.

1,400 

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,380

1,340

47

1,33T>

1,380

1,380

1,440

1,380

1,220

51

1,540

1,520

1,600

1,340

1,360

1,300

52

1,380

1,440

1,500

1,460

1,460

1,280

1 57 

1,500

-------

35,387

1,220

70,190

Mar.

1,480 

1,440

1,420

1,120

1,140

61

1,22O~

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,340

614

1,340

1,340

1,380

1,380

1,340

1,140

781

1,120

1,100

1,160

1,260

1,340

1,460

1,100

1,920 

1,860

1,860

1,860

40,016

1,291

79,370

Apr.

1,980 

1,280

916

3,315

3,280

3,360

3,340

3,280

1,720

936

2,200

2,220

2,160

2,280

1,860

1,760

1,120

2,160

1,920

2,020

2,260

2,160

1,760

1,120

2,540

1,840

985

2,280 

2,200

2,040

62,317

2,077

123,600

May

1,760 

2,700

2,500

2,680

2,380

3,900

5,600

10,900

*16,400

*17,200

17,200

17,100

16,900

17,600

18,000

13,400

8,210

6,460

6,660

8,500

15,000

16,600

17,400

17,700

17,700

17,600

17,500

17,400 

17,200

17,100

13,700

380,950

12,290

755,600

June

10,200

7,440

5,180

4,160

4,580

3,720

2,880

2,620

4,140

2,280

371

2,98CT

2,920

2,900

3,860

3,920

2,860

2,020

3,920

4,060

4,140

4,060

3,920

2,960

1,560

3,720

4,200 

4,260

4,120

119,081

3,969

236,200

July

2,240 

2,380

2,020

1,660

3,440

2,160

2,090

2,080

1,670

445

2,090

2,100

2,080

1,980

1,940

1,260

46

1,190

1,610

1,260

1,250

1,250

645

45

1,640"

2,310

4,660

6,400 

6,330

6,070

4,680

71,021

2,291

140,900

Aug.

5,040 

4,160

3,960

4,080

2,980

2,990

2,930

2,850

2,670

1,080

2,170

2,210

1,820

2,000

2,310

2,190

2,110

1,940

1,970

1,550

285

1,800

1,750

1,700

1,520

1,610

1,580

207 

1,600

1,530

1,620

68,212

2,200

135,300

Sept.

1,520 

1,560

1,560

32S- 325

1,670

3,890

1,900

2,480

2,250

635

2,360

2,740

3,600

2,520

2,460

2,520

1,900

2,420

2,540

2,620

2,680

2,780

2,640

2,320

3,200

2,660

3,020 

3,040

3,020

69,156

2,305

137,200

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,210 Min 32 Mean 1,037 Ao-ft 750,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 18,000 Min 35 Mean 2,634 Ao-ft 1,912,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
70 WHITE RIVER BASIN

545. Bull Shoals Reservoir near Flippin, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°21'56", long 92°34'29", at dam on White River in NW£ sec.21, T.20 N., 

R.15 W., 6.3 miles northeast of Flippin, 12| miles downstream from Little North Fork, 

and at mile 418.6.

Drainage area. 6,036 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

July 20, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 3,301,600 acre-ft May 31 (elevation, 659.43 ft), 

 minimum, 2,449,400 acre-ft Oct. 2 (elevation, 639.72 ft).

1951-60: Maximum contents, 5,366,100 acre-ft June 21, 1957 (elevation, 694.41 ft);

minimum since bottom of power pool was first reached, 950,200 acre-ft Jan. 14, 1952

(elevation, 587.29 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage for purpose of filling to 

power pool level began July 23, 1951. Bottom of power pool was first reached Nov. 16, 

1951. Capacity at top of spillway gates, 5,408,000 acre-ft (elevation, 695.0 ft), of 

which 2,360,000 acre-ft (between elevations 654.0 and 695.0 ft) will be reserved for 

flood control, 2,084 000 acre-ft (between elevations 588.0 and 654.0 ft) will be used 

for power, and 964,000 acre-ft (below elevation 588.0 ft) will be dead storage. Capacity at spillway crest (elevation, 667.0 ft), 3,682,500 acre-ft. Contents at lowest outlet, 8,400 acre-ft (elevation, 477.1 ft). Reservoir is used for flood control, power, 

and incidental recreational purposes. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, and 

contents, in thousands of acre-feet)

639

640

645

2,422.0

2,460.0

2,659.0

650

655

660

2,870.0

3,093.5

3,329.0

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

HI

Oct.

2,451.6

Z,454.7 

2,479.0 

2,497.5 

2,517.3

2,525.6 

2,527.2 

2,526.4 

2,524.0 

2,524.4

2,521.2 

2,531.5 

2,543.7 

2,554.0 

2,559.1

2,561.9 

2,560.7 

2,559.1 

2,560.3 

2,561.5

2,563.5 

2,564.7 

2,566.7

2,561.5 

2,557.6

2,556.0 

2,553.2 

2,548.1 

2,545.7 

2,544.5 

2,542.6

642.09 

+89.4

Nov.

2,539.4 

2,536.2

2,539.0 

2,592.7 

2,610.1

2,612.1 

2,612.1 

2,612.1 

2,613.3 

2,612.9

2,612.5 

2,612.5 

2,616.4

2,610.1 

2,607.3

2,607.7 

2,604.2 

2,603.0 

2,599.4 

2,598.3

2,593.9 

2,591.9 

2,590.0 

2,587.2 

2,583.2

2,582.1 

2,576.1 

2,571.4 

2,568.2 

2,564.3

642.64 

+ 21.7

Dec.

2,561.5 

2,557.2 

2,551.2 

2,550.9 

2,546.5

2,543.7 

2,540.2 

2,538.2 

2,534.7 

2,532.7

2,538.6 

2,537.8 

2,537.8 

2,536.6 

2,537.0

2,539.0 

2,559.1 

2,587.6 

2,594.7 

2,601.4

2,603.0 

2,606.2 

2,608.5 

2,610.1 

2,610.9

2,610.9 

2,639.7 

2,660.6 

2,654.1 

2,666.4 

2,669.7

645.26 

+ 105.4

Jan.

2,672.5

2,677.9 

2,675.4 

2,678.7 

2,682.4

2,685.7 

2,689.3 

2,691.8 

2,693.0 

2,694.3

2,696.7 

2,704.6 

2,708.8 

2,726.9 

2,733.2

2,737.0 

2,746.6 

2,753.8 

2,756.7 

2,759.6

2,763.4 

2,764.3 

2,766.8 

2,766.8 

2,767.6

2,769.3 

2,771.8 

2,775.6

Z,774.8 

2,773.1 

2,772.2

647.72 

+102.5

Feb.

2,772.2 

2,772.2 

2,773.1 

2,776.9 

2,791.3

2,798.6 

2,801.6 

2,805.9 

2,814.1 

2,815.4

2,816.3

2,815.4 

2,814.5 

2,810.7 

2,809.8

2,806.4 

2,805.5 

2,800.8 

2,796.0 

2,792.6

2,789.6 

2,784.4 

2,781.5 

2,776.4 

2,770.1

2,762.6 

2,758.8 

2,754.6 

2,746.6

_ _____

647.11 

-25.6

Mar.

2,739.1 

2,734.4 

2,722.7 

2,713.4 

2,702.5

2,695.1 

2,687.3 

2,679.9 

2,673.8 

2,668.8

2,663.9 

2,659.8 

2,658.6

2,659.0 

2,660.6

2,663.9 

2,664.3 

2,669.7 

2,678.3 

2,687.3

2,696.7 

2,708.0 

2,719.3 

2,729.8 

2,737.4

2,744.1 

2,746.2 

2,752.9 

2,760.1 

2,763.0 

2,761.3

647 . 46 

+ 14.7

Apr.

2,764.3

2,768.7 

2,769.3 

2,774.8 

2,779.8

2,786.6 

2,792.6 

2,796.5 

2,797.8 

2,798.6

2,801.2 

2,802.1 

2,803.4 

2,810.2 

2,813.2

2,817.5 

2,824.9 

2,828.7 

2,831.7 

2,836.5

2,839.9 

2,842.9 

2,844.2 

2,847.6 

2,851.9

2,852.8 

2,854.1 

2,852.8 

2,858.8 

2,860.5

649.78 

+99.2

May

2,863.6

2,868.7 

2,872.6 

2,875.7 

2,882.8

2,989.1 

3,014.3 

3,031.4 

3,052.6 

3,072.6

3,083.0 

3,087.1 

3,082.6 

3,076.2 

3,071.7

3,065.7 

3,049.4 

3,048.9 

3,067.1 

3,124.0

3,154.5 

3,181.3 

3,204.3 

3,225.0 

3,244.5

3,265.2 

3,280.5 

3,286.8 

3,295.4 

3,298.8 

3,293.5

659.26 

+ 433.0

June

3,279.1

3,267.6 

3,246.0 

3,215.6 

3,186.0

3,149.8 

3,114.4 

3,091.2 

3,071.2 

3,049.8

3,040.4 

3,027.8 

3,020.1 

3,017.4 

3,018.8

3,016.5 

3,013.8 

3,016.5 

3,016.5 

3,012.9

3,014.3 

3,014.7 

3,018.3 

3,023.3 

3,025.5

3,025.5 

3,027.3 

3,026.4 

3,026.4 

2,029.6

653.59 

-263.9

-July

3,029.6 

3,029.1 

3,030.0 

3,033.2

3,030.9

3,030.0 

3,027.8 

3,026.0 

3,025.1 

3,021.0

3,016.5 

3,012.9 

3,010.2 

3,009.3 

3,009.3

3,009.8 

3,006.6 

3,006.2 

3, 003 . 5 

3,000.3

2,994.5 

2,994.5 

2,994.0 

2,991.3

3,004.8

3,005.3 

3,002.1 

2,999.4 

3,001.2 

3,006.2 

3,014.3

653.25 

-15.3

Aug.

3,018.3 

3,020.6 

3,017.9 

3,020.1 

3,020.6

3,020.1 

3,020.6 

3,021.0 

3,023.7

3,O15.2

3,011.1 

3,007.5 

3,005.3 

3,004.4 

3,000.8

2,996.7 

2,992.2 

2,991.3 

2,989.1 

2,987.7

2,985.0 

2,981.4 

2,976.5 

2,972.4 

2,970.6

2,967.5 

2,966.6 

2,962.5 

2,958.9 

2,954.9 

2,951.4

651.85 

-62.9

Sept.

2.948.3 

2,946.7 

2,943.5 

2,940.0 

2,937.3

2,934.2 

2,932.5 

2,930.3 

2,929.4 

2,929.4

2,927.2 

2,925.4 

2,925.4 

2.925.0 

2,927.6

2,928.1 

2,929.4 

2,929.0 

2,932.5 

2,932.5

2,931.2 

2,929.8 

2,929.0 

2,929.8 

2,931.2

2,931.6 

2,933.4 

2,932.5 

2,931.6 

2,932.9

651.43 

-18.5

Calendar year 1959.................... * -155.6

Water year 1959-60.................... * +479.7

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in thousands of acre-feet.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 71'

550. White River near Flippin, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°18'50", long 92°33'20", in NE£ sec.10, T.19 N., R.15 W., on right bank 

1.3 miles upstream from Hightower Creek, 3 miles northeast of Flippin, 11.5 miles downstream from Bull Shoals Dam, 11.8 miles upstream from Crooked Creek, and at mile 406.7.

Drainage area. 6,067 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1960.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.66 ft above mean sea level,.datum of 

929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Dec. 21, 1938, staff gage at site 

1.1 miles upstream at datum 1.52 ft higher.

Average discharge. 32 years, 6,135 cfs (4,442,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,800 cfs June 6 (gage height, 12.71 ft); minimum daily, 742 cfs Jan. 8.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 215,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 39.82 ft); minimum daily, 90 cfs Aug. 3, 1949, caused by temporary storage behind Bull Shoals Dam 

upstream.

Maximum stage known, 45.4 ft Apr. 16, 1927, original site and datum, or about 41 ft, 

present site and datum (discharge, 240,000 cfs, from data by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals Reservoir (see preceding page). Prior to this date some regulation at low flow by Lake 

Taneycomo 100 miles upstream (total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft). Some regulation July 

1949 to July 1951 by construction of Bull Shoals Dam. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

740

995

2,230

3,930

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

8,100

13,700

20,000

26,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,240

2,500

2,620 

1,980

3,100

2,740

3,660 

4,100 

3, 266

2,340

1,350 

2,690

2,380

1,550

 1,410

2,260

2,690

1,680

1,730

1,850

1,420

1,610

1,730

2,790 

1,480

2,530

2,990 

3,640

2,580

3,030

2,300

74,230

2,395

147,200

Nov.

1,870

2,870

2,710 

2,240

2,430

2,160

2,550 

1.690 

2,080

 2,750

2,880 

2,940

2,820

3,170

2,660

2,500

3,220

3,180

3,100

3,390

2,940

1,870

2,520

3,130 

2,790

2,080

2,750 

5.860

1, 996

3,290

80,430

2,681

159,500

Dec.

3,080

3,600

3,620 

3,000

2,810

1,380

3,220 

 2,840 

3,200

5.700

3,290 

2,580

1,540

5,000

2,960

2,480

2,520

2,220

1,820

1.100

2,450

2,810

2,750

1,350 

1,570

1,560

1,400 

2,470

1,750

1,620

1,490

74,540

2,405

147,800

Jan.

1,550

1,070

1,170 

 1,770

1,580

1,050

787 

742 SIT

818

949 

1,050

1,200

1,550

1,590

1,560

858

1,660

1,950

1,950

2,070

2,550

1,270

1,210 

2,450

2,290

2,200 

2,080

2,280

1,920

l,420j

46,998

1,516

93,220

Feb.

*2,000

2,110

2,160 

2,960

3,100

2,210

1,900 

2,766 

2,350

2,780

2,810 

3,660

2,920

2,820

4,510

4,570

4,190

4,550

4,900

5,570

2,970

4,850

5,310

5,310 

5,710

6,010

4,520 

5,990

6,560

107,260

5,699

212,700

Mar.

*6,770

6,900

7.710 

7,O40

6,070

5,990

6,920 

6,600 

6,590

6,210

6,150 

5,190

4,190

5,820

5,750

4,840

4,500

4,030

3,250

2,470

2,210

2,560

5,500

2,980 

3,350

2,700

2,350 

2,100

 2,050

2,590

2,480

141,200

4,555

280,100

Apr.

1,860

2,200

2,040 

1,960

1,850

1,500

1,466 

2,260 

1,980

1,470

2,060 

2,370

2,510

2,370

2,640

2,020

1,780

2,170

2,510

2,260

1,960

2,030

1,890

2,050 

 2,220

2.820

2,566 

2,000

1,950

1,860

62,270

2,076

125,500

May

1,220

1,510

1,180 

1,536

1,680

5,120

2,500 

5,140 

6,910

8,950

11,700 

17,800

18,700

21,000

20,666

19,700

19,000

14,500

9,940

11,500

11,500

9,050

9,200

 9,500 

9,580

9,730

9,900 

15,200

13,500

15,800

18,100

525, 440

10, 500

645,500

June

21,400

14,600

19,700 

22,000

22, 400

25,400

24. 100 

18,466 

15,400

12,500

9,850 

7,800

6,840

4,640

4,440

4,420

4,200

3,650

3,200

4,410

4,250

4,170

5,780

5,140 

2,400

2,350

 5, 466 

4,150

4,180

3,450

282,590

9,420

560, 500

July

5,670

2,750

2,700 

2,540

5,010

5,640

5,290 

5,220 

2,620

2,870

4,300 

4,460

3,520

2,240

2,000

1,940

1,810

2,850

3,120

3,500

5,780

5,280

1,990

1.280 

2,660

*4,200

7.780 

7,426

6,460

4,670

1,650

104,980

5,586

208,200

Aug.

5,090

4,060

4,710 

4,650

4,790

5,680

2,700 

5,940 

5,520

4,650

5,910 

5,860

2,470

2,560

4,580

4,480

4,420

3,460

3,410

2,550

2,270

3,810

*4,190

3,150 

3,150

3,120

2.000 

2,616

3,150

5,090

5,450

109,110

5,520

216,400

Sept.

5,440

5,200

2,150 

1,780

2,510

5,290

5,170 

4,110 

3, 430

1,190

1,260 

2,570

2,170

1,760

2,420

2,550

1,760

1,990

2,550

 2,760

2,760

5,150

5,590

2,820 

2,100

2,650

2,830 

2,760

2,600

2,770

77,030

2,568

152,800

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,930 Min 1,020 Mean 3,023 Ac-ft 2,188,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 24,100 Min 742 Mean 4,060 Ac-ft 2,947,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
72 WHITE RIVER BASIN

560. Buffalo River near St. Joe, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°59' , long 92°45' , In SWi sec.36, T.16 N., R.17 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 65, If miles downstream from Mill 

Creek, 4 miles upstream from Bear Creek, and 4j miles southeast of St. Joe.

Drainage area.--885 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 560.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 1, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 1,119 cfs (810,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,600 cfs May 20 (gage height, 22.88 ft); minimum, 47 cfs Sept. 22.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 41.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 69,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.6 cfs 

Sept. 16, 17, 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 50.5 ft in August 1915, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: 1945(M), 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Dec. 11)

Oct. 1 to May 24 May 25 to Sept. 30

110

220

415

950

1,680

7.0

9.0

11.0

15.0

18.0

2,550

4,900

7,500

14,400

20,500

3.3 

3.5 

4.0

49

51

103

170

370

610

900

1,610

3,640

10.0 6,200

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

465

358

1,910

5,160

8,800

4,770

2,550

1,640

1,120

830

650

575

660

660

*555

465 

402

338

298

272

255

227

211

190

175

166

157

144

138

133

133

34,407

1,110

1.34

1.55

68,250

Nov.

131

126

ns.'TOo" 122

9,040

3 520

2 270

1 720

*1 370

1 160

985

860

770

685

605

540 

490

451

410

384

362

350

322

306

294

269

258

248

227

217

43,692

1,456

1.76

1.97

86,660

Dec.

208

202

196

190

184

175

*163

169

160 160"

748

2,450

1,720

1,260

1,020

985 

1,520

3,880

4,380

2,850

2,180

1,760

1,480

1,260

1,090

985

4,380

6,720

3,880

2,650

2,090

51,095

1,648

2.00

2.30

101,300

Jan.

1,720

1,480

1,300

1,090

*985

950

890

860

890

1,120

1,260

1,260

2,550

3,290

5,420

3,640 

2,960

3,180

2,650

2,140

1,840

1,560

1,370

1,200

1,090

985

950

860

800

740

685

51,715

1,668

2.02

2.33

102,600

Feb.

635

*600

565

1,280

11,100

6,200

3,760

2,850

2,360

2,090

1,720

1,400

1,200

1,090

950

890 

860

800

740

660

620

610

570

550

545

530

STB" 510

515

46,715

1,611

1.95

2.11

92,660

Mar.

*510

510

510

500

485

465

460

TBT

500

600

1,200

1,760

1,840

2,140

2,360

2,960 

2,850

2,750

2,850

2,750

2,360

2,270

2,360

2,220

1,880

1,640

1,440

*1,260

1,160

1,060

950

47,065

1,518

1.84

2.12

93,350

Apr.

860

770

685

640

590

560

520

500

465

442

420

410

392 !0"6~

1,110

,720

,400

,370

,230

,120

,370

,560

,340

,160

*1,060

920

800

710

860

1,300

26,690

890

1.08

1.20

52,940

May

,560

,200

,020

890

,020

*1 ,700

* ,590

,770

,180

,450

,000

,680

,400

,200

,020

920 

800

770

8,320

17,400

17,600

6,330

*4,000

2,850

2,200

1,960

1,650

1,340

1,120

930

780

121,650

3,924

4.76

5.48

241,300

June

870

1,530

1,230

870

714

620

560

505

460

424

392

356

330

317

305

293

281

269

269

261

249

237

229

221 2TT

225

*237

285

356

309

13,425

448

0.543

0.61

26,630

July

261

221

249

370

442

570

406

317

257

225

202

180

160

146

132

119

116

113

113

109

116

156

620

960

*1,520

5,550

1,8SO

1,020

720

535

424

18,149

585

0.709

0.82

36,000

Aug.

343 '289'

249

217

198

180

160

146

138

149

170

149

135

119

113

106 

103

100

97

92

89

*86

83

81

78

78

75

73

70

68 "£15

bo

4,102

132

0.160

0.18

8,140

Sept.

65

63

61

58

58

58

56

53

58

63

86

*9253-

75

70

65 

61

58

*56

53

51

49

m

53

56

53

58

58

61

63

1,845

61.5

0.075

0.08

3,660

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,200 Mln 50 Mean 1,095 cfsm 1.33 in. 18.02 Ac-ft 793,000

Water year 1959-60; Max 19,700 Mln 49 Mean 1,258 Cfsm 1.52 m. 20.75 Ac-ft 913,500

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs). Nov. 4 (1:30 p.m.) 23,600 cfs (19.52 ft); Feb. 5 (11:30 a. 

14,600 cfs (15.10 ft); May 6 (11:30 a.m.) 27,600 cfs (21.26 ft); May 20 (12 p.m.) 31,600 cfs 

(22.88 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 73 

570. Buffalo River near Rush, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°07', long 92"33', in NE-£ see.15, T.17 N. , R.15 W. , on left bank 0.8 mile 

upstream from Rush Creek, 1.5 miles southeast of Rush, and 24.3 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 1,091 sq mi.

Records available . October 1928 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of_gage is 451. ft above mean sea level, datum of

'929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark)7 "Prior to Jan. 27, 1939, staff gage at site 

0.6 mile downstream at same datura.

Average discharge. 32 years, 1,367 cfs (989,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,200 cfs May 21 (gage height, 19.42 ft); minimum, 64 cfs Sept. 9.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 38.86 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 45.5 ft Aug. 19, 1915, from floodmarks, original site (discharge, 164,000 cfs by slope-area measurement of peak flow). Flood of Apr. 14, 1927, 

reached a stage of 35.9 ft, from floodmarks, original site (discharge, 110,000 cfs by 

slope-area measurement). Data on floods in 1915 and 1927 furnished by Corps of Engineers. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 897. Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1929-31, 1933, 1935(M), 

1938.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in fe

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 31, June 1, 

July 25, July 29 to Sept. 30)

;t, and discharge,

-0.3

0.0

.5

1.0

2.0

159

228

378

580

1,140

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

1,850

2,770

5,450

9,190

13,100

12.0

15.0

17.0

17,300

24,900

30,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

553

444

730

5,030

9,580

7,100

3,460

2,140

1,480

1,110

870

758

730

812

*705

590

505

435

585

547

315 

297

279

257

236

223

214

202

195

190

186

40,156

1,295

1.19

1.37

79,650

Nov.

179

174

T77

14,200

*16,200

5,120

2,990

2,140

*1,690

1,380

1,170

1,020

900

812

705

650

566

509

468

457

414 

389

378

558

358

328

312

294

282

271

54,851

1,828

1.68

1.87

108,800

Dec .

265

260

251

241

246

258

251

*226 "2T6"

255

456

3,030

2,360

1,690

1,340

1,170

1,580

5,840

5,800

3,970

2,880 

2,220

1,850

1,580

1,380

1,240

5,820

10,500

5,800

3,840

2,770

67,533

2,178

2.00

2.30

133,900

Jan.

2,220

1,890

1,660

1,440

*1,270

1,200

1,140

1,080

1,110

1,270

1,480

1,520

2,410

3,540

6,160

4,810

3,710

3,840

5,460

2,720

2,270 

1,970

1,690

1,520

1,580

1,270

1,170

1,110

1,020

960

8 '°

62,960

2,031

1.86

2.15

124,900

Feb.

812

*758

705

840

11,100

10, 100

5,280

5,710

2,990

2,660

2,220

1,770

1,550

1,580

1,240

1,170

1,080

1,050

960

870

812 

758

705

680

680

655

625

620

*62U

58,400

2,014

1.85

1.99

115,800

Mar.

620

625

625

605

590

571

566

558

1590

705

1,140

1,950

2,220

2,510

2,990

5,580

5,970

3,580

3,710

3,710

3,220 

2,990

2,880

2,770

2,410

2,050

1,810

1,620

*1,480

1,580

1,270

59,275

1,912

1.75

2.02

117,600

Apr.

1,140

1,050

960

870

812

750

705

655

620

580

544

518

496 "5&Z

1,080

1,970

17770"

1,620

1,620

1,410

,480 

,770

,660

,480

,540

* ,200

,080

950

,050

,620

55,322

1,111

1.02

1.14

66,090

May

1,970

1,690

1,410

1,240

1,170

20,600

*19,200

7,290

4,520

5,540

2,610

2,180

1,890

1,660

1,480

1,580

1,240

1,140

7,070

17,800

50,700 

10,500

*5,620

5,840

2,880

2,520

2,090

1,730

1,520

1,500

1,140

164,520

5,501

4.86

5.60

525,900

June

1,140

2,090

2,010

1,410

1,140

960

870

785

705

650

580

522

480

456

429

596

378

347

325

505

288 

271

257 "257

268

274

331

*344

425

468

19,139

638

0.585

0.65

37,960

July

592

334

300

464

576

655

650

484

592

551

291

*254

244

221

192

179

170

186

172

165

155 

TT9

274

960

950

*5,050

2, 6 16

1,440

1,050

650

20,720

668

0.612

0.71

41,100

Aug.

509

422

358

309

276

257

228

206

195

186

192

204

186

172

159

148

131

155

151

151

124 

*118

112

106

102

102

100

98

98 

94

_92

5,679

183

0.168

0.19

11,260

Sept.

86

85

79

75

75

72

68

66

79

155

118

116

129

116

108

100

94

90

*88

81

77 

75

77

90

108

92

90

88

85

2,737

91.2

0.084

0.09

5,430

Calendar year 1959: Max 17,300 Min 73 Mean 1,332 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.58 Ac-ft 964,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 30,700 Mln 66 Mean 1,609 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.08 Ac-ft 1,168,000

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). Nov. 4 (8:30 p.m.) 28,300 cfs (16.22 ft); Feb. 5 (8 p.m.) 

16,400 cfs (11.63 ft); May 6 (8 p.m.) 34,300 cfs (18.16 ft); May 21 (8 a.m.) 38,200 cfs 

(19.42 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
74 WHITE RIVER BASIN

575. North Fork River near Tecumseh, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°37'22", long 92°14'53", in NE^SE^ sec.35, T.23 N., R.12 W., on right 

bank 3.2 miles downstream from Spring Creek and 3| miles northeast of Tecumseh.

Drainage area. 561 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 584.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 12, 1945, staff gage at same site 

at datum 0.22 ft lower.

Average discharge. 16 years, 743 cfs (537,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,050 cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 6.56 ft); minimum, 307 cfs Sept. 23, 24 (gage height, 2.42 ft).

1944-60; Maximum discharge. 27,400 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 18.05 ft); minimum 187 cfs Sept. 14-18, 1954 (gage height, 2.06 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

2.4 297

3.0 657

4.0 1,590

6.0 4,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

494

598"

718

1,250

1,590

1,130

864

725

644

604

584 

916

Z, ISO 

1,300

979

800

725

664

631

591

572

*552

539 

520

513

501

507

501

482

463

23,576

761

1.36

1.56

46,760

Nov.

451

451 

451

770

1.820

1,160

925

800

732

677

650

617 

598

572 

546

539

520

500

490

480

480

470

470

460 

450

440

430

420

41£

415

18,199

607

1.08

1.21

36,100

Dec.

415

415 

415

409

409

409

 409

409

398

403

469

565 

617

611 

591

584

604

1,450

1,370

1,080

943

840

778

725 

671

650

2,170

5.640

2,120

1,540

1,260

27,369

883

1.57

1.81

54,290

Jan.

1,110

1,010 

925

848

792

748

725

698

664

644

 624

62T

725 

1,270

1.520

1,150

1,090

998

952

856

808

762

732 

711

718

698

671

650

657

631

25,408

820

1.46

1.68

50,400

Feb.

617

598 

591

657

954

1.120

1,090

1,010

998

998

898

792 

740

711 

 698

691

677

664

644

624

617

611

591

584 

584

578

572

578

558

21,025

725

1.29

1.59

41,700

Mar.

559

559 

546

552

520

520

520

526

546

552

552

552 

526

558 

611

677

725

762

880

970

1,070

1,250

1,590

*1.B20 

1,700

1,540

1,570

1,260

1,170

1,120

1,020

27,045

872

1.55

1.79

55,640

Apr.

952

824

785

762

752

718

691

671

650

644

657 

631

630 

740

810

820

790

780

780

800

850

840

810 

770

710

670

630

650

650

22,507

744

1.53

1.48

44,250

May

610

600 

600

*611

644

2,620

2.880

1,880

1,480

1,250

1,100

989 

907

856 

808

770

755

725

1,130

1,940

2,880

2,120

1,640

1,370 

1,200

1,070

961

889

840

792

755

37,672

1,215

2.17

2.50

74,720

June

752.

705 

684

671

650

*657

624

617

611

604

604

598 

598

604 

598

584

565

550

526

507

501

494

488

482 

476

469

494

494

476

457.

17,100

570

1.02

1.15

55, 920

July

451

445 

494

507

482

457

445

455

427

421

*42l

427 

526

513 

469

427

415

421

415

415

409

403 TiT

457 

738

856

69T

591

539

513

482

15,135

488

0.870

1.00

30,020

Aug.

457

445 

455

433

433

439

427

457

482

476

451

439 

421

409 

403

398

*392

405

439

415

415

392

370

359 

354

354

554

548

548

343

558

12,627

407

0.725

0.84

25,050

Sept.

558

333 

355

328

322

322

322

522

522

317

317

317 

517

517 

517

517

317

512

328

322

317

*312

507

33T 

554

354

343

338

328

317

9,743

325

0.579

0.65

19,320

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,640 Mln 302 Mean 610 Cfsra 1.09 In. 14.78 Ac-ft 441,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,640 Mln 307 Mean 703 Cfsra 1.25 In. 17.04 Ae-ft 510,200

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Dec. 27 (5:30 p.m.) 5,050 cfs (6.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Nov. 17-28; Apr. 14 to May 3, June 18j discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for Bryant Creek near Tecumseh.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 75 

580. Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°37'35", long 92°18'25", In E$ sec.32, T.23 N., R.12 W., on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Pine Creek, 3 miles northwest of Tecumseh, 

and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 570 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 573.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 30, 1945, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 561 cfs (406,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,400 cfs May 6 (gage height, 8.80 ft); minimum, 

139 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.13 ft).

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs May 15, 1956 (gage height, 19.64 ft); minimum, 96 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 1954 (gage height, 2.08 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1441: 1945, 1946-47(M), 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

2.4 

4.2 

5.0 

8.0

209

931

1,330

3,640

2.1 

4.2 

5.0 

8.0

130

931

1,330

3,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

236 

229

697

1,060

1.720

1,240

824

634

526

458

414

446

845

1,520

910

697

572

502

454

418

390

367

355 

336

321

*303 

285

271

260

254

250

17,794

574

1.01

1.16

35,290

Nov.

243 

236

13T

1,600

2.410

996

760

634

551

514

486

454

434

410

382

363

347

329

325

318

314

310

303 

292

282

278

271

260

254

250

14,842

495

0.868

0.97

29,440

Dec.

246 

243

243

236

236

233

*233

236

233

233

318

426

434

398

367

355

430

1,060

1,020

802

697

592

543 

502

470

456 

1,230

2.140

1,400

1,040

866

17,920

578

1.01

1.17

35,540

Jan.

760 

718

655

592

551

530

470

470

466

454

*446

446

450

697

1.160

974

888

866

781

697

655

613

572 

551

547

530 

522

506

482

462

446

18,957

612

1.07

1.24

37,600

Feb.

434 

426

422

458

1,400

1.520

1,100

952

888

866

760

634

572

551

*526

510

498

474

454

430

422

414

402 

390

386

378 

367

370

355

17,359

599

1.05

1.13

34,430

Mar,

340 

340

344

340

332

329

32?

332

344

344

344

344

347

378

426

510

551

592

739

866

974

1,160

*1.490 

1,490

1,300

1,130 

996

931

870

830

750

20,392

658

1.15

1.33

40,450

Apr.

710 

650

590

570

530

518

510

490

470

446

438

434

430

423.

506

550

550

530

518

518

530

522

506 

486

478

474 

442

430

442

442

15,133

504

0.884

0.99

30, 020

May

419 

400

392

*384

411

3,030

2,070

1,180

952

810

710

650

590

550

530

506

494

530

1,720

2,290

5.190

1,930

1,330 

1,040

910

810 

710

650

590

550

518

30,846

995

1.75

2.01

61,180

June

506 

486

466

442

423

*403

388

381

373

366

354

347

347

366

354

340

329

314

306

295

292

281

277 

274

270

267 

295

292

263

256

10,353

345

0.605

0.68

20,530

July

249 

246

242

246

256

235

228

225

221

214

*214

221

242

303

252

232

228

225

221

218

214

246

249 

252

509

1.040 

526

407

362

325

295

9,143

295

0.518

0.60

18,130

Aug.

274 

256

242

238

249

225

218

235

442.

325

274

246

232

214

208

201

*201

225

260

225

218

214

211 

204

194

187 

184

184

184

181

171

7,129

230

0.404

0.47

14,140

Sept.

174 

171

168

164

164

161

161

158

158

158

155

155

152

152

152

152

152

152

155

152

152

*152

149 

152

161

161 

158

155

152

142

4,700

157

0.275

0.31

9,320

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,850 Mln 151 Mean 415 Cfsm 0.728 In. 9.88 Ac-ft 300,200

Hater year 1959-60: Max 3,190 Mln 142 Mean 504 Cfsm 0.884 !" 12.06 Ac-ft 366,100

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Location. Lat 36°14'57", long 92°14'16", at dam on North Fork River in SE^ sec.2, T.18 N.,

 R.12 W., 4.3 miles northeast of Norfork.

Drainage area. 1,806 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1943 to September 1960.

Gage -Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

^y Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 1, 1945, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.-Maximum contents during year, 1,296,400 acre-ft May 26 (elevation, 554.03 ft);

 iiHTium, 1,052,900 acre-ft Oct. 2 (elevation, 542 42 ft) f P i Pva t1on 57344ft)- 1943-60 Maximum contents, 1,788,900 acre-ft June 10-11, 1957 ^elevation 573.44 It), 

minimum since power pool stage was first reached, 541,500 acre-ft Sept. 21, 1954 (ele 

vation, 509.78 ft).

Remarks.-Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam Storage began June 18 1943;^power

 MO! stage was first reached Feb. 27, 1945. Capacity at top of spillway gate 1 983 000 

acre-ft It elevation 580.0 ft, of which 731,800 acre-ft (between elevations 552 0, per 

manent spillway crest, and 580.0 ft) will be reserved for flood control, 707,000 

acre-ft {between elevations 510.0 and 552.0 ft) will be used for power and 544 200 

acre-ft below elevation 510.0 ft) will be dead storage., Contents at lowest outlet,ele 

vation, 2,500 acre-ft (elevation, 395.0 ft). Reservoir is used for flood control power 

development, and recreational purposes. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-6O (elevation, in feet, and 

contents, in thousands of acre-feet)

542

545

550

555

1,044.8

1,103.8

1,207.8

1,318.2

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9

10 

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

18

19 

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

i.'i

Oct.

1,053.7

1,053.5

1,063.8

1,074.5 

1,088.9

1,094.5 

1,096.7

1,097.5 

1,097.1

1,098.0 

1,099.4

1,103.8 

1,105.8 

1,110.3 

1,112.4

1,114.2 

1,115.0

1,116.8

1,116.4 

1,116.6

1,116.4 

1,115.4

1,114.8

1,113.0 

1,112.6

1,110.9 

1 108.7 

1 106.4 

1 104.6

1 102.6

1 101.2

544.87 

+47.1

Nov.

1,101.6

1,099.4

1,097.3

1,108.3 

1,114.2

1,113.8 

1,112.4

1,113.4 

1,111.1

1,109.9 

1,108.5

1,107.9 

1,106.7 

1,104.8 

1,104.6

1,103.4 

1,100.6

1,098.6

1,096.9 

1,095.3

1,094.1 

1,094.9

1,093.1

1,090.5 

1,088.3

1,088.1 

1,085.8 

1,083.8 

1,083.4

1,081.2

543.86 

-20.0

Dec.

1,079.4

1,077.2

1,075.2

1,075.2 

1,075.4

1,076.6 

1,077.2

1,077.4 

1,078.2

1,078.6 

1,084.6

1,087.1 

1,090.7 

1,089.9 

1,090.5

1,090.7 

1,092.5

1,098.4

1,103.6 

1,108.1

1,109.5 

1,109.9

1,110.7

1,112.6 

1,114.6

1,115.8 

1,155.6 

1,166.5 

1,170.2

1,171.1

1,171.1

548.27 

+89.9

Jan.

1,173.6

1,174.2

1,176.7

1,173.8 

1,171.3

1,168.3 

1,166.0

1,164.0 

1,161.7

1,163.3 

1,162.3

1,162.7 

1,160.4 

1,165.0 

1,167.1

1,169.0 

1,171.5

1,170.9

1,169.2 

1,166.9

1,164.0 

1,159.8

1,156.6

1,156.9 

1,155.6

1,153.9 

1,152.7 

1,150.6 

1,148.1

1,147.9

1,148.9

547.21 

-22.2

Pet).

1,147.4

1,145.6

1,144.1

1,146.6 

1,156.2

1,163.7 

1,169.2

1,171.3 

1,172.9

1,172.9 

1,170.4

1,169.8 

1,170.2 

1,171.1 

1,168.6

1,166.3 

1,164.2

1,160.6

1,157.9 

1,156.2

1,156.4 

1,152.5

1,147.9

1,143.5 

1,139.6

1,136.0 

1,133.7 

1,130.7 

1,126.8

546.13 

-22.1

Mar.

1,123.5

1,120.7

1,117.2

1,114.4 

1,113.4

1,112.6 

1,110.3

1,109.3 

1,108.3

1,108.1 

Ijl06.9

1,107.9 

1,110.5 

1,111.5 

1,111.7

1,113.2 

1,114.6

1,116.4

1,119.9 

1,124.0

1,125.2 

1,129.5

1,134.3

1,137.8 

1,140.2

1,144.9 

1,150.6 

1,150.8 

1,152.9

1,152.7

1,153.9

547.45 

+27.1

Apr.

1,152.3

1,153.5

1,156.2

1,156.2 

1,156.9

1,157.1 

1,157.1

1,157.5 

1,158.5

1,160.4 

1,159.4

1,157.3 

1,155.2 

1,155.4 

1,155.0

1,157.1 

1,161.0

1,159.8

1,157.9 

1,157.3

1,157.1 

1,156.9

1,158.9

1,160.6 

1,159.4

1,156.9 

1,153.9 

1,153.5 

1,154.6

1,155.8

547.54 

+ 1.9

May

1,158.1

1,156.9

1,157.5

1,158.1 

1,160.2

1,199.4 

1,212.3

1,220.6 

1,225.3

1,230.5 

1,235.1

1,239.1 

1,239.1 

1,238.9 

1,239.5

1,238.7 

1,238.0

1,238.9

1,250.8 

1,268.8

1,280.4 

1,290.5

1,292.8

1,293.4 

1,295.2

1,294.3 

1,293.0 

1,291.2 

1,293.0

1,294.1

1,292.3

553.85 

+136.5

June

1,290.7

1,286.9

1,282.6

1,282.0 

1,284.4

1,285.1 

1,284.9

1,283.3 

1,282.0

1,280.2 

1,282.6

1,284.4 

1,284.2 

1,280.4 

1,277.2

1,277.5 

1,276.8

1,277.2

1,278.6 

1,277.9

1,276.1 

1,275.0

1,273.9

1,274.5 

1,275.0

1,276.6 

1,278.4 

1,279.0 

1,279.3

1,279.0

553.26 

-13.3

July

1,277.7

1,275.9

1,277.5

1,280.6 

1,280.8

1,279.5 

1,278.1

1,277.5 

1,276.8

1,275.9 

1,274.1

1,275.0 

1,276.3 

1,276.3 

1,275.7

1,275.2 

1,275.2

1,273.6

1,271.9 

1,268.1

1,266.1 

1,265.3

1,265.3

1,266.6 

1,271.4

1,275.2 

1,276.1 

1,275.9 

1,274.8

1,276.3

1,277.7

553.20 

-1.3

Aug.

1,278.8

1,279.5

1,280.4

1,281.7 

1,281.5

1,282.4 

1,283.8

1,282.9 

1,283.3

1,282.0 

1,281.5

1,280.2 

1,279.3 

1,279.3 

1,277.2

1,275.2 

1,273.2

1,275.0

1,273.4 

1,275.7

1,274.5 

1,271.4

1,267.7

1,264.2 

1,261.3

1,258.7 

1,259.1 

1,258.4 

1,254.9

1,250.3

1,245.9

551.76 

-31.8

Sept.

1,241.3

1,236.9

1,235.1

1,232.7 

1,230.5

1,227.1 

1,224.5

1,220.2 

1,218.7

1,218.7 

1,218.7

1,216.6 

1,214.6 

1,212.9 

1,210.3

1,207.8 

1,207.8

1,208.2

1,206.0 

1,203.7

1,202.0 

1,199.8

1,198.1

1,199.4 

1,200.3

1,198.8 

1,197.3 

1,195.3 

1,193.6

1,191.9

549.26 

-54.0

Calendar year 1959.................... * +92.5

Water year 1959-60.................... t +137.8

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in thousands of acre-fe
WHITE RIVER BASIN 77 

600. North Fork River at Norfork Dam, near Norfork, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°15', long 92°14', In SE^ sec.2, T.18 N., R.12 W., at Norfork Dam 

4.3 miles northeast of Norfork.

Drainage area.--1.806 sq ml.

Records available. May 1944 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder In float well In powerplant. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--16 years, 1,931 cfs (1,398,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 3,720 cfs Jan. 22; minimum dally, 72 cfs 

June 12.

1944-60: Maximum daily discharge, 21,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed from powerplant records, flow through floodcontrol conduits, and flow over spillway. Flow regulated by Norfork Reservoir (see 

preceding page). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

933

1,070

942

673

1,380

1,340

1,650

1,700

1,520

1,100

331

1.T70

1,310

1,670

1,630

995

1,400

410

1,460

1,160

1,240

1,490

1,550

1,490

1,070

1,640

1,730

1.740

1,660

1,740 

1,600

40,794

1,316

80,910

Nov.

490

1,860

2,600

1,560

2,230

2,650

2,590

1,110

2,620

1,960

1,960

1,540

2,010

1,720

962

1,610

1,970

1,730

1,710

1,770

1,440

416

1,900

1,940

1,880

921

1,740

1,680

773

1, 820

51,162

1,705

101,500

Dec.

1,520

1,720

1,660

895

607

83

480

664

428

942

1,390

723

81

1,940

1,120

1,640

1,730

1,040

724

348

1,610

1,610

1,490

702

504

1,320

1,030

5.210

2,980

2,980 

2,950

40,121

1,294

79,580

Jan.

1,240

2,070

745

3,210

3,280

2,870

2,750

2,520

2,600

556

2,020

2,010

3,110

3,200

3,310

2,720

2,250

3,590

3,400

3,490

3,700

5^720

3,210

1,570

2,290

2,490

2,430

2,600

2,660

1,610 

763

77,984

2,516

154,700

Feb.

2,200

2,110

2,110

1,710

1,930

793

811

2,080

2,130

2,860

3,530

2,270

1,650

1,190

3,020

2,640

2,710

2,940

2,840

2,050

1,440

3,230

5,570

3,360

3,200

2,960

2,660

2,810

2,980

69,784

2,406

138,400

Mar.

2,630

2,840

2,670

2,610

1,460

1,420

2,180

2,080

1,780

1,830

1,830

923

84

1,910

2,110

2,060

1,840

1,940

1,800

1,520

2,980

1,790

2,150

2,600

2,470

1,300

450

2,930

1,890

2,630 

1,640

60,337

1,946

119,700

Apr.

5.100

1,290

389

1,840

1,320

1,500

1,550

1,360

964

124

2,030

2,340

2,420

2,300

2,260

765

280

2,320

2,330

2,300

1,950

2,100

884

692

2,390

2,820

2,720

1,420

1,670

715

50,143

1,671

99,460

May

76

1,940

765

1,020

864

600

460

76

894

252

126

165

2,080

1,790

1,500

2,050

2,050

2,480

2,250

2,870

2,560

674

2,840

5.070

2,480

2,550

5,000

2,870

852

1,150 

2,570

48,884

1,577

96,960

June

2,950

3,210

5.460

1,680

73

1,050

1,210

1,830

1,740

1,670

160

72

1,550

2,820

2,530

954

1,170

569

74

1,520

1,790

1,540

1,260

1,120

488

92

1,050

610

714

1,070

59,606

1,520

78,560

July

1,540

1,670

260

151

456

1,520

1,180

910

865

1,240

1,760

1,610

1,190

1,060

1,050

982

458

1,620

1,550

2,540

1,670

1,400

1,020

141

1,190

1,150

1,070

1,540

1,480

151 

15.

34,499

1,113

68,430

Aug.

292

314

420

341

913

7373"

1,120

983

1,240

825

1,240

890

508

1,500

1,630

1,570

1,540

1,790

211

976

2,250

2,310

2,320

1,890

1,690

309

949

2,070

2,720 

2,660

37,617

1,213

74,610

Sept.

2,720

2,560

1,290

1,490

1,550

2,080

1,670

2,440

1,390

11

308

1,290

1,280

993

1,570

1,730

316

208

1,820

1,380

1,300

1,460

1,320

833

320

1,300

1,560

1,250

1,180

1,160

39,841

1,328

79,020

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,700 Min 73 Mean 1,394 Ac-ft 1,009,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max. 3,720 Min 72 Mean 1,614 Ac-ft 1,172,000
78 WHITE RIVER BASIN

605. White River at Calico Rock, Ark.

Location.--Lat 36°07', long 92°09', in SW£ sec.23. T.17 N., R.ll W., on left bank at 

Calico Rock just upstream from Calico Creek, 3-5- miles downstream from Cataract Creek, 

6 miles upstream from Piney Creek, and at mile 359.1.

Drainage area. 9,965 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 317.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Jan. 26, 1940, staff gage at same site and Jan. 27 to Aug. 13, 1940, 

staff gage at site 500 ft downstream, both at datum 1.07 ft higher.

Average discharge.--21 years, 10,420 cfs (7,544,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 58,600 cfs May 21 (gage height, 16.26 ft); minimum, 1,300 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 0.53 ft); minimum daily, 2,070 cfs Dec. 7.

1939-60; Maximum discharge, 310,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 48.84 ft); minimum observed, 305 cfs Sept. 27, 1954; minimum daily, 310 cfs Sept. 27, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 51.9 ft Jan. 31, 1916, present datum, from records of U. S. 

Weather Bureau (discharge, 350,000 cfs).

Remarks. --Records good. Flow regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals Reservoir ' 

[see p. 70 ). Prior to this date some regulation by Lake Taneycomo 147 miles upstream 

total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft). Some regulation by Norfork Reservoir since 1943 

[see p. 76 ). Some regulation July 1949 to July 1951 by construction of Bull Shoals 

Dam.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

1,900

3,430

7,400

12,600

8.0

12.0

16.0

19,600

36,700

57,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Totai

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4,060 

4,340

5,240

6,720

13, 000

15.900

10, 500

8,960

8,230

6,480

4,730

4,840

*6,510

5,780

5,270

4,520

5,050 

4,710 

3,810

4,060

4,060

3,750

4,120

4,320

4,860

5^300

5,470

5,830

5,150

5,330

184,370

5,947

365, 700

Nov.

5,720 

4,010

6,050

13,000

50. 400

16,000

10,200

7,640

7,030

*6,830

7,280

6,520

6,360

6,300

6,040

5,000

5,900 

6,160 

6,080

6,070

5,780

4,570

4,040

5,740

5,810

5,000 

4,180

5,650

5,590

4,180

217,120

7,238

430,700

Dec.

5,870 

5,440

6,250

5,480

4,160

4,060

2.070

4,710

*3,880

4,830

7,190

7,620

7,710

6,130

6,880

7,200

6,680 

8,240 

10,500

9,480

7,690

8,410

7,680

6,830

4,700

4,880 

11,900

20.800

17,000

12,100

9,960

236,330

7,624

468,800

Jan.

7,400 

6,860

5,620

7,070

7,640

7,100

6,280

5,840

5,480

4.400

5,160

5,780

7,100

9,350

12,000

12.600

10, 200 

10, 200 

11,200

10,200

9,720

9,570

8,900

6,680

6,480

7,240 

7,260

7,100

6,920

6,420

4,830

238,600

7,697

473,300

Feb.

5.140 

*6,130

6,080

6,240

12,000

22.500

13,100

10, 500

10, 300

9,780

10, 800

8,700

8,630

7,360

7,710

9,450

8,980 

9,100 

9,510

8,690

7,100

7,280

10, 100

10,000

9,820

10, 000 

9,680

8,900

8,680

272,260

9,388

540,000

Mar.

*10,500 

10, 900

11,200

11,200

10,000

8,760

9,160

10,100

9,880

9,400

10, 200

9,590

9,010

9,430

12,900

15. 100

13, 100 

12,800 

12,200

11,700

11,600

9,940

10, 100

11,400

10,400

8,980 

7.480

8,140

*7,540

8, 160

7,630

316,500

10,210

627,800

Apr.

8.180 

6,150

5,920

5,400

5,800

5,680

5,090

5,100

5,230

4,870

4.150

6,760

6,640

6,680

7,480

6,340

6,420 

6,720 

7,850

7,660

7,560

7,100

6,520

6,160

6,620

7,690 

7,970

6,510

5,940

5,750

191, 500

6,585

379,800

May

5,750 

5,750

5,480

4,720

5,070

20,400

56, 200

16, 900

11,700

15,800

13,200

18,200

20,500

25,600

25,600

25, 600

24,000 

21,500 

22,000

37,100

54.800

54,400

21,600

*19,100

17, 600

16,100 

15,400

19,500

16,500

18,000

20,200

608,070

19,620

*1,206

June

25,200 

22,800

24,000

26,500

24,400

24,000

27.700

25,200

19,400

15,900

11, 800

10, 100

9,040

9,370

7,890

7,160

6,460 

5,740 

5,550

4,920

6,940

6,640

6,300

5,840

4,460

3,900 

3,970

*5,190

6,150

6,000

566,520

12,220

727,000

July

5,940 

6,180

4,780

4,080

4,050

5,120

6,180

5,510

5,220

4,560

4,850

6,950

6,680

5,220

5,920

5,580

5.040 

5,620 

5,260

6,050

5,900

6,000

5,080

5,180

3,680

5,950 

*13.100

10, 700

10, 400

8,250

5, 820

178,850

5,769

554,700

Aug.

2.630 

4,820

5,420

6,260

5,930

6,220

4,430

5,640

5,930

5,450

6,560

5,610

5,550

5,910

4,220

6,780

6,770 

6,560 

5,970

5,020

5,580

4,810

*6,990

7.090

6,280

5,520 

4,520

5,220

4,520

6, 120

6, 260

166,240

5,565

529,700

Sept.

6.720 

6,720

5,480

4,580

3,770

4,700

5,630

6,160

6,660

5,560

2,740

2,740

4,520

4,080

5,710

4,760

5,780 

2.500 

5,760

*4,500

4,660

4,760

5,160

5,120

4,120

5,480 

4,740

5,070

4,420

4,540

158,540

4,618

274,800

Calendar year 1959; Max 32,100 Mln 2,070 Mean 6,619 Ac-ft 4,792,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 54,800 Mln 2,070 Mean 8,511 Ac-ft 6,178,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 79 

613. East Fork Black River at Lesterville, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°27'00", long 90°49'40", in ffi^SE^ sec. 16, T.32 N. , R.2 E., at bridge on 

State Highway 21 at Lesterville, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Black River.

Drainage area. 94.5 sq mi.

Records available. January to October 1960.

~

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during period, 2,080 cfs May 6 (gage height, 7.15 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 2.30 ft).

Flood in March 1935 reached a stage of about 31.8 ft, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, I960 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 24, to Sept. 3o)

2.4

2.5 

Z.I 

2.3 

3.3

12

23

63

3.8 

4.4 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

137

293

520

1,080

1,930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

131"4

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

110

90

80

75

65

60

55

53

52

51

50

50

50

*53

446

E64

185

162

135

113

95

85

70

65

60

*54

50

51

51

50

49_

2,879

92.9

0.983

1.13

5,710

Feb.

48

46

44

50

450

610 

293

200

169

169

137

129

102

92

78

69

62

56

59

50

48

46

43

42

41

37

36

34

*51

3,271

113

1.20

1.29

6,490

Mar.

31

31

31

31

32

30 

31

23

30

30

31

2729"

33

41

54

65

82

99

137

277

402

*565

610

Boo

357

456

387

227

350 

274

5,309

171

1.81

2.09

10,530

Apr.

202

158

133

110

99

87 

78

69

63

56

*52

49

45

44

BT

55

74

32

61

80

324

215

150

120

99

87

74

65

71

2,959

98.6

1.04

1.16

5,870

May

87

70

62

55

75

*1.220 

735

346

221

162

120

96

82

70

61

*54

50

43

64

122

205

133

98

78

63

54

48

39

34

30 

25

4,602

148

1.57

1.81

9,130

June

25

24

21

19

17

16 

15

15

14

12

11

11

18

27

19

16

15

15

14

*13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.4

444.6

14.8

0.157

0.17

882

July

*7.7

7.4

7.4

6.9

6.7

6.5 

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.0

*5.8

9.1

Co

6.5

5.4

O"4.6

7.7

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.7

8.5

8.5

7.4

6.5

5.6

*5.4

5 2 

4!s

203.1

6.55

0.069

0.08

403

Aug.

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

6.2

6.5

5.8

5.2

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

7.7

TT4

7.4

6.9

5.8

4.6

4.4

3.6

3.3

3.1

*3.1

3.1 

5.0

145.5

4.69

0.050

0.06

289

Sept.

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.0 

1.8

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1^0

1.0

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

2.6

5.4

5.0

7.2

~T.2 10

6.0

83.7

2.79

0.030

O.O3

166

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 1-13; discharge estimated on basis of records for Black River 

near Annapolis. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 14-25, 

Feb. 12-15, 19-28.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

615. Black River near Annapolis, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°20'10", long 90°47'15", in SWjjNWjj sec.25, T.31 N. , R.2 E. , on right bank 

0.4 mile downstream from Mayberry Branch, 7 miles southwest of Annapolis, 11 miles downstream from East Fork, and at mile 278.5.

Drainage area. 484 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 569.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 21, 1942, at site 415 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 572 cfs (414,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 10.50 ft); minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 45,400 cfs June 8, 10, 1945 (gage height, 20.1 ft); minimum, 66 cfs Sept. 14-18, 1954, Sept. 18-20, 1955; minimum gage height, 1.36 ft 

Sept. 25-28, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15-20)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

151

313

528

840

5.0 1,700

7.0 4,290

9.0 7,800

76

136

246

580

5.0

7.0

900

1,700

4,290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

260

218

211

242

463

1,070

855

597

472

397

389

362

1,210

1,980

1,150

750

562

468

414

366

339

313

295

274

277

239

215

208

199

189 

186

15,170

489

1.01

1.17

30,090

Nov.

180

174

172

281

870

657

502

427

*377

346

313

295

281

274

276

266

256

242

235

228

222

215

211

208

202

192

189

183

177

174

8,625

288

0.595

0.66

17,110

Dec.

172

172

169

167

169

169

169

167

164

T74

263

2,050

1,700

1,030

*791

657

1,160

6,890

2,310

1,320

968

764

627

556

497

459

1,100

3,710

1,700

1,070

826

32,140

1,037

2.14

2.47

63,750

Jan.

687

603

528

463

427

397

362

335

313

302

291

277

274

309

1,710

1,270

945

*826

724

639

539

482

440

402

377

362

343

332

328

320

99

15,906

513

1.06

1.22

31,550

Feb.

288

281

277

284

542

1,360

1,030

826

718

712

651

568

492

440

414

385

362

335

320

309

288

277

270

263

256

249

242

242

231

12,920

446

0.921

0.99

25,630

Mar.

*288

228

228

222

215

211

208

211

218

222

215

211

208

215

242

277

313

354

389

472

693

952

,450

,860

,860

,450

,600

,810

,350

,560

,430

21,102

681

1.41

1.62

41,860

Apr.

1,110

970

802

695

613

560

513

472

440

396

*376

363

355

347

363

367

371

418

414

400

870

1,040

830

695

613

556

499

462

454

760

17,124

571

1.18

1.32

33,960

May

635

541

485

440

476

2,310

5,850

1,810

1,190

970

802

671

580

522

476

440

*409

396

490

695

1,000

879

714

618

536

472

422

384

355 

359

509

24,216

781

1.61

1.86

48,030

June

280

266

253

240

224

208

200

194

180

175

169

172

200

266

227

197

185

169

162

*154

150

145

141

156

136

134

TIT

148

141 

154

5,527

184

0.580

0.42

10,960

July

132

127

127

125

121

118

116

112

110

108

108

106 T23~

118

116

114

110

106

123

125

118

118

136

143

145

143

129

123

*116 

114

110

3,740

121

0.250

0.29

7,420

Aug.

108

102

100

98

96

94

92

108

108

104

100

96

92

90

87

85

85

90

127

132

141

148

141

132

121

114

110

106

104 

*104

102

3,315

107

0.221

0.25

6,580

Sept.

100

94

90

90

89

87

85

81

87

87

87

89

87

85

85

81

80

80

87

89

90

94

96

110

164

150

167

202

175 

154

5,158

105

0.217

0.24

6,220

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,890 Mln 102 Mean 479 Cfsm 0.990 In. 13.46 Ac-ft 347,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,890 Mln 80 Mean 445 Cfsm 0.919 In. 12.51 Ac-ft 323,200

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). --Dec. 18 (8:30 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (10.50 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 81 

620. Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°08>00", long 90°46'31", in NW^ sec.6, T.28 N., R.3 E., in intake tower 

at dam on Black River, 4^ miles west of Piedmont and at mile 257.4.

Drainage area.--898 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1948 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 41,200 acre-ft Dec. 20 (elevation 503 88 ft)- 

minimum, 21,150 acre-ft Sept. 24 (elevation, 493.53 ft). ' 

_ 1948-60: Maximum contents, 399,400 acre-ft May 28, 1957 (elevation, 565.59 ft)- minimum since initial filling to conservation pool level, 18,340 acre-ft Oct 24 1956 

(elevation, 491.72 ft). '

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Storage began June 3, 1948; conservation 

pool level reached July 4, 1948. Capacity, 413,700 acre-ft at elevation 567 ft (crest 

of spillway), of which 391,800 acre-ft is available for flood-control storage, and 

21,920 acre-ft is permanent storage which under normal operating conditions will be 

maintained for purposes of conservation and recreation at elevation 494 ft. Reservoir 

used for flood control and incidental recreational purposes.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, 

in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

493

495

500

510

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m.,

20,290

23,550

32,750

57,280

year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

N(*)

Oct.

21,250

21,270

21,370

21,450

22,150

23,240

23,340

21,990

21,370

21,300

21,330

21,330

22,850

26,060

25,4:50

23,770

22,640

22,390

22,330

22,100

22,030

22,100

22,160

22,070

21,940

21,920

21,850

21,760

21,640

21,530

21,380

493.67

-310

Nov.

21,570

21,950

22,590

23,400

25,190

26,720

27,830

28,770

28,840

27,940

26,840

25,710

24,620

23,350

22,430

22,080

21,950

21,950

21,940

21,920

21,920

21,890

21,920

21,920

21,920

21,920

21,890

21,840

21,870

21,950

494.02

+570

Dec.

22,020

22,080

22,100

22,120

22,080

21,990

21,970

22,030

22,080

22,200

22,520

25,040

28,170

28,340

26,300

23,810

23,770

37,790

40,980

41,050

38,990

35,890

32,430

28,940

25,330

22,520

21,850

27,220

28,950

28,230

26,340

496.61

+4,390

Jan.

24,210

22,210

22,000

21,900

21,920

21,920

21,920

21,920

21,900

21,990

22,000

22,150

22,080

22,550

23,970

24,470

24,350

25,210

22,080

21,950

21,890

21,870

21,870

21,850

21,890

21,890

21,840

21,940

22,120

22,030

21,940

494.01

-4,400

Feb.

21,950

21,940

21,850

21,920

22,200

24,120

25,280

25,140

24,350

24,000

23,140

22,280

21,940

21,900

21,900

21,920

21,990

21,940

21,900

21,990

22,050

22,050

22,050

22,030

22,030

21,970

21,950

21,890

21,840

_ ___ _

493.95

-100

Mar.

21,840

21,940

21,940

21,920

21,890

21,900

22,000

22,180

22,260

22,280

22,280

22,250

22,250

22,250

22,510

22,980

25,550

24,280

24,620

24,860

25,280

25,260

25,850

26,800

27,650

27,680

27,660

28,060

27, 550

27,050

26,770

496.86

+4,950

Apr.

25,640

24,810

24,420

24,360

24,360

24,310

24,330

24,470

24,470

24,450

24,460

24,480

24,430

24,480

24,620

24,610

24,670

24,760

24,690

24,610

25,160

26,080

25,900

25,400

24,780

24,450

24,400

24,360

24,400

24,740

495.69

-2,030

May

24,670

24,480

24,360

24,580

24,660

28,150

58,010

40,820

39,920

37,790

34,930

31,750

28,450

26,160

24,880

24,590

24,540

24,690

25,850

27,400

29,420

31,070

30,040

27,550

25,970

24,740

24,450

24,350

24,350

24,350

24,190

495.37

-550

June

25,970

25,970

24,050

24,190

24,140

23,900

23,690

23,500

23,670

25,910

24,090

24,000

23,970

23,570

25,210

25,290

25,550

25,810

23,900

23,670

25,320

25,140

25,520

23,420

23,550

23,600

25,440

25,080

25,050

25,180

_

494.77

-1,010

July

25,290

25,420

25,450

25, 540

23,080

22,750

22 760

22,820

22,830

22,870

22,900

22,910

22,960

22,980

23,000

23,010

25,010

25,000

25,110

23,110

23,090

25,140

23,150

25,060

25,010

25,010

25,010

25,000

22,980

22,950

22,900

494.60

-280

Aug.

22,870

22,850

22,820

22,760

22,740

22,670

22,620

22,880

25,050

22,850

22,720

22,670

22,640

22,590

22,560

22,510

22,470

22,750

22,850

22,960

22,850

22,720

22,750

22,770

22,740

22,670

22,520

22,460

22,440

22,440

22,450

494.51

-470

Sept.

22,410

22,560

22,550

22,260

22,210

22,150

22,080

22,000

22,020

21,970

21,890

21,810

21,740

21,660

21,590

21,550

21,480

21,410

21,550

21,280

21,220

21,200

21,190

21,380

21,610

21,740

21,920

21,870

21,380

21,190

493.55

-1,240

Calendar year 1959.................... * +4,590

Water year 1959-60.................... * -320

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
82 WHITE RIVER BASIN

625. Black River at Leeper, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°04'45", long 90°42'50", in SE^SW^ sec. 22, T.28 N., R.3 E. , on downstream 

side of pier at right end of left truss of bridge on State Highway 34, half a mile 

northwest of Leeper, 2 miles downstream from McKenzie Creek, 6 miles downstream from 

Clearwater Dam, and at mile 251.0.

Drainage area. 957 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 428.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1937, chain gage, Oct. 22, 1937, to Jan. 21, 1942, water-stage 

recorder, and Jan. 22 to Apr. 6, 1942, staff gage, all at site 1,900 ft downstream at 

datum 3.85 ft lower.

Average discharge. 39 years, 973 cfs (704,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 5.13 ft); minimum, about 70 cfs Nov. 5, 6 (gage height, about -0.2 ft), gates closed at dam.

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 78,400 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 20.01 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs; minimum, that of 

Nov. 5, 6, 1959; minimum prior to regulation, 133 cfs Aug. 11, 1934.

Maximum stage known, about 22.3 ft in March 1904 (present site and datum), from 

floodmarks (discharge, 125,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 762: 1933(M). WSP 1007: 1943. WSP 1281: 1922-23, 

1927-29(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 14 to Mar. 19)

-0.2 

.1

70

102

191

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

340

520

1,100

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,970

3,100

4,720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

670 

373

577

408

542

840

1,180

1,770

1,240

87O

623 

599

670

978

1,970

2,170

1,820

1,100

810

780

676

507

491

520

503

422

415

411

408

404

401

24,948

805

49,480

Nov.

397 

199

100

80

70

100

175

187

*312

870

1,100 

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

732

516

401

377

377

370

364

334

329

329

329

326

323

312

290

13,539

451

26,850

Dec.

270 

260 2"9o

300

320

330

300

270

260

300

300 

634

9SO

1,240

 2,540

2,500

2,150

801

2,280

2,390

2,620

5.250

5,100

5,040

2,920

2,620

1,670

1,560

1,870

2,120

2,440

45,475

1,467

90,200

Jan.

2,590 

2,280

1,340

965

810

720

682

615

589

512

499 

516

556

810

1,030

1,620

1,580

 1,670

1,920

1,160

965

870

762

726

644

654

629

570

491

529

589

29,571

954

58,650

Feb.

486 

478 456"

505

599

750

998

1,240

1.670

1,400

1,580 

1,540

1,160

965

810

810

752

726

709

594

565

560

552

547

556

547

543

542

554

25,181

799

45,980

Mar.

*467 

463

455

444

440

456

401

590

404

463

*467 

459

459

467

440

561

558

3ST

498

762

870

1,530

1,770

1,930

2,220

2,280

2,220

2,280

2,390

? IQ/\ £ , jy(j 

2,590

51,045

1,001

61,580

Apr.

3.540 

2,070

1,490

1,160

1,030

932

870

744

709

698

 618 

605

599

589

53_9

589

599

575

625

682

687

810

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,060

810

704

698

692

27,250

908

54,010

May

900 

900

780

676

625

965

840

1,680

2,540

3,740

2,800 

2,860

2,800

2,340

1,620

 1,060

780

870

1,320

1,130

1,030

900

1,050

2,680

1,920

1,720

1,050

870

762

687

687

45,540

1,598

85,960

June

682 

599

486

444

404

529

520

505

555

268

275 

552

451

507

720

575

295

266

275

 575

470

451

270

255

247

245

577

467

577

245

12,077

405

25,950

July

355 

355 2"4T

558

377

455

277

245

245

241

259 

239

245

259

257

257

255

255

355

241

251

256

266

505

523

277

275

249

*251

249

245

8,206

265

16,280

Aug.

255 

229

25T

255

355

253

251

258

375

530

510 

253

259

257

335

255

255

241

249

245

270

340

270

251

249

255

277

270

*237

255

351

7,858

255

15,550

Sept.

229 

227

227

227

237

227

229

227

227

239

327 

227

237

227

237

229

229

229

229

229

229

239

229

233

253

251

241

281

448

453

7,543

245

14,560

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,230 Mln 70 Mean 793 Ac-ft 573,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,230 Mln 70 Mean 748 Ac-ft 543,000

" Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 5-6, Nov. 50 to Dec. 11, Dec. 13; discharge estimated on basis of 

of Clearwater Reservoir outflow and estimated inflow.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 83

630. Black River at Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°45'35", long 90°23'15", in SW^NW^ sec.2, T.24 N., R.6 E., on right bank 

at City Light and Water plant in Poplar Bluff, 1,500 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 60, 4f miles downstream from Indian Creek, and at mile 211.2.

Drainage area. 1,245 sq mi.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1937, October 1939 to September 1960. Gageheight records collected at site 1,800 ft downstream September 1923 to July 1935 and 

since July 1935 at site 1,500 ft downstream are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 317.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, wire-weight gage at site 1,500 ft downstream at datum 

2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1940, to June 7, 1955, at site 1,500 ft downstream at present 

datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,297 cfs (939,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs May 21 (gage height, 12.30 ft); minimum, 300 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, 1.24 ft).

1936-37, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 52,600 cfs May 12, 1943, from rating curve 

extended above 44,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 20.80 ft June 10, 1945, from graph 

based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 236 cfs Aug. 12, 1944; minimum 

gage height, that of Nov. 8, 1959.

Maximum discharge known, 100,000 cfs (estimated) in March 1904; maximum stage known, 

21.1 ft Mar. 21, 1935, present datum (affected by levees constructed since 1904).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir (see p. 81). 

Cooperation. Gage-height records collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions.--WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11-16, Dec. 16, 17, May 19, June 16-23; rate of change in

stage used as a factor Dec. 17, 18, 22, 28, May 7, 10, 15, 19-22, 25)

1.3 

2.0 

5.0

317

520

1,420

11.0

13.0

3,270

4,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*634 

760

577

544

700

775

910

1,150

1,540

1,360

1,060

850

1,270

1,390 

1,210

1,780

1.990 

1,840

1,360

1,090

1,030

940

793

751

745

733

667

637

625

622

bib

30,949

998

61,390

Nov.

607 

592

456

424

442

360

311

317

358

433

*822

1,060

1,150

1.590 

1,330

1,240

1,030 

850

727

670

646

631

616

586

568

562

556

550

538

520

20,342

678

40,350

Dec.

482 

471

462

465

491

497

511

506

459

455

649

1,300

1,660

1,540 

1,660

*2,360

2,810 

2,970

2,290

2,470

2,560

2,600

2,930

5,000

2,960

2., 870

2,740

2,570

2,050

2,170

2 290

55,046

1,711

105,200

Jan.

2,500 

2,500

2,440

1,810

1,420

1,240

1,120

1,090

1,000

940

880

850

820

1,000 

1,900

1,900

2,020 

2,050

2,050

*2,140

1,720

1,450

1,300

1,180

1,120

1,060

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,000

970

44,590

1,438

88,440

Feb.

970 

880

850

880

1,060

1,360

1,590

1,480

1,660

1,990

1,870

1,900

1,810

1,570 

1,530

1,180

1,120 

1,060

1,000

970

880

850

814

799

805

796

772

797

784

33,623

1,159

66,690

Mar.

760 

721

712

*688

670

664

661

628

640

652

700

703

706

736 

751

880

940 

970

1,000

1,330

1,570

1,720

2,050

2,290

2,380

2,500

2,470

2,440

2,470

2,590

2,620

40,612

1,510

80,550

Apr.

2,560 

2,550

2,320

1,870

1,650

1,420

1,550

1,210

1,090

1,050

1,000

*940

880

880 

880

820

850 

850

155" 814

1,090

1,090

1,120

1,360

1,450

1,480

1,330

1,120

1,000

970

37,764

1,259

74,900

May

970 

1,090

1,120

1,000

1,050

1,600

2,510

1,870

1,780

2,580

2,680

2,740

2,810

2,780 

2,470

2,020

1,540 

1,240

*1,930

5,100

5,690

2,500

1,840

1,990

2,610

2,520

2,110

1,570

1,360

1,210

1,090

60,950

1,966

120,900

June

1.060 

1,050

970

850

772

712

784

772

759

655

552

505

622

850 

727

850

628 

520

459

445

*491

574

601

500

445

424

450

643

640

592

19,840

661

59,550

July

445 

404

395

410

529

547

583

T76

421

398

595

390

407

410 

384

378

578 

575

57T

375

578

404

453

456

482

520

*462

442

418

410

404

15,264

428

26,510

Aug.

595 

384

372

569

375

572

569

398

562

497

506

500

448

413 

401

392

387 

427

544

462

448

448

517

465

450

421

421

448

445

415

*404

13,455

453

26,640

Sept.

595 

392

590

590

387

384

584

581

581

598

392

584

584

581 

381

581

578 

578

578

572

569

369

569

366

366

381

369

578

404

514

11,576

386

22,960

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,060 Min 311 Mean 1,038 Ac-ft 751,800

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,690 Min 311 Mean 1,038 Ac-ft 753,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings at highway bridge adjusted 

to recording gage site upstream Dec. 17 to Jan. 19, Apr. 3-8, May 27 to June 20.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

640. Black River near Corning, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°24'05", long 90°32'30", near center of sec.4, T.20 N. R.5 E., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2 T miles east of 

Corning, 13.9 miles downstream from Cane Creek, and at mile 152.2.

Drainage area. 1,749 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1938 to September 1960. (Jage-height records collected at

site 7 miles downstream January 1925 to December 1929 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 272.90 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps of 

"Engineers bench mark). Prior to Nov. 28, 1938, staff gage, Nov. 28, 1938, to Nov. 4,

1953, wire-weight gage, and Nov. 5, 1953, to Oct. 9, 1957, water-stage recorder, all

at site 30 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 1,795 cfs (1,300,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,150 cfs May 23 (gage height, 11.47 ft); mini-

 mum, 362 cfs Sept. 23-27; minimum gage height, 0.48 ft Sept. 25, 26.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 48,600 cfs June 13, 1945; maximum gage height, 16.92 ft 

June 13, 1945; minimum discharge, 224 cfs Sept. 22-27, 1941; minimum gage height 

observed, -0.52 ft Sept. 26, 1941.

Flood of Apr. 18, 1927, reached a stage of 14.4 ft, from records of Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir 105 miles upstream since

 June 3, 1948 (see p. 81). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are 

given in WSP 1743.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21, 22, Apr. 8 to May 8, May 26, June 4 to Sept. 30j rate 

of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 1, 1, 10-11, 14-15, 22-26, Nov. 8, 9, 12-16, 

19-22, Dec. 11-14, 18-20, Jan. 8-13, 15-17, 24-28, Feb. 6, 1, 18-21, Mar. 16-20, 

Apr. 8-14, 22, May 1, 2, 6-8, 20-22, 25-27, May 30 to June 7, 15, 19, 20, 29, 

July 3)

Oct. 1-20, 

May 26 to Sept. 3O

362

403

576

790

= t. 21 to May 25

1,550

2,730

3,400

5.0

466

520

712

1,170

8.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

536 

57S

616 

658

658

637 ^ fi~]

a!3

859

1,020

1,150

1,220

1,190 

*1,250

1,660

1,680

1,616

1,580

1,610 

1,680

1,650

1,430

1,220 

1,050

919

828

797

754

712

672

652

32,454

1,047

0.599

0.69

64,370

Nov.

632 

632

613

672

672

692

672

570

499

484

*466

517

726 

973

1,220

1,420

1,460

1^320 

1,150

987

873

819 

754

712

692

672

652

632

612

24,236

808

0.462

0.52

48,070

Dec.

613 

594

575 

556

558

538

538

538

556

*556

612

917

1,620 

1,930

1,990

1,950

1,950

2,170

2,600 

2,930

3,120

3,120

2,980 

2,910

2,910

2,910

3,050

3,120

3,360

3,440

3,280

58,471

1,886

1.08

1.24

116,000

Jan.

3,050 

2,840

2,720 

2,660

2,660

*2,600

2,480

2,150

1,870

1,610

1,400

1,270

1,170 

1,170

1,650

2,150

2,550

2,660

2,780 

2,840

2,720

2,660

2,540 

2,240

2,030

1,840

1,640

1,490

1,460

1,490

65,970

2,128

1.22

1.40

130,800

Feb.

1,620

1,550

1,460 

*1,380

1,350

1,670

2,020

2,110

2,070

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,070 

2,070

2,070

2,030

1,950

1,740

1,560 

1,400

1,270

1,240

1,140 

1,070

1,050

1,000

978

ITTa"

978

45,914

1,583

0.905

0.98

91,070

Mar.

978 

1,000

*1,000 

978

932

909

886

863

WS

932

1,000

1,070

1,170 

1,240

1,320

1,450

1,730

1,970

2,210 

2,450

2,540

2,660

2,720 

2,660

2,540

2,480

2,480

2,540

2,540

2,660

*2,720

53,514

1,726

0.987

1.14

106,100

Apr.

2,780 

2,840

2,840 

2,840

2,840

2,780

2,600

2,330

2,060

1,870

1,670

1,520

1,380 

1,270

1,240

1,190

1,170

1,120

1,100 

1,106

1,140

1,280

1,380 

1,410

1,410

1,490

*1,550

1,620

1,620

1, 580

53,020

1,767

1.01

1.13

105,200

May

1,400 

1,300

1,270 

1,270

1,320

1,580

2,180

2,650

2,720

2,720

2,600

2,480

2,430 

2,480

2,600

2,720

2,780

2,780

2,720 

2,930

3,510

4,770

5,940 

5,750

*4,360

3,550

3,050

3,030

2,910 

2, 620

2,380

86,800

2,800

1.60

1.85

172,200

June

2,090 

1,636

1,580 

1,460

1,320

1,190

1,080

1,040

997

974

951

905

813 

767

814

905

928

974

869 

758

701

658

^7-9 

723

745

701

658

679

*814 

882

29,485

983

0.562

0.63

58,480

July

905 'SB?

715

658

596

596

637

679

701

658

596

557

538 

520

502

502

484

484

467 "4TT

467

467

467 

484

520

538

557

*576

557 

520

502

17,776

573

0.328

0.38

35,260

Aug.

467 

467

450 

434

434

418

418

418

403

IST

502

520

520 

502

484

450

418

418

450

484

557 ssr

538 

*502

502

484

467

434

434 

434

434

14,434

466

0.266

0.31

28,630

Sept.

434 ITS'

403 

389

389

389

375

375

375

403

403

403

403 

389

375

375

375

375

375 

375

*375

375

362 335"

362

362

362

375

375 

375

11,483

383

0.219

0.24

22,780

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,900 Min 349 Mean 1,304 Cfsm 0.746 In. 10.11 Ac-ft 943,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,940 Mln 362 Mean 1,349 Cfsro 0.771 In. 10.51 Ac-ft 979,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 85 

645. Big Creek near Yukon, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°14'00", long 91°51'00", in SW^NW^ sec.5, T.29 N., R.8 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 137, 3 miles south of Yukon.

Drainage area. 8.36 sq mi.

Records available. June 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,194.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~~HT929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 7.08 cfs (5,130 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 3.28 ft in gage 

well, about 3.7 ft at outside gage); no flow Aug. 7 to Sept. 30.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 4,860 cfs May 15, 1956, from rating curve extended above 

2,800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow (gage height, 5.20 ft 

in gage well, 6.15 ft from floodmark); no flow at times in 1952-57, 1959-60.

Flood in April 1945 reached a stage of about 10.5 ft and next highest flood (since 

1932) reached a stage of about 10.0 ft in February 1935, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 17)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

0 

.2

1.1

3.3

12

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5

115

340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-it

Oct.

0.3 ""TILS

16

38

15

4.7

2.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

21

12

4.2

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

139.8

4.51

0.539

0.62

277

Nov.

0.5

.6

.6

115

TT

5.4

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.5

.4

7£

.4

176.5

5.88

0.703

0.79

350

Dec.

~^0.4

.6

.6

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.4

2.9

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.3

*112

38

22

16

9.6

5.4

4.2

3.3

2.5

2.5

~m263

25

17

9.6

603.8

19.5

2.33

2.69

1,200

Jan.

8.4

5.4

4.2

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

ZZ_

12

9.6

8.4

6.2

4.2

3.3

*2.9

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

149.8

4.83

0.578

0.67

297

Feb.

2.0

2.0

2.0

4.2

!i

17

11

8.4

8.4

13

6.2

4.7

4.2

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

T7S

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

131.5

4.53

0.542

0.58

261

Mar.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.9

4.2

12

12

16

20

25

41

99

104 ~gS

48

32

25

18

15

13

9.6

585.2

18.9

2.26

2.60

1,160

Apr.

8.4

6.2

5.4

4.2

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

*T78

2.2

2.5

3.3

3.7

3.3

16

34

T5

8.4

5.4

4.2

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.3

163.5

5.45

0.652

0.73

324

May

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

2.5

136 -^1

8.4

5.4

3.7

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.0

17

*35

22

8.4

4.7

3.7

2.9

2.9

2.2

1.8

1.8

1 8

i!e

303.5

9.79

1.17

1.35

602

June

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.8

1.5

1.8

IT?

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.1

.6

.4

.4

*.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.5

.4

30.6

1.02

0.122

0.14

61

July

0.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.8

TTs- 2.0

*1.5

1.2

.7

.4

.3

.3

12.9

0.42

0.050

0.06

26

Aug.

0.2 ~72~

.1.1.1

.1

0

s

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

0.0036

0.004

1.6

Sept .

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 263 Min 0 Mean 5.52 Cfsm 0.660 In. 8.97 Ac-it 4,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 263 Min 0 Mean 6.28 Cfsm 0.751 In. 10.23 Ac-ft 4,560

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Nov. 4 (7 a.m.) 587 cfs (2.88 ft); Dec. 27 (9:30 a.m.) 1,000 cfs 

(5.28 ft); May 6 (5:45 a.m.) 756 efs (5.08 ft)._________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

660. Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°09'15", long 91°21'30", in Wg- sec.26, T.29 N., R.4 W., on upstream 

handrail of left span of bridge on State Highway 19 at Eminence, !§ miles downstream 

from Mahans Creek and 8.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1960 (discontinued). Monthly discharge 

only for October 1921, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 617.91 ft above mean sea level, 

oatum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 27, 1934, chain gage at site 1,400 ft upstream at datum 

2.11 ft higher. Jan. 27, 1934, to Jan. 10, 1935, wire-weight gage at site 25 ft downstream at datum 0.04 ft lower.

Average discharge. 39 years, 444 cfs (321,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 10.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 104 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.97 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge observed, 40,000 cfs June 13, 1928 (gage height, 16.24 

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs; minimum, 

64 cfs Aug. 28, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 0.66 ft Sept. 16, 1956.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (>jater years) . WSP 787: 

area.WSP 1281:1929.

1928(M), 1934. WSP 877: 1938. WSP 927: Drainage

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 7-21)

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

90

191

388

645

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,570

4,150

7,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

312

*249

253

448

1,370

1,370

760

510

388

327

296

272

850

2,470

1,070

645

448

388

354

322

291

263

253

249 

235

226

226

213

200

195

185

15,636

504

1.27

1.46

31,010

Mov.

170

183

183

332

1.270

682

479

388

343

291

281

276

*281

253

244

235

231

217

209

209

200

200

195

191 

191

191

183

183

175

162

8,628

288

0.724

0.81

17,110

Dec.

158

166

175

166

175

170

166

170

158

170

217

862

610

479

418

371

*377

1,160

1,070

720

575

479

448

377 

349

312

1,780

6,500

1,89'0

1,270

930

22,868

738

1.85

2.14

45,360

Jan.

720

645

575

479

479

418

418

418

388

366

360

332

343

382

1.220

930

682

645

542

479

448

*418

418

382 

366

360

360

349

338

327

296

14,883

480

1.21

1.39

29,520

Feb.

301

301

291

301

354

377

510

T7?

479

479

448

388

366

343

338

317

312

296

286

258

267

267

258

263 

272

258

249

245

240

9,543

329

0.827

0.89

18,930

Mar.

235

249

263

263

*240

235

231

217

m

235

231

240

235

249

263

322

366

388

448

510

682

930

1,370

1,470 

1,370

1,120

975

842

720

720

682

16,545

534

1.34

1.55

32,820

Apr.

610

575

510

479

448

418

418

388

382

371

371

338

338

*327

TW

479

448

448

448

418

975

1,220

84Z

645 

542

510

479

418

418

418

15,129

504

1.27

1.41

30,010

May

377

354

338

332 ITB1,470

2.550

1,470

1,020

842

720

610

542

510

479

448

448

448

720

*1,1OO

1,670

1,220

885

645 

575

510

448

418

388

371

343

22,469

725

1.82

2.10

44,570

June

532

31?

522

291

276

267

263

253

244

244

265

265

276

276

276

253

249

251

217

215

209

*204

200

215 

200

191

2TS

226

204

195

7,376

246

0.618

0.69

14,650

July

191

191

191

209

2O9

195

191

183

179

175

166

166

222

195

183

170

166

166

T5B- 158

158

166

209

249 

281

*244

231

209

191

179

166

5,947

192

0.482

0.56

11,800

Aug.

166

162

150

150

150

150

150

187 ITS166

158

150

147

150

140

145

145

166

185

187

179

158

154

158 

143

150

145

145

143

157

124

4,805

155

0.389

0.45

9,550

Sept.

*157

124

117

130

130

127

127

120

127

150

120

127

127

127

124

117

120

112

TIT

117

124

124

130

150 

166

195

T57

147

147

134

3,981

155

0.534

0.37

7,900

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,50O Mln 112 Mean 372 Cfsrn 0.935 In. 12.68 Ac-ft 269,100

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,500 Mln 112 Mean 404 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.82 Ac-ft 293,200

Peak discharge (base, 5.9OO efs). Dee. 28 (5 a.m.) 15,OOP efs (10.0 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 87

665. Current River near Eminence, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°11'00", long 91°15'30", in SW^NE^ sec.15, T.29 N., R.3 W., on right bank 

1 mile downstream from Jacks Fork, 8 miles northeast of Eminence, and at mile 123.0.

Drainage area. 1,272 sq mi.

Records available. August 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 568.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1921, staff gage at site 1,200 ft upstream at different datum. 

Oct. 20, 1921, to Dec. 8, 1934, staff gage at site 30 ft upstream at datum 0.06 ft 

higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 1,467 cfs (1,062,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,500 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 16.57 ft); minimum, 444 cfs Sept. 19-21 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 75,100 cfs Dec. 27, 1942 (gage height,26.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs; minimum, 324 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 1956 (gage height, 

0.41 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.6 

1.0 

2.0

413

655

1,450

6.0

10.0

13.0

5,700 

13, ZOO 

20,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

821 

*709

793

1,400

3,330

2,930

1,980

1,400

1,140

953

879

814

2,180 

4,230

2,480

1,740

1,360

1,180

1,050

953

886

850

850

779

737

716

675

655

642

635

622

40,369

1,302

1.02

1.18

80,070

Nov.

601 

595

595

1,320

2.830

2,030

1,540

1,270

1,140

1,050

961

894

*864 

843

800

772

723

709

689

675

662

655

655

642

635

622

601

588

582

575

27,118

904

0.711

0.79

53,790

Dee.

568 

568

568

562

575

556

542

536

530

373

779

3,030

2,230 

1,590

1,320

1,140

*1,400

4,770

3,830

2,830

2,330

1,980

1,740

1,540

1,360

1,270

3,750

18.900

5,700

4,030

3,130

74,229

2,394

1.88

2.17

147,200

Jan.

2.630 

2,330

2,030

1,780

1,640

1,500

1,450

1,360

1,270

1,180

1,180

1,140

al,100 

al,300

a2,600

a2,300

a2,000

1,930

1,690

al,400

*1,320

1,220

1,140

1,090

1,050

1,010

999

946

908

871

864

45,228

1,459

1.15

1.32

89,710

Feb.

850 

850

901

1,050

1,450

1.540

1,450

1,400

1,450

1,360

1,180

1,090

1,010 

984

946

931

916

871

843

807

800

800

807

793

800

786

772

779

758

28,974

999

0.785

0.85

57,470

Mar.

a760

aSOO

a780 765

772

772

779

828

821

814

786

786 

843

894

999

1,050

1,140

1,320

1,540

1,830

2,230

2,830

3,430

3.630

3,330

3,130

3,030

2,730

2^630

49,679

1,603

1.26

1.45

98,540

Apr.

2,330 

2,130

1,880

1,740

1,640

1,540

1,450

1,360

1,270

1,180

1,140

1,140

1.090 

*1,090

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,270

1,180

1,270

2,380

2.480

2,030

1,780

1,640

1,540

1,360

1,270

1,220

1,360

45,800

1,527

1.20

1.34

90,840

May

1,270 

1,180

1,CJ90

1,080

1,400

3,430

5.700

3,830

2,830

2.380

2,080

1,830

1,690 

1,590

1,500

1,400

1,320

1,400

1,980

*2,480

3,130

2,830

2,330

1,980

1,780

1,640

1,450

1,360

1,270

1,180

1,140

61,560

1,986

1.56

1.80

122,100

June

1.090 

1,050

1,010

999

953

923

879

864

843

821

857

984

999 

1,010

923

850

807

772

751

730

716

*696

696

682

669

662

744

737

689

662

25,068

836

0.657

0.73

49,720

July

642 

648

648

682

655

635

60S

595

588

588

601

601

689 

662

601

582

556

542

542

536

530

35?

662

696

765

»709

682

635

595 

575

562

19.194

619

0.487

0.56

38,070

Aug.

549 

523

517

517

511

511

506

945 "SS?

615

562

530

511 

506

500

500

494

335

595

582

744

642

635

608

562

549

542

530

517 

506

500

17,527

565

0.444

0.51

34,760

Sept.

*494 

488

482

477

471

465

465

465

477

482

471

471

465

465

460

460

460

460

455

444

449

477

517

549

622

642 3§5"

568

536 

506

14,838

495

0.389

0.43

29,430

Calendar year 1959: Max 18,900 Mln 439 Mean 1,264 Cfsm 0.994 In. 13.49 Ac-ft 915,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 18,900 Mln 444 Mean 1,228 Cfsm 0.965 In. 13.13 Ac-ft 891,700

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs). Dec. 28 (6 a.m.) 32,500 cfs (16.57 ft)._________ ________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

670. Current River at Van Buren, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°59'30", long 91°00'55", in NE^NW^ sec.25, T.27 N-, R.I ¥., near right 

bank: on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 60 in Van Buren, 0.4 mile 

downstream from Pike Creek, 4.7 miles upstream from Big Spring, and at mile 90.4.

Drainage area. 1,667 sq mi.

Records available. October 1912 to September 1960. Prior to July 1921 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 442.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 1, 1926, chain gage at site 100 ft downstream at different datum. 

Sept. 1, 1926, to Oct. 19, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 20, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1939, water 

stage recorder, at present site at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 48 years, 1,876 cfs (1,358,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 14.3 ft); minimum, 695 cfs Sept. 20-22 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1912-60: Maximum discharge, 125,000'cfs Aug. 21, 1915 (gage height, 25.9 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 62,000 cfs; minimum, 473 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 

1956; minimum gage height, 1.69 ft Sept. 23, 24, 1959.

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft Mar. 26, 1904, present datum, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 877: 1938. WSP 897: 1939. WSP 927: Drainage area. 

WSP 1281:1929.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

685

800

1,450

6.0

9.0

12.0

4,710

9,550

18,300

.rge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,140 

950

1,100

1,710 

4,590

4,000

2,940 

2,100

1,750

1,500

1,400

1,290

1,800

2,450 

5.000

3,300

2,500

2,000

1,650

1,450

1,300

1,200

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,070

1,020

980

950

920

900

56,330

1,817

1.09

1.26

111,700

Nov.

880 

86O

850

1,500 

5,000

3,000

2,200 

1,800

*1,450

1,330

1,210

1,180

1,100

1,070 

1,040

1,000

950

925

925

900

900

875

875

850

850

825

825

800

778

35,536

1,184

0.710

0.79

70,460

Dec.

778 

778

778

778 

778

778

778 

778

755

TT8

1,040

2,820

3,630

*2, 450 

1,950

1,660

1,620

4,080

5,360

3,870

3,050

2,560

2,250

2,000

1,760

1,660

2,050

16,000

9,450

5,230

4,110

86,357

2,786

1.67

1.93

171,300

Jan.

3,510 

3,650

2,720

2,350 

2,150

2,000

1,850 

1,760

1,660

1,620

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,710 

2,830

3,390

2,830

*2,660

2,400

2,200

2,000

1,850

1,710

1,620

1,580

1,530

1,530

1,490

1,450

1,370

JL,330

62,740

2,024

1.21

1.40

124,400

Feb.

1,290 

1,250

1,210

1,250 

1,410

1,90O

2.100 

2,050

2,000

2,050

2,000

1,800

1,620

1,530 

1,450

1,410

1,370

1,330

1,290

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,140

*1,070

41,780

1,441

0.864

0.93

82,870

Mar.

1,070 

1,O4O

1,040

1,000

1,000

978 "9T5" 

978

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,040 

1,070

1,290

1,450

1,580

1,710

2,000

2,350

2,830

3,510

4,230

4.470

4,230

3,870

3,750

3,510

3,630

3,510

63,114

2,036

1.22

1.41

125,200

Apr.

3,160 

2,830

2,500

2,300 

2,150

2,000

1,90O 

1,800

1,710

1,580

*1,530

1,490

1,450

1,410 

1,800

1,850

1,800

1,760

1,660

1,620

2,560

5,270

2,830

2,500

2,200

2,100

1,900

1,710

1,660

1,660

60,690

2,023

1.21

1.35

120,400

May

1,660 

1,580

1,490

1,410 

1,566

3,990

6,650 

5,236

3,990

3,270

2,850

2,500

2,300

2,100 

2,000

*1,850

1,760

1,800

3,050

3,390

5,990

3,870

5,160

2,720

2,400

2,150

2,000

1,800

1,710

1,620

1,550

81,580

2,625

1.57

1.82

161,400

June

1,450

1,450

1,370

1,290 

1,290

1,210

1,180 

1,140

1,140

1,070

1,070

1,210

1,210

1,330 

1,250

1,180

1,100

1,070

1,040

*1,000

978

978

978

950

950

925 '9"78~

1,040

978

950

33,755

1,125

0.675

0.75

66,950

July

925 

900

925

925 

950

900

875 

875

850

850

850

850

875

925

875

850

825

800 TOO"

800

800

800

900

925

950

950

925

*900

875

825

27,100

874

0.524

0.60

53,750

Aug.

800 

778

778

755 

755

755

755 

1,140

978

925

825

778

778

778 

755

736 736-

755

800

825

875

900

850

825

800

778

755

755

*755

736 

736

24,950

805

0.483

0.56

49,490

Sept.

736 

718

718

715 

711

708

708 

708

715

718

718

711

705

702 

702

698

698

698

698

695

695

705

778

800

875

850

875

825

800

778

22,161

739

0.443

0.49

43,960

Calendar year 1959: Max 16,000 Mln 685 Mean 1,609 Cfsm 0.965 In. 13.11 Ac-ffc 1,164,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 16,000 Kin 695 Mean 1,628 Cfsm 0.977 In. 13.29 Ac-ft 1,182,000

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs).--Dec. 28 (8 p.m.) 27,100 cfs (14.5 ft).____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 6, 9-11, 15, Oct. 15 to Nov. 8; discharge estimated on basis of 

records for nearby stations.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 89 

675. Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°57'05", long 90°59'35", in SW^NE^ sec.6, T.26 N. , R.I E. , on right bank 

400 ft downstream from spring outlet, 0.4 mile upstream from Current River, and 

3f miles southeast of Van Buren.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 429.08 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 39 years, 434 cfs (314,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 900 cfs Dec. 28, during period of backwater from Current River; minimum, 288 cfs Sept. 20-27.

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs (estimated) sometime in June 1928, during 

period of backwater from Current River; minimum, 236 cfs Oct. 6, 1957.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1311: 1922-23, 1928(M), 1929.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of backwater from Current River (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, Dec. 12-17)

0.7 

1.3 

2.0 

2.5

278

451

695

907

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

306

306

306

318

c650

cSOO

556

490

470

438

432

419

496

C700

C620

556

523

503

470

451

438

419

419

419

400

394

388

384

377

371

371

13,990

451

27,750

Nov.

364

364

364

371

509

483

400

364

*374

371

364

364

358

352

346

346

341

341

341

335

335

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

324

324

10,738

358

21 , 300

Dec.

324

324

324

324

324

318

318

318

318

318

338

391

407

*384

380

368

480

c600

c700

c600

552

461

419

400

400

400

407

c900

c850

c750

c650

14,047

453

27,860

Calendar year 1959: Max 900

Jan.

c600

569

516

477

438

432

425

407

400

394

388

384

384

413

608

664

619

*549

516

490

477

451

445

432

425

419

419

413

400

394

388

14,336

462

28,440

Feb.

384

384

377

377

451

477

503

477

483

483

457

445

425

419

413

407

400

394

388

384

377

377

371

371

364

364

364

358

*358

11,83,2

408

23,470

Min 300

Mar.

> a350

a360

a380

a400

a450

a450

a500

a550

a 650

c750

cSOO

cSOO

c750

C700

c700

c650

C650

c600

15,040

485

29,830

Apr.

556

523

509

483

470

451

438

432

425

413

*407

400

394

400

400

407

419

407

400

400

425

597

529

483

451

445

425

419

413

407

13,328

444

26,440

May

407

400

400

394

388

c700

C850

cSOO

C750

0700

638

608

549

523

523

*490

477

457

687

c750

cSOO

C750

719

634

573

546

529

509

483

464

457

17,955

579

35,610

June

445

445

445

438

432

419

413

413

407

407

407

400

394

400

394

394

394

394

388

*377

377

371

364

358

358

358

358

358

358

358

11,824

394

23,450

July

358

352

346

346

346

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

*338

341

341

355

10,605

342

21,030

Aug.

329

329

329

329

324

324

324

324

318

318

318

313

313

313

313

307

307

307

307

307

307

307

307

307

307

302

302

302

*302

302

302

9,700

313

19,240

Sept.

302

297

297

297

297

297

297

297

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

297

297

297

8,788

293

17,430

Mean 408 Ac-ft 295,100

Water year 1959-60: Max 900 Min 288 Mean 416 Ac-ft 301,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

c Backwater from Current River; discharge estimated on basis of records for Current River at Van 

Buren.
90 WHITE RIVER BASIN

680. Current River at Doniphan, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°37'25", long 90°50'55", in NW^NWi sec. 27, T.23 N. , R.2 E, 

half a mile upstream from U. S. Highway 160, 1 mile west of Doniphan, 2| 

from Briar Creek, and at mile 51.3.

Drainage area. 2,038 sq mi.

, on right bank 

miles upstream

Records available. October 1918 to September 1960. 

only, published in WSP 1311.

Prior to July 1921 monthly discharge

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 322.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

29. Prior to July 3, 1936, nonrecording gages at several sites half a mile downstream at various datums.

Average discharge. 42 years, 2,750 cfs (1,991,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 11.63 ft); minimum, 1,220 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

1918-60: Maximum discharge, 94,400 cfs Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 22.0 ft, present 

site and datum), from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs; minimum, 852 cfs Oct. 8-19, 

1956; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 21, 1960.

Maximum stage known, 24.9 ft in March 1904, from floodmarks, present site and datum 

(discharge, 130,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs).

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 877: 1937-38(M). WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 23 to July 3)

Oct. 1 to May 7

1,200

1,620

6,440

17,200

May 8 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.5

5.0

10.0

4.0 

6.0

1,200

2,160

5,150

8,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

*1,910 

1,620

1,480

1,680

3,270

4,950

4,390

3,410

2,750

2,300

2,040

1,850

1,910

4,110

5.540

3,970

3,140

2,680

2,360

2,100

1,970

1,850

1,730

al,650

al,600

al,550

al,500

1,480

1,440 

al,400

al,380

75,010

2,420

1.19

1.37

148,800

Nov.

al , 350 

al,320

al , 310

al , 300

a2,000

a5,600

a3,000

2,560

3.2,250

a2,050

al , 900

*1,790

1,730

1,730

1,620

1,580

1,530

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,310

1,310 

1.270

50,560

1,685

0.827

0.92

100,300

Dec.

1,270 

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1.240

1,240

1,480

2,230

4,390

3,830

3,080

*2,680

2,560

3,080

a5,500

5,240

4,390

3,690

3,270

3,010

2,750

2,560

a2,800

5,150

16.900 

all, 000

a7,000

109,230

3,524

1.73

1.99

216,700

Jan.

aS.SOO 

a4,500

3,830

3,550

3,270

3,010

a2,900

a2,800

a2,650

2,560

2,490

2,420

a2,400

a2,400

a2,700

a3,800

a4,400

a3, 800

a3,500

3,460

*3,080

2,940

2,820

2,680

2,620

2,560

2,490

2,490

2,420 

2,360

2j_300

94,700

3,055

1.50

1.73

187,800

Feb.

2,230 

2,160

2,100

2,100

2,300

2,680

3,080

5.140

3,080

3,080

3,080

2,940

2,680

2,560

2,420

2,360

2,300

2,230

2,160

2,160

2,040

2,040

1,970

1,970

1,910

1,910

1.850

1,850

1,850

68,230

2,353

1.15

1.25

135,300

Mar.

1,790 

1,790

1,730

*1,730

1,730

1.680

1,680

1,680

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,790

1,970

2,300

2,490

2,620

2,880

3,270

3,690

4,250

4,950

5.540

5,540

4,950

4,950

4,670 

4,390

4,530

88,970

2,870

1.41

1.62

176,500

Apr.

4.590 

3,970

3,690

5,410

5,140

5,010

2,880

2,750

2,620

2,490

2,360

2,360

*2,300

2.250

2,250

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,490

2,420

2,560

5,830

3,830

3,410

3,140

2,940

2,820

2,620

2,490 

2,490

86,730

2,891

1.42

1.58

172,000

May

2,420 

2,360

2,300

2.160

2,750

4,590

7,230

7. 880

6,050

5,000

4,440

4,020

3,740

3,460

3,250

3,110

2,980

2,840

*5,050

6,550

6,950

6,200

5,300

4,580

4,020

3,740

3,590

3,180

2,910 

2,780

2,650

127,480

4,112

2.02

2.33

252,900

June

2.520 

2,460

2,400

2,280

2,220

2,160

2,100

2,040

1,980

1,920

1,920

1,920

2,100

2,040

1,980

1,860

1,800

1,750

1,700

1,600

*1,600

1,600

1,550

1,550

1.500

1,500

1,600

1,650

1,650 

1,600

56,550

1,885

0.925

1.03

1.12,200

July

1,550 

1,550

1,550

1,550

1.600

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,460

1,460

1,420

1,426

1,460

1,420

1,500

1,550

1,550

1,600

*1,600

1,550

1,500 

1,500

1,460

46,850

1,511

0.741

0.85

92,930

Aug.

1,420 

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,380

1.920

1,550

1,500

1,420

1,380

1,580

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,380

1,500

1,460

1,420

1,460

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,540

1.510 

1,310

*1,510

43, 760

1,412

0.695

0.80

86,800

Sept.

1,510 

1,510

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1.250

1,230

1,230

1,240

1,260

1.380

1,380

1,540

1,540

1,340 

1,310

38,260

1,275

0.626

0.70

75,890

Calendar year 1959: Max 16,900 Mln 1,170 Mean 2,305 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.35Ac-ft 1,669,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 16,900 Min 1,230 Mean 2,422 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.17 Ac-ft 1,758,000

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). Dec. 29 (5 to 4 p.m.) 21,900 cfs (11.65 ft).___________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Van Buren and 

recorded range in stage.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 91 

690. Black River at Pocahontas, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°15', long 90°58', in SW£ sec. 27, T.19 N., R.I E. , near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 67 at Pocahontas, 1.6 miles downstream from Fourche Creek, 6.1 miles downstream from Current River, 18.1 miles upstream 

from Spring River, and at mile 90.1.

Drainage area. 4,843 sq mi.

Records available. January 1936 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 242.43 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to July 15, 1937, staff gage at site 0.3 mile upstream 

at same datum. July 15, 1937, to July 23, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 5,756 cfs (4,167,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs May 22 (gage height, 15.57 ft); minimum, 1,610 cfs Sept. 17-24.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 59,600 cfs June 17, 1945 (gage height, 24.32 ft); minimum, 1,080 cfs Oct. 16-19, 1956 (gage height, -0.18 ft).

Maximum stage known, 25.9 ft Apr. 17, 1927, present site and datum.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir 167 miles upstream since 

June'3, 1948 (see p. 81).

Revisions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7-15, Aug. 24 to Sept. 30; rate 

of change In stage used as a factor May 21)

0.7 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

1,610

1,760

2,310

3,500

8.0

12.0

16.0

6,450

9,650

13,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.200 

2,310

2,260

2,200 

2,580

3,370

4,700

4,920 

4,470

3,830

3,440

3,240

3,180

*3,240

4,180

5.520

5,440 

4,770

4,250

3,900

3,700 

3,560

3,440

3,370

3,240

3,120

3,000

2,880 

2,760

2,640 

2,530

108,240

3,492

0.721

0.83

214,700

Nov.

2,480 

2,360

2.200

3,000 

3,500

3,370

3,970

4.040 

3,700

3,370

*3,120

2,940

2,820

2,940

3,060

3,180

3,180 

3,180

3,180

3,180

3,180 

3,180

3,120

3,000

2,880

2,700

2,580

2,530 

2,420

2,360

90,720

3,024

0.624

0.70

179,900

Dec.

2,310 

2,310

2,260

2,260 

2,260

2,200

2,200

2,200 

*2.140

2,140

2,940

5,670

6,130

6,290

6,290

5,820

5,970 

6,610

6,770

7,570

8,210 

7,970

7,410

6,850

6,370

6,130

6,290

7,410 

8,370

9,970 

11,200

168,520

5,436

1.12

1.29

334,300

Jan.

11.600 

11,200

10,200

9,330 

8,530

7,890

*7,410

6,930 

6,610

6,370

6,130

5,900

5.670

6,210

7,970

7,890

8,030 

8,290

7,970

7,490

7,090 

6,690

6,370

6,130

5,970

5,900

5,900

5,820 

5,970

6,130 

6,050

225,660

7,279

1.50

1.73

447,600

Feb.

5,820 

5,440

*5,220

5,300 

6,130

6.770

6,770

6,690 

6,610

6,770

6,610

6,370

6,130

5,900

5,600

5,440

5,300 

5,220

5,070

5,000

4,920 

4,770

4,620

4,470

4,320

4,180

4,040

5.900 

3,900

157,280

5,423

1.12

1.21

312,000

Mar.

3,760 

*3,700

3,700

3,630

3,560

3,500

5.440

3,440 

3,900

4,770

4,770

4,920

4,840

4,840

4,840

5,440

6,130 

6,130

6,130

6,210

6,370 

6,610

6,930

7,330

7,810

8,290

8,530

8,610 

8,450

*8,370 

8,130

177,080

5,712

1.18

1.36

351,200

Apr.

8.050 

7,890

7,570

7,170 

6,850

6,610

6,370

6,210 

6,130

5,970

5,820

5,670

5,520

5,370

5,140

5,000

4,920 

4,840

4,620

4,400

4.250 

4,320

5,000

5,370

5,300

*5,070

4,840

4,700 

4,540

4,400

167,910

5,597

1.16

1.29

333,000

May

4,320 

4,320

4,250

4.110 

5,070

7,490

9,730

10,400 

10,400

10,300

9,810

9,090

8,290

7,570

6,930

6,530

6,210 

5,970

7,890

10,400

12,500 

12,500

12,200

11,900

*11,400

10,800

10,300

9,810 

9,330

8j 770 

8,210

266,800

8,606

1.78

2.05

529,200

June

7,570 

7,090

6,690

6,290 

5,900

5,440

5,070

4,620 

4,250

3,900

3,630

3,440

3,370

3,440

3,440

3,300

3,180 

3,120

3,060

3,000

2,940 

2,820

2,760

2.640

2,640

2,640

3,120

4,470 

*3,920

3,500

121,250

4,042

0.835

0.93

240,500

July

5.180 

3,000

2,880

2,820 

2,760

2,640

2,530

2,480 

2,420

2,420

2,360

2,360

2,310

2,310

2,260

2,200

2,140 

2,140

2,140

2,140

2.090 

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,260

2,420

*2,420

2,310 

2,260

2,260 

2,200

74,130

2,391

0.494

0.57

147,000

Aug.

2,140 

2,090

2,040

1,980 

2,040

1,980

1,920

1,920 

1,920

2.200

2,140

2,090

1,980

1,980

1,920

1,920

1,870 

1,870

1,920

2,040

2,040 

2,040

2,090

*2,090

2,040

1,980

1,920

1,870 

1,870

1*760

61,480

1,983

0.409

0.47

121,900

Sept.

1.760 

1,760

1,710

1,710 

1,710

1,660

1,660

1,660 

1,660

1,660

1,760

1,710

1,710

1,660

1,660

1,660

1.610 

1,610

1,610

1,610

*1,610 

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,660

1,710

1,760

1,760 

1,760

1,710

50,350

1,678

0.346

0.39

99,870

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,200 Mln 1,580 Mean 4,257 Cfsm 0.879 In. 11.94 Ao-ft 3,082,000

Hater year 1959-60: Max 12,500 Mln 1,610 Mean 4,561 Cfsm 0.942 In. 12.82 Ac-ft 3,311,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

695. Spring River at Imboden, Ark.

Location. Lat 36"12', long 91°10', In NE^ sec.15, T.18 N., R.2 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62 at Imboden, 3.9 miles downstream 

from Janes Creek, 8.5 miles upstream from Eleven Point River, and 12.1 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,162 sq mi.

Records available. February 1936 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 254.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 17, 1937, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum. 

July 17, 1937, to Feb. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,365 cfs i,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs May 7 (gage height, 16.07 ft); minimum daily, 351 cfs Sept. 8.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 78,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 28.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs; minimum daily, 215 cfs Aug. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, about 32.1 ft in August 1915, from information by Corps of 

Engineers (about 125,000 cfs}.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by powerplant at Mammoth Spring. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given 

in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years). WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1147: 1937-39, 1942-43, 1945.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 27 to July 5)

2.8

2.9

3.0 

4.0

323

363

405

880

6.0 

1O.O 

15.0

2,030

4,910

9,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Ac-id

Oct.

401

388

397

409

1,010

2.220

1,280

905

755

680

655

630

730

*680

680

680

630

607

556

556

538

529

510

510

483

483

470

461

457

457

457

20,204

652

0.561

0.65

40,070

Nov.

439

444

448

1,430

1,790

1,310

955

830

755

705

680

*630

607

607

566

556

543

515

506

506

510

483

492

474

461

470

461

457

444

435

19,509

650

0.559

0.62

38,700

Dec.

439

435

435

431

448

435

426

431 *426

431

1,880

3,710

2,100

1,430

1,140

1,040

1,230

1,430

1,520

1,340

1,170

1,060

980

905

855

805

1,900

6,510

4,960

2,160

1,790

44,252

1,427

1.23

1.42

87,770

Jan.

,520

,370

,260

,200

,120

* ,090

,040

,010

980

930

930

90S

905

1,550

2,430

2,570

1,910

1,850

,790

,670

,460

,260

,260

,170

,140

1,140

980

1,010

1,060

1,010

980

40,500

1,306

1.12

1.30

80,330

Feb.

905

905

*880

1,310

1,910

2,710

2,100

1,790

1,670

1,790

1,520

1,370

1,260

1,200

1,140

1,120

1,060

1,040

980

955

930

905

905

855

880

855

830

855

855

35,485

1,224

1.05

1.14

70,380

Mar.

830

*855

855

830

805

805

805

805

1,060

1,370

1,340

1,370

1,310

1,370

1,460

2,030

2,560

2,160

2,160

2,220

2,220

2,100

2,030

2,030

1,850

1,670

1,550

1,490

1,430

*1,370

1,310

45,850

1,479

1.27

1.47

90,940

Apr.

,260

,200

,140

,120

,060

,040

,040

980

955

930

905

905

880

880

880

930

980

905

905

880

905

930

930

905

880

*880

830

805

830

880

28,550

952

0.819

0.91

56,630

May

830

830

805

780

1,670

6,590

8,520

,270

,220

,850

,670

,520

,400

,280

,230

,170

,090

,040

,130

,260

,400

,640

,570

* ,160

,850

,730

,610

,400

1,340

1,260

1,200

73,315

2,365

2.04

2.35

145,400

June

1,140

1,310

1,200

1,060

1,010

955

930

905

880

830

830

855

855

955

830

780

780

730

705

705

680

655

630

630

705

655

1,800

*2,100

1,120

880

28,100

937

0.806

0.90

55,740

July

780

730

680

680

655

630

584

566

547

543

556

524

730

730

680

584

547

538

538

538

547

561

730

584

872

1,850

*1,230

1,010

780

705

705

21,934

708

0.609

0.70

43,510

Aug.

579

607

515

533

566

515

506

488

479

483

461

452

439

444

431

418

405

524

755

755

680

584

*533

520

474

470

439

439

422

414

409

15,739

508

0.437

0.50

31,220

Sept.

397

384

384

380

367

359

363

351

392

1,140

584

466

414

392

388

384

380

380

380 *376

376

376

401

388

492

422

405

418

409

384

12,732

424

0.365

0.41

25, 250

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,510 Mln 367 Mean 901 Cfsm 0.775 In. 10.52 Ac-ft 652,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,520 Mln 351 Mean 1,055 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.37 Ac-ft 765,900

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--May 7 (1:30 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (16.07 ft); May 21 (1:30 a.m.) 

9,660 cfs (15.58 ft) .____________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 93

705. Eleven Point River near Thomasville, Mo.

attached to bluff at end of Grandpappy Ridge, 500 ft upstream from Posy Spring, 

1-2 miles downstream from Barren Pork, and 2| n "

Location.--Lat 36°47'05", long 91°29'30", in NE^NE^ sec.3, T.24 N., R.5 W., on left bank

, 500 ft upstream from Posy 

miles east of Thomasville.

Drainage area. 361 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 610 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 94.9 cfs (68,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,020 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 11.60 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Dec. 9; minimum gage height, 1.43 ft Sept. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs Apr. 3, 1957 (gage height, 17.95 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights, 13.8 and 17.95 ft; minimum, 2.7 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 15, 16, 1954; 

minimum gage height, 1.23 ft Sept. 14, 17, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1341: 1951-52(P).

Rating tables, wate year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 13 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 

1.9

7.0

13

40

2.3 

2.9 

5.0

227

960

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

2.5 165

3.0 287

5.0 985

7.0 1,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.5

*8.3

15

93

692

187

106

80

61

53

48

120

935

485

266

176

135

111

96

87

73

66

60

56

50

43

38

32

29

28 

26

4,264.8

138

0.382

0.44

8,460

Nov.

22

21

20

~85 105

66

56

52

49

45

40

*38

38

33

31

29

25

22

21

20

18

17

17

16

15

15

13

11

10

9.6

959.6

32.0

0.089

0.10

1,900

Dec.

8.8

8.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.4

6.4

5.6

9.6

56

87

63

52

43

42

*70

103

87

80

73

78

78

74

68

66

1,410

1,890

572

373 

279

5,717.6

184

0.510

0.59

11,340

Jan.

230

200

174

151

137

127

117

106

101

95

89

95

105

240

514

248

227

212

176

155

*139

125

115

111

106

103

102

96

91

84 

80.

4,451

144

0.399

0.46

8,830

Feb.

77

71

70

89

109

127

125

122

133

145

117

102

96

91

87

85

82

78

73

68

67

64

60

59

59

54

53

54

49.

2,466

85.0

0.235

0.25

4,890

Mar.

46

46

45

40

*40

39

39

40

45

45

45

42

43

50

60

92

101

114

157

189

214

251

290

293

261

232

207

191

183

174 

153

3,767

122

0.338

0.39

7,470

Apr.

143

129

119

114

105

102

99

95

89

84

82

80

*77

78

94

87

89

84

80

88

222

161

147

135

123

114

102

95

99

92

3,208

107

0.296

0.33

6,360

May

81

75

73

70

112

1,180

642

418

308

248

207

174

153

139

127

117

112

108

*218

251

320

279

232

200

178

161

139

127

119

109 

101

6,778

219

0.607

0.70

13,440

June

99

96

92

85

81

75

73

68

66

63

60

59

63

60

56

53

50

46

42

39

*35

32

31

31

29

28

40

39

31

26

1,648

54.9

0.152

0.17

3,270

July

25

29

25

25

24

21

18

18

17

17

17

22

81

38

29

25

22

21

20

18

17

25

57

52

42

*38

33

33

31

29

26

895

28.9

0.080

0.09

1,780

Aug.

25

24

22

38

29

25

22

22

26

22

21

20

18

17

17

16

16

32

43

28

22

21

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

16 

11

677

21.8

0.060

0.07

1,340

Sept.

*15

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

17

18_

13

12

11

11

11

11

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.8

10

12

10

10

10

8.0

9.6

343.0

11.4

0.032

0.04

680

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,890 Mln 5.6 Mean 68.7 Cfsm 0.190 In. 2.59 Ac-ft 49,690

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,890 Mln 5.6 Mean 96.1 Cfsm 0.266 In. 3.63 Ac-ft 69,760

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 cfs).--Oct. 5 (6:45 a.m.) 2,310 cfs (7.65 ft); Oct. 13 (3:30 a.m.) 

2,670 cfs (8.18 ft); Dec. 28 (12:30 a.m.) 5,020 cfs (11.60 ft); May 6 (12:15 p.m.) 2,070 cfs 

(7.20 ft) . ______ _______________________________________________________

Discharge measur this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

710. Greer Spring at Greer, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°47'10", long 91°20'50", in SE^SW^ sec. 36, T.25 N. , R.4 W. , on right bank 

300 ft downstream from lower outlet of spring, 1 mile upstream from Eleven Point River, 

and 1 mile north of Greer.

Records available. August to December 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), 

October 1921 to September 1960. October to December 1921 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 564.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 10 to Dec. 31, 1904, staff gage at site 250 ft downstream at different 

datum. Nov. 17, 1921, to June 25, 1934, staff gage at site 250 ft downstream at datum 

0.74 ft lower.

Average discharge . 39 years, 337 cfs (244,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 612 cfs May 6 (gage height, 1.41 ft); minimum, 

244 cfs Sept. 18-22 (gage height, 0.65 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 1,510 cfs Nov. 17, 1958, includes about 900 cfs of 

surface runoff (gage height, 2.63 ft), from rating curve extended above 700 cfs; maximum 

excluding surface runoff, 903 cfs May 26, 192?; minimum, 104 cfs Nov. 16-19, 1956, 

Jan. 18, 19, 1957.

Remarks. --Records good. 

records .

Occasional runoff from drainage area of 2.97 sq mi included in

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3)

0.6 

1.0

1.5

241

386

670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

258

*254

2K8

345

485

526

508

491

464

437

427

414

469

549

555

537

520

502

480

464

448

437

427

418

409

400

391

386

378

374

370

13,381

432

26,540

Nov.

366

361

357

386

414

409

391

382

374

366

357

*353

349

345

345

341

338

334

330

326

326

323

319

315

312

312

308

305

301 3~6T

10,346

345

20,520

Dec.

301

301

298

294

291

288

288

284

281

281

308

374

386

382

374

361

366

414

427

423

418

414

404

391

382

378

464

599

605 553-

580

11,950

385

23,700

Jan.

574

56?

549

537

520

502

485

474

458

448

437

432

432

443

480

480

474

469

464

453

*443

432

427

423

418

409

409

404

395

366 Toe"

oob

14,205

458

28,180

Feb.

382

378

374

378

386

404

409

409

414

418

414

a410

a400

a390

382

382

382

378

374

370

366

361

357

357

353

353

345

341

338

11,005

379

21,830

Mar.

334

338

338

*334

330

330

330

330

330

330

326

323 323"

330

334

353

361

374

382

404

432

520

a520

520

520

514

508

497

497

491

480

12,333

398

24,460

Apr.

469

458

448

432

427

418

414

409

404

400

395

391

*386

386

391

400

4O4

404

400

400

437

458

458

464

a460

a450

a44o

a430

a420

a420

12,673

422

25,140

May

414

414

409

409

414

537

593

574

555

543

526

514

497

485

469

464

453

448

469

*508

537

537

531

520

502

485

474

464

453

443

432

15,073

486

29,900

June

423

418

414

409

404

400

395

391

386

382

374

370

366

366

361

357

357

357

357

357

357

*357

357

353

349

345

345

345

341

338

11,131

371

22,080

July

338

338

338

338

334

334

330

326

326

323

323

323

319

319

319

315

315

315

315

312

308

308

312

315

315

*315

a315

315

a310

a310

a505

9,928

320

19,690

Aug.

301

a300

a300

a3oO

a300

a295

a295

291

a295

a300

a295

a295

a290

a285

a285

281

a280

a290

a295

a290

a280

a275

271

a270

a265

a265

a265

a265

261

a260

a260

8,800

284

17,450

Sept.

*258

258

258

254

254

254

254

251

251

254

254

254

251

248

248

248

248

244

244

244

244

244

254

254

254

254

251

251

248

248

7,531

251

14,940

Calendar year 1959: Max 605 Min 215 Mean 352 Ao-ft 254,600

Water year 1959-6O: Max 605 Min 244 Mean 378 Ao-ft 274,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of intermittent gage readings and records 

or nearby stations.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 95

715. Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°38'55", long 91°12'03", in NE^SE^ sec.17, T.23 N. , R.2 W. , on downstream 

side of right pier of main truss of bridge on U. S. Highway 160, 7 miles southwest of 

Bardley and 1\ miles upstream from Fredericks Fork.

Drainage area. 793 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1921, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 410.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 26, 1934, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at datum 0.06 ft 

higher. June 26 to Nov. 1, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 2, 1934, to Oct. 19, 1939, wireweight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 759 cfs (549,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 7.41 ft); mlnimum, 316 cfs Sept. 20-22 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Apr. 14, 1927 (gage height, 18.74 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 152 cfs Jan. 27, 

1956, Jan. 11, 1957; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Sept. 6-11, 1925 (present site and 

datum).

Maximum stage known, 19.7 ft in August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 44,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 827: 1927-28, 1935. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

286

526

1,060

4.0 

6.0

1,750

3,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*358

3B~6~ 347

422

1,060

1,060

832

750

671

646

612

593

1,290

1.550

1,120

917

832

777

722

671

646

622

608

588

574

555

536

517

502

495

484

21,521

694

0.875

1.01

42,690

Nov.

474

466

456

622

777

671

617

584

555

540

521

*507

502

484

470

461

445

458

454

430

422

418

414

405

401

397

393

585

370

366

14,425

481

0.607

0.68

28,610

Dec.

366

362

35S

558

358

354

350

350

358" 347

452

696

671

620

590

560

*579

696

750

722

696

646

646

622

593

579

671

5,520

1,670

1,250

1,120

21,710

700

0.883

1.02

45,060

Jan.

1,050

976

917

860

852

804

750

750

696

696

671

671

750

852

1,280

1,120

1,060

1,050

976

917

860

852

777

750

722

722

696

696

671

646

622

25,612

826

1.04

1.20

50,800

Feb.

617

608

598

622

722

917

83 8

860

860

888

852

777

750

722

696

671

671

646

622

608

598

588

579

569

569

555

540

540

531

19,644

677

0.854

0.92

38,960

Mar.

521

526

521

*507

507

502

502

493

BTF

507

507

498

495

512

550

646

722

750

852

946

1,030

1,120

1,220

I,g50

1,220

1,180

1,100

1,060

1,030

1,050

1,000

23,794

768

0.968

1.12

47,190

Apr.

976

946

888

860

832

804

804

777

750

722

722

696

#696

696

696

722

722

722

696

722

860

917

888

860

860

852

804

777

777

750

25,774

792

0.999

1.11

47,160

May

722

696

696

671

750

1,970

2.550

1,650

1,350

1,220

1,150

1,080

1,020

980

946

888

888

888

*1,830

1,710

1,840

1,600

1,420

1,320

1,220

1,160

1,060

1,050

976

917

888

56,846

1,189

1.50

1.73

73,030

June

860

860

804

777

750

750

722

696

671

646

646

646

750

696

646

622

608

584

574

564

*555

555

550

545

536

531 5~98~

560

540

531

19,373

646

0.815

0.91

38,430

July

517

526

521

517

507

498

493

484

484

488

479

474

517

517

484

470

466

461

456

452

448

448

456

502

493

479

*470

466

461

456

448

14,938

482

0.608

0.70

29,630

Aug.

458

450

426

454

458

450

426

422

445

422

409

401

397

593

389

389

389

426

456

438

426

409

405

595

589

585

581

577

570

362

*354

12,647

408

0.515

0.59

25, O8O

Sept.

350

550

350

347

344

340

540

540

550

550

547

540

555

550

526

522

322

319

319

516

316

319

322

354

570

354

350

344

333

526

10,125

557

0.425

0.47

20,080

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,520 Mln 289 Mean 585 Cfsm 0.738 In. 10.01 Ac-ft 423,400

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,320 Mln 516 Mean 668 Cfsm O.842 In. n.46 Ac-ft 484, 800

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOO cfs). Dec. 28 (2:5o p.m.) 5,420 cfs (7.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 14-16, May 9-14; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for nearby stations.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

720. Eleven Point River near Ravenden Springs, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°21', long 91°07', in SE^SE^ sec.30, T. 20 N. , R.I W. , on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 90, 4^ miles downstream from small tributary, 6ij miles northeast of Ravenden Springs, and 21 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,123 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1933, October 1935 to September 1960. Prior 

to October 1949, published as "near Elevenpoint." Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 291.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 21, 1938, chain gage at same site at datum 0.04 ft higher. Nov. 21 

to Dec. 11, 1938, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 1,111 cfs (804,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,640 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 9.04 ft); minimum, 450 cfs Sept. 21-23 (gage height, 2.83 ft).

1929-33, 1935-60: Maximum discharge, 37,600 cfs Nov. 17, 1958 (gage height, 

20.83 ft), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs; minimum observed, 226 cfs 

Sept. 9, 1936 (gage height, 2.13 ft, present datum).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 877: 1930-33, 1936-38. WSP 977: 1933, 1937-39, 1942. 

WSP 1117:Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.8

3.0 

4.0

450

559

1,170

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,820

2,500

3,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

498

498

498

509

719

1,380

1,110

983

890

859

828

797

859

*1,660

1,460

1,200

1,080

983

921

890

859

828

797

785

755

743

751

707

689

677

671

26,864

867

0.772

0.89

55,280

Nov.

659

647

629

983

921

952

859

797

779

749

*737

719

701

707

677

671

655

655

629

623

617

611

600

582

576

571

565

559

548

542

20,498

683

0.608

0.68

40,660

Dec.

537

531

524

520

531

514

509

509

*503

509

1,170

1,400

1,110

983

921

890

921

983

1,080

1,050

1,010

952

921

890

859

828

1,240

2,230

5,270

1 , 890

1,590

31,375

1,012

0.901

1.04

62,230

Jan.

,430

,360

,300

,240

,170

,110

* ,080

,050

1,010

983

952

952

983

1,170

1,460

1,590

1,500

1,430

1,400

1,300

1,240

1,170

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,010

983

921

36,086

1,164

1.04

1.20

71,580

Feb.

921

890

*890

,110

,350

,450

,400

,330

,300

,300

,270

,170

,110

,080

,050

1,010

983

983

952

921

890

890

859

859

859

828

828

828

30,099

1,038

0.924

1.00

59,700

Mar.

791

797

*797

785

767

761

761

755

859

952

921

921

921

921

983

1,270

,360

,330

,360

,430

,530

,590

,660

,760

,690

,660

,560

,500

,460

* ,430

,400

36,682

1,183

1.05

1.21

72,760

Apr.

,550

500

240

170

140

110

080

050

010

985

985

952

952

921

95?

952

952

952

921

921

985

1,140

1,110

1,110

1,080

1,050

*1,010

985

985

985

51,505

1,045

0.929

1.04

62,090

May

952

921

890

890

1,560

,850

,620

,440

,020

,820

,660

,560

,430

,360

,300

,270

,240

,170

,090

,550

,990

,440

,090

,890

* ,760

,660

,530

,460

1,400

1,330

1,270

54,213

1,749

1.56

1.80

107,500

June

1,240

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,010

983

983

983

1,010

1,110

983

952

921

890

890

859

859

828

828

828

828

797

1,140"

983

*859

828

29,392

980

0.873

0.97

58,300

July

797

797

797

791

791

767

743

737

731

707

725

701

725

755

725

695

683 683"

689

683

749

737

671

719

828

1,010

890

*773

707

695

23,184

748

0.667

0.77

45,980

Aug.

671

659

647

653

659

653

641

623

623

635

610

594

588

582

571

565

565

576

743 653"

641

605

588

*582

571

559

553

548

542

537

525

18,762

605

0.539

0.62

37,210

Sept.

525

525

509

509

509

503

498

498

514

659

525

509

503

492

492

487

482

471

471

471

*455

450

455

471

542

498

492

498

487

471

14,971

499

0.444

0.50

29,690

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,410 Mln 425 Mean 907 Cfsm 0.808 In. 10.97 Ac-ft 656,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,620 Min 450 Mean 966 Cfsm 0.860 In. 11.72 Ac-ft 701,000

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

725. Black River at Black Rock, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°06'15", long 91°05'50", in NW£ sec.21, T.17 N., R.I W. , on right bank 

900 ft downstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge at Black Rock, 3.7 miles 

downstream from Spring River, and at mile 68.3.

Drainage area. 7,323 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1929 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1960. Gageheight records collected in same vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of D. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily, more often during rises. Datum of gage is 229.56 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1946, at site 900 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 8,305 cfs (6,013,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,400 cfs May 20; maximum gage height, 18.4 ft 

May 21; minimum, 2,440 cfs Sept. 18-25 (gage height, 1.0 ft).

1929-31, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 

28.5 ft); minimum, 1,730 cfs in September, October, and November 1956.

Maximum stage known, 31.9 ft Aug. 21, 1915, from records of D. S. Weather Bureau 

(discharge, 160,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir 189 miles upstream since 

June's, 1948 (see p. 81).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 15 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1930-31.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Dec. 12, 28-30, 

Jan. 3-5, 14, May 6-14, 19-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29 Dec 29 to Sept. 30

3,100

5,500

7,500

9.0

12.0

16.0

10,500

13,800

18,300

1.0 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

2,440

4,340

7,200

10,200

12.0

16.0

19.0

13,500

18,300

22,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5,100

3,100

3,300

3,300

3,900

6,000

*7,300

7,000

6,800

6,400

5,800

5,300

5,100

5,100

5,300

6,600

7,600

7,500

6,800

6,200

5,800

5,500

5,200

5,100

5,000

4,900

4,700

4,500

4,400

4,200

4,000

164,800

5,316

0.726

0.84

326,900

Nov.

3,800

3,600

*5,500

5,500

7,100

6,900

5,900

5,600

6,100

5,700

5,300

5,000

4,700

4,900

4,700

4,700

4,700

4,600

4,600

4,600

4,500

4,500

4,600

4,500

4,400

4,200

4,000

3,800

3,700

3,700

143,400

4,780

0.653

0.73

284,400

Dec.

3,500

3,500

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

*3,300

3,300

5,200

3,200

5,300

10,400

10,800

10,200

9,200

8,900

8,900

9,000

9,500

9,900

10,100

10,200

10,400

9,900

9,300

8,800

8,700

11,600

17,500

14^900

252,000

8,129

1.11

1.28

499,800

Jan.

14,900

15,200

14,200

13,000

12,700

12,400

11,400

10,400

9,360

8,960

8,660

8,460

8,370

*9,230

11,600

12,200

12,100

12,100

12,100

11,800

11,000

10,100

9,560

9,360

8,760

8,460

8,560

8,270

8,370

8,370

8,370

328,320

10,590

1.45

1.67

651,200

Feb.

8,170

7,970

7,580

8,170

9,260

9,870

11,000

10,900

*10,200

10,100

10,200

9,260

8,760

8,760

8,370

8,170

7,970

7,680

7,490

7,490

7,200

7,010

6,820

6,620

6,430

6,430

6,240

6,240

6j050

236,410

8,152

1.11

1.20

468,900

Mar.

5,760

5,760

5,760

5,580

5,480

5,480

5,580

5,480

*6,050

6,620

7,300

7,580

7,580

7,390

7,390

7,580

8,070

9,160

9,980

10,300

10,100

10,100

10,200

10,600

11,100

11,600

11,600

12,000

11^700

11,600

262,280

8,461

1.16

1.33

520,200

Apr.

11,500

11,000

10,900

10,500

9,870

*9,260

8,960

8,760

8,660

8,370

8,170

7,970

7,880

7,680

7,490

7,300

7,300

7,100

6,720

6,720

6,720

6,340

6,340

6,820

7,490

7,580

7,200

6,910

6,820

6 , 820

240,950

8,032

1.10

1.22

477,900

May

6,620

6,430

6,240

*6,140

8,070

16,200

£1,100

15,600

15,600

*14,900

14,800

13,100

12,000

11,000

9,870

9,160

9,360

9,360

13,600

22,000

21,900

19,100

18,200

17,400

*16,500

16,300

14,900

14,200

13,200

12 , 200

11,700

416,750

13,440

1.84

2.12

826,600

June

11,000

10,300

9,760

9,460

8,860

8,370

*7,580

6,910

6,820

6,530

6,050

5,760

5,580

5,580

5,670

5,480

5,290

5,100

5,000

4,820

4,720

4,620

4,530

4,340

4,340

4,530

5,480

7,970

7,490

6,430

194,370

6,479

0.885

0.99

385,500

July

5,580

5,100

4,820

4,820

4,720

4,340

*4,150

4,150

3,960

3,770

3,770

3,680

3,680

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,680

3,390

*3,390

5,300

3,300

3,680

3,680

3,390

3,390

4,240

5,580

5,480

4,720

4,060

3,580

126,980

4,096

0.559

0.64

251,900

Aug.

3,480

*3,390

3,300

3,200

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,010

2,920

3,300

3,390

3,100

2,920

2,920

2,820

2,820

2,820

3,680

3,770

4,060

3,860

3,300

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,010

2,920

2,820

2 , 820

2,720

98,050

3,163

0.432

0.50

194,500

Sept.

2,720

2,820

2,820

2,720

2,630

2,630

*2,630

2,540

2,540

3,010

5,580

3,100

3,100

2,630

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,440

2,440

*2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,720

2,820

2,820

2,720

2,720

80,410

2,680

0.366

0.41

159,500

Calendar year 1959: Max 17,500 Min 2,500 Mean 6,270 Cfam 0.856 In. 11.64 Ac-ft 4,540,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 22,000 Mln 2,440 Mean 6,953 Cfam 0.949 In. 12.93 Ac-ft 5,047,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
98 WHITE RIVER BASIN

730. Strawberry River near Evening Shade, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°06' , long 91 °36', In NE£ sec.27, T.17 N. , R.6 W. , near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 2 miles north of Evening Shade and 

6.3 miles upstream from Piney Fork.

Drainage area. 225 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 216 cfs (156,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,910 cfs May 20 (gage height, 16.10 ft); mlnimum, 12 cfs Sept. 7, 8.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 26.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.8 cfs 

Sept. 23, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 16 discharge measurements, and records of discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 4 Nov. 5 to Sept. 30

4.0 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

6.0

90

248

7.0 464

9.0 1,040

11.0 1,930

14.0 3,840

3.8

3.9 

4.2 

4.6 

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

248

464

1,040

1,930

3,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

19

19

125

421

*273

120

77

55

44

39

42

184

157

104

75

60

48

42

39

36

34

32

31

29

28

27

26

25

25 

25

2,278

73.5

0.327

0.38

4,520

Nov.

24

24

*23

*1,570

266

181

143

121

102

88

77

69

64

59

54

51

48

46

45

44

45

42

41

40

59

58

37

36

55

4,162

159

0.618

0.69

8,260

Dec.

55

34

34

55

54

52

32

*31

50

3?

1,310

1,480

490

506

251

222

440

516

550

248

209

175

154

141

125

116

1,240

1,650 542"

359 

266

10,857

350

1.56

1.79

21,550

Jan.

222

197

179

152

142

159

158

145

145

141

154

128

*127

297

656

359

516

581

276

222

192

168

146

155

128

120

117

115

114

115 

104

5,922

191

0.849

0.98

11,750

Feb.

100

95

90

240

1.510

790

477

370

316

276

*222

189

168

154

141

136

129

121

111

105

98

94

88

84

84

82

77

78

81

6,504

224

0.996

1.08

12,900

Mar.

85

84

84

82

81

78

78

81

*128

257

240

276

257

506

516

656

705

568

542

464

392

330

286

248

222

195

176

162

149

141 

128

7,773

251

1.12

1.28

15,420

Apr.

120

112

103

97

91

*88

84

80

75

71

67

65

62

61

62

63

65

61

60

56

56

60

61

56

54

52

51

4849"

56

2,086

69.5

0.509

0.54

4,140

May

75

59

*54

55

56

1,610

1,020

550

251

179

149

129

115

101

90

81

75

68

755

5,840

1,960

555

559

266

222

192

168

159

121

108 

96

13,228

427

1.90

2.19

26,240

June

95

117

102

86

74

66

*61

57

55

52

49

46

91

71

49

46

43

41

39

37

36

35

35

33

37

34

1.270

560

187

125

3,629

121

0.538

0.60

7,200

July

95

76

66

64

63

61

*52

46

45

40

58

36

73

146

74

47

40

37

*34

32_

32

96

191

167

131

f484

56T

156

92

75 

60

2,891

95.5

0.415

0.48

5,750

Aug.

52

47

*41

57

55

54

51

29

27

27

26

24

25

21

19

18

17

16

T7

17

24

60

5T

26

21

19

58

58

23

19 

17

880

28.4

0.126

0.15

1,750

Sept.

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

*12

16

19

20

24

19

17

15

15

14

14

*14

15

13

13

15

16

17

15

15

14

14

14

453

15.1

0.067

0.07

899

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,630 Mln 12 Mean 117 Cfsm 0.520 in. 7.05 Ac-ft 84,610

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,840 Mln 12 Mean 166 Cfsm 0.738 in. 10.05 Ac-ft 120,500

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). May 20 (2 p.m.) 5,910 cfs (16.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; dlscharirge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 99

735. Piney Fork Strawberry River at Evening Shade, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°05', long 91°37', in ffi£ sec.34, T.17 N., R.6 W., on right bank 20 ft 

 upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 167 (formerly State Highway 11), three-quarters 

of a mile north of Evening Shade, and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 99 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 420.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 5, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 95.0 cfs (68,780 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 3,930 cfs May 20 (gage height, 12.53 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Sept. 8. .

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 23.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 

1941, 1944, 1947, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 15 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Hating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per seco>nd)

Oct. 1-12

11

23

Oct. 13 to Feb. 5 Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.6 

5.0

38

60

89

162

3.98

4.2

4.4

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 4.4 ft.

3.74 

3.8 

4.0 

4.2

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

162

480

860

1,790

2,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

17

16

15

*94

61

43

36

32

30

43

157

135

95

67

56

48

42

37

33

30

28

26 

25

23

21

20

19

18

18

17

1,321

42.6

0.430

0.50

2,620

Nov.

16

T6

*16

*1,520

*276

144

109

90

77

68

61

57

54

53

46

44

39

35

35

33

31

30

28 

27

26

25

26

24

23

22

2,851

95.0

0.960

1.07

5,650

Dec.

21

20

19

19

22

21

19

*17

16

19

385

340

162

133

95

109

226

238

160

133

116

96

89 

80

71

68

571

384

217

162

130

4,158

134

1.35

1.56

8,250

Jan.

112

103

95

84

80

80

80

82

83

83

78

76

*80

168

250

155

162

164

124

109

96

89

82 

77

74

70

70

63

72

64

61

3,066

98.9

0.999

1.15

6,080

Feb.

57

54

52

142

609

305

211

176

157

*148

116

100

92

86

80

78

76

71

63

59

58

55

52 

50

51

49

46

48

48

3,189

110

1.11

1.20

6,330

Mar.

45

47

48

45

i2.

43

43

44

*83

131

116

139

128

133

137

250

279

229

208

172

146

131

116 

107

95

89

83

78

74

71

64

3,416

110

1.11

1.28

6,780

Apr.

62

57

54

52

49

*47

46

43

42

41

39

38

37

37

38

37

37

36

34

33

34

31

30 

29

29

28

27

26

Tf

32

1,152

38.4

0.388

0.43

2,280

May

27

23

*22

22

27

317

109

71

61

55

50

46

42

39

37

34

33

31

595

2,260

609

295

206 

160

133

124

100

88

83

70

63

5,832

188

1.90

2.19

11,570

June

58

71

56

49

44

42

*39

37

34

33

31

29

92

62

34

29

27

24

23

20

20

18

16 

16

18

18

704

20T

92

66

2,005

66.8

0.675

0.75

3,980

July

54

46

41

87

93

48

*41

35

33

30

28

27

38

33

23

22

20

19

*20

IS

18

27

204 

117

50

77

43

35

30

29

25

1,411

45.5

0.460

0.53

2,800

Aug.

22

20

*18

20

20

16

15

13

15

41

15

12

11

10

10

9.0

8,5.

8.5

13

18

"28 218

18

15

13

12

11

10

10

9.5

9.0

668.5

21.6

0.218

0.25

1,330

Sept.

8.5

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.2

6.2

6.2

*5.8 157~

150

27

19

16

14

13

12

11

10

*11

10

10

10

10 

20

27

15

28

20

13

12

669.2

22.3

0.225

0.25

1,330

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,320 Min 3.2 Mean 56.8 Cfsra 0.574 In. 7.80 Ac-ft 41,090

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,260 Min 5.8 Mean 81.3 Cfsm 0.821 In. 11.16 Ac-ft 59,000

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Nov. 4 (11 a.m.) 2,560 cfs (10.42 ft); May 20 (6 p.m.) 3,930 cfs 

(12.55 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-4, Nov. 26 to Dec. 7, 

Dec. 12-20.
100 WHITE RIVER BASIN

740. Strawberry River near Poughkeepsie, Ark.

Location.--Lat 36°07', long 91°27', in M^ sec.19, T.17 N. , R.4 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of "bridge on State Highway 58, half a mile downstream from Hurricane 

Creek and 2-J miles northeast of Poughkeepsie.

Drainage area. 476 sq mi.

Records available. February 1936 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 298.07 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to May 13, 1938, staff gage and May 13 to Dec. 10, 1938, 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 531 cfs (384,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,98.0 cfs May 20 (gage height, 16.84 ft); minimum, 58 cfs Sept. 8.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 52,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 29.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum observed, 31 cfs Oct. 4, 1938.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 15 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 877: 1938. WSP 897: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1938-39.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

ISO 

264 

416 

582

1.36

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

160

268

410

4 to Sept. 30

4.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

14.0

770

1,660

2,760

5,300

6,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

96

86

83

99

364

*582

278

197

184

182

168

206

448

432

301

233

197

174

161

148

138

128

127

122

113

111

104

100

99

97

97

5,855

189

0.397

0.46

11,610

Nov.

95

*89

86

*3,320

1,820

*670

440

363

314

268

243

220

207

200

186

176

164

156

149

144

142

139

134

127

125

122

120

115

112

111

10,557

352

0.739

0.82

20,940

Dec.

Ill

109

109

107

111

109

106

*103

106" 99

1,640

2,820

1,060

690

522

470

910

1,120

830

630

540

455

410

368

336

319

1,670

5,180

1,240

850 

670

21,800

703

1.48

1.70

43,240

Jan.

558

488

455

395

377

363

360

371

380

380

368

354

*348

804

1,420

890

790

870

710

575

522

455

410

380

360

348

336

322

336

325

308

15,358

495

1.04

1.20

30,460

Feb.

295

282

268

652

2,560

1,860

1,140

890

790

*750

610

505

470

425

395

380

360

345

319

295

284

268

258

246

250

238

227

234

232

15,828

546

1.15

1.24

31,390

Mar.

232

241

236

229

225

220

22?

229

*425

710

670

730

690

730

770

,240

,560

,240

,140

,010

870

770

690

610

540

488

455

425

395

380 

351

18,723

604

1.27

1.46

37,140

Apr.

334

317

295

276

266

250

*243

238

227

218

209

205

198

194

196

194

196

186

178

176

176

169

174

167

160

158

155

149

155

160

6,219

207

0.435

0.49

12,340

May

167

162

*153

149

180

2,170

2,230

730

505

410

360

322

287

258

236

220

207

198

1,910

6,520

4,960

1,510

970

750

592

522

455

395

357

319 

290

28,494

919

1.93

2.23

56,520

June

273

306

276

248

220

205

*194

186

178

167

164

160

182

310

182

160

149

140

134

127

125

120

TT9" 115

122

128

1,810

1,780

470

317

9,067

302

0.634

0.71

17,980

July

250

234

198

198

268

200

*178

158

147

140

134

125

142

230

180

142

127

125

*123

114

109

143

368

377

358

455

578

268

205

178 

160

6,612

213

0.447

0.52

13,110

Aug.

142

*130

125

120

125

114

109

104

101

120

111

93

90

85

82

77

77

80

83

93

245

146

134

109

93

87

87

109

96

82 

77

3,326

107

0.225

0.26

6,600

Sept.

73

69

66

63

63

62

61

*58 536"

423"

135

107

99

90

83

77

77

74

76

*73

69

73

71

73

134

103

95

109

87

77

3,256

109

0.229

0.25

6,460

Calendar year 1359 : Max 3,320 Mln 54 Mean 304 Cfsm 0.639 In. 8.67 Ac-ft 220,300

Water year 1959-60 : Max 6,520 Mln 58 Mean 393 Cfsm 0.832 In- 11.34 Ac-ft 287,800

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs).--May 20 (5 9,980 cfs (16.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

745. White River at Newport, Ark.

Location. La t 35°36 t 20", long 91°17'20", in NE£ sec. 10, T.ll N. , R.3 W., on right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 67 at Newport, 7.2 miles downstream from Black River and at mile 257.6.

Drainage area. 19,812 sq mi.

Records available. September 1927 to September 1931 (published as "near Newport"), October 1937 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at present site since 1885 

are contained in reports of U, S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 194.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. September 1927 to September 1931, staff gage at site 2.8 miles downstream at 

datum 2.30 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1937, to Aug. 14, 1953, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Aye rage disc harge . 27 years, 23,480 cfs (17,000,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. -Maximum discharge during year, 70,200 cfs May 22; maximum gage height, 24.87ft 

May 23; minimum discharge observed, 5,960 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.1 ft).

1927-31, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 343,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945; maximum gage height 

observed, 35.9 ft Apr. 18, 1945; minimum discharge, 2,870 cfs Sept. 27-30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 18, 1945. Flood of Apr. 16, 1927, reached a stage 

of 35.6 ft, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. --Re cords good. Flow regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals Reservoir 

(see p. 70). Prior to this date, , some regulation by Lake Taneycomo 197 miles upstream

(total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft) by Norfork Reservoir since 1943 (see p. 76), and by 

Clearwater Reservoir since 1948 (see p. 81 ). Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Fourteen discharge measurements and records of daily discharge furnished by 

Corps of Engineers; reviewed by Geological Survey. Gage-height record collected in 

cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Re vis ions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting -control method used Jan. 1 to May 7; rate of change in stage used as a factor 

Oct. 6-12, Nov. 4-11, Dec. 12-16, 18-20, 24-29, Dec. 31 to Jan. 11, Jan. 14-26, 

Feb. 1, 2, 4-16, 21, 22 ,24, Mar. 6, 7, 9-18, 20-23, 27, 28, 30, Apr. 3-9, 

May 6-16, 19-28, 30, 31, June 2, 3, 6, 9-19, June 27 to July 2)

1.2 6,120

2.0 7,400

4.0 10,800

8.0 17,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per

12.0 26,400

16.0 37,000

20.0 49,200

25.0 70,500

ond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

7,400 

7,400 

7,740 

8,760 

10,500

16,800 

20,500 

17,400 

16,100 

15,200

13,500 

11,900 

11,600 

12,800 

12,700

12,500 

12,500 

12,500 

12,700 

11,600

11,000 

*10,500 

10,100 

9,950 

9,780

9,950 

9,610 

9,270 

9,950 

10,100 

9,950

362,060 

11,680 

718,100

Nov.

9,610 

9,270 

8,080 

19,600 

35 , 400

39,400 

27,000 

20,000 

17,100 

15,500

14,500 

14,200 

13,500 

12,800 

12,800

12,700 

11,800 

11,600 

12,000 

11,800

11,600 

11,600 

11,000 

*9,9SO 

10,100

10,600 

10,500 

9,440 

9,440 

10 , 100

432,990 

14,430 

858,800

Dec.

9,270 

9,100 

9,440 

9,780 

9,950

9,100 

8,420 

7,740 

7,240 

8,080

9,270 

22,900 

24,700 

23,000 

19,600

19,400 

19,600 

21,600 

23,300 

24,600

*23,900 

22,600 

21,900 

20,300 

18,800

16,800 

17,800 

33,900 

58,500

33^500

581,090 

18,740 

tl,153

Jan.

31,300 

29,000 

27,600 

25,900 

25,400

24,100 

23,900 

21,800 

20,800 

20,100

18,400 

18,100 

18,100 

22,500 

31,400

55,000 

32,800 

31,500 

30,000 

29,800

28,400 

26,800 

25,300 

23,700 

*2 1,800

20,900 

20,900 

20,600 

20,200 

20,400 

20,400

765,900 

24,710 

*1,519

Feb.

18 , 400 

17,400

19)000 

24,100

32,700 

37,500 

31,100 

29,300 

28,100

*26,800 

26,600 

24,400 

23,400 

21,000

20,700 

21,500 

21,300 

20,900 

20,800

19,800 

17,900 

17,700 

20,000 

19,800

19,800 

19,800 

19,400 

18,800

655,700 

22,610 

*1,301

Mar.

18,100 

19,000 

19,600 

19,800 

20,000

18,800 

17,400 

17,700 

22,200 

*24,200

24,600 

26,000 

24,900 

24,100 

24,700

29,500 

52,000

31^700 

30,600

29,500 

29,000 

27,400 

27,400 

27,400

27,400 

25,400 

23,900 

24,200 

23,700 

23,500

765,700 

24,700 

tl,519

Apr.

25 , 200 

22,400 

20,600 

19,800 

*18,600

18,600 

17,700 

17,000 

16,300 

16, £00

15,800 

14,700 

15 , 100 

16,000 

16,000

16,200 

16,200 

15,300 

14,700 

15,500

15,800 

15,500 

15,100 

15,100 

14,700

14,700 

15,300 

16,000 

15,800 

14,600

498,300 

16,620 

988,800

May

14,100 

13,500 

13,000 

*13,400 

12,800

20,500 

43 , 000 

47,200 

39,300 

36,600

36,600 

35,100 

37,500 

38,400 

40,100

38,500 

38,400 

37,600 

40,90O 

53,200

64,500 

68,900

59',700 

55,300

*52,100 

48,900 

46,100 

46,700 

42,200 

41,100

*1,241.2 

40,040 

*2,462

June

41,100 

43,400

40 ',800 

40 , 8OO

*39,000 

38,700 

39,000 

35,600 

31,000

26,800 

22,300 

18,500 

18,000 

18,000

16 , 100 

14,800 

14,000 

13,000 

12,500

12,000 

12,300 

12,700 

12,300 

12,000

11,500

26 ',300 

22,500 

18,300

719,200 

23,970 

*1,427

July

15,900 

14,600 

14,400 

14,200 

13,900

*12,700 

12,000 

12,200 

11,800 

11,100

10,800 

10,600 

11,300 

12,000 

11,300

10,300 

9,440 

8,760 

8,250 

8,930

9,780 

10,600 

10,800 

10,800 

10,100

9,100 

11,600 

15,500 

16,400

14)400

369,160 

11,910 

732,200

Aug.

*12,200 

9,950 

8,590 

9,440 

9,950

9,950 

10,300 

9,440 

8,760 

8,930

9,270 

9,950 

9,610 

9,610 

8,760

7,910 

8,930 

9,780 

10,100 

10,100

10,300 

9,610 

8,760 

9,610 

10,600

10,500 

9,780 

9,270 

9,780 

7.400 

8,250

295,390 

9,529 

585,900

Sept.

9,440 

9,610 

9,780 

9,440 

8,420

7,570 

7,240 

7,910 

*8,420 

9,950

10,500

7)080 

6,920 

7,400

7,080 

7,240 

7,570 

*6,600 

6^120^

7,080 

7,400 

7,400 

7,740 

7,910

7,740 

7,080 

7,080 

7,910 

7,740

238,270 

7,942 

472,600

Calendar year 1959 : Max 39,400 Min 6,600 Mean 14,990 ftc-ft 10,850,000 

Water year 1959-60: Max 68,900 Min 6,120 Mean 18,92O Ac-ft 13,740,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Dec. 28, 29, Dec. 31 to Jan. 6, 

an. 11-17, 23-25, Feb. 4-6, June 11 to July 26, Sept. 15-21, 26-30.
102 WHITE RIVER BASIN

750. Middle Fork Little Red River at Shirley, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°39', long 92°18', in SW£ sec.20, T.12 N., R.12 W., on right bank half 

a mile downstream from Sugar Camp (or Wevers) Creek and 1 mile east of Shirley.

Drainage area. 294 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 483.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 6, 1939, wire-weight gage at site 70 ft upstream at same datum. 

June 6, 1939, to July 15, 1952, water-stage recorder on downstream side of pier of 

Missouri & Arkansas Railway bridge 70 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 502 cfs (363,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,200 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height, 23.57 ft); minimum, 2.1 cfs Sept. 24.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 28.3 ft, in 

gage well; about 31 ft on wire-weight gage, from stage-relation curve), from rating 

curve extended above 60,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, that of Jan. 24, 1949.

Mote. Maximum gage heights published prior to 1949 water year were referred to wireweight gage.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 16 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 5 to Sept. 30

5.8 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

100

137

258

430

890

1,470

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

5.7 

6.0

0

15

39

87

151

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

290

475

910

1,390

2,060

12.0 3,970

14.0 6,900

16.0 10,500

19.0 17,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

162

116

1,280

1,110

4,550

*1,650

888

575

415

508

254

224

281

263

215

180

151 

127

110

96

85

78

72

65

59

54

51

46

44

42

40

13,391

432

1.47

1.69

26,560

Nov.

39

38

*36

*15.3gQ'

*3,340

1,450

955

730

575

475

378

325

284

265

236

206

182 

158

144

134

127

121

116

108

104

98

93

87

80

75

26,257

875

2.98

3,32

52,080

Dec.

70

70

65

6265-

65

67

70

*67

70

2,820

3,720

1,630

1,090

842

910

1,510 

1,980

1,770

1,190

93Z

75Z

640

555

459

411

5,230

3,530

1,700

1,160

910

34,412

1,110

3.78

4.35

68,260

Jan.

730

640

575

475

415

399

583

403

491

708

75Z

685

*752

1,310

2,220

1,540

1,120 

1,140

910

752

640

555

463

399

360

332

359

325

58T

423

39Z

20,817

672

2.29

2.63

41,290

Feb.

367

539

314

9Z9

6,160

Z,500

1,4ZO

1,070

910

*79S

640

515

431

381

339

318

511 

514

Z84

Z57

Z45

Z39

ZZ7

Z15

212

209

198

21Z

20,354

70Z

2.39

2.57

40,370

Mar.

218

Z24

Z30

Z33

255

Z30

*250

256

5Z5

555

910

1,070

978

l.OZO

1,000

1,560

1,590 

1,290

1,Z40

1,090

955

842

775

66Z

575

499

435

384

356

5Z8

Z94

20,167

651

Z.Z1

2.55

40,000

Apr.

Z66

Z4Z

Z15

195

180

168

158

146

157

1Z7

*119

114

110

106

108

Z54

Z18 

209

Z09

18Z

182

ZZ4

198

175

163

151

139

1Z7

1Z3

149

5,094

170

0.578

0.64

10,100

May

514

209

*170

144

T55

7,900

2,660

1,540

910

685

*535

423

556

Z66

218

180

155

149

4,160

14,000

4,910

1,770

1,140

8ZO

618

555

459

5Z8

Z75

2Z4

1 7ft J. (0

46,14Z

1,488

5.06

5.84

91,520

June

190

574

447

Z90

Z06

158

127

*106

95

82

75

67

59

131

1Z1

82

65 

51

42

36

51

27

24

24

56

51

485

546

242

163

4,229

141

0.480

0.53

8,390

July

116

89

57

314

278

Z1Z

165

1Z1

95

73

*59

56

5Z

44

38

3Z

Z7 

*ZT

Z7

31

35

38

87

156

168

428

Ff?

170

116

82

62

3,527

114

0.388

0.45

7,000

Aug.

51

44

38

*51

26

25

19

18

16

18

29

25

19

18

18

18

17 

18

17

25

34

36

31

27

24

19

16

15

11

8.9

3 Q

717.7

23.2

0.079

0.09

1,420

Sept.

*8.9

7.3

5.8

5.0

4.2

2.7

27T

2.7

5.5

6.5

5.8

8.1

9.8

8.1

7.3

7.3

6.5 

5.0

5.8

5.0

3.5

5.5

*2.7

5.8

40

55

27

27

22

17

501.5

10.0

0.034

0.04

598

Calendar year 1959 : Max 15,300 Mln 8.2 Mean 462 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.51 Ao-ft 554,400

Water year 1959-60 : Max 15,500 Mln 2.7 Mean 554 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.70 Ao-ft 587,600

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). --Nov. 4 (12 m.) 36,200 cfs (23.57 ft); Dec. 11 (9 p.m.) 6,580 cfs 

(13.80 ft); Dec. 28 (6 p.m.) 9,780 cfs (15.56 ft); Feb. 5 (8 a.m.) 9,240 cfs (15.26 ft); May 6

(1 p.m.) 14,500 ofs (17.78 ft); May 20 (l2:30 p.m.) 20,800 cfs (20.00 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 103

755. South Pork Little Red River near Clinton, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°34>, long 92°23', in Jffi£ sec.29, T.ll N., R.13 W., on left bank if miles 

downstream from Pedee Creek, 4£ miles southeast of Clinton, and 6 miles downstream from 

Arohey Fork.

Drainage area. 316 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for February 

1939, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 430.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 14, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 579 cfs (419,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,100 ofs May 20 (gage height, 17.15 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 9.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 59,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1957 (gage height, 28.16 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known prior to beginning of record, 25.2 ft, date unknown, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 15 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1087: 1939. WSP 1511: 1943(M), 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 6 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

94

182

322

696

1,140

2,560

4,680

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

0

2.9

8.5

16

45

98

182

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

322

67O

1,100

2,480

4,68O

7.6OO

13,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

118

95

687

759

5,950

1,750

*1,050

710

500

392

522

262

241

244

212

178

154 

136

122

109

99

92

84

77

71

66

62

58

56

55 

I!

12,704

410

1.30

1.50

25,200

Nov.

50

47

*45

*5.64g *z,5i6

1.22O

875

690

554

464

398

552

313

298

262

224

200 

174

159

150

143

135

128

120

114

108

104

98

92

85

15,802

527

1.67

1.86

31,340

Dec.

82

80

77

75

77

76

75

74

72

*8T

5,400

4,5X6

1,950

1,300

1,030

1,430

2,030 

2.48O

1,720

1,300

1,060

852

730

630

536

518

4,850

3,380

1,760

1,250 

1,010

40,515

1,307

4.14

4.77

80,360

Jan.

852

750

670

554

518

500

500

482

518

650

730

*710

875

1,880

2,680

1,560

1,350 

1,300

1,080

920

790

690

590

518

475

436

460

STB" 424

500 

468

24,948

8O5

2.55

2.94

49,48O

Feb.

446

417

398

940

4,200

2,160

1,440

1,15O

1,010

*875

710

590

500

450

411

388

395 

430

382

355

343

331

316

3O7

301

292

274

277

298

2O,386

703

2.22

2.40

40,440

Mar.

292

310

310

313

316

310

*310

319

518

790

1.2OO

1,180

1,030

965

965

1,320

1,35O 

1,320

1,200

1,O3O

92O

810

730

650

572

518

453

414

385

358 

328

21,486

693

2.19

2.53

42,620

Apr.

3O1

271

241

217

200

182

172

162

154

143

*133

128

122

118

120

125

130 

130

126

117

118

115

111

106

1O2

98

94

88

87

173

4,384

146

O.462

0.52

8,700

May

280

*227

197

174

ISfr

6,920

2,580

1,350

965

750

*590

475

385

325

280

238

202

176

5,040

12 , 7OO

5,48O

2,060

1,250

920

710

630

5OO

408

352

283 

227

46,854

1,511

4.78

5.51

92,930

June

214

536

3ST

259

200

164

143

125

*1O8

97

85

77

70

63

59

56

53 

48

46

42

38

35

32

3145"

62

350

337

192

136

4,067

136

0.430

0.48

8,070

July

104

84

73

111

464

316

2O7

152

120

99

83

*74

66

6O

54

48

44 

*40

39

37_

47

137

148

286

2 SO

406

292

207

197

154 

122

4,551

147

0.465

0.54

9,030

Aug.

"53 101

69

*60

54

47

43

47

50

45

37

32

28

25

23

20

18 

18

18

17

20

18

16

15

13

12

11

9.6

8.2

7.6 

7_._5

972.7

31.4

0.099

0.11

1,930

Sept.

*7.0

6.6

6.0

5.2

4.7

4.2

3.7

2.9

2.7

22

IB- 31

12

8.9

7.3

6.3

5.5 

5.2

4.7

4.2

4.2

*4.4

4.2

5.8

11

8.5

7.6

8.5

7.9

7.0

237.2

7.91

0.025

0.03

470

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,640 Min 15 Mean 579 Cfsm 1.83 In- 24.90 Ac-ft 419, 3OO

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,70O Min 2.7 Mean 538 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.19 Ac-ft 390, 6OO

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Nov. 4 (2:3O p.m.) 11,500 cfs (14.20 ft); Dec. 11 (5 p.m.) 8,880 

cfs (12.78 ft): Dec. 27 (5 p.m.) 7,600 cfs (12.04 ft); May 6 (11 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (14.15 ft); 

May 20 (2 p.m.) 18,1OO cfs (17.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
104 WHITE RIVER BASIN

760. Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°32', long 93°00i, in NE£ sec.6, T.10 N., R.9 W., on left bank 2f miles 

'downstream from Peter Creek and 3 miles northeast of town of Heber Springs. 

Drainage area. 1,141 sq mi. 

Records' available.--September 1927 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some

periods,' published in WSP 1311. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 271.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Dec. 15, 1938, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at datum

1.06 ft lower.

Average discharge.--33 years, 1,888 cfs (1,367,000 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes'. Maximum discharge during year, 49,900 cfs May 21 (gage height, 31.75 ft); minimum, "9.5 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height /1.71 ft), caused by construction work above station. 

1927-60: Maximum discharge, 117,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 46.53 ft in

gage well and 46.9 ft from outside gage); no flow at times in some years.

Maximum stage known," that of Jan. 25, 1949. Flood in April 1927 reached a stage of

44.-0 ft, original site and datum (discharge, 78,900 cfs). 

Remarks.-"Records good except those for periods of backwater from Greers Ferry Dam, which

are fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year I960 are given in W£P 1743. 

Cooperation. --Gage-height record. 81 discharge measurements, and records of dally d}.saharge -Furnished by Corps of |ngineer§; 1 discharge measurement ftia^e and records

reviewed by Geological Suryej, " ' .'

 "'" Revisions (frater ygars). --KSP 857: 1928, -' ' 1933, 1935. WSP 927? Drainage area. WSP 1211: 

Rating tables, water-.year ^.659-60,, expept peripds of'backwater from Greers Ferry Dam (gage 

' height, ^.n <feet>, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.7 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

310

397

750

1,240

1,840

2.9 

3.5 *:o 5.0

6.0 

8.0

118

M

893

750

1,240

2,620

May 21

12.0

16.0

20.0

24.0

29.0

May 22'to Sept. 50

T.OOO - 

18,800 " 

19,300 

27,800 

40,600

1.78

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4,6 

5.0 

6.0

E54

368

740

1,240

Note. San 

table above

as preceding 

.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

368

412

335

1,700

*3,400

*7,010

3,050

1,840

1,530

975

772

651

576

595

595

523

472

405

357

318

285

257

236

218

197

182

170 

158

144 

139

133

27,801

897

0.786

0.91

55,140

Nov.

128

*125

120

*7,930~

*22,600

5,550

3,250

2,280

1,780

1,450

1,210

1,050

908

640

772

710

632

576

525

489

456

440

421

402

376

354

559 

521

506 

288

56,626

1,888

1.65

1.85

112,300

Dec.

276

262

252

241

234

231

231

228

*226

259

4,270

17,800

6,540

4,740

3,620

2,980

5,500

7,000

7,280

4,850

3,720

2,980

2,280

1,980

1,780

1,600

1,720 

15,900

7,560

4,740

5,720

116,980

3,774

3.31

3.81

232,000

Jan.

2,800

2,530

2,050

1,840

1,720

1,660

1,600

1,600

1,720

2,050

2,550

2,360

*2,280

4,410

11,000

6,860

5,070

4,740

3,920

3,160

2,620

2,280

1,910

1,660

1,510

1,360

1,550 

1,360

1,510

1,780

1,720

84,940

2,740

2.40

2.77

168,500

Feb.

,600

,510

,390

,720

1 ,700

1 ,200

,060

,320

* ,520

,250

,620

,120

,780

,600

,420

,300

,240

,560

,360

,210

,130

,100

,050

998

998

975

952 

930

975

72,388

2,496

2.19

2.36

143,600

Mar.

998

1,050

1,080

1,080

1,100

1,080

1,080

*1,080

1,840

2,710

3,720

4,520

4,020

3,620

3,620

4,520

5,670

5,070

4,630

4,020

3,430

2,980

2,620

2,360

2,050

1,780

1,600 

1,420

1,300

1,180

1,100

78,128

2,520

2.21

2.55

155,000

Apr.

1,020

930

840

772

710

651

614

576

558

523

489

*472

440

424

424

418

506

523

506

506

489

472

489

489

440

418

389 

365

575" 357 

16,181

539

0.472

0.53

32,090

May

392 632-

*576

506

523

9,460

17,400

5,890

3,720

*2,620

1,980

1,600

1,300

1,080

908

818

710

614

13,600

*25,000

40,000

10,600

5,260

3,520

2,550

1,980

1,720 

1,360

1,100

925

762

159,086

5,132

4.50

5.19

315,500

June

650

1,280

1,780

1,270

925

718

585

*490

425

382

352

306

281

254

233

256

244

213

193

173

157

142

132

205" 125

762

04,100 

*c4,000

01,700

c 1 150

25,461

782

0.685

0.76

46,530

July

C850

628

472

cl,000

c2,250

cl,600

c 1,150

C900

672

508

*410

559

410

332

277

237

211

205

195

186

*286

368

352

410

525

762

1,050 

875

605

472

395

19,130

617

0.541

0.62

37,940

Aug.

320

*244

211

207

177

150

135

140

213

177

145

125

109

100

90

77

76

65

63

83

94

111

114

103

84

75 

73

65

60

*45

4,008

129

0.113

0.15

7,950

Sept.

57

58

58

34

31

21

18

21

21

22

21

20

19

22

31

32

27

25

23

*21

19

18

16

10

18

19

21

44

57

54

798

26.6

0.025

0.03

1,580

Calendar year 1959: Max 22,600 Min 54 Mean 1,585 Cfsm 1.59 In. 18.87 Ac-ft 1,147,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 40,000 Mln 10 Mean 1,802 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.51 Ac-ft 1,308,000

Peak discharge (base, 26,000 cfs). --Nov. 5 (3 a.m.) 36,400 cfs (27.63 ft); May 7 (1:30 a.m.) 27,800 

cfs (23.98 ft]j May 21 (6:30 a.m.) 49,900 cfs (31.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from Greers Ferry Dam.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Dec. 14 to Jan. 13.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 105

770. White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°47', long 91°27', in SE£ sec.17, J.2 H. , R.4 W. , near center of span on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1 mile northeast of De Vails Bluff, 

7.5 miles downstream from Wattensaw Bayou, 24.1 Aileg upstream from Cache River, and at 

mile 125.3.

Drainage area.--23.431 sq mi.

Records^available.--October 1927 to September 1945 (large portion of flood flow above 

station overflowed into Cache River and was not Included in the records), October 1949 

to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 153.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1933, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1949-60), 28,090 cfs ^20,340,000 aere-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 62,000 cfs May 29, 30; maximum gage height, 

22.78 ft May 29j minimum discharge, 7,070 cfs Sef)t. 23.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 154,000 cfs Jan. 19-22, 1950; maximum gage height, 

28.42 ft Jan. 20, 21, 1950; minimum discharge, 3,230 cfs Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, Oct. 29. 

1954.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 ft Apr. 23, 1927. flood in January-February 1949 reached 

a stage of 31.35 ft Feb. 3 (discharge, 220,000 cfX by current-meter measurement), 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals Reservoir

(see p. 70). Prior to this date, some regulation by Lake faneycomo 329 miles upstream 

(total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft) by Norfork Reservoir since 1943 (see p. 76), and by 

Clearwater Reservoir since 1948 (see p. 81).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1177: Drainage area. "WSP 1211: 1931, 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O 

Oct. 1 to May 30

ge height, in fee*, and discharge, In cubic feet per 

May Si to Sept. 30

scond)

6.1 8,160

8.0 11,100

10.0 14,800

13.0 20,500

16.0

19.0

- 21.0

23.0

26,300

35,600

46,800

64,000

5.2

a.o 

10.0

14.0

7,070

10,800

14,000

20,600

17.0 27,000

20.0 39,300

22.0 54,500

23.0 64,000

Discharge', In cubic Feet per secind, water yeif October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8,700

8,420

6,290

8,160

6,420

9,600

12,700

17,300

19,900

20,700

20,500

19,600

16,200

17,100

16,500

* 15, 900

15,600

15,200 

14 , 800

14,600

14,400

13,600

13,100 

12,500

11,800

11,300

10,900

10,600

10,400

10,100

10,100

419,190

13,520

831,500

Nov.

10,200

10,400

10,200

10,200

9,920

16,300

26,800

31,200

32,200

*30,900

26,300

25,300

22,800

21,300

19,900

18,600

17,800

16,900 

16,100

15,400

15,000

14,600

14,400 

14,000

13,500

12,900

12,400

12,200

12,200

11,600

523,720

17,460

tl,039

Dec.

11,300

11,100

10,900 lo.ecro

10,60t>

10,600

10,600

*10,400

9,920

9,440

9,760

14,200

22,600

29,700

33,400

35,000

35,800

36,600 

37,800

38,800

38,800

38,800

37,600 

36,300

35,000

33,400

31,500

30,600

32,200

36,300

39,300

789,320

25,460

tl,566

Jan.

40,30"0

4O,800

40,800

40,800

39,800

36,800

37,300

35,800

35,000

33,600

*32,600

31,500

30,300

29,700

30,600

33,400

37,800

40, 800 

42,600

45,200

43,200

42,600

41,400 

40,300

38,800

36,600

34,600

32,200

30,900

30,000

29 , 400

$1,135.9

36,640

*2,253

Feb.

28,390

28 , 000

27,000

26,300

26,500

27,300

31,200

35,400

*37,800

39,300

59,800

39, 800

38,800

37,600

35,600

34,200

32,200

30,600 

29,400

28,600

27,600

27,000

26,300 

25,500

24,700

24,500

24,300

24,500

24,700

883,500

30,470

tl,752

Mar.

24 500

|>£ 5oQ m! soo

25 , 100

£5,500

25,500

25,300

25,100

25,500

26,800

28,600

30,300

31,800

33,400

35,000

35,600

36,300

57,300 

38,600

39,300

59,800

39, 800

39,600 

39,500

38,300

37,300

35,800

55,000

*33,800

32 , 600

31,200

twoi.e

32,320

tl,987

AP^.

50. fc)Q

295l0u

E8,Jdo

27 «SOO

ZB%fo

25,300

24,300

23,400

22,400

21,600

20,700

20,100

19,400

18,800

18,400

18,200

18,200

18,200 

18,200

17,800

17/600

17,600

17,600 

17,600

17,500

17,500

* 17, 100

16,900

17 ', 300

621,500

20,720

tl,233

, «ay

.. 17,300

16,900

16,300

i5j9OO

XV600.

IB, 900

17,600

23,900

31,200

35,400

37,600

38,6CO

36,600

38,800

38,600

38,800

36,800

38,600 

59,300

59,800

41,400

43,800

45,660 

48,200

50,300

54,200

58,000

61,000

62,000,

eilooo

*U82.2

38,140

*2,345

f. 1

*5it222 5$, i6S

56 ! 300*

54,500

52,70X3

51,100

50,300

48 , 700

47 , 1OO

46,300

44,900

43 , 500

42,100

39,300

35 , 600

32,200

29,200

26,800 

24,500

22,500

20,^00

18,600

*17,300 

16,300

15,800

15,400

18,000

27,000

34,800

39,300

*U386.2

36,270

*2,158

July

Mil®

,41,400

38,700

34,800

31,800

£9,500

 7,500

25,300

23,100

21,200

19,400

17,800

16,400

15 , 400

15,000

14,800

14,300

13,500 

12,700

11,900

11,300

11,100

n!eoo

12,600

*12,900

12,700

12,400

12,900

14,600

16,300

605,800

19,540

*1,202

Aug.

is.eoo

16,400

15,400

14, OOO

12,000

11,400

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,100

10,600

10,200

10,000

10,200

10,300

10,200

10,000

9,480 

9,480

9,760

10,300

11,000

11,100 

11,000

10,300

10,200

10,500

10,800

10,600

*10,300

9,900

346,520

11,180

687,300

Sept.

9,200

8,940

9,070

9,480

9,760

9,900

9,460

8,940

8,420

8,420

8,550

9,OTO

9,760

9,760

9,070

8,290

7,910

7,790 

7,670

7,670

7,550

7.S10

7,070 

7,190

7,430

7,550

7,790

8,030

*7,910

7,670

252,650

8,422

501,100

Calendar year 1959: Max 53,600 Min 7,550 Mean 19,880 Ae-ft 14,390,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 62,000 Min 7,070 Mean 24,160 Ao-ft 17,550,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed in thousands.
106 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

820. Lake Pork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°16'10", long 106°23'40", in sec.13, T.9 S., R.81 W., on left bank 1,000 

ft upstream from high-water line of Sugar Loaf Reservoir and 6 miles west of Leadville.

Drainage area. 18 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1946 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1241 and 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,800 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 14 years, 41.2 cfs (29,830 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 375 cfs June 17 (gage height, 3.88 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 610 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 5.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 320 cfs; minimum daily recorded, 1.0 cfs Sept. 10-15, 1959.

Remarks. Records poor. No diversion above station. Records include flow from Pryingpan 

Creek in Colorado River basin through Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel (see p. 113).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect 

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

0.5

.7 

1.0 

1.5

2.8

7.0

17

48

2.0

3.0 

4.0

235

394

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

> 3

93

3

184

Nov.

 \

> 3

90

3

179

Dec.

> 2.5

s

77.5

2.5

154

Calendar year 1959: Max 376

Jan.

> 2

62

2

123

Feb.

^

> 1.5

43.5

1.5

86

Mln -

Mar.

> 2.5

77.5

2.5

154

Apr.

> 7

210

7

417

May

> 15

/

> 70

72

86

121

*133

96

98

121

128

134

159

172

2,170

70.0

4,300

June

175

210

260

300

301

296

276

*332 285"

260

250

242

217

238

248

241

308

316

285

282

268

224

194

166

166

162

149

*130

121

llj

7,018

234

13,920

July

108

97

89

84

*82

92

80

74

70

75

70

64

59

56

52

50

48

46

42

39

37

36

35

30

26

*23

22

23

31

39

1,773

57.2

3,520

Aug.

42

40

38

35

29

35

32

30

28

26

*24

21

17

19

17

14

17

13

12

12

12

*11

12

12

16

12

11

12

10

9.4

629.4

20.3

1,250

Sept.

8.8

8.5

9.1

8.2

8.2

9.1

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.6

6.6

6.3

*4.6

7 .6

7.9

8.8

12

9.1

7.9

7.9

7.6

*8.2

9.7

10

10

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.5

7.9

249.7

8.32

495

Mean 37.2 Ac-ft 26,940

Water year 1959-60: Max 332 Mln - Mean 34.1 Ac-ft 24,780

Peak discharge (base, 320 cfs). --June 5 (1 a.m.l 348 cfs (3.76 ft); June 8 (3:30 a.m.) 356 cfs

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to May 20 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during 

part of period), July 7-26, Sept. 29, 30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

830. Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo.

107

Location. Lat 39°11<10", long 106°22<55", in NW£ sec. 18, T.10 S., R.80 W. on left bank 

i miles upstream from mouth and 3| miles southwest of Malta.

Drainage area. --23 sq mi.

Records availably. --July 1946 to September 1960.

Average discharge. 14 years, 29.8 cfs (21,570 acre -ft per year).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year 320 cfs June 17 (gage height, 3.20 ft); maxim 

^^n"?1?^' 3>8 ° ft Apr - 10 ( lce J am ); minimum discharge not determined.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 450 cfs June 30, 1957; maximum gage height 3 80 ft 

Apr. 10, 1960 (ice jam); minimum discharge not determined.

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

which are poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.9

2.0

2.1

6.5 

9.5

2.2

2.3 

2.5

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

114

232

460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Da.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

22

IS

11

12

*12

12

10

IT

12

12

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

13

14

13

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

12

13

406

13.1

805

Nov.

(*)

> 13

390

13

774

Dec.

 V

(*}

/ 8

248

8

492

Calendar year 1959 : Max 229

Jan.

(*)

> 7

217

7

430

Feb.

(*)

> 6

174

6

345

Mar.

(*)

> 7

217

7

430

Apr.

X

(*)

> 8

14

19

2020-

20

15

13

12

10

10

313

10.4

621

May

9.5

9.2

*9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

12

15

21

30

46

62

62

61

55

53

46

37

29

26

34

48

48

42

48

62

66

66

83

92.

1,206.3

38.9

2,390

June

98

117

140

176

193

181

*155

147

130

124

*127

114

95

121

130

155

210

236

22?

210

*185

155

130

127

137

144

130

130

137

130

4,487

150

8,900

July

121

TIT

117

103

98

90

90

83

83

87

*87

83

76

74

70

66

61

57

53

52

48

48

50

52

46

*45

43

42

43

42

52

2,176

70.2

4,320

Aug.

57

45

40

37

34

31

29

26

*25

26

24

22

21

20

20

20

20

18

17

17

16

15

17

16

20

16

14

14

14

13

13

717

23.1

1,420

Sept.

13

13

13

12

11.

11

12

*12

12

11

11

11

11

15

14

15

14

14

13

*15

14

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

384

12.8

762

Min - Mean 29.2 Ac-ft 21,140

Water year 1959-60: Max 236 Min - Mean 29.9 Ac-ft 21,690

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). June 4 (8:30 p.m.) 245 cfs (3.03 ft)j June 17 (9 p.m.) 320 cfs 

(3.20 ft); June 25 (10 p.m.) 172 cfs (2.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 8, 31, Nov. 1, Nov. 5 to Apr. 20 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Nov. 2-4.
108 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

845. Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°03'45", long 106°24'20", In sec.26, T.ll S. , R.81 W., on left bank

 1.5" miles upstream from high-water line of Twin Lakes Reservoir and 2 miles southwest

of village of Twin Lakes. 

Drainage area. 75 sq ml. 

Records available. April 1946 to September 1958, October 1959 to September 1960. Monthly

discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1241 and 1311. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 9,300 ft (from topographic map). Prior

 to May 20, 1950, at site 190 ft downstream at different datum. May 20, 1950, to 

Apr. 7, 1953, at site 10 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 156 cfs (112,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 cfs June 17 (gage height, 5.01 ft); minimum not determined.

1946-58, 1959-60: Maximum discharge, 2,580 cfs June 8, 1947 (gage height, 5.35 ft, 

site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; maximum gage 

height, 5.74 ft June 10, 1952; minimum discharge not determined.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1951-52 have been 

revised to' 1,880 cfs June 18, 1951 (gage height, 4.90 ft), and 3,150 cfs June 10, 1952 

(gage height, 5.74 ft), superseding those published In WSP 1211 and 1241, respectively.

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

 whTch are poor. No diversion above station. Records include inflow from Roaring Fork

in Colorado River basin through Twin Lakes tunnel (see p. 113). 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for high-water period in the water year 1952, superseding those published in

WSP 1241, are given herewith:

Date

1952

June 1

2

3

4

Discharge

671

671

726

732

Date

1952-Con.

June 5

6

8

9

Discharge

800

1,090

1,460

1,570

Date

1952-Con.

June 10

11

12

13

Discharge

1,780

1,840

1,540

1,380

Date

1952-Con.

June 14

15

16

17

Discharge

1,450

1,610

1,550

1,260

Date

1952-Con.

June 18

19

Discharge

1,110

1,130

Month

June 1952 ................ .....

Water year 1951-52 ......... ....

Calendar year 1952 .................

Cfs -days Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff In 

Acre -feet

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

>

> 40

50

60

58

57

56

55

54

59

66

76

79

78

64 

52

1,544

49.8

3,060

Nov.

52

51

b45

b40

> 34

------

1,072

35.7

2,130

Dec.

> 26

806

26

1,600

Calendar year 1959: Max -

Jan.

v

> 22

682

22

1,350

Feb.

> 18

522

18

1,040

Mar.

N

> 19

589

19

1,170

Apr.

> 25

47

51

53

64

82

100

122

105

96

116

109

82

63

1,515

50.5

3,000

May

64

80

80

79

79

79

70

62

70

107

192

*307

436

500

504

452

400

259

286

250

240

277

384

*444

384

366

460

496

524

655

806

9,392

303

18,630

June

824

1,050

1,290

1,430

1,460

1,370

1,290

*1,260

1,150

1,120

1,080

998

914

1,010

1,090

1,140

1,410

1,470

1,460

1,440

1,350

1,200

1,060

974

968

938

872

*812

818

812

34,060

1,135

67,560

July

575" 704

665

580

532

512

*528

492

472

472

500

472

432

400

384

352

317

295

277

265

259

253

245

238

228

*218

210

188

165

185 

218

11,733

378

23,270

Aug.

265 222"

185

167

155

153

140

131

123

118

114

105

100

92

92

91

88

85

80

76

73

*72

63

59

72

62

55

52

*51

47 

44

3,232

104

6,410

Sept.

44

43

44

41

39

38

40

39

37

38

37

36

*34

46

45

48

48

41

40

49

51

*4T

48

44

41

39

38

37

37

35

1,245

41.5

2,470

Kin - Kean - Ac-ft _

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,470 Kin - Mean 131 Ac-ft 131,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note . No gage-height record Oct. 1-17, Nov. 5 to Apr. 17 (stage-discharge relation affected by 

Ice most of period); discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 109

860. Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°02'35", long 106°15i55", in SW£ sec.31, T.ll S., R.79 W., on right bank 

at Granite, a short distance east of D. S. Highway 24, just upstream from Cache Creek.

Drainage area. 427 sq mi.

Records available. April to October 1895, May to December 1897, August to September 1898, 

March to October 1899, April to May 1901 (gage heights and discharge measurements only 

in 1895, 1899, and 1901), April 1910 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for 

some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,914.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 6, 1910, staff gages near present site at different datums. Apr. 6, 

1910, to Oct. 25, 1917, water-stage recorder or staff gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge.--50 years (1910-60), 351 cfs (254,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,270 cfs June 8 (gage height, 5.53 ft); minimum 

daily, 66 cfs Dec. 4.

1895 1897-99, 1910-60: Maximum discharge, 5,360 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 

7.20 ft); minimum not determined.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1952 and 1956 have been 

revised to 3,620 cfs June 8, 1952 (gage height, 6.45 ft), and 2,760 cfs June 3, 1956 

(gage height, 6.04 ft), superseding those published in WSP 1241 and 1441, respectively.

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

which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 5,150 acres. Sugar 

Loaf and Twin Lakes Reservoirs are on tributaries above station (combined capacity, 

70,680 acre-ft). Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas River 

basin enter above this station (see p. 113).

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for high-water period in the water year 1952, superseding those published in 

WSP 1241, are given herewith:

June 1, 1952........... 2,870

Month

Water year 1951-52. . 

Calendar year 1952. .

Cfs-days Maximum

2,870 

2,870

Minimum

88 

72

Mean

502 

499

Runoff in 

acre-feet

364,300 

361,800

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 5 to May 29, July 11-13,

Aug. 22 to Sept. l)

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

179

380

4.5 

5.0 

5.6

710

1,320

2,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

189

210

210

203

196

186

173

164 

170

193

239

£28

206

189

173

*129

355

274

193

206

176

161

158

152

152

158

152

155

161

155

152

5,818

188

11,540

Nov.

158

152

149

145

140

135

140

135 

130

125

120

115

110

105

105

*100

94

90

88

86

84

82

82

80

80

76

72

74

74

72

3,198

107

6,340

Dec.

72

*70

68

66

70

76

84

80 

92

110

115

TlO

105

105

100

105

100

90

86

84

86

84

82

84

86

86

82

80

80

*80

80

2,698

87.0

5,350

Jan.

80

76

72

70

70

74

80

84 

82

78

76

*74

72

70

76

78

80

80

78

80

84

90

98

100

100

100

98

94

92

94

94

2,574

83.0

5,110

Feb.

94

92

92

92

90

90

92

96 

98

*92

90

94

92

92

92

92

90

90

90

94

96

96

92

90

90

90

88

88

86.

2,660

91.7

5,280

Mar.

86

86

86

92

100

*105

110

105

100

100

100

100

105

110

105

105

110

115

120

125

125

125

130

130

135

145

145

140

135

135

*135

3,545

114

7,030

Apr.

135

125

130

140

160

190

225

225 

230

235

250

260

275

*294

278

239

193

210

258

270

278

310

310

310

282

243

630

620

620

620

8,545

285

16,950

May

620

580

230

200

190

205

210

200 

220

240

350

*466

623

764

855

877

910

702

539

518

511

504

602

*646

588

609

678

822

888

975

1,120

17,442

563

34,600

June

1,250

1,470

1,790

2,090

2,100

2,100

1,970

*2,190 

2,040

1,730

1,610

1,610

1,420

1,440

1,420

1,410

1,570

1,850

1,870

1,890

1,820

1,610

1,490

1,460

1,410

1,310

1,290

*1,080

988

1,030

48,308

1,610

95,820

July

1,010

975

949

811

1,030

*710

755

694 

630

728

662

*567

511

595

923

844

811

764

670

678

702

719

764

746

710

*678

670

*678

773

866

1, 12CI

23,743

766

47,090

Aug.

1,180

1.220

1,190

1,100

1,220

1,140

746

728 

670

646

*662

654

654

609

602

595

602

588

581

567

574

*595

602

602

646

567

581

574

*206

170

146

21,217

684

42,080

Sept.

143

149

203

189

161

132

123

*117

199

140

129

140

*143

155

335

504

478

430

425

442

425

436

306

120

109

112

106

*106

106

112

6,675

222

13,240

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,710 Min 65 Mean 349 Ac-ft 252,500

Water year 1959-60; Max 2,190 Min 66 Mean 400 Ac-ft 290,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 4 to Apr. 13 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice most of 

period), Apr. 27 to May 11; discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for station at Salida.
110 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

865. Clear Creek above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°01'05", long 106°16'55", In S| sec.12, T.12 S., R.80 ¥., on left bank 

0.5 mile upstream from water line (elevation, 8,878 ft) of Clear Creek Reservoir and 

2 miles southwest of Granite.

Drainage area. 59 sq ml.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1241 and 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,889 ft above mean sea level (river-profile 

survey). Prior to Apr. 21, 1954, at site 200 ft downstream at datum 2.19 ft lower.

Average discharge. 14 years, 71.8 cfs (51,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 621 cfs June 17 (gage height, 3.08 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 350 cfs; minimum not determined.

1946-60; Maximum daily discharge, 1,300 cfs June 29,1957; maximum gage height 

recorded, 4.34 ft June 16, 1952 (site and datum then in use); minimum discharge not 

determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diversions for irrigation of about 250 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Hating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of loe effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16 to May 12)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

0.5 

.7

1 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.9

1.4

2.0 

3.0

234

585

102

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

29

30

31

33

34

33

32

31

30

30

32

32

32

31

30

28

27

28

28

29

28

28

28

29

29

31

31

33

35

32

32

946

30.5

1,880

Nov.

32

32

31

31

27

17

> 17

578

19.3

1,150

Dec.

> 13

'

403

13

799

Calendar year 1959 : Max 394

Jan.

> 11

341

11

676

Feb.

> 9

261

9

518

Mar.

\

> 9.5

294.5

9.5

584

Apr.

> 12

20

21

22

22

23

29

35

45

48

45

45

50

45

35

27

692

23.1

1,370

May

29

35

35

34

34

32

31

33

39

50

66

*101

138

151

140

130

118

113

99

87

83

94

122

*142

120

118

151

167

153

174

221

3,040

98.1

6,030

June

256

311

404

433

441

433

372

*372

338

327

330

311

305

355

376

376

481

473

441

457

429

362

314

273

299

299

282

*262

265

25J.

10,631

354

21,090

July

237

226

224

206

191

184

*211

182

165

170

191

*165

147

134

126

120

115

107

102

101

96

95

91

85

82

*80

*75

78

75

79

92

4,232

137

8,390

Aug.

110

94

78

68

66

70

58

54

51

49

*47

44

38

39

38

36

33

32

29

30

31

*32

37

37

41

33

35

34

*33

31

30

1,438

46.4

2,850

Sept.

30

30

30

27

26

26

26

26

27

27

25

22

*24

30

33

33

33

33

33

1±

34

34

33

32

31

30

29

29

29

28

884

29.5

1,750

Mln - Mean 49.5 Ac-ft 35,800

Water year 1959-60 : Max 481 Mln - Mean 64.9 Ac-ft 47^090

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). June 6 (1 a.m.) 533 cfa (2.87 ft); June 17 

(3.08 ft).

):30 p.m.) 621 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 4-16, Nov. 7 to May 6 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

890. Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°48'46", long 106°13'18", in SE&3E£ sec.21, T.14 S., R.79 W., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Cottonwood Hot Springs, 1 mile downstream 

from confluence of Middle Cottonwood and South Cottonwood Creeks, 3 miles upstream 

from North Cottonwood Creek, and 5? miles southwest of Buena Vista.

Drainage area. 65 sq mi.

Records available. October 1910 to September 1923, August 1949 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,532 ft (river-profile survey). Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1923, staff gage near present site at different datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 59.4 cfs (43,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 382 cfs June 18 (gage height, 2.89 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Feb. 18, 24, Mar. 6-9; minimum gage height, 1.20 ft Feb. 18.

1910-23, 1949-60: Maximum discharge, 1,180 cfs July 1, 1957 (gage height, 4.52 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 690 cfs; minimum observed, 10 cfs 

Mar. 20-23, 25, Apr. 9, 19, 1914.

Remarks.--Records good. Several small diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1177: 1915, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 10 to May 6, June 6-8)

Oct. 1 to June 22 June 23 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

109

210

400

1.5 

1.7 

2.1 

2.5

22

43

111

208

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

38

37

37

36

36

*36

35

li

35

36

38

39

38

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

34

35

37

38

37

41

To421

3y

38

1,139

36.7

2,260

Nov.

38

18

38

37

33

34

38

37

36

*36

35

35

34

32

32

32

32

32

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

27

28

28

28

982

32.7

1,950

Dec.

28

28

28

28

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

*26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

24

22.

22

799

25.8

1,580

Jan.

21

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

620

20.0

1,230

Feb.

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

*21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

576

19.9

1,140

Mar.

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

*18

18

19

18

18

18

19

19

19

18

19

20

20

20

21

21

21

22

23

23

22

21

21

599

19.3

1,190

Apr.

21

21

21

22

*22

24

25

25

26

29

32

' 33

29

27

27

28

25

25

26

25

29

34

37

3832-

29

28

28

27

26

821

27.4

1,630

May

29

32

*31

31

31

34

29

29

36

38

50

55

72

78

78

81

78

81

68

56

55

65

80

88

72

65

78

91

91

109

132

1,943

62.7

3,850

June

129

165

195

208

210

240

*208

205

202

179

177

*175

171

192

208

210

272

303

278

286

*268

222

186

170

170

164

159

149

142

135

5,978

199

11,860

July

128

122

124

122

111

120

131

120

111

107

*113

106

98

95

91

86

80

79

77

75

72

70

66

66

61

*55

50

56

58

58

61

2,775

89.5

5,500

Aug.

60

56

52

50

50

50

46

43

*43

42

41

39

39

38

37

37

36

35

35

33

33

33

33

35

35

35

33

33

32

31

31

1,226

39.5

2,430

Sept.

31

31

30

31

31

31

31

*31

33

31

31

31

28

29

31

31

28

29

29

*28

30

31

30

27

28

36

36

28

28

28

908

30.3

1,800

Calendar year 1959i Max 205 Mln 19 Mean 42.9 Ac-ft 31,060

Water year 1959-60: Max 303 Mln 17 Mean 50.2 Ac-ft 36,420

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). June 18 (5:50 a.m.) 582 efs (2.89 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
112 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

915. Arkansas River at Salida, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°32'45", long 106°00'36", in NE^ sec.31, T.50 N., R.9 E., on right bank 

at Salida, 450 ft upstream from bridge (relocated) on State Highway 291 and 2.7 miles 

upstream from South Arkansas River.

Drainage area. 1,218 sq mi.

Records available.--April to October 1895, May to December 1897, August 1898 to September 

1899, April to October 1900, April leoi to October 1903, October 1909 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,050.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 11, 1895, to Nov. 18, 1903, staff gage and Nov. 3, 1909, to Dec. 2, 1936, 

water-stage recorder at site 1^ miles downstream at different datum. Dec. 3, 1936, to 

Dec. 5, 1957, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 54 years (1898-99, 1901-3, 1909-60), 620 cfs (448,900 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 cfs June 6 (gage height, 3.84 ft); minimum 

daily, 170 cfs Jan. 18.

1895-1903, 1909-60: Maximum discharge, 9,220 cfs June 29, 1957 (gage height, 7.82 ft, 

present datum); minimum observed, 100 cfs Oct. 4, 6, 7, 1898.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions (see p. 113), storage reservoirs (combined capacity, 81,890 acre-ft), diversions for irrigation of about 16,000 

acres above station, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1899, 1900, 1914(M) , 1921(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 21 to Jan. 12, Mar. 11 to 

Apr. 9, Aug. 9 to Sept. 30)

0.2

.5

1.0

160

235

470

2.0 

3.0

4.0

1,180

2,120

3,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

482

494

548

530

500

518

488

454

459

500

518

512

470

432

415

*376

494

566

442

393

382

360

340

330

525

325

330

325

350

360

340

13,358

431

26,500

Nov.

360

371

355

340

335

310

376

404

376

376

371

366

355

335

335

306

302

286

290

282

274

274

270

278

266

260

238

249

252

238

9,430

314

18,700

Dec.

232

*232

232

232

214

256

302

278

263

340

371

350

355

350

335

345

355

294

286

278

282

286

266

266

290

290

282

263

270

*266

274

8,935

288

17,720

Jan.

270

252

242

235

223

217

252

270

280

270

240

220

200

190

190

190

180

170

180

190

190

195

205

208

211

211

208

205

190

202

202

6,688

216

13,270

Feb.

198

200

198

198

190

195

192

198

202

*190

192

185

195

195

180

195

176

174

192

195

185

200

192

188

180

185

178

176

176

5,500

190

10,910

Mar.

176

176

178

180

192

*220

217

220

211

205

205

205

217

217

211

202

195

211

214

220

235

238

249

263

263

282

330

398

310

263

*263

7,166

231

14,210

Apr.

242

226

223

235

270

330

360

355

382

432

494

524

432

*398

415

388

320

310

325

371

388

426

482

524

476

420

457

940

948

940

13,033

434

25,850

May

932

908

755

345

330

340

371

355

315

366

437

*608

908

,240

,300

,300

,140

,130

876

720

797

713

825

988

868

900

980

1,120

1,230

1,300

1,500

25,897

835

51,370

June

1,780

2,020

2,440

2,680

2,850

2,920

2,700

*2,710

2,710

2,260

2,060

*2,030

1,930

1,720

1,920

2,020

2,300

2,940

2,880

2,840

2,870

2,480

2,070

1,890

1,710

1,820

1,790

1,610

1,420

1, 410

66,780

2,226

132,500

July

.400

,320

,300

,260

,250

,350

* ,310

,300

,160

,100

,180

* ,090

908

908

,160

,150

,090

,090

,040

956

940

964

996

1,000

964

*916

876

*860

924

956

1,170

33,888

1,093

67,220

Aug.

,330

,390

,450

,260

,330

,380

,090

972

916

846

*860

832

825

811

825

900

924

916

892

884

860

868

860

762

790

755

755

755

*620

560

518

28,736

927

57,000

Sept.

464

420

393

388

388

366

366

376

393

426

306

302

*294

302

376

734

790

720

699

713

692

*692

685

393

294

290

286

286

290

282

13,406

447

26,590

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,780 Mln 158 Mean 477 Ac-ft 345,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,940 Mln 170 Mean 636 Ac-ft 461,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 8-19, 26-29, Feb-. 22 to Mar. 3; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 113 

Transraountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas River basin

The following eight tunnels or ditches, which are equipped with water-stage recorders, 

divert water from tributaries of Colorado River to tributaries of Arkansas River. Records 

furnished by State engineer.

9-420. Hoosier Pass tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Blue River to Montgomery 

Reservoir (Middle Fork South Platte River), revised; this water is again diverted to South 

Catamount Creek, revised (tributary to Catamount Creek), In SE£ sec.14, T.13 S., R.69 W., 

in the Arkansas River basin.

9-485. Preraont Pass ditch diverts water from tributaries of Tenmile Creek over Premont 

Pass to East Pork Arkansas River in sec.11, T.8 S., R.79 W.

9-615. Columbine ditch diverts water from tributaries of Eagle River to Chalk Creek 

(tributary of East Fork Arkansas River) in NW£ sec.9, T.8 S., R.79 W.

9-620. Swing ditch diverts water from PIney Creek (tributary of Eagle River) over Tennessee Pass to Thayer Gulch (tributary of Tennessee Creek), revised, In sec.11, T.8 S., 

R.80 W.

9-625. Wurtz ditch diverts water from tributaries of Eagle River to Tennessee Creek 

(revised) in sec.17, T.8 S., R.80 W.

9-730. Twin Lakes tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Roaring Pork to North Pork 

Lake Creek in sec.22, T.ll S., R.82 W.

9-775. Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel diverts water from Ivanhoe Lake (Pryingpan Creek) to Busk 

Creek (tributary of Lake Pork) in sec.20, T.9 S., R.81 W.

9-1150. Larkspur ditch diverts water from tributaries of Tomichi Creek to Poncha Creek 

(tributary of South Pork Arkansas River) in SE£ sec.24, T.48 N., R.6 E.

Inflow from transmountain diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Month

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

Water year 1959-60..

Hoosier 

Pass 

tunnel

0

0

8,220

Fremont 

Pass 

ditch

0

0

0

Columbine 

ditch

0

0

196

o1,880

Ewing 

ditch

0

0

0

11

270

196

31

0

1,300

Wurtz 

ditch

0

0

O

0

19

710

1,320

9.9

0

2,200

Twin 

Lakes 

tunnel

211

75

80

86

485

6,260

8,220

1,520

0

41,920

BuskIvanhoe 

tunnel

0

O

0

0

482

3,850

561

417

0

5,310

Larkspur 

ditch

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

41

31

0

0

0

72

Total

211

366

132

75

80

86

515

8,860

36,460

11,800

2,320

0

60, 900
114 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

950. Grape Creek near Westcllffe, Colo.

Location (revised). Lat 38°10'47", long 105°29<19", In NW£SE£ sec.36, T.21 S., R.73 W., 

on left bank 0.5 mile upstream from Swift Creek and 3.2 miles northwest of Westcllffe.

Drainage area. 320 sq ml.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1311.

e_. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 7,705 ft, corrected 

''from topographic map). Prior to Aug. 19, 1938, at site 10 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 32.1 cfs (23,240 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 206 cfs June 6 (gage height, 1.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 110 cfs; minimum dally, 5.2 cfs Aug. 21-23, 25-28 30.

1924-60: Maximum discharge, 1,960 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 5.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 830 cfs; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs June 19-22, 1936.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diversions above station for irrigation of about 15,000 acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1950(m). WSP 1311: 

1927(M)!

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.5

8.0

17

28

1.0 

1.3

1.6

110

180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

> 14

434

14

861

Nov.

> 12

(*)

360

12

714

Dec.

- (*)

> 13

(*)

403

13

799

Calendar year 1959 : Max 19O

Jan.

^

> 15

465

15

922

Feb.

> 15

435

15

863

Mar.

> 45

74

60

54

55

60

*58

1,486

47.9

2,950

Apr.

46

41

45

45

49

59

*60

67

65

65

58

55

81

 81

54

45

35

36

35

34

31

32

32

30

27

27

24

21

25

34

1,339

44.6

2,660

May

47

37

30

27

37

*59

64

47

36

30

26

20

19

16

16

16

18

20

20

41

38

28

22

17

15

12

14

21

20

20

16

849

27.4

1,680

June

19

*20

30

46

71

170

160

120

130

130

120

110

98

92

86

88

90

110

120

*106

85

75

55

52

49

43

41

38

18

14

2,386

79.5

4,73O

July

12

11

9 .8

17

26

58

97

96

67

67

119

146

110

144

142

86

72

67

55

49

43

36

31

35

31

*24

18

16

16

29

28

1,757.8

56.7

3,490

Aug.

25

25

21

22

24

21

20

19

15

19

2O

14

12

11

*11

8.9

8.0

7.4

6.9

6.4

5.2

572

5.2

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

*6.4

5.2

*5 . 8

376.2

12.1

746

Sept.

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

12

~8.9 15

8.0

*8.0

7.4

8.0

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

8.0

9.8

8.0

7.4

8.0

8.9

*8.0

8.0

8 9

237.7

7.92

471

Min - Mean 19.2 Ac-ft 13,930

Water year 1959-60 : Max 170 Min 5.2 Mean 28.8 Ac-ft 20,890

Peak discharge (base, 25O cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice part of 

period), June 7-19; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 115

960. Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°26', long 105°15', in sec.32, T.18 S., R.70 W., on right bank in Canon 

City, 800 ft upstream from Sand Creek.

Drainage area. 3,117 sq mi.

Records available. January 1888 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311. Published as "near Canyon" 1900-1906.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,342.87 ft above mean sea leve, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 27, 1922, staff gage, chain gage, or water-stage recorder at sites 

about a quarter of a mile upstream at various datums. Mar. 27, 1922, to Sept. 30, 

1957, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 72 years, 720 cfs (521,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,720 cfs July 12 (gage height, 4.78 ft); minimum daily, 206 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1888-1960: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Aug. 2, 1921 (gage height, 10.7 ft, site 

and datum then in use, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; 

minimum daily, 69 cfs May 13, 1959.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow 

of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

diversions for irrigation of about 53,000 acres, and return flow from irrigaged areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1897-98.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 21-31, Mar. 11 to Apr. 13, 

July 12-29, Sept. 28-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

210

850

1,580

0.3

.6 

1.0 

1.5

205

255

345

535

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

900

1,900

3,060

4,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

506

590

610

648

648

668

681

700

629

746

811

837

960

798

707

655

622

811 

752

603

603

538

506

499

506

506

506

506 

850

629 

603

20,234

653

40, 130

Nov.

610

642

636

590

577

532

538

622

610

590

544

564

558

551

551

518

466

460 

414

388

388

369

369

362

356

356

330

294

350

 *7fi O ( D

14,511

484

28,780

Dec.

324

312

306

306

270

252

336

356

343

356

382

382

362

362

350

356

362

356 

318

294

294

343

356

343

362

388

182

330 

306

306 

324

10,419

336

20,670

Jan.

> 250

7,750

250

15,370

Feb.

> 260

275

271

275

273

279

269

275

277

f 260

7,654

264

15,180

Mar.

" 

> 300

_

302

305

312

315

312

293

285

295 

328

357

392

472

494

490

499

552

722

794 

562

417 

392

11,890

384

23,580

Apr.

363

322

310

308

342

372

424

438

431

445

472

a450

a428

406

351

342

305

273. 

279

308

338

345

378

406

424

410

369

420 

590

596^

11,645

388

23,100

May

574

568

535

396

263

269

283

291

295

293

315

351

508

950

1,460

1,680

1,560

1,400 

1,210

754

610

622

590

802

910

708

794

970 

1,250

1,460 

1,740

24,411

787

48,420

June

1,820

1,960

2,270

2,800

3,140

3,340

3,590

3,160

3,440

2,920

2,830

2,640

2,470

2,080

2,190

2,430

2,600

3,280 

3.700

3,340

3,380

3,090

2,550

2,240

1,970

1,970

2,050

1,900 

1,680

1.590

78,420

2,614

155,500

July

1,590

1,510

1,480

1,480

1,380

1,620

1,660

1,620

1,550

1,370

1,430

1.790

1,520

1,290

1,380

1,560

1,450

1,350 

1,250

1,120

1,060

1,050

1,070

1,090

1,030

950

882

864 

873

950 

1,040

40,259

1,299

79,850

Aug.

1,250

1,370

1.470

1,320

1,250

1,380

1,250

873

802

746

700

685

648

636

616

708

738

738 

715

700

685

670

692

596

574

574

546

557 

546

428 

392

24,855

802

49,300

Sept.

328

305

287

259

259

257

255

386

295

287

263

223

222

216

218

300

472

486 

450

442

458

434

458

423

251

218

228

211 

206

206

9,303

310

18,450

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,790 Min 69 Mean 592 Ac-ft 428,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,700 Min 206 Mean 714 Ac-ft 518,300

a No nogage-height gage-neigni record; record; discharge discharge interpolated. interpolated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1 to Feb. 9, Feb. 18 to Mar. 10 (no gagesight record Jan. 3 to Feb. 9, Feb. 24 to Mar. 10; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge 

jasurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations).
116 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

bank at 

west of

995. Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°16'00", long 104°39'00", in see.34, T.20 S., R.65 W. , (j>n right

 intake of south-side waterworks, 1 mile upstream from Dry Creek and 2? miles 

city hall in Pueblo.

Drainage area. 4,686 sq mi.

Records available.--May to June 1885, January 1886 to December 1887, May to August 1889,

 September 1894 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published 

in WSP 1311. Published as "at Rock Canyon" 1889 and as "at Pueblo" 1885-87, 1894-1924.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control on river; water-stage recorder and

 Parshall flume at north-side waterworks intake. Datum of river gage is 4,689.82 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. May 16, 1885, to Sept. 21, 1886, staff gage at 

site 2| miles downstream; June 1, 1887, to Aug. 31, 1889, staff gage at site 6? miles 

upstream; and Sept. 19, 1894, to May 25, 1925, staff gage, chain gage, or water-stage 

recorder about 2| miles downstream at various sites and daturas.

Average discharge. 67 years (1886-87, 1894-1960), 717 cfs (519,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,260 cfs June 8; minimum daily, 100 cfs Sept. 30.

 T8~85-87, 1889, 1894-1960: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs June 3, 1921 (gage height, 

24 66 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 6,800 cfs on 

basis of float measurement at gage height 11.2 ft and slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 18 cfs (including 13 cfs diverted into intake of north-side waterworks) Apr. 7, 1935.

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

 include water diverted above station into intake of north-side waterworks for municipal 

supply of Pueblo but not water diverted by south-side waterworks. Natural flow of 

stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

diversions above station for irrigation of about 88,000 acres, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1311: 1896, 1902. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge., In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

486

542

527

632

659

713

743

711

628

609

645

689

889

939

BOB

698

626

653

668

578

*533

524

514

490

466

439

466

474

446

550 

583

18,928

611

37,540

Nov.

614

615

616

589

535

519

526

569

614

*565

530

490

531

527

500

508

523

497

422

401

387

394

401

401

401

394

379

338

338

372

14,496

483

28,750

Dec.

395

*395

394

387

381

359

380

423

394

380

443

467

443

436

442

414

421

420

407

357

314

296

302

295

305

332

332

313

302

*366 

371

11,666

376

23,140

Jan.

356

331

239

242

263

357

365

378

349

356

369

391

370

335

307

264

235

185

146

197

250

241

251

258

279

306

326

314

314

324 

399

9,297

300

18,440

Feb.

364

304

307

298

273

266

272

272

290

284

266

259

260

265

253

236

225

208

210

233

250

245

261

250

242

246

261

304

308

7,712

266

15,300

Mar.

317

317

325

327

337

332

337

341

*349

328

308

292

273

296

316

312

271

263

30T

307

385

441

545

533

594

597

676

821

739

511

454

12,545

405

24,880

Apr.

438

402

359

338

302

*365

468

500

468

473

482

487

494

489

359

344

378

308

283

292

274

224

262

324

387

*371

349

333

634

835

12,022

401

23,850

May

804

*763

667

594

373

330

266

237

238

202

*188 2"29

341

654

1.270

*1,260

1,150

1,050

1,030

851

701

741

*634

646

793

666

*539

677

853

1,000 

1,080

20,927

675

41,510

June

1.220

*1,480

1,920

2,220

2,940

3,090

*3,110

5,270

2,880

2,760

2,860

2,220

2,000

1,620

1,460

1,590

1,600

1,980

2,570

*2,410

2,460

*2 , 500

1,980

1,650

1,450

1,460

1,710

1,620

1,460

*1,320

62,810

2,094

124,600

July

1,300

1,290

1.670

1,230

1,440

1,340

1,290

*1,280

1,180

1,040

1,080

1,270

1,280

1,150

*955

1,190

1,230

1,200

*1,060

965

906

875

876

1,060

997

897

817

757

747

7ST

792

33,955

1,095

67,350

Aug.

* ,000

,130

,150

.160

,060

,110

,100

868

808

767

699

680

635

598

588

*633

724

714

724

713

704

680

637

*656

565

555

529

488

456

391 

298

22,820

736

45,260

Sept.

*253

*185

199

172

164

*183

175

216

706

336

353

233

*173

154

151

158

370

509

*470

461

468

466

*506

492

323

*172

191

139

*113

*100

8,591

286

17,040

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,470 Mln 71 Mean 525 Ac-ft 380,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,270 Mln 100 Mean 644 Ac-ft 467,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 14-31, Feb. 23 to Mar. 8.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN liy 

103V. Fountain Creek near Colorado Springs, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°51 I 1V", long 104°52'39", in SE^SW^- sec.3, T.14 S., R.67 W., on left 

bank 200 ft upstream from diversion to city of Colorado Springs, half a mile east of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 24 near west city limits of Colorado Springs, and 1 mile downstream from Sutherland Creek.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. April 1958 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume with overflow weirs. Altitude of gage is 

6,110 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 89 cfs July 11 (gage height, 2.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 50 cfs as explained below; minimum daily, 4.0 cfs Jan. 15.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 752 cfs July 5, 1958 (gage height, 4.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 50 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

3.87 ft; minimum daily, 3.0 ofs Jan. 3, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions 

for irrigation and municipal use, and at times, transbasin diversion from Beaver Creek 

drainage and transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6

4.0 

5.4 

8.5

1.0 

2.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

13

12

15

*JL8_

15

15

13

12

12

13

15

17

15

14

14

13

13

13

*13

11

9.6

9.6

11

9.5

10

10

9.3

9.0

8.6

8.5

381.9

12.3

757

Nov.

8.8

8.6

8.0

7.5

6.1

9.5

8.8

8.3

*8.0

11

9.0

9.5

a7.5

a5.5

a7.5

a9.0

10

9.8

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

*8.3

8.3

8.1

a6.5

a6.5

a8.0

a9.0

8.6

250.8

8.56

497

Dec.

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.8

a6.0

a8.5

8.0

7.6

6.6

7.2

7.2

6.3

5.4

*5.5

5.0

a5.5

a5.5

6.0

6.0

5.0

5.4

6.6

5.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

5.8

a5.0

4.7

4.8

7.0

197.6

6.57

392

Jan.

6.0

4.3

5.1

6.6

5.8

7.0

9.0

7.8

7.0

6.4

*6.9

6.3

6.5

6.7

4.0

a5.5

7.6

6.6

5.8

9.6

7.5

6.5

7.6

6.5

6.9

*7.2

6.7

6.6

5.7

6.7

6.6

204.2

6.59

405

Feb.

7.5

6.7

8.6

9.6

7.6

7.6

6.7

*8.1

8.1

8.1

7.5

7.5

7.6

8.0

6.6

7.2

4.4

5.4

6.1

7.0

6.7

6.3

*5.8

6.9

7.8

6.5

7.3

7.0

6.1

205.9

7.10

408

Mar.

5.8

6.0

6.7

8.0

11

10

*11

10

10

9.6

8.6

8.1

7.6

8.6

8.8

7.3

8.6

10

15

16

16

14

15

14

15

15

16

17

15

15

15

547.7

11.2

690

Apr.

13

13

12

*13

15

16

17

18

17

18

22

23

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

16

14

15

14

13

14

15

16

15

478

15.9

948

May

15

*14

12

12

16

16

16

17

16

16

17

20

18

17

17

*16

17

16

19

18

17

19

18

17

17

25

22

21

20

17

16

532

17.2

1,060

June

15

15

15

15

17

*18

17

18

19

18

19

21

15

13

12

15

14

14

15

*15

11

11

15

14

12

11

10

11

9.5

9.0

425.5

14.2

844

July

8.1

8.8

8.8

13

21

23

20

14

13

12

20

21

*25

31

17

15

12

10

11

10

10

8.6

11

11

*10

8.5

7.5

7.2

8.1

7.5

8.0

410.7

15.2

815

Aug.

17

11

9.8

8.0

7.8

6.6

5.2

*6.9

11

11

9.8

9.8

8.0

6.9

6.6

5.8

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.5

7.2

*5.7

5.8

6.0

6.4

6.1

6.7

5.5

6.5

5.1

6.3

232.0

7.48

460

Sept.

5.1

578

5.4

5.2

5.5

5.7

*7.2

11

15

10

8.0

8.0

8.1

6.0

6.9

7.0

6.7

6.3

*6.6

7.6

6.9

7.3

8.6

7.2

6.6

6.6

11

7.2

6.7

7.5

222.5

7.42

441

Calendar year 1959: Max 58 Min 3.0 Mean 10.8 Ac-ft 7,790

Water year 1959-60: Max 31 Mln 4.0 Mean 10.6 Ac-ft 7,720

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, partial gage-height 

record, and flow for adjacent days.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Dec. 29 to Jan. 7, Jan. 15, 17-25, 

Feb. 17 to Mar. 5.
118 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

1039. West Monument Creek near Pikeview, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°58'17", long 104°53'56", in SW£ sec.28, T.12 S., R.67 W., on right bank

in Air Force Academy Reservation, 4 miles upstream from mouth and ll| miles northwest

of Pikeview.

Drainage area. 15.4 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1957 to September 1960. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 7,080.78 ft (city of

Colorado Springs bench mark). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8.0 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 0.77 ft); no flow

for many days.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 27 cfs about May 14, 1958 (gage height, 1.59 ft); no

flow for many days in each year. 

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs (combined

capacity, 1,520 acre-ft) and diversions for municipal use.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

0

0

0

*0

0

3.8

373

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

*.5

.4

.5

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6 

.6

23.1

0.75

46

Nov.

0.6

6

6

5

3

4

3

1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.4

0.11

6.7

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.7

6.7

^74 

5.5

22.3

0.72

44

Apr.

5.2

572

5.0

*3.7

2.2

2.4

2.4

3.3

2.2

2.3

4.7

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.6

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1 -6

84.5

2.82

168

May

1.5

*1.3

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

2.5

3.6

273

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.2

.8

.7

.4

.2

.1

7T

.4 

.2

41.8

1.35

83

June

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

1.0

0.03

2.0

July

 

1.073" '.z

.2

.8

.3

0

0

0

0

.3

.6

*.4

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.7

.9

**.9

0

a

0

0

0 

0

7.4

0.24

15

Aug.

2.5

2.9

T75

.5

.6

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

1.4

1.0

.3

.4

.4

.2 

.3

12.4

0.40

25

Sept.

0.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.5

.4

.5

.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.5

l!4

.7

10.5

0.35

21

Calendar year 1959: Max 3.8 Min 0 Mean 0.32 Ac-ft 232

Water year 1959-60: Max 6.7 Min 0 Mean 0.56 Ac-ft 411

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 28 to Mar. 28, Apr. 2-4, 17, 18; discharge estimated on basis 

' 1 discharge measurement, 4 observations of no flow, and records for nearby stations.

1045. Templeton Gap Ploodway at Colorado Springs, Colo.

LOGation.--Lat 38°53'17", long 104 049'0l", in SE£ sec.30, T.13 S., R.66 W., on left bank 

75 ft upstream from mouth of concrete flume, 400 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 85 and 87, and three-quarters of a mile north of Colorado Springs.

Drainage area. 8.46 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 6,200 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years, 0.12 cfs (87 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21 cfs July 5 (gage height, 1.49 ft); no flow 

for most of year.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 458 cfs July 2, 1956 (gage height, 2.63 ft), from 

rating curve based on computation of flow at critical depth at gage heights 1.3, 1.4, 

1.8, and 3.0 ft; no flow for most of time.

Remarks. Records good. This is an artificial channel constructed to divert flood flows 

from normally dry channels around Colorado Springs during periods of heavy rainfall.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

July 4................. 0.1

5................. 1.0

Month

Water year 1959-60. . ...................

Cfs-days

-

Maximum

1.0

Minimum

0

Mean

0

.003

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0

2.2

Note.--Flow occurred only on days listed above.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 119

1065. Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°16'20", long 104°35'40", In SW£ sec.30, T.20 S. , R.64 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of Eighth Street Bridge in Pueblo, 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 926 sq ml.

Records available. January 1922 to September 1925, October 1940 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,663.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 13, 1923, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different 

datum. Feb. 13 to July 11, 1923, staff gage and July 12, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1925, 

water-stage recorder, within 200 ft of present site at various daturns.

Average discharge. 23 years, 53.6 cfs (38,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs July 13 (gage height, 5.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 130 cfs on basis of float-area measurements at gage heights 

8.00 and 9.00 ft; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Aug. 13-26, Sept. 25-30.

1922-25, 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 17,800 cfs July 10, 1945 (gage height, 9.50 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage 

height 8.05 ft; no flow at times.

Flood of June 4, 1921, discharge, 34,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement of peak flow. 

Flood of May 30, 1935, discharge, 35,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement of peak flow.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 22,500 acres.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, Nov. 14 to Dec. 25, Feb. 4-25, 

lfc'\ 30 to Apr. 10, May 3-7, July 13 to Sept. 30}

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

0.3 

.9 

2.2 

4.7 

9.8

3.6

3.7 

3.9 

4.1 

4.3

18

32

81

160

280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.4

978

31

32

52

91

95

W

78

62

50

39

70

65

59

52

54

57

54

52

34

25

18

16

15

11

7.2

9.3

11

19

19

1,278.7

41.2

2,540

Nov.

17

31

24

22

19

41

52

50

70

65

41

24

13

12

32

32

47

47

41

26

26

21

21

24

32

43

52

59

65

62

1,111

37.0

2,200

Dec.

43

39

39

41

47

59

73

50

31

41

45

47

47

76

68

57

65

54

54

57

59

70

59

57

59

62

54

59

52

45

47

1,656

53.4

3,280

Jan.

52

41

38

36

40

45

54

47

68

68

70

S?

52

30

25

25

27

18

T6- 16

19

20

25

30

35

40

40

39

31

59

1,207

38.9

2,390

Feb.

68£5"

65

54

52

50

52

41

32

28

29

28

29

34

26

31

22

22

17

21

21

17

16

19

18

18

17

16

15

923

31.8

1,830

Mar.

16

IF

17

17

20

25

30

35

45

50

45

29

24

25

36

57

65

73

76

78

95

105

101

98

91

91

78

73

62

108 

112

1,793

57.8

3,560

Apr.

81

68

65

78

81

68

SB- 91

41

25

19

21

50

36

19

9.3

13

50

39

25

21

9.3

4.7

3.4

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.7

3T?

7.2

1,001.2

33.4

1,990

May

16

11

6.7

4.7

6.2

68

70

43

50

36

19

21

22

26

29

68

~84 112

88

84

59

59

36

16

8.3

4.7

4.0

3.7

BT2~ 3.4

14

1,077.9

34.8

2,140

June

3.4

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.1

8.3

4.4

36

78

BT

15

6.2

2.7

1.3

.9

.9

J3

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

. 8

235.6

7.85

467

July

0.8

.8

1.2

1.0

34

9.3

4.2

1.0

.7

^6

3.0

9.8

"12 260

4.0

3.2

a2.0

al.2

al.O

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 7

a. 6

.7

.8

.8

. 8

. 8

358.3

11.6

Vll

Aug.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

~3.2

.7

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

21.9

0.71

43

Sept.

0.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

3.4

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.8

1.2

A_

24.8

0.83

49

Calendar year 1959: Max 174 Min 0.4 Mean 36.7 Ac-ft 26,560

Water year 1959-6O: Max 260 Mln 0.5 Mean 29.2 Ac-ft 21,20O

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 5, 6, 15-17, 19-27, Feb. 23 to Mar. 9 (stage-discharge relatio: 

affected by ice part of periods), July 17-26; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
120 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1110. Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°43'40", long 105°21'10", in sec.5, T.27 S., R.71 W., on left bank at 

Manzanares Crossing, a quarter of a mile downstream from Manzanares Creek and 3^ miles 

southwest of Redwing.

Drainage area.--73 sq mi.

Records available. July 1923 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,150 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 8, 1934, at sites about 500 ft upstream at different daturas. Sept. 8, 1934, 

to Mar. 15, 1937, at datum 1.36 ft higher, Mar. 16, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1945, at datum 

0.86 ft higher, and Oct. 1, 1945, to Apr. 25, 1946, at datum 0.36 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--37 years, 33.3 cfs (24,110 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 149 cfs June 5 (gage height, 1.58 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Aug. 2, 1951 (gage height, 8.14 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 270 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily determined, 4 cfs Jan. 22, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diversions above station for irrigation of about 1,800 acres.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 26 to Apr. 1, May 28 to June 30)

0.3

.6

1.0

1.5 

2.0

118

179

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i96u

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

> 21

651

21

1,290

Nov.

N

(*)

> 17

(*)

510

17

1,010

Dec.

(*)

> 14

(*)

434

14

861

Jan.

(*)

> 12

372

12

738

Feb.

(*)

> 13

377

13

748

Mar.

(*)

> 17

12

12

13

*13

12

11

11

14

16

17

21

*22

21

21

21

26

30

29

22

21

*22

557

18.0

1,100

Apr.

20

22

24

27

36

43

*47

45

47

50

49

48

47

*46

48

48

48

48

50

50

51

57

6363~

62

61

60

59

58

57

1,434

47.8

2,840

May

56

55

52

51

52

47

49

53

54

54

56

59

68

74

77

81

83

86

83

76

75

75

*81

86

83

84

91

96

95

94

97

2,223

71.7

4,410

June

104

*104

125

132

142

132

126

124

122

124

130

124

122

122

123

123

126

129

123

*122

119

114

110

104

100

97

95

90

82

83

3,483

116

6,910

July

81

78

74

72

73

72

68

66

65

66

66

65

60

61

58

56

54

52

51

50

*49

47

48

49

46

*43

40

42

42

48

71

1,811

58.4

3,590

Aug.

57

54

51

47

48

42

38

38

38

38

37

34

32

30

*30

29

29

28

28

27

25

25

24

23

23

2222"

22

23

#22

24

1,010

32.6

2,000

Sept.

24

2T

22

22

21

20

20

22

24

22

20

*20

20

20

19

18

19

19

17

16

13

IF

15

14

16

16

19

16

*16

16

565

18.8

1,120

Calendar year 1959: Max 94 Mln - Mean 24.8 Ao-ft 17,940

Water year 1959-60:Max 142 Mln - Mean 36.7 Ao-ft 26,620

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Mar. 22 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice part of 

period), Apr. 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, Apr. 30 to May 11, June 24 to July 21; discharge estimated on 

basis of 12 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 121

1140. Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La Veta, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°25', long 105°03', in sec.24, T.30 S., R.69 W., on left bank at Boyd 

Ranch, 6 miles south of La Veta.

Drainage area. 56 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,800 ft (from base map).

Average discharge. 26 years, 25.2 cfs (18,240 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 95 cfs June 14 (gage height, 2.16 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 444 cfs May 23, 1955 (gage height, 4.05 ft); minimum 

daily, 2 cfs for several days November 1934 to January 1935, Sept. 29, 1950.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements made two or more times each month. Diversions for irrigation of about 500 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 827: 1936. WSP 1007: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 9-16, June 26 to July l)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

4.0

10

20

1.7

2.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

> 11

341

11

676

Nov.

V

> 8.5

255.0

8.5

506

Dec.

> 8.5

s

263.5

8.5

523

Calendar year 1959 : Max 97

Jan.

> 7

217

7

430

Feb.

> 9

261

9

518

Mar.

> 16

496

16

984

Apr.

21

21

20

22

27

39

35

37

38

21

18

27J

27

33

28

45

57

67

66

61

56

50

54

57

60

72

BT

62

54

55

1,290

43.0

2,560

May

46

42

45

46

38

24

27

33

33

40

40

40

48

56

66

62

66

64

64

65

63

62

57

65

67

67

67

70

6T

61

1,643

53.0

3,260

June

61

69

83

89

81

78

73

67

56

63

66

64

60

54

58

51

56

49

45

42

38

36

31

27

29

26

2T

29

30

31

1,569

52.3

3,110

July

33

32

30

33

37

36

37

40

42

40

39

35

30

25

21

21

19

21

25

23

24

21

18

18

18

18

16

16

18

20

19

825

26.6

1,640

Aug.

16

15

16

14

13

12

11

10

16

16

18

T4

11

10

10

12

10

6.1

7.4

8.0

8.0

7.7

8.8

8.4

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.7

8.0

7.7

7.7

331.3

10.7

657

Sept.

8.8

9.1

10

9.8

10

11

11

12

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.1

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.7

6.7

7.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.7

8.0

8.0

7.4

8.0

7.0

6.7

6.1

258.3

8.61

512

Min - Mean 20.1 Ac-ft 14,560

Water year 1959-60 : Max 89 Min - Mean 21.2 Ac-ft 15,380

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). No peak above bas

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Apr. 7 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice most of 

period); discharge estimated on basis of 18 discharge measurements, weather records, and records fc 

nearby stations.
122 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1160. Huerfano River below Huerfano Valley Dam, near Undercliffe, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°00', long 104°28', in s£ sec.32, T.23 S., R.63 W. , at left end of diversion dam for Huerfano Valley ditch, 8 miles southwest of Undercliffe.

Drainage area. 1,673 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,886.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 26, 1950, at site 0.3 mile downstream at datum 14.27 ft lower and 

July 26, 1950, to Dec. 15, 1954, at site 0.3 mile downstream at datum 16.27 ft lower.

Average discharge. 21 years, 40.7 cfs (29,470 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs July 12 (gage height, 3.50 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs July 5, 1958 (gage height, 14.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 380 cfs on basis of computation of flow over dam at gage 

heights 11.04 and 14.5 ft; no flow at times in nearly every year.

Maximum stage and discharge known since at least 1900, that of July 5, 1958, from 

information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made 

twice a month. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 43,000 acres.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1341: 1940-50. WSP 1561: 

1950(M), 1955.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

7

3

2

2

1

3

~S26

4

2.5

2

1.2

1.2

1.2

.8

79

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.9

2.2

2.5

2 5

8.6

125.8

4.06

250

Nov.

9.4

9.2

6.0

3.1

2.6

2.4

13

17

IS

8

3.6

3.9

2.8

2.6

1.7

4.6

7.2

6

13

9.8

8.2

5.4

5.2

6.2

6.6

5.3

4.7

8.4

7.0

5 2

203.1

6.77

403

Dec.

8.4

11

2

1.3

.8

.4

f 7

5.6

3.8

8.3

8.0

9.0

15

16

14

15

19

21

7.8

2.0

14

10

6.3

8.0

21

11

13

55

16

10

8

319.4

10.3

634

Calendar year 1959: Max 63

Jan.

^

/ 8.7

11

. 4.0

> 5.7

216.3

6.98

429

Feb.

> 22

17

16

22

9.7

8.9

> 5.3

367.8

12.7

730

Mar.

1

11

55

~8T 107

49

27

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

6.5

> 1.5

4

12

10

9

481.5

15.5

955

Apr.

2

10

10

10

9.4

9.5

9.0

5.5

.4

0

1.9

11

34

IS

3.7

3.1

10

9.8

8.8

6.6

8.6

11

6.0

0

0

0

0

.4

.8

0

196.5

6.55

390

May

3.0

57?

4.8

4.3

20

30

14

5.2

5.4

4.6

5

7

4

10

18

19

17

15

12

13

10

8

6

5

5

402-4

22

20

19

lo

393.5

12.7

780

June

> 26

> 19

675

22

1,340

July

'

> 58

,

122

13

17

13

11

10

} :

4

5.5

4

3

3

2_

947.5

30.6

1,880

Aug.

1-

1.6

1.7

7.0

2.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24.7

0.80

49

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7066"

10

5.7

4.2

3.3

2.6

2.8

1.6

1.0

.4

.1

.2

.3

.5

.9

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

2.6

4.3

2.4

184.5

6.15

366

Min o Mean 7.06 Ac-ft 5,110

Water year 1959-60: Max - Min o Mean 11.3 Ac-ft 8,210

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 123

on right bank 100 ft 

miles west of Nepesta,

1170. Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°11', long 104°10' , in NW£ sec.31, T.21 S. , R 60 W. 

downstream from diversion dam of Oxford Farmers" Co. canal, l£ mil 

and 6 miles downstream from Huerfano River.

Drainage area. 9,345 sq mi, of which 54 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--April to October 1903, April to November 1912, October 1913 to Septemher 196~0.Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Records 

originally published for October 1933 to June 1936 did not include diversion to Oxford 

Farmers Co. canal, but monthly figures only for this period have been adjusted for 

diversion and published in WSP 1311.

Records for river below Oxford Farmers Co. canal (diversion to canal not included), 

published as "at Nepesta," September 1897 to October 1902 (irrigation seasons only), 

April to October 1904, June 1906 to September 1908 (irrigation seasons only), September 

1909 to December 1910, February to September 1911 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), October 1911 to November 1912, March to August 1913 (discharge measurements only). Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorders on river and on Oxford Farmers Co. canal. Datum of river 

gage is 4,378.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 5, 1921, staff 

gages or water-stage recorders at various sites within 5 miles upstream and 2 miles 

downstream at different datums. June 5, 1921, to Oct. 1, 1952, water-stage recorders 

at sites on river or river and canal within 300 ft at approximately present datum.

Average discharge.--47 years (1913-60), 699 cfs (506,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,680 cfs July 5; minimum daily, 48 cfs Mar. 15.

IS97-1904, 1906-12, 1913-60: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs June 4, 1921 (gage 

height not detemined), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow at point 9 miles upstream; no flow at times in 1902, 1910, 

1931, 1934.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect on canal or no gage-height 

record on river, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a 

month. Discharge computed by combining discharge of river below canal with that of 

Oxford Farmers Co. canal. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, 

storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for 

irrigation of about 230,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

567

588

675

715

768

834

941

821

817

737

731

810

881

1,140 

999

853 

800

738

827

808

693

643

608

580

552

521

509

540

554

637

795

22,682

732

44,990

Nov.

771

748

536" 896

624

646

648

641

713

700

628

588

591

597 

478

367 

373

398

324

276

355

432

398

400

493

541

584

543

455

509

16,553

552

32,830

Dec.

581

557

541

533

512

496

469

556

589

560

559

614

619

616 

608

591 

616

625

652

BW

528

476

452

483

483

545

543

518

479

468

501

16,952

547

33,620

Jan.

485

350

350

270

250

220

206

269

411

451

435

442

429

384 

262

154 

122

100

80

li

82

86

100

110

110

108

118

140

160

200

230

7,188

232

14,260

Feb.

190

210

250

210

180

172

205

192

217

251

254

195

210

245 

260

250 

240

230

210

170

140

125

110

115

98_

110

110

118

115

5,382

186

10,680

Mar.

115

125

130

160

150

150

528

598

491

258

193

82

60

50 

48

57 

53

170

160

160

109

520

597

1,050

1,080

1,040

1,110

1,170

1,250

1,130

926

13,720

443

27,210

Apr.

921

710

540

518

588

364

601

690

553

540

525

616

738

651 

514

275 

35T

466

412

350

403

384

341

325

441

446

430

398

390

361

14,813

494

29,380

May

421

406

376

293

241

486

534

391

342

385

310

298

334

443 

733

1.560 

1,090

1,210

1,030

908

543

431

705

791

761

817

647

688

751

869

740

19,334

624

38,350

June

682

886

1,000

1,290

1,870

2,140

2,080

2,090

2,540

2,410

2,770

2,050

1,500

1,290 

1,070

1,370 

1,570

1,570

2,320

2,440

2,150

1,990

1,610

1,330

1,100

897

1,220

1,360

1,210

1,230

49,035

1,634

97,260

July

1,230

1,150

1,080

2,000

2,510

1,420

745

1,280

1,250

1,070

970

1,400

1,780

884 

.'346

1,090 

1,090

1,130

753

547

477

407

440

522

754

376

289

243

230

552

434

28,649

924

56,820

Aug.

443

453

538

643

44?

377

559

306

349

407

341

197

185

139 

111

153 

212

234

266

241

215

236

203

242

167

82

117

108

74

ITS

318

8,473

273

16,810

Sept.

285

206

126

105

11

107

165

164

560

479

427

277

181

146 

154

230

210

135

269

201

174

205

285

428

230

171

334

323

179

142

6,995

233

13,870

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,780 Mln 21 Mean 485 Ac-ft 351,200

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,770 Mln 48 Mean 573 Ac-ft 416,100

Note. No gage-height record on river Jan. 18 to Feb. 5, Feb. 7, Feb. 15 to Mar. 6, Mar. 15-20; 

discharge estimated on basis of '1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice on canal Jan. 2-6, 19-29. Discharge computed 

from twice-daily chain-gage readings on river Dec. 8 to Jan. 4.
124 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1195. Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°05i28", long 103°58i52", In SE^NW^ sec.35, T.22 S., R.59 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of county highway bridge, 4 miles southeast of Fowler and 

5.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,125 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1922 to September 1925, May 1939 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,317.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Aug. 29, 1923, at site 3 miles downstream at different datum. Aug. 29,

1923, to Sept. 30, 1925, at present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 37.3 cfs (27,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs July 13 (gage height, 15.5 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs June 1.

1922-25, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 83,000 cfs Aug. 22, 1923, by slope-area measurement 2 miles upstream from present station, caused by failure of Apishapa Dam 31 miles 

upstream; no flow Feb. 5, 1951.

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

which are poor. Waste water from Oxford Farmers Co. and Rocky Ford Highline canals 

enter river above station. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Diversions above station for irrigation of about 4,700 acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 957: 1939, 1941. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 

1923(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16-25, July 13 to Sept. 30)

height, in feet,

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, 

July 13 to Sept. 30

1.0 2.5

2.6 3.0

5.6 3.5

9.7 4.0

24 6.0

58

100

200

380

680

2,380

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

16 to July 13

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

26

90

165

375

680

2,380

Discnarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.1

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.1

9.3

10

18

15

12

11

15

17

13

13

15

18

13

27

28

28

30

31

30

33

32

33

31

38

29

27

618.0

19.9

1,230

Nov.

15

18

18

17

22

28

37

46

i§. 35

30

32

b25

b23

b26

20

22

30

33

29

22

20 9.1

19

19

b!6

b!3

bl3

bI4

b!5

714.1

23.8

1,420

Dec.

b!6

b!7

16

16

16

13

16

17

17

18

blB

17

16

15

16

15

14

14

13

7.8

11

16

14

14

15

tie

b2416-

15

14

13

477.8

15.4

948

Jan.

13

IT

10

9.5

8.7

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.0

5.8

4.5

3.8

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

175.6

5.66

348

Feb.

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

i.3

3.4

374

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

T3" 1.3

-------

70.6

2.43

140

Mar.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

3.0

4.0

4.2

4.7

25

26

21

15

10

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.7

5.7

5.4

5.7

7.4

8.3

8.3

8.7

8.3

7.4

8.7

11

232.3

7.49

461

Apr.

11

11

8.7

7.0

9.6

7.8

9.6

11

11

5.0

7.4

10

27

29

24

22

11

21

11

11

10

9.6

8.3

5.4

5.4

5.7

6.6

6.1

7.4

7.8

337.4

11.2

669

May

7.4

4.7

3.3

4.0

4.7

3.0

2.3

2.1

1.6

1.6

2.3

2.3

1.4

1.2

1.4

3.0

5.7

5.0

6.1

4.7

5.7

2.3

4.0

3.3

5.7

5.7

4.3

4.3

2.3

1.2

1.2

107.8

3.48

214

June

0.9

2.3

3.3

7.4

16

32

36

36

24

32

42

21

9.6

26

48_

20

8.7

8.3

8.7

9.1

11

11

9.6

i .1

5.4

4.0

5.7

4.0

3.3

3.7

458.1

15.3

909

July

3.7

4.0

5.4

7.8

20

134

17

11

9.1

11

40

79

2,130

91

45

31

22

13

7.6

4.1

3.2

2.4

276" 2.3

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.4

3.2

2.6

2.3

2,714.5

87.6

5,380

Aug.

2.3

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.8

273

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.3

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

l.U

1.8

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.8

2.6

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

63.9

2.06

127

Sept.

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

~90 1,010

20

6.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.8

1.0

1.0

2.3

3.5

2.9

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.6

2.1

1,174.3

39.1

2,330

Calendar year 1959: Max 144 Min 0.3 Mean 11.8 Ac-ft 8,580

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,130 Min 0.9 Mean 19.5 Ac-ft 14,180

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--July 13 (3:3O a.m.) 12,000 cfs (15.5 ft); Sept. 9 (8 a.m.) 3,450
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

1230. Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo.

125

Location.--Lat 37°59', long 103°31', In sec.2, T.24 S. ( R.55 W., on downstream side near 

middle of East Bridge In La Junta, just upstream from King Arroyo.

Drainage area. 12,210 sq ml, of which 115 sq ml Is probably noncontributing.

Records available. May to August 1889, September 1893 to December 1895 (gage heights, 

discharge measurements, and flood data only), April to Octobe: 1903, June to November 

1908 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), April 191S to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1311. Published as "near La 

Junta" In 1903.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, and chain gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 4,039.60 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 11, 1912,staff gages at several 

sites within 2 miles at various daturas, Apr. 11, 1912, to June 12, 1940, water-stage 

recorder and staff or chain gages at several sites within 1 mile at various daturas.

Average discharge. 48 years (1912-60), 265 cfs (191,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,860 cfs July 13 (gage height, 8.05 ft); mlnimum daily, 5.8 cfs Feb. 2.

1889, 1893-95, 1903, 1908, 1913-60: Maximum discharge. 200,000 cfs June 4, 1921 

(gage height, 18.4 ft, at present site, datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow Jan. 20-23, 

Mar. 20-22, 1915.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made three or more times a month. Natural flow of 

stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 400,000 acres, and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(ShiftIng-control method used Oct. 2-18, 26,27, Nov. 26 to Dec. 1, Feb. 20 to Mar. 20, May 25

to June 1, June 26 to July 13, July 16-19, July 29, Aug. 9, 16, Aug. 25 to Sept. 2)

2.9 4.0 40 260

3 .0 10 44 490

3.2 30 47 760

3.5 74 50 1,200

3.6 96 55 2,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

66

116

245

270

285

315 255"

235

134

127

94

89

103

96

83

85

85

92

83

78

81

76

81

85

81

72

87

89

96

71 

50

3,845

124

7,630

Nov.

50

44

42

61

42

a35

a38

43

40

40

42

36

38

59

49

46

30

27

36

35

44

40

40

44

39

47

53

42

50

51

1,283

42.8

2,540

Dec.

46

43

36

35

31

26

18

23

30

33

34

31

38

31

35

30

30

29

29

30

27

26

26

53

33

44

59

63

5S

40 

30

1,077

34.7

2,140

Jan,

35

28

23

23

£3

22

21

22

24

28

24

14

17

44

35

29

29

a30

a27

a25

a23

a21

20

14

13

14

14

12

7.6 ~ *- 7 ,b 

7.6

676.8

21. 8

1,340

Feb.

6.4

5.8

7TF

8.2

8.8

34

38

14

13

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.6

8.8

11

10

9.4

35

85

99.

92

76

74

94

aSO

a72

a70

a70

a72

1,126.2

38.8

2,230

Mar.

aSO

a80

a82

a90

a93

alOO

allO -6?

26

16

26

15

16

14

10

7.6

9.4

18

23

26

36

38

41

30

17

15

36

35

38

43 

36

1,276.0

41.2

2,530

Apr.

48

34

33

29

30

31

40

41

51

57

39

31

~4T 153

22

51

51

47

51

44

36

31

27

26

30

4,9

62

39

57

54

1,340

44.7

2,660

May

47

53

38" 34

51

64

39

71

60

43

40

43

36

39

50

83

99

81

74

a56

a52

a50

a62

a60

87

103

113

106

127

225 

310

2,396

77.3

4,750

June

490

490

434

455

570

554

441

448

613

408

538

642

579

a538

a506

a402 588"

579

562

579

a402

a540

710

555

483

462

506

624

660

606

15,947

532

31,630

July

530

546

546

624

1,000

367

146

123

127

113

92

234

2,150

120

123

320

522

514

579

441

300

220

134

134

127

134

150

49

19

3T 

59

10,574

341

20,970

Aug.

60

72

62

72

106

~7T 110

56

74

74

54

47

40

49

34

IS

29

35

43

44

40

36

39

54

67

60

57

59

59

60 

56

1,734

55.9

3,440

Sept.

56

64

59

57

47

40

39

43

458

186

92

50

27

18

10

8.2

7.6

26

20

14

15

20

24

23

35

34

15

23

34

18

1,562.8

52.1

3,100

Calendar year 1959: Max 315 Mln 7.0 Mean 65 9 Ac-ft 47,670

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,150 Mln 5.8 Mean 117 Ao-ft 84,960

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily chain-gage readings Oct. 8 to Nov. 5, Nov. 8 to Jan. 17, 

Jan. 23 to Feb. 24.
126 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1240. Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°05'08", long 103°12'50", in SW£ sec.35, T.22 S., R.52 W., on left bank 

0.4 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 1.5 miles north of courthouse in 

Las Animas, and 3f miles upstream from Purgatoire River.

Drainage area. 14,417 sq mi, of which 441 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--May to November 1898 (gage heights only), August to November 1909 

(gage heights and discharge measurements only), May 1939 to September 1960.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,874.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~T929. May 13 to Nov. 12, 1898, and Aug. 1 to Nov. 10, 1909, staff gage within half a 

mile of present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 248 cfs (179,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,950 cfs July 13 (gage height, 10.95 ft); minimum daily, 5.8 cfs Sept. 13, 15-18.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 44,000 cfs May 20, 1955 (gage height, 15.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 1.6 cfs Sept. 17, 1956.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made at least once a week. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 412,000 acres, 

and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 9, 11, 12, June 14, 15, July 22 to Aug. lo)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8

6.3

6.4 

6.6 

6.9 

7.2

Mar. 9 to July 13, 

July 29 to Sept. 30

9.0

19

52

120

220

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4 

6.6

4.0

7.5

13

24

56

120

7.2 

7.6 

S.O 

8.5 

9.0

July 13-28

210

385

700

1,210

1,S60

6.3 

6.6 

7.0 

7.6

61

138

290

630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

15

14

95

186

186

201

193

158

105

52

40

32

33 

32

22

17

14

17

24

21

16

16

16 

15

M

14

15

17

29

64

90

1,762

56.8

3,490

Nov.

6S

44

21

22

30

22

17

18

17

15

15

u

TJ

15

29

18

15

18

19

21

22

25

24 

24

24

25

25

27

29

33

710

23.7

1,410

Dec.

29

24

22

18

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18 

IS

18

19

19

19

24

37

40

25

18 

16

33

44

49

47

52

38

29

795

25.6

1,580

Jan.

19

17

16

16

29

38

32

29

24

25

25

22

20

19

18

18

17

24

24

26

30

28

32 

38

47

50

49

48

46

43

39

908

29.3

1,800

Feb.

38

38

38

38

37

40

58

58

52

54

45

35

35 

35

35

35

33

34

33

31

30

28

27 

26

25

28

33

38

44

1,081

37.3

2,140

Mar.

74

86

95

100

108

153

268

280

192

125

118

118

93 

84

76

68

64

62

64

62

58

60

60 

56

52

45

43

43

45

47

52

2,851

92.0

5,650

Apr.

58

60

54

52

54

56

52

51

40

34

27

30

«

47

32

35

34

37

37

35

24

18 

18

18

14

13

13

18

27

1,556

51.9

3,090

May

IS

18

16

14

15

15

12

12

12

10

9.7

9.7

9.7 

7.5

876

8.6

9.7

11

12

11

10

10

12 

12

10

10

9.7

8.6

9.7

15

86

432.5

14.0

858

June

157

345

365

312

350

513

350

238

263

350

340

614

596 

322

437

299

281

424

370

370

340

231

520 

471

370

370

355

537

672 555"

11,742

391

23, 290

July

492

437

471

537

662

800

245

104

62

38

31

56

1.550 

340

89

61

406

558

606

528

378

250

170 

111

103

71

73

69

24

17

12

9,351

302

18,550

Aug.

9.2

10

11

8.6

8.6

10

"9.7 18

9.7

10

S.O

7.5

7.5 

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.5

7.2

lit 

6.4

7.5

9.2

10

9.7

8.6

8*6

10

269.0

8.68

534

Sept.

S.O

7.2

7.5

8.0

8.0

7.2

6.4

6.1

22

102

10

11

5.8 

67T

5.8

5.8

5.S

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.8

8.0 

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.0

7.5

7.2

6 .8

327.8

10.9

650

Calendar year 1959: Max 251 Mln 4.2 Mean 29. 7 Ac-ft 21,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,550 Min 5.8 Mean 86.8 Ac-ft 63,040

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1-6, 13-31, Feb. 18 to Mar. 8 (no gageheight record Feb. 18-28).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 127

1245. Purgatoire River at Trinidad, Colo <

Location. Lat 37'10'14", long 104°30'30", in NW£SE£ sec.13, T.33 S., R.64 W., on right 

bank 90 ft upstream from railroad bridge at foot of College Street, 500 ft downstream 

from Animas Street Bridge in Trinidad.

Drainage area. 795 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1895 to September 1899, August to December 1905, November 1906 

to March 1907, October 1907 to November 1908, May to August 1909 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), September 1909 to November 1912, October 1915 to September 

1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Prior to October 1915, published as "Purgatory River."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,981.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 1, 1896, to July 31, 1899, staff gage on downstream side of Animas Street 

Bridge 500 ft upstream at datum 0.3 ft lower. Aug. 25, 1905, to Nov. 30, 1912, chain 

gage on upstream side of Animas Street Bridge at datum 2.0 ft lower. Apr. 1, 1916, to 

Nov. 10, 1921, inclined gage painted on concrete bank protection wall at site 590 ft 

downstream at right bank and 200 ft upstream from Commercial Street Bridge at datum 

2.99 ft lower. Nov. 11, 1921, to Nov. 30, 1922, water-stage recorder at site about 

three-quarters of a mile upstream and 150 ft downstream from former Main Street Bridge 

at different datum. Dec. 1 1922, to Mar. 19, 1934, water-stage recorder at site about 

half a mile upstream at different datum. Mar. 20, 1934, to Dec. 10, 1950, water-stage 

recorder at site 1,310 ft upstream at foot of State Street at datum 5.00 ft higher. 

Supplemental chain-gage at site 90 ft downstream on downstream side of railroad bridge 

at datum 5.00 ft lower since May 30, 1955.

Average discharge.--53 years (1895-99, 1907-8, 1909-12, 1915-60), 90.6 cfs (65,590 acreft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 3.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 170 cfs; minimum daily. 0.3 cfs Sept. 6, 7.

1895-99, 1905-12, 1915-60: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs May 19, 1955 (gage height, 

14.35 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of 

indirect measurements of peak flow above and below station; no flow for several days 

during summer of 1896, June 11, 1950, Sept. 20, 25, 28, 29, Oct. 3-5, 7, 8. 1956.

Maximum discharge known since at least 1859, 45,400 cfs Sept. 30, 1904 (gage height, 

13.6 ft, at present site and datum by levels from floodmark 170 ft downstream corrected 

for slope), by slope-area measurement of peak flow.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 6,500 

acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1935(M). WSP 1391: 

1925(M), 1942(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

*33

48

ST

30

25

24

22 

17

14

14

»16

20

24

20

20

19

16

17

»17

20

19

17

14

17

14

16

19

20

22

28

668

21.5

1,320

Nov.

H"27

22

»24

24

21

17

20 

20

17

19

17

14

13

19

14

18

a21

22

16

13

l^- 'ST2

14

13

alO

9.0

11

14

15

504.8

16.8

1,000

Dec.

*17

22

23

I?

16

19

23

16 

14

*13

14

6.8

12

13

12

12

9.0

8.4

5.1

6.0

7.0

8.4

5.0

£4- 4Tff

4.5

4.0

6.0

*8.0

9.0

alO

349.6

11.3

693

Jan.

9.0

9.0

9.6

10

11

12

*13

12 

10

9.0

9.2

12

10

alO

10

9.0

8.4

8.2

8.4

9.6

11

13

15

16

11

*17

10

8.0

6.0

C 0

i-4 8 .4

326.0

10.5

647

Feb.

O"8.4

alO

10

9.0

alO

10

11 

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

14

*15

13

13

13

12

13

15

16.

333.6

11.5

662

Mar.

*17

2?

45

150

190

202

138

208 

I6T

74

51

51

45

33

*39

30

39

28

39

39

51

64

74

71

67

67

74

67

60

*45

51

2,235

72.1

4,430

Apr.

48

30

27

27

25.

25

33

*48 

51

51

60

74

~7T 100

48

48

54

54

54

45

45

60

74

78

64

64

57

45

60

64

1,584

52.8

3,140

May

60

60

42

36

39

48

36

33 

42

36

30

3T

*54

65

67

64

46

37

52

73

58

51

*56

58

60

58

56

56

58

58

52

1,574

50.8

3,120

June

51

6T

82

98

93

*168

TOT

105 

89

87

96

93

93

89

93

91

89

91

98

93

82

82

80

89

93

89

78

69

57

65

2,650

88.3

5,260

July

80

73

470

20T

100

105

*135

174 

96

89

98

100

80

143

172

125

74

64

64

48

*45

45

f!20

92

78

45

36

33

27

fTff

85

3,170

102

6,290

Aug.

67

48

42

30

22

20

flSfl

36 

60

67

82

51

30

a!40

54

*71

24

16

13

11

7.6

6.8

5.4

6.8

5.7

6.0

8.4

7.6

f!40

6 ,8

2,6

1,267.7

40.9

2,510

Sept.

1.4

1.0

.5

.5

*.4

i

tZg,

27

20

13

12

10

»12

13

11

25

20

19

16

16

27

16

16

14

»14

13

12

10

617.4

20,6

1.22O

Calendar year 1953: Max 262 Min 2.6 Mean 40.8 Ac-ft 29,550

Water year 1959-60: Max 470 Min 0.3 Mean 41.7 Ac-ft 3O.29O

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOO cfs).--July 3 (6:3O p.m.) 2.6OO cfs (3.33 ft); Aug. 7 (l:3O p.m.) 2,940 

efs (3.53 ft).___________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of partial gage-height record, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Note_. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 14-18, Nov. 26 to Dec. 4, Dec 6, 7, 9 1O 

Dec . 16 to Mar. 5.
128 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1250. Purgatoire River near Hoehne, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°14'50", long 104°23'50", in sec.13, T.32 S., R.63 W., on left bank 5 ft 

downstream from bridge on county road, 40 ft upstream from diversion dam for Hoehne 

ditch, 2-| miles southwest of Hoehne, and 8 miles northeast of city hall in Trinidad.

Drainage area. 857 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1954 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,740.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 30.3 cfs (21,940 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 798 cfs July 3 (gage height, 4.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 180 cfs as explained below; no flow for many days.

1954-60; Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs May 19, 1955 (gage height, 13.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 180 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of flow-over-dam 

computations at gage heights 3.2,4.5, and 7.34 ft; no flow for many days in each year. 

Greatest flood known since at least 1859 occurred Sept. 30, 1904.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made twice 

a month. Flow partly regulated by off-stream reservoirs and a flood control dam on 

unnamed creek in Pinon Canyon. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 

10,500 acres. Diversion by Hoehne ditch 40 ft below gage is not included in these 

records.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

U

.1

.4

.9

1.1

1.7

2.2

1.7

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.2

1.7

.9

5.2

3.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

1.1 

2.4

2.6

46.6

1.50

92

Nov.

2.6

3.1

3.1

2.6

4.6

3.6

3.1

3.1

2.6

3.1

2.6

3.1

2.6

3.5

1.9

2.7

2.1

4.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.1

4.1

2.6

2.6

2.3

.5

79

.9

.9

79.4

2.65

157

Dec.

2.4

3.8

4^8

2.1

.9

1.1

4.0

1.8

1.8

4.1

1.5

1.5

3.0

1.5

2.6

2.6

2.9

1.5

1.5

3.0

1.4

1.5

1.1

1.5

.5

.8

1.7

2.1

2.4 

2.1

1.9

65.4

2.11

130

Calendar year 1959: Max 58

Jan.

> 1.5

>

> 1

1"

)

53.5

1.7

106

Feb.

> 3.5

2.0

2.5

1.5

4.0

4.5

> 5

116.5

4.02

231

Mar.

6

8

10

11

12

14

16

68

38

12

6.0

7.0

10

8.0

10

5.5

3.5

5.5

2.5

2.0

2.5

.6

1.2

18

21

15

5.5

.6

0 5-

0

319.4

10.3

634

Apr.

0.2

2.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.1

.6

2.2

.4

7.4

TTo

.3

.5

1.0

.7

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.0

.5

1.3

.3

.2

3.5 

2.0

31.5

1.05

62

May

0.8

.9

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.5

.6

.1

.1

.1

.7

.1

.1

.2

.1

.5

.1

.6

.7

.1 

.3

.1

8.7

0.28

17

June

0.

]_

l'

i.:.

o'

0

0

.4

.8

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0 

0

8.5

0.28

17

July

0

0

115

3.2

.3

.3

.8

.9

.9

.7

2.6

.7

.8

.6

2.8

1.0

.6

.6

.5

0

0

0

6.3

.6

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.3

139.8

4.51

277

Aug.

0.1

0

0

.1

0

0

.8

0

.4

0

.7

0

0

1.6

.2

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

. .1

.1

5.4

0.17

11

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

2.7

0.09

5.4

Min o Mean 1.83 Ac-ft 1,320

Water year 1959-60: Max 115 Min o Mean 2.40 Ac-ft 1,740

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above bass
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIM 129

1251. Frijole Creek near Alfalfa, Colo.

Location.--Lat 37°12'00", long 104°11'40", In NW£ sec.2, T.33 S., R.61 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 160, 1 mile upstream from mouth, 4 miles 

west of Alfalfa, and 16 miles east of city limits of Trinidad.

Drainage area. 80 sq mi.

Records available. March 1957 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,400 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs July 23 (gage height, 7.08 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 180 cfs as explained below; no flow for many days.

1957-60; Maximum discharge, 2 310 cfs Aug. 21, 1958 (gage height, 8.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 180 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no 

flow for many days in each year.

Flood of June 22, 1954, reached a stage of 17.23 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

13,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 8,800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurements of peak flow).

Remarks.--Records poor. Minor diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*0

0

1.6

2.2

1.2

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.0

0.16

9.9

Nov.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

1.2

Calendar year 1959: Max 85

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

72

**.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

2.4

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.5

.7

.5

.5

*.7

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

6.7

0.23

13

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

.5

3

15

35

*I1

46

40

26

21

18

16

15

14

12

8.2

6.9

6.7

6.4

4.5

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.8

2 .4

2.1

386.7

12.5

767

Apr.

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

3

18

12

5.0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

46.3

1.54

92

May

0

0

.1

.1

*-il

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 "*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

1.4

June

(»)

(*)

0

0

0

July

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-372

1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

76

2.45

151

Aug.

9.4

9.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

31 .7

*.l

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

50.9

1.64

101

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

*_.5_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

*0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

0.04

2.2

Min 0 Mean 1.40 Ac-ft 1,010

Water year 1959-60: Max 72 Min 0 Mean 1.57 Ac-ft 1J140

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). July 23 (6:30 p.m.) 1,100 cfs (7.08 ft); Aug. 9 (5:30 p.m.) 

325 cfs (5.40 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation or no flow made on this day.
130 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1255. San Francisco Creek near Alfalfa, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°11'10", long 104°07'50", in sec.8, T.33 S., R.60 W., on downstream side 

of right abutment of bridge on U. S. Highway 160, half a mile upstream from mouth, 

If miles south of Alfalfa, and 20 miles east of Trinidad.

Drainage area. 160 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. -Altitude of gage is 5,320 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 11.2 cfs (8,110 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 454 cfs July 4 (gage height, 2.76 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs May 19, 1955 (gage height, 13.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 250 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no 

flow for many days in each year.

Flood of July 22, 1954, reached a stage of 14.40 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

26,300 cfs, by contracted-opening measurement of peak flow).

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

record, or backwater from temporary blockage, which are poor. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice a month. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 

500 acres.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tofca]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.5

.2

.1

.1

0 5

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

.1 .1

.1

1.4

0.05

2.8

Nov.

0.1

.1

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

.1 .1

2.9

0.10

5.8

Dec.

; 

> 0

> b.l

1.4

0.05

2.8

Calendar year 1959 : Max 259

Jan.

1 '

1

I"1

> 0

> .9

7.9

0.3

16

Feb.

> O.7

> 1.3

> .7

26.3

0.9

52

Mar.

~7S 0.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

2.O

4.0

14

35 

80

50

40

50

27

37

17

12

9.8

15

25

55 

64

a60

a55

a50

a70

a90

a70

a75

aBO

1,177.3

38. 0

2,340

Apr.

a75

a70

a50

a40

a30

a25

73

82

afg 

a70

a70

a50

a80

a60

a65

a50

a30

alO

a5

2.3

fcf

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

3.0

2.5

3.4 

6*6

1,025.4

34.2

2,030

May

12

11

6.6

5.0

3.8

3.0

3.2

4.7

4.4 

3.8

4.4

3.6

2.5

2.8

4.7

5.4

4.7

5,8

6.2

9.8

5.0 

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.8 

2 3

2^3

137.0

4.42

272

June

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.8

3 0

278

2.3 

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0 

0

32.3

1.08

64

July

0

0

0

43

17

15

31

20

1.8 

al.6

1.2

1.4

a2.2

.8

.6

.4

.4

.7

1.1

.4

.1 

.1

27

1.4

.4

.2

.1

0

0 

0

0

167.9

5.42

333

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.2

H

.5

.9

.4

.2

0

O

0

0

0

O

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

6.7

0.22

13

Sept.

O

0

0

0

0

0

22

53

70 

T.O

1.5

1.0

.5

.1

.1

.5

2.5

1.5

1.0

.5

.1 

.1

C.I

C.I

C.I

CO

CO

CO

cO

CO

156.7

5.22

311

Mln o Mean 3.94 Ac-ft 2,850

Water year 1959-60 : Max 90 Mln 0 Mean 7.50 Ac-ft 5^440

Peak discharge (base, 1,OOO cfs). No peak above base.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

c Backwater from temporary blockage.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

1260. Purgatoire River near Alfalfa, Colo.

131

Location. Lat 37"11'30", long 104"07'30", in NVl£ sec.9, T.33 S., R.60 W., on right bank 

700 ft downstream from San Francisco Creek, li miles southeast of Alfalfa, and 20 miles 

east of Trinidad.

Drainage area. 1,320 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1905 to September 1907, March 1924 to September 1928, October 

1951 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. 

Published as "Purgatory River" 1905-7.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,280 ft (from topographic map). Mar. 22, 

T905, to Sept. 30, 1907, staff gage 650 ft downstream at different datum. Feb. 27, 

1924, to Sept. 30, 1928, water-stage recorder 1 mile downstream at different datum. 

Oct. 1, 1951, to July 5, 1955, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft upstream, at datum 

3.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 59.7 cfs (43,220 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 cfs July 23 (gage height, 8.30 ft); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Aug. 29, Sept. 3-6.

1905-7, 1924-28, 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 41,900 cfs May 19, 1955 (gage height, 

31.9 ft, from floodmarks, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 

2,700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 9.79, 13.35, 15.75, 30.60, 

and 31.9 ft; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Diversions above station for irrigation of about 29,000 acres.

Revisions.--WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28, Nov. Z, 3, May 18 to July 4, July 23 

to Aug. 2, Aug. 15 to Sept. 13, Sept. 19-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 29 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

5.0

8.0

19

50

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

0.3

1.0

2.2

5.5

11

18

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

62

125

245

415

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6-

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

3 7 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

12

15

20

TS

14

12 '

10

7.7

6.8

7.7

8.5

7.7

7.7

9.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

7.7-

7.7

6.2

5.6

5.3

576

5.9

5.9

6.2

7.7

8.0

b8

b!3

b!7

290.9

9.38

577

Nov.

b!3

12

13

blO

b!2

b!5

17

21

24

24

18

17

16

14

15

- 14'

13

' IS

17

14

14

14

14

 13

15

b!4

10

11

12

b!2

443

14.8

879

Dec.

b!5

b!7

17

15

15

15

20

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

lg

17 -18

17

15

16

17

15

21

, m

21 "ie.

15

 i3- TS

15

516

16.6

1,020

Calendar year 1959: Max 389

Jan.

'

> 10

.> 6

I"

J

312

10

619

Feb.

} 

1 35

> 15

645

22

1,280

Min 0.7

Mar.

11

13

12

11

35

100

200

250

240

221

130

95

98

65

74

55

33

32

36

49

84

90

76

63

72

98

125

92

112

85

90

2,747

88.6

5,450

Apr.

85

60

40

30

35

50

72

82

40

57

55

25

107

114

116

100

60

25

15

12

9.8

8.9

T3

10

8.9

11

12

12

16

39

1,317.4

43.9

2,610

Mean 22 . 9

May

40

39

26

21

20

21

21

22

21

17

16

14

12

12

16

15

12

9.2

9.5

12

11

9.8

7.0

6J3

7.5

8.0

8.3

9.8

9.5

8.6

8.6

470.6

15.2

933

June

8.3

8.0

7.8

8.0

6.8

9.2

12

10

13

ii

12

10

10

9.5

10

9.8

8.0

7.0

5.5

4.4

3.6

2.6

3.2

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.4

1..1

207.8

6.93

412

July

1.0

.7

.8

262

45

40

35

44

17

12

18

16

12

12

14

15

11

8.9

9.8

7.5

5.5

4.6

165

14

2.2

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.4

780.3

25.2

1,550

Aug.

1.7

5.0

2.4

1.6

2.2

2.6

22

15

 So 70

10

8.3

6.5

6.5

20

8

3

1.5

1

1.5

1

1

.6

.7

.6

.7

.8

.8

10~.5

2

237.5

7.66

471

Sept.

1.0

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

15

110

191 T5

11

8.0

6.0

6.8

6.2

7.5

4.8

4.6

20

7

5

4

6.2

5.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.8

4*8

464.4

15.5

921

Ac-ft 16.580

Water year 1959-60: Max 262 Min o.5 Mean 33.0 Ao-ft 16J720

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--July 25 (8:30 p.m.) 2,480 cfs (8.50 ft).____________________

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 14-18. 27-29, Dec. 14-17, Dec. 27 to Mar. 9 (stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice part of periods); Mar. 28 to Apr. 6, Apr. 12, 15-20, July 5-14, 24-28, 

Aug. 8-11, 15-24, Aug. 30 to Sept. 7, Sept. 10, 19-22; discharge estimated on basis of 12 discharge 

measurements, weather records, typical recession, and records for nearby stations. Fragmentary gageheight record Mar. 19-27, Apr. 7-11, 13, 14, Sept. 8, 9.
13S ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1265. Purgatoire River at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo.

Location.--Lat 37°44', long 103°29', in NW£ sec.7, T.27 S., R.54 W., on left bank 850 ft 

upstream from Ninemile Dam, 4 miles southwest of Higbee, and 5-| miles upstream from 

Smith Canyon.

Drainage area.--2,900 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,240.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 28, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 550 ft downstream at datum 

0.60 ft higher. Oct. 28, 1934, to May 19, 1955, water-stage recorder (destroyed by 

flood) at present site and datum. May 25, 1955, to June 13, 1956, staff or chain gages 

at nearby sites at different daturas. June 14, 1956, to Dec. 5, 1956, chain gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 106 cfs (76,740 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,590 cfs July 5 (gage height, 5.09 ft); no flow 

at times June to September.

1924-60: Maximum discharge, 80,000 cfs May 19, 1955 (gage height, 17.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair prior to May 1 and poor thereafter except those for periods of ice 

effect, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 32,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1311: 1934(M), 1936(M), 1941-42 (M), 1948-49(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 15, 16, Apr. 3 to May 6, 

May 22, 23, July 13-25, Aug. 31 to Sept. 16)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15

2.0 

3.8 

7.0

2.8

2.9 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0

85

120

280

600

1,060

1.0 

3.0

16 to Sept. 30

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

160

235

570

1,030

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.8

4.1

4.8

26

19

*20

15

11

8.5

6.7

5.4

*4.1

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.6

3.3

*2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.0

2TO

4.4 

14

16

208.0

6.71

413

Nov.

13

13

16

13

12

13

14

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

12

14

16

17

17

18

18

18

21 

24

441

14.7

875

Dec.

18

16

18

25

*25

22

24

24

20

21

23

19

20

21

19

19

15

15

18

17

21

*18

15

14

18

18

18 1 '"

) "

596

19.2

1,180

Jan.

) \ "

18

16

17

19

24

26

*29

25

> 25

719

23.2

1,430

Feb.

> 75

(*)

106

130

125 ^

> 50

1,936

66.8

3,840

Mar.

60

76

88

110

140

170

238

301

1,030

1.050

636

430

336

*220

116

100

85

*68

54

±1

52

56

139

150

129

124

134

*220

205 

*228

235

7,027

227

13,940

Apr.

228

235

182

108

68

61

81

155

205

160

93

*93

198

155

124

144

124

89

*58

43

36

31

29

24

20

*17

16

15

25 

40

2,857

95.2

5,670

May

31

42

43

*38

36

34

28

25

*26

24

25

21

16

13

15

*17

13

19

21

25

21

20

*20

14

*6.4

5.7

4.5

3.6

3.0 

2.8

2.4

615.4

19.9

1,220

June

*2.8

2.0

1.4

.7

.4

*1.4

2.4

3.0

9.1

19

11

7 .6

*10

8.0

6.0

4.2

2.8

6.8

20

54

25

11

7.2

5.1

2.6

.7

0

0

0 

0

224.2

7.47

445

July

0

0

0

0

153

1,050

*205

45

15

25

8.4

6.0

726

190

104

47

20

*17

11

5.7

3.3

1.6

.6

0

*152

11

2.8

.6

.1 

0

0

2,780.1

89.7

5,510

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

179

58

56

*54

25

13

9.6

8.0

5.4

3.9

2.6

1.8

.9

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

47

464.4

15.0

921

Sept.

56

19

*6.4

2.6

2.0

1.2

.8

.7

467

382

100

31

9.2

3.9

*1.6

81

68

17

8.8

*7.6

2-8

5.1

4.8

1.8

.5

0

.1

0

0 

0

1,280.9

42.7

2,540

Calendar year 1959: Max 782 Min 0 Mean 32.2 Ac-ft 23,330

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,050 Min 0 Mean 52.3 Ac-ft 37,980

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). July 5 (11:50 p.m.) 5,590 efs (5.09 ft).____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 15-17, July 28 to Aug. 8, Sept. 9, 12-14, 16-20; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice Nov. 6, 22, 27, Dec. 10, Dec. 29 to Jan. 5, Jan. 14 to Feb. 11, Feb. 15 to Mar. 2, 

Mar. 4, 6.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 133 

1285. Purgatoire River near Las Animas, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°02'08", long 103°12'00", in sec.23, T.23 S., R.52 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 101, 2.3 miles southwest of 

courthouse in Las Animas and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,503 sq mi.

Records available.--May to September 1889, July to October 1909 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), January 1922 to September 1931, July 1948 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Published as Purgatoire Creek at Las Animas in 1889 and as Purgatory River near Las Animas in 1909.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,877.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 22 to Sept. 30, 1889, staff gage, July 31 to Oct. 9, 1909, chain gage, and 

Apr. 1, 1922, to June 30, 1924, water-stage recorder, at railroad bridge 4 miles downstream at various datums. July 1, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1931, water-stage recorder at 

present site at various datums and July 23, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1955, at datum 2.00 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--21 years (1928-31, 1948-60), 147 cfs (106,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,040 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 4.78 ft); maximum gage height, 6.19 ft Sept. 10 (backwater from temporary dam); minimum daily discharge, 1.3 cfs for several days.

1889, 1922-31, 1948-60: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs May 20, 1955 (gage height, 

17.00 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 38,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; no flow at times in 1924-25, 1927, 1949.

Greatest flood known occurred Oct. 1, 1904.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from temporary 

dam, or no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made 

four times a month. Diversions for irrigation of about 36,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1241: 1927(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.8

8.5

12

3.3

3.0

2.8

3.3

5.4

3.0

5.9

3.8

1.7

3.0

3.0

3.8

3.0

5.9

5.9

5.9

4.8

5.9

3.8

3.8

3.0

3.8

7.4

8.5

4.8

6.9

17 

17

173.7

5.60

345

Nov.

18

13

18

16

27

24

12

6.9

7.4

11

15

15

19

15

17

19

22

25

28

12

5.9

7.4

8.5

7.4

5.5

8.5

10

28

22

30

471.5

15.7

935

Dec.

24

28

30

26

21

22

25

19

16

21

34

27

21

23

28

29

28

29

28

11

10

22

23

35

56

47

44

37

31

28 

30

853

27.5

1,690

Jan.

28

26

25

28

31

35

40

43

46

49

52

66

64

60

45

31

15

8.2

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.7

577

6.0

8.0 

13

780.4

25.2

1,550

Feb.

20

32

34

37

37

40

42

50

83

95

76

65

68

58

45

37

36

34

34

33

31

23

15

10

8.0

8.8

9.0

 973 7.2

1,077.3

37.1

2,140

Mar.

9.5

10

10

11

11

14

21

184

1,980

2.450

1,000

530

319

319

199

144

123

94

82

70

62

59

62

92

126

123

115

120

208

222 

194

8,963.5

289

17,780

Apr.

182

158

138

88

86

83

78

82

115

132

94

76

1,140

244

141

114

135

106

73

42

21

10

8.8

7.6

7.0

7.0

8.8

7.6

14

31

3,429.8

114

6,800

May

13

8.2

8.2

11

11

36

18

13

11

17

13

12

12

16

32

22

28

16

16

16

13

7.6

5.2

4.6

1.9

1.3

T7S

5.2

16

2.2

2.5

390.5

12.6

775

June

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

4.0

3.4

3.4

6.4

26

32

T6

27

27

20

7.6

5.8

5.2

5.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

1.9

230.2

7.67

457

July

2.2

1.6

1.9

2.2

3.1

432

244

56

25

28

14

101

423

235

114

86

38

26

13

7.0

cl.6

cl.6

c3.5

C3.5

c3.5

c3.0

1.3

279

1.8

2.0

1.5

1,879.2

60.6

3,730

Aug.

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.2

2.6

180

10

130

10

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

,5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.6

371.7

12.0

737

Sept.

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.5

2.0

400

150

50

30

25

20

15

50

6.0

.5

.2

.7

.0

.1

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

786.6

26.2

1,560

Calendar year 1959: Max 718 Min 0.6 Mean 27.1 Ac-ft 19,580

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,450 Min 1.3 Mean 53.0 Ac-ft 38,500

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base.

c Backwater from temporary dam.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 15-17, Dec. 30, 31, Jan. 2-9, Jan. 15 to Feb. 1, Feb. 14 to 

Mar. 8 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of periods), Aug. 10 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 14 discharge measurements, typical recession, and records for nearby 

stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 18, 19, 27, 28, 30, Dec. 27-29, Jan. 1, 

Feb. 2-4.
134 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1300. John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°04'05", long 102°56 I 13", in NE^NW^ sec.8, T.23 S., R.49 W., at dam on 

Arkansas River at Caddoa, 3.2 miles southeast of Hasty and 58 miles upstream from 

Colorado-Kansas State line.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and staff gage. Datum of gage is 3,760.00 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark); gage readings have been reduced 

to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 56,860 acre-ft Apr. 23 (elevation, 3,809.11 ft); 

no contents for several months.

1943-60: Maximum contents, 360,300 acre-ft July 27, 1958 (elevation, 3,850.44 ft); 

no contents at times in 1943, 1945-47, 1952-57, 1959-60.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete and earth-fill dam. Storage began while dam 

was under construction prior to 1943, and record of contents began Jan. 1. 1943. 

Capacity, 645,500 acre-ft at elevation 3,870.00 ft (top of spillway gates), of which 

366,600 acre-ft (between elevations 3,769.0 ft, elevation of no contents, and 3,850.97 

ft) is for conservation and 278,900 acre-ft (between elevations 3,850.97 and 3,870.00 

ft) is reserved for flood control. No dead storage. Figures given herein represent 

total contents.

Cooperation.--Record of contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Calendar year 1959 ..............................

Sept. 30. ..........................................

Water year 1959-60 ..............................

Elevation 

(feet)t

_

-

_

-

.

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

0

.

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

_

-228,800

0

0

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

1305. Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir, Colo.

135

Location. Lat 38°05'02", long 102°55'10", in NW^NW^ sec.4, T.23 S., R.49 W., on left 

bank 1.1 miles upstream from Caddoa Creek, 1.7 miles downstream from John Martin Dam, 

and 2.9 miles southeast of Hasty.

Drainage area. 18.917 sq mi, of which 785 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available . March 1938 to September 1960. Published as "at Caddoa" prior to 

October 1947.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,737.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Feb. 22, 1940, at site 3 miles upstream 

at datum 22.83 ft higher. Feb. 22, 1940, to Feb. 4, 1943, at site 700 ft upstream at 

datum 3.64 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 369 cfs (267,100 acre-ft per year), adjusted for storage in 

John Martin Reservoir.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 cfs July 6 (gage height, 4.27 ft); minlraum daily, 2.6 cfs for several days.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Apr. 24, 1942 (gage height, 10.46 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of flowover-dam and critical-depth measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in 1945-47; minimum daily prior to construction of John Martin Reservoir, 5 cfs July 16, 1939.

Remarks.--Records excellent above 50 cfs and good below. Discharge measurements generally 

made twice a month November to April and once a week the remainder of year. Storage 

and diversions above station for irrigation of about 438,000 acres and for flood control. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1241: 1942(M). WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26-28, May 29 to June 1)

Nov. 1 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0

83

175

400

1.8

4.3

9.0

18

43

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

100

E20

440

1,110

2,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septeniber 1960

Day

1

2

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

114

99

64

107

181

178 

208

167

175

136

103

97

103

80 

80

78

71

73

69

76

66

64

63

52

52

58

41

51

95

156 

42

3,002

96.8

5,950

Nov.

5.2

4TT

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0 

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

5j5

3.0 

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.3

106.3

3.54

211

Dec.

3.3

3.6 376-

3.6

3.0

3.0 

2.6 276"

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.8

2 8

2!a

90.7

2.93

180

Jan.

2.6

275

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

4^77o

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8 

2.8

87.4

2.82

173

Feb.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8 

2.6

570

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.0 576-

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

97.3

3.36

193

Mar.

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.0 

570

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.3 

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.0 

470

107.4

3.46

213

Apr.

16

5.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.0

TTS

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.3 

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

240

646

628

628

735 TOE400

4,086.6

136

8,110

Hay

562

592

742

787

845

905 

974

998

990

982

990

998

1,040

1,050 

1,050

1,050

1,050

966

912

912

898

905

898

942

942

935

920

912

349

38 

34

26,168

844

51,900

June

90

155

322

327

296

470 

460

363

284

350

340

420

514 456" 

363

400

280

314

381

340

336

300

260

440

400

354

358

345

455

490

10,733

358

21,290

July

475

435

425

475

779

1,250 

520

5S6

574

550

568

310

292

490

735

966

415

508

544

508

415

332

240

172

125

115

87

94

61

38 

30

13,094

422

25,970

Aug.

24

20

18

20

17

16 

16

16

18

145

67

43

65

54 

20

16

15

12

12

12

9.9

8.5

7.6

iiSTT

9.0

8.5

8.1

11

12 

9.9

701.7

22.6

1,390

Sept.

9.0

8.5

8.1 FTT

8.5

9.0 

9.0

8.5

8.5

54

264

121

85

45 

50

22

19

36

56

55

22

16

16

19

22

19

18

19

18

17

1,015.2

33.8

2,010

Calendar year 1959 ; Max 1,170 Min 2.6 Mean 374 Ac-ft 271,000

water year 1959-60 : Max 1,230 Min 2.6 Mean 162 Ac-ft 117,600
136 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1330. Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°06'15", long 102°37'08", in SE-f sec.30, T.22 S., R.46 W., on right bank 

450 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 50 and 287 and 1.2 miles north of city 

hall in Lamar.

Drainage area. 19,780 sq mi, of which 950 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available . May 1913 to September 1955, April 1959 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,599.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 4, 1941, at site 450 ft downstream on highway bridge at datum 

5.07 ft higher. June 4, 1941, to Apr. 3, 1946, at site 1,250 ft downstream and Apr. 4, 

1946, to Sept. 30, 1955, at site 600 ft downstream, both at datum 4.07 ft higher.

Average discharge. 43 years, 245 cfs (177,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs July 6 (gage height, 7.67 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.8 cfs Aug. 6.

1913-55, 1959-60: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs June 5, 1921, from rating curve 

extended above 10,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 1913-15, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow 

regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 134). Natural flow of stream affected by 

transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 487,000 acres, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1341: 1921(M), 1945-46(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 2O-28)

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

2.3

5.0

10

17

26

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

7.0

53

142

396

695

1,240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

22

11

10

9.5

14

33

62

80

66

73

4,2

26

27

19

13

13

11

11

12

16

22

16

15

16

13

12

10

9.0

10

100

855.5

27.6

1,700

Calendar yeai

Nov.

46

ZZ

20

25" 19

27

28

28

27

28

28

31

26

25

32

23

24

28

26

27

28

26

25

25

25

26

22

25

30

26

798

26.6

1,580

Dec.

27

32

33

28" 37

25

26

20

11

13

7.5

7.0

7.0

9.0

7.5

9.0

11

9.5

11

14

16

16

13

11

11

15

15

16

14

14

16

501.5

16.2

995

' 1959: Max

Jan.

16

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

9.0

10

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

6^

8.0

7.5

9.0

13

17

20

21

23

24

ITS' 25

389.0

12.5

772

Feb.

25

25

26

26

27

28

30

31

30

27

23

23

23

14

16

16

15

15

14

14

15

15

14

13

13

17

19

17

21

592

20.4

1,170

Mar.

25

24

24

24

26

28

32

41

46

219

328

204

137

98

82

71

60

55

55

53

52

53

55

53

50

46

44

42

40

41

38

2,146

69.2

4,260

Apr.

38

44

40

38

38

36

36

36

36

36

32

33

41

38

34

34

33

36

34

33

22

11

9.0

8.5

293

396

409

362

328

230

2,794.5

93.2

5,540

May

217

192

197

302

270

321

302

360

370

430

440

451

456

493

490

467

467

427

357

357

357

339

341

328

365

344

349

378

411

22

1±

10,614

342

21,050

June

12

18

11

8.5

8.5

11

25

14

7.5

7.5

8.5

14

82

~3T 117

14

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.5

6.0

6.5

6.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

5.0

5. 0

491.5

16.4

975

July

5.0

5.0

5.0

10

6.5

996

80

66

53

32

24

38

11

11

14

334

242

19

14

11

9.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

4.7

4.5

*JL

2,042.4

65.9

4,050

Aug.

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.1

2.8

3TT

3.1

166

71

5.5

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.7

354.1

11.4

702

Sept.

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

374

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.5

3.9

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

B7o

5.0

5.5

5.5

4.7

4.5

4.2

131.5

4.38

261

Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1959-60: Max 996 Min 2.8 Mean 59.3 Ac-ft 43,060

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 19 to Feb. 7, Feb. 20 to Mar. 7 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice during parts of periods); discharge.estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Jan. 3-16, 18, Feb. 15-19.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 137

1370. Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°02'18", long 102°02'19", in NE£ sec.21, T.23 S., R.43 W. , on left bank 

0.3 mile east of Colorado-Kansas State line, 0.5 mile downstream from Holly drain 

diversion, 1.5 miles west of Coolidge, and 2.3 miles downstream from diversion from 

Arkansas River.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorders and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 3,353.14 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. 1950-60: Maximum daily discharge, 70 cfs May 7, 1959; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records excellent. This ditch diverts water from Arkansas River in Colorado 

for use in Kansas. These records and records for Arkansas River near Coolidge represent total flow of Arkansas River at the Colorado-Kansas State line.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.8

14

10

23

30

ZZ

28

29

13

p_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

178.8

5.77

355

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

42

40

*48

49

50

44

42

40

41

*48

48

48

57

4T

36

41

51

33

820

26.5

1,630

June

17

12

11

12

12

33

27

22

.1

1.6

0

.3

0

.9

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.8

3.9

5.0

22

21

203.0

6.77

403

July

20

24

25

47

39

43

47

24

20

19

19

25

31

18

*15

16

29

30

20

15

26

31

23

18

27

32

47

47

46

42

40

903

29.1

1,790

Aug.

39

37

36

32

30

28

40

36

46

43

29

21

19

17

*20

27

28

26

27

24

23

23

22

24

22

21

19

19

21

20

20

839

27.1

1,660

Sept.

19

18

19

18

18

17

T9

27

35

28

23

23

21

27

27

22

21

22

23

23

22

22

26

24

23

22

*23

23

25

24

684

22.8

1,360

Calendar year 1959 : Max 70 Min 0 Mean 17.0 Ac-ft 12,350

Water year 1959-60 : Max 57 Min 0 Mean 9,91 Ac-ft 7,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
138 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1375. Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°01'33", long 102°01'00", in NW£ sec.26, T.23 S., R.43 W., on right bank 

1,560 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile south of Coolidge, and ij miles downstream from Colorado-Kansas State line.

Drainage area.--25.410 sq mi, of which 1,708 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. May to October 1903, March to May 1921, October 1950 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,333.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. May 5 to Oct. 31, 1903, staff gage on upstream side of bridge 1,560 ft downstream at different datum. Mar. 1 to May 31, 1921, water-stage recorder at bridge 

1,560 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 196 cfs (141,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 3.90 ft); maximum gage height, 4.24 ft Mar. 10 (backwater from ice); no flow Aug. 28, Aug. 30 to 

Sept. 8.

1903, 1921, 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs May 15, 1951 (gage height, 

10.67 ft), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

for many days in 1903, 1954, 1960.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements made at least five times a month. Combined 

flow of river and Frontier ditch (see preceding page) represents entire flow that 

enters Kansas. Plow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 134). Natural flow of 

stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

groundwater withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 500,000 acres, and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1341: 1903, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. S-12, 20-28, July 7, 13-15).

Nov. 1 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.1

125

400

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

1.7

6.0

16

31

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

280

615

1,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

340

364

305

317

376

28S

288

2S2

311

334

305

282

260

254

248

237

215

210

204

176

166

T7T

182

1S2

176

166

166

19S

198

204

210

7,615

246

15,100

Nov.

265

260

245

215

190

166

185

190

185

180

166

170

170

l5Q- 130

155

135

142

151

156

156

166

166

175

175

175

175

180

166

180

5,320

177

10,550

Dec.

175

161

151

166

156

156

170

161

146

161

170

170

151

137

161

156

166

156

156

156

156

166

170

185

ISS

180

170

160

140

125

ISo

4,944

159

9,810

Jan.

140

130

127

123

115

120

135

170

180

180

170

175

161

170

161

160

100

46

42

40

48

50

100

150

164

160

156

153

152

190

205

4,173

135

8,280

Feb.

205

195

215

225

215

200

200

220

215

215

200

200

185

175

156

151

156

161

170

160

150

140

132

127

135

150

140

145

5,153

178

10,220

Calendar year 1959 i Max 2,270 Mln 45

Mar.

148

160

130 1*5-

165

180

213

300

500

750

829 6*22"

491

405

366

316

316

322

310

280

260

265

270

270

328

386

366

340

304

265

255

10,252

331

20,330

Apr.

215

195

195

200

195

180

ISO

185

185

170

170

180

190

190

190

166

166

166

146

156

156

142

146

142

123

220

386

424

386

_451

6,176

206

12,250

May

379

304

270

245

310

353

424

444

470

470

470

457

457

457

477

484

457

470

444

424

412

398

379

372

372

392

366

379

484

519

260

12,599

406

24,990

June

195

151

151

151

142

142

161

220

418

555

340

366

3S6

379

477

424

334

298

161

118

114

104

86

79

72

65

62

54

33

__ 28

6,266

209

12,430

July

28

28

31

123

79

79

464

SST?

180

156

132

195

245

170

114

118

230

250

104

82

82

51

47

39

28

20

9.0

7.0

6.0

5.6

3.4

3,331.0

107

6,610

Aug.

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.6

3.4

5.1

T6" 41

5.6

4.3

2.6

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.6

2.1

1.7

1.4

.9

.9

.2

.2

.2

0

.1

0

0

102.7

3.31

204

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.9

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

.9

.9

1.0

2.1

T7T

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

27.1

0.90

54

Mean 260 Ac-ft 188,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 829 Mln o Mean 180 Ac-ft 130,800

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14-17 

Feb. 14 to Mar. 10 (no gage-height record Feb. 24 to Mar. 3)

Dec. 27 to Jan. 2, Jan. 5-7, 14-29,
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 139

1380. Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°58' , long 101 °45' , in SW£ sec.18, T.24 S., R.40 W., near center of

stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270, half a mile south of 

Syracuse and at mile 1,080.9.

Drainage area. 25.763 sq mi, of which 1,857 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. August 1902 to September 1906 (published as "near Syracuse"), October 

1920 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

U,209.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Aug. 21, 1902, to July 31, 1906, 

staff gage at site 150 ft downstream at different datum. June 20, 1921, to Sept. 30, 

1929, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft downstream at datum 5.0 ft higher. Oct. 1, 

1929, to July 1, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft downstream at datum 3.0 ft 

higher. July 2, 1952, to Nov. 14, 1956, at present site at datum 3.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 44 years, 382 cfs (276,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 1,090 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height unknown); 

minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 5-6.

1902-6; 1920-60: Maximum discharge, 62,000 cfs June 6, 1921 (gage height, 14.75 ft, 

present datum); no flow Aug. 17, 1946.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow regulated by 

John Martin Reservoir (see p. 134). Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain 

diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1341: 

drainage area.

1903-5(M), 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927(M), 1929, 1933,

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-8, 17-28, Feb. 11-13, June 3-8)

Oct. 1 to June 10 June 11 to Sept. 30

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

125

255

450

5.5 

6.0

700

1,030

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

2.4

5.1

9.6

17

3.7 

4.O 

4.5 

5.0

40

100

255

450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

322

353

329

311

414

357

308

300

304

300

280

272

266

252

252

246

228

228

225 

216

201

201

198

188

185

188

ilS. T55

204

201

207

7,913

255

15,700

Nov.

237

252

flS

219

207

201

204

198

204

2O1

192

188

178

b!45

b!60

blSO

141

ISS

204 

198

192

198

195

190

180

blSO

b!70

b!65

b!70

180

5,733

191

11,370

Dec.

185

175

175

175

172

175

178

175

170

170

182

180

185

188

175

178

178

170

IBS" 162 

162

162

165

168

178

188

T5B" 192

180

180

182

5,455

176

10,820

Jan.

b!75

b!40

bllO

b95

blOO

bl!5

b!35

172

188

204

201

207

188

b205

b!70

b!60

b!35

b50

b5T 

a65

b80

b95

bllS

blSO

b!85

b220

b2T5"

b200

b!90

195

216

4,726

152

9,370

Feb.

219

207

213

225

216

210

219

225

SI4 22T

219

219

219

b205

blSO

b!90

204

204

204 

b!60

bllO

blSO

b!20

bllS

b90

bllO

b!20

b!25

b!30

5,247

181

10,410

Mar.

b!60

blSO

b!35

blSO

b215

b300

b325

b350

369

760

724

682

560

482

428

389

365

357

349 

341

311

300

290

294

300

385

389

349

314

280

262

11,065

357

21,950

Apr.

243

225

219

219

216

213

210

207

210

210

210

210

216

213

210

201

192

190

190 

188

188

185

180

170

162

155 350-

397

436

I2T

6,788

226

13,460

May

490

333

304

"255 252

3O8

333

369

405

410

410

393

405

410

428

446

423

414

423 

414

389

385

373

385

365

373

361

337

353

373" 500

11,822

381

23,450

June

243

190

168

150

139

143

162

180

249

456

381

311

333

341

389

423

329

283

241 

164

134

134

120

108

98

878

a63

a48

837

____834

6,109

204

12,120

July

832

831

830

65

131

110

253

432

258

213

185

206

255

196

140

112

134

262

216 

140

89

82

68

50

37

15

11

10

11

8.7

<L1

3,790.9

122

7,520

Aug.

7.4

6.9

5.6

5.1

4.8

4.3

5.1

5.6

~5-.6 10

6.0

10

5.6

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8 

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.8

5,5

3.5

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

159.2

5.14

316

Sept.

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.7

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.5 

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

108.0

3.60

214

Calendar year 1959 i Max 2,460 Mln 45 Mean 255 Ac-ft 184,600

Water year 1959-60 : Max 760 Mln 2.7 Mean 188 Ac-ft 136,700

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 5-8, Mar. 2-21.
140 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1390. Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°57', long 100°52', in NW^ sec.19, T.24 S., R.32 W. , near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 83, half a mile south of Garden City 

and at mile 1,024.2.

Drainage area.--27.071 sq mi, of which about 2,368 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,824.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"""929. Prior to May 9, 1957, water-stage recorder at site 60 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 208 cfs (150,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 745 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 3.44 ft); no flow 

at times.

1922-60: Maximum discharge, 33,500 cfs May 16, 1951 (gage height, 9.57 ft); no 

flow at times in most years.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 134). Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals 

and diversion for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1341: 1923-24, 1935(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Nov. 13, Jan. 28 to Feb. Z, Mar. 4-12, 18-23,

Apr. 22, May 10-18, May 23 to June 6, July 1-4)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.5 25

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

42

115

205

520

720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

115

127

104

86

110

268

376

319

310

304

313

325

322

316

307

292

283

274

265

259

253

247

235

229

232

223

223

223

229 

238

256

7,663

247

15,200

Nov.

247

253

268

274

250

238

229

229

232

241

247

250

250

223

169

178

136

T39

187

241

250

247

235

223

220

208

217

214

196 

223

6,714

224

13,320

Dec.

223

223

235

23T

229

226

220

217

217

214

214

211

217

217

226

223

232

226

226

220

223

217

214

214

217

220

223

232

217 

208

214

6,850

221

13,590

Jan.

202

205

160

139

115

107

112

127

166

199

232

178

93

81

145

211

55

28

2¥

44

66

88

99

104

115

127

142

169

190

220

292

4,245

137

8,420

Feb.

307

337

349

352

316

301

190

118

104

118

226

235

181

93

110

199

247

256

253

250

172

145

93

81

W

107

112

118

139

5,608

193

11,120

Mar.

157

154

142

154

166

193

239

287

368

488

653 625"

630

562

524

482

446

443

454

429

432

412

406

391

382

379

397

436

415 

391

358

11,995

387

23,790

Apr.

328 3T3-

301

289

283

277

217

142

118

110

96

91

121

211

229

232

232

235

226

124

55

46

39

35

32

34

32

32

46 

51

4,577

153

9,080

May

32

25

24

27

27

30

27

23

24

22

20

17

17

22

21

22

24

28

28

27

23

18

21

18

12_

27

22

23

17 

12

14

694

22.4

1,380

June

14

12

TS

20

18

42

66

96

190

220

292

367

343

331

337

343

376

349

316

304

262

199

127

91

62

76

74

71

66 

51

5,128

171

10,170

July

44

34

27

22

21

18

18

17

21

15

14

13

10

9.8

6.8

12

9.8

13

13

13

13

13

13

9.8

12

11

10

9.8

8.0

8.0

6.8

465.8

15.0

924

Aug.

6.8

3.8

4.4

5.0

7.4

7.7

6^

6.5

6.2

5.3

4.4

4.7

6.2

5.3

3.2

4.7

4.7

4.4

5.0

5.0

3.8

2.1

3.8

2.6

2.7

0

1.0

3.8

2.3

1.4

2.0

132.7

4.28

263

Sept.

1.6

0

2. 3

2.9

4.4

2.6

5.0

6.2

4.7

4.1

3.2

2.0

4.4

6.8

6.8

7.1

5.3

6.8

7.7

11

12

13

12

10

10

10

12

10

1011

204.9

6.83

406

Calendar year 1959 : Max 638 Min 3.1 Mean 129 Ac-ft 93,540

Water year 1959-60 : Max 653 Min 0 Mean 148 Ac-ft 107,700

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Mar. 11 (10 p.m.) 745 cfs (3.44 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 141

1395. Arkansas River at Dodge City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°45' , long 100°01', in NE£ sec.35, T.26 S. , R.25 W. , near center of

stream on downstream side of pier of Second Street Bridge in Dodge City, at mile 970.2.

Drainage area. 30,600 sq mi, of which 5,583 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1902 to September 1906 (published as "near Dodge"), September 

1944 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. 

Gage-height records collected at same site at different datum 1909-32 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,467.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Nov. 28, 1902, to Aug. 10, 1906, staff gage at same site at datum about 5 ft 

higher. Sept. 1 to Nov. 5, 1944, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--2Q years, 256 cfs (185,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 5.98 ft); minimum, 7.6 cfs Sept. 15.

1902-6, 1944-60: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs May 18, 1951; maximum gage height, 

13.29 ft June 8, 1949; no flow at times in 1903, 1946, 1954, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 134). Natural flow of stream affected by 

transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1341: 1903(M), 1904, 1905(M), 1947(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.7 

3.0 

3.4

42

100

4.0 

4.5 

5.5

245

420

920

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

177

455

168

137

154

134

140

182

218

233

242

248

254

260

*263

257

245

239

230

*221

221

218

215

212

210

208

208

205

208 

227

224

6,793

219

13,470

Nov.

224

227

*230

236

245

239

239

233

230

227

230

233

233

230

b215

bl85

*fT5"

210

205

202

224

242

251

254

248

242

233

239

 gTE- 254 

6,920

231

13,730

Dec.

*245

248

248

248

242

236

239

245

236

239

239

236

233

239

236

245

242

233

236

236

236

*233

230

227

230

236

242

236

236 

230

7,367

238

14,610

Jan.

236

233

b225

b200

b!90

192

200

190

185

190

202

*221

230

221

192

b!75

b!60

b!30

b!20

bl25~

b!40

b!45

b!60

b!70

b!90

b!95

b205

b200

b!85 

188

198

5,793

187

11,490

Feb.

215

245

275

*300

517

314

517

514

266

242

215

227

257

275

251

*230

239

263

286

300

505

505

b260

275

245

239

254

254

257

7,758

267

15,550

Mar.

257

b255

b220

b2l5

b250

260

235

227

266

468

407

455

541

652

690

694

653

704

855

624

564

*526

504

480

460

452

452

452

448

480

470

14,144

456

28,050

Apr.

480

420

592

580

562

*552

542

534

303

269

251

236

259

224

253

254

254

254

*260

260

248

212

198

185

170

160

158

155

152 T e/j ±O£

7,889

265

15,650

May

145 145-

140

136

136

*132

122

118

116

112

108

100

82

77

2i

*88

92

86

86

90

92

90

90

88

108

98

100

95

95

90

90

5,221

104

6,390

June

86

85

78

80

85

*77

72

78

82

88

128

188

221

266

269

266

275

282

300

500

278

*257

230

200

172

158

140

150

124

112

5,107

170

10,130

July

106

100

92

90

88

85

85

88

86

82

76

74

72

68

65

65

62

55

*50

47

44

42

38

36

34

32

30

30

28

26

25

1,899

61.3

5,770

Aug.

25

*25

25

24

25

21

24

27

26

26

26

27

50

27

*26

25

25

24

22

25

22

24

26

28

26

20

19

18

19

18

14_

755

25.7

1,460

Sept.

14

16

16

15

15

*14

14

15

14

15

12

16

11

9.4

8.8

10

10

15

14

*14

14

14

58

35

50

29

27

27

26

26

550.2

17.7

1,050

Calendar year 1959 : Max 455 Min 11 Mean 160 Ac-ft 116,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 835 Min 8.8 Mean 186 Ac-ft 135,200

Peak discharge (base, 500 of si. Oct. 2 (11 a.m.) 1,090 cfs (5.72 ft); Mar. 11 (10 p.m.) 600 cfs 

(4.82 ft); Mar. 18 (11 p.m.) 1.260 cfs (5.98 ft)._______________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
142 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1400. Arkansas River near Kinsley, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°56', long 99°22', on south line of sec.26, T.24 S., R.19 W., near center 

of stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 2 miles east of 

Kinsley and at mile 920.3.

Drainage area. 31,066 sq mi, of which 5,660 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--September 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,144.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 10, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 219 cfs (158,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 6.82 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 17.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs May 19, 1951 (gage height, 11.20 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Oct. 28, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 134). Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals 

and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 25-29)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

38

112

325

5.0 

6.0 

6.7

670

1,150

1,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

353" 150

577

646

55T

276

233

212

206

217

226

234

241

248

250

*252

250

252

252

250

250

248

245

241

241

237

234

230

232

245

250

8,349

269

16,560

Nov.

245

 243

243

243

248

250

254

254

252

252

248

248

245

241

245

b220

2~2"S" 208

232

230

226

230

243

254

261

261

257

254

257

264

7,334

244

14,550

Dec.

*259

254

259

259

254

254

257

252

252

252

252

250

250

250

252

252

257

257

252

250

248

248

245

243

243

248

b240

b245~

b250

252

250

7,786

251

15,440

Jan.

248

245

b240

b230

b230

219

210

217

212

208

*210

215

217

245

245

2E3

b!90

b!20

bllO

blBU

b!35

139

146

158

172

188

201

212

241

07C C. f O "v£T

£Ol

6,312

204

12,520

Feb.

252

261

282

302

 315

320

331

334

334

315

2S5

266

257

268

278

273

259

254

264

275

285

b270

b200

106

82

bllO

b!30

b!55

b!75

7,238

250

14,360

Mar.

b!95

b200

b!75

*bT55

b!90

206

212

243

290

376

1,130

1,040

647

595

614

643

645

638

1,040

1,700

1,020

735

642

587

559

529

514

497

490

480

486

17,498

564

34,710

Apr.

497

48~6~ 511

466

452

441

420

*410

399

376

352

334

325

312

300

292

295

298

298

300

300

292

278

264

254

250

234

230

228

275

10,124

337

20,080

May

221

212

215

228

212

217

221

254

210

193

182

174

168

160

152

*148

141

139

137

137

135

137

135

133

137

135

133

139

139

133

13_Q

5,207

168

10,330

June

130

126

125

122

120

*153

233

216

489

342

242

232

278

290

290

292

292

295

298

302

305

300

290

278

261

248

230

215

199

188

7,381

246

14,640

July

180

TfS

156

154

150

148

 144

144

146

141

133

126

123

117

110

104

101

96

88

82

78

77

75

70

70

66

66

*61

58

54

50

3,340

108

6,620

Aug.

49

4S

46

45

42

40

39

37

38

39

38

37

38

37

38

42

46

46

43

40

38

36

35

34

33

34

34

32

30

21

2T

1,188

38.3

2,360

Sept.

27

25

24

23

22

*21

20

19

20

20

20

20

*19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

27

28

31

36

36

34

34

34

701

23.4

1,390

Calendar year 1959 : Max 669 Mln 12 Mean 186 Ac-ft 134,900

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,700 Mln 17 Mean 225 Ac-ft 163,600

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Oct. 3 (12 p.m.1 762 cfs (5.17 ft); Mar. 11 (10 p.m.) 1,680 cfs 

(6.62 ft); Mar. 20 (l a.m.) 1,930 efs (6.82 ft); June 9 (7 p.m.) 612 efs (4.78 ft)._________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 143

1412. Pawnee River near Larned, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°12'00", long 99°20'50", In NW£ sec. 30, T.21 S. , R.18 W., 0.8 mile north 

of U. S. Highway 156, 14 miles west of Larned, and at mile 24.8.

Drainage area. 2.148 sq ml, of which 138 sq ml Is probably noncontributing.

Records available. April to September 1924 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), 

October 1924 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In

WoP loll .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since June 2, 1959. Datum of gage Is 

2,040.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1924, at highway 

bridge 14 miles downstream at different datum. Nov. 21, 1924, to May 15, 1933, at site 

2.8 miles downstream at datum 16.50 ft lower. May 16, 1933, to Feb. 17, 1349, at highway bridge 2.9 miles downstream at datum 19.60 ft lower. Feb. 18, 1949, to June 1, 

1959, at highway bridge 1.5 miles downstream at datum 8.17 ft lower.

Average discharge. --36 years, 88.2 cfs (64,070 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,300 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 18.66 ft); no 

flow at times.

1924-60: Maximum discharge, 16,300 cfs July 28, 1958 (gage height, 28.22 ft, site 

and datum then In use, or 22.9 ft, present site and datum); no flow at times In most 

years .

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 1177: 1949. WSP 1241: 1927-28(M), 1935, 1940, 1943. 

WSP 1341: 1: Drainage Drainage area area ..

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

6.2

11

2.3 

2.5 

2.8

28

60

120

210

400

470

6.0

12.0

18.0

560

800

1,080

2,970

5,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

41

327

1,060

1,790

1.870

1,370

1,570

924

326

144

76 

49

36

28

24

21

21

18

16

15

12

10

9.6

8.2

7.1

7.3

6.0

57?

6.4 

7.1

7.5

9,813.4

317

19,460

Nov.

7.7

10

11

10

9.3

9.6

11

13

14

15.

15 

9.1

8.0

7.1

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.2

5.8

BTff

6.4

8.0

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0 

8.0

7.7 

7.5

264.8

8.83

525

Dec.

7.7

7.7

*7.5

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4 

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.9

7.1

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.6

6.9

fif

8.0

8.0

216.6

6.99

430

Jan.

8.6

8.4

7.5

6.9

6.6

6.0

5.2

5.1

57T

5.1

5.6 

8.0

8.0

9.3

8.4

8.0

9.3

8.9

579" 9.8

7.7

7.1

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4 

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.5

224.6

7.25

445

Feb.

8.2

8.6

11

15

17

25

21

16

15

15

11 

9.6

9.1

8.9

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

8.4

8,0

7.3

8.0

7.5

7.3

6.6

8*6.9

303.4

10.5

602

Mar.

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.6

6.6

7.1

7.5

8.0

8.4

8.6 

8.9

9.6

18

63

246

216

92

142

635

2,830

5,840

*i,060

1,350

445

294

185 

128

102

234 

120

17,099.5

552

33,920

Apr.

84

494

550 584"

120

102

99

60

51

42

40 

39

39

39

36

38

39

34

29

31

28

26

26

26

26

28

27 

40" 25

50

2,552

85.1

5,060

May

85

55

40

30

24

28

45

125

70

50

40 

35

32

31

30

31

120

81

69

41

34

27

22

21

35

30

21 

18

350 

200

1,900

61.3

3,770

June

100

50

24

20

15

13

YT

39

126

*918

1,510 

562

462

388

277

190

128

108

87

66

51

47

42

41

36

31

28 

26

20

17

5,239

175

10,390

July

16

15

13

12

12

11

11

v 11

11

10

10 

9.3

23

na" 144

49

25

13

8.2

6.4

5.2

5.4

3.6

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.0 

3.4

2.4

1.2

T7B

590.8

19.1

1,170

Aug.

1.6

.4

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.5

2.0

1.7 

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

.5

0 

0

0

0 

0

25.0

0.74

46

Sept.

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

30

29

67

-90" 152 

58

58

465.8

15.5

924

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,870 Min o Mean 67.6 Ac-ft 48,900

Water Water year year 1959-60 1959-60 ' ' Max Max 5,840 5,840 Min Min o o Mean Mean 106 106 Ac-ft Ac-ft 76,740 76,740

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Oct. 4 (12 p.m.) 1,940 cfs (8.91 ft); Oct. 7 (1 p.m.) 1,640 cf 

(7.91 ft); Mar. 22 (2 p.m.) 6,500 cfs (18.66 ft); June 11 (4 a.m.) 1.680 efs (8.05 ft)._____

and records for Walnut Creek at Albert.

., May 28 to June 2, June 4-6, 

range in stage, weather records,
144 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1413. Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°21', long 98°46', in SE^ sec.33, T.19 S., R.13 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on D. S. Highway 281, half a mile south of Great Bend, 

4-J miles upstream from Walnut Creek, and at mile 873.2.

Drainage area. 34,356 sq mi, of which 6,002 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. September 1940 to September 1960, Fragmentary gage-height records 

collected at same site (at datum 3 ft higher) 1906, 1908-12, are contained in reports 

of D. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,839.82 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 20 years, 472 cfs (341,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,180 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.59 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 6.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs May 1, 1942 (gage height, 10.34 ft); no flow 

at times in 1940, 1946, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 134). Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals, 

diversions for irrigation and to Cheyenne Bottoms State Waterfowl Refuge, and return 

flow from irrigated areas. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 

are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1, 2, 8-16)

Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.5

105

275

590

1,070

5.0 

7.0 

8.5

1,660

4,300

7,000 2.9

3.0

15

31

75

215

4.0 

4.5 

6.0 

8.0 

8.3

430

830

2,600

6,000

6,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

265 *284

518

1,390

2,050

2,260 

1,990

*1,820

*1,220

620

460

403

390

372

360

354

360

354

330

308

302

302

297

270

261

256

*256

251

256

280

292

19,131

617

37,950

Nov.

292

302

319 308"

297

297 

297

302

280

270

265

256

255

250

250

240" 230

270

290

*286

275

275

275

280

280

275

275

280

297

292

8,360

279

16,580

Dec.

297

*292

286

275

275

286 

286

292

297

508

302

302

297

297

308

308

292

*286

286

292

292

280

270

265

270

270

280

292

286

286

280

8,935

288

17,720

Jan.

265

250

240

220

230

235 

240

260

255

251

246

261

265

280

275

240

210

160

130

150

170

165

160

170

*190

230

280

330

320

305

300

7,283

235

14,450

Feb.

308

319

330

330

366

372 

378

396

429

429

403

366

360

342

348

360

360

354

*330

342

384

360

270

200

115

140

180

205

235

9,311

321

18,470

Mar.

260

250

220

240

300

350 

370

390

410

370

500

700

900

1,200

980

800

700

850

880

1,560

3,820

*5,590

6,910

6,450

3,160

1,640

1,280

1,070

929

830

863

44,772

1,444

88,800'

Apr.

760

703

1,080

 1,160 948

852 

820

790

750

703

624

*539

484

466

430

418

394

376

382

382

376

394

412

400

394

376

382

388

358

352

16,893

563

33,510

May

382

394

394

406

4W

364 

352

334

346

322

316

316

300

295

300

*280

275

285

285

290

275

260

265

270

275

265

256

251

25T

322

*322

9,648

311

19,140

June

246

220

*203

199

191

191 

195

238

251

350

887

1,450

*954

1,010

797

721

632

525

472

436

394

394

394

376

358

346

322

*295

265

246

13,558

452

26,890

July

242

246

237

233

224

220 

215

211

207

203

191

175

*161

161

161

175

187

161

150

136

130

133

130

126

116

108

112

*105

93

87

90

5,126

165

10,170

Aug.

~97T 102

81

78

64

64 

75

61

66

46

37

21

42

14

11

11

20

26

*23

15

13

11

12

15

13

13

12

12

*12

13

12

1,085

35.0

2,150

Sept.

12

13

42

37

29

4.0 

3.6

3.6

*5.1

6.2

4.0

4.0

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

20

20

18

15

11

9.5

*9.5

26

332.1

11.1

659

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,260 Mln 7.2 Mean 291 Ac-ft 210,900

water year 1959-60: Max 6,910 Mln 3.2 Mean 395 Ac-ft 286,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Oct. 6 (3 a.m.) 2,310 cfs (5.48 ft); Mar 24 (l a.m.) 7,180 c 

(8.59 ft); Apr. 5 (10 p.m.) 1,520 cfs (5.05 ft); June 12 (8 a.m.) 1,750 efs (5.26 ft).______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-19, Jan. 2-9, Jan. 16-31, Feb. 22 to 

Mar. 18.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

1419. Walnut Creek at Albert, Kans.

145

Location. Lat 38°27'40", long 99°00'50", on west line sec.29, T.18 S., R.15 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 0.2 mile north of Albert, 14 miles 

northwest of Great Bend, and at mile 43.0.

Drainage area. 1,410 sq mi, approximately, of which 104 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--May 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,897.37 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,320 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 24.94 ft); no 

flow Aug. 5, 6, 7 (result of temporary dam).

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs Sept. 22, 1959 (gage height, 25.75 ft); no 

flow Aug. 5, 6, 7, 1960 (result of temporary dam).

Maximum stage known prior to July 1958 and since at least 1908, 21.3 ft in August 

1927, from floodmark and information by local residents (discharge not determined but 

due to levees built in 1934 is substantially greater than indicated by current rating).

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

backwater from temporary artificial dam, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect and backwater from 

temporary dam (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 11, Nov. 18 to Dec. 18, 

June 20 to July 12, July 16 to Aug. 4, Aug. 8-11)

Oct. 1 to May 17

5.6 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

13.0

87

215

590

19.0

22.0

24.0

24.5

25.0

1,430

2,080

2,930

3,400

4,500

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

5.3 

6.0

May 18 to Sept. 30

2.0 7.0

4.2 9.0

9.2 13.0

16 19.0

205

590

1,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

238

1,320

2,280

1,830

1,320

1,720

1,800

1,500

996

426

221

170

141

124

114

*103

89

83

80

75

71

68

64

59

56

53

50

48

46 

53

57

15,255

492

30,260

Nov.

51

49

48

46

41

38

38

36

36

35

*33

31

28

27

26

27

25

28

29

30

29

29

29

29

29

27

27

26

25 

26

978

32.6

1,940

Dec.

26

*26

25

27

?6

25

25

25

24

24

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

£3

S3

S3

S3

ZZ

ZZ

23

23

23

24

25

26

24 

23

754

24.3

1,500

Jan.

24

S3

ZZ

ZI

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

24

25

27

27

26

25

21

20

23

*22

21

22

22

22

23

23

22

23 

24

34_

716

23.1

1,420

Feb.

64

79

133

134

TT6

83

55

42

40

39

35

32

30

29

28

28

27

*27

27

27

24

23

21

20

18.

19

20

19

19

1,258

43.4

2,500

Mar.

19

18

16

18

18

19

18

19

20

21

20

23

27

33

50

65

78

80

77

254

1,370

3,080

5 ,850

2,800

2,420

1,460

491

308

364

544 

283

17,863

576

35,430

Apr.

171

156

414

*466

235

151

alll

a89

a76

a68

a62

a58

a66

a70

a53

a50

a48

a44

a42

a39

a36

a36

a33

a31

a44

a46

a34

a42

296

475

3,542

118

7,030

May

545

209

all?

a82

a66

a59

321

828

*277

156

116

95

85

78

79

161

536

279

112

73

63

58

56

55

55

57

55

50

49

111

*224

5,107

165

10,130

June

117

80

63

58

70

*79

92

241

367

1,380

890

1,510

*1,430

853

832

460

187

114

86

70

63

58

54

49

47

46

44

42

40 

*38

9,460

315

18,760

July

37

36

34

30

32

30

30

30

31

31

28

32

148

165

*145

63

38

30

26

22

20

19

15

13

11

10

*8.5

10 7.8

11

11

1,154.3

37.2

2,290

Aug.

8.3

8.7

7.8

5.0

C3.3

c.5

07. 7

*39

45

27

42

53

24

18

16

14

13

8.3

8.8

8.1

5.8

4.8

4.7

9.6

13

6.6

6.3

6.6

7.1 

6.3

6.0

434.3

14.0

861

Sept.

5.6

4.8

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.8

5.5

4.7

3.7

2.5

3.2

*3.1

3.4

3.6

5.2

5.6

5.5

5.3

5.3

9.8

12

8.5

15

39

201

153

47

20

12 

9,6

611.5

20.4

1,210

Calendar year 1959 : Max 10,300 Mln 0.2 Mean 174 Ac-ft 126,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,850 Min 0.5 Mean 156 Ac-ft 113,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Arkansas River at Great Bend

and near Hutchinson and Pawnee River near Larned. 

c Backwater from temporary dam. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 12-17, Jan. 16-20, Feb. 20 to Mar. 13.
146 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1426.2. Rattlesnake Creek near Raymond, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°13'50", long 98°25'00", on west line of sec.15, T.21 S., R.10 W., at 

downstream side of bridge on county road, 3% miles south of Raymond and 5.4 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Records available. April to September 1960.

Drainage area. 1,167 sq mi, of which 569 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,701.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1955. Prior to July 27, 1960, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 230 cfs June 17 (gage height, 4.70 ft); minimum, 2.7 cfs Sept. 20.

Maximum stage known since at least 1891, about 8.5 ft, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, Apr. 18 to Sept. 30, 1960 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

3.3

3.6 

4.0 

4.7

58

108

230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Calendar year : Max

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

88

96

105

114

120

110

100

*90

78

78

80

87

84

_

-

-

May

93

101

100

135

151

154

181

190

181

198

206

Iff

148

128

114

102

93

95

92

70

81

84

*74

74

77

74

77

74

83

3,539

114

7,020

June

86

82

84

84

84

88

116

136

174

200

200

196

*194

190

196

210

226

214

172

146

124

107

102

92

86

82

76

69

62

65

3,943

131

7,820

July

40

46

45

39

38

40

37

42

46

46

*41

41

41

31

34

40

34

26

25

27

33

33

33

37

41

42

g39

*34

30

g39

g37

1,157

37.3

2,290

Aug.

g27

g24

g22

g!7

*15

15

15

13

13

11

12

13

14

14

15

20

31

21

19

20

20

20

20

24

21

17

16

20

17

13

13

552

17.8

1,090

Sept.

12

11

11

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.1

6.0

6.3

*6.3

6.6

6.9

8.1

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.8

5.7

8.7

9.9

14

18

17

20

21

10

15

15

313.4

10.4

622

Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 147

1433.3. Arkansas River near Hutchinson, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°56'47", long 97°46'29", on west line of sec.21, T.24 S., R.4 S., on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 96, 3 miles north of Haven. 4.5 miles downstream from Cow Creek, 11 miles southeast of Hutchinson, and at mile 800.3.

Drainage area.--38.910 sq mi, of which 7,186 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,454.10 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to June 22, 1960, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 11.20 ft); minimum, 159 cfs Sept. 18-22.

Flood in May 1941 reached a stage of about 12.1 ft, the highest known since at least 

1901, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records fair prior to June 21 and good thereafter except those for periods of 

ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 31 to Feb. 20,

Mar. 12-21, May 14-20)

4.3 

4.6

5.0 

6.0

150

255

480

1,440

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

11.1

2,540

4,000

5,900

11,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*3,050

2,640

2,280

2,380

2,700

3,560 

4,100 

3,840

3,520

2,940

2,210

2,370

2,190

1,710

1,480

1,320

1,190

1,070

1,000

940

900

850

850

780

713

713 

677

650 6"59~

760

740

54,782

1,767

108,700

Nov.

704

S86

677

677

677

596 

578 

569

569

596

605

*578

587

528

496

465

460" 430

480

488

504

504

512

520

528

536 

520

500

480

480

16,530

551

32,790

Dec.

473

466

473

520

520

496 

504 

*496

488

459

452

404

4TT

438

445

459

445

452

431

438

438

445

480

459

466

480 

569

560

536

545

555

14,809

478

29,370

Jan.

565

550

500

450

470

475 

490 

470

438

496

*504

528

560

704

704

695

665

430

260

270

325

350

410

380

450

475 

512

544

536

587

760

15,553

502

30,850

Feb.

*750

830

1,000

1,130

1,270

1,640 

1,640 

1,590

1,640

1,610

1,210

1,090

1,010

990

940

940

890

890

860

870

745

600

320

270

4T5o

480 

520

540

530

27,195

938

53,940

Calendar year 1959: Max - Mln -

Mar.

555

505

330

555

550

625 

600 

690

780

740

670

695

940

1,300

1,490

1,390

1,260

1,500

1,940

2,510

*3,140

6,280

8,560

9,730

10,800

11,600 

*9,50"0

8,050

6,880

5,030

3,380

302,405

3,303

203,100

Apr.

2,860

2,460

2,120

2,020

2,240

2,180 

1,940 

1,740

1,600

1,590

1,560

1,500

1,430

1,840

1,430

1,610

1,420

1,160

1,060

1,080

1,070

*1,120

1,110

1,120

1,110

1,100 

570" 970

1,060

1,050

45,520

1,517

90,290

May

960

1,070

1,240

1,560

1,500

1 , 900 ntto 1,120

1,040

1,160

1,460

1,210

1,090

1,110

1,080

1,040

970

960

*970

990

1,070

960

820

740

800

722 

746- 686

850

910

722

32,770

1,057

65,000

June

820

*800

840

780

713

810 

900 

1,250

1,240

1,220

1,180

1,800

*5,090

2,640

2,960

2,640

2,240

2,020

1,750

1,820

1,620

1,620

1,770

1,870

1,680

1,150 

1,020

950

860

800

44,853

1,495

88,960

July

800

810

800

*770

731

713 

686 

677

677

641

*623

596

587

552

520

520

560

560

560

512

480

496

452

480

438

380 

356

335

325

330

282

17,249

556

34,210

Aug.

268

260

260

291

247

231 

219 

223

239

227

215

*204

158" 198

198

201

201

219

239

417

431

273

219

247

334

1,730 

934

488

346

296

282

10,335

333

20,500

Sept.

520

820

504

291

247

235 

223 

231

268

204

190

*180

184

180

177

174

171

162

159

159

165

219

520" 990

431 

320

310

247

L12

8,852

295

17,560

Mean - Ac-ft _

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,600 Min 159 Mean 1,068 Ac-ft 775,300

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Oct. 7 (6 a.m.) 4,180 cfs (8.10 ft); Mar. 26 (12 m.) 11,900 cfs

(11.20 ft); June 13 (6 a.m.) 3,230 cfs (7.45 ft); Aug. 26 (a a.m.) 2,040 cfs (6.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-19, 28, Dec. 30 to Jan. 8, Jan. 17-26, 

Feb. 21 to Mar. 11. Discharge computed from once-daily, wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to June 21.
148 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1442. Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°49'56", long 97°23<16", river gage is in wj sec.36, T.25 S., R.I W., 

near right bank on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile west of Valley 

Center and at mile 15.6. Little Arkansas River Floodway gage is in NE-f sec.34, T.25 S. 

R.I W., near center of stream on downstream side of highway bridge, 1.2 miles northwest of river gage.

Drainage area. 1,327 sq mi, of which about 77 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage. River gage is water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,327.66 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Feb. 12, 1935, chain gage at site 2 miles downstream 

at different datum. Feb. 12, 1935, to July 1, 1951, water-stage recorder and July 2, 

1951, to Feb. 16, 1952, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Floodway gage is 

water-stage recorder. Datum of floodway gage is 1,340.00 ft above mean sea level 

(levels by Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project).

Average discharge. 38 years, 244 cfs (176,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,620 cfs at river gage (gage height, 12.53 

ft), 7,610 cfs at floodway gage (gage height, 15.74 ft); combined discharge, 11,200 

cfs Aug. 27; minimum, 27 cfs Oct. 1.

1922-60: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 22.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 6, 1956.

records are computed; figures representing floodway discharge and combined discharge 

are given herein. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the 

water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743. Discharge, in cubic feet per second, through 

floodway is given in the following table:

1960-Con.

May 5...... 6,620

6...... 5,290

7...... *4,430

8...... 2,220

9...... 182

June 9...... 175

10...... 331

11...... 205

Aug. 24...... 242

1960-Con.

Aug. 25...... *969

26...... *3,720

27...... 6,310

28...... 2,740

29...... 744

30...... 7

Sept.24...... 1,460

25...... 1,150

26...... 46

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Flow through floodway occurred only on days listed above.

Cooperation. --G-age-height record at floodway gage collected in cooperation with WichitaValley Center Flood Control Project.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1037: 1944. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1923, 

1924-26(M), 1928-29(M), 1930(M,m), 1931(M), 1932(M,m), 1933(M), 1934, 1937(M), 1949(M).

Corrections. The figure of combined flow of river and floodway for Aug. 1, 1958, has 

been corrected to 2,600 cfs, superseding that published in WSP 1561.

Month

Calendar year 1958 .................

Cfs-days

7 ' 254

-

Maximum

10,400

Minimum

30

Mean

435

Runoff In 

acre-feet

315,000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 149

1442. Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

35

43?

1,590

1,120

1,980

*1,800

571

323

290

260

232

184

354

468

284

174

133

110

94

84

78

73

68

61 

59

56

53

52

51

57

111

11,244

363

22,300

Nov.

146

118

96

85

73

65

60

57

56

57

57

*58

58

55

53

49

47

46

47

48

47

47

47

46 

46

45

45

43

42

42

1,781

59.4

3,530

Dec.

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

*43

44

43

43

43

44

46

46

*46

44

43

42

12

42

42 

42

42

45

62

107

93

1,515

48.9

3,000

Jan.

79

68

66

60

62

65

66

*58

57

54

55

57

61

96

265

688

698

395

168

blOO

b80

b55

b60

b65 

70

*72

112

202

168

169

182

4,453

144

8,830

Feb.

269

392

444

359

477

1,060

1,280

1,590

1,330

1,120

*455

234

182

164

151

144

136

133

144

157

b!45

bllO

blOO

bSB" b80 

b90

b85

b80

b85

10,881

375

21,580

Mar.

b85

b95

bllO

b90

bTO

b75

b70

75

76

*81

85

86

93

102

122

115

105

104

200

497

1,030

2,380

3,240

3,970 

*5,130

5,450

5.740

5,150

3,120

1,600

567

39,711

1,281

78,770

Apr.

465

612

464

546

278

248

226

204

190

180

169

162

157

182

*199

178

281

345

143

130

120

119

114

111 

110

105

98

97

560

490

7,083

236

14,050

May

246

172

143

944

9,840

8,410

*7,450

4,820

1,980

662

399

*292

251

231

214

198

184

176

174

154

150

151

147

147 

147

143

118

111

214

720

490

39,478

1,273

78,300

June

258

171

172

132

150

180

210

562

2,160

2,690

2,540

1,860

1,020

*940

645

*336

363

699

798

538

1,410

2,020

2,080

1,470 

355

258

229

206

182

165

24,777

826

49,140

July

150

140

133

127

125

147

116

103

100

97

92

86

81

74

68

65

66

74

*69

61

58

58

57

55 

53

52

50

49

49

57

78

2,590

83.5

5,140

Aug.

58

51

48

*49

55

51

52

*195

351

250

130

85

75

66

55

55

75

240

112

69

58

81

62

1,180 

*3,490

*6,560

9,850

5,730

3,200

1,210

961

34,482

1,112

68,390

Sept.

1,180

742

286

224

198

172

155

146

288

291

224

171

146

123

111

103

97

92

89

*83

80

*79 465"

5,950 

5,680

1,780

1,160

563

223

178

17,079

569

35,880

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,150 Min 20 Mean 154 Ac-ft 118,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,840 Min 55 Mean 533 Ac-ft 386,900

Combined peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs, revised). Oct. 3 (10 a.m.) 1,720 cfs; Oct. 5 (12 p.m.) 

2,240 cfsj Feb. 8 (6 p.m.) 1,430 cfs; Mar. 27 (6 a.m.) 5,830 cfs; May 5 (l2 m.) 10,700 cfs; 

June 9 (10 p.m.) 2,780 cfs; June 23 (12 m.) 2,090 cfs; Aug. 24 (4 a.m.) 4,430 cfs; Aug. 27 (4 a.m.) 

11,200 cfs; Sept. 24 (10 p.m.) 4,860 cfs.

* Discharge measurement of river channel made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1443. Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°41'08", long 97°20'34", river gage is in sec.20, T.27- S. , R.I E., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of Douglas Avenue Bridge in Wichita, half a mile 

downstream from Little Arkansas River and at mile 762.9. Big Slough-Cowskin Floodway 

gage is in sec.11, T.27 S., R.I W., at center of stream on downstream side of Bickel 

Avenue Bridge in Wichita, 1 mile downstream from control structure and 4 miles northwest of Douglas Avenue gage.

Drainage area. 40,420 sq mi, of which 7,263 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. July 1934 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1897 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. River gage is water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,277.81 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1956, datum of gage was 3.00 ft higher. Floodway gage is water-stage recorder. Datum of floodway gage is 1,300.00 ft above mean sea 

level (levels by Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project).

Average discharge. 26 years, 1,100 cfs (796,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Mar. 27 at river gage (gage height, 

10.16 ft), 6,020 cfs Mar. 27 at floodway gage (gage height, 12.76 ft); combined discharge, 17,100 cfs Mar. 27; minimum, 274 cfs Sept. 23.

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 30,700 cfs May 17, 1957; minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 3, 1934. 

Floods of May 18, 1877, and July 8, 1904, reached stages of 21 and 20.3 ft, respectively, present river gage site and datum (from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau).

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

which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow from dam at mouth of Little 

Arkansas River. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage 

reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, 

and return flow from irrigated areas. Since May 1957, part of high-water flow bypasses 

river gage through floodway channel for which separate records are computed; figures 

representing floodway discharge and combined discharge are given herein. Discharge, in 

cubic feet per second, through floodway are given in the following table:

1960

Mar 256

1960-Con. 

Mar.

1960-Con. 

May

30.

31.

*703 

5

7...... 966

8...... 192

Aug. 24...... "*113

26 ... 627

May 5...... 1,400 2 7 *2,670 e...... 1,340 2s:::... 319

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Flow through floodway occurred only on days listed above.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau and

Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project. 

Revisions (water years).~WSP 1241: 1940, 1944. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,380

3,930

*4,730

3,870

4,630

5,890 

5,660

5,330

4,730

4,450

3,530

2,850

3,040

3,050

2,000

1,560

1,320 

1,180

1,060

1,010

962

920

892

843

801

773

738 

731

703 

75T tot

822

76,172

2,457

151,100

Nov.

850

843

822

808

*808

773 

738

724

738

738

731

731

731

700

660

620

560 

640

725

703

633

619

612

612

606

605

598 

605

612

605

20,749

692

41,160

Dec.

591

605

605

591

591

605 

598

577

563

*577

577

570

570

577

577

591

584 

556

556

549

542

556

563

570

563

591

612 

675

668

661

675

18,286

590

36,270

»Jan.

689

675

640

610

580

570 

585

600

640

612

*612

654

640

717

857

1,130

1,510 

955

647

480

460

5T7J

500

520

560

670

815 

871

885

962

1,000

21,956

708

43,550

Feb.

1,050

1,150

1,270

1,410

1,520

1,990 

2,620

2,610

2,610

*2,590

1,970

1,430

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,020

1,000 

983

976

980

960

900

770

530

550

620

660 

650

670

36,839

1,270

73,070

Mar.

660

700

620

560

650

700 

705

745

822

*878

913

934

1,040

1,130

1,440

1,420

1,310 

1,310

1,840

2,950

3,720

5,870

9,650

*12,000

14,200

16,000

16,100 

13,400

11,100

8,140

5,180

136,687

4,409

271,100

Apr.

3 . 790

3,370

2,930

2,440

2,250

2,270 

2,150

1,870

1,770

1,680

1,680

1,620

1,610

1,740

1,900

1,630

1,720 

1,550

1,350

1,320

*1,270

1,270

1,290

1,300

1,280

1,230

1,190 

1,170

1,500

1,850

53,990

1,800

107,100

May

1,410

1,290

1,310

1,720

9,030

9,660 

8,980

6,940

4,050

2,390

*1,980

1,820

1,470

1,460

1,420

1,350

1,270 

1,220

1,190

1,220

1,330

1,200

1,110

1,070

1,080

1,020

954 

954

1,070

1,410

1,490

73,868

2,383

146,500

June

1,190

1,080

986

970

930

898 

986

1,220

2,250

3,270

3,290

3,100

2,840

3,370

*3,140

2,990

2,410 

2,500

2,570

2,560

2,890

3,240

5,450

3,370

2,310

1,650

1,270 

al,180

al,090

978

63,978

2,133

126,900

July

a990

a960

a950

a930

a980

a900 

785

a775

a760

aSOO

a740

a850

aSOO

659

a615

a610

a650 

*645

645

624

589

617

603

568

568

533

505 

593~ 477

624

526

21,871

706

43,380

Aug.

477

442

435

449

456

407 

379

*552

701

659

526

414

365

344

516

337

400

771

575

414

512

582

456

*4,610

4,690

7,060

*12,200 

7,200

4,350

2,370

1,510

54,959

1,773

109,000

Sept.

1,590

1,680

1,310

906

729

659 

582

582

701

827

729

582

498

442

414

400

365 

344

330

*316

302

295

447

2,860

4,840

2,620

1,800 

1,380

853

569

29,952

998

59,410

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,050 Min 140 Mean 1,000 Ac-ft 724 100

Water year 1959-60: Max 16,100 Min 295 Mean 1,665 Ac-ft 1,209,000

Combined peak discharge (base, 3,700 cfs).--Oct. 6 (2 p.m.) 6,100 cfs; Mar. 27 (6 a.m.) 17,100 cfs: 

May 5 (6 p.m.) 11,400 cfs; June 12 (2 a.m.) 3,790; Aug 24 (3 p.m.) 9,520 cfs; Aug. 27 (6 a.m.) 

15,700 cfs; Sept. 25 (4 a.m.) 5,620 cfs.______________________________

* Discharge measurement of river channel made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Hutchinson and 

Arkansas City.

Note_. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-19, Jan. 3-8, 20-26, Feb. 20 to Mar. 8.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 151

1448. North Fork Nlnnescah River near Cheney, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°40' , long 97°46', on line between sees.28 and 33, T.27 S., R.4 ¥., near 

 right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 3 miles northeast

of Cheney, 4 miles upstream from Spring Creek, 22 miles west of Wichita, and at

mile 8.8.

Drainage area. 930 sq mi, of which 237 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. August 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,336.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Dec. 1, 1950, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 169 cfs (122,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,560 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 12.29 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Aug. 23.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 23,700 cfs May 16, 1957 (gage height, 15.09 ft); no 

flow at times in 1953-56.

Flood in June 1923 reached a stage of about 13.9 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1341: Drainage area. WSP 1391: 1951.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22-29, Nov. 5, 6, Apr. 1-14,

Apr. 17 to May 5, May 10-28, Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 24-30)

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6 

5.0

11

17

27

43

140

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

280

480

1,030

1,800

4,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

IS

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

224

2,160

804

431

393

280

223

235

*168

145

132

120

1,780

966 

456

324

234

193

172 

158

142

132

130

120

112

105

98

98

95 

14?

229

11,004

355

21,830

Nov.

182

162

150

142

135

*125

128

135

132

128

120

112

110

SB" 83 

112

100

98

122 

138

132

115

110

102

100

100

95

98

98

102

3,554

118

7,050

Dec.

110

100 102"

102

100

100

*105

102

100

102

102

102

100

102 

108

122

148

130

125 

120

115

118

122

130

130

135

170

193

175

158 

148

3,776

122

7,490

Jan.

155

155

145

110

§1

108

132

*150

150

138

128

138

138

232 

408

300

256

193

b!20 

blOO

b95

b!25

b!35

b!50

b!70

217

352

312

265

259 

253

5,681

183

11,270

Feb.

256

265

250

336

590

784

65?

530

*444

384

296

265

253

247 

238

250

250

232

211 

214

214

202

b!70

b!35

bllO

b!20

b!60

b!80

b200

8,441

291

16,740

Mar.

b220

b215

b!90

b!80

b200

b210

b230

b235

*241

250

320

424

510

510 

530

452

420

667

1,750 

1,450

1,040

914

664

470

372

324

296

274

271

253 

232

14,314

462

28,390

Apr.

656

316

250

232

214

202

190

185

175

168

162

160

172

1,970 

868

365

257

205

*182 

172

160

148

142

138

130

112

102

1(55

274

158

8,570

286

17,000

May

140

130

118

172

264

1,330

625

401

288

220

172

*155

142

130 

122

115

110

105

98 

110

132

100

83

76

168

110

78

173

1,560

490 

277

7,994

258

15,860

June

208

172

148

128

108

105

115

250

300

205

170

398

223

168 

158

*135

115

92

80 

237

182

110

92

83

76

71

64

59

52

43

4,347

145

8,620

July

38

37

35

38

35

33

32

35

41

45

41

37

64

*41 

33

29

27

27

26 

26

27

40

40

43

52

57

40

32

24

23 

19

1,117

36.0

2,220

Aug.

18

16

15

15

14

12

11

13

14

13

14

*14

13

12 

11

11

13

23

15 

15

13

12

11

64

134

*5,720

272

161

121

99 

80

4,969

160

9,860

Sept.

66

57

48

43

38

33

30

54

230

83

61

50

*40

32 

27

30

29

26

25 

23

21

30" 20

675

205

135

100

85

73

64

2,435

81.2

4,830

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,160 Mln 9.3 Mean 159 Ac-ft 115,400

Water year 1959-60! Max 3,720 Mln n Mean 208 Ac-ft 151,200

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Oct. 2 (6 p.m.) 3,140 cfs (9.24 ft); Oct. 13 (4 p.m.) 3,130 

(9.23 ft); Mar. 19 (6 a.m.) 2,200 cfs (8,37 ft); Apr. 14 (3 p.m.) 3,080 cfs (9.09 ft); May 6 

(3 p.m.) 2,170 cfs (8.37 ft); May 29 (3 p.m.) 2,090 cfs (8.29 ft); Aug. 26 (7 a.m.) 7,560 of

(12.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
152 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1455. Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°28', long 97°25', in NW£ sec.10, T.30 S., R.I W., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 3 miles southwest of Peck and at mile

31.6.

Drainage area.--2.129 sq mi, of which 344 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1960. Prior to April 1938 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,222.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 4, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 546 cfs (395,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 16.51 ft); minimum, 96 cfs Aug. 7, 8.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 38,200 cfs May 17, 1957 (gage height, 21.85 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 3, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft June 9, 1923, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1944(M). WSP 1241: 1944, 

1945(M), 1947-48(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method ussd Apr. 14, 15)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15 Apr. 15 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

275

450

650

1,090

7.0

16.0

2,360

4,050

7,330

13,800

89

215

545

6.0 1,530

8.0 3,OOO

10.0 4,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,800

9,320

12,000

3,980

2,630

1,390

*1,020

858

789

630

544

480

3,600 

5,150

1,910

1,230

846

681

592

534

483

442

422

402

370

349

335

317

317 

382

602

54,405

1,755

107,900

Nov.

598

494

454

*434

430

410

390

402

418

410

406

386

374 

329

281

302

308

278

320

398

438

386

352

332

326

320

314 

302

305 

302

11,199

373

22,210

Dec.

311

311

305

308

311

299

*302

302

302

299

305

308

302 

302

323

326

382

450

394

363

349

342

349

352

352

360

390 

462

498 

44F

406

10,811

349

21,440

Jan.

394

410

398

320

290

260

*315

360

382

374

363

366

386 

438

882

870

678

522

310

230

210

270

310

350

400

500

750 

950

710 

618

598

14,234

459

28,230

Feb.

590

642

*630

814

1,810

2,840

2,030

1,490

1,220

1,020

838

726

690 

670

654

650

678

662

622

610

590

550

400

250

260

350

450 

480

500

23,716

818

47,040

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,000 Kin 55

Mar.

505

500

490

470

460

470

480

500

*560

700

900

1,470

1,860 

2,220

2,610

1,740

1,460

1,940

3,890

4,050

2,920

2,020

1,640

1,210

1,010

884

806 

766

730 

738

682

40,681

1,312

80,690

Apr.

1,300

1,420

742

646

594

562

546

522

514

502

486

482

486 

*1,030

5,580

1,180

748

564

480

438

407

376

368

365

362

348

324 

321

324

474

20,291

676

40,250

May

382

354

340

337

424

740

2,190

920

692

545

446

386

351 

330

315

309

*303

300

285

282

3OO

386

318

273

3W

1,210

674 

701

4,570 

3,630

1,200

23,793

768

47,190

June

801

533

480

418

362

340

330

358

750

641

477

741

1,710 

*728

549

414

348

303

276

823

746

407

288

248

223

210

200 

188

169 

165^

14,226

474

28,220

July

147

139" 139

174

165

158

154

152

192

202

192

*181

250 

545

262

183

165

300

300

176

149

672

1,150

435

327

250

306 

234

282 

601

226

8,808

284

17,470

Aug.

165

145

131

123

116

108

103" 99

*147

158

143

133

123 

114

108

114

185

141

172

147

125

114

106

1,350

692

2,570

*4,450 

902

518 

362

290

14,154

457

28,070

Sept.

244

208

183

169

154

141

131

154

529

498

231

183

*156 

141

131

125

127

127

121

116

114

110

TIo

480

1,170

442

276 

215

202 

198

7,186

240

14,250

Mean 545 Ac-ft 395,100

Water year 1959-80: Max 12, OOO Kin 99 Mean 665 Ac-ft 483,000

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Oct. 3 (7 a.m.) 15,000 cfs (16.51 ft); Oct. 14 (8 a.m.) 6,290 

cfs (11.16 ft); Mar. 19 (10 p.m.) 5,200 cfs (10.15 ft); Apr. 15 (7 a.m.) 4,350 cfs (9.55 ft);

.m.) 7,

. 

May 30 (1 a.m.) 6,520 cfs (11.50 ft); Aug. 27 (6 a. ,800 cfs (12.53 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 4-8, 19-28, Feb. 21 to Mar. 11. Discharge 

computed from once-daily wire -weight -gage readings Nov. 14, 17, 18, June 2-8, 17-19, June 24 to 

July 13, July 16-18.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 153

1465. Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°03'30", long 97°03'24", in NE£ sec.35, T.34 S., R.3 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 166, 0.1 mile downstream from 

St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. bridge, 0.5 mile west of Arkansas City, 5.4 miles 

upstream from Walnut River, and at mile V01.4.

Drainage area. 43,713 sq mi, of which V,60V sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. September 1902 to September 1906, September 1921 to September 1960. 

Published as ""near Arkansas City" 1903-4. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,050.04 ft above mean sea level (levels 

B~y Corps of Engineers). Sept. 23, 1902, to July 31, 1906, staff gage at site 0.5 mile 

upstream at datum 9.5 ft higher. Sept. 10, 1921, to Sept. 27, 1929, chain gage and 

Sept. 28, 1929, to Aug. 28, 1956, water-stage recorder, at site 0.5 mile upstream at 

datum 2.97 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 43 years, 1,743 cfs (1,262,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 39,100 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 21.01 ft); minimum, 430 cfs Sept. 23.

1902-6, 1921-60: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs June 10, 1923 (gage height, 25.46 

ft, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

8,000 cfs on basis of field estimate; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 9, 1921 (result of diversion 

by local power canal).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 134). Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given 

in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1311: 

1940, 1945-46(M), drainage area.

1905. WSP 1341: 1922-23, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933,

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5,250

17,600

*54.200

32 300

24,900

11,800

9.21O

*7,650

7,100

6,420

5,840

4,980

9,190

12,900

11,200

6,460

4,390

3,470

2,910

2,610

2,400

2,220

2,100

1,940

1,790

1,680

1,570

1,490

1,410

1,440

1,650

240,070

7,744

476,200

Nov.

1,920

2.150

*" , 97 O

,810

,750

,660

,620

,520

,490

,520

,520

,520

,490

,460

,410

,250

,200

,170

,010

,200

,580

,470

,410

,560

,510

,260

,220

,180

,150

,120

-------

45,440

1,448

86,160

Dec.

,120

,140

,180

,170

,120

,140

,090

* ,090

,060

,070

,100

,100

,060

.020

,100

,150

,180

,340

,300

,260

,200

,140

,100

,070

,100

,170

,620

.270

,600

,540

,410

38,010

1,226

75,590

Jan.

1,310

1,280

1,260

1,250

1,100

835

700

880

1,170

1,330

1,210

* 1,140

1,090

1,250

1,890

2,100

2.560

2,440

1,840

1,070

842

814

954

1,040

1,110

1,180

1,430

2,060

2,280

2,100

1,940

43,455

1,402

86,190

Feb.

2,010

*2,OOO

2,160

2,580

3,730

4,870

6.210

5,830

5,190

4,800

4,540

3,790

3,020

2,620

2,460

2,340

2,260

2,240

2,220

2,180

b2,100

b2,050

bl,800

bl,350

bl.OOO

bl,030

bl,150

bl.500

bl,400

_ _-_ __ _

80,250

2,767

159,100

Mar.

bl,500

bl,560

bl,510

bl,450

bl.420

bl,510

bl,580

bl,700

bl.800

2,080

2,490

2,960

5,940

4,970

6,340

6,440

5,200

4,490

5,400

7,970

8,320

7,700

*8,830

12,100

13,600

15,000

16,900

16,000

13,700

11,200

8,570

198,210

6,594

393,100

Apr.

6.470

5,990

5,890

5,380

4,720

3,970

3,730

3,600

3,400

3,100

2,970

2,860

2,760

2,760

5,480

6,060

5,850

5,360

3,030

*2,560

2,440

2,320

2,240

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,100

2,070

2.040

2,220

-------

101,910

3,397

202,100

May

2,970

2,550

2,300

2,280

2,780

* 10, 800

11.500

10,800

7,640

5,400

5,970

5,320

3,100

2,660

2,600

2,400

2,280

*2,190

2,120

2,070

2,200

2,220

2,240

2,080

1.980

2,130

2,560

2,700

5,510

7,320

5,520

121,990

3,935

242,000

June

3,490

2,670

2,170

1,800

1,640

1,580

1,650

1,760

1,910

2,950

4,950

4,540

4,690

*4.960

4,480

4,080

5,860

5,500

5,180

3,480

4,670

4,480

4,210

4,270

3,980

5,150

2,470

1,960

1,730

1.550

95,570

5,186

189,600

July

1,480

1,580

1,520

1,450

1,550

1,540

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,410

1,540

1,250

*1,510

2,000

1,650

1,580

1,260

1,470

1,590

1,320

1,180

1.120

1,510

2,620

1,650

1,270

1,220

1,310

1,320

2,110

2,950

46,520

1,501

92,270

Aug.

1,700

1,160

960

840

864

744

672

900

1,410

1,160

* 1,010

876

708

594

539

495

473

888

1,100

1,100

840

672

684

3,850

* 19, 100

17,500

17,400

16,800

9,440

6,630

4,680

115,569

3,728

229,200

Sept.

5,350

3,010

3,010

,460

,950

,380

,170

,010

,010

,700

,740

,790

,340

* ,060

896

790

715

640

580

550

505

490

475

595

2,790

6.710

4,510

3,430

2,780

2,020

-----~

56,456

1,882

112,000

Calendar year 1959 : Max 34,200 Min 357 Mean 2,219 Ac-ft 1,607,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 34,2OO Min 473 Mean 3,228 Ac-ft 2,543,000

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs). Oct. 3 (11 a.m.) 39,100 cfs (21. Ol ft); Oct. 14 (4 a.m.) 13,400

cfs (15.72 ft); Feb. 7 (6 p.m.) 6,530 cfs (12.57 ft); Mar. 15 (12 p.m.) 6,810 cfs (12.73 ft)

Mar. 28 (1 a.m.) 17,600 cfs (16.89 ft): Apr. 16 (8 a.m.) 6,830 cfs (12.74 ft); May 6 (2 p.m.

12,600 cfs (15.48 ft); May 30 (12 p.m.) 7,810 cfs (15.27 ft); Aug. 25 (12 m.) 25,900 cfs (18.58

ft); Aug. 28 (3 a.m.) 22,500 cfs (18.10 ft); Sept. 26 (7 a.m.) 7,440 cfs (12.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
154 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1478. Walnut River at Winfield, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°14 ! , long 97°00 ! , in NE£ sec.33, T.32 S., R.4 E., near left bank on 

pier of bridge on II. S. Highway 77, 1 mile south of Winfield, 1 mile upstream from 

Black Crook Creek, and at mile 24.3.

Drainage area.--1,840 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1960. October to November 1921 monthly 

discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,082.86 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, chain gage on upstream 

side of former bridge just upstream from present gage at same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 726 cfs (525,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,500 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 31.59 ft); minimum observed, 87 cfs Sept. 23.

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs Apr. 23, 1944 (gage height, 38.30 ft); no 

flow at times in 1929, 1936, 1954-56.

Maximum floods known since at least 1877, Apr. 23, 1944, discharge, 105,000 cfs 

(gage height, 38.30 ft); Nov. 18, 1928, discharge, 94,400 cfs (gage height, 41.0 ft 

from graph based on gage readings at former site).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by City Water Works Dam above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 607: 1923(M). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 

1922(M), 1923, 1926-27, 1928-29(M), 1934, 1940-41.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3)

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

80

225

450

9.0

18.0

31.0

4,170

13,200

29,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

604

8,980

22,200

*29.400

29,200

24,600 

12,500

*2,650

1,760

1,440

1,180

994

8,940

9,150

4,600

1,960

1,550

1,100

960

874

790

720

671 

608

552

510

468

440

430

456

480

170,347

5,495

557,900

Nov.

559

573

524

*498

456

415 

391

378

368

364

560

360

555

542

552

524

310

301

501

501

306

310

310 

510

506

501

296

288

292

265

10,814

560

21,450

Dec.

278

283

274

274

270

270 

270

265

*257

261

270

270

265

265

278

292

292

306

519

501

278

265

261 

270

265

278

1,750

5.050

1,720

909

650

15,256

491

50,220

Jan.

524

492

450

405

592

564 

350

550

546

546

546

555

*575

450

1,880

2.410

1,230

881

699

552

492

440

435 

430

430

425

510

1,050

1,080

754

580

19,781

658

59,240

Feb.

504

466

*474

559

1,970

2.870 

2,540

1,850

1,540

1,050

686

727

622

580

559

545

558

524

504

492

524

524

498 

456

582

405

420

400

582

25,593

814

46,800

Mar.

440

400

368

550

578

590 

405

378

391

450

678

1,100

1,580

2,700

4,150

2.B40

1,860

1,850

4,610

5,940

5,860

5,540

7 . 220 

5,890

5,200

1,920

1,380

1,200

*1,080

1,570

2,630

68,528

2,204

155,500

Apr.

1,740

1,630

1,640

1,150

916

811 

748

706

636

601

594

573

538

552

916

1,180

1,010

1,340

874

*636

580

510

486 

468

456

440

415

415

420

5.210

26,171

872

51,910

May

2,070

874

645

545

4,580

11.900 

*11, 900

2,680

1,270

998

850

720

629

573

558

504

480

*468

462

455

415

420

596 

382

576

400

445

579

1,560

1,080

1,060

50,014

1,615

99,200

June

615

492

498

492

410

568 

492

909

762

657

1,740

1,280

2.490

1,570

*811

594

462

455

568

415

415

685

545 

560

506

278

261

241

229

21J7

19,597

647

58,470

July

201

185

185

253

225

215

195

182

185

217

217

197

*1,170

720

292

205

405

1,710

902

474

288

514

292 

524

249

217

440

420

270

2,540

5.240

16,923

546

35,570

Aug.

986

445

519

265

368

466 

310

2,120

5,650

*5,580

5,930

1,140

468

364

519

278

265

274

2,090

1,280

456

456

468 

2,440

*6,740

7a40

4 960

2J570

650

575

510

55,062

1,712

105,200

Sept.

261

229

197

182

168

160 

146

156

136

132

201

213

160

156

*129

122

115

104

104

104

94

94

90 

94

1,990

2.490

462

229

168

145

8,989

500

17,850

Calendar year 1959: Max 29,400 Mln 95 Mean 1,154 Ac-ft 855,500

Water year 1959-60! Max 29,400 Mln 90 Mean 1,319 Ac-ft 957,500

Peak discharge (base, 9,600 cfs). Oct. 4 (12 p.m.) 50,500 cfs (51.59 ft); Oct.'15 (6 p.m.)

15,800 cfs (18.50 ft); May 7 (6 a.m.) 14,500 cfs (18.94 ft).______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 6, 7, Dec. 27-29, Feb. 25 

to Mar. 12, Aug. 29, 50, Sept. 16-24.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 155 

1483.5. Salt Fork Arkansas River near Winchester, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°57'45", long 98°47'00", in SE£ sec.26, T.29 N. , R.15 W. , near left bank 

on downstream side of county highway bridge, 1 mile northeast of Winchester, 2.5 miles 

upstream from Greenwood Creek, 4.9 miles downstream from Yellowstone Creek, 5 miles 

downstream from State line, 19 miles northwest of Alva, and at mile 155.

Drainage area. 857 sq mi.

Records available. January to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,440 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 18,000 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 10.91 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting and velocity-area 

study; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Aug. 7.

Flood in May 1957 reached a stage of 15.4 ft, from information by county engineer.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

74

71

46

40

38

36

50

58

85

71

69 

67

65

109

158

107

90

70

50

40

50

40

50

55

65

85 

113

97

83

76

74

2,162

69.7

4,290

Feb.

67

63

82

693

817

732

464

352

290

248

211 

184

164

154

141

135

144

138

129

126

120

110

75

60

65

65 

60

65

70

6,024

208

11,950

Mar.

75

75

65

60

100

150

250

30O

350

360

240

220

28O

240

190

195

188

218

199

174

157

154

144

138 

124

116

121

121

116

5,858

189

11,620

Apr.

102

90

85

83

83

83

83

98

107

100

88 

83

90

172

160

124

102

85

71

60

54

48

48

46

41

32 

ST

48

45

41

2,389

79.6

4,740

May

34

30

28

55

113

133

97

92

76

58

43 

36

32

31

34

43

46

43

39

37

34

31

30

28

37

284 

204

380

1,400

426

220

4,177

135

8,280

June

120

95

80

56

43

37

153

162

132

164

138

100

78

46

30

24

22

14

11

9

7

6

5

4

3.5

3 

3

2.5

2 2.0

1,552.0

51.7

3,080

July

2

1.5

5

1.010

249

116

60

50

55

30

15 

7

7

5

4

3

3

2.5

2

2.0

1.8

12

4.6

1.8

1.6

.9 

.5

.4

.5

.4

_il

1,653.8

53.3

3,280

Aug.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

13

1,3OO

218

75 

36

20

9

6

4

20

111

15

7.2

3.4

1.8

1.0

206

362

5.540 

576

195

90

56

46

8,712.8

281

17,280

Sept.

41

30

24

19

18

15

12

11

28

16

11 

9.2

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.5

4.8

11

10

6.6

5.0

3.8

2.8

2.0

321.9

10.7

638

Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOO cfs). Aug. 9 (3:30 a.m.) 5,82o cfs 

18,000 cfs (10.91 ft) .

3.83 ft)} Aug. 26 (7:30 a.m.)
156 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIK

1490. Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°03', long 98°28', in SW£ sec.36, T.34 S., R.ll W., at downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 14, 200 ft downstream from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 

Railway Co. bridge and 1-J miles northeast of Kiowa.

Drainage area. 914 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1895 to October 1896, October 1937 to September 1950, October 

1954 to September 1955, June 1959 to September 1960. Published as Medicine River near 

Kiowa 1895-96. All figures of discharge above 2,000 cfs for June and July 1896, published in Eighteenth Annual Report of the Geological Survey (Part 4), have been found 

to be unreliable and should not be used.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,286.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 1895 to October 1896, staff gage at site

2 miles upstream at different datum. Feb. 11 to Mar. 2, 1938, chain gage and Mar. 3,

1938, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder, at present site at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Oct. 1, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1950, and Oct. 1, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1955, water-stage

recorder at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1937-50, 1954-55, 1959-60), 161 cfs (116,600 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,870 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 9.04 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 22, 23.

1895-96, 1937-50, 1954-55, 1959-60: Maximum discharge, 16,000 cfs Oct. 22, 1941 

(gage height, 11.75 ft, present datum); no flow at times in most years.

Floods of May 8, 1922, and June 1957 reached stages of about 16 and 15.5 ft, respectively, present site and datum, from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. records and information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageHeight record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1391: 1938(M), 1942(M). See 

also Records available.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

gl,520

Sl.760

g635

*g510

398

277

226

195

162

145

130

*114

347

907

331

205

158

130

125

116

112

110

108

100

98

98 

87

86

89 

116

128

9,523

307

18,890

Nov.

125

*108

106

102

108

104

106

106

102

102

98

96

93

55

75

70

57

90

130

125

104

98

93

95

91

89 

87

75

80

°

2,855

95.2

5,660

Dec.

91

86

87

89

86

84

*86

84

82

82

86

87

87

87

91

91

93

93

91

89

87

87

91

91

91

93 

118

130

108

nf 96

2,842

91.7

5,640

Calendar year 1959 : Max

Jan.

98

100

90

80

70

*65

75

90

100

96

91

95

96

138

208

152

110

65

75

95

90

80

110

140

168

190 

182

145

130

116

3,458

112

6,860

Feb.

*118

118

150

474

860

550

482

359

277

244

200

175

168

168

168

175

190

170

158

172

188

160

130

85

75

70 

80

80

85

6,329

218

12,550

Min -

Mar.

90

*90

65

80

95

120

150

190

230

270

350

370

340

320

350

380

355

350

704

687

439

*358

312

280

264

240 

228

212

212 

220

200

8,551

276

16,960

Apr.

190

177

170

174

154

148

141

135

138

135

135

*132

138

170

224

193

151

116

108

106

101

104

104

99

*101

104 

93

95

97

93

4,026

134

7,990

May

90

90

93

111

148

158

272

127

108

95

82

75

73

73

73

*76

75

75

73

73

73

65

62

59

492

*1,330 

358

268

*2,06Q

1,500

456

8,763

283

17,380

June

338

264

208

170

148

135

177

288

*224

272

204

180

154

132

135

124

97

88

88

90

84

80

*76

69

71

65 

64

57

50 

43

4,175

139

8,280

July

42

38

36

90

97.

78

65

*65

71

88

69

59

47

48

48

44

41

39

*37

36

34

a55

a70

a60

a45

a40 

a47

a35

a32 

a30

a25

1,611

52.0

3,200

Aug.

a22

a20

18

16

14

13

a!2

a!2

all

*g44

64

38

30

25

20

17

16

a25

a21

a 19

a!7

a!6

a!5

g!5

a666

gg.,220

180

80 

56

47

4,262

137

8,450

Sept.

36

29

25

21

19

16

14

14

17

13

14

15

14

13

12

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

*T9

33

27

26 

26

24

23 

22

553

18.4

1,100

Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,22O Min 1O Mean 156 Ao-ft 113,000

Peak discharge (base, 5,700 cfs).--Aug. 26 (time unknown) 5,870 efs (9.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of flow, and records for station near Corbin.

g Computed from wire-weight-gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-20, 28-30, Jan. 3-9, 17-24, Feb. 23 to 

Mar. 18.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 157

1500. Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°45', long 98°08' , in NW^SE^ sec.11, T. 26 N. , R.9 W. , at right end of 

Great Salt Plains Dam on Salt Fork Arkansas River, 4| miles upstream from Wagon Creek, 

5| miles northeast of Jet, and at mile 103.3.

Drainage area. 3,200 sq mi.

Records available. July 1941 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. --Maximum contents during year, 102,800 acre-ft Oct. 4 (elevation, 1,129.70'ft) ; 

minimum, 45,800 acre-ft July 3 (elevation, 1,124.90 ft).

1941-60: Maximum contents, 189,400 acre-ft July 2, 1951 (elevation, 1,134.38 ft); 

minimum, 20,900 acre-ft Jan. 17, 1955 (elevation, 1,121.50 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Outlet works consist of a 310-foot uncontrolled concrete spillway containing a series of three weirs to form a cascade. Storage began in June 1941; conservation pool stage was first reached Oct. 21, 1941. Capacity, 292,400 acre-ft at elevation 1,138.5 ft (crest of upper weir) and 46 700 acre-ft 

at elevation 1,125.0 ft (crest of intermediate weir and conservation pool). Reservoir 

is used for flood control and as a wildlife refuge. Figures given herein represent 

total contents.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

1,124

1,126

1,128

1,130

38,100

56,450

79,400

107,200

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m..water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

( t )

(*)

Oct.

64,040

80,240

100,800

101,500

95,800

88,800

81,800

76,520 

71,600

66,920

65,480

60,540

60,440

60,020

60,540

59,180

57,820

56,140

54,880

55,720

52,880

52,670

52,140

51,110

50,750

50,210

49,670

49,310

49.220

50,840

50,480

1,125.42

-11,740

Nov.

50,120

50,120

50,120

50.500

49,670

49,510

49,040

49,040 

49,040

47,960

48,950

48,500

48,950

48,590

48,500

48,500

48,410

48,320

48,520

48,590

48,590

48,770

48,950

48,500

48,500

48,770

48,950

48,520

48,520

48,410

_

1,125.19

-2,070

Dec.

48,500

48,410

48,520

48,500

48,410

48,140

48,140

48,140 

48,250

48,520

48,410

48,250

47,690

48,410

48,770

48,770

49,940

49,940

49,940

49,760

49,400

49,580

49,220

49,150

49,220

50,050

50,750

49 760

49^400

49,150

48,950

1,125.25

+540

Jan.

49,490

49,400

48,680

48,950

48,950

48,860

48,410

48.520 

48,500

48,410

48,590

48,680

48,410

52,250

50,750

51,020

52.670

51,020

50,480

50,210

50,050

49,760

49,670

49,580

49,490

49,850

49,850

50,500

50,210

50,210

50,120

1,125.38

+1,170

Feb.

50,210

49,220

49,940

57,080

60,960

64,400

65,600

64,040 

65,800

61,580

59,700

58,150

56,760

55,920

55,400

54,880

54,240

55,510

52,780

54,240

51,940

52,780

52,460

51,620

51,020

50,840

51,020

50,750

50,660

1,125.44

+540

Mar.

50,570

50,750

50,570

50,590

50,390

50,480

50,660

51,110 

51,850

55,090

54,240

55,190

56,240

55,920

57,710

57,500

57,500

57,400

56,450

56,560

56,660

56,540

55,400

55,080

55,080

54,880

53,510

52,560

55,400

52,460

54,240

1,125.79

+3,580

Apr.

52,250

51,410

51,110

50,750

51,020

50,480

50,390

50,840 

50,210

51,520

50,500

50,120

50,480

49,850

49,670

51,110

49,850

49,490

49,400

49,490

49,400

49,150

48,950

48,680

48,860

48,500

48,860

48,950

49,220

48,950

1,125.25

-5,290

May

49,040

48,860

48,770

49,400

50,570

50,210

50,120

50,210 

50,500

50,120

49,760

49,510

48,950

48,770

48,860

48,860

48,770

49,040

49,580

49,150

48,520

48,050

48,050

47.600

48,140

48,950

49,760

53,400

58,660

61,180

60,860

1,126.42

+11,910

June

59,600

57,920

55,920

54,560

54,460

57,180

56,870

57,920 

58,550

61,380

61,910

60,540

59,180

57,920

56,870

55,190

55,620

52,460

51,110

50,210

50,050

49,850

48,680

48,590

48,520

48,050

47,780

47,600

47,060

46,540

1,124.96

-14,520

July

46,250

46,070

45,980

54,460

57,500

57.920

56 980

56,760 

55,820

54,460

52,980

51,720

50,750

50,120

49,580

49,150

48,680

48,500

48,250

48,500

49,580

53,720

54,040

55,820

52,780

51,850

50,480

50,500

50,050

49,760

49,150

L.125.27

+2,790

Aug.

48,590

48,140

47,600

47,600

47,150

46,880

46,700

46,160 

48,250

49,760

49,940

49,850

49,400

48,590

48,140

47,510

49,940

50,210

49,760

49,760

48,950

48,410

47,870

47,600

47,420

55,820

69,080

74.600

75,040

69,440

64,880

1,126.79

+15,750

Sept.

61.600

59,600

57,600

55,720

55,820

52,460

51,410

50,750 

51,200

51,720

51,520

50,950

50,500

49,850

49,400

49,310

48,950

48,860

48,500

48,320

48,140

47,960

49,400

49,150

49,510

49,670

49,220

48,860

49,410

48,140

1,125.16

-16,740

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
158 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1505. Salt Fork Arkansas River near Jet, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°45' , long 98°08', in NE^NE^ sec.11, T.26 N., R.9 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of county highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from Great Salt 

Plains Dam, 4 miles upstream from Wagon Creek, 6 miles northeast of Jet, and at 

mile 102.7.

Drainage area. 3,202 sq mi, of which 8 sq mi is probably noneontributing. 

Records available. October 1937 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,092.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 17, 1938, staff gage at site 

2j miles upstream at datum 13.46 ft higher. Mar. 17, 1938, to Apr. 26, 1953, waterstage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at datum 5.00 ft higher than present datum prior 

to Oct. 1, 1950, and at present datum thereafter.

Average discharge. 23 years, 407 cfs (294,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,670 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 9.80 ft); minimum daily, 26 cfs Aug. 8.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 25,900 cfs May 19, 1938 (gage height, 13.80 ft, present 

datum); no flow at times in 1939-41, 1944, 1955-56.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since June 1941 by Great Salt Plains Reservoir 

(see preceding page).

Revisions.--WSF 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.2 

4.4 

4.6 

4.8 

5.0

148

226

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

845

1,800

3,000

6,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,800 

2,740

*4,870

5.670

5,350

4,870

4,260

*3,820

3,130

2,610

2,080 

1,690

1,490

1,440

1,490

1,390

1,200 

1,030

870

720

627

566

526

470

406

341

291

266

3"l2~ 230

341

56,896

1,835

112,900

Nov.

315 

300

320

*305

551

248

230

230

244

230

193 

210

206

181

166

145

159 

*145

141

163

181

174

189

206

170

155

170

170

148

159

6,204

207

12,310

Dec.

163 

163

*155

155

170

170

155

148

155

155

174 

155

135 135-

178

197

271 

305

286

286

258

262

253

226

218

248

336" 346

248

230

193

6,529

211

12,950

Jan.

235 

258

214

206

189

193

178

170

TST

185

189 

222

189

*434

378

378

470- 476 

341

296

291

281

266

235

230

248

258

276

291

291

291

8,340

269

16,540

Feb.

300 

266

241

587

1,220

1,800

2.080

2,080

*2,020

1,800

1,540 

1,340

1,150

966

939

837

765 

712

620

690

606

488

620

566

533

501

411

383

394

26,451

912

52,460

Mar.

*394 

417

389

378

341

550

546

572

400

440

526 

735

975

1,020

1,090

1,170

1,200 

1,200

1,140

1,070

1,100

1,040

995

*870

857

797

750

676

775

654

566

22,971

741

45,560

Apr.

720 

355

470

458

428

411

589

446

422

446

422 

585

*567

578

585

406

575 

520

296

510

253

240

240

222

214

174

166

20T

226

222

10,521

551

20,870

May

197 

195

174

185

281

550

276

286

286

291

*240 

222

201

166

165

170

150 

201

214

251

190

155

115

140

159

165

258

357

1,000

1,590

3j59Ci

9,974

322

19,780

June

1,490 

1,290

1,070

896

726

995

*1,080

1,060

1,240

1,580

1.690 

1,590

1,590

1,240

1,100

922

765 

627

520

405

585

550

268

206

189

159

*141

172

157

154

23,595

786

46,800

July

61 

95

37

50T

1,040

1.200

1^160

1,060

1,050

896

742 

641

494

*406

541

500

245 

189

170

141

159

609

676

690

620

518

422

536

327

500

244

15,655

505

51,050

Aug.

195 

172

152

95

84

69

41

26

5S

*206

291 

296

291

226

165

141

148 

556

515

296

240

181

148

100

106

449

1,660

2,940

5,130

*2,800

2,310

17,658

570

55,020

Sept.

1.860 

1,490

1,240

1,020

805

627

482

594

572

400

417 

562

520

262

206

197

166 

155

155

118

125

98

*15T

206

197

226

230

206

185

141

12,773

426

25,330

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,670 Min 6.9 Mean 364 Ac-ft 263,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,670 Min 26 Mean 594 Ac-ft 431,600

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 159

1510. Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°40'30", long 97°18'40", in NE£SW£ sec.4, T.25 N., R.I W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 177 in Tonkawa, 4 miles 

downstream from Thompson Creek, 7.8 miles upstream from Chikaskia River, and at 

mile 33.8. Prior to June 21, 1960, on old highway bridge 100 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 4,5S8 sq mi, of which 8 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. September 1903 to October 1905 (gage heights only), October 1935 to 

September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Published as Arkansas River (Salt Fork) near Tonkawa 1903-4 and as "near Tonkawa" 1905.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 930.SS ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). September 1903 to October 1905, staff gage at 

same site at different datum. Jan. 2, 1936, to Jan. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Jan. 24, 1939, to June 20, 1960, 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 704 cfs (509,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,400 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 23.48 ft); minimum daily, 145 cfs Aug. 11.

1903-5, 1935-60: Maximum discharge, 40,800 cfs May 20, 1938 (gage height, 22.82 ft); 

no flow Aug. 31 to Oct. 12, Oct. 14-16, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 ft June 10, 1923, from information by Corps of Engineers. 

Flood of July 11, 1904, reached a stage of 14.6 ft, datum then in use.

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

which are fair. Some regulation by Great Salt Plains Reservoir (see p. 157). Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4,350

16,700

*24,600

* 25, 200

26.700

16,700

9,200

6,160

4,800

4,080

3,580

3,100

*3,470

3,580

3,020

2,700

2,240

1,960

1,720

1,500

1,290

1,110

960

870

795

720

615

*550

475

460

460

173,665

5,602

344,500

Nov.

550

590

590

510

500

485

485

410

380

*370

362

358

314

314

310

302

278

238

302

262

246

234

242

250

258

262

254

262

294

278

10,490

350

20,810

Dec.

*250

250

246

238

230

218

226

222

210

196

210

203

218

210

214

218

481

737

480

465

420

*410

370

366

358

342

495

985

870

645

490

11,473

370

22,760

Calendar year 1959 : Max 26,

Jan.

425

362

375

400

350

338

322

334

322

302

302

318

*310

552

1,090

1.200

960

770

745

695

620

585

b540

b520

b490

570

540

555

580

610

620

16,702

539

33,130

Feb.

620

615

620

*1,330

4,070

4.170

3,420

3,020

2,620

2,380

2,310

1,890

1,720

1,500

1,350

1,230

1,170

1,080

990

930

820

900

770

a700

a650

a600

a550

a500

a460

42,985

1,482

85,260

700 Min 37

Map.

b470

b490

a500

a460

a420

a410

a440

bSOO

*620

960

1,320

1,820

1,890

1,960

1,890

2,030

*2.100

1,960

1,780

1,680

1,500

1,470

1,440

1,350

1,290

1,170

1,170

1,110

1,020

990

1,080

37,290

1,203

73,960

Apr.

1.050

900

930

770

695

645

610

585

575

610

560

575

565

*520

500

515

500

520

470

420

400

400

362

346

334

314

302

282

270

274

15,799

527

31,340

May

294

298

282

290

385

366

395

430

370

354

346

*350

318

298

286

262

246

298

314

390

326

322

282

238

262

234

250

326

1.750

1,110

1,680

13,352

431

26 , 480

June

*1,750

1,890

1,720

1,500

1,290

1,290

2,600

*3,260

2,780

2,170

2,620

4.050

3,990

2,700

2,100

1,750

1,540

1,320

1,110

1,050

620

570

500

435

366

306

270

*242

218

210

46,217

1,541

91,670

July

200

189

169

329

8.180

3,940

1,720

1,580

2,030

2,620

1,680

1,170

900

*770

600

500

445

649

410

286

246

234

846

3,230

2,280

1,260

870

695

570

500

550

39,648

1,279

78,640

Aug.

770

545

362

314

274

230

203

214

*189

157

145

226

342

366

366

326

274

270

715

1,050

615

500

390

837

2,540

3,900

9,010

6,120

4,710

*7,060

7,730

50,750

1,637

100,700

Sept.

3.880

2,620

2,030

1,680

1,380

1,140

*930

770

732

2,600

3,660

2,860

1,890

1,160

a745

a585

a485

a460

435

395

380

699

590

415

406

720

620

485

420

370

35,542

1,185

70,500

Mean 933 Ao-ft 675,700

Water f»ai,c± year jrcai- 1959-60 j.3oy-bu : i Max rieLA. 26,700 £o,r*Jw Min FI.LII 145 j.*o Mean PKHA.II 1,349 j.,o*3 Ao-ft AC i b 979,800 y/3,ouu

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs). Oct. 5 (4 a.m.) 28,400 cfs (23.48 ft); Aug. 27 (3 p.m.) 11, 

efs (16.68 ft)._________________________________________________________________

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

ear ?Jet. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
160 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1515. Chikaskia River near Corbin, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°08', long 97°36', on west line of sec.36, T.33 S., R.3 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 49, 1 mile upstream from 

Prairie Creek, 3 miles west of Corbin, and at mile 67.5.

Drainage area. 794 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,108.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Mar. 23, 1951, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 223 cfs (161,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,100 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 17.86 ft); minimum observed, 16 cfs Aug. 23.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 38,100 cfs May 17, 1957; no flow at times in 1953-54, 

1956.

Maximum stage known, about 28 ft June 9, 1923, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (g

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 28 to Dec. 31, Jan. 15 to

ge height, 

eb. 4)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6, 

May 31 to July 22

2.2 30

2.5 81

3.0 215

3.5 400

5.0 1,140

8.0 3,100

11.0 5,900

15.0 13,000

16.2 16,100

Feb. 7 to May 30,

July 23 to Sept. 30

2.2 10 3.0 170

2.3 20 3.5 340

2.5 49 4.0 560

2.7 89 5.0 1,140

Note.--Same as preceding

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,780

15,900

10,800

4,260

2,330

952

*656

505

g470

a396

a332

a278

4,060

3,580

1,200

787

582

415

404

368

336

310

292

271

254

240

218

212

206

465

53,119

1,714

105,400

Nov.

324

*257

232

226

212

197

185

188

185

179

173

173

173

152

158

170

124

142

167

161

152

152

147

145

142

145

139

139

137

139

5,215

174

10,340

Dec.

139

139

137

137

134

132

129

*134

132

129

129

129

127

129

134

142

155

161

145

137

134

134

132

132

132

147

206

16T

158

145

142

4,353

140

8,630

Jan.

139

145

139

122

115

*115

122

139

129

127

124

129

132

218

590

360

282

218

155

161

173

167

161

176

200

257

352

268

226

203

197

6,041

195

11,980

Feb.

*206

218

206

642

1,240

1.790

1,030

738

590

460

360

300

272

258

248

248

258

234

212

212

258

248

179

91

blOS

b!30

b!20

b!70

b!90

11,213

387

22,240

Mar.

*b200

b!85

b!70

b!50

b!60

b!75

b!95

209

221

372

615

1,090

840

1,140

1,540

1,020

864

792

984

1,020

882

*560

416

360

316

290

279

262

254

268

234

16,063

518

31,860

Apr.

534

392

265

237

218

206

203

197

194

188

182

185

*188

294

360

227

194

173

164

161

161

161

164

167

164

158

155

158

158

155

6,363

212

12 620

May

146

146

143

146

161

200

413

230

182

158

143

126

113

108

106

111

*108

108

99

108

101

103

89

83

85

954

816

364

936

1,790

820

9,196

297

18,240

June

436

336

285

24C

206

197

264

282

313

750

282

496

760

*332

260

200

170

145

127

124

110

103

93

86

83

79

75

72

62

59

7,027

234

13,940

July

54

48

48

68

79

83

77

73

73

88

105

*75

a50

60

73

g50

g48

147

79

44

31

858

996

293

224

164

516

749

262

CIO

146

5,937

192

11,780

Aug.

113

g91

g77

g69

g61

g51

g49

gSl

g57

85

*55

44

36

26

24

25

35

44

39

25

gl8

g!8

816

362

191

2,470

*2.550

584

348

267

220

8,081

261

16,030

Sept.

183

149

132

118

108

96

83

75

253

316

116

79

71

*63

59

53

51

47

44

39

39

35

49

429

560

203

140

106

99

89

3,884

129

7,700

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,900 Min 9.4 Mean 317 Ac-ft 229,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 15,900 Min 16 Mean 373 Ac-ft 270,800

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Oct. 

(12.69 ft); Aug. 26 (11 p.m.) 4,120 ci

(7 p.m.) 21,100 

(9.24 ft).

cfs (17.86 ft); Oct. 13 (8 p.m.) 8,470 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this da; 

a No gage-height record; discharge estii 

station near Blackwell, Okla.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings

on basis of recorded range in stage and records for
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

1520. Chlkaskia River near Blackwell, Okla.

Location. -Lat 36°49>, long 97°17', In NW£ sec.23, T.27 N., R.I W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. bridge at northeast 

edge of city of Blackwell, 0.2 mile downstream from Bitter Creek and at mile 28.2.

Drainage area.--1.859 sq ml.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1960. 

ods, published In WSP 1311.

Monthly discharge only for some periGage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 967.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 29, 1938, wire-weight gage at site 

2f miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 29, 1938, to Jan. 24, 1939, May 26 to 

June 21, 1955, wire-weight gage and Jan. 25, 1939, to Apr. 16, 1952, water-stage recorder, 

at site 0.6 mile upstream at datum 8.06 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 485 cfs (351,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,000 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 32.15 ft); minimum; 39 cfs Aug. 23, 24.

1935-60: Maximum discharge, 85,000 cfs June 22, 1942 (gage height, 33.3 ft, from 

floodmark, present site and datum); no flow at times in 1954, 1956.

Maximum stage known, about 34 ft June 10, 1923 present site and datum, from information by local residents (discharge, 100,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Some regulation at low flow by Braman Reservoir (capacity, 3,600 acre-ft), 12.6 miles 

above station. Small diversion made from reservoir for municipal supply of city of 

Blackwell. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6, 7, 16-31, Dec. 14-27, Jan. 17 

to Feb. 7, Mar. 17, May 30 to June 12)

1.3

1.6

2.0

3.0

10.0

19.0

41

78

138

320

2,26O

5.7EO

E4.0 

E7.0 

E9.0 

30.0 

31.0 

3E.O

9,000 

13,300 

17, 900 

2E.500 

30,500 

45,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

E4

25

26

E7

E8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,230

18,600

45 . 200 

31,50O

El, EOO

*7,EEO

2,150

1,440

1,160

996

834 

755

3,180

11,90O

6,150

1,760

1,180

915

755

680

599

5E9

487 

450

41E

387

36E

*351

340

351

498

16E,571

5.E44

3EE.500

Nov.

730

529

450 

41E

387

36E

36E

350

345

*34O

340 

33O

330

310

300

300

280

260

310

36E

41E

3EO

E90 

E90

E80

E70

270

260

E54

250

10,285

343

20,400

Dec.

E50

*E50

E48 

E48

E46

E4E

E40

236

E35

231

231 

227

227

224

236

246

258

260

27O

254

238

*227

215 

222

224

231

615

543

437

351

280

8,442

272

16,740

Jan.

256

254

252 

248

2E7

201

201

2E9

E48

248

238 

244

*244

290

8E9

l.OEO

585

450

362

270

235

242

235 

226

250

290

351

501

424

387

330

10,367

334

20,560

Feb.

310

3OO

320 

1,220

*5.550

3,220

2,420

1,400

1,080

888

755 

585

501

474

462

46E

460

450

435

424

424

474

474 

440

200

230

280

280

300

£4,598

848

48,790

Calendar year 1959 : Max 43.EOO Mln 23

Mar.

*330

362

374 

320

320

33O

340

380

412

500

1,300 

2,450

5.270

3,060

2,820

2,970

*1,940

*1,490

1,320

1,490

1,270

1,080

780 

680

585

529

501

487

474

462

474

33,100

1,068

65,650

Apr.

487

787

599 

474

437

4OO

362

340

3 3O

31O

310 

390

*290

330

408

529

400

362

320

E80

E70

E54

246 

242

213

151

167

189

220

215

10,212

340

20,260

May

208

204

201 

2 2O

340

351

412

557

351

280

240 

*218

202

192

190

189

187

190

187

182

177

178

175

175

159

116

gg5

819

1,690

2,150

2, 260

13,995

451

27,760

June

*875

515

387 

330

280

260

280

466

529

888

5.590 

E.6EO

1,360

1,E70

529

587

290

250

218

270

459

201

167 

146

156

128

125

*116

11£

111

17,075

569

33,870

July

109

98

59 

58

100

143

138

152

140

15O

119 

133

112

*92

82

94

86

102

159

111

86

241

5.050 

1,150

451

500

240

808

722

562

534

9,921

320

19,680

Aug.

200

157

127 

103

88

81

77

106

*83

153

276 

118

83

68

57

48

48

66

74

69

58

48

46 

£26

2,110

3,080

8.160

5,720

1,510

*1,190

422

24,652

795

48,900

Sept.

29O

238

202

175

156

140

*128

116

15O

1.220

555 

168

156

112

104

96

91

90

86

83

82

18.

93 

187

1,120

675

362

205

160

138

7,232

241

14,340

Mean 951 Ac-ft 681,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 43, 300 Mln 46 Mean 908 Ac-ft 659 ', 400

cfs (27.24~ft5; Aug. 27 (6 p.m.) 8,820 cfs (25^80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 8, 9, 15-17, Feb. 17-19, 24-29, Mar 

estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.

7, 8, 10, 11; discharge
162 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1525. Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°30'10", long 96°43'30", In NWj sec.l, T.23 N., R.5 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 18 at Ralston, 2 miles downstream 

from Salt Creek, 2 miles upstream from Grayhorse Creek, and at mile 594.0.

Drainage area. 54,465 sq ml, of which 7,615 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected In this vicinity since 1922 

are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 776.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 1, 1925, to Nov. 13, 1935, chain gage at site of former highway bridge 

1,200 ft downstream at same datum. Nov. 14, 1935, to Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years, 4,605 cfs (3,334,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 158,000 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 21.62 ft); mlnimum dally, 2,120 cfs Aug. 19, 20, Sept. 20, 21, 25, 26.

1925-60; Maximum discharge, 179,000 cfs Apr. 25, 1944 (gage height, 22.82 ft In 

gage well, 23.65 ft from outside gage); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 12, 1956.

Maximum stage known. 23.8 ft June 11, 1923, referred to outside gage on basis of 

stages observed In 1923 and 1944 at site 1,200 ft downstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by John Martin and Great 

Salt Plains Reservoirs (see p. 134, 157). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions.--WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12,800 

51,200

92,700

132 , 000

155.000

145,000

95,000

48,400

28,500

22,000

18,800

16,900

15,500

27,900

38,600

31,500

20, 200

14,200

11,800

9,900

9,200

8,550

7,900

7,500

7,000

6,600

6,320

6,060

5,650

5,400

5.280

*1,060.76

54,220

*2,104

Nov.

5,150 

5,280

5,650

6,190

5,650

5,280

5,020

4,780

4,650

4,400

4,500

4,200

4,200

4,100

4,000

5,900

3,800

3,800

3,600

3,500

5,500

5,500

5,600

3,600

3,500

3,400

5,500

5,200

5.100

5,100

125,250

4,175

248,400

Dec.

5,000 

2,900

2,800

2,800

2,710

2,710

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,540

2,540

2,450

2,450

2.560

2,360

2,450

3,280

6.060

5,920

5,030

3,900

3,600

3,400

5,200

5,100

5,000

2,900

2,900

5,710

6,060

5,400

103,590

5,355

205,100

Jan.

4,650 

4,000

5,800

5,500

5,400

5,500

3,200

3,000

2,800

2.710

2,900

3,100

5,100

5,240

4,250

5,780

6,460

6,860

6,190

5,520

4,650

4,200

5,900

5,600

5,400

5,700

5,600

5,500

3,600

4,180

4,650

124,740

4,024

247,400

Feb.

4,400 

4,100

4,OOO

4,580

6,460

15,600

16.400

14,200

15,000

10,600

9,550

8,680

7,900

7,150

6,460

6,060

5,650

5,400

5,280

5,020

4,900

4,780

4,650

4,500

4,000

5,500

5,200

5.000

3,000

193,620

6,677

384,000

Mar.

3.000 

5,000

5,200

5,200

3,300

3,500

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,920

7,000

8,050

8,500

9,550

11,400

15,500

16,900

14,200

11, 400

10,200

14,500

16, 900

16,000

15,500

19.700

19,200

19,200

19,200

19,700

17,800

16, 900

542,420

11,050

679,200

Apr.

16.000 

13,800

11,000

10, 600

9,900

8,200

7,450

7,000

6,730

6,320

5,920

5,650

5,400

5,650

6,320

8,200

7,300

8,680

7,000

6,600

5,920

5,400

5,020

4,780

4,520

4,300

4,200

4,100

4,000

5.900

209,860

6,995

416,500

May

4,000 

5,020

6,520

5,020

4,780

5,280

12,200

25.600

Sb' 00(5

15,400

10,200

8,550

6,860

6,190

5,650

5,280

4,780

5,020

5,150

4,780

4,400

4,500

4,000

3,900

3,900

3,700

5.500

4,260

16, 900

12,600

13,000

236,540

7,650

469,200

June

15,000 

9,200

7,150

6,190

5,520

4,900

5,520

7,600

8,850

9,200

7,150

8,490

15.800

12,600

12,200

10,200

8,350

7,450

6,730

6,190

5,920

6,190

6,730

6,460

6,190

5,780

5,520

4,900

4,200

5.600

225,780

7,526

447,800

July

3,200 

3,100

2,710

5,930

8,850

16.400

14,200

8,280

7,300

8,680

9,200

7,750

5,400

4,100

5,700

4,520

5,700

4,520

5,020

4,650

4,200

5,6OO

5,500

5,200

6,760

7,150

5,650

4,900

5,700

5,400

4,780

185,850

5,931

364,700

Aug.

6,070 

7,OOO

4,780

3,500

2,900

2,620

2,280

2,280

2,200

3,300

6,730

6,860

6,060

4,400

3,100

2,710

2,450

2,280

2.120

2,120

5,800

4,520

5,000

2,560

4,740

24,800

37,800

40.200

37,900

26,600

20, 900

282,380

9,109

560, 100

Sept.

17.400 

11,200

7,900

6,750

5,920

5,020

4,200

5,600

5,100

2,800

5,250

6,660

6,750

5,210

5,900

5,100

2,710

2,450

2,280

2.120

2,120

2,200

5,150

5,080

2,120

2,120

4,600

8,500

5,870

4,200

144,220

4,807

286,100

Calendar year 1959; Max 155,000 Min 450 Mean 7,000 Ac-ft 5,068,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 155,000 Min 2,120 Mean 8,855 Ac-ft 6,412,000

Peak discharge (base, 50,000 cfs). Oct. 5 (5 a.m.) 158, OOO cfs (21.62 ft),- Oct. 15 (2 a.m.) 41,000

cfs (12.59 ft); Aug. 29 (1:50 a.m.) 41,800 cfs (12.19 ft).

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 24 to Mar. 9. Discharge computed fro 

daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 23-25, Feb. 24 to Mar. 6.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 163

1530. Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°20'35", long 96°48'00", on east line of SE^NEi sec.31, T.22 N., R.5 E., 

on downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 18 in north Pawnee, 300 ft 

downstream from Skedee Creek and at mile 23.4.

Drainage area. 576 sq mi.

Records available. July 1944 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 802.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 21, 1944, wire-weight gage and 

Sept. 21, 1944, to Aug. 26, 1953, water-stage recorder, at present site and datum. 

Aug. 27, 1953, to Apr. 29, 1954, staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 189 cfs (136,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,200 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 31.43 ft); minimum daily, 7.1 cfs Sept. 30.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 3, 1959; no flow at times in 1954, 1956-57. 

Maximum stage known, that of Oct. 3, 1959.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-6, May 18-21, July 2O-23 

Aug. 25, 26, Sept. 27-30)

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.4

6.0

8.5

16

31

63

149

4.0

17.0

25.0

28.0

31.0

285

5,400

12,000

17,200

28,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

517

8,840

25,400 

15,400

12,200

11,200

5,200

572

279

221

188

158

166

204

206

182

115

76

63

58

53

49

46

47

41

39

38

39

39 

42

53

81,731

2,636

162,100

Nov.

90

76

63 

138

225

77

52

45

39

36

36

36

35

34

33

32

32

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

30

29

29

29 

29

1,488

49.6

2,950

Dec.

29

29

29 

29

30

30

28.

28

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

30

155

1,040

1.640

302

145

102

87

73

67

64

82

83

70 

62

52

4,488

145

8,900

Jan.

46

46

43 

41

41

40

40

41

42

42

43

45

46

60

379

410

142

104

71

56

47

42

42

40

41

45

50

55

52 

47

44

2,283

73.6

4,530

Feb.

43

42

46 

641

1,630

1,990

508

208

162

145

115

88

66

61

62

69

85

122

111

87

87

90

104

b75

b65

b50

b50

b50

b50

6,902

238

13,690

Calendar year 1959 : Max 25,400 Min 1.8

Mar.

b55

b55

b50 

b55

b55

b65

67

78

326

1.210

1,170

472

237

180

175

279

319

190

136

104

87

74

70

67

62

61

61

61

66 

93

124

6,104

197

18,110

Apr.

184

136

180 

88

63

57

52

51

51

51

51

46

48

64

203

354

730

280

128

78

59

49

44

41

38

36

32

33

38 

43

3,308

110

6,560

Mean 398

May

38

34

31 

33

257

504

393

171

81

55

41

33

29

28

26

25

27

117

780

670

469

144

61

44

355

462

128

237

5.600 

3,300

2,520

14,693

474

29,140

June

305

153

90

61

46

65

1,400

2.660

2,340

285

130

80

59

51

45

39

33

29

25

25

24

25

24

18

16

15

15

15

14 

14

8,101

270

16,070

July

13

12

11 

1,670

2,880

5.260

4,140

244

305

1,860

1,100

173

127

386

143

79

62

831

1,800

237

136

72

57

52

43

33

281

241

184 

949

72

23,453

757

46,520

Aug.

71

69

38 

28

a24

a22

a22

a22

a22

a22

a21

a20

a!9

a!8

a!7

a!6

a 15

14

15

19

23

17

16

12

865

2.190

1,340

909

166 

417

676

7,145

230

14,170

Sept.

127

52

31 

23

17

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.9

8.8

11

40

19

13

10

8.8

7.9 

7.1

558.3

18.6

1,110

Ac-ft 288,300

Water year 1959-60 : Max 25,^60 Min 7.1 Mean 438 Ac-ft 317,800

Peak discharge (base, 4,OCfo cfs). Oct. 3 (8:30 a.m.) 30,200 cfs (31.43 ft); May 29 (5:30 a.m.) 

4,540 cfs (14.58 ft); July 6 (10:50 p.m.) 6,400 cfs (18.55 ft).___________________________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
164 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1535. Clmarron River near Guy, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°59'15", long 103°25'25", In SE£ sec.21, T.32 N., R.33 E., on right bank 

1.5 miles upstream from Baker damsite, 1.7 miles northwest of Valley filling station, 

12 miles north of Guy, and 27 miles northwest of Kenton, Okla.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi.

Records available. April 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo Oct. 1, 1943, at datum 0.44 ft higher.

Average discharge. 18 years, 11.7 cfs (8,470 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 10.60 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Aug. 4-6.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs Oct. 5, 1954 (gage height, 20.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study and logarithmic 

plotting; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 6,500 acres above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

72

110

200

325

610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.1

2.8

4.4

4.0

2.3

.8

.6

.4

.3 

.2

.4

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.1

.2

.6

.4

* .4

.3

.0

.2 

.3

59.4

1.92

118

Nov.

275" 2.6

2.2

2.2

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.0

bl.8

b2

*b2

bl.8

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

b2

bl

bl.2

b2

bl.8

62.1

2.07

123

Dee.

b2

b2

b2

b2

bl.5

b2

b2.2

2.6

2.3

*2.8

3.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.6

2.2

2.4

b2

bl.8

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.6

67.0

2.16

133

Jan.

bl.6

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.7

2.3

2.3

3.0

2.1 

2.0

2.1

2.2

3.5

b3

*b2.5

b2

bl.7

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

3.3

3.8

4.7

4.2

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.5

b2.5

b2.5

3.3

80.2

2.59

159

Feb.

2.6

3.0

3.2

3.0

b2.5

b2

b2

3.0

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

3.3

2.6

*3.3

b2

bl.3

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.5

b2

bl.5

bl.5

63.7

2.20

126

Mar.

bl.5

bl.5

b2

b2.5

b2.5

4.0

*24

52

34 

a9

a4

a4

a5

a5

a3

a3

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a4

27

29

22

14

25

48

49

80

19

484.0

15.6

960

Apr.

19

a!9

a!5

*12

9.9

9.9

15

20

24 

54

26

27

30

30

23

19

16

15

14

12

11

9.5

7.7

6.5

6.0

6.8

8.6

9.2

9.5

9.5

474.1

15.8

940

May

9.2

8.0

6.8

6.5

4.7

4.9

5.4

5.6

5.4 

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.3

*3.0

5.8

3.7

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.2

128.0

4.13

254

June

2.3

2.1

1.8

2.2

2.1

38

44

10

6.0 

4.2

7.1

6.3

*4.0

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.1

2.3

2.2

1.4

'.4

.4

163.2

5.44

324

July

0.4

.6

.6

.3

.1

.4

.3

.1

.6 

.2

* .0

.4

.2

.1

.7

.6

.3

.1

.1

.1

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.8

.6

.5

.4

.2

.3

.2

46.6

1.50

92

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.8

*3.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.7

.3

.2

.4

.4

.4

.5

.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

229

62

2.3

309.8

9.99

614

Sept.

*1.7

1.2

1.0

.6

.3

.2

.3

.6

331 

34

8.0

3.7

2.1

1.8

1.6

3.7

3.2

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

3.3

3.5

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

433.0

14.4

859

Calendar year 1959 : Max 191 Min 0.1 Mean 3.51 Ac-ft 2,540

Water year 1959-60 : Max 337 Min 0.1 Mean 6.48 Ac-ft 4,700

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Aug. 29 (7 p.m.) 3,270 cfs (10.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 165

1545. Cimarron River near Kenton, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long 102°57', in SE£ sec.4, T.5 N., R.I E., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1.5 miles upstream from Carrizo Creek, 

1.7 miles northeast of Kenton, 2.2 miles downstream from Carrizozo Creek, and at mile 

594.0.

Drainage area.--1.106 sq mi, of which 68 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--April 1904 to July 1905 (gage heights only), October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,267.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by State Highway Commission). April 1904 to July 1905 staff gage at site 

0.9 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 23.0 cfs (16,650 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,970 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 8.64 ft); no 

flow at times.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 26,300 cfs July 6, 1958 (gage height, 13.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 

most years.

Revisions. The figure of maximum discharge for the water year 1956 has been revised 

to 10,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1956 (gage height, 9.35 ft), superseding that published in 

WSP 1441,

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 7,400 acres above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*2.1

2.5

274

.1

.8

.2

.1

.0

.0

.0

.0

* .1

.1

.1

.1

.9

.7

.6

.5

jj.

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

.8

*2.5 2 5

33.9

1.09

67

Nov.

2.2

270

1.8

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

*1 I'.Q. 1

.5

I

I

.5

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.8

2.0

2 0

*2.0

2.0

al.3

al.6

1.4

2.0

44.1

1.47

87

Dec.

2.1

2.0

.8

.7

.6

.9

.9

.4

.7

* .9

.8

.8

.8

.1

 ^

1

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.6

56.2

1.81

111

Jan.

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.4

1.7

1.7

*1.9

2

1.8

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.1

2 9

FT

1.7

1.6

1.5

1

 5

1

*1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2

2.4

2 9

57.8

1.86

115

Feb.

2.4

2.2

.1' 8

-74

.9

.8

.8

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

* .1

.1

.2

.8

.7

.7

 

.4

.7

.7

.4

.6

.6

.5

.6

53.1

1.83

105

Mar.

1.7

1.8

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.8

2

2.1

2.1

2.8

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.7

2.7

*1.7

1.2

1.4

.9

.7

.7

.4

.4

.4

.7

.4

.2

.2

.1

'.5

40.4

1.30

80

Apr.

1.0

.3

.1

1.2

*.6

.2

.2

.8

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

2.0

1.1

.8

.7

.2

.5

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.4

.7

.7

.8

1.0

*1.1

1.7

1.9

22.2

0.74

44

May

1.4

1.1

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

.6

.7

.6

**.!

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14.9

0.48

30

June

0

0

0

0

0

.2

1.2

2.2

1.4

.9

21

10

a3.8

*3.2

3.6

1.9

1.3

.9

.8

.4

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

53.0

1.77

105

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

53 JS

al.7

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

*.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

1.2

0

0

93.4

3.01

185

Aug.

0

4.1

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

4.9

1.7

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

is.

4.8

94.5

3.05

187

Sept.

aO.2

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

49

254

1. 150

79

a8

a4

*2.8

2.0

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.1

.6

.9

78

11

2.4

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.7

1,656.1

55.2

3,280

Calendar year 1959 : Max 469 Min 0 Mean 5.05 Ac-ft 3,650

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,150 Min 0 Mean 6.06 Ac-ft 4,400

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Sept. 9 (6 a.m.) 7,970 cfs (8.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station

near Guy, N. Mex.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-18, Dec. 5, Dec. 27 to Jan. 9, Jan. 16-29,

Feb. 14, 15, Feb. 18 to Mar. 9 (no gage-height record Nov. 14, 16, 17, Jan. 19-21, 23-28, Feb. 25 to

Mar. 8; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and weather records).
166 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1570. Cimarron River near Mocane, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°59', long 100°19' , in SW^NWij sec.24, Tjjj.4lT-r~R.25 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of county highway bridge, BjHniles northeast of Mocane, 14.7 miles 

upstream from Crooked Creek, and at mile-364.1.

Drainage area. 8,670^sq mi, of which 4,365 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,206.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Nov. 9, 1942, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 103 cfs (74,570 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,330 cfs June 8 (gage height, 3.70 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.9 cfs Sept. 7.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 53,400 cfs May 17, 1951 (gage height, 9.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times in August 1943, July 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 13 ft in 1914, from information by local residents.

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

which are poor. Diversion for irrigation of about 11,000 acres above station. Records 

of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1341; Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

49

33

32

27 g?

32

38

38

28

33

42

40

*56

49

56

52

49

49

*52

52

52

49

64

69

64

52

*42

42

56

102 ~74

1,525

49.2

3,020

Nov.

42

56 *74

75

90

100

115

Tr*79

64

34

27

3?

30

40

40

50 *70

60

84

96

115

*65

50

40

36

34

40

50 *60

1,824

60.8

3,620

Dec.

84

115

84

102

130

102

*79

64

64

69

115

115

96

90

102

137

137

90

84

109

96

35 BT

109

64

52

161 *TO"9~

64

52

42

2,816

90.8

5,590

Jan.

40

36

32

*30 30"

30

34

40

60

90

*96

137

122

145

170

92

90

100

95

110

120

140

135

130 *120

110

90

80

60

50

49

2,663

85.9

5,280

Feb.

*79

109

142

 m344

96

122

130

*11S

122

122

109

102

84

99

115

*96

84

137

130

95

50

36

30

T®

44

50

55

60

2,912

100

5,780

Mar.

70

90

110

140

180

220

*265

'2ETJ

200

149

33

B?

79

84

109

122

90

69

49

64

60 *64

64

56

49

45

45

45

69

56

*56

3,034

97.9

6,020

Apr.

56

52

40

60

74

*64

56

64

45

38_

42

42

84

96

*102

90

52

45

64

*52

40

42

52

52

56

*56

60

74

90

122

1,862

62.1

3,690

May

102

74

*60

69

122

96

79

90

84

69

60

60

49

56

64

60

60

49

56

56

45

42

45

*45

56

69

64

52

45

38

35

1,951

62.9

3,870

June

49

56

45

38

40

102

*122

345

1U?

122

109

130

170

115

90

52

40

35

38

42

45

*42

38

40

52

40

*32

22

16

12

2,181

72.7

4,330

July

16

?S

24

~BS 119

52

74

96

84

49

38

33

32

30

30

30

25

27

32 *33

58

79

42

35

32

27

20

24

27

23

22

1,298

41.9

2,570

Aug.

18

15 *13

13

12

9.6

£T~ 8.4

42 3sr

33

27

27

24

18

18

*20

22

20

23

35

28

23

19

19

16

15

14

15

15

12

652.0

21.0

1,290

Sept.

10

8.4

7.8

8.4

6.8

5.8

4.9

*3T^

16

20

20

22

20

*19

18

19

22

35

35

38

30

32

251 T70-

130

74

56

49 *42

42

1,218.9

40.6

2,420

Calendar year 1959: Max 652 Min 15 Mean 61.8 Ac-ft 44,770

Water year 1959-60: Max 345 Min 4.9 Mean 65.4 Ao-ft 47,480

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--June 8 (7 a.m.) 5,550 cfs (5.70 ft)._______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 4-6, 13-18, 23-29, Jan. 2-10, 17-30, Feb. 20 

to Mar. 9 (no gage-height record Feb. 27 to Mar. 6, Mar. 8, 9).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 167

1575. Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°02' , long 100°12' , at southeast corner of sec.l, T.35 S., R.27 W. , on , 

right bank at upstream side of bridge on county road, 65 miles east of Nye and at mile 

14.0.

Drainage area. 1.157 sq mi, of which 344 sq mi is probably noncontributlng.

Records available. August 1943 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for August 

1342, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,163.79 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Sept. 12, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 53.7 cfs (38,880 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 748 cfs June 8 (gage height, 3.81 ft); no flow 

at times.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs May 20, 1955 (gage height, 8.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow at site 10 miles upstream and a mean of slope-area measurement and discharge 

measurement at site 10 miles upstream at gage height 7.59 ft; no flow at times in some 

years.

Maximum stage known, that of May 20, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Diversion for irrigation of about 800 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses 

for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1950. WSP 1311: 1949(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, Nov. 7-13, 30-36. Nov. 30 to 

Jan. 1, Jan. 10-13, Feb. 1-6, 9-14, 17-19, Mar. 11-33)

3.1 

2.2 

3.3

2.4

2.5

1.4 

4.2

16

2.6

2.7 

3.9 

3.1

36

130

322

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

12

11

8.3

17

23

35

39

51

3S

33

22

50

32

17

14

13

14

12

10

10

11

10

9.5

11

11

7.9

S7S

10

22

19

593.0

19.1

1,180

Nov.

17

14

14

11

12

12

13

13

14

13

13

14

9

6

IT

14

13

18

24

TS

16

13

13

12

12

12

9

7

12

14

393

13.1

780

Dec.

12

T2

12

13

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

15

16

21

17

16

14

14

15

14

15

15

16

23

19

16

17 

18

453

14.6

899

Jan.

19

T£

13

6.5

9

10

12

14

16

17

17

15

14

14

9

8

7

6

aS

a6

a6

a7

a8

a9

all

a!2

a!3

a!5

a!6

a!8 

a!9

367.5

11.9

729

Feb.

21

21

37

T7- 75

37

a32

a28

28

25

24

24

22

19

17

20

18

17

17

16

12

11

10

9

IS

12

11

11

12

643

22.2

1,280

Calendar year 1959: Max 410 Mln 0

Mar.

14 TS18

20

24

30

32

36

40

28

20

21

44

54

47

31

33

47

51

44

86

144

195

T5T

78

44

39

37

40

37 

31

1,534

49,5

3,040

Apr.

30

^

25

23

22

21

20

20

20

19

17

16

24

22

17

15

12

12

11

10

10

10

12

11

10

10

12

12

12

14

495

16.5

982

May

14

12

12

13

15

13

10

8.8

8.3

7.4

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.4

6.5

6.5

5.6

5.1

4.7

4.2

4 7

3.6

4.7

5.1

6.5

4.7

3.6

3.1 

379

226.4

7.30

449

June

6.0

7.0

6.0

3.1

3.1

7.9

10

105

T¥

40

d21

d!7

d!7

d!4

d!2

dll

dlO

d8.8

d8.8

d8.8

dlO

9.5

7.4

7.0

7.4

6.0

3.4

1.2

0

15

422.4

14.1

838

July

0

.6

.4

92

?I

9.5

8.3

12

9.5

6.5

4.7

3.6

3.1

2.5

2.5

2.0

.7

.1

0

0

1.0 11

2.8

1.7

.7

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

199.3

6.43

395

Mean 20.0 Ac-ft 14,510

Aug.

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

50

&&_

12

6.5

4.2

2.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

141.1

4.55

280

Sept.

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

21~S".8

5.1

4.2

4.2

3.9

3. 6

68.8

2.29

136

Water year 1959-60: Max 195 Mln 0 Mean 15.1 Ac-ft 10,990

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs).--No peak above base

a No gage-height record; discharge BE 

stations.

__

nd records for nearby
168 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1580. Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°30'55", long 98°52'45", near center of sec.35, T.24 N., R.16 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, three-quarters of a mile 

downstream from Main Creek, 5 miles south of Waynoka, and at mile 247.0.

Drainage area. 13,334 sq mi, of which 4,830 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. September 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,367.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). September 1903 to December 1905 staff gage at 

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Pe Railway Co. bridge 5 miles upstream at different 

datum. Feb. 4 to Mar. 3, 1938, chain gage and Mar. 4, 1938, to Oct. 24, 1956, waterstage recorder, on old highway bridge 50 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 433 cfs (313,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,500 cfs June 8 (gage height, 9.87 ft); minimum daily, 4 cfs Aug. 7.

1903-5, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 94,500 cfs May 16, 1957 (gage height, 15.10 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 45 ,000 ofs on basis of contracted-opening measurement 

of peak flow; no flow at times in most years. 

Maximum stage known, that of May 16, 1957.

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

which are poor. Diversion for irrigation of about 11,000 acres above station. Records

of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years). WSF 897: 1939. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,030

4,980

2,510

*1,160

790

610

428

401 *294

212

142

111

688

1,350

717

535

347

237

195

a!30

allO

alOo

a90

a80

a75

a70

a60

a6O

a90

129

212

19,943

643

39,560

Nov.

179 *334 234"

237

b260

b280

225

231

250

231

212

189

195

a!20

bllO

blOO

b80

*102

111

138

138

222

200

158

120

111

99

95

82

75

5,178

173

10,270

Dec.

»55" 88

111

158

134

106

99

102

106

116

124

124

120

134

179

212

330

334

334

347

282

231

225

219

195

200

315

520

357

288

268

6,423

207

12,740

Jan.

225

206

179

152

allO

a85

b90

95

102

102

166

*288

282

532

589

449

463

a350

206

alOO

a80 a'50"

alOO

a!20

a240

b300

347

320

351

572

456

7,747

250

15,370

Feb.

374 *294

390

2,570

2,610

1,840

1,190

816

685

580

492

435

381

347

367

394

408 *360

387

381

374

347

b!30

alOO

a90

a85 a'50"

a90

a95

16,702

576

33,130

Mar.

alOO

aloo

a80

aSF

aloo

al50

a200

a300 *687

1,040

1,660

830

625

558

595

717

640

588

535

456

565

428

*387

354

415

463

435

408

470

572

435

14,978

483

29,710

Apr.

435

292

179

195

163

147 *142

152

219

206

184

a!40

a 200

316

463

499

3BT

a200

a!40

a!70

*147

142

129

129

129

163

272

276

225

200

6,608

220

13,110

May

174

147

195

2,880

*1,180

1,080

697

550

381

262

*179

120

88

78

75_

122

283

350

288

275

237

200

189

191

301

*256

562

499

5,110

939

354

16,242

524

32,220

June

243

a!60

*92

68

66

1,150

947

10,500

*5,SlO

5,890

3,410

1,480

931

693

a550

*422

314

231

195

163

allO

a 90

a70

a50

a 35

a 30

a28

a28

*30

26

33,212

1,107

65,880

July

24

20

18

4,5j£

1,990

1,050

799

741

886

588

449

367

262

a!50

a80

a60

a50

a40

a36

- a30

*49

82

129

85

56

47

39

35

32

37

a34

12,825

414

25,440

Aug.

43

a2o

alO*7.5

a6

a5

a4

4?

4,550

1,530

997

492

262

alOO

a 60

a4o

a45

4,720

*1,S30

806

a250

390

a60

*58

a58

564

630

a 200

a60

35

a30

17,111.5

552

33,940

Sept.

a26

a22

a20

a!6

a!4

a!2

alO

a9

728

1,060

512

a 100

a50

a35

*32

a35

a 40

a50

a55

a6o

a50

a55

321

960

630

a250

a!50

alOO

a90

a80

5,572

186

11,050

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,000 Mln 0 Mean 326 Ac-ft 236,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,500 Mln 4 Mean 444 Ac-ft 322,400

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--June 8 (7 a.m.) 33,500 cfs (9.87 ft); July 4 (2 p.m.) 11,000 cfs 

(7.52 ft); Aug. 18 (4 a.m.) 15,600 cfs (?.86 ft)._________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 169

1590. Turkey Creek near Drurranond, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°19'05", long 98°00'03", in NE^NE^ sec.12, T.21 N., R.8 W. , near right 

bank on downstream side of pile bent of highway bridge, 2£ miles northeast of Drummond, 

2f miles downstream from Clear Creek, and 9 miles southwest of Enid.

Drainage area. 248 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,148.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Apr. 22, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 60.1 cfs (43,510 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,950 cfs May 28 (gage height, 14.18 ft); minimum daily, 4.7 cfs May 11-16.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 18,800 cfs May 16, 1957 (gage height, 21.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 

most years.

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

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 5-7, Aug. 28 to Sept. l)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0 

11.0

131

342

670

1,900

3,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,190

*5,690 

2,090

2,550

1,630

1,310

950 *494

189

a75

a50

a35

a30

alOO

a50

a20

a!5

a!3

all

alO

a9.5

a9

a8

a7

a6

a5

aF

a5

a6

allO

a55

14,727.5

475

29,210

Nov.

a35

a'ST 

a!5 *12

13

9.6

10

9.6

9.6

10

9.1

9.6

8.6

b8

b7

b6

b7

*b7.5

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.6

6.8

6.8

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.4

291.3

9.71

578

Dec.

6.4

6.4 

*6.8

6.0

tt

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.8

8.1

13

26

15

13

10

9.6

8.1

8.1

9.1

9.1

89

142 -3?

19

15

518.5

16.7

1,030

Jan.

15

12 

11

11

9.6

13

18

12

11

10

10

12

*29~ 9.1

106

70

31

b21

b!8

b!8

b!6

b!4

a!4

b!6

b!8

15

13

13

13

12

11

601.7

19.4

1,190

Feb.

11

TT 

12

383

845

347

146

60

*40

31

25

21

20

19

20

21

21

21

20

20

19

19

b!8

b!5

a!4

a!5

a!7

alS *b!9

2,248

77.5

4,460

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,690 Min 0

Mar.

a!7

a!5 

a!3

a!2

aT?

a!5

a20

a25

b30

132

107

51

39

32

31

32

30

26

21

19

17

15 *14

14

14

14

14

13

15

17

20

846

27.3

1,680

Apr.

21

IT 

12

11

10

9.6

9.1

9.6

9.6

10

9.6

9.1 *8.6

10

9.6

10

19

12

8.1

6.4

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.0

S7J

7.6

7.2

5.6

278.9

9.30

553

May

5.6

5.6 

5.6

7.3

15

10

8.6

7.6

6.4

*5.3

~zrr 4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

6.2

26

24

20

11

7.2

5.6

9.2

44

17

19

1,240

2.870

1,790

1,430

7,624.4

246

15,120

June

1,020

525 

156

58

100

*451

1,100

970

408

106

769

1.280

291

alOO

a35

a25

a20

a!6

a!5

a!4

a!4

a!3

13

12

12

12

*12

11

9.1

8.1

7,575.2

253

15,030

July

6.0 S7S6.0

738

1,100

248

53

43

464

489

92

52

a32

*20

54

21

15

13

12

11

11

44

1,420

985

206

51

30

21

26

402

335

7,006.8

226

13,900

Aug.

44

a20 

a!5

a!4

a!2

all

a9.6

a8. 6

a8. 6

*8.6

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

11

9.6

13

7.6

6.4

5.6

922 

1,800

5,520

1,756

1,430

1,270

1,310

*374

12,432.9

401

24,660

Sept.

96

a41 

a21

a!5

a!4

a!2

all

aTT

74

alS

a!7

a!6 *16

15

12

12

15

12

11

45

150

80 *32

70

202

37

31

26

20

16

1,144

38.1

2,270

Mean 56.1 Ac-ft 40,610

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,690 Min 4.7 Mean 151 Ac-ft 109,700

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs).--Oct. 2 (3 a.m.) 4,130 cfs (11.40 ft); Oct. 4 (9 a.m.) 3,450 cfs 

(10.13 ft); May 28 (12 p.m.) 5,950 cfs (14.18 ft); June 11 (10 p.m.1 2,650 cfs (8.46 ft); Aug. 24 

(10 p.m.) 5,800 cfs (10.77 ft); Aug. 26 (12 m. ) 5,240 efs (15.25 ft)._____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Skeleton

Creek near Lovell.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
170 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1600. Cimarron River near Guthrie, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°55'10", long 97°25'35", in NE£SE-£ sec.29, T.17 N. , R.2 W. , on left bank 

125"ft upstream from The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, 1.2 miles 

downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 2| miles north of Guthrie, 6.5 miles upstream from 

Skeleton Creek (Ephraim Creek), and at mile 121.8.

Drainage area. 16.892 sq mi, of which 4,926 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available . October 1937 to September 1957, October 1958 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 900.50 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Mar. 10, 1939, chain gage at railway bridge 125 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 971 cfs (703,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 86,800 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 14.90 ft); minimum daily, 176 cfs July 3.

1937-57, 1958-60: Maximum discharge, 158,000 cfs May 17, 1957 (gage height, 18.58 

ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Nov. 2, 1939.

Maximum stage known, that of May 17, 1957. Flood in May 1935 reached a stage of 

16.5 ft, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given 

in WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,580

f 43, 600

*f58,400

35,000

*34,500

10, 300

*5,000

5,230

3,540

2,080

1,600

1,330

*1,250

1,250

1,100

1,290

1,370

1,100

960

858

760

702

671

635

591

586

550

516

*503 540

596

217,988

7,032

432,400

Nov.

647 '6T32"

565

575

550

530

560

560 *565

540

540

512

500

485

485

485

475

457

441

457

453

437

429

425

415

400

400

395

390

5^6

14,661

489

29,080

Dec.

*386

379

368

364

368

364

361

355

345

ISBTT

350

355

355

358

383

405

692

5,560

3,320

1,370

*1,060

925

860

839

760

708

740

825

960

858

825

24,149

779

47,900

Jan.

760

747

728

689

659

635

610

610

615

630

*635

624

630

653

872

1,570

1,250

1,030

900

900

750

650

600

550

510

508

ST?

521

530

516

516

21,710

700

45,060

Feb.

516 5^6"

695

879

8,220

7,250

4,500

5,620

2,670

*2,500

1,960

1,700

1,500

1,570

1,290

1,210

*1,140

1,100

1,050

995

995

960

960

960

740

550

560

580

610

51,406

1,773

102, 000

-Mar.

660

*730

680

600 320"

677

792

792

925

1,180

1,550

1,600

1,750

1,750

1,410

1,550

1,530

1,370

1,410

1,250

1,210

1,180

1,060

1,100

*1,100

1,030

1,050

995

1,050

1,550

1,290

34,761

1,121

68,950

Apr.

1,050

1,050

858

792

792

728

702

695

677

f647

f650

*f608

671

683

665

721

1,090

806

683

641

565

535

521

512

508

503

498 5"l6~

875

2,090

22,272

742

44,180

May

986

586

490

f55F

f768

*f2,340

f2,910

1,600

1,210

*960

890

754

618

580

555

521

512

624

825

1,290

1,370

825

f665

f591

575

575

825

1,050

f6,070

f 14, 800

*f7,166

54,040

1,743

107,200

June

f4, 240

f5,280

f2,070

1,560

884

f 1,340

f6,930

f8,710

*fl 1,400

f5,760

f8,180

f9,540

f8,050

f5,740

2,800

*2,070

1,550

1,220

1,010

820

659

570

494

494

882

496

574

525

276

235

91,539

3,051

181,600

July

216

192

176

75SO"

976

*3,520

5,760

1,800

1,460

5,580

2,850

1,560

*986

972

2,070

1,060

585

810

669

446

586

538

5,310

f 12. OOP

t 5,100

f 1,920

1,110

740

594

2,020

4,140

62,006

2,000

123,000

Aug.

1,730

840

507

410

350

286

250

*225

250

212

786

2,750

1,200

722

542

416

550

525

514

1,410

1,990

2,150

*1,030

642

f4,730

*f8,700

f 11, 000

f 15, 900

6,610

5,850

5,720

71,517

2,507

141,900

Sept.

2.150

1,170

695

555

446

586

542

298

276

265

457

*1,000

1,020

556

386

308

270

230

212

192

184

T9T

527

380

281

255

854 *760

476

364

15,447

515

30,640

Calendar year 1959: Max 58,400 Mln 18 Mean 1,222 Ac-ft 884,800

Water year ? 1959-60: 1959-60: Max Max 58,400 58,400 Mln Mln 176 176 Mean Mean 1,862 1,862 Ac-ft Ae-ft 1,352,000 1,552,000______________

targe (base, 13,000 cfs).--Oct. 2 (about 12 p.m.) 86,800 cfs (14.90 ft); Oct. 5 (4 a.m.) 

:fs (11.92 ft); May 30 (6 a.m.) 18,500 cfs (8.56 ft); June 9 (12 m.) 18,900 cfs (8.26 ft); 

_______(8 a.m.) 14,100 efs (7.50 ft); Aug. 28 (4 a.m.) 17,600 cfe (8.10 ft).______________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5-7, 15-17, 25-29, Dec. 8-15, 25, 24, 31, 

Jan. 7-9, 19-25, Feb. 24 to Mar. 5.

Peak dlscha: 

45,200 c 

July 24
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 171

1605. Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°04', long 97°35' , In SWij sec.l, T.18 N. , R.4 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 74, 2 miles upstream from Otter 

Creek, 2§ miles east of Lovell, and at mile 14.6.

Drainage area. 410 sq ml.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 914.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (State Highway Commission bench mark). Prior to Dec. 5, 1949, staff gage at site 

60 ft downstream at datum 0.30 ft lower.

Average discharge. 11 years, 127 cfs (91,940 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 28.60 ft); mlnimum dally, 11 cfs Aug. 17.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 75,200 cfs May 16, 1957 (gage height, 34.58 ft); no 

flow at times In 1953-54, 1956.

Maximum stage known, that of May 16, 1957. Flood of Aug. 17, 1932, reached a stage 

of 32.0 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect and those above 1,300 cfs, 

which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

602

6,470

10,200

12.200 

9,110

4,160

483

*200

146

128

107

92

225

546

200

92

68

58

54

50

49

46

43

40

39

36

34

32

48

81

45,672

1,473

90,590

Nov.

~60 125

47

42 

37

30

29

30

29

*28

27

27

26

24

24

24

23

24

23

26

27

26

24

24

23

22

21

21

20

20

933

31.1

1,850

Dec.

21

*20

21

21 

20

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

19

22

24

457

979

2ST

89

59

*49

45

41

38

39

50

40

40

32

30

2,569

82.9

5,100

Calendar year 1959! Max 12,

Jan.

29

29

27

2525"

27

28

29

30

30

29

30

29

*169

442

221

71

52

b36

b28

b30

b26

b28

b28

*33

38

41

39

34

32

31

1,746

56.3

3,460

Feb.

33

34

36

390 

*1,480

1,230

194

122

107

89

71

60

60

56

64

71

86

78

68

66

71

68

59

b46

b34

b36

b38

b44

*b38

4,829

167

9,580

Mar.

b42 b46~

b46

b46 

b42

b44

50

53

115

373

461

T52

107

89

89

107

125

81

68

60

53

50

*48

45

46

47

46

47

46

196

223

3,043

98.2

6,040

Apr.

142

292

74

47 

38

36

35

34

32

34

32

*30

38

58

381

768

1,300

89

50

40

35

33

30

29

28

26

25

34

186

54

4,030

134

7,990

May

33

25

24

25

221

538

101

58

36

*27

23

22

20

20

20

20

20

82

407

95

45

24

20

1725"

192

55

138

2,960

4,750

989

11,012

355

21,840

June

*386

198

78

54 

58

*1,990

*4,660

5, 500

610

149

101

81

165

98

61

49

40

33

30

28

26

24

22

22

21

21

*20

20

16

15

12,374

412

24,540

July

14

14

14

*1,750 

*6,460

*5,180

215

240

1,220

1,160

278

95

74

71

52

47

65

239

133

78

40

72

618

136

60

41

54

29

61

887

611

17,984

580

35,670

Aug.

98

44

31

25

20

18

16

*21

26

23

19

15

14

13

12

12

11

TS

31

33

16

13

12

95

*2,460

2,600

2,470

901

392

1,000

*250

10,709

345

21,240

Sept.

78

52

40

33 

30

26

23

21

21

23

44

26

*20

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

25

~T4 350

33

28

23

17

*16

14

i5.

1,138

37.9

2,260

200 Min 1.9 Mean 181 Ac-ft 130,800

Water year 1959-60 ! Max 12,200 Min II Mean 317 Ac-ft 230,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
172 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1610. Cimarron River at Perkins, Okla.

Location. Lat 3S°58', long 97°02', in SWvSW£ sec.7, T.17 N. , R.3 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 40, 1 mile south of Perkins, 1-^ miles 

upstream from Dugout Creek, 4 miles downstream from Wildhorse Creek, and at mile 87.3.

Drainage area. 17,852 sq mi, of which 4,926 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1927 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 819.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 26, 1940, and Jan. 9 to Apr. 7, 

1954, staff or wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 1,283 cfs (928,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 98,600 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 16.4 ft); 

minimum daily, 256 cfs Sept. 22.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 149,000 cfs May 17, 1957 (gage height, 19.53 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Dec. 8, 1954.

Maximum stage known, that of May 17, 1957. Flood of Oct. 4, 5, 1926, reached a 

stage of 17.0 ft, from floodmarks, from information by Corps of Engineers.

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 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,860

52,400

*84,500

*64,700

*69,400

28,400

*9,240

6,230

4,560

3,020

2,290

2,110

2,230

2,230

2,230

1,990

2,050

2,050

 1,810

1,600

1,420

1,240

1,120

1,020

910

840

*780

732

708

696

750

355,916

11,480

702,400

Nov.

762

834

804

792

774

738

744

702

*684

690

666

660

642

630

612

612

582

564

552

546

540

552

540

525

510

515

515

520

525

510

18,842

628

37,180

Dec.

*490

485

485

485

475

445

450

450

450

465

480

440

440

430

445

480

804

3,970

7,590

3,420

*1,990

1,500

1,320

1,200

1,080

1,020

980

959

966

1,120

1,020

36,334

1,172

71,700

Jan.

966

889

816

810

798

738

714

690

672

666

*648

654

654

678

882

1,370

1,700

1,550

1,280

1,320

1,320

917

b850

b700

606

570

58?

582

582

582

582

26,368

851

52,040

Feb.

570

552

660

1,020

5,400

14,700

8,270

*6,600

4,970

3,560

2,840

2,490

2,110

1,870

1,750

1,650

1,650

1,650

*1,600

1,500

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,280

al,280

al,280

al.OOO

a900

aSOO

76,332

2,632

150,600

Calendar year 1959: Max 84,300 Min 60

Mar.

aSOO

a850

a900

a850

a950

1,160

1,460

*1,600

1,700

2,200

3,000

5,390

2,910

3,140

*2,840

2,350

2,230

2,170

2,170

2,050

1,750

1,600

1,460

1,370

1,370

1,280

1,200

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,830

53,860

1,737

106,300

Apr.

1,990

1,420

1,460

1,080

931

868

792

738

708

666

642

618

642

732

750

986

2.760

*2,620

1,080

875

774

690

624

570

*535

515

510

520

576

1,340

29,012

967

57,250

May

1,920

954

678

594

976

*2,910

3,590

2,530

1,500

1,240

1,020

931

774

684

624

558

*525

666

1,050

1,650

1,460

1,320

854

678

636

576

660

896

3,870

25,800

*15,700

75,824

2,581

145j 700

June

6,450

4,460

3,050

2,010

1,390

5,630

12,600

*13,400

15,800

*8,920

6,280

8,450

9,640

7,120

*4,510

2,690

2,100

1,650

1,500

1,500

1,080

959

834

780

798

1,020

798

696

*582

490

127,187

4,240

251,000

July

440

400

370

1,420'

9,610

8,700

6,260

3,250

2,290

3,980

5,300

*2,860

1,700

1,370

1,300

2,110

al,100

1,020

1,500

1,110

714

900

3,490

10,700

8,300

3,260

1,710

1,080

822

753

3,830

91,649

2,956

180,900

Aug.

3,930

1,560

a960

642

510

430

370

324

300

296

*280 962"

2,150

1,170

861

693

540

500

440

415

1,410

1,690

*1,770

966

2,950

*10,800

11,900

14,100

5*130

4,510

80,919

2,610

159,700

Sept.

5.250

1,980

1,160

aSOO

a650

aSOO

a440

415

390

365

345

*475

951

955

618

465

585

556

508

280

272

256 466"

612

450

565

332

704

690

*520

19,691

656

38,860

Mean 1,775 Ac-ft 1,281,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 84,300 Mln 256 Mean 2^705 Ac -ft 1^954JOOO

discharge (base, 13,000 cfs). Oct. 3 (8 a.m.) 98,600 cfs (16.40 ft); Feb. 6 (3 a.m.)

,400 cfs (8.80 ft); May 30 (11 a.m.) 29,300 cfs (10.58 ft); June 9 (9 p.m.) 18,600 cfs (9.64 ft);

July 24 (6 p.m.) 14,400 efs (8.88 ft); Aug. 28 (12 m.) 15,000 cfs (9.51 ft).___________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once- or more-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct 1 to Feb 1 

Mar. 6, 7, May 15-17, June 19-29, July 14, 15.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 173

1630. Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°07' , long 96°52', in SE^SW^ sec.15, T.19 N. , R.4 E., on right bank 

200 ft upstream from county road bridge, 10 miles east of Stillwater, and 10 0 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 31 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1934 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 838.28 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 4, 1934, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 11.7 cfs (8,470 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,000 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 18.9 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 13.4 and 17.5 ft; no flow at times in August and September. 

1934-60: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 2, 1959; no flow at times in each year 

Maximum stage known, that of Oct. 2, 1959. Flood of Apr. 27, 1912, reached a stage 

SL *L gage> based on floodmarks set by local resident in 1912 and 1942 at site 

900 ft downstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are fair, and those for no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 

discharge, Ir

2.1

5.1

11

1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

cubic feet per second)

32

80

152

365

600

923

1,500

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

2,590

3,260

4,490

6,390

12,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

143

anpoo

a370

al^OO

al40

f38

24

17

15

13

11

11

176

24

11

9.3

8.1

7.6

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.1

57T

6.0

5.6

5.1

5.1

9.3

8.1

13,298.5

429

13.8

15.95

26,380

Nov.

6.5

6.0

8.7

9.3

5.6

fS.l

4.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

f4.7

f4.7

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

277

2.7

3.2

138.3

4.61

0.149

0.17

274

Dec.

3.5

3.2

372

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.5

4.2

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.8

f!37

52

11

8.1

6.5

6.5

7.6

6.5

6.0

6.5

9.3

6.0

4.7

4.2

4.2

331.9

10.7

0.345

0.40

658

Jan.

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.5

4.2

4.7

5.6

5.6

5.1

5.6

5.1

6.5

6.0

11

7.0

4.2

5.6

6.5

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

4.2

5.6

6.0

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.7

151.2

4.88

0.157

0.18

300

Feb.

4.7

4.7

7.5

f254

29

12

9.3

8.7

9.3

7.6

5.6

5.1

5.6

5.6

6.5

8.1

9.3

6.5

6.0

6.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

4.7

4.2

4.7

4.7

5.6

5.6

- ___

459.6

15.8

0.510

0.55

912

Calendar year 1959; Max 11,000 Mln 0

Mar.

5.6

6.0

6.5

6.0

5.6

5.6

6.5

14

f!2l ~5T

20

12

10

10

27

29

11

10

8.7

7.6

a7

a7

a6

a6

*f6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.1

442.4

14.3

0.461

0.53

877

Apr.

5.1

4.2

3.8

378

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.7

5.1

4.7

4.7

5.1

6.7

16

7.0

f!62

18

8.7

7.6

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.6

5.1

5.1

4.7

5.6

6.5

6.5

345.0

11,5

0.371

0.41

684

May

5.6

5.1

a'.i

f 1,060

376

27

18

14

11

9.3

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.0

6.0

29

37

152

15

8.7

7.0

6.0

18

6.5

5.6

9.3

f!79

12

8.1

2,076.3

67.0

2.16

2.49

4,120

June

11

7.6

6.5

5.6

4.7

5.1

f20

8. 1

s!l

3.8

3.2

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.0

.9

115.7

3.86

0.125

0.14

229

Mean 65.1 Cfsm 2.10 In.

July

0.8

.7

.6

102

3.8

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.5

.7

.6

.4

.2

1.1

2.0

1.4

1.0

.6

f50

2.1

f!63

f!05

3.2

453.0

14.6

0.471

0.54

899

Aug.

1.7

1.3

1.0

.7

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

55

2.1

.6

.2

.1

0

63.9

2.06

0.066

0.08

127

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

7.9

.1

0

0

0

0

0

8.2

0.27

0.0087

0.01

16

28.53 Ac-ft 47,150

Water year 1959-60 : Max 11,000 Mln 0 Mean 48.9 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.45 Ac-ft 35,480

Peak discharge (base. 660 cfs). Oct. 2 (about 10 a.m.) 25,000 cfs (18.9 ft); Oct. 4 (about 11 a.m.) 

3,170 cfs (11.9 ft); Oct. 13 (10:30 a.m.) 700 cfs (5.05 ft); Feb. 4 (about 5 a.m.) stage and discharge unknown; Apr. 16 (about 4 a.m.) stage and discharge unknown; May 5 (10:15 p.m.) 6,170 cfs 

(13.88 ft); May 29 (about 5 a.m.) stage and discharge unknown; July 29 (about 10 p.m.) stage and

discharge unknown.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of floodmarks, weather records, records for

nearby stations, or Interpolated.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
174 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1640. Cimarron River at Mannford, Okla.

Location (revised) . Lat 36°09'40", long 96°23'10", in SW^NW^ sec.5, T.19 N., R.9 E., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, half a mile north of 

Mannford, ij miles downstream from House Creek, and at mile 17.7.

Drainage area. 18.849 sq mi (revised), of which 4,926 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1950, October 1959 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 682.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, chain or wire-weight gage 

at site 1 1/8 miles upstream at datum 5.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1942, to Sept. 30, 1950, 

water-stage recorder at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,766 cfs (1,279,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 131,000 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 27.37 ft); minimum, 386 cfs Sept. 29.

1938-50, 1959-60: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 3, 1959; minimum observed, 5 cfs 

Oct. 25, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 28.85 ft May 18, 1957, from floodmark, from information by 

Corps of Engineers (discharge, 145,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-8, 14, 15, Oct. 20 to Nov. 5, Feb. 10 to Mar. 28,

Apr. 24-28, May 12-17, 26-28, June 2-7, 11, 12, July 4-25)

Oct. 1 to July 25

5.5

6.0

9.0

11.0

500

1,060

5,250

9,500

15.0

20.0

27.0

3O,OOO

64,000

127,000

5.8 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

July 26 to Sept. 3o

380

500

1,020

1,690

10.0

11.0

13.0

6,800

9,500

19,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7,380

61,800

125,000

111,000

79,700

46,900

17,400

13,800

8,670

6,740

5,020

4,010

4,860

6,240

3,180

a2,400

a2,000

al,900

al,800

1,640

1,540

1,400

1,300

1,210

1,120

1,050

976 

940

894 955"

988

523,810

16,900

*1,039

Nov.

1,000

1,010

1,250

5.000

1,900

1,390

al,200

1,100

al,050

al , 000

a950

a950

a900

a900

a850

836

802

779

744

733

688

644

611

590

550

560

580 

580

590

590

28,327

944

56,190

Dec.

600

622

622

600

611

611

600

611

622

633

655

611

600

590

600

611

1,080

2,940

5,650

6,860

4,000

2,480

1,960

1,570

1,440

1,180

1,000 

1,300

1,300

1,130

1,230

44,919

1,449

89,100

Calendar year 1959 : Max

Jan.

1,270

1,230

1,140

1,000

976

964

917

814

744

733

733

1,140

1,390

1,430

1,410

1,440

1,520

1,960

2.090

1,830

1,470

1,120

1,250

1,300

1,070

940

883 

836

779

722 OTCR ODD

35,937

1,159

71,280

Feb.

836

779

982

4,580

3,920

9,550

11.300

6,400

5,250

4,310

3,500

3,010

2,610

2,280

2,090

1,900

1,900

1,760

1,700

1,640

1,570

1,520

1,480

1,430

1,350

1,260

1,070 

825

802

81,604

2,814

161,900

Min

Mar.

744

710

677

633

622

1,140

1,310

1,400

2,060

3,430

3,010

2,800

3,290

3,080

3,150

3,430

2,940

2,540

2,420

2,350

2,350

2,090

1,900

1,760

1,700

1,570

1,540 

1,450

1,380

1 1 280

1,210

59,966

1,934

118,900

Apr.

1,330

2,220

2,020

1,700

1,570

1,170

1,020

952

917

894

883

871

1,900

8.190

3,010

2,700

2,020

2,610

3,220

2,410

1,390

1,110

1,120

917

825

722

622 

600

2,450

1,610

52.973

1,766

105,100

May

1,320

1,700

1,830

1,220

2,240

8,800

5,340

3,710

3,650

2,440

1,830

1,570

1,350

1,070

1,050

2,010

2,690

2,480

6,780

9,630

4,050

3,000

2,740

2,420

1,500

1,210

1,020 

1,140

2,600

9. 880

24^200.

116,370

3,754

230,800

June

11,600

6,500

4,930

4,610

4,460

3,860

6,420

17,000

16,300

17,400

8,260

6,590

9,200

10,100

7,040

5,240

3,710

3,150

2,680

2,820

2,220

1,960

1,700

1,640

1,210

1,140

1,040 

1,080

917

722

165,499

5,517

328,300

July

677

600

550

5,330

2,460

7,880

7,600

5,950

3,660

2,610

3,570

4,160

3,360

3,010

2,800

2,540

2,220

1,960

2,640

2,460

1,500

2,960

2,820

3,210

11.400

8,110

4,430 

4,940

3,180

3,020

2,930

114,537

3,695

227,200

Aug.

3,160

4,800

3,020

1,690

1,250

960

634

532

516

a510

a500

a500

580

2,930

1,650

1,140

912

888

736

616

532

508

2,010

2,130

1,710

4,260

14,300 

13,600

15,900

8,740

6,050

97,264

3,138

192,900

Sept.

5.510

4,290

3,020

1,880

1,480

1,280

1,020

876

703

625

572

524

487

602

1,310

1,110

852

625

524

487

435

413

396

402

573

758

548 

424

TTn" 391 

I J.O

32,835

1,094

65,130

Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1959-50 : Max 125,000 Min 391 Mean 3,700 Ao-ft 2,686,000

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs).--Oct. 3 (4 p.m.) 131,000 cfs (27.37 ft); May 31 (3 a.m.) 

29,400 cfs (14.91 ft); June 10 (2 p.m.) 19,500 cfs (13.13 ft); Aug. 29 (7 a.m.) 18,000 cfs 

(12.77 ft).________________________________________________________________________

* Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Perklns.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 8, Nov. 16 to Dec. 16, 

Dec. 22 to Feb. 3, Feb. 11-18, Feb. 24 to Mar. 8, Apr. 6-12, 20-28, Apr. 30 to May 4, May 10-16, 

23-29, June 4-6, June 16 to July 5, July 7, 9-21, 29-31, Aug. 3-9, 13-15, Sept. 3-8.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 175 

1645. Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°08 T 40", long 96°00'10", in NW$ sec.11, T.19 N., R.12 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 66 in Tulsa, 10.1 miles upstream 

from Polecat Creek, 17.1 miles downstream from Cimarron River, and at mile 523.7.

Drainage area. 74.615 sq mi, of which 12,541 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1904 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 615.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Feb. 2, 1939, chain or wire-weight gage 

and Feb. 2, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder, at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--35 years, 6,546 cfs (4,739,000 aere-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 246,000 efs Oct. 5 (gage height, 22.00 ft); minimum, 2,640 cfs Sept. 23.

1925-60: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 5, 1959; minimum, 27 cfs Oct. 12, 13, 1956. 

Maximum stage known, 22.8 ft June 13, 1923, present datum, from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Some regulation by John Martin and Great Salt Plains Reservoirs (see p. i34 ; 157).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 63 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. I, 2, Dec. 22 to Jan. 14, Jan. 20 to Feb. 4, Mar. 10-16, 

Apr. 2-10, Apr. 14 to May 13, June 8-30, July 6-11, July 25 to Aug. 4, Aug. 13-15, 

Aug. 27 to Sept. 3, Sept. 9-3o)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

3.6 3,560

5.0 9,450

6.0 15,100

10.0 51,000

14.0 102,000

18.0 168,000

22.0 246,000

3.3 

5.0

7.0

2,510

9,450

20,500

9.0 

11.0

35,400

55,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

24,900

91,200

204,000

251,000

242,000

227,000

172,000 

102,000

52 , 400

55,900

26,600

25,100

21,000

24,000

41,100

g45,500

g36,800

g24,800

19,500

15,800

15,500

12,000

11,000

9,950

g8,970

8,520

8,070

7,620 

7,190

6.980

6,980

fl.,758.96

56 , 740

«,489

Nov.

6,760

6,760

7,400

9,450

9,690

8,500

7,400 

6,760

6,540

6,550

6,120

5,920

5,720

5,510

5,510

5,500

5,500

5,100

5,060

4,900

4,750

4,670

4,590

4,670

4,750

4,590

4,480

4,560 

4,200

4,050

174,940

5,851

547,000

Dec.

3,970

5,890

3,860

3,780

3,710

3,740

5,740 

5,710

3,670

3,670

3,710

3,670

5,670

5,670

5,650

5,710

4,560

6,540

12,000

17,700

13,200

8,520

6,540

5,720

5,100

4,870

5,300

4,940 

4,710

4,710

7,400

171,410

5,529

540,000

Jan.

8,070

6,760

5,920

5,500

5,020

4,870

4,750 

4,590

4,440

4,240

4.120

4,750

5,720

5,720

5,720

6,550

8,740

10,200

11,500

9,690

8,070

6,980

5,920

4,940

4,550

4,520

4,650

4,790 

4,670

4,670

4,980

185,170

5,975

567,500

Feb.

5,720

5,920

5,510

10,500

12,900

15,100

27,700 

25,200

21,800

20,500

17,400

15,100

15,400

12,400

11,100

10,200

9,450

8,970

8,740

8,520

8,070

7,840

7,620

7,400

7,190

6,980

6,550

5,920 

g5,510

528,990

11,540

652,500

Mar.

g5,300

g5,020

g4,900

g4,830

g4,980

g4,900

g4,940 

g5,920

g6,760

gll,000

12,400

12,400

12,700

12,900

15,400

15,600

19,800

21,100

18,000

15,100

14,000

18,000

21,100

19,800

19,800

25,800

25,100

25,100 

25.800

25,800

21, 800

444,050

14,520

880,800

Apr.

20,500

19,800

18,600

15,600

15,100

14,500

11,900 

10,600

9,690

8,970

8,520

8,070

7,840

18,600

15,700

11,400

12,400

11,900

15,700

12,400

9,950

8,970

8,070

7,400

6,980

6,760

6,760

6,540 

9,470

7,840

542,510

11,420

679,400

May

6,540

6,540

7,620

9,450

11,100

21,700

17,500 

16,300

28,200

22,400

16,800

15,400

10,900

9,210

8,290

8,070

8,520

8,070

15,700

g20,500

g!4,500

g9,45o

g8,070

6,980

6,120

6,120

B5.920

g7,190 

g!2,400

g28,100

56 . 500

405,960

15,100

805,200

June

50,500

25,800

18,000

14,500

11,700

9,950

9,210 

19,200

25,100

25,900

21,100

15,100

16,200

25,100

20,500

18,000

14,500

11,100

9,450

8,300

7,400

6,540

6,550

6,980

6,760

6,540

6,530

6,120 

5,720

5,5QO_

407,210

15,570

807,700

July

4,790

4,200

3,740

13,500

11,500

14,700

27.500 

25,900

15,700

9,690

11,400

15,600

14,000

9,690

6,980

5,920

5,920

7,190

6,120

8,970

8,070

11,100

9,210

7,400

9,150

16 , 800

15,100

12,900 

11,400

7,400

8,980

540,500

10,980

675,000

Aug.

8,520

10,200

15,200

9,450

a7,200

a6,500

a5,500 

a5,100

a4,800

a4,5QO

a4,200

a5,500

8,520

7,840

8,070

a6,500

a4,900

5,890

3,490

3,080

3,230

3.020

5,300

6,120

5,060

6,150

54,500

49.700 

49,700

41,800

51,500

566,240

11,810

726,400

Sept.

24,500

20,500

14,500

11,100

9,210

8,070

7,190 

6,540

5,720

5,100

4,790

4,520

6,540

8,070

6,980

6,550

5,100

4,280

3,670

3,410

5,190

2,910

2,740

2,980

5,710

5,540

2,980

2,880 

8,500

7,620

206,770

6,892

410,100

Calendar year 1959 : Max 242,000 Min 615 Mean 10,790 Ac-ft 7,808,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 242,000 Min 2,740 Mean 14,020 Ao-ft 10,180,000 __________

Peak discharge (base, 50,000 cfs). Oct. 5 (8 p.m.) 246,000 cfs (22.00 ft); Aug. 29 (5 p.m.)

51,900 efs (10.79 ft).___________________________________________________________

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

g Computed from once- or more-daily wire-weight- or telemark-gage readings.
176 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1650. Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°57', long 96°18', in SE£ sec.13, T.17 N., R.9 E., at intake structure 

at right abutment of Heyburn Dam on Polecat Creek, Zj miles northwest of Heyburn, 

3.4 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 11 miles southwest of Sapulpa, and 

at mile 48.6,

Drainage area. 123 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

~5y Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 18,910 acre-ft Oct. 4 (elevation, 769.70 ft); 

minimum, 7,940 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 761.27 ft).

1950-60: Maximum contents, 26,670 acre-ft June 25, 1958 (elevation, 772.60 ft); 

minimum since conservation pool was first reached, 7,230 acre-ft Oct. 13, 14, 1956 

(elevation, 758.48 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Outlet works consist of an 8-foot 3-inch 

diameter concrete conduit extending from an uncontrolled concrete drop inlet at the 

upstream side of dam to a concrete stilling basin near downstream toe of dam and three 

36-inch gated low-flow pipes which drain into the conduit below the drop inlet. Spillway is a 200-foot channel in a natural saddle about 1,000 ft west of right abutment. 

Storage began Sept. 29, 1950; conservation pool stage was first reached Mar. 10, 1951. 

Capacity 147,000 acre-ft (revised) at elevation 802.0 ft (maximum pool), 57,220 acre-ft 

(revised) at elevation 784.0 ft (spillway crest and top of flood-control pool), and 

8,150 acre-ft (revised) at elevation 761.5 ft (conservation pool). Dead storage, 

377 acre-ft (revised) below elevation 740.0 ft (invert of low-flow sluices). Reservoir 

was designed for flood control and conservation. Figures given herein represent total 

contents. Revised capacity table, based on survey in 1959, used since Oct. 1, 1959.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, and 

contents, in acre-feet)

761

762

763

7,700

8,680

9,780

765

767

770

12,160

14,800

19,450

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

10,220 

15,010

16,160

18,520

TB78"00

12,980

11,150

10,730

10,010

9,540

9,240

9,100

9,230

9,090

8,930

8,820

8,710

8,640

8,570

8,540

8,500

8,480

8,450

8,390

8,370

8,330

8,310

8,310

8,500 

8,380

8,400

761.75

-1,410

Nov.

8,390 

8,390

10,750

10 500

9,850

9,420

9,150

8,980

8,840

8,760

8,690

8,620

8,580

8,530

8,490

8,470

8,440

8,420

8,400

8,400

8,390

8,390

8,380

8,370

8,360

8,350

8,340

8,330

8,320 

8,320

761.67

-80

Dec.

8,320 

8,320

8,320

8,320

8,320

8,320

8,320

8,320

8,320

8,340

8,340

8,340

8,340

8,330

8,330

8,370

9,100

9,120

8,980

8,860

8,760

8,700

8,660

8,610

8,580

8,660

8,900

8,840

8,740 

8,670

8,620

761.95

+300

Jan.

8,590 

8,560

8,530

8,500

8,530

8,530

8,530

8,570

8,660

8,680

8,680

9,440

9,270

9,440

9,230

9,100

9,090

9,010

8,880

8,800

8,740

8,680

8,640

8,610

8,620

8,660

8,640

8,620

8,590 

8,570

8,550

761.88

-70

Feb.

8,540 

8,520

9,060

10,820

9,740

9,410

9,200

9,090

8,920

8,810

8,720

8,660

8,620

8,640

8,660

8,690

8,670

8,640

8,620

8,590

8,570

8,570

8,550

8,530

8,520

8,550

8,560

8,550

761.88

0

Mar.

8,540 

8,530

8,530

8,530

8,530

8,630

8,550

8,620

9,490

9,660

9,520

9,270

9,100

9,110

9,220

9,190

9,040

8,940

8,820

8,750

8,690

8,640

8,610

8,570

8,550

8,530

8,520

8,500

8,500 

8,460

8, 46'0

761.80

-90

Apr.

8,460 

8,440

8,420

8,390

8,380

8,370

8,360

8,370

8,370

8,360

8,350

8,350

9,540

11,750

10,640

10,030

9,700

9,370

9,140

8,990

8,860

8,770

8,700

8,650

8,600

8,550

8,540

8,710

8,900 

10,250

763.43

+1,790

May

9,710 

9,360

9,130

9,360

14,800

14,600

12,220

10,770

10,030

9,560

9,250

9,050

8,900

8,800

8,740

8,900

9,120

10,860

12,250

13,340

11,420

10,380

9,790

9,420

9,150

8,960

8,820

8,870

6,140 

8,990

8,840

762.15

-1,410

June

8,930 

8,900

8,790

8,700

8,620

8,570

8,560

8,520

8,480

8,450

8,400

8,620

9,010

8,900

8,770

8,670

8,570

8,520

8,460

8,430

8,390

8,340

8,420

8,600

8,550

8,500

8,460

8,400

8,400 

8 , 550

761.68

-510

July

8,500 

8,260

8,240

8,470

8,430

8,390

8,360

8,330

8,500

8,280

8,260

8,240

8,210

8,190

8,170

8.150

8,260

8,550

8,520

8,280

8,270

12,450

11,420

10,360

9,720

9,550

9,060

9,590

9,260 

9,010

8,820

762.15

+490

Aug.

9,240 

8,570

8,500

8,450

8,590

8,540

8,510

8,280

8,250

8,240

8,210

8,200

8,170

8,150

8,140

8,140

8,150

8,210

8,200

8,570

8,450

8,590

8,550

8,550

8,500

8,890

8,760

8,640

8,560 

8,490

8,440

761.78

-580

Sept.

8,590 

8,350

8,510

8,280

8,260

8,240

8,220

8,200

8,180

8,150

8,120

8,100

8,080

8,060

8,040

8,020

8,020

8,010

8,000

8,020

8,020

8,010

8,000

8,010

8,000

8,010

7,990

7,980

7,970 

7,940

761.27

-500

Calendar year 1959............... * +540

Water year 1959-60............... * -1,870

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, In acre-feet. 

Note. Capacity table revised based on sur 

1959, by new capacity table, 9,810 acre-ft.

ey In 1959, put into use Oct. 1. Contents Sept. 30,
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 177

1655. Polecat Creek below Heyburn Reservoir, near Heyburn, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°57', long 96°18', in SE£ sec.13, T.17 N., R.9 E., at intake structure at 

right abutment of Heyburn Dam on Polecat Creek, 2|- miles northwest of Heyburn, 3.4 miles 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 11 miles southwest of Sapulpa, and at 

mile 48.6.

Drainage area. 123 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1960. Prior to April 1957, published as 

Polecat Creek at Heyburn.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, modified morning-glory type drop inlet structure, and uncontrolled concrete emergency spillway. Datum of gage is 760.00 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 22, 1949, wire-weight gage 

and Feb. 22, 1949, to Feb. 16, 1956, water-stage recorder, at site 3.4 miles downstream 

at datum 53.53 ft lower. Feb. 17, 1956, to Apr. 17, 1957, Oct. 1, 1957, to Mar. 7, 1958, 

Oct. 1, 1958, to May 5, 1959, water-stage recorder at site 1,100 ft downstream at datum 

42.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 17 years, 56.6 cfs (40,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 8.85 ft); maximum 

gage height, 9.70 ft Oct. 4 (backwater from flow characteristics of morning-glory type 

intake); no flow Aug. 15-17, Sept. 11-30.

1943-60; Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs June 23, 1948, May 19, 1949, from rating 

curve extended above 6,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 28.53 ft Nay 19, 1949, site and 

datum then in use; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known since 1940, 31.5 ft Sept. 4, 1940, from floodmark, site and 

datum then is use.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made 

twice a month. Flow regulated since Sept. 29, 1950, by Heyburn Reservoir (see preceding 

page), with occasional prior regulation from Mar. 16, 1950, by reservoir construction 

operations.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements, 2 observations of no flow, 

and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1441; Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from flow characteristics of morning-glory type 

intake Oct. 4-6, May 6)

Oct. 8 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

144

280

624

1,460

1,750

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.2

2.8 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

201

621

1,460

1,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

250

1,470

1.740 

1,710

1,580

1,510

980

687

433

252

163

111

107

118

91

66

52

40

33

30

25

22

18 

16

12

9.9

6.8

5.4

5TT

8 .3

14

115653

373

22,940

Nov.

14

13

117 

598 375"

214

140

97

73

58

47

38

33

26

23

20

17

16

15

14

13

13

13 

12

11

9.9

8.3

7.6

5.8 c 5" b . a

2,049.4

68.3

4,060

Dec.

6.8

6.8

6.8 

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.1

6.1

7.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.6

7.6

9.9

40

~95 120

73

58

47

42 

37

34

32

61

68

55

44

37

960.4

31.0

1,900

Jan.

34

31

26 

24

24

25

24

26

34

40

44

116

158

160

TBT

116

101

97

75

60

51

43

38 

36

34

36

38

37

34

30

27

1,770

57.1

3,510

Feb.

26

24

34 

542

484

308

201

144

109

89

65

51

43

37

37

37

42

43

38

34

31

28

31 

28

25

21

24

25

25

2,628

90.6

5,210

Mar.

25

24

24 

24

24

24

25

30

74

217

214

163

122

101

113

131

109

91

75

58

51

46

39 

36

33

28

27

26

26

22

20

2,022

65.2

4,010

Apr.

22

20

17

16

13

13

12

12

12

9.9

9.9

9.9

22

841

680

415

291

194

135

97

73

57

47 

40

36

30

25

30

621

543

4,343.7

145

8,620

May

314

191

133

111

501

1,660

1,400

782

447

265

165

113

82

63

52

47 iiy

234

748

1,510

1,100

602

344 

206

140

97

68

60

106

99

73

11,826

381

23,460

June

71

76

63 

50

39

32

30

25

22

18

15

14

70

82

60

47

34

26

20

16

14

9.9

7.6 

24

31

25

20

16

13

9.0

979.5

32.6

1,940

July

6.1

4.7

2.5

13

16

13

9.9

7.6

5.4

3.9

3.2

1.8

1.0

.4

.2

.1

77

8.3

8.3

5.4

4.7

717

1,060 

602

327

191

122

185

167

111

73

3,670.7

118

7,280

Aug.

51

34

26 

19

15

9.9

7.6

5.4

3.9

1.8

1.0

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

.8

.5

.8

17

14

9.9 

8.3

5.4

51

60

44

32

24

18

461.1

14.9

915

Sept.

14

IT

7.6 

5.4

3.9

2.5

1.3

.8

.3

.1

0

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

46.9

1.56

93

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,74O Min 0 Mean 90.7 Ac-ft 65,660

Water year 1959-6O: Max 1,740 Min 0 Mean ne Ac-ft 33,940
178 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1657. Verdigris River near Madison, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°08'15", long 96°06'44", in SW£ sec.16, T.22 S. , R.12 E., on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 57, 1.5 miles east of Madison, Greenwood County, 

3.0 miles upstream from Halderman Creek, and at mile 321.9.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi (revised).

Records available. September 1955 to September 1960.

?

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,034.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, supplementary (Kansas City) adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Prior to Oct. 6, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 94.1 cfs (68,130 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 24.03 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 17.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 34,700 cfs July 16 (gage height, 27.35 ft); no flow 

for many days in 1955-57.

Flood of July 11, 1951, reached a stage of 33.4 ft (corrected), from floodmark (discharge, 128,000 cfs, on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

4.1 

4.5 

5.1 

6.0 

8.0

21

51

125

281

775

10.0 1,580

12.0 2,500

15.0 4,150

19.0 7,800

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.8 

4.1 

4.5

0.8 

2.0 

4.0 

9.5

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

114

293

875

1,670

3,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

905

7,140

1,240

3,550

2,380

396

271

273

198

158

132

114

535

271

173

136

112

97

90

80

72

65

59

49

49

48

44 

41

40

47

124

18,889

609

37,470

Nov.

82

63

58

56

52

46

46

46

47

46

43

42

42

40

38

37

35

34

33

34

34

33

31

29

26

25

24 

2323"

23

1,191

39.7

2,360

Dec.

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

22

21

21

23

27

28

26

23

22

22

21

23

25

26

26

1,150 

214

133

107

93

2,275

73.4

4,510

Jan.

88

87

71

60

58

56

53

53

5255"

57

65

64

576

480

150

137

131

113

110

103

91

79

77

83

151

251 

138

113

103

107

3,812

123

7,560

Feb.

104

100

96

615

570

463

396

247

209

182

142

127

117

111

108

114

111

95

86

87

97

83

74

84

75

69

67 

67

67

4,763

164

9,450

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,140 Mln 4.7

Mar.

65

65

66

62

56

52

BT

58

64

86

106

104

107

196

198

155

138

161

474

712

1,500

2,620

1,580

1,010

456

377

289 

222

201

433

187

11,856

382

23,520

Apr.

509

259

192

166

140

128

117

111

99

92

87

84

83

245

149

107

114

78

69

66

62

60

58

56

54

52

48 

51

56

54

3,446

115

6,840

May

52

46

42

46

68

67

60

54

48

44

40

37

35

33

31

28

27

25

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

17

16 

17

82 

47

28

1,138

36.7

2,260

June

22

31

28

21

1,040

129

301

163

90

83

84

386

128

90

79

106

65

49

42

40

40

31

27

25

22

22

20 

19

18

15.

3,216

107

6,380

July

13

12

12

11

10

9.2

8.9

8.9

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.6

9.2

9.2

8.0

7.1

6.8

6.8

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.5

7.1

11

13

11

8.0 

6.8

6.5 

6.5

4.9

271.2

8.75

538

Aug.

4.5

4.0

4.2

5.2

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.7

L&

1.8

73

35

26

71

21

12

9.5

43

404

36 

18

865 

TOT

36

1,813.1

58.5

3,600

Sept.

23

18

16

12

10

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.7

6.5

6.0

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3~3 3.3

4.5

11

25_

14

11

7.7

6.0 

4.5

255.6

8.52

507

Mean 120 Ac-ft 86,830

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,140 Mln 1.6 Mean 145 Ac-ft 105,000

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Oct. 2 (4:30 p.m.) 18,300 cfs (24.03 ft); Oct. 4 (10 p.m. 

10,000 cfs (20.55 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 179

1659. Toronto Reservoir near Toronto, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°44'30", long 95°56'00", in SW^NE^ sec.36, T.26 S., R.13 E., in left 

bank end of control tower of dam on Verdigris River, 4 miles southeast of town of 

Toronto and at mile 271.5.

Drainage area. 730 sq mi.

Records available. March to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum elevation during period, 907.84 ft June 7 (contents, 43,680 acre-ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by compacted earth-fill dam. Storage began Mar. 15, 1960. 

Maximum pool is 311,200 acre-ft at elevation 940.6 ft consisting of the following: minimum pool, 13,000 acre-ft at elevation 897.0 ft; pollution abatement and supplemental 

water supply storage pool, 10,290 acre-ft between elevations 897.0 and 901.5 ft; floodcontrol pool, 172,000 acre-ft between elevations 901.5 and 931.0 ft; uncontrolled storage, 115,900 acre-ft between elevations 931.0 and 940.6 ft. Reservoir is used for 

flood control and conservation. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, Mar. 15 to Oct. 31, 1960 (elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

882

884

1,580

1,920

2,300

2,770

3,360

890

892

894

896

898

4,180

5,660

8,030

11,160

14,980

900

902

904

906

908

19,460

24,640

30,500

37,060

44,280

Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m., March to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

?,8

29

30 

31

(t)

(*)

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

880.80

886.80

889.35

892.55

896.16

899.26

901.54

903 .40

902.68

901.53

901.46

901.56

901.45

901.43

902.12

903.31 

902.55

26,180

-

Apr.

902.27

901.90

901.58

901.43

901.42

901.51

901.52

901.51

901.47

901.44

901.52

901.56

901.60

902.45

902 .40

902.57

901.65

901.21

901.27

901.40

901.46

901.54

901.59

901.61

901.60

901.55

901.52

901.75

902.76

903.25

28,200

+2,020

May

902.57

901.90

901.58

903.22

904.60

905.36

904.58

903.24

902.05

901.53

901.39

901.38

901.40

901.44

901.47

901.51

901.50

901.50

901.54

901.50

901.49

901.50

901.50

901.52

901.60

901.45

901.42

901.63

902.27

902.04 

901.84

24,210

-3,990

June

901.69

901.68

901.64

901.60

904.68

907.46

907.58

906.91

905.19

903.39

902.10

903 .40

902.17

901.34

901.43

901.76

901.65

901.61

901.53

901.52

901.54

901.55

901.55

901.52

901.50

901.49

901.48

901.50

901.50

901.52

23,340

-870

July

901.51

901.51

901.55

901.54

901.48

901.47

901.47

901.48

901.50

901.51

901.51

901.53

901.54

901.52

901.50

901.49

901.53

901.57

901.55

901.53

901.52

901.53

901.56

901.53

901.50

901.49

901.49

901.48

901.48

901 .45 

901.44

23,130

-210

Aug.

901.42

901.40

901 .45

901.45

901.44

901.42

901.42

901.46

901.57

901.58

901.58

901.55

901.51

901.49

901.46

901.45

901.50

901.60

901.70

902.99

903.85

903 .46

902.63

901.96

901.75

902.52

902.41

902.07

902.35

902 .45 

901.85

24,240

+1,110

Sept.

901.58

901.55

901.57

901.56

901.55

901.52

901.50

901.50

901.50

901.48

901.47

901.44

901.43

901.40

901.40

901.40

901.39

901.38

901.36

901.34

901.34

901.35

901.38

901.42

901.42

901.41

901.40

901.40

901.39

901.37

22,940

-1,330

t Contents, In acre -feet, at end of month.

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.
180 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1660. Verdigris River near Coyville, Kans.

Location.--La t 37°42'20", long 95°54'20", in SWi; sec. 8, T.27 S. , R.14 E. , near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 1^- miles upstream from Meadow 

Creek, l| miles northwest of Coyville, 2| miles downstream from Pig Creek, and at 

mile 268.0.

Drainage area. 747 sq mi.

Records available. August 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 845.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 25, 1952, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 471 cfs (341,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 36.16 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Aug. 11.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 41.25 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings], from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in 1939-41, 1953-57.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month, more often 

during rises.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 44 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1945(M), 1948(M), WSP 1241: 

1941-42, 1943(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Iota]

Mean

Ac-it

Oct.

74

3,770

6,400

8,070

12,000

11,900

7,140

6,760

6,230

5,360

2,650

497

963

1,890

876

497

398

327

297

278

260

233

228

202

177

165

153

141

133

133 

235

78,437

2,530

155,600

Nov.

377

306

233

206

193

177

157

145

137

137

133

122

112

108

105

102

94

91

88

88

88

91

94

91

85

82

75

72

70

71

3,930

131

7,800

Dec.

69

68

67

68

68

68

68

67

65

64_

68

73

82

79

82

130

122

145

119

102

88

82

82

85

94

98

120

1,120

476

300 

233

4,452

144

8,830

Jan.

202

189

181

165

137

TT9~ 119

119

119

122

130

153

185

385

2,000

1,070

470

410

348

251

236

231

216

181

176

231

449

625

410

308 

266

10,203

329

20,240

Feb.

261

261

256

1,280

5,620

2,210

1,190

813

610

554

494

386

326

290

278

284

302

296

256

231

272

318

261

225

218

210

191

197

195

16,285

562

32,300

Mar.

199

190

199

198

189

181

162

166

207

654

932

1,030

1,200

1,730

1,200

54

45

184

230

91

929

3,230

5,340

5,490

1,830

684

876

665

346

1,090 

1,870

31,391

1,013

62,260

Apr.

1,970

1,570

1,130

684

422

226

315

326

326

231

150

150

150

255

820

1,610

1,580

1,230

149

98

£4.

94

94

132

185

201

172

123

749

1,400

16,636

555

33,000

May

1,400

1,270

753

347

732

701

1,620

2,46O

2,220

1,070

413

166

91

85

77

82

94

94

94

94

91

67

39

39

187

327

113

21

660

818 

458

16,683

538

33,090

June

390

181

231

199

365

1,180

883

2,470

3,700

5,920

2,500

2,340

2,880

2,340

292

296

706

386

336

243

150

98

98

98

91

79

63

33

15

14

26,577

886

52,710

July

14

14

14

47

104

31

13

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.7

7.7

9.0

8.4

7.7

5.5

5J,

8.9

25

12

12

12

19

50

47

21

11

5.7

9.4

9.4

9.0

563.8

18.2

1,120

Aug.

9.2

9.4

9.6

9.9

9.2

9.2

9.2

10

43

28

8.7

44

22

21

18

10

10

12

12

77

279

737

1,420

1,210

426

321

438

596

596

850 

1,120

8,374.4

270

16,610

Sept.

544

104

17

20

26

43

22

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

1,042

34.7

2,070

Calendar year 1959 : Max 12,000 Min 1.8 Mean 605 Ac-ft 438,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,000 Min 5.1 Mean 586 Ac-ft 425,600

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Oct. 5 (11:30 p.m.) 14,600 cfs (36.16 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 181

1665. Verdigris River near Altoona, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°29'26", long 95°40<49", in SW£ sec.29, T.29 S., R.16 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge, 2i miles southwest of Altoona, 2| miles downstream 

from Big Cedar Creek, 6 miles upstream from Chetopa Creek, and at mile 227.9.

Drainage area. 1,138 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 780.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 9, 1944, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 670 cfs (485,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 24.84 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 7, 8.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 71,000 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height 31.09 ft)- no 

flow at times in 1939-41, 1952-57.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month, more frequently during rises. Diversion above station from Altoona Reservoir for municipal 

supply of Altoona.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 32 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 19-27)

Oct. 10 to Sept. 30

121

342

920

10.0

21.0

24.0

25.0

2,380

7,500

11,600

14,700

112

208

4.0

6.0

13.0

22.0

330

964

3,760

8,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

93

1,660

6,430

9,130

12,000

13,200

13,8OO

12,600

10,300

8,050

6,620

3,550

1,270

2,170

2,110

1,080

666

522

431

386

352

322

299

271

244

223

199

190

182

182

195

108,727

3,507

215,700

Nov.

247

401 355"

278

249

230

212

197

186

178

172

172

166

160

153

147

142

138

133

131

129

129

129

131

129

126

119

112

1O6

1°1

5,258

175

10,430

Dec.

101

101

101

99

98

98

104

99

98

94

94

93

96

101

109

112

131

151

155

156

136

120

115

110

110

117

134

202

1,100

570

338

5,243

169

10,400

Jan.

261

230

212

206

195

176

156

149

149

149

153

170

259

441

989

2,140

1,180

586

461

386

268

261

314

230

212

219

281

522

698

491

372

12,516

404

24,830

Feb.

317

304

301

706

3,290

4,080

2,640

1,310

935

746

682

586

461

386

358

344

350

355

341

307

325

386

416

325

271

275

276

261

254

21,588

744

42,820

Mar.

259

256

276

294

277

273

226

223

270

730

1,520

1,840

1,830

2,670

3,210

2,000

964

1,150

2,330

1,470

813

1,690

3,590

4,990

5,490

2,320

915

1,030

757

726

1,590

45,979

1,483

91,200

Apr.

2,150

2,190

1,680

1,150

778

506

299

372

372

372

307

230

279

3,120

4,870

1,970

3,470

2,390

1,220

386

268

237

221

212

219

256

259

242

764

1,380

32,169

1,072

63,810

May

1,530

1,460

1,260

824

2,120

4,470

2,500

2,160

2,740

2,260

1,100

506

273

197

174

151

142

151

155

153

147

140

126

87

77.

288

386

182

353

1,040

873

28,025

904

55,590

June

522

530

244

249

885

1,700

4,270

2,740

3,710

3,960

4,170

3,020

2,720

3,120

2,160

422

426

697

416

355

268

193

138

127

122

117

104

88

64

48^

37,585

1,253

74,550

July

34

30

29

33

33

94

74

43

30

24

20

20

24

20

18

16

16

40

~73~ 120

55

39

33

55

102

98

67

43

32

24

20

1,359

43.8

2,700

Aug.

18

16

16

16

16

16

14

20

252

55

58

39

26

41

30

28

28

28

26

551

4,720

1,210

974

1,350

1,030

3,280

1,620

634

698

714

986

18,510

597

36,710

Sept.

991

462

151

64

43

43

48

54

41

28

25

23

22

20

22

24

23

20

20

18

18

20

20

30

31

38

180

78

41

30

2,628

87.6

5,210

Calendar year 1959: Max 22,600 Min 20 Mean 909 Ac-ft 657,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 13,800 Mln 14 Mean 873 Ac-ft 634,000

Peak discharge (base, 9,OOO cfs).--Oct. 7 (5 p.m.) 13,90O cfs (24.84 ft).
182 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1670. Fall River near Eureka, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°47', long 96°14', on west line of sec.17, T.26 S., R.ll E., near left 

bank 30 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 99, 3 miles southeast of Eureka, 

S miles downstream from Spring Creek, and at ^mile 76.3.

Drainage area. 336 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 988.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--14 years, 162 cfs (117,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 21.72 ft); minimum, 2.7 cfs Sept. 21.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 91,800 cfs June 29, 1951 (gage height, 29.60 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in 1953-57.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month, more frequently during rises.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1951.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17-29)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 29 Apr. 30 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

52

96

211

427

770

1,320

1,810

4,020

11,200

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

240

460

770

1,320

1,810

2,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

486

10,400

3,250

5,610

4,310

920

648

518

406

343

303

259

750

492

329

274

240

211

198

181

169

157

148

134

124

121

116

111

108

TTS lib

251

31,683

1,022

62,840

Nov.

185

1ST

140

137

132

121

116

114

111

108

98

96

94

91

87

84

82

78

78

78

78

75

73

69

65

60

58

54

52"Sz

2,817

93.9

5,590

Dec.

52

52

48

48

48

47

47

45

45

45

48

48

48

47

50

52

56

56

54

52

50

48

50

52

54

54

543 3~20~

229

172

2,748

88.6

5,450

Jan.

163

160

143

124

114

108

104

98

96

96

96

101

104

370

592

263

233

233

188

175

169

151

134

126

121

166

233

194

169

151

148

5,323

172

10,560

Feb.

148

145

140

718

770

504

396

347

316

299

251

218

208

201

194

201

194

175

163

163

181

166

148

140

140

145

126

148

140

7,085

244

14,050

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,900 Mln 18

Mar.

116

118

169

198

142

196

137

101

111

175

229

282

340

585

433

347

303

537

1,600

1,480

1,790

2.810

1,270

847

530

450

380

325

1,080

691

329

18,101

584

35,900

Apr.

485

385

303

274

243

229

218

211

204

201

201

211

215

514

485

338

419

263

211

191

175

154

148

145

140

132

126

124

1.590

348

8,683

289

17,220

Mean 279

May

248

205

177

2.580

1,170

648

410

316

280

244

205

184

166

152

146

158

152

126

120

114

105

95

89

82

87

87

70

lOl

946

240

158

9,604

510

19,050

June

114

170

114

89

79

177

226

216

188

132

129

"595 1.590

260

244

556

222

198

180

158

126

105

95

84

74

68

61

58

54

!§.

5,966

199

11,850

July

40

54

52

56

54

51

28

26

28

28

26

54

52

29

25

21

21

20

19

17

17

21

24

26

25

21

21

19

17

17

16

801

25.8

1,590

Ac-ft 201,600

Aug.

16

15

15

28

68

51

20

17

19

25

17

15

14

12

11

10

11

19

58

976

622

100

61

48

40

56

51

29

28

26

24

2,440

78.7

4,840

Sept.

20

16

15

14

12

11

10

10

11

10

9.1

8.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.5

5^5

4.5

6.0

8.0

15

14

11

9.1

8.0

7.0

275.7

9.19

547

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,400 Min 3.5 Mean 261 Ac-ft 189^500

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Oct. 2 (9 p.m.) 30,000 cfs (21.72 ft); Oct. 4 (11 p.m.) 15,200 

cfs (18.44 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 183

1675. Otter Creek at Climax, Kans.

. , ,

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 99, half a mile south of Climax, 

Sir miles upstream from mouth, and 5| mil

Location. --Lat 37°42'30", long 96°13'30", in SW£ sec. 8, T.27 S., R.ll E., near right bank

on State Highway 99, half a mile so 

miles downstream from South Branch.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1946 to September 1960.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 977.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, 66.7 cfs (48,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,110 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 20.88 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 14.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 15,400 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 23.73 ft); no 

flow at times in 1953-57.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month, more frequently during rises.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

220

3.550

569

3,320

869

310

211

157

120

105

89

74

525

227

154

104

84

73

68

61

55

51

49

41

36

35

52

50

50

54

78

11,159

559

22,090

Nov.

52

38

36

56

54

50

29

29

28

27

24

23

23

25

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

16

16

15

15

14

14

725

24.1

1,450

Dec.

14

14

14

14

13

-.-

jyj

Jan.

14

14

15

12

12

11

11

12 ! 11

12

12

15

15

15

13

16

22 go

19

18

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

17

16

15

14

455

14.7

902

11

12

12

14

15

260

261

87

74

70

52

' 47

44

42

42

41

40

64

92

60

49

45 

42

1,572

50.7

5,120

Feb.

41

58

56

597

477

255

166

154

120

115

89

78

74

69

67

69

66

56

49

51

62

56

50

44

42

59

39

43

40

3,060

106

6,070

Calendar year- 1959 : Max 4,62O Mln 2.6

Mar.

59

39

48

47

47

47

47

46

44

128

162

259

329

471

b250

b!50

blOO

706

970

480

555

555

205

159

129

115

102

92

509

839

193

7,458

240

14,750

Apr.

242

157

120

106

91

84

75

69

64

61

59

56

55

121

154

82

216

91

75

66

60

54

51

49

46

40

56

36

49

53

2,496

83.2

4,950

Mean 97 . 9

May

57

55

29

1.310

685

485

189

128

106

84

72

65

56

51

48

46

41

58

57

55

31

28

24

22

70

42

23

21

182 

70

41

4,125

133

8,180

June

33

52

29

23

21

43

62

60

62

53

269

312

102

78

59

44

55

51

27

25

25

20

16

14

13

12

11

11

9.5

8 QJ

1,518.4

50.6

3,010

July

7.7

6.9

6.7

8.0

7.7

7.2

6.7

6.1

7.2

8.6

7.7

21

155

27

13

9.8

13

16

8.9

7.2

6.1

5.9

9.8

8.9

7.7

6.7

5.9

5.4

4.9

4.7 

4.4

421.8

15.6

857

Aug.

4.2

4.0

3.6

8.6

12

7.5

4.9

64

57

29

11

7.5

5.6

4.7

4.0

3.8

3.6

5.4

5.6

20

10

4.7

3.5

2.9

2.7

3.3

3.1

2.9

3.3

5.1

2.9

288.2

9.30

572

Ac-ft 70,850

Sept.

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.5

.5

.6

1.0

1.7

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1 

1.0

31.8

1.06

65

Mater year 1959-6O: Max 3,350 Mln o.5 Mean 9o.9 Ac-ft 65J970

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP cfs). Oct. 2 (4:50 p.m.) 8,47O efa (20.88 ft). 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
184 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1680. Fall River Reservoir near Fall River, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°39', long 96°04', in NEij sec.3, T.28 S., R.12 E., in right bank control 

tower at dam on Fall River, 4 miles northwest of town of Fall River and 54.2 miles 

above mouth of Fall River.

Drainage area. 585 sq mi.

Records available. April 1949 to September 1960. Monthly records only prior to October 

1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 113,100 acre-ft Oct. 8 (elevation, 968.45 ft); 

minimum, 26,210 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 948.17 ft).

1949-60: Maximum contents, 260,200 acre-ft July 13, 1951 (elevation, 987.18 ft); 

minimum, 3,110 acre-ft Feb. 3, 1955 (elevation, 933.08 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Spillway is a concrete, gravity, ogeeweir type, controlled by eight 50- by 25-foot taintor gates, with net length of 

400 ft and over-all length, including seven intermediate piers, of 470 ft. Normal 

regulation is accomplished by means of seven gated 5- by 8j-foot rectangular sluices 

through the intermediate piers of spillway. Low-flow releases are regulated by a 

30-inch diameter-pipe conduit. A 12-inch water-supply pipe is also included in outlet 

works. Natural flow was diverted through sluices during period Aug. 12, 1948, to 

Apr. 19, 1949. Regulated storage began Apr. 20, 1949. Conservation pool stage (elevation, 948.5 ft) was first reached June 5, 1949. Reservoir was designed for flood control and conservation. Pertinent data regarding dam are as follows:

Maximum design pool ...........

Conservation pool. ............

Invert of 30-inch conduit.....

Elevation 

(feet)

996.5

990.0

987.5

948.5

915.0

929.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet )t

_

_

263,000

*27,000

236,000

-

t 1939 reservoir survey.

t Storage of 17,000 acre-ft is for pollution abatement.

Cooperation.--Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

948

950

952

25,790

31,040

37,120

44,000

956

958

960

51,600

59,800

68,600

78,200

964

966

968

88,400 

99,2OO 

110,400 

116,500

Elevation, in feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

948.86

956.92

960.39

965.23

967.76

968.23

968.40

967.95

966.64

964.76

962.48

959.93

959.03

956.78

953.55

950.43

948.86

948.58

948.58

948.61

948.59

948.54

948.52

948.45

948.51

948.56

948.52

948.53

948.55

948.63

948.67

27,430

+370

Nov.

948.65

948.59

948.56

948.57

948.47

948.45

948.50

948.55

948.55

948.55

948.55

948.57

948.57

948.54

948.52

948.51

948.49

948.50

948.50

948.52

948.53

948.54

948.56

948.54

948.54

948.52

948.50

948.48

948.47

948.48

26,970

-460

Dec.

948.49

948.49

948.49

948.50

948.50

948.50

948.50

948.50

948.50

948.52

948.54

948.55

948.54

948.59

948.61

948.62

948.61

948.60

948.56

948.55

948.55

948.57

948.57

948.57

948.57

948.60

948.90

949.00

948.95

948.86

948.76

27,650

+680

Jan.

948.67

948.57

948.54

948.55

948.55

948.56

948.57

948.57

948.56

948.56

948.57

948.62

948.61

949.09

949.31

948.88

948.60

948.54

948.58

948.57

948.55

948.53

948.51

948.53

948.55

948.63

948.64

948.59

948.54

948.54

948.55

27 , 140

-510

Feb.

948.56

948.56

948.56

949.60

949.30

948.62

948.60

948.65

948.65

948.50

948.49

948.51

948.55

948.55

948.55

948.56

948.56

948.53

948.53

948.64

948.60

948.59

948.58

948.55

948.56

948.58

948.61

948.58

948.54

27,110

-30

Mar.

948.53

948.55

948.55

948.54

948.52

948.50

948.49

948.50

948.56

948.65

948.71

948.75

948.85

949.05

948.75

948.48

948.46

948.78

949.74

949.42

948.92

948.80

948.36

948.43

948.46

948.58

948.55

948.53

949.08

949.98

949.44

29,470

+2,360

Apr.

948.98

948.60

948.54

948.48

948.48

948.52

948.53

948.52

948.49

948.50

948.55

948.55

948.55

949.11

948.97

948.77

948.78

948.59

948.53

948.58

948.55

948.55

948.54

948.52

948.50

948.47

948.45

948.61

949.39

949.07

28,440

-1,030

May

948.64

948.50

948.51

951.52

953.22

954.07

953 . 10

950.70

948.80

948.50

948.49

948.50

948.48

948.49

948.52

948.52

948.51

948.49

948.50

948.44

948.43

948.45

948.46

948.48

948.65

948.52

948.50

949.10

949.71

948.97

948.64

27,360

-1,08O

June

948.65

948.65

948.61

948.57

948.95

949.79

949.43

949.12

948.71

948.54

948.60

949.64

949.29

948.69

948.53

948.58

948.56

948.56

948.56

948.50

948.49

948.49

948.46

948.47

948.49

948.52

948.54

948.55

948.55

948.54

27,110

-250

July

948.52

948.50

948.51

948.53

948.52

948.50

948.49

948.50

948.52

948.52

948.51

948.55

948.66

948.65

948.63

948.59

948.61

948.59

948.57

948.52

948.51

948.56

948.58

948.57

948.55

948.53

948.50

948.49

948.50

948.48

948.47

26,940

-170

Aug.

948.45

948.44

948.47

948.47

948.50

948.51

948.51

948.59

948.62

948.64

948.62

948.59

948.54

948.49

948.46

948.46

948.48

948.49

948.50

949.55

950.12

949.63

949.03

948.65

948.55

948.52

948.50

948.50

948.53

948.52

948.52

27,060

+120

Sept.

948.51

948.50

948 . 50

948.48

948.46

948.44

948.43

948.41

948.40

948.39

948.38

948.35

948.33

948.31

948.30

948.29

948.27

948.25

948.23

948.21

948.20

948.19

948.20

948.24

948.23

948.23

948.21

948.20

948.19

948.17

26,210

-850

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

1685. Pall River near Fall River, Kans.

185

Location. Lat 37°38', long 96°03', in NWj sec.2, T.28 S., R.13 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from Fall River Dam, 

2.5 miles upstream from Salt Creek, 3 miles northwest of town of Fall River, and at 

mile 53.9.

Drainage area. 585 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1904 to September 1905 (gage heights only) published as "at 

Fall River", May 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for May 1939, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 898.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1905, chain gage at site 

4.7 miles downstream at datum 21.6 ft lower. May 5, 1939, to June 12, 1946, wireweight gage at present site and datum. June 13 to Aug. 26, 1946, wire-weight gage 

and Aug. 27, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1957, water-stage recorder, at site 3.1 miles downstream at datum 12.79 ft lower.

Average discharge.--21 years, 316 cfs (228,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,040 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 15.0 ft, from 

graph based on reservoir releases); minimum, 1.6 cfs Feb. 11, result of gate operation; minimum daily, 5.0 cfs Aug. 2-6.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 45,600 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 31.15 ft, present site and datum); no flow at times in 1939-40, 1946, 1955.

Maximum stages known prior to 1906 (at site and datum used 1904-5): 39.0 ft 

June 16, 1904; 37.3 ft June 10, 1904; 35.7 ft July 6, 1904; 35.6 ft in 1869- 35 5 ft 

in 1898.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Fall River Reservoir, 0.3 mile above station 

(see preceding page). Discharge measurements generslly made twice a month, more frequently during rises.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 34 discharge measuremants, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1147: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

3.6 

7.6

4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

138

284

7.0

9.0

11.0

15.0

1,090

2,140

3,490

7,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

36

42

46

49

52

54

450

2,070

4,500

6,000

6,800

6,840

3,860

5,580

6,640

5,460

2,470

774

345

246

304

334

275

246

91

118

181

140

121

175

291

54,590

1,761

108,300

Nov.

554

327

262

262

262

156

92

92

139

138

121

121

121

121

121

121

103

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

75

11

4,067

136

8,070

Dec.

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

65

63

63

63

63

67

102

112

112

112

97

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

246

348

354

358

3,325

107

6,600

Jan.

358

354

210

121

121

121

119

T26

131

131

131

141

164

164

595

1,040

901

443

180

234

249

237

204

181

181

204

362

439

323

231

204

8,600

277

17,060

Feb.

219

219

219

678

2,040

1,900

718

519

594

702

392

312

248

294

294

294

294

294

237

173

274

274

287

219

156

159

195

222

240

12,666

437

25,120

Mar.

213

181

181

181

181

181

181

181

181

353

597

744

847

1,190

1,470

1,210

807

891

2,180

2,860

2,860

5,550

2,320

1,150

826

585

684

594

558

1,110

1,410

30,217

975

59,930

Apr.

1,460

1,180

600

526

572

506

310

310

302

211

181

216

234

234

849

1,030

661

717

372

261

294

240

240

240

240

207

181

140

387

1,020

13,521

451

26,820

M|y

913

449

210

156

584

478

2,460

4,140

2,870

814

338

278

278

220

192

192

192

192

192

181

151

106

92

92

230

325

143

82

8^2

1,460

703

19,595

632

38,870

June

192

212

240

159

110

575

1,000

979

979

535

156

683

1,210

1,200

678

393

361

297

297

297

194

133

116

93

62

44

44

44

44 

44

11,371

379

22,550

July

46

47

47

47

47

47

36

32

32

32

32

33

44

63

51

65

65

65

65

60

29

26

47

47

47

47

26

7.6

5.3

5.7

6.2

1,249.8

40.3

2,480

Aug.

5.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.5

6.2

8.1

30

42

46

46

21

8.1

5.7

5.3

5.7

5.7

323

883

950

614

255

94

55

21

21 

21

21

3,529.1

114

7,000

Sept.

18

13

15

13

13

13

12

8.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

9.7

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

10

8.1 

8.1

349.0

11.6

692

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,840 Mln 0.5 Mean 466 Ac-ft 337,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,840 Min 5.0 Mean 446 Ac-ft 323,500
186 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1695. Fall River at Fredonia, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°30'30", long 95°50'00", in NWtr sec.24, T.29 S. , R.14 E., on right bank 

300 ft downstream from State Highway 96, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Clear 

Creek, 1 mile downstream from Salt Creek, 1 mile south of Fredonia, and at mile 25.3. 

Prior to Jan. 12, 1960, at site 300 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 827 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

and November 1938, published in WSP 1311. Published as Y'near Fredonia" 1952-57.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 819.09 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 21, 1949, wire-weight 

gage and Dec. 22, 1949, to Jan. 11, 1960, water-stage recorder, at site 300 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 22 years, 436 cfs (315,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,870 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 20.04 ft); minimum, 8.6 cfs Sept. 15; minimum daily, 9.0 cfs Sept. 11-15.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 49,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 36.17 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939-40.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by Fall River Reservoir (see p. 184) and during low flow by Fredonia City Water 

Reservoir 1 mile upstream.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 21 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1341: 1939-40.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25-28)

2.8

2.9 

3.1 

3.4 

3.8

15

33

71

147

4.5

6.0

8.0

12.0

17.0

317

771

1,610

4,100

7,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

61

2,710

4,070

4,490

7.550

702

333 

1,020

3,050

4,870

5,740

6,380

7,210

5,080 

5,950

6,430

4,890

1,740

513

383

335

383

383

312

294

136

176

222

186

181

265

75,845

2 447 isoUoo

Nov.

369

383

338

301

304

296

183 

140

138

191

179

165

165

162 

162

160

158

138

127

125

123

123

123

121

121

117

117

117

117

105

5,366

179

10,640

Dec.

91

89

89

89

87

87

87 

87

87

87

89

84

82

82 

84

89

123

132

129

125

107

84

84

84

87

89

91

100

279

333

558

3,575

115

7,090

Jan.

340

338

333

191

145

143

140 

140

151

156

158

193

275

453 

605

1,030

1.070

686

299

246

275

513

383

255

236

246

283

453

453

304

260

10,753

347

21,330

Feb.

251

251

246

1,310

2,460

2.800

1,290 

605

573

669

686

343

288

307 

317

317

312

307

301

222

265

322

296

278

212

183

188

188

222

16,009

552

31,750

Calendar year 1959 : Max 7,350 Mln 16

Mar.

246

198

158

169

143

136

129 

129

188

703

841

1,150

1,350

1,890 

2,470

2,110

1,430

1,560

2,860

3,290

3,210

3,080

5.470

1,420

1,150

573

589

669

605

1,470

1,690

39,076

1,261

77,510

Apr.

1,380

1,920

807

637

483

335

333 

317

309

286

265

234

356

2.850 

2,580

1,600

1,500

805

737

369

383

356

330

317

312

309

268

371

1,580

1,060

23,389

780

46,390

May

989

737

322

340

2,390

3,400

1,490 

3,410

4.370

1,770

566

343

327

317 

255

241

236

236

236

229

217

193

143

115

125

343

215

407

1,450

1,770

1,090

28,272

912

56,080

June

519

246

268

255

229

754

2.580 

1,630

1,240

952

557

508

1,070

1,050 

989

425

425

517

501

501

514

181

151

158

105

77

60

61

58

56

15,415

514

30,580

July

52

52

56

58

58

54

53 

48

41

44

41

41

96

51 

74

74

79

328

109

73

68

48

40

71

64

57

58

44

24

16

14

1,986

64.1

3,940

Aug.

12

11

11

12

12

12

11 

14

14

12

11

14

47

47 

47

41

25

16

13

13

39

386

861

653

446

578

125

64

35

30

28

5,638

117

7,220

Sept.

28

27

16

15

15

15

15 

15

15

11

9.0

9^

9.0

9.0 

9.0

16

14

15

17

16

15

15

15

3025"

20

25

25

18

10

489.0

16.5

970

Mean 634 Ac-ft 459,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,350 Min 9.0 Mean 612 Ao-ft 443,900
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 187

1700. Elk River near Elk City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°16', long 95°55', in NE£ sec.18, T.32 S., R.14 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 150 ft downstream from Salt Creek, 1.8 miles south 

of Elk City, and at mile 24.7.

Drainage area. 575 sq mi.

Records available . --October 1938 to September 1960. 

and November 1938, published in WSP 1311.

Monthly discharge only for October

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Artificial control since July 29, 1954. Datum of gage is 

795.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

July 29, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 22 years, 316 cfs (228,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 21.20 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 21.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 81,500 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 30.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1869, that of June 30, 1951.

Remarks . Records good. Discharge measurements generally aade twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1940(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (.gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

68

104

235

3.5

4.0

8.0

12.0

19.0

415

645

3,160

6,140

12,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,2'B'O" 36

7,200

8,080

12,100

5,130

700

486

352

292

245

216

8,430

5,250

784

447

326

261

229

203

183

161

143

130

114

104

98

94

89

93

139

54,365

1,754

107,800

Nov.

180

T47

130

148

130

112

96

87

82

80

78

75

71

68

66

64

60

58

58

56

56

58

58

56

53

50

46

45

44

43_

2,351

78.4

4,660

Dec.

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

Ji

40

39

39

40

41

43

49

75

78

7T

62

56

56

56

58

62

71

76

75

71

64

1,620

52.3

3,210

Jan.

58

54

53

54

53

49

48

45

IT

45

46

60

164

552

1,230

427

261

254

209

153

132

123

110

104

102

119

164

203

164

136

119

5,336

172

10,580

Feb.

114

114

112 2,'05o"

3,540

1,080

527

379

326

298

261

203

180

164

158

161

166

156

136

130

209

241

183

148

123

117

117

119

123

11,405

393

22,620

Calendar year 1959 : Max 12,100 Min 4.6

Map.

121

119

139

123

108

100

TO?

110

251

1,530

1,180

1,380

1,050

1,750

2,900

1,880

1,770

1,710

1,890

960

560

439

383

316

278

248

229

213

203

1,200

745

23,987

774

47,580

Apr.

383

367

278

241

206

188

174

161

148

136

127

125

208

2,240

5,550

754

455

309

229

186

161

143

127

119

112

102

91

135

1,080

615

13,110

457

26,000

May

197

159

119

117

512

5,840

780

526

229

185

143

123

108

98

91

87

83

80

78

76

73

66

59

55

48

41

57

36

3,6^0"

219,

12,562

405

24,920

June

127

96

83

73

68

65

65

T50" 653

119

326

315

183

119

87

73

59

56

94

75

56

46

38

31

26

22

20

18

16

15

3,214

107

6,370

July

14

12

12

14

13

12

12

14

14

14

15

11

15

28

18

13

74

50

12

11

9.0

tt

3C6" 708

125

46

25

18

14

11

9.0

1,654.0

53.4

5,280

Aug.

8.0

7.2

6.4

5.3

4.7

4.4

Tr?

748

T5ff

56

34

21

15

11

8.0

6 8

6 0

6 4

5 3

5 6

6.0

53

25

15

11

574

164

68

56

23

17

2,105.5

67.9

4,180

Sept.

12

9.0

7.2

6.0

5.0

4.1

3.6

5.2

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.4

1,2

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

7F

1.0

85

3?

16

16

8.0

5.0

3.0

255.6

7.85

467

Mean 309 Ac-ft 223,600

Water year 1959-60 s Max 12,100 Mln o.7 Mean 361 Ac-ft 261,700

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Oct. 5 (1:30 a.m.) 14,700 cfs (21.20 ft); Oct. 13 (5 p.m.) 

14,200 cfs (20.67 ft). ____ ___ ___ ___ _______________________
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Location. LaI 37°13 r , long 9S°41 I , in NE^ sec.32, T.32 S., R.16 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 160, 2 miles east of Independence, 

3.6 miles downstream from Elk River, and at mile 194.3.

Records available . August 1895 to September 1904 (monthly figures only, published in 

WSP 1311) , October 1921 to September 1960.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 716.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Aug. 2, 1895, to Nov. 30, 1903, staff gage at former milldam 5 miles downstream 

and 22 miles northwest of Liberty, at datum about 4 ft lower. Apr. 20 to Sept. 25, 

1904, chain gage at Myrtle Street highway bridge three-quarters of a mile upstream at 

different datum. Nov. 14, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1929, chain gage at Myrtle Street bridge 

at datum 0.87 ft higher than present datum. Oct. 1, 1929, to Dec. 25, 1933, chain or 

wire-weight gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 48 years, 1,577 cfs (1,142,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 29,400 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 37.12 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Aug. 7.

1895-1904, 1921-60; Maximum discharge, 117,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 

47.28 ft); maximum gage height, 47.60 ft May 19, 1943; no flow at times in 1932, 1934, 

1936, 1939-40, 1953-55.

Remarks . Records good. Flow regulated since 1949 by Fall River Reservoir (see p. 184). 

Discharge measurements generally made two or more times a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 31 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 977: 

1923-25(M) , 1939.

1922, 1927-29. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1341:

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7-9, Mar. 1-11, Sept. 5-10)

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

87

238

514

7.0

11.0

19.0

28.0

37.0

1,560

3,700

17,300

29,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

262

3,240

14,300

2O,900

26,600

28,900

15*400

13,200

12,300

12,200

11,400

16,500

19,600

15,200

8,550

7,500

4,710

1,960

1,270

1,090

1,020

985

915

811

745

547

547

580

565

696

265,269

8,493

522,200

Nov.

778

985

1,060

1,090

877

778 

712

505

499

484

514

484

484

454

454

439

424

409

380

366

358

349

346

558

555

528

517

504

291

281

15,481

516

50,710

Dec.

267

248

243

258

227

223

227

223

227

236

254

223

223

229

240

269

360

394

394

380

325

294

291

291

294

380

439

796

1,510 SIS'

10,861

550

21,540

Jan.

778

712

679

650

484

409 

580

560

555

566

580

424

580

1,570

2,530

3,260

5,510

2, 160

1,490

1,060

949

844

728

778

712

696

794

1,060

1,580

1,270 

985

51,915

1,029

65,300

Feb.

828

794

794

1,980

8,120

8,480 

6,820

3,530

2,220

1,920

1,780

1,520

1,240

1,020

985

985

985

985

949

913

913

1,090

1,130

1,020

895

745

728

712

7T2

54,795

1,889

108,700

Mar.

712

712

596

596

612

580

613

785

2,520

3,960

5,020

4,960

6,250

9,750

8,590

6,650

5,140

5,950

6,880

5,280

4,660

6,570

7,550

6,930

5,450

2,180

2,020

1,960

2,140 

4,120

119,710

3,862

237,400

Apr.

4,180

4,430

5,780

2,540

1,820

1,490 

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,020

949

778

926

5,590

12,500

7,980

5,550

4,890

5,540

1,740

1,150

1,020

913

844

811

794

778

745

2, 15H>

4,900

80,658

2,689

160,000

May

3,140

2,820

2,270

1,600

5,040

10,900 

9,716

4,750

6,580

6,510

5,110

1,520

1,020

844

745

646

596

580

650

646

580

530

469

394

317

289

Ms

755

6,230

4,950 

3,190

80,164

2,586

159,000

June

1,870

1,620

992

745

1,740

2,280 

4,210

5,720

5,220

4,950

5,080

4,640

3,640

4,180

4,590

1,950

913

1,270

1,020

877

811

679

484

380

533

296

255

207

184

156

61,292

2,043

121,600

July

129

116

115

136

131

116 

164

146

118

99

88

82

87

110

104

102

104

157

429

257

172

162

176

779

3575

504

209

164

120

90 

70

5,596

174

10,700

Aug.

53

43

58

52

30

30 

28

269

562

555

182

125

94

77

94

94

88

94

72

65

2,620

5,850

1,420

2,160

2,020

2,880

4,020

1,240

915

860 

860

25,466

821

50,510

Sept.

1,240 §8~5~

409

182

94

67 

62

62

69

62

52

42

34

32

30

29

3T

55

52

52

50

30

30

31

85

118

101

212

152

84

4,450

148

8,790

Calendar year 1959 : Max 28,900 Mln 48 Mean 1,982 Ac-ft 1,435,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 28,900 Mln 28 Mean 2,059 Ac-ft 1,494,000

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). Oct. 

20,100 cfs (50.56 ft).

6 (2:50 p.m.) 29,400 cfs (57.12 ft); Oct. 14 (11 a.m.)
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 189

1707. Big Hill Creek near Cherryvale, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°16', long 95°28', on south line of sec.7, T.32 S., R.18 E., on right 

downstream abutment of bridge on county road, 4.3 miles east of Cherryvale and at 

mile 32.5.

Drainage area. 37 sq mi.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 795.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 6, 1958, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,880 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 15.38 ft); no 

flow at times.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 3,180 cfs July 14, 1959 (gage height, 17.45 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 18.92 ft in 1951, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made 

twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharg

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 4-9, Apr. 26-28, May 26-28, 

June 11 to Aug. 9, Sept. 4-20)

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

1.7

5.4

12

25

4.5

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

191

356

611

975

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3 3i5~

372

849 '5B3

34

20

13

9.9

7.6

6.3

5.2

727

81

27

16

9.9

7.4

6.2

5.4

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.3

3.3

2.7

2.6

2.6

2 8 3'. 3

2,913.0

94.0

5,780

Nov.

3.9

3.3

3.3

15 ^T.9

4.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.4 TT5-

1.6

1.6

1.6

99.1

3.30

197

Dec.

1.6 TT5-

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.7

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.4

5.1

4.6

3.6

2.9

2.6

2.7

3.3

3.7

3.7

30

TT

15

11

156.5

5.05

310

Jan.

7.9

7.4

6.0

4.3

3.6

3.2

2.9

375

3.8

5.0

7.2

10

22

41

51

18

14

19

12

8.1

6.3

5.2

4.3

4.0

4.6

6.0

9.2

9.9

9.0

7.6

7.0

322.5

10.4

640

Feb.

6.8

6.7

6.5

113

126

33

19

14

12

12

9.4

7.0

6.2

5.4

5.8

6.7

7.0

6.7

6.0

6.7

13

10

8.5

7.0

6.0

5.4

5.3

^7?

5.6

482.9

16.7

958

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,300 Min o

Mar.

5.6

6.2

6.3

5.6

5.3

5.2

57T

6.3

17

115

118

118

109

233 gT?

127

116

141

141

54

28

21

16

12

9.9

8.7

7.9

7.4

7.2

6.5

6.3

1,677.8

54.1

3,330

Apr.

6.3

6.3

5.6

5.3

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.7

101

685 TSS"

58

91

30

20

14

12

10

8.7

8.3

7.6

6.5

5.6

6.0

17

14

1,323.8

44.1

2,630

May

13

6.3

4.9

4.2

12

~7? 490

24

13

8.7

6.5

5.4

4.6

3.9

3.4

3.2

2.8

3.3

14

64

20

8.1

5.4

4.3

3.3

2.5

1.8

S7f

308

71

27

1,217.0

39.3

2,410

June

271

168

32

14

556

108

41

41

27

99

159

25

20

16

10

7.6

6.3

5.4

5.2

5.6

6.0

5.2

4.0

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.5

1.3

1.0

1,446.6

48.2

2,870

July

0.7

.5

.5

.8

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.8

1.2

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

3.7 27S

1.6

.8

.4

.8

.6

.4

.2

21.6

0.70

43

Aug.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

43

37

3.6

.9

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

280 ~40

5.0

2.0

.9

122

20

4.8

1.9

1.0

563.3

18.2

1,120

Sept.

0.4

'.Z

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

T5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.3

0.08

4.6

Mean 22.3 Ac-ft 16,130

Water year 1959-60 = Max 849 Min o Mean 27.9 Ac-ft 20,290

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Oct. 4 

(15.07 ft). ___ ____ ____

p.m.) 1,880 cfs (15.38 ft); Oct. 13 (12 m.) 1,740 cfs
190 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1710. Verdigris River near Lenapah, Okla.

Location.~Lat 36 e51', long 95 e35', at center of sec.3, T.27 N., R.16 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 2f miles east of Lenapah, 4? miles 

upstream from Cedar Creek, and at mile 144.6.

Drainage area. 3,639 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 644.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 22 years, 2,110 cfs (1,528,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,600 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 30.50 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Aug. 7.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 137,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 40.44 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times in 1939-40, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by Fall River Reservoir on Fall River [see p. 184) and low-water dams below 

Independence and Coffeyville, Kans. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 33 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 977: 1942(M) . WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 13)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

4.3 267

5.0 485

6.0 935

10.0 3,850

16.0 9,900

22.0 17,100

31.0 29,400

2.9 20

3.5 104

4.0 195

4.5 319

5.0 485

6.0 960

11.0 4,800

21.0 15,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,100

5,890 

18,800

23, 100

28,200

27,700 

26,900

25,300

18,100

13,700

13,000

12,700

20, 100

26,200

22, 900

13, 400

8,640

7,040

3,680

1,910

1,490

1,280

1,220

1,160

1,040

935

835 

650

5TZ

695

718

329,055

10,610

652,700

Nov.

835

962 

1,190

1.630

1,466

1,070 

935

835

695

605

605

628

605

565

545

525

517

493

481

453

438

424

417

417

406

400

382 

369

354

.242.

19,583

653

38,840

Dec.

335

322 

303

298

296

293 

296

290

?53

290

293

298

296

290

290

298

1,300

2,200

935

695

605

565

545

545

513

497

1,210 

1,520

910

1,310

1,420

19,551

631

38,780

Jan.

1,070

962 

885

810

740

605 

525

509

TSB" 481

493

650

910

1,380

3,590

3,440

4,020

3,520

2,430

1,630

1,160

1,020

885

860

885

885

935 

1,070

1,420

1,630

1,320

41,205

1,329

81,730

Feb.

1,070

962 

935

1,820

7,370

10.300 

6,646

5,660

3,200

2,500

2,200

2,060

1,700

1,420

1,210

1,210

1,280

1,240

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,210

1,420

1,350

1,180

1,020

5CB" 878 

878

67,078

2,313

133,000

Mar.

932

960 

932

850

850

825 '555"

850

1,420

4,280

5,800

6,800

6,600

7,840

12,400

13.100

$,656

6,300

6,100

7,670

6,700

5,360

5,660

7,600

7,500

7,200

4,250 

2,300

2,460

2,160

3,350

148,924

4,804

295,400

Apr.

4,540

4,380 

4,800

3,460

2,760

2,000 

1,560

1,140

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,020

1,450

13,100

14.500

14,100

8,120

6,900

4,660

3,220

1,780

1,350

1,240

1,080

1,020

960

932 

905

93T

4,890

110,259

3,675

218,700

May

3,880

3,300 

2,900

2,300

2,850

15, 400 

14, 400

7,420

6,100

7,400

5,440

2,680

1,560

1,110

960

850

1,420

1,050

2,120

3,180

1,670

932

750

632

513

400

TT7 

1,020

10,800

10,900

4,600

118,949

3,837

235,900

June

3,720

4,440 

2,650

1,180

1,890

6,550 

3,560

6.660

5,526

5,430

5,480

5,610

4,200

4,040

4,700

3,860

1,580

1,060

1,540

1,050

1,020

878

700

501

410

360

319 

280

236

202

79,626

2,654

157,900

July

175

151 

133

135

148

148 

133

144

175

139

122

106

95

86

m

110

102

104

111

398

283

195

184

274

700

417

337 

248

191

148

112

5,892

190

11,690

Aug.

84

68 

56

46

39

32

873" 28

655

655

565

277

169

125

95

89

101

104

107

95

127

4,720

2,700

1,860

2,380

2,760

4. 750 

3,126

1,110

Q«0 y ot

905

29,607

955

58,720

Sept.

990

1.280 

856

392

221

135 

100

77

67

64

70

64

57

47

43

42

40

39

36

35

35

36

35

33

33

33

73 

101

151

149

5,328

178

10,570

Calendar year 1959 : Max 28,700 Min 60 Mean 2,479 Ac-ft 1,794,000

Water year 1959-60 ! Max 28,200 Min 28 Mean 2,664 Ac-ft 1,934,000

Peak discharge (base, 23,000 cfs).--Oct. 5 (7 p.m.) 28,600 cfs (30.50 ft)j Oct. 14 (12 m.) 26,600 

cfs (29.33 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 191

1720. Caney River near Elgin, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°00' , long 96°19 I , in SE£ sec.16, T.35 S., R.10 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 2 miles west of Elgin and at mile 

117.8.

Drainage area. 445 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 763.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 22 years, 226 cfs (163,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 22.91 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 30.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 35,500 cfs Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 29.80 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 30 to May 5)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.3

2.8

8.2

18

33

53

140

2.5

2.8

3.3

6.0

13.0

17.0

221

425

898

3,400

9,880

14,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

255

8,350

5,380

9,010

5,480

1,220 

888

798

a550

a400

a300

a250

14,800 

2,080 

al,000

688

537

450

402

340

299

267

244

212

190

180

162

151

144 

T5T

216

55,394

1,787

109,900

Nov.

190

Igg

151

169

158

128 

118

118

112

112

103

100

100 

94 

92

89

83

77

77

77

77

74

71

69

69

66

63

60

58

58

2,975

99.2

5,900

Dec.

58

58

58

58

55

55 

53

51

51

48

48

51

51 

48 

51

53

83

158

T03

83

77

71

77

80

80

80

80

80

77

71

69

2,116

68.3

4,200

Jan.

66

66

63

60

55

55 

55

55

55

58

60

69

80 

309 

688

299

261

255

194

162

162

151

140

134

134

147

165

162

140

128

121

4,549

147

9,020

Feb.

121

115

112

1 400

1J600

669 

502

417

378

326

267

227

212 

203 

198

203

185

176

162

158

185

180

165

151

131

131

131

134

131

8,970

309

17,790

Mar.

128

128

124

124

118

TIB- 115 

118

290

868

844

938

718 

955 

1.400

1,190

928

738

741

519

417

370

319

285

255

232

221

212

215

637

402

14,664

473

29,090

Apr.

319

299

261

238

221

212 

198

194

190

185

185

190

212 

1.670 

1,260

528

442

319

261

238

212

190

180

169

162

154

144

TIT

243

258

9,481

316

18,810

May

144

131

124

124

210

1,450 

510

285

212

185

162

140

131 

124 

115

109

100

97

97

89

80

74

66

58

53

46

42

4T

1,000

338

169

6,489

209

12,870

June

134

118

106

92

77

66 

83

147

106

94

466

TIT

89 

74 

60

51

44

37

35

33

31

30

26

24

21

20

20

18

16

15

2,277

75.9

4,520

July

12

12

11

15

18

17 

16

15

15

14

14

12

11 

9.0 

8.2

7.5

7.5

71

80

33

24

21

18

16

14

12

12

12

78

369

140

1,114.2

35.9

2,210

Aug.

74

46

35

28

24

18 

16

335- 357

124

83

58

44 

35 

30

26

24

22

21

20

17

14

12

9.0

8.2

155

134

69

128

154

74

2,198.2

70.9

4,360

Sept.

51

33

28

25

22 

20

16

15

12

12

11

9.8 

9.0 

7.5

7.5

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

5.6

7.5

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.5

4.0

398.8

13.3

791

Calendar year 1959: Max 14,800 Min 4.0 Mean 316 Ac-ft 228,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,800 Min 4.0 Mean 302 Ac-ft 219,500

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Oct. 2 (9 p.m.) 15,700 cfs (17.63 ft)j Oct. 4 (9:30 p.m.) 17,500 

efs (19.00 ft); Oct. 15 (l p.m.) 25,600 efs (22.91 ft)._________________________________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorder trace for 

adjacent days.
192 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

1725. Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long 96°05', in SE£ sec.2, T.28 N., R.ll E., in stair tower at 

right end of Hulah Dam on Caney River, half a mile downstream from Hickory Creek, 

2 miles west of Hulah, 15.7 miles upstream from Caney Creek, and at mile 96.2.

Drainage area. 732 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to Feb. 15, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 147,600 acre-ft Oct. 16 (elevation, 751.67 ft); 

minimum, 33,020 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 732.55 ft).

1950-60: Maximum contents, 293,400 acre-ft June 23, 1957 (elevation, 764.87 ft); 

minimum since conservation pool level was first reached, 11,250 acre-ft Mar. 20, 1957 

(elevation, 723.22 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Spillway Is a 472-foot concrete ogee-type

weir controlled by 10 taintor gates. Outlet works consists of nine rectangular sluices, 

two 24-inch gated pipes, and one 10-inch water-supply pipe. Closure for diversion made 

Feb. 6, 1950; regulated storage began Oct. 25, 1950; conservation pool level was first 

reached Sept. 24, 1951. Capacity, 292,600 acre-ft at elevation 765.0 ft (top of taintor 

gates), 65,600 acre-ft at elevation 740.0 ft (crest of spillway), and 34,660 acre-ft at 

elevation 733.0 ft (conservation pool level). Dead storage, 506 acre-ft below elevation 706.0 ft (invert of sluices). Reservoir Is used for flood control, conservation, 

and municipal water supply. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

732

735

740

31,200

42,300

65,600

745

755

95,540

178,800

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

39,730

72,390

92,900

121,900

138,900

141,900

144,000

144,100

138,800

130,300

117,950

105,200

135,730

144,500

146,700

147,500 

145,300

140, 100

131,700

118,800

104,900

90,460

76,440

63,000

50, 000

40,460

36,210

35,290

55.050

35,180

35,220

733.15

+520

Nov.

35,140

35,030

35,700

55,960

35,580

35,030

34,770

34,840

34,990

35,140

35,220

35,400

35,510

35,470

35,510

35,580 

35,580

35,580

35,580

34,840

34,880

34,960

35,030

34,960

34,960

34,920

34,840

34,810

34,770

54.750

733.02

-490

Dec.

34,660

54.590

34,590

34,660

34,660

34,700

34,700

34,700

34,730

34,810

34,880

34,840

34,840

34,960

34,990

35,030 

38,730

59.580

38,540

37,320

36,100

35,100

34,840

34,730

34,660

34,840

35,070

35,030

34,880

34,770

34,660

733.00

-70

Jan.

34,810

34,840

34,840

34,840

34,840

34,880

34,880

34,880

34,920

34,960

34,960

35,220

35,250

37,990

58.180

37,250 

36,440

35,440

34,770

34,960

35,140

35, 180

35,180

35,180

35, 180

35,330

35,360

35,140

34,730

34,660

54,_5jSO

732.98

-70

Feb.

54.660

34,660

34,770

40, 910

41,890

38,990

36,400

36,030

36,140

35,840

35,470

34,990

34,810

34,920

35,100

35,250 

35,180

34,920

34,700

34,810

34,840

34,920

35, 100

35,070

34,920

34,880

34,990

34,920

34,810

755.04

+220

Mar.

54,750

54,810

54,660

54.550

34,550

34,550

34,550

34,730

36,510

38,250

38,060

37,250

35,810

36,620

58.660

37,660 

35,660

35,440

35,330

34,960

34,840

34,960

35,290

35,440

35,400

35,220

34,920

34,660

34,920

35,660

35,730

733.29

+920

Apr.

35,810

35,250

34,700

34,510

34,510

34,550

34,550

34,510

34,480

34,510

34,700

34,770

35,920

44,310

46.860

45,540 

42,830

39,800

36,700

34,590

54.560

34,440

34,480

34,480

34,440

34,400

34,400

34,480

34,770

34,810

733.04

-920

May

34,840

34,770

34,700

34,810

35,220

58.950

37,690

36,140

35,400

34,920

34,590

34,550

34,510

34,510

54.440

34,480 

34,510

34,770

35,030

35,350

35,220

35,220

35,180

35,180

35,070

34,960

34,960

35,180

37,880

38,660

38,060

733.92

+3,250

June

56.510

35,250

34,840

34,550

34,440

34,440

34,620

34,880

34,990

35,290

36,140

36,400

36,440

35,960

35,220

34,840 

34,550

34,440

34,360

34,440

34,480

34,480

34,480

34,480

34,480

34,480

34,480

34,480

34,360

54.550

732,91

-3,730

July

34,290

34,180

34,250

34,360

34,330

34,290

34,250

34,250

34,220

34,180

34,140

34,070

33,990

33,880

33,810

55.740 

33,960

33,990

34,100

34,140

34,100

34,180

34,250

34,290

34,250

34,220

34,250

34,290

34,330

34,880

35,140

733.13

+810

Aug.

35,180

35,220

35,180

35,140

35, 100

35,030

35,070

36,290

56.770

55,960

35,440

55,400

55,530

35,220

35,180

35,140 

55,140

35,140

55, 100

55,070

55,180

54,990

54,730

34,700

54.660

55,750

35,070

34,810

34,840

55,140

54,990

753.09

-150

Sept.

54.750

54,660

54,660

54,620

34,590

54,510

54,440

54,400

34,360

34,290

34,250

54,140

54,100

53,960

35,920

55,920 

53,850

33,810

33,740

33,440

33,400

33,330

35,360

35,400

35,290

53,250

55,180

55,150

55,080

55.020

752.55

-1,970

Calendar year 1959.................... * +2,700

Water year 1959-60.................... * -1,680

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 193

1730. Caney River near Hulah, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long 96°05', in NW^ sec.12, T.28 N., R.ll E., on right bank 1,000 

ft downstream from The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, 0.9 mile downstream from Hulah Dam, 1-j miles upstream from Opossum Creek, 2j miles west of Hulah, 

and at mile 95.3.

Drainage area.--736 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 681.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 18, 1939, wire-weight gage and 

Feb. 18, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1948, water-stage recorder, at county highway bridge 0.Smile 

upstream at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--23 years, 360 cfs (260,600 acre-ft per year).

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,820 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 31.30 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs June 23.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 51,000 cfs Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 39.45 ft, former site and datum); no flow at times in 1939-40, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 40.2 ft, former site and datum, date unknown, from floodmark, 

from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Flow completely regulated since February 

1950 by Hulah Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 32 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of backwater from downstream

tributaries (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 31 to Jan. 13, Feb. 17-19,

Mar. 28-30, May 12-31, June 5-14)

Oct. 1 to June 18 June 19 to Sept. 30

33

51

75

110

8.0

10.0

16.0

22.0

31.0

276

550

1,810

3,500

7,650

3.9

4.0

4.1 

4.5 

5.5

0.6

1.5

3.6

16

51

6.0

6.5

8.0

10.0

110

276

550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

20

c60

c60

C40

c25

c20

C20

C570

2,840

4,560

5,210

7,100

3,570

c30

clO

c351

1,610

2,830

4,480

6,510

7,450

7,460

7 . 600

6,900

6,600

5,150

2,480

724

312

512

512

86,226

2,781

171,000

Nov.

312

312

312

312

380

444

300

139

78

8T

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

101

454

101

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

4,713

157

9,350

Dec.

81

81

64

53

53

53

53

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

85

366

850

850

850

713

354

246

210

178

178

178

178

178

144

6,482

209

12,860

Jan.

94

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

88

88

91

164

380

653

970

970

896

671

160

156

176

188

188

188

188

205

364

395

228

211

8,440

272

16,740

Feb.

141

150

148

448

1,710

2.280

2,080

831

534

534

534

534

378

228

213

228

326

396

328

222

222

222

222

228

220

197

222

222

222

14,220

490

28,200

Mar.

222

222

222

222

168

144

134

144

151

975

1,990

1,890

1,930

1,380

1,620

2,250

2,290

1,180

910

855

600

468

275

281

357

430

430

415

367

382

444

23,348

753

46,310

Apr.

463

600

574

361

254

214

222

222

176

150

126

130

161

180

439

1,320

1,860

1,840

1,810

1,460

407

234

234

234

228

176

144

144

144

144

14,651

488

29,060

May

144

144

144

144

144

347

1,160

1,120

676

442

322

169

156

156

146

114

107

88

88

91

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

98

88

480

7,272

235

14,420

June

910

775

328

203

113

88

88

88

84

84

84

84

84

268

372

216

133

70

47

15

.3

.0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

3 7

4,148.2

138

8,230

July

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

11

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

13

13

13

361

11.5

716

Aug.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

22

215

452.

326

40

40

40

31

19

19

19

19

19

19

60

85

18

12.

165

430

171

38

58

90

2,478

79.9

4,920

Sept.

129

48

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

103

9.4

9.4

9.7

10

10

10

10

9.4

7.3

773

576.5

19.2

1,140

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,600 Min 8.3 Mean 605 Ac-ft 438,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,600 Mln 1.0 Mean 472 Ac-ft 342,900

c Backwater from downstream tributaries
194 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1742. Caney Creek below Cotton Creek, near Copan, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°54', long 9S°58', in W| sec.19, T.28 N , R.13 E. , near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 10, 2 miles west of Copan, 4^ miles 

downstream from Cotton Creek, and at mile 8.8.

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 672.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 23.93 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 22.

1958-60; Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 15, 1959; minimum recorded, that of Sept. 22, 

1960.

Flood in April 1944 reached a stage of 29.3 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made three times a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 43 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of backwater from Caney River (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Dec. 28-30, Feb. 12

to Mar. 9, Mar. 14, 15, Apr. 4-13)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15 Mar. 16 to Sept. 30

5.2

5.5

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

13

24

48

113

280

516

1,020

20.0

21.0

22.0

22.5

23.0

23.5

24.0

2,370

2,650

3,180

3,850

5,300

7,600

13,000

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5

0

.5

1.3

2.5

6.1

14

32

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

21.5

55

131

233

506

1,230

2,100

3,190

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

685

3,040

5,110

7,480

8,100

4,030

1,130

0450

C212

cllS

clll

01,490

5,560

9.220

3,780

1,110

290 

200

0172

0140

C125

0115

cllO

clOO

C85

065

59

55

55

156

53,369

1,722

105, 900

Nov.

216

164

125

651

586

170

110

80

68

62

59

56

53

49

45

44

42

40 

38

38

38

38

38

37

36

35

31

28

27

PR ±3.

2,830

943

5,610

Dec.

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

24

25

25

27

26

26

124

1.050

4E5T

162

106

78

74

102

120

96

135

237

135

86

67

3,378

109

6,700

Jan.

56

52

48

44

40

38

36

36

36

36

38

46

110

548

1.410

621

254

g278 

g243

g!50

g!06

g85

688

g65

57

64

82

106

110

92

70

5,045

163

10,010

Feb.

67

65

64

4S§

1.920

1,520

380

234

186

174

154

130

106

96

91

92

106

113 

102

88

87

116

146

116

99

82

76

80

84

7,024

242

13, 930

Mar.

92

89

90

99

102

96

li

80

189

1,400

1,640

1,320

946

732

1,930

2.270

1,400

870 

506

389

275

222

194

174

149

136

122

118

113

188

838

16,848

543

33,420

Apr.

320

228

179

136

113

99

86

79

71

63

59

56

73

2,040

3.140

2,070

684

662 

307

211

169

144

122

109

99

89

77

68

70

90

11,713

390

23,230

May

126

75

59

50

59

1,140

2.090

600

230

159

118

91

73

63

57

52

49

52 

64

155

126

68

50

41

34

28

^4~

1,060

173

7,623

246

15, 120

June

87

70

48

34

28

33

54

139

97

89

76

355

112

55

39

32

26

22 

19

17

18

16

14

12

9.7

8.5

7.5

6.8

5.7

LJ,

1,535.3

51.2

3,050

July

4.5

4.1

3.8

6.1

11

9.4

6.8

6.6

6.8

5.9

5.1

4.5

3.8

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1 

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

4.6

22

13

11

8.3

25

12

197.9

6.38

393

Aug.

6.3

4.1

3.1

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.3

127

718

162

44

22

13

7.3

4.7

3.3

2.4

2.5 

2.1

1.7

118

106

18

12

7.5

S.I

605

109

34

26

26

2,200.3

71.0

4,360

Sept.

12

6.8

4.1

3.6

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.2

.8

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

1.0

.8

.7 

.4

.3

.2

72

.2

.4

.5

4.7

~"6~.6

4.'l

2.8

77.7

2.59

154

Calendar year 1959; Max 9,220 Mln - Mean 309 Ac-ft 223,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,220 Mln 0.2 Mean 306 Ac-ft 221,900

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Oct. 6 (9 a.m.) 8,700 cfs (23.63 ft); Oct. 15 (3 a.m.) 12,200 cfs

(23.93 ft).

c Backwater from Caney River.

g Computed from one or more dally radio-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

1746. Sand Creek at Okesa, Okla.

195

Location. Lat 36°43', long 96°08', on line between sees.20 and 21, T.26 N., R.ll E., on 

downstream side of left abutment of county highway bridge, half a mile northeast of 

Okesa, 9 miles southwest of Bartlesville, and at mile 17.2.

Drainage area. 139 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 689.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 25, 1960, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 23.37 ft); no 

flow Sept. 17-30.

Remarks. Records fair prior to May 25, good thereafter. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 33 discharge measurements, 1 observation of no flow, and 

records"of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 9-17, Aug. 30)

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

2.0 

4.0

3.2

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

7.0

12

30

92

290

7.0

11.0

18.0

840

2,560

6,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

6.000

2,400

4,320

957

234

128

82 

44

50

33

39 

242

289 

82

44

32

26

23

23

22

22

21

15

9.3

5.3

1.6

5TT

6.3

7.8 

26

15,204.4

490

30,160

Nov.

21

16

24

128

37

21

16

15 

13

13

12

12

11

11 

11

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8^3.

502.8

16.8

997

Dec.

8.3

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6 

5.3

5.3

5.1

H6.6 

6.6

6.6

116

754

TeT

88

58

50

68

68

56

44

133

82

57

45

37

1,917.1

61.8

3,800

Jan.

33

32

31

31

30

30

29

29 

29

£8

28

28 

33

305 

303

105

92

90

74

56

44

40

36

36

29

29

31

42

33

31

28

1,795

57.9

3,560

Feb.

26

26

35

364

476

140

95

69 

64

63

56

44 

38

32 

37

42

52

46

45

51

44

44

44

38

32

27

29

32

33

2,624

90.5

5,200

Mar.

34

39

38

36

34

33

32

ll

690

541

481 

214

236 

408

494

189

115

98

62

56

51

46

44

41

38

37

37

43

COOO

45

4,433

143

8,790

Apr.

56

53

46

45

34

28

24

24 

24

23

21

20 

31

1.490 

452

180

93

62

39

33

31

29

28

26

25

24

19

17

itJ.CJ

3,011

100

5,970

May

26

18

15

14

18

404

165

52 

37

27

24

22 

20

17 

15

14

15

81

154

244

90

39

29

20

18

15

13

48

666

1ST

60

2,515

81.1

4,990

June

45

62

30

20

15

12

68

^

17

12

22 

21

13 

8.3

6.3

5.1

4.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.1

_.£

520.4

17.3

1,030

July

0.6

.7

.9

2.0

1.1

1.0

1.2

2.0 

2.0

2.0

.8

.6 

.4

.3 

.3

.3

1.6

5.6

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.5

2.0

2.5

1.7

1.3

1.1

11

5.1

4.3

3.1

66.5

2.15

132

Aug.

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.5 

1.3

1.0

.8

.7 

.6

.5 

^1

.4

.4

.6

.6

.7

2.0

2 2

1.9

1.5

1.2

~S8 163

19

11

s!i

291.0

9.39

577

Sept.

3^1

2.5

1.7

1.3

.9

.6

.5

.3 

.3

.3

.2

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.8

0.43

25

Calendar year 1959: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,000 Mln 0 Mean 89.9 Ao-ft 65,230

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Oct. 2 (2:30 p.m.) 10,400 cfs (23.37 ft). ____________ 

Note. Discharge computed from two or more dally wlre-welght-gage readings Oct. 1 to May 24.
196 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1747. Caney River near Ochelata, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°38'86", long 95°56'08", In SW^SWij- sec.16, T.25 N., R.13 E. , near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 3.5 miles upstream from 

Fish Creek, 4 miles northeast of Ochelata, 8 miles southeast of Bartlesvllle, and at 

mile 53.8.

Drainage area. 1,753 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage 19" recorder. Datum of gage Is 611.J - -

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extreme^. Maximum discharge during year, 15,6 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 36.16 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 81.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 33,800 cfs June 13, 1957 (gage height, 38.82 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 28, 89, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from return of over-bank flow, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation 

by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 192).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 31 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of backwater from return of over-bank

flow (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 14 to Mar. 9, Mar. 23-31; rate of change

In stage used as a factor Oct. 2, 3)

5.0 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0

13

30

63

138

12.0

18.0

29.0

36.0

1,580

3,760

9,250

15,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

151

8,230

15,200

14,200

CIS, 000

ell, 500 

c8,700

c5,950

2,520

3,780

4,950

6,080

7,860

8,000

5,770

7,750

6,360

3,180

3,560

4,800

6,210

7,180

7,410

7,560

7,250

6,830

5,690

2,720

888

532

570

196,381

6,335

389,500

Nov.

678

678

664

990

1,380

1,020 

813

570

342

234

217

210

200

187

178

176

168

168

172

183

537

269

176

172

164

160

158

154

151

149.

11,318

377

22,450

Dec.

147

147

147

136

111

108 

108

108

107

110

115

111

110

110

110

116

1,110

5.960

2,760

1,620

1,300

1,210

1,020

750

630

560

976

950

726

534

438

22,445

724

44,520

Jan.

366

277

256

234

227

220 

215

205

205

205

203

275

414

761

2.800

2,430

1,770

1,640

1,530

1,030

498

390

378

390

378

390

426

474

672

636

450

20,345

656

40,350

Feb.

414

SIS'

1,350

4,150

4 . 650 

4,160

2,720

1,360

1,060

1,010

942

870

652

510

510

654

798

798

678

582

582

594

606

558

510

474

498

510

32,836

1,132

65,130

Mar.

510

522

474

510

510

450 

414

414

806

3,570

4,980

5,200

4,450

3,590

4,110

5.890

5,490

3,910

2,210

1,690

1,400

1,130

902

726

678

750

798

798

750

726

1,040

59,398

1,916

117,800

Apr.

1,310

986

1,040

918

630

498 

438

426

414

342

306

542" 270

7.010

6,490

4,680

3,620

2,980

2,660

2,340

1,660

738

534

498

462

450

354

318

318

330

43,862

1,462

87,000

May

366

354

301

282

631

5, 960 

3,550

3,330

1,770

1,050

774

546

354

301

284

270

234

588

1,530

1,980

1,090

498

330

258

212

183

168

806

5,450

3, 280

986

37,716

1,217

74,810

June

1,170

1.740

1,090

570

342

241 

286

824

486

313

277

344

451

256

434

475

308

198

126

107

73

55

43

37

31

29

28

27

22

20

10,403

347

20,630

July

19

2T

38

39

31 

33

31

26

22

30

26

22

23

21

20

20

296

73

43

32

35

63

67

44

37

39

152

94

70

56

1,541

49.7

3,060

Aug.

51

41

35

31

29

27 

25

57

470

876

636

382

89

68

61

57

43

57

42

37

182

169

152

142

59

95

657

987

292

100

80

6,029

194

11,960

Sept.

123

80

38

24

21 

19

17

16

15

15

14

15

14

14

15

15

15

14

15

73

42

22

21

21

19

19

19

26

24

941

31.4

1,870

Calendar year 1959: Max 23,100 Min 14 Mean 1,462 Ac-ft 1,058,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 15,200 Min 14 Mean 1,211 Ac-ft 879,100

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Oct. 3 (3 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (36.16 ft); Oct. 14 (2:30 p.m.) 9,190

cfs (28.94 ft); Oct. 16 (6 p.m.) 8,010 cfs (26.90 ft); Oct. 24 (12 m.) 7,620 cfs (26.16 ft);

Dec. 18 (10 a.m.) 6.780 cfs (24.64 ft); Mar. 11 (8:30 p.m.) 5,650 cfs (22. 

6,180 cfs (23.35 ft); Apr. 14 (8 p.m.) 8,130 cfs (27.12 ft); May 6 (9 a.m.

ZB ft); Mar. 16 (2 p.m.) 

7,410 efs (25.78 ft);

May 29 (2:30 p.m.) 7,360 cfs (25.68 ft).

c Backwater from return of over-bank flow.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 197

1755. Caney River near Ramona, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°30'30", long 95°50'30", in NE^NW^ sec.5, T.23 N. , R.14 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Buck 

Creek, 2^ miles downstream from Double Creek, 4i miles southeast of Ramona, and at 

mile 32.0.

Drainage area. 1.955 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1935 to February 1939 (published as "near Collinsville"), 

September 1945 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published 

in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 586.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Dec. 4, 1935, to Feb. 28, 1939, wire-weight gage 

at site 16.2 miles downstream at datum 21.41 ft lower. Sept. 1, 1945, to Feb. 15, 

1946, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1935-38, 1945-60), 868 cfs (628,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 29.46 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 10.

1935-39, 1945-60: Maximum discharge, 38,500 cfs Oct. 3, 1945 (gage height, 30.12 

ft); no flow Aug. 9 to Sept. 15, 1936, Sept. 11 to Nov. 3, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation since February 

1950 by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 192). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 32 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed t/ Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 31 to Jan. 14, Jan. 22 to Feb. 4, Feb. 13 to Mar. 9,

Apr. 22-27, June 17-28, July 2Oj backwater from return of over-bank flow Oct. 8-10)

3.1 6.0 25.0 8,450

3.2 15 28.0 10.30O

3.3 30 29.0 12,500

3.4 52 29.5 16,700

15.0 3,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

327 

a7,900

a!4,500

a 15, 000

a!4,500

15.400

13,500

10,300

5,420

3,710

4,870

5,680

7,100

8,700

7,180

7,010

7,570

4,720 

3,240

4,200

5,460

6,700

7,300

7,500

7,500

7,150

6,510

4,150

1,420 

646

605

215,768

6,960

428,000

Nov.

667 

744

714

1,120

1,450

1,190

915

682

466

267

221

208

205

196

190

190

193

184 

181

181

320

528

205

187

181

172

169

163

160

160

12,389

413

24,570

Dec.

160 

157

160

160

148

136

133

127

121

130

133

133

133

130

133

139

682

6,210 

4,660

2,210

1,570

1,350

1,290

1,010

791

729

1,740

1,320

1,010

760

574

28,139

908

55,810

Jan.

481 

342

280

248

227

214

208

208

205

205

202

450

744

712

2,430

2,740

2,180

2,000 

1,750

1,400

729

466

588

404

419

419

466

528

620

744

558

22,967

741

45,550

Feb.

466 

563

307

1,140

3,940

4,510

4,500

3,260

1,860

1,190

1,100

977

915

776

512

512

652

776 

822

729

605

590

590

620

558

512

466

481

528

34,257

1,181

67,950

Mar.

528 

528

528

528

512

481

419

404

856

3,820

4,800

5,550

4,780

4,110

4,050

5,520

5.880

4,830 

2,960

1,970

1,690

1,350

1,130

822

729

729

822

822

791

744

810

63,493

2,048

125,900

Apr.

1,450 

1,100

1,070

1,040

791

574

481

450

434

388

332

323

357

6,050

7,880

5,770

4,360

3,240 

2,900

2,560

2,120

1,080

605

543

512

434

388

332

329

329

48,222

1,607

95,650

May

354 

385

332

326

662

7,580

5,580

3,890

2,650

1,520

977

791

528

388

366

405

495

1,160 

3,420

4,150

2,420

1,140

698

481

382

326

280

948

4,990

5,580

1,950

54,954

1,772

109,000

June

1,070 

2,010

1,530

791

512

345

316

915

791

450

326

286

543

388

329

558

388

310 

184

127

112

91

82

61

55

52

40

30

28

27.

12,747

425

25,280

July

25 

25

23

75

64

58

40

40

40

32

27

36

28

23

23

23

22

193

70

36

30

82

133

121

61

36

106

169

109

7 9

1,979

63.8

3,930

Aug.

58 

47

38

32

28

25

22

34

236

884

760

528

202

88

64

a5 5

a45

as 2 

58

42

175

193

205

169

118

103

376

1,080

574

175

118

6,584

212

13,060

Sept.

109 

175

145

82

32

23

18

16

15

i±

15

15

15

16

16

18

19

19 

19

19

19

85

55

30

22

22

19

18

18

20

1,108

36.9

2,200

Calendar year 1959: Max 21,000 Min 14 Mean 1,609 Ac-ft 1,165,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 15,400 Min 14 Mean 1,373 Ac-ft 996,900

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --Oct. 6 (3 p.m.) 16,200 cfs (29.46 ft); Oct. 14 (2 p.m.) 8,850 cfs 

(25.77 . ft); Oct. . 25 (2 a.m.) .. 7,600 , cfs (23.26 . ft); Dec. . 18 (5:30 p.m.) .. 6,850 , cfs (21.81 . ft);

Mar. 12 (10 a.m.) 5,680 cfs (19.40 ft); Mar. 17 (I a.m.) 6,100 cfs (20.28 ft); Apr. 15 (6:30 a.m.) 

8,200 efs (24.52 ft); May 6 (5 p.m.) 8,650 cfs (25.42 ft); May 29 (11 a.m.) 7,150 cfs (22.42 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
198 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1760. Verdigris River near Claremore, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°18'30", long 95°41'40", in SE^SW^ sec.10, T.21 N., R.15 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 20, 2.3 miles downstream 

from Caney River, 4^ miles west of Claremore, 12.4 miles upstream from Bird Creek, and 

at mile 76.0.

Drainage area. 6,534 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 538.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 24, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 3,516 cfs (2,545,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 60,500 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 45.76 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Sept. 30.

1935-60: Maximum discharge, 182,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 55.05 ft); no 

flow at times in 1936, 1939-40, 1956-57.

Maximum stage known, that of May 21, 1943.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation since April 1949 by Pall River Reservoir (see p. 184) and since February 1950 by 

Hulah Reservoir (see p. 192).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 36 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of backwater from nearby tributary or return 

of over-bank flow (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Oct. 2, 3)

Oct. 18 to Sept. 30

19.7

20.0

30.0

14,100

14,400

25,400

40.0

44.0

46.0

39,500

49,000

62,500

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

51

170

393

684

1,060

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

5,040

14,600

25,400

39,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

14,100 

33,000

47,900

56,800

59.500

56,800

53,800 

50,600

C47.200

042,000

c 26, 100

c!9,000

c 20, 300

28,200

33,200

33,600 

26,200

17,500 

11,400

7,810

7,180

7,750

8,510 

8,800

8,890

8,800

8,320

7,180

3,540

1,740

1.590

757,110

24,420

*1,502

Nov.

1,440 

1,590

1,760

5.210

4,940

3,440

2,440 

1,940

1,740

1,390

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,000

988

956 

908

878 

864

842

828

1,040

964 

799

763

749

713

698

678

665

43,343

1,445

85,970

Dec.

639 

614

607

594

575

550

534 

522

522

517

528

539

539

545

545

550 

2,240

11,800 

15.800

6,190

3,240

2,440

2,540 

2,290

2,040

1,740

5,760

6,420

5,840

2,440

2,590

75,890

2,448

150,500

Jan.

2,440 

1,990

1,740

1,540

1,440

1,240

1,130 

1,110

1,060

1,040

964

1,240

5,240

2,640

4,440

7,180 

6,700

7.460 

6,420

4,540

5,140

2,190

1,840 

1,640

1,640

1,690

1,790

1,890

1,940

2,540

2,490

82,144

2,650

162,900

Feb.

2,190 

1,840

1.640

2,260

7,450

13,400

15.100 

13,400

9,020

5,240

5,940

3,540

3,240

2,840

2,390

2,040 

2,190

2,490 

2,590

2,240

1,990

1,740

2,090 

2,240

2,290

2,040

1,840

1,690

1,640

116,400

4,014

230,900

Mar.

1,690 

1,690

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,540

1.490 

1,546

2,180

8,860

12,500

12,400

13,400

12,500

14,800

18,800 

20.000

16,000 

11,500

9,270

9,940

8,510

6,990 

7,280

8,700

8,510

8,040

5,240

3,440

5,540

3,040

238,410

7,691

472,900

Apr.

4,640 

6,040

5,640

5,940

4,440

5,540

2,640 

2,190

1,790

1,740

1,640

1,590

1,490

9,570

24,600

24.800 

21,200

14,400 

10,600

7,840

6,040

5,840

2,490 

2,140

1,890

1,740

1,640

1,490

1.440

1,440

180,080

6,003

357,200

May

5,260 

4,440

5,740

5,540

5,090

21,500

52.200 

27,500

15,500

9,270

9,080

6,420

5,640

2,540

1,790

1,540 

2,540

4,780 

11,700

16,200

15,200

5,610

2,640 

1,940

1,490

1,200

996

1,950"

8,120

20,100

18,400

262,896

8,481

521,400

June

8.550 

6,610

7,280

4,540

a3,000

84,000

87,500 

84,500

a8, 000

86,500

6,040

6,140

6,520

5,740

4,740

5,240 

4,340

2,090 

1,540

1,740

1,490

1,340

1,240 

799

607

500

461

450

398

552

111,827

5,728

221,800

July

305 

273

250

259

259

264

246 

257

221

221

242

229

200

189

165

156 

150

167 

505

296

229

559

909 -iRr 2.110

864

655

671

652

506

562

12,921

417

25,650

Aug.

278 

255

189

160

156

124

108 

159

5,140

1,690

1,740

1,440

956

517

533

268 

229

212 

204

204

429

1,540

5.660 

3,000

2,090

2,740

3,540

5,390

4,140

1,740

1,200

43,569

1,405

86,430

Sept.

1,050 

1,060

1.490

1,150

720

459

296 

212

156

120

99

85

85

85

80

77 

74

72 

69

67

64

61

80 

99

74

67

61

56

54

51

8,149

272

16,160

Calendar year 1959: Max 59,500 Mln 97 Mean 5,126 Ac-ft 3,712,000

Water water year year 1959-60: 1353-60: Max nax 59,500 53,500 Mln Mln 51 51 Mean Mean 5,281 5,281 Ao-ft AC-IT 3,834,000 5,854,000____________

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 cfs). Oct. 5 (6 a.m.) 60,500 cfs (45.76 ft); Oct. 15 (ll p.m.) 35,900 

efs (56.40 ft); Apr. 15 (9 p.m.) 26,200 cfs (30.61 ft); May 7 (2 p.m.) 55,000 cfs (55.78 ft).

* Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

c Backwater from nearby tributary or return of over-bank flow.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily Hellpot-gage readings Dec. 17-20, Feb. 16 to Mar. 8, 

June 1-4, 11-23.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 199

1765. Bird Creek at Avant, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°29' , long 96°04', in Nw£ sec.7, T.23 N., R.12 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge at Avant, if miles upstream from Candy Creek 

and at mile 54.2.

Drainage area. 364 sq mi.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 651.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 15 years, 167 cfs (120,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,400 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 31.40 ft); no 

flow Sept. 18-30.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 2, 1959; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, that of Oct. 2, 1959. Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 

29.6 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made 

twice a month. Small diversions above station for municipal supply of cities of Pawhuska and Barnsdall.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 29 discharge measurements, 1 observation of no flow, 

and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

1.3

4.6

11

25

52

103

3.0

3.5

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

26.0

200

990

1,890

5,270

7,930

10,800

22,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

119

20.800 

16,700

8,470

5,510

1,330

570

410

330

275

249

236

1,250

820

362

288

249

224

212

200

188

166

52

32

27

25

23

20

18

23

32

59,210

1,91O

117 ,400

Nov.

68

56 

64

T66~ 288

73

46

34

27

27

25

25

23

21

21

20

18

17

17

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

IF

13

1,191

39.7

2,360

Dec.

13

13 

12

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

12

12

12

13

1,420

~375 3.550

188

111

103

212

224

224

212

490

330

224

177

8.2OO

265

16,26O

Jan.

166

166 

156

156

146

60

42

40

40

3J7

37

63

119

273

752

200

111

224

137

78

56

52

49

46

42

40

49

52

56

52

49

3,551

115

7,04O

Feb.

46

42 

4?

926

1.180

426

262

200

177

166

156

137

119

111

111

128

236

262

188

166

166

156

156

146

128

111

78

60

52

6,134

212

12,170

Mar.

49

49 

49

46

46

46

46

42

62T

1,950

1,250

752

410

394

890

1,340

426

236

156

111

84

96

156

156

146

137

137

146

146

166

166

10,453

337

20,730

Apr.

166

156 

146

137

128

119

119

119

111

111

111

111

1,120

2.960

1,390

362

45S

177

119

166

156

137

128

119

111

103

49

32

3T

68

9,223

307

18,290

May

56

40 

32

29

1,660

5,550

490

188

119

78

64

56

46

40

37

34

34

437

1,510

1,890

316

137

84

64

52

46

40

137

5,500

490

177

19,433

627

38,540

June

103

73 

119

111

96

90

482

'551 859

146

111

103

96

84

34

21

13

10

8.7

8.7

8.0

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.2

5.6

4.6

4.0

5.2

2,853.0

95.1

5,660

July

2.6

2.2 

1.8

4.0

4.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.0

3.6

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.1

.7

.7

2.0

3.6

8.7

13

11

6.2

7.4

il

17

6.7

182.1

5.87

361

Aug.

6.2

5.0 

3.6

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.5

2.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.5

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.4

79

.6

.4

59

42

21

11

8.7

212

212

52

29

20

13

718.5

23.2

1,430

Sept.

8.7

6.2 

4.6

3.6

2.8

2.0

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

34.6

1.15

69

Calendar year 1959 : Max 20,800 Min 0 Mean 332 Ac-ft 240,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 20,80O Min 0 Mean 331 Ac-ft 240,300

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Oct. 2 (8 p.m.) 32,400 cfs (31.40 ft); Dec. 18 (1 a.m.) 7,380 cfs 

(8.94 ft); Apr. 13 (11:3O p.m.) 7,030 cfs (8.20 ft); May 6 (l a.m.) 12,300 cfs (16.72 ft); May 29 

(8 a.m.) 9,690 cfs (13.66 ft).
200 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1770. Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°21', long 96°07', in SW^SE^- sec.27, T.22 N. , R.ll E. , near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 20, 1 mile upstream from Tall 

Chief Creek, 6 miles west of Skiatook, and at mile 16.7.

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1960. 

Drainage area. 340 sq mi.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 619.66 ft atyove mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 26, 1945, chain or wire-weight gage 

and May 26, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1958, water-stage recorder, at site 600 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 167 cfs (120,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,600 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 38.82 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs Sept. 13-15.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 3, 1959; no flow at times in 1946, 

1952-58.

Maximum stage known, that of Oct. 3, 1959. Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 

35.0 ft, from floodmark (discharge not determined).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 29 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 9-12, Mar. 13-15, May 22-28, June 1-7,

June 9 to July 4, Aug. 29-31)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 9 Mar. 10 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

14.0

13

28

50

102

177

505

1,500

19.0

24.0

30.0

34.0

37.0

38.5

2,720

4,800

8,650

14,400

23,600

33,000

0.8

2.0

5.9

17

54

106

5.0

8.0

13.0

18.0

23.0

27.0

184

526

1,390

2,720

4,680

6,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,730

12,800

30,000

15,500

7,330

1,590

402

232

155

114

93

82

300

671

210

111

80

62

50

43

38

33

31

28

25

23

22

20

20

 24

33

71,852

2,318

142,500

Nov.

41

40

42

257

T5Z

74

47

36

31

28

26

24

23

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

1,120

37.3

2,220

Dec.

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

16

183

2.150

650

164

105

82

74

77

77

69

268

194

108

72

57

4,543

147

9,010

Jan.

48

44

40

36

35

34

33

35

33

34

34

134

182

143

598

178

105

159

128

80

57

45

38

36

35

38

46

52

51

44

39

2,392

77.2

4,740

Feb.

35

34

32

798

974

383

159

108

90

82

67

55

44

39

40

44

93

114

93

69

61

58

56

51

46

41

39

39

43

3,787

131

7,510

Mar.

44

47

46

45

45

43

42

TZ

306

1,900

939

447

255

194

303

900

419

170

130

103

86

73

68

63

56

52

50

49

48

45

43

7,055

228

13,990

Apr.

48

41

40

42

36

32

29

23

26

25

24

24

250

5,850

1,470

514

452

236

119

86

70

58

51

45

42

37

33

30

30

164

7,912

264

15,690

May

91

47

34

37

655

6.620

1,970

244

130

92

70

58

50

45

41

38

36

242

2,490

3,350

1,070

224

106

76

61

61

57

252

5,100

5,220

457

29,024

936

57,570

June

203

130

97

78

61

50

228

1,720

326

109

70

52

43

38

35

31

27

23

21

19

18

16

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

3,514

117

6,970

July

15

14

14

561

125

40

28

22

19

16

15

14

13

11

10

9.9

9.3

8.8

8.3

7.1

18

32

139

719

58

25

17

151

119

34

53

2,325.4

75.0

4,610

Aug.

33

18

12

9.3

8.1

7.1

6.1

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.6

6.6

7.8

8.3

38

27

12

7.3

5.7

12

388

61

32

22

15

782.6

25.2

1,550

Sept.

11

8.1

5.9

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

T72

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.8

2.3

2.5

2 .3

79.9

2.66

158

Calendar year 1959: Max 30,000 Min 0 4 Mean 345 Ac-ft 250 500

Water year 1959-60: Max 30,000 Min l.i Mean 357 Ac-ft 266,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --Oct. 3 (7:30 a.m.) 35,600 cfs (38.82 ft); May 6 (12 m.) 7,280 cfs

(28.02 ft); May 30 (2 a.m.) 7,810 cfs (28.78 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 201

1775. Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°16'42", long 95°57' 

stream side of right pier of highvi 

2.4 miles downstream from Hominy Ci

Drainage area. 905 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 579.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--22 years, 477 cfs (345,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 90,000 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 32.60 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 49,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.8 cfs 

Sept. 14-19.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 3, 1959; no flow at times in 1939, 

1954-57.

Maximum stage known, that of Oct. 3, 1959. Flood in 1915 reached a stage similar 

to flood of Oct. 31, 1941 (30.14 ft), from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 34 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

4.8

12

23

74

152

2.4

3.0

5.0

9.0

17.0

350

730

2,340

4,090

7,540

26.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

32.0

15,200 

17,OOO 

21,000 

30,700 

77,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6,240

10,700

61.500

50,100

26,200

14,700

3,950

1,010

643

485

406

355

578

2,420

996

515

390

332

295

282

270

253

203

122

96

85

76

72

68

72

89

183,303

5,913

363,600

Nov.

117

155

223

877

682

318

182

131

106

89

81

76

74

70

64

63

61

57

55

53

53

53

53

52

50

48

46

45

45

45

4,024

134

7,980

Dec.

45

45

43

43

43

41

41

41

41

43

45

45

46

45

45

48

445

4,810

3,680

706

390

282

309

375

370

332

1,070

1,030

522

355

295

15,671

506

31,080

Jan.

261

245

233

217

207

168

114

99

96

94

94

304

560

444

1,120

778

390

503

485

295

196

152

128

109

104

112

134

149

149

137

119

8,196

264

16,260

Feb.

109

104

99

1,210

3,240

1,540

650

433

360

322

278

245

210

189

189

207

291

455

375

291

253

241

229

214

203

182

162

134

125

12,540

432

24,870

Mar.

128

134

134

134

128

125

122

128

431

3.580

3,540

1,900

1,160

714

1,080

2,320

1,670

666

444

336

261

217

229

261

249

237

229

225

225

225

233

21,465

692

42,580

Apr.

229

221

217

214

207

199

192

189

189

185

189

189

235

6.130

5,940

1,960

1,630

866

422

318

309

270

237

214

199

178

134

83

94

87

21,726

724

43,090

May

257

131

96

39

542

10,800

10,500

1,800

503

327

237

182

152

131

117

106

96

521

5,080

6,520

4,490

943

406

253

189

159

146

155

4,900

s',58Q

62,118

2,000

123,200

June

503

385

309

287

241

207

192

2,240

1,390

390

261

210

189

175

137

89

72

59

50

46

41

40

38

35

33

32

30

27

26

23

7,757

259

15,390

July

20

19

18

618

450

89

52

41

36

30

27

24

22

18

16

15

22

36

15

JJL

12

255

384

1,010

261

94

63

50

248

137

66

4,160

134

8,250

Aug.

78

50

32

23

19

16

14

13

13

14

13

11

11

11

11

10

10

12

14

16

41

154

89

50

33

30

954

332

125

70

46

2,315

74.7

4,590

Sept.

"27 33

17

13

11

10

9.4

8.7

8.0

7.4

6.7

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.4

5.4

6.0

7.4

7.4

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

263.6

8.79

523

Calendar year 1959: Max 61,300 Min 1.5 Mean 878 Ac-ft 635,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 61,30O Min 4.8 Mean 939 Ac-ft 681,400

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs). Oct. 3 (5:3O p.m.) 90,000 

13,500 cfs (24.50 ft). _______

:fs (32.60 ft); May 7 (12:30 a.m.)
202 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1786. Verdigris River near Inola, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°10', long 95°37', near northwest corner sec.4, T.19 N., R.16 E., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 33, 6 miles downstream 

from Dog Creek, 6 miles west of Inola, and at mile 48.8.

Drainage area. 7,911 sq mi.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 506.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 4,108 cfs (2,974,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 101,000 cfs Oct. 5; maximum gage height, 53.20 

ft Oct. 5; minimum, 87 cfs Sept. 30.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 5, 1959; maximum gage height, that of 

Oct. 5, 1959; minimum discharge, 5.9 cfs Oct. 9, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 54.93 ft May 21, 1943 (discharge, 224,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation since April 1949 by Fall River Reservoir (see p. 184) and since February 1950 

by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 192). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 39 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Oct. 2, 3j stage-discharge relation 

Indefinite Oct. 5-11; backwater from return of overbank flow Oct. 12-15)

Oct. 1-15 Oct. 16 to Sept. 30

32.9

42.0

48.0

50.0

24,600

37,900

50,200

61,700

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

79

168

277

593

10.0

14.0

24.0

40.0

43.0

1,520

4,240

13,700

35,400

41,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

24,600

31,500

43,500

55,700 

98,200

96,600

83,500

70,000 

61,000

54,500

47,500 

35,700

28,500 

29,200

34,700

36,200

33,600 

24,000

15,400

9,570

7,840

8,020

8,780

9,160

9,260

9,260

8,880

8,210

5,570

2,500 

1.690

992,640

32,020

tl,969

Nov.

1,580

1,690

2,230

9,050 

8,200

5,160

3,480

2,630 

2,170

1,860

1,470 

1,320

1,260 

1,260

1,240

1,160

1,120 

1,060

1,040

1,020

992

992

1,220

970

880

858

835

812

790

770

59,119

1,971

117,300

Dec.

750

750

730

710 

690

670

650

630" 630 

630

630 

650

670 

650

650

650

897 

10,900

20.800

11)700

4,770

3,400

2,840

2,910

2,770

2,500

5,440

9,020

6,440

3,860 

2,910

101,897

3,287

202,100

Jan.

3,190

2,700

2,300

1,980 

1,860

1,740

1,520

1,470 

1,420

1,360

1.560 liaso

4,560 

4,400

4,540

7,860

8,020 

8,300

8.400

6,140

4,400

2,980

2,240

1,920

1,740

1,800

1,920

1,980

2,100

2,240 

2,700

100,990

3,258

200,300

Feb.

2,700

2,240

1,980

2,410 

8,410

14,900

16.800

15,700 

12,000

7,510

4,880 

4,160

3,780 

3,330

2,910

2,500

2,560 

2,910

3,120

2,910

2,700

2,430

2,500

2,560

2,770

2,630

2,300

2,100

1,980

.......

139,680

4,817

277,100

Mar.

1,980

1,980

1,980

2,040 

1,980

1,860

1,860

1.800 

2,310

9,020

16,800 

16,700

15,900 

14,200

15,400

20,200

25.400 

20^500

14,700

10,900

10,200

10,100

8,120

7,400

8,500

9,260

8,970

7,400

4,400

3, 860 

3,700

277,420

8,949

550,300

Apr.

4,120

6,400

6,230

6,400 

5,550

4,160

3,190

2,700 

2,240

1,980

1,920 

1,860

1.800 

8,670

28,200

51.100

27,400 

20,600

13,600

9,840

7,480

5,380

3,480

2,700

2,430

2,240

2,040

1,860

3,230

2, 840

221,640

7,388

439,600

May

3,990

5,860

4,960

4,720 

5,240

23,700

37,900

59.200 

28,200

13,500

10,300 

8,500

5,120 

3,190

2,360

1,980

1,980 

4,560

13,700

23,400

25,500

13,500

4,860

3,120

2,360

1,860

1.470

2^620

6,580

27^800

354,330

11,430

702,800

June

15.500

8,100

8,780

6,400 

3,480

2,840

7,520

6,100 

9,860

8,780

7,220 

6,680

7,040 

6,500

5,210

5,380

5,730 

3,400

1,920

1,640

1,800

1,470

1,240

1,090

925

710

612

574

519

...m

137,271

4,576

272,300

July

389

350

302

2,230 

2,760

790

451

377 

341

308

300 

308

277 

241

219

198

186 219"

274

374

324

2,060

5.160

4,746

3,250

1,420

1,140

3,220

2,270

1,160 

750

36 ,.388

1,174

72,170

Aug.

519

451

358

287 

248

212

184

160 

1,540"

2,430

1,690 

1,520

1,190 

750

451

350

292 

272

300

267

292

1,120

3,350

4,520

2,100

2,430

3,120

4,760

5.480

2,630 

1,470

44,743

1,443

88,750

Sept.

1,160

1,060

1,060

1.320 

948

593

404

290 

223

196

158 

130

119 

114

112

112

110 

109

105

98

105

126

104

98

117

125

105

100

98

93

9,492

316

18,830

Calendar year 1959: Max 98,200 Mln 121 Mean 6,249 Ac-ft 4 534 000

Water Water year year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max Max 98,200 98,200 Mln Mln 93 93 Mean Mean 6,764 6,764 Ac-ft Ac-ft 4,911,000 4,911,000_______________

Peak discharge (base, 23,000 cfs). Oct. 5 (10 p.m.) 101,000 cfs (52.50 ft); Mar. 17 (2 p.m.) 23,800 

cfs (32.30 ft): Apr. 16 (4 a.m.) 32,200 cfs (38.06 ft); May 8 (6 a.m.) 40,300 cfs (42.58 ft); 

May 21 (5 a.m.) 27,000 cfs (54.65 ft); May 51 (8:50 a.m.) 29.200 cfs (56.22 ft).

* Expressed In thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 203

1795. Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°40', long 96°30', in NW£ sec.14, T.16 S., R.8 E., on downstream side 

of center pier of highway bridge at city water plant in north part of Council Grove, 

300 ft downstream from Mozler Creek, 1 mile upstream from Elm Creek, and at 

mile 448.0.

Drainage area. 250 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,205.63 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1940, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 121 cfs (87,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,900 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 21.12 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Sept. 22.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 35.5 ft; 

36.29 ft, top of surge in gage house; 37.97 ft, floodmark at waterplant and in wireweight gage box at upstream side of bridge), from rating curve extended above 36,000 

cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in 1938-41, 

1947-48, 1954-57.

Maximum stage known, that of July 11, 1951. Flood in 1903 reached a stage of 

37.3 ft at waterplant, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1341: 1939-40(M), 1942.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

19 

1,100

1,190

*881

1.950

404

140

220

120

73

56

48

47

43

41

36

33

31

31

30

29

29

29

27 

26

26

24

25

25 

27

*38

6,798

219

13,480

Nov.

41 

34

30

28

27

27

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

26

25

25

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

24 

23

22

22

*21

2T

21

776

25.9

1,540

Dec.

21 

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

2020"

21

21

20

20

20

21

21

20

21

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

22

30

33.

Opto

26

676

21.8

1,340

Jan.

25 

25

31

30

26

25

24

24

24

25

25

27

42

351

827

133

84

71

65

61

47

45

43

47 

55

52

98

119

92

71

123

2,737

88.3

5,430

Feb.

180 

254

 140

211

568

421

6Q4

225

150

121

89

77

70

73

70

73

77

77

67

63

70

50

52

53 

53

52

52

50

*47

4,089

141

8,110

Mar.

45 

45

48

48

48

48

50

53

55

57

52

46

45

46

57

71

65

64

79

109

186

533

972

1,590 

1,520

*3,250

~754 5.790

830

2,370

475

17,431

562

34,570

Apr.

1,540 

552

404

272

218

197

170

156

142

136

130

*120

118

134

126

115

102

86

83

82

79

75

73

72 

70

65

60

6T

264

277

5,980

199

11,860

May

145 

*85

73

71

75

72

70

66

61

56

52

50

48

48

48

80

75

55

48

44

45

44

41

38 

36

34

32

32

43

40

*32

1,739

56.1

3,450

June

30 

34

32

28

58

126

58

239

362" 632

124

96

99

71

160

197

120

76

64

68

92

65

46

41 

37

32

32

30

27

23

3,099

103

6,150

July

20 

20

19

18

16

15

14

14

15

18

19

18

16

15

13

10

20

26

25

18

15

12

11

10 

10

8.0

7.2

6.4

Hiff O 1

67

2,382.6

76.9

4,730

Aug.

*36 

28

22

19

18

15

13

13

12

12

12

10

10

8.8

8.0

7.0

7.4

32

32

16

12

9.5

8.0

7.5 

7.8

8.0

6.8

19~ 6.4

20

13

449.2

14.5

891

Sept.

8.5 

7.0

6.3

6.0

5.4

*4.8

4.2

4.0

8.3

20

14

8.0

6.3

5.2

4.4

3.8

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.3

9~2.0

1.750 

361

72

38

26

21

18

2,508.3

83.6

4,980

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,330 Mln 8.8 Mean 119 Ac-ft 86,020

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,790 Min 2.0 Mean 133 Ao-ft 96,530

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Mar. 27 (4 a.m.) 7,900 cfs (21.12 ft).____ ____ ___

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from onoe-daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 21-24, Feb. 22, 27, 

Feb. 29 to Mar. 8, Mar. 10-12, 14, 15.
204 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1800. Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°21', long 97°04', In SW£ sec.36, T.19 S., R.3 E., on downstream side of 

left pier of county highway bridge, 1.1 miles downstream from South Cottonwood River, 

2 miles west of Marion, and at mile 123.9.

Drainage area. 329 sq ml.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some perlods, published In WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,289.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 3, 1945, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 114 cfs (82,530 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,900 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 11.30 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 22.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 66,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 28.57 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in 1940, 1954-56.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 22-24)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

230

1,410

2,700

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

Mar. 24 to Sept. 30 

8.0 2.5 89

3.0 260

5.0 1,160

10.0 3,310

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

5BF

874

302

1,030

206

74

73

81

44

28

23

31

66

34

23

19

19

18

*18

17

17

16

14

15

16

15

16

17 

30

152

3,866

125

7,670

Nov.

78

44

31

29

26

23

23

25

32

47

46

35

29

24

22

20

20

19

2T

22

23

23

*23

23

22

22

20

19

19 

19

829

27.6

1,640

Dec.

20

20

21

22

21

21

21

20

20

21

*21

20

20

19

19

20

21

20

20

20

19

20

20

21

21

22

26

35

37 

29

28

685

22.1

1,360

Jan.

29

34

46

39

28

22

2122"

25

34

39

55

108

*147

694

108

64

56

49

43

39

*34

32

31

34

42

99

140

91

78

170

2,453

79.1

4,870

Feb.

143

121

99

187

494

284

486

309

212

124

74

*62

58

62

60

62

85

85

68

60

53

55

49

40

T4

46

46

46

46

3,560

123

7,060

Mar.

44

44

IB- 42

44

44

44

46

47

53

55

60

66

70

76

66

64

70

94

164

347

1,840

2,580

5.090

1,670

*1,510

922

345

250 

170

140

14,103

455

27,970

Apr.

325

230

170

130

108

92

83

77

72

69

66

64

66

75

65

60

56

53

50

48

47

47

55

50

46

44

*42

T4

49 

57

2,440

81.3

4,840

May

66

51

44

323

654

669 306"

109

83

*68

60

55

53

51

49

64

104

58

47

42

42

44

39

35

32

30

29

37

366

74

44

3,728

120

7,390

June

46

89

42

30

26

28

44

202

1,010

161

85

141

89

101

68

*998

382

92

83

522

620

92

66

57

47

42

40

37

31 

28

5,299

177

10,510

July

25

24

24

24

23

23

22

23

25

28

26

25

24

19

18

16

2T

31

28

20

*17

16

17

19

18

16

-42 158

34 

85

28

921

29.7

1,830

Aug.

18

15

15

34

21

14

12 852"

*382

60

37

28

23

20

18

16

17

101

66

28

19

17

15

15

33

1,110

124

51

1,900 

587

75

5,723

185

11,350

Sept.

44

31

25

22

20

19

17

16

18

17

16

15

15

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

*11

10

134

570

TTF

53

31

24

22 

19

1,410

47.0

2,800

Calendar year 1959 : Max 5,090 Mln 3.4 Mean 85.5 Ac-ft 61,880

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,OaO Mln 10 Mean 123 Ac-ft 89,290

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). --Mar. 24 (8 a.m.) 3,900 cfs (11.30 ft); Apr. 29 (6 p.m.)

3,160 cfs (9.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record; Jan. 18-21, Mar. 28 to Apr. 26; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for station at Cottonwood Falls.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 205

1805. Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°12', long 96°50", in NEij sec.25, T.21 S., R.5 E., on upstream end of 

right abutment of highway bridge, 4 miles south of Cedar Point and at mile 9.4.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,262.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 28, 1944, wire-weight gage at 

downstream side of present bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 51.5 cfs (37,280 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,540 cfs May 4 (gage height, 16.05 ft); minimum, 

4.2 cfs Sept. 22.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 52,400 cfs June 29, 1951 (gage height, 23.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and flow-over-road 

measurement of peak discharge; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1856, that of June 29, 1951. Flood in July 1929 reached 

a stage of 24.63 ft from floodmarks on house on left bank where flood in 1951 reached a 

stage of 25.7 ft.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions [water years) . WSP 1211: 1944(M). WSP 1341: 1940-41, 1942(M), 1943, 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. £5-31)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, 

July 17 to Sept. 3O

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

4.4

3.0 

7.0

5.0 

5.5

6.5 

8.5

115

230

530

1,350

4.1

4.2 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0

10

15

27

56

106

5 to July 17

5.5 

6.5 

8.0 

10.0

225

530

1,120

2,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

67

773

178

1,180 

434

115

82

72

63

55

47

45

330

127

71

59

51

49

47

*45

44

40

40

34

36

35

32

30

30

35

46

4,292

138

8,510

Nov.

3732-

30

31 

31

29

28

29

29

29

28

27

28

26

25

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

*25

25

23

23

22

22

21

22

798

26.6

1,580

Dec.

22

22

21

21 

20

20

20

20

19

19

*19

19

19

19

20

19

20

19

18

Te

18

18

19

19

19

19

177 "5-9

35

29

27

833

26.9

1,650

Jan.

26

26

25

24 

23.

23

24

24

24

25

25

26

25

*116

144

45

42

39

33

33

33

30

29

30

31

68

-60 184

46

42

43

1,368

44.1

2,710

Feb.

42

40

39

175 

215

168

144

80

68

64

52

*49

48

47

47

49

48

44

42

43

45

42

40

36

37

37

36

36

36

1,849

63.8

3,670

Mar.

36

36

36

36 

36

35

35

35

33

35

37

37

40

95

92

73

64

66

260

464

990

1,170

554

328

163

126

*104

86

78

90

70

5,340

172

10,590

Apr.

151 "92"

71

66 

62

62

60

59

59

56

56

58

59

144

80

66

55

50

48

47

46

45

45

45

43

41

*38

37

55

48

1,844

61.5

3,660

May

42

34

33

1,940 

460

175

117

86

74

*65

58

54

52

49

48

48

46

45

44

45

45

42

39

37

37

37

33

33

96

50

35

3,999

129

7,930

June

33

42

35

29 

26

30

36

45

53

40

31

31

31

31

*29

28

26

33

36

32

35

26

25

23

22

21

20

20

19

11

905

30.2

1,800

July

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

16

17

15

14

13

12

T2

12

224

43

24

20

*18

17

18

18

17

16

15

14

802

260

37

1,775

57.3

3,520

Aug.

25

20

23

56 

20

16

15

128

*59

34

20

17

16

14

14

13

14

112

34

62

102

28

20

17

16

15

14

14

14

13

12_

977

31.5

1,940

Sept.

11

11

9.4

9.4

8.8

7.6

7.0

9.4

8.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.4

5.4

*4.6

4J5

166

267 "48

22

17

15

14

12

728.6

24.3

1,450

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,780 Min 6.6 Mean 76.6 Ac-ft 55,450

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,940 Min 4.6 Mean 67.5 Ac-ft 49,010

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 efs). Hay 4 (1 p.m.) 6,540 efs (16.05 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
206 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1820. Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Palls, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°23'06", long 96"36"20", in SW^NE^ sec.24, T.19 S. , R.7 E. , on left bank 

1.2 miles downstream from Diamond Creek, 3| miles west of Cottonwood Palls, and at 

mile 66.7. Prior to June 28, 1960, at site 13.9 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 1,327 sq mi. Prior to June 28, 1960, 1,402 sq mi. 

Records available. April 1932 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,160.49 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Feb. 12, 1935, chain gage at The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge 11.6 miles downstream at datum 12.57 ft lower. Feb. 12, 1935, to 

June 27, 1960, water-stage recorder at highway bridge 13.9 miles downstream at datum 

13.21 ft lower.

Average discharge. 28 years, 498 cfs (360,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,370 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 15.29 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 53 cfs Sept. 22.

1932-60: Maximum discharge, 196,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 36.8 ft, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow and contracted-opening measurement at gage height 4.6 ft 

lower; no flow at times in 1955-57.

Flood of July 11, 1951, is maximum known since the valley was first settled in 

1858, from information by residents.

Remarks. Records fair prior to June 28, excellent thereafter.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1007: 1942. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1948(M). 

WSP 1241:1933-33, 1944(M), 1948, 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 27 June 28 to Sept. 3O

2.6 147

3.0 300

3.5 570

4.0 890

6.0 2,680

10.0 5,870

15.0 9,200

3.3 

3.7 

4.2 

4.8 

5.5

52

96

176

300

490

7.0 830

9.0 1,330

13.0 2,580

18.0 4,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

82

23

24 

85

26

27

28

89

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

147

662 

3,800

4,390

7.060

5,860 

3,610 

1,080

820

738

570

474

*486

882

720

510 

406

360

345

327

314

300

286

268 

247

243

235

235

235

*247 

370

36,227

1,169

71,860

Nov.

672 t- . e 546 

370

322

296

278 

264 

255

260

264

278

296

282

260

243

235 

223

208

212

219

219

219

215

212 

204

201

194

190

187

184

8,008

267

15,880

Dec.

184

184 

184

*180

177

177 

173 

173

170

170

170

170

170

170

167

170 

170

170

164

160

157

160

164

164 

164

167

198

*291

268

227 

212

5,625

181

11,160

Jan.

201

194 

194

190

180

198 

201 

187

180

180

184

204

219

476

1,500

1,870 

906

522

380

332

355

340

314

314 

*309

336

522

792

726

570 

492

13,568

438

26,910

Feb.

618

702 

642

823

1,860

2,550 

2,050 

1,780

1,320

1,060

757

588

510

480

480

480 

474

474

486

456

444

406

*365

b350 

b370"

b370

b360

b350

b350

21,755

750

43,150

Mar.

345

332 

b310

b330

b320

b310

m314

327

340

345

350

412

534

558 

504

486

624

1,260

2,660

5,790

7,990

9,090 

8,040

7,020

5,100

3,900

1,840

1,620 

1,290

62,949

2,031

124,900

Apr.

2,030

2.510 

1,530

1,060

904

834 

757 

752

678

642

612

594

*600

952

992

764 

636

558

516

492

480

462

450

444 

*434

412

595

385

39T

510

22,560

752

44,750

May

480

434 

400

406

5,360

4,540 

2,050 

1,280

708

588

516

462

454

417

400

595 

454

468

400

545

527

514

504

*282 

268

255

245

255

264

604 

486

22,079

712

43,790

June

278

245 

540

504

227

596 

545 

560

570

1.500

750

428

558

546

570

720 

1,580

1,550

480

417

642

1,230

492

532 

278

247

225

*205

194

 iSS,

15,565

519

30,870

July

158

150 

145

141

156

151 

128 

127

150

158

141

156

128

118

112

104 

107

504

162

138

124

107

102

100 

*102

102

99

159

190

1.050 

572

5,519

178

10,950

Aug.

205

156 

119

307

470

190 

120 

278

1,680

1.960

392

185

145

122

106

96 

91

107

199

228

185

174

115

99 

90

88

1,015

585

561

1,370 

1,580

12,583

406

24,960

Sept.

242

144 

112

99

88

*84 

78 

75

218

146

95

82

77

75

70

67 

65

65

65

61

58

56

1,440

5,920 

4.260

1,540

408

252

201

175

14,510

477

28,580

Calendar year 1959: Max 22,400 Min 56 Mean g 7g Ac-ft 489,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,090 Min 56 Mean 658 Ac-ft 477,600

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 cfs).--Oct. 5 (11 a.m.) 7,800 cfs (12.72 ft); Mar. 24 (12 m.) 9,570 cfs 

(15.29 ft); May 6 (6 a.m.) 5,150 cfs (8.90 ft); Sept. 24 (9 p.m.) 5,420 efs (19.89 ft).________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 207

1824. Neosho River at Strawn, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°16', long 95°52', in NE£ sec.33, T.20 S., R.14 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge at Strawn, li miles downstream from Eagle 

Creek and at mile 356.5.

Drainage area.--2.933 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1948 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for June 1948 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,018.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Kansas City Supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to Sept. 27, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 1,208 cfs (874,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,100 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height. 19.93 ft); minimum, 76 cfs Sept. 23.

1948-60; Maximum discharge, 400,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 30.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 97,000 cfs on basis of rainfall-runoff studies and floodrouting study of reach from this station to station near lola; no flow at times in 

1954-57.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25 to May 6, May 9-13, 18, 19)

Oct. 9 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.5 

3.0

615

77O

1,700

Mote. Same 

as following 

table above 

3.0 ft.

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

60

ISO

325

700

1,680

2,520

4.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

2,950

5,100

8,000

11,800

17,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

700

5,610

6,600

8,320

15,700

11,700

*10,100 

6,800

g3,380

gl,960

al,520

gl,160

gl,180

gl,370

gl,520

gl,560 

gl,020

g748

g656

g584

g555

g516

g516

g516

a490

g464 

g425

g415

g415

*g395 gUB"

87,310

2,816

173,200

Nov.

a477

g700

844

754

584

516

490 

490

464

425

405

425

425

415

395

385 

365

355

345

g375

g365

a365

g375

g365

g355

a345 

g325

g325

a320

g310

13,094

436

25,970

Dec.

g310

g318

g310

*g318

g325

a320

g318 

g310

g302

g295

280

288

280

288

288

288 

288

288

288

280

280

272

272

288

288

288 

1,090

1.560

1,410

860

628

13,218

426

26,220

Jan.

529

503

490

425

*425

b405

b440 

451

425

405

405

425

438

756

2,740

4.100 

3,180

2,210

1,390

b860

b655

b765

b655

b555

b610

*732 

1,160

1,500

bl,680

bl,600

bl,300

32,214

1,039

63,900

Feb.

1,060

1,200

1,520

2,140

4,360

5,230

4,450 

4,040

3,390

2,640

2,090

1,760

1,440

1,220

1,120

1,140 

1,160

1,120

1,060

1,060

1,020

1,000

*940

b800

b780

b800 

b8oO

b730

b720

50,790

1,751

100,700

Mar.

b660

b660

bSOO

b620

b560

b540

a540 

a560

g584

g656

a620

a700

860

920

1,060

1,240 

1,300

1,330

1,620

2,330

3,860

7,800

12,100

15,300

16,300

16,800 

15,700

14,700

13,000

8,260

7,090

148,870

4,802

295,300

Apr.

5,520

5,540

5,540

3,600

g2,600

a2,000

gl,890 

1,900

1,890

gl,720

gl,580

1,500

*1,440

1,740

2,810

2,260 

1,890

1,540

1,330

1,240

1,140

1,040

980

940

900

*880 

844

844

900

1,000

58,998

1,967

117,000

May

1,390

1,580

1,240

1,120

1,140

2,670

4.520 

3,576

2,240

1,520

1,200

1,000

880

828

780

748 

700

880

828

732

642

613

598

*555

529

529 

503

490 490"

529

920

35,964

1,160

71,330

June

1,080

748

686

570

732

1,460

764 

1,280

1,160

2,270

2,600

2,230

1,300

1,200

1,280

1,350 

2.760

2,326

2,210

*1,260

880

828

1,600

1,100

628

503 

438

395

355

325

36,312

1,210

72,020

July

295

288

288

272

258

250

236 

229

229

229

229

243

280

243

215

201 

201

187

258

335

258

236

215

201

*187

174 

167

160

167

215

1,910

8,856

286

17,570

Aug.

1,820

570

318

310

236

405

490 

288

215

1,030

2,670

1,690

415

272

222

187 

167

1,290

345

288

542

1,190

613

335

399

*8.040 

2,320

690

6,790

3,570

1,680

39,397

1,271

78,140

Sept.

2,070

*980

365

265

215

187

160 

148

134

154

243

236

180

148

134

122

110

104

98

93

88

82

82

1,550

6,440

7.920 

4,190

gl,520

g656

a440

29,114

970

57,750

Calendar year 1959: Max 17,800 Min 88 Mean 1,324 Ac-ft 958,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 16,800 Min 82 Mean 1,514 Ac-ft 1,099,000

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Oct. 5 (7 a.m.) 17,000 cfs (19.90 ft); Mar. 26 (6 a.m.) 17,100 

cfs (19.95 ft); Aug. 26 (12 m.) 10,900 cfs (15.15 ft).__________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near lola.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
208 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

1830. Neosho River near lola, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°53', long 95°26', in NE£ sec.9, T.25 S., R.18 E., on left bank 1 mile 

downstream from Elm Creek, 3 miles southwest of lola, and at mile 284.4.

Drainage area. 3,818 sq mi.

Records available. August 1895 to December 1903 (published as "at lola"), October 1917 

to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. 

Figures of daily discharge for August 1895 to January 1898, published in previous 

reports, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1917, staff gage at tailgate of flume at milldam, 4,8 miles 

upstream at datum 12.2 ft higher.

Average discharge.--51 years, 1,565 cfs (1,133,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,700 ofs Oct. 7 (gage height, 21.17 ft); minimum, 99 cfs Sept. 23.

1895-1903, 1917-60: Maximum discharge, 436,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 

43.0 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 84,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in 1936, 1956.

Remarks. Records good prior to Apr. 30, fair thereafter.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1037: 1918-24, 1926-29, 1935(M), WSP 1117: Drainage area. 

WSP 1311: 1895-98. WSP 1391: 1896 (M), 1899, 1901-2(M), 1903-4. See also Records 

available.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 31 to Sept. 15)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5 Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

3.5

4.0 

5.0

240

470

1,060

7.0

12.0

21.0

2,650

8,000

19,500

3.0 

3.3 

4.0 

5.0

91

182

480

1,110

8.0

12.0

19.3

3,600

8,000

17,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*256

2,760

13,400

16,000

19,100

19,400 

19,000

13 , 800

8,060

3,910

2,240

1,740

2,420

3,510

2,180

1,820

1,640

1,260

1,030

890

818

770

728

674

638

605

575

540

*520 

510

515

141,309

4,558

280,300

Nov.

530

575

746

948

8l8

662 

600

560

535

520

505

505

505

510

505

505

480

455

435

425

415

415

420

420

415

405

395

380

370 

360

"

15,319

511

30,380

Dec.

360

355

*345

345

345

340 

335

330

325

325

340

335

330

330

335

340

340

345

360

340

325

312

312

312

308

320

360

822

*1,600 

1,410

1,000

13,881

448

27,530

Jan.

764

644

580

545

510

460 

385

440

470

470

445

500

590

716

1,530

3,080

4,320

3,290

2,180

1,380

969

680

698

764

794

*818

902

1,310

1,490

1,550

1,600

34,874

1,125

69,170

Feb.

1,320

1,160

1,210

2,150

6,900

6,730 

6,180

5,000

4,410

3,600

2,770

2,260

1,840

1,530

1,330

1,260

1,290

1,290

1,250

1,210

1,230

1,210

1,170

1,090

977

960

935

910 950"

.__----

64,122

2,211

127,200

Yar.

970

949

830

770

80T

802 

809

795

802

879

*1,160

1,380

1,510

1,990

2,070

1,850

1,810

2,030

2,950

4,260

6,470

11,600

14,400

16,200

16 , 900

17,100

17,300

17,300

16,600 

15,300

12,100

190,688

6,151

378,200

Apr.

8,040

6,310

6,350

5,700

*3,720

2,770 

2,350

2,130

1,930

1,780

1,670

1,570

1,540

3,080

3,720

3,750

6,250

2,810

1,850

1,520

1,350

1,260

1,190

1,140

1,100

*1,050

991

956

2,330"

10, 100

90,307

3,010

179,100

Yay

4,480

1,710

1,540

1,610

2,570

6,540 

4,250

5,030

3,640

2,290

1,560

1,230

1,100

998

921

879

830

802

935

963

851

748

688

646

*640

610

560

530

69T 

736

688

51,269

1,654

101,700

June

935

1,100

865

774

700

830 

,510

,260

,440

,270

,130

,070

,100

,580

,210

,290

,310

2,570

2,530

2,230

* 1,400

949

851

1,400

1,170

718

570

505

462 

425

40,154

1,338

79,640

July

397

374

342

325

296

279 

262

254

254

246

242

254

266

300

279

242

226

292

214

207

360

342

283

250

230

*204

189

182

179 

182

175

8,127

262

16,120

Aug.

1,350

1,850

794

457

325

258 

258

475

374

275

438

1,960

1,430

586

342

271

226 296"

1,010

654

1,000

734

788

700

434

4,640

*10,500

*3,200

2,390 

10,900

5,260

54,175

1,748

107,500

Sept.

*1,700

1,810

1,080

525

360

279 

230

200

179

165

148

158

222

196

162

151

139

126

120

114

109

107

101

112

1,010

5,900

7,240

4,180

1,570 

748

29,141

971

57,8OO

Calendar year 1959 : Max 19,400 Yin 103 Yean 1,601 Ac-ft 1,159,000

Water year 1959-60 : Yax" 19,400 Yin 101 Mean 2,004 Ac-ft 1,455,000

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Oct. 7 (2 a.m.) 19,700 cfs (21.17 ft); Mar. 27 (12 p.m.) 17,400 

cfs (19.33 ft); Apr. 30 (5 p.m.) 13,100 cfs (15.94 ft); Aug. 27 (10 a.m.) 11,600 cfs (14.86 ft); 

Aug. 50 (4 p.m.) 11,700 cfs (l4.94 ft)._________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 209

1831. Owl Creek near Piqua, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°51'00", long 95°34'30", in NW£ sec.29, T.25 S. , R.17 E., at downstream 

side of left pier of highway bridge, 5.4 miles southwest of Piqua and 14 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 168 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 950 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,440 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 18.91 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 23.

1959-60: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs July 15, 1959 (gage height, 20.08 ft); no 

flow at times in 1959.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

35

1, 120

2,470

1,550

4.800

1,190

*114

149

183

a250

a350

a450

527

691

100

40

25

19

16

13

12

9.9

8.3

8.7

7.1

6.5

4.0

3.0

*2.6 3T5-

4.2

14,161.8

457

28,090

Nov.

4.3

4.0

4.3

6.1

6.6

6.1

6.6

6.8

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.9

3.3

3.5

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

129.3

4.31

256

Dec.

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

*1.4

1.3

1.3

1.7

2.3

2.7

3.1

3.9

4.4

5.0

4.7

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

12

38

*33

20

15

196.8

6.35

390

Calendar year 1959: Max -

Jan.

12

b9.0

b7.0

b6.0

b5.0

b4.0

b3.8

b3.7

b3.9

b5.0

7.0

22

125

131

585

75

30

22

17

13

10

8.2

6.2

6.2

7.2

*10

39

64

29

22

14

1,102.2

35.6

2,190

Feb.

14

14

14

431

1,630

214

63

35

27

25

27

20

16

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

17

21

20 *16

14

13

12

12

12

2,768

95.4

5,490

Mar.

12

12

13

13

13

12

13

14

16

77

393

410

402

840

365

238

189

286

1,130

1,210

1,130

1.400

413

153

74

40

32

27

24

112

95

9,158

295

18,160

Apr.

61

106

39

23 *19

17

15

14

14

12

12

12

22

670

974

149

1,650

a250

a50

a25

a!8

a!6

a!5

a!4

a!3

*12

11

11

459

1,080

5,783

193

11,470

May

171

38

23

449

1,450

2,020

471

58

25

19

15

12

8.4

7.6

6.2

5.9

5.5

5.8

6.0

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.4

3.5

*5T5

20

9.4

5.6

49

45

12

4,966.2

160

9,850

June

5.8

17

9.8

3.4

11

34

126

117

214

26

13

270

187

42

23

49

65

24

36

*25

16

11

7.4

5.0

3.4

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.2

1,349.7

45.0

2,680

July

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

1.0

2.3

1.0

1.5

1.3

5.4

12

3.6

2.2

1.8

1.5

2.9

3.6

*1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

61.2

1.97

121

Aug.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.6

2.6

3.2

2.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.6

14

110

1,470

134

32

14

10

1.710

1,070

68

39

66

31

4,791.6

155

9,500

Sept.

*16

7 .4

3.5

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.7

.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.7

50.6

1.69

100

Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,800 Min 0.6 Mean 122 Ac-ft 88,300

12 m.) 2,000 cfs (16.07 ft); Aug. 26 (10 p.m.) 2*650 cfs (17J46 ft

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Pottawatomie Creek near Qarnett.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
210 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

1835. Neosho River near Parsons, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°20'25", long 95°06'32", on north line of see.21, T.31 S., R.21 E., on 

downstream side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 160, 0.4 mile upstream from 

Hickory Creek, 2.7 miles upstream from dam of Kansas Ordnance Plant, 8 miles east of 

Parsons, and at mile 204.1. Records include flow of Hickory Creek.

Drainage area. 4,905 sq mi, includes that of Hickory Creek.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only October 

1921, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 810.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, chain gage at bridge 

half a mile downstream at datum 0.04 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1929, to Feb. 7, 1935, chain 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--39 years, 2,367 cfs (1,714,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 23.75 ft); 

minimum, 175 cfs Sept. 24-26.

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 410,000 cfs July 14. 1951 (gage height, 40.20 ft, 

from floodmark in gage well); no flow at times in 1934, 1936, 1939, 1955-57.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversion by the Kansas Ordnance Plant from pool in which 

gage is located.

Revisions (water years). WSP 807: 1922-2a WSP 1391: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

7.2 

7.5 

7.8

175

300

510

8.2

9.0

16.0

920

1,880

12,900

20.0

22.0

24.0

18,700

22,100

26,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

402 

2,340"

15, 100

19,600

24,000

25,300

25.400 

25,060

23,800

16,400

5,600

2,990

3,940

6,550

5,510

3,160

2,420

2,140 

1,760

1,450

1,240

1,120

1,040

956

872

800

750

*730

700 

680 

690

223,040

7,195

442,400

Nov.

690 

690

720

932

1.140

1,110

908 

780

730

700

650

650

620

600

600

600

600

591 

564

546

528

510

510

510

494

486

486

462

446 

450

19,283

643

38,250

Dec.

430 

»430

g430

g416

g402

g402

g402 

395

388

581

g402

g402

g409

g416

g416

g423

g458

g458 

g438

g446

425

409

409

402

402

402

510

610

680 

»1. 750 

1,740

16,041

517

31,820

Jan.

1,360 

1,050

836

730

670

630

582 

519

486

SI?

555

600

650

1,080

2,050

2,580

5,570

4.570 

57535

2,620

1,780

gl,150

g760

g884

968

1,020

*1,040

gl,200

gl,540 

1,850 

1,780

42,859

1,582

84,970

Feb.

1,900 

1,660

1,460

1,880

5,020

9,480

8,450 

6,820

5,510

4,810

4,000

5,160

2,600

2,160

1,850

1,650

1,550

1,520 

1,500

1,460

1,440

1,480

1,550

*1,460

1,500

1,170

gl.060

gl,06d

gl,060

79,940

2,757

158,600

Mar.

gl,060 

gl.110

gl,020

gl.100

g908

g992

gl,020 

gl,060

gl,080

1,460

2,250

5,080

5,560

5,420

6,650

4,880

5,960

4,060 

5,770

7,050

7,590

9,520

13,500

15,600

16,600

17,500

18,000

18,500

18.500 

16,400

17,600

228,180

7,561

452,600

Apr.

15.700 

10,500

7,280

6,700

6,170

*4,210

5,180 

2,720

2,460

2,250

2,120

1,990

2,200

9,000

15,000

9,560

6,250

9,660 

5,580

2,750

2,160

1,920

1,750

1,650

1,550

1,440

*1,540

1,270

2,510 

7,850

148,020

4,954

295,600

May

12,800 

7,580

2,490

2,080

6,230

14,900

19,100 

8,960

5,990

4,460

2,940

2,120

1,700

1,480

1,550

1,260

1,160

1,120 

1,100

1,500

1,460

1,220

1,040

920

824

»952

856

750

1,520 

2,250

1,520

112,992

5,645

224,100

June

1,000 

968

1,280

1,150

920

1,000

1,060 

2,020

2,960

2,170

2,280

2,980

3,480

5,780

2,100

1,440

1,410

1,420 

2,490

2,750

»2,450

1,740

1,160

956

1,250

1,400

944

720

650 

557

50,385

1,680

99,940

July

519 

494

462

454

458

595

567 

548

550

530

550

512

506

312

512

556

550

518 

502

409

550

350

470

710

1,280

740

*454

542

290 

270 

260

15,080

422

25,940

Aug.

250 

560

1,950

1,220

790

546

402 

542

454

1,020

555

595

1,440

1,680

860

528

409

574 

318

622

4,600

6,970

2,240

1,050

980

825

5,260

11.400

4,806 

2,780 

*9,820

65,420

2,110

129,800

Sept.

6,520 

2,260

2,100

1,600

908

582

446 

574

512

290

260

258

218

254

295

290

265

242 

226

206

200

192

178

175

TfS

521

5,450

7.160

4,620 

1 4920

58,457

1,282

76,280

Calendar year 1959 s Max 25,400 Mln 141 Mean 2,184 Ac-ft 1,581,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 25,400 Min 175 Mean 2,835 Ac-ft 2,058,000

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). Oct. 6 (12 p.m.) 25,500 cfs (23.75 ft); Mar. 29 (6 p.m.) 

18,600 cfs (19.94 ft)j Apr. 15 (5 p.m.) 15,700 cfs (17.84 ft); May 7 (8 a.m.) 20,600 cfs 

(21.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 211

1840. Lightning Creek near McCune, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°16'54", long 95°01'56", on north line of sec.7, T.32 S., R.22 E., at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 5 miles south of McCune, 13 miles southeast of Parsons, and at mile 12.6.

Drainage area. 197 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1946, October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 818.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 10, 1945, staff or wire-weight gage 

and Mar. 10, 1945, to Sept. 30, 1946, water-stage recorder, all at same site and datum. 

Oct. 1, 1959, to May 26, 1960, water-stage recorder 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 160 cfs (115,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 15.22 ft); no 

 TTovTSept. 12-18, 20-30.

1938-46, 1959-60: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 17.81 

ft), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those computed from wire-weight-gage readings or those for 

periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which are poor. Occasional regulation 

at low flow, during October to May, from construction activities 100 ft upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 26 May 27 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.7

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

3.7

5.4

12

19

32

55

92

3.0

4.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

15.0

140

280

880

1,500

2,400

2,800

0.5

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.3

0 

.3 

.8 

2.0 

7.0 

17

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

30

55

92

140

280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

g!41

g564

62,150 

gl,240

gl,670

g386 

120

77

58

46

40

34

633

693

181

81

55

40

31

24

21

18

16

14

13

9.3

8.2

*7.6

7.2 

7.0

7.4

8,392.7

271

16,650

Nov.

7.4

8.0

9.3

78

176

72 

42

28

20

18

16

15

14

12

11

11

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.9

10

10

10

7.4

7.8

6.0

6.2

6.2 5 8

657.4

21.9

1,300

Dec.

5.2

*5.4

5.4 

5.4

5.2

5.1 

4.7

4.6

4.4

5TT

5.1

5.2

6.4

9.5

7.4

7.0

7.8

14

27

19

15

13

12

12

12

13

31

85

68 

*44

30

493.9

15.9

980

Calendar year 1959: Max -

Jan.

23

20

18 

16

14

12 

11

11

10

IT

12

16

67

84

255

117

66

65

69

52

35

26

20

18

18

19

*24

32

32 

£8

23

1,204

38.8

2,390

Feb.

21

20

19 

59

581

361 

130

75

58

g49

g36

a30

a25

a20

al8

a!8

E19

g23

gZ2 gia

gl§

iT5

g!8

g!8

*19

18

17

18

18

1,762

60.8

3.490

Mar.

18

18

18 

18

18

17 

Tf

18

27

84

158

265

335

809

865

507

394

373

509

353

169

107

81

56

41

34

30

28

25 

22

20

5,434

175

10,780

Apr.

20

19

18

16

*15

14 

13

13

12

11

10

To

61

*2,120

«2.650

690

520

454

106

67

53

44

38

32

30

25

*21

19

26 

133

7,260

242

14,400

Mln - Mean

May

59

34

23 

18

64

2,070 

1,960

277

88

62

47

38

33

28

24

21

53

79

94

381

434

95

50

35

26

20

16

12

13 

190

77

6,421

207

12,740

June

34

*23

17 

13

15

21 

18

24

32

31

88

43

25

19

17

16

10

7.9

6.5

5.6

5.1

*4.3

3.7

3.0

2.6

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.4 

1.5

492.6

16.4

977

July

1.0

1.0

.8 

.8

.8

.7 

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

7?

.6

.7

1.7

2.2 *2To

1.6

1.5

1.1

.9

25.8

0.85

51

Aug.

0.8

.7

.6 

.5

.4

.5

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 7

4.8

a2.0

77

7^

25

14

4.8

5.7

a5.0

aZ.4

al.9 

a.1 4

*i!o

226.6

7.51

449

Sept.

0.7

^6

.5 

.4

.3

.5 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

5.5

0.12

6.9

Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,650 Mln o Mean 88.5 Ac-ft 64,210

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfa).--0ct. 5 (2 p.m.) 2,490 cfs (14.3 ft); 

(15.22 ft); May 7 (4 a.m.) 2,660 cfs (14.75 ft).

pr. 15 (12 m.) 2,940 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings 5 miles downstream.
212 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1850. Neosho River near Commerce, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°56', long 94°57', in SW^SEf sec.5, T.28 N., R.22 E., on downstream side 

of left pier of highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from Mud Creek, if miles downstream 

from Four Mile Creek, 4f miles west of Commerce, and at mile 153.4.

Drainage area. 5,876 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 748.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 21 years, 3,453 cfs (2,500,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,000 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 18.60 ft); minimum daily, 141 cfs Sept. 26.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 267,000 cfs July 15, 1951, computed by flood-routing 

method from hydrograph defined at Miami (mile 144.2) by several discharge measurements, 

gage-height record, and by comparison with computed inflow into Lake 0' The Cherokees; 

maximum gage height, 34.03 ft July 16, 1951, from floodmark; no flow at times.

Maximum stage and discharge known, those of July 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 14 to Apr. 5, Apr. 14-19, 

May 1, 2, 5-19, Aug. 22, 25, 28, 29)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

111

242

429

6.0

10.0

17.0

19.0

5,000

11,200

23,000

29,600

1,520 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1950

Da.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5,040

10,600

21,600

25,300

27,300

27,800

*26 ,600

25,400

25,000

24,400

18,200

8,090

19,400

23,800

16,400

8,580

5,320

4,330

3,230

2,220

1,670

1,450

1,320

1,210

1,110

1,050

945

901 

847

804

804

340,721

10,990

675,800

Nov.

782

782

957

5,590

2,650

1,950

1,440

1,160

*1,010

923

858

814

804

762

742

732

702

692

664

645

627

590

582

*573

565

556

540

531 

506

498

28,227

941

55,990

Dec.

491

483

468

468

460

452

444

444

437

45?

468

460

452

460

452

444

1,600

5,000

1,430

847

*692

627

599

599

582

556

2,280

2,650 

1,460

1,320

2,040

29,617

955

58,740

Jan.

1,780

1,390

1,110

923

825

742

702

627

565

5S5

*618

1,210

1,750

2,260

3,610

3,230

3,420

4,840

4,840

3,700

2,470

al,790

al,280

945

1,010

1,130

1,250

1,320 

1,450

1,870

1,960

55,182

1,780

109,500

Feb.

2,000

1,960

1,670

1,840

5,300

9,400

10,500

*8 430

6,880

5,800

,000

,240

,320

,740

,300

,980

,790

,730

,690

,660

,610

,600

,660

a ,620

a ,560

a ,390

a ,290

a ,240 

a ,200

-------

93,200

3,214

184,900

 

Mar.

a ,200

a ,200

a ,150

a ,200

a ,050

a ,100

a ,100

,130

,460

,230

,800

,840

,320

,810

*1 ,900

1 ,600

,880

,620

,090

,890

8,360

8,740

10,900

13,800

15,400

16,400

17,200

17,800 

18,100

*18,400

18,200

248,870

8,028

493,600

Apr.

17,300

14,100

9,190

7,040

7,040

5,800

4,240

3,420

2,940

2,650

2,380

2,220

2,230

10,500

19,500

18,100

9,650

10,000

8,910

4,560

*2,940

2,380

2,120

1,950

1,790

1,690

1,550

1,480 

1,490

3,950

_ ___ ___

183,110

6,104

363,200

May

10,300

11,700

4,960

2,470

3,270

21,300

25,000

22, 400

9,930

6,180

4,260

2,840

2,140

1,750

1,520

1,450

*2,060

1,750

2,040

3,510

3,320

2,110

1,450

1,180

1,010

934

1,000

920 

3,620

4,160

2,360

162,894

5,255

323,100

June

2,570

2,620

,820

,600

,900

,970

,520

,830

,140

,140

,890

,070

,520

,500

* ,370

,940

,510

,460

,770

,840

,740

,300

,560

,120

989

1,370

1,290

870 

712

608

_______

64,548

2,152

128,000

July

540

498

468

460

415

401

381

348

329

317

317

*292

281

276

270

276

298

304

298

460

388

317

335

460

887

1,150

712

452 

341

287

248

12,806

413

25,400

Aug.

227

212

880

1,790

1,120

793

556

2,460

1,390

1,090

*1,500

752

523

1,830

1,540

891

712

664

460

437

2,220

*10,000

7,100

2,160

1,320

1,250

2,030

8,410 

10,500

3,610

5,260

75,487

2,571

145,800

Sept.

9,820

4,590

2,220

2,090

1,400

825

565

444

574

310

281

242

212

*185

192

259

281

248

217

185

166

166

158

158

145

141

1,590

6,570 

6,720

5,670

44,420

1,481

88,110

Calendar year 1959: Max 31,800 Mln 141 Mean 2,999 Ac-ft 2,171,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 27,800 Mln 141 Mean 3,653 Ac-ft 2,652,000

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Oct. 6 (10 a.m.) 28,000 cfs (18.60 ft); Oct. 15 (9 p.m.) 

25,000 cfs (17.68 ft); Mar. 30 (ll p.m.) 18,400 cfs (14.12 ft); Apr. 15 (9 p.m.) 20,500 cfs 

(15.41 ft); May 7 (8 a.m.) 25,500 efs (l7.60 ft).__________________________________

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of Indicated recession and records for 

station ;lonear Parsons, Kans.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 213

1857. Spring River at Larussell, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°09'15", long 94°03'20", on line between SE^ sec.11 and sw£ sec.12, 

T.28 N., R.29 W., on downstream handrail of Bower Mills Bridge, three-quarters of a 

mile north of Larussell and 2-| miles upstream from Cave Spring Branch.

Drainage area. 306 sq mi.

Records available. April 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage. Altitude of gage is 1,030 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,160 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 12.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 14-19, 29, 30 (gage height, 4.10 ft). 

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 8,190 cfs June 9, 1957 (gage height, 13.50 ft); minimum, 

26 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 1959 (gage height, 3.87 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4-27, Apr. 26 to May 5)

4.1

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

34

102

218

373

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

580

1,590

3,030

4,130

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

245

3,050

1,150

3.710

1,460

925

725

725

535

490

450

410

3,300

1,950

925

775

675

580

512

470

430

410

392

373

356

338

322

*305

290

274

260

26,812

865

2.83

3.26

53,180

Nov.

260

245

245

1,180

725

490

450

450

392

356

338

338

338

338

290

290

260

260

260

245

245

245

232

218

218

218

218

'205 192

192

9,933

331

1.08

1.21

19,700

Dec.

192

180

168

192

168

168

168

156

*156

156

156

156

156

145

141

141

138

430

338

322

305

290

274

274

260

245

260

373

305

290

274

6,977

225

0.735

0.85

13,840

Jan.

274

260

245

245

232

232

218

218

205

205

205

192

*192

192

192

192

192

205

205

192

192

180

180

180

168

180

180

168

156

156

156

6,189

200

0.654

0.75

12,280

Feb.

138

145

145

145

156

218

192

192

205

205

205

180

180

180

168

168

*168

168

156

156

145

145

145

145

143

138

138

141

132

4,742

164

0.536

0.58

9,410

Mar.

125

130

130

127

121

119

119

119

123

130

134

141

145

232

260

274

274

290

305

338

*356

392

373

356

322

322

305

290

290

274

260

7,176

231

0.755

0.87

14,230

Apr.

260

245

232

232

232

218

205

192

192

180

180

180

168

180

205

218

205

192

180

180

192

180

180

168

168

168

156

156

156

156

5,756

192

0.627

0.70

11,420

May

145

*143

143

138

213

625

410

338

322

305

290

260

260

245

232

218

205

218

245

305

392

322

290

290

274

260

260

232

232

232

218

8,262

267

0.873

1.00

16,390

June

205

205

192

192

180

180

192

*180

168

156

143

145

168

168

168

145

141

143

125

123

123

119

117

115

98

106

106

104

100

94

4,401

147

0.480

0.53

8,730

July

94

94

92

94

92

85

85

83

81

80

78

74

78

73

*76

69

68

80

89

80

73

91

91

98

94

87

98

87

81

73

73

2,591

83.6

0.273

0.31

5,140

Aug.

71

69

64

64

61

61

56

310

136

100

87

83

78

73

*69

68

69

78

76

68

66

63

63

58

55

55

53

52

52

50

48

2,356

76.0

0.248

0.29

4,670

Sept.

44

42

44

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

37

37

37

34

34

34

34

34

*36

37

37

37

36

36

36

37

39

36

34

34

1,123

37.4

0.122

0.14

2,230

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,710 Min 26 Mean 192 Cfam 0.627 In. 8.53 Ac-ft 139,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,710 Min 34 Mean 236 Cfam 0.771 In. 10.49 Ac-ft 171,200

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). --Oct. 4 (4 p.m.) 6,160 cfs (12.40 ft); Oct. 13 (7 p.m.) 4,930 cfs

(11.60 ft) .

Discharge measurement made on this day
214 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1860. Spring River near Waco, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°14'45", long 94°33'55", on line between SE£ sec.7 and NEtj- sec. 18,

T.29 N., R.33 W., on left bank on downstream side of left pier of highway bridge, threequarters of a mile downstream from Blackberry Creek, 1-| miles east of Waco, and 

47.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,164 sq ml.

Records available. April 1924 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 833.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1T929. Prior to Oct. 6, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 6, 1934, to Feb. 22, 1935, wireweight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 859 cfs (621,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 21.35 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.41 ft).

1924-60: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 30.94 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 4.2 cfs Aug. 28, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft July 24, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by gristmills above station. 

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1, 2 Oct. 3 to Sept. 30

3.4

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

805 

1,700 

3,920 

6,80O

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

203

655

6.0 2,450

9.0 4,820

18.0 14,800

21.0 21,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

805

6,870

18.600

15,100

15 , 900

1O,6OO 

4,540

2,060

1,740

2,OOO

3,450

2,450

7,570

10,2OO

6,170

2,190

1,560

1,260

1,120

1,010

925

842

782

732

680

655

621

*587

545

536

503

122,603

3,955

3.40

3.92

243 , 200

Nov.

488

479

488

4,510

4,720

2,380 

1,230

1,010

898

842

760

705

655

645

606

592

559

521

498

484

470

451

446

427

404

377

372

358

350" 350

27,075

902

0.775

0.87

53,700

Dec.

340

313

313

313

310

297 

293

284

*272

259

272

276

284

288

280

268

473

5,520

2,660

1,410

925

760

705

655

626

597

1,840

2,940

1,740

1,010

815

25,338

817

0.702

0.81

5O,26O

Jan.

705

655

616

568

540

507 

493

474

465

451

451

559

*842

815

1,040

705

592

655

655

573

507

451

423

400

400

395

400

418

418

409

386

16,968

547

0.470

0.54

33,660

Feb.

381

358

345

358

680

1,090 

952

635

540

507

479

460

423

381

368

368

*368

368

350

327

318

318

314

306

295

293

293

293

293

12,459

430

0.369

0.40

24,710

Mar.

288

288

284

276

268

255 

251

268

293

390

606

815

1,010

2,520

2,660

2,380

2,120

2,060

2,450

2,260

*1,680

1,470

1,470

1,040

815

705

635

597

578

564

550

31,846

1,027

0.882

1.02

63,170

Apr.

540

512

474

446

427

395 

386

381

363

350

340

336

336

1,780

2.520

1,060

842

705

554

470

442

418

386

363

345

327

306

301

293 

288

16,486

550

0.473

0.53

32,700

May

288

*297

293

276

499

11.900 

8,840

5,590

1,600

870

705

626

568

526

474

456

437

680

597

705

842

732

582

503

460

413

395

377

612

1,470 

782

43,395

1,400

1.2O

1.39

86,070

June

498

409

372

336

1,170

1.440 

842

*484

368

318

640

680

418

842

479

323

259

211

203

192

188

173

161

157

140

146

135

135

131 

127

11,987

400

0.344

0.38

23,780

July

120

114

110

107

114

110 

104

104

94

94

88

*88

104

97

94

88

85

79

94

101

117

120

146

154

138

135

138

283

195 

154

138

3,707

120

0.103

0.12

7,350

Aug.

127

120

107

94

94

85 

85

114

215

219

142

110

101

97

*85

88

107

94

88

91

91

76

79

82

70

70

67

62

55 

6¥

3,041

98.1

0.084

0.10

6,030

Sept.

60

BT

55

51

40

42 

53

44

42

40

40

35

42

40

29

38

42

38

37

*37

31

33

38

38

46

38

40

40

33 

31

1,230

41.0

0.035

O.O4

2,440

Calendar year 1959: Max 18,600 Mln 21 Mean 754 Cfsm 0.648 In. 8.82 Ac-ft 546, 2OO

Water year 1959-60: Max 18,600 Mln 29 Mean 864 Cfsm 0.742 In. 1O.12 Ac-ft 627, 1OO

Peak discharge (base, 13,OOO cfs). Oct. 3 (5:3O p.m.) 22,4OO cfs (21.35 ft); May 6 (3 p.m.) 13,700 

cfs (17.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 215

1870. Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°00'45", long 94°28'45", in NEij sec.l, T.26 N., R.33 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of second pier from left end of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 4 miles 

southeast of Joplin, 6 miles downstream from Baynham Branch, and 15 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 902.37 ft above mean sea level,- datum of 

 1929 (levels by State Highway Commission).

Average discharge.--19 years, 410 cfs (296,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,500 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 13.50 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 83 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.32 ft).

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 62,100 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 16.8 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 7, 1954; minimum gage height, 2.94 ft Aug. 30, 1942.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

3.3 

3.8 

4.8 

6.0

79

185

510

1,230

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

3,120

4,530

6,900

16,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

1,120

11.500

8,100

7,000

4,500

2,450

1,300

1,OOO

800

800

1,OOO

830

900

1,700

1,300

1,060

890

758

682

634

578

537

502

474

452

428

407

*390

384

364

351

52,991

1,709

4.17

4.81

105,100

Nov.

325

313

357

1.200

1,090

800

677

613

555

502

470

449

432

407

390

370

354

338

332

325

313

306

300

287

271

268

265

259

247

235

13 , 050

435

1.06

1.18

25,880

Dec.

232

229

224

215

207

207

204

204

*201

196

201

198

193

190

188

185

201

287

297

300

290

260

240

220

210

200

210

240

300

3"55 354

7,233

233

0.568

0.66

14,350

Jan.

330

320

310

300

290

280

270

265

262

250

244

244

*238

238

235

235

238

241

241

244

241

238

235

232

229

226

224

221

215

212

209

7,757

250

0.610

0.70

15,390

Feb.

207

204

198

207

218

232

238

247

250

268

262

250

244

238

238

*229

226

224

215

209

204

201

201

201

201

198

196

198

196

6,400

221

0.539

0.58

12,690

Mar.

185

182

182

180

178

175

175

172

T75

178

188

198

218

253

309

351

367

374

393

400

400

*393

387

374

361

351

338

325

316

306

297

8,681

280

0.683

0.79

17 ,220

Apr.

287

274

265

253

244

238

232

226

218

209

207

207

204

27T

348

390

387

367

351

332

332

313

297

287

274

268

262

256

368

265

8,332

278

0.678

0.76

16,530

May

253

*244

235

229

250

1.060

860

644

555

486

446

407

377

361

341

329

335

345

490

752

988

860

752

650

578

532

486

449

456

410

380

15,540

501

1.22

1.41

30,820

June

370

377

345

332

418

384

374

*357

338

319

306

293

293

300

287

274

259

244

238

235

229

218

212

209

207

204

201

198

182

178

8,381

279

0.680

0.76

16,620

July

175

175

172

178

175

168

162

160

158

153

151

*148

151

144

142

137

133

139

264

175

168

190

218

212

215

209

297

247

209

201

185

5,611

181

0.441

0.51

11,130

Aug.

172

165

155

151

146

144

139

148

146

139

133

131

129

129

131

*133

133

144

144

148

175

1ST

129

120

116

114

106

101

99

99

99

4,169

134

0.327

0.38

8,270

Calendar year 1959: Max ll,3oo Mln 58 Mean 341 Cfsm O.832 In. 11. 3O Ac-ft 247

Sept.

95

95

95

97

97

95

95

95

95

93

93

92

88

86

86

86

86

84

84

*86

88

90

92

93

92

93

97

92

88

86

2,734

91.1

0.222

0.25

5,420

200

Water year 1959-60: Max 11.3OO Mln 84 Mean 385 Cfsm 0.939 In. 12.79 Ac-ft 279,400

Peak discharge (baae, 6,OOO cfa).--0ct. 2 (2 p.m.) 26,500 cfs (13.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 4, 5, 7-11, 13, Dec. 21-29, Dec. 31 to Jan. 7; discharge estllated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

). Spring River near Quapaw, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long 94°45', In center of SW£ sec.5, T.28 N., R.24 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, an eighth of a mile 

upstream from Rock Creek, 3 miles southeast of Quapaw, and at mile 13.9. Records 

Include flow of Rock Creek.

Drainage area. 2,510 sq ml, Includes that of Rock Creek. 

Records available. July 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 746.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Flood In May 1943 damaged gage structure; staff gage on right bank at same 

datum was used May 20 to Nov. 16, 1943.

Average discharge.--21 years, 2,017 cfs (1,460,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 49,600 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 25.35 ft); 

minimum dally, 130 cfs Sept. 14.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 190,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 43.4 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 54,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow; minimum dally, 5.8 cfs July 8, 1954.

Flood In December 1895 reached a stage similar to that of May 19, 1943, from 

Information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by Riverton hydroelectric plant, 

15 miles above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given 

in WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

6,180

26,200

47,800

*42 300

saUoo

25,100 

11,400

7,520

8,160

7,820

7,480

6,600

24,100

26,200

13,100

6,950

5,190

4,300

3,600

2,800

2,800

2,360

2,360

1,760

1,880

1,670

1,620

1,380

1,520

1,320

1,320

340,990

11,000

4.38

5.05

676,300

Nov.

1,220

1,140

1,300

7,410

9,480

5,280 

3,390

2,670

*2,480

2,120

1,740

1,750

1,640

1,610

1,560

1,370

1,250

1,160

1,160

1,150

992

1,040

1,000

*1,220

1,310

1,410

1,170

1,150

1,220

12.2

62,114

2,070

0.825

0.92

123,200

Dec.

926

508

890

700

664

714 

777

692

631

654

524

666

684

814

638

644

898

6.050

4,320

3,120

*2,160

1,780

1,640

1,550

1,370

1,360

3,530

5,790

3,950

2,590

1,970

53,204

1,716

0.684

0.79

105,500

Jan.

1,580

1,650

1,560

1,360

1,240

1,140 

1,110

1,080

998

1,020

*996

1,510

,2350

2,150

5,180

2,070

1,630

1,720

1,640

1,460

1,090

1,040

1,010

836

905

956

1,140

942

890

915

£22

41,990

1,355

0.540

0.62

83,290

Feb.

825

836

790

921

2,170

2,550 

2,170

*1,670

1,280

1,240

1,140

1,040

946

870

904

802

912

808

812

774

714

769

726

714

700

650

696

696

634

29,739

1,025

0.408

0.44

58,990

Mar.

695

648

633

622

608

574 

710

605

702

1,200

,540

,770

,040

,240

* ,790

,890

,300

,740

,020

,160

,320

,740

,600

,420

,760

,750

,370

,440

,270

* ,210

,130

64,497

2,081

0.829

0.96

127,900

Apr.

1,140

941

1,100

933

866

835 

810

834

768

799

664

712

736

3,460

5,840

3,200

2,780

2,560

1,600

1,290

*1,150

1,040

985

948

974

816

802

762

819

860

41,024

1,367

0.545

0.61

81,370

May

784

746

712

687

984

22,800 

18,800

8,870

4,820

2,750

2,010

1,760

1,560

1,410

1,250

1,120

*1,130

1,620

1,840

2,490

3,120

2,600

2,300

1,560

1,490

1,200

1,070

1,170

2,550

2,260

2,240

99,703

3,216

1.28

1.48

197,800

June

2,070

1,320

916

900

992

2,480 

2,430

1,480

1,030

970

1,820

2,230

1,300

1,100

1,250

918

680

658

591

570

548

534

518

501

474

471

466

455

446

578

30,496

1,017

0.405

0.45

60,490

July

372

394

380

378

382

383 

376

330

336

332

324

*316

350

326

278

286

244

292

293

377

364

386

472

550

540

644

439

399

564

498

429

12,034

388

0.155

0.18

23,870

Aug.

398

340

330

336

250

316 

264

1,250

680

576

*492

351

268

332

343

300

330

340

334

352

769

489

403

326

314

294

266

251

225

223

250

11,992

387

. 0.154

0.18

23,790

Sept.

238

TSo

192

158

176

207 

197

190

192

172

159

187

162

*130

TSo

158

198

137

218

162

147

153

156

192

172

159

147

165

196

181

5,271

176

0.070

0.08

10,450

Calendar year 1959: Max 47,800 Min 104 Mean 1,978 Cfam 0.788 In. 10.68 Ac-ft 1,432,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 47,800 Min 130 Mean 2,167 Cfam 0.863 In. 11.76 Ac-ft 1,573,000

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs).--Oct. 3 (4 p.m.) 49,600 cfs (25.35 ft); Oct. 13 (7 p.m.) 

54,900 cfs (21.80 ft); May 6 (4 p.m.) 25,900 cfs (19.09 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 217

1890. Elk River near Tiff City, Mo.

Location . Lat 36°38', long 94°35', in NE£ sec. 22, T.22 N., R.34 W., on right bank 100 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 43, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Blackfoot Branch, 2f miles upstream from Buffalo Creek, 3 miles southeast of Tiff City, 

and at mile 15.8. Prior to Sept. 6, 1960, at site 100 ft upstream.

Drainage area.-~872 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder.

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept.

Datum of gage is 750.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of

6, 1960, water-stage recorder at 

site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. --21 years, 820 cfs (593,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs May 21 (gage height, 12.07 ft); 

minimum, 74 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 137,000 cfs Apr. 19, 1941 (gage height, 28.4 ft, 

from f loodmark) , from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 5.1 cfs Sept. 5, 6, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 19, 1941.

Remarks . --Records good except those for period of backwater from Lake 0' The Cherokees, 

which are fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 927: 1940. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of backwater from Lake O 1 The 

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

Oct. 1 to May 19 May 2O to Sept. 3O

3.3 189

3.5 255

4.0 463

4.5 710

5.0 1,040

6.0 1,900

8.0 4,330

10.0 7,340

2.6 72

2.8 110

3.0 160

3.5 315

4.0 515

4.5 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

720

1,140

3,030

5,780

10,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,330

844

2,360

5,740

c4,506

c2,60o

c2,000

cl,600

cl,200

cl,050

c95o

c850

c780

cl,200

cl,100

C950

c840

C750

688

*625

581

538

500

463

432

409

388

362

337

325

309

36,601

1,181

1.35

1.56

72,600

Nov.

297

285

305

1,210

2,500

*1,850

1,420

1,140

970

844

746

677

625

576

528

491

458

432

409

388

371

358

337

325

*309

293

285

270

263

252

19,214

640

0.734

0.82

38,110

Dec.

248

241

238

235

231

224

218

215

211

205

208

208

205

199

195

199

215

266

329

392

422

*418

414

401

384

367

436

514

591

655

62O

9,884

319

0.366

0.42

19,600

Jan.

595

562

528

491

463

445

418

396

379

362

354

*358

396

427

468

528

586

625

620

605

581

562

538

514

500

481

463

440

414

392

371

14,862

479

0.549

0.63

29,480

Feb.

358

341

329

333

375

567

851

900

*879

830

764

688

625

586

547

519

486

458

436

414

392

375

371

358

346

333

321

321

305

14,408

497

0.570

0.61

28,580

Mar.

293

289

285

282

278

274

270

?TO

301

362

528

800

1,040

1,220

1,600

1,700

1,600

1,460

1,420

1,380

1,300

1,220

1,110

1,040

935

837

764

704

660

615 

*591

25,436

821

0.942

1.08

50,450

Apr.

557

528

495

468

445

427

401

392

371

358

346

329

317

630

4,010

4,050

2,730

2,060

1,600

1,340

1,180

1,040

900

794

710

655

620

581

664

2,080

31,078

1,036

1.19

1.33

61,640

May

2,280

1,700

1,340

1,140

1,170

6,170

6,920

4,000

2,820

2,160

1,750

1,460

1,220

1,080

935

818

770

*810

3,040

6,840

9,290

5,200

3,530

2,640

2, ISO

1,810

1,500

1,260

1,140 

990

864

78,827

2,543

2.92

3.36

156,400

June

1,920

4,700

2,460

1,720

1,340

1,380

1,220

1,060

878

768

698

632

595

610

*585

538

497

470

438

418

394

374

*350

340

332

315

308

301

287 

271

26,199

873

1.00

1.12

51,960

July

253

250

241

244

244

235

226

214

208

202

193

184

*175

163

155

152

150

172

178

172

175

254

398

753

2,120

1,460

2,820

1,870

1,100

660

16,450

531

0.609

0.70

32,630

Aug.

546

4T4

418

370

340

312

280

268

262

247

250

*247

226

208

193

184

181

190

184

175

190

253

208

187

172

163

150

140

132 

125 -, oc- 125-

7,400

239

0.274

0.32

14,680

Sept.

122

TI8

115

112

108

*104

100

97

95

93

91

87

86

84

84

82

80

79

79

77

77

91

95

86

84

*84

82

79

77

75.

2,723

90.8

0.104

0.12

5,400

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,130 Mln 47 Mean 539 Cfsm 0.618 In. 8.38 Ac-ft 390,100

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,290 Mln 75 Mean 773 Cfsm O.886 In. 12.07 Ac-ft 561,500

Peak discharge (base, 9,OOP cfs).--May 21 (8 a.m.) 10,900 cfs (12.O7 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from Lake 0' The Cherokees.
218 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

1900. Lake O 1 The Cherokees at Langley, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°28', long 95°02>, in SW£ sec. 14, T.23 N., R.21 E., on upstream side of 

pier at Intake structure near right end of Pensacola Dam on Neosho River at Langley, 

5 miles east of Pensacola, 9.9 miles upstream from Big Cabin Creek, and at mile 77.0.

Drainage area. 10,298 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1960. Prior to October 1941, published as 

Grand Lake at Langley.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1.10 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

~]T929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Nov. 14, 1941, staff or wire-weight 

gage on handrail at same site and datura.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 2,144,000 acre-ft Oct. 9 (gage height, 754.10 

ft); minimum, 1,232,000 acre-ft Dec. 15 (gage height, 734.32 ft).

1940-60: Maximum contents, 2,213,000 acre-ft May 25, 1957 (gage height, 755.27 

ft); minimum observed since power-pool stage was first reached, 642,900 acre-ft 

Sept. 28, 1954 (gage height, 713.41 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by multiple-arch concrete dam, with top of taintor-type 

spillway gates at gage height 755.0 ft. Storage began Mar. 21, 1940; power-pool stage 

was first reached Apr. 19, 1941. Capacity between gage heights 682.0 (sill of powerhouse penstock) and 745.0 ft (maximum power pool) is 1,492,000 acre-ft. Capacity 

between gage heights 745.0 and 755.0 ft is 525,000 acre-ft and is reserved for flood 

control. Dead storage below gage height 682.0 ft is 180,200 acre-ft. Reservoir is 

utilized for power development and flood control. Figures given herein represent 

total contents.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

contents, in thousands of acre-feet)

734.0

735.0

737.0

740.0

1,221

1,257

1,332

1,452

743.0

746.0

750.0

755.0

1,581

1,719

1,917

2,197

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

1,587 

1,571

1,751 

1,930 

2,056

2,111

2,116

2,132

2.144 

2,143

2,131

2,100 

2,102

2,100

2,079

2,059

2,042

2,014

1,975

1,929

1,881

1,840

1,803

1,776

1,753

1,732

1,710 

1,693

1,678

1,670

1,659

744.71

+288

Nov.

1,652 

1,638

1,632 

1,643 

1,652

1,648

1,639

1,629

1,612 

1,595

1,579

1,562 

1,547

1,526

1,505

1,495

1,481

1,469

1,458

1,447

1,441

1,441

1,429

1,416

1,403

1,401

1,386 

1,374

1,366

1,551

737.49

-308

Dec.

1.558 

1,322

1,506 

1,296 

1,290

1,290

1,281

1,270

1,258 

1,247

1,235

1,254 

1,255

1,253

1,252

1,254

1,242

1,261

1,270

1,274

1,270

1,263

1,261

1,261

1,264

1,270

1,287 

1,297

1,295

1,291

1,288

755.85

-65

Jan.

1,292 

1,292

1.299 

1,295 

1,294

1,294

1,291

1,290

1,288 

1,290

1,285

1,282 

1,279

1,270

1,274

1,282

1,288

1,291

1,291

1,287

1,280

1,272

1,267

1,266

1,264

1,261

1,260 

1,260

1,255

1,254

1,2^8

755.04

-50

Feb.

1,257 

1,256

1,254

1,251 

1,255

1,274

1,296

1,511

1,514 

1,322

1,524

1,518 

1,509

1,299

1,288

1,278

1,267

1,254

1,247

1.242

1,248

1,245

1,244

1,244

1,244

1,245

1,250 

1,255

1,255

754.88

-5

Mar.

1,252 

1,250

1,248 

1,246 

1,247

1,249

1,248

1,250

1,257 

1,266

1,272

1,281 

1,294

1,508

1,325

1,544

1.550

1,550

1,554

1,564

1,569

1,574

1,579

1,591

1,402

1,418

1,456 

1,455

1,480

1,504

1,527

741.76

+274

Apr.

1,542 

1,555

1,558 

1,555 

1,548

1,558

1,524

1,510

1,494 

1,476

1,459

1.445 

1,446

1,468

1,507

1,541

1,555

1,562

1,564

1,558

1,559

1,561

1,570

1,578

1,581

1,586

1,586 

1,586

1,588

1.599

745.41

+72

May

1,621 

1,628

1,620 

1,606

1.604

1,691

1,741

1.744

1,710 

1,686

1,680

1,670 

1,655

1,644

1,655

1,622

1,617

1,606

1,615

1,628

1,643

1,644

1,638

1,626

1,625

1,619

1,617 

1,622

1,653

1,645

1,652

744.56

+53

June

1.655 

1,654

1,644 

1,635 

1,635

1,654

1,654

1,651

1,628 

1,624

1,626

1,658 

1,636

1,636

1,633

,631

,627

,628

,651

,652

,626

,622

1,620

1,622

1,624

1,629

1,627 

1,622

1,617

1.610

745.65

-42

July

1,609 

1,605

1,610 

1.615 

1,613

1,614

1,615

1,614

1,613 

1,614

1,610

1,603 

1,601

1,596

1,592

1,591

1,590

1,588

1,585

1,580

1,577

1,583

1,579

1,588

1,586

1,581

1,578 

1,572

1,565

1,599

1,561

742.55

-49

Aug.

1.556 

1,551

1,546 

1,544 

1,539

1,539

1,540

1,547

1,544 

1,536

1,528

1,518 

1,507

1,503

1,495

1,488

1,478

1,473

1,465

1,465

1,460

1,469

1,470

1,460

1,449

1,438

1,429 

1,438

1,446

1,456

1.426

739.37

-135

Sept.

1,425 

1,412

1,400 

1,397 

1,392

1,385

1,377

1,367

1,365 

1,362

1,362

1,560 

1,556

1,550

1,344

1,337

1,336

1,334

1,329

1,321

1,317

1,309

1,307

1,308

1,307

1,302

1,296 

1,301

1,303

1,298

736.10

-128

Calendar year 1959.................... * +74

Water year 1959-60.................... * -73

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in thousands of acre-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 219

1905. Neosho River near Langley, Okla. 

(Below Spring River, known locally as Grand River)

Location. Lat 36°26', long 95°03', in SW^NW^ sec.27, T.23 N., R.21 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 82, l£ miles southwest of Langley, 

4.1 miles downstream from Pensacola Dam, 5.8 miles upstream from Big Cabin Creek, and 

at mile 72.9.

Drainage area. 10,335 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Feb. 16, 1940, staff gage at site 

0.6 mile upstream at same datum. Feb. 16, 1940, to Feb. 9, 1954, water-stage recorder 

at site 0.5 mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 6,966 cfs (5,043,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 54,400 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 20.10 ft); 

minimum daily, 103 cfs July 4.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 300,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 45.5 ft, site 

then in use, from floodmark), from computation of outflow from Lake 0' The Cherokees; 

minimum daily, 9 cfs Mar. 25, 1940 (caused by closure of Pensacola Dam). 

Maximum stage known, that of May 20, 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated since 1940 by Lake 0' The Cherokees (see preceding page).

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11,600 

13,300 

14,900 

15,200

*18,500

*35,000

40,600

31,300

26,300

33,400

33,300

30,500

40,700

54,000

45,000

29,100

19,600

22,800

26,400

29 , 700

*29,700

26 , 400

23,200

19,200

16,000

15,600

14,400

12,800

12,400

6.010

8,270

755,180

24,360

*1,498

Nov.

6,430 

9,010 

9,490 

12,400

12,400

12,400

12 , 100

12,100

12,400

12,400

12,800

 12,800

12,800

12,800

12 , 800

11,000

8,200

8,440

8,170

8,180

5,070

1,930

7,210

8,420

9,050

3,750

8,360

8,290

4,840

8,490

284,530

9,484

564,400

Dec.

9.710 

8,990 

*9,130 

8,130

4,060

1,350

5,730

7,660

7,210

7,400

7,340

2,410

1,660

2,490

1,690

1,190

2,756

3,320

3,570

3,190

5,880

*6,750

4,930

3,120

1,210

1,260

1,420

6,730

9,350

7,310

7,170

154,110

4,971

305,700

Jan.

2,070 

4,430 

*1,560 

6 , 020

3,020

2,660

4,230

3,730

2,980

2,020

4,320

6,200

*7,770

7,830

7,580

3,060

2,190

7,680

7,990

8,770

8,820

8,440

5,370

3,320

4,210

4,450

4,230

*4,380

4,670

3,650

1,600

149,250

4,815

296,000

Peb.

4,360 

4,350 

4,830 

5,390

5,690

4,380

1,710

5,870

6,390

6,320

6,290

9,230

9,220

9,180

9.270

9,170

9,170

a8, 970

a6,420

4,620

2,090

3,550

3,220

*3,430

3,060

2,410

1,070

618

3,140

153,418

5,290

304,300

Mar.

2,960 

2,980 

3,650 

3,410

1,420

1,150

2,850

2,150

771

2,070"

3,290

4,030

2,800

6,410

11,300

11,500

12,100

11,400

10,900

9,710

*10,800

11,700

12,100

12,100

12,400

11,500

11,500

10,500

8,930

8,630

8,210

225,221

7,265

446,700

Apr.

10,500 

10,600 

9,860 

10,800

12,400

12,400

12,400

12,400

12,400

11,800

12,400

*12,200

5,660

7,800

12,800

12,400

12,800

12,800

12,800

12,800

7,450

3,830

402

*2,'665' 152

1,970

2,330

2,550

3,690

1,600

256,654

8,555

509,100

May

1.500 

9,530 

12,800 

12,400

12,800

14,800

28,500

58,500

*38 000

26 ', 600

12,800

12,800

12,800

11,700

8,630

10,900

11,500

12,800

12,800

11,100

13,200

12,800

12,800

12,500

7,770

6,940

5,790

2,680

2,320

2,930

2 f 500

395,490

12,760

784,400

June

8,520 

12.800 

12,200 

9,240

8,170

*7,440

5,930

6,020

6,640

7,080

4,680

2,140

6,200

6,700

6,640

*5,350

4,160

2,480

1,270

3,550

5,220

5,060

4,640

1,540

464

286

*2,300~

3,220

3,840

3,750

157,530

5,251

312,500

July

3,310 

1,740 

241 

103

397

340

703

1,200

288

270

3,360

4,300

2,450

*1,970

1,630

756

1,200

2,220

2,540

3,290

*2,490

3,060

5,740

4,120

5,980

6,190

6,070

6,130

5,590

4,810

411

82,899

2,674

164,400

Aug.

3,320 

3,450 

3,590 

4,020

3,850

1,150

252

*3,680

4,130

5,340

5,720

5,640

5,680

4,730

5,310

5,350

5,440

*4,770

4,480

4,440

3,130

5,190

7,740

7,550

7,550

7,590

5,580

3,330

6,550

8,340

9.240

156,132

5,037

309,700

Sept.

11,600 

12,000 

8,260 

4,130

3,920

4,310

4,790

4,390

2,440

638

188

615

*2,310

2,660

3,350

3,640

900

252

3,740

3,340

2,700

3,570

1,860

129

244

*a3,050

a3,240

a3,590

a5,590

a7,300

108,746

3,625

215,700

Calendar year 1959; Max 54,000 Min 96 Mean 6,524 Ac-ft 4,723,000

Water year 1959-60; Max 54,000 Min 103 Mean 7,867 Ac-ft 5,711,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records of outflow 

from Lake 0' The Cherokees.
220 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1910. Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°31', long 95°08', in NW^SE^ sec.35, T.24 H., R.20 E., on downstream side 

of right pier of highway bridge, 2 1/3 miles upstream from Mustang Creek, 5 miles southeast of Big Cabin, and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 466 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 309 cfs (223,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 52,000 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 34.55 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Sept. 13, 15.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 3, 1959; minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 1954, 

Sept. 12-17, 26-28, Oct. 4-9, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 34.96 ft May 18, 1943 (discharge, 63,000 cfs, by slope-area 

measurement of peak flow).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 9-17, Apr. 18 to May 5, 

May 9-17, May 23 to June 18)

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

13.0

16.0

151

325

560

1,260

3,360

5,460

23.0

27.0

32.0

34.0

14,100

21,900

40,000

49,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

16,600

21,800 

46,300

23,300

9,430

*1,270 

651

405

296

218

194

180

2,350 

6,230

760

355

247

183

148

*124

107

94

85

75

66

60

54

48

46

45

44

131,765

4,250

9.12

10.52

261,400

Nov.

44

44 

49

5,040

1,840

355 

210

168

147 

125

111

*96

89

82

76

69

61

55

51

51

51

51

51

49

43

41

35

34

31

313

9,179

306

0.657

0.73

18,210

Dec.

29

29 

*29

29

29

28 

28

28

27 

27

27

30

50 

50

44

40

429

6,150

1,470

395

287

220

204

268

226

194

3,720

2,430

518

325

244

17,604

568

1.22

1.40

34,920

Jan.

201

185 

161

128

114

112 

111

111

109 

109

106

819

*1,650 

874

1,540

390

367

1,120

445

233

177

143

119

104

105

124

176

*194

158

128

110

10,403

336

0.721

0.83

20,630

Feb.

101

96 

91

476

1,570

654 

329

227

194

185

148

110

90 

80

79

91

130

158

119

92

90

89

89

111

109

90

87

100

112

5,697

196

0.421

0.45

11,500

Mar.

Ill

110 

110

110

100

90 

84

115

1,000 

*5,180

1,570

946

590 

765

2,600

1,720

626

575

306

240

186

162

147

127

111

103

94

89

84

78

69

15,794

509

1.09

1.26

51,330

Apr.

64

61 

58

54

51

48 

45

44

42 

38

56

*55

55 

2,290

2,220

498

546

392

215

159

154

112

96

81

*75

68

58

51

51

55

7,710

257

0.552

0.62

15,290

May

52

48 

43

59

50

7,250 

5,540

506

286 

201

150

118

100 

86

75

75

858

784

2,590

4,090

2,240

458

278

190

*141

109

82

70

582

726

187

27,602

890

1.91

2.20

54,750

June

417

1,280 

274

129

116

615

279

162

125 

80

60

47

51 

*62

51

44

38

31

26

24

21

19

17

15

15

12

11

11

8.8

8.0

4,042.8

155

0.290

0.52

8,020

July

8.0

7.3 

6.5

6.6

6.0

6.0 

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.2

4.2

5.7

5.7 

*3.4

3.2

3.2

2.9

579

3.2

3.2

2.9

6.8

15

165

155

46

22

16

11

8.4

7.0

547.9

17.7

0.058

0.04

1,090

Aug.

5.4

4.8 

5.9

3.9

3.4

3.2 

2.9

*156

1,020 

142

57

32

22

17

15

12

11

*9.6

9.2

9.6

62

155

52

28

19

18

15

12

10

8,8

7.6

1,905.3

61.5

0.132

0.15

3,780

Sept.

7.0

S7o

5.1

4.5

3.7

3.2 

2.9

2.7

2.5 

1.9

1.5

1.2

lt§

!9

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2 5

76.3

2.54

0.0055

0.006

151

Calendar year 1959: Max 46,30O Hin 0.8 Mean 726 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.15 Ac-ft 525,600

Water year 1959-60= Max 46,300 Hin 0.9 Mean 635 Cfsra 1.36 In. 18.53 Ac-ft 460,900

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Oct. 3 (5:15 a.m.) 52,000 cfs (34.55 ft); May 6 (12 p.m.) 

9,760 efs (19.80 ft).__________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 221

1912. Spavinaw Creek near Row, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°19'50", long 94°32'30", in NW£ sec.3, T.21 N., R.25 E., on downstream 

side of right bank pier of county highway bridge, 2£ miles upstream from Cherokee 

Creek, 5 miles northeast of Row, and 6 miles northeast of Colcord.

Drainage area. 127 sq mi.

Records available. March 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 880 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs May 6 (gage height, 8.33 ft), from

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; no flow for many days.

1959-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 6, 1960; no flow for many days in each year.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP~1743.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13, Nov. 3-13, May 14-22)

0.99 O 1.4 9.6 3.2 53O

1.0 .1 1.5 17 4.0 1,020

1.1 1.3 1.7 43 5.0 1,950

1.2 2.6 2.2 138 6.0 3,500

1.3 5.1 2.7 310 7.0 5,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

oa

26

*354

981

66T

410

272

187

148

128

115

107

99

97

89

82

69

62

50

*42

42

39

36

30

28

24

22

19

17

16

15

4,268.1

138

1.09

1.25

8,470

Nov.

13

12

19

*541

452

274

184

143

107

93

73

69

53

52

46

45

39

35

32

27

22

21

18

17

*16

14

13

10

9.2

7.8

2,457.0

81.9

0.645

0.72

4,870

Dec.

6.4

5.1

4.1

3.1

2.2

1.3

.2

00"

0

0

0

.2

4.0

6.4

6.9

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.7

*6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

9.2

13

16

22

2T_

194.5

6.27

0.049

O.O6

386

Jan.

24

23

19

17

16

15

13

14

15

14

13

*10

1T~ 9.2

24

48

52

52

52

46

43

39

36

33

29

29

25

23

22

19

17

804.2

25.9

0.204

0.24

1,600

Feb.

16

14

13

11

10

12

18

40

*48

46

45

39

35

30

28

25

23

22

19

17

16

15

13

12

10

9.6

9.2

8.7

8.2

612.7

21.1

0.166

0.18

1,220

Mar.

7.8

7.4

6.9

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.1

F7T

5.6

13

98

298

290

274

258

*223

190

166

143

125

111

97

84

76

67

64

58

57

52

46

*42

2,887.9

93.2

0.734

0.85

5,730

Apr.

40

37

35

33

30

29

27

25

24

23

22

22

22

482

1,560

554

399

302

221

166

134

 111

91

80

69

60

55

50

56

113

4,672

156

1.23

1.37

9,270

May

169

153

128

111

263

*4,490

968

588

430

346

266

204

166

138

115

99

84

*79

45?

 1,380

997

580

440

358

286

219

175

148

132

113

97

14,174

457

3.60

4.15

28,110

June

101

142

101

84

78

93

78

69

62

58

52

45

43

42

*37

36

32

29

25

23

21

18

16

15

13

13

13

12

10

8 . "7

1,369.7

45.7

0.360

0.40

2,720

July

7.4

4.8

2.8

1.4

.6

0

0

0

o

0

0

*o

*o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

.3

144

546

254

178

134

101

76

60

1,310.3

42.3

0.333

0.38

2,600

Aug.

50

3?

32

27

23

18

16

12

8.7

6.9

7.4

*10

12

10

7.8

4.8

2.0

.1

O

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

286.7

9.25

0.073

0.08

569

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max - Mln - Mean _ Cfam - In. - Ac-ft

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,490 Mln 0 Mean 90.3 Cfsm 0.711 In. 9.68 Ac-ft 65,540

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Apr. 15 (l:3o a.m.) 3,030 cfs (5.75 ft); May 6 (3 a.m.) ll,4OOcfs 

(8.55 ft)._________________________________ ___

* Discharge measurement or observation or no flow made on this day.
222 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1920. Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°17', long 95°20' , in SW£ sec.19, T.21 N. , R.19 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 69, if miles south of Pryor, 2 miles downstream from Seminole Creek, and 10.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 578.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 122 cfs (88,320 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,000 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 23.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of conveyance study; no flow Sept. 30. 

1947-60: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 3, 1959; no flow at times in most years. 

Maximum stage known, that of Oct. 3, 1959. Flood of May 10, 1943, reached a stage 

of 20.4 ft, from information by Corps of Engineers.

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

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, 7-13, Oct. 15 to Nov. 3, Nov. 6 to Dec. 17, 

Mar. 9-11, Apr. 14, May 11-19; backwater from Port Olbson Reservoir Oct. 11, 12)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

2.0

2.5

4.0

7.0

13.0

16.0

37

73

267

820

2,370

3,400

17.0

17.5

20.0

22.0

4,220

5,300

16,700

28,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*5,750

10,900

26,600

11,400 

6,420

3,090

*596

263

*166

126

110

100

238

724

240

127

84

60

*49

45

41

36

32

28

24

*19

16 

15

15

13 

12

67,339

2,172

133,500

Nov.

1212"

91

1,480 

965

156

88

68

59

52

45

*40

38

36

33

30

27

25

24

24

24

24

23

22

20

18

16 

16

14

13

3,495

116

6,930

Dec.

12

12

*12

12 

12

12

12

12

11

IT

12

12

14

16

16

16

47

1,190

411

141

96

72

*67

86

77

69

1.750 

1,280

266

151 

111

6,018

194

11,940

Jan.

92

81

70

58 

53

53

54

56

55

52

50

581

835

*335

613

195

192

507

232

113

87

72

b64

52

54

59

72 

69

58

49 

45

4,958

160

9,830

Feb.

44

42

*41

248 

996

377

167

113

97

87

64

49

43

41

42

47

80

92

62

52

49

48

47

63

55

b45

b45 

b55

b65

3,256

112

6,460

Mar.

b55

b55

b55

b55 

b50

b45

43

64

466

*1,580

908

376

209

294

912

843

*340

182

150

115

92

81

72

65

58

54

51 

49

47

44 

40

7,250

234

14,380

Apr.

*38

36

33

31 

28

27

26

24

22

20

19

*18

*1,720

*1 , 900

630

777

358

155

116

100

79

65

65

*50

44

36 

33

282

100

6,852

228

13,590

May

47

39

30

195

5,040

1,590

257

*142

101

76

60

51

45

41

38

548

954

2,420

*5,020

2,570

569

*187

125

*92

68

54

625

1,100

581 

135

18,655

601

56,960

June

505

555

158

77 

162

567

187

90

67

48

57

50

488

*163

53

43

28

20

16

16

16

16

13

12

17

10

8.4 

7.0

*5.2

4._5

5,416.9

114

6,780

July

4.1

5.7

3.4

470 

96

25

13

8.0

5.8

4.1

3.4

2.6

*1.9

1.4

1.2

1.1

rr§

1.0

1.0

1.1

509

*627

415

118

44 

102

154

40 

19

4,117.8

135 __._

Aug.

11

7.3

5.0

3.9 

2.8

2.1

1.6

*1.3 18 

86

23

10

6.1

4.1

3.2

2.8

2.1

*2.8

2.1

4.1

475

416

60

28

16

11

19 

25

15

7.6 

5.2

1,275.1

41.1

8,170 j 2,530

Sept.

5.9

2)2

1.9 

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

---*--

21.0

0.70

42

Calendar yeari959 : Max 26,600 MJ-n 0 Mean 247 Ac-ft 179,000

Water yearigsg-eo > Max 26,600 Mln Q Mean 345 Ac-ft 251,100

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOO cfs). Oct. 3 (8 a.m.) 32,000 cfs (23.10 ft); Dec. 27 (3:30 p.m.)

2,250 cfs (12.63 ft); Apr. 14 (4:30 p.m.) 2,400 cfs (13.88 ft); May 6 (8:30 a.m.) 3,850 cfs

(1C CT -P4- A . urn.. Ort / -1 _ _ \ T t t / * _ a _ /-.A -, r. *.j_\

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 223

1930. Fort Gibson Reservoir near Fort Gibson, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°52', long 95°14', in NW^NWir sec. 18, T.16 N. , R.20 E. , in control tower 

near left end of Fort Gibson Dam on Neosho River, 4 miles north of Fort Gibson and 

7.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --12 ,4 92 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior t< 

Jan. 13, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum contents during year, 1,214,700 acre-ft Oct. 11 (elevation, 580.60 ft) 

minimum, 315,900 acre-ft Mar. 3 (elevation, 551.27 ft).

1949-60: Maximum contents, 1,268,000 acre-ft June 17, 1957 (elevation, 581.68 ft); 

minimum since minimum power pool use was first reached, 303,800 acre-ft May 26, 1955 

(elevation, 550.56 ft).

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity and earth-fill dam. Regulated storage 

 b"egan Sept. 5, 1949. Capacity, 1,284,000 acre-ft at elevation 582.0 ft (flood-control 

pool), 365,200 acre-ft at elevation 554.0 ft (maximum power pool), and 311,300 acre-ft 

at elevation 551.0 ft (minimum power pool). Reservoir was designed for flood control 

and power development. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

551

555

560

565

311,300

384,500

492,600

622,100

570

575

581

777,500

963,900

1,234,300

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

no(*)

OCt.

382.1

396.5

563.6

744.8

847.2

935.7

1,025.8

1,103.0

1,145.4

1,199.1

1,214.7

1,198.7

1,162.8

1,166.6

1,148.3

1,134.7

1,078.8

997.0

887.1

782.3

683.9

619.3

554.8

482.0

415.1

376.2

369.6

369.6

372.8

364.1

359.7

553.71

-18.0

Nov.

351.7

346.5

376.6

421.2

428.1

412.2

390.5

373.0

369.6

370.5

370.7

370.7

372.6

369.6

368.6

368.8

360.8

357.0

354.0

352.1

348.8

342.4

337.1

342.4

348.7

358.4

359.5

363.9

362.9

360.4

553.75

+0.7

Dec.

364.1

366.2

367.5

367.5

359.9

349.7

341.5

343.3

346.1

352.7

358.4

363.7

365.2

357.6

352.3

346.5

342.9

351.0

361.6

367.5

366.2

369.0

372.2

365.2

361.8

361.4

369.4

374.3

377.2

373.6

367.7

554.13

+7.3

Jan.

359.5

350.5

355.3

348.7

349.0

345.6

345.1

342.7

344.9

347.9

344.7

353.8

364.2

367.1

367.3

361.0

355.7

357.6

362.0

367.5

369.2

366.9

361.0

360.3

354.9

350.6

346.5

345.6

343.6

344.3

346.5

553.00

-21.2

Feb.

342.5

341.1

342.9

343.3

347.0

347.8

351.5

345.6

345.8

344.7

341.8

342.9

344.3

352.1

555.4

351.4

349.7

346.9

339.7

333.5

333.9

326.2

326.0

324.6

320.1

318.3

317.9

321.8

318.1

_

551.40

-28.4

Mar.

318.1

319.8

316.4

317.6

321.0

324.6

324.9

324.2

327.1

335.7

341.3

344.7

350.3

351.2

364.8

373.4

371.5

368.6

366.7

366.7

368.2

368.6

368.4

368.6

368.6

368.2

367.5

366.2

365.2

360.4

355.7

553.50

+37.6

Apr.

354.0

354.8

353.4

352.1

354.2

358.4

360.8

363.7

366.9

367.5

369.4

369.2

362.7

370.5

367.9

370.9

367.1

366.7

367.7

367.9

365.6

352.5

341.6

330.8

520.5

321.0

323.9

328.0

347.4

344 7

__ !__

552 . 90

-11.0

May

337.0

330.1

SSBTS

342.5

371.8

426.4

468.7

504.1

497.4

470.3

402.5

374.5

369.0

367.5

364.2

369.2

364.1

376.0

393.9

432.1

476.1

497.6

499.1

465.3

406.5

376.2

380.1

380.1

381.7

379.3

367.9

554.14

+23.2

June

359.5

367.9

371.7

sera

365.4

363.1

357.2

349.2

344.5

354.0

367.5

367.5

357.2

351.9

348.5

350.1

349.7

355.5

358.2

352.1

351.9

352.7

354.2

355.1

357.0

358.0

348.3

344.2

345.1

346.1

552.98

-21.8

July

345.6

350.5

352.8

355.7

350.1

346.9

344.2

341.5

342.9

342.2

337.1

338.8

343.1

343.1

342.0

344.3

344.7

344.5

345.1

344.7

348.3

352.3

360.1

380.5

382.5

375.3

365.5

363.1

358.9

357.6

359.3

553.69

+13.2

Aug.

351.0

349.6

353.8

354.2

353.8

357.6

357.8

347.0

343.1

343.1

345.6

345.4

346.5

349.4

348.3

345.6

344.9

344.5

343.4

345.6

352.5

349.9

351.9

351.5

345.1

344.5

345.4

344.9

337.9

336.2

339.7

552.62

-19.6

Sept.

345.2

351.9

357.6

361.4

356.3

347.6

349.9

351.7

355.7

351.2

347.8

342.5

341.5

338.6

337.5

337.9

340.9

341.1

335.3

337.0

337.5

337.1

338.8

342.4

341.5

335.5

335.3

335.2

335.7

345.2

552 . 93

+5.5

Calendar year 1959.................... * +23.2

Water year 1959-60.................... * -32.5

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in thousands of acre-feet.
224 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1935. Neosho River below Fort Gibson Reservoir, near Fort Gibson, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°51'15", long 95°13'45", in SE^NW^ sec.19, T.16 N. , R.19 E. , on left bank

 1.1 miles downstream from Fort Gibson Dam, 4.5 miles north of Fort Gibson, and at 

mile 6.6.

Drainage area. 12,495 sq mi.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1960.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 483.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 11, 1950, to Aug. 20, 1951, wire-weight gage 

and Aug. 21, 1951, to June 11, 1952, water-stage recorder, at site 4.4 miles downstream 

at datum 8.00 ft lower.

Average discharge.--10 years, 6,385 cfs (4,623,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 84,600 cfs Oct. 19 (gage height, 21.75 ft); minimum, 17 ofs Dec. 13.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 223,000 cfs May 26, 1957 (gage height, 37.60 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 10, 1957.

Maximum stage known, 43.0 ft in May 1943, from high-water profile by Corps of Engineers .

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater 

from Arkansas River, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a 

month. Flow completely regulated by Lake 0' The Cherokees and Fort Gibson Reservoir 

(see p 218 223 ) Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1960 are" given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 31 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

c33,400

c38,700

c 15, 000

c390

C430

c450

0470

0510

02,880

09,430

c24,800

c41,600

c 51, 800

c60,200

c62,700

c41,3OO

c46,100

c 60, 900

81,600

65.200

79,500

61,000

55,100

56,400

48,600

36,700 

18,500

13,100

11,600

11,600

11,600

*1P59,56

34,180

*2,102

Nov.

11,600

11 , 100

9,690

14,400

19,100

323,000

a25,OOO

25,600

17 , 400

13,900

13,900

13,900

13,900

13,900

13 , 900

13,900

12,600

11,000

10,300

10,000

8,360

8,670

6,770

5,680

5,910

1^760 

S7150

6,620

6,300

7, 980

361,510

12,050

717,000

Dec.

8,100

7,870

8,180

9,120

9,630

9,450

6,250

6,410

5,840

4,06O

4,960

2,140

1,590

5,590

4,670

5,230

5,070

4,420

2, 110

1,490

5,450

6,220

5,050

7,450

4,750

4,280 

7,450

9,910

10,700

12 200 

11^400

197,700

6,377

592,100

Jan.

11,100

9,290

2,140

7)490

5,690

4,820

4,420

5,700

2,900

2,330

4,270

5,820

7,460

9,940

11,000

11,000

7,620

6,910

7,110

7,510

9,110

11,000

10,200

4,970

7,240

7,200 

7,240

6,200

5,340

4,720

2,520

210,160

6,779

416,800

Feb.

4,14O

5,250

4,620

6,320

6,840

6,900

2,520

6,880

7,040

7,520

7,900

8,960

8,920

5,440

9,170

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,400

10,300

3,820

6,930

4,250

4,580

5,100

4,000 

2,850

53

3,260"

187,963

6,481

372,800

Mar.

3,150

3,150

5,030

3,860

1,370

36

1,440"

3,740

2,530

3,560

5,050

5,350

3,740

7,370

11,500

13,100

17.100

16 3OO

15^000

12,600

11,500

13,400

13,800

13,400

13 , 400

13,400 

13,400

13,000

11,900

11,500

11,500

275,176

8,877

545,800

Apr.

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,900

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

12,300

13,OOO

12,300

19,500

26.500

19,300

18,700

16,700

14,200

15,000

13,800

11,500

10,700

7,140

7,020

2,740 

1,110

1,710

5,690

9 , 660

353,770

11,790

701,700

May

7,920

9,660

11,500

11,500

11,500

14,100

24,10O

27,400

46,800

50.100

50,000

28,600

17 , 000

15,000

12,200

9,390

15,900

12,000

14,500

8,090

4,560

7,260

16,000

52,300

38,800

25,500 

8,660

7,500

6,490

6,890

10, 000

559,020

18,030

*1,100

June

12,300

11,500

12,300

12.600

10,400

10,700

11,100

11,100

9,160

2,230

130

4,700

9,860

9,710

8,760

6,400

4,980

845

1,160

4,280

4,320

4,990

4,590

3,390

421

24 

5,110"

5,960

2,760

3,140

186,920

6,231

370,800

July

4,120

267

1,410

624

5,210

1,850

1,560

1,800

134

5T4

2,770

2,660

1,660

2,000

2,120

238

262

1,340

1,600

2,320

2,010

5,900

8,530

10,000

11,100

13 , 400 

13,400

11,100

9,350

6, 860

3,940

128,109

4,133

254,100

Aug.

4,770

4,450

1,640

3,540

4,620

1,620

1,100

5,920

6,780

5,110

4,630

5,530

5,240

3,720

5,720

6,640

5,520

6,500

4,800

2,720

2,480

5,740

6,220

8,070

10,600

8,750 

5,740

5,500

8,080

8,760

8, 830

169,320

5,462

335,800

Sept.

7,660

8,140

5,620

4,180

6,290

6.340

2,466

a3,900

a2,200

a4,600

a2,200

a2,700

a800

a3,000

a3,200

a5,400

al,900

a700

a3,300

2,680

2,570

2,580

2,490

425

374

2,950 

2,490

2,840

2,840

2,080

98,909

3,297

196,200

Calendar year 1959: Max 83,200 Mln 18 Mean 8,237 Ac-ft 5,964,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 83,200 Mln 24 Mean 10,350 Ac-ft 7,514,000

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of outflow records from Fort Gibson Reservoir .

c Backwater from Arkansas River.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 225

1945. Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°46'10", long 95°17'55", in NW£ sec.21, T.15 N., R.19 E., on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 1.7 miles downstream from Neosho 

River, 3-| miles northeast of Muskogee, and at mile 457.8.

Drainage area. 96,674 sq mi, of which 12,541 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1960. Published as "at Webbers Falls" October 1933 to February 1935. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 471.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, staff gage at site 1,600 

ft downstream at datum 2.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1933, to 

July 6, 1934, chain gage and July 7, 1934, to Feb. 28, 1935, water-stage recorder, at 

Webbers Falls, 29 miles downstream at datum 442.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Mar. 1 to Oct. 9, 1935, staff gage at site 1,600 ft downstream at present datum. 

Oct. 10, 1935, to Feb. 21, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 20,090 cfs (14,540,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 286,000 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 34.00 ft); minimum, 3,440 cfs Sept. 25.

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 700,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 48.20 ft); minimum, 66 cfs Oct. 9, 1956.

Flood of May 21, 1943, is greatest known since June 1833 when a similar stage was 

probably reached.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by John Martin, Great Salt Plains, Fall River, Hulah, and Fort Gibson Reservoirs, 

and Lake 0' The Cherokees (see elsewhere in this report).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 33 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Aug. 2-28, Sept. 17-27)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 7 Feb. 8 to Sept. 30

6.5 6,290

7.0 7,790

9.0 14,800

12.0 30,400

18.0

24.0

34.0

75,700

139,000

286,000

3,790

4,850

11,800

11.0 26,000

14.0 47,000

21.0 118,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

81,800

85,800

185,000

252,000

272,000

278,000

280,000

244,000

174,000

134,000

122,000

124,000

125,000

125,000

127,000

127,000

125,000

124,000

124,000

114,000

106,000

84,600

76,600

77,400

70,600

57,500

38,300

30,400

26,800

22,800

20,500

*3,834.9

123,700

*7,606

Nov.

20,300

19,800

19,800

58,800

53,500

45,300

40,400

35,000

25,600

22,300

21,300

20,800

20,300

20,300

19,800

19,800

18,000

17,000

15,700

15,700

14,000

14,000

13,100

11,500

11,600

a9,000

all, 000

al2,000

all, 500

12,900

650,100

21,670

*1,289

Dec.

12,800

12,500

12,800

13,200

14,000

13,600

11,800

11,000

10,900

9,090

9,800

7,880

6,520

10,100

9,430

10,100

13,400

20,000

28,000

28,000

27,400

22,800

17,000

17,500

14,000

12,800

25,200

50,400

2l! 800

19,300

498,720

16,090

989,200

Jan.

19,300

20,300

12,100

14,800

13,900

12,500

11,900

12,300

10,300

9,990

11,000

14,000

22,300

21,300

21,800

22,300

22,300

22,300

25,000

24,000

22,300

21,800

19,800

14,400

15,200

14,800

14,400

14,000

13,200

12 , 800

11,400

517,790

16,700

*1,027

Feb.

12,800

13,600

13,200

18,800

28,000

34,300

33,300

55,900

49,700

40,600

34,800

30,800

29,600

21,800

25,400

26,000

24,800

24,300

24,300

23,300

17,100

18,900

16,200

16,200

17,100

15,800

14,400

11,000

12,300

702,300

24,220

*1,595

Mar.

12,300

11,800

a!2,500

a!2,000

alO,500

a9,000

9,470

12,500

12,500

18,500

51,900

36,900

33,400

35,500

41,400

47,000

56,900

60,500

55,100

45,800

36,900

37,600

39,000

40,600

40,600

40,600

44,600

43,800

39,000

36,900

36,900

999,570

32,240

'*1,983

Apr.

54,800

34,800

35,500

54,100

31,400

29,000

27,200

24,800

23,500

22,500

22,500

22,800

21,800

58,200

81.200

70,000

65,000

57,800

46,200

39,000

34,800

27,800

23,300

18,000

17,600

12,300

10,000

9,660

20,500

32,000

967,460

32,250

*1,919

May

22,300

22,800

22,300

23,300

30,200

73,500

91,400

85,500

108,000

109,000

95,400

62,000

38,300

29,600

24,300

19,300

24,800

21,400

35,500

47,000

56,900

47,000

35,500

43,900

52,400

36,100

17,000

16,200

18,000

55,600

63,200

*1,405.3

45,550

*2,787

June

74,000

54,200

42,200

57,600

28,400

24,800

26,000

50,200

53,500

34,100

32,000

30,800

50,800

30,800

35,500

30,800

28,400

20,800

15,800

16,600

16,200

15,300

14,000

15,100

10,200

8,900

15,100

12,300

10,200

10,200

780,800

26,030

*1,549

July

10,000

6,650

6.010

6,160

15,500

16,200

14,800

26,600

24,800

17,100

14,000

13,500

15,800

15,800

12,500

8,170

7,120

7,630

8,550

8,900

9,470

14,600

34,200

32,700

54,800

29,600

a29,500

a26,500

a23,100

a!5,400

a!3,800

518,640

16,750

*1,029

Aug.

a!4,000

13,500

11,800

16,200

15,300

10,200

7,810

10,400

11,800

12,700

11,400

10,600

11,800

13,500

14,000

15,300

14,400

17,100

10,700

8,550

7,650

10,600

11,800

17,100

21,500

17,600

14,800

41,000

60,500

61,400

48,800

565,590

18,170

*1,117

Sept.

38,500

32,700

27,200

20,800

18,400

18,400

12,700

11,400

8,710

11,000

7,630

7,630

5,420

6,950

10,200

11,000

8,530

7,120

8,350

7,630

7,290

6,950

6,630

4,570

3,790

6,480

6,920

6,310

6,160

7,250

342,420

11,410

679,200

Calendar year!959 : Max 280,000 Min 1,900 Mean 25,600 Ac-ft 18,530,000

Water year!959-60 : Max 280,000 Min 3,790 Mean 32,190 Ac-ft 23,370,000

Peak discharge (base, 100,000 cfs). Oct. 7 (5 a.m.) 286,000 cfs (34.00 ft); May 7 (10 a.m.) 

103,000 efs (19.62 ft); May 10 (5:50 a.m.) 114,000 efs (20.62 ft)._____________________

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of thrice-daily staff-gage readings 

0.3 mile downstream and records for nearby stations.
226 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1950. Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark.

Location. Lat 36-13', long 94°17', in sec.21, T.18 N., R.31 W. , on left bank 1 mile 

downstream from Little Osage Creek and 3£ miles northwest of Elm Springs.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,052 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 9 years (1951-60), 93.0 cfs (67,330 aere-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 cfs May 6 (gage height, 8.46 ft); minimum, 

31 cfs Sept. 19, 20.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Apr. 3, 1957 (gage height, 14.36 ft); minimum, 4.7 cfs Sept. 4-6, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 16.7 ft May 10, 1950, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by operation of small reservoir at 

Cave Springs.

Rating table, water year 1959-So (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 20 to July 25)

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

74

135

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

226

482

820

1,340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

149

124

*676 33E592

357

259

214

187

173

155

195

257

*180

160

149

137

124

119

116

113

111

114

105

103

98

92

90

88

88

87

5,808

187

1.45

1.67

11,520

Nov.

85

82

121

1,280

370

263

220

196

180

*169

159

147

140

132

125

119

116

111

106

105

102

98

96

*96

92

90

88

85

84

84

5,141

171

1.33

1.48

10,200

Dec.

82

81

80

78

74

74

73

73

71

71

78

73

71

80

*67

64

66

70

70

70

68

68

68

67

63

61

88

92

85

81

78

2,285

73.7

0.571

0.66

4,530

Jan.

75

73

71

*68

71

68

68

71

63

6?

63

78

100

96

105

97

100

102

92

90

88

87

84

80

77

*82

77

75

74

73

70

2,479

80.0

0.620

0.71

4,920

Feb.

66

66

66

70

167

144

121

117

122

108

103

100

94

91

88

88

85

85

*81

78

74

73

73

71

71

67

68

68

64

2,569

88.6

0.687

0.74

5,100

Mar.

64

66

64

61

59

59

57

*6l

71

119

280

284

237

218

222

224

198

185

174

164

162

150

138

135

133

130

122

*117

129

119

113

4,318

139

1.08

1.24

8,560

Apr.

Ill

109

108

103

105

103

102

100

94

90

97

88

87

193

200

137

129

117

113

108

*100

103

88

87

85

84

82

77

138

183

3,321

111

0.860

0.96

6,590

May

140

125

113

114

210

1.060

*357

268

230

200

182

167

*157

144

135

130

125

142

451

1,040

544

370

313

270

244

224

206

202

185

176

167

8,391

271

2.10

2.42

16,640

June

*554

35?

196

167

257

237

166

144

133

130

125

125

130

122

119

116

111

106

105

100

98

*96

90

97

94

90

90

88

78

80

4,372

146

1.13

1.26

8,670

July

80

74

73

77

85

66

64

63

66

64

60

*61

60

59

59

55

55

52

57

71

61

74

125

202

809

214

160

135

122

111

102

3,416

110

0.853

0.98

6,780

Aug.

94

*88

84

91

73

70

67

66

63

66

61

59

57

56

54

56

56

68

56

57

56

54

*52

52

51

50

48

47

43

42

45

1,882

60.7

0.471

0.54

3,730

Sept.

43

42

41

39

34

36

40

40

39

36

36

*34

36

36

35

35

36

34

32

34

35

39

37

37

37

34

35

34

34

33

1,093

36.4

0.282

0.32

2,170

Calendar year 1959: Max i 550 Mln 26 Mean 95.6 Cfam 0.741 In. 10.04 Ac-ft 69,180

Water year 1959-60= Max 1,280 Mln 32 Kean 123 Cfsm 0.953 In. 12.98 Ao-ft 89,410

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Nov. 4 (8:30 a.m.) 3,180 cfa (8.37 ft); May 6 (5 a.m.) 3,270 cfs 

(8.46 ft); July 25 (12 m.) 5,000 efs (8.20 ft).__________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 227

1955. Illinois River near Watts, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°07'48", long 94°34'12", in NE£ sec.18, T.19 N., R.26 E., near right bank'

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 59, 1.5 miles north of Watts,

4.5 miles downstream from Cincinnati Creek, and at mile 106.2. 

Drainage area. 635 sq mi.

Records available. August 1955 to September 1960. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 893.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--5 years, 619 cfs (448,100 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 68,000 cfs July 25 (gage height, 25.96 ft), from

rating curve extended above 51,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 8,9. 

1955-60: Maximum discharge, that of July 25, 1960; minimum, 8.6 cfs Oct. 26, 1955,

Sept. 19, Oct. 14, 1956. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation at low flow by

Lake Francis Dam, three-quarters of a mile above station. Since July 2, 1957, small

diversion above station for municipal water supply for city of Siloam Springs, Ark.

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743. , Cooperation. Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge

furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Nov. 3, Dec. 15, 

Jan. 13-15, Apr. 14, Aug. 16-21)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 Apr. 15 to Sept. 30

2.8 208

3.0 256

4.0 564

5.0 955

7.0 2,150

10.0 5,020

13.0 8,630

15.0 11,800

2.5 

3.0

32

89

157

270

580

1,040

7.0

11.0

15.0

18.0

20.0

2,320

6,120

11,800

18,400

25,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

1?

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

354

527

4,500

4,320

4,190

2,720

1,650

1,230

978

805

690

634

690 

634

546

496

446

399

368

345

330

319

299

291

286

259

259

248

234

234 

224

29,505

952

1.50

1.73

58,520

Nov.

220

215

617

10.400

5,330

1,900

1,400

1,150

955

825

708

652

582 

546

496

446

430

399

384

356

351

339

305

294

296

272

267

256

248

241

30,880

1,029

1.62

1.81

61,250

Dec.

236

234

231

226

222

220

215

210

213

208

222

226

217 

215

208

217

229

534

616

463

393

354

327

310

310

283

a350

a600

52~9~ 671

463

9,952

321

0.506

0.58

19,740

Jan.

430

377

354

330

310

310

299

299

313

313

313

447

1.460 

1,010

1,220

910

785

805

690

582

529

480

430

396

368

365

351

339

324

310 

291

15,740

508

0.800

0.92

31,220

Feb.

286

291

280

286

446

1.080

726

616

564

529

480

414

384 

356

354

345

336

351

322

324

264

283

270

256

267

254

256

270

261

11,151

384

0.605

0.65

22,120

Mar.

256

259

264

261

251

248

244

259

305

570

1,420

1,680

1,510 

1,390

1,390

1.850

1,560

1,280

1,120

1,000

845

785

708

652

599

564

529

512

480

463 

463

23,697

764

1.20

1.39

47,000

Apr.

374

374

359

339

324

313

302

294

280

283

256

259

259 

454

1,820

1,230

910

745

640

562

528

510

444

428

370

356

333

324

772

2jQ2fi

16,462

549

0.865

0.96

32,650

May

1,340

960

768

680

1,730

14.400

5,170

2,250

1,640

1,320

1,090

910

812 

722

640

600

528

580

1,690

5,430

7,150

2,480

1,720

1,370

1,120

985

885

1,100

935

745

660

62,410

2,013

3.17

3.66

123,800

June

620

1.140

a 900

aSOO

a700

a640

580

494

444

398

370

344

347 

353

347

310

292

281

265

262

258

321

265

a250

a240

a230

a220

a210

199

186

12,266

409

0.644

0.72

24,330

July

166

186

157

249

250

215

184

168

165

157

152

145

138 

134

128

125

T25

131

125

126

128

166

609

1,540

25.700

12,000

2,120

1,370

1,010

790 

660

47,519

1,526

2.40

2.77

95,860

Aug.

562

494

444

598

570

536

302

281

388

410

310

278

262 

255

245

240

258

258

248

252

258

220

206

195

184

189

220

225

186

165 

150

8,707

281

0.445

0.51

17,270

Sept.

145

158

156

151

128

162

126

78

51

51

76

102

106 

108

106

100

105

110

105

108

182

T§5~ 208

157

128

122

118

116

112

107

3,551

118

0.186

0.21

7,040

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,400 Min 67 Mean 521 Cfsm 0.820 In. 11.14 Ac-ft 377,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 23,700 Min 39 Mean 742 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.91 Ac-ft 538,800

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 ofs). Oct. 4 (2 a.m.) 7,430 cfs (12.06 ft); Nov. 4 (9 p.m.) 15.600 ofs 

(16.97 ft); May 6 (4 p.m.) 31,600 ofs (21.56 ft); May 21 (3:30 a.m.) 11,900 cfs (15.08 ft); 

July 25 (7 p.m.) 68,000 cfs (25.96 ft).______________________________________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

stations.
228 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1960. Flint Creek near Kansas, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°11'54", long 94°42<30", in SW£ sec.24, T.20 N., R.24 E., near left tank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 33, 6 miles southeast of Kansas, 

6 miles downstream from Sager Creek, and at mile 2.8.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi.

Records available. August 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 854.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 5 years, 98.3 cfs (71,170 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs May 6 (gage height, 12.47 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 19, 20.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs July 12, 1958 (gage height, 12.55 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Oct. 11-13, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Small diversion above station for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 21 to Sept. 30

6.6 

6.9 

7.2

84

129

230

510

890

1,300

6.0 

6.3 

6.8 115

185

460

8.0 940

8.5 1,720

9.0 2,760

10.0 5,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

151

150

1,110

1.250 

815

554

388

304

248

202

170

162

155

140

129

119

109

103

97

92

88

82

77

70

65

61

59

56

55

54 

52.

7,143

230

2.09

2.41

14,170

Nov.

51

50

152

2.650 

800

492

573

305

240

202

173

151

134

125

112

101

92

88

84

82

79

76

73

69

65

64

61

59

56

54

7,069

236

2.15

2.39

14,020

Dec.

54

54

56

62 

60

57

56

56

56

56

56

55

52

51

50

50

54

62

64

62

61

61

60

60

59

57

65

76

80

83 82"

1,867

60.2

0.547

0.63

3,700

Jan.

79

75

66

64 

65

62

61

59

56

54

52

69

108

125

156

150

152

152

124

117

110

105

90

88

82

85

85

76

69

65 

61

2,674

86.5

0.785

0.90

5,300

Feb.

60

59

57

57 

65

72

72

73

75

75

72

69

64

61

61

59

57

56

49

43

42

41

41

41

41

40

41

42

42

1,625

56.0

0.509

0.55

5,220

Mar.

48

51

51

51 

51

51

51

52

62

150

472

420

352

317

510

296

268

254

212

185

167

151

158

150

121

115

106

101

98

95 

92

4,976

161

1.46

1.68

9,870

Apr.

89

84

82

79 

76

73

72

70

69

66

65

65

65

1,140

1,220

500

588

510

254

218

185

161

140

126

115

106

98

90

170

412

6,588

220

2.00

2.25

15,070

May

261

202

173

167

491

4.000

852

549

412

358

282

240

207

179

158

144

154

151

687

1,690

948

549

420

545

282

240

212

196

179

158 

142

14,988

485

4.59

5.07

29,750

June

154

126

119

105 

105

106

96

90

84

79

75

70

76

76

69

64

61

59

56

54

52

50

48

52

54

51

49

45

43

40

2,186

72.9

0.663

0.74

4,540

July

37

35

34

40 

42

49

61

44

35

51

29

28

27

26

25.

25

25

26

26

26

51

54

161

498

460

268

185

155

128

110 

96

2,815

90.8

0.825

0.95

5,580

Aug.

86

8?

75

70 

65

61

57

55

54

75

65

55

50

45

42

41

41

42

43

37

44

42

38

55

54

33

38

35

50

29 

28.

1,527

49.5

0.448

0.52

3,050

Sept.

27.

26

25

25 

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

20

21

21

21

22

25

23

22

21

20

622

20.7

0.188

0.21

1,230

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,630 Mln 11 Mean 100 Cfsm 0.909 In. 12.37 Ac-ft 72,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,000 Mln 17 Mean 148 Cfsm 1.55 In. 18.28 Ac-ft 107,500

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Nov. 

(9.85 ft); May 6 (5:3O a.m.) 11,700 cf

(6 a.m.) 4,880 cfs (9.95 ft); Apr. 14 

(12.47 ft); May 20 (2 p.m.) 2,72O

(9 p.m.) 4,640 

(8.98 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 229

1965. Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°55', long 94°55', in SE£ sec.26, T.17 N., R.22 E., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2^ miles northeast of Tahlequah, 6.5 miles upstream from Barren Fork, and at mile 55.8.

Drainage area.--959 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 664.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 901 cfs (652,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,600 cfs July 26 (gage height, 20.72 ft); minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 13.

1935-60: Maximum discharge, 150,000 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 27.94 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 77,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 10-14, 1956.

Maximum stage known, that of May 10, 1950. Flood in January 1916 reached a stage of 

about 26 ft.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5. Nov. 4-6, Apr. 17 to 

May 6, May 8-20)

Oct. 6 to Sept. 30

4.9 566

5.0 631

7.0 2,250

9.0

11.0

13.0

4,350

7,100

11,300

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

85

183

406

700

1,400

8.0 3,200

11.0 6,800

14.0 13,200

17.0 24,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

579

609

2,040

9,540

8,380

5,970

4,010

2,690

2,070

1,680

1,400

1,180

1,060

1,030 

960

862

772

694

*651

588

546

511

488

466

444

422

401

380

375

355

545

51,478

1,661

1.73

2.00

102,100

Nov.

356

326

379

*7,910

14.800

7,110

3,260

2,430

1,940

1,640

1,400

1,210

1,060

928 

862

798

720

675

637

600

570

546

*529

488

477

460

458

428

411

396

53,764

1,792

1.87

2.08

106,600

Dec.

386

380

365

360

355

350

345

356

351

526

551

551

551

351 

351

351

355

449

577

798

706

643

*606

576

546

523

546

566

1.050

928

804

15,175

489

0.510

0.59

50,100

Jan.

720

668

613

582

552

529

511

500

477

477

471

523

675

1.490 

1,360

1,480

1,290

1,180

1,140

1,030

928

830

772

713

675

643

625

594

570

541

517

23,676

764

0.797

0.92

46,960

Feb.

494

477

*466

471

477

520

995

862

758

706

662

619

570

535 

511

500

483

471

477

466

455

411

411

406

401

396

391

396

401

15,188

524

0.546

0.59

30,120

Mar.

396

396

396

396

596

391

59T

596

*417

474

922

2,100

2,450

2,250 

2,160

2,160

2.520

2,200

1,900

1,680

1,480

1,290

1,140

1,030

960

895

824

772

*739

694

650

54,845

1,124

1.17

1.55

69,110

Apr.

645

594

558

541

517

500

485

477

460

449

444

428

422 512" 

2,760

5.100

2,100

1,600

*1,320

1,140

995

862

798

726

656

582

541

506

859

2,710

28,265

942

0.982

1.10

56,060

May

5,200

2,200

1,640

1,560

1,950

10, 900

*18.600

7,000

5,660

*2,850

2,540

1,980

1,720

1,560 

1,400

1,250

1,180

1.140

1,610

4,480

9,450

7,660

5,640

2,640

2,160

1,810

1,560

1,520

1,600

1,400

1,210

106,670

5,441

5.59

4.14

211,600

June

1,060

995

1.280

1,060

895

850

895

*862

758

694

645

600

600

582 

558

546

517

488

466

444

455

411

422

455

406

541

507" 285

526

526

18,465

615

0.641

0.72

56,620

July

507

289

298

545

550

555

*350

326

298

272

255

247

234

218 

210

206

199

195

T95" 191

199

221

382

1,060

2,830

25.200

12,400

2,810

1,950

1,490

1,210

55,092

1,713

1.79

2.06

105,300

Aug.

862" 995

732

650

582

523

477

433

*406

435

552

455

401

360 

326

321

307

307

298

294

305

294

285

267

255

251

251

251

267

255

238

12,633

408

0.425

0.49

25,060

Sept.

226

210

199

191

180

176

169

191

172

148

118

*91

91

115 

122

128

128

122

122

125

132

125

172

199

187

172

166

155

148

145

4,625

154

0.161

0.18

9,170

Calendar year 1959: Max 14,800 Mln 78 Mean 807 Cfam 0.84 In. 11.42 Ac-ft 584,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 23,200 Mln 91 Mean 1,142 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.22 Ac-ft 848,800

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Oct. 4 (10:30 p.m.) 12,800 cfs (13.65 ft); Nov. 5 (10 p.m.)

15,600 cfs (14.64 ft); May 7 (5:30 p.m.) 25,000 cfs (17.19 ft); May 22 (2:30 a.m.) 11,700 cfs

(13.41 ft); July 26 (5:45 p.m.) 48,600 cfs (20.72 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
230 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

1969. Barren Fork at Dutch Mills, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°52'40", long 94°29'10", on line between sees.21 and 22, T.14 N., R.33W., 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 59 at Dutch Mills, 

if miles downstream from Fly Creek and 2f miles upstream from Arkansas-Oklahoma State 

line.

Drainage area. 43 sq ml.

Records available. April 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs May 5 (gage height, 12.12 ft),from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs as explained below; minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 14-20.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs July 12, 1958 (gage height, 12.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at 

gage height 12.12 ft; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 18, 23, 1959.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 28 to Aug. 25)

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

1.1 

4.6

28

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

127

276

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

470

720

2,060

2,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

170

657 4755"

353

113

70

51

37

30

25

24

*26

23

20

18

15

15

13

12

11

11

9.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.9

875

7.9

8 5

8 . 5

2,266.7

73.1

1.70

1.96

4,500

Nov.

7.9

7.9

*462

925

130

76

58

47

38

31

29

27

24

22

20

20

16

15

15

14

14

13

*12

11

11

9.9

9.2

8.5

7.9

7.9

2,089.2

69.6

1.62

1.81

4,140

Dec.

7.9

7.3

7.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6 . 1

eTT

7.3

12

12

9.2

7.3

7.3

15

*172

152

76

55

42

35

32

30

27

24

182

96

64

48

40

1,206.6

38.9

0.905

1.04

2,390

Jan.

35

31

27

*24

25

25

25

27

31

29

28

228

TS7

151

106

79

81

69

54

48

43

36

34

32

31

*30

29

27

25

24

23

1,594

51.4

1.20

1.38

3,160

Feb.

21

20

20

43

122

77

56

48

46

39

34

29

27

26

26

27

30

*27

25

24

23

22

21

20

22

19

21

22

23

960

33.1

0.770

0.83

1,900

Mar.

22

23

22

23

20

20

20

19

*2T

95

127

98

94

94

98

158

106

96

82

64

55

49

44

39

35

34

34

*30

28

26

25

1,705

55.0

1.28

1.47

3,380

Apr.

24

23

21

20

20

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

101

94

52

64

43

36

*31

32

28

23

22

20

18

15

M

144

1,351

45.0

1.05

1.17

2,680

May

77

56

44

44

*1.140

*1,060

239

137

94

*70

56

47

39

34

32

28

24

44

122

*924

239

111

76

58

48

39

30

62

36

28

*24

5,062

163

3.79

4.38

10,040

June

74

61

34

25

45

44

49

37

26

19

17

14

26

19

18

14

14

13

12

*11

9.9

8.5

8.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.9

9.2

7.9

779

661.4

22.0

0.512

0.57

1,310

July

6.7

6.7

8.5

13

9.9

7.9

6.7

6.1

5.1

4.6

*3.6

3.2

2.4

2 4

2.1

1.8

1.6

TTs

1.8

1.6

7.9

8.2

426

152

2.510

331

163

96

64

49

36

3,940.4

127

2.95

3.41

7,820

Aug.

*27

IT

17

15

11

9.9

7.9

15

15

9.2

7.3

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.7

7.9

7.3

5.6

7.3

6.1

*5.6

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.6

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.6

275.6

8.89

0.207

0.24

547

Sept.

5.6

5.1

4.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

 1.6

1.6

1.6

1^3.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.1

8.5

372

2.1

2.4

3.6

3.6

5.1

4.6

3.2

2.4

89.5

2.98

0.069

0.08

178

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,280 Mln 0.2 Mean 45.4 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.32 Ac-ft 32,880

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,510 Mln 1.3 Mean 57.9 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.34 Ac-ft 42,040

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Oct. 3 (7:30 a.m. 

cfs (9.38 ft); May 5 (11 p.m.) 12,800 cfs (12.12 f1

2,740 cfs (6.80 ft); Nov. 3 (ll p.m.) 5,990 

,); May 20 (7 a.m.) 2,220 ofB (6.20 ft); July 25

(6 a

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 231

1970. Barren Pork at Eldon, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°55', long 94°50', in SE^ sec.27, T.17 N., R.23 E., on downstream side 

of left pier of bridge on State Highway 51, three-eighths of a mile southeast of Eldon, 

6 miles downstream from Tyner Creek, and 8.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 307 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 701.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 14, 1948, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 299 cfs (216,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,000 cfs May 6 (gage height, 17.18 ft); minimum daily, 31 cfs Sept. 19.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 37,600 cfs Apr. 3, 1957 (gage height, 20.33 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Oct. 25, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft Apr. 15, 1945, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given 

 IrTffSP 1743.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 12-18, Apr. 29 to May 6, 

July 23 to Aug. 2, Sept. 3-30)

Oct. 1 to May 5, 

July 26 to Sept. 30 May 6 to July 25

4.5

4.6 

4.9 

5.5 

6.0

24

34

76

215

388

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

639

999

1,940

4,260

7,580

5.0 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

59

95

155

280

475

720

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

1,330

2,270

5,100

9,800

12,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

50

71

1,480

1,540

2.520

1,440 

959

711

535

434

355

310

287

264

230

203

178

161

*146

136

123

116

108

100

94

87

81

80

76

73

70

12,818

413

1.35

1.55

25,420

Nov.

66

65

152

*6.080

2,440

1,410 

959

711

540

447

376

325

290

254

250

212

189

176

166

156

148

141

*158

152

125

116

114

108

104

98

16,468

549

1.79

1.99

32,660

Dec.

96

94

92

92

89

85

81

80

80

78

83

81

81

80

80

85

108

617 in

408

545

307

*287

264

241

221

297

550

378

503

260

6,453

208

0.678

0.78

12,800

Jan.

255

212

189

174

164

158 

154

141

158

145

154

222

809

*653

816

627

552

519

442

592

547

507

277

257

258

227

215

206

186

181

171

9,491

306

1.00

1.15

18,830

Feb.

168

164

*154

158

247

400 

3TT

280

260

251

232

206

189

176

176

168

168

166

161

154

146

144

141

158

138

136

TJB- 154

134

5,442

188

0.612

0.66

10,790

Mar.

154

T3S

138

156

134

156 

154

158

*144

156

560

479

470

479

555

762

739- 823

665

574

489

434

588

540

310

284

257

241

*227

212

198

10,652

344

1.12

1.29

21,130

Apr.

186

174

168

158

151

146 

141

138

152

125

125

121

118

151

1,010

774

609

519

*454

576

540

503

274

241

221

200

176

166

689

1,640

10,047

335

1.09

1.22

19,930

. May

1,080

774

591

489

1,470

»9.990 

*2,490

1,560

1,000

*802

650

552

466

406

554

522

290

355

578

5,110

2,400

1,550

945

748

615

520

439

627

556

448 

386

36,096

1,164

3.79

4.37

71,600

June

366

426

375

315

280

316 

594

*512

270

235

218

200

197

194

176

161

150

140

150

120

118

112

107

106

108

101

101

100

96

92.

6,017

201

0.655

0.75

11,950

July

88

86

121

170

126

108 

*98

92

86

85

80

78

74

72

70

70

69

67

66

65

65

81

881

1,770

5.470

1,930

951

658

479 

380

510

14,744

476

1.55

1.79

29,240

Aug.

270

235

212

184

166

151 

138

129

*138

148

129

116

108

100

94

89

87

92

92

90

94

83

80

74

71

66

63

62

59 

56

54

3,530

114

0.371

0.43

7,000

Sept.

52

10

47

46

44

44 

42

41

41

39

58

*38

36

35

34

34

33

32

31

52

42

42

40

41

40

40

40

39

39 

38

1,190

39.7

0.129

0.14

2,560

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,080 Min 21 Mean 313 cfsm 1.02 In. 13.85 Ac-ft 226,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,990 Mln 31 Mean 363 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.10 Ac-ft 263,700

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 ofs) . Nov. 4 (9 a.m.) 10,800 cfs (13.50 ft); May 6 (8:30 a.m.) 

24,000 cfs (17.18 ft); July 25 (1 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (14.40 ft)._______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
232 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1975. Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir near Gore, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°35'48", long 95°02'57", in SE^SW^ sec.14, T.13 N., R.21 E. , at gate 

tower on right bank, 0.6 mile upstream from Tenkiller Ferry Dam on Illinois River, 

6 miles northeast of Gore, and at mile 12.8.

Drainage area.--1,610 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 5, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 722,500 acre-ft May 24 (elevation, 637.12 ft); 

minimum, 519,300 acre-ft Mar. 10 (elevation, 620.66 ft).

1952-60: Maximum contents, 1,217,600 acre-ft June 5, 1957 (elevation, 666.36 ft); 

minimum since power-pool stage was first reached, 305,700 acre-ft Oct. 21, 1954 (elevation, 597.50 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Spillway consists of a 590-foot concrete 

modified ogee weir in right abutment controlled by 10 taintor gates. Outlet works 

consist of a 19-foot diameter tunnel in right abutment controlled by two vertical-lift 

gates. A similar tunnel conducts water to two hydroelectric turbines. Closure was 

made for diversion in July 1950 and regulated storage began in July 1952; minimum powerpool stage was first reached Apr. 9, 1953. Capacity, 1,231,000 acre-ft at elevation 

667.0 ft (flood-control pool), 791,900 acre-ft at elevation 642.0 ft (spillway crest), 

628,700 acre-ft at elevation 630.0 ft (maximum power pool), and 283,100 acre-ft at elevation 594.5 ft (conservation and minimum power pool). Reservoir is used for flood 

control and for power development. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, In thousands of acre-feet)

620

625

630

512.1

568.4

628.7

635

638

693.4

734.7

Contents, In thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

M(*)

Oct.

586.5

587.1

595.7

613.4

632.8

643.4

648.5

650.3

649.5

648.5

646.2

644.0 

640.9

637.8

634.4

630.9

627.6

625.1

623.7

622.3

620.7

618.7

615.0

612.0

610.4

608.0

605.7

603.1

601.0

598.6

597.2

627.44

+9.8

Nov.

597.7

595.5

596.7

617.9

640.3

647.6

637.6

623.4

611.8

607.4

605.0

602.3 

600.7

600.2

602.4

602.3

601.6

601.3

600.5

599.8

599.9

601.4

599.4

596.5

593.3

594.3

591.2

590.9

591.4

590.1

626.86 -7.1

Dec.

588.4

587.4

587.1

585.7

584.3

583.4

582.0

580.9

579.9

580.0

579.5

580.2 

580.9

580.6

580.0

579.5

581.4

582.8

585.2

588.1

589.2

591.1

591.7

592.7

594.8

596.7

598.6

599.2

599.9

600.5

601.1

627.76

+11.0

Jan.

602.9

602.7

599.9

597.7

595.0

590.7

588.5

587.3

587.8

589.7

587.8

592.0 

594.0

597.1

599.9

604.2

605.1

603.2

601.6

601.3

601.9

602.3

601.4

600.8

599.2

597.1

595.7

592.9

589.8

587.1

585.2

626.45

-15.9

Feb.

582.2

580.5

577.8

576.4

574.9

572.9

572.8

572.0

570.7

570.4

569.9

569.4 

568.7

567.6

566.9

564.7

562.5

559.8

557.3

554.7

556.2

553.5

549.1

546.1

542.9

540.2

538.1

539.0

536.1

_ __

622.20

-49.1

Mar.

533.8

531.8

528.7

526.1

525.1

525.9

524.2

521.7

520.2

519.6

521.0

524.9 

530.8

535.8

540.2

544.7

551.6

553.1

557.5

562.4

563.8

564.8

565.5

565.6

565.1

564.4

566.4

566.1

564.4

563.8

562.4

624.48

+26.3

Apr.

561.2

559.0

559.0

557.5

555.3

553.5

551.6

550.9

549.6

549.9

547.4

547.0 

547.0

549.0

555.0

561.4

566.8

568.7

570.5

571.9

572.3

572.8

574.4

576.7

574.8

572.7

570.9

568.6

570.7

577.9

625.82

+15.5

May

587.2

592.0

594.8

597.5

613.3

662.7

702.0

718.4

711.1

698.5

685.0

669.8 

657.6

654.0

652.7

649.9

647.2

647.9

648.5

666.4

695.0

709.8

722.2

713.8

700.0

685.3

669.8

660.9

656.6

653.2

652.3

631.86

+74.4

June

654.5

655.0

655.4

654.6

654.9

654.9

654.8

653.1

652.0

652.0

653.7

655.0 

654.4

653.2

650.4

647.2

644.0

644.9

645.8

645.2

643.5

642.4

641.4

641.5

642.3

643.1

640.3

637.4

635.8

634.4

630.46

-17.9

July

633.0

633.4

635.0

636.1

635.1

633.4

631.5

629.1

629.4

628.9

626.2

623.9 

621.6

619.2

616.8

616.8

616.9

614.2

611.6

609.1

606.9

608.7

617.1

626.9

641.3

665.5

688.7

676.1

666.2

661.4

658.4

632.33

+24.0

Aug.

655.9

653.2

650.6

649.5

648.9

649.6

650.7

649.8

649.5

647.2

645.2

644.1 

644.7

645.5

644.1

643.4

641.4

641.7

639.8

639.8

640.9

639.8

638.7

637.1

635.3

633.7

634.0

634.2

632.4

630.8

629.1

630.03

-29.3

Sept.

628.5

627.3

627.1

626.0

625.9

626.0

626.2

626.6

626.0

625.4

623.0

620.1 

617.4

614.6

613.3

612.0

609.0

606.9

604.5

603.1

602.3

600.7

599.3

599.4

597.2

598.2

597.1

595.6

593.9

592.7

627.07

-36.4

Calendar year 1959.................... * +69.3

Water year 1959-60.................... * +5.3

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month.

* Change In contents, In thousands of acre-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 233

1980. Illinois River near Gore, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°34'23", long 95°04'07", in NE^SW^ sec.27, T.13 N., R.21 E., on right 

bank 4.3 miles downstream from Tenklller Ferry Dam, 4| miles northeast of Gore, and 

8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,626 sq mi.

Records available. March 1924 to April 1926, April 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 473.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Mar. 25. 1924, to Apr. 1, 1926, staff gage at 

site 2.4 miles downstream at altitude 467 ft (from Corps of Engineers river-profile 

Survey). Apr. 15, 1939, to May 20, 1949, water-stage recorder and May 21, 1949, to 

Feb. 19, 1952, staff gage, at site 1.6 miles upstream at datum 9.60 ft higher.

Average discharge.--22 years (1924-25, 1939-60), 1,603 cfs (1,161,000 acre-ft per year), 

adjusted for storage.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 cfs Nov. 7 (gage height, 11.79 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 9.

1924-26, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 30.2 ft, 

observed at crest, site and datum then in use; 29.6 ft, present site and datum, from 

floodmark in vicinity of gage), from rating curve extended above 42,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting and velocity-area studies; minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 16, 1959. 

Maximum stage known, that of May 11, 1950.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Except for 

16 sq mi of intervening area, flow completely regulated since July 1952 by Tenkiller 

Ferry Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 7, May 24)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7 Jan. 8 to May 23 May 24 to Sept. 30

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

11

31

71

130

212

409

710

1,090

3,150

6,190

12,900

3.0

9.0

11.6

182

320

990

1,790

2,850

5,750

11,100 8.0

10.0

12.0

16

38

66

179

330

820

2,290

4,820

8,200

12,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Da.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,120

1,400

1,330

5,460

3^400

3,150

3,270

3,400

3,270

3,270

3,150

3,150

3,270

3,270

3,150

3,150

2,970

2,390

1,640

1,580

1,630

1,840

2,510

2,310

1,350

1,870

1,700

1,640

1,630

1,770

1,310

74,350

2,398

147,500

Nov.

157

1,560

1,620

2,930

5,650

7,600

10,600

12,100

9,990

5,140

3,270

3,270

2,620

1,440

151

1,220

1,090

1,080

1,180

1,160

682

72

1,830

2,100

2,160

136

1,970

646

141

1,180

84,745

2,825

168,100

Dec.

1,360

904

519

1,230

1,070

891

1,070

1,050

958

526

770

41

19

675

894

1,010

869

810

111

69

788

387

848

617

85

59

288

1,240

1,250

1,230

1,170

22,808

736

45,240

Jan.

215

1,220

2,720

2,220

2,810

3,150

2,430

1,210

610

102

1,710

716

1,280

1,310

1,420

611

1,800

3.280

2,636

1,970

1,280

1,190

1,690

1,510

1,990

2,010

1,890

2,450

2,470

2,370

1,680

54,004

1,742

107,100

Feb.

2,380

1,840

2,320

a2,010

a2,040

a2,300

al,7lO

al,990

al,950

al,450

al,570

al,210

al,370

al,430

al,400

a2,090

al,940

a2,160

2,070

2,090

168

2,050

3,250

2,400

2,450

2,180

1,860

424

2,090

54,192

1,869

107,500

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,100 Min 2.1

Mar.

1,970

1,910

2,410

2,150

1,060

327

1,630

2,000

1,670

1,290

664

643

129

863

1,050

1,180

1,410

1,700

1,030

308

1,700

1,780

1,650

1,660

1,920

1,920

374

1,620

2,220

1,530

1,760

43,528

1,404

86,340

Apr.

1,700

2,260

919

1,670

2,030

1,960

1,800

1,060

1,550

260

2,020

970

863

1,070

821

1,790

876

1,970

1,480

1,530

1,640

1,480

791

157

2.430

2,170

2,040

2,090

1,960

926

44 , 283

1,476

87,830

May

158

1,240

1,510

1,530

2,020

3,970

3,480

5,120

10,000

10,900

10,600

10,900

8,610

4,160

2,310

2,980

2,830

3,110

3,170

2,100

116

960

2,870

8,600

11,400

11,100

11,400

8,100

5,290

4,210

2,580

157,324

5,075

312,000

June

1,760

1,740

1,860

2,280

1,350

1,780

2,020

2,590

1,800

1,240

144

210

1,580

1,540

2,180

2,780

2,400

194

64

868

1,440

1,070

1,190

1,060

78

63

1,860

2,020

1,320

1,140

41,621

1,387

82,550

July

1,200

66

40

62

966

1,420

1,530

1,610

158

592

1,790

1,560

1,580

1,440

1,600

160

102

1,540

1,730

1,460

1,580

778

877

676

3,230

4,510

9,240

11,600

4 950 

3^600

70,557

2,276

139,900

Aug.

2,870

2,820

2,570

1,470

1,260

264

100

1,040

898

1,780

1,810

1,040

133

79

1,020

692

1,460

974

1,330

205

136

1,040

1,030

1,070

1,260

1,460

170

112

1,280

1,120

1,190

33,883

1,093

67,210

Sept.

628

790

264

821

256

63

26

16

439

400

1,300

1,570

1,580

1,180

718

942

1,630

1,170

1,580

810

844

934

863

162

226

888

852

882

889

837

23,560

785

46,730

Mean 1.367 Ac-ft 989.600

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,100 Mln 16 Mean l]926 Ac-ft 1,398^000

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

Ferry Reservoir.

basis of weather records and records for Tenkiller
234 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1990. Canadian River near Hebron, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°47'10", long 104 0 27'45", in Maxwell Grant, near right bank at downstream 

end of pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 64 and 85, 8-5- miles north of Hebron, 5 miles 

upstream from Chicorica Creek, and 8 miles south of Raton.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,250 ft (from topographic map). June 1, 

T946, to Sept. 30, 1952, on bridge pier 150 ft upstream and Oct. 1, 1952, to July 13, 

1955, on bridge pier 200 ft upstream, both at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 5.44 cfs (3,940 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 417 cfs July 23 (gage height, 3.85 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 6,860 cfs May 19, 1955: maximum gage height, 11.6 ft 

Aug. 24, 1951 (backwater from temporary dam downstream); no flow at times.

Flood in 1942 reached a stage of about 26 ft, at site 150 ft upstream, datum 1 ft 

higher, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of a few hundred acres. 

All or part of low flow can be diverted to left bank a few hundred yards above station 

for stock water, off-channel storage, and irrigation.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1211: 1949(M) WSP 1281: 1946, 1947-48(P), 1949.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.73

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.0 

5.3

11

2.3

2.4 

2.6 78

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.3

.6

.1

.0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

T72

1.0

9.2

0.30

18

Nov.

0.9

.9

1.0

.9

b.8

b.7

b.7

b.8

b.9

bl.2

bl

bl

bl

b.8

bl.2

*bl.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.l

a. 9

al

al

al

31.8

1.06

63

Dec.

al

al.2

al.3

al.3

al

al

al.l

al.l

al *bl

bl

bl

al

al

bl.l

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl

b.9

b79

b.9

33.4

1.08

66

Calendar year 1959: Max 188

Jan.

bO.8

b.7

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

*b.6

b.6 

b.7

b.8

b.9

bl

bl.l

bl.l

bl

b.9

b.7

b.6

b.6

a. 6

a. 7

a. 7

a. 8

a. 9

al

bl.l

bl.2

bl.2

bl.3

bl.3

25.9

0.84

51

Feb.

bl.3

bl.3

bl.3

bl.3

*bl.3

bl.3

bl.3

bl.5

bl.8 

bT73

b.8

b.6

bTT

b.9

b.9

b.9

b.8

b.7

b.7

b.7

b.7

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

26.9

0.96

53

Mln 0

Mar.

bO.6

b.6

b.7

bl

bl.3

bl.3

*1.3

.5

.5 

b.5

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.5

bl

b2

4.0

12

46

66

66

59

48

44

48

46

*44

31

32

559.8

18.1

1,110

Apr.

20

18

12

*11

8.8

7.

7.

7.

7. 

3.

2 .(

3 .

3.

3.

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

*1.0

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

141.4

4.71

280

May

0.3

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.6

7?

*.3

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

6.6

0.21

13

June

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

0

*0

4.4

7.3

0.24

14

July

1.4

.3

.3

.4

.6

.6

23

7.1

.1 

.1

*12

40

6.2

.2

1.2

.9

.1

0

7J

0

0

0

30

S..5

a. 2

a.l

aO

aO

aO

ao

aO

125.3

4.04

249

Aug.

aO

aO

aO

aO

ao

aO

ao*0

39

1.2

2.9

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

a. 5

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

ao

aO

ao

ao

aO

*aO

0

49.9

1.61

99

Sept.

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.9 

.9

0

0

~5.9 30

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

43.7

1.46

87

Mean 3.35 Ac-ft 2,790

Water year 1959-60: Max 66 Mln o Mean 2.90 Ac-ft 2,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). --No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 235

2030. Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°40'50", long 104°47'05", T.28 N., R.20 E. , on left bank, in Maxwell 

Grant, 1-| miles north of Dawson.

Drainage area. 301 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1915 to July 1918, April 1919 to May 1921, January 1927 to 

September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,540 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 17, 1921, staff gage and Sept. 17, 1921, to May 31, 1923, water-stage recorder, 

at sites 1 mile upstream at different datums. Feb. 25, 1927, to Sept. 23, 1953, waterstage recorder at several sites about three-quarters of a mile upstream at datums 8 to 

12 ft higher.

Average discharge. 36 years (1915-17, 1919-20, 1927-60), 19.9 cfs (14,410 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 5.42 ft); minimum daily, 1.1 cfs Sept. 30.

1927-60: Maximum discharge, about 9,000 cfs Aug. 6, 1940 (gage height, 11.88 ft, 

site and datum then in use, from floodmark in well), from rating curve extended above 

360 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements of 3,250 and 5,000 cfs at later site; no 

flow at times.

A major flood occurred Aug. 2, 1921, when discharge probably exceeded 10,000 cfs.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of small acreage and mountain meadows above 

station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1117: 1947, drainage area. WSP 1281: 1932(M), 1934(M), 

1936-38(M), 1941-42(P), 1944-46(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

1.0 

2.0 

3.4 

8.3

2.2 

2.4, 

2.8 

3.2

17

32

84

170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.8

*5.5

7.7

775

6.1

5.1

4.4

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.6

sie

4.2

3.3

2.7

3.0

3.8

4.2

3.8

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

4.7

5.1

*4.9

5 .8

5.1

134.1

4.33

266

Nov.

4.7

4.2

4.2

b4

b3.5

b3

3.6

5.5

6.S

6.3

5.6

3.6

3.4

b3

b3

2.4

*"2T4

3.2

3.1

4.2

3.8

2.8

3.2

4.4

4.7

b3

b3

b3.5

b3.5

b3

114.3

3.81

227

Dec.

2.8

3.1

3.4

3.0

b2.5

b2.5

*b3.5

a3. 5

a3.5

a4

a4

a4

a3.5

a3

a3.5

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4.5

*5.3

b5

b5

b5

b5.5

b4

b3

b3

*b3

b3

b3.5

115.6

3.73

229

Jan.

b3.5

b3

b3

b3

b2.5

b3

b2.5

2.6

b2.5

3.3

*4.9

6.1

575

b4

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b4

3.1

3.3

b3.5

b3.5

4.0

5.8

b5

b5

b5

b5

117.6

3.79

233

Feb.

b4.5

b5

5.8

b5.5

*b5

b5

b5

b5

b6

b6

b5

b4.5

b4.5

b4

b5,5

b4.5

b4

b4

b4

b3.5

b3.5

b4

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b4

b4

b3.5

127.3

4.39

252

Mar.

b3.5

*b4.5

b5

4.9

7.5

11

12

15

H

8.0

7.7

5.8

6.3

6.6

6.1

b4.5

b4

*4.0

5.1

6.1

6.1

6.3

4.4

5.5

4.9

3.8

3.1

2.7

*57T

a4

a4.5

189.0

6.10

375

Apr.

a4.5

a4.5

a4

a4

a5.5

a3.5

a4

a4.5

a5

a6

*7.5

8.7

9.9

12

12

15

16

17

12

9.1

6.9

5.8

5.5

6.6

*9.5

7.2

6.1

6.9

6.9

7.5

231.6

7.72

459

Calendar year 1959: Max 120 Min 1.3 Mean 7.84

May

9.9

9.9

7.5

5.5

4.9

6.6

6.3

11

*13

7.7

5.5

4.4

5.1

4.4

4.0

9.6

8.7

8.0

8.0

*7.7

7.2

6.6

5.8

6.3

7.5

6.1

6.3

7.5

7.7

14

14

236.7

7.64

469

June

8.0

*9.1

8.3

9.1

11

14

19

20

20

20

28

33

25

20

14

11

8.0

6.9

6.1

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.1

*23

17

6.3

4.9

4.7

4.0

3.6

373.2

12.4

740

July

149

39

20

19

41

31

36

112

60

a50

a40

55

a45

a35

*32

33

17

14

14

13

11

10

11

22

17

12

8.0

8.0

5.8

673" 5.5

971.6

31.3

1,930

Aug.

22

14

53

6.6

*2.7

3.8

6.3

7.7

12

5.1

31

26

7.7

7.2

6.1

12

6.6

4.7

4.0

4.0

3.4

*3.1

2.8

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.7

*1.6

.1.1.5

266.6

8.60

529

Sept,

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.5

16

IT

5.3

3.1

*2.7

2.7

2.3

2.4

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.7

5.8

2.8

2.3

2.4

2.1

1.7

.4

.2

.2

* .2

_.l

90.1

3.00

179

Ac-ft 5,680

Water year 1959-60: Max 149 Mln 1.1 Mean 8.11 Ac-ft 5,890

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs).--July 1 (12:30 a.m.) 1,080 cfs (5.36 ft); Aug. 3 (3:15 p.m.) 1,120

cfs (5.42 ft)._____________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, fragments of 

recorder trace, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
236 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2050. Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°31'10", long 105°16'15", on left upstream wingwall of concrete control, 

in Maxwell Grant, 600 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from high-water line of Eagle-Nest Reservoir, and 3 miles southwest of Eagle Nest, 

Coifax County.

Drainage area.--11 sq mi.

Records available, April 1928 to September 1955, July 1958 to September 1960. No winter 

records 1928-31, 1933-55. Prior to October 1930 monthly discharge only, published in 

WSP 1311. Records for December 1930 to March 1931 have been found to be unreliable 

and should not be used. Published as "near Therma" 1928-34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control Sept. 11, 1931, to May 1933, and since

Sept. 13, 1934. Datum of gage is 8,195.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to May 18, 1928, staff gage 88 ft upstream at datum 0.98 ft higher. May 18, 1928, to 

Sept. 11, 1938, water-stage recorder at site 88 ft upstream at datum 0.43 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 13 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 1.29 ft); 

no flow July 2.

1930-55, 1958-60: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Apr. 11, 1937 (discharge probably exceeded 125 cfs); maximum gage height recorded, 3.38 ft Apr. 2, 1937 

(ice jam), site and datum then in use; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for 

irrigation of about 300 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1311: 

Records available.

1932-33(M), 1935(M), 1937(M), 1943(M). See also

Rating table, water year 1959-60., except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1-28 Oct. 28 to Sept. 30

O 0 O.54 0

.1 .7 .6 .2

.7 .6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

0.8

.9

1.2

1.5 

3.0

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

-i2_

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.7

jt

11.9

0.38

24

Nov.

~1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

b.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

b.6

b.6

b.7

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

b.8

b.6

b.S

bl.O

bl.O

24.2

0.81

48

Dec.

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

b.9

b_._8

b.9

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.3

bl.4

bl.4

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.l

bl.l

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

32.6

1.05

65

Jan.

bl.O

bTTO"

bl.O

al.O

al.o

al.l

al.2

al.4

a .5

a .5

a .5

a .5

a .5

a .5

a .5

a .3

a .1

a .0

a .0

a .0

a .1

a .2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.3

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.5

38.9

1.25

77

Feb.

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.3

bl,3

bl.4

bl.5

2.6

1.9

1.5

bl.l

1.0

bl.O

bl.O

bl.l

bl.l

a .1

a .1

a .1

a .0

a .0

a .0

a .0

a .0

a .0

a .0

a .0

a .0

36.1

1.24

72

Mar.

al.l

aTTT

bl.2

al.3

al.5

al.6

al.8

bl.9

bl.7

bl.8

bl.7

bl.6

bl.8

b2.1

b2.0

bl.8

bl.6

bl.8

b2.0

b3.0

b4.0

b5.0

b6.0

7 .4

6.7

6.2

8.5

8.8

b6.0

b5 .5

5.2

103.7

3.35

206

Apr.

b4.0

b3.0

btt

b3.2

b4.4

6.7

7.7

7.2

6.9

7.2

9.4

9.9

tt

8.0

8.0

8.8

8.5

7.7

7.7

8.2

S.5

9.4

9.4

8.5

7.2

6.2

5.2

4.5

4.5

4.1

207.3

6.91

411

May

3.9

27F

2.2

2.3

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

63.5

2.05

126

June

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.2

2.0

1.9

1.3

1.1

1.8

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

.8

.5

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

35.2

1.17

70

July

0.1

0

.1

.2

.3

.7

.8

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.7

.5

.5

.3

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

16.2

0.52

32

Aug.

0.2

.1

.3

.8

.9

1.5

1.4

2.0

1.6

1.9

2.2

174

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.5

.4

34.4

1.11

68

Sept.

0.4

.5

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

12.8

0.43

25

Calendar year 1959: Max 8.0 Min 0.1 Mean 1.19 Ac-ft 862

Water year 1959-60: Max 9.9 Min 0 Mean 1.69 Ac-ft 1,220

Peak discharge (base, 15 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of fragmentary gage-height record, reconstructed recorder graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 237 

2055. Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°32'05", long 105°14'00", about sec.26, T.27 N. , R.16 E. (projected), in 

Maxwell Grant, at upstream face of Eagle Nest Dam on Cimarron Creek, 2 miles southeast 

of Eagle Nest and 6^ miles west of Ute Park.

Drainage area. 167 sq mi.

Records available. December 1927 to December 1944 (month-end contents only, published in 

WSP 1311) , May 1950 to September 1960.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage since May 1950 read 1 to 4 times a month (at random intervals). 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 1950, nonrecording gage 

(type unknown) at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 20,640 acre-ft May 3 (elevation, 

8,102.90 ft); minimum, 10,400 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 8,090.15 ft).

1927-44, 1950-60: Maximum contents observed, 78,800 acre-ft May 31, 1942 (elevation, 8,136.9 ft); minimum observed, 635 acre-ft Dec. 14, 1954 (elevation, 8,061.33 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with spillway cut in natural rock; completed 

June 30, 1918; storage began in June 1917. Capacity, 79,120 acre-ft between elevations 8,035.0 (sill of outlet gate) and 8,137.0 ft (crest of ungated spillway). Dead 

storage negligible. Records given herein represent usable contents. Water released is 

used for irrigation. Lake is recreational area. Diversions for irrigation of about 

2,500 acres above reservoir.

Cooperation. Elevation readings furnished by employee of Springer Land and Cattle Co. or 

by Cimarron Creek watermaster.

Revisions. WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Month-end elevatlon and contents, water year October 1959 to September I960

Date

Sept. 30. ............................................

Water year 1959-60. ...............................

Elevation 

(feet)

_

_

_

_

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

a!6,810

alO,400

-

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

-500

+30

-1,450

-6,910

a No elevation record; contents interpolated or estimated from a total of 27 observations durin 

year and outflow records (Cimarron Creek below Eagle Nest Dam, see following page).
238 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2060. Cimarron Creek below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex.

Location Lat 36°32'05", long 105°13'55", about sec.26, T.27 N., R.16 E. (projected), in 

Maxwell Grant, on left bank 300 ft downstream from Eagle Nest Dam, 2 miles southeast of 

Eagle Nest, and 6£ miles west of Ute Park.

Drainage area. 167 sq mi.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1960. Prior to October 1952, published as Cimarron River below Eagle Nest Dam.

Cage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 8,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior to May 15, 1951, at datum 0.81 ft higher.

Average discharge. 10 years, 12.5 cfs (9,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 155 cfs June 1 (gage height, 2.29 ft); no flow 

at times.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 205 cfs June 14, 1955 (gage height, 2.79 ft); no flow 

at times.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (see preceding page). 

Diversions for irrigation of about 2,500 acres above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.05 

.1 

.2 

.4 

.6

3.0

9.1

17

0.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

33

53

84

119

160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

46

39

26

16

*9.1

9.5

9.5

9.1

4.9

0.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.8

7.0

9.1

9.1

8.7

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9 5 

4^9

275.8

8.90

547

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 112 Mln 0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

00-

24

45

46

46

46

27

17

15

19

23

23

23

23

14

22

30

34

36

36

36

19

30

40

43

*56

IS

56

56

941

31.4

1,870

May

49

46

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

*37

32

32

31

1630"

39

39

39

39

39

18

30

40

59

43

43

43

28

51

65

127

1,317

42.5

2,610

June

*155

153

151

149

149

147

144

142

108

46

13

2T

20

13

13

13

13

13

19

22

24

33

38

38

39

43

43

43

41

42

1,888

62.9

3,740

July

42

22

11

35

49

47

41

39

31

26

26

26

25

*21

16

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

25

30

30

29

29

29

29

38

784

25.3

1,560

Aug.

44

45

48

48

48

48

52

*54

49

46

46

46

40

36

34

33

31

31

25

22

30

34

39

45

48

49

44

42

42

45

48

1,292

41.7

2,560

Sept.

48

48

45

35

35

34

33

32

26

23

21

21

*21

20

11

17

17

17

18

20

21

21

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

760

25.3

1,510

Mean 14.3 Ac-ft 10,370

Water year 1959-60: Max 155 Mln 0 Mean 19.8 Ac-ft 14,400

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 239

2070. Cimarron Creek near Cimarron, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 36°31'00", long 104°58'35", about sec.6, T.26 N. , R.19 E. (projected), In 

Maxwell Grant, on right bank 3.8 miles west of Cimarron.

Drainage area. 294 sq ml.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1960. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Cimarron River near Cimarron.

 n~qsq Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 6,599.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 10 years, 18.8 cfs (13,610 acre-ft per year).

height, 2.03 ft); minimum 

height, 3.10 ft); no flow

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 194 cfs Aug. 9 

daily, 0.3 cfs Dec. 14.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 580 cfs June 6, 1958 

Sept. 14-30, Oct. 1-10, 1956.

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

which are poor. Plow regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (capacity, 79,120 acre-ft). 

Diversions above station for irrigation of about 3,500 acres, part of which is below 

station. Cimarroncito ditch (locally known as Philmont ditch) diverts from left bank 

l| miles above station, flumes under creek three-quarters of a mile above and bypasses 

station for off-channel storage and irrigation below. See table below for diversion 

by this ditch.

Revisions. WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.3 

.7

2.1 

5.0

0.8

1.0 

1.4 

1.9

16

31

74

164

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

42

*42

32

31

20

17

17

16

15

10

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

6.0

12

14

13

14

14

14

13

13

14

17

19

452.7

14.6

898

28

Nov.

14

8.5

8.0

7.0

b6.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4

4.1

4.1

4.1

*4.1

b3

b3

b3.5

bl.5

b3.5

3.1

2.8

b3

b3

b3

b3

2.8

b2.5

UJ

b3

b3

b3

125.3

4.18

249

0

Dec.

b4.5

b2.5

b4

bl.5

b.8

bl

*b3

b2

bl.5

b2

b2.5

bl.5

bl

b.3

b2

b3.5

b4

bl

bl.5

bl.5

*bl

b3.5

b2

b2.5

2.1

b2

bl

bl

b2

b2

b2.5

63.2

2.04

125

0

Jan.

b2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

*b2

b2

bl.5

bl

b.6

bjd

b.4

a. 4

a. 5

a. 7

a. 8

a. 7

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

b.8

b.8

b.6

b.5

b.5 

al.7

40.8

1.32

81

0

Feb.

*bl.2 b3~

b2.5

bl.4

bl.3

bl.2

bl.4

b2.5

b2.5

b2

bl.8

b2

b2

b2

bl.8

b2

b2

*bl.2

bl.5

b2.5

b2

b2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2.5

a2.5

56.8

1.96

113

0

Mar.

*b2

bl.5

bTTT

b2

b2.2

b2.5

b2.5

2.6

1.9

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.6

3.1

b2.5

b2

b2

b2.5

b4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.0

7.0

1:!

7.5

7.5

7.5 

7.5

124.8

4.03

248

0

Apr.

*8.0

8^5

9.0

43

46

49

49

47

36

33

34

39

40

39

38

38

33

42

42

45

45

47

46

4,0

52

*52

60

64

65

66

1,255.5

41.8

2,490

0

May

65

59

57

53

53

53

52

51

*50

49

42

41

42

39

28

42

43

45

44

*43

36

23

39

51

49

45

45

40

38 

60

75.

1,452

46.8

2,880

263

June

*126

*138

136

140

146

151

T49

146

138

75

45

35

39

30

27

25

24

22

21

21

20

26

34

*35

35

36

36

36

37 

37

1,966

65.5

3,900

301

July

*36

32

22

24

49

53

47

46

37

29

30

29

28

26

22

15

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.0

8.0

12

22

21

20

20

*21

23 

25

756.5

24.4

1,500

282

Aug.

36

36

40

41

*42

43

44

49

56

5T

51

49

45

41

40

37

34

32

30

S2.

24

*32

32

37

41

43

44

45

44 

45

50

1,257

40.5

2,490

253

Sept.

50soso

42

39

38

37

38

35

32

25

*25

24

23

21

20

19

19

18

20

22

24

25

24

23

23

24

23

23

859

28.6

1,700

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 96 Min 0.3 Mean 16.6 Ac-ft 12,030

Water year 1959-60: Max 151 Min 0.3 Mean 23.0 Ac-ft 16,670

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, in acre-feet, by Cimarroncito ditch; records furnished by Cimarron Creek water-master, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
240 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2075. Ponil Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex.

Location Lat 36°34'35", long 104°56'55", about sec.8, T.27 N. , R.19 E. (projected), on 

left bank ij miles downstream from confluence of Middle ""<! North Ponil Creeks and 

5 miles northwest of Cimarron.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi.

Records available . November 1915 to June 1919, August 1919 to July 1925, September 1925, 

September 1927 to July 1929, May 1950 to September 1960. Prior to May 1950 monthly 

discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,670 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 8, 1922, at site about an eighth of a mile downstream at different datum. 

May 8, 1922, to Aug. 8, 1929, at site about three-eighths of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1915-25, 1927-28, 1950-60), 12.6 cfs (9,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 418 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 4.18 ft), from

rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 

4.55, 5.80, and 7.15 ft; no flow at times.

1915-29, 1950-60: Maximum discharge, about 5,200 cfs (estimate by State engineer) 

Aug. 8, 1929, when gage was washed out; no flow at times.

Flood in September 1948 reached a stage of about 7 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

about 1,900 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of 200 to 300 acres above station. Diversions 1,000 ft below station 

for irrigation of about 300 acres (about 1,200 acres total irrigated from Ponil Creek).

Revisions. WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.4

1.5

1.6 .9 1.9

2.2 

4.3 

7.5

2.0

2.1 

2.4 45

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

1.0

*1.3

1.5

T72

.9

.9

.8

.7

77

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

*1.2

1.5

1.4

27.5

0.89

55

Nov.

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

b.8

b.7

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

*.6

.7

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

b.5

b.4

b75

b.6

b.6

22.8

0.76

45

Dec.

bO. 6

b.6

.7

.8

b_.5_

b.8

*b.7

.8

.7

.9

.9

b.7

b.8

bl.2

1.9

1.5

b.8

b.7

.9

b.7

*b.8

b.8

b.8

1.0

1.2

1.3

b.9

b.9

b.9

b.8

b.8

27.4

0.88

54

Calendar year 1959: Max 77

Jan.

bO.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.9

bl

bl.3

bl.6

bl.8

bl.8

*bl.6

b2

b2

b2

b2

bl.6

bl.4

bl.2

bl.2

bl.4

bl.4

bl.3

bl.4

bl.4

bl.5

bl.6

bl.6

bl.6

bl.5

bl.7

bl.7

44.7

1.44

89

Feb.

*bl.7

bl.7

bl.7

bl.6

bl.5

bl.5

bl.6

bl.9

1.4

1.5

bl.3

bl.3

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

*bl.4

bl.4

bl.3

bl.3

bl.4

bl.3

bl.3

bl.4

bl.3

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

42.1

1.45

84

Mar.

*bl.5

bl.5

bl.7

bl.7

b2

b2.1

2.2

2.4

2.0

2.2

1.9

1.8

b2

b2.2

bl.8

bl.7

bl.7

bl.9

2.6

2.4

3.0

4.1

6.5

9.8

*8.8

9.3

12

16

T6

13

14

151.8

4.90

301

Apr.

*11

10

8.4

ITs

8.8

12

16

20

20

23

*27

28

25

23

22

22

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

*17

17

17

16

14

13

534.0

17.8

1,060

May

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

*11

11

12

13

13

14

13

13

13

12

11

*10

8.8

8.0

7.2

6.5

6.2

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.9

5.3

311.6

10.1

618

June

4.6

*3.9

3.9

3.7

n

5.6

6.5

5.3

4.3

4.9

5.6

3.7

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.4

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

0

76.4

2.55

152

July

0

0

0

.4

.5

.9

4.8

5.3

8.4

6.9

5.3

7.5

5.9

*30

19

12

6.2

4.9

3.4

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.4

2.0

1.3

.9

.8

1.5

2.4

3.0

141.6

4.57

281

Aug.

3.7

1.8

1.2

.9

*.8

1.0

1.9

1.3

42

14

6.5

5.6

2.8

2.8

21

14

4.6

2.6

1.9

1.5

1.0

*.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

135.7

4.38

269

Sept.

0

.1

0

0

0

0

.5

~3.2 14

2.0

.9

*.7

.7

2.'

31.8

1.06

63

Min 0.1 Mean 3.53 Ac-ft 2,550

Water year 1959-60: Max 42 Min 0 Mean 4.23 Ac-ft 3,070

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). --July 14 (9 p.m.) 229 cfs (3.48 ft); Aug. 9 (6 p.m.) 418 cfs

(4.18 ft) .

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 241

2085. Rayado Creek at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°22', long 104°58' , In sec.30, T.25 N. , R.19 E. (projected), In Maxwell 

Grant, on left bank at Sauble Ranch, 10 miles southwest of Cimarron and 16 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 65 sq mi.

Records available. June to October 1908 (discharge measurements only), January 1909 to 

January 1910, July and August 1910, May 1911 to May 1913, July 1913 to February 1915, 

October 1915 to September 1918, March 1919 to September 1920, June 1923 to September 

1924, March to May 1927, August 1927 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for 

some periods, published in WSP 1311. Records for April and May 1910. as published in 

WSP 287, are unreliable and should not be used. Published as "at," near," or "above 

Abreu's Ranch near Cimarron" prior to October 1925 and as Rayado River at Sauble Ranch, 

near Cimarron, October 1925 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,880 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 4, 1911, chain or staff gage at site about 2 miles downstream at different datum, 

May 4, 1911, to Sept. 8, 1925, water-stage recorder about 3 miles upstream at 2 sites 

within 100 ft at 3 different datums. Sept. 9, 1925, to July 16, 1934, water-stage 

recorder at site 700 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--41 years (1911-12, 1913-14, 1915-20, 1923-24, 1927-60), 14.1 cfs 

(10,210 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 86 cfs July 4 (gage height, 2.72 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.8 cfs Nov. 27.

1909-12, 1913-60: Maximum discharge, about 850 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 

4.94 ft), from rating curve extended above 190 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs Nov. 16, 1956.

The major flood of June 10, 1913, destroyed the gage (maximum stage or discharge not 

determined). Another major flood probably occurred Sept. 29 or 30, 1904.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1914, 1934-35(M), 1937(M), 1941(P), 1942(M), 1944(M), 

drainage area.See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0.6 

1.8

4.1 

7.5

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.4

*3.4

3.9

TTe

3.9

3.9

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.S

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

*3.0

3.9

3.9

96.2

3.10

191

Nov.

4.4

4.8

4.8

3.9

1.2.5

b2.7

b3.5

b3.5

b3.7

3.9

3.4

3.4

*3.2

b2

b3

b2.8

b2.8

b3

3.9

3.2

2.5

2.1

b2.5

3.0

2.8

1.8

b.8

b2.5

b3

b3

92.4

3.08

183

Dec.

b3

b3

2.5

2.8

b2.2

b2.3

*b2.4

b2.4

b2.4

2.5

2.8

2.5

b2.3

b3

b3.5

2.8

2.8

b2.6

2.8

b2.5

*b2.3

a2.3

a2.3

a2.4

a2.6

a3

a2.6

a2

a2.3

a2

ag

76.9

2.55

156

Jan.

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2.3

a2.5

a2.5

a3

a3.1

a3.2

*3.4

3.4

b3.4

b3.2

b3.2

b2.8

b2.5

b2.3

b2.3

b2.3

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b3

b3

b3.1

b3.2

b3.2

b3.2

3.2

85.3

2.75

169

Feb.

*b3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

b3

b3

b3

3.2

b3

b2.8

b2.6

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

*b3

b3

b3

a3

a3

a2.5

a275

a2.5

a3

a3

a3

a3.1

86.0

2.97

171

Mar.

*b3.1

b3.1

b3.3

b3.5

b3.5

b3.6

3.9

4.8

4.1

5.1

4.8

b4

b4.5

b4.5

b4

b3.5

b3.5

b4

b5

5.8

9.0

12

17

21

*14

19

29

31

24

22

25

304.6

9.83

604

Apr.

*17

16

16

16

19

28

38

42

35

39

*41

42

38

36

35

35

34

32

32

34

35

37

36

35

31

*29

27

25

25

25

930

31.0

1,840

May

27

22

18

18

20

22

19

17

*16

17

18

18

19

20

21

22

22

22

19

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

*11

10

To

10

13

531

17.1

1,050

June

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

9.5

11

12

8.5

9.0

*16

26

TT

9.0

7.5

7.2

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.1

4.4

4.1

3.9

*3.6

3.4

237.4

7.91

471

July

3.4

3.4

4.8

7.2

5.5

10

12

T2

8.5

5.8

8.5

10

8.5

*7.5

6.8

6.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

4.8

4.4

4.1

6.6

9.0

6.8

4.8

4.1

4.4

4.4

5.5

5.5

201.9

6.51

400

Aug.

4.1

3.9

4.1

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.6

4.8

6.8

1J3

8.0

7.2

5.5

5.1

5.5

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

*3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.5

2T5

2.8

3.2

137.6

4.44

273

Sept.

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.2

5.1

5.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

*2.8

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

4.4

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

*3.2

95.0

3.17

188

Calendar year 1959: Max 25 Mln 0.8 Mean 5.12 Ac-ft 3,710

Water year 1959-60: Max 42 Mln 0.8 Mean 7.86 Ac-ft 5,700

Peak discharge (base, 100 efs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
242 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2110. Cimarron Creek at Springer, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°21'30", long 104"35"50", In southeast corner of Maxwell Grant, on left 

bank at Springer, Coifax County, 270 ft downstream from highway bridge, 6 miles downstream from Rayado Creek, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,032 sq ml.

Records available. August 1907 to December 1909, January 1921 to February 1922, October 

1924 to January 1926, September 1926 to September 1960. Prior to October 1952, published as Cimarron River at Springer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 5, 1954. Altitude of gage is 

5",770 ft (from nearby level line). July 13, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1909, staff gage and 

Dec. 20, 1919, to Feb. 8, 1930, chain gages at site 270 ft upstream at various daturas 

to Nov. 19, 1924, and thereafter at datum 3.34 ft higher than present datum. Feb. 9, 

1930, to July 12, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 270 ft upstream at datum 3.66 ft 

higher. July 13, 1934, to Apr. 13, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 30 ft downstream 

at different datum. May 8 to July 16, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 270 ft 

upstream at datum 3.33 ft lower.

Average discharge.--36 years (1920-21, 1924-25, 1926-60), 17.7 cfs (12,810 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 106 cfs June 24 (gage height, 4.43 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.1 cfs Aug. 22-26, Sept. 1, 2.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 6,250 cfs June 6, 1958 (gage height, 10.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times in 1954, 1956-57.

Maximum stage known, about 22 ft Sept. 29, 1904 (backwater from debris on railroad 

bridge). Another major flood occurred June 11, 1913. Maximum discharge of these floods 

probably exceeded 10,000 cfs.

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

regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (see p. 237). Diversions for irrigation of about 

23,000 acres above station and a few hundred acres between station and mouth.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 827: 1934-36(M). WSP 1281: 1942, 1945-46(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

3.3

3.4

3.5

0.7 

2.2 

4.9

3.6

3.7

9.4

17

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.0

4.0 

7.2

578

4.9

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.0

3.5

4.9

3.8

*3.8 

4.1

4.1

3.2

3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.2

5.4

5.8

109.7

3.54

218

Nov.

6.2

571 

4.1

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

*3.0

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5 

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.1

3.8

3 *8

105.2

3.51

209

Dec.

*3.5

3.5 

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.8

4.1

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.5

b4

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.8 

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5 

3.5

b3

3.2

3.5

116.6

3.76

231

Jan.

b3

b3 

b3

b3

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.2

b3

b3

3.0

3.2

*3.0

3.5

3.0

2.7

b3

b3

b3

b2.5

b2

iil 

b2.5

3.2

b3.4

3.8

b375

b3.5

b3 .8

4.1

95.7

3.09

190

Feb.

b4

4.1 *T7T

3.8

b3.3

b3.3

b3.4

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

b3~3.0

b3

b3

b3 

b3.4

b3.2

b3

b3

b3.5 

b3.5

b3.5

99.4

3.43

197

Mar.

b4

3.8 

*4.6 bT~

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7 

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7 

3.0

3.0

2.2

Z._0

96.7

3.12

192

Apr.

2.2

2.2

2.7

2.2

2.2

2.4

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.4

3.2

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.2

4.1

3.5

2.4

2.4

2.4 

3.0

~A 4.6 C

4.6

89.1

2.97

177

May

4.9

4.9

4.1

3.0

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.2

*4.1

3.8

3.8

3.2

3.5

4.6

5.4

7.2

4.9

4.1

3.2

3.8 

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0 

2.4

3.5

3.5

3.2

113.7

3.67

226

June

2.4

1.7 

1.9

1.7

2.7

5.8

4.6

3.0

3.5

5.8

7.2

5.8

5.4

3.8

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.9

4.5

3.8 

2.7

*16

6.0

8.7

3.5 

2.4

1.7

*1.6

121.0

4.03

240

July

1.4

1.3 

1.6

7.6

ii

15

8.5

6.2

4.9

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.6

6.2

8.0

6.7

10

9.0

5.8

4.6

4.1

4.1 

5.6

3.8

2.2

2.0

1.7 

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.6

159.2

5.14

316

Aug.

*2.0

1.7 

1.7

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.9

6.1

4.9

4.6

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.3

ft

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.5 

1.3

1.3

1.4

*1.3

66.2

2.14

131

Sept.

I.I

l'.9

3.5

3.5

1.6

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.9

3.2

2.7

3.2

4.6

J76

3.5

3.5

2.7 

3.2

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.9 

3.2

3.2

*2.4

73.1

2.44

145

Calendar year 1959: Max 29 Mln 1.3 Mean 3.78 Ac-ft 2,740

Water year 1959-60: Max 16 Mln 1.1 Mean 3.40 Ac-ft 2,470

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 243

2140. Canadian River near Roy, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°55'10", long 104"21'10", in E| sec.35, T.20 N., R.24 E. , on right bank 

1,080 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 120 and 9 miles west of Roy.

Drainage area.--4,066 sq mi, of which 107 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. April 1936 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for April 1936, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,892.55 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 9, 1942, Jan. 5, 1943, to Jan. 20, 1945, and Aug. 6, 

1945, to Apr. 30, 1946, at site 1,080 ft downstream at datum 0.39 ft higher. Oct. 10, 

1942, to Jan. 4, 1943, Jan. 21 to Aug. 5, 1945, and May 1, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1958, at 

present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 24 years, 137 cfs (99,180 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,710 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 7.02 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs June 24.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 63,800 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 14.22 ft, former 

site and datum); no flow at times.

Maximum flood known occurred Sept. 29 or 30, 1904, when peak near Taylor Springs was 

computed as 91,100 cfs (see WSP 842, 847).

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 30,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 957: 1940. WSP 1177: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1945(M), 

1946-48(P), 1949(M), 1952(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Aug. 9 Aug. 1O to Sept. 30

1.1 0.1

1.2 .4

1.3 1.4

1.4 3.8

1.5 8.0

1.7 26

1.9 58

2.2 13O

2.5 220

2.9 366

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

30

53

123

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

260

430

870

1,520

2,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.6

7.6

87

^99" 164

69

40

27

24

18

15

15

14

*15

15

14

12

10

9.6

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.8

9.6

9.6

9.6

11

11

14

19

30

806.2

26.0

1,600

Nov.

49

47

*42

34

25

23

17

16

18

20

20

20

19

19

15

14

13

14

14

15

22

22

17

17

14

14

14

10

9.6

° *°

601.6

20.1

1,190

Dec.

8.8

11

12

12

b!2

bll

b!2

12

*14

16

14

20

23

20

16

21

19

30

27

26

23

22

22

21

22

24

25

b!2

b!2

blO

b!2

541.8

17.5

1,070

Jan.

b8

b7

b6

b7

b6

b6

b7

b7

b8

blO

19

*22

30

37

40

26

b!5

b8

b7

b7

b8

blO

b9

b8

b9

b9

b9

b9

b8

blO

b!8

390

12.6

774

Feb.

bis

b25

b30

b25

*26

30

27

27

33

40

34

30

26

27

23

22

23

21

19

15

17

17

b8

b8

b8

11

11

20

18

639

22.0

1,270

Mar.

16

18

16

*25

27

29

40

34

34

32

26

25

23

20

26

27

27

24

24

26

25

23

20

60

80

76

58

208

279

a250

a215

1,813

58.5

3,600

Apr.

a 190

3170

also

al30

alio

*102

104

167

204

207

161

150

158

152

144

104

82

62

58

53

36

25

18

15

12

12

*10

8.0

7.6

7.6

2,809.2

93.6

5,570

May

8.0

10

10

14

13

9.6

7.6

8.8

8.8

9.6

10

8.8

8.0

7.2

6.7

6.3

*6.7

9.6

18

14

10

8.8

7.2

6.3

5.1

3.8

3.1

2.4

1.6

1.2

1.0

245.2

7.91

486

June

0.9

.8

.7

.7

1.0

2.1

2.6

3.1

19

24

44

45

39

27

*16

12

7.6

4.6

3.1

1.6

1.1

.7

.4

.3

104

116

51

30

19

9.6

586.9

19.6

1,160

July

*5.5

3.6

1.9

1.6

1.6

11

150

78

58

60

44

37

98

114

62

114

185

87

53

36

24

15

10

223

322

99

47

32

23

16

9.6

2,021.8

65.2

4,010

Aug.

6.7

5.1

12

*55

138

53

42

17

340

1.920

506

416

221

103

374

a53

337

a26

319

314

312

39

*9.0

7.0

5.6

3.8

181

758

96 

730

586

6,455.2

208

12,800

Sept.

178

80

61

33

25

17

14

53

243

218

85

48

32

21

a!6

*14

26

20

17

23

18

16

17

96

46

28

21

16

16 

14

1,512

50.4

3,000

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,270 Min o.3 Mean 45 o Ac-ft 33,3OO

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,920 Min o.3 Mean so'.3 Ao-ft 36,530

Peak dischsrge (base, 4,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Dischsrge measurement made on this day.

3 No gsge-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 dischsrge messurements, svsllsble 

recorder trsce, reconstructed recorder graph, westher records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stsge-dischsrge relstion sffected bv ice.
244 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2145. Rio Agua Negra near Holman, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°07'00", long 105°22'35", on right bank ISO ft upstream from bridge,

2f miles south of Chacon, 4^ miles downstream from confluence of Luna and Lujan Creeks, 

5.0 miles north of Holman, and 8^ miles southwest of Guadalupita, Mora County.

Drainage area. 57 sq mi.

Records available. January 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,876 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 7 years, 11.8 cfs (8,540 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 70 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 1.83 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.6 cfs Sept. 7.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 4,700 cfs July 22, 1954 (gage height, 6.10 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs July 18, 1954, Sept. 21, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 1,600 acres above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1511: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Nov. 1O-13, 

19, 20, 24, 25, Dec. 11, 24-26)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

3.3

7.1

12

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.7

3.7

4.1

3.3

3.0

2.8

*2.8

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.8

2.5

3.0 

4.4

5 2

93.2

3.01

185

Nov.

6.3

7.1

7.1

*6.3

5.6

b5.5

b5.5

b5

b5

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

4.1

4.1

b4

b4

b4

4.1

4.1

b4

b3.5

b4

b4.5

b5

141.2

4.71

280

Dec.

b6

b6

*b6

b5

b5

b6

b6

b5

b5

b4_

.1

b

b

b

b

b5

*b6

b6

b5

b5

b5

b4.5

b4

4.1

4.1

4.1

b4

b4

b4 

b4

b4

146.9

4.74

291

Jan.

b3.5

b3

b3

b3

*b2.5

b2.5

b3

b3.5

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b3.5

b3.5

b3

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b3

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

*b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

101.0

3.26

200

Feb.

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b4

*b4

b4

b3.5

b3

b3

b3.5

b3.5

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

*b4

b4

b4

b4.5

b475

b4.5

102.5

3.53

203

Calendar year 1959: Max 25 Min 0.5

Mar.

b4.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b4

b5

b6

6.7

8.1

*7.1

b7

b7

b7

b7

b7

b8

b8

b8

10

10

12

*14

15

15

14

16

21

24

21

19

22

323.9

10.4

642

Apr.

bl8

b!7

bTT

18

20

27

*38

44

42

50

60

63

59

51

46

47

45

44

42

40

*40

41

38

35

31

27

24

21

21 

23

1,089

36.3

2,160

May

23 "SI

18

17

*16

17

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

13

14

13

12

12

12

11

10

10

*10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

9.7

4O5.8

13.1

805

June

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

12

*12

10

10

17

19

"2T 21

18

15

12

11

9.7

8.

8.

*7.

6.

6.

6.

6.

5.

4.

4.

4. 

5.

310.

10.

616

July

3.0

370

3.0

3.3

4.1

*6.0

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.8

11

11

10

16 iz

10

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.7

*8.1

7.6

7.6

8.1

7.1

7.

6.

7.

6. 

7.

7.

229.7

7.41

456

Aug.

8.1

7.6

*11~9.2

9.7

10

9.2

8.1

8.1

8.7

9.2

7.6

6.7

6.7

8.1

7.6

*5.6

5.2

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.4

3.7

4.4

3.7

3.3

373

203.2

6.55

403

Sept.

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.3

*1.6

2.6

6.7

572

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

2 .0

2.0

2.5

2.5

2,5

*2.3

2.3

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2,3 

2 .3

84.2

2.81

167

Mean 5.72 Ac-ft 4,140

Water year 1959-60: Max 63 Min 1.5 Mean 8.83 Ac-ft 6^410

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). --No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 245 

2146. Vigil Canyon near Holman, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°02'50", long 105°24'10", in Mora Grant, on right bank l£ miles northwest of Holman, Mora County.

Drainage area. 2.8 sq mi.

Records available. May 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since September 1956. Altitude of gage is 

7,840 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16 cfs June 10 (gage height, 2.57 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs for many days.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 87 cfs June 6, 1958 (gage height, 3.43 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 13 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Large percentage of flow is transmountain diversion from Rio Pueblo. Little natural flow except 

during local storms or snowmelt.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 6-19)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

0.1 

.3 

.8

1.7

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

4.5 

8.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.8

.9

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4 

2.8

'

19.8

0.64

39

Nov.

0^

.5

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

6.7

0.22

13

Dec.

0.2

.2

.1

.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

3.4

0.11

6.7

Jan.

0.

3.1

0.10

6.1

Feb.

0.

2.9

0.10

5.8

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.7

.O

.2

.1

.2

.2

.5

.5

'77..7

. 6

.7

22.4

0.72

44

Apr.

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

i.6

1.9

2.4

2.2

2.7

4.0

4.3

3.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.7

3.4

4.7

5.1

5.3

6.6

573

5.6

4.9

4.5

4.3

3.9

98.2

3.27

195

May

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.7

3.3

2.8

3.1

4.2

5.6

8.2

8.6

7.2

4.5

3.7

3.9

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

8.0

7.2

7.4

8.0

8.0

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.0

10

189.4

6.11

376

June

10

9.6

9.8

1011

13

14 "13

13

14

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

8.6

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.6

5.8

5.1

4.7

4_._3

295.5

9.85

586

July

4.7

5.1

4.9

4.9

5.8

6.8

8.0

778

6.4

5.4

5.1

4.3

4.5

4.9

4.9

3.9

3.4

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.2

1.8

2.8

.8

.7

1.3

1.8

120.2

3.88

238

Aug.

0.9

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.6

2.2

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.7

3.6

T7f

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

37.5

1.21

74

Sept.

0.4

.4

.3

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

1.4

T74

.6

.4

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

9.9

0.33

20

Calendar year 1959: Max 18 Min o Mean 0.99 Ac-ft 715

Water year 1959-60: Max 14 Min o.l Mean 2.21 Ac-ft 1,600

Peak discharge (base, 25 cfs). No peak above base.
246 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2147. Agua Fria Creek near Holman, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°01'25", long 105°24'35", In Mora Grant, on left bank if miles southwest 

of Holman, Mora County.

Drainage area. 9.2 sq ml.

Records available. May 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 7,850 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44 cfs June 10 (gage height, 1.83 ft); minimum 

daily, about 0.1 cfs for several days, result of freezeup; natural stream dry at times 

above transmountain diversion.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 138 cfs Aug. 6, 1959; maximum gage height, that of 

June 10, 1960; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs several days in 1956, 1959-60.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow is 

supplemented by transmountain diversion which may at times, supply entire flow. This 

supplementary flow not otherwise gaged.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 12-23)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 24 Feb. 25 to Sept. 3O

0.33 

.4 

.5

0.1 

.2 

.5

0.6 

.7 

.8

1.1 

2.0 

3.4

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

0.2

.3

.6

1.2

2.1

3.4

1.2

1.3 

1.5

1.7

1.8

7.

16

30

40

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.8

3.0

277

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9 

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.6

2 8

54.8

1.77

109

Nov.

1.7

1.7

fi

1.4

bl.4

bl 

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

b.9

b.9

b.9

b.9

b.9

bl

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

.8

.8

b.8

b.6

b78

1.0

bl

31.6

1.05

63

Dec.

bO.9

bis

b.8

b.7

b.7

b.8 

b.9

b.9

.7

.7

b.7

b.7

b.7

b.7

.8

b.7

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

21.4

0.69

42

Calendar year 1959: Max 44

Jan.

bo.4

b.4

b.3

a. 3

b.5

b.5

I*

.7

.6

.7

.7

b.5

b.4

b.4

b.2

a. 1

aTT

a.l

a.l

a. 3

a.4

a.4

a.4

a.4

.6

.6

.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

13.9

0.45

28

Feb.

bO.5

b.5

b.5

b.5

b.4

b.5

b.5 

b.6

b.5

b.4

b.4

b.5

a. 5

a.4

a.4

a. 3

a. 2

aTI

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

9.4

0.32

19

Mln 0.1

Mar.

bO.2 b~72~

b!2

b.4

b.5

b.5

b.6 

1.2

1.3

1.5

bl

bl

b.9

b.9

b.9

bl

bl.3

bl.6

bl.7

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.3

3.8

4.1

4.7

52.8

1.70

105

Apr.

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.7

27S

6.0

6.2 

7.0

7.8

11

13

14

13

11

10

10

10

101111

12

13

13

14

13

12

11

11

9.6 

9.2

293.5

9.8

582

May

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.0 T'.O

7.5

8.2

10

12

21

21

22

24

23

21

21

21

18

17

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17 

17

20

477.5

15.4

947

June

20

19

20

20

21

24

24 

23

24

31

37

35

30

28

26

24

23

21

20

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.2

8.2

7_.S

603.9

20.1

1,200

July

7 8

7 0

6 8

7 0

8 9

13

tt

12

11

10

10

9.6

10

9.6

8.5

7.5

7.5

7.3

6.8

6.2

5.7

5.7

6.8

5.5

4.5

3.9

3.8

3.6 

5.0

5.7

244.7

7.89

485

Aug.

4.8

4.1

4.5

3.6

3.9

7.8

5.7 

4.7

4.8

7.3

10

7.3

6.0

6.2

5.5

4.8

4.3

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.5

14

125.8

4.06

250

Sept.

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

ill

3.4

4.7

2.8

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.5

3.8

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1 

1.1

50.8

1.69

101

Mean 4.45 Ac-ft 3,230

Water year 1959-60: Max 37 Mln 0.1 Mean 5.41 Ac-ft 3,930

Peak discharge (base, 20 cfs). June 10 (10 p.m.) 44 ofs (1.85 ft); July 8 (4 p.m.) 20 cfs (1.57 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 247

2148. Rio de la Casa near Cleveland, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°58'30", long 

o? Cleveland .

O", in Mora Brant, on left bank l£ miles southwest

Drainage area. 23 sq mi.

Records available. May 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,625 ft (by barometer).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 322 cfs June 10 (gage height, 3.53 ft); minimum 

daily , 1.9 cfs Feb. 29.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 2,260 cfs Aug. 6, 1959 (gage height, 6.0 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 1956.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for irrigation of about 

100 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 31, June 3-6)

Oct. 1 to June 6 June 7 to Sept. 30

1.68

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9 

2.4 

4.9 

8.5

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

3.6

8.4

17

33

2.7 

3.0 

3.2

73

139

198

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.0 

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.1

7.4

7.1

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.3

6.0

5.6

5.3

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.2

3.0

37T

6.0

7.4

170.5

5.50

338

Nov.

10 

9.5

11

8.1

6.7

b5

6.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.9

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.7

4.0

5.5

3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

3.5

152.8

5.09

303

Dec.

H

s,s

3,5

b3.5

b3.5

3.5

3.5

4.3

3.7

3.2

3.5

3.7

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

3.7

b3.5

3.7

b3.5

b3.5

3.7

3.7

3.5

4.0

4.0

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

110.3

3.56

219

Calendar year 1959: Max 274

Jan.

b3 

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2,8

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

3.2

5.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

b3.2

b3.2

3.2

95.1

3.07

189

Feb.

3.2 

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.5

b3

b3

b3

b3

3.0

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

3.0

b3

b3

b3

3.7

2.4

2.2

isS

87.0

3.00

173

Mar.

2.4

2^4

2.4

2.8

3.5

5.3

8.5

7.4

7.4

6.7

7.1

6.7

6.7

b6

b8

b!2

6.3

5.6

7.1

9.5

11

13

17

17

21

22

24 "20"

lo

18

307.2

9.91

609

Apr.

18 

13

11

Tl

13

19

26

26

25

28

32

32

26

22

19

22

22

23

25

26

30

34

34

33

29

27

26

25

22

20

719

24.0

1,430

May

19 

IS

17

17

15

14

15

IS

21

26

39

38

44

44

48

46

44

43

42

37

37

38

40

44

44

43

42

42

43

43

43

1,054

34.0

2,090

June

43

43

43

47

50

62

67

62

65

140

179

T2I

105

92

84

77

71

67

60

54

47

37

34

32

27

23

20

18

16

15

1,804

60.1

3,580

July

16 

14

14

14

28

37

62

84

82

56

48

41

34

36

33

28

24

23

20

19

18

16

16

18

16

13

12

12

12

13

17

876

28.3

1,740

Aug.

16 

13

14

13

12

14

13

12

12

16

23

16

14

16

17

16

14

12

11

10

9.8

9.1

9.1

7.8

7.3

6.7

6.4

5.9

5.6

176

362.9

11.7

720

Sept.

5.4 

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.6

5.2

14

M

8.8

7.3

6.4

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.6

8.1

5.9

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.2

T7T

185.4

6.18

368

Mln 1 Mean 13.1 Ac-ft 9,460

Water year 1959-60: Max 179 Mln 1.9 Mean 16.2 Ae-ft 11,760

Peak discharge (base, 60 cfs). June 10 (10 p.m.) 322 cfs (3.55 ft); July 5 (7 p.m.) 75 cfs (2.72 ft);

July 8 (5 p.m.) 132 cfs (2.98 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
248 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2151. La Cueva Canal below La Cueva, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°56'20", long 105°15'05", In Mora Grant, on right bank 500 ft downstream 

from head and half a mile west of La Cueva, Mora County.

Records available. June 1956 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 7,031 ft (by barometer) .

Extremes. 1956-60; Maximum daily discharge, 32 cfs Aug. 21, 1957; no flow at times in 

each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for October, January, February and July, which are 

poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Canal diverts water from 

left bank of Mora River for irrigation and off-channel storage below La Cueva. Published record represents flow below wasteway half a mile downstream from head of canal. 

Plow shown is total diversion less flow in wasteway.

Monthly discharge. In cable feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Month

December. ..............................................

Calendar year 1959 ...................................

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

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

Water year 1959-60 ...................................

Maximum

9.8

22

6.3

18

Minimum

10

.6

0

1.5

1.5

0

Mean

9.32

13.2

5.16

4.93

2.10

1.75

2.48

4.08

6.10

2.35

3.50

5.62

Runoff In 

acre-feet

573

785

318

3,570

129

101

152

251

375

208

4,080

Note. Composite (diversion less wasteway flow).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 249

2155. Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°56'15", long 105°15'05", in Mora Grant, on right downstream wingwall of

 highway bridge at La Cueva, Mora County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Las VegasMora highway bridge and half a mile downstream from La Cueva damsite.

Drainage area. 173 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1903 to April 1905 (gage heights and discharge measurements

 only), May 1905 to July 1911, April 1931 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for 

some periods, published in WSP 1311. Figures of daily discharge for February to April 

1905 have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,015 ft (by barometer). Aug. 25, 1903 

"to Sept. 29, 1904, staff gage at different datum (destroyed by flood of Sept. 29, 1904). 

Feb. 22, 1905, to July 31, 1911, staff gages at different daturas.

Average discharge.--33 years (1906-10, 1931-60), 28.1 cfs (20,340 acre-ft per year).

Extreme3.--Maximum discharge during year, 386 cfs June 11 (gage height, 2.94 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.1 cfs Dec. 5.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 1,530 cfs Sept. 23, 1941, from rating curve extended 

above 400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 7.62 ft Aug. 5, 1940; no 

flow at times.

Flood of Sept. 29, 1904, may have exceeded 20,000 cfs; another major flood occurred 

June 11, 1913, but is believed less than that of 1904.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions above station for irrigation of 

about 7,000 acres, part of which is below station. This record plus La Cueva Canal 

below La Cueva (see preceding page) equals total flow in valley cross section.

Revisions (water years). WSP 857: 1937. WSP 1281: 1931(M), 1932. WSP 1511: Drainage 

area.See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.6 2.1 1.2 38

.7 4.6 1.5 76

.8 8.4 2.0 170

1.0 20 2.5 285

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

22

21

22

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

13

15

10

7.6

7.6

6.9

8.4

8.4

6.9

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.5

5/L

6.5

7.6

8.0

12

15

351.8

11.3

698

Nov.

19

19

19

12

8.0

6.5

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.4

4 6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

4

b4

b4

4 .6

5.0

191.2

6.37

379

Dec.

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.4

5.1

3.4

3.6

3.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

6.5

14

13

11

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

b!2

blO

b9

b9

b8

270.2

8.72

536

Jan.

b9

b9

b9

b9

b9

b9

b9

8.9

b8

8.4

12 8.0

13

13

b!4

b!4

bll

blO

bll

b!2

b!3

b!2

b!3

b!3

b!3

13

13

13

b!3

b!3

12

347.3

11.2

689

Feb.

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.4

blO

blO

10

bll

10

10

blO

13

12

12

bll

bll

bll

b!2

11

11

10

10

311.4

10.7

618

Mar.

b!2

12

13

12

12

13

14

16

14

13

13

12

13

13

b!2

bll

bll

12

13

14

14

16

17

26

24

22

26

30

33

31

35

529

17.1

1,050

Apr.

33

29

27

32

29

35

46

50

52

56

63

73

69

60

54

54

55

57

39

26

20

21

19

16

16

19

19

12

10

9^4

1,100.4

36.7

2,180

May

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

13

14

13

12

11

8.9

879

10

10

10

11

9.4

10

12

13

12

14

14

14

15

16

17

16

11

373.2

12.0

740

June

26

27

35

50

58

111

120

106

110

239

258

170

152

140

124

105

89

69

54

39

28

31

32

45

38

31

26

26

22

21

2,382

79.4

4,720

July

26

35

27

28

44

76

96

133

121

87

104

112

97

89

99

81

69

62

57

49

44

42

38

43

44

35

29

22

14

16

16

1,835

59.2

3,640

Aug.

20

19

17

17

13

14

15

10

11

12

17

17

15

19

18

15

16

17

17

16

16

17

14

16

17

17

16

17

15

16

17

493

15.9

978

Sept.

16

14

13

14

13

12

13

14

25

21

17

15

16

17

15

14

14

13

13

14

14

13

13

12

13

12

11

To- 10

il

422

14.1

837

Calendar year 1959: Max 417 Mln 2.6 Mean 17.2 Ac-ft 12,480

Water year 1959-60: Max 258 Mln 3.1 Mean 23.5 Ac-ft 17,060

Peak discharge (base, 300 efs). June 11 (2 a.m.) 386 cfs (3.94 ft). 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
250 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2156. Cebolla River near Golondrinas, N. Mex.

Location.~Lat 35°53'15", long 105°13'45", in Mora Grant, on right bank about 50 ft downstream from ford on State Highway 160 and 2% miles west of Golondrinas, Mora County.

Drainage area.--64 sq mi.

Records available. June 1956 to September 1960.

Gaffe. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,690 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 135 cfs July 11 (gage height, 3.26 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs Apr. 29, May 12.

1956-60; Maximum discharge, 1,390 cfs Oct. 19, 1957, from rating curve extended 

above 150 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at gage height 5.30 ft; maximum gage height, 5.30 ft Aug. 4, 1957: minimum daily discharge, 0.3 cfs at times in 

1956, 1958. .

A major flood probably occurred in August 1952; discharge, about 9,300 cfs (gage 

height, about 11.8 ft, from old floodmark), by slope-area measurement of June 1956.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 1 cfs, which 

are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 3,200 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 29, Mar. 2. 4-14, Mar. 19

to Apr. 13, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30)

.3

.5

.7

1.9

2.0 

4.3 

8.2

2.1 

2.3

2.5

2.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.6

1.7 

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

 1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.8

53.8

1.74

107

Nov.

3.0

3^8 

3.8

3.5

*3.1

2.9

2.8

2 8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.1

1.9

b2

b2

2.0

2.2

76.8

2.56

152

Dec.

2.0

2.1 

2.1

*2.1

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

b2

2.0

2.1

1.9

1.9

bl.9

1.9

2 0

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.4

b2

bl .5

bTfl"

bl.5

2.2

62.1

2.00

123

Calendar year 1959: Max 11

Jan.

b2

b2 

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

*b2

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.2

2.4

2.6

273

2.2

b2

b2

bl.5

bl

bl

bl.5

b2

2.4

2.2

b2

b2

2.6

2.5

2.4

b2

b2

2.5

63.1

2.04

125

Feb.

b2.

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

2.5

2.8

*273

2.2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

2.2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

2.3

2.4

b2

2.1

60.8

2.10

121

Min 0.8

Mar.

b2

3.1 

b2

3.1

3.1

3 9

5.3

6.4

6.0

5.5

*4.5

4.0

4.3

4.5

b4

b4

b4

b4

.0

.2

.2

.3

.6

6.4

8.0

9^6

9.0

9.6

9.0

7.5

7 .8

162.4

5.24

322

Apr.

6.2

6.0 

5.3

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.2

*4.3

4.8

5.0

3.9

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

.8

.4

75

96.8

3.23

192

May

0.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

78

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

18.8

0.61

37

June

0.7

.7 

.8

.8

.8

.9

2.3

*1.6

1.5

11

35

12

6.0

3.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.2

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

96.2

3.21

191

July

1.7

1.5 

1.2

1 .5

Z\5

8.2

*4.3

8.5

11

7.1

39

24

12

7.5

17

18

10

9.0

7.3

5.7

4.8

3.4

2.5

2.5

5.6

2.7

1.9

1.7

1.6

2.0

2.3

228.0

7.35

452

Mean 2.06 Ao-ft 1,490

Aug.

2.2

2.0

1.9

*1.6

1.4

2.2

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.2

4.2

2.7

2.1

1.9

2.5

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1 i

T7T

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

56.4

1.82

112

Sept.

1.0

1.0 

1.0

.0

.0

.9

.0

* .0

.3

1.4

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

76

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

24.6

0.82

49

Water year 1959-60: Max 39 Min 0.4 Mean 2.73 Ac-ft 1,980

Peak discharge (base, 100 efs). July 11 (5 p.m.) 155 efs (5.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 251

2165. Mora River near Golondrinas, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°53'40", long 1050 09'30", in Mora Grant, at downstream end of left abutment of highway bridge, 1.2 miles upstream from Coyote Creek, 2 miles east of Golondrinas, Mora County, and 4 miles downstream from Cebolla River.

Drainage area. 267 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1915 to May 1921, October 1921 to March 1922, May, August to 

September 1922, July 1923 to July 1924, December 1924 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only 1915-30, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,730 ft (from topographic map). Mar. 10, 

1915, to June 4, 1921, water-stage recorder at site 3| miles upstream at different 

datura. July 6, 1921, to Jan. 5, 1929, staff gage or water-stage recorder at present 

site at datura 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--43 years (1915-20, 1921-22, 1923-60), 35.1 cfs (25,410 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 404 cfs June 11 (gage height, 4.68 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.7 cfs May 17, 18.

1915-60: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs Aug. 22, 1952 (gage height, 14.4 ft); no 

flow at times.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904, and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 25,000 cfs.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 12,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1951(M). WSP 1311: 1935(M), 1937-38(M), 1940-42(M), 

1949(M).WSP 1511: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

22

27

19

17

16

16 14

13

13

13

14

14

15

15

10

10

8.3

9.6

11

10

10

9.3

9.3

9.0

8^0

8.3

9.0

10

14 

16

409.8

13.2

813

Nov.

21

23 *25

2T

14

12

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.3

blO

blO

9.3

bll

bll

9.6

9.6

9.0

8.6

9.3

8.6

8.3

7.7

b8

b8

b8

blO

343.5

11.4

681

Dec.

blO *10

10

8.3

8.3

b8

9.6

10

b9

8.6

8.3

8.3

blO

b!2

b!2

b!2

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

15

15

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5 

b!5

373.4

12.0

741

Calendar year 1959: Max 464

Jan.

b!2 b!2"

b!2

b!2

b!2

*b!2

b!2

b!2

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5 

11

444

14.3

881

Feb.

b!6

16

16

16

b!5

b!4

b!5 *b!5

15

b!5

b!3

b!3

b!2

b!4

b!5

b!4

b!5

b!3

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

bl6~ b!8

16

440

15.2

873

Mar.

b!6

b!8

b!7

18

17

17

20

22 *20

18

16

14

14

16

b!6

b!4

b!4

b!5

17

18

18

17

16

26

32

28

30

32

35

33 

33

637

20.5

1,260

Apr.

33

30

30

33

30

*33

40

44

50

53

58

67

70

63

58

56

56

62

47

33

25

25

21

12

11

9.6

12

7.7

4.5

T75

1,078.3

35.9

2,140

May

4.8

4.5

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.9

4.5

4.5

5.4

4.9

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.9

1.7

TTT

2.6

2.0

2.2

2.8

2.4

2.0

2.4

2.0

2.8

4.5

5.1

5.1 

5^6

116.8

3.77

232

June

8^6

12

22

32

50

*68

142

102

102

204

318

2T7

188

175

159

137

117

94

70

50

34

32

32

46

43

35

30

28

24

21

2,592.6

86.4

5,140

July

22

33

28

28 *30

89

96

131

1*5.

113

141

119

103

120

106

84

76

71

58

50

46

40

41

50

36

28

22

Te

16

2,049

66.1

4,060

Aug.

16

*16

14

14

12

14

15

12

11

9.0

15

16

15

14

11

12

12

13

13

12

11

14

12

8.3

11

12

12

13

11

13 

14

403.3

13.0

800

Sept.

14

12

11

12

10

*.9_1 0

9.0

9.3

15

20

16

12

14

14

14

13

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

11

10

11

381.3

12.7

756

Min 1.7 Mean 19.2 Ac-ft 13,930

Water year 1959-60: Max 318 Min 1.7 Mean 25.3 Ac-ft 18,380

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). June 11 (6 a.m.) 404 cfs (4.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
252 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2170. Coyote Creek below Black Lake, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°16'20", long 105°14'50", in NW£ sec.33, T.14 N., R.16 E., on right bank 

150 ft downstream from road crossing, a quarter of a mile downstream from Black Lake, 

2 miles south of Black Lake Village, and 12 miles south of Agua Pria.

Drainage area.--48 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1952 to September 1960.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,450 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years (1953-60), 3.95 cfs (2,860 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20 cfs Mar. 22; maximum gage height, 2.52 ft 

Mar. 9 (ice jam); no flow June 22-24, 26-30.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 913 cfs June 6, 1958 (gage height, 4.70 ft); no flow 

at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Small amount of regulation possible at open flume in 

outlet from Black Lake. Diversions for irrigation of several hundred acres above station. Surface waste from one small ditch may enter stream between station and Black 

Lake.

Revisions. WSP 1511: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gag

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

(Shifting-control method used May 21-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

.9

1.0

1.3

0.2

.6

1.2

5.0

4.0 

6.8

.9 

1.0

1.6 

1.8

1.9

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.7

.8

.8

*.9

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.8

*1.7 b5 . 5

28.4

0.92

56

Nov.

4 0

4.5

4 5

b4

b2.5

b2

2.3

b2

2.4

b2

b2

b2

h2

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

U2.

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.6

2.0

bl.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1 . 4

60.8

2.03

121

Dec.

1.7

2.3

2.7

2TT

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

*2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.7

2.3

2.0

*1.7

73.3

2.36

145

Jan.

bl.5

bl.5

al.6

al.6

al.6

a2

a2

a2

a2

32

al

d2.0

dl.9

dl.8

dl.2

al.6

a2

a2

a2

32

32

32

32

32

32

a2

32.2

32.2

32.2

32 2

32.2

58.3

1.88

116

Feb.

32.3

*a2.3

a2.3

a2.3

32.3

a2.1

a2

a2

a2

32

32

32

32

a2

32

32

31.5

31.5

31.5

31.5

31.5

31.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

31.5

31.5

al.5

al.5

53.1

1.83

105

Mar.

31.5

31.8

a2

a2

a2.2

a2.2

a2.2

*b2.2

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2

a2.1

a2.1

32.5

33

35

37

b!2

b!5

16

12

10

9.9

9.2

9.0

8.6

7.5

6 . 8

168.3

5.43

334

Apr.

6^5

5.8

5.5

5.1

4.9

4 9

4.7

4.4

4.3

4.1

3.9

*3.7

4.0

4.7

5.4

5.1

4.0

3.9

3.2

2.3

2.2

2.3

3.2

3.7

3.5

3.2

*3.4

3.4

3.5

4.0

122.8

4.09

244

May

4.7

5.5

5.1

4.3

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.9

3.4

*2.8

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.4

60.7

1.96

120

June

0.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.4

.5

.4

.4

*1.1

2.8

4.1

4.5

3.7

2.6

1.9

1.3

.9

.6

.3

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

27.2

0.91

54

July

*0.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.8

.8

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.6

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

*.4

.9

.9

18.4

0.59

36

Aug.

0.8

.6

.8

1.5

2.4

2.8

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.5

2.7

2.1

1.5

1.0

.7

.5

.5

* . 4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

36.4

1.17

72

Sept.

0.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.5

.6

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

17.0

0.57

34

Calendar year 1959: Max 6.4 Min 0.1 Mean 2.11 Ac-ft 1,530

Water year 1959-60: Max 16 Min 0 Mean 1.98 Ac-ft 1,440

Peak discharge (base, 15 cfs). Mar. 22 (4:45 p.m.) 20 cfs (1.92 ft). ____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3 No gsge-height record; dischsrge estimated on bssis of 4 discharge messurements, recorded rsn 

in stage, westher records, snd records for nearby stations, 

b Stsge-discharge relation sffected by ice. 

d Doubtful gsge-height record.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 253

2171. Coyote Creek above Guadalupita, H. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°10'30", long 105°13'35", in Mora Grant, on right bank l| miles north of

Guadalupita, Mora County. 

Drainage area. 71 sq mi.

Records available. May 1956 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,700 ft (from topographic map). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26 cfs Mar. 22; maximum gage height, 2.12 ft

Mar. 12 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.6 cfs June 30.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 1,390 cfs June 6, 1958 (gage height, 6.08 ft), from

rating curve extended above 150 cfs; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs June 19, 20, 1956.

Revisions.--The figure of minimum daily discharge for the water year 1959 has been

revised to 0.9 cfs June 11-15, 1959, superseding that published in WSP 1631. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 2,000 acres above station. 

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year

1958-59, superseding those published in WSP 1631, are given herewith:

Date

1959 

Sept. 7 

8 

9 

10 

11

Discharge

1.7 

1.7 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

Date

1959-Con. 

Sept. IE 

13 

14 

15 

16

Discharge

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

Date

1959-Con. 

Sept. 17 

18 

19 

20 

21

Discharge

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1

Date

1959-Con. 

Sept. 22 

23 

Z4 

Z5 

26

Discharge

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

l.Z

Date

1959-Con. 

Sept. 27 

28 

29 

30

Discharge

1.4 

1.5 

1.7 

2.1

Month

Water year 1958 59. ...........

Cfs -days

42.8

Maximum

8.1

Minimum

.9

Mean

1.43

3.91

Runoff in 

acre-feet

85

2,830

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 4)

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.6 

1.7 

4.0

1.7

1.8 

2.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.2

2.2

1.7 *2.2

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

T73

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.9

3.1

4^4

63.6

2.05

126

Nov.

6.7

STT

6.7

*5.9

b3.5

b2.5

b2.5

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b2.5

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

3.3

3.1

b2

b2

b2

b2.5

b2.5

b2

bl

bT

b2

bl .5

86.9

2.90

172

Dec.

bl.5

bl.5

*b2.5

b2.5

b2

b2

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.6

b2T6

b2.6

b2.6

b2.6

b2.6

*b2.6

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2

bl.5

bTTS

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

69.7

2.25

138

Jan.

bl.5

bl.5

bl

bT

*bl

b2

b2.5

b3

3.1

27S

2.8

3.1

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

bl.5

bl

bl

bl

b2

b2.5

b2.5

b3

*b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

70.3

2.27

139

Feb.

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

. b3

3.3

*373

b3

b3

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2

b?

b2

*b2.5

b3

b3

b3

78.6

2.71

156

Calendar year 1959: Max 8.1 Min 0.9

Mar.

b2.5

b27S"

b3

b3.5

b3.5

b4

4.0

4.4

6.3

*blO

bll

bll

blO

b8

b5

b4

b3

b4

b5

9.4

18

*23

?Z

20

17

16

15

15

15

14

12

301.1

9.71

597

Apr.

11

T5

9.9

8.8

8.3

8.3

*8.3

8.3

7.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.8

8.8

9.4

8.8

8.3

7.4

7.0

5.5

*4.8

T7S

5.5

6.3

6.7

6.7

5.9

5.9

5.9

7.0

229.1

7.64

454

Mean 3.24

May

7.4

7.8

T78- 8.3

*7.4

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.4

4.4

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.6

*2.4

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.3

T75

1.7

134.3

4.33

266

June

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.9 *2.2

1.7

1.5

3.3

5.5

5.5

6.7 "B"73

S.I

4.0

3.5

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.7

_.!

72.1

2.40

143

July

0.9

.7

78

.9

1.3

*2.6

2.2

2.2

1.5

1.3

1.3

2.4

3.1

3.8

373

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

*2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

2.4

63.7

2.05

126

Aug.

2.2

2.2

*1.9

2.2

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.8

3.1

3.3

3.3

2.8

3.3

5.5

3.3

*3.1

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

T7T

1.1 1.1

71.4

2.30

142

Sept.

1.0

T75

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

*1.2

1.9

2.4

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.2

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.5

*1.5

1.5

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

53.2

1.77

106

Ac-ft 2,340

Water year 1959-60: Max 23 Min 0.6 Mean 3.54 Ac-ft 2,560

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made en this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
254 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2180. Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°54'40", long 105°09'50", in Mora Grant, on left bank a third of a mile 

downstream from Coyote Creek damsite, 2 miles'upstream from mouth, and 2 miles northeast of Golondrinas.

Drainage area. 215 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1928 to September 1960. 

charge only, published in WSP 1311,

Prior to October 1930 monthly disGage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,820 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Apr. 26, 1938, at site 0.4 mile downstream at different datum (staff gage prior to 

Apr. 20, 1929). Apr. 26, 1938, to Sept. 25, 1946, at site 139 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 11.7 cfs (8,470 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 325 cfs July 11 (gage height, 4.10 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.7 cfs Sept. 2-6.

1928-60: Maximum discharge 3,200 cfs July 11, 1955 (gage height, 8.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 180 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 

5.54 and 7.74 ft; maximum gage height, 10.1 ft Aug. 30, 1936 (site and datum then in 

use); no flow Aug. 4, 1945, Apr. 10, May 9, 10, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions (including off-channel storage) for irrigation of about 4,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1281: 

area.

1939-40(M), 1941-42, 1945-47. WSP 1511: Drainage

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.45

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.9 

5.5

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

9.4

18

28

49

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

-'11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.4

1.5

9.4 ~57T

5.5

4.8

4.1

*3.3

2.3

1.2

.9

.?

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

3.7

3.0

3.0

3,3

3,7

7.1

9.0

89.7

2.89

178

Nov.

9.8

12

TT

9.4 *8.6

11

7.8

7.4

6.7

6.3

5.1

4.4

4.4

5.5

5.1

4.8

b4

bT

4.8

4.1

b4

4.4

b4

5.1

4.4

4.4

b4

b4

b4

b4

178.5

5.95

354

Dec.

b4

*b4

b4

b2

b?.5

b3

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

.14 77T

b4

b4

b4

b3.5

b3

b3

115.7

3.73

229

Jan.

b3.5

bTTS"

b4

b4.5

b£

*b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b4.5

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4.5

b4.5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

143.0

4.61

284

Feb.

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b6

b7 *b8

bT 9.8

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b4.5

blT?

b4.5

b4.5

155.8

5.37

309

Calendar year 1959: Max 35 Mln 0.7

Mar.

b5

b5

b6

b7.5

8.6

8.2

7.4

7.8

*6.3

4.8

7.8

12

14

12

b8

b6

b4

b5

b6

7.1

7.1

11

*12

15

16.

12

12

12

11

9.4

9.0

275.0

8.87

545

Apr.

8.6

TTT

6.3

5.1

5.1

*5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

3.7

4.1

4.1

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.9

1^

1.7

2.3

2.3

2.6

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

3.0

109.2

3.64

217

May

2.3

1.9

1.9 1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

. 1.9

1.9

2.3

2.6 27?

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

49.0

1.58

97

June

1.3

3.3

1.7

1.5

1.3

*2.6

15

4.4

1.9

14

25

TT

9.0

7.1

3.7

3.0

1.7

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.1

125.5

4.18

249

July

4.8

1.9

1.5

1.7

 1.7

2.3

5.9

7.8

3.7

2.3

49

3S

11

10

9.4

4.8

3.0

1.5

3.7

3.3

2.6

2.3

1.9

2.6

2.6

1.4 ±z775

1.5

2.3

1.9

192.4

6.21

382

Aug.

1.9 *1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.7

1.1

1.0

5.1

T7T

1.5

2.6

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

78" .8

.8

.8

* 8

.8

42.0

1.35

83

Sept.

0.8

.7

77

.7

.7

*.7

.8

.8

1.1

6.5

1.4

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

3.0

38.5

1.28

76

Mean 4.72 Ac-ft 3,420

Water year 1959-60: Max 49 Mln 0.7 Mean 4.14 Ac-ft 3,000

Peak discharge (base, ISO efs). July 11 (11 a.m.) 525 efs (4.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this.day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

2181. Mora River near Watrous, N. Mex.

255

Location. Lat 35 0 50'15", long 105 0 02'40", in Mora Grant, on right bank 4? miles northwest of Watrous, Mora County, 5 miles upstream from Sapello River.

Drainage area. 521 sq mi.

Records available. August 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,480 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 406 cfs June 11 (gage height, 3.38 ft); minimum daily, 1.5 cfs May 28, 29.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 2,150 cfs Aug. 4, 1957 (gage height, 6.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and slope-area 

measurement of peak flow; no flow at times.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904, and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 25,000 cfs.

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

- - are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 17,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.3

2.6

5.6

12

20

2.1 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2

58

107

205

336

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

24

28

39

27

23

22

*20

19

18

17

17

17

18

20

16

13

13

12

TT

14

13

12

12

13

12

12

13

16

24

29

583

18.8

1,160

Nov.

34

39

43

37

28

23

23

22

20

2O

19

17

17

16

17

17

16

20

19

18

16

15

16

17

17

17

blO bTO"

blO

blO

603

20. 1

1.2OO

Dec.

blO *bi<r

bl2

b!2

blO

bll

b!3

bll

b!3

b!3

b!3

bll

b!3

b!4

b!5

b!8 bT5"

b!8

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

450

14.5

893

Calendar year 1959: Max 435

Jan.

b!4

b!6 *b!6

b!8

blS

b!8

b20

b25

b25

b30 b5Bb27

b28

b27

b20

b2O

b!9

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!8

b2O

b24

b26

b27

b28

b28

b28

b28

b28

682

22.0

1,350

Feb.

b26

b26

29

28

b28

b26

b26

*30 "SB"

b22

b22

b2O

b20

b22

b22

b25

b23

b22

b22

b22

b21

b22

b22

b20

bT7

b20

b25

b25

b23

684

23.6

1,360

Mar.

b!8

b28

30

27

28

28

32

*33

28

28

32

32

34

30

b25

b23

32

34

30

27

29

32

39

56

44

44

46

49

49

43

1,030

33.2

2,040

Apr.

44

40

39

38

38

*38

42

49

54

56

59

65

71 "6 5-

59

53

52

53

47

34

23

19

20

13

8.O

8.0

6.8

6.8

4.4

2.9

1,1O7.9

36.9

2,20O

May

2.6

2'.3

173"

1.5

1.7

2.6

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

1.9

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.9

2.3

63.5

2. OS

126

June

3.2

STff

13

26

43

*54

139

103

96

168

336

717

180

16O

141

114

83

66

61

47

29

20

23

32

34

32

24

20

19

16

2,307.2

76.9

4,580

July

16

28

27

27

*27

69

88

129

143

105

112

210

TJ3

118

125

114

92

8O

82

65

58

53

47

44

49

43

36

28

20

13

T*

2,205

71.1

4.37O

Aug.

13

*15

12

12

9.7

9.7

12

13

12

8.6

10

16

21

29

IS

14

10

12

a!4

a!4

a!3

a!4

a!3

all

a!2

a!3

a!3

a!4

a!3

a!4

a!4

417.0

13.5

827

Sept.

a!4

a!4

a!3

a!4

a!2

 9TT 9.1

9.7

12

23_

18

14

12

16

15

14

13

14

14

13

14

15

15

14

12

12

11

12

10

10

397.9

13.3

789

Min 1.3 Mean 23.5 Ac-ft 17,040

Water year 1959-6O: Max 336 Min 1.5 Mean 28.8 Ac-ft 20,9OO

Peak discharge (base, 45O cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
256 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

2186. Sapello Canal at Sapello, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°46 I 10", long 105°15'00", in Las Vegas Grant, on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway crossing in Sapello, San Miguel County.

Records available. June 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 7,010 ft (from topographic map) .

Extremes.--1956-60: Maximum daily discharge, 2.8 cfs June 1, 1957; no flow for long periods each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for April and May, which are fair. Canal diverts 

water from right bank of Sapello River for irrigation of land downstream from Sapello 

River gage (see p. 257).

Monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to

Month

December. .........................................

Calendar year 1959 ..............................

Water year 1959-60. .............................

Maximum

0.6 

.2 

0

1.6

0 

0 

0 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

.9 

.5 

.3

1.3

Minimum

0.1 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1

0

September

Mean

0.38 

.07 

0

.31

0 

0 

0 

.48 

.88 

.80 

.61 

.35 

.23

.32

1960

Runoff in 

acre -feet

23 

4.0 

0

226

0 

0 

0 

28 

54 

48 

37 

21 

14

229

2187. Manuelitas Creek near Rociada, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°49'30", long 105°23'55", in Mora Grant, on right bank about 300 ft

downstream from road crossing and l| miles southeast of Rociada, San Miguel County. 

Drainage area. 52 sq mi.

Records available. June 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,350 ft (from topographic map). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 255 cfs July 14 (gage height, 3.52 ft); minimum 

 3aTTy, 0.5 cfs July 2.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 1,410 cfs Aug. 23, 1957 (gage height, 7.48 ft), from

rating curve extended above 250 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow;

no flow at times. 

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 2,300 acres above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.6

3.0

4.6

5.9

6.3

*3.7

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.3

1.8

1.7 *1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

.4

.2

.1

T7£

.6

_.T_

86.1

2.78

171

Nov.

11

16

15

*8.5

b6

b5

b5

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.9

b3.5

b3.5

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.9

3.5

3.4

b2.5 b3~

b4

b4

b4

157.3

5.24

312

Dec.

b4

bT *b4

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b2.5

bSTS"

b2.5

b3

b4

b4

b4

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b4

b4

b3.5

b3

b3

b2.5

b2. 5

b2.5

102.0

3.29

202

Jan.

b2.5

b-zTF

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b4

b6

bS

b6

b6

b6

b6 *b6

b6

b5

b4.5

b3.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

a3

a3

b3.5

b4

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b5

b5

131.0

4.23

260

Feb.

b5

bF

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b4.5

*b4

b4

b4

b4.5

b5

b5

b4

b3

b3

b3.5

b3.5

b4

b4

a

a

a.-

aa.-

a

125.0

4.31

248

Mar.

a4

a5

a5

b5

b6

b6

b7

b8

b9

*12

12

b9

12

12

b9

b8

b9

b9

b9

b9

alO

a 10

a 10

25

23

24

26

*30- 31

87

27

408

13.2

809

Apr.

b21

b!9

blS

19

20

24

30

33

31

31

35

37

35

30

27

27

26

24

21

19

15

15

16

15

14

11

9.2

8.5

8.0 

a * o . t644.9

21.5

1,280

May

8.5

8.0

7.8

*7.1

6.5

6.1

5.9

5.3

5.5

5.9

6.1

6.7

7.8

7.5

8.8

8.5

-5.B 10

8.8

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.5

7.1

*S.l

7.1

7.8

6.3

6.7

6.5

8.2

230.0

7.42

456

June

6.1

5.5

6.3

6.9

8.0

20

31

19

18

105

120

66

51 *39

32

26

21

18

15

13

11

8.2

4.5

5.7

6.3

5.3

4.1

3.5

2.6

i-_2

679.2

22.6

1,350

July

1.6

.5

6TT

4.9

39

27

36

36

38

36

38

31

27

*62

86_

67

32

24

22

19

17

15

14

17

15

11

9.2

9.0

8.5

17

15

780.8

25.2

1,550

Aug.

12

9.5

9.2

*9.2

12

12

9.2

11

12

12

li

14

10

12

14

*14

12

10

9.5

8.8

7.8

7.3

6.3

5.5

4.7

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.5

377

3.5

881.0

9.06

557

Sept.

3.4

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.0

*T7ff

1.6

5.5

8.8

4.5

3.4

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.9

2.6

2.8

2.3

2.4

2.0

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2

1.9

2.0

80.7

2.69

160

Calendar year 1959: Max 49 Min 0.2 Mean 4.48 Ac-ft 3,250

Water year 1959-60: Max 120 Min 0.5 Mean 10. 1 Ac-ft 7,360

Peak discharge (base, 120 cfs). June 10 (11 p.m.) 190 cfs (3.26 ft); July 5 (9 p.m.) 252 cfs 

(3.51 ft); July 14 (7:30 p.m.) 255 cfs (3.52 ft); July 15 (8:15 p.m.) 235 cfs (3.44 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of available recorder trace and weather 

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 257

2200. Sapello River at Sapello, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°46'05", long 105°15'00", in Las Vegas Grant, on downstream end of 

bridge pier nearest left bank, on State Highway 3, in town of Sapello, half a mile 

downstream from Manuelltas Creek, San Miguel County.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available.--May to October 1915, January 1916 to November 1918, February 1919 to 

May 1921, July to September 1921, July 1956 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only 

for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Gage heights and discharge measurements published under same name for August 1903 to March 1904 are for a site above Manuelitas 

Creek, and are not equivalent. Records for November to December 1915, December 1918, 

January 1919, and October 1921 to December 1928 have been found unreliable and should 

not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,910 ft (by barometer). May 1915 to 

September 1921, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1915-20, 1956-60), 28.6 cfs (20,710 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 cfs July 1 (gage height, 3.99 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.6 cfs Oct. 1.

1915-20, 1956-60: Maximum discharge determined, 6,160 cfs Aug. 4, 1957 (gage height, 

7.40 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak 

flow over dam; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 4,200 acres. Station is bypassed by Sapello 

Canal (see p. 256).

Revisions.--See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

0.9 

2.3 

5.2 

9.4

21

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

40

70

110

210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.6

1.7

6.5

6.5

8.6

*6.0

4.9

4.3

3.5

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.9

*2.9

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.6

7.7

ii

134.1

4.33

266

Nov.

17

25

*Te" 31

14

10

12

11

11

10

9.0

8.1

9.0

8.6

8.6

b7

b7.5

b7.5

7.7

7.3

b6

b6

6.9

6.5

6.5

b5

b5

b5

b7

b7.5

300.7

10.0

596

Dec.

b6

b7

*b7

7.3

6.5

b7

b6

b6

b7

b6

b7

b7

b7

b8

b8

7.7

b6.5

b7

b7

b7

b7

9.0

7.7

9.4

blO.

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

229.1

7.39

454

Calendar year 1959 : Max 92

Jan.

b8

bS

b8

b8

b8

b8

blO

b!3

b!4

11

11

*11

14

blO

b9

b9

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

b9

b9

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

b!2

b!3

b!2

305

9.8

605

Feb.

b!2

1?

11

11

10

b9

bll

bll

b!2

bll

*blO

blO

bio

bll

bll

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

b9

b§

b9

b9

b8

9.0

294.0

10.1

583

Mar.

blO

IT

blO

b!2

bll

17

24

34

29

*27

24

21

22

20

18

b!4

b!5

b!5

18

17

19

24

27

38

44

45

45

*45- 48

45

45

794

25.6

1,570

Apr.

41

36

34

34

32

36

44

49

47

45

48

54

So

*45

40

38

40

36

32

24

20

17

17

20

18

17

14

12

11

i£

961

32.0

1,910

May

12

11

11

m

10

9.4

9.0

7.7

7.7

7.3

8.6

8.6

9.4

11

10

10

12

13

IT

11

11

9.4

8.1

7.7

*6.9

6.9

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.1

8.1

290.0

9.35

575

June

6.9

5.2

6.9

7.7

7.7

9.0

31

20

20

109

2Q4

119

82

*60

46

34

28

22

18

16

13

9.0

9.0

6.9

7.3

6.5

5.2

4.6

3.8

2 . 6

920.3

30.7

1,830

July

69

4.3

479

6.9

8.5

49

38

66

47

40

63

135

42

*44

110

143

49

40

36

30

26

24

22

27

29

19

16

16

16

25

29

1,274.6

41.1

2,530

Aug.

23

18

18

*14

M

51

15

14

16

17

24

20

16

13

16

*18

16

14

12

10

10

10

9.0

6.9

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.6

77?

5.6

508.7

16.4

1,010

Sept.

4.6

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.2

2.9

*3.2

7.9

7.7

12.

7.7

5.2

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.6 478"

130.4

4.35

259

Min 0.8 Mean 8.06 Ac-ft 5,840

Water yearl959-60 : Max 204 Min 1.6 Mean 16.8 Ac-ft 12,190

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--June 10 (6:30 p.m.) 274 cfs (2.55 ft); July 1 (5 p.m.) 1,370 cfs 

(3.99 ft); July 6 (2 a.m.) 170 cfs (2.27 ft); July 12 (3 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (3.68 ft); July 16 

(3 a.m.) 258 cfs (2.48 ft); Aug. 5 (ll p.m.) 1,O30 (3.58 ft). ___ __

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
258 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2201. Lake Isabel feeder canal near Sapello, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 35°44'40", long 105°10'10", in Mora Grant, 1 mile northwest of the site of 

Los Alamos and 5 miles southeast of Sapello.

Records available. September 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,700 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--1956-60; Maximum daily discharge, 190 cfs Oct. 20, 1957; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for December to February, which are poor. Canal 

diverts water from left bank of Sapello River to fill Lake Isabel which stores water 

for irrigation.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Month

Calendar year 1959. ...................................

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

Maximum

7.5

25

8

83

12

10

45

1.8

120

60

120

Minimum

3.5

5

O

7

6.4

.9

0

0

Mean

6.35

6.06

3.85

8.19

7.93

23.4

18.3

13.5

8.97

Runoff In 

acre-feet

378

373

2,790

504

456

1,390

28

1,090

829

45

0

6,510
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

2206. Sapello River near Watrous, N. Mex.

259

Location. Lat 35°46'05", long 105°02'25", on line between Mora and Las Vegas Grants, on 

right bank 4 miles southwest of Watrous and about 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--213 sq ml.

Records available. September 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,500 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 109 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 2.62 ft): minimum 

daily, 1 cfs for many days.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 5,860 cfs Aug. 5, 1957 (gage height, 13.02 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement 

at gage height 13.02 ft; no flow at times.

A major flood occurred Sept. 29, 1904 (see WSP 131), and a discharge of about 11,400 

cfs occurred June 11, 1913, at a site about 6 miles upstream from Las Alamos (see 

WSP 357).

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 5,500 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.0 

2.4 

4.8

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

fatal

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.6

S7T

64

47F

3.1

*2.6 

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

5.2

5.9

99.3

3.20

197

Nov.

5.5

57T

* .6

.6

.3

.8 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

b3.5

b2.5

3.1

3.4

4.3

4.3

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

b2

b?

b2

b2

113.8

3.79

226

Dec.

bl.5

*bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5 

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

b2

b?

b2

b2

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

b2

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

al

46.0

1.48

91

Calendar year 195% Max 60

Jan.

al

ar

al *bl

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

a2

a2

a2

a2

al

al

al

al

al

al

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

44

1.4

87

Peb.

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2 

a2

 2,6.

27F

2.4

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.0

ITS

bl

bl

bl

1.8

1.8

50.5

1.74

100

Min 0.3

Mar.

3.4

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

1.8

 1.7

1.6

1.6

1.3

177

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.4

2.1

2.3

3.1

3.4

3.6 Z75

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.1

64.6

2.08

128

Apr.

2.0

576

2.9

5.1

4.7

*2.4 

2.0

2.0

2.0

18

4.3

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.4

3.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

3.4

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.8

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.6

128.0

4.27

254

May

6.6

6.6

6.6

*7.0

7.3

^77

6.2

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.6

5.9

6.2

6.2

5.9

6.2

6.6

7.0

7.3

6.6

6.6

5.9

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3 4T6-

5.2

190.2

6.14

377

June

5.2

3.8

2.9

2.6

4.8

*4.6 

5.5

7.7

7.0

9.9

~?.4 12

8.9

8.0

7.7

7.0

6.2

3.8

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.6

575

4.8

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.8

4.3

4.1

164.6

5.49

326

July

5.8

9.3

4.3

57?

*4.8

7.3 

15

16

13

14

14

15

19

12

12

14

16

15

27

28

27

26

23

22

25

21

18

15

13

13

19

488.7

15.8

969

Aug.

18

*16

14

12

9.9

TB- 34

10

9.9

10

12

17

15

12

12

14

12

11

9.9

7.7

6.2

5.9

5.5

5.2

4.3

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.6

2^4

2.9

316.7

10.2

628

Sept.

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4 "B

2.4

4.1

4.3

£437?

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.8

2.3

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

71.2

2.37

141

Mean 3.19 Ac-ft 2,310

Water year 1959-60! Ma* 34 Mln 1 Mean 4.86 Ac-ft 3^520

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
260 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2210. Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°48', long 104°47', on left bank 4j miles east of Shoemaker, Mora County, 

and 23 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,104 sq mi, of which 71 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1914 to July 1915, October 1915 to August 1918, May 1919 to 

July 1924, September to November 1924, March to July 1925, June 1927 to September 

1960. Prior to October 1930 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,170 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 10, 1934, at site 2,000 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--42 years (1914-18, 1919-24, 1927-60), 60.4 cfs (43,730 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 470 cfs June 5 (gage height, 2.74 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.6 cfs Sept. 15.

1914-60: Maximum discharge, 15,200 cfs June 3, 1948 (gage height, 12.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 10.09 and 12.79 ft; no flow at times.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904, and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 30,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 26,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1931(M), 1933-34(M), 

1937(M), 1938(P), 1939-40(M), 1941-42(P).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 16-30, June 13 to July 4)

1.0 

2.3 

4.5 

7.5

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.6

195

390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.3

S7S

15

33

28

21

21

20

20

18

18

18

18

19

20

19

18

18

15

*17

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

18

31

555.7

17.9

1,100

Nov.

34

36

42

40

39

32

28

27

26

25

27

27

26

25

25

25

25

23

25

24

22

21

*21

20

15

13

12

9.8

10

16

740.8

24.7

1,470

Dec.

16

17

18

17

18

17

20

21

20

20

21

21

21

b23

b24

*b25 b2B"

b23

b21

b21

b21

b21

b21

b23

b24

b20

bl8

bl8

bl8

blS

blS

629

20.3

1,250

Jan.

b!7

b!7

19

b20

20

b20

22

19

21

21

28

34

30

b29

b28

b27

b24

b22

b20

b20

b20

b24

28

28

*28

32

34

32

29

29

36_

778

25.1

1,540

Feb.

30

30

28

30

28

29

27

29

32

2¥

25

28

25

28

28

27

30

28

26

29

28

26

*24

25

2£

28

31

31

31

809

27.9

1,600

Mar.

25

27

33

32

31

29

33

39

40

2T

25

26

28

28

28

26

25

24

28

*30

29

2323-

25

31

38

31

31

33

34

31

913

29.5

1,810

Apr.

26

31

31

34

31

24

14

16

18

18

28

23

28

35

32

25

24

25

21

*18

12

10

6.6

9.0

6.0

5.1

4.5

4.3

T7S

4.5

568.3

18.9

1,130

May

5.4

6.3

5.1

5.4

6.3

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.5

5.7

5.7

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.6

*3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

2.7 372"

20

24

187.8

6.06

372

June

5.4

4.3

3.8

T7T

39

87

68

87

73

119

383

26T

201

173

154

131

104

78

69

*54

32

20

16

23

28

17

15

10

7.5

6.9

2,274

75.8

4,510

July

6.9

TT?

6.9

7.5

8.6

7.9

43

85

119

110

81

148

171

127

110

112

97

*84

84

87

79

65

57

49

43

54

42

26

18

18

20

1,974.3

63.7

3,920

Aug.

21

22

26

19

16

17

28

20

17

14

17'

16

10

11

10

6.3

5.7

*4.8

4.5

4.3

6.0

8.3

4.5

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.3

370

332.7

10.7

660

Sept.

3.4

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.6

2.7

2.0

1.6

2.3

3.4

3.4

*4.1

2.7

2.3

3.4

7.2

8.3

T75

6.3

6.6

7.5

7.5

7.2

117.4

3.91

233

Calendar year 1959: Max 391 Mln 0.5 Mean 21.4 Ac-ft 15,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 383 Mln 1.6 Mean 27.0 Ac -ft 19,600

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 261

2215. Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°39'15", long 104°22'30", in Sj sec.34, T.17 N., R.24 E., at downstream 

end of bridge pier on State Highway 65, 1 mile upstream from Lagartija Creek, 3 miles 

northeast of Sanchez, 10 miles downstream from Mora River, and 24 miles southwest of 

Mosquero.

Drainage area.--6.015 sq mi, of which 303 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. April 1912 to December 1914, October 1935 to September 1960 Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Wafer-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map).

^Rpr.12, 1912, to Dec. 31, 1914, at two sites within 100 ft about 3 miles upstream at 

different datums.

Average discharge.--27 years, 242 cfs (175,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,550 cfs June 11 (gage height, 5.2 ft); minimum 

daily, 2 cfs May 26-30.

1912-14, 1935-60: Maximum discharge, 87,800 cfs Sept. 2, 1942 (gage height, 19.3 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum flood known occurred Sept. 29 or 30, 1904 (discharge probably exceeded 

100,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 56,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water yearsj .--WSF 1177: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1939, 1940(P), 1942, 1946.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.5

0.4 

.6

50

105

170

255

-0.02

0.0

.1

.2

.3

0.5

.7

1.0

1.5

78

140

260

540

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

920

1,400

2,000

2,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6

11

66

165

217

163

117

78

62

50

44 

40

*33

33

30

27

27

27

27

25

24

21

18

21

21

20

18

18

23

37

42

1,511

48.7

3,000

Nov.

52

70

*84

7F

72

70

68

60

52

46

46

48

48

48

50

46

44

40

40

46

44

44

46

46

44

40

37

33

30

3T

1,503

50.1

2,980

Dec.

30

28

27

33

37

39

35

*37

39

33

44

44

40

46

65

90

68

70

78

95

72

72

72

65

68

70

87

70

65

42

48

1,707

55.1

3,390

Jan.

b45

b45

b35

35

40

37

42

46

b50

b40

*50 

62

102

126

120

108

b80

b60

b50

b40

b45

b50

b45

b55

b70

b60

b60

84

84

71

66

1,903

61.4

3,770

Feb.

76

84

92

*86

81

71

68

68

71

68

89 

84

73

64

59

54

56

54

52

50

52

46

46

46

55

50

48

50

54

1,827

63.0

3,620

Mar.

b50

b60

*b70

59

71

75

105

106

86

78

78 

66

56

54

50

50

56

59

56

52

52

54

54

61

100

140

116

106

195

260

295

2,766

89,2

5,490

Apr.

500

228

207

175

*158

133

130

133

168

191

195 

164

161

172

164

161

137

116

92

84

81

68

46

54

29

*24

20

20

18

17

5,626

121

7,190

May

15

T4

13

12

13

15

15

14

15

12

12 

15

11

11

11

9

*8

6

4

2_

6

11

8

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

10

273

8.8

541

June

24

46

26

16

i3-

68

155

295

120

453

2,250

540

545

260

*215

179

158

126

100

81

68

52

37

340

859

175

140

89

54

*35

7,297

243

14,470

July

52

57

20

21

27

134

46

149

133

158

179

258

183

246

258

179

297

697

242

154

137

120

106

938

400

270

150

116

89

86

54

5,902

190

11,710

Aug.

57

50

35

*35

64

133

98

89

181

1,970

870 

400

400

203

123

84

64

54

45

32

29

21

19

*16

15

11

TT

523

280

113

*948

6,951

224

13,750

Sept.

525

T54

95

59

44

35

32

41

147

320

207 

120

76

50

*55

52

26

26

52

27

29

32

29

29

79

54

39

29

26

-...11

2,250

75.0

4,460

Calendar yearigsg : Max 2,940 Min 1 Mean 89.8 Ac-ft 65,000

Water year 1959-50 ' Ma* 2,250 Min 2 Mean 102 Ac-ft 74,370

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). June 11 (2 a.m.) 5,550 cfs (5.20 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
262 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2225. Conchas River at Variadero, N. Hex.

Location.--Lat 35°24'10", long 104°26'35", in NE^NE^ sec.36, T.14 N., R.23 E., on left 

bank 1.5 miles northeast of Variadero and 15 miles west of Conchas Dam.

Drainage area. 523 sq mi, of which 130 sq mi is probably noneontributing. 

Records available. October 1936 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,430 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo Mar. 30, 1942, at site 1$ miles upstream at different datum. Mar. 30, 1942, to 

May 18, 1950, at present site at datum 0.5 ft higher.

Average discharge.--24 years, 20.0 cfs (14,480 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,150 cfs June 11 (gage height, 5.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 760 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 

10.0 and 19.5 ft; no flow at times.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 44,000 cfs Sept. 1, 1942 (gage height, 19.96 ft, present datum), from slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 300 acres above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1937-39, 1941-47.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 1

0.1 1.5

.4 2.0

1.0 2.5

2.0 3.0

4.5 3.5

101

266

515

820

Nov. 2 to Sept. 30 

6 0.0 1.0

1.0 

1.7 

2.6 

4.9

1.5

2.03

2.5

3.0

3.5

26

101

266

515

820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6

.4

6.8

9.4

4.7

2.5

1.5

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

*.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3 

.9

.9

33.3

1.07

66

Nov.

1.2

4.1

*27T

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6 

.6

27.9

0.93

55

Dec.

0.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

^

.4

.5

.5

1.1

7.5

50

34

15

8.4

5.8

4.7

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

b2

b2

b2

2.6

161.7

5.22

321

Calendar year 1959: Max 607

Jan.

b2

b2

bl.5

bl.5

al.5

al

bl

bl

bl.5

bl.5

*1.5

1.6

1.7

2.4

4.1

b3.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2

a2

a2

a2.5

a2.5

b2.5

b2.5

2.6

2.3

*2.1

1.8

1*8

1.6

62.5

2.02

124

Feb.

1.6

1 .7

3.7

*5.0

5.6

4.7

3.9

3.5

2.7

2.2

7.8

11

8.3

6.5

5.7

5.8

4.2

b4

b4

b3

3.3

2.9

b2.5

a2

d2

d3

d3

d2

d2

117.6

4.06

233

Mar.

a2

2.9

*4.1

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.0

.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

.9

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.7

3.0

2.9

2.7

4.5

474

3.9

2.9

60.1

1.94

119

Apr.

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

*2.2

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

72

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

28.7

0.96

57

May

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

£

0

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0 

o

0

o -

0 

.2

7T

1.8

0.06

3.6

June

0

0

0

O

1.6

62

23

34

184

*186

615

48

21

9.9

6.4

4.2

*3.2

2.4

1.9

1.4

.9

.8

a. 8

24 --304 

22

7.7 -&T&-

3.0 

 1.7

1,574.1

52.5

3,120

July

1.7

1=1

20

350

60

110

45

43

38

14

*9.1

29

12

6.5

7.0

6.2

5.7

5.9

5.3

3.9

2.8

2.1

2.4

232

-- 27

9.5

5.8

- - I'.*

2.9 

2.5

2.4

1,067.0

34.4

2,120

Aug.

1.6

1.3

*9.8

4.3

2.2

3.8

- 4.5

38

130

214

36

23

13

6.S

4.7

3.4

2.3

1.6

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

*.3

.2

.2 ~~ """ .2

.2 

.2

.2

506.5

16.3

1,000

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

jl

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

.1

1.9

2.5

*.8

.5

.5

.6

2.0

1.1

.6

2.7

5.8

473

1.6

.8

.5

.4

.3 

.3

29.4

0.98

58

Mln 0 Mean 8.50 Ac-ft 6,150

Water year 1959-60: Max 615 Mln 0 Mean 1O.O Ac-ft 7,280

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). June 11 (1:50 a.m.) 2,150 efs (5.15 ft)._____________

* Discharge measurement mede on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. fi n

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated same as for footnote a above.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 263

2230. Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 35°24 1 00", long 104°11'05", in Pablo Montoya Grant, on left bank 1,270 ft 

downstream from Conchas Dam and if miles north of Conchas Dam Post Office, San Miguel 

County.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 4,150 ft (from headgate elevations). '

Extremes. 1942-60: Maximum daily discharge, 21 cfs July 10-13, Sept. 7-10, 1948, July 27, 

Aug. 7, 1951; no flow at times in each year.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts from Conchas Reservoir for irrigation of about 

700 acres on Bell Ranch.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Month

Mav

Maximum

2.0

9

Q

0

3 9

11

Minimum

0

0

0

O

Mean

1.49

.38

0

7.03

Runoff in 

acre-feet

342

88

23

0

0

561

419

2235. Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 35°24 I 10", long 104"11'25", in Pablo Montoya Grant, stilling well within 

concrete portion of Conchas Dam on Canadian River, if miles northwest of town of 

Conchas Dam and about 24 miles north of Newkirk.

Drainage area. 7,409 sq mi, of which 433 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1960.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 354,800 acre-ft Aug. 15 (elevation, 4,199.37 ft); 

minimum, 296,800 acre-ft June 4 (elevation, 4,192.68 ft).

1938-60: Maximum contents, 479,600 acre-ft Apr. 24, 1942 (elevation, 4,208.41 ft); 

minimum after initial filling, 93,460 acre-ft Sept. 24, 1954 (elevation, 4,155.80 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by dam consisting of concrete main section and earth-fill 

wings, completed Sept. 15, 1939; storage began Dec. 29, 1938. Capacity, 370,200 

acre-ft between elevations 4,073.5 and 4,201.0 ft (crest of 300-foot ungated service 

spillway); dead storage, 90,800 acre-ft at elevation 4,155 ft. Reservoir usually not 

drawn below elevation, 4,157.35 ft (sill of irrigation outlet), capacity, 98,810 

acre-ft, except for minor sluicing and operation of small powerplants; during 1954-55 

there was some pumping into Conchas Canal. Capacity of 196,000 acre-ft between elevations 4,201.0 (crest of 300-foot ungated service spillway) and 4,218.0 ft (crest of 

3,000-foot ungated emergency spillway) acts as detention storage in the control of 

floods. Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is used for irrigation, flood control, and recreation. Diversion above station for irrigation of about 

57,000 acres. Direct diversions through Conchas Dam to Conchas Canal and Bell Ranch 

Canal (see above) Irrigate about 36,000 acres near Tucumcari and on Bell Ranch.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

RevislonsT^-WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Sept. 30. .............................................

May 31 ..............................................

July 3 1 ..............................................

Aug . 31 ..............................................

Sept. 30. .............................................

Water year 1959-6O. . ...............................

Elevation 

(feet)t

_

4,197.12

.

Contents 

(acre -feet)

_

334.4OO

.

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

-33 , 1OO

-12,400

+11.500

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
264 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2245. Canadian River below Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°24'30", long 104°10'10", in sec.27, T.14 N., R.26 E. (projected), in 

Pablo Montoya Grant, on right bank 2.0 miles east of Conchas Dam Post Office and 

2.8 miles downstream from Conchas Dam.

Drainage area. 7,417 sq mi, of which 433 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--May 1936 to December 1938, January 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,021.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 13, 1941, at site 0.7 mile downstream at datum 6.2 ft higher.

Average discharge.--19 years (1941-60), 107 cfs (77,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 379 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 5.05 ft, from 

reconstructed graph); minimum daily, 1 cfs Sept. 24-27.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 73,000 cfs June 3, 1937; maximum gage height, 20.34 ft 

May 30, 1938, present datum [backwater from temporary construction dam); no flow at 

times.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow regulated by Conchas Reservoir (see preceding page). Diversions above station for irrigation of about 90,000 acres, 36,000 of which are below 

station. Bell Ranch Canal (see p. 263) diverts directly from Conchas Dam and flumes 

from right to left bank just above River gage for irrigation of about 700 acres on Bell 

Ranch. Conchas Canal diverts directly from Conchas Dam and bypasses gage for irrigation of about 35,000 acres around Tucumcari (see WSP 1341 and 1391 for sample year of 

diversion).

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1-25, Jan. 28 to Mar. 5, 

Sept. 22-30)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

1.0 

2.1 

4.1 

8.6

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

16

139

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2

*3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

*2

2

2

2

66

2.1

131

Nov.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

74

2.5

147

Dec.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

*3

3

3

3

3

3

3

6

11

5

4

4

3

3

3

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

110

3.5

218

Calendar year 1959: Max 47

Jan.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

*3

4

3

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

95

3.1

188

Feb.

3

3

3

*3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

*3

3

3

3

3

88

3.0

175

Mar.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

94

3.0

186

Apr.

3

3

3

3

*3

3

3

3

3

3

*3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

4

5

3

3

86

2.9

171

May

3

3

3

3

2_

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

*2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

80

2.6

159

June

3

3

4

4

56

30

13

5

4

11

30

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

15

25

4

3

3

3

*3

240

8.0

476

July

3

3

3

3

4

7

6

5

4

3

3

3

2

7

2

2

2

20

14

3

3

2

2

3

3

2

2

2

13

7

3

136

4.4

270

Aug.

3

2

*2

2

2

2

2

2

66

11

5

4

4

4

3

3

4

6

3

3

3

3

3

*3

3

3

6

5

3

3

3

247

8.0

490

Sept.

3

3

2

2

2

3

3

5

8

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

*3

13

6

1

T

1

1

2

2

2

97

3.2

192

Min 1 Mean 3.1 Ac-ft 2,240

Water year 1959-60: Max 87 Min 1 Mean 3.9 Ac-ft 2,8OO

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 265

2265. Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°24', long 103°30', in tffi£ sec.35, T.14 N. , R.32 E., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Logan-Trigg Ranch road crossing, 5|r miles upstream 

from mouth, and 6 miles northwest of Logan.

Drainage area. 2,073 sq mi, of which 617 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. August 1904 to June 1906 and April 1909 to May 1914 (gage heights and 

discharge measurements only), January 1942 to September 1960. Records of discharge for 

August 1904 to June 1906, April 1909 to December 1911, published in WSP 307, have been 

found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,757.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1911, staff gage at site 1^ miles downstream at different datum. 

Aug. 1, 1911, to May 23, 1914, water-stage recorder at site 1-J miles downstream at different datum. January 1942 to December 1955, water-stage recorder at present site at 

datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 18 years, 32.2 cfs (23,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,300 cfs July 9 (gage height, 9.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs as explained below; no flow at times.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs May 28, 1946, July 12, 1951 (gage height, 

9.4 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs on basis of slopearea measurements at gage heights 6.2 and 8.2 ft (present datum); no flow at times.

Flood of May 1, 1914, reached a stage of 22.95 ft, site and datum then in use. 

Another major flood reached a stage of 17.0 ft (present datum) sometime in 1941, from 

information furnished by Bureau of Reclamation (discharge, about 70,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made 3 or more times a month. 

Diversions for irrigation of a few hundred acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1942-48, 1950, 1951(P). See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 15, June 24 to July 1, July 21 to 

Sept. 22, Sept. 25-27)

Oct. 1 to July 9 July 10 to Sept. 3O

1.45 

1.6

105

195

630

1,370

2,350

3,490

0.65

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.3

410

920

1,620

2,570

3,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

23

60

19

20

2

1

0

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

o

o

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

125

4.0

248

Calendar yeai

Nov.

0

0

18

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

0.6

36

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

54

137

38

7

4

3

2

1

1

1

1

2

1

0

0

0

0

252

8.1

500

Jan.

0

o

0

0

0

bl

bl

bl

0

O

0

0

0

7

17

a20

alO

b7

b4

b2

b2

bl

bl

bl

al

al

al

b!5

alo

alO

a9

122

3.9

242

Feb.

9

9

9

8

a6

a4

2

2

2

2

2

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

0

0

o

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

66

2.3

131

Mar.

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

o

0

0

0

0

g

i

0.03

2.0

Apr.

0

0

O

May

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

]_

7

0.2

14

June

0

0

0

o

161

104

145

35

69

64

656

155

102

a35

12

5

1

O

0

o

0

0

0

195

136

9

1

0

0

0

1,885

62.8

3,740

July

128

462

1

289

1,050

1,280

390

434

5,550

107

31

48

150

80

35

11

7

25

33

8

5

2

1

1

1

1

1

0

0 

0

0

7,925

256

15,720

Aug.

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

728

5,200

134

62

69

70

57

16

7

3

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

4,332

140

8,590

Sept.

0

O

0

O

0

O

o

42

22

2

1

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

1

6

5

1

1

1

83

2.8

165

- 1959: Max 1,630 Min 0 Mean 25 5 Ac-ft 18,480

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,350 Min o Mean 40^5 Ac-ft 29^390

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--July 9 (2 a.m.) 23,300 cfs (9.1O ft); Aug. 10 (l 

'3.01 ft).

n.) 16,800 cfs

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, reconstructed 

recorder graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
266 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2270. Canadian River at-Logan, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°21'20", long 103°25'20", in NE£ sec.15, T.13 N., R.33 E., on left bank 

1,100 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 54, half a mile south of Logan, lj miles 

upstream from Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, 4-J- miles upstream 

from Revuelto Creek (formerly Tucumcari Creek), and 5f miles downstream from Ute Creek.

Drainage area. 11,141 sq mi, of which 1,110 sq mi is probably noncontributlng.

Records available. June 1904 to November 1905 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), December 1908 to September 1909, February 1910, April to July 1910, August 1910 

to September 1911 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), October 1911 to May 

1914, January to May 1924, September 1924 to July 1925, January 1927 to April 1934, 

August 1934 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1311. Records for December 1909, January 1910, and May to July 1934, published in 

WSP 267, 287, and 762 have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site since Aug. 5, 1910; at different daturas prior

~^To Oct. 21, 1928, and at datum 1.54 ft lower Oct. 21, 1928. to Sept. 30, 1934. Altitude of present gage is 3,670 ft (from river-profile study). Prior to Aug. 5, 1910, 

staff gages l| miles downstream at different datums (datum of gage, 3,651 ft above mean 

sea level Dec. 22, 1908, to Aug. 4, 1910).

Average discharge. 15 years (1908-9, 1911-13, 1926-38), 392 cfs (283,800 acre-ft per year), 

prior to completion of Conchas Dam; 22 years (1938-60), 270 cfs (195,500 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,300 cfs July 9 (gage height, 13.08 ft); 1 cfs 

for many days.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 219,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1941 (gage height, 29.3 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 75,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times.

Maximum discharge known, 278,000 cfs Sept. 30, 1904 (gage height, about 36.5 ft, 

site and datum used in 1909), from rating curve extended above 140,000 cfs, from Ninth 

Biennial Report of State engineer.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally madethree or more times a month. Plow 

partly regulated by Conchas Reservoir, 45 miles upstream (see p. 263). Diversions for 

irrigation of about 90,000 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1087: 1935-36. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1912, 

1931-32(M), 1934, 1945-47, 1949-50. See also Records available.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

24

207

T44

138

63

37

22

14

10 

8

7

6

6

6

6

5

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

3

4

3

2

2

3

12

20

782

25.2

1,550

Nov.

17

13

34

29

10

6

6

6

6 

5_

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

5

6

8

7

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

°

244

8.1

484

Dec.

8

7

8

13

10

13

22

20

18 

22

14

10

8

10

50

554

699

SB?

196

138

96

71

55

53

50

48

44

37

35

31 

29

2,728

88.0

5,410

Jan.

26

20

17

14

14

3.16

a!8

a2o

22 

23

20

17

17

42

62

b56" 90

b45

b40

b36

b28

b28

b25

b25

b29

b4o

34

34

41

36

31

968

31.2

1,920

Feb.

27

22

27

28

36

34

24

22

17 

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

blO

blO

blO

blO

alO

alO

alO

blO

16

a!2

466

16.1

924

Mar.

14

12

14

14

14

12

12

10

8 

6

6

6

6

8

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

al?

3.40

20

22

17

14

10

7

332

10.7

659

Apr.

5

4

4

3

3

3

3.4

a3

a2 

al

a2

3.2

3.6

3.8

all

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

al

1

1

1

1

14

14

al2

alO

a8

147

4.9

292

May

6

5

7

10

T

9

6

10

8 

4

4

a5

3.6

a5

a4

4

3

4

5

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

1

130

4.2

258

June

4

aT

a4

3.4

alO

a4,000

2,566

214

144 

143

2,190

492

318

220

3.69

46

46

34

24

6

6

4

170

2,160

420

3.35

52

30

21

13,382

446

26,540

July

966" 14

352

551

4,050

6,070

4,300

2,530

15.200 

1,210

320

2S7

584

559

262

220

184

560

256

157

120

98

78

85

248

158

76

47

35

29

25

57,411

1,207

74,200

Aug.

17

17

15

12

10

17

12

10

« 1,750 

7.S10

678

295

281

159

110

74

52

37

51

26

24

20

15

15

15

9

814"

14

14

15

11,574

575

22,960

Sept.

15

14

IT

14

14

20

20

52

16"6"

93

50

48

21

17

20

60

61

54

50

25

17

60

117

59

42

51

25

17

16

1,348

14.9

2,670

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,550 Mln 0 Mean 76.4 Ac-ft 55,340

water year 1959-60 : Max 13,2oo Mln 1 Mean 190 Ac-ft 137,900

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). July 9 (4 a.m.) 24,300 cfs (13.08 ft); Aug. 10 (2:30 a.m.)

20,000 cfs (11.85 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 10 discharge measurements, recorder 

trace, recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 267

2271. Revuelto Creek near Logan, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°20'30", long 103°23'30", in NE^-NW^ sec.24, T.13 N., R.33 E.; on right

bank a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 39, 2 miles upstream

from mouth, and 2 miles southeast of Logan. 

Drainage area. 786 sq mi. 

Records available. August 1959 to September 1960. Unpublished records collected by

Bureau of Reclamation for the period October 1941 to July 1947 are for a site 500 ft

downstream at different datum. They are not equivalent because of major irrigation

development; major peaks should be comparable.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,650 ft (from topographic map). 

Extremes. 1959: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 15,700 cfs Aug. 22

(gage height, 10.83 ft); minimum daily, 4 cfs Aug. 31.

1959-60: Maximum discharge during year, 26,700 cfs July 9 (gage height, 14.3 ft),

from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak

flow; no flow at times.

1941-47: Maximum discharge determined, about 13,400 cfs Sept. 18, 1946 (gage

height, 9.04 ft, site and datum then in use), computed by Bureau of Reclamation.

A peak of 26,100 cfs (time and date unknown; gage height, 12.9 ft) was measured by

slope-area method in May 1957. 

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made 3 to S times a month. Low

flows supplemented by surface and ground water return from irrigation in vicinity of

Tucumcari. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960

are given in WSP 1743.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6

Total 

Mean

Aug.

a?o 

a45 

a30 

a20 

alO 

a40

Sept.

76 

39 

25 

27 

27 

40

Day

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12

Aug.

a!30 

a200 

a280 

aSOO 

a500 

a50

Sept.

22 

18 

18 

24 

29 

32

Day

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18

Aug.

40 

277 

1,490 

625 

230 

128

Sept.

27 

32 

25 

19 

20 

30

Day

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Aug.

120 

186 

203 

122 

4,720 

555

Sept.

32 

32 

33 

30 

32 

37

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Runoff In acre-feet ................................................................

Aug.

192 

60 

32 

17 

13 

a8 

4

11,197 

361 

22,210

Sept.

32 

21 

21 

24 

32 

40

896 

29.9 

1,780

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Aug. 22 (9:50 a.m.) 15,700 efs (10.85 ft).________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weat 

records, and records for nearby stations.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota3

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

58

135 a30~

a20

alO

a5

a2 

al

al 

al

al

al

al

al

2

2

a2 

al

al

aO.

aO

aO

aO

aO

ad

aO

aO

al

al 

a9

al5

301

9.7

597

Nov.

alO

T

7

a5

a3

aO

aO 

aO

aO 

aO

ao

aO

al

2

1

1

3

aO

al

a2

al

al

aO

aO

aO

0

0

0

aO 

aO

45

1.5

89

Dec.

aO

aO

36

56

72

a50

a57 

a40

a45 

a51

a31

a28

a62

a!3

33

392

1.570 

682

260

120

70

70

74

87

70

58

56

54

29 

24

23

4,013

129

7,960

Calendar year 1959 : Max

Jan.

17

14

alO

a7

6

13

15 

23

23 

32

17

14

20

90

4?

40

b30 

b22

a20

a!7

all

b7

b5

bH

b8

b20

b!3

b!3

13 

12

12

591

19.1

1,170

Feb.

9

8

a90

a200

aI50"

140

79 

52

25 

25

23

19

16

15

11

9

9 

7

6

5

a5

a4

3

T

5

6

11

12

9

956

33.0

1,900

Mln -

Mar.

6

6

9

10

7

7

6 

3

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

51

11

6

3

2

1

0

140

4.5

278

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

4 

4

5

7

6

7

10

20

25

35

3?

26

16 

16

217

7.2

430

May

22

23

32

30

22

21

22 

23

19 

21

30

17

14

11

10

21

23

14

11

9

9

9

8

7

T

8

17

23

25 

23

55

564

18.2

1,120

June

38

40

45

26

258

3,390

5.140 

616

140 

1,560

2,130

362

130

93

43

15

14 

8

6

6

2

F

2

390

a200

a40

a30

24

13 

7

14,770

492

29,300

July

6

T

8

396

3,620

3,980

4,340 

6,370

15.800 

1,100

232

235

408

126

78

49

21 

38

35

43

33

29

, 28 '374

1,490

202

66

23

13 

113

35

37,298

1,203

73,980

Aug.

14

15

17

15

16

16

16 

16

232 

8.650

667

176

98

'76

46

33

23

16

15

17

28

28

26

26

22

24

29

55

63 

63

72

10,610

342

21,040

Sept.

59

63

72

132

132

137

137 

534

1.270 

316

152

61

30

28

24

36

34 

34

38

47

47

35

1,090

340

96

40

24

23

2T 

23

5,077

169

10,070

Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60 : Max 13,800 Mln 0 Mean 204 Ao-ft 147,900

irge (base, 4,500 cfs).--June 7 (2:30 a.m.) 11,700 cfs (9.45 ft); June 10 (t 

I ([7.32 ft); July 5 ('2:30 a.m.) 11,800 cfs (9.50 ft); July 9 (9:30 a.m.) 26, 

; Aug. 10 (Z a.m.) 19,400 cfs (12.05 ft).___________________________

Peak discharge (base 

6,440 cfs " " 

(14.3 ft)

(time unknown)

" 700 cfs

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 17 discharge measurements, weather 

records, records for nearby stations, and dally readings by observer, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
268 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2275. Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex.

Location. Lat 35°28'10", long 101°52'45", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 87 and 287, 1,500 ft downstream from Pitcher Creek, 1.4 miles 

downstream from East Amarillo Creek, 1.7 miles downstream from Panhandle and Santa Fe 

Railway Co. bridge, 19 miles north of Amarillo, Potter County, and at mile 537.7.

Drainage area.--19.445 sq mi, of which 4,069 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--January 1924 to December 1925, January 1938 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

2,989.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Jan. 16, 1924, to Dec. 31, 1925, 

chain gage and Apr. 3 to June 1, 1938, wire-weight gage, at site of old bridge 20 ft 

upstream at same datum. June 2 to Dec. 5, 1938, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 471 cfs (341,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,000 cfs June 7 (gage height, 11.50 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Mar. 23, 24.

1924-25, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 135,000 cfs July 25, 1941 (gage height, 

15.7 ft), from rating curve extended above 100,000 cfs; no flow at times January 1924 

to December 1925, Aug. 7, 8, 1940.

Flood in May 1941 reached a stage of about 24.0 ft; a higher stage probably occurred 

during flood in October 1904.

Remarks.--Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

Extremely low flow is maintained by sewage effluent from Amarillo sewage disposal plant, 

which contributed 8,990 acre-ft to East Amarillo Creek (tributary to Canadian River). 

Some regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 263). Conchas Canal and 

Bell Ranch Canal divert from Conchas Reservoir for irrigation. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge measurements of East Amarillo Creek, in cubic feet per second, 

water year October 1959 to September 1960

July 13. 

Aug. 16. 

Sept. 8.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

15.2

18.5

17.2

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Ac-ft

Gale

Oct.

*53

50

101

546

389

*290

183

122

94

90

77

47

40

28

22

18

13

11

7.2

8.4

13

11

6.1

err

8.4

6.6

6.1

6.1

9.8

39

47

2,351.1

75.8

4,660

idar yea

Nov.

30

20

15

10

10

10

10

15

10

14

*11

12

10

11

14

9.3

14 

11

12

12

9.8

9.6

12 7.2 

11

11

10

13

12

9.8

365.7 

12.2

725

f 1959 : I

Dec.

12

12

13

13

11

20

11

13

9.1

*14

11

14

26

40

352

1,910

4,850 

2,680

839

290

207

224

207 

161

137

155

122

103

117

137

137

12,827.1 

414

25,440

fax 5,

Jan.

137

132

108

90

80

60

80

90

98

155

215

117

90

*175

143

132

130 

90

50

70

80

90

100 

120

140

150

180

455

26T

257

215

4,294 

139

8,520

Feb.

127

90

161

570

240

191

433

248

232

215

*122

112

132

122

132

149

132 

94

77

66

54

42

30 

20

20

30

40

42

32

3,955 

136

7,840

Mar.

30

25

20

30

50

175

232

232

112

*47

24

18

15

13

12

9.8

8.4 

6.6

6.1

5.7

3.5

4^

4.0 

45

340

455

215

122

73

49

44

2,426.4 

78.3

4,810

Apr.

36

23

19

15

18

*13

13

12

12

12

1~9.8

20

27

22

18

15 

13

15

14

19

15

13 

12

16

12

12

12

13

12

476.8 

15.9

946

May

13

12

14

*12

11

12

8.4

11

8.4

11

9.4

8.4

*8.3

11

13

*8.3

10 

9.1

8.4

8.4

9.8

12

9.8 

*11

11

12

*10

7.3

8^

*8. 0

8.8

315.0 

10.2

625

June

9 8

8 4

9 1

8 4

8 4

*15

*L5/3OO

3/500

1,130

6,120

2,430

4,620

*2,290

1,400

1,090

850

513 

290

183

*90

51

24

12 

6.6

4.4

4.8

1,280

488

*215

75

39,725.9 

1,324

78,800

July

34

18

6.6

1,245

4,350

7,940

14,500

*15£00

*15,1DO

«24,400

*4,450

2,080

*1,950

1,100

829

594

570 

*466

472

505

1,020

714

488 

345

248

*999

1,000

672

*312

240

199

]Ce,041.6 

3,292

202,400

Aug.

*149

117

98

116

256

154

81

459

*94

7,180

*11,500

1,090

627

433

488

*466

400 

403

257

232

325

207

*143 

108

81

66

86

69

60

60

*51

25,856 

834

51,280

Sept.

42

36

3S" 34

40

36

37

*60

376

981

916

579

367

265

*175

289

273

189

108

*151

154

103

2,550 

2,070

786

403

248

240

183

*149

11,856 

395

25,520

570 Min 6.1 Mean 223 Ac-ft 161,400

Water year 1959-60 : Max 24,400 Mln 3.5 Mean 564 Ac-ft 409,600

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). June 7 (4:50 a.m.) 51,000 cfs (11.50 ft); June 10 (ll a.m.)

15,600 cfs (7.65 ft); July 7 (10 p.m.) 25,600 cfs (8.67 ft); July 10 (9 a.m.) 37,000 cfs (9.80 ft); 

Aug. 11 (5 a.m.) 17,800 cfs (7.77 ft). __________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 2-9, Jan. 7, 8, 18-23, Feb. 25-25, Mar. 3; discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records and observer's notes. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27, 

Jan 5, 6, 17, 24-26, Feb. 26, 27, Mar. 1, 2, 4, 5. Discharge computed from one or more daily 

wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 5, Nov. 10, Jan. 24-26, Feb. 26 to Mar. 2, Mar. 4, 5.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 269 

2280. Canadian River near Canadian, Tex.

Location. Lat 35°55', long 100°22', near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. 3. Highways 60 and 83, 500 ft downstream from Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway Co. 

bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Red Deer Creek, and 1.6 miles northeast of Canadian, 

Hemphill County.

Drainage area. 22,866 sq mi, of which 4,688 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. --July 1924 to August 1925 (gage heights only), January 1938 to September 1960.FrTor to April 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, and two wire-weight gages read once daily during winter and 

twice daily during summer. Datum of gage is 2,301.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 1, 1924, to Aug. 31, 1925, chain gage, Apr. 21 to Dec. 15, 1938, wireweight gage, and Dec. 16, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1953, water-stage recorder and wire-weight 

gages, all at site 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1938-60), 619 cfs (448,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,100 cfs Aug. 11 (gage height, 8.20 ft), from 

rating curves for two channels; maximum gage height, 8.52 ft July 11; minimum, 0.1 cfs 

June 28.

1924-25, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 122,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 

9.8 ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curves for two channels 

extended above 8,000 and 38,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 20.0 ft Oct. 2, 1904. Floods of May 2, 1914, and Oct. 5, 

1923, second highest known, reached stages of about 12 ft.

Remarks. Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

Extreme low flow maintained by springs which enter river about 600 ft above gage. 

River flows in two channels for which separate records are computed; figures given 

herein represent combined discharge, and gage heights shown are those for recording 

gage on left channel. Some regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 263). 

No large diversions above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

44

85

115

80

78

*82

216

T48

90 

72

36

26

22

17

10

6.6

3.0

2.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

T72

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.9 

35

83

1,264.8

40.8

2,510

Nov.

172

113

86

46

33

27

24

16

a!2 

10

*11

10

8.2

4.8

7^

7.5

5.5

7.5

11

12

11

14

13

11

7.0

11

10

11

14

15

741.0

24.7

1,470

Dec.

19

21

27

30

23

18

2T

20

*18 

26

30

27

31

39

220

699

4,830

7,150

2,420

1,400

754

457

505

493

432

420

432

245

a230

224 

245

21,506

694

42,660

Jan.

a300

320

287

295

a250

b200

b200

a220

231 

471

744

468

330

*604

713

616

555

432

b400

a350

b350

b350

b400

b500

675

798

1,050

1,260

528

445

656

14,998

484

29,750

Feb.

444

380

521

1,540

1,090

584

653

350

368 

332

*271

262

270

330

380

380

350

390

390

370

312

231

168

b!50

blOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

11,016

380

21,850

Mar.

a90

a90

a80

aSO

a80

78

109

635

*1,120

a80

a70

61

75

90

78

a70

a60

50

56

50

42

22

23

46

78

a70

a60

a50

a50

240

3,741

121

7,420

Apr.

28

12

7.0

4.5

3.9

*2.4

2.5

2.2

1.9 

1.9

1.6

3.3

148

225

26

8.4

3.1

.9

.7

.8

1.4

1.0

.7

1,0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

535.0

17.8

1,060

May

0.8

.9 *1.0

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

.8 

1.0

.8

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

*2.2

1.5

.8

.6

.5

.3 *11 

16.

a.6

3.6

3.6

a?

aZ

1.5

69.2

2.23

137

June

*56

45

33

19

24

63

122

*13£00

15,400 

7,380

11,900

2,320

5,270

4,960

2,160

*665

216

370

254

*124

48

40

6.2

3.9

1.4

.6

.3

.1

390

287

63,358.5

2,112

125,700

July

60

44

33

4.0

11

2,970

11,200

15,400

13,700 

17,800

22,600

7,470

4,170

4,910

1,420

1,360

1,080

799

793

798

965

2,190

449

301

282

255

208

961

650

359

230

1B,472 .0

3,660

225,100

Aug.

208

*184

142

115

92

60

49

27

*107 

131

*9,980

*14,100

4,260

2,740

1,480

1,300

700

*9,150

*2,470

375

4,950

967

*330

236

179

89

83

61

61

*39

23

54,688

1,764

108,500

Sept.

12

12

9.9

8.7

7.7

*4.7

4.7

1.1

7.1 

139

750

1,530

542

*360

329

122

83

65

773

223

190

*108

1,150

2,530

2,890

879

*742

179

381

386

14,418 . 9

481

28,600

Calendar yearl959 : Max 7,150 Mln 0.3 Mean 254 Ac-ft 183,600

Water year 1959-60 : Max 22,600 Min 0.1 Mean 819 Ac-ft 594,800

Peak discharge (base, 8,900 cfs). --June 8 (6 a.m.) 21,300 cfs (7.66 ft); June 9 (3 a.m.) 23,500 cfs 

(7.71 ft); June 11 (7 a.m.) 21,100 cfs (7.59 ft): July 6 (12 p.m.) 14,500 cfs (7.30 ft); July 8 

(7.97 ft); July 11 (9 a.m.) 33,200 cfs (8.52 ft); Aug. 11 (ll p.m.)

.m.) 12,600 ofs (6.85 ft).

2:30 p.m.) 23,300 cfs 7.97 ft; July 

54,100 efs (8.20 ft); Aug. 18 (4 p.m.) 18,500 efs (7.16 ft); Aug 21 (5 a.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather record 

for nearby station.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

s and records
270 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2285. Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°34'00", long 98°22'45", in SEtjSWir sec.28, T.13 N., R.ll W., on downstream side of left abutment of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, 

1 mile north of Bridgeport, 2f miles upstream from Lumpmouth Creek, and at mile 267.1. 

Prior to Sept. 28, 1960, near right bank on downstream side of pier.

Drainage area. 25.229 sq mi, of which 4,801 sq mi Is probably noncontributlng. 

Records available. October 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read one or more times daily. Datum of 

gage is 1,384.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, water-stage recorder at site a quarter of a mile downstream at 

same datum. Oct. 1, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1948, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 510 cfs (369,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36,200 cfs July 13 (gage height, 11.05 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Sept. 8.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, about 150,000 cfs June 23, 1948 (gage height, 14.60 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting 

and on basis of records for nearby stations; no flow at times in 1946, 1951-56.

Flood in May 1914 reached a stage of about 19.4 ft; a higher stage probably occurred 

during flood of October 1904.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made two or more times a month. 

Occasional slight regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 263). Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,840

19.800

11,400

5,250

1,520

440

a300

246

193

163

155

155

159

205

193

151

117

98

88

80

75

73

69

64

64

gi ST

61

62

85

88

43,316

1,397

85,920

Nov.

90

52

75

b65

b60

56

54

54

52

47

b46

b43

b42

b41

b4T

b47

a45

54

61

56

48

a50

58

56

b54

a 52

bSO

b54

b56

b58

1,648

54.9

3,270

Dec.

59

59

58

56

56

54

54

52

52

52

52

51

48

4ff

55

a70

1,690

2,550

9,950

12.900

5,670

4,150

2,860

1,780

1,860

1,220

al,780

1,350

800

485

880

50,801

1,639

100,800

Jan.

560

485

365

316

a250

b!90

b210

b235

281

235

171

2TT

248

3,140

al,SOO

925

a600

bSOO

b400

b600

b450

b480

b480

b520

b560

b700

640

580

1,150

1,430

1,860

20,272

654

40,210

Feb.

900

a640

1,970

6,250

5,210

4,620

3,790

1,820

1,100

1,150

720

410

338

520

365

425

500

316

211

b!80

b!40

b!20

b!20

a90

76

b85

a95

a85

a80

32,326

1,115

64,120

Mar.

b90

bllO

b90

b!40

b!70

a220

b300

380

440

1,130

4,200

1,940

774

600

470

425

500

560

455

350

258

217

193

171

223

211

187

167

199

620

520

16,310

526

32,350

Apr.

440

281

223

163

129

120

90

76

69

61

56

55

56

85

58

47

41

36

34

35

34

34

35

35

35

32

5T

85

1,080

632

4,208

140

8,350

May

140

77

64

71

115

114

114

82

56

46

38

34

33

33

34

34

38

75

141

116

75

102

71

49

38

34

33

37

1,540

1,550

506

5,490

177

10,890

June

304

195

108

54

223

155

263

1,O4O

786

15.200

10,300

6,800

9,070

3,870

4,940

2,640

1,280

684

423

211

151

155

129

180

184

129

111

88

64

_ J&

59,783

1,993

118,600

July

38

31

27 458"

349

140

93

1,480

17,000

25,500

14,200

24,000

20,300

5,060

4,000

5,120

2,130

1,720

1,270

1,250

580

1,220

1,450

5,080

1,140

643

608

350

304

211

350

136,112

4,391

270,000

Aug.

925

740

327

223

167

129

a90

73

129

520

120

67

9,290

4,620

2,900

1,350

880

600

1,280

3,520

2,660

1,100

2,770

970

410

500

139

82

a80

223

alOO

36,984

1,193

73,360

Sept.

a!50

a80

a50

a3o

a20

a!5

a!3

11

S?

143

126

126

95

102

181

470

338

229

151

90

126

78

61

58

1,090

3,080

4.600

1,840

880

455

14,740

491

29,240

Calendar year 1959 : Max 19 800 Ml" 0.4 Mean 678 Ac-ft 490,800

Water year 19 59_60 : Max 25,500 Mln n Mean 1,153 Ac-ft 837,100

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Oct. 2 (B p.m.) 26,500 cfs (10.20 ft); Dec. 19 (l p.m.)

16,100 cfs (9.52 ft); Feb. 4 (7 p.m.) 7,530 cfs (8.99 ft); Mar. 11 (8 a.m.) 7.840 cfs (9.07 ft): 

June 10 (6 p.m.) 17,200 cfs (10.30 ft); July 13 (l a.m.) 36,200 cfs (11.05 ft): July 24 (1 a.m.) 

8,760 cfs (8.44 ft); Aug. 13 (3 p.m.) 17,200 cfs (9.62 ft); Aug. 20 (8:30 a.m.) 6,900 cfs 

(8.50 ft)._________________________________________________________________________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 1 discharge measurement, 1 field observation, records for nearby stations, or interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 271

2292. Canadian River at Purcell , Okla.

Location . Lat 35°00'50", long 97°20'50", In NWir sec. 7, T.6 N. , R.I W. , near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, half a mile east of Purcell, 

1 mile upstream from Walnut Creek, and at mile 184.9.

Drainage area. 25,939 sq ml, of which 4,801 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng. 

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,017.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 26,000 cfs July 13 (gage height, 11.20 ft); mln- 

 ImunTdally, 5.4 cfs Sept. 11, 12.

Flood In 1904 reached a stage of 14.18 ft and flood in 1914 reached a stage of 

12.98 ft, from Information by The Atchlson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Occasional 

slight regulation by Conchas Reservoir In New Mexico (see p. 263).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,290

12,700

18.000

10,660

6,680

2,760

al.100

a600

a 500

a 440

a400

a360

a320

296

a280

8300

8300

8280

a220

191

176

8150

a!20

allO

895

86 85

89

86

190

396

60,201

1,942

119,400

Nov.

338

213

646

2.670

638

418

286

230

191

154

135

191

135

99

102

130

b85

bllO

130

184

102

112

130

96

56

b55

b50 b5B"

56

70

7,867

262

15,600

Dec.

 §9 86

99

86

89

89

108

135

130

108

102

102

108

120

154

296

1,420

5,170

3,630

8.860

7,440

4,240

4,710

1,840

1,690

2,070

1,620

1,380

900

8650

621

48,152

1,553

95,510

Jan.

472

617

315

277

b320

b310

372

430

500

638

655

880

706

587

1,600

bl,800

bl,200

b550

b360

b240

b220

b300

b300

382

474

662

655

672

780

570

655

18,499

597

36,690

Feb.

940

1,340

1,250

3,260

5,700

5,980

3,270

3,650

2,180

1,870

1,580

1,350

986

8650

3550

604

542

689

638

b550

b480

b460

b240

b!20

b!60

b!40

b!80

b!60

b!40

39,659

1,368

78,660

Mar.

b220

b300

b380

b440

b440

b380

604

706

860

1,030

1,010

5.810

2, 660

1,460

963

514

430

418

248

220

205

120

105

T5o

147

154

191

248

191

184

184

18,942

611

37,570

Apr.

430

326

191

125

120

154

96

99

102

70

36

102

120

655

198

83

a80

a75

a70

65

53

40

38

26

44

38

38

40

2.150

831

6,495

216

12,880

May

375

120

86

204

4,280

5,000

650

86

268

444

230

141

135

120

169

184

1,950

3,510

4,470

7.730

2,100

638

338

220

239

220

130

108

135

141

1,460

35,881

1,157

71,170

June

723

306

141

184

198

198

1,120

326

805

3,230

17,100

12,366

11,400

11,800

8,600

8,100

4,680

2,010

655

361

258

268

148

89

341

1,010

528

277

135

J76

87,367

2,912

173,300

July

42

24

a22

2To

466

457

277

135

63

13,200

18,000

13,700

23,900

14,900

4,960

3,430

3,230

2,300

1,390

1,280

839

1,160

4,120

2,190

3,340

1,520

669

609

263

2,930

1,060

120,686

3,893

239,400

Aug.

436

245

733

712

609

384

245

101

ITT

788

200

323

975

6,960

6,210

3,520

2,270

2,860

2,270

2,680

5,700

2,630

1,240

2,910

1,570

975

818

454

331

101

1,270

51,331

1,656

101,800

Sept.

404

315

213

169

147

63

46

27

21

6.5

"BT4 5.4

11

75

70

48

27

320

277

205

220

184

135

154

105

73

1,700

5,820

1,960

941

11,747 . 3

392

23,300

Calendar year 1959: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1959-60: Max 23,900 Mln 5.4 Mean 1,385 Ac-ft 1,005,000

56 (base, 8,000 cfs). Oct. 3 (8:30 a.m.) 22,000 cfs (10.99 ft): Dec. 20 (about 11 a.m.) 

(9.36 ft); May 5 (ll p.m.) 9,700 cfs (9.30 ft): May 20 (8 a.m.) 12,700 cfs (9.80 ft);

L a.m.) 18.900 cfs (10.00 ft); July 13 (10 p.m.) 26,000 cfs (11.20 ft); Aug. 14 (9 a.m.) 

(10.30 ft): Auz. 2] f5:30 a.m.^ T3.7OO ofs (lO.lO ft\.

Peak discharge 

10,000 cfs (

June 11 (11 a.m. 1.9 cfs 1.0 f; July 13 10 p.m. 26,00 

13,100 cfs (10.30 ft); Aug. 21 (5:30 a.m.) 13,700 cfs (lQ.10 ft).

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Bridgeport and Calvin.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Mote. Discharge computed from one or more dally wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 5, 6, 14, 20, 21, 

OcTT~2"6 to Dec. 29, Dec. 31 to Feb. 13, Feb. 16 to Apr. 16, Apr. 20 to July 2, July 4-9, Sept. 1-30.
272 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2300. Little River below Hog Creek, near Norman, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°13'14", long 97°12'43", in SW^SW^ sec.28, T.9 N., R.I E., on bank underneath and near left end of bridge on county road just downstream from Hog Creek, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Prairie Creek, 13 miles east of Norman, and at 

mile 96.0.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 965.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 28, 1956, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 71.7 cfs (51,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs May 20 (gage height, 15.85 ft); minimum daily, 6.8 cfs July 15, 16.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 34,600 cfs May 25, 1957 (gage height, 28.85 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow at times in 1954-56.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those based on wireweight-gage readings, which are fair. Occasional small diversions above station for 

irrigation. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 12 Apr. 13 to May 19

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

10

40

82

270

510

990

2,350

3,200

1.9 

2.2 

3.0 

3.6 

4.5 

6.0 

7.0

19

52

200

380

780

1,750

2,550

May 20 to Sept. 30 

1.3 6.8

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.2 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

13.0

14

30

56

110

260

555

1,070

2,550

8,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

180

1,090

*3,110 

2,640

618

186

124

110

*74

62

55

51

46

40 

37

32

28

26

25

25

"S3 17

23

25

23

18

17

17

18

40

82

8,862

286

17,580

Nov.

44

33

30

118

*150

65

50

45

44

45

38

37

36

30 

28

34

32

*30

32

30

29

31

29

28

27

27

23

23

32

ZZ

1,202

40.1

2,380

Dec.

26

*26

26 

25

24

20 "20

22

23

23

24

21

22

23 

*29

66

764 570

180

98

72

45

84

72

65

58

128

96

56

50

50

2,808

90.6

5,570

Jan.

50

50

44 

41

45

60

66

68

130

172

*104

 234 388

213 

179

98

102

108

b60

b65

b65

b60

b55

b50

b59

65

63

*53

51

46

42

2,886

93.1

5,720

Feb.

40

38

481 

1,620

338

150

100

110

102

86

74

65

62

62 

66

77

74

62

56

55

59

59

56

b40

b3S

b40

b38

b36

b34

4,118

142

8,170

Mar.

b38

b40

b46

b34

b38

b50

*68

100

96

*104

77

59

53

53 

63

68

56

47

46

41

40

40

39

*39

40

41

42

42

41

37

36

1,614

52.1

3,200

Apr.

38

33

30 

29

29

*29

29

26

26

25

 24 24

328

*1,640 

281

110

79

53

48

*48

42

40

37

34

30

28

24

38

538

196

3,936

131

7,810

May

64

44

38 

*201

2,220

*2,490

263

130

96

76

*60

52

48

46

45

47

83

431

1,430

*7,380

674

196

124

102

71

68

61

64

102

83

67

16,856

544

33,430

June

68

61

68

44

42

190

156

82

60

*51

49

58

352

111 

55

38

29

23

21

25

22

20

17

19

37

67

38

23

17

14

1,857

61.9

3,680

July

12

12

12

24

*24

22

21

18

15

11

9.6

8.2

7.6

7.3

6.8

6.8

7.1

90

20

10

9.6

28

6,130

 9l8

*137

71

51

56

47

373

112

8,277.0

267

16,420

Aug.

48

36

27 

22

20

17

15

14

14

15

14

13

13

12 

T5

13

13

71

33

21

288

45

23

*16

14

248

121

33

18

15

14

1,278

41.2

2,530

Sept.

13

12

12 

11

11

*10

10

9.6

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.9

8.5

7.9

7.9

8.2

10

*8.2

8.9

8.2

7.6

8.2

8.2

9.6

12

9.6

8.5

7.3

280.7

9.36

557

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,110 Min 2.2 Mean 83.7 Ac-ft 60,560

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,380 Min 6.8 Mean 147 Ac-ft 107,000

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). Oct. 3 (12 m.) 

(7.50 ft); May 5 (11 p.m.) 7,200 cfs (11.97 ft) 

(9:30 a.m.) 10,800 cfs (15.10 ft).

4,550 cfs (9.52 ft); Apr. 14 (5:45 a.m.) 2,950 cfs 

! May 20 (9 a.m.) 11,700 cfs (15.85 ft); July 23

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Discharge computed from one or more dally wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Jan. 1, 

Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, Feb. 24 to Mar. 9, May 21 to June 3, June 5-12.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

2305. Little River near Tecumseh, Okla.

273

Location.--Lat 35°10'25", long 96°55'55", near northwest corner sec.18, T.8 N., R.4 E., 

on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 18, l|- miles downstream 

from Dance Creek, 5 miles south of Tecumseh, and at mile 77.2.

Drainage area. 456 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is i.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--17 years, 166 cfs (120,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs July 23 (gage height, 15.61 ft); minimum daily, 8.0 cfs Aug. 14, 15.

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 32,400 cfs May 25, 1957; maximum gage height, 19.68 ft 

May 18, 1949; no flow at times in 1952-56.

Maximum stage known, 25.58 ft in 1932.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4, 5, Hov. 6-27, Dec. 8-17, 20-25, Dec. 29 to 

Jan. 5, Jan. 14-18, Jan. 23 to Feb. 3, Feb. 17-22, Mar. 4-6, 8-16, Apr. 2-13, 

May 4, May 21 to June 26, Aug. 21-26)

3.5 

4.0

4.3

16

33

58

128

8.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

928

1,680

2,180

3,040

4,300

6,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

846

6,290

5,690

5,460 

1,760

426

302

327

151

114

93

86

99

80

68

60

54 

50

50

50

47

46

45

40

37

37

36

38

40

67

97

22,586

729

44,800

Nov.

97

62

1,430

1,720 

352

195

128

105

93

88

80

74

70

59

58

60

50 

54

58

56

53

54

53

49

47

47

42

41

"45" 40

5,360

179

10,630

Dec.

47

47

49

49 

44

41

41

46

42

42

45

42

40

37

51

124

1,470 

1,180

260

150

100

85

140

110

90

80

200

130

95

75

65

5,017

162

9,950

Jan.

60

65

60

"65 55 

105

120

145

205

175

170

910

340

481

240

110

115 

120

110

90

100

100

105

100

110

116

116

105

95

84

84

4,856

157

9,630

Feb.

84

84

749

"739 2,540 

280

200

180

168

156

128

110

108

108

123

165

168 

130

110

112

114

112

114

85

70

80

90

85

80

7,272

251

14,420

Mar.

75

70

65

70 

65

80

97

155

256

234

168

112

92

103

128

130

108 

90

80

74

68

67

65

67

70

72

70

72

70

62

J39

2,994

96.6

5,940

Apr.

60

58

52

50

49

50

47

47

47

46

46

49

176

1,900

444

192

143 

99

82

80

74

65

62

64

56

47

44

783

2,790

1,650

9,352

312

18,550

May

234

140

103

655 

2,920

5,240

800

332

221

160

123

99

90

86

82

82

103 

784

1,420

7,990

3,430

717

480

361

306

245

201

204

263

263

195

28,329

914

56,190

June

256

170

138

119 

116

504

389

195

112

79

64

53

653

¥67

101

67

42 

35

28

32

32

24

3~6 20

281

165

105

62

46

37

4,268

142

8,470

July

33

30

28

32 

45

45

42

36

28

22

18

15

14

14

11

11

10 

84

48

21

15

87

7,100

4,180

508

217

281

338

136

384

221

14,054

453

27,880

Aug.

79

49

36

26 

21

16

14

12

11

14

11

10

9.0

8.0

170

11

10 

241

77

40

5,700

491

126

46

26

1,360

407

156

74

54

44

7,187

232

14,260

Sept.

57

35

28

26 

24

22

20

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

ii

14

14 

16

51

T5

21

17

15

28

22

55

50

25

19

18

656

21.9

1,500

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,290 Min 2.7 Mean 174 Ac-ft 126,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,990 Min 8.0 Mean 306 Ac-ft 222,000

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --Oct. 2 (8 a.m.] 9,000 cfs (14.60 ft); Oct. 4 (12 m.) 7,480 cfs.

(13.77 ft); Nov. 3 (8 p.m.) 5,550 cfs (12.36 ft); Apr. 29 (6 p.m.) 7,800 cfs (13.97 ft); May 6

(4 a.m.) 7,800 cfs (14.04 ft); May 20 (6 p.m.) 9.400 cfs (15.24 ft); July 23 (8 p.m.) 10,100 cfs

(15.61 ft); Aug. 21 (2 a.m.) 7,160 cfs (14.15 ft).

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 19 to Jan. 10, Jan. 15-20, Feb. 6-8, Mar. 3-6, May 10; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Sasalcwa. Stage-discharge relation affected 

by ice Nov. 17, 18, Jan. 21-24, Feb. 24 to Mar. 2.
274 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2308. Salt Creek near Dewright, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°03' , long 96°40', in SE£ sec. 27, T.7 N. , R.6 E. , near right bank on 

 downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 99, 2| miles south of Dewright, 

about 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles northeast of Konawa.

Drainage area. 214 sq mi.

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 800.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~~

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,900 cfs May 19 (gage height, 15.38 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Sept. 18, 19.

Maximum stage known, 21.90 ft June 17, 1937, from floodraarks.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,000

a3,130

a3,290

*5.420 

4,000

637

155

*222

109

85

66

58 

51

45

39

35

31

28

27

26

25 

24

24

22

20

20

*18

20

21

31

19,697

635

39,070

Nov.

21

19

31)6"

*3,870 

*1,260

276

151

110

89

75

68

60 

58

46

45

47

38

*41

43

41

39 

37

35

32

30

30

25 

24

24

24

7,054

235

13,990

Dec.

25

*24

24

24 

23

22 22"

24

23

24

27

25 

23

23

32

*71

919

742

189

101

72 

64

74

63

55

149

1,600 

342

162

102

88

5,158

166

10,230

Jan.

92

83

63

59 

83

142

160

239

361

176

112

*1,970 

756

538

250

146

282

289

b!20

b90

b85 

b75

76

74

76

80

76 

*64

57

§

6,778

219

13,440

Feb.

52

49

237

1.530

185

126

109

107

*82

58

52 

51

53

60

82

118

66

55

54

57 

51

b46

b40

b34

b36

b40 

b70

b60

3,952

136

7,840

Mar.

b46

b40

b34

a38 

a44

a50

*b55

84

"93 127

72

47 

44

46

64

59

42

39

38

33

32 

33

32

*32

35

36

34 

34

34

28

ZT_

1,452

46.8

2,880

Apr.

156

40

31

30 

*28

29

26

24

25

24

24

26 

352

5.050

*1,400

329

248

115

86

*74

60 

52

47

46

43

36

33 

33

141

753

7,342

245

14,560

May

124

56

a42

*40 

753

1,270

299

133

82

*58

46

40 

38

36

36

36

57

1,510

4,500

*5.950

2,280 

487

235

151

115

85

72 

72

122

a 65

63

18,853

608

37,390

June

86

a55

a50

a44 

a40

a38

a 40

a38

*36

34

32

29 

51

35

27

25

24

23

22

21

22 

20

18

20

15_8

26

18 

14

12

_10

1,068

35.6

2,120

July

8.9

8.6

8.1

8.4 

12

*55

31

12

9.3

8.1

7.2

6.5 

6.1

6.5

6.3

 579 5.5

10

7.4

6.1

6.3

11

2,320

2.700

350

106

237 

358

73

33

25

6,448.2

208

12,790

Aug.

19

17

15

14 

12

11

10

8.6

8.6

8.4

7.9

7.4 

7.2

6.8

6.5

9.1

11

182

33

11

1,080

SS5

 101

40

27

180

43 

16

12

10

9.3

2,308.6

74.5

4,580

Sept.

8.1

7.7

7.2

7.2 

6.8

6.3

*7.4

6.8

6.3

7.7

6.6

5.5 

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.3

7.7

*7.9

6.3 

6.3

5.9

41

14

12

50 

T4

7.0

5.5

289.6

9.65

574

Calendar year 1959: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,950 Min 4.3 Mean 220 Ac-ft 159,500

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Oct. 2 (about 3 a.m.) 4,880 cfs (about 14.3 ft); Oct. 4 (5 p.m.) 

7,150 cfs (15.27 ft); Nov. 4 (3 p.m.) 4.300 cfs (14.00 ft); Dec. 27 (7 a.m.) 2.660 cfs (12.60 ft); 

Jan. 12 (4:45 p.m.) 3,240 cfs (13.17 ft); Apr. 14 (6 p.m.) 4,160 cfs (13.86 ft); May 19 (l a.m.)

7,900 cfs (15.38 ft); July 24 (3 a.m.) 4,160 cfs (13.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 276

2310. Little River near Sasakwa, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°59'02", long 96°33'0l", in NE£ sec.22, T.6 N., R.7 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 2f miles northwest of Sasakwa, 

8.7 miles downstream from Salt Creek, and at mile 24.1.

Drainage area. 865 sq mi.

Records available. September 1942 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

l"929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 11, 1946, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 461 cfs (333,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 26.70 ft); minimum daily, 24 cfs Sept. 23.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 44,600 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 33.48 ft); no 

flow at times in 1952, 1954, 1956.

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

which are fair. Occasional regulation at low flow from unknown source above station. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,140

1,870

7,270

15,600

16,600

*11,500

4,900

1,460

863

592

421

336

264

240

218

189

168

147

132

122

*117

allO

alOO

alOO

a95

89

84

84

81

87 

108

65,087

2,100

129,100

Nov.

120

137

*634

4,490

4.970

2,710

836

473

326

256

218

203

182

168

142

130

122

113

*120

119

117

118

113

110

105

99

94

89

81

81

17,476

583

34,660

Dec.

82

83

*82

81

80

86

80

79

79

79

88

92

88

81

86

*156

991

2,400

2,360

1,460

579

358

289

256

232

233

2,940

1,140

606

395 

280

15,921

514

31,580

Jan.

264

248

218

"203 196

289

347

393

688

499

421

*5,620

2,980

1,880

1,320

988

808

840

552

447

382

336

298

289

289

289

*280

280

256

232 

218

20,350

656

40,360

Feb.

210

203

242

2,440

2,450

2,320

960

620

483

*408

336

280

248

232

232

280

316

347

298

248

232

225

218

b200

blTO

b!80

b200

b!90

b!80

14,948

515

29,650

Mar.

b!70

b!60

b!50

bTSO

blSO

bieo

b220

*256

326

408

421

317

272

240

240

264

256

240

218

196

172

168

*165

162

164

167

163

163

162

162 

151

6,663

215

13,220

Apr.

259

218

142

121

*113

107

102

98

97

95

92

"99 91

2,680

4.550

2,380

1,040

552

326

240

203

174

151

138

130

122

109

99

188

1,910

16,406

547

32,540

May

4,430

3,380

*749

395

1,270

3,480

3,890

4,540

1,720

*606

358

256

210

182

169

164

155

2.T60

11,900

8,610

*8,880

7,510

5,740

1,910

903

612

447

358

336

408 

316

76,044

2,453

150,800

June

336

316

272

232

210

196

256

316

*358 "B~8~0~

210

168

172

189

323

291

200

138

107

91

78

72

69

62 166"

118

112

107

91

71

5,607

187

11,120

July

56

48

42

37

36

*44

103

62

54

49

44

40

36

36

35

35

34

49

44

51

44

48

2,420

4,390

4,070

*4,870

2,060

al.OOO

a5SO

a300 

a240

20,907

674

41,470

Aug.

a340

*256

175

126

97

86

72

65

62

58

54

51

51

50

49

49

52

114

167

129

1,070

*1,690

2,400

824

309

241

395

731

377

182

100

10,422

336

20,670

Sept.

a65

a 50

a44

a40

a34

a34

*33

33

33

40

41

a30

a28

a28

a28

a26

a26

a26

a26

26

*25

25

24

80

78

38

89

63

36

29

1,178

39.3

2,340

Calendar year 1959: Max 16,600 Min 14 Mean 508 Ac-ft 367,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 16,600 Min 24 Mean 740 Ac-ft 537,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Oct. 4 (7 p.m.) 18,600 cfs (26.70 ft); Nov. 5 (6 a.m.) 5,620 cfs 

(17.64 ft); Jan. 12 (12 m.) 5,430 cfs (17.29 ft); Apr. 15 (5 a.m.) 5,250 cfs (17.04 ft); May 1 

(9 p.m.) 5,430 cfs (17.27 ft); May 8 (6 a.m.) 5,070 cfs (16.67 ft); May 19 (6 a.m.) 13,500 cfs

(25.08 ft); July 26 (8 a.m.) 5,430 cfs (16.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Tecumseh and Salt Creek near Dewright. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
276 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2315. Canadian River at Calvin, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°58', long 96°14', in NE£sw£ sec.22, T.6 N. , R.10 E. , near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, half a mile northeast of Calvin, 

Sf miles upstream from Shawnee Creek, 8.5 miles downstream from Little River, and at 

mile 93.9.

Drainage area.--27,958 sq mi, of which 4,801 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. January 1905 to December 1908 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only except for period July 1905 to December 1906), October 1938 to September 1942, 

July 1944 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected at or in this vicinity since 1904 are conr 

tained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder, and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

<?84.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. January 1905 to December 1908, chain 

gage at site three-quarters of a mile upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1938, 

to Aug. 12, 1944, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1905-6, 1938-42, 1944-60), 2,028 cfs 

year).

,000 acre-ft per 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 87,100 cfs May 19 (gage height, 11. ft); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 18.

1905-6, 1938-42, 1944-60: Maximum discharge, 174,000 cfs May 11, 1950; maximum gage 

height, 21.00 ft Aug. 7, 1906, from floodmark, site and datum then in use; no flow at 

times in 1939, 1954, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Occasional 

slight regulation since 1938 by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 263).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 59 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1341: Drainage area. WSP 1391: 1941.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,460

17,000

51,800

51,600

37,700

17,000

9,040

4,780

4,060

2,980

1,960

1,:30

98:

894

810

733

660

591

555

546

510

486

454

409

381

342

312

295

295

306

212,389

6,851

421,300

Nov.

367

555

736

1O,800

8,420

4,870

2,370

1,450

1,030

834

690

630

573

528

502

470

g409

g360

g348

g381

g388

g388

g409

g381

g360

g348

g336

324

318

306

39,881

1,329

79,100

Dec.

295

295

300

300

g280

g200

g300

312

280

280

295

300

300

300

360

1,090

3,300

7,210

6,860

5,420

8,540

7,600

5,260

4,780

4,200

4,060

7,460

5,260

2,870

2,390

1,900

82,597

2,664

163,800

Jan.

1,720

1,480

1,320

1,320

1,200

1,620

1,820

1,580

2,700

2,880

2,480

15,100

11,600

5,650

3,940

3,380

4,860

4,060

2,840

1,700

gl,260

gl,100

gl,060

1,060

1^040

1,060

1,140

1,380

1,380

1,220

1,340

86,290

2,784

171,200

Feb.

1,240

1,200

2,690

12,200

10,300

10,900

5,950

3,900

4,240

2,810

2,090

1,600

1,480

1,260

1,080

1,160

1,400

1,550

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,100

1,020

935

890

620

670

1,040

1,460

78,485

2,706

155,700

Calendar year 1959 : Max 51,800 Min 22

Mar.

1,520

1,140

905

gl,020

gl,010

g830

g965

1,140

1,320

1,320

1,200

1,500

4,170

3,700

2,450

1,650

1,300

1,020

875

345

830

830

788

740

845

965

965

728

670

580

548

38,369

1,238

76,100

Apr.

524

692

995

752

564

468

428

402

396

384

372

354

370

3,570

7 ,940

4,510

2,380

1,720

1,080

728

580

508

428

396

378

348

318

280

1,99~0

13,400

47,255

1,575

93,730

May

8,460

7,070

2,680

1,800

6,410

27,800

12,900

7,900

3,620

1,240

860

788

740

650

610

580

564

12,300

45,200

49.000

21,700

10,900

8,390

3,630

2,140

1,570

1,150

992

1,050

1,150

1,020

244,864

7,899

485,700

June

1,490

1,900

1,290

914

721

667

667

712

1,570

1,020

853

14,500

9,290

10,300

7,240

4,220

4,920

3,420

2,220

1,490

938

658

522

396

363

645

572

608

402

544

74,652

2,488

148,100

July

262

201

152

128

117

162

557

676

616

450

11,200

13,900

12,800

21,100

10,000

3,820

3,020

4,320

2,920

1,650

2,290

1,420

14,300

8,580

4,770

9,060

4,350

1,880

1,750

1, 620

3 230

141,281

4,557

280,200

Aug.

1,500

815

572

420

584

572

296

268

256

214

344

542

217

175

6,650

6,240

4,280

5,460

4,240

2,400

6,000

10,900

5,270

5,360

2,310

2,120

2,120

1,520

1,080

752

508

69,165

2,251

137,200

Sept.

442

716

566

280

224

187

155

155

115

100

88

122

80

61

51

47

45

42

74

86

160

211

199

244

611

516

680

1,200

2.770

2,090

12,097

405

25,990

Mean 1,961 Ao-ft 1,420,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 51,800 Min 42 Mean 3,080 Ao-ft 2,236,000

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs).--Oct. 5 (9 a.m.) 59,500 cfs (9.66 ft); Jan. 12 (2 p.m.) 51,80C 

cfs (6.70 ft); Apr. 50 (6 a.m.) 35,100 cfs (7.70 ft); May 6 (l p.m.) 59,500 cfs (7.70 ft); May 

(l a.m.) 87,100 cfs (11.60 ft); - -Tin July v*. 25 t (2 > n p.m.) m ^ pfi__Rnn 28,500 nfs efs (7.AS (7.45 ftK ft), 

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 277

2320. Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°59' , long 95°37', in SW^NE^ sec.21, T.6 N., R.16 E., on downstream side 

of right pier of abandoned bridge on county road, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Nutter Creek and 6^ miles northeast of Krebs,

Drainage area.--588 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 551.22 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 5, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder if miles upstream from base gage at same datum. Prior 

to Apr. 9, 1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage at same site and datum as present auxiliary 

gage. * "

Average discharge . 18 years, 602 cfs (435,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36,200 cfs May 20 (gage height, 32.93 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs July 17, Sept. 15, 16.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 62,000 cfs May 11, 1943 (gage height, 31.7 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 31.9 ft Feb. 18, 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month; more often 

during rises. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in 

WoP 1743,

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 33 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 29, Aug. 23-27, Sept. 21-30; fall used as a factor Oct. 1-9, 

Nov. 4-6, Dec. 16-2O, 27-29. Jan. 9, 10, 12-16, Mar. 26, 27, Apr. 3O to May 2, 

May 5-10, 18-25, July 23-28)

Oct. 1-7 Oct. 8 to Sept. 3O

9.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

1,660

3,540

6,120

10,200

13,100

16 ,300

21,500

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

1.1 

2.8 

6.0

93

170

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

31.0

1,740

3,170

5,740

10,200

13,100

16,300

21,500

38,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,540

1,680

3,400

9,920

18,000

16,400

9,400

4,030

778

250

184

142

106

83

72

64

57

51

44

38

35

33

31

28

23

21

19

18

17 

16

16

67,496

2,177

133,900

Nov.

16

16

59

1,870

3,220

1,420

302

164

119

90

76

76

64

57

53

46

41

38

35

34

33

31

28

28

27

26

23

22

23 

20

8,057

269

15,980

Dec.

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

22

22

22

60

1,670

4,110

5,720

5,560

3,130

977

491

364

322

280

250

1,480

2,510

1,230

557 

354

29,331

946

58,180

Jan.

322

438

375

270

224

354

769

1,210

1,910

1,990

1,290

1,210

2,970

3,280

3,260

2,550

1,220

1,070

953

546

364

291

234

196

170

168

166

154

138

119

104

28,315

913

56,160

Feb.

93

88

93

758

2,110

1,930

1,070

590

428

333

270

188

144

120

113

174

678

884

700

459

344

291

238

204

190

190

240

860

1,550

15,330

529

30,410

Mar.

1,070

656

568

470

344

270

228

216

238

270

270

242

206

280

887

1,090

700

428

312

250

206

178

158

144

690

2.490

1,720

801

491

364

260

16,497

532

32,720

Apr.

204

170

138

117

106

98

86

76

73

67

58

64

57

58

57

57

72

102

91

73

64

54

52

51

44

42

40

35

14T

2,630

5,177

173

10,270

May

3,420

744

262

236

2,480

7,530

12,700

10,600

5,300

1,120

282

202

146

120

109

97

88

843

11,000

32,800

54,000

24,900

12,900

5,400

1,070

274

196

136

113

104

1

169,300

5,461

335,800

June

364

524

248

140

100

79

61

51

47

42

37

34

30

27

26

23

21

19

18

16

13

16

12

9.2

8.2

7 .7

13

18

12

8 . 7

2,024.8

67.5

4,020

July

7.2

6.4

5.6

5.6

18

10

6.0

5.2

4.2

5.6

5.6

3.8

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

274

2.8

29

15

420

1,270

5,340

10, 900

9,370

4,480

798

349

474 

228

33,774.8

1,090

66,990

Aug.

134

86

58

46

36

32

24

22

18

16

16

18

12

9.8

8.2

7.7

6.8

13

14

16

828

1,480

721

202

98

62

458

406

178

97

60

5,183.5

167

10,280

Sept.

44

30

23

18

16

13

10

8.7

7.2

5.2

3.8

3.3

2.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.2

6.8

5.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.3

6.0

4.8

3.8

4.2

241.9

8.06

48O

Calendar year 1959: Max 18,OOO Min 4.4 Mean 703 Ac-ft 508,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 34,000 Min 1.8 Mean 1,040 Ac-ft 755,200

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Oct. 5 (8 p.m.) 18,900 cfs (28.98 ft); Dec. 19 (2 a.m.) 6,160 cfs

(21.28 ft); May 7 (6 p.m.) 13,600 cfs (27.35 ft); May 20 (4 p.m.) 36,200 cfs (32.93 ft); July 25

(10 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (26.30 ft).
278 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2325. North Canadian River near Guymon, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°43'20", long 101°29'30", In NW^SW^ sec.18, T.3 N., R.15 E. , near center 

of span on downstream side of pier of bridge ,on U. S. Highway 64 at Dry Sand Draw, 

ly miles upstream from Gulf Creek, 2-j miles north of Guymon, and at mile 650.7.

Drainage area.--2.139 sq ml (Includes that of Dry Sand Draw), of which 964 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some perlods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 2,970.93 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 23 years, 32.2 cfs (23,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 5.10 ft); no 

flow at times.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 44,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 13.82 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times in 1938-41, 1943-45, 1956, 1959-60. 

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 23, 1941.

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

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given In 

WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*12

15

15

10

8.8

7.3

5.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

*3.8

3.6

472

4.0

3.6

3.6

5.5

5.5

5.3

5,3

5.8

5.0

4.8

5.5

4.6

4.2

5.0

8.4

*12

9.3

198.1

6.39

393

Nov.

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.4

10

8.8

8.1

7.3

5.8

5.8

*6.7

4.8

a4.4

b4.2

a4.2

4.2

b5.6

*12

T2

12

11

11

8.8

*7.7

b7

b5

b5

b6.5

b8

227.0

7.57

450

Dec.

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

7.0

7.7

8.8

8.4

8.1

*9.3

9.7

10

9.7

7.7

9.7

9.3

13

10

9.3

9.3

8.4

8.4

7.3

8.4

8.4

10

15 -8.8

8.4

7.7

8 . 1

279.2

9.01

554

Jan.

8.1

7.0

b7

b7

b7

b7.5

*b8.5

blO

12

11

9.7

8.8

8.4

8.4

7.7

7.7

b6

b5

b4

b3_

b3

*b3

b4

b6

blO

b!8

19

T2

10

13

14

265.8

8.57

527

Feb.

12

9.3

15

23

22

17

18

18

18

16

17

17

17

15

20

18

20

17

17

14

blO

b8

b7

b5

b5

a5

a5

a5

a5

395.3

13.6

784

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,850 Mln o

Mar.

a5

a5

a4.6

a4.8

a6

a8

all

a!5

19

14

*15

16

17

17

17

17

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

9.3

9.7

9.7

9.7

356.8

11.5

708

Apr.

9.7

8.8

8.8

*8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.0

5.8

5.8

6.7

6.4

6.1

5.5

4.6

4.8

*4.6

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.2

47?

4.4

5.3

*27

T2

12

220.3

7.34

437

May

7.3

575

5.3

5.3

6.4

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.6

3.8

4.2

4.0

4.6

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.6

2.6

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.7

i '?

1.8

112.8

3.63

223

June

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.2

2.1

6.1

5.8

11

5.3

93

15

*13

8.1

5.0

3.3

2.0

1.1

.9

.6

.5

0

0

**o

0

0

o

0

o

o

180.9

6.03

359

July

0

0

0

.3

1.2

1.6

4.2

7.O

6.1

4.6

3.2

2.1

2.7

*3.2

1.5

.5

.1

0

**o

0

0

1.9

1.3

.6

O

0

0

0

~ 11 2~.5'.1

56.3

1.82

112

Aug.

0o0

o

0

o

0

0

0

1.4

.5

.1

.2

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

0.07

4.4

Sept.

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

o

*191

235

80

*13

4.6

2.5

1.3

.8

.8

2.2

1.4

.6

.5

.5

9.0

114

19

7.3

*3.6

3.6

2.5

2.0

693.2

23.1

1,370

Mean 14.1 Ac-ft lc.230

Water year 1959-60: Max 233 Mln 0 Mean 8.16 Ac-ft 5^20

Peak discharge (base, 2,4OO cfs). No peak above bas

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Wolf 

Creek near Fargo.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 279

2330. Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°39' , long 101°13' , in NW^-NEi sec. 15, T.2 N. , R.17 E., on downstream 

side of piling near center of bridge on State Highway 3, 2 miles northwest of Hardesty 

and 5.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --1,96 7 sq mi, of which 1,200 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. June 1939 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,751.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 21 years, 17.4 cfs (12,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 652 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 5.28 ft); no flow 

at times.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 21,500 cfs June 25, 1947 (gage height, 9.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

8.76 ft; maximum gage height, 9.12 ft July 18, 1950; no flow at times in each year.

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

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of lee effect (g

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-8, 21-25, Dec. 1, June 2O,

July 7-11, 21, 22, Aug. 9, 10, Sept. 23-25)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

0

.9

2.8

5.7

10

2.9 

3.1 

3.4 

4.3

43

91

310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

o

0

0

Nov.

O

0

0

0

0

.2

.8

.7

.7

.4

.3

.4 *ao

ao

.9

a. 4

ao

1.0

*2.6

2.0

2.4

1.6

2.0

*2.2

2.6

2.4

4.0

3.8

5.5

°

41.9

1.40

83

Dec.

3.6

3.0

3.6

2.8

2.4

3

3.6

2.8

*2.8

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.8

6.9

4?T

3.8

3.6

3.3

2.8

2.8

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.6

1.6

1.6

g

1.8

93.9

3.03

186

Jan.

1.2

.2

1

.4

.4

*2.2

3.8

4.4

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

3.3

3

2.6

2.4

2

1.8

1.4

*1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.2

3.2

3.8

4.4

5

5.5

ibl

80.2

2.59

159

Feb.

7.5

8.1

11

«19

16

12

11

10

9.5

8.5

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.5

*6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.5

4

5.8

3.8

4

4.4

4.6

4.6

225.0

7.76

446

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,100 Min o

Mar.

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

5

5.5

5.5

6

6.5

*6.9

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.9

7.5

*7 7

eTs

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

161.2

5.20

320

Apr.

4.

4.

4.

*4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.4

4.1

3^8

4TT

4.7

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

*4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.7

*4.4

4.4

125.4

4.18

249

May

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

2.0

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.0

.7

.4

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

44.8

1.45

89

June

0

O

0

0

0

2.5

4.7

40

26

9.5

7.7

17

*10

22

9.0

4.1

2.8

1.0

.8

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

157.2

5.24

312

July

0

o

0

0

o

0

.8

"2^8 3.3

1.2

*.l o'

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

10.3

0.33

20

Aug.

0

O

0

0

0

o

0

0

.5

2.9

0

O

0

0

0

*0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

3.4

0.11

6.7

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*o

0

o

*o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

60

266

502

48

*11

5.7

3.6 

2.0

698.3

25.3

1,390

Mean 10.6 Ac-ft 7,680

Water year 1959-6O: Max 302 Min o Mean 4.49 Ac-ft 3,260

Peak discharge (base, l,ooo cfs). --No peak above base.

records. 

27-3O,
280 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2335. Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex.

Location. Lat 36°12', long 101 °19', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 282, 6 miles west of Spearman, Hansford County, and 18 miles upstream 

from Horse Creek.

Drainage area. 960 sq mi, of which 520 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. July 1945 to September 1960.

~~1929. Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,961.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. IS years, 20.1 cfs (14,550 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,650 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 13.78 ft); no 

flow at times.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs Oct. 7, 1946 (gage height, 19.87 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 22.5 ft Sept. 4, 1938, from floodmark (discharge, about 

34,000 cfs). Flood of June 4, 1936, reached a stage of about 21 ft, from floodmark 

(discharge, 26,100 cfs, from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting).

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

which are poor. Diversion above station for irrigation.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.6

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

*1.0

.8

.5

.3

.2

.3

.3

.5

A

.6

.9

.5

.3

.2

.3

.9

.5

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

1.6

2.4

20.8

0.67

41

Nov.

1.6

1.1

.9

.6

.3

.3

.3

.5

.6

.6

* .6

.6

.5

b.2

b.7

b.4

b.7

1.8

1.3

.6

.9

.7

.5

.3

.3

.5

b.5

b.7

1.4

1.3

21.3

0.71

42

Dec.

0.8

1.0

1.0

.4

.6

.6

.7

.7

*b.6

.8

.8

1.1

1.1

.6

.9

2.9

20

65

94 "22

8.9

5.4

3.8

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

bl.4

bl.5

247.8

7.99

492

Jan.

1.1

1.6

a2

a. 2

a72

a. 2

al

al

a2

a2

1.8

1.0

1.1

*1.3

1.2

bl

bl

bl

a. 5

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

al

a4

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

1.9

38.9

1.25

77

Feb.

1.0

.8

.4

3.1

2.4

1.7

1.7

6.5

5.7

2.3

*1.4

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.4

1.0

.9

1.5

1.0

.7

1.2

.8

b.3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

38.3

1.32

76

Mar.

aO.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

al

a6

a4

a2

al

*.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.8

.7

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

.6

.4

.3

.4

.4

26.4

0.85

52

Apr.

0.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

*.7

.7

.7

.8

7s

.4

.7

.7

.3

a.l

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7 .8

0.26

15

May

0

0

*.5

.6

.7

.8

a. 6

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a.l

.8

.7

.8

.5

.5

.4

*.5

.6

1.8

6.1

179

.5

a 2

19.6

0.63

39

June

0

S

0

0

3.0

.7

.5

*12

123

525

74

63

26

8.9

5.7

2.7

2.3

1.7

1.1

*.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.5

.3

.1

0

652.6

21.8

1,290

July

0

0

0

al

25

20

11

95

~Jl 209

24

*8 . 2

4.3

2.2

1.1

1.2

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.6

4.2

*1.9

.6

0

0

0

0

489.9

15.8

972

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

*7.8

3.7

4.0

1.7

1.1

0

0

0

32

22

2.5

.6

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

78.5

2.53

156

Sept.

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a20

aSO

a20

alO

*3.2

1.4

1.6

1.6

al.6

alO

a240

a4

al

*506

1,950

2,200

414

*94

40

18

10

5,626.4

188

11,160

Calendar year 1959 : Max 616 Mln 0 Mean 7.23 Ac-ft 5,230

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,200 Mln 0 Mean 19.9 Ao-ft 14,410

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--June 10 (3 a.m.) 720 cfs (11.38 ft); Sept. 25 (l a.m.) 2,650 cfs

(15.78 ft) ._________ ___ _____ ____

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements and weather rec 

ords.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 281 

2340. North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°49'20", long 100°31'05", in SW£ sec.7, T.4 N., R.24 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270 at Beaver, ij miles downstream from Home Creek, 5 miles upstream from Clear Creek, and at mile 576.0.

Drainage area. 7.955 sq mi, of which 4,270 sq mi is probably noncontributlng.

Records available. March 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), October 1937 to September 1960.Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Published 

as Beaver Creek at Beaver 1904-5.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,368.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Mar. 29, 1904, to Dec. 31, 1905, staff gage in 

same vicinity at different datum. Mar. 1, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1946 water-stage recorder 

at present site at datum 3.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 23 years, 131 cfs (94,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,200 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height 7 33 ft)- no 

flow at times.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Oct. 8, 1946, by slope-area measurement of 

peak flow in overflow section and extension of rating curve for main channel above 

42,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 14.55 ft Oct. 8, 1946; no flow at times in each year.

Remarks Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

which are poor. '

Revisions. WSP 1341; Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 4, 22, 23, Sept. 24-26)

3.3

3.4

3.7

3.8

0

1.0

5.0

11

20

32

73

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

148

290

620

1,130

1,770

3,670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Toted

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

C)

( )

( )

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(')

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

o

0

0

0

o

o

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

9.8

36

46

2?

29

21

21

26

*21

23

24

20

305.9

9.87

607

Jan.

21

16

5.5

*2.8

3

3.4

4.4

9.0

13

26

*48

40

37

40

30

15

10

5

2

1.

*1

3

4

6

8

15

39

91

164

101

82

846.1

27.3

1,680

Feb.

*61

48

59

101

166

122

85

73

68

52

44

39

39

37

39

46

46

46

*46

39

24

14

10

7

4_

4

4

4

4

1,331

45.9

2,640

Mar.

4.4

4.4

3.6

4

5

10

*22

40

"95 302

48

35

28

26

a30

a30

a30

a3O

a30

a30

a32

*32

24

24

23

26

a22

a22

*35

34

29

1,110.4

35.8

2,200

Apr.

23

16

14

12

12

12

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.3

7.1

9.0

21

27

*26

19

14

10

7.7

*4.0

2.0

1.6

6.0

4.0

a2.6

 1.3

.8

.8

.8

1.0

291.8

9.73

579

May

4.0

12

12

15

31

22

9.6

5.5

3.1

1.6

.6

.6

.4

.2

.8

.8

.1

0

O

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

119.3

3.85

237

June

0

0

0

0

0

o

*0

.3

.6

0

12

131

~76 144

54

29

10

5.0

2.0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

464.1

15.5

921

July

0

O

31

1.000

all

a5

a2

0

0

0

0

10

a. 8

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

*172

89

32

a5

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,357.8

43.8

2,690

Aug.

(*)

0

O

0

0

Sept.

0

O

0

0

0

0

o

*o

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,820

5.040

1,900

753

a280

*162

82

9,037

301

17,920

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,630 Min 0 Mean 47.6 Ac-ft 34,490

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,04O Min 0 Mean 40.6 Ac-ft 29,470

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). July 4 (3:30 a.m.) 4,180 cfs (7.20 ft); Sept. 24 (11 p.m.) 5,200 

cfs (7.53 ft).___________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 3-7, 15-26, Feb. 21 to Mar. 8 (no gage-height 

record Jan. 3, 5-7, 19, 20, Feb. 27 to Mar. 6, Mar. 8; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge 

measurements and weather records).
282 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2360. Wolf Creek near Fargo, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°24'00", long 99°37'25", in SE^NE* sec.11, T.22 N., R.23 ¥., near right 

bank on dovmstream side of bridge on county road, 800 ft dovmstream from Boggy Creek, 

1-J- miles dovmstream from Sixteen Mile Creek, l£ miles north of Fargo, and at mile 18.7.

Drainage area. 1,624 sq mi, of which 238 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,054.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 18 years, 89.2 cfs (64,580 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 3.22 ft); minimum daily, 7.5 cfs Oct. 9, 11, 17-19. i

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 81,600 cfs June 23, 1957 (gage height, 10.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in most years.

Flood of June 23, 1957, highest since at least 1913, from information by local residents .

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

which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Nov. 12)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 29 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

-0.3

-.2

-.1 

0.0

5.0

10

17

26

0.2

.5

1.0

52

120

280

-0.2

0.0

.2

.4

.7

30

57

120

1.0 220

1.3 370

1.7 660

2.2 1,210

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

4824"

16

14

*12

10

9.0

7 .5

8.0

7.5

8.0

9.5

*9.5 

9.0

8.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.5

10

11 

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

*9.5

11

20

22

373.0

12.0

740

Nov.

17

17

16

16

18

16

16

16

16

*16

16

17

17

15 

16

16

16

18

11

20

19

18

17 

17

17

17

17

16

17

20

511

17.0

1,010

Dec.

19

19

19

20

19

18

19

*20

20

20

21

20

20

22 

25

33

47

41

38

34

32

32

32 

32

32

32

33

30

28

27

27

831

26.8

1,650

Jan.

27

27

23

24

*27

27

28

29

32

29

29

28

28

41 

*40

37

32

28

24

22

22

24

23 

34

38

44

41

40

36

35

34

958

30.9

1,900

Feb.

34

38

*97

280 '216

193

178

140

120

102

93

86

84

79 

72

88

81

*72

70

66

60

56

50 

46

42

42

40

38

36

2,599

89.6

5,160

Mar.

36

34

32

36

44

50

58

*78

81

92

88

79

70

70 

73

70

66

62

59

57

54

50

50 

*50

51

48

45

44

51

57

54

1,739

57.7

3,550

Apr.

54

52

50

50

45

46

45

*45

44

44

42

42

54

w

86

66

54

50

45

42

*40

38 

38

35

32

36

42

40

38

1,605

53.5

3,180

May

38

45

40

45

50

*48

42

37

36

34

32

31

32

31 

31

32

32

34

32

31

30

27

M. 

26

*40

35

49

61

52

42

35

1,154

37.2

2,290

June

32

29

26

24

26

302

182

419

167

*150

134

92

249

624

128

81

57

48

40

35

32

27 

26

27

25

23

*21

17

15

3,300

110

6,550

July

15

14

12

29

35

27

30

48

54

40

31

26

23

21 

19

17

16

15

14

14

20

*62

1.200 

356

151

94

66

51

41

37

32

2,610

84.2

5,180

Aug.

28

23

20

17

*16

14" 14

15

47

44

28

22

18

15 

14

14

16

*760

246" 918

118

180

*243 

94

62

46

37

30

26

23

22

3,170

102

6,290

Sept.

21

19

19

al6

a!6

al5

a 14

a!4

a!7

a!6

a!5

a!4

al3

a 12 

al2

*n

9.9

9.5

9.0

8.6

9.5

10

23 

176

552

180

102

70

54

*45

1,502.5

50.1

2,980

Calendar year 1959 : Max 760 Mln 0.3 Mean 29.5 Ac-ft 21,340

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,200 Mln 7.5 Mean 55.7 Ac-ft 40,480

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). July 23 (7:30 a.m.) 2,500 cfs (2.94 ft); Aug. 18 (11 p.m.) 3,260 

cfs (3.22 ft).__________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13-18, 26-30, Jan. 3-7, 17-27, Feb. 15, 16, 

Feb. 21 to Mar. 8 (no gage-height record Nov. 14-17, Jan. 21-25, Feb. 28 to Mar. 7; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and feather records).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

2365. Port Supply Reservoir near Fort Supply, Okla.

283

Location. Lat 36°33', long 99°34 I , in NEiSEi sec.17, T.24 N., R.22 W. , in control tower 

at left end of Port Supply Dam on Wolf Creek, 2 miles southeast of Port Supply and 

5.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,735 sq mi, of which 241 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. June 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, 

oy Corps of Engineers).

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 12,900 acre-ft July 25 (elevation, 2,003.05 ft); 

minimum, 9,820 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 2,001.16 ft).

1942-60: Maximum contents, 97,930 acre-ft June 25, 1957 (elevation, 2,026.53 ft); 

no contents at times November 1942 to January 1943.

Remarks. Reservoir IB formed by an earth dam. Natural flow diverted through conduit in 

1941 during construction operations. Regulated storage began May 4, 1942; conservation 

pool stage was first reached June 11, 1942. Capacity, 101,800 acre-ft at elevation 

2,028.0 ft (crest of spillway) and 8,120 acre-ft at elevation 2,000.0 ft (conservation 

pool). No storage below elevation 1,987.0 ft. Reservoir is used for flood control and 

conservation. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, 

In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

2.001

2.002

2.003

2.004

9,570

11,120

12,820

14,550

Contents, In acre-feet at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

(t)

(*)

Oct.

10,080

10,160

10,240

10,270

10,280

10,300

10,270

10,280

10.560

10,240

10,220

10,220

10,240

10,250

10,240

10,190

10,190

10,190

10,170 

10,160

10,140

10,140

10,110

10,110 

10,100

10,070

10,080

10,070

10.050

16,680

10,150

2,001.36

+510

Nov.

10.160

10,190

10,220

10,240

10,280

10,550

10,330

10,380

10,480

10,560

10,420

10,580

10,540

10,540

10,540

10,540

10,540

10,380

10,410 

10,440

10,450

10,470

10,480

10,500 

10,520

10,550

10,530

10,550

10,560

10.590

2,001.66

+460

Dec.

10.620

10,670

10,720

10,730

10,750

10,760

10,830

10,890

10,920

10,930

10,980

11,050

11,040

11,070

11,150

11,270

11,560

11.590

ll.Slo

11,270

11,270

11,240

11,260

11,270 

11,240

11,220

11,200

11,190

11,150

11,140

11,140

2, oozai

+550

Jan.

11,090

11,060

11,010

11,010

11,040

11,100

11,150

11,200

11,240

11,270

11,310

11,520

11.540

11,190

11,070

11,040

11,010

11.000

ll,046 

11,060

11,090

11,090

11,100

11,090 

11,140

11,200

11,190

11,140

11,100

11,090

11,040

2,001.95

-100

Feb.

11,040

11,140

11,290

11.850

11,750

11,190

11,190

11,100

11,000

10.950

11,000

11,140

11,190

11,190

11,240

11,260

11,290

11,540

11,260 

11,190

11,170

11,070

11,070

11,050 

11,030

11,090

11,150

11,170

11,190

_ ___ _

2,002.04

+150

Mar.

11,190

11,200

11,170

11,150

11,150

11,150

11,240

11,310

11.580

11,380

11,290

11,170

11,150

11,140

11,140

11,140

11,140

11,120

11,090 

11,090

11,090

11.070

11,090

11,100 

11,150

11,190

11,240

11,270

11,310

11,380

11,290

2,002.10

+100

Apr.

11,170

11,090

11,040

11,030

11,040

11,010

11,060

11,120

11,170

11,270

11,270

11,260

11,220

11,410

11.540

11,490

11,590

11,290

11,090 

11,120

11,090

11,070

11,040

11,010 

10.960

11,000

11,090

11,140

11,120

11,190

2,002.04

-100

May

11,260

11.540

11)540

11,270

11,200

11,070

11,060

11,040

11,030

11.000

11,000

11,040

11,060

11,060

11,120

11,140

11,150

11,150

11,150 

11,150

11,150

11,120

11,120

11,090 

11,090

11,100

11,120

11,190

11,260

11,240

11,150

2,002jQ2

-40

June

11,090

11,070

11,060

11,040

11,030

11,290

11,830

12.140

11,310

10,960

10.890

10,930

11,100

11,830

11,450

11,010

11,040

11,060

11,190 

11,170

11,140

11,140

11,120

11,100 

11,100

11,120

11,190

11,090

11,030

10,960

2 ,001 .90

-190

July

10,950

11,000

11,010

11,040

11,090

11,100

11,200

11,290

11,200

11,070

10,980

10,960

10,960

10,960

10,960

10,960

10, 930

10,900

10,890 

10,896

10,890

10,930

12,510

12.890 

12,796

12,600

12,090

11,240

11,100

11,120

11,150

2,002j02

+190

Aug.

11,150

11,140

11,100

11,100

11,070

11,030

10.960

11,010

11,120

11,190

11,190

11,070

11,050

11,000

11,010

11,010

11,200

11,270

12.790 

12,040

11,190

11,200

11,270

11,140 

11,100

11,190

11,290

11,260

11,150

11,090

11,050

2,001.94

-120

Sept.

10,960

10,980

10,980

10,960

10,950

10,950

10,870

10,840

11,050

11,060

11,060

11,060

11,050

11,000

10,980

10,960

10,950

10,920

10,900 

10,890

10,860

10,810

10,950

10.790 

11,640

11.200

11,140

11,000

10,980

11,060

2,001.96

+30

Calendar year 1959.................... t +80

Water year 1959-60.................... t +1,240

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

t Change In contents. In acre-feet.
284 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2370. Wolf Creek near Fort Supply, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°34<00", long 99°33'05", in SE^SE^ sec.9, T.24 N., R.22 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 1 mile southeast of 

Fort Supply, 1.6 miles downstream from Fort Supply Dam, and 3.9 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 1,739 sq mi, of which 241 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1960. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, published as 

"near Supply."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,962.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 10, 1938, staff gage and Feb. 10, 

1938, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 6.0 ft higher. 

Oct. 1, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 3.0 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--23 years, 89.6 cfs (64,870 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 770 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 4.06 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs Oct. 16, 17, 20.

1937-60; Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs June 24, 1939 (gage height, 11.60 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 15.6 ft, present datum, date unknown, from information by State 

Highway Commission.

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

which are poor. Flow completely regulated since May 4, 1942, by Fort Supply Reservoir 

(see preceding page).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

STo' 4.9

1.8

1.4

1.4

*1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.5

.4

.9

*.7

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.5

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

*1.0

1.2

3.0 

1.4

32.3

1.04

64

Nov.

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.4

2.5

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

*.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1

.8

.8

.6

.6

1.8

1.4

.6

.5

.6

.4

.4

1

.6

.6

.7

. 8

35.4

1.18

70

Dec.

1.2

1.0

.8

. 6

iTe

1.0

1.2

*.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.9

1.4

16

57

83

83

70

15

36

54

53

52

53

53

53

53 

54

799.6

25.8

1,590

Jan.

53

53

42

18

*8.8

1.4

1

9.8

20

22

31

30

44

125

*155

81

49

29

1

1

26

30

32

34

34

42

63

69

67

68 

60

1,278.0

41.2

2,530

Feb.

55

51

*94

162

319

456

300

300

220

110

30

9

70

70

75

75

75

*79

102

106

84

69

70

70

50

40

40

40

60

3,281

113

6,510

Mar.

70

70

70

70

70

65

65

*67

90

131

148

146

107

85

88

88

89

89

85

78

75

67

54

*48

46

45

45

45

47

58 

91

2,392

77.2

4,740

Apr.

Ill

104

93

55

53

47

17

*17

17

33

44

47

44

43

91

122

T22" 124

120

69

33

*32

32

32

18

1.8

1.6

7.8

16

16

1,563.2

52.1

3,100

May

15

28

36

86

122

*79

47

46

34

25

15

4.4

2.8

2.2

2.8

2.2

2.2

12

26

29

28

27

27

22

*15

20

21

22

20

42 

58

918.6

29.6

1,820

June

47

20

3.4

2.2 275-

3.4

131

412

680

357

200

77

40

271

*412

360

116

16

12

9.3

8.3

7.8

6.4

6.8

6.0

5.6

4.4

*3.4

2.5

2.2

3,225.2

108

6,400

July

2.5

2.0

2.5

11

3.7

3.7

4.0

66

104

96

67

26

3.4

2.2

1.6

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.7

2.3

*2.5

22

193

228

225

342

469

100

13 

7.3

2 , 003 . 7

64.6

3,97O

Aug.

5.2

3.4

2.5

2.0

*1.8

1.4

1.2

2.1

5.4

1.6

9.5

36

17

1.6

.9

.8

3.7

*66

355

716

442

127

*208

201

85

12

6.4

7.6

40

40 

30

2,432.1

78.5

4,820

Sept.

12

3.7

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

.8

.8

1

.0

.7

.5

.8

* .6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

33

208

212

151

161

159

50

*3.0

1,050.7

35.0

2,080

Calendar year 1959 : Max 187 Min O.3 Mean 25.7 Ac-ft 18,620

Water year 1959-60 : Max 716 Min 0.3 Mean 51.9 Ac-ft 37,690

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 19-24, Feb. 7-17, Feb. 23 to Mar. 7, Aug. 16, Sept. 13-15; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records of outflow from Fort Supply Reservoir. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14-18, 22, 26-30, Dec. 3, 4, Jan. 7.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 285 

2375. North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°26', long 99°17', in SE^SE^ sec.25, T.23 N., R.20 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 200 ft downstream from The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, 6 miles east of Woodward, 7.2 miles 

upstream from Indian Creek, 87.5 miles downstream from Wolf Creek, and at mile 460.2.

Drainage area.--11.589 sq mi, of which 4,812 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1903 to September 1905 (gage heights only), October 1905 to 

June 1906, October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311. Published as Canadian River (North Fork) near Woodward 1903-6. 

Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1919 are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,830.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T989. Prior to July 1906, staff or chain gage at railway bridge 200 ft upstream at 

different datum. Oct. 1, 1938, to Oct. 26, 1943, staff or wire-weight gage and Oct. 27, 

1943, to July 12, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 7.8 miles upstream at datum 37.01 

ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1938-60), 269 cfs (194,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,730 cfs June 8 (gage height, 7.53 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.8 cfs Aug. 8.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 43,000 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 8.70 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); maximum gage height, 9.80 ft 

Oct. 10, 1946, site and datum then in use; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 11.0 ft Oct. 12, 1923, site and datum then in use; from reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

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

which are poor. Some regulation since May 1942 by Fort Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek 

(see p. 283).

Revisions. WSP 1341. Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.5

18

23

20

13

a9

*8.2

7.1

5.6

4.0

3.4

3.4

4.0

*3.4

3.2

2.8

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

1.8

2.0

1.4

ITe

*2.0

2.2

4.4

3.8

169.9

5.48

337

Nov.

3.6

4.7

6.2

6.8

9.9

7.8

7.8

9.9

9.4

*9.4

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.4

b9

b8

b8

b8

7.8

7.8

9.0

8.6

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

b8

b8

b7

b7

244.4

8.05

479

Dec.

7.4

7.8

8.6

8.6

7.8

7.4

7.8

*7.8

7.8

8.2

8.6

8.2

8.2

9.4

11

14

22

24

42

61

61

60

37

34

49

54

60

58

58

58 

56

872.6

28.1

1,730

Jan.

58

54

b40

b35

*b30

b28

b28

b26

b40

54

58

58

a60

a70

*a!50

168

b!40

b!20

blOO

b85

b75

b65

b55

b75

bllO

bl!5

119

136

144

131 

124

2,551

82.3

5,060

Feb.

117

117

*161

316

417

689 660'

536

492

439

355

268

194

b!80

b!70

b!80

b!90

*194

194

213

216

205

155

b!40

bllO

b90

b90

b90

b90

7,268

251

14,420

Mar.

b95

blOO

blOO

allO

allO

b!20

b!30

b!40

*b!50

340

360

422

390

322

288

272

264

256

240

232

224

216

194

*152

147

142

139

139

160

187 

187

6,328

204

12,550

Apr.

190

183

174

158

129

117

*114

99

84

90

80

99

97

114

149

161

174

168

152

149

114

*88

82

74

69

61

75

72

63

69

3,448

115

6,840

May

65

63

76

117

149

*187

152

119

103

90

74

67

56

49

48

46

56

a55

a55

61

a48

a46

a46

53

*60

43

43

60

76

67 

72

2,302

74.3

4,570

June

74

74

51

34

31

34

88

1.100

873

409

282

146

a 90

319

*444

417

183

90

65

56

48

a38

a28

a26

a24

a22

*20

17

15

5,836

195

11,580

July

15

15

14

26

27

243

142

124

114

119

110

86

69

53

41

36

a34

a28

a22

a!4

23

*15

19

15

126

252

213

328

377

89 

a64

2,853

92.0

5,660

Aug.

a40

a26

a!6

a9

*3.8

2.2

1.0

.8

13

25

30

19

21

25

10

3.8

8.0

*63

78

305

682

520

152

*183

160

102

60

46

36

29 

27

2,696.6

87.0

5,350

Sept.

26

21

16

12

10

8.6

.4

.1

.0

a

a

a

a

a

* .8

.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

.0

19

23

124

1.680

1,010

704

449

*254

4,413.4

147

8,750

Calendar year 1959: Max 609 Min 0 Mean 72.9 Ac-ft 52,780

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,680 Min 0.8 Mean 107 Ac-ft 77,330

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ecords and records for nearby
286 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2380. North Canadian River near Selling, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°11', long 98°55', in NVf£ sec.28, T.20 N., R.16 W., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 2 miles upstream from Selling 

Creek, 2£ miles north of Selling, 2f miles downstream from Deep Creek, and at mile 422.6.

Drainage area. 12,261 sq mi, of which 4,847 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. July 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,675.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1954, at same site at datum 

5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 326 cfs (236,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 cfs June 8 (gage height, 9.08 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.5 cfs Sept. 7.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 40,100 cfs May 19, 1951; maximum gage height, 16.00 ft 

Oct. 11, 1946, present datum; no flow at times in most years.

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

which are poor. Some regulation by Fort Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek (see p. 283).

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

472

618

210

115

a95

a60

*52

51

47

47

44

43

43

43

40

36

31

30

30

28

28

27

27

24

23

21

20

20

21

34

2,408

77.7

4,780

Nov.

a24

*19

19

17

17

16

17

19

19

19

18

18

19

b!5

b!6

18

a!5

*13

13

17

17

17

17

17

16

18

17

b!5

16

17

515

17.2

1,020

Dec.

18

*19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

24

33

"72 101

69

63

74

80

84

74

59

74

94

84

84

80

82

1,489

48.0

2,950

Jan.

84

b80

b75

b70

b60

b60

b50

b55

b65

b65

67

*78

80

148

126

155

186

b!50

b!30

bllO

alOO

a90

a80

a70

b65

117

137

144

142

156

144

3,139

101

6,230

Feb.

135

*130

199

763

728

860

1.150

804

644

570

480

386

b340

a290

a250

a240

a260

*265

286

283

277

298

b256

a250

a200

a!70

a!60

al50

a!40

10,964

378

21,750

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,340 Min 0

Mar.

a!40

a!40

a!50

a!60

a!70

b!90

226

244

*282

413

462

450

462

418

362

330

310

304

295

280

271

259

*250

232

217

206

201

193

206

247

271

8,341

269

16,540

Apr.

247

241

235

226

209

188

*178

170

158

149

144

146

154

156

161

206

204

215

206

204

*190

168

139

135

128

119

126

137

132

111

5,188

173

10,290

May

113

108

100

102

128

*156

190

178

142

130

119

100

96

88

82

80

82

119

132

113

96

94

84

81

154

*139

113

96

210

TT? i to

144

3,742

121

7,420

June

121

115

113

104

98

96

248

706

*611

874

1.150

556

364

254

190

*313

450

419

243

154

121

100

80

70

65

59

52

41

*27

ii

7,798

260

15,470

July

22

19

16

106

74

76

206

327

307

198

186

163

144

119

100

a90

a60

a45

a35

a24

 17

28

27

22

22

26

207

217

252

372

156

3,663

118

7,270

Aug.

89

a52

a30

*16

all

a8

a5

a7

363

60

27

18

17

12

7.9

7.4

12

37

40

150

501

424

*137

168

149

106

57

31

21

15

2,660.3

85.8

5,280

Sept.

13

17

15

10

6.5

4.1

13~ 2.5

234

66

33

26

19

16

11

*6.9

6.0

5.2

4.1

4.8

8.4

4.8

49

164

52

661

1.360

1,250

818

495

5,375.3

179

10,660

Mean 114 Ac-ft 82,690

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,360 Min 2.5 Mean 151 Ac-ft 109,700

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for upstream 

station.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 287

2385. Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°05', long 98°36', in SE^NE-fc sec.32, T.19 N. , R.13 W., near right end of 

Canton Dam on North Canadian River, 2 miles northwest of Canton and at mile 394.3.

Drainage area. 12,483 sq mi, of which 4,883 sq mi is probably noneontributing. 

Records available.--April 1948 to September 1960.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

Dy Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 121,400 acre-ft Oct. 6 (elevation, 1,615.56 ft); 

 minimum, 107,800 acre-ft Nov. 17 (elevation, 1,613.79 ft).

1948-60: Maximum contents, 258,600 acre-ft May 25, 1951 (elevation, 1,628.05 ft),

from capacity table then in use; minimum since conservation pool was first r.eached,

867 acre-ft May 5, 1955.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Regulated storage began Apr. 15, 1948; 

conservation pool stage was first reached July 4, 1948. Capacity, 386,000 acre-ft 

(revised) at elevation 1,638.0 ft (flood-control pool), 102,000 acre-ft (revised) at 

elevation 1.613.0 ft (crest of spillway), and 20,540 acre-ft (revised) at elevation 

1,596.5 ft (conservation pool). Dead storage, 63 acre-ft (revised) below elevation 

1,582.0 ft (invert of bypass gates). Reservoir was designed for flood control, irrigation, and conservation, but owing to lack of facilities, is not being used for irrigation at this time. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

1.613

1.614

1.615

1.616

1O2,OOO 

109,400 

116,800 

125,000

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Bi

Oct.

113,400 

118,600 

120,200 

120,900 

121,300

120, 900 

119,700 

118,000 

115,600 

114,500

113,000 

111,600 

110,500 

109,700 

109,200

109,300 

109,200 

109,100 

109,100 

109, 100

109, 100 

109, 100 

109,000 

108,900 

108,800

108,800 

108,500 

108,400 

108,300

109,000 

108,800

1,613.93 

-2,400

Nov.

108,700 

108,800 

108,900

1OS,9OO 

108,800

108,500 

108,600 

108,500 

108,200 

108,400

108,200 

108,600 

108,400 

108,200 

108,100

108,000 

107,800

107,900 

108 , 100 

108,000

108,000 

108 , 000 

108,000 

108,000 

108,000

108,000 

108,000 

108 , 000 

108 , 000 

108,000

1,613.82 

-800

Dec.

108,000

108,000 

108,000 

108,000 

108,000

108,000 

108,000 

108,100 

108,100 

108,200

108,200 

108,200 

108,200 

108,300 

108,600

109, 400 

110,200

110,100 

110,000 

109,800

109,500 

109,900 

109,700 

109,600 

109,700

110, 200 

110, 200 

110,000 

109, 700 

109,400 

109,200

1,613.98 

+ 1,200

Jan.

109,800 

109,800 

109,700 

109,900 

110,OOO

109,800 

1O9,8OO 

109,700 

109,600 

109,700

109,500 

109,700 

109,800 

109, 900 

110,000

110, 000 

110, 200

109,900 

109,400 

109,300

109, 400 

109,100

109,100 

109, 100 

109, 100

109,400 

109,600 

109,800 

109,900 

110,000 

110,000

1,614.09 

+800

Feb.

110,100 

110,400 

111,300 

113,400 

113,200

113,400 

113,700

113,700 

112,900 

112,000

111,000 

110,200 

109,800 

109,600 

109,500

109,600 

109,300 

109,200 

109,300 

109,600

109,800 

110,500 

110, 200 

109, 600 

109,100

109,200 

109,700 

109, 600 

109,600

1,614.03 

-400

Mar.

109,500 

109,400 

109, 300 

109,200 

109,200

109, 200 

109, 300 

109,400 

109,600 

109,700

109,800 

109,800 

109,900 

110,000 

110,000

109,700 

109,500 

109,300 

109, 400 

109, 900

109,900 

109,700 

109,500 

109,200 

109,300

109,100

109,100 

109,700 

110,200

109,700 

109,400

1,614.01 

-200

Apr.

109,400 

109,200 

109,100 

109,300 

109,300

109,300 

109,400 

109,400 

109,400 

109, 400

109,400 

109,500 

109, 700 

109,700 

109, 600

109,200 

109,100 

108,800

108,800 

109,400

109,200 

109, 400 

109,700 

110,000 

110,100

109,700 

109,700 

109,600 

109, 400 

109,000

1,613.95 

-400

May

108,800 

108,700

108,800 

109, 100 

109,400

109, 700 

110,000 

110,100 

110,000 

109,700

109,400 

109,200 

109,300 

109,400 

109,400

109,500 

110, 100 

110,100 

110,500 

109, 900

109,700 

109,500 

109,400 

110,000 

110,500

110,200 

110,000 

111,000 

111,600 

111,700

111,500

1,614.29 

+ 2,500

June

111,000 

110,200 

109,700 

109,500 

110, 100

110,600 

112,000 

112,200 

112,500

111,7OO

112,400 

111,900 

110,800 

110,000 

109,800

109,100 

109,300 

110,000 

110,000 

110,000

110,000 

109,700 

109,400 

109, 300 

109,200

109, 100 

108,900 

108,800 

108,500

1O8,50O

1,613.88 

-3,000

July

1O8.3OO 

108,000

108,200 

109,700 

109,800

109,800 

109,900 

110,300 

110,500

110, 5OO

110,300 

110,100 

110,200 

109,800 

109,600

109,400 

109,400 

109, 200 

109,200 

109, 100

109,200 

109,500 

109,400 

109,400 

109, 300

109, 100 

109,100 

109,300 

109,400 

109,700 

109,700

1,614.04 

+1,200

Aug.

109,600 

109, 400 

109,400 

109,200 

109,000

108,700 

108,500

108,800 

110,000 

109,900

109,700 

109, 400 

109, 100 

109,100 

108,600

108,600 

109,200 

109,700 

109,500 

109,400

109,400 

109,800 

110,400 

110,800

110,200

110,100 

109,700 

109,700 

109,900 

109,800 

109,700

1,614.05 

0

Sept.

109,600 

109,400 

109,400 

109, 200 

109,000

108,700 

108,500 

109,000 

109,800 

109,700

109,700 

109,400 

109,300 

109,100 

109,000

108,900 

108,800 

108,700 

108,500 

108,600

108,600 

108,500 

108,400 

108, 4OO 

108,400

108,400 

110,300 

111,700 

112,100 

111^600

1,614.30 

+ 1,900

Calendar year 1959.................... * +1,800

Water year 1959-60.................... t +400

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

t Change in contents, in acre-feet.

Note. New capacity table put in use Oct. 1, 1959; contents on Sept. 30, 1959, from new capacity 

table, 111,200 acre-ft. Change in contents for October, calendar year 1959, and water year 1960 

based on new table.
288 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

ieri1914

2390. North Canadian River at Canton, Okla .

Location. Lat 36°04'45", long 98°35'25", in NE^SW^ sec. 33, T.19 N., R.13 W. , on right 

bank 2 ,700 ft downstream from Canton Dam, !§ miles northwest of Canton, 4*j- miles 

upstream from Minnehaha Creek, and at mile 393.8.

Drainage area. 12,484 sq mi, of which 4,883 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some p> 

ods , published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,562.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). October 1937 to Jan. 5, 1955, at site 2.5 miles 

downstream at datum 1.91 ft lower prior to Oct. 1, 1950, and at datum 6.91 ft lower 

Oct. 1, 1950, to Jan. 5, 1955.

Average discharge . 23 years, 264 cfs (191,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 7.80 ft); minimum daily, 5.6 cfs Aug. 7, Sept. 16-19.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Oct. 12, 1946 (gage height, 17.83 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 16.8 ft Oct. 13, 1923, at site 300 ft upstream from former site 

at datum 1.91 ft lower than present datum, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Flow partly regulated by Fort Supply Reservoir (see p. 283) for period May 1942 to 

April 1948 and completely regulated thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see preceding 

page ) .

Revisions . WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 6 to Mar. 12, Mar. 19-21, Apr. 12-14, 18-26,

May 2-9, 11-18, 21-25, June 15 to Aug. 24, Aug. 27 to Sept. 29)

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

3.9 

8.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

145

220

410

920

1,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*1,060 

502

37

32

31

276

*634

890

939

920

770

786

763

450

167

23

19

19

19

19

18

17

16

16

17

15

16

17

17

17

15

8,537

275

16,930

Nov.

16 

*16

16

15

a!3

14

15

14

14

12

a8

*6.9

> a6.8

290.7

9.69

577

Dec.

J aS. 7

*6.7

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.5

6.9

31

140

198 T5B"

165

88

77

105

109

109

103

159

198

183

88

2,048.9

66.1

4,060

Jan.

10 

16

50

51

81

102

102

102

100

99

100

*102

100

156

190

198 T50"

190

190

142

94

88

88

88

80

41

6.7

80

86

86

3,049.7

98.4

6,050

Feb.

130 

*164

169

353

591

632

645

832

990 "5S5

920

768

532

495

392

327

370

*304

206

136

163

220

302

381

269

62

126

136

175

11,780

406

23,370

Mar.

201 

198

272

280

236

198

198

240

*270

341

424

460

460

460

470

470

470

450

229

68

286

440

*420

323

100

99

113

150

191

408

409

9,354

302

18,550

Apr.

260 

250

250

212

144

136

*137

138

137

132

97

76

75

119

187

228

228

146

42

38

*39

42

50

50

69

154

263

 253 330

198

4,520

151

8,970

May

198 

87

9.8

9.3

8.8

*8.0

8T5

59

182

250

184

104

69

36

36

34

35

63

155

198

129

64

50

51

120

*198

198

205

205

205

313

3,472.4

112

6,890

June

452 

508

354

212

151

120

212

370

670

876

1,030

1,100

955

631

352

*280

150

8.8

91

151

alOO

a9S

a 95

a60

7.3

6.7

6.5

7T5

*6.5

6.5

9,063.8

302

17,980

July

6.5 

6.2

 579" 5.8

14

28

29

97

190

T5o

190

190

190

190

131

42

20

6.5

6.5

6.2

*6.2

11

14

12

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

52

1,680.8

54.2

3,330

Aug.

49 

6.2

6.0

*5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6 BTS"

9.0

16

27

16

7.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.7

*6.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

18

*199

390

400 750"

36

9.8

6.9

6.9

1,580.4

51.0

3,130

Sept.

6.7 

6.7

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.1

25

38

28

5.8

5.8

5.8

*5.6

575-

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

10

107

453

637

1,435.1

47.8

2,850

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,430 Min 3.0 Mean 114 Ac-ft 82,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,100 Min 5.6 Mean 155 Ac-ft 112,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and record of gate changes at Canton Reservoir.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily tape- or staff-gage readings Nov. 19, Dec. 3-16, 

Jan. 27, Mar. 24 to Apr. 7, June 5, 6, 18, 25-29, July 24 to Aug. 4.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 289

2395. North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°33'44", long 97°57'32", on east line of sec.SS, T.13 N., R.7 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 2 miles north of 

courthouse in El Reno, 2£ miles downstream from Target Creek, and at mile 307.4.

Drainage area. 13.042 sq mi, of which 4,899 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available . October 1902 to April 1908, October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected 

at site 1 mile upstream March 1914 to March 1934 and at present site thereafter are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Published as Canadian River (North 

Fork) near El Reno 1902-4.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (U. S. Weather Bureau bench mark). October 1902 to April 1908, chain gage-at 

site about 50 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1902-7, 1937-60), 275 cfs (199,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 6,840 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 13.47 ft); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1902, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Oct. 28, 1941; maximum gage height, 

16.14 ft June 84, 1948; no flow at times in most years.

Flood of Oct. 15, 1923, reached an elevation of 1,326.3 ft above mean sea level at 

railroad bridge 1 mile above station, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

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

which are fair. Some regulation by Port Supply Reservoir (see p. 283) for period May 

1942 to April 1948 and thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see p. 287).

Revisions.--WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,040

*5,560

3,850

5,040 

*2,66o

601

278

364

1,020

1,200

1,350

1,270

1,060

1,280

821

541

299

177

154

134

120

111

104

95

89

*84

78

75

72 -&if

QC

27,091

874

53,730

Nov.

81

78

74

*72 

67

63

61

61

60

58

57

56

56

b49

b45

b4S

b40

b42

45

*43

46

44

42

40

39

39

37

37

36 Tc"

06

1,549

51.6

3,070

Dec.

36

36

*36

36 

34

34

34

34

32

3¥

35

35

34

32

37

43

367

*715

375

252

258

248

*233

174

132

143

145

205

174

156

198

4,337

140

8,600

Jan.

195

164

107

78 

74

86

88 *104

122

128

122

122

124

160

425

229

a210

a2QO

a!90

a!90

a!90

a200

a!90

al80

141

132

122

109

89

72 ^2"

4,625

149

9,170

Feb.

102 T0~4

130

1,140 

1,130

810

845

845

960

1,160

1,120

1,020

950

618

584

*567

418

409

400

355

278

218

b210

b260

b300

b480

b240

b!70

b!60

15,983

551

31,700

Mar.

b!70

bT50"

b!80

*b200 

b300

b300

b220

b200

b220

319

390

355

428

494

510

*536 B36~

510

494

468

296

215

273

423

433

409

311

300

292

*332

418

10,722

346

21,270

Apr.

490

590

381

330 

303

278

204

188

185

182

177

*177

175

161

145

134

186

220

223

202

121

95

88

82

*82

82

81

1W

731 3-34

6,735

224

13,360

May

300

212

188

170 

128

118

95

84

74 *70

87

166

168

118

106

85

74

94

91

119

92

130

134

88

77

72

77

112

459

369

229

4,366

141

8,660

June

185

215

384

484 

377

1,450

583

808

*380

428

810

1,190

1,060

1,020

915

676

448

315

245

144

97

168

136

*136

168

147

108

78

70

M

13,289

443

26,360

July

60

58

56

58 

83

186

92

63

74

261

229

*180

361

*409 "532"

195

163

107

79

64

44

39

56

45

*49

37

30

26

24

42

i§.

3,420

110

6,780

Aug.

17

17

15

36 

*26

16

13

13

11

10

16

27

18

11 *14

14

10

19

11

11

21

15

7.8

4.2

2.5

53

248

319 '55?

187

207

1,671.5

53.9

3,320

Sept.

82 *5o

35

26

19

12

8.5

9.5

8.5

7.0

5.6

4.6

10

11

20

18

12

11

10

9.0

10

9.5

a?

a5

a4

a3

a3

a2

a?

2.0

416.2

13.9

826

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,040 Mln o Mean 197 Ac-ft 142,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,040 Mln 2.0 Mean 257 Ao-ft 186,800

Peak discharge (base, 3,100 cfs). --Oct. 4 (3 p.m.) 6,840 cfs (13.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for upstream 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Feb. 24 to Mar. 8.
290 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2400. Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°33'11", long 97°37'll", in SW£sw£ sec.34, T.13 N., R.4 W., attached to 

left wing wall Just downstream from outlet of inverted siphon, 2,600 ft upstream from 

Lake Hefner, 3 miles northeast of Bethany, and 7.6 miles northwest of the State Capitol in Oklahoma City.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1960.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,200.96 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 8, 1947, staff gage at site 2.7 miles upstream 

at different datum. Apr. 8, 1947, to Apr. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 

3.0 miles upstream at different datum. May 1, 1950, to May 19, 1954, water-stage 

recorder and concrete control at present site and datum. May 20, 1954, to Apr. 25, 

1957, water-stage recorder and concrete control at site 2,500 ft downstream at datum 

2.80 ft lower than present datum, also used as auxiliary gage.

Extremes. 1944-60: Maximum daily discharge, 1,500 cfs May 28, 1955; no flow at times in

each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No diversion prior to March 1944. Canal diverts water from North Canadian River Just 

upstream from Lake Overholser (see p. 291) and delivers water to Lake Hefner (capacity, 

80,600 acre-ft) for municipal water supply of Oklahoma City. Subsequent to April 1950, 

small ground-water seepage when head gates are closed included in records.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.9

30

U

24

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

^2

.5

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.3

.6

Q

.6

89.8

2.90

178

Nov.

0.6

.6

4.4

1.4

.5

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.4

75- .1

.6

.4

.6

.2

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.1

.5

49

83

ST

211.2

7.04

419

Dec.

56

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

42

35

200

484 -5?

89

72

2.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.1

TTT

1.1

1.1

1,694.8

54.7

3,360

Calendar year 1959 : Max 738

Jan.

1.2

.8

.9

4Tff

i.l

.9

.9

1.1

.8

.9

1.2

.8

1.2

125

346 ~5T5

80

76

70

58

10

102

92

89

83

67

67

64

53

14

1,494.3

48.2

2,960

Feb.

23

44

47

26

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.2

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

40

76 7B"

76

76

76

73

61

32

40

42

37

42

32

929.7

32.1

1,840

Mar.

32

32

37

32

32

20 2S

37

40

40

42

42

42

42

44

44

42

40

40

30

35

35

37

40

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

1,214

39.2

2,410

Apr.

44

44

44

42

42

40

49

76

76

76

67

58

31

1.8

1.2

1.0

.6 27~ 

61

101

137 -57

80

80

70

*44

44

47

24

.6

1,492.2

49.7

2,960

May

0.6

.6

.6

1.2

7.2

4.5

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

23

83

39

1 8

1 1

8

6

6

6

6

43 .4

106 ~BT

40

35

461.2

14.9

915

June

35

35

35

44

58

31

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

50

To" 70

70

70

70

70

60

40

815.3

27.2

1,620

July

40

40

37

40

37

40

27

1.0

.7

^6.

43

99

140

187

137

133

133

72

1.0

31

67

64

48

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.0

6.9

19

1.1

1,453.5

46.9

2,880

Aug.

1.2

.9

.7

.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

.S

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

7?

.2

.8

130

290 150"

83

83

751.7

24.2

1,490

Sept.

83 sr

44

44

42

29

.9

.5

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

TT

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

.2

.1

.4

317.8

10.6

630

Mln 0 Mean 45.9 Ac-ft 33,200

Water year 1959-6O: Max 484 Mln 0.1 Mean 29.9 Ac-ft 21,66O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record June 13-29, Aug. 9-29; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

In stage and known gate operations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 291

2405. Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°29'11", long 97°39'58", on north line of SW£ sec.30, T.12 N. , R.4 W. , 

at control tower at left end of dam on North Canadian River ,2.9 miles upstream from 

Mustang Creek, 9 miles west of State Capitol in Oklahoma City, and at mile 281.5.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

5y Oklahoma City Water Department). Prior to Oct. 1, 1955, staff gage at same site at 

datum 1,065.77 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 16,270 acre-ft July 23 (elevation, 1,241.72 ft); 

minimum, 11,850 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,238.82 ft).

1937-60: Maximum contents, 20,900 acre-ft June 14, 1944 (elevation, 1,242.67 ft), 

from capacity table then in use, minimum observed, 1,870 acre-ft May 14, 1955 (elevation, 1,230.62 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by Ambursen-type dam flanked by long earth-fill sections. 

STorage began in 1917. Dam was partly washed out in 1923 and rebuilt in 1924. Capacity (based on 1951 survey), 17,100 acre-ft below elevation 1,242.27 ft (top of spillway gates). Dead storage, 1,400 acre-ft below elevation 1,229.77 ft (sill of outlet 

works). Water used for municipal water supply by Oklahoma City. Figures given herein 

represent total contents.

Cooperation. Elevation record and capacity table furnished by Oklahoma City Water 

Department.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Mar. 31.................... ....................

July 31. .......................................

Sept. 30. .......................................

Water year 1959-60. ..........................

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,238.82

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

15 940

11,850

-

Change in contents 

(acre -feet)

-90

+ 2,350

-260

+ 290

-2,940

-1,970

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2410. North Canadian River below Lake Overholser, near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°28'44", long 97°39'47", on north line of sec.31, T.12 N., R.4 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 4, 0.5 mile downstream 

from Lake Overholser, 2.4 miles upstream from Mustang Creek, 9.1 miles southwest of 

State Capitol In Oklahoma City, and at mile 281.0.

Drainage area. 13,222 sq ml, of which 4,899 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng. 

Records available. October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,204.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 144 ofs (104,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,020 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 14.43 ft); minimum dally, 3 ofs Sept. 24, 25.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 5, 1959; no flow at times In 1952-57. 

Maximum stage known, 30.9 ft in October 1923 (from information by State Highway 

Commission).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Some regulation by Canton Reservoir (see p. 28?) and by Lake Overholser (see preceding 

page). Diversions above station into Lake Hefner Canal (see p. 290).

Revisions.--WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Da.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,410

*4,250

6,070

*6,830

*7,720

4,710

2,080

1,320

942

1,400

1,000

1,140

*983

865

462

273

516

290 

191

167

136

164

254

215

145

161

132

130

102 

T70

178

44,406

1,432

88,080

Nov.

118

*112

200

476

364

98

120

82

112

78

88

46

47

12

8_

37

12

11 

*11

11

11

11

11

13

11

53

12

17

12

11

2,205

73.5

4,370

Dec.

11

11

*12

14

15

10

10

10

10

10

13

10

10

10~9.8

*10

71

1,090 

440

332

128

169

*550

342

104

158

339

191

348 

168

192

4,597.8

148

9,120

Jan.

285

258

196

136

148

118

141

151

175

198

216

216

*226

265

241

46 196-

240 

169

124

104

261

118

89

116

122

125

95

69

48

61

4,953

160

9,820

Feb.

*88

81

105

984

1,590

788

732

*680

680

1,030

1,110

1,050

960

672

565

406

*549

168 

248

220

187

113

181

200

130

264

413

219

159

14,172

489

28,110

Mar.

166

146

185

214

220

292

345

360

357

389

*497

420

414

505

555

545

545

517 

465

449

372

94

60

242

560

560

518

285

330 

*238

350

10,575

341

20,970

Apr.

420

390

477

502

262

251

146

15

11

*11

62

*165

211

191

189

257

169

104 

17

20

16

29

65

42

22

*11

11

45

1,540 

647

5,876

196

11,650

May

452

287

*76

258

1,580

1,240

296

175

85

25

*72

60

20

15

32

19

*62

110 

236

352

220

123

111

14

12

9.1

15~8.8

106 

636

181

6,645.9

214

13,180

June

169

158

140

226

268

1,450

1,060

1,010

424

*55

540

955

1,690

1,110

870

*625

506

44 

116

94

26

20

11

18

16

14

12

10

8 

7

11,590

580

22,590

July

*6.4

7.5

10

15

16

14

15

12

9.3

8

9

10

11

243

97

8

10

26 

25

14

5.7

57T

475

1ST

9.6

8.6 *8.1

8.6

15 

100

35

1,416.3

45.7

2,810

Aug.

9.6

9.5

9.5

9.5

9^

9

9

15

14

13

12

12

11

9.9

9.3

9.5

9.3

10 

9.9

9.9

21

18

16

13

*13

16

15

14

13 

26

TT

391.7

12.6

777

Sept.

16

14

12

10

9.5

9

8.5

8

7.5

7

6.5

6

5.5

5

4.5

4

4

4 

3.5

3.5

*3.4

3.2

3.2

3

3

4

6.2

6.1

43

_7_4_

297.1

9.90

589

Calendar year 1959. Max 7,720 Mln 0.1 Mean 198 Ac-ft 143,100

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,720 Mln 3 Mean 292 Ac-ft 212,100

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Oct. 5 (2 p.m.) 8,020 cfs (14.45 ft).______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Nov. 15, 18, 27, Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, May 12, 13, June 22, 23, 25-30, 

July 2, 5, 10-12, 16, 17, 51, Aug. 2-10, 23, 24, 26-29, Sept. 1-20, 22-26; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records, outflow from Lake Overholser, and 3 discharge measurements.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 293

2415. North Canadian River near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°29'40", long 97°25'40", on north line of sec.29, T.12 N., R.2 W., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 4| miles east of 

State Capitol in Oklahoma City, 5 miles upstream from Crutcho Creek, and at mile 261.2.

Drainage area.--13,354 sq mi (revised), of which 4,899 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. May to December 1899 (gage heights only), Oatober 1938 to September 

196a.Published as North Fork of Canadian River at Oklahoma City in 1899.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,136.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May to December 1899, chain gage at site about 6 miles upstream at different 

datum. Nov. 11, 1938, to June 26, 1939, wire-weight gage at site 1,250 ft downstream 

at datum 3.34 ft higher. June 27, 1939, to Feb. 8, 1940, wire-weight gage and Feb. 9, 

1940, to Sept. 30, 1953, water-stage recorder, at present site at datum 4.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--16 years, 381 cfs (275,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 10.41 ft); minimum daily, 37 cfs Aug. 14.

1938-53, 1959-60: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs Oct. 30, 1941 (gage height, 

18.74 ft, present datum); minimum daily, 12 cfs Dec. 20, 1938, Oct. 18, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 25.0 ft, present datum, Oct. 16, 1923, from information by 

State Highway Commission and Oklahoma City Water Department.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Fort Supply Reservoir (see p. g83) for the 

period May 1942 to April 1948 and thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see p. 287) and Lake 

Overholser (see p. ). Diversions above station into Lake Hefner Canal (see p. 291). 

Low flow sustained by sewage from Oklahoma City.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Feb. 3 to Mar. 13, Apr. 8 to 

June 6, June 20 to July 17)

4.1 31 5.3 600

4.3 66 6.0 1,440

4.6 156 8.0 5,060

4.9 302 10.0 9,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,420

*6,880

8,880

*9,270 

*8,690

6,570

2,390

,290

,120

,330

,190

* ,270

,320

1,140

1,010

168

SBT 

371

258

227

169

198

264

252

194

222

190

185

181

401 

242

58,813

1,897

116,700

Nov.

181

*194

658

581 

434

198

198

185

156

169

164

138

142

91

84

75

55 

80

*84

84

76

71

74

*74

74

78

109

76

71

74

4,728

158

9,380

Dec.

74

74

*74

68

66

61

61

61

61

61

61

57

*5S- 51

155

175

1,620 

*1,250

943

457

*388

182

593

522

286

285

521

333

371

364 

296

9,626

311

19,090

Jan.

385

371

304

208

200

218

181

194

274

326

286

613

*37T

517

433

187

212 

333

250

213

164

266

273

124

173

185

198

181

152

109 

84_

7,985

258

15,840

Feb.

*149

160

435

1,660 

1,850

al,300

al,100

*999

846

1,220

1,360

1,280

1,120

939

768

547

521 

392

392

419

405

a350

a250

a250

a200

a300

a400

a300

a250

20,162

695

39,990

Mar.

a230

a210

a200

a250 

a300

a400

441

582

657

*666

737

686

574

686

716

676

779 

T48

695

657

657

376

a!50 22~6

*433

433

433

321

352

364 

242

14,877

480

29,510

Apr.

496

426

574

431 

364

*314

321

110

a70

*57_

61

197

654

651

398

358

452 

326

110

81

86

78

108

115

106

*74

79

439

*2,280

987

10,803

360

21,430

May

628

556

280

608

2,250

*1,970

545

314

280

122

*103

97

81

190

208

451

940 

1,200

1,770

1,450

596

264

305

83

64

59

59

146

360

754 

409

17,142

553

34,000

June

385

358

327

385 

521

1,680

1,190

967

1,000

177

312

1,230

2,100

1,210

1,120

*915

577 

177

173

242

160

78

53

107

474

126

106

88

78

74

16,390

546

32,510

July

*68

55

48

218 

97

84

*84

78

68

59

59

59

66

142

487

106

178 

196

91

94

46

195

5,020

501

177

76

*68

59

108

901 

153

7,641

246

15,160

Aug.

91

64

57

55 

55

51

44

115

67

55

51

48

42

37

5s

48

44 

296

72

48

499

128

76

*64

66

87

78

55

59

65 

92

2,667

86.0

5,290

Sept.

81

64

55

49 

49

57

*57

57

59

51

49

55

55

51

49

53

49

46

53

65

*82

51

49

48

43_

160

146

61

53

____2_5_7_

2,034

67.8

4,030

Calendar year 1959 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year!959-60 : Max 9,270 Min 37 Mean 472 Ac-ft 342,900

Peak discharge (base. 4,400 cfs). Oct. 4 (12 m.) 10,200 cfs (10.41 ft); 

5,460 cfs (8.20 ft); July 23 (7 a.m.) 6,710 cfs (8.77 ft).

pr. 28 (11:30 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for upstream 

station.
294 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2420. North Canadian River near Wetumka, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°15'40", long 96°12'40", in center of SW^ sec.12, T.9 N., R.10 E., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 2.3 miles upstream 

from Wewoka Creek, 2^ miles northeast of Wetumka, and at mile 84.4.

Drainage area. 14.290 sq mi, of which 4,899 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 683.28 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 19, 1939, wireweight gage only at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 793 cfs (574,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 11.28 ft); minimura, 80 cfs Sept. 17-19.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 66,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 26.40 ft); no 

flow Aug. 27 to Oct. 11, 1954, Aug. 25 to Oct. 22, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 26.9 ft in October 1923, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by Fort Supply Reservoir (see p. 283) for period May 1942 to April 1948 and 

thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see p. 287) and Lake Overholser (see p. 291). Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 32 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 977: 1942. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic 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

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2,210

2,860

9,550

13,000

14.000

9,300

9,050

9,800

10,300

8,800

3,380

2,280

2,120

1,980

1,900

1,740

1,610

1,410 

975

855

955

734

644

563

506

499

492

492

479

467

457

113,418

3,659

225,000

Nov.

461

485

1,060

8.080

3)370

2,280

1,570

1,150

975

770

689

619

570

541

499

485

449

414 

392

365

355

350

335

325

316

306

298

288

275 2~75~

28,356

945

56,240

Dee.

284

284

275

259

259

255

251

247

243

243

243

239

235

S35

247

735

2,640

4.520 

3,280

2,620

2,120

1,290

965

935

945

925

3,960

1,980

1,240

1,030 

935

33,919

1,094

67,280

Jan.

905

935

815

662

761

835

865

1,020

1,460

1,500

1,220

3,360

5.580

2,120

2,120

1,420

1,290

1,420 

1,220

770

745

725

655

587

555

611

698

565

527

499

485

54,724

1,120

68,870

Feb.

473

467

461

1,540

2.650

2,200

2,050

1,710

1,520

1,410

1,280

1,250

1,490

1,550

1,480

1,410

1,460

1,220 

955

797

716

627

725

779

655

541

555

644

788

35,525

1,149

66,100

Calendar year 1959: Max 14,000 Kin 78

Mar.

825

716

734

611

595

595

563

627

1,260

1.750

1,410

1,100

1,020

945

1,100

1,400

1,220

1,080 

985

975

945

885

835

875

815

671

541

548

698

698

689

27,711

894

54,960

Apr.

895

865

627

554

579

595

627

619

541

513

467

414

425

5,780

5,500

2,120

1,660

1,220 

855

671

644

565

499

425

408

570

550

550

5,450

4 550

52,856

1,095

65,170

May

3,490

1,900

1,260

1,220

4,950

10,600

10.800

7,400

5,170

1,760

1,540

1,500

1,040

828

752

665

588

860 

4,410

7,540

8,000

6,440

2,950

, 1,760

1,260

1,030

852

748

856

1,100 

820

91,629

2,956

181,700

June

1,100

941

1,020

756

686

651

1,140

959

2,280

1,410

1,140

1,100

941

869

2.900

1,870

1,400

1,210 

1,050

869

716

518

446

470

482

405

556

3<E5~

560

400

28,970

966

57,460

July

320

276

242

253

255

230

250

227

272

227

206

195

188

185

170

155" 160

193 

275

294

227

415

4.770

1,600

2,550

1,580

1,060

1,570

736

457

560

19,606

652

38,890

Aug.

300

765 585"

587

300

262

252

210

195

177

165

165

162

162

156

150

147

Iff 

171

150

284

500

294

312

504

545

259

454

582

512

255

8,691

280

17,240

Sept.

180

145

129

120

152

118

115

110

108

108

108

102

95

92

88

88

85

80 

W

82

116

121

98

111

108

111

128

115

99

95

5,265

109

6,480

Mean 855 Ae-ft 604,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,000 Min 80 Mean 1,247 Ae-ft 905,400

10 p.m.) 9,050 efa (9.95 ft); May 6 (5:50 p.m.) 13,000 c 

ts (9.81 ft),- July 25 (about 2 p.m.) 8,000 cfa (9.5 ft).

Note. Discharge computed from 

Nov. 4, May 6, 7.

two or more daily wire-weight-gage readings except Oct. 5-10,
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 295

2421. Wewoka Creek near Wetumka, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°13'15", long 96°13'00", in SE£ sec.26, T.9 N., R.10 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Greasy Creek, 1$ miles southeast of Wetumka, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 424 sq mi.

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 678.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by County Engineer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs May 19 (gage height, 21.28 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 20.

Flood in May 1945 may have reached a stage of 35 ft.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater 

from North Canadian River, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,310

774

7,660

8.920 

8,760

4,360

1,260

cl,200

c950

c721

568

455

395

340

285

241

204

162

109

92

74

68

62

42

42

36

*29

2?

29 

29

29

40,235

1,298

79,800

Nov.

42

36

*291

*5.810 

4,670

670

425

365

288

238

alOO

a80

a75

a70

a65

a65

a65

*62

62

56

56

56

42

42

36

36

36

36

36 

36

13,947

465

27,660

Dec.

36

*36

36

36 

36

36

29

2?

29

36

36

36

36

36

*36

256

2,310

5.140

1,480

587

380

279

244

255

200

185

3,960

2,700

682 

395

a200

19,772

638

39,220

Calendar year 1959; Max

Jan.

alOO

a80

a60

a50 

a45

368

485

455

946

591

*395

4,020

6.170

1,810

1,300

645

969

1,190

498

*285

244

227

192

184

180

192

200

*180

162 

148

140

22,511

726

44,650

Feb.

140

140

140

*1,620 

*1.920

696

395

276

*230

180

98

42

29

15

2?

74

238

222

114

86

74

74

62

120

74

74

92

170

470

7,887

272

15,640

Mln

Mar.

332

212

208

216 

180

140

*135

184

420

485

315

196

120

98

229

285

265

153

135

120

109

104

*98

98

98

98

98

92

92

80

5,481

177

10,870

Apr.

418

298

104

68 

*68

56

49

49

42

36

29

5?

36

1,730

2,410

459

561

526

241

*176

140

120

98

80

80

68

49

29

298 

2,650

10,997

367

21,810

May

893

294

a200

*130 

1,400

2,690

1,420

614

294

*176

104

56

22

15

3T

62

56

466

*9,150

*9.160

6,040

1,430

704

476

340

270

210

207

278 

221

127

37,541

1,211

74,460

June

128

160

al30

allO 

alOO

a90

121

a8o

*59

a40

a35

a32

a3o

61

a40

a30

*25

16

12

12

11

10

8.7

1~8.1

67

41

28

22 

20

1,538.8

51.3

3,050

July

13

11

10

8.7 

7.5

*7.5

8.7

15

13

8.1

6.7

5.6

5.2

4.6

5^

6.3

a6

a5.5

a5

a4.5

13

20

23

824 168"

*47

35

164

56 

29

a20

1,556.5

50.2

3,090

Aug.

a!5

10

6.7

5.6 

4.9

4.3

3.2

2.8

2.6

23

41

11

6.3

6.7

6.7

7.1

6.7

12

33

28

807

154

*41

a30

a25

a20

a!5

alO

a8

a7

a6

1,399.6

45.1

2,780

Sept.

a5

a4

a3

a2.5 

a2

*1.2

al.l

al.O

a. 9

a. 9

a. 8

a. 8

a. 7

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

*.3

.8

1.0

1.0

5.1

14

26

17

28

24 

12

156.4

5.21

310

Mean - Ac-ft

water year 1959-60: Max 9,160 Mln 0.3 Mean 445 Ac-ft 323,300

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Oct. 5 ( 1 a.m.) 9.460 cfs (19.37 ft); Nov. 4 (9 p.m.) 6,970 cfs 

(16.06 ft); Dec. 18 (4:30 a.m.) 5,780 cfs (14.45 ft); Dec. 27 (4 p.m.) 5,500 cfs (13.96 ft); 

Jan. 15 (1 a.m.) 7,590 efs (16.73 ft); May 19 (9 p.m.) 11.500 cfs (21.28 ft).________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

c Backwater from North Canadian River.
296 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2430. Dry Creek near Kendrick, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°46'55", long 96°51'20", in NW£ sec.14, T.15 N. , R.4 E. , near left bank 

on downstream side of county road bridge, 1 mile downstream from Beaver Creek and 

4|- miles west of Kendrick.

Drainage area. 69 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 825 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 24.9 cfs (18,030 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,010 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 12.68 ft); no 

flow at times.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 5,020 cfs June 25, 1958 (gage height, 13.63 ft); no 

flow at times in each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

81

986

836

1,350

127

21

12

*96

29

21

16

15

247

35

19

16

16

15

*14

13

12

12

11

11

11

9.5

*8.8

972

9.2

13

12

4,083.7

132

8,100

Nov.

9.9

9.2

136" 340

19

16

16

14

13

13

13

13

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

*10

10

10

9.9

9.5

8.8

sTT*

807.5

26.9

1,600

Dec.

9.2

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.5

7.6

6.7

*677

7.0

10

231

65

16

14

13

12

27

14

10

9.5

46

15

11

8.8

643.8

20.8

1,280

Jan.

10

10

8.5

8.2

10

b9.5

b9

22

32

20

15

*198 "51

179

35

22

40

32

b!9

b!8

b!7

b!5

b!6

b!6

20

23

*19

17

15

15

16

937.2

30.2

1,860

Feb.

15

15

30

339

49

31

26

*26

28

21

17

16

16

17

19

24

29

21

19

19

19

19

20

b!6

b!6

b!5

b!4

b!3

b!3

922

31.8

1,830

Mar.

b!2

bll

bll

b!2

b!3

b!5

16

*39

156

106

59

41

36

43

64

78

43

39

31

28

26

28

26

27

28

28

28

28

28

25

25

1,150

37.1

2,280

Apr.

25

22

22

22

22

23

22

22

22

22

23

23

505

544

T6

39

31

*23

22

21

19

18

18

17

16

15

TS

19

411

26

2,075

69.2

4,120

May

16

15

15

17

152

*138

25

18

15

12

11

11

10

IT

11

11 *n

133

446

480

36

21

17

16

20

14

13

31

100

18

16

1,860

60.0

3,690

June

52

IS

9.2

7.9

7.6

10

8.8

8.8

8.8

*7.3

7.3

6.7

30

8.8

7.0

6.1

5.4

5.2

4.8

6.4

5.4

4.4

4.1

4.8

5.7

6.5

4.8

4.1

3.6

3 3

 ' 

269.8

8.99

535

July

2.8

2.5

2.1

4.7

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.5

2.0

1.8

*1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5

3.1

*1.6

1.5

1.3

254

177

5.0

3.1

2.3

30

2.8

84

119

3.9

729.3

23.5

1,450

Aug.

2.8

1.8

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

2.7

2.5

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.3

.4

1.6

.7

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

*34

3.4

1.8

1.2

1.1

1.0

62.3

2.01

124

Sept.

0.6

.4

.2

.1

0_

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

1.3

0.04

2.6

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,350 Min 0.1 Mean 36.2 Ac-ft 26,220

Water year!959-60 : Max 1,350 Min 0 Mean 37.0 Ac-ft 26,870

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Oct. 4 (1:15 p.m.) 4,010 cfs (12.( 

2,680 efs (10.42 ft); Apr. 29 (2 a.m.) 2,110 efs (9.05 ft).

ft); Apr. 13 (8

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Mote. Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 6, 7, 17, 18, Dec. 19 to Jan. 5, Jan. 8-11, May 23, 

Aug. 2-7, 10-15; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, weather records, and records for 

nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 297

2435. Deep Fork near Beggs, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°41' , long 96°04', on line between sees.19 and 20, T.14 N., R.12 E. , near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 3 miles upstream from Adams 

Creek, 4 miles south of Beggs, 8 miles downstream from Flat Rock (Checkerboard) Creek, 

and at mile 85.0.

Drainage area. 2,018 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 632.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 29, 1939, staff gage at site 450 ft 

downstream at same datum. Aug. 29, 1939, to June 22, 1953, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 927 cfs (671,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 cfs Oct. 9 ge height, 24.f ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 30.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 66,800 cfs May 11, 1943 (gage height, 34.55 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939, 1954, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 29 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 957: 1941. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 6-14, Aug. 27 to Sept. 7)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 8

3.2

4.0

7.0

13.0

220

325

897

2,460

17.0

19.0

22.0

25.0

3,840

4,910

9,510

16,100

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

9 to Sept. 30

6 3.0

7 4.0

3 7.0

3 13.0

183

308

849

2,460

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 13.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,620

2,830

4,940

10,700

13,400

14,100

14,100

15,300

15,600

13,200

9,890

7,600

5,650

4,390

3,640

2,200

1,150

897

723

600

505

435

378

340

318

290

270

257

250

_220

147,031

4,743

291,600

Nov.

226

244

479

3,400

4,170

4,620 

3,990

3,040

2,130

1,810

1,380

934

727

611

501

432

391

352

330

315

301

287

274

267

254

241

235

223

217

211

32,592

1,086

64,650

Dec.

205

205

205

200

200

194

188

183

T83

183

183

188

200

194

188

264

1,480

2,980

5.040

2,910

2,310

1,920

2,040

2,250

2,570

2,230

2,920

2,840

2,570

1,700

1,120

37,845

1,221

75,060

Jan.

956

870

767

649

575

592 

649

668

912

1,070

956

1,860

2,840

2,810

2,680

2,280

2,070

2,250

2,070

1,580

1,140

956

828

727

668

668

668

649

575

557

501

57,017

1,194

75,420

Feb.

501

485

494

2,580

3,420

3.480 

3,010

2,250

2,040

2,070

1,980

1,500

978

787

687

668

767

891

727

611

575

573

573

592

555

501

483

519

573

34,866

1,202

69,160

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,60O Min 49

Mar.

649

592

573

555

537

519 

501

589

1,190

2,200

2,110

1,510

1,190

1,270

1,500

1,640

1,420

1,020

828

767

687

650

573

S57

483

466

449

432

424

407

391

26,639

859

52,840

Apr.

452

501

399

352

350

301 

280

267

260

254

248

241

241

2,790

4,740

6.680

5,930

4,500

4,080

4,340

4,440

4,000

2,720

1,180

787

630

537

449

549

1,650

54,108

1,804

107,300

May

1,080

748

1,170

1,860

2,820

5,770 

12.100

11,900

10,700

10,300

9,700

8,100

6,360

4,510

3,330

1,520

891

947

2,400

3,420

3,950

4,810

4,410

4,080

4,840

5,880

5,300

4,320

3,500

2,280

1,610

144,586

4,664

286,800

June

1,170

1,270

1,420

1,230

912

727 

1,630

2,520

1,740

817

787

787

760

1,100

1,210

726

747

891

828

668

537

424

344

301

294

267

229

205

185

ill

24,896

850

49,580

July

167

167

162

152

138

128 

135

124

115

120

155

142

142

128

115

104

92

84

168

162

138

155

1,550

2,490

2,770

2,520

2,280

2,550

2,580

2,710

2,810

25,169

812

49,920

Aug.

2,840

2,240

1,110

727

555

415 

522

254

211

178

157

142

128

120

112

106

101

96

94

100

520

309

167

120

97

95

148

329

241

172

162

12,168

395

24,150

Sept.

178

188

178

162

142

124 

108

94

84

73

65

56

50

45

40

57

54

52

29

28

27

27

28

52

54

52

28

25

19

16

2,015

67.1

5,990

Mean 1,122 Ac-ft 812,100

Water year 1959-60: Max 15,600 Min 16 Mean 1,582 Ac-ft 1,148,000
298 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2450. Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°16' , long 95°14' , in SEiSE^- sec. 12, T.9 N. , R.19 E. , near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 2, three-quarters of a mile north 

of Whitefield, 5j miles upstream from Snake Creek, and at mile 18.8.

Drainage area. 47.576 sq mi, of which 9,700 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available . July 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 478.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage and Jan. 11, 1939, to Dec. 10, 1941, 

June 12, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1948, water-stage recorder, all at site 2.1 miles downstream at datum 2.80 ft lower. Dec. 11, 1941, to June 11, 1947, water-stage recorder 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. --22 years, 6,323 cfs (4,578,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 180,000 cfs May 19 (gage height, 17.86 ft); minImum, 306 cfs Sept. 20.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 281,000 cfs May 10, 1943 (gage height, 25.5 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Oct. 8, 1956.

Maximum stage known since 1898, that of May 10, 1943, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Occasional 

slight regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 263).

Cooperation. --Gage-height record, 66 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

24, 700

16,400

118,000 

146,000

122,000

85,200

63, 600

46,600

31,400

24,000

21,600

17,500

16,400

15,900

14,900

14,000

12,200

9,950

8,700

6,550

5,780

2,950

2,450

2,250

2,090

1,950

1,820

1,710

1,650

1.600

1,720

859,550

27,080

tl,665

Nov.

1,690

1,650

1,820 

19,900

58.000

24, 700

15,000

10,300

9,300

8,400

7,580

6,500

4,720

5,940

3,390

2,980

2,620

2,340

2,150

1,950

1,820

1,760

1,740

1,710

1,690

1,650

1,580

1,520

1,460

1,590

185,050

6,101

565,000

Dec.

1,340

1,300

1,280 

1,240

1,220

1,210

1,160

1,120

1,050

1,130

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,260

5,840

19,000

40.900

34,800

26,000

17,500

14,900

12,600

10,600

9,600

8,700

14,800

28,200

18,000

11 , 800

10 300

301,700

9,732

598,400

Jan.

9,300

7,300

5,800 

4,920

4,640

4,530

5,160

7,050

9,000

12,200

10,600

11,200

58.900

24,000

17,000

14,900

12,600

15,000

11,800

9,500

7,850

6,800

5,670

5,080

4,600

4,140

5,940

5,870

3,870

4,080

3,720

286,820

9,252

568,900

Feb.

3,480

3,390

5.500 

5,990

25.800

25, 400

19,200

14,900

12,600

11,800

9,500

7,580

6,500

5,800

5,620

5,200

6,080

7,580

7,500

6,300

5,580

4,880

4,560

4,000

3,810

3,870

5,900

4,140

6,300

229,960

7,950

456,100

Mar.

6,550

5,280

4,680 

4,590

4,140

5,630

3,150

5,020

5,510

4,840

6,550

6,800

6,800

8,400

9.600

9,000

9,000

8,120

6,800

5,520

4,530

4,000

3,510

3,500

5,100

4,250

8,700

6,550

5,900

5,100

2,850

167,570

5,599

352,000

Apr.

2,670

2,400

2,620 

5,050

2,880

2,540

2,250

2,040

1,950

1,880

1,800

1,760

1.710

1,930

16,000

15,900

11,400

9,950

9,950

8,400

8,120

7,850

7,580

7,300

7,050

6,550

3,970

2,130

1,770

14,600

170,000

5,667

357,200

May

29,500

19,200

11,000 

6.500

11,100

41,900

55,800

41,800

54,200

22,200

12,600

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

10,300

13,100

126,000

135,000

125,000

85,000

65,600

45,000

28,000

13,200

8,500

8,240

7,750

7,510

7,750

*1,018.35

32,850

*2,020

June

8,240

8,750

7,270 

5,560

4,980

4,380

4,150

3,960

5,950

5,550

7,750

5,410

14.500

11,300

12,600

10,400

10,100

9,020

7,040

4,980

3,720

2,780

2,120

1,850

2,550

2,440

1,980

1,870

1,740

1,590

172,110

5,737

341,400

July

1,350

1,280

1,070 

1,120

951

769

700

661

710

897

931

10,500

12,900

15,000

17,500

7,850

5,400

4,080

4,600

3,450

1,960

1,880

21,100

31,000

30,000

31,400

52.100

24,700

11,800

8,700

6, 800

295,159

9,456

581,400

Aug.

7,580

5,620

4,760 

4,500

5,480

2,490

1,880

1,650

1,490

2,400

2,260

1,420

1,150

1,130

952

4,440

6,080

4,000

2,670

3,150

4,640

8,380

9,950

6,500

4,140

2,850

5,100

2,780

2,690

2,190

2,080

112,202

5,619

222,500

Sept.

1.710

1,290

1,150 

1,250

952

792

680

607

556

508

486

458

424

406

594

570

555

545

525

376

552

594

570

457

552

670

1,050

1,120

964

1,570

21,073

702

41,800

Calendar year 1959: Max 146,000 Min 570 Mean 7,660 Ac-ft 5,545,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 146,000 Min 525 Mean 10,370 Ac-ft 7,528,000

Peak discharge (base, 35,000 cfs}. Oct. 4 (10 p.m.) 159,000 cfs (16.40 ft); Nov. 5 (about 2 a.m.) 

45,000 cfs (12.8 ft); Dec. 18 (5p.m.) 46,600 cfs (12.75 ft); Jan. 15 (about 4 a.m.) 49,800 cfs 

(15.0 ft); May 7 (6 a.m.) 60.000 efs (15.52 ft); May 19 (2 p.m.) 180,000 cfs (17.86 ft)._____

t Expressed in thousands.

Note. Discharge computed from two or more daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 5 to Jan. 15, 

Apr. 27-29, June 6-9, June 16 to July 11, July 30 to Sept. 22.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 299

2455. Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°28', long 94°52 I , in SW£ sec.34, T.12 N., R.23 E. , on downstream side 

of right pier of abandoned highway bridge, 400 ft downstream from water-supply dam of 

city of Sallisaw, 3| miles west of Sallisaw, 5 miles upstream from Little Sallisaw 

Creek, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 476.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Aug. 20, 1953, and as supplemental gage 

since Feb. 21, 1958, water-stage recorder at site 400 ft upstream at datum 13.22 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 18 years, 210 cfs (152,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs May 6 (gage height, 12.27 ft); no 

flow July 22.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 11.25 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurements at gage heights 7.96 and 11.25 ft; no flow at times in 

1943, 1954, 1956, 1960.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Small diversion above station 

for municipal water supply of city of Sallisaw. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSF 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

20

773

809

2.150

966

474

315

196

149

123

131

122

103

89

78

69

64

70

72

61

52

40

33

30

28

26

24

22

22

21

7,150

231

14,180

Nov.

21

20

21

1,620

705

335

208

162

136

123

110

100

93

84

82

80

75

71

65

60

56

50

46

43

39

36

30

31

30

30

4,562

152

9,050

Dec.

29

27

26

25

24

24

23

22

22

21

26

27

26

25

24

48

308

796

430

281

219

187

176

162

144

134

157

187

171

147

131

4,049

131

8,030

Jan.

120

112

100

93

93

102

110

120

144

169

169

219

376

609

656

418

394

370

290

231

196

169

153

140

131

122

116

110

102

92

86

6,312

204

12,520

Feb.

79

71

70

223

454

400

295

238

212

184

160

144

130

119

114

114

117

116

110

105

100

95

91

89

87

82

84

98

103

4,284

148

8,500

Mar.

103

105

105

103

99

98

98

98

112

125

193

219

202

208

281

376

358

305

272

223

187

166

151

140

130

125

116

112

107

99

9_6

5,112

165

10,140

Apr.

91

84

79

75

67

65

61

59

58

56

54

53

49

184

370

202

169

142

123

113

109

105

100

96

92

87

83

79

222

621.

3,748

125

7,430

May

290

212

176

231

816

4.870

1,190

676

438

305

242

202

169

151

140

126

119

315

1,020

2,230

1,160

621

400

264

205

171

144

166

166

134

117

17,466

563

34, 640

June

487

851

382

196

138

119

160

133

99

84

78

66

64

59

54

49

43

40

39

38

32

27

26

59

175

64

48

35

30

28

3,703

123

7,340

July

27

26

26

25

24

29

27

16

14

12

10

7.8

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

237 3.7

699

2.920

805

308

740

313

149

107

6,583.9

212

13,060

Aug.

84

70

58

48

42

36

30

27

26

26

22

20

18

17

16

a!6

alS

a 20

22

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

JL4

825

26.6

1,640

Sept.

14

T3

8.2

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.5

1.1

1.3

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.5

4.2

4.5

4.5

131.5

4.38

261

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,430 Min 2.6 Mean 190 Ac-ft 137,400

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,870 Min 1.1 Mean 175 Ac-ft 126,800

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). May 6 (6 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (12.27 ft); July 25 (2 a.m.) 6,080 cfs 

(10.28 ft)._____________________________________________________________________ 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

stations.
300 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2465. Arkansas River near Sallisaw, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°21', long 94 0 46', in SW^ sec.9, T.10 N., R.24 E., near center of span on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 59, 3.9 miles downstream from San 

Bois Creek, 1\ miles south of Sallisaw, and at mile 395.0.

Drainage area. 147,757 sq mi, of which 22,241 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 413.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 28,180 cfs (20,400,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 404,000 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 30.42 ft); minimum, 4,560 cfs Sept. 26.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 544,000 cfs May 27, 1957 (gage height, 34.80 ft); minimum observed, 161 cfs Oct. 12, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 37.90 ft May 11, 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by storage reservoirs and power development. Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 56 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Z3

Z4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

82,600

107,000

170,000

318,000

388,000

402,000

388,000

355,000

290,000

209,000

167,000

156,000

154,000

148,000

145,000

143,000

137,000

132,000

131,000

128,000

119,000

107,000

87,800

83,600

82,200

71,800

55,300

38, 900

33,500

26^900

$4,886.6

157,600

1:9,692

Nov.

24,600

23,000

23,500

49,900

119,000

102,000

80,900

67,900

56,500

41,500

35,000

32,800

30,700

27,500

25,700

24,600

24,000

22,500

21,500

21,000

20,500

18,500

18,000

18,500

16,600

16,600

11,700

13,500

14,800

13,900

*lj016.7

33,890

*2,017

Dec.

15,200

15,600

15,200

15,200

16,100

17,000

16,600

15,400

14,100

14,100

12,200

12,400

10,000

8,740

11,800

14,400

29,000

57,300

70,500

66,200

56,700

49,500

42,600

34,500

31,000

25,600

26,100

56,900

56,600

44,800

38,000

910,340

29,370

1:1,806

Jan.

33,800

31 , 700

31,000

22,000

23,800

23,200

21,400

22,000

24,400

24,400

23,800

24,400

54,500

63,200

53,500

47,900

44,000

43,300

42,600

40,300

36,600

33,100

30,300

27,600

20,900

21 , 400

21,400

20,900

20,900

19,800

19J_20_o

967,300

31,200

*1,919

Feb.

16,800

18,200

19,200

22,600

44, 600

66,200

66,200

63, 200

72,900

63,200

53,500

44,800

40,300

36,600

30,300

33,100

33,100

33,800

34, 500

33,100

29,600

22,600

25,600

22,600

22,000

22,000

21,400

19,800

17,200

*1,029

35,480

*2,041

Mar.

20,900

21,400

19,800

20,400

19,200

15,400

12,900

14,100

17,200

19,200

29,800

45,400

46,300

44,000

51,900

55, 900

61,200

66,200

64,200

56,700

48, 700

44, 000

44,800

47,100

47,900

47,100

50,300

54,300

51 , 900

46,300

44,800

1:1,229.3

39,650

*2,438

Apr.

43, 300

42,600

41,800

41 , 800

40,300

37,300

34,500

31 , 700

28,900

27,000

25,000

25,600

25,600

26,300

65,000

95,100

79,400

73,100

64,400

53,300

49,500

43,300

36, 600

31,700

25,400

24,400

20,400

16,800

16,800

35,000

tt.,201.9

40,060

*2,384

May

56,200

47,700

43,300

37,000

40,000

116,000

165,000

155,000

155,000

150,000

131,000

104,000

76,600

59,100

47,000

39,700

35,300

41 , 400

116,000

185,000

209,000

169,000

132,000

106,000

100,000

83,100

51 , 800

40,700

35,000

34, 800

54,200

1:2,815.9

90,840

1:5,585

June

78,200

84,200

65,000

55, 300

45,400

37,600

36,900

43,300

41,500

46,300

46,300

40,600

43,200

46,300

45, 300

50,900

43, 300

37,400

27,500

22,000

22,500

21,500

20,500

19,500

21,500

16,600

13,900

17,300

17,000

14,800

10,121.6

37,390

1:2,225

July

13,900

13,900

9,700

7,920

8,020

15,800

18,500

18,500

29,500

25, 200

19,000

18,300

31,400

31 , 400

37,200

28,300

16,100

12,300

12,700

14,800

13,500

13,500

40,100

84, 700

106,000

107,000

103,000

85,900

70,700

51 , 500

35,800

$1,094.14

35,290

1:2,170

Aug.

26,400

24,800

22, 600

18,400

20,500

19,500

13,400

10,200

12,000

13,900

15,600

14,800

12,700

12,700

13,900

15,200

21,500

21,000

18,000

14,800

13,500

13,500

22,400

22,500

24,600

25,700

22,500

20,800

56,000

68,200

64,500

696,100

22,450

t 1,381

Sept.

51,300

41,200

36,300

29,400

23,500

20 , 500

19,500

13,900

12,700

10,800

11,900

9,710

9,350

7,910

8,020

10,800

11,500

10,200

8,460

8,460

8,740

8,180

7,660

7,400

5,680

4,670

6,730

8,460

8,460

8,180

429,570

14,320

852,000

Calendar year 1959: Max 402,000 Min 2,870 Mean 36,640 Ac-ft 26,530,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 402,000 Min 4,670 Mean 47,540 Ac-ft 34,510,000

Peak discharge (base, 100,000 cfs).--Oct. 6 (2 p.m.) 404,000 cfs (30.42 ft); Nov. 5 (12:30 p.m.) 

126,000 cfs (18.13 ft); Apr. 16 (4 a.m.) 101,000 cfs (16.00 ft); May 7 (7 p.m.) 177,000 cfs 

(19.75 ft); May 21 (6 a.m.) 218,000 cfs (25.10 ft); July 25 (4 p.m.) 112,000 cfs (16.50 ft).

* Expressed in thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 301 

2470. Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°55'08", long 94°17'55", In SW£ sec.16, T.3 N., R.31 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge at Cauthron, 8 miles downstream from Jones Creek.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 569.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 2, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 226 cfs (163,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,200 cfs May 20 (gage height, 23.76 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 23.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 20, 1960; no flow at times in most years. 

Flood in June 1935 reached a stage of 27.4 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1037: 1939(M). WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

8,120

11,400

18,700

23,200

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6 

4.8 

5.0

0.2 

1.0 

2.4 

4.8

28

5.2

5.5

6.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

53

116

281

1,410

2,610

5,300

17.0

19.0

21.0

22.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7

.7

802

1,290

990

359

158

92

66

49

39

32

49

92

60

38

28

23

20

18

15

12

11

8.9

8.5

*7.7

6.6

6.6

5.9

5.9

7.3

4,301.8

139

0.695

0.80

8,530

Nov.

6.9

7.3

8.1

589

285

111

69

55

45

38

34

31

29

27

24

21

19

18

17

15

14

14

*12

11

11

10

8.9

8.1

7.7

7.3

1,553.3

51.8

0.259

0.29

3,080

Dec.

7.3

6.9

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.2

5.9

6.6

1,930

1,080

262

161

*132

1,620

2,550

|2.910

1,080

447

298

224

183

155

132

119

1,580

1,290

442

285

220

17,168.3

554

2.77

3.19

34,050

Jan.

186

173

146

119

121

206

310

397

588

555

*378

310

397

1,230

1,080

442

2.510

1,170

489

346

265

224

190

161

149

135

132

116

106

99

86

12,616

407

2.04

2.35

25,020

Feb.

82

75

71

387

990

709

382

*269

228

186

135

106

97

86

86

92

180

416

273

217

183

158

143

183

173

186

217

402

452

7,164

247

1.24

1.33

14,210

Mar.

328

315

294

341

265

206

193

203

258

262

269

228

190

*741

1.550

738

456

519

258

206

170

155

140

127

176

298

196

155

155

116

94

9,542

501

1.50

1.74

18,550

Apr.

84

73

66

60

55

49

46

45

43

42

*39

55

52

52

60

43

39

43

37

31

62

77

50

40

35

32

28

26

29

49

1,382

46.1

0.250

0.26

2,740

May

64

52

40

42

1,800

*3,270

900

298

*186

130

97

77

64

55

49

45

59

55

*11,000

*19,500

6,790

590

281

186

127

99

73

60

49

40

35

45,887

1,480

7.40

8.55

91,020

June

54

56

55

27

22

*19

17

16

15

14

11

9.8

8.5

7.7

6.9

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.4

4.8

5.9

5.4

5.0

1.9

2.1

5.9

8.1

14

18

15

580.1

12.7

0.064

0.07

754

July

9.5

6.6

5.4

5.7

*3.2

2.6

2.5

1.9

1.6

1.5

.9

.7

.5

45

87

29

15

8.9

5.6

5.9

2.6

2.5

15

810

289

116

64

50

64

42

26

1,715.5

55.5

0.276

0.52

5,400

Aug.

*18

14

11

9.5

7.7

6.9

5.4

4.5

5.9

5.7

3.0

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.8

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.4

1.9

2.3

2.8

5.0

5.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

*1.9

1.5

1.5

133.6

4.31

0.022

0.02

265

Sept.

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

1.0

1.8

1.5

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.5

.2

.2

17.5

0.58

0.0029

0.005

55

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,910 Mln 0.1 Mean 140 Cfsm 0.700 In. 9.50 Ac-ft 101,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 19,300 Hin 0.2 Mean 278 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.90 Ac-ft 201,600

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --May 20 (6 p.m.) 32,200 cfs (23.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
302 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2475. Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla.

Location. La t 34°54'45", long 95°09'20", in NW£NW£ sec. 13, T.5 N., R.20 E., on downstream side of left abutment of highway bridge", 0.1 mile downstream from Little Fourche

Maline, 5 miles southwest of Red Oak, and at mile 41.2. 

Drainage area. 122 sq mi. 

Records available . October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 540.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Apr. 25, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 22 years, 131 cfs (94,840 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 41,500 cfs May 19 (gage height, 24.79 ft, from

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs July 17.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 19, 1960; no flow at times in most years. 

Flood in June 1935 reached a stage of 25.4 ft, from floodmarks. 

Remarks . Records good except those above 27,000 cfs or those for periods of no gageheight record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743. 

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1631: 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 4)

2.6

3.0

5.0

10.0

11.0

94

131

348

1,080

1,280

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

Oct. 4 to Sept. 3O

2.0

3.0

4.0

13.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

20.0

21.0

5.5

12

50

139

252

1,740

2,400

3,000

4,490

7,170

14,500

19,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

254

96

1,160

2.250

1,720

566

182

104

71

50

39

31

25

22

18

15

12

9.9

7.7 

7.0

5.9 

5.1

4.1

3.9 

5.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.4

5.5

3_il

6,682.8

216

1.77

2.04

13,260

Nov.

3.5

5T5

4.1

710

342

94

58

44

37

29

25

25

21

19

17

16

15

11

9.9

9.9

9.2 

8.0

7.5

7.7 

7.7

9.2

8.4

8.8

8.4

8.4

1,572.8

52.4

0.450

0.48

5,120

Dec.

8.0

7.3

6.7

6.4

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.5

17

26

20

18

79

1,220

1.500

1,040

484 

228

144 

107

93

87 

77

67

120

188

117

82

65

5,859.9

188

1.54

1.78

11,580

Jan.

61

61

55

47

50

88

144

240

598

556

210

747

1,220

1 28O

lioio

506

570

545

195

154

106 

89

75

65 

60

57

55

50

44

41

56

7,989

258

2.11

2.44

15,850

Feb.

34

32

36

445

608

584

204

139

116

96

72

56

50

44

46

79

198

198

139 

110

97 

82

71

72 

73

77

97

556

556

4,565

151

1.24

1.33

8,660

Mar.

198

171

149

116

96

81

75

73

95

112

119

100

81

216

475

258

160

117

97 

80

67 

59

55

49 

276

577

188

129

104

65

4,516

159

1.14

1.52

8,560

Apr.

55

47

41

56

55

29

26

24

22

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

14

17

17 

14

12 

11

10

9.5 

10

69

24

13

180

282

1,110.5

37.0

0.503

0.34

2,200

May

72

45

29

55

1,750

8,080

1,750

288

140

87

60

46

57

29

26

22

19aS

18.900 

7,380

2,570 

434

182

a!50 

alOO

a80

a65

a55

a45

a40

a90

42,675

1,577

11.29

15.01

84,640

June

"160 335

86

53

39

34

40

32

25

20

15

13

11

9.9

9.2

8.0

7.0

6.2

5.7 

5.1

4.5 

3.7

5.5

2.8 

2.5

2.9

5.9

5.5

5.1

2.5

944.6

51.5

0.258

0.29

1,870

July

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.a

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.3

2,180

9.280 

1,650

181

82

520

355

100

54

14,395.1

464

3.80

4.39

28,550

Aug.

37

28

22

17

14

12

9.9

59 8.8

584

77

55

22

14

11

9.9

10

12

18 

25

1.170 

756

180

116 

58

58

29

22

17

15

10

3,412.6

110

0.902

1.04

6,770

Sept.

8.8

7.0

5.9

5.3

4.3

5.9

5.3

2.9

4.2

9.9

15

15

7.7

5.5

5.7

2.9

2.2

2.0

1.7 

1.4

1.5 

1.2

1.2

H

2.5

5.1

5.1

5.5

3.5

132.8

4.45

0.056

0.04

263

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,4OO Mln O.2 Mean 150 Cfsra 1.O7 In. 14.51 Ac-ft 94,340

Water year 1959-6O: Max 18,90O Mln O.I Mean 255 Clara 2.O9 In. 28.50 Ac-ft 185,500

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOO cfs). May 6 (1O a.m.) 14.OOO cfs (19.86 ft); May 19 (6 a.m.) 41,500 cfs 

(24.79 ft); July 24 (6 a.m.) 14,OOP cfs (19.89 ft)._____________________________________ 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 303

2480. Wister Reservoir near Mister, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°56', long 94°43', in NE£ sec.l, T.5 N., R.24 E., in control tower near 

right end of Wister Dam on Poteau River, 2 miles south of Wister, 2.7 miles upstream 

from Caston Creek, and at mile 60.9.

Drainage area. 993 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, 

by Corps of Engineers).

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 440,900 acre-ft May 23 (elevation, 502.98 ft); 

minimum, 29,520 acre-ft Aug. 7 (elevation, 471.49 ft).

1949-60: Maximum contents, 507,400 acre-ft May 27, 1957 (elevation, 505.73 ft); 

minimum since conservation pool was first reached, 20,850 acre-ft Nov. 16, 1952 (elevation, 469.50 ft), from capacity table then in use.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Regulated storage began Oct. 4, 1949; conservation pool was first reached Dec. 19, 1949. Capacity, 429,600 acre-ft at elevation 502.5 ft (crest of spillway) and 29,950 acre-ft at elevation 471.6 ft (conservation pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and recreation. Figures given herein 

represent total contents. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are 

given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-6O (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

471

475

480

465

27,530

46,080

80,780

130,600

490

495

500

503

195,500

276,300

374,200

441,400

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

30,420

31,140

38,210

50,720 

66,860

77,030

82,450 

84,210

85.090

85,090

84,300

83,510

83,950

83,950

83,680

83,070 

82,190

81,400

78,990 

69,260

59,200

51,010

43,220

37,680

32 , 100

32,170

30,190

30,110

29,990

30,190

30,230

471.67

-40

Nov.

30,310

30,380

31,530

40,780 

44 . 220

42,950

39,230 

35,310

32,190

30,860

30,270

29,990

30,030

30,030

30,110

30,150 

30,110

30,070

30,070 

30,030

29.950

30,110

30,110

3O,O70

30,030

30,030

29,990

29,990

29,990

30,030

471.62

-200

Dec.

30,110

30,110

30,030

30 , 150 

30,070

29,990

29.950 

29,950

29,950

30,380

32,410

37,970

38,400

36,460

34,650

42,530 

55,690

70,760

80,210 

79,480

73,360

64,780

55,820

46,950

38,450

35,180

39,760

45,710

42,370

38,110

35,580

472.92

+5,550

Jan.

34,610

33,200

31,530

30,150 

30,230

30,820

31,370 

32,230

34,870

37,680

37,290

36,270

37,380

38,550

40,940

39,230 

46,080

54.480

51,360 

44,760

37,720

32,980

30,500

50,050

50,070

30,O3O

50,050

50,250

50,270

50,230

50,110

47 1 . 64

-5,470

Feb.

30,030

30,150

30,660

35,600 

42,690

45.760

43,160 

36,750

33,200

31,290

30,460

30,230

30,030

30,110

30,540

30,900 

32,150

32 , 280

31,620 

30,940

29,910

29.850

30,070

30,340

30,820

30,660

30,580

32,280

33,420

_______

472.43

+3,310

Mar.

33,110

32,370

31,250

30,500 

30,230

50.050

30,230 

31,020

30,940

30,860

30,660

30,500

30,540

32,190

57.050

36,610 

33,160

3O,9OO

29,870 

30,070

30.O7O

30,030

30,030

30,030

31,970

32,630

31,930

30,620

30,270

30,030

30,230

471.67

-3,190

Apr.

29,910

29,910

29,950

30,030 

3O,O3O

29,910

30,030 

30,340

30,340

30,190

29,990

29,950

30,030

30,230

30,340

30", 6 20 

30,740

30,860

30,980 

31,140

31,140

30,900

30,340

30,070

29.870

29,990

30,230

30,190

31,140

55.910

472.54

+5,680

May

55,530

34 , 200

32,060

51.550 

49,390

91,750

119,100 

131,500

129,700

122,400

112,400

100,400

87 , 640

75,400

63,340

51,880 

42,160

44,440

163,900 

352,800

417,900

437,800

440,200

435,500

425,800

414,200

401,900

389,600

376,800

364,000

555,700

499.01

f319,790

June

342.200

330,100

317,500

304,600 

292,300

279,600

266,300 

252,700

239,500

226,700

213,000

199,600

186,500

172,600

161,500

147 , 900 

133 , 900

119,700

105,600 

91,380

77,360

63,750

50,890

43,850

38,060

37,970

38,650

34,700

31,660

'50.250

471.67

-325,470

July

30,070

30,110

30,190

30,110 

30,150

30,110

30,110 

30,070

30,030

29,950

29,950

29,950

29,910

29 , 830

29,790

29.750 

29,790

29,870

29,870 

29,870

30,070

30,070

47,120

91,380

119,400

129.200

124,300

119,000

110,100

96 ,670

82,450

480.19

+52,220

Aug.

69.400

56,960

44,380

35,050 

30,940

29,950

29.650 

29,670

30,780

31,020

31,100

30,660

30,110

30,030

30,030

30,150 

30,150

30,740

30,230 

30,230

32,890

33,640

32,980

30,660

30,340

31,710

32,190

31,530

30,190

29 ,870

29,990

471.61

-52,460

Sept.

30,110

30,190

30,190

30,230 

30,190

30,150

30,110 

30,070

30,420

50.460

30,460

30,340

30,310

30,270

30,190

30,190 

30,150

30,110

50.050 

50,070

30,070

30,190

30,190

30,190

30,230

30,230

30,540

30,540

30,270

30,190

471.66

+200

Calendar year 1959.................... t +4,920

Water year 1959-6O.................... t -80

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month, 

t Change in contents, in acre-feet.
304 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2485. Poteau River near Wister, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°56 I 15", long 94°42'50", in NW^-NW^- sec.6, T.5 N., R.25 E., on left bank 

of outflow channel, 700 ft downstream from Wister Dam, 2-J- miles southeast of Wister, 

2.6 miles upstream from Caston Creek,-and at mile 60.5.

Drainage area. 993 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311. Prior to May 21, 1951, records below about 500 cfs include 

flow from Caston Creek (drainage area, 70 sq mi).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 445.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 11 to Dec. 31, 1938, wire-weight gage at site 0.1 mile upstream at datum 

13.11 ft lower. Jan. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1947, water-stage recorder at railroad 

bridge 1.6 miles downstream and Oct. 1, 1947, to June 28, 1953, water-stage recorder 

at site 1.1 miles downstream, at datum 12.41 ft lower than present datum; recording 

gage at railroad bridge used as auxiliary gage Oct. 1, 1947, to June 28, 1953. May 21, 

1951, to June 28, 1953, supplemental staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,208 cfs (874,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,650 cfs July 31 (gage height, 9.10 ft); maximum gage height, 14.96 ft May 19 (backwater from Caston Creek); minimum, 1.5 cfs 

July 18.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 78,600 cfs May 16, 1945 (gage height, 37.16 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times in 1938-39, 1943, 1947, 1953-54.

Maximum stage known, 43.0 ft in June 1935, at site and datum used in 1938 (estimated as 38.5 ft at site and datum used in 1939-47, on basis of fall determined for 

flood in 1943).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Plow completely regulated by Wister Dam since October 1949 (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1939, 1943(M), 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Caston Creek May 5, 6, July 23, 24 j discharge computed

from rated gage plus flow over spillway May 22-25)

0.8 

2.1 

4.4

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

123 

267 

48O

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

760 

1,500 

3,50O 

7,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

22

41

45

45

32

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.9

302

536

530

525

530

530

530

530

525

1,220

3,990

5,380 

4,100

3,980

3,05O

1,930

1,540

668

98

57

30

29

30,828. 1

994

61,150

Nov.

29

28

52

38

584

1,780

2,480

T|430

1,940

984

535

371

200

137

137

135

135

133

133

133

110 

45

93

113

69

69

69

69

44

30

13,105

437

25,990

Dec.

30

40

65

65

67

67

67

50

29

29

458

1,110

1,110

1,650

1,980

2,030

2,180

2,280

2,560

3,530

4,380

5,260

5,500

5,240

4,980

2,850

970

1,770

3,710

3 ,860

2,420

60,337

1,946

119,700

Jan.

1,500

1,500

1,460

1,320

763

607

890

1,500

1,500

1,540

2,330

2,780

2,840

3,310

3,980

4,250

2,580

1,520

4,150

4,890

4,980 

3,810

2,280

1,030

658

658

574

445

445

445 

445

60,980

1,967

121,000

Feb.

375

234

231

354

1,370

2,7OO

3,760

4,720

3,430

1,980

1,240

718

640

414

384

384

665

1,460

1,750

1,540

1,500 

888

645

699

537

860

1,080

1,080

1,740

37,378

1,289

74,140

Mar.

2,230

2,230

2,020

1,670

1,310

1,140

751

470

939

1,030

1,110

1,030

886

1,190

2,190

3,450

5,980

2,870

1,710

904

830 

725

629

629

596

1,700

2,030

1,850

1,160

776 

608

44,643

1,440

88,550

Apr.

500

416

352

296

296

296

180

119

177

285

285

188

137

137

137

135

135

135

133

130

130 

370

515

346

225

90

26

168

257 

257

6,853

228

13,590

May

257

1,020

1,450

1,080

300

12

12

877

2,820

3,960

5,160

5,780

6,090

6,190

6,O60

5,910

5,310

2,290

13

13

13 

89

1,270

3,280

5,130

6,160

6,390

6,470

6,470

6,470

5,96O

102,306

3,300

202,900

June

5,870

6,330

6,480

6,640

6,530

6,610

6,610

6,610

6,610

6,610

6,750

6,610

6,610

6,750

5,890

6,760

6,610

6,610

6,610

6,610

6,610 

6,610

6,330

4,240

2,950

1,300

1,400

2,780

1,900

885

165,715

5,524

328,700

July

204

79

54

54

55

55

46

36

31

22

9.7

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.8

7.1

17

15

14 

14

11

2.0

2.0

1,070

3,560

4,980

5,630

7,020 

7,500

30,500.7

984

60,500

Aug.

6.840

6,190

6,070

5,380

2,400

585

188

42

43

166

430

425

322

85

41

42

42

213

354

125

43 

798

1,580

1,580

466

14

324

530

797

323 

39

36,477

1,177

72,350

Sept.

28

30

30

30

31

31

32

26

21

21

21

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17 

17

17

17

L4

16

16

16

16

15

627

20.9

1,240

Calendar year 1959 : Max 5,770 Mln 4.7 Mean 757 Ac-ft 548,400

Water year 1959-60 : Max 7,500 Mln 1.8 Mean 1,611 Ac-ft 1,170,000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 305

2494. James Fork near Hackett, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°09'45", long 94°24'25", in NW^-NW^ sec.34, T.6 N., R.32 W. , near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 45, 1.7 miles south of 

Hackett, 2.0 miles downstream from Elder Branch, 2.0 miles upstream from small tributary, and 3.6 miles upstream from Arkansas-Oklahoma State line.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 459.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,700 cfs May 19 (gage height, 21.30 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 8.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs May 2, 1958 (gage height, 21.40 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 8, 1960.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, Nov. 10 to Dec. 11, 

Dec. 13-16, May 14-18, June 4 to July 2)

Oct. 1 to May 20

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

15

23

48

89

209

356

684

10.0

12.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

21.0

1,060

1,500

2,600

3,550

5,440

8,100

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

May 21 to Sept. 30

3.3

,3 3.6 

,5 4.0 

,5 4.5

5.0

139

209

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*52

46

423

1.110 

940

341

176

144

121

105

62

48

54

94

70

55

44

36

31

*27

24

22

22

21 

21

21

20

20

19

20

20

4,209

136

0.919

1.06

8,350

Nov.

20

20

23

*5 J 170 

1,040

266

190

156

131

116

99

*80

69

60

49

44

38

34

32

29

29

26

26

25 

23

21

21

20

19

18

7,894

263

1.78

1.98

15,660

Dec.

18

17

*17

17 

18

18

17

16

15

T6

125

152

101

81

76

794

1,670

1,85,0

869

356

237

*190

170

154 

134

124

747

599

274

190

162

9,224

298

2.01

2.32

18,300

Jan.

149

136

118

106 

112

153

209

258

436

334

237

296

468

436

*396

237

802

548

288

209

170

154

136

122 

111

103

96

87

86

77

11

7,141

230

1.55

1.79

14 , 160

Feb.

65

62

*&Z

297 

650

484

274

202

183

157

126

108

98

88

86

104

216

318

223

183

166

145

134

150 

148

*147

170

339

396

5,781

199

1.34

1.45

11,470

Mar.

251

237

216

216 

176

149

142

140

196

183

183

164

150

430

775

*468

296

216

183

157

138

125

113

102 

220

281

190

154

138

118

104

6,611

213

1.44

1.66

13,110

Apr.

93

79

69

61 

54

*48

46

41

41

40

36

34

32

32

45

42

40

42

37

32

36

38

32

28 

25

22

19

*18

20

67

1,249

41.6

0.281

0.31

2,480

May

49

34

27

43 

956

*5,020

1,070

348

223

169

136

111

93

76

63

54

*44

77

*5,910

6,490

*2 J 580

599

388

288 

237

202

167

149

115

83

62

25,863

834

5.64

6.50

51,300

June

55

56

48

37 

29

26

72

30

*21

19

25

46

22

16

13

11

9.8

8.6

8.1

7.4

7.0

6.3

5.9

5.9 

5.9

6.1

9.3

*9.6

7.0

5.9

628.8

21.0

0.142

0.16

1,250

July

5.0

3.8

3.3

3.3 

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.9

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2^

2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.4

7.1

300

1,150 

436

244

149

364

180

110

72

3,072.1

99.1

0.670

0.77

6,090

Aug.

50

36

25

19 

14

11

9.3

8.1

7.4

*7.2

6.3

5.9

5.2

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.4

5.2

5.2

6.5

5.4

4.8

4.0 

3.8

4.6

5.2

3.1

*2.7

2. '4

283.0

9.13

0.062

0.07

561

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,170 Mln 2.6 Mean 121 Cfsm 0.818 In. 11.15 Ac-ft E

Sept.

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.0

.9

1.9

16

27

18

11

6.7

4.0

2.5

1.9

2.4

2.9

*4.0

5.0

5.2

2.7

2.1 

1.7

1.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.9

139.5

4.65

0.031

0.04

277

7,960

Water year 1959-60= Max 6,490 Mln 0.1 Mean 197 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.11 Ac-ft 143,000

Peak discharge (baae, 3,000 cfs).--Nov. 4 (4:30 p.m.) 8,100 cfs (20.98 ft); May 6 (3 p.m.) 6,750 cfs 

(20.65 ft); May 19 (4 p.m.) 9,700 efs (21.50 ft).________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
306 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2495. Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°43'20", long 94°24'30", In SW^NW^ sec.16, T.12 N., R.32 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge, 4| miles northwest of Lee Creek and 5-J miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 36.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 852 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 10 years, 41.0 cfs (29,680 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,600 cfs May 5 (gage height, 15.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 13.50 and 15.60 ft; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 23-25.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 5, 1960; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 3, May 9, 22)

Oct. 1 to May 5 May 6 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

2.9

6.6

19

39

74

181

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

380

635

1,280

2,130

3,300

1.4

1.5 

1.7

0.1 

.3

1.1

1.8 2.0

2.0 7.3

2.2 19

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 2.2 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

7.6

11

523

183

221

83

47

*32

23

18

14

26

21

17

13

10

8.6

7.1

5.8

4.6

3.9

3.2

2.9

3.5

3.9

3.9

3.5

2.9

*2.9

2.9

2.9

1,312.1

42.3

1.15

1.32

2,600

Nov.

2.9

Z^B

188

890

120

59

39

31

25

21

19

17

16

15

13

12

11

9.7

*9.2

9.2

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.1

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

1,579.5

52.6

1.43

1.59

3,130

Dec.

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

3.9

3.5

*3.5

3.2

3^

11

13

9.7

8.1

7.1

18

173

154

90

63

49

42

38

33

28

27

184

118

*79

59

49

1,293.9

41.7

1.13

1.30

2,570

Jan.

44

39

33

27

27

26

26

27

38

39

35

94

110

190

134

95

92

86

64

55

*45

42

37

34

31

28

27

25

21

19

18

1,608

51.9

1.41

1.62

3,190

Feb.

17

16

16

55

126

100

72

61

55

47

38

*32

27

25

25

25

28

25

21

19

19

17

17

li

17

16

16

17

19

984

33.9

0.919

0.99

1,950

Mar.

18

19

18

18

17

18

*17

18

21

53

Too" 115

97

97

92

102

88

95

83

70

57

50

45

41

38

34

28

27

26

*23

21

1,546

49.9

1.35

1.56

3,070

Apr.

21

18

17

16

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

9.7

414

221

113

105

81

66

*59

59

49

42

37

33

27

23

20

192

160

1,878.7

62.6

1.70

1.89

3,730

May

88

66

53

63

*2.690

1,850

300

163

*102

64

50

41

35

29

27

25

21

48

188

983

263

118

74

55

41

50

33

44

33

25

*21

7,643

247

6.69

7.70

15,160

June

22

31

21

16

14

13

16

16

*11

9.0

6.9

6.2

6.9

6.2

5.2

4.6

4.3

3.8

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.3

*2.0

2.0

2.3

2.2

2.5

2.2

1.8

1V7

241.1

8.04

0.218

0.24

478

July

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

*.9

.9

1.0

.9

1.1

^1

.8

.8

7.0

609

194

525

148

55

29

19

13

9.5

1,632

52.6

1.43

1.64

3,240

Aug.

7.3

6.2

5.5

*4.6

4.1

3.4

2.7

12

18

7.3

4.9

3.8

3.1

2.3

2.0

4.0

3.6

3.1

3.1

2.5

3.1

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1 *T7T

1.1

121.7

3.93

0.107

0.12

241

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,360 Mln 0.2 Mean 43.1 Cfam 1.17 In. 15.88 Ac-ft 31

Sept.

1.0

T^

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

**.!

.3

.6

.3

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.3

.2

.2

17.9

0.60

0.016

0.02

36

220

Hater year 1959-6O: Max 2,69O Mln o.l Mean 54.3 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.99 Ac-ft 39,4oO

Peak discharge (base, 1,5OO cfs). Nov. 3 (12 p.m.) 3,3OO efs (7.00 ft); Apr. 14 (4 p.m.) 1,760 cfs 

(5.58 ft); May 5 (11:30 p.m.) 33,6OO cfs (15.6O ft); May 2O (9:3O a.m.) 1,940 cfs (5.78 ft); 

July 23 (4:30 a.m.) 1,670 cfs (5.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 307

2500. Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°29'40", long 94°27'00", in SE£ sec.21, T.12 N., R.27 E., Indian meridian, 

on right bank 300 ft west of Arkansas-Oklahoma State line, 3.2 miles downstream from 

Webbers Creek, 6| miles northwest of Van Buren, and 7.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 427 sq mi.

Records available. September 1930 to June 1937, October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 408.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). September 1930 to June 1937 staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1930-36, 1950-60), 496 cfs (359,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 80,600 cfs May 6 (gage height, 30.30 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 0.69 ft).

1930-37, 1950-60; Maximum discharge, that of May 6, 1960; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions [water years). WSP 1211: 1931(M), drainage area. WSP 1441: 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 6 May 7 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

39

69

111

228

435

760

5.0

9.0

13.0

17.0

21.0

23.0

2,450

6,350

12,600

20,800

31,300

38,800

.9 

1.0 

1.2

2.2

11

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

125

243

460

760

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5052"

3,820

2,450

3,540

1,880 

995

650

462

354

293

405

*372

324

267

221 

183

162

143

127

111

100

88

80

73

66

59

56

*55

52

50

17,540

566

1.33

1.53

34,790

Nov.

49

51" 46

7,500

2,450

1,220 

798

629

508

420

367

328

296

260

228

208 

183

165

*154

143

134

124

119

111

102

95

88.

84

80

77

17,001

567

1.33

1.48

33,720

Dec.

73

69

67

66

64

61 

59

*56

5555"

90

114

121

137

137

246 

1,240

2,650

1,566

1,060

812

657

589

532

474

430

2,540

2,630

*1,540

1,080

859

20,063

647

1.52

1.75

39,790

Jan.

708

615

526

452

435

430 

430

440

496

596

582

752

1,500

1,840

2,270

1,500 

1,370

1,280

1,050

843

*715

615

550

490

452

425

390

362

336

304

2_82_

23,036

743

1.74

2.01

45,690

Feb.

267

246

558" 232

1,200

1,660 

1,160

931

820

708

589

*496

435

400

385

376 

395

405

376

340

332

316

300

289

282

267

263

289

304

14,571

502

1.18

1.27

28,900

Mar.

312

312

304

296

282

270 

*263

26T

285

332

692

955

907

907

1,010

1.200

1,166

1,080

1,000

859

722

629

576

514

468

425

385

354

332

*308

293

17,699

571

1.34

1.54 '

35, 110 i

Apr.

267

246

228

208

192

180

165

154

145

137

132

124

T5T

325

2,810

1,280 

931

790

622

*538

502

468

405

349

316

285

242

215

414

1,750

14,544

485

1.14

1.27

28,850

May

1,030

715

544

514

5,510

36,200 

4,700

2,450

*1,580

1,160

859

677

571

485

420

368 

324

2,100

*3,730

8,590

4,700

2,090

1,280

915

684

613

521

538

516

405

*333

85,122

2,746

6.43

7.41

168,800

June

379

1.070

571

410

320

284 

262

269

236

197

167

142

132

123

103

95 

84

77

69

61

58

52

*47 155"

347

156

128

103

82 

Aaby

6,201

207

0.485

0.54

12,300

July

60

52

46

51

42

39 

35

30

28

26

24

23

*21

19

a!7

a!6 

a!5

a!4

18

14

15

17

437

883

1,960

1,280

595

589

377

258

197

7,198

232

0.543

0.63

14,280

Aug.

156 125-

103

*88

77

69 

56

55

47

54

42

43

38

32

29

29 

29

43

40

38

40

36

32

29

26

24

21

£1

a!9

*15

aii

1,470

47.4

0.111

0.13

2,920

Sept.

14

13

12

10

9.0

7.0 

7.0

6.0

6.0

11

8.0

6.0

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.9 

2.9

2.2

*2.9

2.9

3.1

6.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10

9.0

7.0

194.8

6.49

0.015

0.02

386

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,400 "In 4.9 Mean 572 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.21 Ac-ft 414,400

Water year 1959-60: Max 36,200 Mln 2.2 Mean '614 Cfsra 1.44 In. 19.58 Ac-ft 445,500

Peak discharge (bane, 13,000 cfs). Nov. 4 (10 a.m.) 14,100 cfB (13.83 ft)j May 6 (8 a.m.) 80,600

cfs (30.30 ft); May 18 (lO:30 p.m. 14,900 cfs (14.16 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range'In stage, normal recession, 

records for nearby stations, and weather records.
308 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2505. Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°25'42", long 94°21'37", in NW£ sec.36, T.9 N., R.32 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 64 and 71, at Van Buren, 

1.3 miles downstream from Lee Creek, 8.6 miles downstream from Poteau River, and at 

mile 353.4.

Drainage area.--150.483 sq mi, of which 22,241 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1927 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at 

Fort Smith (8.4 miles upstream) from 1879 to Dec. 31, 1955, are contained in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 372.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 31,670 cfs (22,930,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year 418,000 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 32.55 ft in 

gage well, 32.85 ft from outside gage); minimum, 5,180 cfs Sept. 27.

1927-60; Maximum discharge, 850,000 cfs May 12, 1943; maximum gage height, 

38.10 ft Apr. 16, 1945; minimum discharge, 300 cfs Oct. 12, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1833, that of Apr. 16, 1945. Flood in June 1833 

reached a stage of 38 ft on Fort Smith gage, from records collected by U. S. Weather 

Bureau. Flood of Apr. 16, 1927, reached a stage of 35.0 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements made twice a month during low flows, more 

frequently during rises. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs and 

power developments. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given 

in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water yearsj_.--WSP 1211: 1934-36. WSP 1341: Drainage area. WSP 1561: 1954.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

78,OOO

105,000

137,000

258,000

342,000

394,000

417,000

394,000

332,000

264,000

198,000

164,000

157,000

155,000

152,000

150,000

147,000

141,000

138,000

137,000

130,000

119,000

104,000

91,600

88,000

79,800

67,000

48,800

38,600

34, 200

51,200

* 5,092. 2

164,300

no, 100

Nov.

28,200

25,800

26,400

44,800

1O6,OOO

122,000

96,400

79,800

70,000

55,600

43,300

38,600

36,000

32,400

30,000

27,000

26,400

25,200

23,000

22,000

21,400

19,800

18,100

18,100

17,600

16,500

15,000

12 , 900

14,600

14,600

*1>127.5

37,580

*2,236

Dec.

14,600

16,000

15,500

14,600

15,000

16,000

15,000

14,600

13,300

12,900

12,500

12,100

12,100

10.400

10,400

15,500

27,600

59,200

86,800

86,800

74,300

62,000

54,700

47,200

41,900

37,200

37,200

54,700

71,000

59 200 

47*200

*1, 067.5

34,440

*2,117

Calendar year 1959: Max 417

Jan.

42,600

37,200

36,600

30,000

24,700

27,600

25,800

25,800

28,800

31,800

30,600

31,200

49,600

82,000

73,200

63,000

56,500

55,600

51,200

50,400

46,400

43,300

40,500

36,600

27,600

24,200

24,700

23,600

23,600

22,500

22j_000

$1,189.2

38,360

*2,359

Feb.

20,300

19,200

19,800

23,000

40,500

70,000

75,400

69,000

78,700

76,500

62,000

51,200

43,300

40,500

33,600

34,800

36,600

38,600

39,800

39,200

36,600

28,800

26,400

26,400

24,200

23,600

23,600

24,200

22,500

«.,148.5

39,600

*2,278

Mar.

22,500

25,800

24,200

23 , 000

23,000

19,800

16,000

15,000

17, 000

19,800

24,200

41,200

48,800

44,800

51,200

61,000

67,000

75,400

77,600

70,000

58,300

49,600

48,000

48,800

49,600

50,400

51,200

55,600

56,500

50,400

46,400

1 1,552 1

42,970

*2,642

Apr.

45,6OO

44,OOO

42,600

41,900

40,500

38,600

36,000

33,600

30,000

28,200

25,800

25,800

25,800

25,800

41,200

89,200

86,800

77,600

69,000

59,200

50,400

46,400

39,800

34,800

29,400

27,000

23,000

18,600

15,500

24,200

*1,216.5

40,540

*2,412

May

49,600

5O,400

43,300

39,200

43,3OO

128,000

171,000

178,000

158,000

156,000

141,000

118,000

90,400

67,000

52,000

44,000

57,900

41,200

97,600

200,000

240,000

216,000

168,000

125,000

102,000

94,000

76,000

53,000

46,000

45,000

50,500

* 5,12X4

100,700

*6,191

June

76,500

94,000

79, 800

65,000

57,400

47,200

44,000

48,800

52,000

51,200

56,500

55,800

50,400

60,100

57,400

61,000

58,500

52,000

45,500

54,800

52,400

31,800

29,400

29,400

28,800

22,500

16,500

14,600'

19,200

17,000

*1,385.1

46,170

*2,747

July

14,600

15 , 500

12,500

9,420

9,120

10,000

19,800

17,000

24,200

31,200

24,200

18,600

24,200

31,800

35,600

36,000

25,600

15,500

15,500

14,200

15,500

15,700

25,800

88,000

110,000

121,000

108,000

101,000

89,200

71,000

51,200

tl.190.54

38,400

*2,561

Aug.

57,200

52,400

51,800

28,200

26,400

25,200

18,600

12,500

10,700

15,700

15,000

16,500

13,700

13,500

15,300

14,200

17,600

22,000

18,600

16,500

15,700

12,900

16,500

25,200

24,200

27,600

23,600

21,400

54,800

65,000

6 8, .000

750,500

25,560

tl,449

Sept.

57,400

45,600

57,900

55,000

25,800

20,500

18,600

16,500

12,100

11,800

10,700

11,400

9,720

9,720

8,040

9,420

11,800

11,800

9,720

8,040

9,120

9,120

8,500

7,800

7,120

5,710

5,550

7,560

8,040

7,800

455,280

15,180

905,000

000 Min 2,860 Mean 39,690 Ac-ft 28,740,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 417,000 Min 5^350 Mean 52,060 Ac-ft 57J800^000

* Expressed in thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2510. Frog Bayou near Mountainburg , Ark.

Location. Lat 35°39'40", long 94°09'10", in NW^NE^ sec. 2, T.ll N. , R.30 W., on left bank 

above concrete weir in spillway of Fort Smith Dam, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Warloop Creek, l£ miles upstream from Howard Fork, 2-J miles northeast of Mountainburg, and 3 miles downstream from Jones Fork.

Drainage area. 74 sq mi.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 800.00 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by city of Fort Smith). Prior to Aug. 28, 1939, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 99.3 cfs (71,890 acre-ft per year), does not include diversions by city of Fort Smith.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 6,210 cfs May 6 (gage height, 28.08 ft); no 

flow at times.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 31.06 ft); no 

flow at times in each year.

Remarks . Records good except those below 50 cfs, which are fair. Records given herein 

represent spillway overflow from Lake Fort Smith and do not include water diverted for 

municipal supply of Fort Smith. Flow regulated by storage in Lake Fort Smith (capacity 

10,000 acre-ft and since Jan. 1, 1956, by storage in Lake Sheppard Springs (capacity, 

19,000 acre-ft .

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet pe

24.95

25.0

25.1

25.2

25.4

0 

3.2

46

115

303

25.7

26.0

27.0

27.5

ond)

686

1,160

3,270

4,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

(t)

Oct.

0

0

448

835

1,080

523

283

169

107

81

61

61

*49

35

27

18

16

8.7

5.7

3.2

1.8

1.2

.9

0

O

0

0

o

0 

0

o

3,814.5

123

7,570

11.5

Nov.

0

0

0

875

457

226

156

123

99

*81

70

61

58

40

35

32

22

20

22

25

20

18

18

*14

14

16

14

14

14 

14

2,560

85.3

5,080

10.7

Dec.

14

14

14

14

16

14

14

14

14

20

49

40

111

115

*99

111

197

2y3

283

232

183

148

135

115

103

95

260

446

SOT 

226

178

3,870

125

7,680

10.4

Jan.

152

131

111

99

99

*92

77

70

70

77

84

140

315

385

497

338

303

272

216

183

156

131

115

107

99

88

84

70

67 

58

55

4,741

153

9,400

10.5

Feb.

49

46

46

77

192

315

262

211

178

165

135

115

95

77

81

70

64

58

*52

46

46

46

43

43

43

40

37

46

37

2,715

93.6

5,390

11.3

Mar.

35

37

37

35

52

32

32

*32

37

43

81

115

139

183

183

178

169

160

160

156

143

135

127

127

115

103

92

84

*77 

70

64

3,013

97.2

5,980

11.1

Apr.

58

52

46

43

35

35

32

25

25

25

20

20

20

65

326

326

262

211

174

165

*201

174

152

135

119

99

77

64

163

3,672

122

7,28O

12.3

May

326

242

188

174

662

3,490

931

497

326

242

183

*148

115

81

64

58

43

516

*2,860

2,720

1,270

576

350

242

183

148

107

99

84 

61

46

17,032

549

33,780

12.9

June

46

84

74

52

46

40

30

20

12

7.2

2.4

3.2

8.7

5.7

3.2

1.8

1.2

.3

.2

.2

O

0

0

.8

1.8

3.2

8.7

4.4

1.5

0

458.5

15.3

909

16.2

July

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.0

40

32

8.7

1.5

.9

O 

1.2

.9

90.2

2.91

179

16.8

Aug.

0.5

*.2

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o 

o

o

0.7

0.023

1.4

16.1

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

*o

0

o

.2

.7

0

o

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

0 

0

0.9

0.030

1.8

14.8

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,360 Mln o Mean 99 5 Ac-ft 72,040

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,490 Mln 0 Mean 115' Ac-ft 83,250

* Discharge measurement or observation of no 

t Diversions, in cubic feet per second, from

(records furnished by city of Port Smith). Av

for water year 1959-60, 12.9 cfs.

flow made on this day.

Lake Port Smith for municipal supply of Port Smith 

r erage diversions for calendar year 1959, 13.2 cfs;
310 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

2515. Frog Bayou at Rudy, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°31'25", long 94°16'30", in SW£ sec.23, T.10 N., R.31 ¥., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge at Rudy, 0.5 mile downstream from Cedar Creek.

Drainage area. 217 sq mi.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1960.

~~TT929. Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 475.( ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 10 years, 264 cfs (191,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 cfs May 6 (gage height, 14.60 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 25.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 36,200 cfs May 23, 1957 (gage height, 18.04 ft); no 

flow at times in 1952-56.

Flood of Apr. 15, 1945, reached a stage of about 18.5 ft, from information by local 

residents (discharge, 39,500 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Water diverted above station from reservoir near Mountainburg for 

Fort Smith municipal supply (see preceding page). Flow regulated by storage in Lake 

Fort Smith (capacity, 10,000 acre-ft) and since Jan. 1, 1956, by storage in Lake 

Sheppard Springs (capacity, 19,000 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.9 

1.5 

2.4 

4.0 

6.3 

9.4

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

13

24

42

83

186

350

4.5

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

600

945

1,900

4,500

8,150

12,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

28

955

1,680

2,580

1,230

704

*465

334

262

207

371

311

236

186

155

131

114 

97

86

76

68

62

55

50

47

44

41

*38

37 

36

10,516

339

1.56

1.80

20,860

Nov.

34

31

3T

5.140

1,470

717

490

383

515

265

255

204

186

164

140

129

114

99 

*91

88

86

78

74

68

64

61

61

58

57

54

8,985

300

1.38

1.54

17,820

Dec.

54

53

49

48

49

48

46

*44

44

48

241

542

511

511

279

550

1,110

1,420 

982

750

564

460

417

562

519

297

1,100

1,520

*915

672 

529

15,514

436

2.01

2.52

26,800

Jan.

450

391

338

289

282

279

258

242

262

289

297

452

915

1,130

1,520

945

856

758 

620

512

*445

595

542

515

282

265

249

250

209

184 

112

15,975

451

2.08

2.39

27,720

Feb.

160

149

144

275

534

793

678

558

480

431

358

*297

268

249

239

256

256

224 

204

189

184

179

169

167

162

151

147

160

164

8,185

282

1.50

1.40

16,250

Mar.

162

169

172

162

158

155

*153

160" 149

179

315

417

445

490

518

529" 546

524 

512

460

417

579

546

527

500

277

255

255

218

*199 

186

9,512

307

1.41

1.63

18,870

Apr.

172

162

151

140

125

118

112

107

99

96

89

86

8598"

731

652

518

45O 

375

*550

400

562

519

289

262

255

199

174

516

1, 280

8,548

285

1.51

1.46

16,950

May

842

600

470

435

1,760

11,000

2,880

1,520

*982

704

524

417

342

275

255

207

172

1,700 

*6,960

6,780

.3,550

1,680

982

691

502

426

550

295

252

212

*167

47,868

1,544

7.12

8.20

94,940

June

160

167

164

136

116

120

99

80

67

54

48

41

40

40

34

55

51

25 

25

20

19

18

*16

50

126

82

85

70

55

42

2,107

70.2

0.524

0.36

4,180

July

40

31

24

25

22

19

18

16

14

14

12

10

9.4

*8.6

7.7

7.7

7.1

6.5 

7.4

9.4

9.4

12

148

299

426

297

186

142

97

77 

67

2,067.0

66.7

0.507

0.55

4,100

Aug.

52

44

58

*33

32

26

23

21

20

18

16

14

13

12

10

10

*9.6

11 

12

11

11

9.6

9.4

8.2

7.7

7.1

6.6

5.8

5.4

LJ.

506.5

16.5

0.075

0.09

1,000

Sept.

4.7

3^8

3.2

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.5

3.0

2.5

1.5

1.9

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.5 

*2.1

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.6

54.9

1.85

0.0084

0.009

109

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,660 Mln 3.1 Mean 308 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.25 Ao-ft 222,900 

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,000 Min 0.9 Mean 344 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.55 Ao-ft 249,600

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Nou 4 (6:30 a.m.) 4,500 cfs (8.00 ft); May 6 (6 a.m.) 20,400 cfs 

(14.60 ft); May 18 (11 p.m.) 12,000 efs (11.70 ft)._____________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 311

2520. Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°34 I , long 94°01 I , in NWj sec.6, T.10 N., R.28 W., on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Mill Creek, 5 miles northeast of Mulberry, and 11.3 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--372 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 432.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 19, 1940, staff gage at site 

500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 571 cfs (413,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 cfs May 6 (gage height, 12.78 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 19, 20.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 19.70 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939, 1943, 1953-54, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 22.0 ft in December 1927 (about 59,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given 

 IrT¥SP 1743.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1943. WSP 1211: 1941-42.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.0

0

1.2

3.4

7.1

13

20

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

55

120

305

475

745

1,080

1,720

3,600

6,780

10,800

Discharge, In cubits feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

290

280

7,060 

4,600 

5,880

3,100 

1,910

1,290

955

692

548

587

700

568

475

393 

338

290

260

230

200

*178

164

148

132

120

110

102 

92

88

85_

31,865

1,028

2.76

3.19

63,200

Nov.

82

79

85 

*7,580 

3,440

1,830 

1,320

1,050

841

685

587

517

457

398

349

316 

290

*260

240

220

205

196

205

310

275

220

178

120 

113

106

22,554

752

2.02

2.25

44,740

Dec.

99

92

88 

85 

85

85 

82

79

76

85

691

1,620

1,140

922

798

820 

*1,200

1,580

1,440

1,230

1,050

890

805

730

642

594

955

1,980 

1,540

Ij 260

1,050

23,793

768

2.06

2.38

47,190

Jan.

922

834

738 

642 

600

568 

535

493

481

511

535

635

1,940

*2,360

2,710

1,980 

1,830

1,800

1,440

1,230

1,050

890

775

663

594

535

511

457 

404

360

338

29,361

947

2.55

2.94

58,240

Feb.

310

295

275 

349 

1,140

ffi

1,020

922

841

685

580

511

463

433

410 

404

393

349

322

310

295

290

*290

280

270

255 275" 

295

14,722

508

1.37

1.47

29,200

Mar.

300

310

316 

300 

295

285 

280

275 290"

338

*752

1,050

1,110

1,170

1,170

1,520 

1,260

1,230

1,200

1,080

988

890

820

745

663

600

535

493

457

415

388

21,325

688

1.85

2.13

42,300

Apr.

354

327

300 

275 

255

*240 

230

225

215

200

192

187

182

IffT

1,290

1,200 

1,050

955

827

745

1,510

1,320

1,080

890

768

642

548

475 

529

1,68<>

18,887

630

1.69

1.89

37,460

May

1,260

1,050

862 

*768 

1,540

9,260 

4,160

2,440

1,720

1,320

1,050

848

678

574

511

439 

388

494

4,760

9,820

5,880

2,710

1,800

1,320

1,020

955

782

635 

574

457

5132

60,457

1,950

5.24

6.04

119,900

June

332

*316

295 

250 

225

210 

505

445

344

265

220

178

169

136

128

113 

106

92

79

67

61

53

47

51

53

73

*82

235 

196 1'40

5,466

182

0.489

0.55

10,840

July

106

85

70 

1,590 

1,650

805 

493

366

338

230

192

156

128

106

88

76 

61

55

49

47

40

42

88

457

398

*1,140

621

404 

300

240

192

10,613

342

0.919

1.06

21,050

Aug.

156

128

106 

85 

79

64 

53

49

42

42

38

47

38

33

28

26 

23

27

21

18

19

18

18

16

*15

14

14

12 

12

9.9

8_._7

1,259.6

40.6

0.109

0.13

2,500

Sept.

7.1

6TT

5.3 

4.3 

4.3

3.7 

3.4

3.2

2.9

4.3

4.6

2.9

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.0 

1.0

1.0

il

.7

*.9

1.2

1.2

2.4

2.9

2. -9

6.6

5.7 

4.6

4.0

93.9

3.13

0.0084

0.009

186

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,580 Mln 4.9 Mean 593 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.80 Ac-ft 432,800

Water year 1959-60 : Max 9,820 Mln Q.7 Mean 657 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.04 Ac-ft 476,800

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Oct. 3 (10 a.m.) 14,900 cfs (11.56 

cfs (11.65 ft): May 6 (12 m.) 18,300 cfs (12.78 ft); May 20 (8 p.m. 

July 4 (6 p.m.) 8,280 cfs (8.75 ft) . _________ ______

ft); Nov. 4 (l p.m.) 14,900 

) 15,700 cfs (11.94 ft);

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
312 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2525. Six Mile Creek subwatershed No. 6 (Six Mile Creek) near Chismville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°lg'30", long 93°52'55", in NWij sec.9, T.6 N. , R.27 W. , in forward slope 

of earth dam, 3.3 miles southeast of Chismville.

Drainage area. 3.91 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete drop inlet. Datum of gage is 576.67 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U. S. Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge. 5 years (1955-60), 4.49 cfs (3,250 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum outflow during year, 21 cfs at times; maximum gage height, 20.93 ft 

May 21; no outflow for many days. Maximum inflow, 1,100 cfs (average for 5-minute 

interval) Nov. 4, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for 

rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

1954-60: Maximum outflow, 587 cfs Apr. 27, 1957 (gage height, 29.08 ft), on basis 

of critical-depth determination of peak flow; no outflow for many days in each year. 

Maximum inflow, 1,610 cfs (average for 10-minute interval) Mar. 20, 1955, computed 

from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge 

relation for outlet structures. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; dam completed 

and storage began in October 1954. Outlet structure is a 30-inch square concrete drop 

inlet connected to a 14-inch concrete outlet pipe. A vertical headwall forms one side 

of drop inlet. Top of drop inlet is at gage height 14.73 ft, emergency spillway at 

gage height 27.6 ft. There is a cleanout gate valve on end of 8-inch pipe which connects to lower end of drop inlet box at gage height 0.8 ft. Reservoir capacity at top 

of drop inlet, 260 acre-ft. Capacity at emergency spillway level, 1,239 acre-ft. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the 1960 water year, except for period Sept.4-6 

when gage height was below top of drop inlet and releases were made through 8-inch 

valve.

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.7 

14.8 

14.9 

15.0 

15.1

Outflow 

(ofs)

0

.4 

1.5 

3.1 

5.0

Contents 

(acrefeet)

259 

263 

267 

271 

275

Surface 

area 

(acres)

37.7 

38.1 

38.8 

39.6 

40.4

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.3 

15.5 

15.7 

16.0 

19. 0

Outflow 

(cfs)

9.8 

15 

18 

19 

21

Contents 

(acrefeet)

283 

291 

300 

313 

473

Surface 

area 

(acres)

42.0 

43.1 

44.1 

45.7 

60.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean ( fT(*5 (t-0

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.3

.4

73

.2

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.2

2.9

0.09

263

38.0

4.83

Nov.

0.2

.3

.4

20

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

18

8.2

3.8

2.4

1.8

1.2

1.1

*1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

208.4

6.95

263

38.1

3.95

Dec.

0.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

* .5

.5

.6

11

13

8.0

5.7

4.8

13

20

zU

20

20

20

a20

a!9

a!7

a9

a7

alB

a!9

*19

14

8.2

310.9

10.0

278

41.0

5.48

Jan.

6.2

5.5

4.4

3.6

4.2

5.3

6.8

8.2

8.5

7.8

6.8

6.6

7.5

16

20.

19

20

20

19

18

*11

7.0

5.5

4.6

3.8

3.5

375

3.6

3.5

3.8

4.2

267.6

8.63

273

40.1

2.78

Feb.

4.2

4.6

4.8

4.4

6.6

7.3

5.9

5.3

4.2

*3.5

2.9

3.5

3.6

4.0

3.6

3.3

5.5

9.3

7.5

6.4

5.7

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.8

6.6

8.0

147.3

5.08

279

41.3

2.54

Mar.

6.4

6.4

*6.4

6.6

5.9

5.3

5.0

5.0

7.3

7.3

6.8

5.7

5.0

6.8

13

15

TT

8.2

6.8

5.5

4.8

4.2

3.8

*3.5

5.3

6.6

5.7

5.0

4.4

3.5

3.1

195.3

6.30

271

39.6

2.08

Apr.

2.6

272

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

* .9

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

76

.9

34.4

1.15

265

38.4

1.58

May

0.7

.6

76

.7

*3.8

20

20

20

20

19

13

5.7

3.1

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.3

19

20

21

21

21

21

21

*20

20

20

19 

19

9.0

385.4

12.4

277

40.7

8.68

June

4.4

279

1.7

1.1

.8

.8

.9

1.1

.9

.7

.4

.2

.2

.1

*0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0 

0

16.2

0.54

258

37.6

2.56

July

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.2

.3

*75~ .7

.3

.1 

.1

0

2.2

0.07

261

37.9

5.45

Aug.

C)

0

0

245

36.2

2.43

Sept.

O

U

0

1.8

2.9

2.2

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

6.9

0.23

245

36.1

2.37

Calendar year 1959: Max 21 Hin 0 Mean 3.75

Water year 1959-60: Max 21 Hin 0 Mean 4.31

* Discharge measurement or observation of no outflow made on this day. 

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month.

* Surface area, in acres, at end of month.

tt Precipitation, in inches, during month at rain gage 52S half a mile southeast of reservoir. 

Total for calendar year 1959, 47.75 inches; total for water year 1959-60, 44.73 inches.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, normal recession, 

weather records, and records for nearby station.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 313

2530. Six Mile Creek at Chismville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°13'15", long 93°56'20", in E| sec.2, T.6 N., R.28 W., on right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge at Chismville, half a mile downstream from 

Rocky Creek.

Drainage area. 23.4 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1954 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 478.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--6 years, 23.3 ofs (16,870 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 cfs May 6 (gage height, 8.78 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 2,810 cfs Mar. 20, 1955 (gage height, 10.74 ft)", from 

rating curve extended above 460 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak 

flow; no flow at times in each year.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by four detention reservoirs (total capacity, 

5 ,086 acre-ft, revised).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-2, Nov. 23 to Dec. 11, 

Apr. 11 to May 5)

Oct. 1 to May 5

0 

.2

May 6 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

2.0 

3.6 

6.0

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

0.49 

.5 

.6

114

190

280

1.2 

2.5 

4.5 

7.5

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

221

384

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0Q44

63

82

50

*30

22

11

8.7

5.1

3,8

15

20

13

9.4

7.5

6.6

5.1

4.7

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.2

1.5

.8

* .4

.1 

.2

1.0

423.1

13.6

839

Nov.

1.3

1.1

2T7

271

111

106

102

93

78

72

68

67

63

54

47

32

11

7.2

*5.7

4.9

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.1

2.0

1,228.5

41.0

2,440

Dec.

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.7

1.5

1.3

*1.3

1.2

1.5

49

51

32

23

20

77

183

161

110

100

96

92

84

68

61

44

109

91

*74 

65

48

1,652.7

53.3

3,280

Jan.

38

26

19

16

18

23

31

41

51

49

37

53

67

150

104

91

124

93

76

68

*61

45

38

28

22

20

19

17

19

17

1,479

47.7

2,930

Feb.

16

16

15

61

§1

64

50

36

29

*25

19

16

16

14

15

19

44

60

45

36

30

26

23

25

25

26

29

50

53

952

32.8

1,890

Mar.

43

43

*40

37

32

28

26

27

43

40

36

29

25

50

84_

83

69

52

38

28

23

20

18

*16

25

31

25

22

20 

16

14

1,083

34.9

2,150

Apr.

13

11

9.8

9.0

7.8

7.5

6.6

6.3

6.0

4.7

4.0

*3.8

3.6

3.4

3.8

3.6

4.2

4.0

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.1

.6

.7 

3.0

138.1

4.60

274

May

2.1

1.3

.7

17T

*52

310

107

99

96

84

73

64

59

55

54

52

50

62

169

308

120

105

100

97

94

*93

90

78

72 

70

65

2,683.2

86.6

5,320

June

60

55

53

52

48

46

46

36

30

19

5.8

2.7

1.2

.5

*.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.3

.2 

0

456.7

15.2

906

July

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

4.5

4.0

15

*^.5

2.9

1.5

.4

36.9

1.19

73

Aug.

0.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.8

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.9 ~76

.1

0 

0

0

14.5

0.47

29

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

2.4

774

2.4

2.3

1.5

1.4

2.2

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.0

*.5 

.1

23.2

0.77

46

Calendar year 1959: Max 271 Min 0 Mean 18.5 Ac-ft 13,380

Water year 1959-60: Max 310 Min 0 Mean 27.8 Ac-ft 20,180

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
314 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2535. Six Mile Creek near Branch, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°15', long 93°59', in SE^ sec.28, T.7 N. , R.28 W. , half a mile downstream from Rattle Snake Creek, 1 mile upstream from Prairie Creek, and 4-J- miles southwest of Branch.

Drainage area. 35.5 sq mi.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 422.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929 (U. S. Soil Conservation Service bench mark).

Average discharge.--6 years, 35.6 cfs (25,770 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,520 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height, 10.74 ft); no 

flow at times.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 4,530 cfs Mar. 20, 1955 (gage height, 11.75 ft); no 

flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by six detention reservoirs (total capacity, 

6-7232 acre-ft, revised).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, July 23-27)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

0.1

.3

1.8

3.8

10

18

30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

64

132

215

432

708

1,040

.9

1.0

1.1

.1

i.o

2.9 

5.7

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.1

121

130

150

84

*50

34

18

9.6

6.2

3.8

24

34

22

13

9.3

6.5

4.9

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.4

2.2

1.5

1.0

*.7 

.7

1.0

745.3

24.0

1,480

Nov.

T70- 1.0

4.5

822

145

134

128

120

106

99

95

89

79

70

62

53

31

25

*22

21

19

12

6.0

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.8 

2.4

2,171.1

72.4

4,310

Dec.

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.2

4.6

*2.4

2.0

275

76

64

43

31

29

114

293

237

147

132

122

111

104

86

70

56

174

129

*103 

86

61

2,304.7

74.3

4,570

Calendar year 1959: Max 822

Jan.

51

37

28

24

28

41

59

74

82

73

59

95

106

197

T4T

113

182

129

103

89

*80

62

53

41

31

28

26

22

24

21

19

2,118

68.3

4,200

Feb.

17

16

IS

110

115

94

73

55

*46

37

28

23

21

18

19

28

76

91

67

55

45

38

35

38

38

42

49

91

83

1,462

50.4

2,900

Mln 0

Mar.

66

67

*63

59

47

42

38

42

70

61

54

43

37

84

129

121

97

74

57

44

37

33

28

*26

42

51

41

35

31

26

22.

1,667

53.8

3,310

Apr.

19

TT

15

13

11

11

9.3

8.6

8.9

7.5

6.8

6.4

*6.1

6.4

7.9

7.1

8.9

7.9

6.4

6.4

10

6.4

5.1

4.3

3.7

3.7

2.9

2.3 976-

16

254.6

8.49

505

May

8.6

5.7

I"4.3

*143

671

155

132

125

113

101

91

83

72

68

66

63

77

302

665

172

138

128

122

119

*118

114

103

92 

83

79

4,224.6

136

8,380

June

72

64

53

49

50

48

47

40

30

24

11

5.4

5.4

4.3

*3.2

2.9

2.9

2.3

.5

.1

.1

.1

0

O

0

.2

.8

.5

.3

.1

517.1

17.2

1,030

July

0

0

0

3.8

1.8

.8

*.4

.2

O

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

o

0

0

0

4.8

5.9

40

2T

11

30

*11

5.7

3.2 

2.1

1.4

146.1

4.71

290

Aug.

0.8

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

00"

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

.3

4.3

4.9

5.1

5.7

279

1.2 

 3

.5

29.8

0.96

59

Sept.

0.3

.2

.1

0

0

0*o

9

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.1

3.7

1.4

.8

.8

1.6

1.2

.8

*.6 

.5

12.1

0.40

24

Mean 29.2 Ac-ft 21.180

Water year 1959-60: Max 822 Mln O Mean 42.8 Ac-ft 31J06O

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 315

2540. Six Mile Creek subwatershed No. 5 (Little Caney Creek) near Chlsmvllle, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°13'45", long 93°54'50", in NW| sec.6, T.6 N. , R.27 W., near center and 

in forward slope of earth dam, 1.7 miles northeast of Chismville.

Drainage area. 1.85 sq mi.

Records available. December 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete drop inlet. Datum of gage is 475.83 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U. S. Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge.--5 years (1955-60), 1.81 cfs (1,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum outflow during year, 13 cfs at times; maximum gage height, 19.01 ft 

May 20; no outflow for many days. Maximum inflow, 646 cfs (average for 5-minute interval) May 5, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

1954-60: Maximum outflow, 14 cfs at times; maximum gage height, 27.07 ft May 10, 

1958; no outflow for many days in each year. Maximum inflow, 832 cfs (average for 

5-minute interval) Apr. 3, 1957, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, 

adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge 

relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and 

storage began in December 1954. Outlet structure is a 30-inch square concrete drop 

inlet with vertical baffle wall connected to a 12-inch concrete outlet pipe. Top of 

drop inlet is at gage height 13.29 ft, emergency spillway at gage height 29.7 ft. 

There is a cleanout gate valve on end of 8-inch pipe which connects to lower end drop 

inlet box at gage height -12.6 ft. Reservoir capacity at top of drop inlet, 213 acreft. Capacity at emergency spillway level, 825 acre-ft.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the 1960 water year, except for period Aug. 19 

to Sept. 4, when gage height was below top of drop inlet and releases were made through 

8-inch valve.

Qage 

height 

(feet)

13.3 

13.4 

13.5 

13.6 

13.7

Outflow 

(cfs)

0 

.7 

2.0 

3.8 

6.0

Contents 

(acrefeet)

213 

215 

217 

219 

221

Surface 

area 

(acres)

21.0 

21.1 

21.2 

21.4 

21.5

Qage 

height 

(feet)

13,8 

13.9 

14.0 

15.0 

18.0

Outflow 

(cfs)

8.6 

11 

11 

12 

13

Contents 

(acrefeet)

223 

225 

228 

250 

327

Surface 

area 

(acres)

21.6 

21.-8 

21.9 

23.2 

28.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

I t)

(* /

(tt)

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.9

76

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

2.7

0.09

212

20.9

5.48

Nov.

0

ft

0

T2- 13

12

12

9.2

2.2

.9

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

64.5

2.15

213

21.0

3.82

Dec.

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

5.3

3.8

1.7

1.0

.9

5.1

9.9

T2- 12

12

12

9.6

3.4

1.8

1.3

1.1

8.6

9.4

*4.2

2.5

1 .8

120.0

3.87

216

21.2

6.18

Jan.

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.4

2.2

3.2

3.8

3.6

3.0

2.5

3.8

5.8

10

12,

9.2

11

7.8

4.0

2.8

*2.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

!9

79

106.9

3.45

215

21.1

2.54

Feb.

0.8

.7

77

4.2

5.3

4.0

2.6

2.0

1.8

*1.6

1.1

.9

.9

.8

1.0

1.4

4.2

5.3

3.4

2.6

2.3

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

4.4

4.4

68.3

2.36

219

21.4

2.78

Mar.

3.2

3.2

*3.0

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.8

2.0

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.0

1.7

3.9

8.1

7.6

4.4

3.2

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.6

*1.3

2.2

3.4

2.5

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.1

85.2

2.75

216

21.2

2.08

Apr.

TTo" 1.1

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.4

.8

13.3

0.44

215

21.1

1.61

May

0.7

.6

.5

.4

*4.6

13

13

13

12

12

12

2.6

.4

.2

.2

.3

.2

.6

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

*12

4.2

1.1

.5

.1

0

192.2

6.20

212

21.0

8.83

June

0

fi

0

0

0

0

.2

.3

72

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

208

20.8

2.80

July

0

tT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

3.6

275

1.8

*.8

.3

.1

0

0

9.6

0.31

212

21.0

6.09

Aug.

0

ft

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

1.5

5.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

36.1

1.16

135

16.4

2.87

Sept.

2.7

277

2.7

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

10.2

0.34

111

14.7

2.80

Calendar year 1959: Max 13 Min 0 Mean 1.28 Cfam In. Ac-ft

Water year 1959-60: Max 13 Min 0 Mean 1.94 Cfara In. Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no outflow made on this day. 

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month.

* Surface area, in acres, at end of month.

** Field estimate made on this day.

tt Precipitation, in inches, during month at rain gage 46R half a mile east of reservoir. Total 

for calendar year 1959, 51.11 inches; total for water year 1959-60, 47.88 inches.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 25-29, Mar. 31 to Apr. 11, Apr. 14 to May 4; discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2545. Six Mile Creek subwatershed No. 3 (Shaver Creek) near Caulksville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°15'50", long 93°50'00", in NE£ sec.23, T.7 N., R.27 W., near center and

~on forward slope of earth dam on Shaver Creek, 3.3 miles southeast of Caulksville.

Drainage area.--5.28 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete drop inlet. Datum of gage is 490.00 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U. S. Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge. 5 years (1955-60), 5.64 cfs (4,080 acre-it per year).

Extremes. Maximum outflow during year, 30 cfs May 21-23; maximum gage height, 26.38 ft 

May 21; no outflow for many days. Maximum inflow, 755 cfs (average for 5-minute interval) Nov. 4, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

1954-60: Maximum outflow, 38 cfs Apr. 28 to May 1, 1957; maximum gage height, 43.04 

ft Apr. 29, 1957; no outflow for many days in each year. Maximum inflow, 1,790 cfs 

(average for 10-minute interval) Mar. 20, 1955, computed from outflow and change in 

reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak 

inflow.

Remarks. Records good. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir determined 

From stage-discharge relation for outlet structures. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill 

dam; dam completed and storage began in October 1954. Outlet structure is 30-inch 

square concrete drop inlet connected to 17-inch concrete pipe. A vertical headwall 

forms one side of the drop inlet. Top of drop inlet is at gage height 17.17 ft, emergency spillway at gage height 44.0 ft. There is a cleanout gate valve on end of 8-inch 

pipe which connects to lower end of drop inlet box at gage height -2.8 ft. Reservoir 

capacity at top of drop inlet, 309 acre-ft. Capacity at emergency spillway level, 

1,613 acre-ft.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the 1960 water year, except for period 

June 22-25, Sept. 4-7, when gage height was below top of drop inlet and releases were 

made through 8-inch valve.

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.0 

17.2 

17.3 

17.4 

17.5 

17.7

Outflow 

(cfs)

0 

.1 

.9 

2.2 

3.9 

8.2

Contents 

(acrefeet)

304 

309 

312 

315 

317 

323

Surface 

area 

(acres)

26.1 

26.2 

26.4 

26.6 

26.8 

27.1

--age 

height 

(feet)

18.0 

18.3 

19.0 

22.0 

25.0

Outflow 

(ofs)

16 

25 

26 

28 

30

Contents 

(acrefee t)

331 

339 

360 

455 

563

Surface 

area

(acres)

27.6 

28.1 

29.4 

34. 0 

38.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

total

Mean

t)

* ,

tt)

Oct.

(*)

0

0

298

26.0

5.09

Nov.

0Q0

27

29

29

28

27

16

5.2

3.0

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.2

.9

.7

*.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

179.5

5.98

310

26.3

4.05

Dec.

0.2

< '.22

.4

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.3

14

15

9.4

6.9

5.8

12

23

28

ZB

28

27

26

13

7.3

5.6

5.2

18

26

*22

12

8.2

342.9

11.1

322

27.0

5.29

Jan.

7.1

6.2

5.4

4.5

4.7

5.4

5.8

7.1

9.4

10

8.4

8.4

10

22

27

27

27

27

26

20

*10

7.8

6.7

5.8

5.2

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.4

5.0

326.9

10.5

316

26.6

2.79

Feb.

2.9

2.5

2.4

6.2

6.9

6.0

5.8

*5.6

5.2

4.1

3.4

3.0

2.7

5.0

3.4

5.8

11

10

9.7

8.7

7.5

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.2

6.4

9.0

11

172.8

5.96

325

27.2

2.48

Mar.

9.7

9.7

9.0

9.0

8.0

7.1

6.9

6.7

8.7

9.7

9.0

7.5

7.1

8.0

14

20

16

13

11

8.7

7.5

6.7

6.0

*5.6

6.2

6.9

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.5

5.7

262.1

8.45

317

26.7

1.90

Apr.

3 6

370

.9

.7

.4

.1

.9

.8

.7

.5

.4

.5

* .2

.5

.1

.8

.1

.8

.5

.5

.4

.5

.0

.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

.8

1 . 3

49.8

1.66

515

26.5

1.69

May

1.4

1.0

iTo" .8

*6.0

29

29

29

28

27

26

9.4

4.3

2.9

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.5

25

28

30

50

50

29

29

*28

27

19

5.0

2.E

1.7

486.0

15.7

513

26.5

8.34

Calendar year 1959: Max 29 Mln 0 Mean 4.59

June

1.7

1.7

1.3

.8

.5

.6

1.3

1.4

.8

.5

.3

.1

.1

O

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

2.5

275

.9

0

0

0

0

0

17.6

0.59

295

25.9

2.32

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

1.9

3.4

272

1.4

.8

.4

.2

11.1

0.36

309

26.2

8.41

Aug.

(*)

0

0

299

26.0

1.60

Sept.

0

0

0

1.2

2.5

2.5

1.0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

7.2

0.24

307

26.2

4.39

rfater year ig5g-60: "ax 30 Mln 0 Mean 5.07

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month.

* Surface area, in acres, at end of month.

tt Precipitation, In Inches, during month at rain gage 32S, 1-5- miles west of dam. Total for 

calendar year 1959, 47.73 Inches; total for water year 1959-60, 48.35 Inches.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

2550. Six Mile Creek at Caulksville, Ark.

317

Location. Lat 35°18', long 93°51', on line between sees.3 and 10, T.7 N., R.27 W., on 

left bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 22, 0.6 mile east of Caulksville and l-J- miles downstream from Shaver Creek.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 356.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 15, 1957, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 6 years, 105 cfs (76,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,380 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height, 16.88 ft); no 

flow Sept. 13-20.

1954-60: Maximum discharge:, 9,460 ofs Apr. 3, 195V (gage height, 17.40 ft, present 

datum); maximum gage height, 1.9.37 ft Mar. 20, 1955, present datum (prior to channel 

improvements); no flow at timeis.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

regulated by 13 detention reservoirs (total capacity, 14,229 acre-ft, revised).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4, 5, Dec. 17, 18, Jan. 15-20,

Feb. 4-6, 17, 18, 28, 29, Mar. 9, 15-17)

Oct. 1 to May Ei May 6 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

0.5

1.5

3.6

6.5

14

25

52

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

94

201

340

700

1,500

2,700

3,550

1.54

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

2.2

4.4

8.0

17

30

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

11.0

58

92

182

304

618

1,370

2,970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.5

1.1

441

440

412

226

*112

63

38

22

17

15

29

60

37

25

20 

16

14

12

12

11

8.9

5.6

4.5

3.9

3.3

*3.1

2.6

2.8

3.1

2,062.4

66.5

4,090

Nov.

3.3

5T3

8.2

*5.530

470

391

364

349

304

236

204

172

147

114

89

77

53

41

*38

35

32

31

20

17

14

14

13

12

12

11

6,806.8

227

13,500

Dec.

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

*10

8.9

9.7

325

206

120

83

77

393

1,180 

860

475

402

343

292

244

204

168

141

695

422

*282

218

161

7,411.6

239

14,700

Jan. Feb.

132 46

108 1 42

83

70

81

141

216

252

266

208

166

307

349

651

394

283

600 

374

249

199

161

*128

108

96

77

71

67

58

62

53

il

6,057

195

12,010

42

283

*286

204

141

114

*98

78

57

47

45

43

44

68

244 

255

159

132

126

b98

b94

b96

blOl

b98

128

249

218

3,636

125

7,210

Mar.

154

159

*159

145

112

96

91

103

218

159

134

101

86

212

405

346

231 

175

132

105

89

81

72

*62

86

114

88

74

65

53

46_

4,153

134

8,240

Apr.

42

38

31

28

26

24

22

21

20

18

17

*16

15

16

22

20

22 

21

17

15

22

18

14

12

12

11

10

20~9.3

72

651.3

21.7

1,290

May

27

18

13

17

*522

*2,560

452

360

332

275

206

148

117

98

91

84

77 

114

1,130

2,340

516

384

349

326

296

*273

214

171

135

117

100

11,862

383

23,530

June

-go- 100

es

60

61

70

62

60

42

33

23

15

9.

8.

*6.

5.

4. 

3.

3.

2.

1.

1.

1.

3.

3.

3.

3.

2.

1.3

.8

751.3

25.0

1,490

July

0.4

.3

.2

141

40

13

*8.4

3.7

2.0

1.2

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.1

2.8

.9

.5

40

170

-82 193

99

52

27

*16

11

7.6

919.4

29.7

1,820

Aug.

5.3

T7T

4.1

3.0

1.8

1.1

.7

.4

.3

.3

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2 

.6

.6

.8

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.7

5.0

5.3

4.4

3.7

3.2

67.1

2.16

133

Sept.

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.4

.6

*1.3

.7

1.1

.9

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

13

26

9.2

3.7

2.6

1.6

1.4

.9

*1.1

.7

69.4

2.65

157

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,530 Min o Mean 92.7 Ac-ft 67,110

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,530 Min 0 Mean 121 Ac-ft 88,170

* Discharge measurement made on tills day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
318 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2551. Six Mile Creek subwatershed No. 23 (Kings Creek) near Branch, Ark.

Location. Lat 35"21'15", long 93 C 59'00", in SEijNW^ sec.21, T.8 N. , R.28 W., near center 

and in forward slope of earth dam on Kings Creek, three-quarters of a mile above mouth 

and 3.8 miles northwest of Branch.

Drainage area. 4.38 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete drop inlet. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U. S. Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge. 5 years, 4.79 cfs (3,470 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum outflow during year, 48 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height, 35.16 ft); no outflow 

for many days. Maximum inflow, 2,520 cfs (average for 5-minute interval) Nov. 4, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir 

surface during time of peak inflow.

1955-60: Maximum outflow, that of Nov. 4, 1959; no outflow for many days in each 

year. Maximum inflow, that of Nov. 4, 1959.

Remarks. Records good. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined 

from stage-discharge relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; 

dam completed and storage began in October 1955. Outlet structure is a 30-inch square 

concrete drop inlet connected to a 22-inch concrete outlet pipe. Top of drop inlet is 

at gage height 22.37 ft, emergency spillway at gage height 36.0 ft. There is a 12-inch 

sluice gate at bottom of drop inlet at gage height 16.8 ft. Reservoir capacity at top 

of drop inlet, 73 acre-ft. Capacity at emergency spillway level, 1,042 acre-ft.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the 1960 water year.

Qage

height 

(feet)

17.5

18.0

19.0

20.0

22.0

22.3

22.4

22.5

22.6

22.7

OutflOV

Oct. 1 to 

Feb. 3

0.1

.7

1.4

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.2

3.5

5.5

8.0

r (cfs)

Feb. 4 to 

Sept. 30

_

_

-

_

-

0

.1

1.3

3.3

5.8

Contents

(acrefeet)

12.2

15.4

23.7

34.4

65.2

71.2

73.3

75.4

77.6

79.8

Surface

area 

(acres)

6.0

7.1

9.4

11.8

19.5

20.7

21.1

21.5

21.9

22.3

Qage

height 

(feet)

22.8

22.9

23.0

23.1

24.0

27.0

28.0

31.0

35.0

OutflOV

Feb. 3

11

15

19

23

29

35

37

42

47

< (cfs)

Sept. 30

9.0

12

17

21

29

35

37

42

47

Contents

(acrefeet)

82.0

84.3

86.6

89.0

112

221

272

477

899

Surface

area 

(acres)

22.7

23.1

23.5

23.9

27.4

46.3

55.8

82.2

134.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

I

Oct.

1.9

1.9

22

36

39

39

*37

35

32

22

3.4

2.1

7.7

16

5.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

 1.7

1.5

1.3

*' Z

329.4

10.6

19.6 

8.4 

6.56

Nov.

1.0

.9

.7

46

47_

46

45

44

43

42

40

38

36

33

30

9.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

528.6

17.6

24.9

9.7 

5.55

Dec.

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.4

.2

*4

7?

1.9

2.1

3.1

2.3

2.2

23

32

36

3T

33

30

12

3.9

3.2

2.7

2.3

23

30

19

*4.7

2 , 5

310.8

10.0

73.1 

21.1 

4.02

Jan.

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

13

15

13

7.0

4.7

*14

2852"

11

4.7

24

21

5.1

3.0

2.2

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

ff§

2.0

221.4

7.14

52.7 

16.7 

2.14

Feb.

2.0

2.0

1.3

2.9

*24

13

5.6

3.6

*2.6

1.8

1.1

.8

.7

.6

1.0

1.7

14

21

8.0

4.6

2.9

2.0

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.9

5.0

16

15

161.6

5.57

82.3 

22.7 

1.90

Mar.

6.8

5.6

5.3

4.6

3.1

2.0

1.8

2.9

12

9.7

9.0

4.6

2.9

9.3

27

24

6.8

3.6

2.0

1.1

1.0

.a

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

3

149.7

4.83

73.3 

21.1 

1.31

Apr.

0.1

6-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

1.8

5.3

8.3

0.28

77.6 

21.9 

2.57

May

2.0

.8

.4

.7

*27

39

40

36

32

28

5.5

1.0

.5

.3

.1

.1

4.8

35

39

40

40

37

35

32

*23

2.2

.6

.1

0 0"

540.1

17.4

72.6 

21.0 

8.05

June

0

o

0

0

0

13

32

Is

3.8

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

77.5

2.58

69.7 

20.4 

4.32

July

0"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.1

~?.4 10

.2

*.l

0

0

0

0

19.8

0.64

71.2 

20.7 

5.77

Calendar year 1959: Max 47 Mln 0 Mean 5.35

Aug.

(*)

0

0

62.7 

19.0 

1.17

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.6

24

2.6

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

*0

33.0

1.10

72.2 

20.9 

4.77

Mater year 1959-60= Max 47 Mln o Mean 6.5o

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month. 

* Surface area, in acres, at end of month.

tt Precipitation, in inches, during month at rain gage 11R, 0.8 mile northeast of reservoir, 

for calendar year 1959, 48.51 inches; total for water year 1959-60, 48.13 Inches.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

2555. Hurricane Creek near Branch, Ark.

319

Location. Lat 35°21', long 93°56', on line between and near south edge of sees.23 and 24, 

T.8 N , R.28 W., at center of span on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 41, l£ miles upstream from Perry Creek and 3.2 miles northeast of Branch.

Drainage area. 17.4 sq mi.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 379.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (U. S. Soil Conservation Service bench mark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 18,6 cfs (13,470 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,460 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height, 9.69 ft); no flow

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 2,840 cfs Mar. 20, 1955 (gage height, 9.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of indirect measurement of peak flow; no 

flow at times in each year.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by four detention reservoirs (total capacity, 

 37510 acre-ft).

Revisions. WSP 1561: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 18, Dec. 17-24, 28-3O)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

1.8

3.1

4.4

5.8

10

24

40

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5

130

153

176

272

392

610

940

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

0 2.5 

.2 3.5 

.8 5.0

1.8 6.0

3.1 7.0

5.8

18

51

113

169

272

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.3

57?

143

146

90

*86

81

76

68

42

35

40

47

28

24

22

21

20

20

19

16

10

7.2

6.2

5.7

5.1

*4.7

4.5

4.5

4.7

1,213.3

39.1

2,410

Mov.

4.5

173

*672

110

101

99

97

94

92

90

88

86

81

76

54

41

33

22

*20

18

10

7.8

6.8

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.7

1,943.2

64.8

3,850

Dec.

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.1

*2.7

371

33

19

14

10

10

63

144

TTf

92

86

79

52

32

27

21

20

92

79

 51 

26

20

1,123.4

36.2

2,230

Jan.

19

17

15

14

16

25

41

43

38

28

22

*66

75

73

46

28

81

55

31

23

20

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

920

29.7

1,820

Feb.

9.7

9.2

9.0

29

 61.

40

23

19

*17

14

11

9.2

8.8

7.8

575

12

40

51

26

19

16

14

13

13

14

15

20

41

38

608.2

21.0

1,210

Calendar year 1959: Max 672 Mln 0

Mar.

24

23

*23

20

16

14

14

16

31

28

28

20

16

31

77.

67

32

23

19

15

14

13

12

*11

10

10

9.7

9.0

8.5

7.2 

5.8

647.2

20.9

1,280

Apr.

6.2

5.7

5.0

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

2.8

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.7

2.2

1.8

4.7

6.2

4.7

3.3

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.0

.8

12 

20

121.4

4.05

241

Mean 23.1

May

9.5

5.8

4.2

5^ 3

*83

2488"9~

83

79

75

67

30

22

20

15

8.5

6.0

28

141

237

97

87

81

79

73

*65

37

25

22 

20

12

1,854.8

59.8

3,680

June

7.8

7.4

5.8

4.5

5.5

64

65

37

14

7.2

4.8

3.8

3.3

2.7

2.0

 1.8

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

tl

2.2

2.7

3.4

1.9

1.1 * 6

256.8

8.56

509

July

0.4

.2

.1

.3

.8

.5

*.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

.3

0

.8

3.2

29

28

9.5

5.2

*3.4

2.6

1.8 

1.2

 8

89.1

2.87

177

Aug.

~74~ 0.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

1.5

0.05

3.0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

~5.2 27

2.0

1.5

1.1

.8

.6

.4 

*. 2

64.8

2.16

129

Ac-ft 16,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 672 Mln 0 Mean 24.2 Ac-ft 17,540

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
320 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2560. Hurricane Creek near Caulksvilie, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°21', long 93°52', on line between and near south edge of sees.21 and 22, 

T.8 N., R.27 W. , at bridge on State Highway 23, if miles upstream from Garner Creek and 

3.2 miles north of Caulksvilie.

Drainage area. 52.3 sq mi.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 352.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 ( U. S. Soil Conservation Service bench mark). Prior to July 1, 1957, at datum 

2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--6 years, 54.6 cfs (39,530 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,050 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height, 15.71 ft); no 

flow at times.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 4, 1959; no flow at times in each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by seven detention reservoirs (total capacity, 

5,004 acre-ft).

Revisions. WSP 1561: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of indefinite stage-discharge relation (

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

(Shifting-control method used May 7-11, 22-26, June 6-8, July 24, July 29 to Aug. 12, 

Aug. 27-30, Sept. 24-30; backwater from return of over-bank flow Nov. 4, May 6)

0.23 

.3

1.5

0

.4

1.7

4.1

7.6

16

26

65

2.0

11. C

12.C

13.C

111

217

555

970

1,460

2,230

3,000

4,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.5 275-

562

533

715

e280

%145

e!20

*e!05

e80

e65

56

71

90

55

41

35

31

28

25

24

22

16

11

9.1

8.7

7.2

*6.9

6.5

6.9 

6.9

3,167.2

102

S,280

Nov.

6.9

11 6.2

*5,770

323

241

223

200

178

161

120

110

105

97

92

75

59

50

33

*30

27

20

16

15

12

12

11

9.9

9.9

9 5

6,033.4

201

11,970

Dec.

9.5

8.7

8.3

8.7

9.5

8.7

8.3

*7.6

6.9

573

136

70

42

32

30

205

531

384

188

141

123

96

74

65

54

51

345

183

*113

71 

55

3,073.5

99.1

6,100

Jan.

52

47

39

34

45

81

118

121

113

85

67

257

218

229

*130

86

267

161

88

68

55

50

45

44

40

40

39

33

32

27 

25

2,736

88.3

5,430

Feb.

24

23

23

108

*156

105

67

54

51

39

28

23

22

20

22

35

126

136

74

58

49

39

35

38

43

45

59

121

116

1,739

60.0

3,450

Mar.

74

75

*74

60

49

43

43

51

103

80

77

53

45

92

205

183

96

72

58

46

39

35

32

*27

29

30

25

23

20

17 

I±

1,870

60.3

3,710

Apr.

14

12

10

9.5

8.7

8.3

8.3

7.2

7.B

6.9

6.2

*6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

6.2

5.4

4.4

6.1

27

14

8.7

6.9

5.4

4.4

3.2

2.7

37

94:

353.1

11.8

700

May

29

17

12

2T

*341

*1,550

274

194

131

113

98

53

33

27

24

17

13

50

628

1,080

321

205

141

116

101

*95

59

42

33

27

19

5,644

182

11,190

June

31

23

15

11

13

147

~rs 188

37

21

16

12

10

8.3

6.5

*5.4

4.7

3.5

2.7

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.2

4.4

7.9

12

7.2

3.5

2.1

678.1

22.6

1,340

July

1.2

1.0

.6

.7

2.3

1.5

*.9

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

.6

.2

1.5

67

90

28

16

*10

6.9

5.0

3.5 

2.5

243.3

7.85

483

Aug.

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~2.2

.2

.1 

0

12.5

0.40

25

Sept.

0

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

60

12

4.7

2.7

1.9

1.2

1.0

*.9

.4

104.8

3.49

208

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,770 Min 0 Mean 65.3 Ac-ft 47,260

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,770 Mln 0 Mean 70.1 Ac-ft 50,890

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measure 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 321

2565. Spadra Creek at Clarksville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°28', long 93°28', in NW^ sec. 4, T.9 N. , R.23 W. , on right bank at Clarksville, 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 64 and 4-J- miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. --54. 8 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1960.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 352.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 8 years, 80.4 cfs (58,210 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs May 6 (gage height, 8.26 ft); minimum, 

1.4 cfs Sept. 16-20.

1952-6C: Maximum discharge, 15,300 cfs Apr. 3, 1957 (gage height, 14.58 ft in gage 

well, 15.1 ft from floodmark); no flow at times in 1952-54.

Flood in December 1927 reached a stage of about 14.7 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

14,500 cfs). Flood of Jan. 24, 1949, reached a stage of 14.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 14,000 cfs). Stages for floods in 1927 and 1949 furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some regulation at low flow due to operation of Clarksville waterplant upstream from 

gage .

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of no gage-height record (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 21 to Aug. 3)

0.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

3.0

5.3

12

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.2

20

34

62

147

2.6 

3.2

5.0

267

485

875

1,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.4

82~3.9

227 

580

237

166

120

88

71

59

54

66

66

51

45

39

35

31

27

24

*23

22

20

18

16

15

14

14

13

13

2,044.3

65.9

1.20

1.39

4,050

Nov.

13

11

11

1,200 

360

225

183

150

124

104

90

80

73

62

56

49

41

*38

34

31

29

26

24

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

3,147

105

1.92

2.14

6,240

Dec.

15

15

14

14

15

14

13

12

12

25

545

39T

244

194

166

234

*264

374

257

203

169

144

130

111

100

102

396

335

241

200

171

5,120

165

3.01

3.47

10,160

Jan.

150

130

111

94 

92

98

98

102

100

98

96

248

*380

581

437

297

366

280

215

186

160

137

122

104

90

80

75

69

66

57

49_

5,168

167

3.05

3.51

10,250

Feb.

45

41

41

75 

96

102

98

92

88

82

*71

64

56

49

54

49

62

67

59

56

56

52

52

51

51

51

48

52

59

1,819

62.7

1.14

1.23

3,610

Mar.

57

59

60

57 

56

56

54

57

80

*82

104

104

107

109

142

188

TT4

166

152

134

120

107

92

82

75

71

62

59

56

51

A§

2,818

90.9

1.66

1.91

5,590

Apr.

40

35

33

31

27

*26

24

22

21

21

19

18

17

17

57

54

56

57

52

49

75

69

62

57

52

46

39

33

59

171

1,339

44.6

0.814

0.91

2,660

May

140

115

96

*82 

203

1,460

453

274

212

186

155

130

104

86

73

62

51

44

158

679

461

270

209

191

152

140

120

96

78

64

49

6,593

213

3.89

4.47

13,080

June

40

*40

35

33 

29

38

122

82

59

41

31

24

20

14

14

12

11

9.6

8.5

7.9

7.0

6.2

5.9

579

6.8

16

*33

36

29

22

838.8

28.0

0.511

0.57

1,660

July

17

15

12

55 

128

67

45

31

23

18

14

12

9.9

*7.9

7.0

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.6

4.4

4.6

7.9

16

11

12

24

14 *12

11

11

11

624.9

20.2

0.369

0.42

1,240

Aug.

9.2

773

4.4

4.0 

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.1

2.9

3.2

3.6

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.5

3.4

3.3

3.2

*3.1

3.0

2.8

116.5

3.76

0.069

0.08

231

Sept.

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0 

1.8

1.7

1.6

*1.5

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7 *1.5

1.4

T74

1.4

1.4

1.4

*3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.4

4.7

*4.2

4.0

3.5

70.8

2.36

0.043

0.05

140

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,270 Mln 2.5 Mean 98.1 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.31 Ac-ft 71,010

Water year igsg-eo 1 "a* 1.460 Mln 1.4 Mean 81.1 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.15 Ac-ft 58,910

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Nov 

(8.26 ft).

4 (6:30 a.m.) 3,270 cfs (7.49 ft); May 6 (4 a.m.) 4,100 cfs

" Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 4 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge 

measurements, records for nearby stations, and weather records.
322 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2570. Piney Creek near Dover, Ark.

, Lat 35°33'00", long 93°09'25", in NE^NE^ sec.6, T.10 N., R.20 W. , on left bank 

.es downstream from Indian Creek and 10 miles north of Dover.

Location. Lat 35°33'00" 

7i mi

Drainage area. 274 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1960.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 487.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 432 efs (312,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,100 cfs May 6 (gage height, 14.10 ft); minimum, 2.7 efs Sept. 9, 21.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 44,000 efs Apr. 3, 1957 (gage height, 20.37 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 efs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 

1952-54, 1956.

Flood of Jan. 24, 1949, reached a stage of 25.6 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSTT.743.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

92

196

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

355

855

1,560

2,460

4,750

7,920

10,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

105

92

1,610

2,620 

4, 270

1,980

1,110

702

476

343

268

247

327

256

206

174

148

130

114

103

*92

86

78

72

67

60

57

54

51

47

IT

15,992

516

1.88

2.17

31,720

Nov.

47

44

4TT

*7,980 

2,460

1,360

948

735

575

476

399

339

290

253

217

194

174 *152

140

136

130

122

116

110

103

96

92

86

79

73

17,972

599

2.19

2.44

35,650

Dec.

70

70

68

67 

70

70

68

66

62

T5

5,020

2,456

1,440

1,040

825

*885

1,140

1,480

1,320

1,040

855

713

610

516

444

435

2,510

2,460

1,600

1,180

915

27,572

889

3.24

3.74

54,690

Jan.

759

652

535

448 

415

391

359

347

367

462

502

*899

2,070

2,700

2,620

1,680

1,640

1,480

1,180

980

819

686

575

502

444

403

395

343

319

284

256

25,512

823

3.00

3.46

50, 600

Feb.

247

228

225

676 

2,260

1,560

1,180

980

*843

730

575

466

403

359

323

308

308

294

262

242

242

233

222

217

217

212

201

TIT

236

14,466

499

1.82

1.96

28,690

Mar.

230

242

244

242 

230

222

219 "ZZZ

268

*359

753

885

843

885

885

1,140

1,080

1,040

980

885

777

708

652

570

502

448

399

359

331

301

277

17,178

554

2.02

2.33

34,070

Apr.

253

233

212

194 

179

*170

165

157

150

144

134

132

130

T3?

1,250

885

696

652

550

512

753

680

575

484

435

391

315

277

290

630

11,760

392

1.43

1.60

23,330

May

516

435

387

*339 

626

9.400

2, 906

1,680

1,180

885

691

550

444

371

315

277

236

217

1,680

6,880

3,780

1,850

1,290

915

702

669

507

403

315

253

212

40, 905

1,320

4.82

5.55

81,130

June

186

*272 '54"2~

191 

161

150

142

140

122

103

87

74

67

60

54

51

46

42

36

32

27

24

21

2T

30

94

*228

256

152

106

3,220

107

0.391

0.44

6,390

July

81

66

53

2,150 

1,400

669

411

284

214

165

134

108

87

74

60

49

41

55

54

32

34

51

397

355

273

*1,080

516

395

284

204

165

9,881

319

1.16

1.34

19,600

Aug.

152

TOT

84

72 

61

52

45

54

50

52

55

29

24

20

18

16

15

15

14

15

15

18

18 *16

14

12

10

9.5

8.5

7.6

6,7

978.9

51.6

0.115

0.15

1,940

Sept.

5.9

5.4

4.7

4.5 

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.1

4.0

4.9

5.9

7.0

5.4

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.5

5.7

5.2

*2.9

2.7 37T

2.9

3.7

5.7

5.9

14

T*

12

10

165.1

5.44

0.020

0.02

524

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,980 Mln 5.4 Mean 484 Cfsm 1.77 In. 23.98 Ac-ft 350,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,400 Mln 2.7 Mean 507 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.18 Ac-ft 368,100

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs}. Oct. 5 (12:30 a.m.) 7,320 cfs (9.70 ft); Nov. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 

14,200 cfs (12.66 ft); May 6 (4 a.m.) 18,100 ofs (14.10 ft); May 20 (5:30 p.m.) 14,000 cfs 

(12.62 ft).________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 323

2575. Illinois Bayou near Scottsville, Ark.

Location. --Lat 35°28" , long 93°02', in SW£ sec. 32, T.10 N. , R.19 W., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on county road, 1-J- miles north of Scottsville and 

3 miles downstream from North Fork Illinois Bayou.

Drainage area. --242 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1960.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 447.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 25, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 409 cfs (296,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 24,000 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height, 17.70' ft); minimum, 2.1 cfs Sept. 9.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 77,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 24.60' ft); no 

flow at times in 1953-54, 1956.

Flood of May 10, 1943, reached a stage of 24.6 ft, from floodmark set by local residents.

Remarks . Records good. 

W3T~1743.

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0 

5.2 

5.5

2.2

4.3

8.7

16

26

53

115

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

272

495

780

1,510

2,610

6,000

10,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

108

88

672

1,350 

5,020

1,560

812

600

415

318

265 

219

254

236

196

170

144

128

113

99

*92

84

77

69

66

62

58

55

50

47

44

13,471

435

1.80

2.07

26,720

Nov.

42

41

37 *8,530'

z,ooo

1,090

774

610

470

382

326 

283

247

226

189

173

153

*136

125

120

115

108

104

97

88

82

77

75

66

60

16,686

556

2.30

2.56

33,100

Dec.

58

60

58

55 

S3

64

66

60

60

95

4.970 

2,690

1,470

1,050

812

*910

1,090

1,430

1,160

910

762

632

550

460

390

377

4,630

2,610

1,510

1,090

878

31,215

1,007

4.16

4.80

61,910

Jan.

708

627

522

425 

395

377

354

338

368

475

506 

517

*945

1,800

1.890

1,280

1,280

1,160

910

780

660

583

485

425

382

346

354

318

326

291

283

20, 110

649

2.68

3.09

39,890

Feb.

268

250

243

957 

5.540

1,600

1,160

945

*780

678

556 

440

382

338

314

295

314

318

280

265

261

247

236

226

229

219

205

TO?

226

15',981

551

2.28

2.46

31,700

Mar.

219

23T

236

236 

236

236

236

240

322

*470

690 

714

672

666

678

945

34T

878

812

708

627

566

506

455

410

359

318

291

276

250

233

14,666

473

1.95

2.25

29,090

Apr.

212

TST

170

161 

147

*141

136

131

123

113

106 

101

99

97

iTO

128

136

158

147

141

180

186

170

158

150

141

128

115

123

205

4,309

144

0.595

0.66

8,550

May

192

173

158

*150 TO4~

8,540

2,050

1,200

845

627

485 

395

526

272

245

209

185

161

625

7,020

5,050

1,590

945

672

522

455

550

299

247

209

176

52,175

1,058

4.29

4.94

65,810

June

164

*226

T5S

155 

128

115

99

90

77

69

62 

55

50

44

40

57

54

51

28

25

22

19

16

TO

23

51

60

*101

79

62

2,156

71.9

0.297

0.55

4,280

July

52

42

37

1.130 

485

265

183

136

106

86

71 

62

55

46

40

34

30

27

26

23

21

W

259

189

257

*420

245

256

186

144 I -10

1 J.O

5,023

162

0.669

0.77

9,960

Aug.

92

TC

66

55 

50

42

56

50

26

26

28 

25

20

16

14

12

11

12

15

14

14

16

19

*18

*14

12

11

9.5

8.1

6.8

6.3

795.5

25.7

0.106

0.12

1,580

Sept.

5.5

4.5

5.8

5.5

5.1

2.9

2.5

2.4 ZTS

4.1

5.6 

2.9

3.6

5.5

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

*2.5

5.1

5.1

14

14

20

51

tt

21

19

214.9

7.16

0.050

0.05

426

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,390 Mln 9.8 Mean 466 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.13 Ac-ft 337,400

Water »year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max nax 8,390 Mln nm2.4 Mean m428 Cfsm ur1.77 In. i24.08OB Ao-ft ncr311,000 511,000

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Nov. 4 (10 a.m.) 24.000 cfs (17.70 ft)j Dec. 11 (4 p.m.) 7,990 

cfs (12.00 ft); Dec. 27 (2 p.m.) 9,700 cfs (12.84 ft); May 6 (7 a.m.) 21,700 cfs (17.00 ft); 

May 20 (4:50 p.m.) 11,100 cfs (l5.45 ft).___________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
324 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

3580. Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°13'34", long 93°08'58", in SW£ sec.29, T.7 N., R.20 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 7 at Dardanelle, 1 mile upstream 

from Whig Creek, 4.7 miles downstream from Illinois Bayou, and at mile 255.8.

Drainage area.--153,707 sq mi, of which 22,241 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. July 1937 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1886 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 290.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 37,640 cfs (27,250,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 390,000 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 27.90 ft); minimum, 5,680 cfs Sept. 29.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 683,000 cfs May 13, 14, 1943; maximum gage height, 

33.60 ft in gage well, 34.1 ft from outside gage, May 25, 1943; minimum discharge, 

416 cfs Oct. 16, 17, 1956.

Flood of Apr. 19, 1927, reached a stage of 33.0 ft.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements made twice a month during low flows, more 

frequently during rises. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs and 

power development. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Tota: 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

73,500 

74,500 

102,000 

160,000 

241,000

304,000 

349,000 

374,000 

386,000

360,000

296,000 

223,000 

176,000 

160,000 

156,000

153,000 

150,000 

147,000 

143,000 

140,000

137,000 

130,000 

119,000 

101,000 

88,000

84,700 

77,500 

65,300 

49,900 

39,900 

35,300

$5,095.6 

164,400 

$10,110

Nov.

31,800 

29,000 

26,800 

58,200 

98,500

116,000 

118,000

92,400 

76,500 

66,200

55,500 

46,000 

40,500 

36,900 

34,300

31,300 

28,600 

27,700 

26,800 

24,800

23,200 

22,400 

21,700 

19,800 

19,000

19,000 

17,600 

16,800 

14,000 

14,666

$1,253.3

41,780 

$2,486

Dec.

15 , 400 

15,100 

16,166

16,800 

16,100

16,100 

16,800 

17,200 

16,800 

15,400

23,200 

31,800 

23,600 

20,900 

18,300

17,600 

23,600 

38,100 

65,300

85,800

85,800 

74,500 

63,500 

57,100 

49,900

43,500 

47,300 

55,500 

61,900 

75,500 

65,300

$1,189.8 

38,380 

$2,360

Jan.

52,700 

46,600 

41,700 

38,700 

36,300

31,300 

32,300 

32,300 

31,800 

33,300

35,300 

35,300 

41,100 

57,900 

97,200

88,000 

77,500 

71,600 

65,300 

59,500

55,500 

52,000 

47,300 

44,200 

39,900

33,800 

29,500 

29,000 

28,600 

27,700 

26,800

$1,420 

45,810 

$2,817

Feb.

26,000 

24,600 

25,200 

24,400 

31,800

44,800 

67,100 

74,500 

68,366 

74,566

74,566 

61,900 

53,400 

46,000 

42,300

37,500 

35,800 

39,300 

39,900

40,500

40,500 

38,100 

33,300 

28,600 

29,500

27,700 

26,800 

27,700 

28,200

$1,211.5 

41,780 

$2,403

Mar.

27,700 

26,400 

29,000 

29,000 

27,200

26,800 

24,800 

21,300 

20,500 

21,700

25,200 

29,000 

41,100 

51,300

52,700

58,700 

66,200 

68,900 

75,500 

76,500

69,800 

59,500 

52,000 

47,900 

48,500

49,200 

49,900 

51,300 

54,100 

55,500 

50, 600

$1,387.8 

44,770 

$2,753

Apr.

46,000 

44,200 

42,900 

41,100 

41,100

40,500 

39,300 

36,300 

34,300 

31,800

30,000 

28,200 

26,800 

27,200 

27,200

40,500 

85,800 

88,000 

78,500 

71,600

62,700 

54,800 

50,600 

44,800 

38,700

33,800 

30,000 

28,200 

24,800 

23,jiOO

$1,293.3 

43,110 

$2,565

May

28,200 

43,206 

55,500 

47,90O 

46,000

91, 900 

180,000 

183,000 

176,000 

162,000

159,000 

146,000 

125,000 

98,500 

76,500

61,100 

52,700 

46,600 

62,600 

153,000

246,000 

251,000

223,000 

176,000 

129,000

101,000 

90,200 

71,600 

52,700 

46 , 000 

43,500

$5,430.7 

110,700 

$6,805

June

48,500 

75,500 

92,400 

81,566 

66,200

60,300 

52,000 

46,600 

47,300 

51,300

49,900 

53,400 

51,300 

47,300 

52,700

54,100 

54,800 

54,800 

48,500 

42,300

33,800 

29,500 

29,000 

28,200 

27,200

27,200 

26,400 

21,300 

17,200

$1,390.3 

46,340 

$2,758

July

20,100 

17,600 

15,800 

16,100 

18,300

15,400 

15,100 

17,600 

21,300 

21,300

30,000 

28,600 

22,800 

21,300 

29,000

31,300 

35,300 

28,600 

19,400 

14,400

14,000 

15,800

17,200 

26,200 

85,800

119,000 

125,000

109,000 

101,000 

86,900 

71,600

$1,208.8 

38,990 

$2,398

Aug.

54,800 

41,700 

33,800 

31,300 

29,500

26,400 

26,400 

22,400

16,800 

15,100

13,400 

15,800 

16,800 

16,100 

14,000

14,000 

14,400 

15,800 

19,800 

20,500

17,900 

15,400 

13,700 

13,700 

20, 900

23,200 

24,400 

24, 400 

22,000 

25,200 

58,700

716,300 

23,110 

$1,421

Sept.

66.2OO 

'57,166 

45,400 

38,100 

33,300

28,200 

23,600 

20,500 

20,100 

15,800

13,400 

12,100 

11,800 

11,200 

10,200

9,310 

8,400 

10, 600 

12,100 

11,500

9,930 

9,310 

9,930 

9,930 

9,310

8,700 

7,500 

5,960 

6,546 

9,000

544,720 

18,160 

$1,080

Calendar year 1959: Max 386,000 Min 3,560 Mean 42,630 Ao-ft 30,870,000 

Water year 1959-60: Max 386,000 Min 5,960 Mean 55,030 Ao-ft 39,960,000

$ Expressed in thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 325

2585. Petit Jean Creek near Booneville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°06'25", long 93°55'25", in NW^NW^ sec.18, T.5 N., R.27 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 116, 0.5 mile downstream from Fletcher 

Creek and 2£ miles south of Booneville.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 423.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 24, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1939-60), 263 cfs (190,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,700 cfs May 20 (gage height, 21.14 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 13-17.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 43,200 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 23.42 ft), by 

slope-area and contracted-opening measurements of peak flow; no flow at times in most 

years.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.1

.2

.6

1.4

2.6

4.8

7.7

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

132

218

462

6.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

20.0

21.0

1,210

2,070

2,950

4,810

7,180

10,300

15,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.8

.5

1,120 

1,210 

1,000

417

185

101

68

52

40

33

135

212

102

66

49

40

*33

28

24

21

18

16 

13

12

10

9.4

8.7

8.3

9.4

5,042.1

163

0.660

0.76

10,000

Nov.

11

9.8

9.4

*5,5g7J 

632

301

210

156

118

97

82

77

71

62

54

*50

46

40

39

38

36

36

30

27 

25

21

20

19

18

16

7,671.2

256

1.04

1.16

15,220

Dec.

16

16

16

16 

16

16

16

16

16

16

680

514

242

*162

140

1,170

2,600

5,090

1,250

605

417

336

290

254 

212

190

1,670

1,080

508

361

290

16,221

523

2.12

2.44

32,170

Jan.

258

234

195

156 

171

279

374

492

656

556

417

462

524

1,550

*944

524

1,850

1,040

556

402

348

301

256

228 

201

185

172

150

158

129

113

13,881

448

1.81

2.09

27,530

Feb.

103

91

88

7W 

904

710

447

*361

324

268

195

154

 137

122

120

162

453

605

388

336

301

256

226

256 

254

256

301

572

588

9,776

337

1.36

1.47

19,390

Mar.

417

417

417

388 

324

279

258

*268

447

374

417

336

301

1,140

1,590

1,000

605

462

388

312

279

248

222

197 

438

432

301

258

236

185

153

13,089

422

1.71

1.97

25,960

Apr.

140

T5o

101

*90

81

76

71

66

67

62

55

52

49

48

76

78

71

74

57

49

59

53

46

40 

36

33

28

25

27

52

1,882

62.7

0.254

0.28

3,730

May

52

*36

3135" 

1,260

*5,620

1,080

477

312

224

156

120

96

80

71

63

53

236

7,230

*12,400

6,360

747

417

290 

203

158

116

93

78

63

*53

38,210

1,233

4.99

5.75

75,790

June

69

80

64

47 

36

34

169 -57

36

27

21

17

16

13

12

11

9.1

8.0

7.4

6.5

5.6

4.8

4.5

3.6 

5.4

4.8

8.0

7.7

*8.0

7.1

797.5

26.6

0.108

0.12

1,580

July

5.9

4.5

3.4

31

9.9

3.2

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

28

48

745

1,290 

290

330

87

*53

36

30

22

3,039.7

98.1

0.397

0.46

6,030

Aug.

11

15

12

9.4 

8.0

.8

.9

.8

.0

.6

.8

.6

.2

.0

.6

.4

.4

.8

.8

.7

.8

* .2

.8

.5

.4

1.1

.6

2TT

1.6

1.2

.7

122.8

3.96

0.016

0.02

244

Sept.

0.6

.5

.4

.9 

.9

.8

.4

.2

.9

1.4

.8

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.3 *.4

.6

.7

2.4

6.8

5T3 

3.4

2.1

1.5

1.1

.6

1.2

34.9

1.16

0.0047

0.005

69

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,320 Mln 0 Mean 170 Cfsm 0.688 In. 9.38 Ac-ft 123,400

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,400 Mln 0.1 Mean 300 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.52 Ac-ft 217,700

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Nov. 4 (12:30 p.m.) 9,700 cfs (19.77 ft); Dec. 17 (3:30 p.m.)

4,430 cfs (13.17 ft); May 6 (10:30 a.m.) 8,950 cfs (19.46 ft); May 20 (11:30 a.m.) 15,700 cfs

(21.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Aug. 9 to Sept. 30.
326 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2590. Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°06'06", long 93 0 39'02", in ME£ sec.15, T.5 N. , R.25 W. , at the control 

tower for outlet works on Petit Jean Creek, 1.3 miles southwest of Waveland.

Drainage area. 488 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 130,940 acre-ft May 23 (elevation, 405.37 ft); 

minimum, 2,150 acre-ft Oct. 2, 3 (elevation, 370.68 ft).

1947-60: Maximum contents, 298,560 aore-ft May 26, 1957 (elevation, 422.54 ft); 

minimum since initial filling to conservation pool level, that of Oct. 2, 3. 1959.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began Mar. 13, 1947. Outlet works 

consist of a 20-foot circular tunnel controlled by three 8- by 17-foot tractor-type 

gates and an uncontrolled saddle spillway 150 ft long. Elevation of gate sills is 

370.00 ft. Storage capacity at spillway crest (elevation, 419.0 ft), 258,000 acre-ft; 

at conservation pool level (elevation, 384.0 ft), 25,000 acre-ft. Dead storage (below 

gate sills), 1,940 acre-ft. Under normal operating conditions reservoir surface will 

be maintained at approximately conservation pool level for purposes of conservation and 

recreation; storage above this level is used for flood control. Figures given herein 

represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

370

371

372

375

380

385

1,940

2,250

2,920

5,680

14,400

27,700

390

395

400

405

406

44,810

66,370

93,620

128,140

135,700

Contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

<t)

(*)

Oct.

2,160 

2,150

2,526 

5,580

6.400

5,750

4,580

3,450

3,080

2,850

2,580

2,420

2,850

2,990

2,880

2,650

2,480

2,400

2,340

2,360

2,380

2,380

2,360

2,340

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,370

371.18

+ 210

Nov.

2,380 

2,380

2,450 

13,190

15,780

14,140

11,340

8,740

6,400

4,940

3,680

3,050

2,750

2,580

2,620

2,750

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,740

2,670

2,550

2,480

2,410

2,340

2,520

5,330

2,440

2,480

2,480

371.35

+ 110

Dec.

2,460 

2,450

2,430 

2,420

2,420'

2,420

2,420

2,440

2,450

2,580

5,310

8,290

9,290

8,430

6,760

8,170

16,280

26,690

50.490

29,750

27,700

25,130

22,450

19,210

16,210

12,990

19,210

25,270

22,850

20,800

17,950

381.49

+ 15,470

Jan.

15,000 

12,440

10,020 

7,340

5,950

5,120

4,680

4,740

5,160

5,420

5,420

5,510

5,450

9,620

21,070

11,670

18,230

21.160

26,646

18,660

16,140

13,450

11,530

9,420

7,770

5,900

4,840

3,900

3,410

3, 280

3,250

372.50

-14,700

Feb.

5.250 

3,250

5,510 

5,050

8,780

11,620

15,500

14,730

16,140

17,020

17,680

18,230

18,710

19,090

19,760

20,510

21,900

25,960

25,250

25,890

26,480

26,780

27,120

27,000

26,540

25,890

25,310

25, 930

26,900

_______

384.74

+23,650

Mar.

26,810 

26,810

26,750 

26,660

26,320

25,860

25.510

25,316

26,110

26,600

26,690

26,520

26,050

28,190

54,650

57,090

3"6,926

36,110

54,940

33,460

31,810

30,490

29,880

29,450

50,120

50, 940

31,240

31,110

31,170

50,280

29,820

585.69

+ 2,920

Apr.

29,480 

29,520

29,200 

29,326

29,510

29,720

29,910

50, 050

29,516

29,850

29,850

29,750

29,720

29,720

29,720

29,820

29,910

29,750

29,540

29,690

29,380

29,290

29,320

29,410

29,410

29,480

29,480

29,510

29,820

29,850

385.70

+ 50

May

29.940 

29,910

29,850 

29,970

55,560

51,800

57,590

57,780

56,540

55,850

51,040

47,680

44,190

40,860

37,420

34,060

31,680

32,920

56,470

100,700

127,160

150,180

150,410

128,520

126,260

124,520

121,550

118,060

114,810

111,360

107,630

402.16

+77,780

June

104.570

101,410

97,420 

92,740

88,610

84,600

80,830

77,100

72,680

68,550

64,010

59,750

55, 940

51,840

48,000

44,550

41,550

58,660

55,810

33,390

31,850

30, 800

50,000

29,600

29,250

29,690

29,850

29,540

29,200

29,170

585.48

-78,460

July

28,620 

28,470

28,250 

28,560

28,680

28,450

28,150

27,910

27,790

27,610

27,490

27,560

27,700

27,790

27,580

27,330

27,090

27,090

26,940

26.840

27,030

27,090

28,560

32,550

55.120

32,750

31,440

30, 000

28,560

27,640

26,940

584.75

-2,230

Aug.

26.250 

25,950

25,650 

25,560

25,440

25,280

25,220

25,160

25,100

25,040

24,950

24,790

24,750

24,590

24, 500

24,450

24,340

24,370

24,310

24,310

24,540

24,260

24,090

23,980

23,820

23,740

23,650

25,540

25,460

25,580

23,300

383.51

-3,640

Sept.

25.220 

25,110

25,050 

25,020

22,970

22,890

22,850

22,750

22,800

22,720

22,670

22,480

22,370

22,200

22,170

22,060

22,010

21,950

21,870

21,870

22,310

22,280

22,170

22,250

22,370

22,170

21,950

21,680

21,430

21, 240

382.76

-2,060

Calendar year 1959.................... * -7,240

Water year 1959-60.................... * +19,080

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

2595. Petit Jean Creek near Waveland, Ark.

327

Location.--Lat 35°06'17", long 93°37'51", In SE£SW£ sec.11, T.5 N., R.25 W., on left bank 

0.8 mile downstream from Rock Creek, 1.2 miles downstream from Cedar Creek, 1.3 miles 

south of Waveland, and 1.4 miles downstream from Blue Mountain dam.

Drainage area. 517 sq ml.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1960. Prior to October 1943, published as 

"near Blue Mountain."

Gags. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 339.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1943, at site l£ miles upstream at datum 9.54 ft higher.

Average discharge. 21 years, 571 cfs (413,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,600 cfs May 20 (gage height, 22.05 ft); mlnlnum, 3.1 cfs Dec. 9, 10.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 62,600 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 29.95 ft, site 

and datum then In use, or 34.0 ft from floodmarks. present site); no flow at times In 

1943, 1946.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 16, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Blue Mountain Reservoir since March 1947 (see 

preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 2o to Mar. 15, Mar. 24 to Apr. 25, 

May 2-5, June 17-30, July 25 to Aug. 2)

Oct. 1 to June 16

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

1.0

7.0

20

52

90

5.0

6,0

8.0

12,0

16.0

182

318

658

1,510

2,590

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0

June 17 to Sept. 30

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

12.0

199

344

710

1,670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-f ;

Oct.

5.5 575-

7.0

149

583

1.010

908

734

414

230

162

137

137

182

237

224

167

106

*87

56

44

44

43

45

25

12

12

11

11

11 

12

5,811

187

11,530

Nov.

13

13

14

613

1,040

946

1.820

1,610

1,320

928

753

550

328

200

92

*48

63

70

71

87

97

95

94

72

56

34

20 

20

31

37

11,135

371

22,090

Dec.

38

37

37

37

37

28

22

13

3.4

24

124

98

76

662 *U60

829

1,110

494

896

1,720

1,950

1,980

2.080

2,080

2,060

1,900

589 

424

1,290

lj 320 

2,000

25,618.4

826

50,810

Jan.

2,000

1,850

1,660

1,460

1,180

968

888

848

868

948

*948

908

868

848

810

696

750

715

1,480

1,870

2.080

2,030

1,660

1,460

1,270

1,070

928 

772

622

398 

231

35,090

1,132

69,600

Feb.

212

212

194

244

272

212

194

*125

71

60

47

37

34

31

31

34

61

76

144

326

326

318

446

532

715

848

848 

734

640

8,024

277

15,920

Mar.

791

968

829

829

810

810

810

*604

446

586

868

848

848

538

152

798

1.590

1,560

1,530

1,510

1,460

1,160

888

658

430

430

430

568

640

622 

568

25,579

825

50,740

Apr.

446

334

224

*137

91

53

90

114

137

132

132

132

128

128

128

128

123

162

167

118

173

132

98

62

62

36

20

18

24

22

3,751

125

7,440

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,310 Mln 3.4 Mean 374

May

20

*90

89

31

350

816

157

816

1,360

1,690

1,820

2,000

2,030

1,980

1,920

1,870

1,510

715

947

2.550

553

157

654

1,440

1,770

1,440

1,850 

1,950

1,920

1,900 

*1,980

38,375

1, 238-

76,120

June

2,030

1,790

2,060

2.510

2,280

2,200

2,000

2,110

2,170

2,250

2,200

2,140

2,080

2,030

1,980

1,770

1,520

1,490

1,440

1,310

854

538

439

251

199

266

161

*223

176

42,446

1,415

84,190

July

129

94

77

71

79

124

124

108

83

81

54

44

41

52

96

95

93

90

49

46

46

42

46

59

383

770

898 

*898

876

556 

403

6,607

213

13,100

Aug.

327

176

149

80

56

66

42

33

32

30

29

29

28

28

27

25

20

17

19

22

24

*45

63

63

61

46

38 

38

26

18 

18

1,675

54.0

3,320

Sept.

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

22

18

17

15

13

13

14

17

22

18

*18

15

92

26

35

44

49

78

122 

122

121

68

1,089

36.3

2,160

Ac-ft 270.900

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,550 Mln 3.4 Mean 561 Ac-ft 407,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
328 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2600. Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark.

Location. --Lat 34°59', long 93°37', in SE^-NWi sec. 24, T.4 N. , R.25 W. , on left bank a 

quarter of a mile north of Waltreak and 20.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --74 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 371.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 15 years, 96.5 cfs (69,860 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 cfs May 20 (gage height, 19.36 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1-3, Sept. 19-21.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 20, 1960; no flow at times in most years. 

Maximum stage known, 19.5 ft in 1927, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14 to Dec. 11, June 27-29, 

July 14, 15, 24, 26-29)

2.8

1.4 

2.7 

4.6

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

478

860

1,360

2,560

4,170

7,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

1.7

3.6

7.9

19

19

15

11

8.5

7.6

6.2

6.4

7.3

5.9

4.9

4.2 

3.8

*3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.4

3.0

166.5

5.37

0.073

0.08

330

Nov.

^0

3.2

3.6

20

33.

24

17

15

13

12

11

10

9.8

7.9

7.3

*6.4

5.6 

5.1

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.8

256.4

8.55

0.116

0.13

509

Dec.

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.4

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

47?

1,000

340

126

*82

65

482

1,700 

1,050

429

210

139

105

83

67

57

51

722

486

221

146

112

7,711.3

249

3.36

3 . 88

15,300

Jan.

93

82

69

60

57

62

69

89

157

255

*186

145

140

453

448

228

874 493-

264

193

145

126

105

89

78

71

65

58

55

49

44.

5,302

171

2.31

2.66

10,520

Feb.

39

36

35

34T

381

313

208

*160

138

113

89

73

65

56

53

52

65 

97

110

108

103

94

94

97

94

89

87

108

148

3,449

119

1.61

1.73

6,840

Mar.

138

138

124

126

116

102

93

92

*124

158

158

146

133

237

589

407

293 

221

178

140

122

109

96

85

89

103

87

79

72

66

62

4,683

151

2.04

2.35

9,290

Apr.

55

46

39

*34

31

28

26

25

24

22

20

19

18

18

17

16

16 

16

15

l¥

81

63

48

42

37

34

28

25

28

32

918

30.6

0.414

0.46

1,820

May

32

28

*25

24

235

*1,820

402

198

132

96

73

60

49

40

36

32

28 

26

1,110

*6,770

999

310

179

127

94

79

62

51

42

35

*29

13,223

427

5.77

6.65

26,230

June

28

26

22

19

16

15

21

14

12

10

8.8

7.9

7.3

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.1 

4.0

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.9

3.4

25

93

*39

27

21

457.1

15.2

0.205

0.23

907

July

16

14

12

11

12

9.4

7.6

6.4

5.6

4.9

4.4

4.0

3.6

61

40

17

10 

7.0

13

13

8.2

8.2

12

104

145

62

*42

31

23

19

15

739.3

23.8

0.322

0.37

1,470

Aug.

13

11

9.4

7.9

7.0

6.4

5.4

13

Si

18

9.8

7.6

6.2

4.9

4.2

3.4

3.2

3.8

3.8

2.9

3.4

3.4

*2.7

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

/7

182.6

5.89

0.080

0.09

362

Sept.

0.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2 

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.4

.3

.8

2.9

3.2 275-

2.0

1.6

1.1

20.9

0.70

0.0095

0.01

41

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,690 Mln 0 Mean 73.4 Cfsm 0.992 In. 13.48 Ac-ft 53,140

Water year 1959-60 : Max 6,770 Mln o.l Mean 101 Cfsm 1.36 In. is. 64 Ac-ft 73,620

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Dec. 17 (6 p.m.) 3,810 cfs (11.58 ft); May 6 (10:30 a.m.) 3,720 

cfs (11.47 ft); May 20 (2 p.m.) 14,500 cfs (19.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 329 

2605. Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°04', long 93°24', in SE£ sec.25, T.5 N., R.23 W., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10 at Danville, 1,800 ft upstream from Chicago, 

Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Spring Creek, and 

0.6 mile downstream from Dutch Creek.

Drainage area. 741 sq mi.

Records available. June 1916 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 303.33 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. June 1, 1916, to Aug. 24, 1934, chain gage on railroad bridge 

1,800 ft downstream at datum 0.25 ft higher. Aug. 25, 1934, to July 12, 1939, wireweight gage at present site and datum. Since June 18, 1954, auxiliary water-stage 

recorder 2.2 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 44 years, 847 cfs (613,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 cfs May 21 (gage height, 25.16 ft); minimum, 6.3 cfs Oct. 1, 2.

1916-60: Maximum discharge, 70,800 cfs Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 31.82 ft); no 

flow at times in 1924, 1934-36, 1943, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Blue Mountain Reservoir since March 1947 (see 

P. 326 ) Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1117; Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 5-23, May 21, 22; fall used as a factor Oct. 7, 8, 

Nov. 5-12, Dec. 11-13, Dec. 15 to Jan. 30, Feb. 5, 6, Feb. 24 to Mar. 26, 

Mar. 29-31, May 6-20, May 23 to June 21, July 27-30)

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

3.8

112

4.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

187

487

807

1,510

2,390

3,270

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

4,030

5,570

7,460

10,100

13,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Da.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6_.3.

6.3

8.4

31

194

631

897

765 

679

397

240

184

169

184

217

247

224

178 

*128

98

72

54

50

49

49

42

31

14

13

13

12

5,883

190

11,670

Nov.

1212"

12

190

1,010

643

1,280

1.680 

1,530

1,190

790

640

535

330

224

*120

76

82 

92

92

103

110

108

106

90

68

58

34

31

33

11,281

376

22,380

Dec.

45

48

48

45

46

45

43

33 

29

I!

656

1,920

628

397

1,120

*1,490

2,470

5.520 

3,080

2,230

2,350

2,350

2,340

2,320

2,340

2,280

2,920

2,730

1,650

2,060

2, 280

43,336

1,398

85,960

Jan.

2,350

2,320

2,120

1,910

1,630

1,390

1,250

1,240 

1,300

1,500

1,650

*1,440

1,390

1,370

2,250

2,080

2,580

2.950 

2,250

2,300

2,440

2,560

2,390

1,990

1,770

1,450

1,190

1,070

894

713

551

54,288

1,751

107,700

Feb.

397

360

344

412

982

888

727

583 

427

330

270

217

194

172

158

158

187

382 

487

535

615

583

551

*725

767

1,010

1,070

1.140

1,060

15,731

542

31,200

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,840 Min 4.7

Mar.

1,010

1,440

1,300

1,240

1,180

1,090

1,040

1,010 

*909

879

*1,160

1,290

1,240

1,260

1,730

1,800

2,340

2.460 

2,280

2,080

1,990

1,810

1,390

1,030

730

698

695

*663

783

775

744

40,046

1,292

79,430

Me!

Apr.

663

567

427

322

*232

180

144

164 

202

202

202

194

187

186

182

181

182

175 

217

202

160

262

202

163

132

122

103

72

74

112

6,413

214

12,720

May

98

*90

11?

130

224

2,600

3,410

1,500 

1,470

1,690

1,910

1,990

2,160

2,160

2,090

2,030

1,970

1,350 

*2,030

4,580

*15.000

6,090

3,200

1,500

1,940

2,280

2,390

2,250

2,240

2,100

2,030

72,614

2,342

144,000

June

*2,140

2,080

1,910

2,200

2,340

2,570

2,080

2,230 

2,160

2,280

2,300

2,280

2,220

2,160

2,060

1,970

1,590

1,460 

1,330

1,310

966

727

487

382

247

300

647

383

*300

284

45,193

1,506

89,640

July

210

168

128

118

217

156

158

148 

128

103

97

81

62

67

74

139

120

116 

156

91

76

110

224

217

344

615

*923

923

881

839

472

8,161

263

16,190

Aug.

382

292

194

163

109

79

85

79 

81

69

69

56

48

46

42

40

39

39 

37

31

33

*38

41

71

74

72

63

45

42

38

24

2,521

81.3

5,000

Sept.

25

19

15

12

15

16

18

18 

19

27

33

22

19

17

15

15

15

17 

23

*22

27

278

TBT

71

90

90

97

130

128

124

1,571

52.4

3,120

in 582 Ac-ft 421,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 13,000 Min 6.3 Mean 839 Ac-ft 609,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
330 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2610. North Fork Cadron Creek near Guy, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°18', long 92°24', in SE*- sec.29, T.8 N., R.13 W., on downstream side 

of left bank pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 65, 4 miles southwest of Guy and 10.Smiles 

upstream from Cove Creek.

Drainage area. 187 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 371.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 289 cfs (209,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 6,640 cfs June 27 (gage height. 14.14 ft): minimum, 3.3 cfs Sept. 24.

1954-60; Maximum discharge, 18,600 cfs Aug. 14, 1957 (gage height, 24.95 ft): no 

flow at times in 1954-56.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.5

2.8

5.6

9.8

16.0

24

36

81

2.6

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

135

221

491

1,200

2,250

3,500

4,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

5

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

46

56

51

28 

42

79

79

67

58

49

42

56

44

70

83.

70

60

54

47

43

*57

56

55

51

29

25

22 

20

20

11

19

1,557

45.8

0.254

0.27

2,690

Nov.

19

18

18

175 

577

194

147

124

*105

90

81

76

71

75

79

76

67

64

60

58

56

55

52

50

47

44

45 

42

59

36

2,432

81.1

0.434

0.48

4,820

Dec.

36

35

35

34

34

54

*54

52

31

57

1,890

2.790

1,160

747

551

645

1,120

1,730

1,240

834

629

506

419

352

500

281

1,110 

1,680

965

696

556

20,521

662

5.54

4.08

40, 700

Jan.

447

405

577

*507 

292

500

510

526

591

476

476

447

419

1,410

2.250

1,160

1,120

1,080

798

645

536

447

577

555

300

271

279 

266

546

566

346

17,303

558

2.98

3.44

54,520

Feb.

520

292

274

477 

2. ISO

1,240

870

*679

566

551

455

552

515

279

248

255

251

292

266

255

255

245

226

216

219

219

205 

214

*228

12,528

425

2.27

2.45

24,450

Mar.

219

235

235

233 

255

265

266

292

712

926

965

87O

696

597

566

815

1.000

852

715

566

476

405

355

510

287

271

238 

*221

210

194

174

14,415

465

2.49

2.87

28,590

Apr.

159 149-

155

124 

114

105

100

95

90

81

79

78

75

71

70

70

70

65

64

59

65

75

67

60

*54

52

47 

42

50

70

2,455

81.1

0.454

0.48

4,830

May

84

67

58

53 

18

2.420

1,540

715

476

552

268

214

176

155

135

116

98

95

395

1,750

2,070

926

597

433

313

287

235 

183

176

157

*114

14,502

468

2.50

2.88

28,760

June

111

558

518

214 

165

145

116

95

79

68

60

52

46

40

56

54

51

28

24

22

19

*17

15

14

14

25

5.520 

2,580

781

476

9,479

316

1.69

1.89

18,800

July

328

235

180

5.050 

1,620

815

556

377

271

210

168

187

187

157

111

90

78

70

79

95

140

219

166

141

*118

225

157 

114

88

75

62

10,323

355

1.78

2.05

20,480

Aug.

52

42

35

29 

28

26

30

29

45

64

44

54

25

22

*18

16

15

14

15

20

78

86

64

44

31

25

18 

15

*14

12

10

994

52.1

0.172

0.20

1,970

Sept.

9.5

7.8

6.7

6.0 

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

6.3

43

37

19

13

9.8

8.5

7.0

6.0

5.6

4.9

4.5

4.1

4.1

5.6

4.6

12

24

31 

22

18

*15

351.7

11.7

0.063

0.07

698

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,200 Mln 3.1 Mean 253 Cfsm 1.55 In. 18.55 Ac-ft 182,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,520 Mln 5.6 Mean 291 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.16 Ac-ft 211,100

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Dec. 11 (10 p.m.) 4,580 cfs (11.49 ft); May 6 (4 p.m.) 4,200 cfs 

(11.02 ft); June 27 (10 p.m.) 6,640 cfs (14.14 ft); July 4 (6 p.m.) 6,510 cfs (15.66 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 331

2615. Fourche La Fave River near Gravelly, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°52', long 93°39', In NW£ sec.34, T.3 N., R.25 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 28, 1 mile downstream from Garner 

Creek, If miles east of Gravelly, and 6.4 miles upstream from Gaffords Creek.

Drainage area. 413 sq ml.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1960.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 410.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 560 cfs (405,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 69,400 cfs May 20 (gage height, 30.30 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs Sept. 20, 21.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 20, 1960; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.6 

.7 

.8

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

192

300

622

1.O6O

2,350

4,070

7,080

15.0

17.0

20.0

24.0

27.0

10,500 

13.1OO 

17.4OO 

25,400 

37,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.2

3.4

17

37

635

702

393

228

153

118

98

82

8O

92

102

94

95 

87

78

*71

64

58

56

49

43

39

37

34

30

29 

29

3,636.6

117

0.283

0.33

7,210

Nov.

28

27

26.

93

214

340

214

157

134

12O

107

95

90

84

78

72

*68 

62

58

55

50

47

46

43

39

37

35

33

31

29

2,512

83.7

0.203

0.23

4,980

Dec.

28

27

26

26

27

26

23

22

26- 21

4,200

5,050

1,270

*744

546

2,330

7,410 

5,250

3,170

1,580

1,040

765

622

510

408

364

2,560

3,890

1,640

1.O6O 

808

45,469

1,467

3.55

4.09

90, 190

Jan.

642

546

474

393

364

378

424

510

723

1,420

*1,300

966

830

1,060

2,510

1,420

2,830 

3.170

1,610

1, 14O

897

723

603

528

457

408

378

345

322

290 

267

27,928

901

2.18

2.51

55,390

Feb.

247

230

212

846

2,050

1.91O

1,240

943

765

*642

51O

408

347

307

283

276

295 

424

546

584

584

565

510

474

474

457

424

440

565

17,558

605

1.46

1.58

34,830

Mar.

662

642

622

584

546

510

457

440

*492

642

744

702

622

766

2,2OO

1,84O

1.3OO 

990

8O8

662

565

492

424

378

378

492

510

424

378

334 

298

20,904

674

1.63

1.88

41,460

Apr.

272

250

226

206

*1S8

172

162

153

146

136

127

121

117

115

114

110

107 

107

1O7

114

443

45J.

342

281

241

212

184

162

157

172

5,701

19O

0.460

0.51

11,310

May

174

204

*164

144

632

*8,800

3,520

1,390

897

642

474

364

305

258

230

204

178 

155

6,590

34.600

20.OOO

2,350

1,24O

852

622

492

393

322

265

224 

192

86,877

2,802

6.78

7.82

172, 3OO

June

*180

162

146

13O

117

104

97

92

88

82

75

68

a63

a6O

a58

a60

a 60 

a60

52

a42

a36

a32

a29

a26

a24

53

590

*698

345

214

3,843

128

0.310

0.35

7,620

July

153

121

102

92

86

80

a7O

a60

a50

43

a4O

a37

a35

a57

118

84

65 

66

84

55

48

50

93

996

1.55O

622

*364

258

194

224

174

5,851

189

0.458

0.53

11,610

Aug.

139

113

97

84

76

70

58

66

66

50

a48

a45

a42

40

a37

a35

a33 

a32

a3O

a27

a26

a24

*22

20

19

20

19

16

15

15

13

1,397

45.1

O.1O9

0.13

2,770

Sept.

12

9.8

9.2

8.5

7.9

7.3

6.5

5.6

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.O

3.6

3.2

2.7 

2.5

*2.1

27T

2.3

3.2

3.8

4.8

6.5

7.3

8.8

7.6

7.0

5.9

165.8

5.53

O.O13

O.O1

329

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,41O Min 0.5 Mean 415 Cfsm l.OO In. 13.65 Ac-ft 300,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 34,600 Mln 2.1 Mean 6O6 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.97 Ao-ft 44O.OOO

base, 5,000 cfs). Dec. 11 (11:30 p.m.) 11,8OO cfs (16.03 ft); Dec. 17 (7 p.m.) 

.87 ft); Dec. 27 (ll p.m.) 5,850 cfs (1O.76 ft); May 6 (l p.m.) 12.5OO cfs (16. 

 m.) 69.400 cfs (50.30 ft).___________________________________________

Peak discharge (base, 

10,400 cfs (14 

May 20 (7:30 p

.53 ft);

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
332 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2620. Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°57'07", long 93°09'37", in SW£ sec.32, T.4 N. , R.20 W. , at Nimrod Dam

 onTourche La Fave River, 4 miles west of Nimrod and 10.2 miles upstream from South 

Fourche La Fave River.

Drainage area. 680 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1960. Prior to October 1944 month-end contents 

only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 208,640 acre-ft May 24, 25 (elevation, 364.91 ft);

 iTnTmum, 10,220 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 334.03 ft)

1942-60: Maximum contents, 369,700 acre-ft Mar. 31, 1945 (elevation, 374.80 ft); 

minimum since initial filling to conservation pool level, 4,810 acre-ft Dec. 30, 1956 

(elevation, 327.86 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage began May 18, 1942.

 Capacity at spillway crest (elevation, 373.0 ft), 336,000 acre-ft; at conservation pool 

level (elevation 342.0 ft), 29,000 acre-ft. Dead storage below conduit invert (elevation 314.9 ft), 900 acre-ft. Under normal operating conditions reservoir surface will 

be maintained at approximately conservation pool level for the purposes of conservation 

and recreation; storage above this level used for flood control. Figures given herein 

represent total contents.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water yrar 1959-6O (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

334

336

338

340

342

10,180

13,290

17,360

22,560

29,010

345

350

355

360

365

41,020

68,600

105,060

151,780

209,760

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

24,390

24,560

24,59O

25,020

24,440

25,740

26,88O

27,700

28,120

28,480

28,660

28,800

29,290

29,510

29,680

29,720

29,580

29,470

29,360

29,190

29,080

29,050

29,190

29,010

28,870

28,970

28,900

28,900

28,900

29,010

29,050

342.01

+4,550

Nov.

29,050

29,O80

29,120

29,720

29,860

29,330

29,150

28,940

28,940

28,9OO

28,830

28,690

28,870

28.580

28,620

28,830

28,940

29,050

29,150

29,290

29,330

29,470

29,510

29,510

29,440

29,470

29,360

29,290

29,26O

29,260

342.07

+210

Dec.

29,260

29,260

29,19O

29,260

29,290

29,220

29,190

29,150

29,120

29,400

35,690

53,330

58,240

55,310

45,660

44,08O

61,690

81,71O

85.140

80,780

73,780

66,10O

57,510

48,530

39,200

32,450

4O,050

52,820

52,200

46,750

39,750

344.70

+10,490

Jan.

34,250

31,600

29,72O

29,080

29,470

29,72O

29,900

29,900

30,390

32,280

34,590

33,580

30,750

32,210

36,240

35,650

43,090

52,200

49,220

42,450

35,060

31,180

30,960

30,320

29,470

29,190

28.970

29,4OO

29,720

29,930

30,080

342.30

-9,670

Feb.

30,180

29,610

29,190

31,280

35,270

38,570

40.220

38,400

34,630

30,540

28.750

29,050

29,360

29,510

29,970

30,250

30,610

30,150

29,900

29,860

29,830

29,580

29,790

29,680

29,O80

28,830

28,970

29,360

29,650

342.18

-430

Mar.

30,080

30,430

29,930

29,650

29,360

29.050

29,260

29,610

30,500

31,710

33,110

34,29O

35,140

37,130

43,980

48.580

46,700

42,450

37,950

35,270

54,930

34,460

54,550

34,510

34,720

54,840

55,100

55,140

55,520

54,680

54,680

545.50

+5,030

Apr.

34,930

35 , 100

35,100

55,100

54,930

54,760

54 840

34,970

35,060

55,060

35,140

35,140

55,140

55,140

55,100

55,180

35,100

35,010

34,950

55,060

55,270

36,200

36,830

37,300

36,850

35,770

34,970

54,890

35,180

35,220

343.65

+540

May

55,220

35,220

35,270

55,220

56,280

59,770

75,020

68,150

62,780

57,740

52,O9O

46,450

40,6OO

58,900

58,570

58,100

57,420

37,210

42,010

95,200

183,160

203,660

207,270

208,640

206,020

2O1,67O

195,570

188,600

181,680

174,870

167,150

361.44

+151,930

June

158,630

149,910

140,740

151,530

121,620

114,080

104,510

95,120

85,210

75,000

64,440

54,120

44,230

36,830

54.170

34,420

34,460

34,550

34,590

54,590

54,550

54,510

34,420

34,340

34,420

55,650

57,300

37,850

56,580

54,760

343.52

-132,290

July

33,620

33,620

33,490

53,490

53,410

33,190

32,940

32,770

32,730

32,600

32,490

32,580

32,550

32,210

32,060

32,030

31,990

32,520

52,580

52,550

52,240

51,990

31,890

32,170

35,520

56.620

35,900

54,590

53,280

52,240

31/550

542.66

-3,410

Aug.

50,890

50,680

30,540

50,290

5O,OOO

29,720

29,400

29,400

29,560

29,290

29,080

28,870

28,760

28,66O

28,550

28,510

28,440

28,580

28,510

28,580

28,510

28,570

28,160

27,910

27,750

27,630

27,630

27,550

27,450

27,580

27 , 240

541.50

-4,110

Sept.

27,160

27,020

26,880

26,770

26,650

26,520

26,550

26,24O

26,350

26,240

26,100

25,990

25,780

25,600

24,820

23,600

22,500

21,20O

19,920

18,880

18,000

16,970

15,750

14,900

14,870

14,070

13,110

12,090

11,120

1O.22O

334.05

-17,020

Calendar year 1959.................... t +10,700

Water year 1959-60.................... * -14,28O

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 333

2625. Fourche La Fave River near Nimrod, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°57'01", long 93°09'18", in SW^ sec.32, T.4 N. , R.20 W. , on left bank 

2,000 ft downstream from Nimrod Dam, 4^ miles southwest of Nimrod, and 9.8 miles 

upstream from South Fourche La Fave River.

Drainage area. 680 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1936 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 305.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Mar. 3, 1936, to Dec. 20, 1938, staff gage at 

site 1.1 miles downstream at datum 3.92 ft lower. Dec. 21, 1938, to Aug. 20, 1946, 

water-stage recorder at site 2.0 miles downstream at datum 9.72 ft lower.

Average discharge.--24 years, 910 cfs (658,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,540 cfs Dec. 14 height, 9.53 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Nov. 21-23.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 36,100 cfs Feb. 19, 1938 (gage height, 29.7 ft, site 

and datum then in use, and 27.6 ft, present site and datum, from floodmark ; no flow 

at times in 1936, 1939, 1952.

Flood in June 1935 reached stage of 28.8 ft, present site and datum, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Nimrod Dam since May 1942 (see preceding page), 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years). WSP 877: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.09 0.1 0.6 3.5 2.0 78 6.O 2,000

.1 .2 .8 7.1 2.5 152 7.0 2,770

.2 .4 1.0 13 3.0 295 8.0 3,720

.4 1.5 1.4 32 3.5 500 9.0 4,870

LO.O 6,300

78

152

295

500

750

1,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-it

Oct.

33

29

25

22

605

21

3.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.0

3.7

2.7

1.8

73

144

146

148

*144

121

77

78

74

54

26

15

14

14

14

12

1,910.2

61.6

3,790

Nov.

11

9.8

9.3

9.0

202

367

363

285

154

154

154

154

157

157

59

1.2

*1.1

.9

.6

.4

.2

.1

37

26

34

46

45

43

41

40

2,561.6

85.4

5,080

Dec.

39

38

38

39

39

38

36

36

33

32

38

35

36

2,760

*5,400

3,190

22

649

2,960

4,870

5,000

4,870

4,750

5,000

5,000

3,960

1,870

787

3,220

4,390

4,510

63,685

2,054

126,300

Jan.

3,720

2,300

1,650

990

567

567

672

860

915

915

1,050

*2,080

2,770

2,000

1,280

2,860

1,570

1,210

4,170

5,000

4,870

3,150

1,180

1,180

1,180

860

698

505

396

400

400

51,965

1,676

103,100

Feb.

400

628

546

422

802

1,200

1,240

2,300

*3,040

2,860

1,670

509

379

375

375

375

538

942

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

888

860

1,050

805

616

616

621

28,257

974

56,050

Mar.

805

1 , 080

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,020

677

*672

667

672

677

682

688

693

714

1,500

3,130

5,850

3,520

2,520

1,180

1,020

750

626

651

651

651

636

636

641

425

34,774

1,122

68,970

Apr.

510

510

310

314

*310

506

254

161

161

161

161

164

164

164

164

164

164

161

148

T48

148

148

148

150

499

778

394

208

206

206

7,264

242

14,410

May

206

206

206

206

*208

151

2,870

4,750

5,850

3,320

3,220

5,150

5,150

1,580

576

576

576

576

581

219

14

12

11

567

2,290

5,320

3,850

4,160

4,050

4,050

4,390

56,391

1,819

111,800

June

*5,000

5,000

5,130

5,400

5,400

5,260

5,130

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,150

5,000

4,870

5,640

1,440

78

45

44

45

46

42

43

46

48

49

52

51

*621

1,240

1,240

75,870

2,529

150,500

July

763

178

185

192

192

198

198

128

85

86

86

84

85

82

80

77

76

75

125

164

161

182

192

195

195

*458

778

915

805

651

621

8,268

267

16,400

Aug.

376

185

195

198

205

203

200

140

112

114

117

98

73

73

72

70

71

73

73

72

69

89

*110

109

106

74

46

45

40

40

43

3,489

113

6,920

Sept.

45

43

46

45

45

47

46

49

50

50

50

50

47

43

376

586

581

576

572

*567

567

562

552

547

542

528

524

519

509

500

9,264

309

18,570

Calendar year 1959 : Max 5,400 Min 0.1 Mean 613 Ac-ft 443,500

Water year 1959-60 : Max 5,400 Min 0.1 Mean 939 Ac-ft 681,700

Discharge measurement made on this day.
334 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2630. South Fourche La Pave River near Hollis, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34°55', long 93°03', in NEi sec.18, T.3 N., R.19 W., on left bank 0.6 mile 

upstream from Big Cove Creek, 4 miles northeast of Hollis, and 5.8 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 211 sq mi.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 366.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 19 years, 314 cfs (227,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,300 cfs May 20 (gage height, 15.11 ft); no 

flow Sept. 7, 8.

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 54,400 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 17 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1087: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.5

3.0

4.3

8.8

12

20

42

102

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

220

395

S80

1,630

2,780

4,360

1.26

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.5

3.0

O

.1

.6

2.3

6.3

13

47

106

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

395

880

1,670

2,870

4,370

6,500

8,100

14,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

12

12

13

63

107

67

45

33

26

22

20

66

134 "82

53

39

29

23

20

18

*16

14

12

10

9.0

8.8

7.8

7.4

6 .9

6.5

998.4

32.2

0.153

0.18

1,980

Nov.

6.3

5.4

5.4

17

37

23

18

18

16

14

13

12

*12

20

23

24

22

20

18

16

16

15

13

12

11

9.8

9.3

9.0

8.8

8.5

452.5

15.1

0.072

0.08

898

Dec.

8.3

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.2

6.9

6.7

*6T9

7.2

3,200

1,360

480

257

170

2,040

«5.440

1,900

954

552

363

257

190

154

124

108

2,570

1,530

670

415

288

21,095.9

681

3.23

3.72

41,840

Jan.

220

182

165

142

132

142

170

244

514

880

615

435

480

1,610

1,460

695

2.180

1,260

695

489

367

288

229

188

160

142

*138

132

168

190

170

14,882

480

2.27

2.62

29,520

Feb.

149

132

122

432

820

561

399

310

257

232

178

136

116

105

97

105

247

313

288

310

310

*254

226

220

211

202

254

411

7,494

258

1.22

1.32

14,860

Mar.

355

344

302

278

260

241

220

232

602

940

820

795

620

699

1,770

1.820

940

660

502

375

299

*247

208

172

175

260

217

168

147

128

111

14,907

481

2.28

2.63

29,570

Apr.

98

90

83

76

70

65

62

59

57

54

50

48

*46

44

43

42

45

44

42

39

44

44

43

42

40

38

38

36

45

81

1,608

53.6

0.254

0.28

3,190

May

81

67

*54

45

94

*4,080

925

419

254

165

120

96

80

69

61

53

*47

42

730

13,200

2,340

689

375

229

156

229

151

111

88

72

60

25,182

812

3.85

4.44

49,950

June

56

56

46

39

32

29

94

89

48

32

25

20

16

13

12

11

9.6

8.3

6.8

6.0

5.0

4.3

*3.7

3.1

3^3

28

*1,620 53~2~

172

97

3,117.1

104

0.493

0.55

6,180

July

68

53

42

34

36

29

23

18

14

11

9.6

8.3

6.8

5.8

4.5

3.9

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

10

*23

15

151

342

92

53

35

26

20

16

1,161.2

37.5

0.178

0.20

2,300

Aug.

13

To

8.6

6.6

5.5

4.5

3.7

3.3

3.0

9.0

6.3

3.5

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

4.3

3.9

4.1

5.5

4.1

3.5

3.0

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.3

* Q

.liL

127.0

4.10

0.019

0.02

252

Sept.

0.7

.5

.4

.3

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.2

10

8.0

7.4

4.8

3.3

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.1

1.0

*1.2

3.5

2.3

2.5

648

416

119

78

57

44

1,415.2

47.2

0.224

0.25

2,810

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,080 Min 1.2 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.12 Ac-ft 158,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 13,200 Min 0 Mean 253 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.29 Ac-ft 183,400

Peak discharge (base, 15,OOO cfs). --May 20 (12 m.) 26,300 cfs (15.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

2635. Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark.

335

Location. Lat 34°45'00", long 92°16'25", in sec.3, T.I N., R.12 W., on right bank 130 ft 

downstream from Main Street Bridge in Little Rock and at mile 165.5.

Drainage area.--158,201 sq mi, of which 22,241 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available. September 1927 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected at or near same site 

since 1873 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Gage-height records collected at site three-quarters of a mile upstream since 1883 and intermittent records of 

discharge since 1885 are contained in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 223.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~^929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, staff gage at site 130 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 41,880 cfs (30,320,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 350,000 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 23.85 ft); 

minimum, 7,830 cfs Sept. 30.

1927-60: Maximum discharge, 536,000 cfs May 27, 1943 (gage height, 30.05 ft); minimum, 850 cfs Aug. 23, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 ft in June 1833. Flood of Apr. 20, 1927, reached a stage 

of 33.0 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs and power 

development. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month, more often 

during rises. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Forty-two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1930-31. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

tfean

Ac-ft

Oct.

81,700 

76,300

77,200

101,000

168,000

255,000

307,000

331,000

345,000

348,000

340,000

306,000

240,000

192,000

173,000

163,000

157,000

153,000

149,000

146,000

142,000 

139,000

131,000

12O,OOO

106,000

95,000

90,000

83,000

70,900

56,700

46.100

$5,188.9

167,400

* 10, 290

Nov.

40,500 

36,300

32,800

31,400

63,800

98,200

128,000

123,000

98,2OO

83,500

73,600

g63,700

g53,500

46,8OO

42,600

g39,100

835,600

g32,800

830,700

g29,300

27,500 

25,700

24,500

23,900

22 , 100

20,900

20,9OO

19,800

18,800

16,800

*1,404.3

46,810

*2,785

Dec.

15.400 

16,800

16,800

16,800

18,300

18,300

17,800

17,800

19,300

19,300

g23,900

g35,600

g48,900

g43,300

37,000

36,300

g39,100

g46 , 100

g6 1,000

g88,300

g!07 . OOP 

gl06,000

S93.600

g82,600

g75,400

g67,300

62,800

68,200

77,200

82,600

94,700

*1,553.5

50,110

*3,081

Jan.

86,300 

g73,600

g64,600

g57,500

g52,700

48,900

44,000

44,000

44,700

44,700

46,800

g48,90O

49,600

56,700

79,900

KH7.000 giie.ooo

g!06,000

g98,200

g89,300

g81,700 

g77,200

g7 1,800

g63,700

g57,500

51,900

45,400

39,100

37,000

35,600

34,200

$1,964.5

63,370

*3,897

Feb.

32,100 

30,000

28,700

28,700

34,900

44,000

58,300

79,900

88.500

85,300

88,300

87,3OO

75,400

64,600

55,100

5O.3OO

45,400

42,600

46 , 100

48,200

48,900 

48,900

46,8OO

43,300

37,700

37,700

36,300

34,900

35,600

*1,483.6

51,160

*2,943

Mar.

37,000 

37,700

35,600

37,700

39,800

38,400

37,000

34 , 900

32.800

33,5OO

34,900

38,400

41,900

g5 1,900

g64,6OO

g7 0,900

g76,300

g84,400

g89,300

g95.600

g93,600 

g85,300

74,500

65,500

59,200

57,500

58,300

58,300

58,300

61,000

62,800

$1,744.9

56,290

*3,461

Apr.

58,300 

52,700

49,600

47,500

46,100

45,400

44,700

43,300

40,500

38,400

35,600

32,800

3O,7OO

28,700

28,700

29,300

40,5OO

82,600

91.400

83,500

78,100 

70,OOO

61,900

56,700

50,300

44,700

39 , 100

33,500

31,400

26 , 900

*1, 442.9

48,100

*2,862

May

24.500 

27,500

46,800

59,200

54,300

55,100

112,000

180,000

192,000

182,000

170,000

164,000

150,000

129,000

104 , 000

83,500

68,200

57,500

51,900

72,700

179,000 

242,000

26 1 , 000

240,000

199,000

161,000

132,000

112,000

90,300

70,000

58,300

*3,728.8

120,300

*7,396

June

52,700 

60,100

85,300

99.400

90,300

77,200

70,900

62,800

55,900

55,900

59,200

57,500

60,100

58,300

55 , 100

57,500

58,3OO

56,700

56,700

51,900

46 , 100 

38,400

32,100

30,700

5O.OOO

30,000

38,400

41,200

37,OOO

32,800

$1,638.5

54,620

*3,250

July

32,100 

32,100

27,500

23,300

22 , 100

25,700

23,300

18,800

18,800

23,900

23,300

3O,OOO

32,100

26,300

21,500

27,500

33,500

37,700

34,200

23,300

16,800 

15.000

16,300

17,800

23,300

74,500

11O,OOO

120,000

107 ,000

101,000

89,300

*1,228

39,610

*2,436

Aug.

81,700 

69 , 100

46,800

38,400

34,200

31,400

28,100

27,500

25,100

18,800

14,500

12.800

15,000

16 , 8OO

17,300

15,600

g 15, 000

g 15 ,000

16,300

19,800

23,300 

21,500

18,800

16,300

15 , 000

18,8OO

25,700

27,500

28,700

25,700

25,700

806,200

26,010

*1,599

Sept.

53,500 

66.40O

60,100

48,900

41,900

36,300

31,400

26,300

22,100

20,900

18,300

15,000

13,600

13,200

13,200

12,100

11,800

10,800

11,400

13 , 200

13,200 

12,400

11,100

11,400

11,800

11,100

10,800

10,200

8,810

8.060

649,270

21,640

*1,288

Calendar year 1959: Max 348,000 Min 5,99O Mean 47.75O Ac-ft 34,57O,OOO

Water year 1959-6O: Max 348,000 Min 8,06O Mean 62,390 Ac-ft 45,29O,OOO

Expressed In thousands, 

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
336 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

2640. Bayou Meto near Lonoke, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°44'10", long 91°54 I 58", in SW£ sec.6, T.I N., R.8 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 31, 3 miles upstream from Brushy Slough and 

3-|- miles south of Lonoke.

Drainage area. 203 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements at site 4f miles upstream since June 1948 are contained in reports 

of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district; published as "Big Bayou Meto near Lonoke."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 199.11 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Feb. 10, 1955, water-stage recorder at site 4f miles 

upstream at datum 6.97 ft higher. Feb. 10 to June 29, 1955, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 308 cfs (223,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 22.33 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 4.03 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 3,440 cfs May 6, 1958 (gage height, 25.13 ft); maximum 

gage height, 25.16 ft May 29, 1957; no flow at times in 1954-55.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. I, 2, 13-17, 21-25, Nov. 4, 5, 8-20, Nov. 27 to Dec. 11, 

Feb. 18-26, Mar. 26 to Apr. 3, May 7, 16, 17, 20, 30, 31, June 2-6, June 27 to July 10, 

July 12, 13)

4.0

4.1

4.2 

4.4 

4.6

2.9 

6.0

28

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

42

77

180

320

640

18.0

22.0

23.0

1,130

1,780

2,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

180

141

114

89

93

110

95

83

71

57

45

35

81

147

122

*156

150

112

79

61

45

38

33

26

18

15

17

14

12

12

JL1

2,262

73.0

0.360

0.41

4,490

Nov.

10

8.9

7.4

18

19

10

11

27

*32

31

28

28

42

141

180

180

201

187

156

130

112

95

81

67

61

54

46

41

35

31

2,070.3

69.0

0.340

0.38

4,110

Dec.

28

28

25

22

27

29

*23

20

22

21

239

650

794

878

992

,260

,650

,820

,840

,820

,820

,760

,690

,580

,450

,260

,100

979

866

830

842

26,365

850

4.19

4.83

52,290

Jan.

866

878

866

*782

693

604

550

526

526

559

577

595

604

671

748

748

830

914

953

966

979

966

914

818

682

534

406

327

299

306

334

21,021

678

3.34

3.85

41,690

Feb.

348

320

292

430

577

650

704

*782

854

890

914

878

794

660

518

390

306

257

243

257

264

234

250

236

229

243

278

320

*348

13,496

465

2.29

2.47

26,770

Mar.

348

390

462

518

542

550

542

518

622

671

693

704

704

704

759

782

759

748

748

748

704

613

502

390

313

264

236

*222

215

201

187

16,359

528

2.60

3.00

32,450

Apr-.

168

147

130

117

112

104

91

83

73

73

63

56

52

54

52

50

50

46

41

44

41

37

34

34

*32

32

30

28

28

34

1,936

64.5

0,318

0.35

3,840

May

28

21

28

21

24

95

215

383

502

577

622

622

568

438

299

194

124

83

87

132

292

414

502

577

622

650

622

510

348

229

*141

9,970

322

1.59

1.83

19,780

June

114

201

144

215

201

132

83

56

44

33

26

23

19

19

18

15

14

8.9

6.0

4.9

8.9

*14

12

14

15

29

644

1,120

*1,200

1.250

5,683.7

189

0.931

1.04

11,270

July

,340

,520

.640

,640

,580

,460

,310

,130

927

682

438

257

162

120

100

93

75

65

59

46

35

26

24

29

*29

38

34

28

24 

21

20,

14,952

482

2.37

2.74

29,660

Aug.

18

16

13

11

8.4

8.9

7.4

4.6

576

16

37

34

28

23

19

18

22

22

20

20

20

20

19

19

18

16

15

13

*12

14 

14

531.9

17.2

0.085

0.10

1,060

Sept.

14

12

8.4

6.0

5.2

6.9

9.4

6.4

1~4.9

29

30

33

27

22

19

16

14

11

7.4

7.4

8.4

11

11

12

11

63

91

*6T 

42

614.4

20.5

0.101

0.11

1,220

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,200 Mln 7.4 Mean 289 cfam 1.42 In. 19.31 Ac-ft 209 300

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,840 Mln 4.6 Mean 315 Cfam 1.55 In. 21.11 Ac-ft £28,600

Discharge measurement made on this day
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 337

2660. Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°34'15", long 88°57'25", in SWi sec.11, T.6 S., R.3 E. , Chickasaw meridian, on right bank 150 ft downstream from Ellis Creek, 600 ft downstream from bridge 

on county road, 5.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 6-£ miles northeast of New Albany.

Drainage area. 22.2 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to July 1941, February 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Supplementary staff gage at site 600 ft upstream. Datum of 

gage is 356.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1944. Prior to Mar. 31, 1939, staff gage, Mar. 31, 1939, to July 18, 1941, waterstage recorder and staff gage, Feb. 1 to June 14, 1950, staff gage, June 15, 1950, to 

Oct. 7, 1955, water-stage recorder, and Oct. 8, to Dec. 9, 1955, staff gage; all at 

site 600 ft upstream. Prior to Oct. 1, 1955, all gages at datum 10.00 ft higher than 

present datum.

Average discharge . 11 years (1939-40, 1950-60), 36.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 10.65 ft); minimum cTaily, 1.1 cfs Sept. 8-9.

1939-41, 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 8,680 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 9.08 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; no flow Sept. 5-7, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record and 

those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week.

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

16

15

2.3

137

33

14

14

9.0

6.5

4.8

4.1

14

11

8.2

6.5

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.8

4.4

378.6

12.2

0.550

0.63

Nov.

4.1

4.1

4.1

19

11

10

6.4

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

6.1

5.7

8.0

6.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

36

13

12

13

86

22

14

13

350.6

11.7

0.527

0.59

Dec.

12

11

S^Z

9.2

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

232

137

43

31

20

19

243

224

83

50

37

28

27

24

23

23

138

90

45

35

28

1,677.0

54.1

2.44

2.81

Jan.

27

50

58

36

42

66

66

58

66

62

48

41

40

153

103

59

253

86

56

45

37

29

27

27

26

24

63

37

126

73

52

1,936

62.5

2.82

3.24

Feb.

43

40

39

67

118

61

46

40

39

84

43

35

37

36

37

38

33

40

33

30

36

31

29

68

115

57

43

40

33

1,391

48.0

2.16

2.33

Mar.

31

670

150

77

59

50

48

42

3O4

93

126

76

60

58

128

202

86

66

51

42

37

36

34

34

32

32

31

31

39

39

32

2,796

90.2

4.06

4.68

Apr.

30

48

62

38

36

30

29

26

26

24

22

21

21

21

21

21

26

22

21

21

58

28

24

22

21

21

20

20

20

11

819

27.3

1.23

1.37

May

17

16

15

14

17

213

92

36

26

22

21

20

22

19

18

15

13

26

36

19

15

13

13

12

11

9.4

9.0

10

8.7

8.4

8.4

794.9

25.6

1.15

1.33

June

7.8

11

11

8.1

7.8

6.6

5.4

4.5

4.2

4.2

13

5.7

6.9

6.9

5.4

5.4

17

5.7

4.8

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.6

181.6

6.05

0.273

0.30

July

3.6

3.6

3.6

a3.3

3.0

a2.8

a2.6

a2.5

a2.5

a2.4

6.3

4.8

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.7

90

44

5.7

5.4

4.5

3.3

1.9

12

3.6

2.6

2 3

235.6

7.60

0.342

0.39

Aug.

2.1

1.9

1.7

122

T6

6.9

5.4

a4.5

a4.0

11

6.0

a4.5

a3.5

a3.0

a2.8

a2.7

a2.6

2.6

4.8

3.0

120

30

9.0

4.8

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.3

4.5

4.2

4.2

400.6

12.9

0.581

0.67

Sept.

3.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.3

1.1

1.1

64

11

5.7

4.4

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

18

7.9

5.2

5.2

5 " 2

174.1

5.80

0.261

0.29

Calendar year 1959: Max 266 Min 1.6 Mean 24.1 Cfsm 1.O9 In. 14.77

Water year 1959-60: Max 67O Min 1.1 Mean 30.4 Cfsra 1.37 In. 18.63

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs).--Mar. 2 (4 p.m.) 1,920 cfs (10.65 ft); July 21 (11 p.m.) 1,560 cfs 

(9.50 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records

for nearby stations.
338 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

2680. Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss.

Location. Lat 34 0 29'00", long 89°13'30", in SE^SW^ sec.8, T.7 S., R.I E. , Chickasaw meridian, on downstream side of left main pier of bridge on State Highway 30, three-quarters 

of a mile northeast of Etta, 3f miles upstream from Puskus Creek, 4 miles downstream 

from Locks Creek, 13 miles west of New Albany, and 55.0 miles upstream from head of 

Panola-Quitman Ploodway.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1960. November 1936 to May 1937 (gage 

heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg 

district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 273.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Nov. 23, 1936, 

to May 31, 1937, staff gage at same site at datum 5.33 ft higher. Sept. 24, 1938, to 

Mar. 16, 1939, and Aug. 26, 1952, to June 22, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site at 

datum 5.00 ft higher. Sept. 24, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder at datum 

5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 22 years, 779 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,000 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 23.64 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 5.67 ft July 18.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 79,000 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 29.32 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Oct. 3, 16, 1938.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1948, 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 31 to Sept. 10, Sept. 19-26)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2, 

Aug. 22 to Sept. 30

137

390

980

15.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

2,720

4,810

7,520

12,900

5.6 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

Mar. 3 to Aug. 21

18

102

187

400

980

15.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

23.0

2,720

4,810

7,520

12,900

17,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

43

35

32 

3°

277

1.420 

180

190

155

83

67

58

94

411

118

78

66 

58

54

50

50

49

50

53

51

47

44

41

50 

*56

50

4,040

130

0.247

0.29

Nov.

49

46

44 

197

538

110 

89

73

65

60

60

59

56

68

79

94

94 

70

70

66

64

104

189

278

137

110

1.010

303

165 

135

4,482

149

0.283

0.32

Dec.

120

118

113 

100

100

100 

*86

85

78

76

1,950

3,250

822

447

333

286

7,210 

11.200

10,400

2,100

980

732

562

504

447

447

3,420

7,420

1,770 

830

606

56,692

1,829

3.48

4.01

Jan.

533

560

1,940 

868

1,320

3,650 

2,150

1,390

1,200

980

725

620

*576

4,460

3,060

1,130

4.940 

3,230

1,170

830

620

562

504

461

432

418

1,150

1,070

2,130

3,240

1,390

47,309

1,526

2.90

3.34

Feb.

830

650

548 

780

2,880

1,640 

710

620

576

*1,280

1,100

533

490

591

620

518

710 

755

800

606

725

710

490

475

3^210

1,320

695

620

620

26,102

900

1.71

1.85

Mar.

475

10, 600

*14.900 

2,670

1,170

860 

770

668

6,140

2,890

4,530

1,870

1,010

1,120

5,360

5,930

2,000 

1,070

850

682

580

538

482

454

440

400

387

387

472

1,200 

566

71,451

2,305

4.38

5.05

Apr.

414

852

1.650 

816

482

374 

349

*314

303

292

262

262

243

235

228

220

235 

262

214

200

1,150

569

314

252

228

224

243

198

176

-t CQ J.j)jL

11,710

390

0.741

0.83

May

159

*145

138 

133

147

2.300

2,120

575

325

262

226

203

192

183

166

159

145 

135

239

214

130

125

112

102

96

89

92

94

99

80

11

9,258

299

0.568

0.65

June

70

152

T52

82

*70 

63

58

55

54

62

54

63

92

63

54

199 

102

61

53

47

44

42

38

44

46

46

48

43

O3 TQ

2,210

73.7

0.140

0.16

July

37

35

33 

32

*31

31 

30

28

28

29

27

35

29

27

24

23

23 

22

23

23

27

546

102

58

67

44

47

37

41 

35

32

1,606

51.8

0.098

0.11

Aug.

30

29

28 

34

409

127 

46

37

72

*50

43

36

34

32

34

31

30 

60

46

44

181

904

241

39

29

23

22

21

20

47 

27

2,806

90.5

0.172

0.20

Sept.

24

21

20 

18

17

*16 

16

16

15

192

472

41

27

23

21

20

19

19

18

18

19

18

18

18

17

1.060

925

103

60

44

3,315

110

0.209

0.23

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,200 Mln 22 Mean 614 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.84

Water year 1959-60 1959-60: :Max 14,900 Mln 15 Mean 658 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.04

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs). Dec. 18 (11:30 p.m.) 17,200 cfs (23.02 ft); Mar. 3 (2 a.m.) 

21,000 cfs (23.64 ft) .___________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 7-9, Nov. 14 to Dec. 

Dec. 19-21, Dec. 31 to Jan. 12, Jan. 16 to Feb. 22, Mar. 22-27, May 1.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 339

2710. Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°21'20", long 89°39'30", In NW£SE£ sec.30, T.8 S. , R.4 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 6, 

1.0 mile upstream from Hudson Creek and 8.3 miles west of Oxford.

Drainage area. 10.3 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to July 1941, February 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 275.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

l"929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Mar. 6, 1939, staff gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years (1939-40, 1950-60), 14.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs Mar. 2, Aug. 21 (gage height, 5.67 ft); 

minimum, 4.9 cfs Oct. 4; minimum gage height, -0.17 ft Sept. 28.

1939-41, 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 3,980 cfs Apr. 4, 1957; minimum, 3.0 cfs 

July 19-22, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those above 15 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements 

generally made once a week.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1939-40. WSP 1441: Drainage area. WSP 1561: 1957.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

6.7

6.4

5.6

64

-6.3 

6.1

5.9

5.6

6.6

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

247.2

7.97

0.774

0.89

Nov.

6.1

6.1

6.1

15

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.3 

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

7.8

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.3

6.1

5.9

38

11

9.4

34

22

8.8

7.5

6.6

287.0

9.57

0.929

1.04

Dec.

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

56

26

10

9.1

8.8

21

208

"25 216

15

12

11

9.8

9.1

8.8

g8.8

g9.4

g9.6

g8.1

8 .1

7 .8

760.3

24.5

2.38

2.75

Jan.

9.1

8.8

8.6

7.8

21

17

11

9.4

g8.8 

g8.8

gB.B

gB.B

g8.8

gll

glO

g9.6

g62

g!2

g9.4

g9.4

g9.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.8

9.4

12

9.8

25

13

11

385.8

12.4

1.20

1.39

Feb.

11

10

10

19

20

13

12

11

11 

35

11

9.4

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.8

9.1

8.6

8.4

15

10

9.8

11

9.8

346.3

11.9

1.16

1.25

Mar.

10

304

26

17

13

12

12

11

71 

24

29

15

13

67

44

25

18

16

14

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.4

9.1

10

13

 

865.5

27.9

2.71

3.13

Apr.

.5

.5

.8

.5

.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

fct

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

9.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

225.4

7.51

0.729

0.81

May

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

8.8

59

11

8.2

7.2 

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.1

5.9

6.6

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

g5.6

g40

g7.6

g7.6

7.2

298.2

9.62

0.934

1.08

June

7.6

9.1

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.4 

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.6

7.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

197.1

6.57

0.638

0.71

July

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0 

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

7.7

8.2

6.0

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

190.1

6.13

0.595

0.69

Aug.

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

10

6.6

6.0

6.0 

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

14

10

6.0

"IB" 162

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.0

6.0

368.0

11.9

1.16

1.33

Sept.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8 

22

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.6

BT6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.8

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

-6.5 27

5.8

5.8

5 *8

215.9

7.20

0.699

0.78

Calendar year 1959 : Max 216 Mln 5.3 Mean 12.3 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.26

Water year 1959-60 : Max 304 Mln 5.3 Mean 12.0 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.85

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs) .--Dec. 18 (10 a.m.) 1,070 cfs (4.80 ft); Mar. 2 (2 p.m.) 1,460 cfs

(5.67 ft); Aug. 21 (5 p.m. 1,460 cfs (5.67 ft).

g Computed from twice-daily wire -weight-gage readings.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN

2720. Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°23'57", long 89°47'10", in SW^ sec,12, T.8 S. , R.6 W. , Chickasaw meridian, in gatehouse of dam on Tallahatchie River, ?| miles southeast of Sardis and 

25.7 miles upstream from head of Panola-Quitman Floodway.

Drainage area. 1,545 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 with 1941 

^Tlluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, U. S. Coast and

Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, at datum

219.43 ft above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 707,100 acre-ft Mar. 20 (elevation, 262.79 ft); 

minimum, 107,900 acre-ft Aug. 4 (elevation, 235.98 ft).

1939-60: Maximum contents, 1,308,130 acre-ft Apr. 3, 1949 (elevation, 276.71 ft); 

minimum since initial filling of reservoir to conservation level, 47,900 acre-ft 

Oct. 3, 1941 (elevation, 228.93 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by hydraulic-fill earth dam, with concrete spillway and outIeTT"tunnel on opposite ends of dam. Storage began Aug. 26, 1939; dam completed Aug. 1, 

1940. Capacity, 1,569,900 acre-ft at elevation 281.4 ft (crest of spillway), of which 

about 1,478,000 acre-ft is available for flood-control storage and about 91,900 acre-ft 

is permanent storage which will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at 

elevation 234.4 ft (15 ft above sill of outlet tunnel). Water below elevation 219.4 ft 

cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir used only for flood control.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers; reviewed by Geological Survey.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, in thousands of acre-feet)

235.0

238.0

241.0

244.0

247.0

250.0

97.66

131.0

171.5

218.6

273.2

336.4

253.0

256.0

259.0

262.0

263.0

409.

490.

580.

679.

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

ft)

(*)

Oct.

154.6

155.4

156.2

157.0

157.6

159.0

160.5

162.2

167.1

171.5

17d.6

185.5

190.6

196.1

198.5

200.0

201.6

203.7

204.5

205.6

206.6

207.4

208.0

208.8

209.8

210.0

211.7

213.1

213.4

213.9

214.6

243.79

+990

Nov.

215.4

216.4

217.3

218.0

220.5

221.5

223.5

224.2

225.4

226.4

227.0

228.4

229.3

231.2

231.7

232.4

234.4

234.4

235.5

236.5

237.8

239.2

239.5

240.8

242.5

243.8

248.8

250.4

253.6

257.3

246.26

+738

Dec.

259.1

262.1

263.9

265.6

267.0

268.1

270.1

271.5

272.6

274.0

275.6

284.9

290.8

301.1

313.1

323.0

336.9

350.1

369.2

396.6

427.5

446.0

453.9

458.6

461.9

464.1

467.4

468.4

475.9

491.8

503.5

256.65

+4,067

Jan.

510.8

514.1

516.7

520.5

527.3

534.4

539.6

550.3

559.2

565.4

569.2

569.8

569.5

568.2

568.2

574.2

582.2

582.2

591.7

597.4

598.4

596.5

592.3

587.5

582.5

578.4

575.5

572.3

574.2

576.4

581.5

259.17

+1,251

Feb.

587.2

588.5

586.9

584.4

583.7

584.1

588.2

586.9

583.7

579.6

581.2

580.6

578.4

575.2

570.4

566.0

562.2

559.2

554.6

552.7

549.1

545.7

542.4

538.1

534.8

535.4

538.4

539.0

538.4

257.58

-859

Mar.

535.7

534.4

548.5

569.5

600.4

612.1

613.7

612.4

614.4

620.8

634.4

646.4

658.1

662.2

670.0

677.2

690.3

701.1

704.6

707.1

706.8

701.5

700.4

696.2

692.3

686.5

681.7

676.2

671.4

663.9

662.5

261.41

+1,997

Apr.

659.4

655.1

651.4

646.7

643.4

639.1

635.7

629.4

624.8

620.5

612.1

606.6

598.8

591.0

583.7

576.1

568.8

564.4

554.6

547.0

542.7

540.5

539.3

537.2

533.8

527.0

521.1

512.9

504.4

498.1

_

256.16

-2,765

May

492.9

484.7

476.8

469.5

462.7

461.9

468.4

474.2

483.3

482.7

479.9

473.9

464.3

458.3

451.5

443.8

436.6

429.9

424.6

416.7

410.9

404.5

397.4

390.2

382.7

377.3

368.7

363.5

359.7

357.3

352.3

250.55

-2,373

June

346.6

343.8

339.6

335.3

329.7

324.0

318.7

313.1

307.9

301.9

297.0

291.2

286.3

280.8

275.4

268.7

268.3

263.7

258.0

252.5

246.9

241.6

235.3

229.3

225.4

219.8

213.6

208.4

203.7

198.4

_

242.51

-2,602

July

192.6

187.1

180.7

175.8

172.9

170.3

167.1

164.2

163.2

162.4

161.2

160.7

159.8

158.1

154.6

152.2

149.0

145.8

143.0

139.9

137.7

134.9

132.6

130.8

128.1

124.5

122.0

119.2

115.8

113.8

111.4

236.08

-1,386

Aug.

109.0

108.2

108.1

107.9

109.1

109.5

110.4

111.4

112.2

112.9

114.6

115.1

115.7

116.4

117.6

118.3

118.9

119.5

122.0

122.8

123.8

127.1

128.7

130.4

132.4

133.8

135.2

135.8

136.5

137.3

138.6

238 . 64

+488

Sept.

139.5

139.9

140.9

141.1

142.0

142.6

143.2

143.8

144.4

146.8

148.4

149.2

150.6

151.8

152.9

152.8

151.6

151.1

149.9

149.4

148.6

147.9

147.0

146.4

145.4

145.8

145.6

144.2

142.4

139.8

-

238.70

+13.4

Calendar year 1959.................... * +555

Water year 1959-60 .................... * -19 .6

t Elevation, in feet, at 12 p.m. on last day of month.

* Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 341

2725. Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°23'57", long 89°47'10", in SWij sec.12, T.8 S. , R.6 W. , Chickasaw meridian, in gatehouse of Sardis Dam, 1\ miles southeast of Sardis and 25.7 miles upstream 

from head of Pariola-Quitman Ploodway.

Drainage area. 1,545 sq mi.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 with 1941 

Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, U. S. Coast and 

Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 1, 1948, at site 300 ft 

downstream at datum 194.43 ft above mean sea level. Jan. I, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1958, 

at datum 219.43 ft above mean sea level.

Average discharge. 20 years, 2,272 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 cfs Apr. 12; minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 1 to 

Jan. 9, May 7,8, Aug. 5 to Sept. 14.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 5,780 cfs June 24, 1946; no flow at times in each year 

prior to 1959.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1942 has been revised to 4,580 

cfs May 10, 11, June 13, 14 (maximum gage height, 15.68 ft Apr. 9, site and datum then 

in use), superseding figure published in WSP 957 and 1311.

Remarks. Records good. Plow completely regulated by Sardis Reservoir (see preceding

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 31 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1147: 1946(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

15 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15 

15

15

465

15

+990

Nov.

15 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

450

15

+738

Dec.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15 

15

15

465

15

+4,067

Jan.

15 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

249

2,110

2,820

*3,150

3,890

3,900

3,910

3,930

3,930

3,960

5.970

3,970

3,960

3,950

3,940

3,930

*3,920

3,910

3,900

3,910

3,920 

3 930

79,194

2,355

+1,251

Feb.

5,940 

3,940

5,940

5,940

5,950

5,940

5,940

5,940

*5 i 550

*5,950

5,920

5,920

3,920

5,910

5,900

5,880

*5,880

5,870

5,850

5,850

5,840

5,830

3,820

5,810

5,800

3,800

3,810

3,810

3,810

112,220

3,870

-859

Mar.

5,800 

5,220

2,780

*2,820

5,480

4,010

4,010

4,010

5,090

2,910

2,930

2,950

2,960

2,970

2,980

*5,000

5,020

5,030

3,040

5,040

5,300

3,540

*5,550

5,980

4,210

4,200

4,180

4,170

4,150

4,140

4,140

107,590

5,471

+1,997

Apr.

,150 

,120

,100

,100

,090

* ,080

,070

,050

,040

,020

,000

,580

,880

,860

,840

,810

,790

,770

,740

,720

,280

,760

,760

,750

,740

,650

* ,630

,600

,580

,550

12 ,090

,203

- ,765

May

,550 

,510

,480

,450

,430

,520

15

15

,190

,750

,520

* ,500

,470

,440

,420

,390

,360

* ,530

,510

,280

,250

,230

,200

,170

,130

,100

,170

,950

2,400

2,590

2,920

112,780

3,658

-2,575

June

*3,420 

3,050

5,170

5,150

5,150

5,110

5,080

5,060

5,040

5,020

2,990

2,970

5,210

5.490

5,460

*5,420

3,230

3,150

3,120

3,090

3,060

3,200

3,250

3,200

3,160

5,120

5,080

3,030

2,990

*2.950

94,400

3,147

-2,602

July

5,000 

5.260

3,190

2,830

1,810

1,800

1,790

1,080

756

736

735

754

*1,T40

1,750

*1,740

1,720

1,700

1,690

1,670

1,660

1,650

1,650

1,620

1,610

1,970

*2,530

2,290

2,240

1,740

1,500

1,490

54,841

1,769

-1,386

Aug.

1.040 

502

510

112

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15 

15

15

2,569

76.4

+488

Sept.

15 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

372

724

722

721

720

719

*718

717

716

715

714

715

1,090

*1,480

*1.940

*1,460

14,453

482

+15.4

Adjusted for change In contents In Sardis Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,005 

0.650 

0.75

753

0.487 

0.54

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

4,082 

2.64 

3.05

3,606 

2.35 

2.69

3,011 

1.95 

2.10

5,468 

3.54 

4.08

Observed

1,458 

0.931 

1.04

1,265 

0,819 

0.94

Max 4,630 Mln 15 Mean 1,213 

Max 4,880 Mln 15 Mean 1,927

545 

0.355 

0.59

585 

0.248 

0.29

564 

0.565 

0.42

Adjusted

495 

0.520 

0.56

Mean 1,768 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.53 

Mean 1,907 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.65

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Sardis Reservoir.
342 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

2740. Yocona River near Oxford, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°16'23", long 89°31'11", in SEjjNWtj sec. 28, T.9 S., R.3 W. , Chickasaw 

meridian , near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 7, 

1-J miles downstream from Burney Branch, 6 miles south of Oxford, and at mile 42.3.

Drainage area. 262 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1946 to September 1951 in reports of Corps of Engineer, Vicksburg district.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 272.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge . 14 years (1946-60), 375 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 21.92 ft); minimum, 11 cfs July 18; minimum gage height, -0.82 ft Sept. 26.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 44,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 23.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.4 cfs 

Sept. 14, 1954; minimum gage height, -0.88 ft Nov. 13, 1958.

Remarks . Records good except those computed from wire-weight-gage readings, which are

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 1, Z, 10-13)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 4 to Aug. 21 Aug. 22 to Sept. 3O

-0.6

0.0 

1.0 

3.0

11

28

75

219

622

10.0

16.0

20.0

21.0

21.5

2,470

4,330

6,440

7,410

8,960

-0.8

-.6

-.3 

0.0

1.0

3.0

10.0

12.0

247

635

2,470

3,040

-0.9 

-.5 

0.0 

1.0 

2.0

7.0

42

247

424

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

18

18

21

41

91

145

~W253

50

34

24

35

117

108

*42

30

25

24

21

19

19

22

30

24

23

18

17

19

20

20

1,445

46.6

0.178

0.21

Nov.

21

5T

*21

50

85

118

62

33

30

30

28

28

26

31

32

37

38

37

37

*36

36

36

110

70

47

48

318

IoT

57

48

1,675

55.8

0.213

0.24

Dec.

43

45

41

38

38

38

36

35

315- 34

220

745

447

302

124

106

1,720

3,760

8,730

5,200

1,400

670

338

236

189

169

493

1,650

1,500

*1,100

543

30,025

969

3.70

4.26

Jan.

253

253

599

406

741

1,820

1,370

1,120

646

328

244

203

*193

695

770

576

1,390

1,270

1,220

820

356

236

189

170

156

T78- 148

468

1,470

1 450 1)250

21,288

687

2.62

3.02

Feb.

895

447

290

462

1.500

845

695

406

280

450

318

219

187

186

*203

253

271

253

228

219

203

236

211

224

845

622

447

271

253

11,919

411

1.57

1.69

Mar.

211

3,220

*5.350

2,860

1,270

635

367

312

1,550

1,150

1,760

1,170

920

807

2,150

2,120

1,450

945

494

321

279

271

376

358

287

208

186

180

178

253

302

31,950

1,031

3.94

4.54

Apr.

231

178

329

414

405

224

168

*144

146

136

122

113

108

102

101

98

98

111

98

88

435

454

2T9

141

108

94

97

85

75

75

5,281

176

0.672

0.75

May

70

*61

61

56

85

636

681 5"36~

358

126

88

72

64

59

62

55

50

48

62

63

54

47

44

39

37

34

3T

113

95

*70

50

3,910

126

0.481

0.56

June

42

55

55

45

39

36

33

30

29

28

28

26

28

33

28

25

71

50

38

28

23

21

20

50

20

20

21

24

*22

21

959

32.0

0.122

0.14

July

21

19

17

19

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

15

14

16

13

1212"

12

12

17

17

14

20

30

.22

19

20

16

14

14

13

515

16.6

0.063

0.07

Aug.

1213-

12

14

17

21

25

19

16

16

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

59

56

46

128

T28" 305

55

31

23

20

18

52

65

37

1,297

41.8

0.160

0.18

Sept.

25

20

17

15

15

*14

TT

14

15

143

"ST 178

31

22

17

16

16

15

15

23

20

15

15

15

14

150

110

60

35

25

1,145

38.2

0.146

0.16

Calendar year 1959 : Max 8,730 Mln 9.5 Mean 3O3 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.70

Water year 1959-60 : Max 8,730 Mln 12 Mean 3O4 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.82

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). Dec. 19 (6 p.m.) 11,500 cfs (21.92 ft)._________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Dec. 4, Mar. 7, 

20^307
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 343

2745. Enid Reservoir near Enid, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°09'29", long 89°54'14", in HE£ sec.2, T.ll S., R.7 W., Chickasaw

meridian, in gate house of dam on Yocona River, 0.8 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 51, 

2-f miles upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 3^- miles northeast of Enid, 

and 13-| miles upstream from mouth of Yocona River.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 with 1941 

Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, U. S. Coast and 

Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 24, 1952, staff gage at 

same site. Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, at datum 200.00 ft above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 255,500 acre-ft Mar. 19-21 (elevation, 249.08 ft); 

minimum, 44,900 acre-ft Nov. 1-4 (elevation, 227.74 ft).

1951-60: Maximum contents, 435,800 acre-ft Apr. 27, 1955 (elevation, 258.87 ft); 

minimum since initial filling of reservoir to conservation level, 480 acre-ft Sept. 23 

to Oct. 7, 1952; minimum elevation, 207.10 ft Oct. 3-7, 1952.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet 

Funnel. Storage began July 16, 1951. Capacity, 660,000 acre-ft at elevation 268.0 ft 

(crest of spillway), of which about 602,400 acre-ft is available for flood control and 

about 57,600 acre-ft is permanent storage which will be maintained for incidental 

recreational purposes at elevation 230.0 ft (25 ft above sill of outlet tunnel). Water 

below elevation 205.0 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Figures given 

herein represent total contents. Reservoir used only for flood control.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet, and 

contents, In thousands of acre-feet)

227.7

230.0

232.0

234.0

44.70

57.57

70.66

85.39

236.0

238.0

240.0

242.0

101.7 

119.7 

139.4 

160-.9

244.0

246.0

248.0

250.0

184.6

210.6

239.0

270.0

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

50.03 

46.59

46.11

45.96

45.91

46.97

47.30

48.23

49.54

49.10

48.23

47.36

46.26

48.18

47.41

46.01

46.06

46.06

46.01

46.01

45.86

45.86

45.76

45.70

45.55

45.35

45.30

45.25

45.15

45.10 

45.05

227.75

-104

Nov.

44.90 

44.90

44.90

44.90

46.21

46.32

46.65

46.65

46.65

46.65

46.59

46.59

46.59

46.81

47.03

47.19

47.19

47.19

47.36

47.41

47.41

47.41

48.99

51.73

52.14

52.14

54.74

56.63

57.10

57.33

229.96

+208

Dec.

57.33 

5775T

57.70

57.89

57.95

58.01

58.14

58.14

58.14

58.33

58.52

63.02

66.07

67.83

67.96

67.42

72.88

89.77

126.2

145.0

159.7

163.7

164.4

164.4

163.9

163.6

163.2

164.6

168.4

170.6 

169. S

242.62

+1,802

Jan.

167.2 

163.6

161.2

159.0

156.6

162.4

164.1

163.7

161.9

159.1

156.0

152.8

149.4

148.1

148.8

149.8

151.5

156.7

158.7

159.4

159.1

158.0

156.5

155.0

153.5

152.0

151.9

152.6

152.8

160.5 

162.5

242.20

-79.7

Feb.

163.3 

163.4

162.8

162.5

164.4

167.7

168.5

168.1

167.4

166.3

166.8

165.8

164.5

163.0

161.9

160.7

159.8

158.3

157.6

156.3

154.8

154.2

153.3

151.4

1S3.0

154.6

154.7

153.7

153.1

 

241.21

-191

Mar.

152.1 

154.4

181.7

197.2

204.9

207.3

208.9

210.2

213.3

222.0

225.7

230.3

231.8

233.0

240.0

247.6

252.0

254.4

255.5

256. 5

255.5

254.7

254.6

253.9

253.6

252.7

252.4

251.6

251.2

250.9 

250.4

248.71

+1,587

Apr.

249.4 

247.8

246.0

245.1

243.6

242.5

240.9

239.0

237.7

236.4

234.0

231.8

230.2

228.9

227.3

226.0

224.5

223.8

222.2

220.5

220.5

220.8

220.1

219.1

219.2

216.5

215.5

214.0

212.3

210.6

245.93

-674

May

209.4 

207.6

2O6.O

204.2

203.4

206.1

211.6

213.6

215.1

215.2

216.2

216.5

21571

213.8

212.8

211.6

210.2

209.3

209.0

207.6

206.6

205.2

204.1

202.8

201.3

200.0

197.7

196.4

195.9

195.2 

193.9

244.67

-268

June

192. S 

191.6

190.7

189.5

188.2

187.0

185.6

184.1

182.9

181.7

180.1

178.6

177.5

176.6

175.3

173.7

173.7

172.5

171.3

170.4

169.0

168.0

166.5

165.2

164.1

163.0

161.7

160.6

159.7

158.2

241.67

-603

July

156.8 

155.8

155.1

154.2

153.8

153.4

152.6

151.6

150.9

150.1

149.5

148.8

148.2

147.7

146.7

145.9

145.2

144.3

143.6

142.6

140.8

140.1

139.4

138.7

138.1

137.6

137.1

136.5

136.5

135.9 

135.2

239.54

-366

Aug.

134.5

133.7

132.9

132.2

132.9

132.2

131.5

130.9

130.2

129.8

129.3

128.4

127.6

127.2

126.7

126.1

125.3

124.8

1Z9.1

131.4

131.3

137.9

139.4

139.4

139.1

138.4

137.8

137.1

136.6

136.9 

136.5

239.68

+22.8

Sept.

136.1

T3BT4-

134.8

134.0

133.4

132.9

132.2

131.0

129.6

128.9

129.1

128.3

127.2

126.0

124.8

123.4

121.5

119.7

118.1

116.4

114.8

113.2

111.5

109.8

108.3

106.7

105.7

104.5

102.8

101.2

235.81

-605

Calendar year 1959.................... * +168

Water year 1959-60.................... * +67.3

t Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m. on last day of month.

* Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second.
344 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Oa,

2750. Yocona River at Enid Dam, near Enid, Miss.

Location.--Lat 34°09'29", long 89°54'14", In NE£ sec.2, T.ll S., R.7 W. , Chickasaw meridian, In gatehouse of Enid Dam, 0.8 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 51, 2f miles 

upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 3£ miles northeast of Enid, and 

13-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1928 to September 1960. Prior to October 1951, published as

Yocona River near Enid. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

1 .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 with 1941 

lluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, U. S. Coast and 

Geodetic Survey. Prior to Jan. 2, 1935, chain gage, Jan. 2, 1935, to July 13, 1939, 

wire-weight gage, and July 14, 1939, to Aug. 19, 1940, water-stage recorder, at site 

150 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 0.8 mile downstream. Aug. 20, 1940, 

to July 15, 1951, water-stage recorder at bridge on U. S. Highway 51. July 16, 1951, 

to May 23, 1952, staff gage at present site. Prior to July 16, 1951, at datum 189.42 

ft above mean sea level; July 16, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1958, at datum 200.00 ft above 

mean sea level.

Average discharge.--32 years, 824 cfs (adjusted for storage in Enid Reservoir since 

October 1951).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,370 cfs Jan. 1; minimum, 5 cfs at times.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 36,300 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 21.61 ft, site 

and datum then in use); maximum discharge since July 1951, when regulation began, 

6,060 cfs Dec. 28, 1951; no flow at times in each year July 1951 to December 1958; minimum discharge prior to construction of Enid Dam, 34 cfs Sept. 28, 1931, but may have 

been less during period of estimated record October to December 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods July 2-19, Aug. 24 to Sept. 30, which are 

fair. Flow completely regulated by Enid Reservoir since July 16, 1951 (see preceding 

page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1281: 1929, 1945. WSP 1511: 1929(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,750

825

124

124

124

125

125

126

367

455

453

452

*224

477

889

341

124

124

124

124

124

124 

124

124

124

123

123 

123

123

123

123

8,835

285

-104

Nov.

123

123

123

123

124

124

124

124

124

*124

124

124

124

124

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125 

127

128

128

128

*130 

131

132.

132

3,768

126

+208

Dec.

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

*132

132

132

133

136

138

275

486

486

132

£.

5

5

323

591 

591

591

591

590

590 

592

*594

1,160

2,050

11,364

367

+1,802

Jan.

2.570

2,360

2,550

2,540

2,540

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,350

2,540

2,550

2,520

*2,310

1,610

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200 

1,200

1,200

1,190

*1,190

1,190 

1,190

1,200

1,210

1,210

52,450

1,692

-79.7

Feb.

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

*1,220

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1.190 

1,190

1,190

*1,190

1,200

1,200 

1,190

1,190

54,990

1,207

-191

Mar.

1,190

598

.5

5

5

5

5

*565

816

825

827

851

852

855

845

849

854

855

856

856

856

*855 

855

855

855

854

855 

852

1,120

1.550

1,550

25,108

745

+1,587

Apr.

.550

,550

,540

,540

,540

* ,540

,540

,550

,530

1,350

1,350

1,520

1,060

956

955

953

952

951

949

*948

948

948 

947

946

945

944

942 

941

939

958

55,202

1,107

-674

May

956

954

*932

931

758

273

i

5

5

5

5

575

814

815

812

810

*809

808

807

806

806

804 

802

801

800

998

1,100 

649

648

648

647

20,556

665

-268

June

*646

645

645

644

645

642

641

640

638

637

636

635

634

655

652

*631

651

650

629

628

627

626 

625

624

623

622

621 

619

*618

617

18,962

632

-603

July

525

508

508

507

506

306

506

306

306

305

304

504

504

*504

504

505

502

502

502

748

698

500 

300

500

299

299

299 

*298

298

298

298

10,445

357

-566

Aug.

298

297

296

296

296

296

296

296

*296

*295

295

294

294

294

294

295

295

295

296

296

215

.5 

118

*500

500

500

299 

298

298

298

298

8,655

278

+22.8

Sept.

298

298

298

298

297

296

502

*591

590

590

590

588

587

586

585

749

821 8T8~

816

812

809

805 

*805

800

797

794

792 

790

787

785

18,970

652

-605

Adjusted for change in contents in Enid Reservoir

Mean

Cf sm

181 

0.525 

0.57

554 

0.596 

0.67

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

2,169 

5.87 

4.47

1,612 

2.88 

3.32

1,016 

1.81 

1.96

2,352 

4.16 

4.80

455 

0.773 

0.86

395 

0.705 

0.81

Observed

Max 2,230 Mln 5 Mean 534 

Max 2.370 Mln 5 Mean 670

29 

0.052 

0.06

-29 301 

0.537 

0.62

27 

0.048 

0.05

Adjusted

Mean 702 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.03 

Mean 737 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.99

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Enid Reservoir. 

Note. Negative figures of adjusted discharge indicate that evaporation and seepage exceeded 

inflow.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 345

2780. Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°45'26", long 90°07'27", in SW£ sec.2, T.4 S., R.9 W., Chickasaw meridian, 

in gatehouse of dam on Coldwater River, 4 miles north of Arkabutla and 54.3 miles 

upstream from mouth of Coldwater River.

Drainage area. IjOOO sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 with 1941 

Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, U. S. Coast and 

Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 1, 1942, staff gage at 

same site. Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, at datum 191.18 ft above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 166,300 acre-ft Dec. 21 (elevation, 223.16 ft); 

minimum, 33,050 acre-ft Oct. 2 (elevation, 209.57 ft).

1941-60: Maximum contents, 649,940 acre-ft May 21, 1953 (elevation, 241.74 ft); minimum since initial filling of reservoir to conservation level, 30 acre-ft at times in 

1942-45; minimum elevation, 192.83 ft Aug. 25, 1943.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet

 tunnel. Storage began Aug. 14, 1941. Dam completed Aug. 31, 1945. Capacity, 525,300 

acre-ft at elevation 238.3 ft (crest of spillway), of which about 493,800 acre-ft is 

available for flood-control storage and about 31,500 acre-ft is permanent storage which 

will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 209.3 ft (18 ft 

above sill of outlet gates). Water below elevation 191.3 ft cannot be withdrawn 

through outlet tunnel. Figures given herein represent total cfentents. Reservoir used 

only for flood control.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1941. WSP 1241: 1947.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet, and contents, 

In thousands of acre-feet)

209.0

210.0

212.0

30.13

35.36

47.48

214.0

216.0

218.0

61.89

78.91

99.06

220.0

222.0

224.0

122.4

149.2

179.5

Contents, In thousands of acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

(t)

M

Oct.

38.82

33.96

33.37

33.59

33.96

34.82

35.36

35.62

35.95

36.22

36.59

36.92

37.10

39.77

41.96

42.56

42.99

43.38

43.51

43.84

44.03

44.36

44.75

45.07

45.27

45.66

45.72

45.98

46.31

46.57

46.90

211.94

+108

Nov.

47.22

47.48

47.74

48.07

50.29

51.43

52.06

52.42

52.63

52.98

53.27

53.55

53.90

54.26

54.68

54.96

55.25

55.53

55.82

56.10

56.38

56.76

57.15

57.45

57.76

58.22

58.83

60.66

61.66

62.42

214.12

+264

Dec.

62.88

63.42

63.80

64.36

64.78

65.11

65.61

66.11

66.44

66.86

67.94

86.32

105.8

116.6

118.4

117.0

123.7

142.5

160.6

166.0

166.3

163. 6

159.4

155.2

150.0

144.9

140.3

137.4

135.6

131.0

125.7

219.91

+951

Jan.

119.4

112.6

106.6

101.0

94.78

89.58

84.63

80.09

76.81

73.53

70.44

67.19

62.65

59.06

56.53

54.75

52.34

54.40

56.38

57.60

55.46

51.49

48.00

43.52

39.05

36.11

34.72

35.57

3e!27

42.03

46.38

212.18

-1,182

Feb.

48.98

49.65

49.24

48.33

47.22

46.25

46.05

45.86

45.01

44.69

46.57

48.20

48.85

48.39

47.29

45.53

43.32

40.78

38.64

36.27

33.80

32.84

32.95

33.11

36.11

43.00

49.72

54.11

56.46

213.41

+152

Mar.

57.76

57.76

67.94

82.45

89.08

91.47

92.00

92.43

95.85

111.4

127.3

135.6

139.4

140.8

145.5

155.6

159.8

163.0

162.7

160.7

158.6

154.6

149.9

144.9

138.8

133.1

127.1

121.5

116.0

113.4

110.9

218.79

+822

Apr.

106.5

101.2

94.89

89.68

83.84

78.64

72.99

67.86

62.96

58.06

53.62

49.04

47.16

46.31

45.66

45.27

44.95

44.69

44.49

44.23

44.36

48.07

50.29

51.07

51.28

51.28

51.42

51.35

51.00

56.69

213.96

-788

May

64.20

70.60

65.03

74.26

74.08

77.18

89.28

102.6

108.4

110.7

111.2

111.5

111.2

110.0

108.7

107.3

105. a

104.4

104.2

103.5

103.1

102.0

100.9

99.59

98.09

96.71

95.96

94.57

93.28

91.79

90.37

217.10

+455

June

88.98

89.78

89.58

89.08

88.09

87.00

86.01

84.93

83.84

82.95

82.05

81.56

81.00

80.82

80.28

7j.36

79.46

81.00

82.05

82.55

82.85

82.85

82.15

81.37

84.83

86.81

90.87

96.38

98.84

99.70

218.05

+168

July

99.48

99.06

98.84

98.42

97.99

97.88

97.99

97.56

97.13

96.71

96.28

95.85

95,32

94.78

94.57

94.03

93.50

93.07

92.43

90.57

88.98

88.69

88.29

PI. 19

b7.90

87.70

87.60

87.80

87.80

87.60

87.10

216.81

-209

Aug.

86.61

86.11

85.62

85.22

84.83

84.43

85.12

84.03

83.54

83.24

83.04

82.85

82.65

82.35

81.96

81.56

80.91

81.00

81.56

83.14

86.91

90.77

93.71

95.32

95.96

96.06

95.64

95.21

94.78

94.25

92.86

217.34

+86.0

Sept.

91.47

90.27

88.89

87.70

86.31

84.93

83.54

82.05

81.19

84.43

88.59

89.78

88.79

86.71

84.43

82.35

80.09

78.45

76.72

74.72

72.90

71.19

70.52

69.27

67.77

66.44

65.11

63.80

62.50

61.28

213.80

-532

Calendar year 1959.................... * +116

Water year 1959-60.................... * +27.5

t Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m. on last day of month.

* Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
346 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

2785. Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arakbutla, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°45'26", long 90°07'27", in SWij sec.2, T.4 S., R.9 W. , Chickasaw meridian, in gatehouse of Arkabutla Dam, 4 miles north of Arkabutla and 54.3 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1937 to September 1941, January 1942 to September 1960. Prior to 

October 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311. Prior to October 1941 published as "at Pratts Bridge near Arkabutla."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 with 1941

"^Uluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, U. S. Coast and 

Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, staff gage and 

Oct. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1941, water-stage recorder, at site 1.7 miles downstream at 

datum 187.54 ft above mean sea level. Jan. 1 to June 30, 1942, staff gage 135 ft downstream from outlet tunnel of Arkabutla Dam and July 1, 1942, to Dec. 31, 1947, waterstage recorder at site 370 ft downstream from outlet tunnel, both at datum 171.28 ft 

above mean sea level, Jan. 1, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1958, at present site at datum 191.18 

ft above mean sea level.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,338 cfs (adjusted for storage since January 1942).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,870 cfs Jan. 5; minimum, 5 cfs at times.

1937-60: Maximum discharge observed, 30,200 cfs Jan. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.9 ft, 

site and datum then in use); no flow at times in each year 1942 to 1958; minimum daily 

discharge prior to the effect of construction of Arkabutla Reservoir, 120 cfs Oct. 15, 

1938.

A stage of 21.3 ft (from floodmarks) occurred in January 1935 at original site and 

datum.

Remarks. Records good except those for period Apr. 16 to June 26, which are fair. Plow 

completely regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir since January 1942 (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 21 discharge measurements, and records of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1241: 1946. WSP 1441: 1938(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2 

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*2,58D

1,250 

B"5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5 

5

5

5

5

3,975

128

+108

Nov.

5

5 

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5 

5

5

5

150

5

+264

Dec.

5

5 

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

195

441

1,540

2,200

3,050

2,770

442

766

2,330

2,390

2,760

3,070

*3,020

2,950

2,880

2^800

2,730 

2,700

2,970

3,250

5,500

48,804

1,574

+951

Jan.

3,670

3,570 

3,460

3,360

3,680

*5.790

3,700

3,610

3,54O

3,480

3,420

3,340

3,240

3,170

3,120

3,070

3,030

3,080

3,130

*3,140

3,080

2,990

2,910

2,800

2,260

1,520

1,510 

1,S30

1,560

1,670

1,770

91,200

2,942

-1,182

Feb.

1,810

1,820 

1,810

1,790

1,760

1,750

1,740

1,730

1,720

*1,720

1,760

1,790

1,800

1,790

1,760

1,730

1,680

1,620

1,580

1,530

1,210

292

294

*302

369

471

577 

636

672

39,513

1,362

+152

Mar.

1,110

1,170 

934

1,140

1,240

1,270

1,280

1,290

1,400

*1,640

1,870

1,980

2,020

2,040

2,120

2,240

2,320

2,360

2,340

2,320

2,660

2,940

*2,870

3,240

5,570

3,280

3,190 

3,040

2,960

2,960

'

67,514

2,178

+822

Apr.

5,110

5,560 

3,260

3,170

5,060

*2,970

2,870

2,770

2,650

2,560

2,470

1,590

755

504

415

271

271

271

270

270

*271

275

277

278

278

278

278 

278

264

5_

59,525

1,511

-778

May

5

495 

976

*990

994

447

218

788

797

800

802

802

801

798

796

794

791

*789

788

788

787

785

783

780

777

775

775 

771

768

765

668

22,891

758

+455

June

575

*576 

F76

575

574

575

572

571

570

568

567

567

408

441

*565

564

565

567

568

568

568

568

567

567

572

575

585

171

32o

*520

15,719

524

+168

July

520

520 

320

319

319

319

319

318

318

518

518

518

*517

517

316

316

316

515

*778

1,010

547

512

512

511

311

311

*311 

311

511

511

510

11,169

560

-209

Aug.

310

310 

310

309

309

309

309

308

308

308

*307

307

307

307

306

306

306

306

306

308

50

5

112

318

*318

318

318 

317

317

595

768

9,572

309

+86. 0

Sept.

765

765 

760

758

754

752

750

*746

746

161

5

505

1,250

1,190

1,150

1,120

1,090

1,050

1,020

994

*964

941

925

896

871

847

821 

796

770

748

24,886

830

-532

Adjusted for change in contents in Arkabutla Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sra 

In.

236 

0.256 

0.27

269 

0.269 

0.50

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-60:

2,525 

2.52 

2.91

1,760 

1.76 

2.05

1,514 

1.51 

1.63

5,000 

5.00 

5.46

555 

0.555 

0.59

1,195 

1.19 

1.58

Observed

Max 5,500 Min 5 Mean 904 

Max 5,790 Min 5 Mean 1,024

692 

0.692 

0.77

151 

0.151 

0.17

595 

0.595 

0.46

298 

0.298 

0.53

Adjusted

Mean 1,020 Cfam 1.02 In. 13.85 

Mean 1,052 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Arkabutla Reservoir.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 347

2800. Tallahatchie River near Lambert, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°10'50", long 90°12'55", in SW£ sec.29, T.27 N., R.I E., Choctaw meridian, 

near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Coldwater River, 4 miles southeast of Lambert, and 24^ miles downstream from point 

of diversion of Panola-Quitman Floodway.

Drainage area. 1.980 sq mi, approximately (does not include 2,600 sq mi of upper Tallahatchie and Yocona Rivers, the entire flow of which is diverted 24| miles upstream 

through Panola-Quitman Floodway).

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1960. Prior to October 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 123.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 11, 1937, 

chain gage and Nov. 11, 1937, to Sept. 4, 1946, wire-weight ga e, at same site and 

datum. Since Sept. 11, 1946, auxiliary water-stage recorder 5$ miles downstream from 

base gage at datum 2.66 ft higher. Dec. 9, 1938, to Aug. 5, 1941, staff gage and 

Aug. 6, 1941, to Sept. 10, 1946, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 2,661 cfs ('unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,860 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 28.20 ft); mini-

 mum, 113 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 7.03 ft).

1935-60: Maximum discharge observed, 32,800 cfs Jan. 30, 1937 (gage height, 

35.54 ft); minimum, 59 cfs Oct. 27-29, 1942; minimum gage height, 5.85 ft Oct. 16-21, 

1938.

A stage of 36.8 ft (from floodmarks) occurred in January 1932 (probably affected by 

levee breaks above):

Remarks. Records good. Daily discharge computed from 8 a. m. gage heights, using fall as

 a factor. Flow partly regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see p. 345).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and record reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1939.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2.950 

2,900

2,680

1,400

701

*437

508

331

245

206

210

193

182

469

658

504

422

303

261

247

225

217

*206 

200

189

172

154

*143

141

139

157

17,730

572

Nov.

134

131

130

135

298

636

324

226

181

155

143

*140

134

136

140

140

138

136

131

130

127

122

113 

*131

129

121

137

379

318

237

5,532

184

Dec.

199 

173

168

164

162

160

156

152

*148

148

155

3,660

6,830

6,970

*6,410

6,100

7,140

9,350

9,850

9,480

8,640

*7,910

7,040 

6,110

5,220

4,800

4,340

4,290

4,550

4,390

4,320

129,185

4,167

Jan.

4,400 

4,660

4,700

4,710

4,410

4,820

*6,110

6,510

6,450

6,260

5,850

5,520

4,800

4,850

5,420

5,370

4,650

6,580

6,640

*6,010

5,270

4,780

4,220 

3,930

3,730

3,370

2,770

3,620

3,620

4,710

4,910

153,650

4,956

Feb.

4,580 

3,920

3,610

*3,310

3,670

3,500

3,290

3,110

3,050

2,990

3,760

3,510

3,220

3,080

3,020

2,800

*2,580

2,5OO

2,320

2,220

2,130

1,990

1,080 

832 i,s5a

3,620

3,290

2,760

2,590

-------

84,012

2,897

Mar.

2,100 

2,620

*6,780

7,490

6,620

5,610

4,520

3,590

3,330

6,910

7,430

7,580

6,760

5,770

6,320

*7,570

7.770

7,130

6,160

5,020

4,560

' 4,260

4,090 

4,030

3,980

3,960

3,920

3,880

3,830

3,790

*3 , 800

161,180

5,199

Apr.

5.760 

3,710

3,680

3,650

3,600

3,550

3,460

3,390

3,350

3,280

3,190

2,860

2,380

*1,590

1,300

1,090

983

703

611

518

605

1,690

1.380 

1,020

811

769

775

*857

877

2,350

61,789

2,060

May

3,120 

2,460

1,770

1,740

1,720

2,160

5.280

5,240

5,160

4,690

*3,590

2,830

2,200

1,910

1,730

1,580

1,510

1,400

1,320

1,540

1,530

1,500

1,450 

*1,380

1,320

1,270

1,320

1,340

1,300

1,260

1,240

67,860

2,189

June

1,190 

1,140

1,480

1,290

1,190

*1,150

1,130

1,080

980

933

1,120

2,030

1,400

1,040

786

783

837

1,550

1,210

966

951

894

*823 

829

828

989

1,470

2,100

2,160

1,930

36,259

1,209

July

1,680 

1,400

1,130

957

914

*818

739

673

622

612

595

548

534

481

502

577

593

590

563

*630

1,090

1,140

731 

595

520

465 514"

535

559

524

495

22,326

720

Aug.

469 

451

448

*447

5SO

477

440

432

430

430

433

433

425

421

417

*416

416

412

500

699

671

1,400

1,520 

1,250

1,030

853

723

636

623

*588 

582

18,852

608

Sept.

852

90T

912

912

907

890

875

884

887

889

1,620

1,480

*1,100

1,460

1,560

1,530

1,380

1,390

1,270

1,230

1,150

1,100

m1,160

1,020

*961

909

912

938

34,209

1,140

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

Max 10,300 

Max 9,850

Min 113 

Min 113

Mean 2,127 

Mean 2,166

Adjustedt

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-60:

Mean 2,243 

Mean 2,194

Cfsm 1.13 

Cfsm l.ll

In. 15.38 

In. 15.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Arkabutla Reservoir.
348 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

2810. Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss.

Location.-Lat 33°51'47", long 90°16'45", in SE^ sec.10, T.23 N R.I W Choctaw meridian, 

on downstream side of left pier of highway bridge, 1 mile southeast of SwanLake 

3 miles downstream from Cassidy Bayou, and 18 miles downstream from point where PenolaQuitman floodway empties into Tallahatchie River.

Drainage area --5 130 sq mi, approximately. .

gecordf available: -November 1929 to September 1938 (except low-water periods) .October

 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods published in WSP 1311.

Gage-height records collected in same vicinity since November 1904 and contained in

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Gage -Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 113.38 ft above mean sea level datum of 1929

 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary adjustment, U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 

Prior to Oct. 11, 1934, chain gage ^at datum^OO J1 t^higher; Oot.J.1, 1934^to Sept^J.8,

stage

DeC. OJ-, J-C3UU, dUA. -L-L J-dJ-V KV&U^J. kJLJti^j^ J.^U^J-^.^J- - ____ _._ ------ . -1 . . tltl ~

base gage at datum 0.95 ft lower. Nov. 22, 1939, to Aug. 28, 1942, auxiliary staff gage 

and Aug? 29, 1942, to Oct. 3, 1944, auxiliary wire-weight gage, at site 3.8 miles downstream from'former base gage at same datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (j.938-60), 7,352 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs Mar. 6; maximum gage height, 26.01 ft

 Mar 19- minimum discharge, 504 cfs Nov. 22, 23; minimum gage height, 3.60 ft Nov. 23. 

1929-60- Maximum discharge observed, 49,200 cfs Apr. 9, 1933: maximum gage height, 

37 0 ft Jan 15 1932, present datum (affected by break in levee); minimum daily discharge determined, 213 cfs Oct. 27, 1942; minimum gage height, 1.38 ft Oct. 26-28, 1942. 

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1932 has been revised to 44,000 

cfs Jan. 25, 1932, superseding figure published in WSP 1311. 

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Discharge

 for~period Jan. 2 to Apr. 9 determined from loop curves defined by frequent measurements. 

Flow partly regulated by Sardis Reservoir on Tallahatchie River, Arkabutla Reservoir on 

Coldwater River, and Enid Reservoir on Yocona River (see elsewhere in this report).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge

 furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Loop curves used Jan. 2 to Apr. 9)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 1 Apr. 10 to Sept. 30

3.6 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

504

890

1,500

2,230

3,760

16.0

20.0

24.0

25.0

5,920

8,170

12,900

14,300

5.3

7.0

10.0

13.0

998

1,640

2,920

4,520

16.0

19.0

21.0

6,320

8,270

9,570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Oct.

,160

,060

,410

,170

,020

,560

,440

,190

,040

,070

,160

,160

,160

,440

,600

,730

,370

950

806

750

722

694

666

638 

610

596

582

582

556

543

543

44,978

1,451

Nov.

543

543

543

582

980

1,130

980

778

652

596

556

543

530

543

596

582

569

543

530

517

517

504

530

806 

652

556

806

1,250

1,010

-----

20,273

676

Dec.

694

652

610

582

569

569

556

556

556

545

569

2,950

5,810

6,460

6,620

6,680

7,970

10,500

12,200

13 , 000

13,300

15,500

13,200

12,800 

12,100

11,000

9,810

8,830

8,170

7,590

7,220

196,166

6,328

Jan.

7,220

7,980

8,090

8,500

8,590

9,720

10,400

10,700

10,900

11,000

10,800

10,700

10,600

10,800

11,000

11,100

11,400

11,800

12,100

12,200

12,500

12,300

11,800

11,400 

11,000

10,600

10,500

10,400

10,800

11,200

11,500

529,400

10,650

Feb.

11,600

11,100

11,100

11,400

11,600

11,500

11,100

10,800

10,500

10,100

9,900

9,800

9,680

9,610

9,500

9,070

8,900

8,720

8,490

8,280

8,090

7,880

7,700

7,400 

8,440

9,500

10,100

10,400

10,500

282,160

9,750

Mar.

10,200

10,400

12,500

15,500

15,700

15,900

15,800

15,700

15,500

15,400

15,500

15,200

15,100

12,800

12,900

15,000

15 , 100

15 , 100

15,100

12,800

12,600

12,400

12,200

11,900 

11,600

11,400

11,200

11,000

10,800

10,700

10,500

585,100

12,420

Apr.

10,400

10,500

10,200

10,100

10,000

9,900

9,850

9,680

9,580

9,500

9,380

9,240

9,120

8,980

8,790

8,530

8,270

,940

,680

,490

,490

,750

,490

6,900 

6,260

6,020

6,260

6,580

6,780

6,900

253,540

8,445

May

,560

,880

,940

,880

,880

8,340

9,120

9,440

9,310

8,860

8,140

7,680

7,620

7,620

7,560

7,490

7,560

7,250

7,100

7,100

7,100

7,040

6,970

6,840 

6,710

6,580

6,580

6,710

6,640

6,080

5,540

251,900

7,481

June

5,240

5,500

5,600

5,720

5,600

5,420

5,560

5,240

5,120

5,060

5,000

5,180

5,420

5,300

5,180

5,060

5,240

5,600

5,540

5,560

5,180

5,060

4,940

4,940 

5,000

5,000

5,180

5,600

5,900

5,960

159,300

5,510

July

5,780

5,480

5,180

5,000

4,820

4,280

5,590

3,250

5,010

2,560

2,220

2,150

2,050

2,010

2,300

2,650

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,850

5,290

3,590

5,250

2,920 

2,740

2,690

2,920

5,060

3,100

5,010

2,780

100,710

5,249

Aug.

,560

,470

,180

,840

,760

,760

,400

,210

,140

,140

,110

,070

,070

,070

,050

,050

,050

998

,880"

,740

,050

,540

,250

,450 

,970

,680

,480

,560

,290

250

I ^250

51,858

1,672

Sept.

1,290

1,440

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,640

1,720

1,800

2,090

2,390

2,260

2,150

2,260

2,500

2,470

2,780

2,870

2,870

2,850

2,850

2,870

5,100 

5,010

2,850

2,780

2,780

2,920

5,150

68,810

2,294

Calendar 

Water ye£

year 1959 : 

ir 1959-60 :

Max 15,800 

Max 15,900

Mln 504 

Mln 504

Mean 4 ; Mean 5,,900 

,805

Adjustedt

Cal

Wat

endar 

er yet

year 1959 : 

ir 1959-60 :

Mean 5,491 

Mean 5,878

Cfsm 1.07 

Cfsm 1.15

In. 14 

In. 15

.53

.60

t Adjusted for change in contents in Arkabutla, Sardls, and Enld Reservoirs.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 349

2820. Yalobusha River at Calhoun City, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°50'20", long 89°18'55", in SE^-SE^- sec.23, T.23 N. , R.9 E., Choctaw

meridian, on left bank of Yalobusha River Canal at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 9, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Topashaw Creek, 1.2 miles south of 

Calhoun City, l| miles upstream from old channel, and 4f miles upstream from Topashaw 

Creek Canal. Records include flow in Topashaw Creek Canal and all supplemental channels.

Drainage area. 305 sq mi (combined drainage area of all channels). 

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, and supplemental wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of 

gage is 236.06 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 15, 1950, wire-weight gage 

at site 75 ft downstream at same datum. Wire-weight and crest-stage gage on Topashaw 

Creek Canal, 2| miles southwest of base gage; wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Average discharge. 10 years, 321 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1956-60 are contained in the 

following table.

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

Maximum

Date

Feb. 4, 1956 

Feb. 1, 1957 

Nov. 14, 1957 

Feb. 13, 1959 

Mar. 3, 1960

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,600 

9,350 

17,100 

9,310 

12,900

Gage height 

(feet) 

(river gage)

12.57 

12.71 

13.78 

13.00 

13.42

Minimum daily

Date

Many days 

Many days 

(a) 

July 16, 1959 

Aug. 10, 1960

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

1.7 

1.0 

.2

a Aug. 19-21, Sept. 9, 1958.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Mar. 29, 1951; maximum gage height at river 

gage, 15.22 ft Mar. 29, 1951; no flow at times in 1950-57.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge computed by combining the flow of individually rated Yalobusha River and Topashaw Creek Canal. Discharge measurements or observation of no flow 

generally made once a week prior to July 1956 and twice a month thereafter.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

g2.3

g-8

g.6

g.9

g.3

g-3

g.5

gl.5

gl.5

g.s

g.3

g.2

g.3

g.2

g.2

S§

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

g.7

f!

25.8

0.83

0.0027

0.003

Nov.

g2.2

g2.1

gll

g3.7

g2.6

g2.4

g2.0

gl.6

gl.3

gl.9

g2.1

gl.9

g2.1

gl.9

gl.7

gl.3 

gl.2

gl-2

gl.7

gl.7

g2.2

g2.9

g24 g'15

g!5

g9.9

g5.6

g4.0

a3.2 

a2.6

132.0

4.40

0.014

0.02

Dec.

a5.5

22

a!3

147

21

12

g9.1

g6.2

g5.3

g4.9

g4.2

g4.0

g4.0

g3.4

g3.2 

g4.0

g!3

g!4

g6.9

g5.4

g5.0

g5.2

g4.8

g3.7

g4.2

g4.2

g4.0

g3.4

g3.0

g_! 

414.3

13.4

0.044

0.05

Jan.

s2.6

g2!e

g2.4

0-4. ^ 3

gsie

g3.0

g3.0

g3.0

g3.2

g3.2

g3.2

g3.2

g3.4

g3.6

g3.2

g3.4

g3.4

g4.4

g34

g!4

g7.4

g7.8

gll

g!3

gll

g7.9

g8.2

g!3

gl*

2L

355.0

11.5

0.038

0.04

Feb.

55

986

3,350

6,690

6,060

3,410

2,260

739

565

333

298

189

124

93

133

746 

1,790

2,010

1,880

1,390

605

282

176

129

119

113

100

84

62

34,771

1,199

3.93

4.24

Mar.

54

459

429

240

140

105

91

195

130

98

78

65

851

3,710

3,980

4,460 

3,040

2,330

979

258

152

121

103

88

74

65

57

53

55 

51

43

22,554

728

2.39

2.75

Apr.

40

39

47

855

1,270

4,980

4,680

3,050

1,410

1,050

1,960

1,610

807

274

1,280

2,150 

1,480

507

186

110

83

72

62

52

45

39

32

27

24

721

28,842

961

3.15

3.52

May

1,880

2,720

4.070

3,040

1,920

517

175

97

64

48

38

29

24

19

17

18 

14

12

10

9.4

8.9

7.4

6.1

5.4

5.5

6.1

7.5

15

8.6

7.7 

5.9

14,805.3

478

1.57

1.81

June

7.3

4.8

3.7

3.4

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.9

175

6.8

2.4

2.8

6.1

.26.

26 

20

16

22

23

20

10

5.4

4.1

4.3

13

6.3

3.2

4.7

17

272.7

9.09

0.030

0.03

July

6.2

2.7

1.7

1.1

3.5

4.8

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.4

.9

.5

.4

.3

.1

0 

0

0

.5

!3_

7.8

2.7

1.0

.8

2.6

1.4

3.3

.7

.4 

.1

0

81.0

2.61

0.0086

0.01

Aug.

6.7

1.3

2.7

3.1

1.2

.9

.3

.2

aO

aS

5.2

15

2.9

1.0

.4

.1 

1.6

22

7.2

6.2

97 ~5.0

6.3

2.2

1.2

.9

.9

1.7

5.4 a2 0

a .

209.2

6.75

0.022

0.03

Sept.

ao.6

a. 4

a. 2

a. 2

1.7

27

7.8

1.8

.7

.3

0

£)

0

0

aO

aO 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.8

1.7

.5

.1

0

0 

0

49.8

1.66

0.0054

0.006

Calendar year 1955: Max 17,200 Min o Mean 279 Cfsm 0.915 In. 12.39

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,690 Min 0 Mean 280 Cfsm 0.918 In. 12.51

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Feb. 4 (12 p.m.) 8,600 cfs; Apr. 6 (10 p.m. *l 6,550 cfs.________ 

a No gage-height record for Yalobusha River; discharge estimated on basis of records for Topashaw

Canal, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

g Discharge for Yalobusha River computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
350 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

2820. Yalobusha River at Calhoun City, Miss. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

ff 

35~~5.7

10

2.5

.9

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.7

1.2

.7

.7 

.6

.9

59.7

1.93

0.006

0.007

Nov.

1.9

1.7 

1.0

.6

.5

.5

.8

4.7

3.4

2.0

1.2

.7

.6

2.4

.6

.6

.8

.8

1.0

34

19

14

6.2

3.5

2.5

2.3

1.9

2.1

1.9

'

115.0

3.83

0.013

0.01

Dec.

1.5

1.3 

T7S

1.3

1.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

1.5

185

2,040

1,720

306

113

50

30

22

19

21

382

1,330

365

155

80

49

35

30 

25

24

6,997

226

0.741

0.85

Jan.

20

18 

17

etiO"

3,510

2,270

1,010

290

145

94

64

54

47

40

36

32

28

25

23

23

25

163

190

88

1,530

1,880

1,720

2,200

4,820

4,550 

5, 790

31,302

1,010

3.31

3.82

Feb.

7,920

6,250 

3,630

2,560

830

270

183

150

125

106

86

69

59

52

1S4

1,500

1,000

396

2,050

2,100

1,380

578

292

200

387

858

636

501

-

34,332

1,226

4.02

4.19

Calendar year 1956: Max 6,690 Mln 0

Mar.

350

241 

210

192

169

1,250

1,330

1,450

865

414

262

774

746

454

268

181

145

176

245

175

290

550

361

315

357

244

181

142

113 

103

igg

12,622

407

1.33

1.54

Apr.

1,390

1/650 

1,020

2,730

2,890

2,060

782

565

1,040

454

266

170

144

123

104

95

98

162

139

106

90

124

258

229

162

85

53

37

29 

23

17,078

569

1.87

£.08

May

19

38 

91

BT

26

17

14

12

11

9.8

9.2

8.5

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.1

7.7

4.9

9.2

12

6.3

4.6

a3.7

a3.9

a5. 8

a6.1

a5.6

a4.1

g3.4 

a2.6

a2.3

420.8

13.6

0.045

0.05

June

a2.3 IT"

252

80

142

67

42

137

46

236

240

91

43

23

14

9.8

6.1

4.7

16

10

7.6

179

640

113

45

22

18

1,340

1,450 

756

6,023.5

201

0.659

0.75

July

650

1,800 

1,566

455

168

77

46

50

22

14

10

8.6

7.4

6.5

5.6

4.8

4.7

4.5

6.0

55

14

7.5

5.8

5.5

5.9

5.4

5.3

a2.7

a2.6 IT"

5.2

4,924.8

159

0.521

0.60

Aug.

4.7

5.0 

10

22 "5.0

2.9

al.7

gl.O

a. 9

a. 9

a. 7

a. 7

a. 8

al.6

6-6

a. 6

a. 7

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a!2

612

all

a6.7

al.9

al.5

al.l

a. 9

a. 9

61.2

al.4

111.8

3.61

0.012

0.01

Sept.

al.4

a. 7 

a.l

a.l

a.l

s°

ao

aO

a. 6

a. 5

al.l

a5.7

37

6.2

150

220 ~5?

21

20

208

40

47

53

27

14

6.6

4.9

6.3

13

8 " 9

945.2

31.5

0.105

0.12

Mean £98 Cfsm 0.977 In. 13.30

Water year 1956-57: Max 7,920 Mln 0 Mean 315 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.01

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Feb. 1 (12 m.) 9,550 cfs.

a No gage-height record for Yalobusha River; discharge estimated on basis of records for Topashaw 

Creek Canal, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

g Discharge for Yalobubha River computed from wire-weight-gage readings.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

26

894

T59" 989

196

65

52

26

22

18

15

15

15

12

15

70

35

22

16

15

13 

204

583

258

118

61

38

27 

26

27

4,540

140

0.459

0.55

Nov.

28

25

a23

a21

a20_

a50

al,500

1,710

1,590

900

355

158

564

9,490

10,600

7,660

6,960

8,090

9,010

5,297

5,240

1,680 

1,660

1,840

4,520

5,520

2,550

1,270

568 

517

84,814

2,827

9.27

10.54

Dec.

206

155

126

112

95

85

1,2150"

1,890

1,580

908

587

190

148

126

125

136

122

110

114

2,250

2,500

1,646 

681

252

220

686

468

582

277 

197

225

17,475

564

1.85

2.15

Jan.

488

312

202

145

119

107

94

81

65

75

69

66

174

461

358

260

173

129

106

211

1,390

1,310 

780

1,280

1.510

906

395

220

165 

155

123

11,882

585

1.26

1.45

Feb.

115

94

79

6675"

805

798

354

196

142

119

94

79

137

1.610

1,510

694

295

166

136

116

114 

111

107

94

115

884

633

-

9,736

348

1.14

1.19

Mar.

556

190

136

107

90

83

847

1,700

1,830

1,400

601

276

379

294

211

158

158

526

549

220

156

126 

186

965

919

1,620

2.220

1,850

1,040 

507

564

19,857

641

2.10

2.42

Apr.

250

195

168

155

152

114

99

91

88

119

107

91

67

65

777

892

450

218

141

195

824

563 

174

117

1,390

4,580

5,270

5,670

8,210 

8,840

57,625

1,254

4.11

4.59

May

5,520

7,140

4,166

2,670

5,140

2,040

1,430

512

192

490

429

226

146

103

74

65

54

44

49

61

44

54 

29

26

22

21

18

18

17 

15

14

28,541

921

5.02

3.48

June

13

14

g!9

Sl£

Sll

g!8 sii

53

149

32

20

23

16

13

21

42

108

47

24

26

24

25 

20

15

15

220

T57

56

28 

15

1,195

59.8

0.150

0.15

July

gll

g7.9

12

g9.0

101

74

112

122

59

51

18

22

19

15

10

gS.l

g7.4

g6.2

siT~ g6.0

115

43 

25

28

35

37

~go- 169

22 

S12

gS.l

1,209.7

39.0

0.128

0.15

Aug.

ag7.0

agio

ag50

a!20

a25

ag6.0

g4.2

g5.5

g5.0

g5.2

ag2.7

ag2.5

g2.0

g2.1

S2.1

g2.1

g2.1

g2.0

gl.7

gTTT

gi.v

61.9 

g2.2

T73" 874

31

615

g9.9

6V. 1

g6.2

g5.4

1,385.1

44.7

0.147

0.17

Sept.

g4.6

g6.4

g5.8

g5.6

g3.5

g2.7

g2!5

g2. 1

gl.7

g27&"

g3.4

g6.1

g6.9

S4'l

g5.5

g4.8

17

18

248

1,490

2,700 

2,666

2,390

742

152

75

52

42 

40

10,697 . 9

557

1.17

1.50

Calendar year 1957: Max 10,600 Mln o Mean 587 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.14

Water year 1957-58= Max 10,600 Mln 1.7 Mean 627 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.90

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Nov. 14 (6 p.m.) 17,100 cfs; Nov. 19 (10 a.m.) 10,200 cfs; 

Apr. 27 ( 8 a.m.) 6,050 cfs; Apr. 29 (ll p.m.) 12,500 cfs; May 2 (2 p.m.) 8,420 cfs._____

a No gage-height record for either gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for other 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

g Discharge for Yalobusha River computed from twice-daily wire-welght-gage readings.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN

2820. Yalobusha River at Calhoun City, Miss.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

351

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

316

TBT

65

47

33

26

20

18

16

14

12 

9.5

7.8

7.4

7.8

7.6 

7.4

7.9

7.4

5.9

5.9

5.4

5.3

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

S7T

5.6

5.6

9.3

750.1

34.2

0.079

0.09

Nov.

44

18

14

12

a!2

a!4

13

13

13

13

11 

10

TO

11

34

33 

34

31

51

^9

37

32

20

19

18

16

14

16

35

32

607

30.3

0.066

0.07

Dec.

30

18

18

17

16

13

13

gio

g9.7

g9.5

gT.8

gSTs

g!4

g!4

g21

a31 

a21

30

34

34

39

35

34

35

34

33

34

34

35 

7S

28

653.8

31.1

0.069

0.08

Jan.

257

216

119

73

46

40

33

57

108

75

55 

46

41

37

672

1,540 

999

434

360

159

587

1,650

al, 3SO

a630

a337

a!74

a!38

a!04

a87

a75

a67

10,443

337

1.10

1.37

Feb.

aSO

a53

a'BlT

a377

a456

271

149

181

1,180

1,960

1,410 

1,130

7,040

7,026

4,530

3,140 

1,730

574

334

181

119

103

96

83

70

64

58

59

33,359

1,156

3.79

3.95

Mar.

69

66

55

53

&5

595

336

173

133

101

319 

688

624

738

1,300

1,590 

890

354

166

135

330

466

379

180

151

426

1,270

850

413

140

13,809

413

1.55

1.56

Apr.

181

439

494

541

185

150

87

78

77

86

157 

353

345

159

a!06

a83 

a71

al,580

a3, 780

a3, 950

a3,700

a3, 310

989

397

175

134

131

95

66

57.

17,175

572

1.88

2.09

May

44

37

38

35

a20

a!8

a!5

a!5

a!3

alO

a!5 

19

85

35

13

7.8 

a6.8

a6.0

12l~ a5. 5

157

69

a449

a!90

60

a59

a!51

a!23

58

319

1,040

5,155.9

101

0.551

0.58

June

490

473

232

95

53

59

a37

a34

a268

a5.880

a3,110 

a3,930

al,870

a395

118

60 

42

30

a33

a!7

a!4

a!3

a!4

a30

a!3

all

a8.8

7.3

a6.1 

a5. 9

14,374.1

476

1.56

1.74

July

a35

a!8

a!3

a8.6

a8. 8

a33

a!8

a9.9

5.8

agS.l

agl.9 

agl.8

agl.S

agl.5

agl.l

agl.O 

agTT2~

a6.1

a!9

a!5

a6.5

ag5.5

a7.2

al05

a579_

a!89

a63

a59

14

9.9

7.6

1,209.4

59.0

0.138

0.15

Aug.

54

-$5 93

24

10

g6.5

g6.0

g5.0

g4.7

g4.1

g5.7 

g5.8

ag4.4

ag5.6

agSTS"

gll 

gll

11

51

22

7.1

6.7

19

a75

a44

7.0

a6.1

5.7

5.5

a5 1

4!g

567.5

18.5

0.060

0.07

Sept.

14

51

a9.1

5.7

7.5

a59

a!5

a7.8

a5. 5

a5.5

aS. 5 

a 30

a!6

9.4

11

9.4 

7.1

g5.3

g5.0

g4.4

g4.1

g4.0

g5.6

g5.4

g30.

g5.1

~TS 100

16 8 9

435.1

14.3

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,840 Min 1.7 Mean 340 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.14

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,040 Mln 1.0 Mean 359 Cfsm 0.849 In. 11.50

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Feb. 15 (3 p.m.) 9,510 ofs.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record for either gage; discharge estimated on basis of records at 

the other gage and weather records.

g Discharge for Yalobusha River computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.6

6.4

6.3

5.8

14

88

21 

19

18

11

8.1

7.0

28

210

I*?

g!8

gll

ge.o

g6.4 

g5.5

g5.5

g5.0

g4.7

g4.6

g5.2

g3.7

ag5.5

g4. 1

4.4 

6.0

5.7

590.5

19.0

0.062

0.07

Nov.

5.6

5.0 575

7.6

53

14

8.2 

6.0

5.9

6.5

5.9

6.3

6.5

9.8

16

12

12

9.3

8.5 

8.2

8.2

8.8

154

TT5

61

44

64

88

a57 

46

841.1

28.0

0.092

0.10

Dac.

40

40

44

58

58

a50

22 

19

al8

a!7

24

500

158

56

19

16

1,535

4,080

6,180 

4, 766

5,210

1,100

286

158

122

105

564

a5,200

a5,000

958

568

30, 200

974

3.19

3.68

Jan.

258

257

758

574

528

5,150

5,520 

2,510

850

296

198

158

191

671

1,510

1,060

1,100

1,660

1,100 

426

195

151

102

89

77

74

1,835

2,870

2,570

3 350 2' 516

33,955

1,095

3.59

4.14

Feb.

1,190

434

241

555

1,980

1,870

872 

299

174

158

96

69

7T

92

154

589

726

1,550

1,450 

655

856

851

427

244

508

489

305

232

242

16,880

582

1.91

2.06

Mar.

191

3,200

9,760

g'^40

3,140

1,110

322 

227

1,170

1,930

2,120

1,570

566

386

2,260

2,770

2,070

934

556 

215

166

144

122

107

98

90

84

81

37

469

452

41,695

1,545

4.41

5.08

Apr.

272

657

1,580

1,516

797

274

158 

115

101

85

75

68

62

57

55

50

52

80

67 

62

860

1,010

591

150

88

72

106

85

57

48

9,018

501

0.987

1.10

May

48

46

42

44

44

887

2,270 

2^050

1,220

252

95

g71

g56

g44

g57

g32

g28

g25

22 

28

20

17

14

15

12

g!2

gll

g!2

20

14

gJAJ

7,492

242

0.795

0.91

June

g9.6

g!6

17

IT

g8.7

g6.8

g5.9 

g5.4

g5.4

g4.9

g4.5

g4.0

g4.0

g5.5

g5.1

g4.8

g6.5

g6.5

g4.5 

g4.0

g3.9

g3.9

g3.5

g5.5

g5.6

g6.5

g6.4

g5.8

g4.7

g4.2

184.9

6.16

0.020

0.02

July

g3.1

g2.4

g2.6

g5.3

114

44

gll 

g4.7

g3.7

g2.9

g2.8

g4.2

g3.0

g2.3

gl.7

gl.2

gl.l

gl.O

gl.O 

g.9

g.8

g.8

gl.l

gl.9

g2.5

g2.6

g2.0

gl.5

g.7

Si°.

g.D

227.6

7.34

0.024

0.03

Aug.

gO.5

g.3

f.e

g.7

g.9

g.6 

gl.4

g.5

g!05

gll

g4.0

g5.0

g2.8

g2.1

gl.5

886 

62

g51

146

T4T

19

g5.2

g5.1

g2.1

g2.6

g!2

153

25

857.3

27.7

0.091

0.10

Sept.

14

IBM

g2.9

gl.7

gl.9

gl.6

gl.2 

gl.l

gl.O

gl.2

g5.0

g2.7

gl.9

gl.l

gl.O

g.9

gl.2

gl.O

gl.l 

gl.O

gl.4

31.5

gl.l

g.9

giJL

gl.6

g3.3

g3.6

g5.0

g2.2

66.0

2.20

0.0072

0.008

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,040 Min 1.0 Mean 540 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.11

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,760 Mln 0.2 Mean 588 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.50

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Dec. 19 (10 a.m.) 6,450 cfs; Mar. 5 (8:50 a.m.) 12,900 cfs.____ 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record for Topashaw Creek Canal; discharge estimated on basis of records for Yalobusha River, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

g Discharge for Yalobusha River computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
352 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

2830. Skuna River at Bruoe, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°58', long 89°21', in SW£ sec.6, T.13 S., R.I W., Chiokasaw meridian, near 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 9, 1 mile south of Bruoe.

Drainage area. 254 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1960. Prior to March 1948 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum or gage is 238.75 ZJB.YOft iaboveo mean sea level, J.BVBI, datum uuuiuof uj. 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 31, 1948, and Mar. 24, 1955, to 

Sept. 12, 1957, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 383 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 19.58 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Aug. 10; minimum gage height, -2.00 ft Sept. 26.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 61,400 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 24.11 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of incomplete current-meter measurement 

and computation of flow over the road and through bridge openings; minimum, 0.9 cfs 

Aug. 18, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

7.2

6.8 

6.2

333

~60 561

66

39

16

12

9.5

178

425

71

33

22

17

13

12

11

11

11

12

10

10

9.0

9.0

*11

12

12

2,015.7

65.0

0.256

0.30

Nov.

10

10

49 9.5 

145

37

19

16

13

14

14

14

14

19

21

19

16

14

*14

14

14

14

30

34

24

19

25

27

22

18

706.5

23.6

0.093

0.10

Dec.

16

17

19 

17

16

17

16

14

14

14

68

838

249

*88

55

55

3,790

6,900

6,820

3,530

832

390

a300

a260

g272

g302

1,490

3,250

1,780

471

356

32,256

1,041

4.10

4.72

Jan.

a500

al,OOO

892 

401

956

3,250

1,810

507

g282

g!88

g!54

*126

229

2,010

1,620

511

1,550

2,120

672

249

153

112

86

76

70

64

1,270

864

1,750

2,500

978

26,950

869

3.42

3.95

Feb.

367

*221

158 

356

*2,260

1,320

430

248

192

167

126

99

113

128

169

444

596

997

1,020

331

684

693

278

186

662

*422

194

202

258

13,321

459

1.81

1.95

Mar.

175

4,830

5,080 

2,820

662

g300

g238

g212

2,350

2,150

*1,810

996

g218

390

2,570

2,330

876

g364

g242

g!80

g!42

gl!6

g!04

*92

87

84

76

99" 74

877

397

30,941

998

3.93

4.53

Apr.

167

1,110

1,720 

1,050

289

160

*123

100

129

105

83

73

69

63

59

56

56

50

46

40

615

354

118

74

58

50

72

*50

46

59

7,024

234

0.921

1.03

May

31

31

32 

32

36

2,630

2,750

1,120

228

108

68

52

45

37

33

29

25

23

*36

35

25

21

16

13

13

12

12

55

60

25

18

7,651

247

0.972

1.12

June

16

21

27 

18

16

13

12

11

10

9.4

8.8

8.3

8.3

10

*8.8

8.8

20

22

12

10

9.4

8.3

8.3

7.8

10

11

11

10

9.4

8.3

363.9

12.1

0.048

0.05

July

7.8

6.8

5.8 

5.3

7.8

*12

15

8.3

6.8

6.3

6.8

5.8

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.3

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.8

4222"

*18

28

8.8

6.3

5.8

4.5

285.5

9.21

0.036

0.04

Aug.

3.4

2.7

2.7 

4.8

9.4

7.3

3.8

3.0

2.4

12

157

12

5.3

5.3

7.3

4.8

3.0

20

318

60

255

599

130

*25

15

12

11

10

12

99

25

1,837.2

59.3

0.233

0.27

Sept.

16

15

12 

9.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.2

6.8

40

72

18

13

*9.0

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

18

25

12

10

7.5

377.0

12.6

0.050

0.06

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,200 Min 3.8 Mean 372 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.87

Water year 1959-60 : Max 6,900 Min 2.4 Mean 338 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.12

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Dec. 18 (6 p.m.) 10,600 cfs (19.58 ft); Mar. 2 (6:30 p.m.) 9,280 

cfs (18.60 ft); May 6 (5:50 p.m.) 5,270 cfs (14.46 ft).____________________________________

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations. tions.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 353 

2845. Grenada Reservoir near Grenada, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°48'31", long 89°46'14", in NE£ sec.4, T.22 N., R.5 E., Chcctaw meridian, 

at gatehouse of dam on Yalcbusha River, 2^- miles upstream from Batupan Creek, 3 miles 

northeast of Grenada, and 63.6 miles upstream from mouth of Yalobusha River.

Drainage area. 1,320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 with 1941 

Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, U. S. Coast and 

Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 19, 1953, staff gage at 

same site. Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, at datum 160.00 ft above mean sea level.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 622,100 acre-ft Mar. 20 (elevation, 216.95 ft); 

minimum, 86,900 acre-ft Nov. 18 (elevation, 193.12 ft).

1953-60: Maximum contents, 887,400 acre-ft Apr. 28, 1955 (elevation, 223.04 ft); 

minimum since initial filling of reservoir to conservation level, 74,670 acre-ft 

Oct. 27, 1954 (elevation, 191.83 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet 

tunnel. Storage began June 30, 1953. Capacity, 1,337,400 acre-ft at elevation 231.0 ft 

(crest of spillway), of which about 1,251,700 acre-ft is available for flood-control 

storage and about 85,700 acre-ft is permanent storage which will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 193.0 ft (24 ft above sill of outlet gates). 

Water below 169.0 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Figures given herein 

represent total contents. Reservoir used only for flood control.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet, and contents, in thousands of acre-feet)

193.0

194.0

196.0

198.0

200.0

85.69

95.81

117.9

142.9

171.8

202.0

204.0

206.0

208.0

210.0

205.1

243.4

286.6

335.2

389.1

214.0

216.0

217.0

514.2

585.9

624.0

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

r'l

(t)

(*)

Oct.

111.6 

110.8

110.0

109.1

108.3

108.2

109.4

111.3

111.6

111.4

111.0

110.6

109.2

116.4

119 J

118.6

116.4

114.0

111.3

108.9

106.3

104.0

101.3

99.34

97.84

96.67

95.30

93.99

92.67

91.46 

90.75

193.47

-347

Nov.

90.24 

89.74

89.54

88.62

90.24

90.45

90.55

90.24

89.84

89.54

89.13

88.73

88.42

88.62

88.12

87.71

88.32

87.21

87.31

87.31

87.41

87.51

87.82

87.82

88.62

89.03

90.45

90.75

91.26

91.56

193.59

+20.3

Dec.

91.73 

91.96

92.27

92.47

92.57

92.57

92.88

92.88

92.88

93.18

93.18

94.29

96.24

98.70

98.92

98.06

103.3

123.0

173.9

230.1

269.7

288.8

297.7

302.0

304.8

305.8

306.2

311.8

320.5

329.2 

332.7

207.92

+3,928

Jan.

333.2 

331.7

332.2

332.2

551.4

341.2

355.3

365.6

572.8

575.5

376.1

375.8

373.1

372.8

375.0

377.2

379.4

380.2

386.3

388.2

387.4

586.0

380.8

375.8

370.6

565.0

564.2

367.0

373.9

369.9 

406.5

210.90

+1,554

Feb.

417.2 

420.5

421.5

422.4

429.1

435.2

441.9

443.1

448.0

447.7

446.2

441.6

437.0

431.2

426.6

422.1

418.4

417.2

416.4

415.8

415.2

414.0

413.5

410.6

406.8

405.9

403.9

599.8

595.8

 

210.19

-558

Mar.

591.7 

415.2

424.2

474.9

511.6

526.2

551.8

554.6

556.7

546.9

557.4

566.5

572.0

574.2

584.8

597.5

611.0

617.9

619.8

622.1

621.3

617.9

615.6

609.9

604.9

598.1

591.6

586.3

580.0

574.6 

575.8

215.61

+2,879

Apr.

570.9 

565.0

565.0

565.4

566.1

564.5

561.0

557.0

552.6

547.6

540.9

554.6

528.5

524.4

520.6

516.7

512.6

510.6

505.8

501.8

499.1

497.1

496.1

494.1

491.4

488.7

487.7

484.0

479.7

475.2

212.76

-1,657

May

475.0 

467.2

462.7

458.5

455.0

457.5

474.0

490.1

501.2

505.2

504.5

505.5

505.8

500.8

498.1

495.1

491.1

489.1

487.4

484.4

481.7

478.1

474.5

471.1

467.6

465.5

460.8

457.6

455.8

451.? 

447.7

211.88

-455

June

444.4 

441.6

459.2

455.5

451.8

428.8

424.8

420.8

417.2

412.9

408.2

403.6

398.6

395.5

390.8

584.4

580.8

576.1

371.4

367.0

562.5

557.5

552.5

347.8

344.6

540.4

555.7

551.7

528.0

525.2

207.47

-2,067

July

320.0

515.7

310.5

306.2

504.6

501.0

296.6

292.5

289.5

287.4

284.9

282.6

280.4

277 .7

273.5

270.1

266.4

260.1

257.2

252.6

249.4

244.8

241.2

238.0

234.9

252.5

230.9

228.6

227.2

225.0 

222.9

202.88

-1,636

Aug.

220.5 

218.5

215.8

214.0

214.4

215.5

214.4

212.9

210.9

209.4

208.8

207.0

205.7

204.3

203.6

202.0

200.5

198.9

198.2

197.7

197.4

197.2

199.5

200.3

199.8

197.0

193.9

190.8

187.9

166.6 

185.0

200.75

-612

Sept.

183.4 

181.4

179.2

176 .6

174.7

172.4

172.4

172.6

172.3

172.6

175.0

174.7

174.8

174.8

175.0

175.3

174.4

174.5

174.4

174.5

174.8

175.2

174.7

174.5

174.2

175.2

174.5

174.2

174.2

174.2

200.15

-161

Calendar year 1959 .................... * +342

Water year 1959-60 .................... * +86 .0

t Elevation, in feet, at 12 p.m. on last day of month.

* Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
354 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

2850. Yalobusha River at Grenada Dam, near Grenada, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°48'31", long 89°46'14", in Jffi£ sec.4, T.22 N., R.5 E., Choctaw meridian, 

in gatehouse of Grenada Dam, 2£ miles upstream from Batupan Creek, 3 miles northeast of 

Grenada, and 63.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 with 1941 

Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, U. S. Coast and 

Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 19, 1953, staff gage at 

same site. Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, at datum 160.00 ft above mean sea level.

Average discharge. 7 years, 1,674 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,870 cfs Feb. 19; minimum, 5 cfs at times.

1953-60; Maximum discharge, 4,880 cfs Jan. 3, 1958; no flow at times prior to Jan. 1, 

1959.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by Grenada Reservoir (see preceding

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 24 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

444

441

432

424

416

415

431

447

450 

445

442

*437

386

5

1,060

1,530 

1,500

1,470

1,440

1,410

1,380

1,350

1,130

849

837

*823

811

800

789

556

250

23,600

761

-347

Nov.

243 

241

235

236

244

248

24T

243

*240 

236

234

230

228

230

225

223 

223

179

96

9T

96

96

96

96

96

96

*98

98

98

98

5,345

178

+20.3

Dec.

98 

98

98

98

98

98

98

*98

98 

98

98

100

100

395

846

841 

166

5

5

5

814

1,610

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,930

*2,550

2,630

2,640

23,815

768

H-3,928

Jan.

3,250 

3,230

3,240

3,240

3,280

2,720

2,840

2,930

2,980 

3,000

3,000

*3,000

2,980

2,980

3,250

3,600 

3,610

3,620

5,670

3,670

3,660

3,640

3,620

3,580

3,530

*3,490

3,000

2,940

3,010

3,150

3,270

100,980

3,257

+1,334

Feb.

3,340 

3,360

3,370

3,380

3,430

3,480

3,510

1,220

1,310 

*3,560

3,540

3,510

3,480

3,430

3,400

3,360 

3,340

3,330

3,690

3,860

3,860

3,850

3,840

3,830

3,800

3,790

3,770

3,750

3,730

99,120

3,418

-358

Mar.

*5,690 

1,680

5

5

1,550

2,430

2,440

*2,440

2,440 

2,450

2,460

2,460

2,470

2,470

2,480

2,490 

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,810

*5,110

3,100

3,500

3,690

3,680

3,680

3,670

3,660

3,660

3,660

82,180

2,651

+2,879

Apr.

5,650 

3,650

3,650

3,370

3,250

*3,640

3,640

3,640

3,630 

3,630

3,620

3,610

2,820

2,430

2,430

2,420 

2,420

2,420

*2,400

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,390

2,590

86,740

2,891

-1,657

May

2,590 

2,580

*2,380

2,570

1,980

586

5

5

872 

1,770

1,780

1,780

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770 

*1,770

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,740

1,740

1,740

*1,740

51,668

1,667

-455

June

1,750 

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,730

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,710 

2,100

2,330

2,320

2,320

2,310

2,630

*2,B40 

2,300

2,300

2,290

2,290

2,280

2,280

2,270

2,270

2,260

2,260

2,250

2,250

*2,250

2,240

64,160

2,139

-2,067

July

2,240 

2,250

2,230

2,220

2,220

2,210

2,210

1,880

1,100 

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,430

*1,600

1,590

1,590 

2,420

2,540

1,586

1,570

2,360

2,200

1,560

1,560

*1,360

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,050

51,530

1,662

-1,636

Aug.

1,050 

1,050

866

775

775

775

775

*774

*775 

772

772

771

770

769

769

768 

767

766

766

766

765

76F

767

*767

1,400

,650

,620

,590

,410

,240

,250

29,274

944

-612

Sept.

1.210 

1,190

1,170

1,140

1,120

580

5

5

5 

5

5

5

5

5

5

5 

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6,550

211

-161

Adjusted for change in contents in Grenada Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

414 

0.514 

0.36

198 

0.150 

0.17

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

4,696 

5.56 

4.10

4,591 

5.48 

4.01

5,060 

2.52 

2.50

5,530 

4.19 

4.83

1,234 

0.935 

1.04

1,212 

0.918 

1.06

Observed

Max 2,960 Mln 5 Mean 1,409 

Max 5,860 Min 5 Mean 1,707

72 

0.055 

0.06

26 

0.020 

0.02

552 

0.252 

0.29

50 

0.038 

0.04

Adjusted

Mean 1,751 Cfsm 1.33 In. 17.93 

Mean 1,793 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.48

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Grenada Reservoir.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 355

2865. Thompson Creek at McCarley, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°31 1 25", long 89°50'40", in SE£ sec.11, T.19 N., R.4 E. , Choctaw meridian, 

on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.1 mile upstream from Columbus and 

Greenville Railroad Co. bridge, 0.4 mile upstream from mouth, and 0.6 mile west of 

McCarley.

Drainage area. 14.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily prior to Apr. 1 and once 

Sally thereafter. Datum of gage is 251.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 12.48 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs for many days (gage height, 2.75 ft).

1956-60: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 17, 1959; minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 1, 1956; 

minimum gage height, 2.75 ft for many days in 1960.

Flood of Apr. 12, 1955, reached a stage of 14.05 ft and flood of Mar. 27, 1951, 

reached a stage of 12.96 ft, from records furnished by U. S. Soil Conservation Service.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.5

2.5

 279" 2.2

5.0

3.3

3.3

38

5.2

3.8

3.4

3.1

50

32

11

8.6

7.9

7.2

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.0

261.6

8.44

0.586

0.68

Nov.

4.3

4.0

5.8

7i2

4.3

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

6.5

5.7

5.5

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

8.9

4.8

4.5

4.3

5.2

4.8

4*8

153.3

5.11

0.355

0.40

Dec.

4.8

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.5

6.9

14

6.9

5.5

5.2

7.9

730

309

50

27

23

19

15

13

12

11

81

50

26

22 

21

1,505.8

48.6

3.38

3.89

Jan.

27

32

37

19

149

92

38

31

25

26

22

20

22

41

36

25

66

31

22

18

16

14

14

13

12

12

199

37

229 "56

34

1,415

45.6

3.17

3.65

Feb.

26

23

23

297

80

43

31

28

26

23

19

18

24

32

20

36

28

53

26

23

40

24

20

19

25

18

17

17

15

1,074

37.0

2.57

2.77

Calendar year 1959: Max 73O Mln 2.2

Mar.

15

652

74

46

34

29

26

23

61

31

44

26

23

74

91

4S

29

25

21

20

19

17

15

16

15

14

14

14

17

19

14

1,566

50.5

3.51

4.04

Apr.

14

13

19

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.4

8.5

7.8

18

9.8

9.0

8.1

8.1

8.1

10

7.4

7.4

7.0

318.0

10.6

0.736

0.82

May

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

8.1

116

38

13

11

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.5

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.6

476

5.2

6.3 5 2 t'.e

351.3

11.3

0.785

0.91

June

5.2

7.4

579

4.8

4.3

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.6

4.1

3.6

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.6

T7T

3.1

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6 3 2

118.3

3.94

0.274

0.31

July

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

4.6

4.6

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.9

2.3

2.3 2 3

 

82.2

2.65

0.184

0.21

Aug.

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.9

2.1

2.1

Z.O

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.2

3.6

2.9

2.5

3.6

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

3.2

4.2

2.7

76.8

2.48

0.172

0.20

Sept.

2.3

3.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.1

4.2

1T7T

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.3

71.5

2.38

0.165

0.18

Mean 19.1 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18. OO

Water year 1959-6O: Max 730 Mln 2.0 Mean 19.1 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.06

Peak discharge (base, 1,4OO cfs).--Dec. 17 (lO a.m.) 2,58O cfs (12.48 ft)j Mar. 2 (2 p.m.) 1,850 cfs 

(10.48 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

Note. Discharge computed from wire-weight-gage readings below about 25 cfs prior to Dec. 17 and 

below about 5O cfs thereafter.
356 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

2870. Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°31'17", long 90°11'03", in SW^ see.10, T.19 N., R.I E. , Choctaw meridian, 

 SrTTeft bank 110 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highways 49E and 82 (old) in Greenwood, 0.4 mile downstream from Palusha Bayou, 3 miles downstream from confluence ol 

Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers, and at mile 159.4.

r 1912, April to June 1913, and October 1927 

'to~Septe'mber i960 in reports of Geological Survey. Monthly discharge only for some

Gage ^--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 92.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary adjustment, U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, staff, chain, and wire-weight gages on highway bridge

110 ft upstream at various daturas.

Average discharge. --38 years (1907-12, 1927-60), 9,719 cfs, unadjusted. 

Extremes . --Maximum daily discharge during year, 19,800 cfs Mar. 16, 17; maximum gage

height, 29.49 ft Mar. 17; minimum discharge, 975 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 8.80 ft). 

1907-12, 1927-60: Maximum discharge, 72,900 cfs Jan. 19, 1932 (gage height, 40.10

ft); minimum, 536 cfs Oct. 20, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 1.0 ft Oct. 17,

1908, present datum.

Maximum stage known, 41.2 ft in 1882, caused by overflow from Mississippi River

(discharge not determined), from reports of Mississippi River Commission. 

Remarks . --Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Discharge

determined from "loop" curves defined by frequent discharge measurements. Flow partly

regulated since Aug. 26, 1939, by Sardis Reservoir on Tallahatchie River, Arkabutla

Reservoir on Coldwater River, Enid Reservoir on Yocona River, and Grenada Reservoir on

Yalobusha River (see elsewhere in this report). 

Cooperation. --Fifty-three discharge measurements and records of daily discharge furnished

by Corps of Engineers; gage-height record obtained, one discharge measurement made,

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

6,090

5,790

5,550

5,050

4,170

3,470

2,780 

2,580

2,460

2,210

2,040

2,030

2,240

3,600

3,100

2,950

3,320

3,280

2,890

2,600

2,470

2,380

2,330

2,240

1,970

1,83O

1,780

1,710

1,640

1,620

1,6.10

89,780

2,896

Nov.

1,490

1,340

1,290

1,290

1,6'10

1,710

1.720 

1,700

1,570

1,520

1,390

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,280

1,230

1,130

1,100

1.000

1,130

1,170

1,230

1,260

1,330

1,410

1,540

40,590

1,353

Dec.

1,460

1,360

1,240

1,170

1,120

1,100

1,080 

1,050

1.O4O

980

1,040

1,450

3,420

6,400

7,410

8,250

13,800

16,400

17,400

17.500

16,800

16,500

16 , 500

16,300

15,800

15,300

14,700

14,800

14,000

13 , 200

12,400

270,970

8,741

Jan.

12,000

11 , 900

12,600

12,500

12,800

15,600

15,700 

15,800

15,800

15,500

15,300

15 , 200

14,900

15,300

15,800

15,700

16,100

16,500

16,600

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,500

16,400

17,800

17,800

18,600

18.800

18 , 6 00

489,600

15,790

Feb.

18 , 500

18,400

18 , 200

19,300

19.400

19 , 000

18,600 

18,300

17,800

17,100

16,500

16 , 100

15,800

15,500

15,100

15,000

14,800

14,600

14,400

14 , 000

13,800

13,600

13,400

13 , 200

15 . 100

13 , 100

13,800

14 , 100

14,100

458,600

15,810

Mar.

14 . OOP

16,600

18,100

18 , 500

18,600

18,600

17,600 

17,500

17,600

17,600

17,600

17 , 500

17,400

17,400

19,700

19.800

19 ,800

19,600

19,400

19,200

19,000

18,700

18,500

18,200

17,900

17,600

17 , 200

16,900

16,600

16,400

16 , 200

555,300

17,910

 

Apr.

16.000

15,800

15,500

15,300

15,100

14 , 900

14,700 

14,400

14,200

14 , 000

13,800

13,600

13,300

13,000

12,500

12,000

11,600

11,300

11,000

10,700

10,600

10,700

10,600

10,200

9,830

9,450

9,450

9,430

9.420

9,420

371,800

12,390

May

9,680

10,100

10,300

10,4OO

10,400

11,800

14 . OOP 

13,000

12,200

11,800

11,600

11,100

10,600

10,400

10,100

9,940

9,760

9,600

9,500

9,430

9,320

9,260

9,190

9,050

a,950

8,840

8,650

8,590

8,650

8,550 

8,050

312,810

10,090

June

,540

,34O

,330

,44O

,440

,340

,200 

,090

,980

.890

,890

,020

,200

,420

,400

,370

,490

,500

,650

,590

,440

,260

,150

,070

,070

,110

,100

,200

,490

.740

218,750

7,292

July

,790

,640

,360

,12O

,100

,090

,6OO 

,990

,480

,680

,140

,760

,54O

,560

,690

,890

,150

,600

,970

,640

,550

,850

,420

,010

,640

,330

,020

,040

,200

,220

t 3^50

157,220

5,072

Aug.

3,920

3,760

3,630

3,360

2, '980

2,850

2,820 

2,520

2,320

2,230

2,220

2,150

2,100

2,080

2,080

2,080

2.O50

2,050

2,120

2,600

3,420

3,320

3,970

4.150

3,570

3,390

3,420

3,270

3,200

3,420

3,080

90,130

2,907

Sept.

2,790

2,790

2,750

2,760

2,770

2,740

2,590 

2,090

1.990

2,040

2,330

2,330

2,500

2,550

2,430

2,400

2,430

2,560

2,920

3,080

3,140

3,160

3,240

3,230

5,280

3,260

3,100

3,010

2,990

3,100

82,350

2,745

Calendar year 1959 : Water year 1959-60:

Max 19,300 

Max 19,800

Min 980 

Mln 980

Me; 

Me;

in 7,449 

in 8,573

Adjustedt

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

Mean 8,382 

Mean 8,734

Cfsm 1.13 

Cfsm 1.17

In. 

In.

. 15.27 

. 15.96

t Adjusted for change In contents in Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid, and Grenada Reservoirs.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 357

2885. Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°32'50", long 90°32'35", in NE£ sec.6, T.19 N., R.3 W., Choctaw meridian, 

near right bank on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile northwest of Sunflower, 2f miles downstream from Jones Bayou, and 19 miles upstream from Quiver River.

Drainage area. 767 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey. Prior 

to October 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311. February 1918 to September 1935 (gage heights only) in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 92.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary adjustment, U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 28, 1934, staff gage on upstream 

side of bridge at datum 93.00 ft lower. Nov. 28, 1934, to Nov. 9, 1937, chain gage and 

Nov. 10, 1937, to June 30, 1947, wire-weight gage, on upstream side of bridge at present datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 991 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 19.62 ft); minimum, 126 cfs July 23-28, Aug. 3, 6-13; minimum gage height, 1.78 ft Aug. 13.

1935-60: Maximum discharge, 9,300 cfs May 5, 1958 (gage height, 28.31 ft); minimum, 

81 cfs Aug. 16, 1954, Aug. 9, 10, 1956; minimum gage height, 0.83 ft July 19, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversion for irrigation of about 5,000 acres above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drairj-.ge area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 9 to Dec. 12, Jan. 11-25, Mar. 2 to Apr. 1

May 26 to July 8, Aug. 27 to Sept. 30)

1.8 

2.5 

3.0

126

169

212

6.0

9.0

12.0

540

980

1,540

15.0

18.0

19.0

2,140

2,820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

806

778

708

638

540

492

492

468

*420

374

330

299

279

289

330

374

385

374

*352

309

279 

249

226

208

194

181

177

173

169

162

162

11,217

362

0.472

0.54

Nov.

162

*162

158

169

269

468

516

468

396

330

279

239

208

190

177

177

173

166

*158

155

152

152

152

148

148

145

16?

185

190

185

6,639

221

0.288

0.32

Dec.

185

181

177

173

166

162

158

155

152

148

152

221

432

*658

836

1,020

1,640

2,450

2,870

3,040

5.060 

*2,990

2,800

2,540

2,250

1,960

1,680

1,480

1,290

1,120

948

37,074

1,196

1.56

1.79

Jan.

868

868

948

998

*1,050

1,500

1,920

2,080

2,140

2,100

2,000

1,840

1,660

1,520

1,380

1,230

1,210

*1,480

1,680

1,780

1,780 

1,700

1,540

1,340

1,160

964

1,090

1,270

1,380

1,500

1,540

45,496

1,468

1.91

2.21

Feb.

1,520

*1,440

1,320

1,560

1,920

2.060

2,060

1,980

1,840

1,660

1,460

1,290

1,180

1,070

*948

836

736

652

568

516

480 

468

444

432

680

1,090

1,320

1,440

*1,460

34,430

1,187

1.55

1.67

Mar.

1,400

1,68O

2,630

3,280

3,610

5.760

*3,710

5,540

5,400

3,300

3,280

3,230

3,110

2,990

3,130

3,320

3,400

3,370

3,250

3,080

*2,870 

2,600

2,320

 2,020

1,740

1,500

1,270

1,090

916

722

80,324

2,591

3.38

3.89

Apr.

624

540

504

*480

456

432

408

396

374

363

341

330

319

309

309

299

289

*289

279

279

279 

299

309

309

299

289

299

330

341

330

10,704

357

0.465

0.52

May

309

*289

269 ~ ~ 249

244

444

852

980

932

884

836

778

7O8

638

568

*492

432

385

341

309

289 

289

299

341

374

385

374

408

468

468

*444

15,078

486

0.634

0.73

June

408

420 408"

363

341

309

279

254

230

221

216

230

239

*259

244

239

234

230

226

226

221

212

208

203

194

185

181

*181

185

181

7,507

250

0.326

0.36

July

181

--- 177

181

181

181

185

194

190

173

166

*158

152

152

152

148

148

142

142

136

*136

134

131

126

T26

126

126

126

126

128

00 1^,8

4,680

151

0.197

0.23

Aug.

*128

128

126

128

128

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

128

128

131

*131

136

142

148

162 

190

203

212

216

208

190

173

*158

155

148

4,605

149

0.194

0.22

Sept.

145

142

136

134

134

134

134

134

134

136

158

212

*259

289

509

309

299

269

234

203

177 

166

162

155

148

*139

136

134

134

134

5,589

180

0.235

0.26

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,430 Min 145 Mean 684 Cfsm 0.892 In. 12.07

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,760 Min 126 Mean 719 Cfsm 0.937 In. 12.74

Discharge measurement made on this day.
358 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

2890. Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°18'45", long 90°54'25", in T.16 N., R.3 E., Washington meridian, over 

cavity of fourth pier from left bank at combined highway and railway bridge of Vicksburg Bridge Commission of Warren County, at southern city limits of Vicksburg, 1-| miles 

downstream from Yazoo diversion canal and at mile 430.4.

Drainage area. 1,144,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . Discharge: January 1928 to September 1960. Prior to July 1931 

monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage heights: April 1930 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

December 1871, referred to canal gages (above 30.0 ft only, since December 1949), and 

since September 1934, referred to bridge gage, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Since May 1873, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes of stage, intermittently 1828 to 1871, and since 1871; extremes of discharge for various years 1858 to 1926 and since 1926; annual mean discharges since 

1817; and records of daily discharge since 1928 are available in reports of Mississippi 

River Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder (bridge gage) maintained by Geological Survey. Datum of gage 

is 46.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(Corps of Engineers bench mark) or 46.16 ft above mean Gulf level. Gages used by 

Mississippi River Commission: Dec. 10, 1871, to Sept. 30, 1929, staff gage at mouth 

of Yazoo diversion canal, 1-J miles upstream from bridge gage; since October 1929, 

inclined staff gage on Yazoo diversion canal, 1,600 ft upstream from mouth. Gages used 

by TJ. S. Weather Bureau: May 18, 1873, to Oct. 29, 1919, staff gage half a mile 

upstream from bridge gage; Oct. 30, 1919, to Nov. 30, 1922, staff gage at mouth of 

Yazoo Canal; Dec. 1, 1922, to Aug. 31, 1934, inclined gage on Yazoo diversion canal; 

since Sept. 1, 1934, wire-weight gage at bridge.

All gages at same datum, but readings differ due to slope of water surface between 

them.

Average discharge. 32 years, 559,500 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,100,000 cfs Apr. 23-25; maximum gage 

height, 35.08 ft Apr. 25; minimum daily discharge, 175,000 cfs Oct. 1; minimum gage 

height, -2.03 ft Oct. 1.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 2,080,000 cfs Feb. 17, 1937; maximum gage height, 

53.2 ft Feb. 21, 1937; minimum discharge, 99,400 cfs Nov. 1, 1939; minimum gage height, 

-7.03 ft Feb. 3, 1940 (ice jam above).

Maximum stage known since at least 1871, 58.4 ft (Corps of Engineers gage on Yazoo 

diversion canal), approximately 56.0 ft on Geological Survey gage, May 4, 1927.

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made twice a week by Corps 

of Engineers and once a month by Geological Survey. Natural flow of stream affected by 

many reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooperation. One hundred and three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

Records of daily discharge computed Jointly by Corps of Engineers and Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 747: Drainage area.

Day

1

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

-2.00

-0.73 

2.35 

4.65 

6.15

7.60 

9.50 

12.36 

14.65 

16.21

17.38 

18.40

19.24 

20.35 

21.00

21.20

21.10 

21.00 

20.75 

20.20

19.32 

18.35

17.28 

16.26 

15.22

14.24 

13.26 

12.06 

11.20 

9.70

8.75

Nov.

8.15

7.60 

7.15 

7.05 

7.38

7.65 

7.90 

8.00 

9.10 

10.30

11.20 

11.56

11.53 

11.52 

11.08

10.80

10.45 

10.00 

9.35 

8.85

8.15 

7.45

7.00 

6.85 

6.70

6.30 

6.00 

5.65 

5.10 

4.85

Dec.

4.88

5.35 

5.85 

6.60 

7.45

8.55 

9.70 

10.50 

10.90 

11.33

11.46 

11.62

11.69 

11.78 

12.00

12.50

13.37 

14.01 

14.94 

16.12

17.32 

18.46

19.77 

21.03 

22.11

22.97 

23.60 

24.09 

24.20 

24.00

23.61

Jan.

23.18

22.70 

22.26 

21.80 

21.38

21.30 

21.32 

21.30 

21.15 

20.91

20.66 

20.40

20.10 

19.81 

19.74

19.70

19.97 

20.67 

21.34 

21.92

22.52 

23.22

24.01 

24.94 

25.84

26.57 

27.19 

27.38 

27.40 

27.00

26.22

Feb.

25.35

24.44 

23.36 

22.65 

21.89

21.04 

20. 3S 

19.84 

19.48 

19.44

19.46 

19.81

20.50 

21.09 

21.76

22.42

22.83 

23.28 

23.52 

23.77

24.19 

24.54

24.84 

25.03 

25.35

25.45 

25.41 

25.27 

24.99

Mar.

24.52

24.20 

24.05 

23.40 

22.76

22.23 

21.82 

21.60 

21.73 

22.01

22.50 

22.80

22.93 

22.80 

22.58

22.22

21.65 

21.16 

20.68 

20.24

19.98 

19.90

20.03 

20.32 

20.61

20.92 

21.22 

21.54 

21.76 

22.02

22.11

Apr.

22.30

22.54 

22.92 

23.49 

24.46

25.60 

26.91 

27.97 

28.96 

29.69

30.36 

30.90

31.44 

31.92 

32.31

32.70

33.02 

33.38 

33.61 

33.91

34.41 

34.68

34.92 

35.02 

35.04

34.89 

34.72 

34.31 

33.73 

32.98

May

31.92

30.68 

29.13 

27.43 

25.82

24.53 

23.92 

23.47 

23.48 

24.40

25.41 

26.08

26.40 

26.60 

26.79

26.95

27.11 

27.28 

27.36 

27.40

27.40 

27.27

27.40 

28.17 

29.05

29.78 

30.25 

30.30 

30.06 

29.60

29.15

June

28.60

28.06 

27.50 

26.94 

26.57

26.44 

26.50 

26.46 

26.17 

25. S9

25.07 

24.33

23.51 

22.62 

21.48

20.48

19.82 

19.06 

18.51 

18.21

18.28 

18.73

19.38 

19.96 

20.28

20.18 

19.61 

18.94 

18.48

18.71

July

19.67

21.00 

22.35 

23.39 

24.20

24. Si 

25.19 

25.40 

25.58 

25.80

26.02 

26.28

26.42 

26.40 

26.08

25.40

24.15 

22.40 

20.40 

18.78

17.70 

17.04

16.10 

14.80 

13.42

12.16 

11.28 

10.25 

10 . 28 

11.22

11.82

Aug.

11.68

11.05 

10.55 

9.80 

9.05

8.15 

7.27 

6.45 

5.78 

5.20

5.20 

5.20

5.60 

5.78 

S.OO

6.05

6.00 

6.00 

5.80 

5.80

5.63 

5.65

5.60 

5.15 

5.15

5.15 

5.10 

4.95 

4.75 

5.00

5.50

Sept.

6.00

6.05 

5.85 

5.50 

5.75

5.85 

5.70 

5.70 

6.00 

6.65

7.00 

7.20

6.95 

6.20 

5.65

5.05

4.85 

4.70 

4.50 

4.40

4.30 

4.15

4.30 

4.25 

4.60

4.70 

4.60 

4.30 

4.05 

3.85

Note. Gage heights below 11.4 ft computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 359 

2890. Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss. Continued

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

175

200

245

280

308

348

389

460

520

556

588

612

631

656

669

672

666

659

650

628

603

570

539

513

484

458

434

407

383

346

15,010

484.2

29,770

Nov.

337

328

320

322

331

337

342

348

375

398

414

416

414

411

407

402

396

383

375

369

352

340

331

328

324

315

310

303

296

294

10,618

353.9

21,060

Dec.

301

310

320

335

352

373

398

411

418

427

430

432

434

436

441

448

460

477

505

542

579

609

643

679

712

736

758

776

780

765

744

16,031

517.1

31,800

Jan.

717

697

684

671

665

662

662

662

656

650

643

637

631

625

622

616

619

634

650

671

700

733

778

817

846

867

878

885

885

867

839

22,169

715.1

43,970

Feb.

803

761

720

687

650

625

610

595

587

584

587

592

616

643

668

687

704

720

737

754

764

774

782

785

788

788

7B5

782

778

20,356

701.9

40,380

Mar.

761

737

714

691

675

662

653

646

656

671

684

687

691

678

665

653

631

613

601

592

587

587

592

598

607

619

628

637

643

650

653

20,162

650.4

39,990

Apr.

656

668

681

697

733

778

821

853

889

914

937

955

970

985

1,000

1,011

1,027

1,042

1,053

1,065

1,080

1,092

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,084

1,065

1,027

985

951

28,319

944.0

56,170

May

914

857

796

733

691

665

659

653

668

697

733

757

771

782

792

799

799

799

799

799

799

803

817

839

871

896

911

903

889

867

849

24,607

793.8

48,810

June

817

792

771

764

761

757

757

750

737

723

700

675

650

622

595

575

553

539

528

525

534

547

564

57 B

584

567

544

536

531

550

19,126

637.5

37,940

July

584

628

653

671

694

710

723

737

747

757

771

774

778

754

720

687

646

601

550

515

492

477

455

427

399

383

365

352

355

377

388

18,174

586.3

36,050

Aug.

384

370

361

347

332

308

281

257

248

245

245

253

264

269

275

275

275

275

275

275

273

275

269

264

267

264

264

261

259

265

277

8,750

282.3

17,360

Sept.

283

283

278

272

277

277

275

281

295

300

305

307

298

283

272

262

261

259

259

257

254

253

254

254

261

262

259

253

249

CM C

£3:P

8,129

271.0

16,120

Calendar year 1959 : Max 977 Mln 162 Mean 484.3 Ac-ft 350,500

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,100 Mln 175 Mean 577.7 Ac-ft 419,420

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-7, Oct. 29 to Dec. 10, 

July 27-29, Aug. 2 to Sept. 30.
360 BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN

2895. Big Black River at Plckens, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°52'45", long 89°58'05", in SW£ sec. 14, T.12 N. , R.3 E., Choctaw meridian, 

on right bank at downstream side of bridge on old U. S. Highway 51, half a mile southeast of Pickens, 6 miles downstream from Seneasha Creek, 6 miles upstream from Cypress 

Creek, and at mile 160.3.

Drainage area. 1,460 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1960. 

ods, published in WSP 1311.

Monthly discharge only for some periGage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (U. S. Department of Agriculture bench mark, 

levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 25, 1938, staff gage and Dec. 25, 1938, 

to Aug. 19, 1939, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,810 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 18.41 ft); minimum, 72 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 2.12 ft).

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 49,400 cfs Mar. 28, 1951 (gage height, 22.20 ft); minimum 27 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1943; minimum gage height, 1.38 ft Oct. 5, 8, 9, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 23.7 ft Dec. 29, 1926; flood in May 1930 reached a stage of 

about 23.5 ft, and flood in 1892 reached about the same stage as the floods of 1926 

and 1930, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those above 8,000 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 2-11, Aug. 22)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16

2.7 172

4.0 447

7.0 1,310

9.0 1,950

Dec. 17 to Aug. 22 Aug. 23 to Sept. 30

8.0

71

100

150

305

551

1,520

13.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

18.5

3,800

5,860

7,160

9,800

12,300

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

8.0

130

205

419

1,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

223

214

195

183

174

262

473

473

422

350

285

256

256

1,240

1.910

1,810

1,620

1,190

720

499

*410

362

328

317

296

285

275

256

244

235

235

15,998

516

0.353

0.41

Nov.

246

285

275

265

296

410

486

526

434

350

306

275

275

296

397

422

422

422

*385

350

317

328

807

1.250

1,250

1,100

865

894

807

720

15,461

515

0.353

0.39

Dec.

636

553

486

460

434

422

422

410

397

397

385

410

526

608

636

580

3,580

6.170

6,670

6,2t)0

6,530

8,600

8,600

8,000

7,160

6,280

5,040

3,860

3,800

3,580

3,310

95,222

3,072

2.10

2.43

Jan.

3,370

3,690

3,970

3,910

*3,260

4,410

5,320

5,080

4,600

4,410

4,410

4,410

4,470

4,600

4,240

2,770

2,260

3,210

3,260

2,680

2,340

2,170

1,760

1,230

1,000

880

1,520"

*3,110

4,020

5,010

5,490

106,860

3,447

2.36

2.72

Feb.

5,670

6,400

8,000

10,200

11.100

10,800

10,600

9,500

*8,300

7,560

7,160

6,530

5,960

4,660

2,640

2,770

3,690

3,910

3,970

3,800

4,350

5,670

5,860

5,490

5,670

5,760

5,410

4,860

4,470

180,760

6,233

4.27

4.60

Mar.

3,580

4,890

10,600

11,400

13,400

14.200

13,800

* 13, 000

12,000

10,400

8,900

7,560

6,530

5,760

5,760

6,060

,760

,410

,240

,160

,010

,930

,790

,670

,920

,520

,370

,230

* .160

,200

,440

197,650

6,376

4.37

5.03

Apr.

1,720

2,000

2,380

2,820

2,680

2,550

2,640

2,770

2,470

1,440

1,060

910

820

745

700

655

625

595

790

910

760

*640

850

1,130

1,230

970

730

1,560

1,840

1,520

42,510

1,417

0.971

1.08

May

1,130

745

551

457

510

1,730

4,300

4,730

4,240

3,860

3,690

3,690

3,750

3,750

3,060

1,270

790

625

537

470

419

382

347

*315

296

268

260

243

235

227

47,112

1,520

1.04

1.20

June

277

251

260

277

515

315

260

219

196

182

168

162

152

147

*142

141

143

155

162

162

156

144

134

126

127

140

162

175

182

156

5,588

186

0.127

0.14

July

134

123

115

115

138

142

156

144

129

117

108

101

96

94

91

91

89

86

88

84

81

*79

78

77

84

82

88

87

97

91

100

3,185

105

0.071

0.08

Aug.

106

110

91

85

81

81

74

7T

86

100

136

100

92

86

98

111

94

85

173

444

209

680

1,470

780

382

269

212

174

272

1,340

990

9,088

293

0.201

0.23

Sept.

458

369

369

240

185

164

153

135

125

130

268

432

*290

162

130

119

112

108

105

101

98

96

93

102

115

114

103

95

93

92

5,156

172

0.118

0.13

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,400 Mln 174 Mean 1,651 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.36

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,200 Min 74 Mean 1,980 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.44

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN 361

2900. Big Black River near Bovina, Miss.

Location.--Lat 32°20'51", long 90°41'48", in NW£SE£ sec.22, T.16 N., R.5 E., Washington 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 300 ft 

upstream from Clear Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad Co. bridge, 

2 miles east of Bovina, 12 miles upstream from Fourteenmile Creek, and at mile 61.7. 

Records include flow of Clear Creek.

Drainage area.--8.810 sq mi, approximately, includes that of Clear Creek.

Records available.--February 1936 to September 1960. Prior to October 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 84.93 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, or 85.00 ft above mean Gulf level (levels by Corps of Engineers; Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 3,344 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,100 cfs Mar. 8 (gage height, 36.33 ft)- minimum, 145 cfs July 27, 28 (gage height, 6.62 ft).

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 58,600 cfs Apr. 1, 1951; maximum gage height, 39.74 ft 

May 5, 1958; minimum discharge, 65 cfs Oct. 2, 1954 (gage height, 5.98 ft).

Floods in 1912 and January 1927 both reached an elevation of 139 ft above mean sea 

level at Askews Bridge, 6 miles upstream (about 3 ft higher than that of May 5, 1958, 

at that site).

A flood in May 1930 reached about the same elevation as the flood of Apr. 1, 1951 

(138.5 ft above mean sea level) at Askews Bridge.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

8.0 

12.0

142

217

347

520

2,000

20.0

28.0

34.0

37.0

5,500

10,000

16,400

21,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29 

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

g268

g258

g258

g263

g265

g265

g266

g373

g484 

g558

g556

502

604

1,650

2,160

2,200

2,600

2,320

2,000

1,570

1,100

790

g628

g520

466

420

386

g550

g344 

R535

g526

25,061

808

0.288

0.35

Nov.

g317

g306

g292

g289

g297

g317

g300

g297

g366 

g452

480

473

416

382

569

557

550

g410

g448

448

454

410

*413

g664

790

1,240

1,460

1.570

1,580

1,170

16,897

563

0.200

0.22

Dec.

1,020

898

790

718

646

574

538

502

480 

*466

462

475

480

484

502

682

7,280

8,910

8,650

8,550

8,590

8,550

8,410

8,410

8,590

8,650

8,780

8.970

8,910

n nrt 8 , 780

158,485

4,467

1.59

1.85

Jan.

8,780

8,780

8.970

8,550

8,250

8,970

8,970

8,650

8,470 

8,410

8,550

8,170

7,990

7,850

7,660

7,550

7,500

7,880

7,720

7,400

7,150

6,700

5,950

4,600

5,070

2,160

1,770

1,650

5', 410

5,950

212,090

6,842

2.45

2.81

Feb.

6.000

6,150

6,900

8,910

g9,170

g9,440

g9,720

glO.500

*gll,900 

14,500

*15,800

15.900

15, 100

15,900

12,600

11,600

10, 900

10, 200

9.720

9,170

9,170

9,500

8,910

8,410

8,170

8,050

7,770

7,610

7,550

292,820

10, 100

5.59

5.88

Mar.

7,400

10,500

12,900

15,400

15,200

17,600

19,500

*20.100

19,100 

17,800

16,800

16,400

16,200

15,800

15,500

15,000

14,000

13,100

12,200

11,300

10, 600

9,790

*8,970

8,110

7,250

6,500

5,850

4,780

2,980

2,200

1 . 960

568,790

11,900

4.25

4.88

Apr.

1,960

1,960

2,120

2,720

5,610

5.880

5,740

5,450

5,110 

5,070

5,020

2,480

1,750

1,550

1,200

1,100

1,020

1,020

952

898

898

1,060

1,060

952

916

*1,100

1,580

1,460

1,170

1,510

55,676

1,856

0.660

0.74

May

1,800

1,840

1,530

1,168

1,840

3,340

6,300

7,050

7.500 

7,200

6,850

6,450

6,250

6,100

5,750

5,140

4,510

5,520

1,960

*1,170

952

844

772

726

682

628

592

558

484

455

454

94,185

5,058

1.08

1.25

June

416

589

586

427

452

424

454

441

452

415

369

555

511

295

276

266

268

271

258

266

271

289

279

265

275

1.050

916

*772

444

514

12,020

401

0.145

0.16

July

500

295

286

286

279

547

258

259

252 

235

235

217

206

196

*186

183

179

175

170

g!66

g!64

g!59

g!57

g!56

g!56

g!52

R147

g!49

g!59

156

156

6,581

206

0.075

0.08

Aug.

g!65

g!66

g!66

g!64

217

276

224

g!77

g!59. 

g!59

264

232

179

315

856

439

317

416

2,240

3,700

2,080

7,760

9.570

7,300

5,800

4,280

2,000

880

*610

502

1,150

52,561

1,696

0.604

0.70

Sept.

2.160

2,160

1,550

844

718

646

462

565

511 

575

754

592

826

826

664

470

558

279

255

255

250

224

219

215

209

giea

glSl

glSl

g!86

g!85

16,642

555

0.198

0.22

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,800 Min 258 Mean 2,725 cfsm 0.970 In. 13.16

Water year 1959-60: Max 20,100 Min 147 Mean 3,529 cfsm 1.26 In. 17.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
362 HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN

2910. Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°30', long 90°47', near center of sec.11, T.6 N., R.4 E., Washington meridian, on left bank at upstream side of Mississippi Central Railroad Co. bridge, 900 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 0.4 mile upstream from McCall Creek, and 

three-quarters of a mile east of Eddiceton.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 217.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to May 26, 1942, wire-weight gage at 

site 900 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 245 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 14.23 ft); minimum, 38 cfs July 11, 12; minimum gage height, 1.10 ft Sept. 30.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 30,900 cfs Mar. 29, 1939; maximum gage height, 16.37 ft 

May 17, 1953; minimum discharge, 26 cfs Sept. 10, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1939-40, 1942-44, 1949-50.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

42

42

42

48

124

65

67

48

42

42

40

73

153

92

64

56 

51

*48

46

46

48 

48

46

45

45

45

45

45 

46

1.710

3,394

109

0.606

0.70

Nov.

318

*127

90

717

1.120

230

134

107

94

83

76

72

69

67

65

64

60 

58

58

57.

57

62

107

*83

67

57

103

100

76

69

4,447

148

0.822

0.92

Dec.

64

64

65

64

62

60

58

57

55

55

55

132

185

105

*79

2,560

* 14. 900 

1,300

580

378

303

259 

240

215

198

188

653

818

316

212

179

24,459

789

4.38

5.05

Jan.

175

283

944

339

275

*2.470

605

348

266

236

208

185

166

160

236

175

2,380 

1,070

388

270

*218

195 

179

166

154

149

146

138

508

367

244

13,643

440

2.44

2.82

Feb.

188

160

1,180"

*5.940

960

547

393

321

299

270

218

191

212

201

232

788

443 

334

263

204

908

709 

352

283

521

337

241

211

189

15,095

521

2.89

3.12

Mar.

*184

2,880

1,100

373

279

228

214

194

202

189

214

186

158

1ST

4.550

722

*412 

314

266

225

202

192 

197

186

174

384

472

474

*270

216

179

15,977

515

2.86

3.30

Apr.

164

162

194

182

155

142

*12S

124

122

120

111

109

105

101

99

101

105 

105

101

99

99

94 

88

84

82

79

76

*72

6£

70

3,556

111

0.617

0.69

May

67

65

65

65

251

1.970

1,160

266

169

135

116

101

88

81

82

82

77 

72

*67

67

67

64 

61

59

57

56

54

54

53

53

51.

5,655

182

1.01

1.17

June

51

53

54

51

51

51

64

59

54

55

51

50

48

48

46

46

46 

45

44

44

44

44 

*44

44

45

51

50

45

42 

4T

1,462

48.7

0.271

0.30

July

44

44

42

40

39

50

50

42

39

40

40

38

38

*71

122

94

81 

62

53

50

46

46 

46

45

56

56

50

46

44

40 

151

1,685

54.4

0.302

0.35

Aug.

256

*69

64

55

50

100

54

46

42

70

1,030

556

122

355

1,050

179

111 

70

94

81

697

1.800 

1,010

290

*154

110

87

99

140 

151

87

9,039

292

1.62

1.87

Sept.

80

71

62

57

57

54

52

47

47

445

791

159

*91

74

63

57

56

52

49

47

46

4T 

123

62

54

50

49

47

47

47

2,981

99.4

0.552

0.62

Calendar year 1959: Max 14,900 Min 40 Mean 233 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.60

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,900 Min 38 Mean 276 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.91

Peak discharge (base. 9,000 cfs). Dec. 17 (9:30 a.m.) 22,000 cfs (14.23 ft); Feb. 4 (12:30 a.m.)

9,830 cfs (9.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN 363

2925. Homochltto River at Rosetta, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°19'20", long 91°06<20", in sec.12, T.4 N., R.I E., Washington meridian, 

on dovmstream side of bridge on State Highway 33 at Rosetta, 800 ft downstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad Co. bridge, 1 mile downstream from Foster Creek, and 5 miles 

upstream from Dry Creek.

Drainage area. 750 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June to November 1906 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), 

October 1951 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1949 to September 1951 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of Corps of 

Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is

94.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. June 16, 

to Nov. 12, 1906, chain gage at railroad bridge 800 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 895 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 65,300 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 29.70 ft); minimum, 154 cfs July 8 (gage height, 13.00 ft).

1951-60: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 17, 1959; maximum gage height, 36.03 ft 

May 4, 1953; minimum discharge, 129 cfs Sept. 22-25, 28-30, 1956; minimum gage height, 

that of July 8, 1960.

Maximum stage since February 1949, 37.80 ft Mar. 31, 1949, from reports of Corps of 

Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

249

242

242

242

271

412

585

555 

525

289

266

254

249

552

412

515

286 

265

 249

250

244

242

240

240

235

250

240

237

232

240

*? £. Q^fi aou

11,176

361

0.481

0.55

Nov.

2,090

975

693

1,270

5.910

1,480

800

629 

549

501

480

455

439

423

385

371

356 

355

332

332

332

363

465

*465

360

329

431

459

427

342

20,774

692

0.925

1.05

Dec.

522

525

518

515

515

515

512

509 

502

289

505

881

758

447

 408

580

*59.700 

*8,510

5,460

2,500

2,020

1,760

1,620

1,550

1,400

1,340

1,960

3,220

1,810

1,400

1 ' 220

79,771

2,573

3.45

5.96

Jan.

1,220

1,160

2,460

1,660

1,250

5.400

2,550

1,550 

1,250

1,080

987

916

825

781

848

803

3,670 

3,660

1,670

1,190

*1,010

893

825

781

738

676

676

655 839"

1,080

803

43, 906

1,416

1.89

2.18

Feb.

696

655

 695"

8.250

2,820

1,720

1,310

1,080 

987

916

825

760

781

803

848

1,400

1,380 

1,160

1,010

848

1,850

2,550

1,560

1,190

1,580

1,440

1,040

940

916

42,010

1,449

1.95

2.08

Mar.

848

4,110

4,500

2,020

1,550

1,510

1,160

1,080 

1,040

1,040

963

940

825

781

7.400

3,210

 1,940 

1,490

1,250

1,060

965

895

848

848

825

1,090

1,140

1,840

1,220

*965

49,972

1,612

2.15

2.48

Apr.

760

760

1.150

987

760

*676

615

595 

554

536

556

497

486

474

459

448

440 

433

411

404

397

379

359

352

349

346

342

 336

330

330

15,481

516

0.688

0.77

May

323

317

504

298

590

1,440

5.470

1,280 

717

554

493

440

418

404

372

369

359 

*342

326

323

314

301

291

291

288

282

273

258

252

250

241

15,986

516

0.688

0.79

June

 244

241

241

241

253

250

520

489 

326

267

250

250

247

244

241

230

250 

250

225

225

222

 215

211

211

219

216

208

198

190

 182

7,274

242

0.523

0.56

July

180

172

170

161

161

161

161

159 

16T

177

177

214

247

 206

459

366

355 

556

310

261

253

252

258

241

236

252

255

270

236

230

230

7,487

242

0.323

0.37

Aug.

 426

433

359

404

369

369

470

333 

298

566

1,080

2,150

502

562

1,550

814

450 

397

1,000

1,390

538

2,910

5.120

1,700

950

690

510

554

830

1,110

546

27,140

875

1.17

1.35

Sept.

594

365

314

289

270

260

251

242 

231

231

2.100

920

466

 362

519

296

274 

260

255

248

239

255

279

309

237

231

224

218

212

n-i c

cLo

10,743

358

0.477

0.53

Calendar year 1959 : Max 39,700 Mln 228 Mean 983 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.78

Water year 1959-60: Max 39,700 Mln 159 Mean 906 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.45

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs). Dec. 17 (12 m.) 65,300 cfs (29.70 ft); Feb. 4 (5 a.m.) 16,400

cfs (23.10 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
364 BUFFALO RIVER BASIN

2950. Buffalo River near Woodville, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°13'35", long 91°17'45", in SW£ sec.21, T.3 N., R.2 W., Washington meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 61, ij miles 

downstream from Fords Creek, 2| miles west of Wilkinson, and &f miles north of Woodville.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available. March 1942 to September 1960. Prior to October 1950, published as 

Buffalo Bayou near Woodville.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 1, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 256 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,500 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 12.39 ft); minimum, 23 cfs July 7-9; minimum gage height, 1.21 ft Feb. 12.

1942-60; Maximum discharge, 39,900 cfs Mar. 2, 1948 (gage height, 16.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 16 cfs 

Aug. 14, 18, 19, 1954, Sept. 28, 1956; minimum gage height, 0.39 ft Dec. 19, 1946, 

Sept. 18, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1943, 1946{M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

49

45

43

51

69

270

151

80

59

51

48

46

121

80

59

53

51

*47

47

48

49

48

47

45

43

45

46

45

45

60

1,995

64.4

0.354

0.41

Nov.

53

48

45

751

797

121

82

72

65

60

57

53

51

51

51

51

50

48

48

48

48

49

64

*58

51

51

72

63

58

54

3,170

106

0.582

0.65

Dec.

53

a55

a55

a55

a 50

a48

a46

a46

a46

a46

82

292

104

77

*70

1,720

*8.550

610

332

a240

a200

a!70

a 150

a!40

a!30

a!50

531

408

a240

a!80

a!40

14,996

484

2.66

3.06

Jan.

a!30

a!70

381

a240

*197

1,410

320

204

162

142

127

119

114

111

125

109

1,620

533

255

201

170

*150

140

137

135

a!30

a!25

a!20

166

139

a!20

8,202

265

1.46

1.68

Feb.

allO

allO

*152

704

247

162

139

123

122

117

105

99

122

130

146

230

160

310

183

142

1,140

585

351

193

300

182

144

154

264

6,826

235

1.29

1.39

Mar.

*187

1.050

511

233

185

164

154

144

147

142

140

131

120

122

541

*268

167

144

133

120

114

108

112

152

118

106

138

196

*133

116

100

6,196

200

1.10

1.27

Apr.

91

96

430

185

127

*104

99

90

88

87

82

78

78

77

74

71

72

72

63

59

58

57

55

54

53

52

52

*51

50

50.

2,655

88.5

0.486

0.54

May

48

44

42

40

675

622

227

88

72

65

60

59

57

53

53

51

51

*53

50

46

49

44

43

42

41

40

39

38

37 

36

36.

2,901

93.6

0.514

0.59

June

*35

36

36

33

33

31

61

136

64

48

40

35

34

34

32

30

46

61

38

36

36

*33

30

32

39

76

40

35

31 

32

1,283

42.8

0.235

0.26

July

30

30

29

28

26

26

25

24

24

48

32

30

29

*89

82

75

45

44

38

34

33

34

34

33

34

33

29

27

31 

28

40

1,144

36.9

0.203

0.23

Aug.

72

*44

138

126

52

44

55

40

45

79

227

179

64

147

111

61

55

50

270

342

111

485

283

244

*125

104

111

139

652 

241

87

4,783

154

0.846

0.98

Sept.

64

57

50

44

49

45

41

38

36

43

~sT 109

*41

39

37

37

36

35

33

32

32

39

35

32

31

30

30

53

38 

32

1,269

42.3

0.232

0.26

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,530 Min 40 Mean 209 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.56

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,530 Min 24 Mean 151 Cfsm 0.830 In. 11.32

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs). Dec. 17 (2:30 a.m.) 22,500 cfs (12.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 365

2980. North Tule Draw at reservoir, near Tulia, Tex.

Location. Lat 34°33', long 101°42', at walkway to conduit intake valve, 250 ft to left

 of concrete spillway, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 3.2 miles northeast of Tulia,

Swisher County.

Drainage area. About 189 sq mi, of which 124 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--May 1939 to June 1940 (monthly figures only), November 1940 to Septem-

 ber i960. Prior tc ^ctober 1950, published as North Tule Creek at reservoir, near Tulia.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,310 ft (by barometer). Prior toSept.29,

~^939, staff gage at datum 70.5 ft higher. Sept. 29, 1939, to Nov. 26, 1940, staff gage 

at present datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1941-60), 2.92 cfs (2,110 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,010 cfs July 8; maximum gage height, 95.65 ft 

July 8; no flow for many days.

1939-60- Maximum discharge, 5,430 cfs May 15, 1951, on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; maximum gage height, 97.35 ft June 9, 1954; no flow at times in most 

years.

Remarks.--Records poor. Records given herein represent flow into reservoir. Discharge

 below gage height 91.9 ft (spillway crest) determined from daily change in contents of 

reservoir; that above gage height 91.9 ft determine} by algebraic summation of flow 

over spillway (computed from spillwaj rating curve), computed flow through conduit, and 

change in contents of reservoir (computed from capacity curve and reduced to equivalent 

cubic feet per second). No adjustment made for evaporation or seepage losses. Dam completed Jan. 15, 1939. Reservoir capacity, 654 acre-ft. Reservoir used for recreational 

purposes and water is rarely released through outlet gate but the seepage just below 

reservoir was estimated or measured as follows:

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by city of Tulia and capacity curve furnished 

by U. S. Soil Conservation Service.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

PC- ft

(t)

Oct.

1.1

5.3

13

3.6

.6

eO

*0

> eO

3.3

3.4 

eO

30.3

0.98

60

391

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

340

Dec.

> eO

*.5

\ e0

J

6.0

2.9

6.6

fc

3.4

.6

> eO

44.0

1.42

87

391

Jan.

eO

1.1

6

*0 }-"

.6

> eO

2.3

0.07

4.6

354

Feb.

r

73" .8

) eO

*0

> eO

.8

 5

r

2.4

0.08

4.8

326

Mar.

S eO

r5

> eO

f".8

1.3

0.04

2.6

280

Apr.

eO

r

r.5

> eO

1.0

I

> eO

J

1.5

0.05

3.0

238

May

> eO

1 4

.4

*0

>

.4

eO

1.2

0.04

2.4

195

June

J 1-'

1.0

.2

262

359

65

149

77

20 

1.4

e.5

e.2

e.l

>

> eO

J

*2.0

|

1

J

937.4

31.2

1,860

576

July

1r~

4.8

1.6

264

1.470

192

39

14

6.1 

e3

el

a. 5

a. 2

a.l

ao 

aO

*aO

1"

1,996.3

64.4

3,960

587

Aug.

1

r4.9

I'7

*0

> eO

J

~\ eO" 1

6.0

0.19

12

508

Sept.

2.1

7

\ eO

rr

30

14

2.4 

.8

.8

*0

eo

1

1

1

)

53.9

1.80

107

551

Calendar year 1959 : Max 85 Mln 0 Mean 1.14 Ac-ft 827

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,470 Mln 0 Mean 8.41 Ac-ft 6,100

* Observation of no flow above reservoir made on this day. 

t Contents, In acre-feet, of reservoir at end of month.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

e Inflow less than reservoir losses; discharge estimated on basis of occasional measurement 

Inflow and normal recession.
366 RED RIVER BASIN

2985. Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River near Brice, Tex.

Location. Lat 34°37'40", long 100°56'25", on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 70, half a mile downstream from Battle Creek, 1.5 miles upstream from Mulberry 

Creek, and 6 miles southwest of Brice, Hall County.

Drainage area. 6,082 sq mi, of which 4,501 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. January 1939 to June 1944, September 1949 to July 1951 (at site 

2 miles upstream), December 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Dec. 14, 1938, to June 30, 1944, waterstage recorder and Aug. 10, 1949, to July 31, 1951, staff gage at site 2 miles upstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1939-43, 1949-50), 90.5 cfs (65,520 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period December 1959 to September 1960, 49,000 cfs 

June 7 (gage height, 12.20 ft); no flow for many days.

1939-44, 1949-51, 1959-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1960, from rating 

curve extended above 7,000 cfs; no flow for many days in each year.

Maximum stages since at least 1906, 14.8 ft in summer of 1933, 14.3 ft in May 1937, 

from information by local resident, and 10.5 ft June 1 or 2, 1957, from levels to highwater marks. All stages at former site and datum. The flood in June 1957 reached a 

stage of 19.2 ft, present site and datum.

Remarks. Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

Several small diversions above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, December 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

C)

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

*16

15

13

16

_

-

-

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

20

15

13

13

13

blO

b!5

b20

29

27

25

23

*18

*30

27

16

b20

b!7

bis

14

11

13

13

15

15

17

17

*15

11

8.3

7.8

523.1

16.9

1,040

Feb.

7.8

9.3

18

30

24

14

12

8.8

4.6

*2.1

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.8

2.9

2.7

2.5

1.4

1.1

1.3

1.1

b.8

b.4

*b.2

b.l

bTT

b.l

b.l

151.8

5.23

301

Mln

Mar.

bO.l

b.l

b.l

b.2

b.4

b2

6.0

11

9.3

5.2

*3.5

1.8

.9

.7

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

41.8

1.35

83

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.2

4.9

*.7

*.l

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

.1

12.6

0.41

25

June

0.1

*0

9.8

22

2.9

75

*6,960

1,690

*662

*2,340

*7jl50

a600

a200

a80

a40

a20

alO

a6

a4

a3

a2

a3

*4.4

495

28

a 20

alO

a5

a4

a3

20,429.2

681

40,520

July

a2

al

aO

aO

1.3

29

*1,840

3,960

5.050

4,200

2,650

*375

365

365

328

238

168

79

46

294

*182

362

96

75

37

18

8.5

1.9

1.2

.2

.1

20,773.2

670

41,200

Aug.

0.3

.2

*0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

1.570

706

93

65

a2.0

a. 2

a.l

*574

98

14

8.2

a240

132

*55

31

22

8.5

3.4

129

260

437

227

4,678.9

151

9,280

Sept.

48

4.2

al.5

a. 7

a. 4

a. 2

*a.l

138

183

*126

52

23

10

2.0

.1

~9.2 219

11

11

9.2

*9.2

7.8

6.4

73

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.9

1.8

955.1

31.8

1,890

Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--June 7 (5 a.m.) 49,000 cfs (12.20 ft); June 11 (5 a.m.) 45,000

efs (11.75 ft)._________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of engineers' and observer's notes and 

weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 367

2995.7. Red River near Quanah, Tex.

Location. Lat 34°24'45", long 99°44'00", near right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 283, 8 miles north of Quanah, Hardeman County, and 30 miles upstream 

from mouth of Salt Pork Red River.

Drainage area. 8.321 sq mi, of which 4,769 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. November 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,412.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1937.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 64,000 cfs June 7 (gage height, 16.00 ft); 

minimum, 0.8 cfs Aug. 8.

Maximum stage since at least 1891 occurred in 1896 and was about 2 ft higher than 

flood of June 1, 1957 (second highest) which reached a stage of 21.2 ft.

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

which are poor. No known diversion above gage.

Rating tables, Nov. 28, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960, except period of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 28 to Dec. 11, May 18-27, May 30 to June 7, 

June 9, June 12 to July 8, July 12-26, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30)

Nov. 28 to June 7, June 9 to Sept. 30 June 7-9

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

0.4

1.9

6.2

14

25

7.0 

7.2 

7.4 

7.7

8.0

60

109

193

410

780

8.3

8.6

9.0

10.0

11.0

1,420

2,470

4,680

12,000

20,000

9.2

10.0

11.0

9,900

15,500

22,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, November 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov.

-

-

-

-

-

te.o

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

**10

a6

a6

_

.

-

Dec.

"1

/ a6

J

5.6

a6

a7

a8

*8.7

alO

a!3

16

}al6

a25

a50

alOO

2,310

1,150

282

282

199

*156

155

131

169

199

127

*78

60

56

5,669.3

183

11,240

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

67

54

37

34

37

93

120

*123

164

260

*174

138 

131 

296

150

131

a!40

allo

a 90

a70

*75

58

62

71

78

75

78

80

69

64

56

3,185

103

6,320

Feb.

50

64

253

334

*253

223

199

123

*73

49

43

31 

22 

18

24

22

23

16

10

8.7

6.8

5.6

b5

*b2

b5

b6

b7be

b9

1,893.1

65.3

3,750

Mar.

blO

b!2

b!5

b20

b30

b40

b50

52

50

*52

39

36 

25 

30

30

24

24

14

6.7

8.0

6.8

13

82

104

120

98

87

71

54

30

11

1,246.5

40.2

2,470

Apr.

3.7

5.6

5TT

4.2

3.7

3.2

*3.7

3.7

4.2

3.7

3.7

4.2 

*4.2 

3.7

3.7

4.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

2.8

jyi

106.2

3.54

211

May

2.5

2.5

*1.7 29 

30

24

10

5.6

3.2

2.5

2.2

2.2 

2.5 

2.5

3.7

1.9

3.9

305

126

60

52

19

53

61

83

22

8.5

6.9

14

555

236

1,511.3

48.8

5,000

June

*159

188

85

37

8.0

73

*22.200

*L4,700

14,900

*2,950

*5,700

9,340 

*1,920 

*1,480

606

384

253

193

120

93

75

62

50

67

69

82

104

64

49

31

76,042

2,535

150,800

July

23

17

10

12

*22

69

138

2,000

6,500

4,620

2,040

924 

*974 

522

311

217

145

120

285

211

109

305

545

247

120

78

47

25

9.4

14O .U

30,661.4

666

40,980

Aug.

5.1

*2.5

2.2

.9

.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

1.7

1.5

620 

294 

125

60

45

209

173

*49

28

139

87

133

*140

325

206

60

22

114

698

594

4,142.8

134

8,220

Sept.

245

96

52

31

18

11

*6.2

3.7

76

37

8.0

71 

75 

32

8.0

4.6

4.2

4.2

35

22

*13

20

24

71

136

247

150

85

49

28

1,662.9

55.4

3,300

Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). June 7 (5 p.m.) 64,000 cfs (16.00 ft); June 12 (12:30 a.m.)

31,600 cfs (12.40 ft); July 9 (1 p.m.) 10,500 cfs (9.80 ft)._______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from one or more daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 28, Dec. 4, 8, 11, 

18-31, Jan. 1-7, 11, Feb. 6 to Apr. 6, May 19-23, 26-28, 31, June 1 to July 31, Aug. 2, 9, 12, 17, 

18, 22, 23, 27, 28, 30, 31, Sept. 1-8, 11-18.
368 RED RIVER BASIN

3000. Salt Fork Red River near Wellington, Tex.

Location. Lat 34°57'25", long 100°13'30", near center of stream on downstream side of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 83, 4 miles downstream from Fort Worth and Denver (Burlington) 

Railway Co. bridge, 4| miles south of Lutie, and 6| miles north of Wellington, 

Collingsworth County.

Drainage area. 1.222 sq mi, of which 209 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--June 1952 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

1,941.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 86.7 cfs (62.770 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,300 cfs June 9 (gage height, 8.80 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs May 24.

195C-60: Maximum discharge, 146,000 cfs May 16, 1957 (gage height, 19.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage 

height 13.90 ft; minimum, 0.1 cfs June 19, 1952.

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

which are poor. Daily discharge largely computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage 

readings, as flowing stream was away from recorder except when stage exceeded about 

4 ft. Several small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*602

343

820

278

111

60

*43

35

22

15

11

10

18

20

31

25

16

12

11

8.4

8.4

9.3

11

10

9.3

6.9

5^5 

6.2

6.2

28

64

2,656.2

85.7

5,270

Nov.

43

37

39

47

28

14

12

12

13

*18

19

20

20

13

13

13

11

13

22

31

28

22

16

16

16

18

18 

14

15

16

617

20.6

1,220

Dec.

23

30

28

26

20

14

13

T5

*16

19

20

22

19

25

209

261

290

221

154

118

114

107

100

97

97

94

a85 

78

78

88

91

2,570

82.9

5,100

Jan.

Ill

126

allO

91

b85

b80

b80

b90

blOO

126

97

*130

137

154

141

blOO

b80

b60

b50

b50

aSO

a80

a80

alOO

133

145

111 

91

72

70

75

3,035

97.9

6,020

Feb.

78

110

167

228

250

76

a50

37

35

43

43

 41

39

a50

64

91

100

91

64

75

a70

67

64

b60

b50

b40

b40

a40

a50

2,193

75.6

4,350

Mar.

a50

a50

a40

a40

b40

a 50

62

81

*216

137

84

84

a 90

103

107

94

a92

91

91

a91

91

91

91

133

505

176

a!30 

91

62

43

18.

2,922

94.3

5,800

Apr.

9.3

9.3

a9.5

9.3

*8.4

6.9

6.9

5.5

9.3

a9

8.4

7.7

14

18

22

11

a7

3.2

3.2

2.7

3.7

4.8

a5

a5

6.9

a3

lil

4.2

3.7

6.9

225.9

7.53

448

May

a6

4.8

*9.3

15

59

39

9.3

a7

6.2

6.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

6.2

a6

5.2

*53

*1,690

94

100

13

5.5

1.3

.9

*88

31

3.7

1.9

a2

10

78

2,555.6

76.0

4,670

June

*596

114

59

50

22

211

2,850

1,930

*5,610

232

496

a320

97

54

*52

35

18

14

alO

*9.5

9.5

6.9

16

159

172

a90

25 

6.9

2.3

1.3

11,248.0

375

22,310

July

1.9

1.6

a2

2.3

5.5

*15

175

950

263

a20

31

71

111

*97

51

22

a9

4.2

25

16

*82

295

167

a60

22

12

*8.4 

6.2

6.2

6.2

a6

2,484.5

80.1

4,930

Aug.

6.2

*5.5

4.2

3.7

5.5

4.2

a4

2.3

3.7

*3.7

4.2

3.7

4.2

a4

4.2

4.2

3.2

*359

182

30

alOO

57

25

*228

57

5.5

6.2 

4.8

*8.4

11

8.4

1,153.0

57.2

2,290

Sept.

9.3

7.7

7.7

a6

4.2

4.2

*4.2

4.8

702

229

a 30

14

*15

10

8.4

6.9

7.7

a8

6.2

8.4

16

*6.9

504

441

75

25

23 

*23

18

15

2,038.6

68.0

4,040

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,570 Min 0.2 Mean 72.6 Ac-ft 52,520

Water year 1959-60: Max 3, 61o Min 0.9 Mean 91.5 Ac-ft 66,450

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). June 9 (1 a.m.) 16,300 cfs (8.80 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records

for adjoining days.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 369

3005. Salt Fork Red River at Mangum, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°52', long 99°31', in SWijSEij sec.34, T.5 N. , R.22 W. , near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 34, half a mile south of Mangum, 

13 miles downstream from Fish Creek, and at mile 35.5.

Drainage area.--1,566 sq mi, of which 209 sq mi is probably nonoontributing.

Records available.--April 1905 to June 1906, October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,490.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). April 11, 1905, to June 30, 1906, chain gage 

at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1937, to Nov. 8, 

1938, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1937-60), 94.4 cfs (68,340 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs June 9 (gage height, 10.62 ft); no 

flow at times.

1905-6, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 72,000 cfs May 16, 1957; maximum gage height, 

14.7 ft June 16, 1938; no flow at times in each year. '

Maximum stage known, that of June 16, 1938, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 9, Dec. 15, Dec. 18 to Feb. 2, Mar. 7-10,

Apr. 6-16, May 20 to June 7, June 10 to July 8, Sept. 10-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

5.8 

6.0 

6.2 

6.4 

6.6

6.8 55

7.0

7.3 195

7.6 400 1.5 

3.0 

6.0

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

11

18

30

55

100

170

7.6 580

7.9 870

8.5 1,850

9.0 4,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

169

325

364

144

*61

39

25

16

12

9.8

9.0

11

11

9.4

8.1

7.2

6.6

6.3

5.7

4.8

3.9

a3

a2

al.5

al

a. 5

a. 2

*0

0

0

1,286.0

41.5

2,550

Nov.

0

g3.0

a3.5

g4.2

g5.4

a6

g6.3

E7.5

g7.8

gS.l

gS.l

gS.l

gS.l

E7.8

a7.8

E7.8

a8.8

g9.8

alOgio

*gio

alO

gio

alO

gio

alO

glO

eii

all

gll

241.1

8.04

478

Dec.

eii

a!2

g!2

a!2

a!2

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!4

a!4

*13

13

14

18

353

934

865

635

265

70

45

40

35

32

30

58

106

55

30

28

30

3,795

122

7,530

Jan.

55

84

162

180

170

170

218

246

346

568

288

180

*139

246

276

276

218

180

118

alOO

a95

alOO

alOO

154

265

407

311

139

125

139

118

6,173

199

12,240

Feb.

112

154

*379

464

699

426

189

125

162

154

139

a!40

a!40

a!45

146

162

162

208

180

154

132

132

132

132

al20

alOO

alOO

a90

a8o

5,458

188

10,830

Mar.

a70

*60

a55

a60

a70

90

139

162

392

338

94

66

58

55

52

52

45

45

42

40

33

*28

27

28

60

288

162

146

246

146

112

3,261

105

6,470

Apr.

70

55

45

40

35

30

26

26

a25

a23

a21

a!9

18

*16

8.7

4.8

1.9

2.5

1.3

.7

.3

.2

.2

.3

.1

0

*0

0

.1

.1

470.2

15.7

933

May

0

0

0

0

.8

1.6

13

14

8.2

*3.4

1.3

.4

0

0

0

0

0

950

1.310

236

326

al80

a200

a!50

alOO

a80

a70

a 60

also

a!20

*84

4,058.7

131

8,050

June

146

351

334

180

107

154

1,180

1,440

5,970

347

155

218

100

79

48

42

42

35

32

30

20

19

15

33

76

198

125

*27

20

15

9,546

318

18,930

July

6.4

5.2

2.0

6.1

9.7

13

32

161

570 ^79

27

16

17

30

58

30

15

12

11

21

21

105

28

78

33

a!4

a6

*2.5

.7

.4

a_._2

1,410.2

45.5

2,800

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

230

70

115

370

70

83

278

594

a20

a!5

alO

69

a20

a!5

1,959

63.2

3,890

Sept.

a!2

alo

a9

a8

a7

a6

a5

a4

a4

575

a50

a!5

alO

a8

*7.2

5.2

4.2

5.4

2.8

2.5

59

5.2

7.6

503

248

125

79

42

*24

17

1,436.1

47.9

2,850

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,630 Mln 0 Mean 99.2 Ac-ft 71,830

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,970 Mln 0 Mean 107 Ac-ft 77,550

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs).--June 9 (10:50 a.m.) 11,900 efs (10.62 ft). _

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
370 RED RIVER BASIN

3015. North Pork Red River near Carter, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°10', long 99°30 T , in NW£SE£ sec.15, T.8 N., R.22 W. , near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 34, 3 miles south of Carter, 

10.8 miles downstream from Timber Creek, and at mile 110.5.

Drainage area.--2.337 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 1,673.71 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--16 years, 128 cfs (92,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,800 cfs July 22 (gage height, 9.28 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Sept. 20-22.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 53,400 cfs May 26, 1959 (gage height, 13.42 ft); no 

flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

250

529

918

g'Sfi

g95

*53

40

29

21

18

15

13

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12 

11

IT

14 

gll

*16 

27

31

2,509

80.9

4,980

Nov.

29

28

33

29 

25

22

20

19

20

20

20

20

20

18

19

18

19

21

28

29

*28

27 

25 

25

23

24 

23

20

21 

23

696

23.2

1,380

Dec.

25

25

28

29

30

32

32

33

33

*34

34

35

35

41

349

1,520

1,540

1, 7QQ

612

480

195

153 

145 

157

141

200 

245

157

119

104 

125

8,388

271

16,640

Jan.

65

245

185

157 

145

133

119

165

269

495

405

239

*190

326

245

165

129

110

119

1,120

877

180 

1,160 

941

239

320 

250

239

195

190 

180

9,897

319

19,630

Feb.

170

177

971

*1,820 

1,700

564

342

269

269

165

149

133

170

180

190

200

195

175

205

251

215

275 

210 

b200

b250

b400 

b300

b250

b200

10,595

365

21,010

Mar.

b!50

*b95

b95

blOO 

b!50

b200

b250

527

526

972

312

200

180

173

180

204

230

196

184

188

188

*204 

200 

216

288

379 

212

159

134

117

134

7,343

237

14,560

Apr.

~93 124

76

79 

73

70

70

70

70

73

76

79

*96

96

96

100

100

83

73

73

60

60 

60 

63

54

*50 

50

50

54

*JL

2,218

73.9

4,400

May

39

37

64

217 

T76

134

110

120

93

*66

44

29

24

24

22

24

22

205

212

128

90

66 

47 

37

33

31 

33

22

147

158 

103

2,557

82.5

5,070

June

*134

124

96

73 

39

96

179

404

456

379

752" 836

570

456

271

152

107

66

42

24

15

9.1 

6.7 

382

128

79 

42

*21

16

13

6,007.8

200

11,920

July

12

12

11

10 

7.5

9.1

12

29

384

245

162

134

1,030

1,070

212

131

93

70

116

100

171

*5.580 

1,730 

g408

g270

g200 

g!59

"8138

g!20

alOO 

a90

12,815.6

413

25,420

Aug.

a65

g50

g37

g35 

831

821

a!8

a!5

814

g!4

g!4

g!2

aUS"

815

818

*g!7

313

g!92

gl!7

347

856 

g!88

g!70

g!73 

g83

g33

g29

g26 

g26

3,297

106

6,540

Sept.

b29

b27

g24

g20 

817

817

817

g!7

817

278

a!70

g!03

g37

g24

gZ5

*g!5

glO

a6

g2.3

6.1

8-6

8.6 

432

647

a250"

g!73 

gllO

g70

*g44

g33

2,616.1

87.2

5,190

Calendar year 1959: Max 20,700 Min 0 Mean 198 Ac-ft 143,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,580 Min 0.6 Mean 188 Ac-ft 136,700

Peak discharge (base. 3,200 cfs) . July 13 (9:30 p.m.) 3,380 cfs (7.60 ft); July 22 (1 p.m.)

7.800 cfs (9.28 ft).__________ __________._____________________________-__________-

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and inflow to Lake Altus.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 371

3025. Lake Altus at Lugert , Okla.

Location. Lat 34°54', long 99°18', in SWvSE^ sec. 22, T.5 N. , R.20 W. , on upstream face 

of Altus Dam on North Fork Red River, 1 mile west of Lugert, 2.6 miles upstream from 

Elm Fork of North Fork, and at mile 73.5.

Drainage area. 2,515 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. December 1943 to September 1950 (monthly records only), October 1950 

to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

Tfy Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Nov. 19, 1948, staff or float gage at same site 

and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 149,800 acre-ft July 23 (elevation, 1,560.04 ft); 

minimum, 104,500 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 1,552.47 ft).

1944-60: Maximum contents, 167,000 acre-ft May 19, 1951 (elevation, 1,562.10 ft); 

minimum observed after initial storage, 4,690 acre-ft Aug. 25, 1944 (elevation, 

1,520.2 ft).

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by concrete and coursed masonry dam. Storage began in

December 1943. Capacity, 142,900 acre-ft at elevation 1,559.0 ft (crest of uncontrolled 

spillway) and 77,390 acre-ft at elevation 1,547.0 ft (crest of controlled spillway). 

Dead storage, 2,300 acre-ft below elevation 1,517.5 ft (sill of headgate at irrigation 

canal). Reservoir is used for flood control, municipal water supply for city of Altus, 

and irrigation of about 48,000 acres below reservoir. Figures given herein represent 

total contents.

Cooperation. Data on diversions furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: Contents.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, 

in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

1,552

1,556

1,561

102,000

124,300

156,400

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

(t) {*',

(tt)

Oct.

105.6

108.6

111.8 

113.7

114.3

114.6

114.7

114.8

114.7

114.8

114.8

114.8

115.1

115.1

114.9

115.1

114.9

114.8

114.6

114.6

114.6

114.7

114.7

114.6

114.6

114.5

114.3

114.1

114.1 

114.4

114.4

1,554,32

+9.9

0

Nov.

114.4

114.5

114.7

114.5

114.3

114.3

114.3

114.2

114.3

114.3

114.3

114.3

113.9

113.9

113.8

113.7

113.6

113.5

113.7

113.6

113.7

113.8

113.8

113.8

113.8

113.8

113.7

113.7 

113.7

1,554 . 20

-0.7

0

Dec.

113.8

113.8

113.7 

113.8

113.8

113.8

113.8

113.8

113.8

113.8

113.9

114.0

113.7

114.1

115.1

118.0

121.9

125.7

128.2

129.9

130.9

132.2

132.7

133.1

133.6

134.5

135.3

135.6

135.9

136.1

136.3

1,557.96

+22.6

612

Jan.

136.8

137.1

137.4 

137.8

138.4

138.7

138.9

139.1

139.5

140.1

141.2

142.1

142.4

143.6

143.8

143.8

143.8

143.1

142.6

142.7

143.0

143.2

143.4

143.6

143.7

144.0

143.9

143.8

143.8 

143.2

143.5

1,559.09

+7.2

0

Feb.

143.4

144.0

145.2 

146.3

146.3

145.1

143.4

143.4

143.8

143.5

143.3

143.1

143.3

143.7

143.8

144.2

144.4

144.4

144.2

144.7

144.2

144.2

143.5

142.5

142.1

142.3

142.6

142.7

142.8

_

1,558.99

-0.7

0

Mar.

143.0

143.5

143.6 

143.8

143.9

144.3

144.6

144.8

144.4

145.0

144.5

143.7

143.3

143.3

143.6

143.6

143.7

143.6

143.3

143.2

143.2

143.4

143.4

143.6

143.8

144.4

144.4

144.4

143.6 

143.1

143.6

1,559.10

+0.8

0

Apr.

143.2

143.1

143.2 

143.3

143.4

143.4

143.4

143.3

143.2

143.1

143.1

143.2

143.8

143.4

143.3

143.6

143.1

142.8

142.6

143.2

142.7

142.8

142.6

142.3

142.3

142.0

141.7

141.4

141.9 

141.0

1,558 . 71

-2.6

3,110

May

140.9

140.4

140.3

141.0

141.9

141.4

141.4

141.6

141.6

141.5

141.4

141.0

140.6

140.7

140.3

140.3

140.3

140.1

141.5

141.0

140.8

141.0

141.0

140.7

141.0

141.0

140.9

141.5

141.3 

141.7

142.3

1,558.90

+1.3

3,040

June

142.5

142.6

142.7 

142.6

142.8

142.9

143.2

144.1

144.0

143.4

144.5

144.9

144.1

143.3

143.4

143.0

142.7

142.8

142.6

142.4

142.3

141.6

141.3

141.4

141.6

141.4

141.0

140.4

139.7 

139.1

1,558.41

-3.2

3,500

July

138.6

137.7

136.9 

136.8

136.3

136.1

136.2

136.2

136.4

137.2

137.5

137.8

138.5

141.3

142.3

143.5

143.9

143.6

143.4

143.1

143.0

149.2

149.2

147.3

144.1

143.4

142.8

142.0

141.0 

140.0

138.7

1,558.35

-0.4

12,190

Aug.

137.4

136.0

135.0 

133.8

132.3

131.0

129.7

128.7

127.9

127.0

126.1

125.2

124.3

123.6

122.8

122.2

122.1

122.5

122.8

123.1

123.1

124.2

124.4

125.2

125.0

124.9

124.5

124.2

124.6 

124.3

123.8

1,555.92

-14.9

17,800

Sept.

123.4

122.9

122.3 

121.7

121.1

120.3

119.7

119.3

118.9

118.7

118.7

118.5

118.2

117.6

117.6

117.5

gl!7.1

gl!7.0

gll6.8

g!16.6

gl!6.4

gl!6.3

gl!7.4

gllS.l

gl!8.3

gl!8.3

gl!8.4

gllS.5

118.7 

118.6

1^55.06

-5.2

5,710

Calendar year 1959.................... * +42.2 tt 55,550

Water year 1959-60.................... * +14.1 tt 45,960

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in thousands of acre-feet.

tt Total diversions, in acre-feet.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
372 RED RIVER BASIN

3030. North Fork Red River below Altus Dam, near Lugert, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°53'26", long 99°18'22", In SW£ sec.22, T.15 N., R.20 W., on right bank 

3,500 ft downstream from Altus Dam, 1.9 miles upstream from Elm Fork of North Fork, 

2 miles west of Lugert, and at mile 72.8.

Drainage area. 2,515 sq ml, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. March 1930 to December 1932 (published as "at Lugert Dam"), October 

1950 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,471.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Mar. 19, 1930, to Dec. 31, 1932, staff gage at old Lugert Dam, 0.7 mile upstream 

at datum 1,504.31 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 cfs July 22 (gage height, 8.20 ft); no 

flow at times.

1930-32, 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 16,100 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 12.70 ft); 

no flow at times in each year.

Flood of May 16, 1928, reached a stage of 14.5 ft, site and datum then in use (discharge , 14,300 cfs) .

Remarks. Records excellent. Some regulation at low flow by Lugert Lake prior to December 1943 (capacity, 13,500 acre-ft) and completely regulated thereafter by Lake Altus 

(see preceding page). Diversion from Lake Altus for irrigation of about 48,000 acres 

below station and for municipal supply of Altus. Small amounts of seepage, when dam is 

not spilling, are not included in this record. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

5.5

12

5.6

71

126

249

500

990

1,550

2,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0 

15

123

244

332

369

216

1.7

4.6

26

9.5

49

142

226

415

450

442

427 

142

3,633.8

117

7,210

Feb.

207

143

*570

1,730

1,510

1,850

1,730

720

442

442

435 

376

144 

161

154

161

177

177

173

186

343

478

478

464

285

4.6

bObO"

bO

13,940.6

481

27,650

Mar.

bO.5 bB~

blO

b!3

b!8

33

54

203

671

990

1,010 

593

471 

295

216

202

207

297

297

221

174

86

130

136

169

326

457

457

723

483 

96

9,033.5

291

17,920

Apr.

172

186

7.3

5.5

8.8

10

22

25

15

8.8

7.6 

10

12 

*134

211

179

a6.2

a. 9

aO

aT.3

al.3

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

*0

0

0

0

1,023.7

34.1

2,030

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

32

224

588

830

364 

1,040

1,330 

1,680

450

374

9.4

4.2

4.6

2.2

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

6,332.8

211

12,560

July

0

I)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

2.0

8.8

12

7.6

3.4

987

*2,050

175TO"

1,430

288

3.0

*.l

0

0 

0

6,681.9

216

13,250

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,970 Min 0 Mean 47.4 Ac-ft 34,290

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,030 Min 0 Mean 111 Ac-ft 80,620

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed from spill over dam. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected bv Ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 37 

3034. Elm Fork of North Fork Red River near Carl, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°00'35", long 99°54'20", in NW£ sec.12, T.6 N., R.26 W. , near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 30, 4 miles northeast of Carl.

Drainage area. 420 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,714.95 ft above mean sea level (State 

Highway Department bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,230 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 5.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 8.9 cfs 

Mov. 17.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those above 

~ , which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Dec. 16, Jan. 14 

to Feb. 10, Sept. 25-30)

2.3

2.4

2.5

Discharge, in c

7.1 2.6 26

11 2.8 54

17 3.0 98

ibic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

3.2 

3.6 

4.0

160

362

680

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

221

193

"TF 471

40

*24

19

17

15

14

14

13

14

13

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.3 973-

9.3

9.3

9.3

*9.3

12

11

1,318.8

42.5

2,620

Nov.

11

11

11

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

11

11

11

9.7

10

11

8.9

10

12

T?

*ll

ll

ll

ll

10

11

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.7

312.7

10.4

620

Dec.

12

1?

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

*14

14

14

14

17

*419

210

205

117

68

54

52

49

48

44

37

43

35

34

34

34

35

1,703

54.9

3,380

Jan.

37

35

33

33

35

35

32

38

40

40

38

38

*37

~5? 107

43

46

35

35

40

40

38

40

40

40

40

35

33

30

29

28

1,222

39.4

2,420

Feb.

27

3?

69

*104 "96

70

64

62

62

60

60

58

58

58

56

54

52

52

51

49

49

49

47

a48

a46

a45

a44

a46

a50

1,618

55.8

3,210

Mar.

a52

*a54

a50

a50

a55

58

6056"

58

52

48

46

44

41

43

41

37

35

33

33

30

*28

28

33

46

40

35

41

38

35

34

1,334

43.0

2,650

Apr.

33

3?

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

30

*29

28

26

26

26

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

*21

20 "2T

20

20

789

26.3

1,560

May

19

19

19

32

29

24

21

19

19

*19

20

19

19

19

19

18

T5

58

48

40

34

32

29

28

28

27

26

27

30

34

32

826

26.6

1,640

June

*32

33

30

29

28

32

99

168 ~55

33

27

25

24

22

22

21

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

19

16

14

13

*11

10

To

889

29.6

1,760

July

10

977" 9.7

11

13

12

14

52

78

27

23

21

546

131

52

37

33

30

28

27

32

109

54

35

a30

a28

a25

*21

20

19

18

1,555.4

50.2

3,090

Aug.

18

15

14

12

12

11

10

ID- 9.7

10

11

11

10

9.7

9.7

12

11

*32

17

14

21

16

12

450

117

20

15

14

44

25

18

1,011.1

32.6

2,010

Sept.

14

14

13

12

12

11

T2

16

~58 187

29

23

a2O

14

12

*12

12

12

12

12

13

11

54

93

32

22

19

17

*16

16

800

26.7

1,590

Calendar year 1959: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1959-60: Max 546 Min 8.9 Mean 36.6 Ac-ft 26,550

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 cfs). --July 13 (10 a.m.) 1,820 cfs (4.80 ft); Aug. 24 (6:30 p.m.)

4,230 cfs (5.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
374 RED RIVER BASIN

3045. Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°SS I , long 99°07', in NE£ sec.17, T.5 N. , R.18 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 7 miles downstream from Little Elk Creek, 

7j miles south of Hobart, and 10.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 549 sq mi.

Records available . September 1904 to March 1908, October 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is

1",429.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 13, 1905, staff gage at 

site 3 miles southwest of Hobart at different datum. Apr. 13, 1905, to Mar. 31, 1908, 

chain gage at present site at datum 1,430.56 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

June 6, 1951, to Oct. 23, 1952, and May 7, 1953, to Apr. 28, 1954, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge . 14 years (1904-7, 1949-60), 66.5 cfs (48,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 23.60 ft); minimum daily, 7.7 cfs Sept. 18.

1904-8, 1949-60: Maximum discharge, 22,400 cfs Oct. 4, 1955 (gage height, 30.75 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs on basis of field estimate 

of peak flow; no flow at times in many years.

Maximum stage known, that of Oct. 4, 1955. Flood of June 9, 1907, reached a stage 

of 28.9 ft, datum then in use. Flood in May 1949 reached a stage of 28.63 ft, from 

floodmark.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water 

temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1905.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1 to Dec. 18, Feb. 3, 4)

5.1 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

13.0

18

32

60

144

344

855

18.0

23.0

4.5

4.6 

4.8 

5.0

2,070

3,460

6.

9.

19

30

5.5

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

17.0

59

96

290

680

1,200

1,830

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,090

1,660

2,970

3,410 

1,020

231 *105

65

56

36

31

32

26

34

26

25

24

28 

22

22

22

21

20

TO 

22

21

21

20

20

*24 

22

11,146

360

22,110

Nov.

24

29

24

22 

23

 S3- 30

25

24

23

23

23

24

23

26

24

24

25

24

*24

23

22

22

22 

22

22

21

24

21

20

708

23.6

1,400

Dec.

20

20

19

19 

19

19

20

19

19

19

*19

19

18 20"

21

59

590

1,440 

513

227

159

132

114

105 

96

94

114

141

102

82 

75

4,633

149

9,190

Jan.

73

76

79

72 

72

74

74

86

79

105

114

*123

136

361

35T

223

132

123 

114

96

110

105

114

96

74

77

80

82

80

73 

67

3,531

114

7,000

Feb.

65

7F *522

1,420 

1,680

744

308

227

202

182

164

132

123

118

118

123

123

128 

114

100

100

103

96

95 

98

88

89

98

90

7,525

259

14, 930

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,020 Mln 2.3

Mar.

*86

83

83

84 

100

123

80

73

80

105

123

110

83

79

76

82

83

74 

70

66

*61

60

W

63 

65

74

86

74

"TO 132

70

2,578

83.2

5,110

Apr.

61

SS

54

54 

48

48

48

47

45

46

45

44

45

*45

48

47

45

46 

42

38

34

33

33

33

*31

31

30

 30- 29

31

1,269

42.3

2,520

Mean 129

May

28

28

30

174 

214

86

60

46 *37

31

30

30

29

26

26

26

41

58 

197

153

70

41

34

32

27

26

24

2S

75

33 *25

1,763

56.9

3,5OO

June

45

45

30

32 

26

25

193

55

220

288

101

79

64

51

36

29

25

23

20

19

18

19

18

18 

32

39

22

*17

14

_13

1,616

53.9

3,210

July

12

10

9.6

10 

9.2

11

12

19

18

17

20

21

16

32

135

35

17

14 

13

11

9.2

176

*1,390

1,680 2*3?

107

*78

60

55

47 

42

4,318.0

139

8,560

Aug.

36" 40

33

31 

29

25

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

21

20

*18

18

23 

23

25

32

20

18

18 

20

36

24

14

13

3T

15

752

24.3

1,490

Sept.

13

7.9

9.6

9.2 

9.2

10

10

9.2

9.2

20

10

9.6

9.2

8.5 *8.5

7.9

7.9

7.7 

375

9.2

8.2

8.5

10

9.2

9.6

35

2T

14

*13

10

332.8

11.1

660

Ac-ft 93,730

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,41O Min 7.7 Mean 110 Ac-ft 79,680

Peak discharge (base, 1,8OO cfs). Oct. 4 (8 a.m.) 3,630 cfs (23.60 ft); Feb. 5 (2 a.m.) 2,OOO cfs 

(17.71 ft); July 24 (1 p.m.) 1.93O efs (17.4O ft)._______________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 375

3050. North Fork Red River near Headriok, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°38' , long 99°06' , in center of N| sec.21, T.2 N., R.18 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2| miles east of Headrick, 12.9 miles upstream from Otter Creek, and at mile 33.0.

Drainage area.--4.244 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. April 1905 to March 1908, October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Prior to July 1905, published 

as near Snyder."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Prior to July 18, 1905, chain gage at site a 

quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. July 18, 1905, to Mar. 30, 1908, 

staff gage at Navajo damsite 10.4 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 25 years (1905-7, 1937-60), 336 cfs (243,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 7.75 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Aug. 14, Sept. 10.

1905-8, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 30,700 cfs Oct. 5, 1955 (gage height, 11.50 ft); 

no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 16.1 ft sometime prior to 1927, from information by State Highway Department.

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated since December 1943 by Lake Altus, 39.5 miles

above station (see p. 371). Diversions for irrigation of about 48,000 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are 

given in 1743.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1905-7.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

352

3,160

4,950

8,520

'6, 470

1,310

707 *412

273

202

142

118

106

94

86

109 

84

68

64

61

54

50

45

42

40

39

35 35-

36

*51 

45

24,760

799

49,110

Nov.

44

44

56

5S

44

40

IT

47

44

47

44

44

44

43

47

50 

43

4,7

*54

53

50

50

51

50

50

50

48

48

48

54

1,433

47.8

2,840

Dec. j Jan,

51

50

SO

50

4,8

48

51

51 *53

54

54

53

56

58

96

153 

1,470

5.450

2,700

1,360

680

445

385

355

327

304

290

341

443

345 

277

14,148

456

28,060

259

250

250

259

264

268

*268

286

295

300

332

345

375

410

1,170

1,210 

1,100

996

960

745

324

225

230

216

194

283

492

*746

825

780

15,464

499

30,670

Feb.

4,09

472

968

3,580

5.790

4,020

2,900

2,380

1,350

1,040

987

852

746

515

455

455 

470

*492

515

478

462

607

897

780

798

a560

a320

a230

a!75

33,703

1,162

66,850

Mar.

alSO

a!30

alOO

alOO

a!20

also

177

*166

300

925

1,570

1,570

1,350

888

633

470 

492

508

599

704

522

492

288

361

427

455

700

1,050

1,000

1,580 

1,270

19,247

621

38,180

Apr.

618

578

636

*356~

302

269

249

240

249

249

220

220

225

230

269

554 

508

324

216

181

169

*162

150

150

147

139

147

143

139

132

8,201

273

16,270

May

132

139

143

147

293

407

^

207

150

113

*92

81

76

73

73

81 

86

106

162

220

308

244

177

143

129

116

103

95

92

146 

207

4,795

155

9,510

June

244

216

220

198

169

166

*211

563

925

1,600

1,250

654

962

1,370

1,110

516 

433

184

106

82

70

59

53

57

64

59

63

*70

48

^8_

-11,760

392

23,330

July

30

26

22 3T

64

74

80

99

148

104

128

133

106

95

209

485 

167

80

57

*63

61

81

1,320

5,580

3,530

*1,680

654

258

166

124 

97

15,555

502

30,850

Aug.

82

70

*57

45

40

30

25

21

20

22

25

19

13

12

TF

21 

24

26

24

79

198

102

78

84 *50

85

642 259"

98

131

2,430

78.4

4,820

Sept.

70

50

46

35

26

21

17

15

13

ii

18

28

95 *63

38

25 

19

17

16

18

21

33

26

33

28

217

T5S

82

55

41

1,342

44.7

t, 660

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,600 Min 2.2 Mean 422 Ac-ft 305,400

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,52o Min 12 Mean 418 Ao-ft 3O3,20O

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Oct. 4 (3 a.m.) 10.10O cfs (7.75 ft); Feb. 5 (5 a.m.) 6,33O cfs 

(6.91 ft); July 24 (4 p.m.) 5,92o efs (6.95 ft).______________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
376 RED RIVER BASIN

3055. Otter Creek at Snyder Lake, near Mountain Park, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°44'04", long 98°59'14", in NE£ sec.16, T.3 N., R.17 W., at intake tower 

at Snyder Dam on Otter Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from small tributary, 3 miles northwest 

of Mountain Park, and at mile 26.0.

Drainage area.--132 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1903 to March 1908, October 1951 to September 1960. Published 

as Otter Creek near Mountain Park 1903-8. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and broad-crested masonry weir. Datum of gage is 1,360.99 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Aprir'1903 to March 1908 staff gage at site 

1.8 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1903-7, 1951-60), 28.6 cfs (20,710 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 14.20 ft); no 

flow at times.

1903-8, 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs June 6, 1953 (gage height, 19.50 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contractedopening and flow-over-dam measurements of peak flow; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum discharge known, that of June 6, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

11.85

11.9

12.0

12.1

0 

2.4

36

12.3

12.5

12.9

92

169

405

1,240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

158

524

1,180 

1,130

335

67

36

17

10

10

7.8

7.8

7.8

5.3

5.3

5.3

2.4

1.2

1.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

.7

0

O

0

0

0

2.4

2.4

3,526.8

114

7,000

Nov.

2.4

2.4

5.3 ^rs

.6

0

tf

0

0

O

0

0

.4

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16.4

0.55

33

Dec.

0

tJ

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

40

645

655 ~80

41

30

26

19

17

17

a!6

a!5

a!5

a!4

a!4

al3

1,670

53.9

3,310

Jan.

a!3

a!3

a!2 

a!2

a!2

a!2

12

12

16

28

26

26

23

75

tt

30

26

17

12

12

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

9.1

^7T

10

575.2

18.6

1,140

Feb.

10

12

72 

269 2TT

64

36

30

26

19

16

14

14

14

12

14

10

10

9.1

12

9.1

12

5.3

1.8 r~4"

7.8

12

12

10

946.5

32.6

1,880

Mar.

10

12

12 

12

12

12

14

16

TT

14

9.1

10

12

12

12

9.1

7.8

9.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

9.1

5.3

T7S

16

16

14

12

12

7.8

7.8

340.3

11.0

675

Apr.

7.8

5.3

5.3 

7.8

7.8

9.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

9.1

10

12

I?

9.1

12

2.4

1.2

.7

2.4

1.2

1.2

1.8

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.2

2.4

3.2

.3

163.1

5.44

324

May

0

^

O 

.3

7.2

20

7.9

5.3

4.2

1.8

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

31

30

90

21

10

9.1

6.6

6.6

4.2

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.4

263.1

8.49

522

June

17

10

5.3 

3.2

2.4

5.3

86

ST

28

14

9.1

7.8

9.1

4.2

1.8

.7

0.

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

*0

0

0

254.9

8.50

506

July

O

V

0 

0

0

0

.2

6.6

9.1

4.2

1.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

12

6.6

2.4

.7

0

0

0

0

0

68.2

2.20

135

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,460 Min 0 Mean 57.6 Ac-ft 41,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,180 Min 0 Mean 21.4 Ac-ft 15,520

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). --Oct. 3 (12:30 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (14.14 ft); Dec. 17 (11:30 p.m.) 

1,720 cfs (14.20 ft).

* Observation Observation ofr no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage.
RED RIVER BASIN 377

3078. Pease River near Childress, Tex.

Location. Lat 34"13'35", long 100°04'20", near right bank on downstream side of bridge on 

Farm Road 104, 3 miles downstream from confluence of North and Middle Porks, 17 miles 

southeast of Childress, Childress County, and 19 miles northeast of Paducah, Cottle 

County.

Drainage area. 2,747 sq mi, of which 559 sq mi is probably noneontributing. 

Records available. December 1959 to September 1S60.

_. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 1,492.£ 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

ft above

Extremes. Maximum discharge duringperiod, 19,000 cfs June 9 (gage height, 13.59 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs May 22.

Maximum stage since at least 1909, 22 ft June 1, 1957; flood in May 1935 reached a 

stage of 18 ft and was the second highest, from information by local resident.

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

which are poor. Three small diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, Dec. 1, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 22)

Dec. 1 to May 22, 

June 10 to July 7

May 23 to June 9, 

July 8 to Sept. 30

0.1

.9

3.2

7.1

13

21

6.6 

6.8 

7.1 

7.5 

8.0 

8.7

31

63

140

310

640

1,330

9.5

200

450

1,060

2,620

7.0 42

10.5 4,900

11.0 6,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, December 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

t21

Nov.

T2.8

Dec.

\-

l*3.8 

a5 

5.4

a5

aUOO

a560

610

150

81

63

49

37

30

32

34

31

27

*19

16

15

2,914.2

94.0

5,780

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

15

11

9.6

9.1

19

28

27

47 

~JZ 108 

*56

44

30

65

42

50

49

24

7

10

19

19

15

13

13

15

13

13

10

8.1

7.1

869.9

28.1

1,730

Feb.

6.6

11

39

*44

206

172

88

49 

*31 

19

11

9.6

8.6

8.1

9.1

8.6

8.1

8.1

7.6

6.6

5.8

6.2

5.0

*5.0

2.

2

2

2

2

783.0

27.0

1,550

Mar.

2

2

2

2

2

4

10

12 

17 

*21

16

11

8.6

9.6

8.1

6.2

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.5

97

44

22

17

11

10

6.6

5.0

377.2

12.2

748

Apr.

3.2

2.6

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

*2.9

2.9 

3.2 

3.8

3.2

3.8

4.6

37^

3.2

2.9

1.8

2TT

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.1

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.6

3.2

2.6

1.8

86.1

2.87

171

May

1.8

2.3

3.8

*39

42

8.1

5.0

3.8 

3.2 

2.9

2.3

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

1.6

8.3

4.2

1.2

.7

235

314

17

3.6

1.9

1.3

1.4

31

50

25

821.0

26.5

1,630

June

148

*68

12

3.3

1.4

3.9

*1,090

*1,100 

5,610 

*646

*222

1,270

848

*343

215

113

61

52

26

25

34

34

30

25

21

a20

a!8

a!6

a!5

a!3

12,083.6

403

23,970

July

alO

a9

7.1

7.1

23

*192

*1,220

1,240 

624 

220

67

40

39

543

382

85

24

70

62

46

255

199

56

17

14

11

10

12

3.3

3.0

1.7

5,492.2

177

10,890

Aug.

1.7

1.3

*1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.3

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.1

479

800

*99

34

21

154

29

8.3

6.0

221

21

7.0

3.9

3.6

407

183

2,497.3

80.6

4,950

Sept.

32

8.3

4.7

3.3

3.3

2.8

2.3

*2.1 

2.3 

3.0

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.3

1.6

1.7

4~1.3

93

l5

8.3

8.8

8.3

7.0

6.0

276.3

9.21

548

Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--June 9 (2 a.m.) 19,000 cfs (13.59 ft); July 7 (1:30 p.m.) 

2,450 cfs (9.59 ft); Aug. 16 (10 p.m.) 5,550 cfs (10.65 ft).____________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and obersver's and 

engineers' notes.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 18-21, Feb. 25 to Mar. 6. Discharge computed from one or more dally wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 8, 10, 18-20, June 16-25, July 3, 4, 

11-13, 16, 17, 20, July 23 to Aug. 2.
378 RED RIVER BASIN

3082. Pease River near Vernon, Tex.

Location. Lat 34°10'35", long 99°16'50", near left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 283, 1.5 miles north of Vernon, Wilbarger County, and 10 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.488 sq mi, of which 559 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. December 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,166.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 19,000 cfs June 9 (gage height, 13.30 ft): no 

fTolTAug. 7-15, Sept. 19-22. '

Maximum stage since at least 1890, 24 ft in 1891, present site and datum, from information by local resident. Flood in September 1936 reached a stage of 23.5 ft and flood 

of June 2, 1957, reached a stage of 22.0 ft, present site and datum, from information 

by local residents.

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

which are poor. Four small diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, December 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

t204

Nov.

t!3

ts.o

Dec.

1

S a5

J

fr26

1,120

1,440 

75T

a450

a300

155

130

100

86

76

70

65

58

*50 

46

43

5,040.4

163

10,000

Jan.

43 

41

36

31

38

46

45

42 

45 

42

*74

92

8T

65

56

53

69 

b45

b35

b30

b35

b4o

36

36

37

37

32

28

26 

26

25

1,367

44.1

2,710

Feb.

24 

27

226

*105~

76

67

117

124 

*95 

67

53

46

42

38

35

35

32 

31

29

28

26

b22

blS

*blO

blO

b20

b25

b24

b22

1,471

50.7

2,920

Mar.

b23 

b25

b20

b22

b24

b26

27

31 

*30 

26

24

21

21

24

24

20

17 

15

14

13

12

11

1012"

18

36

35

30

20 

16

12

659

21.3

1,310

Apr.

8.6 

7.9

8.6

7.9

7.6

*7.9

5.8

4.9 

4.2 

4.2

4.9

6.8

22

Tf

6.8

5.4

3.7 

3.9

3.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.7

2.5

1.1

167.6

5.59

332

May

H1.9

*3.0

27

60

29

16 

8.6 

5.4

4.4

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.8 

6.8

6.6

6.5

4.4

7.1

96

308

ITS

53

32

22

19

72

133

1,057.3

34.1

2,100

June

*210 

106

88

69

45

46

259

1,110

*8,150 

*2,290

752

350

*1,420

*756

392

220

136 

97

70

55

42

37

32

28

25

23

20

15

13

ii.

16,867

562

33,460

July

g9.0

gsis

g4.7

*15

151

2,650

2,880 

1,970 

1,030

441

206

*116

72

389

596

264 

159

glOO

g76

396

168

170

174

g67

g37

g8.6

g6.8

g5.2

<5£i£.

12,197.5

393

24,190

Aug.

g2.2 

*g3.7

gl.9

g.6

g.2

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

754 

*45B~

*198

101

101

106

87

36

20

gl7

g80

g81

g42

2,127.0

68.6

4,220

Sept. gm41

20

11

*5.8

3.7

1.9 

6.5 

18

1.8

.9

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

2.4

6.3

2.3

20

29

21

11

6.2

415.3

13.8

824

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water nauei- year year : : Max piax Min win Mean neon Ac-ft AC-I i*

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). June 9 (2 p.m.) 19,000 cfs (13.30 ft); June 13 (12 m.) 2,760 cf 

(8.70 ft); July 7 (10:50 a.m.) 6,650 efs (10.15 ft); Aug. 17 (2:50 p.m.) 2,690 efs (9.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 1 discharge measurement, and observer's notes.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 379

3085. Red River near Burkburnett, Tex.

Location.--Lat 34°06'30", long 98°32'00", on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highways 

277 and 281, 2 miles northeast of Burkburnett, Wichita County.

Drainage area. 20.570 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. July 1924 to August 1925 (monthly discharge only), December 1959 to 

September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 

956 ft (from topographic map). July 11, 1924, to Aug. 31, 1925, chain gage at site 

1,000 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period December 1959 to September 1960, 38,600 cfs 

June 10 (gage height, 10.52 ft); minimum, 74 cfs Sept. 23.

1924-25,1960: Maximum discharge, that of June 10, I960, no flow at times in 1924-25. 

Maximum stage known occurred in 1891 (stage not known). Flood in June 1941 (stage 

not known) was second-highest. Flood of May 19, 1935 (stage not known) destroyed part 

of highway bridge. Flood of June 3, 1957, reached a stage of 13.54 ft (from floodmarks). Flood in September 1923 reached a stage of 13 ft. Above information from 

local residents.

Remarks. Records poor. Several small diversions for irrigation above gage.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, December 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Ma an

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

_

-

-

_

-

1-121

-

-

.

-

-

-

6,840

I

)a5,000

J

1,210

840

al.OOO

1,060

660

756

792

a8oO

*792

840

_

-

Jan.

720

611 

514

522

690

690

584

670

670

650

756

1,060

*1,070

1,040

956

960

1,600 

1,590

1,060

828

804

752

530

506

506

498

490

557

*924

948

1,100

24,652

795

48,900

Feb.

2,030

1,060 

1,280

2,640

5,900

3,980

4.620

*3,400

3,230

2,260

1,910

*1,790

1,480

1,250

1,550

1,040

948 

864

816

864

744

700

*650

b450

b500

b550

b440

b400

b590

45,096

1,555

89,450

Mar.

b400

b400 

b560

b400

b400

b410

b410

415

422

490

*640

1,210

1.600

1,520

1,150

780

700 

559

458

458

458

498

568

555

437

422

450

650

756

768

924

19,227

620

38,140

Apr.

960

1.150 

611

374

561

*355

259

197

197

209

201

*209

280

240

291

240

197 

185

264

291

*226

177

160

165

*157

143

134

150

145

151

8,655

288

17,170

May

125

114 

*109

105 55B"

1,040

594

575

445

291

215

160

150

128

120

114

488 

892

236

*2,940

1,220

456

458

550

650

429

291

197

146

120

595

15,640

440

27,050

June

*1,200

1,250 

960

650

620

790

1,100

15,200

*51,800

55,900

*11,200

5,540

*5,690

3,040

4,840

*5,680

2,850 

1,950

1,500

1,160

780

566

*429

555

557

502

515

524

324

296

130,886

4,363

259,600

July

291

291 

236

269

*226

1,910

584

2,920

*5,240

7,500

5,590

2,290

1,480

1,200

1,710

1,150

1,210 

948

a670

466

*514

660

660

580

*2,750

5,560

1,500

988

559

524

240

45,696

1,474

90,640

Aug.

226

201 

*181

151

154

126

106

*104

102

102

99

96

gg

96

535

507

245 

*686

710

575

506

429

445

620

445

245

485

797

1.040

828

498

10,992

555

21 , 800

Sept.

1,540

1,070 

752

594

240

*195

145

117

92

85

227

128

131

217

160

146

160 

140

134

92

96

106

92

212

153

255

458

439

482

458

8,880

296

17,610

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). June 10 (3 a.m.) 58,600 cfs (10.52 ft); June 15 (6 a.m.)

9,500 cfa (7.46 ft); July 10 (6 p.m.) 11,000 cfs (7.61 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
380 RED RIVER BASIN

3110. Cache Creek near Walters, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°20', long 98°17', in SE£ sec.19, T.2 S., R.10 W., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 53, if miles east of Walters, 

12.2 miles upstream from West Cache Creek, and at mile 19.7.

Drainage area. 675 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 938.2 ft above mean sea level (Stage Highway Commission bench mark). Prior to Jan. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 183 cfs (132,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 28.00 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 14, 21.

1938-60; Maximum discharge, 28,200 cfs May 18 1951 (gage height, 29.72 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939-40.

Maximum stage known, that of May 18, 1951. Flood in 1906 reached a stage about 

the same as those of May 18, 1951, and May 17, 1947 (gage height, 29.62 ft), from 

information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow partly regulated by Lake Lawtonka (capacity, 42,300 acreTTTprior to late 1953, and 63,000 acre-ft thereafter) on Medicine Creek, and by Lake 

Thomas (capacity, 8,300 acre-ft) on Little Medicine Creek. Low flow sustained by 

sewage from city of Lawton. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 

are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

45

235

5,510

6,110

*S.65Q

7,820

*2,570

561

375

288

245

216

188

176

164

156

142

152

122

a!04

a98

a92

a85

a77

a75

a72

372

370

*70

106 

102

32,322

1,043

64,110

Nov.

146

190

162

1,620

2.510

457

252

168

155

159

128

125

114

114

111

104

98

92

*92

89

86

86

85

77

75

77

75

72

75

77

7,427

248

14,750

Dec.

80

67

65

65

60

60

58

*56

56

56

56

56

56

56

72

289

1,690

5,210

5,250

1,050

414

515

252

225

200

285

450

297

282

20E 

184

15,480

435

26,740

Jan.

160

153

150

150

146

*146

180

188

176

196

225

424

794

565

425

443

345

297

515

279

212

200

204

200

172

168

168

176

*172

130 

160

7,765

250

15,400

Feb.

156

128

451

1,100

1.540

989

565

455

593

555

333

288

243

254

196

196

*196

184

200

150

159

188

164

162

220

180

142

159

159

9,801

558

19,440

Mar.

160

160

152

128

152

122

114

114

*118

125

152

156

142

108

98

101

108

122

104

95

98

86

80

85

98

167

194

128

108

101 

104

5,698

119

7,550

Apr.

*101

86

92

86

80

75

80

72

77

75

85

70

70

102

156

108

86

77

108

86

*77

65

65

65

60

58

56

BT

58

56

2,564

78.8

4,690

May

54

68

67

58

69

552

442

500

158

92

*75

67

70

65

54

51

50

54

100

612

664

212

128

104

86

98

85

65

60

58 

58

4,454

145

8,790

June

101

165

108

85

67

65

89

241

T55

154

88

67

97

135

69

56

47

45

49

41

58

58

56

55

52

50

50

29

28

29

2,219

74.0

4,400

July

50

24

25

28

101

646

*185

596

95

58

29

24

25

24

25

2g

22

25

160

*127

817

500

554

172

68

48

41

40

54

52

47

4,028

150

7,990

Aug.

57

25

24

*22

21

20

20

19

18

la

19

19

20

20

20

18

19

20

55

45

51

49

14

*26

22

20

19

20

19

18 

18

745

24.0

1,470

Sept.

18

17

17

18

17

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

*14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

16

16

17

17

26

25

19

479

16.0

950

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,650 Mln 7.8 Mean 242 Ac-ft 175,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,650 Mln 15 Mean 245 Ac-ft 176,000

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). --Oct. 5 (7 p.m.) 10,100 cfs (28.00 ft); Nov. 5 (5:50 a.m.) 

5,120 cfs (24.64 ft); Dec, 19 (6 a.m.) 3,630 cfs (25.72 ft); Feb. 5 (11:30 a.m.) 1,650 cfs

(19.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 381

3115. Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla.

Location. Lat 34"13'15", long 98°27'10", in SW£ sec.10, T.4 S., R.12 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on II. S. Highway 277, 2f miles north of Randlett 

and 4.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 617 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 924.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (State Highway Commission bench mark). Prior to Nov. 10, 1949, wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 11 years, 133 cfs (96,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 24.28 ft); no 

flow Sept. 7-23.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 27.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known occurred in 1908, somewhat exceeding 27 ft, from information by 

local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given 

irTUSP 1743.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1631: 1956.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3 to Dec. 17, Dec. 20 to Feb. 5, 

Mar. 28 to Apr. 14, July 19, 20)

2.61

2.8 

3.0

4.0

1.6

5.5

15

5.0 

7.0

11.0

16.0

20.0

21.0

81

220

610

1,310

2,270

2,620

21.5 2,870

22.0 3,470

23.0 5,650

24.0 9,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.8

9.6

986

2,720

8,460

4,440

251 

80

48

54

27

20

16

14

11

9.5

7.7

6.8

6.2

5.7

5.1

4.4

5.0

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.0

*275

11

6.2

19,084 . 5

316

57,850

Nov.

20

18

59

570

1,160

1,510 

173

50 

34

26

21

16

13

10

8.2

7.3

6.2

6.6

*6.8

7.9

8.6

10

10

9.3

8.4

7.5

6.2

5.9

4.0

470

3,596.9

120

7,130

Calendar year 1959 : 1

Dec.

3.8

3.0

577

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.1

5.1 

*4.2

4.4

5.7

5.1

5.1

5.3

104

491

1,080

1,760

1,800

1,020

147

76

51

38

30

29

147

138

78

37

23

7,119.5

250

14,120

Jan.

18

16

14

12

14

*25 

58

60 

49

56

60

216

550

ISZ

99

74

66

46

54

25

19

18

16

14

14

15

16

*16

15

14

13

1,622

52.3

3,220

Feb.

12

11

188

332

576

192 

102

64 

46

57

29

23

19

17

15

14

*13

15

15

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

1,633

56.3

3,240

"lax 8,460 Min 0

Mar.

12

12

13

11

10

10 

10

11 

*12

14

14

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.3

8.8

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.3

775

8.8

8.8

13

54

3T

19

13

401.2

12.9

796

Apr.

*9.3

7.5

5.9

4.9

4.2

4.2 

4.0

5.8 

5.6

5.0

3.4

3.6

4.0

16

ZQ_

9.1

9.5

8.2

6.2

5.5

*4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.2

5.8

177.7

5.92

352

May

3.4

3.0

2.7

372

48

426

382

236 

42

22

*14

10

8.8

7.7

8.4

7.5

7.5

6.6

6.8

674

1)540

1, 070

184

44

78

39

17

12

9.3

7.9

7.7

4,928.5

159

9,780

June

29

197

198

36

16

22 

478

1,080 

1,060

1,000

826

151

34

21

16

14

11

9.1

7.5

6.6

5.9

5.5

4.9

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

*3.2

5.0

2 8

5,252.3

175

10,420

July

2.5

2.3

2.0

3.0

10

826 

698

240 

36

14

8.8

6,2

4.0

3.2

2.7

2.1

1..8

270

13

*53

756

320

92

21

16

9.5

6.2

4.0

2.8

2 8

2 5

3,165.4

102

6,270

Aug.

3.8

2.0

1.2

*.8

.4

.5 

.2

7?

.5

2.5

2.5

.9

.4

.2

.2

.2

.3

60

14

15

8.4

5.3

*3.4

2.5

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.4

.3

130.1

4.20

258

Sept.

0.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

3.2

3.4

4.0

.9

.2

.1

15.5

0.51

30

Mean 161 Ac-ft 116,800

Water year 1959-60 : Max 8,460 Min 0 Mean 129 Ac-ft 93,470

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Oct. 5 (4 a.m.) 10,300 cfs (24.28 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
382 RED RIVER BASIN

3117. North Fork Wichita River near Truscott, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°49'10" long 99°47'10", near right bank on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 183, 4? miles north of Truscott, Knox County, and about 33 miles upstream 

from confluence with South Fork.

Drainage area. 937 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,351.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

192 9,

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 6,100 cfs July 7 (gage height, 15.88 ft); minimum; 4.1 cfs Sept. 16, but may have been less during period of ice effect.

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

which are fair. One small diversion for irrigation above station.

Rating table, Dee. 1, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960, except periods of iee effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 9 to July 9, July 22, 

to Aug. 15, Sept. 20-30)

4.2 2.9 5.3 151

4.3 10 6.4 420

4.4 20 8.5 1,200

4.7 54 12.0 3,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, December 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

t63

Nov.

t!2

Dec.

15

15

15

15 

14

14

14 

13

14

16

*17

17

18

18

400

650

700

26T

100

50

34

30

30

28

26

24

22

21

22

19

17

2,656

85.7

5,270

Jan.

19

21

20

20 

26

32

30 

26

24

24

23

24

22

23

21

21

22

17

16

17

25

21

19

18

20

20

19

19

17

17

17

660

21.3

1,310

Feb.

18

*22

45

32 

28

25

23 

22

21

19

18

19

19

19

20

20

20

21

22

19

18

18

17

b!3

*blO

b20

24

18

19

609

21.0

1,210

Mar.

18

20

blO

b!5 

b!2

bl8

22 

21

20

*20

18

17

17

18

18

17

15

16

17

17

16

15

15

16

20

27

23

19

17

15

14

543

17.5

1,080

Apr.

11

11

11

13 

13

13

*13

12

13

13

14

14

16" 16

15

13

12

12

13

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

15

14

12

397

13.2

787

Calendar year : Max Min Mean

May

12

12

217

*1,570 

*451

104

40 

32

28

26

24

22

21

21

21

21

20

19

31

32

24

19

92

148

62

36

31

41

166

166

3,892

126

7,720

June

661

*301

72

44 

34

23

161 

534

2,800

*686

185

111

242

*210

84

48

30

25

23

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

17

16

15

14

6,472

216

12,840

July

14

13

12

105" 10 

*2,610

*3,280 

*844

316

130

78

71

331

82

203

118

59

56

62

38

235

63

39

27

25

22

17

16

16

15

15

8,922

288

17,700

Aug.

14

14

13

*11

10

10

LS.

7.5

8.3

9.1

15

16

10

8.3

7.5

218

TW

101 '62

39

65

34

26

20

18

16

15

15

12

11

12

964.2

31.1

1,910

Sept.

11

9.1

8.3

8.3 

7.5

7.5

6.8 

*6.8

6.1

14

11

8.3

6.8

6.1

4.7

4.7

5.4

6.8

11

11

9.1

7.5

64

44

24

17

26

20

15

10

397.8

13.3

789

Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). May 4 (1 a.m.) 5.300 cfs (14.86 ft)j June 1 (3 a.m.) 1.030 cfs 

(8.18 ft); June 9 (1:50 p.m.)-5,500 efs (14.92 ft); July 7 (2 a.m.) 6,100 efs (15.88 ft).______

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 3, 5-7, 9, 10, 12-15, 17, 19, 20, 24-28, 30, Jan. 1; discharge 

interpolated or estimated.
RED RIVER BASIN 

3118. South Fork Wichita River near Benjamin, Tex.

383

Location. Lat 33°38'35", long 99°47'55", on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 283, 2 miles downstream from Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, 4 miles 

north of Benjamin, Knox County, and 34 miles upstream from confluence with North Pork 

Wichita River.

Drainage area. 584 sq mi.

Records available. December 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,334.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~T929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 2,500 cfs July 7 (gage height, 12.27 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1903 occurred in September 1919 and the next highest 

flood occurred in 1935, from information by local residents.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, Dec. 1, 1959, to Sept. 3O, I960, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 4, Aug. 16-2O, 29, Sept. 19, 26)

3.5 0

3.6 .1

3.7 1.4

3.8 4.6

3.9 

4.1 

4.3 

4.5

8.9

22

42

68

5.0 142

6.0 326

8.0 840

10.0 1,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, December 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

t53

Nov.

tlo

Dec.

r> 5.6

J

5.0

} «

*5.4

T

) 5.4

j

5.4

92

207

75

25

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7.9

5.8

7.0

7.0

600.9

19.4

1,190

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

7

6.6

6.6 

6.2

7

7

8

8

8 

8.4

7.9

7.9

1.1

8.4

7.4

7.4

7

6

5

5

7.9

7.4

7.9

7.4

7.9

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.2

6 .2

6.2

222.8

7.19

442

Feb.

6.2

*9.7

ft

14

12

9.9

8.9

7.0 

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.0

4.6

4.6

4

*5.

4

5

5

5

224.5

7.74

445

Mln

Mar.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5.8

578 

*5.4

4.6

3.8

4.2

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.4

4.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.2

142.6

4.60

283

Apr.

3.8

3.4

3.4 

3.4

4.2

.2

* .6

.2

.2 

.2

.6

.6

.8

.4

.0

.0

.8

.8

.2

.2

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

5.8

fti

132.0

4.40

262

May

4.2

4.2

3.8 

*38

*5.8

9.2

3.8

3.1

1.9 

1.2

.8

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

7J

0

0

0

2.4

56

19

157.2

5.07

312

June

40

*8.4

5.8 

3.8

2.2

1.2

106

207

450 

*65

35

21

17

*12

8.9

6.6

5.0

3.8

2.8

2.2

1.4

.8

.5

.4

.1

.1

0

o

o

0

1,007.0

33.6

2,000

July

0

0

0 

0

11

*81

*1.560

*T7~4

79 

39

24

18

16

484

220

80

40

25

51

121

81

17

13

9.9

7.9

7

6

6

5

4

4

2,983.8

96.3

5,920

Aug.

3.1

2.5

2

*1.4

1.2

.8

.3

.1

20 

2.2

.1

0

O

0

1.2

316

31

8.9

46

25

12

8

5

2

10

30

20

10

7.4

4

2

572.2

18.5

1,130

Sept.

1

.5

.2

.1

0

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

~f 13

2

.5

1

10

6

3.4

2

1.5

1

.7

46.9

1.56

93

Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 8OO cfs). June 9 (5 a.m.) 1,160 cfs (9.04 ft)j July 7 (8 a.m.) 2,5OO cfs

(12.27 ft); July 14 (5 p.m.) 990 cfs (8.47 ft); Aug. 16 (11 a.m.) 1,150 cfs (8.90 ft)._________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 2-7, 9, 10, 12-14, 19-21, 23-27, Jan. 1, July 16, 17, 26-31, 

Aug. 2, 3, 21-28, 30, 31, Sept. 1-4, 20-25, 27-30; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, recorder graph, and weather records. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 5-9, 

17-2O, Feb. 24 to Mar. 7. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 1, 8, 11, 

15-18, 22, 28-31, July 18, Aug. 1, 4, 29, Sept. 19, 26.
384 RED RIVER BASIN

3119. Wichita River near Seymour, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°42'00", long 99°23 I 10", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on Ranch Road 1919, 6 miles upstream from head of Lake Kemp, 10 miles downstream 

from confluence of North and South Forks, and lof miles northwest of Seymour, Baylor 

County.

Drainage area. 1,874 sq mi.

Records available. November 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 1,152.7 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942 (State Highway 

Department bridge plans).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 8,250 cfs July 7 (gage height, 14.10 ft); min- 

 imuST 0.1 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 4.99 ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1900 occurred in June 1915 (stage and discharge not 

known), from information by local residents.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, Nov. 25, 1959, to Sept. 30, I960, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Dec. 15, May 4-6, June 1 to July 26)

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3 

5.5 

5.7

6.0 

6.5

7.0

137

320

590

8,0 1,330

10.0 3,660

12.0 7,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, November 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1-1,130

Nov.

_

-

_

tioo

.

_

-

-

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

16

17

16

16

16

17

-

-

-

Dec .

*17

18

19

19 

19

18

20

19

18

19

21

20

20

20

640

911

2,590

1,150

425

248

160

119

97

84

78

a70

a60

a50

48

a46

6,887

222

13,660

Jan.

a42

a41

a40

*40

80

95

76

58

54

50

47

56

44

43

40

40

41

b30

b25

b25

b30

30

33

32

32

30

30

29

29

29

28

1,299

41.9

2,580

Feb.

28

*28

239

166 

78

58

50

43

38

36

34

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

28

27

b20

b!5

*b20

b25

b25

b25

1,283

44.2

2,540

Mar.

b25

b25

b25

b20 

b2D

b20

b25

29

30

28

*27

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

21

22

35

24

24

26

24

21

751

24.2

1,490

Apr,

17

16

16

16 

16

16

16

*17

17

17

17

17

34 22

18

17

17

15

16

15

15

14

14

15

28

17

14

15

15

14

513

17.1

1,020

May

13

14

14

*2.570 

*1,970

819

308

190

154

132

114

102

95

88

84

82

80

78

78

76

70

98

694

208

154

127

93

84

466

10,523

339

20,870

June

1,670

854

*464

280 

260

248

236

728

2,070

*5,780

761

325

256

*260

220

143

106

88

78

68

61

51

45

41

33

28

25

21

18

ii

13,234

441

26,250

July

14

12

8.8

8.8 

166

271

»5,58O

*4,210

1,010

423

228

*152

142

349

505

318

169

109

120

97

414

217

104

80

65

51

45

37

32

27 

22

14,986.6

483

29,730

Aug.

20

18

16

*14 

12

11

9.4

8.8

13

23

23

10

7.0

6.0

670

21

1,010

219

550

192

237

135

60

36

26

20

28

33

32 

192

35

3,023.2

97.5

6,000

Sept.

13

8.2

6.0

5.0 

4.1

3.3

3.0

*2.4

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.6

.4

.2

75

2.1

.9

.7

.9

12

78

114

29

21 

18

333.3

11.1

661

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

sak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Dec. 17 (8 p.m.) 3,110 cfs (9.61 ft); May 4 (8 p.m.) 7.610 cfs 

(12.18 ft); June 10 (5 a.m.) 6,800 efs (11.76 ft); July 7 (10 p.m.) 8,250 cfs (14.10 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on 

weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

basis of recorded range in stage, field notes, and
RED RIVER BASIN 385

3120. Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°45', long 99°09', in outlet-gate control house at dam on Wichita River, 

6.2 miles north of Mabelle, Baylor County, and 10.2 miles northeast of Seymour.

Drainage area. 2,099 sq mi.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1960.

Gage. Float-tape gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 2.40 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 268,500 acre-ft July 10-14, 16, 1? 

(gage height, 1,139.3 ft); minimum observed, 194,000 acre-ft Oct. 2 (gage height, 

1,132.9 ft).

1922-60: Maximum contents observed, 420,900 acre-ft June 30, 1941 (gage height, 

1,149.6 ft); minimum observed since first appreciable storage, 26,160 acre-ft June 30, 

1953 (gage height, 1,105.6 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by hydraulic earth-fill dam 7,500 ft long, having an uncontrolled semi-circular concrete service spillway 564 ft long with crest at gage h.eight 

1,150.6 ft. No flow has been permitted to pass over spillway. Two uncontrolled emergency spillways are located between the left end of dam and the service spillway, one 

70 ft long with crest at gage height, 1,159.1 ft and the other 335 ft long with crest 

varying from gage heights 1,159.6 to 1,162.9 ft. Storage began Oct. 1, 1922; dam 

completed Aug. 25, 1923. Outlet works consist of 6 conduits, 7 ft in diameter, controlled by lift-type gates. Data regarding the dam is shown in the following table:

Bottom of outlet conduits ...........

Gage height 

(feet)

1,150.6

1,067.0

Reservoir capacity 

(acre-feet)

461,800

0

Water is used for irrigation in the Wichita River Valley, oilfield operation, and 

industrial consumption. Forty-two thousand acres of land is available for irrigation.

Cooperation. Records of daily gage height furnished by Wichita County Water Improvement 

Districts Nos. 1 and 2. Capacity table furnished by U. S. Soil Conservation Service 

and was based on their survey made in 1958.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Month-end gage height and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Dec. 31. ..........................................

Calendar year 1959 ..............................

Jan . 3 1 ...........................................

Feb. 29 ...........................................

July 3 1 ...........................................

Gage height 

(feet)t

1,137.6

-

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

195,000

244,300

.

_

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

_

-3,400

+13,900

+15,000

+2,400

-2,400

+7,400

+27,700

t Gage height at 7:30 a.m.
386 RED RIVER BASIN 

3121. Wiehita River near Mabelle, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°45'35", long 99°08'35", near left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highways 183 and 283, 0.3 mile downstream from Lake Kemp Dam, 6 miles north of 

Mabelle, and 13 miles northeast of Seymour, Baylor County.

Drainage area. 2,086 sq mi, all of which is above Lake Kemp Dam. 

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,062.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of "

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 729 cfs Aug. 6-8 (gage height, 5.05 ft); 

minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Apr. 19, 20.

Remarks . Records good. Flow completely regulated by Lake Kemp (see p. 385). Water is 

released from Lake Kemp to supply Lake Diversion from whence it is released for irrigation in vicinity of Wiehita Falls (42,000 acres under permit).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

230

230

230

230

230

230 

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

170

7,070

228

14,020

Nov.

140 no"

140

140

140

100 

3^0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

90

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

130

130

130

130

130

2,553.0

85.1

5,060

Dee.

 128

128

128

128

128

128 

128

128

4.7

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.3

4.0

4.9

Iff

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

1,104.3

35.6

2,190

Calendar year 1959 : Max

Jan.

3.4

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.4

3.2 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

374

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2^8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

96.0

3.10

190

Feb.

3^0

 3.0

H3.0

3.0 

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

*3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

90.8

3.13

180

Mln -

Mar.

3.0

"278 2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

45

209

203

209

209

209

74

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

1,234.4

39.8

2,450

Apr.

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

141 

216

*319

370

370

370

370

370

370

204

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.0

275

50

216

352

422

422

252

146

146

146

146

5,422.8

181

10,760

Mean -

May

146

146

146

146

 149

149 

149

149

151

151

151

151

151

151

151

151

151

151

151

149

149

149

120

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3,440

111

6,820

June

4

4

 3^8

4.0

4.3

4.3 

4.6

15

22

7.0

7.0

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

84

318

318

318

366

629

629

629

629

521

450

5,032.2

168

9,980

July

450

450

450

450

420

220 

11

*4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

186

286

286

286

286

339

470

550

604

361

202

202

202

202

202

248

482

486

486

486

9,322.3

301

18,490

Aug.

612

704

502

 679

448

729 

729

729

632

255

255

255

255

255

259

259

259

259

263

263

263

263

263

263

196

159

16?

159

159

159

159

10,806

349

21,430

Sept.

182

363

577

505

466

466 

466

466

 230

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

323

402

402

402

351

68

3.4

3.9

3.0

3.0

2.8 A P c .0

7,505.9

250

14,890

Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60 : Max 729 Mln 2.0 Mean 147 Ac-ft 106,500

» Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, May 23 to June 2; discharge estimated on basis of 

elease from Lake Kemp.
RED RIVER BASIN 387

3122. Beaver Creek near Electra, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°54'20", long 98°54'15", near right bank on downstream side of bridge on 

State Farm Highway 2326, 6.5 miles northwest of Kamay, 8 miles upstream from Wichita 

River, and 9 miles south of Electra, Wichita County.

Drainage area. 652 sq mi.

Records available. February to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 991.3 ft above mean 

sea level (State Highway Department reference point).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 2,940 cfs July 6 (gage height, 21.28 ft); no 

flow June 23-26.

Maximum stage since at least 1925, 36.0 ft in 1941 (partly caused by deliberate 

demolition of Santa Rosa Dam to avoid its failure), from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Santa Rosa Lake about 30 miles upstream. 

Several small diversions above station.

Rating table, Feb. 26 to Sept. 3O, 1960 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 6, June 3-12,

July 6-19, Sept. 24)

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4 

4.6 

4.8 

5.0

O

.4 

1.5 

3.0 

6.4

11

16

5.5

6.0

34

57

119

3OO

720

1,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, February to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Calendar year : Max

Jan. Feb.

-

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

.

_

-

3.2

2.6

1.8

1.5

_

-

-

Mln

Mar.

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.9

5.8

8.9

*8.0

8.6

7.0

7.2

7.4

9.0

6^

4.3

3.5

3.0

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.6

"He 1.3

4.2

5.9

5.3

4.0

*2.9

1 .8

1.9

125.8

4.06

250

Apr.

1.0

.8

.8

1.2

.7

.6

.7

*.6

.5

8.7

8.6

6.0

4.6

4.3

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.1

*1.9

1.2

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

*1.0

2.1

4.7

*5.6

7.0

4.4

81.9

2.73

162

Mean

May

3.2

2.9

2.9

39

*329

*382

*46

13

6.8

3.2

1.9

1.0

.6

.3

.2

.1

173

24

10

24

29

13

163

*127

72

336

*147

14

13

224

491

2,692.1

86.8

5,340

June

933

569

*268

29

12

32

26

122

459

602

578

242

*25

*8.4

5.3

3.0

1.9

.9

.5

.4

.2

.1

*0

0

0

0

.3

9.8

7.8

4.1

3,939.7

131

7,810

July

1.8

1.2

.2

37?

4.7

*1,260

114

95

24

11

7.8

*6.6

5.7

5.5

5.1

4.3

4.0

3.0

2.1

169

144

41

15

8.4

6.4

5.7

5.0

4.8

4.3

3.7

2.7

1,969.2

63.5

3,910

Aug.

1.9

1.5

*lT5

1.8

5.4

8.6

6.0

5.1

39

44

7.8

7.2

7.4

7.2

7.2

9.6

9.6

15

11

9.3

21

17

12

9.8

9.6

9.8

16

28

13

12 

10

364.3

11.8

723

Sept.

9.3

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

*177

85

4.6

3.4

.97!

.4

1.9

3.5

3.7

4.1

4.0

3.4

9.2

*86

8.1

48

53

17

8.0

5.0

594.3

19.8

1,180

Ao-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfs).--May 6 (4 a.m.) 704 cfs (11.81 ft); May 30 (10:30 p.m.) 704 cfs 

(11.93 ft); June 1 (l p.m.) 1,18O cfs (14.35 ft); June 1O (12 p.m.) 64O cfs (11.43 ft); July 6 

(7 a.m.) 2,940 efs (21.28 ft); Sept. 9 (8 p.m.) 864 efs (12.77 ft)._______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from one or more dally wire-weight-gage readings Feb. 26 to Apr. 26, 

June 4-8, Sept. 11-22, 30.
388 RED RIVER BASIN

3125. Wichita River at Wichita Falls, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°54'30", long 98°32'05", near center of stream on downstream side of 

bridge on Beverly Drive in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, 4 miles upstream from Fort 

Worth and Denver Railway Co. bridge and 8.4 miles upstream from Holliday Creek.

Drainage area. 3,140 sq mi, of which 2,086 (revised) sq mi is above Lake Kemp Dam.

Records available. February 1900 to January 1902 (monthly discharge only, in WSP 1311), 

October 1910 to December 1911 (gage heights only), March 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 924.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. February 1900 to February 1902, staff gage (property of U. S. Department of 

Agriculture) at highway bridge about 4 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 

1910, to Dec. 31, 1911, chain gage at site 4 miles downstream at different datum. 

Prior to Dec. 2, 1960, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1900-1901, 1938-60), 327 cfs (236,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,820 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 16.57 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 27 cfs Mar. 21, 22.

1938-60: Maximum discharge observed, 17,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1941 (gage height, 24.0 ft); 

minimum observed, 6.0 cfs Feb. 21, 1939 (ice Jam upstream).

Maximum discharge known, 50,000 cfs June 8, 1915, computed by Vernon L. Sullivan, 

engineer for Big Wichita River Irrigation Co.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow from 2,086 sq mi (revised) is regulated by Lake Kemp 

(capacity, 461,800 acre-ft) 71 miles upstream. Since completion of dam in 1923, no 

flow has been permitted to pass over spillway. Water is diverted from Diversion Reservoir (capacity, 40,000 acre-ft) 51 miles upstream for irrigation (42,000 acres under 

permit) in the vicinity of Wichita Falls. During the water year the city of Wichita 

Falls diverted 16,558 acre-ft from Lake Kickapoo on North Fork Little Wichita River 

for municipal use, of which about 9,000 acre-ft was returned to the Wichita River below 

station as sewage effluent and filter plant wash water.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2 to Dec. 31, 

July 14 to Aug. 13, Sept. 26-3O)

2.4 

2.8 

3.5 

5.0

27

200

580

7.0

10.0

14.0

16.0

1,250

2,600

4,800

6,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

90

764

*4,880

*5, 760

5, 64'0

5,400

*2, 980 

*1,410

1,110

868

492

251

218

198

170

346

257

153

135

122

113

106

108

110

105

105

103

98

98

144

198

32,532

1,049

64,530

Nov.

165

123

199

676

856

384

213 

134

120

108

100

95

92

94

94

97

76

63

63

63

59

56

55 *53

50

51

51

53

54

58

4,335

144

8,600

Dec.

60

62

60

60

60

60

63 

60

60

59_

60

60

60

60

280

1,030

1,300

1,700

1,140

520

436

371

262

*128

90

78

74

67

77

74

67

8,538

275

16,930

Jan.

67

60

53

50

60

108

103 

92

78

64

59

111

150

TIT

84

89

77

73

84

86

77

60

53

51

54

54

51

49 *45

44

40

2,237

7'2.2

4,440

Feb.

44

44

225

T7B- 306

110

78 

67

58

53

59

66

83

83

71

51

44

43

42

42

39

38

45

48

44

*40

38

37

36

2,112

72.8

4,190

Mar.

36

37

34

36

33

32

31 

32

36

37

34

31

31

32

33

31

28

32

29

28

27

7T

28

32

150

108

77

69

63

*53

42

1,309

42.2

2,600

Apr.

30

129

436

T5$

83

64

55 

46

43

51

69

83

94

259

140

89

71

66

64

64

55

55

58

80

108

113

88

*90

105

103

2,989

99.6

5, 930

May

90

76

71

64

442

478 350" 

144

90

66

56

49 *48

Iff

59

62

76

322

184

108

84

102

80

182

204

125

334

218

163

180

418

5,003

151

"1,920

June

724

1,040

644

376

66O

207

184 

174

522

963

1,180

1,070

548

240

161

*120

98

89

70

67

-gz 62

66

67

69

94

122

108

111

98

9,996

333

19,830

July

97

97

115

115

*130

299

1,550 

456

358

266

190

155

517

275

150

157

157

154

155

155

1,402

379

204

153

134

108

100

97

90

W

94

8,039

259

15,950

Aug.

95

110

98 *100

100

102

125 

148

161

261

277

25T

209

182

148

165

159

180

240

157

146

152

120

108

102

loo

95

100

108

90

4,465

144

8,860

Sept.

90

86

86

85

82.

85

84 

84

*85

575

269

152

125

108

98

98

105

108

115

106

106

98

95

254

414

204

510

SOT

150

108

4,620

154

9,160

Calendar year 1959; Max 5,760 Mln 33 Mean 25-5 '.c-ft 182,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,760 Min 27 Mean Zi-b Ac-ft 170,900

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 389

3130. Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°30', long 98°07', in NE£ sec.11, T.I S., R.9 W., on downstream side of 

right pier of bridge on county road, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Stage 

Stand Creek, 8-J- miles west of Duncan, and 11.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 158 sq mi.

Records available . October 1948 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,001.39 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1954, at datum 2.00 ft 

higher.

Average discharge . 12 years, 51.7 cfs (37,430 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,500 cfs May 20 (gage height, 18.68 ft); no 

flow Sept. 4-25.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 47,500 cfs May 25, 1957 (gage height, 19.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of computations of overflow at gage 

heights 18.39 and 18.87 ft; no flow at times in each year.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12-22, Feb. 3-8, May 20, May 22 to 

June 1, June 10 to July 4, July 8 to Aug. 15)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

2.0

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

19

58

115

280

768

1,480

16.0

17.0

17.5

17.7

2,180

2,720

3,700

4,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

35

2,770 

384

86

*45

33

25

20

20

17

16

16

16

14

14

13 

12

12 *12

11

10

9.9

9.0

8.6

8.4

7.7

7.5 *S7S

52 

32

3,743.9

121

7,430

Nov.

22

17

171 

587 -53-

30

26

25

23

a21

a!9

alS

a!7

a 16

a 16

a 15

a!4 *15

20

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

13

TS

14

15

1,290

43.0

2,560

Dec.

15

14

14 

14

13

12

IT*14

13

14

14

13

13

13

29

150

1.010 

265

69

49

42

37

35

31

31

116

224

53

38

a36

a34

2,459

79.3

4,880

Jan.

a32

a30

a30 

a30 *33

43

39

40

41

36

34

170 -~TZ

61

47

37

b34 

b30

b26 bTB"

b28

b26

b28

b28

31

34

31

30

27

27 

27

1,210

39.0

2,400

Feb.

28 *28

194 *T7B"

69

51

44

42

42

36

31

28

29

30

32

*36

33 

30

29

30

30

29

28

25

b24

b22

bSTT

b24

b24

1,246

43.0

2,470

Mar.

b22

b20 b"20" 

b22

26

37

27

30 *34

28

27

25

25

27

31

28

27 

26

25

24

23

23

23

23

57

36

32

30

27

25 *23

823

26.5

1,630

Apr.

20

18

18 

19

18

19

18

16

17

18

18

19

22

33 2?

20

19 

18

17 *16

16

15

15

16

15

14

13

T¥

16

13

532

17.7

1,060

May

12

12

13 

16

108

221

38

24

a20 *17

15

13

13

13

13

14

11 55

580

*4,110

135

70

57 *49

54

37

33

32

35

33 

34

5,900

190

11,700

June

61

7S

24 

22

22

24

29 *28

23

18

17

16

31

17

14

12

11 

10

a9

a8.5

a8

a7.5

a7

a7

a6.5

a6.5 *7.3

6.2

5.3

_4_.7

498.5

16.6

989

July

4.2

4.0

3.6

9.8 *40

357

355

115

26

16

a!2

alO

a9

a.8

a7

a6.5

ae 

as. 5

*5.3

5.1

10

23

13

11

6.9

5.7

4.8

4.3

3.7

2.9 

2.4

1,062.7

34.3

2,110

Aug.

2.2

2.2

1.6 

1.2

1.0

.6

.4

.3

73

.8

.9

.5

.4

.4

4.8

33

~B\4 

10

8.2

3.2

5.7

4.2

2.2 *1.4

1.0

4.4

6.8

1.9

.9

.6

.6

107.1

3.45

212

Sept.

*0.3

.2

.1 

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

~T5" 4.3

.2

.1

6.4

0.21

13

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,770 Min 0 Mean 36.7 Ac-ft 26,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,110 Min 0 Mean 51.6 Ac-ft 37,450

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Oct. 3 (1:30 p.m.) 4,790 cfs (17.77 ft); May 20 (1:15 a.m.)

20,500 cfs (18.68 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

No gage-height gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and

Creek near Waurlka.

records for Beaver
390 RED RIVER BASIN

3135. Beaver Creek near Waurika, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°13'00", long 98°02'55", on north line of NWiNW£ sec. 16, T.4 S., R.8 W. , 

on left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 5, 4.5 miles northwest of 

Waurika, 6.2 miles upstream from Cow Creek, and at mile 25.8.

Drainage area. 563 sq mi.

Records available . June 19S3 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 879.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by State Highway Commission) .

Average discharge. 7 years, 149 cfs (107,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,250 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 19.38 ft); no 

flow Sept. 13-16.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 32,200 cfs May 20, 1955 (gage height, 22.42 ft); no 

flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 22.7 ft May 18, 1951, from floodraark (discharge, 65,300 cfs 

by contracted-opening measurement). A similar stage was reached sometime prior to 

1889, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from construction, which are fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect or backwater from 

construction (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4, 6, Dec. 24-26, Dec. 29 to 

Jan. 12, May 19 to June 9, July 10-20, Aug. 12 to Sept. 5)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2

1.4

1.5 

1.8

0

.2

.8

1.7

2.4

6.0

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

15

27

55

126

308

682

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

19.5

1,920

2,160

2,630

3,600

4,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

22

55

1,100

*2,050

5.820

*2,100

250

106

72

56

47

41

56

55

52

50

28

26

24

22

22

22

21

17

17

17

15

IS

 17

19

157

10,268

551

20,570

Nov.

158

63

52

4S6

1.500

1,080

148

96

78

67

61

59

55

52

47

45

45

*41

38

44

44

43

42

41

40

38

56

56

54

55

4,609

154

9,140

Dec.

55

54

54

34

54

55

55

 52

32

35

53

55

54

54

50

*214

1,250

2.250

2,050

409

171

138

122

114

106

106

422

444

169

126

110

8,697

281

17,250

Jan.

106

106

105

96

96

*115

142

146

142

158

130

241

584

sSS

202

162

130

158

154

100

92

96

89

85

85

88

92

92

S6

81

7j3

4,559

141

8,650

Feb.

76

*78

491

822

SI??

238

150

126

114

110

100

S5

76

75

76

76

*84

82

75

75

73

73

72

70

65

^3" 59

66

65

4,510

149

8,550

Mar.

65

62

65

62

60

66

76

80

 80

87

84

78

71

69

69

75

74

69

64

62

59

58

55

62

105

90

122

78

70

64

2,272

75.3

4,510

Apr.

*60

56

55

51

52

52

52

52

49

45

45

46

52

84

77

72

56

49

44

*42

57

59

59

57

40

58

55

5556-

56

1,459

48.6

2,890

May

54

51

50

3T

43

268

275

95

62

*48

41

56

52

32

52

32

51

52

116

607

*2.590

1,800

240

153

122

122

92

80

75

71

74

6,525

210

12,940

June

82

150

110

76

63

59

62

*151

-7T 149

55

44

59

51

48

55

28

21

20

19

17

16

16

15

14

12

*15

15

13

11

1,429

47.6

2,830

July

9.6

7.4

6.8

4.9

455

1,170

1.590 iii

66

50

36

27

22

20

18

16

29

*25

47

598

118

85

114

61

28

18

15

12

9 .2

7 .7

4,625.6

149

9,170

Aug.

6.5

7.2

6.5

*5.5

4.7

4.9

4.4

58~4.0

93

13

6.5

5.2

5.0

4.9

7.1

29

24

80

64

22

17

45

*18

11

8.8

7.5

9.2

11

11

599.8

19.5

1,190

Sept.

5.0

4.2

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.2

5.4

5.2

2.5

1.8

1.6

.6

*0

^

0

0

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

27

59_

11

15

17

8.8

5 2

168.0

5.60

555

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,820 Mln 0.1 Mean 109 Ac-ft 79,150

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,820 Mln 0 Mean 155 Ac-ft 97,820

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 ofs).--Oct. 5 (11 a.m.) 4,250 cfs (19.58 ft); Dec. IB (3 p.m.) 2,440 cfs 

(17.69 ft); May 21 (6 p.m.) 5,560 cfs (18.50 ft).______________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 27 to Mar. 5. Backwater from construction 

Sept. 6-50.
RED RIVER BASIN 391

3140. Lake Klckapoo near Archer City, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°39'45", long 98°46'45", at intake tower near left end of dam on North 

Fork Little Wlchlta River, 8.2 miles south of Manklns and 9.2 miles northwest of Archer 

City, Archer County.

Drainage area. 275 sq ml.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Staff gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to Oct. 8, 1947, water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 91,240 acre-ft Oct. 5-10 (elevation, 1,042.6 ft); 

minimum observed, 66,980 acre-ft Sept. 20-26 (elevation, 1,038.1 ft).

1946-60: Maximum contents, 134,300 acre-ft Aug. 2, 1950 (elevation, 1,049.2 ft); 

minimum observed since appreciable storage was reached In September 1946, 24,420 aere-ft 

Oct. 2, 1946 (elevation, 1,025.4 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam 6,800 ft long, containing a reinforced 

concrete Ogee-type uncontrolled service spillway at right end of dam, 482.7 ft long. 

Dam completed Dec. 15, 1945, and storage began Feb. 1, 1946. Capacity, 106,000 acre-ft 

between elevations 1,000.92 (bottom of two 48- by 60-Inch outlet conduits) and 1,045.0 

ft (top of spillway). Maximum capacity, 220,000 acre-ft at elevation 1,060 ft with 

2-foot freeboard. Figures given herein represent total contents. There is no dead 

storage. Reservoir contents used as municipal supply for city of Wichlta Falls.

Cooperation. Capacity curve, record of lake elevations, and diversions for municipal use 

furnished by city of Wichita Falls.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Month-end elevations, contents, and monthly diversions, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Dec. 31...................................

Calendar year 1959. .....................

Sept. 30..... ..............................

Water year 1959-60. .....................

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,042.0

-

1,042.0

1,041.1

1,038.3

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

85,990

87,700

-

87,700

82,570

75,980

70,820

67,940

-

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

+11,280

-2,890

+ 1,710

-5,900

0

-570

-2,280

-2,850

+570

-3,320

-3,270

-5,160

-2,880

-9,660

Diversions 

(acre -feet)*

_

1,095

1,039

804

-

1,334

961

1,061

1,152

1,341

1,820

1,920

2,020

2,011

16,558

t Elevation at 8 a.m.

* Diversions for municipal supply of Wichlta Palls.
392 RED RIVER BASIN 

3150. Little Wichita River near Henrietta, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°50'00", long 98°12'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 148, 1.5 miles northwest of Henrietta, Clay County, 4 miles upstream from 

Turkey Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Dry Fork Little Wichita River.

Drainage area. 1,037 sq mi.

Records available. January 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 831.57 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 26, 1953, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 150 cfs (108,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,570 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 16.78 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 6,390 cfs May 2, 1957 (gage height, 18.36 ft); no flow 

at times.

Flood in 1908 reached a stage of about 21 ft, from information by State Highway 

Department.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Lake Kickapoo on North Fork (see preceding 

page). The city of Wichita Falls diverted 16,558 acre-ft of water from Lake Kickapoo 

for municipal use and returned sewage effluent and filter plant wash-water to Wichita 

River. The city of Henrietta diverted about 700 acre-ft of water from gage pool for 

municipal use. Diversion records were furnished by the cities of Wichita Falls and 

Henrietta, respectively. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 3-7)

6.1

6.2

6.3 

6.5 

7.0

0 

1.0

128

8.0

10.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

335

755

1,640

2,100

2,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7

.4

390

1,340

1,810

2,170

2,470 

*5,426

1,140

138

52

23

16

10

6.4

4.4

3.6

2.7

1.5

1.5

.7

.4

.1

.1

£

0

*0

0

0

0

0

12,001.5

387

23,800

Nov.

0

V

4.9

20

19

164

T7

30

18

10

6.4

3.6

2.7

2.0

.7

.7

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

339.4

11.3

673

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31

288

696

711 GS5

316

103

54

*32

22

13

7.6

5.4

3.6

4.4

3.6

2.7

2,938.3

94.8

5,830

Jan.

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.0 ?7S

26

126 

164 -5T

47

30

54

94

134

115

78

50

34

29

24

20

14

11

7.6

5

4

2

*2.C

1.5

1.5

1.0

1,171.4

37.8

2,320

Feb.

1.0

.7

330

997

1,560

1,010

275 

101

45

32

20

14

8.9

5.4

4.4

2.7

2.0

1.5

.7

.7

.7

.4

.3

rs

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

4,215.5

145

8,360

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,470 Mln 0

Mar.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1 

0 Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

104

245

TOT

40

18 *10

5.4

525.0

16.9

1,040

Apr.

3.6 277

1.0

.4

.3

.1

.1 

0 Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

8.2

0.27

16

May

0 Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

11

10

5.4

21

71 27

10

10

5.4

13

203.8

6.57

404

June

53

115

124 ~ST

26

17

11 

18

26

75

58

glO

glO

glO

glO

g8.9

S8.9

g2.0

gl.5

gl.O

gl.O

gl.O 6°

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

654.3

21.8

1,300

July

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.4

14

11

2.7

**3.6

3.6

33

89

94

?6

8.9

6.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.0

1.5

.7

.1

0

*0

0

0

312.7

10.1

620

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

68

228 SoT

60

563.0

18.8

1,120

Mean 86.2 Ac-ft 62,420

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,470 Mln 0 Mean 62.7 Ac-ft 45,480

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 393

3154. Little Wichita River near Ringgold, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°53'55", long 98°04'05", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

abandoned county road, 2 miles downstream from East Fork Little Wichita River, 8 miles 

northwest of Ringgold, Montague County, 11.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 13 miles 

downstream from gaging station near Henrietta.

Drainage area. 1,350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1959 to September 1960.

^Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 791.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,960 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 27.32 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1959-60: Maximum discharge, 4,120 cfs June 24 (gage height, 27.53 ft); no flow for 

many days.

Maximum stage since 1908, about 31 ft in 1915, from information by local resident.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

For upstream regulation and diversions see Remarks on preceding page. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.8

2.6

491

2,240

5,820

3,820

3,050

2,520

2,440

*969

112

39

26

20

12

9.3

7.2

5.2

3.9

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.1

.8

.6

*.6

.4

7s

1,6

3.6

19,609.3

633

38,890

Nov.

5.1

4.5

5.2

*130

140

120

118

34

19

10

6.9

5.1

3.8

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.6

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.5

.4

617.7

20.6

1,230

Dec.

0.2

. 2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

10

323

1,710

2,170

1,260

556

198

88

*53

36

27

20

15

20

17

17

12

6,534.8

211

12,960

Calendar year 1959: Max

Jan.

11

alo

a9

a8

a7

a4o

a!20

a!30

a90

a6o

a50

a60

a70O

a780

a290

allO

a7o

a 50

a40

a30

a25

a20

a!5

alO

alO

a9

a8

*6.6

5.8

5.2

4^5

2,784.1

89.8

5,520

Feb.

3.8

3.0

390

1,530

*1,940

1,660

652

167

77

46

31

22

16

12

3.5

8.1

7.4

6.0

5.2

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

*3.5

6,621.5

228

13,130

Mar.

3.1

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

*.9

.7

.6

.6

16

312- 420

94

46

26

16

977.7

31.5

1,940

Apr.

11

7.2

5.3

3.9

2.9

2.2

1.6

*1.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

.6

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

**.4

.3

.2 72"

.2

.3

.3

28

17

5.4

3.0

92.8

3.09

184

May

2.1

1.5

.8

.6

.8

9.6

4.8

1.1

.4

.2

.1

.1

O

0

0

0

0

3.3

4.6

3.1

.6

12

*11

8.9

5.0

58

40

16

13

8.8

6.1

212.5

6.85

421

June

28

80

~88 133

34

13

11

7.7

34

22

91

26

11

98

123

*30

11

5.0

2.0

.9

3

.1

.1

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

849.1

28.3

1,680

July

0

0

0

0

.3

95

22

~53 141

24

20

11

*4.0

2.5

.9

47

127

67

28

34

a40

a30

a20

alO

a8

a5

a3

al

**.3

.1

.1

794.2

25.6

1,580

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

4.4

50

159

*247 125-

586.3

19.5

1,160

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,820 Mln 0 Mean 108 Ac-ft 78,700

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Oct. 5 (6 p.m.) 3,960 cfs (27.32 ft); Dec. 18 (11 a.m.)

2,280 cfs (24.15 ft); Feb. 5 (9:30 a.m.) 1,980 efs (23.29 ft)._____________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Little Wichita River near Henrietta.
394 RED RIVER BASIN

3155. Red River near Terral, Okla.

Location. Lat 33°52'50", long 97°56'15", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 81, a quarter of a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock Island 

and Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, 1.2 miles south of Terral, Jefferson County, 3.2 miles 

downstream from Little Wichita River, and at mile 872.

Drainage area. 28.723 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage 

Is 770.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 12, 1939, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 2,581 cfs (1,869,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47,000 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 17.75 ft); minimum, 206 cfs Sept. 23.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 197,000 cfs June 8, 1941 (gage height, 28.12 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Mar. 15, 1939.

Maximum stage known, that of June 8, 1941. Flood of May 19, 1935, reached a stage 

of 27.2 ft; floods in 1891 and May 1, 1908, are reported to have reached about the same

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation by Lake Kemp on Wichita River in Baylor County, 

Tex. (see p. 385), Lake Kickapoo on North Fork Little Wichita River in Archer County, 

Tex. (see p. 391), Lake Altus on North Fork Red River in Kiowa County, Okla. (see 

p. 371), Lake Lawtonka and Lake Thomas in Cache Creek basin in Comanche County, Okla. 

Principal diversions are from Wichita River for irrigation of about 20,000 acres in 

vicinity of Wichita Falls, Tex., and from North Fork Red River for irrigation of about 

48,000 acres in vicinity of Altus, Okla. Many small diversions for irrigation above 

station. Amount of diversions or acreage irrigated not known. During water year, the 

city of Wichita Falls diverted 16,558 acre-ft of water from Lake Kickapoo on North Fork 

Little Wichita River for municipal use and returned about 9,000 acre-ft of sewage 

effluent and filter plant wash-water to Wichita River.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,570

1,270

4,130

*29,000 

38,500

44,500 

*29,600

13,600

7,480

4,780

3,020

2,370

1,720

1,420 

1,220

1,100

933

1,020

933 

800

740

698

602

620

638

515

*505 

440 liSB" 

540 

596

195,325

6,301

387,400

Nov.

940

1,060

668

1,880 

4,980

5,760 

4,280

1,960

1,320

1,020

870

776

716

644 

620

602

540

510

485 

490

4'5

5(10

*5!5

4<IO

445

455

430 

392

384 

388

34,605

1,154

68,640

Dec.

425

425

440

440 

388

354 

362

350

lOTT

435

435

366

392

*406 

566

2,390

10,600

18,400

22.900 

14,700

7,810

4,220

*3,380

2,640

2,300

2,060

2,000 

2,860

2,440 

2,500

*1,620

109,010

3,516

216,200

Jan.

1,520

1,520

1,470

1,220 

1,220

1,270 

1,570

1,780

1,830

1,620

1,520

1,670

3,160

4,780 

3,820

2,640

2,120

1,830

2,780 

2,570

1,940

1,720

1,620

1,470

1,220

1,100

1,060 

*919

i.CeU

1,020

980

56,019

1,807

111,100

Feb.

940

1,140

2,170

6,070 

7,940

11,900 

10,200

6,250

4,100

3,000

2,550

2,300

2,000

1,780 

1,670

*1,520

1,420

1,270

1,220 

1,020

1,140

1,100

980

1,020

1,020

1,060

1,060 

1,100

*1,140

80,080

2,761

158, 800

Mar.

1,060

1,020

940

1,020 

980

940 

919

898

933

926

*926

940

1,100

1,620 

1,720

1,670

1,570

1,180

1,060 

898

*877

870

856

849 i,oSo

1,660

1,740 

1,320

1,220 

*1,180

1,140

35,092

1,132

69,600

Apr.

1,060

1,060

1,140

1,220 

1,180

980 

764

*692

596

540

545

550

566

596 

884

870

856

662

500 

*515

530

560

540

490

450

440

455 

*495

465 

455

20,636

688

40,930

May

425

420

410

420 

435

821 

1,710

2,290

1,770

1,240

922

689

*550

480 

420

379

379

388

640 

1,230

1,150

4.610

*4,010

2,120

1,320

1,270

1,320 

980

940 

870

*722

35, 330

1,140

70,080

June

807

1,100

2,280

2,530 

1,850

1,420 

1,190

2,580

*21,200

29,200

19,900

8,600

9,230

6,660 

5,020

*4,460

3,150

2,660

2,110 

1,670

1,420

1,140

926

814

716

656

596 

545

*510 

490

135,430

4,514

268,600

July

475

470

440

US' 401 

820 

6,640

6,930

8,570

5,280

8,050

4,850

*3,200

2,370 

2,180

1,780

1,890

1,620

1,620 

1,720

2,060

4,890

3,320

2,110

1,710

1,960

3,990 

2,520

*2,060 

1,670

1,180

87,191

2,813

172,900

Aug.

863

704

602

510 

430

384 

342

315

304 542"

1,040

650

515

455

406

392

*440

540

545

747

1.150

933

884

776

710

776

674 

530

535 

*794

1,020

19,508

629

38,690

Sept.

905

716

873

1,100 

854

626 

495

415

358

318

253

295

543

352

276

283

259

246

*264 

250

246

234

209

295

438

1,020

1,170 

1,560

*1.590 

1,170

17,613

587

34,930

Calendar year 1959: Max 44,500 Min 105 Mean 2,337 Ac-ft 1,692,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 44,500 Min 209 Mean 2,256 Ac-ft 1,638,000

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 cfa).--0ct. 6 (6 a.m.) 47,000 cfs (17.75 ft); Dec. 19 (2 p.m.) 

25,200 efa (16.24 ft); June 10 (9 p.m.) 52,200 cfs (16.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 395

3160. Red River near Gainsville, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°44 1 , long 97°10', in SW£ sec.36, T.9 S. , R.I E., near center of span on 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, a quarter of a mile downstream from Gulf, 

Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, 5 miles downstream from Fish Creek, 7 miles 

north of Gainesville, and at mile 791.5.

Drainage area. 30.782 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available. May 1936 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 627.91 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 17, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 3,197 cfs (2,315,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge duringyear, 59,300 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 17.95 ft); minimum, 260 cfs Sept. 23.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 168,000 cfs June 9, 1941; maximum gage height, 26.53 ft 

May 21, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 48 cfs Jan. 27, 1940 (result of discharge 

measurement during period of ice effect).

Remarks. Records good except those computed from wire-weight-gage readings, which are 

fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month; more frequently during 

rises. Flow slightly regulated by Lake Kemp (see p. 385). since 1943 by Lake Altus 

(see p. 371), and since 1946 by Lake Kickapoo (see p. 391). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1744.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 36 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Dec. 14, Dec. 18-24, Mar. 16-24, Apr. 6 to May 9, 

May 23, 24, May 30 to June 12, June 25-28, July 10-12, Aug. 4-22)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

9.0

10.0

11.0

450

580

1,020

2,340

4,320

12.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

7,320

11,900

18,600

37,000

59,300

7.3 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

10.0

240

320

610

1,020

1,560

3,000

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

5,000

7,900

12,300

18,600

37,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,800 

2,430

4,820

27,900

51,200

54,700 

52,400 

27,300

14,700

8,040

5,980

4,580

4,450

3,270

2,340

1,960

1,640

1,490

1,360

1,320

1,220

1,120

990

910

830

744

676 

643

608 

601

587

284,609

9,181

564,500

Nov.

594 

622

1,040

1,240

1,500

5,840 

8.860 

6,960

4,110

2,520

1,760

1,330

1,130

940

850

769

684

636

608

587

566

559

552

545

545

538

524 

510

510 

504

47,933

1,598

95,070

Dec.

492 

486

480

480

462

450 

450 

444

438

444

444

438

426

43T

858

1,460

2,680

19,800

30,200

27,300

18,600

9,450

5,610

4,890

4,140

3,540

3,180 

2,660

3,450

4,560 

3,270

152,014

4,904

301,500

Jan.

2,580 

2,270

2,060

1,930

1,930

1,930 

1,930 

2,200

2,500

2,740

2,660

3,360

5,480

7,900

7,720

6,900

4,780

3,740

3,450

3,740

3,540

2,910

2,500

2,200

2,000

1,800

1,620 

1,510

1,410

1,320 

l_j_30O

93,910

3,029

186, 300

Feb.

1,290 

1,420

1,560

1,800

5,380

10,100 

12,100 

9,450

6,900

5,480

4,890

4,040

3,180

2,660

2,270

2,060

1,860

1,740

1,620

1,450

1,350

1,310

1,280

1,220

1,210

1,220

1.200 

1,220

1,320

92,580

3,192

183,600

Mar.

1,410 

1,360

1,320

1,170

1,090

1,030 

984 

939

903

894

867

858

849

912

1,010

1,520

1,680

1,560

1,360

1,050

903

800

736

744

2,040

2,820

3,740 

3,640

2,820

1,620 

1,320

43,949

1,418

87,170

Apr.

1,300 

1,260

1,210

1,200

1,220

1,350 

1,330 

1,150

903

784

720

659

617

589

540

568

876

1,030

903

752

596

568

480

59T

610

596

547 

561

561

24,652

822

48,900

May

540 

492

486

498

498

474 

528 

666

2,330

3,090

2,130

1,340

912

666

492

360

350 538"

390

906

582

966

3,410

5.480

3,840

2,200

1,380 

1,150

1,250

1,170 

1,100

40,314

1,300

79,960

June

1,070 

939

885

1,330

2,910

3,450 

2,500 

1,930

3,180

26,300

31.400

13,300

8,250

8,850

9,450

6,900

5,870

5,120

3,640

2,910

2,200

1,800

1,490

1,240

1,060

912

792 

720

659 

617

151,674

5,056

300, 800

July

582 

547

528

516

504

528 

510 

2,680

9,050

10,800

7,170

7,700

8,450

4,560

3,450

2,580

2,200

2,000

2,350

1,860

2,000

1,860

2,740

4,780

3,180

2,130

1,680 

2,360

3,640 

2,420

2,060

97,415

3,142

193,200

Aug.

1,620 

1,256

930

752

645

554 

480 

420

360

316

300

395

736

645

480

420

395

395

462

480

468

596

1,060

1,020

876

792

712 

736

680 

589

462

20,026

646

39,720

Sept.

631 

824

876

712

631

885 

832 

624

474

400

360

325

296

280

340

395

312

280

304

268

284

268

264 I5e~

280

480

752 

1,680

2,200 

1,740

18,265

609

36,230

Calendar year 1959: Max 54,700 Hln 129 Mean 2,807 Ac-ft 2,032,000

Water Water year year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max Max 54,700 54,700 Hln Mln 264 264 Mean Mean 2,916 2,916 Ac-ft Ac-ft 2,117,000 z, 117,QUO___________

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 cfs).--Oct. 7 (12:30 a.m.) 59,300 cfs (17.95 ft); Dec. 18 (9 p.m.) 

31,100 efs (14.77 ft); June 11 (3 p.m.) 34,000 cfs (16.00 ft).

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-welght-gage readings Oct. 1-3, 15-26, Apr. 9-16, 

May 1-4, 16, 17, Aug. 3-21, Sept. 9-26.
396 RED RIVER BASIN

3165. Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°38', long 99°40' , on line between SE£ and SW£ sec.5, T.13 N., R.23 W., 

near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 283, half a mile 

downstream from Sergeant Major Creek, 1 mile north of Cheyenne, 5.2 miles upstream 

from Dead Indian Creek, and at mile 543.9.

Drainage area. 794 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,905.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 1938 to Nov. 16, 1946, and Oct. 1, 1947, to 

Jan. 11, 1948, staff or wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 41.7 cfs (30,190 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 4.28 ft); no 

flow at times.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 69,800 cfs Apr. 29, 1954 (gage height, 15.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times in most years.

Flood of Apr. 3, 1934, reached a stage 1.0 ft lower than that in 1954 at site on 

upstream side of highway fill.

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

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2a

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

31

32

13

7.6

4.8

3.3

2.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.7

.5

75

.6

.7

.6

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

*.5

.7 

3.3

2.5

116.4

3.75

231

Nov.

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.1

.7

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

bl

2.3

270

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

bl.4

bl.l

b.8

bl

bl.6

38.6

1.29

77

Dec.

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.8

bl.3

b.8

bl.4

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

66

45

274

150

90

62

44

38

33

30

30

31

26

23

21

b!8 

22

1,026.9

33.1

2,040

Jan.

24

22

b!6

b!4

b!4

b!3

bT5

b!8

24

30

*26

> al6

bie

b!9

20

21

20

20 

20

562

18.1

1,110

Feb.

20

21

26

52

47

48

50

48

48

47

46

34

30

32

30

26

24

24

28

24

20

a!8

al6

a!6

a!5_

a!6

al6

al7

alS

857

29.6

1,700

Mar.

aie

a20

*a24

a28

a34

a46

a60

aSO

85

82

68

62

60

64

70

66

*64

48

34

34

30

30

31

40

62

64

60

*60

82

82 

70

1,658

53.5

3,290

Apr.

64 58"

56

56

56

56

50

47

47

46

41

38

*46

34

34

34

26

23

26

30

28

30

32

31

30

26

26

28

28

26

1,153

38.4

2,290

May

24

24

24

28

38

28

23

20

19

17

16

*15

16

15

15

16

33

*138

78

60

47

40

34

33

111

98

62

50

150

62 

54

1,388

44.8

2,750

June

192

125

101

a90

a80

a75

*258

548

226

174

192

152

198

109

82

66

52

46

41

40

35

35

35

63

36

34

33

31

28

26

2,903

96.8

5,760

July

24

23

21

20

19

19

18

69

67

a26

*19

15

17

15

9.4

8.5

9.4

8.5

4.8

3.8

3.8

*184

202

~8Z 220

*48

26

13

9.0

5.9 

4.1

1,214.2

39.2

2,410

Aug.

2.5

1.8

1.3

1.0

.6

.3

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

*0

213

iT5

a3

al

*0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

240.3

7.75

477

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.9

4.2

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.2

.8

.5

.7

.3

0

0

32

30

5.2

2.5

.8

.4

.2

0

85.4

2.85

169

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,110 Min 0 Mean 34.3 Ac-ft 24,850

Water year 1959-60: Max 274 Min 0 Mean 30.7 Ac-ft 22,300

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Aug. 18 (5!50 a.m.) 1,510 cfs (4.28 ft).___________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 397

3230. Sandstone Creek near Cheyenne, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°33', long 99°32', on south line of SE^SW^ sec.34, T.13 N., R.22 W., near

left bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 4.5 miles upstream from Wildcat

Creek, 6.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 9.1 miles southeast of Cheyenne. Prior to

Jan. 25, 1960, near right bank on downstream side of pier. 

Drainage area. 87.1 sq mi, of which 4.0 sq mi is prooably noncontributing. 

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1960. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,787.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (U. S. Soil Conservation Service bench mark). 

Average discharge.--9 years, 7.53 cfs (5,450 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 cfs July 22 (gage height, 9.78 ft, from

floodmarks); minimum daily, 3.1 cfs Sept. 8.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 6,360 cfs Apr. 30, 1954 (gage height, 13.64 ft), from

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow;

maximum gage height, 16.42 ft May 26, 1959; no flow at times in most years. 

Remarks. Records good. Flow from 65.6 sq mi regulated by 22 detention reservoirs (com- 

 bined original capacity, about 21,100 acre-ft). Some diversions for irrigation above

station. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year

1959, superseding those published in WSP 1631, are given herewith:

1959 

Sept.26.................... 10

Month

Water year 1958-59. ........

Cfs-days

479.4

Maximum

172

1,770

Minimum

1.7

.5

Mean

1S.O

15.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

951

11,440

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, June 22-30)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6 

1.9

91

183

336

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

121

91

81

a50

a30

19

19

a 18

a!6

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!2

*11

9.0

8.1

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

7.1

6.5

625.0

20.2

1,240

Nov.

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.5

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.5

7.6

10

9.3

7.9

a7

a7

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.8

7.6

7.3

6.8

200.7

6.69

398

Dec.

6.8

BTs

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.3

7.6

7.9

8.4

8.4

8.7

9.0

9.6

34

33

7448-

45

41

38

35

a30

a30

a28

a60

a28

a 19

16

15

17

699.9

22.6

1,390

Jan.

17

15

15

15

16

17

19

15

15

15

15

*15

14

27

T9

19

20

18

a!7

16

15

16

15

a!7

al9

19

17

17

14

15

15

518

16.7

1,030

Feb.

15

16

49

81

68

54

46

42

41

35

30

28

28

27

27

27

31

30

26

25

24

a24

a24

a24

25

a26

a27

a28

a29

j b7

33.0

1,900

Mar.

3J3

a26

27

a25

a23

22

23

24

25

23

23

22

23

23

23

21

76

26

25

24

24

23

*25

27

25

25

25

25

24

24

756

24.4

1,500

Apr.

23

22

22

23

21

19

19

*18

18

17

19

18

15

14

14

13

12

11

11

9.6

9.6

*9.6

9.6

9.6

9.5

9.3

10 '

10

10

9 3

434.9

14.5

863

May

9.3

9.6

11

13

14

12

11

11

11

*9.6

9.0

9.9

22

23

16

12

23

32

15

11

9.3

8.4

*7.9

874

9.0

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.4

8.4

9 3

378.1

12.2

750

June

11

9.6

9.0

8.7

8.4

10

45

2T

30

20

16

15

17

12

all

alO

a9

a8.5

a8

a7.5

a7

6.8

6.3

8.1

6.3

6.5

*6.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

353.1'

11.8

700

July

a5.6

a5.8

a6.2

a6.6

a7

7.3

7.9

11

12

7.1

6.5

6.0

*11

7.3

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

17

*325

*125

89

*68

41

28

22

a20

a!7

a!5

910.4

29.4

1,810

Aug.

a!3

a!2

all

alO

a9

a8.5

a8

7.9

8.4

7.3

6.3

5.0

4.8

3.9

*473

5.0

5.5

24

8.1

7.1

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.3

4.1

4 3

4.6

223.7

7.22

444

Sept.

3.9

4.1

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

3.3

*3.1

873

5.5

5.0

4.3

5.0

5.3

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

*85

20

12

10

9.0

7.6

6.8

5.8

252.9

8.43

502

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,770 Mln 0.7 Mean 19.5 Ac-ft 14,150

Water year 1959-60 : Max 325 Mln 3.1 Mean 17.2 Ac-ft 12,530

* Discharge measurement made o

a Ho gage-height record; disch

and records for nearby stations.

this day.

corded range In stage,
398 RED RIVER BASIN

3245. Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°34'50", long 99°02'35", In NE^NE^ sec.30, T.13 N. , R.17 W. , on right 

bank on downstream side of pier of county road bridge, half a mile downstream from 

confluence of East and West Barnitz Creeks, 4j miles west of Arapaho, and 6 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 243 sq mi.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,529.12 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark).

Average discharge. 15 years, 14.2 cfs (10,280 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 18.69 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Aug. 16, 17.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 7,700 cfs May 16, 1951, from rating curve extended 

above 2,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 20.8 ft Apr. 8/1947, from floodmark; no flow at 

times in most years.

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

which are fair. Plow from about 75 percent of the drainage area is regulated by numerous flood-detention reservoirs.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1947, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 3-13, Nov. 4-16, Dec. 22-27,

Mar. 11-30, May 4-18, Aug. 19 to Sept. 30)

5.3 

5.9 

6.5 

7.5

0.6

3.5

9.8

22

39

79

9.0

11.0

14.0

17.0

18.0

168

340

720

1,250

1,510

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*264

1,560

469

330

263

213

166

*129

105

92

76

69

53

44

38

32

26

22

18 *17

18

18

19

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

T6

3,964

128

7,860

Nov.

13

T2

12

12

9.8

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.2 *8.8

8.6

8.3

8.4

7.9

7.9

8.0

7.5

8

9

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

7.5

6.4

6.2

5.9

5.8

5.8

266.2

8.87

528

Dec.

*6.1

5.7

677

6.2

6.1

6.1

12

14

13

13

13

13

13

9.8

8.8

27

383

210

92

65

47 *41

37

32

30

30

32

29

23

20

19

1,263.5

40.8

2,510

Jan.

19

20

19

18

20

18

17

18

20

25

24

24

22 *48

46

29

26

20

17

18

16

10

13

15

16

21

22

20

19

16

17

653

21.1

1,290

Feb.

16

15

39

151 noes

50

41

38

32

*27

20

19

20

21

24

23

24

25

24

24

24

20

17

15

22

27

24

26

983

33.9

1,950

Mar.

28

28 *26

26

28

30

30

32

37

.§§

46

39

35

34

36

36

*32

28

27

25

24

19

19

17

21

22

20

19 *42

60

41

973

31.4

1,930

Apr.

33

30

25

27

26

24

25

26

26

26

22

22

21

18 *16

14

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.8

9.2

60

29

602.0

20.1

1,190

May

16

15

19

23

20

36

26

13

9.8

8.2

6.9

6.1

4.5

4.0

473

5.0

4.6 *68

63

33

20

16

16

16

17

12

8.9

8.4

31

104

57

691.7

22.3

1,370

June

a44

a36

a32

a 30

28

26

85 *147

61

46

32

33

24

22

22

23

24

a!7

alO

a7

a6

a5. 5

*5.5

5.7

6.8

5.0

4.6

3.3

2.5

2.4

796.3

26.5

1,580

July

1.9

179

2.1

17

36

9.8

6.3

9.0

45

30

12

9.8

15

13

9.5

8.3

7.6

7.3

6.4

6.2

6.8

9.4

18

14

10

*9.6

9.6

8.8

6.7

5.5

4.5

357.0

11.5

708

Aug.

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.5

3.0

1.9

1.6

2.9

9.0

15

4.3

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.0

*.9

.9

10

37

12

7.5

5.7

4.7

3.9

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.1

12

7.7 *5.1

179.7

5.80

356

Sept.

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.3

13

6.2

4.5

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.1

1.9

al.2

al.l

aT79

3.8

6.5

5.5

5.0

14

*T3

14

138.1

4.60

274

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,130 Mln 0 Mean 38.1 Ac-ft 27,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,360 Mln 0.9 Mean 29.7 Ac-ft 21,550

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs).--0et. 2 (11 a.m.) 1,820 efs (18.69 ft).____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17-19, Jan. 6-9, 18-25, Feb. 23 to Mar. 7.
RED RIVER BASIN 399

3250. Washita River near Clinton, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°31'50", long 98°58'00", in SWij-NEjj sec.11, T.12 N., R.17 W. , near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 183, half a mile north of 

Clinton, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Beaver Creek, 4.8 miles downstream 

from Barnitz Creek, and at mile 447.4.

Drainage area. 1,977 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,467.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Feb. 7, 1939, wire-weight gage and Feb. 7, 1939, to Mar. 25, 1940, 

water-stage recorder, at same site and datum. Mar. 26 to May 13, 1940, staff gage at 

site 75 ft upstream at same datum. May 14, 1940, to Mar. 18, 1941, wire-weight gage 

at railway bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 4.55 ft lower.

Average discharge. 25 years, 146 cfs (105,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,140 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 21.61 ft); minimum flaily, 14 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 16.

1935-60: Maximum discharge, 66,800 cfs May 16, 1951 (gage height, 31.09 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,900 cfs by contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times in 1952-56.

Maximum stage known, 33.9 ft Apr. 3, 4, 1934, from floodmarks.

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 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-12, Dec. 17, 18, Jan. 14 to Feb. 17, 

June 17 to July 4, July 22, July 24 to Sept. 18)

4.5

5.4 

6.0

14

28

74

140

7.0

10.0

16.0

19.0

311

1,060

3,100

4,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*238

4,560 

3,230

1,000

639

463

353

*271

215

192

167

148

128

114

104

98

a90

a80

*75

73

71

71

69

67

64

65

60

60

60

64

66

12,755

411

25, 300

Nov.

64

61 

59

58

53

50

53

50

51

*50

51

50

48

46

47

47

b45

45

48

48

51

51

50

48

48

48

43

43

43

43

1,492

49.7

2,960

Dec.

*44

44 

44

46

44

44

45

49

50

50

51

50

50

50

58

123

1,090

2,020

920

486

342 *271

235

205

192

208

244

217

176

145

145

7,738

250

15, 350

Jan.

145

148 

143

133

134

141

139

139

148

161

168

172

182

*286

556

212

184

164

138

b!45

b!50

138

144

152

148

152

172

165

152

140

134

5,083

164

10,080

Feb.

129

128 

257

1,020

*1.090

705

552

465

440

407

322

291

501

501

501

501

301

*291

281

262

262

246

257

a!90

a!70

a!50

a!50

a!50

a!70

9,846

540

19,530

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,340 Mln 2

Mar.

a!70

a!80 *190

a200

a210

a220

228

242

501

585

418

352

291

281

281

291

*271

246

224

252

224

219

205

205

219

255

248

*235

215

351

271

7,818

252

15,510

Apr.

262

226 

201

184

179

176

172

168

166

167

170

168

174

156

*152

149

140

127

120 *121

125

122

118

117

116

115

116

115

157

160

4,617

154

9,160

May

121

114 

108

116

129

135

154

125

112

100

97

85

84

85

91

75

95 *118

490

260

157

123

112

101

95

92

88

112

103

882

407

4,958

160

9,830

June

182

192

218

146

124

114

152

*1.840

*689

481

590

301

258

193

215

163

130

109

101

91

83

a75 *72

75

74

73

77

72

57

48

6,773

226

13,430

July

47

43 

59

41

98

122

60

55

75

195

153

90

112

130

74

59

51

48

41

30

29

*1,780

705

653

*498

429

555

281

206

146

118

6,757

218

13,400

Aug.

96

86 

77

69

61

55

46

37

91

85

62

a55

48

42

a35

*30

29

48

89

138

126

84

61

48

39

a 55

a35

a30

156

128

48

2,067

66.7

4,100

Sept.

*37

51

25

22

19

17

15

14

14

20

22

18

18

22

15

14

16

17

17

17

17

16

15

16

72

140

106

71 *57

47

947

51.6

1,880

Mean 255 Ae-ft 168,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,360 Mln 14 Mean 194 Ac-ft 140,500

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 efs). Oct. 2 (9 p.m.) 6,140 efs (21.61 ft).____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 14-16, Jan. 17-19, 

22-25, Feb. 23, Mar. 3, 7, 8, Apr. 14-19, June 14, 16-21, 23-30, Aug. 6-8, 11, 16, 17, 51.
400 RED RIVER BASIN

3255. Washita River at Carnegie, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°07', long 98°34', near center of north line of sec.3, T.7 N., R.13 W., 

on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 9, 1,300 ft upstream from 

Running Creek, 2.7 miles east of Carnegie, and at mile 353.9.

Drainage area.--3,129 sq mi, includes that of Running Creek.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1960 (after September 1942, flow of Running 

Creek included).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,249.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to October 1942, at site 8 miles upstream at datum 24.57 ft higher.

Average discharge. 23 years, 314 cfs (227,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 21.25 ft); minimum daily, 39 cfs Sept. 19.

1937-60: Maximum discnarge, 50,000 cfs Kay 18, 1949 (gage height, 26.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 35,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow for part of Sept. 28, 29, 1956.

Maximum stage known, about 29 ft May 23, 1903, at former site and datum, from information by local resident (flood of May 18, 1949, reached a stage of 20.9 ft, from 

floodmark, at that site and datum).

Remarks.--Records good. Some diversion above station for irrigation. Prior to May 1949, 

occasional fluctuation caused by powerplant at Carnegie, 7.5 miles upstream from station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are 

given in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1087: 1938. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

§716

§2,940

§4,960

§9,090

§10, 700

g7,410

*2,310

1,120

843

699

570

492

448

394

374

342

312

28a

272

252

243

234

234

234

g!99

g!86

a!85

*182

175

182

186

46,766

1,509

92,760

Nov.

196

194

190

192

182

171

160

153

153

154

151

154

149

145

140

138

136

133

135

*135

136

136

135

133

131

129

129

129

129

129

4,477

149

8,880

Dec.

129

129

133

133

133

140

136

131

*151

131

135

136

135

131

138

182

691

2,890

4,780

3,210

1,110

753

605

514

470

437

426

448

459

384

342

19,702

636

39,080

Jan.

322

322

322

312

312

312

312

312

312

322

*363

374

363

481

991

977

571

454

384

363

352

§342

§342

§332

g322

§302

§302

§292

§292

g292

§282

11,933

385

23,670

Feb.

§292

*§282

41O

1,930

3,370

5,580

1,810

1,260

1,070

944

848

756

734

712

690

690

£70

650

§650

§610

§610

§552

§533

2514

e,495

§477

§459

§441

§441

26,480

913

52,520

Mar.

*423

400

a370

a350

a360

a380

a 400

423

459

477

533

571

533

495

477

477

477

477

459

441

*423

423

405

396

396

396

414

414

432

459

441

13,581

438

26,940

Apr.

459

441

414

396

396

388

380

362

362

354

346

346

337

346

380

337

304

296

288

*272

272

264

264

264

256

248

248

248

248

248

9,764

325

19,370

May

248

264

248

240

256

272

280

256

*256

240

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

232

328

318

522

387

296

272

272

272

272

272

272

264

272

8,386

271

16,630

June

644

419

*346

304

304

264

248

256

431

1,330

563

477

459

371

312

§256

§264

§184

§225

§166

§160

§153

§151

a!45

§142

§13C

*139

128

128

121

9,229

308

18,310

July

102

101

100

114

116

121

117

179

145

223

232

190

202

367

276

192

142

138

135

134

132

130

646

1,440

534

441

*346

312

288

256

232

8,083

261

16,030

Aug.

202

§170

§158

§142

§137

§123

§117

§106

§104

§134

§167

§155

§130

§114

§106

§96

§90

§85

*85

87

140

289

218

173

125

124

138

88

81

94

4,061

131

8,050

Sept.

188

113

87

87

72

71

69

66

65

64

63

659

g56

*655

46

42

41

40

39

40

40

42

73

51

41

41

41

111

138

*109

2,050

68.3

4,070

Calendar year 1959; Max 10,700 Min 29 Mean 550 Ac-ft 397,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,700 Min 39 Mean 449 Ac-ft 326,300

Peak disehar§e (base, 3,000 cfs).--Oct. 5 (about 6 a.m.) 11.000 efs (21.25 ft); Dec 

5,540 cfs (17.66 ft); Feb. 6 (7 a.m.) 5,950 cfs (15.11 ft).__________________

19 (6 p.m.)

* Dischar§e measurement made on 

a No gage-height record; discha 

stations.

this day. 

?ge estimated on basis of leather records and records for rby

g Computed from one nore daily wire-weight-ga§e readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 401

3259. Port Cobb Reservoir near Port Cobb, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°09'30", long 98°27'40", In SEij sec.21, T.8 N., R.12 W., in control house 

at right center of dam on Pond (Cobb) Creek, 4 miles northwest of Port Cobb and 

7.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 304 sq mi.

Records available. March 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Mercury manometer gage (nonrecording). Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 41,170 acre-ft May 31, June 1 (elevation 

1,330.55 ft); minimum observed, 17,390 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 1,318.60 ft). 

1959-60: Maximum contents observed, that of May 31, June 1, 1960.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Storage began Mar. 30, 1959. Capacity, 

T4T7600 acre-ft at elevation 1,354.8 ft (crest of glory hole spillway inlet), 79,300 

acre-ft at elevation 1,342.0 ft (conservation pool), and 1,660 acre-ft at elevation 

1,300.0 ft (crest of gated outlet). Figures given herein represent total contents. 

Reservoir is used for flood control, municipal and industrial water supply, and irrigation. No diversion during water year.

Cooperation. Elevation and contents furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Corrections. The figure of change in contents for the period March to September 1959, 

published erroneously in WSP 1631, has been corrected to 17,390 acre-ft.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Mar . 31 ..............................................

June 30. .............................................

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acre-feet)

_

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

+29,970

+2,710

-800

+22,050

t Elevation at 8 a.m.
402 RED RIVER BASIN

3260. Pond Creek near Fort Cobb, Okla. 

(Known locally as Cobb Creek)

Location. Lat 35°08'15", long 98°25'45", In NW£SE£ sec.26, T.8 N. , R.12 W. , on left bank 

100 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2.0 miles downstream from Fort Cobb Dam, 

2.7 miles north of Fort Cobb, and 5.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 319 sq ml.

Records available October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some perlods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,252.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Aug. 30, 1940, wire-weight gage at 

bridge 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 46.0 cfs (33,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 93 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 4.00 ft); minimum 

dally, 1.1 cfs Oct. 1.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage height, 18.72 ft, from 

high-water mark In gage well), from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening measurements at gage heights 16.62, 17.58, and 18.72 ft; minimum 

dally, 0.2 cfs Sept. 20, 24-28, 1956.

Flood of June 15, 1937, reached a stage of 19.3 ft, from Information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Fort Cobb Reservoir (see p. 401). Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given In WSP 1743.

Revisions. WSP 1241: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

2Z

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

gl.l

att

3.7

27

g2.0

gl.5

*gl.3

gl.2

gl.3

gl.2

al.3

gl.4

al.4

gl.5 

al.4

gl.4

gl.2

al.3

gl.3

gl.3

al.6 

gl.8

a2

g4.2

a5

ge.e

a4

*g2.3

a2.2

gE.l

g2.4

89.4

2.88

177

Nov.

a2.6

g2.7

g2.4

a2.2

g2.2

a3

a2.8

a2.7

g2.6

g2.5

gl.7

gl.7

g2.0

g2.1 

g2.1

gl.9

gl.9

gl.9

gl.9

*gl.9

gl.9

al.6

gl_t5

gl.9

g2.2

a2.2

g2.3

gZ.4

g2.5

g2.5

65.8

Z.19

131

Dec.

g2.5

g2.5

g2.5

g2.6

a2.4

g2.3

g2.5

a2.6

*g2.8

g2.3

a2.3

aZ.4

gZ.4

gZ.5 

g2.6

4.7

20

3.8

a2.6

aZ.4

g2.3 

g2.3

g2.2

g2.Z

a2.2

g2.2

a2.2

a2.2

g2.2

a2

gl_.9

94.6

3.05

188

Jan.

g2.1

g2.0

gl.9

aTTe

gl.8

gZ.O

g2.0

aZ

g2.0

*2.1

2.2

ZT2

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.Z

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1 

2.1

Z.I

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

62.5

2.02

124

Feb.

gl.7

*2.5

6.2

6.0

g3.8

a3.8

g3.7

g3.7

g3.7

g3.7

g3.7

g3.8

a4

g4.1 

g4.1

g4.2

g4.0

g4.0

g4.0

g3.7

a3.8 

g4.1

a3.8

g3.7

a3.8

g4.0

a4

a4.2

g4.4

114.2

3.94

227

Mar.

*g4.2

a4.4

g4.6

g4.2

g4.1

a4

a4

g4.1

g4.4

g4.3

g4.3

a4.4

a4.6

g4.7 

g4.6

g4.4

a4.3

a4.2

a4.1

a4

*3i8 

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.1

3.8

4.0

4.1

4.0

4.1

129.5

4.18

257

Apr.

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.3

*4.1

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.5 

2.2

3.3

5.2

sa

3.8

3.3

3.2

3.5

3.1

111.7

3.72

222

May

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.1

5.8

6.1

5.1

4.3

*3.9

3.6

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.2 

3.2

3.5

3.6

4.2

4.1

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

Z.5

2 .8

3.2

2.9

3.0

110.2

3.55

Z19

June

3.4

sa

*2.9

2.7

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.1

1.7

aTTT

a2 

a2.3

a2.3

aZ.3

gZ.3

a2.3

g2.3

g2.3 

g2.3

g2.4

a2.5

g2.6

a2.4

*2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

72.7

2.42

144

July

2.0

1.9

1.9

3.3

a2.8

gZ.8

g2.6

g2.5

a2.7

a2.5

a2.2

a2

gl.9

gl.9 

gl.7

gl.7

gl.7

al.7

al.7

al.8

gl.9 

gE.O

a.2

gZ.O

gl.9

a2

*g2.Z

a.2

gl.9

gl.9

al.9

65.0

2.10

1Z9

Aug.

al.9

al.9

g4.4

g3.3

g2.9

g2.9

g2.9

a2.8

a2.8

a2.7

g2.7

a2.6

aZ.5

a2.5 

a2.5

a2.5

a3

a2.8

*g2.6

a.2 .8

gZ.9 

gl.9

g2.6

g2.6

a.2. 6

3.9

g2.5

gl.9

a2.2

g2.7

g2.7

83.5

2.69

166

Sept.

3.0

sl-l

g2.9

g2.8

a2.6

g2.6

g2.6

gZ.7

g2.5

a2.6

g2.6

gZ.7

g2.7

*g2.9 

g2.6

g2.5

g2.5

g2.6

g2.6

g2.6

g2.6 

g2.6

g2.5

gZ.6

g3.0

g2.3

gl.5

gl.4

gl.2

*gl.5

75.1

Z.50

149

Calendar year 1959: Max 72 Min 0.6 Mean 7.13 Ac-ft 5,160

Water year 1959-60: Max 27 Min 1.1 Mean 2.93 Ac-ft 2,130

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

g Computed from at least once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 403

3270. Sugar Creek near Gracemont, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°11'25", long 98°16'00", in NW^NW-f sec.9, T.8 N. , R.10 W., on downstream 

side of county bridge, 0.3 mile west of Gracemont, 1.0 mile downstream from Yellow 

Creek, 2.2 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 281, and 11.0 miles upstream 

from mouth. Prior to Oct. 1, 1959, at site 2.2 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 203 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,200.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1959, at site 2.2 miles downstream at datum 6.28 ft lower.

Average discharge. 5 years, 13.5 cfs (9,770 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 7.41 ft); no 

flow at times.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 4, 1959; no flow at times in each year. 

Maximum stage known, 10.8 ft (at former site and datum), May 17, 1949, from floodmarks (discharge, 32,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow).

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

which are poor. Some small diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 23, Aug. 3O to Sept. 30)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.4 

2.4

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

3.8 

5.6 

8.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

125

210

460

850

1,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

196

610

424

1,220

261

a80

*47

30

24

24

19

20

22

24

21

21

18

16

20

20

18

18

15

11

11

9.5

8.9

*975

10

14

12

3,255.9

105

6,460

Nov.

12

a 13

a45

alo

a!3

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

ajLl

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

*11

11

11

11

11

13

12

12

13

14

18

398

13.3

789

Dec.

19

16

18

18

17

16

18

19

*18

20

20

20

20

21

28

62

320

118

a50

a26

a20

a!6

a!6

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!7

a!6

a!5

a 15

a!5

1,041

33.6

2,060

Jan.

a!5

a!5

a 15

al5

ago

a45

a40

a38

36

36

*31

a31

a28

a27

a29

a27

a25

a23

a24

a26

a28

a27

a25

24

22

23

23

23

21

21

21

834

26.9

1,650

Feb.

21

*21

112

169

TT

26

21

19

17

15

15

16

18

17

18

19

19

17

19

19

18

20

20

20

19

b!7

al6

b!6

a!6

801

27.6

1,590

Mar.

*b!6

b!5

b!6

b!6

a!7

b!8

24

32

42

36

26

25

22

26

26

24

21

34

20

19

*17

16

18

20

24

21

20

19

22

20

18

692

22.3

1,370

Apr.

*19

14

14

15

15

15

13

14

14

14

15

17

22

28

*22

20

15

12

13

13

12

*13

13

14

13

11

70

76

168

a60

774

25.8

1,540

May

a2O

a!5

a!5

al5

45

50

a30

a!8

*16

13

11

10

10

10

9.8

12

10

37

30

69

17

12

10

9.8

9.2

7.3

570" 7.0

15

10

11

562.1

18.1

1,110

June

15

11

*8.0

7.5

17

"16 488

20

a 15

a 15

a 15

a.ZQ

74

a45

a20

a!2

a6

a3

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a5

a6

a4.5

*2.7

1.5

1.0

_.!_

841.4

28.0

1,670

July

0.6

.6

43 .4

T.5

8.4

6.0

8.9

6.6

3.8

2.3

1.6

3.1

3.0

1.7

1.2

1.1

.9

9.1

1.3

1.1

al

a40

a30

a9

a5

*2.1

1.7

1.2

1.9

.9

207.0

6.68

411

Aug.

0.6

.4

.2

0

O

0

O

0

.7

.3

0

O

0

0

.2

.6

.7

.6

*.5

.4

2.5

.7

.4

.4

.4

2.3

1.6

.6

6,8

 X O

O .0

2.7

27.4

0.88

54

Sept.

1.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

O

0

0

.1

O

0

0

.1

.6

.7.1

.1 *.l

4.5

0.15

6.9

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,220 Mln O Mean 24.9 Ac-ft 18,06O

Water year 1959-6O: Max 1.22O Min O Mean 25.8 Ac-ft 18,710

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs).--Oct. 4 (6 p.m.) 1,630 cfs (7.41 ft); June 6 (6 a.m.) 1,2OO cfs 

(6.70 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
404 RED RIVER BASIH 

3275. Little Washita River at Hinnekah, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°57'24", long 97°55'34", at center of north line of sec.34, T.6 H. , 

R.7 W., at center of span on downstream side of pier of Chicago, Rock Island and 

Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, half a mile north of Hinnekah, 1.2 miles downstream from 

Rock Creek, and 6.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 227 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,058.52 ft above mean sea level, datum 

"of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 45.2 cfs (32,720 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,140 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 16.20 ft); minimum daily, 3.9 cfs Sept. 16.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs May 24, 1957 (gage height, 22.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times in 1952-56.

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

which are poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,100

2,180

*1,700

1,270

220

140

110

g92

80

70

60

55

53

52

46

43

39

40

41

*37

35

34

g33

E51

t'33

g34

g34

g35

g34

*130 

74

8,935

288

17,720

Nov.

50

40

606

334

72

*53

47

41

39

37

36

35

32

3"2 30

36

36

42

48

*41

40

40

38

34

34

33

31

31

34

36

2,038

67.9

4,040

Dec .

36

36

37

36

3_5

35

37

37

36 *39

39

35

36

36

61

129

551

254

156

132

125

108

95

84

77

80

88

88

83

/8 

75

2,774

89.5

5,500

Jan.

70

65

65

60

*g72

80

75

75

70

65

65

113

85

75

65

65

65

60

55

60

*g60

g63

g58

g59

g64

g51

g59

g60

g52

g56 

S57

2,044

65.9

4,050

Feb.

g62

g!63

g247

*g233

g^36

g92

g83

g70

g57

g53

g50

g48

g50

g53

g69

*56

63

60

57

58

62

62

62

57

55

50

g55

g55

g50

2,268

78.2

4,500

Mar.

g55

g50

g46

g48

g50

g50

g55

55

59

*59

60

53

56

60

70

67

63

60

56

52

51

52

53

65

S3

68

53

47

43

42

1,724

55.6

3,420

Apr.

91

583

52

*48

48

52

51

49

39

38

38

*42

52

59

52

48

46

46

48

49

50

*50

51

49

49

48

48

50

52

47

2,025

67.5

4,020

May

46

48

48

51

145

124

53

42

40

39

39

*31

26

25

25

28

27

46

148

418

180

130

110

g!05

110

95

85

80

120

90 

85

2,639

85.1

June

140

90

70

65

65

110

90

70

*g56

50

g48

46

80

55

45

40

38

36

34

34

32

32

30

30

32

30

28

26

24

24

1,550

51.7

5,230 1 3,070

July

g23

S21

g24

g51

*65

60

52

48

38

32

27

22

19

16

14

13

12

26

43

g30

*29

70

40

34

29

25

g31

g29

28

28 

g!7

996

32.1

1,980

Aug.

g!4

g!4

Sl2 gio

8

g6.2

g5.9

*5.0

13

22

12

10

8.9

6.2

6.9

25

15

44

25

20

15

g!4

g8.9

g5.2

*5.5

9.3

14

8.5

6.9

7.3 

7.3

385.0

12.4

764

Sept.

*6.9

6.9

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.2

5.2

*5.0

5.0

4.2

3.9

4.4

5.0

5.0

7.7

6.9

5.9

5.9

5.2

6.2

9.3

14

11

8.5

6.9

188.7

6.29

374

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,920 Min 3.9 Mean 71.8 Ac-ft 51,950

Water year!959-60: Max 2,180 Min 3.9 Mean 75.3 Ac-ft 54,570

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Oct. 1 (8 p.m.) 9,140 cfs (16.20 ft); Nov. 3 (9:30 p.m.) 2,690 

cfs (9.51 ft) .________ __________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-18, Feb. 11-13, Feb. 25 to Mar. 8. No 

gage-height record Oct. 5-7, 9-12, Nov. 1, 2, Dec. 31 to Jan. 4, Jan. 6-11, 13-20, May 21-23, May 25 

to June 8, June 10, 12-30, July 29, Aug. 5; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 405

3285. Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°45', long 97°15', in SEij sec.l, T.3 N. , R.I W. , on downstream side of

 right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 2 miles northwest of Pauls Valley, 6 miles 

downstream from Owl Creek, 7 miles upstream from Washington Creek, and at mile 146.5.

Drainage area. 5,330 sq mi.

Records available.--May to December 1899 (gage heights only), October 1937 to September

 1960, October 1937 to March 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311. Published as "at Pauls Valley, Indian Territory" 1899.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 854.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. During 1899, chain gage at site 9 miles downstream at different datum. Mar. 29, 

1938, to Jan. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage and Jan. 26, 1939, to Oct. 6, 1948, waterstage recorder, at site 0.7 mile upstream at datum 1.53 ft higher.

Average discharge.--23 years, 828 efs (599,400 aere-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 efs Oct. 3 (gage height, 19.53 ft); minimum, 75 efs Sept. 18.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 35,800 efs May 18, 1957 (gage height, 27.34 ft); maximum gage height, 29.88 ft May 11, 1950; no flow Aug. 30 to Oct. 14, 1956.

Maximum stage known, that of May 11, 1950. Stream is reported to have receded to no 

flow in 1882 (unverified) and in 1897.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diversion for irrigation above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 897: 1938. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 5-11, Nov. 5 to Dec. 18, Dec. 23 to Jan. 12, Feb. 19 to

Mar. 3, Mar. 7 to Apr. 14, May 18 to June 13, July 6-26, Aug. 21-26)

6.4 

7.0 

7.5

210

400

700

9.0

13.0

19.0

1,550

6,550

16,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,800

8,330

15,600

12,000

8,520

*6,920

6,550

6,520

6,510

5,700

3,370

2,470

1,960

1,700

1,400

1,260

1,120

992

904

840

777

721

672

606

558

546

534

*522

498

516

735

101,151

3,263

200,600

Nov.

805

612

916

4,670

2,320

1,350

992

784

672

612

588

528

516

486

474

474

*468

435

456

468

468

468

462

462

435

425

415

405

400

420

22,986

766

45,590

Dec.

420

420

405

405

395

385

*380

380

380

385

440

430

342

390

450

576

1,200

2,650

2,070

2,290

3,760

4,410

3,200

2,070

1,650

1,400

1,600

1,350

1,140

984

936

37,293

1,203

73,970

Jan.

976

904

833

763

770

826

*812

798

819

805

770

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,220

1,050

1,090

1,400

1,500

1,260

1,090

952

888

826

812

791

791

798

812

784

30,052

969

59,610

Feb.

791

*819

1,220

2,950

1,960

1,960

3,010

3,760

3,500

2,530

2,070

1,750

1,600

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,220

1,150

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,030

1,050

1,000

936

936

952

976

960

45,750

1,578

90,740

Mar.

904

952

*952

900

850

825

805

784

805

805

819

819

798

833

904

976

936

848

805

777

812

805

770

756

819

826

770

728

700

672

*679

25,434

820

50,450

Apr.

700

686

665

665

651

612

600

588

546

540

534

504

540

1.160

833

721

672

618

618

564

*546

516

504

474

468

462

420

445

807

932

18,591

620

36,870

May

714

570

528

522

947

4,500

2,150

1,260

936

777

693

*594

552

522

510

498

480

1,810

4,060

*12,800

5,080

2,020

1,450

1,170

1,170

992

770

637

630

630

570

50,542

1,630

100,200

June

576

588

*564

552

856

840

880

826

880

658

588

570

1,350

1,300

1,060

968

856

665

594

529

447

514

456

430

405

400

420

450

350

302

19,874

662

39,420

July

286

270

261

274

500

936

*749

693

395

318

298

274

294

270

310

330

310

478

450

395

420

538

824

612

425

403

*1,260

936

714

805

679

15,707

507

31,150

Aug.

570

450

395

355

306

267

246

234

222

213

228

246

231

202

200

225

346

569

415

375

2,170

903

435

278

222

*763

629

468

385

286

246

13,080

422

25,940

Sept.

231

200

180

162

180

202

192

158

142

128

115

120

105

110

*105

100

95

80

90

95

120

108

90

122

115

122

142

155

145

138

4,047

135

8,030

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,600 Min 108 Mean 998 Ac-ft 722,400

Water year 1959-60; Max 15,600 Min 80 Mean 1,051 Ac-ft 762,600

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--Oct. 3 (3 p.m.) 18,000 efs (19.53 ft); Nov. 4 (3 a.m.) 6,550 efs 

(12.98 ft); May 6 (2 a.m.) 5,710 efs (12.42 ft); May 20 (12 m.) 16,500 efs (17.34 ft); Aug. 21 

(12:30 p.m.) 5,190 efs (12.05 ft).__________________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
bank on 

m Pan406 RED RIVER BASIN

3295. Rush Creek near Maysville, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°44', long 97°24', in SWt^SWir sec. 10, T.3 N. , R.2 W. , near right 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 74, 2f miles downstream fro 

ther Creek, 5.3 miles south of Maysville, and at mile 14.2.

Drainage area. 206 sq mi.

Records available. December 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 903.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by State Highway Commission).

Average discharge. --6 years (1954-60), 74.8 cfs (54,150 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 cfs May 20 (gage height, 17.50 ft, from 

floodmarks) ; minimum daily, 1.7 cfs Sept. 16.

1953-60: Maximum discharge , 38,500 cfs May 18, 1957. (gage height, 23.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times in 1954-56, 1959.

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

which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

33

23

24

35

26

37

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

98

61

3.590

496

83

*47

38

26

18

18

17

14

17

18

16

15

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

11

11

8.7

9.4

*10

11

27

43

3,589.1

116

7,130

Nov.

34

30

363

463

59

37

33

19

18

17

17

18

15

14

b!3

blS

*blO

b!5

18

14

16

15

14

13

16

18

18

b!6

b!3

13

1,330

41.0

3,440

Dec.

14

14

14

13

13

13

15

16

*16

17

18

18

18

18

38

88

373

155

33

14

11

10

13

13

12

63

121

26

30

19

17

1,184

38.3

2,350

Jan.

19

19

ii

17

26

35

*37

38

43

39

38

169

56

83

37

31

38

b33

a35

a30

b30

b37

b35

b37

34

35

33

*33

32

33

38

1,140

36.8

3,360

Feb.

38

39

303

166

39

26

33

33

23

33

b!9

blS

b30

36

33

37

33

39

33

33

35

34

34

a30

b35

b35

b40

b43

b45

1,197

41.3

3,370

Mar.

a46

b47

*b49

b45

a44

b43

b40

43

42

39

39

38

38

43

49

39

37

37

37

34

35

35

37

37

53.

50

40

39

33

39

31

1,348

40.3

3,480

Apr.

*31

31

22

32

31

33

31

36

31

31

39

39

33

330

45

35

33

35

37

*37

39

43

46

50

50

43

40

38

63 

54

1,335

41.3

3,450

May

39

39

39

72

404

*661

64

45

37

38

*34

20

30

12.

33

36

34

1,750

3,360

*4 J 100

375

149

126

90

83

78

69

69

151 

101

109

10,994

355

31,810

June

398

94

*76

76

78

341

86

88

73

72

69

67

101

71

67

55

53

49

46

45

43

40

43

43

40

43

40

35

33 

35

3,384

76.1

4,530

July

34

33

31

34

80

191

*385 "To

39

25

30

18

17

16

14

9.4

7.5

F7f

9.4

8.7

8.1

85

37

35

30

18

*20

15

13 

73

30

1,332.8

39.8

3,450

Aug.

34

19

15

11

11

9.4

7.5

6.4

6.4

10

8.7

7.5

6.4

^3.

13

87

33

168 "30

14

139

11

17

18

15

*39

30

13

7.5 

7.5

6.4

776.6

35.1

1,540

Sept.

5.9

5.4

5.0

5.4

5.9

5.9

5.4

a5

a4

a3.7

a3.5

a3.3

a3.3

a3

*3.3

1.7

3.3

3.6

3.9

6.7

5.0

3.3

2.6

12

13

22

33

16

8.1 

5 9

304.0

6.80

405

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,800 Min 0 Mean 56.3 Ac -ft 40,740

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,100 Min 1.7 Mean 71.9 Ac-ft 53,300

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs).--May 20 (about 1 a.m.) 16,800 efs (17.50 ft)._______________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 407

3299. Rock Creek at Dougherty, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°23'50", long 97°02'10", In NW^-SW^ sec.7, T.2 S., R.3 E., on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 7-C, 1 mile east of Dougherty and 1 mile upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 138 sq ml.

Records available. March 1956 to September 1960. Prior to October 1958, published as 

"near Dougherty."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 743.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to May 15, 1956, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs May 6 (gage height, 10.90 ft); minimum daily, 7.2 cfs Oct. 2.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 25,600 cfs May 17, 1957 (gage height. 13.76 ft); maximum gage height, 16.80 ft May 18, 1957 (backwater from Washita River); no flow July 28, 

29, Aug. 11-18, 26-28, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are 

given in WSP 1743.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

7.2

1,710

*3j3OO

300

91

57

38

30

25

22

20

20

18

17

16

15

15

*13

10

10

10

9.2

8.1

8.1

8.1

*8.1

8.7

8.7

11

12

5,645.2

182

11,200

Nov.

9.8

9.2

407

428

108

38

31

27

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

*18

17

17

17

17

17

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

1,444.0

48.1

2,860

Calendar year 1959 : i

Dec.

13

13

13

13

12

12

13j

12

12

VZ

13

12

10

9.8

151

189

219

354

85

58

48

40

38

35

32

33

90

47

33

29

29

1,529.8

49.3

3,030

Jan.

35

34

28

26

42

66

*65

102

121

86

71

2.310

376

215

139

105

151

119

84

76

72

70

62

60

61

62

60

*56

51

48

49

4,902

158

9,720

Feb.

48

47

618

794

243

141

117

107

104

84

72

68

68

68

71

74

70

63

61

67

68

63

62

58

58

62

65

82

75

3,578

123

7,100

Mar.

*67

71

70

66

60

60

60

62

65

61

56

50

50

60

68

58

50

50

49

46

45

45

45

55

899

233

145

121

104

82

78

3,031

97.8

6,010

Apr.

*76

66

63

62

60

60

60

56

56

54

56

57

62

131

71

58

86

57

51

49

*46

45

44

43

42

40

37

35

77

460

2,163

72.1

4,290

lax 3.100 Mln o.9 Mean 31.4

May

68

*49

44

934

840

5,680

396

237

153

107

*87

72

67

62

60

60

51

253

373

1,670

256

129

135

98

81

67

61

55

93

60

161

10,469

338

20,760

June

133

78

*60

51

68

154

56

49

44

38

33

31

42

33

29

25

23

22

22

21

22

"21 20

20

20

23

24

21

20

21

1,224

40.8

2,430

July

16

15

14

14

18

216 *70-

26

20

16

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

14

12

12

25

17

15

143

35

*22

19

22

17

16

15

899

29.0

1,780

Ac-ft 22,730

Aug.

14

14

13

12

12

11

9.8

11

12

17

12

12

12

12

14

17

15

19

16

15

49

21

14

12

*12

19

14

11

11

10

10

452.8

14.6

898

Sept.

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.2

8.7

9.2

8.1

F7T

9.2

10

11

9.8

9.8

*9.2

8.7

9.2

9.8

9.8

9.8

11

16

9.8

8.7

18

16

35

~40" 502

22

21

879.1

29.3

1,740

Water year 1959-eo : Max 3J680 Win -j\% Mean 99.0 Ac-ft 71,820

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfa).--0ct. 4 (11 a.m.) 7,750 cfs (9.58 ft); Nov. 3 (1 p.m.) 1,600 cfs

4.87 ft); Jan. 12 12:30 p.m:) 8,550 cfs (8.79 ft); Feb. 4 (1 a.m.) 1,550 cfs (4.80 ft); Mar. 2E

6 a.m.) 1,910 cfs 5.19 ft); Apr. 30 (12:30 a.m.) 2,050 cfa (5.34 ft); May 6 (3 a.m.) 15,200 cfe

10.90 ft); May 20 5 a.m.) 5,210 cfs (6.28 ft)._______________________________________

Discharge measurement made on this day.
408 RED RIVER BASIN

3310. Washita River near Durwood, okla.

Location.--Lat 34°14', long 96°58', in SE£ sec.3, T.4 S. , R.3 E., near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 18, 1.3 miles downstream from Caddo 

Creek, 4 miles north of Durwood, and a't mile 63.4.

Drainage area. 7,202 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.57 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

TTorps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 16, 1939, chain or wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum. Dec. 15, 1950, to Feb. 19, 1952, wire-weight gage at site 500 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 1,544 cfs (1,118,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,000 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 25.49 ft); minimum daily, 120 cfs Sept. 15, 16.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 98,000 cfs May 19, 1957; maximum gage height, 44.37 ft 

Oct. 31, 1941; no flow Aug. 28, Sept. 14 to Oct. 1, Oct. 7-12, 1956.

Maximum discharge known, that of May 19, 1957.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some diversion above station for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Seventeen discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1935(m).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Dec. 14-18, Jan. 13 to Feb. 4, 

Mar. 5 to Apr. 21, May 7-19, July 25-29, Aug. 11-27, Sept. 27-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to July 6 July 7 to Sept. 30

7 .1

7.5

8.5

10.0

12.0

14.0

21.0

25.0

380

515

960

1,980

4,100

7,100

23,000

33,500

7 .6

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

20.0

315

445

960

1,720

4,000

9,000

20,500

7.2

7.5

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

120

175

3OO

770

1,520

3,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,250 

2,780

17,100

52.400 

20,800

7,970

5,400

4,880

4,620

4,620

g3,360

g2,200

gl,820

gl,530

gl,360

gl,220

gl,100

g985

g910

g860

g835

g785

760

710

670

650

610

590

590

590 

630

125,585

4,051

249,100

Nov.

835 

835

796

6,580 

4,880

2,160

1,500

1,190

985

860

785

710

670

590

570

570

550

532

532

552

552

552

515

498

498

498

462

462

462

462

51,585

1,046

62,250

Dec.

462 

462

462

462 

462

428

445

428

428

428

428

428

445

595

792

1,860

1,580

5,800

2,700

1,810

1,950

2,870

5,110

2,150

1,650

1,420

2,480

2,190

1,580

1,580 

1,200

40,665

1,512

80,660

Jan.

1,120 

1,090

1,020

950 

935

1,020

1,120

1,250

1,580

1,260

1,120

7,850

8,850

3,740

2,990

2,200

2,050

2,150

2,150

1,950

1,720

1,540

1,420

1,540

1,340

1,260

1,540

1,200

gl,120

gl,090 

gl,090

60,590

1,955

120,200

Feb.

gl,060 

gl,060

g2,150

g7,870 

g4,240

g2,750

Si. 720

g2,640

g5,540

g2,810

g2,150

gl,900

gl,760

gl,680

gl,650

1,580

,540

,460

,380

,500

,500

,250

,250

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,260

1,250

_______

57,300

1,976

115,700

Mar.

1,160 

1,200

1,200

1,200 

1,160

1,160

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,540

1,300

1,260

1,200

1,160

1,090

990

990

960

990

4.110

5,610

2,260

1,860

1,500

1,540 

1,230

45,630

1,407

86,540

Apr.

1,200 

1,120

1,060

990 

960

950

950

870

840

810

780

780

780

1,140

1,760

1,120

1,O2O

960

870

840

810

725

698

670

670

645

645

620

6^0

1,720

27,583

919

54,710

May

1,310 

g960

g930

1,470 

2,470

17,400

8,960

3,700

g2,150

1,540

1,230

1,020

870

780

725

670

620

865

15,400

19,000

18,400

g4,720

g2,990

g2,100

g2,170

g2,360

gl,860

g982

gl,350

gl,810 

gl,380

122,192

5,942

242,400

June

gl,500 

1,720

1,250

1,020 

930

1,680

1,460

1,230

1,060

1,090

840

752

698

1,390

1,230

930

840

752

645

580

546

545

496

505

455

457

458

428

445

405

26,091

870

51,750

July

578 

545

550

518 

3IS

1,040

2.450

1,520

1,540

850

580

465

418

390

378

546

562

479

560

540

485

418

550

909

704

555

450

995

770

625 

740

20,548

665

40,760

Aug.

656 

580

480

426 

390

346

309

285

258

461

552

248

242

242

252

222

278

558

612

580

1,140

2.760

1,100

770

560

470

g729

g698

458

594

315

16,911

546

33,540

Sept.

262 

255

228

208 

189

177

185

191

195

175

g!65

g!47

g!41

g!39

g!20

g!20

128

128

122

124

212

147

161

257

706

615

2,220

1,770

680

450

10,591

353

21,010

Calendar year 1959: Max 32,4OO Min 95 Mean 1,145 Ac-ft 829,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 32,400 Min 1EO Mean 1,594 Ac-ft 1,157,000

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Oct. 4 (10 a.m.) 54,000 cfs (25.49 ft); Nov. 4 (5 p.m.) 

10,700 cfs (15.77 ft); Jan. 12 (8 a.m.) 16.5OO cfs (18.51 ft); May 6 (11 a.m.) 24,OOO cfs 

(21.58 ft); May 20 (11 p.m.) 27.700 cfs (22.85 ft).________________________________ 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 409

3315. Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°49'05", long 96°34'20", in NE£ sec.33, T.8 S., R.7 E., Indian meridian, 

in control tower of Denison Dam on Red River, l£ milss upstream from Shawnee Creek, 

if miles upstream from Sand Creek, 4 miles northwest of Denison, and at mile 725.9.

Drainage area.--39,719 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1960. Month-end contents only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 30, 1944, staff or wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, auxiliary staff gage in Cumberland pool at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 3,188,200 acre-ft Oct. 8 (elevation, 620.70 ft); 

minimum, 2,529,500 acre-ft Apr. 29 (elevation, 613.49 ft).

1942-60: Maximum contents, 5,991,300 acre-ft June 5, 1957 (elevation, 643.18 ft); 

minimum since power-pool stage was first reached, 1,607,400 acre-ft Mar. 1, 2, 1957 

(elevation, 599.96 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earth dam. Flow was diverted through conduits July 27, 1942; regulated storage began Oct. 31, 1943; maximum power-pool stage 

was first reached Mar. 15, 1945. Capacity, 5,530,300 acre-ft at elevation 640.0 ft 

(crest of spillway) and 2,836,300 acre-ft at elevation 617.0 ft (maximum power pool). 

Dead and sediment storage, 1,106,000 acre-ft at elevation 590.0 ft in Denison pool. 

When contents are below 2,250,100 acre-ft, the reservoir is divided into 2 pools by 

protective levees around the Cumberland oilfield on Washita River arm with bottom of 

outlet channel for the upper pool (known as Cumberland pool) at elevation 610 ft. At 

higher elevations the 2 pools are considered as being at a common level, contents being 

computed from the gage in the Denison pool. Reservoir is used principally for flood 

control and power development. Figures given herein represent total contents of both 

pools except for 22,800 acre-ft dead and sediment storage in Cumberland pool.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, and 

contents, in thousands of acre-feet)

613

615

618

621

2,488.3

2,658.4

2,929.0

3,217.9

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

(t) 

(*J

Oct.

2,714.1

2,717.6 

2,748.1 

2,863.9 

2,992.5

3,112.5 

3,170.4 

3,172.4

3,134.7 

3,088.5

3,039.5 

2,972.'' 

2,986.7 

2,926.2 

2,882.5

2,851.8 

2,814.7 

2,775.1 

2,751.7 

2,750.8

2,750.8 

2,748.1 

2,750.8 

2,749.9 

2,742.7

2,748.1 

2,740.9 

2,737.3 

2,737.3 

2,737.3 

2,739.1

615.92 

+35.5

Nov.

2,740.9 

2,740.0 

2,741.8 

2,748.1 

2,759.4

2,751.7 

2,767.0 

2,774.2 

2,775.1

2,773.3

2,769.7 

2,767.0 

2,766.1 

2,749.9 

2,737.3

2,741.8 

2,732.8 

2,730.1 

2,728.3 

2,731.0

2,731.9 

2,735.5 

2,734.6 

2,733.7 

2,732.8

2,732.8 

2,728.3 

2,723.8

2,723.8 

2,723.8

615.75 

-15.3

Dec.

2,723.8 

2,722.9 

2,721.1 

2,722.9 

2,722.9

2,722.0 

2,719.3 

2,715.8 

2,714.1 

2,712.3

2,7:2.3 

2,706.2 

2,702.8 

2,700.2

2,728.3

2,740.0 

2,749.0 

2,765.2 

2,808.4 

2,847.2

2,860.2

2,847.2 

2,826.4 

2,811.1 

2,800.3

2,794.9 

2,788.6 

2,779.6 

2,766.1 

2,754.4 

2,746.3

616.00 

+22.5

Jan.

2,742.7 

2,740.9 

2,731.9 

2,719.3 

2,722.0

2,716.7 

2,713.2 

2,707.1 

2,706.2 

2,709.7

2,706.2 

2,721.1 

2,740.9 

2,782.3 

2,786.8

2,794.9 

2,806.6

2,793.1 

2,784.1 

2,774.2

2,767.0 

2,758.0 

2,748.1 

2,737.3 

2,725.6

2,715.0 

2,701.9 

2,693.2 

2,676.7 

2,662.8 

2,654.9

614.96 

-91.4

. Feb.

2,641.0

2,621.9

2,648.0 

2,661.0 

2,660.1

2,672.3 

2,694.9 

2,706.2 

2,714.1

2,710.6

2,706.2 

2,697.6 

2,683.6 

2,674.1 

2,670.6

2,668.8 

2,672.3 

2,664.5 

2,658.4 

2,665.4

2,658.4 

2,654.0 

2,651.4 

2,649.7 

2,639.3

2,631.4 

2,628.0 

2,624.5 

2,621.9

614.58 

-33.0

Mar.

2,614.9 

2,616.6 

2,606.2 

2,599.2 

2,590.8

2,585.7 

2,574.8 

2,570.6 

2,561.4 

2,555.5

2,547.1 

2,540.4 

2,534.5 

2,530.3

2,534.5

2,532.8 

2,533.7 

2,533.7 

2,533.7 

2,538.7

2,538.7 

2,539.5 

2,538.7 

2,549.6 

2,579.0

2,591.6 

2,607.9 

2,616.6 

2,630.6

2,628.8 

2,626.2

614.63 

+4.3

Apr.

2,626.2 

2,629.7 

2,634.0

2,632.3 

2,626.0

2,625.3 

2,621.0 

2,617.5 

2,618,4 

2,614.0

2,609.7 

2,606.2 

2,606.2 

2,604.5 

2,599.2

2,603.6 

2,610.6 

2,607.9 

2,604.5 

2,604.5

2,597.5 

2,587.4 

2,586.6 

2,590.8 

2,590.8

2,580.7 

2,574.8 

Zj 568.1

2,576.5 

2,575.7

614.04 

-50.5

May

2,578.2 

2,576.5 

2,572.3 

2,568.1

2,569.8

2,574.0 

2,587.4 

2,605.3 

2,615.8 

2,624.5

2,632.3 

2,632.3 

2,632.3 

2,636.6 

2,638.4

2,638.4 

2,636.6 

2,655.8 

2,658.4 

2,676.7

2,705.4 

2,741.8 

2,764.3 

2,775.1 

2,780.5

2,778.7 

2,776.0 

2,774.2 

2,776.0 

2,775.1 

2,773.3

616.30 

+197.6

June

2,775.1 

2,774.2 

2,772.4

2,773.3 

2,780.5

2,786.8 

2,797.6 

2,803.9 

2,803.0 

2,832.7

2,876.9 

2,916.9 

2,929.0 

2,933.6 

2,943.0

2,956.0 

2,956.9 

2,957.8

2,956.9

2,952.2

2,945.7 

2,938.3 

2,932.7 

2,925.3 

2,920.6

2,922.5 

2,915.0 

2,910.4 

2,902.0 

2,892.7

617.61 

+119.4

July

2,882.5 

2,875.1 

2,874.1 

2,b74.1 

2,869.5

2,862.0 

2,852.7 

2,845.3

2,850.0 

2,865.8

2,871.3 

2,869.5 

2,875.1 

2,893.7 

2,891.8

2,889.9 

2,893.7 

2,903.0

2,897.4 

2,c 91.8

2,884.4 

2,877.8 

2,877.8 

2,889.0 

2,891.8

2,887.2 

2 , 882 . 5 

2,884.4 

2,887.2 

2,889.0 

2,889.9

617.58 

-2.8

Aug.

2,887.2

2,887.4 

2,875.1 

2,865.8 

2,857.4

2,851.8 

2,851.8 

2,845.3 

2,840.8 

2,839.9

2,836.3 

2,830.9 

2,830.0 

2,830.0 

2,829.1

2,823.7 

2,819.2 

2,822.8 

2,820.1 

2,817.4

2,822.8 

2,821.9 

2,822.8 

2,821.9 

2,814.7

2,815.6 

2,812.0 

2,812.0 

2,809.3 

2,804.8 

2,803.0

616.63 

-86.9

Sept.

2,798.5

2,794.9 

2,789.5 

2,788.6 

2,785.9

2,776.9 

2,768.8 

2,762.5 

2,758.9 

2,755.3

2,752.6 

2,749.9 

?,740.9 

2,732.8 

2,724.7

2,718,4 

2,715.0 

2,715.0 

2,710.6 

2,703.6

2,699.3 

2,693.2 

2,688.8 

2,693.2 

2,695.8

2,713.2 

2,722.0 

2,725.6 

2,728.3 

2,731.9

615.84 

-71.1

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in thousands of acre-feet.
410 RED RIVER BASIN

3320. Red River near Colbert, Okla.

Location. Lat 33°49'06", long 96°31'23", in NE£ sec.36, T.8 S., R.7 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1.1 miles downstream from Sand 

Creek, Z\ miles south of Colbert, 2.9 miles downstream from Denison Dam and at mile 

723.0.

Drainage area. 39,777 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Prior to October 1934, published as ^near Denison, Tex." 

Gage-height records collected at various sites in this vicinity 1892-93, 1906-28, 

1931-49 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 497.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 9, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at present site at datum 9.49 ft 

higher and Oct. 1, 1931, to Sept. 24, 1934, at datum 9.71 ft higher than present datum. 

Sept. 25, 1934, to July 28, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 0.6 mile upstream at 

datum 10.00 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 37 years, 5,243 cfs (3,796,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,600 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 18.68 ft); minimum 71 cfs Dec. 6, 7.

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs May 21, 1935; maximum gage height, 32.0 ft 

Apr. 25, 1942 (present site and datum); minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs Jan. 10, 1944. 

Maximum stage known, 45.5 ft May 26, 1908, present site and datum, from records of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated since Oct. 31, 1943, by Lake Texoma (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 24 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 807: 1935(M). WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1924-29, 

1932-33, 1934(M), 1935.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,930

3,900

3,600

6,000

5,900

9,740

35, 100

41,500 

42,000

42,500

42,500 

42,000

44.200

39, 500

30,000

20, 300

23,200

23,200

14,900

3,270

2,110

2,900

3,290

402

1,980

1,820

1,820

1,610

1,240

1,960 

1,320

495,692

15,990

983,200

Nov.

169

804

959

2,220

2,800

4,820

5,200

5,570 

5,320

5,070

4,940 

4,820

5,440

5,440

5.570

3,300

2,040

1,480

169

1,840

164

87

1,190

1,230

1,500

2,280

1,740

169

83

1,580

77,994

2,600

154,700

Dec.

960

1,230

920

1,300

144

74

1,640

2,040 

2,200

2,260

2,700 

2,100

1,200

2,340

1,980

2,470

4,500

7,180

9,960

10, 100

14 , 500

22,400

22.400

17,300

11,100

11,100

11,100

10,200

10, 500

10,800 

10,200

208,898

6,739

414,300

Jan.

7,200

7,010

5,950

8,330

7,560

7,230

7,120

7,230

5,480

4.550

6,120 

6,220

6,900

8,180

8,890

9,200

7,400

9,060

9,060

8,780

9,060

9,060

8,500

8,780

9,060

9,350

9,350

9.640

9,640

8, 780 

6,340

245,010

7,904

486,000

Feb.

8,780

9,350

9,640

9,350

9,350

9,350

6,600

9,350 

10,200

10,200

10,200 

10,200

11.100

10,200

7,120

5,120

5,000

5,740

5,000

5,000

5,740

5,740

4.880

5,370

5,500

5,500

5,620

5,740

5,620

.......

216,560

7,468

429,500

Mar.

5,620

5,620

5,620

6,640

6,000

5,500

6,900

7.110 

6,700

6,220

6,600 

5,620

5,120

6,020

3,600

2,850

2,580

3,520

2,420

268

2,170

2,920

2,390

2,920

3,200

1,940

290

2,570

2,360

3,140 

4,180

128,608

4,149

255, 100

Apr.

3,580

1,340

268

4,240

4,310

4,200

4,320

4,810 

2,000

2,500

3,500 

3,980

4,800

4,130

4,430

1,680

355

2,200

2,440

2,740

3,860

4.900

2,740

315

4,370

4,680

4,700

3,990

4,000

1,090

96,468

3,216

191,300

May

196

2,460

3,220

3,960

3,760

2,660

216

120 

2,180

2,520

470 

3,200

1,440

400

196

2,020

2,660

1,820

2,900

2,480

410

177

4,590

6,270

6.420

5,840

5,560

3,500

3,180

3, 620 

5,350

83,795

2,703

166,200

June

2,980

3,480

3,460

1,550

425

1,510

1,340

1,180 

2,500

6,300

10.700 

2,940

3,200

3,580

2,890

1,770

2,510

4,460

4,120

4,130

5,460

5,570

5,360

4,540

3,340

2,250

3,760

3,300

4,130

4,520

107,255

3,575

212,700

July

5,590

3,660

645

565

4,970

5,720

5,860

6.220 

4,640

615

5,500 

6,010

5,790

3,280

4,480

3,520

370

4,090

5,520

5,640

5,240

4,660

2,320

330

4,220

5,000

4,400

3,000

3,100

1, 890 

485

117,330

3,785

232,700

Aug.

3,620

3,760

4,530

4.780

4,140

2,200

260

3,240 

3,200

2,100

1,700 

1,890

280

172

1,050

2,300

2,490

1,780

1,380

890

310

1,880

2,130

2,420

3,670

4,050

2,310

280

1,920

1^900

68,722

2,217

136,300

Sept.

2,260

2,580

2,600

510

1,660

3,800

5.820

3,400 

2,880

405

202 

195

2,860

2,910

2,920

2,750

2,100

675

5,080

3,020

3,010

2,780

2,160

248

204

240

325

710

1,820

1,790

57,912

1,920

114 , 900

Calendar year 1959 : Max 44,200 Min 74 Mean 4,004 Ac-ft 2,899,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 44,200 Min 74 Mean 5,203 Ac-ft 3,777,000
RED RIVER BASIN

3325. Blue River near Blue, Okla.

Location. Lat 33°59'49", long 96°14'27", on line between sees.27 and 34, T.6 S., R.10 E., 

near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1 mile west 

of Blue, 7 miles east of Durant, 7.7 miles upstream from Caddo Creek, and at mile 38.8. 

Prior to Feb. 3, 1960, at site 1.2 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 476 sq mi.

Records available. June 1936 to September 1950, October 1953 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 503.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wire-weight gage and 

Mar. 13, 1945, to Feb. 2, 1960, water-stage recorder, at site 1.2 miles downstream at 

datum 5.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 21 years (1936-50, 1954-60), 322 cfs (233,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,210 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 22.83 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 17.

1936-50, 1953-60: Maximum discharge, 34,400 cfs Feb. 17, 1938 (gage height, 3151 ft, 

site and datum then in use); no flow (estimated) Aug. 3, 4, 1936, result of regulation 

at fish hatchery, and no flow Sept. 19 to Oct. 16, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation at low flow by State Fish Hatchery, 16 miles above station. Small diversion 

above station for municipal supply of City of Durant. Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 24 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 957: 1938. WSP 1241: 1936, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Dec. 17. Jan. 12-14, Feb. 6 

to Mar. 24, Mar. 27 to Apr. 19)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept. 30

4.7 45

5.0 63

6.0 143

7.0 247

10.0 690

14.0 1,450

1S.O 2,410

22.0 3,820

1.5 32

2.0 58

3.0 131

5.0

10.0

17.0

400

1,240

2,980

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

63 

56

98

2,810

2,960

1,520

259

157

120

100

87

80

1,120 

5.500

488

177

134

112

104

98

94

90

83

80

77

70

67

64

62

61

60

14,851

479

1.00

1.16

29,460

Nov.

59 

57

54

59

580

242

100

73

64

62

62

61

61 

59 

57

58

58

57

56

56

56

56

56

55

55

51

49

49

4849"

2,259

75.3

0.158

0.18

4,480

Dec.

49 

50

50

51

51

50

49

48

47

53

58

55

55 

52 

668

2.600

1,700

854

562

541

250

192

172

162

157

157

509

514

198

148

125

9,787

516

0.661

0.76

19,410

Jan.

520 

247

187

148

178

591

754

780

859

498

514

588

1.860 

1,120 

956

405

645

420

g271

g220

g!92

g!82

g!77

gl62

g!57

g!57

g!62

157

143

154

150

13,074

422

0.885

1.02

25,950

Feb.

125 

125

652

2.560

1,700

755

415

525

290

255

213

181

169 

157 

169

241

220

195

175

165

199

206

175

165

146

151

165

511

400

10,775

572

0.782

0.84

21,570

Mar.

241 

215

262

254

175

157

151

151

163

169

163

146

151 

146 

283

269

195

151

156

126

118

115

115

408

2,560

2.760

686

450

540

276

227

11,691

577

0.792

0.91

25,190

Apr.

199 

181

165

151

146

156

156

151

126

122

118

115

118 

126 

163

146

136

122

113

105

105

101

97

94

94

91

8686"

86

177

5,768

126

0.265

0.29

7,470

May

509 

267

126

109

745

908

784

415

213

165

156

122

109 

105 

100

99

95

802

1,270

1,150

2,120

1,180

400

290

248

206

175

151

141

136

126

15,400

432

0.908

1.05

26,580

June

122 

181

151

118

109

105

275

542.

126

109

109

96

94 

93 

90

86

80

78

75

75

74

71

70

68

68

69

74

73

66

63.

3,208

107

0.225

0.25

6,560

July

59

54

54

53

62

65

99

354

113

78

66

61

57 

72 

100

57

54

81

85

66

58

54

54

74

1.270

579

151

115

99

95

82

4,117

155

0.279

0.32

8,170

Aug.

74 

68

66

65

60

57

54

51

48

54

54

48

47 

46 

IT

46

55

58

66

62

122

105

78

59

52

89

250

156

77

61

54

2,184

70.4

0.148

0.17

4,530

Sept.

50

48

47

46

44

42

42

41

40

40

58

37

56 

36 

56

56

34

55

35

38

44

66

62

42

42

70

222

199

187

89

1,824

60.8

0.128

0.14

3,620

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,500 Mln 11 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.312 In. 4.23 Ac-ft 107,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,500 Mln 34 Mean 248 Cfsm 0.521 In. 7.09 Ac-ft 180,400

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Oct. 14 (10:50 a.m.) 4,210 cfs (22.85 ft), 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
412 RED RIVER BASIN

3335. Chiokasaw Creek near Stringtown, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°27'41", long 96°01'36", in NE^NE^ sec.22 (revised), T.I S. , R.12 E. , 

near right bank of span on upstream side of bridge on county road, 1.5 miles east of 

Stringtown, 2.2 miles upstream from Little Chickasaw Creek, 0.6 miles downstream from 

Breadtown Creek, and 4.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 32.5 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1955 to September I960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 540.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 10, 1958, wire-weight gage and crest-stage gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 34.3 cfs (24,830 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 cfs May 20 (gage height, 16.53 ft); no 

flow at times.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Apr. 26, 1957 (gage height, 20.18 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of conveyance study; no flow at times 

in each year.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

3.6

2.4

736

1,590

*99

29

14

8.3

5.8

4.9

4.9

4.5

537

96

16

4.0

1.7

.9

.6

.4

.4

.2

.4

.8

.6

*.7

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.6

3.3

2,974.9

96.0

2.95

3.40

5,900

Nov.

3.6

3.4

3.3

6.8

373

.1

.9

.6

.7

.7

.3

.3

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

* .2

.8

1.2

.6

.8

.4

.6

.5

.6

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

49.1

1.64

0.050

0.06

97

Dec.

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.4

138

398

251

82

40

23

16

12

8.7

6.8

5.5

5.4

145

58

31

20

17

1,266.7

40.9

1.26

1.45

2,510

Jan.

30

25

17

14

*29

54

54

90

102

52

34

293

100

157

72

41

73

49

29

21

17

14

12

10

9.4

*8.7

7.7

7.1

6.0

5.5

5_.j

1,438.7

46.4

1.43

1.65

2,850

Feb.

4 9

4.5

6.9

76

78

42

27

20

17

13

10

8.7

7.7

7.1

11

20

*28

26

19

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

18

BO

45

666.8

23.0

0.708

0.76

1,320

Mar.

32

32

32

25

18

15

13

13

13

13

12

11

10

12

23

22

17

15

13

11

8.5

*7.7

7.7

7.4

271 

90

47

32

23

17

14

877.3

2B.3

0.871

1.00

1,740

Apr.

11

9.4

7

6.5

*6.0

5.8

5.3

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.7

4.2

3.7

3.4

4.7

4.0

3.4

9.1

21

IT

7.4

5.5

4.7

4.2

3.6

3.2

470

5.5

178.6

5.95

0.183

0.20

354

May

4.5

4.0

3.6

42

852

*1X>70

B3

38

20

12

7.4

5.1

4.0

3.3

3.2

2.5

2.1

539

1,410

*1,950

102

41

22

13

7.1

4.9

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.2

6,238.7

201

6.18

7.14

12,370

June

3.2

3.2

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.6

*1.4

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

p_

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

24.3

0.81

0.025

0.28

48

July

0.1

0

0

0

0

*5.3

1.6

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

518

248

*32

8.5

3.7

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.2

825.9

26.6

0.818

0.94

1,640

Aug.

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

12i

16

5.8

*3.4

2.4

5.2

40

5.3

2.1

1.4

1.1

211.6

6.83

0.210

0.24

420

Calendar year 1959: Max 2, 130 Min 0 Mean 33.7 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.07 Ac-ft 24,

Sept.

0.9

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

Q_

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.2

0.11

0.004

0.004

6.3

390

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,930 Min 0 Mean 40.3 Cfsra 1.24 In. 17.12 Ac-ft 29,260

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Oct. 4 (5 a.m.) 4,630 cfs (15.08 ft); Oct. 13 (l p.m.) 3,360 cfs 

(13.38 ft); Jan. 12 (l p.m.) 1,220 cfs (9.29 ft); May 6 (2 a.m.) 5,610 cfs (16.14 ft); May 20 

(4 a.m.) 6,060 cfs (16.53 ft); July 23 (7 p.m.) 2,270 cfs (11.50 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 413

3338. McGee Creek near Stringtown, Okla.

Location. La t 34°26 I 33", long 95°52'10", in NE£ sec. 30, T.I S., R.14 E., on right bank 

10.6 miles east of Stringtown, 17.5 miles upstream from Potapo Creek, and at mile 22.2.

Drainage area. 84.5 sq mi.

Records available. April 1956 to September 1960.

~

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 8,400 cfs May 19 (gage height, 14.99 ft); no flow 

at times.

1956-60: «4aximu"i discharge, 10,200 cfs Apr. 26, 1957 (gage height, 16.79 ft); no 

flow at times in each year.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to Nov. 4, Nov. 25 to Dec. 15)

0.65 

.7

1.0

.2

1.1 

2.4 

4.4

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

7.6

13

21

46

136

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

381

1,110

2,150

3,500

5,700

Dischargt, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

134

38

1,520

5.560

 963

140

69

42

25

17

14

11

968

224

57

25

15

11

7.6 

6.2

5.3

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.5

*3.3

2.9

2.4

Z.Z.

2.7

2.6

7,882.0

254

3.01

3.47

15,630

Nov.

2.4

2.2

2.4

39

M

16

9.5

8.0

6.2

5.0

4.4

4.1

4.4

3.1

Z.7

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.4 

2.1

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1-4

182.7

6.09

0.072

0.08

362

Dec.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

*1.2

1.3

1.4

2.4

Z.4

2.6

2 6

361

1.850

1,170

371

152 

93

65

48

3;

33

30

29

724

244

1Z2

60

5,473.6

177

2.09

2.41

10, 860

Jan.

108

92

59

42

 60

154

199

285

435

213

136

1.270

442

778

287

140

229

164

92 

67

51

43

33

30

26

*23

22

20

18

15

12.

5,545

179

2.12

2.44

11,000

Feb.

12

12

25

405

452

154

99

72

62

46

33

26

23

21

39

67

*118

93

59 

43

39

35

26

Z5

25

26

52

239

143

2,451

84.5

1.00

1.08

4,860

Mar.

84

 88

88

59

43

35

30

30

31

33

3Z

30

25

35

101

86

59

43

33 

28

22

*21

20

20

707

305

142

97

74

48

31

2,480

80.0

0.947

1.09

4,920

Apr.

30

23

20

*16

13

12

11

10

9.0

8.0

6.8

6.5

6.5

7.6

7.2

6.8

9.5

10

11

11

12

21

18

12

11

9.5

7.2

6.5

isjr1

468.0

15.6

0.185

0.21

928

May

45

 21

15

51

1,330

2,480

248

114

67

42

28

21

16

14

13

11

9.5

290

4.950 

4,500

719

126

69

43

29

21

17

13

11

10

2-^2.

15,312.5

494

5.85

6.74

30,370

June

~9.5 16

7.6

6.5

6.2

5.6

4.7

*4.1

3.9

3.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0 

.7

.5

.3

.2

72

.3

.4

.7

.4

.4

.3

87.1

2.90

0.034

0.04

173

July

0.3

.2

.1

.9

26

*27

19

4.7

2.0

1.0

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

5.5

2.4 

1.4

.8

.5

847

972

 127

43

22

14

11

14

8 5

2,148.1

69.3

0.820

0.95

4,260

Aug.

5.9

4.1

2.7

2.1

1.3

1.2

.6

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1,050

98

36

*20

11

59

56

19

19

11

5. 9

1,403.3

45.3

0.536

0.62

2,780

Sept.

4.1

2.7

2.1

1.5

1.1

.9

.6

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.1

.3

.1

0

0

2.2

6.8

3.9

2.0

1.1

31.3

1.04

0.012

0.01

62.1

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,940 Mln 0 Mean 129 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.79 Ac-ft 93,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,930 Mln 0 Mean 119 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.13 Ac-ft 86,210

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Oct. 4 (10:30 a.m.) 4,620 cfs (10.59 ft); Oct. 13 (2 p.m.) 3,500 

cfs (8.97 ft); May 6 (2 p.m.) 5,990 cfs (9.71 ft); May 19 (5:50 p.m.) 8,400 cfs (14.99 ft)._____

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
414 RED RIVER BASIN

3340. Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°16'17", long 95°54'43", in NE^NWi sec. 26, T.3 S. , R.13 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of main span of bridge on State Highway 3, 1.3 miles downstream from 

McGee Creek, 2i miles northwest of Farris , and at mile 57.7.

Drainage area. 1,087 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 446.58 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 957 cfs (692,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 cfs May 20 (gage height, 38.43 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 23.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 61,900 cfs June 17, 1945 (gage height, 44.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs; no flow at times in 1939-40, 1943, 1949, 1952, 

1954, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from wire-weight-gage readings, which are 

fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 23 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. --WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 30 to Jan. 7, Feb. 7 to Mar. 18, Mar. 29 to Apr. 21, May 28 

to July 3, Aug. 23-27, Sept. 3-14; rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 1-6, 8, 9, 

13-15, Nov. 4-7, Dec. 15-18, 20, 21, 27, 29, 30, Jan. 11-16, Feb. 4, 5, 7, Mar. 25. 27, 28, 

Apr. 22, 30, May 4-10, 18-21, 24-26, July 4, 5, 8, 14, 23-27, Aug. 21-23, Sept. 29)

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.6

1.0

1.5

3.9

7.0

16

47

2.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

18.0

140

384

742

1,720

4,640

26.0

34.0

38.0

8,440

14,700

21,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,000

1,420

5,190

14,700

12,500

9,390

9,810

8,730

2,500

317

190

140

2,470

3,530

736

324

212

140

110

89

75

64

57

50 

45

40

35

33

31

30

30

73,988

2,387

2.20

2.53

146,800

Nov.

34

34

31

79

2,520

5,820

1,860

356

127

95

80

70

65

57

53

51

50

46

43

40

39

38

37

35 

34

33

33

31

30

29

9,850

328

0.302

0.34

19,540

Dec.

28

27

27

27

26

26

25

25

24

SfcT

29

30

30

29

1,440

7,570

7,080

4,940

4,400

3,840

1,310

491

356

298 

266

248

1,510

2,860

2,120

747

474

40,329

1,301

1.20

1.38

79,990

Jan.

542

637

679

474

457

1,190

1,660

2,080

2,440

2,200

1,470

2,860

4,820

5,240

5,160

2,550

1,600

1,290

983

618

412

330

284

254 

230

212

212

212

195

173

151

41,615

1,342

1.23

1.42

82,540

Feb.

135

122

I3F

1,350

5,510

3,040

1,890

784

525

412

343

272

218

184

260

580

561

742

721

474

398

343

317

304 

278

284

304

763

1,240

20,489

707

0.650

0.70

40,640

Mar.

1,010

763

679

542

426

343

284

254

260

278

304

298

260

254

356

637

525

370

278

212

178

156

135

130 

2,950

4,520

3,470

1,330

700

491

356

22,749

734

0.675

0.78

45,120

Apr.

272

218

184

156

135

116

108

99

92

86

79

76

75

78

87

343

284

236

330

190

173

410

21?

135 

100

83

72

66

234" 59 

4,788

160

0.147

0.16

9,500

May

868

784

356

464

7,030

9,920

7,810

5,720

4,800

1,540

580

398

272

206

162

140

118

958

8,400

19,300

18,200

17,600

20.200

17,800 

8,080

1,340

721

561

356

291 

254

155,229

5,607

4.61

5.31

307,900

June

278

356

370

248

212

168

117

110

146

112

84

68

55

49

47

45

44

42

39

35

30

25

22

19 

19

19

24

24

22

16

2,845

94.8

0.087

0.10

5,640

July

14

13

12

29

680

122

78

326

146

78

46

31

30

106

29

15

12

10

9.3

7.4

15

64

612

7,160 

6,320

5,420

2,150

508

330

254 

230

24,856.7

802

0.738

0.85

49,300

Aug.

162

98

69

51

37

30

22

18

14

11

9.3

7.0

14

20

22

18

12

15

16

12

755

6"70 935

195 

89

51

37

73

206

130 

84

3,882.3

125

0.115

0.13

7,700

Sept.

62

50

36

31

28

23

17

12

11

8.5

7.7

7.4

6.6

5.7

4.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

3.1

6.6

10

2.6

JLX

1.9 

6.3

98

130

72

145 

206

1 , 002 . 2

33.4

0.031

0.03

1,990

Calendar year 1959: Max 14,700 Mln 2.4 Mean 837 Cfsm 0.77 In. 10.44 Ao-ft 605,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 20,2oO Mln 1.7 Mean 1,097 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.73 Ac-ft 796,700

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Oct. 4 (6:30 p.m.) 17,800 cfs (36.26 ft); May 6 

10.900 cfs (29.62 ft); May 2O (5 p.m.) 21,900 cfs (38.43 ft).

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 10-12, 16-20, Oct. 24 

to Nov. 4, Apr. 6-8, May 28 to June 19, July 16-21, 29-31, Aug. 3, 4, 9-20, Aug. 25 to Sept. 28.
RED RIVER BASIN 415

3342. Byrds' Mill Spring near Fittstown, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°35'45", long 96°39'55", in SWijSWij- sec.34, T.2 N , R.6 E., upstream from 

weir outlet of spring, half a mile upstream from Big Spring Creek, 2 miles west of 

Fittstown, and 12 miles south of Ada.

Records available.--April 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 1,022 ft 

(from ground-water survey).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30 cfs May 30 (gage height, 3.22 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.1 cfs Oct. 1, 2.

1959-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 30, 1960; no flow Apr. 18-22, 1959.

Remarks. Records good. Records do not include diversion of about 6 cfs by city of Ada 

for municipal water supply.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7

2.8

2.9

1.4 

3.4 

6.7

3.0

3.1

3.2 28

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.1

2.1

2.9

4.5

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

6.3

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

7.6

9.4

9.4

8.3

5.9

183.5

5.92

364

Nov.

6.3

6.3

6.6

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

*8.0

8.0

8.4

874

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

235.4

7.85

467

Dec.

8.0

8.0

8.0

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.1

7il

7.5

8.0

8.4

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.9

9.9

10

10

10

10

260.8

8.41

517

Calendar year 1959: Max -

Jan.

10

10

10 *11

11

11

11

1111

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

T5- 15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

403

13.0

799

Feb.

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

TT

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

483

16.7

958

Mar.

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

TB" 15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

498

16.1

988

Apr.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

468

15.6

928

May

15

15

15

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

23

20

548

17.7

1,090

June

20

20

20

20

20

24

18

18

18

26^

22

15

14

22

17

24

17

17

17

22

15

18

14

aT3" 13

a!3

al3

al3

al3

a!3

529

17.6

1,050

July

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

12

12

14

12

12

17

12

1912-

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

TT

11

11

11

*11

10

10

10

10

10

364

11.7

722

Aug.

10

To

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.4

*9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.9

87?

8.9

301.3

9.72

598

Sept.

8.9

579

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

*8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

T75

7.5

7.5

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

247.3

8.24

491

Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60: Max 26 Min E.I Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 8,970

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage.
416 RED RIVER BASIN

3350. Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°15', long 96°12', in NW^SE^ sec.36, T.3 S., R.10 E., on downstream side 

of left pier of bridge on old U. S. Highways 69 and 75, half a mile downstream from 

Caney Creek, 1.5 miles north of Caney, and at mile 24.1.

Drainage area. 720 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 485.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 516 cfs (373,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs May 22 (gage height, 23.43 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 19.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 52,800 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 26.77 ft); no 

flow Sept. 3-29, 1954, July 10 to Nov. 5, Nov. 22 to Dec. 18, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 26.9 ft in February 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 17, 18)

4.8

5.0

5.3

6.0

7.0

Oct.

IB

30

59

156

336

1-8

15.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

2,400

4,040

4,800

6,420

5.0

5.5

9.0

17.0

Oct. 9

39

107

840

3,000

to June

19.0

21.0

23.3

18

3,660

4,800

13,000

June 19

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

11

20

33

53

to Sept.

5.5

8.0

14.0

16.0

30

128

630

2,120

2,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-it

Oct.

17 279"

1,080

3,800

4,320

5,060

6,040

2,340

360

224

156

128

1,010

1,500

260

138

102

88

80

71

66

63

60

56

53

50

48

47

44

48

51

27,639

892

1.24

1.43

54,280

Nov.

48

46

44

473

2,640

2,710

482

222

156

129

110

102

93

88

82

76

73

68

67

66

64

63

62

60

59

56

53

50

49

48

8,339

278

0.386

0.43

16,540

Dec.

48

49

53

48

46

44

47

43

41

42

48

49

48

47

367

2,760

5,510

2,800

2,740

1,200

543

390

310

260

234

226

419

1,400

620

310

252

18,994

613

0.851

0.98

37,670

Jan.

300

360

350

270

244

433

984

1,220

1,530

1,370

818

1,390

3,400

4,050

3,600

1,350

840

752

642

433

340

290

258

232

226

222

218

214

196

176

166

26,874

867

1.20

1.39

53,300

Feb.

164

166

286

1,960

3,240

2,720

933

576

466

380

310

248

212

192

216

280

300

290

280

230

232

232

214

196

178

182

196

455

642

15,976

551

0.765

0.83

31,690

Mar.

466

360

400

360

290

240

216

210

224

230

226

202

178

182

300

390

300

228

190

170

158

151

147

153

2,280

5,470

2,940

864

554

411

16,810

542

0.753

0.87

55,540

Apr.

260

228

194

182

172

164

160

155

144

158

137

135

140

166

202

240

184

166

156

138

157

280

142

116

102

90

85

84

86

279

4,860

162

0.225

0.25

9,640

May

923

300

160

270

2,400

5,660

4,020

5,820

983

422

280

200

164

142

133

124

119

1,910

2,670

4,570

8,260

12,900

7,670

1,8^0

576

411

330

270

252

196

170

60,145

1,940

2.69

5.11

119,500

June

191

486

196

140

116

112

126

116

104

90

78

75

75

78

97

75

64

58

53

50

46

45

46

*3

42

42

42

41

40

59

2,806

95.5

0.150

0.14

5,570

July

57

54

32

30

34

60

580

605

125

66

51

42

38

58

52

50

27

27

27

28

55

44

69

910

2,<t&0

570

159

97

70

61

55

6,489

209

0.290

0.54

12,870

Aug.

48

41

57

54

50

27

25

24

25

25

24

25

24

25

24

25

25

50

35

41

285

192

106

54

40

34

34

95

73

38

31

1,566

50.5

0.070

0.08

5,110

Sept.

50

28

25

22

19

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

T3- 13

14

14

14

14

13

14

22

17

24

20

21

95

260

292

520

98

1,509

50.5

0.070

0.08

2,990

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,040 Min 5.9 Mean 330 Cfsm 0.458 In. 6.23 Ac-ft 238,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,900 Mln 13 Mean 525 Cfsm 0.729 In. 9.93 Ac-ft 380,800

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). May 22 (8 a.m.) 14,000 cfs (25.45 ft).

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 10-15, 16-21, Jan. 22-27, 

Apr. 2-13, May 3, 12-17, 31, June 1, 4-15, July 27 to Aug. 4.
RED RIVER BASIN 417 

3355. Red River at Arthur City, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°52'30", long 95°30'10", in NW£ sec.11, T.8 S. , R.17 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on 0. S. Highway 271 at Arthur City, Lamar County, 

10.6 miles downstream from Muddy Boggy River, 26.0 miles upstream from Kiamichi River, 

and at mile 633.1.

Drainage area.--44,531 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available. January to September 1905 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1905 to December 1911, July 1936 to September 1960. Monthly discharge 

only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1891 are contained in reports of 0. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. During 1905-11, staff gage at St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. bridge 200 ft 

upstream at same datum. July 1, 1936, to Mar. 24, 1940, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1905-11, 1936-60), 8,778 cfs (6,355,,000 acre-ft per year) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 56,800 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 19.20 ft); minimum, 410 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 5.37 ft).

1905-11, 1936-60: Maximum discharge, about 400,000 cfs May 28, 1908 (gage height, 

43.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs on basis of records for later 

years; minimum, 130 cfs Dec. 11, 12, 1956 (gage height, 4.49 ft). 

Maximum stage known, that of May 28, 1908.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation since Oct. 31, 1943, by Lake Texoma, 92.8 miles above station (see p. 409}.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 32 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished ^y Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1241: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1906-11.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

"ean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,530

4,430

4,030

9,020

21,700

26,000

21,900

43,000

52,000

52,000

49,800

46,000

46,200

55,600

49,000

33,400

23,200

24,900

26,000

22,300

9,230

5,060

3,350

3,170

3,630

1,870

1,340 

1,810

1,750

1,690 

1,630

648 540

20,920

tl,286

Nov.

1,750

1,750

1,210

7,550

11,500

9,710

10,200

11,000

8,930

7,450

6,730

6,490

6,490

6,270

6,730

6,730

5,830

4,030

2,810

2,150

1,480

1,300

1,480

815

640

1,300

1,480 

1,940

2,080

1,480

139,105

4,637

275.900

Dec.

766

703

1,300

1,250

1,340

1,170

1,250

682

550

1,530

2,230

2,390

2,630

2,810

3,440

20,000

29,300

26,000

21,100

20,600

19,600

20,600

23,800

22,200

19,100

13,000

13,400

15,500

15,500

15,100 

13,400

332,241

10,720

659,000

Calendar year 1959 : Max 55,

Jan.

13,400

13,000

11,300

9,970

9,450

12,400

17,200

19,600

17,600

14,400

12,400

10,800

12,400

17,200

18,600

19,100

21,600

21,100

17,200

13,700

11,800

11,300

10,800

10,500

10,200

10,200

10,500 

10,500

10,500

10,800 

10,500

420,020

13,550

833,100

Feb.

9,450

8,170

9,970

16,500

25,200

21,600

18,100

16,300

13,000

13,400

13,400

13,000

12,700

13,000

12,700

11,800

8,670

7,930

7,930

7,690

7,210

7,450

7,690

7,210

6,970

7,210

7,210 

7,450

7,930

324,840

11,200

644,300

Mar.

8,930

9,190

8,930

8,670

8,170

8,170

7,690

6,970

7,930

8,410

8,170

7,690

7,690

7,210

7,210

7,690

6,490

5,610

4,950

4,950

4,330

2,630

2,810

4,230

5,610

12,100

16,800 

13,400

10,200

8,670 

6,270

237,770

7,670

471,600

Apr.

5,610

6,050

5,610

3,830

2,390

3,520

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,830

4,130

3,530

3,730

4,430

5,060

5,170

5,170

3,730

1,940

2,150

3,530

3,830

4,730

5,830

4,630

1,940

4^840

5,280

5,060

130,160

4,339

258,200

May

4,730

3,830

3,260

2,550

5,500

12,100

13,000

12,400

11,800

11,300

11,300

9,450

4,030

3,080

3,170

1,750

1,170

1,130

3,530

9,490

12,700

15,900

17,600

19,100

24,400

29,900

27,600 

21,600

16,300

9,190 

5,500

328,360

10,590

651,300

June

5,390

7,450

6,490

5,610

4,630

3,630

3,440

2,630

2,550

2,470

2,550

6,050

9,970

6,490

3,830

4,130

3,630

2,990

2,550

4,730

4,630

4,630

5,280

6,050

6,050

5,830

4,330 

2,900

3,170

3,630

137,710

4,590

273,100

July

4,130

4,630

5,500

5,390

2,630

1,870

4,130

6,050

6,730

7,450

5,830

2,810

3,440

6,490

6,730

5,830

4,840

4,430

2,390

2,470

5,390

6,270

5,830

5,500

6,730

8,170

10,800 

11,600

4)630 

3,730

170,110

5,487

337,400

Aug.

2,990

1,870

2,080

3,630

4,130

4,430

4,430

2,990

1,690

1,750

3,730

3,630

2,230

1,870

1,580

773

858

2,390

3,170

2,900

2,630

2,470

3,080

2,310

2,900

2,900

3,630 

5,610

2^990 

1,580

87,851

2,834

174,200

Sept.

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,900

3,170

2,470

1,210

2,550

3,930

3,930

3,530

2,390

970

556

i,o5o

2,550

2,990

3,080

2,720

2,010

2,010

3,730

3,630

3,260

3,530

4,330

3^530

3,930

1,940

81,696

2,723

162,000

600 Min 550 Mean 6,100 Ac-ft 4,416,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 55,600 Min 550 Mean 8,302 Ac-ft 6,026,000

Expressed in thousands.
418 RED RIVER BASIN

3360. Tenmile Creek near Miller, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°17'55", long 95°44'40", in NW-jf sec. 16, T.3 S. , R.15 E. , near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 1-5- miles south of Miller, 

4.7 miles upstream from Rock Creek, and at mile 11.6.

Drainage area. 68 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 475.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of "

Average discharge. 5 years, 82.7 cfs (59,870 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 cfs May 20 (gage height, 17.85 ft); no 

flow at times.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 5,930 cfs May 2, 1958 (gage height, 20.69 ft); no flow 

at times in each year.

Remarks . Records good.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

57

42

610

2,050 

*1,200

164

79

49

32

23

19

15

542

1,440

151

65

37

24

18

13

10

9.1

8.4

7.6 

6.9

6.2

*4.9

5.2

4.6

675

9.1

6,708.5

216

3.18

3.67

13,310

Nov.

7.6

7.2

7.2

14 ~?.5

8.0

7.2

6.2

5.8

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.9

3.7

3.7

3.2

2.7

*2.7

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.5 

2.3

2.5

2.1

1.9

273

2.3

140.2

4.67

0.069

0.08

278

Dec.

2.3

277

2.5

2.3 

2.3

2.3

2.9

*2.9

2.9

4.0

7.2

8.0

9.1

6.2

706

2.110

1,060

286

132

77

53

39

32

27 

23

23

460

225

99

59

49

5,517.6

178

2.62

3.02

10,940

Jan.

126

87

54

37 

*81

339

284

263

228

161

111

209

264

208

188

90

357

199

97

64

49

39

32

28 

26

*25

25

23

20

17

li

3,747

121

1.78

2.05

7,430

Feb.

14

T4

24

248

421

164

88

59

47

35

24

19

16

14

62

166

*129

129

81

63

72

54

58

55

47

57

68

161

98

2,497

86.1

1.27

1.37

4,950

Mar.

65

*90

74

47 

35

30

26

24

32

30

29

24

20

69

95

62

40

30

25

21

18

*18

16

18 

610

356

138

86

60

41

30

2,259

72.9

1.07

1.24

4,480

Apr.

23

20

16

*14 

12

11

9.5

8.4

7.6

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.5

7.2

8.7

8.7

11

10

9.1

11

10

8.0 

7.2

6.5

4.9

4.5

4^3

273.3

9.11

0.134

0.15

542

May

2.9

*2.5

56~ 2.3

*1,140

1,060

240

88

48

32

23

18

14

13

11

11

9.1

18

128

*2,260

1,600

134

67

45 

32

24

18

14

13

12

7,145.3

230

3.38

3.91

14,170

June

1313-

10

8.0 

7.2

5.5

4.3

*3.5

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.2

1.7

1.4

.9

.7

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

 .1

4.7

4.6

8.7

2.5

.9

.5

102.4

3.41

0.050

0.06

203

July

0.3

.2

.1

.1 

28

*6.5

4.4

9.0

3.7

2.5

1.4

.7

.3

36

4.6

.9

.3

6.7

3.7

2.1

1.2

1.0

222

1.950 

388

*60

25

12

9.5

2.9

 °

2,761.9

89.1

1.51

1.51

5,480

Aug.

0.2

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

96

~ZZ 107

*8.0 

5.7

1.7

.9

12

6.9

2.7

1.5

262.7

8.47

0.125

0.14

521

Sept.

1.0

.5

.2

.1 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0 

9.6

82

176

46

18

15

546.6

11.6

0.171

0.19

687

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,160 Mln 0 Mean 72.0 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.38 Ac-ft 52,130

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,260 Mln 0 Mean 86.8 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.39 Ac-ft 62,990

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Oct. 4 (6:30 p.m.) 2,440 cfs (14.98 ft); Oct. 14 (6 a.m.)

2,090 cfs (14.10 ft); Dec. 16 (l2 p.m.) 2,340 cfs (14.98 ft); May 5 (7 a.m.) 1,500 cfs (12.73 ft); 

May 20 (8 p.m.) 5,400 cfs (17.85 ft); July 24 (lO:50 a.m.) 2,540 efs (15.02 ft)._______________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 419 

3365. Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°12', long 95°29' , in SE£ sec.14, T.4 S. , R.17 E. , near left bank (revised)' 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 7, if miles northwest of Belzoni, 

6.5 miles downstream from Cedar Creek, 10 miles upstream from Possum Creek, and at 

mile 47.7.

Drainage area. 1,423 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 389.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 {levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 14, 1940, chain or wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 1,770 cfs {1,281,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 61,600 cfs May 22 (gage height, 41.60-ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 22, 23 (gage height, 3.98 ft).

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 71,400 cfs Feb. 18, 1938 {gage height, 44.0 ft); no 

flow at times in many years.

Maximum stage known, 44.2 ft in October 1915, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month, more frequently during rises. 

Small diversion above station for municipal supply of city of Antlers.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1037: 1927-28, 1938. WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 

1926(M), 1931(M), 1936.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 3-7, 13-15, Nov. 3-5, Dec. 12, 13, 15, 16, 18-20,

28, Jan. 12-19, Feb. 4-6, Mar. 25-27, May 5-9, 19-25, June 29, July 23-27, 29, Aug. 23;

shifting-control method used Oct. 15-17, Nov. 4-7, June 1-9, Aug. 23, 24)

4.0

4.1 

4.4 

4.8

24

38

96

200

5.2

6.0

11.0

20.0

350

725

3,920

12,600

30.0

36.0

40.0

41.2

24,400

35,900

50,400

58,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,160

918

1,220

12,600

17,700

12,000

4,280

2,150

1,300

918

700

605

845

7,610

4,210

1,780

1,120

835

665

548

454

382

342

290

249

214

188

170

152

154

182

75,941

2,450

1.72

1.98

150,600

Nov.

185

157

139

2,940

2,780

2,520

1,100

752

665

530

462

404

364

318

290

266

238

218

204

197

191

179

170

165

149

142

134

122

118

115

16,214

540

0.379

0.42

32,160

Dec.

110

103

106

106

106

101

103

103

101

108

162

1,690

3,620

1,660

4,210

21,400

21 , 500

16,500

9,060

4,860

3,160

2,280

1,780

1,520

1,300

1,120

1,660

4,140

3,440

2,150

1,600

109,859

3,544

2.49

2.87

217,900

Jan.

1,840

1,900

1,600

1,280

1,220

2,410

3,440

3,920

4,320

4,400

3,500

4,300

7,680

6,690

5,540

4,190

5,090

6,680

4,490

2,940

2,220

1,780

1,480

1,240

1,100

1,010

945

890

835

752

660

90,342

2,914

2.05

2.36

179,200

Feb.

615

575

566

2,060

7,150

6,660

3,920

2,670

2,080

1,720

1,400

1,120

918

808

862

1,460

2,020

2,540

2,410

1,840

1,660

1,480

1,340

1,540

1,420

1,460

1,420

2,080

2,880

58,674

2,023

1.42

1.53

116,400

Mar.

2,480

2,220

2,080

1,840

1,480

1,280

1,120

1,040

975

1,000

975

918

862

862

1,610

2,670

2,080

1,600

1,340

1,120

975

862

752

720

2,790

6,080

3,990

2,480

1,840

1,460

1,160

52,661

1,699

1.19

1.38

104,500

Apr.

975

835

725

650

600

548

494

449

408

372

346

318

306

282

282

282

294

342

372

426

449

476

408

408

386

368

350

274

260

256

12,941

431

0.303

0.34

25,670

May

252

494

530

645

10,900

15,800

14,600

6,760

2,690

1,720

1,180

890

710

595

516

458

413

368

4,970

36,000

58.000

56,800

36,800

9,620

3,080

1,720

1,300

1,040

752

605

530

270,738

8,733

6.14

7.08

537,000

June

1,060

808

521

418

350

302

395

404

395

274

224

188

173

154

134

120

108

94

87

81

83

85

78

70

160

188

390

256

1,500

835

9,935

331

0.233

0.26

19,710

July

467

314

238

188

176

167

165

157

132

101

81

70

64

63

72

85

55

74

81

64

50

40

2,770

16,400

17,300

11,500

3,340

2,220

3,400

2 150 

1^120

63,104

2,036

1.43

1.65

125,200

Aug.

725

539

426

338

290

266

249

a230

a210

a!95

a!80

a!65

a!50

a!40

a!30

a!20

allO

a!05

alOO

a!05

a!20

a870

2,960

1,160

700

530

575

685

835

575

404

14,187

458

0.322

0.37

28,140

Sept.

306

242

194

162

137

122

108

98

94

113

103

70

64

57

50

43

40

35

30

29

29

27

27

28

136

862

945

620

185

89

5,045

168

0.118

0.13

10,010

Calendar year 1959: Max 21,500 Min 16 Mean 1,398 Cfsm 0.982 In. 13.32 Ac-ft 1,012,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 58,000 Min 27 Mean 2,130 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.37 Ac-ft 1,546,000

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Oct. 5 (8:30 a.m.) 18,300 cfs (25.35 ft); Dec. 16 (6:30 p.m.) 

23,300 cfs (29.25 ft); May 22 (1 a.m.) 61,600 cfs (41.60 ft); July 24 (6 p.m.) 19,500 cfs 

(26.44 ft).________________________________________________________________ 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for adjacent
420 RED RIVER BASIM

3370. Red River at Index, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°33'05", long 94°02'25", in SW^ sec.7, T.14 S. , R.28 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on D. S. Highway 71 at Index, 2^ miles south of 

Ogclen, 20.6 miles upstream from Little River, and at mile 485.3.

Drainage area. 48,03o sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--July 1936 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1917 are contained in reports of D. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 246.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 12, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 12,860 cfs (9,310,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 61,000 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 18.43 ft); minimum, 2,120 cfs Sept. 18.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 297,000 cfs Feb. 23, 1938 (gage height, 34.25 ft); minimum, 378 cfs Nov. 28, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month, more 

frequently during rises. Some regulation by Lake Texoma, 241 miles upstream (see 

p. 409).

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

11,600

9,920

8,180

7,400

7,140

6,440

5,400

4,500

4,830

5,800

5,800

5,800

5,800

5,200

4,660

5,200

7,140

7,660

7,400

6,660

5,600

4,500

4,660

5,200

5,200

5,600

6,220

5,600

4,550

4,350

7,400

6,440

5,400

4,660

4,200

3,900

3,600

3,530

5,460

5,800

7,400

5,800

4,660

4,660

4,500

4,200

3,900

4,500

4,830

5,010

5,400

7,140

8,180

7,400

6,220

5,200

4,200

3,260

3,190

3,260

2,740

3,530

3,900

3,900

3,530

3,260

3,260

2,930

2,620

3,190

3,900 

4,200 

5,600 

7.6SO 

6,440

23,150 

tl,423

180,990

6,033

359,000

631,100 

20,360 

tl,252

341,670

11,020

677,700

183,810

6,127

364,000

624,0°0 

?9,130 

11,238

243,660

7,860

483,300

149,480

4,822

296,500

107,950

3,598

214,100

Calendar year 1959; Max 

Water year 1959-60: Max

Min 

Min

1,480

2,120

Mean 8,584 

Mean 11,780

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

t Expressed in thousands.
RED RIVER BASIS 421

3375. Little River near Wright City, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°04', long 95°03 ! , on north edge of NWi~ sec.6, T.6 S., R.22 E. , on left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 98, if miles upstream from White Oak 

Creek and 2 miles west of Wright City.

Drainage area. 645 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1931, October 1944 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 346.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 12, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at 

railroad bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 4.15 ft higher. Dec. 6, 1944, to July 30, 

1951, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 997 cfs (721,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 69,100 cfs May 20; maximum gage height, 44.71 ft 

May 20; minimum discharge, 19 cfs Oct. 1.

1929-31, 1944-60: Maximum discharge, 75,400 cfs Sept. 16, 1950 (gage height, 45.77 

ft); no flow at times in 1930, 1954, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of return over-bank flow, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made three times a month, more frequently during 

rises.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of backwater from return over-bank flow (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Nov. 4, Nov. 9-14, Dec. 11, May 1-5, May 24 to 

June 14, June 27 to July 4, July 31 to Aug. 8, Aug. 2O, Aug. 24 to Sept. 1, 

Sept. 19-24; rate of cnange In stage used as a factor Dec. 15, 16, 

May 19, 20, July 23, 24)

4.77

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.5

6.0

87

185

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

25.0

454

1,050

2,050

3,550

5,400

7,950

30.0

35.0

39.0

42.0

12,000

18,600

29,600

46,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

20

24

89

128

1,810

1,020

690

525

398

311

219

555

1.980

1,610

960

660

510

398

325

265

222

187

163

132

113

94

78

67

74 

132

13,778

444

0.688

0.79

27,330

Nov.

Ill

94

80

2,270

5.910

1,640

960

705

555

454

398

350

314

270

234

212

190

174

159

150

144

136

128

122

113

108

99

94

84

80

14,338

478

0.741

0.83

28,440

Dec.

76

76

74

72

69

68

66

64

62

76

645

2,580

1,610

990

1,850

017,400

09,000

03,880

02,450

ol,790

1,470

1,110

930

810

690

615

1,020

2,050

1,570

1,150 

930

55,243

1,782

2.76

3.19

109,600

Jan.

1,050

1,050

930

780

840

1,400

1,850

2,020

1,910

2,020

1,850

1,610

3,640

2,870

2,990

2,080

3,430

4.090

2,610

1,780

1,370

1,110

930

810

705

645

600

555

496

440 

398

48,859

1,576

2.44

2.82

96,910

Feb.

370

348

353

930

2.750

2,610

1,850

1,370

1,110

930

750

630

540

482

496

645

690

810

870

780

780

720

675

750

840

870

840

960

1,110

26,859

926

1.44

1.55

53,270

Mar.

1,150

1,210

1,180

1,020

870

780

705

660

675

645

615

570

525

600

1,020

1,270

1,150

1,020

870

735

645

570

510

468

645

1.440

1,270

1,020

870

735 

615

26,058

841

1.30

1.50

51,690

Apr.

540

468

412

367

317

289

265

237

224

204

187

178

172

159

242

322

314

345

331

331

496

720

600

482

412

348

286

239

232

412

10,131

338

0.524

0.58

20,090

May

645

540

412

384

4,020

7,680

6,000

2,580

1,400

960

720

555

454

384

331

294

263

234

3,850

042.100

c23,600

c4,490

02,250

1,390

810

630

496

384

306

252 

260

LOS, 674

3,506

5.44

6.27

215, 600

June

1.180

705

454

325

247

197

165

159

174

136

113

101

89

80

69

63

57

49

46

44

40

37

33

30

29

54

232

454

454

283

6,099

203

0.315

0.35

12,100

July

190

138

106

84

72

60

58

63

60

51

44

39

36

36

39

35

29

29

31

29

24

23

633

015.000

04,670

02,210

1,400

930

1,370

930 

630

27,049

873

1.35

1.56

53, 650

Aug.

440

322

232

174

140

118

99

71

75

78

71

59

55

48

ii

49

49

86

92

96

1,110

1,910

870

540

353

276

412

242

178

181 

136

8,606

278

0.431

0.50

17,070

Sept.

"87 106

76

66

57

50

44

42

37

35

33

31

29

28

26

26

25

24

23

22

21

21

22

22

23

28

44

44

37

37

1,166

38.9

0.060

0.07

2,310

Calendar year 1959: Max 17,400 Mln 18 Mean 591 Cfsm 0.916 In. 12.45 Ac-ft 428,200

Water watyear 1959-60: lyoy-bu: Max pi42,100i;,iuu Mln pu-ri19 laMean m948 y^oCfsm uia1.47 l.^/In. J-n.20.01 £U ,uiwc-ic Aftboe,.LU 688,100

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Dec. 16 (11 a.m. to 12 m.) 22,200 cfs (36.43 ft at 3 p.m.); 

May 20 (3 to 4 p.m.) 69,100 cfs (44.71 ft at 5 p.m.); July 24 (2 p.m.) 21,800 ofs (35.20 ft at

c Backwater from return of over-bank
422 RED RIVER BASIN

3385. Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla.

Location. Lat 33°56', long 94°45', in SE^ sec.14, T.7 S., R.24 E., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, just downstream from Lukfata Creek, 5 miles 

northeast of Idabel.

Drainage area. 1,226 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 312.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of

TT929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 1, 1946, to Oct. 26, 1950, and for stages

below 9 ft Oct. 26, 1950, to Oct. 10, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,770 cfs (1,281,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57,900 cfs May 21; maximum gage height, 36.65 ft 

May 22; minimum discharge, 41 cfs Oct. 1, Sept. 23-25.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 76,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1949 (gage height, 39.22 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 15, 16, Sept. 21 to Oct. 1, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 39.7 ft in February 1938, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 86,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made three times a month, more frequently during rises.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Dec. 16-23, May 20-26, July 24-28)

4.9 

5.2 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

218

456

1,180

12.0

16.0

20.0

24.0

28.0

2,570

4,610

6,810

9,180

12,600

30.0

32.0

34.0

36.0

15,700

21,700

33,200

50,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

44

SO

50

62

2,050

4.090

3,070

1,630

1,100

794

597

486

614

2,060

3,780

2,770

1,680

al,100

a830 

a650

501

426

372 

326

280

247

220

200

180

174

194

30,627

988

0.806

0.93

60,750

Nov.

249

240

216

1,060

4,140

5,040

2,920

1,590

1,140

940

794

704

632

564

486

426

372

348

326

304

293

275

267 

251

236

222

204

194

182

172

24,787

826

0.674

0.75

49,160

Dec .

168

164

160

158

154

148

148

140

136

146

1,730

5,150

5,530

3,520

2,430

8,140

12,900

17.300

15,200 

11,300

7,920

4,300

2,210 

1,680

1,400

1,230

1,540

2,570

3,270

2,570

1,860

115,272

3,718

3.03

3.50

228, 600

Jan.

1,730

1,860

1,820

1,590

1,450

2,290

3,520

3,990

3,990

3,780

3,730

3,320

3,780

5,200

5,420

5,040

4,510

6,360

6,670 

5,260

3,370

2,390

1,910 

1,590

1,360

1,230

1,140

1,060

978

884

7f4

92,216

2,975

2.43

2.80

182,900

Feb.

740

686

668

1,155"

2,820

4,720

4,300

3,120

2,770

1,860

1,540

1,230

1,020

902

866

998

1,140

1,360

1,450 

1,450

1,400

1,360

1,230 

1,180

1,320

1,400

1,450

1,450

1,680

47,210

1,628

1.33

1.43

93, 640

Mar.

1,820

2,050

2,390

2,190

1,860

1,630

1,450

1,320

1,230

1,270

1,180

1,140

1,020

1,060

1,590

2,290

2,390

2,090

1,730 

1,500

1,270

1,100

998 

921

958

1,320

2,240

2,000

1,630

1,400

1,180

48,217

1,555

1.27

1.46

95, 640

Apr.

998

884

776

686

597

532

486

456

426

385

360

337

315

304

501

548

668

686

668 

632

668

902

1.100 

958

794

686

632

516

501

848

18,850

628

0.512

0.57

37,390

May

958

1,060

921

722

1,400

5,420

8,090

8,510

6,140

2,970

1,540

1,100

884

722

597

516

456

398

360 

4,680

28,400

46.300

22J 600 

12,900

8,330

3,930

1,540

1,020

794

632

704

174,594

5,632

4.59

5.30

346,300

June

2,620

2,730

1,450

902

650

501

398

337

293

304

273

238

220

200

180

158

144

131

116 

106

96

88

80 

I§

76

109

282

884

1,060

794

15,696

523

0.427

0.48

31,130

July

532

385

304

238

208

176

152

133

124

122

116

106

96

222

176

127

100

88

85 

88

85

72

67 

1,730

8,270

9.500

7,220

3,230

1,450

1,590

1,100

37,892

1,222

0.997

1.15

75, 1 60

Aug.

758

564

426

348

304

258

218

186

160

162

170

156

136

113

96

91

92

96

156 

516

860

5,560

4,400 

1,960

884

632

1,450

1,270

704

471

385

23,602

761

0.621

0.72

46,810

Sept.

315

2^4

218

182

152

134

120

109

97

104

92

80

68

64

59

55

53

50

48 

46

46

44

42 

42

46

56

88

127

113

86

3,000

100

0.082

0.09

5,950

Calendar year 1959: Max 17,300 Min 42 Mean 1,183 Cfsm 0.965 In. 13.10 Ac-ft 856,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 46,300 Mln 42 Mean 1,727 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.18 Ac-ft 1,253,000

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Dec. 18 (6 p.m.) 18,200 cfs (31.00 ft 6 to 8 p.m.)j May 21 

(11 p.m.) 57,900 efs (36.65 ft at 2 a.m. May 22)._____________________________________ 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 423

3390. Mountain P.ork River near Eagletown, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°33', long 94°37', in SE-J- sec.7, T.6 S. , R.26 E. , near center of span on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 2 miles west of Eagletown and 

8.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 787 sq mi.

Records available. March 1924 to December 1925 (published as "near Broken Bow"), October 

1929 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 333.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~l"929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Mar. 30, 1924, to Dec. 31, 1925, chain gage at 

bridge 300 ft downstream at datum 0.70 ft higher. Oct. 9, 1929, to Aug. 2, 1940, chain 

or wire-weight gage and Aug. 3, 1940, to Jan. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder, at bridge 

300 ft downstream at present datum. Jan. 31 to July 22, 1950, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 1,337 cfs (967,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 101,000 cfs May 20 (gage height, 26.73 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 65,000 cfs; minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 25.

1924-25, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 20, 1960; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, that of May 20, 1960. Flood of Aug. 18-19, 1915, reached a 

stage of 26.4 ft, from information by local residents (discharge, 92,500 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1924-26, 1930(M), 

1936-37(M), 1938, 1939(M), 1942(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 3, June 5-16, July 1-20, July 31 to

Aug. 11, Aug. 19-21, 24-26, Aug. 29 to Sept. 7)

Oct. 6 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

25

63

123

287

474

720

4.5 

5.5 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

1,100

2,220

4,520

8,710

13,600

1.93

2.0

2.2

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

60

120

275

500

800

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

17.0

20.0

1,720

4,930

11,400

22,500

33,700

50,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

31

36

31

2,970

11.900

6,100

3,020

1,780

1,240

974

751

611

572

3,760

2,480

1,540

1,110

849 

672

566

480

410

360

323

287

254

226 

205

193

193

205

44,129

1,424

1.81

2.09

87,530

Nov.

205

208

199

745

2.550

1,850

1,240

958

779

653

578

515

465

425

382

351

319

291 

264

244

230

219

205

196

187

178

163

151

142

140

15,032

501

0.637

0.71

29,820

Dec.

135

132

130

125

118

115

110

102

100

129

10,100

14,400

4,500

2,620

2,330

14,700

14 300

8,410 

5,310

3,500

2,480

1,920

1,540

1,290

1,110

974

1,780 

5,700

3,840

2,480

1, 850

106,330

3,430

4.36

5.02

210,900

Jan.

1,490

1,390

1,240

1,070

1,030

1,290

1,660

2,050

2,400

3,260

3,340

2,860

3,180

3,840

6,500

4,370

5,700

7,550 

4,460

3,020

2,260

1,780

1,440

1,200

1,030

950

870 

821

744

659

_600

74,034

2,388

3.03

3.50

146,800

Feb.

545

500

490

1,510

8,650

5,700

3,580

2,480

1,920

1,540

1,290

1,030

878

751

704

730

800

1,030 

1,540

1,290

1,240

1,200

1,070

1,070

1,160

1,110

1,110 

1,110

1,240

47,048

1,622

3.06

2.22

95,320

Mar.

1,290

1,590

1,490

1,440

1,590

1,540

1,200

1,110

1,110

1,200

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,200

2,400

5.260

2,700

2,120 

1,720

1,440

1,160

1,010

886

800

779

1,200

1,290

1,110

990

878

786

42,529

1,565

1.75

2.00

83,960

Apr.

678

605

545

490

440

596

564

559

515

299

275

258

240

253

256

420

495

786 

990

800

1,050

1,490

1,200

950

779

678

894 

757

1,220

3jl_QO.

21,282

709

0.901

1.01

42,210

May

2,700

1,720

1,240

982

4,050

12,600

9,540

4,100

2,550

1,780

1,290

1,010

855

691

588

525

470

425 

1,700

59,800

49.200

6,990

5,580

2,550

1,600

1,240

1,010 

828

665

572

500

157,111

5,068

6.44

7.42

311,600

June

588

566

440

560

299

285

511

258

212

247

199

169

154

154

132

108

98

160 

169

152

102

85

69

62

77

519

6.440 

5,700

2,550

1,290

21,511

717

0.911

1.02

42,670

July

821

588

450

559

279

244

240

195

195

178

157

142

155

254

154

425

240

172

140

108

89

74

70

14,055"

15.200

5,760

1,980 

1,720

2,260

1,590

894

46,889

1,515

1.92

2.22

93,000

Aug.

659

495

586

515

261

219

184

154

158

125

110

95

85

87

85

74

70

i(5o~

801

647

2,800

5.540

1,540

886

647

623

1,590 

1,200

772

510

382

19,178

619

0.787

0.91

38,040

Sept.

295

240

199

166

145

125

110

95

87

95

77

72

72

70

66

58

52

46 

59

34

52

52

50

27

28

55

65 

62

48

45

2,545

84.8

0.108

0.12

5,050

Calendar year 1959: Max 14,700 Mln 29 Mean 1,064 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.36 Ac-ft 770,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 49,200 Mln 27 Mean 1,632 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.22 Ac-ft 1,185,000

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 cfs). Dec. 11 (12 p.m.) 25,100 cfs (14.85 ft); May 20 (9:30 p.m.) 

101,000 efs (26.75 ft); July 24 (9 p.m.) 56,000 efs (17.49 ft).________________________
424 RED RIVER BASIN

3395. Rolling Fork near De Queen, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34°03', long 94°25', In SW£ sec.?l, T.8 S., R.32 W., near center of span on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 4 miles west of De Queen, 6 miles 

upstream from Rock Creek, and 17 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 318.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 304 cfs (220,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,600 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 16.42 ft) minimum, 3.3 cfs Aug. 20, 21.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs May 11, 1953 (gage height, 21.96 ft); no flow 

at times in 1948, 1954, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 25.6 ft from floodmarks, Aug. 27, 1947 (discharge, 110,000 cfs, 

from contracted-opening measurement of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those below about 15 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Apr. 11-21, June 11-27, 

July 16-25, Aug. 16-27, Sept. 1O-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec . 16 Dec . 17 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

8.5

18

159

326

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

15.0

562

1,210

2,060

3,500

5,350

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

2.7

4.3

9.5

34

67

117

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

186

364

618

1,280

2,170

3,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

Iff

11

13

496

418

234

155

109

81

66

55

60

596 430"

250 

179

132

107

84

72

63

56

50

45

42

40

38

35

38

41

4,016

130

0.718

0.83

7,970

Nov.

43

48

57

490

661

348

226

172

137

112

100

92

85

84

85

87 

82

74

68

62

57

54

50

48

45

45

40

30

38

36

3,564

119

0.657

0.73

7,070

Dec.

33

31

30

23

26

25

25

23

23

29

3,590

2,320

864

514

551

4,580 

3,070

1,560

894

618

444

342

275

232

201

183

904

1,640

862

576

408

24,901

803

4.44

5.12

49,390

Jan.

353

312

284

248

275

444

562

661

798

994

862

676

1,100

1,240

1.560

926 

1,060

1,240

798

576

432

342

275

232

201

186

186

177

IBS

150

1_35_

17,453

563

3.11

3.59

34,620

Feb.

126

116

12T

734

1,870

1,100

691

495

386

312

248

200

168

147

149

176 

184

275

364

342

342

302

257

240

232

208

192

190

192

10,362

357

1.97

2.13

20,550

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,580 Mln 7.7

Mar.

195

240

332

364

386

375

332

293

312

302

302

284

248

275

576

691 

534

420

342

275

224

190

168

154

157

188

216

201

184

165

144

9,069

293

1.62

1.86

17,990

Apr.

127

113

101

89

81

77

70

67

62

58

53

51

48

48

48

47 

51

56

56

56

128

284

189

144

118

98

85

76

73

1,160

3,714

124

0.685

0.76

7,370

May

548

312

216

161

1,150

1,780

1,130

590

364

240

172

132

103

86

73

66 

61

55

83

1,670

2.020

691

386

248

186

339

257

171

126

96

78

13,590

438

2.42

2.79

26,960

June

67

61

53

48

41

36

34

36

38

34

24

19

15

12

9.5

9.9 

9.9

8.9

8.6

7.8

5.9

5.7 8TC~

13

24

36

395

124

1,800.2

60.0

0.331

0.37

3,570

July

85

62

49

41

138

105

64

47

37

?9

24

20

17

15

12

9.9 

8.0

6.9

6.1

5.4

5.2

4.8

5.2

8.3

135

~83 142

65

76

102

68

1,475.8

47.6

0.263

0.30

2,930

Aug.

49

39

31

24

20

18

14

11

9.2

8.3

7.8

6.4

5.7

4.8

4.0

4.0 

4.1

3.8

3.8

5.5

4.5

5.2

6.1

7.5

14

24

300

240

124

78

57

1,131.5

36.5

0.202

0.23

2,240

Sept.

43

33

27

22

17

13

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.2

8.3

7.2

6.9

6.1

5.4

5.0 

4.5

4.1

3^8

5.2

5.9

5.4

5.0

5.2

5.0

6.1

7.8

7.2

6.9

8.3

307.3

10.2

0.056

0.06

610

Mean 250 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.75 Ac-ft 180,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,580 Mln 3.3 Mean 250 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.77 Ac-ft 181,300

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Dec. 11 (7 p.m.) 6,540 cfs (15.84 ft); Dec. 16 (5:30 p.m.) 7,6OO 

cfs (16.42 ft); May 20 (9p.m.) 6,070 cfs (15.50 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 425

3400. Little River near Horatio, Ark.

Location.--Lat 33°55'10", long 94°23'15", in NE£ sec.10, T.10 S., R.32 W., on left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 41, 0.9 mile downstream from Rolling 

Fork, 2 miles southwest of Horatio, and 28.5 miles upstream from Cossatot River.

Drainage area. 2,674 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 272.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to Feb. 5, 1935, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 3,901 cfs (2,824,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 55,500 cfs May 22 (gage height, 31.99 ft); minimum, 112 cfs Sept. 23.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 37.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 93,000 cfs; minimum, 1 cfs Aug. 18 to Sept. 1, 1934; minimum 

gage height, 3.09 ft Aug. 25-27, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 38 ft sometime in August 1915 (discharge, 124,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 857: 1932, 1935-36. WSP 1211: 1931, drainage area. 

WSP 1561: TS52.

Discharge, in cubic feet pep second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

129

134

176 

264

7,270

12.200 

8,690

5,340

3,220

2,260

1,720

1,380

1,220

3,020

6,780

5,980

4,090

2,720 

2,040

1,620

1,350

1,160

995 

878

740

660

586

525

480

467

463

78,557

2,534

0.948

1.09

155,800

Mov.

477

529

525 

2,540

6,080

8,000 

6,300

3,740

2,560

2,040

1,760

1,580

1,450

1,280

1,190

1,060

965

878 

822

740

705

665

635

605

568

537

509

477

456

456

50,109

1,670

0.625

0.70

99,390

Dec.

422

412

402 

389

382

376 

363

353

347 369"

5,110

20,900

18,100

11,000

7,000

16,300

30,800

55,500 

28,200

24,400

20,400

15,800

7,150 

4,510

5,470

2,960

4,130

10,200

10,300

7,580

5,490

288,695

9,513

3.48

4.02

572,600

Jan.

4,640

4,450

4,450 

3,910

3,470

5,300 

7,500

8,300

8,300

8,400

8,820

8,100

7,900

9,950

13,400

12,900

11,000

14.800 

14,500

11,600

8,170

6.000

4,740 

3,940

3,340

2,920

2,750

2,580

2,420

2 f 180

1.940

212,670

6,860

2.57

2.96

421,800

Feb.

1,760

1,610

1.570 

3,050

10,100

14.100 

11,100

8,060

6,000

4,920

4,020

3,260

2,580

2,260

2,020

2,260

2,580

2,920 

3,430

3,600

3,680

5,680

3,340 

5,090

3,090

3,260

3,260

3,260

3,430

121,290

4,182

1.56

1.69

240,600

Mar.

3,680

4,200

5,190 

5,280

4,740

4,200 

3,770

3,340

3,260

3,430

3,340

3,260

3,000

3,090

4,920

6,780

6,690

5,740 

4,830

4,020

3,340

2,840

2,500 

2,260

2,260

2,580

3,600

3,940

3,430

2,920

2,500

118,930

3,836

1.43

1.65

235,900

Apr.

2,180

,910

,720 

,530

,360

,220 

,120

,060

965

905

850

795

768

720 768"

1,120

1,280

1,460 

1,800

1,680

1.830

2.420

2,750 

2,420

1,980

1,680

1,640

1,570

1,360

5^260

46,121

1,537

0.575

0.64

91,480

May

5,190

3,860

3,000 

2,260

3,060

12,600 

19,500

16,900

12,900

8,000

4,280

2,920

2,260

1,830

1,530

1,320

1,190

1,060 

965

7,520

36,400

52.000

46,900 

39,400

27,300

17,400

7,610

3,070

2,110

1,680

1,450

347,465

11,210

4.19

4.83

589,200

June

3,380

4,820

3,380 

1,960

1,450

1,190 

1,020

905

768

705

700

625

572

518

480

436

392

357 

385

374

331

296

268 

239

259

321

1,420

8.940

5,110

3,150

44,731

1,491

0.558

0.62

88,720

July

2,110

1,540

1,220 

965

850

795 

705

595

496

452

413

382

354

416

581

492

581

432 

350

292

256

231

207 

94T

18.700

17,700

13,700

9,190

5,040

3,560

2,800

86,346

2,785

1.04

1.20

171,300

Aug.

2,040

1,540

1,220 

995

822

675 

576

484

420

388

368

340

308

274

248

225

210

202 

242

1,090

1,220

6,050

7,700 

4,720

2,410

1,820

1,960

3,220

2,340

1,580

1,190

46,877

1,512

0.565

0.65

92,980

Sept.

935

768

630 

518

444

388 

340

302

283

259

250

215

192

184

176

161

151

144 

129

127

125

118

120" 114 

120

137

199

215

248

225

8,217

274

0.102

0.11

16,300

Calendar year 1959: Max 33,300 Hln 127 Mean 2,962 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.03 Ac-ft 2,144,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 52,000 Hln 114 Mean 3,962 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.16 Ac-ft 2,876,000

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs).--Dec. 18 (2 a.m.) 34,800 cfs (29.34 ft); May 22 (3 a.m.) 55,500 

efs (51.99 ft). _________________
426 RED RIVER BASIN

3405. Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°03', long 94°13', on south edge of SE£ sec.20, T.8 S., R.30 W., on

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, just downstream from Hale Creek, 

7 miles east of De Queen.

Drainage area. 361 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1938 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 335.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 9, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 617 cfs (446,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,600 cfs May 20 (gage height, 19.12 ft); minimum. 13 cfs Sept. 13-18.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 46,900 cfs Aug. 28, 1947 (gage height, 20.47 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month, more 

frequently during rises.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

16

32

70

124

302

580

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

980

1,600

3,350

5,740

8,910

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

13

23

36

80

145

350

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

688

1,180

1,830

3,600

6,100

8,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

33

So" 29

41

138

384

266

181

128

96

79

68

318

1,940 

840

513 

336 

234

183

142

111

95

84

75

67

59

53 

50

45

45

45

6,708

216

0.598

0.69

13,310

Nov.

46

50

51

1,370

1,590

686

451

324

254

208

184

174

159

217 

302

280 

236 

198

172

152

140

127

116

103

94

85

79 

75

73

67

7,863

262

0.726

0.81

15,600

Dec.

66

64

59

59

57

56

55

54

52

59

5,790

6,050

2,200

1,300 

1,150

7,280 

7.690 

3,490

2,050

1,390

1,040

798

648

532

433

390

1,580 

4,190

1,980

1,330

935

52,827

1,704

4.72

5.44

104,800

Jan.

775

668

628

514

532

798

935

1,090

1,330

1,800

1,690

1,330

2,020

2,500 

5,820

2,050 

2,050 

2,600

1,720

1,240

960

775

648

532

464

404

418 

390

364

338

301

35,684

1,151

3.19

3.68

70,780

Feb.

294

256~ 283

1,930

4.170

2,440

1,520

1,090

888

752

588

448

364

313 

299

377 

390 

550

688

709

730

648

569

532

497

448

404 

390

390

22,997

793

2.20

2.37

45,610

Mar.

390

480

648

709

752

709

648

588

668

730

842

752

668

709 

1,460

1,620 

1,210 

960

798

668

532

448

390

338 350"

497

532 

480

433

390

338

20,737

669

1.85

2.14

41,130

Apr.

292

263

233

202

180

161

145

136

130

126

116

112

ITo- 108

111

133 

168 

200

231

194

539

709

464

338

269

229

256 

254

225

884

7,518

251

0.695

0.77

14,910

May

865

569

404

301

717

3,660

2,780

1,360

865

608

433

325

246

206 

175

158 

139 

123

1,560"

8,660

8,880

2,120

1,180

798

569

588

497 

325

256

211

170

39,248

1,266

3.51

4.04

77,850

June

166

173

133

110

93

81

73

120

98

75

65

56

51

47 

48

61 

73 

71

57

46

41

37

34

30

34

65

4.070 

2,180

985 6*08

9,781

326

0.903

1.01

19,400

July

390

276

202

153

254

227

178

126

95

79

66

56

54

61 

65

55 

49 

42

37

Tf

115

78

60

2,740

2.750

842

464

313

256

202

140

10,502

339

0.939

1.08

20,830

Aug.

106

82

69

58

51

47

42

38

37

39

35

37

36

32

28

25 

24 

26

27

104

104

159

225

134

93

72

58 

49

43

40

36

1,956

63.1

0.175

0.20

3,880

Sept.

32

31

28

24

22

20

13

17

17

18

16

16

14

13

IT

14 

13 

14

15

18

28

32

35

37

37

42

80 

97

BT

65

908

30.3

0.084

0.09

1,800

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,840 Min 18 Mean 519 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.52 Ac-ft 375,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,880 Mln 13 Mean 592 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.32 Ac-ft 429,900

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Dec. 11 (8:30 p.m.) 11,800 cfs (15.38 ft); Dec. 16 (10 p.m.) 

12,600 cfs (15.73 ft); May 20 (10 p.m.) 32,600 cfs (19.12 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 427

3410. Saline River near Dierks, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°06', long 94°05', in W? sec.3, T.8 S., R.29 W., near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 3f miles upstream from Holly Creek 

and 4 miles southwest of Dierks.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 353.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~1929, May 13, 1938, to Aug. 9, 1940, wire-weight gage and Aug. 10, 1940, to Aug. 30, 

1951, water-stage recorder, at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 194 cfs (140,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,740 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 14.36 ft); no 

flow for part of Sept. 14.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 31,200 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow at times in 

1943, 1946-47, 1952-54, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 21.9 ft sometime in 1920, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements 

generally made three times a month.

Revisions (water years).--VSP 1007: 1939-42. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 11, 12, Feb. 9-14, May 24-30, June 29 to

July 10, July 14-23, Sept. 11-14, 19-28)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 30

4.9 

5.1 

5.3 

5.5 

5.8 

6.1

6.0

16

30

52

100

170

6.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

290

510

1,120

1,860

2,690

4,390

4.2

4.4

4.5

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.2 

5.5

0.2

1.0

2.2

4.0

9.8

20

35

5.8 

6.1 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

117

197

340

555

1,120

1,860

2,690

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.4

6.4

6^4

9.2

82

100

65

41

30

23

18

15

452

256" 632

188

128

91

69

52

41

34

28

25

22

18

17

15

13

12

12

2,542.4

82.0

0.661

0.76

5,040

Nov.

11

12

10

771

210

150

115

93

76

69

72

63

106

113

91

76

60

53

51

46

41

39

36

31

29

28

28

24

22

2,909

97.0

0.782

0.87

5,770

Dec.

22

21

21

20

19

18

18

17

16

24

2,560

1,360

686

415

519

5,960

2,250

1,160

732

537

408

320

290

230

182

173

645

732

510

376

290

18,531

598

4.82

5.56

36,760

Jan.

268

262

282

227

265

429

514

519

600

610

528

465

460

680

680

510

705

6^5

483

384

308

258

210

176

154

140

162

133

148

122

111

11,418

368

2.97

3.42

22,650

Feb.

104

93

106

875" 965

625

452

340

265

194

148

113

95

87

90

128

135

194

162

156

173

145

135

140

138

126

113

119

117

6,533

225

1.81

1.96

12,960

Mar.

109

159

220

251

262

230

207

191

313

276

279

234

204

298

620

546

412

336

282

220

179

151

128

115

133

151

119

108

98

111

96

7,038

227

1.83

2.11

13,960

Apr.

66

66

61

56

44

39

37

36

34

31

29

27

26

26

27

28

34

46

37

30

9488"

67

53

46

44

37

34

38

74

1,355

45.2

0.365

0.41

2,690

May

62

45

37

32

371

782

528

300

194

128

90

68

55

44

40

36

31

29

39

819

782

380

220

145

100

106

95

62

46

58

30

5,734

185

1.49

1.72

11,370

June

30

32

30

24

18

16

13

12

11

10

8.7

7.5

7.2

6.8

7.8

11

21

14

10

7.8

6.0

5.3

4.5.

4.5

5.8

16

1,190

546

265

143

2,483.9

82.8

0.668

0.74

4,930

July

90

6T

49

39

45

60

40

30

23

18

15

13

11

42

26

17

10

7.8

5.8

5.0

4.0

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.9

4.7

11

10

6.8

4.7

6.0

673.8

21.7

0.175

0.20

1,340

Aug.

6.0

4.5

3.8

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.5

2.6

3.3

2.7

1.8

1.2

.8

.8

.7

.7

.9

1.0

101

90

39

22

14

9.5

7.2

5.5

10

6.8

5.0

352.2

11.4

0.092

0.11

699

Sept.

3.3

2.6

1.5

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

^2.

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.6

1.0

1.0

1.4

3.3

2.4

2.7

6.2

9.1

37

5T

32

25

18

188.3

6.28

0.051

0.06

373

Calendar year 1959 : Max 5,470 Min 2.1 Mean 178 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.44 Ac-ft 128,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,960 Min 0.2 Mean 163 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.92 Ac-ft 118,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Dec. 16 (12 m.) 6,740 cfs (14.36 ft).
428 RED RIVER BASIN

3415. Red River at Fulton, Ark.

Location. --Lat 33°37', long 93°49', in NE£ sec.20, T.13 S., R.26 W. , near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 67 at Fulton, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, 2-J miles downstream from Little River, and at 

mile 463.0.

Drainage area.--52,380 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1927 to September 1960. January 1932 to May 1934 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311. Prior to October 1949, published as "at Garland." 

Gage-height records collected in the present vicinity since October 1885 are contained 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 224.94 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 1, 1934, tu Sept. 30, 1949, 

water-stage recorder, at Garland 39 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 18,510 cfs (13,400,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 78,600 cfs May 27 (gage height, 19.65 ft); minimum, 2,000 cfs Sept. 19.

1927-60: Maximum discharge, 338,000 cfs Feb. 24, 1938 (gage height, 36.45 ft, present site and datum); maximum gage height, 37.4 ft Apr. 2, 1945, present site and datum; 

minimum discharge, 390 cfs Oct. 26, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 5,000 cfs after June 15, which are poor. Some 

regulation by Lake Texoma, 261 miles upstream (see p. 409). Discharge measurements 

generally made once a week. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 54 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 3 discharge measurements made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4,680

4,360

3,720

3,720

5,480

15,200

36,100

45,400

42,800

47,400

52,600

53,200

50,800

49,100

52,000

58,800

55,500

42,200

30,000

26,200

25 , 400

22,200

16,400

11,000

8,260

6,900

6,020

5,480

5,000

4,360

4,040

792,320

25,560

*1,572

Nov.

,040

,040

,200

,520

,120

14,200

20,500

20,900

18,400

15,600

14,200

12,800

11,000

9,860

9,040

8,520

8,000

8,000

8,000

7,780

7,340

6,460

5,640

5,160

4,200

3,880

3,720

3,560

3,120

2 , 840

256,640

8,555

509,000

Dec.

3,120

3,260

5,400

3,260

2,980

2,600

2,600

2,700

2,840

2,840

3,720

7,560

18,000

23,100

24 , 900

29,000

39,400

64,400

76.200

76,200

71,500

65,100

58,100

54,900

54,900

47,900

43,400

33,400

30,500

34,500

36,100

922,380

29,750

$1,830

Jan.

33,800

29,000

26,800

26,200

24,300

24,300

28,500

35,100

41,100

41,800

38,300

34,400

33,100

36,400

43,800

49,000

50,400

52,000

55,800

54,300

49,000

42,400

36,400

31,300

25,800

20,900

18,400

17,200

16 , 800

16,800

16,500

*1,049.9

33,870

*2,082

Feb.

15,700

14,600

14,600

16,800

20,900

35,700

46,000

46,700

41,800

35,700

28,500

22,800

19,300

17,200

16,800

16,500

18,400

18,900

18,400

17,200

18,000

18,900

18,000

17,600

18,400

18,400

17,600

16,500

15,400

641,300

22,110

*1,272

Mar.

15,700

16,500

20,100

23,300

25,800

22,300

19,700

17,200

15,700

15,000

14,600

14,200

14,200

13,900

15,000

18,900

21,400

22,800

21,800

18,900

15,000

12,200

10,700

9,560

8,760

8,250

9,290

13,900

23 , 800

22, 800

18,000

517,240

16,690

*1,026

Apr.

14,600

12, 200

10,400

8,760

8,230

7,700

6,860

6,020

5,600

6,230

6,650

6,440

6,440

6,230

6,020

5,810

6,230

8,500

9,020

8,760

7,960

6,860

7.070

7,700

7,700

7,490

7,490

7,280

6,650

6 , 230

229,130

7,638

454,500

May

7,280

10,100

10,700

9,560

8,230

8,760

15,400

33,100

41,100

41,800

35,700

29,000

20,500

14,600

11,300

8,230

6,440

5,810

5,600

4,860

7,490

21,800

48,200

64,600

74,400

76,900

77,700

75,200

64,600

55,000

43,800

937,760

30,250

*1,860

June

51,500

21,800

17,200

13,900

11,600

9,820

8,230

7,070

6,230

5,600

5,420

5,040

5,040

4,860

5,230

7,700

7,280

5,600

4,860

4,490

4,120

5,620

3 620

5,230

5,420

6,020

7,700

13,200

18,400

18, 900

274,500

9,150

544,500

July

14,600

9,560

7,280

6,440

6,230

7,280

7,960

6,860

5,420

4,860

5,230

6,020

6,230

6,230

5,250

4,490

4,860

6,020

6,250

5,810

5,040

4,490

5,750

3,750

6,440

15,700

27,400

35,100

55,700

29,000

20,100

319,310

10,300

633,300

Aug.

15,000

10,700

7,700

6,230

5,040

4,680

4,860

5,230

5,420

5,600

5,420

4,680

3,940

4,120

4,490

4,120

3,340

2,940

2,800

2,670

2,670

4,490

7.070

11,000

13,500

12,900

9,290

7,490

7,490

7,070

6,650

198,600

6,406

393,900

Sept.

6,860

6,230

5,040

3,940

3,750

3,480

3,340

3,340

3,480

3,210

2,800

2,800

3,620

3,750

3,620

3,210

2,540

2,100

2,100

2,400

2,940

3,080

2,800

2,400

2,800

3,340

3,940

4,490

6,650

7 , 490

111,540

3,718

221,200

Calendar year 1959 : Max 76,200 Mln 2,600 Mean 12, 750 Ac-ft 9,233.000

Water year 1959-60: Max 77,700 Mln 2,100 Mean 17,080 Ac-ft 12,400,'000

Expressed in thousands.
RED RIVER BASIN 429

3425. South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°21', long 95°36', on left bank of cut channel at downstream side of pile 

bent of bridge on State Highway 154, 0.6 mile downstream from Big Creek, 1.0 mile 

upstream from Brushy Creek, 3.5 miles downstream from Doctors Oeek, and 5.7 miles 

southeast of Cooper, Delta County.

Drainage area. 527 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 374.91 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929. May 9, 1942, to Nov. 8, 1949, staff gage and Nov. 9, 1949, to May 13, 1955, 

water-stage recorder, at site 700 ft to right of present gage at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 382 cfs (276,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs Lac. 16 (gage height, 19.83 ft); no 

flow Sept. 7-25.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 23,800 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 23.00 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those computed from wire-weight-gage readings, which are 

fair. Small diversions above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) '

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 3, 4, Aug. 3-12, 15-22, 

Aug. 26 to Sept. 26)

3.0 66

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

140

330

555

1,130

1,750

2,950

5,950

11,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

195

781 

267

1,100

2,620

2,950

1,350 

110

38

19

10

5.4

4.4

136

702

256

52

26

14

7.7

g4.4

g2.6

El. 7

El. 3

gl.O

E.9

g.s

E.6

*. 4

.7

3.0

10,660.9

344

0.653

0.75

21,150

Nov.

19

18 

9.7

1,690

5,560

3,140

426 

80

39

26

20

17

15

21

61

24

15

11

7.0

4.4

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

9,221.0

307

0.583

0.65

18,290

Dec.

.5

.5 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

: .2

.7

14

39

22

16

841

8,180

11/100

7,580

g3,710

g956

g!98

g79

g54

g42

g36

g32

g!24

g502

g391

gl!2

87

34,028.7

1,098

2.08

2.40

67,490

Jan.

1,330

1,880 

1,210

371

941

4,100

g5,590 

g3,050

g845

g216

gl!6 *85

346

413

370

144

898

1,670

976

162

66

43

32

27

23

21

20

20

19

18 ii

25,017

807

1.53

1.77

49,620

Feb.

13

12 

101

1,610

5,050

1,690

263 

95

57

40

50

22

18

14

15

*15

17

18

18

18

60

149

119

547

219

91

78

71

72

8,516

287

0.545

0.59

16,490

Mar.

120

722 

802

426

162

75

48 

56

31

29

29

26

22

92

819

464

166

70

40

27

20

*16

15

15

275

g459

g250

100

54

36

26

5,454

176

0.354

0.58

10,820

Apr.

19

15 

11

8.5

g6.7

g5.4

g4.1 

g5.3

g3.5

E5.1

g4.4

g5.8

*5.5

5.0

5.5

4.4

5.4

5.1

4.1

5.5

5.5

2.6

2.2

272

3.3

2.8

*2.8

2.8

83

901

1,127.5

57.6

0.071

0.08

2,240

May

1,750

1,940 

254

52

538

1,010

1,520 

469

70

31

18

11

8.0

6.0

5.1

5.8

5.0

2.8

5.0

*5.3

3.3

4.1

4.1

5.1

2.6

12

262

207

35

14

9.0

8,054.2

259

0.492

0.57

15,940

June

264

67 

17

7.7

3.8

425

163 

444

644

213

30

68

*g,450

*1,980

g!99

42

19

11

7.4

5.1

g5.5

g2.6

El. 7

El.2

g5.3

g380

g2,140

£1,690

g!91

g48

11,521.3

384

0.729

0.81

22,850

July

El 9

gll 

g6.7

g3.3

g694

g679

*250 

56

21

9.4

4.4

2.8

2.2

139

388

1,180

1,180

180

40

15

8.7

4.1

2.8

2.4

489

204

36

31

173

41

14

5,886.8

190

0.561

0.42

11,680

Aug.

g7.7

g4.4 

g2.6

El. 5

E.9

E.6

g.4 

g.3

g.2

g.2

g^l

62

24

10*6.7

3.8

2.6

7.0

18

7.4

5.9

410

181

34

15

8.5

4.7

2.4

1.5

.9

.7

824.8

26.6

0.050

0.06

1,640

Sept.

0.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

0 

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

147-

1,500

1,520

79

5,992.6

133

0.252

0.28

7,920

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,000 Mln 0 Mean 236 Cfsra 0.448 In. 6.08 Ac-ft 170,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,000 Mln o Mean 339 Cfsra 0.643 In. 8.76 Ac-ft 246,100

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). Dee. 16 (11 p.m.) 13,600 cfs (19.85 ft).

* discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
430 RED RIVER BASIN

3430. North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°28' , long 95°35', near center of span at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 24, 4.9 miles upstream from Auds Creek, 7.3 miles upstream from Click 

Creek, and 8.6 miles northeast of Cooper, Delta County.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 377.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 8, 1949, wire-weight gage and 

Nov. 8, 1949, to May 21, 1960, water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, at site 50 ft 

upstream at datum 4.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 11 years, 238 cfs (172,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 19.90 ft, present site and datum); no flow Sept. 13-19.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 42,800 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 29.86 ft, present site and datum); no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1915, 30.6 ft May 2, 1944, present site and datum; 

flood in 1932 reached about same stage, from information by Corps of Engineers and 

local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

In 1928-29 the channel was rectified for a distance of 28 miles upstream and 18 miles 

downstream from the station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

422

195

10

5,260 

1,010

44

18

11

7.1

2.2

5.3

4.5 

7.7

274

30

12

9.6

7.7

7.1

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

*3.2

18

28

5,429.1

175

0.634

0.73

10,770

Nov.

11

7.4

6.2

2.020 

12TT

22 

12

10

9.6

8.4

10

11 

11

8.0

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.0

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.3

5.0

4.5

4.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

2,351.3

78.4

0.284

0.32

4,660

Dec.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0 

5.5

3.5 

3.5

*3.8

4.0

6.8

136

20 

7.7

4.0

9.940

5,340

1,750

759

189

218

79

67

65

53

48

53

1,500

165

62

51

32

20,579.8

664

2.41

2.77

40,820

Jan.

1,090

387

187

306 

2,020

5,040 

860

326

171

136

277

*500 

234

362

126

107

2,490

264

70

53

59

52

38

31

45

46

45

38

31

24

2T

13,439

434

1.57

1.81

26,660

Feb.

24

27

5.350

1,750 

480

135 

82

52

38

25

20 

18

25

49

*55

42

56

52

48

165

70

87

181

62

80

88

199

80

7,374

254

0.920

0.99

14,630

Mar.

108

255

252

98 

70

53 

51

51

67

59

46

54 

25

106

212

96

53

34

28

24

20

*24

50

58

5.960

858

155

91

70

42

55

7,025

227

0.822

0.95

15,950

Apr.

51

25

20

25

18

17 

15

15

16

12

12

12 

*12

11

11

11

17

15

8.1

8.1

5.7

4.6

4.0

Ka

47

17

*8.1

6.2

84

630

1,116.9

57.2

0.155

0.15

2,220

May

48

15

5.7

507 

1.560

96 

40

25

18

15

6.2

4.6 

4.0

4.0

5.1

5.1

4.6

4.0

4.6

*58

16

10

17

10

20

45

12

6.6

4.2

4.2

3,630.9

117

0.424

0.49

7,200

June

886

77

36

23 

1,290

1,020 

444

597

61

41

50

2,050 

*1,620'

121

55

56

23

28

al8

al2

alO

a9

a8

a7

a8

361

217

a50

a25

alO

8,955

298

1.08

1.21

17,760

July

a7

a5

a40

249 

928

*98 

26

.4

.9

.2

.2

. JL

54

244

19

5.6

1.9

75

555

168

12

2.6

268

62

15

5.8

29

5.0

a2.5

2,919.2

94.2

0.541

0.39

5,790

Aug.

al.5

al

al

a. 8 

a. 7

a. 6 

a. 5 a4

a. 5

1,260

a!50

alO 

a2.5

*3.0

94

96

a4.9

500

61

alO

572

96

alO

a5

a2

2.6

80

12

8.2

7.4

2,797.5

90.2

0.327

0.58

5,550

Sept.

a5.5

a2.5

al.6

al.2

al

al 

a. 8

a. 8

a. 6

*.6

,4

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

56

79

5.0

1.6

1.1

2.9

2,420

2,740

172

59

151

5,659.9

188

0.681

0.76

11,190

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,500 Hln 0.1 Mean 182 Cfsm 0.659 In. 8.92 Ac-ft 131,400

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,940 Hln 0 Mean 222 Cfsm 0.804 In. 10.95 Ac-ft 161,200

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 efs). Dee. 15 (5 p.m.) 25,500 efs (15.90 ft).__________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and hydrograph.

Note. Discharge computed from at least twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to May 21.
RED RIVER BASIN 431

3432. Sulphur River near Talco, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°23'20", long 95"07'50", on right bank at downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 271, about 150 ft downstream from Paris & Mount Pleasant railroad bridge, 2.4 miles northwest of Talco, Titus County, 3.0 miles downstream from 

Mustang Creek, and at mile 162.

Drainage area. 1,365 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1960.

Gage

1!929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,600 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 23.70 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 15.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 50,600 cfs May 3, 1958 (gage height, 25.69 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2, 1956.

Maximum stage since at least 1908, about 27.5 ft in 1908 and 1914, from information 

by local resident. Flood in 1945 reached a stage of about 26.5 ft, from information by 

local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

At end of year flow from 6.72 sq mi above this station was partly controlled by 

6 floodwater-detention reservoirs with a total combined capacity of 2,660 acre-ft below 

the flood spillway crests, of which 2,260 acre-ft is floodwater-detention capacity and 

408 acre-ft is sediment-storage capacity. The capacity in these reservoirs allocated 

to sediment storage will be used for conservation storage until eliminated by sedimentation. The first floodwater-detention reservoir in this basin was completed in July 

1960. Small diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per aecon

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-2, Dec. 18, 19, Jan. 13-16, Feb. 9-21, Mar. 7-14, 20-25,

Apr. 13-26, 26-30, May 25, July 7, Aug. 13-19)

1.5 

2.0

3.0

7.0

13.0

17.0

19.0

20.0

132

524

1,400

2,340

3,400

4,310

21.0

21.5

22.0

22.5

23.0

24.0

5,810

7,400

11,400

17,500

23,700

34,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

27

456

915

669

5,010

9.540 

5,120

2,680

762

206

80 

40

25

521

764

725

441

164

84

54

35

25

20

15

13

11

10

9

*6.9

979

26

28,265.8

912

0.666

0.77

56,060

Nov.

148

72

36

1,600

7,680

6,690 

4,000

1,770

404

176

120 

96

85

74

63

53

76

52

33

26

25

25

25

22

20

17

13

12

11

9.9

23,435.9

781

0.572

0.64

46,480

Dec .

9.4

974

9.9

10

12

13

12

*12

11

12

376 

1,520

1,390

2,250

4,200

18,500

51,000

25,700

*16^00

11,800

6,940

1,880

748

457

287

227

503

1,150

870

698

589

127,177.7

4,105

3.01

3.47

252,300

Jan.

2,060

4,790

3,400

2,160

1,460

7,910 

15,500

10,400

7,520

3,640

1,200 

548

*1,210

2,080

1,970

1,040

1,440

5,090

5,210

1,710

656

517

200

170

152

148

140

156

120

104

86

78,769

2,542

1.86

2.15

156,300

Feb.

80

74

120

1,940

4,650

4,450 

3,000

1,030

387

257

186 

132

100

80

66

79

*136

108

156

156

342

584

437

774

825

633

512

447

457

22,198

765

0.560

0.60

44,030

Mar.

457

1,250

2,620

2,140

1,060

556 

307

227

181

186

172 

148

120

136

866

1,560

1,060

500

287

181

132

100

*88

89

266

2,080

1,480

646

407

267

166

19,717

636

0.466

0.54

59,110

Apr.

128

100

78

60

50

45 

40

56

33

31

30 

29

*28

27

27

34

37

34

31

29

27

25

24

23

22

31

*54

33

27

569

1,742

56.1

0.043

0.05

3,460

May

1,440

1,680

1,800

697

624

2,750 

2,610

1,720

889

238

120 

67

50

40

35

31

28

26

24

22

2156"

46

25

*44

406

1,300

457

557

140

64

18,017

581

0.426

0.49

35,740

June

1,430

1,770

492

150

80

1,400 

*1,660

814

767

761

417 

150

2,550

5,260

3,030

666

200

90

60

45

35

30

25

22

20

100

2,000

3,640

2,410

752

31,046

1,035

0.756

0.85

61,560

July

200

90

50

30

1,590

10,200 

*9,340

2,030

465

200

100 

60

60

*156

291

596

1,160

1,280

452

208

918

2,200

747

171

1,160

930

476

200

376

287

200

36,067

1,165

0.652

0.98

71,540

Aug.

110

60

30

19

13

10 

7.4

6.0

4.4

76

1,770 

614

132

*90

45

69

176

48

769

541

146

679

646

577

148

72

62

199

77

55

25

7,255.8

234

0.171

0.20

14,390

Sept.

17

13

9

6

4.5

3.5 

5.0

2.2

2.2

*1.9

1.8 

1.6

1.5

1.4

174

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

3.6

118

822

226

80

57

1,160

9,980

15,900

8,310

2,190

38,922.8

1,297

0.950

1.06

77,200

Calendar year 1959: Max 31,000 Mln 2 Mean i 008 Cfsm 0.738 In. 10.04 Ac-ft 730,100

Water year 1959-60= Max 31,000 Mln 1.4 Mean 1,132 Cfsm 0.866 In. 11.80 Ac-ft 858, 2OO

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). Dec. 17 (time unknown) 31,600 cfs (23.70 ft); Sept. 28 

17,200 cfs (22.48 ft).________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 11-13, 21-28, Apr. 5-12, May 13-21, 25, June 4, 5, 13, 18-25, 

July 1-4, 11-13, 28, July 51 to Aug. 3, Aug. 30 to Sept. 8j discharge estimated on basis of normal 

discharge recessions following floods.
432 RE0 RIVER BASIN

3435. Whiteoak Creek near Talco, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°19', long 95°05', near center of main channel on downstream side of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 271, 2 miles upstream from Ripley Creek, 2.7 miles south of 

Talco, Titus County, and 2.8 miles downstream from Lick Creek.

Drainage area.--494 sq mi.

Records available. December 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 286.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 10 years (1950-60), 405 cfs (293,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,200 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 18.66 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 2.49 ft).

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 26,600 cfs Apr. 28, 1958 (gage height, 19.52 ft); no 

flow Aug. 8 to Sept. 11, 1954, Aug. 8-16, 27-31, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1870, 22.9 ft (revised) Mar. 31, 1945, from 

levels to floodmarks, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Small diversions above station for municipal water supply.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Nov. 4, Dec. 8-11, 24-26, Jan. 24 to Feb. 3, 

Feb. 11-20, Mar. 9-14, 21-25, Apr. 1-4, Apr. 22 to May 2, May 8-11, 26-28, 

June 1, 2, 14-18, July'3, 9, 10)

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

0.5 5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

66

114

252

592

930

1,180

1,560

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

18.0

2,430

3,430

4,970

7,600

12,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

14

11

83

266

486

727

1,100 

1.720

1,660

998

212

62

49

39

31

27

28

29

26

22

18

15

12

11

9.2

8.3

7.5

T^

*18

27

7,734.5

£50

0.506

0.58

15,340

Nov.

28

91

108

558

886

1,100

1.130

1,020 

886

444

130

80

60

50

40

35

30

27

25

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

17

1616"

16

6,934

231

0.468

0.52

13,750

Dec.

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

120

572

751

822

997

2,800

12,800

14,400

6 ,340

3,370

2,140

1,430

649

214

144

126

386

773

652

484

260

50,383

1,625

3.29

3.79

99,930

Jan.

660

1,000

1,390

1,560

1,870

2,970

3,970

4.440 

3,430

2,230

1,560

805

*315

879

1,720

2,120

2,120

2,010

1,760

1,430

1,160

820

313

150

114

98

88

80

80

:TO 108

41,333

1,333

2.70

3.11

81,980

Feb.

106

86

88

324

592

808

930

1,020 

896

363

150

120

98

74

58

54

*53

58

60

69

345

549

622

697

697

682

697

652

460

11,408

393

0.795

0.86

22,630

Mar.

356

604

952

1,130

1,160

1,130

852

325 

157

123

111

103

93

108

400

682

757

757

667

304

129

93

*83

72

85

178

236

174

178

135 

96

12,230

395

0.799

0.92

24,260

Apr.

72

66

54

41

34

29

28

27 

25

25

25

27

29

*29

29

28

28

27

24

20

17

14

13

13

14

*14

13

12

13

15

805

26.8

0.054

0.06

1,600

May

28

51

41

44

34

34

41

62 

92

98

64

42

30

22

18

14

11

9.4

9.6

9.8

13

11

9.2

*8.1

97?

53

74

78

33 

20

17

1,080.3

34.8

0.070

0.08

2,140

June

74

64

24

13

7.7

5.3

3.9

3.1 

2.6

3TT

18

17

76

53

113

147

96

51

29

21

16

12

9.6

7.2

7.0

34

534

697

66T 

607

3,413.1

114

0.231

0.26

6,770

July

592

358

90

33

208

773

*662"

233 

100

86

49

29

22

49

15

10

9.4

48

56

32

26

38

27

20

14

9.8

7.3

6.6

14 

18

18

3,743.1

121

0.245

0.28

7,420

Aug.

14

9.6

6.9

11

7.5

5.3

4.0

3.0 

1.4

1.2

2.2

3.1

*3.0

3.9

3.8

2.9

2.3

2.1

14

15

12

33

26

16

12

9.4

10

9.2

49 

45

22

359.8

11.6

0.023

0.03

714

Sept.

14

10

7.3

5.2

3.6

2.7

2.1

1.7 

1.5

*1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

7B~ .6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

3.9

194

985

908

808 

790

3,749.0

125

0.253

0.28

7,440

Calendar year 1959: Max 14,400 Mln 0.6 Mean 387 Cfsm 0.783 In. 10.63 Ac-ft 280,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,400 Mln 0.6 Mean 391 Cfsm 0.791 In. 10.78 Ac-ft 284,000

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs), Dee. 17 (ll p.m.) 18,200 efs (16.66 ft)._____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 11 to Dec. 7; discharge estimated on basis of Corps of Engineers 

station near Omaha and weather records.
RED RIVER BASIN 433

3442. Texarkana Reservoir near Texarkana, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°18'16", long 94°09'38", in intake structure of Texarkana Dam on the

 Sulphur River on U. S. Highway 59, 10 miles southwest of Texarkana, Bowie County.

Drainage area. 3,443 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1941, levels by

 Corps of Engineers. July 19 to Dec. 31, 1953, staff gage about 125 ft upstream at

datum 200 ft higher. 

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 414,000 acre-ft Jan. 18 (elevation, 229.38 ft);

 minimum, 155,200 acre-ft Dec. 9 (elevation, 220.47 ft).

1953-60: Maximum contents, 1,700,000 acre-ft June 12, 1957 (elevation, 250.36 ft); 

minimum observed since first appreciable storage, 2,580 acre-ft Sept. 21-30, 1954.

Revisions. The minimum contents for the water year 1959 has been revised to 154,200 

acre-ft Feb. 11, 1959 (elevation, 220.42 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1631. 

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by an 18,500-foot earth-fill dam, a 200-foot uncontrolled

 concrete spillway, and a mile-long dike. Flood-control outlet works consist of'two 

20-foot diameter conduits controlled by four 10- by 20-foot electrically driven broometype gates, invert elevation, 200.0 ft msl. Flow over spillway is discharged into an 

outlet channel and thence to the Sulphur River. Sulphur River was blocked and storage 

began July 2, 1953; first passage of water through conduits began July 18, 1953; gates 

closed and impoundment of water began June 27, 1956. Dam completed in December 1957. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir built for flood control and 

conservation. Storage capacity by monthly allocation is reserved for the cities of 

Texarkana, Texas and Arkansas, and varies from 200 acre-ft in February to a maximum of 

13,400 acre-ft in April. Data regarding dam are shown in following table:

Streambed .............................

Elevation 

(feet)

286.0

259.5

220.0

180.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

_

2,654,300

145,300

0

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey. 

RevlslonsTwater years 1.--WSP 1561: 1957(M).

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

220

221

222

223

145,300

166,400

189,300

213,800

224

225

226

227

240,200

268,400

298,500

330,400

228

229

230

364,100

399,700

437,200

Contents, In acre-feet, at 7 a.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

81

Oct.

190,000

189,800

187,900

187,900 

187,900

187,000

187,000 

188,200 

187,900

190,300

191,800 

191,500 

192,700

192,700 

192,700

190,500

190,300 

187,700

188,600 

189,100

187,900 

183,800 

179,900

178,100 

175,600

173,500 

173,100 

172,200

172,200

172,400 

173,800

221.3 

-15,800

Nov.

174,000

173,100

170,800

169,200 

166,900

164,800

163,500 

165,000 

167,400

170,100

171,500 

173,100 

175,400

178,100 

178,300

180,400

179,700 

178,300

172,600 

166,400

164,300 

162,400 

162,600

162,600 

162,200

162,200 

162,400 

162,200

162,000

162,000

220.8 

-11,800

Dec.

162,200

162,400

162,200

161,200 

159,300

158,200

156,300 

156,100 

155,200

155,900

157,800 

161,000 

161,600

162,000 

162,600

169,600

174,400 

177,400

174,000 

176,700

178,100 

217,000 

268,800

311,600 

338,400

354,600 

365,200 

370,200

367,000

360,000 

351,300

227.6 

+189,300

Jan.

342,500

333,700

324,600

313,800 

303,900

297,900

291,000 

283,800 

279,900

278,100

280,200 

289,500 

305,200

341,500 

370,900

388,300

403,800 

412,800

411,000 

409,800

408,300 

405,700 

400,400

398,300 

393,600

388,000 

380,800 

370,200

362,100

347,200 

331,000

227.0 

-20,300

Feb.

314,100

298,400

278,700

266,500 

253,200

236,800

222,300 

207,700 

194,700

182,000

174,000 

168,500 

166,000

162,600 

164,300

166,000

166,100 

173,100

175,400 

173,100

166,900 

162,000 

157,800

160,100 

164,300

166,400 

167,400 

172,200

174,400

_______

221.4 

-156, 600

Mar.

177,200

176,700

179,200

177,200 

174,400

178,300

176,300 

173,500 

176,000

173,800

177,400 

176,000 

176,700

176,700 

177,000

177,400

170,600 

167,100

168,300 

168,500

169,200 

171,000 

169,000

172,400 

175,400

179,700 

182,000 

183,100

185,200

190,000 

192,000

222.1 

+17,600

Apr.

196,400

198,400

199,600

198,900 

197,200

196,400

192,700 

191,000 

131,800

190,800

191,800 

191,500 

191,800

192,500 

192,700

193,200

193,700 

192,500

192,500 

191,800

192,200 

192,700 

192,500

192,000 

192,000

191,800 

191,300 

191,500

192,000

193,500

222.2 

+1 , 500

May

192,500

192,000

192,200

193,500 

196,400

201,600

205,000 

208,000 

210,700

214,900

219,100 

224,100 

228,900

233,100 

235,500

237,000

237,300 

237,600

239,900 

241,000

241,900 

242,500 

242,700

243,000 

243,300

244,400 

244,700 

245,000

245,300

245,600 

246,700

224.2 

+53,200

June

248,700

251,500

252,600

253,200 

253,500

254,000

253,200 

250,100 

248,700

249,200

250,900 

250,900 

251,200

250,400 

248,400

248,400

246,700 

248,100

249,200 

251,500

250,600 

247,600 

245,300

241,600 

239,700

240,200 

244,200 

243,000

243,300

245,800

224.2 

-900

July

248,400

249,500

248,700

248,400 

251,500

252,100

252,100 

251,200 

250,400

250,900

245,800 

246,400 

248,700

251,200 

250,900

250,600

248,400 

242,500

240,200 

237,000

234,400 

231,500 

227,800

225,400 

225,200

225,700 

226,800 

225,700

224,400

224,100 

222,800

223.3 

-23,000

Aug.

221,500

221,000

219,100

217,500 

216,500

216,000

214,900 

213,800 

213,400

212,600

213,600 

212,900 

211,900

211,600 

213,600

214,100

213,800 

211,900

213,100

211,900

210,200 

210,700 

209,700

208,900 

207,500

208,400 

212,100 

211,400

209,400

208,200 

206,500

222.7 

-16,300

Sept.

204,000

202,600

201,600

201,100 

200,800

200,600

200,400 

200,100 

199,400

198,900 

199,400 

198,100

197,400 

196,700

196,400

196,200 

195,900

195,400 

194,500

194,200 

193,500 

194,000

195,500

193,700

199,600 

199,900 

198,100

195,200

195,200

222.2 

-11,300

Calendar year 1959.................... * +24,800

Water year 1959-60.................... t +5,600

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
434 RED RIVER BASIN

3444. Red River near^Hosston, La.

Location.--Lat 32°53'35", long 93°49'20", in SW£ sec.16, T.22 N., R.14 W., in second pier 

from right abutment of bridge on State Highway 2, 1.8 miles downstream from Dry Bayou 

and 3.2 miles east of Hosston.

Drainage area. 57,041 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi above Denison Dam is noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 161.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 75,000 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 17.63 ft); minimum daily, 3,000 cfs Sept. 20-21.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 214,000 cfs May 7, 1958 (gage height, 27.89 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 20-21, 1960.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Regulation by Lake Texoma and Texarkana Reservoir (see elsewhere in this report). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-16, Jan. 12-26, Feb. 13 to Apr. 8)

6.0 

8.0

10.0

3,600

7,580

13,800

13.0

16.0

31,500 

55,OOO

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

Oct. 17 to Sept. 30

3,000 

6,2OO 

9,000

10.0

13.0

18.0

16,000

35,000

79,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4,850

5,040

5,240

4,850

4,660

*5,670

9,740

30,100

38,200

38,200

43,800

47,800

49,400

47,800

*47,OOO

53,400

59,100

53,700

39,800

30,8OO

27,300

27,300

25,200

19,800

15 , 200

12,000

9,900

8,4OO

7,500

6,950

6,200

784,900

25,320

tl,557

Nov.

5,500

5,500

*5,700

6,200

6,200

6,700

12,000

19,800

22,400

20,400

18,200

16,800

15,600

14,000

12,40O

12,000

11,40O

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,100

10,200

9,000

*7,200

5,950

5,100

4,300

3,950

3,700

5,600

309,100

10,300

613,100

Dec.

3,300

3,300

3,400

3,600

3,950

3,800

3,6OO

*3,300

5,200

3,200

3,4OO

3,800

4,90O

11,400

17,700

19,800

32,900

53,700

68,100

74.000

72,000

67,200

61,800

55,500

54,600

52,800

48,600

42,200

35,800

35,800

40,600

891,250

28,750

tl,768

Jan.

41,400

39,800

36,600

35,000

35,800

35,800

35,800

38,200

45,400

49,400

49.4OO

48,600

47,800

48,600

54,600

62,700

67,200

68,100

*7 0,000

71,OOO

67 , 200

60,900

52,800

46,200

39,800

34,300

30,8OO

28,700

28,000

28,000

28,000

tl,425.9

46,000

t2,828

Feb.

27,300

 27,300

26,600

28,000

29,400

34,300

47,000

53 . 800

51,9OO

47,800

42,200

36,600

32,200

32,200

26,600

25 , 200

25 , 200

27,300

28,000

28,000

26,600

25,900

26,600

26,600

26,600

26,600

26,600

25,900

24,500

911,800

31,440

tl,809

Mar.

24,500

 26,600

28,OOO

30,800

52,200

31,500

30,100

28,000

25,900

24,500

23,100

22,400

22,400

22,400

23 , 100

23,800

28,000

30,800

31,500

30,800

*28,000

23 , 100

20,400

18,200

16,800

14,400

12,400

13,200

18,200

25,900

28,700

759,700

24,510

tl,507

Apr.

25,800

18,700

16,000

* 14, 400

12,800

11,700

11,100

10,800

a9,OOO

a8, 000

a7,000

a7,000

a7,000

a6,500

a6,500

a6,500

ae.ooo

a6,OOO

a6 , 500

a8,OOO

a8,000

a7,500

a7,000

a6,500

a7,000

a7,000

a7,000

a7,000

a6,500

a6,500

273,500

9,110

542 , 100

May

a7,0oo

*a8,000

a9,OoO

12,400

16,000

14 , 800

11,400

15,600

33,600

43,000

43,000

37,400

31,500

26,600

19,200

* 16, 800

13,600

10,800

9,600

8,700

7,800

8,700

27,600

51,900

64,500

70,000

72,000

74,000

69,000

60,000

51,900

945,400

30,500

tl,875

June

*44,600

35,800

28,700

23,800

19,200

16,800

15,200

13,600

12,000

10,800

9,600

9,OOO

8,700

8,100

7,2OO

7,200

9,600

10,800

9,900

8,400

8,100

8,100

8,100

7,500

6,950

7,500

7,500

8,100

12,400

17,200

400,450

13,350

794,300

July

21,000

19 , 200

14,800

12,000

*1O,8OO

10,500

10,500

12,000

12,000

10,500

9,600

9,300

9,900

10,500

*11,100

10,800

9,900

9,600

10,500

11,400

11,400

10,800

10,200

9,300

8,100

8,400

13,200

27,300

35,000

56.600

31,500

437,700

14,120

868,200

Aug.

*25.200

19,800

15,600

12,400

10,500

8,700

a7,000

a6,500

a6,500

a6,500

a7,000

a7,000

a6,OOO

a5,500

a5,000

a5,OOO

*a6,000

5,500

5,100

4,500

4.500

4,300

4,900

6,700

10,800

13,200

14,000

11,400

9,900

H*7nn 8,7

272,800

8,800

541,100

Sept.

8.400

8,400

7,500

6,200

5,500

*4,500

4,300

4,100

4,100

4,300

4,900

3,800

3,500

3,800

4,500

4,300

4,100

3,600

3,300

5.000

3,OOO

3,400

3,600

3,800

3,950

3,950

4,100

5,700

6,950

7,800

142,350

4,745

282,300

Calendar year 1959 : Max 74,000 Min 3, ZOO Mean 15,OOO Ac-ft 10,86O,OOO

Water year 1959-60! Max 74,OOO Min 3,000 Mean 20,64O Ac-ft 14,990,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 435

3445. Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°01>10", long 94°52'40", near center of stream at downstream side of pile 

bent of bridge on State Highway 11,, 1,800 ft upstream from Louisiana & Arkansas Railway 

Co. bridge and 5.2 miles east of Pittsburg, Camp County.

Drainage area. 366 sq mi.

Records available. March 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 24V.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 12, 1954, water-stage recorder at site 1,300 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1943-60), 362 cfs (262,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,670 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 14.08 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 21, 22.

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 58,500 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 28.32 ft, from 

floodmark, adjusted to present site on basis of record for flood of Apr. 27, 1958), 

from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Aug. 20 to 

Oct. 3, 1954, July 19 to Nov. 4, 1956.

Maximum stage since at least 1895, that of Mar. 30, 1945; flood in January 1938 

reached a stage of about 25 ft at present site, adjusted as above, from information by 

local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Small diversions upstream for municipal water supply.

Revisions. WSF 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

10

12

15

38

34

28

26

24

20

17

15

14

46

84

39

33

28

22

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

*11

30

695

22.4

0.061

0.07

1,380

Nov.

97

78

71

58

68

~56 106

78

52

37

36

36

39

40

41

41

40

38

36

55

37

37

37

38

38

38

38

37

36

35

1,484

49.5

0.135

0.15

2,940

Dec.

37

36

36

38

39

41

41

*41

42

44

65

176

328

285

235

672

2,190

5.420

2,010

1,260

1,000

810

640

44S

285

230

271

524

750

885

860

17,719

572

1.56

1.80

35,150

Jan.

885

970

1,150

1,090

1,09O

1,520

2,580

1,640

1,220

970

790

625

*508

1,460

5,180

2,500

1,640

1,980

1,540

1,150

970

790

610

458

292

240

220

215

215

240

246

52,564

1,044

2.85

5.29

64,190

Feb.

210

182

170

555

598

670

670

640

560

418

258

186

154

152

129

170

220

*240

264

246

520

512

598

685

860

940

860

S10

715

12,770

440

1.20

1.50

25,550

Mar.

655

730

970

1.180

1,000

860

715

560

598

506

271

240

210

196

556

560

598

548

458

506

200

158

*145

146

146

150

170

174

182

182

166

12,914

417

1.14

1.51

25,610

Apr.

140

ITS

100

91

86

81

78

76

78

97

100

100

97

81

69

66

64

62

58

54

51

48

47

45

44

*45

44

45

47

56

2,160

72.0

0.197

0.22

4,280

May

66

60

52

44

42

62

S4

86

78

60

46

58

55

50

29

28

28

58

58

56

86

71

55

*47

58

90

129 -76

60

46

55

1,749

56.4

0.154

0.18

5,470

June

28

25

25

23

21

19

26

519

205

57

28

22

28

28

50

54

25

19

15

15

11

10

8.6

8.3

52

202

594

770

940

670

4,255.9

141

0.585

0.43

8,400

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,420 Min 6.7 Mean 205 Cfsm 0.560 In.

July

448

180

48

55

654

2.200

1,Z90

742

*275

71

45

55

29

25

25

21

19

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

15

12

16

16

15

15 

17

6,554

204

0.557

0.64

12,560

Aug.

17

12

8.9

7.4

6.7

6.6

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.2

5.9

*BTT

5.2

4.7

4.6

5.2

5.6

5.7

5.4

8.1

16

18

20

55

25

14

9.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

294.4

9.50

0.026

0.05

5B4

Sept.

7.5

6.8

6.5

6

5.5

5.5

5

4.5

4.5

4

4

5.5

5.5

*2.7

2.1

1.8

2.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

56~1.6

19

7.7

8.0

78

550

691

if3 I t2,855.2

94.5

0.258

0.29

5,620

7.60 Ac-ft 148,400

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,420 Min 1.6 Mean 261 Cfsm 0.713 In. 9.71 Ac-ft 189,500

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Aug. 22-27, Sept. 3-13; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield and engineers' notes.
436 RED RIVER BASIN

3450. Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex.

Location. --Lat 33°02'05", long 94°47'10", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 11, a quarter of a mile upstream from Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Co. 

bridge, 3.8 miles west of Daingerfield, Morris County, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 72 sq mi.

Records available. March 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 258.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1954, at site 1,700 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 94.2 cfs (68,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 11.42 ft); no 

flow at times.

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 28,900 cfs Apr. 27, 1958 (gage height, 17.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since 1900, that of Apr. 27. 1958; flood in January 1938 reached 

a stage of about 17.5 ft (adjusted to present site), from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. No diversion above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1561: 1955.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

.5

1.7

1.8

1.5

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.5

1.1

3.7

3.6

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

*0

.2

30.0

0.97

0.013

0.02

60

Nov.

0.2

.8

4.9

15

12

11

6.6

5.4

4.8

4.4

4.6

5.0

5.7

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.3

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.1

6.0

6.0

187.4

6.25

0.087

0.10

372

Dec.

6.0

6.0

6.1

6.5

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

*6.7

8.6

20

41

41

29

32

138

232

346 "226

126

56

38

38

41

47

41

46

67

93

64

46

1,874.3

60.5

0.841

0.97

3,720

Jan.

74

123

153

131

123

176

330

242

160

94

65

57

100

*i,ooo

1.180

399

292

367

313

196

130

84

65

57

52

50

50

48

47

4T

48

6,253

202

2.81

3.23

12,400

Feb.

42

38

46

90

144

164

139

90

63

53

46

36

30

29

32

52

67

*76

76

76

84

112

123

148

228

"224 262

194

158

2,922

101

1.40

1.51

5,800

Mar.

135

175

312

316

214

152

109

87

79

79

76

65

55

57

109

158

164

114

76

61

52

47

48

*55

65

59

63

67

63

53

44

3,209

104

1.45

1.66

6,360

Apr.

37

32

29

27

26

25

24

23

23

26

28

24

21

20

19

18

19

19

17

15

14

14

13

12

II

*11

11

11

11

15

595

19.8

0.275

0.31

1,180

May

16

14

11

10.

12

20

25

18

13

11

9.0

8.1

7.5

7.0

6.8

6.9

23 6.7

52

34

31

26

16

*12

11

38

48

25

14

11

557.5

18.0

0.250

0.29

1,100

June

9.0

13

42

50

18

11

17

55

30

15

11

9.9

12

14

12

9.2

8.3

7.7

7.1

6.7

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.5

12

36

82

116

102

34

763.7

25.5

0.354

0.39

1,510

July

17

13

11

9.6

131

346

414

210

*78

27

18

12

9.7

7.5

6.4

5.9

5.4

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.2

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.3

1,365.7

44.1

0.613

0.71

2,710

Aug.

1.7

1.3

al.l

a. 9

a. 7

a. 6

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

ao

aTJ

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

.6

1.1

2.0

23

16

.2

3.3

2.6

2.0

1.3

59.4

1.92

0.027

0.03

118

Calendar year 1959: Max 850 Min 0 Mean 44.1 Cfsm 0.614 In. 8.32 Ac-ft 31,

Sept.

0 9

1 1

8

6

3

.2

O

O

0

O

0

O

O

*0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

2.3

2.8

49

113

148

IS5

46

496.4

16.5

0.229

0.26

985

940

Water year 1959-50= "** 1,180 Mln 0 Mean 50.0 Cfsm 0.695 In. 9.47 Ac-ft 36,320

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs).--Jan. 14 (11 p.m.) 2,160 cfs (11.42 ft).____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and weather records .
RED RIVER BASIN 437

3455. Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°55'05", long 94°43'35", at pumphouse, 1,700 ft upstream from dam of Lone 

Star Steel Co., on Ellison Creek, half a mile upstream from Cypress Creek, and 

7.6 miles south of Daingerfield, Morris County.

Drainage area.--37 sq mi.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 22, 1943, staff gage at site just upstream from dam at datum 

200 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 26,560 acre-ft Jan. 14 (gage height, 69.20 ft); 

minimum, 22,800 acre-ft Sept. 24 (gage height, 66.75 ft).

1943-60: Maximum contents, 31,240 acre-ft Apr. 26, 1958 (gage height, 71.97 ft); 

minimum, after filling of reservoir in May 1944, 16,640 acre-ft Jan. 3, 1957 (gage 

height, 61.93 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by rolled earth-fill type dam. Storage began Jan. 14,

1943. Dam completed in April 1943. At times water is diverted from Cypress Creek into 

reservoir by pumping from pool formed by small diversion dam just downstream from 

Ellison Creek (see table below). Capacity of pumps, 40 cfs. Figures given herein 

represent total contents. Water used by Lone Star Steel Co.'s iron smelter. Data 

regarding dam and reservoir are given in the following table:

Dead storage (top conduit discharge box)....

Gage height 

(feet)

68.0

35.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

_

24,700

196

Cooperation. Capacity table and record of diversions from Cypress Creek furnished by Lone 

Star Steel Co.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Month-end gage heights, contents, and monthly diversions, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Dec. 31.... ............................

Calendar year 1959 ...................

Sept. 30. ...............................

Water year 1959-60. ..................

Gage height 

(feet)t

67.30

67.40

67.27

68.15

-

68.15

68.12

67.84

67.77

67.90

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

23,630

23,780

23,630

25,OOO

-

25,OOO

25,OOO

24,840

24,380

24,84O

24,690

24,380

24,540

-

Change in 

contents 

(acre-feet)

_

+150

-150

+1,370

+620

0

0

-160

-460

+460

-150

-310

-750

+910

+910

Diversions from 

Cypress Creek 

into reservoir 

(acre-feet)

-

1,650

909

O

5,960

O

O

0

112

955

1,020

1,050

808

254

6,760

t Gage height at 12 p.m.
438 RED RIVER BASIN

3459. Lake 0' the Pines near Jefferson, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°45', long 94°30', in control structure of Ferrell's Bridge Dam on 

Cypress Creek on State Route 726, 9.0 miles west of Jefferson, Marion County.

Drainage area. 850 sq ml.

Records available. August 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. 12, 1957, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 239,700 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 227.7 ft); 

minimum, 4,890 acre-ft Oct. 3 (elevation, 201.9 ft).

1957-60: Maximum contents, 515,800 acre-ft May 7, 1958 (elevation, 239.71 ft); minimum observed since conservation pool first filled in April 1958, 4,890 acre-ft 

Sept. 24, 25, Oct. 3, 1959.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a 10,600-foot rolled earth-fill dam and a 200-foot concrete spillway. Flood-control outlet works consist of two 10-foot diameter conduits 

controlled by two 8.0- by 12.5-foot electrically driven broome-type gates; invert elevation, 200.0 ft. Low-flow outlet works consist of one 14-inch pipe and valve; invert 

elevation, 202.5 ft. Flow over spillway is discharged into a 2,000-foot channel and 

thence into Cypress Creek. Cofferdam closure was made Aug. 21, 1957; water began flowing through conduits Sept. 25, 1957. Dam completed in December 1957. Figures given 

herein represent total contents. Reservoir built for flood control, conservation, and 

water supply. A total of 250,000 acre-ft of storage capacity is allocated to the 

Northeast Texas Municipal Water District for domestic and industrial use. Data regarding dam is shown in the following table:

Flood control outlet works (inverts at intake..

Elevation 

(feet)

249.5

228.5

200.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

842,100

254,900

2,860

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

200

205

210

215

2,860

10,900

32,140

69,200

220

225

228

122,700

193,900

245,600

Contents, in acre-feet, at 7 a.m., water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

4,940 

4,930

4.890

5,000

5,170

5,180

5,200

5,170

5,180

5,200

5,170

5,170

5,170

5,750

5,890

5,920

5,900

5,950

5.960 

5,920

5,890

5,800 

5,750

5,670

5,610

5,580

5,500

5,430

5,320

5,280

5,240

202.2

+300

Nov.

5.260 

5,280

5,280

5,380

5,580

5,610

5,670

5,750

5,840

5,950

6,070

6,190

6,220

6.550

6,220

6,300

6,350

6,300

6,220 

6,220

6,220

6,220 

6,220

6,210

6,190

6,120

6,070

6,030

5,960

5,960

_ _ 

202.6

+720

Dec.

5,930 

5,920

5,920

5,900

5,920

5,920

5.900

5,920

5,930

6,010

6,070

6,820

7,530

8,150

9,020

10,900

14,050

16,590

17,460 

18,170

19,060

20,840 

24,360

27,200

29,230

30,110

30,880

50.990

30,600

50,000

29,010

209.4

+25,050

Jan.

28,790 

28,720

28,410

28.240

28,460

29,940

50,660

51,870

55,550

55,580

58,220

40,240

41,870

45,220

44,710

48,380

56,960

66,590

71,920 

75,580

76,700

77.650 

77,450

76,510

74,820

72,590

70,250

67,460

65,110

62,070

58,890

215.8

+29,880

Feb.

55,670 

52,950

50,160

48,010

46,090

44.780

44,980

46,550

48,010

50,450

52,580

54,380

56,480

58,090

59,450

61,200

62,070

64,680

66,420 

67,570

70,040

72,010 

75,790

76,980

80,570

82,880

86,190

90,710

94.260

_

217.5

+55,570

Mar.

98,530

105,400

112,600

117,900

122,400

128,000

132,900

156,900

142,100

145,000

148,500

150,200

152,100

155,800

156,100

158,900

160,200

161,500

164,000 

165,200

167 , 100

168,200 

170,100

171,200

172,400

175,200

174,400

175,800

176,800

178,400

179,000

224.0

+84,740

Apr.

179,800

181,200

181,800

182,000

182,300

182,600

183,100

183,400

184,200

185,000

185 , 100

185,600

186 , 100

186,200

187,000

187,600

188,100

188,300

188,400 

188,600

189,200

189,400 

189,500

189,700

189,800

190,000

190,300

190,500

190,600

191.400

_______

224.8

+12,400

May

191,600 

191,700

191,400

191,400

192,500

194,400

194,600

194,300

194,300

194,800

195,500

194,900

194,600

194,500

194,400

194,500

194,400

194,400

194,900 

195,600

197,400

197,700 

198,400

198,600

198,700

200,900

201,400

201,900

202,000

202,500

202^700

225.5

+11,500

June

2O3.3OO

205,5OO

205,700

205,500

2O3,5OO

2O4,7OO

204,800

204,800

205 , OOO

205 , 000

205,600

206,100

2O6,80O

207,000

207,000

206,500

206,500

206,300

206 , 100 

205,800

205,500

205 , 200 

204,700

204,500

205,600

206,500

208,000

208,100

209,300

210,300

__ _ _

226.0

+7,600

July

211,500

212,700

213,900

215,400

217,000

217,500

218,200

221,800

227,000

231,200

234,300

235,000

255,400

255,400

235,400

235,400

235,200

255,200

234,600 

254,500

234,100

234,100 

253,900

233,600

233,000

232,500

233,200

235,400

252,700

232,500

255,600

227.5

+25,500

Aug.

255,900

255,800

255,600

255,400

233,000

232,700

252,000

252,000

25 2, OOO

251,600

250,900

230,300

230,200

230,200

229,400

229,600

228,900

228,600

228,700 

228,900

228,700

229,800 

229,500

229,500

229,500

229,400

229,800

229,400

229,400

229,600

250,500

227.2

-5,100

Sept.

230,500 

250,300

230,300

230,000

229,800

229,600

229,600

229,300

229,100

229,100

228,900

228,600

228,000

227,500

227,100

227,000

226,800

226,800

227,000 

226,800

226,400

225 , 900 

225. 6QO

225,600

227,500

233,600

236,500

257,700

258,200

259.700

_ _ -

227.7

+9.2OO

Calendar year 1959.................... * +20,180

Water year 1959-60.................... t +254,800

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
RED RIVER BASIN 439

3460. Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.

Note. Records for the 1960 water year are withheld from publication pending further study. 

They will be published in a subsequent annual report if accuracy warrants publication.

3470. Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La.

Location. Lat 32°51'25", long 93°52'20", in SW^NEi sec.36, T.22 N., R.15 W. , near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Willow Lake lateral, 2.0 miles south of Hosston, and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1944 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 165.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T"929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 2, 1953, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder on Black Bayou 4.2 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 16 years, 104 cfs (75,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 13.42 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 22-24; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Aug. 13.

1944-60; Maximum discharge, 4,460 cfs Apr. 28, 1958; maximum gage height, 22.72 ft 

Apr. 29, 1958; no flow May 23, 24, 1948, due to severe backwater conditions; minimum 

discharge unaffected by backwater, 1.2 cfs Sept. 24, 1956 (gage height, 0.94 ft),

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1391: 1945.

Rating table, water-year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 20 to Feb. 3, Mar. 2-4, May 31 to June 7, Sept. 23-3O;

slope used as a factor Dec. 16-21, Jan. 14-21, Feb. 17-27, Mar. l-ll)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

2.0

12

62

6.0

8.0

11.0

12.0

219

380

900

1,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

5.4

5.4 

5.2

7.2

6.6

*8.6

a7

a6.5

a6

a5. 5

a5. 5

a5.5

a!5

a -32 100

23

13

8.8

6.8

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

T76

4.6

4.6

4

0

. O

333.2

10.7

661

Nov.

4.8,

575 

*5.2

10

12

10

9.6

8.2

7.0

6.6

7.0

8.0

20

58

34

26

18

14

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.6

9.2

9.0

9.0

388.0

12.9

770

Dec.

9^0

9.2 

9.2

9.6

10

10

10

*10

10

11

31

144

139

92

90

814

755

564

403

232

150

109

84

79

68

57

68

92

84

66

58

4,277.0

138

8,480

Jan.

126

144 

144

*129

160

261

254

219

159

116

99

196" 86

801

120

272

300

250

211

178

140

129

116

109

102

94

96

89

96

106

94

5,696

184

11,300

Feb.

*76

70 

103

226

226

195

149

114

99

99

102

74

62

58

56.

70

156

565

3Tf

300

294

247

207

258

296

272

240

213

183

5,387

186

10,680

Mar.

221

1.150 

*1,120

750

480

312

219

178

158

155

155

139

119

116

171

183

165

139

122

104

92

84

82

79

76

74

72

70

68

66

61

6,960

225

13,800

Apr.

57

53 

49

47

*44

42

40

40

39

43

46

40

38

36

35

35

35

33

31

28

28

28

26

24

22

22

21

20

21

26

1,049

35 0

2,080

May

31

*27 

21

19

46

22.

52

38

28

23

19

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

12

18

22

20

16

14

12

13

13

16

13

10

9 . 5

669.3

21.6

1,330

June

*39

16 

14

12

9.4

7.6

14

58

18

13

11

10

21

19

17

12

9.8

8.6

8.2

7.6

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.2

970

11

19

20

16

12

438.6

14.6

870

July

9.2

172 

6.8

6.0

6.2

*6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4T8

4.8

4.8

174.2

5.62

346

Aug.

*4.8

4.6 

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

3_.6

4TT

4.6

4.2

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

5.4

4.8

5.6

5.0

5.0

4.6

~6.4 15

153.2

4.94

304

Sept.

4.4

4.0 

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.0

*4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

372

8.8

23

21

27

19

11

198.0

6.60

393

Calendar year 1959 : Max 814 Mln 4.6 Mean 68.2 Ac-ft 49,360

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,130 Mln 3.0 Mean 70.3 Ao-ft 51,010

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Dec. 16 (1:30 p.m.) 977 cfs (11.46 ft); Jan. 14 (7 a.m.) 1,010 cfs 

(11.58 ft); Mar. 2 (5:50 p.m.) 1.560 efs (15.42 ft).____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
440 RED RIVER BASIN

3480. Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La.

Location. Lat 32°38'45", long 93°52'40", in NW£NW£ sec.14, T.19 N., R.15 W., near right

 bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 173, 0.1 mile downstream 

from Cottonwood Bayou, 4.2 miles southwest of Dixie, 5.5 miles downstream from Caddo 

Lake, and 17.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,137 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1942 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 143.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 JT929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Sept. 5, 1947, wire-weight gage and 

Sept. 5, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 2.0 ft 

higher. Water-stage recorder or once-daily gage readings for station on Red River at 

Shreveport used as auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge.--18 years, 2,776 cfs (2,010,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,870 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 21.49 ft); mini-

 mum daily, 11 cfs Sept. 24; minimum gage height, 0.38 ft Sept. 22.

1942-60- Maximum discharge, 38,400 cfs May 5, 1958; maximum gage height, 35.65 ft 

Apr. 5, 1945, and May 5, 1958; minimum discharge, 3.2 cfs Oct. 17,1954, affected by 

backwater; minimum unaffected by backwater, 4.1 cfs Oct. 19, 1956; minimum gage height, 

that of Sept. 22, 1960.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-8, Dec. 6-10; submergence used as a factor Oct. 8-26, 

Nov. 8-13, Dec. 19-27, Feb. 9-12, Mar. 31, May 10-16, May 24 to June 8, July 1-4, 9, 

10, 16, 17, 22, July 28 to Aug. 5, Aug. 27-29)

0.4

1.0 

1.5

2.0

8.0

18.0

22.0

254

2,270

7,100

9,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

78

77

73

76

119

*112

106

138

77

48

87

86

177

278

315

336

341 

287

208

257

248

241

307

529

280

225

189

125

124

118

131

5,793

187

0.060

0.07

11,490

Nov.

158

168

146

*36T

566

460

218

204

193

183

196

250

356

710

614

662

630 

550

550

535

550

520

535

*630

535

566

535

400

331

313

12,625

421

0.134

0.15

25,040

Dec.

346

388

304

283

370

460

307

*286

277

292

475

903

903

903

936

2,510

4,550 

4,950

4,930

4,940

5,000

4,940

4,920

4,870

4,700

4,450

4,700

5,000

4,550

4,100

3,750

80,293

2,590

0.826

0.95

159,300

Jan.

4,200

4,600

4,750

*4,500

4,400

4,950

5,150

5,050

4,950

4,950

4,900

4,850

4,900

5,750

6,700

6,650

6,950 

7,500

7,450

7,300

7,350

7,450

7,600

7,800

7.900

7,850

7,800

7,550

7,400

7,000

6,600

192,750

6,218

1.98

2.28

382,300

Feb.

6,200

*5,900

5,600

6,150

6,550

6,250

5,900

5,650

5,270

5,130

4,220

3,470

3,300

2,760

2,470

2,550

2.450 

4,450

4,700

4,500

5,000

4,950

4,750

5,050

6,100

5,950

5,550

5,400

5,050

141,250

4,871

1.55

1.67

280,200

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,200 Min 48

Mar.

4,750

*6,600

8,300

8,700

8,870

8,810

8,700

8,350

7,950

7,400

6,900

6,300

5,700

5,300

5,150

5,150

4,750 

4,400

4,350

3,600

3,160

3,080

2,760

2,670

2,350

2,470

2,390

2,270

2,350

2,510

1, 890

157,930

5,095

1.62'

1.87

313,200

Apr.

1.890

1,750

1,640

1,580

*1,510

1,470

1,340

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,130

1,040

969

1,000

1,040

969

1,070 

838

838

870

870

790

710

710

710

614

582

614

598

903

31,345

1,045

0.333

0.37

62,170

May

678

*678

646

582

1,040

,890

,820

,370

,230

,210

1,080

826

722

567

515

563

520 

460

415

460

445

415

373

334

271

322

348

333

258

e200

e200

20,771

670

0.214

0.25

41,200

June

e300

*472

484

462

448

416

329

458

475

430

397

355

1.250

1,070

790

726

582 

445

385

325

275

221

202

141

189

400

598

535

460

?91

13,991

466

0.149

0.17

27,750

July

351

304

260

240

195

*157

136

119

115

111

112

102

87

63

44

42

41 

43

48

62

84

73

77

62

55

50

40

39

e35

e30

e30

3,207

103

0.033

0.04

6,360

Aug.

e25

*e25

20

20

19

16

15

15

*14

15

20

19

17

17

16

16

16 

17

17

16

19

22

21

20

22

40

38

29

26

32

23

647

20.9

0.0067

0.008

1,280

Sept.

22

21

19

16

16

15

*16

16

16

22

21

16

15

14

14

14

14 

13

13

13

12

12

13

11

57

598

630

758

742

726

3,885

130

0.041

0.05

7,710

Mean 2,156 Cfsm 0.687 In. 9.32 Ac-ft 1,561,000

Water year 1959-60= Max 8,870 Min 11 Mean 1,816 Cfam 0.579 In- 7.88 Ac-ft 1,318,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN

3482. Paw Paw Bayou near Greenwood, La.

Location. --Lat 32°31'00", long 93°58'20", In SE£ sec. 26, T.18 N. , R.16 W. , near center of 

spa n on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 169, , 1 mile upstream from Cross Lake

5.1 miles north of Greenwood, and 11 miles west of Shreveport.

Drainage are a. --78 sq ml.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 170.35 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey bench mark) .

Average discharge. 5 years, 64.3 cfs (46,550 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,680 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 10.89 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 7,310 cfs Apr. 27, 1958 (gage height, 13.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks . --Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14, 16-20, Nov. 5-14, Nov. 18 

to Dec. 11, Apr. 1-7)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

1.3 

2.8

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

9.2

30

60

100

160

250

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

450

850

1,700

2,790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0 

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

5.9

2.5

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.2

0.33

0.0042

0.005

20

Nov.

0

0

0

*.l

0

4.5

1.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.9

7.0

9.2

5.9

2.5

1.3

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

38.8

1.29

0.017

0.02

77

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

*.4

.4

1.0

5.4

16

11

9.6

113

500

620

25T

49

24

18

16

17

20

18

21

39

38

25

19

1,839.7

59.3

0.760

0.88

3,650

Jan.

79

184

114

56

*45

194

260

139

57

38

29

26

25

107

275

264

199

405

37T

107

46

34

27

24

22

21

2T

40

85

146

76

3,522

114

1.46

1.68

6,990

Feb.

46

35

*50 

270

405

256

93

54

44

38

32

24

20

18

11

21

46

447

575" 980

300

480

356

207

800

880

398

139

110

7,141

246

3.15

3.40

14,160

Mar.

118

1,010

*2,100 

850

358

llo

74

60

56

56

48

39

32

32

102

142

92

54

39

31

25

23

22

21

20

21

27

38

39

31

24

5,699

184

2.36

2.72

11,300

Apr.

19

16

14 

13

*11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.2

8.8

8.8

7.9

7.1

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.3

5.6

5.2

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.1

3TT

3.1

4.6

12

237.4

7.91

0.101

0.11

471

May

18

14

*7.0 

4.1

3.2

3.8

19

16

9.6

5.0

3.2

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

^7

1.1

1.4

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.2

129.0

4.16

0.053

0.06

256

June

0.9

*1.1

.9 

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

11

19

T.9

3.6

1.4

.8

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

.2

2.2

16

12

4.8

1 9

89.2

2.97

0.038

0.04

177

July

1.0

.6

.4 

.2

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

3.1

0.10

0 . 0013

0.002

6.1

Aug.

19

*5.2

1.7 

.7

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

23

74

13

18

174

196

22

75

128

751.5

24.2

0.310

0.36

1,490

Sept.

16

11

7.0 

3.8

2.2

1.6

1.2

*1.0

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

19

670

945

385

54

18

2,141.1

71.4

0.915

1.02

4,250

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,510 Min 0 Mean 45.4 Cfsm 0.582 In. 7.91 Ac-ft 32,870

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,100 Mln 0 Mean 59.0 Cfsm 0.756 In. 10.30 Ac-ft 42,850

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Feb. 19 (4 a.m.) 1,050 cfs 

(9.36 ft); Mar. 3 (3 a.m.) 2.6BO cfs (10.89 ft); Sept. 26

(9.32 ft); Feb. 25 (7:30 p.m.) 1,090 cfs 

(9 p.m.) 1,450 cfs (9.75 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
442 RED RIVER BASIN

3485. Red River at Shreveport, La.

Location.--La t 32°30'55", long 93°44'25", in SE^SE^ sec.30, T.18 N., R.13 W. , on second 

pier from east bank,at Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Shreveport, half a mile 

downstream from Cross Bayou.

Drainage area. 60,613 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi above Denison Dam is nonoontributing.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1960. Daily gage heights since May 1873 and 

discharge intermittently 1872 to 1905 in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Surf ace -follower gage with telemark attachment; gage called at least once daily. 

Datum of gage is 131.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 1, 1918, staff gage at 

same site at datum 10 ft higher. June 1, 1918, to Mar. 20, 1921, staff gage. Mar. 21, 

1921, to Dec. 10, 1934, chain gage, Dec. 11, 1934, to Sept. 28, 1939, wire-weight gage, 

and1 Sept. 29, 1939, to Feb. 12, 1958, water-stage recorder, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 25,400 cfs (18,390,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 124,000 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 22.47 ft); minimum, 2,280 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 5.6 ft).

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 303,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1945 (discharge measurement); maximum gage height, 37.9 ft in gage well, 38.4 ft from outside gage, Apr. 7, 1945; minimum 

discharge, 690 cfs Oct. 30, 1956; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft Nov. 9, 1939. 

Maximum stage known, 45.9 ft, present datum, in August 1849.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Regulation 

by Lake Texoma and Texarkana Reservoir (see elsewhere in this report).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 53 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 4 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4,410 

4,790

4,790

4,980

5,780

4,980

5,570

14,300

34,900

38,300

39,700

47,700

50,700

51,800

49,600

50,700

63,400

67,700 

53,866

37,700

27,800 

26,400 

26,000

22,300

17,300

13,400 

10,500

8,640

7,030

6)390

808,180

26,070

*1,603

Nov.

6,190 

5,780

5,780

7,030

7,030

7,030

7,680

16,600

21,000

21,500

18,500

15,800

15,000

14,700

13,400

12,700

12,000

11,700 

11,700

11,400

11,400 

11,400 

10,500

9,140

7,920

6,820 

5,980

5,370

4,980

4,590

320,620

10,690

636,100

Dec.

4,230 

3,860

3,860

3,860

4,230

4,790

4,790

4,230

3,680

3,510

3,680

4,230

5,180

6,390

15,800

24,100

31,400

42,400 

67,700

81,200

85,800 

82,366 

77,800

72,100

65,500

64,400 

59,100

51,800

44,200

42,400 

46,800

*1,01S. 32

32,750

*2,014

Jan.

49,700 

48,800

44,200

40, 600

38,900

38,900

38,900

39,700

44,200

50,600

53,700

52,600

49,700

49,700

52,600

60,800

69,400

73, 900 

75,000

76,200

78,500 

73,966 

65,100

58,800

52,600

47,800 

42,300

38,100

35,600

34,800 

33, 900

*1,609.5

51,920

*3,192

Feb.

33,100 

33,100

32,400

33,100

35,600

37,200

51,600

63,000

65, 100

63, 066

54,700

46,900

39,700

33,900

30,900

28,800

28.100

31,766 

33,900

33,900

32,400 

32,400 

32,400

31,700

34,800

34,800 

34,800

33,900

30,200

tl,107.1

38,180

*2,196

Mar.

29,500 

33,100

39,700

42,300

45, 100

45,100

44,200

41,400

37,200

33,900

31,700

30,200

28,800

28,800

28,800

28,800

30,200

33,900 

35,600

34,800

32,400 

27,300 

24,200

20,700

18,800

16,600 

15,000

13,700

13,300

19,200 

25,300

929,600

29,990

*1,844

Apr.

24,700 

21,300

18,300

16,100

15, 000

14,000

13,700

12,600

11,500

10,100

9,000

9,000

9,250

9,000

9,000

8,750

8,500

8,000 

8,566

9,500

10,600 

10,600 

10,300

9,500

8,750

9,250 

9,780

9,780

9,500

9,780

343,640

11,450

681,300

May

9,250 

8,000

7,750

10,300

12,000

13,000

13,300

12,000

20, 100

38,100

42,300

38,100

32,400

25,900

20,700

17,000

14,000

11,200 

9,250

8,500

7,750 

7.000 

7,566

30, 900

53,700

66,200 

71,600

73, 900

72,866

65, 100 

54,700

874,300

28,200

*1,734

June

46,900 

37^200

28,100

22,400

19,200

16,600

15,000

13,700

12,000

10, 900

10,100

9,250

9,500

8,750

8,500

8,250

8,256

8,250 

9,500

9,250

9,000 

9,000 

9,000

9,000

9,000

8,750 

8,750

8,500

8,500

12,000

403,100

13,440

799,800

July

17,500 

19,200

16,600

13,700

12,000

11,200

10,600

10,300

11,500

11,700

10,300

9,250

8,750

9,250

9,780

10,300

10,100

9,250 

8,750

9,500

10,300 

10,600 

10,100

9,250

8,250

7,500 

7,756

16,100

29,500

35,600 

32,466

406,880

13,130

807,300

Aug.

25.500 

19,266

15,700

13,300

10, 900

9,000

7,500

6,160

5,320

5,320

5,950

5,950

6,160

5,740

5,110

4,520

4,710

5,320 

5,320

5,320

4,900 

4,710 

4,520

4,96(5

6,580

10, 900 

14,700

15,000

12,000

9,780 

8,750

268,540

8,663

532,700

Sept.

8,250 

8,666

8,000

7,500

6,790

5,740

5,110

4,710

4,330

4,140

4,140

4,140

3,760

3,380

3,570

4,330

4,520

4,330 

3,760

3,000

2,460 

2, 280 

Z, 646

3,380

3,760

5,320 

4,900

4,900

6,160

7,250

144,550

4,818

286,700

Calendar year 1959: Max 85,800 Min 3,350 Mean 17,530 Ac-ft 12,690,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 85,800 Min 2,280 Mean 22,490 Ac-ft 16,330,000

* Expressed in thousands.
RED RIVER BASIN 443

3487. Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill, La.

Location. Lat 32°59'40", long 93°23'45", in NE^-NE^ sec.16, T.23 N., R.10 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 157, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Crooked Creek, 1.7 miles downstream from Arkansas-Louisiana State line, and 4 miles 

southeast of Springhill.

Drainage area. 605 sq mi.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 173.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,520 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 13.85 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Aug. 9, 10 (gage height, 2.64 ft).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 36,400 cfs Apr. 28, 1958 (gage height, 22.79 ft); no 

flow Oct. 10-14, 1957.

Remarks. Records good above 200 cfs and fair below.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Dec. 13)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 23

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0

0.9 

2.0 

5.4

6.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

95

166

429

625

1,200

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.5

0.2

.4

1.1

3.3

11

Dec. 24 to

4.0

5.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

Sept.

21

55

172

280

625

30

12.0

12.5

13.0

14.0

1,200

1,560

2,160

3,790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.0

1.7

1.6

T77

12

38

23

18

24

26

25

19

18

63

52

56

80

82

E7

48

*38

31

26

22

18

15

13

11

11

10

10

863.0

27.8

0.046

0.05

1,710

Nov.

9.6

9.6

8.1 IT29

22

18

19

28

*35

35

33

33

42

44

41

42

48

52BO47

45

44

43

41

39

37

34

33

31

1,004.3

33.5

0.055

0.06

1,990

Dec.

30

30

29

28 ?9-

29

30

30

30

31

36

60

69

112

162

352

560

672

820

895

920

*980

'587J

980

920

820

770

770

745

720

672

13,311

429

0.709

0.82

26,400

Jan.

720

770

770

770

770

*870

950

1,010

1,080

1,110

1,180

1,180

1,110

1,110

1,080

1,110

1,320

1,660

1,960

2, OZO

1,890

1,720

1,520

1,290

1,150

1,010

895

770

672

581

520

34,568

1,115

1.84

2.12

68,560

Feb.

501

52ft

581

770

870

950

1,010

1,110

1,290

1,390

1,320

1,200

1,080

950

845

770

745

*895

1,040

1,180

1,430

1,830

2,160

2,380

2,540

2,540

2,380

2,240

2,090

38,607

1,331

2.20

2.37

76,580

Mar.

1,960

2,090

2,780

3,100

3,440

5,520

3,270

2,940

2,540

*2,160

1,830

1,560

1,360

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,360

1,430

1,520

1,560

1,520

1,390

1,230

1,110

980

870

770

672

625

581

540

52,578

1,696

2.80

3.23

104,300

Apr.

501

464

412

372

335

293

260

230

207

197

188

188

192

192

184

176

164

157

*150

146

202

307

429

560

581

482

328

224

192

202

8,515

284

0.469

0.52

16,890

May

207

197

176

157

192

280

274

230

248

293

335

*358 355'

300

212

143

103

80

68

59

53

53

61

70

78

83

80

70

59

51

47

4,975

160

0.264

0.31

9,870

June

44

IT

36

34

35

31

26

*22

20

20

20

20

19

17

15

13

11

9.2

8.0

6.5

5.4

4.7

4.0

3.3

TT7

8.5

8.8

9.2

8.0

7.0

512.3

17.1

0.028

0.03

1,020

July

8.1

10

11

9.3

10

Tz- 12

9.9

8.1

7.3

8.0 *9.9

11

9.5

7.5

5.6

4.3

3.1

2.2

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.1

2.3

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.1

1.6

1

T

185.1

5.97

0.0099

0.01

367

Aug.

0.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

75

.8

2

1.5

1.5

1

1

*.8

.5

.5

.5

1.7

20

18

10

12

18

28

42

32

44 tffr

£O

267.1

8.62

0.014

0.02

530

Sept.

16

13

13

10

7.2

4.8

3.3

2.3

*1.7

5.9

16

13

14

15

11

7.8

6.2

5.8

4.6

3.3

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.6

ETC

26-

IT

9.7

9.9

11

257.9

8.60

0.014

0.02

512

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,790 Min 1.6 Mean 348 Cfsm 0.575 In. 7.79 Ac-It 251,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,520 Mln 0.3 Mean 425 Cfsm 0.702 In. 9.56 Ac-It 308,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 30 to Aug. 16; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
444 RED'RIVER BASIN

3488. Flat Lick Bayou near Leton, La.

Location. Lat 32°46'10", long 93°16'00", in NW£ sec.35, T.2LN., R.9 W. , near left bank 

01, downstream side of bridge on State Highway 159, 0.5 mile downstream from Cypress 

Creek, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 65 miles south of Leton.

Drainage area. 66.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 183.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

]T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 9.37 ft); no flow 

Aug. 9; minimum gage height, 2.02 ft Aug. 10.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Apr. 26, 1958 (gage height, 12.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 19 to June 4)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.2

9.6

25

9.0 

10.0

44

90

158

248

375

515

990

2,600

Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

3.0 9.6 6.0 166

3.5 25 7.0 248

4.0 46

Note. Same as preceding 

table below 3.0 ft and 

above 7.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.3

1.0

.9 

1.0

2.2

3.7

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.1

1.6

5.5

6.9

7.1

570

3.3

2.7

*2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8 jT

. o

. 8

67.2

2.17

0.032

0.04

Nov.

To" 0.8

.9 

4.5

9.0

9.2 575"

6.7

4.4

*3.4

3.0

2.9

3.0

5.3

7.2

8.0

8.4

7.6

6.7

5.6

5.5

5.2

5.0 r\ Q C

J

156.5

5.22

0.078

0.09

133 310

Dec.

^

> a6

s

a20

aSO

*32

31

32

30

27

44

69

56

42

35

858

27.7

0.414

0.48

1,700

Jan.

52

54

48 

40

*56

146

T51T

84

62

52

47

43

40

40

39

35

1ST

146

87

60

48

44

39

37

35

36

50

52

118

124

82

2,055

66.3

0.991

1.14

4,080

Feb.

62

54

74 

248

224

158

87

66

60

56

46

39

35

33

52

38 *40

74

79

64

105

118

84

124

294

282

219

128

121

3,044

105

1.57

1.69

6,040

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,420 Mln 0.6

Mar.

102

755

1.270 

526

345

228

163

133

124

*108

91

79

68

76

154

157

115

85

73

61

54

51

48

47

44

41

39

57

57

35

^0_

5,174

167

2.50

2.88

10,260

Apr.

28

26

24 

22

20

20

18

17

19

18

17

16

14

15

15

12

12

11

11

no

90

-67 127

51

21

17

15

13

13

17

752

25.1

0.575

0.42

1,490

May

15

13

11 

10

160

448

650

318

108

51

55

*27

22

20

18

16

15

14

15

12

12

12

12

11

10

9.4

9.4

8.8

8.4

6.5

6.5

2,081.8

67.2

1.00

1.16

4,150

June

7.2

7.8

7.2 

6.7

5.8

4.7

5.4

no

55

IS

7.6

5.0

9.4

8.2

6.5

5.0

5.7

2.6

1.8

1.2

1.1

.9

.8 78-

2.6

6.5

8.6

15

9.4

5.8

205.5

6.84

0.102

0.11

407

July

5.9

2.5

1.5 

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.5

*.2

.2 46 

56

17

7.8

5.0

5.C

4.7

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.5

.9

.7

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

167.5

5.40

0.081

0.09

552

Aug.

0.1

.1

.2 

.1

.1

»1

.1

.1

0

S.9

55~8-.4

5.0

21

9.2

5.0

*1.7

1.1

1.2

1.0

15

59

25

15

8.4

5.8

5.2

2.5

2.4

1.6

1.4

253.7

7.54

0.115

0.15

464

Mean 51. a Cfsm 0.774 in. 10.52 Ac-ft 37

Sept.

1.2

.9

.8 

.6

.4

-.4

.3

*.4

.8

.8

1.8

T7Z

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.5

75" .2

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

. 8

22.8

0.76

0.011

0.01

45

550

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,270 Mln 0 Mean 40.5 Cfsm 0.605 In. 8.24 Ac-ft 29,390

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Mar. 2 ( 6 p.m.) 1,520 cfs 

(8.95 ft).

(9.37 ft); May 7 (6:30 a.m.) 892 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day.

_ No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records 

and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 445

3490. Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La.

Location. Lat 32°35'55", long 93°20'00", in NW£ sec.31, T.19 N., R.9 W. t on left bank 

500 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 80, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Co. bridge, 3 miles west of Minden, and 28 miles 

upstream from Bistineau Dam.

Drainage area. 1,097 sq mi.

Records available . July 1928 to September 1931, October 1936 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 133.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 1, 1940, staff gage at same site 

and datum. Since July 29, 1S53, low-stage water-stage recorder 4.6 miles upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 1,179 cfs (853,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,220 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 16.36 ft); minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 1.81 ft Sept. 30.

1928-31, 1936-60: Maximum discharge, 44,800 cfs May 1, 1958; practically no flow 

during October, November, and part of December 1936, no flow Aug. 12 to Nov. 3, 1954, 

and Aug. 12 to Nov. 6, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1941.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

T?

12

a!2

a!5

a!7

al8 aie

al8

a!7

a!6

a!5

a!5

a20

a25

a50

a40

a60

a70

a75

*16_

75

70

56

59

50

28

24 

22

19

18

974

51.4

0.029

0.05

1,950

Nov.

16

15

"2"4~ 14

51

28

28

26

26

*26

26

27

28

55

41

51

56

55

54

56

58

59

64

65

M

65

58

55 

55

54

1,254

41.8

0.058

0.04

2,490

Dec.

55

55

52

49

47

46

46

44

42

41

48

68

85

96

115

a300

500

710

800

912

1,000

1,100

*1,160

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,230

1,280 

1/260

1,250

1,200

17,107

552

0.505

0.58

55,950

Jan.

1,200

1,230

1,200

1,160

*1,200

1,540

1,590

1,590

1,440

1,500

1,500

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,610

1,720

1,780

1,840

1,900

1,960

2,080

2,200

2,260

2,550

2,350

2,200 

2,140

1,960

1,780

52,440

1,692

1.54

1.78

104,000

Feb.

1,560

1,280

1,150

1,200

1,280

1,540

1,440

1,500

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

*1,560

1,500

1,390

1,590

1,560

1,720

1,840

2,140

2,590

2,870

3,090

5,410 

 

5,860 _i_ 

52,550

1,811

1.65

1.78

104,200

Mar.

4,150

4,600

5,500

6,060

6,620

7.100

7,100

6,860

6,590

5,950

*5,510

5,100

4,700

4,220

3,950

3,590

3,350

5,010

2,800

2,590

2,460

2,400

2,550

2,260

2,200

2,140

2,020

1,840 

1,660

1,440

1,200

120,860

5,899

5.55

4.10

259,700

Apr.

1.050

868

755

670

600

550

500

467

424

584

546

509

280

250

220

220

250

280

*509

292

292

527

467

600

700

750

778

822 

822

752

15,294

510

0.465

0.52

50,540

May

546

424

584

327

414

688

912

1,080

1,280

1,590

*1,250

912

710

600

550

500

450

*394

500

234

190

157

129

110

96

92

91

95 

94

95

88

14,558

470

0.428

0.49

28,880

June

79

77

75

69

60

52

48

58

*65

58

48

42

55

60

45

32

28

25

21

20

18

16

14

T6

a!8

20

28

27 

25

25

1,222

40.7

0.057

0.04

2,420

July

21

20

17

15

15

11

9.1

8.0

6.7

a6.1

a5. 6

a5.3

*5.0

5.5

6.4

28

34~Zg

19

16

15

15

10

7

6

4

5

5

2

2

344.5

11.1

0.010

0.01

683

Aug.

2

| :

1 15

1-

J *16

8.4

5.6

5.7

5.6

7.0

19

30

27

21

20

24 

28

26

24

479.5

15.5

0.014

0.02

951

Sept.

25

22

20

20

17

16

15

*14

15

12

20

) 15

5

20

472

15.7

0.014

0,02

936

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,470 Min 11 Mean 662 Cfsm 0.605 In. 8.19 Ac-ft 479,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,100 Min - Mean 758 Cfsm 0.691 In. 9.41 Ac-ft 550,500

stage, weather records,

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

and records for nearby stations.

Note_. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Dec. 17, Apr. 4-7, 15-18, 24T 26, May 14-17, July 25 to 

Aug. 16, Aug. 27 to Sept. 50j discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, stage, 

weather records, and records for upstream stations.
446 RED RIVER BASIN

3490.5. Bodcau Creek at Stamps, Ark.

Location.--Lat 33°22'00", long 93°31'20", in NVf£ sec.7, T.16 S., R.23 W., near center of 

 span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 82, 0.1 mile upstream from 

Tatum Branch and 1 mile west of Stamps.

Drainage area. 234 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 234.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 3, 1959, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 9.75 ft); no 

flow at times.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs Feb. 18, 1959 (gage height, 9.78 ft); no flow 

at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1890, 18.9 ft in March 1945, from information by 

local resident. Flood in 1927 reached a stage of 17.5 ft at railroad bridge 1 mile 

downstream, from information by local resident. Flood in 1930 reached a stage of 

17.3 ft, from information by State Highway Department.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5 to Dec. 16, Apr. 1-13, 

May 27, 28, June 3, Sept. 1-30)

0.51

.6

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

1.7

3.9

7.9

21

52

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

96

152

272

534

844

1,190

2,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.5

.4

7J

.5

2.1

4.5 

3.2

2.9

2.6

3.1

5.7

5.7

6.9

20

15

19

50

51

3T

19

12

 7.9

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.1

5.3

4.9

4.9

5.1

6.3

316.8

10.2

0.044

0.05

628

Nov.

7.0

775

7.0

12

16

12 

15

15

20

25

25

22

20

27

27

27

36

46

31

24

19

17

14

14

13

12

11

11

9.8

582.1

19.4

0.083

0.09

1,150

Dec.

9.5

9.5

9.1

8.7 97T

9.1 

9.5

10

 10

11

32

73

94

146

212

396

604

646 

1,130

1.720

1,320

965

826

706

590

465

361

316

302

322

348

11,669.5

376

1.61

1.85

23,150

Jan.

374

387

400

413

478

562 

618

646

690

738

738 674

604

576

576

618

844

1,080 

1*666

910

886

826

738

632

520

426

348

316

361

387

18,694

603

2.58

2.97

37,080

Feb.

413

426

 413

452

506

576 

690

808

754

660

562

465

387

335

335

361

492 

604

674

772

808

808

 790

790

772

738

722

738

17,659

609

2.60

2.81

35,030

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,720 Mln 0

Mar.

738

790

864

910

965

1.080 

1,046

910

826

754

690

646

618

604

632

632

*618

632 

674

690

646

576

478

387

328

296

284

284

284

272

260

19, 408

626

2.68

3.08

38,500

Apr.

248 gg4'

200

176

152

 140 

128

118

112

108

106

106

99

88

80

74

75

73 

74

79

82

74

100

170

194

140

82

57

 51 "5s

3,463

115

0.491

0.55

6,870

May

51

50

50

44

44

65 

146

266

335

374

302

137

48

30

22

18

14

17

20

76

128

106

65

44

35

26

20

16

19

19

2,602

83.9

0.359

0.41

5,160

June

18

17

22

51

81

77 

53 34

18

10

6.6

4.5

3.6

2.9

2.2

2.3

2.2

1.6 

1.2

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.3

ITT

3.1

5.5

4.6

3.1

2.2

430.5

14.4

0.062

0.07

854

July

6.3

13

T.I

4.8

4.5

4.9 

 3.5

2.2

1.4

1.1

1.2

2.3

2.2

1.5

.8

.6

.4

.3 

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

*.4

.1

.1

0

"

67.4

2.17

0.0093

0.01

134

Aug.

'o" 0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.7

2.1

1.9

1.0

1.1

3.4

3_.5

13.7

0.44

0.0019

0.002

27

Sept.

2.6

1.7

1.1

1.1

.3

.1 

'o" 0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

.1

1.2

1.1

3.1

3.6

3.1

4.0

i!s

26.6

0.89

0.0038

0.004

53

Mean 164 Cfsm 0.701 In. 9.51 Ac-ft 118,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,720 Mln 0 Mean 205 Cfsm 0.876 In. 11.90 Ae-ft 148,600

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 447

3495. Bodcau Bayou near Sarepta; La.

Location . Lat 32°54'15", long 93°28'55", In NW£ sec. 15, T.22 N., R.ll W. , on left bank on 

 downstream side of bridge on State Highway 2, 2 miles west of Sarepta and 9. 5 'miles 

upstream from Caney Creek.

Prior to October 1958, published as

Drainage area. 546 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1938 to September 1960. 

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 173.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge . 22 years, 617 cfs (446,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,170 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 16.73 ft); mlnl- 

 mum', 0.7 cfs Aug. 9, 10 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 18,600 cfs May 2, 1958 (gage height, 25.14 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs at times; minimum gage height, 1.43 ft Aug. 14-19, 1954.

Flood of May 22, 23, 1930, exceeded 25 ft, and flood In 1905 may have reached a stage 

of 27 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks . Records fair. Water used by paper mill at Springhill Is pumped from wells and 

discharged later as waste Into bayou approximately 8 miles above station. This discharge Is not continuous but is stored In a reservoir and Is released whenever the flow 

of bayou is Insufficient to dilute effluent from mill. Some diversion and regulation by 

Lake Erllng (usable capacity, 79,000 acre-ft), 15 miles upstream.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2 Nov. 3 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

4.6

16

36

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

0.7 

2.1 

4.8

21

43

100

5.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

168

577

1,050

1,570

2,600

3,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

31

22

18

15

25

36

56

17

7.5 

5.0

5.6

10

18

58

50

58

54

26

15 

8.8

*11

13

18

45

47

18

11

17

20

20 

21

669.9

21.6

1,330

Nov.

54

167

259

504

344

350

370

580

*396 

396

385

396

396

418

429

429

429

429

429 

429

429

429

418

407

407

407

418

418

429

429

11,376

379

22,560

Dec.

429

429

429

429

418

418

418

418

ffl

440

452

452

452

452

564

689

749

809 

859

*824

779

719

675

647

633

704

749

764

779

779

18,163

586

36,030

Jan.

779

77?

779

779

*855

954

1,010

1,070

1,090 

1,090

1,050

990

954

937

954

990

1,140

1,340

1.590 

1,396

1,310

1,240

1,160

1,070

990

957

905

871

855

839

839

51,514

1,010

62,110

Feb.

824

809

794

824

809

859

887

887

855 

794

749

754

689

647

655

655

661

*839

990 

1,240

1,510

1,690

1,770

1.810

1,900

1.950

1)950

1,950

1,900

32,567

1,125

64,600

Mar.

1,810

2,000

2,590

2,910

5.170

3,080

2,750

2,530

*2,390 

2,330

2,210

2,050

1,900

1,770

1,650

1,360

1,090

972

920 

903

903

920

855

749

675

655

605

577

551

488

596

47,537

1,533

94,290

Apr.

304

537

188

216

268

250

216

188

103 

88

88

85

79

76

75

74

75

75

*69 

66

68

94

103

85

69

58

40

26

25

2T

3,410

114

6,760

May

30

29

25

21

46

171

176 126-

82 

48

*27

13

9.8

26

46

63

50

33

21 

67

74

28

9.2

6.5

5.6

10

19

22

10

5.0

5^5

1,500.4

41.9

2,580

June

5.8

4.6

3.5

T7F

21

IS

*8.5

6.5 

5.0

4.3

5.2

5.9

5.6

5.2

6.7

7.4

6.1

5.4 

4.2

4.0

3.7

4.2

5.0

6.1

7.2

9.5

9.0

6.1

- 4.2

196.1

6.54

389

July

2.9

2.4

1.9

273~

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.7 

3.7

2.2

*1.9

1.8

2.6

2.6

3.7

4.0

5.2

7.2 

9.0

9.0

9.2

10

10

9.5

10

12

60

85

40

15

555.3

10.8

665

Aug.

6.7

4.2

2.5

1.9

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

1*

.2

.5

.9

.8

.3

* .1

.0

.0

.9

1.3

4.0

10

9.8

6.7

6.7

10

12

14

15

27

75.

222.3

7.17

441

Sept.

46

19

9.2

6.5

5.2

4.0

3.5

*5.4

4.0 

6.1

8.5

6.7

4.8

4.5

3.4

5.1

2.8

2.5

sU

55

60

62

45

24

17

25

16

10

10

452.9

15.1

898

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,000 Mln 2.7 Mean 271 Ac-ft 195,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,170 Mln 0.7 Mean 405 Ao-ft 292,700

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). Mar. 5 (10 a.m.) 5,170 efs (16.75 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
448 RED RIVER BASIN

3498. Cypress Bayou near Benton, La.

Location. Lat 32°42>20", long 93°4m5", in NW£SW£ sec.23, T.20 N., R.13 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 162, 2 miles upstream from Little 

Caney Bayou and 3 miles east of Benton.

Drainage area. 133 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1960. Nov. 8, 1938, to Nov. 30, 1946, and 

Jan. 29, 1948, to Oct. 31, 1952, daily gage heights and occasional discharge measurements in files of Corps of Engineers, New Orleans district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 165.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 5 years, 106 cfs (76,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 11.27 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1955-60; Maximum discharge, 8,350 cfs Apr. 27, 1958 (gage height, 15.18 ft); no 

flow for long periods In most years.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1561: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-9)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4 Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.5 

3.0

.1

.4

1.0

2.9

8.0

25

41

4.0

6.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.3

85

207

385

507

780

1,060

1,470

1,780

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

25

40

176

323

9.0

10.0

11.0

11.3

437

700

1,470

1,780

Note. Same as preceding 

table below 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

.4

.5

.5

1.0

.4

.2

.1

.1

1.0

4.6

20

22

IF

5.4

2.7

1.5

.9

*.5

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

74.6

2.41

0.018

0.02

148

Nov.

0

0

0

.2

.4

.9

4.9

4.6

*4.5

3.6

2.4

1.8

1.6

2.2

4.7

14

16

TT

5.9

4.1

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.6

2.0

109.2

3.64

0.027

0.03

217

Dec.

1.9

2TO

2.0

2.4

2.9

2.6

3.2

7.4

3.5

2.1

2.6

6.7

32

38

30

45

178

263

290

272

*164

80

57

50

48

45

59

121

168

145

92

2,216.3

71.5

0.538

0.62

4,400

Jan.

80

112

136

121

*98

139

207

215

174

127

100

88

80

80

105

124

136

207

239

207

136

100

82

72

63

59

BT

72

80

80

78

3,658

118

0.887

1.02

7,260

Feb.

68

57

53

134

255

281

239

157

118

102

92

80

63

50

ii

44

55

*252

385

441

507

566

544

492

566

603

%T$

507

441

7,774

268

2.02

2.17

15,420

Mar.

355

598

1,130

1.720

1,520

1,070

700

470

*351

*278

226

194

164

142

152

188

200

176

132

107

91

81

73

69

65

63

61

59

57

55

51

10,598

342

2.57

2.96

21,020

Apr.

44

39

35

32

28

26

24

22

21

21

23

23

20

17

15

14

13

*12

11

10

9.5

12

15

13

9.1

7.0

5.8

4.9

4^4

5.2

535.9

17.9

0.135

0.15

1,060

May

9.1

14

9.3

6.7

19

139

240

254

164

55

30

*18

11

8.2

6.5

5.8

5.1

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.6

4.7

5.8

4.1

2.8

2.7

2^5" 2.1

2.7

3.4

2.5

1,043.9

33.7

0.253

0.29

2,070

June

O"1.8

.8

4.1

3.8

2.2

1.5

*1.3

.7

.4

.2

.2

11

6.5

3.5

1.7

1.0

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.3

1.0

2.2

6.3

6.3

2.9

62.4

2.08

0.016

0.02

124

July

LLL

1.1

.5

.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.4

0.14

0.0011

0.001

8.7

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

^

.1

0

0

0

2.4

0.08

0.00060

0.0007

4.8

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,160 Min 0 Mean 58.5 Cfsra 0.440 In. 5.97 Ac-ft 42,330

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,720 Min 0 Mean 71.3 Cfsm 0.536 In. 7.28 Ac-ft 51,730

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Feb. 26 (6 p.m.) 603 cfs (9.46 ft); Mar. 4 (4 to 5 p.m.) 1,720 ofs 

(11.27 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 

3498.7. Red Chute Bayou tributary at Skannel Pond, near Sligo, La.

449

T.17 N., R.12 W., on A. C. Skanmiles east of Curtis, Bossier

Location.--Lat 32°25'30", long 93°33'05", In 85 sec.2 

nel's plantation, 2£ miles southeast of Sligo and 

Parish.

Drainage area. 0.47 sq ml. Prior to December 1958, 0.42 sq ml.

Records available.--February 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Duplex water-stage recorder (rain gage and water stage combination).

Extremes. Maximum outflow and maximum inflow (average for 2f-minute interval), computed 

from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir sur 

face during time of peak inflow, for water years 1956-60 are contained in the following table:

Water 

year

1956t 

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

Maximum

Date

Apr. 5, 1956 

Apr. 28, 1957 

Nov. 13, 1957 

Mar. 11, 1959 

Mar. 2, 1960

Outflow 

(cfs)

80 

12 

30 

7.1 

11

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.20 

4.89 

4.89 

4.77 

4.93

Date

Apr, 5, 1956 

Apr. 28, 1957 

Apr. 29, 1958 

Feb. 14, 1959 

Nov. 5, 1959

Inflow 

(cfs)

316 

138 

303 

83 

132

t Period February to September.

No outflow at times in each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for spillway outflow and no gage-height record, which 

are poor. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stagsdischarge relation of spillway. Pond is formed by earth dam; spillway is uncontrolled 

sodded clay channel 52 ft wide at its crest and 102 ft wide at the top. The spillway 

is located at right end of the dam. Prior to December 1958, an 8-inch pipe inverted 

siphon in the dam with the control on downstream side of dam. This control was a union 

that allows the vertical pipe to be manually tilted to control pond elevation. Pipe is 

also equipped with a globe valve. Since December 1958, no control outlet. Dam built 

by Soil Conservation Service of U. S. Department of Agriculture for flood control, conservation of stock water, and recreation.

The following table gives the relation between gage height, reservoir capacity, and 

water-surface area during the period February 1956 to September 1960.

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

4.7

Contents 

(acrefeet)

58.9 

62.8 

66.8 

71.0 

77.4 

82.0

Surface 

area 

(acres)

19.3 

19.8 

20.3 

20.9 

21.9 

22.6

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.8 

4.9 

5.0 

5.1 

5.2

Contents 

(acrefeet)

84.2 

86.5 

88.8 

91.3 

93.8

Surface 

area 

(acres)

23.0 

23.3 

23.7 

24.2 

24.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second February to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean (-0 (*5 (tt)

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0

0

50.0

18.5

-

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.4

16

16

15

12

9.2

6.8

5.2

4.4

11

14

11

8.7

6.5

5.0

4.3

.3.2

2.4

1.8

155.9

5.03

58.1

19.2

3.75

Apr.

1.4

1.0

.9

.7

Si

4.8

1.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31.1

1.04

50.9

18.6

7.16

May

0.6

3.3

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.6

0.25

-

-

2.15

June

0

-

-

-

-

July

0

-

-

-

-

Aug.

0

0

17.4

15.4

-

Sept.

0

0

7.5

14.4

0.34

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsra In. Ac-ft 

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month. * Surface area, In acres, at end of month,

tt Precipitation, In Inches, during month. Note. No gage-height record May 25 to Aug. 14;

discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather records.
450 RED RIVER BASIN

3498.7. Red Chute Bayou tributary at Skannel Pond near Sligo, La. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Jt)-

(*)

(tt)

Oct.

0

0

2.5

13.8

1.05

Nov.

0

0

0

_

1.71

Dec.

0

0

0

_

1.05

Jan.

0

0

6.2

14.2

5.25

Feb.

0

0

2.40

16.0

3.92

Mar.

0

0

51.1

18.6

4.99

Apr.

0 

0

.6

3.6

1.9

1.0 

.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8 tf

2.5

23.3

0.78

76.1

21.7

8.89

May

iff

.4 a0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

6.3

0.20

53.7

18.8

2.54

June

§

0

0

1.8

***

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

6.4

0.21

56.7

19.1

5.41

July

0

0

41.2

17.7

1.07

Aug.

0

0

26.5

16.3

0.62

Calendar year 1956: Max - Mln 0 Mean - Ac-ft -

Sept.

0

0

21.5

15.8

3.11

Water year 1956-57: Max 7.5 Mln 0 Mean 0.10 Ac-ft 71

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month In 

reservoir. * Surface area, In acres, at end of month of reservoir. tt Precipitation 

In Inches, during month at reservoir. Total for water year 1956, 39.61 Inches. Note. No 

gage-height record Nov. 10-13, Jan. 4-8; estimate of no flow based on recorded range In stage and 

weather records.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

(*)

(tt>

Oct.

0

0

40.3

17.6

8.42

Nov.

§

0

0

0

0

.1

5.4

2.9

1.0

.2

. 1

*t.B

2.9

2.1

1.6

4.1

2.9

1.2

.6 

5.3

5.6

3.4

1.9

.6

.1

0

0

0

60.8

2.03

64.8

20.1

8.91

Dec.

o

0

0

0

.3

3 .6

1.3

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6.1

0 

0

6.0

0.19

65.8

20.2

2.87

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.6 

2.4

.6

0

0

0

0

5.9

f*.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

21.4

0.69

63.2

19.9

3.41

Feb.

0

0

60.7

19.6

1.52

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

65.2

20.1

2.58

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.3

12

.5

13.0

0.43

68.9

20.6

5.90

May

0.2 

~.4

§

.

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.9

0.03

61.1

19.6

3.42

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

8.6

IT?

.6

.4

.4 

.6

.4

.3

.3

2.3

3.8

1.6

.9

.6

23.3

0.78

71.0

20.9

8.58

July

0.4 

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

O

0

4.4 

FT

.9

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

11.2

0.36

60.5

19.5

3.91

Aug.

0

0

*.

_

2.80

Sept.

0.8

24

0.80

65.8

20.2

8.69

Calendar year 1957 : Max 10 Mln 0 Mean 0.28 Ac-ft 204

Water year 1957-58 : Max 12 Mln o Mean 0.44 Ac-ft 319

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month In 

reservoir. * Surface area, In acres, at end of month of reservoir. tt Precipitation, In Inches, during month at reservoir. Total for calendar year 1957, 53.13 inchesj total for 

water year 1957-58, 61.01 Inches. Note. No gage-height record Aug. 20 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather records.
RED RIVER BASIN 

3498.7. Red Chute Bayou tributary at Skannel Pond near Sligo, La.--Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

451

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

ft)

(tt)

Oct.

0

0

50.8

18.5

0.59

Nov.

0

0

49.3

18.4

3.64

Dec.

0

0

40.0

17.6

0.32

Jan.

0

0

31.4

16.7

0.98

?eb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

1.6

3.7.

2.0

1.2

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.4

0.34

64.4

20.0

2.89

Mar.

5"0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0 

0

li*

2 2

1.2

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

.9

.8

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

11.6

0.37

63.4

19.9

3.84

Apr.

g 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

Ld.

1.5

.9

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.7

0.19

57.3

19.1

3.80

May

0

0

55.4

18.9

4.28

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

e

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.0

0.33

57.3

19.1

5.17

July

0

0

45.1

18.0

2.57

Aug.

0

0

33.9

17.0

1.66

Sept.

0

0

20.4

15.7

0.77

Calendar year 1958 : Max 12 Mln 0 Mean 0.26 Ac -ft 187 

Water year 1958-59 : Max 4.4 Mln 0 Mean 0.10 Ac -ft 73

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month In reservoir. t Surface area. In acres, at end 

of month of reservoir. tt Precipitation, In Inches, during month at reservoir. Total for 

calendar year 1958, 45.36 Inches; total for water year 1958-59, 30.51 Inches.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

W{*K (tt)

Oct.

0

0

13.7

15.0

2.72

Nov.

0

0

16.0

15.3

3.35

Dec.

0

0

33.4

17.0

5.79

Jan.

§

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

^T7T

.7

3.7

0.12

72.1

21.1

4.02

?eb.

0.5 

.4

.6

1.6

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.6

.6

3^0

1.4

.9

2.2

2.3

1.2

.7

.6

.4

20.7

0.71

69.3

19.7

3.93

Mar.

0.3 

6.4

T79

1.4

.4

.1

5-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.5

0.34

58.5

19.3

3.07

Apr.

0

0

47.2

18.2

1.01

May

0

0

38.0

17.4

1.84

June

0

0

35.5

17.1

4.96

July

0

0

20.8

15.7

0.80

Aug.

0

0

12.4

14.9

2.34

Sept.

0

0

1.7

13.6

0.71

Calendar year 1959: Max 4.4 Mln 0 Mean 0.10 Ac-It 73

Water year 1959-60: Max 6.4 Mln 0 Mean 0.10 Ac -ft 69

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month In reservoir. t Surface area, In acres, at end 

of month of reservoir. tt Precipitation In Inches, during month at reservoir. Total for 

calendar year 1959, 37.82 Inches; total for water 1959-60, 34.54 Inches.
452 RED RIVER BASIN

3500. Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La.

Location. Lat 32°14'10", long 93°25 1 35", in SE^SE^ sec.31, T.15 N., R.10 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, a quarter of a mile downstream from Flat River, 2 miles southeast of Ninock, and 6 miles downstream from Lake 

Bistineau Dam.

Drainage area. 2,628 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to December 1960 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 100.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 29, 

1949, staff gage, Mar. 29, 1949, to June 29, 1951, water-stage recorder, and June 30 to 

Sept. 24, 1951, staff gage, at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 

6 miles downstream. Datum of gage is 100.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 14, 

1955, wire-weight or staff gage at same site and datum. Prior to Sept. 23, 1953, at 

datum 9.79 ft higher.

Average discharge. 12 years, 2,290 cfs (1,658,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1959-60: Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Mar. 8; maximum gage height, 

29.39 ft Mar. 6; minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 11.91 ft Oct. 1.

1960: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 4,160 cfs Dec. 31; maximum gage height, 30.77 ft Dec. 15; minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage 

height, 13.24 ft Oct. 25.

1948-60: Maximum daily discharge, 32,600 cfs May 4, 1958; maximum gage height, 

47.83 ft May 8, 1958; no flow at times due to severe backwater conditions.

Remarks. Records poor. Some regulation by Lake Bistineau (usable capacity, 88,000 acreft) and of floodflows by Bodcau Bayou Reservoir.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet pe nd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1> 40

)*\

> 240

(*)

) 270

|

J

100

4,700

152

9,320

Nov.

1J °°

200 (.)

400

> 600

X

12,250

408

24,300

Dec.

> 700

,000

,100

,200

,400

,500

* ,690

,750

,800

,890

,920

,930

,030

,180

,460

2 590

39,610

1,278

78,570

Jan.

2,680 

2,700

2,720

*2,620

2,760

4,110

2,670 

3,340

3,100

3,150

3,090

3,100 

3,000

3,010

3,000

2,910

3,340

3,680

3,650

3,670

4,000

4,500

4,430

4,150

3,900

3,850

3,880

3,860

5,580

5,080

4,530

110,860

3,576

219,900

Feb.

4,130 

3,860

3,800

4,460

4,330

4,050

3,850 

3,470

3,580

3,470

3,550

3,610 

3,480

3,350

3,250

*3,230

5,170

3,690

3,760

3,580

4,490

4,540

4,340

5,300

6,760

6,470

6,190

6,000

5,990

123,750

4,267

245,500

Mar.

6,110 

5,840

9,500

10,100

10,200

10,200

10.500 

*10,200

10,300

10,300

10,000

9,780 

9,320

8,880

8,860

8,380

7,910

7,300

6,710

6,320

5,960

5,650

5,510

5,360

5,240

5,160

5,020

4,950

4,700

4,460

4,290

232,810

7,510

461,800

Apr.

,060 

,010

,870

,860

,770

,760

,300 

,040

,870

,780

,690

,580 

,500

,420

,360

,280

,180

*1,150

1,090

977

960

915

829

909

787

872

904

900

923

1,140

54,686

1,823

108,500

May

1,180 

1,020

828

819

790

876

,100 

,200

,260

,580

,830

,880 

,700

,620

,450

,300

,200

900

800

700

600

500

*450

> 300

27 , 983

903

55,500

June

> 200

> 100

/

4,000

133

7,930

July

> 150

/*

> 100

3,600

116

7,140

Aug.

150 

200

250

350

500

568

1,210 

1,280

1,250

1,210

1,200

1,180 

1,170

1,120

*1,120

1,130

1,040

994

969

951

1,010

1,000

950

950

935

1,060

1,050

946

723

673

708

27,847

898

55,230

Sept.

750 

696

648

643

578

499

*555 

574

549

537

550

742 

1.080

970

900

900

820

727

681

662

615

535

510

535

508

513

499

457

477

428

19,138

638

37,960

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,650 Mln 

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,300 Mln

Mean 1,442 

Mean 1,807

Ao-ft 1,044,000 

Ao-ft 1,312,000

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1 to Dec. 29, May 6 to Aug. 5, Aug. 22-24; distarge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, stage, fall in reach, weather records, and 

icords for upstream stations.

cha: 

rec
RED RIVER BASIN

3500. Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La.--Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, period October to December 1960

453

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

465

525

539

571

549

514

383

406

422

450

> 100

C)

> 50

6,374

206

12,640

Nov.

250

> 400

> 500

- C)

12,750

425

25,290

Dee.

524

486

514

521

*763

1,280

1,970

2,120

2,200

2,400

2,500

2,600

2,700

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,290

2,360

2,260

2,160

1,970

1,800

1,600

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,500

*3,000

3j.66_0

57,278

1,848

113,600

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year I960: Max 10,300 Min - Mean 1,866 Ac-ft 1,351,000

Water year 1960-61: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 11 to Nov. 30, Dee. 9-16, 22-29; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, stage, fall In reach, weather records, and records for 

upstream stations.
454 RED RIVER BASIN

3510. Boggy Bayou near Kelthvllle, La.

Location. Lat 32°22'35", long 93°49'20", in NW^SE^ sec.17, T.16 N., R.14 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 171, 0.4 mile downstream from Gilmer 

Bayou, 3 miles north of Keithville, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 79 sq mi.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 145.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 31, 1949, wire-weight gage and 

Jan. 19 to Apr. 7, 1954, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1939-60), 81.8 cfs (59,220 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,650 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 17.12 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 20.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs by velocityarea study; no flow for long periods in most years.

Maximum stage known, 26.7 ft in 1933, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1939-45, drainage area.

Rating table, water-year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 1-4, Mar. 4, 5, 

June 23 to Sept. 25)

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

1.8 

3.4

9.5

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

9.0

19

42

77

133

206

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

350

500

805

1,390

2,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.6

*.6

.5

.4

.6

.6

.5

.6

.9

.8

a. 7

al.O

a2.0

al.O

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

al.O

a2.5

al.5

21.9

0.71

0.0090

0.01

43

Nov.

al.O

a2.0

a5.0 

*8.6

8.3

17"6.5

3.1

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.8

4.8

15

7.4

3.2

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.7

^6_

.6

104.5

3.48

0.044

0.05

207

Dec.

~7T 0.7

.8 

.8

.8

.9

*1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.7

5.4

12

16

11

219

789

5ST

198

62

32

23

19

18

21

20

20

133

126

52

30

2,402.2

77.5

0.981

1.13

4,760

Jan.

52

127

80

51

*68

448

400

153

75

50

38

32

29

29

30

32

204

532

264

90

50

34

27

23

20

18

54

49

728

 7-1 0

I ±O

388

4,863

157

1.99

2.29

9,650

Feb.

119

56

*71 

550

555

256

109

67

50

44

34

25

20

17

ii

19

40

664

749

341

607

711

364

329

1,010

669

293

139

115

8,039

277

3.51

3.79

15,950

Mar.

103

1,340

*2.040 

662

335

153

103

82

71

69

57

46

36

31

121

197

118

69

46

36

28

25

22

22

11

34

80

84

63

45

32

6,171

199

2.52

2.90

12,240

Apr.

2419~

16 

14

12

*11

9.8

9.2

8.8

8.6

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.6

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.3

3.9

5.6

ST?

3.6

5.9

4.5

241.6

8.05

0.102

0.11

479

May

15"9.0

*4.8 

5.8

5.4

5.9

4.5

4.7

5.6

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.1

ITT

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.5

2.1

2.1

1.4

1.1

80.5

2.60

0.055

0.04

160

June

0.9

*1.0

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a ii

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.3

a. 7

a5

a20

a5

a2

a. 7

47.4

1.58

0.020

0.02

94

July

aO.3

a.. 2

a. 2

a!l

a.l *.l

.1

.1

.1

§

0

0

0

aO

aO

a. 6

a2

7

a20

4.5

 tri

- ,6

.6

.6

1.3

.5

.3

.3

18

58.7

1.89

0.024

0.05

116

Aug.

37

*2T

4.8 

2.4

1.6

1.1

.8

.7

.5

.4

.5

1.2

.6

.6

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.7

1.3

1.0

1.6

- 1 iG

1.6

1.5

2.9

1.4

1.2

.8

.8

92.4

2.98

0.058

0.04

185

Calendar year 1959: Max 950 Mln 0 Mean 32.1 Cfsm 0.406 In. 5.51 Ac-ft 23,

Sept.

0.8

.7

.7 

.6

.5

.5

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.2

257'

299

10T

18

5.4

694.8

23.2

0.294

0.55

1,580

220

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,040 Mln 0 Mean 62.3 Cfsm 0.789 In. 10.74 Ac-ft 45,260

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). Mar. 5 (5 a.m.) 2,650 cfs (17.12 ft).___________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for Paw Paw Bayou near Greenwood.
RED RIVER BASIN 455

3517. Bayou Na Bonchasse near Mansfield, La.

Location. Lat 32°06'05", long 93°41'45", In SE£ sec.21, T.13 N., R.13 W., near center of, 

span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 175, 2.5 miles upstream from Little 

Bayou Na Bonchasse and 4.2 miles north of Mansfield.

Drainage area.--19.5 sq ml.

Records available. November 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage Is 165.78 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 11.81 ft); minimum. 0.4 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 2.15 ft).

1957-60: Maximum dally discharge, 2,000 cfs Sept. 21, 1958; maximum gage height, 

15.75 ft Sept. 21, 1958 (from floodmarks, discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 

0.2 cfs Aug. 31, 1958; minimum gage height, 1.98 ft Aug. 17, 1958.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given In WSP 1743.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

77

162

296

350

580

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

0.7

1.2

1.9

5.4

10

20

4.0

8.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

35 

194 

30O 

350 

580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.9 

1.5

1.6

1.6 *8.5

3.8

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

9.0

~2.S 36

1.4

1.1

1.0

4TF

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

li?

91.6

2.95

0.151

0.17

182

Nov.

3.5 

1.4

1.1 *423 "36"

3.8

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

509.4

17.0

0.872

O.97

1,O10

Dec.

B2.5

2.2

2.2

2.7 *2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

5.7

14

4.1

2.9

5.2

369

149

30

15

10

8.1

7.4

7.6

8.3

7.2

6.8

25

24

11

7.8 

7.6

750.0

24.2

1.24

1.43

1,490

Jan.

37 

22

33

14 *70

*100 "28"

16

12

10

9.7

9.1

9.7

12

11

8.3

92

34

14

10

8.8

8.1

7.6

7.2

6.9

7.1

8.4

7.6

8.1

7.2 

6^6

635.4

20.5

1.05

1.21

1,260

Feb.

6.2 

6.2

34 *61

20

12

9.5

8.3

8.4

7.8

6.6

5.7

6.3

6.8

6.8

11

13

80

21

13

243

50

22

193.

265

41

24

20

15

1,516.6

52.3

2.68

2.89

3,010

Mar.

*115 

328

T33 *38

22

16

14

12

13

11

10

8.8

8.3

47

92

30

15

11

9.7

8.3

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.2

27

64

30

16

12 

8.8

1,137.1

36.7

1.88

2.17

2,260

Apr.

8.1

6.9 

6.4

5.8

5.4

5.3 *4.9

4.6

15

11

5.8

4.8

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.9

3.5

18

~6.4 46

4.4

8.8

20

231.1

7.70

0.395

0.44

458

May

5.7

*3.4

2.9

3.1

8.1

4^4

2.8

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.0

2.2

1.9

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

3.4

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

5.1

2.8

1.8

1.5

rti

86.6

2.79

0.143

0.16

172

June

1.3

*2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

al.5

a3.0

a2.0

al.7

al.5

al.4

al.3

al.2

al.l

al.O

&T75

al.O

aS.O

a25

aio

aS.O

a2.0

al.5

84.0

2.80

0.144

0.16

167

July

al.2

al.O

al.O

al.O

a. 9

a. 9

*a.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

jJL

1.0

.9

1.4

4.0

1.6

1.2

1.2

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

a. 8

al.O

al.5

a2.5

a!5 

aTO

119.7

3.86

0.198

0.23

237

Aug.

a30

*al.5

al.2

al.O

a. aT9"9

a.9

al.O

al.l

al.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.2

3.7

3.3

1.8

2.0

4.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.3 

1.2

81.3

2.62

0.134

0.15

161

Sept.

1.1

1.2

.9

.9

1.0

1.0 *.9

.8

1.0

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

J.

.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.4

52.

3.9

1.8

1.3

1.0

86.4

2.88

0.148

0.17

171

Calendar year 1959 : Max 548 Mln 0.6 Mean 10.1 Cfsm 0.518 In. 7.02 Ac-ft 7,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 493 Mln 0.7 Mean 14.6 Cfsm 0.749 In. 10.15 Ac-ft 10,580

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Nov. 4 (3:30 p.m.) 1,O90 cfs (11.55 ft)j Feb. 24 (7:30 p.m.) 1,420 

cfs (11.81 ftj.__________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range 

In stage, and records for Bayou Castor near Logansport.
456 RED RIVER BASIN

3517,8. Bayou Dupont subwatershed No. 2 (Bayou Dupont) near Marthaville, La.

Location.--Lat 31°41'50", long 93°25'50", in fiW^NEtj sec.7, T.8 N., R.10 W., near center 

of dam on Bayou Dupont, 3.6 miles southwest of Marthaville and 9.1 miles northeast 

of Many.

Drainage area. 5.29 sq mi.

Records available.--February to September 1960.

Gage. Duplex water-stage recorder (rain gage and water stage combination). Datum of 

gage is 218.22 ft above mean sea level (U. S. Soil Conservation Service bench mark).

Extremes.--Maximum outflow during period, 20 cfs Feb. 24-29; maximum gage height, 11.35 

ft Feb. 24; no flow at times. Maximum inflow, 520 cfs (average for 10-minute interval) 

Feb. 24, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall 

on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

Remarks. Records good. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined 

from stage-discharge relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam. 

Storage began February 1960. Outlet structure is a 2.5-foot square concrete drop inlet 

connected to a 17-inch corrugated metal outlet pipe. Top of drop inlet is at gage 

height 6.78 ft. There is a 2-foot square slide gate, top of gate same as top of drop 

inlet. There is an 8-inch diameter sluice gate at bottom of drop inlet at gage height 

1.28 ft. Emergency spillway at gage height 20.58 ft. Reservoir capacity at top of 

drop inlet, 199 acre-ft. Capacity at emergency spillway level, 2,020 acre-ft.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the period February to September 1960.

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

Outflow 

(cfs)

o 

0 

0 

3.5

Contents 

(acrefeet)

83 

118 

157 

210

Surface 

area 

(acres)

Z5.7 

38.0 

48.9 

54.7

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.0 

9.0 

10.0 

11.0

Outflow 

(cfs)

18 

18 

19 

20

Contents 

(acrefeet)

267 

335 

408 

500

Surface 

acre 

(acres)

61.0 

69.4 

79.5 

95.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, February to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

(*)

(tt)

Oct.

(*)

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

2.5

4.0

18

18

12

18

18

18

19

20

20

20

20

20

227.5

7.84

443

85.8

-

Mar.

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

13

4.8

1.8

.6

.5

7.5

6.9

4.0

2.0

.9

.4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

210.4

6.75

192

52.6

6.65

Apr.

0

0

123

39.7

1.56

May

0

0

99.0

31.4

3.12

June

O

0

118

38.0

4.80

July

0

0

97.6

31.0

0.96

Aug.

0

0

97.3

30.8

5.4O

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ao-ft

Sept.

(*)

0

0

118

38.1

2.76

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ctsm In. Ao-ft

* Observation of no flow made on this day.

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in reservoir No. 2.

* Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir No. 2.

** Precipitation, in inches, during month at rain gage at reservoir.
RED RIVER BASIN 457

3518.8. Bayou Dupont subwatershed No. 8 (Brushy Creek) near Marthaville, La.

Location. Lat 31°43'30", long 93°21'40", in NW^NE^ sec.35, T.9 N., R.10 W., near left end 

of dam on Brushy Creek, 2.1 miles southeast of Marthaville and 2.5 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 3.49 sq mi,

Records available. November 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Duplex water-stage recorder (rain gage and water stage combination). Datum of gage 

Ts 164.01 ft above mean sea level (U. S. Soil Conservation Service bench mark).

Extremes. 1959: Maximum outflow during period November to September, 13 cfs June 12 (gage 

height, 7.55 ft); no outflow for many days. Maximum inflow, 630 cfs (average for 

2|-minute interval) Mar. 20.

1959-60: Maximum outflow during water year, 19 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 10.67 ft); 

no outflow for many days. Maximum recorded inflow, 200 cfs (average for 2|-minute interval) Jan. 5, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Outlet structure is a 2.5-foot square concrete drop 

inlet connected to a 17-inch corrugated metal outlet pipe. Top of drop inlet is at 

gage height 11.29 ft. There is a 2-foot square slide gate which partly covers a 2-foot 

wide by 2-foot 8-inch high opening in right side of outlet structure; bottom of opening 

is at gage height 2.12 ft. There is an 8-inch diameter sluice gate at bottom of drop 

inlet at gage height -2.21 ft. Emergency spillway at gage height 15.49 ft. Reservoir 

capacity at top of drop inlet, 840 acre-ft. Capacity at emergency spillway level-1,470 

acre-ft.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the period November 1958 to September 1960.

Gage 

height 

(feet)

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

Outflow 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

2.0 

9.0

Contents 

(acrefeet)

85 

118 

160 

202 

262 

323

Surface 

area 

(acres)

32. 7 

37.7 

44.3 

51.3 

58.0 

65.0

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0 

11.0 

12.0

Outflow 

(cfs)

12 

14 

16 

17 

21 

22

Contents 

(acrefeet)

401 

480 

581 

683 

804 '926

Surface 

area 

(acres)

78.0 

91.9 

100 

110 

121 

133

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, November 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

W*\

(tt)

Oct. Nov.

0

0

105

35.7

-

Dec.

0

0

105

35.7

0.24

Jan.

0

0

138

40.5

2.16

Feb.

0

.2

2.2

5.3

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.0

4.1

4.3

5.3

9.8

10

10

9.7

7.9

5.1

1.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

113.1

4.04

153

43.0

3.60

Mar.

0

0

147

42.2

3.00

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.9

12

12

11

10

9.6

8.8

7.5

6.4

4.5

2.5

1.8

1.3

96.3

3.21

248

56.4

3.84

May

0.9

.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

4.6

5.2

4.0

3.0

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.7

9.0

12

12

11

10

9.6

9.0

104.5

3.37

317

64.3

3.46

June

9.0

11

11

10

9.9

9.3

8.6

9.7

13

13

12

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.6

9

8

6

4

2

1.5

1

.5

0

0

0

0

229.1

7.64

-

-

-

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

1.0

1.0

.9

.6

.7

5.1

0.16

241

55.6

-

Aug.

0.8

1.7

1.6

1.3

.9

.9

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

13.8

0.45

231

54.4

4.20

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.6

76

.5

.4

.4

.6

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

7.9

0.26

228

54.1

1.56

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month In reservoir No. 8. 

* Surface area, In acres, at end of month of reservoir No. 8. 

tt Precipitation, In Inches, during month at rain gage at reservoir.

Note. No gage-height record June 19 to July 23; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

In stage and weather records.
458 RED RIVER BASIN

3518.8. Bayou Dupont subwatershed No. 8 (Brushy Creek) near Marthaville, La. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

I?))

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.5

75

.4

.4

.4 

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.8

0.15 

229 

54.1 

2.76

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

j^

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

2.2

0.07 

227 

53.9 

1.92

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1.1

.2

5.4

9.6

e9.9

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.8

8.6

8 .4

8.1

142.7

4.60 

315 

64.1 

5.16

Jan.

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.6

13

14

T4

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13 

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

366.6

11.8 

414 

80.1 

3.00

Feb.

12

12

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

15

15 

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

17

T7

17

17

421

14.5 

638 

106 

6.00

Mar.

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

14

13

13 

13

13

12

12

11

10

9

8

6

4

2

.5

0.

357.5

11.5 

170 

46.0 

1.92

Apr.

0

0 

198 

50.6 

1.44

May

0

0 

200 

51.0 

2.16

June

0

0 

201 

51.2 

3.72

July

0

0 

182 

47.9 

1.92

Aug.

( )

0

0 

198 

50.6 

6.12

Sept.

( )

0

0 

210 

52.1 

4.68

Calendar year 1959: Max 17 Mln o Mean 1.97 Ac-ft 1,430

Water year 1959-60: Max 13 Mln o Mean 3.54 Ac-ft 2,570

* Observation of no flow made on this day.

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month In reservoir No. 8.

* Surface area, In acres, at end of month of reservoir No. 8. 

tt Precipitation, In Inches, during month at rain gage at reservoir.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 14-31, Feb. 13-28, Mar. 8-30; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range In stage and weather records.
RED RIVER BASIN 459

3519. Bayou Dupont near Robeline, La.

^^

from Bayou Adois and 1.9 miles north of Robeline. 

Drainage area.--35.1 sq mi.

Records available. February 1957 to September 1960.

Gage.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 123.51 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

~lJ. S. Soil Conservation Service). 

Extremes. 1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year , 710 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height,

7.37 ft); no flow for many days.

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 800 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 8.17 ft);

no flow for many days.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 2,800 cfs Jan. 21, 1958 (gage height, 9.42 ft); no flow

for many days in each year.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by two detention reservoirs (see p. 456, 457).

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1959, superseding those published in WSP 1631, are given herein.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 25

1.4

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

.2

.8

5.2

19

31

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

54

86

132

247

430

730

1.3

1.4

1.5

Feb. 25 to Sept. 26 

0

Sept. 27-30

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

1.0

5.4

19

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

1.4

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

0.2

.5

1.1

5.4

19

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

35" 68

23

22

22

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

*18

17

13

9.5

7.8

7.1

6.7

6.8

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.8

578

471.7

15.2

0.433

0.50

936

Nov.

5.6

5.6

5.5

4.7

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.3

4.6

9.3

17

IT

*5.7

3.3

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

1.8

134.2

4.47

0.127

0.14

266

Dec.

1.4

1.4

*1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.8

T78

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.6

42.9

1.38

0.039

0.04

85

Jan.

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

6.2

9.8

577

3.2

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

63.0

2.03

0.058

0.07

125

Feb.

2.1

10B

178

78

49

*27

18

15

15

14

12

16

21

34

212

84

34

28

29

27

25

23

23

18

14

11

9.0

8.1

1,124.2

40.2

1.15

1.20

2,230

Mar.

7.4

6.8

6.6

6.3

29

*62

24

14

14

14

11

8.9

7.1

6.8

6.7

6.3

5.5

5.1

4.9

975

343

165

49

30

22

32

48

24

17

14

14

1,013.9

32.7

0.932

1.07

2,010

Apr.

*16

19

14

10

8.5

7.6

7.1

6.7

876

9.6

9.7

62

40

17

9.7

7.9

22

533

475

172

68

41

29

22

19

16

14

12

10

8.7

1,695.1

56.5

1.61

1.80

3,360

May

7.6

7.4

7.0

6.7

4.1

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

7.8

410

78

19

11

8.0

6.7

5.6

*5.1

4.6

4.4

5.3

5.6

13

389

-55 474

29

18

15

14

1,636.9

52.8

1.50

1.73

3,250

June

21

137

37

19

19

26

17

44

325 *8"S"

35

39

52

25

18

15

13

12

9.4

4.1

3.2

2.7

2.3

3.2

5.4

4.4

2.9

1.9

1.4

1.1

978.0

32.6

0.929

1.04

1,940

July

5.3

13

11

1.5

.5

.4

.6

*.8

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

5.6

5.9

3.1

2.4

1.1

.5

55.1

1.78

0.051

0.06

109

Aug.

0.6

17

8.0

3.0

*2.2

1.9

1.7

1.2

.9

.4

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.3

.5

1.1

.5

.3

.2

40.5

1.31

0.037

0.04

80

Sept.

0.1

.1

*.l

.8

.8

.2

.2

.1

.3

.6

.2

.1

5~0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

576- 2.8

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.1

9.9

0.33

0.0094

0.01

20

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,370 Min 0 Mean 34.5 Cfsm 0.983 In. 13.34 Ae-ft 24,970

Water year 1958-59; Max 533 Min 0 Mean 19.9 Cfsm 0.567 In. 7.70 Ao-ft 14,410

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Mar. 21 (8 p.m.) 455 cfs (7.09 ft); Apr. 18 (6:30 p.m.) 710 cfs 

(7.97 ft); May 12 (1:50 p.m.) 558 efs (7.45 ft); Hay 26 (2:50 a.m.) 650 efs (7.74 ft)._______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
460 RED RIVER BASIN

3519. Bayou Dupont near Robeline, La. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

4.1

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

5.4

0.17

0.0048

0.006

11

Nov.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

.2

.2

1 . 0

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

3.5

0.12

0.0034

0.004

6.9

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.6

.8

*.8

71

140

28

20

14

11

9.2

7.9

7.6

7.5

6.9

7.0

9.7

11

8 . 2

7.3

371.2

12.0

0.342

0.39

736

Jan.

19

24

15

12

18

267

82

32

21

17

*14

13

12

11

11

10

44

80

26

17

14

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

18

20 

15

885

28.5

0.812

0.94

1,760

Feb.

*12

1129"

197

84

46

24

18

16

14

13

11

12

17

32

86

55

226

109

66

363

360

93

231

650

206

86

73

68

3,188

110

3.13

3.38

6,320

Mar.

62

128

TT5

72

61

54

 51

49

48

46

40

28

24

23

124

81

50

33

£6

21

18

16

15

13

12

11

17

24

15

12

2-L°.

1,298.8

41.9

1.19

1.37

2,580

Apr.

8.6

8.1

7.7

7.4

*7.0

6.8

6.4

6.2

8.8

11

9.2

6.9

6.0

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.1

3.6

4.4

9.0

7.3

5.8

4.7

4.0

3.5

3.3

2.8

2.5 375"

182.5

6.08

0.173

0.19

362

May

4.4

2.8

*1.9

1.6

1.7

25

24

5.8

3.3

2.3

1.6

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.7

.7

.8

.6

*.4

.3

.3

72" .2

.2

*

84.4

2.72

0.077

0.09

167

June

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

00"

0

.3

3.2

*7 0

374

.7

.3

17.1

0.57

0.016

0.02

34

July

0.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.00028

0.0003

0.8

Aug.

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

1.6

1.8

.1

0

1.4

5.5

.4

11.3

0.36

0.010

0.01

22

Sept.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

11

1.6

.3

.2

29.3

0.98

0.028

0.03

58

Calendar year 1959: Max 533 Mln 0 Mean 19.2 Cfsm 0.547 In. 7.42 Ac-ft 13,880

Water year 1959-60: Max 630 Mln 0 Mean 16.6 Cfsm 0.473 In. 6.43 Ac-ft 12,060

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Feb. 21 (11:30 p.m.) 580 cfs (7.59 ft); Feb. 25 (5:30 a.m.) 

800 cfs (8.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 461

3520. Saline Bayou near Lucky, La.

Location. Lat 32°15'00", long 92°58'35", in SW£SW£ sec.27, T.15 N., R.6 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 4, 0.7 mile downstream from Sixmile Creek and 1.0 mile east of Lucky.

Drainage area. 154 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 152.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 28, 1949, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 179 cfs (129,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 991 cfs Feb. 27 (gage height, 7.08 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs July 16, 17 (gage height, 1.98 ft).

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 12.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of records for Black Lake Bayou near 

Castor and Dugdemona River near Jonesboro: minimum, 2.4 cfs Aug. 14, 1954 (gage height, 

1.71 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

gating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

9.0

21

38

4.0 

5.0 

5.4

147

192

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

410

935

1,790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

27

20

18

So

28

42

32

23

20

19

19

18

24

92

95

60

29

24

22

21

21

22

23

22

20

19

18

19

20

*21

a30

888

28.6

0.186

0.21

1,760

Nov.

a40

a35

31

BT

650

510

261

136

84

62

60

59

60

87

103

98

84

74

a69

64

60

60

58

58

56

56

*60

58

56

53

3,204

107

0.695

0.77

6,360

Dec.

54

66

66

64

64

64

64

62

60

60

69

118

160

170

136

190

432

491

505

486

378

199

155

136

125

115

118

143

*164

170

151

5,235

169

1.10

1.26

10,380

Jan.

143

139

136

132

132

190

301

378

388

313

213

170

151

143

170

285

309

361

428

*419

a325

a220

al60

a!40

136

128

T36

147

210

353

455

7,311

236

1.53

1.77

14,500

Feb.

406

273

192

317

491

540

535

515

428

305

213

176

155

151

T5T

151

151

164

187

197

293

361

401

464

722

782

956 799"

*645

11,121

383

2.49

2.69

22,060

Mar.

510

515

650

782

822

690

545

401

313

257

227

199

176

170

261

383

450

464

374

253

192

164

151

143

139

136

132

132

125 *TzF

136

10,017

323

2.10

2.42

19,870

Apr.

125" 143

112

103

98

92

87

82

84

84

79

76

74

72

69

66

64

62

57

53

. 50

50

58

87

69

62

66

64

*69

90

2,347

78.2

0.508

0.57

4,660

May

87

66

a60

a5o

a5o

a65

alOO

al5o

al50

also

alOO

a9o

a 80

a70

a65

a60

a55

a 50

a45

a40

a40

a35

31

*28

26

30

40

30

23

22

21

1,889

60.9

0.395

0.46

3,750

June

19

18

17

16

16

14

14

16

15

14

14

17

25

50

42

25

23

24

20

16

*14

13

12

12

20

79

"98 100

69

41

873

29.1

0.189

0.21

1,730

July

20- 25

17

15

16

16

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

11

12

18

17

16

18

25

20

18

14

12

12

*11

11

11

452

14.6

0.095

0.11

897

Aug.

11

IT

13

16

14

12

11

11

12

15

40

53

29

22

25

21

26

39

25

*23

22

38

51

38

51

42

28

25

40

100

103

967

31.2

0.203

0.23

1,920

Sept.

55

2S

22

19

16

17

19

17

15

16

16

15

14

13

12_

12

12

13

12

12

16

26

36

26

21

22

25

24

20

17

589

19.6

0.127

0.14

1,170

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,450 Min is Mean 172 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.13 Ac-ft 124,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 955 Min 10 Mean 123 Cfsra 0.799 In. 10.84 Ac-ft 89,060

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

and records for nearby stations.

corded range in stage, weather records,
462 RED RIVER BASIN

3528. Grand Bayou near Coushatta, La.

Location. Lat 32°02'55", long 93"18"10", In SW$SW£ sec.4, T.12 N. , R.9 W. , near right bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 155, half a mile upstream from Carrol 

Creek and 3.3 miles north of Coushatta.

Drainage area. 93.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 136.26 ft above mean sea level.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 8.61 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 7,920 cfs Sept. 21, 1958 (gage height, 11.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; no flow at times 

in each year.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

tf

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

22

26.

7.3

3.5

2.4

*1.7

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

68.0

2.19

0.023

0.03

135

Nov.

0.1

!l

111

293

236

121

62

23

11

7.1

4.9

3.6

4.5

9.5

22

16

12

9.7

7.5

6.1

5.5

4.7

3.8

3.1

2.3 

1.8

1.3

1.1

.9

984.7

32.8

0.349

0.39

1,950

Dec.

*1.1

3^J

8.5

16

14

12

12

14

13

11

11

40

80

56

42

*217

*682

810 6"BT

458

226

80

56

52

50

43 

44

104

150

111

72

4,153.6

134

1.43

1.65

8,240

Jan.

64

88

92

*88

90

243

358

330

188

98

76

66

58

68

277

336

375

515 458"

304

127

80

62

50

43

40 

46

64

126

274

298

5,382

174

1.85

2.13

10,680

Feb.

246

139

103

349

491

479

375

221

100

78

66

50

42

54

70

*80

90

214

336

304

343

503

503

643

1,070

1,110 

870

709

425

10,063

347

3.70

3.99

19,960

Mar.

226

475

762

768

554

511

286

*121

96

88

80

68

56

53

230

343

336

221

106

74

56

44

38

34

32

48 

68

64

54

46

38

6,076

196

2.09

2.41

12,050

Apr.

SB- 31

23

18

15

13

11

10

10

12

12

9.6

7.6

6.4

5.6

4.8

4.5

*3.9

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.2

2.0

2TT

5.2 

5.6

4.3

3.0

3.6

264.8

8.83

0.094

0.10

525

May

12

~ff.5

5.8

4.8

3.9

4.3

6.0

8.9

5.2

4.8

3.4

2.0

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

*.3

.3

^2

.4 

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

78.6

2.54

0.027

0.03

156

June

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.3

.2

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.8

29 

156

206 142- 

60

597.9

19.9

0.212

0.24

1,190

July

22

IT

6.8

4.5

3.1

1.9

1.2

.7

.5

.4

*.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0 

0

0

0 

0

0

53.1

1.71

0.018

0.02

105

Aug.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.7

*7.8

3.8

2.0

.9

.5

.4

.4

.5

.3

.3

.2

.1 

1.2

8.5

10 

T.3

2.4

49.3

1.59

0.017

0.02

98

Sept.

¥.4

.2

.1

*0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

0

.2 

.1

0

0 

0

3.5

0.12

0.0013

0.001

6.9

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,180 Min o Mean 66.6 Cfsm 0.709 In. 9.63 Ao-ft 48,210

Water ai*ci- year jcai 1959-60: JL9O9 DU* Max CTOA 1,110 JL,JLJLU Min n-ul o u Mean rrccui 75.9 lo,y Cfsm i*if>iu 0.808 U.OUO In. ill. 11. J.JL.UJL ol Ao-ft AV~J.tr 55,100 3D,

eak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Dec. 18 (7 a.m.) 840 cfs (8.09 ft); Jan. 18 (4 p.m.) 533 cfs

(7.54 ft); Feb. 26 (2 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (8.61 ft); Mar. 4 (2 a.m.) 810 cfs (8.06 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 463

3530. Saline Bayou near Clarence, La.

Location. Lat 31°49'05", long 92°56'55" ) in SE£ sec.26, T.10 N., R.6 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 1.8 miles downstream from Bayou 

Bourbeaux, 4.0 miles downstream from Saline Lake conservation dam, 4.6 miles east of 

Clarence, and 6.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,386 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 72.75 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to Nov. 2, 1954, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 5.3 miles downstream from base gage. 

Datum of auxiliary gage is 72.97 ft above mean sea level. Prior to Nov. 3, 1954, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 1,409 cfs (1,020,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,600 cfs Mar. 3; maximum gage height, 23.47 ft 

Mar. 6 (backwater from Red River); maximum daily reverse flow, 250 cfs May 30 (backwater 

from Red River); minimum gage height not determined (occurred during period of no gageheight record in September).

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs May 19,

6,570 cfs May 11, 1958 (backwater from Red River); tua^s^* 6c.eo noj.^,*, - .^u ± * >j uj., 

1953; minimum discharge (unaffected by backwater) 2.7 cfs Dec. 10, 11, 1956, Sept. 18-21, 

25-29, 1959; minimum gage height, 1.62 ft Dec. 10, 11, 1956.

Flood in April 1945 reached a stage of 43.6 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Some regulation by Saline Lake-Black Lake (combined usable capacity, 

161,000 acre-ft).

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

1953; maximum daily reverse flow, 

maximum gage height, 40.46 ft May 21,

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ac-it

Oct.

26

19

9.1

5.7 

5.1

2.8

2.7

27T "|

I 1Q

|

J

>120

> 100

> 150

**120

60

*58

28

2,125.1

68.5

4,210

Nov.

25

17

15

IS 

50

57

51

62

121

182

276

296

506

386

376

*357

599

375

566 

562

562

355

348

548

510

272

510

265

242

212

7,090

256

14,060

Dec.

205

235

220

205 

212

228

212

205

198

191

198

242

228

228

242

460

775

1,360

5,040 

2,910

2,860

2,700

2,060

2,060

1,890

1,770

1,750

1,760

1,670

1,590

1,460

55,344

1,076

66,140

Jan.

1,450

1,440

1,420

1.550 

1,550

1,550

1,660

1,640

1,620

1,600

1,640

1,610

*1,610

1,550

1,540

1,440

1,590

1,840

1,990 

2,060

2,170

2,200

2,150

2,010

1,890

1,760

1,650

1,550

1,640

1,520 

1,460

51,950

1,676

103,000

Feb.

1,450

1,450

1,560

1,910 

2,290

2,450

2,460

2,450

2,410

2,550

2,430

2,300

2,270

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,500

2,300 

2,500

2,500

2,700

5,000

5,500

4,500

*5,000

5,240

5,290

5,270

80,640

2,781

159,900

Mar.

5,200

5,470

5,560

5,550 

5,490

5,400

5,530

5,180

5,060

4,850

4,660

4,010

3,530

3,180

3,310

3,330

5,240

5,010

2,900 

2,710

2,570

2,390

2,260

2,160

2,050

2,410

2,480

2,460

2,280

2,150 

*1,750

111,710

5,604

221,600

Apr.

1,590

1,490

1,420

1,500 

1,220

1,100

1,030

965

981

981

895

860

800

780

740

680

660

620

560 

500

460

440

420

400

*378

570

370

385

400

500

23,295

776

46,200

May

500

460

420

585 

378

540

657 609"

617

545

454

467

431

425

441

445

444

419

581 

585

378

332

*288

280

160

100

250

200

150

O

11,291

364

22,400

June

-100

2OO

ISO

150 

150

100

100

100

75

75

50

40

*35

30

25

20

15

10

15 

20

20

10

10

15

25

75

104

129

133

1

1,920

64.0

3,810

July

183

226

275

288 

26?

213

183

126

106

89

83

76

62

55

48

35

36

55

37 

59

56

50

50

15

12.

32

24

*15

-42

-150 

40

2,500

80.6

4,960

Aug.

50

70

60

30 

30

40

40

30

20

15

10

9

8

8

10

143

1,240

720

720 

700

700

720

355

4.8

3.1

3

-15

-25

-50

40 

30

5,718.9

184

11,340

Sept.

20

T5

10

10 

9

8

6

3.1

> 3

147.1

4.90

292

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,250 Min 2.7 Mean 1,148 Ac-ft 851,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,560 Mln Mean 906 Ac-ft 657,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 9-28, Feb. 14-25, May 25 to June 25. July 22-25, 

28, July 50 to Aug. 15, Aug. 27 to Sept. 7 (no gage height record Aug. 26, Sept. 9-30); discharge 

estimated on basis of stage, fall in reach, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
464 RED RIVER BASIN

3535. Nantaohie Creek near Montgomery, La.

Location. Lat 31 0 41'15", long 92°52'40", in SE^-NE^- sec.9, T.8 N., R.5 W., near center of 

span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 34, 1.4 miles downstream from Kadesh 

Branch and 1.5 miles northeast of Montgomery.

Drainage area.--47 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1960. Prior to October 1949, published as 

Nantaches Creek near Montgomery.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 107.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark). Prior to July 25, 1945, wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 53.7 cfs (38,880 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 425 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 7.86 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs May 17, 1953 (gage height, 14.63 ft); no 

flow for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1281: 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17, Nov. 15, 17, 

18, Nov. 29 to Dec. 1)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27

0.92 

.95

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

10

22

55

152

298

455

0.93 

.97

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.6

I 2.0

: 3.0

5 5.0

5 6.0

9.4

22

58

152

212

4.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.4

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

.1

7.3

10_

2.9

.9

.7

.5

.3

.2

,2

.2

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.2

.2

. 6

26.5

0.86

0.018

0.02

53

Nov.

0.6 

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

3.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

1.6

2.2

1T7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.7

20.9

0.70

0.015

0.02

41

Dec.

*0.8

T7S

3.0

2.4

2.6

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.7

4.0

3.4

2.6

2.3

12

26

*23

12

6.7

4.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.6

3.8

6.7

7.1

5.1

160.3

5.17

0.110

0.13

318

Jan.

10 

13

12

8.5

7.6

16

20

14

8.5

6.2

*5.1

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

3.8

8.7

15

13

8.5

5.8

4.5

4.0

4.0

5.7

4.0

5.1

6.2

17

17

14

273.7

8.83

0.188

0.22

543

Feb.

10 

8.5

20

63

59

38

24

18

15

14

12

11

15

20

31

55

50

82

82

49

129

186

158

140

595

*377

207

97

72

2,457.5

84.1

1.79

1.93

4,850

Mar.

67

191

278

212

110

74

61

53

49

44

40

35

30

30

99

122

82

46

55

29

26

25

20

19

IS

69

192

165

87

61

*47

2,410

77.7

1.65

1.91

4,780

Apr.

40 35"

33

29

26

22

18

16

27

37

33

22

17

14

12

11

9.9

8.7

7.5

6.6

*6.0

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.2

4.6

4.2

5.9

4TO

7.5

475.9

15.8

0.336

0.37

940

May

6.8 

5.3

4.2

3.7

3.4

164

TT?

50

16

8.0

4.6

3.2

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

*1.4

2.5

1.9

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

403.2

13.0

0.277

0.32

800

June

0.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.6

.3

.8

.3

*.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

4.6 r^

.8

.4

14.5

0.48

0.010

0.01

28

July

0.2 

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.01

0.00021

0.0002

0.6

Aug.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

1.5

1.8

2.1

1.1

1.8

1.5

1.5

*2.5

5.1

5.4

1.9

1.3

.6

.6

5.5

12

'

52.0

1.68

0.036

0.04

105

Sept.

^L 2.1

1.0

.5

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

(3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

.5

.3

.2

11.8

0.39

0.0084

0.009

23

Calendar year 1959: Max 505 Mln 0 Mean 16.2 Cfsm 0.345 In. 4.70 Ac-ft 11,770

Water year 1959-60: Max 395 Mln 0 Mean 17.2 Cfsm 0.366 In. 4.98 Ac-ft 12,460

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 465

3538. Youngs Bayou at Natchitoches, La.

Location. Lat 31°45'00", long 93°06'40", T.9 N. , R.7 W., near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 6 at city limits of Natchitoches, 3 miles downstream from Gumroot Branch.

Drainage area. 40.1 sq mi.

Records available. December 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 92.70 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 440 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 9.17 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 1,890 cfs Sept. 22, 1958 (gage height, 14.89 ft); no 

flow at times in 1958-60.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 1-6, Aug. 9-H9, 31, 

Sept. 1-12, 20-2H, 26-28, 30)

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

Oct. 1 to May 7

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

May 8 to Sept. 30

0

.7 

1.3 

4.0 

7.2

184

320

560

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.2 

1.9

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

3.0 

7.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*0 

TS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

5.2

1.1

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

10.4

0.34

0.0085

0.01

21

Nov.

0.1

.1

0

.1

.1

0

.1.1 *.l

0

.1

.1.1

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

-JL

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.7

11.4

0.38

0.0095

0.01

23

Dec.

0.6

'.a

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.7

.8

.9

.8

.9

*1.4

56

124

151

97

36

18

12

11

9.6

7.9

7.2

10

16

13

13 

12

606.6

19.6

0.489

0.56

1,200

Jan.

25 

37

37

24

34

145

184

142

73

28

*20

16

14

13

11

10

25

67

60

29

20

15

12

11

9.8

9.4

9.8

9.2

24

50

33

1,197.2

38.6

0.963

1.11

2,370

Feb.

22 

*16

42

172

196

160

94

35

22

19

15

14

16

19

28

74

100

139

142

118

190

268

233

235

410

390

296

226

166

3,857

133

3.32

3.58

7,650

Mar.

102

115

166

136

80

41

*31

26

24

22

21

19

16

19

87

145

100

46

28

22

19

17

16

15

14

47

87

118

82

40

26

1,727

55.7

1.39

1.60

3,430

Apr.

21 

18

16

15

*14

12

10

8.6

14

29

32

20

14

11

9.4

8.3

7.0

5.8

4.8

3.8

3.4

e5.5

e5

e4

e3.5

e3

e3

e3.5

e4

e4.5

313.1

10.4

0.259

0.29

621

May

4.0 

3.4

*2.5

1.9

2.1

20

77

47

17

8.8

6.1

4.6

3.8

3.1

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.5

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

*.l

215.9

6.96

0.174

0.20

428

June

0 

TS

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.7

.3

.1

.1

0

1.6

0.05

0.0012

0.001

3.2

July

TT~ 0.1 

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0.9

0.03

0.00075

0.0009

1.8

Aug.

*oa

.1.1.1

.1.1.1

.6

.7

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.5

.3

.5

1.6

1.3

4.5

2.7

26

60

17

118.6

3.83

0.096

0.11

235

Sept.

^5 

2.8

2.7

1.1

.7

.5

.2

*1*

.1

3.7

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

1.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.1

.6

.1

.1

.1

22.8

0.76

0.019

0.02

45

Calendar year 1959: Max 340 Mln 0 Mean 17.0 Cfsm 0.424 In. 5.75 Ac-ft 12,290

Water year 1959-60: Max 410 Mln 0 Mean 22.1 Cfsm 0.551 In. 7.49 Ac-ft 16,030

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Feb. 22 (12 m.) 275 cfa (7.35 ft); Feb. 25 (7:30 p.m.) 440 cfs 

(9.17 ft). _____________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for Bayou Dupont 

near Robeline.
466 RED RIVER BASIN

3540. Little Sandy Creek at Kisatchie, La.

Location. Lat 31°24'30", long 93°10'15" > in SE^ sec.15, T.5 N., R.8 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 117, 0.5 mile south of Kisatchie and 2 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 21.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 204.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 27.2 cfs (19,690 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 629 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 5.27 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.0 cfs Oct. 11, 12, 26-29.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 5,880 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 15.36 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 19, 21-22, 27, 1956.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 23 to Jan. 25)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0.7 

1.2 

2.0 

5.5 

9.1

2.0 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

142

321

849

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*1.4

1.4

1.3

1.5

4.1

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

T^

6.9

~5.9 21

4.1

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.5

76.3

2.46

0.115

0.13

151

Nov.

2.0

1.6

1.5 TTs

1.5

*1.5

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.5

5.0

7.0

5.0

3.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.4

2.7

78.6

2.62

0.122

0.14

156

Dec.

2.7

3.4

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.4

3.0

3.4

3.0

*2.7

4.4

5.2

4.8

5.2

4.8

138

84

24

18

15

12

11

13

12

11

9.1

27

25

12

58

79

602.5

19.4

0.907

1.05

1,200

Jan.

68

36

28

18

69

*54

14

13

13

12

12

11

8.4

8.7

8.4

8.7

74

23

16

11

11

12

13

13

14

9.6

12

11

9.6

8.7

8.0

628.1

20.3

0.949

1.09

1,250

Feb.

*7.7

8.7

126

86

19

13

9.1

8.7

8.7

7.7

7.3

777

22

26

109

57

52

105

19

19

240

58

29

264

T5T

33

16

12

11

1,508.6

52.0

2.43

2.62

2,990

Mar.

39

166

38

19

16

19

*20

19

19

15

12

7.3

5.9

37

220

90

72

44

23

22

20

19

19

18

17

18

122

43

19

19

16

1,241.2

40.0

1.87

2.16

2,460

Apr.

18

15

13

13

*13

11

11

10

84

69

39

12

8.0

7.7

7.3

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.5

4.1

3.8

3.4

zTa

3.4

3.4

16

417.3

13.9

0.650

0.72

828

May

12

*3.8

6.2

6.9

6.6

41

If

9.1

8.4

7.7

6.9

6.9

5.9

4.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7 

*! 6

187.7

6.05

0.283

0.33

372

June

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

2.7

2.4

2.0

5.2

4.1

3.4

3.0

2.4

16

7.7

2.4

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

U.

1.3

100

262

102

18

9.6

8.4

570.4

19.0

0.888

0.99

1,130

July

4.8

4.4

3.4

2.0

1.9

2.4

*4.1

3.8

2.4

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

677

8.0

5.9

48

32

19

13

8.0

6.6

5.5

4.1

4.1

3.4

3.8

2.7

2.7

2.4 

3.4

215.2

6.94

0.324

0.37

427

Aug.

*2.0

2.4

2.4

4.1

2.7

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2 471

3.8

2.7

3.0

2.4

1.8

3.4

5.2

8.7

7.3

5.5

4.8

li

13

9.6

6.9

4.8

4.8

3.0

134.8

4.35

0.203

0.23

267

Sept.

1.8

1.5

1.6

2.0

1.8

*1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

71

~22 155

14

9.6

7.7

316.6

10.6

0.495

0.55

628

Calendar year 1959: Max 593 Mln 1.0 Mean 16.5 Cfsm 0.771 In. 10.45 Ac-ft 11,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 264 Mln 1.0 Mean 16.3 Cfsm 0.762 In. 10.38 Ac-ft 11,860

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 2-4, Oct. 18 to Nov. 24; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for Horsepen Creek near Provencal.
RED RIVER BASIN 46V

3545. Horsepen Creek near Provencal, La.

Location. Lat 31°36'05", long 93°12'05", in SW£ sec.9, T.V N., R.8 W., at bridge on 

State Highway 117, 3j miles south of Provencal, and 3f miles upstream from Sulphur 

Branch.

Drainage area.--5.27 sq mi.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 149.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark).

Average discharge. 11 years, 4.68 cfs (3,390 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1950-60 are contained in 

the following table:

Water

year

1950 

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

Date

May 1, 1950 

Jan. 2, 1951 

Apr. 23, 1952 

May 18, 1953 

Apr. 30, 1954 

Aug. 3, 1955

Feb. 3, 1956 

June 2V, 1957 

Apr. 2V, 1958 

Apr. 18, 1959 

Feb. 24, 1960

Maximum

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,730 

390 

205 

1,910 

166 

352

116 

450 

862 

192 

223

Gage height 

(feet)

11.69 

9.22 

8.16 

11.88 

7.69 

8.99

6.92 

8.50 

9.54 

7.32 

7.60

Minimum

Date

Oct. 1, 1949 

At times. 

Sept. 8-11, 13, 16, 1952 

Oct. 3-7, 13-21, 1952 

At times. 

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

Sept. 16-30, 1956 

Oct. 1-2, 1956 

June 12, 1958 

At times. 

July 8-13, 1960

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.4 

.2 

.1 

.1 

0 

.2

0 

0 

.2 

.2

.1

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 1,910 cfs May 18, 1953 

flow at times in 1954 and 1956.

gage height, 11.88 ft); no

Remarks. Records good except those above 350 cfs for period September 1949 to January 

1957 and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1949

Sept. 0.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

1.3

1.5

.5

.4

Sept. 23.

24.

25.

0.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4
RED RIVER BASIN

3545. Horsepen Creek near Provencal, La. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.5

1.5

~6.7 17

1.5

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

3.6

1.8

2.0

5.2

2.3

1.4

* .2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.4

.7

.5

.1

.0

.0

.2

73. E

2.38

0.452

0.52

146

Nov.

1.1

.9

.9

.8

J_

.7

.7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

al.5

al.O

a. 9

a. 9

a. 8

a. 8

a.B

a.B

*.9

.9

1.0

.9

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.8

30.1

1.00

0.190

0.21

60

Dec.

1.8

T78

1.8

3.4

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

36

41

9.0

*21

43

19

7.8

52

35

12

8.6

8.8

12

7.3

6.1

6.0

6.1

41

15

7.8

6.1

5.2

425.0

13.7

2.60

3.00

843

Jan.

94

28

13

13

17S

29

15

11

9.6

52

70

34

37

33

19

27

*44

18

13

9.2

7.9

7.3

6.8

6.1

5.5

6.6

6.1

5.2

5.4

4.9

4.6

811.2

26.2

4.97

5.73

1,610

Feb.

6.8

42

23

12

8.4

6.8

6.2

48 5.5

62

22

79

140

38

16

12

9.6

8.2

7.2

6.4

29

50

13

9.0

7.9

6.7

5.6

34

-

714.3

25.5

4.84

5.04

1,420

Mar.

89

15

57

38

18

13

9.7

*7.8

6.6

6.2

6.1

6.0

47

14

72

24

12

8.8

8.5

7.2

6.2

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.8

18

7.0

4.8

3 3~8~ .8

534.4

17.2

3.26

3.76

1,060

Apr.

4.4

4.3

3.7

3.6

3.1

*2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.0

9.0

6.4

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.8

5.6

4.8

2.0

1.7

378

65

13

166.4

5.55

1.05

1.17

330

May

635

*208~

26

16

12

9.8

7.8

6.6

5.6

4.6

4.0

3.7

51

14

12

5.3

4.0

3.6

3.2

20

6.6

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.6

1~2.5

12

16

1,211.4

39.1

7.42

8.55

2,400

June

132

85

"30 362

17

14

11

9.4

10

9.4

7.2

6.8

5.3

*4.4

3.8

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.5

42

14

8.2

4.4

3.1

2.6

2.5

2.3

570

6.8

2.9

815.8

27.2

5.16

5.76

1,620

July

2.5

2.5

10

4.4

9.7

10

8.4

3.1

2.4

2.2

*3.5

2.1

1.8

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.5

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

L^

1.4

1.9

1.7

2.1

1.9

1.5

94.5

3.05

0.579

0.67

187

Aug.

.4

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.7

.2

.1

.0

.9

.9

.9

*78" .8

1.0

1.2

1.1

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

7.4

2.0

42.1

1.36

0.258

0.30

84

Sept.

1.7

1.5

9.5

279

1.8

*1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

i:4

4.1

1.6

1.4

1.3

55.2

1.84

0.349

0.39

109

Calendar year 1949 : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1949-50: 1949-50: Max 63555____Hln Min0.4 Mean 13.6 Cfsm ur2.58 zsaIn. .in.35.10lu Ac-ft HCH.9,870 atwu 

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Jan. 1 (3:30 p.m.) 272 cfs (8.65 ft); Jan. 5 (9:30 a.m.) 450 cfs 

(9.42 ft); Feb. 12 (11 p.m.) 265 cfs (8.58 ft); Feb. 28 (10:30 p.m.) 320 cfs (8.91 ft); May 1 

(3 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (11.69 ft); May 30 (9 a.m.) 235 cfs (8.38 ft); June 1 (2:30 p.m.) 480 cfs 

(9.48 ft); June 5 (4:50 a.m.) 750 cfs (10.21 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. a No gage-height record; discharge e 

basis of recorded range in stage and records for Little Sandy Creek at Kisatchie .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

stimated on

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

:fsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

78

7.3

9.6 270"

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

*1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

49.0

1.58

0.300

0.35

97

Nov.

.8

670 279"

1.4

.1

.1

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.1

.6

.2

.6

.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

.9

2.8

3.4

3.6

3.7

3.7

4.1

67.1

2.24

0.425

0.47

133

Dec.

6.0

14

T.2

2.2

*3.2

.0

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

78" .8

.8

.8

60.8

1.96

0.372

0.43

121

Jan.

~6? 154

12

7.8

7.2

10

5.6

4.6

*5.1

4.9

17

11

21

10

6.2

4.9

6.0

4.7

3.7

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.4

572" 2.2

2.2

2.4

3.2

3 2

390.9

12.6

2.39

2.76

775

Feb.

4.2

3.7

6.2

15

33

15

*7.0

5.8

5.5

4.0

3.6

3.1

10 2.7

9.7

5.1

6.9

12

8.6

6.2

4.1

3.5

3.2

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.8

194.4

6.94

1.32

1.38

386

Mar.

2.7

2.7

3.4

4.1

3.1

2.7

*2.5

2.3

2.3

2.8

5.5

3.4

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.4

5.6

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

27T

2.3

99

60

26

13

9.4

280.7

9.05

1.72

1.98

557

Apr.

8.6

5.6

4.6

3.7

4.4

8.8

4.6

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.2

2.4

2.3

2.2

4.4

2.9

2.4

*2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.1

2.2

1.8

2.0

2.3

1.9

1.8

1,^7

102.2

3.41

0.647

0.72

203

May

86IB"

4.2

1.9

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

7F

*.5

131.4

4.24

0.805

0.93

261

June

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

9.0

1.2

.6

.7

.7

5.6

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

31.5

1.05

0.199

0.22

62

July

276"

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

75" .3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

20.1

0.65

0.123

0.14

40

Aug.

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

8.5

0.27

0.051

0.06

17

Sept.

0.2 

.4

.4

.3

.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

7.6

1.4

.6

.5

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.5

.8

.6

.5

3.9

1:6

.5

.5

.4

.4

26.2

0.87

0.165

0.18

52

Calendar year 1950: Max 635 Min 0.8 Mean 12.7 Cfsm 2.41 In. 32.62 Ac-ft 9,170

Water year 1950-51: Max 154 Min 0.2 Mean 3.73 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.62 Ac-ft 2,700

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). --Jan. 2 (3:30 p.m.) 390 cfs (9.22 ft); Mar. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 365 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
Discharge

RED RIVER BASIN 

3545. Horsepen Creek near Povencal-, La. Contined

In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 ' 7

8

g

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5 

.5

.5

12.0

0.39

0.074

0.09

24

Nov.

*1.1

.6

.5

.5

.5

1.0

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.2

~7F 1.4

.6

20.8

0.69

0.131

0.15

41

Dec.

0_^§.

.6

3.8

4.2

1.6

.9

.6

18

10

2.3

1.8

*1.6

1.5

2.0

4.7

1.6

1.4

2.1

1.7

7.0

5.2

1.9

1.5

1.5

3.2

"6.6 45

3.8

2.8

2.4 

2.0

143.9

4.64

0.880

1.01

285

Jan.

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

43

3T

7.0

2.8

131.8

4.25

0.806

0.93

261

Feb.

35

25

7.9

4.9

3.2

2.5

2.3

2.0

?77J

2.0

2.0

27*9.7

5.4

4.2

4.3

3.6

3.1

3.1

14

6.4

5.0

6.1

4.6

4.2

12

6.2

4.3

3.6

215.6

7.43

1.41

1.52

428

Mar.

3.0

2.8

7.5

5.8

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.6

32

12

6.6

4.8

*3.8

3.2

3.0

2.8

-§".1 45

5.0

3.8

11

4.9

3.4

2.6

2.3

2.0

270

2.0 

2.0

2.0

198.5

6.40

1.21

1.40

394

Apr.

1.8

1.7

1.6

10

3.2

2.0

1.8

1.6 *1.6

12

6.7

54

17

6.7

3.8

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.7

3.2

1.8

81

TT

5.8

3.4

2.2

1.7

1.4 

1.3

247.9

8.26

1.57

1.75

492

May

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

*'.&

76"

.6

.6

.8

3.3

1.3

.8

.7

.7

~2.6 12

1.2

.8

3.3

7.3 

1.6

1.0

51.2

1.65

0.313

0.36

102

June

~0.7 

.6

.6

.6

.5

,5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

j3_

* .4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.5

13.5

0.45

0.085

0.09

27

July

0.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.7

4.2

T7T

1.0

.9

1.3

.8

*.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5 

.6

. 6

22.6

0.73

0.139

0.16

45

Aug.

0.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

_£

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

10.8

0.35

.066

0.08

21

Sept.

0^2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

-.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

5.4

0.18

0.034

0.04

11

Calendar year 1951: Max 154 Min 0.2 Mean 3.73 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.62 Ac-ft 2,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 81 Min o.l Mean 2.93 Cfsm 0.556 In. 7.58 Ac-ft 2,130

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Apr. 25 (6 a.m.) 205 cfs (8.16 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

71

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

4.8

0.15

0.028

0.03

9.5

Nov.

0,2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.7

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

1.0

1.2

.4

.2 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

.4

.3

.9

i_,5_

12.8

0.43

0.082

0.09

25

Dec.

0.6

.6

.6

3.3

1.1

.6

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

*.6

.6

2.9

2.6

.8 

1.2

1.2

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

5.9

3.4

35.6

1.15

0.218

0.25

71

Jan.

1.2

1.4

1.2

79" .9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0 

2.0

~2.8 18

1.6

1.5

1.5 *1.5

1.5

1.4

2.1

55.0

1.77

0.336

0.39

109

Feb.

4.4

2.0

1.6

T7B- 1.5

4.2

3.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

4.5

6.0

2.3

3.9

11

4.3

2.2

1.8

4.2

34

18 

6.1

4.0

52

13

7.2

5.0

4.0

-

206.4

7.37

1.40

1.46

409

Mar.

3.7

4.8

4.0

3.2 *2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

158 2.2

80

20

14

74

22

11

9.0

7.4

5.2

4.6

3.8 

12

10

5.0

3.2

2.8

25

7.9

4.9

3.4

3.4

514.1

16.6

3.15

3.63

1,020

Apr.

5.2

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

*1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.3

2.1

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

T71

1.1

2.2

3.0

1.3

1.1

184

*S41 -35-

806.5

26.9

5.10

5.69

1,600

May

16

12

9.6

167

31

14

9.7

8.2

7.6

6.8

6.4

96

228

41

51

27

339

~50 529

23

17 

14

12

10

9.4

8.4

8.0

7.2

6.2

5.6

1,775.3

57.3

10.9

12.57

3,520

June

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

Itf

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

26

T.4

104.0

3.47

0.658

0.73

206

July

3.7

2.1

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

*.7

.7

1.1

.8

1.5

2.9

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.0

5.9

4.2

2.2 

3.3

2.9

1.2

1.3

1.5

2.1

1.2

1.0

.7

.7

52.7

1.70

0.323

0.37

105

Aug.

0.

*.

'.4:

.4

.4 

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.7

1.2

.5

16.6

0.54

0.103

0.12

33

Sept.

0.4

tf

.4

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.5

.7

1:0

.8

.3

is

12.5

0.42

0.080

0.09

25

Calendar year 1952 : Max 81 Min o.l Mean 2.60 Cfsm 0.493 In. 6.70 Ac-ft 1,890

Water year 1952-53 : Max 541 Min o.l Mean 9. 85 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.42 Ac-ft 7,130

:, 200 cfs). Mar. 10 (9:30 p.m.) 365 cfs (9.00 ft)j Apr. 29 (1 a.m.) 1,070 cfs 

(6 a.m.) 405 cfs (9.26 ft)} May 12 (12 m.) 215 cfs (8.27 ft)j May 13 (12:30 a.m.) 

_____________; May 17 (10:50 a.m.) 1,200 efs (11.00 ft); May 18 (5 a.m.) 1,910 efs (11.88 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Peak discharge (bas 

(10.80 ft); May 4 

670 cfs (10.04 ft)
470 RED RIVER BASIN

3545. Horsepen Creek near Provencal, La. Continued 

arge. In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25 

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.3

T

.4

.4

.5

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5 

.7

4.4 *T75-

.6

.5

.5

.6

17.8

0.57

0.108

0.12

35

Nov.

0.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.5

.9

.7

1.8

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

4T?

.7

2.2

4

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

41.6

1.39

0.264

0.29

83

Dec.

0.9

*T9

~5".0 46

1.8

2.1

1.6

9.1

33

4.4

6.8

5.8

4.6

4.2

2.1

1.6

*1.5

1.4

1.4

5.1

4.0

2.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

20

8.9

4.0

2 3

188.0

6.06

1.15

1.33

373

Jan.

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1*2.

1.2

1.3

35_

11

5.0

*3.4

2.9

3.8

7.0

3.5

2.6

2.3

2.3

4.0

9.4

3.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

3.4

7.4

135.5

4.37

0.829

0.96

269

Feb.

3.7

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

 1.6

1.6

1.4

2.1

7.9

2.4

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

-

56.3

2.01

0.381

0.40

112

Calendar year 1953: Max 541 Mln 0.3

Mar.

0.9

3.1

6.8

2.1

1.7

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.3

8.3

4.4

2.1

1.5

1.3

57.6

1.86

0.353

0.41

114

Apr.

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.9

1.0

2.6

1.2

.8

.7

7.9

"6.6 50

2.7

1.6

1.2

1.0

*.9

.7 

.7

.7 

.6

~5.5

.5

32

123.3

4.11

0.780

0.87

245

May

47

59

S3T

7.8

4.0

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.3

2.1

31

11

4.0

2.2

1.5

1.2

1.1

*1.0

.9

.7

.5

.5 

.4

.9

8.5

1.4

.8

.5

.4

226.7

7.31

1.39

1.60

450

June

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

..3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

UP.

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3 

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.2

.2

9.6

0.32

0.061

0.07

19

July

0.1

.1

.1

i

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.3

.1

.1 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

.1.1

0

4.2

0.14

0.027

0.03

8.3

Aug.

0.1

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1 *.l

.4

.9TB~

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

0.07

0.013

0.02

4.4

Sept.

5"0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.4

.2

.5

.2

.2

*.2 

.1

.2

.3

;3

.3

.5

.5

.7

5.9

0.20

0.038

0.04

12

Mean 10.4 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.79 Ac-ft 7,520

Water year 1953-54: Max 59 Mln 0 Mean 2.38 Cfsm 0.452 In. 6.14 Ac-ft 1,720

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). No peak above base.___________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.4

.3

.5

.5

1.0

1.5 TTT

.4

.2

t 2

\Z

*.3

.5

.5

.5

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

13.4

0.43

0.082

0.09

27

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

7s

.5

.3

.4

.4

.4

5.5

1.7

*.6

.5

.6

.6

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

23.0

0.77

0.146

0.16

46

Dec.

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

TTT

.9

.6

*.4

.3

.5

4.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.0

2.8

1.5

.8

32.4

1.05

0.199

0.25

64

Jan.

0.6

.6

.4

75"

.5

.5

.5

5.4

8.6

3.2

*1.4

1.0

.8

2.7

5.2

5.2

14-5\2

2.0

1.6

2.3

1.1

.8

.8

.6

.8

1.1

.8

.6

.6

66.9

2.16

0.410

0.47

155

Feb.

 

0 6J6~

'.6

19

62.

52

10

4.5

*2.9

2.5

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.5

2.0

24

15

4.6

2.8

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.5

-

219.5

7.84

1.49

1.55

435

Mar.

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

^g *78~

'.8

.9

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

5_.9_

1.7

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

31.6

1.02

0.194

0.22

63

Apr.

2.0

*2.4

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

8.5

IP16

47

22

7.6

4.5

5.0

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

214.4

7.15

1.36

1.52

425

May

*0.4

.4

.4

.4

.JL

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

1.1

2.5

.6

.5

5.2

1.1

.6

.4

*.5

.4

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

17.6

0.57

0.108

0.12

35

June

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.0

0.20

0.038

0.04

12

July

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.3

47?

.2

.3

.2

.2

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.3

.3

.5

.4

.8

1.0

JIT

.4

*.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

12.5

0.40

0.076

0.09

25

Aug.

04

47?

136

TT

2.2

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.6

.6

.8

1.0

.8

*.8

174.1

5.62

1.07

1.25

545

Sept.

li

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3-i

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

;4

.3

.3

.3

.3

10.4

0.35

0.066

0.07

21

Calendar year 1954: Max 59 Mln o Mean 1.89 Cfsm 0.559 In. 4.88 Ac-ft 1,570

Water year 1954-55 : Max 155 Mln 0.2 Mean 2.25 Cfsm 0.427 In. 5.79 Ac-ft 1,650

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Aug. 3 (11:50 a.m.) 352 cfs (8.99 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN

3545. Horsepen Creek-near Provencal, La. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

471

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

^

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.4

.6

.3

if

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

7.5

0.24 

0.046

0.05

15

Nov.

0.3 

'.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.4

.6

.5

.5

.4

*.4

11.7

0.39 

0.074

0.08

23

Dec.

1.8 

1.2 

.6

2.5 0^0"

.5

.5

1*

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

18.1

0.58 

0.110

0.13

36

Jan.

0.4 

'.4,

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

2.1

.8

.6

3-1

2.0

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

27.9

0.90 

0.171

0.20

55

Feb.

1.3 

19 

36

3T

5.2

2.5

1.8

28

15

5.8

3.8

2.2

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.5

4.0

2.1

1.5 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

_ -sS.

180.0

6.21

1.18

1.27

357

Mar.

i!o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

18

6.2

9.5

4.8

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.5 

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1 .1

1.1

1.0

1.0

73.6

2.37 

0.450

0.52

146

Apr.

1.0 

1.0 

1.2

2.0

1.9

2.9

1.8

1.3

211&-

2.7

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.7

-S§.

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

61.9

2.06 

0.391

0.44

123

May

l!2

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

if 

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.6

16.4

0.53 

0.101

0.12

33

June

0.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

if

.2

.2

.2

.2

T5" .6

.4

11.0

0.37 

0.070

0.08

22

July

0.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

if

.2

.2

.1 *TT

I

/ >:l

J

\ .2

_J"|

\ j

|

J

5.1

0.16 

0.030

0.03

10

Aug.

} 0.2

I*

\>\ (*)

J~1

\ .!

|

J

~]

/ .2 f

 J

4.8

0.15 

0.028

0.03

9.5

Sept.

1 0.1

(*)

> 0

1.5

0.05 

0.0095

0.01

3.0

Calendar year 1955: Max 136 Mln 0.2 Mean 2.17 Cfsm 0.412 In. 5.57 Ac-ft 1,570 

Water year 1955-56: Max 36 Mln 0 Mean 1.15 Cfsm 0.218 In. 2.96 Ac-ft 832

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). No peak above base.

ay. ""''f- "" &»§<=- 

on basis of weather records ana

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

height record Nov. 14-29, July 19 to Sept. 30j discharge estimated on 

records for Little Sandy Creek at Klsatehle.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

00"

"^

> .8

J

1"

-

"^

> .8

J

t .6

J

A 8

\

J X

18.3

0.59

0.112

0.13

36

Nov.

(*)

1.5

3

1.5

-.

_} X

1'

51.5

1.72

0.326

0.36

102

Dec.

(*)

0.

.2

1 2

_[ -^

> 1.5

J

 1

> 5

~1

> 3

=(

) 7

J

-1

> 3

__[

> 1.5

J

71.7

2.31

0.438

0.50

142

Jan.

->

> 1.5

J

"\ (*)

I 2

J

 i

I ..

f

J

if

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.2

2.0 

1.7

4.3

10

6.4

4.2

1.9

1.4

8 .3

5.7

69.6

2.25

0.427

0.49

138

Feb.

11

6.5

2.3

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

if

.6

.6

.6

.9

.9

38

IT

3.6

1.9

1.4 

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

*1.0

1.0

-

97.4

3.48

0.660

0.69

193

Mar.

0.9

1.7

8.0

2.7

1.8

1.4

1.3

l.Z

1.0

1.0

1.0 

27

5.7

2.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

3.0

1.9

1.4

32

~6.4 

12

11

3.4

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.9

142.5

4.60

0.873

1.01

283

Apr.

6.6

2.3

42

32

*14

6.4

4.4

3.6

2.9

2.7

29 

6.2

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

^£

l!2

15

3.0

9.5

41

41

58

337.4

11.2

2.13

2.38

£69

May

39

3T

9.2

7.4

3.4

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2 

1.1

1.0

1.4

1.6

*1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.9

.9

.6

.6

IF

117.4

3.79

0.719

0.83

233

June

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

,1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.4 

14

28

1.8

1.2

115

*49

7.6

4 ,8

230.7

7.69

1.46

1.63

458

July

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1 .2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.7

Iff

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

53.7

1.73

0.328

0.38

107

Aug.

lu>3-

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

*1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8 

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

28.5

0.92

0.175

0.20

57

Sept.

0.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2 

.7

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4. e.8

.6

:6

.7

.6

.5

.4

18.0

0.60

0.114

0.13

36

Calendar year 1956: Max 36 Mln 0 Mean 1.43 Cfsm 0.271 In. 3.69 Ac-ft 1,040

Water year 1956-57: Max 115 Mln 0 Mean 3.39 Cfsm 0.643 In. 8.73 Ac-ft 2,450

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs).--June 27 (6 p.m.) 450 efs (8.50 ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Jan. 10} 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Little Sandy Creek at Klsatehle.
RED RIVER BASIN

3545. Horsepen Creek near Provencal, La. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2.6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

73

.3

*.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.5

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

3.7

4.3 r72

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

19.6

0.63

0.120

0.14

39

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

3.5

14

70

*70

4.1

2.3

1.9 

2.0

*44

19

8.3

58

15

109

14

6.9

38

212 "37

31

8.8

4.1

2.8

6.9

3.3

2.1

789.2

26.3

4.99

5.57

1,570

Dec.

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.6

12

2.3

1.7

1.5

1.3 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.6

1.0

.9

.8

.8

1.3

2.1

20

23

T.3

5.2

4.3

106.7

3.44

0.653

0.75

212

Jan.

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4 

5.3

22

8.2

24

*7.3

5.5

4.3

4.0

*66.

31

10

7.1

8.0

5.9

5.0

4.1

7.0

11

6.1

5.2

277.5

8.95

1.70

1.96

550

Feb.

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.8

3.3

13

5.0

3.5

3.3

14 

7.5

*5.7

26

19

7.8

5.7

4.6

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.8

5.0

4.0

12

15

5.2

-

240.1

8.58

1.63

1.70

476

Mar.

3.7

3.2

2.9

*2.6

25

27

29

12

8.0

5.3

4.3 

5.0

7.3

4.3

3.5

3.2

7.6

7.5

4.1

3.3

2.8

2.6

62

25

8.8

7.5

5.7

4.3

16

12

5.9

321.4

10.4

1.97

2.27

637

Apr.

4.5

3.8

3.5

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.4

*2.8

2.1 

2.0

1.9

5.8

4.5

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.6

223

47

28

31

394.1

13.1

2.49

2.78

782

May

U.

9.5

13

12

6.8

4.8

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.3 

1.2

1.1

*1.0

.9

.8

.7

.9

1.3

1.5

1.0

.8

.8

1.6

1.6

1.1

1.0

.9

.5

.4

.4

89.5

2.89

0.548

0.63

178

June

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3 

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

22 "4.2

1.5

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

41.3

1.38

0.262

0.29

82

July

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.8

*.7

.6

.6

fcfr

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

7T

.3

.3

.3

25.3

0.82

0.156

0.18

50

Aug.

0.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.4

.4 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.8

1.3

*92"4.5

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

109.0

3.52

0.668

0.77

216

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

*.3

.3

.3

.4

.8

.8

.6

.5 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

148

112

14

5.8

2.8

2.0

1".3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

298.5

9.95

1.89

2.11

592

Calendar year 1957: Max 212 Mln o 1 Mean 5.51 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.20 Ac-ft 4,000 

Water year 1957-53: Max 223 Mln o.2 Mean 7.43 cfsm 1.41 In - 19.15 Ac-ft 5,380

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Nov. 7 (9:30 p.m.) 63O cfs (9.00 ft); Nov. 18 (9:30 a.m.) 450 cfs 

(8.52 ft); Nov. 22 (2 p.m.) 502 cfs (8.65 ft); Apr. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 862 cfs (9.54 ft); Aug. 24 

(7 a.m.) 455 efs (8.45 ft); Sept. 20 (5 p.m.) 590 efs (8.88 ft).__________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2

'.9

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.575"

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

19.0

0.61

0.116

0.13

38

Nov.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.0

1.0

.8

2.1

3.8

T7T

*1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

26.6

0.89

0.169

0.19

53

Dec.

~0.7

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9 

1.2

1.6

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

28.3

0.91

0.173

0.20

56

Jan.

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

79

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.7

1.2

1.1

*1.0

1.0

1.8

2.1 

T72

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.1

34.3

1.11

0.211

0.24

68

Feb.

32^ 1 3.

8.0

8.2

4.0

*3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

3.2

3.3

7.3

17

4.6

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2 

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

-

130.6

4.66

0.884

0.92

259

Mar.

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

3.3

2.4

1.8

1.7

*2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

T74

1.4

1.6

7.7

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.6

12

4.0

2.4

2.3

2.0

75.5

2.44

0.463

0.53

150

Apr.

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.9

1.6

2.0

5.5

2.2

1.7

1.4

*1.4

26

~43 125

11

5.0

3.8 

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

259.8

8.66

1.64

1.83

515

May

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

1.9

2.2

1.6

1.1

*.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

1.1 

.9

1.3

29.

5.2

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.0 

.9

64.3

2.07

0.393

0.45

128

June

1.0

T76~ 1.4

.7

.7

1.1

.6

*1.1

1.4

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.7

.5

.5

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

17.2

0.57

0.108

0.12

34

July

^2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

*.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

1.7

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

2.5

1.4

.7

1.4

.6

.4

14.4

0.46

0.087

0.10

29

Aug.

0.4

~1.1

.4

*.3

.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

8.1

0.26

0.049

0.06

16

Sept.

0.2

T7T

*.5

.4

.3

.7

1.2

.5

.5

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

fct

.9

.6

;5

.5

.4

.4

.4

16.1

0.54

0.102

0.11

32

Calendar year 1958: Max 223 Mln 0.2 Mean 5.12 Cfsm 0.972 In. 13.21 Ac-ft 3,710

Water year 1958-59: Max 125 Mln 0.2 Mean 1.90 Cfsm 0.361 In. 4.88 Ac-ft 1,380

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 473

3545. Horsepen Creek near Provencal, La. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*0.4

.4

.4

.3 

.3

1.1

.4

j.2.

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.4

12

1.3

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

27.3

0.88

0.167

0.19

54

Nov.

O.4

i

.3 

.6

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

1.2

1.5

.9

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

15.3

0.51

0.097

0.11

30

Dec.

0.6T§"

.6

.6 

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

*.6

.7

1.6

1.1

.7

1.0

26

11

3.5

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.3

5.5

2.4

2.1

2 3

81.7

2.64

0.501

0.58

162

Jan.

5.3

3.2

2.8

2.4 

4.5

*14

4.2

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

4.9

3.7

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1 3

its

1.3

1.4

2.2

9.2

3.2

2 3

94.0

5.O3

0.575

0.66

186

Feb.

*1.9

1.6

22

16 

6.5

3.8

2.8

2.5

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.7

2.6

3.9

11

14

10

30

6.5

4.2

58

15

5.8

*9856"

11

7.2

5.8

4.9

586.6

13.3

2.52

2.72

767

Mar.

9.2

55

15

6.5 

4.8

4.2

*3.9

3.5

5.5

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.6

7.O

33

8.8

4.4

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.7

182.9

5.90

1.12

1.29

365

Apr.

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.7 

*1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

5.1

2.6

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

4.b

.6

.6

.9

.8

.7

.6

.9

.9

55.2

1.17

0.222

0.25

70

May

0.9

*.8

.6

.6 

.6

~5.5 27

1.7

1.2

.9

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 *.4

47.0

1.52

0.288

0.55

93

June

0.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

J>

.2

.3

.3

.3

.6

.6

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

2.3

6.0

172

.6

.4

.3

18.9

0.63

0.120

0.13

37

July

0.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

17

20.

1.3

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.3

.3

47.6

1.54

0.292

0.34

94

Aug.

*0.2

.2

.3

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.8

1.0

.6

.6

.4

.7

1.2

1.0

1.3

6.5

1.0

.8

2.5

2.9

.9

47.2

1.52

0.288

0.33

94

Sept.

0.6

.4

.4

i

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.8

1.1

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.6

8.4

41"2.5

1.3

.9

.6

65.4

2.18

0.414

0.46

130

Calendar year 1959 : Hax 125 Mln 0.2 Mean 2 04 Cfsm 0.387 In. 5.24 Ac-ft 1,480

Water year 1959-60 : «ax 98 Mln 0.1 Mean 2.87 Cfsm 0.545 In. 7.39 Ac-ft 2,080

Peak discharge base, 2OO cfs). Feb. 24 (6 p.m.) 225 cfs (7.60 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
474 RED RIVER BASIN

3550. Hemphill Creek near Hot Wells, La.

Location. Lat 31°17'50", long 92°44'10", in SE^NWir sec.25, T.4 N., R.4 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 1200, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Dyer Creek and 3£ miles southwest of Hot Wells.

Drainage area. 18.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 87.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Average discharge. 12 years, 28.0 cfs (20,270 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 9.96 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Oct. 3; minimum gage height, 1.57 ft July 9, 10, 11.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 8,320 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 15.51 ft); minimum daily, 5.5 cfs Oct. 11-16, 1956; minimum gage height recorded, 1.44 ft Aug. 11, 12, 

1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

During periods of high flow there is an interchange with Dyer Creek above the station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 30 to Sept. 30)

1.6

1.7 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

Dec. 17 to Sept. 30 

6.3

7.6

12

1.5

2.0 12

2.5 24

3.0 38

4.0 83

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

149

334

455

680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 19 59 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*7.3

7.1

T7T

7.2

7.8

8.5

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.4

7.8

11

17

9.7

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.9

7.8

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.6

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.8 

16

259.9

8.38

516

Nov.

"9.4 11

S.5

8.4

8.7

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.7

9.7

9.6

9.1

9.1

9.0

8.7

8.8

8.7

9.5

*9.7

9.2

8.6

8.5

9.0

8.8

8.7

267.8

8.93

531

Dec.

9.1

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.4

9.2

9.4

9.0

iTs

*10

44

14

11

10

58

~55

16

13

12

12

12

14

13

12

14

24

14

12 

12

618.0

19.9

1,230

Jan.

98

48

128

24

35

163 *31

20

16

15

14

13

15

19

26

16

~62 288

25

19

16

14

14

14

15

14

14

13

80

28 

19

1,316

42.5

2,610

Feb.

16

*15

39

116

31

20

16

14

15

15

13

12

Tf

25

52

146

40

117

34

24

225

94

33

111

259

38

27

24

21

1,589

54.8

3,150

Calendar year 1959: Max 767 Min 7.1

Mar.

19

221

99

*32

24

21

21

20

20

19

18

16

15

15

224

44

26

21

19

17

15

14

14

14

14

13

17

16

14

13

1,067

34.4

2,120

Apr.

13

14

24

*T9

13

12

12

12

14

20

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

14

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

9.9

9.4

979

12

372.2

12.4

738

May

10

9.8

9.8

*9.4

a30

a20

a!5

a!5

a 15

a!5

al5

alO

alO

a 10

alO

a 10

alO

a 10

a9

a9

a9

a9

a9

a9

a9

a8

a8

a8

a8

a8 

a8

345.0

11.1

684

June

*a9

9.0

8.6

8.5

8.4

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.4

8.2

8.1

8.0

8.6

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.0

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.6

¥75

9.1

779

7.8

7.8

7.8

247.4

8.25

491

July

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.9

7.6

11

8.2

7.3

7.3

7.2

*7.2

7.3

7.5

8.2

8.7

7.9

36

33

9.6

9.7

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.5

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4 

7.4

7.6

297.7

9.60

590

Aug.

7.5

*8.4

49

28

9.4

8.4

7.5

7.4

7.3

T79

81

12

9.1

8.7

8.2

7.8

10

7.9

7.5

7.6

9.1

33

52

80

152

174

16

11

117 

462

1,430.7

46.2

2,840

Sept.

14

12

11

9.8

9.3

17

11

*9.9

9.9

9.9

9.3

8.8

9.1

8.4

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.4

7.3

8.0

a!50

a70

a30

a20 

alO

512.7

17.1

1,020

Mean 21.8 Ac-ft 15,770

Water year 1959-60: Max 462 Min 7.1 Mean 22.7 Ac-ft 16,520

Peak: discharge (base, 700 cfs). Aug. 50 (5:50 a.m.) 1,250 cfs (9.96 ft).___________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 475

3555. Red River at Alexandria, La.

Location. Lat 31°18'46", long 92°26'34", in SE^r sec.10, T.4 N., R.I W., near center of 

 span on downstream side of old bridge on U. S. Highway 165 between Alexandria and Pineville, 1.7 miles downstream from Bayou Rigolette.

Drainage area.--67.500 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi above Denison Dam is noncontributing.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1960. Since January 1928, in reports of 

Mississippi River Commission. Discharge measurements in 1858 and intermittently 1879 

to 1927 and gage heights since 1872, in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 44.26 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941, or 44.18 ft above mean Gulf level, 

datum of Mississippi River Commission (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 12, 

1932, staff gage and May 12, 1932, to July 14, 1934, chain gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 32,390 cfs (23,450,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 87,400 cfs Dec. 23; maximum gage height

observed, 22.75 ft Dec. 23; minimum discharge, 2,840 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, -1.40ft).

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 233,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 45.23 ft); minimum, 873 cfs Oct. 30, 1956 (gage height, -3.01 ft).

A discharge of 210,000 cfs was measured July 2, 1908 (gage height, 41.6 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurement generally made once a week. Regulation by 

Lake Texoma and Texarkana Reservoir (see p. 409,433). Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 53 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 4 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1929-36.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

4,420

4,420

4,420

4,880

5,490

5,800

5,800

5,960

6,590

12,600

31,900

38,800

44,800

51,400

54,200

55 , 200

55,200

59,200

65,500

58,100

48,400

40,300

31,900

28,700 

26,900

23,500

19,300

15,500

12,800

11,000

10,200

841,180

27,130

*1,668

Nov.

9,030

S,300

7,600

7,260

6,920

7,600

8,480

8,660

9,400

14,400

19,300

21.400

21,100

19,600

18,300

17,400

16 , 200

15,100

14,600

13,900

13,500

13,300

13,300

12,800 

11,600

11 , 200

9,970

9,030

8,130

7,430

374,810

12,490

743,200

Dec.

6,750

6,280

5,960

5,650

5,490

5.540

5,346

5,650

5,960

6,120

5,960

5,500

5,490

5,SOO

6,430

9,220

21,100

56,400

49,700

65,500

76,800

86 , 100

87 .400

85,400 

82,800

75,500

71,800

68 , 100

63,000

55,600

51,000

1,071,440

54,560

*2,125

Jan.

48,400

50,300

51,600

51,200

48,900

48,000

49,500

50,500

48,400

53,700

60,400

65,500

64,000

61,500

59,200

59,800

66,000

75,600

77,100

81,100

85.200

85,200

78,900

72,700 

66,000

60,400

54,800

49,500

46,200

44,900

44 .400

*1,852.1

59,750

*5,674

Feb.

44,000

42,700

42,500

41,900

43,500

44,900

46,200

52,100

63,500

68.700

68,700

63,300

55,300

49,800

45,300

41,900

40,200

59.400

41,000

42,700

45,500

48,000

48,900

48,900 

54,200

58,600

61,000

59,800

57,400

*1,459.5

50,520

*2,894

Mar.

54,800

54,200

55,800

59,200

67,400

68.100

67,400

65,500

61,000

59,200

56,400

55 , 200

49,300

46,600

45,300

46,200

46 , £00

46,200

46,600

47 , 100

45,700

45,500

40,600

57 , 200 

55,400

31,200

50,200

28,100

26,600

25 . 100

25,100

«,462.2

47,170

*2,900

Apr.

29,600

50.900

29,600

27 , £00

24,300

22,100

20,000

18,500

17,500

16,300

15,400

14,400

13,200

12,800

12,800

12,600

12,600

12,200

11,800

11,400

11,100

11,200

11,400

11,600 

11,800

11,100

10. £00

10,200

10,700

11,100

475,600

15,850

943 , 200

May

10,900

11,100

10,900

10,500

10,900

11,600

15,200

17,000

17,700

19,500

27,200

57 , 200

59,800

57 , 200

32,100

27,200

23,400

19,000

16,300

14,400

12,600

11,100

10,200

9.650 

15,600

36,800

54,200

65,500

72,700

76.500

72,700

846,230

27,500

*1,679

June

65.500

55,500

45,500

37 , 500

29,900

24,600

21,000

18,500

16,500

15,000

15,800

13,000

11,800

11,600

11,200

10,900

10,200

9,650

9,290

8,780

8.440

10,500

10,200

8,950 

8,610

9,120

9,120

9,460

9,650

9,650

552,760

17,760

*1,057

July

9,460

11,800

15,800

17,700

17,500

15,400

15,800

12,200

11,200

10,900

11,200

11,600

11,400

10,900

10,500

10, £00

10,500

10,700

11,100

10,900

10,500

10,500

10,700

10,900 

11,100

10,500

9,980

9,290

9.120

15,600

27,500

378,250

12 , 200

750,100

Aug.

54.400

32,100

28,100

22,900

18,500

15,600

13 , 200

10,700

9,630

8,950

8,100

7,110

6,140

6,140

6,140

4,600

5.700

4,066

4,000

5,850

4,450

5,210

6,140

5,830 

5,210

5,060

6,620

8,780

11,400

15,400

13,600

355,560

10,760

661,600

Sept.

1£.40Q

10,900

10,200

9,460

9,120

8,950

8,440

7,770

6,940

5,980

5,520

5,210

5,060

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,600

4,600

4,900

5,210

4,900

4,600

4,150

3,550 

£,980

3,700

4,300

5, £10

5,830

5, 980

185,160

6,172

567,300

Calendar year 1959; Max 87,400 Bin 3 990 Mean 21.900 Ac-ft 15,860,000

Water year 1959-60; Max 87,400 Kin 2,980 Mean 26,810 Ac-ft 19,460,000

Expressed In thousands.
476 RED RIVER BASIN

3560. Ouachita River near Mount Ida, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°36'40", long 93°41'45", in sec.32, T.I S. , R.25 W., on right bank 350 ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 4| miles upstream from Fiddler's Creek, and 

5? miles northwest of Mount Ida.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929. Prior to Dec. 3, 1941, tape gage, Dec. 3, 1941, to Feb. 21, 1945, water-stage

recorder, Mar. 1, 1945, to Apr. 1, 1946, staff gage, and Apr. 2, 1946, to Nov. 2, 1949,

water-stage recorder, all at site 350 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 767 cfs (555,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge dur-ing year, 57,330 cfs May 21 (gage height, 32.18 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

1941-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 21, 1960; minimum, 2.3 cfs Aug. 25, 1954 

(gage height, 1.03 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1947(m).

Hating table year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

142

230

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

365

560

795

1,120

1,460

2,200

8.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

26.0

3,780

5,600

10,600

16,800

25,100

35,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

40

37

41

59

728

892

495

314

222

172

142

120

115

242

465

318

244

197

160

139

123

112

99

90

79

*70

64

58

56

58

58

6,009

194

0.473

0.55

11,920

Nov.

59

58

59

453

826

505

341

271

233

199

182

166

160

185

180

168

149

136

128

120

113

105

*102

97

90

84

80

74

72

69

5,466

182

0.444

0.50

10,840

Dec.

67

66

65

64

64

62

61

60

59

64

1,070

4,510

1,540

925

*687

3,590

8.420

4,800

2,820

1,720

1,180

892

705

593

490

428

2,380

4,800

2,200

1,400

990

46,772

1,509

3.68

4.24

92,770

Jan.

795

693

621

510

460

500

554

633

892

1,830

*1,680

1,290

1,500

2,200

3,860

2,130

3,300

5.940

2,130

1,430

1,090

892

723

610

527

465

446

401

374

345

308

37,129

1,198

2.92

3.37

73,640

Feb.

287

264

258

958

2.820

2,200

1,430

*1,090

892

741

598

475

406

357

329

329

392

717

795

747

711

669

593

560

554

510

475

485

560

21,202

731

1.78

1.92

42,050

Mar.

544

576

598

604

651

615

554

560

711

1,060

1,060

925

795

*828

1,900

1,760

1,360

1,060

860

717

604

522

460

410

446

588

510

442

406

365

333

22,824

736

1.80

2.07

45,270

Apr.

304

277

258

238

222

209

199

187

182

176

*168

160

153

151

227

271

271

378

333

280

550

699

465

370

311

274

264

238

244

337

8,396

280

0.683

0.76

16,650

May

450

333

277

247

433

7,710

7,480

2,130

*1,260

860

633

490

396

333

294

264

238

212

*5,710

*30,200

*55J 500

3,380

1,760

1,150

828

663

571

442

365

314

271

103,194

3,329

8.12

9.36

204,700

June

252

238

220

197

170

*773

465

341

250

202

174

241

160

134

132

160

220

149

123

107

94

86

77

67

67

627

5.820

3,480

1,320

860

17,206

574

1.40

1.56

34,130

July

604

446

337

258

*225

209

202

168

146

131

118

105

93

99

99

80

86

86

146

120

259

759

383

9.660

9,600

1,980

1,120

759

765

353

29,916

965

2.35

2.71

59,340

Aug.

*274

220

182

158

139

124

112

99

88

118

134

96

80

72

64

61

59

91

118

166

155

187

333

202

153

126

112

99

*86

74

67

4,049

131

0.320

0.37

8,030

Sept.

61

54

49

44

40

37

34

31

30

28

27

26

26

26

26

25

24

23

23

25

28

31

31

37

45

67

79

-88 102

74

1,241

41.4

0.101

0.11

2,460

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,420 Min 21 Mean 534 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.68 Ac-ft 386,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 33,500 Min 23 Mean 829 Cfam 2.02 In. 27.52 Ac-ft 601,800

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs) . May 21 (3 a.m.) 57,300 cfs (32.18 ft); July 25 (12:30 a.m.) 

16,600 efs (18.90 ft)._____ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 47' 

3565. South Fork Ouachita River at Mount Ida, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°34', long 93°38', in NWi sec.24, T.2 S., R.25 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270 at Mount Ida, 2f miles upstream 

from Williams Creek and 22.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi.

Records available. June 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 612.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 97.7 cfs (70,730 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 cfs May 20 (gage height, 13.69 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 7, 8.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 20, 1960; no flow Aug. 19 to Sept. 5, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 16-22,. Dec. 27 to Jan. 1, Jan. 8-22, 

Feb. 4-9, 18-21, Mar. 5, 8-20, 26, Apr. 15, May 5-9, 19)

Oct. 1 to May 19 May 20 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

14

21

52

100

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

195

400

650

1,250

2,000

1.46

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

2.5 

4.0

170

3.0 350

4.0 820

6.0 2,200

8.0 4,300

10.0 7,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-it

Oct.

19

18

16

83

224

74

42

31

24

19

16

13

14

24

20

16

13

12

11

9.8

9.8

9.2

8.6

9.2

8.6

*8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.2 

12

797.4

25.7

0.402

0.46

1,580

Nov.

12

12

11

120

77

44

33

28

25

22

20

20

39

65

46

36

31

26

23

21

20

19

*18

17

16

15

15

14

13

13

871

29.0

0.453

0.51

1,730

Dec.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

15

525

220

108

72

*71

1,670

1,390

500

220

142

102

82

68

58

51

50

964

405

177

122 

93

7,220

233

3.64

4.20

14,320

Jan.

79

72

71

59

62

66

74

102

186

337

*186

142

130

378

342

180

535

332

180

130

104

89

76

68

63

59

59

52

52

48 

M

4,359

141

2.20

2.53

8,650

Feb.

42

39

42

270

506

174

124

*98

86

74

62

51

47

44

42

45

62

112

114

98

87

74

66

63

62

59

56

65

69

2,533

87.3

1.36

1.47

5,020

Mar.

69

72

68

74

87

71

71

87

198

266

177

128

102

*162

582

242

158

122

100

82

69

63

56

51

72

82

69

59

56

50 

il

3,592

109

1.70

1.97

6,730

Apr.

44

40

56

54

51

29

29

28

28

27

*26

25

24

28

82

50

71

68

51

47

51

46

57

55

51

31

35

28

32

55

1,179

59.5

0.614

0.69

2,540

May

42

55

30

27

224

*1,410

306

142

*95

66

51

44

37

32

50

27

26

26

*1,590

*6,280

715

275

157

102

73

62

51

41

34

50 

26

12,084

590

6.09

7.02

25,970

June

25

25

23

20

17

*16

16

15

14

12

14

16

13

11

14

14

13

11

10

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.4

8.2

433

765

180

65

37

1,825.2

60.8

0.950

1.06

5,620

July

27

22

17

14

*14

15

12

11

9.4

9.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.8

8.2

8.2

7.6

7.0

11

15

12

16

19

1,420

254

82

47

33

26

21

17

2,186.2

70.5

1.10

1.27

4,340

Aug.

*14

12

11

9.4

8.2

6.4

5.8

4.6

4.6

5.2

11

7.6

5.8

4.6

4.0

4.6

4.0

10

24

14

14

18

14

9.4

7.6

6.4

6.4

5.2

*4.6

4.6 

4.0

265.0

8.55

0.134

0.15

526

Sept.

4.6

4.0

5.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

4.6

5.2

4.0

5.6

5.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

6.4

8.2

7.6

8.2

7.6

18

22

22

20

15

11

208.0

6.95

0.108

0.12

415

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,400 Min 3.6 Mean 79.8 Cfam 1.25 In. 16.94 Ac-ft 57,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,280 Min 2.5 Mean 101 Cfsra 1.58 In. 21.45 Ac-ft 73,240

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Dec. 16 (5 p.m.) 5,580 cfs (7.17 ft); May 6 (10:50 a.m.) 5,070 

efs (6.94 ft); May 20 (11:50 a.m.) 17,900 cfs (15.69 ft); July 24 (10 a.m.) 5,480 cfs (7.28 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
478 RED RIVER BASIN

3575. Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°34'20", long 93"11 "50", in NE£ sec.12, T.2 S. , R.21 W. , at Blakely Mountain Dam on Ouachita River, 3.0 miles upstream from Glazypeau Creek, 3.8 miles downstream from Mill Creek, and 10 miles northwest of Hot Springs.

Drainage area. 1,105 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). July 7, 1952, to June 15, 1953, staff gage and June 16 to July 6, 

1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 2,293,600 acre-ft May 22 (elevation, 581.47 ft); 

 minimum, 1,678,700 acre-ft Dec. 10 (elevation, 565.09 ft).

1952-60: Maximum contents, 2,402,100 acre-ft May 1, 1957 (elevation, 584.01 ft);

minimum since top of conservation pool was first reached, 883,000 acre-ft Jan. 9, 1954

(elevation, 535.86 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earth dam. Storage began July 7, 1952. Reservoir is used for the dual purpose of flood control and power generation. The spillway is a 200-foot wide uncontrolled channel located in natural saddle of ridge west of 

dam. Flood-control flow is regulated by three 8- by 15-foot gates. Capacity of reservoir, 2,768,000 acre-ft at elevation 592.0 ft (spillway crest), of which 617,000 acre-ft 

is available for flood-control storage, 1,286,000 acre-ft for power storage, and 865,000 

acre-ft for permanent storage. Water below elevation 480.0 ft cannot be released. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, In thousands of acre-feet)

565

568

571

1,675.7

1,778.0

1,884.3

574

578

582

1,995.4

2,151.1

2,315.9

Contents, In thousands of acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

d

Oct.

1,792.6

1,787.4 

1,782.9 

1,783.9 

1,784.6

1,781.5 

1,780.8 

1,778.0 

1,774.5 

1,770.7

1,770.4 

1,770.0 

1,765.9 

1,765.9 

1,762.4

1,758.6 

1,755.8 

1,755.8 

1,755.8 

1,752.1

1,749.0 

1,745.8 

1,742.7 

1,740.4 

1,739.3

1,737.3 

1,735.6 

1,729.8 

1,728.1 

1,724.3 

1,723.6

566.43 

-68.6

Nov.

1,724.3

1,724.0 

1,720.9 

1,723.0 

1,723.3

1,724.0 

1,721.3 

1,720.9 

1,721.6 

1,719.6

1,718.2 

1,716.2 

1,715.5 

1,717.9 

1,715.5

1,715.5 

1,714.1 

1,711.7 

1,709.7 

1,707.7

1,707.0 

1,706.0 

1,706.0 

1,704.6 

1,701.9

1,700.3 

1,7OO.3 

1,697.9 

1,697.6 

1,695.9

565.55 

-29.8

Dec.

1,694.9 

1,692.9 

1,690.8 

,688.2 

,686.8

,686.8 

,685.5 

,683.4 

,681.4 

,679.7

,686.8 

,705.0 

,715.8 

,719.9 

,721.6

,728.4 

,769.3 

,811.5 

,826.0 

,834.2

,839.9 

,843.1 

,846.6 

,845.2 

,841.3

,842.4 

,848.4 

,872.8 

,886.1 

,889.4 

,887.2

571.02 

+190.8

Jan.

1,885.4 

1,885.0 

1,883.6 

1,881.8 

1,876.8

1,876.8 

1,874.3 

1,873.2 

1,871.0

1,872.8

1,880.7 

1,884.7 

1,889.4 

1,895.6 

1,913.5

1,924.1 

1,935.6 

1,954.5 

1,959.7 

1,964.6

1,963.8 

1,963.4 

1,960.4 

1,958.6 

1,956.0

1,952.0 

1,950.0 

1,947.1 

1,945.6 

1,941.5 

1,936.0

572.31 

+47.3

Feb.

1,931.9 

1,928.2 

1,923.4 

1,926.7 

1,938.6

1,944.8 

1,947.4 

1,949.3

1,948.2 

1,947.8

1,945.6 

1,940.8 

1,936.0 

1,931.5 

1,927.1

1,924.1 

1,919.7 

1,920.1 

1,917.5 

1,915.3

1,914.6 

1,912.8 

1,910.2 

1,910.6 

1,908.0

1,905.1 

1 , 900 . 7 

1,900.7 

1,897.4

_______

571.28 

-37,8

Mar.

,894.5 

,893.4 

,895.6 

,892.7 

,889.4

,888.7 

,887.6 

,884.7

,885.8 

,886.5

,891.2 

,894.9 

,896.4 

,896.4 

,904.0

,916.4 

,924.9 

,928.2 

,930.0

,928.2

,926.7 

,924.5 

,920.8 

,917.5 

,913.9

,913.9 

,915.7 

,917.1 

,915.3 

,917.1 

,915.3

571.74 

+16.8

Apr.

1,912.4 

1,912.0 

1,912.4 

1,911.7 

1,909.8

1,907.3 

1,905.1 

1,905.1 

1,905.5 

1,905.1

1,904.4

1,905.1 

1,904.7 

1,905.1 

1,908.0

1,908.8 

1,911.3 

1,911.3 

1,911.3 

1,911.7

1,913.9 

1,915.0 

1,916.8 

1,917.1 

1,917.9

1,917.9 

1,918.6 

1,918.6 

1,918.6 

1,923.8

572.09 

+12.8

May

1,924.1

1,924.5 

1,924.5 

1,925.2 

1,928.6

1,956.3 

1,988.6 

2,OO4.1 

2,009.8 

2,013.6

2,016.3 

2,017.1 

2,017.8 

2,018.6 

2,019.4

2,019.7 

2,020.9 

2,020.9 

2,036.5 

2,079.9

2,232.3 

2,293.2

2,291.5 

2,281.8 

2,268.4

2,255.1 

2,241.5 

2,230.3 

2,219.2 

2,211.0 

2,200.8

579.06 

+269.8

June

2,190.6

2,182.5 

2,172.0 

2,161.2 

2,153.9

2,152.7 

2,151.1 

2,146.3 

2,142.3 

2,138.3

2,134.4 

2,134.4 

2,134.4 

2,130.8 

2,125.2

2,121.2 

2,118.0 

2,112.5 

2,112.5 

2,111.7

2,107.4 

2,102.3 

2,098.4 

2,093.3 

2,087.8

2,093.3 

2,108.9 

2,124.0 

2,126.8 

2,124.4

577.23 

-73.5

July

2,120.4

2,116.5 

2,116.5 

2,116.5 

2,116.5

2,110.9 

2,105.4 

2,099.5 

2,094.0 

2,092.1

2,090.1 

2,085.0 

2,080.3 

2,075.6 

2,069.4

2,063.6 

2,063.2 

2,062.4 

2,059.3 

2,054.7

2,049.7 

2,045.8 

2,042.3

2,O5O.4 

2,081.9

2,093.3 

2,092.5 

2,091.3 

2,084.2 

2,O8O.7 

2,081.5

576.24 

-38.9

Aug.

2,081.1

2,075.6 

2,069.8 

2,064.8 

2,059.7

2,054.7 

2,052.4 

2,052.0 

2,046.2 

2,040.4

2,034.2 

2,028.1 

2,022.8 

2,021.6 

2,020.5

2,015.2 

2,009.4 

2,003.7 

1,999.9 

1,994.6

1,993.1 

1,994.6 

1,989.3 

1,983.0 

1,977.3

1,970.9 

1,965.7 

1,963.4 

1,963.4 

1,957.1 

1,951.1

572.66 

-136.3

Sept.

1,944.8

1,939.3 

1,933.4 

1,928.6 

1,926.3

1,923.4 

1,917.1 

1,910.6 

1,905.1 

1,902.6

1,902.2

1,901.1 

1,894.5 

1,887.6 

1,881.4

1,875.0 

1,869.9 

1,868.9 

1,868.9 

1,866.0

1,861.7 

1,861.0 

1,856.3 

1.852.0 

1,859.9

1,866.0 

1,866.0 

1,862.8 

1,858.8 

1,853.0

569.98 

-97.5

Calendar year 1959.................... t +126.4

Water year 1959-60.................... t +55.1

t Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m. at end of month. 

t Change In contents, In thousands of acre-feet.
RED RIVER BASIN 479

3595. Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°23'10", long 92°50'20", in NW£ sec.16, T.4 S., R.17 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 84, 2 miles northwest of Malvern 

and 5.8 miles downstream from Remmel Dam.

Drainage area. 1,562 sq mi.

Records available. March 1903 to April 1905, June 1922 to September 1925 (fragmentary), 

October 1925 to April 1927, January 1928 to September 1960. Published as "at Remmel 

Dam, near Malvern January 1925 to March 1937.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 228.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. March 1903 to April 1905, staff gage at same site at datum 2.0 ft higher. June 

1922 to September 1924, chain gage at present site and datum. January 1925.to March 

1937, water-stage recorder at Remmel Dam, 5.8 miles upstream at datum 20.11 ft higher.

Average discharge.--33 years (1925-26, 1928-60), 2,373 cfs (1,723,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs June 27 (gage height, 12.71 ft); minimum, 46 cfs Sept. 11; minimum daily, 244 cfs June 19.

1903-5, 1922-60: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs May 15, 1923 (gage height, 30.3 ft); 

minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 18, 1955; minimum daily observed, 40 cfs Dec. 18-20, 1904.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Plow regulated by Lake Catherine since 1925 (usable capacity, 21,300 acre-ft), by Lake 

Hamilton since 1932 (usable capacity, 119,560 acre-ft), and by Lake Ouachita since 

July 1952 (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years). WSF 587: 1923. WSP 857: 1923(M). WSP 977: 1942. WSP 1211: 

Drainage area. WSP 1391: 1903-4.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

232

309

575

1,310

5.0

8.0

11.0

3,150

6,990

12,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2,310

2,330

1,230

413

1,840

1,890

2,320

1,930

1,840

752

404

1,820

1,990

2,330

2,120

1,930

391

377

1,650

2.550

1,500

1,500

1,500

392

380

1,170

1,390

1,290

1,240

1,310

434

44,503

1,436

88,270

Nov.

380

1,530

1,610

2,230

2,270

2,020

459

412

1,630

1,630

1,640

1,690

1,820

1,800

484

1,820

1,910

2,510

2,080

1,850

563

410

*1,770

1,730

2,190

715

1,710

642

441

1,760

45,506

1,450

86,290

Dec.

1,010

1,000

1,030

1,010

410

419

1,000

986

1,040

1,080

2,500

3,710

5,480

5,370

5,370

*6,570

9,300

a 6, 700

a5,000

a5,100

5,600

4,950

4,190

3,150

1,550

1,150

2,030

5,480

a5,400

a5,500

a5,500

94,565

5,044

187,200

Jan.

a5,500

a5,500

5,480

5,570

5,480

5,480

3,480

5,480

a5,6OO

5,590

5,480

*5,480

3,480

8.460

4,690

5,480

5,850

3,710

4,450

4,190

5,590

3,480

5,570

5,370

5,570

5,570

5,570

5,570

3,570

5,570

5,570

115,590

5,729

229,500

Feb.

5,570

5,570

5,570

3,830

6.150

3,710

5,480

5,570

*5,480

5,570

5,370

5,570

5,570

3,570

5,570

3,570

3,570

3,480

3,570

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,480

102,740

3,545

203,800

Calendar year 1959: Max 16,400 Min 78

Mar.

5,480

3,480

5,480

3,480

5,480

3,480

5,480

3,480

5,590

5,590

5,370

3,480

5,480

5,590

*5. 710

5,590

3,590

5,480

5,480

5,480

5,480

5,480

3,480

5,480

3,480

1,490

508

1,790

1,870

2,020

2,010

97,558

5,141

195,100

Apr.

1,980

554

362

1,860

2.040

1,570

482

522

542

568

398

*462

450

416

585

402

415

588

398

453

414

402

376

398

382

558

278

284

500

289

17,706

590

55,120

May

282

278

288

284

313

2,700

3,570

5,260

5,260

1,220

526

550

570

264

296

510

247

en

2,360

8,650

11.500

9,140

9,470

9,470

9,500

9,500

7,590

3,260

3,260

5,260

5,260

107,850

5,479

215,900

June

5,260

4,450

5,750

4,820

1,550

1,970

2,670

2,570

2,130

2,430

842

288

1,800

1,810

2,520

2,260

1,970

582

244

1,700

2,400

2,420

2,110

2,410

421

1,990

9.550

5,710

2,750

2,870

75,567

2,512

149,500

July

2,960

739

375

926

2,650

2,660

*2,840

2,720

1,660

758

2,410

2,160

2,120

2,950

2,950

780

304

2,100

2,290

2,420

2,950

2,400

746

524

1,880

2,290

2,380

5.020

2,800

708

288

58,736

1,895

116,500

Aug.

1,970

2,550

*2,470

2,510

2,640

1,170

716

2,250

2,560

2,600

2,950

2,790

1,010

297

2,080

2,360

2,490

2,950

2,730

1,790

934

2,330

2,660

2,950

5.050

2,950

1,010

424

2,160

2,950

2,950

67,251

2,169

155,400

Sept.

2,950

2,950

1,800

2,030

1,100

2,950

2,720

3,050

2,770

976

250

2.0TO

2,460

3,050

2,480

2,750

930

282

1,820

5,050

2,880

2,830

2,920

990

5.450

5.710

3,150

5,050

5,050

5,050

75,458

2,448

145,700

Mean 1,856 Ac-ft 1,544,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,300 Min 244 Mean 2,455 Ac-ft 1,782,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and nearby station.
480 RED RIVER BASIN

3605. Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°08'55", long 93°42'55", in NWi sec. 18 T.7 S., R.25 W. , at Narrows Dam on 

 Little Missouri River, 6.5 miles northwest or Murfreesboro and 9.7 miles upstream from 

Muddy Fork.

Drainage area. --237 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1960. 

Narrows Reservoir near Murfreesboro.

Prior to October 1951, published as

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 15, 1950, staff gage at site 700 ft upstream at 

same datum. Jan. 15 to July 10, 1950, wire-weight gage and July 11 to Oct. 2, 1950, 

automatic Selsyn Repeater gage at present site and datum.

Extremes . --Maximum contents during year, 267,600 acre-ft June 29 (elevation, 546.30 ft); 

 minimum, 166,400 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 528.98 ft).

1949-60: Maximum contents, 359,330 acre-ft May 21, 1953 (elevation, 557.84 ft); minimum since top of power pool was first reached, that of Sept. 30, 1960.

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by a dam of concrete gravity construction comprised of two 

nonoverflow abutment sections, a flood control section containing two regulated outlets, 

an uncontrolled overflow spillway section and stilling basin, and a power intake section containing three 10-foot diameter penstocks. Storage began Nov. 30, 1949; power 

pool stage was first reached Feb. 1, 1950. Capacity, 408,000 acre-ft at elevation 

563.0 ft (crest of spillway) of which 202,000 acre-ft is available for power storage, 

128,000 acre-ft available for flood control storage, and 78,000 acre-ft is permanent 

storage for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 504.0 ft. Water below elevation 436.9 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir is used for the 

dual purpose of flood control and electric generation. Power generation began May 27, 

1950. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. --Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation. In feet, 

and contents, in thousands of acre-feet)

529

532

535

538

166.5

181.4

197.3

214.3

541

544

547

232.4

251.9

272.5

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

197.6

197.4

197.1

197.2

197.6

197.8

197.8

197.7

196.9

196.5

196.2

195.0

193.9

198.6

199.1

199.6

199.7

199.8

198.5

198.3

198.1

197.8

197.5

197.1

197.1

197.1

196.4

196.0

195.6

194.6 

194.8

534.53

-2.8

Nov.

194.8

194.5

194.2

194.6

195.7

195.8

195.7

195.8

196.0

196.0

195.7

195.6

195.3

195.2

195.4

195.7

195.8

195.5

195.1

194.8

194.5

194.5

194.6

194.5

194.1

193.0

193.0

192.9

192.9

192.9

534.14

-2.2

Dec.

192.6

192.4

192.0

191.5

191.2

191.2

191.2

190.9

190.2

189.9

192.6

206.7

210.3

212.2

213.2

219.2

233.7

240.5

241.9

242.0

241.6

240.3

239.3

238.2

236.9

237.1

237.7

239.6

239.7

239.4 

238.6

541.80

+44.9

Jan.

237.7

236.8

235.8

234.7

233.1

232.6

231.5

230.7

230.2

231.2

232.7

232.3

232.4

233.7

237.0

238.0

239.0

240.5

240.7

240.3

239.6

238.6

237.5

236.1

236.2

234.9

233.6

233.2

233.6

233.6 

233.8

541.25

-3.5

Feb.

234.2

234.4

234.0

236.5

238.6

239.7

239.8

239.1

238.1

237.1

236.9

237.1

237.1

237.4

237.7

238.5

238.4

238.8

238.8

239.2

240.5

240.6

240.7

242.2

240.7

240.9

241.0

241.5

241.7

542.31

+6.8

Mar.

240.8

240.1

240.8

241.5

241.7

242.5

243.0

243.7

244.6

245.3

246.6

247.4

248.1

248.6

250.7

251.2

251.2

250.8

250.1

251.0

251.7

250.5

249.2

248.8

248.9

249.2

249.7

250.1

250.3

250.0 

249.8

543.68

+8.9

Apr.

249.7

249 .4

249.6

249.7

249.7

249.4

248.8

247.9

247.9

247.9

247.9

247.7

247.4

247.2

247.0

246.7

246.8

247.4

247.1

246.8

247.1

247.0

246.7

246.8

246.8

247.0

246.8

246.5

246.1

246.8

543.27

-2.7

May

247.0

247.3

247.2

246.9

247.6

249.0

251.3

253.0

253.9

254.2

254.4

254.4

254.0

253.9

253.8

253.8

253.2

252.7

253.2

254.0

262.9

265.2

266.4

266.4

266.6

266.6

266.5

266.3

266.5

266.5 

266.3

546.07

+19.0

June

266.1

266.3

266.1

265.6

265.2

265.2

265.0

264.6

264.3

263.8

263.4

263.4

263.4

263.2

262.8

262.8

261.6

260.5

260.3

260.3

259.1

258.2

257.6

256.4

255.4

256.2

263.1

267.1

267.6

267.2

546.13

+0.4

July

266.6

265.7

265.0

265.0

265.5

264.3

263.2

262.1

260.9

260.7

260.5

259.7

258.3

257.3

256.0

254.8

254.6

254.5

253.4

252.3

251.1

249.9

248.5

247.6

247.8

246.4

244.6

242.9

241.4

239.7 

237.8

541.84

-28.6

Aug.

237.7

236.0

234.2

232.3

229.7

228.3

226.9

226.6

224.8

223.1

221.2

219.4

217.6

215.7

215.5

214.4

212.8

210.8

209.7

208.5

208.3

209.0

207.7

206.4

205.2

204.0

202.8

202.6

202.6

201.3 

200.1

535.22

-39.3

Sept.

198.5

197.2

196.0

195.7

195.6

195.3

193.6

191.5

189.6

188.1

188.0

188.0

186.5

184.9

183.3

181.8

180.4

179.3

179.3

177.6

176.1

174.6

173.2

171.4

171.9

172.0

171.2

170.2

169.0

167.5

528.98

-32.1

Calendar year 1959.................... t +49.3

Water acyear 1959-6O.................... j.3D»-cnj.................... t =F-31.21. £

t Elevation, in feet, at 12 p.m. at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in thousands of acre-feet.
RED RIVER BASIN 481

3610. Little Missouri River neir Murfreesboro, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°03', long 93°43>, in SE£ sec.13, T.8 S., R.26 W., near right bank on 

 downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 27, 1.9 miles downstream from Muddy

Fork, 2 miles southwest of Murfreesboro, 4.6 miles upstream from Prairie Creek, and

11.4 miles downstream from Lake Greeson.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi.

Records available.--October and November 1927 and January 1928 (fragmentary). February 

1928 to September 1931, July 1937 to September 1960.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 324.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum. 

July 1C, 1937, to Nov. 10, 1938, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1928-31, 1937-60), 630 cfs (456,100 acre-ft per year}.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,270 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 10.28 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs June 13.

1927-31, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 

19.84 ft), on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum, 2.9 cfs 

Sept. 1, 1943.

Maximum stage known, about 21 ft in April 1927, from information by State Highway 

Department.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by 

Lake Greeson since November 1949 (see preceding page). Records of chemical analyses 

for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1938, 1941.

Rating tables, water year, 1959-6O (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

56

130

259

440

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

980

1,830

3,030

4,330

7,130

1.3

1.4 

1.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

146

270

440

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

216

210

210

31

25.

218

219

532

233

166

840

404

1,560

1,000

389

345

290

794

204

241

230

255

340

222

36

f!40

f220

f210

f300

f350

43

10,473

338

20,770

Nov.

30

158

308

500

398

270

211

68

108

236

212

262

280

168

54

170

140

248

360

209

186

43

102

251

628

149

88

50

30

28

5,945

198

11,790

Dec .

192

210

210

259

212

55

285" 33

245

298

1,630

1,050

384

306

836

6,010

4,890

2,160

1,710

1,530

1,450

1,310

1,180

1,250

515

562

514

1,420

f 1,200

f 1,150

f 1,150

34,206

1,103

67,850

Jan.

f 1,100

f 1,100

f 1,150

f 1,400

1,380

,660

,780

,690

,480

906

,500

,400

,550

,050

,250

,650

,550

,840

,520

,400

,320

,280

,260

534

1,020

1,180

846

242

372

339

146

41,895

1,351

83 , 100

Feb.

274

410

224

2,120

1,820

1,510

1,190

1,410

1,260

792

258

413

211

122

130

419

408

379

320

307

294

456

414

953

486

482

456

378

925

18,821

649

37,330

Mar.

1,100

562

418

674

536

306

394

438

828

656

513

278

456

978

2,050

1,730

1,400

1,280

604

221

778

1,160

732

446

178

308

128

154

524

264

320

20,424

659

40,510

Apr.

350

176

69

102

232

314

553

270

182

50

42

242

186

246

185

228

54

96

182

210

299

430

146

59

49

206

187

186

331

204

6,066

202

12,030

May

109

72

228

220

1,180

1,100

578

222

139

269

248

222

214

227

152

384

354

124

630

410

502

192

446

154

466

132

223

128

50

223" 39

9,637

311

19,110

June

206

348

364

300

99

52

62

175

236

213

132

26

19

193

204

566

583

221

29

354

552

96

524

556

293

288

5,170

892

967

756

14,476

483

28,710

July

596

442

324

58

510

750

588

624

246

108

411

546

688

656

679

178

28

46T

448

740

649

541

406

190

218

1,140

868

855

886

972

454

16,200

523

32,130

Aug.

610

889

872

893

1,270

746

174

676

910

913

882

886

1,010

306

615

974

934

669

700

356

103

388

878

706

551

546

270

85

343

591

926

20,672

667

41,000

Sept.

772

762

220

118

58

710

876

1,190

921

319

33

260

904

812

746

753

684

143

500

967

870

654

982

322

49

504

790

530

880

709

18,038

601

35,780

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,130 Mln 24 Mean 476 Ac-ft 344,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,010 Mln 19 Mean 592 Ac-ft 430,100

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights and 

releases from Lake Greeson.
482 RED RIVER BASIN

3615. Antoine River at Antoine, Ark.

Location . Lat 34°02'20", long 93°25'05", In NW£ sec. 24, T.8 S., R.23 W. , near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 26 at Antoine, 1.6 miles downstream from Brushy Creek, 1.9 miles downstream from Suck Creek, and 8.5 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1954 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in 

this vicinity since November 1950 (published as Antoine Creek at Antoine) are contained in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. --Water -stage recorder. 

T929.

Datum of gage is 229.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Prior to Oct. 22, 1954, at site 75 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 264 cfs (191,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 8,580 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 21.03 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 19.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 35,500 cfs May 2, 1958 (gage height, 28.75 ft); no 

flow Aug. 4-30, Sept. 4 to Nov. 14, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 29.7 ft in 1905, from information by State Highway Department (discharge, 40,000 cfs).

Remarks . Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month, more frequently during rises.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1511: 1955(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21, June 30 to July 4)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 30

3.2 2.8 5.0 270 2.98 0.1 4.0 99

5.5 8.5 6.0 460 5.0 .2 4.5 160

5.4 17 8.0 990 3.1 .8 5.0 226

5.6 44 12.0 2,450 3.2 3.9 6.0 418

5.8 87 16.0 4,260 5.5 11 8.0 966

4.0 152 19.0 6,560 5.4 20 12.0 2,430

4 5 200 3.6 44 16.0 4,260

5.8 72 19.0 6,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

11

9.2

7.1

6.4

4.1

5.6

5.6

4.1

75

87 75"

41

27

18

14

9.9

9.2

7.8

5.8

4.6

4.1

5.6

5.2

2.8

4!l 

4.6

486.2

15.1

0.083

0.10

929

Nov.

4.1

3.6

5.2

154

57

58

29

27

25

22

19

21

55 

61

46

58

54

28

27

25

24

25

19

17

18

16

14

15

15

855.9

28.5

0.157

0.18

1,700

Dec.

12

11

11

11 

11

9.9

9.9

9.2

12 8.5

518

710

502

207 

189

5,720

5,210

2,200

1,050

674

498

574

504

250

212

192

364

570

585

294 

242

2Q350.5

656

3.62

4.18

40,560

Jan.

254

242

354

267 

500

462

558

582

674

744

654

522

674

4.650 

1,940

952

2,050

1,310

744

621

451

574

324

276

258

242

258

226

267

226

198

21,594

697

5.85

4.44

42,850

Feb.

185

172

214

1,200 

1,166

688

522

418

564

514

242

205

185

166

166

234

226

514

267

250

451

574

554

451

429

440

440

474

440

11,265

588

2.14

2.51

22,540

Mar.

596

451

486

522 

522

440

418

440

932

744

608

474

596

712 

1,600

1,050

688

546

451

554

304

267

234

212

198

198

172

156

144

132

117

14,344

465

2.56

2.95

28,450

Apr.

106

98

85

78 

72

65

62

59

55

52

50

47

43

40 

40

56

40

45

45

38

86

96

64

47

41

36

52

50

3?

59

1,679

56.0

0.509

0.54

3,330

May

75

52

41

36 

72

622

58T

212

149

116

87

69

55

45 

40

36

52

51

61

501

522

242

166

124

95

79

71

55

44

36 

52

4,185

135

0.746

0.86

8,300

June

54

58

62

45 

34

27

21

17

14

15

10

8.7

8.0

6.0 

6.7

6.7

4.6

5.9

5.5

57?

5.5

3.9

5.9

3.3

6.0

11

5.510

835

294

166

5,220.6

174

0.961

1.07

10,350

July

112

75

50

34 

114

~SS 148

57

39

31

26

22

22

27 

65

43

27

21

16

14

13

14

14

15

11

11

9.4

7.4

6.0

5.5 

3.9_

1,136.0

36.6

0.202

0.23

2,250

Aug.

3.9

3.9

3.9

2.8 

1.8

1.3

.9

.9

1.1

2.8

1.3

.8

.7

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

1.8

1.3

.9

.7

.6

76" .5

.6

2.1

573-

53.6

1.73

0.010

0.01

106

Sept.

3.9

3.3

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.3

.9

.8

.7

.7

.4

.3

.3

.2 

.2

.2

.2

w l

7T

.2

.2

.6

.4

.3

2.1

54'i:a

100

32

264.9

8.83

0.049

0.05

525

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,710 Min 0.5 Mean 187 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.06 Ac-ft 135,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,720 Min o.l Mean 222 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.72 Ac-ft 161,500

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Dec. 16 (5 p.m.) 8,580 cfs (21.03 ft); Jan. 14 (8:30 a.m.) 6,450

cfs (19.14 ft); June 27 (12 m.) 7,010 cfs (19.75 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 483

3625. More Creek near Fordyce, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°47', long 92°20', in NW£ sec.3, T.ll S., R.12 W., on downstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 8, 1,100 ft upstream from Caney Creek, 4 miles southeast of 

Pordyce, and 12 miles upstream from White Water Creek.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 160.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge.--9 years, 227 cfs (164,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,650 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 11.02 ft); no 

flow at times.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs May 2, 1958 (gage height, 16.47 ft); no 

flow at times in each year.

Flood in January 1938 reached a stage of 15.1 ft, from information by State Highway 

Department (discharge, 15,800 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge relation (

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-14, 16-21, Oct. 23 to Nov. 5, Nov. 14 to Dec. 12, 

Mar. 29 to May 6, May 14-22, 26-30, June 12-28, July 4-7, 15-20, Aug. 10-21, 

Sept. 19-27, 29, 30)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

0

.3

.8

1.4

2.2

3.2

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

6.4

12

22

41

87

142

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

214

328

468

646

970

1,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

48

24

14

6.4

6.0

5.3

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.3

1.3

2.2

3.0

2.0

1.7

3.1 

3.0 

2.3

1.9

2.8

2.6

1.4

.9

.6

*.3

.2

0

.1

,6

148.0

4.77

0.022

0.03

294

Nov.

0.9

1.5

1.1

1.5

6.9

3.1

1.3

.6

.4

76

.7

.6

.9

2.5

5.0

3.3

1.6

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

3.2

2.7

2.3

*1.9

1.5

1.6

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.3

60.4

2.01

0.0093

0.01

120

Dec.

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

T76

8.2

48

87

127

124

*166

423

604 

646 

722

832

79?

750

584

328

160

127

133

142

172

224

7,222.4

233

1.08

1.24

14,330

Jan.

280

280

234

234

256

384

454

468

468

454

44O

*426

412

484

696

722

890

1,320 

1,440 

1,280

1,020

832

670

484

426

188

166

160

196

256

280

16,300

526

2.44

2.81

32,330

Feb.

292

280

234

328

604

722

798

970

*992 9"5o

798

624

484

328

214

196" 188

256 

426 

516

604

670

722

750

780

722

646

604

624

16,322

563

2.61

2.81

32,370

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,610 Mln o

Mar.

624

780

1,22O

1,400

1,480

1,320

1,090

930

930

950

930

970

1,040

1,060

*1,400

1,440

1,480

1.650 

1,480 

1,120

870

670

454

292

214

180

160

166

166

145

121

26,732

862

3.99

4.60

53,020

Apr.

118

1|1

ToT

84

67

56

49

44

39

36

33

*30

28

25

24

23

23

25 

23 

22

52

67

49

43

38

33

31

24

18

16

1,345

44.8

0.207

0.23

2,670

May

12

9.1

7.2

29~~ 5.7

173

280

292

342

*570

356

234

118

62

41

32

25

24 

39 

39

45

74

142

166

145

97

56

39

34

25

18

3,331.0

107

0.495

0.57

6,610

June

14

14

11

9.7

8.1

6.4

*4.6

3.6

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.5

1.3

.9

.6

.7

.6

.4 

.3 

.1

00"

0

0

0

0

11

93

292

- 440

921.0

30.7

0.142

0.16

1,830

July

440

554

180

87

43

*26

18

13

9.4

7.0

5.3

4.0

3.1

2.5

2.0

1.4

.9

.6 

.3 

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,147.5

37.0

0.171

0.20

2,280

Aug.

*& 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

51

365

eS30~

e200

e30

e!5

e8

e6

e4

e3

e2.5

815.2

26.3

0.122

0.14

1,620

Sept.

e2.0

el. 6

el. 4

el. 2

el.O

e.8

e.7

e.6

e.5

2.5

li

3.3

e2.8

e2.2

el. 8

el .5

el. 2

el.O 

.8 

*.5

.3

00~

0

0

o-

.6

2.5

1.7

1.1

44.6

1.49

0.0069

0.008

0.88

Mean 135 Cfsra 0.630 In. 8.54 Ac-ft 98,440

Water year 1959-60= Max 1,650 Mln o Mean zOS Cfsm 0.940 In- 12.81 Ac-ft 147J600

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of normal recession, weather 

records, and releases from Trl-County Lake.
484 RED RIVER BASIN

3630. Saline River at Benton, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°34'05", long 92°36'40", in MEi sec.9, T.2 S., R.15 W., on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile west of Benton and 3 miles downstream from confluence of 

North Fork and Alum Fork.

Drainage area. 569 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at 

site 0.4 mile downstream since July 1938 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 260.91 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. July 6, 1938, to July 29, 1948, and Feb. 14 to Mar. 24,

1950. wire-weight gage; July 30, 1948, to Feb. 13, 1950, and Mar. 25, 1950, to June 13,

1951. water-stage recorder; all at site 0.4 mile downstream at datum 3.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 10 years, 802 cfs (580,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 cfs May 21 (gage height, 20.22 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 7,8.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 49,500 cfs Dec. 4, 1952 (gage height, 25.28 ft); no 

flow July 23-25, 27-30, Aug. 11-13, 1954.

Flood in April 1927 reached a stage of about 32.0 ft, former site and datum from 

information by State Highway Department), or about 30.5 ft, present site and datum.

Remarks. Records good. City of Little Rock diverts about 30 cfs from Lake Winona on 

Alum Fork for municipal use and discharges effluent into Arkansas River. Town of Benton diverts water for municipal use just above and returns effluent below station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

129

185

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

285

535

930

2,200

3,830

12.0

15.0

18.0

19.0

6,580

9,920

15,500

18,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

361

285

231

193

178

241

327

265

219

207

197

178

193

273

597

349

285 

219

163

143

131

119

113

107

100

90 *83

80

77

77

80

5,961

192

0.337

0.39

11,820

Nov.

83

TO

83

128

219

301

237

187

160

145

135

131

165

658

905

580

436 

349

299

263

237

213

193

*178

162

147

139

133

129

123

7,201

240

0.422

0.47

14,280

Dec.

119

116

110

107

107

107

103

97

94

1T5T

4,190

12,900

3,490

1,480

955

*3,990

15,500 

12,300

4,270

2,120

1,360

980

790

665

580

535

2,080

5,620

2,820

1,610

1,090

78,388

2,5c9

4.44

5.12

155,500

Jan.

835

745

812

725

665

725

790

930

1,200

2,120

2,280

*1,610

1,360

4,780

7,550

3.150

J,830 

4,720

2,500

1,610

1,200

955

790

665

595

550 B3o"

550

745

1,040

812

51,189

1,651

2.90

3.35

101,500

Feb.

685

612

580

1,520

5, 780

2,580

1,580

1,140

*955

1,120

790

648

550

491

449

436 JBJ

745

980

812

858

812

685

665

705

745

812

880

1,060

30,138

i,039

1.83

1.97

59,780

Mar.

880

905

930

1,040

1,040

980

880

880

2,350

2,660

2,O50

1,700

1,380

1,320

*3,490

4,OOO

2,660 

1,770

1,320

1,060

835

705

630

580

565

685

630

550

520

477

43Jj

39,908

1,287

2.26

2.61

79,160

Apr.

423

373

338

305

291

271

259

251

243

231

221

*211

201

195

191

205

223 

217

215

193

199

219

211

187 176"

167

156

154

TSo" 149

6,835

228

0.401

0.45

13,560

May

239

237

201

174 77B5,260

3,830

1,240

725

*550

436

373

316

275

245

225

201 

203

1,700

8,970

16,700

3,400

1,480

930

665

595

930

665

491

385

316

52,232

1,685

2.96

3.41

103,6OO

June

275

267

275

241

197

167 *149

133

129

123

113

116

107

103

97

94

90

80

80

73

66

63

60

SU

63

116

5,150

1,776

665

423

9,325

311

0.547

0.61

18,500

July

 237 305

185

151

133

*119

110

107

97

77

70

63

87

66

58

50

45 

43

T5

70

160

110

119

153

149

131

123

103

77

66

55

3,362

108

0.190

0.22

6,670

Aug.

50 *4?

43

40

38

38

36

32

34

47

45

43

40

38

36

32

30 

30

30

27.

40

40

40

43

43

40

38

34

*32

32

30

1,166

37.6

0.066

0.08

2,310

Sept.

27

27

25

24

24

22

27

24

38

47

47

47

45

45

47

47

47 

47

50

52

58

70

63

113

133

149

385 3~0"3"

305

243

2,576

85.9

0.151

0.17

5,110

Calendar year 1959: Max 31,600 Min 30 Mean 837 Cfam 1.47 In. 19.96 Ac-ft 6O5,80O

Water year 1959-6O: Max 16,700 Min 22 Mean 788 Cfam 1.38 In. 18.85 Ac-ft 571,800

Peak discharge (base, 1O,OOO cfs).--Dec. 12 (10 a.m.) 15,8OO cfs (18.O7 ft); Dec. 17 (ll:3O p.m.) 

20,000 cfs (19.56 ft); May 21 (7 a.m.) 22,000 cfs (20.22 ft)._____________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 485

3635. Saline River near Rye, Ark.

Location.--Lat 33°42', long 92°02', on line between sees.3 and 4, T.12 S., R.9 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 4 miles southwest 

of Rye and 5 miles upstream from Hudgin Creek.

Drainage area. 2.062 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1937 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 95 ft (by barometer). Prior to May 30, 

1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 2,712 ofs (1,963,000 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 cfs July 4 (gage height, 23.23 ft); minimura, 57 cfs Sept. 13, 14.

1937-60; Maximum discharge, 70,500 cfs May 3, 1958 (gage height, 30.31 ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 1954 (gage height, 3.84 ft).

Maximum stage known, 30.5 ft in April 1927 (about 73,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSFT.743.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 27 to Sept. 5)

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

53

96

302

584

1,250

12.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

2,520

4,800

8,230

11,300

17,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

743 

1,010

1.080 

575 

824

711

615

446

377

377

377

377

338

326 

314

288

288

377

476

476

432

364

302

261

232

208

*189

174

166

154

148

13,425

433

0.210

0.24

26,630

Nov.

142 

137

127 

T33 

142

150

146

180

279

338

364

338

288

268 

274

270

265

446

874

1,010

907

727

584

*491

432

390

364

326

302

286

10,986

366

0.177

0.20

21,790

Dec .

279 

261

249 

236 

230

223

219

214

214

212

236

522

1,110

1,250 

1,590

1,920

*2,920

3,980

4,600

5,140

5,720

6,430

7,570

9,090

11,600

15,800

13,SOO

12,100

10,300

8,960

7,370

132,045

4,260

2.07

2.38

261,900

Jan.

5,950 

4,860

4,340 

4,280 

4,540

5,140

5,580

5,650

5,500

5,070

4,600

4,160

*3,920

5,860 

4,250

4,800

5,280

6,030

6,430

6,790

7,270

8,010

8,710

9,220

9,500

9,360

9,090

8,350

7,470

6,350

5,140

189,530

6,114

2.97

3.42

375,900

Feb.

3,980 

3,140

2,820 

3,146 

4,040

4,480

4,600

4,670

4,670

*4,670

4,860

5,210

5,650

6,050 

5,030

5,800

5,210

4,340

3, 170

3,200

3,360

3,580

3,690

3,800

4,280

4,600

4,740

4,740

4,740

 ----

127,540

4,398

2.13

2.30

253,000

Mar.

4,670 

4,930

6,270 

6,790 

6,880

6,700

6,520

6,270

6,030

6,270

6,350

6,350

6,350

6,350 

7,170

*8,010

8,710

9,090

9,500

9,800

9,640

9,360

9,090

8,830

8,470

7,900

6,970

5,800

4,410

3,140

2,420

215,040

6,937

3.36

3.88

426,500

Apr.

2,140 

1,860

1,750 

1,510 

1,320

1,180

1,040

975

890

824

775 *743

711

695 

663

631

600

584

568

553

711

907

759

695

695

727

890

727

584

506

27,313

910

0.441

0.49

54,170

May

461 

418

377 

364

792

1,360

2,090

2,670

*2,920

3,080

3,250

3,360

3,520 

3,740

3,740

2,980

1,470

858

841

1,180

1,630

2,040

2,420

2,670

2,980

3,640

4,540

5,500

6,110

6,27C)

77,717

2,507

1.22

1.40

154,100

June

5,880 

4,670

2,420

1,080 

808

727

*711

679

600

476

404

351

314

288 

272

265

252

245

238

234

216

202

191

174

170

187

256

631

1,790

3,030

27,761

925

0.449

0.50

55,060

July

5,210 

7,680

10,700 

14,500 

14,500

*12,600

10,700

8,590

5,280

1,790

663

476

377

351 

314

286

263

265

265

238

208

197

193

180 TOO"

216

232

212

225

234

232

97,357

3,141

1.52

1.76

193,100

Aug.

210 

*189

170 

156 

139

131

124

117

111

129

115

101

96

93 

90

93

96

96

96

96

108

281 '579"

150

110

103

103

90

85

*80

80

3,917

126

0.061

0.07

7,770

Sept.

82 

77

74 

69 

66

65

65

63

61

S7

69

67

61

62 

90

94

90

85

77

74

*73

73

72

72

76

80

103

115

124

176

2,422

80.7

0.039

0.04

4,800

Calendar year 1959: Max 23,400 Min 94 Mean 2,106 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.85 Ac-ft 1,524,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,500 Min 61 Mean 2,527 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.68 Ac-ft 1,835,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
486 RED RIVER BASIN

3641. Ouachita River near Arkansas -Louisiana State line

Location. Lat 33 0 01'55", long 92°05 I 10", in SE^NEi sec. 25, T.19 S., R.10 W., on right 

bank 500 ft below lock and dam No. 6, 1.6 miles north of Arkansas-Louisiana State line, 

3.5 miles downstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, and 4 miles southeast 

of Pelsenthal, Ark.

Drainage area. 10.787 sq mi.

Records available. April 1958 to September 1960 (discharge above 19.0 ft stage not determined) . Gage height record for some periods collected at same site since 1912 are contained in reports of Corps of Engineers , Vicksburg district .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 44.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Aug. 26, 1958, staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at 

site 16 miles downstream at same datum. Prior to Aug. 26, 1958, auxiliary staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum gage height during year, 26.24 ft Mar. 27 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 7.37 ft Oct. 28.

1958-60: Maximum gage height, 43.04 ft May 14, 15, 1958 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 588 cfs June 4, 1959; minimum gage height. 6.60 ft June 4, 

1959.

1912-60: Maximum gage height, 44.2 ft Apr. 11, 12, 1945; minimum, -0.3 ft Nov. 11, 

1916; minimum since 1928, 5.8 ft Aug. 25, 1951.

Remarks Records poor. Discharge computed for stages below bankfull, about 19 ft. Flow 

regulated by Lake Ouachita since 1952 (see p. 478), Lake Hamilton since 1932 (usable 

capacity, 119,560 acre-ft), Lake Catherine since 1925 (usable capacity, 21,300 acre-ft), 

Lake Greeson since 1949 (see p. 480), and by navigation pools.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

4,480 

4,180

4,360

4,480 

4,740

4,380

3,330

2,670

2,670

2,880

3,000

*2,950

3,000

2,850

2,920

3,560

5,530

5,450

4,970 

64,000

2,860

2,140

2,590

2,900

2,830

*2,470

2,020

1,380

999 

1,170

1,470

Nov.

1.590 

1,870

1,960

1,840 

1,650

1,970

3,240

3,980

4,340

4,140

2,570

*2,100

2,190

2,340

2,440

2,800

4,080

4.790

3,470 

2,880

1,890

3,490

3,720

3,640

3,290

2,590

2,420

2,490

2,560 

e2,700

Dec.

*e2,900 

1,950

1,520

1,590 

1,590

1,760

1,690

1,610

1,470

1,290

1,330

1,710

3,980

7,010

e 15, 000

* 617,000

e 15, 000

13,800

14,700 

15,800

16,900

17,900

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

*5,460

5,400

4,190

3,790

*e3,500 

e3,800

4,210

5,120

5,830

6,470

6,870

*6,600

6,510

6,930

7,560 

7,670

May

6,780 

5,450

3,330

2.680 

3,060

3,940

6,410

9,060

12,100

14,000

13, 900

13,300

10,100

7,720

6,650

6,050

5,880

4,840

65,000 

5,130

5,320

5,380

8,520

11,400

13,600

13,800

14,500

14,700

14.800 

14,800

14,100

June

*elO.OOO 

8,810

*9,140

9,080 

9,140

9,140

8,510

6,210

5,260

4,300

4,500

4,380

4,230

3,710

2,150

1,660

1,670

1,730

1,920 

1,990

2,040

1,460

1.050

1,100

2,270

2,800

4,020

5,060

*5,540 

6,870

July

9,700 

14,000

15,200

15.500 

14,000

9,070

68,000

e 9, 000

elO,000

14,300

15,700

13, 300

elO,000

66,000

65,000

64,500

>e3,000

> e2, 000

Aug.

4,170 

3,950

3,110

2,220 

2,220

2,270

2,360

2,420

2,560

2,650

2,440

2,320

2,510

2,510

2,670

2,020

el, 800

1,570

1,460 

1,620

2,160

4,300

64.500

4,090

3,520

5,650

3,660

4,050

4,100 

*3,680

2,520

Sept.

1,790 

1,820

2,150

2,210 

2,480

2,540

2,710

2,460

2,080

62,100

2,140

2,970

3,790

63,500

63,000

2,320

e2,300

62,500

62,000 

1,560

1,150

el. OOP

el,000

1,920

2,660

2,720

2,840

5.610

4,740

4,670

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements,

stage, fall in reach, and wicket change.
RED RIVER BASIN 487

3641.5. Bayou Bartholomew near McQehee , Ark.

Location. Lat 33°37'40", long 91°26'45", in W| sec.30, T.12 S., R.3 W., near center of 

stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 4, 2.7 miles west of 

McGehee and 17.5 miles downstream from Abies Creek.

Drainage area. 592 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected and 

occasional discharge measurements made by Corps of Engineers at this site since August 

1938. Daily stages 1940, 1941, and 1944 to date and results of discharge measurements 

1938, 1947 to date are published in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 121.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Sept. 7, 1949, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,290 cfs Mar. 20, 21 (gage height, 14.59 ft); 

minimum, 16 cfs Aug. 18, 19.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 6,870 cfs May 11, 1958 (gage height, 24.49 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 12-19, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1930, that of May 11, 1958. Flood in 1932 reached 

a stage of 22.4 ft, from floodmarks. Flood of May 25, 1953, reached a stage of 22.5 ft.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and one discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers .

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0,1 

.3 

.6

1.0

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

116

270

7.0

10.0

13.0

15.0

500

1,050

1,800

2,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

82 

3ff

108

144

193

225

234

?3T

225

209

185

169

166

169

166

158

155

148

148

152

162

177

185

181

173

158

 141 

128

113

102

95

4,975

160

0.270

0.31

9,870

Nov.

88 

82

80

5S

90

88

85

85

85

85

85

88

90

98

102

105

105

102

100

100

98

100

110

119

*125

128

131 

T2S

119

113

2,999

100

0.169

0.19

5,950

Dec.

108 

102

98

90

92

92

90

90

88

5S

90

100

100

100

105

128

*181

261

370

472

564

660

768

860

940

1,010

1,050 

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,030

12,877

415

0.701

0.81

25,540

Jan.

1,050

S8T

940

900

880

880

880

860

840

822

804

786

*786

768

768

7SS~ 750

786

804

804

840

860

900

920

940

940

962 

962

962

984

1,010

27,120

875

1.48

1.70

53,790

Feb.

1,010 

1,010

1,010

1,070

1,120

1,160

1,180

1,180

1,210

*1.250

1,230

1,230

1,210

1,180

1,140

1,120

1,070

1,050

1,030

984

940

920

880

860 '97JO"

940

984 

1,010

1,030

30,888

1,065

1.80

1.94

61,270

Mar.

1,050 

1,140

1,330

1,480

1,580

1,660

1,720

1,770

1,830

1,890

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,950

2,040

*2,160

2,230

2,260

2,260

2.290

2,290

2,260

*2,230

2,160

2,070

1,980

1,860 

1,740

1,630

1,530

1 430

57,560

1,857

3.14

3.62

114, 200

Apr.

1,550 

1, 230

1,140

1,050

962

880

786

714

628

564

486

418

*560

520

280

252

254

209

195

177

181

193

197

195

201

217

261

310

550

570

14, 686

490

0.828

0.92

29,130

May

570 

360

340

310

280

270

245

234

237

270

*290

320

540

550

360

350

350

530

520

510

500

500

520

550

570

594

418 

418

-&G 450 

450

10,400

555

0.566

0.65

20,650

June

 JIB- 418 

594

370

350

330

510

*290

270

252

234

209

189

169

152

138

128

116

102

95

88

82

76

70

66.

68

78 

88

92

95

5,757

191

0.525

0.56

11,580

July

92 

85

80

95

131

169

185

189

181

166

155

148

155

169

181

189

195

T9T

185

175

155

154

116

100

85

72

62 

54

44

58

54

4,008

129

0.218

0.25

7,950

Aug.

50

27

 25

24

25

22

20

18

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

TS

18

25

58

48

60

64

64

64 

64

70 74

80

1,049

55.8

0.057

0.07

2,080

Sept.

90 

92

90

88

88

82

80

78

76

80

88

98

108

115

125

131

154

158 T38~

158

154

128

116

105

95

85

80

74

70

6(5

3,008

100

0.169

0.19

5,970

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,330 Mln 51 Mean 466 Cfsm 0.787 In. 10.69 Ac-ft 337,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,290 Mln 16 Mean 479 Cfsm 0.809 In. 11.01 Ac-ft 347,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN

3642. Bayou Bartholomew near Jones, La.

Location. Lat 32°59'25", long 91°39'20", in SE^SW-f sec.9, T.23 N. , R.8 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 834, 1 mile downstream from ArkansasLouisiana State line and 1.6 miles northwest of Jones.

Drainage area.--1,187 sq mi.

Records available, October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 79.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary staff 

gage at site 4.1 miles downstream at different datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1959, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at site 15.3 miles upstream at datum 85.17 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 3,860 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 19.69 ft); 

minimum not determined.

1957-60: Maximum daily discharge, 6,100 cfs May 5,6, 1958; maximum gage height, 

28.24 ft May 21, 22, 1958; minimum not determined.

Remarks. Records fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation. In extreme floods, 

considerable flow bypasses station. Most of flow is into the Bayou LaPourche-Boeuf 

River basins via interconnecting system of bayous and drainage ditches and passes stations Bayou LaPourche near Crew Lake and Boeuf River at Girard (see p. 509, 506). Other 

flow bypasses station and reenters the basin 5 miles downstream via Overflow Creek.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

I 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

210 

202

197

192 T9"2

197

192

*197

197

197

197

206

225

255

275

286

297

TJ57

297

286

286

275

275

275

265

255

250

240

235

235 

240

7,425

240

14,730

Nov.

240 

240

240

275

286

265

250

240

230

220

210

202

197

197

188

179

174

*166

166

166

166

162

T5?

162

162

162

174

174

174

170

5,999

200

11,900

Dec.

170 

166 T70-

170

174

179

179

179

179

*174

174

174

170

170

166

188

334

384

397

402

431

439

443

457

469

481

505

529

577

513 

677

9,920

320

19,680

Jan.

729 

757

840

873

860

1,010

1,100

*1,150

1,180

1,210

1,230

1,270

1,280

1,280

1,290

1,210

1,220

1,270

1,270

1,220

1,210

1,230

1,240

1,230

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,220

1,240

1,250 

1,290

35,779

1,150

70,970

Feb.

1,550 

1,580

1,470

1,560

1,440

1,570

1,540

1,690

1,800

1,850

1,910

1,970

1,970

2,000

1,990

1,950

1,920

*1,890

1,820

1,850

1,770

1,700

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,680

1,700

1,750

1,780

49,960

1,720

99,090

Mar.

1,900 

1,940

2,160

2,510

2,570

2,510

2,680

*2,750

2,820

2,950

5,050

5,110

5,180

5,220

5,200

5,540

5,340

5,410

5,500

3,570

5,670

5,750

5,820

5,820

5,850

5,850

5,820

5,790

5,750

5,710 

5,620

98,720

5,180

,5.95,300

Apr.

5,550

5,410

3,390

5,220

3,150

3,040

2,910

2,740

2,650

2,410

2,520

2,100

1,940

*1,790

1,620

1,460

1,520

1,160

1,040

911

825

750

697

640

615

577

529

517

BT7

651

52,467

1,750

104,100

May

729 

797

825

855

870

916

965 "555"

905

904

892

902

*878

857

775

754

661

638

601

577

555

541

529

517

505

493

481

469

469

457 46~9"

21,707

700

43,060

June

481 

505

517

529

541

*541

553

BTT

541

529

517

505

481

469

445

435

409

585

565

541

519

297

275

265

265

265

250

255

220

210

12,227

409

24,250

July

200 

190

180

175

175

170

TTCT

170

170

175

180

*185

192

202

210

225

250

255

225

225

220

220

220

225

235

245

250 225"

230

215 

202

6,391

206

12,680

Aug.

192 

179

162

146

135

130

125

120

115

110

*102 ""

> 100

-

114

188

297 "Z37

275

250

225

197

192

255

250

4,916

159

9,750

Sept.

215 

W

179

154

150

142

138 T38"

*146

166

188

184

170

162

158

154

154

154

154

154

154

158

166

179

184

188

192

197

202

202

5,079

169

10,070

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,040 Min 162 Mean 965 Ao-ft 698,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,850 Min _ Mean 849 Ao-ft 616,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 20-25, July 1-12, Aug. 5-10, 12-20; discharge estimated on basis 

of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 489

3643. Chemin-a-Haut Bayou near Beekman, La.

Location. Lat 32°58'55", long 91°48'20", in SE£ sec.13, T 23 N. , R.6 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on parish road, l| miles downstream from ArkansasLouisiana State line and 6 miles northeast of Beekman.

Drainage area. 271 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 85.58 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

Jan. 28, 1956, staff gage at same site and datum. Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman used 

as auxiliary gage; datum of gage is 70.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 5 years, 338 cfs (244,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Mar. 4; maximum gage height, 9.49 ft 

Mar. 5; minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs Nov. 3; minimum gage height, 0.94 ft July 26.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 29,500 cfs Apr. 26, 1958; maximum gage height, 18.71 ft 

Apr. 27, 1958; no flow June 6-13, Oct. 18-25, 29, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation by rice farmers above gage.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.9

2.8

2.2

2.1

2.8

3.1

2.4

*2.5

4.4

3.9

3.3

3.4

6.3

9.4

8.2

6.5

4.4

6.9

24

25

17

10

6.5

4.6

2.9

2.3

1.8

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

176.3

5.69

0.021

0.02

350

Nov.

0.5

.4

74

8.3

10

7.0

8.7

10

37

50

42

30

21

17

13

11

8.6

*6.3

5.0

4.0

3.3

2.6

1.9

3.3

4.4

4.6

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.6

329.1

11.0

0.041

0.05

653

Dec.

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.4

1.9

*1.7

1.9

3.3

3.9

4.2

7.9

29

72

106

145

194

227

22T

190

136

76

45

34

32

32

28 

21

1,641.0

52.9

0.195

0.23

3,250

Jan.

24

33

31

27

34

104

199

285

330

302

262

185

*109

72

58

56

85

155

210

247

262

240

181

112

66

45

62

191

391

559 

612

5,529

178

0.657

0.76

10,970

Feb.

594

510

414

414

510

631

670

594

495

402

247

127

80

56

42

34

29

*26

24

22.

30

42

58

76

474

830

1,020

1.080

1,000

10,531

363

1.34

1.45

20,890

Mar.

875

950

1,170

1,330

1.340

1,250

 1,160

978

761

563

392

343

336

340

595

838

1,010

1,040

996

881

702

529

322

159

123

115

123

170

202

264 

335

20,192

651

2.40

2.77

40,050

Apr.

307

187

119

85

64

47

36

28

21

17

12

9.9

7.9

*6.3

5.4

5.0

4.6

3.5

2.6

2.2

3.0

2.2

1.3

1.7

32

60

52

40

42

99

1,303.6

43.5

0.161

0.18

2,590

May

145

162

136

74

43

80

234

510

631

542

402

294

*166

76

35

19

11

7.0

5.2

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.4

3.0

2.6

2.0

1/7

3,607.9

116

0.428

0.50

7,160

June

1.6

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.3

 1.2

276

5.5

4.4

3.7

3.0

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.9

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

2.4

2.8

3.7

7.4

7.9

478

4.6

3.7

88.2

2.94

0.011

0.02

175

July

11

16

10

6.3

4.6

3.9

4.4

5.7

3.9

2.8

2.0

 1.7

2.2

2.2

1.9

2,4

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

7f

.7

.9

1.0 

1.3

99.8

3.22

0.012

0.04

198

Aug.

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.=JL

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.1

2.2

*21

48

43

60

50

39

30

24

19

16

18

58

177

254

240

210

177

130

74

68 

92

1,860.5

60.0

0.221

0.26

3,690

Sept.

76

62

42

33

36

34

24

17

*14

15

12

7.7

7.9

6.1

4.4

5.7

9.1

11

11

13

13

13

11

8.4

5.9

5.9

7.9

7.9

6.8

5.5

526.2

17.5

0,065

0.07

1,040

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,120 Min 0.4 Mean 171 Cfsm 0.631 In. 8.56 Ac-ft 123,500

Water year 1959-6O: Max 1,340 Min 0.4 Mean 125 Cfara 0.461 In. 6.35 Ac-ft 91,020

Discharge measurement made on this day.
490 RED RIVER BASIN

3647. Bayou de Loutre near Laran, La.

Location. Lat 32 ° 57' 20", long 92°30 I 00", in NW£ sec.29, T.23 N., R.I W., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on parish road, 1? miles southwest of Laran, 1? miles 

downstream from Lion Creek, and 3 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 550.

Drainage area. 141 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1960.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 112.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~i929. Prior to Jan. 31, 1956, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 206 cfs (149,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 9.67 ft); minimum, 

7.3 cfs Aug. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.37 ft).

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 22,600 cfs Apr. 27, 1958 (gage height, 20.29 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 5.1 cfs Oct. 25, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

6.1

16

38

111

206

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

474

652

945

1,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

26

26

25

25

40

56

53

59

50

42

36

31

33

71

79

93

111

136 123"

76

49

38

*37

53

54

60

58

58

58

49

42

1,747

56.4

0.400

0.46

3,470

Nov.

40

39

IT

77

111

119

123

119

127

111

81

64

57

68

81

97

101

98

97

85

73

66

*64

62

59

58

60

62

59

58

2,357

78.6

0.557

0.62

4,680

Dec.

57

58

58

58

66

73

77

80

79

80

91

132

140

154

154

217

*299

364

457

615

597

457

311

179

127

111

119

150

164

169

164

5,857

189

1.34

1.54

11,620

Jan.

184

169

145

132

169

269

*275

257

234

239

222

169

132

119

119

111

145

222

263

257

245

245

195

127

100

96

154

184

257

287 po-l

COJL

6,003

194

1.38

1.58

11,910

Feb.

251

212

190

305

393

457

508

579

B55

378

245

150

115

103

102

100

99

119

136

150

190

222

*234

269

457

543

543

561

543

8,679

299

2.12

2.29

17,210

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,750 Mln 16

Mar.

424

440

652

1,170

1,620

1,050

652

474

330

257

228

212

200

222

337

424

508

652

597

457

317

200

140

115

TT5

123

140

*164

184

174

140

12,718

410

2.91

3.35

25,230

Apr.

115

102

95

91

81

72

65

60

58

57

56

57

58

59

57

54

54

54

57

57

*71

69

67

61

59

69

65

55

57

68

2,000

66.7

0.473

0.53

3,970

May

71

65

54

48

70

209

378

408

378

350

287

136

58

40

34

32

*31

31

30

31

36

37

37

33

30

30

27

24

24

22

2!

3,062

98.8

0.701

0.81

6,070

June

22

20

20

22

25

25

24

20

18

16

15

14

14

15

*14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

TT

18

35

92

~92 102

78

814

27.1

0.192

0.21

1,610

July

87

64

30

17

15

18

18

18

14

13

11

10

*9.9

9.3

8.7

8.4

8.1

ST4

9.0

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.7

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.3

9.6

486.6

15.7

0.111

0.13

965

Aug.

10

9.0

8.1

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.8

8.7

8.7

9.6

15

15

20

33

52

41

33

27

26

23

28

98

169

*T56~

123

123

127

88

52

40

48

1,402.2

45.2

0.321

0.37

2,780

Mean 190 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.32 Ac-ft 137

Sept.

76

64

44

32

23

19

17

16

16

20

23

22

*24

22

20

18

16

16

14

14

14

15

20

30

24

19

20

23

20

20

721

24.0

0.170

0.19

1,430

800

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,620 Mln 7.6 Mean 125 Cfsm 0.887 In. 12.08 Ac-ft 90,940

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Dec. 20 (6 p.m.) 633 cfs (6.93 ft); Mar. 5 (5 a.m.) 1,800 cfs 

(9.67 ft); Mar. 18 (4 to 5 p.m.) 671 efs (7.09 ft).___________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 491

3648.6. Sugar Creek tributary at Lake Foursome, near Arcadia, La.

Location. Lat 32°38'10", long 92°52'20", in SW£ sec.14, T.19 N. , R.5 W., Louisiana meridian, on north side of Lake Foursome, 600 ft above spillway, 1,500 ft upstream from 

Sugar Creek, 7.1 miles northeast of Arcadia, and 8.1 miles northwest of Simsboro.

Drainage area. 0.93 sq mi.

Records available. April 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder with rain gage attachment.

Average discharge. 6 years, 1.00 cfs (724 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum outflow and maximum inflow (average for 2|-minute interval), computed 

from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow, for water years 1955-60 are contained in the following 

table:

Water 

year

1954t 

1955 

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

Maximum

Date

May 12, 1954 

May 24, 1955 

Apr. 5, 1956 

May 14, 1957 

May 19, 29, 1958 

June 8, 1959 

Feb. 25, 1960

Outflow 

(cfs)

5.9 

5.6 

142 

89 

29 

189 

9.0

Gage height 

(feet)

5.67 

5.64 

6.32 

6.04 

5.50 

a6.50 

5.18

Date

May 2, 1954 

June 27, 1955 

ADr . 15, 1956 

my 14, 1957 

July 23, 1958

June 7, 1960

Inflow 

(cfs)

134 

198 

507 

541 

169

338

t Period April to September, 

a From high-water mark.

No outflow at times in each year.

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

are poor. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stagedischarge relation of spillway and pipe. Pond is formed by earth dam; spillway is 

located at right side of dam and is 100 ft wide at the top, about 25 ft wide at bottom, 

and relatively uniform. Outflow pipe Is set generally horizontal in the dam about 30ft 

left of the spillway and is 12 Inches in diameter, 55 ft long, and smooth except at 

joints. Capacity below 1.0 ft gage height not determined and not included in capacity 

figures. Dam built by U. S. Soil Conservation Service for recreational purposes. Figures given herein represent usable contents.

The following table gives the relation between gage height, reservoir capacity, and 

water-surface area during the period April 1954 to September 1960.

Gage height 

(feet)

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

Contents 

(acre-feet)

0

24.8

50.0

75.7

102

129

156

183

Surface area 

(acres)

49.0

5O.O

50.9

51.9

52.9

53.9

54.8

55.8

Gaee height 

(feet)

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

Contents 

(acre-feet)

212

240

270

300

330

361

393

Surface area 

(acres)

56.8

58.0

59.3

60.5

61.6

62.7

63.7
492 RED RIVER BASIN

3648.6. Sugar Creek tributary at Lake Foursome, near Arcadia, La. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

LO

LI

L2

L3

L4

L5

L6

17

L8

19

'-0

21

22

23

24

'-5

26

27

28

29

50

51

total

dean

t)

0

tt)

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.2

-

216

57.0

-

May

0.1

.3

.9

.8

*.6

.4

.3

.Z

.3

.5

.7

4.6

5.0

379

2.8

1.9

.7

.4

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2 

.2

.2

27.5

0.89

221

57.2

6.09

June

0.2

.2

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.6

0.02

191

56.1

1.48

July

0

0

156

54.8

1.24

Aug.

0

0

118

53.5

-

Sept.

0

0

85.7

52.3

0.20

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Acre-ft

iJater year : Max Mln Mean Acre-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in 

reservoir. * Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir. tt Precipitation, in inches, during month at reservoir.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

Z6

Z7

Z8

Z9

30

51

total

lean

t)

*)

tt)

Oct.

0

0

78.3

52,0

2.36

Nov.

0

0

79.9

52.1

2.80

Dec.

0

0

81.4

52.1

1.46

Jan.

0

0

-

_

3.22

Feb.

0

0

138

54.2

4.32

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 ^

> a.l

^

1.0

0.03

-

_

4.88

Apr.

""

> aO.2

.5

74

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.9

0.16

207

56.6

3.54

May

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

4.7

5.5

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.5

.9

.3

17.6

0.57

222

57.2

-

June

0.2

.1

0

0

.2

5.0

378

2.8

*1.8

1.3

.8

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.4

.3

.3

ZO.l

0.67

223

57.3

2.21

July

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.4

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

14.8

0.48

225

57.4

6.98

Aug.

0.4

.3

.5

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.5

0.24

203

56.5

2.63

Calendar year 1954: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

jJL.

.1.1

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

210

56.7

-

ifater year 1954-55: Max 5.0 Mln 0 Mean 0.18 Ac-ft 131

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in 

reservoir. * Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir. tt Precipitation, in inches, during month at reservoir. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range in stage and weather records.
RED RIVER BASIN

3648.6. Sugar Creek tributary at Lake Foursome near Arcadia, La.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Uay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

1

2

3

4

5

.6

L7

8

19

0

1

12

!3

'4

:s

:e>7

>8

>9

50

51

<otal

lean

t)

*).

tt)

Oct.

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

196

56.3

-

Nov.

0

0

194

56.2

1.44

Dec.

0

0

201

56.4

1.74

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0.2

0.01

217

57.0

2.80

Feb.

0.2

.4

1.5

2.5

TTo

.5

.4

.6

1.5

1.2

.9

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

15.6

0.54

216

57.0

5.27

Mar.

0.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

1.2

1.6

1.5

T73

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

15.2

0.49

226

57.4

4.20

Apr.

0.5

.4

.5

.6

50

31

15

9.Q

7.6

7.6

6.9

6.2

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.1

3.6

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.4

3

174.9

5.83

209

56.7

0

May

1.5

3.6

275

1.8

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14.4

0.46

187

55.9

0

June

0

0

181

55.7

0

July

0

0

186

55.9

0

Aug.

0

0

-

0

0.75

Sept.

0

0

136

54.2

2.16

Calendar year 1955: Max 5.0 Min 0 Mean 0.18 4c-ft 132

later year 1955-56: Max 50 Mln o Mean 0.60 Ae-ft 438

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in 

reservoir. * Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir. tt Precipitation, in inches, during month at reservoir. Note. No gage-height record June 9-17, Aug. 28 

to Sept. 12; estimate of no flow was based on recorded range in stage and weather records. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

total

lean

t)

*

tt)

Oct.

0

0

134

54.1

2.89

Nov.

0

0

145

54.4

3.48

Dee.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

\ °

> aO

J

> a.l

1.1

0.04

-

-

2.76

Jan.

aO.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.3

.5

.7

2.3

3,3

8.5

0.27

216

57.0

6.47

Feb.

5.2

4.1

2.5

1.5

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

1.8

6.5

4.4

3.1

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.0

-

47.8

1.71

209

56.7

4.05

Mar.

0.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

73

.6

.5

.4

.1

.5

.5

' 7B~ .0

.3

.2

.5

.2

.0

.2

25.3

0.82

217

57.0

4.41

Apr.

4.8

5.2

6.2

12

*5.8

3.8

2.8

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

2.3

4.1

3.6

3.6

14

21-9.0

109.6

3.65

223

57.3

8.00

May

5.5

4.8

4.4

2.8

1.5

1.5

1.1

.8

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

~9.0 40

5.2

3.3

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

4.5

3.3

3.6

3.6

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.5

113.7

3.67

212

56.8

8.06

June

.5

.5

.5

.5

.0

.8

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

1.5

9.0

4.1

3.6

6.5

3.6

2.0

3.6

14"8.5

4.8

70.9

2.36

218

57.0

7.93

July

3.1

270

1.5

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.1

0.33

196

56.2

1.93

Aug.

0

0

169

55.3

0.24

Sept.

0

0

170

55.3

2.56

Calendar year 1956: Max 50 Min 0 Mean 0.61 Ac-ft 439

rfater year 1956-57: Max 40 Min 0 Mean 1.06 Ae-ft 768

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in 

reservoir. * Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir. tt Preeipita 

tion, in inches, during month at reservoir. Total for water year 1956-57, 52.78 inches.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and weather 

records.
494 RED RIVER BASIN

3648.6. Sugar Creek tributary at Lake Foursome near Arcadia, La. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20 

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(*)

(tt)

Oct.

SL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.7 

3.0

3.0

2.0

1.6

1.3 

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

15.6

0.50

199

56.4

6.95

Nov.

0.9

.8

75

.8

1.2

1.9

2.5

7.4 

5.0

3.5

2.5

2.3

5.3

~5.2 11

7.8

7.4

7.8

7.0

5.2 

4.7

6.1

8.2

8.2

7.4

6.1

5.0 

4.7

3.8

a3.5

147.0

4.90

_

8.08

Dec.

> a3.0

2.5

2.2

1.8

al.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

> al.5

_

60.9

1.96

_

1.52

Jan.

^

1

> al.3

I

1.2

1.1 

1.0

T7o

1.0

1.1

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9

13 75- > O , L

6.1

4.7

3.8

3.2

2 5

2^2

1.9

1*8

85.5

2.76

207

56.6

3.38

Feb.

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0 rrs1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.6

§72

-

40.1

1.43

210

56.7

2.41

Mar.

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.2 

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.3

2.7

275

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.7

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

2.3

2.2

2.0

60.8

1.96

209

56.7

2.96

Apr.

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

ITl1

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.2

3.5

7.0

7.4

11

2J)

86.3

2.88

237

57.9

7.18

May

22

TI

9.0

6.9

5.3

3.8

3.0

2.5 

2.3

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

2.3

18

9.0

3.2

2.2

2.0

1.8 

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

150.8

4.86

203

56.5

6.11

June

1.0

1.0

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0 

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

77

.9

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

2.5 

3.0

T79

1.6

1.4

38.7

1.29

204

56.5

5.98

July

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9 

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6 

.6

.5 

75T

1.6

4.7

2.5

1.7 

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

 8

33.8

1.09

198

56.3

4.12

Aug.

0.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.3

.3

12.9

0.42

184

55.8

0.98

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

alO

' a3

82.8

2.76

-

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 40 Min 0 Mean 1.67 Ac-ft 1,210

Water year 1957-58= Max Z2 Min 0 Mean 2.23 Ac-ft 1,620

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in reservoir. * Surface area, in acres, at end 

of month in reservoir. tt Precipitation, in Inches, during month at reservoir. Total for 

calendar year 1957, 60.20 Inches. a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage and weather records.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

R(tt)

Oct.

> aO.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

14.4

0.46

184

55.8

-

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.7

.7

.7

1.5

1.8

T7S

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

. 8

21.7

0.72

199

56.3

4.36

Dec.

"~75" 0.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

20.2

0.65

193

56.1

0.30

Jan.

0.6

!e

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

75

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

20.5

0.66

196

56.2

1.42

Feb.

0.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.7

6.5

4.7

3.8

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

-

47.3

1.69

202

56.5

3.71

Mar.

1.0

TTo

1.0

1.0

3.8

4.1

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.0

5.6

F7o

3.8

3.8

3.8

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

3.2

3.0

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

77.8

2.51

205

56.6

4.71

Apr.

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

2.0

6.5

7.8

frl

5.3

4.1

3.2

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

79.3

2.64

207

56.6

4.24

May

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

77

.7

.8

.9

1.2

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

31.9

1.03

200

56.4

3.15

June

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.3

2.5

2.2

1.6

a704"5~

13

7.8

5.0

3.5

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

79

1.1

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.8

1.2

175.0

5.83

196

56.3

12.19

July

0.8

1.0

.7

7T

.7

.8

.8.&

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.9

4.7

7.8

5^3

3.0

2.2

1.6

1.3

46.0

1.48

204

56.5

7.50

Aug.

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

if

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

20.0

0.65

189

56.0

2.58

Calendar year 1958: Max 22 Min o.l Mean 1.78 Ac-ft 1,290

Sept.

0.5

,4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o0

0

0

0

3.4

0.11

171

55.4

1.02

Water year 1958-59= Max 70 Mln o Mean 1.53 Ac-ft 1,110

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in reservoir. * Surface area, in acres, at end 

ir. tt Precipitation, in Inches, during month at reservoir, 

record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and weather

Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in reservoir. * Surf 

of month of reservoir. tt Precipitation, in Inches, during month 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

records.
RED RIVER BASIN 495

3648.6. Sugar Creek tributary at Lake Foursome near Arcadia, La.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

(*L

(tt)

Oct.

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

7i

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.01

169

55.3

2.25

Nov.

0

0

.3

ii

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

6.3

0.21

178

55.6

3.16

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

.9

14 

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

15.0

0.48

195

56.2

3.60

Jan.

0.7

.7

.7

.8

1.2

T72

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

.8

28.1

0.91

199

56.3

3.16

Feb.

0.8

'.8

.8

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

a. 9

a. 9

.9

.9

1.4

1.6

1.6

3.5

7.8

4.7

2.6

2.1

1.4

49.3

1.70

209

56.7

4.02

Mar.

0.4

7!o

5^0

2.9

2.0

1.1

.8

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.4

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

42.3

1.36

203

56.5

2.58

Apr.

0.4

[4. '.4:

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.3

0.18

186

55.9

-

May

0.1

0

0

0

.1

2

if

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

0.05

174

55.5

0.44

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

*.l

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

72

.2

.2

1.6

0.05

190

56.0

-

July

0.2

|j!i.1

.1

.1

0_

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

164

55.1

0.51

Aug.

0

0

167

55.2

4.57

Calendar year 1959: Max 70 Min 0 Mean 1.43 Ac-ft 1,040

Sept.

(*)

0

0

144

54.4

0

Water year 1959-60= **&* 7.8 Mln 0 Mean 0.41 Ac-ft 298

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month In reservoir.

* Surface area, In acres, at end of month of reservoir.

tt Precipitation, in inches, during month at reservoir. Total for calendar year 1959, 

49.53 Inches.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather 

records.
RED RIVER BASIN 

3650. Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La.

Location. Lat 32°40'50", long 92°39'10", in SW^NWi sec.35, T 20 N., R.3 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 1? miles south of Dubach and 

8 miles upstream from Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne.

Drainage area. 355 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 83.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). June 4, 1940, to May 6, 1952, 

wire-weight gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at same datum. May 7 to Dec. 3, 1952, wireweight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 464 cfs (335,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 16.74 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 4.88 ft).

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs June 9, 1959; no flow for many days in most 

years.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1007: 1941(M). WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.1

5.2

5.7

1.0 

2.5

6.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

17.0

92

601

1,110

2,000

2,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

17

16

18

16

15

18

22

26

23

19

18

16

18

28

42

50

45

41

30

26

21

*19

18

18

18

18

16 

16

15

IB- 13

691

22.3

0.063

0.07

1,370

Nov.

16

18

18

122

354

363

193

125

92

77

70

66

64

72

95

108

106

95

80

77

75

67

66

63

*58

56

54 

50

48

47

2,795

93.2

0.263

0.29

5,540

Dec.

47

52

55

56

57

57

59

58

56

57

65

134

188

179

162

304

720

*941

924

805

669

516

363

312

286

270

270 

338

397

363

312

9,072

293

0.825

0.95

17,990

Jan.

278

295

312

329

346

*703

907

890

788

669

533

448

397

380

372

338

601

618

618

550

482

406

354

320

304

286

354

414

465

533

533

14,823

478

1.35

1.55

29,400

Feb.

516

482

448

839

1,110

1,180

1,150

1,030

873

669

550

465

397

372

346

338

346

380

*448

448

635

856

856

907

1,360

1,640

1,860 

1,780

1,540

23,821

821

2.31

2.50

47,250

Mar.

1,260

1,260

1,560

1,880

2,250

2,160

1,860

1,540

1,200

941

754

652

567

533

805

975

924

805

720

635

533

465

448

431

406

380

363 

*346

338

329

51S.

27,632

891

2.?1

2.89

54,810

Apr.

295

270

252

244

227

207

198

188

181

190

190

171

159

150

139

135

130

120

110

100

295

499

43T

380

*295

222

236 

178

150

161

6,503

217

0.611

0.68

12,900

May

176

156

125

98

227

516

703

618

601

686

618

346

207

159

139

123

111

100

88

*83

77

75

71

62

54

48

42 

44

42

37

51

6,463

208

0.586

0.68

12,820

June

27

27

25

31

31

24

20

28

84

130

89

45

32

26

24

26

*25

18

15

12

8.6

8.0

7.4

1~4.7

31

90 

149

T34

71

1,252.7

41.8

0.118

0.13

2,480

July

42

31

24

17

14

10

6.9

4.7

6.9

8.0

4.7

2.5

2.4

11

4.2

2.5

8.6

15

8.6

*6.9

9.8

12

10

6.9

3.6

2.4

2.0 

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.2

283.6

9.15

0.026

0.03

563

Aug.

1.4

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

3.0

54

42

14

15

15

14

15

*10

8.0

4.7

8.0

31

42

89

§1

47

26 

18

16

14

604.7

19.5

0.055

0.06

1,200

Sept.

"8.0 11

9.8

8.0

5.2

2.5

2.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.8

*1.4

1.2

.0

2

.2

.0

.0

.2

.3

.3

.9

.8

1:6

1.6 

1.9

2.2

2.2

87.1

2.90

0.0082

0.009

173

Calendar year 1959: Max 23,400 Min 10 Mean 474 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.12 Ac-ft 343,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,250 Min 1.0 Mean 257 Cfam 0.724 In. 9.84 Ac-ft 186,500

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 497

3658. Cornie Bayou near Three Creeks, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°02', long 92°56', in NW^ see.36, T.19 S. , R.18 W. , on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 4| miles downstream from Pidgeon Roost Creek 

and 6 miles southwest of town of Three Creeks.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi.

Records available. February 1956 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 29, 1959, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 10.73 ft); mini- 

 mum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 2.44 ft).

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 35,800 cfs Apr. 27, 1958 (gage height, 15.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times in 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1880, that of Apr. 27, 1958.

Remarks. Records fair prior to Oct. 29, good thereafter. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Rating tables, water year- 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16 to Dec. 17, Dec. 23 

to Jan. 1, June 7-19)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0

2.2

3.6

7.6

13

18

33

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.5

78

132

202

300

468

680

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

0.1 6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

126

186

288

450

600

1,120

2,220

3,820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

3.6

3.3

2.6

4.0

7.6

9.5

8.6

17

16

9.5

6.3

5.0

4.0

8.8

28

58

43

23

15

10

8.6

*7.4

6.7

6.3

8.3

7.4

7.4

8.8

8.6

7.6

6.3

366.2

11.8

0.066

0.08

726

Nov.

5.2

4.7

4.5

4T^

18

19

28

30

20

15

11

9.5

8.8

11

17

18

21

19

16

*13

12

10

9.8

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

7.8

7.6

385.1

12.8

0.071

0.08

764

Dec.

7.8

87T

8.3

8.6

9.5

11

12

*13

13

13

15

31

38

73

66

112

257

357

376

433

393" 530

157

98

86

86

83

111

171

219

214

4,010.3

129

0.717

0.83

7,950

Jan.

165

198

238

244

198

238

302

316

346

338

*218

141

118

107

129

202

323

510

600

52T

470

338

177

126

107

96

102

112

132

126

129

7,371

238

1.32

1.52

14,620

Feb.

121

*102

94

218

330

354

387

414

302

177

147

153

138

102

84

8296"

162

244

309

378

470

*495

510

600

600

542

542

510

8,663

299

1.66

1.79

17,180

Mar.

414

565

1,400

2,500

1,840

1,120

700

560

460

396

354

330

302

281

432

*542

600

700

580

460

316

194

153

138

150

156

159

147

132

123

112

16,316

526

2.92

3.37

32,360

Apr.

99

82

72

64

*58

54

50

47

45

44

48

58

51

44

41

38

38

42

58

67

217

274

194

121

74

49

42

*44

42

41

2,198

73.3

0.407

0.45

4,360

May

38

39

36

28

43

99

135

174

162

82

42

31

25

21

20

19

19

*18

17

16

16

17

16

16

14

14

12

11

11

10

10

1,211

39.1

0.217

0.25

2,400

June

9.4

12

12

15

12

8.7

7.2

*6.0

5.5

4.8

4.4

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.1

27f

3.6

7.0

9.4

11

15

189.8

6.33

0.035

0.04

376

July

12~6".3

6.0

4.4

4.0

3.4

*3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.6

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.5

.6

.7

.6

74.4

2.40

0.013

0.02

148

Aug.

0.6

.6

.5

1.4

.8

.6

.3

.3

.2

*73

.5

.3

.5

.6

.9

1.6

1.3

.9

.8

.8

1.6

19

41

*3T

20

13

9.6

7.0

5.2

3.8

3.4

168.4

5.43

0.030

0.03

334

Sept.

3.3

11

14

8.9

5.9

4.5

3.8

3.3

2.6

2.7

3.8

5.2

5.2

*5.5

8.1

7.2

5.2

3.9

3.2

2.6

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1:4

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

128.7

4.29

0.024

0.03

255

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,770 Min 2.0 Mean 109 Cfsm 0.606 In. 8.26 Ac-ft 79,120

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,500 Mln 0.2 Mean 112 Cfsm 0.622 In. 8.49 Ac-ft 81,470

Discharge measurement made on this day.
498 RED RIVER BASIN

3659. Three Creek near Three Creeks, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°04', long 92°53', in SE£ sec.17, T.19 S., R.17 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of piling of bridge on State Highway 15, 2£ miles southwest of town of 

Three Creeks and 2-f miles upstream from small tributary.

Drainage area. 46 sq mi.

Records available. February 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 14, 1960, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 5.61 ft); minimum, 

1.2 cfs June 24.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs Apr. 26, 1958 (gage height, 9.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 26, Dec. 5, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1880, that of Apr. 26, 1958.

Remarks. Records fair prior to June 14, good thereafter. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16 to Dec. 12)

1.26

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

1.2

1.6

2.9

6.1

10

15

21 5.5

38

65

115

177

270

590

1,380

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.5

3.0

3.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

9.7

22

19

8.8

4.7

4.0

3.0

2.6

2.4

*2.6

2.9

4.2

3.8

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

136.0

4.39

0.095

0.11

270

Nov.

2.5

2.5

2.5

5.4

9.9

12.

5)4

4.6

2.1

3.6

4.1

4.7

4.7

6.9

8.0

7.2

4.2

4.2

*4.0

3.6

4.0

3.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

2i4

2.9

133.5

4.45

0.097

0.11

265

Dec.

2.5

T7&

2.8

2.8

3.6

3.5

3.2

*3.6

3.5

3.5

5.1

20

24

17

41

121

290

390

191

61

26

15

15

16

15

14

21

33

28

22

19

1,415.9

45.7

0.993

1.14

2,810

Jan.

50

98

74

33

41

151

184

121

65

36

*23

22

19

18

18

21

54

61

57

47

28

15

15

15

14

13

T9

28

26

26

19

1,411

45.5

0.989

1.14

2,800

Feb.

16

*15

15

184

255

190

83

41

30

28

30

22

16

15

14

17

24

65

132

127

139

198

*158

184

240

255

164

93

74

2,824

97.4

2.12

2.28

5,600

Mar.

65

675

1.580

650

290

184

127

98

98

139

127

83

61

68

299

*458

230

145

83

50

36

28

26

25

28

28

30

30

30

28

25

5,624

181

3.93

4.55

11,160

Apr.

20

17

13

10

*8.4

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.6

7.0

6.7

6.3

6.7

7.8

7.6

8.2

8.4

7.4

7.2

8.0

24

47

30

12

9.0

11

14

*12

11

9.3

360.0

12.0

0.261

0.29

714

May

8.8

8.0

7.4

6.5

11

74

74

30

13

11

8.6

6.7

4.2

3.5

2.9

2.9

3.0

*3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

3.5

4.4

3.5

2.9

2 z'.z5

317.6

10.2

0.222

0.26

630

June

5.9

8.2

5.1

4.6

3.8

3.0

2.4

*2.6

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.2

2.1

4.6

9.7

6.7

4.2

3.0

97.6

3.25

0.071

0.08

194

July

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

*3.0

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.0

H

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

*2.5

2.2

1.9

2.0

72.1

2.33

0.051

0.06

143

Aug.

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.0

 S7TJ

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.5

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.9

23

*14

5.2

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

114.9

3.71

0.081

0.09

228

Sept.

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.2

5.4

2.9

*2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.4

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.4

3.0

3.2

2.9

ill

82.4

2.75

0.060

0.07

163

Calendar year 1959: Max 710 Min 1.4 Mean 40.1 Cfam 0.872 In. 11.82 Ac-ft 29,010

Water year 1959-60= Max 1,380 Mln 1.2 Mean 34.4 Cfam 0.748 In. 10.18 Ac-ft 24,980

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 499

3662. Little Corney Bayou near Lillie, La.

Location. Lat 32°55'40", long 92°37'55", in NW£ sec.l, T.22 N., R.3 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 1.4 miles east of Lillie and 

2\ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1960. Prior to October 1957, published as 

Little Cornie Bayou near Lillie.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 91.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Jan. 27, 1956, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 214 cfs (154,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,150 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 7.92 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 9, 10 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 21,400 cfs Apr. 28, 1958 (gage height, 16.52 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow Aug. 18-20, Sept. 21 to Oct. 1, Oct. 3-5, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, Nov. 20 to Dec. 5)

1.1 0.9 4.0 127

1.2 2.6 5.0 257

1.5 8.3 6.0 465

2.0 20 6.5 650

3.0 56 7.0 1,050

3.5 83 8.0 2,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

18

17

17

19

31

26

21

18

16

14

14

16

28

50

49

40

30

22

19

18

*18

18

25

38

32

27

21

19

20

20

739

23.8

0.114

0.13

1,470

Nov.

22

2?

22

35

79

79

65

47

39

34

32

31

31

42

70

64

54

43

36

33

31

31

*31

30

29

28

28

29

30

28

1,175

39.2

0.188

0.21

2,330

Dec.

28

2?

30

30

34

46

46

43

40

36

41

91

131

125

95

186

422

580 580"

542

510

465

315

167

122

99

101

173

220

213

155

5,695

184

0.885

1.02

11,300

Jan.

116

115

139

155

161

281

*306

306

306

298

227

148

121

114

114

102

149

281

315

306

289

213

121

90

80

79

155

227

281

524

289

6,208

200

0.962

1.11

12,310

Feb.

199

134

129

324

480

560

625

650

580

465

298

175

136

109

90

94

alOO

alSO

al80

a200

a250

a5 00

*515

555

560

662

580

560

542

9,798

558

1.62

1.75

19,450

Mar.

480

542

1,000

1,550

2.080

1,410

812

580

480

598

524

298

289

289

598

495

560

680

680

542

422

289

180

148

158

142

146

*147

144

138

123

15,904

515

2.47

2.84

31,550

Apr.

107

102

96

81

72

66

62

58

56

56

56

55

54

52

50

49

49

54

58

52

*84

110

86

76

56

49

51

45

41

49

1,952

64.4

0.510

0.35

3,830

May

51

44

35

29

44

595

680

480

534

167

64

46

38

32

29

28

*27

25

26

26

50

30

24

20

17

16

16

16

14

13

12.

2,806

90.5

0.435

0.50

5,570

June

12

15

16

18

14

12

10

9.4

8.5

7.9

7.3

7.5

7.5

8.5

*8.5

8.1

7.7

7.5

6.9

6.5

5.9

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.9

16

46

46

38

22

392.3

13.1

0.063

0.07

778

July

~5.a 14

7.9

7.1

7.5

8.3

11

8.9

7.3

6.1

5.5

5.0

*4.4

4.4

4.2

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.1

3.5

3.5

3.1

3.0

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

TTT

153.0

4.94

0.024

0.05

303

Aug.

2.6

5.7

7.1

5.2

3.5

2.6

1.9

1.6

1.4 2TB"

6.7

24

33

14

21

15

11

8.7

7.9

9.8

9.6

154

465

*574

179

58

21

16

14 

14

14

1,485.9

47.9

0.250

0.27

2,940

Sept.

12

To

8.9

7.7

6.9

6.5

5.9

5.7

5.5

6.1

6.7

7.7

*7.5

6.7

6.1

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.2

8.5

12

8.9

7.7

8.1

8.1

8.9

8.7

215.8

7.19

0.055

0.04

428

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,370 Min 11 Mean 184 Cfsm 0.885 In. 12.01 Ac-ft 133,200

Water Water year year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max Max 2,080 2,080 Min Min 1.4 1.4 Mean Mean 127 127 Cfsm Cfsm 0.611 0.611 In. In. 8.32 a. s£ Ac-ft Ac-ft 92,240 92,240

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Dec. 18 (9 to 11 p.m.) 600 cfs (6.42 ft); Feb. 8 (6 to 9 a.m.J 

650 cfs (6.49 ft); Mar. 5 (12 m.) 2,150 cfs (7.92 ft); Mar. 19 (1 a.m.) 758 cfs (6.64 ft); May 7 

(11 a.m.) 751 efs (6.65 ft); Aug. 25 (4 p.m.) 510 cfs (6.16 ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
500 RED RIVER BASIN

3663.8. South Choudrant Creek tributary at Townsend Pond, near Ruston, La.

Location.--Lat 32°27 I 30", long 92°34'40", in SW£ sec.16, T.I? N., R.2 W. , 6 miles southeast of Ruston.

Drainage area. 0.36 sq mi.

Records available. December 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder with rain gage attachment.

Average discharge. 5 years, 0.20 cfs (145 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum outflow and maximum inflow (average for 2|--minute interval), computed 

from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow, for water years 1955-60 are contained in the following 

table:

year

1955t

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

Maximum

Date

May 20, 1955

Apr. 5, 1956

May 14, 1957

July 22, 1958

Unknown

May 5, 1960

Outflow 

(cfs)

16

16

12

27

3.5

7.6

Gage height 

(feet)

5.29

5.29

5.26

5.49

a5.14

5.23

Date

Mar. 21, 1955

Apr. 5, 1956

May 14, 1957

July 22, 1958

Sept. 6, 1959

Nov. 4, 1959

Inflow 

(cfs)

36

32

22

46

16

37

t Period December to September, 

a From recorded range line.

No outflow at times in each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for flow over spillway or no gage-height record, which 

are poor. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stagedischarge relation of spillway. Small amount of flow from valve-controlled pipe 

through the dam was neglected because of erratic valve manipulation by owner. Pond is 

formed by earth dam; spillway is 23 ft wide, 4.9 ft gage height, and varies uniformly 

to 46 ft wide at 5.5 ft gage height. Spillway face is 4-inch concrete retaining wall, 

back fill 20 ft wide, and back slope is rip-rap. The spillway is located at right end 

of dam. Capacity below 2.0 ft gage height not determined and not included in capacity 

figures. Dam built by D. S. Soil Conservation Service for flood control, conservation 

of stock water, and recreation. Figures given herein represent usable contents.

The following table gives the relation between gage height, reservoir capacity, and 

water-surface area during the period December 1954 to September 1960.

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

Contents 

(acrefeet)

0

4.0

8.2

12.6

17.1

21.8

26.8

Surface 

area 

(acres)

7.91

8.24

8.57

8.88

9.27

9.69

10.1

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

Contents (acrefeet)

32.0

37.4

43.0

48.8

54.8

61.0

Surface 

area 

(acres)

10.5

10.9

11.3

11.8

12.2

12.5
RED- RIVER BASIN 501

3663.8. South Choudrant Creek tributary at Townsend Pond, near Ruston, La. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, December 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 ^

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

R(tt)

Oct. Nov. Dec.

6.2 

8.41

Jan.

0 

0 

19.0 

9.44

4.00

Feb.

0

0

0

0

.1

1.2

.4

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

3.0 

0.11 

23.7 

9.85

4.65

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.4

1.1

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.2 

0.20 

23.6 

9.84

5.89

Apr.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.5

1.4

.8

2.7

1.6

1.0

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.7 

0.42 

22.7 

9.76

5.30

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.8

*4.7

1.2

.6

2.1

3.5

1.4

.7

.4

.2

.1

0

0

16.2 

0.52 

23.8 

9.86

10.38

June

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

.4

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.7 

0.06 

22.6 

9.75

3.37

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

.6

1.0

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.5

4.6 

0.15 

25.0 

9.96

9.07

Aug.

0.5

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.7 

0.02 

21.0 

9.62

1.95

Sept.

0 

0 

13.6 

8.97

0.27

Calendar year : Max Min Mean

Water year : Max Min Mean

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in 

reservoir. * Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir. tt Precipitation, in inches, during month at reservoir. a No gage-height record; estimate of no flow 

based on recorded range in stage and weather records.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

(*)

(tt)

Oct.

0

0

15.4

9.12

2.99

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.2

0.5

0.02

24.4

9.91

3.05

Dec.

1.4

.7

1.2

.8

.4

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.7

0.15

23.7

9.85

0.70

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.1

0

.6

.8

.4

.2

0

.5

.6

.5

.8

.5

5.5

0.18

25.4

9.99

4.62

Feb.

1.4

2.0

2.1

1.6

.7

.4

.2

1.1

*1.2

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

1.2

1.0

1.1

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

23.0

0.79

23.5

9.83

5.65

Mar.

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

7S

1.0

.5

.2

a.l

a.l

aO

aO

a. 4

8.2

0.26

-

_

-

Apr.

aO.2

4.4

1.8

.6

a. 2

12.2

0.41

_

-

May

ao.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

0.06

18.7

9.41

-

June

0

0

23.2

9.81

4.32

July

0

0

24.5

9.92

1.97

Aug.

0

0

24.7

9.93

1.93

Sept.

1.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

0.05

24.7

9.93

3.31

Calendar year 1955: Max 4.7 Min 0 Mean 0.14 Ac -ft 100

Water year 1955-56: Max 2.1 Min 0 Mean 0.16 Ac -ft 114

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in 

reservoir. * Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir. tt Precipitation, in inches, during month at reservoir. Total for calendar year 1955, 51.62 inches; total for 

water year 1955-56, 41.01 inches. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage and weather records.
502 RED RIVER BASIN

3663.8. South Choudrant Creek tributary at Townsend Pond, near Ruston, La. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

(*)

(tt)

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0.1

0.003

26.2

10.1

1.20

Nov.

0.1

.1

.3

.2

.1

.6

~

1.0

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.6

.7

.6

.4

.7

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.8

0.26

18.5

9.40

2.40

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

1.0T/1

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4 

.6

6.3

0.20

26.6

10.1

4.13

Jan.

0.6

.6

.6

2.3

1.2

.7

.7

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0 

1.2

9.3

0.30

26.7

10.1

7.94

Feb.

1.7

1.0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

0

.1

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

5.0

2.0

1.7

1.4

19.1

0.68

27.0

10.1

3.71

Mar.

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.4

1.0

.7

.7

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.0

a. 7

a_._6

\ 09 / tic,

y

.6

.6

1.4

44.4

1.43

27.6

10.2

3.65

Apr.

1.7

.6

2.1

1.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

.1

.2

1.0.1

0

7.8

0.26

26.3

10.1

6.77

May

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

^

.1

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

.6

.2

.6

.2

0

0

0

0

4.3

0.14

25.9

10.0

June

1.0

.4

.3

.1

.2

.1

0

(5

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.1

0

0

5.1

!l

6.3

0.21

26.1

10.1

6.27J 8. 20

July

0

0

-

-

-

Aug.

0

0

22.9

3.78

-

Sept.

0

0

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

~

1.1

.1

.2

1.0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.8

0.13

22.5

9.75

7.26

Calenda year 1956= Max 4.4 Min 0 Mean 0.18 Ac-ft 132

Water y ar 1956-57: Max 3.1 Min o Mean o.30 Ac-ft 217

* Obs rvatlon of no flow made on this day. t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in

reservo r. * Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir. tt Precipitation, i inches, during month at reservoir. Total for calendar year 1956, 42.00 inches; total for

water year 1956-57, 54.57 inches. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range in stage and weather records.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

i :>,

(tt)

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

o'

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.2

0.14

24.2

9.89

5.41

Nov.

0

0

0

0

1.1

.7

2.2

1.2

.2

0

0

.2

4.0

1.7

1.0

3.2

1.

5.1

.7

.7

.6

*1.7

.6

.7

.4

.2

.1

.4

.3

.2

28.6

0.95

26.3

10.07

13.82

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

 \

> a. 3

-

0

0

.1

.4

.2

.4

.3-.2

.1

.1

.1

7.4

0.24

26.1

10.05

2.80

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

T2~ .6

> a. 3

-

5.9

0.19

-

_

-

Feb.

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

I

2:

9

Calendar year 1957: Max 51 Min 0

Water year 1957-58: Max 5.1 Min o

0

0

5.0

79

Mar.

0

0

24.5

9.92

3.89

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

0

0

.2

1.8

1.2

.6

1.3

z.o

7.5

0.25

26.8

10.11

7. SO

May

3^3

1.0

.6

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.3

.4

.2

.1

.1

2

0

0

.7

2.8

2.3

1.0

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

17.1

0.55

25.9

10.04

7.71

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

0

.3

.4

.3

.1

0

.2

.4

.2

.1

0

al.O

.3

.1

0

0

3.4

0.11

25.8

10.03

3.85

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.3

.3

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.1

.7

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

7.8

0.25

25.6

10.01

8.08

Aug.

0

0

22.6

9.75

1.25

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.6

.6

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.2

5.1

0.17

26.8

10.11

8.87

Mean 0.37 Ac-ft 268

Mean 0.24 Ac-ft 173

Discharge measurement made on this day. t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in 

reservoir. * Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir. tt Precipitation, in inches, during month at reservoir. Total for calendar year 1957, 68.87 inches; total for 

water year 1957-58, 69.32 inches. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage and weather records.
RED RIVER BASIN 503

3663.8. South Choudrant Creek tributary at Townsend Pond, near Ruston, La. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

LO

LI

L2

L3

L4

L5

L6

L7

L8

L9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

total

4ean

t)

t)

tt)

Oct.

0.2

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0.4

o.oi

25.9

10.0

0.30

Nov.

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.2

.6

.5

.4

1.9

T7T

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.5

.3

.3

8.1

0.27

26.6

10.1

2.89

Dec.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.17r.1

.1.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

6.6

0.21

26. P

10. = O.S1

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.il

.5

.3

.3

.2

.3

.8

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.2

8.0

0.26

26.5

10.1

1.95

Feb.

0.2

.6

75

.5

.3

.2

.1

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

6.3

0.11

26.2

10.1

2.79

Mar.

0.1

0

O

0

.7

.2

.1

O

o

0

.6.1.1

o

o

0

o

0

o

.2

.2

.1

.1

O

0

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.3

0.11

26.1

10.1

4.59

Apr.

0.1

.1

0

O

0

0

0

0

.1

0

.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

.3

.3

.8

.3

.6

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.4

0.11

25.6

10.0

3.99

May

0

0

25.0

10.0

1.74

June

0

0

0

0

 1

.1

0

.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

5.4

0.18

23.7

9.8

2.54

July

0

O

19.4

9.5

2.27

Aug.

0

0

14.8

9.1

3.55

Sept.

0

0

12.1

8.8

1.90

Calendar year 1958: Max 5.1 Min 0 Mean 0.17 Ac -ft 123

rfater year 1958-59: Max 1.9 Min 0 Mean 0.11 Ac-ft 82

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in 

reservoir. * Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir. tt Precipitation, in Inches, during month at reservoir. Total for calendar year 1958, 50.99 inches; total for 

water year 1958-59, 29.02 inches. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage and weather records.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean C f !

f*\ (tt)

Oct.

0

0

17.4

9.29

3.51

Nov.

0

S

0

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

1.1

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.8

.6

.5

.5

9.9

0.33

26.8

10.1

4.89

Dec.

0.4

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.9

.6

.3

.2

72

1.4

1.4

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

14.6

0.47

26.9

10.1

3.38

Jan.

0.5

.3.3"

.3

1.1

.9

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.9

.8

.5

1.4

.6

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.4

.8

.3

.3

14.4

0.46

26.7

10.1

3.74

Feb.

0.3

.3

.7

.9

.6

.3

.3

.2

.2

j_l

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.9 

.3

.2

1.6

.6

.3

.2

.3

.2

10.8

0.37

26.5

10.1

4.90

Mar.

0.4

.9

73

72" .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.6

0.25

26.3

10.1

2.71

Apr.

~a0.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

7*

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

4.9

0.16

26.5

10.1

1.63

Calendar year 1959: Max 1.4 Min O Mean 0.14

May

0.2

.2

.1

.1

1.5

1.0

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

O

.1

.1

0

0

0 

0

5.9

0.19

25.7 10.0

4.19

AC -ft

June

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

.2

.5

72

.1

0 

0

1.0

0.03

25.6

10.0

3.98

101

July

(*)

0

0

-

-

0.86

Aug.

(*)

O

0

-

-

2.86

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

o

-

-

1.32

Water year 1959-60: Max 1.6 Min O Mean O.19 Ac -ft 137
504 RED RIVER BASIN

3670. Ouachita River at Monroe, La.

Location. Lat 32°30 1 19", long 92°07'32", in lot 50, T.18 N., R.3 E., near center of span 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Monroe, 0.4 mile upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 5? miles upstream from lock and dam No. 4.

Drainage area. 15,298 sq mi.

Records available. January 1932 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. 1884 to 1891 (gage heights), 1892 to 1927 (gage heights 

and discharge measurements), and since January 1928 (daily discharges) in reports of 

Mississippi River Commission. Discharge measurements 1929-38 in reports of Corps of 

Engineers. Daily gage heights since June 1884 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 31.40 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior 

to Jan. 6, 1937, staff, chain, or wire-weight gages at several sites within half a mile 

of present site at same datum. Since Jan. 1, 1954, supplemental staff gage 2.2 miles 

downstream from lock and dam No. 4, read twice daily, at datum 30.10 ft above mean sea 

level.

Average discharge. 28 years (1932-60), 18,200 cfs (13,176,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 39,700 cfs Mar. 23; maximum gage height, 

31.60 ft Mar. 23-26; minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height observed, 

13.40 ft July 16.

1932-60: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Feb. 2, 3, 1932; maximum gage height, 50.45 

ft May 23, 1958; minimum discharge not determined (pool stage); minimum gage height 

observed, 12.1 ft Jan. 3, 1944.

Remarks. Records good above 10,000 cfs and poor below. Discharge measurements generally 

made once a week. Stage-discharge relation below 10,000 cfs affected by operation of 

lock and dam No. 4. Discharge computed from hydrograph based on weekly discharge measurements and daily gage heights of Buckhorn Bend gage 7.7 miles downstream. Flow 

regulated by Lake Greeson since November 1949 (see p. 480), by Lake Catherine since 

1925 (usable capacity, 21,300 acre-ft), by Lake Hamilton since 1932 (usable capacity, 

119,560 acre-ft), by Lake Ouachita since July 1952 (see p. 478), and a series of locks 

and dams. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 

are given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 47 discharge measurements, and records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

4,10O

4,400

4,300

4,400

4,700

5,100

4,400

4,000

3,100

3,200

3,300

3,100

3,300

3,600

3,400

3,300

3,600

4,200

5,000

5,500

4,200

3,100

2,800

3,100

3,400

3,300

3,100

3,000

2,800

2.600

2,600

114,000

3,677

226,100

Nov.

2,800

2,800

3,000

3,500

4,000

3,900

4,300

5,400

5,500

5,200

4,500

3,600

3,100

3,300

3,500

3,900

4,000

4,500

4,800

4,400

4,200

4,300

4,700

4,600

4,200

4,100

3,800

3,200

3,200

3,300

119,600

3,987

237,200

Dec.

3,400

3,200

2,900

2.700

2,700

2,800

2,800

3,100

3,100

3,000

3,100

3,200

4,700

8,900

11,200

12,400

13 , 900

15,000

15,800

16,800

17,800

18,500

19,000

19,100

19,400

19,800

20,000

20,200

20,900

21,000

21,200

351,600

11,340

697,400

Jan.

22 . OOP

23 , 200

24,600

25,600

26,700

26,900

27,200

27,400

27,600

27 , 900

28,100

28,400

28,400

28,400

28,400

28,300

28,200

28 , 100

28,000

28,000

27,900

27,900

27,900

27,800

27,800

27,800

28,000

28,400

28,700

29,400

29,800

852,800

27,510

*1,692

Feb.

30,400

30,700

31,500

32,000

32,300

32,400

32,500

32,500

32,400

32,300

32,000

31,800

31,500

31,300

31,000

30,800

30,400

30,100

29,800

29,700

29,500

29,400

29,200

29,OOO

29,900

30,300

30,500

30,700

30,900

896,800

30,920

tl,779

Mar.

51,000

31,500

31,900

32,400

32,700

33 , 100

33,500

34,000

34,400

34,800

35,400

35,700

36,200

36,600

37 , 000

37,500

37,900

38,300

38,600

38,900

39,200

39,500

59,700

39,600

39,600

39,600

39,600

39,600

39,600

39,500

39,400

tl,136.3

36,650

*2,254

Apr.

59,100

39,000

38,600

58,400

37,900

37 , 000

36,200

35,200

34,200

35,200

52,000

30,700

29,200

27 , 900

26,500

25 , 100

23,500

22,100

20,300

18,500

16,400

14,500

12,900

11,900

11,400

11,600

11,100

10,600

10,500

10,600

746,100

24,870

*1,480

May

10,300

8,000

5,500

3,200

5.000

4,500

8,200

12,200

15,000

16,300

17,400

17 , 800

IB , OOP

17 500

15 ' 800

13,500

11,000

9,100

7,400

6,000

4,900

5,500

7,500

9,400

11,700

15,600

14,300

14,700

15,200

15 , 300

15,400

545,800

11,190

687,900

June

15,500

14 , OOO

12,500

11,400

10,300

9,500

8,600

7,700

6,800

4,500

3,500

3,800

4,200

4,500

4,100

3,600

2,700

2,000

2,400

2,900

3,200

2,800

2,500

1.600

2,100

5,400

3,900

4,900

5,400

4,400

168,700

5,623

334,600

July

7,700

10,200

12,300

13 , 000

15,500

13 , 200

11,100

8,000

9,500

11,100

12,000

12,500

12,100

9,800

6,900

5,000

5,500

5,800

4,100

4,100

4,000

2,800

2,900

5,000

5,200

5,400

5,400

5,100

2,900

5,000

5,400

218,500

7,042

455,000

Aug.

5,90O

4,40O

4,100

5,600

3,100

3,200

3,300

5,200

3,400

3,500

5,200

3,000

2,900

3,200

4,000

4,000

5,900

5,700

3,200

2.800

3,400

4,300

5,300

6,000

6.100

5,600

5,400

4,700

4,600

4,900

4,400

124,300

4,010

246,500

Sept.

5,900

5,200

2,800

2,900

3,200

3,500

5,500

5,500

3,400

3,400

3,300

3,200

3,800

4,500

4,400

5,800

5,200

2,800

2,900

5,100

5,400

5,300

3,300

3,200

5,100

5,200

3,600

4,400

5,200

6,000

106,600

3,553

211,400

Calendar year 1959 : Max 39,900 Kin 2,600 Mean 13,530 Ac-ft 9,794,000

Water year 1959-60= Max 39,700 Min 1,600 Mean 14,160 Ac-ft 10,280,000
RED RIVER BASIN 505

3677. Boeuf River near Arkansas-Louisiana State line

Location. Lat 32°58'35", long 91°26'20", in SW^SW^ sec.15, T.23 N., R.10 E., on left bank 

2 miles downstream from Arkansas-Louisiana State line and 8 miles west of Kilbourne, 

West Carroll Parish.

Drainage area. 785 sq mi (see Remarks).

Records available. October 1957 to September 1960. Gage-height record and occasional 

discharge measurements since May 1946 in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 74.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 31, 

1957, staff gage at same site and datum. Since May 4, 1959, auxiliary staff gage 

1.7 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 74.35 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 7,630 cfs Mar. 3; maximum gage height, 

14.27 ft Mar. 3; minimum daily discharge, 30 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 14,700 cfs May 6, 1958 (gage height, 22.56 ft); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 8, 1960.

Maximum stage since at least 1946, 22.8 ft Feb. 15, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Interconnecting system of bayous and drainage ditches produces an 

interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or 

less arbitrarily determined. In extreme floods, considerable flow bypasses the station. Flow reenters and passes stations Bayou LaFourche near Crew Lake and Boeuf River 

at Girard (see p. 509, 506).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 5-14, May 12-21, 24-26, Aug. 25 to Sept. 25; fall used as a

factor Dec. 17, 18, Jan. 8, 19, 28, Feb. 26, 28, Mar. 16)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 72

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

148

320

565

4.0 

7.0 

14.0

1,100

2,900

7,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

329

320

253

210

194

167

*145 

142

151

133

115

97

86

105

136

167

312

236

194

157

133

110

102

92

84

80

74

70

67

66

66

4,593

148

9,110

Nov.

80

78

72

223

425

261

213 

182

148

124

110

99

92

86

82

78

80

90

*99

97

92

82

78

74

69

66

76

74

67

67

3,464

115

6,870

Dec.

67

67

66

64

64

64

64 

64

*64

64

62

70

308

692

510

548

2,200

5.240

2,830

1,980

1,440

1,100

912

748

615

490

410

415

465

535

415

20,633

666

40,920

Jan.

410

400

692

650

770

3,180

*5.650 

2,400

el, 800

el, 200

el, 000

858

665

720

1,240

1,130

1,540

3,090

2,460

1,740

1,220

912

692

540

420

356

1,360

1,610

2,280

2,460

2,100

43,545

1,405

86,370

Feb.

1,560

1,190

1,000

3,620

5.410

4,410

2,830 

1,920

1,500

1,270

1,080

995

802

645

545

475

*420

385

370

520

530

655

510

599

2,950

4,190

5,280

1,890

1,680

46,991

1,620

93,210

Mar.

1,320

3,300

7,030

7.280

4,420

5,090

2,280 

*1,800

1,620

2,160

2,400

2,220

1,740

1,590

5,670

5,690

5,180

3,280

2,160

1,620

1,350

1,150

940

802

748

650

968

1,270

1,050

1,410

1,190

75,558

2,451

149,500

Apr.

858

620

460

552

288

242

220

194

179

167

145

136

*136

150

150

127

124

115

102

97.

157

226

220

210

188

194

858

720

560

252

8,185

275

16,250

May

182

157

159

150

201

1,180

2 . 400 

1,500

940

650

475

*565

296

250

216

194

170

188

170

164

575

515

440

547

516

276

590

1,150

802

580

435

15,753

508

31,250

June

338

316

284

256

198

*179

154 

136

124

121

124

127

121

142

157

142

215

182

154

148

159

135

118

88

124

148

159

151

261

284

5,181

175

10,280

July

216

167

130

105

88

82

82

105

92

84

69

*56

52

52

49

49

46

45

44

43

40

43

41

44

82

105

92

67

55

50

46

2,321

74.9

4,600

Aug.

44

59

55

52

32

33

32 

30

51

*35

46

61

66

62

56

50

49

42

52

56

78

941

1.410

968

650

445

529

261

280

455

538

6,996

226

13,880

Sept.

261

226

216

210

191

170

145 

127

121

127

164

220

*554

280

226

194

164

148

150

115

121

115

108

108

110

97

95

92

92

92

4,799

160

9,520

Calendar year 1959 : Max 7,500 Min 62 Mean 669 Ac-ft 484,300

Water year 1959-60; Max 7,280 Min 30 Mean 650 Ac-ft 471,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

fall in the reach, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
506 RED RIVER BASIN 

3680. Boeuf River near Girard, La.

Location. Lat 32°28'50", long 91°47'55", on line between sec.l, T.17 N., R.6 E., and 

sec.6, T.17 N., R.7 E., on upstream side of pier on Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 

0.5 mile east of Girard.

Drainage area. 1,226 sq mi (see Remarks).

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960. Daily gage heights as follows:

1886-94 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau; September 1925 to December 1931 in files of 

Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district; since January 1932 in reports of Corps of 

Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 51.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 11, 

1944, staff gage at same site and datum. July 11, 1944, to Nov. 2, 1955, wire-weight 

gage on highway bridge 200 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage 8.1 miles 

downstream at different datum. Feb. 15, 1945, to Dec. 8, 1952, auxiliary staff gage 

6.4 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 554 cfs (401,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 995 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 7.69 ft); minimum 

discharge, 21 cfs July 24; minimum gage height, 1.03 ft Apr. 21.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 3,070 cfs May 2, 1958; maximum gage height, 19.31 ft 

May 6, 1958; minimum discharge, that of July 24, 1960; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft 

Aug. 21, 23, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 29.5 ft May 7, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks. Records fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Interconnecting 

system of bayous and drainage ditches produces an interchange of flow under varying 

conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily determined. Boeuf 

River and Bayou LaFourche basins are connected by canal upstream. In extreme floods, 

considerable flow from Bayou Bartholomew basin passes this station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Da.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

94

105

105

110

*116

116

116

110

105

100

100

100

100

110

116

116

110

116

116

110

105

105

105

100

100

100

94

94

94

94 

94

3,256

105

6,460

Nov.

94

94

94

100

110

138

149

138

132

122

116

110

105

105

105

105

105

100

100

105

105

105

105

*105

105

105

105

100

100

100

3,262

109

6,470

Dec.

94

94

94

88

88

88

*88

88

88

88

88

88

94

94

105

160

371

534

597

559

459

359

272

215

182

160

149

138

132

132 

132

5,918

191

11,740

Jan.

132

127

122

132

*149

226

334

421

421

359

296

237

204

182

160

171

215

260

346

384

346

284

226

193

160

149

127

149

226

284 

309

7,331

236

14,540

Feb.

296

260

237

309

421

509

534

484

396

309

237

204

182

171

*160

182

193

193

182

171

226

272

272

260

334

421

509

509

521

8,954

309

17,760

Mar.

384

509

682

872

977

925

732

559

421

*334

284

272

272

272

321

459

624

682

610

484

371

284

226

193

171

160

T5o

160

193

237 

226

f 13,056

421

25,900

Apr.

226

204

182

160

138

127

116

110

110

100

*100

88

88

88

88

83

83

83

78

78

83

83

78

83

83

83

83

83

100

105

3,194

106

6,340

May

94

88

78

72

94

138

127

171

193

*T82

149

122

105

88

83

78

72

72

72

72

72

72

78

88

88

83

83

83

94

116 

122

r 3,129

101

6,210

June

116

110

105

100

94

88

88

*83

78

72

72

67

72

72

72

67

67

67

67

72

72

67

62

59

56

72

72

67

67

67

2,290

76.3

4,540

July

67

^7

61

52

53

53

48

41

38

37

34

30

26

29

24

24

22

22

*22

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

23

24

25

25 

27

1,032

33.3

2,050

Aug.

29

30

31

30

29

28

29

*32

32

38

42

43

44

46

44

39

39

40

44

46

55

100

171

260 2~SO

193

132

94

78

72 

67

2,217

71.5

4,400

Sept.

83

88

83

72

67

62

58

57

*58

58

58

58

58

60

67

72

72

67

62

58

57

52

49

44

42

38

38

37

37

36

1,748

58.3

3,470

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,230 Mln 78 Mean 173 Ac-ft 124,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 977 Min 22 Mean 151 Ac-ft 109,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 507 

3685. Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La.

Location. Lat 32°47'55", long 91°30'05", in NE^ sec.24, T.21 N., R.9 E. , on downstream 

side near center of bridge on State Highway 2, 0.1 mile downstream from Little Colewa 

Bayou and 8 miles southwest of Oak Grove.

Drainage area.--42 sq mi (see Remarks).

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960. Daily elevations since October 1940 

in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, with 1941 

XLluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustment (levels by Corps 

of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 20, 1949, staff gage, Oct. 20, 1949, to July 1952, waterstage recorder, July 1952 to Jan. 27, 1953, staff gage, at same site at datum 87.29 ft 

higher. Jan. 28, 1953, to Jan. 20, 1954, staff gage at same site at present datum. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder 5.7 miles downstream from and at same datum as base gage. 

Auxiliary wire-weight gage at same site and datum Jan. 1 to Oct. 7, 1954.

Average discharge. 11 years, 49.7 cfs (35,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 592 cfs Mar. 11 (elevation, 

89.45 ft); no flow for many days.

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 696 cfs Mar. 2; maximum elevation, 

90.41 ft Mar. 2; no flow for many days.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs Mar. 22, 1955; maximum elevation, 95.22 ft 

Jan. 4, 1951; no flow at times.

Maximum elevation known since 1940, 95.5 ft Apr. 12, 1947 (present datum), from 

records of Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records poor. Interconnecting system of bayous and drainage ditches produces an 

interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or 

less arbitrarily determined. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are 

given in WSP 1743.

Cooperation. Base gage elevation record and four discharge measurements furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1241: Drainage area.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1958, to Sept. 30, 1960, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation (elevation, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Fall used as a factor Apr. 19-21, Dec. 16-19, 1959, Feb. 25, Mar. 2-4, 14-16, Aug. 23, 24, I960;

shifting-control method used Jan. 23, 24, Feb. 9-11, 14, 15, Mar. 7-9, 12, 13, 19-27, Mar. 31

to Apr. 14, Aug. 28, 29, Sept. 3-11, 13-21, I960)

Oct. 1, 1958, to July 6, 1959 July 7, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960

84.2 0 85.0 9.1 84.1 0 84.9 9.9

84.3 .1 85.2 24 84.2 .1 85.0 17

84.5 .5 85.5 54 84.3 .4 85.5 80

84.7 1.0 86.0 117 84.4 .9 86.0 145

84.8 2.0 87.0 252 84.6 3.0 88.0 405

84.9 4.2 89.0 532 84.7 4.3 90.0 682

	84.8 6.3
508 RED RIVER BASIN

3685. Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

200

HOO

40

12

7

12

11

7

6

5

3

2

2

1

1

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

410.9

13.3

815

Nov.

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.9

3.1

5.9

3.3

2.0

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

19.4

0.65

38

Dec.

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.4

0.05

2.8

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a

13

9.7

5.0

3.6

2.3

4.6

13

9.7

7.9

4.6

3.3

2.0 *1.3

1.0

.9 

.7

82.7

2.67

164

Feb.

0.7

2.0

29

66

53

32

22

22

46

45

35

33

65

116

251

122

*67

34

20

12

9.1

5.8

5.9

2.5

1.7

1.3

.S

.9

1,078.8

38.5

2,140

Mar.

0.7

.6

.6

.5

197 

176

67

35

19

*12

427

448

T96

92

53

10

5.0

2.3

1.7

1.1

51

29

15

5.4

2.7

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.1

.9 

.8

1,811.3

58.4

3,590

Apr.

0.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.2

176

3.9

1.7

1.0

.7

.7

173

410

407

277

182

77

18

5.0

2.1

1.3

.9

.7

.5

1,568.6

52.5

3,110

May

0.4

.3

.5

.2

*.l

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

1.0

T7o

.7

.5

.4

.5

.3

.2

6.0

0.19

12

June

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

*.2

87

33

9.7

11

17

6.3

2.3

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

171.7

5.72

541

July

17

4.2

1.1

.8

.6

*25

14*6.9

4.1

3.0

2.9

1.8

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

.3

.6

.5

.4

.4

.9

22

6.5

4.3

3.8

2.8 

2.4

129.0

4.16

256

Aug.

1.7

1.3

.9

.8

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

0_

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

6.1

0.20

12

Sept.

135

T22

92

55

17

8.6

5.4

5.6 *5.2

3.2

1.9

1.5

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

455.7

15.2

904

Calendar year 1958; Max 1,600 Min 0 Mean 98.4 Ac-ft 71,270

Water year 1958-59: Max 448 Min 0 Mean 15.7 Ac-ft 11,380

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1-23; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

14

40

*9.4

4.6

3.1

2.1

1.5

.8

.9

6.0

6.3

4.8

3.4

2.6

1.8

1.1

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

.5

105.6

5.41

209

Nov.

0.4

.4

.5

167 

210

70

19

6.9

4.6 *5.3

2.6

1.9

1.2

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

1.7

3.7

3.5

2.8

513.7

17.1

1,020

Dec.

2,1

1.6

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5 *.5

.4

.5

2.2

4.0

4.0

3.2

191

637

482

243

122

53

17

7.5

6.0

4.6

5.7

4.1

15

11

6.5

4.5

1,828.9

59.0

3,630

Jan.

4.8

13

100

66

85

592

*'ZIO

111

55

20

12

9.0

6.5

6.0

15

11

156

178

88

57

*21

18

7.2

6.5

4.5

4.5

110

120

138

114

57

2,149.6

69.3

4,260

Feb.

33

21

31

412

256

116

41

24

17

9.9

6.3

4.3

4.5

6.5

15

57

42

*48

50

26

171

158

68

63

374

184

79

60

120

2,457.3

84.7

4,870

Mar.

55

536

655

341

122

44

26

*17

27

46

34

31

21

90

509

335

129

45

26

16

9.9

7.2

6.3

6.0

14

18

129

210

114

46

25

3,690.4

119

7,520

Apr.

17

9.9

7.2

5.8

4.8

3.7

3.5

2.8

2.6

1.7

1.3

.9

*.5

.4

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

16

5.6

5.7

2.6

114.0

5.80

226

May

1.6

1.0

.5

.4

16

62

59

21

7.5

4.1

2.6

*1.7

1.5

.6

.5

.2

.2

.8

5.5

2.5

1.6

.8

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

189.9

6.13

377

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

5.0

3.2

1.8

1.0

13.4

0.45

27

July

0.6

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1611

27.9

0.90

55

Aug.

2.0

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

2.9

3.2

1.7

1.2

62

500

509

206

79

25

9.0

5.6

13

136

50

1,606.6

51.8

3,190

Sept.

~6.3 15

4.5

5.0

2.2

1.6

1.1

.6

.5

.4

1.2

8.6

5.6

3.5

2.6

1.8

1.4

.8

.5

.3

*.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

61.6

2.05

122

Calendar year 1959: Max 637 Min 0 Mean 21.3 Ac-ft 15,390

Water year 1959-60: Max 655 Min 0 Mean 34.9 Ac-ft 25,310

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 509

3690. Bayou LaFourche near Crew Lake, La.

Location. Lat 32°29'55", long 91°55'05", in SWi sec. 36, T.18 N. , R.5 E. , near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 1.1 miles upstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge and 2.5 miles west of town of Crew Lake.

Drainage area. 361 sq mi (see Remarks ) .

Records available . October 1938 to September 1960, 

charge only, published in WSP 1311.

Prior to December 1938 monthly disGage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 37.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 10, 1944, 

staff gage, Aug. 11, 1944, to June 5, 1952, water-stage recorder, and June 6 to Sept. 30, 

1952, staff gage, all at same site at datum 19.00 ft higher. Since Oct. 1, 1957, auxiliary water-stage recorder 9.5 miles downstream at mean sea level datum.

Average discharge^. 22 years, 1,383 cfs (1,001,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Mar. 3; maximum gage height, 21.29 ft 

Mar. 3; minimum discharge, 36 cfs Dec. 9; minimum gage height, 2.14 ft Aug. 9.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs May 2, 1958; maximum gage height, 27.50 ft 

May 6, 1958; no flow at times in August, September, and October 1952, result of temporary storage due to excavation of channel upstream.

A discharge of 17,000 cfs was measured Dec. 24, 1931 (from reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district).

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Interconnecting system 

of bayous and drainage ditches produces an interchange of flow; hence, the drainage 

limits are more or less arbitrarily determined. Boeuf River and Bayou LaFourche basins 

are connected by canal upstream. In extreme floods, considerable flow from the Bayou 

Bartholomew basin passes this station,

Cooperation. Auxiliary gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

248

300

314

26T

*233

270

216

157

141

137

128

114

113

218

179

155

279

279

218

175

144

a!20

alOO

a90

a!20

128

112

100

89

82 

28

5,298

171

10,510

Nov.

75

75

77

728

5.050

2,100

540

297

214

179

155

150

101

99

a90

a80

a70

a60

a70

71

72

70

*66

59

72

60

146

405

101

68

9,360

312

18,570

Dec.

48

47

48

42

42

40

*40

41

37

40

47

77

102

181

540

2,410

5,280

8.690

7,790

6,430

4,840

4,080

3,510

2,620

1,940

1,520

al , 300

al.OOO

a800

a 600 

a500

54,682

1,764

108,500

Jan.

a450

a500

a400

a450

*1,290

3,880

6.160

6,020

4,530

5,080

2,570

1,860

1,530

1,550

1,410

2,050

1,900

4,500

5,260

4,580

3,230

2,220

1,670

1,310

1,060

790

1,000

3,260

3,880

3,880 

3,540

78,990

2,548

156,700

Feb.

2,900

2,150

1,670

5,140

6,260

6,820

6,050

4,720

3,570

2,840

2,140

1,690

1,540

1,570

*1,190

1,260

1,090

1,050

1,130

1,010

1,030

3,360

2,500

1,490

3,730

6,940

6,550

5,290

4,140

88,450

3,050

175,400

Mar.

5,250

6,040

10,500

9,920

8,500

6,010

6,210

2,940

2,720

*2,420

2,890

2,880

2,680

2,240

3,500

5,000

6,000

5,500

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,760

1,310

1,550

1.050

2,450

3,000

2,220 

2,500

120,900

3,900

239,800

Apr.

2.180

1,470

1,070

842

705

561

532

408

322

252

*225

259

197

181

182

196

140

119

112

131

144

178

204

205

199

218

240

735

663

388

13,258

442

26,300

May

264

219

228

222

242

324

1,670

2,720

1,750

*1,140

672

435

335

285

254

232

218

222

240

226

220

330

405

360

295

268

250

670

1,060

760

568

17,084

551

33,890

June

450

378

338

310

244

220

214

165

*142

119

124

120

124

122

130

132

164

178

165

141

123

119

T5~6 102

124

196

224

200

256

335

5,765

192

11,430

July

355

310

265

240

202

180

165

174

170

165

132

123

122

107

96

83

90

92

*98

93

83

78

75

70

.68

79

116

101

101

92 

97

4,222

136

8,570

Aug.

156

165

100

78

66

56

50

*43

"67 42

128

106

109

106

162

135

96

80

70

159

196

150

1,400

5,770

5,020

1,460

725

450

310

390 

920

14,765

476

29,290

Sept.

940

550

348

265

220

180

156

*138

128

141

200

216

236

285

240

196

162

147

130

119

113

109

106

105

103

100

106

106

102

96

6,045

201

11,990

Calendar- year 1959: Max 11,000 Mln 37 Mean 1,136 Ac-ft 822,100

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,300 Mln 37 Mean 1,144 Ac-ft 830,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Mar. 15-22; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
510 RED RIVER BASIN

3692.5. Turkey Creek tributary at Potato Research Pond, at Chase, La.

Location. Lat 32°05'55", long 91°42'30", in NW£ sec.24, T.13 N. , R.7 E. , on left bank 

180 ft upstream from spillway on Louisiana State University experimental farm and half 

a mile west of Chase.

Drainage area. 0.35 sq mi.

Records available. December 1954 to September 1960.

gage. Water-stage recorder with rain gage attachment.

Extremes. Maximum outflow during year, 49 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 7.18 ft); no outflow 

for many days. Maximum inflow, 221 cfs (average for 2|-minute interval) Aug. 10, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir 

surface during time of peak inflow.

1955-60: Maximum outflow, 66 cfs June 8, 1959 (gage height, 7.52 ft); no outflow at 

times in each year. Maximum inflow, that of Aug. 10, 1960.

Remarks. Records good except those for flow over spillway (gage height, 5.7 ft) or no 

gage-height record, which are poor. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge relation of spillway. Pond is formed by earth 

dam; spillway is 54 ft wide. There is an artificial control located in bed of spillway 

60 ft below head with low point at 5.7 ft gage datum, top of right end 7.2 ft, top of 

left end 7.3 ft gage datum. The control is 54 ft long and 40 inches wide. The spillway and control is located at left end of the dam. Capacity below 1.0 ft gage height 

not determined and not included in capacity figures. Dam built by U. S. Soil Conservation Service for flood control, conservation of stock water, and recreation. Figures 

given here represent usable contents.

The following table gives the relation between gage height, discharge, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the 1960 water year.

Qage 

height 

(feet)

1.0

3.0

5.0

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

Outflow

(Cfs)

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.5

Contents 

(acrefeet)

O

6.0

14.3

17.9

18.5

19.0

19.6

Surface 

area 

(acres)

2.5

3.6

4.8

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.6

7.0

7.5

Outflow 

(cfB)

1.1

1.9

3.1

4.8

10

32

87

Contents 

(acrefeet)

20.2

20.8

21.5

22.1

23.4

26.2

30.2

Surface 

area 

(acres)

6.1

6.2

6.4

6.5

6.8

7.5

8.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

\*y

(tt)

Oct.

0

0

-

-

-

Nov.

0

0

15.0

4.96

-

Dec.

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

> a. 5

10.0

0.32

-

-

-

Jan.

-

> aO.5

_

0

.2

.1

.5

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

.3

.2

9.1

0.29

18.4

5.67

-

Feb.

0.1

0

T.4

"TF 3.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

1.3

.4

.5

.2

.1

2.1

.9

.3

.3

.7

.3

.1

.1

0

13.0

0.45

17.8

5.56

3.53

Mar.

0.6

23

T.5

.8

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

33.0

1.06

16.9

5.35

5.01

Apr.

0

0

13.7

4.72

1.00

May

0Q0

0

0

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

1.3

0.04

14.2

4.78

2.43

June

0

0

9.7

4.09

1.96

July

0

0

8.7

3.97

0.49

Aug.

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

17.

2.9

.9

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

.1

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.0

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

27.8

0 .90

18.6

5.70

10.20

Sept.

 X0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.07

13.8

4.73

0.08

Calendar year 1959: Max 21 Mln 0 Mean 0.48 Ac-ft 344

Water year 1959-60: Max 23 Mln 0 Mean 0.26 Ac-ft 187

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month. 

* Surface area. In acres, at end of month.

tt Precipitation, In Inches, during month. Total for water year 1960, 37.48 Inches, 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather 

records.
RED RIVER BASIN 511

3695. Tensas River at Tendal, La.

Location. Lat 32°25'55", long 91°22'00", in NW£ sec.29, T.17 N., R.ll E., near left bank 

on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Tendal, 200 ft upstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge and 3 miles east of Waverly.

Drainage area. 309 sq mi (see Remarks).

Records available. December 1935 to September 1960. 

ods, published in WSP 1311.

Monthly discharge only for some peri-

£.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 50.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to July 11, 1944, staff gage at site 

1,000 ft upstream at same datum. July 11, 1944, to Sept. 14, 1954, wire-weight or 

staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary staff gage 8.5 miles downstream at datum 

50.07 ft above mean sea level. Nov. 28, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1957, at datum 0.31 ft 

lower. Feb. 19, 1945, to Nov. 27, 1951, auxiliary staff gage 9.5 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1936-60), 325 cfs (235,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,830 cfs Mar. 3; maximum gage height, 19.62 ft 

Mar. 4; minimum daily discharge, 3.4 cfs Sept. 30.

1935-60: Maximum discharge, 4,610 cfs Nov. 19, 1948; maximum gage height, 24.78 ft 

Nov. 20, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 2.8 cfs Dec. 8, 1954, but may have been lower 

during period of indefinite stage-discharge relation in October 1954.

Maximum stage known, 34.02 ft May 15, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Interconnecting system 

of bayous and drainage ditches produces an interchange of flow; hence, the drainage 

limits were more or less arbitrarily determined.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a24

a20

a!7

a!5

a!4

*13

13

13

13

13

12

12

15

22

25

27

24

20

17

15

13

13 

15

17

18

17

18

20

20

20

20

535

17.3

1,060

Nov.

22

22

22

27

35

54

60

42 *31

25

22

20

22

24

28

28

28

28

25

21

18

22 

23

22

20

22

24

23

28

31

819

27.3

1,620

Dec.

29

31

30

28

27

21

17

*14

13

15

23

38

40

39

35

46

696

1.180

1,090

812

548

331 

6250

6200

e!50

el 20

elOO

91

98

89

72

6,273

202

12,440

Jan.

63

66

125

183

169

*464

776

716

577

456

350

257

190

155

146

131

146

333

386

316

234

161 

113

84

73

69

a80

97

165

333

350

7,764

250

15,400

Feb.

290

226

176

535

979

916

756

577

438

324

226

156

116

114

166

*350

596

598

628

457

662

1.340 

1,160

802

826

883

695

591

525

16,108

555

31,950

Mar.

452

1,190

2.660

2,330

1,910

1,430

1,120

976

*842

682

595

482

392

325

619

875

755

594

495

398

326

249 

183

140

119

109

99

96

95

99

103

20,740

669

41,140

Apr.

92

82

74

72

66

62

57

52

51

50

49

*46

43

41

41

39

39

39

39

38

38

37 

37

37

35

34

34

37

40

40

1,441

48.0

2,860

May

37

37

37

33

58

336

522

518

364

218

151

*119

86

63

45

32

26

20

17

13

12

T5 

15

17

18

17

18

17

15

14

13

2,901

93.6

5,750

June

13

22

32

30

31

28

*28

28

22

19

17

15

14

13

14

16

21

19

17

15

13

11 

8.8

8.2

12

19

28

42

49

51

656.0

21.9

1,300

July

46

39

34

31

27

28

24

22

20

18

17

16

15

14

*12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.4

5.9

4.4

526.7

17.0

1,040

Aug.

4.0

3.9

5^

a5.5

a5.0

a4.5

aS.O

a7.0

*11

20

20

19

22

32

41

41

41

38

38

42

47

63 

149

307

386

412

453

386

350

342

316

3,565.9

115

7,070

Sept.

298

257

226

183

146

116

85

62

50

40

31

*28

23

17

11

8.8

7.7

5.9

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7 

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.9

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.4

1,646.2

54.9

3,270

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,310 Mln 12 Mean 163 Ao-ft 118,100

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,660 Mln 3.4 Mean 172 Ao-ft 124,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite) discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
512 RED RIVER BASIN

3697. Bayou Macon near Kilbourne, La.

Location. Lat 32°59'35", long 91°15'45", In SW^SEv sec.8, T.23 N. , R.12 E. , near center 

of channel on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 585, three-quarters of a mile 

south of Arkansas-Louisiana State line and 3 miles east of Kilbourne.

Drainage area.--504 sq mi (see Remarks).

Records available.--October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 77.41 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 15.76 ft); minimum, 27 cfs July 15 (gage height, 0.59 ft).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 4,740 cfs May 5, 1958 (gage height, 24.35 ft); minimum, 

that of July 15, 1960.

Remarks. Records good. Interconnecting system of bayous and drainage ditches produces an 

interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits are more or 

less arbitrarily determined.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14 to Dec. 16, Apr. S to May 6)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

109

144

187

3.5 

4.0

237

287

0.6 

1.0 

3.0

27

158

7.0

11.0

16.0

487

995

1,810

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

140

140

136

132

132

144

*144

136

132

129

126

126

129

156

140

136

132

129

122

118

140

156

160

160

160

164

164

164

164 

164

164

4,419

143

8,760

Nov.

169

169

164

216

287

277

232

202

192

*182

174

174

164

169

169

169

169

164

160

160

156

156

152

IBT

152

156

160

164

160 

156

5.326

178

10,560

Dec.

152

148

148

148

144

144

144

140

*140

*136

136

140

140

136

152

182

562

793 63"5

487

395

325

277

253

229

214

207

214

214 

207

221

7,543

243

14,960

Jan.

207

207

229

229

232

461

578

*547

547

557

567

547

*507

487

557

537

548

737

737

724

711

698

647

589

507

440

528

685

698

765

TST

16,761

541

33,240

Feb.

685

685

696

1,150

1.590

,310

,250

,150

,090

,010

920

877

821

779

757

724

*737

685

625

557

537

537

487

458

722

849

863

891

905

24,105

851

47,810

Mar.

891

1,550

1,740

1,710

1,560

1,470

1,420

*1,560

1,510

1,290

1,250

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,540

1,610

1,540

1,470

1,420

1,570

1,530

1,260

1,200

1,130

1,090

1,020

980

965

955

920

2-LL

59,618

1,278

78,580

Apr.

807

737

659

589

517

458

415

577

559

541

525

501

*285

269

255

245

237

229

214

207

200

221

200

186

176

221

577

350

309 

295

10,555

545

20,540

May

277

269

261

245

277

557

567

567

487

413

541

*295

245

214

195

172

152

154

151

158

154

151

151

144

125

154

122

115

125 

154

151

7,277

235

14,430

June

140

172

200

200

168

140

*115

89

8695"

101

101

134

131

122

128

134

140

148

122

107

104

116

122

148

200

179

148

154 

128

4,050

135

8,030

July

TIB" 116

113

98

86

72

57

52

51

49

44

37

*53

58

29.

55

48

46

48

54

59

50

49

50

55

44

52

55

50

37

54

1,757

56.7

5,480

Aug.

34

5F

36

48

41

42

59

40

62

*56

70

86

101

104

101

107

80

80

107

113

116

272

586

293

207

140

110

104

110 

186

186

3,492

115

6,930

Sept.

172

140

119

104

107

107

98

95

98

107

98

140

*128

119

122

113

104

98

113

113

110

113

110

116

119

119

116

119

122 

119

3,458

115

6,860

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,980 Mln 60 Mean 373 Ao-ft 269,700

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,740 Mln 29 Mean 350 Ao-ft 254,200

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 513

3699.5. Buck Bayou tributary at Murphy Pond, near Epps, La.

Location.--Lat 32°34'59", long 91°27'15", in NWij sec.4, T.18 N., R.10 E. , 275 ft upstream 

from left end of earth-fill dam, 2 miles southeast of Epps, and 8? miles north of Delhi.

Drainage area. 0.60 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder with rain gage attachment.

Extremes.--No outflow during year. Maximum inflow, 256 cfs (average for 2|-minute IntervaT) Aug. 22, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

1956-60: Maximum outflow, 13 cfs May 1, 1958 (gage height, 10.79 ft); no flow at 

times in each year. Maximum inflow, that of Aug. 22, 1960, computed from outflow and 

change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of 

peak inflow.

Remarks. Records good. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined 

from stage-discharge relation of spillway. Pond is formed by earth dam; spillway is a 

50-foot wide uncontrolled sodded clay channel located at right end of dam. Capacity 

below 0.5 ft gage height not determined and not included in capacity figures. Dam built 

by U. S. Soil Conservation Service for flood control, conservation of stock water, and 

recreation. Figures given herein represent usable contents.

The following table gives the relation between gage height, reservoir capacity, and 

water surface area during the 1960 water year.

Qage 

height 

(feet)

0.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

8.0

Outflow 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Contents 

(acrefeet)

0 

4.7 

11.6 

20.6 

70.2 

207

Surface 

area 

(acres)

6.9 

11.8 

16.0 

20.2 

28.6 

39.3

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.5 

9.7 

9.9 

10.2 

10.7

Outflow 

(cfs)

0 

.8 

1.7 

3.9

11.4

Contents 

(acrefeet)

269 

278 

286 

300 

323

Surface 

area 

(acres)

43.2 

43.8 

44.5 

45.4 

46.7

Contents, surface area, and precipitation, at end of month, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Month

December. ...........................................

Calendar year 1959. ...............................

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

Contents 

(acre-feet)

82.6

72.2

108

_

169

115

91.1

62.2

136

105

Surface area 

(acres)

30.0

28.8

32.4

-

33.1

36.9

39.5

36.5

32.9

30.8

27.5

34.5

32.2

Precipitation 

(inches)

2.68

2.23

4.98

42.96

2.40

3.46

4.18

.70

1.33

4.14

.73

8.01

.23

35.07

Mote. No outflow from reservoir during year.
514 RED RIVER BASIN

3700. Bayou Macon near Delhi, La.

Location.--Lat 32°27'20", long 91°28'30", in SE£ sec.18, T.17 N., R. 10 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 150 ft upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 1 mile east of Delhi.

Drainage area. 782 sq mi (see Remarks).

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Daily gage heights as follows: 1885-99 in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau; September 1925 to December 1931 in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district; since January 1932 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 50.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 12, 

1944, staff gage at railroad bridge 150 ft downstream at same datum. July 12, 1944, to 

Mar. 14, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Feb. 16, 1945, auxiliary 

staff gage read twice daily 7.5 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 963 cfs (697,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Mar. 3; maximum gage height, 19.57 ft 

Mar. 4; minimum discharge, 34 cfs July 28, 29; minimum gage height, -0.20 ft July 29.

1935-60: Maximum discharge, 5,460 cfs Apr. 14, 1947; maximum gage height, 26.00 ft 

May 6, 7, 1958; minimum daily discharge, 10 cfs Aug. 1, 1954, result of temporary backwater condition; minimum recorded discharge unaffected by backwater, 30 cfs Aug. 17, 21, 

1954.

Maximum stage known, 37.5 ft in March 1882, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau 

(affected by overflow from Mississippi River).

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Interconnecting 

system of bayous and drainage ditches produces an interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily determined.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

169 

169

158 

158

158

*147

147

147

147

147

137

T3T

181

275

263

227

204

181

169

158

147

147

137

147

158

158

158

169

169 

169

169

5,207

168

10,330

Nov.

169 

169

169 

216

338

403

390

350

288

251

216

192

181

192

181

181

181

169

169

*169

169

136" 158

158

158

158

158

181

181 

181

6,234

208

12,360

Dec.

169 

169

169

169

169

158

*I58

158

158

158

181

239

216

204

192

588

1,680

2,250

2,680

1,730

1,410

1,100

799

613

475

381

374

432

414 

409

380

17,762

573

35,230

Jan.

367 

3So

448 

462

501

*al,000

al,400

1,380

1,220

1,020

916

859

806

781

732

714

861

1,120

1,190

1,160

1,070

996

935

899

839

774

743

907

1,050

1,300

1,310

28,140

908

55,810

Feb.

1,240 

1,140

1.010 

1,480

1,960

2,100 z,o3o

1,890

1,750

1,620

1,520

1,350

l,25t)

1,150

1,080

*1,230

1,290

1,340

1,340

1,250

1,580

1,800

1,670

1,460

1,730

2,030

1,800

1,540

1,460

44,090

1,520

87,450

Mar.

1,540 

2,300

3,160 

5.180

3,000

2,820

2,600

2,420

*2,240

2,100

1,990

1,870

1,750

1,680

1,870

2,510

2,540

2,410

2,240

1,990

1,930

1,800

1,690

1,590

1,500

1,430

1,410

1,450

1,400

1,440

1.540

63,190

2,038

125,300

Apr.

1.280 

1,210

1,090 

995

885

788

711

644

584

524

*494

465

434

406

380

361

541

528

516

292

292

268

25B~ 256

256

256

292

304

367

406

15,481

516

30,710

May

393

380

554 

541

424

531

428

500

622

669

*634

570

518

448

580

328

292

256

234

212

201

201

191

191

191

181

162

153

144

T36" 136 

10,401

556

20,630

June

144 

162

181 

201

223

254

*225

201

171

144

120

104

97

97

104

112

120

120

156

144

153

144

128

112

112

162

268

304

2130

234

4,935

164

9,790

July

191

162

136

128

120

120

120

112

97

86

72

62

58

58

*55

55

48

41

41

48

55

55

55

55

55

48

41

34

3T

41

41

2,324

75.0

4,610

Aug.

62 

62

55 

48

44

41

4T

41

*41

76

104

112

120

136

al40

a!40

al30

a!20

a!20

a!20

128

162

476

962

1.100

979

734

504

354

a200

a300

7,652

247

15,180

Sept.

a500 

aSOO

a300 

a200

a!50

a!50

a!20

a!20

a!50

a!40

a!40

*144

155

153

162

153

153

153

153

144

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

5,158

172

10,230

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,280 Mln 58 Mean 626 Ac-ft 453,500

Water year 1959-6O: Max 3,180 Mln 34 Mean 575 Ao-ft 417,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a. No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 515

3705. Castor Creek near Grayson, La.

Location. --Lat 32°04'55", long 92°12'25", in SW^NW£ sec. 30, T.13 N., R.3 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 126, 6 miles upstream from Bayou 

Beaucoup and 6-5 miles northwest of Grayson.

Drainage area. 271 sq mi.

Records available. May 1940 to September 1960. Prior to October 1957, published as Bayou 

Castor near Grayson.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.89 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

July 15, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --20 years, 266 cfs (192,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 10.91 ft); no 

flow Sept. 30.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs Apr. 11, 1947 (gage height, 16.25 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating extended above 11,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow for 

many days in most years.

Remarks . Records fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 957: 1941. WSP 1057: 

age area.

1945. WSP 1211: 1943, 1949, drainRating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16-25)

0.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.4

.4 

1.6 

6.9

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

16

26

40

77

187

8.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

367

515

710

990

1,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.6

5^

10 

7.6

6.3

9.2

19

17

12

9.5

9.0

13

*14

17

42

50

52

69

81

81

56

27

17

13

10

8.6

8.6 

9.5

9.2

8.6

8.8

704.4

22.7

0.084

0.10

1,400

Nov.

8^

9.0

9.0 

9.4

12

16

16

34

73

94

97

75

48

26

20

19

18

22

38

48

48

39

29

23

20

18

18 

18

21

23

953.0

31.8

0.117

0.13

1,890

Dec.

24

*2T

42 

45

38

35

37

36

35

34

34

37

43

44

41

79

276

*307 256"

280

263

254

254

254

246

195

136 

88

65

56

59

3,662

118

0.435

0.50

7,260

Jan.

67

73

71 

61

67

110

142

161

187

216

237

*254

254

237

184

132

107

113

132

148

164

184

203

220

212

170

123 

91

179

263

qc . 254

5,016

162

0.598

0.69

9,950

Feb.

263

280

327 

528

660

635

505

444

429

429

429

402

367

298

246

246

5f6~ 237

271

263

401

540

555

*570

960

1,200

1.520 

1,200

1,200

15,451

533

1.97

2.12

30,650

Mar.

1,140

1,440

1.650 

1,400

1,110

900

785

710

570

477

390

327

271

256

587

402

402

415

429

429

415

578

527

265

191

156

107 

TIT

*115

115

159

16,145

521

1.92

2.22

32,020

Apr.

125

104

94 

91

81

67

57

50

45

44

40

55

55

58

57

55

30

*28

26

26

26

26

SB- 25

54

45

40 

35

59

97

1,492

49.7

0.185

0.20

2,960

May

100

69

44 

45

45

44

118

199

257

307

486

555 450"

557

265

158

*67

25

18

16

16

17

15

14

15

16

14 

12

9.4

7.7

7.0

5,754.1

121

0.446

0.52

7,450

June

6.2

5.5

5.2 

4.5

5.6

3.2

2.5

2.0

 1.9

27T

4.1

4.7

4.0

5.4

7.5

6.8

6.2

6.8

5.5

6.3

7.5

7.0

6.9

5.5

4.7

5.4

40 

50

21

10

250.5

8.54

0.051

0.05

496

July

15

17

T5

10

6.9

4.8

3.5

2.7

1.6

1.2

.4

.3

.2

$

1.5

2.2

1.6

.9

5.2

4.4

5.9

2.5

1.4

.7

*.4

.5 

.2

.1

.1

.1

100.1

5.25

0.012

0.01

199

Aug.

0.4

l!4 

1.5

1.5

4.2

5.7

1.8

1.0

.8

.7

.4

.4

9.8

12

18

15

*7.7

6.1

5.5

5.1

6.5

19

50

46

57

50 

25

18

17

17

561.0

11.6

0.045

0.05

716

Sept.

16

18

19 

14

11

8.0

6.1

4.7

4.0

5.4

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.2

.7

.4

.4

.3

.5

.4

.5

.2

.1

.5

;2

.1 

.1

*.l

0

117.4

5.91

0.014

0.02

235

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,400 Mln 3.6 Hean 115 Cfsm 0.424 In. 5.75 Ac-ft 83,150

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,630 Mln 0 Mean 132 Cfsm 0.487 In. 6.59 Ac-ft 95,220

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
516 RED RIVER BASIN

3710. Garrett Creek at Jonesboro, La.

Location. Lat 32°13'55", long 92°43'35", In NE^NE^ sec.l, T.14 N. , R.4 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 4, 0.3 mile southwest of Jonesboro 

town limits and 0.9 mile upstream from Little Dugdemona River.

Drainage area. 2.14 sq mi.

Records available . October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 171.f 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--8 years, 2.85 cfs (2,060 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 197 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 5.99 ft); minimum, 

0.03 cfs July 9-12; minimum gage height, 0.89 ft Aug. 6-9, 30, 31.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 1,670 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 9.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs; practically no flow at times in 1954, 1957-59.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 26-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3

1.01 0.04

1.06 .1

1.1 .3

1.2 1.4

1.4 4.0

4 to June 12 June 13 to Sept. 30

0.97

1.03

1.1

1.2 

1.5

0.06

.1

.3

1.4

5.3

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

0.87 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.04

*.05

.06

.05

*.4

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

3.9

274

.08

.05

.05

.04

.04

.05

.05

.05

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

*.06

.06

.06

. 08

8.15

0.263

0.123

0.14

16

Nov.

0.1

.1

.08

*13

T.l

.1

.09

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

4.2

2.3

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

*.2

.2

*.3

.2

.2

.1

24.65

0.822

0.384

0.43

49

Dec.

0.2

3.7

.9

.3

.4

.7

.3

.2

.1

.1

.9

3.7

.8

.3

.6

2922"

3.7

1.5

.8

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

2.4

2.2

*.8

.3

.3

77.9

2.51

1.17

1.35

155

Jan.

2.3

1.0

.8

.4

22

9.9

3.6

1.9

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.8

.6

.8

27

4.6

1.8

*.9

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.0

*12

26

4.3

2.8

129.5

4.18

1.95

2.25

257

Feb.

1.9

1.4

24

17

7.8

3.9

2.6

1.7

1.5

1.0

.5

.4

178

2.8

3.6

4.0

3.0

10

3.7

2.8

27

6.6

3.5

60

14

5.0

3.1

2.7

2.3

219.6

7.57

3.54

3.82

436

Mar.

6.6

*16

7.9

4.0

2.7

a2.0

al.5

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

.6

.5

.5

17

ii

5.0

2.7

1.7

.9

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.6

.6

.4

.3

*.9

.3

95.9

3.09

1.44

1.67

190

Apr.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*.09

.09

.09

.08

75S

.08

.08

.09

.2

i^.

4.08

0.136

0.064

0.07

8.1

May

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

4. 4

.2

.1

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.08

.08

.09

.08

.1

.09

.08

.08

*.08

.08

.09

.08

.08

.08

.08

j_07

4.16

0.134

0.063

0.07

8.3

June

0.07

.07

.06

75T

.07

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.2

.09

.09

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

ii

.2

*.2

.1

.09

. 08

3.25

0.108

0.050

0.06

6.4

July

0.07

.07

.06

.05

.05

.05

*.04

-.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.06

.05

.04

.05

.05

1.3

. 1

.08

.08

.07

.07

.08

.08

.1

*.08

.08

.08

. 08

.09

3.17

0.102

0.048

0.06

6.3

Aug.

0.06

.05

.05

.05

.05

.04

704

.04

a. 04

a.l

a.l

a. 09

a. 09

a. 08

.08

.08

.08

.06

.07

.07

.07

.06

.06

.06

.06

.07

.07

.08

.2

*705

.05

2.15

0.069

0.032

0.04

4.3

Sept.

0.06

.07

.08

.08

.08

.07

.06

.06

.06

aj.

a.l

.09

.07

.07

.07

.07

.06

.07

.05

.05

.07

.07

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.04

704

.04

1.98

0.066

0.031

0.03

3.9

Calendar year 1959: Max 

Water year 1959-60: Max

Min 0.02 Mean 2.29 Cfam 1.07 In. 14.50 Ac-ft 1,660 

Min 0.03 Mean 1.57 Cfam 0.734 In. 9.99 Ac-ft 1,140

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs, revised). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 517

3720. Dugdemona River near Wlnnfield, La.

Location. Lat 31°58'30", long 92°39'10", on line between sees.34 and 35, T.12 N., R.3 W., 

on right bank just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 300 ft upstream from 

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, 2.4 miles downstream from Kylales 

Creek, and 3.5 miles north of Winnfield.

Drainage area. 654 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1960.

Case. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 81.14 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey bench mark). Prior to Dec. 19, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 797 cfs (577,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year 4,370 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 16.58 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 1.37 ft).

1939-60; Maximum discharge, 27,100 cfs May 19, 1953 {gage height. 23.78 ft); no 

flow at times in 1947, 1954, 1956-57 (result of temporary regulation).

Remarks.--Records fair. Water used by paper mill at Hodge is pumped from wells and discharged into stream about 30 miles above station. Part of effluent is discharged continually whenever mill is operating, but that containing waste material is stored in a 

reservoir and released whenever river flow is sufficient to materially dilute it.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1341: Drainage area. WSP 1391: 1939-41.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-5, 11-13, Oct. 27 to Nov. 5)

2.1

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3

15 10.0

31 13.0

54 14.0

104 15.0

261 16.0

469 17.0

Mar. 4 to Sept. 3O

788

1,520

1,900

2,560

3,530

5,150

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

2.0 18

3.0 60

5.0 181

8.0 469

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 8.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

72

32

19

16

30

52

40

34

32

26

19

15

16

194

370

290

194

101

66

56

50

45

40

35

29

27

*24

21

19

17

18

1,999

64.5

3,960

Nov.

17

17

17

17

19

26

46

90

138

198

234

225

169

125

113

*122

149

149

132

125

128

125

113

101

88

80

80

76

73

80

3,072

102

6,090

Dec.

90

93

98

101

101

110

110

107

104

104

104

132

153

157

165

231

562

783

808

848

828

*750

731

731

731

731

695

609

519

447

403

12,141

392

24,080

Jan.

381

403

425

425

418

682

889

868

868

828

769

750

*769

788

788

731

677

750

788

868

910

952

1,020

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,020

931

848

808

750

24,374

786

48,350

Feb.

750

750

788

1,130

1,440

1,620

1,690

1,730

1,660

1,580

1,580

1,550

1,480

1,350

1,250

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,110

1,060

1,160

1,380

1,420

1,520

2,000

2,740

3,010

3,420

5.770

46,278

1,596

91,790

Mar.

3,770

4,210

*4.290

3,770

3,310

3,010

2,650

2,400

2,260

2,120

1,900

1,660

1,440

1,280

1,300

1,380

1,300

1,300

1,280

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,130

1,090

974

952

952

769

*625

533

469

55,714

1,797

110,500

Apr.

436

392

370

360

350

330

282

246

229

229

229

213

201

181

167

156

142

132

120

111

102

93

88

80

*93

139

174

170

167

142

6,124

204

12,150

May

146

156

156

136

132

167

350

469

506

481

447

481

547

577

533

350

170

111

88

*78

70

65

61

56

54

51

48

46

42

38

34.

6,646

214

13,180

June

31

28

26

24

21

16

10

7.0

*6.8

8.4

8.1

6.5

5.5

8.7

11

13

21

23

20

21

24

23

21

20

20

25

26

40

82

80

677.0

22.6

1,340

July

68

75

85

78

60

45

34

27

22

18

15

12

12

15

9.0

17

15

15

14

11

9.9

10

28

61

64

51

44

*35

29

23

19

1,020.9

32.9

2,020

Aug.

16

14

11

7.2

5.0

3.6

2.7

2.2

2^0

2.7

4.0

3.4

21

40

33

23

23

27

22

16

14

17

*28

40

49

47

40

43

65

75

72

768.8

24.8

1,520

Sept.

75

70

56

43

33

27

23

20

19

17

15

12

10

9.0

7.8

7.5

o:

9.0

9.3

9.6

9.9

8.1

9.9

9.0

8.1

8.1

9.0

11

12

10

575.4

19.2

1,140

Calendar year 1959 : Max 15,300 Min 11 Mean 581 Ac-ft 420,800

Water year 1959-60 : Max 4,290 Min 2.0 Mean 435 Ac-ft 316,100

Discharge measurement made on this day.
518 RED RIVER BASIN

3722. Little River near Rochelle, La.

Location. Lat 31°45'15", long 92°20'40" in SW^Swfc sec. 14, T.9 N. , R.I E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 500, 700 ft upstream from Louisiana Midland Railroad Co. bridge, 1.1 miles northeast of Zenoria, and 3 miles southeast 

of Rochelle.

Drainage area. 1,880 sq mi.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 24.79 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark) . Auxiliary water-stage recorder 5 miles upstream from base gage 

at same datum. Prior to May 9, 1960, auxiliary wire-weight gage 500 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 33.12 ft); minimum daily, 24 cfs Sept. 22, 23 (gage height, 5.35 ft).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 31,900 cfs Sept. 24, 1958 (gage height, 37.32 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 22, 23, 1960.

Remarks . Records good.

Cooperation. Auxiliary gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers prior to Apr. 30,

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 tc September 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

B 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

2B

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

«

61 

98

135

126

140 

122

9B 

95

9B

95

95

9B

*140

135

3BB

633

633

563

396

303

247

210

175

144

122

98 

87

72

80

5,801

187

0.099

0.11

11,510

Nov.

80

98 

98

95

*326

388 

274

210 

222

216

254

318

372

396

372

318

247

228

222

260

288

274

260

247

234

204

ISO 

154

140

135

7,110

237

0.126

0.14

14,100

Dec.

130

144 

164

192

186

216 

247

240 

240

240

240

333

380

396

461

765

2,290

3,050

*5.240

3,180

2,960

2,690

2,420

2,020

1,640

1,470

1,410 

1,430

1,430

1,410 

1,360

36,574

1,180

0.628

0.72

72,540

Jan.

1,21O

1.110 

1,230

1,440

1,480

1,920 

2,270

2,370 

2,340

2,270

*2,200

2,100

1,970

1,970

2,020

2,020

2,070

2,320

2,340

2,240

2,140

2,070

1,930

1,870

1,860

1,850

1,880 

1,870

1,960

2,160 

2.450

60, 930

1,965

1.05

1.21

120, 900

Feb.

2,510

2.520 

2,410

3,400

3,980

4,14O 

4,060

3,980 

3,940

3,860

3,660

3,420

3,210

3,050

3,050

3,520

3,980

4,260

4,540

4,500

4,580

5,220

5,620

5,780

6,600

*7,340

7,780 

8,020

B.140

130,870

4,513

2.40

2.59

259,600

Mar.

8,140

9,130 

10, 700

12,100

13,1OO

15.500 

12,500

11,200 

10, 100

9,000

7,900

6,900

5,590

4,650

4,840

5,550

5,780

5,700

5,480

5,100

4,580

5,940

5,590

5,030

2,680

2,550

2,520 

*2,950

3,110

2, 960 

2,480

200, 950

6,482

3.45

3.98

398,600

Apr.

1.910

1,520 

1,35O

1,190

1,100

983 

915

828 

752

854

905

*7B5

729

610

551

482

422

599

314

e500

e2BO

e260

6250

6250

e250

6260

277 

547

587

571

19,829

661

0.552

0.59

59,530

May

403

490 

500

466

579

1,020 

2,060

2.660 

2,480

2,070

1,800

1,640

*1,510

1,450

1,590

1,540

1,220

907

653

439

553

290

236

220

205

IBS

168 

137

elOO

670 

e60

26,864

867

0.461

0.53

53,280

June

e60

> e50

-

60

*71

85

85

82

82

75

67

59

64

204

M

"~

126

114

2,526

84.2

0.045

0.05

5,010

July

144

175 

164

155

126

126

118

102 

86

73

67

62

9?

110

110

98

110

102

92

175

164

114

79

62

65

*74

80 

92

92

80 

74

3,246

105

0.056

0.06

6,440

Aug.

74

80 

78

BO

80

76 

65

60 

51

7?

106

140

102

79

71

60

56

*76

84

87

87

106

118

348

580

461

412 

326

254

404

286

4,962

160

0.085

0.10

9,840

Sept.

281

267 

204

154

126

110 

98

82 

67

60

52

47

42

39

36

32

50

27

*26

30

27

24

24

26

42

50

53 

46

38

34

2,174

72.5

0.039

0.04

4,310

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,900 Min 45 Mean 1,350 Cfsra 0.71B In. 9.74 Ac-ft 977,400

Water year 1959-60: Max 13,300 Mln 24 Mean 1,371 Cfsra 0.729 In. 9.92 Ac-ft 995,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

fall, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 519

3725. Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La.

Location. Lat 31°43'00", long 92°13'20" in SE^NWi sec.36, T.9 N., R.2 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of bridge on 'IT. S. Highway 84, 0.4 mile downstream from Jumping 

Gulley Creek, 3 miles northwest of Trout, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 92 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 81.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 4, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 129 efs (93,390 aere-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 15.58 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 efs Sept. 19-22.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs May 17, 1953 (gage height, 23.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 

1943, 1952, 1954, 1956.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1940(M), drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 23, 24)

l.Z 

1.4

0.1

.3

.6

1.1

2.7

1.6 

1.8 

Z.O 

2.5 

3.0

5.1

8.2

12

25

44

5.0

8.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

158

412

1,050

1,480

2,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.5

75 

.4

.5

1.7

1.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.5

*.9

5.8

4.6

fcf

2.4

1.7

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

8.8

56.5

1.82

0.020

0.02

112

Nov.

17

13

9.1

7.1

*7.1

3.8

3.1

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.2

UL

1.2

1.7

1.5 

1.6

1.6

2.5

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

99.7

3.32

0.036

0.04

198

Dec.

1.5

1.8

2.0 

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.8

4.8

20

36

*20

12

157 

 857 608"

325

97

48

32

23

18

16

13

14

28

33

26

21

2,432.7

78.5

0,853

0.98

4,830

Jan.

28

58

283

216

132

521

390

193

85

52

40

32

*28

34

62

72 

260

380

216

94

55

39

30

25

21

19

19

20

185

224

158

3,971

128

1.39

1.61

7,880

Feb.

77

51

133 

888

624

248

103

66

48

38

31

25

25

52

147

561 

504

593

390

200

592

1, QZQ

424

273

937

 60S

248

124

88

9,122

315

3.42

3.69

18,090

Mar.

83

1,270

1.840 

1,300

720

165

106

82

72

66

57

49

43

40

787

840 

370

148

91

64

49

41

36

34.

326

363

 593

280

148

91

10,266

331

3.60

4.15

20,360

Apr.

64

62

60

51

42

34

29

26

42

106

70

47

34

26

21

18 

17

16

16

14

*11

8.9

7.9

7.1

6.4

5.7

5.2

4.7

4.3

5.6

861.8

28.7

0.312

0.35

1,710

May

5.1

5.1

4.3 

5.1

374

802

533" 999

165

49

30

21

*16

13

11

9.1 

7.6

6.6

5.7

5.1

5.0

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.0

1-B

1.8

3,099.3

100

1.09

1.25

6,150

June

1.7

1.7

1.5 

1.4

1.2

) :

 1.2

1.1 

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.7

2.6

273

1.2

.8

.6

33.8

1.13

0.012

0.01

67

July

0.6

.6

.5 

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

5..1

4.2

2.1

3.0 

1.4

.9

1.0

2.2

2.2

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

*1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

35.3

1.14

0.012

0.01

70

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

2.5

3.5

2.3

1.5

1.4

5.4

11

7.9

3.9

2.7

28

11

*5.8

5.1

3.6

3.0

8.0

12

 119

12

5.4

3.7

4.1

8.7

3.4

347.9

11.2

0.122

0.14

690

Sept.

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

I7T

a.l *a.l

.2

.2

4.2

2. '4

1.5

1.0

.7

.5

21.8

0.73

0.0079

0.009

43

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,040 Mln 0.4 Mean 62.9 Cfsm 0.684 In. 9.28 Ac-ft 45,510

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,840 Mln 0.1 Mean 82.9 Cfsm 0.901 In. 12.26 Ac-ft 60,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Mar. 3 (3:30 a.m.) 2,040 cfs (15.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
520 RED RIVER BASIN

3730. Big Creek at Pollock, La.

Location. Lat 31°32'10", long 92°24'30", in SW^SE^ sec.31, T.7 N., R.I E., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 165, 0.5 mile upstream from Sugar 

Branch, 0.7 mile upstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. bridge and water-supply 

diversion dam, 0.8 mile north of Pollock, and 1.3 miles downstream from Dyson Creek.

Drainage area. 51 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 25, 1942, staff gage and Feb. 25, 

1942, to June 21, 1955, water-stage recorder, at site 0.3 mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 62.8 cfs (45,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 650 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 7.08 ft); minimum, 

8.4 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1942-60; Maximum discharge, 23,500 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 16.90 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Sept. 29, 1956; minimum gage height, 1.05 ft Aug. 23, 1943, Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

2.0 12

2.2 18

2.5 30

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

47

62

114

1.5 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

6.4

18

30

3.0 91

4.0 196

6.0 473

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-it

Oct.

15

15

14

15

IB

27

21

17

16

15

15

15

21

*8535"

24

21 

20

19

19

IB

17

17

18

18

20

24

24

24

25 

47

699

22.5

0.441

0.51

1,390

Nov.

40

26

23

21

*a45

26

22

22

23

24

24

23

23

26

26

25

a24 

a23

a23

a23

a23

a24

a26

a26

a25

a23

22

21

20

20

742

24.7

0.484

0.54

1,470

Dec.

21

22

23

23

21

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

a23

*a24

25

189

*308 ~95~

58

44

39

35

35

34

32

31

36

49

36

31 

31

1,424

45.9

0.900

1.04

2,820

Jan.

66

78

163

62

60

163

81

50

41

37

*36

34

36

46

41

34

95 

86

45

37

34

33

33

33

32

31

33

34

112

78 

47

1,791

57.8

1.13

1.31

3,550

Feb.

41

39

80

216

86

58

47

43

42

40

37

36

49

60

73

158

101 

180

103

66

346

246

106

189

400

141

96

80

70

3,229

111

2.18

2.35

6,400

Mar.

64

*402

338

126

95

78

70

64

61

58

54

50

47

58

386

109

92

73

62

55

52

49

47

46

44

42

58

*64

52

45 

40_

2,881

92.9

1.82

2.10

5,710

Apr.

44

48

55

49

40

37

35

33

50

§±

40

35

33

32

32

31

30 

*a28

a27

a26

25

24

23

23

22

28

26

22

22

33

1,017

33.9

0.665

0.74

2,020

May

26

22

20

21

83

155

116

50

38

34

32

30

28

27

25

24

*22 

22

22

22

24

22

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

18 

18

1,034

33.4

0.655

0.75

2,050

June

17

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

17

15

14

14

15

18

*16

14

21 

21

16

14

14

il

13

13

22

50

21

16

15

14

520

17.3

0.339

0.38

1,030

July

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

12

16

17

3_!

25

16 

16

15

16

14

12

11

11

11

10

10

*9.4 a=_2

9.2

9.7

405.5

13.1

0.257

0.30

804

Aug.

9.7

9.4

12

14

11

9.7

9.4

9.2

8.6

974

16

25

18

20

37

19

14 

13

14

14

17

*31

68

40

22

18

15

14

17

&

641.4

20.7

0.406

0.47

1,270

Sept.

20

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

9.7

9.4

9.4 

9.7

9.4

9.4

11

13

14

14

18

19

20

19

*19

18

406.0

13.5

0.265

0.30

805

Calendar year 1959 : Max 426 Mln 12 Mean 39.2 CfaraO.769 In. 10.45 Ac-ft28,350

Water year 1959-60 : Max 402 Mln 8.6 Mean 40.4 Cfsm 0.792 In. 10.79 Ac-ft 29,320

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs). Mar. 22 (4:50 p.m.) 650 cfs (7.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13, Oct. 18 to Nov. 16, Nov. 27 to Dec. 12, Jan. 4, 5, 

7-29, Sept. 8-30.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 521

3750. Tchefuncta River near Folsom, La.

Location. --Lat 30°36'55", long 90°14'55", on line between SE^-KE^- and SW^NE^ sec.13, T.5 S., 

R.9 E., St. Helena meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 40, 1.2 miles upstream from Bull Branch and 3.6 miles southwest of Folsom.

Drainage area. 95.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1960. Prior to January 1944 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311. Prior to October 1954, published as Chefuncte 

River near Folsom.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 62.11 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey bench mark). Prior to June 9, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 163 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height,14.69 ft); minimum, 41 cfs July 6-10; minimum gage height, 5.16 ft July 9.

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs May 3, 1953 (gage height, 22.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs by velocity-area study; minimum, 33 cfs Aug. 29, 

1957; minimum gage height, 4.92 ft Oct. 27, 1955.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1057: 1944(M), 1945.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21 to Feb. 3, Feb. 7-22, Aug. 4-13)

5.1 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

8.0

39

54

78

148

228

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

330

445

568

700

850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

54

54

52

52

70

95

76

66

60

77

*139

98

188

352

385

ITT

121

104

86

78

76

76

70

68

63

63

60

60

60

66

3,094

99.8

1.05

1.21

Nov.

83

89

73

68

68

78

76

68

66

63

63

60

60

74

201

42!

298

128

101

86

80

78

78

78

80

76

73

70

68

*66

2,971

99.0

1.04

1.16

Dec.

66

66

66

68

66

66

68

66

66

66

66

81

114

95

78

73

96

227

319

220

128

107

95

89

83

80

80

118

128

98

QC

3,125

101

1.06

1.22

Jan.

92

121

114

107

*95

101

206

201

139

114

104

95

92

86

83.

98

115

326

451

312

175

132

121

110

*107

104

104

151

147

167

159

4,535

146

1.53

1.76

Feb.

128

114

115

400

855

745

347

167

124

107

98

85

loT

167

152

110

159

147

175

121

104

*551

672

555

552

297

219

167

147

7,225

249

2.61

2.82

Mar.

132

121

128

121

104

95

89

89

89

92

92

86

80

78

*76

80

83

78

76

75

70

70

6868"

70

68

70

86

152

297

 552

5,255

104

1.08

1.24

Apr.

196

128

405

840 815"

400

192

159

114

101

89

85

78

76

75

70

70

68

68

*66

65

65

63

60

60

60

65

65

60

60

4,686

156

1.65

1.82

May

65

60

60

60

78

155

292

167

114

85

73

68

65

60

58

58

*56

56

56

56

56

56

54

54

54

52

52

52

52

5050^

2,518

74.8

0.785

0.90

June

50

50

50

49

49

49

54

58

56

52

52

50

49

48

48

48

48

47

46

46

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

45

45

1,459

48.0

0.505

0.56

July

43

42

42

42

42

*41

42

41

41

41

49

50

48

50

52

58

80

56

52

49

47

48

46

45

46

45

45

42

42

42

48

1,455

46.9

0.491

0.57

Aug.

65

70

78

70

68

58

58

58

56

*56

56

85

180

168

83

75

65

60

69

95

98

119

286

710

848

547

159

110

86

75

68

4,449

144

1.51

1.74

Sept.

71

224

~95 254

75

66

60

56

54

54

54

52

52

*50

50

50

50

49

48

48

48

47

47

46

46

46

47

52

70

54

2,015

67.1

0.705

0.78

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,520 Mln 46 Mean 150 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.31

Water year 1959-60: Max 848 Mln 41 Mean 111 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.78

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs). Aug. 24 (9:50 p.m.) 1,320 cfa (14.69 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
522 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

3755. Tangipahoa River at Robert, La.

Location. Lat 30°30'23", long 90°21'42" > in lot 39, T.6 S., R.8 E., St. Helena meridian,

 on right bank just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1 mile west of Robert, 

2 miles downstream from Chappepeela Creek, and 6 miles east of Hammond.

Drainage area. 646 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T:929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,085 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,770 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 14.74 ft); mini-

 mum, 332 cfs July 8-10; minimum gage height, 4.45 ft July 8, 9.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 50,500 cfs May 3, 1953; maximum gage height, 23.13 ft 

May 3, 1953; minimum discharge, 264 cfs for several days in October 1939; minimum gage 

height, 2.95 ft Oct. 25, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 27.1 ft in 1921, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

504

I5o" 480 

480

492

582

650 

623 

556

530

556

762

*1,100

1,360

2.620

1,800

1,150

927

785

734

678

636

623

610 

582

556

543

530

530 

550

556

23,543

759

1.17

1.35

Nov.

610

762 

692

636

623

1,850

2.510 

1,510 

955

816

730

678

650

777

1,460

1,450

1,050

841

758

706

664

664

692

706 

734

678

636

623

610 

596

26,267

876

1.36

1.52

Dec.

*582

569 

569

569

569

569

556 

556 

543

545

543

610

715

727

650

610

883

2,590

5,050

5,050

2,600

1,450

1,110

955 

874

816

791

1,100

1,490

1,300

1,120

32,619

1,052

1.63

1.88

Jan.

1,050

1,020 

989

902

*849

955

1,650 

1,650 

1,550

1,120

1,010

951

845

820

791

1,000

1,300

1,910

2.600

»2,240

1,560

1,230

1,040

960 

902

849

916

960

1,030

1,150

1,130

36,689

1,184

1.83

2.11

Feb.

1,010

902 

1,350"

3,240

4,390

4.660

2,700 

1,760 

1,380

1,250

1,100

1,020

1,120

1,140

1,110

1,050

1,090

1,180

1,240

1,150

1,110

*2,490

2,850

2,400 

1,920

1,700

1,450

1,220

1,120

49,732

1,715

2.65

2.86

Mar.

1,060

1,060 

1,230

1,450

1,210

1,050

963 

901 

875

844

813

813

782

751

*720

720

821

875

840

747

705

675

660

646 

646

651

675

758

2,110 

2.290

1,970

50,271

976

1.51

1.74

Apr.

1,490

1,440 

4,560

5.770

4^550

2,340

1,610 

1,290 

1,120

963

871

809

747

720

690

660

646

651

602

»588

574

560

546

m552

546

602

588 

552

37,631

1,254

1.94

2.16

May

504

490 

476

476

1,130

1,670

5.120 

2,880 

2,820

1,460

1,050

866

747

701

660

651

602

»588

574

560

546

552

518

504

504

490

490

476

476 

465

450

27,454

885

1.57

1.58

June

457

457 

457

457

424

424

437 st546

476

450

424

424

412

400

400

400

388

388

588

576

576

576 

576

376

388

376

565

12,625

421

0.652

0.75

July

554

554 

554

554

342

*342

542 

552 

532

352

576

400

588

588

467

842

958

7§6

615

518

450

424

400

588 

412

412

412

588

365

 ICC. ooo 

463

15,665

441

0.683

0.79

Aug.

697

599 

546

616

574

504

518 

504 

532

»476

523

1,030

1,260

1,220

888

892

979

937

928

745

705

965

1,690

2,480 

2,680

1,590

1,080

836

713 

646

602

28,955

954

1.45

1.67

Sept.

697

1,040 

1,030

729

616

560

552 

504 

490

476

476

463

463

*450

457

424

424

424

412

400

400

588

588

588 

388

388

588

412

450 

424

15,061

502

0.777

0.87

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,200 Mln 443 Mean 1,145 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.05

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,770 Mln 552 Mean 914 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.26

Peak discharge [base, 5,000 cfs). Feb. 5 (5 a.m.) 5,070 cfs (14.20 ft)j Apr. 4 (4:30 p.m.) 5,770

cfs (14.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 

3760. Tickfaw River at Holden, La.

523

Location. Lat 30 0 30'13", long 90°40 I 38", in sec.26, T.6 S., R.5 E., St. Helena meridian, 

near left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 190, half a mile west of 

Holden and 5.1 miles upstream from Big Branch.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^"929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Sept. 13, 1944, and from June 15 to 

Dec. 9, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 360 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 12.05 ft); minimum, 86 cfs July 5-11; minimum gage height, 2.47 ft Sept. 28.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 9,680 cfs Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 19.75 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; minimum, 

75 cfs Aug. 30, 1957 (gage height, 2.46 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1147: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 23 to Jan. 13,

Aug. 2-21, Aug. 29 to Sept. 30)

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

86

99

123

173

234

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

383

547

945

1,460

2,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

112

*112

106

156

112

123

192 

221

151

128

118

359

610

536

923

945

353

323

234

196

178

162

151

146

136

132

132

128

128

128

128

7,699

248

1.00

1.15

Nov.

128

128

123

123

123

336

772 

581

360

241

202

178

162

156

190

184

168

162

151 

146

141

136

141

146

*156

156

146

141

136

136

6,049

202

0.818

0.91

Dec.

132

132

132

132

132

132

128 

T28

128

128

128

132

146

168

156

146

228

618

991 

1,180

1,340

1.400

691

463

391

353

338

509

901

772

617

12,972

418

1.69

1.95

Jan.

496

463

463

415

383

399

593

*793

711

513

391

330

278

248

226

309" 214

737

1.060 

*991

879

632

383

316

278

256

256

256

278

391

431

14,369

464

1.88

2.17

Feb.

376

316

377

1,040

1,580

2,020

2.150 

2,060

1,250

530

415

360

338

346

346

338

346

*353

376 

383

353

639

945

835

635

564

479

391

338

20,479

706

2.86

3.08

Mar.

300

293

330

513

415

330

286 

256

241

226

221

208

202

190

190

*184

202

208

202

184

178

168

168

168

208

173

173

190

384

431

376

7,798

252

1.02

1.18

Apr.

286

373

923

1.110

901

564

391 

308

256

226

202

190

*178

173

168

162

156

156

151 

146

146

141

141

T3B" 136

136

141

146

141

136

8,420

281

1.14

1.27

May

132

128

128

123

330

399

399 

330

368

383

256

184

162

146

141

136

132

*132

128 

128

123

123

118

118

118

118

118

114

112

112

112

5,551

179

0.725

0.84

June

106

106

106

106

106

106

102 

112

132

141

118

112

106

102

102

99

99

99

99 

99

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

92

92

92

3,106

104

0.421

0.47

July

89

89

89

89

89

*86

56 

86

86

86

89

96

99

112

118

123

118

118

118 

123

128

112

99

96

96

112

118

106

96

96

112

3,160

102

0.413

0.48

Aug.

128

136

118

156

234

156

141 

128

114

»112

136

162

151

156

151

132

128

118

114 

136

136

167

234

208

286

308

360

226

173

146

136

5,187

167

0.676

0.78

Sept.

141

T28

118

112

112

112

112 

106

106

106

102

106

102

102

102

102

99

99

99 

99

99

99

99

99

96

96

96

96

96

99

3,140

105

0.425

0.47

Calendar year 1959 ! Max 4,320 Min 103 Mean 368 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.22

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,150 Min 86 Mean 268 Cfsm 1.08 In- 14.75

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Feb. 7 (3:30 a.m.) 2,200 cfs (12.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
524 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

3765. Natalbany River at Baptist, La.

Location. Lat 30°30'15", long 90°32'45", in NE£NW£ sec.30, T.6 S., R.7 E., St. Helena 

meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 0.7 mile 

downstream from Still Branch and 0.7 mile west of Baptist.

Drainage area. 79.5 sq mi.

Records available. August 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 11.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to June 4, 1948, wire-weight gage and

June 4, 1948, to Apr. 13, 1950, water-stage recorder, at old highway bridge 100 ft

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 114 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 12.66 ft); minimum, 4.9 cfs July 8 (gage height, 4.12 ft).

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 9,550 cfs May 3, 1953 (gage height, 19.73 ft); minimum, 

2.4 cfs Oct. 22, 1952; minimum gage height, 3.76 ft Oct. 25, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1057: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Dec. 17, Jan. 20 to 

Feb. 3, Feb. 7-21, Mar. 7-i:7)

4.07

4.1

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

5.1

6.0

9.5

24

57

99

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

152

285

626

1,120

1,540

2,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

14

13

23

31

70

346

130

64

46

81

292

134

1,250

790

231

118

83

59

51

47

39

32

27

23

21 

20

18

18

17

23

4,129

133

1.67

1.92

Nov.

27

21

16

14

60

220

55

35

25

21

18

16

14

50

150

73

46

33

26

23

21

19

19

20

*18

16 

14

14

13

13

1,110

37.0

0.465

0.52

Dec.

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

1°

11

26

26

20

16

14

664

725

406

170

117

85

71

59

52

46 

46

71

91

75

59

2,965

95.6

1.20

1.38

Jan.

90

88

81

66

*44

211

202

118

77

60

52

46

42

39

40

43

206

500

204

*101

68

49

42

38

34

31 

77

65

123

129

79

3,045

98.2

1.24

1.43

Feb.

56

46

421

1.640

786

316

164

106

86

75

62

56

97

94

76

101

105

*151

104

77

202

850

366

382

222

138 

90

73

60

7,002

241

3.03

3.27

Mar.

52

54

56

56

46

40

36

33

32

31

28

26

24

23

23

*24

25

24

23

21

20

19

18

21

32

25 

45

50

571

307

145

1,930

62.3

0.784

0.90

Apr.

140

413

1.650

722

250

141

95

71

59

50

40

35

32

28

26

24

23

22

21

*20

20

20

19

19

18

19 

65

36

26

33

4,137

138

1.74

1.94

May

23

21

17

17

765

229

343

70

33

22

18

17

16

14

14

14

*13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12 

10

10

10

10

10

1,821

58.7

0.738

0.85

June

10

10

10

9.0

9.0

10

10

25

17

12

10

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.9

8.3

8.3

7.9

7.9

7.5

6.9

6.6

1^9

7.5

6.9 

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

275.9

9.20

0.116

0.13

July

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

*5.4

5.1

571

5.1

5.1

9.9

10

6.9

6.0

51

66

125

36

18

12

10

10

10

9.0

9.0

9.0 

8.7

8.3

7.5

7.9

55

541.9

17.5

0.220

0.25

Aug.

28

21

16

15

16

14

13

13

10*eui

166

229

132

79

39

25

24

50

33

24

24

139

164

408

121

82 

41

27

20

17

14

2,012.7

64.9

0.816

0.94

Sept.

82

42

21

15

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.9

10

9.9

9.5

9.5

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

7^9 

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

416.8

13.9

0.175

0.20

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,750 Min 5.3 Mean 122 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.75

Water year 1959-60! Max 1,650 Min 5.1 Mean 80.3 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.73

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs, revised).--Oct. 14 (Z p.m.) 1,540 cfs (11.98 ft); Feb. 4 (1 a.m.) 

1,960 cfs (12.66 ft); Apr. 5 (6 a.m.) 1,910 efs (12.55 ft); May 5 (10:50 a.m.) 1,640 cfs (12.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 5-7, 14, 15, Apr. 10-19, Sept. 28-30; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range in stage and records for Tickfaw River at Holden.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 525

3770. Amite River near Darlington, La.

Location. Lat 30°53'20", long 90°50'40", in lot 72, T.2 S., R.4 E., St. Helena meridian, 

on left bank just downstream from bridge on State Highway 10, 1.5 miles upstream from 

Collins Creek and 3.9 miles west of Darlington.

Drainage area. 580 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 148.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^^929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Jan. 12, 1951, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 798 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,800 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 12.91 ft); minimum, 205 cfs July 28-31; minimum gage height, 1.28 ft July 9, 10.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 55,700 cfs Apr. 13, 1955 (gage height, 18.18 ft); minimum, 188 cfs Oct. 18, 1956; minimum gage height, 1.28 ft Sept. 29, 1956 (caused by 

storage behind temporary dam upstream), July 9, 10, 1960.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Dec. 21-27, 

Dec. 30 to Jan. 6, Jan. 9 to Feb. 4, Feb. 7 to Apr. 20)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

199

290

452

816

5.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

1,640

3,250

5,580

10,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

303

316

309

328

332

*351

348

344

354

322

319

530

357

772

932

540

421

389

360

344

341

338

341

335

319

312

312

309

309

312

3 19

11,818

381

0.657

0.76

Nov.

476

835

558

421

2,010

2.050

1,510

759

522

435

392

364

344

697

594

421

364

332

322

319

325

332

*376

373

360

335

322

322

322

516

17 , 108

570

0.983

1.10

Dec.

309

312

309

306

306

303

303

296

296

296

316

469

612

469

415

486

5,140

8,900

9.500

5,520

1,530

1,010

816

721

684

630

740

1,510

1,820

*1,250

854

46,428

1,498

2.58

2.97

Jan.

797

854

778

759

721

1,190

2,000

1,730

1,090

835

721

648

594

558

854

740

1,620

3,840

*2,950

1,580

1,010

816

684

612

576

540

522

612

816

932

684

32,663

1,054

1.82

2.10

Feb.

594

540

719

4,120

4,950

4,930

2,180

1,090

854

740

648

558

558

576

576

648

*702

835

892

740

819

2,340

2,480

1,550

1,210

1,250

1,050

816

759

39,704

1,369

2.36

2.54

Mar.

759

740

1,530

1,600

1,050

778

648

594

558

540

522

504

486

*452

452

1,150

1,420

854

648

558

486

452

438

469

522

452

449

612

759

835

702

22,019

710

1.22

1.41

Apr.

558

486

863

1,090

854

666

558

504

469

438

415

*396

386

376

373

364

360

351

338

332

328

325

322

316

316

316

316

312

309

306

13,343

445

0.767

0.86

May

306

296

296

296

696

3,940

3,820

1,640

972

666

558

469

421

396

380

*364

357

354

344

338

325

319

312

309

306

306

300

290

287

274

20,217

652

1.12

1.29

June

274

271

271

271

264

258

290

522

604

376

325

303

293

290

284

280

*284

303

284

264

261

258

258

261

293

328

268

255

243

240

8,976

299

0.516

0.58

July

240

237

234

231

222

222

216

216

211

216

261

*261

234

261

243

271

258

449

486

576

332

258

234

228

222

222

219

211

'205 205

208

1 8,089

261

0.450

0.52

Aug.

228

219

231

293

332

277

438

*389

271

243

268

519

408

445

364

290

274

306

341

396

469

425

702

816

912

765

469

724

1,300

1 '666 O90

14,870

480

0.828

0.95

Sept.

452

367

335

309

290

280

277

271

261

264

274

274

252

249

249

246

243

240

237

237

234

240

252

240

228

231

234

246

290

252

8,054

268

0.462

0.52

Calendar year 1959 : Max 9,500 Mln 290 Mean 889 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.73

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,500 Mln 205 Mean 665 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.60

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Dec. 19 

(10.81 ft). ________________

a.m.) 9,800 cfs (12.91 ft); Feb. 6 (5 a.m.) 5,330 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day.
526 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

3775. Comite River near Olive Branch, La.

Location. Lat 30°45'35", long 91°02'50", between lots 41 and 42, T.3 S., R.2 E.,

St. Helena meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 67, 500 ft downstream from Knighton Bayou and 1.8 miles northeast of Olive Branch.

Drainage area. 149 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 115.65 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey bench mark). Prior to Aug. 25, 1944, staff gage and Aug. 25, 1944, to 

Oct. 29, 1949, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 232 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,450 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 16.05 ft); minimum, 45 cfs July 9; minimum gage height, 3.77 ft July 9.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs Apr. 13, 1955; maximum gage height, 20.6 ft 

Feb. 6, 1943, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 34 cfs Aug. 30, 

1957; minimum gage height, 3.10 ft Sept. 15, Oct. 19-24, 1942.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: Drainage area. WSP 1177: 1948, 1949(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, 13, 14, Dec. 16-18, Jan. 17-19, Feb. 5-21, 

Feb. 27 to Apr. 3, Apr. 10 to May 5, May 15 to June 8)

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

108

180

389

9.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

1,110

2,180

3,010

3,960

4,610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48

48

47

48

51

67

74

60

58

58

58

80

66

931

564

139

93

80

74

70

68

68

67

66

62

60

62

64

64

R. 1?

IQC.

62

3,419

110

0.738

0.85

Nov.

62

62

61

62

1.420

797

152

100

85

79

75

74

71

462

232

103

84

75

74

71

73

74

114

*95

82

74

72

72

73

69

4,999

167

1.12

1.25

Dec.

68

69

69

68

68

67

67

66

65

66

68

144

182

104

87

179

*3,480

4.250

2,280

411

266

205

167

151

139

126

216

455

279

iso

148

14,190

458

3.07

3.54

Jan.

217

268

207

176

148

618

610

323

211

164

146

136

127

122

274

203

1,630

*2.560

574

281

220

180

150

130

130

120

110

160

348

543

268

11,154

360

2.42

2.79

Feb.

2OO

150

268

1.220

778

266

180

160

145

135

120

115

130

145

140

*155

210

284

292

255

200

998

522

258

292

302

200

150

140

8,410

290

1.95

2.10

Mar.

120

201

474 292

160

130

115

105

100

95

90

85

80

*80

82

85

85

79

75

74

72

70

70

72

72

71

120

138

166

135

96

3,689

119

0.799

0.92

Apr.

81

82

489

400

188

122

101

91

85

82

76

*71

70

68

68

67

66

64

63

61

62

61

60

60

60

61

64

59

58

53

2,998

99.9

0.670

0.75

May

56

55

54

53

109

722

870

666

157

106

87

77

72

69

67

*64

63

62

61

61

60

59

58

57

56

55

54

53

53

52 '52

4,140

134

0.899

1.04

June

51

51

52

49

4_9

51

94

66

343

89

67

61

60

58

57

56

*56

55

57

54

54

54

52

52

52

53

54

52

51

50

2,000

66.7

0.448

0.50

July

49

50

49

48

48

47

46

46

46

47

62

*84

164

104

59

64

102

161

85

58

52

51

49

49

49

49

51

50

48

47

54

1,968

63.5

0.426

0.49

Aug.

60

60

52

63

88

62

360

*73

60

50

110

200

220

130

90

80

70

60

410

350

250

150

440

390

500

210

260

200

800

200

6,748

218

1.46

1.68

Sept.

170

220

170

110

130

110

85

70

62

60

60

60

75

64

58

56

54

52

50

49

48

46

M

46

46

46

46

46

65

130

2,330

77.7

0.521

0.58

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,250 Min 47 Mean 226 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.63

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,25O Min 46 Mean 180 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.49

Peak discharge (base, 2.50O cfs).--Dec. 18 (6 p.m.) 4,450 cfs (16.05 ft)j Jan. 17 (8 p.m.) 3,610 cfs 

(14.62 ft).____________________________________________________________ ______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 21-28, Feb. 1, 2, 7-17, 20-21, Feb. 27 to Mar. 1, Mar. 5-13,

ig. 9 to Sept. 3O; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and

 f.nT'Hpi for1 npnr'hv stahl rm«a

. 

Aug. 9

for nearby stations.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 527

3776.5. Little Redwood Creek tributary at Joe Howell Pond, near Wilson, La.

Location. Lat 30°53'40", long 91 WOO", in sec.70, T.2 S. , R.I E. , St. Helena meridian, 

1,000 ft east of State Highway 19 and 1.7 miles south of Wilson.

Drainage area. 0.73 sq mi.

Records available. April 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Duplex water-stage recorder (rain gage and water stage combination). Altitude of 

gage is 230 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum outflow during year. 13 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 7.93 ft); no flow for 

many days; maximum inflow, 250 cfs (average for 2j-minute interval) Dec. 16, computed 

from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

1954-60: Maximum outflow, 291 cfs Apr. 12, 1955 (gage height, 9.36 ft); no flow for 

many days in each year. Maximum inflow, 1,520 cfs (average for 2^-minute interval) 

Apr. 12, 1955, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adju&ted for 

rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir determined from stage-discharge 

relation of spillway. Pond is formed by earth dam; spillway is an 80-foot wide concretelined channel, located at right end of the dam. Capacity below 0.5 ft gage height not 

determined and not included in capacity figures.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the 1960 water year.

Gage 

height 

(feet)

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

Contents 

(acrefeet )t

0

5.8

12.5

20.0

28.4

37.7

47.9

59.1

71.3

84.4

Surface 

area 

(acres)

10.9

12.4

14.2

16.0

17.6

19.5

21.4

23.3

25.3

27.2

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

Contents 

( acrefeet )t

98.5

113.6

129.8

147.1

165.6

185.2

206.0

227.9

251.0

275.3

300.9

Surface 

area 

(acres)

29.1

31.1

33.5

35.8

38.1

40.3

42.7

45.0

47.4

49.9

52.4

t Usable contents above gage height 0.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t )

M

(tt)

Oct.

0

o

98.2

29.1

3.88

Nov.

0

o

82.3

26.9

2.36

Dec.

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

8.8

577

2.6

1.3

.7

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

21.4

0.69

150.1

36.2

6.10

Jan.

0.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

1.6

1.7

1.1

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

3.2

*4.6

276

1.3

.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.5

.4

.3

24.4

0.79

-

_

-

Feb.

0.2

.2

.1

470

2.0

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.8

.4

.4

*.3

.3

1.1

.8

.5

2.9

5.5

3.2

2.2

2.3

1.4

.8

.5

.4

33.9

1.17

154.1

36.7

-

Mar.

0.3

1.0

1.7

1.0

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

6.4

0.21

135.3

34.2

3.12

Apr.

O

0

0

.2

.1

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

114.9

31.3

1.06

May

0

0

85.2

27.3

1.94

June

0

O

78.9

26,4

-

July

o

0

68.9

24.9

-

Aug.

0

0

83.1

27.0

^

Sept.

0

0

51.9

22.1

0

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in reservoir.

* Surface area, in acres, of reservoir at end of month. 

tt Precipitation, in inches, at reservoir during month.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 12-23, Jan. 2O to Feb. 16, Mar. 12, 13, Sept. 21-28; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range in stage.
528 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

3780. Comite River near Comite, La.

Location. Lat 30°30'45", long 91°04'25", in NW^ sec.24, T.6 S. , R.I E. , St. Helena meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 946, half a mile 

downstream from Blackwater Bayou and 2.6 miles west of Comite.

Drainage area. 332 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28.85 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey bench mark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to 

Apr. 22, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 467 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,950 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 21.46 ft); minimum, 49 cfs July 5; minimum gage height, 4.59 ft Sept. 27.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 25.64 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 5, 1954; minimum gage height, 4.29 ft July 31, 1944.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

79

75

80

76

77

*91

96

84

80

80

86

106

872

1.770

559

220

141

108

93

88

83

79

74

70

67

69

68

70

68

67

5,658

183

0.551

0.64

Nov.

67

67

64

64

1,370

2,720

895

292

186

137

117

104

96

262

777

278

161

120

104

96

92

100

125

199

138

108

94

88

86

84

9,091

303

0.913

1.02

Dec.

82

81

80

79

78

77

75

75

74

75

77

106

314

220

136

238

3,540

6.560

5,990

2,730

810

422

344

292

262

234

414

739

617

314

25,317

817

2.46

2.84

Jan.

450

550

450

350

300

500

1,300

1,200

560

350

300

270

248

234

322

490

390

4.500

3,500

900

450

350

300

250

230

210

200

330

550

990

540

21,564

696

2.10

2.42

Feb.

380

300

480

1,500

2.500

700

350

280

254

230

213

196

208

307

500

314

368

481

638

376

361

1,890

1,340

560

500

500

356

254

218

16,134

556

1.67

1.80

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,360 Min 64

Mar.

202

461

567

618

322

224

186

161

151

146

142

135

128

120

120

189

*161

153

120

110

104

100

96

96

96

96

100

171

238

336

213

6,040

195

0.587

0.68

Apr.

156

158

1,040

1,150

445

248

181

146

133

120

110

106

102

100

98

96

94

93

*90

88

85

84

82

80

IT77

79

78

81

91

5,528

184

0.554

0.62

May

82

80

77

74

575

561

2.270

1,590

581

218

146

120

106

96

92

88

86

85

*83

81

79

77

76

74

72

72

68

68

67

65

64

7,473

241

0.726

0.84

June

64

65

65

62

61

63

64

122

127

266

110

82

72

68

64

*63

61

61

60

61

60

57

57

56

56

55

55

56

54

55

2,216

73.9

0.225

0.25

July

53

52

52

51

*50

50

50

50

50

50

70

120

210

270

150

80

90

150

265

145

100

78

70

66

62

58

54

54

52

50

54

2,756

88.9

0.268

0.31

Aug.

64

64

54

64

150

120

280

300

*140

80

150

250

280

245

200

150

120

100

90

698

570

284

701

670

845

314

438

281

1,020

1.100

550

10,372

555

1.01

1.16

Sept.

249

207

258

124

127

156

94

77

70

69

69

71

80

68

62

61

59

58

57

56

55

54

54

52

52

52

52

52

75

145

2,715

90.4

0.272

0.50

Mean 477 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.49

Water year 1959-60= Max 6,360 Min 50 Mean 314 Cfsm 0.946 In. 12.88

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Dec. 18 (9:50 p.m.) 6,950 cfs (21.46 ft); Jan. 18 (time unknown) 

5,510 cfs (20.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 1-12, Jan. 16 to Feb. 

n basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and

, July 7 to Aug. 19; discharge 

ecords for nearby stations.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 529

3785. Amite River near Denham Springs, La.

Location. Lat 30°27'50", long 90°59'25", in lot 2, T.7 S., R.2 E. , St. Helena meridian, 

on left bank just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1,000 ft downstream 

from Comite River, 3 miles southwest of town of Denham Springs, and 15 miles east of 

Baton Rouge.

Drainage area. 1,330 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Aug. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3 miles downstream at datum 

3.12 ft above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Oct. 1, 1945, to Dec. 23, 

1952, auxiliary staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,903 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,800 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 24.32 ft); 

minimum daily, 390 cfs July 7-11.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 67,000 cfs May 20, 1953; maximum gage height, 32.46 ft 

May 20, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 271 cfs Oct. 17, 18, 1956; minimum gage height, 

4.56 ft Nov. 18, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 35.4 ft Mar. 15, 1921, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

530

530

518

518

*530

542

555

568

542

530

530

568

618

1,050

2,510

2,500

1,210

820

715

655

630

605

580

568

555

542

542

542

542

530

542

22,717

733

0.551

0.64

Nov.

542

542

685

730

1,150

3,780

4,510

2,630

1,460

1,040

862

775

715

685

1,310

1,260

898

745

670

642

630

630

685

715

715

655

*630

605

592

592

32,080

1,069

0.804

0.90

Dec.

580

580

568

568

568

568

568

555

555

555

555

605

715

898

792

819

4,330

11,000

17,900

17,600

13,100

6,240

3,440

2,140

1,680

1,480

1,760

2,220

2,720

2,630

*2,090

100,379

3,238

2.43

2.80

Jan.

1,920

1,920

1,840

1,600

1,440

1,940

3,710

3,940

2,960

2,090

1,680

1,440

1,320

1,200

1,200

1,520

2,160

4,950

9,300

9.620

*5,550

2,460

1,880

1,560

1,440

1,320

1,600

1,440

1,520

2,270

2,360

81,150

2,618

1.97

2.27

Feb.

1,720

1.440

1,500

4,300

8,080

9.500

6,720

4,370

2,500

2,000

1,680

1,480

1,480

1,520

1,560

1,560

1,640

*1,840

2,140

2,000

1,760

3,350

4,880

4,560

3,300

2,720

2,320

1,960

1,680

85,360

2,943

2.21

2.38

Mar.

1,480

1,640

2,320

2,650

2,540

1,960

1,600

1,360

1,280

1,200

1,160

1,080

1,040

995

975

995

*1,400

1,760

1,440

1,160

1,040

955

898

862

845

880

898

975

1,560

1,680

1,600

42,208

1,362

1.02

1.18

Apr.

1,280

1,080

2,280

5.980

3,100

1,800

1,360

1,160

1,040

955

880

828

*792

760

745

750

715

700

685

670

655

642

650

630

650

655

655

618

605

715

51,955

1,065

0.801

0.89

May

650

592

580

568

1,420

1,600

4,300

5,650

5,900

1,950

1,240

1,020

898

810

745

750

715

745

685

642

650

618

605

580

580

580

568

555

555

542

550

35,745

1,155

0.867

1.00

June

530

518

518

518

518

518

540

520

605

790

705

550

510

490

470

470

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

470

450

450

430

14,990

500

0.576

0.42

July

410

410

410

410

*410

410

590

390

390

590

390

450

510

510

450

550

470

655

630

655

655

605

550

470

450

450

450

410

410

410

410

14,460

466

0.350

0.40

Aug.

450

490

490

450

470

550

490

655

750

*605

605

1,150

1,780

1,590

970

820

790

605

530

762

1,710

1,110

1,180

1,830

2,320

1,750

1,550

1,560

1,620

2.850

2,680

54,722

1,120

0.842

0.97

Sept.

1.680

1,160

1,080

810

750

862

715

618

580

568

555

542

555

542

518

505

505

492

492

480

480

468

468

455

468

468

455

455

455

455

18,616

621

0.467

0.52

Calendar year 1959: Max 17,900 Min 505 Mean 2,078 Cfsm 1.56 In. £1.22

Water year 1959-60: Max 17,900 Min 390 Mean 1,405 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.37

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). --Dec. 19 (10:30 p.m.) 18,800 cfs (24.32 ft); Jan. 20 (12:30 a.m.)

10,900 cfs (21.13 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 7 to Aug. 51; discharge estimated on basis of record at auxiliary gage, weather records, 2 discharge measurements, and records for nearby stations.
530 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

3790. Ward Creek at Capitol Heights 'Avenue, at Baton Rouge, La. 

(Formerly published as Ward Creek at Government Street, at Baton Rouge)

Location. Lat 30°26'30", long 91°08'35", in lot 81, T.7 S., R.I E., St. Helena meridian, 

on downstream side of pier of bridge at Capitol Heights Avenue in Baton Rouge, 6? miles 

upstream from Dawson Creek. Prior to Apr. 8, 1960, at site 800 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 4.10 sq mi. Area at site used prior to Apr. 8, 1960, 4.04 sq mi (revised). 

Records available.--March 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 32.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark). Prior to Apr. 8, 1960, at site 800 ft 

upstream at datum 4.12 ft higher.

Average discharge. 6 years, 8.97 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 6.92 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs May 8, 12, 15.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 1,590 cfs Sept. 26, 1957; maximum gage height, 9.50 ft 

May 3, 1954, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs June 6, 1954, 

Oct. 31, 1955, May 8, 12, 15, 1960.

Remarks. Records poor. Low-flow maintained by sewage effluent from Baton Rouge suburbs.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.0

1.0

.7

.5

173

4.0

2.0

1.3

*1.0

.8

.7

1.3

7.7

79

7.0

1.5

3.0

2.5

1.5

2.0

3.0

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

2.0

1.5 

2.0

1.2

14

153.6

4.95

1.23

1.42

Nov.

8.0

4.0

3.0

2.5

51

8.0

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.5

20

10

5.0

4.0

5.0

2.0

1.5

1.0

1.0

10

5.0

5.0

2.0

1.5

*2.9

2.5 

2.2

1 9*

149.5

4.98

1.25

1.57

Dec.

.8

.6

.5

.5

.2

.1

.1

.0 !uo

1.0

1.0

15

10

7.0

5.0

5.5

230

~15 245

10

8.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

5.5

15

4.0 

5.0

2.0

*20

625.1

20.2

5.00

5.76

Jan.

14

6.0

4.5

5.0

57

45

8.2

5.9

5.9

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

99

12

5.5

5.9

2.5

*1.9

1.5

.9

.7

87~~.6

14 

15

5.9

4.2

590.1

12.6

5.12

5.60

Feb.

2.9

2.2

171

16

7.2

4.9

5.4

2.5

1.9

1.5

.8

15

6.0

5.5

10

5.0

20

8.0

*4.7

5.9

74

19

7.2

12

6.2

3.9

3.6

2.6 

2.6

419.3

14.5

5.59

3.87

Mar.

7.6

12

3.9

2.6

2.2

1.9

2.5

2.5

5.1

5.1

1.9

1.9

1.6

2.3

2.5

*2.0

1 .8

/ 1.5

1

J '

71.1

2.29

0.567

0.65

Apr.

0.8

10

4.0

2.0

1.0

.8

2.6

2.2

1.6

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.8

*.5

76

.8

1.4

1.0

.8

5.4

.9

.6

.6

69

5.7

115.8

5.86

0.944

1.05

May

0.6

.4

.5

59

5.7

10

.3

.2

.5

.5

.5

.2

.5

.4

.2

.5

5.9

1.6

*.5

1.0

2.8

.8

2.4

2.8

3.7

2.8

1.6

1.0 

1.0

1.6

109.5

5.53

0.861

0.99

June

3.5

5.7

5.5

2.8

14

.4

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

4.8

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.6

.6

41.4

1.58

0.557

0.58

July

1.0

.5

.4

.4

*.6

6.6

5.5

5.5

14

.4

.4

.4

15

11

25

.4

41

25

4.2

2.2

2.2

1.4

.6

4.4

2.6

5.5

3.0

2.4 

5.5

5.5

7.2

185.2

5.97

1.46

1.68

Aug.

12

7.5

5.2

5.2

5.7

6.1

5.9

36

2.0

13

58

21

52

8.7

4.8

*5.5

2.8

7.1

4.1

4.7

61

14

5.7

3.9

5.9

1.6

5.3

6.8 

5.5

5.0

12

570.0

11.9

2.90

5.54

Sept.

4.8

1.2

.5

4.1

4.1

.7

2.0

2.0

.6

.7

.8

1.4

5.2

4.1

.5

.4

.5

1.0

.9

.9

2.6

4.6

9.0

6.6

8.5

8.5

8.5

Iff

8.5

110.9

5.70

0.902

1.01

Calendar year 1959: Max 354 Min 0.4 Mean 14.6 Cfsm 3.61 In. 49.17

Water year 1959-60: Max 243 Min 0.2 Mean 7.49 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.14

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Dec. 18 (12:30 a.m.) 1,150 cfs (6.92 ft); Jan. 27 (11 a.m.) 670 cfs 

(5.02 ft); Feb. 5 (6 a.m.) 840 cfs (6.04 ft)._____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 1-12, 15-31, Nov. 1-4, 6-26, 28-30, Dec. 1-11, 13-16, 

Dec. 19 to Jan. 4, Jan. 7-16, 18-26, Jan. 28 to Feb. 2, Feb. 4-16, 18, Mar. 18 to Apr. 8j discharge 

estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, and weather records.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 531

3804. Bayou Lafourche at Donaldsonville, La.

Location. Lat 30°06 ! 00", long 90°58'40", T.ll S., R.2 E., on left bank 40 ft upstream 

from culvert on State Highway 18 in Donaldsonville and 1,500 ft downstream from Donaldsonville Pumping Plant, Ascension Parish.

Records available . August 1957 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark, levels by Louisiana Department of Highways).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 429 cfs June 4, 5; minimum daily, 132 cfs 

Jan. 16.

1957-60: Maximum daily discharge, that of June 4,5, 1960; no flow June 11, 14, 

1959.

Remarks. Records good except those above 350 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Pumping plant at Donaldsonville pumps total flow of Bayou 

Lafourche from Mississippi River except for small amounts of storm drainage during 

freshets. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1743.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

108

184

267

429

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

196

196

196

196

200

208

208

208

216

216

224

224

224

240

240

240

232

232

232

232

232

232

230

230

230

230

330

330

330

330 

330

7,394

239

14,700

Nov.

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

300

296

296

296

290

284

9,682

323

19,220

Dec.

284

278

278

284

284

284

290

296

303

310

310

324

340

340

340

349

308

232

232

224

224

224

232

232

232

232

248

257

267

225 

164

8,427

272

16,720

Jan.

160

156

156

156

148

148

148

148

148

152

207

257

222

151

140

132

134

144

152

160

219

267

267

272

228

192

196

200

208

208 

208

5,684

183

11,250

Feb.

208

216

208

208

208

200

176

160

148

144

152

156

156

156

160

182

257

267

267

272

243

200

216

216

208

216

216

216

216

5,848

202

11,620

Mar.

216

216

216

216

216

216

216

208

141

293

278

278

278

221

168

168

172

232

267

267

267

248

248

248

248

248

248

257

257

257 

248

7,257

234

14,390

Apr.

248

208

192

172

168

164

168

164

172

184

262

332

280

240

240

240

240

240

232

240

240

240

248

248

248

257 248~

248

248

248

6,859

229

13,630

May

248

240

232

216

200

199

184

168

233

267

267

272

284

296

303

303

250

200

200

200

200

196

261

303

310

310

251

216

224

232 

216

7,481

241

14,820

June

216

216

334

429

429

292

184

244

296

290

290

284

272

267

257

248

248

240

240

240

240

240

232

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

7,908

264

15,710

July

240

240

240

240

240

240

248

257

257

257

257

232

267

267

272

272

278

267

257

248

240

240

232

232

232

224

224

224

216

2T6 

224

7,580

245

15,060

Aug.

224

224

224

224

216

216

216

216

216

216

208

217

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

230

260

210

210

210 

210

6,677

215

13,220

Sept.

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

200

200

210

210

210

230

260

250

210

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

200

208

208

6,358

212

12,620

Calendar year 1959: Max 418 Min 0 Mean 235 Ac-ft 170,100

Water year 1959-60: Max 429 Min 132 Mean 238 Ac-ft 173,000

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 23 to Nov. 24, Apr. 13-18, May 17-19, Aug. 13 to Sept. 18; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for Donaldsonville pumping plant.
532 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

3815. Atehafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La.

Location. Lat 30°32'48", long 91°45'04", in sec.7, T.6 S., R.7 E., Louisiana meridian, in 

first pier from west bank on bridge on U. S. Highway 190, half a mile north of town of 

Krotz Springs, 0.6 mile upstream from New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Railway bridge, 

10 miles upstream from Bayou Courtableau, and 42 miles downstream from confluence of 

Red River and Old River (head of Atehafalaya River).

Records available . October 1934 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected since 

1932 at railroad bridge 0.6 mile downstream are contained in reports of Mississippi 

River Commission; records prior to that date on file in office of Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean Gulf level (datum of Corps of Engineers), and 0.03 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 26 years, 169,700 cfs (122,900,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 329,000 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 29.16 ft in 

gage well); minimum, 53,300 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 6.70 ft).

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 624,000 cfs Mar. 6, 1950; maximum gage neight recorded, 

37.8 ft in gage well Feb. 28, 1937; minimum discharge, 17,400 cfs Nov. 4, 1939; minimum 

gage height, 2.28 ft Nov. 5, 1939.

Flood in May 1927 reached a stage of about 39 ft on the outside gage, from information by State Department of Highways.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow is distributary of the Mississippi River through Old River. 

Flow in Old River can be in either direction. Gage heights tabulated below indicate 

elevations in gage well. Due to draw-down around pier in which the well is located, 

water surface in the well is sometimes lower than that near the middle of the river. 

There is practically no difference below a gage height of 8.0 ft while at 26.0 ft it is 

0.5 ft lower in the well and at 37.0 ft it is 1.5 ft lower.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

53,300 

54,100 

59,300 

67,400 

77,000

86,000 

94,000 

*103,oOO 

118,000 

133,000

148,000 

160,000 

159,000 

180,000 

186,000

192. no 

195,000 

196,000 

197,000

197,000

195,000 

190,000 

183,000 

174,000 

166,000

160,000 

153,000 

*146,000 

137,000 

130,000 

123,000

*4,423.1 

142,700 

*8,774

Nov.

120,000 

114,000 

108,000 

105,000 

104,000

104,000 

104,000 

103,000 

104,000 

105,000

113,000 

122,000 

125,000 

127,000 

128,000

129,000

*127,000 

124,000 

122,000 

120,000

117,000 

113,000 

110,000 

106,000 

104,000

102,000 

100,000 

97,000 

94,000 

91,000

---__..

*3,342 

111,400 

*6,629

Dec.

89,000

88,000 

90,000 

92,000

96,000 

102,000 

108,000 

113,000 

*118,000

121,000 

124,000 

125,000 

126,000 

127,000

131,000 

146,000 

*163,000 

166,000 

171,000

180,000 

186,000 

201,000 

210,000 

220,000

229,000 

236,000 

241,000 

246,000 

247^000

246,000

*4,826 

155,700 

*9,574

Jan.

244,000 

241,000 

238,000 

235,000 

230,000

229,000 

229,000 

229,000 

228,000 

226,000

225,000 

*223,000 

222,000 

219,000 

218,000

215,000

216,000 

220,000 

225,000 

229,000

234,000 

238,000 

244,000 

251,000 

257,000

267,000 

273,000 

*278,000 

279,000

278,000

*7,419 

239,300 

*14,710

Feb.

271,000 

263, OOO 

255,000 

251,000 

*243,000

235,000 

229,000 

222,000 

218,000 

216,000

218,000 

215,000 

215,000 

218,000 

*220,000

223,000 

229,000 

234,000 

238,000 

241,000

246,000 

252,000 

255,000 

259,000 

260,000

263,000 

267,000 

267,000 

267,000

 - 

*6,990 

241,000 

$13,860

Mar.

263,000

262,000 

265,000

259,000

254,000 

251,000 

247,000 

244,000 

244,000

244,000 

244,000 

244,000 

244,000 

*246 , 000

244,000 

243,000 

238,000 

232,000 

228,000

223,000 

220,000 

218,000 

216,000 

215,000

215,000

216,000 

218,000 

218,000 

*219,000 

219,000

*7,356 

237,300 

*14,590

Apr.

220^000

222,000 

223,000 

226,000 

229,000

234,000 

241,000 

251,000 

260,000 

270,000

278,000 

286,000 

291,000 

*296,000 

302,000

305,000 

309,000 

311,000 

314,000 

316,000

320,000 

321,000 

323,000 

325,000 

325,000

*327 , 000 

325,000 

323,000 

320,000 

318,000

*8,611 

287,000 

*17,080

May

311,000

302,000 

291,000 

276,000 

263,000

249,000 

241,000 

234,000 

226,000 

222,000

225,000 

*232,000 

240,000 

244,000 

247,000

249,000 

249,000 

251,000 

249,000 

247,000

247,000 

246,000 

244,000 

246,000 

247,000

255,000 

*267,000 

276,000 

281,000 

283,000 

283,000

*7,923 

255,600 

$15,720

June

279,000

273,000 

*270,000 

263,000 

257,000

251,000 

246,000 

243,000 

241,000 

236,000

232,000 

226,000 

218,000 

210,000 

202,000

194,000 

186,000 

180,000 

173,000 

169,000

164,000 

163,000

leeiooo

169,000

172,000 

173,OOO 

171,000 

*169,000 

165,000

*6,225 

207,500 

*12,350

July

165,000 

169,000 

175,000 

185,000 

194,000

202,000 

210,000 

211,000 

214,000 

216,000

218,000 

220,000 

223,000 

225,000 

226,000

223,000 

219,000 

211,000 

202,000 

*188,000

177,000 

168,000 

160,000 

153,000 

147,000

138,000 

130,000 

123,000 

117,000 

114,000

116,000

*5,639

181,900 

*11,180

Aug.

122,000 

127,000 

127,000 

*122,000 

118,000

112,000 

108,000 

102,000 

97,800 

92,600

90,900 

88,400 

88,400 

89,200 

89,200

90,900 

91,800 

*90,900 

90,900 

90,900

90,900 

90,900 

92,600 

94,300 

93,400

92,600 

90,900 

90,900 

90,000 

90,000 

*90,000

*3,036.4 

97,950 

*6,023

Sept.

90,900 

92,600

91 ! 800 

90,900

90,000 

*89,200 

88,400 

87,600 

89,200

90,000 

90,900 

92,600 

92,600 

90,900

88,400 

86,000 

83,700 

82,200 

81,400

*80,700 

80,000 

79,200 

80,000 

80, OOO

80,700 

80,700 

*80,000 

80,000 

80,000

_ .-

*2,583.2 

86,110 

*5,124

Calendar year 1959: Max 303,000 Min 52,500 Mean 157,200 Ac-ft 113,800,000 

Water year 1959-60: Max 327,000 Min 53,300 Mean 186,800 Ac-ft 135,600,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note.--No recorder record Oct. 31 to Nov. 17, Aug. 2-4, Sept. 22-30; gage heights computed from 

once-daily wire-weight-gage readings at Melville and recorded range in stage.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 533

3815. Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La. Continued

Qage height. In feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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-

7.2

8.1

9.1

10.1

10.9

11.6

13.2

14.7

16.0

17.3

18.2

19.0

19.7

20.2 

20.6

20.7

20.8

20.8

20.7

20.2

19.6

18.8

18.1

17.5

16.9

16.2

15.4

14.7

14.0

Nov.

g!3.6 

g!3.0

g!2.4

g!2.1

g!2.0

g!2.0

g!2.0

gll.9

g!2.0

g!2.1

g!2.9

g!3.8

g!4.1

g!4.3

g!4.4

g!4.5 

g!4.3

14.1

13.8

13.6

13.3

13.0

12.6

12.3

12.0

11.8

11.6

11.4

11.1

10.8

Dec.

10.5 

10.4

10.4

10.6

10.8

11.2

11.7

12.3

12.8

13.3

13.6

13.9

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.6 

15.8

17.5

18.0

18.3

19.0

20.0

20.9

21.7

22.4

23.1

23.6

24.0

24.3

24.4

24.3

Jan.

24.2 

24.0

23.8

23.6

23.3

23.2

23.2

23.2

23.1

23.0

22.9

22.9

22.7

22.6

22.4

22.2 

2273

22.6

22.8

23.2

23.4

23.8

24.2

24.6

25.0

25.4

25.9

26.3

26.4

26.5

26.4

Feb.

26.0 

25.5

25.0

24.6

24.2

23.6

23.2

22.8

22.4

22.3

22.4

22.2

22.2

22.4

22.6

22.8 

23.2

23.5

23.7

24.0

24.2

24.6

24.9

25.0

25.2

25.3

25.6

25.6

25.6

Mar.

25.4 

25.4

25.5

2574

25.2

24.8

24.6

24.4

24.2

24.2

24.2

24.2

24.2

24.2

24.3

24.4 

24.2

23.8

23.5

23.2

22.8

22.6

22.4

22.3

22.2

22.2

22.2

22.4

22.5

22.5

22.5

Apr.

22.6 

2275"

22.8

23.0

23.2

23.5

23.9

24.5

25.1

25.8

26.2

26.7

27.0

27.4

27.6

27.9 

28.1

28.2

28.4

28.5

28.6

28.8

28.9

29.0

29.0

29.1

29.0

29.0

28.8

28.6

May

28.3 

27.8

27.2

26.4

25.5

24.7

24.0

23.5

23.0

22.7

22.9

23.3

23.9

24.2

24.4

24.5 

24.5

24.6

24.5

24.4

24.4

24.4

24.2

24.2

24.4

24.8

25.5

26.1

26.5

26.6

26.6

June

26.4 

2671

25.9

25.5

25.1

24.6

24.4

24.1

24.0

23.8

23.4

23.0

22.5

21.9

21.4

20.6 

20.0

19.4

18.8

18.3

17.9

17.7

17.8

18.0

18.2

18.5

18.6

18.5

18.2

18.0

July

17.9 

18.1

18.7

19.6

20.4

21.0

21.6

21.8

22.1

22.2

22.4

22.6

22.8

22.9

25.0

22.7 

22.6

22.0

21.4

20.3

19.2

18.3

17.6

16.9

16.3

15.6

14.8

14.0

13.4

13.0

13.0

Aug.

13.8

g!4.2

gl4. 3

13.8

13.4

12.9

12.4

11.8

11.2

10.7

10.4

10.1

10.1

10.2

10.2

10.3 

10.5

10.5

10.4

10.4

10.4

10.4

10.5

10.8

10.7

10.6

10.4

10.4

10.3

10.3

10.3

Sept.

10.4 

10.6

10.6

10.5

10.4

10.3

10.2

10.1

10.0

10.1

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.4

10.1 

9.8

9.6

9.3

9.2

9.1

9.0

g8.9

g9.0

g9.0

g9.1

g9.1

g9.0

g9.0

g9.0

g Prom once-daily readings of U. S. Weather Bureau gage at Melville.
534 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

3820. Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La.

Location. Lat 31°00'00", long 92°22'46", in NW&SW£ sec.4, T.I S., R.I E., Louisiana merid- 

 ian, on left bank just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 1,000 ft downstream 

from Bayou Cocodrie Dam, seven-eighths of a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock Island 

and Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, l£ miles east of Clearwater, 4 miles south of Meeker, 

and 5 miles downstream from Hurricane Creek.

Drainage area. 240 sq mi.

Records available. May 1922 to January 1925 (published as "near Meeker"), October 1937 to 

September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 1937, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 40.00 ft above mean Gulf level (datum of 

"(Torps of Engineers). May 1922 to January 1925 staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at

datum about l| ft lower. October to December 1937 staff gage at same site at datum

40.00 ft lower. Jan. 1, 1938, to Mar. 28, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Since Jan. 23, 1945, auxiliary staff gage 6.6 miles downstream at datum 35.10 ft above

mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark).

Average discharge. 25 years (1922-24, 1937-60), 416 cfs (301,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 686 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 13.90 ft); minimum, 

50 cfs June 18; minimum gage height, 4.62 ft July 25.

1922-25, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 28,200 cfs May 18, 1953 (gage height, 26.72 ft); 

reverse flow Nov. 13-15, 1922, probably caused by heavy rains in basin below station; 

minimum discharge unaffected by backwater or temporary diversion upstream, that of 

June 18, 1960.

Remarks. Records fair. Slight regulation at low flow by Lake Cocodrie (capacity, 9,000 

acre-ft). Storage began Jan. 23, 1959.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: 1938, drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

o

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8S

80

84

82

82

86

88

86

84

82

80

80

84

117

130

130

124

120

112

107

100

*97

94

92

86

84

84

84

84

84

102

2,909

93.8

0.391

0.45

5,770

Nov.

112

117

120

122

150

124

124

120

117

112

107

104

102

104

107

110

104

102

102

97

97

94

97

*97

97

97

97

97

94

92

3,196

107

0.446

0.50

6,370

Dec.

90

9?

94

94

94

94

94

92

92

92

104

147

174

195

*216

319

521

653

STB" 686

664

642

631

620

598

565

521

480

440

410

380

10,569

341

1.42

1.64

20,970

Jan.

380

390

410

420

430

554

620

642

SIT

631

609

598

565

*521

490

460

500

576

620

620

620

598

576

532

500

460

430

400

370

352

334

15,850

511

2.13

2.46

31,420

Feb.

307

289

5W

390

490

554

554

*521

490

460

420

390

380

370

361

390

420

470

480

490

500

532

565

576" 576

554

532

500

470

13,329

460

1.92

2.07

26,460

Mar.

440

480

554

609

620

620

598

576

554

510

*470

440

410

380

400

410

420

420

410

380

352

334

316

343

343

352

361

361

361

361

343

13,528

436

1.82

2.10

26,810

Apr.

325 3TB316

*316

307

289

280

263

239

231

231

216

202

195

188

181

174

162

150

144

141

132

130

127

T5T

135

132

127

127

1 CP J.OC

6,065

202

0.842

0.94

12,020

May

162

162

156

147

156

174

209

231

247

53?

216

202

181

*168

162

150

138

135

127

122

117

110

107

100

94

90

84

80

76 

72

12.

4,484

145

0.604

0.70

8,920

June

72

63

*64

62

60

58

56

54

54

56

58

54

56

60

58

56

54

50

52

54

54

56

52

52

58

60

60

60

58 

56

1,722

57.4

0.239

0.27

3,420

July

58

56

56

54

52_

52

54

56

54

52

*54

56

56

56

56

66

76

92 7g74

72

70

68

64

64

68

68

70

68 

68

70

1,956

63.1

0.263

0.30

3,880

Aug.

68

70

80

80

70

70

74

*82

88

88

82

82

80

84

88

86

88

90

104

124

138

147

150

T5B" 156

156

150

144

*138 

127

120

3,260

105

0.438

0.50

6,460

Sept.

112

107

100

90

34

82

76

72

68

72

84

84

78

74

70

66

64

62

58

56

54

BT

54

54

54

84

100

117

122 

T20

2,372

79.1

0.330

0.37

4,710

Calendar year 1959: Max 986 Mln 28 Mean 295 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.69 Ac-ft 213,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 686 Mln 50 Mean 217 Cfsm 0.904 In. 12.30 Ac-ft 157,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 535

3825. Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La.

Location.--Lat 30°37'05", long 92°03'20", In lot 81, T.5 S., R.4 E., Louisiana meridian, 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10 at Washington, a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridge, l£ miles 

upstream from Bayou Carron, 3| miles downstream from confluence of Bayou Cocodrie and 

Bayou Boeuf, and 6 miles north of Opelousas.

Drainage area. 715 sq ml (see Remarks). 

Records available. July 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark). Prior to Aug. 23, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Aux 

iliary water-stage recorder 3£ miles upstream from base gage at mean Gulf level datum 

(Corps of Engineers bench mark). Feb. 25, 1947, to Feb. 28, 1949, auxiliary staff gage 

85 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,006 efs (728,300 aere-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,130 efs Dee. 20; maximum elevation, 27.59 ft 

Dec. 18; minimum, 12.03 ft Sept. 26.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 9,490 efs May 21, 1953; maximum elevation, 35.29 ft 

May 22, 1953; minimum discharge, 73 efs Aug. 15, 1956; minimum elevation, 10.72 ft 

Oct. 18, 1956.

Remarks. Records good above 200 efs and fair below. Some flow diverted from Bayou Boeuf 

into Chatlin Lake Canal through Bayou Lamourie. Since April 1952, floodflow is 

diverted from 76.1 sq mi in Bayou Rapides basin into Bayou Boeuf when stages of Red 

River make it necessary to close gates at mouth of Bayou Rapides. In extreme floods, 

considerable flow bypasses the station. Records of chemical analyses for the water 

year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1117: 1947.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

276

283

250

233

262

317

194 

165

164

160

ISB" 157

170

485

668

446

383

368

*335

312

299 

292

281

249

227

217

206

205

206

205

424

8,604

278

17,090

Nov.

642

492

414

551

1,610

1,340

1,070 

798

571

457

400

364

299

300

254

245

239

*206

196

189

182 

182

175

173

IT?

221

259

287

283

230

12,807

427

25,410

Dec.

183

173

164

ITS

201

202

192 

218

208

202

205

517

600

486

470

1,580

3,300

3,420

3,810

*4,050

4,110 

4,000

3,760

3,310

2,690

1,970

1,470

1,230

1,060

980

842

45,776

1,477

90,820

Jan.

1,200

1,270

1,430

1,430

1,350

2,190

2,710 

2,430

2,040

1,680

1,480

1,380

1,310

1,270

1,310

1,250

1,600

2,620

*2,610

2,400

1,890 

1,530

1,370

1,250

1,150

1,070

948

851

814

814

774

47,421

1,530

94,080

Feb.

720

666

T8T

1,970

- 2,170

1,860

1,520 

1,280

1,150

*1,030

905

818

758

818

1,010

1,320

1,390

1,470

1,430

1,300

1,540 

2.510

2^350

2,020

1,700

1,510

1,330

1,230

1,180

39,741

1,370

78,800

Mar.

1,090

1,220

2,060

2,400

2,160

1,810

1,550 

1,320

*1,270

1,150

1,060

949

860

797

867

1,270

1,290

1,100

981

879

813 

730

671

668

648

624

B3T

742

760

730

668

33,768

1,089

66,960

Apr.

599

558

578

613

622

*562

498 

422

421

401

401

387

361

374

351

345

331

331

321

293

284 

292

267

557

440

578

321

290

321

873

12,702

423

25,170

May

622

394

352

411

1,370

1,190

1,470 

1,120

811

675

584

*509

447

411

354

335

299

289

277

270

270 

255

255

237

237

232

219

z~5o 200

200

200

14,695

474

29,140

June

> 200

(*)

> 170

150

5,450

182

10,830

July

150

120

(*)

> 110 

(*)

3,660

118

7,260

Aug.

150

2OO

260

441

194

183

283

178

151

*245

300

353

262

281

316

260

474

315

230

225

308 

373

486

355" 503

324

292

315

302

307

*300

9,193

297

18,260

Sept.

292

265

241

225

217

211

348 

402

389

378

386

409

367

340

316

292

260

223

163

133

128 

126

123

123

119

312

374

233

210

192

7,797

260

15,470

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,680 Min 154 Mean 983 Ac-ft 711,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,110 Min - Mean 660 Ac-ft 479,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite May 28 to Aug. 2; discharge estimated on 

3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
536 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

3835. Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville, La.

Location. Lat 31°01'59", long 91"58'57", in NE£ sec.29, T.I N., R.5 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 1 at Moreauville, 150 ft downstream from 

point of diversion from Bayou des Glaises.

Drainage area.--S7Q sq mi (see Remarks). 

Records available.--July 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). 

Prior to Oct. 31, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 458 cfs (331,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,670 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 11.30 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs July 13.

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 6,340 cfs May 18, 1953 (gage height, 17.84 ft); minimum, 

3.8 cfs Sept. 27, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diversion channel carries natural flow of Bayou des Glaises except when operation of 

floodgates, 12 miles downstream from point of diversion, regulates flow into or out of 

bayou depending on stage in Red River and Old River overflow area. Flow includes diversion from Bayou Boeuf into Chatlin Lake Canal and is occasionally affected by diversion 

into or out of Red River and Old River overflow area. Channel discharges into West Protection Levee borrow pit channel, 6 miles downstream. Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

18

22

20

19

18

20

20 

21

21

21

20

19

19

113

152

101

74 

60

50

44

38

*35

30

27

25

23

30

27

25 

24

23

1,159

37.4

2,300

Nov.

22

21

21

96

452

221

141 

114

93

73

1> 55

1

J

40

] » / £D J ''' }-

1,954

65.1

3,870

Dec.

=^ 

1 20

134

216

201

*188

720

2,480 

1,900

1,400

1,100

900

700

550

450

350

300

250

210

250

230

210

12,959

418

25,700

Jan.

300

300

250

350

300

700

1,500 

1,000

900

800

700

660

620

*590

567

544

705 

801

801

825

825

777

729

659

613

567

500

452

396

347

310

19,488

629

38,680

Feb.

284

258

305

705

682

729

729 

*705

659

590

521

452

386

319

328

521

544 

659

705

682

777

897 84~9"

825

801

753

705

659

613

17,642

608

34,970

Mar.

544

613

753

801

873

873

849

777

729

659

*590

532

452

366

347

464

567 

590

567

521

44O

366

284

241

207

173

152

169

162 

154

141

14,956

482

29,640

Apr.

129

124

120

*116

114

113

104 

97

89

74

63

56

52

48

44

40

37 

35

34

33

32

30

30

28

27

27

26

25

26 

38

1,811

60.4

3,590

May

4235 "

32

28

27

58

191

202

197

181

159 .

132 "

113

*90

77

69

60 

58

56

51 .

46 "

43

38

34

32

30

29

28

26 

26

2_5 "

2,214

71.4

4,390

June

24

1 *22

> 18

* 14

546

18.2

1,080

July

> 11

-

*11

11

10

11

11

12

76 

~5Y 120

43

40

41

41

39

37

35

35

34

34 

33

34

870

28.1

1,730

Aug.

33

33

36

50

36

34

35 

*35

34

32

32

35 ,

31 "

34

34

33

34 

36

36

35

40

63

80

128

180

258

*186

135

87 

5946 '

1,960

63.2

3,890

Sept.

"

> 35

> 25

5

> 17

814

27.1

1,610

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,480 Min - Mean 295 Ao-ft 213,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,480 Min - Mean 209 Ao-ft 151,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 18 to Nov. 3, Nov 

discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measureme

11 to Dec. 11, June 2 to July 10, Sept. 1-30; 

ts and weather records.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 537 

3855. Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La.

Location. Lat 30°23'50", long 91°55'50" ) in lot 63, T.7 S. , R.5 E., Louisiana meridian, 

near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 31 at Arnaudville, 

300 ft upstream from Bayou Fusilier.

Drainage area. 1,531 sq mi (see Remarks). 

Records available.--April 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark). Prior to May 11, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 3.7 miles upstream from base gage at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 799 cfs (578,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs Dec. 17; maximum elevation, 20.54 ft 

 Dec. 18; minimum discharge, 212 cfs Sept. 25, 26 (elevation, 10.08 ft).

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 4,630 cfs May 24, 1953; maximum elevation, 24.27 ft

May 23, 1953; minimum discharge, 61 cfs Sept. 29, 1956; minimum elevation, 6.78 ft

Oct. 28, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Bayou Teche heads in Bayou Courtableau at Port Barre. At high 

stages, considerable flow bypasses station via Bayou Courtableau at weirs near Krotz 

Springs. There is controlled diversion to or from Red River and Old River overflow 

area through Bayou des Glaises floodgates and to or from West Atchafalaya floodway 

through Big Darbonne Bayou culvert and since April 1956 through Bayou Courtableau 

Drainage Structure. Since April 1952, floodflow is diverted from Bayou Rapides (drainage area, 76.1 sq mi) into Bayou Boeuf when stages of Red River make it necessary to 

close gates at mouth of Bayou Rapides. Records of chemical analyses for the water 

year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

389

389

389

389

341

362

372 

396

396

359

326

321

297

341

533

738

783

758

763

728

632

584

560 

505

447

418

391

379

363

351

350

14,350

463

28,470

Nov.

418

454

518

579

945

984

9TO 

758

675

737

766

766

716

640

613

551

505

454

440

401

375

369

353 

332

318

318

309

353

379

394

16,330

544

32,370

Dec.

375

360

353

341

309

317

317 

312

303

303

326

372

608

825

905

1,230

2,500

1,810

*1,640

1,470

1,320

1,770

1,350 

1,300

1,180

1,080

1,010

961

915

894

845

27,401

884

54,360

Jan.

894

912

933

933

924

,060

,170 

,180

,100

,040

,040

,020

995

992

973

983

1,520

*1,280

1,230

1,140

1,060

1,020

988 

974

938

871

876

889

868

9TT

900

31,414

1,013

62,290

Feb.

900

920

970

1,160

1.200

1,150

1,070 

1,040

1,010

979

*959

912

921

932

959

1,040

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,010

1,070

1,150

1,190 

1,120

1,050

1,030

1,030

973

969

29,844

1,029

59,190

Mar.

979

997

1,040

1,070

1,060

1,040

1,000 

*975

973

979

949

951

951

940

921

921

940

988

978

997

978

979

988 

979

968

959

997

995

969

970

959

30,388

980

60,620

Apr.

959

921

912

891

801

840

*802

764

76T

764

773

782

802

820

846

862

869

869

869

869

892

882

892 

882

906

933

916

889

902

891

25,764

859

51,110

May

905

916

898

892

960

1,060

1,140 

1,040

1,010

950

*922

910

889

860

851

851

851

870

860

849

849

837

811 

791

820

802

802

802

802

802

802

27,404

884

54,360

June

802

802

784

784

802

802

784 

784

766

766

766

748

748

730

*712

712

676

658

640

622

604

604

586 

568

550

568

568

550

534

518

20,538

685

40,760

July

502

502

502

502

486

502

518

518

518

518

518

518

534

*534

534

550

568

604

622

622

604

604

604 

586

568

550

518

518

502

486

486

16,698

539

33,140

Aug.

568

518

486

470

470

454

438 

422

406

590

*406

400

400

410

440

500

560

540

600

700

800

900

1,000 

840

840

780

820

880

920

820

760

18,938

611

57,570

Sept.

*690

6B8

604

554

486

438

406 

406

422

438

470

458

438

422

422

406

390

576

348

314

284

260

242 

224

212

212

254

508

514

308

11,724

591

25,270

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,300 Min 297 Mean 834 Ac-ft 603,800

Water year 1959-60= Max 2,300 Min 212 Mean 740 Ac-ft 537,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 12 to Sept. 1; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
538 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

3857. Bayou Teche at Keystone Lock, near St. Martinville, La.

Location.--Lat 31°04'15", long 91 0 49'45", on line between lots 8 and 17, T.ll S., R.6 E., 

on right bank of concrete lock and darn, 3| miles south of St. Martinville and 11 miles 

upstream from Loreauville canal.

Drainage area. Indeterminate.

Records available. August 1959 to September 1960. Daily gage heights since July 1913 in 

reports of Corps of Engineers, New Orleans district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean Gulf level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

engineers bench nark) .

Extremes. 1959: Maximum daily discharge during period August to September, 410 cfs 

Aug. 1; minimum daily, 30 cfs Aug. 12.

1959-60: Maximum discharge during year, 1.880 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 11.63 ft); 

minimum, 51 cfs June 30 (gage height, 9.67 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those below 200 cfs, which are fair. Bayou Teche heads in 

Bayou Courtableau at Port Barre. At high stages, considerable flow bypasses station 

via Bayou Courtableau at weirs near Krotz Springs. There is controlled diversion to or 

from Red River and Old River overflow area through Bayou des Glaises floodgates and to 

or from West Atchafalaya floodway through Big Darbonne Bayou and Bayou Courtableau culverts. Since April 1952, floodflow is diverted from Bayou Rapides (drainage area, 

76.1 sq mi) into Bayou Boeuf when stages of Red River make it necessary to close gates 

at mouth of Bayou Rapides. Dependent upon its gradient, Bayou Fusilier interchanges 

flow between Bayou Teche and Bayou Vermilion. Water for irrigation is diverted through 

Ruth Canal (see p. 541) into Bayou Vermilion. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1960 are given in WSP 1743.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6

Tota 

Mean 

Runo

Aug.

330" 410 

260 

200 

150 

100

Sept.

260 '5CO" 

200 

200 

260 

200

Day

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12

Aug.

100 

150 

100 

60 

60 

30

Sept.

200 

200 

200 

150 

200 

200

Day

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18

Aug.

150 

150 

140 

130 

130 

130

Sept.

200 

200 

200 

150 

150 

150

Day

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Aug.

180 

212 

248 

288 

316 

323

Sept.

150 

150 

150 

185 

175 

180

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

ff in acre-feet. . ..............................................................

Aug.

260 

260 

260 

260 

260 

260 

260

6,167 

199 

12,240

Sept.

212 

206 

180 

150 

105 

TOT

5,468 

182 

10,830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

100

105

105

92

140

130

105

110

115

96

84

72

m

499 354"

338

394

426

394 

288

274

394

394

370

330

302

316

281

274

254

281

7,501

242

14,880

Nov.

323

362

394

434

751

742

706

652

562

517

544

553

544

544

490

466

458

394

354 

338

330

316

302

295

267

281

295

281

302

309

13,106

437

26,000

Dec.

323

316

274

254

248

230 '530"

230

230

242

254

267

330

474

562

1,210

1,480

1,550

1,620 

1,590

1,470

1,370

1,240

1,100

982

870

770

706

670

634

652

22,378

722

44,390

Calendar year 1959: Max -

Jan.

724

670

661

661

679

840 750"

780

760

742

706

697

679

652

652

434

517

760

742 

688

589

517

450

410

378

354

338

330 '355'

330

18,284

590

36,280

Feb.

309

302

3ST

553

589

553

499

362

354

354

330

330

330

316

338

394

434

526

442 

402

562

'58~9~ 634

562

490

426

394

386

370

12, 484

430

24,730

Mar.

378

442

450

TR5

410

394

378

354

362

370

378

338

338

330

346

330

323

33S

370 

362

378

362

362

346

338

354

418

442

418

338

330

11,487

371

22,810

Apr.

323

346

458

354

309

267

254

230

230

236

224

224

230

236

248

248

274

254

230 

230

254

242

200

165

155

160

160

150

34T

706

7,944

265

15,770

May

562

m

394

338

302

274

254

212

165

195

96

88

I'STJ

150

175

185

165

155

150 

150

160

145

130

130

130

130

130

165

195

195

175

6,289

203

12,480

June

160

160

160

170

195

190

175

*160

150

170

135

125

115

*105

88

80

110

105

92

84

64

72

72

68

72

68

76

72

64

54

3,411

114

6,780

July

76

80

76

80

64

60

W

72

76

84

80

72

80

92

110

100

160

130" iso

110

96

84

105

115

120

115

100

84

80

115

175

3,055

98.5

6,060

Aug.

236

230

242

206

150

135

125 135"

140

155

135

125

125

135

150

165

200

190

212 

206

218

295

434 3TS"

370

354

338

370

426

394

362

7,336

237

14,570

Sept.

"255 330

274

254

242

230

218

212

200

195

242

236

218

206

200

190

180

175

165 

160

150

140

140

135

125

125

130

165

200

212

5,944

198

11,780

Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,620 Min 54 Mean 326 Ac-ft 236,500

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 539

3860. Bayou Carencro near Sunset, La.

Location. Lat 30°22'35", long 92 0 02'35", In lot 71, T.8 S., R.4 E., Louisiana meridian, 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 167, lj miles downstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridge, 2| miles southeast of Sunset, and 

4| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 37.1 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 12.77 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

tfeodetic Survey bench mark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to 

Nov. 2, 1950, staff or wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder on Vermilion River 600 ft downstream from mouth of Bayou Carencro-at mean sea 

level datum (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, staff gage 

for station on Bayou Teche at Arnaudville used as auxiliary gage. Oct. 2,.1948, to 

Aug. 25, 1959, auxiliary wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 53.5 cfs (38,730 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,310 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 15.42 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 4,220 cfs Mar. 13, 1947 (gage height, 17.10 ft); no 

flow for many days in each year.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Submergence used as a factor Dec. 17-23)

13 6.0

49

89

140

282

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

475

612

1,140

1,990

3,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.1

1.5

1.0

.7

.8

5.0

2.2

1.2

.8

.6

.8

1.5

2.6

206 ~5B~

12

4.8

2.9

*1.6

1.2

1.2

.9

.7

1.2

.6

.9

6.1

1.8

1.2

1.0 

41

568.5

11.9

0.521

0.37

732

Nov.

30

7.0

5.1

56

558

66

15

5.5

5.5

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.2

 1.0

.8

75

1.3

1.2

1.0

3.5

2.9

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

.8

535.1

17.8

0.480

0.54

1,O6O

Dec.

0.7 ~T9"

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

11

5.5

2.6

1.7

597

2,950

1,446

*492

86

25

20

14

6.6

5.2

5.9

5.8

4.2

5.6

2.8 

7.0

5,675.3

183

4.93

5.68

11,250

Jan.

155

51

20

10

9.2

287

66

18

10

6.6

5.2

*4.4

4.2

5.2

19

8.5

656 "555

75

14

7.6

5.4

4.2

5.7

5.4

25 5.1

15

288

44 

12

2,345.7

75.7

2.04

2.35

4,650

Feb.

7.6

5.6

195

382 ~13"

13

7.6

5.4

4.3

*3.9

3.1

2.4 IS"

56

43

128

37

229

50

10

187

191

29

15

12

6.4

4.5

5.7

5.4

1,671.7

57.6

1.55

1.67

5,510

Mar.

12

78

45

10

5.5

3.7

2.9

*2.7

2.7

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

TTs

1.5

1.5

1.5

215

246 ~2TT

8.1 

4.0

694.2

22.4

0.604

0.70

1,380

Apr.

2.9

2.8

49

14

5.5

*2.9

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.8

.7

.5 11 

15

2.0

1.6

144

755

1,019.8

34.0

0.916

1.02

2,020

May

286 ~3"8~

7.9

4.0

5.6

3.4

4.3

2.1

1.6

1.2

*1.0

.8

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

1.2

.9

.7

.4

.2

.1

0

7J

0

0 

0

565.6

11.7

0.515

0.56

719

June

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

*.574-

.2

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.4

.1

o

0

0

2.0

0.07

0.0019

0.002

4.2

July

0

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

1.5

5.8

T7?

.4

o

o

.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

2.6

11.7

0.38

0.010

0.01

23

Aug.

27

3.5

1.2

.4

.1

O

15

0

2.2

*2.5

6.6

4.7

1.2

5.1

1.2

.6

1.2

.8

1.6

1.6

.8

61

5^

4.8

2.9

1.2

.4

5.2

7.0

2.5

*1.2

194.1

6.26

0.169

0.19

585

Sept.

0^5.

0.1

O

7J

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

0.00054

0.0006

1.2

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,930 Min o.2 Mean 86.2 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.51 Ac-ft 62,370

Water year 1959-60'- Max 2,950 Min o Mean 55.2 Cfsra 0.949 In- 12.89 Ac-ft 25,55O

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs).--Dee. 17 (5 a.m.) 5,510 efs (15.42 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
540 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

3865. Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La.

Location. Lat 30°25'40", long 92°05'30", in lot 174, T.7 S., R.4 E., Louisiana meridian, 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 178, three-quarters 

of a mile east of Shuteston, 1-f miles northwest of Sunset, and 2 miles upstream from 

Bayou Sylvain and Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge.

Drainage area. 19.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 27.14 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey bench mark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to 

Dec. 8, 1948, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 26.2 cfs (18,970 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 10.66 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 2,840 cfs Jan. 13, 1947 (gage height, 10.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; no flow for 

many days in each year.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.173-

17

16

7.5

3.2

1.4 *.8

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

2,8

4.5

4,1

2,5 

25_

92.5

2.98

0.157

0.18

183

Nov.

35

14

6.5

11

88

44

13

6.2

3.0

1.6

1.2

.8

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2 *.l

TT

.1

.1

.1

.3

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

229.8

7.66

0.403

0.45

456

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

3.6

5.8

4.3

3.6

346

1^,200 

*636

96

24

9.8

3.8

1.9

1.4

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.4

.3 ITS'

2,346.6

75.7

3.98

4.59

4,650

Jan.

41

27

14

9.0

6.3

87

55

20

9.8

4.7

2.8

*2.2

2.0

4.0

15

11

228 

TBT

42

14

7.6

4.1

2.3

1.6

1.3

Si 1.2

28

69

37 

12

953.9

30.8

1.62

1.87

1,890

Feb.

4.4

2.7

44

134 -?4-

16

7.9

3.5

2.5

*1.9

1.6

1.2

6.8

32

42

57

32

71

30

9.9

67

93

33

12

7.6

3.8

2.0

1.2

.9

764.9

26.4

1.39

1.50

1,520

Mar.

1.1

24

38

15

9.4

5.8

1.8

*1.4

1.0

.6

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

^

.2

26

43

TS

3.6

1.0

197.2

6.36

0.335

0.39

391

Apr.

0.5

.3

20

17

6.5

*1.8

1.1

.8

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0 

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

18

12

.1

15

138

233.5

7.78

0.409

0.46

463

May

80

W

16

4.3

9.6

21

37

18

6.3

2.7

*1.5

.8

.6

.7

8.4

4.4

1.8 

.8

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

ff

0

0

0 

0

265.0

8.55

0.450

0.52

526

June

~T0.1

.1

.4

.6

.8

1.7

3.3 *T77

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

1.0 

1.0

.9

1.1

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.1

2.3

2.5

1.7

1.3

1.0

36.0

1.20

0.063

0.07

71.4

July

0.9

.8

.6

.4

.2

.4

.6

1.2

1.4

1.0

.6

.6 *.4

.6

5.1

16

7.6 

2.5

1.2

.6

.2

.1

0

7J

0

0

0

0

C

0 

9.6

52.6

1.70

0.089

0.10

105

Aug.

38

TT

6.2

2.7

1.4

1.0

.8

1.0

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.1

.8

.5 

.3

.2

.1

.1

3.2

8.5

7.5

5.2

3.2

2.1

2.0

2.7

3.0 *3.2

115.2

3.72

0.196

0.23

229

Sept.

3.4

374

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8 

.6

.6

.5

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

-.1

.1

0

V

0

33.2

1.11

0.058

0.06

66.0

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,200 Min o Mean 36.1 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.83 Ac-ft 26,140

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,200 Min 0 Mean 14.5 Cfsm 0.763 In. 10.42 Ac-ft 10,550

Peak discharge (base, 700 efs). Dee. 16 (10:50 p.m.) 1,850 efs (10.66 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 

3867. Ruth Canal near Ruth, La.

541

Location. --Lat 30°14'35", long 91°53'05", in NE^NW^- sec.95, T.9 S., R.6 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge <« State Highway 31, 1,500 ft downstream from point 

of diversion from Bayou Teche , 0.4 mile northwest of Ruth, and 2.2 miles south of Breaux 

Bridge.

Drainage area.--Indeterminate.

Records available. August 1959 to September 1960. Gage heights only May 1945 to June

1946 (fragmentary), January 1947 to September 1960 in reports of Corps of Engineers, New 

Orleans district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark). Auxiliary water-stage recorder 150 ft below control structure.

Extremes. 1959: Maximum daily discharge during period August to September, 339 cfs 

Aug. 11; minimum daily, 162 cfs Aug. 19.

1959-60: Maximum daily discharge during water year, 573 cfs May 10; minimum daily, 

19 cfs Sept. 27.

Remarks.--Records fair. Total flow through control structure diverted from Bayou Teche. 

Diversions are for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6

Tota 

Mean 

Runo

Aug.

:

Sept.

276 773" 

240 

243 

243 

245

Day

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12

Aug.

339 

234

Sept.

239 

240 

240 

238 

239 

243

Day

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18

Aug.

174 

206 

201 

166 

*167 

169

Sept.

243 

240 

239 

238 

238 

238

Day

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Aug.

162 

195 

236 

237 

240 

272

Sept. Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

ff In acre-feet. ...............................................................

Aug.

268 

261 

263 

268 

273 

274 

276

_

Sept.

170 

170 

170 

237 

233 

234

6,946 

232 

13,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet pe Bcond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

234

23¥

232

227

224

225

231

234

234

233

231

228

233

106

106

122

133

140

149 *138

156

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

21 2T

22

4,273

138

8,480

Nov.

22

23

23

24

27.

27

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

7T

22

22

704

23.5

1,400

Dec.

22

22

22

 JT 21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

24

25

29

36

37

38

37

*36

35

33

32

30

29

28

27

27

26

26

832

26.8

1,650

Jan.

27

26

26

26

26

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

26

363

369

*^3

296

302

311

320

335

344

345

349

345

345

333

349

5,739

185

11,380

Feb.

348

348

345

304

3TT

325

331

338

342

336

*344

350

353 ^35

345

337

342

324

335

342

336

305

311

322

327

345

346

345

349

9,736

336

19,330

Mar.

351

341

334

346

350

352

350

351

*349

349

348

350

348

348

348

347

349

353

350

353

353

354

350

350

350

348

344

320 '330

328

351

10,745

347

21,340

Apr.

349

351

350

349

350

352 *349

349

349

349

347

347

347

343

343

347

343

349

347

347

343

385

386

414

414

409

426

T2T

414

275

10,844

361

21,480

May

288

311

337

356

375

452

524

516

516

575

515

*449

429

435

421

471

457

457

452

452

452

457

409

424

424

401

343

363

363

386

375

13,183

425

26,130

June

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

*370

363

378

398

393

397

*401

*401

367

373

375

375

371

335

340

338

338

335

331

335

338

337

343

10,957

365

21,720

July

293

296

296

296

292

295

296

295

292

293

296

295

296

*296

293

293

297

347

74T

341

340

293

297

297

297

296

299

 £37 234

237

239

9,105

294

18,080

Aug.

239

234

291

289

331

233

234

234

235

233

*234

236

234

233

252

236

235

236

239

239

237

236

290

344

3M

337

343

341

335

333

338

8,375

270

16,600

Sept.

*341

341

34O

339

357

'207 364

204

204

205

205

206

206

204

204

206

205

205

203

201

132

136

134

129

93

95

19 23-

21

21

5,743

191

11,360

Calendar year 1959: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1959-60: Max 573 Mln 19 Mean 247 Ac-ft 179,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
542 REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

315. Marys Creek at Pisgah Road, near Fisherville, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°07'45", long 89°42'35", on left bank just upstream from bridge on Pisgah 

Road, 2 miles upstream from mouth, 3j miles southwest of Fisherville, Shelby County, 

and 6j miles northwest of Collierville.

Drainage area. 13.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to July 1957 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 281.72 ft above mean sea level (U. S. Soil 

Conservation Service bench mark).

Extremes. 1954-57: Maximum discharge, 1,540 cfs (revised) Apr. 6, 1955 (gage height, 

10.69 ft); no flow for many days in each year.

Revisions. The figure of maximum discharge for the water year 1955 has been revised 

to 1,540 cfs Apr. 6, 1955 (gage height, 10.69 ft), superseding that published in 

WSP 1391.

Remarks.--Flow partly regulated by Fisherville Lake.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharges, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the 

water year 1955, superseding those published in WSP 1391, are given herewith:

Date

1955

Feb. 21

Mar. 6

20

21

Apr. 2

Discharge

202

323

207

736

395

Date

1955-Con.

Apr. 6

12

13

21

May 27

Discharge

440

455

299

278

180

Date

1955-Con.

May 28

June 14

July 4

5

6

23

Discharge

71

89

52

131

65

60

Month

February 1955. .............

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

Calendar year 1955.......

Cfs-days

-

Maximum

736

Minimum

0

0

Mean

26.0

15.1

15.1

Per square

1.91

5.42

.912

1.11

1.11

Runoff In 

Inches

1.99

6.05

.46

1.05

15.14

15.04

Revised peak discharge.--1954-55: Mar. 21 (2:30 a.m.) 1,000 cfs (10.23 ft); Apr. 2 (4 a.m.] 

1,000 cfs (10.23 ft); Apr. 6 (1:30 a.m.) 1,540 cfs (10.69 ft).
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 543

As the number of streams on which streamflow information is likely to be desired far 

exceeds the number of stream-gaging stations feasible to-operate at one time, the Geological Survey collects limited streamflow data at sites other than stream-gaging stations. 

When limited streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a period of years 

for use in hydrologic analyses, the site at which the data are collected is called a 

partial-record station. Data collected at these partial-record stations are usable in 

low-flow or flood-flow analyses, depending on the type of data collected. In addition, 

discharge measurements are made at other sites not included in the partial-record program. 

These measurements are generally made in times of drought or flood to give better areal 

coverage to those events. Those measurements and others collected for some special reason 

are called measurements at miscellaneous sites.

Records collected at partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first 

is a table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations, and the second 

is a table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites for both low flow and high flow are given in a third 

table.

Low-flow partial-record stations

Measurements of streamflow in the area covered by this report made at low-flow, partialrecord stations are given in the following table. Most of these measurements were made 

during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from ground-water storage. These 

measurements, when correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream where 

continuous records are available, will give a picture of the low-flow potentiality of 

stream. The column headed "Period of record" shows the water years in which measurements 

were made at the same, or practically the same, site.

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Headwater diversion channel basin

222 Headwater diversion channel at 

Allensville, Mo.

NEi sec. 6, T.29 N., R.12 E., at 

county highway bridge £ mile 

southwest of Allenville.

" 1951-59t, 

1960

7-18-60 

9-13-60

120 

82.5

St. Johns Bayou basin

241

241.5

241.7

Main ditch lateral

No. 2 near East

Prairie, Mo.

St. James ditch at

East Prairie, Mo.

Maple Slough near

East Prairie,

Mo.

Lat 36°41'40", long 89°19'40",

on bridge on County Road A,

7 miles southeast of East

Prairie .

Lat 36°46'30", long 89°22'00",

at bridge on State Highway 80,

J mile east of East Prairie.

Lat 36°47'00", long 89°25'10",

at bridge on State Highway 80,

2i miles west of East Prairie.

97.3

17.5

24.5

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

6-16-60

7-19-60

9-14-60

12-16-59

4-14-60

6-16-60

7-19-60

9-14-60

12-16-59

4-14-60

6-16-60

7-19-60

9-14-60

32.3

20.7

9.43

10.4

9.29

6.48

3.03

1.71

16.4

13.9

11.3

5.73

3.93

Obion River basin

242

242.5

*243

244

247

249

Crooked Creek near

Huntingdon, Tenn.

Guins Creek near

Huntingdon, Tenn.

Beaver Creek at

Huntingdon, Tenn.

Reedy Creek near

Trezevant, Tenn.

Middle Fork Obion

River near Como,

Tenn.

Rutherford Fork

Obion River near

Milan, Tenn.

Lat 36°03'52", long 88°24'17",

at bridge on State Highway 77,

1 .8 miles above Gulns Creek

and 4.6 miles north of Huntingdon .

Lat 36°05'24", long 88°25'07",

at county road bridge 300 ft

above Burrow Creek, 2.5 miles

above mouth, and 6.2 miles

north of Huntingdon.

Lat 35°59'56", long 88°26'01",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 70

at Huntingdon, 0.6 mile below

Brier Creek and 5.6 miles

above confluence with Crooked

Creek.

Lat 36°03'25", long 88 "34 '45",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 79

at Jarrell, ij miles above

mouth and 4 miles northeast of

Trezevant .

Lat 36°16'16", long 88°30'34",

at county road bridge, 0.4

mile below Old Town Creek and

1.5 miles south of Como.

Lat 35°56'45", long 88°42'50",

at bridge on U. S. Highways

70A and 79, lj miles above

Cressville Creek and 3 miles

northeast of Milan.

26.5

43.5

55.5

a57

67.6

107

1954,

1958-60

1958-60

1946,

1948,

1952-54,

1957-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

4-20-60

7-19-60

4-20-60

5-13-60

7-19-60

12- 4-59

5-11-60

8-26-60

5-11-60

12- 4-59

5-11-60

12.2

10.0

19.4

34.4

25.8

14.7

15.2

5.94

40.2

37.9

42.0

* Also a crest-stage partial -record station.

t Published as measurements at miscellaneous sites.

a Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Oblon River basin Continued

252

253

253.5

260.3

271

273

274

276

277

279

*289

Mud Creek near

Sidonia, Tenn.

North Fork Oblon

River at Jones

Mill, Tenn.

Cypress Creek near

Latham, Tenn.

Richland Creek

near Oblon, Tenn.

Pawpaw Creek at

Push, Tenn.

South Fork Forked

Deer River near

Henderson, Tenn .

Middle Pork Creek

near Luray, Tenn.

Johnson Creek near

Jackson, Tenn.

Mud Creek near

Bells, Tenn.

Black Creek near

Chestnut Bluff,

Tenn.

Middle Pork Forked

Deer River near

Spring Creek,

Tenn.

Lat 36°16'42", long 88°59'01",

at county road bridge 1 . 6

miles above Cane Creek, 2.3

miles above mouth, and 4.9

miles northwest of Sldonla.

Lat 36°26'46", long 88 r'27'57",

at county road bridge at Jones

Mill, 0.8 mile below Walnut

Fork Creek.

Lat 36°24'16", long 88°43'07",

at bridge on State Highway

118, 1.0 mile below Todd

Branch, 1.3 miles south of

Latham, and 1.9 miles above

mouth .

Lat 36°15'43", long 89°12'44",

at county road bridge 0.9 mile

below Little Richland Creek,

1.2 miles west of Oblon, and

1.4 miles above mouth.

Lat 36°18'36", long 89°23'08",

0.6 mile north of Push, 0.9

mile below Carroll Creek, 1.0

mile above mouth, and 4.2

miles southwest of Hornbeak.

Lat 35°26'55", long 88°36'15",

at bridge on State Highway 100,

l£ miles below Sugar Creek and

2 miles east of Henderson.

Lat 35°34'08", long 88°32'44",

at county road bridge 1.6

miles above mouth and 2.3

miles southeast of Luray.

Lat 35°36'20", long 88°53'55",

at old bridge on U. S. Highway

70, Z\ miles below Lackey

Creek, 3 miles above mouth,

and 3y miles west of city

limits of Jackson.

Lat 35°40'45", long 89°07'55",

at bridge on U. S. Highways

70A and 79, l£ miles above

mouth and 3£ miles southwest

of Bells.

Lat 35°48'57", long 89°19'15",

at bridge on State Highway 88,

1.4 miles below Bear Creek,

2.6 miles above mouth, and 3.2

miles south of Chestnut Bluff.

Lat 35°48'40", long 88°37'00",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 70,

J mile below Griffin Creek and

4.6 miles northeast of Spring

Creek.

73.8

83.7

36.7

17.7

14.8

161

21.5

a34

a27

a26

a 90

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1954-55

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1954,

1958-60

1958-60

1954,

1957,

1959-60

5-13-60

7-20-60

5-11-60

5-11-60

9-28-60

10-12-59

7-22-60

5-13-60

11-13-59

4-20-60

11-13-59

4-20-60

8-29-60

11-13-59

5-12-60

8-29-60

9-28-60

12- 4-59

5-12-60

9-28-60

12- 4-59

5-12-60

7-23-60

5-12-60

8-29-60

9-28-60

5.82

2.17

47.1

4.91

.65

1.84

1.25

4.33

62.5

77.9

16.0

19.8

12.3

1.31

1.71

1.13

.82

.68

1.55

.44

.20

.83

.03

27.8

6.78

10.2

Cold creek basin

292 Cold Creek near 

Arp , Tenn .

Lat 35°48'54", long 89°35'43", 

at county road bridge 0.3 mile 

below unnamed tributary and 

2.9 miles north of Arp.

16.4 1958-60 10-13-59 

5-12-60

1.24 

3.71

Hatchie River basin

292.5

292.7

293

*293.7

293.9

Hatchie River near

Rlpley, Miss.

Hatchie River near

Walnut, Miss.

Tuscumbia River

near Corinth,

Miss.

Cypress Creek at

Selmer, Tenn.

Muddy Creek at

Ramer, Tenn.

Wj- sec. 22, T.4 S., R.5 E., Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 4, 10s miles east

of Ripley.

NW-J- sec. 4, T.2 S., R.5 E.,

Chlckasaw meridian, at bridge

on U. S. Highway 72, 6y miles

east of Walnut.

On line between sees. 6 and 7,

T.2 S., R.7 E., Chlckasaw

meridian, at bridge on State

Highway 72, 4 miles west of

Intersection of U. S. Highways

45 and 72 In Corinth.

Lat 35°10'05", long 88°35'22",

at bridge on U. S. Highways

45 and 64 at Selmer, 0.2 mile

above Crooked Creek.

Lat 35°03'29", long 88°37'39",

at former Corps of Engineers '

gage at county road bridge,

0.8 mile south of Ramer and

2.0 miles above mouth.

_

270

277

a44

48.3

1953,

1955-57,

1960

1947-59b,

1959-60

1949-59b,

1953,

1955-57,

1959-60

1947,

1950,

1954,

1958-60

1948,

1958-60

11- 3-59

5-30-60

6- 6-60

6- 6-60

11-13-59

4-20-60

11-13-59

4-20-60

8-29-60

9.41

10.8

56.1

22.4

21.3

26.4

1.18

9.38

c.Ol

* Also a crest-stage partial-record station.

a Approximately.

b Records In files of Corps of Engineers, Memphis district, 

c Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 545

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960--Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Hatchie River basin Continued

294.1

294.15

294.4

294.8

297

301.4

Mosses Creek near

Focahontas, Tenn,

Muddy Creek at

Walnut, Miss.

Porters Creek near

Middleton, Tenn.

Spring Creek at

Bolivar , Tenn.

Clover Creek at

Cloverport, Tenn.

Cane Creek near

Cherry, Tenn.

Lat 35°04'46", long 88°46'53" J

at county road bridge 0.7 mile

below Kirk Branch, 1.9 miles

above mouth, and 2.2 miles

northeast of Pocahontas .

On line between sees. 33 and 34,

T.I S., R.4 E., Chickasaw

meridian, at bridge on U. S.

Highway 72, 1 mile east of

Walnut .

Lat 35°05'44", long 88°54'05",

at bridge on State Highway

125, 0.6 mile above Stewart

Branch and 2.3 miles north of

Middleton.

Lat 35°14'35", long 88°58'38",

at bridge on State Highway 125,

1.0 mile southeast of Bolivar.

Lat 35°23'15", long 89°00'40",

at bridge on State Highway

138, J mile south of Cloverport, 1.6 miles below Bean

Creek, and 2j miles above

mouth .

Lat 35°40'30", long 89°41'21",

at bridge on State Highway 87

alternate, 1.2 miles east of

Cherry and 4.6 miles above

mouth .

47.6

-

40.4

121

a86

a88

1959-60

1955-57,

1959-60

1958-60

1959-60

1959-60

1958-60

11-13-59

4-20-60

6- 6-60

11-12-59

4-20-60

8-29-60

4-20-60

8-29-60

5-12-60

24.4

30.2

6.62

13.7

22.7

8.04

102

18.1

7.94

Loosahatchie River basin

302.5

302.6

303.5

Beaver Creek near

Arlington, Tenn.

Cypress Creek near

Eads , Tenn .

Crooked Creek near

Bolton, Tenn.

Lat 35°19'10", long 89°39'30",

at county road bridge 1 mile

above mouth, 1.6 miles north

of Arlington, and 2.3 miles

below West Beaver Creek.

Lat 35°12'51", long 89°37'48",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 64,

0.5 mile above Fayette-Shelby

County line and 1.4 miles

northeast of Eads.

Lat 35°19'27", long 89°48'26",

at bridge on State Highway 14,

0.3 mile above mouth and 2.7

miles west of Bolton.

149

36.2

17.3

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

11-12-59

11-12-59

11-12-59

0.51

.02

0

Wolf River basin

303.9 Grays Creek near 

Michigan City, 

Miss.

SEi sec. 26, T.I S., R.I W., 

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge 

on State Highway 7, l£ miles 

southwest of Michigan City.

1955-57, 

1959-60

11- 3-59 

5-30-60

6.64 

7.68

Nonconnah Creek basin

322 Nonconnah Creek 

near Germantown, 

Tenn.

Lat 35°03'03", long 89°49 1 12", at 

county road bridge 0.2 mile 

northeast of Winchester Road 

and 2.6 miles south of Germantown.

70.8 1959-60 11-13-59 0

St. Francis River basin

400.5

403

404

404.7

407

408

a Appr 

c Estl

Lick Creek near 

Dudley, Mo.

Big Slough Ditch 

near Marmaduke, 

Ark.

Locust Creek ditch 

near Paragould, 

Ark.

Kinnemore ditch at 

Cardwe 11, Mo .

Ditch No. 9 near 

Gideon, Mo.

Main ditch No. 6 

east of Maiden, 

Mo.

 oximately . 

.mated.

Lat 36°48'20", long 90°04'50", 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 

1 mile northeast of Dudley.

SWj sec. 9, T.17 N., R.7 E., 5^ 

miles southeast of Marmaduke.

NEiNEi sec.l, T.16 N., R.6 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 25, 

6.0 miles east of Paragould.

Lat 36°02'45", long 90°16'20", 

on bridge on State Highway 25, 

1.2 miles east of Cardwell.

Lat 36°27'05", long 89°52'00", 

on County Highway B, 3 miles 

east of Gideon.

Lat 36° 33 '10", long 89 "51 '55", 

on bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 

2^ miles west of Risco and 5 

miles east of Maiden.

56.9

245

79.5

11.5

59.6

28.0

1958-60

1959-60

1959-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

4-14-60 

6-13-60 

7-18-60

12- 1-59 

7-20-60 

8-24-60 

9-28-60

12- 2-59 

7-20-60 

8-24-60 

9-28-60

4-13-60 

7-20-60 

9-15-60

4-12-60 

7-19-60 

9-14-60

4-12-60 

7-18-60 

9-14-60

2.68 

0 

c.05

95.5 

106 

80.2 

72.1

3.63 

3.88 

2.44 

2.67

9.44 

c.2

C.I

14.2 

4.38 

1.93

19.4 

9.71 

2.51
546 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

St. Francis River basin--Continued

408.5

409

410.5

411

424

430.5

431

439

465.1

465.2

465.5

478.5

479.2

479.4

Main ditch near

Bernle, Mo.

Main ditch No. 2

near Maiden, Mo.

Main ditch near

Maiden, Mo.

Main ditch at

Hoi comb, Mo.

Main ditch No. 1

near Matthews,

Ho.

Ditch No. 24 at

Heagy, Mo.

Old Channel ditch

No. 1 near

Chaffee, Mo.

Meander Line ditch

near Portage -

ville, Mo.

Pemiscot Bayou

near Holland, Mo.

Main ditch No. 1

near Deering, Mo.

Buffalo ditch near

Arbyrd, Mo .

Little Bay ditch

near Jonesboro,

Ark.

Fifteen Mile Bayou

near West Memphis, Ark.

L'Anguille River

near Wynne, Ark.

Lat 36°42'05", long 89°57'15",

on county highway bridge 2

miles north of Bernie.

Lat 36 0 34'15", long 89°56'35",

at county highway bridge ijmiles northeast of Maiden.

Lat 36°33'55", long 90°02'25",

at bridge on County Highway J,

3i miles west of Maiden.

Lat 36°24'15", long 90°01'00",

at bridge on State Highway 25

at east edge of Holcomb.

Lat 36°45'30", long 89°38'20",

at Warner School, 3^ miles west

of Matthews.

Lat 37°02'05", long 89"48'20",

at Heagy, ij miles northeast

of Bell City.

Lat 37°08'25", long 89°43'10",

at county highway bridge at

north end of Old Chaney basin,

4 miles southwest of Chaffee.

Lat 36°25'30", long 89°44'20",

at county highway bridge at

Branham Cemetery, 2 miles west

of Portagevllle.

Lat 36°01'30", long 89°52'15",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 61,

2i miles south of Holland.

Lat 36°10'50", long 89°53'50",

at bridge on County Highway C,

1 mile southwest of Deering.

Lat 36°02'45", long 90°10'45",

at bridge on State Highway 162,

3^ miles east of Arbyrd.

SE£ sec. 19, T.14 N., R.5 E., at

bridge on State Highway 18,

65 miles east of Jonesboro.

SWy sec. 10, T.6 N., R.8 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70,

3j miles west of West Memphis.

Sec. 28, T.7 N., R.2 E., at

highway bridge 2.6 miles below

Brushy Creek and 6,0 miles

southwest of Wynne.

31.7

15.2

28.6

96.1

62.0

36.8

41.4

51.5

144

66.4

38.7

28.7

51.0

503

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1959-60

1959-60

1958-60

4-12-60

6-13-60

7-18-60

9-13-60

4-12-60

6-13-60

7-18-60

9-13-60

12-14-59

4-12-60

6-13-60

7-18-60

9-13-60

12-14-59

4-12-60

6-14-60

7-19-60

9-15-60

12-15-59

4-14-60

6-16-60

7-19-60

9-14-60

12-16-59

4-14-60

6-17-60

7-18-60

9-13-60

12-16-59

4-14-60

6-17-60

7-18-60

9-14-60

4-13-60

7-19-60

9-14-60

12-15-59

4-13-60

6-15-60

7-20-60

9-15-60

4-13-60

7-20-60

9-15-60

4-13-60

7-20-60

9-15-60

12- 2-59

7-20-60

9-28-60

12- 8-59

8- 9-60

12- 1-59

8-10-60

17.1

10.2

5.90

2.11

36.0

33.2

24.1

12.1

11.9

12.4

13.5

8.54

5.04

48 ..9

62.8

68.0

50.9

28.0

49.7

67.0

72.0

61.7

39.4

45.1

35.7

32.6

23.5

22.0

12.6

18.9

11.1

6.89

2.50

3.91

2.73

2.59

37.2

77.8

101

72.0

36.6

45.8

36.5

22.3

41.0

29.8

16.9

.08

0

0

5.42

5.28

41.8

50.1

White River basin

479.8

487

488

496

497

White River at

Elkins, Ark.

White River near

Qoshen, Ark.

Richland Creek at

Goshen, Ark.

Prairie Creek near

Rogers , Ark .

Blue Spring near

Eureka Springs,

Ark.

SEi sec.l, T.15 N., R.28 W., at

highway bridge at Elkins.

NW£ sec. 31, T.17 N., R.28 W., at

bridge on State Highway 45,

0.2 mile above Richland Creek

and 1.2 miles west of Goshen.

NE£ sec. 31, T.17 N., R.28 W., at

bridge on State Highway 45,

0.5 mile above mouth and 1.0

mile west of Goshen.

NE£ sec. 2, T.19 N., R.29 W., at

bridge on State Highway 12,

4^ miles northeast of Rogers.

NWi sec. 25, T.21 N., R.27 W., at

Blue Spring Farm, 6.0 miles

northwest of Eureka Springs.

181

408

147

19.5

-

1957-60

1954,

1956-60

1954,

1956-60

1957-60

1951,

1954,

1957-60

8- 8-60

9-14-60

8- 8-60

9-14-60

8- 8-60

9-14-60

8-24-60

9-13-60

8-24-60

9-14-60

39.7

2.21

76.7

3.55

29.3

4.05

5.40

3.54

5.58

3.47
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 547

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

Ho. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Heasurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

White River basin Continued

503 

532

556

557

571

607

609

631

631.3

631.7

635

689

692

693

694

736

746

747

Osage Creek near 

Berryville, Ark.

Long Creek at 

Alpena, Ark.

Crooked Creek at 

Pyatt, Ark.

Little Buffalo 

River at Jasper, 

Ark.

Big Creek near 

Big Plat, Ark.

South Sylamore 

Creek at AllisorL 

Ark.

Polk Bayou at 

Batesvllle, Ark.

Lake Slough near 

Qulin, Ho.

Menorkenut Slough 

near Qulin, Ho.

Ditch Ho. 22 near 

Qulin, Ho.

Cane Creek at 

Harviell, Ho.

Pourche Creek near 

Pocahontas, Ark.

Mammoth Spring at 

Mammoth Spring, 

Ark.

South Pork Spring 

River near Hardy, 

Ark.

Janes Creek at 

Ravenden Springs, 

Ark.

Hill Creek at 

Evening Shade, 

Ark.

Village Creek at 

Walnut Ridge, 

Ark.

Village Creek near 

Newport, Ark.

HWj sec. 5, T.19 N., R.24 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 21, 

li miles south of Berryvllle. 

HWi sec. 23, T.19 N., R.22 W., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 

1.0 mile east of Alpena.

SWi sec. 36, T.19 N., R.18 W., at 

bridge on U. S . Highway 62 at 

Pyatt .

SEj sec. 27, T.16 N., R.21 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 7 at 

Jasper.

HWj sec. 4, T.15 N., R.14 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 14, 

4.7 miles southwest of Big 

Plat.

Near center of sec. 14, T.15 N., 

R.ll W., at bridge on State 

Highway 14 at Alllson, 0.9 

mile above mouth.

NEj sec. 17, T.13 N., R.6 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 69 at 

Batesvllle, 1.5 miles above 

mouth .

Lat 36°37'45", long 90°17'00", 

at bridge on State Highway 53, 

3 miles northwest of Qulln.

Lat 36°37'45", long 90°14'35", 

at county highway bridge lj 

miles north of Qulln.

Lat 36°37'00", long 90°14'35", 

at county highway bridge 1^ 

miles north of Qulln.

Lat 36°39'50", long 90 0 28'00'1 , 

at bridge on State Highway 

158, J mile east of Harvlell .

NW£ sec. 24, T.19 N., R.I E., 2.7 

miles northeast of Pocahontas 

and 3.8 miles above mouth.

SEj sec. 8, T.21 N., R.5 W., at 

Mammoth Spring.

On line between sees. 9 and 10, 

T.19 H., R.5 W., | mile above 

mouth and 2.0 miles west of 

Hardy.

SWi sec. 7, T.19 N., R.2 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 90, 

1.0 mile south of Ravenden 

Springs .

NEj sec. 3, T.16 N., R.6 W., at 

highway bridge 5 mile above 

mouth and \ mile southeast of 

Evening Shade.

NEj sec. 34, T.17 N., R.I E., at 

bridge on State Highway 25 at 

Walnut Ridge.

E£ see. 5, T.ll N., R.2 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 14, 

3.5 miles east of Newport.

139 

67.3

207

124

90.3

126

165

78.0

33.5

14.4

188

305

326

78.5

12.5

34.3

270

1953-60 

1957-60

1954, 

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957, 

1959-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1940-42*, 

1959-60

1958-60

1925-26, 

1932, 

1942, 

1953, 

1956, 

1958-60

1957, 

1959-60

1958-60

1956-60

1959-60

1953, 

1957, 

1959-60

9-13-60

12- 7-59 

8-24-60 

9-13-60

12- 8-59 

8-24-60 

9-12-60

12- 7-59 

8-25-60 

9-13-60

12- 7-59 

7-18-60 

8-22-60 

9-26-60

11-30-59 

7-18-60 

8-22-60 

9-26-60

11-30-59 

7-19-60 

8-23-60 

9-27-60

3-12-60 

6-13-60 

7-18-60 

9-13-60

4-12-60 

6-13-60 

7-18-60 

9-13-60

4-12-60 

6-13-60 

7-18-60 

9-13-60

4-12-60 

6-13-60 

7-18-60 

9-13-60

11-11-59 

7-19-60 

8-24-60 

9-27-60

12- 1-59 

9-27-60

12- 1-59 

7-19-60 

8-23-60 

9-27-60

11-12-59 

7-19-60 

8-23-60 

9-27-60

12- 1-59 

7-19-60 

8-23-60 

9-27-60

12- 1-59 

7-19-60 

8-23-60 

9-27-60

12-10-59 

7-20-60

5.05

6.85 

C.4 

2.45

45.0 

13.0 

24.7

22.9 

3.04 

5.79

17.3 

21.8 

11.0 

9.31

24.1 

17.9 

17.5 

27.4

61.5 

75.2 

55.2 

50.7

39.8 

24.1 

14.7 

6.70

10.3 

6.29 

2.50 

.52

2.27 

.58 

c.06 

c.Ol

61.1 

26.2 

16.3 

17.2

71.8 

39.9 

31.7 

22.3

253 

231

95.9 

126 

135 

86.3

10.3 

2.35 

3.37 

.92

15.6 

17.0 

16.8 

16.7

.48 

.99 

3.81 

0

32.0 

35.6

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station. 

c Estimated.
548 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AMD MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

White River basin Continued

748

752

768

768.5

769.5

773

776.5

779.5

779.7

Departs Creek

near Coffeeville,

Ark.

Devils Fork Little

Red River near

Brownsville, Ark.

Bayou Des Arc near

Garner, Ark.

Cypress Bayou near

Beebe, Ark.

Wattensaw Bayou

near Hazen, Ark.

Cache River near

Stonewall, Ark.

Big Creek near

Jonesboro, Ark.

Big Creek at Poplar Grove, Ark.

Big Cypress Creek

at Turner, Ark.

NEi sec. 11, T.10 N., R.4 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 67,

1.2 miles northeast of Coffeeville.

NWi sec. 35, T.12 N., R.10 W., at

highway bridge 3.0 miles northeast of Brownsville.

SE£ sec. 3, T.6 N., R.7 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 67,

2.7 miles northeast of Garner.

NE£ sec. 32, T.5 N., R.8 W., at

bridge on State Highway 31,

2.5 miles south of Beebe.

Near south edge of and on line

between sees. 17 and 18, T.3 N.,

R.5 W., at bridge on State

Highway 11, 1.0 mile below

Barns Creek and 6.8 miles

north of Hazen.

NWi sec. 5, T.18 N., R.5 E., 1.2

miles southwest of Stonewall.

SEi sec. 10, T.14 N., R.3 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 63,

2,7 miles northwest of Jonesboro.

Mi sec.l, T.2 S., R.2 E., at

bridge on State Highway 20,

f mile northeast of Poplar

Grove .

£5 sec. 5, T.3 S., R.I E., at

bridge on State Highway 1, 1.0

mile south of Turner.

201

193

97.1

163

195

285

51.1

389

125

1959-60

1957-60

1954,

1956-57,

1959-60

1954,

1956-57,

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1957,

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

12- 2-59

7-20-60

8-25-60

9-29-60

11-30-59

7-20-60

8-22-60

9-26-60

12- 2-59

7-20-60

9-29-60

12- 2-59

6-22-60

7-21-60

8-25-60

9-29-60

11-30-59

6-22-60

8- 8-60

12- 1-59

7-20-60

8-24-60

9-28-60

12- 2-59

7-20-60

8-24-60

9-28-60

12- 1-59

6-23-60

8- 9-60

12- 1-59

8- 9-60

29.8

6.51

4.73

0

33.3

48.4

15.3

8.61

23.4

28.8

4.58

5.49

.41

.71

.23

0

2.46

2.96

1 .68

6.40

3.31

10.6

4.34

1.03

1.03

2.91

1.06

66.3

65.8

27.1

39.4

3.32

Arkansas River basin

1408

1409

1411

1417

1426

*1433

1436.6

1439

14,45

1447

Pawnee River near

Ness City, Kans.

Buckner Creek near

Jetmore, Kans.

Sawlog Creek near

Wrlght, Kans.

Walnut Creek near

Ness City, Kans.

Rattlesnake Creek

near Hudson,

Kans.

Cow Creek near

Lyons , Kans .

Turkey Creek near

Buhler, Kans.

Little Arkansas

River near Halstead, Kans.

Cowskin Creek near

Schulte, Kans.

North Fork

Ninnescah River

near Arlington,

Kans.

SW^ sec. 29, T.20 S., R.23 W.,

Just below dam 12 miles south

of Ness City.

On west line sec. 11, T.23 S.,

R.25 W., at bridge 85 miles

west of Jetmore.

NW-t sec. 7, T.25 S., R.23 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 283,

8 miles north of Wright.

On west line sec. 13, T.19 S.,

R.23 W., at bridge 5 miles

southeast of Ness City.

On north line sec. 12, T.22 S.,

R.ll W., at bridge 10j miles

northeast of Hudson.

SWi sec. 15, T.20 S., R.8 W.,

near right bank at downstream

side of Missouri-Pacific RR.

bridge, 400 ft downstream from

Little Cow Creek, 3 miles

south of Lyons, and at mile

33.0. Oct. 14, 1953, to

Mar. 6, 1959, at site 11 miles

downstream.

On north line sec .14, T.22 S.,

R.3 W., at bridge on county

road, 8.2 miles east of Buhler.

On north line sec.l, T.24 S.,

R.2 W., at county bridge i mile

east of Halstead. Prior to

Nov. 10, 1959, at site 4.7

miles upstream; drainage area,

730 sq mi, approximately.

NWi sec. 9, T.28 S., R.I W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 42,

2 miles northeast of Schulte.

On west line sec. 22, T.25 S.,

R.7 W., at bridge on county

highway, 65 miles southeast of

Arlington. Prior to Nov. 9,

1959, at site 2 miles downstream; drainage area, 628 sq 

mi.

905

241

178

a790

al,080

728

183

805

123

615

1954-60

1954-60

1954-60

1954-60

1954-60

1938-51t,

1954-60

1960

1954-60

1960

1954-60

11-11-59

4-27-60

11-11-59

4-27-60

11-11-59

4-27-60

11-11-59

4-27-60

11-12-59

4-28-60

11-12-59

4-28-60

5- 2-60

6-16-60

8- 4-60

11-10-59

4-28-60

11-10-59

4-28-60

11- 9-59

4-25-60

1.76

4.22

1.05

2.63

.50

1.53

3.69

14.5

56.6

70.3

23.4

d242

8.25

046.3

4.50

21.5

41.4

7.06

6.86

65.0

76.5

* Also a crest-stage partial-record station. t Published as measurements at miscellaneous 

sites. a Approximately. c Estimated. d Probably includes surface runoff.

Note. Discharge measurements in Kansas furnished by Water Resources Division of the Kansas State 

Board of Agriculture.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 549

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Arkansas River basin Continued

1450

*1457

1466

1468

1470

1474

*1481

1482

1483

1486

1489

1496

1513

1518

1524

1556

1558

1560.2

1562

1567.5

1572

1576

South Pork

Nlnnesoah River

near Fratt, Kans.

Slate Creek at

Wellington, Kans.

East Branch Walnut

River near El

Dorado, Kans.

West Branch Walnut

River near El

Dorado, Kans.

Whltewater River

near Potwln,

Kans .

Little Walnut

River near

Gordon, Kans.

Grouse Creek near

Dexter, Kans .

Mule Creek near

Wilmore, Kans.

Salt Pork River

near Aetna, Kans.

Medicine Lodge

River at Sun

City, Kans.

Elm Creek at Medicine Lodge, Kans.

Sandy Creek near

Attica, Kans.

Chlkaskla River at

Splvey, Kans.

Bluff Creek near

Caldwell, Kans.

Salt Creek near

Shidler, Okla.

Clmarron River

near Rolla, Kans.

Clmarron River

near Hlckok,

Kans. (station

discontinued) .

North Fork Clmarron River near

Richfield, Kans.

North Pork Clmarron River near

Ulysses, Kans.

Cimarron River

near Liberal,

Kans .

Crooked Creek near

Fowler, Kans .

Sand Creek near

Englewood, Kans .

On south line sec. 33, T.27 S.,

R.12 W., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 54, 4 miles east of

Pratt.

W|SWi sec. 23, T.32 S., R.I W.,

near right bank at downstream

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 1 mile south of

Wellington. Prior to Dec. 12,

1959, at site 0.7 mile

upstream.

NEt sec. 17, T.25 S., R.6 E., at

bridge 5 miles northeast of

El Dorado .

On south line sec. 14, T.25 S.,

R.5 E., at bridge 3? miles

north of El Dorado .

On north line sec. 24, T.25 S.,

R.3 E., at bridge 5 miles

southwest of Potwln.

SE£ sec. 19, T.28 S., R.5 E., at

bridge 4 miles east of Gordon.

NWjNWii sec. 31, T.32 S., R.7 E.,

on right bank at downstream

side of county highway bridge,

3.2 miles north of Dexter.

On south line sec. 3, T.32 S.,

R.16 W., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 160, 10 miles southeast of Wilmore.

SWi- sec. 21, T.34 S., R.15 W., at

bridge on county highway, 1

mile south of Aetna .

SE£ sec. 2. T.31 S., R.15 W., at

bridge ^ mile south of Sun

City.

SE£ sec. 12, T.32 S., R.12 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 160 at

Medicine Lodge.

SWi sec. 30, T.33 S., R.9 W., at

bridge on State Highway 14,

85 miles southwest of Attica.

Center of sec. 14, T.30 S.,

R.8 W., at bridge on county

highway, ^ mile south of

Spivey .

On west line sec. 12, T.35 S.,

R.4 W., at bridge on county

highway, 5 miles west of

Caldwell.

NW^NWj sec. 10, T.26 N., R.6 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 18,

2 miles southeast of Shidler.

SW£ sec. 35, T.32 S., R.40 W., at

bridge on State Highway 51,

6^ miles north of Rolla.

On west line sec. 25, T.30 S.,

R.36 W., at bridge 10£ miles

south of Hlckok.

On west line sec. 35, T.31 S.,

R.40 W., at bridge 8 miles

northeast of Richfield.

On west line sec. 5, T.29 S.,

R.37 W., at bridge on county

highway, 2 miles southwest of

Ulysses .

NW£ sec. 28, T.32 S., R.33 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 83, 13

miles north of Liberal. Prior

to June 23, 1943, at site 9

miles downstream.

On north line sec. 3, T.30 S.,

R.26 W., at bridge 6% miles

north of Fowler.

On west line sec. 7, T.34 S.,

R.24 W., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 283, 3 miles north of

Englewood .

191

163

148

a62

196

253

a!70

133

572

335

172

105

321

403

114

a3,320

a3, 680

a400

al,640

a8,110

518

252

1956-60

1954-60

1955-60

1955-60

1954-60

1954-60

1960

1954-60

1960

1954-60

1955-60

1960

1958-60

1960

1953-55,

1958-60

1954-60

1955-60

1957-60

1960

1895-961;

1938-424j

1943,

1946,

1948,

1960

1954-60

1954-60

11-10-59

4-26-60

12-12-59

1- 7-60

4-13-60

5-16-60

9- 9-60

11-11-59

4-27-60

11-11-59

4-27-60

11-11-59

4-27-60

11-10-59

4-28-60

12- 8-59

9-15-60

11-10-59

4-26-60

11-10-59

4-26-60

11-10-59

4-26-60

11-10-59

4-26-60

11- 9-59

4-25-60

11- 9-59

4-25-60

11- 9-59

4-25-60

10-28-59

11-19-59

12-15-59

3-16-60

5-18-60

6-14-60

8-17-60

9-20-60

4-2S-60

11- 9-59

4-26-60

4-26-60

11-10-59

4-26-60

6-23-43

4-24-46

7-17-46

8- 2-48

4-27-60

11-10-59

11-10-59

34.6

15.4

10.4

8.59

18.3

8.79

4.17

25.8

30.2

8.26

9.01

18.1

25.2

63.4

66.5

27.9

3.56

12.9

14.8

44.1

36.9

39.7

41.0

37.4

36.9

17.0

8.07

69.9

53.1

56.1

45.1

27.0

22.1

11.9

d234

17.3

9.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.09

e.70

e2.52

el. 87

e5.15

4.03

.02

0

* Also a crest-stage partial-record station. * Operated as a continuous-record gaging 

station. a Approximately. d Probably Includes surface runoff. e Not previously published. Note. Discharge measurements In Kansas furnished by Water Resources 

Division of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
550 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued,

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Arkansas River basin Continued

1578

1598

1658

1658.5

1668

1698

1734

1797

1801

1818

1822

1827

1829

1833

1834

1845

1888

1948

1949

1949.5

1957

1969.5

2276

2277

Buff Creek near

Protection, Kans.

Cottonwood Creek

near Guthrle,

Okla.

Willow Creek near

Quiney, Kans.

Walnut Creek at

Neal , Kans .

Spring Creek near

Eureka, Kans.

Elk River at Elk

Palls, Kans.

Caney Creek near

Nlotaze, Kans.

(station discontinued) .

Rock Creek near

Dunlap, Kans.

Clear Creek at

Marion, Kans .

Diamond Creek near

Elmdale, Kans.

South Pork Cottonwood River near

Cottonwood Palls,

Kans.

Big Creek near

Leroy, Kans.

Deer Creek near

lola, Kans .

Big Creek near

Chanute, Kans.

Plat Rock Creek

near St. Paul,

Kans.

Labette Creek near

Oswego, Kans.

Ford Spring near

Bentonvllle, Ark.

Illinois River at

Savoy, Ark.

Keith Lake Spring

at Cave Springs,

Ark.

Little Osage Creek

near Healing

Springs, Ark.

Big Spring at

Sprlngtown, Ark .

Evansvllle Creek

at Evansvllle,

Ark.

Bonlta Creek near

Amarlllo, Tex.

Chicken Creek near

Amarlllo, Tex.

On north line sec. 9, T.33 S.,

R.20 W., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 160, 1 mile west of

Protection.

See Cottonwood Creek low-flow

Investigation, page 582.

On north line sec .12, T.25 S.,

R.I 2 E., at bridge on county

highway, 3 miles northwest of

Quincy .

Sj sec. 34, T.25 S., R.12 E., at

bridge on county highway, ^

mile south of Neal .

On west line sec. 17, T.26 S.,

R.10 E., at bridge 4 miles

southwest of Eureka.

SE-t sec. 3, T.31 S., R.ll E., at

bridge at Elk Palls.

On north line sec. 28, T.34 S.,

R.13 E., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 166, l£ miles east of

Nlotaze .

On north line sec.l, T.I 7 S.,

R.9 E., at bridge on county

highway, 2 miles north of

Dunlap .

Center sec. 29, T.19 S., R.4 E.,

at bridge 1 mile north of

Marion.

On north line sec. 4, T.19 S.,

R.7 E., at bridge on county

highway, 4 miles northwest of

Elmdale .

Ni sec. 27, T.20 S., R.8 E., at

bridge on county highway, 5.5

miles south of Cottonwood

Palls (corrected) .

N¥i sec. 36, T.22 S., R.15 E., at

bridge 4 miles northwest of

Leroy .

On west line sec. 11, T.24 S.,

R.18 E., at bridge on U. S.

Highways 59 and 169, 3i miles

north of lola.

Center sec. 22, T.27 S., R.19 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 59,

7^ miles east of Chanute.

On north line sec. 8, T.29 S.,

R.21 E., at bridge on county

highway, 2 miles northeast of

St. Paul.

NWi sec. 11, T.33 S., R.20 E., at

bridge on State Highway 96, 1

mile above St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 5 miles

north of Oswego, and 18.8

miles above mouth.

NWiSEi sec. 7, T.20 N., R.30 W.,

3.0 miles north of Bentonvllle.

SE-fr sec. 36, T.17 N., R.32 W., at

bridge on State Highway 16,

0.5 mile west of Savoy.

Near north line sec. 12, T.18 N.,

R.31 W., at Cave Springs.

NW£ sec. 15, T.18 N., R.31 W.,

0.5 mile above mouth and 1.5

miles south of Healing Springs.

NEiSEj sec. 6, T.18 N., R.32 W.,

at Sprlngtown.

Near south edge of and on line

between sees. 15 and 16,

T.13 N., R.33 W., at bridge on

State Highway 59, 1.0 mile

north of Evansvllle .

Lat 35°27', long 101°47', \ mile

south of LX Ranch Headquarters

and 17 miles northeast of

Amarlllo, Potter County.

Lat 35°28'30", long 101°45'30",

li miles northeast of LX Ranch

Headquarters and 18 miles

northeast of Amarlllo, Potter

County .

299

-

121

127

a77

a220

294

a!31

a67

144

af!90

128

a89

a95

al40

211

-

167

-

40.0

-

23.5

(s)

(K) \ e>/

1954-60

1960

1960

1955-60

1954-60

1954-60

1960

1955-60

1960

1954-60

1954-60

1954-60

1960

1960

1938- 45t,

1954-60

1953-60

1957-60

1953-60

1954-60

1954-60

1958-60

1953-60

1953-60

11-10-59

4-26-60

_

11-12-59

4-26-60

11-12-59

4-27-60

11-11-59

4-27-60

11-10-59

4-26-60

11-10-59

4-26-60

11- 9-59

4-25-60

11- 9-59

4-27-60

11- 9-59

4-27-60

11- 9-59

4-28-60

11- 9-59

4-25-60

11- 9-59

4-25-60

11- 9-59

4-25-60

11- 9-59

4-26-60

11-10-59

4-26-60

8-23-60

9-13-60

8- 8-60

9-12-60

8- 9-60

8- 9-60

9-13-60

8- 9-60

9-13-60

8- 8-60

9-12-60

12-10-59

6-24-60

12-10-59

6-24-60

9.01

9.60

_

16.0

24.3

18.5

18.0

19.0

22.5

49.6

65.4

39.6

59.2

5.44

34.4

14.6

14.3

34.9

44.6

51.0

85.4

7.94

9.22

5.68

32.6

11.7

24.2

10.0

18.4

10.5

18.2

8.49

5.62

44.5

12.4

3.13

27.5

20.2

5.52

4.41

1.71

.29

2.46

11.7

1.45

9.84

t Published as measurements at miscellaneous sites. a Approximately. f Corrected, 

g Not applicable. Note. Discharge measurements In Kansas furnished by Water Resources 

Division of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 551

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Arkansas River basin Continued

2278

2284

2293

2337

2342

2343

2471

2472

2473

2496

2497

2498

2499

2506

2514

2516

2521

2523

Coetas Creek near

Amarillo, Tex.

Deer Creek at

Hydro, Okla.

Walnut Creek at

Purcell, Okla.

Palo Duro Creek

near Range, Okla.

Kiowa Creek near

Slapout, Okla.

Clear Creek near

May, Okla.

Black Pork near

Page, Okla.

Big Creek at

Howard, Ark.

Haws Creek near

Black Pork, Ark.

Lee Creek at Natural Dam, Ark.

Mountain Pork

Creek at Natural

Dam, Ark .

Lee Creek near

Short, Okla.

Little Lee Creek

near Short, Okla.

Vache Grasse Creek

near Lavaca, Ark.

Cedar Creek at

Rudy, Ark.

Big Creek at

Bloomer, Ark .

Little Mulberry

Creek near Mulberry, Ark.

White Oak Creek

near Ozark, Ark.

Lat 35°29'40", long 101°44'00",

2j- miles northeast of LX Ranch

Headquarters and 20 miles

northeast of Amarillo, Potter

County.

Si sec. 4, T.12 N., R.13 W., at

bridge on State Highway 54 at

south edge of Hydro.

NWi sec. 13, T.6 N., R.2 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 77 at

Purcell .

SWj sec. 21, T.2 N., R.19 E., at

bridge on State Highway 3,

6 miles northeast of Range.

On south line sec. 20, T.2 N.,

R.27 E., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 270, 3 miles west of

Slapout .

SWi sec. 24, T.25 N., R.25 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 270,

5£ miles west of May.

Sec. 5, T.13 N., R.27 E., at

highway bridge 2.0 miles west

of Arkansas-Oklahoma State

Line and 5.0 miles northeast

of Page.

Sec. 31, T.I N., R.32 W., 300 ft

north of U. S. Highway 270 and

1 .0 mile east of ArkansasOklahoma State Line at Howard.

Sec. 32, T.2 N., R.32 W., at

highway bridge 2.0 miles east

of Arkansas-Oklahoma State

Line and 2.0 miles north of

Black Pork.

SW£ sec. 10, T.ll N., R.32 W., at

bridge on State Highway 59 at

Natural Dam.

SEi sec. 9, T.ll N., R.32 W.,

200 ft above mouth and £ mile

west of Natural Dam.

On line between sees. 27 and 34,

T.13 N., R.26 E., at highway

bridge 2.0 miles west of Short.

NWi sec. 28, T.13 N., R.26 E., at

highway bridge 2£ miles above

mouth and 3.0 miles west of

Short .

NW£ sec. 5, T.7 N., R.30 W., at

bridge on State Highway 22,

2.5 miles south of Lavaca.

SEj sec. 22, T.10 N., R.31 W.,

200 ft above mouth and 0.5

mile northwest of Rudy.

SW£SW£ sec. 7, T.7 N., R.29 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 22

at Bloomer.

SW£ sec. 27, T.10 N., R.29 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 64,

1.2 miles northwest of Mulberry.

SWi sec. 26, T.10 N., R.28 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 64,

7.5 miles west of Ozark.

(g)

268

166

1,745

371

109

46.6

10.9

8.0

168

36.0

236

103

111

51.2

53.8

52.1

76.9

1953-60

1951-60

1951-55,

1958-60

1951-60

1944,

1949-60

1953-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1957-60

1957-60

1958-60

1958-60

1957-60

1958-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

12-10-59

6-24-60

10-20-59

12- 1-59

7- 8-60

7-25-60

9- 1-60

10-26-59

12- 7-59

9-13-60

11-24-59

1- 6-60

2-16-60

4-18-60

10-29-59

12- 9-59

1- 6-60

2-19-60

5-27-60

6-27-60

8-22-60

10-29-59

12- 9-59

1- 6-60

2-19-60

3-25-60

4-22-60

5-27-60

6-27-60

8-22-60

7-20-60

8-11-60

9-14-60

7-20-60

8-11-60

9-14-60

7-20-60

8-11-60

9-14-60

7-14-60

8-17-60

9-27-60

7-14-60

8-17-60

9-27-60

7-14-60

8-17-60

9-27-60

7-14-60

8-17-60

9-27-60

7-13-60

8- 9-60

9- 6-60

8-30-60

9-27-60

7-13-60

8- 9-60

9- 6-60

9-28-60

7-14-60

8-11-60

9- 6-60

9-28-60

7-14-60

8-11-60

9- 6-60

9-28-60

0.77

.68

43.6

33.8

27.5

27.2

19.0

9.21

19.5

7.85

4.78

5.44

12.4

3.15

5.19

5.59

10.4

8.38

3.46

2.35

6.37

7.56

6.77

22.4

14.3

10.9

8.00

4.35

1.88

5.68

14.9

4.19

1.14

11.5

1.58

.17

.15

.61

.14

4.37

15.2

0

1.62

1.07

.29

8.72

18.4

3.30

2.31

15.4

1.10

.99

1.47

c.05

1.09

.51

0

c.05

0

0

2.08

4.10

c.05

c.10

1.44

c.50

0

0

c Estimated.

g Not applicable.
552 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Arkansas River basin Continued

2562

2567

2572

2587

2606

2607

2612

2614

2616

2636

2642

2650

2652

Horsehead Creek at

Hartman, Ark.

Shoal Creek near

New Blaine, Ark.

Little Piney Creek

near Lamar, Ark.

Sugar Creek near

Sugar Grove, Ark.

Spring Creek near

Danville, Ark.

Point Remove Creek

near Morrilton,

Ark.

East Pork Cadron

Creek near Enola,

Ark.

Mill Creek near

Boles, Ark.

Gafford Creek at

Bluff ton, Ark.

Pourche Creek at

Little Rock, Ark.

Two Prairie Bayou

at Carlisle, Ark.

Crooked Creek near

Humphrey, Ark.

Little Bayou Me to

at Reydel, Ark.

SE£ sec. 13, T.9 N., R.25 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 64,

0.5 mile east of Hartman.

SE^ sec. 5, T.7 N., R.23 W., at

bridge on State Highway 22,

2.0 miles west of New Blaine.

Near center sec. 9, T.9 N.,

R.22 W., at highway bridge 2.5

miles east of Lamar.

NE£ sec. 25, T.5 N., R.27 W., at

highway bridge 1 .1 miles west

of Sugar Grove .

SE-J sec. 13, T.5 N., R.23 W., at

bridge on State Highway 27,

if miles north of Danville .

NWi sec. 11, T.6 N., R.17 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 64,

3.0 miles northwest of Morrilton.

NEi sec. 28, T.7 N., R.12 W., at

highway bridge 4.5 miles west

of Enola.

SE^SE^ sec. 16, T.I N., R.29 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 71,

4.0 miles south of Boles.

Sec. 24, T.3 N., R.25 W., at

bridge on State Highway 28,

0.8 mile southwest of Bluff ton

and 1 mile above mouth.

NE-£ sec. 14, T.I N., R.12 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 65 at

Little Rock.

SE-t sec. 21, T.2 N., R.7 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70,

1.0 mile west of Carlisle.

SE£ sec. 20, T.3 S., R.6 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 79,

2 miles east of Humphrey.

Ei sec. 20, T.6 S., R.5 W., at

bridge on State Highway 88 at

Reydel .

123

55.2

156

97.7

28.8

484

145

h55.0

42.8

162

149

87

450

1952,

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1958-60

1957-60

1952,

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957,

1959-60

1958-60

1940-54,

1959-60

1959-60

7-14-60

8-11-60

9- 6-60

7-13-60

8-11-60

9- 6-60

7-14-60

8-11-60

9- 6-60

8- 9-60

9- 6-60

8-10-60

9- 6-60

8-15-60

9-29-60

8-15-60

9-30-60

12- 1-59

6-22-60

8- 8-60

9-22-60

8-23-60

9-19-60

11-30-59

6-24-60

8- 8-60

11-30-59

6-22-60

8- 8-60

12- 2-59

6-23-60

8- 9-60

12- 1-59

6-23-60

8- 9-60

17.0

8.25

1.29

3.28

1.52

c.02

45.2

10.9

1.62

2.89

0

2.81

c.08

35.2

1.82

8.26

10.9

3.82

1.94

3.30

c.02

.95

.02

30.1

5.14

2.69

5.19

8.63

13.9

7.53

14.2

2.95

.07

1.12

.11

Yazoo River basin

*2682

*2685

*2690

2695

2703

2708

2805

Pice Creek at Etta,

Miss.

Cypress Creek near

Etta, Miss.

North Tippah Creek

near Ripley,

Miss.

Tippah Drainage

Canal near Blue

Mountain, Miss.

(formerly Tippah

Creek near Ripley) .

Big Spring Creek

near Holly

Springs, Miss.

Hurricane Creek

near Oxford,

Miss.

North Pork Tillatoba Creek near

Charleston, Miss.

NE^SH-J- sec. 18, T.7 S., R.I E.,

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 30, k mile

west of Etta and 1 mile above

mouth .

SE£ sec. 27, T.7 S., R.I W.,

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 30, i mile

above Puskus Creek and 4 miles

southwest of Etta.

SW£ sec. 18, T.4 S., R.3 E.,

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 4, 2 rniles

above Tippah Creek and 5j

miles west of Ripley.

SW£ sec. 33, T.4 S., R.3 E.,

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 15, 2.2 miles

northeast of Blue Mountain and

3^ miles southwest of Ripley.

SWt sec. 22, T.4 S., R.2 W.,

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge

on U. S. Highway 78, 4| miles

southeast of Holly Springs.

NE£ sec. 28, T.7 S., R.3 W.,

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 7, 6 miles

north of Oxford.

NE£ sec. 14, T.25 N., R.2 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge

on county highway between

Charleston and Teasdale, 2.3

miles north of Charleston.

9.1

28.5

20.0

-

-

-

43.7

1952-57,

1959-60

1939-43*,

1952-57,

1959-60

1939-42*,

1952-60

1939*,

1953,

1955-57,

1959-60

1955-56,

1959-60

1955-57,

1959-60

1941-42*,

1943,

1952-53,

1955-56,

1959-60

6- 6-60

11- 3-59

5-30-60

11- 3-59

5-30-60

11- 3-59

6- 6-60

11- 3-59

5-30-60

11- 3-59

5-30-60

11-20-59

5-31-60

0.73

4.20

6.21

1.78

2.49

9.41

4.91

4.08

3.94

9.38

11.7

5.20

5.25

* Also a crest-stage partial-record station.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

c Estimated. 

h Revised.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 553

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Yazoo River basin Continued

2832.1

2840

Persimmon Creek

near Bruce, Miss.

Cypress Creek near

Coffeeville,

Miss, (published

as Turkey Cypress

Creek near

Coffeevllle In

1942).

SWy sec. 33, T.12 S., R.2 W.,

Chlckasaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 330, 4.0

miles west of Bruce.

SW£ sec. 8, T.24 N., R.6 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 7, 0.3 mile

above Illinois Central RR.

bridge and 1.8 miles southwest

of Coffeevllle.

_

22.3

1960

1942*,

1943,

1954-56,

1960

11- 4-59

5-31-60

11-20-59

5-31-60

2.05

4.31

3.91

2.57

Big Black River basin

2890.6

2891.4

2892.1

2892.7

2893

2893.6

*2895.3

2895.8

*2896

2900.7

2901

Spring Creek near

Mathlnston, Miss.

Calabrella Creek

near Tomnolen,

Miss.

Big Bywy ditch

near Mathiston,

Miss.

Hays Creek near

Valden, Miss.

Peachahala Creek

near Valden,

Miss.

Indian Creek at

West, Miss.

Doak Creek near

Canton, Miss.

Bear Creek at

Canton, Miss.

Tilda Bogue near

Canton, Miss .

Turkey Creek near

Raymond, Miss.

(formerly published as Baker

Creek) .

Baker Creek at

Bolton, Miss.

N? sec. 5, T.19 N., R.ll E.,

Chootaw meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 82, f mile above

Columbus and Greenville RR.

and 2 miles west of Mathlnston.

NE£ sec. 31, T.19 N., R.9 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 82, 1/8 mile

above Columbus and Greenville

RR. and If miles southwest of

Tomnolen.

NW£ sec. 9, T.18 N., R.ll E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 15, 6 miles

south of Mathiston.

Sj sec. 30, T.17 N., R.6 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 35, ^ mile above

Big Black River and 2^ miles

southeast of Vaiden.

Wi sec. 12, T.16 N., R.5 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 51, 1 mile above

mouth and 5 miles south of

Vaiden .

SW£ sec. 4, T.15 N., R.5 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 51, 1 mile south

of West.

NE£ sec. 9, T.10 N., R.3 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 51, 3| miles

above mouth and 8^ miles north

of Canton.

SE£ sec. 25, T.9 N., R.2 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 51, J mile above

Illinois Central RR. and f

mile south of Canton.

Wi sec. 5, T.9 N., R.3 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 51, 4 miles

above mouth and 3 miles northeast of Canton.

Sj sec. 3, T.5 N., R.2 W., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

county road between Raymond

and Clinton, J? mile above

Llndsey Creek and si miles

northeast of Raymond.

On line between sees. 24 and 25,

T.6 N., R.3 W., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county highway, i mile south of Bolton.

.

-

-

_

-

-

161

.

19.2

-

-

1952,

1954,

1956-57,

1959-60

1952,

1954,

1956-57,

1959-60

1952,

1954,

1956-57,

1959-60

1952-54,

1956,

1959-60

1?52,

1954,

1956,

1959-60

1953-54,

1956,

1959-60

1943,

1950,

1952-54,

1956,

1958-60

1952,

1954,

1959-60

1950,

1953-54,

1956,

1959-60

1953-54,

1956,

1959-60

1953-54,

1956,

1959-60

6-16-60

6-16-60

6-16-60

11-13-59

6-15-60

11-20-59

6- 1-60

11-13-59

6- 1-60

6-15-60

6-15-60

6-17-60

6-17-60

0.54

5.37

1.00

5.54

1.17

1.08

.78

22.1

22.1

0

0

.30

.85

Bayou Plerre basin

2902.5

2903

2905.5

Bayou Pierre at

Glancy, Miss .

Long Creek near

Hazlehurst, Miss.

Whiteoak Creek

near Utlca, Miss.

NEf sec. 22, T.10 N., R.3 W.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 20, 1 mile northeast of Glancy, 2^ miles above

Whites Creek, and 2-J miles

southwest of Gallatln.

Sec. 15, T.ll N., R.3 W., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on county

highway, 2 miles above mouth

and 7i miles northwest of

Hazlehurst.

NE£ sec. 32, T.13 N., R.4 W.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 18, i mile below

Tallahala Creek and si miles

south of Utlca.

_

-

-

1953-54,

1956,

1959-60

1953-54,

1956,

1959-60

1952-54,

1956,

1959-60

6-14-60

6-14-60

6-14-60

12.9

3.26

6.72

* Also a crest-stage partial-record station.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.
554 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Homochitto River basin

2938 Second Creek near

Kingston, Miss.

Sec. 41, T.6 N., R.2 W., Washington meridian, at bridge on

county highway, 5.6 miles

northwest of Kingston and 7

miles southeast of Natchez.

31.8 1960 9- 2-60 8.71

Red River basin

2995.5

2996

2996.5

2997

2997.5

2998

2998.5

2999

2999.3

2999.5

3013

3014

3033

Buck Creek near

Wellington, Tex.

North Groesbeck

Creek near North

Oroesbeck, Tex.

South Oroesbeck

Creek near Acme,

Tex.

Oroesbeck Creek

near ftuanah, Tex.

Wanderers Creek at

Odell, Tex.

Car roll Creek near

Clarendon, Tex.

Salt Pork Red

River near Clarendon, Tex.

Leila Lake Creek

near Hedley, Tex.

Salt Pork Red

River near Hedley, Tex.

Dozier Creek near

Wellington, Tex.

North Pork Red

River near Shamrock, Tex.

Sweetwater Creek

near Wheeler,

Tex.

Elm Creek near

Shamrock, Tex.

Lat 34°42', long 100°11', Childress County, at bridge on U. S.

Highway 83, 10y miles south of

Wellington, Collingsworth

County .

Lat 34°23', long 99°47', 3 miles

southeast of North Oroesbeck,

Hardeman County.

Lat 34°21', long 99°47', 3 miles

northeast of Acme, Hardeman

County.

Lat 34°21', long 99°42', below

West Texas Utilities Co.'s

pumping plant near Quanah,

Hardeman County.

Lat 34°21', long 99°25', £ mile

northwest of post office at

Odell, Wilbarger County.

Lat 35°04', long 100°55', 85

miles north of Clarendon,

Donley County.

Lat 35°00', long 100°53', on

State Highway 70, 4 miles

north of Clarendon, Donley

County .

Lat 34°59', long 100°40', 8

miles north of Hedley, Donley

County.

Lat 35°00', long 100°35', 1 mile

below Whitefish Creek and 9i

miles northeast of Hedley,

Donley County.

Lat 35°01'30", long 100'20'15",

? mile above mouth and about

14 miles northwest of Wellington, Collingsworth County.

Lat 35°16', long 100°15', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 83,

2i miles north of Shamrock,

Wheeler County.

Lat 35°30'00", long 100'17'30",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 83,

4 miles northwest of Wheeler,

Wheeler County.

Lat 35°07', long 100°17',

Collingsworth County, 1,500 ft

downstream from Port Worth and

Denver (Burlington) Railway

Co. bridge, 6 miles southwest

of Shamrock, Wheeler County.

aZIO

a!50

146

327

194

a 20

J321

a86

J744

a!8

kl,320

ml 64

(g)

1951-60

1951-60

1951-60

1950-60

1949-50,

1952-60

1949,

1951-60

1925,

1951-60

1951-60

1951,

1956-60

1951,

1953-60

1951-60

1951-60

1945-60

10- 7-59

11- 9-59

2-12-60

4- 7-60

6-15-60

8-18-60

3- 8-60

7- 6-60

3- 8-60

7- 6-60

11-10-59

1-11-60

3- 8-60

5- 3-60

7- 6-60

9- 7-60

11-10-59

1-11-60

3- 8-60

5- 3-60

7- 5-60

9- 6-60

10- 7-59

1-12-60

4- 5-60

7- 5-60

10- 7-59

1-12-60

4- 5-60

5- 5-60

10- 7-59

1-12-60

4- 5-60

7-14-60

10- 7-59

11-10-59

12- 9-59

1-12-60

2- 9-60

3- 8-60

4- 5-60

5-17-60

6- 1-60

6-15-60

7- 5-60

7-27-60

8-10-60

8-24-60

9-13-60

10- 6-59

1-15-60

4- 5-60

7-14-60

11-10-59

1-15-60

3- 9-60

5-17-60

7-21-60

9-22-60

11-10-59

1-15-60

3- 9-60

5-17-60

7-15-60

9-22-60

11-10-59

1-15-60

3- 9-60

5-17-60

7-27-60

9-22-60

2.15

3.08

7.94

5.19

40.9

4.53

4.50

3.54

3.46

4.87

7.40

8.43

8.19

8.17

7.65

3.32

3.49

10.4

7.43

3.63

1.81

1.08

1.60

1.18

2.58

1.78

13.2

21.9

13.6

27.8

6.80

13.9

10.1

8.81

23.3

24.7

14.4

65.4

30.1

249

13.6

.22

61

38.1

38.1

0

0

11.8

5.83

.003

.48

0

.15

0

44.2

500

0

0

0

5.90

11.8

32.7

7.88

4.51

.26

1.44

2.18

2.34

1.94

1.72

1.51

a Approximately. g Not applicable. J Of which 62 sq mi is probably noncontributing. k Of which 154 sq mi is probably noncontributing. m Of which 8 sq mi is 

probably noncontributing.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 555

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge

(cfs)

Red River basin Continued

3075

3077

3254

3283

3297

3312

3313

3327

3344

3344.2

3344.4

3359

3369

3369.5

3421.5

3423.5

Quitaque Creek

near Quitaque,

Tex.

Roaring Springs

near Roaring

 Springs, Tex.

Stinking Creek

near Carnegie,

Okla.

Finn Creek near

Story, Okla.

Wlldhorse Creek

near Hoover,

Okla.

Mill Creek near

Mill Creek, Okla.

Pennlngton Creek

at Reagan, Okla.

Muddy Boggy Creek

near Parker,

Okla.

Clear Boggy Creek

near Tupelo,

Okla.

Leader Creek at

Tupelo, Okla.

Delaware Creek

near Wapanucka,

Okla.

Buck Creek at

Moyers, Okla.

Walnut Bayou near

Foreman, Ark.

Barkman Creek near

Leary, Tex.

Manlece Bayou near

Canfleld, Ark.

McKlnney Bayou

near Garland,

Ark.

Lat 34°14', long 101°07', Floyd

County, | mile above W. F.

Saul's ranch house, 1 mile

below Wilson Creek, 1.5 miles

upstream from Turkey Creek,

and 10 miles southwest of

Quitaque, Brlscoe County.

Lat 33°51', long 100°51', 4

miles south of Roaring Springs,

Motley County.

Center sec. 11, T.7 N., R.14 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 9,

2-J miles southwest of Carnegie.

NEi sec. 5, T.4 N., R.2 W., at

bridge on State Highway 74,

2 miles east of Story.

Wi sec. 19, T.I N., R.I E., at

bridge on State Highway 19,

1-5- miles north of Hoover.

NW£ sec. 11, T.2 S., R.4 E., at

county highway bridge 2 miles

west of Mill Creek.

SEi sec. 30, T.2 S., R.6E., at

bridge on State Highway 7,

5 mile northwest of Reagan.

SW£ sec. 9, T.3 N., R.10 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 75,

5 miles west of Parker.

NE£ sec. 24, T.I N., R.8 E., at

bridge on State Highway 48,

700 ft below Goose Creek and

4 miles south of Tupelo.

NW£ sec. 31, T.2 N., R.9 E., at

bridge on State Highway 3, 1

mile east of Tupelo.

SW£ sec.l, T.2 S., R.8 E., at

bridge on State Highway 48,

2 miles north of Wapanucka.

NE£ sec. 32, T.2 S., R.16 E., at

county highway bridge 1 mile

northeast of Moyers.

On east line sec. 12, T.13 S.,

R.32 W., at highway bridge

5.0 miles southeast of Foreman.

Lat 33°29'57", long 94°11'31",

at bridge on Farm Road 2253,

2.3 miles north of Leary,

Bowle County.

SW£ sec. 10, T.18 S., R.25 W., at

highway bridge 3.1 miles west

of Canfleld and 3.3 miles

above mouth.

SE£ sec. 29, T.15 S., R.26 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 82,

1.0 mile below Red Chute and

6.7 miles northwest of Garland.

n293

(g)

104

67.2

603

46.4

65.7

174

248

66.7

54.7

93.0

83.6

31.5

109

169

1945-59*,

1960

1937,

1943-60

1951-55,

1958-60

1951-60

1944,

1951-60

1952-55,

1958-60

1950-55,

1958-60

1957-60

1957-60

1958-60

1958-60

1955-60

1958-60

1958-60

1959-60

1959-60

10- 8-59

11-12-59

2-10-60

5-20-60

8-17-60

12-18-59

6-22-60

9-21-60

5- 9-60

10-28-59

12- 9-59

9-15-60

10-28-59

12- 9-59

8-25-60

10-27-59

11-23-59

12- 8-59

1-27-60

5- 3-60

8-25-60

10-27-59

12- 8-59

1-27-60

3-23-60

5- 3-60

8-25-60

10-26-59

12- 7-59

3-21-60

9-13-60

10-26-59

12- 7-59

1-25-60

3-21-60

9-13-60

10-26-59

12- 7-59

1-25-60

3-21-60

8-23-60

10-27-59

12- 8-59

1-26-60

3-23-60

5- 3-60

8-25-60

10-27-59

12- 8-59

1-26-60

3-22-60

12-10-59

8- 3-60

8-25-60

9-23-60

10- 2-59

11- 2-59

8- 3-60

9- 7-60

11- 4-59

7-27-60

8-24-60

9-20-60

11- 5-59

8- 3-60

8-24-60

9- 8-60

9-20-60

3.41

4.29

3.69

3.73

3.09

pi. 30

pi. 16

p. 85

12.6

5.47

3.77

1.73

7.84

5.91

7.78

5.11

9.85

3.60

16.5

12.0

3.91

25.7

29.8

51.6

48.9

41.6

18.8

17.6

16.0

32.9

.70

33.0

37.0

d!35

95.0

18.5

.41

2.85

18.6

13.4

1.32

3.28

2.01

28.5

19.3

11.8

4.45

7.72

5.01

62.5

44.4

2.44

.58

3.14

.21

.31

.26

.28

.75

6.60

1.05

1.46

1.24

9.11

.46

13.9

.79

.07

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

d Probably Includes surface runoff.

g Not applicable.

n Of which 258 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng.

p Spring flow.
556 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Red River basin Continued

3441

3443

3460.2

3460.4

3460.6

3460.8

3461

3461.2

3461.4

3463.2

3464

3486

*3487.6

*3489

3491

*3492

3498.4

351 6 . 7

3517.2

3517.6

*3522

3522.5

Caney Creek near

Redwater, Tex.

Aiken Creek near

Texarkana, Tex.

Kelly Creek near

Marietta, Tex.

Hughes Creek near

Avinger, Tex.

Moccasin Creek

near Harleton,

Tex.

Prewitt Creek near

Karnack, Tex.

Kitchen Creek near

Smithland, Tex.

Jims Bayou near

Kildare, Tex.

Prazier Creek near

Linden, Tex.

Black Bayou near

Atlanta, Tex.

Black Bayou near

Rodessa, La.

Bayou Dorcheat at

Buckner, Ark.

Black Bayou at

Leton, La.

Brushy Creek near

Hortman, La .

Brushy Creek near

Sibley, La.

Clarke Bayou near

Haughton, La.

Black Bayou at

Benton, La.

Rambin Bayou near

Prierson, La.

Buffalo Bayou near

Naborton, La.

Bayou Terre Blanc

near Alien, La.

Black Lake Bayou

near Minden, La.

Bear Creek near

Ada, La.

Lat 33°20'52", long 94°17'33",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 67,

1.7 miles west of Redwater,

Bowie County .

Lat 33°24'08", long 94°09'54",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 67,

4.2 miles west of Texarkana,

Bowie County.

Lat 33°06'30", long 94° 34 '30",

at bridge on Farm Road 250,

2.7 miles south of Cornett

community, 4.7 miles south of

Marietta, Cass County.

Lat 32°55'40", long 94°30'20",

at bridge on State Highway 155,

2.6 miles northeast of Avinger,

Cass County.

Lat 32°36'00", long 94°37'25",

at bridge on Farm Road 449,

2.2 miles west of Carterville

community and 6 miles south of

Harleton, Harrison County.

Lat 32°37'35", long 94°14'55",

at county road 2 miles northwest of State Highway 43 and

4.9 miles southwest of Karnack,

Harrison County.

Lat 32°48'40", long 94°11'00",

at bridge on State Highway 49,

l£ miles west of Smithland,

Marion County, and 5 miles

upstream from Caddo Lake .

Lat 32°53'30", long 94°11'00",

at bridge on State Highway 43,

5.0 miles southeast of Kildare,

Cass County.

Lat 33°03'15", long 94°17'25",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 59,

4.0 miles northeast of Linden,

Cass County.

Lat 33°04'25", long 94°99'45",

at bridge on Farm Road 251,

1.5 miles south of Atlanta,

Cass County.

Lat 32°58'30", long 94°01'40",

at bridge 2.0 miles west of

Rodessa.

Nl4 sec, 18, T.16 F., R.22 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 82,

1.0 mile east of Buckner.

Lat 32°51'10", long 93°15'05",

at bridge 0.5 mile south of

Leton,

Lat 32°41'40", long 93°22'40",

at bridge 2.4 miles south of

Hortman .

Lat 32°28'50", long 93°18'00",

at bridge 4 miles south of

Sibley.

Lat 32°34'05", long 93°29'10",

at bridge 2.5 miles northeast

of Haughton.

Lat 32°41'40", long 93°43'40",

at bridge 0.25 mile east of

Benton .

Lat 32°13'25", long 93°42'10",

at bridge 1.5 miles south of

Frierson,

Lat 32°04'30", long 93°35'45",

at bridge 2.5 miles north of

Naborton .

Lat 31°46'20", long 93°17'55",

at bridge 4 miles south of

Alien.

Lat 32°34'50", long 93°10'55",

at bridge 7.0 miles southeast

of Minden.

Lat 32°33'10", long 93°09'20",

at bridge 1 mile northwest of

Ada.

18.0

12.2

50.5

48.6

30.5

29.5

a27

82.9

47.9

52.1

113

101

49.8

16.1

43.6

35.1

17.2

59.6

17.7

26.6

38.6

53.1

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1956-57,

1959-60

1958-60

1955-60

1955-60

1954-60

1955-60

1955-60

1954-60

1956-60

1955-60

1955-60

1956-60

10- 2-59

11- 2-59

8- 3-60

9- 7-60

10- 2-59

11- 2-59

9- 7-60

10- 2-59

8- 3-60

9- 6-60

8- 3-60

9-16-60

10- 1-59

11- 1-59

8- 2-60

9- 7-60

10- 1-59

11- 1-59

8- 2-60

9- 7-60

10- 1-59

11- 1-59

8- 2-60

9- 7-60

10- 1-59

11- 1-59

8- 2-60

9- 7-60

10- 2-59

8- 3-60

9- 6-60

10- 2-59

8- 2-60

9- 7-60

11-24-59

7- 6-60

11- 4-59

7-27-60

8-24-60

9-20-60

7-12-60

9- 8-60

9- 8-60

9- 9-60

11- 9-59

9- 8-60

9- 8-60

11-25-59

4- 7-60

7- 8-60

11-25-59

4- 7-60

7- 8-60

11-24-59

2- 2-60

4- 8-60

5-31-60

9- 9-60

9- 9-60

0.18

.53

.56

1.06

.09

.32

.46

1.16

0

0

1.04

2.04

.98

.22

0

0

.58

1.44

.34

3.48

2.70

3.11

.17

.08

.01

1.11

0

.02

.78

0

.03

.16

.28

.34

3.02

0

3.04

.34

1.26

.29

0

0

0

1.80

0

0

0

3.13

8.70

.19

.19

3.70

C.04

.06

5.33

3.84

C.07

.36

0

* Also a crest-stage partial-record station, 

a Approximately. 

c Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Red River basin Continued

*3523

*3523.5

*3524

3526

*3527

3527.5

3541

*3542

3543

3548

3552

3553.5

3587

3596

3601

3602

3612

3616.5

3617

3618

3618.5

Black Lake Creek

near Gibsland,

La.

Leathermans Creek

near Gibsland,

La.

Kepler Creek near

Sparta, La.

Mill Creek near

Castor, La.

Castor Creek at

Castor, La.

Brushy Creek near

Liberty, La.

Kisatchie Bayou

near Bellwood,

La.

Bayou Santabarb at

Bellwood, La.

Middle Creek near

Bellwood, La.

Bayou Pierre at

Sorum, La.

Black Creek near

Fairoloth, La.

Bayou du Qrappe

near Coif ax, La.

Qulpha Creek near

Hot Springs, Ark.

Caddo River at

Caddo Gap, Ark.

Leau Prais Creek

at Joan, Ark.

Little Missouri

River near

Langley, Ark.

Ozan Creek near

McCaskill, Ark.

Terre Rouge Creek

near Prescott,

Ark.

Caney Creek near

Bluff City, Ark.

Terre Noire Creek

near Gurdon, Ark.

Tulip Creek near

Pine Grove, Ark.

Lat 32°32'45", long 93°05'10",

at Illinois Central RR. bridge

2.0 miles west of Gibsland.

Lat 32°32'40", long 93°06'20",

at Illinois Central RR. bridge

3.2 miles west of Gibsland.

Lat 32°22'05", long 93°05'35",

at bridge 0.8 mile west of

Sparta.

Lat 32°13'55", long 93°14'00",

at bridge 4.5 miles southwest

of Castor.

Lat 32°14'35", long 93°09'30",

at bridge 0.8 mile southeast

of Castor.

Lat 32°02'20", long 93°11'50",

at bridge 2.5 miles south of

Liberty.

Lat 31°29'05", long 93°08'20",

at bridge 5.0 miles southwest

of Bellwood.

Lat 31°32'10", long 93°12'25",

at bridge 0.6 mile north of

Bellwood.

Lat 31°30'25", long 93°11'50",

at bridge 1.6 miles south of

Bellwood.

Lat 31°26'00", long 92°56'30",

at bridge at Gorum.

Lat 31°38'00", long 92°38'00",

at bridge 3 miles northwest of

Pairoloth.

Lat 31°33'45", long 92°44'05",

at bridge 3 miles north of

Colfax.

EI- sec.l?, T.3 S., R.19 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 270,

4.6 miles southeast of Hot

Springs .

NEi sec. 13, T.4 S., R.25 W., at

highway bridge at Caddo Gap .

SW£ sec. 22, T.7 S., R.18 W., at

highway bridge 0.5 mile southeast of Joan.

SW£ sec. 16, T.5 S., R.27 W., at

highway bridge 3.5 miles west

of Langley .

NW£ sec. 17, T.10 S., R.24 W., at

bridge on State Highway 24,

33 miles southeast of McCaskill.

SWir sec. 14, T.ll S., R.21 W., at

bridge on State Highway 24,

8.5 miles east of Prescott.

NW£ sec. 22, T.ll S., R.20 W., at

bridge on State Highway 24,

3.6 miles north of Bluff City.

SW-j sec. 27, T.9 S., R.19 W., at

highway bridge 7.0 miles east

of Gurdon.

NWj sec. 16, T.10 S., R.16 W., at

bridge on State Highway 128,

2.0 miles southeast of Pine

Grove .

46.1

57.0

21.1

21.5

27.9

13.3

140

51.1

40.0

19.1

26.4

15.1

50.2

115

79.4

66.5

148

231

167

250

152

1955-60

1955-60

1954-60

1955-60

1954-60

1956-60

1956-60

1954,

1956-60

1956-60

1956-60

1954-60

1960

1957-60

1957-60

1958-60

1958-60

1959-60

1958-60

1958-60

1959-60

1958-60

9- 9-60

9- 9-60

9- 6-60

9- 6-60

10-19-59

9- 6-60

12- 1-59

9- 6-60

11-24-59

2- 1-60

4- 8-60

5-31-60

11-24-59

4- 8-60

7- 7-60

11-24-59

4- 6-60

7- 7-60

12-24-59

4- 8-60

7-11-60

12- 1-59

3-31-60

12- 1-59

12- 1-59

6-22-60

8- 8-60

9-19-60

12- 1-59

6-22-60

8- 8-60

9-22-60

11- 3-59

7-26-60

8-23-60

9- 6-60

9-22-60

12-10-59

7-29-60

8-25-60

9-23-60

11- 2-59

7-29-60

8-25-60

9- 8-60

9-22-60

11- 2-59

7-28-60

9- 8-60

9-22-60

11- 2-59

7-28-60

9- 8-60

9-22-60

11- 3-59

7-29-60

9- 7-60

9-22-60

11- 3-59

7-26-60

9- 6-60

9-21-60

0.10

0

4.13

1.84

6'.53

4.17

1.38

0

9.95

34.6

42.8

8.59

1.54

8.53

1.54

1.61

10.8

1.16

.81

4.11

.19

8.29

22.6

0

9.72

3.94

.97

1.82

48.7

35.2

33.2

30.3

8.58

7.04

12.5

2.73

5.83

34.3

38.0

20.0

66.3

5.15

1.03

2.16

.27

0

11.9

2.93

1.39

.95

2.51

.98

.66

.49

9.71

2.36

.66

1.21

4.62

5.90

2.64

2.04

Also a crest-stage partial-record station.
558 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Red River basin Continued

3619

3621

3623

3625.5

3626

3627

3628

3629

3631

3633

3637

3640.2

3640.6

3641.7

3642.5

3646

3647.5

*3648

*3649

Bayou Preeo near

Eagle Mills, Ark.

Smackover Creek

near Smackover,

Ark.

Champagnolle Creek

at Hampton, Ark.

Moro Creek near

Banks , Ark .

Alum Pork at Crows,

Ark.

Middle Pork at

Crows, Ark.

South Pork near

Hot Springs, Ark.

North Pork near

Benton, Ark.

Prancoise Creek

near Poyen, Ark.

Hurricane Creek

near Sheridan,

Ark.

Hudgln Creek near

Pansy, Ark.

Eagle Creek at

Hermitage, Ark.

Bayou Lapile at

Strong, Ark.

Cutoff Creek near

Selma, Ark.

Chemin A Haut

Creek near Berlin, Ark.

Bayou DeLoutre

near El Dorado,

Ark.

Bayou DeLoutre at

DeLoutre, La.

Bayou D'Arbonne at

Homer, La .

Big Creek near

Vienna, La.

On line between and near south

edge of sees. 35 and 36, T.11S.,

R.16 W., at bridge on State

Highway 9, 2.5 miles north of

Eagle Mills.

Si sec. 32, T.15 S., R.16 W., at

bridge on State Highway 7, 3

miles east of Smackover.

NW£ sec. 32, T.13 S., R.13 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 167,

1.0 mile north of Hampton.

NW£ sec. 35, T.13 S., R.12 W., at

bridge on State Highway 4, 3.5

miles southwest of Banks.

NW£ sec. 29, T.I S., R.16 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70,

1.0 mile east of Crows.

SE& sec. 36, T.I S., R.16 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70,

0.5 mile west of Crows.

SE& sec. 6, T.2 S., R.18 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70,

7 .0 miles northeast of Hot

Springs .

SWi sec. 28, T.I S., R.15 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70,

4.0 miles northwest of Benton.

Near center sec. 3, T.5 S.,

R.15 W., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 270, 2.0 miles east of

Poyen.

SE£ sec. 31, T.4 S., R.12 W,, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 270,

4.0 miles east of Sheridan.

NE& sec. 24, T.10 S., R.9 W., at

bridge on State Highway 11,

1.5 miles northeast of Pansy.

NE£ sec.l, T.15 S., R.ll W., at

bridge on State Highway 15,

0.5 mile southeast of Hermitage.

N| sec. 33, T.8 S., R.12 W., at

highway bridge 0.5 mile northeast of Strong.

SEi sec. 11, T.12 S., R.5 W., at

bridge on State Highway 4,

1.6 miles southwest of Selma.

Swi sec. 31, T.18 S., R.6 W., at

highway bridge 1.5 miles north

of Berlin.

NW£ sec. 6, T.19 S., R.14 W., at

highway bridge 0.8 mile below

Highbank Creek and 8.5 miles

southeast of El Dorado.

Lat 32°50'20", long 92°18'40",

at bridge 0.6 miles north of

DeLoutre .

Lat 32°48'30", long 93°03'20",

at bridge 0.2 mile north of

Homer.

Lat 32°37'50", long 92°43'25",

at bridge 5.3 miles northwest

of Vienna.

94.8

377

86.0

374

123

109

12.9

132

84.1

205

90.3

167

93.3

88.4

216

78.4

302

30.0

68.9

1958-60

1954-56,

1959-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1957-60

1958-60

1957-60

1959-60

1957-60

1958-60

1958-60

1958-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1948,

1954-60

1955-60

1955-60

11- 3-59

7-26-60

9- 6-60

9-21-60

11- 3-59

7-26-60

9- 6-60

9-21-60

12- 2-59

6-23-60

8-10-60

9-20-60

12- 2-59

6-23-60

8-10-60

9-20-60

12- 3-59

6-22-60

8- 7-60

9-19-60

12- 3-59

6-22-60

8- 8-60

9-19-60

12- 1-59

6-22-60

8- 8-60

9-19-60

12- 3-59

6-22-60

8- 9-60

9-19-60

12- 2-59

6-23-60

8- 9-60

9-20-60

12- 2-59

6-23-60

8- 9-60

9-20-60

12- 2-59

6-23-60

8- 9-60

9-21-60

12- 2-59

6-23-60

8-10-60

9-20-60

11- 4-59

7-27-60

9- 7-60

9-21-60

11-25-59

6-23-60

8-10-60

9-21-60

12- 3-59

6-23-60

8-10-60

9-20-60

12- 9-59

7-27-60

9- 7-60

9-21-60

10-23-59

9-13-60

11-23-59

7-20-60

9-14-60

1.47

1.33

1.68

1.29

18.2

6.37

11.5

9.31

0

0

0

0

5.92

1.15

.39

3.11

15.2

7.37

5.25

1.76

24.8

17.2

13.9

4.73

5.09

2.84

1.79

1.33

22.9

7.09

3.59

d30.2

9.95

2.64

.90

C.05

24.5

10.3

5.01

3.70

7.90

0

0

0

1.20

0

0

0

8.14

.63

1.41

1.06

0

.18

0

0

.56

2.21

4.48

4.11

12.4

6.87

8.82

d!6. 3

62.9

.26

22.3

0

0

* Also a crest-stage partial-record station.

c Estimated.

d Probably includes surface runoff.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 559

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Red River basin Continued

*3651

*3653

3658.5

3661

*3663.5

3664

*3673

3685.2

3685.4

3685.6

3687.5

3692

3693

3693.6

*3696.4

*3702

3704

*3706

3708.2

3708.5

3710.5

*3718

*3721

*3723

*3726

3732

3732.5

Cypress Creek near

Unionville, La.

Middle Pork Bayou

D'Arbonne near

Colquitt, La.

Little Corney Bayou

near Summerfield,

La.

Little Cornie

Bayou near Junction City, Ark.

Stowe Creek near

Farmerville, La.

Bayou Choudrant at

Tremont, La.

North Chenlere

Creek at

Cheniere, La.

Big Creek at Holly

Ridge, La.

Big Creek near

Mangham, La.

Little Creek near

Mangham, La.

Bayou Gallon near

Mer Rouge, La.

Turkey Creek at

Winnsboro, La.

Deer Creek near

Wisner, La.

Brushy Creek at

Manifest, La.

Bayou Vidal at

(Juimby, La .

Castor Creek at

Chatham, La.

Bills Creek near

Mount Pleasant,

La.

Beaucoup Creek

near Cotton

Plant, La.

Dugdemona River

near Quitman,

La.

Cypress Creek at

Quitman, La.

Dukedall Creek

near Donville,

La.

Big Creek near

Dodson, La.

Port de Luce Creek

at Winnfield, La.

Bear Creek near

Packton, La.

Pish Creek near

Pollock, La.

Flagon Bayou near

Tioga, La.

Hemphill Creek at

Nebo, La.

Lat 32°39'35", long 92°35'15",

at bridge 3.2 miles east of

Unionville .

Lat 32°55'40", long 92°59'40",

at bridge 2.0 miles southwest

of Colquitt.

Lat 32°58'15", long 92°52'25",

at bridge 5 miles north of

Summerfield.

SWj sec. 25, T.19 S., R.16 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 167,

2 miles northeast of Junction

City.

Lat 32°40'20", long 92°28'20",

at bridge 8 miles southwest of

Farmerville.

Lat 32°31'20", long 92°27'00",

at bridge 0.3 mile northeast

of Tremont.

Lat 32°29'35", long 92°15'40",

at bridge 1 mile southwest of

Cheniere.

Lat 32°28'00", long 91°36'40",

at bridge 0.5 mile east of

Holly Ridge.

Lat 32°17'30", long 91°45'45",

at bridge 1.5 miles southeast

of Mangham.

Lat 32°18'00", long 91°49'20",

at bridge 3 miles west of

Mangham.

Lat 32°46'15", long 91°45'25",

at bridge 2 miles east of

Mer Rouge.

Lat 32°09'50", long 91 "42 '40",

at bridge at Winnsboro .

Lat 31°57'00", long 91 "39 '15",

at bridge 2 miles south of

Wisner.

Lat 31°42'50", long 91°56'10",

at bridge 0.5 mile east of

Manifest.

Lat 32°14'00", long 91°12'55",

at bridge at Qulmby.

Lat 32°19'10", long 92°26'15",

at bridge 1 .0 mile northeast

of Chatham.

Lat 32°10'40", long 92°12'00",

at bridge 3 miles north of

Mount Pleasant.

Lat 32°06'40", long 92°19'20",

at bridge 3.3 miles west of

Cotton Plant.

Lat 32°20'40", long 92°44'40",

at bridge 1.7 miles west of

(Juitman .

Lat 32°20'45", long 92°42'55",

at bridge £ mile southeast of

Quit man.

Lat 32°15'30", long 92°48'25",

at bridge 3.2 miles northeast

of Danville.

Lat 32°05'40", long 92°41'25",

at bridge 2 miles northwest

of Dodson.

Lat 31°56'15", long 92°39'05",

at bridge 0.9 mile north of

Winnfield.

Lat 31°47'05", long 92°34 1 40",

at bridge 1.1 miles south of

Packton.

Lat 31°38'20". long 92°25'48",

at bridge 7j miles north of

Pollock.

Lat 31°23'50". long 92°24'35",

at bridge lj miles northeast

of Tioga.

Lat 31 "35 '05", long 92°07'55",

at bridge 0.6 mile east of

Nebo.

63.3

43.9

54.0

98.2

29.0

87.5

38.0

71.0

347

25.1

229

101

27.1

64.7

160

60.0

24.7

127

117

46.0

19.5

81.0

31.0

11

30.0

32.0

35.3

1955-60

1948,

1955-60

1957-60

1958-60

1955-60

1955-57,

1959-60

1954-60

1955-60

1957-60

1956-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1957-60

1954-60

1956-60

1948,

1955-60

1958-60

1948,

1954-60

1956-60

1948,

1955-57,

1959-60

1956-60

1956,

1959-60

1954-60

1954-60

1956-60

11-25-59

4-26-60

7-20-60

9-14-60

11-25-59

9-13-60

4-18-60

9-12-60

11- 4-59

7-27-60

9- 7-60

9-21-60

4-26-60

9-14-60

9- 6-60

9- 6-60

11- 9-59

12- 8-59

2-15-60

4-12-60

9-12-60

9-22-60

9-22-60

9-21-60

9-22-60

9-22-60

9-22-60

10- 6-59

12- 8-59

6- 8-60

5-10-60

9- 6-60

5-10-60

9-12-60

6- 9-60

9-29-60

9- 6-60

9- 6-60

9- 6-60

5-20-60

5-23-60

12- 1-59

5-17-60

4-18-60

9-22-60

25.4

25.6

.24

0

4.19

.39

23.5

3.18

13.4

1.82

2.46

1.98

13.2

0

2.32

2.03

37.4

3.53

56.8

5.34

5.22

11.7

0

.14

c.20

0

.59

3.27

1.61

3.50

56.0

.94

.84

.04

.23

0

5.05

12.4

0

2.11

.33

0

7.41

5.94

9.10

* Also a crest-stage partial-record station, 

c Estimated.
560 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Bayou Sara basin

3733

3733.5

*3734

Bayou Sara near

St. Francisville,

La.

Spring Grove

Branch near St.

Francisville,

La.

Little Bayou Sara

near Turnbull,

La.

Lat 30°50'40", long 91 "24 '25",

at bridge 5 miles northeast of

St. Francisville.

Lat 30°50'40", long 91°24'00",

at bridge 5 miles northeast of

St. Francisville.

Lat 30°58'15", long 91°28'50",

at bridge 1.2 miles northwest

of Turnbull .

-

1.34

22.3

1956-60

1956-60

1955-60

12- 3-59

4-18-60

6- 7-60

9-22-60

12- 3-59

4-18-60

6- 7-60

9-22-60

12- 3-59

4-18-60

6- 7-60

9-22-60

23.6

30.5

20.1

17.8

.64

c.22

.37

.38

2.06

2.22

1.17

.92

Thompson Creek basin

3734.5

*3738

Thompson Creek at

Jackson, La.

Alexandria Creek

near St. Francisville, La.

Lat 30°50'25", long 91°13'35",

at bridge 0.5 mile west of

Jackson.

Lat 30°42'55", long 91°22'05",

at bridge 2 miles northeast of

St. Francisville.

99.3

23.9

1955-60

1955-60

12- 3-59

4-19-60

6-20-60

9-23-60

12- 3-59

4-18-60

6- 7-60

9-23-60

26.2

33.6

23.1

23.5

.22

.29

.12

0

Bayou Baton Rouge basin

3739.5 Bayou Baton Rouge 

near Baker, La.

Lat 30°35'30", long 91°13'10", 

at bridge 3 miles northwest of 

Baker.

17.6 1956-60 4-18-60 

6- 7-60 

9-23-60

1.15 

.31 

.09

Mississippi River Delta

3747

3751.5

3752 

3752.2

*3753

3754

3754.6

*3756

*3758.5

3759

3759.3

*3762

3768

3770.5

Tchefuncta River 

near Franklinton, 

La.

Bayou Falaya near 

Covington, La.

Little Bogue 

Falaya near 

Covington, La. 

Abita River at 

Abita Springs, 

La.

Tangipahoa River 

near Kentwood,

La.

Beaver Creek at 

Tangipahoa, La.

Chappepeela Creek 

near Loranger, 

La.

Washley Creek near 

Robert, La.

Tickfaw River near 

Greensburg, La.

Josephs Branch at 

Greensburg, La.

Twelvemlle Creek 

near Montpelier,

La.

Hog Branch near 

Doyle, La.

Beaver Creek near 

Felixville, La.

Darlings Creek 

near Darlington,

La.

Lat 30°44'36", long 90°15'52", 

at bridge 9 miles southwest of 

Franklinton.

Lat 30°31'28", long 90°66'47", 

at St. Benedict bridge 3 miles 

northeast of Covington.

Lat 30°32'00", long 90°03'25", 

at bridge 4 miles north of 

Covington. 

Lat 30°28'43", long 90°01'38", 

at bridge 0.5 mile east of 

Abita Springs .

Lat 30°56'15", long 90°29'25", 

at bridge 1.1 miles east of 

Kentwood.

Lat 30°52'57", long 90°30'43", 

0.5 mile north of Tangipahoa.

Lat 30°40'55", long 90°19'00", 

at bridge 6 miles northeast 

of Loranger.

Lat 30°30'20", long 90°18'30", 

at bridge 2 miles east of 

Robert.

Lat 30°48'55", long 90°38'10", 

at bridge 1.8 miles southeast 

of Greensburg.

Lat 30°50'01", long 90°39'58", 

at bridge 0.3 mile north of 

Greensburg.

Lat 30°41'50", long 90°38'54", 

at bridge 1.1 miles north of 

Montpelier.

Lat 30°30'10", long 90°42'20", 

at bridge 2.0 miles east of 

Doyle .

Lat 30°57'46", long 90°51'48", 

lj miles northeast of Felixville.

Lat 30°53'00", long 90°48'20", 

at bridge 1.5 miles west of 

Darlington.

54.1

76.5

17.4 

28.9

237

25.5

24.4

25.3

136

11.6

"

110

"

1955-58, 

1960

1955-58, 

1960

1956-58, 

1960

1955-58, 

1960

1955-58, 

1960

1955-58, 

1960

1955-58, 

1960

1952, 

1955-58, 

1960

1957-60

1955-60

1955-60

1957, 

1959-60

1955-60

1957-60

12- 8-59 

4-21-60 

7- 7-60

12- 9-59 

4-21-60 

6-14-60

12- 9-59 

7- 7-20

12- 9-59

4-21-60 

7- 7-60

12- 7-59 

4-20-60 

7- 7-60

12- 7-59 

4-21-60 

7- 7-60

12- 8-59 

4-21-60 

7- 7-60

12- 9-59 

4-21-60 

7- 6-60

12- 7-59 

4-21-60 

6-21-60

12- 7-59 

4-21-60 

6-21-60

12- 7-59 

4-21-60 

6-21-60

12- 9-59 

4-21-60 

6-21-60

10- 1-59 

12- 4-59 

4-20-60 

6-17-60

12- 4-59 

4-20-60 

6-17-60

38.6 

41.6 

23.9

38.1 

49.1 

29.0

8.42 

1.54

8.94 

3.49 

.22

211 

162

128

9.76

11.6 

8.02

14.6

15.5 

9.80

0 

.45 

0

82.1 

80.1 

61.9

1.10 

1.52 

.89

14.5 

19.3

14.0

9.34 

11.3 

6.38

42.7 

46.8 

58.6 

43.8

25.0 

29.1

18.8

* Also a crest-stage partial-record station. 

c Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 561

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(aq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Mississippi River Delta Continued

3771

3772

3772.5

*3774

3777

3778

3779

3787 

*3801.3

*3801.6

*3801.8

3822

3827

Bluff Creek at 

Bluff Creek, La.

Sandy Creek near 

Clinton, La.

Sandy Creek near 

Greenwell 

Springs, La.

Comite River near 

Clinton, La.

Redwood Creek near 

Slaughter , La.

White Bayou near 

Zaohary, La.

Cypress Bayou near 

Zachary, La.

Jones Creek near 

Woodlavm, La.

Colyell Creek at 

Livingston, La.

Middle Colyell 

Creek near 

Walker, La.

West Colyell Creek 

at Walker, La.

Long Branch near 

Alexandria, La.

Bayou Carron at 

Washington, La.

Lat 30°56'38", long 90°52'38", 

at bridge £ mile northeast of 

Bluff Creek.

Lat 30°47'30", long 90°57'30", 

at bridge 4.3 miles south of 

Clinton.

Lat 30°36'08", long 90°59'37", 

at bridge 1.5 miles north of 

Greenwell Springs.

Lat 30°51'30", long 91 "02 '20", 

at bridge 1.3 miles west of 

Clinton.

Lat 30°43'44", long 91°06'54", 

at bridge 2 miles northeast 

of Slaughter.

Lat 30°37'08", long 91°08'04", 

at bridge 2.0 miles southeast 

of Zachary.

Lat 30°36'45", long 91°10'15", 

at bridge 2 miles south of 

Zachary .

Lat 30°24'50", long 91°00'50", 

at bridge 1.6 miles north of 

Woodlavm High School at Baton 

Rouge . 

Lat 30° 30 '10", long 90° 46 '10", 

at bridge 1.0 mile west of 

Livingston.

Lat 30°29'45", long 90°50'30", 

at bridge 1.3 miles east of 

Walker .

Lat 30°29'05", long 90°53'35", 

at bridge 0.2 mile west of 

Walker .

Lat 31°12'55", long 92°34'05", 

at bridge 8 miles southwest of 

Alexandria.

Lat 30°36'55", long 92°03'50", 

at bridge at southwestern edge 

of Washington.

26.3

27.3

114

88.0

42.4

65.7

11.2

19.5 

20.7

20.3

28.5

-

-

1955-60

1957-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-57, 

1959-60

1955-60

1957, 

1959-60

1956-57, 

1959-60

1955-60

1956-60

1956-60

1957, 

1959-60

1956-57, 

1960

10- 1-59 

12- 4-59 

4-20-60 

6-20-60

10- 1-59 

4-19-60 

6-20-60

10- 1-59 

12- 4-59 

4-19-60 

6-20-60

10- 1-59 

12- 4-59 

4-19-60 

6-20-60

12- 3-59 

4-19-60 

6-17-60 

9-23-60

12- 3-59 

4-19-60 

6- 7-60 

9-23-60

12- 3-59 

4-19-60 

6- 7-60 

9-23-60

4-21-60 

6-16-60

12- 9-59 

4-21-60 

6-21-60

12- 9-59 

4-21-60 

6-21-60

12- 9-59 

4-21-60 

6-21-60

2- 2-60 

4-25-60 

6- 1-60

4-21-60 

6- 9-60

0.77 

.76 

1.80 

.75

6.84 

9.62 

5.57

14.1 

13.8 

2.14 

9.81

36.7 

40.0 

39.9 

34.2

8.27 

8.27 

6.33 

6.40

.88 

1.07 

.10 

.03

.33 

.30 

.22 

.09

1.70 

1.66

0 

c.13 

0

0 

.51 

0.06

0 

1.37 

0

23.1 

9.29

14.7

1.10 

2.50

* Also a crest-stage partial-record station, 

c Estimated.
562 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Crest-stage partial-record stations

The following table contains annual maximum discharges for crest-stage stations. A 

crest-stage gage is a device which will register the peak stage occurring between 

inspections of the gage. A stage-discharge relation for each gage is developed from discharge measurements made by indirect measurements of peak flow or by current meter. The 

date of the maximum discharge is not always certain but is usually determined by comparison with nearby continuous-record stations, weather records, or local inquiry. Only the 

maximum discharge for each water year is given. Information on some lower floods may 

have been obtained but is not published herein. The years given in the period of record 

represent water years for which the annual maximum has been determined.

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Meramec River basin

112

113

120

157

158

175

177

Love Creek near

Salem, Mo.

Lenox Branch near

Holla, Mo.

Behmke Branch near

Rolla, Mo.

Lanes Fork near

Vichy, Mo.

Langenberg Branch

near Rosebud, Mo.

Dry Branch near 

Bonne Terre, Mo.

Fountain Farm

Branch near

Potosi, Mo.

wjNEi sec. 23, T.34 N., R.6 W.,

at culvert on State Highways

32 and 72, i mile west of

Salem.

NEiNEi sec. 28, T.36 N., R.7 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 72,

3 miles northwest of Lake

Spring and 9 miles southeast of

Rolla.

NE^-NEi sec. 17, T.37 N., R.7 W.,

300 ft above county highway

bridge and 3.5 miles southeast

of Rolla.

SWiNE^, sec. 17, T.39 N., R.7 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 68,

2j miles east of Vichy.

SE-s-NEi sec. 13, T.42 N. , R.5 W.,

at culvert on State Highway 28,

1.7 miles west of Rosebud.

3062, T.37 N., R.5 E . , at

bridge on County Highway C, 4.5

miles east of Bonne Terre.

SEi-NEi sec. 32, T.38 N., R.3 E.,

at culvert on County Road E, 4

miles northeast of Potosi.

0.89

6.63

1.05

24.1

.67

'

2.14

1955-60

1949-60

1949-59*,

1960a

1944-45,

1948-60

1960

1960a

1957-60

12-27-59

12-17-59

12-17-59

5- 6-60

1-14-60

1-14-60

12-17-59

6.25

4.98

2.10

7.99

8.57

2 . 83

11.78

262

(t)

258

3,500

(t)

350

210

Plattin Creek basin

191 tourphy Branch near 

Crystal City, Mo.

In NW portion of Missouri Survey 

No. 1995, T.40 N., R.6 E., at 

culvert on U. S. Highway 61, 

2.5 miles southwest of Crystal 

City.

0.45 1955-60 5-18-60 5.44 80

Apple Creek basin

207 Hoehs Branch near

Uniontown, Mo.

SW-cSEt sec. 20, T.34 N., R.12 E.,

on bridge on U. S. Highway 61,

1.2 miles north of Uniontown.

1.66 1955-60 8-20-60 10.82 450

Headwater diversion channel basin

212 Sunnybrook Creek atJNWiSE-J- sec. 7, T.30 N., R.10 E.,

Lutesville, Mo. on bridge on State Highway 51, 

% mile south of Lutesville .

0.52 1955-60 10-13-59 2.20 180

Obion River basin

*243

252.2

252.25

278

Beaver Creek at

Huntingdon, Tenn.

Cane Creek near

Martin, Tenn.

Cane Creek tributary near Martin,

Tenn.

South Fork Forked

Deer River near

Gates, Tenn.

See previous table.

Lat 36°19'36", long 88°51'05", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 45E,

1.2 miles south of Martin.

Lat 36°18'42", long 88°50'50", at

culvert under U. S. Highway

45E, 2.3 miles south of Martin.

Lat 35°48'50", long 89°21'30", at

bridge on State Highway 88, 3.9

miles southeast of Gates.

55.5

6.79

.76

1,040

L954-60

1955-60

1955-60

1954-60

1960

6-28-60

6-28-60

1- -54

3-22-55

1-31-56

2- 4-57

11-18-57

2-13-59

3- 8-60

(b)

11.53

4.78

13.00

12.23

14.12

12.77

13.13

11.27

10.08

<1,770

(t)

(t)

e!5,400

clO,400

025,100

013,600

016,400

06,500

3,500

* Also a low-flow partial-record station.

t Discharge not determined.

t Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a Discharge measurements and daily gage height and rainfall records available

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

o Not previously published.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 563

Annual maximum discharge at crest - stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

he ight 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Obion River basin--Continued

286

287

*289

290.5

290.9

Cain Creek tributary near Trenton, Tenn.

Cain Creek near

Trenton, Tenn.

Middle Pork Forked

Deer River near

Spring Creek,

Tenn.

Hash Creek near

Tigrett, Tenn.

Lewis Creek near

Dyersburg, Tenn.

Lat 35°56'17", long 88°56'27",at 

culvert on U. S. Highway 45W,

2.9 miles south of square in

Trenton.

Lat 35"57'56", long 88°57 ' 14", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 1.6

miles southwest of Trenton.

See previous table.

Lat 35"57'28", long 89°17'07", at

bridge on State Highway 20, 2.3

miles west of Tigrett.

Lat 36°03'U", long 89°21'42", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 2.1

miles northeast of square in

Dyersburg .

0-95

14.4

d90

7.23

22.5

1955-57, 

1959-60

1954-60

1954-60

1955-60

1955-60

7-22-59 

3-30-60

2-13-59

3-30-60

2-13-59

3- 8-60

12- 2-58

3- 8-60

69-30-55

2-13-59

6-27-60

5.14 

4.71

10.51

9.70

8.16

6.65

8.90

7.11

e!4.73

17.38

16.48

iij

(t) (t)

1,2C

74

t)

t)

t

t

t

Hatchie River basin

*293.7

*294.12

294.2

294.6

296

Cypress Creek at

Selmer, Tenn.

Hurricane Creek

near Walnut,

Miss.

Crystal Spring

Branch Cypress

Creek near

Middleton, Tenn.

Saulsbury Creek at

Saulsbury, Tenn.

Pleasant Run near

Bolivar, Tenn.

See previous table.

SE£NW£ sec. 8, T.2 S., R.4 E.,

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 15, 0.5 mile

above Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio

RR., 0.9 mile above Muddy Creek,

and 1.5 miles south of Walnut.

Lat 35°02'31", long 88°53'43", at

bridge on State Highway 57, 1.5

miles south of Middleton.

Lat 35°03'04", long 89°04'34", at

bridge on State Highway 57, 0.5

mile east of Saulsbury.

Lat 35°16'10", long 89°0l'00", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 2.1

miles northwest of intersection

of U. S. Highway 64 and State

Highway 18 in Bolivar.

d44

20.3

1.09

8.07

d25

1954-60

1953,

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

10-10-59

10-23-59

10-10-59

10-10-59

12-14-59

9.57

20.49

9.11

5.95

5.17

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

Loosahatchie River basin

302.7 Cypress Creek near

Arlington, Tenn.

Lat 35°16'20", long 89°42'20",at

bridge on U. S. Highways 70 and

79, 3.0 miles southwest of

Arlington.

61.0 1954-56,

1959-60

3- 8-60 12.29 (t)

St. Francis River basin

330

355

377

380

401.1

Wolf Creek near

Parmington, Mo.

Barnes Creek near

Preder icktown ,

Mo.

Clark Creek near

Piedmont, Mo.

Clark Creek at Patterson, Mo.

Delaware Creek

tributary near

Bloomfield, Mo.

SE£ sec. 5, T.35 H., R.6 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highways 61 and

67, li miles southeast of Farming ton .

SWiSE£ sec. 4, T.33 N., R.6 E., at

bridge on State Highway 72, 5.3

miles west of Preder icktown.

SE^NEi sec. 17, T.29 H., R.4 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 34,

3.5 miles northeast of Piedmont

NEi sec. 18, T.29 N., R.5 E., at

bridge on State Highway 34, 0.6

mile east of Patterson.

NW^NEi sec. 35, T.26 H., R.10 E.,

on culvert on State Highway 25,

1.8 miles southwest of Bloomfield.

40.3

4.03

4.39

37.5

.42

1940,

1955-60

1956-59*,

1960a

1957-59*,

1960a

1940,

1955-60

1955-60

12-17-59

6-13-60

5-19-60

5-19-60

6-27-60

14.72

5.85

4.38

9.10

12.21

2,600

418

586

3,500

430

White River basin

508

527

539.5

541

Maple Grove Branch

near Ozark, Mo.

Brawley Hollow

near Cassville,

Mo.

Ingenthron Hollow

near Porsyth, Mo.

Cedar Hollow at

Bradleyville, Mo.

SW£NE£ sec. 3, T.27 N., R.21 W.,

at culvert on State Highway 65,

3.4 miles north of Ozark.

NEtSE-t sec.l, T.22 N., R.28 W.,

at culvert on State Highway 37,

3.1 miles southwest of Cassville.

SW^NEi sec. 17, T.24 N., R.20 W.,

at culvert on County Road H,

2 miles north of Forsyth.

NEiSW-J- sec. 10, T.24 H., R.18 W.,

at culvert on State Highway 76,

0.8 mile southwest of Bradleyville.

0.64

2.61

.65

.83

1957-60

1960

1957-60

1957-60

-

6-23-60

5- 6-60

5- 6-60

(b)

12.32

21.3

11.76

(t)

(t)

1,190

1,160

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a Discharge measurements and daily gage height and rainfall records available.

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

d Approximately.

e Revised.
564 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum disc rd stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

White River basin--Continued

542 JYandell Branch

543

618

532

647

BBS

682

685

691

700

702

718

near Kirbyville,

Mo.

Gray Branch near

Lutie, Mo.

Brawley Hollow

near Centervllle,

Mo.

Pike Creek tributary near Poplar

Bluff, Mo.

Fudge Hollow near

Licking, Mo.

Sycamore Creek

near Winona, Mo.

North Prong Little

Black River at

Hunter, Mo.

Little Black River

near Fairdealing,

Mo.

Adams Branch near

West Plains, Mo.

King's Creek near

Willow Springs,

Mo.

Burnham Branch

near Willow

Springs, Mo.

Williams Spring

Branch near

Alton, Mo.

SW-t sec. 27, T.23 N., R.20 W., at

culvert on County Road K, 2.8

miles southeast of Kirbyville.

NE^SW^ sec. 15, T.22 N., R.16 W.,

at culvert on U. S. Highway 160,

1.7 miles west of Lutie.

SEiNWj- sec. 29, T.31 N. , R.I E.,

at culvert on State Highway 21,

6 miles south of Centerville.

SWiSW£ sec. 28, T.25 N., R.6 E.,

at culvert on U. S. Highway 67,

2 miles northwest of Poplar

Bluff .

NW^SWi sec. 29, T.33 N., R.7 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 32,

7.5 miles east of Licking.

Siswt sec. 31, T.28 N., R.3 W.,

at culvert on State Highway 19,

3 miles north of Winona.

NEi-SEi sec. 21, T.26 N., R.2 E.,

at culvert on State Highway 21

at Hunter.

NWiNE-J- sec. 7, T.23 N., R.5 E.,

at bridge on U . S. Highway 160,

Z\ miles downstream from

Beaverdam Creek and 2i miles .

east of Fairdealing.

SEtNWi sec.l, T.23 N., R.8 W.,

at culvert on U. S. Highway 63,

4 miles southeast of West

Plains.

NW^SWi sec. 34, T.27 N., R.9 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 60,

Z\ miles southeast of Willow

Springs .

NW^NE-t sec. 16, T.26 N., R.9 W.,

at culvert (relocated) on U. S.

Highway 63, 4| miles southeast

of Willow Springs.

SEtSWi sec. 6, T.23 N., R.3 W., on

bridge on U. S. Highway 160, 4

miles east of Alton.

0.42

.27

1.00

.28

1.72

.88

1.23

187

2.27

4.91

1.27

4.24

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1957-60

1955-60

1958-60

1940-42,

1955-60

1955-60

1956-59*,

1960a

1955-60

1955-60

5- 6-60

5- 6-60

-

12-11-59

5-21-57

5-25-58

10- 9-58

12-17-59

10- 4-59

10-13-59

5- 6-60

12-27-59

12-27-59

12-27-59

5- 6-60

18.90

7.42

(b)

13.98

4.15

4.72

3.08

3.17

5.14

10.5

16.40

4.37

6.47

11.73

12.32

29

14

4

4

t

t

t

t

r

4

2,6C

3E

12

IE

IS

Arkansas River basin

1386

1388

1389

1397

1403

1406

1414

1416

White Woman Creek

tributary near

Selkirk, Kans .

Lion Creek tributary near Modoc,

Kans.

Lion Creek near

Modoc, Kans.

Arkansas River

tributary near

Dodge City, Kans.

White Woman Creek

near Bellefont,

Kans.

Pawnee River tributary near Kalvesta, Kans.

South Fork Walnut

Creek tributary

near Dighton,

Kans.

Long Branch Creek

near Ness City,

Kans.

SW-jSWi sec. 34, T.17 S., R.39 W.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 5.6 miles

northwest of Selkirk.

NWij-NEi sec. 22, T . 18 S., R.34 W.,

below culvert on county highway, 1.2 miles southeast of

Modoc .

NWjNWij sec. 19, T.18 S., R.33 W.,

below culvert on county highway, 3.5 miles southeast of

Modoc.

SEiNE£ sec.ll, T.27 S., R.25 W.,

at downstream side of culvert

on U. S. Highway 283, 2.6

miles south of Dodge City.

Prior to Mar. 1, 1959, above

culvert 175 ft north of present site at same datum.

SW-jNW-J- sec. 33, T.24 S., R.21 W.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 3.5 miles

northeast of Bellefont.

SjSWj- sec. 12, T.23 S., R.28 W.,

at downstream side of bridge on

U. S. Highway 156, 3.4 miles

west of Kalvesta.

SE^SE^ sec. 16, T.18 S., R.28 W.,

at culvert on State Highway 96,

2.8 miles east of Dighton.

Prior to Sept. 5, 1958, at

same site at datum 0.42 ft

higher .

NE^NEi sec. 32, T.18 S., R.23 W.,

at downstream side of bridge

on State Highway 96, 1.2 miles

east of Ness City.

d5

dl

d!3

d9

d!2

d4

dl

d28

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

3-20-60

7-11-60

10- 5-59

10- 2-59

3-20-60

3-20-60

3-20-60

10- 5-59

10.90

11.79

11.84

12.96

12.20

10.60

9.98

13.04

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a Discharge measurements and daily gage height and rainfall records available.

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

d Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 565

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-^record stations Continued

Station

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

Period 

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Qage

height

(feet)

Discharge

(cfs)

Arkansas River basin Continued

1418

1421

1425

1427

1429

1431

1432

 1433

1435

1438

1440

1444

1449

1452

1453

*1457

1458

1467

1471

1472

1480

Otter Creek near

Rush Center,

Kans.

Rattlesnake Creek

tributary near

Mullinville,

Kans.

Spring Creek near

Dillwyn, Kans.

Salt Creek near

Partridge, Kans.

Blood Creek near

Boyd, Kans.

Cheyenne Creek

tributary near

Claflin, Kans.

Plum Creek near

Holyrood, Kans.

Cow Creek near

Lyons, Kans.

Little Arkansas

River near

Oeneseo, Kans.

Black Kettle Creek

tributary near

Halstead, Kans.

East Emma Creek

near Halstead,

Kans.

West Pork Chisholm

Creek tributary

at Valley Center,

Kans.

South Fork Ninnescah River tributary near Pratt,

Kans.

South Fork Ninnescah River near

Murdock, Kans.

Clear Creek near

Oarden Plain,

Kans.

Slate Creek at

Wellington, Kans.

Avon Creek tributary at Dalton, 

Kans.

West Branch Walnut

Creek tributary

near DeOraff,

Kans.

Whitewater River

at Augusta, Kans,

Indlanola Creek

tributary near

Augusta, Kans.

Grouse Creek tributary near

Cambridge, Kans.

NW£NW£ sec. 15, T.19 S., R.18 W.,

at downstream side of bridge

on U. S. Highway 183, 4.3

miles south of Rush Center.

SE£SW£ sec. 20, T.28 S., R.19 W.,

at downstream end of culvert

on U. S. Highway 54, 2.9 miles

east of Mullinville.

SEi-SE£ sec. 15, T.24 S., R.14 W.,

at downstream side of bridge

on U. S. Highway SOS, 2.2

miles southeast of Dillwyn.

SWiNWi sec. 22, T.23 S., R.7 W.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 50 miles north

of Partridge.

SWiSW£ sec. 27, T.17 S., R.14 W.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 1.7 miles

northwest of Boyd.

NEiSEi sec. 28, T.18 S., R.ll W.,

at culvert on county highway,

4.7 miles south of Claflin.

SW^SWj sec. 3, T.17 S., R.10 W.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 1.2 miles

northwest of Holyrood.

See previous table.

NW^SWi sec. 27, T.18 S., R.7 W.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 5.5 miles

southeast of Oeneseo.

SEiSEi sec. 23, T.23 S., R.2 W.,

at culvert on U. S. Highway

SOS, 1.7 miles north of

Halstead.

SE£SE£ sec. 21, T.23 S., R.I W.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 4.6 miles

northeast of Halstead.

NWiNEi sec. 31, T.25 S., R.I E.,

at downstream end of culvert on

county highway, 0.7 mile northeast of Valley Center.

NEiNEi sec. 27, T.27 S., R.13 W.,

at downstream end of culvert on

county highway, 2.4 miles

northeast of Pratt.

On south line sec. 34, T.28 S.,

R.5 W., at downstream side of

county highway bridge, 4 miles

southeast of Murdock and at

mile 68.0.

NE£NW£ sec. 33, T.27 S., R.3 W.,

at downstream side of bridge on

U. S. Highway 54, 1.5 miles

northeast of Oarden Plain.

See previous table.

SWtSEi sec. 11, T.32 S., R.I E.,

above culvert on U. S. Highway 

160, 0.8 mile northwest of

Dalton.

NE^NWi sec. 23, T.24 S., R.5 E.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 2.0 miles

southeast of Deflraff .

S^SEi sec. 8, T.26 S., R.4 E., at

downstream side of bridge on

State Highway 154, 2.4 miles

downstream from West Branch

and 8.0 miles northwest of

Augusta. Nov. 17, 1950, to

Apr. 18, 1954, at site 10.5

miles downstream and Apr. 19,

1954, to Sept. 30, 1955, at

site 6.2 miles downstream.

S£SE£ sec. 19, T.27 S., R.4 E.,

at downstream end of culvert

on U. S. Highway 54, 2.8 miles

west of Augusta.

SEtSEi sec. 27, T.31 S., R.7 E.,

at downstream end of culvert

' on U. S. Highway 160, 1.2

miles northeast of Cambridge.

d!7

d9

d9

d60

d52

dl.S

d!9

728

d23

dl.S

d60

d6.5

dl.O

650

dS.S

163

d.6

dll

d420

dl

dl.S

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1938-51*,

1960

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1951-59*,

1960

1957-60

1960

1957-60

1957-60

1951-55*,

1960

1957-60

1957-60

10- 2-59

5- 3-60

3-20-60

5- 6-60

8-17-60

10-31-59

8-17-60

10- 2-59

9-24-60

8-25-60

8-25-60

8-24-60

5-28-60

10- 2-59

10- 2-59

10- 3-59

10- 2-59

5- 4-60

5- 5-60

10- 2-59

8- 8-60

15.76

12.26

11.70

16.53

20 . 08

11.59

16.70

f!7.1

17.95

15.90

28.18

14.37

13.64

8.39

13.03

f25.4

13.26

17.18

29.16

11.45

12.75

(t)

(t)

(t)

1,100

1,800

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

5,610

570

(t)

(t)

(t)

12,800

340

(t)

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

d Approximately, 

f From floodmark.
566 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

Period 

of

re c ord

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height

(feet)

Discharge

(cfs)

Arkansas River basin--Continued

*1481

1487

1516

1534

1544

1559

1560

1566

1567

1571

1574

1577

1579

1662

1667

1692

1697

1706

1708

1717

1718

Grouse Creek near

Dexter, Kans.

Dog Creek near

Deerhead, Kans.

Rush Creek near

Harper, Kans.

Dry Cimarron River

at Folsom,

N. Mex.

Carrizozo Creek

near Kenton,

Ok la.

North Fork Cimarron River tributary near Elkhart, Kans.

North Fork Cimarron River tributary near Richfield, Kans.

Cimarron River

tributary near

Moscow, Kans.

Cimarron River

tributary near

Satan ta, Kans.

Crooked Creek near

Cope land, Kans.

Crooked Creek trib

utary at Meade ,

Kans.

Kiger Creek near

Ashland, Kans.

Cavalry Creek at

Coldwater, Kans.

Sandy Creek near

Yates Center,

Kans.

Burnt Creek at

Reece, Kans.

Salt Creek near

Severy, Kans.

Snake Creek near

Howard, Kans.

Cherry Creek near

Cherryvale, Kans.

Mud Creek near

Mound Valley,

Kans.

Spring Creek tributary near Cedarvale, Kans.

Cedar Creek tributary near Hooser,

Kans.

See previous table.

NW£NW£ sec. 8, T.32 S., R . 14 W.,

above culvert on U. S. Highway

160, 3.5 miles northeast of

Deerhead .

NEiNEi sec. 21, T.32 S., R.7 W.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 3.5 miles

southwest of Harper.

SWi sec. 12, T.30 N., R.28 E., at

bridge on State Highway 72 in

Folsom.

NE£ sec. 31, T.31 N., R.37 E.,

under bridge on New Mexico

State Highway 18, 4 miles

southwest of Kenton.

NW^SWt sec. 9, T.33 S., R.42 W.,

at downstream side of culvert

on State Highway 27, 13.0

miles north of Elkhart.

SW^Nwi sec. 34, T.31 S., R.41 W.,

at downstream side of bridge

on State Highway 27, 3.3 miles

northeast of Richfield.

NWjsw£ sec. 20, T.31 S., R.34 W.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 8.8 miles

northeast of Moscow.

HWj-NEj- sec. 17, T.32 S., R.33 W.,

at downstream side of bridge

on county highway, 12.0 miles

southeast of Satanta.

SE^SWt sec. 36, T.28 S., R.30W.,

at downstream side of culvert

on State Highway 56, 4.4 miles

northeast of Cope land. Prior

to Sept. 15, 1960, at downstream side of bridge, just

downstream of present site at

same datum.

NE-J-NW-J: sec. 2, T.32 S., R.28 W.,

at downstream side of culvert

on State Highway 23, 0.8 mile

north of Meade .

SWlSEt sec. 3, T.33 S., R.24 W.,

above bridge on U. S. Highway

160, 8.2 miles west of Ashland.

NE^NE^ sec. 14, T.32 S., R.19 W.,

at downstream side of bridge

on county highway, 1.0 mile

west of Coldwater.

SEiNE-i sec. 26, T. 25 S., R.14 E.,

at downstream side of bridge

on U. S. Highway 54, 6.0 miles

southwest of Yates Center.

SWj-NWt sec. 8, T.26 S., R.9 E.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge at Reece. 

NWiNWi sec. 18, T.28 S., R.ll E.,

at downstream side of bridge

on State Highway 99, 1.5 miles

west of Severy.

NW£SE-i sec. 7, T.29 S., R.ll E.,

at downstream end of culvert

on county highway, 5.0 miles

northeast of Howard.

SEiSWi sec. 33, T.31 S., R.17 E.,

at downstream side of bridge

on U. S. Highway 169, 2.0

miles northeast of Cherryvale.

NW-jNWi sec. 9, T.33 S., R . 18 E.,

at downstream side of bridge

on State Highway 96, 2.6 miles

southwest of Mound Valley.

NWtNEi sec. 7, T.34 S., R.9 E.,

at downstream side of bridge

on U. S. Highway 166, 2.3

miles northeast of Cedarvale.

SWi-NEt sec. 7, T.34 S., R.8 E.,

above culvert on U. S. Highway

166, 3.9 miles southeast of

Hooser.

d!70

d5.2

d!2

d73

111

d5

d25

dll

d2

d32

d6

d35

d42

d6.8

d8.5

 

d7

dl.4

d!5

d4.1

d3.1

d.5

1960

1957-60

1957-60

1952-59

1953-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957^60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

957-60

10- 3-59

5-28-60

10- 2-59

8-22-52

1953

8- -54

5-19-55

1956

1957

1958

7- -59

9- 8-60

6-10-60

6-10-60

6- 7-60

6- 6-60

8-20-60

3-10-60

6- 7-60

6- 7-60

8-20-60

10- 5-59

10- 4-59

5- 5-60

10-13-59

10-13-59

10-13-59

10-13-59

f21.6

17.66

16.02

flO.9

4.66

7.36

fll.7

f3.3

f4.0

f4.1

4.88

3.64

11.06

12.58

10.88

11.32

16.25

10.24

13.11

11.10

17.87

16.09

17.53

14.36

16.32

15.49

13.68

10.36

(t)

(t)

3,000

3,770

340

1,140

4,500

140

230

240

380

850

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

1,800

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined, 

d Approximately, 

f From floodmark.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 567

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations--Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Arkansas River basin--Continued

1719

1803

1815

1825

1826

1828

1838

1846

1855

1856

1859

1863

2010

2115

2137

2209

2223

2250

2255

2262

2263

2270.5

Grant Creek near

Wauneta, Kans.

Spring Creek tributary near

Florence, Kans.

Middle Creek near

Elmdale, Kans.

Rock Creek at

Burlington, Kans

North Big Creek

near Burlington,

Kans.

Deer Creek tributary near Lone

Elm, Kans.

Limestone Creek

near Beulah,

Kans.

Ply Creek near

Faulkner, Kans.

Stahl Creek near

Miller, Mo.

South Pork Stahl

Creek near

Miller, Mo.

0 'Possum Creek at

Jasper, Mo.

North Pork Carver

Creek at Diamond

Mo.

Raton Creek at

Raton, N. Mex.

Canadian River

near Taylor

Springs, N. Mex.

Canadian River

tributary near

Mills, N. Mex.

Dog Creek near

Shoemaker,

N. Mex.

Trementina Creek

at Trementina,

N. Mex.

Pajarito Creek at

Newkirk, N. Mex.

Ute Creek near

Gladstone,

N. Mex.

Bueyeros Creek at

Bueyeros,

N. Mex.

Carrizo Creek near

Roy, N. Mex.

Plaza Larga

Creek tributary

near Rag land, 

N. Mex.

SE-J-NEt sec. 10, T.34 S., R.9 E.,

at upstream side of county

highway bridge, 1.1 miles south

west of Wauneta.

WjNWi sec. 32, T.21 S., R.5 E.,

above culvert on U. S. Highway

77, 4.1 miles southeast of

Florence.

SEi-SWi sec. 13, T.19 S., R.6 E.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 4 miles northwest of Elmdale and at mile

8.2.

NWiNWi sec. 27, T.21 S., R . 15 E.,

at downstream side of culvert

on county highway at west city

limit of Burlington. Prior to

Mar. 18, I960, at downstream

side of county highway bridge

(now removed) at same site and

datum.

NWjNW^ sec. 27, T.22 S., R.15 E.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 5.9 miles

southwest of Burlington.

NEiNEj sec. 8, T.23 S., R.20 E.,

above concrete ford on county

highway, 1.3 miles southeast

of Lone Elm.

NE^-SEi- sec. 28, T.30 S., R.23 E.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 4.0 miles

southwest of Beulah.

NWiNWi sec. 7, T.34 S., R.23 E.,

at upstream side of county

highway bridge, 3.8 miles east

of Faulkner.

SE£ sec. 26, T.29 N. , R.27 W., at

bridge on State Highway 39, ij

miles south of Miller.

NEiNE£ sec. 35, T.29 N., R.27 W.,

at culvert on State Highway 39

2 miles south of Miller.

NW^NWJ sec. 25, T.30 N., R.31 W.,

on wingwall of bridge on U. S.

Highway 71 just south of

Jasper.

SWtSWj- sec. 4, T.26 N., R.31 W.,

at culvert on County Road V,

0.8 mile west of Diamond.

Lat 36°54', long 104°26 ' , 60 ft

above bridge on State Highway

72 at Raton.

NWir sec. 27, T.24 N., R.23 E., 1

mile above Chico Creek, 2-J

miles below Cimarron Creek,

and 2j miles south of Taylor

Springs .

NEi sec. 3, T.22 N., R.25 E., on

downstream end of left bridge

abutment on State Highway 39,

6 miles north of Mills.

Lat 35°49'32", long 104°53'28",

0.5 mile above ValmoraShoemaker road and 1.8 miles

northwest of Shoemaker.

MWi sec. 8, T.14 N., R.24 E., at

bridge on State Highway 65 at

Trementina.

SWiSWi sec. 24, T.10 N. , R.25 E.,

on downstream side of bridge

on U. S. Highway 66, 1 mile

east of Newkirk.

On line of sees. 14 and 23, T.24

N., R.28 E., on bridge on

State Highway 58, 3 miles east

of Gladstone .

Ej sec. 7, on downstream end of

right abutment of bridge on

State Highway 57 at Bueyeros.

NWiSE^ sec. 16, T.21 N., R.28 E.,

800 ft below State Highway 120

and 15 miles northeast of Roy.

NE£ sec. 15, T.7 N., R.30 E., at

culvert on State Highway 18,

1.2 miles north of Ragland.

19.5

d.6

d92

d8.8

d44

dl.2

dl2

d26

3.86

.94

-

.33

14.4

2,853

d4.2

11.2

d65

d35

256

d34

d68

d.5

1957-60

1957-60

1939-50*

1960

1951,

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1951-59*,

1960a

1951-60

1955-60

1955-60

1953-60

1940-58*

1959-60

1954-60

1954-60

1959-60

1954-60

1953-60

1957-60

1954-60

1952-60

10-13-59

5- 4-60

10- 4-59

10- 4-59

10- 2-59

5- 6-60

4-30-60

10-13-59

10- 4-59

10- 4-59

10- 2-59

10- 2-59

7- -60

8-30-60

1960

6- 5-60

6-24-60

7- -54

10- -54

8-18-56

1957

9- 5-58

7- -59

7- 5-60

7- -59

8- -60

1960

8-10-60

19.76

13.62

flS.O

18.81

19.23

f!6.35

14.92

23.60

6.75

3.92

13.99

9.49

1.54

9.1

1.13

7.21

5.89

4.08

4.19

2.65

5.30

5.21

4.79

6.97

1.32

f2.70

(b)

7.40

(t)

(t)

(t)

1,400

3,300

(t)

(t)

(t)

1,150

295

(t)

191

200

5,630

31

360

(t)

940

980

475

1,540

1,500

" ,260

2,670

(t)

(t)

<50

275

t Discharge not determined. * Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a Discharge measurements and daily gage height and rainfall records available.

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage. d Approximately. f Prom floodmark.
568 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Arkansas River basin Continued

327255

2273

Sandy Arroyo tributary near Clayton, N. Mex.

Sandy Arroyo near

Clayton, N. Mex.

NW£ sec. 31, T:25 N., R.34.IE.,

above culvert on State Highway

58, 8 miles southwest of Clayton.

At center of boundary of sees. 2

and 3, T.24 N., R.35 E., on

downstream side of bridge on

State Highway 18, 7.5 miles

south of Clayton.

1.

d42

195E-60

1953-60

9- 9-60

9- 8-60

2.47

1.85

92

(t)

Yazoo River basin

2670

2672

*2682

*2685

*2690

*2742.5

*2755

2834.7

2834.8

2834.9

*2867

287355

2874.8

2874.85

Hell Creek near

New Albany, Miss.

Cracker Ditch near

Pontotoc, Miss.

Pice Creek at Etta,

Miss.

Cypress Creek near

Etta, Miss.

North Tippah Creek

near Ripley,

Miss.

Otuckalofa Creek

at Water Valley,

Miss.

Long Creek near

Court land, Miss.

Smith Ditch near

Coffeeville,

Miss.

Snake Ditch near

Coffeeville,

Miss.

Caney Creek near

Coffeeville,

Miss.

Big Sand Creek at

Carrollton, Miss.

Fannegusha Creek

near Howard,

Miss.

Piney Creek near

Yazoo City, Miss

Martins Creek near

Yazoo City, Miss.

SWi sec. 36, T.6 S., R.2 E., '

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge

on U. S. Highway 78, 3 miles

northwest of New Albany and 4f

miles above mouth.

SE£NWiNW£ sec. 22, T.9 S., R.I E.

Chickasaw meridian, at culvert

on State Highway 6, 11 miles

west of Pontotoc.

SE£SW£ sec. 18, T.7 S., R.I E.,'

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 30, 0.6 mile

east of Lafayette Union County

line and 0.8 mile west of Etta.

SE£ sec. 27, T.7 S., R.I W.,

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 30, 4| miles

southwest of Etta and 5 miles

above mouth.

See previous table.

See previous table.

See previous table.

SWiNEiSWi sec. 22, T.24 N., R.7E.

Choctaw meridian, at culvert

on State Highway 330, 9 miles

east of Coffeeville.

SE£SE£SV£ sec. 19, T.24 N., R. 7 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at culvert

on State Highway 330, 6i miles

east of Coffeeville.

SEiNEjSWi sec. 23, T.24 N., R.6 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at culvert

on State Highway 330, 4£ miles

east of Coffeeville.

See previous table.

NWiNE-t sec. 28, T.15 N., R.I E.,

Choctaw meridian, at steel

girder bridge on county road,

1 mile north of Howard and 3.2

miles southeast of Tchula.

NEi sec. 10, T.12 N., R.2 W.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 49 E., 75 ft

above Illinois Central RR., 3

miles above mouth, and 3 miles

northeast of north city limits

of Yazoo City.

NEi sec. 10, T.12 N., R.2 W.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 49 E., 75 ft

above Illinois Central RR.,

]/3 mile above mouth, and 2.7

miles northeast of north city

limits of Yazoo City.

27.3

.23

9.09

28.5

20.0

84.1

66.2

.95

.40

1.97

74.1

103

d70

d7

1939,

1942*,

1952-60

1955-60

1952-60

1939-42*,

1952-60

1939-42*,

1952-60

1952-60

1940-43*,

1952-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1952-60

1953-60

1953-60

1951,

1953-60

3- 2-60

1960

3- 2-60

3- 2-60

3- 2-60

12-27-59

8-19-60

12-27-59

12-27-59

10-14-60

2-12-59B

12-17-59

12-17-59

3- 2-60

12-17-60

14.34

(b)

11.54

10.00

11.40

26.56

13.64

8.39

16.35

14.80

f!3.2

f!4

141.77

112.55

112.54

1,640

(t)

1,290

3,200

1,560

7,800

3,840

(t)

(t)

(t)

66,600

8,500

(t)

7,400

(t)

Big Black River basin

2893.3 Zilpha Creek near 

Kosciusko, Miss.

NWj sec. 23, T.16 N., R.6 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on 

State Highway 35, 5i miles 

above mouth and 12.5 miles 

north of Kosciusko.

90.0 1953-80 3-13-60 24.94 2,800

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

d Approximately.

e Revised.

f From floodmark.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

569

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(efs)

Big Black River basin Continued

 2895.3

2895.9

 2896

2896.5

2900.05

Doaks Creek near

Canton, Mlsa.

Bachelor Creek at

Canton, Miss.

Tilda Bogue near

Canton, Mlas.

Bogue Chltto near

Flora, Miss.

Clear Creek near

Bovlna, Miss.

See previous table .

NWi see. 19, T.9 N., R.3 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 51 truck route

at Canton High School.

See previous table .

NWi sec. 15, T.8 N., R.2 W.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 22, 4.6 miles

southwest of Flora.

SVffc sec. 17, T.6 N., R.5 W.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

county highway, 1 mile northeast of Bovlna.

161

3.11

19.2

127

d36

1948-60

1953-60

1948-60

1953-60

1953-60

3- 3-60

8-14-60

3- 3-60

4- 6-56

7- 2-57

11-13-57

3- 2-60

8-22-60

16.60

16.31

17.13

18.51

17.45

18.69

17.64

25.14

6,820

640

1,890

68,900

66,050

69,400

7,100

5,410

Bayou Plerre basin

*2905

2906.5

Bayou Plerre near

Carpenter, Miss.

Bayou Plerre near

Willows, Miss.

See previous table.

In sec. 16, T.12 N., R.3 E.,

Washington meridian, at bridge

on county highway, 1.4 miles

above South Fork Bayou Plerre

and 1.7 miles southeast of

Willows.

371

-

1945-51*,

1952-60

1959-60

12-17-60

12-17-59

25.22

24.03

22,800

(t)

Homochltto River basin

 2912.5

2912.6

2938

*2940

2944

McCalls Creek near

Luclen, Miss.

Beaver Run near

McCall Creek,

Miss.

Second Creek near

Kingston, Miss.

Second Creek at

Slbley, Miss.

Observers Draw

near Doloroso,

Miss.

_

See previous table.

NWjNEiNEi sec. 8, T.6 N., R.5 E.,

Washington meridian, at culvert on U. S. Highway 84, 1.4

miles west of McCall Creek.

Sec. 41, T.6 N., R.2 W., Washington meridian, at bridge on

county highway, 5.6 miles

northwest of Kingston and 7

miles southeast of Natchez.

See previous table.

Between sees. 10 and 22, T.4 N.,

R.2 W., Washington meridian,

at culvert on U. S. Highway 61,

1.3 miles north of Doloroso.

d60

2.61

31.8

55.3

.22

1953,

1955-60

1955-60

1945,

1953,

1955-60

1952-60

1954-60

1959

12-17-59

12-17-59

12-17-59

12-17-59

12-17-59

f79.8

85.28

g2.39

8.94

6.96

4.88

1,200

6,300

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

Rsd River basin

3462e/

3481

3487.4

*3487.6

 3489

3469.5

 3492

3493.6

3493.8

3494

3495.9

3498 .6

Caddo Lake tributary near MoorIngsport, La.

McCaln Creek near

Shreveport, La.

Bayou Dorcheat

near Cotton

Valley, La.

Black Bayou at

Let on, La.

Brushy Creek near

Hortman, La.

Brushy Creek tributary near Dixie

Inn, La.

Clarke Bayou near

Haughton, La.

Flat River near

Blenheim, La.

Flat River at

Tay lor town, La.

Flat River at

McDade, La.

Ivan Lake near

Cotton Valley,

La.

Red Chute Bayou at

Sllgo, La.

Lat 32°41'20", long 93°56'05",

at culvert 1.5 miles east of

Moorlngsport .

Lat 32°35'50", long 93"50'00",

at bridge 7.0 miles northwest

of Shreveport.

Lat 32°50'35", long 93°21'15",

at bridge 4.0 miles northeast

of Cotton Valley.

See previous table.

See previous table.

Lat 32°40'20", long 93°22'50",

at culvert 6.4 miles north of

Dixie Inn.

See previous table.

Lat 32"28 I 15", long 93°38'05",

at bridge 2.5 miles east of

Blenheim.

Lat 32°23'20", long 93°35'15",

at bridge 0 .5 mile east of

Taylortown.

Lat 320 19'45", long 93°31'20",

at bridge 0 .5 mile east of

McDade .

Lat 32"49'45", long 93°29'20",

at bridge 4 miles west of

Cotton Valley.

Lat 32°26'50", long 93°35'40",

at bridge 1.5 miles west of

Sllgo.

-

13.8

804

49.8

16.1

-

35.1

-

-

-

-

-

1958-60

1954-60

1950-60

1954-60

1951-60

1957-60

1951-60

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

3- 2-60

3- 2-60

3- 3-60

3- 2-60

3- 2-60

5- 7-60

3- 2-60

3- 2-60

3- 3-60

-

3- 3-60

3- 3-60

16.01

39.08

43.49

45.52

11.00

17.20

9.09

155 . 13

145.75

(b)

201.18

151.46

(t)

(t)

(t)

1,870

680

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

* Also a low-flow partial-record station.

t Discharge not determined.

t Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

d Approximately.

e Revised.

f Prom floodmark.

g At downstream end of culvert.
570 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations--Continued

Station

No.

Station name Location area

(sq mi)

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height

(feet)

Discharge

(ofs)

Red River basin Continued

3508

3513

3515

3515 £

3517.4

3S20.Se/

*3S22

*3523

*3523.5

*3524

3524.1

3525

*3527

*3542

3546

3547.4

3549

*3648

3648.3

*3649

*3651

*3653

3654

3655

3660

*3663.5

3663.6

*3673

Bayou Pierre at

Porbing, La.

Brush Bayou near

Shr eve port, La.

Cypress Bayou near

Keithville, La.

Bayou Pierre near

Abington, La.

Bayou Pierre at

Evelyn, La.

Readhimer Creek

near Lucky, La.

Black Lake Bayou

near Minden, La.

Black Lake Creek

near Qibsland,

La.

Leather-mans Creek

near Qibsland,

La.

Kepler Creek near

Sparta, La.

Kepler Lake near

Castor, La.

Black Lake Bayou

near Castor, La.

Castor Creek at

Castor, La.

Bayou Santabarb at

Bellwood, La.

Edmund Bayou tributary near Provencal, La.

Old River at Montrose, La.

Cane River near

Galbraith, La.

Bayou D'Arbonne at

Homer, La.

Bayou D'Arbonne

tributary No. 2

near Homer, La.

Big Creek near

Vienna, La.

Cypress Creek near

Unionville, La.

Middle Pork Bayou

D'Arbonne near

Colquitt, La.

Middle Pork Bayou

D'Arbonne tributary near Bernice, La.

Middle Fork Bayou

D'Arbonne near

Bernice , La .

Corney Bayou near

Lillie, La.

Stowe Creek near

Farmerville, La.

Bayou D'Arbonne

tributary near

Downesville, La.

North Cheniere

Creek at

Cheniere, La.

Lat 32°23'35", long 93°43'25",

at bridge 0.6 mile northwest

of Porbing.

Lat 32°23'25", long 93°46'15",

at bridge 2.5 miles south of

Shreveport.

Lat 32°18'00", long 93°49'40",

at bridge 2.0 miles south of

Keithville.

Lat 32°08'10", long 93°31'05",

at bridge 2.9 miles northwest

of Abington.

Lat 31°59T20", long 93 "26 '30",

at bridge 0.2 mile northeast

of Evelyn.

Lat 32° 12 '50", long 93 "01 '00",

at culvert 3.6 miles south of

Lucky .

See previous table.

See previous table.

See previous table.

See previous table.

Lat 32°18'40", long 93°09'30",

at dam on Kepler Lake, 5.0

miles north of Castor.

Lat 32°18'40", long 93°12'50",

at bridge 2.8 miles northwest

of Castor.

See previous table .

See previous table .

Lat 31°40'55", long 93°12'40",

at culvert 2.0 miles north of

Provencal.

Lat 31°34'25", long 92°59'40",

at bridge at Montrose .

Lat 31°29'30", long 92 8 50'00",

at bridge 2.0 miles northwest

of Qalbraith.

See previous table.

Lat 32°48'00", long 93°01'15",

at culvert 2.0 miles east of

Homer .

See previous table.

See previous table.

See previous table.

Lat 32°48'50", long 92°42'00",

at culvert 2.4 miles west of

Bernice .

Lat 32°45'50", long 92°39'30",

at bridge 4.0 miles south of

Bernice.

Lat 32"53'15", long 92°39'25",

at bridge 3.0 miles south of

Lillie.

See previous table .

Lat 32°40'50", long 92°22'40",

at bridge 5.0 miles northeast

of Downsville.

See previous table.

d!9

-

d66

406

707

-

38.6

46.1

57.0

21.1

-

423

27.9

51.1

-

-

687

30.0

-

68.9

63.3

43.9

-

178

462

29.0

-

38.0

1960

1960

1939-57*,

1958-60

1960

1950-60

1957-60

1951-60

1950-60

1950-60

1954-60

1960

1941-57*,

1958-60

1954-60

1954-60

1958-60

1960

1950-60

1954-60

1957-60

1954-60

1954-60

1954-60

1957-60

1941-57*,

1958-60

1941-57*,

1958-60

1954-60

1957-60

1954-60

3- 2-60

12-16-59

3- 4-60

12-17-59

-

2-25-60

3- 3-60

3- 3-60

-

-

6-28-60

3- 4-60

11- 4-59

2-24-60

5- 6-60

-

-

5- 7-60

5- 7-60

12-19-59

2-25-60

3- 3-60

-

3- 5-60

3- 5-60

4-21-60

5- 7-60

3- 2-60

149.87

162.83

10.61

123.73

(b)

16.96

14.40

45.19

(b)

(b)

177.56

9.01

47.62

12.21

17.09

(b)

(b)

45.25

17.32

44.89

41.43

44.59

-

7.77

14.82

44.16

15.34

41.97

(t)

(t)

4,040

(t)

(t)

(t)

540

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

2,160

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

2,180

740

(t)

(t)

1,160

4,380

(t)

(t)

(t)

* Also a low-flow partial-record station. 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage, 

d Approximately, 

e Revised.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations--Continued

571

Station Station name Location area

(sq mi)

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height

(feet)

Discharge

(cfs)

Red River basin Continued

3676

3689

3693.3

3696.2

*3696.4

3698e/

3698.3

*3702

*3706

3706.5

*3707

*3707.5

*3708

3709

*3718

*3721

*3723

*3726

3727

3728

3731

Cypress Creek near

Vixen, La.

Little Bayou Boeuf

near Collinston,

La.

Black Bayou near

Sicily Island,

La.

Alligator Bayou

near Tallulah,

La.

Bayou vidal at

Quimby , La .

Lyon Bayou at

Forest, La.

Bayou Macon near

Ployd, La.

Castor Creek at

Chatham, La.

Beaucoup Creek

near Cotton

Plant, La.

Plat Creek near

Sikes, La.

Beech Creek near

Olla, La.

Big Chiekasaw

Creek near Olla,

La.

Castor Creek at

Tullos, La.

Caney Creek tributary near Quitman , La .

Big Creek near

Dodson, La.

Port deLuce Creek

at Winnfield,

La.

Bear Creek near

Packton, La.

Pish Creek near

Pollock, La.

Mill Creek tributary near Pollock, La.

Big Creek tributary near

Pollock, La.

Big Creek at Pishville, La.

Lat 32°17'20", long 92°14'50",

at bridge 4.0 miles northeast

of Vixen.

Lat 32°29'35", long 91°56'10",

at bridge 4.5 miles southwest

of Collinston.

Lat 31°49'40", long 91°42'45",

at bridge 3.5 miles southwest

of Sicily Island.

Lat 32°17'20", long 91°13'05",

at bridge 8.5 miles south of

Tallulah.

See previous table.

Lat 32°47'00", long 91°24'30",

at bridge 0.5 mile southeast

of Forest.

Lat 32°42'00", long 91°22'40",

at bridge 2.2 miles northeast

of Ployd.

See previous table.

See previous table.

Lat 32°04'45", long 92°27'50",

at bridge 1.5 miles east of

Sikes.

See previous table .

See previous table.

See previous table .

Lat 32°20'05", long 92°48'15",

at culvert 5.0 miles west of

Quitman.

See previous table .

See previous table.

See previous table .

See previous table .

Lat 31°35'50", long 92°25'05",

at culvert 5.1 miles north of

Pollock.

Lat 31°34'55", long 92°25'05",

at culvert 3.6 miles north of

Pollock.

Lat 31°31'25", long 92°21'45",

at bridge 0.3 mile north of

Pishville .

16.0

67.0

d6.5

28.0

160

9.79

625

60.0

127

41.5

58.0

86.0

923

-

81.0

31.0

dll

30.0

-

-

66.5

1954-60

1950-60

1954-60

1954-60

1954-60

1954-60

1351-60

1950-60

1951-60

1951-60

1954-60

1954-60

1951-60

1957-60

1954-60

1951-60

1954-60

1954-60

1957-60

1957-60

1951-60

3- 2-60

3- 2-60

3- 2-60

5- 6-60

3- 2-60

3- 2-60

3- 4-60

-

-

3- 2-60

3- 2-60

3- 3-60

3- 5-60

11- 4-59

3- 2-60

2-25-60

2-25-60

3- 2-60

3- 2-60

12-14-59

3- 2-60

45.48

41.96

42.86

35.12

45.24

42.46

14.88

(b)

(b)

9.03

41.10

40.18

22.04

16.20

46.78

13.28

42.68

40.82

14.74

18.25

9.42

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

1,600

800

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

Bayou Sara basin

*3734 Little Bayou Sara 

near Turnbull,

La.

See previous table . 22.3 1950-60 12-17-59 22.10 (t)

Thompson Creek basin

3735.5

3737

*3738

Moore s Branch near

Woodville, Miss.

Thompson Creek

near Starhill,

La.

Alexander Creek

near St. Prancisville, La.

SE^SWi sec. 32, T.2 N., R.I W.,

Washington meridian, at State

Highway 24, 3.3 miles east of

Woodville.

Lat 30°44'55", long 91°17'05",

at bridge 1.7 miles southeast

of Starhill.

See previous table.

0.21

249

23.9

1955-60

1949-60

1953-60

12-17-59

-

12-17-59

5.46

(b)

8.41

(t)

(t)

(t)

Bayou Baton Rouge basin

3739 Bayou Baton Rouge 

above Baker, La.

Lat 30°37'20", long 91°12'35", 

at bridge 3.4 miles northwest 

of Baker.

e!3.7 1953-60 12-17-59 15.21 (t)

* Also a low-flow partial-record station.

t Discharge not determined.

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

d Approximately.

e Revised.
572 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Oage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Mississippi River Delta

*3747

'3750.5

3751

*3752.5

*3753

3753.5

3754.3

*3756

*3758.5

3759.6

*3762

3766

3766.2

*3767.2

3767.8

3767.9

3771.5

3773

*3774

3777.5

3800

*3801.3

*3801.6

*3801.8

3819

3869.5

Tohefunota River

near Frankllnton,

La.

Tohefunota River

near Covlngton,

La.

Bills Creek tributary near Folsora,

La.

Little Tanglpahoa

River at Magnolia, Miss.

Tanglpahoa River

near Kentwood,

La.

Ashleys Branch

tributary near

Kentwood, La.

Tangipahoa River

near Ainlte, La.

Washley Creek near

Robert, La.

Tlolcfaw River near

Oreensburg, La.

Tlokfaw River at

Montpeller, La.

Hog Branch near

Doyle, La.

Ponchatoula Creek

at Natalbany, La

yellow Water River

Canal near Hammond, La.

Tanyard Creek at

Liberty, Miss.

Woodland Creek

tributary No. 2

at Pelps, La.

Woodland Creek

tributary near

Pelps, La.

Amite River at

Orangevllle, La.

Amite River near

Magnolia, La.

Comlte River near

Clinton, La.

Comite River near

Zachary, La.

Ward Creek at

Slegen Lane near

Baton Rouge, La.

Colyell Creek at

Livingston, La.

Middle Colyell

Creek near

Walker, La.

West Colyell Creek

near Walker, La.

Bayou Cocodrle

near Qlenmora,

La.

Bayou He des

Cannes near

Lafayette, La.

Lat 30°44'36", long 90°15'52",

at bridge 9 miles southwest of

Franklinton.

Lat 30°29'40", long 90°10'10",

at bridge 4.0 miles west of

Covington.

Lat 30°35'50", long 90°06'10",

at culvert 4.6 miles east of

Polsom.

See previous table.

See previous table.

Lat 30°56'00", long 90°28'20",

at culvert 2.3 miles east of

Kentwood .

Lat 308 43'40", long 90°29'05",

at bridge 1.5 miles east of

Ainlte.

Lat 30"30'20", long 90°18'30",

at bridge £.0 miles east of

Robert.

See previous table.

Lat 30"41'10", long 90°38'35",

at bridge 0.5 mile northeast

of Montpeller.

See previous table.

Lat 30°33'40", long 90°28'55",

at bridge 1.0 mile north of

Natalbany .

Lat 30"31'25", long 90°29'00",

at bridge 1.9 miles northwest

of Hammond.

See previous table.

Lat 30"58'20", long gO'SS'lS",

at culvert 0.25 mile southwest

of Felpa.

Lat 30°57'20", long 908 55'50",

at culvert 1.7 miles southwest

of Felps.

Lat 30"44 1 10", long 90°50'30",

at bridge 0.5 mile southwest

of Orangeville. 

Lat 30°32'05", long 90° 58 '50",

at bridge 0.4 mile east of

Magnolia.

See previous table.

Lat 30°38'35", long 91°05'40",

at bridge 3.7 miles east of

Zachary .

Lat 30°22'30", long 91°04'10",

at bridge 8.0 miles southeast

of Baton Rouge.

See previous table.

See previous table.

See previous table.

Lat 31°56'00", long 92°28'55",

at bridge 8.0 miles southeast

of aienmora.

Lat 30°10'52", long 92"06'26",

at bridge 6.5 miles southwest

of Lafayette.

53.1

145

-

39.7

237

-

482

25.3

136

220

110

13.8

-

d8.7

-

-

741

884

88.0

228

40.0

20.7

20.3

28.5

72.1

30.0

1949-60

1951-60

1958-60

1952-60

1951-60

1958-60

1949-60

1951-60

1949-60

1951-60

1951-60

1951-60

1951-60

1952-60

1958-60

1958-60

1951-60

1949-60

1949-60

1951-60

1947-54*,

1955-60

1951-60

1951-60

1951-60

1954-60

1953-60

4- 4-60

8-24-60

5- 7-60

5- 5-60

-

12-17-59

-

-

-

2- 5-60

6- 1-59

2- 4-60

3-29-60

3-29-60

12-17-59

12-17-59

11- 5-59

12-19-59

12-19-59

12-19-59

12-18-59

2- 9-60

£- 4-60

Z- 4-60

2- 4-60

-

10-14-59

43.38

17.52

17.49

20.07

-

14.63

(b)

(b)

(b)

98.41

15.51

10.51

7.76

42.38

88.60

14.48

17.32

9.86

40.26

12.56

18.35

J13.5

4.58

1.02

4.91

(b)

8.30

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

2,650

(t)

M(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

<t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

1,170

(t)

(t)

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

d Approximately.

h Figure published In WSP 1631 is in error. Discharge not determined.

J Crest doubtful; gage not serviced for lengthy period.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 573

Measurements at miscellaneous sites

Measurements of streamflow at points other than gaging stations or partial-record stations are given in the following table. Those that are measurements of base flow are 

designated by an asterisk (*); measurements of peak flow by a dagger (t).

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Meramec River basin

Dry Branch . . .

Mayfieid 

Creek .

West Fork 

Mayfieid

Creek.

Terre Bleue

Creek .

Mississippi 

River .

Mayfieid 

Creek.

At west-central edge of Survey

3062, T.37 N., R.5 E., at

highway bridge 0.5 mile upstream from Terre Bleue

Creek and 4.5 miles east of

Bonne Terre, Mo .a/

Mayfieid Creek basin

Lat 36°44'54", long 88°37'06", 

at bridge on State Highways

58 and 80, 1.3 miles below

Vulton Creek at Mayfieid,

Ky. 

Lat 36°52'14", long 88°56'0l", 

at road bridge 2.2 miles

above U.S. Highway 62, 4.5

miles east of Bardwell, Ky. ,

and 4.7 miles above mouth.

3.65

95.1

59.9

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1955-59*

1954, 

1957-59

1959

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

10- 7-59

11- 5-59

12- 4-59

1-13-60

2- 1-60

3- 4-60

4- 6-60

5-10-60

6- 1-60

7-14-60

8- 3-60

9- 7-60

10-29-59 

5-31-60

10-29-59 

6- 3-60

1.36

2.45

*.32

*1.38

*1.77

*1.05

*2.19

2.10

*.61

0

0

0

0 

*2.84

*1.73 

*2.22

Obion Creek basin

Oblon Creek.. Mississippi

River .

Lat 36°45'30", long 89°00'13",

at bridge on U . S . Highway

51, 0.9 mile above Hurricane Creek and 2.2 miles

south of Arlington, Ky.

203 1953,

1957,

1959

10-29-59

6- 3-60

*13.9

*13.5

St. Francis River basin

Barnes Creek.

Do ........

Clark Creek. ,

Little St.

Francis

River .

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

St . Francis

River .

SW£ sec. 4, T.33 N., R.6 E., at

bridge on State Highway 72,

1.1 miles above Little St.

Francis River and 5 .3 miles

west of Fredericktown, Mo .a/

SW£ sec. 4, T.33 N., R.6 E., at

bridge on State Highway 72,

1.1 miles above Little St.

Francis River and 5.3 miles

west of Fredericktown, Mo.

SEi-NEi- sec. 17, T.29 N., R.4

E., on bridge on State Highway 34, 3.5 miles northeast

of Piedmont, Mo .a/

4.03

4.03

4.39

1955-59*

1955-59*

1957-59*

10- 7-59

11- 4-59

12- 3-59

1-13-60

2- 1-60

3- 4-60

4- 6-60

5-10-60

6- 1-60

7-14-60

8- 3-60

9- 7-60

11- 9-59

12-15-59

1-19-60

3- 1-60

4-12-60

5-17-60

6-21-60

7-28-60

8-30-60

0.88

2.00

*.35

*1.31

*1.80

*1.03

*2.15

3.02

*.58

*.01

0

0

1.68

3.31

5.35

1.70

1.91

1.90

*.96

*.77

*.72

White River basin

Sherrod

Spring .

Althea

Spring .

West Fork

Black

River .

Middle Fork

Black

River .

McKenzle

Creek.

South Creek..

North Fork

River .

Black River. .

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

Black River..

SEt sec .33, T.29 N., R.22 W.,

3 miles southwest of Springfield, Mo.

Sec. 25, T.23 N., R.12 W., 5

miles northeast of Tecumseh, Mo.

SE£ sec. 20, T.32 N., R.I E.,

at bridge on State Highway

21, % mile north of Centerville. Mo.

SEj sec. 2, T.32 N., R.I E., at

bridge on State Highway 21,

5 miles northwest of Lestervllle, Mo.

NEj sec .3, T.28 N., R.3 E., at

road crossing to Clearwater

Dam, 1% miles southwest of

Piedmont, Mo.

_

-

_

_

_

1957

1944

1942-43,

1945-47,

1952

1948,

1952-59

9-29-60

12- 7-59

1-14-60

1-26-60

2-29-60

5-16-60

1-14-60

1-26-60

2-29-60

5-16-60

12-15-59

3- 1-60

5-16-60

7-29-60

8-29-60

0.23

19.7

109

*96.1

*63.1

121

146

*95.1

*63.0

130

33.3

*8.77

16.6

*3.30

*b3.4

* Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

a Continuous gage-height and rainfall records. 

b Estimated.
574 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream

Marbut

Spring .

Stahl Creek. ,

Elm Spring.. .

Barthollc

Spring .

Brlckhouse

Spring .

Hearell

Spring .

Lost Creek.. .

Salt Creek. . .

Sallna Creek.

Spring Creek.

Little Spring

Creek.

Flint Creek. .

Pagan Creek. .

Sager Creek. .

Caney Creek . .

Tributary to

Spring River .

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

Elm Spring

Branch .

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

Hickory

Creek.

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

Neosho River .

Little River .

Neosho River .

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

Spring Creek.

Illinois

River .

Flint Creek. .

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

Illinois

River .

Location

Arkansas River basin

Sec. 17, T.26 N., R.26 W., In Verona , Mo .

SE£ sec .26, T.29 N., R.27 W., at

bridge on State Highway 39, 1-J

miles south of Miller, Mo., and

6.4 miles above mouth .a/

SE-tSE-t sec. 12, T.24 N., R.32 W.,

5 miles southeast of Neosho,

Mo.

SW-pSW sec 7 T 24 N R 31 W

5 miles southeast of Neosho,

Mo.

SEA sec . 28, T.25 N., R.31 W.,

3 miles southeast of Neosho, Mo.

NE-t sec. 30, T.25 N., R.31 W.,

600 ft southwest of fish

hatchery In Neosho, Mo.

SE-JSEj sec. 35, T.25 N., R.34

W., 9-| miles upstream from

mouth at Seneca Street

Bridge In Seneca, Mo.

NE£ sec. 18, T.7 N., R.4 E., at

bridge on State Highway 18,

1 mile north of Pearson,

Okla.

Center sec. 26, T.21 N., R.20

E., at bridge on State High'

way 82, lj miles southeast

of Sallna, Okla.

SE£ sec. 3, T.19 N., R.20 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

82, 3.5 miles south of

Locust Grove, Okla.

SEj- sec. 34, T.20 N., R.20 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

82, 24 miles south of

Locust Grove, Okla.

NE£ sec. 23, T.18 N., R.34 W.,

at bridge on State Highway

99, 3 miles northwest of

Slloam Springs, Ark.

NE-ir sec. 11, T.18 N., R.34 W.,

at bridge crossing of State

Highway 99, 5 miles northwest of Slloam Springs, Ark.

NEj sec.l, T.17 N., R.34 W.,

at bridge on county road at

west edge of Slloam Springs,

Ark.

SE£ sec. 20, T.16 N., R.25 E.,

at roadside park along State

Highway 51,, 3.7 miles

northwest of Stllwell, Okla.

Drainage

area 

(sq ml)

-

3.86

_

_

_

C42

83.8

109

117

c38

138

el. 4

c2.6

clO

Measured

previously 

(water 

years)

1951-59*

1943

1949-59*

1956-59

1952-53

Measx

Date

6-24-60

10-28-59

12- 9-59

1-13-60

2-17-60

3-21-60

5- 2-60

6- 8-60

7-12-60

8-15-60

9-19-60

12- 8-59

1-12-60

2-16-60

3-22-60

5- 3-60

6- 8-60

7-12-60

8-16-60

9-20-60

1-12-60

2-16-60

3-22-60

5- 3-60

6- 8-60

7-12-60

8-16-60

9-20-60

12- 8-59

1-12-60

2-16-60

3-22-60

5- 3-60

6- 8-60

7-12-60

8-16-60

9-20-60

6- 8-60

3-31-60

8-11-60

11- 8-59

1-26-60

3- 8-60

9-20-60

7-12-60

7-12-60

7-12-60

7-12-60

7-12-60

7-12-60

7-11-60

irements

Discharge 

(ofs)

0.47

1.20

.50

.89

1.48

6.48

.42

.40

b.08

.04

0

.95

1.53

1.53

3.08

1.60

3.21

.61

.66

.68

.53

.55

.75

.64

.83

.39

.44

.30

3.34

3 JO

3.13

4.81

3.16

7.97

1.22

2.36

1.90

.51

*29.5

10.8

*14.3

*1.80

28.6

1.86

*11.2

*19.2

*3.36

*10.6

*.25

*2.23

*3.05

Base flow. 

* Operated as a contlnuou: 

a Continuous gage-height ; b Estimated. 

c Approximately.

i-record gaging station. 

ind rainfall records.
DISCHARGE AT -PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 575

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Arkansas River basin Continued

Wildcat

Creek .

Illinois

River .

Lee Creek. . . .

Little Lee

Creek.

Arroyo

Laguna

tributary.

Blanco

Creek

tributary.

Wynn Creek. . .

Carros Creek.

Bueyeros

Creek

tributary .

Ute Creek

tributary .

Plaza Larga

Creek.

Perioo Creek

tributary .

Canadian

River .

.130, .......

Mill Creek

Lee Creek. . . .

Mill Creek...

Tar Camp

Creek.

More land

Creek.

Moreland

Creek

tributary.

Osage Creek. .

Arkansas

River .

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

Lee Creek. . . .

Pajarlto

Creek .

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

Carros Creek.

Canadian

River.

Ute Creek.

Canadian

River .

Revuelto

Creek.

Rita Blanca

Creek.

Arkansas

River .

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

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

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

Fourche La

Fave River.

Arkansas

River .

Turkey Creek.

More land

Creek.

SE£ sec. 36, T.18 N., R.32 W., at

bridge on State Highway 68, at

Benton-Washington County line,

4.8 miles west of Tontltown,

Ark.

Si sec. 8, T.15 N., R.31 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 62,

ij miles northeast of Prairie

Grove, Ark.

SW-J sec. 27, T.13 N., R.26 E., at

bridge on county road, 2.7

miles west of Short, Okla.

Sa^ sec. 28, T.13 N., R.26 E., at

bridge on county road, 1 mile

southeast of Nlcut, Okla.

SEiNE-i sec. 9, T.9 N., R.27 E.,

below dip on Montoya-Ima

road, 5.0 miles south of

Montoya, N. Mex.

Center sec. 6, T.10 N., R.29 E.,

at culvert on U. S. Highways

54 and 66, £ mile southeast

of Palomas and 10 miles west

of Tucumcari, N. Mex.

Lat 35°27'20", long 103°45'30",

^ mile above road connecting

Atarque and State Highway 155,

lj miles south of McCulston

Ranch headquarters and 11

miles south of Gallegos, N.

Mex.

NW^NWj sec. 13, T.14 N., R.30

E., 500 ft below road connecting Atarque and State Highway 155, 1 mile west of State

Highway 155 and 11^ miles

south of Gallegos, N. Mex.

Center Sw£ sec. 34, T.21 N.,

R.31 E., 1,800 ft above

culvert on State Highway

102 and 3i miles northeast

of Bueyeros, N. Mex.

NW-J-SW-J sec .34, T.17 N., R.30

E., at culvert on State

Highway 39, 3^ miles north

of Gallegos, N. Mex.

SEt sec. 14, T.10 N., R.31 E.,

0.4 mile above bridge on

State Highway 88 and 8^

miles southeast of Tucumcari,

N. Mex.

SWiNWj sec .34, T.26 N., R.35

E., at culvert on u. S. Highway 56, 0.2 mile east of west

city limits of Clayton, N. Mex. 

NW-J- S6C12, T.18 N., R.17 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 183,

1 mile north of Taloga, Okla.

Sec. 3, T.10 N., R.7 W., on

bridge on U. S. Highway 81,

i mile east and 2 miles south

of Union City, Okla.

SEi sec. 20, T.8 N., R.32 W., at

bridge on old U. S. Highway

271 Just east of Intersection

with Wheeler Avenue at Port

?

mlth, Ark.

sec. 10, T.ll N., R.32 W.,

at bridge on State Highway

59, at Natural Dam, Ark.

SEiSEj sec. 16, T.I N., R.29 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway

71, 4.0 miles south of Boles,

Ark

Sec. 22, T.3 S., R.ll W., at

culvert on Missouri Pacific

Railway, 400 ft below U. S.

Highway 65 and 0.3 mile .

southeast of Redfield, Ark.

Yazoo River basin

Center sec. 3, T.25 N., R.6 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 7, 6.8

miles north of Coffeevllle,

Miss.

NW-JSWi sec. 10 T.25 N., R. 6

E., Choctaw meridian, at

culvert on State Highway 7,

5.5 miles north of Coffeevllle, Miss.

13.2

053

238

c99

03.4

2.90

C3

o9.4

018

c .6

348

C4.9

24,391

25,485

10.4

168

55.0

C3.4

1.Q3

.52

1939-43

1952

1957-59e

1957-59e

7-25-60

5- 6-60

7-11-60

7-11-60

7- 5-60

7- 5-60

7- 8-60

7- 8-60

8- 8-60

8- 9-60

7- 9-60

9- 9-60

7-13-60

8-13-60

7-11-60

10-27-51

7-23-60

5- 6-60

5-20-60

6-27^60

6-11-59

6-11-59

tlO,500

t39,800

*10.5

*6J32

t2,660

X

tl/540

3,060

t2,590

t799

t668

1-12,200

tl,600

8,330

10,300

15,100

td3,630

1-2,680

1-86,700

t!6, 700

t2,930

{ t2,300

tl,370

* Base flow.

t Peak flow.

c Approximately.

d Revised.

e Operated as a low-flow partial-record station.
576 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Red River basin

Elm Fork. ....

Medicine

Creek.

Washita

River .

Blue Creek. . .

Kiamichi

River .

Pigeon

Creek.

Kiamichi

River .

Do... .....

Jackfork

Creek.

Mountain

Fork

River.

Do........

Buffalo

Creek.

Hickory

Creek.

Rock Creek. ..

Lost Creek. . .

Hurricane

Creek.

West Fork

Big Creek.

Dry Cypress

Bayou.

Smackover

Creek .

Green Lake . . .

North Fork

Red River.

Cache Creek. .

Red River. . . .

Blue River . . .

Red River ....

Kiamichi

River .

Red River ....

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

Kiamichi

River .

Little

River.

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

Mountain

Fork

River .

Buffalo

Creek.

Rolling

Fork.

Saline

River.

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

Hurricane

Creek.

Bodcau Lake . .

Ouachita

River.

Smackover

Creek.

On west line sec. 10, T.5 N., R.

22 W., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 283, 3 miles north of

Mangum Okla.

On east line SE£ sec .32, T.4

N., R.13 W., at bridge on road

1 mile south of Meers, Okla,

and Z\ miles above Lake

Lawtonka .

NW£ sec. 15, T.7 N., R.10 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 281,

% mile north of Anadarko,

Okla.

SW£ sec. 35, T.3 S., R.7 E., at

bridge on State Highway 48A,

J mile north of Milburn,

Okla.

m

Near center sec. 14, T.2 N., R.

26 E., above Junction of

Pigeon Creek, 4^ miles south

of Page, Okla.

Near center sec. 14, T.2 N., R.

26 E., at bridge crossing of

State Highway 63, 4^ miles

south of Page, Okla.

On south line sec. 14, T.2 N.,

R.25 E., at bridge crossing

of State Highway 103 above

Big Cedar Creek, i mile

south of Big Cedar, Okla.

SE£ sec. 26 T.2 N., R.19 E., at

south edge of Tuskahoma,

Okla.

NW£ sec.32 T.2 N., R.19 E., at

bridge crossing of U. S.

Highway 271, lj miles northeast of Clayton, Okla.

On Oklahoma -Arkansas State

line in sec. 15, T.2 N., R.

27 E., at bridge crossing

of county highway, 5 miles

south of Fogel Okla.

SE£ sec. 9, T.3 S., R.32 W.. at

bridge on county road, 3j

miles west of Hatfleld,

Ark.

SEj sec. 9, T.4 S., R.32 W., at

bridge crossing of U. S.

Highway 71, l£ miles south

of Cove, Ark.

SW£ sec. 23, T.4 S., R.32 W.,

at bridge crossing of U. S.

Highway 71, 3j miles south

of Cove, Ark.

On south line sec .3, T.6 S.,

R.27 E., at bridge crossing

of U. S. Highway 70 at Oklahoma-Arkansas State Line.

Sec. 1, T.5 S., R.14 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 270,

4 miles west of Sheridan,

Ark.

SE£ sec .31, T.4 S., R.12 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway

270, 4.0 miles east of Sheridan, Ark.

Sec. 3, T.5 S., R.13 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 167

at Sheridan, Ark.

Lat 32°42'30", long 93°34'40",

at bridge 1.0 mile southeast

of Midway, La.

SWj sec. 26, T.15 S., R.20 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway

79, 5j miles northeast of

McNeil, Ark.

SW£ sec. 19, T.15 S., R.19 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway

79, 2j miles west of Stephens , Ark .

838

43.7

3,656

201

CIS

C14

C56

403

280

8.0

167

ell

c3.7

048

C82

205

C5.8

_

_

-

1905-8*.

1930-31*.

1938-47*.

1954,

1958-59

1952,

1954-56

1956-59

1957-59e

1957-58

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

12-10-59

6-28-60

3- 8-60

3-21-60

10-27-59

12- 8-59

1-27-60

3-23-60

8-25-60

7-10-60

7-10-60

7-10-60

7-10-60

7-10-60

7-10-60

7-10-60

7-10-60

7-10-60

7-10-60

6-27-60

6-27-60

6-27-60

11- 5-59

4- 7-60

11- 2-59

3- 1-60

8- 3-60

11- 2-59

3- 1-60

8- 3-60

16.2

10.3

12.9

535

*51.4

*37.3

133

*82.8

*71.2

*1.3I

*1.08

*8.05

*29.8

*3.94

0

86 .3

0

0

*1.02

tie, ooo

t52,300

t3,720

0

0

0

51.0

0

*1.45

27.4

0

* Base flow, 

t Peak flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

c Approximately.

e Operated as a low-flow partial-record station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 577

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Red River basin Continued

Smackover

Creek .

Sloan Creek . .

Dlrchfleld

Creek.

Cypress

Creek .

Smaokover 

Creek.

Gum Creek ....

Cypress

Creek .

Gum Creek ....

Halton

Creek .

Brushy

Creek .

Brushy

Creek

tributary .

Camp Creek. . .

Holmes Creek.

Smackover

Creek

tributary .

Smaokover

Creek .

Salt Creek...

Do ........

Smackover

Creek.

Little

River .

Ouachlta

River .

Smaokover

Creek.

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

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

Ouachlta 

River .

Smackover

Creek .

Gum Creek ....

Smackover

Creek .

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

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

Brushy

Creek.

Smackover

Creek.

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

...do.......

Ouachlta

River .

Smackover

Creek.

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

Ouachlta

River .

Black

River .

NW£ sec. 35 T.15 S., R.19 W., at

highway bridge 2 miles southeast of Stephens, Ark.

NE£ sec. 11, T.16 S., R.19 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 57,

1 mile northwest of Medlock,

Ark.

W£ sec. 18, T.16 S., R.18 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 57,

1 mile southeast of Medlock,

Ark.

NW^NW^ sec .28, T.16 S., R.18 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 57,

1? miles northwest of Mount

Holly, Ark.

NWiNWi sec. 6, T.16 S.. R.17 W., 

at highway bridge 2J miles

south of Pace City, Ark.

E| sec. 10, T.15 S., R.19 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 79,

2£ miles northeast of Stephens, Ark. 

NEjNWi sec. 1, T.15 S., R.19

W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 79, 4? miles northeast of

Stephens, Ark.

On west line sec .31, T.15 S.,

R.17 W., at highway bridge 2

miles south of Pace City,

Ark.

NW£ sec. 32, T.15 S., R.17 W.,

at highway bridge 2 miles

southeast of Pace City, Ark.

SW£ sec*30, T.15 S., R. 16 W. ,

just above small tributary on

left bank, 50 ft above highway bridge at Louann, Ark.

SWFsec.30, T.15 S., R.16 W. ,

at mouth of small tributary

entering Brushy Creek on

left bank, 50 ft above highway bridge at Louann, Ark.

NE£NE£ sec. 8, T.16 S., R.16 W.,

at bridge on State Highway

160, 2^ miles west of Smackover, Ark.

SWj sec. 6, T.16 S., R.15 W., at

highway bridge 2 miles east

of Smackover, Ark.

In SEj sec. 7, T.16 S.. R.15 W.,

at highway bridge 2j miles

northwest of Norphlet, Ark.

NWiNWi sec .3, T.16 S.. R.15 W.,

at highway bridge 3j miles

north of Norphlet, Ark.

SW£SE£ sec. 14, T.16 S., R.15

W., at highway bridge 2£

miles east of Norphlet Ark.

Sec. 1, T.16 S., R.15 W., 500

ft above mouth and 4^ miles

northwest of Gallon, Ark.

NE^NWi sec. 5, T.16 S., R.14 W.,

200 ft above mouth and 3

miles northwest of Gallon,

Ark.

Lat 31°37'55", long 91°49'25",

at bridge at Jonesvllle, La.

-

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

_

_

.

-

_

500

-

_

-

-

1954

11- 3-59

8- 3-60

8- 4-60

8- 4-60

11- 3-59

3- 2-60

8- 4-60

11- 3-59 3- 2-60

8- 4-60

11- 2-59

3- 1-60

8- 3-60

11- 2-59

2-29-60

8- 3-60

11- 3-59

8- 4-60

11- 3-59

8- 4-60

LI 3 59

3- 4-60

8- 3-60

11- 3-59

3- 4-60

8- 3-60

8- 3-60

8- 3-60

1- 4-59

8- 3-60

3- 4-60

8- 3-60

11- 4-59

8- 2-60

3- 3-60

3- 3-60

3-26-59

4-10-59

5-12-59

5-18-59

5-25-59

5-29-59

7-13-59

*4.86

*b.80

*b.80

*b,10

*.34

224

*b.05

*8.99 

238*2.0

*1.51

42.5

*b.lO

*.61

52.0

0

*.92

*b.05

*.10

0

*1.30

34.9

0

0

6.00

0

*b.30

*b,10

13.7

*bl.O

2,460

*9.22

34.7

*13.5

280

1,350

7,020

6,060

11,000

8,530

5,870

4,700

2,080

Mississippi River Delta

Bayou Laf ourche .

Do ........

Do ........

* Base flow

b Estimated

Gulf of

Mexico .

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

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

Lat 29°59'35", long 91°03'15",

at bridge at Palncourtville,

La.

Lat 29°56'33", long 91°01'21",

at bridge at Napoleonvllle,

La.

Lat 29°50'25", long 90°57'15",

at bridge at Labadlevllle,

La.

_

_

-

1954-57

7-13-60

7-13-60

7-13-60

278

272

272
578 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Stream Tributary to Location .

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Mississippi River Delta Continued

Bayou Teche . .

Do ........

Loreauville 

Canal 

(Bayou 

Teche 

Diversion).

Gulf of 

Mexico.

Lat 30°32'47", long, 91°58'5", 

at bridge 1.3 miles southwest of Port Barre, La.

at bridge 0.3 mile west of 

Cecelia, La.

at bridge at Breaux Bridge, 

La.

at bridge O.Z mile east of 

Ruth, La. 

Lat 30 ,01 '25", long 91°43'35", 

at bridge 2.4 miles southeast 

of Loreauville, La.

-

-

1943-47, 

1954

S-14-SO

S-15-SO

6-15-60

6-15-60

10-23-59 

11-19-59 

1-15-60 

6- 8-60

763 

525

528

550

75.4

172 

126 

332 

98.3
LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER SEEPAGE INVESTIGATION 579

On Sept. 21, 1960, a series of discharge measurements was made on Little Arkansas River 

and all flowing tributaries in the reach between Alta Mills and Valley Center; Kans. The 

investigation was made during a period of no surface runoff to obtain information on the 

magnitude and distribution of seepage flow as related to ground-water elevation. The 

mainstream discharge measurements were adjusted to a common time because of the gradual 

decrease in discharge during the day; results are tabulated below in downstream order. 

Tributary flow was considered a contribution and not a gain. The computed gains and 

losses apply only to the main stream. Water samples for chemical analyses were taken at 

each measuring point and ground-water elevation was observed at five wells in the reach; 

results are filed in the Topeka, Kans., district office.

River

mile

45.6

42.5

41.5

40.4

38.8

37.8

34.4

34.3

33.0

32 3

31.9

30.4

29.5

29.2

27.3

26.4

Valley

mile

39.2

-

35.9

34.8

33.5

32.5

-

30.0

29.0

27.9

26.9

-

25.7

24.3

-

Stream and location

Little Arkansas River in NW-J

sec. 30, T.22 S., R.2 W., at

highway bridge at Alta Mills,

1.1 miles downstream from

Turkey Creek and 8.8 miles

northwest of Halstead.

Unnamed tributary in NWj sec. 6,

T.23 S., R.2 W., at culvert

in Harvey County Park, 200 ft

upstream from mouth and 6.8

miles northwest of Halstead.

Little Arkansas River in NE£

sec. 7, T.23 S., R.2 W., 400 ft

upstream from highway bridge

and 5.8 miles northwest of

Halstead.

Little Arkansas River in NE£

sec. 17, T.23 S., R.2 W.,

100 ft downstream from highway bridge and 4.8 miles

northwest of Halstead.

Little Arkansas River in 85

sec. 16, T.23 S., R.2 W.,

300 ft upstream from highway bridge and 3.5 miles

northwest of Halstead.

Little Arkansas River in NE£

sec. 28, T.23 S., R.2 W.,

700 ft downstream from bridge

on U. S. Highway 5O and 2.5

miles northwest of Halstead.

Black Kettle Creek in NEi

sec. 27, T.23 S., R.2 W.,

400 ft downstream from bridge

on U . S . Highway 50 and 1 . 8

miles northwest of Halstead.

Little Arkansas River in NEi

sec. 35, T.23 S., R.2 W., at

bridge on State Highway 89,

300 ft downstream from overflow dam at Halstead.

Little Arkansas River in N^

sec.l, T.24 S., R.2 W.,

50 ft downstream from highway bridge and 0.9 mile

southeast of Halstead.

 NEjSWi sec.l, T.24 S., 

R.2 W., at outlet of sewagedisposal plant, 1.3 miles

southeast of Halstead.

Little Arkansas River in NEi

sec. 12, T.24 S., R.2 W., at

highway bridge 1.7 miles

southeast of Halstead.

Little Arkansas River in NW

corner sec. 18, T.24 S.,

R.I W., 2.7 miles southeast

of Halstead.

Kisiwa Creek in Si sec. 18,

T.24 S., R.I W., at highway

bridge 3.7 miles northwest

of Sedgwick.

Little Arkansas River in NEi

sec. 19, T.24 S., R.I W.,

500 ft downstream from highway bridge and 3.5 miles

northwest of Sedgwick.

Little Arkansas River in SEi

sec. 20, T.24 S., R.I W.,

100 ft upstream from highway bridge and 2.2 miles

northwest of Sedgwick.

Emma Creek in NW corner sec. 28,

T.24 S., R.I W., 25 ft downstream from highway bridge

and 2 miles northwest of

Sedgwick.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second

Main 

stream

17.6

-

20.8

22.6

23.2

25.2

-

26.0

27.4

27.8

29.6

-

31.9

34.4

-

Tributary

-

0.01

-

-

-

-

.05

-

-

.5

-

-

.05

-

-

6.76

Gain or loss

Main stream

-

-

+3.19

+1.80

+ .60

+2.00

-

+ .75

+1.40

-.10

+1.80

-

+2.25

+2.50

-

Total

_

-

+3.19

+4.99

+5.59

+7.59

-

+8.34

+9.74

+9.64

+11.44

-

+13.69

+16.19

-

Remarks

Estimated.

Effluent from

Halstead

sewage-disposal

plant; average

flow for day

estimated.
580 LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER SEEPAGE INVESTIGATION Continued

River 

mile

25.1

24.6

23.1

21.5

18.6

17.7

15.6

Valley 

mile

-

_

21.0

19.8

17.9

-

15.6

Stream and location

Sand Creek in NWi sec. 34, T.24 S.,

R.I W., 75 ft upstream from

highway bridge and 0.4 mile

north of Sedgwick.

 SW£ sec. 33, T.24 S., R.I W.,

at outlet of sewage -disposal

plant, 0.6 mile southwest of

Sedgwick .

Little Arkansas River in SE-fcSWi

sec. 4, T.25 S., R.I W., 1.3

miles southwest of Sedgwick.

Little Arkansas River in NW-fc

sec. 15, T.25 S., R.I W., 100 ft

downstream from highway bridge

and 2.2 miles south of Sedgwick.

Little Arkansas River in NB£SEi

sec. 22, T.25 S., R.I W., 25 ft

upstream from highway bridge

and 2.9 miles northwest of

Valley Center.

Jester Creek in SW-fcNEi sec. 23,

T.25 S., R.I W., 150 ft

upstream from highway bridge

and 2.5 miles northwest of

Valley Center.

Little Arkansas River in Wy

sec. 36, T.25 S., R.I W.,

400 ft downstream from highway bridge and half a mile

west of Valley Center.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second

Main 

stream

-

-

58.1

60.5

66.1

-

79.4

Tributary

9.68

.3

-

-

-

1.32

-

Gain or loss

Main stream

-

-

+6.96

+2.40

+5.60

-

+11.98

Total

-

-

+23.15

+25.55

+31.15

-

+43.13

Remarks

Effluent from

Sedgwick

sewage -

disposal plant;

average flow

for day estimated.

Gaging station.
COTTONWOOD CREEK LOW-PLOW INVESTIGATION 581

A series of measurements was made at selected sites in Cottonwood Creek basin, Oklahoma (tributary to Cimarron River). The investigation was made during periods of low 

flow to obtain information on the occurrence and distribution of base flow, if any, in 

the basin.

Station 

No. Station name

Cottonwood Creek

near Reeding,

Okla.

Cottonwood Creek

near Navina,

Okla.

Deer Creek near

Piedmont, Okla.

Soldier Creek

near Piedmont,

Okla.

Deer Creek tributary No.l,

near Piedmont,

Okla.

Deer Creek tributary No. 2,

near Piedmont,

Okla.

Bluff Creek at

Lake Hefner,

near Oklahoma

City, Okla.

Bluff Creek near

Lake Hefner,

near Oklahoma

City, Okla.

Bluff Creek tributary near Lake

Hefner, near

Oklahoma City,

Okla.

Spring Creek near

Warr Acres,

Okla.

Spring Creek near

Lake Hefner,

near Oklahoma

City, Okla.

Spring Creek tributary near Lake

Hefner, near

Oklahoma City,

Okla.

Bluff Creek below

Spring Creek

near Lake

Hefner, near

Oklahoma City,

Okla.

Dry Creek extension at Bluff

Creek bypass

channel at Lake

Hefner, near

Oklahoma City,

Okla.

Dry Creek at seepage area at Lake

Hefner, near

Oklahoma City,

Okla.

Location

South line sec. 32, T.15 N. , R.5

W. , at county line bridge 5

miles southeast of Reeding.

NWjSWi sec. 13, T.15 N., R.4 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway 74,

2 miles southwest of Navina.

West line sec. 2, T.13 N., R.5 W.,

at county road bridge 2£ miles

southeast of Piedmont.

Esst line NEj sec. 31, T.14 N., R.

4 W. , at county road bridge 5

miles east of Piedmont.

NEiNEi sec. 30, T.14 N. , R.4 W. ,

at county road bridge 5 miles

east of Piedmont.

NEiNEi sec. 32, T.14 N. , R.4 W.,

at county road bridge 6 miles

east of Piedmont.

NWjSWiSWi sec. 23, T.13 N. , R.4

W. , at site below fish culture ponds Just north of Lake

Hefner.

South line sec. 15, T.13 N., R.4

W., at bridge on Northwest

122 Street, 1 mile northwest

of Lake Hefner.

Near northeast corner sec. 22,

T.13 N., R.4 W. , at bridge

on Northwest 122 Street, J

mile north of Lake Hefner.

SEiSEjSEi sec. 33, T.13 N., R.4

W. , near bridge on Northwest

Highway, 2£ miles north of

Warr Acres.

Near southwest corner sec. 15,

T.13 N. , R.4 W. , at bridge

on Northwest 122 Street, 1

mile northwest of Lake

Hefner.

West line se.e.15, T.13 N. , R.4

W., at bridge on MaoArthur

Boulevard, li miles northwest of Lake Hefner.

South line sec. 10, T.13 N. ,

R.4 W. , at bridge on Memorial Road, 2 miles north of

Lake Hefner.

Center sec. 25, T.13 N. , R.4 W. ,

at northeast side of Lake

Hefner.

Southeast corner sw£sw£ sec. 24,

T.13 N., R.4 W. , at culvert

on Befner Road (Northwest 108

Street) just east of Lake

Hefner dam.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

24

36

34

13

5.3

5.2

10.0

10.9

.4

1.7

9.6

3.2

24

a. 36

b.08

Period 

of 

record

1960

1944-52,

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1946,

1960

1950-51,

1958-60

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

Measurements

Date

10-24-59

10-29-59

12-13-59

5-16-60

10-23-59

10-29-59

12-14-59

5-16-60

10-24-59

10-29-59

12-14-59

5-16-60

10-29-59

10-29-59

10-29-59

10-23-59

12-13-59

10-23-59

12-13-59

10-23-59

10-24-59

10-23-59

12-13-59

10-23-59

10-23-59

10-29-59

10-23-59

10-23-59

12-13-59

Discharge 

(ofs)

3.76

3.70

2.77

2.46

15.8

11.5

7.60

9.01

5.91

7.39

5.42

7.31

1.50

.83

.89

1.04

.62

1.66

1.49

.10

.15

.96

1.35

.19

2.92

1.58

0

.26

.20

a Consists of Bluff Creek drainage at east side of Lake Hefner as Intercepted prior to 1959 by 

dug channel; after that date, contributing area Includes 1.3 sq mi at southeast side of Lake 

Hefner and 1.62 sq ml at Bluff Creek.

b Natural drainage onlyj see also footnote "a."
582 COTTONWOOD CREEK LOW-FLOW INVESTIGATION--Continued

Station 

No.

*1598

Station name

Dry Creek tributary near Lake

Hefner, near

Oklahoma City,

Okla.

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

Dry Creek below

Lake Hefner,

near Oklahoma

City, Okla.

Dry Creek near

Bluff Creek

below Lake

Hefner, near

Oklahoma City,

Okla.

Deer Creek near

Edmond, Okla.

Chlsolra Creek near

The Village,

near Oklahoma

City, Okla.

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

Chiaolm Creek

tributary near

Edmond, Okla.

Chlsolm Creek

near Seward,

Okla.

Cottonwood Creek

near Seward,

Okla.

Cottonwood Creek

near Quthrie,

Okla.

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

Location

North line NE^NW-J sec. 25, 5.

13 N., R.4 W., at bridge

on Hefner Road (Northwest 108 Street).

North line HE£ sec. 25, T.13

N. , R.4 W., at bridge on

Hefner Road (Northwest 108

Street ) .

North line sec. 24, T.13 N. ,

R.4 W., at bridge on Northwest 122 Street, 1 mile

northeast of Lake Hefner.

South line sec. 11, T.13 N.,

R.4 W., at bridge on Memo

rial Road, i£ miles above

mouth and 2 miles north

of Lake Hefner.

NWjSWi sec. 13, T.14 N. , R.4 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway

74, 6 miles northwest of

Edmond .

SWjNWt sec. 20, T.13 N., R.3 W. ,

Just above sewage treatment

plant, 1? miles north of The

Village.

SE£ sec. 5, T.13 N. , R.3 W.,

near county road bridge, 4

miles north of Brltton.

NWj sec. 33, T.14 N. , R.3 W. ,

below Western Avenue (Oklahoma City) bridge, 3 miles

west of Edmond.

SE£ sec. 9, T.15 N., R.3 W. , at

county bridge £ mile above

mouth and ij miles southwest

of Seward.

SKi sec. 2, T.15 N. , R.3 W.,

near county bridge 1 mile

northeast of Seward.

SEi sec. 18, T.16 N., R.2 W. ,

at county highway bridge

2 miles southwest of

Quthrie.

SWJ sec. 32, T.17 N., R.2 W.,

at mouth ef Cottonwood

Creek, 2 miles northwest

of Quthrie.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

0.05

.3

.

b3.4

133

3.5

6.9

1.0

49

318

366

380

Period 

of 

record

1960

1960

1950-51,

1957-60

1960

1944-52,

1960

1960

1942-48,

1960

1942-48,

1960

1942-48,

1960

1960

1951-60

1960

Measurements

Date

10-23-59

10-23-59

10-23-59

10-23-59

10-23-59

10-29-59

12-14-59

5-16-60

10-23-59

10-23-59

10-23-59

10-23-59

10-29-59

12-14-59

5-16-60

12-13-59

10-23-59

10-29-59

12- 1-59

12-13-59

2-17-60

3-23-60

4-12-60

5-16-60

12-13-59

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.03

.10

.38

.26

26.4

17.7

14.9

20.0

.02

1.70

.21

6.26

5.12

4.65

6.20

34.6

76.1

50.6

39.5

39.7

89.6

65.0

48.6

42.4

42.7

* Also a low-flow partial-record station.

b Natural drainage onlyj see also footnote "a", preceding page.
CANADIAN RIVER AND TUCUMCARI IRRIGATION PROJECT, SEEPAGE INVESTIGATION 583

During the 1960 water year two series of related discharge measurements were made in 

downstream order, beginning on Canadian River below Conchas Dam and concentrating on The 

Tucumcari Irrigation project which is drained primarily by Pajarito and Revuelto Creeks 

and their tributary systems, in New Mexico. Results are tabulated in downstream order 

but limited information does not warrant computation of apparent gains and/or losses. 

Water samples for chemical analysis were taken at each measuring point, plus some at 

additional points as indicated.

Discharge measurements, water year 1960

Stream

Canadian 

River.

Pajarito 

Creek.

Do........

Drain No. 10.

Dawson Drain. 

Sewage Creek.

Pajarlto 

Creek.

Drain No. 20.

Canadian 

River.

Ute Creek. . . .

Canadian 

River. 

Plaza Larga 

Creek.

Do........ 

Drain Ho. 50. 

Drain Ho. 51.

Barranca 

Creek.

Plaza Larga 

Creek. 

Revuelto 

Creek.

Tributary to

Arkansas 

River.

Canadian 

River.

Pajarlto 

Creek.

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

Canadian 

River.

Arkansas 

River.

Canadian 

River. 

Arkansas 

River. 

Revuelto 

Creek.

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

Plaza Largo 

tributary. 

Sump area....

Plaza Larga 

Creek.

Revuelto 

Creek. 

Canadian 

River.

Location

SWfcSWi sec. 28, T.14 H., R.26 E., 150 ft 

below toe of Conchas Dam. 

SW£sw£ sec. 36, T.13 N. , R.28 E., below 

Johnson Rlneon 14 miles northwest of 

Tucumcari. 

NE£NE£ see. 13, T.ll H. , R.29 E., below 

Conchas Canal siphon 25, 4 miles west 

of Tucumcari. 

SE^NEj sec. 3, T.ll H., R.30 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 104, 2|- miles northwest 

of Tucumcari. 

SWjNEf sec. 33, T.12 H. , R.30 E. , below 

State Highway 104, 4 miles northwest of 

Tucumcari. 

SW£SE£ sec. 36, T.12 N. , R.30 E., at end 2 

miles north of Tucumearl. 

SW£Sw£ sec. 30, T.12 H., R.31 E., above 

pond 2 miles north of Tucumcari. 

SEtNE£ sec. 35, T.12 H., R.30 E. , above 

mouth 3 miles north of Tueumcarl. 

NW£UW£ sec. 25, T.12 N. , R.30 E., below 

railroad bridge at county line, 3 miles 

north of Tucumearl and 6 miles above 

mouth . 

SwfrjEj sec. 18, T.ll H. , R.31 E. , at end 

ij miles east of Tueumcarl. 

NW£SE£ sec. 24, T.13 H., R.31 E. , below 

dripping springs 2 miles east of Quay 

County line and 12 miles northeast of 

Tucumcari. 

NE£ sec. 35, T.14 N. , R.32 E., at regular 

. gaging station near Logan. 

NEi sec. 15, T.13 H. , R.33 E., at regular 

gaging station at Logan. 

SEiSWi sec. 15, T.10 H., R.31 E. , below 

Conchas Canal siphon 32, at gaging 

station of Arch Hurley Conservancy 

District, 7 miles southeast of 

Tucumcari. 

Sw£NW£ sec. 13, T.10 H., R.31 E., at Highway 88, 8 miles southeast of Tucumcari. 

NW£SE£ see. 29, T.ll H. , R.32 E. , at 

9-mile Road 9 miles east of Tucumcari. 

KEiSEi sec.l, T.ll H. , R.31 E., at mouth 

7 miles east of Tucumcari. 

SE£SW£ sec. 4, T.ll N., R.32 E., at mouth 

9 miles northeast of Tueumcarl. 

SWfcS¥£ sec. 16, T.10 H., R.32 E. , at UnderWood farm 11 miles southeast of Tucumcari. 

SW£sw£ sec. 19, T.ll H., R.33 E., at mouth 

13 miles east of Tueumcarl. 

SE£NE£ sec.19, T.ll H., R.33 E., at mouth 

14 miles east of Tueumcarl. 

NW£NE£ sec. 20, T.ll H., R.33 E., below 

Plaza Larga Creek 14 miles east of 

Tucumcari. 

NE£UW£ sec. 24, T.13 N. , R.33 E. , at State 

Highway 39, 2 miles above mouth and 3 

miles southeast of Logan.

Discharge 

(cfs)

Apr. 11, 12

2.68 

.73

0 

3.40 

.05

.13 

(a) 

.97 

4.42

.24 

3.22

.10 

2.34 

.01

.10 

.14 

b.03 

0 

0

.04 

.18 

.20

0

June 21, 22

4.43 

.02

0 

2.34 

.01

.29 

(a) 

1.33 

3.86

.25

.09 

7.48 

.05

.46

1.65 

b.05 

b.05 

.06

1.15 

4.67 

3.47

2.54

a Water sample only taken, 

b Estimated.
584 BEAVER CREEK LOW-PLOW INVESTIGATION

A series of discharge measurements was made at selected sites in Beaver Creek basin, 

Oklahoma (tributary to Red River), on Oct. 28, 29, 1959. The investigation was made during 

a period of low flow to obtain generalized information on the occurrence and distribution 

of base flow in the basin.

Station 

No.

3130

3135

Station name

Nine Mile Beaver

Creek near

Elgin, Okla.

Beaver Creek near

Sterling, Okla.

Beaver Creek near

Hills, Okla.

Little Beaver

Creek near

Nellie, Okla.

Little Beaver

Creek near

Duncan, Okla.

Little Beaver

Creek near

Cor urn, Okla.

Beaver Creek near

Waurika, Okla.

Cow Creek near

Waurika, Okla.

Location

On south line sec. 29, T.4 N.,

R.10 W. , at bridge on State

Highway 17, 1 mile east of

Elgin.

On south line sec. 32, T.3 N.,

R.9 W. , at county road

bridge 4j miles south of

Sterling.

On south line sec. 20, T.2 S.,

R.9 W., at bridge on State

Highway 53, 3 miles east

of Mills.

SWi sec. 33, T.2 N., R.8 W. , at

bridge on State Highway 7,

4f miles northeast of Nellie.

HEi sec. 11, T.I S., R.9 W., at

bridge J mile below Stage

Stand Creek and 6£ miles

west of Duncan.

On south line sec. 21, T.2 S.,

R.9 W., at bridge on State

Highway 53, 2$ miles west

of Corum.

NWiNWi sec. 16, T.4 S., R.8 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway

5, 4.5 miles northwest of

Waurika.

SEi sec. 26, T.4 S., R.8 W. , 1

mile north of Waurika.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

1.8

57

264

77

158

191

563

191

Period 

of 

record

1960

1960

1959-60

1959-60

1948-60*

1959-60

1953-60*

1960

Measurements

Date

10-28-59

10-28-59

10-28-59

10-28-59

10-29-59

10-28-59

10-29-59

10-28-59

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.12

4.43

7.85

6.87

8.82

9.89

16.6

4.30

Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.
INDEX

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 3

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 12-13

Agua Fria Creek near Holman, N. Mex... 246 

Alamo, Term., Middle Pork Forked Deer

River near...................... 41

Albert, Kans., Walnut Creek at........ 145

Alexandria, La., Red River at......... 478

Alfalfa, Colo., Frijole Creek near.... 129

Purgatoire River near............... 131

San Francisco Creek near............ 130

Altoona, Kans., Verdigris River near.. 181 

Amarillo, Tex., Canadian River near... 268 

Amite River, near Darlington, La...... 525

near Denham Springs, La.............14,529

Annapolis, Mo., Black River near...... 80

Antoine River at Antoine, Ark......... 482

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo...... 124

Apple Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 562

Aquilla, Mo., Castor River at......... 54

Arapaho, Okla., Barnitz Creek near.... 398

Arcadia, La., Sugar Creek tributary

near...........................491-495

Archer City, Tex., Lake Kiokapoo

near............................ 391

Arkabutla, Miss., Arkabutla Reservoir

near............................ 345

Coldwater River near................ 346

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla,

Miss.......................345,346,356

Arkansas River, at Arkansas City,

Kans............................ 153

at Canon City, Colo................. 115

at Dardanelle, Ark.................. 324

at Dodge City, Kans................. 141

at Garden City, Kans................ 140

at Granite, Colo.................... 109

at Great Bend, Kans................. 144

at La Junta, Colo................... 125

at Lamar, Colo...................... 136

at Las Animas, Colo................. 126

at Little Rock, Ark................. 335

at Ralston, Okla.................... 162

at Salida, Colo..................... 112

at Syracuse, Kans................... 139

at Tulsa, Okla...................... 175

at Van Buren, Ark................... 308

at Wichita, Kans.................... 150

below John Martin Reservoir,

Colo............................ 135

near Coolidge, Kans................. 138

near Hutchinson, Kans............... 147

near Kinsley, Kans.................. 142

near Muskogee, Okla................. 225

near Nepesta, Colo.................. 123

near Pueblo, Colo................... 116

near Sallisaw, Okla................. 300

Salt Fork, at Tonkawa, Okla......... 159

near Jet, Okla.................... 158

near Winchester, Okla............. 155

Arkansas River basin, crest-stage

stations in............ 564-568

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in...............574-575

gaging-station records in..........106-336

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................548-552

transmountain diversions to, from

Colorado River.................. 113

Arnaudville, La., Bayou Teche at...... 537

Arthur City, Tex., Red River at....... 417

Atchafalaya River, at Krotz Springs,

La.............................532-533

at Simmesport, La................... 12

Avant, Okla., Bird Creek at........... 199

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Baptist, La., Natalbany River at....... 524

Bardley, Mo., Eleven Point River

near............................. 95

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla....... 398

Barren Fork, at Dutch Mills, Ark. 

at Eldon, Okla.................

3aton Rouge, La., Ward Creek at.

230

231 

530 

Bayou Bartholomew, near Jones, La...... 488

near McGehee, Ark.................... 487

Bayou Baton Rouge basin, crest-stage

stations in...................... 571

low-flow partial-record stations in.. 560 

3ayou Bodcau at Shreveport, La......... 12

3ayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La........ 540

Bayou Carencro near Sunset, La......... 539

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La..... 534

Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La.... 535

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La........ 496

Bayou de Loutre near Laran, La......... 490

Bayou du Chien near Clinton, Ky........ 35

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel

at Moreauville, La............... 536

Bayou DeView at Norton, Ark............ 12

Bayou Dorcheat, near Minden, La........ 445

near Springhill, La.................. 443

Bayou Dupont, near Rbbeline, La.......459-460

subwatersheds Nos. 2 and 8

near Marthaville, La........456,457-458

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La....... 519

Bayou Lafourche at Donaldsonville, 

La..........................

Bayou LaFourche near Crew Lake, La...

531 

509 

Bayou Macon, near Delhi, La............ 514

hear Kilbourne, La................... 512

Bayou Meto near Lonoke, Ark............ 336

Bayou Na Bonchasse near Mansfield,

La............................... 455

Bayou Pierre basin, crest-stage

stations in...................... 569

low-flow partial-record stations in.. 553 

Bayou Sara basin, crest-stage

stations in...................... 571

low-flow partial-record stations in.. 560 

Bayou Teche, at Arnaudville, La........ 537

at Keystone Lock, near St. Martinville, La........................ 538

Bear Creek near Colorado Springs, Colo. 12 

Beaver, Okla., North Canadian River

at............................... 281

Beaver Creek, low-flow investigation... 584 

near Electra, Tex.................... 387

near Waurika, Okla................... 390

Beekman, La., Chemin-a-Haut Bayou near. 489 

ggs, Okla., Deep Fork near........... 297

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam,

N. Mex........................... 263

Belzoni, Okla., Kiamichi River near.... 419

Benjamin, Tex., South Fork Wichita

River near....................... 383

Benton, Ark,, Saline River at.......... 484

Benton, La., Cypress Bayou near........ 448

Berryville, Ark., Kings River near..... 65

Big Black River, at Pickens, Miss...... 360

near Bovina, Miss.................... 361

Big Black River basin, crest-stage

stations in.....................568-569

gaging-station records in...........360-361

low-flow partial-record stations

in............................... 553

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla... 220 

Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La...507-508 

Big Creek (Red River basin) at Pollock,

La............................... 520

Big Creek (White River basin) near

Yukon, Mo........................ 85

Big Hill Creek near Cherryvale, Kans... 189 

Big River, at Byrnesville, Mo.......... 25

near De Soto, Mo..................... 24

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Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo......... 89

Bird Creek, at Avant, Okla............ 199

near Sperry, Okla................... 201

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla...... 163

Black Lake, N. Mex., Coyote Creek

below........................... 252

Black River, at Black Rock, Ark....... 97

at Leeper, Mo....................... 82

at Pocahontas, Ark.................. 91

at Poplar Bluff, Mo................. 83

East Fork, at Lesterville, Mo....... 79

near Annapolis, Mo.................. 80

near Corning, Ark................... 84

Black Rock, Ark., Black River at...... 97

Blackwell, Okla., Chikaskia River

near............................ 161

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland,

Ark............................. 326

Blue River near Blue, Okla............ 411

Bodcau Bayou near Sarepta, La......... 447

Bodcau Creek at Stamps, Ark........... 446

Boehmer Creek near Pikes Peak,

Colo............................ 12

Boeuf River, near Arkansas-Louisiana

State line...................... 505

near Girard, La..................... 506

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La....... 454

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex.... 436

Bolivar, Tenn., Hatchie River at...... 42

Booneville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek

near............................ 325

Bourbeuse River, at Union, Mo......... 23

near St. James, Mo.................. 20

near Spring Bluff, Mo............... 22

Bovina, Miss., Big Black River

near............................ 361

Branch, Ark., Hurricane Creek near.... 319

Six Mile Creek near................. 314

Six Mile Creek subwatershed No. 23

near............................ 318

Branson, Mo., Table Rock Reservoir

near............................ 68

White River near.................... 69

Brice, Tex., Prairie Dog Town

Fork Red River near............. 366

Bridgeport, Okla., Canadian River at.. 270 

Bruce, Miss., Skuna River at.......... 352

Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, Mo........ 75

Buck Bayou tributary at Murphy Pond,

near Epps , La................... 513

Buena Vista, Colo., Cottonwood Creek

near............................ Ill

Buffalo River (White River basin),

near Rush, Ark.................. 73

near St. Joe, Ark................... 72

Buffalo River (Buffalo River basin)

near Woodville, Miss............ 364

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Flippin,

Ark............................. 70

Burkburnett, Tex., Red River near..... 379

Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel, diversion by,

from Colorado River basin....... 113

Byrds 1 Mill Spring near Fittstown,

Okla............................ 415

Byrnesville, Mo., Big River at........ 25

Cabin Creek near Halfway, Colo........ 12

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla........ 380

Cache River at Patterson, Ark......... 12

Caddo River at Alpine, Ark............ 12

Caddoa, Colo., John Martin Reservoir

at.............................. 134

Cadron Creek, North Fork, near Guy,

Ark............................. 330

Calhoun City, Miss., Yalobusha

River at.......................349-351

Calico Rock, Ark., White River at..... 78

Calvin, Okla., Canadian River at...... 276

Canadian, Tex., Canadian River near... 269

Canadian River, at Bridgeport, Okla... 270

at Calvin, Okla..................... 276

at Logan, N. Mex.................... 266

at Purcell, Okla.................... 271

below Conchas Dam, N. Mex........... 264

near Amarillo, Tex.................. 268

near Canadian, Tex.................. 269

near Hebron, N. Mex................. 234

near Roy, N. Mex.................... 243

near Sanchez, N. Mex................ 261

near Whitefield, Okla............... 298

anadian River and Tucumcari Irrigation project seepage investigation. .......................... 583

ane Creek (tributary to Hatchie River)

at Ripley, Tenn.................. 43

ane Creek (tributary to Tallahatchie

River) near New Albany, Miss..... 337

aney, Okla., Clear Boggy Creek near... 416 

aney Creek below Cotton Creek, near

Copan, Okla...................... 194

aney River, near Elgin, Kans.......... 191

near Hulah, Okla..................... 193

near Ochelata, Okla.................. 196

near Ramona, Okla.................... 197

anon City, Colo., Arkansas River at... 115 

anton, Okla., Canton Reservoir

near............................. 287

North Canadian River at.............. 288

:anton Reservoir near Canton, Okla..... 287

:arl, Okla., Elm Fork of North Fork

Red River near................... 373

arnegie, Okla., Washita River at...... 400

arter, Okla., North Fork Red River

near............................. 370

astor Creek near Grayson, La.......... 515

:astor River (tributary to Little

River ditch 251) at Aquilla, Mo.. 54 

:astor River (tributary to Mississippi

River) at Zalraa, Mo.............. 29

aulksville, Ark., Hurricane Creek

near............................. 320

Six Mile Creek at.................... 317

Six Mile Creek subwatershed Ho. 2

near............................. 316

authron, Ark., Poteau River at........ 301

ebolla River near Golondrinas,

N. Mex........................... 250

iedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans..... 205

!fs-day, definition of................. 3

Chase, La., Turkey Creek tributary

at............................... 510

ftefuncte River. See Tchefuncta

River.

hemin-a-Haut Bayou near Beekman, La... 489 

Cheney, Kans., North Fork Winnescah

River near....................... 151

Jherryvale, Kans., Big Hill Creek

near............................. 189

Ihester, 111., Mississippi River at.... 27-28

Iheyenne, Okla., Sandstone Creek near.. 397 

Washita River near................... 396

Chickasaw Creek near Stringtown, Okla.. 412

Chikaskia River, near Blackwell, Okla.. 161

near Corbin, Kans.................... 160

Ihildress, Tex., Pease River near...... 377

Ihismville, Ark., Six Mile Creek at.... 313

Six Mile Creek subwatershed Nos. 5

and 6 near......................315,312

liraarron, W. Mex., Cimarron Creek near. 239 

Ponil Creek near..................... 240

Rayado Creek near.................... 241

liraarron Creek, at Springer, W. Mex.... 242

below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex......... 238

near Cimarron, W. Mex................ 239

Cimarron River, at Mannford, Okla...... 174

at Perkins, Okla..................... 172

near Guthrie, Okla................... 170

near Guy, N. Mex..................... 164

near Kenton, Okla.................... 165

near Mocane, Okla.................... 166

near Waynoka, Okla................... 168

Ciraarroncito ditch, W. Mex., diversion

by............................... 239

Claremore, Okla., Verdigris River

near............................. 198

Clarence, La., Saline Bayou near....... 463

Clarksville, Ark., Spadra Creek at..... 321

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla..... 416

Clear Creek (tributary to Arkansas

River) above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo....................... 110

Clear Creek (tributary to Yazoo River)

near Oxford, Miss................ 339

Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo., Clear

Creek above...................... 110

Clearwater, La., Bayou Cocodrie near... 534 

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo. 81 

Cleveland, W. Mex., Rio de la Casa

near............................. 247

Climax, Kans., Otter Creek at.......... 183
INDEX 587

Clinton, Ark., South Pork Little Red

River near...................... 103;

Clinton, Ky., Bayou du Chien near..... 35

Clinton, Okla. , Washita River near.... 3991

Cobb Creek. See Pond Creek.

Colbert, Okla., Red River near........ 410

Cold Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in.............. 544

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla... 279 

Coldwater River, at Arkabutla Kara,

near Arkabutla, Miss............ 346

at Crenshaw, Miss................... 12

Colorado River basin, transmountain 

diversions from, to Arkansas 

River basin..................... 113

Colorado Springs, Colo., Fountain

Creek near...................... 117

Terapleton Gap Floodway at........... 118

Columbine ditch, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin............ 113

Comite River, near Comite, La......... 528

near Olive Branch, La............... 526

Commerce, Okla., Neosho River near.... 212

Computations, accuracy of results

of.............................. 8

Conchas Dam, N. Mex., Bell Ranch

Canal near...................... 263

Canadian River below................ 264

Conchas Reservoir near.............. 263

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam,

N. Mex.......................... 263

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex.... 262

Contents, definition of............... 3

Control, definition of................ 3

Coolidge, Kans., Arkansas River near.. 138 

Frontier ditch near................. 137

Cooper, Tex., North Sulphur River

near............................ 430

South Sulphur River near............ 429

Cooperation, record of................ 1-2

Copan, Okla., Caney Creek near........ 194

Corbin, Kans., Chikaskia River near... 160 

Cornie Bayou near'Three Creeks, Ark... 497 

Corning, Ark., Black River near.......

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark..... 426

Cottonwood Creek, below Hot Springs,

near Buena Vista, Colo.......... Ill

low-flow investigation.............581-582

Cottonwood River, at Cottonwood Palls,

Kans............................ 206

near Marion, Kans................... 204

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla... 173 

Council Grove, Kans., Neosho River at. 203 

Coushatta, La., Grand Bayou near...... 462

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark........ 306

Coyote Creek, above Guadalupita,

N. Mex.......................... 253

below Black Lake, N. Mex............ 252

near Golondrinas, N. Mex............ 254

Coyville, Kans., Verdigris River

near............................ 180

Crew Lake, La., Bayou LaPourche

near............................ 509

Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans.......... 167

Crystal Creek near Green Mountain

Palls, Colo..................... 12

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of................... 3

Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 3 

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near

La Veta, Colo................... 121

Current River, at Doniphan, Mo........ 90

at Van Buren, Mo....................

near Eminence, Mo...................

Cypress Bayou, at Shreveport, La...... 12

near Benton, La..................... 44£

Cypress Creek, at Jefferson, Tex...... 12

at Rattier, Term...................... 12

near Jefferson, Tex................. 439

near Pittsburg, Tex................. 435

Daingerfield, Tex., Boggy Creek

near............................ 436

Ellison Creek Reservoir near........ 437

Danville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek

at.............................. 329

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Dardanelle, Ark., Arkansas River at.... 334

Darlington, La., Amite River near...... 525

Data, accuracy of...................... 8

explanation of....................... 4-8

Dawson, N. Mex., Vermejo River near.... 235

De Queen, Ark., Cossatot River near.... 426

Rolling Pork near.................... 424

De Soto, Mo. , Big River near........... 24

De Vails Bluff, Ark., White River at... 105 

Deep Pork near Beggs, Okla............. 297

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla....... 381

Delhi, La., Bayou Macon near........... 514

Denham Springs, La., Amite River

near.............................14,529

Denison, Tex., Lake Texoma near........ 409

Dewright, Okla., Salt Creek near....... 274

Dierks, Ark., Saline River near........ 427

Dixie, La., Twelvemile Bayou near...... 440

Ige City, Kans., Arkansas River at... 141 

Donaldsonville, La., Bayou Lafourche

at............................... 531

Doniphan, Mo., Current River at........ 90

Dougherty, Okla., Rock Creek near...... 407

Dover, Ark., Piney Creek near.......... 322

Drainage area, definition of........... 3

Drummond, Okla., Turkey Creek near..... 169

Dry Creek near Kendrick, Okla.......... 296

Dubach, La., Bayou D'Arbonne near...... 496

Dugdemona River near Winnfield, La..... 517

Duncan, Okla., Little Beaver Creek

near. ............................ 389

Durwood, Okla., Washita River near.....14,408

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark........... 328

Dutch Mills, Ark., Barren Pork at...... 230

Eagle Nest, N. Mex., Eagle Nest

Reservoir near...................

Six Mile Creek near..................

Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex., Cimarron

Creek below......................

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest,

N. Mex...........................

Eagletown, Okla., Mountain Pork River

near.............................

East Amarillo Creek near Amarillo, Tex. 

Eddiceton, Miss., Homochitto River at.. 

El Reno, Okla., North Canadian River

near.

237

236

238

423

268

362

289

Eldon, Okla., Barren Fork at........... 231

Electra, Tex., Beaver Creek near....... 387

Eleven Point River, near Bardley, Mo... 95 

near Ravenden Springs, Ark........... 96

near Thomasville, Mo................. 93

Elgin, Kans., Caney River near......... 191

Elk City, Kans., Elk River near........ 187

Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla............ 374

Elk River (tributary to Neosho River)

near Tiff City, Mo............... 217

Elk River (tributary to Verdigris

River) near Elk City, Kans....... 187

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex....................... 437

Elm Springs, Ark., Osage Creek near.... 226

Eminence, Mo., Current River near...... 87

Jacks Fork at........................ 86

Enid, Miss., Enid Reservoir near....... 343

Yocona River near.................... 344

Enid Reservoir near Enid, Miss....343,344,356

Epps, La., Buck Bayou tributary near... 513 

Etta, Miss., Tallahatchie River at..... 338

Eureka, Kans., Pall River near......... 182

Eureka, Mo., Meramec River near........ 26

Evening Shade, Ark., Piney Pork

Strawberry River at.............. 99

Strawberry River near................ 98

Ewing ditch, diversion by, from Colorado River basin................. 113

Pall River, Kans., Fall River near..... 185

Pall River Reservoir near............ 186

Pall River, at Predonia, Kans.......... 186

near Eureka, Kans.................... 182

near Pall River, Kans................ 185

Fall River Reservoir near Fall River,

Kans............................. 184

Pargo, Okla., Wolf Creek near.......... 282
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Farris, Okla., Muddy Boggy Creek

near............................ 414

Fisherville, Term., Marys Creek

near............................ 541

Fittstown, Okla., Byrds 1 Mill Spring

near............................ 415

Flat Lick Bayou near Leton, La........ 444

Flint Creek near Kansas, Okla......... 228

Plippin, Ark., Bull Shoals Reservoir

near............................ 70

White River near.................... 71

Floods, special reports on............ 10,12

Folsom, La., Tohefuncta River near.... 521

Fordyce, Ark., Moro Creek near........ 483

Forked Deer River, Middle Fork, near

Alamo, Term..................... 41

North Fork, at Dyersburg, Tenn...... 12

at Trenton, Tenn.................. 40

South Fork, at Halls, Tenn.......... 12

at Jackson, Tenn.................. 39

Fort Cobb, Okla., Fort Cobb Reservoir

near............................ 401

Pond Creek near..................... 402

Fort Cobb Reservoir near Fort Cobb,

Okla............................ 401

Fort Gibson, Okla., Fort Gibson

Reservoir near.................. 223

Neosho River near................... 224

Fort Gibson Reservoir near Fort

Gibson, Okla.................... 223

Fort Supply, Okla., Fort Supply

Reservoir near.................. 283

Wolf Creek near..................... 284

Fort Supply Reservoir near Fort

Supply, Okla.................... 283

Fountain Creek, at Pueblo, Colo....... 119

near Colorado Springs, Colo......... 117

Fourche La Pave River, near Gravelly,

Ark............................. 331

near Nimrod, Ark.................... 333

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla..... 302

Fowler, Colo., Apishapa River near.... 124

Fredericktown, Mo., Little St. Francis

River at........................ 47

Fredonia, Kans., Fall River at........ 186

Fremont Pass ditch, diversion by,

from Colorado River basin....... 113

French Creek near Cascade, Colo....... 12

Frijole Creek near Alfalfa, Colo...... 129

Frog Bayou, at Rudy, Ark.............. 310

near Mountainburg, Ark.............. 309

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans.... 137

Fulton, Ark., Red River at............ 428

Gaging station, definition of......... 3

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla......... 277

Gainesville, Tex., Red River near..... 395

Galena, Mo., James River at........... 67

Garden City, Kans., Arkansas River

at.............................. 140

Garrett Creek at Jonesboro, La........ 516

Girard, La., Boeuf River near......... 506

Golondrinas, N. Mex., Cebolla River

near............................ 250

Coyote Creek near................... 254

Mora River near..................... 251

Gore, Okla., Illinois River near...... 233

Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir near...... 232

Gracemont, Okla., Sugar Creek near,... 403 

Grand Bayou near Coushatta, La........ 462

Granite, Colo., Arkansas River at..... 109

Grape Creek near Westoliffe, Colo..... 114

Gravelly, Ark., Fourche La Pave River

near............................ 331

Grayson, La., Castor Creek near....... 515

Great Bend, Kans., Arkansas River at.. 144 

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet,

Okla............................ 157

Green Acre Branch near Rolla, Mo...... 17

Greenfield, Tenn., South Fork Obion

River near...................... 36

Greenland, Ark., West Fork White

River at........................ 62

Greenwood, La., Paw Paw Bayou near.... 441

Greenwood, Miss., Yazoo River at...... 356

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo............. 94

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Grenada, Miss., Grenada Reservoir

near............................. 353

Yalobusha River near................. 354

Grenada Reservoir near Grenada,

Miss............................353,356

Guadalupita, N. Mex., Coyote Creek

above............................ 253

Guthrie, Okla., Cimarron River near.... 170

Guy, Ark., North Pork Cadron Creek

near............................. 330

Guy, N. Mex., Cimarron River near...... 164

Guymon, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 278

Haokett, Ark., James Fork near......... 305

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo........ 107

Hardesty, Okla., Coldwater Creek near.. 279 

Hatchie River, at Bolivar, Tenn........ 42

at Pocahontas, Tenn.................. 12

at Rialto, Tenn...................... 12

at Walnut, Miss...................... 12

Hatchie River basin, crest-stage

stations in...................... 563

gaging-station records in............ 42-43

low-flow partial-record stations

in..............................544-545

Headrick, Okla., North Pork Red River

near............................. 375

Headwater diversion channel basin,

crest-stage stations in.......... 562

low-flow partial-record stations

in............................... 543

Heber Springs, Ark., Little Red River

near............................. 104

Hebron, N. Mex., Canadian River near... 234 

Hemphill Creek near Hot Wells, La...... 474

Henrietta, Tex., Little Wichita River

near............................. 392

Heyburn, Okla., Heyburn Reservoir

near............................. 176

Polecat Creek near................... 177

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla... 176 

Higbee, Colo., Purgatoire River near... 132 

Hindsville, Ark., War Eagle Creek

near............................. 63

Hobart, Okla., Elk Creek near.......... 374

Hoehne, Colo., Purgatoire River near... 128 

Holden, La., Tickfaw River at.......... 523

Hollis, Ark., South Pourche La Pave

River near....................... 334

Holman, N. Mex., Agua Pria Creek near.. 246 

Rio Agua Negra near.................. 244

Vigil Canyon near.................... 245

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla....... 200

Homochitto River, at Eddiceton, Miss... 362 

at Rosetta, Miss..................... 363

Homochitto River basin, crest-stage

stations in...................... 569

gaging-station records in...........362-363

low-flow partial-record stations in.. 554 

Hoosier Pass tunnel, diversion by,

from Colorado River basin........ 113

Horatio, Ark., Little River near....... 425

Horsepen Creek near Provencal, La.....467-473

Hosston, La., Kelly Bayou near......... 439

Red River near....................... 434

Hot Springs, Ark., Lake Ouachita

near............................. 478

Hot Wells, La., Hemphill Creek near.... 474

Huerfano River, at Manzanares Crossing,

near Redwing, Colo............... 120

below Huerfano Valley Dam, near

Ondercliffe, Colo................ 122

Hulah, Okla., Caney River near......... 193

Hulah Reservoir near. 

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla.

192 

192 

Hurricane Creek, near Branch, Ark...... 319

near Caulksville, Ark.............

Hutchinson, Kans., Arkansas River

near..........................

Hydrologic conditions...............

graph of..........................

320

147

13

14

Idabel, Okla., Little River near....... 422

Illinois Bayou near Scottsville, Ark... 323

Illinois River, near Gore, Okla........ 233
INDEX 589

Illinois River, near Tahlequah, Okla.. 229

near Watts, Okla.................... 227

Imboden, Ark., Spring River at........ 92

Independence, Kans., Verdigris River

at.............................. 188

Index, Ark., Red River at............. 420

Inola, Okla., Verdigris River near.... 202

lola, Kans., Neosho River near........ 208

Jacks Pork at Eminence, Mo............ 86

Jackson, Term., South Pork Forked

Deer River at................... 39

James Fork near Hackett, Ark.......... 305

James River, at Galena, Mo............ 67

near Springfield, Mo................ 66

Jefferson, Tex., Cypress Creek near... 439

Lake 0' The Pines near.............. 438

Jet, Okla., Great Salt Plains

Reservoir near.................. 157

Salt Fork Arkansas River near....... 158

John Martin Reservoir, at Caddoa,

Colo............................ 134

Arkansas River below................ 135

Jones, La., Bayou Bartholomew near.... 488

Jonesboro, La., Garrett Creek at...... 516

Joplin, Mo., Shoal Creek above........ 215

Kansas, Okla., Flint Creek near....... 228

Keithville, La., Boggy Bayou near..... 454

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La.......... 439

Kendrick, Okla., Dry Creek near....... 296

Kennett, Mo., Little River ditches 1,

66, 66-A, 81, 251, and 259

near................. 52,57,58,51,56,59

Kenton, Okla., Cimarron River near.... 165

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla..... 419

Kilbourne, La., Bayou Macon near...... 512

Kings River near Berryville, Ark...... 65

Kinsley, Kans., Arkansas River near... 142 

Kiowa, Kans., Medicine Lodge River

near............................. 156

Kisatchie, La., Little Sandy Creek at. 466 

Krebs, Okla., Gaines Creek near....... 277

Krotz Springs, La., Atchafalaya River

at............................. 532-533

L'Anguille River at Palestine, Ark.... 12 

La Cueva, N. Mex., La Cueva Canal

below........................... 248

Mora River at....................... 248

La Cueva Canal below La Cueva, N. Mex. 248 

La Junta, Colo., Arkansas River at.... 125

La Veta, Colo., Cucharas River near... 121 

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla............ 371

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir,

Colo............................ 108

Lake Fork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir,

Colo............................ 106

Lake Port Smith, Ark., diversions

from............................ 309

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark... 480 

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................ 290

Lake Isabel feeder canal near Sapello,

N. Mex.......................... 258

Lake Hemp near Mabelle, Tex........... 385

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex... 391 

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley,

Okla............................ 218

Lake 0' The Pines near Jefferson,

Tex............................. 438

Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs, Ark... 478 

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................ 291

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex......... 409

Lakes and reservoirs:

Altus, Lake, at Lugert, Okla........ 371

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla,

Miss.......................345,346,356

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark....................... 326

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Flippin,

Ark............................. 70

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla.. 287

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Lakes and reservoirs Continued

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont,

Mo............................... 81

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam,

N. Mex........................... 263

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest,

N. Mex........................... 237

Ellison Creek Reservoir near

Dairigerfield, Tex................ 437

Enid Reservoir near Enid,

Miss........................343,344,356

Fall River Reservoir near Pall River,

Kans............................. 184

Fort Cobb Reservoir near Fort Cobb,

Okla............................. 401

Fort Gibson Reservoir near Fort

Gibson, Okla..................... 223

Fort Supply Reservoir near Fort

Supply, Okla..................... 283

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet,

Okla............................. 157

Greeson, Lake, near Murfreesboro,

Ark.............................. 480

Grenada Reservoir near Grenada,

Miss..........................:.353,356

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla. 176 

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla..... 192

John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa,

Colo............................. 134

Kemp, Lake, near Mabelle, Tex........ 385

Kickapoo, Lake, near Archer City,

Tex.............................. 391

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley,

Okla............................. 218

Lake O 1 The Pines near Jefferson,

Tex.............................. 438

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark.... 332

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark.. 76 

Ouachita, Lake, near Hot Springs,

Ark.............................. 478

Overholser, Lake, near Oklahoma

City, Okla....................... 291

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis,

Miss........................340,341,356

Table Rock Reservoir near Branson,

Mo............................... 68

Tenkiller Perry Reservoir near Gore,

Okla............................. 232

Texarkana Reservoir near Texarkana,

Tex.............................. 433

Texoma, Lake, near Denison, Tex...... 409

Toronto Reservoir near Toronto,

Kans............................. 179

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello,

Mo............................... 49

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla... 303 

Lamar, Colo., Arkansas River at........ 136

Lambert, Miss., Tallahatchie River

near............................. 347

Lanes Fork near Rolla, Mo.............. 21

Langley, Okla., Lake 0' The Cherokees

at............................... 218

Neosho River near.................... 219

Laran, La., Bayou de Loutre near....... 490

Larkspur ditch, diversion by, to

Arkansas River................... 113

Larned, Kans., Pawnee River near....... 143

Larussell, Mo., Spring River at........ 213

Las Animas, Colo., Arkansas River at... 126 

Purgatoire River near................ 133

Lee Creek, Ark., Cove Creek near....... 306

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.......... 307

Leeper, Mo., Black River at............ 82

Lenapah, Okla., Verdigris River near... 190 

Lesterville, Mo., East Fork Black

River at......................... 79

Leton, La., Flat Lick Bayou near....... 444

Lightning Creek near McCune, Kans...... 211

Lilbourn, Mo., Little River ditch 251

near............................. 53

Lillie, La., Little Corney Bayou near.. 499 

Lion Creek near Halfway, Colo.......... 12

Little Arkansas River, at Valley

Center, Kans....................148-149
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Little Arkansas River, seepage

Investigation..................579-580

Little Beaver Creek, near Duncan,

Okla............................ 389

near Pikes Peak, Colo............... 12

Little Corney Bayou near Lillie, La... 499 

Little Missouri River, at Boughton,

Ark............................. 12

at Murfreesboro, Ark................ 12

near Murfreesboro, Ark.............. 481

Little Red River, Middle Fork, at

Shirley, Ark.................... 102

near Heber Springs, Ark............. 104

South Fork, near Clinton, Ark....... 103

Little Redwood Creek tributary at

Joe Howell Pond, near Wilson,

La.............................. 527

Little River (tributary to Canadian 

River), below Hog Creek, near 

Norman, Okla.................... 272

near Sasakwa, Okla.................. 275

near Tecumseh, Okla................. 273

Little River (tributary to Ouachlta

River) near Rochelle, La........ 518

Little River (tributary to Red River), 

below Lukfata Creek, near 

Idabel, Okla.................... 422

near Horatio, Ark................... 425

near Wright City, Okla.............. 421

Little River (tributary to St. Francis

River) at Riverdale, Ark........ 12

Little River ditch 1 (tributary to 

Little River ditch 251) near 

Morehouse, Mo................... 55

Little River ditches 1 and 81 (tributary to Right Hand Chute of 

Little River) near Kennett, Mo... 52,51 

Little River ditches 66, 66-A, 251,

and 259 near Kennett, Mo...57,58,56,59 

Little River ditch 251 near Lilbourn,

Mo.............................. 53

Little Rock, Ark., Arkansas River at.. 335 

Little St. Francis River at Fredericktown, Mo........................ 47

Little Sandy Creek at Kisatchie, La... 466 

Little Washita River at NInnekah,

Okla............................ 404

Little Wichita River, near Henrietta,

Tex............................. 392

near RInggold, Tex.................. 393

Logan, N. Mex., Canadian River at..... 266

Revuelto Creek near................. 267

Ute Creek near...................... 265

Loggy Bayou near NInock, La..........452-453

Lonoke, Ark., Bayou Meto near......... 336

Loosahatchie River at Brunswick, Term. 12 

Loosahatchie River basin, crest-stage

stations In..................... 563

low-flow partial-record stations in. 545 

Lovelaceville, Ky., Mayfield Creek

at.............................. 33

Lovell, Okla., Skeleton Creek near.... 171

Low-flow Investigations:

Beaver Creek........................ 584

Cottonwood Creek...................581-582

Lucky, La., Saline Bayou near......... 461

Lugert, Okla., Lake Altus at.......... 371

North Fork Red River near........... 372

McCarley, Miss., Thompson Creek at.... 355 

McCune, Kans., Lightning Creek near... 211 

McGee Creek near Stringtown, Okla..... 413 

McGehee, Ark., Bayou Bartholomew

near............................ 487

Mabelle, Tex., Lake Kemp near......... 385

Wichita River near.................. 386

Madison, Kans., Verdigris River near.. 178 

Malta, Colo., Halfmoon Creek near..... 107

Malvern, Ark., Ouachita River near.... 479

Mangum, Okla., Salt Fork Red River

at.............................. 369

Mannford, Okla., Cimarron River at.... 174

Mansfield, La., Bayou Na Bonchasse

near............................ 455

Manuelitas Creek near Rociada, N. Mex.. 256 

Map of the United States............... 11

Marion, Kans., Cottonwood River near... 204 

Marked Tree, Ark., St. Francis River

at............................... 61

St. Francis River floodway near...... 60

Marthaville, La., Bayou Dupont subwatersheds Nos. 2 and 8 

near........................456,457-458

Marys Creek at PIsgah Road, near

Fisherville, Term................ 542

Mayfield, Ky., Perry Creek near........ 32

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.... 33

Mayfield Creek basin, discharge

measurements at miscellaneous

sites in......................... 573

gaging-station records In............ 32-33

Maysville, Okla., Rush Creek near...... 406

Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, Kans.. 156 

Memphis, Term., Mississippi River

at............................... 45-46

Meramec River, near Eureka, Mo......... 26

near Steelville, Mo.................. 18

near Sullivan, Mo.................... 19

Meramec River basin, crest-stage

stations in...................... 562

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in................. 573

gaging-station records In............ 17-26

Miller, Okla., Tenmile Creek near...... 418

Minden, La., Bayou Dorcheat near....... 445

Mississippi River, at Arkansas City,

Ark.............................. 12

at Chester, 111...................... 27-28

at Helena, Ark....................... 12

at Hickman, Ky....................... 12

at Memphis, Term..................... 45-46

at Natchez, Miss..................... 12

at Red River Landing, La............. 12

at St. Louis, Mo..................... 15-16

at Tarbert Landing, Miss............. 12

at Thebes, 111....................... 30-31

near VIcksburg, Miss................358-359

Mississippi River Delta, crest-stage

stations in...................... 572

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites In................ 577-578

gaging-station records in...........521-541

low-flow partial-record stations

In..............................560-561

Mocane, Okla., Cimarron River near..... 166

Monroe, La., Ouachlta River at......... 504

Montgomery, La., Nantachie Creek near.. 464 

Mora River, at La Cueva, N. Mex........ 249

near Golondrinas, N. Mex............. 251

near Shoemaker, N. Mex............... 260

near Watrous, N. Mex................. 255

Moreauville, La., Bayou des Glaises

diversion channel at............. 536

Morehouse, Mo., Little River ditch I

near............................. 55

Moro Creek near Fordyce, Ark........... 483

Mount Ida, Ark., Ouachita River

near............................. 476

South Fork Ouachita River at.........

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown,

Okla.............................

Mountain Park, Okla., Otter Creek

near.............................

Mountainburg, Ark., Frog Bayou near....

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla....

Muddy Fork Creek at Murfreesboro, Ark.. 

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark......

Murfreesboro, Ark., Lake Greeson near.. 

Little Missouri River near...........

Muskogee, Okla., Arkansas River near...

Nantachie Creek near Montgomery, La....

Natalbany River at Baptist, La.........

Natchitoches, La., Youngs Bayou at.....

Neosho River, at Council Grove, Kans...

at Strawn, Kans......................

below Fort GIbson Reservoir, near 

Fort GIbson, Okla................

477

423

376

309

414

12

311

480

481

225

464

524

465

203

207

224
INDEX 591

Neosho River, near Commerce, Okla..... 212

near lola, Kans...................... 208

near Langley, Okla.................. 219

near Parsons, Kans..................14,210

Nepesta, Colo., Arkansas River near... 123 

New Albany, Miss., Cane Creek near.... 337

Newport, Ark., White River at......... 101

Nimrod, Ark., Fourche La Fave River

near............................ 333

Nimrod Reservoir near............... 332

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark..... 332

Ninnekah, Okla., Little Washita River

at.............................. 404

Ninnescah River, near Peck, Kans...... 152

North Fork, near Cheney, Kans....... 151

Ninock, La., Loggy Bayou near........452-453

Nonconnah Creek basin, low-flow

partial-record stations in...... 545

Norfork, Ark., Norfork Reservoir

near............................ 76

North Fork River near............... 77

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark... 76 

Norman, Okla., Little River near...... 272

North Canadian River, at Beaver, Okla. 281 

at Canton, Okla..................... 288

at Woodward, Okla................... 285

below Lake Overholser, near

Oklahoma City, Okla............. 292

near El Reno, Okla.................. 289

near Guymon, Okla................... 278

near Oklahoma City, Okla............ 293

near Selling, Okla.................. 286

near Wetumka, Okla.................. 2 94

North Cascade Creek at Cascade, Colo.. 12 

North Catamount Creek near Green

Mountain Falls, Colo............ 12

North Fork River, at Norfork Dam, near

Norfork, Ark.................... 77

near Tecumseh, Mo................... 74

North Sulphur River near Cooper,

Tex............................. 430

North Tule Draw at reservoir, near

Tulia, Tex...................... 365

Nye, Kans., Crooked Creek near........ 167

Oak Grove, La., Big Colewa Bayou

near...........................507-508

Obion Creek at Pryorsburg, Ky......... 34

Obion Creek basin, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in. 573 

Obion River, at Bogota, Term.......... 12

at Obion, Term...................... 12

at Rives, Term...................... 12

North Fork, at Martin, Term......... 12

near Union City, Term............. 37

South Fork, near Greenfield, Term... 36 

Obion River basin, crest-stage

stations in....................562-563

gaging-station records in........... 36-41

low-flow partial-record stations

in............................. 543-544

Ochelata, Okla., Caney River near..... 196

Okesa, Okla., Sand Creek at........... 195

Oklahoma City, Okla., Lake Hefner

Canal near...................... 290

Lake Overholser near................ 291

North Canadian River near..........292,293

Old River, Lower, at Torras, La....... 12

Olive Branch, La., Comite River near.. 526 

Order, downstream, and station numbers 4 

Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark..... 226

Otter Creek (Arkansas River basin) at

Climax, Kans.................... 183

Otter Creek (Red River basin), at

Snyder Lake, near Mountain Park, 

Okla............................ 376

Ouachita River, at Arkadelphia, Ark... 12 

at Camden, Ark...................... 12

at Hot Springs, Ark................. 12

at Monroe, La....................... 504

near Arkansas-Louisiana State line.. 486 

near Malvern, Ark...................

near Mount Ida, Ark................. 476

South Fork, at Mount Ida, Ark....... 47

Owl Creek near Piqua, Kans............ 209

Oxford, Miss., Clear Creek near....... 339

Yocona River near................... 34

Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex..... 280

Panola-Quitman Floodway at Batesville,

Miss............................. 12

Parsons, Kans., Neosho River near......14,210

Partial-record station, definition of.. 3 

Patterson, Mo., St. Francis River near. 48 

Pauls Valley, Okla., Washita River near 405 

Paw Paw Bayou near Greenwood, La....... 441

Pawnee, Okla., Black Bear Creek at..... 163

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans......... 143

Pease River, near Childress, Tex....... 377

near Vernon, Tex..................... 378

Peck, Kans., Ninnescah River near...... 152

Perkins, Okla., Cimarron River at...... 172

Perry Creek near Mayfield, Ky.......... 32

Petit Jean Creek, at Danville, Ark..... 329

near Booneville, Ark................. 325

near Waveland, Ark................... 327

Pickens, Miss., Big Black River at..... 360

Piedmont, Mo., Clearwater Reservoir

near............................. 81

Pikeview, Colo., West Monument Creek

near............................. 118

Piney Creek near Dover, Ark............ 322

Piqua, Kans., Owl Creek near........... 209

Pittsburg, Tex., Cypress Creek

near............................. 435

Plattin Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in...................... 562

Pocahontas, Ark., Black River at....... 91

Polecat Creek below Heyburn Reservoir,

near Heyburn, Okla............... 177

Pollock, La., Big Creek at............. 520

Pond Creek near Fort Cobb, Okla........ 402

Ponil Creek near Cimarrdn, N. Mex...... 240

Poplar Bluff, Mo., Black1. River at...... 83

Poteau River, at Cauthron,, Ark......... 301

near Wister, Okla.................... 304

Poughkeepsie, Ark., Strawberry River

near............................. 100

Prairie Dog Town Fork. See Red River,

Prairie Dog Town Fork. 

Provencal, La., Horsepen Creek near...467-473 

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla........... 222

Pryorsburg, Ky., Obion Creek at........ 34

Publications on streamflow, by

Geological Survey................ 9-12

by State agencies.................... 12-13

Pueblo, Colo., Arkansas River near..... 116

Fountain Creek at.................... 119

Purcell, Okla., Canadian River at...... 271

Purgatoire River, at Ninemile Dam,

near Higbee, Colo................ 132

at Trinidad, Colo.................... 127

near Alfalfa, Colo................... 131

near Hoehne, Colo.................... 128

near Las Animas, Colo................ 133

Quanah, Tex., Red River near........... 367

Quapaw, Okla., Spring River near....... 216

Quiver River at Doddsville, Miss....... 12

Ralston, Okla., Arkansas River at...... 162

Ramona, Okla., Caney River near........ 197

Randlett, Okla., Deep Red Run

near............................. 381

Rattlesnake Creek near Raymond, Kans... 146 

Ravenden Springs, Ark., Eleven Point

River near....................... 96

Rayado Creek at Sauble Ranch, near

Cimarron, N. Mex................. 241

Raymond, Kans., Rattlesnake Creek

near............................. 146

Red Chute Bayou tributary at Skarmel

Pond, near Sligo, La............449-451

Red Oak, Okla., Fourche Maline near.... 302

Red River, at Alexandria, La........... 475

at Arthur City, Tex....... t .......... 417

at Fulton, Ark....................... 428

at Index, Ark........................ 420

at Shreveport,"La.................... 442

Elm Fork of North Fork, near Carl,

Okla............................. 373

near Burkburnett, Tex................ 379

near Colbert, Okla................... 410

near Gainesville, Tex................ 395

near Hosston, La..................... 434
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Red River, near Quanah, Tex........... 367

near Terral, Okla................... 394

North Pork, below Altus Dam, near

Lugert, Okla.................... 372

near Carter, Okla................. 370

near Headriok, Okla............... 375

Prairie Dog Town Pork, near Brioe,

Tex.............................. 366

Salt Pork, at Mangum, Okla.......... 369

near Wellington, Tex.............. 368

Red River basin, crest-stage stations

in.............................569-571

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in...............576-577

? aging-station records in..........365-520 ow-flow partial-record stations

in.............................554-559

Redwing, Colo., Huerfano River near... 120 

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Tenn..... 38

Reservoirs. See Lakes and reservoirs. 

Revuelto Creek near Logan, N. Hex..... 267

Ringgold, Tex., Little Wichita River

near............................ 393

Rio Agua Negra near Holman, N. Hex.... 244

Rio de la Casa near Cleveland, N. Hex. 247 

Ripley, Tenn., Cane Creek at.......... 43

Robeline, La., Bayou Dupont near.....459-460

Robert, La., Tangipahoa River at...... 522

Rociada, N. Mex., Manuelitas Creek

near............................ 256

Rochelle, La., Little River near...... 518

Rock Creek near Dougherty, Okla....... 407

Rogers, Ark., White River near........ 64

Rolla, Mo., Green Acre Branch near.... 17

Lanes Fork near..................... 21

Rolling Fork near De Queen, Ark....... 424

Rosetta, Miss., Homochitto River

at.............................. 363

Rossville, Tenn., Wolf River at....... 44

Row, Okla., Spavinaw Creek near....... 221

Roy, N. Mex., Canadian River near..... 243

Rudy, Ark., Frog Bayou at............. 310

Runoff in inches, definition of....... 3

Rush, Ark., Buffalo River near........ 73

Rush Creek near Maysville, Okla....... 406

Ruston, La., South Choudrant Creek

near........................... 500-503

Ruth Canal near Ruth, La.............. 541

Rutherford Fork. See Obion River,

Rutherford Fork. 

Rye, Ark., Saline River near.......... 485

Sackett Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo... 12 

St. Francis Bay at Riverfront, Ark.... 12

St. Francis River, at Lake City, Ark.. 12 

at Marked Tree, Ark................. 61

at Parkin, Ark...................... 12

at St. Francis, Ark................. 12

at Wappapello, Mo................... 50

at Wittsburg, Ark................... 12

near Patterson, Mo.................. 48

St. Francis River basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 563

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in................ 573

gaging-station records in........... 47-61

low-flow partial-record stations

in............................. 545-546

St. Francis River floodway near

Marked Tree, Ark................ 60,61

St. James, Mo., Bourbeuse River near.. 20 

St. Joe, Ark., Buffalo River near..... 72

St. Johns Bayou basin, low-flow

partial-record stations in...... 543

St. Louis, Mo., Mississippi River at.. 15-16 

St. Martinville, La., Bayou Teche

near............................ 538

Salida, Colo., Arkansas River at...... 112

Saline Bayou, near Clarence, La....... 463

near Lucky, La...................... 461

Saline River (tributary to Little

River) near Dierks, Ark......... 427

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Saline River (tributary to Ouachita

River), at Benton, Ark........... 484

near Rye, Ark........................ 485

Sallisaw, Okla., Arkansas River near... 300 

Sallisaw Creek near.................. 299

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla..... 299

Salt Creek near Dewright, Okla......... 274

Salt Fork. See Arkansas River, Salt 

Fork and Red River, Salt Fork. 

Samburg, Tenn., Reelfoot Creek near.... 38

San Francisco Creek near Alfalfa,

Colo............................. 130

Sanchez, N. Mex., Canadian River near.. 261 

Sand Creek at Okesa, Okla.............. 195

Sandstone Creek near Cheyenne, Okla.... 397

Sapello, N. Mex., Lake Isabel feeder

canal near....................... 258

Sapello Canal at..................... 256

Sapello River at..................... 257

Sapello Canal at Sapello, N. Mex....... 256

Sapello River, at Sapello, N. Mex...... 257

near Watrous, N. Mex................. 259

Sardis, Miss., Sardis Reservoir

near............................. 340

Tallahatchie River near.............. 341

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis,

Miss........................340,341,356

Sarepta, La., Bodcau Bayou near........ 447

Sasakwa, Okla., Little River near...... 275

Scottsville, Ark., Illinois Bayou near. 323 

Seepage investigations: 

Canadian River and Tucumcari

Irrigation project............... 583

Little Arkansas River...............579-580

Selling, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 286

Seymour, Tex., Wichita River near...... 384

Sheep Creek near Halfway, Colo......... 13

Shirley, Ark., Middle Fork Little Red

River at......................... 102

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo........... 215

Shoemaker, N. Mex., Mora River near.... 260

Shreveport, La., Red River at.......... 442

Shuteston, La., Bayou Bourbeau at...... 540

Six Mile Creek (tributary to Arkansas

River), at Caulksville, Ark...... 317

at Chismville, Ark................... 313

near Branch, Ark..................... 314

near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.............. 236

subwatershed No. 2 near Caulksville,

Ark.............................. 316

subwatershed Nos. 5 and 6 near

Chismville, Ark.................315,312

subwatershed No. 23 near Branch,

Ark.............................. 318

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla....... 171

Skiatook, Okla., Hominy Creek

near............................. 200

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss............. 352

Sligo, La., Red Chute Bayou tributary

near............................449-451

South Cascade Creek at Cascade, Colo... 13 

South Catamount Creek near Green

Mountain Falls, Colo............. 13

South Choudrant Creek tributary at

Townsend Pond, near Ruston, La..500-503 

South Fourche La Pave River near

Hollis, Ark...................... 334

South Ruxton Creek at Halfway, Colo.... 13

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex... 429 

Spadra Creek at Clarksville, Ark....... 321

Spavinaw Creek near Row, Okla.........^ 221

Spearman, Tex., Palo Duro Creek near... 280 

Sperry, Okla., Bird Creek near......... 201

Spring Bluff, Mo., Bourbeuse River

near............................. 22

Spring River (Arkansas River basin),

at Larussell, Mo................. 213

near Quapaw, Okla.................... 216

near Waco, Mo........................ 214

Spring River (White River basin) at

Imboden, Ark..................... 92
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66 

443

242

Springfield, Mo., James River near.... 

Springhill, La., Bayou Dorcheat near.. 

Springer, N. Hex., Cimarron Creek

at..............................

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of.............................. 3

Stamps , Ark. , Bodcau Creek at ......... 446

Steelville, Mo., Meramec River near... 18 

Stillwater, Okla., Council Creek near. 173 

Strawberry River, near Evening Shade,

Ark....... ...................... 98

near Poughkeepsie , Ark. ............. 100

Piney Fork, at Evening Shade, Ark... 99 

Strawn, Kans., Neosho River at........ 207

Stringtown, Okla., Chickasaw Creek

near. ........................... 412

McSee Creek near. ................... 413

Sugar Creek near Gracemont, Okla...... 403

Sugar Creek tributary at Lake Poursome, near Arcadia, La.. ..... ..491-495

Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo., Lake Pork

above ........................... 106

Sullivan, Mo., Meramec River near..... 19

Sulphur River, at Texarkana, Tex...... 13

near Talco, Tex. .................... 431

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.... 357

Sunset, La., Bayou Carencro near...... 539

Sutherland Creek near Manitou, Colo... 13 

Syracuse, Kans., Arkansas River at.... 139

Swan Lake, Miss., Tallahatchie River

at.............................. 348

Table Rock Reservoir near Branson,

Mo.............................. 68

Tahlequah, Okla., Illinois River

near. ........................... 229

Talco, Tex., Sulphur River near. ...... 431

Whiteoak Creek near. ................ 432

Tallahatchie River, at Etta, Miss..... 338

at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.... 341

at Swan Lake , Miss .................. 348

near Lambert, Miss, (old channel)... 347 

Tangipahoa River at Robert , La. ....... 522

Tchefuncta River near Polsom, La...... 521

Tecumseh, Mo., Bryant Creek near...... 75

North Fork River near. .............. 74

Tecumseh, Okla., Little River near.... 273

Templeton Sap Ploodway at Colorado

Springs, Colo. .................. 118

Tendal, La., Tensas River at.......... 511

Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir near

Gore , Okla. ..................... 232

Tenmile Creek near Miller, Okla....... 418

Tensas River at Tendal , La. ........... 511

Terms and abbreviations, definition

of.............................. 3

Terral , Okla. , Red River near. ........ 394

Texarkana Reservoir near Texarkana,

Tex............................. 433

Thebes, 111., Mississippi River at.... 30-31

Thoraasville, Mo., Eleven Point River

near.. .......................... 93

Thompson Creek at McCarley, Miss...... 355

Thompson Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in. .................... 571

low-flow partial-record stations in. 560 

Three Creek near Three Creeks, Ark.... 498

Three Creeks, Ark., Cornie Bayou

near. ........................... 497

Three Creek near. . .................. 498

Tickfaw River at Holden, La. .......... 523

Tiff City, Mo., Elk River near. ....... 217

Tonkawa, Okla., Salt Fork Arkansas

River at ........................ 159

Toronto Reservoir near Toronto, Kans.. 179 

Transmountaln diversions from Colorado

River basin to Arkansas River

basin. .......................... 113

Trenton, Tenn. , North Pork Forked

Deer River at ................... 40

Trinidad, Colo., Purgatoire River

at.............................. 127

Trout, La., Bayou Funny Louis near..... 519 

Truscott, Tex., North Fork Wichita

River near....................... 382

Tulia, Tex., North Tule Draw near...... 365

Tulsa, Okla., Arkansas River at........ 175

Turkey Creek near Drummond, Okla....... 169

Turkey Creek tributary at Potato

Research Pond, at Chase, La...... 510

Tuscumbia River at Corinth, Miss....... 13

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La........ 440

Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo., Lake

Creek above...................... 108

Twin Lakes tunnel, diversion by,

from Colorado River basin........ 113

Tyronza River at Tyronza, Ark.......... 13

Undercliffe, Colo., Huerfano River 

near..........................

Union, Mo., Bourbeuse River at......

Union City, Tenn., North Pork Obion 

River near..!.................

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Hex........

122

23

37

265

Valley Center, Kans., Little Arkansas

River at........................148-149

Van Buren, Ark., Arkansas River at..... 308 

Lee Creek near....................... 307

Van Buren, Mo., Big Spring near........ 89

Current River at..................... 88

Variadero, N. Mex., Conchas River

at............................... 262

Verdigris River, at Independence, Kans. 188 

near Altoona, Kans................... 181

near Claremore, Okla................. 198

near Coyville, Kans.................. 180

near Inola, Okla..................... 202

near Lenapah, Okla................... 190

near Madison, Kans................... 178

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex...... 235

Vernon, Tex., Pease River near......... 378

Vicksburg, Miss., Mississippi River

near............................358-359

Vigil Canyon near Holman, N. Mex....... 245

WSP, definition of.....................

Waco, Mo., Spring River near...........

Walnut Creek at Albert, Kans...........

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans.........

Walters, Okla., Cache Creek near.......

Waltreak, Ark., Dutch Creek at.........

Wappapello, Mo., St. Francis River

at...............................

Wappapello Reservoir at..............

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo. 

War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, Ark... 

Ward Creek at Capitol Heights Avenue, 

at Baton Rouge, La...............

Washington, La., Bayou Courtableau at.. 

Washita River, at Carnegie, Okla.

3

214

145

154

380

328

50

49

49

63

530 

535 

400 

near Cheyenne, Okla.................. 396

near Clinton, Okla................... 399

near Durwood, Okla...................14,408

near Pauls Valley, Okla.............. 405

Watrous, N. Mex., Mora River near...... 255

Sapello River near................... 259

Watts, Okla., Illinois River near...... 227

Waurika, Okla., Beaver Creek near...... 390

Waveland, Ark., Blue Mountain

Reservoir near................... 326

Petit Jean Creek near................ 327

Waynoka, Okla., Cimarron River near.... 168

Wellington, Tex., Salt Fork Red River

near............................. 368

West Monument Creek near Pikeview,

Colo............................. 118

Westcliffe, Colo., Grape Creek near.... 114

Wetumka, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 294

Wewoka Creek near.................... 2 95

Wewoka Creek near Wetumka, Okla.../.... 295

White River, at Calico Rock, Ark....... 78

at Clarendon, Ark.................... 13
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White River, at De Vails Bluff, Ark... 105 

at Newport, Ark..................... 101

near Branson, Mo.................... 69

near Flippin, Ark................... 71

near Rogers, Ark.................... 64

West Fork, at Greenland, Ark........ 62

White River basin, crest-stage

stations in....................563-564

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in................ 573

gaging-station records in...........62-105

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................546-548

Whitefield, Okla., Canadian River

near............................ 298

Whiteoak Creek near Talco, Tex........ 432

Wichita, Kans., Arkansas River at..... 150

Wichita River, at Wichita Falls, Tex.. 388 

near Mabelle, Tex................... 386

near Seymour, Tex................... 384

North Fork, near Truscott, Tex......

South Fork, near Benjamin, Tex......

Wilson, La., Little Redwood Creek

tributary near..................

Winchester, Okla., Salt Fork Arkansas 

River near......................

Winfield, Kans., Walnut River at......

Winnfield, La., Dugdemona River near.. 

Wister, Okla., Poteau River near......

Wister Reservoir near...............

382

383

527

155 

154 

517 

304 

303 

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla.... 303

Wolf Creek, near Fargo, Okla.......... 282

near Fort Supply, Okla.............. 284

Wolf River, at Raleigh, Term...........

at Rossville, Term...................

Wolf River basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in...............

Woodville, Miss., Buffalo River near...

Woodward, Okla., North Canadian River 

at...............................

Work, division of......................

scope of.............................

Wright City, Okla., Little River near..

Wurtz ditch, diversion by, from Colorado River basin.................

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13

44

545

364

285 2-3

1

421

113

Yalobusha River, at Calhoun City,

Miss............................349-351

at Grenada Dam, near Grenada, Miss... 354 

at Whaley, Miss...................... 13

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss......... 356

Yazoo River basin, crest-stage

stations in...................... 568

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in................. 575

gaging-station records in...........337-357

low-flow partial-record stations

in..............................552-553

Yocona River, at Enid Dam, near Enid,

Miss............................. 344

near Oxford, Miss.................... 342

Youngs Bayou near Natchitoches,

La............................... 465

Yukon, Mo., Big Creek near............. 85

Zalma, Mo., Castor River at............ 29

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