Surf ace Water Supply 

of the United States 

1951

Part 7. Lower Mississippi River Basin

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1211

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Tennessee, and Texas, and with other 

agencies

DECEIVED

CHATTANOOGA, UNNESSE 

SEP 17 1954

U.S.G.S, 

SURFACE WATER BRANCH
Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1951

Part 7. Lower Mississippi River Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1211

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Tennessee, and Texas, and with other 

agencies

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

Douglas McKay, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

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

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, 

Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas, 

and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division 

under the direction of:

C. G. Paulsen____________________Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

J. V. B. Wells_________________Chief, Surface Water Branch 

B. J. Peterson________________Chief, Annual Reports Section

District Engineers (Surface Water)

I. E. Anderson___________________________Jackson, Miss. 

F. M. Bell________________________,_____Denver, Colo. 

H. C. Bolon_________________________,______Rolla, Mo. 

W. R. Eaton________________________.IChattanooga, Tenn. 

C. E. Ellsworth -________________________Austin, Tex. 

F. N. Hansen__________________________Baton Rouge, La. 

S. K. Jackson______________________Oklahoma City, Okla. 

Berkeley Johnson______________________Santa Fe, N. Mex. 

J. L. Saunders_________________________Fort Smith, Ark. 

F. F. Schrader__________________________Louisville, Ky. 

J. B. Spiegel-___________________________Topeka, Kans.

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

New downstream order of listing gaging stations...................................... 3

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

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

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

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

Hydrologic condition................................................................. 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

Behmke Branch near Rolla, Mo............................................... 18

Meramec River near Steelville, Mo................................................ 19

Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo.................................................. 20

B ourb euse River near St. James, Mo............................................ 21

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

B ourbeuse River at Union, Mo.................................................. 23

Meramec River at Robertaville, Mo................................................ 24

Big River near DeSoto , Mo...................................................... 25

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo.."................................................. 26

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo .................................................... 27

Mississippi River at Chester, 111.................................................. 28

Headwater diversion channel basin:

Castor River (head of headwater diversion channel) at Zalma, Mo.................. 30

Mississippi River at Thebes, 111................................................... 31

Mayfield Creek basin:

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

Bayou de Chlen basin:

Bayou 3e CITieri near Clinton, Ky.................................................. 34

Ob ion River basin:

South Fork Obion River near Grtenfield , Tenn..................................... 35

Rutherford Fork Obion River near Bradford, Tenn................................ 36

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

Obion River at Obion, Tenn....................................................... 38

South Fork Forked Deer River at Jackson, Tenn.................................. 40

South Fork Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Tenn........................... 41

North Fork Forked Deer River at Trenton, Tenn................................ 43

Middle Fork Forked Deer River near Alamo, Tenn............................. 44

Hatchie River basin:

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Tenn................................................... 45

Hatchie River near Stanton, Tenn................................................. 46

Wolf River basin:

floTT' River at Rossvllle, Tenn.................................................... 47

Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn................................................. 48

St. Francis River basin:

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo............................................. 50

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello , Mo........................................... 51

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo.............................................. 52

Right Hand Chute of Little River:

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo....................................... 53

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo........................................ 54

Little River ditch 251 near Lllbourn, Mo................................... 55

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

Castor River at Aquilla, Mo............................................ 56

Little River ditch 1 near Morehouse, Mo.................................. 57

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.................................... 58

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo................................... 59

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo................................. 60

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo...................................... 61

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark............................... 62

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark............................................ 63

White River basin: 

White River: 

West Fork White River at Greenland, Ark........................................ 64

White River at Beaver, Ark....................................................... 65

Kings River near Berryville, Ark............................................... 66

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

White River near Reeds Spring, Mo................................................ 68

White River at Porsyth, Mo....................................................... 69

White River near Flippin, Ark.................................................... 70

Buffalo River near St. Joe , Ark................................................ 71

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark................................................... 72

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

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

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

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaglng-station records Continued. 

Mississippi River Continued.

White River basin Continued. Page

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

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

White River at Batesville, Ark................................................... 79

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

Clear-water 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 Pocohontas, Ark................................................. 91

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

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo.....:............................................ 93

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.......................................... 94

Eleven Point River near Ravenden Springs, Ark................................ 95

Black River at Black Rock, Ark................................................. 96

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............................................... 106

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark............................................... 108

Arkansas River basin: 

Arkansas RiVer:

Lake Fork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo..................................... 109

Lake Fork below Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo..................................... 110

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo.............................................. Ill

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.................................... 112

Lake Creek below Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.................................... 113

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.................................................. 114

Clear Creek above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.................................. 115

Clear Creek below Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.................................. 116

Cottonwood Creek below hot springs, near Buena Vista, Colo..................... 117

Chalk Creek near Nathrop, Colo................................................. 118

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo................................................... 119

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas River basin....... 120

Arkansas River at Parkdale, Colo................................................. 121

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo.............................................. 122

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo............................................... 123

Oil Creek near Canon City, Colo................................................ 124

Arkansas River at Portland, Colo................................................. 125

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo................................................. 126

Fountain Creek: 

Monument Creek:

Templeton Gap Floodway at Colorado Springs, Colo........................... 127

Fountain Creek near Fountain, Colo............................................. 127

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo................................................. 128

St. Charles River near Pueblo, Colo............................................ 129

Arkansas River near Avondale, Colo............................................... 130

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo...................... 131

Huerfano River at Badito, Colo................................................. 132

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La Veta, Colo............................. 133

Huerfano River below Huerfano Valley Dam, near Undercliffe, Colo............... 134

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo................................................ 135

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo............................................... 136

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo................................................. 137

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo............................................... 138

Purgatoire River at Trinidad, Colo............................................. 139

Purgatoire River at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo............................ 140

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near Las Animas, Colo........................ 141

Purgatoire River near Las Animas, Colo......................................... 142

John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa, Colo............................................ 143

Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir, Colo................................. 144

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.................................................... 145

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo..................................................... 146

Frontier ditch near Coolldge, Kans............................................. 147

Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kans............................................... 148

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans................................................. 149

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.............................................. 150

Arkansas River at Dodge City, Kans............................................... 151

Arkansas River near Kinsley, Kans................................................ 152

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans................................................. 153

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans............................................... 154

Cow Creek near Lyons, Kans..................................................... 155

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans.................................'.. 156

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans.................................................. 157

North Fork Ninnescah River near Cheney, Kans .................................... 158

South Fork Ninnescah River near Murdock, Kans................................ 159

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans................................................ 160

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans............................................ 161
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Mississippi River Continued. 

Arkansas River basin Continued.

Walnut River: Page

Whitewater River at Augusta, Kans............................................ 162

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans................................................. 163

Salt Fork Arkansas River near Alva, Okla....................................... 164

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet, Okla..................................... 165

Salt Pork Arkansas River near Jet, Okla........................................ 166

Salt Pork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla...................................... 167

Chikaskia River near Corbin, Kans............................................ 168

Chikaskia River near Blackwell, Okla......................................... 169

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.................................................. 170

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla............................................... 171

Cimarron River near Guy, N. Hex................................................ 172

Cimarron River near Kenton, Okla............................................... 173

Cimarron River above Ute Creek, near Boise City, Okla.......................... 174

Cimarron River near Mocane, Okla............................................... 175

Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans................................................. 176

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla.............................................. 177

Turkey Creek near Drummond, Okla............................................. 178

Cottonwood Creek: 

Deer Creek:

Bluff Creek above Lake Hefner, near Oklahoma City, Okla.................. 179

Cimarron River near Guthrie, Okla.............................................. 180

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla............................................. 181

Cimarron River at Perkins, Okla................................................ 182

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.......................................... 183

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla.................................................... 184

Polecat Creek:

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla........................................... 185

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla................................................. 186

Verdigris River near Coyville, Kans............................................ 187

Verdigris River near Altoona, Kans............................................. 188

Pall River near Eureka, Kans................................................. 189

Otter Creek at Climax, Kans................................................ 192

Pall River Reservoir near Pall River, Kans................................... 195

Pall River near Pall River, Kans............................................. 196

Pall River at Predonia, Kans.................................................. 197

Elk River near Elk City, Kans................................................ 198

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans........................................... 199

Verdigris River near Lenapah, Okla............................................. 200

Caney River near Elgin, Kans................................................. 201

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla............................................. 202

Caney River near Hulah, Okla................................................. 204

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla............................................... 205

Caney River at Bartlesville, Okla............................................ 206

Caney River near Ramona, Okla................................................ 208

Verdigris River near Claremore, Okla............................................ 209

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla................................................. 210

Verdigris River near Inola, Okla............................................... 211

Neosho River at Council (Jrove, Kans............................................ 212

Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans........................................... 213

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans......................................... 214

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Palls, Kans................................... 215

Neosho River at Strawn, Kans................................................... 216

Neosho River near lola, Kans................................................... 217

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans................................................ 218

Neosho River near Commerce, Okla............................................... 219

Spring River:

Stahl Creek near Miller, Mo................................................ 220

Spring River near Waco, Mo................................................... 221

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo............................................... 222

Spring River near Quapaw, Okla............................................... 223

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo..................................................... 224

Elk River near Tiff City, Mo................................................. 225

Lake 0" The Cherokees at Langley, Okla......................................... 226

Neosho River near Langley, Okla................................................ 227

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla......................................... 228

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla................................................. 229

Port Gibson Reservoir near Port Givson, Okla................................... 231

Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla............................................... 232

Illinois River:

Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark............................................ 233

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla............................................ 234

Barren Pork at Eldon, Okla................................................... 235

Illinois River near Gore, Okla................................................. 236

Canadian River near Hebron, N. Mex............................................. 237

Chieoriea Creek below Lake Maloya, N. Mex.................................... 238

Chicoriea Creek below East Pork, near Raton, N. Mex.......................... 239

Chieoriea Creek near Hebron, N. Mex.......................................... 240

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex............................................ 241

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.................................... 242

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex..................................... 243

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex......................................... 244

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest, N. Mex................................. 245

Cimarron River below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex................................... 246

Cimarron River near Cimarron, N. Mex......................................... 247

Ponil Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex.......................................... 248

Rayado River at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex........................ 250

Rayado River near Miami, N. Mex............................................ 251

Cimarron River at Springer, N. Mex........................................... 252
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Mississippi River Continued.

Arkansas River basin Continued. Page

Canadain River near Taylor Springs, N. Mex..................................... 253

Colmor intake canal near Ocate, N. Mex....................................... 254

Canadian River near Roy, N. Mex................................................ 255

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex............................................... 256

Mora River near Oolondrinas, N. Mex.......................................... 257

Coyote Creek near Golondrlnas, N. Mex...................................... 258

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex............................................ 259

Canadian River near Sanchez , N. Mex...........,..'.............................. 260

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex........................................... 261

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam, N. Mex..................................... 262

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

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

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

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex................................................. 266

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex................................................ 267

Canadain River near Amarillo, Tex.............................................. 268

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

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

Little River near Tecuraseh, Okla............................................. 271

Little River near Sasakwa, Okla.............................................. 272

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla................................................. 273

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla................................................ 274

North Canadian River near Guymon, Okla....................................... 275

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla........................................ 276

Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex.,..;..........,......................... 277

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla......................................... 278

North Canadian River near Fort Supply, Okla.................................. 279

Wolf Creek near Fargo, Okla................................................ 280

Fort Supply Reservoir near Fort Supply, Okla............................... 281

Wolf Creek near Fort Supply, Okla.......................................... 282

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla....................................... 283

North Canadian River near Selling, Okla...................................... 284

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla'........................................... 285

North Canadain River at Canton, Okla......................................... 286

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla...................................... 287

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City, Okla................................. 288

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla..................................... 289

North Canadian River near Oklahoma City, Okla................................ 290

North Canadian River near Wetumka, Okla...................................... 291

Deep Fork:

Bellcow Creek at Chandler, Okla.......................................... 292

Deep Fork near Beggs Okla................................................. 293

Canadian Rivernear Whitefield, Okla............................................ 294

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla............................................. 295

Arkansas River near Sallisaw, Okla............................................... 296

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark. .................................................. 297

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla............................................ 298

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla............................................. 299

Poteau River near Wister, Okla................................................. 300

Lee Creek:

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark............................................... 301

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.................................................. 303

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark................................................. 304

Frog Bayou near Mountainburg, Ark.............................................. 307

Prog Bayou at Rudy, Ark........................................................ 308

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark.'............................................. 309

Illinois Bayou near Scottsville, Ark........................................... 310

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark................................................ 311

Petit Jean Creek near Booneville , Ark.......................................... 312

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark..................................... 313

Petit Jean Creek near Waveland, Ark............................................ 314

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark................................................. 315

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.............................................. 316

Fourche La Fave River near Gravelly, Ark....................................... 317

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark.............................................. 318

Fourche La Fave River near Nimrod, Ark......................................... 319

South Fourche La Fave River near Hollis, Ark................................. 320

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark............................................... 321

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark................................................. 323

Crooked Creek near Humphrey, Ark............................................. 325

Yazoo River has in:

Tallahatchie River (head of Yazoo River):

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss............................................... 326

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss................................................. 327

Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss.................................................. 328

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis , Miss............................................... 329

Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.............................. 330

Panola-Quitman Floodway (continuation of Tallahatchie River):

Yocona River near Enid, Miss ................................................... 331

Tallahatchie River (old channel):

Coldwater River near Lewisburg, Miss ......................................... 332

Pigeonroost Creek near Lewisburg, Miss..................................... 333

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss ..................................... 334

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Miss....................... 335

Tallahatchie River (old channel) near Lambert., Miss ............................ 336

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss ............................................ 337

Yalobush River:

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss ................................................... 338

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss ............................................... 339

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss ................................................... 340
CONTENTS IX'

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Mississippi River Continued.

Yazoo River basin--Continued. Page 

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss............................................. 341

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss. ........................................... 342

Big Black River basin:

Elg Black River at Pickens, Miss................................................. 344

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss................................................ 345

Bayou Pierre basin:

Bayou Pierre near Carpenter , Miss ................................................ 346

Homochitto River basin:

Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss.............................................. 347

Homochitto River near Doloroso, Miss ............................................. 348

Buffalo River basin:

Buffalo River near Woodville, Miss ............................................... 349

Red River basin: 

Tierra Blanca Creek:

Palo Duro Creek near Canyon, Tex............................................... 350

Tule Creek:

North Tule Draw at reservoir near Tulia, Tex................................. 351

Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River near Brice, Tex. (continuation of Tierra Blanca

Creek) ..................................................................... 352

Mulberry Creek near Brice, Tex................................................. 353

Salt Fork Red River at Mangum, Okla.............................................. 354

North Fork Red River near Carter, Okla........................................... 355

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla.....................................................'.. 356

North Fork Red River below Altus Dam, near Lugert, Okla............................ 357

Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla.................................................... 358

North Fork Red River near Headrick, Okla......................................... 359

Otter Creek at Mountain Park, Okla............................................. 360

Red River: 

Pease River:

North Pease. River:

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex.......................................... 361

Cache Creek near Walters , Okla................................................. 362

West Cache Creek:

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla'. .......................................... 363

Wichita River:

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex.................................................... 364

Wichita River at Wichita Falls , Tex............................................ 365

Beaver Creek:

Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla........................................ 366

North Fork Little Wichita River:

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex............................................ 368

Little Wichita River near Archer City, Tex..................................... 369

Red River near Terral, Okla ...................................................... 370

Red River near Galnesville , Tex................................................... 371

Washlta River near Cheyenne, Okla.............................................. 372

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla............................................. 373

Washita River near Clinton, Okla............................................... 374

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla................................................ 375

Pond Creek near Fort Cobb, Okla.............................................. 376

Washita River near Tabler, Okla.................i.............................. 377

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla.......................................... 378

Rush Creek at Purdy , Okla.................................................... 379

Washita River near Durwood, Okla............................................... 380

Red River near Colbert, Okla..............................................'....... 382

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla............................................ 383

Clear Boggy (Treek near Caney, Okla........................................... 384

Red River at Arthur City , Tex.................................................... 385

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla.............................................. 386

Red River at Index, Ark.......................................................... 387

Little River near Wright City, Okla............................................ 388

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla............................ 389

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla..................................... 390

Rolling Fork-near De Queen, Ark.............................................. 391

Little River near Horatio, Ark................................................. 392

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark............................................ 394

Saline River near Dierks, Ark................................................ 395

Red River at Fulton, Ark......................................................... 396

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex........................................... 397

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.......................................... 398

Whiteoak Creek near Talco, Tex............................................... 399

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex................................................. 400

Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, Tex.............................................. 401

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex........................................... 402

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex............................... 403

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.............................................. 404

Twelve Mile Bayou (continuation of Cypress Creek): 

Black Bayou:

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La............................................... 405

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La................................................. 406

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie , La................................................ 407

Red River at Shreveport, La...................................................... 408

Bayou Dorcheat (head of Loggy Bayou) near Minden, La........................... 409

Flat River:

Bayou Bodeau (head of Red Chute Bayou) near Sarepta, La.................... 410

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La.................................................... 411

Red River at Coushatta, La....................................................... 412
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Mississippi River Continued. 

Red River basin Continued. 

Bayou Pierre:

Wallace Bayou: Page 

Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La.......................................... 413

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La.......................................... 414

Saline Bayou near Lucky, La.................................................... 4l9

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La............................................. 420

Saline Bayou near Clarence, La.................................................. 421

Nantachie Creek near Montgomery, La.......................'..................... 422

Red River at Alexandria, la...................................................... 423

Ouachita River (head of Black River) near Mount Ida , Ark....................... 424

South Fork Ouachita River at Mount Ida, Ark.................................. 425

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark.......................'...........-............. 426

Narrows Reservoir near Murfreesboro, Ark..................................... 427

Little Missouri River near Murf reesboro, Ark.................................. 428

Saline River at Benton, Ark.................................................. 429

Saline River near Rye, Ark................................................... 430

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La........................................... 431

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La.............................................. 432

Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice, La............................... 433

Cornle Bayou near Lillie, La............................................... 434

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La....................................'.............. 435

Ouachita River'at Monroe, La..... ....".... ^...................... ^ ......... 436

Boeuf River near Glrard, La.................................................. 437

Bayou La Fourche near Crew Lake, La........................................ 438

Big Colewa Bayou (head of Big Creek) near Oak Grove, La.................... 439

Tensas River at Tendal, La................................................... 440

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La................................................. 441

Bayou Castor (head of Little River) near Gray'son, La......................... 442

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La.......................................... 443

Dugdemona River near Winnfield, La........................................... 444

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La........................................... 445

Big Creek at Pollock, La................................................... 446

Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La............................................. 447

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La............................................. 448

Mississippi River Delta:

Chefuncte River near Folsom, La.................................................. 449

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La................................................... 450

Tickfaw River at Holden, La...................................................... 451

Natalbany River at Baptist, La................................................. 452

Amite River near Darlington, La.................................................. 453

Comite River near Olive Branch, La............................................. 454

Comite River near Comite, La................................................... 455

Amite River near Denham Springs, La.............................................. 456

Bayou Manchac:

Wards Creek at Seigans Lane near Baton Rouge, La............................. 457

Atchaf alaya River at Krotz Springs, La............................................ 458

Bayou Courtableau (head of Bayou Tech'3): 

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La............................................. 459

Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La.............................................. 461

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel: 

Bayou des Glaises: 

Bayou du Lac:

Chatlin Lake Canal near Lecompte, La..................................... 462

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauvllle, La....................... 463

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel near Plaucheville, La................. 464

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La................................................... 465

Bayou Carencro (head of Vermilion River) near Sunset, La......................... 466

Bayou Fusilier:

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La.............................................. 467

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 468

Index................................................................................ 477

ILLUSTRATION

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark., B, Red

River near Colbert, Okla..7.......................................7..... 5

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

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

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

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 14
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, 1951

SCOPE OP WORK

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

year ending September 30, 1951. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

studied streamflow in relation to problems of irrigation, similar measurements have been 

made at more than 12,400 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1951, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 6,730 gaging stations, including those in Alaska and Hawaii. 

Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at many other points in the 1951 water year.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Arkansas (except station on White River at Beaver): Arkansas Resources and Development Commission, W. C. Pletcher, director.

Colorado: Office of the State Engineers, M. C. Hinderlider, State engineer; 

Colorado Water Conservation Board, C. H. Stone, director.

Kansas: Water-resources division of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 

G. S. Knapp, chief engineer, succeeded by R. C. Smrha.

Kentucky: Agricultural and Industrial Development Board of Kentucky, G. W. 

Hubley, Jr., director.

Louisiana: State Department of Public Works, J. L, White, director.

Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey, W. C. Morse, director.

Missouri (except station on Elk River near Tiff City and Lost Creek at Seneca) 

and station on White River at Beaver, Ark.: Missouri Geological Survey and Water 

Resources, E. L. Clark, State geologist; Missouri Highway Department, C. W. Brown, 

chief engineer, succeeded by R. M. Whitten.

New Mexico: Office of the State Engineer, J. H. Bliss, State engineer.

Oklahoma and stations on Elk River near Tiff City and Lost Creek at Seneca, 

Mo.: Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board, M. R. Harrison, chairman, and I, C. 

Husky, director; Oklahoma City Water Department, M. B. Cunningham, superintendent.

Tennessee: Tennessee Department of Conservation, C. P. Swan, commissioner, 

through Division of Geology, H. B. Burwell, director, succeeded by H. W. Perguson 

State Department of Public Health, R. H. Hutcheson, commissioner, through Division 

of Sanitary Engineering, R. P. Parrell, director.

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2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1951, PART 7

Texas: Texas State Board of Water Engineers, H. A. Beckwith, chairman, A. P. 

Rolling and J. S. Guleke; Upper Red River Flood Control and Irrigation District, 

R. E. Barr, president, T. J. Dunbar, secretary.

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 195 gaging stations of which 

37 were in Arkansas, 3 in Colorado, 2 in Illinois, 20 in Kansas, 20 in Louisiana, 17 in 

Mississippi, 29 in Missouri, 5 in New Mexico, 56 in Oklahoma, 1 In Tennessee, and 5 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, 

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

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Arkansas: Arkansas Power & Light Co. 

Mississippi: Vicksburg Bridge Co.

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

Park Department.

New Mexico: Springer Land and Cattle Co. 

Oklahoma: Grand River Dam Authority of Oklahoma.

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

County Water Improvement District No. 1.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

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

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

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

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

of B. J. Peterson, chief, Annual Reports Section.

State District Office Address

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

Colorado b/ ................ Denver ...................... 126 New Customhouse .

Kansas o/.................. Topeka..................... 305 Federal Building.

Kentucky................... Louisville................. 531 Federal Building.

Louisiana.................. Baton Rouge................ 538 Florida Street.

Mississippi................ Jackson.................... 208 Millsaps Building.

Missouri d/................ Holla. ..................... 211 Ramsey Building.

New Mexico................. Santa Fe................... 228 United States Courthouse.

Oklahoma e/................ Oklahoma City.............. 203 Council Building.

Tennessee f/ ............... Chattanooga................ 442 Post Office Building.

Texas £/................... Austin..................... 302 West Fifteenth Street.

a/ Except for White River at Beaver, but including Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, 

Okla., Little River near Wright City, Okla., Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla., and Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn.

b/ The work in Colorado was done in collaboration with M. C. Hinderlider, State engineer, and L. 

T. Burgess, State chief hydrographer.

c/ Except for Crooked Creek near Nye.

d/ Except for Elk River near Tiff City and Lost Creek at Seneca, but including White River at 

Beaver, Ark., and 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 K±ver near Tiff City, Mo., Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo., Lake Texoraa near Dennison, Tex., 

and Red River at Arthur City and near Gainsville, Tex.

f/ Except for Mississippi at Memphis.

£/ Except for Lake Texoma near Denuison and Red River at Arthur City and near Qainsville, but including Red River near Terral, Okla.

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging stations given in this report is on file in the district offices listed above. Provisional
NEW DOWNSTREAM ORDER OP LISTING GAGING STATIONS 3

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

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

DEFINITION OP TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

for irrigation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

within the area unless otherwise noted.

NEW DOWNSTREAM ORDER OP LISTING GAGING STATIONS ^

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

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

direction along the main stem all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem 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 new downstream order and system of indention show which gaging 

stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1951, PART 7

tributary on which each gaging station Is situated.

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

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then all stations on the uppermost tributary to the main stem from the tributary's source to mouth, and then all stations from source to mouth of the uppermost tributary to the tributary.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

stations are shown in figure 1.

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

necessary to define the extremes of discharge, they are made on the basis of Indirect 

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

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

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

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or continual change In the physical features that form the control, the 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 siope or fall In a reach of the stream is a factor In determining 

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

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

used as a factor In the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and com-
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parable 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 ±s~made of occasional days of ice effect if the degree of accuracy of 

daily records is not changed.

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

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

runoff of the stream.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation 

(also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is.of no 

importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the creststage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a non-recording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not occur at the 

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

accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the natural 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 report 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and runoff, in inches, are published, a revision of the drainage area necessitates corres-
EXPLANATION OP DATA 7

ponding 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 slqpe method, or other special methods involving an equivalent adjustment to the gage height of more than one-tenth foot.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

station description.

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

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is usually less than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

which discharge measurements were made are indicated by asterisk and footnote unless they
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1951, PART 7

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

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

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

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

but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

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

in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

comparison with the observed discharge.

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

various parts are indicated by the following list and the map in figure 2.
Figure 2.--Map of the United States showing areas covered by the 18 annual volumes on surface water supply. The area cohered by this

report is shaded.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1951, PART 7

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

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

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

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

been included for some streams.

Streamflow data for the years 1SS4-19O1, In reports of the Geological Survey 

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

Report

lOth A, pt. Z

IZth A, pt. Z

14th A, pt. Z

B 131.... ....

16th A, pt. Z

W 11

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4 

W ZT.. .......

W 35 to 39. ..

W 47 to 5Z...

W 75........ .

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.

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 Elver and tributaries.

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

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

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

Year

1884 to June 3O, 1891.

1888-93.

1893-94.

1896.

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1896.

1898.

1899. 

 1899.

1900. 

19OO.

19O1.
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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, 1899-1951

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

W.S.P.

37

50

a65, 66, 75

a83, 84

a98, 99

a!28, 131

alS9, 173

a205, 209

247

267

287

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

W.S.P.

307

327

357

387

407

437

457

477

507

527

Year

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

W.S.P.

547

567

587

607

627

647

667

687 702'

717

Year

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

W.S.P.

732

747

762

787

807

827

857

877

897

927

Year

1942

1943

1944

1945

194S

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

W.S.P.

957

977

1007

1037

1057

1087

1117

1147

1177

1211

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

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

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

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

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

before 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

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

877 for the lower Mississippi River basin) contains, for the area included in that report, 

a summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete years of 

record had been collected. These summaries were reprinted separately.

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

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

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

covered by this report are Water-Supply Paper 74, "Water resources of Colorado, 1884-1900" 

and Water-Supply Paper 850, "Summary of records of surface waters of Texas, 1898-1937."'

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

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

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge __

State

Do. ........ 

Colorado. .....

Kentucky. ..... 

Louisiana. ....

Mississippi. . . 

Missouri. .....

Period

1903-48 

1881-1935

1924-28

1910-20 

1903-38

1900-1948 

1857-1926

Report

Surface Water Resources of Arkansas.....

Wate resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Da a on stream-gaging stations of 

Co orado.l

vo s. 1 and 2, Streamflow data of 

Co orado.

Report of Division of Water Resources...

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

Geol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana. 

Bull. 68, Surface waters of Mississippi. 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources of 

Missouri.

Issued by

Arkansas Geological Survey.

Arkansas Resources and Development Commission; University of Arkansas, Institute 

of Science and Technology. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Resources Board, 

State engineer.

State Board of Agriculture.

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Conservation.

Mississippi Geological SurveyMissouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines .
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State reports containing compilations of records of discharge Continued

State

New Mexico. . . . 

Tennessee. .... 

Do... ......

Period

iaee-1925

1674-1924 

1920-30

Report

Missouri.

Missouri. 

Surface water supply of New Mexico..... 

Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee^ 

Bull. 40. Surface waters of Tennessee..

Issued by

and Water Resources.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Education. 

Do.

1 Contains records of yearly discharge only

2 Includes j-niiiuuco records i-cuvi-uo of ui discharge ujLnv;iiai-6i: for i"i-aj.j.ll oi-atlons sta in North Carolina In the Tennessee River basin. 

lote. In addition to the records contained In the reports listed above, the following States have 

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

isouri, and New Mexico.

Note. I:

iss 

Mis

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

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

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

and titles of these reports:

TITLE

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

Io2......... Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

437......... The Arkansas River flood of June 3-5, 1921.

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

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

847......... Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938.

914......... Texas floods of 1938 and 1939.

997......... Floods in Colorado.

1139........ Kansas-Missouri Floods of July 1951.

1227-B...... Floods of May 1951 in western Oklahoma and northwestern Texas.

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 1950 to September 1951 by the Corps of Engineers. The records of these stations are not contained in 

p iblications of the Geological Survey.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Streara

Bayou Bodcau. .........................

Forked Deer River, North Pork. ........

Hatchie River. ........................

L'Anguille River. .....................

Loosahatchie River. ................ i. ..

Location

Pine Bluff, Ark. ......................

Shre veport , La ........................

Ragln).

Dyersburg, Tenn. ......................

Pocahontas, Tenn. .....................

Palestine, Ark. .......................

Brunswick, Tenn. ......................

Period

1951.

1949-51.

1937-39, 1950-51. 

1939-51.

1929-31, 1936-51.

1947-51.

1939-41, 1946-51.

1945-51.

1940-51.

1947-51.

1940-51.

1949-51. 

1947-51.

1943-51.

1939-51. 

1928-51.

1931-45, 1947-51.

1928-51.

1928-51.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

Records -of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey Continued

Stream

Muddy Fork Creek. .....................

Yalobusha River. ...................... 

Yocona River. .........................

Location

Murf reesboro, Ark. ....................

Whaley, Hiss .......................... 

Oxford, Miss ..........................

Period

1940-42, 1947-51.

1930-51.

1930-51.

1951.

1938-51.

1928-51.

1930-51.

1936-51.

1938-51. 

1946-51.

Note. The Soil Conservation Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture has collected records 

beginning In 1931 from eight areas of less than 10 acres each, 3 areas of less than 20 acres each, 

1 area of less than 40 acres and 1 area of less ^han 100 acres, all near Outhrle, Okla. These records are not published but are available In files of the Soil Conservation Service.

HTOROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Streamflow during the 1951 water year was normal or slightly above normal in most of 

the lower Mississippi River basin with exception of Louisiana where drought conditions 

prevailed and in southeastern Kansas where runoff was generally greater than any previously recorded. The record-breaking Kansas-Missouri flood, which also extended into parts 

of Oklahoma, is described in Water-Supply Paper 1139, "Kansas-Missouri Floods of July 

1951." Floods in northwestern Texas in May are described in Water-Supply Paper 1227-B, 

"Floods of May 1951 in western Oklahoma and northwestern Texas." For three key stations 

in the area covered by this report, a comparison of monthly and yearly mean discharge 

during the 1951 water year with the median discharge for the 25-year period 1921-45 is 

shown in figure 3 on the following page..
14 HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

18.00C

16,000

14,000

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans. 

Drainage area, 4,817 sq mi.

18,000

10,000

8000

6000

4000

2000

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

year

800Q

700C

6000

Washita River near Durwood, Okla 

Drainage area, 7,202 sq mi.

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

year

4000

3000

2000

1000

500Q

400C

300C

 S 200C

1000

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

Explanation year

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

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1951.

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

with median discharge for 25-year period.

Amite River near Denhara Springs, La 

Drainage area, 1.330 sq mi.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 15

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo.

Location.--Lat 38°37'44", long. 90°10'54", on right bank at foot of Washington Avenue, 

2a ft downstream from Eads Bridge, St. Louis, 15 miles downstream from Missouri River, 

19.2 miles upstream from Meramec River, and at mile 180.0 above mouth of Ohio River.

Drainage area.--701.000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Discharge: March 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological 

Survey.Since August 1866, results of discharge measurements and January 1928 to December 1944, records of daily discharge in reports of Mississippi River Commission. 

January to December 1844 and January 1861 to December 1927 in files of St. Louis district office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage heights: March 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

January 1861 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Since January 1890 in reports 

of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 379.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 5, 1934, staff gage 0.4 mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 173,900 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 782,000 cfs July 21; maximum gage height, 40.28 

 i't July 22; minimum discharge, 39,800 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, -3.90 ft).

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 844,000 cfs Apr. 30, 1944 (gage height, 39.14 ft); max-, 

imjjn gage height, that of July 22, 1951; minimum discharge, 27,600 cfs Dec. 12, 1937; 

minimum gage height, -6.11 ft Jan. 16, 1940.

1861-1951: Maximum gage height, that of July 22, 1951; minimum, -6.11 ft 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 of 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 sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1199.

Gage height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.75

5.85

6.55

6.29

6.26

8.94

10.50

10.75

10.30

9.10

7.49

6.65

6.66

5.80

5.38

4.56

3.95

3.69

3.56

3.37

2.08

3.27

3.17

2.74

2.05

2.09

2.20

2.70

2.32

2.20

1.89

Nov.

1.82

1.92

2.04

1.97

1.95

1.82

2.26

2.56

2.54

2.86

2.96

2.52

3.51

3.02

2.30

2.41

3.40

2.10

1.99

5.03

4.03

3.13

3.36

4.71

2.95

1.65

1.16

.94

.28

-.20

-

Dec.

-0.30

-.50

-.33

-.75

-1.91

-2.26

-.15

-1.21

.03

1.83

.82

-.41

-.70

-.73

-.16

-.20

-.42

-.73

-1.34

-1.92

-2.07

-1.83

-1.50

-1.11

'-.69

-.91

-1.48

-1.83

-1.34

-.63

.50

Jan.

0.09

-.34

.93

1.84

2.15

3.28

2.55

1.29

.80

.70

1.71

.53

.44

.52

1.03

1.49

.96

1.11

1.69

1.82

1.41

.85

.76

2.57

2.74

1.07

.61

.36

-.17

-.60

-.98

Feb.

-1.80

-1.50

-3.90

-3.06

-2.83

-2.80

-.45

.35

.39

.50

.31

2.81

3.39

4.56

4.35

4.36

5.48

7.71

11.90

15.47

19.43

22.09

22.28

21.69

19.61

16.99

16.03

15.51

_

_

-

Mar.

16.77

19.36

19.69

19.09

18.97

19.35

18.97

17.90

16.97

15.95

15.23

15.78

17.82

17.49

15.26

13.90

13.26

17.12

19.22

17.02

13.85

12.25

11.04

11.55

11.16

11.11

10.55

10.25

12.59

16.82

21.83

Apr.

23.74

24.14

23.87

22.96

22.03

21.39

21.50

22.64

23.44

23.75

24.12

25.24

26.09

26.96

27.61

27.88

27.90

27.81

27.68

27.38

27.01

26.68

26.28

26.11

25.83

25.46

25.18

25.08

26.00

25.89

-

May

26.14

26.25

 26.62

28.79

30.03

30.54

30.84

30.90

29.89

28.76

28.08

27.46

27.52

28.30

28.38

28.12

27.52

26.63

25.73

24.97

24.27

23.48

23.75

' 23.86

22.63

21.12

20.83

19.63

19.30

20.68

21.23

June

20.18

18.82

17.85

16.91

18.65

22.45

23.35

24.07

23.76

24.92

25.29

25.79

26.34

26.01

25.02

23.91

23.06

22.10

21.74

22.65

20.40

19.47

20.94

24.62

26.44

27.50

28.56

29.76

30.73

31 . 55'

-

July

32.22

32.79

33.47

33.98

34.50

34.86

35.14

35.41

35.64

35.58

35.67

36.14

36.46

37.02

37.57

38.09

38.39

38.54

38.73

39.52

40.19

40.20

39.88

39.41

38.64

37.66

36.48

35.04

33.06

30.32

27.28

Aug.

24.45

21.88

19.90

18.11

16.20

13.78

12.39

12.17

12.25

12.70

13.27

14.16

15.00

14.63

13.14

12.70

13.25

14.07

17.02

18.16

18.64

19.96

18.06

16.36

16.20

16.23

16.84

19.23

21.18

22.80

23.15

Sept.

22.57

20.82

18.82

17.66

17.78

18.95

20.49

21.67

21.76

22.43

22.58

22.28

22.52

23.57

24.26

24.82

25.11

24.83

24.67

24.46

23.37

21.53

20.21

19.85

18.92

17.23

15.97

15.48

15.27

15.36

-

Note. Gage heights computed from graph based on observed readings Oct. 2 to Jan. 2, Jan. 29 to 

FebTT, Mar. 11, 15-17, 20-29, May 8-14, Sept. 26-30.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIM STEM

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo., 

water year October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

116,000

117,000

124,000

122,000

123,000

153,000

170,000

168,000

159,000

140,000

125,000

119,000

116,000

109,000

104,000

96,800

91,100 

91,100

91,100

87,100

82 , 400

89,500

88,700

83,900

80,100

80,900

82,400

84,700

82,400 

80,900

79,300

»,337.4

107,700

*6,620

Nov.

78,600

79,300

79,300

78,600

78,600

77,800

81,400

84,000

84 , 800

87 , 500

86,600

85,700

92,900

88,400

84 , 800

90,200

91,100 

84,000

87 , 500

110,000

99,400

92,900

98,400

102,000

88,400

77,200

73,900

71,500

66,400 

63,700

-

$2,544.9

84,800

*5,048

Dec.

62,300

61,600

61,600

58,300

51,700

51,700

61,600

59,000

67,800

80,600

70,800

63,700

61,600

62,300

65,700

65,000

63,700 

60,900

57,000

53,000

52,400

53,000

55,000

58,300

59,600

57,000

53,700

53,000

57,000 

62 , 300

69,200

tt.,870.4

60,340

*3,710

Jan.

66,400

64,300

74,700

80,600

84 , 000

92,000

84,000

75,500

72,300

73,900

77,200

69,200

68,500

70,000

73,100

75,500

72,300 

74,700

78,800

78,000

73,900

68,500

70,800

85,700

84,000

72,300

69,200

67,100

63,700 

60,300

57,600

*£,278.1

73,490

*4,519

Feb.

53,700

54,300

42,300

45,400

46,600

51,700

63,700

67,800

68,500

68,500

67,800

89,300

95,600

105,000

102,000

108,000

118,000 

154,000

206,000

268,000

344,000

394,000

392,000

366,000

311,000

264,000

246,000

238,000

-

-

* 4,431. 2

158,300

*8,789

Mar.

269,000

311,000

315,000

303,000

303,000

311,000

299,000

278,000

262,000

246,000

238,000

254,000

280,000

268,000

227,000

214,000

212,000 

273,000

301,000

254,000

212,000

190,000

179,000

183,000

178,000

177,000

170,000

175,000

209,000 

287,000

382,000

*7,760

250,300

*15,390

Apr.

423,000

433,000

423,000

397,000

373,000

362,000

366,OOC

394,000

409,000

416,000

431,000

458,000

478,000

498,000

513,000

521,000

527. OOC 

508, OOC

496, OOC

481, OOC

468, OOC

456, OOC

446, OOC

441, OOC

433, OOC

423, OOC

418, OOC

418, OOC

441, OOC 

448, OOC

-

«3,299

443, 30C

*26,38C

May

443, OOC

446,000

461,000

513,000

539,000

552,000

560.000

549, OOC

523,000

499,000

482, OOC

465,000

468,000

475,000

468,000

456,000

439,000 

417,000

396,000

378,000

361,000

348,000

357, OOC

355,000

330,000

313,000

299,000

278,000

276,000 

302, OOC

306,000

*13,054

421,100

*25,890

June

287,000

267,000

251,000

240. OOC

262,600

338,000

357,000

367,000

367,000

390,000

399,000

408,000 422; ooo

410,000

387,000

361,000

342,000 

323,000

321,000

332,000

299,000

290,000

323,000

394,000

441,000

465,000

492, OOC

518,000

542,000 

556. OOC

m,i7i

372,400

*22,160

July

572,000

576,000

592,000

604,000

617,000

622,000

632,000

639,000

645,000

645,000

648,000

659,000

671,000

683,000

694,000

704,000

715,000 

725,000

744,000

772., 000

779.000

V65,000

754,000

736,000

710,000

680,000

645,000

602,000

544,000 

472,000

406,000

*20,252

653,300

*40,170

Aug.

350.000

306,000

276,000

250,000

219,000

191,000

178,000

175,000

r r$®

185,000

195,000

206, OOO

216,000

206,000

190,000

186,000

192,000 

208,000

245,000

254,000

273,000

283,000

256,000

232,000

232,000

229,000

246,000

280,000

317,000 

344,000

348,000

*7,449

240,300

*14,770

Sept.

334,000

297,000

265,000

251, OOO

254,000

275,000

301,000

319,000

323,000

334,000

336,000

332,000

340, OOO

361,000

372,000

383,000

387,000 

381,000

378,000

370,000

342,000

310,000

288,000

283,000

265,000

240,000

223,000

216,000

213. OOO 

213,000

*9,186

306,200

$18,220

Calendar year 1950 : Max 461,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 779,000

Min 51,700 

Mln 42,300

Mean 194,900 

Mean 264,700

Ac-ft 141,100,000 

Ao-ft 191,700,000

* Expressed in thousands.

Note.--Discharge Oct. 2 to Jan. 2, Jan. 29 to Feb. 7, Mar. 11, 15-17, 20-29, May 8-14, Sept. 26-30 

computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings. Daily discharge computed from daily mean gage heights, 

not from 8 a.m. gage heights.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 17

Green Acre Branch near Rolla, Mo.

Location Lat 37°54'50", long. 91°43'35", in NW&SW£ sec. 20, T. 37 N., R. 7 W., on left 

came 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 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 958.82 ft above mean 

 sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 413 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 3.94 ft); no flow 

ror many days.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 1,900 cfs June 9, 1950 (gage height, 6.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 290 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 3.98 and 6.85 ft; no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record and those below 

u.3 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

O.66 

.70 

.75 

.80

.85

.02 

.05 

.10 

.17

0.90 

.95 

l.OO 

1.05 

1.10

0.29

.72

1.65

2.97

4.55

1.15

1.20

1.30

1.60

1.70

6.48

3.40

12.3

26.5

31.8

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

23

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

O0"

.02

.01

O

O

0

.02

O

0

0

O

0

0 

O

O

0

0

0

O

O

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

O

O

O

0.05

0.002

O.OO32

O.OO3

O.O99

Nov.

00"

O

O

O

O

a5

a. 5

a.l

ao

ao

aO

0

0 

0

0

0

O

.20

.32

.07

.05

.04

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

-

6.28

O.209

O.336

0.3B

12

Dec .

O

0

0

0

O

O

O

0

O

.02

0

O

0

.01 

.03

.01

0

O

0

O

O

O

0

0

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O.O7

O.OO2

0.0032

0.004

0.14

Jan.

0

.03

.07

.03

O

O

O

O

O

.18

.13

.10

.16

2.15 

.60

.22

.18

.15

.12

.09

.06

.07

.08

.05

.04

.05

.05

.01

aO

aO

ao

4.6O

O.148

0.238

O.28

9.1

Feb.

aOaO~

a. OS

a. 05

.06

9.62

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

.22

.22

.17

.12 

.59

1.65

5.43

9.74

T722"

7.85

.85

.41

.29

.22

.18

.18

.13

.44

_

_

-

40.79

1.46

2.35

2.44

81

Mar.

0.18

.20

.17

.13

.11

.10

.09

.07

.06

6.39

7.8O

TT44

.72

.72

.60

1.77

2.68

.72

.29

.25

.20

.18

.15

.11

.10

.08

.09

.10

.15

.13

.11

25.89

O.835

1.34

1.55

51

Apr.

0.09

.08

.06

.05

7t57

.15

.11

.15

.25

.15

1.91

1.88

1.44

.50 

.25

.18

.17

.15

.12

.10

~UZ 3.39

*.29

.18

.15

.13

.11

.09

.12

.12

-

13.16

0.439

O.7O6

0.79

26

May

0.18

.20

.11

.08

.06

.05

.05

.05

.04

.19

.08

.05

.05

.03 

.02

.02

.01

O0"

.15

.05

12.7

 T5o

.18

.10

.08

.05

.04

.03

.02

.01

15.18

O.490

0.788

O.91

30

June

00"

.19

.07

.04

.03

.08

1.72

.18

.08

.06

3.69

.22

.15 

.13

.28

.71

.18

.11

.08

.10

1.49

1.49

.35

2.61

1.52

.29

.60

2.42

30.6

-

49.47

1.65

2.65.

2.96

98

July

1.02

.50

.29

.25

5.10

5.32

1.02

.35

7.01

2.13

4. OS

4.21

7.33

TST 

.29

.20

.17

.13

.10

.08

.06

.09

.08

.06

.05

.05

.04

.04

.04

.02

.01

40.97

1.32

2.12

2.45

81

Aug.

0.01

O0"

0

O

O

0

0

14.1

/T2

.41

.10

.12

.07 

.90

.15

.09

.06

.05

.05

.09

.05

.04

.03

.02

.02

.86

1.98

.20

.11

.07

19.70

0.635

1.02

1.18

39

Sept.

0.05 "TT5B-

.07

1.33

.29

.18

.12

.08

~m3.59

.25

3.49

.60

.22 

.17

.12

*.ll

.10

.08

.06

.06

.11

.08

2.09

.29

.20

.20

.13

.12

.10

-

15.06

0.5O2

0.8O7

O.9O

30

Calendar year 1950: Max 34.7 Min O Mean O.B89 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.42 Ac-ft 643

Water year 1950-51: Max 30.6 Min 0 Mean 0.633 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.85 Ac-ft 457

7 (about 12:3O p.m.) 55 cfs (2.O4 ft); May 22 

2.4O ft); June SO (1:3O a.m.) 323 cfs

Peak discharge (base, 50 efs).--No 

115 cfs (2.64 ft); June 12 (5:30 a.m.) 90 cfs 

9 (9 p.m.) 164 cfs (2.95 ft); July 12 (12 p.m.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

12:15 a.m.)

. 3.65 ft); July 

158 cfs (2.92 ft); Aug. 9 (3 a.m.) 413 cfs (3.94 ft).
18 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Behmke Branch near Rolla, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°56'05", long. 91°42'35", in NE^NE^ sec. 17,. T. 37 N-, R. 7 W., on 

rignt bank 300 ft above highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, and 

3-| miles southeast of Rolla.

Drainage area. 1.05 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 928.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 369 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 2.28 ft); minimum,

 U.04 cfs Oct. 5-7, Oct. 9 to Nov. 6; minimum gage height, 0.74 ft Oct. 16, 23.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 1,190 cfs June 9, 1950 (gage height, 3.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 250 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights, 2.31 and 3.36 ft; no flow Sept. 14-21, Sept. 24 to Oct. 5, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record and those below 

1 crs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.74 

.75 

.80 

.85 

.90

0.04

.06

.36

.95

1.78

1.3 

1.5

4.01

7.50

13.6

21.7

46.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.06

~ .06

.06

.06

.04

.04

.04

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04 

.04 *.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

1.34

0.043

0.041

0.05

2.7

Nov.

0.04

TOT

.04

.04

.04

.04

.62

.55

.27

.19

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.19

.51

.19 

.19

.19

.19

.13

.19

.19

.19

.19

.19

-

5.10

0.170

0.162

0.18

10

Dec.

0.19

.19

.13

.13

.13

.19

.19

.19

.13

.13

.13

.13

.13

.13

.19

.13

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08 

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.06

.05

.06

.08

.13

3.55

0.115

0.110

0.13

7.0

Jan.

0.19

.19

.27

.19

.13

.13

.08

.06

.05

.26

.56

.45

.45

2.60

T750

.95

.80

.68

.56

.45

.45 

.36

.36

.36

.27

.27

.27

.19

.15

.10

.08

13.52

0.436

0.415

0.48

27

Feb.

0.06

!io

.15

.36

14.2

~T77e

1.26

.95

.68

.68

.95

.80

.68

1.13

4.90

9.09

14.1

3.47

13.1

3.91 

2.15

1.60

1.26

.95

.80

.68

1.47

_

-

81.32

2.90

2.76

2.88

161

Mar.

0.95

1.10

1.10

.80

.68

.56

.45

.36

.27

9.BT

12.7

-37T5

2.15

1.78

1.43

2.47

2.15

1.96

1.43

1.10

.95 

.80

.80

.80

.80

.68

.80

.80

.95

.80

.68

54.77

1.77

1.69

1.94

109

Apr.

0.56

.56

.56

.56

.45

.56

;56

.80

1.10

.95

2.66

3.47

3.00

1.78

1.26

.95

.68

.56

.56

.56

6.01 

3723

*1.43

1.10

.80

.68

.56

.45

.56

.68

-

37.64

1.25

1.19

1.33

75

May

0.58 "95

.68

.56

.45

.36

.36

.27

.27

.68

.45

.36

.27

.27

.19

.19

.13

.08 .15-

.56

.33 

9.55

2. 35

1.43

.80

.56

.45

.36

.36

.36

.27

24.67

0.796

0.758

0.87

49

June

0.27

.19

.38

.19

.13

.08

.13

1.81

.68

.36

.19

2.72

.68

.45

.36

.36

.36

.19

.13

.08

.08 

.41

.90

.56

1.42

2.11

1.26

1.20

2.98

46.2

-

66.86

2.23

2.12

2.37

133

July

3.00

1.78

1.43

.95

3.26

3.47

2.15

1.43

8.49

5.21

11.5

8.26

16.9

~27T8

1.78

1.26

.80

.56

.45

.36

.27 

.14

.19

.19

.13

.13

.13

.13

.08 .oe"

.08

77.37

2.50

2.38

2.74

153

Aug.

0.08

.06

.W

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

~335

6

Z

2

1

3

1

.6

.4

.3

.3

.6 

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

1.78

3.48

.95

.56

.36

64.23

2.07

1.97

2.27

127

Sept.

0.27

T2T

.36

1.92

1.10

.80

.56

.36

4.02

3759"

1.10

3.86

2.15

1.10

.80

.56

*.45

.36

.36

.36

.27 

.36

.27

2.40

.80

.68

.56

.36

.27

.27

30.39

1.01

0.962

1.08

60

Calendar year 1950: Max 59. o Mln 0.04 Mean 1.53 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.82 Ac-ft 1,110

Water year 1950-51: 1950-51: Max 46.2J Mln 0.04 o!oMean 1.26 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.32 Ac-ft 914

Peak discharge (base, 65 cfs).--May 22 (12:20 a.m.) 94 cfs (1.72 ft); June 30 (2 a.m.) 293 cfs 

(2.16 ft): July 9 (9:3O p.m.) 216 cfs (2.02 ft); July 12 (11:45 p.m.) 227 cfs (2.04 ft); Aug. 9 (about 

5:30 a.m.) 369 cfs (2.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, Aug. 7-26; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

ecords and recorded range in stage.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 19

Meramec River near Steelville, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°59'55", long. 91 "21'40", in NEi sec. 21, T. 38 N., R. 4 W., on down-

 stream side of first pier from left end of St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 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. December 1922 to September 1951. Gage-height records for 1916-33 at 

site i mne upstream in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 681.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. 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. 28 years (1923-51), 638 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,100 cfs July 14 (gage height, 20.43 ft); minimum, 184 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1922-51: 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, except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 897: 1939. W 1007: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year .1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19 Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

184

231

385

581

3.5 

4.0 

5.3

852

1,200

2,280

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

299

388

628

1,250

6.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

2,910

6,940

13,500

23,000

Note.--Same as following 

taFIe~above 5.3 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

224

221

224

224

226

226

226

226

226

224

224

218 

214

206

204

202

199

*197

199

197

195

199

195 

195

193

193

195

191

188 TUB"

191

6,430

207

0.265

0.31

12,750

Nov'.

191

1ST

197

197

199

199

226

355

372

?9Z

259

237 

228

218

216

211

206

206

211

262

301

298

268 

248

237

228

218

216

*214

208

-

7,109

237

0.303

0.34

14 , 100

Dec.

208

214

221

226

231

234 "ZZS

218

214

214

211

214

211

211

211

208

206

204

204

199

199

199

199 

199

197

197

195

191

191

191

188

6,431

207

0.265

0.31

12,760

Jan.

186 T55~

214

256

292

271

251

237

228

228

*242

277 

286

405

1,720

1,280

852

678

563

490

430

392

365 

339

317

298

286

277

253

b220

b210

12,538

404

0.517

0.60

24,870

Feb.

b210

b2TO~

b220

224

224

*945

3,090

gl,520

g852

678

572

528 

494

471

444

563

1,120

3,620

10,000

1,610

7,460

3,540

1,940 

1,430

1,180

1,020

925

895

-

_

-

49,185

1,757

2.25

2.34

97,560

Mar.

1,080

985

895

787

704

640

578

535

490

BBT

3,640

6,810 

3,090

1,900

1,430

1,180

1,320

1,580

1,320

1,080

*955

865

793 

710

640

594

551

535

530

514

494

37,776

1,219

1.56

1.80

74,930

Apr.

470

457

444

426

418

426

439

466

514

567

622

1,320 

1,660

1,390

1,120

925

799

710

651

594

686

2,280

1,780 

1,250

1,020

865

781

704

645

' 611

25,040

835

1.07

1.19

49,670

May

*572

a550

g763

a690

g640

a590

g546

g509

g475

g504

a 640

g799 

a760

a660

g524

g490

g457

g426

g407

glT5

a460

gl,050

g3,920 

g2,28'0

al,580

gl,080

a860

a730

g640

a550

g499

25,066

809

1.04

1.19

49,720

June

a460

a430

a410

a380

a370

g368

g365

gST?

gl,280

a900

a 600

*745 

781

583

475

430

514

540

457

439

457

466

739 

2,070

1,500

1,150

1,250

925

1,080

5,450

-

25,966

866

1.11

1.24

51 , 500

July

15,700

3,820

1,980

1,540

1,360

2,200

2,200

1,580

1,280

3,540

9,450

6,400 

5,560

25,000

' 4,580

2,280

1,780

1,500

1,280

1,150

1,020

925

1,190 

1,180

895

781

716

669 55B"

895

751

101,887

3,287

4.21

4.85

202,100

Aug.

*606

578

583

572

490

448

426

415

2,240

2,280

1,220

1,150 

793

835

769

925

925

663

551

485

504

524

452 

411

388

375

MT

663

 865

611

509

22,717

733

0.939

1.08

45,060

Sept.

435

392

365

392

546

546

470

418

399

634

657

499 

*793

715

556

457

415

381

362

343

332

323

310 

35T

535

444

385

346

329

323

-

13,484

449

0.575

0.64

26,750

Calendar year 1950 : Max 19,800 Min 188 Mean 973 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.93 Ac-ft 704,500

Water year 1950-51 : Max 23,000 Min 186 Mean 914 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.89 Ac-ft 661,800

Peak discharge (base, 9,200 efs).-- Feb. 19 (8 p.m.) 12,700 cfs (13.59 ft); July 1 (3 p.m.) 17,000 

cfs (15.57 ft); July 11 (3 p.m.) 12,500 cfs (13.46 ft); July 14 (9 a.m.) 30,100 cfs (20.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and comparison with 

records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
20 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

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., near

 right bank on 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, November 1943 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage Is 581.82 ft above mean sea level,

 cfatum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, chain gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1921-33, 1944-51), 1,368 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,800 cfs July 14 (gage height, 21.3 ft, from

 graph based on gage readings); minimum, 419 cfs Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, Dec. 29 to Jan. 2; 

minimum gage height, 2.31 ft Jan. 1.

1921-33, 1943-51: Maximum discharge, 77,300 cfs June 9, 1945 (gage height, 32.0 

ft); minimum, 160 cfs Sept. 22-30, Oct. 2, 3, 1932; minimum gage height, 1.38 ft 

Sept. 28, 29, 1932.

Maximum stage known. 33.5 ft in August 1915, from Information by local residents 

(discharge, 90,000 cfs).

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

wnicn are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 1007: 1922, 1923(M), 1924-30, 1933, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.1

419

679

1,140

2,480

3,360

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

8.0

627

753

1,260

4,150

12.0

17.0

20.4

8,590

18,600

27,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

521

521

521

559

52T

485

485

521

521 

521

485

485

485

485

451

451

451

*451

451

451

451

451

451

451

451

451

451

451

451

451

419

14,751

476

0.323

0.37

29,260

Nov.

419

4T5

419

419

419

419

521

1,140 553" 

764

638

598

559

521

521

485

485

485

946

899

808

808

721

638

559

559

559

521

*521

521

-

18,144

605

0.410

0.46

35,990

Dec.

485

485

521

559

S55

559

521

521

485 

485

485

485

485

485

485

485

485

485

451

451

451

451

451

451

451

451

451

451

 419

TO

419

14,827

478

0.324

0.37

29,410

Jan.

419

415

521

638

721

721

638

598

559 

559

*559

598

638

1,150

5,560

3,100

2,240

1,770

1,510

1,260

1,140

978

928

858

795

755

711

669

627

b580

b550

30,547

985

0.668

0.77

60,590

Feb.

b520

b500

bBTO"

b570

*711

2,660

5,150

3,800

2,310 

1,700

1,510

1,260

1,200

1,140

1,140

1,320

2,170

6,260

16,900

14,700

12,400

9,940

4,350

5,020

2,520

2,170

2,050

1,900

_

_

-

104,371

3,728

2.53

2.63

207,000

Mar.

2,240

2,170

1,960

1,770

1,640

1,510

1,380

1,260

1,200 

1,420

4,850

10,800

7,690

3,880

3,020

2,590

2,940

3,400

2,870

2,380

*2,100

1,960

1,770

1,640

1,440

1,380

1,320

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,200

77,560

2,502

1.70

1.96

155,800

Apr.

1,140

1,140

1,080

1,050

978

978

1,030

1,200

1,200 

1,260

1,380

2,240

2,940

2,730

2,310

1,960

1,700

1,580

1,440

1,320

1,440

2,940

3,400

2,590

2,100

1,840

1,700

1,510

1,380

1,320

-

50,856

1,695

1.15

1.28

100,900

May

1,260

*1,200

1,320

1,320

1,260

al,140

1,080

1,050

978 

1,030

1,260

1,440

1,520

1,200

1,050

978

928

882

858

882

928

1,580

4,130

5,350

2,590

1,840

1,510

' 1,260

1,140

1,080

1,080

44,864

1,447

0.981

1.13

88,990

June

928

882

838

838

795

753 7B"3~

795

978 

1,260

1,140

*1,290

1,260

1,140

928

a880

838

882

838

882

928

928

1,140

1,580

2,240

2,150

1,900

1,700

1,960

5,670

-

39,094

1,303

0.883

0.99

77,540

July

16,000

14,900

3,640

2,520

2,240

2,450

2,870

a2,600

2,450 

5,250

10,900

18,400

22,000

27,300

21,500

a6,000

3,480

2,800

2,450

2,170

a2,000

1,840

al,750

2,450

1,840

1,580

1,440

1,380

1,380

1,320

1,310

190,410

6,142

4.16

4.80

377,700

Aug.

*1,320

1,260

1,260

1,140

1,140

1,030

1,030

978

5,200 

a3,000

2,100

1,900

1,580

a2,000

1,840

1,640

1,640

1,380

1,200

1,080

1,080

1,080

al,020

978

928

1,080

1,960

1,440

1,700

al.500

1,200

45,684

1,474

0.999

1.15

90,610

Sept.

al,100

al,050

al,000

2,100

1,440

1,320

1,140

1,030

978 

1,140

1,320

*1,140

1,380

1,640

1,320

1,140

1,030

978

928

882

838

aSOO

a780

1/5T7J

1,140

1,050

978

882

838

838

-

33,690

1,123

0.761

0.85

66,820

Calendar year 1950 : Max 33,600 Mln 419 Mean 1,943 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.88 Ac-ft 1,406,000

Water year 1950-51 : Max 27,300 Mln 419 Mean 1,821 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.76 Ac-ft 1,319,000

Teak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Feb. 19 (4 p.m.) 19,100 cfs (17.22 ft); Mar. 12 12 (2 (2 p.m.) p.m. 11,800

fs (13.94 ftj; July 2 (8 a.m.) 17,900 cfs (16.73 ft); July 14 (7 a.m.) 29,800 cfs (21.3 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for adjacent

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 21

Bourbeuse River near St. James, Mo.

Location --Lat 38°38'45", long. 91°32'05", In NW£ sec. 12, T. 38 N., R. 7 W., on left 

Dame 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 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 899.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 cfs June 30 (gage height, 8.37 ft); minir 

mum, 0.53 cfs Nov. 4-7; minimum gage height, 3.97 ft Oct. 23, 24, 30, 31, Aug. 7-9.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 8,250 cfs Oct. 11, 1949 (gage height, 11.08 ft); minimum, 0.01 cfs Oct. 6, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair, and those' for periods 

or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

0.29

0.76

3.0

8.8

19

5.0 

6.0 

6.6

50

119

185

637

1,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

0.97

1.11

2^2.

1.76

1.11

.97

1.52

2.0

2.0

1.52

1.52

1.31

1.11

.97

.86

.76

.69

.63

.63

.58.

.58

.58

*.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

30.70

0.990

0.046

0.05

61

Nov.

0.58

.58

.58

^51 :s3

.53

15

T.7

2.0

1.52

1.31

1.11

1.11

1.11

.97

1.11

1.11

1.11

1.52

8.8

3.8

3.0

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.76

1.76

1.52

1.52

1.52

-

68.99

2.30

0.108

0.12

137

Dec.

1.52

1.76

1.76

1.52

1.76

270- 2.0

1.76

1.52

1.31

1.52

1.31

1.52

1.52

1.76

1.52

1.31

1.31

1.31

1.31

1.31

1.31

1.31

1.31

1.31

1.11

.97.

.97

.97

.97

.97

43.81

1.41

0.066

0.08

87

Jan.

0.97

1.76

3.4

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.76

1.76

4.3

7.2

6.0

6.0

S3.

46

23

16

12

8.8

7.2

5.4

4.8

4.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.3

a2.0

al.5

283.15

9.13

0.429

0.49

562

Feb.

al.O

al.O

al.5

2.0

2.3

«352

87

a40

a!5

10

10

16

16

10

18

165

199

326

102

271

109

48

27

19

13

12

8.8

20

-

-

-

1,881.6

67.2

3.15

3.29

3,730

Mar.

17

17

16

10

8.8

7.2

6.5

5.4

i*3.

387

352

85

45

33

27

53

102

50

24

16

14

12

10

7.2

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

8.8

8.8

1,358.5

43.8

2.06

2.37

2,690

Apr.

7.2

6.5

6.0

5^

5.4

6.5

6.5

7.2

14

12

81

135

91

43

24

16

12

11

11

7.9

202

130

40

26

17

12

10

6.5

6.8

*10

-

1,069.9

35.7

1.68

1.87

2,120

May

9.6

31

16

11

7.2

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.3

15

13

7.9

6.0

5.4

4.3

3.8

3.4

2.3

£*£

8.8

5.4

148

57

20

11

7.2

5.4

4.3

3.8

3.4

2.6

435.3

14.0

0.657

0.76

863

June

2.3

1.76

2.0

2.6

1.76

1.52

2.0

2.3

4.3

1.76

1.31

10

6.5

2.6

2.6

2.0

2.0

1.52

1.31

 11

1.11

11

34

9.6

6.0

68

20

20

82

952

-

1,256.82

41.9

1.97

2.19

2,490

July

60

26

17

13

64

76

41

19

30

68

432

120

333

56

26

16

10

7.9

6.5

4.3

3.8

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.76

6.6

5.4

2.0

1.11

1,457.27

47.0

2.21

2.54

2,890

Aug.

0.86

.69

.86

.86

.69

.63

.58

.58

178

18

11

7.9

4.8

3.0

8.2

4.8

3.4

2.6

2.0

1.76

13

4.8

a3.0

2.3

2.0

1.76

56

158

35

14

7.9

548.97

17.7

0.831

0.96

1,090

Sept.

6.0

4.8

4.8

29

17

12

7.2

6.0

40

98

23

143

79

23

13

10

*6.5

6.0

5.4

4.3

3.8

3.4

3±Q

19

7.9

6.0

4.8

4.3

3.8

3.4

-

597.4

19.9

0.934

1.04

1,180

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,210 Mln 0.23 Mean 31.7 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.22 Ac-ft 23,000

Water ;ter year year 1950-51: 1950-51: Max Max 952 952 Mln Mln 0.53 0.53 Mean Mean 24.7 24.7 Cfsm Cfsm 1.16 1.16 In. In. 15.76 15.76 Ac-ft Ac-ft 17,900 17,900

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Mar. 10 (7 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (7.27 ft); Apr. 21 (8 p.m.) 2,540 

-fs (7.92 ft;; June 30 (6:30 a.m.) 3,360 cfs (8.37 ft); July 11 (4 p.m.) 1,880 cfs (7.43 ft); Aug. 

9 (7 a.m.) 2,780 cfs (8.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
22 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Bourbeuse River near Spring Bluff, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°18'40", long. 91 "16'45", in NE^ 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 1951 (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 bi-hourly 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, 25,800 cfs July 14 (gage height, 29.49 ft). 

 1743-51: Maximum discharge, 33,300 cfs Apr. 26, 1947 (gage height, 31.40 ft).

Flood of 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, January to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 ,

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

1,380

Feb.

_

-

_

_

-

2,640

5,320

1,310

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

1,270

2,520

4,170

5,260

3,260

6,140

2,010

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

Mar.

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_.

1,170

7,900

8,840

1,850

1,170

-

_

2,840

2,990

1,310

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

Apr.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

1,560

2,340

1,660

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

5,160

2,460

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

May

_

-

-

_

-

'

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

3,440

2,880

1,620

-

.

-

_

_

-

-

June

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

1,020

_

-

-

-

2,620

July

6,600

1,340

-

-

-

2,830

2,380

-

1,010

3,730

2,050

3,170

* 13, 400

20,400

2,440

(*)

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

Aug.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

1,680

.

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

5,310

9,940

3,640

1,000

Sept.

-

-

-

2,340

2,780

1,240

-

-

-

1,240

1,420

-

3,180

1,590

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

1,040

-

-

-

_

-

teak discharge (base, 10,OOP cfs).--Mar. 12 (1 a.m.) 12,100 cfs (22.57 ft); July 14 (7 a.m.) 25,800 

cfs (29.49ft); Aug. 28 (3 p.m.) 1?,700 cfs (22.98 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 23

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°26'45", long. 90°59'30", in SW£ sec. 26, T. 43 N., R. 1 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 1951. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since liJ16 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

e 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily and used when stage'fell

 Felow 2.9 ft. Datum of gage is 488.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to Sept. 30, 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 June 12, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1948, waterstage recorder at present site.

Average discharge.--30 years, 706 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 cfs July 15 (gage height, 19.79 ft); min-

 imum, 68 cfs Nov. 5 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 28,500 cfs June 10, 1945; maximum gage height, 23.23 ft 

(present datum) June 13, 1938; minimum discharge, 14 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Aug. 6, 1950.

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 iee effect, which are poor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather 

Bureau.

Revisions (water years). W 957: 1941. W 1147: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 17 to Aug. 20)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

152

275

2.5 

3.0 

6.0

434

654

2,440

10.0

15.0

17.8

5,450

11,400

15,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

132

122

130

132

142

148

T42

138

130

128

124

117

111

108

104

99

95

*88

93

79

82

81

79

81

77

75

73

73

72

77

95

3,227

104

0.129

0.15

6,400

Nov.

77

72

72

70

68

70

75

115

104

117

109

121

138

138

121

108

95

97

106

179

179

245

270 

23F

210

174

142

132

*122

119

-

3,880

129

0.160

0.18

7,700

Dec.

113

113

115

TIT

106

109

106

blOS

b!04

b!02

99

93

93

91

95

95

b92

b90

b88

b8 6

b85

88

88 

88

91

82

b80

b78

b76 b7g~

b78

2,916

94.1

0.116

0.13

5,780

Jan.

77

77

84

88

86

84

b8 4

b84

b86

*88

86

97

99

88

379

1,450

1,240

704

466

380

323

275

248 

220

197

183

172

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!20

7,985

258

0.319

0.37

15,840

Feb.

bllO

bTTO"

bllO

bl!5

*124

990

4,010

5,170

1,940

940

351

446

434

427

508

860

2,110

4,400

5,950

7,330

*6,150

7,660

3,270 

1,480

1,040

807

654

606

_

_

-

.58,102

2,075

2.57

2.67

115,200

Mar.

560

592

654

592

516

462

397

357

320

494

2,780

7,770

11,100

3 940

1,600

1,360

2,040

4,160

4,010

*1,780

1,130

860

719 

606

529

450

401

363

344

326

312

51,524

1,662

2.06

2.37

102,200

Apr.

310

394

373

338

312

297

289

283

3150"

306

366

616

2,300

2,960

1,980

1,180

807

578

482

427

397

1,340

5,450 

3,190

1,240

860

630

503

430

377

-

29,315

977

1.21

1.35

58,150

May

351

*318

303

300

332

326

292

264

240

245

227

235

344

312

270

232

207

188

T8"6~ 174

188

974

4,010 

3,100

1,160

606

423

329

281

248

240

16,905

545

0.675

0.78

33,530

June

235

214

195

170

152

142

142

128

T3S

130

179

348

*557

450

3.41

270

289

335

323

610

272

300

318 

275

765

1,660 523"

860

755

834

-

12,208

407

0.504

0.56

24,210

July

3,380

6,560

2,040

860

630

679

3,170

2,110

1,130

1,760

4,720

3,170

5,270

8,730

15, 700

12,600

1,240

860

654

529

438

387

354 

315

303

286

281

253

312

238

207

79,166

2,554

3.16

3.64

157,000

Aug.

*176

172

181

159

140

126

111

109

ra

132

2,080

654

370

281

227

212

366

370

281

310

1,330

556

423 

300

230

240

776

5,060

8,370

7,000

1,270

32,136

1,037

1.28

1.48

63,740

Sept.

755

556

^474

606

1,720

2,130

1,050

704

578

551

*1,220

1,920

2,180

3,940

2,110

913

654

516

442

383

341

309

289 

15?

630

1,270

755

499

394

326

-

28,669

956

1.18

1.32

56,860

Calendar year 1950: Max 17,400 Min 55 Mean 1,146 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.25 Ac-ft 829,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 15,700 Min 68 Mean 893 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.00 Ac-ft 646,600

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 efs) . July 15 (11:30 p.m.) 19,800 cfs (19.79 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
24 MERAMEC RIVER 'BASIN

Meramec River at Robertsville, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°2S'40", long. 90°49'3S", In SW&w£ sec. 32, T. 43 N., R. a E., on left 

oanic on downstream side of pier of highway brldsce, 1 mile northwest of Robertsville 

and if miles upstream from Calvey Creek.

Drainage area. 2,673 sq mi.

Records available . October 1939 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 448.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 2, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 2,569 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 45,200 cfs July 16 (gage height, 26.38 ft); min- 

 imu'm, 522 cfs Nov. 6, 7 (gage height, 3.43 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 102,000 cfs June 10, 1945 (gage height, 34.0 ft); minimum, 256 cfs Aug. 23, 24, 1941 (gage height, 2.47 ft).

Maximum stage known, 36.1 ft in August 1915, from floodmark a quarter of a mile 

below gage adjusted for slope in water surface (discharge, 125,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions. W 1007: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 4-1O, July 17 to Aug. 10)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 8 Nov. 9 to Sept. 3O

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

5.2

500

958

1,800

2,000

3.4

4.0

5.0

10.0

556

1,020

1,900

8,000

17.0

23.0

25.8

19,000

33,000

42,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Hotel

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

849

SIC

825

818

794

787 

771 

787 

779

771

764

748

717

695

679

664 

 642

619

612

596

574

567

582

582 

567

567

559

544

544

544

544

20,901

674

0.252

0.29

41,460

Nov..

544

544

537

530

'5375

530 

596 

1.950 

1,700

1,310

1,140

1,000

909

862

824

777 

746

723

716

1,470

1,750

1,440

1,390

1,220

1,100

988

924

*870

824

793

29,237

975

0.365

0.41

57,990

Dec.

770

770

770

785

81&-

839 '524' 

785 

777

746

739

731

731

731

723

723

716

708

700

693

685

678

670

670 

670

662

655

640

632

624

617

22,280

719

0.269

0.31

44,190

Jan.

617

5T7

670

816

901

972" 

948 

893 

839

 808

831

870

901

1,260

2,980

5,080 

4,840

3,400

2,680

2,220

1,850

1,610

1,480

1,350 

1,220

1,140

1,060

1,020

b940

b880

b840

46,533

1,501

0.562

0.65

92,300

Feb.

b800

b780

b750

b800

bl,000

 bS^SOO 

7,a8D 

*10,700 

g7,080

g3,640

2,860

2,380

2,110

1,950

1,900

3,280 

4,720

9,680

15,300

20,300

25,900

20,700

16,900

7,080 

5,080

4,120

3,520

3,280

.

_

-

187,800

6,707

2.51

2.61

372,500

Mar.

3,28O

3,520

3,400

3,040

2,800

2,500 

2^.220 2,060- 

1,850

1,950

6,190

13,600

18,800

16,206

6,560

5,440 

6,430

8,140

8,560

*5,680

4,360

3,640

3,280

2,920 

2,620

2,330

2,160

' 2,060

1,950

1,900

1,800

151,240

4,879

1.83

2.10

300,000

Apr.

1,800

1,800

1,750

1,660

1,560

1,560 

1,520 

- T.SBo 

1,700

1,700

1,900

2,620

5,080

6,430

5,440

4,000 

3,160

2,680

2,380

2,110

g2,330

g3,520

g7,360

g8,140 

g4,366

g3,400

g2 , 860

g2,500

g2,220

g2 , 000

-

91,600

3,053

1.14

1.27

181,700

May

gl,900

gl , 8OO

»gl,700

,8OO

,750

,7OO

,610 

,520 

,440

,440

,440

,660

,850

1,700

1,520

1,440 

1,350

1,260

1,220

1,180

1,180

2,380

5,080

8,420 

6,040

3,280

2,440

1,950

1,660

1,400

1,520

66,710

2,152

0.805

0.93

132,300

June

1,440

1,310

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,060 

'1,020 

i,620 

1,060

1,350

1,440

2,490

*3,160

2,560

2,000

1,600 

1,520

1,350

1,310

2,510

1,390

1,610

1,440

1,520 

3,400

5,800

3; 640

2,920

2,680

4,120

-

60,140

2,005

0.750

0.84

119,300

July

9,680

16 , 500

19,200

5,680

3,640

3,040 

5,080 

5,440 

3,080

4,840

10,100

14,200

20,900

33,000

36,300

42,600 

15,600

4,960

3,860

3,280

2,360

2,500

2,620

2,560 

2,500

2,110

1,950

1,950

1,750

1,660

»1,610

285,270

9,202

3.44

3.97

565,800

Aug.

1,610

1,560

1,520

1,440

1,390

1,310 

1,260 

1.220 

1,260

3,400

5,080

3,400

2,500

2,220

2,330

2,160 

2,000

2,110

1,750

1,610

6,560

2,160

1,750

1,560 

1,390

1,310

6,150

9,400

9,120

9,960

3,760

94,250

3,04O

1.14

1.31

166,900

Sept.

2,330

1,900

1,660

1,750

3,400

4,120 

2,000 

2,110 

1,800

1,800

*2,000

4,000

4,720

5,440

4",B40

2,620 

2,060

1,750

1,610

1,480

1,390

1,310

1,260

1,700 

2,440

2,620

2,160

1,700

1,400

1,350

-

71,600

2,387

0.893

1.00

142,000

Calendar year 195O: Max 57,300 Mln 530 Mean 3,748 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.04 Ac-ft 2,713,000

Water year 1950-51 : Max 42,600 Mln 530 Mean 3,089 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.69 Ac-ft 2,236,000

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs).--Feb. II (4:30 a.m.) 27,600 cfs (21.00 ft); Mar. 14 (4 a.m.) 

21.300 cfs (18722 ft); July 3 (1 a.m.) 21,300 cfs (18.23 ft); July 16 (1O:30 a.m.) 45,200 cfs (26.36 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Compute"1 from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 25

Big River near DeSoto, Mo.

Location Lat 38°07'20", long. 90°40'30", in SW£NW£ 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, If miles downstream from Mineral Fork, and 6j miles west of DeSoto. Records 

include flow of Mammoth Creek.

Drainage area. 718 sq mi, includes that of Mammoth Creek. 

Records available. April 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 538.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36,200 cfs July 13 (gage height, 23.78 ft);

 minimum, 185 cfs Nov. 3, 6 (gage height, 3.09 ft).

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 36,600 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 23.91 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 97 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 1949 (gage height, 2.74 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 29.4 ft in August 1915, from floodmark, 1 mile downstream, 

adjusted to gage site by comparison with a 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 ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3

3.1 188

4.0 517

5.0 992

5.9 1,540

Jan. 4 to July 13

3.3

4.0

6.0

12.0

30O

574 

1,86O 

6,760

16.0

19.0

20.1

11,500

18,200

21,600

July 14 to Sept. 30

3.2 21O

3.8 449

4.6 903

Note.--Same as preceding table above 

4.6 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

g

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

426

4155"

386

359

347

347

382

359

344

321

310

299

281 

285

285

268

242

236

 226

217

214

22C

229

226

217

217

214

217

217

217

214

8,728

282

0.393

0.45

17,310

Nov.

200

202

194

194

200

191

1,130"

649

483

386

336

306 

292 

303

299

288

281

281

355

1,510

1,050

649

534

446

386

363

351

321

295

 310

-

12,785

426

0.593

0.66

25,360

Dec.

303

340

7TB- 966

547

496

a450

a42O

4O2

a410

402

390 

382 

374

382

390

378

b350

b330

b320

317

317

317

328

325

310

a280

a230

a24O

229

' ill

11,860

383

0.533

0.61

23,520

Jan.

255 3?r

1,350

1,680

998

757

654

569

515

560

 1,030

903 

757 

3,540

6,290

2,520

1 1,540

1,230

998

873

757

675

633

603

556

528

511

511

b420

b360

b340

33,234

1,072

1.49

1.72

65,920

Feb.

b330

b330"

b350

b40O

bSOO

3,510

 6,960

a3,000

al,2OO

a900

785

757 

757 

757

675

3,750

5.3OO

8,590

 11,200

6,470

 10,300

3,840

2,080

1,540

1,300

1,130

998

1,480

-

-

-

79,189

2,828

3.94

4.10

157,100

Mar.

1,680

1,230

1,060

903

814

729

675

633

579

55T

5,620

8,650 

2,900 

1,930

1,510

1,440

2,52O

2,380

 1,540

1,160

1,O3O

934

873

757

702

654

 6O8

584

589

608

584

46,707

1,507

2.10

2.42

92,640

Apr.

560

560

533

511

489

511

998

1,230 9O3'

757

934

2,300 

1,930 

1,480

1,130

903

757

67 b

639

579

659

1,620

1,540

998

814

729

644

603

560

 524

-

27,070

902

1.26

1.40

53,690

Hay

498

1,100

1,440

9O3

729

628

560

511

477

565

675

639 

533 

485

434

407

389

371

357

355

740

2,220

2,450

1,440

785

623

519

445

400

357

422

22,491

726

1.01

1.16

44,610

June

403

346

375

623

426

371

360

415

537

511

*38S

389 

644 

579

560

457

407

357

318 '528"

519

449

445

2,140

1,480

2,000

998

777

1,340

j>,060

-

24,303

810

1.13

1.26

48,200

July

5,930

1,860

1,030

785

633

594

608

49P

465

1,4OO

3,450

7,260 

21,500 

 16,800

3,620

1,650

1,160

872

726

628

556

5O8

810

841

556

459

464

449

426

*385

558

77,261

2,492

5.47

4.00

153,200

Aug.

318

291

279

272

265

25O

247

240

5,010

1,480

600

459 

381 

318

295

295

265

247

236

223

805

478

298

247

230

217

1,350

1,400

1,160

600

426

17,212

555

0.773

0.89

34,140

Sept.

351

310

279

T7?

662

578

426

359

32i

440

390

385 

 2,450 

1,260

668

514

435

394

363

338

318

318

310

1,510

651

493

444

355

322

318

-

16,735

558

0.777

0.87

33,190

Calendar year 1950; Max 30,100 Bin 110 Mean 1,160 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.92 Ac-ft 839,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 21,500 Bin 191 Mean 1,034 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.54 Ac-ft 748,900

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Feb. 18 (10:30 p.m.) 15,100 cfs (17.76 ft); Feb. 21 (4 a.m.) 

11,100 cfs (15773 ft); July 13 (12 m.) 36,200 cfs (23.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Byrnesville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
26 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo.

Location.--Lat 38°21'45", long. 90°39'05", in SE^ sec. 12, T. 42 N., R. 3 E., on right 

Dank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge at Byrnesville, 4 miles upstream from 

Head Creek.

Drainage area. 917 sq mi.

Records available. May 1922 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 433.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T929. Prior to Nov. 8, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 8, 1934, to Mar. 8, 1940, wire-weight

gage at same site and datum. Since Aug. 22, 1945, auxiliary wire-weight gage 4 miles

downstream.

Average discharge.--29 years, cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,500 cfs July 14; maximum gage height, 23.48 

 i't July 14; minimum discharge, 218 cfs Nov. 5, 6, 7 (gage height, 3.53 ft).

1922-51: Maximum discharge, 36,900 cfs Jan. 5, 1950; maximum gage height, 25.23 ft 

Jan. 5, 1950; minimum discharge, 25 cfs Aug. 30, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.50 ft 

Aug. 14, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 30.2 ft in August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 80,000 cfs, 

by slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those computed using fall 

as a factor, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 877: 1938. W 1007: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect and when 

fall was used as a factor (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 7

3.5 

4.0 

4.9

212

325

625

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

284

362

535

Nov. 8 to Sept. 3O

5.0 765

7.0 1,840

13.0 6,140

17.0 10,200

19.0 15,000

22.0 25,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

446

414

430

389

362

350

342

350

362

350

333

317

302

297 

285

285

*280

273

262

255

253

247

247

249

251

247

240

240

238 240"

238

9,374

302

0.329

0.38

18,590

Nov.

236

230

228

226

220

222

592

2,530

1,686

742

535

439

391

354 

334

331

329

318

324

1,550

1,960

1,240

837

671

535

456

439

*422

406

376

-

18,553

618

0.674

0.75

36,800

Dec.

362

362

534

1,080

771

602

514

456

422

422

422

422

406

391 

391

391

406

376

356

354

356

348

342

345

351

342

337

321

291

303

303

13 , 07 9

422

0.460

0.53

25,940

Jan.

306

321

694

1,960

1,600

1,060

813

671

557

»535

765

1,130

958

2,080 

5,980

k5,190

2,460

1,72O

1,380

1,160

982

861

765

694

625

579

535

514

494

b390

b370

38,149

1,231

1:34

1.55

75,670

Feb.

b360

b360"

b360

b380

b420

b3,000

b6,500

b4,400

»bl,700

bl,300

1,080

1,010

1,010

982 

958

3,480

6,380

7,810

1O,400

k!3,600

klO,700

10,700

k3 , 600

2,460

1,960

1,660

1,480

1,660

_

_

-

99,710

3,561

3.88

4.04

197,800

Mar.

2,460

2,020

1,660

1,430

1,210

1,100

982

909

837

958

4,130

7,810

k7,466

k2,900 

2,400

2,200

3,060

k3,800

2,660

»1,900

1,600

1,430

1,320

1,180

1,060

958

909

837

813

837

837

63,607

2,052

2.24

2.58

126,200

Apr.

789

765

742

718

671

671

714

1,380

1,350

1,100

1,210

2,270

2,860

2,266 

1,720

1,380

1,130

1,010

 909

837

885

1,430

2,080

1,600

1,210

1,030

909

837

765

*718

-

35,890

1,196

1.30

1.46

71,190

May

671

1,380

1,660

1,480

1,080

909

789

694

625

602

742

813

718

625 

557

494

456

439

422

406

439

2,340

2,530

2,460

1,380

958

765

625

535

475

494

28,563

921

1.00

1.16

56,650

June

557

494

422

475

671

494

456

439

494

625

*579

1,180

1,100

1,030 

1,430

861

1,350

671

514

837

1,010

718

602

557

2,800

k4,240

2,250

1,260

1,240

3,110

-

32,466

1,082

1.18

1.32

64,400

July

k6,420

k5,410

k2,000

1,350

1,080

909

837

789

9O9

1,100

1,960

6,620

11,300

*25,000 

k21,400

k4,160

kl,700

1,480

1,240

1,030

909

861

909

1,160

982

765

648

671

602

»579

535

105,315

3,397

3.70

4.27

208,900

Aug.

475

439

422

406

391

376

376

362

432

3,270

1,380

765

602

494 

439

422

406

376

356

3B3

3,340

1,130

671

456

391

362

k4,170

2,726

1,840

1,290

837

29,759

960

1.05

1.21

59,030

Sept.

602

494

439

557

1,060

861

742

557

475

535

602

679

1,600

*2,460 

1,290

837

671

557

494

456

422

406

391

1,0473

1,840

885

671

535

456

422

-

23,036

768

0.838

0.93

45/690

Calendar year 1950: Max 34,500 ' Mln 154 Mean 1,486 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.99 Ac-ft 1,076,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 25,000 Mln 220 Mean 1,363 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.18 Ac-ft 986,900

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs). --Feb. 20 (4:30 a.m.) 14,100 cfsj July 14 (5:30 p.m.) 30,500 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

k Discharge computed using fall as a factor.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 27

Merameo River near Eureka, Mo.

Location.--Lat 38°30'20", long. 90°35'30", In SEi 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 mi.

Records available.--August 1903 to July 1906, October 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. 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.--30 years (1921-51), 3,270 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 50,700 cfs July 15 (gage height, 27.08 ft); min- 

 imum, 800 cfs Nov. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1921-51: 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 dat'r, 

(discharge, 175,000 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 877: 1938(M). W 977: 1942. W1007: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to July 15

1.5

2.0

5.0

12.0

20.0

26.6

800

1,320

4,950

16,400

31,500

49,100

July 15 to Sept. 30

2.5 1,690

4.0 3,420

8.0 9,600

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 8.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 -

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,480 

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,260

1,230

1,210

1,190

1,230

1,210

1,200

1,160

1,100

1,060

1,030

1,010

*980

970

930

900

890 

880

880

890

890

880

870

870

870

870

860

32,920

1,062

0.280

0.32

65,300

Nov.'

850 

840

830

820

800

800

910

3,500

3,380

2,310

1,920

1,650

1,480

1,350

1,240

1,200

1,120

1,090

1,080

2,090

5,620 

2,900

2,360

2,090

1,820

1,650

1,480

1,420

1,320

*1,230

-

49,150

1,638

0.432

0.48

97,490

Dec .

,200 

,190

,210

,760

,650

,540

,410

,340

,260

,230

,200

,200

,190

,180

,170

,160

,140

,110

,090

,060

,050 

,020

,010

,000

,000

990

9BO

960

920 §40"

930

36,090

1,164

0.307

0.35

71,580

Jan.

940 

95U

1,180

2,200

2,480

2,040

1,870

1,650

1,540

1,430

1,540

*1,920

1,870

2,480

7,040

10,100

8,000

5,670

4,270

3,620

3,140 

2,720

2,420

2,200

2,040

1,920

1,820

1,700

1,650

bl,iOO

bl,500

85,200

2,748

0.725

0.84

169,000

Feb.

bl,400 

bl,400

bl,500

b2,000

b3 , 000

b5 , 000

bll.OOO

blS.OOO

>b!2 , 000

5,820

4,270

3,620

3,260

3,140

2,950

6,120

9,940

14,900

22,000

27,200

54,200 

33,700

27 , 000

14,400

3,000

6,420

5,520

5,090

-

-

289,860

10,350

2.73

2.85

574,900

Mar.

5,670 

5,670

5,370

4,810

4,400

5,880

5,620

3,380

3,140

2,960

7,520

17,500

24,000

25,400

15 , 000

8,520

10,100

12,000

*12,200

9,280

6,570 

5,520

4,950

4,270

3,880

3,620

 3,260

3,140

3,020

2,960

2,900

224,110

7,229

1.91

2.20

444,500

Apr.

2,780 

2,720

2,660

2,600

2,480

2,360

2,360

2,780

3,140

2,960

3,020

4,400

6,720

8,480

8,000

5,970

4,670

4,010

3,620

3,260

5,140 

4,140

7,840

11,100

6,570

4,950

4,140

3,620

3,330

3,020

-

130,890

4,363

1.15

1.29

259,600

May

2,900 

5,260

5,500

*5,500

5,140

2,960

2,720

2,480

2,310

2,260

2,510

2,480

2,780

2,660

2,520

2,200

2,090

1,920

1,870

1,820

1,750 

3,260

6,120

9,600

9,280

5,250

3,750

5,020

2,600

2,310

2,200

100,710

3,249

0.858

0.99

199,800

June

2,310 

2,090

1,870

1,700

1,920

1,700

1,600

1,540

1 600

li820

2,260

2,960

4,530

*3,750

4,810

2,780

5,140

2,510

2,090

3,140

2,900 

2,540

2,600

2,360

4,380

10,800

7,200

4,530

4,140

5,520

-

96,890

3,230

0.853

0.95

192,200

July

12,800 

19,100

20,500

14,900

5,670

4,530

4,810

7,520

5,670

5,370

9,770

18,700

24,600

34,600

49,100

47 , 900

39,000

13,500

6,510

5,4bO

4,860 

4,410

4,560

4,260

4,410

3,560

5,160

5,160

2,850

2,670

2,550

590,460

12,600

3.35

3.83

774,500

Aug.

2,440 

*2,350

2,280

2,160

2,000

1,890

1,840

1,740

1,740

5,010

5,910

5,610

5,490

2,910

2,970

2,850

2,610

2,670

2,440

2,160

10,400 

4,560

2,790

2,350

2,000

1,790

5,630

13,000

10,800

11,300

7,790

129,440

4,175

1.10

1.27

256,700

Sept.

3,490 

2,730

2,330

2,280

3,420

4,8bO

4,120

3,030

2,550

*2,500

2,550

3,550

6,670

*7,150

7,310

4,120

3,030

2,5bO

2,280

2,060

1,890 

1,790

1,740

2,610

4,120

3,420

3,290

2,550

2,1,60

1,890

-

98,050

3,268

0.863

0.96

194,500

Calendar year 1950: Max 74,100 

Water year 1950-51: Max 49,100

Min 

Min

Mean 

Mean

5,496

4,558

Cfsir 

Cfsm

In. 19.67 Ac-ft 3,979,000 

1.20 In. 16.33 AC-ft 3,300,000

Peak discharge (base, 52,000 cfs).--Feb. 21 (6 p.m.) 34,bOO cfs (21.35 ft); July 15 (11 p.m.) 

50,700 1.70Ocfs (277087708ft). ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
28 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

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 mouth of Ohio River.

Drainage area .--712,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Discharge: July 1942 to September 1951 in reports of Geological

 Survey! Since August 1873, results of discharge measurements; January 1928 to December 1939 and July 1942 to December 1944, records of daily discharge in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gace heights: July 1942 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

May 1891 in reports of Mississippi River Commission and United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 341.05 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--20 years (1928-39, 1942-51), 186,600 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 795,000 cfs July 22; maximum gage height, 39.3

 ft July 23; minimum daily discharge, 50,000 cfs Feb. 4, 5; minimum gage height, -0.7 ft 

Dec. 6.

1928-39, 1942-51: Maximum discharge determined, 886,000 cfs July 3, 1947, but a 

greater discharge, including unmeasured overflow, occurred on May 24, 1943; maximum 

gage height, that of July 23, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 30,000 cfs Dec. 12, 1937; 

minimum gage height, -2.0 ft Dec 11, 1937.

1891-1951: Maximum gage height, that of 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 good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 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.

Gage height at B a.m., in feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.2

6.5

6.6

7.0

6.9

7.1

9.5

11.0

11.2

10.6

9.3

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.3

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.7

4.0

4.2

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.7

3.4

3.2

Nov.

3 .0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.7

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.6

4.3

3.6

3.7

4.0

3.5

4.5

6.3

5.3

4.9

5.0

5.4

4.4

3.3

2.7

2.4

1.8

-

Dec.

.5

.3

.6

.8

.3

-0.1

-0.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

2.9

2.1

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.2

0.9

0.5

0.1

-0.1

-0.1

0.3

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.3

0.0

0.4

0.9

Jan.

1.6

1.5

1.8

3.4

3.7

4.1

4.9

4.1

3.2

2.8

2.7

3.6

2.7

2.9

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.9

4.1

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.9

4.0

3.6

2.6

2.1

2.0

1.5

1.4

Feb.

.

0.5

0.0

-0.3

-0.3

-0.1

0.6

3.9

4.3

4.3

3.7

3.2

S.2

5.8

6.5

7.4

9.0

9.4

13.0

16.0

20.5

23.4

24.6

24.5

23.3

20.9

19.0

18.4

_

.

-

Mar.

18.3

19.8

21.4

21.3

20.7

20.7

20.9

20.1

19.0

18.0

17.3

17.4

18.6

19.6

18.6

16.8

15.5

16.8

20.0

20.5

17.9

15.8

14.1

13.4

13.4

13.0

12.6

12.1

12.5

14.8

19.5

Apr.

23.5

24.8

25.1

24.8

23.8

23.0

22.7

23.2

23.9

24.5

24.9

25.5

26.4

27.5

28.1

28.5

28.9

29.0

29.0

28.8

28.6

28.2

27.8

27.5

27.2

26.9

26.4

26.0

26.1

26.8

May

26.8

26.6

26.6

27.1

28.7

29.7

30.3

30.6

30.5

29.7

28.7

27.8

27.3

27.3

27.7

27.7

27.5

26.9

26.0

25.1

24.3

23.5

23.1

23.4

23.2

22.1

21.0

19.9

19.0

19.2

20.3

June

20.2

19.2

18.1

17.3

16.8

19.5

22.0

22.8

23.2

23.4

24.1

24.7

25.3

25.7

25.0

24.2

23.3

22.3

21.6

21.7

21.8

20.0

19.6

21.9

24.4

26.2

27.3

28.0

28.9

29.8

-

July

30.7

31.3

32.0

32.7

33.3

33.7

34.1

34.4

34.8

35.2

35.2

35.5

36.0

36.8

37.0

37.4

38.0

38.3

38.3

38.3

38.6

39.1

39.3

39.2

38.9

38.2

37.3

36.1

34.8

33.3

30.8

Aug.

27.9

24.5

21.7

19.4

17.6

16.5

14.0

13.1

12.8

13.4

13.5

14.2

14.8

15.3

14.6

14.6

13.3

13.8

15.0

17.3

18.3

19.5

19.2

17.4

16.3

16.3

17.1

18.2

19.7

21.4

22.4

Sept.

22.3

21.5

19.8

18.2

17.5

17.9

19.1

20.3

20.9

21.7

22.0

21.9

22.4

22.7

23.3

23.8

24.1

24.2

24.0

23.8

23.4

21.9

20.5

19.7

19.6

18.4

17.0

16.0

15.4

15.1

Note. Gage heights obtained from graph based on gage readings and comparison with recorder record for stations upstreaip and downstream. No gage readings obtained Feb. 1.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 29

Discharge In cubic feet per second, of Mississippi River at Chester, 111. 

water year October 1950 to September 1951

nay

1

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

U ",2 

"3 

' 4

".5

"6 

"7 

"S 

19 

?0

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

23 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ao-ft

Oct.

120,000 

115,000 

117,000 

120,000 

120,000

129,000 

153,000 

170,000

170,000 

161,000

144,000 

132,000 

127,000 

120,000 

114,000

108,000 

102,000 

98,000 

96,200 

94,400

89,000 

87,300 

88,100 

88,100 

84,700

82,100 

83,000 

85,600 

87,300 

85,600 

83,800

^3,455.2 

111,500 

t6,853

Nov.

82,100 

82,100 

82,100 

82,100 

82,100

82,100 

83,000 

89,000 

91,700 

92,600

92,600 

91,700 

91,700 

95,300 

90,800

87,300 

89,900 

91,700 

88,100 

99,000

112,000

103,000 

101,000 

103,000 

104,000

94,400 

85,600 

80,400 

77,900 

75.100

t-2,701.4 

90,050 

t5,358

Dec.

69,200 

67,700 

70,800 

70,800 

66,200

56,500 

59,900 

67,700 

67,700 

73,100

80,400 

74,700 

69,200 

67,000 

67,000

68,500 

67,700 

67,000 

65,500 

62 , 000

59,200 

58,500 

59,200 

62,000 

63,400

63 , 400 

62,700 

60,600 

59,900 

62,700 

66,200

t2j036.4 

65,690 

t4,039

Jan.

70,800 

70,000 

74,700 

86,400 

88 , 100

94 , 400 

98,000 

90,800 

83,800 

80,400

83,000 

85,600 

80,400 

85,600 

96,200

98,000 

94,400 

90,800 

89,900 

91,700

89,900 

84,700 

82,100 

83,800 

90,800

85,600 

77,900 

74,700 

73,100 

b69,000 

b65,000

12,609.6 

84,180 

t5,176

Feb.

b 63, 000 

b60,000 

bSS.OOO 

b50,000 

b50, OOO

b52,000 

b60,000 

bSO.OOO 

b88,000 

b90,000

b90,000 

92,600 

108,000 

116,000 

124,000

136,000 

150,000 

165,000 

212,000 

273,000

356,000 

412,000 

433,000

426,000 

387,000

336,000 

299,000 

287,000

Kf)50 . 6 

180,400 

t 10, 020

Mar.

291,000 

326,000 

319,000

343,000 

332,000

334,000 

332,000 

315,000 

293,000 

273,000

263,000 

269,000 

291,000 

301,000 

281,000

247,000 

233,000 

262,000 

320,000 

320,000

265,000 

228,000 

206,000 

198,000 

198,000

192,000 

185,000 

183,000

192,000 

233,000 

330,000

t8,385 

270,500 

t!6, 630

Apr.

406,000 

433,000 

438,000 

426,000 

403 , 000

387,000 

382,000

396, OOO 

410,000 

419,000

431,000 

448,000 

469,000 

494,000 

508,000

518,000 

524,000 

526,000

519,000 

509,000

500,000 

486,000 

469,000 

458,000 

451,000

444,000 

434,000 

427 X 000 

434,000 

444,000

t 13, 593 

453,100 

t26,960

May

444,000 

442,000 

447,000 

465,000 

500,000

526,000 

543,000 

548,000

543,000 

524,000

500,000 

479,000 

469,000 

472,000 

476,000

476,000 

467,000 

451,000 

427,000 

405,000

393,000 

374,000 

357,000 

366,000 

359,000

341,000 

319,000 

300,000 

286,000

296,000 

315,000

t!3,310 

429,400 

t26,400

June

307,000 

288,000 

270,000 

258,000

258,000

307,000 

351,000 

368,000 

378,000 

382,000

399,000 

414,000 

422,000 

425,000 

405,000

384,000 

363,000 

343,000 

329,000 

337,000

333 , 000 

302,000 

305,000 

357 , 000 

410,000

447,000 

469,000 

486,000 

504,000 

524,000

-

til, 125 

370,800 

t22,070

July

541,000 

556,000 

573,000 

589,000 

604,000

615,000 

626,000 

634,000 

640,000 

646,000

652,000 

664,000 

690,000 

708,000 

720,000

741,000 

758,000 

772,000 

772,000 

776,000

786,000 

795,000

790.OOO 

786,000 

767,000

736,000 

697,000 

652,000 

618,000 

571,000 

507,000

t20,982 

676,800 

t4l,620

Aug.

438,000

368,000 

313,000 

274,000 

246,000

221,000 

193,000 

183,000

183,000 

188,000

192,000 

200,000 

211,000 

215,000 

208,000

205,000 

190,000 

200,000 

223,000 

254,000

276,000 

298,000 

283,000 

254,000 

239,000

239,000 

260,000 

281,000 

305,000 

341,000 

355,000

t7,836 

252,800 

t!5,540

Sept.

351,000 

331,000 

300,000 

£68,000 

260,000

268,000 

290,000 

309,000 

325,000 

335,000

339,000 

339,000 

351,000 

359,000 

372,000

380,000 

386,000 

589,000 

384,000 

378,000

366,000 

335,000 

307,000 

294,000 

286,000

267,000 

243,000 

229,000 

221)000 

217,000

t9,479 

316,000 

tl8,800

Calendar year 1950: Max 474,000 Mln 56,500 Mean 209,600 Ac-ft 151,700,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 795,000 Mln 50,000 Mean 275,500 Ao-ft 199,500,000

t Expressed in thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. . .

Hote. Daily discharge computed from daily mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights'
30 HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN

Castor River at Zalma, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°08'45", long. 90°04 I 30", in SEj; sec. 29, T. 29 N. , R. 9 E., on upstream 

side.of bridge on State Highway 51 in Zalma, 2j miles downstream from Perkins Creek.

Drainage area.--395 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 10.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 350.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1925, chain 

gage at site 500 ft upstream at datmm 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, 

19oO, to Oct. 26, 1934, chain gage at present site and datum. Since Dec. 18, 1949, auxiliary staff gage, read once daily below 8.0 ft and twice daily above, 6 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--30 years, 529 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,950 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 23.20 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 92 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

1921-51: 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 of August 1915 reached a stage of 28.0 ft (present datum), from floodmark 

pointed out by local residents.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 1147; 1922-23(M).

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 2, Jan. 6-12, July 17 to 

Aug. 27; fall used as a factor Jan. 4, 5, 15, 16, Feb. 8, 17, 22-26)

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0

110

215

707

9.0 1,350

14.0 3,200

20.O 6,050

22.5 8,330

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

146

136

136

127

118

118

110

118

127

118

118

110

110

*102

102

102

102

102

95

95

102

110

110

118

110

110

110

102

102

102

102

3,470

112

0.284

0.33

6,880

Nov'.

102

152

102

102

110

110

110

118

136

167

167

156

146

136

136

136

*136

136

127

228

384

316

30O

270

241

228

215

202

190

190

-

5,199

173

0.438

0.49

10,310

Dec.

178

178

202

333

350

350

333

316

285

270

270

255

241

241

228

215

215

202

202

190

178

178

178

167

167

167

156

156

146

146

146

6,839

221

0.559

0.64

13,560

Jan.

136

178

3,160

6,000

3,080

1,280

*880

673

537

503

5 O3

486

571

2,170

4,820

3,980

1,960

1,3OO

982

775

639

554

503

452

418

384

350

320

300

285

255

38,434

1,240

3.14

3.62

76,230

Feb.

285

285

27O

255

241

542

4,890

4,3OO

2,040

1,180

920

724

639

*571

537

3,110

5,470

3,360

1,930

3,120

*B,210

*6,300

2,800

1,380

996

944

844

673

_

_

-'

56,816

2,029

5.14

5.35

112,700

Mar.

673

673

622

605

537

503

486

469

418

401

1,410

4,230

3,000

1,620

1,180

900

758

1,270

1,620

1,100

844

741

673

588

540

*486

452

435

418

367

350

28,369

915

2.32

2.67

56,270

Apr.

340

333

316

300

285

270

5135

333

367

384

469

900

1,080

844

724

622

537

503

452

418

401

673

792

707

622

571

537

486

452

418

-

15,436

515

1.30

1.45

30,620

May

384

367

401

367

333

316

3OO

285

270

*270

300

270

241

228

228

215

202

190

190

178

178

178

2b5

469

555

270

228

202

190

178

Ib7

8,160

263

0.666

0.77

16,190

June

178

167

156

202

190

167

146

167

215

228

190

167

190

190

167

156

167

178

156

178

167

167

190

202

367

270

228

202

*190

435

-

5,973

199

O.5O4

0.56

11,850

July

775

707

503

418

384

418

367

316

27O

1,290

1,760

826

920

1,280

1,000

639

486

435

384

316

270

241

228

350

300

255

241

202

190

1G7

156

lb,094

519

1.31

1.52

31,920

Aug.

167

316

E15

178

156

146

136

127

*118

118

190

178

146

127

118

118

110

110

110

102

102

102

110

102

95

95

92

552

844

53T

367

5,934

191

0.484

0.56

11,770

Sept.

300

241

215

190

190

190

178

167

146

33U

2,160

826

1,370

2,320

982

639

503

435

367

316

285

401

367

316

418

*333

285

255

228

215

-

15,228

508

1.29

'" 1 . 43

30,200

Calendar year 1950: Max 15,100 Mln 88 Mean 971 Cfsm 2.46 In. 33.35 Ac-ft 702,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,210 Mln 92 Mean 564 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.39 Ac-ft 408,500

Peak discharge (base, 8,OOP cfs).--Feb. 21 (1O p.m.) 9,950 cfs (23.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 31

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 

or span on downstream side of railroad bridge at Thebes, 5.0 miles downstream from 

headwater diversion channel and at mile 43.7 above mouth of Ohio River.

Drainage area. 717,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Discharge: March 1933 to February 1938 and October 1939 to September 

labi in reports of Geological Survey (prior to April 1941 published as "at Cape Girardeau, Mo."). October 1873 and since June 1903, results of discharge measurements; 

since January 1940, records of daily discharge in reports of Mississippi River Commission (prior to April 1941 published as "at Cape Girardeau, Mo.").

Gage heights: March 1933 to February 1938 and October 1939 to September 1951 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, Corps of Engineers. January 1879 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 United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Oct. 1, 1944. Datum of gage

 is mean sea level, datum of 1929. March 1933 to Dec. 21, 1934, staff gage and Dec. 22, 

1934, to April 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, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 300.00 

ft higher than present datum. Since Oct. 1, 1943, former base gage at Cape Girardeau 

used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--16 years (1933-37, 1939-51), 191,800 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 805,000 cfs July 24; maximum gage height, 339.91

 ft July 24; minimum daily discharge, 45,000 cfs Feb. 6; minimum gage height, 306.67 ft 

Dec. 29.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 893,000 cfs May 27, 1943 (gage height, 340.33 ft, 

present datum); minimum, that of Feb. 6, 1951; minimum gage height, 306.50 ft Feb. 6, 

1948.

1878-1951: At Grays Point, maximum gage height, 342.39 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, May 27, 28, 1943; minimum gage height, 301.38 ft above mean sea level, 

"datum of 1929, Jan. 15, 1909 (discharge, 20,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Maximum stage known, 345.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, at Grays Point, 

i'l^m floodmarks (discharge, 1,350,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers), July 4, 

1844.'

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discnarge measurements generally made once i week. Natural flow of stream affected by * 

many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi River basin and by many reservoirs and diversions foi- irrigation in Missouri River basin.

Gage height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13.68

13.02

12.64

12.70

12.74

12.63

13.35

15.44

16.32

16.18

15.55

14.53

13.61

13.27

12.88

12.37

11.93

11.39

11.07

10.87

10.72

10.36

10.25

10.46

10.37

9.94

9.69

9.71

9.85

9.94

9.75

Nov.

9.59

9.43

9.32

9.35

9.45

9.41

9.41

9.59

10.45

10.76

10.77

10.72

10.58

10.58

10.89

10.44

10.07

10.42

10.23

10.50

11.49

12.47

11.85

11.61

12.12

12.00

11.08

10.26

9.80

9.39

Dec.

8.80

8.44

8.59

8.90

8.78

8.31

7.77

8.23

8.97

9.27

10.25

10.87

10.49

10.22

10.17

10.42

10.73

 10.82

10.73

10.40

9.88

8.87

7.89

7.31

7.13

7.39

7.43

7.18

6. BO

6.71

7.05

Jan.

7.66

8.17

8.80

10.67

11.13

11.10

11.59

12.00

11.54

10.97

10.88

11.26

11.33

11.91

13.92

14.75

14.96

14.96

14.70

14.53

14.08

13.67

13.17

12.59

12.42

12.79

12.55

11.64

10.89

10.01

9.44

Feb.

_

_

_

.

-

_

15.75

20.38

21.63

22.32

21.95

21.27

20.72

15.90

14.80

15.63

17.23

17.39

18.00

21.00

26.02

29.05

30.84

31.51

31.45

30.21

28.44

27.10

_

_

-

Mar.

26.36

26.61

27.93

28.50

28.16

27.79

27.78

27.38

26.28

25.27

24.38

24.40

24.38

25.34

25.54

24.25

22.64

22.57

24.35

26.36

25.75

23.55

22.03

20.80

20.32

20.01

19.60

19.18

18.88

19.93

22.98

Apr.

27.36

26.69

30.75

30.95

30.48

29.68

28.82

28.41

28.75

29.40

29.71

30.11

30.78

31.44

32.01

32.59

32.92

33.09

33.04

33.08

33.02

33.02

32.85

32.62

32.39

32.19

31.86

31.37

30.90

30.80

May

30.93

30.60

30.34

30.25

31.03

32.07

32.75

33.27

33.45

33.36

32.83

32.06

31.29

30.80

30.88

31.02

30.92

30.52

29.91

29.08

28.30

27.58

27.14

26.90

27.04

26.27

25.26

24.46

23.58

23.04

23.59

June

24.28

23.78

22.91

22.24

21.45

21.90

24.72

25.98

26.80

26.88

27.29

27.81

28.34

2B.76

28.74

28.18

27.53

26.63

25.84

25.46

25.82

25.05

24.07

25.06

27.12

28.91

30.16

30.82

31.56

32.25

July

33.20

33.89

34.44

35.06

35.61

36.03

36.40

36.60

36.84

37.43

. 37.56

37.56

37.75

38.35

38.56

38.67

38.98

39.20

39.36

39.33

39.40

39.56

39.77

39.91

39.79

39.61

39.26

38.77

38.14

37.30

36.02

Aug.

34.15

31.23

27.83

25.26

23.25

21.59

19.94

18.65

18.07

18.76

18.39

18.76

19.28

19.73

19.72

18.90

18.32

18.34

18.77

20.37

21.80

22.76

23.43

22.36

21.15

20.57

20.62

21.94

23.18

24.29

25.56

Sept.

25.97

25.66

24.56

23.10

22.05

21.75

22.39

23.43

24.41

24.91

25.58

25.57

26.07

26.43

26.63

27.07

27.35

27.54

27.46

27.26

27.07

26.70

25.40

24.16

24.03

23.29

22.05

20.89

20.27

19.94

-

N°te - Add 300.00 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level. Gage heights computed from graph

based on wire-weight gage readings Nov. 4-6, 10-15, 21, 22, Dec. 19-21, Jan. 30, 31 Feb 7 8 10

26, 27, June 17, 19. ' '
32 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Mississippi River at Thebes, 111., 

water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

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.

130,000 

121,000 

118,000 

119,000 

120,000

119,000 

134,000 

161,000 

170,000

165, OOO

151,000 

137,000 

128,000 

125,000 

119,000

114,000 

108,000 

102,000 

100,000 

97,700

96,600 

93,100 

92,700 

95,300 

94,500

90,300 

88,700 

88,700 

89,900 

89 , 500 

87j600

43,545.6 

114,400 

*7,033

Nov.

85,900 

84,200 

84,600 

84,600 

84,700

84,900 

83,500 

86,50O 

95,400 

96,800

96,900 

97,200 

95,800 

97,100 

98,900

93,700 

92,500 

95,800 

92,200 

96,100

111,000 

118,000

111,000 

110,000 

116,000

109,000 

98,500 

90,600 

87,000 

82.500

K,860.9 

95,360 

*5,675

Dec.

77,400 

75,600 

76,400 

78,900 

76,000

72,500 

68,600 

71,200 

71,200 

72,700

80,900 

83,300 

74,400 

68,600 

67,100

69,200 

70,800 

69,000 

67,000 

64,000

60,900 

60.000 

SO, 900 

62,500 

63,400

65,100 

65,300 

64,700 

63,500 

64,900 

67,500

C,153.5 

69,470 

*4,271

Jan.

72,100 

74,700 

82,000 

97,800 

103,000

104,000 

108,000 

108,000 

101,000 

93,900

94,200 

97,100 

94,500 

104,000 

116,000

114,000 

112,000 

110,000 

107,000 

108,000

108,000 

105,000 

99,700 

95,200 

98,400

103,000 

95,700 

86,300 

81,300 

b75,000 

b70,000

3,018.9 

97,380 

*5,988

Feb.

b62,000 

b57,000 

b53,000 

b50,000 

b47,000

b45,000

bSO.OOO 

b60,000 

b75,000 

b90,000

aoo.ooo

a.10,000 

3.15,000 

126,000 

129,000

148,000 

168,000 

174,000 

199,000 

267,000

362,000 

435,000 

459,000

452,000 

426,000

387,000 

341,000 

317,000

*5,304 

189,400 

*10,520

Mar.

306,000 

326,000 

358,000 

362,000

353,OOO

348,000 

348,000 

335,000 

313,000 

295,000

283,000 

289,000 

299,000 

320,000 

311,000

279,000 

362,000 

273,000 

315,000 

341,000

317,000 

268,000 

240,000 

220,000 

214,000

206,000 

200,000 

192,000 

191,000

215,OOO 

278,000

*8,857 

285,700 

*17,570

Apr.

358,000

400,000 

421,000 

425,000 

410,000

390,000 

379,000 

383,000 

400,000 

412,000

425,000 

443,000 

462,000 

480,000 

501,000

521,000 

529,000 

534,000

531,OOO 

516,000

507,000 

497,000 

483,000 

471,000 

466,000

462,000 

452,000 

444,000 

442,000 

451,000

*13,595 

453,200 

*26,970

May

458,000 

456 , 000 

455,000 

461,000 

487,000

520,000 

539,000 

549,000 

554,000

54O,OOO

515,000 

490,000 

470,000 

461,000 

466,000

471,000 

466,000 

455,000 

437,000 

415,000

396,000 

378,000 

370,000 

370,000 

373,000

354,000 

335,000 

319,000 

301,000 

294,000

310,000

*13,465 

434,400 

*26,710

June

320,000 

303,000 

286,000 

272,000 

260,000

285,000 

336,000 

360,000 

373,000 

372,000

383,000 

396,000 

411,000 

420,000 

415,000

396,000 

377,000 

357,000 

342,000 

344,000

345,000 

321,000 

307,000 

339,000 

384,000

427,000 

460,000 

481,000 

501,000 

526,000

-

*11,099 

370,000 

*22,010

July

549,000

56 ft-, OOO 

589,000 

604,000 

613,000

621,000 

623,000 

629,000 

642,000 

669,000

673,000 

667,000 

680,000 

695,000 

703,000

711,000 

721,000 

739,000 

743,000 

750,000

757,000 

783,000 

799,000 

801,000

797,000

787,000 

763,000 

732,000 

687,000 

633,000 

591,000

*21,319 

687,700 

*42,290

Aug.

525,000

449,000 

361,000 

310,000 

373,000

242,000 

214,000 

194,000 

190,000 

196,000

193,000 

200,000 

208,000 

312,000 

202,000

193,000 

189^000

195,OOO 

208,000 

238,000

261,000 

282,000 

288,000 

265,000 

247,000

242,000 

246,000 

270,000 

293,000 

323,000 

345,000

*8,054 

259,800 

*15,970

Sept.

354,000 

346,000 

319,000 

291,000 

273,000

272,000 

285,000 

306,000 

322,000 

338,000

347,000 

343,000 

358,000 

365,000 

371,000

380,000 

386,000 

591,000 

386,000 

382,000

377,000 

360,000 

328,000 

309,000 

307,000

289,000 

266,000 

247,000 

236,000 

230.000

*9,764 

325,500 

*19,370

Calendar year 1950: Max' 484,000 Min 60,000 Mean 221,900 Ac-ft 160,600,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 801,000 Min 45,000 Mean 282,300 Ac-ft 204,400,000

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record at base gage Feb. 1-6).

*'Expressed in thousands.

Note.--Daily discharge computed from daily mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights.
MA7FIELD CREEK BASIN 33

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°57', long. 88°49', near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 62, on Ballard-Carlisle County line, 0.8 mile south of Lovelaceville 

and 3 miles upstream from Wilson Creek.

Drainage area.--211 sq mi.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1951.

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. 13 years, 247 efs. j

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,300 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 18.50 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Oct. 7.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Feb. 15, 1949 (gage height, 19.37 ft); minimum daily, 5.7 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 21.1 ft, from floodmarks, in January 1937 (discharge, 19,800 cfs, 

by slope-area method).

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 927: Drainage area. W 1147: 1938, 1943(M).

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a!7

a!6

al5

a!7

a!8

a2O

18

al7

16

a!6

a!7

16

16

16

16

16

16

101 

105

40

*31

27

24

23

22

22

22

768

24.8

0.118

0.14

Nov.

222-3

24

30

29

25

24

32

837

332

111

70

56

48

48

1,870

*381

169

446

* 3*7 90

2,330

315 

205

155

allO

a80

-

11,882

395

1.88

2.09

Dec.

a8O

a80

1.990

829

227

1,650

1,000

b230

b!50

b!30

bllO

blOO

b90

blOO

118

86

69

49

44

41

38

40 

42

43

40

38

35

*33

32

31

31

7,576

244

1.16

1.34

Jan.

30

59

3,430

3,810

80O

277

231

a220

a250

2,070

3,050

462

2,220

5,750

7.160

6,950

1,280

934

195

147

100

*75 

70

57

49

45

44

b90

b7O

a60

a50

4O.O35

1,291

6.12

7.06

Feb.

a40

1,280

3,070

a400

a2OO

107

221

837

717

339

151

*2,470

934

233

596

3,150

3.960

835 

235

165

134

116

103

118

-

-

-

20,571

735

3.48

3.63

Mar.

122

96

94

203

122

91

*115

137

86

65

265

572

363

328

241

215

570

5,740

3,720

1,060

289

173

130

96

76

62

59

348

281

209

109

14,037

453

2.15

2.47

Apr.

84

690

1,46O

392

181

145

271

285

181

«130

348

420

207

141

103

83

73

67

63

a60

a700

a2.50Q

177

alOO

a80

a70

a60

a50

a45

9,595

320

1.52

1.69

May

a40

aSS

a33

a31

a31

a 31

a31

31

30

34

30

28

27

26

*25

25

26

26

26

26

27

28 

30

25

25

25

24

23

23

23

25

87O

28.1

0.133

0.15

June

27

26

422

619

69

39

65

63

£19

76

37

31

65

32

28

30

alOO

33

22

alSO"

*56

37 

79

36

30

28

28

767

1.690

al,500

-

6,404

213

1.01

1.13

July

aaoo

a350

alSO

alOO

a50

a4O

a35

a30

a30

37

43

51

, 46

32

26

24

23

22

2£

21

20

19 

19

24

*21

20

19

25

20

19

19

2,162

69.7

0.330

O.38

Aug.

1920"

21

21

21

23

21

22

24

23

£3

24

30

25

24

24

24

23

25

24

24

24 

24

24

24

24

ill

29

*28

22

20

816

26.3

0.125

0.14

Sept.

20

216

46

24

20

19

18

18

18

20

20

21

331

92

£7

21

*18

18

18

18

20

26 

21

99

59

27

20

18

17

16

-

1,326

44.2

0.209

0.23

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,000 Min 15 Mean 533 Cfsm 2.53 In. 34.26

Water year 1950-51 : Max 7,160 Min 15 Mean 318 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.45

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). --Nov. 20 (4:30 a.m.) 4,180 cfs (16.98 ft); Jan. 4 (2 p.m.) 4.O7O

cfs (16.88 ft): Jan. 15 (8:30 a.m.) 8,3OO cfs (18.50 ft); Feb. 20 (3 p.m.) 4,420 cfs (17.15 ft);

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trends indicated by faulty recorder 

chart, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
34 BAYOU DE CHIEN BASIN

Bayou de Chien near Clinton, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°37'42", long. 88"57°52", on left bank upstream from abutment of bridge on 

u. a. Highway 51, 1.1 miles upstream from Cane Creek, 2.8 miles southeast of Clinton, 

Hickman County, and 15.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 68.5 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 310 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Sug. 2, 1951, wire-weight gage read twice daily at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1940-51), 94.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,880 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 15.00 ft from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 10 cfs June 24, Sept. 1-9, 12.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 15, 1951; minimum daily, 4 cfs May 29, 1943, 

affected by backwater from Mississippi River.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. l to Nov. 11, Nov. 23 to Dec. 2, 

Dec. 13 to Jan. 1, Jan. 9, 17-28, July 2-15)

3.9 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

9.0

11.0

12.0

12.5

13.0

14.0

1,030

1,340

1,640

2,200

4,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second,~Sater year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14 

14

14

14

14

14

 8T 13

14

13

13

14

16

16

16

16

15

13

14

15

17 

~SO" 379

24

*19

18

17

17

14

14

14

886

28.6

0.418

0.48

Nov.

14

14

228

300

70

115

78

6O

36

32

1,030

890

550

1,050

426

 81

70

1,080

742

493 

186

40

32

32

32

29

30

30

28

-

7,812

260

3.80

4.24

Dec.

30 

41

752

JSS

175

172

164

43

30

b30

b25

b25

27

28

30

32

33

b30

b25

b20

25 

26

die

(*)

.

2,295

74.0

1.08

1.25

Jan.

113 

392

1,09O

933

277

79

176

269

82

333

1,300

434

618

3,270

3,690

543

124

101

95

68

50 

*32

32

d29

d26

~?5 24

55

dSO

d40

d30

14..380

 464

6-.T7

7.81

Feb.

b20 

b20

b20

b25

b40

b70

blOO

b200

226

280

154

266

230

206

224

815

430

211

367

874

1,370 

249

115

129

22

"BT 18

21

_

_

-

6,723

240

3.50

3.65

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,29O Mln 12

Mar.

35 

40

56

61

44

25

72

*42

24

13.

27

31

47

61

64

108

78

2,110

920

316

150 

88

72

51

47

36

44

280

107

78

53

5,183

167

2.44

2.81

Apr.

43 

724

835

216

186

90

112

84

60

*49

323

199

74

56

43

38

33

32

77

36

376 

"252 979

77

67

67

55

42

35

33

-

5,293

176

2.57

2.87

May

 ?5 28 

21

18

17

17

17

17 '17

17

16

15

15

14

#14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

T5

14

16

14

14

14

13

13

485

15.6

0.228

0.26

June

13 

13

28

34

30

44

58

21

216

17

12

194

52

13

14

12

12

11

11

26

11

14

12

10

T8

15

13

31

520

1,220

-

2,695

89.8

1.31

1.46

July

1.060 

152

73

42

*24

21

19

18

17

116

21

41

5O

17

15

13

T4

14

14

15

14

13

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

*15

14

1,916

61.8

0.9O2

1.04

Aug.

14 

14

14

14

13

13

85 T?6~

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

1-1

TT

11

11

59

4O

m

11

11

54O

17.4

O.254

0.29

Sept.

10 To"

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

12

11

10

101

T8

14

13

*13

13

13

12

13 

27

14

41

19

14

12

12

12

12

-

496

16.5

0.241

0.27

Mean 188 Cfsm 2.74 In. 37. 2O

Water year 195O-51: Max 3,690 Mln lo Hean 133 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.43

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOO cfs). Jan. 11 (7 a.m.) 4,490 cfs (14. O6 ft); Jan. 15 (6 a.m.) 6,880

cfs (15. OO ft); Mar. 18 (4 p.m.) 3,070 cfs (l3.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather

records, and records for Mayfleld Creek at Lovelacevllle.
OBION RIVER BASIN 35

South Fork Oblon River near Greenfield, Tenn.

Location. --Lat 36°07'15", long. 88°48'40", on left bank 75 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 45E, 200 ft downstream from Coats Branch, 2| miles south of Greenfield, 

Weakley County, and 10 miles upstream from Middle Fork Obion River.

Drainage area. 431 sq mi.

Records available. --July 1929 to September 1951.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 22, 1939, staff gage at site 75 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 22 years, 570 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 16.13 ft); mini 

mum, 127 cfs Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 790 ft).

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 25,600 cfs Jan. 21, 22, 1937 (gage height, 17.82 ft, 

from floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum, 61 cfs Aug. 21, 

1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.5 ft on several days in August and September 1930.

Remarks . Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shlftlng-control'method used Nov. 19-28, Dec. 3-6, 

Apr. 13-21, July 8-10, Sept. 26-30)

7.9

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

127

136

232

500

825

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

16.0

990

1,340

2,020

4,200

11,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

204

196

192

191

186

181

180

181

186

180

178

176

171

TTQ- 169

169

*169

169

170

172

176 

614

859

8T2

805

681

399

291

250

232

222

8,931

288

0.668

0.77

Nov.

208

229

293

405

376

284

256

270

655

772

710

509

353

304

286

673

731

578

830

1,780

2,530 

2,530

3,060

3.160

2,530

1,650

*931

693

533

458

-

28,577

953

2.21

2.47

Dec.

427

409

983

1,410

1,580

2,230

4,000

4,140

4,000

3,620

2,800

1,790

951

618

503

*412

365

319

274

280

269 

292

324

321

304

291

262

 26? 239

279

262

34,216

1,104

2.56

2.95

Jan.

251

318

2,480

3,880

7,110

6,340

3,620

2,420

1,670

1,420

" 1,790

1,670

1,780

7,630

*9,490

10,400

6,550

3,500

2,360

1,610

913 

571

482

430

381

352

352

383

586

508

3350

81,597

2,632

6.11

7.04

Feb.

3310

a320

3330

3360

383

694

1,790

2,230

2,040

2,840

2,840

2,460

*2,180

2,090

2,250

2,420

2,500

2,110

2,250

3,110

5,280 

3,000

3,160

2,680

1,940

1,220

822

660

-

-

52,269

1,867

4.33

4.51

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,000 Mln 161

Mar.

550

452

577

838

794

690

588

534

423

356

345

358

460

536

506

450

454

1,090

1,450

1,560

*1,560 

1,520

1,330

938

612

446

398

719

800

800

796

22,930

740

1.72

1.98

Apr.

688

804

1,010

1,070

1,170

1,290

1,230

1,210

1,080

995

930

938

856

746

590

*479

401

365

352

5_56

664 

2,290

2,280

3,350

3,060

2,110

1,350

731

518

398

-

33,271

1,109

2.57

2.87

May

'287 334

269

261

244

230

228

214

207

207

204

186

176

175

194

180

*168

164

161

158

158 

162

160

155

153

155

152

148

147

148

150

5,933

191

0.443

0.51

June

152

150

169

445

237

186

1S1

286

812

800

550

301

270

*212

211

176

166

169

169

392

360 

223

378

256

191

191

170

186

699

795

-

9,493

316

0.733

0.82

July

871

871

1,220

1,440

1,330

1,230

1,01"

494

*282

732

874

974

1,060

1,070

930

782

494

296

232

198

'76 

172

182

233

v 418

606

364

242

190

198

180

19,351

624

1.45

1.67

Aug.

161

185

163

153

146

143

*182

210

161

580

582

620

518

256

182

181

174

160

159

145

158 

158

144

134

131

129

135

153

150

149

143

6,640

214

0.497

0.57

Sept.

181

365

168

136

132

14?

152

158

136

*179

177

143

627

437

231

179

154

145

142

144

140 

495

652

610

688

426

250

214

171

160

'

7,935

264

0.613

0.68

Mean 1,133 Cfsm 2.63 In. 35.67

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,400 Mln 129 Mean 852 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.84

Pesk discharge (base, 2,600 efs).--Nov. 23 (5 p.m.) 3,280 cfs (14.87 ft); Dec. 7 (5 p.m.) 4,260 

cfs (15.01 ft); Jan. 5 (7 p.m.) 8,860 cfs (15.68 ft): Jan. 14 (12 p.m.) 12,200 cfs (16.13 ft); Feb. 

10 (8 p.m.) 3,220 cfs (14.84 ft); Feb. 20 (5 p.m.) 3,550 cfs (14.90 ft); Apr. 24 (4 p.m.) 3,620 cfs 

(14.91 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 Middle Fork Forked Deer River near Alamo.
36 OBION RIVER BASIN 

Rutherford Pork Obion River near Bradford, Term.

Location. Lat 36°03'00", long. 88°52'40", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on

State Highway 54, 4 miles southwest of Bradford, Gibson Co'unty, and 17-| miles upstream

from mouth.

Drainage area. 203 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1951.

ttage.--water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 316.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 1, 1939, chain gage at bridge 0.8

mile downstream at different datum. 

Average discharge. 22 years, 247 cfs. 

£xtremef7--Haximum discharge during year, 4,800 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 18.4 ft, from

nigh-water mark in gage well); minimum, 25 cfs Aug. 25, 26, Sept. 5; minimum gage

height, 3.27 ft each day Oct. 14-18).

1929-51: Maximum discharge observed, 9,730 cfs Jan. 22, -1937 (gage height, 20.06

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum

observed, 12 cfs June 30, July 1, 1931; minimum gage height observed, 0.68 ft July 16,

1937, site and datum then in use.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1949 has been revised to 4,040

cfs Jan. 29, 1949 (gage height, 17.49 ft), superseding figure published in Water-Supply

Paper 1147. 

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

which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 897: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic

feet per second, for a day in each of the water years 1930 and 1940, superseding those

published in Water-Supply Papers 702 and 897, are given herewith.

July 11, 1930 .......... 179 Dec. 28, 1939 .......... 57

Month

Water year 1929-30. .........

December 1939 .................

Water year 1939-40. .........

Cfs -days

88,129

1,411

38,725

Maximum

7,330

204

1,910

Minimum

18

26

19

Mean

241

45.5

106

Per square 

mile

0.161

1.17

.224 

1.52

.522

Runoff in 

inches

15.95

.26 

20.43

7.10

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 7-.16, Aug. 20 to Sept. 13) 

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2 Apr. 3 to July 11 July 12 to Sept. 30

3.2 49

3.5 80

4.0 136

6.0 415

10.0 1,030

14.0 1,790

16.0 2,600

18.0 4,400

3.3 46 6.0 400 

3.5 66 8.5 790 

4.0 120

Note. Same as preceding table above 8.5 ft.

3.2 17 6.0 390 

3.5 47 7.0 550 

4.0 103

Note. Same as preeeding table above 7.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2? 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

59

57

55

53

54

53

53 

55

59

57

55

54

53

52

52

51 *ST

51

52

52

52

m115

81

69

65

62

59

55

51

2,656

85.7

0.422

0.49

Nov.

58

68

77

125

93

74

71 

111

594

294

129

96

87

83

81

626

259

152

1,050

2,370

2.380

1,550 

404

241

175

157

*180

160

129

124

-

11,998

400

1.97

2.20

Dec.

122

125

1,640

1,130

608

1.910

1,540 

740

320

272

199

173

156

*148

140

123

116

103

93

96

94

103 

110

109

103

102

92

86

95

99

92

10,839

350

1.72

1.99

Jan.

90

192

3,220

*3',380

3,670

2,260

508 

293

223

1,120

1,380

628

1,330

3,770

4.420

3,830

1,800

410

279

236

198

165 

166

162

147

137

142

166

286

210

b!50

34,968

1,128

5.56

6.41

Feb.

b!40

b!30

b!40

b!50

b!60

940

2.590 

2,150

1,080

595

al.OOO

al, 500

*1,080

595

476

2,000

1,020

516

1,180

1,560

1,360

620 

301

233

202

184

173

180

_

_

-

22,255

795

3.92

4.08

Mar.

169

147

393

432

224

184

191 

173

137

123

121

T5T

185

208

194

182

187

1.500 "982

748

*378

247 

202

345

199

156

164

568

704

314

202

10, 090

325

1.60

1.85

Apr.

170

990

1,090

469

Z34

191

592 

400

234

258

410

445

249

190

157

*154

136

122

118

115

910

1,' 900

871

279

204

191

173

153

132

-

13,945

465

2.29

2.55

May

108

96

90

88

83

79

80 

76

74

73

72

69

65

63

62

61

*61

60

59

57

57

58 

58

59

58

58

57

56

55

55

55

2,102

67.8

0.334

0.39

June

54

54

67

235

68

61

61 

264

1,320

366

*106

75

70

61

58

 57

54

55

52

JS

55

54 

55

52

53

61

53

79

1,170

1.470

-

6,309

210

1.03

1.16

July

858

186

1,060

7.77

204

112

87 

73

*66

1,470

2,130

2.950

1,000

192

115

84

66

51

45

39

37

36 

47

56

186

246

155

67

45

52

46

12,538

404

1.99

2.30

Aug.

39

39

39

37

33

31

199 

58

107

1.570

963

651

*162

90

66

54

48

46

50

41

36

31 

27

26

25

25

26

27

27

29

28

4,430

143

0.704

0.81

Sept.

44

162

36

27

25

27

28 

27

26

 72

32

27

570

108

55

45

42

41

40

41

*40

336" 765 

589

522

125

80

64

55

50

-

4,101

137

0.675

0.75

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,380 Min 39 Mean 422 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.24

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,420 Min 25 Mean 373 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.98

Peak diseharste (base, 2.800 cfs) .-

4,800 cfs (18.4 ft); July 12 (4:30 p

-Jan. 5 (5:30 a.m.) 3,760 cfs (17.36 ft)} Jan. 14 (about 10 p.m.) 

m.) 3,040 cfs (16.61 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

_ No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for North Pork 

Forked Deer River at Trenton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
OBION RIVER BASIN 37

North Fork Obion River near Union City, Term.

Location. Lat 36°24'00", long. 88°59'45", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

 State Highway 22, 4 miles southeast of Union City, Obion County, 4| miles upstream from

Hoosier Creek, and 11 miles upstream from confluence with South Pork Obion River. 

Drainage area. 490 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1951. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Patum of gage is 286.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to May 20, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 22 years, 634 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 19.37 ft); minimum, 138 cfs Aug. 24, 25; minimum gage height, 5.39 ft Oct. 17.

1929-51: 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.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1930 has been revised to 20,300

cfs Jan. 10, 1930 (gage height, 19.7 ft), superseding figures published in Water-Supply

Papers 702 and 787. 

Remarks. Records fair. 

Revisions (water year). W 762: 1933. Revised figures ^of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for the high-water period in the water year 1930 are given herewith. They

supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 702.

Jan. 8........11,000

9........17,100

10........20,300

Jan. 11........13,400

12........ 8,600

13........ 7,600

Water year 1929-30.

Maximum

20,300

Minimum

122

Mean

649

Per square 

mile

1.32

Runoff in 

inches

8.23

17.98

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to June 30, 

Sept. 25-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, Dec. 4 to June 30

5.3

7.0

10.0

14.0

16.5

168

390

990

1,960

3,020

17.0 3,650

18.0 7,000

19.3 13,400

Nov. 21 to Dec. 3, 

July 1 to Sept. 30

5.7 134 

7.0 315 

10.0 920 

13.4 1,780 

Note. Same as preceding table above 

13.4 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

£3

24

£5

26

£7

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

214 

208

203

204 

204

197

193

£04

209

£01

193

191

185 

184

183

181

*179

179

180

181

185

657

801

37T

273

241

££3

217

£13

£10

207

7,472

241

0.492

0.57

Nov.

£07 

205

2TT

264 

291

249

233

968

1,390

1,710

618

384

328 

300

£93

1,190

935

449

1,580

4,360

6.240

5,500

4,600

2,140

730

40£

*367

341

302

292

-

37,079

1,236

2.52

2.81

Dec.

297 

308

2,920

5,700 

2,750

2,550

3,070

2,240

935

678

508

430

408 

414

*399

358

332

304

280

277

276

236

314

320

310

299

280

256

111

282

274

26,321

849

1.73

2.00

Jan.

267 

324

3,240

4,870 

4,770

3,980

1,850

730

488

*1,960

3,880

3,440

2,870 

8,080

12,600

15.000

8,970

5,270

1,950

847

580

463

437

420

392

372

574

420

582

415

338

88,179

2,844

5.80

6.69

Feb.

a540 

a350

a370

350 

360

1,210

3,900

4,320

a3,600

a3,80o

a3 , 000

a2,500

a2 , 200 

a2,400

a2,500

2,690

3,000

*2,300

2,210

3,050

4.980

4,140

2,790

1,150

584

476

448

407

_

_

-

59,425

2,122

4.33

4.51

Mar.

390 

518

837

1,760 

742

47£

580

494

363

314

360

400

463 

584

492

430

624

3,450

4,290

4.410

3,190

1,360

638

474

388

*351

338

1,660

1,220

688

437

32,717

1,055

2.15

2.48

Apr.

366 

1,860

3,040

2,630 

1,120

608

590

720

503

442

566

840

546 

434

364

*329

299

286

310

284

963

3,300

5.550

2,450

873

438

496

386

337

309

-

29,285

976

1.99

2.22

May

2SS 

267

256

251 

245

239

233

228

227

226

225

219

215 

*209

207

203

202

201

199

198

197

202

207

198

196

198

201

193

190

T5T

193

6,701

216

0.441

0.51

June

198 

197

417

1,510 

357

231

295

258

al,200

a600

258

259

227 

196

*192

183

175

170

169

608

1,060

1,460

1,750

1,220

488

265

231

345

959

2.140

-

17,618

587

1.20

1.34

July

2.980 

2,830

2,290

1,600 

670

344

262

228

212

548

261

214

200 

200

214

*188

178

172

167

164

162

161

160

1G8

196

512

384

566

214

212

169

16,827

543

1.11

1.28

Aug.

162 

158

155

154 

150

149

*153

168

155

185

188

169

164 

153

149

148

148

148

148

147

146

143

142

141

140

142

280

406

2?0

174

158

5,243

169

0.345

0.40

Sept.

154

175

246

189

156

162

180

158

153

174

*205

178

1.450 

1,270

558

249

202

186

178

173

170

183

249

603

686

304

210

175

160

154

-

9,270

309

0.631

0.70

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,560 Mln 159 Mean 1,3£9 Cfsm 2.71 In. 36.83

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,000 Mln 140 Mean 921 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.51

iharge (base. 4.00O efs). Nov. 21 (4 a.m.) 6,600 cfs (17.90 ft); Jan. 4 (2:30 a.m.) 5,010

ft); Jan. 11 (11 a.m.) 4,050 cfs (17.15 ft); Jan. 15 (12 p.m.) 13,800 cfs (19.37 ft); Feb. ' - - ----- .-.-_ _ > 17 _ S9 ft) Mar> zo ( 3 a-m- ) 4,530

Peak disc 

cfs (17.46 _.___. __ ,__ _..... ..._. ,_.._

8 (about 8 a.m.) about 4,870 cfs; Feb. 21 (6:30 a.m.) 5,460 cfs 

cfs (17.31 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 South Fork Obion River near Greenfleld.
38 OBION RIVER BASIN

Obion River at Obion, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 36"15"05", long. 89°11'33" (revised) on right bank 20 ft downstream from

 bridge on D. S. Highway 51, half a mile south of Obion, Obion County, and 145 miles 

downstream from confluence of North and South Porks.

Drainage area. 1,880 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 261.23 ft above mean Gulf level. Prior to

 lug. 3, 1939, chain gage at site 20 ft upstream at datum 10.00 ft lower prior to Oct. 1, 

1932, and at present datum since Oct. 1, 1932.

Average discharge.--22 years, 2,450 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,100 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 20.20 ft); mini-

 mum, 358 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 99,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 25.4 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum (under conditions of no backwater), 230 cfs Oct. 7-9, 12, 1943; minimum gage height, -0.04 ft Sept. 1, 1936; during period of backwater from Mississippi 

River a minimum daily discharge of 15 cfs occurred Feb. 4, 1937; reverse flow of 57 cfs 

was measured by current meter on that date.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge for periods in the water years 1930, 1943 are

 given herewith. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 702 and 977.

Day 

(water year)

1929-30

Dec. 22. ....

23. ....

Jan . 8 .....

9.. ...

10. ....

11. ....

12.. ...

13. ....

14. ....

15. ....

16.....

17. ....

18.. ...

19.....

20 .....

21 .....

22... ..

23 .....

30.....

31.....

Month

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,460

3,250

3,760

22,100

38,700

46,100

45,400

42,500

37,500

33,900

28,400

23,100

17,200

11,400

8,150

4,600

3,760

3,190

3,190

4,100

May. ..........................

Water year 1929-30. .........

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

Calendar year 1943 ..........

Day 

(water year)

1929-30

Feb. 1. ....

5.....

6.. ...

7. ....

8.....

9. ....

10.....

11. ....

12... ..

15... ..

16. ....

17.. ...

18. ....

19.....

20.....

Mar . 7 .....

20.. ...

21 .....

22.....

23 .....

Cf s-days

107,045

956,882

567,125

538.107

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,760

3,460

10,200

12,300

11,400

9,350

6,640

4,100

3,190

3,910

6,270

5,900

5,200

3,760

3,190

1,820

4,330

8,950

9,350

8,150

Maximum

19,600

46,10O

22 , 600

22.600

Day 

(water year)

1929-30

Mar . 24 ....

25. ...

26 ....

Apr . 5 ....

6. ...

7. ...

8. ...

May 20 ....

21....

22.. ..

23 ....

24....

25... .

26. ...

27. ...

1942-43

May 25 ....

July 29 ....

30....

Minimum

562

311

246

230

Mean

13,300

1,430

3,450

2,620

1,554

1,474

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,270

4,600

3,540

3,460

3,640

3,760

3,250

3,760

9,750

15,800

19,600

9,350

6,270

4,330

3,380

2,720 /

305 »

288

Per square 

mile

0.851

7.07

.761

1.84

1.39

1.21

.827

.784

Runoff in 

inches

0.98

8.15

2.50

2.03

.85

2.12

18.96

1.40

11.23

10.65
OBION RIVER BASIN 39

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Obion River at Obion, Tenn., water year 

October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,170

1,060

948

820

730

672

612

582

576

563

544

519

494

476 

453

445

436

428

*422

415

438

795

1,300

1,570

1,900

2.030

2,030

1,960

1,770

1,510

1,240

28,906

932

0.496

0.57

Nov.

1,040

902

818 ISali

963

984

1,010

1,250

1,850

2,340

2,780

3,110

3,110

2,890 

2,580

2,560

2,610

2,880

3,350

4,180

*6,250

10,700

12,500

12,400

11,700

9,730

7,390

5,800

4,780

4,030

-

127,376

4,246

2.26

2.52

Dec.

3,300

2,900

3,470

3,860

6,450

9,060

9,820

9.860

9,860

9,240

7,880

6,570

5,550

4,750 

*4,120

3,430

3,000

2,590

2,160

1,750

1,420

1,230

1,060

942

912

910

904

883

879

866

862

120,488

3,887

2.07

2.38

Jan.

§2"9~ 868

2,640

3,450

8,920

12,900

15,000

15,300

13,000

10,700

*9,320

9,320

10,700

16,600

25,800

34,200

56,800

33,800

27,600

20,600

14,600

10,100

6,610

4,550

3,310

2,770

2,320

1,970

1,740

1,570

1,490

359,477

11,600

6.17

7.11

Feb.

1,410

1,300

1,160

1,080

1,096

1,540

2,890

4,010

9,190

10,900

10,000

8,700

8,200

8,160 

7,930

8,200

8,240

9,240

10,200

11,400

13,000

14.500

13,800

12,200

10,000

7,700

5,910

4,720

_

_

-

206,470

7,374

3.92

4.08

Mar.

3,780

3,130

2,760

2,520

2,710

'3,020

2,950

2,750

2,520

2,260

1,990

1,800

1,700

1.680 

1,740

1,830

1,930

2,880

4,430

8,060

9.420

9,140

7,750

5,910

4,500

*3,490

2,970

2,820

2,900

3,420

3,570

112,330

3,624

1.93

2.22

Apr.

3,210

3,140

3,550

5,580

6,770

6,090

4,890

3,830

3,360

3,200

3,040

2,980

3,060

3,060 

2,880

2,600

2,280

*2,010

1,700

1.500

1,510

2,260

3,130

6,770

9.140

8,880

7,260

5,700

4,580

3,550

-

121,510

4,050

2.15

2.40

May

2.910

2,400

1,900

1,490

1,240

1,050

854

704

648

628

618

606

590

*570 

555

544

536

532

523

510

510

588

644

584

542

534

500

483

476

466

456

25,191

813

0.432

0.50

June

453

155

548

1,100

1,920

2,420

2,050

1,710

1,900

2,520

*3,390

3,920

3,836

3,080 

2,240

1,670

1,270

990

822

841

1,030

1,720

2,640

2,850

3,050

3,020

2,720

2,310

2,820

3,760

-

63,049

2,102

1.12

1.25

July

5,370

6,170

7,660

9,060

9.550

8,420

6,410

4,780

3,720

3,170

2,940

2,870

2,870

3,080 

3,360

*3,340

2,980

2,580

2,090

1,580

1,200

889

778

726

658

664

803

1,010

1,100

1,040

902

101,750

5,282

1.75

2.01

Aug.

754

640

567

515

474

441

426

704

786

*704

728

1,020

1,590

1,580 

1,470

1,170

874

678

557

491

455

426

409

396

377

365 '555

474

640

604

508

20,989

677

0.360

0.42

Sept.

443

 JST 401

632

600

496

428

424

418

436

*458

514

778

1,300 

1,830

2,040

1,780

' 1,410

1,070

828

658

584

610

984

1,590

1,920

2,060

1,880

1,310

1,190

-

"29,553

985

0.524

0.58

Calendar year 1950: Max 26,000 Min 404 Mean 4,911 Cfsm 2.61 In. 35.46

Water year 1950-51: Max 36,800 Min 365 Mean 3,608 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.04

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
40 OBION RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Forked Deer River at Jackson, Term.

Location. Lat 35°35'38", long. 88°48'50" (revised), on right bank 20 ft downstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 0.4 mile south of -city limits of Jackson, Madison County, 

and half a mile downstream from Meridian Creek.

Drainage .area. 574 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 330.86-ft above mean sea level, datum of

~1929. June 20, 1929, to Mar. 9, 1933, staff gage and Mar. 9, 1933, to Feb. 3, 1939, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 766 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,390 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 17.73 ft); minimum, 122 cfs Sept. 8; minimum gage height, 4.17 ft June 4.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 43,600 cfs Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 24.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum, 67 cfs Oct. 9, 1941; 

minimum gage height observed, 1.58 ft July 9, 1929.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1930 has been revised to 16,500 

cfs Jan. 9, 10, 1930 (gage height, 19.10 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding figure published in Water-Supply Paper 702.

Remarks. Records fair.

Hevlslons (water years).--W 1147: 1935(M). Revised figures of discharge for the water

years lyaa and 1934" are given herewith. They supersede those puDiisned in water

Papers 732, 762, and 787.

Day 

(water year)

1931-3i!

Apr. 1.....

1933-34

May 15 .....

16 .....

17 .....

18. ....

19.....

20.....

21.....

22. ....

23.....

24.....

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,260

1,440

591

310

252 220

200

190

791

374

374

Day 

(water year)

1933-34

May 25.....

26.....

27.. . . .

28. ....

29.....

30. ....

31.....

June' 1 .....

2.. ...

3. ....

4. ....

5. ....

6.....

Month

Water year 1931-32 ........

Calendar year 1934 ........

Maximum

17.OOO

5,730

Discharge 

(cfs)

286

274

263

252

252

241

230

230

220

210

Z41

508

619

Minimum

91

99

Day 

(water year)

1933-34

June 7 . .

8. . . .

9.. ..

10.. ..

11. .

12. .

13 ..

14.. ..

15.. ..

16.. ..

17.. ..

18.. ..

Mean

1,060

558

Per

square

mile

1.85

.549

.972

Discharge 

(cfs)

348

286

263

1,470

481

348

400

298

274

263

400

4,960

Run -off

in

inches

2.06

25.25

13.20

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

259

251

242

236

226

218

216 

216 

228

226

224

220

214

210

206

206

206

 204

204

202

202

1,250 

540

361

332

312

303

294

290

288

283

8,849

285

0.497

0.57

Nov.

279

305

705

665

469

377

343 

1,020 

1,510

1,010

722

531

451

412

396

1,100

782

522

1,390

3,160

3,750

2,200 

1,310

915

690

g598

g557

 543

483

467

-

27,665

922

1.61

1.79

Dec.

462

483

2,860

2,620

2,050

4,130

37510" 4,580 

g2,280

gl,610

1,070

802

»g632

552

506

483

437

414

380

g368

g368

g412 

g421

g407

g391

g368

g330

g325

g37T

g368

g352

34,344

1,108

1.93

2.23

Jan.

g338

gTB"?

5,470

8,090

6,890

4,950

4,160 

2,540 

 965

1,380

1,900

1,100

2,820

4,940

6,050

5,730

4,450

3,040

1,170

752

632

492 

469

478

407

356

354

598

2,560

1,520

1,400

76,783

2,477

4.32

4.97

Feb.

1,600

1,390

1,080

950

935

1,870

4,310 

4,720 

3,7iO

3,100

3,040

»g2,940

g2,380

gl,460

1,010

1,400

1,890

1,830

g2,580

g2,680

g3,090

g2,210 

gl,370

915

738

690

748

672

.

-

55,308

1,975

3.44

3.58

Mar.

614

552

651

855

690

619

790 

695 

538

483

469 453"

644

621

561

508

807

5,620

3,310

g2,830

1,580

1,080 

818

745

598

534

612

*2,560

3,600

g2,140

gl,740

36,347

1,172

2.04

2.35

Apr.

1,320

g2,240

g2,140

gl,310

g865

728

1,560 

1,280 

898

893

1,010

1,170

828

681

605

730

573

524

508

*486

1,930

6,670 

7,610

5,800

3,910

2,190

1,220

842

898

632

-

52,058

1,735

3.02

3.37

May

527

467

439

423

380

368

391 

354 

332

327

323

294

283

268

 257

251

246

238

232

228

224

218 

236

228

218

212

200

196 T56"

198

196

8,950

289

0.503

0.58

June

200

194

190 T5o~

240

232

230 

554

1,620

651

350

286

 277

244

230

230

249

596

325

515

483

303

261

232

224

2'22

206

214

591

917

-

11,256

375

0.653

0.73

July

924

380

914

1,360

603

391

325 

288 

266

1,910

1,140

396

*305

283

236

214

2OO

194

184

184

176

174 

332

303

474

334

317

716

261

222

204

14,210

458

0,798

0.92

Aug.

242

196

184

176

166

162

162 

 212 

176 '246

1,600

 SES

232

206

192

180

178 '212

246

184

172

172 

158

152

150

148

146

146

148

142

140

7,194

232

0.404

0.47

Sept.

136

132

128

128

130

130

128 

124 

TZ?

176

214

144

419

 268

186

168

162

158

154

152

152

558 

39T

478

543

266

222

208

168

186

-

6,553

218

0.380

0.42

Calendar year 1950: Max 14,200 Min 166 Mean ir»»o'X5t:f sm '2.21 In. 30.00

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,090 Min 124 Mean 930 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.98

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP cfs).--Jan. 4 (5 a.m.) 8,390 cfs (17.73 ft); Jan. 16 

fs (16.96 ft); Apr. 23 (2:30 p.m.) 7,760 efs (17.52 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

(5 a.m.) 6,150

g Computed from gage readings.
OBION RIVER BASIN 41

South Fork Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Term.

Location. Lat 35°51i30", long. 89°20i50", on left bank 20 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 1 mile west of Chestnut Bluff, Crockett County, 1 mile downstream from 

Black Creek, li miles upstream from Halls Creek, 3J miles east of Halls, and 12 miles 

upstream from confluence with North Fork.

Drainage area.--l.100 sq mi, approximately, includes that of Halls Creek.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1951 (after September 1949, flow of Halls Creek 

included).

Gage., Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 256.71 ft above mean Gulf level. Prior to 

duly 20, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,418 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 20.57 ft); minIinum, 207 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 6.39 ft).

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 33,300 cfs Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 22.3 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum observed, 102 cfs 

Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 3.2 ft. Aug. 5-13, 1930.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1930 has been revised to 24,700 

cfs Jan. 11, 1930 (gage height, 20.20 ft), superseding figure published in Water-Supply 

Paper 702.

Remarks. Records good below 1,000 cfs and fair above, except June 9-14, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . Revised figures of discharge for the water years 1930, 1934, 

1936, and 1950 are given herein. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 

703, 762, 807, and 1177.

Day 

(water year)

1933-34

May 16 .

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

E3.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

June 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,040

1,840

1,120

790

635

545

845

900

685

545

460

42O

385

350

335

320

32O

305

290

305

44O

500

545

Month

May 1934.............

June .................

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

Water year 1935-34.

Calendar year 1934.

October 1935. ........

Calendar year 1935.

Water year 1935-36.

March 1950. ..........

Water year 1949-5O.

Day 

(water year)

1933-34

June 8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

El.

22.

23.

24.

£S.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

Cfs-days

17,863

35,750 '

9,896

338,550

339,237

10,188

591,215

208,869

103,750

1,008,946

Discharge 

(cfs)

460

420

790

1,660

1,010

790

635

5OO

440

420

1.6OO

2,460

3,160

3,940

4,500

4,400

2,040

1,120

735

545

460

500

460

Maximum

2,040

4,500

790

8,190

8,190

1,220

32 , 7OO

5.O20

7,240

21,806

Minimum

260

290

188

108

108

170

138

102

1,510

277

Day 

(water year)

1933-34

July 1. .

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

1935-36

Oct. 23...

1949-50

Mar . 14 ...

Mean

576

1,192

319

928

929

329

1,620

571-

3 347

2J 764

Per

aq

m

O

1

1

3

2

uare

lie

.533

.10

.295

.859

.860

.305

.50

.529

.04

.51

Discharge 

(cfs)

320

790

635

440

385

320

320

500

545

420

350

305

275

248

235

97O

6,180

Run -off

In

Inches

0.62

1 .23

.34

11.65

11.68

.35

20.35

7.19

3.51

34.11
42 OBION RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of South Pork Deer River at

Chestnut Bluff, Tenn., 1929-30, 1950-51

1929-30

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

310

310

298

323

809

1,760 

1,640

1,420

968

620

445

375

349

336

323

323

323

310

310

310

490

1,210

1,120

655

475

389

375

362

362

*375

874

18,549

598

0.554

0.64

Nov.

2,370

*3,160

*3,400

3,680

3,890

*4,040 

3,470

1,720

968

809

729

637

830

2,120

2,370

2,120

1,970

1,300

1,070

852

691

586

553

569

569

553

537

521

505

460

-

47,049

1,570

1.45

1.62

Dec.

431 445"

505

490

445

460 

537

788

1,180

968

788

673

620

586

553

521

537

729

1,120

1,150

809

603

553

521

505

537

620

1,380

2,320

2,520

1,720

25,614

82 6

0.765

0.88

Jan.

1,380

1,210

1,640

1,640

1,210

968 

1,640"

*6,030

12,400

24,700

18,500

15,000

15,800

* 13, 000

9,500

7,500

6,600

5,910

4,840

*1,640

1,210

1,720

1,970

1,420

1,210

1,180

2,120

3,540

3,820

3,820

2,470

175,588

5,660

5.24

6.04

Feb.

1,680

1,360

1,210

4,120

4,600

4,920 

5,240

5,080

4,680

2,620

1,640

1,300

3,160

3,890

4,120

4,280

4,280

3,280

1,880

1,380

1,120

920

1,150"

2,420

3,040

*3,610

3,960

4,280

.

-

85,220

3,040

2.81

2.93

Mar.

4,440

3,340

1,970

1,420

1,180

993 

2,980

3,680

4,040

4,280

*4,600

4,680

4,760

4,600

3,750

3,160

1,720

1,760

3,040

3,470

3,680

3,750

2,800

1,720

1,640

1,600

1,270

1,020

852

788

673.

83,656

2,700

2.50

2.88

Apr.

586

655

2,020

2,920

3,340

2,740 

1,600

1,150

874

691

586

521

490

475

460

445

431

655

920

637

490

431

389

*389

375

362

349

349

336

336

-

26,002

867

0.803

0.90

May

349

375

349

475

490

362 

323

310

32T

586

1,800

2,370

2,270

2,470

2,800

2,370

1,480

4,700

6,260

7,900

7,900

6,940

6,420

5,950

5,660

4,910

2,420

1,360

968

673

490

82,053

2,650

2.45

2.82

June

362" 403

349

336

323

323 

323

310

298

298

286

286

286

274

274

286

323

310

274

262

262

250

250

250

250

250

239

228 2ZB~

228

-

8,621

287

0.266

0.30

July

375

1,120

748

362

274

250 

239

239

228

228

228

228

228

*217

217

206

2T56~

206

206

206

206

206

206

217

274

286

228

217

217

206

206

8,680

280

0.259

0.30

Aug.

206

206

206

206

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

206

403

1,520

1,560

I;o20

748

431

274

239

228

228

217

217

217

217

217

217

217

10,955

353

0.327

0.38

Sept.

239

239

228

217

217

206 

2TT

217

537

786

620

748

673

389

298

286

262

250

239

239

239

239

239

239

239

250

250

250

239

239

-

9,532

318

0.294

0.33

Calendar year 1929: Max - Min - Mean _ Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1929-30: Max 24,700 Min 195 Mean 1,590 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

543

477 

438

416 

400

375

363

361

365 

368

351

346

338

326

322

319

317

316

*316

316

317

546

1,160 

1,020

700

542

480

448

423

409

402

13,820

446

0.405

0.47

Nov.

395

392

fSS

815 

847

691

567

640

1,420 

1,570

1,620

1,630

1,440

1,170

945

1,790

2,000

2,080

2,560

3,700

3,760

*3,890

4.060 

3,940

3,700

3,470

3,070

2,510

1,890

1,420

-

58,445

1,948

1.77

1.98

Dec.

,180

,020 

.740

,810 

,000

,900

,600

,300

.520 

4,420

,230

,080

,920

*3,460

2,740

2,060

1,500

1,200

990

831

752

702

718 

720

691

657

633

585

565

5f5

597

59,716

1,926

1.75

2.02

Jan.

561

645 

2,760

3,500 

5,480

6,370

6,190

6,130

6,220 

6,640

6,610

5,850

5,720

10,800

16,000

14,900

*9,870

7,150

5,880

5,400

4,880

4,260

3,420 

2,610

1,890

1,400

1,140

1,010

1,160

1,380

1,520

157,349

5,076

4.61

5.32

Feb.

1,590

1,560 l,6id

1,730 

1,980

2,800

3,730

3,630

4,350 

5,000

5,300

5,750

6.140

5,680

*5,000

5,120

4,590

4,430

4,410

5,220

5,320

4,750

4,310 

3,930

3,680

3,230

2,560

1,960

_

_

-

109,360

3,906

3.55

3.70

Mar.

1,500

1,260 

1,210

1,450 

1,490

1,450

1,310

1,250

1,190 

1,000

874

820

855

937

975

901

933

2,230

2,200

*2,620

3,240

3,550

3,630 

5,650

3,110

2,350

1,670

2,120

2,160

2,290

2,650

56,840

1,834

1.67

1.92

Apr.

2,860

3,710 

3,990

3,770 

3,520

3,200

2,900

2,500

2,240

2,180

2,230

2,090

1,930

1,790

1,540

1,290

*1,190

1,020

896

6_24

1,100

2,040

2,480 

4,590

6,050

6,500

6.900

6,650

5,720

4,570

-

92,270

3,076

2.80

3.12

May

3,540

 2,220 

1,380

1,040 

849

711

653

639

584 

553

534

518

486

462

442

*426

415

408

398

388

392

384

375 

376

375

362

355

347

337

335

334

20,418

659

0.599

0.69

June

341

341

427 

365

372

404

494

1.610 

1,520

1,590

1,440

*1 110

808

597

496

452

461

724

596

733

690

477 

409

378

365

358

342

458

1,150

-

19,856

662

0.602

0.67

July

1,540

1,530 

1,720

1.910 

1,8'lb

1,700

1,350

974

638 

708

1,370

*1,370

1,100

1,170

907

607

475

406

373

349

334

324

35S 

1,250

886

922

793

1,130

1,200

787

517

30,592

987

0.897

1.03

Aug.

420

450 

380

341 

325

309

302

*300

337 

584

431

1.060

748

411

325

293

276

325

388

365

294

267

257 

248

239

231

233

230

226

226

221

11,042

356

0.324

0.37

Sept.

216

214

 211

209 

207

209

211

212

g211 

g209

*g255

g442

gl,400

gl,180

g597

g379

g320

g285

g264

g257

g251

1,030

1,430

1,280

1.510

1,270

760

514

413

357

-

16,303

543

0.494

0.55

Calendar year 1950: Max 21,800 Min 286 Mean 2,656 Cfsm 2.41 In. 32.79

Water year 1950-51: Max 16,000 Min 207 Mean 1,770 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.84

Peak discharge -(base. 4,200 cfs). 

cfs (20.57 ft); Feb. 13 (12 m.) 6,23C

-Dec. 9 (9 p.m.) 4,560 cfs (17.43 ft); Jan. 15 (9 p.m.) 17,200 

cfs (17.76 ft); Feb. 20 (7 p.m.) 6,440 cfs (17.83 ft); Apr. 27

(6 p.m.) 6,960 cfs (17.99 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from graph based on staff-gage readings.
OBION RIVER BASIN 43

North Fork Forked Deer River at Trenton, Term.

Location. Lat 35°58'40", long. 88°55'35", on right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on Jtate Highways 77 and 104, 0.8 mile east of Trenton, Gibson County, 1 mile 

downstream from Thompson Levee Creek, and 16.5 miles upstream from Middle Pork Forked 

Deer River.

Drainage area.--71.3 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 303.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 3,970 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 12.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs; minimum daily, 10 cfs Aug. 24-26, Sept. 5.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

are poor.

Rating tables, Dec. 26, 1950, to Sept. 3O, 1951 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 26 to Jan. 2, Jan. 5-10, 12, 13, Jan. 

16 to Feb. 6, Feb. 9-11, 13-15, 17-18, Feb. 21 to Mar. 17, Mar. 19 to 

Apr. 2)

Dec. 26 to July 11 July 12 to Sept. 30

1.6 16

2.0 26

3.0 76

5.0 188

7.0 

8.6

349

502

778

1,030

10.0 1,420

11.0 2,520

11.6 3,240

1.3 11 3.0 78 

1.5 16 4.9 182 

2.0 30

Note. Same as preceding table above 4.9 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

*23

-

_

"

_

-

25

22

22

24

23

22

_

-

-

-

Jan.

22

150

2,410

*1,770

*300

80

90

46

39

518

993

338

644

5.330

2,420

*537

154

119

100

91

78

75 

76

73

69

68

68

78

94

68

67

14,754

476

6.68

7.70

Feb.

66

67

68

69

71

d376

dl.750

d782

206

218

416

647

322

*149

163

1,050

648

230

522

758

652

168 

118

100

92

93

91

87

-

-

-

9,979

356

4.99

5.21

Mar.

78

72

223

167

102

90

90

80

70

M

66

68

80

84

82

78

91

573

342

285

*134

103 

96

126

82

75

85

291

172

102

85

4,137

133

1.87

2.16

Apr,

81

482

387

97

60

50

228

90

71

75

209

114

66

52

42

39

*33

30

29

27

386

"438 1,550

87

55

46

42

34

30

II

-

4,956

165

2.31

2.59

May

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

*17

'TI16

16

16

17 

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

18

18

560

18.1

0.254

0.29

June

18

18

19

90

24

22

32

131

730

349

62

34

36

*22

20

19

18

18

17

20

18

17 

17

17

18

21

17

37

410

497

-

2,748

91.6

1.28

1.43

July

898

208

718

708

110

46

30

25

*23

484

893

142

50

33

26

23

20

20

19

18

18

17 

18

19

59

48

63

32

33

23

18

4,841

156

3.19

2.53

Aug.

18

17

16

16

16

15

67

53

81

700

932

189

*51

33

35

230

18

18

20

15

13

13 

11

10

10

10

1111

11

12

12

2,443

78.8

1.11

1.27

Sept.

15

35

14

11

10

11

12

12

11

*34

15

12

355

41

24

30

19

18

17

17

*17

366 

361

308

*560

119

42

27

32

20

'

2,435

81.2

1.14

1.27

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Feak discharge (base, 1.500 cfs).--Jan. 3 (6:30 p.m.) 3,100 cfs (11.48 ft); Jan. 14 (about 4 p.m.) 

3,970 cfs (12.16 ft); Febi 7 (about 1:30 p.m.) 2,010 cfs (10.56 ft); Apr. 22 (l p.m.) 1,730 cfs 

(10.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed graph based on recorded graph, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 1-4, June 15-25, July 6-8, Aug. 15 to Sept. 9, Sept. 11, 12, 

15-20; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of chart, weather records, and records for Rutherford Fork Obion River near Bradford and Middle Fork Forked Deer River near Alamo.
44' OBION RIVER BASIN

Middle Pork Forked Deer River near Alamo, Term.

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, 4 miles north of Alamo, Crockett

County, and 13 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 410 sq ml, approximately. 

Kecoras available. July 1929 to September 1951. 

uage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 288.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 12, 1939, staff gage at same site

and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 548 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,520 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 14.58 ft); minimum, 138 cfs Sept. 5, 6, 9; minimum gage height, 3.38 ft Oct. 13-19.

1929-51: Maximum discharge observed, 19,500 cfs Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 15.46

ft), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs; minimum observed, 68 cfs June 30,

July 1, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 1.26 ft July 1, 11, 17, 1931. 

Remarks. Records good. 

Kevisions (water years).--Revised figures of discharge for the water years 1930, 1938,

laaa, i»4b, ana i»«v are given herewith. They supersede those published In Water-Supply

Papers 702, 857, 877, 897, 1057, 1087, and 1117.

Day 

(water year)

1929-30 

Apr. 11..... 

May 22.....

1937-38 

Jan. 30. ....

Discharge 

(cfs)

200 

1,400

506

Month

April 1930. .......................

Water year 1930. ................

Calendar year 1938 ..............

January 1939. .....................

Calendar year 1939. .............

Calendar year 1946. .............

August 1947 .......................

Calendar year 1947 ..............

Day 

(water year)

1937-38 

Jan. 31..... 

Feb. 1.....

1938-39 

Jan . 30 .....

Of s -days

11,496 

30,419 

190,808

45,088 

25,223 

184,683 

163,377

24,973 

230,415 

231,344

5,086 

284,995 

232,381

4,446 

188,087 

177,780

Dis"sharge 

(cfs).

1,980 

1,090

5,400

Maximum

3 

8 

8

9 

6 

9 

9

3

9 

9

10 

10

7 

7

,060 

,150 

,150

,000 

,900 

,000 

,000

,240

,000 

,000

523 

,100 

,100

324 

,520 

,520

Day Discharge 

(water year) (cfs)

1938-39 

June 3..... 270

1946-47 

Aug. 19..... 145

Minimum

146 

146 

71

178 

196 

91 

91

116 

91 

96

120 

106 

106

98 

85 

85

Mean

383 

981 

523

1,453 

901 

506 

448

806 

631 

634

170 

781 

637

143 

515 

487

Per square

mile

0.932 

2.39 

1.28

3.54 

2.20 

1.23 

1.09

1.97 

1.54 

1.55

.415 

1.90 

1.55

.349 

1.26 

1.19

Runoff in 

Inches

1.04 

2.76 

17.30

4.09 

2.29 

16.76 

14.83

^2.27 

20.92 

21.00

.46 

25.87 

21.09

.40 

17.05 

16.11

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfarn

In.

Oct.

205

189

181

179

170

167

168 

171

175

165

165

163

154

154

154

154

154

154

*154

155

157

1.280 

1,050

333

223

195

184

179

175

173

173

7,453

240

0.585

0.68

Nov.

173

179

203

275

253

207

192

390

1,590

930

352

261

229

215

210

1,850

1,460

544

1,810

3,600

4.520

3,350 

2,100

817

404

333

369

*336

291

280

-

27,523

917

Z.24

2.50

Dec.

280

282

2,380

2,40O

1,850

3,230

ffl

1,580

676

424

353

327

*311

Z99

272

255

237

213

215

211

226 

243

237

229

224

207

194

208

221

207

23, 881

770

1.88

2.17

Jan.

200

ITT

4,140

6,910

*5, 380

4,810

4,220 

1,450

610

1,630

2,880

1,580

2,460

6,340

8. 620

5,860

4,320

2,510

895

540

439

353 

340

331

306

287

290

309

684

542

335

69,982

2,257

5.50

6.35

Feb.

290

298

285

301

325

1,050

3,690 

4. 160

3,060

2,500

2,220

*2,330

1,830

1,300

746

2,600

2,360

1,540

2,110

2,000

2,270

1,550 

897

441

374

352

377

347

-

-

-

41,603

1,486

3.62

3.77

Mar.

331

295

718

899

462

360

360 

347

290

261

259

277

335

370

338

312

295

2,280

2.520

2,060

1,380

648 

 504

763

464

386

382

1,510

1,59O

1,100

675

22,571

728

1.78

2.05

Apr.

433

1,740

2,040

1,400

661

413

1,250 

997

532

502

779

857

506

395

345

389

*347

303

293

282

1,180

3,960 

4.560

3,400

2,400

1,050

642

535

428

574

32,813

1,0:14

e.r?

May

306

274

261

253

236

228

231 

218

213

212

208

196

192

186

183

*181

180

178

178

175

172

170 

175

168

165

165

162

156

. T57

160

159

6.098

197

June

168

162

159

ITS

176

173

173 

720

2,250

1,430

668

247

210

*184

178

181

175

200

175

191

173

167 

165

160

159

175

165

224

1,900

2.960

14,246

475

0.4BO 1.16

2. 98 j 0.551 1.23

July

5. 780

1,880

1,130

1,620

670

289

229 

205

*191

1,620

1,710

1,960

1,870

1,030

504

224

199

188

180

175

170

167. 

26TT

189

194

185

GOP

6i4

a if,

Aug.

165

176

168

159

157

151

152

*184

202

1.510

828

616

258

189

168

160

157

164

186

172

156

152 

148

144

143

lil

141

143

144

146 ia-j i 143

22,48* 7,323

725 236

1./7

2.04

0.576

0.66

Sept.

143

141

141

140

136

138

140 

140

138

143

168

165

*329

272

164

148

145

143

141

140

141

1.170 

571

1,040

878

352

204

170

156

151

8,028

268

0.654

0.73

Calendar year 1950: Max 11,100 

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,620

142

138

943

778

2.30

1.90 In.

31.24

25.77

Peak discharge (base. 5 f 600 gfs).--Nov. 21 (8:30 a.m.) 4,540 cfs (13.99 ft); Dec. 6 (10:30 p.m.) 

3,690 cfs (13.82 ft); Jan. 4 (11:50 a.m.) 7,270 cfs (l4.55 ft); Jan. 15 (4 a.m.) 9,520 cfs (14.58 ft); 

Feb. 8 (8 a.m.) 5,090 cfs (14.07 ft); Apr. 23 (5:30 a.m.) 4,540 cfs (13.99 ft); July 1 (6 a.m.) 4,160 

cfs (13.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
HATCHEE RIVER BASIN 45

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Term.

Location. Lat 35e 16'40", long. 88°58'30", on right bank at downstream side 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.

Drainage area. 1,430 sq mi, approximately.

kecoras available.--July 1929 to September 1951.

uage.--Mater-stage recorder. 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 50 ft upstream at 

same datum. July 27, 1932, to Feb. 6, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 2,'443 cfs.

ttstrernes. feximum discharge during year, 17,200 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 16.53 ft); minimum, 201 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1929-51: 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).

Revisions. The maximum discharge observed for the water year 1937 has been revised 

to av.auo crs Jan. 4, 1937 (gage height, 18.00 ft), superseding figure published In 

Water-Supply Paper 827.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

period In the water year 1937, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 827 

are given herewith:

Jan. 3 .......... 19,100

4 .......... 27,300

5 .......... 24,900

6 .......... 19,100

7 .......... 13,500

8 .......... 9,200

Jan. 17 11,600

18 .......... 14,200

19 .......... '13,500

20 .......... 17,700

21 .......... 21,200

22 .......... 19,100

Jan. 23 ........... 22,600

24 .......... 19,800

25 .......... 18,400

26 .......... 15,600

27 .......... 12,200

28 .......... 9,200

Month Cfs-days

oca 7A"J

732,011

Maximum

27,300

Minimum

1 ft 6!

185

Mean

2,006

Per square 

mile

1.40

Runoff In 

Inches

22.36

19.05

Rating tables, wafer year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

3.7 453 10.0 1,810 

5.0 700 11.0 2,160 

8.0 1,290 12.0 2,800

Note. Same as following 

tab"Ie~above 12.0 ft.

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.5

4.O

7.0

10.0

11.0

205

480

1,060

1,760

2,090

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.5

2,800

4,000

6,100

9,300

17,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

740 

715

689

656

620

588

561

561

578 

672

673

601

554

523

502

*489

483

472

462

459

464

898

1,130

1.300 

1,100

835

710

649

614 

594

586

20,478

661

0.462

0.53

Nov.

578

rro

1,390

2,020

3,050

3,280

2,900

3,420

6,000 

6.130

5,100

4,560

3,870

2,850

2,020

1,740

1,870

2,300

2,710

 3,340

3,970

4,080

4,220

4,160 

4,060

3,930

3,730

3,370

2,930 

2,440

-

96,728

3,224

2.25

2.52

Dec.

2,020 

1,750

3,180

4,780

5,580

7,360

7,640

7,730

7.890 

7,700

7,570

*7,570

7,390

6,910

6,320

5,680

5,080

4,370

3,440

2,510

1,920

1,600

1,430

1,360 

1,310

1,270

'1,210

1,160

1,150 

1,140

1,180

127,180

4,103

2.87

3.31

Jan.

1.150 

1,150

5,040

8,490

9,000

10,400

14,400

15.700

13,600 

11,400

9,740

 8,450

10,600

13,700

13,500

10,600

. 8,810

7,850

7,240

.6,720

6,160

5,560

5,050

4,480 

3,750

2,960

2,370

2,200

4,460 

a5,800

a6,800

237,110

7,649

5.35

6.17

Feb.

a7,200 

a6,000

a5.600

a7,000

a9,400

all, 500

315,000

a!3,500

a!3,500 

a!3,500

313,000

a!2,000

11,300

*9,860

8,630

8,380

7,760

7,390

7,800

7,670

8,000

8,100

8,060

8,600 

9,260

9,030

8,310

7,600

-

-

260,950

9,320

6.52

6.79

Mar.

7,090 

6,440

5,810

5,320

4,880

4,450

4,130

3,830

3,590 

3,400

3,210

3,010

2,850

2,750

2,690

2,570

2.470

S.OOO

3,680

4,560

4,780

*4,880

4,990

5,080 

5,210

5,250

5,190

6,050

7,420 

7,640

8^240

144,460

4,660

3.26

3.76

Apr.

14,800 

16.700

13,800

11,400

9,460

8,130

7,730

7,000

6,520 

6,OOO

5,560

5,190

4,820

4,410

4,020

3,580

3,070

2,530

 2,110

1.890

2,240

5,250

4,370

4,360 

4,210

4,160

4,160

4,190

4,190 

4,050

179,900

5,997

4.19

4.68

May

5.650 

2,940

2,170

1,750

1,460

1,310

1,210

1,130

1,070 

1,020

980

934

882

835

*794

763

733

706

685

666

659

632

624

 660 

735

736

647

583

537 

508

490

32,499

1,048

0.733

0.85

June

516 6"53

676

613

569

556

581

670

1,150 

1,600

1.730

 1,356

906

706

647

611

613

706

884

954

936

826

735

607 

529

522

662

609

522 

996

23,610

787

0.550

0.61

July

1,730 

2,320

3,050

3,420

3,580

5.660

3,650

3,510

2,830 

1,810

*1,130

826

680

590

537

524

592

600

522

452

414

402

391

. IT? 

442

493

526

586

824 

1,030

936

42,469

1,370

0.95S

1.10

Aug.

712 

691

6"BT 723

503

408

358

327

*313 

311

347

497

651

48S

360

313

295

327

344

353

345

327

322

315 

299

264

248

241

236 

232 '555"

12,053

388

0.271

0.31

Sept.

234 

230

212

203

255

236

259

338

344 

304

322

 349

400

387

372

376

318

273

257

252

248

270

322

546 

607

472

476

567

453 

358

10,190

340

0.238

0.27

Calendar year 1950: Max 17,400 Mln 413 Mean 4,013 Cfsm 2. 81 In. 38.09

Water year 1950-51: Max 16,700 Mln 203 Mean 3,254 Cfsm 2.28 In. 30.90

Peak discharge(base. 8.500 efs). Jan. 8 (7 a.m.) 15,900 ofs (16.32 ft); Jan. 14 (9 p.m.) 15,100 

efs tl6.18 ft); Feb. 8, 9, or 1O (time unknown) about 13,500 efs; Feb. 25 (7 p.m.) 9,300 cfs (15.00 

ft); Apr. 2 (5 a.m.) 17,200 cfs (16.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Stanton and Wolf River at Rossvllle.
46 HATCHIE RIVER BASIN

Hatchie River near Stanton, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°31'25", long. 89°21'05", near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 3 miles downstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad 

bridge, 5 miles northeast of Stanton, Haywood County, and 7 miles upstream from Big 

Muddy Creek.

Drainage area. 1,940 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 267.34 ft above mean Gulf level (levels 

By Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 7, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 3,021 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,400 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 17.56 ft); minImum, 413 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 3.07 ft).

1929-51: Maximum discharge observed, 59,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 20.35 

ft); minimum, 243 cfs Sept. 3, 1943 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-23, Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, Nov. 9 to Dec.

Oat. 1 to Dec. 9 Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

4.5 659

7.0 1,140

10.0 1,920

12.0 2,690

14.0 4,250

15.0 6,250

15.7 9,400

3.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

402

1,140

1,920

2,700

3,900

14.5

15.0

16.0

17.0

17.5

4,500

5,810

11,400

18,700

22,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,260 

1,170

1,090

1,030

978

929

887

851

824 

809

807

845

849 

807

769

739

713 

*697

688

677

670

711

1,040

1,300

1,430

I i500

1,420

1,200

1,010

906

851

29,457

950

0.490

0.56

Nov.

820 

807

811

1,020

1,380

1,630

1,820

2,010

2,410 

2,670

2,780

2,880

3,060 

3,290

3,500

3,810

3.990 

3,960

3,780

3,670

3,640

*3,570

3,430

3,340

3,340

3,360

3,410

3,440

3,460

3,450

-

84,538

2,818

1.45

1.62

Dec.

3,430 

3,410

3,600

4,340

4,880

5,780

8,300

9,040

9.160 

8,560

7,820

7,550

*7,390 

7,130

7,030

6,940

6,650 

6,210

5,670

5,220

4,810

4,490

4,210

3,900

3,490

3,040

2,520

2,090

1,830

1,680

if 600

161,770

5,218

2.69

3.10

Jan.

1.560 

1,580

3,180

6,120

6,090

7,700

9,040

*9,040

11,400 

14,500

14, 700

12,900

12,200 

17,400

22 . 800

18,800

14, 900 

11,900

9,660

8,260

7,390

6,700

6,170

5,700

5,250

4,880

4,550

4,350

4,270

5,200

6,000

274,190

8,845

4.56

5.26

Feb.

6.400 

6,500

6,600

6,800

7,500

8,300

10,000

12,000

13,000 

13,500

114.000

14, 000

13,000 

12,500

*11,600

11,300

11,200 

9,860

9,040

8,620

8,500

8,560

7,980

7,650

7,490

7,490

8,200

8,560

_

-

270,150

9,648

4.97

5.18

Mar.

8.200 

7,650

7,030

6,650

6,130

5,560

5,160

4,770

4,460 

4,220

4,020

3,850

3,670 

3,540

3,410

3,310

m3,430

3,550

3,600

3,600

*3,650

3,760

3,910

4,020

4,130

4,430

5,600

6,170

6,560

144, 460

4,660

2.40

2.77

Apr.

7,030 

7,390

11,500

14.800

13,200

11,100

9/720

8,740

7,980 

7,340

6,700

6,300

5,780 

5,160

4,770

4,480

4,270 

*4,080

3,900

5.700

3,700

5,860

6,940

7,230

6,210

5,080

4,440

4,180

4,040

3,920

-

199,540

6,651

3.43

3.83

May

5.810 

3,740

3,680

3,600

3,510

3,340

3,080

2,660

2,130 

1,790

1,610

1,490

1,400 

1,310

1,240

*1,170

1,130 

1,080

1,050

1,020

994

972

958

932

925

927

954

940

892

851

815

54,000

1,742

0.898

1.04

June

805 

786

788

866

877

820

799

894

1,190 

1,470

1,490

1,560

*1.640 

1,620

1,360

1,080

950 

894

883

958

1,170

1,200

1,160

1,060

960

866

798

773 826'

898

-

31,441

1,048

0.540

0.60

July

1,070 

1,290

1,530

1,880

2,110

2,180

2,280

2,400

2,520 

2,640

2,730

*2,790

Hi§

1^550

1,O70

923

864

860

845

792

735

695

744

717

760

761

978

1,080

925

980

45,919

1,481

0.763

0.88

Aug.

1.060 

1,050

919

864

868

813

727

*659

610 

582

567

578

596 

708

780

700

609 

587

592

598

589

574

564

540

523

518

510

491

474

465

455

20,170

651

C.336

0.39

Sept.

448 

445

440

431

423

418

415

421

437 

489

518

*520

603 

594

612

596"

567 

552

525

491

469

504

533

535

580

684

748

684

654

673

-

16,009

534

0.275

0.31

Calendar year 1950 : Max 27,200 Min 670 Mean 4,777 Cfsm 2.46 In. 33.41

Water year 1950-51 : Max 22,800 Min 415 Mean 3,648 . Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.54

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 30 to Feb. 14; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for station at Bolivar.
WOLF RIVER BASIN 47

Wolf River at Rossville, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35°03'10", 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, and 3j miles downstream from Grissum Creek.

Drainage area.--531 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1951.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder-. Datum of gage is 300.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustments of 1941 and 1944. Prior to June 13, 1939, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 698 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 11.39 ft); minimum, 198 cfs Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 5.29 ft).

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs Jan. 20, 1935 (gage height, 13.75 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,000 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). W 807: 1935. W 1117: 1930. W 1177: 1932.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

5.4 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8 . 5

217

303

462

640

900

8.7

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.3

1,120 

1,700 

3,200 

 5,000 

6,200

5.3 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

199

295

460

690

1,000

9.0 1,870

9.5 3,200

10.0 5,000

11.1 9,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

276

267

261

251

245

238

233

238

240

240

238

237

234

230

225

*224

224

222

222

221

258

442

459

423

401

378

339

300

278

267

8,787

283

0.533

0.62

Nov.

262

309

401

48S

557

648

930

1,180

1,350

2.510

1,560

813

573

436

374

438

493

503

508

*662

1,180

1,360

1,220 

1,100

980

852

665

561

482

438

23,833

794

1.50

1.67

Dec.

418

428

2,230

4,480

4,020

5.920

5,400

3,500

2,360

1,600

1,160

*876

660

577

522

482

454

430

415

401

386

377

370 

369

367

366

359

353

353

354

353

40,340

. 1,301

2.45

2.83

Jan.

351

429

4,450

8,950

7,360

4,920

2,540

1,610

*1,070

860

828

760

3,910

9,600

7,950

4,960

2,840

1,770

1,250

876

693

595

538 

506

480

460

442

578

1,940

2,540

1,980

78,036

2,517

4.74

5.47

Feb.

1,520

1,200

930

836

1,100

3,000

*4.200

4,100

3,780

3,080

2,200

1,810

1,590

1,370

1,160

1,590

1,940

1,770

1,770

2,050

2,280

2,200

1,650 

1,100

796

672

608

595

-

-

-

50,897

1,818

3.42

3.56

Mar.

598

605

625

666

628

576

554

552

542

512

478

448

432

424

422

420

464

1,050

1,520

1,610

1,350

*1,500

1,200 

884

678

558

508

1,210

3,200

5.550

5,290

50,854

995

1.87

2.16

Apr.

2,010

1,480

1,150

868

740

717

860

1,080

1,040

828

736

711

659

562

512

482

446

414

*396

388

585

2,400

2.760 

,590

,200

,370

,220

,050

760

645

29,599

987

1.86

2.07

May

578

512

438

394

370

354

346

556

525

320

518

507

500

289

*280

273

269

266

263

260

258

258

276 

282

288

296

290

270

256

246

244

9,762

315

0.593

0.68

June

241

234

253

234

242

248

259

525

398

428

438

*432

412

350

295

273

269

267

269

267

273

308

334

316

274

260

269

270

265

554

9,035

301

0.567

0.63

July

460

472

882

1,350

1,250

1,240

2.500

1,690

947

540

*540

288

270

260

258

251

244

239

255

232

228

224

222 

258

232

246

270

270

284

294

296

16,572

535

1.01

1.16

Aug.

288

276

260

237

225

218

216

213

*212

211

220

216

216

215

215

211

207

290

540

514

306

390

314 

270

242

250

225

221

217

213

211

7,639

246

0.463

0.54

Sept.

208

206

202

199

198

199

202

207

221

233

251

*253

280

307

286

253

237

225

218

213

212

229

254 

244

269

284

282

256

235

225

-

7,068

236

0.444

0.50

Calenda year 1950: Max 8,300 Min 193 Mean 989 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.29

Water y ar 1950-51: Max 9,600 Min 198 Mean 856 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.89

Peak ischarge (base, 2,600 cfs). --Nov. 10 (1:30 p.m.) 2,900 cfs (9.40 ft); Dec. 6 (7:30 p.m.)

6,560 c s (10.39 ft); Jan. 4 (10:30 a.m.) 9,850 cfs (11.09 ft); Jan. 14 (8 p.m.) 11,400 cfs (11.39

ft); Fe . 8 (4 a.m.) 4,520 cfs (9.88 ft); Mar. 31 (3 a.m.) 3,600 cfs (9.63 ft); Apr. 22 (9 p.m.)

3,540 c s (9.61 ft).

* Dis harge measurement made on this day.
48 MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

Mississippi River at Memphis, Term.

Location.--Lat 35 0 07'37", long. 90°04'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Harahan

 Bridge at Memphis, Shelby County, l£ 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.

Kecoras available. Discharge: April 1934 to September 1951 in reports of Geological 

survey.In reports of Mississippi River Commission as follows: 1882-1904, results of 

43 discharge measurements; 1931, results of 4 discharge measurements; 1932, results of 

39 discharge measurement; and since January 1933, records of daily discharge and results 

of numerous discharge measurements.

Gage heights: October 1934 to September 1951 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 United States Weather Bureau.

To adjust gage heights obtained at present site to those obtained at site at Beale 

Street, add 0.3 ft for each 10-ft increment of stage.

Gage. 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 Dec. 22, 1934, staff 

gage 1,000 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1934-51), 484,700 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,217,000 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 35.32 ft); 

minimum, 182,000 cfs Nov. 6 (gage height, 3.47 ft).

1934-51: 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, 

-1.15 ft Oct. 27, 1940.

Maximum stage known proir to 1937, 46.55 ft at Beale Street gage or about 45.2 ft 

at present site, Apr. 9, 1913.

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. 61 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather Bureau.

Gage height at 8 a.m.. In feet, Mater year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15.06

15.30

15.02

14.10

12.21

9.39

7.42

6.94

6.74

6.90

7.48

8.53

9.06

9.02

8.88

8.77

8.38

7.59

7.33

7.40

7.26

7.06

6.29

5.32

4.74

4.92

5.03

4.84

4.37

4.22

4.41

Nov.

4.23

4.17

4.01

3.76

3.59

3.51

3.84

4.79

5.91

6.54

7.45

8.80

9.93

11.42

12.69

13.60

13.92

13.76

13.40

13.01

12.16

11.30

11.58

13.00

15.05

17.09

18.51

19.29

19.49

19.45

-

Dec.

19.21

18.54

17.90

16.93

16.12

15.85

16.03

16.97

18.80

20.82

22.18

23.15

23.83

24.28

24.60

24.87

25.14

g25.3

g25.5

g25.7

g25.7

g25.6

g25.1

g24.0

g22.3

g20.o

E17.2

g!4.5

g!2.0

glO.O

ge.s

Jan.

7.67

7.14

7.67

8.20

8.59

10.15

12.84

15.60

18.17

20.21

21.62

22.16

22.68

23.72

g24.9

g26.2

27.72

28.78

29.31

29.63

29.76

29.63

29.34

29.00

28.50

27.97

27.55

27.34

27.09

26.45

g24.7

Feb.

g24".~a

 g23.7

g22.7

g22.3

g22.5

g22.9

.S?3 A

24.50

25.33

26.36

27.27

28.10

28.72

29.10

29.06

28.98

28.69

28.46

28.53

28.58

28.88

29.31

30.21

31.27

32.20

33.08

33.86

34.44

-

_

-

Mar.

34.90

35.15

35.23

35.26

35.15

34.99

34.89

34.79

34.60

34.38

34.06

33.76

33.27

32.72

32.19

31.64

31.18

31.04

30.63

30.14

29.95

29.99

30.20

30.46

30.24

29.87

29.38

29.01

28.71

28.40

28.39

Apr.

28.67

29.32

30.20

31.12

31.96

32.62

33.33

33.64

33.76

33.58

33.30

32.96

32.71

32.48

32.36

32.28

32.24

32.22

32.32

32.35

32.42

32.70

32.77

32.85

32.93

33.15

33.31

33.40

33.39

33.26

-

May

32.90

32.25

31.35

30.30

29.15

28.15

27.45

27. 1C

27.10

27.20

27.45

27.60

27.70

27.50

26.95

26.20

25.55

g25.1

g24.7

g24.2

g23.8

g23.2.

g22.6

g21.8

g20.9

g20.0

g!9.1

g!8.2

g!7.5

gl6.8

g!6.2

June

15.60

15.33

15.30

15.26

15.04

14.89

14.87

14.62

14.91

15.89

17.18

17.91

18.16

18.41

18.72

19.01

19.23

19.26

19.10

18.94

18.72

18.67

18.98

19.29

19.22

19.21

19.59

20.19

20.58

21.13

-

July

21.90

22.68

23.63

24.62

25.22

25.70

26.16

26.65

27.04

27.30

27.48

27.64

27.78

27.88

27.77

27.74

27.79

27.90

28.11

28.30

28.49

28.64

28.73

28.80

28.83

28.79

28.78

28.88

28.90

28-. 83

28.62

Aug.

28.11

27.21

25.93

24.11

21.65

18.78

15.77

13.30

11.60

10.40

9.53

9.15

8.96

8.81

8.94

9.36

9.48

9.36

8.82

8.35

8.17

8.41

9.20

10.03

10.75

10.86

10.22

9.47

9.03

9.48

10.64

Sept.

11.78

12.65

13.26

13.67

13.36

12.41

11.45

10.95

10.70

11.15

11.67

12.12

13.12

15.50

13.72

14.26

14.62

14.85

14.85

14.90

15.02

15.13

14.96

14.67

14.30

13.35

12.87

12.77

12.28

11.40

-

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 49

Discharge, In thousands of cubic feet per second, of Mississippi River near Memphis, Term., 

water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

456 

155 

439

409

354

293

258

250

250

254

269

288

297

295

291

386

277

262

260

264

262

258

243

225

219

223

223

219

209

207

SOT

6,705

280.8

17,270

Hov.

205 

201 

197

192

190

184

T5?

207

229

241

262

288

316

352

383

404

412

409

398

388

364

350

364

406

464

521

562

583

592

5W

-

10,445

348.2

20,720

Dec.

583 

562 

544

518

498

495

503

538

595

655

700

733

757

774

788

799

g806

g813

g821

8824

£824

g813

g788

g747

8680

8604

8518

8439

8372

8323

8288

19,702

635.5

39,080

Jan.

271 

262 

55E

309

323

367

436

509

580

635

677

694

710

750

8788

839

892

931

947

963

967

555

947

931

912

892

877

869

854

828

g795

22,000

709.7

43,640

Feb.

8760 

g726 

?690

g680

s55T

8707

8740

767

795

832

862

884

900

904

900

896

884

881

864

888

900

923

967

1,009

1,048

1,099

1,142

1 , 177

^

-

24,532

876.1

48,660

Mar.

1,187 

1.212 

1,212

1,212

1,197

1,182

1,172

1,162

1,152

1,137

1,127

1,113

1,089

1,066

1,048

1,026

1,009

1,005

988

971

967

971

979

988

975

955

939

923

908

900

5TO

32,672

1,054

64,800

Apr.

912 

535 

971

1,009

1,039

1,071

1,099

1,108

1,113

1,099

1,085

1,066

1,053

1,039

1,031

1,026

1,022

1,022

1,031

1,031

1,039

1,053

1,057

1,066

1,071

1,085

1,094

1 , 099

1,099

1,089

31,518

1,051

62,520

May

1,071 

1,039 

1,000

951

908

869

843

832

836

839

850

858

858

847

821

795

8767

8750

8733

8720

8700

8674

g655

8629

8604

8574

gSSO

8529

8509

8492

*25.

23,578

760.6

46,770

June

461 

458 

458

456

450

447

444

439 4"5B~

492

532

550

562

571

580

592

598

595

592

586

580

580

589

595

592

592

604

620

635

655

16,363

545.4

32,460

July

677 

TOT 

733

764

781

795

810

828

839

850

858

862

869

873

869

869

873

881

888

900

908

915

919

923

927

923

923

927

927

923

912

 26,646

859.5

52,850

Aug.

881 BSB" 

781

713

629

541

458

396

354

328

311

306

302

302

306

316

320

316

304

295

295

304

325

344

362

362

344

328

320

335

364

12,678

409.0

25,150

Sept.

390 

414 

428

436

423

396

372

360

357

35T

380

393

417

425

433

447

458

464

464

467

470

rrcr

464

456

444

423

414

414

401

383

-

12,630

421.0

25,050

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,567 Kin 184 Mean 703.5 Ac-ft 509,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,212 Min 184 Mean 661.6 Ac-ft 479,000

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings. 

Note. Dally discharge computed from dally mean gage height, 

figures expressed In thousands.

not from 8 a.m. gage heights. All
50 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo.

Location. Lat 37 0 ll'40n , long. 50°30'10n , in NEi sec. 16, T. 29 N. , R. 5 E. , on down-

 stream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 34, 1 mile upstream from Clark 

Creek and 3 miles east of Patterson.

Drainage area. 956 sq mi.

Records available. June 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 370.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Oct. 26, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 26, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1938, wireweight gage at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1938, to Apr. 12, 1939, wire-weight gage 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,164 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,800 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 19.46 ft); min-

 imum, 114 cfs Nov. 1-3 (gage height, 2.49 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 79,200 cfs Mar. 11, 1935, 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.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(ShiftIng-control method used Mar. 13 to May 23)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6 Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

100

115

215

390

620

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

13.6

1,130

2,550

4,470

8,500

11,100

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

182

255

595

1,900

3,660

10.0 6,000

12.0 8,750

16.0 15,800

17.5 19,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

257

r3T

213

198

185

174

172

185

183

178

178

174

164

*154

148

141

132

125

122

120

117

T55

130 

129

127

127

125

124

124

120

117

4,800

155

0.162

0.19

9,520

Nov.

TT5- 114

114

117

117

118

125

148

227

720

483

349

280

247

230

213

*203

201

205

420

770

19~5~ 870

600

519

451

407

374

349

326

-

10,107

337

0.353

0.39

20,050

Dec.

300

311

456

596

770

720

645

591

543

519

510

506

478

465

456

478

524

501

465

420

403

382

361 

349

334

330

308

294

273

263

250

13,801

445

0.465

0.54

27,370

Jan.

241

147

8,350

6,340

2,890

1,920

*1,500

1,220

1,020

945

920

1,100

1,130

3,220

11,100

4,810

2,800

2,080

1,680

1,400

1,180

-1,050

920 

820

770

670

615

591

469

469

403

63,164

2,038

2.13

2.46

125,300

Feb.

403

365

349

341

550

4,640

17,900

4,990

2,740

1,970

1,620

1,480

*1,440

1,480

1,400

9,460

10,900

6,390

9,650

11,500

19,300 6" 2~6"0"

5,470 

2,560

2,130

1,820

1,650

1,620

^

-

-

128,158

4,577

4.79

4.99

254,200

Mar.

1,620

1,620

1,480

1,570

1,230

1,100

1,100

968

870

870

3,460

10,900

4,750

2,920

2,130

1,760

1,900

4,070

3,360

2,500

1,790

1,510

*1,370 

1,200

1,030

935

805

775

718

665

640

61,236

1,975

2.07

2.38

121,500

Apr.

640

S9TT

775

718

665

690

2,030

2,920

2,010

1,650

1,650

5,580

3,280

2,300

1,790

1,480

1,230

1,100

968

838

858

1,570

2,580 

1,760

1,400

1,230

1,100

968

838

745

-

43,435

1,448

1.51

1.69

86,150

May

665

955

1,570

1,500

1,100

9C2

745

665

*575

575

665

690

595

517

464

412

565

526

292 339"

422

577

4,390 

2,660

1,480

1,030

775

618

417

446

405

26,817

865

0.905

1.04

53,190

June

371

329

295

7S5

745

665

517

464

716

665

575

499

590

1,000

665

622

870

595

481

499

595

618

575 

3,670

2,720

1,480

1,340

1,000

*775

1,820

-

26,513

884

0.925

1.05

52,590

July

6,520

5,020

1,760

1,500

1,200

1,250

1,200

968

858

9,280

4,650

4,510

6,000

15,200

3,510

2,130

1,580

1,230

1,060

870

690

575

760 

2,560

1,480

1,100

870

665

536

446

412

76,450

2,465

2.58

2.97

151,600

Aug.

1,960

1,450

745

517

412

548

501

272

*272

3,270

1,440

870

595

464

381

332

292

263

242

215

207

266

446 

289

222

182

247

2,640

5,550

1,460

968

24,918

804

0.841

0.97

49,420

Sept.

690

556

446

402

429

556

499

452

371

6,7B0

4,740

1,970

6,580

5,140

2,300

1,580

1,200

968

605

640

555

536

481 

417

*517

595

595

499

429

392

-

42,140

1,405

1.47

1.64

83, 580

Calendar year 1950: Max 37,300 Mln 79 Mean 1,788" Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.38 Ac-ft 1,294,000

Water year 1950-51; Max 19,300 Mln 114 Mean 1,429 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.29 Ao-ft 1,034,000

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 efs).--Feb. 7 (5:50 a.m.) 24,400 cfs (19.40 ft); Feb. 21 (5 to 4 a.m.) 

24,8OO cfs (19746 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 51

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo.

Location. --La t 36°55'42", long. 90 0 17'04", in NWfeEt 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.

Records available. --April 1941 to September 1951. July 1940 to March 1941 in files of 

Corps or Engineers, Memphis, Tenn.

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, 165,600 acre-ft Feb. 22 (gage height, 20.98 ft); 

 minimum, 47,520 acre-ft Jan. 2 (gage height, 8.51 ft).

1941-51: 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 Nov. 2, 1944

(gage height, 7.14 ft).

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Closure of channel at dam began July 

TTT~1940; 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 bv Coros of Engineers.

Gage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.82

8.89

9. 02

9.11

9.15

9. 2O

9.27

9.43

9.5O

9.55

9.61

9.69

9.73

9.79

9.86

9.91

9.97

10.O2

10.08

10.12

10.13

1O.27

1O.37

10.40

10.42

10.44

10.50

10.52

10.54

10.55

10. 6O

Nov.

10.62

1O.72

10.77

1O.73

10.57

1O.50

10.48

10.54

1O.72,

10.65

10.65

10.63

10. 6O

10.53

10.54

10.54

10.52

1O.5O

10.52

10.71

10.65

1O.72

1O.78

10.80

10.72

1O.66

10.51

10.50

10.52

10.52

-

Dec.

1O.52

1O.50

1O.70

1O.67

10.75

10.81

10.65

10.52

1O.5O

1O.57

10.53

10.58

10. 6O

1O.60

10.67

10.53

10.28

10. 05

9.85

9.7O

9.53

9.40

9.30

9. 2O

9.08

9.05

8.90

8.82

8.77

S.7O

8.63

Jan.

8.58

8.53

9.25

11.54

12.33

12.33

12.17

11.90

11.60

11.30

11.10

1O.88

10.80

11.13

12.48

14.14

14.15

13.90

13.50

13.04

12.68

12-. 24

11.87

11.55

11.23

10.95

10.70

10.52

10.32

1O.1O

9.92

Feb.

9.77

9.56

9.50

9.35

9.26

9.27

11.54

14.74

14.65

14. 2O

13.67

13. 2O

12.80

12.42

12.1O

12.44

14.28

15.38

15. 6O

16.33

18.88

20.97

20.50

19.53

18.44

17.35

16.35

15.45

_

_

-

Mar.

14.70

14. OO

13.45

13. OO

12.55

12.15

11.80

11.55

11.25

10.95

10.95

12.50

14.20

14.30

14.00

13.60

13.20

13.20

13.50

13.40

13.15

12.80

12. 4O

12.2O

11.85

11.60

11.30

11.10

1O.90

1O.75

10.50

Apr.

1O.35

10.25

1O.10

1O.O5

9.90

9.85

9.90

10.30

1O.7O

10.85

10. 9O

11.15

11.75

11.95

11.95

11.85

11.60

11. 4O

11.25

10.95

10.80

10.85

.10.85

11. 05

11. OO

11.00

10.90

10.80

1O.65

1O.50

May

10. 3O

10. 7O

11.10

11.60

11.75

11.70

11.50

11.50

11.35

11.20

11.10

11.25

11.45

11. 5O

11. 5O

11.50

11.45

11.45

11.30

11.15

11.05

11.20

11.55

12.10

12. 05

11.80

11.60

11.45

11.35

11.30

11.15

June

11. 1O

11.20

11. 3O

11.50

11.50

11.50

11.50

11.50

11.35

11.10

10.80

10.95

11.20

11.30

11.30

11.25

11.35

11.30

11.00

1O.80

1O.55

10.80

11. OO

11.00

11.65

11.60

11.4O

11.20

11.05

1O.95

-

July

11. 4O

12.35

12. 4O

12.2O

12.40

12. 4O

12.1O

11.75

11.45

11.30

12.90

13.10

13.45

14. OS

15.35

14.90

14.25

13.70

13.10

12.60

12.10

11.65

11.25

11.15

11.35

11.2O

11. OO

10.80

10.60

10.35

10.10

Aug.

9.90

10.15

10.10

1O.OO

9.80

9.60

9.45

9.30

9.35

9.30

10.05

10. 05

9.95

9.80

9.65

9.55

9.35

9.20

9.10

9.00

9.10

9.O5

9.05

9.05

8.95

8.85

8.90

9.OO

9.7O

1O.25

10.30

Sept.

1O.20

10.05

9.8O

9.7O

9.50

9.55

9.60

9.6O

9.55

9.70

11.25

11.65

11.90

12.85

13.05

12.70

12.30

11.90

11.55

11.2O

10.85

10.70

10.45

10.25

1O.10

9.95

9.90

9.70

9.55

9.45

-

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Water year 1950-51. ......

Gage height 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acre-feet)

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+3,890

t Gage height at 8 a.m.
52 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo.

Location. La t 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 ml (revised).

Records available. October 1940 to September 1951 In reports of Geological Survey. Decem-

 ber 193V t6 September 1942 In reports of Mississippi River Commission. April 1920 to 

December 1937 In files of Corps of Engineers, Memphis, Term.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 325.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Oct. 14, 1940, staff gages In the vicinity at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 1,791 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum dally discharge during year, 9,990 cfs Feb. 23; maximum gage height,

 Dl'.Vb ft Feb. 23; minimum daily discharge, 30 cfs Oct. 4.

1920-51: Maximum discharge, 82,500 cfs May 15, 1933 (gage height, 30.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs, determined by Corps of Engineers; no flow July 

 20-24, 1940, May 16, 1941, result of closure of outlet gates at dam.

Discharge computed using gate openFlow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs, fair below, 

ings and pool elevation at Wappapello Reservoir, 

(see preceding page).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 15 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 9 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

320

15

40

30

TO

4O 

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

*40 

40

40

40

40

40

4O

40

40

40

140

200

200

130

40

2,020

65.2

4,010

Nov.

40

TO

350

61O

460

340 

28O

2OO

450

610

610

610

600

510

 510

550

340 

340

340

510

6OO

750

850

910

1,070

1,070

830

480

480

48O

-

15,820

527

31,380

Dec.

480 150"

480

520

810

1,190 

1,280

1,040

730

610

610

61O

610

610

840

1,380

1,460

1,510

1,190

1,100

1,010

950

880

830

780

730

690

650

620

590

560

25,630

827

50,840

Jan.

550 550"

1,110

2,560

3,180

3,180 

2,990

2,750

2,480

*2,260

2,070

1,920

1,860

2,280

3,62O

5,040

5,150 

4,810

4,360

3.9OO

3,490

3,130

2,790

2,480

2,220

1,980

1,780

1,620

1,460

1,330

1,220

SO, 160

2,586

159,000

Feb.

1,130

1,050

980

920

870

1,140 

3,240

5,62O

5,650

5,140

4,560

4,O4O

3,610

3,260

*2,970

3,580

5,560 

6,490

6,940

7,900

9,63O

9,920

9,990

9,660

9,010

8,230

7,340

6,450

_

-

144,880

5,174

287,400

Mar.

5,650

4,950

4,320

3,800

3,350

2,990 

2,670

2,400

2,190

2,010

2,240

3,8OO

5,240

5,270

4.91O

4,470

4,120 

4,160

4,360

4,270

3,990

3,650

3,340

3,050

*2,740

2,480

2,260

2,060

1,900

1,760

1,630

1O6,03O

3,420

210,300

Apr.

1,520

1,440

1,370

1,300

1,240

1,220 

1,280

1,530

1,8OO

1,880

1,980

2,240

2,630

2,840

2,840

2.69O

2,5OO 

2,320

2, ISO

1,980

1,890

1,870

1,940

2,030

2,040

2,000

1,930

1,850

1,760

1,650

-

57,710

1,924

114,500

May

800

40JO560

1,350

1,850 

1,280

1,290

1,630

 1,890

620

40

220

820

8 2O

750

*580 

89O

1,14O

1,140

500

40

1,940

*2,920

2,880

2.62O

1,600

890

 1,020

1,020

1,250

34,430

1,111

68,290

June

40

W

60

740

810

810 

 810

1,330

2,010

2.13O

1,040

40

40

 840

1.O2O

880

980 

1,690

2,000

1,800

650

4O

510

1,020

2.540

2,52O

2,330

*2,160

2,030

*2,O4O

-

34,950

1,165

69,320

July

2,590

 3,020

3,O90

1,900

300

2,850 

2,770

2,620

2,370

2,560

3,770

 4,O1O

4,430

5,450

6,390

5,900

5,240 

4,570

*3,920

3,370

2,900

2,510

2,230

2,200

2,250

 2,120

1,980

1,840

1,670

1,500

1,360

93,680

3.O22

185,800

Aug.

1,300

1,350

1.360

1,260

1,160

1,050 

97O

640

 380

680

1,310

1,330

 1,260

1,170

1,080

1,000

920 

840

760

310

270

270

 400

570

570

190

40

SSG

1,160

1,340

1,330

26,590

858

52,740

Sept.

1,330

1,300

1,200

1,100

66Q

400 

5OT

620

:620

1,250

2,240

2,640

 2,970

3,770

3.870

3,530

3,140 

2,760

2,400

2,140

1,900

1,750

1,600

1,480

1,370

1,270

 1,190

 1,100

910

550

-

51,590

1,720

102,300

Calendar year 195O: Max 10,500 Bin 30 Mean 2,619 Ao-ft 1,896,000

Water year 195O-51: Max 9,990 Hln 30 Mean 1,845 Ac-ft 1,336,OOO

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVKR BASIN 53

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36 Q 14'10", long. 89 Q 58'55", in ME£ sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

siae of bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area.- Ill sq mi.

Records available. October 1926 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily 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. 25 years, 223 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 11.21 ft); minimum, 51 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 2.70 ft).

1926-51: 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; minimum gage height, 2.22 ft Sept. 20, 21, 1947.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 15-19, Aug. 11)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9

2.8 81

3.5 173

4.0 254

10 to Sept. 30

2.7 51

3.0 82

4.0 243

5.5 564

8.0 1,200

11.2 2,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

105 

105

99

99

99

93

87

99

93

93

93

93

87

87

87

*87

81

BT

81

81

81

196

237 T5o~

152

138

124

118

112

105

105

3,378

109

0.982

1.13

6,700

Nov.

105 

99

99

105

99

99

93

13T

254

196

140

125

125

103

*103

140

187

163

155

564

364

253

205

171

155

148

140

132

125

118

-

4, "703

157

1.41

1.58

9,330

Dec.

118 

125

323

m

233

196

187

179

171

179

171

163

155

155

155

148

140

132

125

125

125

125

118

110

110

110

103

To?

103

103

103

4.P96

151

1.36

1.57

9,310

Jan.

96 

IBS

155

196

179

155

148

*163

171

283

428

323

418

1,720

2,060

1,610

1,170

925

587

406

323

283

263

243

223

214

223

205

187

b!60

b!40

13,760

444

4.00

4.61

27,290

Feb.

b!30 

bT30~

b!40

blSO

163

244

850

633

385

263

253

243

233

214

263

*681

729

472

428

1,470

2,200

1,800

1,170

825

564

406

323

303

-

-

-

15,665

559

5.04

5.25

31,070

Mar.

283 

263

263

243

233

223

214

196

187

187

187

243

303

243

214

205

187

395

777

SBT

364

263

225

214

205

179

*179

179

179

171

163

7,952

257

2.32

2.66

15,770

Apr.

163

155

155

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

155

171

155

140

140

118

T37

132

125

263

850 BTB"

283

233

214

196

179

171

163

-

5,995

200

1.80

2.01

11,890

May

140 

13T

132

132

118

125

103

92

110

110

*118

118

110

110

110

103

103

96

96

95

95

fi9

93

92

90

93

82

85

83

82

80

3,217

104

0.937

1.08

6,380

June

78 

72

BT

92

103

83

81

93

125

155

125

110

103

93

89

92

90

83

82

90

110

93

93

83

80

82

76

74

226

794

-

3,631

121

1.09

1.22

7,200

July

*1,310 

1,060

729

564

364

233

205

187

171

460

1,000

705

385

385

385

303

233

196

179

163

155

148

140

140

155

132

125

T3t)

148

132

125

10,757

347

3.13

3.60

21,340

Aug.

110 

110

103

103

96

93

90

90

86

86

*132

T03

92

85

81

81

78

80

76

72

70

68

66

66

63

65

62

70

61

58

54

2,550

82.3

0.741

0.85

5,060

Sept.

54 

56

53

53

55

54

54

52

51

BT

54

52

148

171

T37

89

75

67

65

61

59

66

92

74

70

61

*62

59

57

56

-

2,105

70.2

0.632

0.71

4,180

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,440 Mln 81 Mean 405 Cfsm 3.65 In. 49.49 Ac-ft 292,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,200 Mln 51 Mean 215 Cfsih 1.94 In. 26.27 Ac-ft 155,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
54 .ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long. 89°58'50", In NEir sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream

 side of bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area.--23S sq ml.

Records available.--October 1926 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once dally below 8 ft and twice dally 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. 25 years, 462 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,140 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 14.60 ft, from 

""'"graph based on gage readings); minimum, 104 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.33 ft 

Sept. 8.

1926-51: Maximum discharge observed, 7,660 cfs Jan. 14, 1950; maximum gage height, 

16,80 ft Jan. 25, 1937; minimum discharge, 8 cfs Sept. 13-18, 1932; minimum gage 

height, 1.20 ft Sept. 21, 1947.

Remarks. Records fair. Above discharges of about 4,000 cfs in Little River ditch 251,

 waTer is diverted from ditches 66, 66-A, and 251 into ditch 1 by spillway 6.3 miles 

upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage height, in

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 12 to Sept. 15)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

1.4 110

2.0 197

3.0 422

5.0 1,210

9.0 3,080

14.2 5,870

1.3 98

2.0 197

3.0 421

6.0 1,500

10.0 3,200

13.4 5,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

143

143

143

136

136

136

130

130

130

130

123

123

123

116

116

 116

116

116

110

TOJ

110

181 

292

214

189

181

165

165

158

150

150

4,481

145

8,890

Nov.

143

143

143

150

143

136 T3B~

158

292

292

232

214

197

189

189

*197

271

315

271

554

1,210

1,210 

822

453

339

315

271

251

251

242

-

9,729

324

19,300

Dec.

232

223

438

704

629

453

393

393

365

339

339

339

315

292

292

292

292

271

271

271

251

242 

232

223

223

223

214

214

214

206

197

6,582

309

19,010

Jan.

197

181

2T2

339

393

315

315

315

*339

422

1,170

904

556

2,980

5,480

5,870

5,540

4,440

2,880

1,840

1,210

822 

666

592

520

486

453

422

393

365

b340

40,977

1,322

81,280

Feb.

b330

b310

b300

b3TO~

339

525

2,120

1,750

1,080

704

556

556

520

486

486

*1,370

2,070

1,390

990

2,800

5,680

5,140 

5,080

4,390

2,440

1,500

1,030

814

_

_

-

45,066

1,610

89,390

Mar.

709

607

573

511

481

451

421

393

365

339

339

421

850

744

541

421

421

988

2,650

2,310

1,340

744 

481

451

365

339

*339

339

315

315

292

19,855

640

39,380

Apr.

292

271

271

251

251

251

251

251

242

242

242

242

251

242

242

223

214

214

214

206

297

2,440 

1,420

675

481

393

365

315

292

271

-

11,812

394

23,430

May

271

1?5T

242

232

232

214

206

214

197

181

*206

197

189

189

181

181

181

173

173

165

165

158 

165

158

158

150

158

150

150

143

156

5,766

186

11,440

June

136

130

147

158

158

150

145

158

206

271

232

214

206

206

189

206

189

181

197

223

251

206 

206

189

173

189

165

165

440

1,580

-

7,060

235

14,000

July

*3,060

2,060

1,340

886

641

451

395

359

515

1,260

2,590

1,860

1,540

1,540

1,340

1,050

744

541

481

421

565

559 

315

315

292

315

292

292

271

271

251

25,750

851

51,070

Aug.

242

2T2

252

225

214

214

214

206

206

197

*252

197

189

181

181

181

181

181

173

165

165

158 

158

158

150

158

150

197

150

145

147

5,771

186

11,450

Sept.

130

136

130

130

130

130

125

125

116

125

123

116

175

225

137

165

150

143

130

123

116

123 

125

116

125

116

*110

110

104

104

-

5,959

152

7,850

Calendar year 195O: Max 7,420 Min 110 Mean 1,097 Ac-ft 794,400

Water year 195O-51: Max 5,870 Min 104 Mean 520 Ac-ft 376,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

Little River ditch 251 near Lilbourn, Mo.

55

Location.--Lat 36°33'20", long. 89°40'10", on line between sees. 8 and 17, T. 22 N., R. 

T3TT7, 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 Marstqn.

Drainage area.--235 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1945 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 9 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

Is 263.46 ft above mean sea level (levels by Missouri State Highway Department).

Average discharge.--5 years (1946-51), 398 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 13.55 ft); minlmum, 122 cfs Sept. 1, 10-12, 27-30; minimum gage height, 3.40 ft Sept. 1, 10, 12.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 3,210 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 15.16 ft); minimum, 68 cfs on several days in September and October 1947; minimum gage height, 3.08 

ft Sept. 21, 1947.

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 15.6 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 3,200 

cfs).

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 4-13, Feb. 24 to June 8, 

June 13 to Aug. 22)

3.4 

4.0 

6.0

115

212

612

8.0

11.0

13.4

1,070

1,900

2,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

177 

168

168

160

160

152

152

160

160

152

152

152

152

144

*144

136

129

T2U

129

129

136

203

221 '203"

194

194

194

177

160

152

152

4,991

161

0.685

0.79

9,900

Nov.

152 T52-

160

152

152

152

168

384

444

344

212

203

194

177

194

*248

305

286

384

831

549

444

384

364

324

324

305

286

286

267

-

8,827

294

1.25

1.40

17,510

Dec.

267 

286

507

549

W

444

465

444

404

384

404

364

324

344

364

344

324

324

305

286

286

286

267

286

267

267

248

?S7

248

248

248

10,495

339

1.44

1.66

20,820

Jan.

248 

286

404

324

286

267

267

*286

324

655

743

591

916

2,170

2,450

2,170

1,440

973

831

721

6b5

549

528

507

465

444

444

424

404

404

364

21,540

695

2.96

3.41

42,720

Feb.

344 

324

35¥

344

434

1,410

1,230

809

612

507

486

465

486

444

486

*877

877

721

787

2,020

2,640

TTSTO

1,900

1,050

787

699

612

591

-

_

-

24,836

887

3.77

3.93

49,260

Mar.

549 

486

465

444

424

404

404

384

364

344

364

384

424

424

400

384

424

1,280

1,330

' 877

677

570

486

465

424

404

*404

384

384

364

524

15,445

498

2.12

2.44

30,630

Apr.

324 

305

324

305

286

286

286

286

267

286

286

305

305

267

267

248

248

2^0" 230

230

315

1,230

 £53

486

404

384

344

305

305

305

-

10,332

344

1.46

1.64

20,490

May

286 

'£155

267

267

248

248

248

248

248

248

*230

230

221

203

203

203

203

194

194

186

186

221

194

194

186

194

186

186

177

177

168

6,730

217

0.923

1.07

13,350

June

168 

152

136

TSS

203

186

186

230

444

344

267

267

444

324

286

286

286

286

267

305

286

267

286

267

221

221

230

212

*248

649

8,122

271

1.15

1.29

16,110

July

1,150 

 570

404

465

424

384

364

344

364

831

743

570

743

765

612

486

404

364

344

324

305

286

286

267

267

248

248

267

248

221

?2T

13,519

436

1.86

2.14

26,810

Aug.

212 

2C3

203

203

194

186

186

186

168

*177

186

168

177

168

168

168

168

160

160

160

160

160

152

136

T31T

144

136

152

136

144

136

5,193

168

0.715

0.82

10,300

Sept.

122 12~9~

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

122

122

122

144

160

165

144

136

129

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

129

*129

122

122

122

3,969

132

0.562

0.63

7,870

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,210 Min 129 Mean 640 Cfsm 2.72 In. 36.94 Ac-ft 463,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,640 Min 122 Mean 367 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21. 22 Ac-ft 265,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
56 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Castor River at Aquilla, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°57>10", long. 89°54'25", in NEiSEi 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.

Drainage area. 175 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. 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 Missouri State Highway Department). Prior 

to Apr. 11, 1948, wire-weight gage at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1946-51), 210 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 11.56 ft); mini-

 mum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 3,430 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 13.45 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow Sept. 4-7, 1946.

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 14.2 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records poor. Entire flow from headwaters of Castor River is diverted 22 miles

 aEove station to Headwater Diversion Channel. See records of Castor River at Zalma for 

flow above diversion.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shift ing-crontrol method used Sept. 16-30)

0.8 0.3

0.9 .9

1.0 2.5

1.1 

2.0 

4.0 159

5.0 270

8.0 810

11.5 1,730

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

17

16

14

10

8

7

6

22

16

11

10

9

8

6

*9

7

6

7

7

7

9 

79

132 ~5S

51

46

38

32

17

18

18

709

22.9

0.131

0.15

1,410

Nov.

19

12

H

16

15

16

15

17

17

32

51

64

64

66

97

430

*363

242

377

8.54

810 

690

502

315

229

144

86

58

56

56

-

5,727

191

1.09

1.22

11,360

Dec.

61

97

120

102

97

108

138

159 I3B"

108

76

81

71

76

71

66

66

61

48

44

36 

36

32

29

29

27

26

25

24

24

22

2,098

67.7

0.387

0.45

4,160

Jan.

22

5T

142

242

3OO

229

167

144

114

159

217

120

459

,520

,750

,640

,500

,360

,020

670

448 

176

108

86

71

56

51

48

41

36

29

12,956

418

2.39

2.75

25,700

Feb.

27

26

2T

26

26

728

1,250

1,170

1,090

710

556

270

195

*159

159

809

1,040

920

750

1,470

*1,640

*1,520

1,410

1,200

854

430

229

167

_

.

-

18,857

673

3.85

4.01

37,400

Mar.

126

108

97

86

71

66

61

54

48

58

412

55B" 898

650

466

315

347

854

710

538

300 

144

92

86

66

*56

48

46

41

4T

41

7,824

252

1.44

1.66

15,520

Apr.

36

36

34

32

3T

32

34

71

97

54

80

159

102

92

86

71

66

44

38

34

36 

97

176

m

151

120

71

46

44

34

-

2,181

72.7

0.415

0.46

4,330

May

29

m

26

24

23

19

24

21

22

*25

22

19

19

18

18

17

15

14

16

16

17 

16

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

IS

588

19.0

0.109

0.12

1,170

June

17

15

18

23

32

38

61

66

120

86

56

44

36

32

24

22

24

22

20

18

29 

58

48

44

16

14

12

10 *3T

199

-

1,241

41.4

0.237

0.26

2,460

July

195

185

159

102

108

102

97

97

218

242

120

151

159

92

86

92

138

159

41

27

22 

18

5T

71

46

32

29

22

34

36

27

2,958

95.4

0,545

0.63

5,870

Aug.

19

TS

ll

8

7

7

15

10

*7

3.3

10

9

6

4

3.5

3.5

3

3

2.5

2.5

2 3-

2.5

2

2

2

3

4

3.5

2

2^

174.3

5.62

0.032

0.04

346

Sept.

2

1.5

.6

ITT

10

2.3

1.1

10

10

24

20

24

236

256

242

270

IBT

71

54

48

48 

46

46

51

54

54

120

*61

32

34

-

1,980.6

66.0

0.377

0.42

3,930

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,210 

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,73O

Min 

Mln

6 

0.6

Mean 

Mean

417

157

Cfsm 2.38 In. 32.33 Ac-ft 301,700 

Cfsm 0.897 In. 12.17 Ac-ft 113,70O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 17-2O, Aug. 13 to Sept. 2; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for adjacent stations.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 57

Little River ditch 1 near Morehou.se, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°50'05", long. 89°43'50", in NW^SE^ sec. 2, T. 25 N., R. 12 E , on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 60, if miles downstream from Little River ditch 

39 and 2 miles west of Morehouse. Prior to June 11, 1951, at site 50 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 450 sq mi.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1951.

Gage.--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.--5 years (1946-51), 610 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 14.60 ft); minimum daily, 90 cfs Sept. 10, 11.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 6,920 cfs Jan. 13, 16, 1950; maximum gage height, 17.2 

ft May 3, 1946, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 37 cfs Sept. 20, 

1948; minimum gage height, 3.46 ft Oct. 2, 1949.

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 19.85 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 5,830 

cfs).

Remarks.--Records poor. This Little River ditch 1 flows into Little River ditch 251 at 

point 35.3 miles downstream. It is independent o/ the ditch for which records are 

published as Little River ditch 1 near Kennett.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 20)

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

197

460

S.O 

11.0 

14.5

1,540

3,100

5,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1$50 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

145

145

145

135

135

135

135

155

155

145

135

135

135

135

*120

116

116

112

TT2

112

112 

155

554 4"BU

344

304

278

266

242

230

219

5,822

188

0.418

0.48

11,550

Nov.

219

197

197

197

197

186 TS5"

219

460

430

372

344

344

317

601

1,220

*1,030

925

718

2,560

2,930 

1,950

1,250

890

684

554

491

430

400

400

20,898

690

1.53

1.73

41,450

Dec.

372

372

586

684

55T

522

586

586

522

460

430

400

372

372

400

430

372

372

344

344

290 

266

254

242

242

242

242

242

230

'23T5

230

11,790

377

0.838

0.97

23,380

Jan.

230

S5F

651

890

786

752

618

*554

491

586

651

718

1,630

4,200

5,500

4,900

3,720

2,690

1,860

1,370

960 

684

554

460

400

372

358

344

330

330

b320

38,267

1,234

2.74

3.16

75,900

Feb.

b310

b305 b30"5"

b310

330

718

2,720

2,750

1,310

1,330

1,100

890

786

718

718

2,750

2,930

1,950

1,450

3,200

5,420 

*4,620

3,290

2,000

1,540

1,250

890

718

_

_

. -

47,108

1,679

3.73

3.89

93,440

Mar.

618

522

491

460

400

372

358

344

330

317

807

2,640

1,810

1,410

1,100

855

786

3^160

2^,100

1,370

996 

718

618

522

400

*344

344

344

330

317

290

25,473

822

1.83

2.11

50,520

Apr. .

278

290

278

266

266

290

266

266

278

266

330

460

491

460

372

317

290

266

266

242

304

718

752

55?

460

358

317

290

278

266

-

10,535

348

0.773

0.87

20,900

May

254 ~Z5G

219

219

219

208

208

208

208

*208

197

197

197

197

197

186

175

175

165

165

155 

155

165

165

165

165

155

155

155

145 TSB5,757

186

0.413

0.48

11,420

June

145 T4-5

219

430

522

372

372

358

491

372

325

325

500

400

300

290

280

300

320

300

270 

250

250

230

220

210

200

200

400

1,000

-

9,996

333

0.740

0.83

19,830

July

2,000

1,400

900

600

450

400

350

350

350

1,670

1,140

618

554

554

500

420

370

340

310

290

266 

270

250

266

430

266

219

219

219

219

208

16,398

529

1.18

1.36

32,520

Aug.

197

T9T

186

175

165

165

155

155

155

*155

155

165

175

165

165

160

155

150

150

150

150

145

140

135

131

135

135

155

175

155

145

4,896

158

0.351

0.40

9,710

Sept.

145

130

120

115

105

100

96

94

92

90

90

100

618

716

SET

430

400

290

242

186

175 

175

219

197

250

320

*358

278

250

240

-

7,274

242

0.538

0.60

14,430

Calendar year 1950< Max 6,850 Min 112 Mean 1,045 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.50 Ac-ft 756,300

Water year 1950-51; Max 5,500 Min 90 Mean 559 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.88 Ac-ft 405,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 31, June 11 to July 9, Sept. 25, 26, 30; doubtful gage-height 

record", July 15-20, 22, 23, Aug. 16-24, Sept. 2, 4-12, 29; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for adjacent stations.
58 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

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.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 241.00 ft above rrean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

Prior to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datura.

Extreme;.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,560 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 18.80 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 238 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 3.74 ft).

1926-51: Maximum discharge, 6,730 cfs Jan. 24-26, 1937; maximum gage height, that 

cf Fee. 22, 1951; minimum discharge, 52 cfn Sept. 5-8, 1930 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Little

Kiver ditches 66 and 66-A divert water at a point 7.6 miles upstream. Above discharges 

of about 4,000 cfs, a spillway 6.3 miles upstream diverts water from ditches 66, 66-A, 

and 251 to Little River ditch 1.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22 Feb. 23 to Sept. 30

4.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

18.6

319

acs

2,110 

3,760 

6,43C

3.7

4.5

7.0

11.0

15.0

17.4

238

410

1,090

2,320

4,150

5,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

417

392

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

3'" 7

567

343

319

343

*319

319

319

319

319

31d

442

715

835

775

657

573

546

520

494

466

13,423

433

2? ,520

Nov.

442

417

392

417

392

367

4T7

573

1,020

925

895

629

573

573

*629

1,040

1,2(X1

1,040

1,200

2,510

2,730

2,060

1,590

1,280

1,150

935

H95

805

775

-

23,343

945

56,220

Dec.

745

745

1,080

1*560

1^410

1,200

1,140

1,140

1,080

1,040

1,040

955

895

865

895

925

S65

805

745

745

C86

657

629

629

601

573

573

573

573

546

26,572

857

52,700

Jan.

520 570"

657

1,280

1,380

1,160

1,080

1,040

*985

1,100

1,340

1,970

1,720

2,770

5,200

5,620

4,730

3,810

2,?50

2,330

1,910

1,560

1,380

1,260

1,100

1,040

965

955

865

805

b650

55,072

1,777

L09,200

Feb.

b600

b550

b650

b950

955

805

2,080

3,240

2,310

2,150

1,720

1,470

1,440

1,320

1,200

*1,470

2,770

3,020

2,430

2,650

5,020

6,430

5,560

3,830

2,630

2,080

1,730

1,500

_

_

-

63,080

2,253

125,100

Mar.

,350

,240

,150

,120

,030

978

950

894

838

782

1 ,0"60~ 754

1,790

1,670

1,440

1,290

1,150

1,580

2,970

27430-

1,760

1,440

1,180

1,180

1,010

950

*333

810

838

732

754

38,008

1,226

75,390

Apr.

726

726

698

698

670

670

643

670

643

643

643

643

782

810

782

698

645

616

589 5B"9-

726

1,790

1,950

1,440

1,150

1,030

922

838

810

754

-

24,992

833

49,570

May

698 £70"

616

616

589

589

536

536

536

510

*536

510

510

484

484

484

484

459

459

459

459

434

459

434

434

434

410

41TT

410

410

410

15,469

499

30,680

June

386

41TJ

410

484

754

782

670

643

810

1,260

1,090

866

810

922

754

670

694

1,260

1,180

922

866

754

698

643

589

589

536

562

616

1,090

-

22,920

764

45,460

July

*2,280

2,790

2,140

1,580

1,320

1,090

1,010

950

694

1,010

1,920

2,080

1,500

1,500

1,410

1,210

1,030

922

838

782

726

670

643

589

589

643

589

562

562

562

556

34,927

1,127

69,280

Aug.

510

CTT

484

459

434

434

410

410

410

410

*434

386

386

386

386

362

362

339

339

339

317

317

296

296

296

296

296

339

296

362

339

11,640

375

23,090

Sept.

296

296

276

257

257

257

257

257

238 2-5T

257

276

386

562

978

810

616

536

459

386

339

339

386

510

459

562

*589

484

386

339

-

12,307

410

24,410

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,170 Min 319 Mean 1,420 Ac-ft 1,028,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,430 Min 238 Mean 950 Ac-ft 687,700

* Disonr.rge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 59

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°14'10", long. 89°58'45 , in ffi£ 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 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage

 TTs 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.--25 years, 336 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,670 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 18.70 ft); minimum discharge observed, 7 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1926-51: Maximum discharge, 4,350 cfs Jan. 24, 25, 1937; maximum gage height, that 

of Feb. 22, 1951; no flow at times in 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. An auxil-

 iary ditch, Little River ditch 66-A (see following page), received part of the flow 

through cut-offs above stage 6.4 ft. Above stage 13 ft, the low, narrow bank between 

the main and auxiliary ditches is submerged, and the two unite for form one stream in 

the vicinity of the gage. To segregate the discharge of each ditch, the division line 

between the two 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.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to July 2 July 5 to Sept. 30

2.1 12

2.5 34

3.0 68

4.0 153

6.0 408

10.0 1,020

14.0 1,680

18.5 2,620

1.8 

2.2 

3.0

4.0 162

6.0 408

10.0 1,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

50

29

25

22

21

22

20

25

22

25

21

21

19

15

16

 16

15

14

15

12

12

25

64

107

112

82

68

60

55

46

45

1,075

54.7

2,130

Nov.

40

55

51

52

51

29

29

52

70

174

174

116

86

75

68

*71

262

352

257

366

1,110

1.240

645

408

283

232

185

165

143

7,674

256

15,220

Dec.

134

116

239

4~50 555

338

296

310

285

244

244

208

185

163

174

196

174

155

134

125

116

107

102

94

94

82

86

79

79

79

21

5,740

185

11,580

Jan.

71

64

558

465

552

270

244

*252

244

705

825

660

1,220

2,200

2,550

1,990

1,540

1,270

1,050

825

615

465

580

296

244

208

208

174

153

b!50

19,850

640

39,350

Feb.

b!20

bT20~

b!20

b!50

b!40

155

841

1,450

1,300

951

705

585

525

450

352

*446

1,240

1,370

1,110

1,190

2,130

2,620

2,350

1,720

1,270

985

780

630

_

-

25,781

921

51,140

Mar.

510

422

566

296

270

244

220

208

174

153

155

555

825

780

650

525

594

540

1,580

I', ISO

825

615

465

580

285

220

185

*174

163

145

T43

13,221

426

26,220

Apr.

154

125

116

116

112

107

102

102

98

94

98

98

145

165

155

125

107

94

86

82

90

705

919

555

380

285

208

174

155

154

-

5,886

196

11,670

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,800 Mln 12 Mean 495

May

112

TOT

90

94

82

75

68

68

60

60

*68

60

56

55

46

46

46

46

45

40

40

59

45

59

59

55

36

50

7%

51

50

1,712

55.2

5,400

June

26

3T

51

46

98

143

102

90

178

552

296

257

153

196

125

98

185

480

IS2

252

174

154

116

98

82

75

60

71

71

227

-

4,649

155

9,220

July

 1,030

1,500

1,020

690

480

524

272

256

203

284

919

236

675

645

585

456

298

225

172

142

124

115

103

91

87

103

87

80

83

76

11

11,193

561

22,200

Aug.

69

£2

59

50

47

44

44

41

44

58

*44

34

33

37

35

28

28

26

26

25

22

20

18

16

16

16

25" 14

16

31

25

1,029

55.2

2,040

Sept.

18

14

11

9

9

9

10

9

7

9

9

10

27

74

285

172

99

80

62

44

32

33

37

69

59

91

*95

66

41

35

-

1,525

50.8

3,020

Ac-ft 558,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,620 Min 7 Mean 272 Ac-ft 197,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
60 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

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 

siae of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Records available.--January 1927 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

 IB 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. 24 years, 49.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during' year, 1,020 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 18.70 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1927-51: Maximum discharge, 2,340 cfs (including some overflow from levee breaks 

on Mississippi River) Apr. 25, 1927; maximum gage height, that of Feb. 22, 1951; no 

flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records poor. See "Remarks" under Little River ditch 66 (preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

7.5

7.6

7.8

7.9

.2

.8

1.2 9.4

3.3

7

14

34

10.0

12.0

15.0

18.5

63

232

554

998

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

c

0

Nov.

0

u

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

111

136 ~ZS

0

0

D

0

0

0

0

-

271

9.0

Dec.

0

0

533 &

Jan.

0

u

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

2.6

9

.2

173

738

829 '525

352

187

63

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,991.8

96.5

5,930

Feb.

0

U

0

0

0

0

53

292

178

36

.9

0

0

0

0

*0

178

232

100

149

699

998

T5£§

451

187

47

5

0

_

_

-

4,434.9

158

8,800

Mar.

0

u

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

3.8

0

0

0

8

239

TOO

4.3

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

363.1

11.7

720

Apr.

0

T3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

24 ~0

0

0

0

0

o

0

-

34

1.1

67

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

July

*90

205 ~S3

1.1

0

o

0

0

0

0

28

42

.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

430.0

13.9

853

Aug.

(»)

0

0'

0

Sept.

(*)

~

0

0

0

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,210 

Water year 1950-51: Max 998

Mean 107 

Mean 23.4

Ac-ft 77,730 

Ac-ft 16,910

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 61

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long. 89 C 58'35", 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. 89.0 sq mi.

Records available. November 1926 to September 1951.

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.--24 years (1927-51), 107 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,110 cfs Feb. 22, 23; maximum gage height,

 11.3V ft Feb. 22; minimum discharge, 7 cfs Oct. 20, Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 

0.56 ft Sept. 2.

1926-51: 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, 1945.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 23 to June 21, July'1-5,

July 11 to Sept. 20)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

44

115

326

7.0 680

10.0 1,400

11.4 2,110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

8

*8

8

8

8

7_

9

121

314

133

52

30

23

19

18

15

14

937

30.2

0.339

0.39

1,860

Nov.

14

13

12

13

12

12

10

1^4

412

412

182

97

49

36

32

*258

225

85

164

518

499

258

162

102

70

58

46

42

38

34 ' -

4,029

134

1.51

1.68

7,990

Dec.

32

28

595 4T2-

192

133

133

115

85

203

115

70

55

115

133

85

49

40

36

34

30

28

28

26

25

25

22

22

22

20

^

2,928

94.5

1.06

1.22

5,810

Jan.

27

831

1,020

412

152

89

67

78

*74

662

836

302

619

1,830

1,960

2,030

1,770

1,090

366

225

162

124

106

93

81

67

67

61

55

b40

b34

15,333

495

5.56

6.41

30,410

Feb.

b35

bSS

b36

b38

40

158

1,120

381

172

124

102

102

102

93

81

*806

412

192

416

1,540

1,960

2,110

1,960

1,090

352

214

172

142

_

-

13,985

499

5.61

5.84

27,740

Mar.

124

106

89

85

78

70

64

61

52

49

46

46

55

61

52

44

87

462

255

152

102

78

64

55

44

42

40

*42

42

38

36

2,624

84.6

0.951

1.10

5,200

Apr. .

34

36

44

36

32

34

36

38

36

32

30

61

46

38

32

28

26

25

25

23

138

537

203

142

102

78

162

85

61

55

-

2,255

75.2

0.845

0.94

4,470

May

44

IS

34

30

34

34

28

28

26

28

*26

25

23

23

22

22

20

18

18

18

20

19

18

18

16

18

16

16

T5

15

15

727

23.5

0.264

0.30

1,440

June

14

13

2F

61

172

42

30

74

302

3T55

133

67

46

36

28

25

23

26

25

86

203

74

38

25

20

19

34

23

19

78

-

2,064

68.8

0.773

0.86

4,090

July

*396

255

291

291

258

152

85

58

44

140

280

172

106

192

280

133

78

52

42

38

34

28

28

26

26

30

25

23

20

20

IB

3,624

117

1.31

1.51

7,190

Aug.

T6- 18

15

15

15

13

13

13

13

12

*14

14

14

13

13

13

11

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

9 5

9

379

. 122

0.137

0.16

752

Sept.

8

8

9

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

a

8

16

19

20

15

11

10

9

9

8

9

8

10

12

9

*8

8

7

T

-

293

9.8

0.110

0.12

581

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,370 Min 4.6 Mean 247 Cfsm 2.78 In. 37.66 Ac-ft 178,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,110 Min 7 Mean 135 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.41 Ac-ft 97,530

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
62 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°36', long. 90°27', in SE£ sec. 10, T. 11 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 1951.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 198.71 ft above Memphis datum or 

192.90 ft above mean sea level (Morgan Engineering Co. benchmark).

Average discharge.--17 years (1934-51), 4,286 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,600 cfs Mar. 1, 2 (gage height, 25.7 ft); no

1927-31, 1934-51: Maximum discharge, 48,300 cfs Jan. 26-28, 1937; no flow at times 

during 1934-37, 1939-49, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 1,000 cfs, which are poor, and those above 10,000 

cfs, which are good. 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. 51).

Cooperation.--Gage readings furnished by Poinsett County Drainage District 7.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 20 to June 25)

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

18.1

18.2

18.4

18.6

18.8

150

350

19.0

19.5

20.0

21.0

22.0

600

1,270

1,990

3,560

5,660

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

8,660

12,500

17,000

22,200

16.1

17.0

18.0

19.0

435

900

1,550

20.0 2,730

21.0 4,440

22.0 6,600

23.0 9,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1 ,550

1,410

1,270

1,130

860

730

730

730

600

600

470

470

350

150

50

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

90

350

600

730

730

13,610

439

27,000

Nov.

730

600

600

470

350

240

150

150

150

240

350

600

860

1,410

*2,290

2,910

3,070

2,750

2,910

3,230

3,390

3,560

3,740

3,920

4,740

4,960

5,420

5,920

6,180

6,460

-

72,350

2,412

143,500

Dec.

6,460

6,740

6,740

7,040

7,040

7.540

7,340

7,340

7,340

7,340

7,340

7,040

*6,740

6,460

6,460

6,180

5,920

5,660

5,420

5,180

4,960

4,740

4,520

4,320

4,120

3,920

3,740

3,560

3,560

3,390

3,230

177,180

5,715

351,400

Jan.

5.230

3,250

5,590

5,590

5,590

5,590

5,740

5,920

4,120

»4,520

5,920

3,920

4,320

5,660

7,540

9,720

12,500

14,200

15,600

17,000

18,000

19.000

19,000

18,000

17,500

17,000

16,100

15,600

15,200

14,200

15,800

513,700

10,120

622,200

Feb.

13,400

12,500

11,500

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,100

9,560

9,000

8,660

8,660

8,660

8,660

8.320

8,660

8,660

9,000

9,560

10,900

10,900

12,500

12,400

15,200

16,100

17,000

18,500

19,500

20.000

_

-

529,800

11,780

654,100

Mar.

20.600

20,600

20,000

19,500

19,000

18,000

*17,500

17,000

16,600

16,100

15,200

15,400

12,900

12,500

11,700

10,900

10,500

10,500

10,100

10,100

10,100

9,720

9,720

9,720

10,100

10,100

10,100

10,500

10,500

10,500

 10 , 100

413,860

13,350

820,900

Apr.

9,720

9,360

*9,000

8,660

7,980

7,660

7,340

6,740

6,180

5,660

5,180

4,740

4,520

5,920

3,740

3,560

3,390

3,230

3,070

2,910

2,750

2,910

3,070

3,920

5,180

5,660

6,180

6,740

6,740

6,460

165,970

5,532

529,200

May

6,460

»6,180

5,660

5,180

4,960

4,740

4,320

3,920

3,560

3,250

2,910

2,590

2,290

2,140

1,990

1,990

1,990

2,290

2,590

2,440

2,290

1,840

1,690

1,550

1,270

1,150

730

470

350

»240

240

83,230

2,685

165,100

June

240

350

470

730

860

860

860

990

1,410

1,690

1,840

1,840

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,290

2,290

2,290

2,440

2.590

2,590

2,440

2,440

2,290

2,190

»2,070

1,950

2,070

2,190

-

52,850

1,761

104,800

July

2.190

2,510

2,730

5,720

4,440

5,640

6,600

7,160

7,720

8,020

B.32Q

8^020

7,720

7,720

7,440

7,160

6,880

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,540

6,100

*6,100

5,860

6,100

6,100

6,100

5,860

5,640

190,990

6,161

378,800

Aug.

.800

,080

,720

,570

,050

,450

,190

,950

,550

,470

,390

,390

,550

,550

,550

,550

,470

,550

,550

,470

,390

* ,130

900

610

455

275

195

115

75

115

195

49,085

1,583

97,560

Sept.

255

195

515

700

955

1,130

,190

,250

,320

,390

,470

,190

,010

900

795

955

,190

* ,390

,640

,640

,730

,830

.950

,950

,950

,830

,830

,730

,730

,640

-

39,030

1,301

77,410

Calendar year 1950: Max 46,800 

Mater year 1950-51: Max 20,600 Mln 0

Mean 9,836 

Mean 5,210

Ac-ft 7,121,000 

Ac-ft 3,772,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 63 

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°31'58", long. 90°25'25", in NE£SW£ sec. 35, T. 11 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.--February 1918 and September 1927 to May 1931 (discharge measurements 

only), July 1934 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected in same vicinity, 

since 1904 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 18, 1935, staff gage 300 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder since Feb. 19, 1941, 3 miles upstream from base gage. Dec. 23, 

1934, to Feb. 18, 1941, auxiliary wire-weight gage 3 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 17 years, 1,807 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,790 cfs Feb. 22, 23 (gage height, 10.90 ft); 

minimum, 269 cfs Sept. 11, 12.

1934-51: Maximum discharge, 7,120 cfs Feb. 6, 7, 1937; maximum gage height, 18.88 

ft Feb. 7, 1937; minimum discharge, 63 cfs Oct. 13, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Flood flbws diverted through St. Francis River floodvray at dam 

oTToinsett 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. 51) and by siphons at dam of Poinsett County Drainage District 7. Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1199.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.590 

2,590 

2,530

2,550 

2,510

2,510

2,480

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,400

2,400

2,350

2,350

2,310

2,270

2,220

*2,180

2,140

2,090

2,070

2,110

2,110

2,160

2,200

2,240

2,290

2,330

2,380

2,380

2,380

72,470

2,338

143,700

Nov.

2,380 

2,380 

2,380

2,380 

2,380

2,330

2,330

2,380

2,440

2,460

2,480

2,500

2,570

2,000

*951

1,190

1,570

2,120

2,270

2,610

2,600

2,610

2,620

2,580

2,510

2,500

2,030

1,300

1,160

1,120

-

65,111

2,170

129,100

Dec.

1,060 

1,070 

1,800

1.870 

1,780

1,780

1,770

1,710

1,640

1,620

1,540

1,460

*1,370

1,310

1,240

1,220

1,170

1,120

1,090

1,070

1,030

989

998

959

940

917

898

870

1,170

970

83_6

39,267

'1,267

77,880

Jan.

817 

8T7 

1,030

1,070 

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,030

*1,350

2,220

2,310

2,660

2,980

3,090

3,050

2,960

2,810

2,640

2,540

2,390

2,640

3,240

5,260

3,160

3,020

2,900

2,820

2,760

2,700

g2,530

69,164

2,231

137,200,

Feb.

g2,480 

g2,520 

g2,500

g2,420 

gl,460

1.580

*2,660

2,810

2,810

2,740

2,730

2,660

2,610

2,550

2,550

2,790

2,780

2,730

2,760

3,060

3,480

3,710

5,790

3,690

3,590

3,480

3,330

3,210

_

-

79,280

2,831

157,200

Mar.

5.100 

2,980 

2,900

2,880 

2,800

2,740

*2,650

2,580

2,560

2,530

2,480

2,420

2,410

2,380

2,360

2.250

"27550

2,610

2,850

3,740

2,690

2,590

2,530

2,450

2,390

2,360

2,310

2,330

3,270

2,290

2,250

78,980

2,548

156,700

Apr.

3,200 

2,180 

*2,200

2,200 

3,160

2,160

2,160

2,140

2,12O

2,100

2,100

2,080

2,05O

2,010

2,010

1,990

1,930

1,930

 1, 900

2,200

2,650

2,740

2 820

2*610

2,220

3,200

2,200

2,200

3,180

2,160

-

65,800

2,193

130,500

May

3,160 

*2,120 

2,120

2,090 

2,050

2,050

2,010

2,010

1,990

1,960

1,960

1,920

1,870

1,870

1,830

1,850

1,580

g795

g675

g649

g932

1,700

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,920

2,310

2.550

2,330

*2,330

2,330

56,901

1,836

112,900

June

2,290 

2,290 

2,330

2,480 

3,510

2,450

2,510

2,650

2.700

3,350

2,260

2,180

2,120

2,040

2,030

1,940

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,940

1,900

1,890

1,890

1,830

1,850

1,860

*1,830

1,790

1,790

1.770

-

63,230

2,108

125,400

July

1,790 

1.780 

1,910

2,450 

2,580

2,590

3,600

2,5l'0

2,460

2,340

2,370

2,330

2,200

2,160

2,130

2,100

2,070

2,070

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,020

2,020

2,010

*1,960

2,030

3,090

2,050

1,990

1,940

1,920

66,340

3,140

131,600

Aug.

1,940 

2,510 

2,670 2,iio

2,550

2,510

2,450

2,400

2,350

2,330

2,350

2,100

1,730

1,670

1,650

1,610

1,610

1,730

1,700

1,640

1,610

*2,090

2,160

2,110

2,020

1,940

1,910

1,800

1,730

1,650

1.400

62,560

2,018

124,100

Sept.

1,370 

1,320 

989

*381 

324

307

293

283

276

281

272

1,095

1,440

1,420

1,460

1,470

1,470

*1,480

1,500

1,490

1,550

1,610

1,650

1,880

2,580

2,270

2,250

2,180

2,160

2,160

-

39,006

1,300

77,370

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,050 Min 836 Mean 2,797 Ac-ft 2,035,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,J90 Min 272 Mean 2,077 Ac-ft 1,504,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from auxiliary recorder trace, and once-daily staff-gage readings.
64 WHITE RIVER BASIN

West Fork White River at Greenland, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°59', long. 94°IO', in NW£ sec. 16, T. 15 N., R. 30 W.-, on left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, I mile south of Greenland, 5f 

miles upstream from small tributary, and 10.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--83 sq. mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,233.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 138 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,410 cfs Feb. 2Q (gage height, 8.72 ft); mini- 

 mum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs May 24, 1946 (gage height, 13.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs; no flow at times in 1947, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for Feb. 28 to Mar. 11, which are fair, 

measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 

1.8

2.7

4.4

7.6

13

33

Z.O 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

70

174

395

885

1,210

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.0

2.2

4.0

7.1

12

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

18

35

60

157

288

3.?

4.5 

5.5 

6.6

532

1,260

2,200

3,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

15

32

?8

22

18

15

15

14

13

12

11

9.7

8.7

8.3

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

338.6

10.9

0.131

0.15

672

Nov.

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

375

4.7

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.9

6.2

67?

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

-

140.8

4.69

0.057

0.06

279

Dec.

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

sa

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.3

108.1

3.49

0.042

0.05

214

Jan.

3.3

ITT

4.7

5.0

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

8.2

316

249

128

93

79

66

55

46

41

38

33

30

28

26

24

22

821

a20

1,379.6

44.5

0.536

0.62

2,740

Feb.

a2o

a!9

a!9

alS

18

443

350

190

140

110

98

86

77

88

1,190

1,000

1,030

3,^90

980

3,440

848

477

324

259

218

415

299

8295

.

_

-

16,241

580

6.99

7.28

32,210

Mar.

a280

a255

8220

a200

a!70

also

a!2o

alOS

alia

8170

8700

413

292

225

186

163

146

132

111

98

89

79

73

66

59

54

53

52

49

49

41

4,913

158

1.90

2.20

9,740

Apr.

91

119

98

86

81

149

135

113

101

98

566

370

256

196

163

137

121

106

96

84

448

263

189

157

137

121

103

91

139

199

-

5,013

167

2.01

2.25

9,940

May

278

332

515

166

137

119

101

86

75

165

113

86

71

59

50

43

38

34

31

26

23

35

37

26

22

19

17

14

12

11

9.4

2,450.4

79.0

0.952

1.10

4,860

June

7.6

6*3

8.9

14

14

14

55

228

741

238

154

124

98

73

62

56

46.

39

34

62

53

218

121

75

54

44

37

31

283

716

-

3,706.8

124

1.49

1.66

7,350

July

373

623

609

306

183

132

101

75

57

50

44

36

30

32

39

46

29

23

20

17

14

11

10

8.9

6.5

18

31

16

12

9.4

8.5

2,972.3

95.9

1.16

1.33

5,900

Aug.

7.1

5.7

5.0

6.7

5.7

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.0

17

53

18

12

8.9

6.3

6.0

6.3

5.7 5.3'

5.0

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.3

1.1

JL

216.0

6.97

0.084

0.10

428

Sept.

0,8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.5

.8

1.2

6,5

5.7

3.6

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.9

1.9

1.6

20_

4.2

2.7

2.1

2.1

1.9

-

77.9

2.60

0.031

0.03

155

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,640 

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,790

Min 

Min

3.1 

0.8

Mean 

Mean

150

103

Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.47 Ac-ft 108,400 

Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.83 Ac-ft 74,490

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 cfs1.--Feb. 20 (4 a.m.) 7,410 cfs (8.72 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 65

White River at Beaver, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°28'20", long. 93°45'55", in NEi sec. 20, T. 21 N., R 26 W on upsTFesm side at center of main truss of Missouri & North Arkansas Railway bridge, a 

qu?rte. r °f a mlle east of Beaver, 2f miles upstream from Leatherwood Creek, and at 

mile 595.5.

Drainage area. 1.238 sq mi.

Records available. July 1909 to December 1910, May '1923 to September 1951.

Sage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 883.04 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 1,660 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45,900 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 27.75 ft, from 

graph" based on gage readings); minimum, 127 cfs Sept. 8, 9; minimum gage height, 2.41

1v o6pt. 1? .

^i 190?"} 0 ' 1923 -51: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs May 12, 1943 (gage height, 42.33 

1916 mum> 3-0 cfs Aug " 31> Sepfc - 1> 1936; minimum Sage height, 1.55 ft Sept. 1-8,

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

 water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Revisions (water years). W 1007: 1927, 1943{M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

127

204

261

510

4.5 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

1,160 

1,880 

2,?80 

4,060

10.0

16.0

22.0

27.0

6,420

17,000

30,600

43,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

723 '55T

661

661

600

600

540

510

454

427

400

374

348 

324

300

*280

261

261

246

230

230

217

217

204

204

204

204

192

192

192 

181

11,098

358

0.289

0.33

22,010

Nov.

181

181

181

171

171

171

171

171

161

*161

161

161

161 

161

161

161

161

171

181

192

181

181

171

161

161

161

161

152

T5?

152

5,024

167

0.135

0.15

9,960

Dec.

152

TBT

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

143

143

143 

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

135

T35

*135

135

135 

135

4,475

144

0.116

0.13

8,880

Jan.

135

T35

143

143

143

143

135

143

161

171

161

161

161 

570

786

3,870

2,960

1,960

1,510

1,230

1,020

884

754

661

600

540

510

454

427

400 

348

21,419

691

0.558

0.64

42,480

Feb.

280

324

324

300

261

570

786

2,300

*2,540

1,880

1,510

1,300

1,160 

1,090

1,510

3,230

13,100

19,200

29,700

43,600

36,000

32,000

10,200

5,610

4,460

3,870

3,780

4,260

-

~

225,145

8,041

6.50

6.76

446,600

Mar.

3,680

3,590

3,050

2,700

2,450

2,200

1,960

1,800

1,660

1,730

3,820

7,450

*7,900 

4,760

3,680

3,140

2,620

2,360

2,540

2,360

2,040

1,800

1,660

1,580

1,440

1,370

1,300

1,230

1,160

1,090 

1,090

81,230

2,620

2.12

2.44

161,100

Apr.

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,300

1,230

1,300

1,160

1,580

1,510

1,370

1,960

3,400

5,240 

3,780

2,960

2,450

2,040

1,800

1,660

1,510

*1,960

2,790

4,670

3,320

2,620

2,280

1,960

1,730

1,580

1,580

63,800

2,127

1.72

1.92

126,500

May

1,800

2,280

2,790

2,700

2,200

1,880

1,660

1,440

1,370

1,300

1,300

2,200

1,660 

1,510

1,300

1,160

1,020

952

884

786

723

692

754

818

786

723

630

570

510

454 

427

39,279

1,267

1.02

1.18

77,910

June

374

348

348

324 3T4"

348

427

540

4,390

*9,020

5,880

2,960

2,200 

1,960

1,510

1,370

1,160

1,230

1,160

1,300

1,880

3,780

3,410

3,500

"2,360

1,800

1,370

1,160

1,160

3,780

61,373

2,046

1.65

1.84

121,700

July

9,520

8,860

5,610

9,690

6", 140

3,960

2,790

2,200

1,730

1,510

1,440

1,300

1,800 

1,300

2,620

1,580

1,370

1,090

884

723

661

570

510

510

427

400

IS?

540

723

540 

454

71,934

2,320

1.87

2.16

142,700

Aug.

400 STB"

300

*280

261

246

230

230

217

217

217

204

217 

324

280

230

217

204

230

261

230

204

204

192

181

181

171

171

161

152 

. 143

7,103

229

0.185

0.21

14,090

Sept.

143

143

143

143

152

135

135

127

3T7

161

171

161

181 

*181

171

161

161

152

152

143

143

143

143

152

181

2HO" 300

280

230

192

5,087

170

0.137

0.15

10,090

Calendar year 1950: Max 58,400 »Mln 135 Mean 2,634 Cfsm 2.13 In. 28.88 Ac-ft 1,907,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 43,600 Mln 127 Mean 1,636 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.91 Ac-ft 1,184.000

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 cfsK Feb. 20 (11 a.m.) 45,900 cfs (22.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this d3y.
66 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Kings River near Berryville, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°24', long. 93°38', in sec. 15, T. 20 N., R. 25 W., on right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 0.2 mile downstream from Osage Creek 

and 4 miles northwest of Berryville.

Drainage area. 517 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 990.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 12, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Mar. 3, 

1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage on downstream side of county bridge 5 miles downstream. 

Altitude of auxiliary gage is 970 ft (from topographic map). Auxiliary gage read twice 

daily.

Average discharge.--12 years, 626 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,900 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 20.40 ft); 

minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 59,000 cfs May 10, 1943 (gage height, 30.20 ft); minimum, 

2.9 cfs Sept. 28, 1939, Sept. 9, 1947.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions; W 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to F»b. 17, 

Feb. 24 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

21

67

150

265

455

4.0 700

5.0 1,310

8.0 3,560

11.0 6,130

Feb. 18-23

6.5 2,420

8.0 4,020

12.0 9,350

16.0 16,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

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

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

265 "235

232

202

188

175

175

175

162

150

136 

132 

127

120

116

107

101

103

103

97

93

91

85

85

85

83

81

80

78

78

24

4,011

129

0.250

0.29

7,960

Nov.

74

75

72

71

71

71

69

71

71

67

65 

60 

60

65

71

72

65

65

65

65

65

65

64

64

60

58

57

. 55

55

53

1,958

65.3

0.126

0.14

3,880

Dec .

53

S3

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

53

H55

55

55

55

53

53

53

53

52

52

52

50

50

50

48

15

48

48

48

1,611

52.0

0.101

0,12

3,200

Jan.

if15

55

65

76

103

101

97

91

81

78 

78 

80

285

1.620

1,440

990

700

595

455

395

335

282

248

217

202

175

175

162

150

141

9,570

309

0.598

0.69

18,980

Feb.

134

127

127

118

T2T

150

227

455

395

355

300 

282 

265

282

700

3,980

4,480

13,700

15.000

12,200

10,100

3,610

2,520

2,080

1,650

1,510

1,790

1,510

..

_

-

78,174

2,792

5.40

5.62

155,100

Mar.

1,380

1,180

1,050

930

810

700

620

545

500

522

3,990 

4.660 

2,626

1,790

1,440

1,180

1,050

1,050

990

810

755

645

545

500

455

435

375

375

375

375

555

32,907

1,062

2.05

2.37

65,270

Apr.

 S5- 335

375

395

355

375

551

595

522

478

1,090 

3.080 

S,l50

1,510

1,180

990

810

700

620

545

810

1,580

1,310

990

810

755

645

570

545

522

-

25,528

851

1.65

1.84

50,630

May

545

700

870

755

620

545

478

435

375

415

672 

620 

478

415

335

300

265

248

217

202

188

175

253

335

282

217

175

150

141

127

123

11,601

374

0.723

0.83

23,010

June

101

95

IT?

1Z3

114

112

123

463

5.330

2,S06

1,180 

755 

570

435

375

335 375

415

375

570

2,000

2,000

2,520

1,510

1,050

810

595

455

478

2,260

-

27,936

931

1.80

2.01

55,410

July

2,840

1,820

2,150

1,930

1,510

1,050

810

595

478

595

595 

500 

395

355

455

500

355

282

248

217

202

188

150

145

175

282

217

188

162

150

T35

19,689

635

1.23

1.'42

39,050

Aug.

138

123

105

97

83

78

72

65

64

157

'555

188

145

120

105

93

83

89

71

64

55

52

48

46

40

42

40

36

36

35

3,317

107

0.207

0.24

6,580

Sept.

35

34

31

31

35

31

38

44

47

67

52 

55 

42

47

57

50

44

40

36

35

35

32

29

29

36

35

29

28

24

r?

-

1,145

38.2

0.074

0.08

2,270

Calendar year 1950: Max 27,600 Mln 48 Mean 1,005 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.40 Ac-ft 727,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 15,000 Hln 17 Mean 596 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.65 Ac-ft 451,300

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 efs).--Peb. 18 (12 p.m.) 25,900 cfs (20.40 ft).

Note. Discharge for periods Oct. 1 to Feb. 17, Feb. 24 to Sept. 30 computed from graph baaed on 

twice-daily readings of auxiliary wire-weight gage 5 miles downstream (drainage area 2.8 percent 

greater at auxiliary gage site). Discharge In cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff 

depth In Inches computed using drainage area at base gage.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 67

James River at Galena, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°48'20", long. 93°27'50 M , in Nw£ sec. 7, T. 24 N., R. 23 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of right pier of first arch span from left end 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 mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 923.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Dec.11, 1927, chain gage at site 500 ft downstream at datum 0.52 ft 

lower. Dec. 11, 1927, to Feb. 27, 1935, chain gage and Feb. 28, 1935, to July 22, 

1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1922-51), 1,023 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,900 cfs July 5 (gage height, 19.95 ft); mini-

 mum, 120 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 0.27 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 52,700 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 27.82 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 26, 27, 29, 30,'Sept. 4, 1936; minimum gage height, that of Dec. 28, 

1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). nl 977: 1935(M), 1941(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 4 to June 16)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19 Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

0.2 106

1.0 301

2.0 654

3.0 1,180

5.0 2,980

9.0 7,300

13.4 14,300

0.6 210

1.5 533

2.5 1,040

4.0 2,200

7.0 5,230

12.0 12,100

17.2 22,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

316

307

340

455

T75

362

343

331

316

310

295

278 

272

258

253

*242

242

242

232

227

224

219

216

214

214

212

206

202

196

194

m

8,289

267

0.271

0.31

16,440

Nov.

202

187

177

182

180

180

180

187

*187

172

177

177 

168

172

180

177

168

172

163

168

165

175

163

161

161

156

154

TBT

163

156

5,164

172

0.174

0.19

10,240

Dec.

152

149

152

152

158

156

145

T56~ 168

152

147

147 

149

143

147

145

141

134

130

134

134

139

132

126

130

124

T2T

*126

132

128

126

' 4,378

141

0.143

0.16

8,680

Jan.

126

128

143

145

139

132

134

128

126

T26

130

130 

128

278

480

696

"STS 718

498

441

388

350

316

289

272

256

?42

235

232

b210

b!90

8,419

272

0.276

0.32

16,700

Feb.

b200 zTB"

250

261

222

292

634

1,180

*965

786

654

573 

516

516

535

937

1,640

4,860

14,200

9,660

9,360

6,310

4,460

3,520

2,840

2,470

2,160

1,930

.

_

-

72,147

2,577

2.61

2.72

143,100

Mar.

1,930

1,930

1,800

1,600

1,480

1,320

1,190

1,100

1,000

1,000

2,110

6,070 

4,350

*3,420

2,650

2,240

1,980

2,020

2,020

1,680

1,480

1,320

1,220

1,130

1,040

948

894

868

W5

1,220

1,160

55,145

1,779

1.80

2.08

109,400

Apr.

1,060

1,000

920

868

842

842

1,510

1,930

1,560

1,440

1,760

4,240 

4,130

3,620

2,930

2,380

1,930

. 1,680

1,480

*1,290

1,290

1,640

1,980

1,680

1,480

1,320

1,160

1,060

975

948

50,945

1,698

1.72

1.92

101,000

May

920

1,290

1,980

1,600

1,320

1,160

1,000

894

817

894

1,060

1,000 

394

817

742

670

623

577

542

508

516

577

623

564

520

475

439

403

392

376

3Gi

24,554

792

0.802

0.93

48,700

June

392

339

324

339

328

321

339

423

487

*670

718

600 

564

564

718

1,890

3,840

1,560

1,290

1,220

2,290

6,930

14,500

5,350

3,320

3,620

2,650

1,980

1,890

11,800

71,056

2,369

2.40

2.68

140,900

July

22,600

7,660

5,010

14,400

*17,400

6,070

4,350

3,320

2,740

3,320

6,910

4,130 

3,020

2,470

2,060

1,760

1,520

1,360

2,560

1,720

1,320

1,130

1,000

975

920

842

792

742

694

670

m

124,302

4,010

4.06

4.68

246,500

Aug.

975

715

646

*577

542

508

495

491

483

533

646

577 

508

463

435

399

384

600

670

577

487

435

399

368

354

332

318

32T

395

431

357

15,424

498

0.505

0.58

30,590

Sept.

321

290

290

290

300

293

280

261

274

376

380

332 

*357

354

321

304

277

261

249

237

229

226

215

?3T

392

471

ITT

376

335

304

9,258

309

0.313

0.35

18,360

Calendar year 1950: Max 21,600 Min 124 Mean 1,236 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.00 Ac-ft 894,900

Water year 1950-51 : Max 22,600 Min 124 Mean 1,230 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.92 Ac-ft 890,600

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). Feb. 19 (6 p.m.) 16,700 cfs (14.59 ft); June 23 (12 m.) 17,400 

cfs (14.86 ft)T July 1(1 p.m.) 26,900 cfs (18.90 ft); July 5 (l a.m.) 29,900 cfs (19.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Discharge for Jan. 7-29, Feb. 2-9, Mar. 4-10 computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage 

readings.
68 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River near Reeds Spring, Mo.

Location. --Lat 36°37'20", long. 93°25'20", in HE^SEi; sec . 9, T. 22 N., R. 23 W. , on downstream side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 13, 5f miles downstream from 

James River, 12 miles south of Reeds Spring, and at mile 543.8.

Drainage area.--3,617 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 739.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Dec. 18, 1938, wire-weight gage; Dec. 18, 1938, to May 10, 1943, waterstage recorder; May 11 to Oct. 1, 1943, wire-weight gage; Oct. 2, 1943, to Mar. 10, 

1945, water-stage recorder; and Mar. 11, 1945, to Feb. 14, 1947, wire-weight gage, all 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 4,381 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 75,000 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 27.80 ft); mini-

 mum ooserved, 419 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 196,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 47.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 145 cfs Sept. 27, 1939 (gage height, 0.09 ft).

Maximum stage known prior to 1945, 46.8 ft Apr. 15, 1927, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

2.0

2.5

3.0 

4.0

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Feb. 25)

370

790

1,340

2,560

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22

5.0

7.0

9.0

13.0

3,930

7,620

12,600

24,000

16.0

19.0

25.0

27.4

32,900

42,800

63,700

73,300

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

Feb. 23 to Sept. 3O

370

775

1,260

2,430

3,740

7.0

9.0

13.0

16.0

18.7

7,300

12,100

23,600

32,900

41,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm1

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,060 

1,370

1,810 

1,810

1,870

1,750

1,630

1,570

1,500

1,440

1,550

1,270

1,200 

1,140

1,080

1,040

*995 

987

964

932

880

860

840

320

790

771

752

742

724

704

695

36,846

1,189

0.329

0.38

73,080

Nov.

677 B"59~

632 

614

605

596

588

580

*571

562

562

554

554 

562

562

562

562 

562

588

596

632

623

614

605

588

588

580

571

571

562

-

17,682

589

0.163

0.18

35,070

Dec .

562 

554

537 

528

554

554

546

g523

g520

512

496

496

488 

488

488

488

488 

488

480

480

480

472

472

464

456

456

g440

g426

*g419

g433

456

15,249

492

0.136

0.16

30,250

Jan.

456

456 

464

464

472

480

488

504

512

557

557

554 

1,400

5,090

g4,080

ai'SOO

35,500

a3 , 000

a2 , 600

2,310

2,120

1,870

1,690

1,570

1,460

1,360

1,310

gl,300

al,200

51,110

1,649

0.456

0.53

101,400

Feb.

al,150 

31,100

al,150 

gl,240

al,250

gl,560

g3,220

*g5,430

5,600

4,550

3,780

3,220

2,890 

2,760

3,220

7,400

17,100 

38,700

66,000

75,500

70,400

56,400

g4 1,800

g2 1,800

g!2,900

10,300

9,120

9,560

_

-

-

474,700

16,950

4.69

4.88

941,600

Mar.

8,640 

7,960

7,300 

6,500

5,900

5,160

4,640

4,320

4,020

4,020

6,900

19,100

22,100 

*15,100

10,800

8,640

7,300 

6,500

6,500

6,100

5,540

4,640

4,320

4,020

3,740

3,460

5,260

5,070

2,94Q

3,000

3,070

208,160

6,715

1.86

2.14

412,900

Apr.

2,940 

2,880

2,740 

2,fllO

2,940

2,940

2,810

3,740

4,160

3,880

5,340

8,180

15,700 

11 , 800

9,560

7,520

6,500 

5,340

4,640

*4,160

4,480

5,340

8,180

7,960

6,300

5,340

4,800

4,320

3,880

3,740

-

162,520

5,417

1.50

1.67

322,400

May

3,600 

4,640

5,520 

6,500

5,520

4,640

4,160

3,600

5,260

5,550

5,600

5,880

4,520 

3,740

3,200

2,810

2,490 

2,300

2,060

1,940

1,770

1,710

1,770

1,820

1,940

1,820

1,650

1,480

1,360

1,290

1,190

93,110

3,004

0.831

0.96

184,700

June

1,100 

1,070

1,040 

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,050

1,120

2,890

*11,100

11,600

6,100

4,160 

5,400

3,200

2,940

6,900 

4,480

3,530

3,330

4,320

11,100

21,200

18,200

10,300

8,640

6,700

4,800

4,320

13, /OO

-

175,410

5,847

1.62

1.80

347,900

July

36,100 

35,900

21,200 

22,100

57,700

19,100

11,600

8,640

6,900

6,500

9,600

9,120

6,500 

5,700

5,160

4,980

4,160 

3,600

3,530

3,740

2,940

2,560

2,240

2,180

2,060

2,060

2,000

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,770

283,460

9,144

2.53

2.91

562 , 200

Aug.

1^940 

17820

1,540 

*1,430

1,300

1,190

1,110

1,070

1,050

1,010

1,160

1,430

1,380 

1,170

1,130

1,060

1,010 

960

1,100

1,110

1,060

960

912

3850

8790

a730

g682

a640

a6"50" a600

3650

33,474

1,080

0.299

0.34

66,390

Sept.

3550 

a500

g485 

3480

aSTO

3500

a490

a480

a550

1,600

1,170

1,000

*941 

970

903

793

732 

675

622

581

557

549

533

517

509

707

980

912

847

775

-

21,406

714

0.197

0.22

42,460

Calendar year 1950: Max 127,000 Min 419 

Water year 1950-51: Max 73,300 Min 419

Mean 6,087 

Mean 4,310

Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.74 Ac-ft 4,408,000 

Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.17 Ac-ft 3,120,000

Peak discharge (base. 50,000 efs). Feb. 21 (l to 3 a.m.) 75,000 cfs (27.80 ft); July 2 (2 to 3 

a.m.) 42,100 cfs (18.76 ft); July 5 (12 m. to 1 p.m.) 41,800 cfs (18.71 ft).

* 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 wire-weight gage readings and recorded range in stage.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 69

White River at Forsyth, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36 0 40'55", long. 93°06'05", in SE£ sec. 33, T. 24 N., R. 20 W., on left 

Dame at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 80 in Forsyth, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Swan Creek, 2 miles downstream from hydroelectric plant of Empire 

Electric Co., and at mile 503.8.

Drainage area. 4,544 sq ml.

Records available. January to September 1926 and February 1930 to September 1951 in repores or ueoiogical Survey. January 1920 to December 1927 (monthly figures of discharge only prior to October 1926) in House Document 102, 73d Congress, 1st session.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 640.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1926, at datum 2.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 21 years (1930-51), 5,016 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 62,400 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 25.64 ft); min-

 imum, 119 cfs Dec. 24-26 (gage height, 1.10 ft); minimum daily, 121 cfs Dec. 24.

1926, 1930-51: Maximum discharge, 209,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 43.77 

ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.58 ft Oct. 16, 25, 26, 

1948; minimum daily discharge, 34 cfs Sept. 3, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 45.36 ft Apr. 16, 1927, from floodmark (discharge, 212,000 cfs, 

by computation of flow over dam).

Remarks. Records good. 

 23TTOO acre-ft).

Low flow since 1913 regulated by Lake Teneycomo (total capacity,

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

119

228

445

3.0

4.5 

7.0

1,140

3,070

7,820

11.0

18.0

25.2

20,400

48,600

80,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,380

2,590 

1,980

1,590

1,700

1,870

2,290

730

1,640

1,350

1,370

1,440

1,340

1,460 

555

1,600

*1,070

810

840

1,000

690

660

1,100 

790

550

725

652

813

930

920

760

37,175

1,199

73,740

Nov.

606

896

841

680

442

856

716

560

*630

440

468

392

480

1,080 

 33T

572

820

530

920

900

960

840

755" 280

815

455

815

815

605

610

-

20,148

672

39,960

Dec.

506

216 

222

644

1,160

402

460

500

420

550

910

1,110

870

475 

570

315

130

830

650

720

710

380

127 

121

T27

400

535

550

*820

740

590

16,756

541

33,240

Jan.

760

695 

830

375

370

400

'275" 185

440

740

430

315

720

4,420 

4,320

4,260

6,500

6.5OO

5,700

4,700

2,210

2,740

2,240 

1,950

1,810

1,700

1,660

1,400

980

1,310

1,200

62,135

2,004

123,200

Feb.

880

810 

1,010

720

l,57o~

3,070

5,380

4,580

5,300

5,700

4,460

4,140

3,340

3,150 

3,820

7,820

15,400

47,300

71,100

79,500

*80,500

66,600

46,900 

23,500

16,100

12,900

11,400

10,800

_

-

537,750

19,210

tl,067

Mar.

10,800

9,600 

9,060

8,300

7,360

6,700

6,300

5,900

5,110

3,940

9,180

21,200

26.200

*20,100 

14,200

11,000

9,320

8,300

7,820

7,360

6,920

6,300

6,100 

5,700

4,900

4,410

3,160

3,710

3,610

2,650

3,650

258,860

8,350

513,400

Apr.

3,430

3,570 

3,310

2,980

3', 450

3,600

3,550

4,060

5,700

4,730

6,500

9,880

14,200

15,4OO 

12,200

9,880

8,060

6,920

6,300

*5,900

6,100

6,920

7,820 

9,880

8,540

7,140

6,300

5,900

5,700

4,920

-

202,840

6,761

402,300

May

4,460

6,920 

7,140

7,820

7,360

6,500

5,900

5,500

4,020

5,900

5,140

4.5OO

4,590

4,600 

4,420

3,560

3,090

2,830

2,420

1.150

3,180

2,320

1,500 

1,860

1,830

2,190

2,010

1,620

1,870

1,520

2,230

119,950

3,869

237,900

June

785

1,500 

690 750"

1,330

1,430

1,210

1,370

2,110

6,770

*12,000

9,320

6,300

5,040 

4,160

5,OOO

5,500

 7,140

5,700

3,740

4,840

14,800

15, 500 

24,300

14,500

11,600

9,060

7,140

7,820

21,700

-

213,105

7,104

422,700

July

35,800

41,900 

28,200

33,800

35,800

32,200

16,100

11,400

8,800

14,200

11,600

12,900

9,060

7,580 

6,700

6,500

5,900

5,700

4,230

2,810

3,600

3,260

1,790 

3*520

2,090

2,230

3,080

1,940

2,240

2,290

2,130

358,850

11,580

711,800

Aug.

2,090

1,920 

2,000

1,040

*1,380

1,680

1,330

1,320

990

1,180

940

1,980

1,990

1,720 

1,310

1,190

1,180

2,210

1,760

1,320

1,020

1,160

1,100 

1,150

1,140

'570" 370

1,120

985

580

610

40,635

1,311

80, 600

Sept.

282

360

550

520

970

740

860

670

535

3,930

1,780

1,190

*1,190

1,400 

1,230

390

825

935

720

620

1,060

310

410 

790

985

815

1,020

875

1,600

730

-

28,292

943

56,120

Calendar year 1950: Max 148,000 Mln 121 Mean 7,429 Ac-ft 5,379,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 80,500 Mln 121 Mean 5,196 Ac-ft 3,762,000

ge (base, 56,000 cfs). --Feb. 20 (5 to 9 p.m.) 82,400 cfs (25.64 ft); July 2 (10 to 11 

fs (16.88 ft)j July 4 (1:30 p.m.)

Peak dlschari 

a.m.) 44,OOO

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.

44,800 cfs (17.10 ft).
70 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River near Flippin, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°18'50", long. 92°33'20", in M£ 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 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (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. 23 years, 6,665 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge (faring year, 43,900 cfs Feb, 23. 24; maximum gage height, 

IS.54 ft Feb. 24; minimum discharge, 136 cfs Sept. 27-30 (gage height, 1.69 ft).

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 215,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 39.82 ft); minmum, 80 cfs Aug. 4, 1949 (gage height, 1.54 ft) caused by temporary storage behind Bull 

Shoals Dam upstream.

Maximum stage know, 45.4 ft Apr. 16, 1927, original site and datum, or about 41 ft, 

present site and datum (discharge, 240,000 cfs, from data of Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow completely regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull

Sfioals Reservoir (total capacity, 5,408,000 acre-ft). 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.

Revisions.--W 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 16 to Feb. 19)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19

2.5 510

3.0 900

4.0 2,110

5.0 3,900

6.0 6,010

7.0 8,480

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

140

276

560

1,020

Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

4.0 2,440

5.0 4,360

6.O 6,480

7.0 8,840

8.0 11,500

11.0 21,200

14.0 32,700

16.5 43,900

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

Day

1

2

5

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16 

17

18 

19

20

21

22

25

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3_. 520

2,860

2,500

3,520 

2,770

2,260 

2,180

2,340

1,630

2,260

2,040

1,820

1,750

1,750

1,680

1,680 

1,510

1,510 

1,500

1,330

1,260

1,280

1,170

782

1,040

862

1,290

1,410

1,140

840

932

54,216

1,749

107,500

Nov.

*1,130

945

916

1,040 

1,090

1,050 

981

990

835

1,050

1,000

909

846

793

701

918 

927

855 

891

900

773

838

1,260

1.270 

1,050

909

945

*918

900

954

-

28,584

953

56,700

Dec.

963

918

882

819 

717

709 

900

918

846

810

734

556

618

785

1,270

1.510 

1,180

812 

721

592

706

1,320

1,160

972 

810

669

589

530

582

685

802

26,085

841

51,740

Jan.

909

963

*1,110

1,100 

1,120

1,040 

918

810

661

677

624

768

927

1,480

2,850

2,590 

2,980

4,200 

4,300

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,300 

3,520

3,490

3,380

3,140

4,000

4,200

4.500

78,157

2,521

155, 000

Feb.

4,800

4,500

4,400

5,520 

2,770

2.540 

2,860

4,150

4,400

5,020

4,910

5,120

5,120

5,120

5,120

5,220 

5,550

5,660 

6,980

57,000

41,100

43,000

43.900

43,900 

43,500

43,000

*38, 700

31,100

-

. _

-

452,760

16,170

898, 000

Mar.

30, 700

31, 100

33, 100

33, 600 

34,400

55.700 

33,600

35,700

24, 100

27,100

24, 900

24, 900

25,200

26,000

26,400

25,200 

23,400

20,900 

17,700

11,800

9,360

9,620

8,560

7,640 

7,880

7,170

6,480

*5, 280

4 t 5gp

4,600

4,560

620,810

20,030

tl,231

Apr.

4,360

4,730

3,760

5.720 

4,260

4,620 

1O, 100

7,880

6,650

7,170

9,300

13,300

14,500

15, 100

18.000

17,000 

16,100

13,600 

11,000

8, 600

8,360

9,100

3,100

12,100 

12,700

11,300

9,620

8,840

8,120

7,640

290, 630

9,688

576,500

May

7,170

*7,400

10,400

11,500 

10, 100

10,400 

9,100

8,360

7,880

6,710

7,880

8,360

7,400

6,940

6,480

6,260 

5,600

5,080 

4,460

4,060

3,380

2,620

3,720

3,280 

2,620

2,440

2,370

2,440

*2,440

2,330

2, 190

181,370

5,851

359,700

June

2,010

2,240

1,580

1,680 

1,300

1.150 

1,460

1,780

2,330

3,570

5,390

10, 100

11,800

10, 100

8,120

6,710 

7,170

7,400 

8,360

7,880

6,480

6,260

11,300

14,200 

15,700

18,400

*26.400

24, 100

22 , 500

25,700

270,970

9,052

537,500

July

26, 800

29.500

27,100

19,800 

15,700

19,100 

24, 100

24, 100

24, 900

28,300

24,900

19, 100

20, 500

23,400

22,700

22,500 

21,600

19,800 

15,400

12,400

11,000

6,260

3,750

525 

518

511

560

518

518

466

239

466,365

15,040

925,000

Aug.

*235

250

255

255 

250

250 

244

235

235

239

239

239

255

255

*239

239 

259

ft! 259

259

259

259

259

239

235

239

235

*230

235

235

7,348

237

14,570

Sept.

255

239

239

239

276

248 

244

248

248

262

248

248

258

248

248

248 

248

248 

239

149

140

154

140

140 

140

140

136

156

136

136

6,258

209

12,410

Calendar year 1950 : Max 172, 000 Min 530 Mean 10,330 Ac-ft 7,477,000

Water year 1950-51 : Max 43,900 "In 156 Mean 6,804 Ac-ft 4,926,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Expressed In thousands.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Buffalo River near St. Joe, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°59', long. 92°45' , in Sw£ sec. 36, T. 16 N. , R. 17 W., on right bank on 

ownstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 65, li~ miles downstream from Mill 

Creek, 4 miles upstream from Bear Creek, and miles southeast of St. Joe.

Drainage area. --825 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1951.

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. --12 years, 1,168 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 50,900 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 27.57 ft); minimum, 73 cfs Sept. ">.

1939-51: 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, 19 cfs Sept. 

27, 28, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 50.5 ft in August 1915, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1945 and 1949 have 

been revised to 100,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 41.00 ft), and 91,100 cfs Jan. 

24, 1949 (gage height, 38.80 ft), superseding figures published in Water-Supply Papers 

1037 and 1147.

Remarks . Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in fee

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24 to Apr. 2, 

May 27 to June 9, Aug. 5-9, Aug. 16 to Sept. 30)

3.5 667

4.0 190

4.5 370

5.0 630

6.0 1,320

6.5 1,750

7.0 2,26O

9.0 5,000

12.0 10,800

16.0 19,400

2O.0 29,100

23.0 37,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

342

314

298

280

262

248

238

235

225

222

216

203

190

178

169

160

149

144

138

131

126

128

126

123

121

121

121

114

109

107

107

5,645

182

0.221

0.25

11,200

Nov.

107

105

102

100

98

98

98

114

160

181

190

169

155

146

141

138

141

141

144

138

131

128

128

128

126

123

121

119

116

114

-

3,900

130

0.158

0.18

7,740

Dec.

114

114

114

111

114

119

121

123

119

116

114

116

114

114

114

111

109

107

105

105

102

100

100

98

98

96

94

94

94

94

94

3,338

108

0.131

0.15

6,620

Jan.

94

143

2,290

1,400

985

763

597

492

425

370

338

306

302

1,110

5.380

2,370

1,750

1,440

1,210

1,020

848

738

654

597

531

476

435

406

374

342

a320

26,506

855

1.04

1.19

52,570

Feb.

a290

a300

a330

a290

255

276

866

1,060

880

782

690

636

592

602

1,330

6,560

6,370

17,200

20,900

56.400

18,400

7,750

4,280

3,450

2,720

2,520

2,150

1,900

_

_

-

159,579

4,985

6.04

6.29

276,900

Mar.

1,850

1,620

1,480

1,560

1,240

1,100

a985

a880

a808

776

a848

1,540

1,520

1,170

al,100

985

a950

a915

a8 80

aS15

a776

a726

a672

624

a580

a556

a498

465

482

509

492

28,782

928

1.12

1.50

57,090

Apr.

498

548

702

726

720

,310

,800

,520

,320

,170

,770

,640

,240

,420

,950

,480

,560

,210

,130

,020

,570

.150

,840

,720

,200

,800

,660

,480

,280

,240

-

61,274

2,042

2.48

2.76

121,500

May

1,270

5.02O

2,480

1,900

1,520

1,280

1,100

985

880

1,440

2,090

1,400

1,150

950

S15

720

656

570

509

460

415

420

526

487

410

346

302

272

248

232

222

29,035

937

1.14

1.31

57,590

June

206

195

195

206

2 O5

196

252

574

2,060

2,000

1,060

815

702

575

498

476

2,420

1,520

5,320

2,080

3,910

' 3,580

4.250

2,570

1,570

1,240

985

782

660

2,250

-

40,526

1,551

1.64

1.85

80,380

July

4.080

2,260

2,200

2,320

1,750

1,320

1,100

915

789

824

950

765

597

556

482

440

592

350

334

294

269

245

229

242

242

531

660

744

492

597

330

26,877

867

1.05

1.21

53,310

Aug.

276

258

206

187

172

160

152

141

155

144

216

276

514

242

200

172

155

152

158

128

121

114

107

102

98

96

91

89

87

85

81.

4,875

157

0.190

0.22

9,670

Sept.

77

75

75

105

100

100

114

102

91

87

85

90

179

195

160

158

114

107

105

100

96

100

102

102

102

96

91

87

85

81

-

5,155

104

0.126

0.14

6,220

Calendar year 1950: Max 30,300 Min 94 Mean 1,605 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.40 Ac-ft 1,162,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 36,400 Min 75 Mean 1,023 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.83 Ac-ft 740,800

Peak discharge (base, 15.000 cfs).--Feb. 20 (5:30 p.m.) 50,900 cfs (27.57 ft), 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, normal recession, and 

records for station near Rush.
72 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°07, long. 92°33', in NE£ sec. 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 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 451.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Jan. 27, 1939, staff gage at site 0.6 

mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 1,390 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 56,000 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 24.35 ft); minimum, 113 cfs Sept. 4.

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 38.86 ft); minimum observed, 15 cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 45.5 ft Aug. 19, 1915, from floodmarks, original site (discharge, 164,000 cfs by slope-area method). Flood of Apr. 14, 1927, reached a stage of 

35.9 ft, from floodmarks, original site (discharge, 110,000 cfs by slope-area method). 

Data on floods of 1915 and 1927 furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised 

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 

indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

687. ........

702 .........

717. ........

747. ........

787. ........

857.........

Water 

year

1930

1931

1933

1935

1938

Date

Jan. 25

May 11

May 14

Mar. 11

Feb . 18

Gage height 

(feet)

22.2

22.7

15.2

23.9

24.5

26.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

50,100

51,800

28,600

56,000

58 ,300

65.800

t The minimum discharge during water year 1929 was 65 cfs 

Sept. 25-30 (gage height, 0.6 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. W 897: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge for wate,r year 1929 are 

given herein. Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in water years 1930, 

1931, 1933, and 1938 are given herewith. They supersede those published in WaterSupply Papers 687, 702, 717, 747, and 857.

Day 

(water year)

1929-30 

Jan . 13 ..... 

May 11 .....

Discharge 

(cfs)

21,20O 

40,40O

Month

May ......................

Water year 1929-30..... 

Calendar year 1930 .....

February 1931 ............

Water year 1930-31 ..... 

Calendar year 1931 .....

Hay 1933 .................

Water year 1932-33..... 

Calendar year 1933 .....

February 1938 ............

Water year 1937-38 ..... 

Calendar year 1938.....

Day 

(water year)

1930-31 

Feb . 8 ...... 

9.. ....

Cfs-days

85, 

137, 

397, 

411,

83, 

390,

331,

171, 

488, 

492,

229, 

632, 

622,

438 

561 

421 

730

766 

218 

189

825

916 

268

740 

804 

074

Maximum

21,200 

40,400 

40,4OO 

40,4OO

24,700 

24,700 

24,700

38, 8OO

38,800 

38,800

55,800 

55,800 

55,800

Discharge Day 

(cfs) (water year)

1932-33 

5,5OO May 14. ..... 

24, 70O 

1937-38 

Feb . 18 .....

Minimum

314 

508 

60 

60

138 

60 

54

780 

62 

65

625 

46 

30

Mean

2,756 

4,437 

1,089 

1,128

2,990 

1,070 

907

5,540 

1,340 

1,349

8,205 

1,734 

1,704

Cfs 

per 

sq mi

2.53 

4.O7 

.998 

1.O3

2.74 

.981 

.831

5.08 

.23 

.24

.52 

.59 

.56

Discharge 

(cfs)

33,800 

55,800

Runoff 

in 

inches

2.91 

4.69 

13.54 

14.03

2.86 

13.30 

11.29

5.86 

16.68 

16.79

7.83 

21.58 

21.21

Runoff 

in 

acre- feet

169,000 

273,000 

789,OOO 

817,000

166, OOO 

773,000 

656, OOO

341,000 

970,000 

976,500

455, 7OO 

1,255,000 

1,234,000
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Buffalo River near Rush, Ark., 1928-29, 1950-51

1938-39

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25 -

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

143

142

142

172

208

208

172 

172

142 

142

142

118

118

142 

142

231

307 '2~08~

118

118

142

142 

142

142

118

118

98

33

118

142

118

4,664

150

0.137

0.16

9,250

Nov.

118

172

208

190

172

172

142 

142

130 

98

98

118

118

118 

142

208

208

208

142

118

118

142 

98

98

98

98

80

23T

755

1.590

-

6,330

211

0.193

0.22

12,560

Dec.

1,100

845

670

307

254

208

208 

172

172

172

172

~555 142

4,860

2,650

2,040

2,040

3,770

2,520

1,700

1,150

1,040 

940

755

402

190

280

1,040

800

590

307

32,406

1,045

0.958

1.10

64,280

Jan.

254

208 ?08~

254

368

5,200

2,650 

2,040

1,420 

2,040

1,810

1,370

1,150

940 

845

755

670

800

990

755

590

590

510

13,800

54,600

9,200

4,730

2,180

2,000

1,820

1,540

96,287

3,106

2.85

3.28

191,000

Feb.

1,460 i,aoo

1,070

955

*955

918

955 

955

880 

735

600 6^5"

735

805 

805

735

770

880

 1,070

1,2«0

1,110

1,280 

1,410

1,640

8,390

21.500

6,940

4,260

-

_

-

64,678

2,310

2.12

2.20

128,300

Mar.

2.970

2,970

2,840

2,180

2,090

2,180

2,710 

2,280

2,090 

1,900

1,640

1,360

1,240

1,640 

2,000

2,090

2,180

1,900

1,820

1,640

1,460

1,460 

1,460

1,540

1,540

1,280

1,110

955

l,'55o

1,360

1,110

56,895

1,835

1.68

1.94

112,800

Apr.

4,890

2,840

2,090

2,090

1,900,

1,540

1.200 

5,570

24. 100 

14,960

'*6,940

4,110

*3,660

5,540 

* 11, 500

*4,890

2,840

4,110

10,200

4,890

17,400

7,540 

3,810

2,480

2,480

2,280

2,000

1,720

1,540

1,360

166,410

5,547

5.08

5.67

330,100

Hay

1,030

10,200

4,410

3,810

2,970

3,100

2,180 

8,490

18.000 

8, 700

*4,730

1,900

3,520

4,890 

5,210

2,710

1,900

1,540

1,540

1,460

1,360

1,200 

1,030

955

880

1,460

4,110

7,980

5,370

3,240

2,280

123,155

3,940

3.61

4.16

242,300

June

1,900

1,540

2,090

5,210

2,710

2,180

1,900 

2,090

2,090 

1,540

1,360

1,200

1,820

3,240 

2,180

1,900

1,820

1,540

1,460

1,280

1,200

1,050 

6,940

4,730

3,520

2,480

2,090

1,460

1,360

1,200

67,060

2,235

2.05

2.29

133,000

July

1,200

2,000

2,970

1,900

1,640

1,460

8,550 

16.800

3^960 

2,590

2,280

2,380

2,090

1,900 

1,540

1,200

805

632

475

420

370

325 

285

245

245

245

245

245

205

355

370

59,877

1,932

1.77

2.04

118,800

Aug.

370

420

370

370

475

4-75- 600

420

420 

370

370

370

370

325 

325

285

285

205

205

205

165

165 

130

dl!5

*d!05

dlOO

dKX5

dlOO

dlOO

dlOO

dlOO

8,515

275

0.252

0.29

16,890

Sept.

d95

95

95

95

95

ISO" 130

95

95 

95

 95

95

130

95 

95

95

95

95

95

80

80

80 

80

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

2,685

89.5

0.082

0.09

5,330

Calendar year : Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1928-29: Max 34,600 Win 65 Mean 1,885 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.44 Ac-ft 1,365,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements.

1950-51

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

462 

450

404

379

349

333

317

321

397

290

286

267

256

242

231

222

*216

209

203

197

192

200

195 

190

187

184

182

177

172

167

*162

7,919

255

0.234

0.27

15,710

Nov.

160 

160

160

157

152

150

TSo

174

203

267

267

256

231

*209

209

216

203

200

200

200

192

190

187 

184

182

179

174

172

*167

164

-

5,715

190

0.174

0.19

11,340

Dec .

162 

164

164

164

169

174

172

172

172

167

162

160

160

160

157

157

155

152

*150

150

150

150

148 

148

146

146

141

139

137

137

135

4,820

155

0.142

0.16

9,560

Jan.

135 

T82

2,260

*2,520

1,480

1,140

890

730

632

565

516

466

444

858

4,190

*3,580

2,560

2,060

1,680

1,400

1,170

1,010

890 

805

730

655

610

588

534

480

*439

36,199

1,168

1.07

1.23

71,800

Feb.

408 

358

356

404

370

379

689

1,240

1,140

980

890

805

*755

755

991

6,620

8,080

11,600

29,300

54,000

32,400

10,700

6,440 

4,440

3,450

2,870

3,560

*2,290

-

_

-

165,340

5,905

5.41

5.64

327,900

Mar.

2,200 

1,980

1,800

1,640

1,440

1,340

1,240

1,140

1,040

980

1,010

1,200

*1,560

1,400

1,270

1,170

1,100

1,070

'1,040

950

890

832

780 

755

705

655

632

^B7

632

*655

632

34,370

1,109

1.02

1.17

68,170

Apr.

6^2" 632 

730

332

805

980

2,110

1,930

1,540

1,440

2,210

a5,580

a4,140

a3,090

a2,560

a2,110

*1,800

1,640

1,520

1,370

6,150

10,900

3' 850

3,090

2,560

2,240

2,060

1,800

1,640

-

77,791

2,593

2.38

2.65

154,300

May

*1,600 

3,580

5.660

2,660

2,160

1,800

1,560

1,340

1,200

1,490

2,470

1,980

1,520

1,270

*1,100

950

852

755

680

632

588

538

936

780

655

560

475

426

387

*362

335

39,279

1,267

1.16

1.34

77,910

June

313 

282

"235" 278

294

282

305

457

1,480

2,760

1,640

*1,100

920

780

655

588

1,670

1,930

2,640

2,560

3,270

3,210

4.390 

3,090

2,020

1,600

1,240

*980

832

1,160

-

42,916

1,431

1.31

1.46

85,120

July

4,060 

2,920

2,290

3,450

2,620

1,840

1,480

1,200

1,010

*1,160

1,400

1,140

860

780

730

655

588

529

516

457

408

370

355 

521 329"

357

588

755

705

534

*452

34,817

1,123

1.03

1.19

69,060

Aug.

"553 387 

297

271

245

225

E16

209

195

190

242

256

349

*545

278

23B

212

228

206

187

174

167

160 

152

146

141

145

143

135

*130

126

6,726

217

0.199

0.23

13,340

Sept.

120

115

115

113

IBT

167

148

162

148

146

*132

130

218

358

245

219

192

169

155

152

146

155

155 

148

148

146

143

135

126

124

-

4,677

156

0.143

0.16

9,280

Calendar year 1950: Max 32,300 Min 135 Mean 1,983 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.66 Ac r ft 1,436,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 34,000 Min 113 Mean 1,262 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.69 Ac-ft 913,500

14,500 cfs (loTei ft).' ' 

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and normal 

recession.
74 WHITE RIVER BASIN 

North Pork River near Tecumseh, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°37'22", long. 92°14'53", in NE^SEi sec. 35, T. 23 N., R. 12 W., on right 

bamc 3.2 miles downstream from Spring Creek and 3? miles northeast of Tecumseh.

Drainage area.--561 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 584.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior "to May 12, 1945, staff gage at same site 

at datum 0.22 ft lower.

US cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,450 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 7.47 ft); mini- 

 mum, 341 cfs Dec. 31 (gage height, 2.42 ft). 

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 27,400 efs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage .height, 18.05 ft), from

rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs; minimum, 255 cfs Dec.'2-4, 1944 (gage height,

2.20 ft, present datum).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

331 

548 

679 

1,590 

c.3 4,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

466 4^6"

460

454

454

449

454

460

454

443

438

432

427

416

416

416

*416

422

422

422

422

422

422

422

416

41G

411

411

406

406

401

13,342

430

0.766

0.88

26,460

Nov.

396

396

390

390

390

390

390

*411

427

416

396

390

396

396

396

401

396

396

406

443

416

411

401

396

396

390

390

385

380

3T50~

-

11,957

399

0.711

0.79

23,720

Dec.

380

380

380

385

393

385

380

375

370

370

370

370

370

370

365

360

360

356

356

356

356

356

351

351

351

351

351

351

351

*346

341

11,284

364

0.649

0.75

22,380

Jan.

356

39T

4C6

477

432

416

396

385

380

375

375

370

401

659

961

846

730

666

606

574

530

506

494

477

460

454

449

443

432

416

411

15,339

495

0.882

1.02

30,420

Feb.

406

401

4TJB~

401

406

530

970

*878

760

672

632

606

586

574

574

716

978

3,180

4,620

3, "780

4,060

2,560

2,000

1,590

1,430

1,330

1,200

1,140

_

_

-

37,386

1,335

2.38

2.48

74,150

Mar.

1,100

1,070

1,040

978

910

886

846

814

775

768

2,200

3,290

2,300

1,820

*1,540

1,400

1,230

1,200

1,120

1,050

1,000

950

900

870

850

830

810

790

790

760

720

35,607

1,149

2.05

2.36

70,630

"Apr.

690

666

652

639

632

723

846

961

902

862

1,090

1,880 l',640"

1,430

1,250

1,100

1,000

944

*918

860

950

1,210

1,180

1,100

1,050

1,000

950

900

850

900

-

29,775

992

1.77

1.97

59,060

May

880

1,150

1,220

1,150

1,050

970

894

846

820

1,000

1,300

1,200

1,100

970

890

840

800

770

740

710

710

700

700

690

670

646

619

606

599

57T

960

26,872

867

1.55

1.78

53,300

June

800

650

610

630

620

600

620

750

902

1,080

*878

775

716

659

639

619

612

593

606

580

567 559"

952

830

730

672

646

666

970

2,710

-

23,341

778

1.39

1.55

46,300

July

3,150

1,700

1,480

3,150

2,180

1,700

1,480

1,280

1,150

3,540

3,920

3', 350

2,690

2,000

1,590

1,380

1,230

1,110

1,060

978

^18

870

902

862

:,050

1,080

1,110

1,070

944

854

§21

50,595

1,632

2.91

3.35

100,400

Aug.

775

737

716

694

*666

652

646

639

625

639

886

708

639

599

586

561

574

723

679

612

574

548

536

524

518

512

512

506

512

500

488

19,086

616

1.10

1.27

37,860

Sept.

482

482

482

482

500

506

488

477

482

567

612

*554

606

646

57T

542

518

500

488

488

482

488

488

488

506

512

488

477

466

460

-

15,331

511

0.911

1.02

30,410

Calendar year 1950: Max 25,700 Min 341 Mean '1,086 Cfsm 1.94 In. " .28 Ac-ft 786,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,620 Kin 341 Mean 794 Cfsm 1.4Z In. 13. 22 Ac-ft 575,100

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--.Feb. 19 (5 a.m.) 6,450 cfs (7.47 ft); July 11 (l a.m.) 6,130 

cfs (7.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 16, Mar. 18 to Apr. 1, Apr. 20 to May 4, May 9-25, May 31 to 

June~~8~; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and record for adjace"t stations.
WHITE RIVER, BASIN 75

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

Dank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Pine Creek, 3 miles northwest of Tecumseh, 

and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--570 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1951.

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.--? years, 707 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs July 1 (gage height, 13.22 ft): min-

 ImumT 192 cfs Dec. 28-31 (gage height, 2.66 ft).

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 37,500 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 19.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 136 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1947; minimum gage height, 2.62 ft Oct. 13-16, 

1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 18 Aug. 19 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

175

299

504

4.0

8.0

10.8

772

3,570

6,230

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

228

324

539

, 4.0 

4.3

818

998

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

289

282

268

265

249

250

260

270

260

250

250

240

230

230

230

230

235

*239

239

239

239

239

239

239

236

236

236

233

233

233

230

7,598

245

0.430

0.50

15,070

Nov.

230

227

224

224

221

221

230

*239

243

230

224

224

221

221

227

224

218

218

224

246

221

218

215

212

209

209

206

209

206

206

-

6,647

222

0.389

0.43

13,180

Dec.

209

212

218

215

218

221

215

209

206

206

206

206

206

203

197

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

i§2.

192

*192

192

6,255

202

0.354

0.41

12,410

Jan.

195

224

275

259

236

227

218

212

209

206

209

206

224

715

911

665

538

463

418

381

343

321

306

292

282

275

268

262

249

239

239

10,073

325

0.570

0.66

19,980

Feb.

227

221

227

221

224

538

829

659

553

481

440

418

402

385

389

569

*772

2,940

4.970

3,650

3,810

2,350

1,720

1,390

1,200

1,100

978

917

_

_

-

32,580

1,164

2.04

2.13

64,620

Mar.

858

800

772

693

632

589

553

519

476

490

2,270

5.020

2,000

1,560

*1,260

1,070

978

917

772

709

648

605

589

538

504

486

472

467

467

449

423

26,586

858

1.51

1.73

52,730

Apr.

414

414

398

385

581

423

1,620

947

709

621

1,040

1.720

1,390

1,170

978

880

800

720

*665

605

665

858

772

687

659

610

569

558

533

543

-

22,734

758

1.33

1.48

45,090

May

543

947

1,010

887

772

693

616

563

538

670

829

709

627

563

514

481

458

440

423

418

414

410

402

377

373

365

346

335

328

901

676

17,628

569

0.998

1.15

34,960

June

458

394

377

406

381

362

495

670

917

947

*698

595

709

574

558

509

463

423

410

436

402

718

1,690

1,010

772

637

558

710

2,420

5.050

-

24,749

825

1.45

1.61

49,090

July

6.150

2,350

1,790

5,920

3,380

2,210

1,720

1,420

1,230

3,730

4,170

2,720

2,000

1,590

1,300

1,140

947

887

1,070

829

715

648

744

670

744

648

947

800

654

558

514

54,195

1,748

3.07

3.54

107,500

Aug.

490

449

423

410

*394

377

373

373

373

406

427

414

373

354

343

335

335

1,680

998

618

495

444

405

385

365

354

340

320

320

300

285

13,958

450

0.789

0.91

27,690

Sept.

274

270

270

275

290

290

285

280

280

290

310

*350

716

485

393

339

321

307

293

287

280

290

284

277

290

284

268

258

252

249

-

9,337

311

0.546

0.61

18,520

Calendar year 1950: Max 22,100 Win 192 Mean 976 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.23 Ac-ft 706,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,150 Mln 192 Mean 637 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.16 Ac-ft 460,800

Peak discharge (base, 6.000 cfs). Feb. 19 (5 a.m.) 6,500 cfs (10.99 ft); July 1 (5 to 6 a.m.) 

10,700 cfs (13.22 ft); July 4 (5 to 6 p.m.) 7,590 cfs (11.66 ft); July 11 (l to 2 a.m.) 7,110 cfs 

(11.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 6-17, Apr. 16-18, Aug. 27-31, Sept. 2-8, 10, llj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for North Fork River near Tecumseh.
76 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°14'57", long. 92°14'16", at dam on North Pork River j.n SE£ sec. 2, T. 

18 H., R. 12 W., 4.3 miles northeast of Norfork.

Drainage area. 1.806 sq mi.

Records'available.--June 1943 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. l, 1945, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 1,365,100 aere-ft July 14 (elevation, 557.03 ft); 

minimum, 1,000,200 aere-ft Jan. 12 (elevation, 539.75 ft).

1943-51: Maximum contents, 1,693,100 acre-ft Apr. 16, 1945 (elevation, 570.00 ft); 

minimum since power-pool stage was first reached, 969,600 acre-ft Dec. 30, 1947 (elevation, 538.00 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage began June 18, 1943; 

power-pool stage was first reached Feb. 27, 1945. Capacity at top of spillway gate, 

1,983,000 acre-ft at elevation 580 ft, of which 731,800 acre-ft (between elevations 

552, permanent spillway crest, and 580 ft) will be reserved for flood control, 707,000 

acre-ft (between elevations 510 and 552 ft) will be used for power, and 544,200 acre-ft 

(below elevation 510 ft) will be dead storage. Reservoir is used for flood control, 

power development, and recreational purposes. Contents computed from daily readings 

at 12 p.m.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,175.2

1,174.8

1,172.5

1,17O.O

1,166.9

1,164.6

1,164.4

1,164.8

1,164.4

1,162.7

1,160.6

1,158.3

1,155.6

1,155.0

1,155.2

1,153.5

1,151.0

1,147.9

1,144.9

1,142.5

1,142.3

1,142.7

1,141.5

1,139.4

1,137.0

1,134.3

1,131.9

1,130.9

1,130.9

1,129.7

1,127.4

Nov.

1,126.0

1,122.7

1,119.9

1,118.3

1,117.2

1,114.6

1,113.2

1,112.1

1,108.5

1,105.2

1,103.4

1,103.4

1,101.6

1,099.4

1,096.9

1,095.3

1,092.9

1,090.9

1,091.9

1,090.5

1,088.7

1,086.2

1,085.0

1,081.0

1,078.6

1,078.2

1,076.0

1,073.9

1,071.3

1,071.1

-

Dec.

1,068.5

1,068.1

1,068.3

1,065.5

1,062.6

1,058.9

1,055.3

1,052.2

1,050.8

1,051.0

1,049.5

1,047.7

1,045.0

1,043.1

1,040.8

1,039.4

1,039.6

1,037.5

1,034.8

1,031.5

1,029.2

1,026.9

1,025.3

1,025.5

1,025.5

1,023.1

1,019.9

1,017.4

1,014.2

1,012.5

1,012.2

Jan.

1,012.0

1,013.3

1,015.0

1,013.9

1,013.3

1,012.9

1,013.3

1,010.8

1,009.1

1,007.1

1,004.8

1,002.4

1,004.6

1,015.9

1,021.2

1,023.8

1,026.1

1,026.1

1,025,1

1,025.3

1,026.9

1,024.6

1,023.4

1,021.8

1,020.4

1,019.7

1,019.3

1,020.3

1,018.4

1,015.7

1,014.C

Feb.

1,011.6

1,O09.1

1,006.1

1,006.9

1,005.4

1,010.7

1,012.5

1,013.7

1,014.4

1,015.5

1,017.8

1,019.7

1,021.0

1,021.2

1,022.7

1,028.2

1,034.0

1,081.0

1,108.3

1,150.0

1,172.1

1,183.2

1,187.2

1,195.5

1,201.5

1,206.5

1,210.1

1,212.5

_

_

-

Mar.

1,214.4

1,215.5

1,217.2

1,220.2

1,220.6

1,221.1

1,221.1

1,221.5

1,220.8

1,222 .3

1,244.4

1,254.9

1,256.5

1,254,7

1,252.1

1,247.7

1,245.3

1,244.8

1,240.0

1,235.6

1,230.5

1,225.8

1,221.5

1,217.2

1,213.5

1,208.8

1,2O4.1

1,200.0

1,199.6

1,199.0

1,197.0

Apr.

1,200.0

1,198.1

1,196.6

1,194.9

1,193.8

1,208.8

1,214.2

1,211.6

1,207.1

1,203.3

1,210.3

1,212.9

1,212.9

1,211.0

1,208. 0

1,204.1

1,200.7

1,197.5

1,193.8

1,190.6

1,203.5

1,209.7

1,212.5

1,214.2

1,215.9

1,216.8

1,217.4

1,217.8

1,220.8

1,2?1.1

-

May

1,223.0

1,225.6

1,227.5

1,228.8

1,230.1

1,233.2

1,233.4

1,232,9

1,232.3

1,234.0

1,234.5

1,235.4

1,237.8

1,237.1

1,236.0

1,236.0

1,235.6

1,235.1

1,234.3

1,235.6

1,233.8

1,233.2

1,232.5

1,230.7

1,228.8

1,226.2

1,226.4

1,224.1

1,221.5

1,220.8

1,220.4

June

1,218.5

1,217.4

1,218.9

1,217.4

1,215.5

1,213.5

1,212.9

1,213.8

1,216.1

1,219.6

1,218.9

1,217.6

1,216.1

1,215.7

1,213.3

1,213.8

1,214.6

1,212.5

1,219.3

1,219.3

1,218.7

1,223.6

1,226.8

1,231.2

1,232.7

1,232.7

1,231.8

1,232.7

1,240.4

1,260.4

-

July

1,279.9

1,280.8

1,283.3

1,317.8

1,323.8

1,323.5

1,321.0

1,318.7

1,316.4

1,343.8

1,356.1

1,360.9

1,362.5

1,364.6

1,362.7

1,359.1

1,354.7

1,351.2

1,346.4

1,341.3

1,335.5

1,329.8

1,324.7

1,318.5

1,313.3

1,308.5

1,306.1

1,301.1

1,298.2

1,290.5

1,283.3

Aug.

1,275.0

1,267.0

1,259.5

1,252.9

1,253.6

1,251.4

1,248.8

1,246.6

1,244.4

1,244.2

1,244.2

1,244.8

1,242.8

1,239.8

1,237.3

1,235.1

1,232.7

1,241.7

1,244.4

1,242.6

,240.4

,238.9

,237.6

,234.5

,232.9

,233.4

,231.2

,226.8

1,222.6

1,219.3

1,217.0

Sept.

1,214.4

1,214.6

1,213.1

1,209.3

1,208.6

1,205.8

1,202.6

1,200.7

1,201.1

1,200.7

1,198.1

1,198.5

1,197.9

1,195.5

1,193.8

1,194.3

1,191.3

1,187.2

1,183.6

1,179.6

1,176.7

1,175.2

1,175.5

1,173.6

1,169.8

1,166.3

1,162.3

1,158.1

1,155.0

1,155.0

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Oct. 31. ..................

Dec. 31. ..................

Calendar year 1950. .....

Feb. 28. ..................

May 31. ..................

June 30 ...................

Aug . 31 ...................

Water year 1950-51 ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

540.29

'

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

1,012,200

-

1,220,400

1,260,400

1,217,000

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-47,200

-58,900

-65,400

+198,500

-700

+40,OOO

+22,900

-66,30O

-62,000

-19,6OO

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 77 

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 mi.

Records available. May 1944 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder in float well in power house. Datum of the gage is at mean

 s~ea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 7 years, 2,380 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,450 cfs July 31; minimum daily discharge,

 bll) cfs Nov. 19.

1944-51: Maximum daily discharge, 21,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed from powerhouse records, flow through floodcontrol conduits, and flow over spillway. Plow regulated by Norfork Reservoir (see 

preceding page).

Cooperation. Records computed by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological 

survey.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11ia

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-fq

Oct.

580 

1,270

1,960

1,840

2,100

1,740

1,310

580

1.T550"

1,490

1,760

1,900

2,010

1,160 

580

1,640

2,030

2,500

2,170

1,850

1,100

620

1,330

1,660

1,850

1,930

1,930

1,380

660

1,310

1,850

47,160

1,521

93,540

Nov.

1,790 

1,980

1,900

99O

810

1,910

1,770

1,77O

1,99O

2,02O

1,350

560

1,380

1,890 

2,030

1,660

1,920

1,470

510

1,350"

1,680

1,920

1,440

2,150

1,770

580

1,720

1,710

1,930

660

-

46,780

1,559

92,790

Dec.

2,040 

1,340

59O

1,920

2.570

2,230

2,250

2,120

1,160

600

1,410

1,460

2,040

1,530 

1,630

1,250

59O

1,510

1,990

2,040

1,790

1,750

1,420

600

570

2,030

1,880

1,800

2,060

1,580

560

48,310

1,558

95,820

Jan.

900 

2,220

1,780

1,960

1,370

1,290

610

1,610

1,650

2,110

1,930

1,910

890

620 

1,610

1,430

1,420

2,030

2,150

1,470

570

2/?7o"

1,73O

2,010

1,560

1,470

1,280

630

1,750

1,930

1,900

48,260

1,557

95,720

Feb.

1,780 

1,900

2,130

620

1.5TO

1,770

2,150

1,890

2,030

1,200

630

1,170

1,430

1,940 

1,790

1,560

1,340

930

1,570

1,700

1,940

2,080

2,190

1,820

740

1,680

1,500

1,980

_

-

-

45,380

1,621

90,010

Mar.

1,99O 

2,140

1,970

9 2O

1,940

2,080

2,090

1,810

2,O40

1,610

870

3, ^0"

4,880

5,270 

5.11Q

5,160

4,520

3,770

4,740

4,450

4,440

4,120

4,400

4,140

3,480

3,880

4,090

3,720

1,960

1,910

1,850

98,870

. 3,189

196,100

Apr.

1,090 

2,440

2,120

2,140

2,520

2,290

3,380

,660

,960

,810

,640

,610

,680

4.990 

4,780

4,570

4,230

4,170

4,090

3,8OO

2,020

1,070

1,960

2,090

2,210

2,130

2,150

2,130

940 2,T5B"0~

-

93,730

3,124

185,900

May

2,150 

2,090

2,080

2,060

1,840

1,040

1,930

2,090

2,140

2,260

2,170

1,890

930 2/510" 

2,190

1,800

1,770

1,840

1,940

940

2,250

2,160

1,590

2,080

2,110

2,120

1,010

2,320

2,580

2,010

1,930

59,540

1,921

118,100

June

2,180 

1,930

980

1,860

1,940

1,990

2,150

2,260

1,790

860

2,100

2,430

2,310

2,180 

2,250

1,860

1,050

2,270

2,650

2,630

2,450

2,520

2,160

620

2,070"

1,780

2,230

2,140

2,150

2,080

-

59,840

1,995

118,700

July

1,940 

4,480

4,40O

4,260

4,510

5,260

5,170

4,490

4,890

4,950

4,940

4,860

4,870

4,750 

4,630

4,830

4,920

4,680

4,740

4,780

4,700

4,710

4,550

4,710

4,570

4,760

4,560

4,710

3,380

5,240

S,45O

143,690

4,635

285,000

Aug.

5,370 

5,420

5,330

4,390

800

2,270

2,500

2,270

2,190

2,130

1,170

760

2,170

2,520 

2,250

1,860

2,060

1,290

770

2,240

2,220

1,740

1,660

2,250

1,610

720

2,BTO"

2.880

3,030

2,400

2,140

72,950

2,353

144, 700

Sept.

2,02O 

750

1,520

2,310

2,090

2,240

2,180

1,630

74O

1,990

2,230

2,600

1,850

2,470 

1,850

710

2,290

2,540

2,540

2,660

2,580

1,820

700

1,S5TT

2,710

2,630

2,660

2,570

1,90O

710

59,310

1,977

117,600

Calendar year 1950: Max lo,20o Kin 260 Mean 3,145 Ac-ft 2,277,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,45O Mln 510 Mean 2,257 Ac-ft 1,634,000
78 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Calico Rock, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°07", long. 92°09', in SW^ sec. 23, T. 17 N., R. 11 W., on left bank at 

Calico Rock, just upstream from Calico Creek, 3£ 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 1951. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1904 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 317.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. 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. 12 years, 11,740 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 110,000 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 24.56 ft); minimum discharge, 935 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.35 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 310,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 48.84 ft); minimum, 570 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 1943; minimum daily, 580 cfs Sept. 29, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 51.9 ft, present datum, Jan. 31, 1916, from records of United 

otates Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow completely regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals 

Reservoir (total capacity, 5,408,000 acre-ft). Prior to this date, some regulation by 

Lake Taneycomo 147 miles upstream (total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft) and by Norfolk Reservoir since 1943 (see p. 76). Some regulation July 1949 to July 1951 by construction 

of Bull Shoals Dam.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 14 May 15 to Sept. 3O

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0 

10.0

1,670

3,020

6,850

IS,900

27,700

13.0

17.0

21.0

24.0

41,400

62,500

86,700

106,000

0.8 

2,0 

4.0 

5.5

1,480

3,290

7,130

11,000

Note. Same as preceding table above 

5.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Pay

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5,500 

5,260

5,380

5,890

6,150

5,200

4,460

4,110

4,050

3,740

4,700

4,650

4,540

3,870

3,370

3,580

4,370

4,270

4,340 

4,100

3,340

2,760

2,940

3,300

3,220

3,440

3,530

3,240

3,040

2,620

2,900

125,860

4,060

249,600

Nov.

*3,410 

3,620

3,460

2,430

2,360

2,910

3,390

3,270

3,720

3,490

3,430

2,490

2,390

3,160

3,450

3,030

3,410

3,180

2.270 

2,490

2,940

3,240

2,780

5.850

3,660

2,520

2,640

3,170

*3,270

2,440

-

91,870

3,062

182,200

Dec.

2,980 

2,990

2,340

2, TOO

5.570

3,480

5,460

3,500

2,770

2,160

2,130

2,540

2,880

2,640

3,050

5,110

2,610

2,480

5,150 

3,100

2,720

2,810

2,880

2,900

1.880

2,590

2,960

2,630

2,770

2,480

2,010

86 , 300

2,784

171,200

Jan.

1.690 

5,540

*4,950

7,550

5,650

4,210

5,860

3,430

3,740

5,790

5,590

5,520

2,960

5,540

8,540

11.000

9,000

9,260

9,480 

8,200

7,430

8,010

7,940

7,720

7,210

6,320

5,850

5,560

5,400

*7,050

6,850

186,180

6,006

369,500

Feb.

7,510 

7,210

7,310

6,190

5,760

5.750

5,760

7,030

8,240

7,810

7,150

7,380

7,640

8,510

8,600

12,600

19,200

24,000

43,400 

64,600

102,000

66,000

56,400

53,200

50,600

49,500

*47,400

48,500

-

_

-

745,050

26,610

1,478,000

Mar.

36 , 700 

36,200

37,600

37,600

37,600

40.500

59,000

56,700

52,600

28 , 200

28,600

29,900

52,600

55,900

53 , 900

33 , 000

31,200

27,700

26,000 

22,000

15,600

15,900

15,200

15,200

15,200

15,200

11,900

11,300

*8,290

7,650

7.580

794,520

25,630

1,576,000

Apr.

6.710 

8,300

7,830

6,870

8,010

7,780

15,700

15,900

15,200

14,200

15,200

24,400

26,000

25, ZOO

25,600

26,000

25,600

21,600

19,200 

15,900

19,600

28.600

22,400

19,600

20,000

18,800

16,500

14,900

12,900

12,600

-

512,900

17,100

1,017,000

May

12,200 

*12,900

16,300

18.100

15,600

14,600

14,600

12,900

11,900

11,600

11,600

13,500

11,300

11,000

10,700

9,600

9,080

8,520

7,840 

6,780

7,060

6,600

6,530

7,290

6,640

6,050

5.250

5,780

*6,170

6,090

5,300

508,960

9,966

612,800

June

5,470 

5,150

4,550

4,480

4,900

4.360

4,620

5,180

5,790

7,600

8,820

11,800

14,900

14,600

12,600

10,400

8,650

11,900

11,900 

14,200

12,600

12,900

14,600

18,500

19,600

20 ,,000

*27,500

28 . 200

25,600

26,500

-

577,650

12,590

749,000

July

29,500 

36,700

37.100

36,700

27,300

25,600

31,200

30,800

30,400

34,400

34,400

26,500

25,200

28,600

28 , 600

28 , 200

27,300

26,500

23,200 

18 , 800

17,700

13,400

11 , 600

7,460

6,270

6,480

6,690

6,690

5.770

6,690

7,360

685,110

22,040

1,355,000

Calendar year 1950: Max 208,000 Min 1,880 Mean 16,990 Ac-i't 12,300,000

Aug.

*6,500 

6.630

6,310

5,850

2,690

2,480

3,640

3,340

3,250

3,090

2,240

1.810

2,320

3,540

*3,570

2,960

2,950

2,630

2,000 

2,540

3,310

2,550

2,410

2,850

2,380

1,960

2,440

3,670

3,670

*3,660

3,040

102,280

3,299

202,900

Sept.

2,860 

1,770

1.560

2,850

3,070

3,130

3,160

2,440

1,770

2,270

3,030

3,450

3,200

3,240

3,120

2,020

2,350

3,330

3,330 

3,510

5,570

2,750

1,740

1,680

3,080

5,640

5,390

3,220

. 2,710

1,910

-

83,150

2,772

164,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 102,000 Min 1,560 Mean 11,230 Ac-ft 8,128,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 79

White River at Batesville, Ark.

Location (revised). Lat 35°45'37", long. 91°38'28", in NE^ sec. 21, T. 13 N., R. 6 W., 

on left Dank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 11 at Batesville, 0.3 mile 

upstream from lock and darn 1, 0.6 mile downstream from Polk Bayou, and at mile 300.1.

Drainage area. 1,062 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1937 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at lower 

lock gage since 1904 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 237.72 ft above mean sea 

Tevel, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 28, 1939, staff gage on upper lock wall of darn 

1, 0.3 mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 13,410. cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 107,000 cfs Feb. 21; maximum gage height, 18.80 

 ft *'eb. 21; minimum discharge, 1,850 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 6.72 ft).

1937-51: Maximum discharge, 324,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 29.43 ft), minimum, 766 cfs Sept. 30, 1943 (gage height, 6.28 ft).

Maximum stage known occurred during flood of Feb. 1, 1916; a stage of 31.1 ft, 

former site, was observed during this flood by employee of Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. For regulation see Remarks for station at Calico Rock on preceding page.

Revisions (water years) . W 877: 1938. W 1117; Drainage area. W 1177: 1945.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Loop rating curves used for stages above 16 feet)

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,800

2,670

6,600

11,900

11.0

13.0

16.0

26,400

45,700

81,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.840

5,920

6,140

5,920

6,600

6,600

5,690

5,260

4,690

4,850

4,690

5,480

5,260

5,260

4,530

3,960

4,490

5,060

5,060

5,060

4,810

5,690

4,770

4,370

4,450

4,300

4,300

4,410

4,000

3,740

3.590

155,790

5,025

309,000

Nov.

3,740

4,150

4,180

4,030

3,170

5.100

3,740

5,260

6.140

5,690

4.850

4,450

3,560

3,590

4,650

5,260

4,530

4,650

4,260

3,450

3,700

4,070

4,260

3,740

4,610

4,450

3,340

3,630

3,920

4,110

-

126,280

4,209

250,500

Dec.

3,200

3,850

4,070

3,170

3,660

4.370

4,180

4,180

4,220

3,480

2,930

3,030

3,270

3,560

3,380

3,810

3,700

3,170

3,380

3,700

*3,700

3,450

3,590

3,630

3,310

2.670

3,310

3,560

3,380

3,450

3,200

109,560

3,534

217,300

Jan.

2,670

Z.580

7,340

7,800

8,560

6,370

5,260

4,450

4,610

4,530

4,570

4,370

4,370

18.000

14,400

14,400

12,800

10,700

11,000

10,700

9,360

8,300

9,360

8,560

8,560

7,800

7,310

6,840

6,140

6,600

7,800

246,110

7,939

488,200

Feb.

7,550

7,800

7,550

7,800

6,370

7,800

9,090

8,050

8,820

9,360

8,820

8,050

8,560

8,560

9,900

13,400

18,500

21,500

35,500

76,300

104,000

90,200

66,100

60, 900

57,300

53,700

52,500

45,700

-

-

-

819,680

29,270

1,626,000

Mar.

39,400

38,400

38,400

40,400

39,400

40,400

41.400

39,400

36,400

29,000

31,700

29,900

33,600

34,500

3~5, 500

35,500

34,500

33,600

29,000

26,400

20,000

16,700

16,400

15,400

14,100

13,400

13,400

12,800

11,600

8,820

8.560

857,980

27,680

1, 702,000

Apr.

8,560

7.550

9,090

8,300

7,800

9,090

12,200

18,500

16,700

15,400

17,800

23,500

29,000

28,100

27,200

28,100

26,400

24,700

21,500

18,800

22,300

39.400

30, 800

23,100

22,300

23,100

20,000

17,400

15,700

13,400

-

585,790

19,530

1,162,000

May

13,800

15,700

16,400

19.200

19,200

16,400

15,400

14, 700

13,800

13,400

*12,800

13,800

14, 100

11,600

11,900

11,300

10,500

9,630

9,090

8,560

7,070

7,800

7,800

7,310

7,800

7,070

6,600

5.260

6,370

6,600

6,140

347,100

11,200

688,500

June

5,690

5,920

6,370

5,260

5,260

5,260

4.850

5,690

7,800

7,800

8,820

9,900

13,400

15,000

15,000

12,500

11,300

9,900

12,500

15,000

14,100

13,100

13,800

17,400

18,500

20,000

22,300

29.900

28,100

26,400

-

386,820

12,890

767,200

July

28,100

34,500

39,400

55.500

41,400

29,000

29,900

55,600

31,700

35,600

38,400

32,600

26,400

27,200

29,900

29,000

28,100

27,200

25,500

21,500

18,500

16,700

12,200

10,700

7,310

6,600

7,310

7,310

7,070

5,920

7,070

746,990

 24,100

\ 432,000

Aug.

7.310

6,840

6,840

6,370

5,690

3,000

3,070

3,880

3,660

3,560

3,590

2,740

2,360

*2,870

3,810

3,630

3,200

6,140

3,960

2,670

3,000

3,560

5,000

2,800

3,170

2,740

2.550

2,870

3,880

3,850

5,630

120,020

3,872

238,100

Sept.

3,200

3,000

2,190

1,960

3,OOO

3,140

3,240

3,270

2,670

2,970

2,700

3,480

9,000

4,220

3,960

3,560

2,670

3,000

3,630

5,56O

5,700

4,260

3,170

2,590

2,530

3,450

3,770

3,560

3,410

2,970

-

101,430

3,381

201,200

Calendar year 1950: Max 206,000 Mln 2,670 Mean 19,210 Ac-ft 13,910,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 104,000 Mln 1,960 Mean 12,610 Ac-ft 9,132,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
80 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River near Annapolis, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°20'10", long. 90°47'15", in SW^NWi 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 1951.

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. 12 years, 629 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 cfs July 13 (gage height, 12.99 ft);mini- 

 mum, 176 cfs Nov. 5, 6 (gage height, 2.26 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 45,400 cfs June 8, 10, 1945 (gage height, 20.1 ft); minimum, 69 cfs Aug. 17, 18, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.36 ft Sept. 25-28, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19 Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

161

239

404

696

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.7

1,130

2,160

4,550

7,260

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

233

374

655

1,100

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

2,160

4,550

7,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

236

228

220

215

212

207

207

212

212

207

204

199

*191

189

186

186

186

184

184

181

179

189

186

186

184

181

179

179

181

181

181

6,052

195

0.403

0.47

12,000

Nov.

184

179

179

179

1I£

176

181

204

247

256

239

226

217

212

212

212

215

*212

3220

253

3290

3330

3340

3330

3290

259

242

239

234

228

-

6,961

232

0.479

0.53

13,810

Dec.

220

217

245

256

250

253

242

234

228

220

220

220

217

215

215

212

215

215

212

212

209

207

207

207

204

204

202

196

194

191

189

6,728

217

0.448

0.52

13,340

Jan.

189

209

1,180

1,330

896

*674

545

463

408

384

392

388

384

1,670

3.080

1,830

1,330

1,000

793

644

540

458

417

381

354

330

317

317

291

264

264

21,722

701

1.45

1.67

43 , 080

Feb.

247

236

247

242

239

1,930

4,770

2,100

1,380

1,060

851

728

*659

622

557

1,380

1,880

4,010

7.260

4,560

6,020

2,780

1,940

1,460

1,200

1,040

888

784

_

_

-

51,070

1,824

3.77

3.92

101,300

Mar.

736

662

628

581

520

486

454

423

396

400

2,550

4.580

2,380

1,720

1,300

1,080

1,000

1,150*

1,040

879

776

678

*642

- 576

520

469

444

428

418

409

*585

28,508

920

1.90

2.19

56 , 540

Apr.

400

438

428

414

400

438

1,120

1,360

1,150

975

1,060

2.050

1,780

1,410

1,120

835

768

662

595

538

576

1,240

1,300

1,060

888

776

670

595

532

492

-

26,070

869

1.80

2.00

51,710

May

464

1,100

1,240

907

736

622

545

480

*438

545

956

SOS

670

563

486

438

400

366

341

362

409

713

2.600

1,460

985

721

582

480

418

378

345

21,558

695

1.44

1.66

42,760

June

319

294

370

409

366

319

329

438

576

551

428

414

792

588

444

387

463

428

366

622

677

645

1,240

4,790

1,720

1,670

1,410

*1,020

995

6.000

-

29,070

969

2.00

2.23

57,660

July

5,740

2,380

1,620

1,240

1,060

1,200

1,040

826

768

7,_710

3,680

2,720

7,410

4,640

2,380

1,670

1,280

1,020

844

677

581

503

551

699

538

569

545

602

492

414

414

55,813

1,800

3.72

4.29

110,700

Aug.

444

405

358

329

304

287

280

*274

563

936

635

515

433

383

387

418

378

341

319

294

290

287

267

261

258

245

294

792

1.040

642

480

13,139

424

0.876

1.01

26,060

Sept.-

409

362

326

349

333

366

333

308

308

615

469

449

1.570

1,210

792

615

509

433

392

362

329

329

315

329

*345

322

301

284

271

264

-

13,649

455

0.940

1.05

27,070

Calendar year 1950 : Max 24,000 Min 176 Mean 829 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.26 Ac-ft 600,100

Water year 1950-51 : Max 7,710 Min 176 Mean 768 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.54 Ac-ft 556,000

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). --Feb. 7 (1:30 a.m.) 7,820 cfs (8.95 ft); Feb. 19 (2 a.m.) 13,400

(12:30 a.m.5 13,400 cfs (il!22 ft); July 13 (8:3o'p.ra.) 19,000 cfs (12.99 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range in

stage. Q ere*
WHITE RIVER BASIN 81

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, 4f miles west of Piedmont and at mile 257.4.

Drainage area. 898 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1948 to September 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

By Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 130,300 acre-ft July 17 (elevation, 528.75 ft); 

minimum contents, 20,810 acre-ft Sept. 27 (elevation, 493.32 ft).

1948--51: Maximum contents, 192,900 acre-ft Jan. 17, 1950 (elevation, 540.02 ft); 

minimuBi contents since initial filling to conservation pool level, 19,560 acre-ft 

Se'Bti-.: 30, 1949 (elevation, '492.52 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Storage began June 3, 1948; conservation 

pooT level reached July 4, 1948. Capacity is 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. Contents computed 

from daily readings at 12 p.m.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21,870

21,870

21,850

21,890

21,940

21,990

22,150

22,070

21,940

21,920

21,900

21,850

21,900

21,990

21,950

21,890

21,870

21,850

21,840

21,810

21,840

21,990

22,100

22,080

22,020

21,940

21,900

21,900

21,890

21,890

21,850

Nov.

21,820

21,820

21,850

21,900

21,920

21,970

22,120

22,250

22,210

22,150

22,100

22,020

21,900

21,870

21,890

21,900

21,920

21,940

22,150

22,160

22,280

22,390

22,490

22,280

21,990

21,790

21,890

22,030

22,080

22,080

-

Dec.

22,05O

22,210

22,100

21,950

21,950

21,940

21,890

21,850

21,870

21,890

21,920

21,940

21,950

21,970

21,970

21,970

21,970

21,950

21,940

21,900

21,890

21,900

21,920

21,990

22,000

22,030

22,000

21,920

21,870

21,840

21,820

Jan.

21,850

22,560

24,100

25,570

25,540

24,670

23,500

22,440

22,030

22,020

21,950

22,050

22,130

23,440

29,960

33,840

36,310

38,050

37,480

33,430

29,290

25,180

22,490

22,200

22,130

22,020

22,020

21,940

21,970

22,000

22,100

Feb.

21,990

21,820

21,850

21,940

22,050

24,710

37,110

39,050

37,620

33,590

29,570

25,560

22,670

22,080

22,250

23,900

26,990

32,750

49,800

63,230

82,990

90,610

95,160

98,520

101,100

99,600

94,330

91,130

_

_

-

Mar.

86,260

80,82O

75,680

70,270

64,540

59,060

55,970

49,960

43,720

39,400

43,600

55,700

61,540

65,190

67,770

67,740

66,130

66,870

64,850

61,820

57,980

54,060

49,880

45,330

40, 770

36,330

31,690

27,610

25,300

24,050

23,930

Apr.

24,120

24,400

24,670

24,730

24,620

24,540

25,060

26,180

26,650

26,750

27,070

29,100

30,600

30,830

30,580

29,890

28,900

27,760

26,510

25,180

24,780

25,350

26,370

26,750

26,580

27,230

28,540

29,610

30,510

31,270

-

May

32,190

33,840

36,130

37,860

35,390

31,950

28,540

25,700

24,900

24,930

25,440

25, 830

25,940

25,870

25,610

25,260

24,810

24,400

24,380

24,540

24,930

25,370

28,820

30,190

30, 250

29,820

29,070

28,130

27,070

25,970

24,800

June

24,330

24,520

24,550

24,450

23,970

23,350

23,640

24,030

24,480

24,570

24,280

24,140

24,090

23,880

23,450

23,790

24,240

24,240

24,020

23,970

24,400

24,140

23,320

31,070

31,490

29,670

27,650

25,830

27,220

35,410

-

July

53,020

58,270

61,260

63,380

63,69O

62 ,.600

61,170

59,320

58,450

78,980

89,620

95,240

107,800

122,200

126,900

129,700

129,100

127,300

125,800

123,100

120,100

117,000

114,100

111,900

108,900

106,300

103,400

100,600

97,390

94,020

90,250

Aug.

86,370

82,430

78,370

74,270

70,070

65,440

60,820

56,290

52,010

48,900

45,590

41,860

38,180

34,460

31,550

28,170

25,680

23,970

22,690

22,380

22,000

21,640

21,710

21,890

22,160

22,380

22,290

22,780

23,190

22,410

21,680

Sept.

21,970

22,230

21,950

21,610

21,640

21,900

22,000

22,020

22,290

22,490

22,150

21,680

23,720

24,970

24,710

23,980

22,980

21,940

21,070

21,190

21,270

21,450

21,370

21,500

21,350

21,060

20,910

21,190

21,380

21,560

-

Monthly elevation and year October 1950 to September 1953

Date

Nov. 30. ..................

Dee. 31. ..................

Calendar year 1950......

Feb. 28. ..................

Mar. 31.. .................

Water year 1950-51 ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

493.94

495 85

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

22,080

21,820

-

91,130

31,? 70

90,250

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+10

+230

-2GO

-100

+280

+69,030

-67,200

+7,340

+54,84O

-280

Elevation at ]Z
82 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Leeper, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°04'45", long. 90°42'50", in SE-jSWi sec. 2£, T. 28 N., R. 3 E. , on down-

 stream 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 1951.

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. 32 to Apr. 6, 1942, staff gage, all at site 1,900 ft downstream at 

datum 3.85 ft lower.

Average discharge.--30 years, 1,013 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,560 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 6.09 ft); mini-

 mum, 294 cfs Nov. 6 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

1921-51: 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, 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 fair. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years).--W 1007: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

280

440

690

1,020

4.0 

5.0 

5.7

2,040

3,440

4,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

428

424

424

396

347

344

350 

408

396" 490

382

382

*353

315 

353

378

363

341

341

341

326

312

309

32TT

378

378

360 

341

337

334

334

- 11,293

364

22,400

Nov.

334

334

323

304

297

297 

299 

326

404

432

436

436

436

412 

367

363

*363

360

360

404

420

449

505

565

646

565

454

331

363

385

11,970

399

23,740

Dec.

385

393

449

550

SITS"

480 

449 

420

404

382

385

382

382

382 

382

382

382

382

382

382

378

353

353

350

547

347

357 

378

378

363

347

12,211

394

24,220

Jan.

344

SB?

950

1,100

1,320

*1,750 

1,750 

1,640

1,140

815

815

690

738

1,100 

848

679

640

625

1,100

3,710

3,620

3,530

2,910

1,140

782

782

657 

696

585

490

480

37,808

1,220

74,990

Feb.

510

530

462

404

596

981 

1,220 

2,370

2,980

4,070

3,890

3,800

*3 , 200

1,800 

1,140

1,520

1,100

1,140

2,100

5,620

985

668

575

535

515

1,780

4,740 

3,710

_

_

-

50,541

1,805

100 , 200

Mar.

4,160

4,540

4,440

4,340

4,440

4,640 

2,780 

4,340

4,640

4,250

1,320

985

348

782 

750

i,iso

3,710

1,800

3,130

3,360

3,710.

3,710

g3,620

*g5,890

g5 , 800

5,710

g3,710 

3,620

g2,500

gl,860

*1,020

95,555

3,082

189,500

Apr.

g815

738

g684

732

g848

950 

950

gl , 100

1,220

gl,370

gl,420

gl,470

gl,470

1,920 

gl,920

1,920

gl,920

gl,860

1,860

1,800

1,520

1,220

1,180

1,220

1,470

1,180

625 

575

565

560

-

37,082

1,236

73,550

May

555

BUT

600

595

2,150

3,130 

3,130 

2,910

*1,580

1,060

1,020

1,020

985

985 

985

985

985

985

714

635

575

696

985

,180

,370

,370

,370 

,320

,320

,320

1,320

33,445

1,240

76,250

June

1,060

525 550"

708

880

985 

630 

575

570

750

880

915

1,020

1,060 

1,100

726

550

652

915 '915

950

1,060

1,750

1,470

2,180

3,200

3,200 

*2,980

782

750

-

34,288

1,143

68,010

July

744

68-4

674

5BT

1,060

2,700 

2,700 

2,700

2,840

985

848

815

880

880 

848

815

1,720

5,150

3,130

3,130

3,130

3,130

3,150

2,910

3,060

3,130

3,130 

3,060

2,980

2, rf80

3,130

65,737

2,121

130,400

Aug.

3,440

3,360

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,360 

5,620 

*3,530

5,440

5,440

5,360

3,280

3,200

3,130 

2,630

2,980

2,560

1,690

1,520

782

782

750

535

400

312

304

¥BT 

662

907

1,370

1,320

66,966

2,160

132,800

Sept.

668

416

668

750

702

495 

485 

530

449

714

985

1,140

1,020

898 

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,320

684

620

646

630

750

*782

880

815 

458

416

408

-

24,209

807

48,020

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,410 Min 270 Mean 1,642 Ac-ft 1,189,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,740 Min 297 Mean 1,332 Ac-ft 964,100.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t* Computed from graph based on once-dally eadings and partial recorder record.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 83

Black River at Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°45 ! 25", long. 90°23'25", in NWijSEi sec. 2, T. 24 N., R. 6 E., on downstream handrail of center of span of bridge on U. S. Highway 60 in Poplar Bluff, 

5 miles downstream from Indian Creek and at mile 210.9.

Drainage area.--1,245 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1937, October 1939 to September 1951. Gageheight records collected at same site since July 1935, and at site 300 ft downstream 

September 1933 to July 1935, are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 317.40 ft above mean sea level, 

 Saturn of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--13 years, 1,407 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 16.81 ft); minimum observed, 443 cfs Nov. 7 (gage height, 2.11 ft).

1936-37, 1939-51: 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, 1.65 ft Dec. 2-5, 1945.

Maximum discharge known, 100,000 cfs (estimated) in March 1904; maximum stage known, 

21.1 ft Mar. 12, 1935, present datum (affected by levees constructed since 1904).

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir (see p. 81).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather

Bureau.

Revisions.--W 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, Feb. 12-27, July 7 to Sept. 30)

2.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

15.6

435

1,570

3,000

4,820

5,880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 19ol

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

648

609

592

581

569

536

511

547

541

603

553

525

516

502

469

477

*497

494

477

469

469

513

485

460

460

508

513

508

491

480

477

16,080

519

31,390

Nov.

474

485

480

477

457

449

446

466

547

569

586 

595

597

597

*642

771

637

575

569

715

690

653

651

698

709

799

743

709

572

569

-

17,927

598

35,560

Dec.

586

592

634

651

712

743

693

670

639

639

614 

609

603

603

597

589

586

583

581

581

578

578

561

553

544

541

530

530

553

558

550

18,581

599

36,850

Jan.

530

544

939

1,570

1,480

1,540

1,820

1,780

1,750

*1,480

1,190

1,140

1,110

2,380

5.810

2,650

1,660

1,370

1,220

1,420

2,880

3,290

3,340

3,040

1,720

1,220

1,140

1,050

1,020

911

827

51,821

1,672

102,800

Feb.

799

799

799

743

709

1,080

2,960

2,530

2,570

2,880

3,680 

3,760

3,C30

3,250

*2,190

2,720

2,800

2 , 050

1,880

3,100

5.880

*4,560

2,690

1,600

1,280

1,160

1,760

3,760

_

_

-

67,669

2,417

134,200

Mar.

3,900

3,900

4,270

4,320

4,270

4,220

4,320

3,500

3,860

4,270

4. agO 

4, ?70

2,960

2,020

j ,660

1.480

1,720

3,500

3,210

3,500

3,550

3,810

3,810

3,810

*3,900

3,860

3,720

3,720

3,680

2,840

2,160

108,530

3,501

215,300

Apr.

1,540

1,280

1,190

1,110

1,080

1,14-0

1,400

1,540

1,570

1,630

1,890 

2,5SO

2,310

2,090

2,230

2,190

2,120

2,090

2,050

2,020

2,020

2,090

1,720

1,570

1,570

1,720

1,630

1,140

1,020

967

-

50,287

1,676

99,740

May

939

995

1,050

1,020

995

1,920

2,760

2.920

2,800

*1,950

1,480 

1,340

1,280

1,250

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,190

1,160

995

995

911

1,080

,160

,280

,420

,450

,420

,420

,420

1,400

43,630

1,407

86,540

June

1,400

1,250

911

911

939

1,020

1,110

967

911

883

1,080 

1,050

1,140

1,160

1,190

1,220

995

855 855

1,190

1,110

1,160

1,250

1,600

1,510

1,880

2,570

2,720

5.580

*2,460

-

40,677

1,356

80,680

July

2,120

1,450

1,190

1,160

1.140

1,370

2,340

2,530

2,570

3,210

3^.650 

2,380

2,160

1,910

1,570

1,420

1,340

1,780

2,760

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

3,500

3,040

2,960

3,040

3,080

3,000

2,880

2,840

74,210

2,394

147,200

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,670 Mln 446 Mean 2,149 Ac-ft 1,556,000

Aug.

3,040

3,170

3,170

3,130

3,080

3,040

3,040

3,250

3,250

3,210

3,170 

3,210

*3,080

3,000

2,920

2,720

2,690

2,500

1,950

1,750

1,250

1,110

1,050

883

771

665

620

709

855

995

1,370

68,648

2,214

136, 200

Sept.

1,400

995

743

827

911

911

771

715

743

771

855 

1,050

1,420

1,280

995

1,450

1.510

1,510

1,480

1,450

1,020

911

883

883

967

967

1,020

*995

771

687

-

30,891

1,030

61,270

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,880 Mln 446 Mean 1,614 Ac-ft l,168,00o'

Discharge measurement made on this day.
84 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River near Corning, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°24 I 05", long. 90°32'30", near center of sec. 4, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., on 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2£ miles east of Corning and 13.9 miles 

(revised) downstream from Cane Creek.

Drainage area.--1,749 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at site 

'/ miles downstream January 1925 to December 1929 are contained in reports of United 

States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 272.90 ft above mean Gulf level 

TCorps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Nov. 28, 1938, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,957 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 12.02 f t * mirtl- 

 mum, 576 cfs Oct. 17-19, 21, Nov. 7, 8; minimum .gage height, 1.97 ft Oct. 18.

1938-51: 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, according to records of Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir 105 miles upstream since 

June 3, 1948 (see p. 81).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

859 

813

767

723 

701

679

658

658

637

658

658

679

658

637

616

596

576

*'57g

576

596

576

736

837

'5T5 882 

752

701

701

679

658

637

21,299

687

0.393

0.45

42,250

Nov.

637 

616

596

616 

596

596

576

sTE

650

805

9OO

882

836

813

 790

885

1,160

1,240

1,200

1,120

1,360

1,530 

1,460

1,320 

1,190

1,080

1,070

1,040

1,020

955

-

28,115

937

0.536

0.60

55,770

Dec.

869 

836

876

1,020 

1.140

1,140

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,070

1,020

1,020

974

951

928

928

905

882

836

»813

790

790 

813

790 

767

745

745

723

701

TOT

701

27,834

898

0.513

0.59

55,210

Jan.

723 

755

1,300

1,880 

1,840

2,010

2,060

2,060

2,100

2,180

2,220

2,180

2,180

2,610

3,210

4,590

7,430

*8.330

6,440

4,950

4,080

3,350 

3,110

3,030 

3,030

3,100

3,100

2,620

2,270

1,980

1,670

92,423

2,981

1.70

1.97

183,300

Feb.

1,430 

1,220

1,150

1,120 

1,120

1,250

1,890

2,780

3,670

4,090

4,090

3,820

3,820

3,820

 3,820

4,180

5,150

6,200

6,200

5,740

5,740

7,470 

9,130

10.200 

9,360

6,960

5,510

4,300

_

_

-

125, 23Q

4,472

2.56

2.66

248,400

Mar.

3,630 

3,400

3,490

3,700 

3,820

3,930

4,100

4,100

4,280

4,280

4,280

4,570

6,390

7.800

 6,570

5,130

3,940

3,520

3,400

4,070

4,720

4,480 

4,280

3,950 

3,950

3,820

3,820

3,820

3,820

3,820

3,820

132,720

4,281

2.45

2.82

263,200

Apr.

3.700 

3,420

3,040

2,620 

2,290

2,020

1,870

1,880

1,920

g,060

2,140

2,330

2,760

2,970

3,030

2,970

2,850

2,790

*2,680

2,580

2,710

2,850 

3,060

3,240 

3,180

2,850

2,570

2,380

2,210

1,970

-

78,940

2,631

1.50

1.68

156,600

May

1,700 

1,550

1,430

1,410 

1,410

1,380

1,410

1,690

1,970

2,160

2,410

2.440

2,290

2,010

1,770

»1,610

1,520

1,430

1,410

1,380

1,320

1,270 

1,200

1.190 

1,190

1,300

1,350

1,440

1,460

1,490

1,490

49,080

1,583

0.905

1.04

97,350

June

1,490 

1,460

1,460

1,380 

1,220

1,090

1,090

1,120

1,190

1,150

1.070

1,070

 1,070

1,120

1,170

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,120

1,070

1,120

1,220 

1,270

1,300 

1,380

1,470

 1,520

1,660

1,930

2.620

39,490

1,316

0.752

0.84

78,330

July

3,650 

5,610

7.800

7,800 

6,080

4,800

3,790

3,190

2,910

2,910

" 3,190

 3,880

4,570

4,720

4,720

4,480

3,820

3,240

2,730

2,440

2.340

2,340 

2,440

2,530 

2,790

2,910

3,030

3,100

3,100

3,030

3,030

116,970

3,773

2.16

2.49

232,000

Aug.

2.970 

2,850

2,790

2,730 

2,730

2,730

2,790

2,790

2,730

2,850

2,910

2,910

2,970

2,970

2,970

*2,910

2,850

2,790

2,680

2,580

2,340

2,090 

1,810

1,500 

1,236

1,020

891

780

745

7*5

837

70,488

2,274

1.30

1.50

139,800

Sept.

980 

1,150

1,190

1,120 

928

882

905

882

813

790

790

 837

1,080

1,400

1,460

1,350

1,320

1,350

1,380

1,440

1,440

1,440 

1,350

1,170 

1,070

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,020

997

-

33,614

1,120

0.640

0.71

66,670

Calendar year 1950: Max 17,800 Mln 576 Mean 3,262 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.30 Ac-ft 2,361,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,200 Mln 576 Mean 2,236 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.35 Ac-ft 1,619,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 85

Big Creek near Yukon, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°14'00", long. 91°51'00", in SW^NWi sec. 5, T. 29 N., R. 8 W., on downstream side of right pier on bridge on State Highway 137, 3 miles south of Yukon.

Drainage area. 8.36 sq mi.

Records available. June 1949 to September 1951.

 of Gage.--Water-stage 1929. recorder. Datum of gage " " is 1,194.81 ft above mean sea level, datum 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 cfs June 30 (gage height, 4.28 ft in 

gage well, about 5.4 ft at outside gage); minimum, 0.1 cfs Dec. 30, 31: minimum gage 

height, 1.34 ft June 5-7.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 3,510 cfs July 7, 1949 (gage height, 4.50 ft in gage 

well, 5.78 ft at outside gage, from floodmark); minimum, that of Dec. 30, 31, 1950; 

minimum gage height, 1.08 ft July 16, 1949.

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 fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5 Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

0

.5 

1.4 

2.6 

4.6 

7.4

1.70

1.75

1.80

1.90

2.00

10.8

15.6

22.0

41.0

67

1.37

1.40

1.45

1.50

1.55

1.60

0.8 

1.3 

2.3 

3.5 

5.0 

7.1

1.65

1.70

1.80

1.90

2.00

2.10

9.8

13.2

22.5

37.5

57

84

2.20 125

2.30 195

2.40 290

2.50 370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

10.1

0.33

0.039

0.04

20

Nov.

0.3

.5

.3

.3

.5

.2

*.4

.'4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

-

10.6

0.35

0.042

0.05

21

Dec.

0.2

.5

.3

.2

.3

.3

.4.4"

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.2

8.1

0.26

0.031

0.04

16

Jan.

0.2

.5

2.5

3.3

2.9

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.0

.8

1.0

1.1

2.2

48. a

T775

9.5

6.2

4.6

3.7

3.3

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.4

1.4

132.3

4.27

0.511

0.59

262

Feb.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

T7G

87

*24.0

13.2

9.8

8.6

8.1

8.1

7.6

6.6

11.8

49.2

50

194

-3T.5

*187

39.4

21.6

16.0

11.8

9.8

11.1

- 9.8

_

_

-

838.4

29.9

3.58

3.73

1,660

Mar.

10.4

9.2

7.6

6.6

5.7

5.3

4.6

4

5.2

46.4

147

21.' 6

16.9

*12.5

11.8

11.1

8.6

6.6

5.7

5.0

4.6

4.0

5.2

3

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.1

416.4

13.4

1.60

1.85

826

Apr.

278- 2.5

5.0

2.8

2.8

136

-47.4

21.6

16.9

8.1

73

54.5

21.6

16.9

11.8

9.2

7.6

6.6

*5.7

 4.4

10.4

11.1

8.1

6.1

5.7

5.0

4.6

4.0

3.8

4.4

-

494/4

16.5

1.97

2.20

981

May

5.1

15.1

9.8

7.1

5.7

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.2

50. _g

16.0

9.8

6.6

5.0

*5.8

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.5

7.5

7.1

4.0

3.0

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.2

.8

177.5

5.73

0.685

0.79

0.352

June

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

2.2

4.0

8.6

3.8

2.3

*2.5

3.0

2.5

5.8

2.8

2.1

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.2

10.9

7.6

4.0

12.0

14.1

6.6

4.4

152

557

-

614.2

20.5

2.45

2.73

1,220

July

18.8

8.1

5.0

18.8

12.9

11.8

6.1

3.2

2.5

151

22.5

25.5

55.4

18.8

11.8

8.1

6.1

5.0

4.0

5.5

5.0

2.5

2.5

2.1

370

22.7

16.0

6.1

4.4

5.5

28.0

452.5

14.6

1.75

2.01

897

Aug.

15.2

6.6

4.6

5.8

5.0

*2.5

2.5

2.1

7.5

5.2

5.8

2.8

2.5

1.9

5.1

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

TT5

5.7

3.0

1.9

1.5

99.4

3.21

0.584

0.44

197

Sept.

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.0

T7I

8.6

4.4

*25.5

14.1

6.1

4.4

5.5

5.0

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.5

5.0

3.2

84

T2.S

6.6

4.4

3.8

3.0

2.8

-

211.8

7.06

0.844

0.94

420

Calendar year 1950s Max 428 Mln 0.2 Mean 11.5 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.65 Ac-ft 8,330

Water year 1950-51; Max 357 Mln 0.2 Mean 9.49 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.41 Ac-ft 6,870

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). --Feb. 18 (10 a.m.) 620 cfs (2.90 ft); Feb. 20 (2:30 p.m.) 600 cfs

(2.87 ft); Apr. 6 (5 p.m.; 1,OOO cfs (3.28 ft); June 29 (10 a.m.) 1,170 cfs (3.70 ft);June 30 ( 6 a.m.) 

2,950 cfs (4.28 ft); July 10 (6:30 a.m.) 1,530 cfs (3.60 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°09'15", long. 91°21'30", in W? sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 4 W., on upstream

 handrail of left span of bridge on State Highway 19 at Eminence, 1? miles downstream 

from Mahans Creek and 8.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--398 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 617.91 ft above mean sea level,

 Saturn 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. 30 years, 464 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,860 cfs July 10 (gage height, 9.0 ft, from

 graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 159 cfs Oct. 14, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 

27, 28, Nov. 14, Dec. 27 to Jan. 2 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1921-51: 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, 1.42 ft Oct. 25, 1947.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 787: 1928(M), 1934. W 877: 1938. *l 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19 Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

1.5 159

2.0 319

2.5 544

3.0 . 844

4.0 1,660

Note.--Same as following 

taBTe~above 4.0 ft.

1.8 198

2.0 264

2.5 489

3.0 820

4.0 1,660

5.0 2,710

7.0 5,800

7.5 6,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

202 "20~2~

202

202

202

187

187

202

202

202

*199

185

173

165

173

170

159

175

173 

165

165

173

173

165

165

173

165

165

173

173

173

5,588

180

0.452

0.52

11,080

Nov.

173

173

173

173

167

181

173

187

193

_202

202

202

*187

159

173

173

187

187

187 

202

202

193

187

202

202

181

167

173

181

181

"

5,563

185

0.465

0.52

11,030

Dec .

173

173

187

173

181

187

202

T33

187

187

187

187

187

173

173

173

173

173

173 

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

165

159

TH5

159

159

5,454

176

0.442

0.51

10,820

Jan.

159 TB"5

249

*358

263

249

217

205

181

190

190

176

181

379

1,220

778

571

445

379 

320

283

266

233

233

217

205

205

205

190

176

176

9,284

299

0.751

0.87

18,410

Feb.

170

T70

176

176

176

515

2,120

1,060

715

571

493

*422

379

379

338

544

1,220

2,320

6,160 

3,400

4,470

2,260

1,660

1,220

1,060

900

782

708

_

-

-

34,564

1,234

3.10

3.23

66,560

Mar.

673

607

576

518

489

436

436

412

387

436

1,480

5.790

1,960

1,390

1,060

900

782

673

576 

518

*489

462

436

436

412

364

35?

364

364

*364

364

22,518

726

1.82

2.10

44,660

Apr.

322

322

322

322

501

413

1,140

1,220

940

782

940

2,010

1 , 480

1,140

1,020

782

673

576

546 

518

546

607

673

607

576

546

518

489

462

436

-

21,229

708

1.78

1.98

42,110

May

436

518

744

708

640

546

462

*462

412

462

'573" 900

489

489

436

387

387

342

342 

342

342

322

322

322

301

301

282

264

247

230

_22J

13,334

430

1.08

1.25

26,450

June

247

230

'2T4" 224

230

224

364

412

387

462

364

322

301

282

264

247

387

367

301 

364

301

436

607

489

387

342

*364

301

322

2,020

-

11,792

393

0.967

1.10

23,390

July

3,670

1,570

1,140

1,960

1,960

1,390

1,140

980

1,360

6,700

4,470

4,630

3,100

2,260

1,660

1,300

1,060

980

1,760 

1,020

782

640

576

'507 546

860

1,060

900

640

607

820

52,148

1,682

4.23

4.87

103,400

Aug.

607 546"

489

462

412

*387

364

364

364

364

387

364

342

364

455

489

462

387

342 

322

301

282

264

264

264

264

247 2"EI

247

247

247

11,164

360

0.905

1.04

22,140

Sept.

230

214

230

230

247

224

247

224

208

30T

489

342

546

546

387

342

322

301

264 

247

247

264

247

*387

640

436

387

342

301

285

-

9,677

323

0.812

0.90

19,190

Calendar year 1950 : Max 15,800 Min 159 Mean 757 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.81 Ac-ft 547,900

Water year 1950-51 : Max 6,700 Min 159 Mean 554 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.89 Ac-ft 401,200

Peak discharge (base, 3,900 cfs). --Feb. 19 (7 a.m.) 8,650 cfs (6.5 ft); Feb. 21 (8 a.m.) 6,160 cfs

(7.15 ft); Mar. 12 (6 a.m.) 5,120 cfs (e.6 ft); July 1 (5 a.m.) 5,800 cfs (7.0 ft);July 10 (10 a.m.)

9,860 cfs (9.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 87

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 

rignt bank 1 mile downstream from Jacks Pork, 8 miles northeast of Eminence, and at 

mile 123.0.

Drainage area. 1,272 sq mi.

Records available. August 1921 to September 1951.

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.--30 years, 1,539 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,300 cfs July 13 (gage height, 14.50 ft); 

minimum, 663 cfs Dec. 31 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 75,100 cfs Dec. 27, 1942 (gage height, 26.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs; minimum, 360 cfs July 21-25, July 27 to Aug. 13, 

1934; minimum gage height, 0.85 ft Aug. 18, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions. W 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.5 

3.0

615

870

2,160

5.0

8.0

11.6

4,320

9,050

17,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

899

EBT

870

863

856

849

877

863

849

a835

*821

821 

814

814

807

800

794

794

794

794

800

821

814

807

800

800

794

794

794

787

780

25,489

822

0.646

0.75

50,560

Nov.

780

a790

a790

a785

780

761

768

a850

aSOU

a780

a770

a760 

*g754

a760

g780

g828

a800

a770

a760

a780

a780

a770

a765

a760

a755

g754

a750

a745

g735

gTSZ

-

23,202

773

0.608

0.68

46,020

Dec.

a740

a800

aBTiO"

a790

g768

a750

a740

g735

a730

a725

a725

g723 

a720

a710

a700

a695

a690

*687

681

681

681

675

681

681

681

681

681

675

669

669

665

22,027

711

0.559

0.65

43,690

Jan.

669

7?5

1,100

*gl,140

gl,020

920

856

800

761

780

754

742 

748

gl,270

g2,750

g2,400

gl,890

gl,670

gl,540

gl,400

gl,270

gl,140

gl,060

980

942

899

892

920

884

835

800

34,561

1,115

0.877

1.01

68,550

Feb.

774

774

761

7BT

761

2,070

4,840

3,160

2,360

1,940

1,710

*1,540 

1,400

1,360

1,360

2,160

g3,060

g4,750

g!4,800

*g9,430

13,400

7,250

5,120

4,060

3,480

3,160

2,750

2,550

-

-

-

101,541

3,626

2.85

2.97

201,400

Mar.

2,400

2,260

2,160

2,030

1,890

1,850

1,760

1,670

1,580

1,490

3,970

9,620 

5,850

4,450

3,590

3,060

2,750

2,550

2,360

2,160

*2,030

1,980

1,890

1,800

1,710

1,620

1,580

1,580

1,540

*1,490

1,450

78,120

2,520

1.98

2.28

154,900

Apr.

1,400

1,400

1,360

1,310

1,310

1,540

3,680

3,590

2,850

2,450

2,950

4,840 

4,190

3,370

2,850

2,450

2,260

2,120

2,030'

1,890

2,030

2,36.0

2,400

2,210

2,120

2,070

1,940

1,850

1,800

1,710

-

70,330

2,344

1.84

2.06

139,500

May

1,670

1,940

2,120

2,070

1,940

1,800

1,670

*1,580

1,540

1,800

2,310

2,160 

1,940

1,760

1,620

1,540

1,450

1,400

1,310

1,360

1,450

2,160

2,850

Z,360

1,980

1,760

1,580

1,450

1,360

1,310

1,250

54,470

1,757

1.38

1.59

108,000

June

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,560

1,580

1,620

1,450

1,510

1,270 

1,510

1,180

1,100

1,060

1,180

1,270

1,560

2,750

1,620

2,030

3,160

2,260

1,890

1,710

*1,540

1,450

1,450

6,770

-

50,440

1,681

1.32

1.47

100,000

July

13,000

5,120

3,590

4,060

4,320

3,700

3,160

2,750

3,610

17,000

12,100

10,000 

14,000

8,150

5,550

4,320

3,480

3,160

3,820

2,850

2,450

2,260

2,070

2,070

2,510

2,650

2,650

2,450

2,120

1,980

1,940

152,690

4,925

5.87

4.46

302,900

Aug.

2,120

1,890

1,710

1,580

1,490

*1,450

1,400

1,560

1,670

2,120

1,850

1,710 

1,540

1,710

2,070

2,750

2,160

1,850

1,670

1,540

1,450

1,560

1,510

1,270

1,230

1,180

1,270

6,050

5,160

2,120

1,800

57,840

1,866

1.47

1.69

114,700

Sept.

1,580

1,450

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,510

1,230

1,180

1,140

1,540

1,540

1,490 

2,310

1,890

1,580

1,400

1,310

1,230

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,250

1,140

 1,620

1,800

1,620

1,450

1,270

1,180

1,140

-

42,130

1,404

1.10

1.25

85,560

Calendar year 1950 : Max 32,700 Min 663 Mean 2,545 Cfsm 2.00 In, 27.16 Ac-ft 1,842,000

Water- year 1950-51 : Max 17,000 Mln 663 Mean 1,953 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.84 Ac-ft 1,414,000

Peak discharge (base, 12.000 efs).--Peb. 19 (9 a.m.) 21,500 cfs (15.20 ft); July 1 (6:30 a.m.) 

22,200 cfs (13747 ft); July 11 (2 a.m.) 20,400 cfs (12.90 ft); July 13 (6 p.m.) 25,300 cfs (14.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Van Buren.

g Computed from graph based on partial recorder record and tape gage readings.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Current River at Van Buren, Mo.

Location. --La t 36°59 I 30", long. 91°00'55", in NE&wJ- sec. 25, T. 27 N.,R. 1 W., on right 

Dank on downstream side of first pier left of bridge on U. S. Highway 6D 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. June 1921 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Septemcer lyia to June 1921 (monthly discharge only) and July 1921 to September 1939 in reports of Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources.

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, waterstage recorder at present site at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 30 years (1921-51), 1,982 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 24,300 cfs July 11 (gage height, 13.42 ft); minimum, 900 cfs Dec. 30, 31; minimum gage height observed, 4.07 ft Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 1.

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 86,600 cfs Mar. 11, 1935 (gag^ height, 22.84 ft in gage 

well, 23.0 ft from outside gage, present datum), from rating curve extended above 

62,000 cfs; minimum, 490 cfs Aug. 26-28, 30, 31, 1936; minimum gage height, 2.60 ft 

Sept. 23, 24, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft Mar. 26, 1904, present datum, from floodmarks. Flood 

of Aug. 21, 1915, reached a stage of 25.9 ft, present datum (discharge, 125,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 62,000 cfs).

Remarks . --Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 877: 1938. W 897: 1939. W 927: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,220

1,190

1,170

1,160

1,150

1,15O 

1,170

1,19O

1,170 

1,150

1,140

*1,130

1,O90 

1,070

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,040 

17060

1,130

1,180

1,180

1,150

1,130

1,100

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,06O

1,050

34,660

1,118

0.671

O.77

68,750

Nov.

1,07O

1,06O

1,060

1,06O

1.O5O

1,O50 

1,040

1,O70

1,15O 

1,050

1,070

1,O6O

1,O60 

1,O60

1,080

1,110

1,O8O

*1,060

1,04O 

1,O60

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,050

1,06O

1,040

1,04O

1,030

1,030

1,030

-

31,780

1,059

0.635

0.71

63,030

Dec.

1,030

1,260

1,240

1,220

1,O9O

1.O4O 

1,020

1,O10

1,010 

1,OOO

1,OOO

1,010

987 

978

978

97O

970

956

956 

949

956

949

935

928

928

914

914

914

907

500" 90O

3O,819

994

0.596

0.69

61,13O

Jan.

914

557

1,650

1,440

*1,370

1,200 

1,130

1,090

1,090 

1,070

1,040

1,O60

1,O6O 

1,26O

2,66O

3,390

2,590

2,36O

2,290 

2,080

1,820

1,750

1,6OO

1,320

1,310

1,160

1,170

1,180

1,160

1,150

1,130

46,481

1,499

0.899

1.04

92,190

Feb.

1,100

1,080

1,O50

1,040

1,060

2,820 

5,990

4,64O

3,820 

2,980

Z,52O

*2,220

2,080 

1,94O

1,880

2,220

3,73O

5,400

15,900 

14,700

16,6OO

10,400

6,8OO

5,4OO

4,64O

4.OOO

3,640

3,56O

_

.

113,210

4,758

2.85

2.97

264,200

Mar.

3,220

2,98O

2,820

2,590

2,440

2,360 

2,290

2,220

2,08O 

2,O10

4,640

1O,600

6,690 

7,200

5,210

4,36O

3,820

4,O9O

3,220 

2,900

2,740

*2,66O

2,520

2,360

2,220

2,080

2,080

2,01O

2.O1O

1,940

*1,880 . 

104,240

3,363

2.02

2.33

2O6 , 8OO

Apr.

1,S2O

1,82O

1,750

1,710

1,7OO

1,710 

2,150

4,640

4,180 

3,480

3,220

4,740

5,8OO 

4,740

4,OOO

3,480

2,980

2,740

2,590 

2,36O

2,290

2,820

3,06O

2,900

2,740

2,59O

2,520

2,360

2,290

2,150

-

87,330

2,911

1.75

1.95

173,200

May

2,08O

2,590

2,740

2,740

2,590

2,360 

2,150

*2,O10

1,940 

2,010

2,590

2,660

2,36O 

2 .,150

2,O10

1,820

1,750

1,7OO

1,650 

1,62O

1.71O

2,08O

2,740

2,900

2,440

2,150

1,940

1,750

1,67O

1,580

1,51O

65,990

2,129

1.28

1.47

130,900

June

1,450

1,38O

1,440

1,440

1.34O

1,300 

1,450

1,75O

2,360 

1,940

1,700

,670

,67O 

,56O

,430

,340

,320

,480

.1,450 

2,980

2,150

2,01O

3,390

2,980

2,36O

2,010

1,820

*1,720

1,74O

5,030

.

57,66O

1,922

1.15

1.29

114,400

July

15,300

7,830

5,400

5,400

5,8OO

5,6OO 

4,740

4,090

4,000 

19,000

20,400

11,200

11,500 

15,40O

7,410

5,800

4,740

4.27O

5,210 

4,180

3,480

3,140

2,900

2,74O

2.9OO

3,06O

3,560

3,300

2,98O

2,660

2,440

200,430

6,465

3.88

4.47

397,500

Aug.

2,660

2,440

2,290

2,150

2.O1O

1,940 

*1,880

1,880

1,880 

2,66O

2,440

2,220

2.O8O 

2,15O

2,290

3,3OO

2,820

2,440

2,150 

2,010

1,94O

1,880

1,820

1,75O

1,710

1,660

1,660

3,200

6,36O

31 ; 220

2,52O

73,410

2,368

1.42

1.64

145,600

Sept.

2,220

2,01O

1,880

1,820

1,820

1,820 

1,720

1,670

1.600 

1,940

2,010

2,010

5,220 

5,900

2,360

2,080

1,940

1,820

1,740 

1,670

1,610

1.63O

1,680

*1,880

2,290

2,290

2,010

1,820

1,680

1,610

-

58,750

1,958

1.17

1.31

116,500

Calendar year 1950; Max 44,30O mn 900 Mean 3,369 Ctam 2.O2 In. 27.46 Ac-ft 2,439,000

Water year 195O-51- Max 20,4OO Mln 9OO Mean 2,534 Cfsm 1.52 In. 2O.64 Ac-ft 1,834,OOO

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 ofs). Feb. 19 (lO p.m.} 22,7OO cfs (12.95 ft); July 1 (5:3O p.m.) 

18,600 cfs (11-92 ftJ; July 11 (l2:3O a.m.) 24,300 cfs (13.42 ft); July 14 (6:30 a.m.) 23,5OO cfs 

(13.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for Oct. 13 to Jan. 4, Jan. 7 to Feb. 4, Feb. 7-10, 15-17, 26, 27, Mar. 1, 6, 7, 

1O~, I3~-15, 18-21 computed from graph based on once-daily gage readings, partial recorder record, and 

recorded range In stage.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 89

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°57'05", long. 90°59'35", In SW£lffi£ sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. IE., on right 

Dame 400 ft downstream from spring outlet, 0.4 mile upstream from Current River, and 

8-5 miles southeast of Van Buren.

Records available.--January to June 1922, April 1923 to September 1951 (fragmentary 

January lyiiy to May 1929).

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage Is 429.08 ft above mean sea level, 

 cfatum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--25 years (1923-26, 1929-51), 424 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 1,000 cfs July 14, during period of 

oacKwater from Current River; minimum daily, 354 cfs Dec. 15-24.

1922-51: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs (estimated) sometime in June 1928, during 

period of backwater from Current River; minimum, 247 cfs. July 4-6, 12, 1936.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of backwater, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 747: 1928(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

350" 387

377

377

373

373

370

370

367

367

364

*364

364

364

364

364

364

364

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

357

SET

11,327

365

2^,470

Nov.

357

- SET

367

367

367

367

367

367

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

373

373

*380

373

373

373

373

373

373

373

367

367

367

367

367

-

11,088

370

21,990

Dec.

367

357

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

360

360

354

354

354

354

354

354

354

354

354

354

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

11,184

361

2. ',100

Jan.

360

37T

601

503

*456

456

441

434

426

412

404

398

398

571

697

650

588

536

512

487

472

448

441

434

426

426

419

412

404

398

398

14,385

464

28,530

Feb.

39~B~ 398

398

398

398

650

700

650

600

550

512

*487

487

479

520

545

600

700

800

850

850

850

*820

790

770

750

730

710

_

_

-

17,390

621

34,490

Mar.

700

680

670

656

628

593

571

558

532

524

650

750

800 ECO"

800

750

700

750

750

750

*730

702

683

637

601

584

558

549

549

541

507

20,253

653

40,170

Apr.

541

541

507

483

475

468

BTI

600

600

550

550

650

700

700

680

660

640

633

597

571

554

633

679

651

633

597

588

554

545

528

-

17,632

588

34,970

Bay

512

688

716.

TOT

660

624

588

562

 554

545

562

588

536

512

545

536

503

479

472

479

495

536

545

600

554

503

487

464

41L

448

441

16,881

545

33,480

June

430

422

Ma415

415

445

445

430

483

483

448

448

448

434

426

426

419

419

419

500

554

571

600

600

579

545

*499

472

472

650

-

14,312

477

28,390

July

750

750

700

600

650

650

600

55~0~ 550

750

900

900

850

1,000 950"

900

850

800

800

770

750

730

710

700

800

800

750

700

700

683

637

23,230

749

46,080

Aug.

674

5T5

601

584

575

541

*532

532

524

593

584

558

524

409

491

637

558

507

491

475

468

460

452

445

445

445

437 5"50

550

520

499

16,370

528

32,470

Sept.

460

452

437

437

437

437

422

422

415

430

422

422

500

5OT

468

437

430

422

422

412

408

408

401

401

*426

422

408

401

394

35?

-

12,847

428

25,480

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,140 Min 354 Mean 622 Ac-ft 450,200'

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,000 Min 354 Mean 512 Ac-ft 370,700

* Discharge measurement made on this da 

Note.--Backwater fr " .-..--

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Backwater from Current River Jan. 16, Feb. 6-10, Feb. 17 to Mar. 3, Mar. 11-20, Apr. 8-17, 

May~~2~4", June 20, 23, 24, June 30 to July 29, Aug. 28-30, Sept. 13, 14; discharge estimated on basis 

of discharge measurement, weather records, and records for Oreer Spring at Qreer and Current River at 

Van Buren.
90 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Current River at Donlphan, Mo.

Location La t 36°37'25", long. 90°50'55", In NW^NWi sec. 27, T. 23 N. , R. 2 E, , on right 

bank naif a mile upstream from State Highway 14, 1 mile west of Doniphan, 2f miles upstream from Briar Creek, and at mile SI. 3.

Drainage area. --2, 038 sq'ml.

Records available. --June 1921 to September 1951 In reports of Geological Survey. January 

iaia to uecemoer 1926 (monthly figures of discharge only) In House Document 102, 73d 

Congress, 1st session.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 322.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 3, 1936, non- recording gages at several sites half a mile downstream at various da turns.

Average discharge. --30 years, 2,840 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 24,400 cfs July 11 (gage height, 12.26 ft); minIra urn, 1,420 cfs Dec. 31 to Jan. 2 (gage height, 2. IS ft).

1921-51: 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, 880 cfs Aug. 

1-14, 16, 1934, Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

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) . W 877: 1937-38(M). W 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1 1,360

3.0 2,720

6.0 8,130

9.0 14,600

11.6 21,900

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

Day

1

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsir.

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,780 

1,780

1,780 

1,770

1,770

1,760

1,760

1,770

1,760

1,740

1,730

1,710

1,690 

1,660 

1,640

1,630

*1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,780

1,760

1,700

1,670

1,660

1,640

1,630

1,620

1,600 

1,SOC

52,540

1,695

0.832

0.96

104,200

Nov.

1,600 

1,590

1,590 

1,570

1,560

1,560

1,590

1,670

1,730

1,700

1,640

1,620

1,620

*1,600 

1,660

1,710

1,630

1,600

1,590

1 , 850

1,780

1,770

1,710

1,670

1,630

1,600

1,590

1,590

1,570

1,560

49,150

1,638

0.804

0.90

97,450

Dec.

1,560 

1,590

1,730

1,670

1,640

1,640

1,630

1,620

1,600

1,590

1,590

1,570

1,570 

1,560 

1,550

1,530

1,520

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,490

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,460

1,460

1,450

1,440

1,440 

1,440

47,780

1', 541

0.756

0.87

94,770

Jan.

1,420 

1,520

2,890 

2,720

2,470

2,310

2,070

2,000

1,890

*1,840

1,800

1,770

1,820 

3,660 

4,080

4,780

4,160

5,570

5,140

2,890

2,550

2,590

2,310

2,230

2,070

2,000

2,000

1,920

1,890

1,800 

1,760

75,720

2,445

1.20

1.58

150,200

Feb.

1,740 

1,700

1,660 

1,630

1,640

2,390

5,320

6,600

4,960

4,080

3,570

3,230

3,060 

2,890 

2,800

5,140

*4,160

4,960

8,750

19,100

18,600

17,700

11,000

7,930

6,600

5,860

5,320

4,960

_

-

165,330

5,905

2.90

3.02

327,900

Mar.

4,780 

4,4?0

4,160 

4,000

3,820

3,660

3,480

3,400

3,230

3,230

4,600

8,730

11,900 

8,lSO 

6,600

5,680

5,140

5,860

5,140

4,780

4,420

4,160

4,000

3,740

3,570

3,400

5,250

*3,250

5,140

3,060 

2,980

143,670

4,635

2.27

2.62

285,000

Apr.

2,890 

2,800

2,800 

2,720 TTTTO

2,720

3,320

5,320

5,140

4,600

4,600

5,860

6,980 

6,220 

5,320

4,780

4,540

4,000

5,820

5,660

3,660

4,000

4,540

4,250

4,080

5,910

3,820

3,570

3,480

3,520

123,040

4,101

2.01

2.25

244, 000

May

3,230 

3,740

4, 160

4, ISO

4,000

3,740

3,480

3,320

3,140

3,140

3,320

*3,740

3,570 

5,520 

3,060

2,890

2,800

2,720

2,640

2,550

2,640

2,720

3,320

3,910

3,570

3,230

2,980

2,720

2,640

2,470 

2,390

99,310

5,204

1.57

1.81

197,000

June

2,310 

2,310

2,230 

2,390

2,230

2,150

2,150

2,470

2,980

3,140

2,720

2,550

2,550 

2,470 

2,390

2,230

2,470

2,310

2,390

2,720

3,910

3,140

3,740

4,510

3,820

3,400

3,060

2,800

2,890

3,480

83,910

2,797

1.37

1.53

166,400

July

9,730 

14,900

7,550 

6,410

6,410

6,600

5,860

5,140

4,780

10, 300

21,900

19,10O

13,000 

14,600 

13,500

7,930

6,600

5,860

6,410

5,860

4,960

4,510

4,160

4,OOO

3,820

4,000

4,420

4,340

4,080

3,740 

3,480

237,950

7,676

3.77

4.34

472,000

Aug.

3,480

3,480

5,200 

3,000

2,890

2,800

2,720

2,640

2,640

2,890

3,320

3,060

*2,890 

2,720 

2,890

3,400

3,820

5,320

2,980

2,800

2,640

2,470

2,390

2,310

2,310

2,230

2, 250

2,310

6,220

4,420 

3,400

93,870

3,028

1.49

1.71

186,200

Sept.

2,980

2,720

2,470 

2,390

2,310

2,390

2,310

2,230

2,150

2,310

2,640

2,980

5,400 

3,820 

3,230

2,800

2,550

2,390

2,310

2,230

2,150

2,150

2,230

2,230

2,720

2,800

2,640

*2,470

2,230

2,150

76,380

2,546

1.25

1.39

151,500

Calendar year 1950: Max 37,600 Mln 1,440 Mean 4,316 Cfsrn 2.12 In. 28.76 Ac-ft 3,125,000

Water year 195O-51: Max 21,900 Mln 1,420 Bean 3,421 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.78 Ac-ft 2,477,000

Peak discharge (base. 14,000 cfs).-

cfs (l6.20 rt;; July 11 (8 p.m.) 24,4

-Feb. 20 (8 p.m.) 23,700 cfs (12.11 ft); July 2 (1 p.m.) 17, 7OO 

100 cfe (12.26 ft); July 15 (1 a.m.) 19,700 cfs (1O.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 91

Black River at Pocahontas, Ark.

Location.--Lat 36°15', long. 90°58', in SW£ sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. 1 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 67 at Pocahontas, 1.6 miles downstream from Pourche Creek,6.1 miles downstream from Current River, and 18.1 miles 

(revised) upstream from Spring River.

Drainage area.--4,843 sq mi.

Records available.--January. 1S36 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 242.43 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). 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 same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 6,244 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 cfs Feb. 25, 26; maximum gage height, 

20.83 ft Feb. 25; minimum discharge, 2,470 cfs Oct. 20, 21; minimum gage height, 2.64 

ft Oct. 21.

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 59,600 cfs June 17, 1945 (gage height, 24. 32 ft); minimum observed, 1,190 cfs Aug 28 to Sept. 2, 1936 (gage height, 0.6 ft, site then in use). 

Maximum stage known, 25.9 ft Apr. 17, 1927, present site.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir 167 miles upstream since 

June 3, 1948 (see p. 81).

Revisions. W 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Oct. 22, Nov. 

20, Jan. 13-15, Feb. 6, 7, 16, 20-22, Mar. 11, 12, 

Apr. 7, 21, 22, June 9, 21, 3O, July 1-3, 10, Aug. 

11, 30, Sept. 13)

2.7 2,530

3.0 2,710

5.0 4,030

7.0 5,490

10.0 7,800

14.0 11,000

18.0 15,500

20.0 20,000

21.0 24,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,150

3,080

3,080

3,020

2,960

2,890

2,830

2,830

2,890

2,830

2,770

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,650

2,650

2,590

*2,590

2.530

2,530

2,530

4,800

5.420

4,890

4,310

3,960

3,610

3,410

3,220

3,020

2,890

98,060

3,163

0.653

0.75

194,500

Nov.

2,830

2,770

2,710

2,650

2,650

2,650

2.590

2,710

3,150

3,410

3,340

3,220

3,080

3,080

3,080

*3,340

3,480

3,480

3,480

4,240

4,740

4.590

4,380

4,240

4,030

3,820

3,750

3,610

3,480

3,340

-

101,920

3,397

0.701

0.78

202,200

Dec.

3,280

3,220

3,220

5.410

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,280

3,220

3,150

3,080

3,080

3,020

2,960

*2,890

2,890

2,830

2,830

2,770

2,770

2,710

2,710

2,650

2,650

2,650

2.590

94,580

3,051

0.630

0.73

187,600

Jan.

2.590

2,650

3,920

5,040

4,960

4,740

4,890

4,820

4,740

4,590

4,590

4,520

5,210

9,870

12 , 000

11,900

12.000

*11,600

11,100

10,800

10,700

10,800

10,500

10,000

9,400

8,680

7,960

7,400

6 . P4-C

6,390

g5,940

231,140

7,456

1.54

1.77

458,500

Feb.

g5,490

g5,340

g5,190

g4,960

4.660

6,030

9,780

9,800

9,960

9,880

9,400

8,840

8,360

7,960

*7,880

9,900

9,960

10,200

10,600

14,100

17,000

19,900

21,600

23,000

25.600

23,600

23,000

21,600

_

-

341,590

12,200

2.52

2.62

677,500

Mar.

20.400

18,800

17,200

15,900

14,500

13,300

12,400

11,600

10,700

9,880

10,300

12 , 800

12 , 900

13,300

* 13,900

14,300

14,500

15,200

15,200

14,700

14 , 000

13,300

12,600

11,800

11,200

10,600

10,100

9,640

9,160

8,840

S.440

401,460

12,950

2.67

3.08

796,300

Apr.

8,200

8,040

7,960

7,800

7.640

7,640

9,810

9,560

9,400

9,560

9,560

10,100

10,200

10,400

10,400

10,200

9,800

9,240

*8,680

8,200

9,900

12 . 100

11,700

11,400

10,800

10,200

9,640

9,160

8,680

8,280

-

284,340

9,478

1.96

2.18

564,000

May

7,880

8,120

8.520

8,360

8,120

7,720

7,160

6,620

6,160

5,860

5,790

5,790

6,090

6,090

6,090

5,940

*5,790

5,640

5,420

5,190

4,960

4,890

4,890

5,190

5,490

5,490

5,190

4,890

4,590

4,450

4.380

186,760

6,025

1.24

1.43

370,400

June

4,310

4,240

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,240

4,170

4,170

5,020

5,190

5,190

4,820

4,520

*4,310

4,170

4.030

4,170

4,380

4,100

4,03O

4,450

5,040

4,960

4,960

5.56,0

5,490

5,190

4,890

4,660

5,390

-

138,580

4,619

0.954

1.06

274,900

July

6.760

8,840

10,500

10,800

11,500

11,600

11,600

11,600

11,600

12,900

13,300

* 14, 100

15,000

16,200

17,400

18,100

18.600

18,300

17,200

15,900

14,500

13,600

12,500

11,600

10,700

10 , 000

9,560

9,080

8,680

8,200

7,800

388,020

12,520

2.59

2.98

769,600

Aug.

7,400

7,160

7,000

6,840

6,620

6,390

6,160

6,020

5,860

5,790

8,260

8.360

7,240

6,690

*6,390

6,240

6,^20

6,840

6,840

6,540

6,240

5,940

5,720

5,490

5,340

5,120

4,890

4,660

4.510

5,980

6,240

194,890

6,287

1.30

1.50

386,600

Sept.

5,340

4,820

4,310

4,030

3,960

3,890

3,820

3,680

5.540

4,030

3,890

*3,890

5,930

6.460

6,090

5,790

5,260

4,820

4,450

4,240

4,100

4,030

4,030

4,100

4,240

4,380

4,450

4,310

4,030

3,750

-

133,660

4,455

0.920

1.03

265,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 39,100 Min 2,530 Mean 10,070 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.22 Ac-ft 7,289,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 23,600 Mln 2,53O Mean 7,110 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.91 Ac-ft 5,147,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

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 

(revised) upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1. 162 sq mi.

Records available. --February 1936 to September 1951.

§§£? "Water-stage recortier - Datum of gage is 254.0? ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 17, 1337, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum. 

July 17, 1937, to Feb. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,490 cfs.

B

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 78,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 28 42 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs; minimum observed, 185 cfs Aug 1 1936 

Maximum stage known, about 30.9 ft in August 1915. ^ ' '

Remarks Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by power plant at Mammouth Springs. 

Revisions (water years l.-W 927: Drainage area. W 1147: 1937-39, 1942-43', 1945.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22, 23, Feb. 21 to Mar. 6, 

Mar. 11-25, Apr. 6 to May 7, May 10, 11, 

June 9, 10, June 30 to July 15)

3.6 548

4.0 752

6.0 1,950

9.0 4,050

12.0 6,250

15.0 8,750

18.0 12,900

20.0 19,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

*1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 Rj&l

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

804

77S

778 

752

726

726

726

752

726

700

700

674

674

648

648

643

684

583

*7J2S"

598

603 

2,160 

1,950

1,420

1,070

964

883

830

778

752

726

26,084

841

0.724

0.83

51,740

Nov.

700

700

679 

669

669

648

638

S30

1,240

1,020

910

830

778

778

*804

830

856

830

830

1,410

1,420 

1,540 

1,130

1,020

937

883

856

804

778

778

26,495

883

0.760

0.85

52,550

Dec.

752

752

1.390 

1,020

937

910

883

883

830

830

830

778

778

752

752

726

726

700

*669

690

658 

658 

658

638

628

628

618

603

603

598

595

23,471

757

0.651

0.75

46,550

Jan.

588 553"

5,180 

3,530

2,160

1,750

1,520

1,390

1,270

1,210

1,160

1,070

1,270

"6", 8,670 650

4,330

*3,210

2,650

2,370

2,090

1,880 

1,680 

1,620

1,520

1,460

1,390

1,360

1,330

1,240

1,180

1,180

68,531

2,211

1.90

2.19

135,900

Feb.

1,160

1,130

1,130 

1,070

1,040

3,400

5,800

3,530

2,580

2,160

2,020

1,820

1,750

*1,680

1,700

4,020

3,560

3,070

4,850

15,200

18,800 

7,520 

4,750

3,910

3,490

3,210

2,930

2,790

_

_

-

110,070

3,931

3.38

3.52

218,300

Mar.

2,720

2,580

2,440 

2,300

2,160

2,090

1,950

1,950

1,820

1,820

4,470

7,850

4,750

*3,630

3,140

2,790

2,650

4,120

3,460

2,790

2,510 

2,370 

2,300

2,160

2,020

1,950

1,880

1,880

1,820

1,750

1,680

83,800

2,703

2.33

2.68

166,200

Apr.

1,620

1,680

1,680 

1,590

1,560

1,730

5,580

4,540

3,000

2,650

3,830

5,350

4,120

3,350

2,930

2,650

2,370

*2,230

2,160

2,020

6,150 

8,210 

4,400

3,350

2,930

2,720

2,510

2,370

2,230

2,090

-

93,600

3,120

2.69

3.00

185,700

May

1,950

4.820

3.49O

2,790

2,440

2,230

2,090

1,950

1,880

2,160

2,160

1,880

1,680

1,620

1,560

1,490

*1,420

1,390

1,330

1,300

1,270 

1,320 

1,560

1,270

1,180

1,160

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,040

1,020

54,660

1,763

1.52

1.75

108,400

June

991

964 l.TBO" 

1,270

1,130

1,020

1,130

1,270

2.440

2,020

1,560

1,580

 1,460

1,210

1,460

1,420

1,520

 1,270

1,160

1,100

1,130 

1,240 

1,390

1,240

1,100

1,160

1,130

1,040

991

1,520

-

39,096

1,303

1.12

1.25

77,550

July

3,530

2,440

1,780 

8,140

9.560

3,560

2,510

2,090

1,950

3,700

*9,140

4,510

2,720

2,370

2,300

1,880

1,680

1,620

1,590

1,750

1,460 

1,330 

1,300

1,930

1,300

1,330

1,460

1,560

1,420

1,300

1,180

84,190

2,716

2.34

2.69

167,000

Aug.

1,270

1,130

1,070 

1,020

991

937

931

910

883

883

856

883

856

830

*804

830

830

^,570

2,680

1,440

1,100 

991 

937

883

856

830

804

778

778

752

726

32,045

1,034

0.890

1.03

63,560

Sept.

752

752

726 

700

695

726

695

690

674

856

778

*752

*3.630

2,020

1,200

1,070

937

856

804

778

752 

1,100 

804

778

804

752

726

674

664

658

-

27,803

927

0.798

0.89

55,150

Calendar year 1950; Max 34,500 Mln 583 Mean 2,312 Cfsro 1.99 In. 26.99 Ac-ft 1,674,000

Water year 1950-51; Max 18,800 Mln 583 Mean 1,835 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.43 Ac-ft 1,329,000

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfa).--Jan. 14 (12:30 p.m.) 10.500 ofs (16.57 ft); Feb. 20 (9:30 p.m.) 

26,200 cfs (21.2? ft); Apr. SI (8 a.m.) 12,300 ofs (16.95 ft); July 4 (12 p.m.) 10,600 cfs (16.00 ftfc 

July 11 (4 p.m.) 9,860 ofs (15.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 93

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) , 

November 1921 to September 1951.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 564.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. 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 than present datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1922-51), 346 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 690 cfs July 9, includes about 200 cfs on surface 

runoff; maximum excluding surface runoff, 644 cfs July 10; maximum gage height, 1.54 ft 

Feb. 20; minimum discharge, 259 cfs Dec. 31, Jan. 1 (gage height, 0.69 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 1.220 cfs Aug. 14, 1946, includes about 700 cfs of surface runoff (gage height, 2.23 ft), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs; maximum 

excluding surface runoff, 903 cfs May 26, 1927; minimum, 116 cfs Aug. 26-31, Sept. 14- 

17, 1936.

narks. Records good, 

records.

Occasional runoff from drinage area of 2.97 sq mi included in

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 9 to Mar. 5)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5

233

384

670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

358

354

350

341

337

325

322

322

318

318

318

322

322

322

322

318

314

*314

314

314

314

314

314

310 

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

9,947

321

19,730

Nov.

310

310

310

306

306

306

306

3O6

306

306

306

3O6

*306

306

306

306

306

302

3O2

302

302

302

302

302 

302

298

298

295

295

295

-

9,111

304

18,070

Dec.

a290

a290

a290

a290

288

a285

a285

284

284

284

280

280

280

277

277

a275

a270

a270

a27O

a270

266

266

266

266 

266

263

263

263

263

263

259

8,523

275

16 , 910

Jan.

259

288

a320

a31O

a300

a290

a280

a275

a27O

266

*263

a263

a263

a350

a390

384

380

367

358

345

333

325

322

318 

310

302

298

291

288

284

280

9,572

309

18,990

Feb.

280

277

273

273

270

310

384

375

362

345

333

322

314

306

298

337

*367

408

491

555

555

531

526

520 

514

502

497

497

_

_

-

11,022

394

21,860

Mar.

491

485

480

480

474

474

464

458

453

445

48O

526

531

531

531

526

543

549

531

520

5O2

491

491

480

474

469

464

458

*458

453

448

15,158

489

30,070

Apr.

443

437

437

432

432

437

443

443

437

432

464

508

520

520

508

502

491

48O

480

474

469

497

502

5O2 

497

497

485

485

480

474

-

14 , 208

474

28,180

May

469

480

485

485

485

480

469

464

453

453

453

448

*437

437

437

437

432

432

427

422

422

418

418

413 

413

413

408

4O3

403

398 3~98

13 j 592

438

26,960

June

394

389

389

389

389

389

389

398

413

418

413

408

403

398

389

389

384

384

380

380

380

380

389

389 

384

384

384

380

384

432

-

11,771

392

23,350

July

491

*491

485

497

502

497

491

485

491

605

638

612

605

599

586

574

568

562

549

543

531

520

514

508 

508

5O8

508

497

480

474

469

16,388

529

32,510

Aug.

164

458

453

443

448

443

437

437

427

427

422

422

422

418

418

418

418

413

408

408

408

398

389

389 

389

380

380

375

375

375

3Ji

12,833

414

25,450

Sept.

371

371

367

362

362

362

358

354

354

354

354

358

384

384

375

362

358

350

350

350

345

341

345

341 

341

341

337

333

333

333

-

10,630

354

21,08O

Calendar year 1950: Max 718 Mln 259 Mean 492 Ac-ft 356,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 638 Mln 259 Mean 391 Ac-ft 283,200

* 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 Eleven Point River near Bardley.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°38'55", long. 91°12'03", in NEiSEi sec. 17, T. 23 N., R. 2 W., on downstream side of right pier of main truss of bridge on State Highway 14, 7 miles southwest of Bardley and 7i miles upstream from Fredericks Font.

Drainage area.--793 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1951.

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, wirewire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 793 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,020 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.50 ft); minimum. 423 cfs Dec. 30 to Jan. 1 (gage height, 1.98 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Apr. 14, 1927 (gage height, 18.74 ft, from 

floodmarKs), from rating curve extended above ?5,000 cfs; minimum, 180 cfs Oct. 18, 

Yiov. 17, 18. 1934; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Sept. 6-11, 1925 (present si'te 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).

HeriarKS. --Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 827: 1927-28, 1935. W 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

404

611

1,000

4.0 

6.0 

7.5

1,760

3,650

5,560

Discharge, in cubic feet pe October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

617

FIT

605

594

588

588

594

594

57£

570

570

565

553

548

542

542

548

*537

532

526

537

57C

57 J

570

54£

532

52c

521

521

521

516

17,332

559

C.705

C .81

34, 380

Nov.

516 

521

521

521

516

511

526

548 '545

537

532

526

*521

sie

521

521

511

511

511

542

526

526

521

516

511

511

505

5CXi

495

490

-

15,578

519

0.654

0.73

3C.900

Dec.

485 

532

53T

516

516

505

485

476

471

471

466

466

461

456

451

446

44?

437

432

432

432

432

432

432

432

432

428

428

428

423

427

14,200

458

0.573

0.67

28.17C

Jan.

423 

4815

1,330

1,000

806

729

654

605

576

559

*548

532

623

1 , 290

1,560

1,290

1,180

1,070

1,000

911

838

786

761

722

691

672

660

642

611

538

588

24,725

798

1.01

1.16

*3,040

Feb.

570 

553

542

537

532

966

1,640

1,290

1,140

1,040

1,000

931

304

864

332

1,10,,

*1,290

-1,480

3,76u

4,580

5,420

3,100

2,350

2,040

1,840

1,760

1,640

1 , 600

_

_

-

45,301

1 , 618

2.04

2.12

39 ^5^

Mar.

1,600 

1 , 5?0

1,430

1 , 400

1 ,330

1,290

1,290

1,250

1,180

i,18C

1,920

3,000

2, 350

2,04r

1,840

1,680

1,630

2,440

1,B80

1,680

1,560

1,480

1,440

1,360

1,290

1,220

1,220

1,180

*1,180

1,140

1,100

48,2OO

1,555

1.96

2.26

95.600

Apr.

1,070 

1,070

1,040

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,330

1,290

1,250

1,180

1,440

1,920

1,760

1,600

1,520

1,360

1,290

1,290

1,220

1,140

1,220

1,600

1,560

1,480

1,400

1,330

1,290

1,220

1,220

1,180

39,370

1,312

1.65

1.85

78,090

May

1,180 

1,760

1,560

1,400

1,330

1,250

1,180

1,140

l,10u

1,100

1,070

*1,040

1,000

1,000

966

931

931

918

904

891

891

931

931

898

871

851

825

806

799

780

761

31,995

1,032

1.30

1.50

63,460

June

748 

754

761

812

761

735 33"2"

966

1,100

1,100

966

918

864

318

799

1,000

924

832

832

851

851

898

931

877

838

806

780

754

812

1,400

26,320

877

1.11

1.23

52,200

July

1,760 

*1,400

1,290

1,520

1,440

1,290

1,220

1,140

1,100

3,730

4,880

2,620

2,260

1,880

1,680

1,520

1,440

1,40O

1,330

1,290

1,220

1,180

1,140

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,040

1,000

i , ooo

48,330

1,559

1.97

2.27

95,860

Aug.

1,250 1,'04'S

966

931

891

877

871

858

844

832

898

966

864

*851

851

858

825

806

793

767

754

741

722

710

697

697

691

685

678

672

666

25,552

824

1.04

1.20

50,680

Sept.

666 

666

660

654

660

672

654

635

642

678

660

710

 5BT 924

773

729

697

672

660

648

642

654

648

648

642

629

617

*599

594 '594

20,178

673

0.849

0.95

40,020

Calendar year 1950; Max 10,600 Mln 423 Mean 1,296 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.20 Ac-ft 938,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,420 Mln 423 Mean 978 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.75 Ac-ft 708,200

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Feb. 21 (1 a.m.) 7,020 cfs (8.50 ft); July 11 (2:30 a.m.) 6,270 

cfs (8.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 95 

Eleven Point River near Rave'nden Springs, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°21', long. 91°07', in SE^SE^ sec. 30, T. 20 N., R. 1 W., on left bank at

 ab"wns"tream side of bridge on State Highway 90, 4^ miles downstream from small tributary, 

6£ miles northeast of Ravenden Springs, and 21 miles (revised) upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,123 sq mi.

Records available. November 1929 to June 1933, February 1936 to September 1951. Prior to

 October iy4il, published as "near Elevenpoint."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 291.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Nov. 21, 1938, chain gage at same site, datum 0.04 ft higher; Nov. 21 to 

Dec. 11, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1930-32, 1936-51), 1,201 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 13.92 ft); mini-

 mum, 605 cfs Jan. 2 (gage height, 3.08 ft).

1929-33, 1936-51: toximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 20.21 

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). W 877: 1930-33, 1936-38. W 977: 1933, 1937-39, 1942(P). 

w IJ.IY: urainage area.

Rating table, water* year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.0 

3.5

5.0

559

859

1,820

9.0

12.0 

14,.0

4,640

7,540

10,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

859 

859

828 

828

828

828

828

859

828

797

797

785

779 

779

773

773

767 *761

75T

761

767 

1,080

1,140 

 95T

859

828

797

791

785

773

761

25,580

3S5

0.735

0.85

50,740

Nov.

755 

749

743

743

737

731

731

785

828

797

773

761

749 

743

761

*785

761

749

755

952

859 

828

797 

785

767

755

749

737

725

719

23,109

770

0.686

0.77

45,840

Dec.

713 

713

 

1,110 52B"

797

791

773

755

749

737

731

725

725 

713

713

707

701

695

689

*671

659 

653

647 

647

641

641

629

623

623

617 

517

22,033

711

0.633

0.73

43,700

Jan.

611 

^4T

2,680 

1,820

1,300

1,140

1,050

983

921

890

890

859

952 

4,870

3,620

2,500

*2,090

1,890

1,690

1,560

1,430 

1,330

1,300 

1,240

1,170

1,140

1,110

1,110

1,050

1,010 

983

45,830

1,476

1.32

1.52

90,900

Feb.

983 

a98o

a95o 

a920

a890

a2,000

a3,500

a2,600

a2,100

al,800

al,700

al,500

al,40O 

*1,360

1,330

1,890

1,960

1,960

3,200

7,590

10,000 

5,946

3,900 

3,200

2,850

2,640

2,500

2,370

_

-

74,013

2,643

2.35

2.45

146,800

Mar.

2,370 

2,230

2,230 

2,090

1,960

1,890

1,890

1,820

1,690

1,690

4,180

5,180

3,960 

*3,270

2,920

2,570

2,500

3,410

3,060

2,570

2,370 

2,230

2,090 

2,020

al,800

al,700

al,700

al,700

al,600

al,500 

al,50O

73,710

2,378

2.12

2.44

146,200

Apr.

al,400 

al,500

al,500 

al,400

al,400

al,600

a2,200

a2,100

1,960

1,760

2,560

3,060

2,780 

2,500

2,300

2,090

1,960

*1,890

1,820

1,690

3,110 

2', 850

2,500 

2,300

2,160

2,020

1,890

1,820

1,760

1,690

61,570

2,052

1.83

2.04

122,100

May

1,660 

3,060

2,500 

2,230

2,020

1,890

1,760

1,690

1,660

1,690

1,660

1,560

1,500 

1,460

1,400

*1,360

1,360

1,330

1,300

1,270

1,270 

1,300

1,820 

1,330

1,270

1,240

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,110 

1,110

48,260

1,557

1.39

1.60

95,720

June

1,080 

1,080

1,400 

1,330

1,170

1,110

1,200

1,400

2,160

1,820

1,500

1,400

*1,300 

1,240

1,200

1,170

1,400

1,200

1,140

1,170

1,170 

1,240

1,300 

1,270

1,200

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,080

1,660

38,720

1,291

1.15

1.28

76,800

July

2,500 

2,020

1,780 

2,260

2,230

1,890

1,690

1,590

1,560

3,760

*6,400

4,470

2,990 

2,640

2,23O

2,020

1,890

1,820

1,760

1,660

1,590 

1,530

1,460 

1,530

1,500

1,590

1,430

1,430

1,400

1,330 

1,500

65,250

2,105

1.87

2.16

129,400

Aug.

1,660 

1,460

1,330 

1,270

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,110

1,170

1,200

1,200 

1,110

*1,110

1,140

1,140 r,i4o

1,110

1,080

1,050 

1,010

1,010 

983

983

952

952

952

921

921 

890

34,644

1,118

0.996

1.15

68,720

Sept.

952

921

890 

890

890

921

890

859

859

952

890

921

*1,620

1,270

1,080

1,010

983

952

921

890

890 

890

890 

921

921

890

859

859

828

S25

28,337

945

0.841

0.94

56,210

Calendar year 1950: Max 18,100 Min 617 Mean 2,025 Cfsiii 1.80 In. 24.47 Ac-ft 1,466,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,000 Min 611 Mean 1,482 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.93 Ac-ft 1,073,000

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Jan. 14 (11:30 a.m.) 6,130 cfs (10.84 ft); Feb. 20 (11 p.m.) 

10,6OO cfs (13792 ft); July 11 (6 p.m.) 6,660 cfa (11.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, records for 

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo., and Spring River at Imboden, Ark.
96 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Black Rock, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°06'15", long. g^OS'SO", in NW£ sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. 1 W., on right 

bank 900 ft downstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge at Black Rock, 3.7 

miles below Spring River.

Drainage area. 7.3S3 sq mi.

Records available. June 1929 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1951. Gageheight records collected in same vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of United 

States 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, 194

at same datum.

1946, at site 900 ft upstream

Average discharge. 14 years (1929-31, 1939-51), 8,899 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,800 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 23.1 ft); minimum, 3,900 cfs Oct. 21, Dec. 30 to Jan. 2 (gage height, 2.8 ft).

1929-31, 1939-51: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 28.5

ft); minimum observed, 1,800 cfs Sept. 19-24, 1931 (gage height, 0.5 ft, site then in

use)

Maximum stage known, 31.9 ft Aug. 21, 1915, from records of United States Weather 

Bureau.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for the 1930 and 1931 water years and 

maximum gage height for the 1931 water year have been revised to 43,000 cfs Jan. 15 (gage 

height, 23.6 ft) and 20,600 cfs Mar. 8 (gage height, 18.0 ft), respectively. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 702 and 717.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Clear-water Reservoir 189 miles upstream since 

June 3, 1948 (see p. 81).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 18 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 927: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in 

the water years 1930, 1931 are given herewith. They supersede those published in WaterSupply Papers 702 and 717.

Day (wateryear)

1929-30

Jan. 7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge 

(=fs)

12,000

19,600

21,100

22,500

21,300

21,400

27,300

39,000

42,200

38,200

35,400

34,000

34,000

33,300

Day 

(water 

year)

1929-30

Jan. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Feb. 1

2

3

Discharge 

(cfs)

31,900

30,600

28,300

26,200

24,200

22,800

21,400

2O.2OO

19,600

18,300

16,700

15,700

14,700

14,000

Day 

(water 

year)

1929-3O

Feb. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge 

(cfs)

17,700

21,1OO

21,300

20,100

19,3OO

18,900

18,600

18,300

17,900

17,500

16,700

15,9OO

15,2OO

14,300

Day 

(water 

year)

1930-31

Feb. 8

9

10

11

Mar. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,110

16,800

16,800

14,5OO

12,200

19,300

18,800

16 , 20O

15,900

15,4OO

14,700

14,000

Month

Water year 1929-30...

Water year 1930-31...

Maximum

42,200 

21,300 

42,200

16,800 

19,300 

19,300

Minimum

7,250 

10,100 

2,290

3,010 

5,220 

1,800

Mean

22,900 

15,200 

7,450

8,840 

11,400 

5,140

Per square 

mile

3.13 

2.0d 

1.02

1.21 

1.56 

.702

Runoff

Inches

3.60 

2.17 

13.80

1.26 

1.79 

9.53

Acre-feet

1,410,000 

846,000 

5,400,000

491,000 

699,000 

3,720,000
WHITE RIVER BASIN 97

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Black River at Black Rock, Ark., 

water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

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.

4,920 

4,920

4,830

4,740

4,640

4,640

4,540 

4,450 

4,540

4,450

4,450

4,260

4,160

4,160

4,160

4,070

4,070

4,070

3,980

3,980

3.900

6,966 

8.800

8,100

*6,900

6,200

5,800

5,410

5,120

4,830

4,640

154,630

4,988

0.681

0.79

306,700

Nov.

4,360 

4,360

4,360

4,260

4,160

4,160

4,070 

4,360 

»5,410

5,610

5,410

5,220

4,830

4,740

4,740

5,020

5,410

5,310

5,310

5,410

7,000

7.100 

6,800

6,400

6,200

5,900

5,610

5,510

5,220

5,120

-

157,370

5,346

0.716

o.eo

312,100

Dec.

5,020 

4,830

5,120

5.610

5,410

5,220

5,220 

5,220 

5,120

5,120

5,020

5,020

4,920

4,920

4,830

4,640

4,640

4,540

4,450

4,540

4,450

*4,260 

4,260

4,160

4,160

4,070

4,070

4,070

3,980

3.900

3,900

144,690

4,667

0.637

0.73

287,000

Jan.

3.900 

3,900

5,510

10,500

9,100

8,000

7,600 

7,400 

7,200

7,100

7,000

6,600

6,800

19 , 100

22.200

*19,300

18,000

 17,100

15,800

15,300

14,500

14,200 

14,200

* 13, 500

12,500

11,700

11,300

10,500

10,000

9,400

8,800

348,010

11,230

1.53

1.77

690,300

Feb.

8,500 

7,900

7,600

7,400

7.100

7,700

16 , 800 

15,600 

14,300

13,900

13,300

12,800

»11,900

11,600

11,300

14,600

15,500

15,200

17,800

28,100

35,500

37,400 

32,900

31,700

31,700

31,700

31,300

*30,200

_

.

-

521,300

18,620

2.54

2.65

1,034,000

Mar.

25.400 

25)300

25,300

23,400

21,300

19,400

»17,900 

15,900 

15,300

13,900

14,300

24,100

22,000

20,800

20,900

20,900

20,700

22,700

23,000

21,500

*20,400

19,300 

18,400

16,900

15,800

15,400

14,300

13,700

 13,200

12,600

12^400

586,400

18,920

2.58

2.98

1,163,000

Apr.

11,900 

11,700

11,700

11,300

11,100

10.800

16.SOO 

16,100 

14,300

14,100

15,600

18,300

17,400

15,900

16,300

15,400

14,400

*13,700

13,100

12,900

18,300

23.300

19,400

17,900

16,700

15,300

14,800

13,700

13,200

12,600

-

447,500

14,920

2.04

2.27

887,600

May

12,500 

15.100

14,466

13,600

12,800

12,500

12,100 

11,400 

10,300

9,800

10,000

9,600

9,400

9,400

9,400

9,100

8,900

8,700

8,500

8,200

7,800

7,300 

8,100

8,100

8,000

8,100

7,900

7,500

7,200

*7,000

6.700

299,400

9,658

1.32

1.52

593,900

June

6.600

6,800

6,900

7,000

7,100

6,800

B.600 

6,900 

8,200

9.400

8,900

8,300

8,000

7,400

7,100

7,100

6,900

7,100

6,900

6,700

 6,700

7,200 

7,800

7,700

7,900

8,100

7,800

7,400

7,100

7,500

-

221,700

7,390

1.01

1.13

439,700

July

9.300 

lS,006

12,600

18,500

21,800

21,200

16,200 

15,500 

16,100

18,900

25.200

24,400

21,900

22,000

22,000

22,000

22,200

22,200

22,200

21,100

19,700

18,200 

16,600

16,000

» 14', 400

13,800

13,000

12 , 600

 12,200

11,800

11,000

546,600

17,630

2.41

2.78

1,084,000

Aug.

10,500 

10,400

10,100

9,600

9,200

9,000

8,600 

*8,500 

8,300

8,100

8,100

10,100

10,000

9,100

8,800

»8,500

8,400

9,700

10.800

16, 300

9,900

8,600 

8,100

7,600

7,400

7,300

7,500

7,500

6.500

6^600

7,800

270,900

8,739

1.19

1.38

537,300

Sept.

7,600 

7,000

6,400

6,000

5,800

5,710

5,710 

5.510 

5,S16

6,000

6,000

5,800

8,200

10,400

9,500

8,500

7,600

7,100

6,700

»6,200

6,000

6,100 

5,900

5,900

6,000

6,000

6,200

6,000

5,900

5,710

-

196,550

6,552

0.895

1.00

389,900

Calendar year 1950: Max 64,200 Mln 3,900 Mean 15,090 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.97 Ac-ft 10,920,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 37,400 Mln 3,900 Mean 10,670 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.80 Ac-ft 7,726,000

Discharge measurement made on this flay.
98 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Strawberry River near Evening Shade, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°06', long. 91°36', in NEj- sec. 27, T. 17 N., R. 6 W., near left bank 

 on "downstream side of bridge on State Highway 11, 2 miles north of Evening Shade and 

6.3 miles (revised) upstream from Piney Pork.

Drinage area.--225 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1951.

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.--12 years, 239 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,090 cfs July 4 (gage height, 18.77 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 21.

1939-51: 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, 5 cfs Sept. 

18-23, 1941.

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

which are fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 15 discharge measurements, and computation of discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement -made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Opt. 1-22, May 26 to June 8, June 27 to July 3, 

July 16-28, Aug. 13-20, Aug. 31 to Sept. 12)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

6.0 

7.0

129

280

514

1,100

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

32

58

111

179

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

266

462

1,090

1,800

13.0

16.0

18.0

2,820

5,180

7,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

48

47

45

42

42

40

40

41

40

40

38

55

34

33

31

30

28

*28

26

24

24

636

416

191

141

122

111

102

94

89

84

2,744

88.5

0.393

0.45

5,440

Nov.

80

76

74

75

71

68

67

162

985

296

172

145

128

119

120

260

208

154

143

196

191

*155

*141

129

118

112

108

105

97

94

-

4,865

162

0.720

0.80

9,650

Dec.

91

90

338

149

118

115

112

100

96

91

88

84

81

78

75

71

68

65

62

*60

59

57

57

55

54

53

51

49

48

47

46.

2,608

84.1

0.374

0.43

5,170

Jan.

46

64

2,030

624

356

256

207

170

152

159

127

115

150

2.700

1,670

764

*552

410

556

276

224

193

181

164

146

136

130

126

116

blOO

b90

12,690

409

1.82

2.10

25,170

Feb.

b88

b90

b92

b95

b9B

598

*988

406

506

256

220

204

182

164

282

1,090

612

454

599

5,290

3,180

924

640

494

410

577

556

506

_

_

-

18,561

664

2.95

5.07

56,850

Mar.

296

256

258

215

195

*1B4

174

162

149

144

417

557 556'

286

238

212

270

458

306

238

215

197

185

167

154

145

140

139

136

151

125

7,063

228

1.01

1.17

14,010

Apr.

117

123

140

124

116

195

1,250

470

316

276

917

*924

552

599

316

256

229

210

195

176

1,910

2*060

686

482

*577

410

526

266

238

214

-

14,250

475

2.11

2.56

28,260

May

197

1.110

488

326

256

226

209

184

166

551

315

1S5

160

137

125

115

107

100

95

390

a87

a8 4

a!41

a88

a79

*75

65

59

56

55

50

5,773

186

0.827

Q.95-

11,450

June

48

44

55

83

63

56

57

231

629

274

148

166

276

149

424

*535

1,920

418

582

5.270

807

1,020

1,120

470

526

350

266

210

184

306

-

14,065

469

2.08

2.32

27,900

July

437

238

320

6.560

2,810

640

434

336

286

1,520

3,020

605

556

374

336

258

200

560

819

286

204

166

154

*150

117

140

131

166

119

104

£1

21,499

694

5.08

5.55

42, 640

Aug.

85

82

78

72

66

62

59

56

54

53

53

76

54

46

42

41

38

2,650

4l4

166

122

98

83

74

68

62

85

*106

72

57

50

5,104

165

0.753

0.84

10, 120

Sept.

46

53

39

*38

*38

*35

35

35

34

150

59

88

1, 160

237

124

105

91

80

73

67

65

848

159

97

61

75

66

58

52

49

-

4,115

137

0.609

0.68

8,160

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,700 Min 24 Mean 348 Cfsm 1.55 In. 20.97 Ac-ft 251,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,360 Min 24 Mean 511 Cfsm 1.58 In. 18.72 Ac-ft 224,800

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Jan. 14 (5 a.m.) 4,540 cfs (15.19 ft);

cfs (18.44 ft); Apr. 21 (4 p.m.) 4,220 cfs (14.80 ft); June 20 (3 a.m.) 4,380 cfs (15.01 ft); July 4

ft);

Feb. 20 (12 m.) 7,570 

cfs (15.01 ft); July 

(1 p.m.) 8,090 cfs (18.77 ft); July 10 (5:50 a.m.) 4,860 cfs (15.62 Aug. 18 (11 a.m.) 5,720 cfs

(16.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Foughkeepsie 

and Plney Fork Strawberry River at Evening Shade.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record Jan. 51 to Feb. 5).
WHITE RIVER BASIN 99

Piney Fork Strawberry River at Evening Shade, Ark.

Location. Lat 36 Q 05', long. 91°37', in ME& sec. 34, T. 17 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 20 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 11, three-quarters of a mile north of Evening 

Shade, and 5.8 miles (revised) upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--99 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 420.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 5, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 105 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,480 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height,12.90 ft); minimum, 

 TTTfs Sept. 9.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 23.42 ft) from

rating curve extended above 10,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in

1941, 1944, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 14 discharge measurements, and computations of daily dlscharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1950-51,- except periods of ice effect

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

(Shifting control method used Oct. 1 -22)

3.8 

4.0

4.2

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

105

234

403

6.0

8.0

11.0

640

1,720

3,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

41

40

37

36

34

33

33

36

33

29

28

26

25

25 

24

22

22

21

21

21

551

T§4

107

84

72

63

55

51

47

»44

1,877

60.5

0.611

0.71

3,720

Nov.

42

39

37

37

35

34

33

36

157 ~5"5

52

47

43

40 

44

58

45

42 

42

46

42

39

*37

35

b33

33

32

32

'ST 31

-

1,323

44.1

0.445

0.50

2,620

Dec.

31

31

65

77

b32

b29

b26

b27

b28

30

2P

27

27

27 

26

25

24

b22 

b21

*23

23

22

21

21

21

21

b20

b!8

bTS

b!8

b!8

807

26.0

0.263

0.30

1,600

Jan.

19 5?

352

109

79

66

57

49

46

44

42

37

71

1,810 

6S6

320

*250

199

170

144

116

101

99

86

77

73

70

66

b55

b47

b39

5,413

175

1.77

2.03

10,740

Feb.

b36

bl£

b43

b46

b51

111

*172

97

90

81

75

72

68

62 

99

262

157

134 

125

2,940

748

384

296

243

211

199

180

157

_

-

7,181

256

2.59

2.70

14,240

Mar.

140

123

118

103

96

*92

86

79

72

72

119

120

92

84 

79

73

179

351

120

105

96

92

81

73

68

68

68

65

60

54

3,170

102

1.03

1.19

6,290

Apr.

54

55

52

47

17

90

677

190

142

123

341

»271

199

167 

137

120

103

96 

90

79

1,170

488

259

199

»170

209

194

144

125

114

-

6,152

205

2.07

2.31

12,200

May

101

424

T95

152

125

112

99

88

79

132

100

72

63

57

51

48

46

42 

40

40

37

37

83

40

36

»35

32

30

29

29

28

2,486

80.2

0.810

0.93

4,930

June

27

25

75

88

33

27

36

221

216

94

60

66

148

120 

234

»114

319

120

92

706

182

281

188

116

90

77

65

55

49

79

-

3,966

132

1.33

1.49

7,870

July

86

52

55

1 T 090

253

152

116

94

77

597

265

120

90

81 

94

62

51

50 

144

55

43

39

62

»46

43

39

49

43

34

43

32

4,057

131

1.32

1.52

8,050

Aug.

30

27

26

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

*21

21

19

18 

18

18

18

1.030 

100

44

33

27

23

21

20

20

21

35

20

18

17.

1,795

57.9

0.585

0.67

3,560

Sept.

16

T5

16

16

»16

»16

16

16

16

156

28

95

654

48

46

42

34

31

27

27

329

62

44

37

34

29

26

25

23

_-

2,018

67.3

0.680

0.76

4,000

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,420 

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,940

Min 

Min

Mean 

Mean

181

110

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.83

1.11

In. 24.78 Ac-ft 130,800 

In. 15.11 Ac-ft 79,820

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs). Jan. 14 (5 a.m.) 2,640 cfs (9.70 ft): Feb. 20 (2:30 p.m.) 4,480 

!1 (4 p.ra.J 2,860 cfs (10.10 ft); June 20 (6:30 a.m.) 2,040 cfs (8.58 ft); July 

t); Aug. 18 (8 a.m.) 2,040 cfs (8.57 ft); Sept. 13 (1:30 a.m.) 2,150 ofs

cfs (12.90 ft); Apr. ^ v , *,..., 

4 (3 p.m.) 2,260 cfs (8.99 ft) 

(8.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
100 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsie, Ark.

Location.--Lat 36°07', long. 91°27', In Nltf£ 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| miles northeast of Poughkeepsie.

Drainage area. 476 sq ml.

Records available. February 1936 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 298.07 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 12, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum. May 

13 to Dec. 10, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 584 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 19.56 ft, observed at crest); minimum, 109 cfs Oct. 21.

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 52,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage.height, 29.30 ft), by 

slope-area method; minimum observed, 31 cfs Oct. 4, 1938.

Revisions. The figures of minimum discharge for water years 1938 and 1939 have been 

revised to minimum daily, 45 cfs Sept. 30, 1938, and minimum observed, 31 cfs Oct. 4, 

1938, superseding figures published in Water-Supply Papers 857 and 877, respectively.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect,'which are fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 14 discharge measurements, and computation of discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). W 877: 1938. W 897: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge for the low-water periods in the water years' 1938, 1939, superseding those published in Water-Supply Papers 857, 877, are given herewith:

Day 

(water 

year)

1937-38 

Sept. 18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

Discharge 

(cubic feet 

per second)

61 

60 

58 

56 

55 

54 

52 

51

Month

Septembe 

Water 3 

Calend

October 

Water

rear 1937-38. 

ir year 1938.

/ ear 1938-39.

Day 

[water 

year)

1937-38 

Sept. 26 

27 

28 

29 

30

1938-39 

Oct. 1

Discharge 

(cubic feet 

per second)

50 

48 

47 

46 

45

46

Cubic feet per 

second-days

1,868 

314,120 

256,685

1,462 

193,266

Maximum

111 

26,100 

26,100

91 

14,9.00

Day 

(water 

year)

1938-39 

Oct. 2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9

Minimum

45

45 

31

31 

31

Discharge 

(cubic feet 

per second)

38 

35 

31 

37 

38 

39 

40 

42

Mean

62.3 

861 

703

47.2 

529

Day 

(water 

year)

1938-39 

Oct. 10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17

Per square 

mile

0.131 

1.81 

1.43

.099 

1.11

Discharge 

(cubic feet 

per second)

3£ 

38 

40 

46 

48 

43 

36 

47

Runoff

Inches

0.15 

24.55 

20.06

.11 

15.10

Acre-feet

3,710 

623,000 

509,100

2,900 

383,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

*177

170 

164

154

145

142

138

151

140 

133

128

125

120

117

115

114

112

112 

112

*111

109

1 .130

902

488

360

312

278

253

2.55

216

200

7,163

231

0.485

0.56

14,210

Nov.

187

177 

168

168

164

158

156

378

1.540 

649

398

336

300

276

288

398

436

336 

312

436

410

348

324

293

269

258

248

*239

225

214

-

9,889

330

0.693

0.77

19,610

Dec.

207

205 

501

373

283

271

264

239

237 

232

223

214

209

200

194

187

181

170 

168

*166

162

158

156

153

149

149

145

142

140

140

155

6,353

205

0.431

0.50

12,600

Jan.

133

153 

2,220

1,090

584

475

410

360

336 

312

300

278

458

7.600

3,870

1,720

*1,230

1,000 

825

720

615

550

520

476

432

418

404

376

354

323

b248

28,790

929

1.95

2.25

57 , 100

Feb.

b212

b230 

b245

258

280

1,080

*1,850

895

702 

615

550

520

490

g432

g672

g2,340

gl,470

gl.080 

g878

Kl 0,900

g7,100

g2,190

1,510

1,190

1,000

930

878

772

_

-

41,269

1,474

3.10

3.22

81,860

Mar.

720

650 

615

565

520

505

*476

446

418 

404

650

1,110

738

632

565

520

615

1.430 

842

668

580

550

520

476

432

413

404

404

390

373

351

17,987

580

1.22

1.41

35,680

Apr.

342

348 

359

342

123

390

2,180

1,080

755 

632

1,580

*1,850

1,150

895

755

650

565

520 

490

446

4,040

4,200

1,550

1,110

*930

965

965

790

702

650

-

31,554

1,052

2.21

2.47

62,590

May

650

2,540 

1,230

895

755

685

632

565

505

615

790

505

446

404

368

345

326 306' 

293

282

266

261

376

304

255

236

*213

199

189

184

175

15,595

503

1.06

1.22

30,930

June

165

m277

208

182

184

418

930 

755

390

404

610

432

738

598

*2,170

930 

550

3_.31Q

1,470

1,310

1,630

860

598

550

505

376

331

461

-

21,671

722

1.52

1.69

42,980

July

738

461 

461

6_.6SO

5,380

1,150

825

668

565 

1,420

3,880

1,080

702

598

685

490

418

365 

1,080

565

390

326

352

*565

328

312

309

334

288

247

226

31,858

1,028

2.16

2.49

'63,190

Aug.

208

196 

191

182

170

161

156

152

147 

143

150

156

143

129

123

123

121

4.750 

1,260

418

296

247

213

194

182

170

179

*263

191

163

147

11,324

365

0.767

0.88

22,460

Sept.

137

139 

129

123

*121

*123

119

118

118 

446

239

345

2.700

738

404

331

285

244 

208

191

179

- 1,260

476

301

247

218

196

175

163

154

-

10,627

354

0.744

0.83

21,080

Calendar year 1950 : Max 19,200 Win 125 Mean 843 Cfsni 1.78 In. 24.18 Ae-ft 614,100

Water year 1950-51 : Max 10,900 Min 109 Mean 641 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.29 Ae-ft 464,300

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs).--Jan. 14 (ll a.m.) 9.340 cfa (16.40 ft,); Feb. 20 (2 p.m.) 17.400 

efs (19.56 ft); Apr*. 21 (8 p.m.) 8,440 cfs (15.80 ft); July 4 (10 p.m.) 9,980 cfs (16.77 ft),- Aug. 

18 (6 p.m.) 6,980 efs (14.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from gage readings and fragmentary recorder trace.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 101

White River at Newport, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°36'20", long. 91°17'20", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 3 W., on left bank 

at 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 1951. Gage-height records collected at present site since 1885 

are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. 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 atdatum 2.30 ft lower.

Average discharge. 18 years (1927-31, 1937-51), 25,630 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 104,000 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 28.5 ft): minimum, 8,460 cfs Jan. 3 Tgage height, 2.6 ft).

1927-31, 1937-51: Maximum discharge, 343,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945; maximum gage height 

obseived, 35.9 ft Apr. 18, 1945; minimum discharge observed, 3,480 cfs Sept. 22-25, 

1941 (gage height, -1.0 ft).

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 18, 1945 Flood of Apr. 16, 1927, reached a stage 

of 35.6 ft, from records of United States Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Cooperation. Fourteen discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished 

by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Unites States Weather Bureau.

Revisions. W 927: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac- ft

Oct.

14,400 

13,700 

13,200 

12,900 

12,500

12 , 500 

12,500 

12,300 

11.6OO 

11,000

11,000 

10,600 

10,600 

10,8OO 

10,600

9,960 

9.650 

10,100 

10,100 

9,960

9,960

11,300 

14,800 

15.100 

14,200

* 13, 200 

12,700 

12,200 

11,500 

11,000 

9,960

365,870 

11,800 

725,700

Nov.

9,630 

9,800 

9,800 

9,800 

9,630

9,630 

9.460 

9,460 

12,200 

13.600

13,600 

12,500 

11,600 

11,000 

10,500

13,200 

13,600 

13,000 

13,900 

12,500

12.2OO 

12,OOO 

12,900 

13 , 000 

12,900

12,500 

12,200 

 11,100 

11,100 

11,100

348,410 

11,610 

691,100

Dec.

10,500 

10,300 

11,000 

11,300 

11,100

11,000 

11.500 

11,500 

11,100 

11,100

11,000 

10,100 

9,460 

9,300 

9,300

9,630 

9,800 

9,460 

9,300 

9,300

9,300 

9,460 

9,300 

9,130

9,130

8,960 

8,800 

8.630 

*8,630 

8,630 

8,630

305,650 

9,860 

606,200

Jan.

8.630 

8,630 

9,130 

16,300 

18,800

17,400 

15,800 

14,300 

13,900 

13,600

13,000 

12,900 

12,900 

23,000 

57.100

36,OOO 

55,400 

55,600 

55,400 

55 , 600

55,800 

51,400 

51,600 

30,900 

*28,200

25,800 

24,100 

22 , 100 

19,500 

18,700 

18,700

698,190 

22,520 

*1,385

Feb.

18,700 

18,500 

18,700 

17,200 

17,200

16.800 

22,500 

25,500 

26,8OO 

27,500

27,100 

26,700 

 25,100 

24,200 

26,400

50,600 

35,800 

56 , 900 

41,500 

58,500

75,60O 

92,200 

102.000 

102,000 

99,100

95,900 

 94,800 

91,700

H.,293.3 

46,190 

*2,565

Mar.

87 . 500 

82,OOO 

78,400 

76,800 

73,700

72,100 

71,500 

 69,8OO 

67,000 

60, '00

57,400 

55,500 

55,2OO 

53,200 

55,600

55,600 

54,OOO 

55,500 

54,400 

52.8OO

48,20O 

*44,200 

43 , 800 

41,200 

39,600

38,000 

36,200 

35,400 

33 , 000 

29,400 

27.500

H.,698.1 

54,780 

*3,368

Apr.

26,600 

24,700 

24,000 

23,6OO 

22.000

22,1OO 

26,000 

51,300 

55,000 

35,400

53,100 

57,700 

41,800 

45,400 

45,200

43,500 

43.SOO 

*43,200 

42,200 

40,500

40,000 

47,200 

48 . 100 

47,200 

45,800

45,500 

45 , 100 

41,500 

39,900 

36,800

*1,118.2 

37,270 

*2,218

May

34,200 

34,900 

56,200 

56.500 

56,500

55,400 

,33,100 

30,800 

29,000 

27,600

26,400 

26.7OO 

26,700 

24,400 

23,200

23,600 

21,8OO 

20,800 

19,500 

18,900

17,200 

17,200 

17,200 

16,800 

16,800

16,800 

16,600 

16,200 

15,200 

* 14, 900 

14.500

745,200 

24,040 

*1,478

June

14,100 

13 , 900 

14 , 100 

15,600 

15,600

15,2OO 

15.000 

15,500 

18,400 

18,100

18,500 

18 , 900 

21,500 

24,500 

25,800

22,800 

20,600 

20,300 

20, 500 

23,600

24,500 

24,000 

23,400 

26,100 

27,600

28,200 

30,300 

54.200 

33,800 

33,800

348,000 

21,600 

*1,285

July

35,600 

58,800 

44,500 

50,400 

56,600

50,200 

49.4OO 

50,700 

51,100 

51,100

52,500 

53,200 

51,100 

49,000 

49,800

50,200 

49,400 

49,400 

49,000 

46,200

43,000 

42,8OO 

38 , 500 

36,500 

'35,400

31,000 

30,200 

28,500 

26,200 

23,300

U.333.6 

43,020 

*2",645

Aug.

19J100 

18,500 

17 ,200

15,400 

15,900 

»13,9OO 

13,800 

13 , 400

13,200 

15,000 

13,000 

13,200 

15,400

15,600 

15,600 

17,200 

20,900 

19,700

18,000 

16,600 

15,000 

15,800 

15,000

12 , 900 

12,200 

12,000 

12,000 

12,000 

11.800

166,900 

15,060 

926,100

Sept.

12,000 

12,000 

11,600 

11,300 

10,800

9.960 

10, 100 

9,960 

9,960 

9,960

10,300 

10,600 

18,300 

19.900 

17,600

15.8OO 

14,000 

12,700 

12,500 

*12,200

11,800 

11,800 

11,800 

11,300 

10,500

10,100 

10,800 

11,100 

10,800 

10,600

3S2, 146 

12,070 

718,300

Calendar year 1950: Max 190,000 Mln 8,630 Mean 38,240 Ac-ft 27,680,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 102,000 Mln 8,630 Mean 25,710 Ac-ft 18,610,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
102 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork Little Red River at Shirley, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°39', long. 92°18i, in SW£ sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 12 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of Missouri & Arkansas Railway bridge, 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 1951.

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 same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 515 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 19.50 ft in 

gage well, 19.7 ft on wire-weight gage, from stage-relation curve); minimum, 20 cfs 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 1.

1939-51: 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 during water 

years 1943, 1944, 1946-49.

Maximum stage known, that of Jan. 24, 1949.

Note.--Maximum gage heights published prior to water year 1949 were referred to wireweight gage.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 13 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

5.7

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

125 

25O 

426 

920

9.O 

11. O 

13.0 

16.0

1,49O 

3,050 

5,480 

10,800

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

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

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.

Ac-ft

Oct.

113

97

*95 

84 

8O

74

73

82

87

93

85

74

67

63

59

56

54

52

51

49_

55

1O9 

222

T37

162

140

129

113

104

98

92

2,909

93.8

O.319

0.37

5,770

Nov.

87

82

78 

74 

70

66

6278-

170

20O

174

137

104

82

240

*580 BTo"

460

400

353

315

283 

258

233

212

194

183

172

162

153

-

6,182

206

0.7O1

0.78

12,260

Dec.

144

150 T39~ 

130

125

133

120

111

1O4

100

96

93

90

87

83

80

76

72 *72

69

68

67 

67

66

64

64

63

62

61

61

60

2,777

89.6

O.305

0.35

5,510

Jan.

60

1ST

5,740 

2,200

1,310

948

705

568

478

397

339

296

389

3,250

3,310

1,890

*1,340

1.03O

838

680

546

443 

384

339

299

262

E42

230

214

183

166

29,257

944

3.21

3.7O

58,03O

Feb.

141

133 T3B143 

157

1,43O

2,76O

*1,460

1,080 838

680

60O

528

469

554

3,190

2,440

1,750

2,360

9.800

4,530

2,200 

1,490

1,110

892

782

680

591_ '

_

-

42,924

1,533

5.21

5.43

85,140

Mar.

532

460

409 

357 

319

286

265

244

225

216

244

332

350

3O9

*283

259

366

948 S3B"

655

55O

474 

4O9

346

299

265

253

265

271

256

228

11,513

371

1.26

1.46

22,840

Apr.

'S3T 225

28O 

E96 

283

396

1,080

838

680

559

*1,460

E,120

1,34O

1,OOO

782

630

518

443

376

329

3,920

4,290 

1 , 820

1,250

975

755

630

532

443

376

-

28,869

962

3.27

3.65

57,26O

May

343

920

1,OOO 

70S

541

422

339

280

239

363

541

315

239

189

*158

131

113

99

85

76

70

69 

154

194

121

85

68

59

54

48

i§

8,065

26O

'0.884

1.O2

16,OOO

June

41

38

52

70 

61

68

76

217

*2,51O

1,400

7O5

465

332

253

216

211

326

274

200

158

133

127 

123

121

101

85

80

66

61

64

-

8,634

288

0.980

1.O9

17,130

July

1O9

164

313 

3,090 

1,520

782

510

339

247

228

322

239

172

144

184

151

111

91

84

80

78

63 

*55

49

5J

74

157

236

144

99

74

9,962

321

1.09

1.26

19,760

Aug.

63

B7

53 

48 

42

38

37

38

4O

38

61

58

51

*45

41

38

37

36

36

36

36

36 

32

29

28

26

24

23

22

22

20

1,190

38.4

0.131

O.15

2,360

Sept.

20

5?

E9 

53 

51

*38

31

28

E8

99

50

185

*617 353"

179

115

80

78

68

57

51

49 

46

58

54

48

42

38

34

31

-

2,642

88.1

0.300

0.33

5,240

Calendar year 1950: Max 15,7OO Min 36 Mean 789 Cfsm 2.68 In. 36.44 Ac-ft 571, 2OO

Water year 1950-51: Max 9.8OO Min 2O Mean 424 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.59 Ac-ft 307, 3OO

Peak discharge (base, 6,OOP cfs). Jan. 3 (6 a.m.) 9,06O cfs (15.12 ft); Feb. 2O (2:3O p.m.) 20,OOO 

cfs (19.50 ft); Apr. 21 (8 p.m.) 11,400 cfs (16.33 ft)j July 4 (11 a.m.) 7,440 cfs (14.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 24 to Nov. 15, Nov. 17 to Dec. 18, Jan. 3O to Feb. 5j discharge 

estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for stations on South Pork Little Red River 

near Clinton and Little Red River near Heber Springs.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 103

South Fork Little Red River near Clinton, Ark.

Location. Lat 35 0 34', long. 92°23', in NE£ sec. 29, T. 11 N., R. 13 W., on left bank if 

miles downstream from Pedee Creek, 4£ miles southeast of Clinton, and 6 miles downstream from Archey Fork.

Drainage area. 316 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1951.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 430.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 14, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 592 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 14.25 ft); min- 

 unum, 14 cfs Sept. 6-9.

1939-51: Maximum discharge,. 69,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 26.55 ft), from

rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs; no flow at times.

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

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 13 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

tflscnarge furnished .by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). W 1087: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except period of ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 31 Apr. 22 to Sept. 3O

2.7 

2.9 

3.1

3.5 152

4.0 374

5.0 692

7.0 1,770

9.0 3,620

12.0 7,700

2.0 10

2.2 23

2.5 49

3.0 100

4.0 277

5.0 695

6.0 1,280

8.0 2,700

9.0 3,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

3

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

170

152

*137

124 

114

102

97

130

163 

130

110

96

87

79

73

68 

64

60

57

11

54

160

362

TFT

196

170

148

131

118

108

100

3,860

125

0.396

0.45

7,660

Nov.

93

88

84

80 

76

73

71

95

221 

265

223

194

174

162

384

*1,160 

930

715

623

559

470

406

362

306

271

247

228

211

192

179

-

9,142

305

0.965

1.08

18,130

Dec.

166 T55"

148

137 

139

150

137

123

113 

108

106

103

100

96

93

88

85

*81

78

76

74

72

70

69

68

67

65

64

61

3T

61

3,016

97.3

0.308

0.35

5,980

Jan.

60

2SS

5,790

2,260 

1,430

1,100

855

692

586 

510

435

374

545

5,030

3,060

1,770 

1,370

1,100

930

784

623

*519

475

414

354

313

290

277

247

b211

b!79

33,871

1,093

3.46

3.99

67,180

Feb.

b!56

b!48

FT5o"

bi58 

176

2,110

*2,710

1,520

1,200 

955

807

715

600

533

935

3,930

1,990

1,520

1,870

*7,33G

4,380

2,230

1,580

1,230

1,030

880

761

669

_

-

-

42,272

1,510

4.78

4.97

83,850

Mar.

646

545

501

444 

386

350

328

300

271 '593

338

440

406

386

*362

335

524

2,200

1,310

1,030

855

715

623

519

440

386

370

444

435

386

342

16,910

545

1.72

1.99

33,540

Apr.

366 519"

577

554 

519

715

930

830

738

646

*1,360

1,640

1,230

1,000

855

715 

591

519

457

394

2,420

2,780

1,690

1,250

1,010

805

656

545

466

426

-

27,203

907

2.87

3.20

53,960

May

380

1,430

1,160

832

624

494

406

337

288 

311

327

249

218

189

*170

152 

138

124

113

104

96

89

99

103

88

78

70

63

57

53

49_

8,891

287

0.908

1.05

17,640

June

44

40

5?

187 

109

88

94

142

*1,410 

776

414

297

238

199

197

189 

242

180

147

136

121

109

100

92

83

76

65

58

59

96

-

6,042

201

0.636

0.71

11,980

July

173

334

1,010

1,480 

750

458

344

267

218 

206

230

179

144

121

192

193 

150

124

327

263

179

136

109

*103 '5C8"

186

270

249

177

139

113

9,032

291

0.921

1.06

17,910

Aug.

96

86

78

66 

56

49

45

41

37 

36

74

138

103

79

63

*55 

63

55

46

42

37

-BE 179

57

44

35

29

25

22

20

11

1,858

59.9

0.190

0.22

3,690

Sept.

15

19

25

19 

15

*14

14

TT

15 

168

100

72

*425 159"

130

99 

84

72

62

54

50

51

64

61

57

52

45

40

36

33

-

2,104

70.1

0.222

0.25

4,170

Calendar year 1950: Max 13,000 Mln 32 Mean 846 Cfsm 2.68 In. 36.34 Ac-ft 612,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,330 Min 14 Mean 450 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.32 Ac-ft 325,700

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Jan. 3 (7:30 a.m.) 10,800 cfs (13. 

11,400 cfs (14725 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ft); Feb. 20 (3 p.m.)
104 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°32', long. 92°00', in NEv 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 June 1935, March 1936 to September 1951.

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. 22 years (1927-34, 1936-51), 1,935 cfs.

Extremes.--1929-30: Maximum discharge during water year, 65,200 cfs Hay 11 (gage height, 

sa.yo ft); no flow Aug. 2-18.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 38,600 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 27.67 

ft); minimum, 68 cfs Sept. 2.

1927-35, 1936-51: 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 of April 1927 reached a stage of 

44.0 ft, original site and datum (discharge, 78,900 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for Feb. 1-3, July 23 to Aug. 23, which.are fair.

 Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 14 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). W 857: 1928, 1933, 1935. W 927: Drainage area. Revised 

figures or discharge for water year 1930 superseding those published in Water-Supply 

Papers 702 and 857 are given herein.

Rating table, water'year 195O-51, except period of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 23-29, Feb. 6, Mar. 3-17)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

61

106

157

259

391

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

746 

1.21O 

2,620 

4,520 

9,900

18.0 16,400

22.0 24,000

24.0 28,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1929-30, 1950-51 

1929-30

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

£0

21

22

Z3

24

25

26

27

Z8

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

1

1

1

2 

2

2

2

2

Z

2

2

Z

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

7

7

4

2

Z

2

2

2

2

Z

2

.88

151

4.9

0.0043

0.005

300

Nov.

815

1.670 

970

*620 

460

385

Z90

252

dZ20

d!95

180

'Z05 170

Z40

970

8ZO

660

550 

5ZO

460

430

370

315

290

265

£30

2?0

210

200

190

-

13,377

446

O.391

0.44

26,530

Dec.

180

170 

156

146 

146

144

146

170

315

700

620

550

520

520

1,270

2,110

4,440

12.100 

11,400

5,100

2,960

2,250

1,970

1,430

1,370

1,170

1,120

920

820

740

660

56,313

1,817

1.59

1.84

111,700

Jan.

620

'66(5 

1,910

1,850 

1,730

1,320

3,910

25,800

21,900

19,700

9,000

9,200

53,400

24,200

12,800

7,700

5,100

3,640 

2,740

2,320

2,250

2,040

1,610

1,430

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,490

2,040

Z,250

2,040

208,160

6,715

5.89

6.78

412,900

Feb.

1,850

1,850 

2,390

13,800 

27,800

8,850

5,580

3,830

3,120

2,670

£.180

1,850

1,670

1,430

1,270

1,170

1,070

970 

8ZO

740

700

660

*2,3Z5

2,530

2,040

2,530

3,460

2,810

_

-

-

101,960

3,641

3.19

3.32

202,200

Mar.

2,460

2,046 

1,730

1,430 

1,370

1,270

1,270

1,670

1,370

1,170

dl.OOO

d920

d 850

d790

Apr.

74O

7OO 

1,270

1,610 

1,430

1.O2O

870

740

660

580

520

49O

460

430

3720 1 400

3680

660

620 

1,730

1,490

1,320

1,070

970

9ZO

1,Z70

1,320

1,270

1,120

1,020

870

8ZO

37.Z10

1,200

1.O5

1.21

73,800

400

385

370 

355

328

328

302

3T5

328

315

5ZO

430

385

340

315

-

17,336

578

0.5O7

0.57

34,390

May

29O

278- 

3~475

460 

520

62O

780

1,550

7, ZOO

25,5OO

57.500

22,400

6,350

4,990

2,81O

*2,110

1,730

1,610 

2,530

Z.390

1,910

1,490

1,550

2,960

2,320

1,610

1,170

1,020

78O

700

550

158,018

5,097

4.47

5.15

313,400

June

4"3o" 490

355

315

278

*265

230

200

180

16O

150

140

130

120

112

105

98

90

87

75

65

62

55

45

4Z

36

30

24

20

18

-

4,407

147

0.129

0.14

8,740

July

18

14 

385

2T5 

13O

90

65

50

40

32

25

22

18

14

14

9

8

7 

6

5

4

3

3

3

Z

2

Z

2

1

T

1

1,186

38.3

0.034

0.04

2,350

Aug.

1

0is

0 

O

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

0

o

o

0 

179

190

134

86

62

44

34

Z4

2Z

18

18

16

14

842

27. Z

0.024

O.O3

1,670

Sept.

14

3T3 

315

200 

160

14O

112

90

75

65

65

65

55

55

98

90

75

67 

70

100

98

82

65

75

90

170

340

400

355

290

-

4,164

139

0.122

O.14

8,260

Calendar year 1929: Max 40,800 Hin 1 Mean 2,088 Cfsra 1.83 In. 24.86 Ao-ft 1,512,000

Water year 1929-30: Max 57,500 Mln 0 Mean 1,652 Cfsra 1.45 In. 19.66 Ac-ft 1,196,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Buffalo River near Rush.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 105

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark., 

1929-30, 1950-51 Continued

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

558 

506

472 

*440

401

370

348

353

364

394

394

361

329

303

277

255

241

229

216

206

203

m

1.620 

1,320

1,010

830

708

632

558

506

456

15,574

502

0.440

0.51

30, 890

Nov.

423 

388

361 

342

329

311

303

TTO

830

1,740

1,520

1,140

964

830 

*1,060

3,200

3,820

2,800

2,440

2,120

1,910

1,700 

1,470 

1,260

1,110

987

895

830

767

708

-

37,028

1,234

1.08

1.21

73,440

Dec.

651 

632

689 

637

595

632

614

576

540

506

489

472

456

440 

423

404

388

370

*353

334

324

 313 

303 

303

295

287

282

273

264

259

255

13,359

431

0.378

0.44

26,500

Jan.

'555 252

6,220 

10,200

4,690

3,340

2,530

1,980

1,660

1,440

1,260

1,110

1,200

20, 900 

18,400

*8,850

5,550

4,220

3,340

2,710

2,280

1,910 

1,660 

1,500

1,350

1,180

1,060

1,010

941

851

746

114,599

3,697

3.24

3.74

227,300

Feb.

b651 

b595

b558 

TS5

614

*1,310

10,800

6,590

4,420

3,430

2,710

2,360

2,120

1,840 

1,770

6,370

7,560

5,310

5,070

15,600

28.400

9,600 

5,930 

4,320

3,520

2,980

2,620

2,280

-

_

-

139,923

4,997

4.38

4.56

277,500

Mar.

2,050 

1,840

1,660 

1,530

1,380

1,240

1,160

1,080

1,010

941

1,060

1,880

1,770

1,600 

1,440

*1,320

1,310

5.960

5,190

3,620

2,890

2,360 

1,980 

1,700

1,440

1,260

1,160

1,210

1,260

1,180

1,080

56,561

1,825

1.60

1.84

112,200

Apr.

1.010 

1,080

1,240 

1,290

1,260

1,290

2,360

*3,250

2,620

2,120

2,530

6,170

4,790

3,620 

2,890

2,3SO

1,910

1,660

1,440

1,290

1,760

12.400 

6,460 

4,220

3,250

3,070

2,800

2,200

1,840

1,560

85,740

2,858

2.50

2.79

170, 100

May

1,410 

3,050

4.420 

3,160

2,360

1,840

1,500

1,240

*1,060

941

1,010

1,100

830

689 

595

523

456

410

364

331

303

277 

282 

437

506

379

308

259

226

201

180

30,647

989

0.867

1.00

60,790

June

165 

 JI4 T57 

259

377

342

311

356

2,120

*5.530

2,440

1,530

1,110

872 

918

830

958

1,080

895

851

727

558 

489 

472

391

350

308

280

257

376

25,293

843

0.739

0.82

50,170

July

758 

1,410

2,980 

13,500

11,700

4,120

2,560

1,770

1,260

964

941

1,040

788

810 

719

632

595

489

440

496

540

410 

*339 

300

264

257

3T5

788

767

651

472

53,170

1,715

1.50

1.73

105,500

Aug.

326 

264

222 

182

193

195

195

193

184

233

632

445

329

275 

259

231

229

216

193

187

254

1.560 *eoi

401

280

218

176

145

125

108

15

8,944

289

0.253

0.29

17,740

Sept.

78 

72

56? 

335

210

*161

152

128

113

762

918

670

*5,620

«s, 126

1,530

941

689

540

4.56

382

334

417 

420 

367

331

313

285

255

222

197

-

18,584

619

0.543

0.61

36,860

Calendar year 1950: Max 37,000 Mln 191 Mean 2,984 Cfsm -2.62 In. 35.50 Ac-ft 2,161,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 28,400 Mln 72 Mean 1,642 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.54 Ac-ft 1, 189,000

Peak discharge (base. 26,000 efa). Jan. 14 (5 p.m.) 31,300 cfs (25.06 ft); Feb. 21 (4:30 a.m.) 38,600 efs (27V67 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge July 23 to Aug. 23 coraputed .from recorder range In stage and once daily staff gage 

readings of U. S. Weather Bureau gage 11 miles downstream.
106 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°47', long. 91 "27' , in SE£ sec. 17, T. 2 N., 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 miles (revised) upstream from 

Cache River, and at mile 125.3.

Drainage area.--23 .431 sq mi.

Records available. December 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 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 152.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1933, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 94,900 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 25.07 ft); minimum,,11,000 cfs Jan. 1, 2.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 154,000 cfs Jan. 19-22, 1950; maximum gage height, 28.42 

ft Jan. 20, 21, 1950; minimum discharge, 8,900 cfs Oct. 4, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 ft Apr. 23, 1927. Flood of January-February 1949 reached 

a stage of 31.35 ft Feb. 3 (discharge, 220,000 cfs, by current-meter measurement). Data 

for flood of 1949 furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1931 has been revised to 54,200 

cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 22.6 ft), superseding figures published in Water-Supply Paper

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals Reservoir 

(usable capacity, 5,408,000 acre-ft). Prior to this date, some regulation by Lake 

Taneycomo, 329 miles upstream (total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft) and by Norfork Reservoir 

since 1943 (see p. 76). Some regulation July 1949 to July 1951 by construction of Bull 

Shoals Dam.

--W 1177: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge for periods in the water 

931, 1933 are given herewith. They supersede those published in Water-Supply 

717 and 747.

Revisions.

years 1931, ____ _ 

Papers 717 and 747

Date

1931

Feb. 28

1933

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

B

7

8

Discharge 

(of a)

48,100

6,000

6,300

7,000

7,800

8,800

10,000

12,000

15,000

Date

1933

Sept. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15 .

16

17

18

19

Month

Water year 1930-31. ....

Water year 1932-33.....

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,000

22,000

22,000

21,000

2O,000

19,000

18,000

17,000

15,000

14,000

13,OOO

Maximum

54,200

114,000

Minimum

7,240

4,900

6,000

3,600

Date

Sept. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Mean

30,800

18,700

12,800

27,200

Discharge 

(cfs)

12,000

12,000

11,000

11,000

10,000

9,600

9,300

9,000

8,800

8,800

9,400

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,71O,OOO

13,500,000

759,000

19,700,000

8.6

9.0

10.0

12.0

11,000

11,500

12,900

15,800

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 8-27, June 9-25)

Oct. 1 to June 25

14.0

17.0

19.0

21.0

19,000

24,800

31,300

44,300

23.0

25.0

26.0

65,300

93,300

110,000

9.2

10.0

12.0

14.0

June 26 to Sept. 30

11,800

13,200

16,600

20,200

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

24,400

29,800

39,800

57,000
WHITE RIVER BASIN 107

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of White River near De Vails Bluff, Ark., 

water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

22.900 

21,800

20,400

19,000

17,800

16 , 700

16,100

15,800 

15,400 

14,900

14,400

14,400

13,700

13,500

13,200

13,000

* 12, 900

12,600

12,200

11.900

11,900

12,200

12,500

13,300

15,000

16,600

17,200

16 , 900

16,400

15,600

14,900

475,100

15,330

942,300

Nov.

14,300 

13,700

13,200

12,600

12,300

12,200

11,900

11.600 

11,800 

12,600

13,700

15,200

16,100

* 16, 100

15,500

15,500

16,000

17,300

18,800

19,900

20.300

20,100

19,700

19,400

19,200

18,800

18,200

17,700

16,900

16,100

-

476,700

15,890

945,500

Dec.

15,500 

14,900

15,000

16,000

16 , 900

18,000

18,800

19.200 

19,200 

18,800

18,200

17,300

16,400

*15,500

14,900

14,300

13,700

13,300

13,200

12,800

12 , 300

12,100

11,900

11,900

11,900

11,800

11,800

11,600

11,400

11,200

11.100

450,900

14,550

894,300

Jan.

11.000 

ii,6oo

11,100

11,400

13,500

18,200

21,000

21,800 

21,400 

20,400

*19,400

18,300

18,700

21,900

27,300

35,600

41,900

46,100

47.900

47,960

47,900

47 , 000

46 , 100

46,100

44,300

43,500

41,900

40,300

38,200

35,600

32,800

949,500

30,630

tl,883

Feb.

30,500 

28,200

26,700

25,400

24,400

24.100

25,100

*26,400 

29,700 

31,800

32 , 800

33,300

33,800

33,800

33,300

33,800

35,000

36,800

38,900

41,900

45,200

47,900

50,800

53,800

59,300

67,900

78,800

85,800

_

-

-

U,115.2

39,830

t2,212

Mar.

90,300 

93,300

94.900

93,300

93,300

90,300

87,300

*84,400 

83,000 

80,200

77,400

76,000

73,200

70,500

67,900

65,300

64,100

64,100

64,100

64,100

64,100

64,100

64,100

62,900

61,700

59,300

58,200

57,100

54,900

53,800

51,800

t2,229

71,900

t4,421

Apr.

50,800 

 48,800

47,000

44,300

41,900

39,600

39,600

38,900 

57,500 

38,200

39,600

40,300

40,300

40,300

41,100

41,900

41,900

42,700

42,700

43,500

44,300

45,200

46,100

47,000

47,900

49,800

49,800

50,800

51.800

51,800

-

tl,325.4

44,180

t2,629

May

51.800 

51,800

 50,800

49,800

49,800

48,800

47,900

47,000 

46,100 

44,300

43,500

41,100

39,600

37,500

35,600

33,300

31,300

29,700

27,900

26,400

a25,800

a24,400

a23,100

a22,100

a2 1,000

20,300

19,500

19,000

*18,700

18,200

1^,500

tl,063.6

34,310

t2,110

June

17,000 

16,700

16,400

16,100

15,800

1 15,800

15,600

15.500 

15,800 

16,100

17,500

19,700

21,200

21,600

22,100

23,100

24,100

24,400

24,400

24,100

23,900

24,400

24,800

25,400

25,400

*25,600

26,400

27,2OO

28,000

29,200

-

643,300

21,440

tl,276

July

30.400 

31,500

33,700

35,900

39,100

41,900

44,800

46,400 

47,200 

48,100

49,000

49,900

50,900

51,900

52,900

53,900

53,900

54.900

54,900

54,900

54,900

54,900

54,900

*54,900

53,900

53,900

52,900

51,900

50,900

49,000

47,200

1-1,505.4

48,560

t2,986

Aug.

44.000 

41,200

37,700

34,200

31,100

28,900

26,900

24,900 

22,900 

21,000

20,100

19,300

18,600

17,900

17,400

17,000

16,600

16,600

16,800

* 18, 100

20,400

22,000

23,100

23,300

22,200

20,800

19,300

18,100

17,000

16,100

ISjjiOO

709,100

22,870

tl,406

Sept.

15,400 

14,900

14,700

14,400

14,000

13,500

12,600

12,200 

11.800 

11,800

11,800

12,000

12,600

14,200

17,700

20,600

*21.200

20, 600

19,500

18,100

16,600

15,700

15,000

14, 900

14,700

14,500

14,000

13, 300

13,000

12,800

-

448,100

14,940

888,800

Calendar year 1950: Max 154,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 94,900

Mln 11,100 

Min 11,000

Mean 48,860 

Mean 31,210

Ac-ft 35,380,000 

Ac-ft 22,590,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of normal recession.
108 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°31'55", long. 91°21'20", in NW£ sec. 17, T, 2 S., R. 3 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 146, 1\ miles downstream from small 

tributary, 11 miles east of Stuttgart, and 24 miles upstream from Little Lagrue Bayou.

Drainage area. 175 sq mi.

Records available. August 1935 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 175.14 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Sept. 13, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 235 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,530 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 14.36 ft); no 

flow Nov. 11-15, May 30 to June 1.

1935-51: Maximum discharge, 6,580 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 16.9 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; no 

flow at times in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 6,600 acres above station. 

Revisions (water years). W 1037: 1937-30, 1942-43.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

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.

250

338

370

330

242

161

133

150

130

104

84

72

62

55

49

42

*34

2B

24

21

21

23

23

23

22

8.9

3.7

1.4

.8

.6

.5

2,806.9

90.5

5,570

Nov.

0.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

P.

0

0

0

0

147

130

143

171

230

*276

313

282

226

234

266

206

130

104

86

-

2,946.7

98.2

5,840

Dec,

66

52

138

130

247

406

480

490

442

379

295

*189

119

92

 92

110

113

98

79

66

60

54

48

44

40

36

34

31

30

29

29

4,518

14£

8,960

Jan.

29

83

397

514

566

526

460

379

*322

274

234

250

1,020

2,920

5. 420

2,950

2,570

2,210

1,900

1,670

1,380

1,080

745

520

322

161

113

189

354

- 370

322

28,250

911

56,030

Feb.

258

196

164

144

144

*337

785

1,060

1,220

1. 260

1,150

1,020

890

690

530

451

415

388

388

442

620

812

990

970

716

515

338

186

_

_

-

17,079

610

33,880

Mar.

119

86

76

76

69

*63

54

48

42

51

64

84

84

66

53

43

36

32

32

30

28

25

24

22

21

20

37

174

262

328

556

2,485

80.2

4,930

Apr.

280

243

216

240

*229

170

231

392

522

581

531

440

344

304

256

167

99

69

54

42

42

64

84

114

96

79

60

45

36

30

6,060

202

12,020

May

*26

48

31

40

42

36

29

24

21

19

17

16

15

14

12

10

8.7

6.9

5.6

4.8

4.4

3.8

3.2

2.1

1.3

.8

.5

.3

**.!

0

0

442.5

14.3

878

June

0

.3

15

66

87

129

126

123

198

280

288

2T5

135

92

66

52

43

39

41

40

40

40

38

32

28

*22

18

14

10

10

2,288.3

76.3

4,540

July

11

57

368

296

328

296

216

160

132

164

232

248

216

160

117

93

74

56

38

26

19

14

13

*16

19

20

24

30

40

55

74

3,613

117

7,170

Aug.

87

99

96

84

72

60

46

36

27

22.

25

29

33

33

31

27

26

40

43

42

41

40

*40

44

45

41

36

34

31

28

24

1,362

43.9

2,700

Sept.

21

19

16

14

14

16

17

18

19

27

39

49

69

87

96

105

87

74

*64

56

48

44

44

50

86

188

232

328

312

248

-

2,487

82.9

4,930

Calendar year 1950 : Max 3,090 Mlri 0 Mean 414 Ac-ft 299,400

Water year 1950-51 : Max 3,420 Mln 0 Mean 204 Ac-ft 147,000

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs).--Jan. 15 (3 a.m.) 3,530 efs (41.36 ft); Feb. 10 (2 p.m.) 1,260 cfs 

(11.69 ft); Feb. 23 (11:30 p.m.) 1,O20 cfa (11.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Mote. Discharge for period Aug. 8 to Sept. 30 computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 109

Lake Pork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°16', long. 106°34', in SE£ sec. 13, T. 9 S., R. 81 W., on left bank 

l.UUU 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 1951 (no winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,800 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 473 cfs June 21 (gage height, 4.46 ft); minimum

 daily determined, 3.4 cfs Oct. 29-31.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 482 cfs June 18, 1949 (gage height, 4.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 320 cfs; minimum daily recorded, 1.4 cfs Aug. 31, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

 No diversion above station. Records include inflow from Pryingpan Creek in Colorado 

River basin through Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel (see p. 120).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 26 July 27 to Sept. 30

0.6

.8

1.0

3.0

7.0

14

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

235

394

482

0.8 

1.0 

1.4 

1.8

5.0

15

40

74

Discharge, In cubic feet per' second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.6

8.2 srz *6.8

6.6

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.3

3.9

3.5

a3.5

a3.4

a374~

a3.4

156.6

5.05

311

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean

May

_

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

-

-

-

.

.

_

.

-

.

.

187

193

175

229

308

352

a346

a328

a29o

_

_

-

June

a255

a232

198

165

T55

200

224

*238

218

211

190

190

210

222

240

308

364

378

378

399

419 3££"

330

314

306

324

314

309

295

276

-

8,237

275

16,340

July

263

154?

246

258

247

216

220

211

190

173

134

a!48

a!55

a!44

142

140

a!41

a!28

*a!22

133

144

116

88

76

63

58

59

61

57

52

11

4,478

144

8,880

Ac-ft

, Aug.

' 50

50

71 B"S

51

46

39

35

34

63

61

58

50

44

36

29

26

23

22

28

30

26

23

23

23

19

16

15

TS

17

15

1,098

35.4

2,180

Sept.

15

TS

14

14

13

12

11

10

9.0

8.5

8.0

13

11

9.5

8.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

9.0

*8.0

12

10

9.5

8.5

6.5

6.0

*5.5 H75-

13

9.0-

299.5

9.98

594

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Peak discharge (base, 320 cfs).--May 28 (1 a.m.) 400 cfs (4.04 ft); June 21 (4 a.m.) 473 cfs 

(4.46 ftj.

* 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.
110 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Fork below Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo.

Location --Lat 39°15', long. 106°22', in NE^ sec. 19, T. 9 S., R. 80 W., on right bank 

bOITTt downstream from Sugar Loaf Reservoir Dam and 4 miles west of Leadville.

Drainage area. 26 sq mi.

Records available. my 1946 to September 1951 (no winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 9,760 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 291 cfs May 29 (gage height, 2.33 ft); no flow 

dlscharge ' 379 cfs June 21 1947 (SaSe height, 2.78 ft); no flow

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge computed on basis of weir formula. Flow regulated by 

^Tugar Loaf Reservoir (capacity, 17,400 acre-ft). Records Include inflow from Fryingpan 

Creek in Colorado River basin through Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel (see D. ipn) P- 120).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.5

o.o

2.6

7.4

29

1.0 

2.0 

2.5

232

323

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

L4

7.4

5.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

93.1

3.00

185

Nov.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6.

2.6

2.6

2.6

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.0

4.0

3.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

4.5

20

21

29

-

-

-

-

May

169

252

252

254

251

237

225

212

176

182

164

151

142

132

126

122

118

116

119

125

129

70

1.0

O

0

0

0

119

220

289

287

4,640.0

150

9,200

June

283

281

277

232

145

119

168

132

7.4

9.4

8.7

8.7

10

14

14

11

11

18

24

11

11

12

13

27

47

49

45

27

15

15

-

2,045.2

68.2

4,060

July

35

34

78

148

151

152

157

162

162

164

163

93

18

lt>5

166

166

162

156

154

151

148

146

144

142

129

108

77

75

78

75

71

3,770

122

7,480

Aug.

67

135

64

20

23

33

38

34

65

102

58

57

77

177

157

154

122

144

142

139

135

133

132

128

122

121

119

116

114

112

1O5

3,145

101

6,240

Sept.

Ill

116

114

112

111

109

107

98

33

13

13

13

13

12

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.5

5.O

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

3.6

1.6

-

1,064.1

35.5

2,110

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 111

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°11'10", long. 106°22'55", in sec. 18, T. 10 S., Rl 

v miles upstream from mouth and 3.5 miles southwest of Malta.

W., on left bank

Drainage area. 23 sq ml.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,700 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--5 years, 31.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 218 cfs June 20 (gage height, 2.97 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 375 cfs June 21, 1947 (gage height, 3.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 210 cfs; minimum not determined.

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

wmcn are poor. No diversion or regulation above station.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

3.0 

3.8 

6.0 

9.4

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 190

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

TT

11

*9.4

9.4

9.1

8.7

9.1

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.0

6.7

777

6.7

6.7

7.4

7.0

253.8

8.19

503

Nov.

6.7

7.0

TsT2

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

6.0

5.4

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.6

5.8

5.6

6.0

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.8

6.8-

6.6

6.2

5.6

191.9

6.40

381

Dec.

(«)

4.2

130.2

4.2

258

Jan.

(*)

3.4

105.4

3.4

209

Feb.

(*)

2.5

_

_

-

70.0

2.5

139

Mar.

(*)

2.1

65.1

2.1

129

Apr.

2.6

777

3.0

3.1

3.4

3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.7

4.2

4.5

5.1

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.6

6.3

6.3

7.0

7.7

7.0

8.0

7.7

8.7

"7.4 11

-

159.1

5.30

316

May

8.7

9.1

8.4

KT

12

18

22

26

29

*27

1

31

39

41

32

28

26

29

38

41

54

60

60

69

77

62

74

117

129

TTT

120

120

1,533.3

49.5

3,O4O

June

105

87

80

67

67

*80

90

105

105

99

90

96

108

114

123

*144

170

182 *T7T

182

182

170

154

147

162

178

178

178

170

150

-

3,937

131

7,810

July

154

150

154

174

TBT

158

166

162

*141

126

120

120

117

111

111

108

111

108

111

114

111

99

93

87

80

77

77

82

80

69

7?

3,609

116

7,160

Aug.

67

*67

-§6- 105

82

72

64

58

50

46

41

39

36

34

31

29

28

27

28

32

35

35

30

29

29

26

24

23

25

26

22

1,336

43.1

2,650

Sept.

21

T?

18

18

17

16

*16

16

15

14

14

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

13

12

14

13

13

12

11

9.1

&*1

10

13

12

-

419.8

14.0

833

Calendar year 1950: Max 151 Min - Mean 2O.7 Ac-ft 14, 96O

Water year 1950-51: Max 182 Min - Mean 32.4 Ac-ft 23, 43O

Peak discharge (base, 150 efs).--May 28 (4 a.m.) 150 cfs (2.80 ft); June 20 (11 p.m.) 218 cfs (2.97 

ft); June 28 (Z a .m.) 214 cfs (2.94 ft); July 4 (8:30 p.m.) 21O cfs (2.91 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 3-6, 9-23, Apr. 7. No gage-height record Nov. 

24 to Apr. 6 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of period); discharge estimated on 

basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
112 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°03'45", long. 106"24'20", In sec. 26, T. 11 S., R. 81 W., on left tank 

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 mi.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1951 (no winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,300 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Co May 20, 1950, at site 200 ft downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs June 18 (gage height, 4.90 ft); minimum daily determined, 15 cfs May 1.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 2,580 cfs June 8, 1947, from rating curve extended 

above 1,200 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.40 ft June 10, 1946 (site and datum then In 

use); minimum daily discharge determined, that of May 1, 1951.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

Fair. No diversion above station. Records include inflow from Roaring Fork in 

Colorado River basin through Twin Lakes tunnel (see p. 120).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

Oct. 1 to June 16

17

22

47

114

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.4

June 17 to Sept. 30

224

410

970

1,250

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

34

63

138

250

3.O 

4.O 

4.4

438

1,040

1,320

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

35

36 »3836-

34

32

28

3O

31

28

28

28

27

2S

28

32

33

32 

30

28

26

26

26

26

35

30

24

2O

52

21

26

904

29.2

1,790

Nov.

23

22

18

2O

24

25

23

22

20

-

.

-

-

_

-

_

_

:-

.___-

,____-

...-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

a!5

al?

a22

*a26

34

50

62

73

87

110

132

132

140

163

163

142

*152

188 

206

271

353

330

353

392

340

388

565

866

944

975

918

8,564

276

16,990

June

742

565

450

370

565

450

*610

756

814

710

615

662

827

95O

1,060

1,220

1,210

1.270 

1,190

1,010

1,040

963

796

842

848

907

949

1,050

970

928

-

25,139

838

49,860

July

887

TW

509

650

728

752

776

746

674

634

595

562

530

519

483

473

468

443 

443

468

483

370

346

378

294

262

259

271

277

242

252

15,494

500

30,750

Aug.

212

200

424

352

512

256

227

205

185

170

156

144

153

124

115

109

101

99 

99

110

117

115

102

98

99

87

82

79

55

*95

84

4,799

155

9,520

Sept.

75

71

65

62

60

55

54

52

49

47

45

51

50

47

45

41

40

59 

40

36

39

40

58

57

57

36

34

40

65

56

-

1,422

47.4

2,820

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records,

T»ep.nT»rlR fdT nftST'bv stations.

*- ».» gage-height **. vv*.*., * *..* **< 

and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 113

Lake Creek below Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°04'50", long. 106°18'40", in NEir sec. 22, T. 11 S., R. 80 W., on left 

bank 100 ft downstream from Twin Lakes Reservoir Dam and 3t miles northwest of Granite.

Drainage area. 10'/ sq mi.

Records available.--April to October 1890 (published as Twin Lakes Creek below Twin Lakes),

July to septemoer 1899 (published as Lake Creek at Twin Lakes), July to September 1900

(published a& Lake Creek below Twin Lakes), August to September 1910 (published as Twin

Lakes Outlet near Twin Lakes), April 1946 to September 1951 (no winter records).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 9,160 ft (from topographic map), prior to 1946, staff gages or water-stage recorder at several sites

within a half mile at various daturas.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs July 4 (gage height, 5.30 ft); minimum 

 daily recorded, 7.0 cfs Nov. 26-30.

1890, 1946-51: Maximum discharge, 1,420 cfs June 22, 1947; maximum gage height, 

5.65 ft June 17, 1950; no flow Nov. '28-30, 1949.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 50 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by 

Twin Lakes Reservoir (capacity, 53,260 acre-ft). Records include inflow from Roaring 

Fork in Colorado River basin through Twin Lakes tunnel (see p. 120).

Revisions (water yearsJ.--H 1087: 1946. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.3 

.5 

.9

4.0

14

31

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

5.5

181

283

811

1,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

30

30

30

30

30

39

48

TS

48

48

48

40

33

40

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

42

28

26

?G

26

26

26

1,182

38.1

2,340

Nov.

26

26

36

26

25

21

124

192 ~57

65

83

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

10

7.0

77TJ

7.0

7.0

7.0

898.0

29.9

1,780

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

89

ITS

98

100

104

153

194

218

175

120

118

117

117

117

132

162

162

162

162

179

196

224

249

272

294

309

327

380

486

599

693

6,856

£21

13,600

June

685

497

124

141

450

826

745

. 507

507

521

481

440

586

632

233

19

16

18

256

13

12

11

16T~ 9.0

705

876 355"

252

16

12

-

10,577.0

353

20,980

July

353

895

1,120

1,190

1,210

1,200

1,140

1,050

1,070

1,100

1,090

995

972

643

412

283

214

2BTT

301

303

305

725

817

781

775

839

938

929

920

904

814

24,550

792

48,690

Aug.

710

442

67

16

9T

190

192

175

166

76

83

190

155

120

435

610

596

586

613

668

713

693

679

731

713

285

134

95

67

52

52

10,398

335

20,620

Sept.

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

492

559

567

626

671 577

134

120

80

51

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

29

27

26_

-

4,658

155

9,240

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft
114 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°03', long. 106°16', in sec. 31, T. 11 S. , R. 79 W., on right bank at 

Granite, a short distance from U. S. Highway 24, and Just upstream from Cache Creek.

Drainage area. 427 sq mi.

Records available. April to October 1895, May 1897 to September 1899, April 1910 to September 1927, and October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1897 to September 1899 and April 1910 to September 1951 in reports of State Engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,914.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to 1910, staff gage near present site at different datum. Apr..6, 1910, 

to Oct. 25, 1917, water-stage recorder or inclined staff gage at site about 1,000 ft 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 41 years (1910-51), 345 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,000 cfs July 5 (gage height, 5.51 ft); minimum 

dailv 56 cfs Jan 29

1895, 1897-99,'1910-51: Maximum discharge, 2,900 cfs June 16, 1924, June 24, 1947; 

maximum gage height, 6.67 ft June 19, 1941; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Small diversions above station for irrigation. 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. 120).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Dec. 3)

2.2 

2.5

3.0

58 

122 

2B9

4.0 

5.0 

5.6

827 

1,560 

2,OQO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

128

135 

*117

112

110

112

128

125

128

125

125

115

103

108

115

115

117

117

115

115

112

115

115

112

112

96

94

92

92

92

92

3,489

113

6,920

Nov.

92

94 

96

103

108

110

194

260

151

132

184

90

94

*96

92

86

90

88

94

94

100

103

90

80

78

70

70

66

66

66

-

3,137

105

6,220

Dec.

68

68

70

76

*81

85

92

89

86

81

88

86

83

87

88

86

85

77

81

85

82

81

88

88

89

92

89

92

86

90

97

2,616

84.4

5,190

Jan.

93

84 

87

2i

88

75

78

81

84

92

*87

93

88

90

93

*87

85

91

89

90

93

90

82

76

78

80

82

72

56

60

62

2,580

83.2

5,120

Feb.

65

70 

79

79

76

*66

71

76

76

*74

72

80

76

72

72

71

72

70

70

70

70

71

76

75

73

70

69

68

_

-

2,029

72.5

4,020

Mar.

69

66 

68

74

72

70

*66

61

66

80

79

78

75

72

62

70

74

72

72

71

65

66

72

84

90

93

98

94

90

*82

86

2,337

75.4

4,640

Apr.

86

88 

92

*94

92

86

88

94

90

92

£* 

8§

92

120

138

132

135

154

167

180

200

197

210

217

197

*213

197

230

243

£5(5

-

4,314

144

8,560

May

326

534 

483

511

562

631

667

722

661

573

573

590

578

539

539

562

*567

573

602

697

759

765

703

765

746

796

939

1,150

1,380

1,660

1^840

22,993

742

45,610

June

1.760

1,500 

1,090

981

1,090

1,340

1,390

*1,230

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,010

1,160

1,230

1,020

858

1,040

1,160

1,320

1,160

1,160

1,100

1,010

1,160

1,690

1,740

*1,660

1,260

890

815

-

36,144

1,205

71,690

July

1,130

1,580 

1,810

1,890

1.940

1,830

1,780

1,750

1,730

1,730

1,670

1,540

1,350

1,160

960

840

X784

*827

833

946

960

1,230

1,260

1,200

1,160

1,190

1,270

1,280

1,280

1,250

1,180

41,340

1,334

82,000

Aug.

1.090

871 

852

567

539

590

567

511

456

462

377

467

430

494

753

925

904

877

932

1,010

1,060

1,040

1,020

1,050

1,020

631

441

386

*364

355

554

21,375

690

42,400

Sept.

325

320 

318

314

310

305

301

289

246

607

679

709

753

802

661

264

253

213

194

167

187

180

170

164

157

154

151

135

TsT

144

-

9,623

321

19,090

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,260 Min 66 Mean 330 Ac -ft 239,100

Water later year year 1950-51: 1950-51: Max Max 1,940 1,940 Mln Mln 56 56 Mean Mean 416 416 Ac-ft Ao-ft 301,500 301,500

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 efs). Hay 31 (11:30 a.m.) 1,900 cfs (5.40 ft); June 7 (11 a.m.) 1,620 

:fs (5.08 ft); June 15 (9:30 a.m.) 1,420 cfs (4.82 ft); June 19 (11 a.m.) 1,480 cfs (4.90 ft); July 

i (5 a.m.) 2,000 cfs (5.51 ft); July 26 (9:30 a.m.) 1,810 cfs (5.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 4 to Mar. 30 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

ost of period), Sept. 1, 2; discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, weather recrds. and records for station at Sal-Ma.

, . , 

ords, and records for station at Sallda.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 115

Clear Creek above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.

Location.--Lat 39 0 01'05", long. 106°16'55", in S^ sec. 12, T. 12 S., R. 80 W., on left 

bariK 0.5 mile upstream from high-water line of Clear Creek Reservoir and 2 miles southwest of Granite.

Drainage area. 59 sq mi.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1951 (no winter records).

Page. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 910 cfs June 19 (gage height, 4.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 530 cfs; minimum daily discharge recorded, 6.4 cfs May 1.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 1,040 cfs June 18, 1949, from rating curve extended 

above 530 cfs; maximum gage height, 4.10 ft June 20, 1947; minimum daily discharge recorded, that of May 1, 1951. -

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

5.0

20

130

2.8 

3.2

3.7

240

416

692

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

32 *3TT

28

27

26

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

22

21

21

21

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

16 15-

16

670

21.6

1,330

Nov.

16

17

16

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

11

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

(«)

_

9.2

7.8

-

.

_

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean

May

6.4

57?

16

18

21

28

33

39

42

46

57

a61

a65

a62

a5 9

a64

*a69

a74

a90

117

116

107

116

123

126

162

264

387

392 m

301

3,385.3

109

6,710

June

268

206

177

148

134

T5o~ 132

180

194

194

177

197

268

297

392

498

593

617

686

TjCS

498

515

402

416

411

461

426

426

402

378

-

10,448

348

20,720

July

359

3TT

a308

a314

a328

a315

288

284

244

220

192

192

183

177

162

154

157

177

162

154

157

145

130

125

112

103

101

TIE

132

114

105

6,024

194

11,950

Aug.

99

119

220

TZ5

186

148

125

114

103

94

88

83

75

71

67

63

63

60

57

57

58

56

52

51

51

49

48

W

*50

53

49

2,678

86.4

5,310

Sept.

45

IT

39

37

37

37

36

33

30

29

29

33

32

31

31

30

27

26

*25

23

22

26

24

23

22

21

21

19

ss

25

~

879

29.3

1,740

Ao-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 400 efs). May 29 (3 a.m.) 456 cfs (3.28 ft); June 19 (12:30 a.m.) 910 cfs 

(4.Co ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

nearby stations.
116 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek below Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°01i, long. 106°14i, in SE£ sec. 8, T. 12 S., R. 79 W., on left bank

 lou rt below Clear Creek Reservoir Dam and 85 miles southeast of Granite.

Drainage area. 63 sq mi.

Records available.--April to October 1890 and May to November 1910 (published as Clear

 Creek near Granite) May 1946 to September 1951 (no winter records). May 1907 to July 

1909 in files of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Altitude of gage is 8,900 ft (from topo-

 graphic map). Apr. 20 to Oct. 31, 1890, probably a staff gage a short distance upstream from mouth at different datum. May 87 to Nov. 30, 1910, water-stage recorder 

a quarter of a mile downstream from dam at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 416 cfs June 24 (gage height, 3.79 ft); no flow

1890/1910, 1946-51: Maximum discharge, 454 cfs June 81, 1947 (gage height, 3.95 

ft); no flow at times in 1910, 1946, 1950, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Clear Creek Reservoir (capacity, 11,810 acre-ft).

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3-

1.5

3.0

8.0

23

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3:8

76

146

235

418

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

34

?B

26

25

25

25

25

24

23

23

24

25

24

22

22

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

22

21

19

16

16

15

TS

693

22.4

1,370

Nov.

16

17

17

17

16

16

20

30

31

22

10

10

8.7

7.5

-

_

_

_

-

_ 

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

.

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

24

22

20

17

17

18

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

20

-

_

_

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean

May

19

19

19

21

23

22

30

42

14

0

0

13

348

a60

a70

a72

a74

a75

78

96

106

119

140

146

135

124

149

206

272

283

285

2,760

89. 0

5,470

June

285

278

268

253

233

189

116

102

99

130

162

164

239

272

61

0

S

30

348 -33

0

0

0

165

308

305

344

76

0

0

-

4,490

150

8,910

Ao-ft

July

0

31

74

75

75

75

75

127

173

173

172

172

170

172

223

348

TS4

263

261

259

259

259

229

170

202

202

200

198

198

196

196

5,424

175

10,760

Aug.

194

192

33

.9

29

168

162

123

96

65

65

64

64

64

82

146

175

204

T75

151

141

140

148

172

164

140

130

110

99

98

98

3,692.9

119

7,320

Sept.

95

55

55

52

52

44

28

24

24

24

26

32

27

19

15

17

21

25

30

30

24

12

11

TJ

15

17

22

27

39

48

-

937

31.2

1,860

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 117

Cottonwood Creek below hot springs, near Buena Vista, Colo,

Location. Lat 38°49!, long. 106°12 I , in sec. 22, T. 14 S., R. 79 W., on left bank three-

 quarters of a mile below hot springs, 1^ miles upstream from North Cottonwood Creek, 

2 miles downstream from confluence of Middle Cottonwood and South Cottonwood Creeks, 

and 3j miles southwest of Buena Vista.

Drainage area. 65 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1911 to September' 1923, August 1949 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Apr. 9, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1923, staff gage near present 

site at different datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1911-12, 1913-23, 1949-51), 61.7 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 335 cfs June 19 (gage height, 2.20 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 240 cfs; minimum, 14 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 0.34 ft).

1911-23, 1949-51; Maximum discharge observed, 495 cfs June 12, 1921 (gage height, 

2.1 ft, site and datum then in use); 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).--W 1177: 1915, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 6 to Aug. 6, Sept. 29, 30)

0.3 

.4 

.6

l.O 

1.5 

2.1 300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

26

28

TT

*25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

21 ~ST

21

21

21

21

21

21

710

22.9

1,410

Nov.

22

23

22

22

22

22

22

*22

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

75

24

24

22

21

22

22

21

21

21

21

~

660

22.0

1,310

Dec.

21

20

ZT

21

21

22

ZT

*21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

662

21.4

1,310

Jan.

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

*21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

2020"

20

20

20

20

661

21.3

1,310

Feb.

2020"

20

20

20

20

20

20 *20

19

19

19

19

18

TS

IB

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

IB

18

_

-

-

526

18.8

1,040

Mar.

18

18

18

17

TS

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

565

18.2

1,120

Apr.

2O

20

19

*19

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

TS

18

18

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

2O

20

21

70

20

20

20

-

584

19.5

1,160

May

18

TH

18

19

22

28

28

30

30 *33

38

41

44

38

38

40

46

48

55

67

63

61

62

67

79

123

165

198

TTO

168

172

2,035

65.6

4,040

June

155

112

94

90

W

96

*104

126

132

116

113

108

120

146

*156

180

219

258

*276

270

249

240

213

200

190

195

188

178

172

165

-

4,951

165

9,820

July

156

TW

142

137

131

116

111

108

*94

92

88

85

79

72

76

76

76

80

/ 78

85

84

78

67

71

64

59

61

61

55

55

56

2,737

88.3

5,430

Aug.

56

69

*106

109

112

86

84

80

74

69

65

62

58

56

50

51

50

50

50

53

65

65

58

55

54

50

47

45

*5

48

48

1,970

63.5

3,910

Sept.

45

47

45

43

39

*40

40

38

38

37

36

37

37

35

35

34

32

32

M

32

33

33

31

30

30

29

25

29

30

30

-

1,055

35.2

2,090

Calendar year 1950: Max 200 Mln 18 Mean 41.8 Ac-ft 30,250

Water year 1950-51: Max 276 Min 17 Mean 46.9 Ao-ft 33,950

Peak discharge (baae. 300 efs). June 19 (1:30 p.m.) 335 cfs (2.2O ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
118 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Chalk Creek near Nathrop, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°44', long. 106°09', in NW£ sec. 19, T. 15 S., R. 78 W., on right bank 

auu reet upstream from highway bridge at Mount Princeton Hot Springs, 4 miles west of 

Nathrop, and 5f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 97 sq mi.

Records available. September to December 1910 (fragmentary), August 1949 to September 

lyjji. September to December 1910 published as "near Buena Vista."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. September to December 1910, staff gage at practically same

 site at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 448 cfs May 28 (gage height, 2.10 ft); minimum,

 15 crs Mar. 4 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 28, 1951; minimum, that of Mar. 4, 1951. 

Maximum stage known, 3.4 ft June 1949 (discharge not determined), from high-water 

mark verified by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Several small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4

.6

1.3

1.6 

2.0

110

192

392

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

26

2S

25

*25

24

24

22

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

18

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

616

19.9

1,220

Nov.

19

2S

19

19

19

19

19

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

-

585

19.5

1,160

Dee.

20

2C

20

20

20

20

20

19

T3

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

19

19

20

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

605

19.5

1,200

Jan.

 TO 20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

599

19.3

1,190

Feb.

19

IF

19

19

19

19

19

19

 19

19

19

19

19

18

IS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

_

-

517

18.5

1,030

Mar.

18

IS

18

18

18

18

 18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

558

18

1,110

Apr.

18

IS

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

_U

17_

17

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

18

18

-

531

17.7

1,050

May

17

17

17

17

17

20

21

23

*27

31

36

42

46

43

42

46

52

54

57

77

85

84

85

92

106

196

302

370

3T5

276

257

2,904

93.7

5,760

June

237

150

132

128

125

135

*153

185

192

161

153

137

145

185

*232

*281

*322

338

370

3BT

343

286

247

196

178

175

165

155

145

137

-

6,140

205

12,180

July

123 H2

105

110

108

101

97

92

*84

80

70

68

70

65

65

75

89

92

97

92

75

66

62

67

60

49

45

42

37

T?

49

2,389

77.1

4,740

Aug.

48

*65

150

182

130

94

78

67

61

57

55

51

48

46

45

44

44

43

39

42

46

46

43

39

38

36

36

35

3E

35

42

1,821

58.7

3,610

Sept.

-ft 44

41

40

38

*36

34

33

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

28

28

29

27

29

29

28

27

28

26

25

26

26

26

-

932

31.1

1,850

Calendar year 1950: Max 312 Mln 17 Mean 47.9 Ac-ft 34,670

Water year 1950-51 : Max 370 Mln 17 Mean 49.9 Ac-ft 36,100

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs).--May 28 (3:30 a.m.) 448 cfs (2.10 ft); June 20 (3:30 a.m.) 442 cfs 

(2.09 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 119

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°31 I , long. 106°01i, In sec.-31, T. 50 N., R. 9 E., on right bank at 

Sanaa, 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 291 and 3 miles upstream from 

South Arkansas River.

Drainage area.--1,218 sqml.

Records available.--Apr11 1395 to October 1903, November 1909 to September 1927 and

October lysa to September 1951 In reports of Geological Survey. April 1895 to October 

1903 and November 1909 to September 1944 In reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 7,051.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 11, 1895, to Oct. 31, 1903, Inclined staff gage at suspension bridge lj 

miles downstream at different datum. Nov. 3, 1909, to Dec. 2, 1936, water-stage 

recorder in City Park 1-| miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--41 years (1910-51), 623 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,800 cfs July 5 (gage height, 4.02 ft); minimum 

 daily, 180 cfs Jan. 31.

1895-1903, 1909-51: Maximum discharge, 5,100 cfs June 16, 1924 (gage height, 7.2 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 124 cfs Apr. 12, 1940.

Remarks.--Records excellent above 300 cfs and good below. Diversions above station for 

irrigation. Flow regulated by Clear Creek Reservoir (capacity, 11,210 acre-ft), and 

as noted in description for station at Granite.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

245

*242

234

233

233

229

233

237

237

237

233

245

250

237

237

237

237

237

237

237

233

233

233

229

229

229

219

216

212 2T6-

216

7,212

233

14,300

Nov.

216

2IS

216

216

222

226

222

371

26~6~ 440

334

316

*254

254

258

245

250

262

276

266

258

276

262

250

245

245

241

233

229

226

-

7,791

260

15,450

Dec.

226

229

212

*229

237

216

237

254

254

245

254

254

250

254

262

254

245

233

233

237

233

229

226

222

229

229

226

219

222

219

229

7,298

235

14,480

Jan.

233

222

219

226

226

216

216

212

229

*229

222

229

229

229

229

*241

237

270

276

270

258

241

216

216

233

226

233

237

237

a220

al80

7,157

231

14,200

Feb.

a!95

a208

216

219

222

*216

212

216

*212

209

219

237

233

209

209

216

219

216

219

216

216

216

219

219

219

209

212

212

_

-

-

6,040

216

11,980

Mar.

212

216

212

212

219

209

*209

212

219

229

231

215

212

227

212

219

212

209

202

H5

223

239

231

223

227

243

243

235

*215

212

209

6,803

219

13,490

Apr.

212

215

215

223

235

223

215

219

215

223

212

209

209

223

255

251

247

247

264

268

291

312

300

312

291

*286

286

286

342

342

-

7,628

254

15,130

May

318 "G55

600

600

651

730

794

851

870

668

617

642

730

721

721

*748

757

757

766

891

1,060

1,120

1,080

1,120

1,170

1,230

1,520

1,840

2,120

2,400

2,420

31,112

1,004

61,710

June

2,400

2,060

1,640

1,470

1,370

1,660

1,760

1,570

1,530

1,490

1,480

1,410

1,540

1,670

1,760

1,270

1,520

1,670

2,300

2,070

1,760

1,700

1,540

1,540

2,330

2,470

*2,340

2,120

1,320

1,220

-

51,980

1,733

103,100

July

1,310

1,870

2,260

2,390

2,630

2,630

2,390

2,320

2,290

2,220

2,220

2,020

1,850

1,730

1,420

1,450

1,210

*1,290

1,390

1,410

1,480

1,550

1,750

1,600

1,550

1,480

1,610

1,630

1,630

1,610

1,580

55,770

1,799

110,600

Aug.

1,450

1,430

1.670

1,290

1,030

1,140

1,090

973

864

796

709

709

732

686

788

1,210

1,220

1,210

1,190

1,240

1,380

1,380

1,320

1,370

1,370

1,170

772

*694

621

607

587

32,698

1,055

64,860

Sept.

561

554

522

499

488

482

471

449

438

471

838

780

856

899

TnjT

542

406

392

369

342

342

347

329

316

307

294

272

253

238

234

-

14,172

472

28,110

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,830 Mln 194 Mean 540 Ac-ft 390,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,630 Mln 180 Mean 646 Ac-ft 457,400

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs).--May 31 (3 p.m.) 2.500 cfs (3.83 ft); June 19 (9:30 a.m.) 2,500 

cfs (3.83 ft); June 26 (11:30 a.m.) 2,530 cfs (3.85 ft); July 5 (6:30 p.m.) 2,800 cfs (4.02 ft); Aug. 

2 (12 p.m.) 2,320 cfs (3.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice); discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for nearby stations.
120 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas River basin

The following seven 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.

Fremont Pass ditch diverts water from Tenmile Creek over Fremont Pass to East Fork 

Arkansas River in sec. 14, T. 8 S., R. 79 W.

Columbine ditch diverts water from tributaries of Eagle River to Chalk Creek (tributary 

of East Fork Arkansas River) in sec. 9 (corrected), T. 8 S., R. 79 W.

Wurtz ditch diverts water from tributaries of Eagle River over Tennessee Pass to Tennnessee Fork in sec. 15, T. 8 S., R. 80 W.

Ewing ditch diverts water from tributary of Eagle River over Tennessee Pass to Tennessee Fork in sec. 15, T. 8 S., R. 80 W.

Busk Ivanhoe tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Fryingpan'Creek (corrected) to 

Lake Fork in sec. 20, T. 93., R. 81 W.

Twin Lakes 'tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Roaring Fork to North Fork Lake 

Creek in sec. 22, T. 11 S., R. 82 W.

Larkspur ditch diverts- water from tributaries of Tomichi Creek to Poncha Creek in sec. 

24, T. 48 N., R. 6 E.

Inflow from transmountaln diversions, in acre-feet, 

water year October 1950 to September 1951

Month

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

Water year 1950-51...

Premont 

Pass 

ditch

0

0

0

Columbine 

ditch

0

1,740

Wurtz 

ditch

1

2,940

Ewlng 

ditch

0

10

1,420

Busk 

Ivanhoe

tunnel

0

1

5,130

Twin 

Lakes 

tunnel

100

478

44,920

Larkspur

0

0

0

121

Total

490

56,280
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 121

Arkansas River at Parkdale, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°29', long. 105°C2', In NE£ sec. 18, T. 18 S., R. 71 W., on right bank 

at Farkdale, 300 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 50 and half a mile upstream 

from Copper Gulch.

Drainage area. 2,556 sq ml.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,650 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--5 years, 847 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs June 19 (gage height, 6.65 ft); mini- 

 mum daily, 233 cfs Feb. 1.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 5,880 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 9.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs; minimum daily, 233 cfs Feb. 1, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

For statements on regulation, see Remarks for stations at Granite and at Salida.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18-25)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 7

3.1

3.4

246

338

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

Nov. 8 to Sept. 30

218

255

410

610

5.0 

6.0 

6.6

1,230 

2,290 

3.O8O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

298 

307

291

282

278

275

 275 272

285

288

294

294

304

304

301

301

301

311

314

518

314

318

318

311

307

304

301

294

291

285

278

9,214

297

18,280

Nov.

275 

272

269

267

267

264

262 '2"98"

465

438

347

505

555

375

375

372

361

364

378

417

389

389

389

368

350

350

344

334

331

328

-

10,532

351

20,890

Dec.

325 

328

328

344

364

350

347

378

406

!OT5'

386

389

389

378

378

378

368

347

347

354

347

334

337

337

331

331

334

328

334

322

31T5

10,944

353

21,710

Jan.

331 

320

310

315

320

315

300

285

280

285

290

290

290

290

295

310

300

320

"35S 350

350

320

310

310

325

310

310

300

250

239

243

9,413

304

18,670

Feb.

'239 233 

300

320

335

340

360

360

350

345

340

340

386

372

372

372

375

368

358

361

354

358

361

375

368

358

344

344

_

_

-

9,688

346

19,220

Mar.

337 3~3T

319

313

313

316

301

301

301

301

307

301

301

307

307

298

292

286

278

272

272

280

280

280

278

275

278

304

301

292

286

9,208

297

18,260

Apr.

280 

283

283

286

304

313

304

295

289

286

280

278

272

270

7TS

316

316

313

316

328

334

350

364

347

368

334

331

319

340

382

-

9,351

312

18,550

May

361 

TTO

670

620

650

705

802

850

910

814

675

675

700

750

772

784

790

808

790

850

1,040

1,100

1,110

1,080

1,140

1,250

1,650

2,290

2,700

2,940

3,020

33,760

1,087

66,850

June

2,970 

2,750

2,240

1,840

1,590

1,810

2,050

 1,920

1,760

1,620

1,630

1,540

1,520

1,830

2,190

1,500

1,640

2,050

2,600

2,840

2,240

2,150

1,900

1,700

2,460

2,860

2,800

2,750

1,650

1,330

-

61,730

2,058

122,400

July

1,230 

1,830

2,460

2,670

2,840

3,010

2/750

,640

,570

,500

,500

,310

,120

,980

,610

,530

,460

,360

,530

,580

,640

,560

,150

,940

,800

,710

,830

,870

,900

,970

,880

62,730

2,024

124,400

Aug.

1,720 

1,680

1,930

1,750

1,250

1,170

1,230

1,120

996

892

844

750

802

745

766

,080

,280

,280

,280

,290

,450

,520

,450

,420

,520

1,430

968

802

715

660

645

36,435

1,175

72,270

Sept.

625 

592

583

557

537

525

513

493

469

457

704

808

844

898

928

832

457

438

403

386

368

375

364

344

337

331

325 3~Z~5

325

331

-

15,477

516

30,700

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,930 Min 251 Mean 632 Ac-ft 457,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,020 Mln 233 Mean 763 Ac-ft 552,200

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 cfs). --June 1 (12:30 p.m.) 3,140 cfs (6.64 ft); June 19 (3 p.m.) 3,150

cfs 16.65 ft); June 26 (10:30 p.m.) 2,970 cfs (6.52 ft); July 6 (3:30 a.m.) 3,090 cfs (6.61 ft); July

30 (9 p.m.) 2,830 cfs (6.42 ft); Aug. 2 (10 p.m.) 2,590 cfs (6.24 ft).

Note .--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 2-29, Feb. 3-12.
122 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°11", long. 105°30', In sec. 36, T. 21 S., R. .73 W., on left bank 3 miles 

nortnwest of Westcliffe.

Drainage area.--320 sq mi.

Records available. December 1924 to June 1928 and October 1933 to September 1951 in re-

 ports oi1 Geological Survey. December 1924 to June 1928 and March 1930 to September 1944 

in reports of State engineer. (No winter records 1930-38.)

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 7,720 ft (from topo-

 graphic map). Prior to Aug. 19, 1938, at site 10 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1925-27, 1938-51), 38.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 217 cfs July 23 (gage height, 1.58 ft); minimum

 daily, 1.6 cfs Sept. 6.

1924-28, 1930-51: Maximum discharge, 1,960 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 5.26 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 400 cfs; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs June 19-22, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 

.2

2.0 

5.0

0.3 

.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5 

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.5

*6.0 

5.0

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8 3TB"

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

5.5

6.5

6.5

7.0 7TO"

6.5

7.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

161.2

5.20

320

Nov.

5.5

5.5

4.7 5TCT

5.5

6.0

6.0

7.0

5.5

10

11

11

13

14

*16

15

17

18

IT

15

16

17

16

14

16

17

18

15

14

12

-

362.7

12.1

719

Dec.

(«)

14

434

14

861

Jan.

12

372

12

738

Feb.

14

_

.

-

392

14

778

Mar.

16

14

36

2?

14

13

13

13

13

13

16

19

25

515

16.6

1,020

Apr.

31

40

35

29

44 

*50SB29

29

31

26

35

39

31

19

17

16

16

16

16

17

15

13

12

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

-

694.5

23.2

1,380

May

6.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5 

5.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

10

13

IT

8.5

*6.5

186.6

6.02

370

June

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.8

4TI

4.4

5.0

8.5

*8.0

6.5

6.0

7.0

8.0 11

Iff

8.5

7.0

4.7

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.1

4.4

5.0

6.0

5.5

-

174.4

5.81

346

July

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.1

3.2

2.9

2.3 273"

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.5

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.4

4.4

5.0

4.4

4.7

6.5

57

2T

8.5

6.5

*6.0

7.5

6.5

4.7

5.5

213.7

6.89

424

Aug.

5.0

5.0

4.7

5.0

4.1

5.0

4.1

3.2

2.6

3.8

2.9

1.8

STff

3.8

3.8

3.2

2.3

2.9

4.1

8.0

9.0 57tr

6.5

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.4

141.0

4.55

280

Sept.

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.3

1.6 375-

4.7

ITT

4.4

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.8

4.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.8

.1

.7

.7

.4

.4

.1

.1

.7

4.7

4.7

-

115.8

3.86

230

Calendar year 1950 : Max 57 Mln 2.0 Mean 10.8 Ac-ft 7,830

Water year 1950-51 : Max 57 Mln 1.6 Mean 10.3 Ac-ft 7,470

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs).--No peak above base 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Nov. 16 to Mar. 19 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and recor 

for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 123

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 

uanon City, Just upstream from Sand Creek.

Drainage area. 3,117 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1888 to September 1927 and October 1933 to September 1951 in re-

 ports ol" Ueological Survey. May 1888 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,343.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. 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.

Average discharge.--63 years (1888-1951), 724 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,660 cfs June 19, July 6 (gage height, 3.81 ft); 

minimum daily, 164 cfs Oct. 31.

1888-1951: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Aug. 2; 1921 (gage height, 10.7 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum daily, 82 

cfs Apr. 10, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good above 400 cfs and fair below. Natural flow of stream affected by

 transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 27 June 28 to Sept. 30

0.5

1.0

1.5

140

307

535

2.0 842

3.0 1,690

3.7 2,500

0.7

1.0 

1.5

201

300

510

2.0 805

3.0 1,620

4.0 2,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

198

*217

20T

198

189

176

176

182

189

182

179

176

189

189

186

192

186

182

186

186

186

186

186

182

179

182

176

179

198

176

164

5,753

186

11,410

Nov.

167

IET

170

173

167

170

170

186

381

412

339

449 *347

292

281

281

263

266

303

339

315

315

331

327

303

288

266

240

223

217

-

8,148

272

16,160

Dec.

201

2TT

223

*248

281

288

285

323

3TT

292

281

296

300

288

292

296

285

266

274

281

285

277

277

300

300

303

307

292

303

285

300

8,751

282

17,360

Jan.

319

303

277

292

311

296

248

259

*270

*296

307

300

323

303

319

327

323

315

343

335

331

347

3750"

281

288

296

292

315

270

192

2TT4

9,182

296

18,210

Feb.

204

2TT

311

355

560

343

*319

*327

327

315

303

288

311

288

274

266

270

270

266

266

263

270

270

277

270

259

. 248

248

_

_

-

7,982

285

15,830

Mar.

240

244

233

244

248

*233

207

204

201

220

263

255

252

244

217

198 530"

237

230

230

230

211

220

227

266

266

274

288

*S7T

230

214

7,330

236

14,540

Apr.

227

223

201

195

50T

214

217

220

230

252

274

263

227

198

201

227

220

207

207

220

223

237

248

233

*248

220

207

198

227

303

-

6,771

226

13,430

May

296 3T5"

605

552

581

634

706

725

758

694

552

552

605

657

639

657

663

675

663

712

912

1,000

1,010

956

992

1,060

1,390

1,820

2,110

2,310

2,410

28,215

91C

55,960

June

2,480

2,250

1,890

1,540

1,360

1,510

1,710

1,620

1,520

1,440

1,440

1,380

1,360

1,620

1,850

1,310

1,380

1,690

2,130

2,320

1,880

1,840

1,630

1,470

2,090

*2,420

2,380

2,380

1,410

1,120

-

52,420

1,747

104,000

July

1,050

1,510

2,090

2,270

2,400

2,580

2,310

2,230

2,170

2,120

2,120

1,950

1,770

1,640

1,380

1,280

*1,240

1,140

1,290

1,320

1,410

1,350

1,900

1,710

1,540

1,460

1,550

1,580

1,560

1,620

1,530

53,070

1,712

105,300

Aug.

1,430

1,430

1,680

1,450

1,070

982

1,050

933

824

746

697

612

642

590

607

857

1,070

,070

,070

,100

,250

,330

,230

1,210

1,260

1,210

824

*660

572

530

515

30,531

985

60,560

Sept.

495

465

460

433

407

391

387

391

363

335

515

684

703

740

772

690

355

324

286

268

255

259

252

243

236

227

217 223"

227

233

-

11,836

395

23,480

Calendar year 1950 : Max 2,860 Mln 164 Mean 532 Ac-ft 385,100

Water year 1950-51 : Max 2,580 Mln 164 Mean 630 Ac-ft 456,200

Peak discharge (base, 2.400 efs).--June 1 (2 p.m.) 2,530 cfs (3.72 ft); June 19 (3:30 p.m.) 2,660 

cfs (3.81 ft); June 26 (8 p.m.) 2,560 cfs (3.74 ft); July 6 (4:30 a.m.) 2,660 ofs (3.81 ft); Aug. 2 

(11 p.m.) 2,580 cfs (3.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
124 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Oil Creek near Canon City, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°27', long. 105°10', in sec. 26, T. 18 S., R. 70 W., on right bank 600 ft

 upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 50, lij- miles upstream from mouth, 1.8 miles east 

of Canon City, and 5 miles downstream from Wilson Creek.

Drainage area. 432 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,330 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,260 cfs July 11 (gage height, 9.25 ft, from

 floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 135 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 4.60 and 9.25 ft; no flow Sept. 23.

1948-51: Maximum discharge that of July 11, 1951; no flow Sept. 3-10, 30, 1950, 

Sept. 23, 1951.

Flood of July 4, 1944, discharge, 20,600 cfs, by slope-area determination, at point 

5 miles upstream, from information by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1950 has been revised to 778 

cfs July iy, 1950 (gage height, 4.60 ft, from fioodmarks), from rating curve extended 

above 135 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow, superseding figure 

published in Water-Supply Paper 1177.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month, 

acove station for Irrigation.

Diversions

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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 or

2.8

2.8

2.6

1.9

1.9

2.5

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.3

1.1

1.4

3.8

1.9

1.1

1.2

1.9

2.5

3.2

3.0

3.5

5.2

8.0

8.3

B~7Cf

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

114.7

3.70

228

Nov.

4.8

1.7

2.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

T7Z

1.4

1.6

b7.0

b!2

bl?

b!2

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

9.0

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

-

221.8

7.39

440

Dec.

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

b8.8

9.5

10

~ff.3

6.6

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

4.0

5.2

5.2

160.1

5.16

318

Jan.

5.5

5.5

7.2

8.0 570"

8.0

b2.0

b2.0

b3.0

b4.8

b8.0

b7.0

6.9

b6.4

5.8

5.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

b3.5

b3.8

5.8

5.0

5.2

5.5

5.0

5.2

bl.O

b.2

aT?

a. 2

146.1

4.71

290

Feb.

aO.2

aTTT

a4.0

a9.0

arny

a5. 8

aS.O

6.6

5.2

5.0

4.2

3.5

5.0

b3.5

b4.6

5.5

3.0

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.9

2.6

_

_

-

93.2

3.33

185

Mar.

3.5

4.0

4.0

b3.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.5

b3.5

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.8

b4.5

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.5

3.2

3.2

2.8

b2.0

2.3

i.jL

115.9

3.74

230

Apr.

0.9 ~T9"

.9

1.1

1.2

2.1

2.3

2.6

3.0

4.0

2.8

1.2

1.9

1.9

2.5

2.8

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.1

-

54.9

1.83

109

May

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.4

2.1

2.6

2.5

1.7

1.7

2.1

1.4

1.1

.8

177

4.5

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.2

4.8

8.6

18

I?

10

8.0

7.6

6.9

5.8

5.2

4.5

3.5

148.3

4.78

294

June

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.1

ITT

l.l

l.l

1.1

1.6

1.9

1.4

1.7

al.7

al.7

1.7

1.4

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.1

1.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

-

52.5

1.75

104

July

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

1.9

2.1

1.7

1.7

64~T.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.1

_.£

1.1

4.6

8.3

1.2

2.1

1.2

1.6

2.3

1.6

25

8.3

162.5

5.24

322

Aug.

2.8

2.1

3.5

T7T

2.5

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.1

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.6

2.1

2.6

2.1

.8

.6

17?

1.4

1.2

2.1

2.3

1.6

2.5

1.6

52.6

1.70

104

Sept.

1.6

1.9

2.5

2.8

Of

2.5

1.7

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.7

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.6

1.9

.4

0~.5

1.4

1.4 1.0'

1.1

1.2

1.7

-

55.2

1.84

109

Calendar year 1950: Max 207 Min 0 Mean 6.67 Ac-ft 4,830

Water year 1950-51: Max 64 Mln 0 Mean 3.77 Ac-ft 2,730

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--July 11 (11 p.m.) 4,260 cfs (9.25 ft); July 30 (10 p.m.) 303 cfs (3.51 ft ). 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 125

Arkansas River at Portland, Colo.

Location. Lat 38 0 24', long. 105"01', in sec. 21, T. 19 S., R. 68 ¥., on right bank at 

Portland, 400 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 120 and 1 mile downstream 

from Hardscrabble Creek.

Drainage area.--4,042 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,021.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 753 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,720 cfs July 12 (gage height, 6.19 ft); mini-

 mum daily, 142 cfs Apr. 4.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 21,100 cfs June 5, 1949 (gage height, 12.18 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs; minimum daily, 71 cfs Apr. 2, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diversions above station for irrigation. For statements on regulation, see descriptions for stations at Granite and at Salida.

Revisions. W 1087: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 23-25)

Oct. 1 to May 31 June 1 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.O 

2.5

120

228

430

724

3.0 

4.O 

4.3

1,140

2,160

2,490

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

182

300

512

816

3.0 

4.0 

4.3

1,230

2,190

2,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

165

*190

T5T

178

170

165

162

165

165

167

165

162

176

170

170

176

162

152

157

157

157

162

167

160

157

162

170

160

162

152

149

5,113

165

10,140

Nov.

152

147

1ST

162

160

160

165

160

320

575

232

371

*332

266

252

255

238

235

259

292

273

262

277

270

245

228

222

204

187

173

7,091

236

14,060

Dec.

167 rrs

173

*181

225

219

222

285

'2155

262

242

245

238

235

238

245

238

222

225

228

225

219

213

228

238

238

235

225

228

a230

a245

7,072

228

14,030

Jan.

a265

a280

aSSG

a255

a270

a25O

a225

a235

a245

*255

255

235

235

222

222

245

259

248

262

245

235

262

242

204

210

213

207

207

a!96

a!80

aTTO

7,294

235

14,470

Feb.

a!95 a'50'5"

a215

a250

a320

a330

*3"2S

300

292

262

248

228

255

222

204

219

219

219

216

216

219

222

222

238

225

219

210

207

_

-

6,7O5

239

13,300

Mar.

204

204

190

198

204

213

198

181

181

198

"SIS 225

204

204

192

165

178

190

a!85

a!85

190

184

176

170

173

170

162

184

*181

157

U|

5,811

187

11,530

Apr.

157

157

144

142

T52

167

162

184

178

192

207

192

178 162

16O

190

178

165

154

170

173

187

201

178

*190

181

165

152

152

215

5,183

173

10,280

May

204

190 ISO"

46O

465

512

613

632

704

671

491

470

529

594

607

632

645

652

620

658

954

1,050

1,010

*962

1,090

1,160

1,500

2,010

2,270

2,460

2 1«0

27,785

896

55,110

June

2,490

2,350

2,010

1,540

1,330

1,390

1,620

1,600

1,510

1,440

1,440

1,410

1,340

1,600

1,790

*1,360

1,320

1,620

2,040

2,490

2,020

1,840

1,670

1,460

1,930

2,400

2,460

2,350

1,580

1,160

-

52,560

1,752

104,300

July

1,07O

1,460

2,020

2,270

2,370

2,490 2,2'9'0

2,190

2,170

2,060

2,050

2,150

1,760

1,610

1,390

1,250

1,260

1,050 I,24'o'

1,280

1,350

1,?50

1,780

1,750

1,510

1,420

1,460

1,580

1,560

1,560'

1,670

52,420

1,691

104,000

Aug.

1,450

1,470

1.620

1,510

1,050

906

1,030

921

780

686

620

571

555

550

498

662

976

968

960

993

1,210

1,600

al,300

al,15O

al,200

al.100

a980

a660

488

420

407_

29,491

951

58,490

Sept.

391

370

370

338

327

304

297

286

283

266

330

550

555

604

662

626

346

257

23ff

214

216

230

228

214

203

198

195

T55

195

195

-

9,681

323

19,200

Calendar year 1950 : Max 2,76O Min 137 Mean 514 Ac-ft 372,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,49O Min 142 Mean 592 Ac-ft 428,900

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). July 12 (1:50 a.m.) 5,720 cfs (6.19 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Canon City.
126 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Plueblo, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°16', long. 104°41', In sec. 34, T. 20 S., R. 65 W., on right bank at 

intake of south-side waterworks, about li miles upstream from Dry Creek and 4 miles 

west of center of Pueblo.

Drainage area.--4,704 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1885 to December 1887, May to August 1889, September 1894 to

 September 1927, and October 1933 to September 1951 In reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1885 to August 1887, May to August 1889, and September 1894 to September 1944 in 

reports of State engineer. Published as "at canyon above Pueblo" 1887, 1889, and as 

"at Pueblo" 1885-86, 1894-1924. Records for May 26, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1934, do not 

include water diverted above station into intake of north-side waterworks.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,689.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Mav 1885 to September 1886, staff gage at site 4 miles downstream, June 1887 to 

August 1889, staff gage at site 5 miles upstream, and Sept. 19, 1894, to May 25, 1925, 

staff gage or water-stage recorder at site 4 miles downstream, at various daturas.

Average discharge.--47 years (1894-1924, 1934-51), 744 cfs; 9 years (1925-34), 624 cfs. 

(not including water diverted above station into Intake of north-side waterworks).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,300 cfs Aug. 3, from rating curve extended 

above 6,700 cfs; minimum daily, 37 cfs Apr. 29.

1885-87, 1889, 1894-1951: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs June 3, 1921 (gage height, 

24.66 ft, site and datum then' use), from rating curve extended above 6,730 cfs on basis 

of float measurement at gage height 11.2 ft and slope-area determinations of peak flow: 

minimum dally, 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 or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Records include water diverted above station Into Intake of north-side 

waterworks for municipal supply of Pueblo. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation, 

and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

70

119

108

98

75

76

67

59

*79

79

83

75

70

81

81

89

85

69

61

69

69

73

89

81

73

69

69

69

57

65 

61

2,368

76.4

4,700

Nov.

61

5365"

73

73

77

81

 85

138

288

274

236

287

204

193

187

176

152

165

189

202

177

183

183

173

148

»154

148

138

115

4,678

156

9,2dO

Dec.

109

12T

121

121

b!21

bl!4

b!35

b!74

b!98-

bT93

196

190

184

177

179

179

178

166

143

154

»143

148

138

148

166

161

166

165

143

148 

Ifa7

4,846

356

9,610

Jan.

210

223

203

191

196

231

207

224

274

286

295

FM

278

257

261

266

248

229

241

248

253

279

240

208

207

*213

207

a!86

a!68

a!58 

al38

7,099

229

14,080

Feb.

al!2

al20"

136

b!66

207

167

b!67

b242

b289

294

265

251

265

269

272

241

222

184

223

236

236

216

195

194

198

191

173

154

-

5,885

210

11,670

Mar.

149

153

137

136

141

141

140

111

105

108

145

171

148

144

143

103

81

140

127

96

109

98

67

*75

84

97

89

117

117

84 

6_0

3,616

117

7,170

Apr.

60

80

57

137

144

105

89

117

232

225

253

240

*210

174

64

84

104

84

64

63

84

88

115

99

85

99

72

51

3754~

3,380

113

6,700

May

121

89 *205~

364

345

392

468

476

518

583

*415

363

362

422

431

523

504

503

476

504

690

821

766

752

868

*892

1,050

1,390

1,780

2,150 

2,130

21,333

688

42,310

June

2,250

2,220

1,890

1,310

1,110

1,120

. 1,460

1,470

1,230

1,130

1,100

1,100

997

1,170

1,340

1,130

815

1.2TO

1,470

2,080

*1,780

1,530

1,360

1,140

1,310

1,810

2,030

2,180

1,580

926

43,248

1,442

85,780

July

774

We

1,440

1,690

1,780

1,980

1,890

,810

,850

,800

,720

* ,940

,500

,280

1,100

889

986

842

914

1,010

974

1,060

1,190

1,310

1,180

1,190

1,160

1,310

1,280

1,260 

1,350

41,385

1,335

82,090

Aug.

1,170

1,220

3,700

1,420

991

1,420

935

949

738

1,070

489

444

493

505

433

469

895

884

860

872

1,080

1,310

1,340

1,020

1,120

1,110

877

549

447

375 

339

29,524

952

58,560

Sept.

319

298

290

250

224

*186

180

168

168

132

161

547

491

576

636

636

404

178

131

84

136

166

166

131

108

77

68

64

6S

64

7,107

237

14,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,560 Mln 21 Mean 424 Ao-ft 307,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,700 Min 37 Mean 478 Ao-ft 346,000

Peak dlscnarg 3,500 cfs).--July 12 (7 a.m.) 3,610 cfs (4.59 ft); Aug. 5 (3:45 a.m.) 9,50O

= f's (D.65 ft) .

(base

Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records. 

b Stage-discharge

; 

elation affected by ic
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Templeton Gap Ploodway at Colorado Springs, Colo.

Location. Lat 38 0 53'17", long. 104 049'01", in SE£ sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 66 W., on left

bank 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 to September 1951. 

uage. water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 6,200 ft (from

topographic map). 

Extremes. No flow during period. 

RemarksT No flow since station was established July 27, 1951. This is an artificial

channel constructed to carry flood flows from normally dry channels around Colorado

Springs during periods of heavy rainfall.

Fountain Creek near Fountain, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°36', long. 104°40', in sec. 4, T. 17 S., R. 65 W., on right bank 1 mile

downstream from Little Fountain Creek and 6 miles south of Fountain. 

Drainage area. 676 sq mi.

Kecoras available. October 1938 to September 1951.

Lrage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,341.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Har. 2, 1940, wire-weight gage at highway bridge 250 ft downstream at

same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 63.9 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,580 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 6.66 ft), from

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; minimum daily, 1.1 cfs Sept. 10, 11.

1938-51: Maximum discnarge, 22,100 cfs May 28, 1940 (gage height, 9.19 ft), from

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow;

no flow Sept. 24, 30, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 14.4 ft May 30, 1935. 

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge

measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions above station for irrigation.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 4-8, Mar. 29 to June 2, 

June 10 to July 11, July 27 to Sept. 7)

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

0.5 

2.0 

5.0 

1O

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4 

4.8

12O 

210 

720

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.5

8.0

10

13

13

13

11

5.5

, 4.7

4.1

4.7

5.0

8.0

9.0

9.5

12

13

7.5

4.7

5.0

5.5

12

13

12

14

16

17

16

11

12

13

311.7

10.1

618

Nov.

12

16

18

13

13

15

2O

18

24

b27

32

25

26

19

19

1O

7.0

TTo

7.5

9.5

9.5

1O

11

12

12

1O

10

10

9.0

9.5

~

441.0

14.7

875

Dec.

9.5

13

21

10

9.0

b!2

b!4

12

9.O

10

11

10

8.5

7.0

5.5

4,4

4.4

5.0

4.4

4.4

7.0

9.0

9.5

6.5

7.5

7.O

b6.5

b7.5

8.0

b7.5

8.0

268.1

8.65

532

Jan.

5.5

6.5

b9.O

12

8.5

b8.0

11

15

10

11

3.8

5.5

8.5

b9.5

11

9.5

19

27

22

51

39

41

38

41

36

21

b!5

b8.0

b7.0

b5.5

b4.0

518.8

16.7

1,030

Feb.

bS.O

b6.0

bS.O

b7.5

bll

bio

b!5

25

20

16

9.5

6.5

b6.0

b7.0

bll

13

10

9.O

8.0

12

9.0

5.0

5.5

9.5

8.0

8.0

10

9.5

-

-

-

280.0

10.0

555

Mar.

8.5

6.0

7.5

8.5

7.0

8.0

6.5

12~" 4.7

7.5

8.5

14

16

16

12

14

16

26

27

28

31

26

17

14

10

9.0

9.0

11

16

12

8.5

417.2

13.5

828

Apr.

6.5

6.0

5.5

8.5

11

8.5

8.0

1O

6.5

6.5

10

9.5

1O

11

11

9.0

6.5

4.4

7.0

9.5

7.0

12

5.O

8.0

7.O

8.0

8.0

8.5

10

9.0

"

248.4

8.28

493

Calendar year 195O: Max 361 Mln 4.1 Mean 17.1

May

5.5

775

10

11

11

11

18

17

16

14

11

12

10

12

18

14

11

9.5

9.O

15

303

63

24

22

16

12

13

11

11

11

 11

739.5

23.9

1,470

June

11

14

22

12

9.0

7.5

6.0

5.5

6.5

7.O

13

9.0

5.5

16

28

22

25

53

31

13

16

16

17

17

18

18

18

20

22

21

"

499.0

16.6

990

July

25

17

16

17

20

19

16

16

14

16

59

32

9.5

3.5

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.8

7.5

1.4

1.4

329

165

16

6.5

4.7

2.9

2.6

2.0

2.0

12

840.0

27.1

1,670

Aug.

3.5

JU8

14

279

24

10

60

17

1OO

238

13

6.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

6.5

9.O

20

598

51

19

9.0

6.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

1,538.4

49.6

3,050

Sept.

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

18

2.9

1.2

1^,

1.1

1.2

1.6

3.5

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

3.8

2.9

2.9

3.2

5.0

4.7

2.9

3.5

4.1

4.7

"

108.1

3.60

214

Ac-ft 12,370

Water year 1950-51: Max 598 Mln 1.1 Mean 17. 0 Ac-ft 12,32O

Peak discharge (base. 8.OOP cfal.--No peak above base. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
128 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°16', long. 104°36' , in SWj- sec. 30, T. 20 S., R. 64 W., on left bank

 at Kighth Street Bridge, 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 926 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. 

April laza -co September 1925 and October 1941 to September 1944 in reports of State 

engineer. January to September 1941 in files of Bureau of Reclamation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,663.45 ft above mean sea level, datum

 5T 1929.

Average discharge. 13 years (1922-25, 1941-51), 66.1 cfSf.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs July 30 (gage height, 7.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 8.05 ft; minimum daily, 0.6 cfs May 11, 13, 14, June 7, July 25-29.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 17,800 cfs July 10, 1945 (gage height, 9.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 8.05 ft; no flow at times.

Flood of June 4, 1921, discharge, 34,000 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak 

flow. Flood of May 30, 1935, discharge, 35,000 cfs, by slope-area determination of 

peak flow.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

iiiscnarge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions above station for 

irrigation.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area'.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.1

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1^0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

39.5

1.27

78

Nov.

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.1

1.3

1.4

2.0

2.7

2.9

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

5.7

-

61.9

2.06

123

Dec.

4.3

5.0

4.3

4.3

3.0

3.1

3.1

6.0

9.0

11

13

16.

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

6.8

7.0

268.4

8.66

532

Jan.

6.8

6.0

5.2

5.2

5.8

5.5

5.2

3.9

3.8

4.0

2,0

6.5

11

15

21

34

38

42

46

49

194

79

49

42

38

30

20

14

10

7.0

6.0

804.9

26.0

1,600

Feb.

7.0

971

15

14

18

17

M

36

32

28

31

27

19

21

27

32

30

28

24

20

21

24

18

18

19

18

14

10

-

_

-

615.4

22.0

1,220

Mar.

8.5

6.5

5.8

4.8

4.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.5

6.8

7.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

10

10

9.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

215.5

6.95

427

Apr.

5.8

5.5

4.1

2.2

5.0

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.3

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.3 ia1.1

1.1

72.2

2.41

143

May

.O

.O

.4

.2

.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

2.0

1.7

.6

78

.6

.6

7.3

6.2

5.0

4.3

4.1

7.9

6.2

30

5.5

2.9

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

105.8

3.41

210

June

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

^1

.8

.8

.8

5.4

1.3

.8

8.3

5.0

1.2

1.0

.9

31

6.8

5.0

4.5

150

10

6.0

3.5

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

255.5

8.52

507

July

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

4.7

7.5

79

1.6

^6

.6

.6

.6

.6

916

42

1,073.8

34.6

2,130

Aug.

14

8.0

36

24

24

5.3

135

20

10

180

20

5.0

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

186

19

7.7

4.0 2.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

728.8

23.5

1,450

Sept.

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.6

2.0

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

40.7

1.36

81

Calendar year 1950: Max 454 Min O Mean 10.4 Ac-ft 7,51O

Water year 195O-51: Max 916 Min 0.6 Mean 11.7 Ac-ft 8,500

:tage-discharge relation af- 

;. 27 to Sept. 4; discharge 

'ds for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 129

St. Charles River near Pueblo, Colo.

Location. Lat 38 012', long. 104°32', in sec. 23, T. 21 S., R. 64 W., on downstream side 

or right abutment of highway bridge, 500 ft downstream from Bessemer ditch siphon, 

7 miles southeast of Pueblo, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 468 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1951. January 1941 to March 1942 in files 

or Bureau or Keclamation.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,740 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Dec. 3, 1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 29.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,350 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 6.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 6.50 and 9.2 ft, and float measurement at gage height 8.52 ft; minimum daily, 

0.2 cfs Sept. 28, 30.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs July 26, 1950 (gage height, 9.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 6,50 and 9.2 ft, and float measurement at 8.52 ft; no flow for several days in 

July, August 1943, May 1948.

Maximum discharge known, 56,000 cfs June 3, 1921 (determined by State engineer's 

office).

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 7,500 acres above station. 

Diversions above station to reservoirs for industrial use.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

5

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.

(*)

1.2

(*)

37.2

1.2

74

Nov.

(*)

1.1

-

33.0

1.1

65

Dec.

(*)

1.0

(*)

31.0

1.0

61

Jan.

(*)

2.7

(*)

83.7

2.7

166

Feb.

(*)

3.5

.

-

-

98.0

3. '5

194

Mar.

*1.2

1.6

2.0

2.5

*3.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

3.0

5.2

3.4

5.4

5.4

4.0

4.0

4.2

578

3.8

*5.8

3.S

3.6

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.7 

1.4

1.3

1.1

87.2

2.81

173

Apr.

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.4

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.2

*1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.7

2.8

5.8

4.9

5.8

6.O

6.0 

6.0

6.5

"

71.9

2.40

143

May

6.3

7.5

8.2

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.5

*5.8

6.0

7.5

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.5

4.9

15

13

10

8.6

7.8

826

428

69

*19

14

11

8.2

6.6 

5.5

4.6

5.8

1,546.9

49.9

5,070

June

5.2

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.*! *.8

1.1

1.4

2.2

*5.0

2.8

4.9

5.4

2.0

1.5

 1.1

V-i

1.1

1.0

1.0

418

109

13

147

1,16O 

250

41

-

2,159.7

72.0

4,280

July

7.8

4.6

3.2

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.2

l.O

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

2.8

6.9

4.2

2.5

574

41O

79

32

20

8.6

*2.2

1.6 

1.4

103

58

1,337.0

43.1

2,650

Aug.

5.5

78

1.040

54

15

4.2

4.9

5.4

1.8

.9

l.O

l.O

1.0

l.O

1.0

1.0

1.1

2.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

.9

1.1

*1.1

1.0

1.5

1.0

.8 

.8

.7

.JL

1,207.2

58.9

2,59O

Sept.

0.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.7

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.5

*2.

'.2

-

12.1

O.40

24

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,230 Mln 0.2 Mean 24.5 Ac-ft 17,76O

Water year 195O-51: Max 1,16O Mln O.2 Mean 18.4 Ao-ft 13,29(5

Peak discharge (base. 5.200 cfs).--Hay 21 (2:30 p.m.) 3,3OO cfs (4.58 ft),- Aug. 3 (1:30 a.m.) 

7,350 cfs (6.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 1 to Mar. 4 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

part of period); discharge estimated on basis of 9 discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations.
130 ARKANSAS RIVKR BASIN 

Arkansas River near Avondale, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°15', long. 104°24 I , in sec. 1, T. 21 S., R. 63 W, ( on left bank half a 

mile upstream from Sixmile Creek and 2\ miles west of Avondale.

Drainage area. 6,345 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,508.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge.--12 years, 892 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 7.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs; minimum daily, 142 cfs Oct. 30.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs Apr. 24, 1942, from rating curve extended 

above 7,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 8.83 ft June 13, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 

50 cfs Apr. 2, 1940.

Remarks. Records fair. 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). W 1087: 1942. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 3 to Aug. 3)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, Feb. 18 to Sept. 30 12 to Feb. 17

1.4 140

1.6 200

2.0 393

2.5 653

3.0 980

3.5 1,570

4.0 2,400

6.0 6,020

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

272

422

630

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

196

179

193

200

200

196

186

179

186

200

190

190

182

172

162

162

179

186

179

179

172

162

158

152

168

160

152

150

150

142

145

5,407

174

10,720

Nov.

*152

165

168

176

160

152

165

176

193

290

316

327

332

352

532

322

312

307

287

272

297

322

312

312

327

322

307

*307

307

302

-

8,071

259

16,010

Dec.

292

282

272

272

272

282

302

332

372

587

372

372

372

362

357

357

352

342

337

327

*307

302

312

307

297

297

307

312

312

307

302

9,977

322

19,790

Jan.

302

327

337

332

332

352

362

457

352

372

382

387

397

392

397

407

428

439

451

445

428

417

439

428

397

402

407

372

337

332

332

11,831

382

23,470

Feb.

332

327

322

327

536

582

543

501

*522

494

457

434

428

407

402

382

387

341

341

377

362

367

316

*310

310

300

326

316

_

-

-

11,049'

395

21,920

Mar.

305

300

*3OO

286

281

295

295

300

305

331

326

326

321

310

321

310

3OO

290

300

*290

258

263

240

227

214

214

214

214

227

232

232

8,627

278

17,110

Apr.

214

209

214

*218

272

245

232

222

272

276

305

331

305

272

218

193

186

182

*190

182

190

200

204

204

193

204

204

182

179

172

-

6,670

222

13,230

May

218

227

218

455

461

476

559

*606

617

674

658

544

528

580

622

749

722

689

669

689

823

964

900

900

998

972

1,050

1,460

1,710

2,160

2.450

25,328

817

50,240

June

2,450

2,470

2,140

1,680

1,500

1,180

1,570

1,700

1,590

1,270

1,220

1,220

1,150

1,210

1,530

1,590

940

1,170

1,530

2,200

1,890

*1,650

1,490

1,220

1,150

2,050

2,250

2.840

2,180

1,160

-

48,750

1,625

96,690

July

998

952

1,540

1,990

1,940

2,090

2,050

1,760

1,840

1,940

1,940

2,000

1,730

1,540

1,390

1,040

1,030

924

940

1,050

1,250

1,270

1,430

1,650

1,320

1,290

1,190

1,370

1,590

1,580

2.950

47,554

1,527

95,890

Aug.

1,420

1,250

4,660

1,400

858

1,100

1,150

1,070

825

1,020

665

570

570

580

525

487

700

916

844

844

964

1,500

1,570

1,050

1,110

1,150

1,050

695

611

518

466

51,692

1,-OZZ

62,860

Sept.

450

424

598

595

562

541

336

351

521

276

272

450

585

601

657

684

601

551

245

218

218

258

341

356

*290

254

227

227

227

222

"

10,876

363

21,570

Calendar year 195O: Max 4,220 Mln 140 Mean 605 Ae-ft 438,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 4, 660 Mln 142 Mean 618 Ao-ft 447,500

Peak discharge (base, 5.500 cfs).--June 28 (2 a.m.) 5.750 efs (4.68 ft); July 51 (1 a.m.) 7,450 

cfs (6.79 ft); Aug. 5 (5 a.m.) 10,500 cfs (7.95 ft); Aug. 6 (1 a.m.) 5,730 cfs (4.78 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 131

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°44', long. 105°20', in sec. 5, T. 27 S., R. 71 W., on left bank at Manzanares Crossing, 3^ miles southwest of Redwing.

Drainage area.--73 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

laaa to septemoer 1944 in reports of State engineer. No winter records prior to 1936.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,050 ft (from topographic map). July 

 13, 1923, to Sept. 7, 1934, at site 500 ft upstream at different daturas. Sept. 8,

1934, to Mar. 15, 1937, at datum 1.36 ft higher and Mar. 16, 1937, to Mar. 18, 1946,

at datum 0.86 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1936-51), 36.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 8.14 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 5.6 cfs Feb. 1.

1923-51: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 2, 1951; minimum daily, 4 cfs Jan. 22, 

1937.

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

wnicn are poor. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

1.2

Oct. 1 to Aug. 2

6 1.5

13 2.0

22 2.5

49 3.0

Aug. 3 to Sept. 30

104

240

450

740

1.4 

1.7 

2.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

16

15

14

*16

14

14

17

TV

15

13

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

15

13

10

10

11

11

12

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

401

12.9

795

Nov.

12

11

9.5

10

12

10

11

9.5

9.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

*9.5

10

9.5

13I3~

12

10

9.5

10

11

9.5

9.0

9.5

11

11

*10

12

11

-

310.5

10.4

616

Dec.

8.1

9.5

blO

b9.5

b8.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.8

9.0

9'.0

9.6

9.8

*8.8

7.4

blO

bll bTO~

b9.0

blO

blO

b9.O

9.0

8.5

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

10

285.5

9.21

566

Jan.

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.6

10

8.6

8.2

8.2

10

9.0

*9.5

10

8.0

8.2

8.4

8.6

9.0

8.8

8.0

7.0

7.4

8.0

*7.8

7.0

7.6

8.0

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.2

256.5

8.27

509

Feb.

5.6

57Z

7.2

7.2

8.0

*8.0

7.8

7.8

8.5

9.5

10

9.5

8.5

7.8

9.2

9.0

11

TT

10

9.8

*10

10

9.0

10

9.6

10

11

11

_

_

-

252.2

9.01

500

Mar.

11

10

11

12

13

14

*15

17

12

13

11

11

10

9.5

10

11

12

12

11

10

11

*10

10 8.8

9.5

10

11

13

12

9.5

10

346.3

11.2

687

Apr. .

12

10

10

10

9.5

*10

12

12

12

12

20

IT

8.8

i^T 

12

12

13

15

14

15

18

19

17

*20

20

18

14

18

18

15

-

419.3

14.0

832

May

16

14

12

TZ

15

19

18

20

*23

22

24

29

29

32

36

34

34

30

33

33

44

54

63

61

73

102

109

114

TOT

*94

84

1,387

44.7

2,750

June

7054"

59

61

43

42

42

46

51

51

46

42

*46

43

44

49

51

46

44

42

40

38

38

36

30

30

2859-

28

30

-

1,309

43.6

2,600

July

28

2T

23

22

21

*21

22

21

19

20

19

19

19

18

20

19

18

18

16

15

15

14

15

17

16

13

*12

14

]2

11

TT

551

17.8

1,090

Aug.

12

*630 ~§0~

70

30

18

15

13

10

TT

15

14

13

13

*14

13

12

12

12

13

18

15

20

*26

42

34

29

25

23

21

*19

1,302

42.0

2,580

Sept.

18 TS"

16

16

14

13

11

11

10

9.8

8.6

STF

8.6

*9.0

11

11

11

11

9.8

8.6

12

14

12

11

11

9.4

9.4

*10

11

11

-

342.8

11.4

680

Calendar year 1950 : Max 83 Min 6.2 Mean 14.4 Ac-ft 10,390

Water year 195O-51: Max 630 Min 5.6 Mean 19.6 Ac-ft 14,200

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs).--Aug. 2 (5:30 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (8.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 9-28, Nov. 4-12, Nov. 21-28, Dec. 6-13, Dec. 23 to Mar. 21 

(stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of periods), Aug. 3-15; discharge estimated on 

basis of 8 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
132 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Huerfano River at Badito, Colo.

Location.--Lat 37°43 I , long. 105°00', in sec. 4, T. 27 S., R. 68 W., on right bank at 

Badito and half a mile downstream from South Oak Creek.

Drainage area.--532 sq mi.

Records available.--August to December 1912, March 1938 to August 1941, and October 1946 

to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. August to December 1912, April 1923 

to September 1925 (no winter records 1925), March 1938 to August 1941, and October 1946 

to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,415.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. August to December 1912, chain gage and April 1923 to September 1925, water-stage 

recorder at site 300 ft upstream at different daturas. Mar. 4 to Dec. 23, 1938, chain 

gage and Dec. 24, 1938, to Aug. 6, 1941, Sept. 10, 1946, to Oct. 9, 1948, water-stage 

recorder at site 300 ft upstream at datum 1.90 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1923-24, 1938-40, 1946-51), 23.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 8.78 ft), from

rating curve extended above 350 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 

7.32, 7.66, and 8.78 ft; no flow Oct. 11-16, 18, 19, Nov. 9, Aug. 31 to Sept. 3.

1912, 1923-25, 1938-41, 1946-51: Maximum discharge, 3,150 cfs Aug. 2, 1939 (gage 

height, 9.01 ft), from rating curve extended above 115 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 4.60 ft; no flow on some days in 1940, 1941, 1951.

Discharge July 31, 1945, 7,400 cfs (slope-area determination) and Aug. 14. 1945,8,480 

cfs, from records for station near Badito (three-quarters of a mile upstream).

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1950 has been revised to 620 cfs 

July 20, 1950 (gage height, 7.66 ft), superseding figure published in Water-Supply Paper 

1177.

Remarks.--Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revlslo'ns.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 25 to June 10, June 15 to

July 24, July 2.6 to Aug. 3, Aug. 9 to Sept. 30).

.4 

1.8 

4.6

4.7 

5.0 

5.2 

5.5 

5.8

14

35

55

110

190

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.4

1.8 *T75

* .8

1.0

1.1

.5

.8

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.2

.5

*1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

*.7

.3

.2

.2

16.7

0.54

33

Nov.

0.2

.2

.3

.4

.2

.2

.2

b.l

*bO

b.l

b.2

b.9

*b2.0

b3.5

.7

1.0

1.5

.7

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.3

.8

1.1

1.0

*1.0

.7

.5

-

18.7

0.62

37

Dec.

*0.7

.5

b.4

b.4

-il

.3

*b.3

b.4

.6

.9

1.0

1.2

.9

*.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

*.6

.18

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.6

25.9

0.84

51

Jan.

0.9

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.2

1.1

*1.9

2.5

2.3

*3.5

4.5

3.5

3.0

4.5

7.0

9.6

16

*14

12

13

18

*T4

7.0

13

18

10

5.0

1.0

1.2

^8

194.5

6.27

386

Feb.

0.4

1.0

3.0

3.5

9.0

*15

12

17

16

21

22

T5

3.0

2.0

3.0

5.0

9.0

10

6.0

7.0

*7.0

5.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

.6

.4

* i 3_

_

-

199.2

7.11

395

Mar.

0.3

.2

72

.2

.2

*.3

*.4

3.0

6.6

5.0

7.5

3.9

1.8

6.1

5.3

4.6

12

8.4

9.3

10

*11

*9.3

11

12

15_

13

12

12

8.0

5.3

3.3

197.2

6.36

391

Apr.

5.0

2.7

*3.6

2.7

4.6

*4.2

3.9

3.3

2.7

5.3

5.7

4.6

2.2

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.0

376~ 1.8

*7.5

8.4

3.9

3.3

*3.3

2.2

2.2

2.7

2.4

3.0

4.6

-

109.8

3.66

218

May

3.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.7

2.2

*2.0

5.7

*17

15

18

TJ

11

9.3

15

8.0

5.7

2.2

2.4

5.7

6.6

7.2

*6.1

8.4

8.4

13

7.0

9.3

4.6

*2.7

2.0

219.8

7.09

436

June

4.6

8.8

15

10

5.3

 7.5

8.0

*11

12

16

16

19

*20

*T7

16

16

16

1615 '

*8.8

9.3

12

18

9.3

8.4

7.5

8.4

11

11

11

-

363.9

12.1

722

July

9.3

10

11

11

11

*12

10

7.0

5.3

*6.6

8.0

9.8

9.3

5.7

6.1

7.5

8.0

6.1

2.0

1.0

.4

75

.4

15

3.5

*.8

*3.6

12

26

5.0

*1.2

225.1

7.26

446

Aug.

0.8

39

*181 "To

4.5

3.0

2.3

2.0

*1.8

1.2

.3

.2

.3

1.5

*4.6

4.2

3.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.0

8.8

*3.6

5.7

8.0

6.6

3.9

3.0

1.8

1.4

*0

320.4

10.3

636

Sept.

0

0

0

*3.3

3.0

4.2

4.6

5.3

ZJ5

2.0

4.2

3.0

2.4

*3.3

3.0

2.2

3.0

1.8

1.8

1.5

2.7

4.6

4.2

4.2

*3.3

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

-

78.7

2.62

156

Calendar year 1950: Max 53 Mln 0 Mean 8.20 Ac-ft 5,93O

Water year 1950-51: Max 181 Mln 0 Mean 5.40 Ac-ft 3,910

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 ofs).--Aug. 3 (3 a.m.) 1,280 ofs (8.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Mote. No gage-height record Oct. 19-21, Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 6, Dec. 9 to Mar. 4 (stage-c'ischarge 

relation affected by Ice during most of periods), May 22, July 25, Aug. 4-8; discharge estimated on 

basis of 10 discharge measurements and weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 133 

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 1951.

Average discharge. 17 years, 25.9 cfs.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,800 ft (from base map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 64 cfs July 30 (gage height, 1.62 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.9 cfs Dec. 18.

1934-51: Maximum discharge, 417 cfs June 18, 1947 (gage height, 3.80 ft); from rating curve extended above 190 cfs; minimum daily, 2 cfs for several days November 1934 

to January 1935, and for Sept. 29, 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 18 Apr. 19 to Sept. 3O

0.8 

1.0 

1.2

2.0 

8.0

0.8

.9

1.0

3.4 

6.8

1.2 

1.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

5.6

4.1

*4.1

3.8

3.5

3.8

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.2

172

3.2

3.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

*3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

121.7

3.93

241

Nov.

3.8

3.8

4.1

5.0

5.0

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.6

6.8

*6.0

5.9

5.6

7.4

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

*3^2

3.5

3.2

-

147.4

4.91

292

Dec.

3.8

3.8

5.3

"575 5.6

4.7

4.4

5.0

5.3

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.1

*3.2

3.8

4.1

4.4

2.9

4.4

4.7

4.1

4.1

3.5

4.4

4.4

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.4

4.0

128.6

4.15

255

Jan.

3.6

3.0

3.8

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.7

4.2

4.0

*3.4

3.7

3.7

3.0

3.2

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.1

3.5

4.0

5.2

*5.3

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.3

4.3

4.2

3.8

3.2

126.5

4.08

251

Feb.

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.4

4.0

»3.8

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.7

5.4

4.8

4.2

4.3

4.6

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.5

*6.5

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.6

7.4

V.4

7.4

-

-

-

136.5

4.88

271

Mar.

7.0

6.7

6.0

6.2

6.8

7.0

»6.5

4.4

4.4

5.3

5.9

5.3

5.3

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.6

6.2

5.6

5.3

6.5

»5.6

5.0

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.6

7.4

9.0

8.5

6.2

. 184.8

5.96

367

Apr.

5.6

5T9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

*6.5

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.9

6.2

9.0

7.7

9.0

8.5

12

15

15

15

16

18

*20

19

16

17

17

17

20

18

-

340.3

11.3

675

May

16

14

13

14

16

18

17

16

*17

16

16

16

16

16

17

21

21

21

23

23

£6

25

24

24

23

27

29

30

32

*32

30

649

20.9

1,290

June

28

SI33

26

23

22

23

23

26

30

30

28

28

*28

29

30

29

26

26

24

24

24

24

22

20

17

16

14

T4

16

-

734

24.5

1,460

July

17

15

14

14

12

12

*12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

1011

10

8.5

»879

9.3

9.7

12

12

349.4

11.3

693

Aug.

11

13

16

14

12

11

11

9.7

7.6

8.1

8.9

7.2

6.8

*6.5

6.8

6.1

¥75

6.5

6.5

9.3

11

10

7.6

10

11

11

11

11

11

10

7.6

295.7

9.54

587

Sept.

8.5

8.1

8.9

9.3

8.9

8.1

8.5

8.1

8.5

8.5

7.2

7.6

7.2

*5.1

5.1

6.1

4.8

4.4

3.7

3.7

6.1

7.6

6.5

5.1

4.8

4.1

*5.1

5.4

5.B

6.1

-

196.9

6.56

391

Calendar year 1950: Max 16 Min 2.0 Mean 6.54 Ac-ft 4,740

Water year 1950-51: Max 33 Min 2.9 Mean 9.34 Ac-ft 6,770

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 13, Dec. 27 to Jan. 22, Jan. 28 to Feb. 20, Mar. 1-7 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
134 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 38°00', long. 104°28', in NE£ sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 63 W., on right bank at 

mouth of canyon, 0.3 mile downstream from diversion dam for Huerfano Valley ditch and 

8 miles southwest of Undercliffe.

Drainage area. 1.673 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,870.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 26, 1950, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 12 years, 55.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 cfs July 22 (gage height, 7.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 750 -cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; no 

flow June 19-27.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 38,400 cfs July 26,1950 (gage height, 13.96 ft., present 

datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; no flow at times in nearly every year.

Maximum discharge and stage known since at least 1900, that of July 26, 1950, from 

information by local residents.

Remarks .--Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.0

*1.0 

.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

**1.0

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

47.6

1.54

94

Nov.

**1.5

1.8 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*1.8

2.0

fri

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

-

44.7

1.49

89

Dec.

1.0

1.1 

1.5

1.1

-8

*.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

*2.6 2~,~2

2!o

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.0

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.9

47.8

1.54

95

Jan.

1.5

1.6 

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.5

2.0

*1.6

1.5

1.4

1.8

2.0

1.3

.9

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

2.0

*6.4

6.0

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

58.2

1.88

115

 Feb.

3.1

5.0 

7.0

11

12

23

*12

12

21

20

19

15

14

9.4

6.0

3.5

3.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

1-8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

**1.8

1.8

_

_

-

218.2

7.79

433

Mar.

*0.8

.9

.5

.4

*.4

.6

.7

1.2

1.8

2.5

4.2

7.0

8.2

10

14

17

20

25

*30

30

30

28

28

26

28

28

29

28

30

19

12

461.2

14.9

915

Apr.

12

*12 

9.4

8.6

9.4

14

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

5.2

5.2

3.8

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.8

*3.5

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.9

6.0

7.0

5.6

4.9

3.5

4.2

-

184.6

6.15

366

May

4.9

e2.5

2.0

2.0

1.8

*1.0

1.8

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.0

4.2

2.2

1.8

1.5-

1.2

.8

2.0

3.0

2.0

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

68.4

2.21

136

June

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

4.6

1.8

l.O

.6

*.3

.4

12

8.2

*23

14

10

5.6

2.8

.8

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*£6_

3.0

2.2

-

160.2

5.34

318

July

2.5

7.4 

1.2

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l!i

.1

.8

2.2

.4

.2 7.0'

6.0

3.0

2.0

*380

29

43

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

3.0

49

547.2

17.7

1,090

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,400 Min 0 Mean 28.5 Ac-ft 20,600

Aug.

*10

91 

*967

52

27

97

43

25

23

21

20

18

18

18

18

18

*63

36

17

17

18

17

16

*14

13

13

11

8.6

7.4

5.6

5.8

1,726.4

55.7

3,420

Sept.

3^0

2.5

1.5

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

l.O

1.0

1/0

1.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.8

.8

1.5

1.5

1.8

*1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.4

-

54.8

1.16

69

Water year 1950-51 : Max 967 Min 0 Mean 9.86 Ac-ft 7,140

Peak discharge (base, 5.0OO cfs). July 22 (8:30 p.m.) 6,64O cfs (7.70 ft)j Aug. 3 (12:30 a.m.) 

5,720 cfs (6.93 ft),

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 17 to Feb. 3 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 135

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo.

Location Lat 38°11 38°11', long. 104 °10', In sec. 31, T. ?1 S., R. 60 W. , on right bank 

t downstream from diversion dam of Oxford Parsers Co. canal and it miles west

Drainage area. 9,363 sq mi.

.-. ' "September 1897 to October 1903, July 1909 to November 1912, and 

nc i°!? er ^ a to SePtember 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1897 to 

October 1903, May 1906 to November 1912. and January 1914 to September 1944 in reB-f L ?t « t?a?olgin5e?' Publlshed as "near Boone" July to October 1916, and as

at Nepesta" 1919 and 1920. Records for 1903, July to October 1916, and June 1936 

to date, include diversion to Oxford Farmers Co. canal below the first wasteway, 

others do not. J

Gage Mater-stage recorders on river and on Oxford Farmers Co. canal. Datum of gage on 

Fiver is 4,378.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Sept. 8, 1897, tt> Dec 1 

1900, staff gage and Oct. 1, 1919, to June 4, 1921, water-stage recorder at highway 

bridge 2 miles downstream at different datums. May 1, 1901, to Oct. 31, 1903 .May 

1906 to Aug. 22, 1910, staff gage and Aug. 23, 1910, to Nov. 30, 1912, Jan. 1 1914, 

to June 30, 1916, Oct. 28, 1916, to Sept. 30, 1919, June 5, 1921 to June 14, 1936, 

water-stage recorder on diversion dam of Oxford Farmers Co. canal 100 ft upstream 

at approximately present datum. July 1 to Oct. 27, 1916, staff gage at diversion dam 

of Rocky Ford Highline Canal 5 miles upstream at different datum. June 15, 1936, to 

Aug. 1, 1945, Oct. 1, 1949, to July 29, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1936-51), 722 cfs; 10 years (1917-21, 1922-28), 712 cfs 

inoi; including water diverted by Oxford Farmers Co. canal below the first wasteway).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs Aug. 3, from rating curve extended 

aoove 12,100 cfs; minimum daily, 100 cfs Sept. 14

1897-1903, 1906-12, 1914-51: Maximum discharge , 180,000 cfs June 4, 1921, from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of neak 

flow at point 9 miles upstream; no- flow at times in 1902, 19.tO, 1931, 1934.

Remarks . Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made four times a month. 

charge 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, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. M 1117: .Drainage area.

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

DisDay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

142

127

150

167

152

141

138

148

131

127

138

145

136

125

117

103

TT7

137

132

156

174

167

152

160

189

167

140

144

137

128

132

4,419

143

8,760

Nov.

138

149

154

161

148

137

TT2

160

158

160

179

219

253

279

314

288

262

268

310

312

321

255

253

240

268

283

277

285

289

268

-

6,931

231

13,750

Dec.

254

248

236

224

208

226

216

283

304

324

282

274

312

295

276

282

295

299

298

292

297

290

264

270

273

292

314

315

317

320

296

8,676

280

17,210

Jan.

302

344

327

250

259

310

376

361

210

227

353

388

353

208

205

128

118 T8~5~

272

3O3

316

363

427 353"

363

356

280

160

300

240

240

8,918

288

17,690

Feb.

380

320

220

200

2075

240

200

278

516

157

403

374

459

497

443

412

330

307

259

330

336

334

308

294

304

297

276

260

_

_

-

9,234

330

18,320

Mar.

249

231

245

210

175

185

200

200

198

220

211

173

214

233

223

212

209

199

214

222

197

199

195

189

196

177

177

160

T7S

191

190

6,270

202

12,440

Apr.

177

180

187

177

222

251

£35

235

229

304

316

319

313

305

277

190

179

170

151

147

139

156

157

178

178

167

190

157

126

106

-

6,118

204

12,130

May

113

TS5

154

134

150

137

196

278

286

340

370

352

431

445

553

740

694

629

625

613

1,020

1,100

889

1,000

1,010

914

960

1,300

1,410

1.520

1,460

19,991

645

39,650

June

1,570

1,490

1,220

1,180

1,270

1,270

1,530

1,390

1,320

1,600

1,560

1,510

713

749

1,749

1,950

941

962

1,500

1,660

1,520

888

733

522

610

991

1,400

3,520

1 , 360

487

39,156

1,305

77,660

July

450

755

1,300

1,340

1,380

1,450

1,290

1,080

1,200

1,400

1,450

1,690

1,250

1,110

954

971

1,060

1,090

816

995

1,060

1,680

1,120

937

775

894

756

882

985

942

2,270

35,322

1,139

70,060

Aug.

534

782

8,550

735

485

707

1,750

1,150

709

616

202

252

303

304

484

355

350

607

416

410

522

829

1,110

650

670

779

670

537

633

530

439

27,110

875

53,770

Sept.

402

352

333

287

257

235

228

224

228

180

200

224

148

100

T33

163

172

172

229

195

184

194

210

212

209

2OO

167

160

156

149

6,333

211

12,560

Calendar year 1950 : Max 5,290 Mln 6O Mean 451 Ac-ft 326,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,550 mn 100 Mean 489 Ac-ft 354,000

Peak discharge (base, 4.700 cfs).--June 28 (2:30 a.m.) 11,300 cfsj July 31 (2:30 a.m.) 10,700 cfs; 

Aug. 3 ^10:30 a.m.) 14,700 el's.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 27 to Feb. 7 (no gage-height record Jan. 28 to 

Feb. 6; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations).
136 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo.

Location. Lat-38"05', long. 103"59'., In sec. 35, T. 22 S., R. 59 W., on downstream side

 oTTJTghway bridge near right bank, 4 miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles southeast 

of Fowler.

Drainage area. 1,125 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. April

 lyaiJ to September 1925 and May 1939 to September 1944 In reports of State engineer. 

Published as "at mouth" April 1922 to September 1925.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,317.05 ft above mean sea level, datum

 of 1929.' Apr. 1, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1925, at site 1 mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 42.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs July 31 (gage height, 17.70 ft) from

 rating curve extended above 6,200 cfs; no flow Feb. 5.

1922-25, 1939-51: Maximum discharge, 14,700 cfs Aug. 15, 1942 (gage height, 16.23 

ft), from rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; no flow Feb. 5, 1951.

Remarks. Records poor. Waste water from Oxford Farmers and Rocky Ford Highline Canals

 enters river above station. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Revisions (water years). W 957: 1939, 1941. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, Mar. 3 to May 16, 

June 5-13, June 29 to July 22, July 29, 30)

Oct. 1 to June 28 (7 a.m.) June 28 (7 a.m.) to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

0.1 

.4 

1.0 

2.7 

5.5

3.5 

3.7 

3.9 

4.3 

5.0

18

49

225

525

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.6 

2.8

1.0 

3.6

3.1

4.0

8.0

10.0

130

480

2,300

3,500

i.4 1U 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to'September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4O

TT

7.8

*5.2

4.4

4.7

7.3

8.2

5.2

3.5

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

3.0

*5.2

3.3

4.4

5.2

3.0

3.5

17'4.9

3.8

5.2

9.6 

4.1

2.2

3.5

192.4

6.21

382

Nov.

3.5

6.0

5.5

4.4

2.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

*2 . 2

b3.0

b6.0

12

24

16

18

8.3

3.3

9.1

39

37

34

15

15

7.3

15

16

8.2

5.2 

4.9

4.4

-

329.9

11.0

654

Dec.

4.7

3.3

4.1

4.9

2.4

1.7

n.s

T75

5.2

13

10

12

8.2

11

9.1

8.2

7.3

7.8

*8.6

12

14

10

9.6

10

9.1

8.2

15

25 2-4

24

24

309.4

9.98

614

Jan.

16

2.5

2.7

42

46

39

35

40

41

36

34

33

30

32

19

4.3

3.8

3.0

3.0

16

 13'

1.3

.8

7.3

5.5

.5

.3

.3 

.2

.2

.2

507.9

16.4

1,010

Feb.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

0

.2

.5

4.1

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.5

3.5

5.0

475

3.5

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9.

_

-

61.0

2.18

121

Mar.

*2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

16

6.8

2.0

*2.0

1.7

1.3

3.0

3.0

*2.7

2.7

1.3

1.0

T75

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.8

1.3 

2.4

5.2

3.5

83.0

2.68

165

Apr.

2.2

2.0

2.2

1.5

2.2

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.7

4.4

375

2.0

2.4

1.7

1.5

 1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

2.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.5 

.8

.8

-

48.9

1.63

97

May

0.8

FT5

2.0

1.3

1.0

.0

.0

* .2

.7

.3

1.2

.9

.8

.8

3.0

8.6

408

200

90

62

44

32

*22

29

31

14

3.5

13

18

25

26

1,046.6

.33:8

2,080

June

24

26

17

17

24

19

16

*7.3

IB

19

24

21

24

140

203

21

24

101

1O1

*72

64

44

110

206

189

55

53

*1, 350 

318

180

-

3,479.3

116

6,900

July

130

79

58

42

10

13

3.6

2.3

1.5

575

4.2

*8.1

8.7

6.2

3.1

2.8

2.6

3.6

6.8

4.9

4.9

8.7

120

30

20

15

13

10 

3.3

8.7

3,280

3,909.5

126

7,750

Aug.

1,510

1,330

"1,480

107

44

37

456

65

*33

40

109

24

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

260

64

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

*5.5 

8.7

4.2

2.8

5,627.0

182

11,160

Sept.

3.1

3.1

3.1

4.2

3.6

3.6

7.4

6.2

2.0

4.2

2.8

*3.6

2.3

2.6

4.9

3.3

3.1

2.6

2.0

*1.S

2.8

8.1

375

4.9

4.2

2.3

2.3

2.6 

2.6

3.1

-

106.0

3.53

210

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,660 Min 0.6 Mean 35.1 Ac-ft 25,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,280 Min 0 Mean 43.0 Ac-ft 31,140

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). June 28 (9 a.m.) 7,000 cfs (14.00 ft); July 31 (9 a.m.) 11,100 

cfs (17.70 ftj; Aug. 3 (6 a.m.) 7,330 cfs (14.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 7-16, 28-31, Feb. 10 to Mar. 2 (stage-discharge relation affected 

by ice during most of periods), July 23-27; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 137

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo.

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.--12,228 sq ml.

Records available.--May to August 1889, December 1893 to December 1895, January to

December 19U1, April to October 1903, August to November 1908, April 1912 to December 

1913, and October 1933 to September 1951 In reports of Geological Survey. December 

1893 to December 1895, January to December 1901, April to October 1903, August to 

November 1908, and April 1912 to September 1944 In reports of State engineer.

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 4 miles at various datums. Apr. 11, 1912, to June 12, 1940, 

water-stage recorder and staff or chain gages at several sites within a mile at 

various datums.

Average discharge.--39 years (1912-51), 283 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,900 cfs July 23 (gage height, 10.00 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Nov. 9.

1889, 1893-95, 1901, 1903, 1908, 1912-51: Maximum discharge, 200,000 cfs June 4, 

1921 (gage height, 18.4 ft, at present site, with datum then in use), from rating 

curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow Jan. 20-23, Mar. 20-22, 1915.

Remarks.--Records fair above 200 cfs and poor below. Discharge measurements generally 

made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountaln diversions, 

storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for 

Irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

40

36

26

32

27

20

21

15

9.0

6.0

8.0

12

19

12

13

78

66

22

19

13

15

13

13

14

14

15

11

S.O

s.o

9.0

S.O

622.0

20.1

1,230

Nov.

61

~2T 139

5.0

2.0

3.0

.6

.6

.4

6.5

21

78

58

46

35

23

15

13

16

28

24

28

28

20

23

16

19

15

15

13

-

772.6

25.8

1,530

Dec.

12

12

11

14

28

a!3

a5.O

.8

4. -5

4.8

16

14

9.6

14

18

18

21

28

34

24

18

24

21

6.4

16

22

18

21

5.6

9.6

21

483.8

15.6

960

Jan.

39

26

34

22

30

a35

a41

a35

24

21

19

28

132 TOT

132

91

39

24

22

26

24

28

2828'

30

2T~7.2

a30

a25

a25

a23

1,193.2

38.5

2,370

Feb.

a20

a22

a25

a25

28

25

22

26

48

35

32

27

21

a20

18

14

31

27

20

21

19

17

22

12

T5

18

25

23

_

-

.

658

23.5

1,310

Mar.

32

60

W

43

48

51

a45

a50

a36

24

28

28

35

17

TS

18

37

37

35

31

24

22

20

36

a30

27

27

28

23

18

24

992

32.0

1,970

Apr.

34

19

17

20

43

28

32

23

25

35

60

43

48

37

69

37

7.4

2.0

S75

22

19

42

40

39

32

25

20

SB- 85

21

-

990.2

33.0

1,960

May

21

18

 21 12

23

27

32

36

34

58

48

54

82

37

95

418 TTS

a74

69

51

69

85

35

36

60

50

48

53

75

98

122

2,055

66.3

4,080

June

134

154

170

151

137

158

137

161

119

75

85

148

306

885

2,570

462

102

121

520

150

237

70

121

155

495

172

152

5.970

335

107

-

12,542

418

24,880

July

61

39

31

61

53

28

ST

95

84

88

93

102

129

105

100

105

167

157

102

86

118

246

 

6,9209~^

126

189

56

38

39

51

4,910

14,536

469

28,830

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,880 Mln 0.4 Mean 97.2 Ac-ft 70,340

Aug.

159

10

4,21*0'

854

82

70

421

464

450

842

78

40

36

39

65

72

67

55

64

83

61

93

93

108

97

146

95

74

67

35

29

9,079

293

18,010

Sept.

22

43

72

29

21

34

58

45

31

110

136 -22

17

15

14

17

25

17

31

35

33

40

44

48

48

54

24

12

4S~9.4

-

1,156.4

38.5

2,290

Water year 1950-51 : Max 6,920 Mln 0.4 Mean 124 Ac-ft 89,420

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--June 28 (3:15 p.m.) 15,200 cfs (8.40 ft); July 23 (5:45 a.m.) 

27.900 cfs (10.00 ft); July 31 (3:45 p.m.) 14,700 cfs (8.20 ft); Aug. 3 (10, p.m.) 10,600 cfs (8.07 

ft).

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.
138 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°05 T , long. 103°12', in NW£ sec. 2, T. 23 S., R. 52 W., on left bank 

1,5UU ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 50 and 1 mile north of Las Animas.

Drainage area. 14,435 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,874.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge.--12 years, 317 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,370 cfs Aug. 1; maximum gage height, 8.25 ft 

Aug. 4; minimum daily discharge, 15 cfs Sept. 20.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 23,600 cfs Apr. 25, 1942 (gage height, 12.58 ft); minimum daily, 8 cfs Aug. 9, 28, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by trans- 

. mountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals 

and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, 15-17, June 24 to

July 2, July 23-26, 31, Aug. 1)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 10 Nov. 11 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

1.9

2.0 

2.3

2.5

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

120

207

430

740

5.0 

6.0 

6.6

1,500

2,500

3,230

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

84

51

36

36

32

30

30

29

*29

27

28

28

27

30

82

*77

38

33

27

27

27

27

*26 

25

26

31

29

24

22

22

24

1,066

34.4

2,110

Nov.

46

50

41

27

Si

*21

26

27

26

29

29

32

39

35

*33

30

28

27

28

27

27

*27

26 

25

25

22

23

24

23

22

-

866

28.9

1,720

Dec.

23

22

23

24

b22

*b20

b20

52

60

67

*Ii

74

44

37

*35

35

34

34

34

49

52

42

40 

38

38

*37

36

37

34

33

32

1,202

38.8

2,380

Jan.

32

*30

' 29

29

29

29

27

*44

79

67

72

74

74

b70

b86

blOO

bllO

115

95

87

77

*74

75 

68

68

67

b62

b46

b41

b47

*b40

1,943

62.7

3,850

Feb.

b50

b58

68

68

*70

75

79

72

62

49

60

*62

57

59

75

72

46

39

*38

38

38

36

35 

34

33

33

*33

32

-

-

-

1,471

52.5

2,920

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,35o Mln 18

Mar.

33

33

33

36

*60

47

70

60

45

40

38

*35

33

32

29

27

27

27

*25

27

27

31

29 

29

40

*83

39

34

*28

26

11

1,144

36.9

2,270

Apr.

20 *ia

18

19

19

21

20

21

*20

20

18

18

18

19

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

21

19

19

18

*5_2

-

596

19.9

1,180

May

35

25

18

21

21

21 *21'

21

20

22

22

21

29

25

38

384

106

91

46

39

*35

33

37 

33

28

31

33

36

24

21

*21

1,358

43.8

2,690

June

22

26

30

*39

35

32

33

30

36

81

95 *91

125

454

*5.140

*907

420

*146

656

310

295

425

143 

106

*555

237

83

923

1,200

178

-

10,853

362

21,530

July

113

166

70

63

75

40

33

29

*30

31

32

30

33

34

31

*25

27

99

39

29

25

29

*2.79_0 

420

97

75

99

38

33

*30

*1,690

6,355

205

12,600

Aug.

*1,170

108

587

2.800

272

*111

70

340

310

526

591

141

59

45

*39

34

50

32

31

29

*29

28

25 

27

25

24

*38

27

26

25

24

7,643

247

15,160

Sept.

23

23

22

*22

21

18

18

20

18

*16

35

28

18

18

17

16

16

*16

16

15

16

16

19 

*21

21

19

18

19

18

18

~

581

19.4

1,150

.Mean 79.5 Ac-ft 57,580

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,14O Mln 15 Mean 96.1 Ac-ft 69,560

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 c 

= fs (7.93 ft); July 23 (2:3O p

 June 15 

33O cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

cfs). J 

.m.) 5,33

(2 p.m.) 4,360 cfs (7.46 ft); June 29 (1 a.m.) 4,910 

(8.18 ft); Aug. 1 (12:45 a.m.) 6,370 cfs (7.89 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 139

Purgatolre River at Trinidad, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°10'15", long. 104°30'30", In sec. 13, T. 33 S., R. 64 W., on right bank 

at I'oot of College Street, 90 ft upstream from railroad bridge and 500 ft downstream 

from Animas Street Bridge In Trinidad. Prior to Dec. 11, 1950, at site 1,300 ft upstream at foot of State Street.

Drainage area.-«-79S sq ml.

Heeords available.--May 1896 to July 1899, August 1905 to November 1912, and October 1933 

to septemoer ±951 In reports of Geological Survey. May 1896 to July 1899, August 1905 

to November 1912, and April 1916 to September 1944 In reports of State engineer.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 5,982.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. May 1, 1896, to July 31, 1899, staff gage on downstream side of Anlmas Street 

Bridge 500 ft upstream at datum 0.3 ft lower. Aug. 25, 1905, to Nov. 30, 1912, chain 

gage on upstream side of Anlmas 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 600 ft 

downstream at right bank and 200 ft upstream from Commercial Street Bridge at datum 3.40 

ft lower. Nov. 11, 1921, to November 1922, water-stage recorder at site about threequarters of a mile upstream and 150 ft downstream from former Main Street Bridge at different datum. November 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, at site 1,300 ft 

upstream at foot of State Street at datum 5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--39 years (1907-12, 1916-18, 1919-51), 89.8 cfs.

Extremes. naxlmum discharge during year, 3,570 cfs July 24 (gage height, 4.40 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 440 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 8.00, 8.15, 8.17, and 12.70 ft; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Sept 27, 28.

1896-99, 1905, 1906-12, 1916-51: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage 

height, 12.70 ft, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 980 cfs 

on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 8.15, 8.17, and 12.70 ft; no 

flow for several days during summer of 1896, June 11, 1950.

Flood of Sept. 30, 1904, gage height, 13.6 ft present site and datum by levels from 

floodmark 170 ft downstream corrected for slope (discharge, 45,400 cfs by slope-area 

determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Kevisio'ns. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5, 7, Nov. 18, 24, 25)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11 to Aug. 22

0.0 

.5 

.7

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

68

145

395

Aug. 23 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

53

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

11

T.o

8.0

7.0

*6.5

6.0

4.0

or

6.0

6.4

7.0

6.6

6.0

6.7

7.0

9.0

8.4

7.3

6.0

6.8

7.0

7.8

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.9

*8.0

6.5

7.0

7.0

8.0

222.9

7.19

442

Nov.

9.0 570-

10

11

10

10

10

10

11

12

13

12

*14

13

12

12

12

12

13

14

16T6-

16

*16

14

13

13

12

11

11

-

367.0

12.2

728

Dec.

10

10

11

10

9.0

8.2

57*

10

11

16_

*13

14

*13

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

11

10

11

11

12

15

357.6

11.5

709

Jan.

12

11

12

14

13

11

12

13

10

*8.0

7.8

7.4

iz~ 7.2

15

20

19

18

16

15

22

*29ZB"

21

24

25

13

11

10

11

8.0

453.4

14.6

899

Feb.

15~ 6.2

18

28

26

*31

30

36

45

50

5230-

15

18

20

28

31

28

19

20

*19

12

10

15

14 .

18

*16

10

_

_

-

657.2

23.5

1,300

Mar.

14

10

10

14

6.1

5.4

*4.7

57T

10

7.5

8.2

12

10

8.9

8.9

8.9

10

12

15

12

8.9

*8.9

6.8

8.2

7.5

8.2

9.6

21

19" 28

15

334.8

10.8

664

Apr.

26

2919"

20

20

20

*18

15

18

21

29

19

18

15

15

14

14

14

15

18

15

12 *T?

14

12

15

18

16

15

16

-

524

17.5

1,040

May

16

16

15

14

11

12

15

11

15

*20

19

18

18

18

24

20

60

50

24

19

47

55

33

29

28

31

45

55

71

*92

S?

983

31.7

1,950

June

58

42

40

52

58

40

35

5T

45

60

65

78

60

*80

*7T

68

63

63

63

58

50

47

55

55

58

50

40

38

40

40

-

1,609

53.6

3,190

July

42

42

31

28

28

24

*20

16

14

11

77

33

23

20

20

21

126

102

37

24

24

308

123

-5B- 338

*21

18

8.2

7.5 80 

85

1,806.7

58.3

3,580

Aug.

45

28

33

47

35

55

45

23

16

166

63

15

9.6

7.5

6.1

4.7

4.0

3.6

5.4

10

14

29

28

49

30

31

12

6.4

3.2 3T2-

*5.2

832.9

26.9

1,650

Sept.

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.2

2.8

2.8

6.4

14~6~.4

8.8

7.6

5.2

*4.0

6.4

6.4

7.6

7.6

6.4

5.2

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.4

1.6

1.2

.8

*.4

7T

.8

1.2

-

124.8

4.16

248

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,430 Mln 0 Mean 32.3 Ac -ft 23,420

Water year 1950-51: Max 338 Mln 0.4 Mean 22.7 Ac-ft 16,400

Peak discharge (base,2.OOP efa). July 22 (5:30 a.m.) 3,530 cfa (4.38 ft); July 24 (3:30 a.m.) 

3,570 cfs ^.40 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record for most of period Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during part of period); discharge estimated on basis of 9 discharge measurements, 

occasional gage heights, weather records, and record of diversions below station.
140 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatolre River at Nlnemlle 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, approximately.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 19^4 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,240.59 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Oct. 28, 1934, at site 550 ft downstream at datum 0.60 ft higher.

Average discharge. 27 years, 109 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,400 cfs July 23 (gage height, 8.51 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 10.19 and 14.03 ft; no flow June 12, Sept. 26-30.

1924-51: Maximum discharge, 64,500 cfs Sept. 15, 1934 (gage height, about 14.3 ft, 

present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diversions for irrigation of about 22,000 acres above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per see6nd, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

18

14

12

12

12

9.0

7.8

7.0

5.4

4.6

*4.6

4.6

4.2

3.4

5.0

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

4.2

4.6

3.8

3.4

2.6

3.0

193.0

6.23

383

Nov.

3.4

3.8

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

3.4

a3.8

a3.9

aS.O

a5.6

10

8.2

8.6

no

11

10

10

11

12

11

10

10

12

11

9.5

9.5

11

-

239.7

7.99

475

Dec.

11

12

10

12

8.2

9.5

10 ,

10

9.5

14

16

17

19

17

16

15

14

*13

13

14

12

11

10

12

12

11

11

11

15

10

11

384.2

12.4

762

Jan.

11

9.5

13

12

12

12

13

7.0

*8.6

11

14

18

4.6

12

18

19

21

18

19

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

15

a7.0

aS.O

a5. 5

a5.5

412.7

13.3

819

Feb.

a3.0

a3.1

a3.4

a3.8

*4.2

8.6

15

24

26

29_

24

*23

14

16

20

19

15

12

no

12

1?

10

9.0

10

9.0

*8.6

7.4

6.6

_

_

-

357.7

12,8

709

Mar.

6.2

5.8

4.2

3.4

*3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.0

*2.2

3.4

3.8

3.0

3.0

3.4

*3.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

4.2

3.8

4.2

*3.8

3.4

5.0

5.8

5.0

5.0

127.0

4.10

252

Apr.

7.0

15

*18

24

27

28

29

30

*23

22

19

17

15

14

12

*12

11

10

9.5

8.6

*8.6

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.8

7.4

6.2

5.8

5.0

*2.6

-

416.7

13.9

827

May

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.0

1.0

*1.8

1.0

1.8

2.6

2.6

1.8

1.0 *:9

9T5

8.6

322

*270

136

78

56

*37

109

96

56

33

23

*71

136

69

36

1,568.8

50.6

3,110

June

18

13

7.5

*4.7

5.4

3.8

3.0

1.8

3.6

3.6

*1.6

0

80

52

1.080

325

103

*50

33

26

18

14

12

21

*15

7.8

12

5.4

21

12

-

1,953.2

65.1

3,870

July

6.2

*2.6

1.0

74

26

7.4

.9

.5

.5

.5

.9

*2,880

193

78

45

*32

27

23

18

14

11

852

5.740

486

*159

156

95

60

37

26

1,180

10,230.5

330

20,290

Aug.

506

488

818

306

210

84

563

214

81

515

313

93

*58

50

34

22~5.0

635

95

48

5.110

477

1,210

1,630

1,660

818

214

95

55

37

29

14,475.0

467

28,710

Sept.

22

20

17

*15

11

7.7

5.6

6.8

7,4

*12

5.6

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.0

2.3

*2.3

1.8

1.4

.4

.6

1.2

1.0

*.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

-

153.6

5.12

305

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,560 Min o Mean 61.0 Ac-ft 44,150

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,740 Min o Mean 83.6 Ac-ft 60,510

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).-

10,800 cfs (6.22 ft); July 23 (1 a.m

-June 15 (2:30 a.m.) 3.650 cfs (4.68 ft): July 12 (1:30 a.m.) 

) 23,400 cfs (8.51 ft); Aug. 2 (11 p.m.) 4,770 cfs (4.79 ft);

Aug. 21 (4 a.m.) 8,650 cfs (5.90 ft); Aug. 23 (6:45 a.m.) 3,390 cfs (4.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 14 

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near Las Animas, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°55' , long. 103°18' , in sec. 1, T. 25 S., R. 53 W., on left bank 70 ft 

upstream from diversion dam of Highland ditch and 11 miles southwest of Las Animas.

Drainage area. 3,376 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1931 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 20 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 cfs July 23 (gage height, 9.20 ft), from 

 rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of computation of flow over dam at gage 

height 11.50 ft; no flow Apr. 30, May 7, 8, Sept. 25-30.

1931-51: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs Apr. 24, 1942, estimated by slope-area surveys by Bureau of Reclamation and Office of State Engineer; maximum gage height, 14.00 

ft Sept. 15, 1934, from floodmarks; no flow at times during most years.

Remarks. Records good above 100 cfs and fair below except those for periods of ice effect 

or no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 24,000 

acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 1117: 1938(M), 1943(M), 1944(M), drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

23

23

22

18

17

16

15

11

9.0

7.0

5.4

*4.8

4.6

4.4

3.6

2.8

2.7

*.5

.6

.5

.5 

.5

.5 

.4

.4

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

194.3

6.27

385

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.6

1.3

.8

1.1

1.1

.7

.6

1.3

3.4

15

14

8.0

3.6

*5.0

8.3

21

16

~3.8 22 

1.9 

1.7

5.0

6.5

3.6

3.6

2.7

2.0

-

154.9

5.16

307

Dec.

2.4

1.9

1.9

bl.8

1.7

2.4

3.6

3.0

10

28

39

60

73

79

78

48

15

*12

12

11

12 

12

9.8

10

J2

12

8.0

7.4

8.9

9.8

12

597.6

19.3

1,190

Jan.

11

8.9

8.3

8.6

7.7

5.6

6.5

4.2

*7.1

11

5.0

6.8

3.6

5.3

11

11

22

26

18

10

7.4 

10

14 

13

13

13

8.9

7.0

5.0

4.5

3^5

296.9

9.58

589

Feb.

2.6

TS

3.3

3.5

*3.8

*4.8

9.5

17

20

25

22

*18

10

11

14

18

18

14

*8.8

9.9

8.6

7.5

4.7 

3.9

7.7

*4.1

3.1

2.9

-

-

278.5

9.95

552

Mar.

2.3

2.9

2.6

2.6

*3.1

1.4

1.6

1.2

.8

1.2

1.6

1.6

 2.3

2.6

2.3

1.6

2.6

2.9

*3.9

375

2.6 

1.7

.7 

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3. 2

.2

.5

51.8

1.67

103

Apr.

1.7

2.8

*2.8

2.4

9.4

21

26

25

*28 27

26

21

18

15

13

*12

12

11

9.9

9.1

 8.3 

7.2

4.7 

3.9

2.6

1.7

1.0

.5

.2 *o

-

323.2

10.8

641

Hay

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

.1

.1

.1.1

.1.1

3.1

39

29

368

*149

110

94 

64

30 

122

82

37

20

*14

44

108

63

1,372.3

44.3

2,720

June

20

13

10

9.5

8.9

5.9

2.8

.8

576

29

 58

54

12

169

762

402

153

<221

143

47

20 

20

279 

30

66

25

10

6.0

3.0

8.6

~

2,594.1

86.5

5,150

'July

8.0

*4.0

2.0

590

152

23

12

4.0

*2.5

1.5

1.5

»2,150

272

88

51

*32

25

17

10

7.2

7.2 

87

»4j090 

880

378

188

247

138

84

*41

1,070

10,662.9

344

21,150

Aug.

1,160

432

828

230

176

113

72

 405

138

1,200

742

134

72

53

39

26

18

445

224

422

 4,010 

1,636

1,720 

2,170

2,270

1,670

824

446

272

152

88

22,378

722

44,390

Sept.

51

15

19

*18

18

9.8

5.0

3.9

2.9

2.0

1.5

.8

.6

.3

.3

.5

*.6

.5

.3

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

160. 3

5.36

319

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,990 Mln 0 Mean 69.4 Ac-ft 50,270

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,090 Min 0 Mean 107 Ac-ft 77,500

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 efa}. July 4 (9:15 p.m.) 6,900 cfs (6.20 ft); July 12 (7:15 a.m.) 

8,400 cfs (6.70 ft); July 23 (7:30 a.m.) 17,200 cfs (9.20 ft); Aug. 21 (10 a,m.) 8,700 efs (6.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Mo gage-height record Oct. 1-17, Jan. 28 to Feb. 4 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

during part of period), May 11-14, June 27 to July 3, July 6-11; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for discharge in Highland ditch.
142 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatoire River near Las Animas, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°01', long. 103°12', in sec. 23, T. 23 S., R. 52 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2.8 miles southeast of Las Animas and 

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May to September 1889, August 5o October 1909 (gage heights only),

 and July 194H to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1922 to September 1931 and July 1948 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,879.94 ft above mean sea level, datum

 of 1929. May 22 to Sept. 30, 1889, staff gage and Aug. 4 to Oct. 9, 1909, chain gage 

at site about 3 miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 1, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1931, 

water-stage recorder at present site at datum 4 ft higher.

Average discharge.--12 years (1922-31, 1948-51), 173 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs July 23 (gage height, 8.06 ft);

 minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Sept. 30.

1889, 1909, 1922-31, 1948-51: Maximum discharge, 31,500 cfs June 6, 1948 (gage 

height, 9.75 ft), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs; no flow at times in 

1924, 1925, 1927, 1949.

Greatest flood known occurred Oct. 1, 1904.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Diversions for 

irrigation of about 26,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13, Nov. 11-25, Dec. 10-17, 

Jan. 10-27, Feb. 13-20, June 15, 16, July 5 to Aug. 18, 

Aug. 22 to Sept. 3o)

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

0.3 2.6 0.8 18 0.4 2.7 1.0 31 1.9 360

.4 4.4 .9 25 .5 4.5 1.3 72 2.5 1,O20

.5 6.5 1.0 39 .6 7.5 1.5 114 3 .O 1,710

.7 13 1.1 68 .8 17 1.6 150 4.0 3,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

35

33

31

22

24

19

19

19

22

16

14

11

9.2

8.9

6.8

6.5

14

22

11

6.3

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3,7.

401.7

13.0

797

NOV.

3.7

8.9

24

9.5

6.5

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.3

8.6

16

20

28

11

32

18

14

13

15

14

14

11

9.2

9.5

9.8

10

9.5

8.9

8.9

-

400.0

13.3

793

Dec.

8.3

8.0

7 .1

7.4

6.8

8.6

8.9

9.2

8.9

9.2

16

21

42

26

24

23

23

19

17

16

16

16

14

15

15

16

13

14

13

14

16

471.4

15.2

935

Jan.

17

15

15

b!5.

b!7

bl5

b!5

b!7

b!7

16

12

12

13

9.5

9.2

12

23

35

45

2?

16

18

20

22

20

20

14

a7.0

a5.0

a6.0

a5.0

502.7

16.2

997

Feb.

a2.6

a5.0

a7.0

a9.0

all

14

12

19

31

59.

38

35

25

25

25

20

33

23

19

16

15

13

12

10

8.9

11

8.3

7.4

_

.

-

514.2

18.4

1,020

Mar.

6.8

8.6

21

8.9

7.7

16

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

12

24

7.4

6.3

16

24

22

12

10

7.7

7.7

8.9

6.1

7.5

4.3

4.3

4.8

4.0

3.8

301.4

9.72

598

Apr.

6.9

5.1

4.5

5.4

6.9

14

25

ZZ

6.0

5.7

6.9

8.8

4.5

4.3

4.3

3.6

3.4

4.1

3.1

3.6

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.7

-

183.0

6.10

363

May

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

3.1

2.9

2.7

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

12

9.3

17

321

74

57

43

37

19

26

46

18

11

8.0

5.1

.29' 41

814.0

26.3

1,610

June

16

7.2

5.1

6.6

5.7

7.2

5.7

10

10

20

217

57

30

21

872

400

186

883

1.170

328

217

168

445

139

224

128

95

104

47

50

-

5,874.5

196

11,650

July

102

60

53

39

831

50

23

12

6^0

6.3

6.6

2,600

370

92

30

16

12

14

11

8.4

7.5

11

4.250

^2T

143

77

79

58

56

28

557

9,812.8

317

19,460

Aug.

816

266

762

312

238

143

68

400

198

1,270

1,980

97

68

35

25

20

16

159

60

30

5,510

814

726

1,290

1,600

804

21

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.8

15,564.2

502

30,870

Sept.

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.4

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.3

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.2

-

141.0

4.70

280

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,760 Mln 1.3 Mean 95.6 Ac-ft 69,230

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,230 Mln 1.2 Mean 95.8 Ac-ft 69,370

arge (base. 3. OOP efs).--June 15 (l p.m.) 3,080 cfs (3.85 ft); June 18 (10 p.m.) 6,990 

cfs (5.45 ft); July 4 (12 p.m.) 5,970 cfs (5.10 ft)j Jul

Peak discharg . . . .. , . .. 

fs (5.45 ft); July 4 (12 p.m.) 5,970 cfs (5.10 ft)j July 12 (12 (10:30 a.m.) 10,000 cfs (6.33 ft); 

July 23 (10 a.m.) 17,600 cfs (8.06 ft); Aug. 3 (8:30 a.m.) 3,830 ofs (3.92 ft); Aug. 10 (11:30 p.m.) 

13,000 cfs (6.76 ft); Aug. 21 (12 m.) 8,80O cfs (6.00 ft).

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during period); discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 143

John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°04', long. 102 0 56', In sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 49 W., at dam on Arkansas

 River at Caddoa, 3 miles south of Hasty and 58 miles upstream from Colorado-Kansas 

State line.

Records available.--December 1943 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and staff gage. Datum of gage is 3,760.00 ft above mean sea 

Tevel, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark); gage readings have been reduced 

to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 81,630 acre-ft Mar. 27, 28 (elevation, 3,811.44

 ft); minimum, 36,500 acre-ft May 14 (elevation, 3,798 .-06 ft).

1943-51: Maximum contents, 244,700 acre-ft July 3, 1948 (elevation, 3,835.70 ft); 

no contents at times during 1945, 1946, 1947.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete and earth-fill dam. Storage began Dec. 10,

 TS33. Capacity (based on 1948 survey), 675,100 acre-ft at elevation 3,870.00.ft (top 

of spillway gates), of which 394,600 acre-ft (between elevations 3,769.00 ft, elevation of no contents, and 3,851.00 ft) is for conservation and'280,500 acre-ft (between elevations 3,851.00 and 3,870.00 ft) is reserved for flood control. Figures 

given herein represent total capacity or contents.

Cooperation.--Record of contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Nov. 30.................

Dec. 31. ................

Calendar year 1950 ....

Feb. 28. ................

Mar . 31 .................

May 31 .................

Water year 1950-51 ....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1-4,750

-73,760

-1-2,080

-23,390

-23,240

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
144 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°06', long. 102°55', in northwest corner of sec. 4, T. 23 S., R. 49 W., 

on left bank just upstream from Caddoa Creek, 1? miles downstream from John Martin 

Dam.

Drainage area.--18,935 sq mi.

Records available.--Mareh 1938 to September 1951. 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 benchmark). 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.

Average dig charge.--13 years, 452 efs (since December 1943 adjusted for storage in John 

Martin Reservoir).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,810 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 3.85 ft); min-

 imum daily, 4.0 cfs Dec. 13 to. Jan. 2, Feb. 25-27.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Apr. 24, 1942 (gage height, 10.46 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,300 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow at times in 1945, 1946, 1947; minimum daily 

prior to construction of John Martin Reservoir, 5 cfs July 16, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good above 25 cfs and fair below. Discharge measurements generally 

made six times a month. Storage and diversions above station for irrigation and 

flood control. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir since December 1943 (see 

preceding page). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 19-25, Sept. 1-30)

2.0

4.5

8.5

15

26

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

3.2

41

130

390

1,090

1,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

118

125

140

140

140

140

140

130

185

259

286

282

318

390

428

423

418

412

406

401

396

401

406

406

406

401

401

406

390

418

428

9,740

314

19,320

Nov.

35

32

28

a52

a52

57

38

35

38

38

a!6

aS.O

12

5.7

18

14

6.5

6.5

5.7

5.7

14

32

a32

a32

a32

a32

26

29

29

30

-

788.1

26.3

1,560

Dec.

35

35

34

29

14

.'3

.9

.9

.2

.5

.5

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

25 .5

8 24

07

Jan.

4.0

.0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.2

.5

.5

.5

.5

~.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

139.6

4.50

277

Feb.

.2

.2

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.9

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.0

.0

.0

.9

_

_

-

121.4

4.34

241

Mar.

5.3

4.9

5.

5.

5.

6.

6.

6.

6.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

7.3

12

18

16

15

24

41

43

45

45

45

45

45

47

5F

45

29

645.9

20.8

1,280

Apr.

405

440

440

505

558

531

531

524

524

194

270

463

451

469

463

463

457

457

457

457

457

451

451

445

440

445

440

440

440

451

-

13,499

450

26,770

May

463

622

754

733

712 '

712

740

812

850

850

850

858-

882" 890

225

12

9.2

7.7

7.3

5.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.9

.9

5.3

17

47

100

13,196.5

361

22,210

June

173

218

264

254

162

173

201

201

201

189

14

6.9

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.7

65

13

30

9.2

4.9

4.5

4.9

5.7

4.9

5.3

5.7

5.7

5.3

-

2,248.7

75.0

4,460

July

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

40

162

228

336

423

434

445

451

451

451

451

518

564

609

628

622

635

165

451

642

670

691

705

946

1.160

1,020

1,070

14,989.2

484

29,730

Aug.

1,120

1,140

1,190

1.220

1,220

1,170

790

570

512

656

656

564

475

434

487

518

622

842

828

805

842

850

850

850

858

874

874

906

938

1,040

994

25,695

829

50,970

Sept.

962

938

922

768

350

406

380

322

282

250

254

250

250

264

295

308

345

355

355

390

423

423

396

375

370

385

401

418

418

412

-

12,677

422

25,120

Calendar year 1950: Max ,190 Min 2.5 Mean 290 Ac-ft 209,800

Water year 1950-51: Max ,220 Min 4.0 Mean 252 Ac-ft 182,400

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of gate openings at John Martin Reservoir.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 145

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°06' , long. 102°37', in sec. 30, T. 22 S., R. 46 W., on right bank 150 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 50 and 287 and 1 mile north of Lamar.

Drainage area. 19,874 sq mi.

Records available.--May to December 1913 and October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of 

Geological Survey. May 1913 to September 1944 in reports of. State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,603.88 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to June 4, 1941, at site 150 ft upstream on highway bridge at 

datum 1.00 ft higher. June 4, 1941, to Apr. 3, 1946, at site 650 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--38 years (1913-51), 270 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs July 22 (gage height, 2.74 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.8 cfs Nov. 26, 27, 30.

1913-51: Maximum discharge, 165,000 cfs June 5, 1921, from rating curve extended 

above 10,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow: no flow at times 

during 1913-15.

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

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage 

reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for Irrigation, 

and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of lee effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, July 24 to Aug. 7)

0.2 

.3

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

136

226

520

950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10 *TT

11

12

15

21

13

14

*20

24

22

*22

24

22

21

*20

18

15

15

15

14

13

12

*12

13

15

13

12

10

*10

14

493

15.9

978

Nov.

*43

11

9.6

8.1

6.6

6.1

5.7

*7.3

8.1

14

43

49

27

22

18

22

27

21

18

27

25

*27

27

8.8

5.2

4.8

ITS

5.7

5.2

4.8

-

511.8

17.1

1,020

Dec.

5.2

773

7.3

*10

b9.0

b!2

b20

27

31

27

*27

34

21

17

*34

34

34

34

37

34

31

34

31

31

34

*34

31

28

40

34

40

829.8

26.8

1,650

Jan.

43

43

*34

43

40

b35

b30

*b29

28

28

27

28

25

24

b24

*25

40

37

40

40

28

28

34

37

*40

40

37

27

25

26

24

1,009

32.5

2,000

Feb.

*22

25

33

44

54

*50

42

36

34

31

28

*25

21

28

24

24

30

29

*31

34

34

31

28

31

28

28 *31

31

_

_

-

887

31.7

1,760

Mar.

31

31

31

31

*31

27

27

27

24

28

24

*22

25

27

25 .

25

25

28

15

9.6

*8.8

8.8

10

8.1

8.1

*7.3

8TT

10

7.3

7.3

8.1

605.5

19.5

1,200

Apr.

14

*100

46

20

*62

85

92

85

*69

128

10

34

18

25

28

 22

18

17

15

17

15

34

*15

15

15

13

13

13

13

*12

-

1,063

35.4

2,110

May

15

13

*236

287

266

271

*266

*298

373

378

*384

378

373

*355

787

378

178

*120

104

92

*120

104

21

17

*24

27

25

*24

21

15

13

5,961

192

11,820

June

13

11

14

*lfi

13

12

12

10

69

27

153

*149

96

55

31

20

15

*15

128

236

310

144

96

174

*104

73

52

77

64

58

-

2,241

74.7

4,440

July

43

37

34

31

20

20

22

17

12

*13

13

15

14

9.6

8.8

*8.1

6.1

8.1

11

8.8

8.8

*753

10

8.8

9.6

8.8

15

*492

402

*355

2-, 463. 5

79.5

4,890

Aug.

426

*426

499

595

565

*595

457

336

266

266

304

287

221

188

*170

197

207

276

326

*266

251

236

246

246

251

207

*197

207

246

349

*361

9,670

312

19,180

Sept.

338

310

310

*373

450

120

88

43

21

*17

15

13

13

12

11

11

*12

11

10

9.6

21

43

18

*12

10

9.6

8.8

878

8.8

9.6

2,337.2

77.9

4,640

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,010 Mln 4.4 Mean 89.9 Ac-ft 65,090

Water year 1950-51: Max 787 Mln 4.8 Mean 76.9 Ac-ft 55,690

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 efa).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 29 to Feb. 11, Feb. 17, 18, (stage-discharge relation affected by 

ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
146 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°02', long. 102°07', in see. 15, T. 23 S., R. 42 W. , on left bank 300 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 89, half a mile upstream from Wild Horse Creek, 

and half a mile south of Holly. Prior to May 10, 1951, at site 500 ft downstream.

Drainage area.--25 ,092 sq mi.

Records available. January to December 1894, May 1901 to April 1902 (gage heights only), 

October 1907 to September 1927, and October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1907 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Published 

as "at Byron" 1894, "near Barton" 1901, and "at Barton" 1902. Records include flow of 

Holly drain above Wild Horse Creek from Aug. 28, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1938.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,377.95 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 30, 1902, chain gage at railroad bridge 6 miles upstream at different datum. Oct. 15, 1907, to June 6, 1921, water-stage recorder, chain or staff 

gages at bridge 300 ft downstream at different datum. June 7, 1921, to May 9, 1951, 

chain gage or water-stage recorder at various sites within 900 ft of present site, at 

datum 0.86 ft higher June 7, 1921, to Apr. 25, 1942, and at present datum thereafter.

Average discharge.--44 years (1907-51), 350 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 59,900 cfs May 15 (gage height, 11.08 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; minimum daily, 21 cfs Apr. 1.

1894, 1901-2, 1907-51: Maximum dischaige, 136,000 cfs Oct. 20, 1908 (gage height, 

11.0 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow several days in 1910, 1924, 

and 1925.

Remarks. Records fair. 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).--W 897: 1939(M). W 1117: Drainage area.

itlng tables, water year 1950-51, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 11, 12, 26, 27, Mar. 9-12,

Mar. 31 to Apr. 4, May 8-16, 25-31, July 17, Aug. 16-18)

Oct. 1 to May 9

24

40

90

125

290

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

May 10 to Sept. 30

50

80

215

550

1,030

1,480

2,500

5.0 

5.5

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

3,800

5,300

7,450

13,000

21,000

31,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year Octobtr 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

197

175 

*165

175

175

*165

135

150

*160

160

*145

145

125

118

108

*111

111

108

108

104

114

130

135

*122

118

118

118

114

111

*108

*114

4,142

134

8,220

Nov.

108

114 

111

108

100

111

118

*125

122

£7

118

130

125

130

125

135

145

140

125

130

111

104

94

*114

118

108

114

122

J.22

122

-

3,536

118

7,010

Dec.

125

125 

125

*118

HI97

b94

97

104

170

*192

TsTj

160

155

155

155

150

*150

150

160

160

160

155

145

150

150

*165

155

150

150

145

4,464

144

8,850

Jan.

145

145 

140

118

122

125

100

*82

114

145

150

140

155

118

125

170

186

*T80

180

170

180

170

170

160

160

*160

150

110

130

140

120

4,460

144

8,850

Feb.

110

110

125

120

140

135

*145

160

155

155

160

*160

111

122

170

208

175

155

*145

135

155

155

160

165

145

145

150

*135

_

-

-

4,106

147

8,140

Mar.

135

135

130

135

*125

118

114

118

122

118

118

*135

125

145

145

135

114

114

111

*111

97

84

70

68

68

*62

62

53

47

40

26

3,180

103

6,310

Apr.

21

*27

44

53

58

70

76

82

*90

90

~87 108

76

70

65

*65

60

58

53

49

53

53

*60

62

60

62

62

60

58

*60

-

1,892

63.1

3,750

May

58

62 

70

*125

224

230

*242

254

266

335

*342

328

374

449

28,800

*7,610

 1,790

877

650

661

*799

550

442

400

348

283

248

*215

195

185

165

47,577

1,535

94,370

June

147

129 

129

*147

359

175

156

152

156

276

1,000

*786

560

456

354

276

232

*200

190

1,180

1,480

988

683

560

494

542

526

1.510

738

542

-

15,123

504

30,000

July

350

250 

210

190

200

180

180

180

195

*170

165

175

232

160

129

100

*71

65

59

56

65

180 *!!§

215

92

71

62

56

Aug.

328

387 

463

640

650

*650

838

1.100

705

560

470

510

456

361

*316

254

248

259

335

*394

361

302

283

259

270

290

*270

259

50 j 254

*270

335

5,429

175

10,770

270

342

13,084

422

25,950

Sept.

368

394 

394

*400

758

600

374

316

264

*232

215

185

180

160

152

142

*138

138

134

134

134

134

134

138

*138

134

129

124

120

116

-

6,959

212

13,800

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,720 Mln 37 Mean 217 Ao-ft 157,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 28,800 Mln 21 Mean 312 Ao-ft 226,000

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). May 15 (7 a.m.) 59,900 cfs (11.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 28 to Feb. 6 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during 

part of period), July 1-8; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Coolldge, Kans.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN l< 

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°02", long. 102°01', In sec. 21, T. 23 S., R. 43 W., on left bank 0.4 

mile east of Colorado-Kansas State line, 0.5 mile downstream from Holly drain diversion, and 1.8 miles downstream from diversion from Arkansas River.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage Is 3,353.14 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 40 cfs Aug. 27; no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. This ditch diverts water from Arkansas River In Colorado for use In Kansas. 

These records and records for Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kan., represent the 

total flow of the Arkansas River at the Colorado-Kansas State line.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3

1.8 

3.5 

5.6 

7.9

0.7 

1.0 

1.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

19

*22

26

28

*31

30

6.0

*2.0

2.0

1.0

T7o *i'.o

1.0

1.0

*36

35

33

30

*28

28

28

28

*28

26

24

*22

25

32

*32

25

646.0 

20.8 

1,280

Nov.

25

24

*23

30

30

30

31

*32

32

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

267 

8.90 

530

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

3.6

7.7

8.7

*8.2

~9.e 19

57.0 

1.84 

113

Apr.

12

*14

19

32

24

2.1

12

24

29

34

21

0

17

31

29

*29

28

28

27

28

30

30

*29

28

28

26

25

24

20

*8.1

688.2 

22.9 

1,370

May

11

17

18

17

15

12

*13

20

24

20

18

22

27

27

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

293 

9

581

June

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7 

0.02 

1.4

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

5.6

5.6

7.7

15

19

13

3.0

21

26

24

27

21

20

20

27

18

273.6 

8.83 

543

Aug.

10

14

7.1

17

31

21

20

22

24

33

36

31

26

30

*19

10

7.9

6.5

7.9

11

12

19

33

38

32

31

40

24

16

16

14

659.4 

21.3 

1,310

Sept.

16

21

31

33

19

30

12

24

37

30

21

12

9.5

18

20

24

27

24

26

21

6.7

0

0

0

0

0

11

20

29

23

545.2 

18.2 

1,080

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac -ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 40 Mln 0 Mean 9.40 'Ac-ft 6,810

discharge 

and records
148 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°01', long. 102°00', in sec. 26, T. 23 S., R. 43 W. , on right bank 1,560 

ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile south of Coolidge, and 1^ miles downstream from 

Colorado-Kansas State line.

Drainage area. 25,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May to October 1903, October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,333.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 5 to Oct. 31, 1903 staff gage on upstream side of bridge 1,560 ft downstream 

at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 60,000 cfs May 15 (gage height, 10.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 52 cfs 

Apr. 2.

1903, 1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 15, 1951; no flow for many days in 

September and October 1903.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p.143). Combined flow of river and Frontier ditch 

(see preceding page) represents entire flow that enters Kansas. Natural flow of stream 

affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, groundwater withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except period of Ice effect (g 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 10 to June 11, June 14-20, 

July 1-29, Aug. 6-11, Sept. 15-21, 3d)

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

33

93

192

360

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,450

2,950

5,550

7.0 

8.0

9.0

9.1

9,400

14,500

27,800

39,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

230

222

*192

230

230

214

207

237

*'230

214

207

192

181

187

165

*170

176

176

154

160

170

176

170 

*170

149

149

143

124

120

*138

134

5,617

181

11,140

Nov.

170

276

230

165

165

149

160

*181

176

bl50

b!60

214

222

aoo

222

214

207

214

207

192

181

170

170 

*165

176

165

170

181

160

165

-

5,557

185

11,020

Dec.

165

170

165

*176

b!50

bl!6

biz! bieo

b!85

b200

b240

"222 260

200

181

192

187

*192

187

187

181

187

170 

176

181

181

*187

187

187

181

176

5,650

182

11,210

Jan.

192

*214

181

176

192

b!70

b!60

b!62

b!95

b200

207

176

187

b!80

b!94

214

230

235

207

192

176

181

187 

181

181

*192

200

b!30

b!52

b!60

b!36

5,735

185

11,380

Feb.

b!20

bT30

b!50

b!47

b!60

b!48

b!62

b!86

b220

214

200

*181

b!72

b!70

b!82

b220

207

207

*207

170

176

192

187 

214

222

207

192

*187

-

-

5,130

183

]0,180

Mar.

170

160

149

149

*165

170

176

176

165

149

143

*b!46

134

149

138

143

129

129

129

*143

134

124

124 

106

102

*98

93

111

98

90

75

4,165

134

8,260

Apr,

67

*52

60

80

90

124

124

120

*111

143

237

160

129

 129

116

*106

102

93

80

93

98

93

*90 

93

80

76

83

80

80

*80

-

3,069

102

6,090

May

90

80

16

111

*207

237

*252

276

260

332

360

323

304

*450

28.900

*10,500

*2,510

1,130

590

400

*748

*530

390 

332

390

295

295

*260

222

222

260

51,342

1,656

101,800

June

252

230

214

*214

585

192

143

138

143

276

1,530

*948

570

500

370

304

230

*230

200

1,280

*2,770

1,220

800 

600

*660

 660

580

2.910

1,150

610

-

20,589

686

40,840

July

341

267

230

207

214

187

192

192

214

*192

207

222

500

276

207

170

*111

98

80

73

83

252

 1,290 T7o~

160

106

80

73

63

*1T5

304

7,126

£30

14,130

Aug.

276

*341

390

650

610

*530

840

*1.220

871

600

440

620

*590

323

252

230

230

214

256

*360

351

304

304 

304

286

304

*295

252

230

260

380

13,143

424

26,070

Sept.

' 480

450

400

*410

1.420

882

470

360

332

*267

214

165

154

138

143

149

*165

106

102

138

134

181

222

214

*181

143

129

129

124

138

-

8,540

285

16,940

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1950-51: Max 28,900 Mln 52 Mean 372 Ac-ft 269,100

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs).--May 15 (11 a.m.) 60,000 cfs (10.67 ft); June 21 (7:30 a.m.) 

4,650 cfs (5.70 ft); June 28 (12 m.) 6,460 cfs (6.22 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 149

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°58', long. 101 °45' , in NW£ 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.

Drainage area. 25 .894 sq mi.

Records available . August 1902 to July 1906 (fragmentary), June 1921 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,212.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Aug. 21, 1902, to July 31, 1906, staff gage at same site at different datum. 

June 20, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1929, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 2.0 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--30 years (1921-51), 368 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 54,300 cfs May 15 (gage height, 12.63 ft); minimum observed, 58 cfs May 4.

1902-6, ]921-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 15, 1951; no flow Aug. 17, 1946.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements made once a week. Diversions above station 

for irrigation. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 143).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area."

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

326

285

252

239

227

235

239

206

191

191

187

183

199

191

183

191

206

202

191

180

176

176

172

187

180

176

158

152

148

148

145

6,122

197

12,140

Nov.

141

235

280

257

239

218

218

231

227

187

180

235

257

231

218

210

202

183

199

180

169

191

191

195

206

210

214

206

191

176

-

6,277

209

12,450

Dec.

180

180

187

152

63

b80

blOO

b!30

b!60

187

218

290

271

244

227

206

214

231

227

218

199

199

199

195

191

180

183

180

199

199

199

5,894

190

11,690

Jan.

191

191

195

183

180

202

227

158

152

162

145

191

248

155

145

187

244

266

257

231

206

214

206

191

202

199

199

162

73

80

90

5,732

185

11,370

Feb.

blOO

bllO

b!20

b!30

b!50

b!70

b!90

227

 299 315

244

235

b230

b240

b250

b270

290

244

231

214

195

199

218

227

210

202

202

183

_

_

-

5,895

211

11,690-

Mar.

176

180

Tf6

172

169

165

162

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!30

b!40

b!50

158

145

148

152

148

145

138

135

141

126

114

120

120

114

108

111

114

103

4,380

141

8,690

Apr.

98

82

85

117

145

148

148

148

158

152

180

187

T58

176

148

129

148

141

111

95

95

108

103

100

100

100

111

85

82

IS.

-

3,716

124

7,370

May

75

73

67

"90 60

176

199

223

235

248

315

336

336

390

29,500

20,700

4,770

1,730

1,190

832

888

1,090

739

600

1,030

546

458

422

403

361

341

68,423

2,207

135,700

June

326

290

285

271

310

358

285

244

 299 218

748

940

825

594

480

460

347

320

331

734

3.800

1,670

1,010

910

1,030

870

825

3,180

2,140

1,010

-

25,110

837

49,800

July

671

528

442

387

347

326

271

252

244

239

244

239

310

304

235

202

191

155

162

158

145

187

709

564

304

218

180

162

138

T62

454

9,130

295

18,110

Aug.

387

352

358

480

624

586

940

1,710

1,230

870

648

601

720

494

304

299

290

276

398

404

423

410

352

341

347

364

358

331

271

271

310

15,749

508

31,240

Sept.

448

521

501

508

1.090

1,050

549

387

381

364

331

299

276

261

244

202

210

257

180

158

158

183

202

231

227

202

176

162

155

155

-

10,068

336

19,970

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,990 Min 57 Mean 264 Ae-ft 190,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 29,500 Min 60 Mean 456 Ac-ft 330,200

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs).--May 15 (7 p.m.) 54,300 cfs (12.63 ft); May 22 (7 a.m.) 1,180 cfs 

(2.50 ft); May 25 (7:30 a.m.) 1,430 cfs (2.71 ft); June 11 (6 p.m.') 1,630 efs (2.88 ft); June 21 

(1:30 p.m.) 5,010 cfs (4.63 ft); June 25 (12:30 p.m.) 1,650 cfs '(2.90 ft); June 28 (5:30 p.m.) 6,310 

cfs (5.11 ft); July 23 (5 p.m.) 1,250 cfs (2.56 ft); Aug. 8 (3 p.m.) 2,490 cfs (3.60 ft); Aug. 13 

(8 a.m.) 999 cfs (2.'49 ft); Sept. 5 (3 p.m.) 1,920 cfs (3.34 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1-8, 13, 15-20, 27, Nov. 

1-22, Nov. 24 to Jan. 15, Jan. 26 to Feb. 9, Feb.. 17 to Mar. 11, Mar. 13 to May 6, May 15 to June 19, 

July 7-22, 26-30, Aug. 14 to Sept. 1, 7-30.
150 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°57', long. 100°52', in NW-j sec. 19, T. 24 S. , R. 32 W. , near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 83, half a mile south of Garden 

City.

Drainage area. 27,719 sq mi.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,816.45 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Average discharge. 29 years, 248 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,500 cfs May 16 (gage height, 9.57 ft); minimum, 12 cfs May 11-13.

1922-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 16, 1951; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements made once a week. Diversions above 

station for Irrigation. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 143).

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Nov. 16-18, Dec. 11-19, 

May 23 to June 21, July 9-24, Aug. 12 to Sept. 30)

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

Oct. 1 to May 16

9

19

49

70

128

325

615

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

990

2,090

3,750

6,350

10,000

13,000

19,800

May 17 to Sept. 30

3.4 

4.0

25

80

185

320

780

1,450

4.7 

5.5 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

8.5

2,580

4,490

7,900

10,000

15,500

19,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

25

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3SO

375 34"0

312

289

264

248

244

260

256

256

260

240

228 

228

216

189

193

200

204

204

204

196

160

112

100

92

89

89

89

62

6,559

212

13,010

Nov.

57

51

89

178

204

208

204

174

138

92

132

224

284

289 

280

252

248

248

248

244

244

204

189

224

232

240

216

189

189

78

-

5,849

195

11,600

Dec.

57

51

44

46

43

44

62

81

106

149

228

294

335

Hs

228

174

152

132

103

112

125

103

86

78

73

73

100

200

236

240

248

4,301

139

8,530

Jan.

204

220

236

208

228

236

212

119

109

163

204

260

268

204 

208

264

280

312

350

570

320

284

312

302

298

284

240

89

89

81

95

7,046

227

13,980

Feb.

89

94

109

125

142

189

212

264

370

448

436

365

204

122 

160

216

316

460

380

345

330

320

302

316

320

298

272

260

_

_

-

7,464

267

14,800

Mar.

252

240

224

236

240

240

240

244

224

220

167

132

174

232 

232

216

204

156

106

81

75

70

66

66

64

60

51

84

75

60

49

4,780

154

9,480

Apr.

49

49

53

53

62

70

62

57

57

64

70

62

60

60 

55

53

47

46

43

55

60

57

53

49

49

55

57

51

39

30

-

1,627

54.2

3,230

May

27

23

20

23

25

22

18

18

16

14

13

12

29

187 

1,110

15,600

18.000

4,220

3,220

1,800

2,600

2,730

2,110

1,630

1,420

1,220

914

740

664

621

672

59,728

1,927

118,500

June

623

630

574

539

532

525

672

560

504

609

651

994

1,460

1,260 

1,100

950

780

679

602

637

1,090

2,980

1,910

1,440

1,220

1,220

1,350

1,530

5.440

2,500

-

35,561

1,119

66,570

July

1.720

1,570

1,190

960

780

700

644

560

539

518

472

424

594

450 

454

350

345

320

500

280

280

280

177

162

525

151

119

93

86

60

15

14,551

469

28,860

Aug.

M

51

51

51

48

48

60

106

645

756

651

472

320

238 

256

181

86

60

51

51

90

106

93

96

93

93

90

96

96

102

80

5,265

170

10,440

Sept.

102

112

158

155

181

221

.1.040

798

623

518

472

418

370

350 

500

213

185

162

158

205

197

177

155

140

130

144

147

112

119

S3.

8,141

271

16,150

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,520 Min 9 Mean 185 . Ac-ft 133,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 18,000 Min 12 Mean 435 Ac-ft 315,200
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 151

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.

Drainage area. 29,837 sq mi.

Records available. November 1902 to August 1906 (fragmentary), September 1944 to September 

1951. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1903 are contained in reports of 

United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,467.71 ft above' mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 6, 1944, staff or wire-weight gages at same site and datum.

* 

Average discharge. 7 years (1944-51), 274 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,700 cfs May 18 (gage height, 12.54 ft); minimum daily, 100 cfs Jan. 28.

1944-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1951; no flow at times in 1946.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions 

above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 143).

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Oct. 26 to Nov. 25, 

Nov. 3O to Dec; 16, Apr. 6-18)

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

Oct. 1 to May la May 19 to Sept. 30

65

145

390

1,080

2,010

7.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

3,260

6,600

9,000

17,000

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.5

92

125

212

515

5.0 

6.0 

S.O 

9.0

910

1,900

4,740

6,600

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 9.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

504

1,740

582

492

450

426

384

354 

336

342

342

320

305

305

295

295

290

285 

275

275

275

265

260

255

240

230

212

208

190

173

169

11,074

357

21,960

Nov.

161

157

153

153

181

221

245

260 

250

212

190

194

235

285

342

354

342

330 

330

310

305

305

300

260

290

285

315

265

255

250

-

7,735

258

15,340

Dec.

230

194

173

165

180

190

210

230 

260

300

320

245

315

366

378

342

270

240 

230

203

185

181

177

157

157

157

141

145

185

208

230

6,964

225

13,810

Jan.

255

260

245

230

240

260

265

240 

216

190

181

185

203

245

212

198

240

280 

320

378

408

378

336

342

360

354

200

100

110

110

130

7,671

247

15,220

Feb.

140

160

180

200

220

230

260

290 

330

372

444

474

432

285

305

235

250

295 

426

414

366

354

342

320

432

432

402

402

_

_

-

8,992

321

17,840

Mar.

396

402

320

315

305

295

290

300 

295

280

285

245

216

230

255

285

295

280 

255

221

203

173

169

153

149

145

137

177

169

153

145

7,538

243

14,950

Apr.

149

137

133

145

153

153

165

157 

157

169

173

169

161

165

165

157

157

157 

145

133

129

125

133

125

117

133

484

2l2

169

153

-

4,880

163

9,680

May

141

137

133

129

117

117

113

109 

169

173

121

101

101

352

648

3,600

7,840

16.000 

5,720

3,200

2,790

4,510

2,720

1,SSO

1,600

1,340

1,150

970

802

712

716

58,321

1,881

June

716

615

557

480

473

473

494

585 

883

1,240

928

883

1,200

1,490

1,280

1,090

910

740 

660

622

982

1,170

2,500

1,880

1,590

1,350

1,280

1,520

1,710

3,450

-

33,751

1,125

115,700 66,940

July

2.310

1,690

1,410

1,240

1,060

919

820

740 

638

638

2,210

1,950

1,110

829

652

571

529

466 

804

419

386

380

527

368

320

400

368

304

260

244

228

24,790

800

49,170

Aug.

203

188

179

193

161

157

165

174 

332

452

756

684

522

406

326

309

265

203 

165

161

151

153

165

184

179

161

145

125

118

115

118

7,615

246

15,100

Sept.

105

112

122

149

193

193

495

1,150 

928

732

630

529

494

452

432

412

344

298 

265

223

217

233

244

207

184

184

184

184

193

228

-

10,296

343

20,420

Calendar year 1950 : Max 2,140 Min 30 Mean 249 Ac-ft 180,100

Water year 1950-51 : Max 16,000 Mln 100 Mean 520 Ac-ft 376,100

450 cfs (7.82 ft); July 11 (8:30 p.m.) 3,320 cfs (7.10 ft); July 23 (9:30 a. 

Aug. 10 (12 p.m.) 865 cfs (4.95 ft); Sept. 8 (7:30 a.m.) 1,240 cfs (5.36 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-11, Jan. 27 to Feb. 9. Discharge computed 

from once-daily wire-weight gage readings, Jan. 29, 31, Feb. 1, 2, 4-6, 15, Feb. 25 to Mar. 2, Apr. 

28 to May 14, Aug. 1-8, Aug. 17 to Sept. 6, 18-30.
152 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Kinsley, Kans.

Location.~Lat 37°56', long. 99°22', on line between sees. 26 and 35, T. 24 S., R. 19 W., 

near center of stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 50 S., 

2 miles east of Kinsley.

Drainage area. 30,330 sq mi.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,144.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 {levels by Kansas Highway Commission). Prior to Nov. 10, 1944, wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 312 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs May 19 (gage height, 11.20 ft); minimum daily, 100 cfs Jan. 29.

1944-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 19, 1951; minimum, 1 cfs at times in 1946.

Remarks. Records good above 2,000 cfs and fair below. Diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 143).

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Apr. 20-28)

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30

99

115

153

226

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

39O

9OO

1,680

3.4 

4.0

5.O 

6.0 

7.0

May 1 to Sept. 3O

165

340

800

1,500

2,460

8.0 

9.0

10.0

11.0

3,820

5,640

7,960

10.9OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

545

486

*992

550

466

442

410

40O

390

376

372

361

354

35O

344

326

319

306

286

267

258

252

249

249

264

255

226

223 

243

229

223

11,013

355

21,840

Nov.

229

229

223

215

215

215

*218

221

226

235

252

235

226

232

249

258

255

283

319

3O2

316

306

274

264

264

283

274

299

289

252

-

7,658

255

15,190

Dec.

229

229

238

226

221

235

243

243

286

365

386

319

*3O2

309

312

289

312

*289

28O

267

252

258

252

238

218

197

189

197 

192

192

210

7,975

257

15,820

Jan.

210

210

2OO

200

20O

180

190

210

220

*240

240

212

207

235

249

258

240

261

306

319

326

299

264

246

283

336

333

120 

10O

TlO

no

7,114

229

14,110

Feb.

120

TI5

160

180

200

*215

250

280

300

386

502

478

454

40O

3OO

340

360

38O

390

*398

394

365

333

340

376

394

386

361

_

-

9,182

328

18,210

Mar.

344

344

350

3?6

316

302

309

258

218

212

235

286

316

*286

302

319

3O9

261

246

243

235

235

249

232

226

232

223

240 

 229

218

210

8,321

268

16 , 5OO

Apr.

199

187

185

189

199

199

199

207

197

218

*207

199

192

187

180

182

177

185

185

202

180

171

164

160

164

*166

182

676 

379

280

-

6,397

213

12,690

' May

259

226

211

2O5

205

2O2

196

193

190

182

178

180

182

296

498

1,53.0

4,870

6,370

*9,O50

8,750

*3,910

6,120

*9.420

3,420

2,220

1,870

1,620

1,540 

1,460

1,240

1,060

67,853

2,189

134,600

June

990

934

890

790

760

760

T75

785

812

860

1,21O

1,310

*1,09O

1,200

1,280

1,290

1,260

908

89O

955

1,400

1,650

1,690

2,O20

1,760

1,580

1,280

1,220 

1,600

3.230

-

37,179

1,239

73,740

July

5.28O

2,530

1,820

1,580

1,480

1,200

1,120

1,06O

1,040

1,060

2,020

2,89O

2,21O

1,560

1,290

*969

914

866

735

620

488

444

404

372

352

*428

298

304 

392

384

289

36,399

1,174

72,200

Aug.

259

277

289

289

274

268

259

253

307

348

364

388

484

560 lao1

408

352

348

352

325

298

265

25O

244

235

235

 226

220 

217

208

202

9,484

306

18,810

Sept.

196

193

19O 190"

199

289

670

948

1,070

1.280

750

620

605

560

515

480

*452

456

420

380

364

325

310

307

295

280

277

277 

262

262

-

13,422

447

26,620

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,940 Mln 58 Mean 279 Ac-ft 201,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,420 Mln 100 Mean 608 Ac-ft 440,300

» uiscnarge measurement made on tnls day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 2-10, Jan. 

computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings May 1-15, May 

July 14 to Sept. 30.

28 to Feb. 9, Feb. 14-18. Discharge 

27 to June 20, June 25-28, July 4-10,
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 153

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°11', long. 99°20', on line between sees. 29 and 32, T. 21 S.,R. 18 W., 

near center of stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 50 N., 1 

mile west of Sanford and 13 miles west of Larned.

Drainage area. 2,576 sq mi.

Records available. November 1924 to September 1951.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 17, 1933, water-stage recorder 2 miles downstream at different datum. May 17, 1933, to Feb. 17, 1949, water-stage recorder and 

wire-weight gage at site 300 ft downstream from previous site and at datum 3 ft lower 

than at previous site.

Average discharge.-- 27 years, 90.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,510 cfs June 23 (gage height, 27.54 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Mar. 24, 25; minimum gage height, 5.21 ft Mar. 25.

1924-51: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs May 28, 1935 (gage height, 31.96 ft site and 

datum then in use), estimated and includes about 11,000 cfs which overflowed above station into Saw Mill Creek and thence into Arkansas River above Larned; no flow at times. 

Bankfull stage, 20 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those during periods of rapidly changing discharge, which 

are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). W 1117: Drainage area. W 1177: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting control method used Jan. 1 to Mar. 2)

Oct. 3 to Sept. 30

5.9

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

137

150

280

580

11.0

13.0

14.0

950

1,410

1,670

5.2 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

34

51

87

182

9.0

11.0

13.0

16.0

462

850

1,370

2,280

19.0

22.0

25.0

28.0

3,430

4,750

6,250

10,400

Note. Same as following 

taEIe~above 13.8 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

138

3,370

»6.S60

6.180

2,730

655

307

223

182

156

140

130

121

115

108

103

98

93

89

85

82

79

76 

74

73

75

74

71

69

69

6T_

22,392

722

44,410

Nov.

64

64

SB- 66

66

65

»65

64

63

61

62

62

62

63

62

61

61

62

62

61

62

61

58

55

59

59

60

59

59

59

-

1,855

61.8

3,680

Dec.

59

5?

58

58

57

57

57

57

57

58

59

»S7

*S6

55

54

52

52

51

51

50

50

50

50 

49

49

49

47

46

454"B"

46

1,641

52.9

3,250

Jan.

44

IB- 45

44

44

44

41

43

43

*41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

40 

40

40

40

39

39

38

35

38

1,279

41.3

2,540

Feb.

38

31

38

38

39

40

*41

41

41

41

41

41

40

40

39

40

41

41

42

41

41

40

40 

38

38

39

43

4T

_

_

1,121

40.0

2,220

Mar.

40

Z(5

39

38

38

36

36

36

36

36

36

38

35

*36

37

38

36

36

36

36

36

36

36 

34

34

35

36

38

36

37

39

1,136

36.6

2,250

Apr.

38

38

38

38

38

38

33

41

60

50

*45

43

42

41

40

38

38

38

38

38

37

1T?

76 

49

40

38

179

395

874

1526"

-

3,444

115

6,830

May

182

86

63

51

47

44

43

47

57

58

60

47

40

37

BT

275

1,710

3,560

1,740

1,180

1,720

3,480

7,020 

5,920

2,100

555

293

217

178

154

141

31,160

1,005

61,800

June

123

T35

1,670

1,790

694

307

835

1,600

1,770

1,010

1,370

4,970

»6,470

*3,510

1,370

507

330

338

550

406

862

3,790

9.250 

8,190

4,560

2,040

1,830

1,580

1,720

5,340

-

68,935

2,298

136,700

July

3,070

5,690

*2,340

1,240

1,230

626

456

385

335

293

6,640

*9,110

5,640

3,940

2,640

1,680

850

516

417

355

309

282

274 

400

912

577

338

253

216

'575 214

56,707

1,829

112,500

Aug.

275

182

154

152

145

142

146

260

356

712

 674

608

358

304

*251

191

169

146

141

139

136

133

131 

125

119

115

111

108

105

101

1Z

6,786

219

13,460

Sept.

93

88

85

57

5_3

76

102

114

205

910

526

197

138

133

119

105

»95

88

81

76

76

76

75 

75

74

73

71

71

71

68

-

4,071

136

8,070

Calendar year 1950 : Max 7,830 Mln 0 Mean 359 Ae-ft 259,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,250 Min 34 Mean 549 ' Ac-ft 397,700

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfa). Oct. 3 (5:30 p.m.) 6,930 cfs (26.17 ft); Apr. 30 (l a.m.) 1,260 

 fa (12.62 ft); May 18 {ll:30 a.m.) 3,900 cfs (20.11 ft); May 23 (7 p.m.) 7,790 cfs (26.68 ft); June 3 

7 p.m.) 2,340 cfs (16.16 ft); June 9 (3 a.m.) 1.850 cfs (14.60 ft); June 13 (6 a.m.) 6.820 cfs 

26.06 ft); June 23 (6 p.m.) 9,510 cfs (27.54 ft); July 1 (l p.m.) 8,390 cfs (26.98 ft): July 11 

11 p.m.) 9,470 cfs (27.52 ft); July 25 (12 m.) 992 cfs (11.57 ft); Sept. 10 (4:30 p.m.) 1,020 cfs 

11.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings May 8-16, June 17, 18, 22, 

JuTjTTO, 11, 20-24, July 27 to Aug. 9, Aug. 13 to Sept. 9, 12-15, 17-30.
154 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°21', long. 98°46', in SE£ sec. 33, T. 19 S., R. 13 W., near center of 

stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, half a mile south of 

Great Bend, and 4-J miles upstream from Walnut Creek.

Drainage area.--33 ,986 sq ihi.

Records available. September 1940 to September 1951. Fragmentary gage-height records 

collected at same site since 1909 are contained in reports of United States Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,839.82 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 11 years (1940-51), 619 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs May 25; maximum gage height, 11.36 

ft Way 24; minimum daily discharge, 140 cfs Feb. 1.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs May 1, 1942 {gage height, 10.34 ft); no flow 

at times in 1940, 1946.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions 

above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 143).

Cooperation. Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7-18)

Oct. 1 to May 24 May 24 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.3 

4.0 

5.0

130

190

500

1,290

7.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

2,930

5,140

7,600

11,500

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

420

780

1,500

3,600

9.0 6,800

11.0 11,700

11.5 13,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6S6

732

2,860

5,760

6.020

4,360

1,930

1,170

949

828

748

693

651

658

644

609

567

536

506

468

482

482

512

518

530

524

512

494

482

452

420

36,803

1,187

73,000

Nov.

410

410

410

405

410

410

415

415

415

415

405

405

395

386

390

395

425

440

440

435

425

425

420

420

425

405

415

415

420

420

-

12,416

414

24,630

Dec.

415

400

390

386

374

.b370

b370

b390

b410

542

630

378

378

370

354

370

400

425

415

390

370

366

358

346

346

326

306

306

322

330

330

11,863

383

23,530

Jan.

334

346

358

358

374

334

330

370

390

378

382

370

350

342

338

354

346

334

342

350

358

386

420

ITS

405

390

374

366

294

blSO

bl50

10,818

349

21,460

Feb.

b!40

blSO

b!70

b200

b240

b270

b300

b320

b360

b410

b480

567

512

210

194

222

214

386

892

sTs

470

464

435

430

452

464

458

476

-

-

-

10,404

372

20,640

Mar.

500

488

470

430

425

410

400

400

386

400

395

378

374

386

374

374

395

400

405

400

382

366

362

354

338

310

302

356

318

330

330

11,888

383

23,580

Apr.

326

326

326

334

350

350

350

354

358

366

374

358

346

338

326

326

322

326

318

318

366

506

366

374

326

306

334

844

1,560

1.750

-

13,504

450

26,750

May

1,510

788

482

420

386

362

358

342

334

334

322

358

482

410

382

488

2,250

5,500

6,910

9,160

9,200

9,730

9,550

12,200

12.500

8,280

3,700

2,380

1,910

1,650

1,560

104,038

3,356

206,400

June '

1,420

1,350

1,550

2,450

2,810

1,880

2,070

2,850

5,510

5,150

2,480

5,090

5,770

7,140

7,160

5,740

2,120

1,760

1,670

1,690

1,840

5,570

6,900

8,720

10.500

9,970

7,180

4,610

4,490

5,860

-

122,660

4,089

245,500

July

8,100

10,400

10,200

8,840

5i 820

2,850

2,000

1,650

1,480

1,570

2,410

7,260

10,800

12.400

10,800

8,020

4,650

2,540

1,500

1,190

1,100

,100

,180

,290

,420

,700

,400

,090

954

892

852

125,058

4,053

248,000

Aug.

812

748

708

668

620

592

578

668

724

820

1,150

1,180

1.260

1,130

954

892

820

752

740

692

668

644

615

578

564

545

508

474

468

462

450

22,460

725

44,550

Sept.

458

452

426

420

444

474

571

599

982

1,440

2.020

1,460

1,070

916

876

804

756

716

676

628

578

550

529

522

522

515

.487

468

462

456

-

21,257

708

42,120

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,450 Min 72 Mean 693 ' Ac-ft 501,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 12,400 Min 140 Mean 1,378 Ac-ft 998,000

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs). Oct. 5 (2 a.m.) 6,160 cfs (9.55 ft); Feb. 19 U a.m.) 1,240 cfs 

(4.94 ft); Apr. 29 (7 p.m.) 1,770 cfa (5.60 ft); May 22 (1 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (10.65 ft); May 25(la.m.) 

15,900 cfs (11.06 . ft); June 4 (11 p.m.) .. 5,280 , cfs (6.75 . ft); June 9 (6 p.m.) .. 5,460 , cfs (6.89 . ft);

June 15 (8 a.m.) 7,540 cfs (9.37 ft); June 25 (9 p.m.) 10,600 cfs (10.64 ft); July 2 (5 p.m.) 11,000

t); Aug. 15

4.68 ft; Sept. 11 ll a.m. 2160 cfs 5.76 ft. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

.. , . .. , 

cfs (10.76 ft); July 14 (8 a.m.) 12,800 cfs (10.67 ft); July 26 (1 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (5.50 ft) 

(12 ra.) 1,280 cf3 (4.68 ft); Sept. 11 (ll a.m.) 2,160 cfs (5.76 ft).

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 7 to Nov. 8, Dec. 12, 15, 

Feb. 8-19, July 8-10, July 19 to Sept. 6.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 155

Cow Creek near Lyons, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°18' , long. 98 0 11', in SW£ sec. 15, T. 20 S. , R. 8 W., on left bank 60 ft 

upstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, 400 ft downstream from Little Cow 

Creek, and 3 miles south of Lyons.

Drainage area. 728 sq mi (including 229 sq mi in Cheyenne Bottoms). 

Records available. April 1938 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,624.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 3, 1938, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 70.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,300 cfs July 13 (gage height, 19.05 ft), from

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 10 cfs Mar. 13.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Oct. 20, 1941 (gage height, 20.49 ft), from

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times during

1938, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 22.75 ft July 11, 1929, from information hv Missouri Pacific 

Railroad Co.

Remarks. Records good except those for August and September, which are poor. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

88

57

155

*398

169

78

55

49

43

36

35

30

27

26

25

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

21

1,635

52.7

3,240

Nov.

19

19

20

21

19

21

23

23

*22

22

22

21

22

23

23

23

23

26

22

21

22

22

20

21

21

20

20

21

*20

21

-

643

21.4

1,280

Dec.

21

21

21

21

19

20

19

19

19

19

20

21

*22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

636

20.5

1,260

Jan.

20

22

22

*22

21

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

*21

21

21

21

21

19

19

20

21

20

17

18

17

17

620

20.0

1,230

Feb.

17r?

17

18

19

*20

20

21

21

21

20

21

20

21

19

20

20

21

23

28

32

30

*28

27

28

32

ii

38

_

.

-

660

23.6

1,310

Mar.

32

29

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

17

20

*21

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

19

18

16

18

22

*25

34

38

699

22.5

1,390

Apr.

30

26

24

22

23

25

30

33

29

26

23

23

23

22

20

19

18

*17

16

33

191

551

148

60

41

*34

229

552

801

415

-

3,504

117

6,950

May

371

312

148

83

60

50

44

42

87

714

1.110

1,040

264

94

78

193

470

862

856

304

497

913

899

763

297

119

86

70

60

56

*59

11,001

355

21,820

June

74

74

68

294

112

116

802

. 1,120

1.220

691

164

105

83

*74

134

407

138

74

57

52

53

59

431

900

540

132

103

88

150

420

-

8,735

291

17,330

July

345

162

96

73

*119

78

53

45

41

31

281

1,500

5.550

3,960

1,730

*604

. 187

131

104

90

75

65

63

60

*57

52

49

48

46

44

42

15,767

509

31,270

Aug.

46

55

68

74

55

48

46

i*

55

112

187

T21

99

96

98

*94

86

84

62

60

58

62

70

80

86

92

97

102

108

112

116

2,568

82.8

5,090

Sept.

119

121

130

130

140

130

107

134

150

150

182

191

116

124

139

148

195

194

*158

136

101

99

102

110

82_

93

100

112

141

126

-

3,960

132

7,850

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,410 Kin 5 Mean 130 Ac-ft 94,060

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,530 Mill IS Mean 138 Ac-ft 100,020

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 efs).--June 9 (1 p.m.) 1,260 cfs (16.36 ft); July 13 (7 a.m.) 6,300 ofs 

(19.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Daily discharges for July 12-15 supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 1137, 

"Kansas-Missouri Floods of July 1951."
156 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°50', long. 97«23', in SVf£ sec. 36, T. 25 S., R. 1 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, half a mile west of Valley Center and 16 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.327 sq mi.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,327.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~:r929. Prior to Feb. 12, 1935, chain gage at site 2 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 253 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 cfs May 17 (gage height, 20.50 ft); mlnimum daily, 30 cfs Feb. 1.

1922-51: 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 determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 1 cfs Dec. 27, 1933.

Remarks. Records good prior to July 2 and fair thereafter. 

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of i» effect {gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method uaed Oct. 1-4)

Oct. 1 to Oct. 4 Oct.-5 to JUly 12 JUly 13 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.4 

3.8 

4.2 

5.0 

7.0

71

116

192

286

482

1,080

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

51

79

125

286

790

1,600

1O.O 

12.0 

15.0 

13.0 

20.0

2,700

4,400

7,800

13,300

19,100

2.8 

3.0

3.5 

4.0

140

164

250

380

7.0

10.0

12.0

1,360

2,880

4,400

Note. Same aa preceding 

table above 12.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2425*'

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

79

85

472

962

596

277

189

142

118

110

101

91

85

82

80

76

 75

73

71

71

71

71

70

70

69

70

69

69

69

68

68

4,599

148

9,120

Nov.

67

66

65

65

66

65

66

68

66

66

M

65

65

66

*67

66

66

66

67

66

66

65

64

64

64

64

64

64

65

65

-

1,963

65.4

3,890

Dec.

65

55

64

64

b60

b60

bSfi

b60

61

59

60

*62

63

64

64

63

63

62

62

61

61

60

61

61

60

60

59

59

58

59

61

1,891

61.0

3,750

Jan.

62

62

63

68

69

62

62

39

59

59

59

59

58

59

59

59

 59

59

59

60

60

61

58

57

59

59

58

b45

bSO

bSO

b40

1,812

58.5

3,590

Feb.

bSO.

b40

bSO

b55

56

56

55

56

58

58

58

59

b55

b40

b60

b65

64

65

68

*71

77

76

73

74

99

150

100

86

-

-

-

1,834

65.5

3,640

Mar.

85

78

72

69

67

64

63

61

58

59

60

58

*56

55

57

57

56

56

55

54

54

53

52

51

3T

51

52

58

111

162

186

2,121

68.4

4,210

Apr.

140

100

S5

77

76

238

427

348

290

192

135

112

106

100

93

85

80

 74

71

69.

69

71

81

102

102

81

85

106

182

598

4,375

146

8,680

May

4,520

4,410

2,020

940

408

275

222

192

T§f

848

2,050

2,430

1,240

438

282

 1,830

*15,800

17.500

11,200

6,810

6,160

, 6,620

7,960

4,790

3,400

1,840

971

680

527

438

379

107,374

3,464

213,000

June

372

364

323

286

254

246

1,920

3,840

5,010

4,810

2,230

912

537

421

713

638

647

441

308 *250

241

971

2,450

3,590

2,800

1,470

668

425

2,810

13.600

-

53,552

1,785

106,200

July

9,770

6,680

8,740

7,570

5,120

2,690

1,490

838

581

480

578

5,830

*16.200

14,100

11,900

9,550

6,060

3,010

2,110

1,520

1,270

1,090

1,520

2,930

2,640

«1,400

764

677

543

416

356

128,443

4,143

254,800

Aug.

318

288

262

252

338

230

211

238

818

1,010

850

664

482

565

661

588

425

300

228

211

198

211

221

202

192

186 *181

248

250

194

167

11,189

361

22,190

Sept.

159

153

151

life

512

1,920

1,680

1,780

1,450

1,300

946

754

1,760

1,480

1,230

1,020

*850

748

530

365

275

225

221

3,830

6.470

3,050

1,460

751

515

413

-

36,144

1,205

71,690

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,940 Mln 33 Mean 344 Ac-ft 248,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 17,500 Mln 30 Mean 973 Ac-ft 704,800

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs).. Oct. 4 (11 a.m.) 1,000 cfs (6.61 ft); May 1 (10:30 p.m.) 6,630 off 

14.10 L4.1ft);? May 12 (6 a.m.). / 2.590 c.&au cfs ao (9.81 \v.oi. ft)j it/ijMay nnjr 17 j. r (8 \o p.m.).nt.j 22,400 c&.wcfs UJ.D(20.50 I«A/.»JV ft); 4.1*.,May rj 23c.w 

3 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (16.48 ft); June 9 (7 p.m.) 5,840 cfs (13.40 ft)j June 24 (3 p.m.) 4,180 cfs 

11.75 ft); June 30 (6 p.m.) 14,800 cfs (18.66 ft)j July 3 (7:30 p.m.) 10,800 cfs (16.80 ft); July 13 

8 a.m.) 16,900 ofs (19.47 ft); July 24 (6 p.m.) 3,240 cfs (10.58 ft)j Aug. 9 (12 p.m.) 1,120 cfs 

6.32 ft)j Sept. 6 (3 a.m.) 2,33O cfs (9.10 ft); Sept. 13 (7 a.m.) 1,900 cfs (8.25 ft); Sept. 24 

11:30 p.m.) 10,400 cfs (16.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Discharge computed on basis of once-daily wire-weight gage readings July 2 to Sept. SO.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 157

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°41', long. 97"21 I , In SE£ sec. 20, T. 27 S,, R. 1 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of Douglas Avenue Bridge in Wichita, half a mile downstream froir 

Little Arkansas River.'

Drainage area. 40,182 sq mi.

Records available. July 1934 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1897 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,280.£ ft above mean sea level (levels by

. S. Weather Bureau).

Average discharge. 17 years, 1,203 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,600 cfs July 1 (gage height, 13.38 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of Ice effect.

1934-50: Maximum discharge, that of July 1, 1951; minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 3, 1934 (gage 

height, 0.37 ft). . Maximum stage observed by United States Weather Bureau 17.3 ft July 10, 1904.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather Bureau.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-18, Aug. 19 to Sept. 24)

Oct. 1 to July 16 July 17 to Sept. 30

1.4 300 5.0 4,950 1.7 1,300 6.0 8,350 

2.0 640 7.0 9,600 2.0 1,650 9.0 15,190 

3.0 1,550 10.0 17,600 4.0 4,580 11.0 20,500 

4.0 3,050 13.0 26,400 Note.-Same as preceding

table above 11.0.ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,500

1,690

1,920

2,640

6,900

8,060

8.520

7,770

4,470 

3,080

2,530

2,120

1,890

1,750

1,630

1,510

1,430

*1,380

1,310

1,250

1,210

1,150

1,120

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,040

1,010

976

94?

75,105

2,423

149,000

Nov.

'SSS 908

868

820

804

780

780

804

804 

788

788

788

820

820

*836

820

812

804

820

812

820

820

828

828

775

773

804

804

804

812

-

24,410

814

48,420

Dec.

820

836

828

804

759

b370

tSSO

466

533 

614

682

780

*900

'SSS 949

820

812

804

804

804

812

812

804

796

780

788

780

752

717

724

724

23,122

746

45,860

Jan.

710

773

738

738

745

766

759

710

710 

724

738

745

738

738

731

710

*710

g703

g731

738

724

703

682

710

738

759

b4"9"0" 780

b250

b3<55

b320

21,101

681

41,850

Feb.

b400

b450

b500

569

640

661

569

588

614 

710

916

1,020

b750

b350

b300

b400

575

852

*1,110

1,120

1.170

1,116

1,010

1,020

1,080

1,130

1,130

1,110

_

_

-

21,854

780

43,350

Mar.

1.080

1,070

1,060

1,020

976

949

924

908

868 

860

852

820

*766

738

724

745

766

752

738

710

710

724

731

717

710

696

' 7T7

780

868

916

949

25,844

834

51,260

Apr.

940

908

868

836

900

1,010

1,310

1,300

1,190 

1,100

1,030

976

916

884

844

812

773

*731

717

710

731

738

836

1,020

1,260

1,140

1,090

1,010

1,100

2,060

-

29,740

991

58,990

May

7,630

9,550

5,580

3,680

2,310

1,690

1,300

1,130

1.090 

1,320

3,260

4,000

3,350

2,230

1,800

*2,900

16,900

20.900

18,606

16,800

15,400

18,000

20,600

18,000

16,200

14,800

14,400

16,000

* 14, 400

7,520

4,310

285,650

9,215

566,600

June

3,640

5,100

2,700

2.480

S,62'0

4,770

7,200

12,200

12,300 

13,400

11,600

9,900

8,950

8,350

8,820

9,100

9,370

8,250

6,390

*5,220

4,350

4,630

8,380

11,700

12,300

11,600

11,4X>0

11,800

13,800

24.800

-

265,530

8,851

526,700

July

25.500

*20,900

19,200

22,400

17,700

16,900

14,900

10,800

6,420 

4,000

3,200

9,820

18,100

*20,000

21,400

22,700

24,700

21,400

16,400

7,940

5,180

4,180

4,920

7,960

6,660

*4,950

3,950

3,650

3,180

2,860

£2^520

374,390

12,080

742,600

Aug.

g2,300

Sept.

1,770

g2,050 1^570

gl,370

gl,700

gl,580

gl,480

gl.310

1,450

2,670 

6.660

4,550

3,060

2,820

3,660

3,650

3,320

2,900

2,400

2,070

1,830

1,860

1,860

1,820

1,720

. 1,680

1,660

1,610

*1,590

2,290

2,860

2,240

74,570

2,405

147,900

1,460

1410

2,830

6,960

4,210

4,190

3,860 

3,520

3,040

3.26O

6,050

5,610

5,560

4,390

*3,440

2,970

2,580

2,210

1,910

1,650

1,490

4,550

10,300

5,950

4,110

2,610

gl,990

gl,730

107,180

3,573

212,600

Calendar year 1950: Max 17,900 Mln 290 Mean 1,787 Ac-ft 1,294,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 25,500 Mln 250 Mean 3,640 Ac-ft 2,635,000

Peak discharge (base. 3,700 cfs). Oct. 8 (2 a.m.) 8,980 cfs (6.65 ft); May 2 (1:30 a.m.) 11,200

cfs 17.64 ft); Hay 12 13 p.m.) 4.110 cfs (4.58 ft): May 18 (l a.m.) 23,000 cfs (11.86 ft); May 23

.. , . .. , . .. , 

13.38 ft); July 17 (11 a.m.) 25,200 cfs (12.60 ft); July 24 (9 a.m.) 8,600 cfs (6.12 ft); Aug. 10 

7:30 a.m.) 7,340 cfs (5.50 ft); Aug. 14 (9 p.m.) 3,810 efs (3.48 ft)i Sept. 6 (5 a.m.) 9,080 cfs 

6.35 ft); Sept. 13 (9 a.m.) 6,660 cfs (5.29 ft.); Sept. 25 (6:30 a.m.) 12,500 cfs (7.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
Ib « ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Fork Ninnescah River near Cheney, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°40', long. 97°46', on line between sees. 28 and 33, T. 27 S., R. 4 W., 

near right bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 2 miles north 

and 1 mile east of Cheney, 4 miles upstream from Spring Creek, and 22i miles west of 

Wichita.

Drainage area. 947 sq mi.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 1, 1950, wire-weight gage read once daily at 

same site and datum.

Extremes. 1950: Maximum discharge observed during period August to September, 1,060 cfs 

Aug. 8 (gage height, 6.99 ft); minimum observed, 97 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 4.59 ft). 

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 12,200 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 14.38 

ft), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period August 1950 to September 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Discharge, in cubic

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Mean.

Ac-ft

Aug.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*944

Sept.

425

429

453

297

227

162

*140

122

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

549

389

786

493

377

241

172

150

Sept.

113

101

103

99

101

104

126

220

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

131

119

124

131

128 "145

119

110

Sept.

266

227

224

*224

178

135

112

99

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

103

101

117

238

202

193

712

-

-

Sept.

103

97

99

101

101

103

5,291

10,490

Peak discharge [base. 2,000 cfs). No peak above base, 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

*392

497

283

172

162

150

119

108

103

93

93

86

83

83

82

74

*73

71

71

71

71

71

71

74

80

83

83

83

*86

86

3,748

121

7,430

Nov.

85

85

86

88

96

93

94

96

91

80

103

96

99

*103

101

101

101

101

101

101

103

106

104

90

75

93

140

122

119

119

2,972

99.1

5,890

Dec.

*110

108

103

103

90

80

85

90

100

110

120

*130

130

125

120

126

124

124

124

119

119

119

117

115

115

112

80

85

97

117

145

3,442

111

6,830

Jan.

131

122

*104'

122

122

100

86

112

128

128

119

133

126

133

158

*133

131

131

126

124

115

97

128

126

122

119

110

80

50

40

*38

3,474

112

6,890

Feb.

40

40

50

GO

70

85

90

100

110

130

224

202

100

110

120

170

175

170

234

*234

199

182

172

168

193

230

280

*262

-

-

-

4,200

150

8,330

Mar.

214

188

175

172

168

152

145

142

138

1*0

145

110

95

126

158

135

131

126

124

117

113

110

*108

99

94

89

*88

168

294

353

¥86

4,708

152

9,340

Apr.

211

180

160

150

168

300

252

211

175

155

158

160

150

140

128

117

*119

115

110

124

178

133

126

119

115

124

131

138

155

405

-

4,907

164

9,730

May

*678

341

230

178

155

140

128

126

119

162

138

122

120

108

*126

3,800

6,490

*2,800

1,390

745

1,890

3,020

7.540

2,360

1,460

970

704

533

421

344

350

37,488

1,209

74,360

June

334

295

281

251

*230

254

'3,070

1,460

678

522

498

434

366

312

402

850

606

586

*658

486

366

494

3,120

3,080

1,930

3,980

1,350

766

646

5,460

"

33,765

1,126

66,970

July

4.850

1,190

794

694

574

458

370

295

*260

245

257

260

251

257

350

346

298

233

189

166

146

121

153

354

*722

586

502

320

221

184

176

15,822

510

31-, 380

Aug.

163

153

141

125

119

105

101

*130

346

362

362

254

274

278

215

166

148

136

130

121

125

156

186

178

160

143

141

*136

121

107

101

5,383

174

10,680

Sept.

98

130

215

141

7.330

5,230

2,260

2,320

1,720

1,050

766

2,080

1,850

614

490

522

450

*390

338

302

260

233

224

829

302

248

224

197

195

192

31,200

1,040

61,880

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,340 Mln 38 Mean 414 Ac-ft 299,700

Fes

cfs

*3G 1 t

ik discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--

13.23 ft); June 7 (5:30 p.m.) 4

v-. m \ ET Ton f,fa 1 11 OC: f*-\. Tllr

May 17 (7:30 a.m.) 8,020 cfs (12.51 ft); May 23 (10 a.m.) 9,460 

750 cfs 10.60 ft); June 23 (2 p.m.) 4,460 cfs (10.41 ft); June 

26 (4 . o w ITT r, n 1 A. inn ffs M2.55 ft): Sect. 5 (3 n.m. ) 12,200 cfs

(14.38 ft); Sept. 13 (1 a.m.) 4,080 cfs (10.li ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-15, Jan. 3, 6, Jan. 27 to Feb. 10, Feb. 

13-17, Mar. 11-13.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 159

South Pork Ninnescah River near Murdock, Kans.

Location. Lab 37°34', long. 97°51', on line between sec. 34, T. 28 S. , R. 5 W., and sec. 

3, T; 29 S., R. 5 W., near left bank at downstream side of pier of highway bridge 3| 

miles south and 4f miles east of Murdock.

Drainage area. 650 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 30, 1951, wire-weight gage read once daily at 

 Same site and datum.

Extremes.--195Q: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 6,000 cfs Aug. 30 

(gage height, 9.60 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 119 cfs 

Aug. 17 (gage height, 4.99 ft).

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 7,080 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 10.03 

ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

Remarks Records fair except those above 300 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for period August 

1950 to September 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1950-51 

1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

Ac-ft.

Aug.

1

Sept.

588 

424

316 

271 

236 

211 

*188 

188

Day

9

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Aug.

*253 

199 

169 

173 

199 

162 

140 

124

Sept.

169 

169 

162 

152 

169 

169 

188 

184

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Aug.

119 

136 

143 

136 

149 

*162 

146 

130

Sept.

192 

195 

177 

*162 

140 

152 

149 

136

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Aug.

124 

122 

173 

211 

*L,950 

3,990 

1,080

_

_

- _J

Sept.

130 

133 

152

152 

146 

121

5,927

198

11,760

Peak discharge (base. 2.OOP cfs).--Aug. 30 (3 a.m.) 6,000 cfs (9.60 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

124

*177 

271

244

169

149 

136

124

124

124

130

130

127

127

122

113

102

*110

110

124

122

116

116

122

122

113

113

108

108

*113

113

4,103

132

8,14O

Nov.

124

127 

127

133

116

113 

124

127

127

130

166

159

169

*156

166

140

136

140

136

146

146

149

146

140

140

145

*149

159

162

169

-

4,267

142

8,460

Dec.

169

166 

162

162

159

155 

130

130

150

180

21O

*240

200

184

166

162

149

162

162

184

169

136

133

130

149

130

'250 130

2~00

250

224

5,283

170

10,480

Jan.

249

*177 

173

159

162

160 

140

140

140

150

160

170

160

16O

166

*143

140

149

143

149

149

149

159

149

140

143

140

100

70

*60

70

4,519

146

8,960

Feb.

80

100 

100

110

110

120 

130

140

140

180

284

262

160

150

140

160

160

ISO

*224

203

184

166

149

162

312

391

302

*244

-

-

"

5,043

18O

10,000

Mar.

207

207 

220

195

180

169 

169

169

169

188

215 ieo

20O

180

173

166

169

149

136

136

130

130

*149

143

136

*13O

133

284

350

266

220

5,648

182

11,200

Apr.

199

211 

188

166

199

316 

244

207

177

169

203

192

156

152

152

149

*149

159

159

169

184

159

156

140

143

146

184

207

159

308

~

5,502

183

10,910

May

298

203

180

169

162

159 

152

152

152

173

159

146

127

124

*18l

3,420

3.740

1,610

976

609

2,820

3,180

3,O90

1,170

595

424

365

360

528

360

325

26,109

842

51,790

June

325

307 

284

*262

244

289 

2.350

2,230

1,060

495

365

302

271

253

350

658

298

22O

*211

207

477

2,010

2,060

1,830

1,090

2,030

1,330

547

441

1,480

~

24,276

809

48,150

July

2,320

1,110 

581

447

365

321 

289

249

236

249

220

220

262

811

2.440

783

424

321

275

*249

215

199

228

396

*307

244

207

192

173

162

188

14,683

474

29,120

Aug.

173

162 

156

143

130

124 

119

*124

211

224

220

192

180

162

159

152

149

149

177

156

149

149

152

146

136

140

140

*136

130

116

no

4,766

154

9,450

Sept.

108

ffi

119

3-, 350

4.880 

2,330

1,900

1,290

715

424

1,280

1,440

508

424

547

386

*312

284

253

240

224

207

224

211

228

224

203

192

203

"

22,921

764

45,46O

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-i't -

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,880 Min 60 Mean 348 Ac-ft 252,100

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--May 17 (4 a.m.) 6,400 cfs (9.76 ft); May 21 (8 p.m.) 5,200 cfs 

9.20 ft); June 7 (12:30 p.m.) 3,240 cfs (8.16 ft); June 24 (3:30 a.m.) 3,020 cfs (8.01 ft); June 26 

9:30 a.m.) 2,66O cfs (7.77 ft); July 1 (1:30 a.m.) 2,730 cfs (7.82 ft); July 15 (10 a.m.) 3,220 cfs 

8.15 ft); Sept. 5 (12 p.m.) 7,080 cfs (1O.03 ft); Sept. 13 (2 a.m.) 2,44O cfs (7.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24-26, Dec. 6-13, 27-3O, Jan. 6-14, Jan. 27 

to Feb. 10, Feb. 13-18, Mar. 12-14.
160 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Nlnnescah River near Peck, Kans.

Location. La t 37°28', long, 97°25', In NW$ sec.-10, T. 30 S., R. 1 W., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge 3 miles southwest of Peck and 28 miles upstream from confluence with Arkansas River.

Drainage area. 2,129 sq mi.

Records available. April 1928 to September 1951

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,222.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 644 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,100 cfs May 17 (gage height, 20.73 ft); minimum daily, 130 cfs Jan. 29.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, that of my 17, 1951; minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 11, 12, 1946 

(gage height, 1.55 ft).

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft June 9, 1923, from floodmark.

Revisions. Maximum discharge for water year 1944 has been revised to 24,600 cfs 

Apr. 23, 1944 (gage height, 20.58 ft), superseding'figure published in Water-Supply 

Paper 1007.

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

of chemical analyses of water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1199.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14 to Jan. 27, Mar. 28 to 

Apr. 28, Sept. 14-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28

2.5 121

3.0 241

4.0 6O5

5.0 1,020

Apr. 28 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0 

5.0 

7.5 

10.0

160

270

1,250

2,650

4,650

12.5

15.0

18.0

21.0

7,500 

11,200 

17,500 

25,90O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to aepiemoer 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

275

275

581

717

B37

42 O 

382

350

316

295

282

266

260

250

241

250

*230

221

216

216

219

219

213

m

213

221

227

227

224

219

216

8,991

290

17,830

Nov.

210

213

230

235

235

241 

235

235

233

230

219

233

247

*253

263

266

256

250

256

253

253

263

263

230

172

263

305

752" 312

279

-

7,415

247

14,710

Dec.

279

279

275

272

241

150 

20U

200

20O

200

300

380

*430

434

389

340

308

295

292

285

279

282

279

279

282

279

253

210

180

279

350

8.7O1

281

17,260

Jan.

340

340

330

312

308

288 

208

240

500

541

700

5S5

340

326

344

*326

308

292

285

272

253

227

233

26-9

263

260

256

170

130

IBS

180

9,586

309

19,010

Feb.

180

180

190

190

200

250 

220

240

260

300

330

360

378

172

255

336

347

431

*573

613

525

481

445

431

473

645

¥49" 705

-

-

10,392

371

20,610

Mar.

565

497

453

438

417

396 

375

354

340

344

368

330

*230

"S5S

372

378

347

330

316

316

312

316

312

302

298

292

347

962

5Z5

781

745

12,654

408

25,100

Apr.

613

529

485

445

424

581 

841

633

529

465

438

442

434

389

361

340

*326

322

316

308

333

410

344

322

3O5

302

S2T

4.740

1,220

3,030

-

20,848

695

41,350

May

6,360

2,070

1,110

845

680

581 

500

441

428

428

475

418

38b

349

*52Q

4,820

21,400

* 17, 200"

8,520

3,320

4,870

8,260

9,050

9,570

3,590

2,520

1,960

1,630

1,430

1,360

1,140

116,029

3,743

230,100

June

1,070

995

930

860

800

880 

5,740

7,220

3,250

1,740

1,440

1,200

1,060

935

825

1,660

1,560

995

*1,000

980

840

1,380

3,190

8,760

4,930

4,790

5,590

2,340

1,650

5,940

-

74,550

2,485

147,900

July

8.750

5,980

2,310

1,740

1,460

1,240 

1,050

900

845

810

745

730

1,080

1,520

3,170

2,200

1,180

880

715

600

520

460

3,690

1,280

*1,120

1,200

1,090

84O

635

510

450

49,680

1,603

98,540

Aug.

460

405

360

328

288

262 

242

238

1,000

1,100

810

645

825

650

480

396

328

315

279

302

270

262

302

387

342

605

560

*378

310

254

212

13,595

439

26,970

Sept.

195

2T6" 184

328

3,390

16.500 

*13,900

5.S30

4,740

3,430

2,230

2,850

6,470

2,850

1,540

1,620

1,400

1,120

*950

820

735

660

610

1,150

1,210

720

650

580

510

490

-

77,678

2,589

154,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,120 Mln 112 Mean 447 Ac-ft 323,700

Water year 1950-51 : Max 21,400 Mln 130 Mean 1,124 Ac-ft 813,500

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). 

cfs (12.88 ft); Hay 17 (8 p.m.) 25, 1C

Apr. 28 (11:30 a.m.) 6,610 cfs (11.80 ft); May 1 (5 a.m.) 7,960 

0 cfs (20.73 ft); May 24 (6 a.m.) 11,800 cfs (15.30 ft); June 8

(9:30 a.m.) 8.240 cfs (13.10 ft); June 24 (12 m.) 9,810 cfs (14.13 ftlj ounc <.< \*i^ ».*,., ,...« 

cfa (11.85 ft); July 1 (10 p.m.) 9,920 cfs (14.20 ft); July 23 (12 m.) 5.620 cfs (1O.93 ft); Sept. « 

(8 p.m.) 21,400 cfs (19.50 ft); Sept. 13 (6:30 p.m.) 7,510 cfs (12.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6-13, 28, 29, Jan. 8, 9, Jan. 28 to Feb. 12,. 

Mar. 12, 13. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings, Sept. 7-30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 161

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°04', long. 97°03', In NW£ sec. 25, T. 34 S. , R. 3 E. , near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of Chestnut Avenue highway bridge, half a mile west of Arkansas 

City and 5 miles upstream from Walnut River.

Drainage area. 43 .475 sq mi.

Records available. September 1902 to July 1906 (fragmentary), September 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,050 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 27, 1929, wire-weight or chain gages at same site and datum.

"verage discharge. 30 years (1921-51), 1,792 cfs.

'Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 66,000 cfs May 19 (gage'height, 23.50 ft); minimum daily, 700 cfs Jan. 30.

1902-6, 1921-51: Maximum gage height, 25.46 ft June 11, 1923, from floodmarks (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 1 cfs Oct. 9, 1921 (due to diversion by Kansas Oas & Electric Co. power canal, which was washed out June 10, 1923). Minimum discharge after canal washed out, 30 cfs Aug. 19, 1933.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 807: 1922(M). W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, -water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 4).

Oct. 1 to July 24, Sept. 26-30 July 25 to Sept. 25

7.6

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

695

960

1,900

3,600

8,020

16.0

20.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

19,500

37,500

51,500

60,500

73,000

8.9

10.0

12.0

16.0

2,270

3,900

8,020

19,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Tay

1

2

3 

4

5

6

J

8 

9-,o

 1

'.2

'3

"4

"5

"6

 ? 

18

19

20

31

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,000

2,130

2,220 

2,600

3,780

7,470

8,620

8.910 

7,610

6,090

3,970 

3,360

2,940

2,600

2,420

*2,260

2,160 

2,030

1,940

1,860

1,780

1,730

1,670

1,640

1,600

1,570

1,560 

1,520

1,510 

1,460

1.450

94,460

3,047

187,400

Nov.

1,440

1,420

1,450 

1,420

1,400

1,360

1,350

1,340 

1,340

1,390

1,400 

1,360

*1,350

1,390

1,400

1,400

1.470 

1.47T5

1,420

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,340

1,270 

T753T5

1,380 

1,380

-

41,670

1,389

82,650

Dec.

1,340

1,320

1,320 

1,340

1,320

bl.OOO

bl, 100

bl,200 

bl,300

bl,300

bl,300 

1,340

*1,390

1,480

1.550

1,530

1,440 

1,390

1,370

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,370

1,360

1,360

1,330 

1,310

1,290 

1,260

1,310

41,260

1,331

81,840

Jan.

1,370

1,400

1.490 

1,440

1,400

1,390

bl,350

1,280 

1,260

1,290

1,290 

1,290

1,300

1,330

*1,330

, 1,340

1,320 

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,310

1,290

1,300

1,320

1,340

1,380

1,360 

bl,250

1)750 

b700

b755

39,580

1,277

78,510

Feb.

b800

b900

bl.OOO 

bl.100

bl,200

1,250

1,320

1,210 

1,210

1,290

1,450 

*1,550

bl.500

bl,300

b900

b900

1,040 

1,280

1,400

2,160

2,160

1,890

1,800

1,700

1,720

1,860

2.220 

2,130

;

-

40,240

1,437

79,810

Mar.

2,000

1,900

1,800 

1,730

1,670

1,600

1,550

1,490 

1,430

1,450

1,450 

*1,430

1,400

1,370

1,320

1,370

1,420 

1,400

1,380

1,330

1,310

1,300

1,280

1,270

1,250

1,240

1.220 

1,540

2,700 

2,030

1,950

47,580

1,535

94,370

Apr.

1,930

1,770

1,630 

1,550

1,520

1,980

2,040

2,300 

2,200

1,950

1,840 

1,730

1,670

1,630

1,570

*1,510

1,490 

1,430

1,400

1.590

1,390

1,390

1,450

1,480

1,530

1,670

1,710 

3,520

8,980 

4,030

-

61,680

2,056

122,300

May

18,100

22,500

12,800 

6,530

4,390

3,240

2,700

2,450 

2.500

3,120

2,970 

3,840

4,280

*3,940

3,000

3,570

18,800 

38,500

*60.400

38,606

25,500

27,800

30,800

29,200

27,300

20,900

16,800 

16,100

17,200 

15,000

8,760

491,390

15,850

974,700

June

6,600

5,740

5,120 

4,600

4.300

5,280

15,200

 20,600 

22,900

17,700

15,100 

13,300

10,900

10,000

9,530

10,000

11,000 

*11,000

9,270

7,710

7,900

11,200

8,360

23,200

27.000

24,100

17,800 

16,900

14,800 

21,800

-

388,910

12,960

771,400

July

37,400

45,000

* 35, 500 

25,400

24,500

20,300

18,100

15,700 

11,900

10,000

7,250 

6,770

18,500

25,900

28,400

27,700

26,000 

25,700

23,800

17,400

9,080

6,880

7,230

*13,700

10,900

8,400

7,060 

5,960

5,400 

g4,800

g4j_350

532,980

17,190

tl,057

Aug.

g4,060

g3,800

g3,560 

g3,390

g3,230

g3,040

g2,940

2,860 

3,010

4,900

7.520 

5,520

4,480

4,400

4,650

4,460

4,120 

3,700

3,290

3,020

2,910

2,930

2,840

2,860

2,800

2,830

3,110 

3,010

*2.760 

2,950

3,330

112,280

3,622

222,700

Sept.

3,000

2,620

2,400 

2,280

3,000

11,000

16,900

19.700 

13, 700

9,970

7,730 

7,300

12,800

14,100

9,300

7,760

6,770 

5,860

*5,140

4,590

4,130

3,750

3,480

*9,310

14,600

13,100

8,260 

5,850

4,280 

3,420

-

236,100

7,870

468,300

Calendar year 1950: Max 34,500 Min 527 Mean 2,944 Ac-ft 2,131,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 60,400 Mln 700 Mean 5,830 Ao-ft 4,221,000

Peak discharge (base. 6.500 efs). Oct. 9 (1:30 a.m.) 9.080 cfs (12.06 ft); Apr. 29 (4:30 a.m. 

» 7 9° efs (12.72 ft); May 2 (4 a.m.) 25,300 cfs (17.60 ft); May 19 (a a.m.) 66,000 cfs (23.50 ft 

lay 23 (12 m.) 31,800 cfs (18.97 ft); June 9 (9 a.m.) 23,800 cfs (17.20 ft)} June 25 (11:30 p.m.) 

7,900 cfs (18.20 ft); July 1 (11 p.m.) 44,400 cfs (21.05 ft); July 14 (8:30 p.m.) 29,000 cfs 

.8.43 ft); July 24 (5 a.m.) 14,300 cfs (14.34 ft); Aug. 11 (3:30 a.m.) 8,330 cfs (12.13 ft): Sep 

.2 m.) 20,500 cfs (16.30 ft); Sept. 14 (7 a.m.) 14,600 cfs (14.46 ft); Sept. 26 (12:30 a.m.) 17,

May 

27

[it :pt. 8 

200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from wire-weight gage readings.
162 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Whitewater River at Augusta, Kahs.

Location.--Lat 37°41 I 16", long. 96°59'40", in NE^ sec. 21, T. 27 S., R. 4 E., on right 

bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 3 miles upstream from mouth, and 1 mile northwest oi Augusta.

Drainage area. 468 sq mi.

Records available.-'-November 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,202.2 ft above mean sea level (SoconyVacuum Oil Co. datum).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 11,800 cfs May 1 (gage height, 25.58 ft); maximum gage height, 25.78 ft June 30 (backwater from Walnut Creek); minimum discharge not 

determined (occurred during period of no gage-height record).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are pour.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of backwater (gage height, 

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

Nov. 18 to Feb. 19, -Mar. 29 to Sept. 30 Feb. 20 to Mar. 28

3.9 

4.2 

4.6 

5.5

100

270

14.5

16.5

19.0

25.0

2,600

3,660

5,300

11,100

3.9 

4.2 

4.8 

6.5 

10.1

20

55

156

510

1,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wai.er year November 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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.

*27

25

-

.

-

-

Dec.

I 35 

} " 1 ""

\ pc

1

20

rt -

i i 699

22. 5

1,390

Jan.

25

*25

 £5

20

*19

t £0

694

22. 4

1,380

Feb.

20

*28

25

} -

*129

356

125

122

103

152

1,400

510

147

_

_

-

3,467

124

6,880

Mar.

81

70 

58

48

48

45

48

*36

35

36

73

73

35 

58

48

48

48

41

41

35

33

31

*30

29

28

27

26

T7

421 *33S

134

2,141

69.1

4,250

Apr.

44

42 

53

44

64

835

575

208

~52 28

38

49

45 

49

37

40

36

42

41

40

40

37

37

*41

40

40

44

436

141

850

-

4,068

136

8,070

May

9,340

*10,700 

1,630

347

252

222

196

177

308

*1,060

328

204

166 

141

127

1,060

4,420

*3,890

1,280

682

1,380

3,310

3,250

1,510

368

294

246

20Z

179

159

147

47,575

1,535

94,360

June

134

121 

108

103

*102

106

1,090

1,350

733

541

325

194

152 

136

546

567

175

120

105

104

*672

1,330

5,710

7,550

1,960

405

231

£01

3,940

*8,440

-

37,151

1,238

73,690

July

7,820

3,810 

2,260

9,040

4,900

577

412

314

322

*231

3,020

6,900

8,250 

7,Uo

796

418

313

255

220

196

179

159

3,660

2,620

488

246

188

152

123

113

*TT5

63,215

2,039

125,400

Aug.

108

97 

91

85

82

78

72

78

145

1.400

464

186

147 

175

184

106

79

70

65

55

456

838

152

103

102

120

*127

151

221

90

65

6,202

200

12,300

Sept.

56

 54 54 

54

624

2,380

820

414

795

520

376

1,300

*£,260 

958

220

264

476

196

145

118

103

98

97

1,490

6.160

3,010

284

192

154

138

-

2£,810

760

45,240

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 163

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 in 

pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 1 mile south of Winfield and 1 mile upstream from 

Black Crook Creek.

Drainage area. 1,840 sq mi.

Records available. November 1921 to September 1951.

,e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,074.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~"929. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, wire-weight gage on upstream side of former bridge at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1922-51), 777 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 83,000 cfs July 1 (gage height, 37.80 ft); minimurn, 58 cfs Jan. 29, 30.

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs Apr. 23, 1944 (gage height, 38.30 ft); maximum gage height, 40.61 ft Nov. 18, 1929 (backwater from bridge since removed); no flow 

at times in 1928, 1936.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 607: 1923(M), W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

3.5 

3.8 

4.2 

5.0 

9.0 

15.0

Oct. 1 to July 1

25.0

32.0

34.0

36.0

37.0

July 2 to Sept. 30

50

137

320

840

3,430

8,300

18,800

28,400

38,000

51,000

62,000

3.9 

4.2 

5.0

245

390

840

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

198

216

270

320

?5s

240

225

193

180

175

175

160

148

145

134

*120

117

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

107

107

107

107

107

104 TOT

4,831

156

9,580

Nov.

101

92

irJ4

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

*104

104

107

111

107

107

111

TOT

104

104

101

101

101

101

98

104

104

107

-

3,116

104

6,180

Dec.

127

T20" 134

111

107

98

98

101

101

101

*104

104

111

111

107

107

107

104

104

104

104

101

101

101

101

98

87

87

90

104

95

3,230

104

6,410

Jan.

92

104

107

120

175

145

124

111

101

95

90

90

90

90

*87

84

87

84

84

81

81

84

84

81

78

75

84

81

65

62 ~S?

2,878

92.8

5,710

Feb.

65

6262"

65

72

81

81

81

78

78

78

*78

78

72

65

78

81

90

101

650

924

1,430

650

348

270

353

*g.76Q

1,240

_

_

-

10,071

360

19,980

Mar.

566

353

285

240

206

188

180

171

152

180

225

*615

643

401

295

260

245

240

230

198

171

164

160

156

148

145

T?5

348

706

810

J316

9,645

311

19,130

Apr.

524

364

300

280

270

1,510

5,500

1,660

894

636

545

573

685

566

454

*388

342

315

305

290

300

290

270

245

250

245

260

1,090

2,290

954

-

20,375

679

40,410

May

14,500

21,500

* 24, 400

10,700

1,670

1,300

1,140

1,020

996

3,320

3,210

1,370

990

*846

750

2,330

14,600

17 , 300

10,900

3,780

3,980

19,800

15,500

8,550

3,350

1,790

1,640

1,240

1,070

990

918

195,450

6,305

387,700

June

822

750

720

685

650

816

11,400

8,110

4,050

2,100

1,460

1,910

1,420

942

858

1,150

1,080

*720

786

700

1,180

6,530

8,740

16,100

21,900

16,000

2,620

1,530

3,490

28,400

-

147,619

4,921

292,800

July

*61.100

35,000

18,800

13,000

17,900

13,200

2,470

1,580

2,260

12,000

5,750

10,200

19,600

22,500

16 , 800

4,030

gl,880

gl,480

gl,270

gl,140

gl,010

g915

3,180

* 10, 600

5,620

gl,660

gl,170

gl,030

g888

g704

638

289,375

9,335

574,000

Aug.

732

610

533

489

467

434

418

396

599

1,040

2,160

1,010

738

626

550

511

406

345

315

290

310

924

1,480

660

484

804

1,670

1,100

*840

924

522

22,387

722

44,400

Sept.

370

305

281

281

1,980

7,430

6,640

1,970

1,780

6,340

3,410

3,340

12.600

12 , 300

3,070

1,340

1,240

1,300

936

*774

687

610

572

8,010

8,070

6,660

2,710

1,010

780

682

-

97,538

3,251

193,500

Calendar year 1950: Max 29,300 Min 58 Mean 8.27 Ac-ft 598,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 61,100 Min 62 Mean 2,210 Ae-ft 1,600,000

Peak discharge (base, 9,600 efs).--May 5 (12 m.) 25,OOP efs (29.90 ft); May 18 (5 a.m.) 18,500 efs 

24.55 ft); May 22 (9:30 a.m.) 20,800 efs (26.70 ft); June 7 (3 p.m.) 15,200 efs (21.85 ft); June 25 

9 p.m.) 22,900 cfs (28.32 ft); July 1 (4 a.m.) 83,000 efs (37.80 ft); July 5 (6:30 p.m.) 18,700 efs 

24.88 ft); July 10 (9 a.m.) 13,400 efs (20.08 ft); July 14 (5 p.m.) 22,700 cfs (28.15 ft): July 24 

5 p.m.) 11,500 cfs (18.17 ft); Sept. 14 (1 a.m.) 14,500 cfs (21.15 ft); Sept. 24 (11 a.m.) 11,100 

cfs (17.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
164 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Salt Pork Arkansas River near Alva, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°48'45", long. 98 038'50", in SW$SW£ sec. 18, T. 27 N., R. 13 W.,-near 

lert Dank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 14, 1 mile northeast 

of Alva, 19.0 miles (revised) upstream from Medicine Lodge River, and at mile 126.0.

Drainage area.--1,009 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), February 1938 to 

septemoer I9bi (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,297.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to January 1906, chain gage at site threequarters of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 151 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,700 cfs June 30 (gage height, 8.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs; minimum not determined, but probably less than 

5 cfs during period of ice effect.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs Oct. 23, 1941, from rating curve extended 

above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 9/43 ft May 16, 1949; 

no flow at times each year except 194S, 1946, 1949-51.

Maximum stage known, 9.6 ft, date unknown, from information by State Highway Commission.

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

wnicn are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1199.

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

25 

24 

26

32

25

21

19

19

17

16

15

14

12

12

11

9.9

9.9 

9.4

8.2

57T

9.9

11

12

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

12

481.7

15.5

955

Nov.

13 13- 

19

18

23

24

25

25

24

20

19

19

29

33

36

35

30 

29

29

30

30

29

32

b30

23

28

38

4340"

40

-

826

27.5

1,640

Dec.

40 

42. 

40

42

b!7

alO

b!2

14

16

42

68

SU

45

42

40

36

35

35

35

35

35

36

35

32

b24

b23

b!7

b!8

b33

969

31.3

1,920

Jan.

45 

40 

35

38

42

b36

b47

b30

b26

b35

54

40

42

54

li

54

48 

48

47

47

42

35

36

42

43

40

b32

-

1,157

37.3

2,290

Feb.

> a5

a!5

a!5

a3O

aSO

b35

b54

82

75

75

63

a35

43 '118

90

68

57

52

50

174

355 TB"5"

119

_

_

-

1,940

69.3

3,850

Mar.

93 

72 

70

61

50

47

43

42

36

43

48

47

35

36

4C

45

45 

42

36

33

33

33

33

30

2C

25

^

219

281

TJ?

95

1,912

61.7

3,790

Apr.

80 

70 

61

52

77

131

116

88

65

61

61

63

57

47

45

40

38 

35

36

35

38

36

36

33

32

32

35

33

30

175

-

1,738

57.9

3,450

 May

468. 

176 

85

63

47

36

32

30

28

25

25

24

21

16

TS

4,290

8,060 

1,4SO

1,280

656

962

3,190

1,090

555

394

315

390

278

213

188

164

24,540

792

48,670

June

149 

161 

167

143

134

134

264

1,220

417

244

426

551

490

220

206

170

2 2O 

137

128

m

5,340

3,410

1,<90

6,580

1,210

623

49O

1,610

828

15,100

-

42,596

1,420

84,490

July

2,860 

1,250 

671

576

480

366

315

252

202

179

173

164

332

779

554

259

167 

149

174

110

100

88

82

IT?

122

112

174

125

98

88

85

11,205

361

22,220

Aug.

 & 80 

69

61

45

39

32

27

. a32

32

a30

a25

a20 

al5

12

10

10

1T~9.6

9.6

14

19

73

31

20

16

10

950.2

30.7

1,880

Sept.

9.6 

8.7 

8.2

FT?

241

282

157

881

385

2,090

491

449

281

146

149

292

161 

120

100

85

78

69

65

57

63

59

55

49

41

38

-

6,918.7

231

13,720

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,130 Mln 2.4 Mean 1O2 Ao-ft 73,940

Water year 1950-51: Max 15,100 Mln - Mean 261 Ao-ft 188,900

Peak discharge (base, 8, OOP cfs). May 17 (6:30 a. -I.) 17,500 cfs (7.84 ft); May 22 (2:45 a.m.) 

11,000 cfs (6.62 ft); June 21 (12:30 p.m.) 1O.6OO cfs (6.42 ft); June 24 (8:45 a.m.) 12,500 cfs 

(6.88 ft); June 30 (11:15 a.m.) 21,700 cfs (8.52 ft).

a No gage-height

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

on basis of weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 165

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, 

5f miles northeast of Jet, and at mile 103.3.

Drainage area. 3.200 sq mi.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1939 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 189,400 acre-ft July 2 (elevation, 1,134.38 ft); 

minimum, 46,700 acre-ft Sept. 4, 5 (elevation, 1,125.00 ft).

1941-51: Maximum contents, that of July 2, 1951; minimum, 32,000 acre-ft Aug. 26, 

1941 (elevation, 1,122,0 ft), from capacity table then In use.

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 acreft 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. W 1117: Drainage area. W 1147: Capacity table.

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1950 to Septenber 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

49,220

49,040

48,860

48,770

48,770

48,680

48,590

48,230

47,960

48,140

48,050

47,960

47,870

47,780

47,600

47,510

47,420

47,420

47,420

47,510

47,510

47,420

47,240

47,150

47,330

47,330

47,420

47 , S1O

47,600

47,330

47,240

NOV.

47,150

47,420

47,690

47,600

47,690

47,690

47 , 780

47,780

47,870

47,780

47,600

47,330

47,600

48,050

48,050

47,960

47,870

47,780

47,870

47,960

47,960

48,050

48,050

47,960

47,870

47,960

48,050

48,140

48,140

48,140

-

Dec.

48,320

48,320

48,230

48,140

48,140

48,050

47,960

47,870

47,870

47,870

47,960

48,050

48,320

48,500

4:8,680

48,770

48,770

48,860

48,860

48,860

48,860

48,950

48,950

48,950

48,950

48,500

48,680

48,590

48,590

48,500

48,680

Jan.

48,500

48,950

49,040

48,950

48,770

49,O40

48,950

48,680

48,770

48,5OO

48,410

48,590

48,770

49,130

48,680

49,400

48,950

48,950

49,130

48,770

48,680

48,680

48,59O

48,500

48,680

48,590

48,320

48,320

48,320

48,320

48,320

Feb.

48,230

48,140

48,050

47,960

48,050

48,140

48,O5O

48,140

48,320

48,590

48,770

48,770

48,590

48,860

48,770

48,680

48,590

48,770

50,300

51,110

50,660

50,570

50,390

50,390

51,110

51,110

51,200

51,110

-

-

-

liar.

50,840

51,200

50,480

50,300

50,210

49,940

49,670

49,220

49,310

49,850

49,850

49,67O

49,130

49,220

48,950

48,860

49,400

48,950

48,770

48,500

48,590

48,860

48,320

48,950

48,320

47,780

48,050

49,760

50,120

50,120

50,750

Apr.

50,930

50,570

50,390

50,300

52,140

52,460

52,780

52,360

51,520

52,250

51,940

51,110

50,570

50,300

50,300

49,940

49,580

49,490

49,040

49,580

48,950

49,220

48,680

49,220

48,320

48,320

48,320

48,320

47,600

49,760

May

50,030

50,750

50,930

50,660

50,300

50,120

49,940

49,400

50,120

49,490

49,040

48,770

48,050

48,140

49,130

58,970

101,400

122,800

121,800

116,700

112,500

116,200

112,200

106,300

99,300

92,160

87,680

84,880

81,320

76,880

72,320

June

69,440

66,680

63,590

61,600

59,390

57,920

58,550

6O.76O

67,160

65,480

64,520

64,520

63,920

61,910

62,750

62,120

60,340

59,280

58,440

56,450

82,080

11O.60O

112,200

132,600

146,600

139,600

129,200

120,400

116,000

147,200

July

189,000

184,000

172,200

163,900

152,500

138,800

126,700

115,500

103,900

95,380

87,400

80,720

78,440

95,940

95,520

^0,900

84,740

78,200

73,520

68,840

65,000

61,700

59,920

58,240

57,180

57,290

S7.29O

56,980

56,030

54,880

54,660

Aug.

53,620

53,820

52,670

52,780

52,360

52,040

51,520

50,750

50,750

51,720

51,720

51,200

50,840

50,480

50,030

49,310

49,400

49,310

48,950

48,050

48,500

48,320

48,320

48,320

48,320

48,230

48,230

48,230

48,140

48,050

47,780

Sept.

46,970

46,970

46,880

46,700

47,420

51,110

57,710

60,340

62,540

64,880

65,000

63,920

63,280

61,910

61,700

60, 120

58,970

57,710

56,450

55,400

54,350

53,510

52,880

52,560

52,040

51,110

50,840

50,750

50,660

50,210

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Dec. 31. ................

Calendar year 195O....

May 31

Sept. 30.................

Water year 195O-51. . . .

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,125.06

1,125.16

1,125.22

-

1,125.18

1,125.45

1,125.39

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

49,580

47,240

48,140

48,680

-

48,320

50,750

47,780

50,210

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-2,340

+900

+540

-2,520

-360

+2,790 -360

-990

+22,560

+74,880

-92,540

-6,880

+2,430

+630

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
166 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Salt Pork Arkansas River near Jet, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°45'00", long. 98°08'45", In NE^NE^ sec. 11, T. 26 N., R. 9 W. , on right

 bank 300 ft upstream from 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 ml.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,092.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 1, 1937, to Mar. 16, 1938, staff gage at 

site 2j miles upstream at datum 13.46 ft higher. Mar. 17, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1950, 

water-stage recorder at present site ad datum 5.00 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 474 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,650 cfs July 2 (gage height, 11.67 ft); mlni-

 mum ooserved, 18 cfs Nov. 13.

1937-51: Maximum discharge, 25,900 cfs. May 19, 1938 (gage height, 13.80 ft, present 

datum); no flow at times In 1939-41, 1944.

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

wnicn are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Flow 

regulated by Great Salt Plains Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2-14, Mar. 30 to Apr. 4, Apr. 14-20, May 16-25, 

June 3-7, 17-22, July 14-22, July 31, Aug. 1, Aug. 21 to Sept. 6)

5.0

5.1 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0

Oct. 1 to May 22

18

30

66

150

318

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

621

1,040

2,200

5,400

7,330

4.9 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

May 23 to Sept. 30

51

98

200 475'

875

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

1,400

2,740

6,150

10,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

182

138

147

128

131

128

110

98

g98

g85

80

73

80 -\

1

I a55

J

g36

!

a33

g30

a29

g38

a36

g35

g30

g35

g40

2,224

71.7

4,410

Nov.

g36

g26 

g40

g35

g29

g28

g25

g25

g24

g38

g38

g29

g23

gZB

g52

g50

46

54

62

58

58

64

52

66

56

58

60

60

73

73

-

1,376

45.9

2,730

Dec.

85

98 

83

78

101

b74

71

64

58

56

56

46

50

93

112

110

115

112

118

112

115

115

118

121

TZT

90

101

101

96

93

110

2,903

93.6

5,760

Jan.

93

124 

124

124

118

115

131

121

115

121

98

112

124

168

164

179

1ST

154

154

157

121

128

118

112

115

118

85

96

b54

3,715

120

7,370

Feb.

1

I b38

I

48

54

58

56

40

96

124

144

124

b!28

b!28

131

121

134

157

294

280

270

257

257

289

339

339

437

_

-

4,457

159

8,840

Mar.

313

318 

3TF

257

266

218

194

161

150

161

190

186

157

124

115

96

144

124

131

110

107

107

145

104

98

96

93

152

276

266

257

5,434

175

10,780

Apr.

308

313 

294

270

294

420

438

462 39~8~

349

420

381

313

289

266

261

257

230

210

154

218

154

150

147

148

107

137

134

92

14T

-

7,759

259

15,390

May

244

304 

308

308

284

214

218

202

194

206

157

128

101

88

1UT

305

3,140

6,350

6,730

6,730

6,540

6,540

6,550

6,350

5,950

5,380

5,020

4,670

4,330

3,840

3,360

84,842

2,737

168,300

June

2,960

2,590 

2,170

1,840

1,520

1,300

1,260

1,800

2,450

2,440

2,100

2,030

1,960

1,840

1,770

1,700

1,520

1,400

1,300

1,050

2,270

5,400

6,350

6,750

7,760

7,970

7,550

7,150

6,750

7,350

-

102,100

3,403

202 , 500

July

9,020

9,440 

9,230

9,020

8,600

8,180

7,550

6,950

6,150

5,570

4,840

4,240

3,760

4,670

5,380

5,200

4,840

4,330

3,680

3,120

2,520

2,030

1,700

1,370

1,240

1,180

1,130

1,100

1,020

913

884

138,857

4,479

275,400

Aug.

830

75T 

734

628

590

510

442

380

328

339

410

410

339

322

250

218

184

160

146

132

112

103

101

117

112

98

109

114

103

88

12

9,239

298

18,330

Sept.

70

61 

55

51

35

199

830

1,260

1,640

1,840

2,100

1,360

1,840

1,700

1,510

1,450

1,260

1,120

980

830

700

598

524

462

416

398

295

265

285

270

-

25,024

834

49,630

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,320 Mln 12 Mean 290 Ac-ft 210,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,440 Mln 23 Mean 1,063 Ao-ft 769,400

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of range in stage and weather records

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla.

167

Location. Lat 36°40°30", long. 97°18'40", in NEfewi sec. 4, T. 25 N., R. 1 W., near left 

Dank 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 33.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 4,528 sq mi.

Records available. September 1903 to October 1905 (gage heights only), January 1936 to 

September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 930.22 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to November 1905, staff gage at same site at different datum. Jan. 2, 1936, to Jan. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 800 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,200 cfs July 15 (gage height, 21.59 ft); minimum observed , 44 efs Dee. 6, from discharge measurement made during period of ice 

effect.

1903-5, 1936-51: Maximum discharge, 40,800 cfs May 20, 1938 (gage height, 22.82 ft); 

minimum observed, 0.5 cfs Aug. 23, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 ft June 10, 1923, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made three times a month. Some regulation by Great Salt Plains 

flood-control reservoir, 69.5 miles above station (see p. 165).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 10 to May 18, May 22-31, 

June 25 to July 6, July 10-24, Sept. 6-14)

36 

90

5.7 180 

6.0 -300

5.1 

5.4

7.0 780

8.0 1,500

12.0 5,600

17.0 13,400

19.0 18,500

21.0 28,100

22.0 34,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

368

327

304

272

244

224

212 

212 

200

166

152

142

133

133

130

130

112

110

108

102

100

95

90

90

88

86

78

78

80

80

78

4,724

152

9,370

Nov.

76

75

88

102

88

34

36 

82 

78

80

78

76 

82

88

38

82

88

110

98

95

98

95

95

100

92

90

112

TUo

98

98

-

2,705

90.2

5,370

Dec.

100

108

108

118

b84

b44 tiSo

b76 

b!05

133

152

184 

162

130

100

115

124

139

142

148

152

156

159

159

159

159

b!42

b98

b92

136

204

3,938

127

7,810

Jan.

166

162 '188

162

180

180

b!45 

bl!5 

b!70

208

180

166 

156

152

156

166

180

176

200

162

b!59

b!59

159

156

152

145

136

b!08

b95

b70

b65

4,774

154

9,470

Feb.

b56

b65

b90

bllO

b!52

b!80

b!80 

b!39 

b!27

127

127

110 

blOO

b98

b!33

b!42

173

280

327

659

625

650

453

399

363

363

372

404

-

-

7,004

250

13,890

Mar.

399

"J55 466

399

394

332

332 

309 

288

276

280

280 

276

296

280

244

220

204

184

208

184

188

152

145

166

148

142

130

T15

284

372

8,128

262

16,120

Apr.

350

318

363

368

358

426

434 

"6"2~0" 752 

560

502

453 

480

448

368

327

292

276

264

248

228

200

216

188

173

170

176

152

139

TSS

-

10,065

336

19,960

May

3,700

1,190

675

560

443

381

345 

28\> 

272

458

552

1,140 

835.

466

264

216

1,320

7,580

13,000

10,800

9,970

14,500

14.700

9,350

7,440

6,360

5,720

5,600

5,600

4,660

4,220

132,602

4,277

263,000

June

3,700

3,300

3,000

2,500

2,220

1,950

1,680 

1,540 

2,260

3,000

2,600

2,800 

3,200

7,860

3,470

3,250

3,500

2,310

1,910

1,590

1,540

2,860

5,840

9,330

11,300

13,000

9,800

8,450

7,580

15,800

-

141,140

4,705

279,900

July

21 , 200

21,700

15,600

17,800

17,800

12,100

9,200 

8,150 

7,440

6,880

6,100

5,360 

12,800

22,100

g8,600

14,100

9,200

6,100

4,880

4,000

3,500

2,900

2,600

2,130

1,820

1,820

1,640

1,590

1,590

1,460

1,290

273,450

8,821

542,400

Aug.

1,210

1,060

960

895

835

780

700 

620 

560

575

1,550

1.770 

928

650

525

498

444

390

363

340

322

300

276

268

248

244

248

236

216

216

208

18,435

595

36,570

Sept.

196

184

170

152

T55

3,160

4.720 

2,700 

2,800

3,200

2,400

4,440 

3,700

2,800

2,400

2,040

1,820

1,640

1,410

1,210

1,060

928

808

725

675

620

565

535

462

435

-

48,107

1,604

95,420

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,300 Mln 44 Mean 497 Ac-ft 360,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 28,600 Min 44 Mean 1,795 Ac-ft 1,299,000
168 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Chikaskia River near Corbin, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°08', long. 97°36', on line between sees. 35 and 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 and 3 miles west of Corbin. 

Drainage area. 794 sq mi.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1951. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,100 ft (from topographic map). Prior

to Mar. 23, 1951, wire-weight gage read once daily at same site and datum. 

Extremes. 1950: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 6,100 cfs Aug. 30

(gage height, 11.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 86 cfs Sept.

26.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 35,100 cfs May 17 (gage height, 22.50

ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Dec. 28, Feb. 1, 14.

Maximum known stage, about 28 ft (date unknown), from information by-local residents. 

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1199.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second 1950-51 

1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Aug.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

458

380

Sept.

722

492

372

3O5

257

220

190

176

164

154

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aug.

446

462

251

212

178

166

168

542

218

178

Sept.

142

140

140

136

136

142

166

148

130

118

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

178

176

162

142

124

116

138

156

2,570

4,220

1,180

_

Sept.

Ill

102

99

94

89

99

99

96

-

5,427

181

10,760

Peak discharge (base. 1.8OO cfs).--Aug. 30 (7 a.m.) 6.1OO 

cfs (11.0 ft).

1950-51

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

92

"96" 109

86

86

78 

76

73

72

70

70

70

70

69

69

69

67 

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

67

69 

69

70

70

70

70

2,269

73.2

4.5OO

NOV.

70

70

73

72

75

78 

78

78

78

73

73

80

84

86

86

86

86 

84

86

84

84

86

84

83 

64_

91 

92

86

84

86

-

2,420

80.7

4,800

Dec.

86

86

88

88

72

65 

60

60

70

90

110

110

110

114

103

95

93 

85

90

85

88

90

90

90 

90

85

50

30

55

70

90

2,588

83.5

5,130

Jan.

95

103

124

116

106

85

40

60

70

80

75

80

90

93

90

90

85 

85

85

82

7O

60

90

88 

82

82 

77

40

40

40

40

2,443

78.8

4,850

Feb.

3O

35

45

55

90

100 

85

95

100

105

144

111

75

3O

35

35

60 

130

172

152

149

127

114

111 

111

242 

276

198

_

_

-

3,012

108

5,970

Mar.

158

138

121

116

106

98 

90

90

82

95

98

101

85

103

103

103

101 

93

88

88

82

85

88

98 

93

98 

103

78O

372

254

185

4,295

139

8,520

Apr.

150

134

128

124

124

626 

358

225

188

174

176

182

164

152

146

138

134 

130

128

122

122

124

120

118 

118

18?

339

296

1.060

6,298

210

12,490

May

3,710

1,050

484

362

302

269 

236

212

254

358

210

172

153

139

132

3,800

25.600 

8,920

4,150

1,720

2,130

5,940

3,450

1,620 

1,010

760 

630

550

661

565

444

69,993

2,258

138,800

June

394

359

356

316

283

1,480 

8,320

5,380

1,580

925

940

1,020

646

689

632

1,630

655 

424

356

356

2,380

10, 200

2,910

11.100 

2,990

1,110 

790

655

737

2,040

61,653

2,055

122,300

July

2,420

1.34O

925

641

517

436 

371

312

358

828

352

287

6,160

9,970

11.800

2,810

1,190 

790

608

5OO

424

363

334

363 

337

489 

424

294

256

242

256

46,377

1,496

91,990

Aug.

220

210

201

183

172

163 

160

155

186

273

242

198

183

169

155

149

144 

135

146

132

127

124

121

127 

119

144 

223

183

149

127

108

5,128

165

10,170

Sept.

103

98

95

93

401

1.550 

1,130

1,280

992

885

703

1,290

1,460

9OO

500

512

608 

440

341

294

262

236

226

216 

210

207 

198

183

174

169

15,756

525

31,250

Calendar year 1950 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft -

Water year 1950-51 : Max 25,600 Mln 30 Mean 609 Ao-ft 440,800

(15.80 ft): June 30 (11:30 p.m.) 3,600 cfs (8.63 ft): July 14 (7 p.m.) 15,100 cfs (16.C 

(9:30 p.m.) 2,380 cfs (6.85 ft); Sept. 12 (8:30 p.m.) 2,290 cfs (6.79 ft).

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6-13, 27-31, Jan. 6-11, 21, 22, Jan. 28 to 

Feb. 10, Feb. 13-18. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings May 2-13, May 25 

to June 4, June 17, 18, June 25 to July 9, July 16.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 169

Chikaskia River near Blackwell, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°49', long. 97°07', on line between sees. 14 and 15, T. 27 N., R. 1 W. t 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 177, a quarter of 

a mile north of Blackwell, half a mile upstream from Bitter Creek, and 25 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,711 sq mi.

Records available. January 1936 to September 1951.

Qage. Water-stage recorder and concrete low-water control. Datum of gage is 975.47 ft 

alDOve mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 29, 

1938, wire-weight gage at bridge 2£ miles upstream at different datum and Apr. 29, 

1938, to Jan. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 554 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 53,000 cfs May 18 (gage height, 26.59 ft); mini- 

 mum, 18 cfs Jan. 29.

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 85,000 cfs June 22,-1942 (gage height, 27.48 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs at times in 1936, 1940, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 28.0 ft June 10, 1923, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 100,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those above 2,000 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Low flow regulated by Braman Reservoir (capacity, 

3,600 acre-ft), 12 miles above station. Small diversion made from reservoir for municipal supply of city of Blackwell.

Revisions (water years). W 1117: 1937 {supplemental data), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 17, 22, June 25, July lj backwater 

from return of overbank flow May 20, 21, 23-26, June 24^ 26-28, 

July 3, 4, 16-18)

0.6 40

.8 90

1.0 153

1.5 372

2.0 720

3.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

18.0

1,550

2,740

3,900

5,820

9,590

20.0

24.0

26.0

27.0

13,400

28,000

43,700

61,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1z

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.

133

136

153

T3S

127

123

123

117

111

108

105

102

96

96

90

87

87

85BBSS

87

90

90

93

93

93

93

93

90

87

85

3,179

103

6,310

Nov.

85

82

SS

90

90

93

96

99

96

93

87

90

96

102

108

108

105

105

108

105

102

105

108

102

85

90

114 m

114 

114

-

2,982

99.4

5,910

Dec.

Ill

114

111

111

111

45 55

58

63

74

87

114

157

164

167

140

130

120

120

120

120

117

117

114

114

111

96

76

68 

87

120

3,315

107

6,580

Jan.

150

143

140

153

T53

136

90

71

76

108

114

120

136

133

130

120

120

117

117

114

108

90

105

111

111

111

111

76

45 

BT

52

3,413

110

6,770

Feb.

52

-&49

54

63

90

108

127

143

160

175

175

146

62

68

63

93

140

200

885

328

224

197

175

175

197

309

335

-

-

4,842

173

9,600

Mar.

254

212

193

175

167

160

146

140

130

136

153

153

136

127

136

136

140

133

123

120

117

120

120

111

114

108

m

337

1,170 

 TTZ

462

6,555

211

13,000

Apr.

324

276

237

216

212

488

1,220

1 594

378

305

281

271

271

245

216

205

185

185

175

175

178

167

167

160

157

150 T30"

267

372

"' 532

8,759

292

17,370

May

6,010

6,110

1,200

610

436

361

319

295

525

4,740

1,190

351

281

237

216

637

12,600

45,100

24,000

5,620

2,620

11,500

14,100

4,120

1,980

1,530

1,270

1,180

1,090 

1,060

817

152,105

4,907

301,700

June

688

640

625

610

522

494

4,F77J

12,400

8,060

2,080

1,220

1,860

1,360

1,660

1,150

1,380

1,770

826

640

594

2,570

10, 100

Z2,300

10,700

54,800

13,300

2,250

1,550

1,470 

10, 500

-

152,789

5,093

303,100

July

20,000

6,610

2,270

5,060

3,590

978

728

648

587

851

919

648

9,300

32,900

40, 800

17,400

3,220

1,840

1,350

1,020

834

712

1,090

640

625

602

1,350

936

543 

475

T75

159,001

5,129

315,400

Aug.

456

430

401

367

340

319

300

281

281

343

515

357

324

285

254

232

224

216

208

216

201

197

197

201

201

193

220

314

267 

216

189

8,755

282

17,370

Sept.

167

157

146

T5B" 143

963

2,870

2,080

1,660

1,100

1,040

1,080

3,840

2,580

936

617

688

672

501

407

351

314

295

290

290

290

271

250

237 

228 "-

24,651

822

48,890

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,780 Mln 37 Mean 352 Ac-ft 254,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 45,100 Bin 45 Mean 1,453 Ac-ft 1,052,000
170 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.

Location. Lat 36 0 30'10", long. 96°43'30", in Nw£ sec. 1, T. 23 N., R. 5 E., on downstream 

side of pier near right end of bridge on State Highway 18 Ralston, 2 miles downstream 

from Salt Creek, 2 miles upstream from Grayhorse Creek, and at mile 594.0.

Drainage area. 54,227 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1922 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 776.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 6,076 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 135,000 cfs July 3 (gage height, 21.45 ft in gage 

well, 22.2 ft from outside gage); minimum daily, 1,350 cfs Jan. 31, Feb. 16.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 179,000 cfs Apr. 25, 1944 (gage height, 22.82 ft in gage 

well, 23.65 ft from outside gage); minimum recorded, 160 cfs Nov. 2, 1939, but may have 

been less during period of ice effect in January 1940.

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 periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by John Martin and Great 

Salt Plains Reservoirs (see pp. 143, 165). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Dee. 31 to Jan. 28, Mar. 17 to May 18, 

May 23 to June 27, July 31 to Sept. 7, Sept. 28-30)

Oct. 1-15 Oct. 16 to Sept. 3O

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

3,070

3,930

5,060

10,400

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

1.3OO 

1,700 

2,940 

4,830 

10,400

9.0 22,OOO

13.0 46,000

19.0 104,000

21.0 129,OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3,600

3,380

3,280

3,280

3,180

3,380 

4,040

6,160

7,570 

8.110

7,050

5,300

4,370

3,710

3,280

3,100 

2,860 

2,720

2,650

2,580

2,510

2,440

2,440

2,380

2,380

2,320

2,320 

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,200

109,370

3,528

216,900

Nov.

2.140

2,080

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140 

2,080

2,080

2,030 

2,030

2,030

1,980

1,980

1,920

1,920

1,920 

1,920 

1,920

1,980

1,980

1,920

1,920

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,810

1,810 

1,810

1,760

1,760

-

58,920

1,964

116,900

Dec.

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

bl,800 

bl,750

bl,700

bl,700 

bl,750

bl,800

1,980

1,920

1,860

1,980

2,080 

2,080 

2,140

2,030

1,980

1,920

1,920

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,810

1,810 

1,760

1,760

1,700

1 , 650

57,510

1,855

114,100

Jan.

1,600

1,760

1,860

1.920

1,920

1,920 

1,920

1,860

1,860 

1,810

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,810

1,810

1,810 

1,860 

1,810

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,760

1,760

1,700 

1,700

bl,650

bl.500

bljlSO

55,240

1,782

109,600

Feb.

bl,400

bl,600

bl,800

1,980

2,080

2,080 

1,860

1,810

1,700 

1,760

1,700

1,810

1,810

1,810

gl.SOO

gl.350 

2,030 

2,200

1,980

2,200

2,650

6.860

6,060

5,060

4,390

3,700

3,340 

3,260

_

.

-

71,780

2,564

142,400

Mar.

4,390

5,500

4,080

3,520

3,180

2,940 

2,790

2,650

2,580

2,580

2,510

2,440

2,380

2,440

2,650

2,650 

2,380 

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,200

2,080

2,030

1.980

1,980

2,030 

1,980

1,980

2,030

3,260

82,050

2,647

162,700

Apr.

3,980

3,790

3,520

3,100

2,940

2,790 

3,020

4,180

7.410 

6,190

5,060

4,080

3,610

3,430

3,260

3,180 

2,940 

2,720

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,510

2,440

2,320

2.260

2,260

2,260 

2,320

2,440

4,140

-

99,890

3,330

198,100

May

25,000

40,200

52,500

40,800

30,800

14,700 

9,140

7,410

6,720 

7,410

8,260

11,300

8,550

7,130

6,460

5,680 

4.850 

19,200

61,200

95.300

88,900

55,400

70,400

95,500

72,200

50,800

37,400 

29,800

26,600

26,100

24,000

1,033,490

33,340

2,050,000

June

18,800

15,200

15,000

11,600

10,700

10.400 

11,600

25,000

49,200

54,200

51,400

26,100

25,500

21,600

24,000

20,600 

17,600

18,400

17,200

15,600

22,000

50,800

33,100

43,000

67,500

81,900

88.900 

48,266

30,800

41 , 600

-

923,500

30,780

1,832,000

July

64,800

97,700

129,000 iio,ooo

84,900

68,400 

58,500

36,200

28,200 

23,500

25,500

25,000

28,200

64,800

94,400

112,000 

102.000 

59,400

38,800

53,700

29,200

19,7OO

16,400

14,100

22,000

25,000

17,200 

14,100

13,000

11,300

10,400

1,477,400

47,660

2,930,000

Aug.

9,740

9,140

8,550

7,970

7,410

6,860 

6,590

6,320

6,060 

5,930

6,060

8,550

11.600

"8,840

7,690

7,150 

7,130 

6,860

6,460

g5,800

g5,500

g4,940

g4,730

g4,850

g5,300

g4,720

64.500 

4,560

5,300

5,060

4,500

204,360

6,592

405,300

Sept.

" 4,610

4,610

4,280

3,880

3.790

3,980 

13,200

29,200

27,100 

23,500

23,000

21,100

26,600

33,000

54.900

25 , 000 

16,400 

13,800

12,700

11,300

9,740

8,840

8,260

13,100

24,000

26,600

26,100 

18,000

12,000

8,840

-

488,430

16,280

968,800

Calendar year 1950: Max 82,100 Min 990 Mean 5,719 Ac-ft 4,140,000

Water year 195O-51: Max 129,000 Min l,35O Mean 12,770 Ao-ft 9,247,000

Peak discharge (base. 30,000 cfsj. May 3 (ll a.m.) 54.200 ofs (14.15 ft)j May 20 (12 p.m.) 106,000 

efs U9-23 ft); May 24 (11:30 a.m.) 95,500 ofs (17.70 ft): June 10 (5:30 a.m.) 61,200 ofs (14.35 ft); 

June 27 (5:3O p.m.) 91,1OO cfs (17.42 ft); July 5 (3 p.m.) 135,000 ofs (21.45 ft); July 16 (9 p.m.) 

120,000 ofs (20.28 ft); Sept. 15 (l2 m.) 36,2OO ofs (11.57 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 171

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.

 b K., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 18 In north Pawnee, 

50 ft downstream from Skedee Creek.

Drainage area. 576 sq ml.

Records available. July 1944 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 802.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 20, 1944, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 208 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,280 cfs July 3 (gage height, 14.76 ft); mlnlmum, 1.3 cfs Nov. 20.

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Sept. 30, 1945 (gage height, 28.11 ft, from 

high-water mark); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 7-10, 19-23, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 28.19 ft May 19, 1943 (discharge, 17,800 cfs), from floodmark 

pointed out by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologleal survey.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Jan. 9, Jan. 19 to 

Feb. 15, Aug. 31 to Sept. 7, Sept. 16-30)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

1,1

2.3

4.4

10

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

48

139

279

645

7.0

10.0

13.0

1,470

2,630

3,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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

4.7

4.7

5.1

35

15

7.2

4.7

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.8

142.1

4.58

0.0080

0.009

282

Nov.

2.9

3.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

5.5 Tn

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

-

77.2

2.57

0.0045

0.005

153

Dec.

2.2

273

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.5

4.0 ITO"

4.0

8.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

97.3

3.14

0.0055

0.006

193

Jan.

4.0

5.1

5.5

6.0

8.6

-E.O 14

5.1

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

37T

3.1

3.1

144.7

4.67

0.0081

0.009

287

Feb.

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

4.0

4.7

5.1

5.5

5.1

4.4

4.4

4.7

26

300

865 ZCZ"

54

30

20

17

15

12

-

-

-

1,6O9.3

57.5

0.100

0.10

3,190

Mar.

10

9.3

7.8

6.0

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.0

4.7

18

T5

13

15

10

6.0

5.1

4.4

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.1

77T

3.1

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.0

194.1

6.26

0.011

0.01

385

Apr.

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.4

27

71

21

10

8.6

e.o

5.5

5.5

6.0

5.1

4.0

3.8

3.5

571

14

7.2

5.5

8.6

8.6

6.6

6.0

4.7

4.0

72

-

343.7

11.5

0.020

0.02

682

May

2,980

S,880

1,950

152

66

42

31

24

70

226

28

21

17

10

8.6

7.8

H

582

1,180

885

1,750

1,510

2,030

1,220

203

111

99

76

131

111

69

16,481.4

596

1.03

1.19

36,660

June

48

34

28

22

18

51

802

1,750

328

105

73

57

188

618

1,910

1,870

967

195

69

66

439

1,710

1,470

206

196

244

79

44

47

2,670

-

16,304

543

0.943

1.05

32,340

July

3,010

3,540

3,47U

1,260

1,870

2,450

506

111

69

52

42

35

30

651

2,150

3,240

988

115

60

41

31

25

21

17

14

15

-R13

38

24

22

23,954

773

1.34

1.55

.47,510

Aug.

20

22

20

17

13

10

8.6

7.8

7.2

302

259

47

30

16

11

8.6

7.8

8.6

102

81

28

12

8.6

7.8

6.6

9.3

8.6

10

10

7.8

7.2

1,114.5

36.0

0.062

0.07

2,210

Sept.

6.6

5.5

4.7

3.8

5.3

4.4

400

330

690

1,550

1,590

217

785

1,470

167

58

33

22

17

15

14

13

11

9.3

7.2

9.3

24

7.8

6.0

5.5

-

7,479.4

249

0.432

0.48

14,840

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,650 Min 1.3 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.196 In. 2.66 Ac-ft 81,520

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,540 Min 1.3 Mean 192 Cfsm 0.333 In. *- 50 Ac-ft 138,700

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 'efs).--July 3 (7:30 a.m.) 4,280 cfs (14.76 ft)
172 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Clmarron River near Guy, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36"59'15", long. 103°25'25", In SEir sec. 21, T. 32 N., R. 33 E. , on right 

bank 1.5 miles upstream from Baker dam site, 1.7 miles northwest of Valley filling 

station, 12 miles north of Buy, and 27 miles northwest of Kenton, Okla.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi.

Records available. April 1942 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Aug. 24, 1943, at datum 0.44 ft higher.

Average discharge. 9 years, 12.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 6.63 ft); minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Sept. 13.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 7,120 cfs Sept. 2, 1942 (gage height, 18.12 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study and 

logarithmic plotting; no flow June 14-16, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 6,500 acres above station.

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 25, Jan. 23-30,

Feb. 2-16, May 15 to July 30)

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

0.2

.9

2.0

3.9

0.6 

.7

1.0

6.6

10

15

26

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

72

135

310

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.2

5.7

5.7

*5.4

5.4

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

6,0

577 

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

*5.4

5.7

4.6

5.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.5

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

143.8

4.64

285

Nov.

2.2

575

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.2

2.7

3.5

H3.0

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.0

3.2

2.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.5

-

92.2

3.07

183

Dec.

3.2

3.7

3.0

4.6

3.7

*2.5

37?

.4

.6

.4

.9

.9

4.2 

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.2

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.9

5.2

5T

5.2

*4.6

4.0

3.5

4.0

4.0

129.0

4.16

256

Jan.

3.5

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

*4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5 

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4^4

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.0

2.5

*2Tf

2.5

114.6

3.70

227

Feb.

2.7

3.9

4.2

5.4

6.3

6.0

5.4

6.6

4.9

4.2

3.7

3.9

Iff

4.4

4.4

4.9

4.4

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.2

_

.

-

114.7

4.10

228

Mar.

3.2

3.2

2.8

3.0

4.2

3.5

3.0

*3.2

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.0

3.9 

2.2

1.4

1.5

1.5

2.8

3.2

3.7

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.5

4.4

4.6

474

3.7

100.8

3.25

200

Apr.

4.9

5^2

*47J

3.7

4.2

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

*3.0

3.0

3.5

4.4

3.7

2.5

2.2

1.9

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.7

-

97.6

3.25

194

May

1.9

1.9

*2.3

2.3

2.2

1.4

2.0

1.6

1.0

.i-L

1.2

1.5

1.6 

1.4

214

*15

7.6

6.0

4.2

3.0

146

35

8.0

4.6

3.2

2.7

81

65

10

6.3

4.2

639.0

20.6

1,270

June

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

5.4

*17

5.7

3.2

2.7

2.5

79

11

22 

13

8.3

5.7

5.2

4.6

3.9

*3.0

3.0

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.6

T7f

1.9

1.9

-

225.3

7.51

447

July

2.3

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 1.2

1.0

e1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

2.2

1.9

 1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

79" .8

1.2

42.4

1.37

84

Aug.

2.5

1.2

1.0

3.5

2.3

1.4

1.0

1.0

 1.2

13

2.7

1.4

1.0 

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.8

iTo

50

5.2

6.0

?^i

T5

8.0

4.6

2.7

2.2

 1.7

1.4

1.2

384.8

12.4

763

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

**.8

7?

1.0

1.2

172- 1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

-

33.5

1.12

66

Calendar year 1950: Max seo Mln o Mean 11.6 Ae-ft 8,380

Water year 1950-51: Max 251 Mln o.7 Mean 5.80 Ao-ft 4,200

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs).--Aug. 23 (4:30 a.m.) 1,330 ofs (6.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 28 to Jan. 22, Jan. 31, Feb. 1.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 173

Cimarron River near Kenton, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°55', long. 102°58', on line between sees. 8 and 9, T. 5 N., R. 1 E., 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on county highway, three-quarters 

of a mile north of Kenton, 1.3 miles downstream from Carrizozo Creek, 2f miles upstream 

from Carrizo Creek, and at mile 594.9.

Drainage area. 1,106 sq mi.

Records available. April 1904 to July 1905 (gage heights only), October 1950 to September T95TGage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 31, 1905, staff gage at present site at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 5.96 ft Aug. 21 (discharge not determined); no

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

EKose prior to Dec. 15 and above 400 cfs, which are poor. Measurements generally made 

once a week. Diversions for irrigation of about 7,400 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 17 to Sept. 30)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.5

1.7

3.7

6.3

10

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

16

32

61

130

228

3.5 402

4.0 658

5.0 1,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

j

3 

Z

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

30

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

a5

155

5.O

307

Hov.

a3

-

90

3.0

179

Dec.

. a4

5.2

5.7

TTf

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.3

3.5

3.9

3.7

3.3

121.2

3.91

240

Jan.

3.9

3.7 

b3.6

b3.0

3.5

b2.4

b3.6 

b2.6

b2.4

b2.8

b2.6

b.7

b2.8

b3.9

6.7

5.3

4.7

4.4 

2.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.2

2.1

bl.4

b.3

b.2

85.5

2.76

170

Feb.

*°4 

b.9 

b3.9

b9.9

i§

7.4

6.7 

3.5 

2.8

3.6

2.4

2.4

1.7

2.1

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.9

_

_

-

96.1

3.43

191

Mar.

3.1

2.1 

bl.l

bl.4

1.9

1.6

1.9 

1.9

3.2

2.1

2.1

2.4

T74

2.2

2.2

bl.9

bl.9

b2.1 

b2.2

2.2

2.1

1.4

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.7

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

60.1

1.94

119

Apr.

1.9

176 

.7

.6

.6

.4

.9 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.0 

1.3

1.4

.8

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.1

7T

.1

-

27.8

0.93

55

May

0

0

0

0

.1

0 

0

0

.1.1.1

.7

547

128

38

a!5

106

332

a59

27

23

31

30

160

82

38

a40

1,717.2

55.4

3,410

June

a!8

 60

214

82

I a26

'

682

557

a!44

a!08

214

88

53

a22

76

a29

a!5

12

9.9

8.5

8.5

7.0

5.5

-

2,599.4

86.6

5,160

July

13

18 

5.5

4.2

3.9

al.7

4.2

24-ff.o

a6.0

a4.0

a3.0

a2.0

1.7

1.3 

1.1

1.0

T7T

30

5.7

3.0

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

4.8

161.2

5.20

320

Aug.

6.2

3.1 

.7

4.2

1.1

a. 4 

a £

7Z

162

248

a!6

a5.7

3.8

2.6

2.2

1.9

42

3.7 

77

623 ~3"4"

233

126

a35

a!5

all

a8

6.7

6.0

5.2

1,681.0

54.2

3,330

Sept.

5.2

a3.8 

a2.1

al.7

al.3

al.l 

8.0

S7Z 

a3.2

al.7

al.4

al.2

al.O

a. 8

.7

1.0

.8

.7

ti

.6

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

-

48.2

1.61

96

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 682 Mln O Mean 18.7 Ac-ft 13,580

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

near Guy, N. Hex., and Boise City, Okla.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
174 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River above Ute Creek, near Boise City, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°55', long. 102°36', in SE£ sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 4 E., on right bank 1,000

 mioWnstream from Kohler's dam, 1 mile upstream from Cold Springs Creek, 5.5 miles upstream from Ute Creek, 14 miles northwest of Boise City, and at mile 560.0.

Drainage area.--1,955 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1905 to August 1907 (published as "near Garrett"), October 1942 to 

beptemcer ly&i.

gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 3,932.85 ft above mean

 sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). May 1905 to August 1907, 

staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. Supplemental water-stage 

recorder in Kohler's diversion canal 40 ft downstream from head gate at datum 5.19 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--10 years (1905-6, 1942-51), 44.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 cfs May 15 (gage height, 10.22 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; no 

flow at times.

1905-7, 1942-51: Maximum discharge recorded, that of May 15, 1951; no flow at times 

during 1942-51.

Flood of Apr. 20, 1942, reached a stage of 20.1 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

80,000 cfs, mean of slope-area determination of peak flow at present site and discharge 

at site 8.5 miles downstream determined from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs on 

basis of logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Rec-

 6733 include water diverted at Kohler's dam 1,000 ft above gage for sluicing of canal, 

from which the water returns to stream just below the gage control, and for irrigation 

of about 650 acres below station, from which the return flow enters stream 8.3 miles 

below gage. Diversions for irrigation of about 8,600 acres above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

41

39

36

30

34

27

23

19

18

16

16

15

16

16

14

13

13

12

10

12

12

13

12

9.4

9.4

a9.6

a9

a8

a7

a7

6.4

522.8

16.9

1,040

Nov.

5.9

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.5

6.9

7.2

6.9

a4_

a5

alO

a!2

a!2

a!2

all

alO

a9

a8

a8

7.4

a6.6

a6.8

a5.3

a5.6

a7.6

9.1

a8. 7

8.6

8.4

-

235.3

7.84

467

Dec.

8.6

a8.8

a7.0

9.4

a3.1

0

0

0

3.5

14

23

15

a!4

9.0

8.4

7.9

6.1

5.6

6.3

6.7

8.0

7.2

a6.2

6.7

7.5

8.8

6.5

6.7

9.3

8.6

10

241.9

7.80

480

Jan.

10

7

5

13

14

11

a4

a6.4

7.8

8.5

7.7

10

4

7.1

7.5

11

25

25

17

15

13

7.7

8.6

7.5

7.1

7.7

6.9

.3

0

0

0

274.8

8.86

545

Feb.

0

0

0

.4

3.0

19

27

18

16

8.6

6.5

7.1

3.6

2.8

4.5

7.2

11

12

8.7

7.3

5.6

5.0

4.5

7.3

10

9.1

7.8

5.0

-

_

-

217.0

7.75

430

Mar.

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

4.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.8

8.4

12

9.6

7.2

5.0

4.1

3.5

3.2

3.3

3.7

2.8

2.5

2.3

125.3

4.04

249

Apr.

6^4

6.2

5.3

5.5

4.0

4.5

4.5

3.9

2.8

2.7

1.1

2.3

2.2

2.2

1.5

1.3

.5

.7

1.0

1.6

2.2

1.7

.6

.3

.2

.5

.3

.1

0

0

-

66.1

2.20

131

May

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4,850

1,060

238

141

95

69

400

494

a!31

108

88

74

58

103

180

98

106

8,293 . 1

268

16,450

June

52

a28

a23

26

350

allO

a77

72

121

a83

541

an

208

95

92

162

72

a57

a37

a33

a29

a28

a27

a25

30

31

a23

al9

a20

11

3,402

113

6,750

July

14

a96

a90

a77

a38

all

2.0

1.520

463

al!2

a71

a41

32

22

15

11

7.5

5.6

418

a92

44

15

a5

.6

.6

1.3

9.6

3,258.2

105

6,460

Aug.

13

8.4

8.4

8.5

78

33

12

4.9

12

122

296

121

43

13

6.3

4.7

4.1

313

118

51

5.210

276

a!05

298

a62

a54

a47

a39

22

18

13

5,414.3

175

10,740

Sept.

aa^Q

a6.6

a5.6

a2.2

3.8

a3.9

2.6

4.2

6.6

3.4

al

a. 5

a. 2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

48.7

1.62

97

Calendar year 1950 : Max 5,520 Min 0 Mean 85.9 Ac-ft 62,200

Water year 1950-51 : Max 4,850 Min 0 Mean 60.5 Ac-ft 43,840

Peak discharge (base. 1,700 cfs) .--May 15 (2 c.m.) 17,200 cfs (10.22 ft); May 21 (10:30 p.m.) 3,480

cfs (4.77 ft); June 5 (8 a.m.) 1,760 cfs (3.58 ft); June 12 (7:45 a.m.) 1,980 cfs (3.73 ft); July 12

(10 a.m.) 4,190 cfs (5.03 ft); Aug. 21 (5:45 a.m.) 9,350 cfs (7.67 ft).

a No gage-height record at either or both the river and canal gages; discharge interpolated or 

estimated on basis of range in stage and weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 175 

Cimarron River near Mocane, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°59', long. 100°19 1 , 1,000 ft south of northwest corner of sec. 24, T. 

b N., R. 25 E., near right bank on downstream side of county highway bridge, 6§ miles 

northeast of Mocane, 14.7 miles (revised) upstream from Crooked Creek, and at mile 

364.1.

Drainage area. 8,653 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1951.

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. 9 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 53,400 cfs May 17 (gage height, 9.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum not determined, but probably less than 11 cfs during period of ice effect 

Mar. 11.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 17, 1951; no flow at times in August 1943 

and July 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 13 ft in 1914, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Revisions.--W 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

96

1,150

1.250

375

144

128

96 

72

72

60

63

60

60

72

63

63

72

63

63

76

96

85

81

81

76

67

67

67

72 

72

81

4,943

159

9,800

Nov.

96

114

144

128

85

102

85 

72

63

b56

72

63

63

60

63

76

120

81

81

81

b64

85

108

90

76 

72

-

2,440

81.3

4,840

Dec.

> b40

144

81

90

108

96

90

81

81

85

114

96

96

90

90

81

b68

b56

114 

81

63

2,245

72.4

4,450

Jan.

90

136

181

108

76

.

I b50

60

63

85

85

60

136

90

128

90

96

96

114

96

114

96

72

56

53

72 }

b35

2,543

82.0

5,040

Feb.

b35

510

330 

300

330

152

114

76

b35

492

136

49

60

67

102

81

114

181

160

85

81

-

-

3,735

133

7,410

Mar.

76

90

128

76

72

46

39 

39

56

63

\

> b25

I

49

56

56

53

67

67

60

49

76

72

72

76

81

345

235

114

76

2,389

'. 77.1

4,740

Apr.

76

72

60

76

152

120

76 

108

96

108

102

90

81

81

76

72

60

60

56

56

53

60

60

53

56

53

114

72

49 

46

-

2,294

76.5

4,550

May

49

56

56

56

60

63

63 

67

72

76

76

63

58

2,100

942

1,840

17.900

2,120

462

207

198

1,830

1,780

756

360

191

144

152

152 

152

128

32,229

1,040

63,930

June

345

191

202

212

235

212

1,070 

136

160

235

270

285 .

393

439

235

170

136

160

224

152

405

285

1,140

1.580

81

90

67

128

191 

81

-

9,510

317

18,860

July

96

90

85

85

81

756

492 

144

90

53

63

85

114

405

564

160

114

85

85

63

53

76

247

191

63

63

85

56

49 

56

63

4,712

152

9,350

Aug.

144

102

63

63

60

60

63 

81

96

96

114

128

60

53

67

90

67

85

102

72

170

90

1-.670

405

90

49

76

46

49 

49

36

4,396

142

8,720

Sept.

44

46

49

63

90

96 m108

108

90

85

60

49

53

76

85

67

60

49

76

67

60

60

63

56

49

49

60 

60

-

2,214

73.8

4,390

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,670 Mln - Mean 149 Ao-ft 107,500

Water Water year year 1950-51 1950-51 : : Max Max 17,900 17,900 Min Min - - Mean Mean 202 202 Ac-ft Ac-ft 146,100 146,100

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Oct. 2 (9:15 p.m.) 3,200 cfs (4.22 ft); May 14 (10:50 a.m.) 

7,720 cfs (5.07 ft); May 17 (4:45 a.m.) 53,400 cfs (9.94 ft); May 22 (11:30 p.m.) 3,640 cfs (2.75ft); 

June 7 (12 m.) 3,440 efs (2.71 ft); June 23 (11:30 p.m.) 6,150 cfs (3.25 ft); Aug. 23 (l p.m.) 3,780 

cfs (2.88 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Discharge computed from at least once-daily wire-weight gage readings Nov. 13-20, Dec. 12- 

18, Dee. 31 to Jan. 8, Feb. 5, May 17 to Sept. 13.
176 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans.

Location. lat 37°02', long. 100°12', at southeast corner sec. 1, T. I 35 S., R. 27 W., i

 on right bank at upstream side of bridge on county road, 65 miles east of Nye and 14

miles (revised) upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,157 sq mi, of which about 800 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Kecoras available. August 1942 to September 1951. 

uage. 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.--9 years, 72.1 cfs.

extremes.--maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs May 23 (gage height, 7.59 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow

and discharge measurement at site 10 miles above station; minimum not determined, but

probably less than 3 cfs Jan. 30.

194S-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 23, 1951; no flow at times each water year

except 1949, 1951. 

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

wnicn are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. 

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second,

 i'or a highwater period in the water year 1950, superseding those published in W 1177, 

are given herewith:

Aug.26........289

27........422

28........ 802

Aug. 29. ...... .2,370

30........1,420

31........1,690

Sept. 1........1,420

2..........745

3..........456

Sept. 4. .284

.217

.207

The figure of peak discharge for Aug. 26, 1950, published in Water-Supply Paper 1177, 

is in error and should not be used.

Month CfB-days

14,058

Maximum

2,370

1,420

4,020

Minimum

47

34

0

Mean

453

224

142

Runoff In 

aore-ft

27,880

13,310

102,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

61

28

24

24

23

30

44

78

89

71

64 

61 

52

44

41

36

28

24

19

19

17

15

16

17

20

22

19

18

17

16

14

1,051

33.9

2,080

Nov.

12

17

23

23

22

23

24

bl5

20

19

17

18

19

22

19

23

20

18

b!4

blO

23

22

22

22

22

573

19.1

1,370

Dec.

23

22

, b8.0

26 

20

19

20

18

18

bll

24

24

26

30

30

bl8

bll

41

24

24

534

17.2

1,060

Jan.

22

>b20

39

34

32

28

24

22

24

23

23

22

23

23

b8.5

641.5

20.7

1,270

Feb.

. b8.5

34

28 

23

1r;;26

24

23

23

24

36

52

55

44

39

_

_

-

613.5

21.9

1,220

Mar.

36

36

30

30

30

28

30

34

36

44

\ b20

* 28

26

28

28

30

26

23

22

19

11

17

18

17

20

46

41

46

34

880

28.4

1,750

Apr.

34

36

34

30

44

44

46

81

127

175

189 

184 

140

100

61

44

39

32

28

32

28

34

36

34

32

36

58

44

M

28

-

1,854

61.8

3,680

May

a40

30

22

17

16

16 

14 

26

811

608

2,060-

3,450

6,000

2,780

1,040

1,030

2,210

6.720

6,040

1,840

817

498

390

329

311

202

37,517

1,210

74,410

June

161

127

111

85

81

78

71

64

184 

242 

502

482

460

217

170

119

100

81

74

74

58

146

81

64

55

74

111

273

-

4,563

152

9,050

July

308

'2.550

1,980

1,040

660

505

311

217

161

119

74 

64 

192

89

52

39

36

44

49

49

32

34

88

74

46

41

39

46

58

61

64

8,922

288

17,700

Aug.

44

28

20

14

9.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

20

14 

9.0 

11

10

9.5

11 '

12

30

60

22

28

36

34

19

13

11

10

10

7.0

6.5

6.0

534.5

17.2

1,060

Sept.

6.0

7.0

- 7.0

8.0

509

141

407

520

341

383

619

505

323

237

193

140

92

71

61

64

41

28

30

26

15

16

16

12

-

6,404

213

12,700

Calendar year 1950 : Max 4,020 Mln 0 Mean 103 Ao-ft 74,920

Water year 1950-51 : Max 6,720 Mln - Mean 176 Ao-ft 127,400

Peak discharge (base, 1.400 cfs).--May 14 (11 a.m.) 4.570 cfs (6.72 ft); May 18 (5:50 a.m.) 7.400 

cfs (7.40 ft); May 23 (9 p.m.) 10,000 ofs (7.59 ft); July 2 (4:30 p.m.) 3,070 ofs (5.47 ft); Sept. 5 

(4 a.m.) 1,550 cfs (4.49 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 177

Clmarron 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 center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, three-quarters 

of a mile downstream from Ewers (Maine) Creek, 5 miles south of Waynoka. and at mile 

247.0.

Drainage area. 13,307 sq mi.

Records available. November 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights only), February 1938 to 

septemoer ±at>i.

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 

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge 5 miles upstream at different datum. Feb. 

4 to Bar. 3, 1939, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 471 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,700 cfs May 18; maximum gage height, 9.58 ft 

June 24; minimum discharge, 18 cfs May 15.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs July 28, 1950 (gage height, 11.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 38,000 cfs: no flow at times 1938-40, 1943, 1944, 1946, 

1947.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). W 897: 1939. W 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

304 

304

363

 1,390 755"

356 

273

262

246

241

236

216

206

188

175

160

141

145 

137

137

137

137

134

137

134

131

115

111

105 

97

9_2

7,560

244

15,000

Nov.

87 

57

145

141 

137

134 

145

152

152

152

148

148

156

156

188

175

167

164 

16O

156

156

160

164

164

156

152

167

184

198

m

4,645

155

9,210

Dec.

180 

184

184

193 

220

"I

I b!30

J

167

184

316

378

277

236

216

2O2 

198

193

198

193

198

206

211

216

b!75

b!56

184 

164

156

6,O31

195

11,960

Jan.

231 

273

220

202 

202

202 

198

184

152

156

175

220

279

262

252

220

216

279 

304 252"

225

211

202

193

193

202

1SS

^ b80

J

6,223

201

12,340

Feb.

> b80

160 

164

167 

b!37

188

329

323

378

292

b279

b225

b211

b298

378

206

231

447

378

323

279

246

241

687

T5S

480

-

-

7,785

278

15,440

Mar.

385 

292

262

216 

188

167 

156

152

148

164

188

167

152

156

160

167

220

206 

175

167

171

175

164

137

131

121

m

237

399 

651

35?

6,781

219

13,450

Apr.

422 

342

273

246 

322

1,460 

793

583

431

349

329

329

431

378

323

273

220

202 

184

160

148

137

121

121

115

111

105

ITT

108 

134

-

9,261

309

13,370

May

352

167

121

87 

71

58 

55

53

47

41

36

34

29

25

1,430"

15,100

17,800

27,500 

16,400

6,150

4,690

8,750

14,900

14,400

10,400

4,310

a2,35o

al,650

al,080 

a930

832

149,858

4,834

297,200

June

1,750 

1,060

768

706 

605

616 

545

TOT

3,090

1,410

5,870

4,130

2,410

1,210

2,620

2,590

2,420

832 

616

581

5,180

8,370

1,960

18,100

9,400

2,780

1,040

815

1,370 

20, 100

-

103,650

3,455

205, 600

July

14.500 

4,020

,1,800

5,290

3,450

1,900 

1,250

1,120

1,250

a81S

660

480

730

917

743

605

846

605 

431

3335

a273

a246

3320

337

1,030

1,120

793

3463

3335 

3304

3268

46,931

1,514

93,100

Aug.

252 

202

167

141 

131

121 

118

118

118

127

164

127

127

108

108

102

105

100 

92

87

a77

65

75

127

306

359" 378

241

175

131

108

4,627

149

9,180

Sept.

102 

102

68

i

58 

279

638

1,240

5,600

2,500

1,700

1,120

1,290

1,420

1,770

1,020

730 

463

529

252

202

171

156

152

145

141

127

118 

111

-

20,114

670

59,900

Calendar year 1950 : Max 36,400 Mln 14 Mean 770 Ac-ft 557,200

Water year 1950-51 : Max 27,500 Mln 25 Mean 1,O23 Ac-ft 740,800
178 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Turkey Creek near Drummond, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°19', long. 98°00', in NE£ sec. 12, T 21 N,, R. 8 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pile bent of county highway bridge, 2£ miles northeast of Drummond, 

2-J miles downstream from Clear Creek, and 9 miles southwest of Enid.

Drainage area. 248 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,148.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 22, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs June 21 (gage height, 8.31 ft); mini- 

 mum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 21, 27, 28.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 16,300 cfs July 29, 1950 (gage height, 20.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs; no flow at times each year except 1950, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14T2~

10

8.3

10

12

7.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

5.7

6.3

6.3

5.7

4.6

4TF

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.6

5.2

5.2

6.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.7

207.7

6.70

412

Nov.

3.6 376-

5.7

6.9

7.6

6.3

6.3

5.7

4.6

5.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

8.3 77B5.2

5.7

5.7

4.6

4.1

4.6

4.6

b4.1

b4.1

4.1

4.1

4.6

5.7

5.7

5.7

-

161.1

5.37

320

Dec.

5.7

5.7

5.2

5.2

b2

bl b5"

b7

bio

14_

12

9.0

b7.6

b6. 3

5.2

5.2

5.2

b5.2

5.2

4.6

b5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

b3.1

b3.S

b6. 3

b5.2

b5.7

b8.3

184.5

5.95

366

Jan.

5.2

6.3

8.3 775"

6.3

b4.6

b6.9

b7.6

b7.6

b5.7

b6.3

b5.2

4.6

5.7

5.7

6.9

5.2

5.2

5.7

4.1

b4.1

b5.2

3.1

3.6

4.6

4.6

b2

bl

bT

b3

b2

154.9

5.00

307

Feb.

b4bS~

b8

bio

b!3

blO

b8

b4

b5

b6

7.6

6.3

b6

b8

b8

blO

b!4

14

22

278

364 ~5T

26

21

20

20

18

15

_

_

-

982.9

35.1

1,950

Mar.

13IS"

9.7

9.0

9.7

6.3

5.7

4.6

4.6

8.3

11

b7.6

b6.3

b8.3

7.6

8.3

6.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.2

5.7

4.1

4.6

5.6

5.2

6.9

6.3

7.6

6.9

6.9

219.4

7.08

435

Apr.

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

9.0

10

41

5F

14

10

9.7

8.3

7.6

6.9

5.7

5.7

8.3

5.2

5.2

9.7

7.6

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.6

3.6

7.6

6.3

5.7

10

-

273.4

9.11

542

May

24

26

14

6.3

5.2

3.1

3.6

4.6

5.2

13

21

9.0

6.3

4.6

3.6

5.7

569

,190

,120

,230

,220

,680

1,320

1,040

574

148

594

400

118

57

43

11,458.2

370

22,730

June

33

25

24

23

22

103

49

29

21

25

30

24

25

32

216

69

51

33

29

18_

1,650

1,270

972

590

391

155

60

38

34

1,850

-

7,891

263

15,650

July

1,230

1,060

433

1,490

1,750

1,360

1,190

719

178

159

48

38

43

46

34

29

25

23

22

20

18

14

14

14

15

15

19

16

14

13

TT

10,062

325

19,960

Aug.

13

16

11

9.7

9.0

7.6

6.9

6.3

5.7

8.3

80BO16

10

6.3

5.2

5.7

5.7

4.6

4.6

3.1

3.1

4.1

5.2

4.6

3.1

3.6

4.1

3.6

2.2

1.8

330.1

10.6

655

. Sept.

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.2

2.6

3.6

11

31

2T

11

14

25

9.0

3.6

3.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

.8

.8

1.2

1.0

.8

1.2

.5.5"

1.2

.8

-

163.4

5.45

324

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,250 Win 0.4 Mean 1O4 Ac-ft 75,450

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,850 Min 0.5 Mean 87.9 Ac-ft 63,650

Peak discharge (base, 1.80O cfs) . May 22 (2 a.m.) 2,38O cfs (7.61 ft); May 27 (3 

(7.17 ft); June 21 (8:45 a.m.) 2,710 cfs (8.31 ft); June 3O (8 a.m.) 2,660 cfs (8.1 

(1:15 p.m.) 2,340 cfs (7.46 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

 p.m.) 2,200 cfs 

17 ft); July 4
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 179

Bluff Creek above Lake Hefner, near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35 0 33', long. 97°36', In SW£ sec. 2, T. 12 N., R. 4 W., on left bank at 

upstream side of bridge In Lake Hefner recreational area, Just upstream from Lake 

Hefner and 6£ miles northwest of the State Capitol In Oklahoma City.

Drainage area. 1.62 sq ml.

Records available. Iferch 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage Is 1,199.86 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 931 cfs Mpy 27 (gage height, 3.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 40 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times. 

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 27, 1951; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Occasional 

regulation at low flow by gravel plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect ( 

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

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4

0.01 

.05 

.12 

.26 

.44

0.6

1.0

1.1

70

1.43

2.49

3.43

1.3 7.16

1.4 10.7

1.5 16.6

1.6 24.8

1.8 50 . 1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.06

.15

.81 . 23-

.16

.12

.11

.06

.05

.06

.08

.06

.05

.06

.03

.01

.OT

.04

.06

.07

.OB

.06

.04

.05

.06

.05

.08

.06

.02

.01

.15

2.96

0.095

5.9

Nov.

0.47

TOS

.32

.15

.11

.08

7TO

.11

.10

.14

.14

.14

.11

.14

.20

.17

.21

.23

.23

.13

.15

.17

.16

.12

.16

.17

.17

.18

.21

.23

-

5.09

0.170

10

Dec.

0.26

.27

.26

.23

.12

.06 TUB"

.16

.31 72"5~

.24

.23

.22

.23

.23

.24

.26

.21

.21

.21

.23

.23

.24

.21

.20

.16

.15

.17

.20

.21

.18

6.46

0.208

13

Jan.

0.18

.38

.29

.23

.21

.17

.17

.18

.18

.21

.17

.18

.24

.62

rw

.29

.26

.26

.26

.23

.18

.20

.18

.21

.23

.24

.23

.11

.05

bTSB"

b.05

6.84

0.221

14

Feb.

bO.05

TOT

.12

.31

.47

.40

.20

.24

.23

.26

.24

.20

.11

.11

.40

.40

.89

1.30

.78

1.90

.62

.44

.36

.42

.38

.44

.36

.36

_

_

-

12.06

0.431

24

Mar.

0.31

.32

.26

.26

.20

.23

.24

.24

.38

.64

3.70 -75?

.47

.38

.38

.40

.34

.29

.26

.26

.26

.29

.23

.23

.26

.24

.44

.36

.32

.29

.26

13.33

0.430

26

Apr.

0.26

.23

.23

.26

.36

.36

.27

.21

.20

.23

.21

.18

.16

.16

.15

.16

.17

.42

.67

2.11

.87

.29

.36

.70

.21

.21

.20

.16

1.36

6.42

-

17.78

0.593

35

May

6.04

.96

.70

.56

.44

.40

.34

.32

10.9

2.03

.76

.52

.40

.31

73S

.44

*16.3

*19.8

3.19

2.31

1.52

4.68

1.34

1.39

1.30

.92

39.6

7.36

3.01

1.78

1.18

131.16

4.23

260

June

2.44

1.60

1.11

.89

1.36

1.68

1.26

1.38

1.32

3.91

5.18

TTeT

1.18

1.06

1.10

.85

.67

.67

.84

3.65

.79

.67

.62

.54

.47

.38

.31

.26

.24

73T

-

38.35

1.28-

76

July

0.38

.34

.24

1.79

.36

.18

.16

.10

.05

.04

.03

.02

.01

.10

.07

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

6.20

3777

.21

4.59

1.26

.67

.59

.67

20.88

0.674

41

Aug.

0.54

.29

.21

.21

.09

.01

0

T?

0

.72

.34

.15

.07

.04

.02

.01

.02

.01

0

0

.04

.06

.18

.06

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.08

0.099

6.1

Sept.

0

T?

0

0

0

0

.01

.55

.76 728"

.05

.10

.08

.03

.02

.37

.09

.05

.06

.08

.10

.12

.03

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

2.78

0.093

5.5

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 39.6 Min o Mean 0.714 Ac-ft 516

Peak discharge (base, 70 cfs). May 9 (7:45 p.m.) 269 cfs (2.55 ft 

2.20 ft); May 27 (12:30 p.m.J 931 cfs (3.49 ft); July 24 (10:45 p.m.) 224 cfs 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

May 18 (4:15 a.m.) 140 cfs 

(2.44 ft).
180 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Clmarron 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 Atohison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 2j miles north of Guthrie, 6.5 miles upstream from 

Skeleton Creek (Ephraim Creek), and at mile 121.8.

Drainage area.--16,865 sq mi.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1951.

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.--13 years, 982 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 42,500 ofs May 20 (gage height, 11.80 ft); minimum daily, 110 cfs Feb. 2.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 51,500 cfs May 20, 1949 (gage height, 12.98 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Nov. 2, 1939.

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.

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

613

576

571

497

488

447

588

1,060 

739 

597

507

460

413

376

352

334

319

308

302

291

288

278

271

268

262

249 

237

240

237

231

222

12,621

407

25,030

Nov.

222

219

240

217

214

214

217

217 

208 

195

195

206

211

211

217

217

217

222

240

252

237 

234

240

225

219

225 

237

237

237

237

6,679

223

13,250

Dec.

240

249

265

265

255

170

147

T75 

237 

231

225

243

278

281

271

262

349

388

3T5

319

305

294

284

278

274

274 

258

249

246

255

252

8,168

263

16,200

Jan.

265

284

284

278

308

352

316

291 

281 

274

262

249

243

265

274

291

330

319

308

281

265 

294

326

305

278

258

252

240

149

113

T22

8,357

270

16,580

Feb.

125

HP

120

165

178

208

258

278 

278 

284

262

252

220

190

200

230

260

384

493

1,100

1.550 

1,500

1,100

696

556

493 

465

438

-

12,393

443

24,580

Mar.

 5T3 647

597

531

447

396

368

400 

438 

417

447

474

512

404

364

330

323

305

294

288

294 

302

284

265

255

249 

255

255

255

249

246

11,504

371

22,820

Apr.

284

456

623

517

452

409

392

467 

1.200 

847

684

571

493

438

409

392

417

384

352

338

364 

456

341

291

271

262 

246

234

'253 228

13,101

437

25,990

Hay

2,350

3,560

801

438

483

409

330

288 

258 

1,T5&"

3,360

803

452

345

294

274

11,200

29,600

35,900

38.600

17,600 

15,600

16,200

14,100

10,000

12,100 

6,250

7,320

6,250

3,180

2,260

241,705

7,797

479,400

June

1,810

1,600

1,870

1,920

1,430

1,240

1,210

1,210 

IjOSO 

- 1,166

4,210

5,510

3,800

4,010

4,120

. 4,460

4,460

2,700

2,260

1,840

2,100

8,510

10,300

9,210

13,300

15.800 

7,216

3,900

2,610

2,020

126,770

4,226

251,400

July

22.400

20,400

 8,220

6,250

11,600

12,900

7,040

4,120 

3,080 

2,260

1,920

1,690

1,470

1,350

al,650

al,570

al,470

al,320

al,180

al,030

a950 

a850

a760

a860

791

818 

915

1,010

1,230

997

758

122,859

3,963

243,700

Aug.

556" 651

546

493

447

409

376

356 

356 

449

597

465

452

452

341

294

268

258

246

240

237 

225

219

208

198

192 

190

"272 185

400

319

10,927

352

21,670

Sept.

262

234

211

200

190

185

T§5

366 

278 

249

434

901

2.440

i,680

1,060

791

733

847

907

727

592 

483

413

356

330

302 

281

258

243

234

16,382

546

32,490

Calendar year 1950: Max 40,400 Mln 73 Mean 1,145 Ac-ft 829,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 38.60O Mln 110 Mean 1,620 Ac-ft 1,173,OOO

Peak discharge 

2O,800 c

-scharae (base. 15.OOP cfs).--May 20 (12:15 a.m.) 42,50O cfs (11.80 ft); May 23 (12:30 a.m.) 

--,--- jfs (9.42 ft); May 26 (3:30 a.m.) 17,400 cfs (8.78 ft); June 23 (6:15 p.m.).14,000 cfs 

(8.30 ft); June 26 (3 a.m.) 22,2OO cfs (9.82 ft); July 1 (9:30 p.m.) 27,900 cfs (10.41 ft); July 6 

(1 p.m.) 14,500 cfs (8.40 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Claarron River at Perkind and 

Skeleton Creek near Lovell.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5-9, Jan. 28 to Feb. 7, Feb. 13-17.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 181

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°04", long. 97°35', In SW£ sec. 1, 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 

and 2f miles east of Lovell.

Drainage area. 410 sq ml.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Oklahoma State Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Dec. S, 1949, staff gage 

at site 60 ft downstream at datum 0.30 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,550 cfs July 2 (gage height, 18.44 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 21, 22.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 8,970 cfs July 30, 1950 (gage height, 27.57 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 21, 22, 1951. '

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

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

Day

1,

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

14

30

38

17

22

17

15

14

13

12

12

12

13

14

13

13

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

16

13

11

12

12

448

14.5

889

Nov.

12

12

14

14

18

21

14

12

10

9^6

11

12

12

12

14

13

13

14

13

12

12

12

13

12

13

13

14

14

15

14

-

394.6

13.2

783

Dec.

18

13

12

12

13

11

9.4

7.8

7.3

8.2

11

15

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

13

12

11

10

9.6

10

366.3

11.8

727

Jan.

12

14

16

19

19

13

11

9.9

9.0

8.4

9.2

10

9.9

12

14

14

13

11

10

9.9

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.6

9.0

9.4

9.6

8.6

7.3

6.5

5^6

335.7

10.8

666

Feb.

5.3

5.4

6.2

6.5

8.O

11

17

18

14

13

12

13

12

10

9.2

7.8

8.0

15

31

106

156

68

30

24

22

24

36

30

_

-

718.4

25.7

1,420

Mar.

21

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

12

20

19

26

17

14

15

14

13

12

11

10

1O

11

10

9.9

9.4

10

11

13

13

16

420.3

13.6

834

Apr.

13

12

1O

1O

10

12

21

35

18

13

11

12

14

11

9.9

9.4

9.2

8.6

8.0

9.2

12

10

15

10

8.4

8.6

8.2

7.5

10

33

-

429.0

14.3

851

May

1.O9O

442

99

4O

' 26

20

15

14

14

43

24

19

13

11

6.8

13

720

1,820

1,630

848

377

1,000

2.160

707

126

94

173

1,160

651

124

74

13,555.8

437

26,890

June

52

43

38

34

31

34

299

362

77

56

106

58

42

38

1,080

464

146

66

51

63

1.68O

2.160

634

123

96

88

49

35

32

82

-

8,119

271

16 , 100

July

1,410

1.9SO

190

a50O

al,000

a250

101

64

45

36

31

35

102

59

47

34

27

23

21

19

18

16

13

14

17

14

14

12

12

12

14

6,130

198

12,160

Aug.

11

13

14

11

9.0

9.0

7.5

6.2

5.6

6.2

6.7

8.5

16

8.4

6.2

5.1

5.3

6.2

6.4

4.1

12~.2

6.2

6.9

7.3

9.0

7.6

6.1

5.1

3.8

3.3

232.9

7.51

462

Sept.

3.5

3.6

3.8

6.7

5.1

4.7

6.6

16

36

a66

55

50

208

32

19

12

14

9.9

7.8

7.1

5.3

4.7

4.5

4.4

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.8

4.5

-

1,297.5

43.3

2,570

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,820 Mln 3.2 Mean 129 Ao-ft 93,480

Water year year 1950-51: is&u-si: Max Max 2,160 z,i6O Mln man 0.2 u.g Mean Mean 88.9 88.» Ac-ft Ac-rt 64,350 64,5&u

discharge (base. 1.200 cfs). May 1 (10:50 a.m.) 1.450 cfs (14.57 ft); Hay 18 (12 p.m.) 2,190 

7.35 ft); May 23 (2 p.m.) 2,340 cfs (17.78 ft): May 28 (8 p.m.) 1,480 cfs (14.72 ft); June 15 

a.m.) 2,040 cfs (16.73 ft); June 22 (2:15 a.m.) 2,520 cfs (18.28 ft); July 2 (4:45 a.m.) 2,550 

Q a r+\

Peak discharge (base. 

cfs CT7.: 

(8:30 a.!.., _ 

cfs (18.44 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on Clmarron River near Guthrle and at Perhlns.
182 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River at Perkins, Okla.

Legation.--Lat 35 0 58', long. 97°02', In SW^SW^- 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, l| 

miles upstream from Dugout Creek, 4 miles downstream from Wildhorse Creek, and at mile 

87.3.

Drainage area. 17,825 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1927 are contained in reports of United States 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, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,354 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 50,200 cfs May 20 (gage height, 13.90 ft); mini- 

 mum daily, 113 cfs Feb. 2.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 65,300 cfs May 19, 1949 (gage height, 15.22 ft); minimum, 1 cfs at times in October and November 1939.

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 period of ice effect and those above 1.000 cfs, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 7 to May 25, June 16-21, 

July 1, 2, 25-28, Aug. 23 to Sept. 6)

Oct. 1 to May 17 May 18 to Sept. 30

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

10O 

171 

401 

710

5.5 1.14O

6.O 1.68O

7.0 3,180

8.0 5,410

3.5 

4.0

5.0 

6.0

7.0

170

341

985

2,130

3,780

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

5,980

9,160

14,100

21,400

46,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

689

640 

718

647

557

558

502

8O1

942

740

627

544

514

479

440

401

585

565

554

344

529

520

510

505

295

286

272

265

259

254

245

14,565

465

28,490

Nov.

245

251 

272

272

263

259

259

268

259

250

241

241

245

245

245

241

241

245

254

259

268

259

259

241

245

250

259

259

263

263

-

7,6O7

254

15,090

Dec.

263

263 

263

277

282

257

205

5sT

25O

259

245

254

268

505

515

30O

286

554

401

375

359

524

510

300

295

291

277

272

268

277

272

8,862

286

17,580

Jan.

282

510 

315

315

510

534

559

344

515

510

295

291

291

500

305

305

515

544

559

520

295

277

515

529

515

295

291

272

211

b!60

b!40

9,199

297

18,250

Feb.

b!25

bl!5 

b!40

b!70

b2OO

b240

282

291

515

510

510

295

277

199

252

263

505

4O1

418

1,520

1.680

1,560

1,410

995

718

614

551

552

_

_

-

14,466

517

28,69O

Mar.

502

682

675

640

563

502

450

428

412

425

491

514

514

526

440

596

58O

559

359

529

520

320

529

500

286

272

277

277

282

277

272

12,777'

412

25,340

Apr.

277

510 

473

634

575

532

485

485

640

1.240

986

801

647

563

502

456

440

462

428

423

479

450

491

370

320

286

268

245

232 555"

-

14,822

494

29,400

May

4,9OO

3,950 

2,140

890

614

582

491

412

570

514

1,990

2,220

809

558

454

580

4,510

56,200

44, 100

45.600

25, 100

15, 500

21,900

17,000

9,560

15,800

6,970

6,680

8,780

4,790

5,140

282,264

9,105

559,900

June

2,570

2.2OO 

1,920

2,340

1,920

3,310

3,5OO

5,880

1,920

1.420

1,610

5,850

4,480

6,680

11,3OO

5,470

5,230

4,070

5,680

2,810

5,580

8,650

15, 500

11, 600

10, 100

20.500

9,160

5,550

5,970

5,060

-

167,250

5,574

551,700

July

19,300

29.500 

9,980

11, 100

11,600

17,700

10, 2OO

5,550

4,570

5,410

2,570

2,270

1,920

2,060

2,130

1,990

1,920

1,800

1,4OO

1,220

1,190

1,000

876

1,06O

892

805

945

985

1,220

1,400

1,060

153,020

4,936

303,500

Aug.

812

689 

642

609

547

484

415

577

377

868

960

745

553

541

541

582

312

278

457

3O8

270

260

246

259

220

201

195

181

170

217

455

13,531

436

26,840

Sept.

564

282 

256

217

210

1,520

724

622

1,150

1,860

917

724

2,260

3.410

2,130

1,560

994

968

1,070

1,120

856

682

578

501

455

596

364

320

295

282

-

26,825

894

55,210

Calendar year 1950: Max 42,200 Mln 84 Mean 1,418 Ao-ft 1,027,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 45, 60O Mln 115 Mean 1,986 Ac-ft 1,458,000

Peak discharKe (base, 15,000 ofs). May 20 (9 D.m.} 50.200 ofs (15.90 ft): May 23 (7:30 a.m.) 25,000

cfs (11.50 ft); May 26 (11=30 a.m.) 18,900 ofs (10.73 ft); June 15 (11 a.m.) 18,100 cfs (10.73 ft);

June 25 (2:50 a.m.) 17,700 ofs (10.54 ft); June 26 (4 a.m.) 27,200 ofs (11.55 ft); July 1 (8 p.m.)

by
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 183

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°07' , long. 96°52', in SE^SW^- sec. 15, T. 19 N., R. 4 E., at right bank 

200 ft upstream from county road bridge, 10 miles east of Stillwater, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 31 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March 1934 to September 1951.

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. 17 years, 10.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 cfs May 1 (gage height, 9.44 ft); no flow

1934-51: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1942 (gage height, 17.54 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations of peak flow at gage heights 13.4 and 17.5 ft; no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, that of Aug. 14, 1942. Flood of Apr. 27, 1912, reached a stage 

of 16.6 ft at gage, determined from floodmark cut in rock 900 ft downstream.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

.9 

2.3

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

188

365

489

700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

.3

 1.476"

.4

.4

.5

.3

*.2

73

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

10.4

0.34

0.011

0.01

21

Nov.

~T5 0.3

1.4

TT?

.7

.5

*.4

.4

.3

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.4

.6

.9

.9

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

-

17.8

0.59

0.019

0.02

35

Dec.

0.7

.8 7B-

*.5

.4

.2

7?

.3

.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.6

.8

.7

.4

.5

.5

16.3

0.53

0.017

0.02

32

Jan.

0.5

4.2

T75

*.9

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.7

1.9

1.1

.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.7

1.4

.9

.5

_._£

37.6

1.21

0.039

0.05

75

Feb.

0.2

.1

7?

.6

1.0

*1.3

.9

.9

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

.4

1.2

1.4

3.7

8.4

23

*171

11

4.5

3.3

4.1

3.7

7.7

3.7

2.6

_

_

-

259.3

9.26

0.299

0.31

514

Mar.

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

T75

1.9

27

T.5

*2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.7

3.3

2.9

2.1

1.9

1.6

84.1

2.71

0.087

0.10

27

Apr.

1.6

1.7

*1.5

1.6

1.9

2.9

2.1

1.9

1.7

2.3

3.3

2.6

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

T72

1.2

1.9

7.9

20

5.0

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.1

2.1

52

-

139.9

4.66

0.150

0.17

277

May

515 *TS

8.4

6.0

5.5

4.1

3.3

2.9

*3.1

3.3

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.7

3.3

30

5.5

3.3

12

121 '

8.4

*5.0

4.5

3.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.1

784.1

25.3

0.816

0.94

1,560

June

1.2

4.1

1.4

1.2

1.2

44

*39

8.4

2.3

1.9

4.1

3.3

*19

11

54

5.0

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.0

49

4.1

1.4

.9

.7

.6

.3

.2

7T

120

-

384.4

12.8

0.413

O.46.

762

. July

17

6.6

18

195

~ F.4

3.3

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.1

.8

.6

.2

16

6.6

1.4

.7

.4

.3

.3

.1

0

TJ

.7

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

281.8

9.09

0,293

0.34

559

Aug.

0

TJ

0

 0

0

0

0

0

0

26

4.1

.9

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31.1

1.00

0.032

0.04

62

Sept.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

1.5

1.4

~2U 344

1.3

12

*2.1

.5

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

383.3

12.8

0.413

0.46

760

Calendar year 1950: Max 770 Min 0 Mean 10.5 Cfsm 0.339 In. 4.59 Ac-ft 7,610

Water teyear 1950-51: 1950-51: Max 515 Min 0 Mean 6.66 Cfsm 0.215 In. 2.92 Ac-ft 4,820

Peak discharge (base, 660 cfs). May 1 (4 a.m.) 1,970 cfs (9.44 ft); July 4 (2:50 a.m.) 1,080 cf 

i.62 ft); Sept. 9 (7 p.m.J 1,560 cfs (8.19 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
184 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Tulsa Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°08'40", long. 96°00 I 10", In WW£ 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 Clmarron River, and at mile 523.7.

DraInage area.--74,350 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1951. Gage height, records collected in this 

vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 618.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 2, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site. Datum 0.14 ft higher prior to Oct. 1, 1941.

Average discharge. 13 years 8,324 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year 149,000 cfs July 4 (gage height, 15.70 ft); minimum observed, 1,620 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 173,000 cfs May 20,- 1943; maximum gage height, 17.00 ft 

Apr. 26, 1944; minimum daily discharge, 147 cfs Jan. 20, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 19.8 ft June 13, 1923, from reports of United States Weather 

Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by John Martin and Great 

Salt Plains Reservoirs (see pp. 143, 165).

CooDeration.--Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 21 to Mar. 10,

Apr. 10-14, May 18-27, July 21 to Sept. 30)

0.8 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

1,620

2,130

5,280

14,400

7.0

10.0

15.5

32,900

61,200

145,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4,740

4,920

5,100

4,740

4,920

4,570

4,330

4,500

5,460

8,080

9.450

9,200

7,230

6,030

5,280

4,740

4,370

4,030

3,840

3,610

3,460

3,360

3,270

3,240

3,180

3,150

3,030

3,000 

2,970

2,MO

2.880

143,570

4,631

284,800

NOV.

2,820

2,740

2,800

2,820

2.850

2,800

2,740

2,680

2,600

2,510

2,460

2,460

2,430

2,430

2,370

2,350

2,320

2,290

2,290

2,260

2,260

2,240

2,210

2,210

2,180

2,180

2,160

2,160 

2,160

2.150

-

72,910

2,430

144,600

Dec.

2,160

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

b2,150

b2 , 100

b2 , 050

b2 , 000

bl.950

bl,950

1,970

2,520

2,550

2,180

2,160

2,400

2,540

2,540

2.600

2,540

2,570

2,460

2,400

2,550

2,290

2,210

2,210 

2,160

b2 , 150

2,080

69,540

2,243

157,900

Jan.

2,050

2,100

2,160

2,290

2.570

2,350

2,350

2,520

2,520

2,290

2,240

2,150

2,100

2,240

2,240

2,550

2,550

2,290

2,520

2,520

2,550

2,570

2,520

2,520

2,290

2,290

2,240

2,210 

2,180

b2,000

Kl.740

69,470

2,241

157,800

Feb.

1,950

2,050

2,570

2,480

2,540

2,620

2,480

2,570

2,450

2,260

2,240

2,260

2,210

b2,200

b2,000

bl.800

b2,500

3,120

3,460

5,100

7,020

6,220

6,620

8.520

7,020

6,420

5,280

4,570

_

-

102,510

5,654

202,900

Mar.

4,050

4,100

5.650

5,100

4,740

4,500

3,970

5,740

5,520

5,640

4,050

5,710

5,640

5,420

5,500

3,360

3,610

5,550

5,120

2,970

2,910

2,880

2,820

2,710

2,650

' 2,650

2,620

2,600 

2,600

2,540

2.460

106,720

5,445

211,700

Apr.

2.620

4,050

4,570

4,260

4,060

5,970

5,900

3,770

4,060

6,220

7.650

6,420

5,840

5,100

4,570

4,260

4,100

3,950

5,610

4,570

5,650

4,920

4,130

3,680

5,420

5,210

5,120

2,970 

2,910

5,000

-

128,520

4,277

254,500

May

6.320

54,400

52,200

55,300

40,800

30,100

17,600

12,400

10 , 100

9,450

11,400

9,450

15,000

15 , 400

10,100

8,970

8,520

15,400

69,800

108,000

132,000

97,400

76,800

98 , 900

106,000

74,200

59,900

41,700 

36,000

36,000

52,900

H.328.47

42,850

*2,635

June

28,700

22,800

g!8,700

16,600

15.500

15,500

16,000

22,200

41,500

56,600

48,000

51,500

50,100

51,500

50,800

40,800

28,700

24,700

25,400

22,800

22,800

56,000

58,400

46,200

56,600

82,400

94.400

86,900 

47,100

51,100

-

* 1,150.1

57,670

*2,242

July

61,200

105,000

128,000

143,000

120,000

94 , 400

86 , 9OO

63,800

40,800

35,600

28,700

32,200

27,300

45,000

88,400

106,000

120,000

97,400

51,100

40,80O

56,800

50,800

22,800

18,700

16,600

26,000

28,000

19,800 

16,600

15,000

15.400

tl,756.1

56,650

*5,485

Aug.

12,900

12 , 100

10,900

10,100

9,450

8,740

8,500

7,650

7,440

7,250

8,300

9,200

10,400

15.900

11,400

9,200

8,520

8,500

7,860

7,230

6,620

6,220

g5,840

g5,650

g5,460

g6,050

g5,650

g5.280 

g5,280

5,650

6,050

252,810

8,155

501,400

Sept.

5,460

5,280

5,650

5,280

4,920

4,920

4.740

11,500

51,500

55,200

50,100

29,400

24,700

28,700

57,600

57,600

26,000

18,200

15 , 500

13,900

12,600

11,100

9,900

8,970

12,500

26,000

27,300

25,400 

18,700

13 , 900

-

542,520

18,080

tl,076

Calendar year 1950: Max 96,10O Min 1,260 Mean 7,751 Ao-ft 5,611,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 143,000 Min 1,740 Mean 15,620 Ac-ft 11,310,000

Peak discharge (base. 50.000 cfs).--May 5 (11:50 p.m.) 57.700 cfs (9.75 ft); Hay 21 (4 p.m.) 

135,000 cfs (14.73 ft); May 25 (10:50 a.m.) 111,000 cfs (13.30 f.t); June 10 (9 p.m.) 61,200 cfs 

(10.00 ft}; June 27 (2 a.m.) 102,000 cfs (12.86 ft); July 4 (3 p.m.) 149,000 cfs (15.70 Tt); July 17 

(2 p.m.) 123,000 cfs (14.18 ft).

* Expressed in thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage reading.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 185

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla.

Location Lat 35°57', long. 96°18', In SE£ sec. 13, T. 17 N , R. 9 E., at Intake struc-

 ture 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 are.a. 123 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1951.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 19d9 (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers). .

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 12,200 acre-ft Apr. 21 (elevation, "63.31 it);

 minimum since conservation pool stage was first reached, 9,470 acre-ft Sept. 6, 7 leieRemarks.--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, 149,400 acre-ft at elevation 802.0 ft (maximum pool), 59,650 acre-ft at elevation 784.0 ft (spillway crest and top of flood-control pool), and 10,140 acre-ft at 

elevation 761.5 ft (conservation pool). Dead storage, 878 acre-ft below elevation 

740.0 ft (invert of low-flow sluices). Reservoir was designed for flood control and 

conservation. Figures given herewith represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, 

in acre-fee't)

740 878

745 1,570

750 2,620

755 4,75O

760 

765 

77O 

775

8,610

14,310

21,820

31,990

78O 45,900

790 84,350

802 149,400

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,660

4,780

4,850

4,850

4,85O

4,650

4,85O

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,830

4,820

4,820

4,820

4,810

4,810

4,81O

4,810

4,810

4,810

4,800

4,790

4,79O

4,780

4,770

4,770

4,760

4,750

4,75O

Nov.

4,750

4,760

4,770

4,77O

4,770

4,770

4,770

4,770

4,75O

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,75O

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,740

4,740

4,760

4,770

4,770

4,780

4,78O

4,780

4,770

4,770

-

Dec.

4,770

4,75O

4,740

4,740

4,750

4,770

4,77O

4,770

4,770

4,760

4,75O

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,75O

4,770

4,770

4,78O

4,780

4,770

4,770

4,770

4,780

4,780

4,790

Jan.

4,800

4,87O

4,880

4,890

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,910

4,940

5,030

5,070

5,O7O

5,090

5,100

5,110

5,110

5,100

5,110

5,110

5,110

5,110

5,110

5,110

5,110

5,100

5,090

5,09O

Feb.

5", O9O

5,08O

5,080

5,080

5,O9O

5,140

5,140

5,160

5,160

5,17O

5,180

5,200

5,230

5,270

5,280

5,300

5,330

5,610

5,870

8,910

9,050

9,100

9,130

9,280

9,360

9,510

9,570

9,590

-

-

Mar.

9,600

9,620

9,620

9,630

9,620

9,640

9,640

9,630

9,650

10,150

11,000

10,88O

10, 730

10,620

1O, 55O

10,500

10,47O

10,380

1O,340

10,310

10,280

10,250

10,220

10,200

10,200

10,190

10,180

10,210

10,160

10,140

10,140

Apr.

10,140

10,130

10,120

10,120

10,180

10,190

10,160

10,120

10,120

10,140

10,140

10,110

10,100

1O, 09O

10,070

10,050

10,040

10,060

10,050

11,870

11,860

11,400

11,O90

10,870

10,740

10,620

10,540

10,470

10,440

10,850

-

May

11,740

11,390

11,090

10,860

10,720

10,580

10,520

10,440

10,420

10,360

10,330

1O.30O

1O,260

10,230

10,220

10, 200

10,200

10,250

10,250

1O, 250

10,220

10,250

10,230

10,250'

10,230

10,220

10,200

10,180

10,160

10,140

10,110

June

10,090

10,100

10,080

10,060

10,060

10,070

10,100

10,100

10,120

10,150

10,190

10,190

10,190

10,210

10,420

1O, 38O

10,340

10,320

10,300

10,260

10,340

10,320

10,290

10,250

10,230

10,190

10,160

10,140

10,140

11,540

-

July

11,640

11,290

11,220

11,480

11,140

10,910

10,750

10,620

 10,530

10,450

10,380

10,330

1O.29O

10,300

10,280

10,240

10,220

10,190

10,160

10,130

10,100

10,070

10,060

10,050

10,030

10,310

10, 280

10,240

10,210

10,190

10,160

Aug.

10,140

10,110

10,090

10,070

10,040

10,020

9,990

9,990

9,98O

10, 050

10,040

10,020

9,990

9,980

9,930

9,910

9,88O

9,870

9,850

9,820

9,800

9,780

 9,780

9,750

9,740

9,720

9,700

9,660

9,630

9,600

9,580

Sept.

9,56O

9,530

9,510

9,480

9,480

9,470

9,740

9,740

9,900

9,990

9,990

1O, 50O

10,450

10,380

10,360

10,350

10,310

10,280

10,240

10,210

10,180

10,140

10,120

10,110

10,100

10,110

10,210

10,180

10,160

10,140

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Feb. 28....................

Sept. 30. ...................

Water year 1950-51. ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

761.50

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

10,140

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

'

+550

+560

+5,480

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
186 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°55'10", long. 96°16'50", in NE^SE^- sec-. 30, T. 17 N., R. 10 E., on right 

name at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 66, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from Neversweat Creek, half a mile north of Heyburn, 3.4 miles downstream from Heyburn 

Reservoir, and at mile 45.2.

Drainage area.--129 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage for low-water record. Datum of gage is 

706.47 ft above mean sea level, .datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Feb. 22, 1949, wire-weight gage only at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 60.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 613 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 11.29 ft); no flow

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs June 23, 1948, May 19, 1949, from rating 

curve extended above 6,100 cfs; maximum gage height, 28.53 ft May 19, 1949; no flow at 

times each year except 1948-50.

Maximum stage known, 31.5 ft Sept. 4, 1940, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Flow regulated since Sept. 29, 1950, by Heyburn Reservoir (see preceding page); occasional prior regulation by reservoir construction operations.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologicai survey.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6TB"

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*. 1

!i.1

.1.1.1.1.1.1

6.4

0.21

13

Nov.

0.1j'j'

.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

0

0-

0.5

0.02

1.0

Dec.

0.1

.1

.2

*.2

.2

.1

0

.1

.1

1

r*.2

.2

5.3

0.17

11

Jan.

0.2

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.6

.8

*7S

.7

.6

.5

.4

f .3

.2

 2.

.1

*00"

0

10.2

0.33

20

Feb.

00"

0

0

.1

.2

.2

20

3.6

199

7.1

2.4

.6

2.2

1.7

*4.7

2.3

.6

_

_

-

246.7

8.81

489

Mar.

0.4

.2

r ' 2

.2

.2

.2

.2

28

137 *TO"8-

82

62

48

40

35

28

23

18

16

14

15

9.0

7.8

*6.9

6.5

7.3

14

5.7

5.7

718.9

23.2

1,430

Apr.

5.8

6.0

3.3

3.3

4.1

6.7

8.4

8.6

*4.4

3.8

9.4

8.6

3.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.5

1.1

.9 90 

333

245

*172

123

93

69

52

41

35

37

-

1,376.6

45.9

2,730

May

224

245

TBT

114

82

62

45

35

*28

26

21

18

15

13

10

8.0

7.6

8.8

9.6

9.8

9.8

12

10

*8.6

9.4

8.0

7.3

6.5

5.7

4.9

4.1

1,229.1

39.6

2,440

June

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.0

.8

.3

4.1

*2.0

1.8

1.9

2.4

3.0

2.8

4.7

23

20

15

*12

11

9.0

12

11

8.4

6.7

4.9

4.1

2.5

1.4

.9

211

-

387.9

12.9

769

July

229

186

123

259

155

99

64

44

32

23

18

14

10

8.2

7.6

6.5

6.5

5.4

3.1

2.3

1.5

.9

.7

76" .6

1.7

7.8

6.5

5.0

*4.1

3.7

1,323.7

42.7

2,630

Aug.

2.0715"

.5

.3

.2

.1

00"

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

0.13

7.9

Sept.

0

^

0

0

0

0

3.3

.1

.1

.1

0

25" 26

*20

16

17

13

9.0

6.9

4.7

2.9

1.8

.6

.3

.2

*.l

1.7

3.0

1.4

.8

-

154.0

5.13

305

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,480 Mln 0 Mean 60.5 Ac-ft 43,810

Water year 1950-51: Max 333 Mln 0 Mean 15.0 Ac-ft 10,850
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 187

Verdigris River near Coyville, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°42'20", long. 95°54'20", in SW£ sec. 8, T. 27 S. , R. 14 E., near

center of stream on downstream side of highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from Meadow 

Creek, ! ? miles northwest of Coyville, and 2| miles downstream from Pig Creek.

Drainage area. 747 sq mi.

Records available. August 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 845.28 ft above mean sea level (levels by , 

(Torps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 12 years, 612 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 130,000 cfs July 12 (gage height, 41.25 ft 

from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 12 cfs Feb. 1, 2.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 12, 1951; no flow at times during 

1939-41.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1945 has been revised to 

67,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 39.45 ft), superseding figure published in 

Water-Supply Paper 1037. The maximum discharge for the water year 1948 has been 

revised to 65,500 cfs July 20, 1948 (gage height, 39.39 ft), superseding figures published in Water-Supply Papers 1117 and 1139.

Remarks.--Records good except those for July 11, 12, which are poor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 32 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers. Records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6 

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

52

49

968

364

173

114 

93

81

*70

65

62

56

50

46

37

*37

21

20

26

46

38

27

26

2fa

25

24

24 

27

28

*28

26

2,729

88.0

-

_

5,410

Nov.

26

25

25

23

20

20 

20

22

24

23

23

23

*24

24

25

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

21

*20 

21

21

21

-

681

22.7

_

_

1,350

Dec.

21

21

21

21

21

21 

21

21

21

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19 

18

18

18

18

614

19.8

. _

_

1,220

Jan.

18

*23

25

26

29

33 

39

31

26

 24

23

21

20

20

20

*19

19

19

19

18

16

16

16

15

15

15

15 

14

13

*12

12

631

20.4

_

_

1,250

Feb.

12

13

13

13

13

14 

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

*15

20

20

17

18

22

66

*485

2S9

160

102

87

80

196 

187

_

_

-

1,945

69.5

-

3.860

Mar.

126

169

110

98

98

80 

*70

63

53

53

73

456

267

160

134

126

126

118

110

94

*84

76

73

66

63

56

50 

53

60

142

126

3,433

111

_

_

6,810

Apr.

102

90

80

*76

73

769 

695

333

226

196

300

345

278

206

169

134

*118

102

98

90

87

84

80

76

70

63

i

63

66

-

5,192

173

_

_

10,300

May

*6,960

11.200

2,940

*674

482

417 

369

322

504

3,130

1,720

564

405

322

267

510

*3,130

1,560

3,200

2,460

2,510

3,240

*4,860

1,240

620

1,560

1,040 

417

311

267

256

57,437

1,853

_

_

113,900

June

206

178

169

160

151

179 

*2,490

1,770

1,210

482

856

*3,890

508

278

2,250

5,140

917

369

278

728

1,260

4,460

7,280

11,600

7,530

1,650

725 

550

14,100

*41._500

-

112,664

3,755

_

_

223,500

July

22,800

5,610

4,34ti

7,800

1,790

867 

1,000

684

2,020

* 15, 300

*35,300

* 59. 400

32 , 500

*12,700

*2,960

905

644

496

405

337

276

226

476

1,870

513

253

277 

183

153

133

120

212,338

6,850

_

_

421,200

Aug.

109

104

94

84

79

75 

71

75

1,100

1,460

1,780

2,260

340

443

230

133

109

94

84

75

751

1,150

*431

928

863

2,260

m1,390

518

316

30,356

979

.

60,210

Sept.

611

1,240

4,010

2,250

10,300

* 18. 500 

6,260

1,330

4,680

3,850

880

3,880

12,600

4,620

880

677

613

488

*399

343

303

265

230

253

290

277

230 

191

175

160

-

80,585

2,686

_

_

159,800

Calendar year 1950 : Max 11,400 

Water year 1950-51 : Max 59,400

Min 18 

Min 12

Mean 422 

Mean 1,393

Cfstn - 

Cfsm -

In. - 

In. -

Ac-ft 305,400 

Ac-ft 1,009,000

Peak discharge (base, 9.000 efs).--May 2 (5 a.m.) 13,200 cfs (35.10 ft); June 24 (6 p.m.) 12.200 

cfs (34.24 ft); June 30 (5 a.m.) 46,400 cfs (38.31 ft)j July 12 (l a.m.) 130,000 cfs (41.25 ft); 

Sept. 6 (6 a.m.) 22,100 cfs (36.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
188 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River near .Altoona, Kans.

acation. Lat 37°29', long. 95°41', in SW£ sec. 29, T. 29 S., R. 16 E. on 

side of right pier of highway bridge, 2f miles southwest of Altoona, 2f 

stream from Big Cedar Creek, and 6 miles upstream from Chetopa Creek.

downstream 

miles downsk/and 6 miles upstream from Chetopa Creek.

Drainage area. 1,138 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1951.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 780.18 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of. Engineers). Prior to Sept. 9, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average dl8.charge.~12 years (1939-51), 908 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 71,000 cfs July 12 (gage height, 31.09 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Jan. 30.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 12, 1951; no flow at times during 1939-41.

Remarks. Records good except those for period July 12-15 and those for periods of no gageHeight record, which are poor. Measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 36 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of backwater (gage 

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

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor June 22, 24, 29, 

July 9, 10, Sept. 5, 6)

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.4 

4.0

17

39

84

201

37O

7.0

14.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

1,500 

4,300 

7,420 

9,O1O 

11,400

25.0

26.0

30.0

14,300 

20,600 

58,90O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

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.

68

64

59

3~9"B~ 892

194

136

108 

92

82

73

68

64 

60

53

50

43

43

37

3_1

38

49

45

38

35

35

35

35 

35

35

32

3,025

97.6

6,OOO

Nov.

32

25

29

28

26

26

26

27 

27

27

27

27

27 

27

27

27

27

27

28

28

27

27

28

28

27

27

27

26 

?5

26

-

818

27.3

1,620

Dec.

26

26

26

26

11

26

25

25 

25

25

25

26

24 

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

25

24

?¥

24

24

24 24

24 

24

24

24

773

24.9

1,530

Jan.

23

34

34

32

31

29

31

32 

38

35

32

29

29 

28

28

27

26

26

25

23

23

21

20

20

19

19

19

18

17

T7

17

805

26. 0

1,600

Feb.

als

a!8

a!9

a20

a21

21

21

19

18

17_

18

20

21 

21

21

22

22

24

35

76

22O

'STB" 512

194

146

130

123

177

-

-

2,300

82.1

4,560

Mar.

218

158

194

171

138

127

112

96 

S4

82

84

136

29"6~ 431 

192

162

158

154

140

134

117

103

98

86

82

79

78

71 

7T

78

121

4,251

137

8,430

Apr.

152

134

115

101

99

1,140

2,740

854 

460

338

512

607

471 

367

282

233

201

173

156

142

142

138

123

117

115

105

99

 §6" 96 

110

-

10,418

347

20,660

May

1,930

6,160

9.180

5,750

797

550

468

4OO 

383

2,390

3,510

1,690

a700 

a420

aZ70

a350

1,350

3,020

2,310

3,300

2 , 700

6,060

5,23O

4,660

1,690

1,650

1,960

1,010 

471

373

320

71,152

2,295

141, 100

June

285

246

211

201

188

175

1,230

3,420 

2.20O

a900

a800

3,720

3,460 

a750

g417

3,59O

4,740

gl,O40

g431

gl,390

gl,690

5,830

8,180

12,300

15,600

14,700

05,580

g930 

6,780

24J9OO

-

125,884

4,196

249,700

July

48,600

32,300

15,600

09,910

08,730

03,930

ai,200

al.OOO 

gl,130

9,380

18,000

51,800

57,000 

46,966

20.5OO

08,640

C2.950

gl,470

g832

g673

g548

g454

g399

g827

gl,780

g664

g494

g431 

g317

g241

g.2Q8

340,908

11,000

676,200

Aug.

g!81

166

150

134

125

112

101

99 

27ff

1,390

1,580

1,880

1,88O 

475

588

360

213

177

152

134

189

1,610

1,160

471

1,120

873

3,380

7,060 

6,800

2,080

645

35,513

1,146

70,440

Sept.

417

721

1,850

3,460

3,740

8,200

11,200

oll,600 

06, 176

06,870

C5,260

C3,990

8,670 

10,000

8,920

1,960

873

740

607

494

414

364

320

302

305

329

320

276 

241

211

-

98,824

3,294

196, OOO

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,500 Mln 20 Mean 516 Ac-ft 373,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 57,000 Mln 17 Mean 1,903 Ac-ft 1,378,000

at Coyvllle and Independence.

c Backwater from return of overbank flow.

g Computed from once-or-more dally wire-weight gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Pall River near Eureka, Kans.

189

Location.--Lat 37°47', long. 96°14', on line between sees. 17 and 18, T. 26'S., R. 11 E.,

 hear left bank on downstream side of abutment of bridge on State Highway 99, 3 miles

southeast of Eureka, and 5 miles downstream from Spring Creek. 

Drainage area. 336 sq mi. 

Records available. August 1946 to September 1951.

 3. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 988,50 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Average discharge. 5 years, 251 cfs. Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharge for water years 1947 to 1951 are contained in the

following table:

Water 

year

1946-47.....

1947-48.....

1948-49.....

1949-50.....

1950-51 .....

Maximum

Date

Apr. 13 

July 17 

Jan. 15 

July 31 

June 28

Discharge 

(cfs)

11,900 

12,800 

11,500 

20,200 

t91,800

Gage height 

(feet)

16.80 

17.26 

16.52 

19.92 

tt29.60

Minimum

Date

Oct. 26, 27 

Oct. 14 

Oct. 24 

July 8, 9 

Feb. 10

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.1 

.3 

1.3 

12 

8.3

t Prom rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow.

tt Prom floodmark in gage house.

Note. The figure of maximum discharge for June 28, 1951, supersedes that published in Water-Supply Paper 1139, "Kansas-Missouri Floods of July 1951."

1946-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 28, 1951, minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 26, 27,

1946.

Remarks. Records fair, except those above 30,000 cfs and those for periods of Ice effect 

 or~no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice

a month. 

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by deologleal Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1946-51 

1946

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

Ac-ft

Aug.

:

Sept.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

1.6 

9.1 

2.3 

2.3 

1.9

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Aug.

:

Sept.

1.9 

10 

4.2 

2.3 

1.6 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0

Day

17 

18 

19 

2C 

21 

22 

23 

24

Aug.

0.1 

.1

Sept.

0.7 

.7 

1.3 

4.2 

2.7 

2.7 

4.7 

2.7

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Aug.

0.7 

4.7 

1.9 

.7 

.2 

.1 

.1

_

-

Sept.

1.0 

1.0 

.7 

.7 

.5 

.3

128

Peak discharge (base. 9.OOP efs). Ho peak above base.

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

2e

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

0.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

5^9

5.3

2.3

1.6

1.0

1.0

.7

.5 

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.7

.7

.2

71

.2

.3

.3

4.2

3O.8

0.99

61

Nov.

10

2.7

1.3

.3

1.0

52

30

11

8.2

7.4

5.9

4.7

4.2

3.7

3.7

3.7

2.3 

1.9

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

.0

.3

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.6

-

170.8

5.69

339

Dec.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.7

14

275

72

36

33

27

22

IS

16

13 

10

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.2

7.4

7.4

6.6

7.4

6.6

6.6

5.3

4.7

646.6

20.9

1,280

Jan.

4.7

bS.O

b6.0

b7.0

7.4

8.2

7.4

7.4

11

18

16

16

14

13

11 

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.2

.8.2

7.4

7.4

292.7

9,44

581

Feb.

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.9

6.6

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.6 

6.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5^3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.9

.

_

-

175.9

6.28 '349

Mar.

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.2

1,210

5.120

763

352

272

242 

188

170

152

137

116

106

98

85

72

72

81

72

64

56

7,504.6

242

14,890

Apr.

56

52

49

434

1,870

295

195

170

212

2,820

626

1,930

10.200

2,430

2,440

1,310

719 

524

390

330

304

265

235

903

1.53O

612

402

568

474

295

-

32,690

1,090

64,840

May

28S

207

170

152

137

137

137

137

142

142

137

182

201

137

152

195

147 

121

163

643

438

228

846

1.050

775

380

314

304

539

242

201

9,044

292

17,940

June

597

258

286

182

677

314

195

163

137

116

116

182

121

98

81

64

if 760

182

132

98

201

98

64

585

1.100

280

157

126

7,392

246

14,660

Calendar year 1946: Max - Mln - Mean - Ae-ft -

July

"81 106

77

64

60

56

46

46

42

39

36

36

30

27

24

22

20 

18

16

14

13

13

16

49

89

52

30

22

18

16

14

1,192

385

2,360

Aug.

13

11

10

9.1

9.1

8.2

6.6

5.3

5.3

5.9

5.9

4.7

4.7

5.9

6.6

6.6

6.6 

6.6

5.9

5.3

3.7

3.2

2.7

1.9

1.9

1 6

T7I

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

165.3

5.33

328

Sept.

1.3

1.0

1.0

1,3

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

,3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.2

1.0

14

4.2

2.3

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

42.0

1.40

83

Water year 1946-47: Max 10,200 Mln O.I Mean 163 Ao-ft 117, 70O

Peak discharge (base, 9.OOO cfs).~ADr. 13 (9:3O a.m.1 11.90O cfs (IS. SO ft}.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
190 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Fall River near Eureka, Kans., 1946-51 Continued

1947-48

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.7

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.6

14

2.3

1.0

.7

.5

.5

.7

1.0

39.5

1.27

78

Nov.

0.7 

.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

-

38.7

1.29

39

Dec.

1.6 

1.6

2.7

173

81

33

22

18

16

16

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.1

9.1

10

608.1

19.6

1,210

Jan.

blO 

blO

10

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

10

11

13

14

14

13

13

9.1

b9.0

b9.0

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

b9.0

9.1

8.2

8.2

b8.0

9.1

10

9.1

9.1

306.8

9.90

609

Feb.

9.1 

8.2

8.2

7.4

6.6

5.9

5.9

bS.O

bS.O

8.2

b7.0

b6.0

14

254

121

52

39

27

20

16

16

18

20

ZO

27

64

52

_

-

854.5

29.5

1,690

Mar.

7§

214

152

126

126

126

126

132

106

98

b95

blOO

132

220

163

132

116

491

295

201

182

333

182

152

142

126

111

106

102

98

5,487

177

10,880

Apr.

85 

72

64

60

56

56

56

52

49

49

49

46

42

42

39

39'

36

36

33

33

30

30

30

33

589

235

152

126

102

93

-

2,414

80.5

4,790

May

93

174

116

89

81

72

68

64

60

64

64

56

49

46

39

30

24

22

22

20

18

18

18

18

14

13

11

10

9.1

13

13

1,408.1

45.4

2,790

June

11

10

10

9.1

8.2

8.2

7.4

6.6

5.9

4.7

4.2

3.7

3^1

3.2

9.1

424

134

805

77

440

1,590

524

188

126

1,780

424

242

2,970

1,010

314

-

11,152.5

372

22,120

July

207 

157

126

108

89

77

64

60

196

192

2,510

1,640

402

250

948

371

5.440

5,410

5,020

2,590

626

4,250

626

414

324

258

228

188

163

137

121

33,190

1,071

65,830

Aug.

116 

116

116

116

111

106

98

89

72

60

49

39

36

42

60

106

64

49

36

33

30

27

24

22

20

18

18

18

16

16

16

1,739

56.1

3,450

Sept.

14

13

11

11

11

10

10

16

14

M

16

14

13

11

10

10

10

9.1

9.1

8.2

7.4

7.4

6.6

5.9

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.7

-

29Y.5

9.92

590

Calendar year 1947: Max 10,200 Mln 0.2 Mean 162 Ao-i't 117,400

Water year 1947-48: Max 5,440 Mln 0.5 Mean 157 Ac-ft 114,100

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfsl.--July 17 (2 p.m.) 12,800 cfs (17.26 ft); July 19 (6:30 p.m.) 

12,300 cfs (17.02 ft); July 22 (9:30 a.m.) 10,800 cfs (16.00 ft), 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

4.7

4.2

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.3

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.7

2.7

2.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.7

4.7

ii

5.3

97.0

3.13

192

Nov.

102

189

20

10

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.9

5.9

5^3

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

9.1

8.2

10

-

385.2

12.8

764

Dec.

aa

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.4

6.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.6

6.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.6

6.6

5.9

5.3

5.3

207.9

6.71

412

Jan.

5.3

5.3

510

242

68

36

30

27

27

b25

24

18

5.680

2,110

a300

228

a!90

176

147

b!40

2,860

2,160

a400

a300

a250

a200

a!70

a 140

132

14,650.6

473

29,060

Feb.

allO

a90

a70

a60

a60

a70

blOO

1,060

2,000

1,700

2.760

2,500

1,080

390

342

980

2,460

1,310

628

402

314

295

314

352

280

288

2,010

474

_

.

-

22,499

804

44,630

Mar.

390

352

324

295

265

235

207

195

195

201

214

214

228

170

152

147

147

137

132

126

132

188

147

132

111

1,100

288

207

170

1.520

462

8,583

' 277

17,020

Apr.

324

324

612

474

352

314

265

235

214

915

458

514

265

250

207

182

157

142

152

157

142

157

152

157

157

142

2.280

568

553

265

-

10,524

351

20,870

May

524

242

176

147

137

132

147

272

182

147

157

126

116

106

111

152

126

89

152

157

126

116

89

85

81

72

64

81

64

52

19

4,217

156

8,360

June

449

106

56

106

102

60

46

56

399

106

64

52

49

64

46

59

53

30

27

24

22

18

16

14

14

509

117

173

112

47

-

2,956

98.5

5,860

July

51

cf.

21

20

128

62

25

21

33

657

2,300

771

339

176

134

102

84

72

65

58

209

4.120

1,260

276

168

160

107

93

1,380

1,750

286

14,933

482

29,620

Aug.

184

146

112 102'

93

84

76

72

68

80

84

55

41

55

52

56

31

27

29

29

25

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

17

16

18

1,671

53.9

3,310

Sept.

17

16

16

19

25

33

29

47

58

31

24

21

19

18

17

17

17

2.400

257

112

68

52

38

31

29

27

25

24

21

ZO

-

5,528

118

7,000

Calendar year 1948 : Max 5,440 Min 1.6 Mean 157 Ao-ft 114,100

Water year 1948-49 : Max 4,120 Mln 1.6 Mean 231 Ao-ft 167,100

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfs) . Jan. 15 (10:30 p.m.) 11,5^0 cfs (16.52 ft); Jan. 25 (11.30 p.m. 

9,350 cfs (14.58 ft) July 22 (6 a.m.) 10,700 cfs (15.92 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for adjacent 

streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Fall River near Eureka, Kans., 1946-51--Continued

1949-50

191

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 o

":i '2

 3

14

15

16

17

18

19

ao

3i

32

33

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

20 

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

46

49

24

20

19

19

20

20

20

1,090

472

1.350

257

153

128

107

93

84

80

72

76

80

4,451

144

8,830

Nov.

68 

62

52

49

47

47

44

44

41

58

58

68

65

49

44

41

58

58

56

56

55

55

53

35

51

51

31

31

51

29

-

1,261

42.0

2,500

Dec.

29

27

27

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

22

21

20

20

20

20

21

21

29

51

29

24

51

58

51

29

29

51

168

937

30.2

1,860

Jan.

168 

107

84

62

b58

b56

55

55

58

62

55

52

62

72

58

52

49

49

44

41

41

44

49

49

47

b40

b35

51

b30

b30

b28

1,7-25

55.6

5,420

Feb.

b25 

b25

b50

55

55

56

58

41

38

36

36

38

41

41

38

56

56

56

55

51

51

51

51

29

29

27

27

51

_

.

-

937

35.5

1,860

Mar.

55 

29

27

27

27

25

24

22

21

22

27

25

25

25

51

62

62

58

56

56

36

36

36

35

55

55

55

55

51

51

51

990

31.9

1,960

Apr.

55 

33

35

56

56

55

55

51

29

27

27

27

27

27

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

22

21

21

20

20

20

1.060

897

257

-

2,942

98.1

5,840

May

176 

155

154

112

93

84

76

76

76

65

62

58

52

58

76

49

62

55

47

44

41

38

33

29

27.

41

68

47

1.020

266

112

3,530

107

6,600

June

"243

1,120

4.010

489

317

258

176

140

128

128

128

93

72

62

55

52

49

47

41

49

49

38

25

21

18

16

14

17

16

16

-

7,867

262

15,600

July

14 

14

14

19

21

14

14

13

1,480

661

112

88

93

52

56

5,680

1,130

870

778

339

210

168

146

G41

2,320

795

317

1,740

629

2,600

7.910

26,918

868

55,590

Aug.

966 

590

583

372

328

248

1,240

372

266

200

1,360

453

248

200

219

228

1,720

599

266

200

 176

160

146

140

134

168

1,060

361

2.020

866

383

16,072

518

31,880

Sept.

295 

248

200

176

160

140

128

117

107

102

95

88

88

676

200

210

128

102

84

76

95

88

65

58

52

49

11

47

47

47

-

4,011

154

7,960

Calendar year 1949: Max 4,120 Min 5.3 Mean 247 Ac-ft 178,900

vater year 1949-50: Max 7,910 Min 15 Mean 196 Ac-ft 141,700

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). June 5

cfs (14.62 ft); July 31 (2 p.m.) 20,200 cfs

4 a.m.) 9,640 cfs (14.86 ft); July 16 (1 p.m.) 9,350

19.92 ft) .

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

1950-51

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

55

842

295

112

88

76

65

62

55

49

47

44

41

38

36

36

33

33

31

31

31

29

29

29

29

29

27

27

25

25

2*

2,373

76.5

4,710

Nov.

22

21

21

21

22

24

24

22

21

20

19

19

20

20

21

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

-

584

19.5

1,160

Dec.

17

16

16

16

b!6

b!6

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

472

15.2

936

Jan.

14

17

18

18

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

11

11

406

13.1

805

Feb.

10

10

11

11

13

12

11

9.9

9.9

9.1

9.9

9.9

blO

11

13

14

14

88

117

49

38

36

36

38

65

58

_

-

-

733.7

26.2

1,460

Mar.

76

68

68

62

55

52

49

47

44

84

306

176

140

128

128

117

117

107

93

80

76

72

72

65

58

58

58

84

153

134

112

2,939

94.3

5,330

Apr.

102

97

93

88

88

248

228

168

153

146

238

200

160

146

134

117

107

102

102

97

97

93

84

80

80

76

72

76

80

265

-

3,817

127

7,570

May

5.850

785

465

361

306

295

276

228

228

1,130

361

276

238

200

168

3,260

1,890

906

945

1,120

1,550

3,280

1,300

668

513

577

328

248

200

176

146

28,254

911

56,040

June

128

117

128

134

117

117

2,300

644

854

295

276

317

192

146

1,060

441

192

146

134

258

1,040

2,510

6,340

2,860

925

677

454

443

51.500

11 , 800

-

66,345

2,212

131,900

July

1,560

289

7,230

1,860

547

428

358

259

1,970

5,820

14.100

5,570

5,510

1,110

728

569

461

395

355

288

260

229

5,600

758

450

276

219

219

176

160

153

51,666

1,667

102,500

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,910 Min 13 Mean 187 Ac-ft 135,300

Aug.

146

140

122

102

88

68

58

62

1,220

219

503

128

112

102

76

65

62

58

52

52

572

228

154

471

160

1.250

873

489

276

184

146

8,218

265

16,500

Sept.

228

257

257

160

4,890

884

489

417

2,140

629

372

5.290

928

477

394

429

517

257

228

184

160

146

140

146

168

154

117

102

93

88

20,521

684

40,700

Vater year 1950-51: Max 31,300 Min 9.1 Mean 510 Ac-ft 369,600

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Mav 1 (11 a.m.) 13.600 c.fs (17.68 ft): May 16 (9 o.m.) 10.600

cfs (15.85 ft): June 23 (5:30 p.m.) 16,300 cfs (18.78 ft): June 29 (3 p.m.) 91,800 cfs (29.60 ft);

July 3 (6 p.m.) 20,200 cfs (19.92 ft); Julv 11 (5:30 p.m.) 41,100 cfs (23.43 ft); July 23 ( 12 m.)

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Daily discharges for June 29, 30', and July 11 supersede those published in Water-Supply 

Paper 1139, "Kansas-Missouri Floods of July 1951."
192 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Otter Creek at Climax, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°42'30", long. 96°13'30", In SWf sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 11 E., near right 

 bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 99, half a mile south of

Climax, 5£ miles upstream from mouth, and 5j miles downstream from South Branch Otter

Creek.

Drainage area. 129 sq ml.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1951. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 977.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Average discharge. 5 years, 107 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1947 to 1951 are contained

in the following table:

Water 

year

1946-47 

1947-48 

1948-49 

1949-50 

1950-51

Maximum

Date

Apr. 4 

July 17 

Mar. 30 

June 3 

June 30

Discharge 

(cfs)

11,700 

9,300 

7,780 

8,060 

15,400

Gage height 

(feet )

22.60 

20.35 

18.28 

18.69 

23.73

Minimum

Date

Sept 3-8, 28-30 

Oct. 1-22 

Oct. 6 

July 8 

Feb. 3

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.1 

.1 

.5 

3.0 

2.3

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers, and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1946

Day Aug .

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

Total .......

Mean ........

Ac-ft.......

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.7

2.2

1.8

1.1

.8

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

_

._

_

-

-

_

-

Sept.

14

2Z9

14

4.2

2.0

1.1

.7

.6

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

Sept.

O.6

.6

.7

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

.7

Day

Z5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

_

_

_

_

_

0.3

.3

-

Sept.

0.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

_

560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

2.1

.8

.7

.7 

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

127

140.8

4.54

279

Nov.

260

43

19

12

67

400

118

51

37

37

29

22

18 

16

15

15

14

11

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.2

7.6

7.0

7T6

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.0

-

1,280.3

42.7

2,540

Dec.

6.7

6.5

6.0

5.8

578

5.8

5.8

37

526

94

64

58

53 

42

38

36

30

24

23

23

22

21

19

18

16

16

16

14

13

11

9.4

1,265.8

40.8

2,510

Jan.

9.1

8.8

8 8

8 8

8 8

8 8

8 8

9 4

11

15

45

45

38 

33

24

18

16

14

16

19

18

15

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

9.4

511.7

16.5

1,010

Feb.

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.8 

6.7

7.9

7.3

6.2

5.3

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.4

471

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

_

_

-

155.4

5.55

308

Mar.

4*i

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.8

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.3

1,670

2.560 

345

190

156

139

112

101

96

89

76

71

65

53

48

67

83

60

50

47

5,949.6

192

11,800

Apr.

46

44

43

2,180

3,330

262

170

139

380

2,600

293

4,040

4.770 

579

1,220

436

255

198

163

151

119

107

92

736

512

192

149

375

207

136

-

23,924

797

47,450

Calendar year 1946: Max - Mln - Mean -

May

370

132

110

96

84

78

70

63

60

57

52

79

76 

55

501

306

134

116

120

1.500

265

144

252

616

273

171

144

124

118

95

87

6,148

198

12,190

June

467

108

75

65

58

56

47

41

34

27

27

73

46 

30

23

18

16

14

132

104

37

48

41

18

14

138

93

34

21

16

-

1,921

64.0

3,810

July

13

10

8.2

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.1 

4.2

3.5

3.4

2.9

2.8

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

130.8

4.22

259

Aug.

0.9

.7

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

^2.

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

10.1

O.33

20

Sept.

0.2

.2

^i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.5

.4

.3

.3 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

1.0

1.2

.7

.5

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

-

8.9

0.30

18

Ac-ft -

Water year 1946-47: Max 4,770 Mln 0.1 Mean 114 Ac-ft 82,190

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).--Mar. 12 (8:30 p.m.) 5,310 cfs (14.57 ft); Apr. 4 (12 p.m.) 

11.700 cfs (22760 ft); Apr. 10 (9:30 a.m.) 7,430 cfs (17.84 ft); Apr. 12 (7:30 p.m.) 9,610 cfs (20.79 

ft).

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings June 28 to July 6, Sept. 7-22.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 193

Otter Creek at Climax, Kans. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15 

16

17

18

IS

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.17i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.5

42

1?

4.0

1.4

.6

.5

.6

.8

65.6

2.12

130

Wov.

0.8 ~T8"

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

-3.2

-

11.6

0.39

23

Dec.

0.2

72

.5

136

39

9.1

4.6

2.8 

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

221.1

7.13

439

Jan.

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7 

1.8

2.0

f*

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

49.3

1.59

98

Feb.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.5

1.3 

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.8

2.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.6

4.0

5.8

10

16

13

_

-

95.6

3.30

190

Mar.

47

203

58

33

30

29

30

35 

38

30

23

24

46

86 

41

25

20

212

90

55

68

374

104

72

62

47

40

39

36

33

2,050

66.1

4,070

Apr.

26

22

20

18

17

17

16

14

12

12

14

13

11

10

9.7

9.1

8.5

7.6

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

49

177

59

30

22

18

17

-

661.8

22.1

1,310

May

15

15

19

17

14

12 '

10

9.1 

7.9

8.5

8.5 

. 7.9

7.0

6.2

5.6 

4.6

3.8

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.3

197.9

6.38

393

June

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5 

.5

.4

.3 

.3

if 

E .8

212

379

1.140

70

79

580

324

119

76

342

184

132

802

324

107

-

4,881.0

163

9,680

July

70

48

39

33

27

21

16

322"

203

1,830 

363

142

104

1,590 

270

5.560

1,630

313

203

156

2,340

264

168

119

88

69

57

49

41

33

13,979

451

27,730

Aug.

30

42

32

24

19

17

16

16 

19

16

14 

16

54

50 

38

205

49

29

20

16

13

11

9.4

7.9

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.1

803.1

25.9

1,590

Sept.

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.2 

3.0

3.0

2.9 

2.6

2.3

2.1 

1 .8

1.5

1.3

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

-

62.8

2.09

125

Calendar year 1947: Max 4,770 Mln 0.1 Mean 107 Ac-ft 77,460

Water year 1947-48: Max 3,360 Mln 0.1 Mean 63.1 Ac-ft 45,780

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).-- July 15 (6 a.m.) 5,050 cfs (14.20 ft); July 17 (11 a.m.) 9,300

cfs (20.35 ft); July 22 (8 a.m.) 7,640 cfs (18.07 ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7 

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.6

2.2

2.5

E ,E

2io

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2 

1.0

.8

1.4

1.6

35.8

1.15

71

NOV.

15 

29

IT

4.9

2.2

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.7

l.C

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.3

5.1

3.8

3.4

-

103.2

3.44

205

Dec.

ttt 2.1

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6 

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.8

60.1

1.94

119

Jan.

178

2.0

48

16

9.1

7.0 

6.2

6.2

8.5

8.5

7.0 

5.8

5.6

170

383

120

72

58

46

42

36

641

627

a240

166

a!30 

a95

a82

a70

49

3,760.5

121

7,460

Feb.

40 

36

36

39

36

40

48 

422

574

439

945

1,010 

760

209

186

518

745

452

272

173

134

132

130

141

110

121

1.400 

222

_

_

-

9,370

335

18,590

Mar.

173 

156

144

125

113

100

87 

86

84

89

113

127 

108

95

78

69

79

71

67

64

65

101

67

58

49.

372

146 

98

83

2.270

270

5,607

181

11,120

Apr.

148 

132

322

215

153

122

101 

87

79

213

151

114 

98

106

79

65

58

49

46

45

44

40

39

36

32

30

86?

164

104

137

3,873

129

7,680

May

491

116

83

71

59

49

52 

88

59

47

40

35 

31

45" 28

49

44

39

66

53

341

75

71

1.060

129

92

71 

62

54

49

58

3,607

116

7,150

June

226 

64

41

148

91

49

38 

73

558

114

70

54 

55

53

38

30

25

21

192

58

31

22

17

14

1<L

46

28 

35

52

20

2,275

75.8

4,510

July

12 

8.8

6.7

6.0

20

33

11 

7:0

5.6

673

189

687 

188

86

59

45

36

28

21

16

40

1.290

192

112

78

62

52 

43

132

324

65

4,528.1

146

8,980

Aug.

41 

31

24

20

18

15 

15

13

12

14

17

16 

14

il

21

17

11

9.7

7.9

7.6

7.0

6.2

6.0

5.3

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

418.9

13.5

831

Sept.

. 3.4 

3TT

3.4

4.6

11

17 

12

17

17

14

11 

10

9.4

7.3

6.2

5.8

5.8

~89 1.210

40

25

18

14

12

10

9.7

8.5 

7.9

7.0

7.0

-

1,616.4

53.9

3,210

Calendar year 1948: Max 3,360 Mln 0.2 Mean 62.8 Ac-ft 45,580

Water year 1948-49: Max 2,270 Mln 0.6 Mean 96.6 Ac-ft 69,930

Peak discharge (base 5.OOP efs). Mar. 30 (11 a.m.) 7,780 cfs (18.28 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby
194 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Otter Creek at Climax, Kans. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.5

7.3

6.2

6.0 

5.8 

5.3

6.5

15

12

8.8

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.3

4.6

49

184

798

TIT

78

62

51

44 

38

33

30

28

32

1,695.7

54.7

3,360

Nov.

29

27

23

20

20

19

18 

17 

17

16

15

17

30

21

17

16

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11 

11

11

10

10

-

489

16.3

970

Dec.

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2 

8.2

8.2

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.6

8.2

8.2

8.5

14

17

15

12

15

31 

21

16

16

16

iS.

385.3

12.4

764

Jan.

84

46

39

28

21

21

21 

21 

22

26

24

21

27

35

25

21

19

18

17

15

16

19

23

24

22

18 

14

14

16

15

13_

745

24.0

1,480

Feb.

12

12

11

12

14

17

19 

19 

17

15

14

14

17

18

15

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.7

9^4 

9.4

11

-

371.5

13.3

737

Mar.

15

14

11

11

10

10

9.7 

fcf

7.6

8.5

9.7

9.1

8.5

10

51

76

39

29

27

26

25

23

22

21

21 

20

18

17

15

15

594.3

19.2

1,180

Apr.

15

15

15

16

16

14

14 

14 

14

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

10

9.1

9.7

10

9.4

8.8 

8.2

596

385

119

-

1,426.2

47.5

2,830

Hay

84

71

64

52

44

36

32 

36 

38

31

27

27

25

23

21

21

28

34

21

19

20

20

16

13

:u

27

57

28

113

44

28

1,111

35.8

2,200

June

270

4)3

2.590

196

132

98

79 

58 

57

54

47

36

31

26

21

17

15

13

11

14

16

14

11

9.4

8.2

6.7 

6,2.

7.0

7.3

6.2

-

4,270.0

142

8,470

July

5.6

5.3

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.5 

3.2

476

5.6

5.6

4.6

5.8

7.0

5.6

253

248

178

182

70

41

32

27

78

46

40 

27

1,310

173

255

1.620

4,652.7

150

9,230

Aug.

851

236

134

367

163

107

1.250

~2lT 

124

95

99

89

63

50

42

'36

37

39

32

27

26

24

21

19

11

21 

376

114

142

98

52

4,962

160

3,840

Sept.

40

33

28

26

24

20

19 

17 

16

15.

15

16

18

95

628

134

66

49

40

35

33

31

27

24

22

21 

21

20

20

19

-

1,572

52.4

3,120

Calendar year 1949: Max 2,270 Kin 1.8 Mean 103 Ao-ft 74.620

Water year 1949-50: Max 2,590 Mln 3.2 Mean 61.0 Ao-ft 44,180

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs).--June 3 (4 a.m.) 8,060 cfs (18.69 ft); July 28 (2 p.m.) 5,700 

cfs (15.25 ft); July 31 (11 a.m.) 5,130 ofs (14.28 ft).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

30

78

30

22

19

18

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.1

8.5

8.2

.6

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

.7

; > 5

.5

.2

422.0

13.5

857

Nov.

6.0

5.6

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

-

168.2

5.61

554

Dec.

5.5

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.8

128.7

4.15

255

Jan.

3.8

5.1

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.0

5.8

3.8

3.7

3.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

3.5

3.5

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

276

2.6

109.2

3.52

217

Feb.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.8

4.6

126

114

41

30

29

37

39

36

29

_

_

-

556.0

19.1

1,060

Mar.

25

22

25

20

18

16

14

15

12

16

77

45

50

28

28

28

27

25

21

20

19

18

18

17

15

15

16

18

28

32

25

729

23.5

1,450

Apr.

22

21

22

21

22

537

142

88

72

69

153

95

71

60

51

45

43

41

58

54

55

53

29

27

27

25

24

27

35

306

-

2,213

73.8

4,390

May

5.560

260

163

128

108

108

96

81

521

516

13?

100

84

70

5J3

401

310

205

540

759

884

1,260

592

196

154

154

101

86

75

69

59

11,589

367

22,590

June

48

43

42

58

55

58

945

149

96

75

107

462

99

74

121

118

58

47

45

70

758

1,700

4,910

2,210

444

299

210

162

6.150

06,150

-

25,697

857

50,970

July

0280

0102

05,500

cl,480

0550

c290

0250

194

2,010

cl,260

05,800

01,640

05.990

0257

0152

0118

0115

0109

0104

099

92

76

784

148

88

65

58

50

42

38

li

21,533

695

42,710

Aug.

30

27

24

21

20

18

17

18

27

24

30

21

20

17

16

15

14

13

14

15

21

45

24

22

21

308

5TT

144

62

41

51

1,329

42.9

2,640

Sept.

26

24

23

29

1,190

224

128

101

2.720

384

183

2,170

313

171

132

122

99

81

71

63

55

48

47

53

76

50

41

33

30

28

-

8,715

290

17,290

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,590 Mln 3.2 Mean 56.0 Ac-ft 40,510

Water Water year year 1950-51: 1950-51: Max Max 6,150 6,150 Mln Mln 2.3 2.3 Mean Mean 200 200 Ac-ft Ac-ft 144,700 144,700

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--May 1 (9 a.m.) 8.270 ofs (19.02 ft); June 23 (4 p.m.) 15,500 

ofs (2ST15 ft); June 30 (8 a.m.) 15,400 ofs (23.75 ft); July 5 (4:30 p.m.) 9,680 ofs (20.88 ft); 

13 (5 a.R.) 10,700 cf3 (22.00 ft); Sept. 9 (5 p.m.) 8,840 cfs (19.85 ft); Sept. 12 (5:30 p.m.) 7, 

ofs (17.53 ft) .

o Backwater from Fall River Reservoir; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurement 

July 12, weather records, and records for Fall River near Eureka and for Fall River Reservoir.

July 

290
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 195

Fall River Reservoir near Fall River, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°39', long. 96°04', in NEfc sec. 3, T. 28 S. , R. 12 E., in righf 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 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea' level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 260,200 acre-ft July 13 (elevation, 978.18 ft); 

minimum, 26,280 acre-ft Feb. 6 (elevation, 948,20 ft).

1949-51: Maximum contents, that of July 13, 1951; minimum after first filling, 

25,790 acre-ft July 9, 1949 (elevation, 948.00 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Spillway is a concrete, gravity, ogee-weir 

'Eype, 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 8-J-foot sluices through the intermediate 

piers of spillway. Low-flow releases are regulated by a 30-inch diamter 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:

Flood-control ,storage. . . .

Invert of 30"' conduit....

Elevation 

(feet)

996.5

990.0

987.5

948.5

948.5 to 987.5 

915.0

929.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet )t

_

263,000

*27,000

236,000

-

t 1939 reservoir survey.

* Storage of 17,000 acre-ft is for pollution-abatement.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 195O to September 1951

Date

Dec. 31. ..................

Calendar year i§50 ......

Apr. 30...................

Sept. 30.................. .

Water year 1950-51. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

948.28

-

948.45

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

26,990

26,480

-

27,730

29,670

61,430

26,890

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

0

-390

-120

-1,520

+40

+1,210 -270

+2,210

-2,070

+192,600

-158,770

34,290 -250

-100

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
196 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fall River near Fall River, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°37' , long. 96°02' , in SE£ sec. 12, T. 28 S., R. 12 E. , near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 96, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from Salt Creek and 1 mile northwest of Fall River.

Drainage area. 591 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 885.65 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 13, 1946, wire-weight gage at site 3.1 miles upstream at datum 12.79 ft higher. June 13 to Aug. 26, 1946, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 408 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs July 8 (gage height, 19.87 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 2.28 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 45,600 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 31.15 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times during 1939-41, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by Fall River Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 29 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1147: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of backwater (gage 

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

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.6

3.0

6.0

10

22

42

87

188

4.0

4.8

6.0

8.0

11.0

17.0

20.0

332

780

1,770

3,630

5,220

8,270

10,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

54

53

157

364

466

461

235

68

69 

69

69

69

69

39

19

18

18

17 

17

17

17

17

17

17

43

131

18

18

18

18

18

2,680

86.5

5,320

Nov.

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

18 

18

18

If

18

18

18

19

20

20 

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

18

130

16

16

-

672

22.4

1,330

Dec.

16

16

16

13

7.6

7.2

6.4

.0

.0

.7

.0

11

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.6

.6

.6

7.6

157

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

510.7

16.5

1,010

Jan.

7.6

8.4

8.0

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

~9.2 117 

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.6 

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.2

92

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

8.0

8.4

432.6

14.0

858

Feb.

8.4

131

9.6

8.4

35

39

euo

8.0

8.4 

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8 

8.8

97

37

9.6

197

440

250

18

18

25

_

_

-

1,436.2

51.3

2,850

Mar.

48

56

181

262

112

116

18

29

66 

68

269

6OO

323

62

121

174

180

177 

163

209

74

74

74

73

73

73

73

74

74

73

73

4,042

130

8,020

Apr.

74

74

202

182

185

224

191

346

461 

644

906 89~9

850

316

305

191

188

122 

74

74

74

74

74

71

71

73

73

73

115

214

-

7,420

247

14,720

May

150

12

7.6

1,490

4,850

5.420

4,850

2,240

287 

191

807

1,540

1,540

1,490

1,100

435

578

578 

600

614

1,130

993

31

812

2,640

4,480

4,980

5,030

5,290

2,370

1,930

58,465.6

1,886

116,000

June

614

285

221

182

182

182

228

981

1.920 

1,920

1,870

1,57O

305

360

378

406

369

369 

704

1,110

1,110

1,230

700

50

20

12

239

1,210

1,500

200

-

20,427

681

40,520

July

23

343

4,270

7,690

3,510

8,160

8,44O

10.500

7,940 

529

429

362

,630

,630

,500

,410

,900

,050 

,800

,500

,640

,710

,130

,380

5,240

6,120

6,520

7,620

8,910

9,890

8,700

178,476

5,757

354,000

Aug.

7.420

6,570

3,970

224

182

113

113

113

214 

580

731

738

686

394

138

160

95

60 

58

57

118

679

738

8.0

5.9

12

24

1,100

2,070

2,020

1,000

30,388.9

980

60,280

Sept.

66

76

76

384

375

26

22

23

50 

306

1,970

2,750

95

1,130

3,740

5,030

6,020

7.620 

5,720

2,310

415

359

182

231

254

254

285

312

231

166

-

40,478

1,349

80,290

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,300 Mln 1.2 Mean 279 Ac-ft 201,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,500 Mln 3.9 Mean 946 Ac-ft 685,200
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 197

Fall River at Predonla, Kans.

' ocatlon. Lat 37°30'30", long. 95°50'00", In NW£ sec. 24, T. 29 S., R. 14 E., on down- 

 stream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 96, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Clear Creek, 1 mile downstream from Salt Creek, and 1 mile south of Predonla .

Drainage area. 827 sq ml.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 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 at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), '591 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs June 30 (gage height, 27.97 ft); minimum, 8.5 

crs Feb. 2.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 49,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 36.17 ft); no 

flow at times during 1939-41.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Pall River Reservoir (see p. 195).

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologleal Survey.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 2-9, 13, 22, £5, 29)

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.8 

4.6

5.0

10

28

54

119

316

6.6

9.6

20

27

28

1,040

2,500

10,200

18, 600

20,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

 1

 1

'2

'3 

 *

15

16

17

18

1.9 "0

'1

"2

'3

"4

-5

"6

"7

"3

~9

"0

v l

"->tal

"ean

'c-ft

Oct.

78

68

*65

182

366

400 

387

147

84

81

79

79

79 

78

58

*32

26

26

26

26

26

24

2T

24

26

55

120

32

24

24

24

2,772

89.4

5,500

Nov.

*24

24

24

24

26

26 

26

26

26

26

- 26

26

26 

28

*28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

~36 116

-

870

29.0

1,730

Dec.

24

24

24

24

22

18 

15

14

14

14

*14

14

92 

28

16

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

13

96

24

15

14

14

670

21.6

1,330

Jan.

12

*18

20

18

15

14 

14

14

14

15

28

18

15 

15

14

14

*12

13

14

12

12

12

13

84

22

12

10

9.0

9^

9.0

9.0

590.0

19.0

1,170

Feb.

9.0

8.5

87

35

16

31 

*38

20

12

11

11

11

11 

11

12

12

12

18

20

46

217

121

*58

316

442

172

97

71

_

_

-

1,925.5

68.8

3,820

Mar.

61

74

86

214

240

90 

120

41

46

84

98

431

578 

22?

100

164

192

187

 *184

180

169

87

84

81

79

79

81

81

89

89

89

4,404

142

8,740

Apr.

86

*86

97

187

175

Hi182

458

475

953

941

881 

560

381

260

210

*202

128

102

97

95

95

94

92

92

92

95

97

200

-

9,559

319

18,960

May

3,520

1,820

224

165

3,060

4,940 

*5,160

3,850

850

1,720

393

1,380

1,380 

1,380

1,340

609

901

613

1,400

861

1,260

5.560

1,010

341

1,770

3,680

4,730

4,730

5,380

3,460

2,210

69,695

2,248

138,200

June

1,140

341

302

235

222

212 

906

*709

2,270

1,890

1,840

3,830

909 

428

475

578

424

387

403

1,120

1,210

2,910

2,280

6,120

1,850

341

197

645

8,270

18.900

-

61,344

2,045

121,700

July

6,650

442

2,550

7,470

8,OOO

8,390 

8,160

8,660

10, 500

12.600

4,090

3,280

6,480 

5,350

4,370

4,270

6,690

7,220

7,750

7,510

7,140

5,800

4,080

4,030

4,140

5,380

5,820

6,630

7,470

8,870

9,700

199,492

6,435

395,700

Aug.

8.470

7,160

5,820

1,670

310

232

194

190

214

335

706

724

724 

650

246

ISO

175

138

104

94

108

184

1,080

*252

62

50

214

342

1,890

1,990

1,890

36,398

1,174

72,190

Sept.

372

111

108

*106

944

679 

167

102

2,050

2,240

1,140

4,780

2,420 

415

2,620

4,310

4,660

6,48O

7.090

3,800

914

526

252

246

268

277

271

299

296

212

-

48,155

1,605

95,510

"alendar year 1950: Max 5,420 Min 13 Mean 331 Ac-ft 239,700

"ater year 1950-51: Max 18,900 Mln 8.5 Mean 1,194 Ac-ft 864,600

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs). June 30 (ll a.m.) 20,200 cfs (27.97 ft); July 10 (11 a.m.) 

14,200 ofs (23787 ft); July 31 (1 p.m.) 9,780 cfs (19.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
198 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Elk River near Elk City, Kans.

', long. 95 0 55', in NE£ sec. 18, T. 32 S., R. 14 E., near center of 

rn side of highway bridge, 150 ft downstream from Salt Creek and if

Location. Lat 37°16 

stream on upstream 

miles south of Elk City.

Drainage area. 575 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1951.

G&ge. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 795.80 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 438 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 81,500 cfs June 30 (gage height, 30.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum observed, 4.8 cfs Oct. 17.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 30, 1951; no flow for many days in most

years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect or 

Indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.6 4.0

.7 7.0

.8 12

.9 18

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

126

247

3.0 619

5.0 1,540

8.0 3,380

12.0 6,490

20.0 14,100

25.0 19,700

26.0 24,100

28.0 39,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

16

18

19

17

17

17

23

20

19

18

16

14

13

13

12

8.2

5.3

9.0

9.0

8.2

7.4

6.0

5.3

5.3

5.0

6.6

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

365.5

11.8

725

Nov.

7.4

7.4

7.8

8.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.8

7.4

6.6

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.4

"

214.1

7.14

425

Dec.

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.5

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

275.0

8.87

545

Jan.

9.0

13

16

16

13

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

,6.0

288.2

9.30

572

Feb.

b6.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.6

7.8

8.6

10

10

10

12

20

34

539

230

119

98

207

230

207

159

-

-

-

1,975.8

70.6

3,920

Mar.

114

89

79

72

67

58

52

46

40

43

50

153

"92 156

79

74

72

68

63

57

46

40

40

38

36

34

34

32

36

38

52

1,950

62.9

3,870

Apr.

52

48

43

42

42

1,210

1.840

444

298

247

264

387

247

195

159

126

100

94

87

83

79

77

74

68

58

52

50

46

44

44

-

6,600

220

13,090

May

5,520

7,650

745

463

315

281

281

247

186

1,050

539

298

213

183

153

142

539

298

1,580

1,010

368

8,010

5,280

959

482

406

247

230

213

264

186

38,338

1,237

76,040

June

134

107

100

92

83

77

368

1,050

2,290

482

247

619

406

213

165

189

148

114

87

11

80

1,410

926

6,970

4,940

695

417

255

8,800

c 50, 100

"

81,637

2,721

161,900

July

c26,900

2,910

1,950

6,760

1,630

577

475

321

375

7,190

2,370

2,580

7,220

7,280

1,080

947

2,610

970

451

264

212

169

153

163

131

124

114

114

109

81

2i

76,306

2,461

151,400

Aug.

67

63

60

56

48

44

42

39

51

62

77

60 -46

43

38

34

32

25

21

20

19

19

18

?2

32

30

30

230

145

85

48

1,606

51.8

3,190

Sept.

39

28

24

23

63

94

210

109

499

5,510

572

1,520

3,240

645

264

230

204

156

137

114

100

83

67

65

62

114

96

68

57

47

"

12,440

415

24,670

Calendar year 1950 : Max 4,830 Mln 5.0 Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,200

Water year 1950-51 : Max 50,100 Mln 5.0 Mean 608 Ae-ft 440,300

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfs).--Hay 2 (8 a.m.) 10,100 cfs (15.78 ft); May 22 (10:30 p.m.) 10,100 

cfs (15.84 ft); June 24 (1:30 p.m.) 9,780 cfs (l5.51 ft); June 30 (3 to 4 p.m.) 81,500 cfs (30.65 

ft); July 10 (5 p.m.) 9,310 cfs (15.00 ft); July 14 (1:30 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (15.20 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASH 199

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°13', long. 95°41', 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 

and 3^ miles downstream from Elk River.

Drainage area. 2,892 sq mi.

Records available. April to September 1904 (occasional gage readings), November 1921 to 

September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 716.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at datum 2.32 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1929, to Dec. 26, 1933, wire-weight or chain gages at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,737 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 104.000 cfs July 1 (gage height, 46.59 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 1.71 ft).

1904, 1921-51: Maximum discharge, 117,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 47.28 

ft); no flow for periods in 1932, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 977: 1922, 1923(M), 1927, 1928, 1929. W 1117: Drainage 

area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16

1.8 36 4.5 725

2.2 94 8.0 2,O50

3.0 269

Note.--Same as following 

table above 8.0 ft.

	Dec. 17 to Sept. 3O

1.7 35 26.0 17,700

2.2 95 39.O 33,BOO

3.0 270 40.0 37,000

4.5 750 43.0 59,700

8.0 2,050 46.0 95,200

14.0 5,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

180

175

173

378

974

697

606

508

*276

203

189

175

168

160

155

136

105

89

83

78

67

67

86

88

78

70

81

166

94

67

15

6,437

208

12,770

Nov.

65

62

64

62

62

*62

62

62

59

56

55

55

58

64

68

67

64

62

64

61

61

61

59

59

58

56

56

56

58

128

-

1,886

62.9

3,740

Dec.

98

70

58

56

56

56

*56

54

48

47

46

46

47

98

88

65

58

55 ' 54

53

53

54

54

54

54

53

52

88

79

63

56

1,869

60.3

3,710

Jan.

53

76

92

82

75

68

64

64

*64

66

"84 107

67

61

58

54

53

52

50

49

49

48

46

46

72

73

53

46

40

39

40

1,891

61.0

3,750

Feb.

39

38

38

53

*76

63

53

63

62

53

48

49

48

54

57

62

61

73

109

340

628

1,O9O

876

512

750

883

578

460

-

-

-

7,216

258

14,310

Mar.

452

375

420

405

*516

463

295

275

189

184

240

282

1,010

1,050

575

375

420

432

405

387

381

320

226

212

200

196

196

193

193

200

212

11,279

364

22,370

Apr.

270

285

255

255

*340

1,030

7,100

2,850

1,420

1,240

1,350

2,020

1,740

1,540

1,O10

872

645

550

498

390

357

345

322

308

285

268

252

250

250

265

-

28,562

952

56,650

May

4,210

16,200

15,500

10,300

4,320

4,940

*6,030

5,790

3,450

2,460

6,190

4,060

2,540

2,010

1,840

1.580

1,730

3,690

3,530

6,920

4,530

10,100

20,800

12,000

4,670

4,320

6,330

7,000

5,700

6,120

3,300

192,160

6,199

381,100

June

2,240

1,180

673

606

502

466

1,020

5,150

10,300

6,240

*3,060

7,920

9,170

2,810

1,240

2,340

5,790

3,510

1,130

4,150

4,090

6,210

13,500

15,800

25,100

24,500

18,800

6,020

13,300

58.200

-

235,017

7,834

466,100

July

89.200

*77,600

39,000

31,400

29,800

25,400

18,000

11,200

10,300

17,100

26,600

27,300

*57,900

68,400

49,100

3?, 100

24,500

15,200

9,630

9,040

*8,610

7,960

6,120

4j 720

5,770

5,960

6,490

6,660

7,460

8,200

9)300

746,020

24,070

*1,480

Aug.

10.100

9,150

7,540

5,230

995

575

463

393

4,20

960

2,200

2,350

2,920

1,640

1,100

870

640

442

320

230

170

862

1,91O

1,680

960

1,380

1,720

5,480

8,220

6,780

3,040

80,740

2,605

160,100

Sept.

1,880

841

1,220

*3,220

3,390

6,680

9,520

11,800

13,700

16,400

15,300

*9,230

*1 7 . 500

15,000

11,500

10,200

6,000

6,020

7,540

7,620

3,740

1,160

840

770

750

800

830

750

722

659

-

185,382

6,179

367,700

Calendar year 1950: Max 28,400 Min 46 Mean 120 Ac-ft 870,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 89,200 Min 38 Mean 4,105 Ac-ft 2,972,000

Peak discharge (base. 14,000 efs).--May 2 (12 p.m.) 19,500 cfs (27.58 ft); May 23 (2 p.m.) 21,700 

cfs (29.39 ft); June 25 (11:30 p.mi) 26,800 cfs (33.68 ft); July 1 (8 p.m.) 104,000 cfs (46.59 ft); 

July 13 (11 p.m.) 73,000 cfs (44.32 ft); Sept. 10 (11 p.m.) 19,100 cfs (27.24 ft); Sept. 13 (9:30 

p.m.) 19,000 cfs (27.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
200 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River near Lenapah, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°51«, long. 95°35«, at center of sec. 3, T. 27 N., R. 16 E. ( near right

 bank on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge 2^ miles east of Lenapah, 4tr 

miles upstream from Cedar Creek, and at mile 144.6.

Drainage area.--3,639 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 644.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--12 years, 2,855 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 94,800 cfs July 3 (gage height, 38.66 ft); min-

 imum, 43 cfs Feb. 4.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 137,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 40.44 ft, from 

high-water mark); no flow at times in 1939, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

 Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by Fall River 

Reservoir on Fall River (see p. 195) and low-water dams below Independence and Coffeyville, Kans.

Cooperation.--Records collected and computed-by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). W 977; 1942(M). W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 5 to June 10, 

July 15, 16, Aug. 7-11, Sept. 7-21)

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

36

81

181

495

986

8.0

17.0

25.0

34.0

36.0

2,830

12,500

22,200

37,500

45,500

37.0

38.0

39.0

57,200

78,000

102,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a250

g247

g377

g338

g306

Hi8660

gS71

g360

g276

g247

g232

g218 

a205

g!94

g!62

g!46

g!23

g!02

g94

a88

g83

g84

glOl

g!02

g91

g95

allO

g!48

glOl

7,786

251

15,440

Nov.

gST.

g75

g74

g73

a73

g74 

g74

E75

75

74

71

70

68

68

74

80

83

83

84

84

81

78

78

77

75

74

74

75

75

74

-

2,280

76.0

4,520

Dec.

87

153

110

91

81

80 

77

 75

74

70

67

67

67

66 

70

121

106

80

68

66

65

66

66

67

67

66

65

61

60

106

101

2,466

79.5

4,890

Jan.

68

83

133

179

157

127 

104

87

81

80

80

87

146

125 

99

84

77

73

70

70

66

61

60

59

57

55

84

91

70

56

M

2,718

87.7

5,390

Feb.

48

46

45

44

Je

62 

113

92

75

81

84

80

80

91 

94

95

97

438

1,200

5.560

3,040

1,410

1,320

986

862

1,280

1,200

806

_

_

-

19,375

692

38,430

Mar.

656

634

703

753

656

680 

592

452

424

380

571

571

592

Hi

656

532

552

532

514

477

477

421

335

303

288

285 294"

306

335

341

16,578

555

32,880

Apr.

351

445

459

445

448

2,630 

5,040

6.820

2,330

1,540

1,640

2,230

2,430

1,930 

1,540

1,020

892

728

656

612

571

552

495

459

438

407

390

374

357

367

-

38,596

1,287

76,550

May

839

8,980

15, 100

12,600

8,100

4,400 

5,980

6,400

5,660

2,530

5,350

5,460

3,780

2,630 

2,280

2,080

1,540

2,940

4,400

5,240

6,400

5,660

13,600

17.100

8,870

4,510

6,080

7,340

6,920

6,400

6,190

195,359

6,302

387,500

June

3,140

2,030

986

728

656

592

703

2,830

8,430

9,640

4,820

4,620

10, 600

7,340 

1,830

1,370

3,880

5,880

2,130

3,750

8,760

8,980

13,300

13,000

16,000

20, 300

20, 600

15,300

7,030

52.500

-

251,525

7,718

459,200

July

58,700

60, 800

85.200

527700

40,800

54,900 

29,600

18, 600

10, 800

11,600

18,200

22,500

26,000

50, 800 

57,700

57,200

42,300

55,700

18,400

9,640

9,090

8, §40

7,660

5,560

5.550

6,610

6,920

6,920

7,140

7,880

8,650

780,260

25,170

1,548,000

Aug.

9,530

9.750

8,540

8,210

5,460

al.OOO 

g656

g592

g571

612

1,620

2,580

2,850

2,850 

1,520

1,020

728

592

477

451

364

306

1,470

2,250

1,200

1,050

1,130

5,440

7,030

8,320

4,930

88,619

2,859

175,800

Sept.

2,830

1,370

892

1,930

3,880

4,510 

8,320

10, 100

12,400

13,600

16,200

12,700

13, 600

16.800 

13,200

11, 600

8,320

6,400

7,030

8,100

6,720

2,630

1,200

2,850

1,020

862

954

862

780

755

-

192,413

6,414

581, 600

Calendar year 1950: Max 30,300 Mln 60 Mean 1,648 Ac-ft 1,193,000

Water year 1950-51 : Max 85,200 Min 44 Mean 4,323 Ac-ft 3,130,000

Peak discharge (base. 25.000 cfsK July 3 (4 a.m.) 94,800 cfs (38.66 ft); July 15 (7 p.m.) 68,900 

CIS ^37.36 ft ) .

a Mo gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records ancT records for station at Independence.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage reading.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 201

Caney River near Elgin, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°00', long. 96°19', in SE^ sec. 16, T. 35 S., R. 10 E. , near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2 miles west of Elgin.

Drainage area. 445 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 763.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--12 years, 295 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 cfs June 30 (gage height, 26.22 ft); minimum, 9.9 cfs Jan. 29, 30.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 35,500 cfs Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 29.80 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those above 12,000 cfs and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7 to Dec. 17)

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

8.8

21

58

87

160

316

3.0

4.0

10.0

16.0

23.0

598

1,450

6,940

13,700

24,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

58

58

58

58

53

49

47

45

42

42

40

38

36

36

35

33

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

28

28

26

26

24

24

1,160

37.4

2,300

Nov.

24

24

24

23

23

2323'

23

21

20

18

18

18

18

20

21 

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

18

18

18

18

20

20

20

-

615

20.5

1,220

Dec.

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

551

17.8

1,090

Jan.

16

18

21

21

23

20

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

14 

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.9

11

449.8

14.5

892

Feb.

il

11

11

11

12

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

14

14 

16

17

18

182

237

120

79

154

188

183

178

136

-

-

-

1,707

61.0

3,390

Mar.

110

100

97

87

79

71

65

60

56

60

94

117

100

87

82

79 

79

76

68

60

56

53

51

49

47

45

47

49

53

53

51

2,181

70.4

4,330

Apr.

49

47

47

45

45

902

590

316

253

227

242

232

197

178

156

136 

124

117

113

110

120

124

110

100

94

87

84

82

82

250

"

5,259

175

10,430

May

11.400

1,230

703

*500

*400

*330

*280

*260

315

608

329

253

227

197

174

160 

26T

206

446

335

406

3,990

1,720

654

491

393

322

258

227

206

183

27,404

884

54,360

June

160

160

160

152

140

128'

1,300

996

5,060

622

379

329

287

242

211

1,080 

264

169

144

128

712

1,920

556

5,810

1,250

654

440

341

1,930

25.800

-

49,524

1,651

98,230

July

36,000

al,200

878

1,450

606

462

366

310

248

767

504

242

16.000

2,540

1,100

711 

582

447

575

510

270

222

174

165

160

559

418

178

156

111

124

57,219

1,201

75,820

Aug.

152

110

9.7

87

79

74

68

65

65

79

90

74

71

65

56

47 

42

58

58

56

56

55

55

56

36

55

35

35

51

51

28

1,782

575

5,550

Sept.

24

21

20

18

124

97

79

55

72

614

185

1,940

916

548

252

201 

178 140'

110

97

84

71

68

5,740

744

427

529

252

192

174

"

15,528

451

26,830

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,100 Mln 13 Mean 343 Ac-ft 248,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 23,800 Min 9.9 Mean 387 Ao-ft 280,400

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs). May 1, (11:30 a.m.) 19,000 cfs (19.75 ft); May 22 (11:50 a.m.) 

6,560 ofs (9.60 ft); June 9 (5:50 a.m.) 11,600 cfs (14.32 ft); June 24 (4 p.m.) 12,400 cfs (14.88 

ft); June 30 (1:30 p.m.) 50,000 cfs (26.22 ft).

a No gagrge measurement made on this day.

a !!o gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Hulah 

Reservoir.
202 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°56', long. 96°05', in' SE£ sec. 2, T. 28 N., R. 11 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.--May 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

Uo Feb. 1-5, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--1950; Maximum contents during period May to September, 40,150 acre-ft July 19 

(elevation, 734.00 ft); minimum, 249 acre-ft July 8, 9 (elevation, 702.86 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings).

1950-51: Maximum contents during water year, 100,300 acre-ft July 3 (elevation, 

745.42 ft); minimum, 212 acre-ft Dec. 11, 12 (elevation, 702.50 ft, from graph based 

on gage readings).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Spillway is a 472-foot concrete ogee-type 

weir controlled by 10 taintor gates. Outlet works consist 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 maintained 

since Sept. 24, 1951. Capacity, 295,100 acre-ft at elevation 765.0 ft (top of taintor 

gates), 67,450 acre-ft at elevation 740.0 ft (crest of spillway), and 29,650 acre-ft 

at elevation 731.0 ft (conservation pool). Dead storage, 165 acre-ft below elevation 

702.0 ft (invert of sluices). Reservoir was designed for flood control, conservation, 

and possible future water-supply development. Figures given herewith represent total 

contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, May 1, 195O, to Sept. 3O, 1951 (elevation, 

in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

702 165

704 383

707 860

710 1,530

715

720

725

730

3,430

7,24O

14,300

26,550

74O 

750 

760 

770

67,450

135,300

234,200

365,000

Contents at 12 p.m., in acre-feet, 1950-51 

1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

».-

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

282

285

287

297

303

a31O

a700

1,530

813

763

977

a90O

a750

a630

544

706

652

489

467

467

470

44O

383

351

464

768

615

500

474

465

433

June

9,260

15,880

7,44O

957

681

58O

540

604

701

698

522

461

426

586

492

376

353

339

325

317

320

320

323

317

311

319

321

327

361

370

-

July

352

 327

292

261

253

251

250

249

264

732

429

366

386

492

a500

24,340

23,970

32,910

28,530

14,3OO

a4,OOO

al , OOO

599

530

580

599

544

1,780

4,4OO

6.6OO

13,310

Aug.

10,270

3,430

l;oso

1,060

al.SOO

1,94O

1,400

908

724

647

609

573

540

494

514

1,190

6,560

7,760

a3 , OOO

664

575

519

562

552

567

a580

1,960

888

813

8O4

6O7

Sept.

591

575

552

525

475

a43O

a4OO

a380

a360

a340

a320

a3OO

a29O

267

270

~|

1^ a6oo

1

J

599

599

a55O

aSOO

a450

a400

a35O

295

286

286

-

a No gage-height record; contents estimated.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 203

Contents at 12 p.m., in acre-feet, of Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla.

1950-51

1950-51 Cont inued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

i9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

.

L 3286

J

286

286

3280

3275

32/3

a265

3260

253

253 } 3250

a245

3245

242

242

1

I a242

J

242

242

242

241

240 

238

237

235

Nov.

232

235

242

255

270

283

289

288

286

289

295

304

357

399

358

258

222

a250

275

293

295

321

422

514

3575

628

639

633 

664

710

Dec.

3600

3400

237

228

223

222

222

219

3216

3214

212

303

460

485

522

a570

a620

676

799

817

808

847

a880

3920

963

997

lal,000

J

al.100

Jan.

1,170

1,380

1,570

1,600

1,650

1,710

1,770

1,800

1,850

1,890

1,930

1,970

2,030

2,090

2,130

2,170

2,200

2,240

2,260

2,280

2,310

2,350

2,370

2,400

2,440

2,470

2,500

2,540 

2,550

2,550

2,590

Feb.

2,620

2,640

2,650

2,670

2,700

2,720

2,740

2,750

2,800

2,860

2,920

2,950

2,970

3,010

3,070

3,110

3,170

3,300

3,430

5,980

6,930

7,390

7,650

8,270

8,910

9,460

8,800

7,360

_

-

Mar.

6,800

7,110

7,140

7,140

7,080

7,010

6,980

7,010

7,020

7,080

7,310

7,540

7,690

7,800

7,890

7,980

8,110

8,140

8,170

8,200

8,220

8,200

8,200

8,200

8,180

8,140

8,160

8,180 

8,200

8,220

8,240

Apr.

8,260

8,270

8,270

8,270

8,360

9,850

8,310

7,340

7,240

7,460

7,690

7,600

7,380

7,240

7,420

7,520

7,600

7,650

7,690

7,750

7,850

7,920

7,970

7,920

7,920

7,860

7,800

7,740 

7,670

12,260

-

May

41,100

44,480

39,390

28,850

20,120

11,940

8,790

8,770

8,830

9,580

8,670

7,450

6,880

6,890

7,110

7,460

7,780

8,210

9,010

9,530

10,680

17,270

15,580

11,780

10,380

9,480

8,950

8,800 

8,590

8,290

8,240

June

8,350

8,420

8,480

8,500

8,500

8,520

10,900

11,010

18,100

12,720

9,640

9,460

8,390

8,190

8,530

10,790

10,690

9,200

8,220

8,290

11,060

14,260

12,340

20,260

21,170

18,790

17,030

16,850 

19,480

80,320

-

July

97,460

99,460

98,990

92,870

82,250

69,360

55,140

41,140

25,810

15,500

10,310

9,200

47,350

56,100

59,190

60,810

57,230

50,510

41,480

30,930

21,760

15,660

12,260

.10,060

8,760

8,780

9,360

8,800 

8,100

7,760

7,800

Aug.

7,880

7,880

7,830

7,790

7,820

7,850

7,850

7,860

7,880

7,940

8,070

8,100

8,170

8,210

8,220

8,200

8,140

8,OSO

8,020

7,950

7,870

7,760

7,750

7,740

7,730

7,730

7,760

7,740 

7,730

7,700

7,690

Sept.

7,670

7,640

7,600

7,690

8,960

8,550

7,990

7,280

7,060

8,140

7,940

12,680

15,420

12,860

8,660

7,280

7,400

7,400

7,410

7,420

7,390

7,300

7,600

44,150

43,580

38,330

33,360

30,130 

29,390

29,330

-

a No gage-height record; contents estimated.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

The period. ..........

May 31 ................

Water year 1950-51...

Elevation 

(i'eet)t

-

713.20

720.94

-

Contents 

(sere-feet)

275

433

607

286

-

2,590

8,240

-

Chsnge in contents 

during month 

(sere-feet)

+158

-12,703

-321

+11

+1,490

+880

+4,020

-4,020

-72,520

+29,044

t Elevstion at 12 p.m.

a No gage-height record; contents estimated.
204 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney River near Hulah, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long. 96°05', in NWi sec. 12, T. 28 N., R. 11 E., 1,000 ft downstream from Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 0.9 mile downstream from Hulah 

Dam, lj miles upstream from Opossum Creek, 2| miles west of Hulah, and at mile 95.3.

Drainage area. 736 sq mi.

Kecoras available. October 1937 to September 1951.

uage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 681.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (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 0.8 mile upstream at datum 3.00 ft higher. '

Average discharge. 14 years, 421 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,930 cfs July 9 (gage height, 33.55 ft); mini1937-51: Maximum discharge, 51,000 cfs Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 39.45 ft, former

site and datum); no flow at times in 1939, 1940, 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 or no gage-height record,

wnich are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow completely

regulated by Hulah Reservoir (see preceding page). 

Cooperation.--Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologicai survey. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except period of backwater from 

downstream tributaries (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second) .

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, Nov. 23 to Dec. 1, 

Dee. 13 to Feb. 20)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 May 1 to Sept. 30

4.5

0.1

.3

1.0

2.4

5.0

12

26

5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

17.0

48

105

255

587

1,050

1,630

5.0

5.5

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

33

56

81

214

403

656

16.0

20.0

24.0

28.0

32.0

34.0

1,430

2,350

3,550

4,910

6,640

7,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

74 

72 

73 

75 

75

66

66

62

55

52

50

48

48

46

43

42

39

38

36

34

33

33

32

31

31

31

30

29

28

27

77

1,426

46. D

2,830

Nov.

26 

24 

24 

23 

22

22

24

26

27

25

24

22

19

10

27

32

2T

24

24

23

23

15

6.1

7.4

8.0

8,3

10

8.7

7.4

5.4

571.3

19.0

1,130

Dec.

37 

046. 

50 

28 

24

21

20

20

20

20

20

10

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

1.1

1.1

}"

439.6

14.2

872

Jan.

I aO.7 

.5

 a ' 3

.1

a.l

1.8 T78-

11.7

0.38

23

Feb.

L al.8 

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

5.6

'

520

928

_

.

1,493.4

53.3

2,960

Mar.

482

13JT~ 

126 

126

123

99

63

63

63

63

63

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

58

2,528.2

81.6

5,010

Apr.

55 

55 

54 

BT 

55

641

1,570

956

361

229

202

351

351

291

114

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

386

-

7,279

243

14,440

my

2,650 

644 

3,560 

5,270 

5,070

4,670

2,060

350

350

551

886

846

526

243

116

116

116

116

116

118

224

2,450

3,960

2,850

1,270

846

584

340

340

340

191

41,769

1,347

82,850

June

116 

116 

112 

112 

112

112

169

648

1,860

3, 590

2,380

846

826

431

116

116

301

866

638

110

627

1,510

1,810

1,760

1,970

1,950

1,510

437

320

C200

-

25,471

849

50,520

July

c2 

c? 

C984 

4,350 

6,290

6,740

7,300

7,060

7,710

6, 240

5,340

1,150

920

13

8.6

7.0

2,190

4,070

4,710

5,750

5,270

3,660

2,020

1,430

880

496

496

496

464

328

131

84,527.6

2,727

167,700

Aug.

131 

T3T 

131 

112 

70

70

7O

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

68

68

51

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

2,059

66.4

4,080

Sept.

30 

30

31 

31 

131

392

392

370

350

350

368

391

566

1,440

2,330

994

187

183

150

128

128

128

100

323

1,080

3,350

3,020

2,050

696

237

-

19,938

665

39,550

Calendar year 1950: Max 16,600 Mln - Mean 579 Ac-ft 418,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,710 Mln o.l Mean 514 Ac-ft 372,000

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, records of outflow at Hulah Reservoir, and weather'records. 

c Backwater from downstream tributaries.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla. 205

Location. Lat 36°58'15", long. 95°56'05", on south line sec. 19, T. 29 N., R. 13 E., at 

downstream side of right pier of county highway bridge, 500 ft downstream from Atchison, 

Topeka & Santa Pe Railway bridge, 3| miles upstream from Cotton Creek, 5 miles north of 

Copan, and 18.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 424 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1951.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 690.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 26, 1944, chain gage at site 500 ft 

upstream at present datum. May 26, 1944, to Sept. 11, 1947, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 316 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,300 cfs June 30 (gage height, 29.76 ft, from 

nooamark); minimum, 4.9 cfs Sept. 4.

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 36,400 cfs Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 30.58 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of 

records for Caney River near Hulah; no flow July 23 to Aug. 24, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record and those above 

lY.uOO cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologicai survey.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Nov. 2, Nov. 16-23, Dec. 2 

to Jan. 2, Jan. 7 to Feb. 17, Mar. 22 to Apr. 6, Apr. 30, May 24 

to June 1, July 6-12, July 29 to Aug. 11; rate of change in stage 

used as a factor May 1, June 24, 25, 29, July 13j backwater from 

return of overbank flow May 3, June 26, July 3, 15)

Oct. 1 to July 15 July 16 to Sept. 30

3.9 

4.2 

4.5

5.7

12

21

37

73

13.0

17.0

21.0

117

260

685

1,390

2,640

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

28.0

3,920

5,320

7,770

11,600

23,400

4.1 

4.4 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

5.4

9.8

21

48

87

9.0

11.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

214

389

639

1,160

1,930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16-

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

40

37 

40

52

15

38

34 

30

26

24

23

21

20 

18

17

17

16

15

13

12

11

12

17

10

Iff

10

11

11

11

11

11

667

21.5

O.O51

0.06

1,320

Nov.

10

9.9 

10

10

10

10

10 

10

10

9.9

9.0

97CT

9.0 

9.2

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.7

9.9

9.5

9.0

9.9

16

aTT

all

11

-

306.2

10.2

0.024

0.03

607

Dec.

11

12 

TZ

12

12

11

11 

10

10

10

11

11

12 

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

10

10

9.9

9.7

9.5

9.2

37S

329.4

10.6

0.025

0.03

653

Jan.

10

23 

 55 80

34

22

16 

13

12

12

11

11

10 

11

12

13

13

12

11

10

9.7

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

7.7

6.9

504.8

16.3

0.038

0.04

1,000

Feb.

6.3

5.9

sn:

6.9

8.6

11

15 

14

13

12

12

12

13 

13

14

14

17

32

78

403

659 '2T5'

104

95

220

278

296

156

-

_

-

2,742.8

98.0

0.231

0.24

5,440

Mar.

102

78 

~S5 160

73

58

47 

41

35

33

49

91

117 

80

61

54

50

49

45

39

34

32

30

27

24

22

tt

26

30

42

45

1,692

54.6

0.129

0.15

3,360

Apr.

39

36 

34

31

3T

541

 1,280 3TB"

160

117

120

156

125 

98

82

71

61

56

52

52

54

56

52

47

43

38

35

34

34

50

-

3,910

130

0.307

0.34

7,760

May

2,820

6,770 

2,090

299

188

146

120 

104

98

131

192

122

88 

76

69

63

17?

117

120

100

110

1,150

2,770

653

244

174

128

100

82

71

63

19,430

627

1.48

1.70

38,540

June

54

45 

39

35

32

31

355 

326

1,140

348

107

78

60 

54

67

472

900

146

84

65

68

1,630

2,490

994

3,930

1,000

228

140

1,260

22,100

-

38,279

1,276

3.01

3.36

75,930

July

20,400

7,220 

g805

g572

g483

g244

g!84 

g!50

g!22

gZOl

g278

g!46

4,590 

9,310

4,850

g569

g270

g480

g200

g!44

gill

g89

g64

75

56

51

47

42

38

35

31

51,857

1,673

3.95

4.55

102,900

Aug.

28

26 

25

2Z

20

19

17 

15

15

17

64

56

73 

5T

25

20

16

14

12

10

9.2

7.6

7.4

7.4

6.9

6.5 577

7.9

56

27

15

702.6

22.7

0.054

0.06

1,390

Sept.

10

8.2 

6.8

5.7 33 

94

84 

34

71

444

238

698

 1,800 330"

132

75

55

47

38

31

26

21

18

104

231

162

67

40

31

28

5,062.7

169

0.399

0.44

10,040

Calendar year 1950: Max 13,100 Min 3.3 Mean 330 Cfsm 0.778 In. 10.56 Ac-ft 238,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 22,100 Min 5.7 Mean 344 Cfsm 0.811 In. 11.00 Ac-ft 248,900

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--Hay 2 (4 p.m.) 7.770 cfs (24.97 ft); June 30 (8 p.m.) 36,300 

cfs (29.76 ft); July 14 (3 p.m.) 10,700 cfs (25.79 ft), 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

g Computed from at least twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
206 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney River at Bartlesville, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°45', long. 95°58', in SEvNE^- sec. 7, T. 26 N. , R. 13 E., near right

 bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 60 at Bartlesville, 0.7 mile 

downstream from Coon Creek, 3.2 miles upstream from Sand Creek, and at mile 67.0.

Drainage area. 1,465 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 634.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 26,400 cfs July 21 (gage height,

 3b.by ft); minimum, 33 cfs Feb. 11.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 21,300 cfs July 2 (gage height, 34.44 

ft); minimum, 15 cfs Jan. 29.

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

wnicn are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation 

since February 1950 by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 202).

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water years 1949-50, 1950-51, except periods of backwater (gage

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

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor July 17-20, 29, 30,

Aug. 5, 19.50, June 30 to July 1, 1951)

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

15

56

122

203

5.0

8.0

18.0

30.0

400

1,210

4,920

11,000

32.0

34.0

36.0

13,000

19,600

28,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a95

a90

a85

83

a500

a350

al50

a!20

alOO

a90

a200

a!60

a!40

aloo

a 80

a60

a50

a45

43 a'SO

a800

a5,5OO 

a2,000

a700

a300

a280

a 200

a!70

a!50

a!40

a!30

10,971

354

21,760

Nov.

a!20 T2"0~

allO

alOO

a90

a90

a80

a 80

a70

a68

a66

a64

a62

61

!

a54

a52

,

\ aSO

j

J

a48

48

a48 a45-

-

1,992

66.4

3,950

Dec.

a44

a43

a42

a41

a40

a39

a38

a38

a37

aSl

a40

46

45

44

43

42

41

40

40

41

96

100 

120

143

TT5

96

90

89

83

80

90

1,926

62.1

3,820

Jan.

90

1X4

217

217

186

159

133

118

110

122

135

157

292

302

355

273

215

183

159

143

138

133 

133

138

143

140

135

122

107

101

96

5,044

163

10,000

Feb.

90

88

83

83

83

83

73

47

38

11

46

198

366 2"8"2

208

193

168

151

135

119

113

106 

 101

100

99

94

88

88

_

-

3,359

120

6,660

Mar.

120

200

193

154

135

125

120

114

104

96

92

88

85

84

ITJS

215

518

170

344

264

215

191 

175

168

159

152

146

138

127

114

107

5,319

172

10,550

Apr.

100

97

580

1,270

366

181

138

114

107

103

96

88

80

72

67

67

68

72

73

73

70

68 

70

73

62

54

50

5Z

63

53

-

4,427

148

8,780

May

50"55

52

53

53

54

183

1,160

c2,560

cl,620

cl,960

cl,450

630

706

720

630

c931

cl,160

604

355

264

322 

264

212

173

C726

cl,820

1,060

530

458

482

21,295

687

42,240

June

432

4,920

9,000

9,760

10.500

6,630

1,240

642

542

5,320

7,750

3,600

617

400

502

257

198

162

158

120

110

106 

106

93

88

75

75

88

72

70

-

63,195

2,106

125,300

July

61

52

48

44

40

43

41

38

47

113

1,120

554

655

1,470

542

476

6,540

9,710

11 , 900

21,600

25 , 100

c!7,800 

clO.OOO

c2,320

C600

C921

C890

655

3,470

9,620

11,200

157,666

4,441

273,100

Aug.

15,000

15,600

c!4,700

C8,700

c7,190

9,000

c8,910

c5,940

1,740

1,150

854

720

650

542

458

664

4,200

9,260

9,260

5,550

1,060

746 

617

592

530

377

458

2,180

2,280

1,500

1,600

128,008

4,129

253,900

Sept.

967

580

458

377

333

302

264

237

215

194

181

170

154

148

1,T7T5

423

191

333

246

194

2,090

4,920 

4,280

1,840

344

273

228

210

189

178

-

21,689

725

43,020

Calendar year 1949: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1949-50: Max 25,100 Min 36 Mean 1,109 Ac-ft 803,100

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). June 5 (11 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (29.25 ft)j June 11 (9:30 a.m.) 

8,05(5 cfs (24.80 ft); July 21 (3 a.m.) 26,400 cfs (35.62 ft); Aug. 2 (10 a.m.) 16,000 cfs (32.98 ft); 

Aug. 7 (6 a.m.) 9,32O cfs (27.32 ft); Aug. 18 (2 p.m.) 9,480 cfs (27.60 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 5 discharge measurements, 

and records for nearby stations.

c Backwater from Sand Creek or return of overbank flow.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 207

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Caney River at Bartlesville, Okla., 1949-51~Continued

1950-51

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

164

164

168

TS4

167

159

144

132

122

110

103

99

92

86

84

76

73

70

68

64

62

60

58

60

61

57

55

54

53

53

50

2,932

94.6

5,820

Nov.

49

47

47

44

44

44

44

44

44

45

45

45

44

43

40

36

57

5(5

47

45

46

47

46

34

32

29

29

28

30

30

-

1,255

41.8

2,490

Dec.

29

29

~SS 156

53

47

45

44

43

43

44

44

43

31

26

24

22

22

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

23

21

21

21

21

20

1,105

35.6

2,190

Jan.

20

38

48

100 ~99

67

43

34

29

26

24

24

26

38

34

30

30

29

28

25

22

22

23

21

21

21

20

18

16

16

16

1,008

32.5

2,000

Feb.

16

T6

16

17

20

24

24

25

28

29

29

29

29

34

36

36

49

172

228

c 1,680

cl,550

854

344

282

355

506

530

1,240

_

-

8,198

293

16,260

Mar.

LJJjQ.

371

360

470

292

246

228

180

141

146

246

246

228

228

194

173

160

152

146

140

130

125

122

114

112

110 ITS

114

122

132

141

6,832

220

13,550

Apr.

136

128

122

119 T2"5

808

2,670

5,000

1,020

604

446

530

617

554

366

237

218

210

203

200

228

237

217

194

186

180

175

172

175

188

-

14,268

476

28,300

Hay

4,430

6,500

5,680

7.400

6,680

5,500

4,720

1,440

554

1,080

1,060

1,240

1,080

554

312

264

246

344

322

292

273

1,150

5,460

6,450

3,920

1,500

1,150

644

458

434

412

71,549

2,308

141,900

June

237

189

181

175

170

168 'ZsT

882

1,540

3,880

3,880

1,690

1,020

996

344

292

931

1,540

1,080

506

1,290

2,960

4,040

4,280

3,440

4,680

3,640

1,470

592

8,960

-

55,290

1,843

109,700

July

13,200

20,500

ciS,loo

C8,500

C6,980

C6,720

6,990

7,350

7,350

7,600

6,540

3,320

3,560

4,560

5,370

6,270

3,020

3,920

4,360

5,190

5,640

4,840

3,040

1,910

1,240

720

554

554

542

506

273

166,219

5,362

329,700

Aug.

181

178

173

168

140

107

103

104

104

112

112

136

191

T5T

154

113

107

100

96

93

93

89

88

68

53

52

53

62

54

80

79

3,410

110

6,760

Sept.

63

54

52

49

2T33"

302

494

470

554

542

773

746

1,880

2,500

2,640

2,220

494

246

237

186

168

159

154

4,210

4,180

2,780

3,840

2,920

1,540

458

-

35,114

1,170

69,650

Calendar year 1950: Max 25,100 Mln ?0 Mean 1,083 Ac-ft 784,000

Water year 1950-51 : Max 20,500 Min 16 Mean 1,006 Ac-ft 728,300

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--May Z (3 a.m.) 7,800 cfs (24.32 ft); May 4 (3 p.m.) 7,600 cfs 

(23.92 ft); May 24 (9 a.m.) 6,580 cfs (21.74 ft); July 2 (8 a.m.) 21,300 cfs (34.44 ft); July 16 

(7 a.m.) 6,580 cfs (21.67 ft); Sept. 24 (11:30 p.m.) 7,300 cfs (23.27 ft).

c Backwater from Sand Creek or return of overbank fXow.
208 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney River near Ramona, Okla.

Location. La t 36 0 30'30", long. 95°50'30", in NE^NM^ sec. 5, T. 23 N., R. 14 E. , near right

y bridge, 1 mile upstream from Buck 

miles southeast of Ramona, and at mile

. , . , . , . ., . , 

on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Buck 

Creek, 2-jj miles downstream from Double Creek, m

32.0. 

Drainage area. 1,955 sq mi.

Records available. December 1935 to February 1939 (published as "near Collinsville"), 

September I94b to September 1950.

Gage. Vfeter-rstage 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. 16, 1946,

wire -weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. --8 years (1936-38, 1945-51), 1,041 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 15,700 cfs July 5 (gage height, 29.02 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Dec. 28. «*

1935-39, 1945-51: Maximum discharge, 38,500 cfs Oct. 3, 1945 (gage height, 30.12 

ft); no flow Aug. 9 to Sept. 15, 1936.

Remarks . Records good except those above 450 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice a month. Flow partly regulated since Feb. 6, 1950, by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 202) .

Cooperation. --Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologleal Survey.

Revisions . W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 19 to Sept. 5)

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 243

5.0 429

6.0 731

10.0 1,860

18.0 4,480

27.0 8,990

28.0 10,100

29.0 15,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year Oetobe-r 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

198

279

443

215

188

181

177

164

148

141

132

126

116

110

107

102

96

88

85

82

80

77

72

67

70

72

70

67

64

62

62

3,946

127

7,830

Nov.

60

57

55

53

51

51

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

51

51

49

44

49

62

57

53

53

51

51

49

42

40

36

36

36

-

1,508

50.3

2,990

Dec.

38

40

38

113

129

72

, 60

51

49

49

49

49

46

46

44

40

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

32

29

26

27

32

32

1,399

45.1

2,770

Jan.

32

34

36

53

85

111

99

70

55

46

42

36

34

40

46

49

44

40

38

36

36

34

34

34

34

32

32

32

30

29

21

1,388

44.8

2,750

Feb.

26

24

23

27

29

29

23

32

34

34

38

42

46

53

53

53

55

126

547

2,680

5.510

1,860

1,000

653

731

811

893

865

_

_

-

14,303

511

28,370

Mar.

1.570

1,140

466

536

568

575

316

286

240

309

784

655

429

573

555

290

261

245

222

205

194

184

174

161

154

151

151

154

158

161

171

11,212

362

22,240

Apr.

184

181

174

Hi

171

279

1,370

2.800

2,580

949

757

679

751

705

626

399

516

312

626

320

388

448

425

358

516

286

261

257

254

261

-

17,384

579

34,480

May

1,940

6,590

6,630

5,950

6.750

6,350

5,300

5,920

1,120

1,770

1,650

1,340

1,260

1,050

568

354

335

327

455

392

362

381

2,200

5,120

5,700

3,260

1,340

1,030

598

502

466

74,750

2,411

148,300

June

418

279

236

218

215

212

245

554

1,140

2,090

5,470

3,120

1,480

1,120

895

502

456

1,280

1,540

1,000

1,890

4,740

5,910

4,060

5,650

3,580

4,180

2,880

1,120

5.820

-

55,876

1,865

110,800

July

9,180

10,100

12,100

14,800

15.400

11,9OO

9,180

8,530

7,790

7,570

,520

,550

,480

,690

,740

,610

,840

,410

,100

,480

,210

,520

,520

2,700

1,710

1,140

679

612

598

583

556

181,378

5,851

359,800

Aug.

301

215

205

201

194

164

129

122

122

122

129

126

181

229

198

205

158

152

116

99

96

93

90

88

74

53

49

53

60

51

74

4,129

155

8,190

Sept.

95

72

57

51

515

626

612

626

598

679

751

1,420

1,620

2,260

2,550

2,580

1,650

434

527

294

250

226

208

772

5.660

4,160

3,280

i,510

2,460

1,170

-

59,141

1,505

77,640

Calendar year 1950 : Max 21,800 Min 26 Mean 1,343 Ac-ft 972,300

Water year 1950-51 : Max 15,400 Min 23 Mean 1,113 Ac-ft 806,200

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).--May 5 (12:30 a.m.) 7,300 cfs (24 

5,930 cfs (21.27 ft); June 22 (5 p.m.) 5,430 cfs (20.23 ft); July 5 (1 

July 17 (6 a.m.) 6,2OO cfs (21.86 ft); July 22 (9 a.m.) 5,560 cfs (20 

6,650 cfs (22.82 ft).

.14 ft); May 2 

1 a.m.) 15,700 

.54 ft); Sept.

25 (7:30 a.m.)

700 cfs (29.02 ft);

25 (8 p.m.)
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 209

Verdigris River near Claremore, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°18'30", long. 95°41'40", in SE&3W£ 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.

Datum of gage is 538.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Prior to Feb. 24, 1939, wire-weight gage at same

Drainage area. 6 .534 sq mi.

Records available. December 1935 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

T929 (levels by Corps of 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1936-51), 4,248 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 74,900 cfs July 6 (gage height, 46.95 ft); minimum, 85 cfs Jan. 31.

1935-51: Maximum discharge, 182,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 55.05 ft); no 

flow at times in 1936, 1939, 1940,

Maximum stage known, that of May 21, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by Fall River 

Reservoir beginning Apr. 20, 1949 (see p. 195) and Hulah Reservoir beginning Feb. 6, 

1950 (see p. 202). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological .Survey.

Revisions.-'-W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 10-21)

Oct. 1 to May 4 May 5 to Sept. 30

4.2

4.5

5.0

75

150

350

660

6.0

10.0

19.0

27.0

1,050

4,630

12,300

19,500

5.2 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

460

660

1,050

3,090

 10.0 

14.0 

18.0 

37.0

4,950

8,380

11,800

31,400

43.0 43,600

45.0 53,300

47.0 74,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Bean

Ac- ft

Oct.

520

562

7.030

4,090

1,300

1,050

1,390

1,170

1,020

898

688

520

448

412

380

350

330

315

300

276

248

232

220

213

206

202

199

196

192

185

182

25,324

817

50,230

Nov.

220

210

199

188

174

168

168

164

164

160

160

157

157

157

157

154

154

154

160

171

171

164

157

154

150

150

147

144

141 158

-

4,912

164

9,740

Dec.

141

141

144

188

240

244

185

168

157

150

150

150

147

147

147

144

138

138

168

154

138

129

126

123

120

118

118

115

115

118

118

4,579

148

9,080

Jan.

118

168

178

174

185

264

280

248

210

174

164

144

144

174

210

220

206

182

164

147

144

138

132

126

118

112

110

108

102

98

g91

5,033

162

9,980

Feb.

g95

g95

g95

g95

100

108

115

115

129

157

144

138

144

182

202

202

216

1,020

4,450

10,700

18,900

9,840

3,640

3,010

2,830

2,920

3,460

2,650

_

-

-

65,752

2,348

130,400

Mar.

2,290

2,240

1,800

1,340

1,660

1,340

1,260

1,130

930

1,380

5.500

4,450

2,060

1,570

2,020

1,750

1,340

1,130

1,050

986

930

882

858

818

695

625

583

576

590

611

632

45,026

1,452

89,310

Apr.

646

646

667

709

746

794

3,370

6,940

8.640

4,090

2,650

3,010

3,100

3,190

2,740

2,240

1,570

1,390

1,660

1,300

1,340

2,060

1,520

1,210

1,030

914

834

762

716

695

-

61,179

2,039

121,300

May

786

5,240

15,000

19,500

18,900

14,900

11,000

10,900

9,140

6,680

5,310

6,930

6,500

4,770

3,490

2,780

2,460

1,910

3,490

4,590

5,820

6,160

6,930

15,300

20,000

15,100

6,250

7,020

7,700

6,840

6,500

257,896

8,319

511,500

June

5,400

3,490

. 2,350

1,310

970

890

1,510

2,300

5,220

9,900

11,700

8,630

8,120

11,300

8,040

3,090

2,350

5,480

6,760

3,490

8,200

17 , 100

19,800

20,700

19,400

18,900

21,600

25 .500

20,500

22,900

-

294,900

9,830

584,900

July

33,900

39,100

44 , 000

48,500

61,500

75.500

69,700

60,500

53,300

42,200

51,000

27,500

28,700

50,900

34,000

56/500

59,600

44,600

49,500

50,700

40,700

26,400

18,600

13,100

7,950

7J20

9,990

8,540

7,700

7,860

8,460

*1,055.52

34,050

tl,094

Aug.

9,060

9.650

9,650

8,460

7,780

a5, 800

al,500

a900

g750

660

702

1,660

2,670

5,290

2,980

1,710

1,510

1,030

810 67*4

583

502

460

1,260

2,550

1,460

1,150

1,510

5,870

7,020

7,860

96,831

3,124

192 , 100

Sept.

4,590

2,880

1,610

970

2,620

4,590

5,660

8,720

10,800

15,300

14,700

16,200

18,200

16,300

17,700

15,600

15,500

9,220

6,590

7,270

8,040

6,160

2,670

1,860

7,520

7,610

4,680

4,860

4,250

2,880

-

245,550

8,118

485,000

Calendar year 1950: Max 36,300 Mln 115 Mean 3,504 Ac-ft 2,537,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 73,500 Min 91 Mean 5,919 Ac-ft 4,286,000

Peak discharge (base. 24.000 cfs). July 6 (12 m.) 74,900 cfs (46.95 ft); July 20 (7 a.m.) 51,900 

cfs (44.16 ft).

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Inola.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
210 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°17', long. 95°57', on south line of sec. 20, T. 21 N,, R. 13 E., on

aownstream side of right pier of county highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from Delaware 

Creek, 2.4 miles downstream from Hominy Creek, 2i miles southeast of Sperry, and at 

mile 25.0.

Drainage area. 905 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1951.

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. 12 years, 579 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs June 23 (gage height, 25.58 ft); minimum, 7.7 cfs Nov. 2 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 86,500 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 31.68 ft); no 

flow Sept. 13 to Oct. 28, 1939.

Maximum stage known, that of May 18, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologicai survey.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

.in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3 

1.5

1.8

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

221

391

6.0

10.0

23.0

25.0

2,570

4,380

10,900

124 4.0 1,500 12,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a25 

a3O 

alOO

a300

aTDTJ

50 

38

30

24

20

17

16

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.7 

577

9.7

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

11

955.6

30.8

1,900

Nov.

9.7

8.6 

977

9.7

11

11 

11

11

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

11

12

11

12

12

13

12

11

11

11 

11

11

11

12

12

13

14

-

330.2

11.0

655

Dec.

14 

14

Ts- 13

is

13 

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

16_

16

14

14

14

14

14

431

13.9

855

Jan.

16 

22

28

30

34

39 

3S

32

30

26

24

20

20

26

31

32

32

31

30

28

26

25

24

22

19

17

17

16

14

T¥

14

777

25.1

1,540

Feb.

14 

TS 

16

16

16

17 

16

14

14

14

16

16

17

26

30

38

45

112

259

2,520

 3,480 570"

349 

420

562

580

452

313

-

-

10,258

366

20,350

Mar.

210

151 

119

95

87

90 

83

71

60

190

550 ¥3"6~

326

229

164

124

108

95

83

73

67

62

56 

50

45

43

41

IT

43

43

45

3,880

125

7,700

Apr.

48 

BT 

52

50

48

52 

80

148

145

100

87

100

124

113

90

73

62

58

255

121

267

556

*5T 

236

157

119

97

80

71

73

-

3,971

132

7,880

May

3,210 

8,570 

Z,SOO

505

326

240 

200

170

154

962

2,290

494

259

186

139

116

105

108

121

136

139

110

113 

133

196

142

130

95

73

56

43

22,321

720

44,270

June

38 

67 

43

31

28

28 

1,340

4,670

2,250

1,570

416

248

225

244

257

689

326

173

121

87

2,130

9,970

12,300 

4,740

a650

a420

a300

218

176

5,480

-

49 , 235

1,641

97,660

July

10,700 

6,020

614

a350

a250

a 200 

a!70

alSO

a!30

allO

a90

aeo

a2,000

7,860

8,640

a3,000

a500

a300

218

170

136

110

90 

78

67

62 2'2T

173

130

116

83

42,819

1,381

84,930

Aug.

69 

87 

105

80

60

47 

39

31

28

31

172

645

2B5

349

255

148

95

67

50

43

34

30

26 

25

24

22

20

19

17

36

14

2,932

94.6

5,820

Sept.

14 

13 

12

T?

1,760

 4,870 9~5T

411

366

2,710

1,640

1,470

4,230

898

331

193

133

92

67

56

45

38

31 

92

2,920

420

164

354

193

105

-

24, 631

821

48,850

Calendar year 1950: Max 13,800 Mln 8.6 Mean 542 Ac-ft 392,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 12,300 Mln 8.6 Mean 445 Ac-ft 322, 40Q

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs). June 23 (7 a.m.) 13,400 cfs (25.58 ft); July 1 (4 p.m.) 11,300 

efs (Z3.50 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 211

Verdigris River near Inola, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°10', long. 95°37' , near northwest corner of 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 1951.

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.--? years, 5,396 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 69,200 cfs July 8 (gage height, 52.32 ft); minimum, 111 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 6.43 ft).

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 94,500 cfs Apr. 22, 1945; maximum gage height, 52.40 ft 

June 27, 1948; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Aug. 24, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 54.93 ft May 21, 1943 (discharge, 224,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by Fall River Reservoir beginning Apr. 20, 1949 (see p. 195) and Hulah Reservoir beginning Feb. 6, 1950 

(see p. 202). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7 to Feb. 13, June 23 

to July 5; backwater from return of overbank flow 

July 23-25)

6.3

7.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

106

242

495

1,220

2,710

22.0

36.0

48.0

51.0

52.2

9,960

25,600

44,600

55,900

67,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

584

554

3,600

7.820

2,270

,180

,390

,350

,140

,020

880

664

539

481

439

412

386

360

348

323

304

269

246

235

222

216

214

214

220

212

201

28,293

913

56,120

Nov.

231

251

224

201

191

183

181

183

177

179

171

171

175

179

179

175

175

177

177

175

181

185

181

175

173

173

173

170

168

166

-

5,500

183

10,910

Dec.

171

170

168

177

207

264

255

201

183

175

175

175

175

175

173

170

164

156

166

179

171

156

147

141

137

136

134

132

128

134

141

5,236

169

10,390

Jan.

141

156

244

262

224

240

323

292" 335

251

216

195

179

207

289

323

280

251

229

207

187

179

166

158

152

145

137

130

125

120

132

6,475

209

12,840

Feb.

137

132

123

114

114

127

166

170

147

170

193

185

170

212

266

278

282

833

4,410

10, 300

22,000

18,100

7,060

a4,000

a3,200

a4,000

4,710

3,880

_

_

-

85,479

3,053

169,500

Mar.

2,900

2,710

2,360

1,700

1,740

1,700

1,470

1,390

1,220

1,260

6,720

7.820

3,600

2,240

2,240

2,300

1,840

1,470

1,350

1,22'0

1,140

1,060

997

958

860

732

697

664 "'664

680

697

58,399

1,884

115,800

Apr.

714

732

732

767

822

958

2,500

6.460

9.690

5,660

3,100

3,320

3,380

3,660

3,240

2,710

2,040

1,610

1,610

1,940

1,840

2,710

2,530

1,840

1,430

1,220

1,100

977

899

860

-

71,051

2,368

140,900

May

995

8,270

17,500

20,500

21,100

18,300

13,300

11,700

10,700

7,820

7,990

7,400

7,740

5,900

4,040

3,040

2,590

2,190

2,410

4,560

5,100

6,880

5,980

12,400

19,200

19,500

11,100

6,970

a8,000

a7 , 500

a7,000

287,675

9,280

570,600

June

a6,000

g3,960

a2,800

gl,790

gl,180

1.020

1,470

4,940

7,310

g9,060

a!3,000

glO,600

8,160

10,900

10,500

5,260

2,840

3,960

a8,000

a5, 000

alO,000

18,800

26,200

28,500

25,500

21,300

22,200

a25,000

g25,200

g24,400

-

344,850

11,500

684,000

July

34,200

37,600

39,400

40,600

41,900

44,600

55,200

67.900

64,200

55,900

49,900

44,000

40,100

38,600

38,800

39,400

39,600

39,800

40,100

41,300

42,800

41,700

53,000

19,100

10, 800

8,160

glO,200

glO,300

g8,340

B8,080

g8,700

1,094, 280

35,300

2,170,000

Aug.

g9,240

g9,870

BlO.200

g9,510

g7,990

5,020

1,880

1,180

958

860

899

1,470

3,520

3,520

3,660

2,360

1,700

1,390

1,060

899

732

631

569

623

2,040

1,940

1,220

1,430

2,290

6,300

8,080

103,041

3,324.

204,400

Sept.

6,300

3,320

2,190

1.220

1,600

7,650

8,250

8,700

10,200

16,100

17,800

17,200

21.100

21,400

18,900

18,200

15,400

11,900

7,480

7,140

8,160

7,480

3,880

1,840

6,660

9,960

5,980

4,780

5,180

3,740

-

279,710

9,324

554,800

Calendar year 1950: Max 34,200 Min 128 Mean 4,156 Ac-ft 3,009,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 67,900 Min 114 Mean 6,493 Ac-ft 4,700,000

Peak discharge (base. 25.000 cfs).--Feb. 21 (8 p.m.) 23,500 cfs (34.43 ft); June 24 (3 p.m.) 

29,000 cfs (37.97 ft); July 8 (12 ra.) 69,200 cfs (52.32 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Claremore and Bird Creek near Sperry.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage reading.
212 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans.

Location.--Lat 33°4D', long. 96°30', in NW£ sec. 14, T. 16 S., R. 8 E., on downstream 

side of middle pier of highway bridge at city water plant in north part of Council 

Grjve, 300 ft downstream from Mozler Creek and 1 mile upstream from Elm Creek.

Drainage area.--250 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,205.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 170 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 121,000 cfs July 11 (gage height, 35.6 ft); 

36.29 ft, top of surge in gage house; 37.97 ft, floodmark in wire-weight gage box at 

upstream side of bridge), from rating curve extended above 36,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 3.0 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 

7.39 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1951; no flow at times during 1939-41, 

1947, 1948.

Flood of 1903 reached a stage of 37.3 ft, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. Maximum discharge for water year 1942 has been revised to 65,900 cfs 

Oct. 20, 1941 (gage height, 37.13 ft, wire-weight gage), superseding figure published 

in Water-Supply Paper 957.

RemarKs.--Records good.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15, July 11)

8.2

3.1

4.8

8.0

15

27

9.7

11.0

13.0

100

359

855

2,190

20.0 8,490

26.0 17,500

29.0 25,500

30.8 34,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

21

20

18

16

16

15

30

26

*19

18

16

15

13

12

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

13

*11

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

10

450

14.5

Ac-ftl 893

Nov.

8.0

7.4

8.9

8.0

8.6

7.2

9.2

9.8

8.6

*7.8

7.8

9.8

10

12

11

10

9.2

9.8

10

10

9.8

*10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

10

10

10

-

282.3

9.41

560

Dec.

11

11

9.5

b9.5

b9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.8

10

10

11

*10

10

9.5

9.2

9.2

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.6

8.6

9.2

9.8

9.8

9.5

8.3

7.8

*8.0

8.6

10

290.5

9.37

576

Jan.

9.8

b9.5

b9.0

b8.5

b8.0

b8.0

7.8

7.4

*7.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.6

8.3

8.6

8.0

7.8

7.8

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.2

*6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.4

5.4

3.5

3.3

222.6

7.18

442

Feb.

3.1

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.8

3.9

3.6

3.9

4.8

4.4

4.8

5.8

8.9

8.0

8.0

8.9

9.5

18

*64

29

21

-

-

253.3

9.05

502

Mar.

17

16

16

18

18

16

13

12

10

13

15

15

13

13

14

15

15

14

13

*14

13

14

14

12

13

12

12

24

143

79

44

670

21.6

1,330

Apr.

35

31

28

*26

78

833

199

120

147

94

83

77

70

65

59

55

*54

54

51

48

52

52

47

44

47

46

43

43

1,620

2,550

-

6,551

218

12,990

May

*1 1.100

651

320

227

182

145

127

113

419

2,130

300

192

155

134

120

731

581

373

1,700

256

813

1,190

633

227

*676

1,700

227

164

138

124

136

25,984

838

51,540

June

109

87

83

76

22

119

9,780

1,230

767

253

189

164

136

115

*3,910

497

204

157

293

127

189

1,500

459

2,010

253

159

134

162

794

1 , 930

-

25,958

865

51,490

July

297

169

152

152

127

783

462

a!60

114

* 20, 300

*34.000

24,900

al,880

*655

a446

338

270

240

236

236

238

a214

180

164

142

630

600

162

a!25

115

104

88,591

, 2,858

175,700

Aug.

100

85

81

83

a75

67

79

122

87

167

100

a220

286

199

109

79

67

64

a54

44

*47

43

41

42

44

363

90

55

48

40

58

3,019

97.4

5,990

Sept.

374

a68o

5,840

14.900

3,070

761

329

248

a232

216

134

578

406

*186

129

al!9

109

90

85

81

67

59

a59

294

157

85

59

58

59

a60

-

29,524

984

58,560

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,560 Mln 1.6 Mean 113 Ac-ft 81,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 34,OOO Mln 3.O Mean 498 Ac-ft 360,600

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs).--Hay 1 (9 a.m.) 18,600 cfs (26.55 ft); June 7 (7:30 a.m.) 23,OC 

cfs (28.27 ft); June 15 (10 a.m.) 7,250 cfs (18.82 ft); July 11 (8:30 a.m.) 121,000 cfs (35.5 ft); 

Sept. 4 (7 a.m.) 19,700 cfs (27.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weathe 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

rds and records for nearby

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Nov. 2O to Dec. 13, Jan. 29 to 

Feb. 25, July 9, 10, 16-21, 23-25, 28, July 30 to Aug. 4, Aug. 6-11, 13-18, Aug. 20 to Sept. 1, 

Sept. 3-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-29.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 213

Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°21', long. 97°04', in SVl£ sec. 36, T. 19 S. , R. 3 E., on upstream side 

of left pier of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from South Cottonwood River and 2 miles west of Marion.

Drainage area.--329 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,289.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 3, 1945, wire-weight or staff gages 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1939-51), 162 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 66,000 cfs July 11 (gage height, 28.57 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, 9.3 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 1.63 ft). 

1938-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1951; no flow Jan. 18, 19, 1940.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Backwater from return of overbank flow May 17, 16, June 7, 8, 30, July 1, 13, 14)

Oct. 1 to July 13 July 14 to Sept. 30

1.7 12 3.0

1.9 20 4.0

2.1 57 6.0

2.5 68 10.0

2.5 112 16.0

253

625

1,480

3,370

6,630

20.0

24.0

26.0

27.0

27.5

9,600

13,200

18,100

26,600

34,600

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

31

56

92

159

5.5 500

4.0 490

8.0 2,380

13.0 4,910

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

1.610

300

68

46

38

34

33

34

27

23

21

21

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

2,597

83.8

5,150

Nov.

16

16

17

18

19

20

18

18

16

16

IE

IE

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

17

-

492

16.4

976

Dec.

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

14

14

16

16

16

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

15

14

15

15

15

499

16.1

990

Jan.

14

16

16

17

17

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

13

12

12

442

14.3

877

Feb.

13

13

13

14

15

16

15

16

15

16

16

16

17

16

15

15

16

16

18

24

23

23

21

20

22

28

40

29

-

-

-

521

18.6

1,030

Mar.

21

21

24

32

22

19

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

14

34

189

122

49

853

27.5

1,690

Apr.

33

26

23

21

24

302

181

68

42

37

40

49

38

33

28

24

22y.21

21

23

26

24

21

22

30

26

36

59

582

-

1,703

56.8

3,380

May

5,010

1,170

148

98

74

'5763

50

486

3,060

361

124

94

76

72

3,150

8,620

2, 600

1,260

409

2,000

1,000

1,990

a330

a220

alEO

a!20

103

94

87

114

33,400

1,077

£6,250

June

107

74

68

63

55

603

12.000

3,100

1,330

219

167

153

137

228

231

142

120

96

69

83

96

439

1,580

1,970

259

132

107

137

9,780

8,600

-

42,165

1,406

83,630

July

1,400

280

3,370

2,870

a410

8300

a260

a250

a2SO

3,640

50.600

17,800

10,300

1,330

402

252

204

185

176

159

145

151

5,400

559

169

141

129

120

105

96

22.

79,543

2,566

157,800

Aug.

86

76

72

69

66

59

156

187

154

120

90

72

187

159

78

61

58

S3

50

46

96

82

53

58

56

7E

159

72

52

41

£6

2,662

85.9

5,280

Sept.

52

76

88

aZOO

a4.400

al,500

a500

a300

aZOO

alOO

alOO

321

800

136

131

192

113

92

76

72

66

62

66

604

827

131

94

72

69

62

"

11,502

585

22,610

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,930 Mln 4.6 Mean 105 Ac-ft 75,660

Water year 1950-51: Max 30,600 Min 12 Mean 483 Ac-ft 349,900
214 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°12', long. 96°50', in NE^- sec. 25, T. 21 S., R. 5 E., on upstream end 

of right abutment of highway bridge, 4 miles south of Cedar Point and 9.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1951.

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 . 12 years (1939-51), 70.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 52,400 cfs June 29 (gage height, 23.70 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of contracted opening and flowover-road determination of peak flow; minimum, 4.7 cfs Feb. 14, 15 (gage height, 

4.12 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 29, 1951; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known since at least 1856, that of June 29, 1951. Flood in July 

1929 reached a stage of 24.63 ft (figure shown in Water-Supply Paper 1139 in error) 

at house on left bank where flood of 1951 reached a stage of 25.7 ft.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for water year 1944 has been revised to 22,500 

cfs Apr. 22, 1944 (gage height, 22.50 ft), superseding figure published in WaterSupply Paper 1007.

Remarks. Records good except those above 8,000 cfs, which are fair, 

ments generally made twice a month.

Discharge measureRating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4 

4.8 

5.2

Oct. 1 to June 29

4.4

7.0

11

16

50

93

5.6

6.4

8.0

11.0

20.0

21.5

175

410

1,100

2,920

9,800

11,700

June 30 to Sept. 30

4.8

4.9 

5.1 

5.3 

5.6

25

29

45

6.1 270

7.3 750

10.6 2,640

17.0 7,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

' 14

15

15

14

14

14

17

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

386

12.5

_

_

766

Nov.

8.9

9.7

11

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.7

9.3 

9.7

10

10

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.9

9.7

9.7

9.3

-

295.6

9.85

_

586

Dec.

9.7

977

9.3

8.9

8.5

7.0

6.7

7.8

8.9

9.3

8.9 

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.4

253.9

8.19

_

_

504

Jan.

6.5

15

20

12

9.7

8.5

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4 

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.7

243.9

7.87

_

_

484

Feb.

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.2

6.5

7.0

6.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4 

5.7

5.4

JL9

4.9

5.4

5.7

6.5

7.4

220

68

31

22

20

198

318

63

46

_

_

-

1,096.8

39.2

_

_

2,180

Mar.

37

36

35

30

29

28

25

23

22

32

57 

39

28

28

28

27

27

24

22

21

21

21

20

19

19

18

19

99

98

53

39

1,024

33.0

_

_

2,030

Apr.

36

35

34

32

106

300

67

52

48

47

54 

49

45

42

39

36

36

36

34

33

34

32

30

30

31

30

114

47

39

1 . 750

-

3,278

109

_

_

6,500

May

5.710

188

112

92

81

78

70

66

228

99

71 

63

59

54

52

462

281

136

105

77

571

689

196

99

86

7*8

69

66

61

58

56

8,113

262

_

16,090

June

52

50

52

49

48

65

346

279

133

60

63 

64

51

56

50

48

44

41

40

21

80

95

466

782

112

74

63

390

10,900

3,100

-

17,692

590

_

_

35,090

July

208

120

2,670

193

98

74

64

53

50

1,720

6.920 

4,020

474

208

160

133

113

96

85

78

68

62

295

90

63

56

53

50

49

47

45

18,415

594

_

_

36,530

Aug.

43

42

41

40

38

37

35

44

433

102

355 

55

61

47

40

37

35

34

32

31

41

41

44

54

36

51

74

50

38

31

29

2,071

66.8

_

_

4,110

Sept.

29

30

43

64

2.550

155

90

75

62

60

51 

737

132

68

104

117

64

54

50

47

44

43

43

61

53

45

40

37

36

37

-

5,021

167

_

_

9,960

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,120 Mln 6.7 Mean 51.2 Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft 37,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,900 Mln 4.9 Mean 159 Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft 114,800

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs). 

52.400 cfs (23.70 ft); July 3 (11 a.n

May 1 (7 a.m.) 8,270 cfs (18.20 ft); June 29 (10:30 a.m.) 

1.) 7,120 cfs (16.77 ft); July 11 (11 a.m.) 11,200 cfs (21.20

ft); Sept. 5 (11:30 a.m.) 3,930 cfs (12.44 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 215

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°22', long. 96°31', In NE^ sec. 28, T. 19 S., R. 8 E., on downstream side 

of left pier of highway bridge, 1 mile east of Cottonwood Falls and 3? miles upstream 

from South Fork Cottonwood River.

Drainage area. 1,402 sq mi.

Records available. April 1932 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,147.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1T929. Prior to Feb. 12, 1935, chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at datum 0.64 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 19 years, 589 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 196,000 cfs July 11 (gage height, 27.06 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and slopearea determinations at gage heights 22.50 and 27.06 ft; minimum, 59 cfs Jan. 30.

1932-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1951; minimum, 1 cfs Aug. 15 to Sept. 

13, 1934, Sept. 19-23, 1936.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for water year 1948 has been revised to 78,000 

cfs July 20, 1948 (gage height, 23.30 ft), superseding figure published in Water-Supply 

Paper 1117.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 1007: 1942. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect 

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

2.3 

2.6 

3.3 

4.0

54

137

418

852

6.0

9.0

17.0

19.0

2,710

5,600

11,700

14,400

20.5

21.2

23.5

25.0

19,400

30,600

82,000

120,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

207

203

802

1.170

306

230

226

218

196

185

182

168

157

151

147

144

137

134

131

131

131

131

*127

127

124

131

131

131

124

124

118

6,624

214

13,140

Nov.

115

108

111

115

118

127

124

127

121

118

111

111

111

118

118

118

118

115

115

*111

115

111

108

105

102

102

105

105

105

108

-

3,396

113

6,740

Dec.

Ill HT

108

108

105

80

88

91

91

94

97

99

102

105

105

102

99

*94

97

91

94

94

94

94

94

94

38

88

91

91

91

2,991

96.5

5,930

Jan.

91

99

105

115

115

99

80

88

91

88

83

85

85

85

85

88

94

88

85

83

80

*80

77

72

77

75

77

66

b62

b62

b66

2,626

84.7

5,210

Feb.

b68

b68

68

70

77

83

85

83

80

80

83

83

83

b70

75

85

85

85

88

134

*310

245

144

124

168

662

680

314

_

_

-

4,280

153

8,490

Mar.

249

215

193

178

168

171

154

144

131

147

185

203

185

168

*164

168

168

161

154

147

144

140

137

131

124

121

124

393

599

675

662

6,703

216

13,300

Apr.

399

319

285

265

432

2.020

1,370

994

668

551

500

473

453

433

390

362

345

327

310

306

302

289

*265

257

253

245

26T

404

1,010

1,950

-

16,438

548

32,600

May

14,400

16 . 100

11,600

3,740

1,320

1,070

914

800

815

1,520

3,350

2,260

815

649

568

695

3,520

7,020

10,400

7,640

2,790

4,410

5,480

4,340

*1,830

1,110

907

778

722

662

675

112,900

3,642

223,900

June

636

611

528

484

465

473

9,030

*9,960

13,300

10,400

2,560

1,200

1,030

899

2,220

1,690

922

729

623

568

557

1,140

1,840

3,960

4,830

2,200

*860

2,560

12,700

*51.200

-

140,173

4,672

278,000

July

23,800

13,800

6,960

7,060

9,580

5,720

1,910

1,530

1,360

12,700

*107,000

*11 7,000

63,000

22,100

13,200

6,290

2,320

1,740

1,480

1,320

1,080

1,040

4,320

4,490

4,350

2,050

3,470

1,610

1,050

868

778

444,976

14,350

882,600

Aug.

715

*642

580

534

495

468

563

642

1,420

2.210

1,570

1,310

1,170

1,130

1,070

63O

484

443

418

394

438

599

557

511

517

964

1,650

1,230

682

*484

448

24,968

805

49,520

Sept.

1,460

845

4,210

5,380

10,200

11.600

11,300

6,510

1,300

1,350

1,310

1,700

3,400

2,790

1,470

1,170

1,260

946

757

675

617

580

557

568

1,090

*2,020

938

592

500

468

-

77,563

2,585

153,800

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,100 Mln 57 Mean 649 Ac-ft 469,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 117,000 Mln 62 Mean 2,311 Ac-ft 1,673,000

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs). 

cfs (7.14 ft); May 19 (5:30 p.m.) 11

-May 1 (12 p.m.) 18,400 cfs (20.35 ft); May 11 (8 p.m.) 3,960 

300 cfs (16.58 ft); May 23 (6 a.m.) 5,970 cfs (9.62 ft)j June 9

(3 p.m.) 14,700 cfs (19.12 ft); June 15 (11 a.m.) 3.720 cfs (6.92 ft); June 25 (6:30 a.m.) 5,130 cfs

(8.35 ft); June 30 (1:30 a.m. )' 65,200 cfs (22.68 ft): July 5 (2 p.m.) 9,900 cfs (14.82 ft)j July 11

(11:30 a.m.) 196,000 cfs (27.06 ft); July 25 (2 a.m.) 5,340 cfs (8.63 ft); July 27 (10:30 a.m.)

4,760 cfs (7.91 ft); Sept'. 3 (l:30'p .m.)" 7,160 cfs (il.32 ft); Sept. 5 (7'p.m.) 12,000 cfs (17.32 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
216 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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 bridge on State Highway 57, at Strawn, If miles downstream from Eagle Creek.

Drainage area. 2,933 sq-mi.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,018.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Kansas City supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to Sept. 27, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 400,000 cfs July 11 (gage height, 30.54 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 97,000 cfs on basis of rainfall-runoff studies and 

flood-routing study to station near lola, to peak stage; minimum daily, 100 cfs Jan. 30 

to Feb. 1.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1951; minimum, 71 cfs'Sept. 22, 1949 

(gage height, 1.75 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to Nov. 13)

Oct. 1 to July 11 July 12 to Sept. 30

2.9 

3.2 

3.8 

5.0 

10.0

1,770 

2,580 

3,280 

4,000 

7,40O

17.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

13,800

19,600

22,700

29,000

Note. Same as following table 

below 2.9 ft and above 23.0 ft.

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

5.0 

10.0

110

135

19O

365

660

1,040

1,770

2,48O

3,420

6,590

17.0 

21.5 

23 .O 

24.5 

26.0 

27.0 

28.0 

29.0 

30.0

12,50O

21,OOO

29,000

43,300

74,800

108,000

153,000

233,000

339,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

927

1,570

1,620

660

1.660

768

419

378

365

*446

335

315

275

228

228

228

228

212

220

220

228

228

220

*212

212

212

212 

212

212

205" 205

13,660

441

27,090

Nov.

2 OS

19O '205

198

179

184

*212 212"

212

212

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

*205

205

2O5

205

198

190

190

190 

190

190

190

-

6,012

200

11,920

Dec.

184

198 150"

190

190

179

168

*168

168

168

179

190

190

190

190

190

b!70

*b!70

b!80

b!80

190

184

184

179

179

184

162 

b!60

IB?

174

162

5,552

179

11,010

Jan.

152

152

174

184

TW

179

b!70

b!70

b!60

*b!60

b!60

162

162

157

157

152

152

152

152

152

146

*140

14O

140

135

135

135 

b!2O

bllO

blOO

bl55"

4,639

150

9,200

Feb.

blOO

bllO

b!20

b!20

b!30

*b!40

b!30

b!30

130

120

118

118

112

115

157

135

146

146

157

355

580

432

532

355

285

657

1,850 

1,740

_

_

-

9,220

329

18,290

Mar.

940

66O

628

548

486

*419

392

355

325

365

822

840

660

548

*486

473

460

460

432

392

355

335

315

315

295

265

250 

335

1,510

1,770

1,500

17,936

578

35,580

Apr.

1,280

920

660

580

580

1,320

5,210 4, "526"

*2,620

1,720

1,380

1,260

1,130

980

804

660

660

580

580

500

486

473

486

*5"l6~ 432

548

548 

564

628

1,840

-

34,465

1,149

68,360

May

10,700

*18,90O

*33,700

24,900

17 , 700

6,650

2,840

2,550

2,500

4,320

*4,530

5,280

4,370

1,930

1.150

1,360

2,760

5,540

6,960

8,860

10,700

9,580

7,050

8,100

6,770

5,860

5,650 

5,490

1,850

1,280

1,690

229,260

7,595

454,700

June

*1,550

1,330

1,190

1,060

980

920

5,430"

10,400

17,400

19,200

15,900

15,800

4,790

2,520

5,680

7,900

10,100

4,060

2,210

1,580

1,510

1,850

8,470

15,800

*15,100

9,500

5,550 

5,100

4,260

12,400

198,900

6,650

594,500

July

*56,200

41,40O

51,700

25,600

17,400

12,600

16,600

10,600

5,790

9,860

*115,000

274,000

166,000

64,000

59,700

29,400

22,200

12,700

*4,180

5,050

2,690

2,440

12,900

12,700

7,620

5,550

4,150 

4,400

5,400

2,270

1,190

995,250

52,040

*1,970

Aug.

612

1,240

*1,280

1,110

1,060

980

1,110

1,150

5,450

2,820

3,550

5,850

5,790

2,900

2,780

1,910

1,550

1,190

840

786

786

804

1,170

2,290

1,240

6,700

8,020 

4,700

2,160

1,660

1,040

68,268

2,202

155,400

Sept.

1,220

4,570

9,420

17,400

22,700

*50,500

29,666

21,900

15,900

8,950

5,550

5,560

6,580

6,740

4,800

3,280

2,560

2,550

2,290

1,850

1,560

1,400

1,550

1,080

2,110

2,430

2,770 

2,450

1,310

980

-

218,060

7,269

452,500

Calendar year 1950 : Max 17,500 Min 105 Mean 1,507 Ac-ft 1,091,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 274,000 Min 100 Mean 4,930 Ac-ft 3,569,000

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). --May 3 (8 a.m.) 34,500 cfs (23.67 ft); May 21 (8:30 p.m.)

10,900 cfs (14.20 ft); June 10 (3 a.m.) 20,300 cfs (21.28 ft); June 17 (9 a.m.) 10,900 cfs (14.11 ft);

June 24 (3 a.m.) 16,200 cfs (19.03 ft); July 1 (4 p.m.) 55,000 cfs (25.19 ft); July 7 (5 a.m.) 17,900

cfs (20.15 ft); July 11 (12 p.m.) 400.000 cfs (30.54 ft); July 23 (5 p.m.) 16.800 cfs (19.78 ft); 

Aug. 26 (7 p.m.) 10,400 cfs (14.86 ft); Sept. 6 (5 p.m.) 32,800 cfs (23.48 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Expressed in thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed on basis of once-daily wire-weight gage readings Jan. 30 to Feb. 6, May 

29-31, June 18-22, 28, July 9, 20-22, July 26 to Aug. 3, Sept. 15-30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 217

Neosho River near lola, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°53' , long. 95°26', in NEi sec. 9, T. 25 S., R. 18 E., on left bank 1 mile 

downstream from Elm Creek and 3 miles southwest of lola.

Drainage area. 3,818 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1895 to November 1903, October 1917 to September 1951. Published 

as at lola 1895-1903 .

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 30, 1903, staff gage at highway bridge 4 miles upstream at datum 

13.41 ft higher.

Average discharge . 34 years (1917-1951), 1,692 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 436,000 cfs July 13 (gage height, 43.0 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 84,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 78 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 3.12 ft).

1895-1903; 1917-51: Maximum discharge, that of 'July 13, 1951; no flow at times in 

1897, 1936.

Remarks . Records fair.

Revisions (water, years) . W 1037: 1918-24, 1926-29, 1935(M) . W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.2

3.5

4.O

5.0

7.0

11.0

24.0

98

186

402

980

2,550

6,800

23,400

27.0

30.0

32.0

36.0

38.0

40.0

42.0

30,500

46,000

68,000

104,000

160,000

243,000

360,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

452

638

1,350

1.410

756

1,390 

871

558

472

*457

477

442

392

357

347

319

305

296

287

270

265

265

261

261

257

257

257

253

249

253

253

14,677

473

29,110

Nov.

249

23T

233

221

221

21S 

*218

225

249

241

229

229

225

221

229

225

221

225

225

221

221

225

221

221

210

214

214

"204 204

210

-

6,706

224

13,300

Dec.

207

218

214

214

225

207 

193

*186

190

193

193

196

200

200

204

204

204

196

190

190

196

186

190

186

186

186

186

183

180

183

176

6,062

196

12,020

Jan.

183

207

204

200

225

221 

210

196

204

*196

193

186

180

186

190

180

173

170

173

170

170

164

164

167

157

154

148

154

125

131

137

5,518

178

10,940

Feb.

145

142

140

140

142

*154 

131

142

148

151

154

157

154

150

112

125

167

183

190

407

1,060

1,010

632

610

548

447

533

1.550

_

-

- 

9,624

344

19,090

Mar.

1,540

973

732

678

616

*538 

492

452

422

402

417

819

910

744

622

553

522

502

502

487

452

412

402

382

367

357

343

338

362

1,110

1,560

19,008

613

37,700

Apr.

1,340

1,220

938

732

649

*5.750 

3,596

5,660

4,090

2,460

2,400

1,970

1,630

1,390

1,200

1,070

938

838

774

726

690

654

627

632

616

584

579

1,060

1,110

806

-

46,723

1,557

92,670

May

8,400

15,100

16,000

*17,300

19,500

22.600 

17,200

3,130

2,590

8,590

6,240

5,250

5,250

4,000

2,280

2,130

4,460

3,490

7,220

8,3.70

9,540

11,800

13,600

8,610

8,320

7,590

6,190

5,370

2,860

1,930

1.670

256,580

8,277

508 , 900

June

1,580

1,510

1,400

1,270

1,160

1.130 

2,510

5,730

11,200

15,000

17,400

* 20 , 300

19,100

6,290

2,630

5,700

8,750

9,480

3,780

5,140

2,320

3,000

6,400

18,000

20,200

18 , 400

12,000

6,400

11,600

25.000

-

262,380

8,746

520,400

July

27,800

23,000

*24,300

41,000

39,400

31,800 

26,800

23,000

18,700

18,500

30,700

189,000

*344,DOO

166,000

91,600

* 54, 900

45,800

34,700

25,300

* 10, 200

5,200

2,500

9,200

16,700

17,400

9,980

6,380

5,050

5,000

3,610

2,280

1 1,349.8

43,540

*2,677

Aug.

1,810

1,610

1,480

1,350

1,220

1,130 

1,080

1,280

2,740

5,780

3,390

4,120

4,320

4,630

3,080

2,680

1,950

1,530

1,200

1.060

1,820

2,110

1,300

2,220

2,690

5,460

17.700

17,600

6,840

3,280

2,070

110,530

3,565

219,200

Sept.

2,280

4,030

12,300

18,600

*27,100

27,800 

27,200

26,000

30,600

34.400

26,400

16,000

23,200

15,500

8,050

5,510

3,730

2,820

2,570

2,240

1,920

1,710

1,570

1,540

1,520

1,640

1,970

2,460

2,100

1.440

"

334,200

11,140

662,900

Calendar year 1950: Max 18,800 Min 93 Mean 2,121 Ac-ft 1,536,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 344,000 Min 112 Mean 6,635 Ac-ft 4,803,000

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). May 6 (12 p.m.) 23,300 cfs (23.89 ft); May 10 (6 p.m.) 10,300 

ifs (13.68 ft); May 23 (10 a.m.) 14,300 cfs (16.66 ft); June 12 (5:30 p.m.) 21,200 cfs (22.16 ft);

Tima in lK Q wi \ 1 f% ftfV% upo M * Qf» p-t- A . Tn**a 9c; /o>mn-t- TO m \ Pft Pftft nfa< Tune ^C\ fa>\mi1-. T 1 n m I

Expressed in thousands.

Note. No gage-height record June 10, 11, June 21 to July 2, July 12-22; discharge computed from 

U. S. Weather Bureau wire-weight gage readings 4 miles upstream.
218 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°20', long. 95°06' , in tffi£ sec. 21, T. 31 S., R. 21 E. , on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 160, half a mile upstream from Hickory 

Creek, three-quarters of a mile upstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 

2| miles upstream from dam of Kansas Ordnance Plant, and 8| miles east of Parsons.

Drainage area. 4,817 sq mi (includes that of Hickory Creek). 

Records available. October 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 810.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (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. 30 years, 2,655 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 410,000 cfs July 14 (gage height, 40.20 ft, 

from floodmark in gage well); minimum, 107 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 7.00 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 14, 1951; no flow at times in 1934, 1936, 

1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Small diversion from pool in which gage is located by the Kansas 

Ordnance Plant.

Revisions (water years) . W 807: 1922, 1923. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

7.0

7.2

7.4

7.7

8.7

10.0

15.0

107

162

243

425

1,490

3,200

10,600

25.0

26.5

30.5

35.5

37.5

40.0

28,000

35,700

87,000

185,000

255,000

394,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

B

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

540

540

540

,110

,850

,360

,250

,250 

*804

600

520

510

520

450

418

396

367

347

335

324

312

300

294

289

284

289

284

284

284

284

274

17,189

554

34,090

Nov.

274

268

263

248

243

*239

248

248 

248

253

258

253

248

248

248

243

243

243

243

239

248

248

243

239

239

239

234

230

230

225

-

7,373

246

14,620

Dec.

217

512" 221

217

217

208

*208

199 

199

195

195

199

199

199

195

195

195

195

195

195

188

184

188

180

173

169

166

166

162

16T

169

5,962

192

11,830

Jan.

177

192

208

212

553

195

199

208 

*203

192

192

195

192

192

188

184

177

169

166

162

156

159

156

156

153

150

144

135

130

124

141

5,410

175

10,730

Feb.

127

127

138

144

*138

166

150

180 

173

159

166

173

177

192

199

188

169

177

274

1,230

3,000

1,950

1,570

1,080

868

836

731

630

_

_

-

15,112

540

29,970

Mar.

1,350

1,780

1,670

1,320

*953

815

690

610 

530

502

502

520

700

1,020

920

773

690

610

580

550

530

502

476

434

411

396

389

375 375"

389

752

22,114

713

43,860

Apr.

1,710

1,590

1,430

1,200

*964

2,410

9,830

6", 7 20 

6,140

4,940

4,000

4,360

3,140

2,340

1,910

1,600

1,410

1,250

1,120

1,020

986

931

878

815

773

773

742

710 S6"8

1,510

-

68,070

2,269

135,000

May

1,210

8,480

14,900

16,100

16,500

18,000

*20,100

21,700 

9,830

4,630

9,030

7,280

5,650

5,640

4,600

2,960

2,950

5,340

4,570

7,020

9,220

17,800

22,400

}_y 300

nUoo

8,640

7,980

6,980

5,830

3,830

2,430

300,300

9,687

595,600

June

2,060

,890

,780

,660

,530

,.420

,590

4,600 

7,410

11,200

*13,900

16,200

18,800

20,900

12,800

3,830

6,540

8,730

9,300

5,970

7,500

7,230

12,200

17,100

23,300

24,800

24,900

22,600

15,400

24,500

-

331,640

11,050

657,800

July

27,800

28,800

29,200

30,500

32,300

*33 , 100

32,600

33,800 

35,300

39,400

40,100

38,900

66,000

*366,000

*2~48,000

125,000

85,800

*70,200

60,200

50,300

*39,800

30,600

15,100

8,440

14,500

17,500

14,100

7,410

5,690

5,440

4j350

1,636,230

52,780

*3 , 245

Aug.

2,860

2,240

1,950

1,740

1,570

1,420

1,270

1,230 

2,600

7,170

6,570

4,880

4,730

4,840

4,960

3,700

3,050

2,210

1,800

1,310

1,910

8,960

4,120

2,120

2,350

4,450

12,700

19,900

23,700

5,' 130

165,440

5,337

328,100

Sept.

2,790

2,580

5,890

*12,400

17,600

22,500

24,800

25,200 

27,700

32,900

*35,900

39,200

43,50O

39,200

32,700

28,700

17,700

7,440

5,050

3,860

3,280

2,780

2,280

1,710

2,410

1,940

*1,S20

2,200

2,580

2,540

-

450,950

15,03J

894,400

Calendar year 1950 : Max 27,000 Min no Mean 2,581 Ac-i't 1,869,000

Water year 1950-51 : Max 366,000 Min 124 Mean 8,290 Ac-ft 6,001,000

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 efs).--May 8 (1:30 p.m.) 22,100 cfs (22.01 ft); Vay 23 (7:30 a.m.) 

23,300 cfs (22761 ft); June 14 (4 p.m.) 21,100 cfs (21.49 ft): June 27 (5 a.m.) 25,000 cfs (23.52 ft); 

July 14 (1 to 2 p.m.) 410,000 cfs (40.20 ft); July 26 (6 p.m.) 17,900 cfs (19.73 ft); Aug. 29 

(6 p.m.) 24,200 cfs (23.09 ft); Sept. 13 (1O a.m.) 43,800 cfs (27.25 ft).

* Di3charge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 8, 9, July 14-21, Aug. 10, 

Aug. 16 to Sept. 2, Sept. 6-9, 21-27.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 219

Neosho River near Commerce, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long. 94°57', in SW^-SEi sec. 5, T. 28 N., R. 22 E., on downstream 

side of left pier of county highway bridge l£ miles upstream from Mud Creek, l| miles 

downstream from Four Mile Creek, 4J miles west of Commerce, and at mile 153.4.

Drainage area.--5.876 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1939 to September 1951.

 Water-stage recor<iei; - Datum of gage is 748.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

.929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge.--12 years, 4,585 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 267,000 cfs July 15, computed by flood-routing 

method from hydrograph defined at Miami (mile 144.2) by several discharge measurements 

stage record, and by comparison with computed inflow into Lake 0" The Cherokees- maximum gage height, 34.03 ft July 16, from floodmark; minimum discharge observed, 133 cfs 

*eD. 7, from discharge measurement made during period of ice effect. 

n t: 19?9 "^1 ; Maxi5jum discharge and gage height, those of July 1951; minimum discharge, 

0.5 cfs Oct. 24, 25, Nov. 8, 1939 (gage height, 1.65 ft). 

Maximum stage and discharge known, those of July 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect and those 

computed from hydrograph (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second) '

(Shifting-control method used July 1-4, 11-13, Sept. 10-17, 20, 21; 

backwater from return of overbank flow July 20-25, Sept. 18, 19)

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

133

216

396

842

1,480

5.0

> 6.0

16.0

19.0

21.0

3,400

5,300

22,400

30,800

49,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

587

622

5.170 

1,160

1,640

1,690

1,040

1,420

1,130

748

578

555

527

519

478

418

589

585

569 549^

529 

529

511

505

295

287

287

281

258

269

269

20,970

676

41,590

Nov.

269

264

264 

258

255

237

242

248

242

232

232

248

253

248

253

258

248

242

248

248

242 

248

248

237

227

227

221

221

216

211

7,285

245

14,450

Dec.

207

216

227 

216

227

221

b220

b218

b216

216

212

207

198

207

207

212

212

212

212

212

212 

207

207

212

212

207

198

191

194

194

194

6,506

210

12,900

Jan.

194

216

257 

257

264

258

242

221

221

237

216

212

216

227

216

189

198

198

194

189

180 

160

167

176

171

176

180

171

b!63

b200

blSO

6,276

202

12,450

Feb.

blSO

blSS

b!57

152

b!60

b210

b205

202

189

189

202

227

376

305

b264

578

1,950

12,200

15,50,0 

8,020

5,500

2,180

Mar.

1,010

1,990

2,100 

2.220

1,640

1,200

1,010

853

737

854

1,860

1,500

1,010

1,110

1,290

1,100

355

855

779

727

688 

650

604

560

1,480 535

1,3^0 510

l,55u

1,260

_

_

-

50,811

1,815

100,800

494

486

486

486

510

30,807

994

61,100

Apr.

1,080

1,880

1,710 

1,530

1,280

2,680

7,950

10.600

6,420

6,420

4,960

5,300

4,780

5,500

2,670

2,120

1,740

1,510

1,530

1,180

1,390 

1,500

1,220

1,040

952

898

865

810

768

1,150

-

81,215

2,707

161,100

May

1,590

5,920

12,000 

15,200

16,000

16,700

18,900

19,600

20,000

8,100

7,060

9,620

6,420

5,940

5,460

4,600

5,400

4,960

5,780

5,620

8,820 

12,700

19,600

21.800

17,400

10,600

8,820

8,180

6,420

5,500

3.190

313,700

10,120

622,200

June

2,260

,950

,790 

,640

,510

.,,560

,710

2,800

7,060

10,500

12,500

16,400

20,000

19,500

19,800

9,520

4,820

7,540

9,780

12,700

14,000 

18,400

20,400

17,300

19,100

22,000

23,300

23,900

25,100

55.200

-

381,440

12,710

756,600

July

36,200

41,000

39,000 

35,500

55,300

54,400

55,600

35,200

32,900

35,900

57,900

42,500

45,200

e67,400

8251.000

e225,000

e!45,000

=101,000

e78,500

65,200

54,500 

45,200

37,900

26,600

13,800

16,200

17,400

12,500

7,220

5,780

5.620

1,653,820

53,350

*3,280

Aug.

4,220

2,880

2,550 

2,010

1,790

1,580

1,420

1,300

1,500

4,720

6,900

5,940

4,960

4,960

4,960

4,600

3,610

3,080

2,310

1,720

1.28_0 

4,280

7,580

3,500

2,220

5,190

5,910

12,800

19,100

21.400

15,600

161,050

5,195

319,400

Sept.

4,640

2,770

3,500 

8,500

14,500

18,700

21,200

2-2 , 600

24,400

27,000

28,900

55,300

45,100

48.400

47,300

45,000

57,100

27,000

9,250

4,960

4,120 

5,400

2,770

5,580

3,500

2.670

3,540

2,880

2,770

5,080

-

508,010

16,950

tl,008

Calendar year 1950: Max 56,500 Min 153 Mean 3,233 Ac-i't 2,340,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 251,000 Min 150 Mean 8,827 Ac-ft 6,391,000

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). May 9 (11 a.m.) 20,800 cfs (15.20 ft); June 13 (7 a.m.) 20,400

cfs (15.01 ft); July 5 (2 a.m.) 42,000 cfs (20.51 ft); July 15 (6 p.m.) 267,000 cfs; Aug. 30 (8:30

p.m.) 21,600 cfs (15.59 ft); Sept. 14 (ll a.m.) 48,400 cfs (20.68 ft).

Expressed in thousands. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice . 

e Computed from hydrograph based on flood-routing computations of flow bet Miami and Commerce
220 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Stahl Greek near Miller, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°11'40", long. 93°50'40", in SE£ sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 27 W., on downstream side of left abutment of bridge on State Highway 39, 14 miles south of Miller 

and 6.4 miles upstream from mouth

Drainage area. 3.86 sq mi.

Records available. June 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,184.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929 (State Highway Commission bench mark)-.

Kxtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 904 cfs July 4 (gage height, 6.18 ft); minimum, 

U.UJ. cfs Aug. 31; minimum gage height, 1.39 ft, but may have been less during period of 

no gage-height record.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 4, 1951; minimum, that of Aug. 31, 1951; 

minimum gage height, 1.36 ft Aug. 14, 1950.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per'second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.97

12.8

52

~S.ZQ

5.35

4.35

4.35

3 . 60 

3.00

2.65

2.35

2.05

1.92

1.68

*1.56

1.45

1.24

1.14

.97

.89

.82

.75

.75

.75

.68

.56

.46

.41

.41

.32

.25

118.68

3.83

0.992

1.14

235

Nov.

0.25

.32

.41

.41

.41

.41

.32 

25

!25

.25

*.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.20

.16

720

.32

.68

.56

.56

.75

.7F

.75

.75

.68

.68

.68

.68

-

12.93

0.431

0.112

0.12

26

Dec.

0.68

.46

.46

.56

.56

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5 

.56

.56

.68

.68

.75

75F

.46

.46

.41

.41

.46

.46

.41

.32

.25

.20

.20

.20

*a.l

a7?

.32

.32

.32

13.51

0.436

0.113

0.13

27

Jan.

0.32

.41

.25

.16

.20

.20

.18

725

.25

.25

.25

.48

5.60

3700"

2.20

1.92

1.56

1.45

1.24

al.l

.97

.89

.75

.68

.56

.46

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

26.48

0.854

0.221

0.26

53

Feb.

aO.l

a77

1.45

a. 8

al.O

4.72

al.5

.68

* .45

.45

.45

.14

.05

2.20

7.50

24.5

70

17.4

94

15.5

8.90

6.80

5.60

4.85

5.10

*4.10

7.50

_

_

-

293.64

10.5

2.72

2.83

582

Mar.

3.60

3.40

2.65

2.20

2.05

1.92

1.80

1.45

14.3

17.6

*77T5

5.35

4.35

3.85

3.60

3.20

2.65

2.35

2.20

2.05

1.92

1.68

1.56

1.45

1.34

T751

1.34

1.45

1.56

1.34

104.38

3.37

0.873

1.01

207

Apr.

1.24

1.14

1.24

*1.05

T714

1.34

1.14

1.14 

1.24

1.45

5.60

6.20

5.90

4.10

3.00

2.50

2.20

2.05

1.92

1.68

7.78

*3755~

3.20

2.50

2.05

 1.80

1.68

1.56

1.68

1.68

75.05

2.50

0.648

0.72

149

May

2.50

T750"

1.34

1.05

1.24

1.14

1.14

1.14 

1.24

2.35

1.34

1.05

.89

.82

.82

.75

.75

.68

.62

.62

.75

1.63

.89

.68

.56

.51

.46

.41

.36

7TT

.36

30.30

0.977

0.253

0.29

60

June

0.32

.28

.32

.28

.25

.32

.46

.32 

*.25

.25

.22

.20

.18 750-

.20

.22

.22

.20

.22

.28

.36

24.1

2.05

1.34

1.45

1.05

.97

.82

3.36

29.5

70.19

2.34

0.606

0.68

139

July

4.10

12.0

17.8

119 "15". e

8.05

6.45

4,97 

5.22

15.7

7.09

5.71

4.97

3.98

3.07

2.48

2.30

3.67

2.67

1.80

1.36

1.23

.97

.85

.85

.85

.74

.55

.47

74T

.85

251.02

8.10

2.10

2.42

498

Aug.

0.64 ~-$5

*.34

.25

.21

.17

.17 

.13

.17

.17

,17

.17

.17

.13

.13

.10

.13

.17

.10

.10

.10

.08

.08

.08

.06

.06

.13

.04

.04

.02

70?

4.73

0.153

0.040

0.05

9.4

Sept,

0.04 -&5

.06

.13

.21

.10

,08 

.06

.25

.25

.21

,25

,17

.13

*.10

.13

.10

.10

,08

.06

.08

.13

.06

1.61

.85

.74

~m1.98

.47

.40

-

9.63

0.321

0.083

0.09

19

Calendar year 1950: Max 

Water year 195O-51: Max 119

Min - 

Min 0.02

Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft - 

Mean 2.77 Cfsm 0.718 In. 9.74 Ac-ft 2,000

Peak discharge (base, 50 efs).--Oct. 3 (1:45 a.m.) 195 efs (3.78 ft); Feb. 18 (l to 3 p.m.) 129 cfs 

(3.35 ft;; FebT 20 (5:15 a.m.) 224 efs (3.94 ft); June 22 (3:45 a.m.) 206 cfs (3.85 ft); June 30 

(12 m.) 139 cfs (3.42 ft); July 4 (2:45 a.m.) 904 efs (6.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 1 discharge measurement.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 221

Spring River near Waoo, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°14'45", long. 94°33'55", on line between SE^ sec. 7 and NE^ sec. 18, T. 

29 N., R. 33 W., on left bank on dowstream side of left pier of highway bridge, threequarters of a mile downstream from Blackberry Creek, I? miles east of Waoo, and 47.6 

miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 1,164 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1924 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 833.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929. Prior to Oct. 6, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 6, 1934, to Feb. 22, 1935, wire-weight 

gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 953 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,200 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 19.52 ft); minimum daily, 85 cfs Feb. 1; minimum gage height, 1.79 ft Jan. 30.

1924-51: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 30.94 ft), from 

floodmark); minimum, 11 cfs July 24, 1934 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

Remarks. Recorde good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Low flow 

slightly regulated by gristmills above station.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

70

151

340

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

573

1,100

2,380

10.0 6,110

16.0 13,700

19.2 18,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

371 

393

962

2.180

1,160

829

675

619

583

528

485

457

429

406

*384

571

358

344

340

325

519

302

294

294

290

282

270

254

250 

247

259

15,238

492

0.423

0.49

50,220

Nov.

239 

235

228

220

220

220

220

216

213

*206

202

195

191

191

188

184

184

181

184

184

177

174

174

168

168

161

164

164

161 

158

-

5,770

192

0.165

0.18

11,440

Dec.

158

154

145

154

148

142

142

139

130

158

145

142

139

130

150

124

124

150

127

124

121

118

113

113

*116

116

116 

113

116

4,098

132

0.113

0.13

8,130

Jan.

110 

133

161

174

177

158

136

150

150

121

116

115

115

121

145

235

258

239

206

188

164

164

158

' 154

148

139

136

124

bllO 

b95

b90

4,646

150

0.129

0.15

9,220

Feb.

b85 

b90

bllO

116

116

490

1,980

1,220

604

*411

340

325

519

540

402

593

752

3,490

10,000

15,900

18.600

14,700

6,950

2,380

1,860

1,790

1,720

1,550

-

87,011

5,108

2.67

2.78

172,600

Mar.

1,430 

1,280

1,220

1,100

1,040

990

908

881

803

881

2,440

5.520

*2,180

1,550

1,510

1,190

1,100

1,020

966

881

829

777

752

700

660

634

614

598

655

670

33,952

1,095

0.941

1.08

67,540

Apr.

634 

598

568

548

523

829

1,160

855

639

575

752

1.550

1,500

1,280

990

805

726

665

624

593

*990

1,400

1,160

777

675

624

583

548

513 

515

-

24,175

806

0.692

0.77

47,950

May

543 

660

639

54 S

485

466

438

411

406

675

777

573

518

470

402

380

553

344

352

315

503

1.600

1,310

966

565

424

353

319

294 

278

262

16,607

536

0.450

0.55

52,940

June

245 

231

231

224

216

224

777

777 *829

533

584

298

258

251

228

262

445

990

558

966

908

5,950

7,510

2,740

1,220

1,630

1,660

935

3,080 

10.800

-

45,096

1,503

1.29

1.44

89,450

July

15.400 

10,900

5,530

11,700

7,550

3,870

1,790

1,570

1,190

4,940

6,710

5,510

5,780

1,720

1,340

1,070

935

1,600

5,010

1,570

955

700

624

568

518

509

504

457

420 

402

588

95,110

3,068

2.64

5.04

18 8,600

Aug.

411 

475

*371

340

319

502

286

290

555

556

511

527

511

266

245

231

216

216

216

213

206

195

188

177

171

164

228

585

726 

588

220

9,279

299

0.257

0.50

18 , 400

Sept.

174 

151

142

171

986

1,020

553

306

4,990

15.000

7,450

9,650

12,100

*5,510

2,820

777

525

429

566

515

270

247

228

787

2,240

1,250

578

424

411 

315

~

68,145

2,271

1.95

2.18

155,200

Calendar year 1950 : Max 55,500 Min 115 Mean 1,177 Cfsm 1.01 In. 15.72 Ac-ft 852,500

Water year 1950-51 : Max 18,600 Min 85 Mean 1,121 Cfsm 0.963 In. 13.07 Ac -f.t 811,500

Peak discharge (base. 15,000 cfs).-

cfs (15.95 ft); July 4 (8 a.m.) 13, 9C

-Feb. 21 (5 p.m.) 19,200 cfs (19.52 ft); July 1 (1 a.m.) 15,700 

.. , 0 cfs (16.20 ft); Sept. 10 (7:30 a.m.) 14,200 cfs (16.43 ft);

Sept. 15 (1 a.m.) 16,000 cfs (17.74 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
222 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°00'45", long. 94°28'45", in NE£ sec. 1, 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 15.0 miles 

above mouth.

Drainage area.--410 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 902.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by State Highway Commission).

Average discharge.--10 years, 515 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs June 30 (gage height, J.0.87 ft);

 minimum daily, 110 cfs Feb. 1; minimum gage height, 4.10 ft Jan. 31.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 62,100 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 16.8 ft); minimum 

daily, 55 cfs Jan. 28, 29, 1948; minimum gage height, 2.94 ft Aug. 30, 1942.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 9-17)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

106

197

5.5 593

6.5 1,300

6.9 1,750

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

184

256

460

1,170

7.5 

9.0 

9.9

2,840

5,210

7,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

450

460

1 . 680

980

731

651

593

565

521

495

475

455

435

426

407

*394

385

373

368

360

352

o-±^

J44

537

329

321

318

310

304

303

295

14,763

476

1.16

1.34

29,280

Nov.

289

286

279

273

270

264

267

264

259

*256

253

253

250

247

247

244

244

242

239

237

226

218

218

216

214

211

211

211

209

207

-

7,304

243

0.593

0.66

14,490

Dec.

204

202

199

199

202

202

199

199

197

195

193

195

191

186

182

180

180

180

178

178

178

176

176

174

174

172

172

*168

168

170

166

5,735

185

0.451

0.52

11,380

Jan.

166

172

178

174

168

163

163

161

161

161

159

159

159

182

182

193

180

178

176

174

172

166

166

165

163

161

159

159

157

b!40

bl20

5,137

166

0.405

0.47

10,190

Feb.

bllO

b!20

b!40

b!45

146

174

239

270

*267

253

247

237

229

229

247

300

511

1,740

3,760

4,000

4.510

2,570

1,900

1,580

1,390

1,260

1,130

1,040

_

-

-

28,544

1,019

2.49

2.59

56,620

Mar.

973

895

858

790

732

697

650

611

579

592

690

941

*910

865

790

725

697

650

604

573

555

526

509

476

460

445

424

419

409

400

381

19,826

640

1.56

1.80

39,320

Apr.

371

367

358

342

337

337

325

321

318

514

337

381

409

414

414

404

381

376

371

362

*386

450

440

429

419

404

386

367

362

362

-

11,244

375

0.915

1.02

22,300

May

367

381

376

362

358

354

337

325

325

487

455

409

376

358

337

318

310

296

286

280

274

584

381

307

286

277

268

256

253

251

242

10,476

338

0.824

0.95

20,780

June

234

229

224

222

212

222

248

232

*227

219

207

217

207

205

203

203

222

227

207

265

290

1,120

933

532

455

434

371

329

788

6.570

-

16,254

542

1.32

1.47

32,240

July

7 . 250

2,320

1,900

1,790

1,630

1,210

1,040

902

805

1,170

1,260

880

820

740

663

611

567

538

498

476

450

429

409

395

386

390

404

371

354

346

354

31,338

1,011

2.47

2.84

62,160

Aug.

371

337

*325

318

304

290

286

286

286

286

286

280

268

262

256

251

251

256

253

245

248

253

237

234

232

229

234

227

219

215

207

8,232

266

0.649

0.75

16,330

Sept.

207

205

205

229

286

300

242

229

259

567

381

381

376

*314

286

274

259

251

232

227

222

215

210

253

256

245

232

227

219

212

-

8,001

267

0.651

0.73

15,870

Calendar year 1950 : Max 19,000 Mln 166 Mean 710 Cfsm 1.73 in. 23.49 Ac-ft 513,900

Water year 1950-51 : Max 7,230 Mln 110 Mean 457 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.14 Ac-ft 331,000

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 efs).--June 30 (11:30 a.m.) 10,900 cfs (10.87 ft) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 223

Spring River near Quapaw, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long. 94°45', in center of SWi sec. 5, T. 28 N,, R. 24 E., on downstream side of pier near center of span of county highway bridge an eighth of a mile upstream from Rock Creek and 3 miles southeast of Quapaw. Records include flow of Rock 

Creek.

Drainage area. 2,510 sq mi, includes that of Rock Creek. 

Records available. July 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 746.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Flood of May 1943 damaged gage structure and staff gage on right bank was used 

May 20 to Nov. 16, 1943.

Average discharge. 12 years, 2,481 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33 ,'800 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 21.52 ft); minimun daily, 248 cfs Dec. 31.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 190,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 43.4 ft, from 

floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 93 cfs Dec. 25, 1947.

Flood of December 1895 reached a stage similar to that of May 19, 1943, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Low and medium flow regulated by 

Riverton hydroelectric plant, 15 miles above station.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gags height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16 to June 22,

July 25 to Sept. 9, Sept. 17-30)

5.7 230

6.O 350

6.5 650

7.O 1,130

9.0 3,850

13.0 11,25O

17.0 20,800

21.5 33,80O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

1,240

1,250

6,250

6.580 

3,850

2,810

2,46O

2,250

1,810

1,810

1,600

1,520

1,410

1,310

1,210

1,240

1,100

1,090

1,040

1,O2O

998

958

943 

916

828

860

862

821

338 

783

768

52,425

1,691

0.674

0.78

104,000

Nov.

772

715

722

607 

572

711

655

592

680

611

631

598

585

649

580

590

574

520

432

63O

597

525

590 

407

4^5

490

575

505

455 

480

-

17,530

584

0.233

0.26

34,770

Dec.

511

500

458

'555 568 

426

362

430

445

470

377

477

467

404

429

364

405

510

392

348

384

363

394 

406

380

394

374

368

328 

445

248

12,995

419

0.167

0.19

25,780

Jan.

494

668 '575

546 

474

500

340

. 319

430

340

415

370

330

422

425

588

577

525

608

382

495

465

458

475

372

387

428

320

330 

309

30O

13,627

440

0.175

0.2O

27.03O

Feb.

338

315

442

392 

482

508

1,50O

2,460

1,3OO

895

785

781

8O2

892

993

1,020

1,280

5,660

16,7OO

27,200

33, BOO

yu,yuo

15,500 

7,26O

5,160

4,490

4,490

4,010

-

-

168,288

6,010

2.39

2.49

333,800

Mar.

3,250

3,100

2,880

2,670 

2,320

2,460

2,320

1,790

1,930

1,740

3,910

6.040

4,990

3,330

2,880

2,670

2,460

2,39O

2,140

1,900

1,840

1,77O

1,590 

1,360

1,730

1,40O

1,360

1,360

1,300 

1,356

1,410

73,640

2,375

0.946

1.09

146,100

Apr.

1,290

1,290

1,250

1.140 

1,150

1,23O

2,1,20

1//00

1,500

1,3OO

1,260

2,250

2,530

2,390

2,180

1,820

1,650

1,440

1,440

1,380

1,550

2,390

2,390 

2,21O

1,740

1,590

1,57O

1,260

1,400 

1,400

-

49,810

1,660

0.661

0.74

98,800

May

1,510

2,040

1,810

1,450 

1,260

1,260

1,140

1,1OO

1,010

2,680

2,390

1,820

1,650

1,37O

1,380

1,2OO

1,080

1,100

1,100

922

1,150

2,810

3.320 

2,390

1,740

1,090

968

898

855

712

831

46,039

1,485

0.592

0.68

91,320

June

675

742

622

712 

537

616

1,260

1,800

1,280

1,530

911

1,O30

835

732

678

702

604

1,380

1,410

1,550

2,530

17,20O

16,200 

7,230

3,520

2,880

3,320

2,6OO

5,8OO 

28. OOP

-

108,886

3,630

1.45

1.61

216,000

July

30.400

22,800

12,7OO

16,600 

23,000

9,840

5,520

3,620

3,180'

10,100

17,SOO

12,800

10,700

5,77O

3,250

a3,000

a2,8OO

a2,600

a2,400

a2,250

a2,100

a2,OOO

al,850 

al,720

1,640

1,52O

1,63O

1,260

1,260 

1.120

1,260

218,490

7,048

2.81

3.24

433,400

Aug.

1,160

1,120

1,200

838 

6 7O

1,110

683

840

885

954

769

762

866

748

573

556

692

586

591

538

558

518

548 

582

512

407

678

1,000

1.680 

1,630

726

24,980

806

0.321

0.37

49,550

Sept.

526

~S5f 475

689 

1,890

3,320

2,250

1,O90

3,510

20,500

16,600

11,700

21.600

9,47O

5,650

2,810

1,430

1,210

1,150

934

853

661

560

4,420

3,180

3,O20

3,02O

2,180

1,150 

911

-

127,263

4,242

1.69

1.89

252,400

Calendar year 1950: Max 49,600 Win 248 Mean 2,862 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.48 Ac-ft 2,072,000

Water year 195O-51: Max 33,800 Mln 248. Mean 2,5O4 Cfsm 0.998 In. 13.54 Ac-ft 1,813,000

Peak disci 

p.m.) 23,500

harge (base. 14.OOP ofs). Feb. 21 (4 to 8 p.m.) 33,8OO ofs (21.52 ft); June 22 (l;3O 

p.m.; £0,006 ofs (17.94 ft); June 30 (5 a.m.) 31.6OO ofs (20.80 ft); July 5 (8 a.m.) 25,200 cfs 

(18.62 ft): July 11 (5 a.m.) 20,30O ofs (16.83 ft); Sept. 10 (l p.m.) 21,600 ofs (17.27 ft); Sept. 13 

(5:15 a.m.) 24,1OO ofs (18.23 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and river stages at 

Riverton hydroelectric plant.
224 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°50', long. 94°36', in SW£swi sec. 36, T. 25 N., R. 34 W., on left bank 

 on downstream side of Seneca Street Bridge in Seneca, half a mile upstream from Little 

Lost Creek and 9j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--42 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 839.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,600 cfs June 30 (gage height, 8.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; minimum, 8.6 cfs Jan. 12.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 30, 1951; minimum, 6.8 cfs Dec. 8, 9, 194a 

'Flood in September 1945 reached a stage of 11.7 ft, from high-water mark.

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 (water years).--W 1177: 1949 (yearly figures only).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

' In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

8.2

12

18

26

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

63

114

172

410

4.0 900

5.0 1,610

6.0 2,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Octal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

37 

42

230

152

110

89

77

63

59

55

52

49

47

45

43

42

41

39

37

35

34

33

32

30

29

27

26

26

24

23

22

1,650

53.2

1.27

1.46

3,270

Nov.

22 

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

19

19

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

il

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

525

17.5

0.417

0.46

1,040

Dec.

ii

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

361

11.6

0.276

0.32

716

Jan.

10 

14

14

12

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6 a±2

10

14

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

351.6

11.3

0.269

0.31

697

Feb.

10 

11

11

11

9.6

18

24

25

23

22

20

19

18

19

20

35

78

238

279

581

296

213

170

146

124

114

101

94

_

_

-

2,529.6

90.3

2.15

2.24

5,020

Mar.

22 

76

69

63

57

53

48

43

38

44

59

81

81

74

68

63

62

55

50

48

45

44

43

41

39

38

38

38

37

35

33

1,645

53.1

1.26

1.46

3,260

Apr.

30 

29

27

26

28

28

28

27

26

27

33

43

49

49

45

42

37

36

34

29

39

38

38

38

37

34

30

29

28

27

-

1,011

33.7

0.802

0.90

2,010

May

37

47

47

44

39

36

32

26

28

83

65

55

52

45

41

37

34

32

28

27

26

26

25

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

11

1,070

34.5

0.821

0.95

2,120

June

17 

17

17

16

15.

17

35

23

22

19

19

29

23

20

19

19

17

17

16

59

48

106

89

68

59

52

45

41

430

1.740

-

3,114

104

2.48

2.76

6,180

July

454 

283

221

180

152

131

114

103

94

144

100

86

81

73

66

62

56

52

48

45

42

41

37

36

34

54

42

35

32

29

28

2,935

94.7

2.25

2.60

5,820

Aug.

26 

24

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

18

17

16

alS

a!5

a!4

a!4

17

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

541

17.5

0.417

0.48

1,070

Sept.

11

TT

11

12

15

13

12

11

27

39

24

34

38

30

25

23

21

19

19

17

15

15

15

29

27

25

24

21

19

18

-

620

20.7

0.493

0.55

1,230

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,190 Min 10 Mean 48. 0 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15. 5O Ac-ft 34,750

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,740 Mln 9.2 Mean 44.8 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.49 Ac-ft 32,430

.m.) 301 cfs (2.67 ft); Feb. 20 (11 a.m.) 488 cfs 

ft); July 10 (8:45 a.m.) 267 cfs (2.48 ft).

Peak discharge (bage. 175 efS). Oct. 3 (10 a. 

(3.22 ft); June 30 (10:30 a.m.) 4,600 cfs (8.05

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 29 to Feb. 4 (no gage-height record Jan. 29 

to Feb. 2).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 225

Elk River near Tiff City, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°38', long. 94°35', in NE£ sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 34 W., on downstream side

 6T right pier of bridge on State Highway 43, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Blackfoot Branch, 2j miles upstream from Buffalo Creek, and 3 miles southeast of Tiff 

City.

Drainage area. 872 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 12 years, 970 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 17.00 ft); mini-

 mum, 128. cfs Sept. 3.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 137,000 cfs Apr. 19, 1941 (gags height, 28.4 ft, from 

floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 24 cfs Oct. 8, 1939. 

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 19, 1941.

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

 those for period of backwater from Lake 0' The Cherokees, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Occasional regulation at low flow by power 

plant at Noel, 9 miles above station.

Revisions (water years) . W«927: 1940. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect and backwater 

from Lake O 1 The Cherokees (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 22-29, Feb. 7-16, Feb. 20 to

Mar. 10, May 18 to June 2o, July 24 to Aug. 1O,

Aug. 26 to Sept. 18, Sept. 25-3O)

3.2 3.5' 

4.0 

5.0

131

221

432

1,080

6.0 1,930

8.0 4,230

12.0 10,700

15.0 16,8OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Of sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

746

725

2,050

1,756

1,360

1,200

1,040

975

863

786

719

660

609 

567

532

509

481

454

437

417

407

392

382

373

364

354

341

332

323

319

515

20,762

670

0.768

0.89

41,180

Nov.

307

29T

290

286

279

275

271

267

264

256

252

249

246 

242

242

238

235

232

228

228

224

221

218

215

211

208

208

205

202

199

-

7,292

243

0.279

0.31

14,460

Dec.

T9~9~ 202

195 

195

195

199

192

189

189

186

186

185

185 

180

180

177

174

171

171

168

168

168

168

168

168

165

165

162

TB?

165

165

5,538

179

0.205

0.24

10,980

Jan.

162

171

189 

189

186

177

171

159

151

TBT

151

155

159 

256

554

470

497

15?

443

402

375

336

315

294

285

271

260

249

258

b224

b221

' 8,114

262

0.500

0.55

16,090

Feb.

b210

b^20"

b228 

224

211

514

1,030

1,280

1,O8O

940

835

739

666 

655

750

1,980

5,220

7,960

16,600

10,006

12,100

6,O8O

3-, 9 70

5,100

2,600

2,280

2,050

1,880

_

_

-

83,180

2,971

3.41

5.55

165, OOO

Mar.

1,800

1,660

1,570 

1,440

1,560

1,240

1,160

1,040

940

a940

2,010

5.600

4,330 

2,760

2,230

1,880

1,660

1,480

1,320

1,200

1,080

1,010

940

877

821

780

752

719

699

686

647

46,811

1,510

1.75

2.00

92,850

Apr.

622

605

579

555

555

555

537

526

514

509

706

1,300

1,660 

1,570

1,400

1,280

1,120

1,040

975

870

935

1,160

1,280

1,240

1,160

1,080

1,010

912

865

828

-

27,942

951

1.07

1.19

55,420

May

821

975

1,080 

1,640

1,010

940

870

814

752

732

712

679

628 

585

545

514

492

475

448

422

412

505

650

545

470

432

407

377

564

545

528

19,365

625

0.717

0.83

38,410

June

507

298

294 

290

286

279 30~7

528

568

955

692

543

475 

427

392

564

568

559

556

387

673

1,080

2,030

1,460

1,160

1,160

940

807

2,160

6,020

-

25,745

858

0.984

1.10

51,060

July

6,590

a3,580

2,820 

2,540

2,180

1,800

1,520

1,360

1,200

1,240

1,280

1,040

1,010 

940

849

814

C750

C690

C640

0590

0540

C500

0465

432

402

469

654

520

437

382

357

38,601

1,245

1.43

1.65

76,560

Aug.

457

373

356 

311

294

275

264

256

249

260

298

275

260 

246

232

221

215

208

205

199

192

186

180

177

171

165

165

162

155

148

145

7,258

254

0.268

0.51

14,400

Sept.

159

137

131 

T33

250

519

279

252

215

378

505

412

448 

807

422

568

528

294

271

249

252

218

208

202

982

1,840

 57?

653

520

437

-

12,580

419

0.481

0.54

24,950

Calendar year 1950: Max 35,500 Mln 162 Mean 1,451 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.59 Ac-ft 1,O5O,OOO

Water year 1950-51: Max 16.6OO Mln 131 Mean 831 Cfsro O.953 In. 12.96 Ac-ft 601,400

Peak discharge (base, 9,OOP cfs).--Feb. 19 (8 a.m.) 22,OOO cfs (17.00 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Lake O 1 The Cherokees.
226 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

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 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929

 ("Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 14, 1941, staff gage or wire-weight gage 

oa handrail at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 2 195,000 acre-ft July 18 (gage height, 754.96

 ft); minimum, 1,194,000 acre-ft Dec. 8 (gage height, 733.22 ft).

1940-51: Maximum contents, that of July 18, 1951; minimum observed since power-pool 

stage was first reached, 1,003,000 acre-ft Feb. 18, 1948 (gage height, 727.35 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 ft (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 represent total contents. . *

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,638

1,640

1,677

1,689

1,684

1,672

1,674

1,678

1,673

1,666

1,659

1,651

1,642

1,635

1,627

1,619

1,609

1,599

1,590

1,581

1,580

1,583

1,577

1,574

1,570

1,564

1,562

1,562

1,561

1,557

1,551

Nov.

1,550

1,544

1,540

1,536

1,534

1,531

1,526

1,524

1,516

1,510

1,506

1,506

1,499

1,492

1,489

1,484

1,477

1,476

1,477

1,469

1,464

1,459

1,458

1,452

1,450

1,448

1,443

1,438

1,432

1,427

-

Dec.

1,419

1,421

1,422

1,418

1,414

1,404

1,397

1,393

1,393

1,393

1,389

1,385

1,381

1,377

1,372

1,370

1,371

1,365

1,360

1,353

1,347

1,342

1,340

1,342

1,341

1,339

1,331

1,326

1,320

1,318

1,318

Jan.

,320

,319

,315

,312

,308

,305

,305

1,299

1,294

1,290

1,285

1,280

1,281

1,281

1,279

1,271

1,271

1,268

1,262

1,264

1,264

1,261

1,255

1,250

1,245

1,240

1,242

1,241

1,234

1,227

1,220

Feb.

1,210

1,205

1,203

,205

,199

,199

,195

,197

,195

,199

,202

,204

,200

,198

,197

,201

,215

,261

,345

,465

,595

,683

,710

,701

,689

,679

,677

,679

-

-

-

Mar.

,683

,681

,692

,700

,699

,703

,699

,695

,681

,684

,702

,713

,712

,701

,684

,677

,677

,683

,681

,680

,675

,666

,667

,661

,665

,657

,654

,649

1,642

1,638

1,633

Apr.

,633

,630

,626

,622

,619

,615

,621

,642

,648

,657

,656

,664

,673

,680

,689

,690

,688

,688

1,680

1,672

1,674

1,680

1,679

1,675

1,675

1,667

1,664

1,659

1,657

1,654

-

May

1,655

1,656

1,665

1,665

1,668

1,669

1,666

1,666

1,676

1,673

1,675

1,689

1,699

1,691

1,681

1,680

1,677

1,676

1,679

1,684

1,695

1,715

1,733

1,738

1,737

1,721

1,707

1,689

1,677

1,680

1,676

June

1,670

1,666

1,670

1,663

1,657

1,652

1,654

1,653

1,665

1,685

1,693

1,703

1,712

1,709

1,707

1,693

1,678

1,679

1,689

1,706

1,717

1,761

1,788

1,800

1,830

1,838

1,830

1,828

1,876

2,008

-

July

2,084

2,111

2,092

2,079

2,071

2,035

1,999

1,967

1,939

1,938

1,916

1,872

1,819

1,752

1,830

2,087

2,185

2,181

2,173

2,163

2,141

2,098

2,038

1,965

1,869

1,792

1,732

1,691

1,690

1,685

1,678

Aug.

1,677

1,671

1,666

1,658

1,650

1,644

1,632

1,623

1,616

1,617

1,622

1,627

1,626

1,623

1,622

1,620

1,614

1,610

1,604

1,594

1,587

1,581

1,587

1,586

1,583

1,587

1,583

1,594

1,619

1,650

1,670

Sept.

1,665

1,661

1,656

1,657

1,677

1,681

1,681

1,684

1,698

1,717

1,713

1,710

1,735

1,737

1,730

1,721

1,704

1,695

1,677

1,675

1,677

1,671

1,669

1,680

1,681

1,691

1,695

1,691

1,686

1,686

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Dec. 31. ...................

Calendar year 1950. ......

Sept. 30.. ..................

water year 1950-51. ......

Gage height 

(feet)t

739 39

736.64

-

745.29

.

Contents 

(acre-feet)

1,318,000

-

1,686,000

.

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-109,000

+65,000

+16,000

+43,000

t Gage height at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 227

Neosho River near Langley, Okla. 

(Below Spring River, known locally as Grand River)

Location. Lat 36°26 T , long. 95°03' , in SE^ sec. 27, T. 23 N. , R. 21 E. , on left bank, 

2 miles south of Langley, 3.6 miles downstream from Pensacola-Dam, 6.3 miles upstream 

from Big Cabin Creek, and at mile 73.4.

Drainage area.--10,335 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 12 years, 8,804 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 158,000 cfs July-18 (gage height, 36.25 ft); 

minimum, 87 cfs Feb. 12; minimum daily, 349 cfs Feb. 11.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 300,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 45.5 ft, 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 excellent. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow 

regulated since 1940 by Lake 0' The Cherokees (see preceding page).

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5,110

6,330

6,350

6,370

9,080

11.500

6,240

3,790

6,430

6,900

6,960

6,990

6,880

6,430

5,840

6,720

7,140

6,980

6,830

6,720

2,170

1,060

3,520

3,550

3,200

2,600

3,290

2,210

1,270

3,690

3,750

165,700

5,345

328,700

Nov.

3,500

3,340

3,500

2,330

1,270

3,620

3,600

3,660

3,510

3,420

2,390

1,360

3,620

5,940

3,920

3,840

3,720

2,250

1,460

3,480

3,700

3,640

1,210

3,500

2,320

1,340

3,650

3,630

3,630

3,430

-

91,780

3,059

182,000

Dec.

3,260

1,550

500

2,930

3,320

4,270

3,750

2,700

1,530

766

2,520

2,860

2,820

2,740

3,250

1,570

830

3,350

3,610

3,640

3,520

2,900

1,650

582

541

2,840

3,430

3,460

3,720

1,620

422

76,451

2,466

151,600

Jan.

619

3,370

3,380

3,540

3,390

1,560

577

3,160

3,140

3,460

3,190

3,090

2,030

624

2,770

3,250

3,170

3,040

3,290

1,470

463

3,200

3,600

3,380

3,370

3,030

1,300

1,060

4,060

3,920

4,170

83,673

2,699

166,000

Feb.

4,260

3,530

1,500

522

3,250

3,280

3,650

3,530

3,360

910

349

2,550

4,780

3,980

3,130

2,700

772

916

3,470

4,510

6,800

6,480

12,300

20.000

16,800

16,000

10,600

7,910

_

_

-

151,839

5,423

301,200

Mar.

5,860

5,740

5,150

2,580

5,410

5,670

5,760

7,340

10,400

5,510

3,440

7,810

11,600

13 , 600

15,800

11,600

5,570

2,640

5,530

5,910

5,680

5,760

5,840

5,360

2,290

5,400

5,770

5,860

5,880

5,690

5,100

201,550

6,502

399,800

Apr.

2,850

5,370

5,590

5,670

6,080

5,970

6,140

3,600

5,450

5,880

5,700

5,470

5,350

4,110

1,820

4,810

5,040

5,210

7,430

7,900

5,000

2,430

5,420

6,000

5,760

5,900

5,930

5,790

3,620

5,780

157,170

5,239

311,700

May

5,920

6,360

9,430

16,500

17,600

17,600

20,100

20,400

16,600

14,200

9,020

5,960

5,950

10,900

12,600

7,560

6,200

5,620

5,820

4,520

5,790

5,470

11,800

20,800

21.200

20,100

17,600

18,600

14,900

4,760

6,010

363,870

11,740

721,700

June

5,980

5,420

2,200

4,940

5,410

4,740

5,600

5,190

4,320

2,560

8,970

13,400

16,900

22.000

21,200

20,800

15,000

8,770

6,260

8,510

13,700

18,500

25,900

22,600

8,540

18,600

28 , 900

28,9CO

32,800

36,100

-

422,710

14,090

838,400

July

43,400

56,100

67,700

64,300

65,300

63,80O

59,400

54,200

52,100

50,700

63,100

81,600

82,900

82,400

87,900

94,400

130,000

137,000

113,000

89,900

79,400

81,200

81,000

78,300

69,600

57,700

49,500

37,800

11,200

8 , 500

12,200

* 2, 10 5.6

67,920

*4,176

Aug.

6,500

6,510

6,800

6,700

5,280

6,550

7,300

7.540

6,870

6,020

5,270

3,920

6,280

6,660

6,780

6,080

6,420

5,940

5,060

6,170

6,380

6,300

5,270

3,940

3,520

2,110

5,270

6,160

6,540

6,720

7,160

183,820

5,930

364,600

Sept.

7,940

5,960

4,830

6,240

11,800

19,900

21 , 900

22,300

23 , 900

34,900

47,600

46,600

47,100

52,300

54.800

59,900

49,900

41,100

26,900

7,210

5,740

5,300

5,770

5,640

6,150

6,280

6,180

5,780

6,100

4,430

-

639,450

21,320

tl,268

Calendar year 1950: Max 47,900 Min 370 Mean 8,490 Ac-ft 6,146,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 137,000 Min 349 Mean 12,720 Ac-ft 9,210,000

* Expressed In thousands.
228 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°31', long. 95 C 08', in NWiSE^ sec. 35, T. 24 N., R. 20 E., on downstream

 side' of right pier of county 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 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. ' Datum of gage is 622.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 29, 1947, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,700 cfs June 30 (gage height, 30.76 ft);

 minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 2. 4.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 30, 1951; minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 10-15, 

1947.

Maximum stage known, 34.96 ft May 18, 1943 (discharge, 63,000 cfs, by slope-area 

method).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-8. Feb. 22 to Mar. 1, 

May 10-24, June 14-29)

3.2

3.3

3.4 

3.6 

4.0

1.8

2.9

4.8

15

41

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

12.0

89

150

307

890

2,700

16.0

22.0

25.0

29.0

5,380

12,800

19,300

32,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

43 

38

6,310

4,040

375

237

173

147

124

102

87 

74

64

54

47

40

35

33

30

30

29

28

26

25

24

24

23

21

21

19

T5

12,342

398

0.854

0.98

24,480

Nov.

17 

TS

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12 

12

5-J1

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

10 

10

10

 srs 9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

-

354.5

11.8

0.025

0.03

703

Dec.

8.8 

8.8

9.5 BTB"

9.5

8.8

8.2

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2 

8.2

8.2

7.1

6.6

7.1

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.2

8.8

254.2

8.20

0.018

0.02

504

Jan.

jg^S 

12

30

47

39

30

23

19

16

15

12 

10

11

17

55

77

5T

37

30

25

22 

19

18 

17

16

15

15

14

13

11

12

736.8

23.8

0.051

0.06

1,460

Feb.

12 

TS

12

12

13

26

110

75

51

41

37 

37

37

42

45

50

443

3,320

4,620

6,910

6,950 

838

445 

516

680

1,020

685

349

_

-

27,389

978

2.10

2.19

54,320

Mar.

253 

198

177

149

124

112

102

91

80

864

5,930 

1,480

382

262

229

191

184

163

133

112

104 

94

90 

80

73

67

66

37

68

69

71

10,065

325

0.697

0.80

19,960

Apr.

68 

64

59

57

tt

184

184

119

85

76

494 

409

213

153

120

92

76

a70

a64

a84

a575 

a3T5

a221 

a!71

134

111

94

82

74

72

-

4,588

153

0.328

0.37

9,100

May

346 

678

221

129

91

70

60

52

51

480

393 

149

101

74

58

79

422

146

84

200

110 

301

1,510 

200

108

73

54

42

34

30

2£

6,372

206

0.442

0.51

12,640

June

21

19

16

16

15

14

Iff

63

140

108

61 

43

722

140

71

229

208

82

45

542

890 

4,100

1,380 

262

164

110

77

61

2,980

21 , 600

-

34,197

1,140

2.45

2.73

67,830

Calendar year 1950; Max 10,100 Mln 3.6 Mean 388 Cfsm 0.833 In.

July

29,600 

4,060

785

445

262

177

136

108

86

131

449 

173

923

296

147

96

141

470

332

182

76 

47

35 

30

25

567

1,240

111

47

31

24

41,232

1,330

2.85

3.29

. 81,780

Aug.

22 

24

20

16

13

11

8.8

7.6

7.6

8.8

9.5 

7.1

6.2

5.8

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

228.1

7.36

0.016

0.02

452

11.31 Ac-ft 281

Sept.

2.4 

2.2

T7S

2.2

45

169

60

28

445

5.900

258 

166

1,800

282

120

71

50

37

30

24

20 

16

13 

37

669

133

418

243

88

49

-

9,180.1

306

0.657

0.73

18,210

,200

Water year 1950-51 : Max 29,600 Mln Z.2 Mean 403 ctem 0.865 In. 11.73 Ac-ft 291,400

Peak discharge (base, 9,000' ef s) . --Oct. 3 (10:30 p.m.) 10,100 cfs (19.98 ft); 

0,400 cfs (20733 ft) j June 30 (11:45 p.m.) 40,700 cfs (30.76 ft).

Feb. 21 (1 a.m.)

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station on 

Pryor Creek near Pryor.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 229

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla.

Location. La t 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, 1* miles south of Pryor, 2 miles downstream from Seminole Creek, and 10-jr miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Kecoras available. --October 1947 to September 1951. 

(J£ge . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 578.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 31, 1947, wire-weight gage at same

site and datum.

Extremes. 1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 11,600 cfs June 23 (gage height, 

10. st> ft); no flow at times.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,890 cfs July 2 (gage height, 16.60 

ft); no flow Sept. 4.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 23, 1948; no flow Oct. 4 to Nov. 13, Nov. 

29 to Dec. 30, 1947, Sept. 4, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 20.4 ft May 10, 1943, from information by Corps of Engineers. 

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Records for the water year 1948, not previously published, are given herein. 

Cooperation. Records for water year 1948 furnished by-Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1948, and Oct. 1, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1951, except

periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 20-26, May 7-10, 13-15, 18-24, May 27 to June 16, June 19-31,

1948, Feb. 18, 19, 2^-24, May 21 to June 22, July 27 to Sept. 10, Sept. 15-30, 1951)

0.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.7

2.0

Oct.

to Jun«

0

.4

1.0

2.0

3.5

5.6

12

21

42

1, 1947,

: 30, 1948

2.5

3.0

5.0

11.0 1,

16.0 3,

17.0 4,

18.0 7,

19.0 11,

86

144

450

810

200

200

100

800

July 1 to Sept. 30, 1948

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

0.4 

.9 

1.6 

2.7 

4.3 

9.4

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

23

57

114

261

440

Note. Same as preceding table above 5.5 ft.

.9 

1.1 

1.5

Oct. 1, 1950, 

to Sept. 30, 1951

2.4

7.4

21

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

9.0

15.0-

50

135

275

1,320

3,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1947-48, 1950-51 

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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

.1

.1

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0.4

0.01

OJ000044

0 . 00006

0.8

Nov.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.ii

.4 

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

-

3.1

0.10

0 . 00044

0 . 0005

6.1

Dec.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.JL

0.8

0.03

0.00013

0.0001

1.6

Jan.

2.7 T71"

.7

.5

.4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

a.l

.1

> a.l

.1

.1

9.2

0.30

0.0013

0.001

18

Feb.

~rr 0.1

.2

.4

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.2

16 T2"

5.1

3.0

1.6

1.4

1.1

.6 

.4

.6

1.1

5.9

13

2.8

~

-

74.4

2.57

0.011

0.01

148

Mar.

140

205

85

32

15

9.1

6.7

4.9

a4

a4

a3

a5

a5

a 40

48

34 

19

10

7.0

4.7

524

1,060

2,550 

1,370 

178

644

546

104

. 68

54

45

7,822.4

252

1.10

1.27

15,520

Apr.

34

25

19

15

13

12

11

10

8.4

9.8

14

29

16

10

7.6

6.7 

5.6

5.1

4.5

T77

12

12

7.6 

4.9 

45

110

5g

30

16

10

565.9

18.9

0.083

0.09

1,120

May

7.3

5.4 36T~~

148 "119

722

135

38

19

222

620

155

81

48

58

974

64

33

20

14

9.8

7.6 

578 

852

108

54

33

25

19

16

5,733.1

185

0.808

0.93

11,370

June

14

12

9.1

6.7

5.1

4.3

3.3

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.3

S77

3.5

120 

219

72

19

9.1

510

2,930

7,700 

9,050 

4,340

1,810

1,910

1,560

700

538

-

31,563.1

1,052

4.59

5.13

62,600

July

165

100

76

74

95

63

37

27

22

20

27

347

195

69

1,570

5.920 

2,460

552

1,610

558

150

97

76 

61 

47

36

29

25

21

17

14

12,560

405

1.77

2.04

24,910

Aug.

24

16

11

a9

a7

a6

a6

a5

al,200

a500

alOO

a300

a 700

al,500

5,950

2,850 

550

180

113

78

59

44

34 

27 

23

19

17

17

17

15

13

12,390

400

1.75

2.01

24,580

Sept.

~9".8 11

8.5

7.4

6.5

5.6

4.9

4.3

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.7 

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8 

.7 

.6

.5

.4 74"

.6

.7

-

89.6

2.99

0.013

0.01

178

Calendar year : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1947-48: Max 9,050 Min 0 Mean 193 Cfsm 0.843 In. 11.49 Ac-ft 140,500

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Mar. 23 (4 a.m.) 2,960 cfs (15.30 ft); June 23 (11:30 p.m.) 

11,SCO cfs (18795 ft); July 16 (8 p.m.) 5,120 cfs (17.41 ft); Aug. 15 (2:30 a.m.) 5,700 cfs (17.80 

ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Hote. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1-30, Jan. 23, Mar. 15.
230 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla., 1947-48, 1950-51 Continued

1950-51

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31 .

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.0

6.6

342

722 ~5ff

54

39

27

21

19

17 

14

12

9.7

8.3

7.1

6.3

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0 

4.7

.4

.4

.4

.2

.0

.0

3.7

3.7

3.5

1,465.5

47.3

0.207

0.24

2,910

Nov.

3.3 

778

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

1.7

T77

1.7 

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.0 

2.2

2.4

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

-

65.4

2.18

0.0095

0.01

130

Dec.

2.2 

775

2.6

2.4

2.6

3.0

3.3

375

2.8

2.6

2.6 

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3 

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.0

90.2

2.91

0.013

0.01

179

Jan.

3.0 

4.2

5.8

15

20

12

9.7

6.8

5.8

5.5

4.2 

4.0

5.0

7.1

8.6

33

77

14

10

8.3

7.1 

6.3

5.5

4.7

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.5

b2.8

375

3.3

252.9

8.16

0.036

0.04

502

Feb.

3.5 

3.5

3.3

2.8 370-

9.9

b!3

b!4

bl4

15

11 

9.7

9.4

11

12

12

87

1,070

1,370

1,620

1,800 

458

190

215

431

495

346

150

_

_

-

8,379.1

299

1.31

1.36

16,620

Mar.

109 

85

77

65

54

47

42

38

33

58

1,510 

957

183

127

102

86

78

73

58

46

42 

38

37

33

27

26

STT

g27

g29

g30

g31

4,175

135

0.590

0.68

8,280

Apr.

g30 

g29

g26

26

28

72

89

53

36

31

82

166

83

58

46

35

27

24

3ff

31

72 

274 -95

66

56

45

39

33

30

28

-

1,743

58.1

0.254

0.28

3,460

May

36 

51

48

30

22

18

15

13

12

13

72

37

20

14

11

9.1

8.6

9.7

8.6

7.4

6.8 

5.8

7.7

42

21

11

7.1

5.5

4.4

4.0

5.5

574.0

18.5

0.081

0.09

1,140

June

2.8 

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.4

3.0

115

374

155

46 

24

17

15

12

11

12

10

8.6

6.6

21 

692

879

109

56

32

21

14

272

1,950

-

4,869.8

162

0.707

0.79

9,660

July

2,800 

2,730

320

152

110

79

58

43

33

33

23 

20

17

33

38

22

14

11

8.8

7.7

6.6

6.0

5.0

4.4

4.0

295

774

158

32

20

12

7,869.5

254

1.11

1.28

15,610

Aug.

9.7 

6.8

5-. 2

4.4

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.8 

2.4

To- 12

4.2

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2 

l.Q

.8

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.5

75

93.4

3.01

0.013

0.02

185

Sept.

0.4 

.3

.1

0~.l

7.8

44

16

11

882

473

69

292

112

44

24

17

14

10

8.3

6.8

5.8

5.2

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.2

3.7

4.2

4.0

-

2,071.5

69.0

0.301

0.34

4,110

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,400 Min 1.7 Mean 119 Cfsm 0.520 In. 7.03 Ac-ft 85,850

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,800 Min 0 Mean 86.7 Cfsm 0.379 In. 5.14 Ac-ft 62,790

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Feb. 20 (8 p.m.) 2,100 cfs (12.12 ft); July 2 (12:15 a.m.) 3,890

cfs (le.eo rtjT

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASH 231

Fort Gibson Reservoir near Fort Gibson, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°52', long. 95°14', In NW^NWi 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 Port Gibson 

and 7.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 12,492 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 554.500 acre-ft July 20 (elevation, 562.50 ft); 

minimum observed, 39,630 acre-ft Oct. 22 (elevation, 523.30 ft).

1949-51: Maximum contents, that of July 20, 1951; minimum not determined.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity and earth-fill dam. Regulated storage

 Eegan Sept. 5, 1949. Capacity, 1,284,000 acre-ft at elevation 582.0 ft (flood-control 

pool) and 365,200 acre-ft at elevation 554.0 ft (maximum power pool). Reservoir was 

designed for flood control and power development. Figures given herein represent total 

contents.

Cooperation.--Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologleal Survey.

Contents at 12 p.m., in acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

67,050

57,380

61,950

88,550

87,120

93,500

88 , 100

78,580

66,450

58,750

54,080

49,750

49,250

55,280

57,980

57,260

54,180

48,150

45,040

46,380

47,250

39,670

41,020

46,560

50,650

51,250

50,750

52,100

53,520

53,000

54,080

Nov.

52,950

51,150

51,500

48,950

47,250

43,570

45,460

46,650

46,510

47,160

47,750

50,550

50,000

52,750

52,250

50,250

50,950

52,000

53,000

51,150

51,800

50,550

48 , 500

42 , 420

46,880

47,250

45,460

48,300

50,600

50,850

-

Dec.

49 , 250

49,950

48 , 250

45,590

47,950

51,000

50,750

51 , 600

50,450

47,450

45,690

43,110

47,250

46,880

47,350

50,050

51,500

51,250

52,750

52,000

50,250

49,150

48,700

45,410

43,890

43,110

45,960

51,000

53,000

55,340

50,750

Jan.

45,180

55,670

45,640

50,200

49,050

52,650

52,500

49,350

51,000

50,950

50,750

51 , 500

51,750

50,000

51,300

46,790

48,250

48,950

50,250

52,250

51,000

47,750

50,750

51,250

51,850

52,500

54,620

51,750

49,750

54,680

56,280

Feb.

54,900

54,900

54,900

54-, 900

54,900

51", 750

52,250

50,750

51,050

51-, 250

51,250

44,030

47,020

53,250

55,120

53,800

55,180

68,020

99,040

153,600

191,100

197,400

192,100

209,900

226,300

242,200

246,300

240,600

-

-

Mar.

227,000

212,500

198,900

182,000

162,200

148,100

135,200

122,600

117,100

110,200

122,900

124,500

129,100

132,300

144,600

147,700

140,400

126,700

109,400

98,080

86,520

75,180

67,500

58 , 200

52,800

48,250

49,500

55,280

56,550

55,180

59,360

Apr.

70,300

75,780

85,790

95,900

106,800

118,500

129,200

138,900

123,200

109,800

105,900

86,820

75,920

67,640

54,900

46,100

44,490

44,260

44,950

52,750

52,850

54,900

50,100

51,100

52,950

52,750

52,250

51,950

51,250

49,000

-

May

55,450

57,650

58,480

64,410

77,250

89,380

105,000

120,900

136,400

141,800

140,800

128,200

114,100

98,000

105,000

97,700

87,350

75,920

66,330

54', 900

46,380

43,520

45,410

62,550

80,050

97,780

109,800

118,300

128,500

120,000

102,300

June

89,300

77,320

60,450

45,870

46,330

48,950

51,650

54,080

59,360

62,850

58,970

64,350

71,600

94,320

111,800

133,100

152,800

143,500

130,700

120,100

125,100

135,800

171,100

198,100

197,200

188,900

218,800

248,300

274,600

315,900

-

July

341,600

341,800

342,200

339,800

337,900

335,900

330,500

324,200

320,600

317,900

322,200

346,300

355,700

356,500

361,000

364,200

395,500

486,600

548,800

543 , 600

509 , 400

485,300

456,700

418,300

368,000

340,600

324,400

312,500

276,500

250,100

246,000

Aug.

231,700

214,800

198,900

183,500

165,800

149,300

136,100

124,100

112,700

100,800

87,500

73,810

64,050

52,800

56,280

68,420

69,650

65,790

57,650

52,250

51,500

52,000

51,350

48,750

46,330

43,750

41 , 100

40,890

47,750

53,250

56,600

Sept.

63,690

69,130

66,690

62,490

61 , 650

69,980

89,000

105,500

128,400

163,300

229,600

286,400

306,000

328,500

341,100

340,600

328,500

312,700

29.7,000

263,400

242,700

222,100

201,700

180,700

164,400

149,900

135,400

120,700

106,800

92,750

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 1950. .....

Feb. 28.. .................

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1950-51. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

525 70

-

532.30

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

315 900

92,750

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-

+36,150

+16,060

t Elevation at 12 p.
232 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°46', long. 95°18', in Hw£ 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, 3j miles northeast of Muskogee, and at mile 457.8.

Drainage area.--96,409 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1935 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 471.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 10, 1935, staff gage at site 

1,600 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 10, 1935, to Feb. 21, 1939, wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 22,840 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 242,000 cfs July 5 (gage height, 30.83 ft); minmU?935-51: MaximumS discharge 700,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 48.20 ft); minimum, 340 cfs Aug. 12-15, 1936 (gage height, 3.80 ft).

Flood of May 21, 1943, is greatest known since June 1833 when a similar stage was 

probably reached.

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

pp. 143, 165, 202, 231, 226).

Revisions.--W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Nov. 24, Mar. 18-31, July 6-16)

Oct. 1 to July 5 July 6 to Sept. 30

5.4

6.0

8.0

12.0

3,080

4,550

11,500

32,000

16.0

21.0

26.0

31.0

65,000

118,000

178,000

245,000

8.0

12.0

17.0

11,500

30,200

67,000

22.0 120,000

27.0 181,000

32.0 248,000

Note. Same as preceding table 

below 8.2 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

17,800 

17,300 

16,800

23.400

19,800

18,800

18,300

17,800

17,800

19,300

19,300

16,800

13, 200

12,400

12,800

14,500 

15,000

13,700

11,500

11,100 

10,700

5,400

4.690

5,570

6,350

fi,840

6,520

5,420

5,420

6,030

412,640

13, 310

818, 500

NOV.

7,520 

7,520 

7,350

7,350

6,350

6,190

6,190

6,190

6,030

 6,030

5,660

4.420

4,550

5,270

6,840

7.700

6,680 

5,660

4,420

4,980

6,190 

7,010

7,010

6,310

4,690

4,690

4,690

4,830

5,720

6,030

-

180,070

6,002

357,200

Dec.

6,520 

5,270 

4,690

4,690

4,550

4,420

5,270

5,570

4,830

4,020

4,280

4,690

5,420

5,570

5,420

4,550

3. 530 

4,020

5,050

6,520

7.010 

6,840

6,030

5,880

4,830

4,180

3,530

3,680

4,830

4,690

5,920

156, 300

5,042

310,000

Jan.

6,680 

5,120 

4,420

4,980

5,350

4,690

4,280

4,550

5,120

5,880

5,880

5,800

5,880

6,350

6,350

6,190

6,030 

5,880

5,570

4,690

4,690 

4,690

4,690

5,720

5,720

5,570

4,550

4,420

4,020

4,020

b3. 800

161,660

5,215

320,600

Feb.

b3, 800

4,690

5,120

5,270

5,570

6,840

6,520

5,570

5,570

4,940

4,150

4,280

4,530

5,720

6,680 

11,300

18, 800

47,800

47,000 

45, 400

34,800

26,000

27,100

27,100

26, 000

25, 500

_

_

-

423,650

15, 130

840, 300

Mar.

23,900 

22, 300 

21,800

21,800

21, 300

20, 800

19,800

19,300

18,800

18,800

29,500

52.700

24, 900

20, 800

19,800

19,800

19,300 

18,300

17,800

16,800

16,400 

15,900

15, 400

14,100

12,400

9,940

7.350

7,700

8,960

9,530

8,140

554, 120

17,870

tl,099

Apr.

3,800 

5.090 

4,550

5,720

5,880

6,350

6,350

8,000

20, 900

24.900

22,300

22,300

21,800

21,300

19,300

16,400

13,700 

12,400

12,000

12,000

12,400 

15, 900

15,000

13,700

12,400

11,500

11,100

10,700

10, 700

9,920

-

386,360

12,880

766,300

May

9.920 

13, 900 

54, 500

85,000

81,000

70,000

56,900

41, 400

36, 200

32,000

29,400

31,400

28,800

32,000

30, 000

26,000

23,900 

22,800

28,200

96, 400

130, 000 

137,000

96,000

100,000

128, 000

130,000

99, 300

79,000

62, 300

58,700

57 , 800

tl,907 . 8

61,540

t3,784

June

53, 300 

46, 200 

37,600

31,400

24,400

20.800

23, 900

26, 000

34,800

60, 500

80, 000

67,000

53, 300

51,500

58,700

57 , 800

59,600 

45, 400

44, 600

46,200

39,800 

49,000

73,000

81,000

92,700

104, 000

126,000

128,000

119,000

116,000

-

fl.851.5

 61,720

t3,672

July

152,000 

176,000 

212,000

228,000

239.000

215,000

195,000

186,000

159,000

144,000

142,000

149,000

164,000

162,000

184,000

220,000

235,000 

236,000

223,000

202,000

192,000 

180, 000

173,000

169, 000

160, 000

119,000

107,000

95,800

69,800

46,000

38, 500

t5,172.9

166,900

tlO, 260

Aug.

36.900 

36,200 

35, 600

34,400

32,000

29,200

25,700

22,800

21,800

21, 400

21,400

20, 900

22, 300

22, 800

22,800

14, 500

15, 000 

18, 600

18,100

16,700

14,500 

14, 100

13,600

13,200

12,800

13, 200

11,100

9.340

9, 530

13, 200

16,700

630,370

20, 330

t 1,250

Sept.

17,600 

15, 400 

15,000

14, 500

14, 500

16, 800

24, 200

25,200

29., 600

55, 800

61,600

61, 600

80, 000

82,000

93,600

109.000

108,000 

92,500

69,000

48, 800

35,600 

33,200

30, 200

26,200

24,200

30,200

44, 600

40,400

39,000

32, 600

-

H.370.9

45,700

t2,719

Calendar year 1950 : Max 154,000 Mln 3,380 Mean 24,050 Ac-ft 17,410,000

Water year 1950-51 : Max 239,000 Mln 3,090 Mean 36,190 Ac-ft 26,200,000

Peak discharge (base, 100,000. cfs) . May 22 (8:30 a.m.) 144.000 cfs (23.20 ft): May 26 (6:3O a.m.)

138,000 cfs (22.68 ft); July 5 (10 a.m.) 242,000 cfs (30.83 ft); July 17 (lO:30 p.m.) 240,000 cfs

t Expressed in thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 233

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-J- miles northwest of Elm Springs.

Drainage area. 129 sq ml.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1951.

Gage '. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge for period, 6,770 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 11.72 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs; minimum, 48 cfs Feb. 5. 

Maximum rtage known, 16.7 ft May 10, 1950, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good. 

Cave Cprings.

Low flow slightly regulated by operation of small reservoir at

Rating table, Dec. 1, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1951 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1-15)

1.8 

2.0 

2,5

3.0

40

65

160

294

4.5 

5.0 

7.0 

8.5

640

1,110

2,340

3,480

Discharge, in iubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov.

t64

-

Dec.

66

61

58

65

66

64

64

64

61

58

64 

58

58

58

61

62

60

57

57

52

51

51

51

52

53

53

56

57

58

55

51

1,802

58.1

0.450

0.52

3,570

Jan.

51

*56

55

53

52

51

51

51

50

51

50 

51

56

89

84

74

71

74

' *71

58

55

53

53

52

52

52

52

51

*50

50

50

1,769

57.1

0.443

0.51

3,570

Feb.

50

50

50

50

*48

71

80

71

68

68

66 

65

68

74

110

282

412

2,930

*991

*5.450

995

621

477

406

358

*339

297

282

-

-

-

12,809

457

3.54

3.69

Mar.

258

235

224

206

193

183

174

162

160

218

~*566

419

358

310

279

264

241

224

213

200

196

188

178

174

167

162

160

156

149

142

7,909

255

1.98

2.28

25,410 15,690

Apr.

140

136

132

128

136

*132

124

ITS" 120

124

203 

JSS

169

160

151

*142

136

134

132

130

181

151

147

140

138

130

126

124

122

*128

~

4,226

141

1.09

1.22

8,380

May

124

138

130

124

118

114

110

106

110

149

120 

112

108

*102

98

96

93

91

89

85

84

112

*184

116

102

93

89

85

82

78

74

3,316

107

0.829

0.96

6,580

June

71

70

76

71

68_

72

94

256

1,510

300

*227 

198

176

167

151

149

153

138

130

205

193

723

336

241

206

*181

169

153

484

1,640

-

8,608

287

2.22

2.48

17,070

July

611

412

355

313

261

232

211

19O

*178

198

178 

165

188

219

224

165

149

136

136

128

124

120

116

114

112

110

114

104

98

*94

94

5,855

189

1.47

1.69

11,610

Aug.

98

82

82

84

80

78

77

76

77

84

93 

87

*85

84

80

82

78

76

74

71

70

70

68

66

65

64

68

65

62

62

*60

2,348

75.7

0.587

0.68

4,660

Sept.

58

58

57

57

61

62

62

61

79

*103

68 

91

112

84

71

70

66

65

62

57

57

57

56

56

76

91

77

65

62

57

-

2,058

68.6

0.532

0.59

4,080

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water .uei year y*s&.L : ; Max PIOJI Min PIJ.II Mean pieeui Cfsm \ji 0111 In. xii. Ac-ft HU-* ^

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Feb. 20 (7 a.m.) 6,770 cfs (11.72 ft); June 9 (l a.m.) 4,230 cfs 

9.32 1.32ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurements.
234 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°55', long. 94°55', In SE^ sec. 26, T. 17 N., R. 22 E., on downstream

 side of left 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. December 1935 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 664.14 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1936-51), 1,045 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,000 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 18.22 ft); min-

 imum, 170 cfs Sept. 4.

1935-51: 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 determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 5 cfs Aug. 31, 1936.

Maximum .stage known, that of May 10, 1950. A stage of about 26 feet occurred in 

January 1916.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second! 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-15)

5.1 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

170

350

730

1,880

8.0 3,380

10.0 7,500

14.0 19,500

17.0 32,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

21

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

473

452

620

1,650 

1,480

1,080

850

730

667

608

576

536

512 

488

459

438

424

404

392

386

374

362

356

350

345

335

325

315

310

305

3TJ5"

16,907

545

0.568

0.66

33,530

Nov.

295 29"B~

290

290 

285

280

280

270

265

260

255

255

255 

250

255

255

260

270

270

255

250

246

242

238

234

234

230 '235"

230

230

-

7,749

258

0.269

0.30

15,370

Dec.

226

TZ&

226

222 

222

222

222

222

218

214

214

210

210 

210

210

210

206

'2156

206

214

210

210

210

310

210

206

206

214

214

222

226

6,654

215

0.224

0.26

13,200

Jan.

226

230

250

250 

246

238

230

226

222

214

214

210 '2TS" 

280

386

'649 649

544

473

417

380

345

320

300

290

275

265

255

246

238

210

9,496

306

0.319

0.37

18,840

Feb.

206

210

218

214 

202

222

230

305

386

345

325

315

295 

305

325

737

3,560

6,750

18,200

19,700

51,400

11,660

5,300

3,820

3,210

2,880

2,730

2,500

-

_

-

115,900

4,139

4.32

4.49

229,900

Mar.

2,220

2,010

1,750

1,590 

1,430

1,310

1,200

1,100

1,020

1,040

3,620

7,740

5,200 

3,380

2,660

2,220

1,880

1,680

1,490

1,350

1,200

1,120

1,020

960

900

850

820

802

766

748

121

55,797

1,800

1.88

2.16

110,700

Apr.

694

658

667

676 

667

676

667

685

667

640

721

1,140

1,580 

1,366

1,190

1,050

950

890

811

784

850

1,000

1,180

1,060

980

920

870

802

757

712

-

26,304

877

0.914

1.02

52,170

May

793

940

1,656" 1,110

980

890

811

748

703

712

730

802

703 

640

592

560

528

496

473

452

431

417

404

417

445

410

386

368

350

340

335

19,056

615

0.641

0.74

37,800

June

330

320

315

3T6- 310

330

380

424

1,390

3,850

2,150

1,480

1,200 

1,150

1,020

940

1,000

880

820

940

940

1,230

1,320

1,500

1,140

960

820

721

721

2,250

-

31,141

1,038

1.08

1.21

61,770

July

6,150

4,450

2,800

2,430 

1,940

1,530

1,250

1,060

920

830

970

1,020

860 

870

930

930

793

685

616

568

528

488

452

438

410

404

W5

658

520 '466

424

37,028

1,194

1.25

1.44

73,440

Aug.

398

3710"

362

345 

330

315

305

300

295

305

320

305

305 

310

295

280

265

255

246

242

234

226

222

218

214

210

226

242

222

214

206

8,592

277

0.289

 0.33

17,040

Sept.

194

190

182

174 

IB?

190

202

202

198

222

238

265

260 

300

335

315

275

260

242

234

222

218

210

210

206

210

275

275

330

295

-

7,111

237

0.247

0.28

14,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 

Water year 1950-51: Max

90,400

31,400

206

. 174

Mean 1,644 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.27 Ac-ft 1,190,000 

Mean 936 Cfsm 0.976 In. 13.26 Ac-ft 677,900

Peak discharge (base 

8,476 cfs (16.37 ft).

7,000 cfs). Feb. 21 (11.15 a.m.) 38,000 cfs (18.22 ft)} Mar. 12 (6:45 p.m.)
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 235

Barren Fork 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 ml.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 701.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 14, 1948, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,800 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 1?. 5 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 4.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage heigh*, 19.51 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 4, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft Apr. 15, 1945, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

70

66

77

134

127

108

91

86

82

77

73

70

66

64

61

58

55

55

55

54

53

53

53

53

53

50

49

49

49

48

48

2,087

67.3

0.219

0.25

4,140

Nov.

48

46

46

46

44

44

44

44

42

43

43

43

43

43

47

52

50

5.5

56

53

49

47

44

44

43

42

42

40

40

40

-

1,363

45.4

0.148

0.17

2,700

Dec.

40

40

39

39

39

39

40

39

39

39

38

38

40

40

39

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

35

35

36

37

37

1,177

38.0

0.124

0.14

2,330

Jan.

37

43

44

44

43

41

40

39

37

se

35

35

41

75

574

249

183

153

128

111

103

90

83

79

76

72

69

65

62

62

60

2,609

84.2

0.274

0.32

5,170

Feb.

58

56

55

54

55

66

298

195

162

128

118

108

98

104

381

1,660

1,540

5,430

3,460

15.800

4,180

2,150

1,490

1,160

1,010

926

861

749

-

-

-

40,352

1,441

4.69

4.89

80,040

Mar.

664

592

530

475

429

a395

a?66

a342

8311

318

aSOO

al.500

a 900

a66O

598

515

470

416

366

332

301

285

264

241

221

208

200

190

185

181

164

13,419

433

1.41

1.63

2£,620

Apr.

173

216

216

200

193

221

267

241

227

216

295

525

447

395

346

311

289

273

249

241

342

470

386

342

314

295

279

252

238

241

-

8,7OO

290

0.945

1.05

17,260

May

273

520

480

408

354

314

285

261

241

305

318

279

249

224

208

188

171

162

151

143

134

128

128

127

lie

110

103

96

93

90

85

6,744

218

0.710

0.82

13,380

June

80

77

77

80

90

90

103

145

616

408

279

232

203

183

167

160

153

136

127

151

138

127

116

108

101

91

83

77

83

232

-

4,713

157

0.511

0.57

9,350

July

390

1,690

1,680

583

342

252

203

173

147

134

127

118

104

115

211

151

120

104

94

88

80

74

70

70

69

65

74

64

66

77

64

7,599

245

0.798

0.92

15,070

Aug.

60

56

53

50

50

49

46

42

40

44

61

58

58

53

46

46

44

40

38

37

35

32

31

31

30

29

29

28

27

24

22

1,289

41.6

0.136

0.16

2,560

Sept.

21

20

20

19

20

21

23

26

28

34

33

38

49

53

53

48

43

38

35

32

30

30

30

29

28

28

43

31

29

27

-

959

32.0

O.1O4

0.12

1,900

Calendar year 195O: Max 22,500 Min 35 Mean 443 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19. 61 Ac-ft 320,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,800 Min 19 Mean 249 Cfsm 0.811 In. 11. 04 Ac-ft 180,500

Peak discharge (base. 6,OOP efs).--Feb. 20 (7:45 a.m.) 27,800 cfs (18.65 ft); July 2 (9 p.m.) 

8,40O cfs (11.77 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station on 

Illinois River near Gore.
236 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Illinois River near Gore, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°36' , long. 95°03' , in NE^NE^ see. 22, T. 13 N., R. 21 E., on right bank

 Z.Y miles downstream from Tenkiller Perry Dam, 5f miles northeast of Gore, and 10.1 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,622 sq mi. At former site, 1,634 sq mi (revised). 

Records available.--March 1924 to April 1926, April 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 482.60 ft above mean sea level, da-

 turn of 1929 {levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 2, 1926, staff gage at site 

4 miles downstream at altitude 467 .ft (from Corps of Engineers river-profile survey). 

Apr. 15, 1939, to May 20, 1949, water-stage recorder at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 13 years (1924-25, 1939-51), 1,849 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge, 27,200 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 12.50 ft, from graph based 

on gage readings); minimum daily, 121 cfs Aug. 28.

1924-26, 1931-51: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 30.2 

ft, observed at crest), from rating curve extended above 42,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting and velocity-area studies; minimum, 20 cfs-(estimated) Sept. 9, 19, 1925.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some reguration at low flow caused by construction operations at site of Tenkiller Dam, 2.7 

miles above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 27 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water'year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-22, Mar. 23 to

Apr. 9, May 13 to June 8, Aug. 6-31)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22 Feb. 23 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

4.5

265

460

97O

1,590

5.0

7.O

9.0

12.5

2,300

6,450

12,300

27,200

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

119

183

295

710

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.7

1,030

1,460

2,650

5,700

Note. --Same as preceding 

table above 6.7 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

690

650

610 

650

1,590

1,660 

1,520

1,200

1,O80

67O

760

735

69O 

630

560

540

530 

490

480

470

460

450

440

43O

420

410

400

390

360

375

370

21,170

663

0.421

0.49

41,990

Nov.

370

TTO

360 

360 

350

350 

340

340

330

330

320

315

305 

305

305

305

320 

330

345

350

330

320

320

315

310

305

305

300

295

290

-

9,790

326

0.201

0.22

19,420

Dec.

290 253"

265 

260 

260

280 

260

28O

260

275

270

270

27O 

~ZG5 265

265

265 

270

270

270

280

275

270

270

270

270

265

265

270

28O

285

a, 495

274

0.169

0.19

16,650

Jan.

265

300

310 

320 

330

32O 

315

305

305

290

275

27O '270" 

350

600

1,100

1,200 

1,080

920

625

710

620

570

520

480

450

430

410

395

360

370

15,305

494

0.305

0.35

30,360

Feb.

360

3 SO

350 

370 

328

326 

328

43O

570

650

560

52O

460 

460

560

1,500

3,500 

10,000

16,100

23,100

25,600

26,7OO

24,900

21,600

17,700

9,700

5,100

4,300

_

-

196,844

7,030

4.33

4.51

390,400

Mar.

3,900

3,250

3,100 

2,950 

2,800

2,650 

2,220

2,100

1,660

1,660

3,550

5,500

5,950 

5,700

4,700

3,400

3,100 

2,650

2,350

2,100

1,660

1,780

1,580

1,5OO

1,400

1,300

1,250

1,210

1,150

1,100

1,050

60,930

2,611

1.61

1.66

160,500

Apr.

1,O5O

1,040

1,010 

1,000 

1,000

1,OOO 

1,040

1,08O

1,08O

1,040

1,210

1,500

2,400 

5,100

1,600

1,600

1,500 

1,390

1,300

1,210

1,300

1,460

1,660

1,680

1,550

1,450

1,360

1.31O

1,300

1,300

-

40,780

1,359

O.838

0.94

80,690

May

1,350

1,600

2,000 

2,000 

1,800

1,700 

1,550

1,480

1,300

1,250

1,300

1,350

1,350 

1,200

1,100

1,000

920 

640

770

720

680

640

600

600

610

640

610

590

570

550

550

33,200

1,071

O.660

0.76

65,850

June

520

500

500 

490 

460

560 

710

760

2,62O

3,100

3,900

3,250

2,500 

1,990

1,760

1,600

1,450 

1,350

1,250

1,200

1,300

1,390

1,480

1,580

1,860

1,680

1,390

1,210

1,030

1,730

-

45,160

1,506

0.928

1.04

69,610

July

3,400

5,500

6,450 

5,700 

4,100

2,950 

2,220

1,880

1,580

1,390

1,210

1,210

1,210 

1,300

1,3OO

1,300

1,210 

1,120

950

660

820

760

710

710

710

SBo" 66O

710

760

710

660

54, 730

1,765

1.09

1.25

106,600

Aug.

660 'SEE

565 

565 

520

500 

460

440

420

400

500

48O

420 

400

400

382

382 

365

365

348

330

330

312

295

295

260

171

121

T2T

125

220

11,766

360

0.234

0.27

23,340

Sept.

250

196

172 

150 '550"

250

355

567 ns

400

346

330

382 

400

362

420

420 

400

400

330

260

264

264

264

264

264

260

312

330

362

-

9,741

325

0.200

0.22

19,320

Calendar year 1950 : Max 147,000 Mln 265 Mean 2,52O Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.06 Ac-ft 1,823,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 26,700 Mln 121 Mean 1,446 Cfsm 0.691 In. 12.10 Ac-ft 1,047,000

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 14 to Jan. 16, Jan. 21 to Feb. 4, 

Apr. 25 to June 6, June 16-20; discharge estimated on basis of 13 dls 

for station near Tahlequah and Barren Fork at Eldon.

 Feb. 11-16, Mar. 24 to Apr. 17, 

scharge measurements and records
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 237

Canadian River near Hebron, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36 0 47'10", long. 104°27'45", at downstream end of right bridge abutment on 

DTST Highways 64 and 85 in Maxwell Grant, 3£ miles north of Hebron and 8 miles south 

of Raton.

Drainage area.--229 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,250 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 2.98 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 11.6 ft, backwater from temporary dam), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 4,020 cfs May 31, 1948, from rating curve extended above 

100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 5.38 ft; maximum gage height, 

that of Aug. 24, 1951; no flow at times.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1949 has been revised to 1,020 

cfs Sept. 7, 1949 (gage height, 5.35 ft), from rating curve extended above 100 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination at gage height 5.38 ft, superseding figure published in Water-Supply Paper 1147. & e, e, F & e, v

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of a few hundred acres 

[part of which is below station).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

**0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1

o

0

.1

.1

.1

»».!

1.0

O.03

2.0

Nov.

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

2.9

0.10

5.8

Dec.

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

~.2

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

**0

0

0

o

0

0

1.2

0.04

2.4

Jan.

0.1

0

O

.1

.1

0

0

.1

**0

0

0

0

0

.1

.5

.5

.6

.7

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.4

.6

.4

.3

.2

**.!

.1

7.8

0.25

15

Feb.

 Jl

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.4

.5

.4

.3

**.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

-

_

-

5.0

o.is

9.9

. Mar.

-71

ll

.1

.2

.1

**.!

.1

.2

.1

.2

.1

.2

.1

.2

.1

TB*

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

5.6

0.18

11

Apr.

 74

**'.3

.6

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.6

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

7.7

O.26

15

May

0.1

.1

**.!

.1.1

.1.1.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1.1

1.9

*45

T6

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

65.6

2.12

130

June

0

0

.1

.1

2.3

**.!

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

2

** 9

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

.1

-

4.5

0.15

9.1

July

12

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

4.0

**o

19

7.5

11

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

86

15

13

**1.7

.1

.1

.1

12

8.4

3.1

194.3

6.27

385

Aug.

1.3

.1

7T

.1

.1

2.8

.3

.1

**1.8

.8

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3

17

13

S9_6_

20

8

.6

.1

**.!

.1

.1

166.5

5.37

330

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

(**)

 .1

-

3.0

0.10

6.0

Calendar year 1950: Max 276 Mln 0 Mean 3.82 Ac-ft 2,760

Water year 1950-51: Max 96 Mln 0 Mean 1.27 Ac-ft 921

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). July 22 (7:30 p.m.) 1,010 cfs (5.10 ft); Aug. 24 (5:30 p.m.) 

1,300 cfs (11.6 ft).:

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9-12, Dec. 3, 5-8, Dec. 30 to Jan. 18, Jan. 

21-24, Jan. 28 to Feb. 8, Feb. 13-23, Mar. 1, 3, 4, 11-13, 18, 19, 28, 29, and backwater from temporary dam Aug. 21-24, Sept. 4-30.
238 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Chicorica Creek below Lake Maloya, N. Mex.

Loc at ion.- -La t 36 0 58'30", long. 104°22'50", in SW£ sec. 27, T. 32 N., R. 24 E. (projected), 

on left bank 0.8 mile downstream from Lake Maloya, 1.5 miles upstream from Lake Alice, 

and 6 miles northeast of Raton.

Drainage area. --2 6 sq mi.

Records available. January 1945 to July 1951 (discontinued).

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,280 ft (from topographic map). Jan. 

2"0 to Feb. 27, 1945, staff gage and rectangular weirs Just below valve outlet on dam 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1945-50), 2.95 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discjarge during period, 13 cfs Nov. 2; maximum gage height, 2.78 ft 

Jan. 13; minimum discharge nor, determined, (occurred during winter period).

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 124 cfs Aug. 7, 1948 (gage height, 3.25 ft); no flow

at times .

Remarks. --Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversion 

above station for city of Raton municipal supply. Flow regulated by storage in Lake 

Maloya (capacity, 4,000 acre -ft).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect 

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

1.52

1.6

1.7

0.1 

.2 

.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.8 

4.1 

7.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1950 to July 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2

.6 4.2

.2

.8

2.4

1.1

2.8

5.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

2.2

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

1.0

2.0

3.0

57.3

1.85

114

Nov.

0.3

1.7

7&

!s

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.5

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

> .2

-

11.4

Dec.

. 0.2

6.2

0.38 0.2

23 12

Jan.

0.1

3.1

0.1

6.1

Feb.

0.2

_

_

-

5.6

0.2

11

Mar.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

1.5

2.2

"~79~ 2.4

.'4

.4

.4

.3

.5

.4

.4

.4

14.3

0.46

28

-Apr.

0.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.5

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3 73 

J4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

-

14.3

0.48

28

May

0.3

.3

.3

.3

1.5

3.5

3.8

4.8

TTs

4.4

2.4

1J5

1.4

1.4

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

1.3

2.4

2.4

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

44.7

1.44

89

June

0^6.

.7

.7

3.0

3.8

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.2

.7

1.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.3

5.1

5.1

5.4 574"

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

3.8

1.3

-

92.7

3.09

184

July

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

3.5

4.4

2.6

3.3

3.5

2.8

2.4

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

_

-

28.5

-

-

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1950 : Max 5.1 Min 0 Mean 0.96 Ac-ft 698

Water year 1950-51 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10-13, 15-17, Nov. 22 to Mar. 20, Mar. 27-29, 

Apr. 10, 11 (no gage-height record Jan. 9, Jan. 14 to Mar. 14; discharge estimated on basis of 

5 field estimates, weather records, and records for station below East Fork).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 239

Chlcorlca Creek below East Pork, near Raton, N. Mex.

Location. La t 36°54'05", long. 104°22'40", In Si sec. 22. T..31 N., R. 24 E. (projected), 

on right bank li miles downstream from East Pork and 3f miles east of Raton.

Drainage area. 71 sq ml.

Records available. September 1945 to July 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,580 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years (1945-50), 5.80 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 92 cfs May 19 (gage height, 2.47 ft); no flow 

ror extended psriods.

1945-51: Maximum gage height, 7.50 ft May 31, 1948 (discharge not determined); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 200 acres (part 

or which is below station). Plow partly regulated by storage in Lake Maloya (capacity, 

4,000 acre-ft) and Lake Alice (capacity, 56 acre-ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1950 to July 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

tl

jJL

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

**.5

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

!l

.2

**.2

6.7

0.22

13

Nov.

0.2

T?

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

3.6

0.12

7.1

Dec.

0.1

!i.1.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

o

.1.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1

.1.1

.1 **.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.0

0.10

6.0

Jan.

oa

.1

.1

(**)

, £

(*)

1.5

0.05

3.0

Feb.

(*)

_

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

*o

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

72

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

Apr.

0

<T **.

o'

 0

o

0

.1

.5

.4

.1

0

**.!

.1

.5

2.7

2.8

Tff

.9

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

-

10.7

0.36

21

Hay

0.1

.1

**.!

0

U

0

o

.1

.7

1.2

1.0

.2

.2

.2

3.2

*5.8

12

8.9

~5~.3 13

4.3

4.1

3.6

2.9

1.4

.7

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

71.0

2.29

141

June

o0"

0

0

1.5

** . 6

.4

.3

.2

0

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1 **o

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

-

3.6

0.12

7.1

July

O

0

0

0

o

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

-

-

_

-

.

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

_-

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1950: Max 2o Min 0 Mean O.33 Ao-ft 238

Water year 1950-51: Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
240 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Chicorica Creek near Hebron, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°46'10", long. 104°23'45", in Sj sec. 4. T. 29 N., R. 24 E., on downstream 

wingwall of left abutment of highway bridge near east boundary of Maxwell Grant, 300 

feet downstream from Una de Gato Creek, 4$ miles northeast of Hebron, and 9 miles south 

of Raton.

Drainage area. 381 sq mi.

Records available. January 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,200 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--6 years, 12.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs July 12 (gage height, 5.50 ft); no flow 

June a3-30.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 7,530 cfs May 31, 1948 (gage height, 13.00 ft), by 

contracted-opening method; no flow June 23-30, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 20 ft, from well-defined floodmarks (discharge, about 20,000 

cfs), date unknown.

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

whicn are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for 

irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1177: 1948-49(P).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of lee effect

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

(Shifting-control method'used July 1-31, Aug. 22 to Sept, 17)

0.47 

.6 

.7 

.8

0

.6 

1.8 

4.0

0.9 

1.0 

1.2

1.5

6.8

10

21

46

110

200

325

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

ao.5 

a. 5

a. 5

a. 6

a. 7

a. 8 

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8 

a. 8

a. 9

al

al

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

T75

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.4

35.5

1.15

7O

Nov.

1.2 

T7Z

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.7'

2.5

3.0

3.6

JTT

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.3

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

-

65.0

2. :17

129

Dec.

2 

2

2

2

2

1.5

T73

2

2.5

3

3

2.5

2.5

3 

3.5

3.5

3.5

4

4.5

1

5

5

5 

5

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

1O3.5

3.34

205

Jan.

3

2.5

3

3.5

3.5 

2.5

2

2

2

2.5

2.5

3

3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4

4

4 

3.5

3

3 .

2.5

2.5

2

1.5

TT5

91.5

2.95

181

Feb.

1.5

1.5

2

2.5

2.5 

2.5

5 3-

3

3

2

2

1 

T.5

1.5

2.5

Z

1.5

Z

Z

Z

2.0 

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

^

_

-

54; 7

1.95

108

Mar.

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.8 

.8"7

I?

.8

.7

.8

.8

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3 

1.4

1;6

t.7

1.7

2

2

2.5

3i

30.9

1:29

79

Apr.

4

4.3

3.6

4.6

2.7 

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

;8 

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.8

.6

1.6

1.2 

.6

.6

.6

.5"4!i.-5

45 .-0

1.50

89

May

0.6 

.6

:l

.6

.6 

.6

.6.'5

.6

,7

1.1

1.1

1.1 

5.7

27 hTS

14

18

17

a!4

alO 

a7

a5

a4

a3

i2

al

a<5

a. 5

197 .-4

6.37

392

June

aO.5 

a.S

a. 6

a.S

ai

.3 

.1

.1

,1

a

a

46

;3

.1 

.1

.2

.3

<3

.4

.2

.1

.1

§

O

0

O

0

0

0

6.9

0.23

14

July

13 

8.8

1.1

.e

.7

.6 

.6

.6

.6

i7

.4

126

38

102 

a!8

as

a3

a!4

. a2

a2

a2

125

a80"

4.6

1.6

1.2

.6

2a

4.0

4.3

758.3

24.5

1,500

Aug.

&ft n aw. a 

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.I

a7 

a3

a.7

.1

114

a2

al

al

al 

al

al

a.S

a.S

a.7

a.7

a. 6

56

62 

1S2

ML

a8

a2

al

.8

.7

.6

661.0

21.3

1,310

Sept.

0.4

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

::*a.I

a.I

.1

a

.1

.1

ti

3.1

2.2

a2

a2

al

al

al

al 

a. 8

a. 6

a. 6

a.S

a. 4

a«3

a. 3

44.8

1.49

89

Calendar year 1950 : Max 654 Mln 0.1 Mean 9.62 Ae-ft 6,960

Water year 1950-51 : Max 241 Mln 0 Mean 5.76 Ac-ft 4,170

Peak discharge (base. 800 crs)~-July 12 (5 p.m.) 1,420 ofs (5.-50 ft)j July 14 (8 p.m.) 1,240 ofs 

(5.10 ft); July 22 (7 p.m.) 1,240 cfs(s.O5 ft); Aug. 10 (4 a.m.) 1,140 ofs (4.85 ft)j Aug. 24 (11:3O 

p.m.) 1,070 cfs (4.66 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage,, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 3, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16-18, Nov. 25 to Feb. 22, 

Mar. 11, 12, Mar. 28 to Apr. 2.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 241

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 36°41'25", long. 104°47'30", 

Maxwell Grant, 2£ miles north of Dawson.

Drainage area. 299 sq mi.

about T. 28 N., R. 20 E., on left bank in

Records available. October 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. October isib to May 1923 and February 1927 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. .Altitude of gage is 6,550 ft (from topographic map). Prior

 fo 1931 at nearby sites to different datums. 1931 to July 1934 and October 1935 to 

October 1946 at nearby sites to same datum. August 1934 to September 1935, at site 800 

ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1916-11, 1919-20, 1921-22, 1927-51), 21.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge^ during year, 317 cfs July 18 (gage height, 4.12 ft); minimum

 daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 27, 29.

1930-51: Maximum gage height, 11.88 ft Aug. 6, 1940 (discharge not determined); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair1. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions 

lor irrigation of small acreage and mountain meadows above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 1117: 1947(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2-

2.3

2.4 2.5"

0

.3 

1.3 

3.2

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

6.8

12

19

29

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12is

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.9

ITT

1.3

l.Z

1.1

1.0

T7T

1.0 1.1 1:1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

42.0

1.35

83

Nov.

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

l.Z

1.3

1.1

-

26.5

0.88 '53

Dec.

1.3

1.1

.8

.6

.8

1.1

1.3

1.0

.9

1.2

.8

.7

.8

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.9

1.0

1.1

.8

1.2

31.4

1.01

62

Jan.

0.9

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.1

1.9

1.3

1.7

1.9

1.7 1'.3

1.2

l.Z

.9

.9

.9

-si

37.3

1.20

74

Feb.

0.677"

.7 i.'s

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.2

5.6

i!o

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.5

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.2

1.7

1.1

1.0

.9

_

_

-

45.1

1.61

89

Mar.

0.9T9~

.9

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

.8

.8

.8

24.8

0.80

49

Apr.

1.5

1.9

2.1

2.1 

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.9

2.2

-

39.9

1.33

79

May

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8 

2.2

2.4

2.1

1.9

2.4

3.2

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.8

4.3

4.6

9.4

971

5.7

5.4

4.6

5.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

3.9

3.9

4.3

3.9

4.3

4.6

127.2

4.10

252

June

4.6

4.6

5.7

6.4

7.5

6.1

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.6

5.0

3.9

3.6

4.6

3.9

3.2

5.6

4.3

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.1

1.0

-

118.0

3.93

234

July

1.0

1.0

.8

.7 

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

72

.7

3.9

1.5

.8

.3

24

6.1

2.6

2.1

2.6

4.6

5.0

6.8

5.7

3.2

2.4

2.2

15

8.4

103.9

3.35

206

Aug.

19

25

s!o

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

1.9

2.1

22

13

5.0

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.7

139.4

4.50

276

Sept.

1.2

T7o

.8

.7 

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7?

.1

.2

-

11.0

0.37

22

Calendar year 1950: Max 300 Min 0.4 Mean 6.61 Ac-ft 4,780

Water year 1950-51: Max 25 Mln o.l Mean 2.05 Ac-ft 1,480

Peak discharge (base, 800 efs). No peak above base.
242 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cleneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°29'00", long. 105°15'40", on right bank in Maxwell Grant, a quarter of a 

mile downstream from Schoolhouse Draw, about 3,500 ft upstream from high-water line of 

Eagle Nest Reservoir, and 6 miles south of Eagle Nest, Coifax County.

Drainage area.--84 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey (usually 

no winter records after November 1932). April 1928 to December 1931 in reports of State 

engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 8,190 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Sept. 15, 1934, at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

*

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29 cfs Apr. 21 (gage height, 3.20 ft); no flow 

at times.

1930-51: Maximum discharge recorded, 412 cfs July 11, 1941; maximum gage height 

recorded, 5.01 ft July 5, 1947; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice affect, which are poor. Diversions 

lor irrigation of a few hundred acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic f

effect 

second)

2.21

.6

1.6

3.4 

9.8

20

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

^8

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.0

.1

.1

.2

32.7

1.05

65

Nov.

*1.4

1.5

1

1

1

1

1

1.5

1

1

1

1

*1

1.5

1.5

1

1

1.5

2

2

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.5

40.4

1.35

80

Dec.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

t2.2

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

t2.2

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Jan.

to. 7

_

_

-

Feb.

tl.8

_

_

-

_

-

Mar.

0.8

.8

.6

.8

1.5

1.5

1.6

*1.8

1.9

5.7

2

1.5

1.5

2

3

3

2

2

1.5

2.5

2.5

2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

1

1.5

*1.5

2

59.0

1.90

117

Apr.

2.8

2.5

2.8

3.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

3.5

3.5

2,5

3

*2 . 5

5

8.3

7.6

8.0

9.4

11

16

18

18

17

17

14

13

12

11

12

12

253.9

8.46

504

May

11

*11

9.1

8.7

8.3

8.7

9.1

8.3

8.7

12

8.3

6.8

5.8

5.5

*5.2

6.1

12

14

16

13

11

9.8

9.4

8.3

6.8

6.5

6.1

5.5

4.4

4.1

5.4

262.9

8.48

521

June

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.2

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.3

1.2

1.2

.2

.2

**.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

26.0

0.87

52

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

**0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.2

** .0

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

2.5

4.5

0.15

8.9

Aug.

1.0

.8

.7

.9

.9

.6

.3

** .6

.3

.3

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.8

.5

.6

4.9

2.4

1.0

**.6

.6

.6

.3

21.4

0.69

42

Sept.

0.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.3

** .c

.'<.

. 2

.2

.2

. 

,-j

. o

.2

.2

.4

.5

.3

.3

.5

.3

.5

.3

.4

.4

-

8.1

0.27

16

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ae-ft

Peak discharse '(base. 70 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

**Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5-50, Mar 1-6, Mar. 11 to Apr. 14.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 243

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Locatiqn.--Lat 36°31'10", long. 105°16'15", on left upstream wingwall of concrete control, 

in Maxwell Grant, 88 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, 

Colfax County.

Drainage area.--11 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey (no winter 

records after November 1932). April 1928 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 8.193.3Q ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 12, 1938, at site 88 ft upstream at datum 0.43 

ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge recorded during year, 9.4 cfs Aug. 2 {gage height, 0.52 ft); 

 no~TTow July 7-12, 16, 17, 21.

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 230 cfs Apr. 11, 1937, from rating curve extended above

30 cfs by logarithmic plotting, maximum gage height recorded, 3.38 ft Apr. 2, 1937 (ice

jam), 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. Diversions for irrigation of about 100 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

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

.1 .7

.2 2.2

.4 6.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

*.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

15.5

0.50

31

Nov.

*0.4

.4

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

.4

.4

b.3

b.1

b.4

b.6

*b.7

1.0

1.0

b.8

b.8

1.3

1 6

bl72

1.2

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

*bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

22.9

0.76

45

Dec.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

tl.8

-

_

_

_

_

-

t2.6

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Jan.

tl.2

_

_

-

Feb.

tl.O

_

_

-

_

_

-

Mar.

al.O

al.O

a. 8

a. 8

al.4

al.6

al.4

*1.3

1.7

2.0

1.6

.6

.2

.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.4

bl.6

bl.5

bl.5

1.6

1.3

bl.2

bl.4

*bl.6

1.2

37.7

1.22

75

Apr.

b2.0

bl.O

bl.2

.4

.7

.7

.4

.6

2.2

1.9

bl.O

bl.2

*bl.5

1.9

2.2

2.3

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.1

3.4

3.6

3.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.4

4.0

4.0

-

75.4

2.51

150

May

3.4

*3.1

2.7

2.5

2.7

3.8

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

3.8

3.1

2.9

*2.5

2.5

3.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3'. 8

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.7

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.4

100.7

3.25

200

June

.6

.4

.3

.2

* .2

.0

.0

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

**.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

16.5

0.55

33

July

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.2

.1

0

.1

.6

**.3

.3

.4

.2

.2

.2

.5

-il

5.2

0.17

10

Aug.

0.5

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

**.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.5

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.1

13.6

0.44

27

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

**.!

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

-

4.8

0.16

9.5

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 15 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

**Pield estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
244 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°33'10", long. 105 "15 '55", on left bank In Maxwell Grant, 25 ft downstream from highway, 1,000 ft west of Eagle Nest, Coif ax County, and half a mile upstream from high-water line of Eagle Nest Reservoir.

Drainage area. --82 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey (no 

winter records after November 1932). April 1928 to December 1931 in reports of State 

engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 8,205 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Sept. 19, 1938, at site 25 ft upstream, at different datum until 

Sept. 14, 1934, at datum 0.83 ft higher Sept. 14, 1934, to Sept. 19, 1938. Sept. 19, 

1938, to Oct. 29, 1948, at present site at datum 0.12 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 23 cfs May 18 (gage height, 0.87 ft); 

no flow at times.

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 275 cfs Sept. 1, 1946; maximum gage height recorded, 

4.37 ft (present datum) Mar. 10, 1937 (ice jam); no flow at times.

Remarks . Records fair except those for Nov. 3 to Mar. 14, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements made about twice a month during irrigation season. Diversions for irrigation of a few hundred acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per

iffect (gage

r second)

0.3

.2

1.7 

3.6 

9.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.6

.8

76

.5

.5

.4

73" .3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

11.8

0.38

23

Nov.

0.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

72

.3

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

tf

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

12.3

0.41

24

Dec.

0.5

T5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

10.3

0.33

20

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

.

_

-

Calendar year : Max Min

Mar.

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.5

1.0

1.5

1.7

1.4

2.2

1.5

.5

.5

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.1

2.0

1.5

1.3

34.7

1.12

69

Apr.

1.4

1.3

1.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

^3_

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

-

16.9

0.56

34

May

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.8

1.4

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

2.8

9.1

T^

5.1

4.8

5.6

5.1

4,8

4.1

3.6

4.8

4.1

3.0

2.6

2.6

80.2

2.59

159

June

1.5

T7T

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

15.9

0.53

32

July

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.4

7T

.1

.1

0

.1.1

.3

.3

4.2

0.14

8.3

Aug.

0.2

.2

.3

73

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.2

.1

.2

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

3.9

0.13

7.7

Sept.

0

0

0

Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 245

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

location. Lat 36°32'05", long. 105°14 I 00", about sec. 26, T. 27 N., R. 16 E. (projected),

 at upstream face of Eagle Nest Dam on Cimarron River, 2 miles southeast of Eagle Nest, 

6£ miles west of Ute Park, in Maxwell Grant.

drainage area. 196 sq mi.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read about 4 times a month during irrigation season (at random 

TTntervals), less during winter. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 9,570 acre-ft Oct. 10 (elevation,

 8',U88.8 ft); minimum observed, 2,070 acre-ft Sept. 28 (elevation, 8,070.4 ft).

1950-51: Maximum contents observed, that of Oct. 10, 1950; minimum observed, that 

of Sept. 28, 1951.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with spillway cut in natural rock, completed

 rrtine 30, 1918; storage began in 1916. Capacity, 79,120 acre-ft between elevations

8,035.0 ft (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 

1,700 acres above station.

Cooperation. Elevation readings furnished by employee of Springer Land & Cattle Co. or 

by uimarron Watermaster.

Monthly elevations and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Dec. 31..................

Calendar year

Water year 1950-51.....

Elevation 

(feet)t

_

_

-

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

, a8, 300

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-270

+200

'

-570

-7,320

t Time of gage reading variable.

a No elevation record; contents interpolated or estimated from a total 

of 45 observations during year.
246 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River 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), 

on left bank in Maxwell Grant, 300 ft downstream from Eagle Nest Dam, 2 miles southeast of Eagle Nest, and 6^ miles west of Ute Park.

Drainage area. 196 sq mi.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 8,000 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 139 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 2.03 ft); no flow 

Nov. 16 to Dec. 15.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 3, 1951; no flow Nov. 16 to Dec. 15, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Flow regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge," in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 15 May 16 to Sept. 3O

1.9 

5.4

0.3 

.5

11

30

63

0.1 

.2 

.3

0.7 

2.2

4.7

12

0.7 

1.0 

1.6

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8.4

B74

8.4

12

16

16

12

17

23

*23

23

24

24

17

17

24

22

25

33

33

21

24

30

29

32

30

30

18

18

20

28

666.2

21.5

1,320

Nov.

*34

33

22

13

14

14

11

11

11

7.8

3.8

3.8

*3.2

2.5

1.6

O

0

O

0

O

0

O

0

0

O

0

O

**0

0

0-

185.7

6.19

368

Dec.

O

0

O

0

O

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

*o

o

o

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.6

0.05

3.2

Jan.

(**)

0.1

10

25

25

25

87.7

2.83

174

Feb.

25

15

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.2

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

-

_

-

112.6

4.02

223

Mar.

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

13

20

20

2O

20

11

22

28

^.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.2

219.0

7.O6

434

Apr.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.4

1.4

4.4

11

14

16

16

9.6

5.8

5.8

5.4

6.8

9.0

19

26

27

27

26

254.1

8.47

504

May

38

*48

47

48

48

53

59

61

59

59

59

38

35

48

*29

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

5

5

10

25

25

40

15

939

3O.3

1,860

June

75

75

75

70

85

80

50

85

85

65

45

45

45

45

45

20

25

40

*4O

40

40

4O

20

35

7O

70

70

50

5.4

5.6

1,539.0

51.3

3,050

July

38

71

49

44

76

82

42

61

*~5z 83

83

83

77

23

44

60

51

51

44

39

23

29

30

#27

27

28

27

18

18

22

i§

1,448

46.7

2,870

Aug.

16

14

12

10

8.0

8.0

7.7

*7.0

6.4

6.7

7.0

7.3

7.7

10

14

17

16

17

25

11

27

21

12

8.8

6.0

4.4

4.4

*4.2

4.1

 475 3.3

347.5

11.2

689

Sept.

3.8

3.0

4.8

3.7

3.0

1.9

2.2

1.4

1.2

1.0

**1.0

.8

10

16

12

7.0

6.4

6.0

8.0

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

18

14

16

259.2

8.64

514

Calendar year : Max - Min - Mean - Ac -ft

Water year 195O-51: Max 85 Min 0 Mean 16.6 Ac-ft 12,010

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 29, Dec. 1-5, Dec. 14 to Feb. 6, May 16 to June 28; discharge 

estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, fragmentary records of releases from Eagle Nest Da 

and records for station near Cimarron.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 247

Cimarron River near Cimarron, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°31'00" s long. 104°58'35", about sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. 19 E. (projected) on 

right bank, 3.8 miles west of Cimarron.

Drainage area. 320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is "6,599.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 383 cfs July 13 (gage height, 2.56 ft); minimum

 daily, 1.1 cfs Sept. 13.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, 540 cfs Sept. 8, 1950 (gage height, 3.00 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 13, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow regulated by Eagle. Nest Reservoir (see p. 245). Diversions above station for irrigation 

of about 2,000 acres (most of which is below gage).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

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

0.1 0.7

.2 2.'5

.3 5.5

.5 15

0.7 28

1.0 55

1.3 92

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

14

*14

12.

19

18

18

15

23

23

23

24

24

24

19

22

*20

15

23

24

22

15

24

24

25

27

T!

21

15

19

20

628

20.3

1,250

Nov.

28

28

3022-

21

21

20

20

20

18

14

12

10

9.2

8.0

7

6.5

6

5.2

5.2

*5.2

4.9

4.6

4

4

4.0

4.0

3.7

4.0

3.7

-

353.2

11.8

701

Dec.

4 3

473

4.0

3.4

*3

2

2.5

2

2

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2.0

2.2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

*2

2

2

2

2

2

74.2

2.39

147

Jan.

2

2

2

2.5

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

**2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3

3

3

3

3.5

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.5

T75

**4

7

7

89.5

2.89

178

Feb.

7

7

8

9

10

11

12

T5

10

9.2

8.0 *a.o

a

8

9

10

a

7

7

9

8

6

6

B"5

5.5

6

7

_

-

-

223.7

7.99

444

Mar.

6

5

6

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.9

5.9

6.3

6

15

18

18

19

20

16

30

T5

12

11

10

a. a

8.8

9.2

9.6

9.2

8.8

7.6

7.6

321.2

10.4

637

Apr.

8.4

*8.0

8.0

7.6

8.0

7.1

6.7

7.1

7.1

6.7

8.0

7.6

6.7

5.5

5.5

6.3

*8.0

11

10

11

14

14

15

15

17

19

20

17

18

20

-

323.3

10.8

641

May

21

*34

37

40

42

42

45

45

46

50

50

43

27

37

*40

30

24

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

28

28

30

60

969

31.3

1,920

June

62

62

60

63

*69

71

56

74

16

71

51

51

50

49

49

41

23

44

*45

44

43

42

34

24

52

50

50

50

14

5.2

-

1,475.2

49.2

2,930

July

6.8

56

25

57

65

53

32

66

*67

68

70

86

15

30

60

54

54

51

44

39

30

41

*34

34

34

32

30

20

32

25

1,397.8

45.1

2,770

Aug.

24

20

18

17

13

11

11

9.2

8.8

*8.8

8.8

8.8

8.0

7.6

11

14

15

15

17

27

35

25

21

39

T5

11

8.0

*6.7

5.9

175

6.3

455.8

14.7

904

Sept.

7.6

8.0

5.9

7.6

7.6

5.5

3.7

4.3

3.7

2.5

*2.0

1.8

10"1.1

14

11

8.4

7.6

. 6.7

11

14

15

15

15

15

14

15

T7

14

-

281.0

9.37

557

Calendar year 1950 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-f t -

Water year 1950-51 : Max 86 Mln 1.1 Mean 18.1 Ac-ft 13,080

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10-13, 16-18, 24-25, Dec. 5-11, 13-14, Dec. 17 

to Feb. 9, Feb. 13-25, Feb. 27 to Mar. 5, Mar. 12, 13, 19, 20 (no gage-height record Jan. 23 to Feb. 

3j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records and records for station 

below Eagle Nest Dam).
248 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

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 and North Ponil Creeks and 

5 miles northwest of Cimarron.

Drainage area.--180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1951 in report of Geological Survey. October 

19it> to August 1929 (monthly values only for calendar year 1925, and parts of 1926, 

1927, 1928, 1929) in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,570 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.--13 years (1915-25, 1926-28, 1950-51), 15.9 cfs.

Extremes.--1950: Maximum discharge during period May 26 to Sept. 30, 86 cfs Aug. 1 (gage

 height, 2.54 ft); no flow at times.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during year, 318 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 3.44 ft); no 

flow at times.

1915-29, 1950-51: Maximum daily discharge determined, 287 cfs June 6, 1921; maximum 

discharge determined, that of Aug. 24, 1951; no flow at times.

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. Diversions 1,000 feet below station can take all flow up to about 

50 cfs, and irrigate about 800 acres.

Rating table, May 26, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1951, except periods of ice effect 

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

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

.1

.6

1.8

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

3.8

6.6

16

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1950-51 

1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_ '

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

0.5

.8

.6

.5

.4

.2

3.0

_

-

June

0.2

.2

.6

3.3

3.5

2.3

2.1

1.2

.8

.5

.6

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

3

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0.

0

0-

16.5

0.55

33

July

0

0

0

1.1

.5

.6

.4

.4

2.4

2.4

16

8.9

6.3

6.0

2.8

1.8

1.3

1.5

3.3

5.7

8.2

5.2

4.9

2.4

5.5

3.0

3.3

2.4

1.8

1.1

1.0

100.2

3.23

199

Aug.

10

19

T.O

3.8

2.6

2.3

1.6

1.5

1.0

.5

.5

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

.2

1.8

.8

.4

1.3

3.3

.5

.2

0_

3.1

2.4

.4

.1

0

O

65.6

2.12

130

Sept.

0

O

0

0

1.3

1.2

6.7

"6.0 11

3.8

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.3

.5

.6

.5

.4

.5

.8

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

-

45.2

1.51

90

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Peak discharge (base. 6O cfs).--July 11 (1:45 p.m.) 79 cfs (2.5O ft); Aug. 1 (10 p.m.) 86 cfs (2.54
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 249

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Fonil Creek near Cimarron, N. Hex., 1950-51--Continued

1950-51

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.

~7Z 0.1

.2

.2

^t

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

6.6

0.21

13

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

.8

-

12.1

0.40

24

Dec.

0.7

'.5

.6

.4

.3

75

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.4

.4

.6

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

14.1

0.45

28

Jan.

0.5

.4

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

^1

12.0

0.39

24

Feb.

~7T 0.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.9

77

.5

.4

.4

_

-

-

9.6

0.34

19

Mar.

0.5

.5

.5

.4

7*

.5

.5

.7

.8

1.0

1.1-.7

.7

.9

1.1

1.0

.9

.6

.6

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.9

2.1

T75

1.8

1.8

31.0

1.00

61

Apr.

2.4

276- 2,3

2.8

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.6

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.3

5.7

6.3

7.4

9.0

9.8

10

12

13

11

13

13

11

11

11

11

-

201.7

6.72

400

May

9.0

8.6

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.4

6.6

6.6

8.2

8.2

7.0

6.3

5.7

675

7.4

12

11

11

12

12

13

T5

12

11

9.4

9.0

8.2

7.0

6.3

5.7

270.0

8.71

536

June

5.5

5.2

5.7

6.0

577

5.2

4.0

3.5

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.1

.8

.8

.5

.4

.2

0

tf

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

62.0

2.07

123

July

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.5.

.3

2.8

0.09

5.6

Aug.

0.6

2.3

.1

.1

0.

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

10

.8

24 -5.8

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

54.3

1.75

108

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mia - Mean - Ao-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 24 Min 0 Mean 1.85 Ao-ft 1,340

Peak discharge (base. 60 cfa). Aug. 21 (10 p.m.) 166 cfs (2.93 ft); Aug. 24 (6 p.m.) 318 ofs 

3.44 ft).
250 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIH

Rayado River at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°22', long. 104°58', in T. 25 N., R. 19 E., on left bank, at Sauble Ranch

 in Maxwell Grant, 10 miles southwest of Cimarron and 16 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 44 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1911 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1950.in re-

 ports of Geological Survey. Published as- "near Abreu's Ranch near Cimarron" May 1911 

to December 1914. January 1915 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer. Prior 

to September 1925, published as "near Abreu's Ranch near Cimarron."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,880 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

~to Sept. 9, 1925, at site about 3 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1911-12, 1913-14, 1916-17, 1920-24, 1928-51), 14.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 55 cfs July 30 (gage height, 2.70 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.8 cfs Dec. 3, Jan. 31 to Feb. 2.

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 1,140 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 4.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 190 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs 

Dec. 8, 1932, Nov. 22, 1934, Nov. 21, Dec. 9, 10, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 1O-12, 24, 25, Mar. 7-11,

Apr. 10 to May 30)

1.68

1.7

1.8

1.9

0.8 

1.0 

2.4 

4.8

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

8.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.4 

574

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

or

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

69.2

2.23

137

Nov.

2.2 

2.2

1.7

1.4

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.6

1.8

1.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.2

2.8

2.0

2.4

3.O

3.5

4 .0

3.8

*3.5

3.0

1.9

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.5

-

76.1

2.54

151

Dec.

H.8

27?

*1.8

1.2

1.9

2.4

2.8

2.4

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.2

1.3

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.4

.4

.6

.6

.9

* .0

.0

.3

.4

.3

.4

60.2

1.94

119

Jan.

1.4 

1.2

2.2

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.6

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.2

 1.2

1.0

-i§.

50.0

1.61

99

Feb.

TB- 0.8 

1.0

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

*3.0

Of

1.9

2.0

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.6

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.6

-

54.6

1.95

108

Mar.

1.8 T79"

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.6

*3.0

2.6

3.0

4.8

3.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.6

3.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.8

475

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.8

92.5

2.98

183

Apr.

4.0 

*5.4

5.7

6.3

5.7

5.4

4.8

5.7

5.7

6.0

4.2

5.4

5.1

7.2

11

12

12

14

17

16

1919"

18

19

15

15

13

12

12

10

-

310.6

1O.4

616

May

9.4 

8.9

8.0

*9.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

9.8

9.4

8.4

8-79" 7.6

8.9

17

*16

21TB"

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

9.4

8.4

8.0

7.6

323.1

10.4

641

June

7.2 

679

6.6

6.9

7.2

6.6

5.4

5.1

4.5

4.2

4.2

*4.0

3.8

3.8

4.8

4.5

3.8

3.2

3.2

*3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

TT6" 1.6

-

120.3

4.01

239

July

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.1

.9

iTff

1.4

*1.4

2.4

5.4

2.4

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.8

4.0

4.0

3.5

*2.8

2.0

1.9

2.4

14

23_

94.9

3.06

188

Aug.

23 

22

12

12

9.4

6.6

5.4

4.2

3.5

*3.5

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.2

1.0

T73

1.8

1.8

2.2

3.5

2.8

3.8

15

9.4

7.2

6.0

5.7

5.1

4.5

187.2

. 6.04

371

Sept.

4.0 

578

3.8

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.4

174

1.6

1.6

1.6

-

75.6

2.52

150

Calendar year 1950: Max 18 Mln 0.8 Mean 4.12 Ac-I't 2,980

Water year 1950-51 : Max 23 Mln 0.8 Mean 4.15 Ac-ft 3,000

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note .--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 3-6, 9-13, 17, 24-26, Dec. 5-8, Dec. 17 to'Feb. 

9, Feb. 13-23, Feb. 26 to Mar. 6, Mar. 12-29.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASDJ 251

Rayado River near Miami, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°22'00", long. 104°52'40", in SW£ sec. 25, T. 25 N., R. 19 E. (projected), 

on left bank 50 ft downstream from diversion dam for Valdez ditch, 6 miles northwest of 

Miami, and 16 miles west of Springer.

Drainage area. 82 sq mi.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 12 years, 6.05 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48 ofs Aug. 22 (gage height, 1.74 ft); no flow

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 620 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 3.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 170 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 3,000 acres 

(most of which is below station).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 

.2

0

' .5 

1.6

0.4 

.7

1.0 20

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5~0.4

**.!

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

**o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

1.4

Nov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

S

-

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

Cf

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*1

.9 1.1 1.1

4.9

0.16

9.7

Apr.

1.3

**T4

1.8

1.9

2.2

2.2

1.9

2.6

3.0

3.3

1.9

2.8

3.0

3.4

4.1

3.8

2.6

3.1

3.8

4.0

4.9

4.0

3.8

4.0

3.4

3.8

5.2

5.0

5^4

4.7

-

98.3

3.28

195

Calendar year 1950: Max 4.5 Mln 0 Mean 0.53

May

3~8~ 4.0

3.4

*3.6

3.6

4.0

3.4

2.6

3.0

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.0

2.8

3.8

3.0

*2.4

.6

.7

_.£

.8

.7

.6

1.5

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.5

3.0

82.9

2.67

164

June

3.1

3.3

3.4

4.3

or

1.6

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3 **o

Cf

0

0

0

0

0

0

**0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

21.5

0.72

43

July

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

~.6 0

.3

.4

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.1 0~~

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

7.6

0.25

15

Sept.

0.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.7

76

.6

.4

**.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.2

.3

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

05"

0

.2

-

11.6

0.39

23

Ac-ft 385

Water year 1950-51: Max 5.4 Mln 0 Mean 0.62 Ac-ft 451

Peak discharge (base, 20 cfs). Aug. 22 (7:30 p.m.) 48 cfs (1.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
252 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River at Springer, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°21'30", long. 104°35'50", in Maxwell Grant, on left bank, at Springer, 

CoITax County, 270 ft downstream from highway bridge, 6 miles downstream from Rayado 

River, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,032 sq mi.

Records available. July 1907 to December 1909 and October 1930 to September 1951 in reports or geological Survey. August 1907 to December 1909 and October 1920 to "December 

1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,810 ft (from topographic map). July 

T907 to December 1909, staff gage 270 ft upstream at different datum. October 1920 to 

1929, chain gage 270 ft upstream at datum 3.66 ft higher. 1930 to July 11, 1934, waterstage recorder 270 ft upstream at datum 3.66 ft higher. July 12, 1934, to Apr. 13, 

1942, water-stage recorder 30 ft downstream at datum 2.05 ft higher. May 9, 1942 to 

July 17, 1942, water-stage recorder 270 ft .upstream at datum 5.38 ft lower.

Average discharge. 30 years (1920-25, 1926-51; since completion of Eagle Nest Dam), 21.3

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 8.11 ft); minimum daily, 1 cfs July 1,2.

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 4,090 cfs May 31, 1948 (gage height, 9.25 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Apr. 11, 1933.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904, and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 10,000 cfs.

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

wTTTch are poor. Plow partly regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (see p. 245). Diversions for irrigation of about 9,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used May 16-27, July 31 to Aug. £1)

2.9 0.7

3.0 1.9

3.2 6.7

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

17

47

100

4.4 £10

4.8 380

5.2 590

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1£

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

£1

2£

23

£4

£5

£6

£7

£8

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.8

5TTT

5.£

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.8

47T

4.4

*4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

5.0

5.5

5.£

5.£

5.5

5.8

4.7

4.1

4.7

*4.4

4.7

149. £

4.81

£96

Nov.

4.7

4.4

4TJ

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.7

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.8

5.£

5.£

4.7

*4.4

4.4

4.7

5.5 rn?

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

5.0

-

14£.3

4.74

282

Dec.

4.7

4.4

4.2

*4.7

4.4

4.£

4.2

4.7

5.0 ?77

.4

.7

.4

* .4

.4

4.7

4.7

4

T

4

4

*4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

4

4

135.9

4.38

£70

Jan.

4

4

6

6

*6

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

6

7

J3

6

5

4

*4

4

4

4

4

3.5

3

5

145.5

4.69

289

Feb.

3

5

-3

3

4

5

6 5

*5

5

5.5

5.2

4

4

4

4.5

5

5.0

4.7

4.5

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.4

_

_

-

123.5

4.41

£45

Mar.

3.4

3.6

3.0

4TJ

*3.8

3.£

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

4.1

4.5

4.4

*3.8

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.4

5.0

S7TT

4.4

4.4

114.2

3.68

227

Apr.

5.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

P. 4

5.8

4.4

3.8

*4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

-

136.7

4.56

271

May

*4.1

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.5

*2.8

2.7

2.7

2.8

5.8

87

~7S 160

12

8.0

*6.7

10

7.1

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

456.8

14.7

906

June

5.2

5.5

5.8

6.1

14

6.7

6.7

5.5

5.0

4.1

3.6

**3.5

3.4

3.3

80

10

8

6

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

2

7

2

2

-

221.4

7.38

439

July

1

T

10

4

3

2

2

2

 1.9

1.8

1.7

1.9

2.3

2.7

3.6

2.5

1.7

**1.5

2.7

2.1

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.5

396

3TS

777.8

25.1

1,540

Aug.

40

15

8.4

7.1

6.4

5.2

4.1

3.4

3.2

23 

54

8.0

5.0

*3.4

3.0

2.7

rrr

2.7

276

47

585

*3T

43

21

15

11

9

7

5

4

3.5

1,657.8

53.5

3,290

Sept.

3

?.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

**2.3

2.3

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.7

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

 1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

. -

60.9

2.03

121

Calendar year 1950: Max 63 Mln 1.7 Mean 5.63 Ac-ft 4,080

water year 1950-51: Max 585 Min 1 Mean 11.3 Ac-ft 8,180

Peak discharge (base, 50o efs).--May 16 (11:30 p.m.) 1,040 cfs (5.81 ft); June 15 (time unknown) 

_OZ cfs (5.16 ft}j July 30 (11 p.m.) 2,45O cfs (7.59 ft); Aug. 19 (5:3O p.m.) 1,040 cfs (6.O2 ft); 

Aug. 21 (5 p.m.) 2,9OO cfs (8.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 8-24, Apr. 13-29, June 9 to July 8, Aug. 26 to Sept. 5; discharge - large 0- estimated __- ,__ on ... basis _ of .. recorded _» vv. range - ug,c in xii stage, oi*a{£e, discharge u.LDt;fiai g,^ measurements, iiicaoui-ciucii^o, weather w^a^ji^i records, i.^(;uiuo, and cut

records for stations below Eagle Nest Dam, near Cimarron, and Canadian River near Taylor Springs. 

Stage-discharge " " relation " affected by ice Nov. , 10-12, Dec. 3, 6, 7, Dec. 18 to Jan. 7, Jan. 25 to

Feb. 10, Feb. 13-17, 20, Mar. 3, 4, 12, 19.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 253

Canadian River near Taylor Springs, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°17'20", long. 104°29'10", in NWir sec. 27, T. 24 N., R. 23 E., on left 

bank 1 mile upstream from Chico Creek, 2j miles downstream from Cimarron River, and 

2| miles south of Taylor Springs.

Drainage area. 2,853 sq mi.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1926 to July 1927 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage -recorder. Altitude at gage is 5,600 ft (from topographic map). January 1926 to July 1927 at site about ij miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge'. 11 years, 140 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,860 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 9..41 ft); minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Aug. 20.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 37,400 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 24.17 ft); no 

flow during parts of June and July 1946.

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. W 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

'Ac-ft

Oct.

33

27

18

17

17

16

13

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

*10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

7»6

7.6

**9.2

9.2

385.4

12.4

764

Nov.

9.8

10

lo-9.2

ll

12

13

13

13

10

12

13

16

14

13

*14

13

15

18

17

16

16

13

10

12

16

18

18

16

17

-

408.0

13.6

809

Dec.

18

13

8.2

*15

12

13

19

21

19

18

20

23

22

*19

21

18

18

8.2

16

17

15

*12

7.0

16

9.8

12

14

14

14

14

14

480.2

15.5

952

Jan.

12

10

10

10

*10

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

12

14

14

16

T6

13

11

10

**10

10

12

14

12

10

a

2

345

11.1

684

Feb.

6

6

8

10

12

14

25

40

*60

25

20

10

2.6

775

6.5

8.2

11

8.7

6.2

4.8

6.2

7.0

7.6

9.8

13

10

9.8

5.1

..

_

-

355.3

12.7

, 705

Mar.

7.6

9.2

4.8

775

*9.2

7.6

5.8

6.2

6.5

7.0

6.2

5.1

5.8

8.2

8.7

7.6

6.5

7.0

7.6

11

*11

10

8.2

6.2

5.4

5.8

6.5

15

17

19

15

266.7

8.60

529

Apr.

27

35

30

24

28

28

19

15

*19

16

11

11

10

8.7

7.6

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.1

5". 4

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.1

3.7

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

275

358.9

12.0

712

May

*4.8

4.8

4.4

3.4

3.4

4.4

5.1

4.4

3.4

4.4

*6.2

4.8

3.4

14775

24

'555 541

71

40

*23

22

96

38

19

12

9.2

8.2

6.5

5.8

4.8

1,275.6

41.1

2,530

June

3.7

3.4

3.7

3.7

49

71

31

13

7.0

5.1

11

*14

11

22

83_

31

5

4

2

8.9

5

3

2

45

56

11

5

3

3

3

518.5

17.3

1,030

July

2

2

2

411

20

10

8

6

*5.1

2.2

2.0

221

83

71

96

53

20

*16

86

29

14

82

556

T5I

36

18

13

10

6

17

*481

2,499.3

80.6

4,960

Aug.

692

100

22

6

5

4

3

2

2

1,240

245

95

40

*23

7.6

4.8

3.0

2.6

1.8

1.2

2.6

25

347

125

2.660

309

102

56

44

41

31

B,242.6

201

12,380

Sept.

24

T5

14

11

11

**11

15

15

16

7.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.8

5.1

5.8

6.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.4

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.8

3)4

4.0

-

236.4

7.88

469

Calendar year 1950 : Max 1,310 Mini Mean 53.6 Ac-ft 38,770

Water ter year year 1950-51 j.»3u-aj. : : Max wax 2,660 <:,6eo Mln m« 1.2 J..2 Mean wean 36.6 56.6 Ac-ft Ac-it 26,520 zb,s<:u

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 cfs). July 4 (3 p.m.) 2,900 cfs (6.90 ft); July 12 (5 p.m.) 2,110 cfs 

.95 ft); Aug. 1 112:30 a.m.) 2,030 cfs (6.24 ft); Aug. 10 (3s20 a.m.) 5,860 cfs (9.41 ft); Aug. 25 

(1:40 in a.m. a.m.) \ R.7!>n 5,720 r-fa cfs tQ.ni (9.04 ft). ff-\.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height r 

June 26 to July 3, July 5 

recorder trace, discharge ________ 

and tributary stations above and below 

to Jan. 12, Jan. 18-28, Feb. 10-12.

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10-12, Dec
254 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Colmor intake canal near Ocate, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°08'55", long. 104°52 I 30" > in SW£ sec. 12, T. 22 N., R. 19 E., on right 

bank 130 ft downstream from head gate, 5 miles southwest of Lake Charette, and 10 miles 

southeast of Ocate.

Records available. May 1933 to July 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Altitude of gage is 6,730 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--16 years (1933-44, 1945-50), 4.14 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 187 efs May 16 (gage height, 3.52 ft); no flow

1933-5i: Maximum discharge, 892 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 5.69 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 130 cfs on basis of theoretical rating for canal; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Canal diverts entire flow of Ocate River below discharge of 600 

efs and delivers water to Lake Charette, which serves as a reservoir for Colmor irrigation district. Diversions for irrigation of a few hundred acres above station.

Revisions.--W 1177: 1949(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1950 to July 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

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

0

0

0

*0

0

-

0.1

0.003

0.2

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.7

.7

.1

1.6

T73

.6

*.7

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

6.5

0.21

13

Feb.

0

0

0

1.3

5^5

1.8

1.0

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.1

0

0

.2

.1

.1

.1

.4

.2

.1

.2

0

_

_

-

9.5

0.34

19

Bar.

0.3

.4

0

.2

.6

*jl

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

.1

2.6

0.08

5.2

Apr.

0.7

1.2

.6

.3

.5

**.9

.5

.1

.6

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

-

5.8

0.19

12

Bay

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0 .1-

7.5

20

31

10

1.2

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

70.0

2.26

139

June

(«)

-

0

0

0

July

0

.8

0

2.2

O

(*)

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

.

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_-

_-

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1950: Max 25 Mln 0 Mean 0.34 Ao-ft 248

Water year 1950-51: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Peak discharge (base. 60 efs).--Bay 16 (5 p.m.) 187 cfs (3.52 ft).

* Observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 255

Canadian River near Roy, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 35°55'10", long. 104"21'10", in Ej 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 ml.

Records available.--April 1936 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,893.55 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers). Prior to October 1942 at site 1,080 ft downstream at datum 0.61 

ft lower. Former gage was operated and used at times through September 1946.

Average discharge. 15 years, 167 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,900 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 10.78 ft); no 

flow May 4-6, 9, 10.

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 63,800 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 14.22 ft, former 

site 1,080 ft downstream); no flow at times.

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

those above 1,000 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a 

month. Diversions for irrigation of about 30,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). W 957: 1940. W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used May 14-17, June 26, July 4 to Sept. 30)

0.3 

.5

1.0 31

1.2 63

1.5 140

2.0 360

3.0 1,020

4.0 2,050

5.0 3,490

6.0 5,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

29

Si

44

31 

27

21

19

19

18

16

15

15

12

13

12

12

14

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

13

12

11

10

10

£

534

17.2

1,060

Nov.

8

5

8

8 

9

10

10

11

11

10

11

11

14

18

20

20

20

18

17

18

19

21

19

19

19

18

19

20

21

22

457

15.2

906

Dec.

21

20

19

18 

16

11

14

15

18

20

21

22

24

24

23

19

19

16

17

16

16

15

15

13

15

18

12

13

b!4

b!4

b!5

533

17.2

1,060

Jan.

b!4

b!2

bll

8 

15

17

14

16

17

15

17

20

19

b20

b23

b20

19

18

18

20

18

22

24

20

23

24

28

22

15

10

8

547

17.6

1,080

Feb.

8

10

15

15 

18

18

16

26

31

38

38

37

29

20

19

19

18

20

23

21

18

16

17

18

16

14

11

10

_

_

-

559

 0.0

1,110

Mar.

10

8

7

7 

7

5

6

7

7

6

6

6

7

6

6

7

8

9

9

8

8

9

10

10

9

8

7

10

11

12

IT253

8.2

502

Apr.

18

18

23

II

22

23

22

19

15

15

14

11

11

10

8

8

7

7

6

8

7

6

5

4

4

3

3

3

2

356

11.9

706

May

1

1

1

o

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

2

1

118

768

265

371

488

154

74

45

37

32

47

54

31

24

17

12

11

10

2,587

83.5

5,130

June

9

6

5

6 

11

6

42

 34

21

15

10

98

106

26

47

121

58

34

22

18

12

10

15

10

7

85

34

17

14

11

-

926

30.9

1,840

July

7

6

4

1,400 

800

250

100

50

30

14

257

989

920

250

80

40

30

170

60

40

30

20

470

335

100

50

40

30

22

18

723

7,335

237

14,550

Aug.

1,400

410

250

170 

170

120

80

50

40

5.250

600

200

100

67

54

49

38

32

24

12

19

19

166

199

2,070

751

207

120

80

61

47

12,842

414

25,470

Sept.

39

32

26

22 

17

15

15

26

19

12

11

8

7

7

6

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

-

320

10.7

635

Calendar year 195O: Max 2,910 Mln 0 Mean 97.4 Ac-ft 70,520

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,230 Min O Mean 74.7 Ac-ft 54,050

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). July 4 (9:40 a.m.) 4,670 cfs (5.76 ft); July 12 (8:30 p.m.) 

4,770 cfs (5.82 ft); Aug. 10 (6:15 a.m.) 20,900 cfs (10.78 ft)s Aug. 25 (9:50 a.m.) 4,480 cfs (5.65 

ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Ho gage-height record Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, May 28, July 3, 5-9, 14-22, 25-28, Aug. 3-9, 11-13, 

28, 29, Sept. 5-7j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for main-stem and tributary stations above and below.
256 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35 056'15", long. 105°i5'05", in Mora Grant on right downstream wingwall of 

nignway 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 dam site.

Drainage area. 185 sq mi.

Records available. August 1903 to July 1911, April 1931 to September 1951.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,890 ft (from topographic map). August 

1903 to-Sept. 29, 1904, staff gage at different datum (destroyed by flood of Sept. 29, 

1904). April 29, 1905, to July 1911 staff gage at datum 1.32 ft higher than former 

gage.

Average discharge. 23 years (1906-7, 1908-10, 1931-51), 30.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 405 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 2.91 ft); minimum 

aany, 0.1 cfs Mar. 8-10.

1931-51: 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 or no gage-height record, 

wRTch 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).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 23 to May 17)

0.36 

.4

.5 

.6 

.7

0.1 

.3 

1.0 

2.3 

5.1

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

10

27

56

113

224

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.5

T75

4.0

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.4

2.9

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.9

3.1

3.4

3.1

3.1

1.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

^

87.0

2.81

173

Nov.

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

T7?

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

75

.6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.7

-

23.6

0.79

47

Dec.

0.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.3

.2

77

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.4

1.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

21.7

0.70

43

Jan.

0.4

.3

.7

.7

1.0

.4

.4

.4

.8

.4

.3

.2

7Z

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.7

1.5

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

ii

16.7

0.54

33

Feb.

0.2 -7?

.3

.8

1.0

1.2 ~TS

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.5

.4

.3

_

_

-

16.0

0.57

32

Mar.

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.5

4.5

4.8

5.0

57S

3.4

3.7

2.9

2.6

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

60.6

1.95

120

Apr.

4.8

4.8

4.0

3.7

2.9

2.3

3.4

4.3

5.6

T75

3.1

2.9

2.2

2.6

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.5

.8

.6

75

.9

.6

.8

1.8

1.0

-

72.4

2.41

144

May

~7S 0.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.5

.9

.8

1.0

20

~S. 6

3.1

4.0

4.0

13

4.8

6.1

5.1

5.1

6.1

7.6

6.6

6.6

5.6

113.8

3.67

226

June

5.1

5.1

5.1

6.1

S7T

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.6

6.1

6.1

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.3

4.3

3.1

2.3

1.4

1.0

TTff

1.0

1.2

-

128.5

4.28

255

July

TT8- 1.6

1.7

43~3".4

4.3

3.4

3.7

2.2

2.9

2.6

3.1

4.5

6.1

4.3

4.0

3.4

3.7

4.5

3.4

3.1

4.3

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.3

21

169.5

5.47

336

Aug.

101

28

4.0

~m125

30

8.5

a4.5

a4.0

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

4.0

a3. 5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

4.3

6.1

20

5.6

9.7

63

17

8.0

7.6

11

6.6

6.6

590.0

19.0

1,170

Calendar year 1950: Max 152 Min O.I Mean 3.95 Ao-ft 2,860

Sept.

4.8

4.0

475

8.5

77S

7.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.6

5.6

6.1

5.6

6.1

6.1

6.6

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.6

6.1

6.6

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.1

5.6

6.1

6.1

6.6

-

180.9

6.03

359

Water year 1950-51: Max 125 Min 0.1 Mean 4.06 Ac-ft 2,940

ftT Peak discharge (base, 

300 cfs). Aug. 1 (4 a.m.) 405 cfs (Z.91 ft); Aug. 4 (11 p.m.) 355 cfs (2.72 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for stations near Golondrinas and near Shoemaker.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9-13, 16, 17, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, Dec. 2, 3, 

5-7, 10, 13, 14, Dec. 17 to Jan. 18, Jan. 21, 22, Jan. 25 to Feb. 7, Feb. 14-16, 18, Mar. 4, 5, 19,
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 257

Mora River near Golondrinas, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°53'40", long. 105°09'30", at downstream end of left abutment of highway

 bridge in Mora Grant, 1.2 miles upstream from Coyote Creek and 2 miles east of Golondrinas.

Drainage area. 273 sq mi.

Records available. August 1903 to September 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only) ana uctooer 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. March 1915 

to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage'is 6,730 ft (from topographic map). August

 T903 to September 1904 at site at Weber about 3| miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1915-20, 1921-51), 37.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 960 cfs July 31 (gage height, 7.18 ft); minimum

 daily, 0.4 cfs Mar. 31, May 8, 12, 13.

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 2,290 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 10.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 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,

 which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for 

irrigation of about 9,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect 

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

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

0.4 

1.9 

4.O 

10

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

74

125

259

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.4

6.0 4TB4.8

4.8

4.8

4.3

4.3

3.2

3.0

3.6

4.3

4.0

2.7

2.3

2.7

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.1

771

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1O3.3

3.33

205

Mov.

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.7

3.0 775-

2.1

2.0

1.5

1.6

1.9

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

-

51.8

1.73

103

Dec.

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.2 T72"

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.3

47.8

1.54

95

Jan.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.8

3

3

3

3.5 775-

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2

1.5

1.5

i

72.5

2.34

144

Feb.

1

1

2

2.5

2.5

3

3

3.2

TTS

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.4

.9

.6

Tff

1.2

1.0

.9

_

-

-

48.0

1.71

95

Mar.

1.5

.9

.8

.8

2.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.9

3.O

775

2.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.4

1.4

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.6

.8

.8

.8

1.9

1.7

1.0

^_4

44.3

1.43

88

Apr.

0.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.2

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.5

2.3

T7?

1.4

.6

.5T5"

.5

.6

.6

.8

1.0

.9

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

26.4

0.88

52

May

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

T5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.9

4.6

1.5

42

TF

6.2

3.6

3.6

4.0

9.4

4.3

3.8

3.0

3.0

3.4

4.3

2.7

2.1

126.6

4.08

251

June

1.7

1.7

'2.7 2.3

777

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.5

X.5

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.9

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.0

T77

1.2

1.2

1.2

-

51.2

1.71

1O2

July

1.2

1.2

1.0

30

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

K.5

fc.l

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.2

4.O

2.3

1.0

.8

.6

75

1.2

113

191.2

6.17

379

Aug.

94

33

7.5

80

146

3&

15

8.1

6.8

6.5

5.7

5.1

4.6

4.0

4.6

3.6

2.7

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.9

11

3.6

3.4

46

21

10

7.8

8.1

6.5

6.0

597.2

19.3

1,180

Sept.

4.3

3.6

2.5

3.8

4.6

3.2

2.1

1.5

T75

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.3

3.8

4.0

4.3

3.8

3.2

3.0

3.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

8O.9

2.70

160

Calendar year 1950: Max 248 Mln 0.8 Mean 3.81 Ac-ft 2.76O

Water year 195O-51: Max 146 Mln O.4 Mean 3.95 Ac-ft 2,850

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). July 31 (8:30 p.m.) 96O cfs (7.18 ft); Aug. 5 (1 a.m.) 416 cfs 

(4.90 ft;.

Note. Ho gage-height record Nov. 1O-27, Dec. 6, 7, Feb. 1-7, June 11, 12; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for main-stem and tributary stations 

above and below. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9, 29, Dec. 2-5, 8-1O, 13, 14, 17-30, 

Jan. 1-31, Feb. 9, 14-17, 19, 26, Mar. 3-6, 12, 13.
258 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°54'40", long. 105°09'50", on left bank in Mora Grant, a third of a mile 

downstream from Coyote Creek dam site, about 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles 

northeast of Golondrinas.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1928 to JJecemoer 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,820 ft (from topographic map). April

 T928 to Apr. 19, 1929, staff gage and Apr. 20, 1929, to Apr. 25, 1938, water-stage recorder, at site about 0.4 mile downstream at different datum. Apr. 26, 1938, to Sept. 25, 

1946, at site 139 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 12.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 670 cfs July 31 (gage height, 4.78 ft); minimum

 daily, 0.7 cfs July 3.

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 3,020 cfs Aug. 30, 1936 (gage height, 10.1 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 250 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow Aug. 4, 1945.

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

wnich are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions (including off-channel storage) for irrigation of about 4,000 acres above station.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet,- and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 3O to Aug. 2)

0.9 0.7

1.0 2.0

1.1 3.8

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

9.0

16

30

2.1 47

2.5 76

3.0 132

Discharge, In cubic feet per second,* water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

77?

2.0

775

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

66.4

2.14

132

Nov.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.5

2.5 

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

-

61.3

2.04

122

Dec.

1.8

~% 

2

2

a2.5

a3

3.8

775

3.2

2.8

1.8

1.8

1.7 

1.7

2.0

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

71.5

2.31

142

Jan.

2.5

3

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

3

3

3

3

3

3 

3

3

3

3

2.5

2

2

2

2.3

2.6

2.8

3.4

3.6

g^g

2.5

2.

I

83.2

2.68

165

Feb.

al

aT

al

al.5

al.5

a2

a2

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.9

2.3

2.8

2.5

2.3

1.8

2.3

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

_

-

50.4

1.80

100

Mar.

2

7

2

2

3.0

2.3

2.5

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3

3

3.4 

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.3

775

3.4

92.5

2.98

183

Apr.

4.5

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

4.5

5.5

7.9

5.7

5.2

4.0 

3.8

3.4

3.2

3. .2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.2

1.6

2.2

1.4

T75

1.6

-

104.1

3.47

206

May

1.6

1.4

1,4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7 

3.2

3.6

62

T5

7.1

6.2

5.5

8.2

6.2

5.5

3.6

3.2

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.3

169.0

5.45

335

June

1.7

1.7

2.2

2.5

775

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.1

-

43.4

1.45

86

July

1.1

.8

.7

3/5

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.6

2.8

10 

6.2

2.3

1.4

34

12

1.8

1.6

1.4

26

12

5.0

7.1

3.2

2.5

2.8

60

111

318.2

10.3

631

Aug.

108 iry

15

26

16

5.5

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.7

ti

1.7

1.7

4.7

5.0

2.2

2.6

8.6

3.8

2.8

33

6.8

4.3

3.4

2.5

2.3

2.2

310.0

10.0

615

Sept.

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

-

59.2

1.97

117

Calendar year 1950: Max 64 Mln 1.0 Mean 3.59 Ao-ft 2,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 111 Mln 0.7 Mean 3.92 Ao-ft 2,830

Peak discharge (base. 175 cfs). May 17 (4:30 p.m.) 219 ofs (3.43 ft); July 18 (7 p.m.) 305 cfs 

(3.85 ft); July 23 (ftSd p.m.) 246 cfs (3.59 

(8:15 p.m.) 670 ofs (4.78 ft).

. . .. . ..

Sd p.m.) 246 cfs (3.59 ft); July 30 (9:45 p.m.) 442 cfs (4.24 ft); July 31

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Mora River at La Cueva, near Qolondrlnas, and near Shoemaker.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 4, 9-13, 16, 17, 24-29, Dec. 2-5, 10, 14, Dec. 

17~TEo~Jan. 22, Jan. 29-31, Feb. 13-18, Feb. 27 to Mar. 4, Mar. 12, 13, 18, 19.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 259

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 350 48', long. 104°47', in Mora Grant, Mora County, on left bank 4^ miles 

east of Shoemaker and 23 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,104 sq mi.

Records available. October to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1951 in reports 

of Geological Survey. October 1914 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,170 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 10, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 2,000 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 33 years {1915-17, 1919-25, 1926-51), 61.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,200 cfs, July 31 (gage height, 10.09 ft), from 

rating table extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 10.09 ft and 12.79 ft; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 19-21.

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 15,200 cfs June 3, 1948 (gage height, 12.79 ft), by 

slope-area method; no flow at times.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904, and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 30,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

i'or irrigation of about 26,000 acres above station.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

.6 

.8

1.0

0.2

.7

3.6

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

55

103

190

335

530

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,060

1,810

2,800

Discharge, In cubic feet pei- second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.9 

273

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.5

**1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

 1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

55.5

1.79

110

NOV.

1.8 

TTff

1.8

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

*2.1

2.3

2.5

275- 2.7

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.3

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.1

-

62.9

2.10

125

Dec.

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.5

2.7 275"

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

TTff

1.8

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.5

2.3

68.0

2.19

135

Jan.

2.9 

2.9

2.5

*2.5

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.8

5.1

57T

*4.2

3.1

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

104.2

3.36

£07

Feb.

S7o- 1.5

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.9

4.8

5.1

*3T9~

3.5

3.3

2.7

2.1

2.3

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.7

*2.5

2.5

2.7

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

_

-

81.1

2.90

161

Mar.

2.3

2.1

1.5 TTS"

1.8

**1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.1

2.5

 STB"

2.1

1.9

55.9

1.80

111

Apr.

2^9. 

2.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.5

*2.9

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.5

2.1

2.1

.9

.6

.6

.6

.5 T7S-

**1.6

-

62.0

2.07

123

May

1.5 

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.1

1.8

1.8

115

39

48

78

28

13

9.5

8.0

4.5

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

 2.7

2.5

2.7

390.0

12.6

774

June

2.1 

2.1

2.5

*3.1

4.5

3.5

2.5

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

3.6

3.9

2.5

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.7

-

59.9

2.00

119

July

1.1 

1.5

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

**75

.5

.5

26

21

4.8

5.4

2.7

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.5

*448

531.7

17.2

1,050

Aug.

*2yt20 

146

79

43

226

98

43

20

12

9.5

8.7

7.6

5.9

4.8

3.9

3.5

3.3 475-

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.6

67

*25

14

50

24

11

6.9

4.8

3.9

3,359.6 108"

6,660

Sept.

3^3. 

2.9

2.3

1.9

2.1

**1.8

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

71

.4

.5

.6

.6 **.5

.5

.5

**.5

.5

.6

-

29.8

0.99

59

Calendar year 1950: Max 689 Mln O.9 Mean 9.99 Ac-ft 7,230

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,420 Mln 0.4 Mean 13.3 Ac-ft 9,630

Peak discharge (base, 8OO cfs) . July 31 (11:40 p.m.) 9,200 cfs (10.O9 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 9-21, Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, Mar. 3,
260 ARKANSAS

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°39'15", long. 104°22'30", in Sy 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.

Records available. May 1912 to December 1914, April 1936 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map). May 

T912 to December 1914 at site about 3 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 301 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 7.40 ft); no 

now May 8, 12, 13.

1912-14, 1936-51: Maximum discharge, 87,800 cfs Sept. 2, 1942 (gage height, 19.3 ft), 

by slope-area method; no flow at times.

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

those above 300 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a 

month. Diversions for irrigation, of about 56,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). W 957: 1939. W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, vater year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect 

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

0.3 

.5

.9 19

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

71

175

480

960

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,570 

3,21O 

5,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

"5JS 303

77

60

46

33

30

26

24

2O

19

17

15 

13

12

11

1O

10

10

9

10

10

9

9

9

9

7

7

8

8

8

1,077

34.7

2,140

Nov.

8

S

8

8

8

8

8

9

8

9

9

11

12 

13

13

13

13

13

20

25

21

19

18

20

23

23

21

19

17

17

-

422

14.1

837

Dec.

19

17

18

18

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

18

20 

23

26

29

25

29

29

25

24

20

19

18

18

19

16

16

15

15

14

612

19.7

1,210

Jan.

14

13

13

20

24

23

19

19

20

21

20

19

19

19

2O

24

24

25

31

29

30

26

25

29

33

30

 31

25

18

12

12

685

22.1

1,360

Feb.

 §9

14

18

19

20

18

25

36

36

43

50

35 

34

26

24

23

19

18

20

24

21

19

24

27

21

1917'

_

_

-

683

24.4

1,350

Mar.

16

T5

12

1O

10

1O

8

 ff6

9

8

7

6 

6

6

6

7

8

1O

10

9

8

8

10

12

10

9

8

9

10

11

280

9.0

555

Apr.

14

16

17

17

23

27 57

24

27

25

21

18

19

14

11

10

9

8

7

7

6

9

7

6

5

5

4

4

3

2

-

392

13.1

778

May

2

2

1

T

1

1

i

0

T

i

1

0

o

170

1,470

1,260

512

1,11O

861

448

442

180

104

69

69

83

48

31

21

17

14

6,921

223

13,730

June

9

5

3

7

25

16

11

5

27

26

18

10

43 

139

45

27

~Sl 153

121

53

23

15

11

6

3

2

iff

36

18

10

-

979

32.6

1,940

July

6

4

1

559

1,180

306

206

S3

53

29

21

2,130

2.660 

848

351

139

88

83

216

1O4

62

53

36

626

270

155

88

46

25

23

534

10,985

354

21,790

Aug.

3,970

1,880

623

351

23O

250

211

124

83

4,070

1,610

504

250 

124

77

57

43

33

38

29

33

350" 21

357

1,480

1,740

544

276

139

97

64

19,673

635

39,030

Sept.

 J5 48

29

25

20

17

15

15

20

30

20

14

16

13

11

9

8

7

6

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

2 5

-

401

13.4

795

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,480 Min 0 Mean 120 Ac-ft 87,200

Water year 195O-51: Max 4,O7O Mln o Mean 118 Ac-ft 85,520

Peak discharge (base. 5.0OO efs). July 12 (7 p.m.) 9,710 cfs (6.50 ft); Aug. (3 p.m.) 7,81O cfs 

(5.86 ft); AugT 10 (2 p.m.; 13,000 cfs (7.40 ft).

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 30 to Feb. 4, Mar. 14 to Apr. 1, Apr. 17-29, Sept. 4-11, 14-23; 

discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, discharge measurements, veather records, and 

records for station near Roy, and Mora River near Shoemaker. Stage-discharge relation affected by 

Ice Dec. 28 to Jan. 4, Jan. 7-18, 28, 29, Feb. 4-8, 14-16.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 261

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°24'10", long. 104°26'35", in NE^NEt sec. 36, T. 14 N., R. 23 E., on left 

Dank: 1.5 miles northeast of Variadero and. 15 miles west of Conchas Dam.

Drainage area. 523 sq mi.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1951.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,430 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Mar. 30, 1942, at site 1? miles upstream at different datum. Mar. 30, 1942, to May 18, 

1950, at datum 0.5 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 28.2 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 8,130 cfs July 22 (gage height, 9.98 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 370 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

10.0 ft; no flow at times.

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 51,800 cfs June 3, 193? (gage height, 21.20 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of Manning formula; 

no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for 

irrigation of about 300 acres above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.2 

19

17

7.6

4.1

2

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

.5

.5

.1

.T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

58.8

1.90

117

Nov.

%T

il

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

.2

.3

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

6.1

0.20

12

Dec.

0.1

'.2

.2

.2

b.2

b.2

b.3

.?

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

.3

8.2

0.26

16

Jan.

0.4 

b.S

.4

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.8

.T

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

TJ

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

6.9

0.22

14

Feb.

0.2 

.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.l

b.l

.1

0

TJ

0

0

0

bO

bO

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.7."2"

.1

0

0

_

-

-

3.0

0.11

6.0

Mar.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.3

.T

.1

.1

1.5

0.05

3.0

Apr.

0

!T

0

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

1.0

0.03

2.0

May

0 

tJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

413

20

15

10

5

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

482

15.5

956

June

0 

TJ

0

4.3

128

14

5

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

39

49

8

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

255.3

8.51

506

July

29 

80

4

2

3

2

1

0

TJ

0

0

103

88

538

29

10

7

5

5

4

4

678

58

21

10

5

'34

2

1.3

2,242.3

72.3

4,450

Aug.

258

20

10

105

29

13

10

5

3.1

2.6

3.0

4.1

2.2

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

T7Z

23

9.0

4.9

22

8.8

5.3

3.3

3

3

635.2

20.5

1,260

Sept.

3

2

2

1

1

1

TJ

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1.1

.1.1.1

.1

.1

13.0

0.43

26

Calendar year 1950 : Max 478 Mln 0 Mean 8.55 Ac-ft 6,190

Water year 1950-51 : Max 678 Mln 0 Mean 10.2 Ao-ft 7,370

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 cfs)---May 15 (1:30 a.m.) 1,950 cfs (5.00 ft); July 14 (2:15 a.m.) 

2,7OO ors 15.76 ft;; July 22 17:45 p.m.)'8,130 cfs (5.98 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 6-12, May 16-27, June 7-14, 17-28, July 3-10, 16-21, 27-30, Aug. 

8, 9, Aug. 30 to Sept. 9j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
262 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 35°24'10", long. 104°11'25", stilling well within concrete portion of Conchas 

Dam on Canadian River, in Pablo Montoya Grant, 2^ miles northwest of town of Conchas Dam, 

and about 24 miles north of Newkirk.

Drainage area. 7,409 sq mi.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 313,300 acre-ft Oct. 3 (elevation, 4,194.68 ft); 

minimum contents, 234,100 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 4,184.24 ft).

1938-51: Maximum contents, 479,600 acre-ft Apr. 24, 1942 (elevation, 4,208.41 ft); 

minimum after initial filling, that of Sept. 30, 1951.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by dam consisting of concrete main section and earthfill 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-ft ungated-service spillway); dead storage 

negligible. Reservoir not drawn below elevation 4,157.35 ft (sill of irrigation outlet), 

capacity, 98,810 acre-ft, except for minor s]uicing and operation of small power plant. 

Capacity, of 196.000 acre-ft between elevations 4,201.0 ft (crest of 300-ft ungated 

service spillway) and 4,218.0 ft (crest of 3,000-ft 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. Diversions for irrigation of about 57,000 acres above station.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.'

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Oct. 31.................

Calendar year 1950. . . .

Jan. 31.................

May 31 .................

Aug. 31.................

Water year 1950-51. . . .

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

312,800

300,400

-

293,900

271,500

255,300

257,600

.

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-12,400

-1,600

-31,200

-800

+3,200

-14,100

-2,100

+2,300

-78,700

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 263

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 34°24"00", long. 104° 11'05", on left bank In Pablo Montoya Grant, 1,270 ft 

 downstream from Conchas Dam and 2 miles north of Conchas Dam post office, San Mlguel 

County.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage Is 4,150 ft (from head 

gate elevations).

Extremes.--mxlmum daily discharge during year, 21 cfs June 27, Aug. 7; no flow at times 

during each month.

1942-51: Maximum dally discharge, 21 cfs July 10-13, Sept. 7-10, 1948, July 27, 

Aug. 7, 1951; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts from Conchas Reservoir for irrigation of about 700 

acres on Bell Ranch.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Month

Calendar year 1950......

Mnv

Water year 1950-51......

Maximum

4.9

16

21

Minimum

0

0

0

Mean

.83

3.15

5 92

3.69

Runoff In 

acre-feet

54

2,280

0

159

260

2,670
264 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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), on

 right bank in Pablo Montoya Grant, 2| miles north of Conchas Dam post office and 2.8 

miles downstream from Conchas Dam.

Drainage area. 7,417 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1936 to December 1938, December 1941 to September 1951.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,021.90 ft (revised) above mean sea level,

 Saturn of 1929. Apr. 13, 1936, to Dec. 31, 1938, at site 0.7 mile downstream at different datum. Dec. 13, 1941, to June 8, 1942, at datum 2 ft higher.

Average discharge.--10 years (1941-51), 196 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 357 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 3.59 ft); minimum 

daily, 6 cfs Apr. 10.

1936-38, 1941-51: Maximum discharge, 73,000 cfs June 3, 1937; maximum gage height, 

14.14 ft May 30, 1938 (site and datum then in use), caused by backwater from temporary 

dam; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Conchas Reservoir (see p. 262). Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 90,000 acres (33,000 of which are below station).

Revisions.--W 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9

a

I

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

*9

9

10

10

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

11

TT

11

11

292

9.4

579

Nov.

12

12

11

12

11

11

12

12

*13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

-

350

11.7

694

Dec.

11

IT

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

365

11.8

724

Jan.

12

T2

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

10

10

10

*10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

306

9.9

607

Feb.

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

10

*9

9

9

_

-

252

8.3

460

Mar.

9

?

8

8

8

*8

8

8

9

9

8

8

9

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

8

8

8

253

8.2

502

Apr.

7

7 *e s

7

8

7

Q

8

6

7

8

8

7

8

8

8

8

*8

8

8

8

8

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

-

230

7.7

456

May

8

7

*8

8

9

9

9

8

8

9

9

10

10

16

12

8

*9

8

7

8

8

8

8

7

*8

261

8.4

518

June

9

8

7

8

12

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

8

7

8

8

8

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

10

*8

8

8

. -

241

8.0

478

July

9

1O

*9

9

9

9

9

9

10

10

8

9

9

10

10

10

9

10

11

12

11

11

28

12

9

9

8

9

9

9

*9

315

10.2

625

Aug.

9

9

~§10

8

8

8

9

8

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

*8

9

8

7

8

8

8

8

257

8.3

510

Sept.

8

9

8

8

8

9

9

8

8

*8

8

49

12

10

8

8

7

8

8

*8

8

7

8

8

7

8

7

7

8

7

-

284

9.5

563

Calendar year 1950: Max 39 Win 4 Mean 11.3 Ac-ft 8,180

Water year 1950-51: Max 49 Min 6 Mean 9.3 Ac-ft 6,720

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

265

Ute Creek near Bueyeros, N. Mex.

on

Ford on New Mexico'State Highway 57,'3| miles northwest of Bueyeros and"19j miles 

northeast of Mosquero.

Drainage area. 520 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--March 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 cfs May 15 (gage height, 6.68 ft), from 

 rating curve extended above 830 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height

7.90 ft; no flow Aug. 29, 30, Sept. 11, 12.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs July 31, 1950 (gage height, 8.77 ft), from

rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height

7.90 ft; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

meafurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for irrigation of about 100 acres 

above station. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for 

the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Discharge, In cubic feet p.er second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

79

20

5.5

6.4

6.4

4.7

3.5

3.5

4.1

2.4

2.0

TTO

2.0

2.9

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.9

3.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

2.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.1

209.3

6.75

415

Nov.

3.5

5.5

6.4

7.4

774

6.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

b6

b5

b5

7.4

6.4

4.7

4.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.7

5.5

5.5

4.7

b3

b4

5.5

5.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

-

167.0

5.57

331

Dec.

4.7

4.1

b5

5.5

2.0

b2

b5

b7

'674 7.4

5.5

4.7

4.1

4.1

3.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

2.9

2.9

4.1

b4

b4

b3

b4

b6

134.1

4.33

266

Jan.

b8

b6

b9

blO

b8

b7

b6

b8

b9

b8

blO

12

13

F?

b8

b8

blO

9.4

8.4

7.4

8.4

5.5

6.4

5.5

4.7

6.4

b5

b3

b3

b3

b2

225.1

7.26

446

Feb.

b2

b4

b5

b6

b7

b7

b7

6.4

4.7

4.1

2.9

2.0

.2

bl

b5

b4

4.1

5.5

6.4

5.5

5.5

4.7

4.7

9.4

774

5.5

4.1

2.4

_

-

133.5

4.77

265

Mar.

2.4

2.0

T77

5.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.4

2.9

3.5

2.9

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.5

4.7

4.7

6.4

S74

5.5

4.7

4.1

2.9

2.9

2;9

3.5

2.9

6.4

4.7

4.7

4.1

123.5

3.98

245

Apr.

5.5

5.5

4.1

5.5

6.4

4.7

4.7

4.1

4.1

2.9

4.1

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.9

4.1

3.5

3.5

2.9

31

75

8.4

2.0

1.2

1.2

.6

.2 r&

1.2-

149.5

4.98

297

May

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.5

4.7

4.1

4.1

5.5

8.4

4.1

48 2.0

1.990

142

313

328

118

86

60

46

43

41

66

43

327 ,

50

8.4

. 6.4

6'. 4

3,771.1

122

7,480

June

7.4

8.4

9.4

32

48

22

13

9.4

6.4

6.4

7.4

12

26

19

17

26

24

83

36

2.4

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.0

2.4

2.4

1.2

T76

1.2

1.6

-

436.3

14.5

865

July

?r~ 4.6

26

22

13

27

32

22

17

13

297

563

577

722

168

129

118

156

105

26

24

54

391

69

31

19

16

10

10

8.4

13

3,259.0

105

6,46O

Aug.

10

1O

17

14

8.4

5.5

5.5

2.4

1.6

126

10

5.5

3.5

2.0

1.2

.6

.2

.6

.6

.6

3.5

4.7

87

1.2

8.4

8.4

1.6

.1

O

TJ

.1

340.2

11.0

675

Sept.

0.1

2.0

T72

.6

.6

.6

.2

.9

.6

.1

0

O

.2

.6

.4

1.6

2.0

1.6

1.2

.9

.6

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

.2

.4

.9

1.2

1.6

-

25.9

O.86

51

Calendar year 195O: Max 1,65O Mln O Mean 15.6 Ac-ft 11,29O

Water year 195O-51: Max 1,990 Mln O Mean 24.6 Ac-ft 17,800

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 cfs). May 15 (3:30 a.m.) 14,3OO cfs (6.68 ft): May 17 (9:40 p.m.) 

2,170 cfs (2.95 ft); May 27 (8 p.m.) 4,50O cfs (3.95 ft); July 11 (8:30 p.m.) 6,710 cfs (4.7O ft); 

July 12 (7 p.m.) 4,360 cfs (3.85 ft); July 23 (12:30 a.m.) 3.1OO cfs (3.65 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
266 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°24', long. 103°30", In NEi sec. 35, T. 14 N., R. 32 E., on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Logan-Trigg Ranch road crossing, 5i miles upstream 

from mouth, and 6 miles northwest of Logan.

Drainage area. 2,073 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1904 to June 1906, April 1909 to May 1914 (gage heights only, 

January 'lain' to May 1914), and January 1942 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,758.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1911, staff gage and Aug. 1, 1911, to May 23, 1914, water-stage 

recorder, at site If miles downstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 12 years (1904-5, 1909-11, 1942-51), 67.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,900 cfs July 12 (gage height, 8.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,040 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 7.30 and 5.50 ft; no flow at times.

1942-51: Maximum discharge uncertain, occurred May 28, 1946; maximum gage height, 

8.50 ft July 12, 1951; no flow at times.

Revisions. The figure of maximum discharge for the water year 1946 as published in 

Water-Supply Paper 1057 has been found to be in error and should not be used.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft sometime in 1941 (discharge, about 70,000 cfs), from 

information furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for irrigation of a 

few hundred acres above station.

Cooperation. Records collected in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

1

0

6T

ST

23

14

6

3

1

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

140

4.5

278

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

u

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

' 2

T

0

0

1

11

1

0

0

0

0

0

7

0.2

14

Feb.

0

cr

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

7

9_

4

5

3

_

_

-

31

1.1

61

Mar.

2

cr

cr

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

' 0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0.1

4.0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

cr

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3,210

741

a200

3700

a400

a200

a 100

a70

a60

a50

a50

alOO

a200

a!50

110

27

10

6,378

206

12,650

June

4

2

2

2

40

13

14

7

a5

a5

a7

a5 

~7T 196

59

a40

a30

a35

a40

a80

a50

a30

alO

a5

a5

aO

cr

0

0

0

-

759

25.3

1,510

July

O

or

0

0

6

a4

a2

aO

aO

aO

aO

4,020 

1,650

422

alSO

alOO

a90

a90

alOO

79

30

15

174

240

95

a70

aSO

a30

alO

0

1

7,628

246

15 , 130

Aug.

9

7

2

0"0

0

0

0

0

2

23

23 

7

3

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

SB- 43

15

11

8

5

2

0

193

6.2

383

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,850 Mln 0 Mean 46.7 Ac-ft 33,810

Water year 1950-51; Max 4,020 Min 0 Mean 41.5 Ao-ft 30,030

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Hay 15 (l:15 p.m.) 14,500 cfs (6.90 ft); July 12 (6 a.m.) 

22,300 crs te.so ft}.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder trace, weather records, and 

records for station near Bueyeros and Canadian River below Conchas Dam and near Logan.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 267

Canadian River at Logan, N. Hex.

Location Lat 35°21'20", long. 103°25'20", in NE^ sec. 15, T. 13 N., R. 33 E., on left 

bank half a mile south of Logan, l£ miles upstream from Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 

Railroad bridge, 4^ miles upstream from Tucumcari Creek, and 5j miles downstream from 

Ute Creek.

Drainage area. 11,141 sq mi.

Records available. June 1904 to February 1905, December 1908 to May 1914, and October 1930 

to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1904 to February 1905, December 

1908 to May 1914, and October 1922 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,670 ft (from river-profile study). 

Prior to Aug. 5, 1910, staff gage on or near railroad bridge li miles downstream at 

datum 3,651.0 ft above mean sea level. Aug. 6, 1910, to Aug. 24, 1934, at present site 

at datum about 1.54 ft lower than present.

Average discharge. 14 years (1912-13, 1924-32, 1933-38), 408 cfs "(prior to completion of 

Conchas Dam); 13 years (1938-51), 381 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,000 cfs July 12 (gage height, 10.80 ft); no 

flow at times.

1930-51: 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 stage known, approximately 36.55 ft Sept. 30, 1904, at site 1-J miles downstream.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow partly 

regulated by Conchas Reservoir, 45 miles upstream (see p. 262). Diversions for irrigation of about 90,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1087: 1935-36. W 1117: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8

3

51

37

25

20

10

1O

5

5

5

6

16

14

5

4

3

2

1

2

6

8

14

16

14

4 

11

14

5

2

1

313

10.1

621

Nov.

1

2

3

2

1

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

0

o

o

o

o

0

1

1

1

1

-

13

0.4

26

Dec.

I

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 

2

2

1

1

1

65

2.1

129

Jan.

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

3

1

1

1

2

4

9

14

20

16

10

6

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

O

1

118

3.8

234

Feb.

2

1

fi

0

3

4

9

8

9

13

10

6

2

1

1

1

O

o

0

0

0

0

0

6

36

if

9

-

_

-

191

6.8

379

Mar.

4

2

1

1

0

O

o

5

46

23

11

5

18

23

25

23

21

31

37

29

36

18

3

2

1

2 

2

4

3

5

4

385

12.4

764

Apr.

2

4

2

2

4

3

3

5

5

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

0 

0

0

o

0

-

34

1.1

67

' May

1

2

1

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

1

9

3

64

5.250

2,8OO

890

2,470

990

50O

300

3OO

200

150

1OO

100 

200

200

150

38

9

14,728

475

29,210

June

1

0

0

o

312

468

228

91

15

2

0

2

605

188

148

925

3OO

156

112

245

100

SO

40

30

20

10 

0

0

44

21

-

4,111

137

8,150

July

14

8

15

29

8

5

1

0

0

o

0

4.040

1,800

3,010

1,OOO

500

300

100

40

36

44

148

122

384

240

139

100

7O

40

19

30

12,242

395

24,280

Aug.

26

37

8

3

2

1

1

0

0

0

4

59

42

13

3

2

2

1

1

1

0

2

110

88

136

93 

42

20

16

7

4

724

23.4

1,440

Sept.

4

5

8

1

1

1

1

O

17

5

16

79

61

18

11

11

15

19

2

8

7

9

14

14

11

12

10

8

10

11

-

399

13.3

791

Calendar year 1950: Max 14,140 Min o Mean 162 Ac-ft 117,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,25O Min o Mean 91.3 Ac-ft 66,090

Peak discharge (base. 12.OOP afs). May 15 (12 m.) 17,300 ofs (9.48 ft); July 12 (8:3O a.m.) 

24,OOO cfs (10.8O ft).

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 5-11, May 3, 2O-29, June 21-26, July 15-19, 27-29; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records and records for station below Conchas Dam, near Amarillo, and 

Ute Creek near Logan.
268 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian Kiver 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. Highways 87 and 287, 2,000 ft downstream from Pitcher Creek, 2.0 

miles downstream from Panhandle and Santa Pe Railway bridge, and 19 miles north of 

Amarillo, Potter County.

Drainage area. 19,287 sq mi.

Records available. January 1924 to December 1925, April 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. 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, 1938, to Dec. 5, 

1938, wire-weight gage at site of old bridge 20 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1924-25, 1938-51), 591 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,700 cfs May 16 (gage height, 9.58 ft); min-

 imum daily, 4 cfs Feb. 1.

1924-25, 1938-51: 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 from January 1924 

to December 1925 and Aug. 7,8, 1940.

Flood of May 1914 reached a stage of about 24.0 ft; a higher stage probably occurred 

during flood of October 1904.

Remarks.--Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distrubution of runoff.

 Extremely low flow is maintained "by sewage effluent from Amarillo. Some regulation 

by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 262). Conchas Canal and Bell Ranch Canal 

divert from Conchas Reservoir for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses, water 

temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1199.

Revision.--W 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,650 

477

145

98

*110

90

52

36

43

43

*40

38

32

26

22

19

19

*18

19

19

19

22

20

19

18

16

15

15

15

14

20

4,160

134

8,270

Nov.

24 

20

18

16

16

15

16

15

13

b!2

b!4

17

15

16

14

13

14

14

14

11_

12

13

13

bll

13

14

13

*14

13

13

-

436

14.5

865

Dec.

13 

11

11

11

blO

b9

b8

b9

blO

b!2

15

15

14

15

15

16

18

19

20

22

22

24

24

24

22

20

b!9

b!8

20

b!9

18

503

16.2

998

Jan.

16 

b!4

b!6

b22

b30

b25

b20

b24

38

b30

30

28

28

b26

28

34

*34

42.

38

32

28

22

19

18

17

16

15

a!2

a8

a6

a5

722

23.3

1,430

Feb.

a4 

a5

alO

a20

30

30

34

40

40

36

38

32

b20

blO

blO

blS

17

17

15

16

13

12

12

22

284

320

160

74

_

_

-

1,336

47.7

2,650

Mar.

*38 

28

19

16

14

9.0

10

11

11

11

9.0

6.0

10

10

10

*8.0

7.0

24

46

64

55

40

26

18

17

26

36

61

98

90

61

889.0

28.7

1,760

Apr.

if18

17

17

19

38

32

17

13

*8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

7.0

8.0

10

11

*12

12

12

11

10

11

14

14

13

13

11

-

443.0

14.8

879

Calendar year 1950: Max 21,800 Mln 2.0 Mean 528

May

10 

8.9

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.9

8.3

1*0

7.0

7.0

*7.6

12

9.6

450

*L,370

*15,800

*8,330

*3,070

*3 ,740

3,030

642

*556

326

155

134

114

79

271

88

*60

54

36,380.2

1,174

72,160

June

86 

59

57

45

*576

732

331

557

213

128

*115

433

228

98

*339

*1.050

410

*369

270

141

84

62

48

57

49

47

*40

29

25

24

-

6,682

223

13,250

July

34 

675

*188

74

36

23

24

18

*13

IP10

10

*2,340

*5.870

2,410

1,740

408

*274

131

77

52

34

*885

1,380

945

818

400

245

 166

*95

63

17,448

563

34,610

Aug.

97 

69

106

81

48

*21

14

12

11

*855

313

166

*91

40

23

18

12

8.3

8.3

5.2

*9.6

20

9.6

7.0

8.9

*152

46

15

8.9

19

18

2,292.8

74.0

4,550

Ac-ft 382,500

Sept.

14 

9.6

7.6

7.6

*5.8

9.6

33

*470

97

*34

23

18

16

15

14

14

*11

10

8.9

*9.6

10

10

10

*8.9

9.6

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.3

7.6

-

918.8

30.6

1,820

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,800 Mln 4 Mean 198 Ac-ft 143,200

Peak discharge (base. 14.000 cfsK May 16 (9 a.m.) 27,700 cfs (9.56 ft); May 16 (9:30 p.m.) 25,100 

cfs (9.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Dec. 5-8, Feb. 13-16, Mar. 5, 

Apr. 18 to May 14, May 26, 27, 29, 30, July 6-8, 19-22, Aug. 16, 17.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex.

269

Location.--Lat 35°55', long. 100°22', near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highways 60 and 83, 220 ft downstream from Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 

1.2 miles downstream from Red Deer Creek, and 1.6 miles northeast of Canadian, Hemphill 

County.

Drainage area.--22,708 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1924 to August 1925 (gage heights only), 

19bl.

pril 1938 to September

Gage. Water-stage recorder, and two wire-weight gages read once daily during winter and 

fwice 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 and Apr. 21, 1938, to Dec. 15, 1938, 

wire-weight gage only, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1938-51), 790 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 65,900 cfs May 17 (gage height, 8.82 ft); from 

rating curve for two channels; minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Aug. 8.

1924-2'5, 1938-51: 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.

Remarks.--Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

E5fEFeme low flow mainatained by springs which enter river about 300 ft above gage. 

Some regulation by Conchas Reservoir (see p. 262). No large diversions above station.

Revisions.--W 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

92

312

606

 465

216

116 

81

40

31

 31

31

25

22

18

16

13

*11

9.8

8.9

9.8

11

14

14

15

15

14

12

12

9.8

8.0

5.7

2,285.0

73.7

4,530

NOV.

3.2

2.7

5TT3

5.7

6.5

7.3 

8.0

11

11

13

14

15

16

19

20

19

20

20

22

*22

25

27

29

29

27

27

29

31

31

31

-

546.4

18.2

1,080

Dec.

34

34

31

31

a25

a20 

a20

b40

47

40

31

SI

190

160

81

90

110

blOO

120

140

110

72

160

321

b320~

b260

b235

aeoo

a200

222

b235

3(,?60

121

7,460

Jan.

235

235

b214

239

bl!3

bllO 

bllO

bllO

b80

b70

180

222

237

b488

350

*325

323

235

210

190

140

120

140

140

150

170

150

aj.00

a50

aST>

asO

5,566

180

11,040

Feb.

a50

a70

al50

272

308

447 

654

528

327

120

72

56

a50

b40

bW

b40

81

247

363

363

247

110

90

130

1,100

902

611

*424

_

_

-

7,942

384

15,750

Mar.

363

296

190

190

180

120 

90

63

47

37

25

7.3

5.7

18

*22

24

31

34

51

56

47

31

18

8.9

3.7

2.7

57T5

261

520

345

160

3,255.3

105

6,4£0

Apr.

72

51

27

20

170

160 

150

150

100

*51

31

a20

8.9

5.7

3.7

.9

.6

75- .4

.6

.7

.7

.8

.9

*1.2

a2

25

3.2

1.5

.9

-

1,060.2

35.3

2,100

May

0.9 "7?

.9

.9

.9

.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.7

*2.4

2,300

28,100

"57,200

d],400

 4,540

'3,680

3,150

2,250

1,160

839

*637

299

151

112

*320

213

316

96,681.9

3,119

191,800

June

1,710

876

446

a320

1,970

*7,630 

 1,060

608

112

121

2,750

462

*323

2,570

2,470

1,280

1,430

1,800

487

*299

426

241

174

1,970

2,860

*260

123

60

96

53

-

34,987

1,166

69,400

July

33

25

134

1,040

 240

112 

43

25

11

4.2

.5 7?

.9

.9

*4,140

4,300

3,340

1,430

*333

130

103

72

72

 79

1,800

3,550

1,130

1,060

240

130

103

23,682.4

764

46,970

Aug.

 92

43

25

16

a9

.9 

.9

a.l *72"

16

18

144

206

*S9

43

22

18

79

43

16

2.2

1.5

 1.5

.9

.5

18

27

 65

13

.9

.9

982.5

31.7

1,950

Sept.

0.9

.9

2.2

.9

.9

 250 

2,550

liS

 140

72

95

47

*18

3.1

.9

3.1

.9

.9

175- .5

 .9

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.2

 1.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.5

-

3,354.9

112

6,650

Calendar year 1950: Max 15,200 Mln o.l Mean 662 Ao-ft 479,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 37,200 Min 0.1 Mean 504 Ac-ft 3b5,200

Peak discharge (base, 8,900 of a). --May 17 (3 a.m.) 65,900 cfs (8.82 ft); June 5

cfs (7.75 Ft); June 24 (8 p.m. ) 15,400 cfs (7.60 ft); Sept. 7(5 a.m. X 9,320 cfs

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurement^, 

and engineer's and observer's notes.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

11 p.m.} 

7.27 ft)

19,90O

weather records,
270 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°34'00", long. 98 0 22'4b', In SE^SW-f sec. 28, T. 13 N. , R. 11 W., on 

downstream side of left abutment of Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, 

1 mile north of Bridgeport, 2§ miles upstream from Lumpmouth Creek, and at mile 

267.1.

Drainage area. 25,071 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 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 and Oct. 1, 1947, to Sept. 30, 

1948, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 589 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 65,000 cfs May 17 (gage height, 11.74 ft); no

1944-5i: 'Maximum discharge, about 150,000 cfs June 23, 1948 (gage height, 14.60 

ft, from high-water mark), 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 and 

1951.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once weekly. Occasional 

slight regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico ( see p . 262 ) . Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1199.

Revisions . W 1177: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2930 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

735

553

308

171

121

870

It?

114

98

104

118

80

70

57

47

38

31

26 

25

24

22

20

19

18

18

18

16

16

16

15

TS

4,226

136

8,380

Nov.

15

TS

22

21

20

20

20

20

19

18

20

20

20

21

21

17

20

20 

21 

20

20

20

20

22

23

21

22

22

22

22

-

605

20.2

1,200

Dec.

22

22

22

22

blO

b7

bl£

b24

b34

42

40

34

31

29

30

30

31

32 

32 

34

60

80

85

S3

78

75

b55

b60

b59

b40

b37

1,256

40.5

2,490

Jan.

44"55

80

68

85

76

59

55

55

80

166

141

181

207

207

176

166

288 

3EO~ 464 

201

156

136

121

104

98

80

A

I b66

J

4,183

135

8,300

Feb.

b66

108

85

64

E7

71

332

386

501

b300

b!50

181 

214 

360

399

325

299

334

373

589

665

1,850

_

_

8,263

295

16,390

Mar.

1,450

866

290

247

176

161

118

94

83

101

171

131

80

83

78

71

60

52 

44

36

32

30

24

22

72

24

34

29

29

26

22

4,686

' .151

9,290

Apr.

21

21

21

20

23

20

30

"Z9 34

29

34

30

33

34

29

24

21

17 

17 

27

26

18

17

17

16

18

20

18

20

32

-

716

23.9

1,420

May

46

26

19

17

17

16

17

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

18

58

39,400

40,400

25,400 

28,100

5,300

4,100

2,230

1,940

2,320

1,470

930

608

470

350

320

153,689

4,958

304,800

June

256

372

2,600

1,400

720

550

4,280

9,480

3,480

7,500

2,680

1,340

1,160

1,800

2,780

1,980

1,390

735 

500

553

425

868

1,430

634

201

207

2,090

930

323

201

-

52,865

1,762

104,900

July

181

282

114

71

60

38

35

24

24

20

20

20

20

63

28

22

22

416 

2,550 

1,480

438

227

121

193

136

62

47

38

32

114

91

6,989

225

13,860

Aug.

49

47

29

24

17

11

8.0

6.7

8.9

26

26

18

13

8.0

8.0

7.6

5.9

8.0 

7.6 

8.9

5.9

5.5

7.6

1.3

8.5

4.0

6.7

3.6

4.8

1.6

^1

383.2

12.4

760

Sept.

0.9

.6

.7

0

T

0

238

45

36

34

18

473

T2?

64

42

55

30

18 

16 

8.9

9.3

7.6

4.7

8.0

8.0

6.7

5.5

6.3

14

10

1,285.2

42.8

2,550

Calendar year 1950: Max 19,600 Mln 7 Mean 789 Ac-ft 571,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 40,400 Mln 0 Mean 655 Ac-ft 474,300

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).- May 17 (11:45 a.m.) 65,000 cfs (11.74 ft); May 20 (4 a.m.) 

42.OOO Cfs (10725 ftj; June 7 (8:45 p.m.) 20,100 ofs (8.55 ft); June 10 (6:45 p.m.) 15,000 cfs (8.55 

ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--Discharge computed on basis of twice-daily chain or wire-weight gage readings May 23, May 25 

to June 6, June 9, June 12 to July 16, July 20 LO Sept. 30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 271

Little River near Tecumseh, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°10'25", long. 96°55'55", near northwest corner sec. 18. T. 8 N., R. 4

 tl., on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 18, If miles downstream from Dance Creek, 5 miles south of Tecumseh, and at mile 77.2.

Drainage area. 456 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 898.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 7 years, 230 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,370 cfs May 1 (gage height, 12.93 ft); mini-

 mum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 4.

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 32,300 cfs May 18, 1949 (gage height, 19.68 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 22, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 25.58 ft in 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those above 1,000 cfs and those for periods of ice effect

 or no gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three 

times a month.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 14-20, May 1, 2, May 17 to 

June 12, June 18-20, June 22 to Sept. 30)

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

0.4

1.6

4.0

8.0

14

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

32

74

178

331

551

6.0

8.0

10.0

1,170

2,740

4,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

19

19

22

42

375

22

20

18

17

16

15 

15

14

14

14

13

T3

14

16

16

17

17

16

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

550

17.7

1,090

Nov.

T5- 15

22

26

2£

24

23

23

20

18

19 

20

21

22

24

22

21

22

24

23

22

22

ZZ

b!8

b!7

22

23

24

24

24

-

646

21.5

1,280

Dec.

27

26

24

24

25

b20

b!6

b!4

bTT

b21

b26 

"SB" 32

27

26

26

25

25

25

26

26

25

25

26

26

25

b!8

b!9

b!9

27

26

742

23.9

1,470

Jan.

26

57

78

Sff

42

34

b21

b22

28

30

b22 

28

35

56

60

53

37

32

30

28

23

23

27

26

24

23

24

b!8

b!5

bllbao

1,000.0

323

1,980

Feb.

b9.5

a 15

alO

a25

58

65

41

32

31

29

28 

28

27

30

44

49

92

181

124

495

208

136

85

70

65

92

74

62

_

_

2,200.5

78.6

4,360

Mar.

51

47

46

43

41

38

40

37

60

139

818 IS3-

115

85

71

65

63

57

49

46

43

42

41

38

37

36

3S

47

46

42

38

2,542

82.0

5,040

Apr.

37

36

35

35

43

57

70

49

42

37

- 36 

35

34

32

31

30

29

28

30

52

173

TZS

62

a43

35

31

29

26

2S

100

-

1,429

47.6

2,830

May

3,660

621

191

119

81

66

50

46

44

46

41 

37

34

29

28

31

1,000

3,990

1,290

1,660

353

1,010

300

204

183

156'

448

1,300

235

156

111

17,520

565

34,750

June

81

71

74

63

54

83

90

56

54

944

2,410

1,'Slo

313

224

156

119

81

65

470

326

204

103

76

62

53

46

35

27

24

21

-

7,598

253

15,070

July

36

126

76

71

56

41

28

22

18

17

15 

15

14

14

32

23

14

12

11

10

8.5

8.0

156

TTO

57

45

14

18

11

a8.6

a6.6

L,093.8

35.3

2,170

Aug.

a5.4

aS.O

aS.O

a4.7

a4.7

a4.4

a4.4

a4.4

4.0

8.0

9.6 

"5.6 11

5.0

3.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.6

4.0

9.1

8.0

4.7

3.2

2.4

1.6

1.2

TT?

1.2

137.4

4.43

273

Sept.

1.0

1.2

1.2

.8

172

1.5

73

93

185

557

34 

67

38

a5.8

aS.O

a9.6

a9.1

a6.2

6.6

5.0

4.4

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.2

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

-

934.4

31.1

1,850

Calendar year 1950: Max 13,300 Mln 13 Mean 149 Ac-ft 107,800

Water year 1950-51 : Max 3,990 Mln 0.8 Mean 99.7 Ac-ft 72,160

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Hay I (9:30 a.m.) 6,570 cfs (12.93 ft); May 18 (5 p.m.) 5,680 cfs (12.09 rt)7

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Sasakwa.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
272 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little River near Sasakwa, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°59', long. 96°33', in NE£ sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 7 E., on right bank at

 downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 2| miles northwest of Sasakwa, 8.7 

miles (revised) downstream from Salt Creek, and at mile 24.1.

Drainage area.--865 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1942 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 11, 1946, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 563 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,770 cfs May 20 (gage height, 19.40 ft); mini-

 mum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 3.08 ft).

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 44,600 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 33.48 ft); minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Aug. 19, 1943 (gage height, 2.50 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Occasional 

regulation at low flow from unknown source above station.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 22 to Feb. 9, June 19, 20, 

July 7-16, Aug. 3 to Sept. 9, Sept. 11-13, 17-30)

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

0

1.2

3.2

8.3

18

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

73

119

243

408

9.0

12.0

19.0

865 

1,7SO 

4,570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

78

74

74

78

82

94

ra

74

68

63

58

56 

54

52

49

47

45

44

44

46

48

47

46

44

43

42

42

40

40

40

39_

1,735

56.0

3,440

Nov.

39

38

4T

49

59

60

5T

54

53

48

45

44 

45

49

52

54

54

53

53

55

55

53

51

52

51

48

51

54

54

53

-

1,522

50.7

3,020

Dec.

53

53

53

50

45

44

37

2732"

36

44

62 

68

BT

54

52

51

49

48

48

48

48

49

49

48

48

47

43

38

43

52

1,480

47.7

2,940

Jan.

53

54

90

129

102

89

63

51

46

51

51

50 

68

171

205

14Z

105

89

68

59

52

46

45

45

45

45

45

44

39

23

2T

2,186

70.5

4,340

Feb.

23

22

2T

25

Z9

45

95

83

60

54

52

53 

51

54

45

36

61

373

498

1,720

2,380 575"

389

264

216

216

222

203

_

_

-

8,167

292

16,200

Mar.

171

136

124

113

100

93

89

87

87

224

1,840

2,070 

724

344

243

203

184

165

136

121

115

105

107

95

85_

86

90

97

106

101

90

8,331

269

16,520

Apr.

84

81

78

74

72

T90~ 372

123

115

90

85

84 

75

71

70

60

58

5F

78

87

232

336

203

137

98

78

75

70

65

68

-

3,368

112

6,680

May

245

1,440

2,720

628

236

151

117

100

90

90

105

86

78

70

63

60

BT

468

1,880

4,050

3,380

2,980

1,880

972

467

344

257

274

1,230

56Z

257

25,344

818

50,270

June

171

128

126

120

106

103

226

253

652

1,360

4,080

4,250 

3', 340

2,040

1,200

573

328

222

171

297

447

264

171

124

103

91

82

71

65

63

-

21,227

708

42,100

July

63

81

130

143

142

110

72

57

46

39

35

33 

30

29

28

255 ~S9"

50

35

31

28

25

23

4T

245

92

71

62

35

30

26

2,162

69.7

4,290

Aug.

2250-

18

17

15

14

11

11

11

16

11

13

12

14

14

11

7.8

6.1

5.9

7.2

7.5

6.4

5.4

5.4

4.4

7.2

9.8

7.5

5.4

3.9

3.2

323.1

10.4

641

Sept.

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.1

.8

.7

1.?

11

128

96

332

TJT

112

131

49

28

23

24

20

17

14

11

9.8

8.9

7.5

7.2

6.7

6.1

5.4

5.1

-

1,209.7

40.3

2,400

Calendar year 1950: Max 31,600 Min 27 Mean 620 Ao-ft 448,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,250 Min 0.7 Mean 211 Ac-ft 152,800

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 373

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 

oamc on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, half a mile northeast 

of Calvin, Z\ miles upstream from Shawnej Creek, 8.5 miles downstream from Little 

River, and at mile 93.9.

Drainage area. 27,794 sq mi.

hecoras available. January 1905 to December 1908 (gage heights only except for period

 July iyUb to December 1906), October 1938 to September 1942, July 1944 to September 

1951. Gage-height records collected at or in this vicinity since 1904 are contained 

in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 684.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to January 1909, chain gage at site three-quarters of a mile upstream at

datum 2.00 ft higher. October 1938 to September 1942, wire-weight gage at present

site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years (1938-42, 1944-51), 2,487 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 80,800 cfs May 18 (gage height, 10.55 ft);

minimum observed, 8.2 cfs Sept. 5.

1938-42, 1944-51: Maximum discharge, 174,000 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 17.35

ft); no flow at times in 1939, 1940.

Flood of Aug. 7, 1906, reached a stage of 21 ft, site and datum then in use, from

floodmarks. 

Remarks. Record- fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Dis-

 cnarge measurements generally made once a week. Occasional slight regulation since

1938 by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 262). 

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by

ueoiogical Survey. 

Revisions.--W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Oct. 10 to Nov. 16, Mar. 14-25 

Mar. 31 to May 1, May 8 to July 10, Sept. 10-15)

Oct. 1 to Dee. 9 Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

97

130

280

550

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

1,030

2,090

3,800

5,850 1.0 

1.2

8.0

12

24

52

99

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

208

375

765

1,410

2,380

3.5 

4.0

4,38O

7,400

26,000

61,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

if,

27

28

.29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

5,000

3,800 

1,940

1,870

1,940

1,210

628

473

1,330

1,250

615

440

395

350

315

268

232

220

215 

210

205

200

190

185

180

170

158

154

146

142

158

24,569

793

48,730

Nov.

134

134 

142

T^B- 150

ue

146

146

138

134

134

130 

127

T27

134

134

134

134

134 

134

134

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

134

138

-

4,054

134

8,040

Dec.

138

142 

142

138

b!30

bl!5

b!05

blOO

bTOTJ

105

114

124 

134

152

166

166

162

162

162 

162

162

162

159

155

152

148

148

148

155

148

148

4,404

142

8,740

Jan.

187

272 

294

300

468

428

349

294

267

246

237

218 

284

645

846

765

495

412

398 

337

300

267

237

412

468

412

337

306

b240

b!60

b95_

10,976

354

21,770

Feb.

b80

bSO 

b!20

159

191

213

246

343

343

311

278

251 

242

187

174

222

246

832

1,580 

4,590

'2', 5,760 100

1,140

753

873

915

860

819

_

_

-

23,908

854

47,420

Mar.

778

645 

1,150

1,600

1,240

886

741

504

550

860

4,360

6,440 

2,510

1,140

729

729

681

540

450 

412

362

349

324

294

278

256

246 ZS6

256

262

267

30,085

970

59,670

Apr.

242

222

195

191

204

283

645

412

289

267

262

246 

222

208

183

162

148

127

TTf 

234

717

BBT

669

531

428

343

272

218

195

179

-

9,050

302

17,950

May

1,690

8,710 

6,510

2,440

753

540

405

349

294

256

232

232

218

187

267

222

183

36,3013

58 , 600 

42,000

32,800

21,000

13,400

9j540

5,460

4,000

4,590

10,700

4,580

3,060

1,520

271,338

8,753

538 , 200

June

1,140

1,020 

900

1,3750"

1,920

2,210

2;810

3,110

2,800

8,740

16,200

28,600 

8,580

6,320

5,400

4,740

5,120

3,810

2,840 

2,570

2,600

1,900

1,740

1,560

1,980

2,160

1,370

1,050

930

1,600

-

127,020

4,234

251,900

July

1,350

1,550

741

886

846

1,050

741

561

420

278

187

130

114

111

105

96

393

191

137 

91

60

46

42

4^0

1,040

945

550

420

306

300

195

14,302

461

28,370

Aug.

162

121

83

62

62

124

89

49

96

256

561

14T 

76

46

36

31

81

46

30

18

16

26

29

18

16

J.2

9.8

8.6

8.4

err

8.4

2,333.6

75.3

4,630

Sept.

8.4

8.4 

8.4

1S~ 8.3

12

99

67

39

332

375

860 4-2S

324

251

166

124

86

67 

76

94

67

52

39

29

24

18

15

13

12

~

3,712.5

124

7 ;360

Calendar year 1950: Max 84,400 Min 56 Mean 2,336 Ac-ft 1,691,000

Water year 1950-51; Max 58,600 Min 8.3 Mean 1,440 Ac-ft 1,043,000

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 efs).-- May 18 (7 p.m.) 80,800 cfs (10.55 ft); June 12 (2 a.m.) 47,800 cfs (7.94 ft). 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from at least twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 7, 8, 11, Oct. 18 

to Nov. 2, Nov. 5 to Jan. 1, Jan. 27 to Feb. 5, Apr. 9-20, May 30 to June 4, June 17, 22-24, June 27 

to Sept. 30.
274 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Gaines Creek near'Krebs, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°59', long. 95 0 37', in SW^NE^ sec. 21, T. 6 N., R. 16 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Nutter 

Creek and 65- miles northeast of Krebs.

Drainage area. 588 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1951.

Sage.--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 ij miles upstream from base gage at same datum. Prior to 

Apr. 9, 1948, auxiliary gage was a wire-weight gage at same site and datum as present 

auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 9 years, 678 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,460 cfs June 14; maximum gage height, 24.86 ft 

June 14; minimum discharge, 0.8 cfs Sept. 2.

1942-51: 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 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times each year except 1950, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 31.9 ft Feb. 18, 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records fair except those above 1,000 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Thirty-two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21, Jan. 12, 13, Mar. 14-2O, 

Apr. 24 to May 8, June 4, 9, 2O-21, July 28, 29, Sept. 1O, 

11, 13, 14; fall used as a factor Feb. 18-24, Mar. 11-13, 

Apr. 21-23, June 1O-17, July 2, 3)

1.7 0.8

1.8 2.4

1.9 5.0

2.0 9.0

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

142

570

12.0 2,440

19.0 4,780

24.0 7,790

26.0 9,770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-fb

Oct.

70

63

56

56

53

46

44

41

35

33

33

30

25

23

22

19

18

16

16

15

15

15

13

12

12

10

10

10

10

9.7

8.5

839.2

27.1

1,660

Nov.

7.6

7.6

8.1

8.5

8.1

8.5

9.7

9.0

7.6

7.2

6.8

7.2

8.1

9.7

9.0

8.1

9.7

11

8.5

7.6

7.2

6.8

7.2

6.4

7.2

7.6

8.5

7.2

5.6

5^0

236.3

7.88

469

Dec.

5.3

772

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.2

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.7

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.7

10

11

10

11

10

9.0

8.1

8.1

8.1

272.4

8.79

540

Jan.

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.1

8.5

8.5

9.0

8.5

8.1

8.1

7.6

12

49

63

39

83

63

44

30

25

22

19

18

17

16

13

12

12

12

12

657.8

21.2

1,300

Feb.

11

10

9.0

9TO

10

18

16

18

22

19

16

15

13

18

22

35

501

2,770

5,200

7,350

8.120

7,690

4,040

1,100

380

495

695

558

-

-

39,160.0

1,399

77,670

Mar.

370

280

214

176

140

122

112

105

97

114

1,010

2.580

1,910

820

420

300

238

206

174

138

121

114

107

97

93

77

68

68

66

62

63

10,462

337

20,750

Apr.

56

49

46

44

40

40

40

4O

34

33

32

31

31

32

31

29

28

27

26

39

1,530

2.420

1,570

620

320

222

182

158

144

745

-

8,639

288

17,140

May

1,520

1,620

1.720

764

300

192

147

119

101

101

102

88

72

59

47

41

36

31

27

25

24

26

77

101

52

32

23

19

15

12

9.7

7,502.7

242

14,880

June

8.1

11

100

290

156

91

137

580

895

1,480

3,50O

5,230

7,650

8.710

6,210

5,110

2,970

890

340

210

155

116

94

77

64

46

38

28

23

25

-

45,234.1

1,508

89,720

July

530

2.160

2,02O

1,040

280

146

105

80

62

45

34

32

24

22

19

21

124

75

39

25

20

15

12

206

153

133

76

331

186

83

41

8,139

263

16,140

Aug.

28

21

17

22

19

14

19

12

9.0

7.2

18

18

10

8.1

5.6

5.0

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

2.0

5.3

5.0

2.8

2.2

1.5

1.2

272.9

8.80

541

Sept.

lii

1.2

4.1

11

40

5.0

13

10

19

555

250

107

137

218

66

33

21

14

9.O

6.8

5.6

5.0

3.8

4.4

5.3

4.1

3.8

3.3

8.1

12

-

L,574.6

52.5

3,120

Calendar year 1950: Max 22,800 Mln 5.0 Mean 961 ' Ac-ft 695,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,710 Mln 1.1 Mean 337 Ac-ft 243,900

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).--Feb. 21 (12 p.m.) 8,720 cfs (24.59 ft); June 14 (4 a.m.) 9,46O 

cfs (24.56 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 275

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, 1 ¥ miles upstream from Gulf Creek, 2? miles north of Guymon, and at mile 650.7.

Drainage area.--2,139 sq mT, includes that of Dry Sand Draw. 

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,970.93 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--13 years, 36.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,970 cfs May 17 (gage height, 7.56 ft); minimun 

 daily, 1.2 cfs Aug. 31.

1938-51: 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 1938-41, 1943-45.

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 23, 1941.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

64B6~

32

17

25

25

20

16

14

12

12

12

12

11

12

14

16 

11

8.6

377

9.7

11

12

9.7

11

12

11

12

12

12

11

522.7

16.9

1,040

Nov.

8.6

11

14

11

12

11

9.7

9.7

7.6

6.0

9.7

14

16

a!4

12

12

12 

14

16

11

12

14

12

b7

b!3

17

14

12

12

14

-

364.3

12.1

723

Dec.

14

16

*

33

32

25

20

19

20

22

14 

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

14

14

11

9.7

428.7

13.8

850

Jan.

11

b7

b4.5

b8

b!4

8.6

b6

b7.5

blO

bll

bll

11

9.7

b8.5

b!5

17

T7 

14

14

12

17

16

17

16

16

11

b5

334.8

10.8

664

Feb.

. all

33

T5

14

11

11

9.7

-876 8.6

12

19 

17

14

12

11

11

12

17

23

19

14

14

_

_

-

386.9

13.8

767

Mar.

12

7.6

 S77 6.0

6.7

'3.0

7.6

8.6

8.6

11

blO

b8

b9

12

9.7

9.7

12 

16

19

14

11

12

6.7

9.7

11

14

16

 55 33

16

12

363.6

11.7

721

Apr.

12

11

9.7

8.6

19

14

14

14

12

11

12

9.7

9.7

8.6

7.6

7.6

8.6 

7.6

7.6

6.7

6.7

8.6

7.6

6.7

7.6

8.6

9.7

6.7

5.4

4.0

-

282.6

9.42

561

Hay

4.0

475

6.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.6

6.0

4.9

4.9

5.4

5.4

6.0

767

44

1,500

2,400 

gill

g89

g84

g69

28

20

20

22

19

20

22

23

19

19

5,351.2

173

10,610

June

17

11

12

14

19

12

11

100

174

g!9

226

gTTS

g48

g55

g23

17

25 

42

126

a59

23

32

a23

a!9

a!5

all

11

12

14

14

-

1,300

43.3

2,580

July

a9

6.7

5.4

6.0

6.0

130

g26

g7.6

g6.0

g4.4

g48

g!42

g33

£17

g6.0

g3.4

gBTJ 

g6.0

g4.4

4.9

6.7

7.6

58

46

33

22

14

11

7.6

a7.5

150

840.6

27.1

1,670

Aug.

52

g20

g6.0

a3.5

a3

a2.5

g2.5

a2.5

a2

a2

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.3 

2.5

2.1

5.3

143

a20

a6

a3.5

a2

al.5

al.5

gl.6

al.5

al.3

al.2

303.5

9.79

602

Sept.

al.5

g2.7

gl.3

gg. 9

4.0

2.3

2.1

2.3

1.9

1.6

al.5

al.5

1.6

1.9

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

-

64.1

2.14

127

Calendar year 1950 : Max 1,820 Min 0.5 Mean 51.6 Ac-ft 37,390

Water year 1950-51 : Max 2,400 Min 1.2 Mean 28.9 Ac-ft 20,920

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs). --May 14 (3:45 p.m.) 2,950 cfs (5.38 ft); May 17 (1:45 a.m.) 9,970

cfs (7.56 ft;.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from one or more daily wire-weight gage readings.
276 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°39' , long. 101°13' , in NW^NE^ 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 (revised) upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.' 2,124 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,751.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 12 years, 23.4 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge, 7,250 cfs May 16 (gage height, 7.68 ft); no flow at times.

I9"39-51: Maximum discharge not determined (probably occurred June 25, 1947); maximum gage height, 9.12 ft July 18, 1950; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cuibc feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 23, Jan. 26, 

May 15, May 30 to June 10, June 15 to Aug. 7, Aug. 21)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

0

.3

3.1

9.2

19

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

131

263

580

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

990

2,320

4,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

661

235

110

46

25

18

15

14

13

12

12

12

9.2

9.2

10

8.4

9.2

7.7

7.7

8.4

8.4

7.7

9.2

8.4

7.7

7.7

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.4

5^8

1,324.5

42.7

2,630

Nov.

5.8

7.0

8.4

6.4

7.0

6.4

7.0

8.4

7.0

6.4

6

7

9.2

972

7.7

7.0

7.7 

7.7

7.7

7.0

8.4

8.4

7.7

3

4.6

9.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

-

220.9

7.36

438

Dec.

8.4

7.7

7.0

9.2

2

2

3

4

9

14

20

12

12

11

9.2

8.4

7.7 

7.0

9.2

8.4

9.2

11

10

9.2

9.2

8.4

7.0

5

12

7.7

7.7

267.6

8.63

531

Jan.

7.0

11

6

6

9

6

7

7

8

7.7

8.4

7.7

8

14

20

18

15 

11

10

8.4

8.4

9.2

10

8.4

9.2

11

10

2

3

270.4

8.72

536

Feb.

 9

16

17

11

10

9.2

1

1 9

)

9.2

8.4

7.7

7.7

9.2

17

19

13

11

_

-

291.4

10.4

578

Mar.

10

8.4

7.0

7.7

7.0

5.8

5.8

6.4

7.0

7.7

7.0

9.2

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.4

7.7 

8.4

10

8.4

7.7

7.0

5.8

5.8

7.0

6.4

7.0

31

20

16

14

282.7

9.12

561

Apr.

12

11

11

12

20

14

12

9.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.7

7.7

7.7 

7.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.2

6.4

10

6.4

5.2

5.6

-

258.2

8.61

512

May

3.1

3.1

5.6

4.1

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.1

5.1

2V7

4.1

4.1

3.6

1,740

485

2,770

4.280 

555

110

54

52

41

56

56

59

57

31

26

25

25

25

10,414 . 4

336

20,660

June

21

17

16

15

21

19

16

14

15

15

180

84

29

25

25

19

14 

18

13

11

10

10

10

11

11

7.7

8.4

7.0

7.7

6.4

-

676.2

22.5

1,340

July

5.

4.

2.

2.

2 .C

2.

1.

.9

1.4

.2

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

33

30

14

5.6

.2

0

0

0

25

150.6

4.21

259

Aug.

15

5.8

2.5

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

31

635

46

18

6.4

4.6

2.3

.3

0

0

0

765.7

24.7

1,520

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,760 Min 0 Mean 65.1 Ac-ft 47,110

Water year 1950-51 : Max 4,280 Min o Mean 4O.8 Ac-ft 29,560

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). Oct. 1 (6:45 p.m.) 1,480 cfs (5.44 ft); May 14 (3:30 p.m.) 

4,020 cfs (6.84 ft); May 16 (9:15 p.m.) 7,250 cfs (7.68 ft); Aug. 22 (4 p.m.) 1,360 cfs (5.34 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation-affected by ice Nov. 11, 12, 24, 25, Dec. 5-11, 28, Jan. 3-9, 13, 

14, Jan. 27 to Feb. 8, Feb.- 13-19 (no gage-height record Jan. 30 to Feb. a).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 277

Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex.

Location.--Lat 36°12 I , long. 101°19i, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 282, at abandoned town of Hansford, 6 miles west of Spearman, Hansford 

County, and about 18 miles upstream from Horse Creek.

Drainage area. 977 sq ml, of which 515 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng. 

Records available.--July 1945 to September 1951.

~~1929. Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,961.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 6 years, 26.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,930 cfs May 17 (gage height, 15.32 ft); no 

flow Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 4-7.

1945-51: 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 by pumping plant in stream bed above station affects low 

flow.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 14-27)

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

0 

.3 

.9

1.9

1.0 3.2

1.2 6.8

1.5 13

2.0 25

4.0 9O

6.0 167

8.0 291

10.0 530

11.0 760

12.O 1,250

13.0 2,220

15.0 5,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

13

30T5"

alO

*6.8

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.9

*2.8

2.6 

O- 2.5

2.9

3.2

2.9

3.2

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.1

2.8

167.9

5.42

333

Nov.

2.6

2.6

2.8 276"

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

b2

bl

b?

b2

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.5 

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.8

bl

bl

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

-

72.6

2.42

144

Dec.

2.8

2.9

b2

3.1

b2

bl

bT

bl

b2

b2

3.4

3.7

b3

b3

b3

2.8

2.9 

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

3.4

b3

b2

bl

bl

b2

b3

78.0

2.52

155

Jan.

3.1

b3

b2

b2

b3

b3

b2

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b2

b3

*b4

2.9 

2.9

2.8

2.6

b2.5

b2.5

2.6

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2

b2

bl

bTS" b.5

77.4

2.50

154

Feb.

bO.5 b"75"

bl

b2

b4

bl~7.2

b5

b4

b3

2.5

2.4

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2 

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.5

2.9

2.8

2.5

*2.3

_

_

-

73.7

2.63

146

Mar.

2.1

2.3

2.

2.

2.

2 . }

2.

2.

2.

2.5

b2

bl

bT

2.0

2.0

*2.0

1.8 

bl

bl

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

3.4

371

2.8

2.3

61.2

1.97

121

Apr.

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

.1

* .8

.9

.6

.4

.6

.4

.8

.3

.6

.2 ITS

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.8

3.5 279"

3.4

3.2

63.9

2.13

127

May

2.0

1.8

or

2.3

2.5

2.0

3.2

2.9

3.1

2.6

2.5

2.8

2.7

756

467

1,670

*4,440 

»2,560

*511

*114

53

51

32

22

*20

18

14

13

12

11

11

10,807.5

349

21,440

June

11

9.0

8.6

3.4

1°

9.2

8.0

7.6

7.2

30

56

alO

a9

a9

a8

a8

a7 

a7

a6

a6

*5.0

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.3

4.2 473"

4.2

4.2

279.4

9.31

554

July

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.1

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

3.2

2.6

2.3

1.9 

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.2

1.1

1O

*2.8

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.6

2.6

83.9

2.71

166

Aug.

2.5

1.7

1.1

1.0

.7

.5

.8

1.1

.7

2.6

2.4

1.6

1.2

*1.1

.8

.9

.8 

1.2

1.2

1.1

.8

1.4

 1.3

1.1

.5

.8

.8

.2

.1

00"

32.1

1.04

64

Sept.

0.2

.4

.3

00"

0

0

.3

.8

76

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.4 

.6

.6

.5

.3

.4

.3

.2

.3

.4

*.2

.2

.3

.3

10.1

0.34

20

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,56O Mln O.I Mean 29.4 Ae-ft 21,280

Water year 195O-51: Max 4,440 Mln O Mean 32.3 Ac-ft 23,420

. Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). May 14 (7 a.m.) 995 cfs (12.05 ft); May 14 (9:3O p.m.) 1,77O cfs 

(13.03 ft); May 17 (4 a.m.) 4,930 cfs (15.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
278 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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, lj miles 

downstream from Home Creek, 5 miles upstream from Clear Creek, and at mile 576.0.

Drainage area.--8,112 sq mi.

Records available. March 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), March 1938 to Septemoer iy&i.FuElished 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 

T929 (levels by Corps of"Engineers). March 1904 to December 1905 staff gage in same 

vicinity at different datum. March 1938 to September 1946 at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 13 years, 160 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,200 cfs May 17 (gage height, 11.57 ft); no 

 flow Sept. 12-14, 19-30.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Oct. 8, 1946, by slope-area determination of

overflow 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 each year.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Oct. 10 to Nov. 26, Apr. 6-30, 

May 14-17, May 19 to June 14, July 27 to Aug. 1, Aug. 3 to Sept. 3)

Oct. 1 to May 17 May 18 to Sept. 30

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3 

4.5 

4.7 

5.0

1.0

2.0

6.0

14

26

61

115

240

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

570

1,040

1,610

2,450

5,200

9,600

16,700

26,000

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9 

4.1

1.0

7.0

20

40

71

175

4.3 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

325

515

1,110

2,700

4,900

8,200

12,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

483 '916

5SC

296

182

126

88

66

57

59

57 

57

53

52

46

44

36 

34

32

39

50

53

50

46

39

37

31

29

28

28

25

3,799

123

7,540

Nov.

22

2?

31

34

44

50

50

52

44

42

42 

48

48

57

TO

40

39 

37

39

37

40

39

37

25

36

44

53

52

50

52

-

1,256

41.9

2,490

Dec.

52

55

53

57

> 40

85

56

55

59

61 

59

61

61

59

66

63

59

55

50

35

"4"0" 30

46

68

1,615

52.1

3,200

Jan.

55

55

48

70

80

 38

59

44

44

63

129 

1(39

83

66

57

55

55

52

50

50

1 

1

1,580

51.0

3,130

Feb.

35

115

88

94

71 

50

1J "

94

94

78

57

53

50

57

100

174

TS2

118

_

_

-

1,840

65.7

3,650

Mar.

80

71

55

48

40

32

28

26

22

32

} 20

32

36

40

39 

37

40

39

40

40

34

25

21

19

20

145

a410

255

195

1,991

64.2

3,950

Apr.

140

T33

80

73

140

140

126

91

75

68

63 

52

40

40

34

32

31

28

25

24

22

20

19

16

14

14

40

36

40

39

-

1,665

55.5

3,300

May

22

10

6.0

4.8

4.8

4.0

4.8

4.0

2.0

1.8

1.6 

TTB

15

12,100

11,300

20,100

26,200 

11,800

3,210

1,070

842

1,200

513

358

379

325

277

217

231

217

238

30,659.4

2,924

179,800

June

238

301

189

152

152

146

146

129

322

560

1^530 ijtieo

555

352

1,110

1,020

455 

445

425

667

415

217

152

1,270

352

203

141

238

158

124

13,224

441

26,230

July

94

76

62

49

43

32

22

20

76

34

22 

20

28

38

32

43

30 

20

17

15

14

TZ

34

67

516

255

76

32

24

22

20

1,647

53.1

3,270

Aug.

40

285

90

32

20

20

19

14

9.6

17

20 

9.6

5.8

5.8

6.4

2.2

1.0 

1.6

1.0

1.0

7.0

17

451

2TI

80

a38

a!7

8.3

a4.6

al.O

a.7

1,449.6

46.8

2,880

Sept.

aO.5

a. 4

a. 4

.5

.5

2.2

"572" 9.6

2.2

.7

.1 

0

^

0

2.7

a2.2

a. 8 

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

27.9

0.95

55

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,000 Min 0 Mean 357 Ac-ft 258,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 26,200 Min 0 Mean 331 Ao-ft 239,500

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs). May 14 (11 a.m.) 22,100 cfs (10.60 ft); May 17 (3 p.m.) 32,200 

cfs 111.57 rtjT
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 279

North Canadian River near Fort Supply, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°35'30", long. 99°35'30", in NE^NE^ sec. 6, T. 24 N., R, 22 W., near 

left Dank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 34, If miles northwest 

of Fort Supply, 8.1 miles (revised) upstream from Wolf Creek, and at mile 495.8.

Drainage area. 9,773 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to April 1951 (discontinued). Prior to October 1941, 

puoiisnea as "near Supply."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,975.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--13 years (1937-50), 189 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1950 to April 1951, 1,160 cfs Oct. 3 

(gage height, 1.82 ft); minimum not determined.

1937-51: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Oct. 9, 1946 (gage height, 11.83 ft); no 

flow at times each year 1937-49.

Maximum stage known, that of Oct. 9, 1946.

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

wnicn are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished bv Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1950, to Apr. 30, 1951, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 3-5, Feb. 26 to Mar. 30, Apr. 2-30)

0.0 

.3 

.6

38

76

134

200

1.0 

1.4 

1.7

314

700

1,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1950 to April 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

314

288

657

954

EOT?

356

244

189

160

140

120

111

102

94

90 

86

79

71

69

67

67

67

66

61

63

63

60 

58 

55 

54 

51

5,462

176

10,830

Nov.

47

46

51

53

55

56

56

58

58

b47

b50

53

58

69

67 

63

64

66

66

66

63

69

a62

84 

84 

84 

86

1,867

62.2

3,700

Dec.

86

87

86

84

a66

86

100

105

105

152

118

107

100

96

94

90

94

94

92

92

87

i b58

71 

79

2,655

85.6

5,270

Jan.

81

84

87

82

82

a64

b69

74

79

92

109

116

100 

109

125

146

154

165

137

127

120

116

109

103

98 

V a42

2,922

94.3

5,800

Feb.

a45

b58

b80 

111

189

200

170

151

127

b86

120

145

167

140

154

134

122

118

182

229

244 

249

3,571

128

7,080

Mar.

220

182

148

122

107

94

84 

76

71

70

70

b56

60

59

67 

70

71

70

70

74

71

70

63

60

56

56" 55

86 

146 

598 

523

3,627

117

7,190

Apr.

574 '255

229

185

215

262

268 

256

229

195

174

170

148

127

109 

94

84

77

73

67

B9

66

61

59

56

54

55 

54 

49

S5T

4,220

141

8,570

May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1950 : Max 17,400 Mln 4.9 Mean 567 Ac-ft 410,500

Water year : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac -ft -

Peak dlseharg 

a No gage-he1 ;base. 2,500 efs). No peak above base, 

record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

stations. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
280 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Wolf Creek near Fargo, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°24'00", long. 99°37'25", in SE^NE^ sec. 11, T. 22 H., R. 23 W., on down-

 stream side of right pier of county highway bridge, 800 ft downstream from Boggy Creek, 

l£ miles downstream from Sixteen Mile Creek, ij miles north of Fargo, and 16.0 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,624 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1943 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is'2,054.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

J.929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 8 years, 115 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 cfs May 16, from hydrograph based on

 a discharge measurements, weather records, and computed inflow into Fort Supply Reservoir; maximum gage height, 8.19 ft May 16 (from floodmarks}; minimum discharge, 3.2 cfs 

Sept. 28.

1943-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 16, 1951; no flow at times each year 1943-47.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

107 

102

97

91

86

86

84

84

82

82

80

80

73

73

71

64 

64

66

68

68

68

66

61

60

60

58

57

58

58

61

60

2,275

73.4

4,510

Nov.

56 

57

63

61

61

61

61

63

61

58

61

61

63

63

60

57 

56

58

61

66

66

66

68

64

69

71

69

75

77

75

-

1,908

63.6

3,780

Dec.

77 

82

78

77

a71

a60

a50

a78

80

77

86

93

89

80

78

77 

77

77

75

75

80

78

78

77

75

75

71

b61

b61

b63

71

2,327

75.1

4,620

Jan,

66 

69

b75

80

75

b69

b61

b58

73

78

77

77

82

93

97

97 

95

84

80

84

80

82

82

84

82

84

84

b48

b40

a40

a40

2,316

74.7

4,590

Feb.

a40 

a40

a50

a8O

alOO

bl!2

blo9

100

97

95

93

86

84

b64

a60

a60 

a7O

alOO

104

93

82

82

82

84

280

260

171

136

_

_

-

2,814

100

5,580

Mar.

117 

107

95

84

80

75

68

63

60

58

58

5156"

57

58

58 

57

56

56

54

54

61

63

60

58

61

61

78

112

95

82

2,153

69.5

4,270

Apr.

77 

73

73

69

99

100

84

75

68

73

77

75

69

66

63

60 

58

58

58

60

60

63

63

61

60

60

64

63

60

80

-

2,069

69.0

4,100

May

88

> a50

a400

el6.400 

elO,100

64,250

gl,200

g652

g520

g468

g499

g333

a290

a260

a240

a220

a210

g276

g458

37,514

1,210

74,410

June

g832 

g366

g284

g239

g!90

159

141

120

105

227

466

o41

292

634

2,100

984 

430

448

600

1,300

347

284

276

292

2.160

590

292

269

216

171

-

15,155

505

30,060

July

136 

120

99

87

83

83

76

69

62

56

53

49

49

51

51

49 

46

39

37

33

33

32

35

39

42

42

58

72

53

42

32

1,808

58.3

3,590

Aug.

28 

28

25

25

20

17

16

19

16

24

60

28

20

17

14

12

11

17

20

14

9.1

11

14

15

10

14

19

19

16

10

9.1

577.2

18.6

1,140

Sept.

10 

10

9.1

7.3

6.5

4.3

84

65

39

30

20

17

15

10

14

27 

22

17

14

10

5.0

5.7

7.3

8.1

9.1

9.1

5.0

3 . 7

5.7

9.1

-

499.0

16.6

990

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,630 Mln 21 Mean 243 Ac-ft 175,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 16,4OO Mln 3.7 Mean 196 Ac-ft 141,600

Peak discharge (base. 2.00O efsl.--May 16 (time and stage unknown) 23.5OO ofs; June 15 (8 a.m.) 

5,160 ofs (4-26 ft); June 2O (8 a.m.) 3,220 cfs (3.50 ft); June.25 (2 a.m.) 3,620 cfs (3.67 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.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of weather records, 3 discharge 

measurements, and computed records of inflow into Port Supply Reservoir.

g Computed from at least once-daily staff-gage reading.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 281

Fort Supply Reservoir near Fort Supply, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°33', long. 99°34', in NE^SE^ sec. 17 T. 24 N., R. 22 W., in control 

tower at left end of Fort Supply Dam on Wolf Creek, 2 miles southeast of Fort Supply 

and 5.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,735 sq mi.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1951.

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, 83,790 acre-ft May 28 (elevation, 2,023.80 ft); 

 minimum, 9,920 acre-ft Oct. 7 (elevation, 1,999.90 ft).

1942-51: Maximum contents, 89,130 acre-ft Aug. 7, 1950 (elevation, 2,024.86 ft); 

no contents at times November 1942 to January 1943.

Remarks. Reservoir is 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, 106,100 acre-ft at elevation 2,028.0 ft (crest of spillway) and 10,070 acre-ft at elevation 2,000.0 ft (conservation pool), from resurvey of 1949. No storage below elevation 1,984.0 ft. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. Figures given herein represent total 

contents.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1O.84O

10,130

10,120

10,130

10,120

10,OOO

10,O4O

10,120

10,150

1O.10O

10,120

10,210

10,190

10,190

1O.270

10,210

10,210

10,19O

1O,190

10,190

1O.21O

1O.190

10,270

10,250

10,410

10,450

10,580

1O,650

10,760

10,910

11,020

Nov.

10,970

11,000

11,130

11,260

11,360

11,460

11,590

11,640

11,710

11,860

11,910

12,050

12,180

12,340

12,410

12,540

12,670

12,770

12,830

13,040

13,090

' 13,240

13,270

13,440

13,530

13,600

13,620

13,620

13,600

13,560

-

Dec.

13,540

13,440

13,400

13,270

13,150

13,090

13,020

13,000

13,060

13,150

13,270

13,440

13,510

13,530

13,510

13,510

13,490

13,470

13,450

13,420

13,400

13,400

13,36O

13,36O

13,220

13,240

13,180

13,130

13,250

13,470

13,650

Jan.

13,490

13,640

13,670

13,670

13,510

13,540

13,540

13,540

13,49O

13,540

13,560

13,530

13,540

13,540

13,450

13,450

13,400

13, 400

13,380

13,360

13,490

13,380

13,490

13,530

13,560

13,450

13,360

13,270

13,270

13,330

13,420

Feb.

13,470

13,53O

13,540

13,560

13,620

13,690

13, 78O

13, 750

13,670

13,540

13,440

13,220

13,250

13,400

13,490

13,450

13,510

13,650

13,690

13,820

13,760

13,640

13,540

13,640

14*240

15,OOO

15,260

15,090

_

.

-

Mar.

15,020

14,960

14,790

14,680

14,510

14,280

14,130

13,910

13,750

13,450

13,34O

13,290

13,310

13,340

13,310

13,220

13,090

13,130

13,150

13,150

13,160

13,180

13,130

13,130

13,160

13,220

13,220

13,450

13,490

13,470

13,440

Apr.

13,360

13,310

13,360

13,490

13,580

13,620

13,580

13,540

13,510

13,400

13,330

13,270

13,250

13,180

13,150

13,180

13,240

13,180

13,220

13,270

13,250

13,250

13,450

13,540

13,360

13,640

13,490

13,530

13,470

13,580

May

13,530

13,360

13,290

13,270

13,250

13,220

13,250

13,360

13,160

13,200

13,250

13,340

13,400

13,470

14,170

45,500

67,830

75,970

77,900

79,O30

79,990

8O,85O

81,780

82,320

82,860

83,300

83,690

83,540

82,520

81,680

81,440

June

80,800

79,790

78,700

77,430

75,830

74,270

72,500

70,770

69,030

67,960

68,090

68,990

68,560

67,7OO

7O.O70

69,810

68,390

66,760

65,660

66,410

64,90O

63,170

61,530

59,930

61,940

60,930

59,330

57,590

55,880

54,220

-

July

52,530

50,910

48,98O

47,340

45,600

43,590

41,470

39,250

37,220

34,84O

'32,78O

30,540

28,610

26,950

27,OOO

26,950

26,920

26,770

24,890

22,980

20,860

18,560

16,600

14,660

13,360

13,420

13,440

13,580

13,580

13,510

13,400

Aug.

13,360

13,31O

13,250

13,270

13,270

13,220

13,200

13,150

13,160

13,180

13,290

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,330

13,310

13,270

13,270

13,330

13,220

13,250

13,270

13,310

13,220

13,090

13,27.0

13,290

13,270

13,250

13,220

13,160

Sept.

13,130

13,090

13,090

13,040

13,040

13,000

13,150

13,40O

13,440.

13,510

13,490

13,340

13, 290

13,270

13,420

13,470

13,490

13,510

13,470

13,510

13,360

13,400

13,450

13,360

13,470

13,360

13,290

13,330

13,350

13,330

-

Monthly elevation and contents, mter year October 195O to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 1950...

July 31................

Water year 1950-51...

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

1 9 K.c\c\

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

 4-2 540

+3,120

1 ft^Vl

'+730

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
282 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Wolf Creek near Fort Supply, Okla.

Location (revised). Lat 36°34'00", long. 99°33'05", in SE^SE^ seTc. 9, T. 24 N., R. -22 W.,

 on iert banK on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 1 mile southeast of 

Port Supply, 1.6 miles downstream from Port Supply Dam, and 3.9 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 1,739 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1951. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, published as 

"near supply."

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,962.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Peb, 10, 1938, staff gage at same site 

at datum 6.0 ft higher and Feb. 11, 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. 14 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 cfs June 13-16 (gage height, 5.66 ft); 

minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 21.

1937-51: 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. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Plow

 completely regulated since May 4, 1942, by Port Supply Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

ijOeo

370

122

139

111

128

72

44

71

71

59

39

52

53

56

53

54

54

56

56

56

56

53

35

g!6

g!3

gll gio

g9.1

g8.7

S7.6

2,995.4

96.6

5,940

Nov.

7.3

7.3

6.3

5.6

5.0

4.4

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

2.7

2.7

2.5

Z7T

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.2

3.4

2.7

2.7

2.9

27

66

71

34

91

-

436.2

14.5

865

Dec.

95

gill

gTTT

97

87

82

b69

52

38

35

32

4O

67

80

SO

78

78

78

78

78

76

76

78

78

78

82

80

57

26

4.4 20 

2,121.4

68.4

4,210

Jan.

69

45

41

88

101

54

56

69

69

71

72

71

82

139

152

119

107

95

80

80

62

42

41

41

60

71

71

b71

b45

b6

b4

2,174

70.1

4,310

Peb.

b3

bT

b!7

32

30

58

89

135

160

160

155

106

b!9

b3

b!9

b72

71

69

67

66

116

155

147

gl!7

154

T70- 170

167

_

-

2,530

90.4

5,020

Mar.

167

167

170

TBTT

162

162

162

162

162

157

127

91

58

51

91

87

89

73

57

57

54

53

54

53

47

38

37

1T

139

141

124

3,201

103

6,35O

Apr.

Ill

ToT

57

54

88

107

107

107

107

107

1O7

99

89

91

72

53

53

39

31

29

28

2S

28

28

28

28

38

46

46

58

-

1,966

65.5

3,90O

May

85

84

70

32

31

32

32

32

28

8.0

8.0

8.O

8.0

8.0

11

19

18

14

14

13

12

13

13

12

11

11

11

279

801

5ST

641

2,923

94.3

5,800

June

704

683

683

865

1,130

1.1OO

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

979

23

6TT

1,220

1,220

,220

,180

,160

,14O

,160

,160

,150

,140

,110

,100

,080

,O80

,080

,070

,040

-

30,488

1,016

60,470

July

1,040

1,02O

1,01O

996

1,040

1,O90

1,090

1,070

1,120

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,140

971

60

43

37

52

1,170

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,090

1,020

708

32

31

28

BT

84

66

22,979

741

45,580

Aug.

3833"

22

15

3.6

2.9

g2.3

g2.1

gl.9

gZ.l

g2.3

g2.1

g2.1

gl.9

gl.9

gl.9

gl.4

Si. 4

gl.4 gi.r

1.3

1.1

1.3

I.O

ITT

2.1

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

156.1

5.04

310

Sept.

1.0

TTT

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

13

21

2T

10

2.0

1.4

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.3

-

96.6

3.22

192

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,320 Mln o.4 Mean 223 Ac-ft 161,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,22O Mln i.o Mean 197 Ac-ft 142,900

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 283

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 

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 6 miles east of Woodward, 7.2 miles upstream from Indian Creek, 27.2 miles downstream from Wolf Creek, and at mile 460.2. 

Prior to July 13, 1951, at site 7.8 miles upstream.

Drainage area. 11,747 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights only), January to June

i9Ub, October 1938 to September 1951. Prior to July 1906, published as North Fork Canadian River at Woodward. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1919 are 

contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,830.43ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. 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.--13 years (1938-51), 344 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 43,000 cfs May 18 (gage height, 8.70 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); minimum, 7.4 cfs Sept. 30.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1951; maximum gage height, 9.80 ft Oct. 

10, 1946, site and datum then in use; no flow at times each water year except 1950, 

1951.

Maximum stage known, 11.0 ft Oct. 12, 1923, site and datum then in use, from reports 

of United States Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made three times a month. Some regulation since May 1942 by 

Fort Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek (see p. 281).

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-rti

Oct.

1,440 

1,160 

434

1,210

694

546

436

281

228

234

208

175

163

163

158

150

146

136

136

136

129

126

126

126

102

85

80

78

76

68

'- 64

9,294

300

18,430

Nov.

«57 

55 

68

64

66

66

66

68

68

53.

68

64

60

58

64

66

68

74

76

76

76

72

78

70

87

80

94

136

143

154

2,295

76.5

4,550

Dec.

167 

175 

179

179

b!60

b!40

b!20

b!50

b!80

b!80

143

129

146

175

197

223 218"

202

202

192

197

197

197

197

192

188

179

184

146

107

87_

5,328

172

10,570

Jan.

110 

179 

163

171

234

197

b!50

b!30

146

154

146

158

179

228

294

250

239

263

244

250

239

175

154

143

140

171

1S3

blOO

b70

b60

b§0

5,350

173

10,610

Feb.

]

I

V b70

j

1

j

335

436

395

335

\

I bllO

I

J

202

218

250

202

313

313

269

320

461

420

_

_

-

6,023

215

11,950

Mar.

420 

420 

378

342

300

294

275

281

281

287

275

197

175

136

136

192

192

192

163

146

143

143

140

132

132

115

rra

167

234

481

618

7,505

242

14,890

Apr.

461 £03- 

313

223

269

328

356

364

349

349

328

320

287

275

244

192

167

163

140

129

126

115

110

102

102

97

57

102

110

129

-

6,750

225

13,390

May

146 

158 

140

112

83

78

78

68

70

62

41

38

33

32

2,655

15,300

23,800

50,500

24,200

6,510

3,490

2,200

3,340

1,560

1,220

870

650

436

1,380

1,100

944

121,289

3,913

240,600

June

1,350 

1,150 

1,180

1,250

1,680

1,650

1,580

1,520

1,550

1,930

3,410

4,150

1,440

2,880

2,140

2,140

3,460

2,180

1,810

1,990

2,080

1,540

1,540

2,260

4,560

2,260

1,790

1,540

1,470

1,490

-

60,770

2,026

120,500

July

1,490 

1,340 

1,560

1,580

1,520

1,340

1,360

1,320

1,250

1,260

1,250

1,230

1,280

1,430

956

294

228

191 514"

1,050

1,040

1,060

1,100

1,090

1,100

645

417

224

336

246

220

29,121

939

57,760

Aug.

188 

1ST 

134

116

100

103

93

78

68

71

66

58

56

50

44

38

34

31

27

22

24

24

28

28

27

32

48

84

67

48

38

1,976

63.7

3,920

Sept.

31 

24 

20

19

17

16

18

25

24

24

19

18

19

22

27

3635-

30

22

19

18

16

14

12

11

11

8-5- 8.5

10

9.1

581.1

19.4

1,150

Calendar year 195O: Max 11,200 Min 5.8 Mean 804 Ac-ft 582,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 30,500 Min 8.5 Mean 702 Ac-ft 508,300

, Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efs). May 18 (12 p.m.) 45,000 cfs (8.70 ft); May 25 (7 a.m.) 4,650 cfs 

(4.08 ft); June 12 (1 p.m.) 5,320 cfs (4.55 ft); June 17 (10 a.m.) 3,940 cfs (4.00 ft); June 25 

(5 a.m.) 5,710 cfs (4.58 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from at least once-daily wire-weight gage readings May 18 to July 12.
284 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near Selling, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°11', long. 98°55', in NW£ sec. 28, T. 20 N., R. 16 W., on downstream

 side of left abutment 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. 12,419 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,680.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers),

Average discharge. 5 years, 576 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,100 cfs May 19 {gage height, 10.61 ft); minimum, 9.8 cfs Sept. 28.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 19, 1951; no flow at times 1946-48.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge

 measurements generally made once a week. Some regulation by Port Supply Reservoir on 

Wolf Creek {see p. 281).

Revisions. W 1117: Drairiage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect {gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-12, Mar. 31, May 25 to June 2, 

June 12, temporary curve used May 18-20)

Oct. 1 to May 17 May 20 to Sept. 30

104

160

340

690

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,250

1,950

3,700

8,400

15,300 2.0 

2.5

7

14

39

100

260

510

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

900

2,060

3,760

5,950

8,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,250 

2J250

1,130

791

1,320

710

552

450

336

287

283

259

230

205

199

184

172

157

151

148

142

139

136

136

136

127

112

107

107

104

-99.

13,409

433

26,600

Nov.

90 

W

102

99

102

99

97

102

99

95

95

97

107

107

104

102

104

104

104

102

107

109

107

102

109

112

114

109

145

166

3,181

106

6,310

Dec.

175 

184

181

187

175

b!60

b!40

b!30

bT3~5

b!45

b!70

181

154

163

190

199

224

220

 zrr 227

211

211

211

208

205

202

196

181

187

202

178

5,749

185

11,400

Jan.

154 

151

181

199

193

205

217

196

181

178

175

181

193

208

224

263

279

275

267

271

255

244

241

217

202

193

187

154

b90

b80

bTO

6,124

198

12,150

Feb.

"1

> b78

1

J

114

127

154

202

279

325

402

350

b!70

300

300

287

287

271

279

331

331

345

450 250"

_

-

6,654

238

13,200

Mar.

444 

438

432

396

365

345

336

322

313

300

304

275

234

211

190

163

199

199

193

190

169

169

169

154

148

145

TBT

157

190

244

570

8,115

262

16 , 100

Apr.

627 

151

380

350

331

355

370

375

365

360

370

345

308

295

267

248

220

196

187

172

160

148

136

130

127

120

204

136

114

T53

-

7,993

266

15,850

May

166 

151

169

157

139

104

97

92

97

90

81

70

53

44

IT!

5,550

11,800

24,800

29.100

16,600

6,550

4,080

3,390

2,310

1,400

1,150

1,030

1,050

960

1,540

1,110

115,442

3,724

229,000

June

1,570 

1,540

1,120

990

1,T50

1,500

1,420

1,340

1,330

1,700

2,570

3,180

2,340

2,390

2,58O

2,350

3,120

2,680

1,860

1,720

2,600

1,720

1,860

1,720

3.520

2,200

1,790

1,600

1,520

1,390

-

58,370

1,946

115,800

July

1.470 

T.fgO

1,300

1,290

1,270

1,200

1,260

1,230

1,220

1,240

1,260

1,280

1,290

1,400

1,420

772

280

242

223

307

990

970

1,020

1,080

1,090

1,070

531

227

216

355

260

29,183

941

57,880

Aug.

253 

215

183

167

148

127

114

119

105

105

103

90

78

68

60

58

53

53

49

41

38

35

38

35

28

29

32

25

Tl

54

44

2,592

83.6

5,140

Sept.

38

33

28

23

18

16

18

25

26

24

21

32

29

23

24

39

46

TZ

36

32

24

21

18

16

14

13

10

TO

12

11

-

722

24.1

1,430

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,370 Mln 12 Mean 827 Ac-ft 599,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 29,100 Mln 10 Mean 706 Ac-ft 510,900

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). 

cfs 15.81 Ft); June 12 (10 p.m.) 4,6£

May 19 (10:30 p.m.) 40,100 cfs (10.61 ft); May 22 (5 a.m.) 5,480 

0 cfs (5.61 ft): June 17 (6 p.m.) 3,980 cfs (5.21 ft): June 25

(12:30 p.m.) 5,390 cfs (5.82 ft). . - . -

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 285

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°05' , long. 98°36', in SE^NE^ 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 ,641 sq ml.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

Corps of Engineers).

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 258,600 acre-ft May 25 (elevation, 1,628.05 ft); 

minimum, 48,300 acre-ft Sept. 29 (elevation, 1,602.36 ft).

1948-51: Maximum contents, that of May 25, 1951; minimum contents since conservation pool was first reached, 21,480 acre-ft Oct. 30, 1948 (elevation, 1,595.91 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Regulated storage began Apr. 15, 1948; 

conservation pool stage was first reached July 4, 1948. Capacity, 390,000 acre-ft at 

elevation 1,638.0 ft (flood-control pool), 112,000 acre-ft at elevation 1,613.0 ft 

(crest of spillway), and 23,400 acre-ft at elevation 1,596.5 ft (conservation pool). 

Dead storage, 400 acre-ft 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.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., In acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

97,370

94,780

91,560

87,820

85,900

83,200

80,860

77,620

74,380

71,400

68,220

64,800

60,840

57,930

54,300

52,200

51,500

51,500

51,600

51,850

52,050

52 , 150

52,050

52,300

52,150

52,250

52,350

52,500

52,400

52,250

52,150

Nov.

52,250

53,000

52,500

52,500

52,500

52,650

52,700

53,000

52,850

52,650

52,600

52,650

52,650

52,800

53,050

53,100

53,050

53,200

53,550

53,250

53,300

53,400

53,500

53,250

53,250

53,200

53,150

53,100

53,000

53,050

-

Dec.

53,100

53,250

53,250

54,250

53,400

53,100

53,000

52,950

52,900

52,950

53,150

53,300

53,450

53,550

53,700

53,850

54,100

54,000

53,700

53,300

53,000

52,500

52,250

52,000

52,500

52,500

52,400

52,500

52,650

52,700

52,750

Jan.

53,200

53,350

53,450

53,400

53,900

53,450

53,350

53,200

53,400

53,000

52,800

52,850

53,250

53,000

53,000

53,200

52,800

52,800

52,250

52,500

52,750

52,250

52,450

52,500

52,750

52,500

52,750

53,550

54,050

54,500

54,950

Feb.

55,350

'55,500

55,550

55,550

55,550

55,500

55,350

55,300

55,050

54,550

54,300

53,300

53,600

53,250

53,100

53,050

53,250

53,750

54,300

54,650

54,700

54,750

54,700

54,650

55,250

55,600

55,850

57,050

_

_

-

Mar.

57,880

58,810

59,520

59,960

60,350

61,180

61,560

62,380

62 ,000

62,000

62,660

60,400

59,640

58,810

58,150

57,490

57,220

55,950

55,300

54,750

53,950

53,150

52,450

51,650

51,400

51,400

51,650

52,100

51,800

51,950

52,150

Apr.

52,900

53,600

54,100

54,100

53,750

53,300

52,800

52,250

51,850

51,650

51,000

51,000

51,750

52,350

52,450

51,850

50,900

51,200

51,200

51,250

51,650

51,200

50,800

50,500

51,250

51,000

51,750

52,000

52,000

52,700

-

May

52,650

52,600

52,750

52,900

53,050

53,050

52,950

52,700

53,300

53,150

53,100

52,950

52,650

52,650

53,000

60,620

76,000

110,200

169,200

226,200

243,600

250,500

254,800

258,200

257 , 900

255,700

252,600

249,300

245,400

241,700

238,200

June

233,800

231,400

227, 800

223,300

219,900

216,800

212,600

209,500

205,900

203,900

204,100

206,900

208,800

206,700

209,600

209,500

208,300

208 , 100

204,400

200,900

198,900

196,000

1.93,200

L89.300

189,200

188,000

184,600

181,600

179,600

174,600

-

July

170,700

167,000

163,300

159,400

155,300

150,900

146,800

142,800

138,600

134,600

130,500

126,800

123,000

119,000

116,100

112,600

108,000

102 , 600

96,600

90,220

85,780

83,800

81,940

80,560

79,060

77,440

75,400

72,280

69,040

65,900

62,820

Aug.

59,520

5&,200

54,000

52,500

51,550

51,150

51,000

51 , 250

51,200

51,350

51,650

51,650

51,650

51,600

51,500

51,450

51,400

51,500

51,400

51,600

51,400

51,150

51,250

51,150

51,150

51,150

51,000

50,900

50,750

50,700

50,750

Sept.

50,750

50,650

50,500

50,500

50,150

50,150

50,000

49,900

49,950

49 , 600

49,550

50,100

50,000

49,900

50,150

50,000

50,000

49,900

49,650

49,200

49,700

49,400

49,000

49,350

48,750

49,200

49,000

48,650

48,300

48,350

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 1950. . . .

July 31.................

Water year 1950-51....

Elevation 

(feet)t

,611.36

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

52,150

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-48,350

-100

+550

-111,780

-52,150

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
286 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla.

Location.--lat 36°03i30", long. 98°34'55", in NW£ sec. 10, T. 18 N., R. 13 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 58, a quarter of a mile 

northeast of Canton, 2-j miles upstream from Minnehaha Creek, 3.0 miles downstream from 

Canton Dam, and at mile 391.3.

Drainage area.--12,646 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at or 

near same site since 1914 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,555.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, at datum 5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--14 years (1937-51), 340 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,820 cfs June 15 (gage height, 13.44 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs May 16.

1938-51: Maximum discharge 24,800 cfs Oct. 12, 1946 (gage height, 17.83 ft, present 

datum); no flow at times each year prior to 1950.

Maximum stage known, 21.8 ft Oct. 13, 1923, at site 300 ft upstream, present datum, 

from reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation,

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Flow partly 

regulated by Fort Supply Reservoir (see p. 281), for the period May 1942 to April 1948 

and completely regulated thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,940 

2,940

2,810

2,300

2,O6O

2,000

2.OOO

1,940

1,940 i,eao

1,880

1,880 

1,940

1,880

1,820

1,460

g682

S203

g!71

g!33

g97

g94

g94 

g92

92

89

84

78

74

73

70

35,796

1,155

71,000

Nov.

65 

59

54

50

50

51

51

52

52

52

52

52

51

52

51

50

51

52

52

51

52

53

53 

84

121

121

121

121

121

121

-

2,018

67.3

4,OOO

Dec.

119 

117

117

117

110

1O6

T06

1O8

110

111

110

111 

113

113

113

111

111

228

375

366

366

369

363

281

125

123

121

119

113

113

111

5,076

164

10,070

Jan.

106 

104

154

104

128

223

22O

220

220

220

220

218 

218

218

215

215

215

213

213

213

213

213

218 

235

235

250" 250

250

230

250

250

6,401

206

12,700

Feb.

250 

250

25O

70

67

67

67

67

66

66

66

87 

113

143

154

152

150

108

173

260

260

26O

260 

260

260

165

625j9'

_

_

-

4,212

150

8,350

Mar.

59 

59

56

55

58

58

58

58

191

520

520

52O 

503

486

470

47O

470

470

470

470

453

453

453 

453

249

127

123

117

115

115

113

8,795

284

17,440

Apr.

115 

115

117

348

520

520

503

520

503

503

520

292

eS

eS

120

503

486

332

160

158

152

152

150 

124

78

78

78

77

78

91

7,409

247

14,700

May

71 

67

66

65

64

64

64

64

64

65

fc6

67 

67

52

g6.6

28

89

27

181

42

366

85O

1,300 

2,180

2,420

2,880

2,740

2,810

2,880

5,200

3,200

26,105.6

842

51,780

June

3,330 

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,330

3,300

2,430

1,59O 

2,270

3,400

2,350

2,330

3,400

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,330 

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

94,620

3,154

187,700

July

3,400 

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,400

3,330

3,260

3,260

3,140

3,070

3,070 

3,140

3,070

3,000

3,000

2,940

3,070

3,200

3,140

2,810

2, ISO

1,820 

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,940

2,060

2,000

2,000

1,940

86,200

2,781

171,000

Aug.

1.880 

1,880

1,390

828

616

197

165

89

49

46

44

43 

43

43

43

41

36

28

27

26

2727-

27

g!8

g!7

g!7

g-iS

gTS

19

36

37

7,773

251

15,420

Sept.

36 

36

36

36

36

35

37

35

36

36

36

33 

23

23

25

24

23

25

24

24

24

24

24 

24

24

24

22

?2

22

22

851

28.4

1,690

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,230 Mln 3.0 Mean 710 Ao-ft 512,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,400 Mln 6.6 Mean 782 Ac-ft 565,800

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated, 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage reading.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 29 to Feb. 6 (no gage-height record Jan. 30 

toTeF. 4).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 287

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°34', long. 97 C 58', on east line sec. 32, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., near left 

oanK 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. 13,200 sq mi.

Records available. October 1902 to April 1908, March 1938 to September 1951. Gage-height 

records collected at site 1 mile upstream March 1914 to March 1934 and at present site 

thereafter are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

IB'29 (United States Weather Bureau bench mark).

Average discharge. 16 years (1903-4, '1906-7, 1938-51), 338 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,280 cfs June 11, 15; maximum gage height, 

IU.YY ft June 11; minimum discharge, 15 cfs Sept. 30.

1902-8, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Oct. 28, 1941 (gage height, 15.98 

ft); no flow at times in 1903, 1938-41, 1943-50.

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 United States Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Some regulation by Fort Supply reservoir 

(see p. 281) for the period May 1942 to April 1948 and thereafter by Canton Reservoir 

(see p. 285).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-18, Oct. 28 to Dec. 5, Mar. 15-26, 

Apr. 7-13, Apr. 20 to May 13, May 19, 20, 24-26, June 1-8, 15-17, 

Aug. 20 to Sept. 30)

5.0 

5.2

16

33

5.5 

6.0

6.5 

7.0

305

550

8.0 

9.0

1,330

2,300

11.0 4,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

 Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

e

9 1

1,1 

1.2 3

 5

 6

 7

 «

 9

1-0

: !

: T 2

115

;?4

:15

1-.6

IT7 :-8'

r. 9 r">

?.l

Total

T'^an

J'T-fl

Oct.

2,850 

2,85'0

2,800

2,740

2,150

g2,000

gl,950

gl,900

gl,850

gl,850

1,850 

1,850

1,800 

1,850

1,800

1,700

1,460

852

455

345

291

219

186

169

160

158

152

147

141

135

130

38,770

1,251

76,900

Nov.

124 

120

131

124

120

111

102

99

94

90

87 

85

85 

83

87

83

80

82

82

80

79

77

75

75

72

95

130

131

155

2,888

96.5

5,750

Dec.

155 

155

155

151

122

b50

blgO"

b80

b95

b!40

b200 

174

167 

155

128

124

122

120

120

159

525

345

354

358

355

284

160

131

122

139

141

5,247

169

10,410

Jan.

151 

145

143

135

155

126

116

T75

216

213

207 

207

213 

254

251

225

219

216

216

216

215

216

222

228

225

246

255

b200

6,177

199

12,250

Feb.

b200 

b200

b250

b300

b350

b250

186

145

124

115

94 

83

71 

b50

b35

b50

b65

248

246

505

210

277

267

267

264

267

267

254

_

-

5,576

199

11,060

Mar.

150 

124

113

107

102

92

88

87 "57

94

167 

490

526 

544

550

558

526

508

502

508

502

514

502

502

502

496

524

213

186

172

165

9,981

522

19,800

Apr.

160

156

152

147

145

279

514

532

532

544

532 

526

508 

371

176

g97

82

475

552

394

213

181

162

145

135

131

100

85

91

130

-

8,187

273

16,240

May

332

S172

§156

g90

g92

g90

g86

g83

lUI

456

g!39 

g!06

g99

g85

g!45

100

2,250

2,960

758

2,730

783

757

1,110

1,380

2,150

2,150

2,520

2,630

2,680

2,740

5,070

52,980

1,064

65,410

June

3,180 

3,180

5,180

5,290

3,290

3,290

3,400

3,180

5,070

3,510

5,750 

2,800

1,420 

2,180

3,690

2,920

2,150

3,070

3,180

3,180

5,070

3,180

3,290

3,180

3,070

3,070

5,070

2,960

2,960

5,070

-

91,810

3,060

182,100

July

3,180 

3,180

3,070

3,070

3,070

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,850 

2,800

2,800 

2,850

2,800

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,800

2,960

2,960

2,740

2,150

1,900

1,750

TTOO

I'rso

1,750

1,850

1,800

1,700

80,500

2,600

159,700

Aug.

1.700 

1,700

1,700

1,510

892

956

560

2SO

243

233

222

giei

g!41

111

97

88

83

85

80

g72

66

61

59

55

51

48

42

36

30

28

25

11,435

369

22,680

Sept.

22 

23

29

30

2S

27

41

50

55

54

43 

66

74

50

45

g40

g35

26

26

23

g23

g23

22

22

22

20

18

16

TB

-

1,034

34.5

2,050

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,510 Min 0 Mean 692 Ac-ft 501,400

I'-jter year 1950-51 : Max 5,730 Min 16 Mean 807 Ac-ft 584,300

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage reading.
288 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°33', long. 97°37', in SWi sec. 34, T. 13 N., R. 4 W., at left training 

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.--Mareh 1944 to September 1951. No diversion prior to March 1944.

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 miles 

upstream at different datum.

Extremes.--1944-51; Maximum daily discharge, 1,410 cfs June 25, 1948, May 19, 20, 1949; 

no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Canal diverts from North Canadian River Just above Lake Overholser (see p. 289) 

and delivers water to Lake Hefner (capacity, 80,600 acre-ft) for municipal water supply 

of Oklahoma City; diversions are infrequent. Subsequent to April 1950, small groundwater seepage when head gates are "closed included in records.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.12

641

*56~.l

1.62

1.09

.84

.62

.55

.55

.55

.55

.48

.42

.42

.42

.36

.30

.30

.42

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.25

.30

.20

.20

TIB" .15

a. 15

746.61 

24.1

1,480

Nov.

aO.15

a. 15

 a. 42

aTSS

a. 25

.25

*.20

.20

.07

7TT

.25

.30

*.30

.25

.30

.11

.11

.20

.30

.11

.25

.25

.20

.11

.30

.30

.25

.36

.30

.20

-

6.85 

0.228

14

Dec.

0.36 ~^7J

.20

.25

.15

O

0

.25

.36

.30

.30

.36

.25

.25

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.36

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.20

.04

.30

.30

.30

.30

8.13 

O.262

16

Jan.

O.30

.48

.42

*.25

.20

.15

.07

*.25

.30

.30

.11

.25

.11

*.30

*.36

.20

.30

.30

.25

.11

.04

.04

.11

.04

.04

.11

.11

0

0

0

0

5.5O 

O.177

11

Feb.

0

0

.04

.20

.25

.30

.01

.04

.04

.04

.04

.11

O

0

0

0

1.O2

1.01

.42

2O2

194

2.45

1.36

1.36

1.18

1.01

.84

.69

_

-

408.41 

14.6

810

Mar.

O.55

.69

.30

.30

.30

.30

.15

.15

.42

.62

"720 1.87

.36

.42

.30

.36

.20

.11

.30

.30

720" .07

.15

.15

.20

.20

.42

.30

.15

.25

.20

10.49 

0.338

21

Apr.

O.O7

.11

.20

.20

.20

.20

.15

.15

.15

.11

.15

.15

.11

.15

.04

.07

.11

.11

.04

.64

.60

.11

.11

.20

.11

.04

.15

.07

.67

4.71

-

9.88 

0.329

20

May

7.35

.48

.30

.25

.30

75S- .15

.25

1.50

*5O4

*205

1.73

1.01

.77

.69

.69

594

1,180

*572

*397

8.33

5.62

1.27

1.18

1.09

.84

38.5

5.40

1.18

.84

.69

3,532.66

114

7,010

June

O.84

.69

.69

.69

.62

.69

.69

.69

.77

3.00

3.05

.93

.69

.62

.69

.69

.93

.55

.55

5.15

.84

.55

.48

.36

.48

.48

.42

.56

73S

.56

-

25.89 

O.863

51

July

0.62

,55

.42

1.O7

.42

.30

.25

.50

.25

.20

.15

.20

.20

.50

.11

.07

.11

.11

.11

.07

.01

O

.56

.55

.95

.25

"742 1.54

.56

.30

.20

10.55 

O.340

21

Aug.

0.15

.20

.15

.15

.15

.07

.04

.04

.20

.85

.48

.20

.15

.07

.04

0

.04

.04

.20

.04

.15

.20

.25

.11

.07

.07

.04

.01

0

O

0

4.14 

O.154

8.2

Sept.

O ' 0

0

O

0

0

0

0

.02

0

.07

.26

.11

.11

.11

.48

7215

.20

.20

.11

.11

0

.04

.11

.07

.11

.04

0

0

.02

2.57 

O.079

4.7

Calendar year 195O: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,180 Mln 0 Mean 15.1 Ac-ft 9,470

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 289

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°29' , long. 97°40', 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-J- miles southwest of Bethany 

and 5 miles west of Oklahoma City.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Staff gage read three or more times daily. Datum of gage is 1,065.77 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Oklahoma City Water Department).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 14,500 acre-ft May 2, 10 (gage height, 174.95 ft);

 minimum, 9,570 acre-ft Nov. 16 (gage height, 171.5 ft).

1939-51: Maximum contents, 20,900 acre-ft June 14, 1944 (gags height', 176.9 ft), 

from capacity table then in use; minimum observed, 4,130 acre-ft May 21, 1940 (gage 

height, 165.25 ft), from capacity table then in use.

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 176.5 ft (top of spillway gates). 

Dead storage unknown. Water used for municipal water supply by Oklahoma City. Gage 

read thrice daily, oftener at high stages. Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Oklahoma City Water Department.

Revised capacity table (gage height. 

In feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

165

166

167

168

1,970

3,690

3,580

4,710

170

172

174

176.5

7,360

10,300

13,300

17,100

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Dec. 31.................

Calendar year 1950....

Water year 1950-51....

Gage height 

(feet) t

174.1

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

13,400

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+2,600

aO

+1,200

t Gage height at 8 a.m.

a Based on revised capacity table dated July 1951.
290 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°29'40", long. 97°25'40", on north line sec. 29, T. 12 N., R. 2 W., near

 rignt 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. 13,512 sq mi. 

Records available.--May to December 1899 (gage heights only), November 1938 to September

 labi. Prior to January 1900, published as North Pork of Canadian River at Oklahoma

City. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,140.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of

=T929. May to December 1899, 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 0.66 

ft lower and June 27, 1939, to Feb. 8, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 436 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,700 cfs June 11 (gage height, 11.88 ft); mini-

 mum daily, 59 cfs Dec. 18.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs Oct. 30, 1941 (gage height, 14.74 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Dec. 20, 1938, Oct. 18, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 16.3 ft Oct. 16, 1923 (from information by State Highway Commission); about 2 ft of this stage was caused by failure of dam at Lake Overholser 

(from information by Corps of Engineers). 

Remarks. Records good except those computed from once-daily wire-weight or staff-gage

 readings, which are fair, and those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Some regulation 

by Port Supply Reservoir (see p. 281) for the period May 1942 to April 1948 and thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see p. 285), and by Lake Overholser (see preceding page). 

Diversions above station into Lake Hefner Canal (see p. 288). Low flow sustained by 

sewage from Oklahoma City.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 20-22, May 2, 3, 20-27, 

June 11, 12, 15-17, July 13-30, Aug. 8 to Sept. 9)

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

55

157

285

4.0 481

5.0 1.O5O

7.0 2,740

11.0 7,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,840 esi

2,440

2,740

2,540

2,640

2,220

2,080

2,080

1,990

1,940

1,940

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,730

1,190

828

563

481

425

353

319

292

273

255

242

223

218

201

41,134

1,327

81,590

Nov.

142 

179

218

T53

177

170

170

164

159

157

135

146

139

131

87

71

66

66

63

62

66

67

62

78

84

63

65

67

66

67

-

3,380

113

6,700

Dec.

66 

65

61

63

65

73

73

67

73

74

77

80

84

68

63

61

60

59

m

61

70

192

267

276

305

384

m

334

223

213

216

4,195

135

8,320

Jan.

201 

311 256"

216

213

198

175

186

220

261

252

252

267

295

302

285

270

264

252

252

247

233

242

242

247

239

252

g244

g208

d!30

gT33

7,315

236

14,510

Feb.

glSO 

196

223

. 231

218

276

231

208

181

144

137

144

108

102

9_4

111

159

175

261

702

133

147

285

285

258

299

261

273

_

-

5,992

214

11,880

Mar.

288 

170

146

135

123

117

119

111

104

101

261

280

543 54"S

543

495

505

539

534

500

500

519

519

481

495

442

451

320

g226

g!61

g!02

10,373

335

20,570

Apr.

gill 

g!68

g!31

glOl

198

181

319

519

500

519

604

614

588

563

434

191

104

80

ZW

543

572

316

228

189

191

193

175

150

139

659

-

9,620

321

19,080

May

2,400 

1,430

472

391

258

123

117

111

'2T3B

460

170

330

170

170

159

159

1,320

5,800

4,540

3,120

4,730

2,940

1,570

1,370

1,810

2,220

3,440

3,900

3,240

3,140

3,240

53,908

1,739

106,900

June

3,350 

3,350

3,350

3,350

 3,350

3,460

3,350

3,350

3,350

5,050

7,180

6,26O

4,760

2,300

3,620

4,120

3,050

3,040

4,050

3,790

3,460

3,350

3,350

3,350

3,460

3,350

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,240

-

110,760

3,692

219,700

July

3,460 

3,350

3,680

3,570.

3,570

3,460

3,350

3,350

3,240

3,240

3,14O

3,040

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,840

2,840

2,840

2,740

2,540

1,770

1,650

2,950

2,170

2,300

1,9OO

1,9OO

1,810

1,770

1,810

1,810

84,910

2,739

168,400

Aug.

1,810 

1,770

1,730

1,570

1,050

g604

614

g302

g282

g247

479

g299

334

249

g213

g201

g!79

g!39

g!04

g!02

g!42

gl!9

g!72

125

155

135

129

111

97

g81

g77

13~621

439

27,020

Sept.

g75 

g73

g70

g68

66

71

124

125

390 ?55

104

86

34

g68

62

140

83

70

67

66

65

61

ST

68

65

65

66

66

66

63

-

2,794

93.1

5,540

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,380 Min 32 Mean 760 Ac-ft 550,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,180 Min 59 Mean 953 Ac-ft 690,200

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 cfs). 

5,660 cfs 19.83 ft): May 27 (9::15 p.m

May 18 (4:15 p.m.) 7.88O cfs (11.35 ft); May 21 (9:45 a.m.) 

) 5,420 ofs (9.41 ft); June 11 (9:30 a.m.) 8,700 cfs (11.88 ft);

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight or staff-gage reading:.
ARKANSAS RIVER -BASIN 291

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 right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 2? miles 

northeast of Wetumka, 2.3 miles (revised) upstream from Wewoka Creek, and at mile 84.4.

Drainage area. 14,448 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1947 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 683.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 19, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 958 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,210 cfs June 15 (gage height, 10.81 ft); minimum not determined, but probably less than 80 cfs during period of ice effect.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 66,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 26.40 ft); minimum daily, 26 cfs Jan. 23, 26, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 26.9 ft in October 1923, from information by Corps of Engineers .

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

whlcn are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. For statement on 

regulation and diversion see "Remarks" for station near Oklahoma City.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 28. discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. One discharge measurement made by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--W 977: 1942. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3,080 

2,990

2,820

2,030

2,400

2,560

2,400

2,480

2,480

2,320

2,320

2,250

2,030

2,180

2,030

2,100

2,100

1,960

1,760

1,540

1,250

971

833

735

681

589

537

519

513

489

438

53,385

1,722

105,900

Nov.

438 

432

449

*2T

395

369

411

411

379

335

335

335

326

317

312

312

308

295

277

257

237

226

223

215

5IF

215

219

219

215

233

-

9,337

311

18,520

Dec.

223

219

a215

a215

a210

alOO

83

alW

a!50

215

273

237

249

245

241

241

249

253

253

245

237

230

219

223

223

226

303

359

374

390

400

7,410

239

14,700

Jan.

400 

350

379

359

359

374

340

321

312

303

286

277

312

609 5T9-

416

405

405

411

400

369

359

364

350

335

321

331

331

^

> 100

J

10,597

342

21,020

Feb.

1

I 215

I

J

475

421

427

395

345

345

335

308

230

179

269

489

808

941

1,860

1,780

1,140

886

589

531

537

609

589

_

_

-

15,563

556

30,870

Mar.

570

513

495

483

477

455

359

385

350 559"

2,030

2,080

1,050'

825

719

792

842

825

800

758

719

681

645

602

576

556

544

531

531

501

519

21,802

703

43,240

Apr.

501 

432

379

331

35?

390

400

369

345

400

432

630

616

602

638

659

652

638

602

531

616

775

727

816

5BT

525

489

460

449

427

-

15,842

528

31,420

May

471 

920

1,830

1,580

1,050

833

719

609

489

466

421

390

TOT

570

432

449

466

466

1,430

3,780

4,570

4,820

4,820

5,230

3,780

2,730

2,250

2,730

2,480

3,470

3,370

58,032

1,872

115,100

June

3,080 

2,900

2,990

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,180

3,270

3,470

3,670

4,820

4,960

5,100

5,830

6,770

4,980

3,470

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,470

3,570

3,670

3,670

3,670

3,470

3,470

3,570

3,470

3,270

-

114,010

3,800

226,100

July

3,180 

3,270

3,180

3,670

3,670

3,470

3,470

3,470

3,570

3,670

3,780

3,780

3,670

3,570

3,570

3,570

3,370

3,370

3,470

3,270

3,270

3,180

2,730

2,640

2,990

2,900

2,990

2,640

2,480

2,180

2,100

100,140

3,230

198,600

Aug.

1,960 

1,830

,830

,580

,580

,460

,240

,000

895

800

688

602

589

507

544

427

395

374

317

281

261

269

335

261

257

290

261

257

249

241

219

21,799

703

43,240

Sept.

223 

219

215

201

205

273

1,430

 2,320 STB"

466

483

411

1,230

438

281

253

219

185

179

169

179

154

137

130

122

117

117

107

100 TOO"

-

11,279

376

22,370

Calendar year 1950 : Max 32,200 Mln 83 Mean 1,359 Ae-ft 991,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,770 Mln - Mean 1,203 Ac-ft 871,100

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). May 24 (9:50 a.m.) 5,250 cfs (9:50 ft); June 15 (8:15 p.m.) 

9,210 cfs (10.81 ft).

a No gage-height record, discharge estimated.
292 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bellcow Creek at Chandler, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°42', long. 96°53', in SWJ sec. 9, T. 14 N., R. 4 E., half a mile up- 

 stream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66, half a mile west of courthouse in Chandler, 

and 1.4 miles downstream from Bellcalf Creek.

Drainage area. 46 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1951.

Gage --Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 824.26 ft above mean 

"sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 6, 1950, at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs June 19 (gage height, 10.84 ft); no.

°1948?51: Maximum'discharge, 2,540 cfs May 19, 1949 (gage height, 11.00 ft); no flow 

Oct. 24-26, 1948, Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating, table, water year 1950-51 (sage heighi,, in feet, ana aiscnar^e, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.0 

3.1 

b.7

1.7

1.8 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

178 

252 

420 

t>44

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 19oO to September 1951

Day

1

2

3'4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.1

3.1

6.7

575

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

T75" 1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

79.0

2.55

157

Nov.

1.9 n?

4.4

O5

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

-

72.9

2.43

145

Dec.

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.7

T79

2.1

2.8

5.4

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

75.4"

2.43

150

Jan.

2.6

10 "5.9

3.4

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

e.3

2.8

3.1

5.1

5.1

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

bl.O

bTT?

bl.7

91.7

2.96

182

Feb.

bl.O

b.8

79

2.1

5.1

5.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.6

1.5

1.5

1.9

3.1

7.2

13

19

558

21

12

9.0

10

9.6

14

8.6

.

-

-

506.8

18.1

1,010

Mar.

5.1

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.7

4.8

7.6

89

T2

7.2

6.3

5.5

5.5

5.1

4.0

5.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

5.1

5.4

5.7

4.4

4.0

5.7

3.4

 251.9

7.48

460

Apr.

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.4

4.4

4.4

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.8

37T

3.4

3.4

22

~5.5 26

4.4

4.0

3.7

5.7

3.7

3.7

5.1

151.2

5.04

300

May

390

TT

10

8.1

7.2

6.7

5.9

5.5

9.2

21

8.1

6.3

5.1

4.4

474

5.1

18

351

117

231

19

117

17

14

14

10

9.b

9.0

8.1

6.7

1,465.0

47.3

2,910

June

5.9

677

6.7

6.7

6.3

95

161

415

22

555

57

30

21

23

208

23

17

16

~5T 639

97

21

17

15

14

15

12

12

15

2,349.3

78.5

4,660

July

lb '

14

12

129

T4

6.7

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

5.1

5.5

4.0

3.1

5.1

5.1

2.6

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.6

5.4

3.7

2.8

2.1

1.9

57T

277.5

8.95

550

Aug.

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.0

.9

1.0

1.7

8.3

10

2.1

1.3

.8

.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.8

1.5

4.2

1.3

.7

.4

.3

.1

0

5

48.4

1.56

96

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

457

14T

37

149

121

7.2

48

12

3.7

2.8

33

5.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.1

1.5

1.5

1.2

1,042.0

54.7

2,070

Calendar year 1950: Max 620 Mln 0.9 Mean 14.1 Ac-ft 10,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 639 Mln 0 Mean 17.5 Ac-ft 12,t90

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 efs).--May 1 (5:45 a.m.) 1,450 cfs (7.80 ft); June 8 (1:15 a.m.) 1,620 

cfs (8.34 ft); June 10 (11:15 a.m.) 1,680 cfs (8.54 ft); June 19 (6:30 a.m.) 2,b30 cfs (10.84 ft); 

Sept. 6 (11 a.m.) 1,420 cfs (7.69 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 293

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 center of span on downstream side of county 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 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read at least twice daily. Datum of gage is 632.55 ft above mean

 sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 29, 1939, staff 

gage at site 4oO ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,102 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,'780 cfs June 17 (gage height, 20.35 ft, from 

grapn based on gage readings); minimum observed, 18 cfs Sept. 5, 6.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 66,800 cfs May 11, 1943 (gage height, 34.55 ft); no flow 

at times in 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record and those above 

2,uuO cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologicai survey.

Revisions (water years).--W 957: 1941. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 2 to Jan. 14, June 7 to July 17, 

July 24 to Aug. 1, Aug. 14-17, Sept. 8-2O)

0.7 16

.8 20

1.0 28

1.5 55

2.0 90

3.0 180

5.0 444

9.0 1,220

15.0 2,940

19.0 4,540

20.0 5,170

21.0 6,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

124

115

418

699

592

261

202

225

191

160

133

115

106

93

90

82

78

74

71

71

71

71

67

64

64

64

61

61

61

61

58

4,603

148

9,130

Nov.

58

58

58

58

64

74 ia.

74

71

78

78

71

67

67

64

64

64

64

64

67

71

74

67

64

61

-.

1

V a60

J

-

1,978

65.9

3,920

Dec.

a65

a70

74

74

74

71

71

67

64

64

64

67

64

64

67

82

93

93

90

82

78

74

74

74

74

78

74

71

71

71

71

2,270

73.2

4,500

Jan.

li

82

93

115

142

124

142

151

133

115

1O2

86

106

115

180

274

26T

249

169

142

133

115

106

97

90

86

86

82

82

78

78

3,888

125

7,710

Feb.

74

61

58

4949"

52

74

90

86

90

124

115

160

115

102

102

115

957

1,110

2,840

3.250

3,080

2,810

2,170

1,970

1,800

1,390

1,130

_

-

24..003

857

47,610

Mar.

999

524

429

369

327

287

261

237

225

434

2,710

2.940

2,810

2,290

1,670

1,270

834

627

492

399

341

300

261

237

202

191

191

191

180

180

169

22,577

728

44,780

Apr.

180

180

180

169

169

180

237

213

180

180

180

180

180

160

142

133

124

115

110

180

399

737

541 460'

460

384

300

249

213

191

-

7,306

244

14,490

Calendar year 1950 : Max 18,600 Mln - Mean 988

May

218

775

775

1,060

1,270

1,520

1,520

978

524

399

355

341

645

663

476

327

261

202

237

756

1,270

1,540

1,700

1,940

2,290

2,610

2.810

2,810

2,120

1,020

756

34,168

1,102

67,770

June

575

460

355

313

274

388

2,04O

2,810

2,910

2,940

3,010

3,050

3,120

3,370

3,710

4,350

5.450

5,450

5,010

4,870

4,810

4,440

3,920

3,410

2,810

2,320

1,420

681

476

1,060

-

79,802

2,660

158,300

July

1,090

874

737

874

1.590

1,160

874

1,040

1,220

978

575

399-

313

261

202

180

169

151

133

142

124

110

ITS

180

460

225

300

524

414

287

225

15,721

507

31,180

Aug.

180

133

115

90

74

67

61

55

46

43

40

40

56

561

414

287

213

160

133

90

82

67

58

52

49

49

58

71

64

52

43

3,305

107

6,550

Sept.

33

28

25

20

ii

18

64

754

971

2.530

2,560

1,850

2,OOO

1,860

1,620

1,020

794

429

541

274

237

180

151

124

102

86

71

133

97

71

-

18,259

608

56,180

Ac-ft 715,000

Water year 1950-51 : Max 5,450 Mln 18 Mean 597 Ac-ft 432,100

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Feb. 21 (5 a.m.) 3,500 cfs (16.00 ft); Mar. 11 (8p.m.) 5,O80 

cfs (15.40 ft); June 17 (10 p.m. ) 5,780 cfs (20.55 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
294 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°16', long. 95°14', in SE^SE^ sec. 12, T. 9 N., R. 19 E., near left bank 

oh downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 2, three-quarters of a mile north 

of Whitefield, 5? miles upstream from Snake Creek, and 18.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--47.576 sq mi.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. 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, recording gage at site 2.1 miles downstream at datum 2.8 ft lower. 

Dec. 11, 1941, to June 11, 1947, recording gage at present site and datum and June 12, 

1947, to Sept. 30, 1948, wire-weight or recording gage at former site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 7,259 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 73,900 cfs May 19 (gage height, 14.47 ft); minimum observed, 236 cfs Sept. 4.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 281,000 cfs May 10, 1943 (gage height, 25.5 ft); minimum, 65 cfs Apr. 2, 1940.

Maximum stage known since 1898, that of May 10, 1943 (from information by local 

resident).

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

which are fair. Occasional slight regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico 

(see p. 262). Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Records of 

chemical-analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1199.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 51 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,760

6,O9O

6.520 

6,380

5,040

4,560

4,560

3,980

3,540

3,230

3,330

3,040

2,750

2,660 

2,400

2,32O

2,320

2.40O 

2,400 

2,400

2,320 

2,000

1,720

1,540

1,390

1,230

1,160

1,090

1,010

a965

a956

89,061

2,873

176, 6OO

NOV.

a92O

894

878 

"555 965

869

869

886

827

827

779

755

755

748 

755

755

740

718 

710 

718

702 

673

659

604

592

592

592

592

592

585

-

22,516

751

44,66O

Dec.

585

585

585 

585

b540

b490

b4§6"

b520

b560

611

598

604

585

611 

604

604

611

639 

625 

639

652 

652

'§55 659

646

625

598

625

611

652

639

18,689

603

37,070

Jan.

710

755

787 

819

835

869

869

992

1,010

938

938

938

974

1,350 

1,720

2.660

2,666

2,240 

1,930 

1,660

1,400 

1,200

1,160

1,09O

992

1,030

1,180

1,090

b92O

b800

b600

37,116

1,197

73,620

Feb.

b44O

b350

6490 

b69O

b970

bl,280

1,160

1,050

1,060

956

1,020

1,020

920

886 

b670

878

1,420

6,770 

13,300 

38,300

59.500 

29,800

19,300

15,800

8,180

7,64O

7,3OO

6,230

_

-

-

205,180

7,328

407,000

Mar.

5,17O

4,210

3,440 

5,040

4,560

3,440

2,840

2,400

2,240

2,83O

11,600

27.100

21,206

12,70O 

10,100

9,410

7,810

6,380 

5,550 

4,560

3,980 

3,440

3,150

2,750

2,660

2,320

2,240

2,080

2,OOO

1,950

1.770

178,880

5,770

354,800

Apr.

1,790

1,790

1,660 

1,540

2,O5O

6,120

5,170

3,440

2,480

2,OOO

2,000

1,930

1,600

1,540 

1,520

1,370

1,290

1.220 

1,220 

1,260

3,200 

6.67O

6,230

4,800

3,650

3,230

2,840

2,240

1,86O

1,660

-

79,370

2,646

157,400

May

2,270

3,760

8,78O 

8,570

6,670

4,680

3,980

3,330

3,130

2,840

2,240

1,930

1,420

1,160 

1.080

1,260

1,310

1,100 

52.000 

47,200

38,500 

25, OOO

18,100

14,200

12,400

9,640

8,380

8,940

14,800

10,1OO

9,860

328,630

10,600

651,800

June

7,460

5,950

5,680 

5,680

5.500

5,500

7,500

10,100

14,600

16,90O

28,600

49.4OO

45^600

33,100 

39,300

34, 700

24,200

17,000 

14,200 

13, OOO

12,100 

12,400

11,300

10,800

10,800

10,100

11,100

9,410

7,810

6,090

-

485,280

16,180

962,500

July

5,95O

7,810

1O.6OO 

8,57O

6,980

6,520

5,950

5,950

5,170

4,920

4,920

4,680

4,440

3,980 

3,870

3,540

5,440

5,330 

3,440 

3,330

3,130 

2,940

2,840

2.750

2,840

3,230

4,210

3,980

3,870

3,44O

3,230

143,850

4,640

285,300

Aug.

2.94O

2,735

2,480 

2,400

2,16O

2,OOO

1,860

1,720

1,410

1,370

2,830

2,550

1,660

1,260 

938

732

725

956 

878 

811

718 

598

552

509

462

468

423

350

345

316

284

39,455

1,273

78,260

Sept.

297

284

253 

236

355

960

951

1,750

3,440

2,750

2,750

3,230

4.56O

4.680 

4,100

3,440

3,040

2,4OO 

1,660 

1,200

929 

835

666

632

598

485

692

966

652

428

-

49,184

1,639

97,56O

Calendar year 195O: Max 218, OOO Mln 49O Mean 9,995 Ac-ft 7, 236, OOO

Water year 195O-51: Max 52,000 Mln 236 Mean 4,596 Ac-ft 3,327,000

Peak discharge (base, 35. OOO ofs). Feb. 20 fabout 5 p.m.) 54.1OO cfs fl3.15 ft): May 19 f9:3O

a.m.) 73.900 ofs (14.47 ft)j June 12 {3:5O p.m.) 64,8OO ofs (13.97 ft)j June 15 (8 p.m.) 44,500 ofs

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation sffected by Ice.

Note. No recorder record Oct. 1 to Mar. 23, Aug. 9, 10, Aug. 13 to Sept. 5, Sept. 21-24; discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 295

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°28', long. 94°52', in SVf£ sec. 34, T. 12 N., R. 23 E., on left bank

 1U ft upstream from water-supply dam of city of Sallisaw, 3j 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 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 490.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T7929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Low flow computed from wire-weight gage read 

once daily at bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 0.2 mile downstream at datum 13.22 ft lower.

Average discharge. 9 years, 261 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 cfs June 9 (gage height, 5.77 ft); mlnl-

 mum daily, 1.7 cfs Nov. 19.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 11.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determinations 

at gage heights 7.96 ft and 11.25 ft; no flow at times in 1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

 Small diversion from reservoir for municipal water supply of city of Sallisaw.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

24

2? 

20

19

17

16

16

15

15 

14

14

14

13

12

11

11

9.7

*8.4

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

23

all

a7.2

a7.2

6.9

B75

6.9

6.9

385.5

12.4

765

Nov.

6.9

6.6 

6.6

6.3

a5.8

a5.5

a5.3

a4.8

a4.2 

a3.8

a3.1

a2.7

a2.3

*2.2

ii

4.2

2.3

1.9

1.7

3TJ

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

-

156.9

5.23

311

Dec.

6.3

6.3 

6.3

6.6 B7S

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0 

6.0

*6.3

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

572

5.8

5.5

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

178.5

5.76

354

Jan.

5.5

STff 

5.8

6.0

*7.8

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

7.5

24

152

108

91

74

65

56

47

42

38

34

31

28

24

23

22

20

18

964.6

31.1

1,910

Feb.

16

15 

*TS

17

19

100

232

152

126 

103

91

81

74

114

1,010

1,410

1,110

3,320

1,470

*S,500

1,770

871

551

440

383

504

459

383

_

-

20,137

719

39,940

Mar.

33O

278 

247

216

187

166

152

132

132 

187

814

75?

479

364

286

*247

216

194

166

145

132

120

114

96

87

82

78

73

*71

71

70

6,684

216

13,26O

Apr.

68

60

58

56

55

114

82

79

80 

83

259

347

270

224

180

152

132

114

108

103

356 338"

255

201

173

159

145

126

114

108

-

4,632

154

9,190

May

409

734 

4TT

286

216

173

*145

126

115 

105

103

94

85

71

61

56

46

35

30

30

33

33

32

32

32

*29

28

27

26

25

24

3,652

118

7,240

June

22

21 

20

55

36

53

105

320

5,480 

900

"*629

421

286

216

247

194

138

108

91

139

201

132

114

108

95

74

60

51

43

1,110

-

11,444

381

22,700

July

771

1,270 

1,100

572

356

247

187

152

126 

108

*85

68

60

524

310

173

132

108

89

76

66

59

52

43

47

58

166

79

a60

a49

41

7,234

233

14,350

Aug.

39

*JS 

35

34

31

30

28

26

a23

a21

34

25

22

19

17

15

14

12

11

10

9.4

8.5

*8.2

7.6

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.2

4.7

3.8

5.5

552.2

17.8

1,100

Calendar year 1950 . Max 13,000 Min 1.7 Mean 226 Ac-ft 163,700

Sept.

5.1

3.1 

2.9

2.9

2.6

 ST0 2.4

21

25 

51

28

29

39

30

27

22

*19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

59

50

26

24

-

541.0

18.0

1,070

Water year 1950-51 : Max 5,480 Min 1.7 Mean 155 Ac-ft 112,200

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs).- Feb. 20 (9:50 a.m.) 8,820 efs (4.55 ft); June 9 (5 a.m.) 14,900 

Cfs (5.77 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.
296 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Sallisaw, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°21', long. 94°46', in Sltf£ 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, 7| miles south of Sallisaw, and at mile 395.0.

Drainage area. 147,491 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 413.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 253,000 cfs July 6; maximum gage height, 25.84 

ft, July 19; minimum not determined.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 442,000 cfs May 12, 1950 (gage height, 31.04 ft); minimum, 2,800 cfs Dec. 3, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 37.90 ft May 11, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by 

storage reservoirs and power development.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

23,600

22,600

24,100

25,100

29.900

27,600

24,600

23,600

22,200

21,800

21,300 

23,600

22,600

20,400

17,400

16,200

16,200

17,800

18,200

16,600

14,800

13,900

12,800

8,950

7,330

7,850

8,110

8,950 

8,370

7.070

7,070

540,400

17,430

tl,072

Nov.

8,110

8.950

8,950

8,950

8,660

7,850

7,590

7,590

7,590

7,590

7,590 

7,330

6,350

8,110

6,590

7,850

8,950

8,110

7,070

5,870

8,110

7,070

8,110

8,110

7,590

6,110

5.870

5,870 

5,870

8,830

-

221,190

7,373

438,700

Dec.

7,070

7,590

6,830

6,110

6,110

5,870

5,870

6,110

6,830

6,350

5,650 

5,650

6,110

6,830

7,070

7,070

6,350

5,210

5,210

6,350

7,590

8.110

8,110

7,330

7,070

6,350

5,870

4.990 

4,990

6,110

6,110

198,870

6,415

394,500

Jan.

6,590

7,850

6,830

6,110

6,110

6,830

6,350

5,870

5,870

6,590

7,330 

7,330

7,590

8,110

9,530

9,820

10.100

10,100

9,530

8,660

7,330

6,830

6,590

6,590

7,330

7,330

7,070

6,350 

6,110

g4,990

a4. 500

224,120

7,230

444,500

Feb.

.

Ia4,000

J

a5,000

a6,000

7,850

7,850

7,590

9,240

9,240

8,860 

8,110

7,590

7,330

10, 500

14,200

17,800

30, 600

50,000

99, 900

g!39/)00

g!2]£00 gioapoo

g87,500

g69,200

g55,400

g50, 900

g45,900

-

-

998,360

35,580

*1,976

Mar.

g4 1,100

36,200

34,100

32,300

32 , 300

31,700

29,900

28,700

27,100

27,100

34,100 

64,300

66,100

50,000

37,800

33,500

31,700

28,700

27,100

25,100

34,100

23,100

31,800

20,800

19,000

17 , 000

14,200

11,400 

11.100

12,500

13,200

906,900

29,250

*1,799

Apr.

11,800

8,110

6. 850

7,590

8,950

12,800

15, 800

13,200

12,800

24,800

29.000 

27,200

27,200

27,200

26,600

24,200

20,400

17,200

15,600

15,200

17,600

23,700

28,400

26,000

22,000

18,800

17,200

16,200 

 15, 200

14,200

-

551,780

18,390

*1,094

May

14.700

22,600

32,000

73,300

95,000

86,500

75,700

57,700

46,000

42,400

38,400 

36,400

37,100

35,200

37,100

35,200

32,000

29,600

46,100

101,000

155,000

176.000

148,000

117,000

133,000

148,000

126,000

100,000 

85, 100

70,300

64,100

$2,296.5

74,080

*4,555

June

61,100

52,700

46,700

39,000

34, 100

28, 100

27 . 600

35,500

61,100

61,100

95,000 

117,000

111,000

83, 900

88,700

98,900

92,400

78,000

61,100

59, 100

57,200

53,600

66, 100

82,700

91,100

102,000

118,000

159.000 

136,000

124,000

-

$2,301.8

76,730

*4,566

July

142,000

173,000

202,000

225,000

243,000

248.000

220,000

205,000

191,000

169,000

158,000 

152,000

163,000

172,000

172,000

199,000

223,000

238,000

243,000

225,000

203,000

185,000

170,000

188,000

161,000

142,000

112,000

103,000 

88,700

65, 100

47.500

*5,406.3

174,400

*10,720

Aug.

42.700

40, 400

39,700

39,000

37,600

34,800

31,700

28, 100

26,100

24,600

26,600 

27,600

26,600

28, 100

28,700

26,600

19,500

19,500

21,300

20,400

19,000

17,000

18,200

15,800

15,400

15,000

15,000

12,800 

11.100

11,800

14,600

753,300

24,300

*1,494

Sept.

18,200

18,200

16,600

16.200

16,200

16,600

20,400

29,900

32,300

43, 500

67 , 100 

71,400

79,100

98,300

96,300

104,000

117.000

112,000

91,100

70,300

50,000

39,700

36,900

32,900

28,700

27,600

40,400

52,700 

46,700

41,900

-

tl,530.2

51,010

*3, 035

Calendar year 1950: Max 434,000 Mln 4,990 Mean 39,390 Ac-ft 28,520,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 248,000 Mln - Mean 43,640 Ac-ft 31,590,000

Peak discharge (base, 100,000 cfs)

180,000 ofs (21.30 ft); June 12 (11 p

 Feb. 21 (4 a.m.) 146,000 cfs (19.50 ft); May 22 (4 p.m.) 

.m.) 124,000 cfs (18.96 ft); July 6 (1 a.m.) 253,000 cfs (25.63

ft); July 19 (12:30 a.m-.) 245,000 cfs (25.84 ft); Sept. 17 (7 a.m.) 118,000 cfs (18.73 ft).

* Expressed in thousands.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for adjacent

stations .

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASJN 

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark.

297

Location. Lat 34°55', long. 94°18i, in sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 31 W., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on county road at Cauthron, 8 miles downstream from Jones Creek.

Drainage area. 200 sq. mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1951.

"Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 585 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo May 2, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 239 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,770 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 15.08 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 1.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 23.34 ft); no 

flow at times.

Flood of June 1935 reached a stage of 27.4 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1037: 1939(M). W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13 to Jan. 3, Aug. 30 to Sept. 4)

4.5 1.0

4.6 2.9

4.7 6.4

4.8 12

4.9' 20

5.0 31

5.3 82

5.6 165

6.0 325

7.0 840

10.0 2,500

13.0 4,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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.

20

18

*15 

14

12

11

10

9.8

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.4

8.0

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.6

8.0

7.4

15

19 

137

"55 195

»35

24

17

14

12

10

9.2

750.0

24.2

0.121

0.14

1,490

Nov.

8.0

6.9

5.9 

5.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.1

5.7

5.4

4.1

*4.4

4.4

4.4

5.4

5.0

6.9

7.4

8.0

fcg 9.8

5.4

4.7

4.1

5.4

2.9

2.9

5.4

-

162.3

5.41

0.027

0.03

522

Dec.

5.0

4.7

4.7 

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.1

3.7

*3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.7

3.7

3.4

3.4 

5.4

5.4

5.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

118.7

5.85

0.019

0.02

235

Jan.

2.4

g.B

53 

*51

27

18

15

10

8 6

7 4

6 9

6 9

8 8

35

256

124

74

»65

55

44

55 

28

25

25

25

20

18

19

18

16

16

1,094.8

35.3

0.176

0.20

2,170

Feb.

14

12

11 

T2

*14

214

390

145

105

80

69

61

61

851

4.270

2,800

920

2,010

1,810

3,360

1,560 

545

*335

240

190

182

195

148

-

-

-

20,600

756

5.68

3.83

40,860

Mar.

132

108

91 

80

71

65

60

56 lie

745

455

420

256

196

*155

127

129

465

248

168

152 

108

94

30

67

61

58

56

56

49

42

4,944

159

0.795

0.92

9,810

Apr.

40

56

*49 

59

35

35

55

28

25

22

170

228

152

96

76

65

54

46

42

42

1.540 

575

268

176

159

*186

158

113

115

760

-

5,341

178

0.890

0.99

10,590

May

307

'ST50" 565

176

121

96

78

67

60

63

82

60

46

35

*28

24

19

17

14

13

10 

10

9.8

9.8

8.6

6.9

5.4

4.4

4.1

5.7

5.1

2,226.6

71.8

0.359

0.41

4,420

June

2.4

2.2

9)2

22

*25

254

270

840

525

602

1.760

676

298

520

586

260

158

110

110

162 

91

67

49

»55

28

22

18

14

18

-

7,516.8

251

1.26

1.40

14,910

July

48

894

1,420 

337

172

108

80

60

46

32

26

20

17

15

14

14

*15

10

8.6

6.9

5.9 

5.4

 STO- 5.0

5.0

5.4

514

121

60

26

14

5,908.2

126

0.630

0.73

7,750

Aug.

10

7.4

5.9 

4.7

3.7

3.1

*2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.7 12'

21

12

7.4

5.9

4.7

3.7

3.4

2.9

2.6 

80

3s

10

5.4

3.7

2.6

*2.4

1.8

1.8

li*

268.2

8.65

0.043

0.05

532

Sept.

1.3

175

1.8 

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.9

5.1

13

12

10

11

12

7.4

7.4

7.4

5.4

*4.1

3.4

2.9

2.6 

4.4

10

5.9

4.1

3.1

134

47

14

8.0

-

346.0

11.5

0.058

0.06

686

Calendar year 1950: Max 13,400 Min 2.4 Mean 379 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.71 Ac-ft 274,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,270 Min 1.3 Mean 130 Cfsm 0.650 In. 8.78 Ac-ft ' 93,730

rge (base. 3.000 cfs).--Feb. 15 (10:30 p.m.) 5,770 cfs (15.08 ft); Feb. 20 (6 p.m.) 

.59 ft); June 12 (2:30 p.m.) 3,040 cfs (10.88 ft).

Peak dlscha 

5,400 cfs (14

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
298 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla.

Location. Lat 34 0 54'45", long. 95°09'20", in NWiNWir sec. 13, T. 5 N., R. 20 E., on down-

 stream side of left abutment of highway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Little Pourche 

Maline, 5 miles southwest of Red Oak, and at mile 41.2.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 540 t dO ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Apr. 25, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 145 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,990 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 17.60 ft); mini-

 mum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 3-6.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 26,300 cfs Apr. 2b, 1942 (gage height, 22.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.. 

Flood in June 1935 reached a stage of-25.4 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and twenty-nine discharge measurements furnished by 

uorps or Engineers.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Jan. 14, Feb. 22 to 

Mar. 11, Apr. 23-26, May 22-24, June 17-21)

0.6 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

0.1 

.3

1.5

2.8

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

4.5

6.8

13

5.0

10.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

348

1,080

2,310

2,900

4,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22f>-X

CO

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

,31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

14 

18 

24

23

20

14

12

11

9.5

8.3 

8.3

7.1

6.2

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.0

250.9

8.09

0.066

0.08

498

Nov.

1.8

2.1 

2.2 

TT7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.6

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0

-

52.7

1.76

0.014

0.02

105

Dec.

272" 2.1

2.2 

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.3 

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.0

4.1

4.5

77S

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.2V

91.3

2.95

0.024

0.03

181

Jan.

2.2

275 

3.4 

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5 

2.6

4.5

130

265

128

73

51

38

30

23

20

18

16

14

13

12

1 _ 

f

888.9

28.7

0.235

0.27

1,760

Feb.

.

L b4.8

8.3

10

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

82

535

676

1,100

3,640

5,710

8,760

3,040

455

238

166

126

151

216

156

_

_

-

J5.172. 5

542

4.44

4.63

30,090

Mar.

126

95 

74 

58

44

36

34

30

38

136

 656 

742 276"

186

136

106

98

90

65

50

45

40

35

31

28

23

22

21

19

18

11

3,375

109

0.893

1.03

6,690

Apr.

15

13 

13 

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12 

18

24

23

19

18

17

15

14

27

960

568

186

104

72

62

54

44

37

1,000

-'

3,405

114

0.934

1.04

6,750

May

1,190

1,850 

457 

186

110

71

51

38

31

34

34 

26

20

16

14

12

11

11

10

9.b

9.2

31

23

11

10

9.8

8.9

8.9

6.8

6.0

4.5

4,290.9

138

1.13

. 1.31

8,510

June

3.8

4. '9

8.6

7.4

6.2

40

107

771

1,090

3,240 

1,980

1,340

361

906

972

248

136

90

69

53

38

29

22

18

13

12

10

9.2

9.2

-

11,597.1

387

3.17

3.54

23,000

July

86

541 1TB" 

70

46

30

22

17

13

12

11 

9.5

8.3

12

50

110

29

14

10

8.6

6.8

5.8

4.3

4.1 IT 

12

60

20

8.3

4.9

184

1,566.6

50.5

0.414

0.48

3,110

Aug.

199

13 

9.5

7.4

6.2

5.5

4.7

4.0

4.1

6.5 

6.8

7.1

5.3

3.3

2.5

8.7

21

14

5.1

2.4

1.4

1.1

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

jl

369.4

11.9

0.098

0.11

733

Sept.

0.2

.2 

.1

71

.1

.1

.4

1.8

.6

3.3

2.2

5.3

28

33

18

12

8.9

8.3

6.5

5.5

5.3

4.7

4.3

4.1

4.0

3.8

127

86

23

12

-

408.8

13.6

0.111

0.12

811

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,940 Mln 1.3 Mean 218 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.22 Ac-ft 157,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,640 Mln 0.1 Mean 114 Cfsm 0.934 In. 12.66 Ac-ft 82,240

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Feb. 18 (6 p.m.) 5,990 cfs (17.60 ft); June 11 (6:45 a.m.) 

4.44O cfs (17.OO ft). 

T> Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 299

Wlster Reservoir near Wlster, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°56', long. 94°43', in NE£ sec. 1, 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 60.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area 993 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1951.

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, 248,700 acre-ft Feb. 23 (elevation, 493.44 ft);

 minimum, 28,030 acre-ft May 7 (elevation, 471.22 ft).

1949-51: Maximum contents, 278,000 acre-ft Aug. 5, 1950 (elevation, 495.11 ft); minimum since conservation pool was first reached, 26,470 acre-ft Mar. 1, 1950 (elevation, 

470.90 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Regulated storage began Oct. 4, 1949; con-

 servation pool was first reached Dec. 19, 1949. Capacity, 430,000 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.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

87,980

84,020

81,930

80,870

80,260

80,490

80,560

80,640

80, 64O

SO, 640

80,720

80,790

79,730

74,240

66,250

58,160

51,890

46,100

40,150

36,690

34,690

32,500

30,260

29,530

29,130

29,130

29,180

29,230

29,330

29,480

29,640

Nov.

29,640

29,690

29,850

29,850

29,850

29,850

29,850

29.9OO

29,950

29,900

29.9OO

29,850

29,850

30,050

30,310

3O.370

30,420

30,470

30, 680

3O, 57O

3O,57O

30,570

30, 63O

30,630

30,570

30,570

30, 630

30,680

30,730

30,830

-

Dec.

31,090

30,990

30, 990

30,780

31,150

31,150

31,150

31,150

31,150

31,150

31,250

31,300

31,300

31,300

31,350

31,410

31,510

31,460

31.O90

30,780

30,680

30,370

30, 160

30,160

30,210

30, 000

30,050

30,050

30,110

30,110

30,160

Jan.

30,160

30,780

30,940

31,090

31,350

31,720

31,870

31,870

31,820

31,720

31,510

31,350

32,450

34, 370

36,8OO

38,470

35,720

32,030

30,890

30.0OO

30,050

29,900

29,790

29,530

29,330

29,330

29,280

29,280

29,180

29,130

29,130

Feb.

29,080

28,930

28,880

28,830

28,830

 29,230

31,930

33,830

34,200

33, 5OO

32,860

31,720

30, 830

37 , 500

64,800

90,780

109,500

144,000

172,000

211,200

226,500

247,200

248,300

242,700

234,600

222,600

211,400

199,600

_

_

-

Mar.

187,200

175,200

162,200

149,200

136, 3OO

123,100

112,000

99,560

87,300

77,600

75,500

75,150

73,820

67,170

58,220

48, 830

39,200

30,160

29,790

30,420

30, 420

30,420

30,310

29,380

29,130

29,180

29,130

29,380

29,430

29,380

29,330

Apr.

29.28O

29,180

29,180

29,430

29,850

30, 210

3O.63O

30,780

31,150

31,770

32,390

33,070

33, 340

33,290

33,180

32,910

32,390

31,980

31,410

32,190

48,360

55, 80O

56,800

53,030

48,300

40,430

35,010

34,640

34,150

34,370

-

May

36,960

41,380

43,060

39,810

35,230

29,74O

28,680

29,080

29,950

30,260

30,570

30, 830

30,940

3O, 94O

31,090

31,300

31,460

31,670

31,770

31,870

32,030

32,500

32,650

32,760

32,600

32,450

32,190

31,870

31,610

31,250

30,890

June

30, 520

30,370

31,150

31,150

31,250

31,870

33, 340

35, 340

44,360

52,550

62,440

76,870

91.46O

96,620

101,700

1O4, 4OO

104, 400

99,560

9O,28O

81,O20

70, 63O

59,110

48, 190

38,090

32,240

29,850

29,230

29,280

29,530

30, 160

-

July

37,610

48,770

59,750

63,870

65,660

66,780

67,500

67,980

68,250

68,450

68,660

68,730

68,730

68, 520

68,520

68,390

68,320

68,110

67,910

67,710

67,310

66,980

66,710

66,380

66,120

66,840

65,060

59,750

53,390

47 , 550

42,840

Aug.

38,470

38, 420

37,820

35,990

34, 150

32,290

30, 630

29,850

29,9OO

29,900

30,570

30,630

30, 680

30, 680

30,630

30,570

30,570

30,520

30,470

3O, 420

33,720

34,530

33,340

30,890

29,740

29,590

29,590

29,430

29,380

29,330

29,330

Sept.

29,330

29,280

29,28O

29,28O

29,280

29,280

29,280

29,280

3O.99O

33,930

33, 450

34,O40

33,880

32,970

31,870

31,090

3O, 570

30,310

3O.11O

29,740

29,790

29,790

29,850

29,950

29,950

29,950

36,090

36,090

34,420

32,290

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Sept. 30...................

Oct . 31 ...................

Nov . 30 ...................

Dec . 31 ...................

Calendar year 1950 ......

Feb. 28...................

May 31...................

July 3} ...................

Water year 1950-51 ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1,710

-59,980

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
300 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Poteau River near Wlster, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°56 I 45", long. 94°42'15", in -SW£SE£ sec. 31, T. 6 N., R. 25 E. , on right 

DanK 1.2 miles downstream from Wister Dam, 1.5 miles upstream from Caston Creek, 2 miles 

southeast of Wister, and at mile 59.7.

Drainage area.--1,012 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 433.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Since May 21, 1951, supplemental staff gage read twice daily in outflow channel 

500 ft downstream from Wister Dam at datum 12.41 ft higher. May 11 to Dec. 31, 1938, 

wire-weight gage at site 1.2 miles upstream at datum 0.70 ft lower than present datum. 

Jan. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1947, water-stage recorder at railway bridge 0.5 mile downstream at present datum. Since Oct. 1, 1947, water-stage recorder at railway bridge 

0.5 mile downstream used as an auxiliary gage..

Average discharge .--13 years, 1,314 cfs.'

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,090 cfs Feb. 27 (gage height, 20.11 ft); mini-

 mum daily, 0.7 cfs Aug. 20, 21.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 90,200 cfs Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 37.1 ft, at 

auxiliary gage); maximum gage height, 37.16 ft May 16, 1945, at auxiliary gage; no 

flow at times in 1938, 1939, 1943, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 43.0 ft in June 1935 at site 1.2 miles upstream and at datum 

0.70 ft lower.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made 

twice a month. Prior to May 20, 1951. records below about 500 cfs include flow from 

Caston Creek (drainage area, 70 sq ml). Flow completely regulated by Wister Dam since 

October 1949 (see preceding page).

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area..

Cooperation. Gage-height record and twenty-seven discharge measurements furnished by 

corps or Engineers.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,280

2,110

1,340

875

401

32

32

32

31

30

30

30

406

2,720

4,480

4,480

3,470

2,750

2,660

1,700

1,120

1,100

1,110

544

315

110

11

7.2

6.9

775

7.5

34,228.1

1,104

67,890

Nov.

7.8

7.2

6.7

6.2

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

574" 4.8

6.7

6.9

7.5

8.7

577

8.7

8.7 

8.4

8.1

8.4 

8.4

-

199.2

6.64

395

Dec.

ID"8.7

11

11

14

16

17

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

82

147

TTT

147

145

100

22

15

16 

15

15

15 

15

16

1,154.7

37.2

2,290

Jan.

162"5

56

29

52

70

73

75

137

171

173

171

e!83

elSS

e!85

448

1,860

2,150

1,020

566

272

264

264

261

261

194 

141

141

141 

149

149

9,882

319

19,600

Feb.

147

143

139

139

143

114

85

143

428

640

674

750

879

e879

6335

elO

eTC

elO

elO

elO

elO

e740

2,550

63,970

5,610

6,500 

7,090

6,840

-

-

38,998

1,393

77,350

Mar.

6,600

6,5BO

6,490

6,470

6,310

6,280

65,780

e5,490

6,490

6,250

64,450

e3,450

3,290

4,680

5,770

5,610

5,470

5,330

1,970

618

583

583

583

566

399

326 

326

260

222 

235

280

107,742

3,476

213,700

Apr.

280

266

188

100

69

68

66

65

62

53

80

302

490

490

490

490

490

490

490

490

e490

el, 280

1,840

3,030

3,550

4,290 

3,660

857

857 

857

-

26,240

875

52,050

Hay

858

932

61,980

3.520

2,780

2,720

1,060

223

196

219

211

200

198

198

123

69

68

65

62

28

IS

13

13

86

156

3154 

3152

149

149 

3149

149

16,893

545

33,510

June

149

3102

38.0

38.0

8.0

38.0

38.0

38.0

38.0

38.0

38.0

aS.O

aS.O

214

1,430

2,620

2,620

3,460

84,680

5,470

5,940

6.030

5,620

34,670

2,970

1,020 

411

112

afrl -

47,620.1

1,587

94,450

July

38.4

8.4

313

318

18

18

318

318

18

18

18

18

109

3164

3164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164 

1,750

3,060

3.450 

3,120

2,460

16,272.8

525

32,280

Aug.

~4te 2.020

319

3810

3810

810

721

296

89

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

3.9

3.9 1

.7

1.9

528

946

476

62 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

8,331.9

269

16,530

Sept.

iv2 TTo

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.9

4.4

34.4

a4.4

4.4

309

570

570

570

3570

a570

338

173

148

135

48

al.2

31.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

614

1.100 

1,040

-

6,787.2

226

13,460

Cslendar yesr 1950: Max 8,380 Min 1.7 Mean 1,685 Ac-ft 1,220,000

Water yesr 1950-51: Max 7,090 Min 0.7 Mean 861 Ac-ft 623,500

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of recorder graph and records 

of outflow from Wister Reservoir.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of recorder record and records 

of outflow from Wister Reservoir.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 301

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark.

^NWv sec. 16, T. 12 N., R. 32 W., near left 

4j miles northwest of Lee Creek and 5ir miles

Location. Lat 35°43'20", long. 94°24'30", In S 

Dank on downstream side of pier of bridge, 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 36.9 sq ml.

Records available. --May 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1950: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 9,510 cfs May 10 (gage 

Height, 10.50 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 1.0 cfs June 25-27, July -2-4.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during year, 5,890 cfs July 2 (gage height, 8.80 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.7 cfs 

Aug. 29 to Sept. 2.

Remarks. --Records good except those above 4,000 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1950-51 

1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

31

29

25

21

19

14

157

91

55

2,250

2,580 

422

284

227

125

87

62

62

51

40

32

28

23

16

32

32 ~~ 19

15

27

69

29

6,704

216

5.85

6.76

13,300

June

18

I¥

15

13

11

9.4

8.6

7.2

6.0

8.6

8.0 

6.0

4.9

4.4

3.1

3.1

2.4

.1

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.2

.0

.0

.0

.4

1.2

1.2

-

160.6

5.35

0.145

0.16

319

July

1.2

1.0

TJ5

1.0

72

32

9.4

8.6

5.4

10

13 

9.4

5.4

4.0

2.4

2.1

4.0

284

55

32

50

628

227

106

64

47

32

23

44

29

. 22

1,824.9

58.9

1.60

1.84

3,620

Aug.

81

~75 239

49

45

34

23

21

14

11

9.4 

7.2

6.0

5.4

4.4

8.0

8.6

6.6

4.9

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

ST2" 2.1

9.4

77

23

796.3

25.7

0.696

0.80

1,580

Sept.

13

13

14

13

10

7.2

6.0

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0 

T2" 3.5

32

65_

51

28

19

14

11

12

10

8.6

6.6

6.0

5.4

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.0

-

389.6

13.0

0.352

0.39

773

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs) . May 10 (3:30 p.m.) 9,510 cfs (10.50 ft); July 22 (11 

3,540 cfs (7.25 ft).

i.m.)
302 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark., 1950-51 Continued

1950-51

Day

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.5 

17

19

T.4

6.6

5.4

4.9

4.0

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2 r?

117.2

3.78

0.102

0.12

232

Nov.

TT7 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

11-5-. 4

3.1

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

-

62.0

2.07

0.056

0.06

123

Dec.

1.9 T7B"

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2 r?

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

46.6

1.50

0.041

0.05

92

Jan.

4* 

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.7

134 ~SB49

34

26

21

15

13

10

10

9.4

8.0

7.2

6.6

6.0

5

4

4

485.0

15.6

0.423

0.49

962

Feb.

4 

4

5

6.0

436

141

80

60

45

38

34

28

49

582

375

393

 

1,320 3T5"

1,070

288

147

101

89

80

144

104

104

-

_

-

6,046.0

216

5.85

6.09

11,990

Mar.

94 

78 

64

51

43

38

34

29

29

64

348

m

106

84

69

60

5545'

38

34

28

26

23

21

19

18

18

18

16 16

14_

1,744

56.3

1.53

1.76

3,460

Apr.

22 

25 

21

18T5"

58

43

34

29

28

151

101

75

62

49

40

34

32

32

28

177 -5T

64

55

47

40

34

29

31

40

1,505

50.2

1.36

1.52

2,990

May

65 

88 

Eff

47

38

31

28

23

21

72

42

29

23

18

14

12

10

8.6

7.2

6.6

5.4

10

11

8.0

6.0

5.4

4.4

3.5

3.1

3.1

2.7

706.0

22.8

0.618

0.71

1,400

June

2.4 

2.1 

4^T

11.0

7.2

6.0

38

112

T3- 308

51

40

28

21

22

18

25

16

12

10

8.0

15

15

9.4

6.6

5.4

4.4

3.5

110

219

-

1,203.4

40.1

1.09

1.21

2,390

July

89 

1,540 

SIS

122

69

45

34

25

18

15

12

10

8.0

167

60

40

22

14

10

8.6

6.6

5.4

4.9

5.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.4

2.1

2,669.4

86.1

2.33

2.69

5,290

Aug.

2.1 

2.1 

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9-

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.1

4.0

3^T

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9 '.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

51.6

1.66

0.045

0.05

102

Sept.

0.7 

'.3

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

1.9

2.1 T7B1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

-

31.0

1.03

0.028

0.03

61

Calendar year : Max - Mln - Mean - Cfam - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,540 Mln 0.7 Mean 40.2 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.78 Ac-ft 29,090

Peak dlsehare

5,630 CfS (8.8(5

(base, 1,500 cfs). Feb. 18 (9:30 a.m.) 2,850 cfs (6.65 ft); July 2 (1:30 p.m.)
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 303

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.

Location (revised). 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 v 

downstream from Webbers Creek, 6f miles northwest of Van Buren, and 7.9 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 427 sq mi (revised).

Records available. September 1930 to June 1937, October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 408.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). September 1930 to June 1937, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years (1930-36, 1950-51), 510 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,000 cfs July 2 (gage height, 19.46 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Sept. 2-4.

1930-37, 1950-51: Maximum discharge, 46,300 cfs June 17, 1935 (gage height, 27.0 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs: no flow 

at times in 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936.

Revisions. The figures of maximum gage height and discharge have been revised for 

water years 1931 and 1935, to 27,700 cfs Feb. 8, 1931 (gage height, 20.5 ft), and 46,300 

cfs June 17, 1935 (gage height, 27.0 ft). They supersede those published in WaterSupply Papers 717 and 787, respectively.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 8 June 9 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

9.7

19

103

175

2.5

3.0

3.5U

4.0

6.0

365

635

985

1,360

2,910

9.0 5,800

12.0 10,100

14.0 13,400

0.93

1.0

1.2

6.0

7.2

23

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

70

142

2.2 26S

2.5 382

2.8 520

Note. Same as preceding table above 

2.FTF.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

38

36 

48

*66

62

70 158"

62

55

49

44

41

38

36

34

- 31

29

29

26

24

23 

23

21

*18

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

1,065

34.4

0.081

0.09

2,110

Nov.

12

10 

10

10

10

iff 9.7

11

*12

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

12

9.7

11

11

11

15

Ts

14

*13

13

13

14

14

14

14

-

347.2

11.6

0.027

0.03

6S9

Dec.'

14

If

12

13

13

12

*11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

*9.7 

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

9.7

 535 9.0

9.0

9.7

10

335.6

10.8

0.025

0.03

666

Jan.

10

TT 

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

*10

11

11

14

26

234

"2"30" 343

175

149

127

112 

101

90

82

74

70

64

60

51

44

44

2,221

71.6

0.168

0.19

4,410

Feb.

*44

38 

37

36

36

438

1,620

732

514

400

329

280

252

550

*5,820

*6,130

3,850

13.200

*5, 750

*11,700

5,660 

*2,670

1,700

*1,280

1,060

1,250

1,400

1,100

_

-

-

67,876

2,424

5.68

5.91

134,600

Mar.

1,140

*955 

814

6SO

587

*520

476

425

385

435

1,540

2.110

1,320

1,020

814

687

617

587

498

*435

390 

356

320

292

264

240

230

£22

205

199

1S7

18,950

611

1.43

1.65

37,590

Apr.

1S4

T8T 

216

*193

187

230

356

338

296

276

583

1,250

902

720

593

498

435

390

365

*356

1.990 

1,640

1,020

8OO

674

587

509

450

420

536

-

17,181

573

1.34

1.50

34,080

May

677

1,620 

1,146

807

623

520

445

385

*324

329

390

304

252

212

175

152

132

118

107

99

90 

88

SS

S2 80

74

68

60

53

46

41

9,581

309

0.724

0.83

19,000

June

*37

33 

3S

49

53

57

90

373

6.560

2,190

1,580

1,020

720

520

452

442

370

323

272

290

*327 

261

213

223

176

148

126

106

150

1,000

-

17,999

600

1.41

1.57

35,700

July

1,470

8.700 

*7,140

2,270

1,210

772

515

452

366

304

 258

216

213

203

487

350

275

191

153

132

114 

97

83

*103

162

92

99

85

74

64

5Z

26,707

862

2.02

2.33

52,970

Aug.

55

49 

46

41

35

31

*28

27

25

28

73

43

34

30

28

27

24

30

27

23

20 

19

18

17

15

13

13

*12

10

9.8

8.4

859.2

27.7

0.065

0.07

1,700

Sept.

7.8

6.6 

6.0

¥74

13

13

16

17

18

a27

a30

a37

345 ~

338

335

31

*29

27

23

22

22 

49

31

25

22

20

208

Tol>

62

46

-

1,040.8

34.7

0.081

0.09

2,060

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,200 Mln 6.0 Mean 450 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.29 Ac-ft 325,600

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 'cfa).~Feb. IS (4:30 p.m.) 20,900 cfs (17.76 ft); July 2 (10 p.m.) 

25,000 cfs (19746 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range In 

stage.
304 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark.

Location (revised). Lat 35°25'42", long. 94°21'37", in Nw£ sec. 36, T. 9 N. , R. 32 W.,

near rigm; oanK 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.--150,218 sq mi. 

Kecoras available. October 1927 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected since

i»yy at fort smith, 8.4 miles upstream, are contained in reports of United States

Weather Bureau, 

aage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 372.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, chain gage near left bank on downstream side of bridge;

October 1934 to October 1948, water-stage recorder on left bank on downstream side of

bridge; all gages set to same datum. 

Average discharge. 24 years, 33,910 cfs. 

Extremes.--laaa^ftl: Maximum discharge observed during year, 116,000 cfs Apr. 9 (gage

height, 17.90 ft); minimum observed, 400 cfs Aug. 19, 21, 1934.

1934-35: Maximum discharge during year, 418,000 cfs June 19; maximum gage height, 

34.1 ft June 19; minimum discharge, 2,870 cfs Nov. 18.

1935-36: Maximum discharge during year, 143,000 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 21.17 

ft); minimum, 700 cfs Aug. 17.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during year, 250,000 cfs July 6; maximum gage height, 

26.92 ft in gage well, 27.2 ft from outside gage July 19; minimum discharge, 2,000 cfs 

Feb. 1, result of freeze up.

1927-51: Maximum discharge, 850,000 cfs May 12, 1943; maximum gage height, 38.10 

ft Apr. 16, 1945; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 19, 21, 1934.

Maximum stage known since at least 1833, 38.10 ft Apr. 16, 1945. Flood of June 

1833 reached a stage of 38 ft on Port Smith gage, from records collected by United 

States Weather Bureau. Flood of Apr. 16, 1927, reached a stage of 35.0 ft, from 

information by local residents.

Remarks. Records .good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs and power 

development. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month during low flows, 

more frequently during rises. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge for water years 1934 to 

laosb are given herein. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 762, 787. 

and 807.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1933-36, 1950-51

1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

10,100

17,000

15,600

13,600

12,100

10,100

8,870

7,990

7,150

6,130

5,650

*5,650 

5,190

8,270

10,100

11,400

12,500 

12,800

15,200

13,600

13,200

20,600

32,000

24,600

37,200

25,400

18,400

13,200

12,500

12,100

10,400

428,600

13,830

850,100

Nov.

8,870

7,990

6,890

6,630

14,300

47,200

42,700

29,000

20,000

14,800

12,500

11,100 

9,790

9,470

8,570

7,450

6,570 

5,650

5,410

5,190

5,190

6,890

6,630

7,150

6,890

5,890

5,190

4,750

4,550

4,150

-

357,140

11,240

668,700

Dec.

3,950

4,150

3,950

3,770

3,590

3,590

3,770

5,950

5,590

5,410

3,410

3,230 

3,410

3,230

3,230

3,230

5,070 

3,230

6,370

7,990

7,430

19,000

23,100

24,600

19,500

14,000

12,100

10,100

8,570

7,430

6,890

250,840

7,446

157,900

Jan.

6,630

5,890

5,650

8,270

*27,200

27,200

23 , 100

29,000

49,600

56,800

40,500

27,200 

21,800

19,500

17,000

15,600

14,000 

12,800

11,800

11 , 100

11,400

15,600

14,000

12,100

10,400

8,870

7,940

7,450

6,890

6,570

6,150

535,770

17,280

tl,063

Feb.

5,650

5,650

5,410

5,190

4,970

4,750

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,970

6,130

7,710 

6,890

5,890

4,970

4,750

4,550 

4,550

4,350

4,550

5,650

5,410

4,970

4,350

4,350

4,750

5,650

*6,130

_

-

-

145,640

5,201

288 , 900

Mar.

5,890

6,370

8,370

19,000

18,400

15,200

12,100

7,710

6,890

7,710

7,450

6,650 

5,890

5,650

5,190

4,970

4,550 

4,750

5,650

7,150

8,570

8,570

7,450

7,150

11,100

14,800

21,800

*25,100

20,600

14,800

10,800

512,720

10,090

320,300

Apr.

8,870

7,990

7,150

6,890

27,000

112,000

111,000

112,000

114,000

*81,200

66,400

48,400 

32,000

25,800

20,000

17,400

14,800 

15,600

18,400

19,500

20,000

18,400

15,600

15,200

11,400

10,400

9,170

8,270

7,710

7,450

-

385,980

52,870

tl,956

May

6,890

6,630

6,130

7,710

16,000

41,600

52,000

61.600

48,400

27,200

19,000

15,200 

13,200

12,800

11,400

10,100

9,170 

8,570

15,000

28,100

27,200

18,400

13,200

11 , 100

9,790

10,400

7,990

7,150

*6,570

5,890

5^410

559,600

17,410

tl,070

June

4,750

4,550

4,150

4,750

4,550

5,950

3,950

3,770

5,410

5,250

3.070

3,070 

7,990

12,800

11,100

8,870

6,890 

5,650

4,970

5,190

9,790

9,170

6,370

5,410

6,150

6,570

6,150

4,970

4,150

3,590

-

172,540

5,751

542,200

July

'3,070

2,910

3,070

2,750

2,590

*2,440

2,290

2,140

2,000

2,000

1,720

1,720

1,580

1,580

1,450

1,320

1,320 

1,260

1,140

1,140

1,080

1,020

960

960

905

850

806

806

762

*751

740

49,130

1,585

97,450

Aug.

720

700

680

622

568

640

586

550

542

550

518

510 

*510

542

526

486

478 

518

428

449

407

435

463

518

456

595

773

1,450

2,140

3,230

3,770

25,360

818

50,300

Sept.

5.410

10,500

24,600

46,000

53,200

*50,800

35,000

20,000

14,800

12 , 500

11,400

12,500 

25,800

24,600

21 , 800

58,500

56.800 

43,800

34,000

23,100

19,500

19,500

21,200

30,000

24,600

18,000

14,400

11,100

12,500

26,300

756,010

25,200

tl,500

Calendar year 1933: Max 278,000 Mln 2,440 Mean 23,950 Ao-ft 17,340,000 '

Water year 1955-54: Max 114,000 Mln 407 Mean 12,380 Ao-ft 8,965,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 305

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark., 

'1933-36, 1950-51 Continued

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total 

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

30,500 

 65,800 

64,900 

46,200

25,800

18,500

14,400

11,000

9,120

8,080

7,120

6,400 

5,800

5,400

5,000

4,700

4,500

4,310 

4,040

3,860

15,300

35,400

34,700 

29,100

20,000

14,400

11,400

9,120 

8,080

7,120 

 6,400

536,450 

17,300

1,064

Nov.

6,400 

5,800 

5,400 

5,000

4,600

4,310

4,040

4,310

5,400

5,400

4,800

4,500 

4,130

3,770

3,410

3,230

3,140

2,960 

3,050

16,300

47,800

55,200

64,000 

104,000

107,000

81,800

68,500

58,400 

53,000

50,000

789,650 

26,320

1,566

Dec.

44,800 

37,500 

33,300 

29,100

25,800

21,600

19,000

16,500

14,400

12,800

11,400

10,400 

9,440

 8,800

8,320

7,840

7,600

7,360 

8,800

9,120

8,560

8,800

9,440 

9,120

8,560

8,320

8,080

7,840 

7,600

7,360 

7,360

434,920 

14,030

862,700

Jan.

6,880 

6,400 

6,640 

6,640

6,400

6,400

6,400

9,760

14,000

16,500

34,700

35,400 

26,400

19,500

15,600

12,400

11,000

10,100 

11,700

19,000

39,600

47,800

50,000 

44,800

35,400

23,400

17,500

15,600 

14,400

13,200 

12,400

595,920 

19,220

1,182

Feb.

12,000 

11,400 

10,100 

9,760

9,440

9,120

9,120

9,120

8,560

10,100

25,800

27,700 

19,500

15,200

13,600

12,800

12,800

14,800 

13,600

11,700

10,100

9,120

 8,560 

7,840

7,360

8,080

8,320

8,800

I

334,400 

11,940

663,300

Mar.

&*£$& 

8,560 

8,560 

13,700

25,200

24,600

28,400

34,000

26,400

25,800

40,600

111,000 

179,000

203,000

1 173,OOO

*]05,000

63,200

43,200 

35,400

31,200

28,400

54,000

69,400 

114,000

163,000

177,000

157,000

wo, ooo

59,200

44,000 

42,500

2,196,880 

70,870

4,357

Apr.

50.000 

46,200 

38,900 

31,900

31,900

44,800

38,200

33,300

20,000

20,500

22,800

21,000 

18,000

16,000

14,400

13,200

12,000

10,700 

10,700

12,800

17,000

18,500

23,400 

22,200

17,500

27,100

53,800

54,500 

 52,200

57,600

351,100 

28,370

1,688

May

53,000 

41,000 

50,500 

52,700

108,000

163,000

160,000

149,000

119,000

81,800

54,500

39,600 

34,000

38,900

50,800

66,700

100,000

143,000 

169,000

205,000

197,000

212,000

210,000 

192,000

165,000

149,000

146,000

125,000 

86,600

90,500 

L24,OOO

114,100

7,015

June

148,000 

163,000 

210,000 

230,000

*23,000

208,000

205,000

«55,000

268,000

>E64,000

257,000

228,000 

174,000

148,000

143,000

169,000

266,000

331,000 

403.000

*403,000

356,000

327,000

313,000 

297,000

249,000

189,000

140,000

115,000 

L15.OOO

132,000

6,929 

231,000

13,740

July

145,000 

157,000

131, OOO 

99,000

75,000

61,700

49,000

44,000

38,000

35,200

30,300

25,500 

23,800

24,100

21,100

19,700

17,600

15,800 

15,000

15,000

14,800

14,000

12,700 

11,700

11,300

11,200

10,200

9,800 

9,700

9,300 

10,400

tW.67.9 

37,670

2,316

Aug.

9,700 

8,600 

7,500 

6,900

6,000

5,200

4,300

5,300

 5,300

5,300

4,900

9,700 

11.200

9,200

7,500

7,200

6,600

5,600 

5,400

4,900

4,300

3,800

3,800 

3,800

3,600

3,400

3,400

3,500 

3, SCO

3,700 

3,700

176, 400 

5,690

549,900

Sept.

6,700 

30,700 

54.700 

26,500

22,800

20,500

25,600

25,200

21,000

17,700

16,200

14,700 

15,700

12,700

9,800

10,200

12,800

10, 600 

8,300

7,000

6,000

5,700

5,400 

4,800

4,700

4,800

6,900

9,800 

9,000

6,900

411,400 

13,710

316,000

Calendar year 1934 : Max 114,000 Mln 407 Mean 14,480 Ao-ft 10,480,000

Water year 1934-35: Max 403,000 Mln 2,960 Mean 49,210 Ao-ft 35,620,000

Discharge measurement made on- this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

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.

5,880 

5,120 

4,750 

4,400 

4,200

4,000 

3,800 

3,700 

4,200 

9,600

13,800 

12,400 

10,600 

10,300 

8,300

6,800 

6,500 

7,700 

13,100 

13,100

11,700 

11,400 

16,700 

23,600 

23,600

20,600 

24,200 

26,600 

24.8OO 

19,400 

 15,400

370,250 

11,940

Nov.

13,400 

18,200 

.27,200 

23,600 

20,000

22,400 

45 , 600 

57,400

54,700 

52,900

52,000 

40,800 

31,800 

36,000 

34 , 600

24,800 

18 , 200 

15,400 

13,800 

12,800

11,700 

11,400 

10,600 

9,950 

9,600

9,600 

13,100 

18,200 

18,800 

33,200

761,750 

25,390

1,511

Dec.

48,800 

53,800 

54,700 

41,600 

24,800

38,800 

104,000 

116,000

104,000 

 84,300

63,000 

42,400 

31,100 

26,000 

21,800

19,400 

17,200 

15,400 

14,200 

13,100

12,400 

11,700 

11,000 

10,600 

10,300

9,600 

9,250 

8,900 

8,900 

8,600 

8,300

11,043.95 

33,680

2,071

Jan.

8,000 

8,000 

8,300 

8,300 

8,300

8,000 

8,300 

9,950 

10,600 

9,950

8,900 

8,900 

8,600 

8,300 

8,000

7,700 

7,400 

7,400 

7,250 

6,950

6,650 

6,800 

6,800 

6,500 

6,380

6,120 

5,880 

5,120 

4,620 

4,620 

4,400

230,990 

7,451

458,200

Feb.

4,500 

4,880 

5,000 

4,880 

4,100

4,200 

5,000 

5,250 

4,400 

4,200

4,750 

4,880 

4,750 

4,620 

4,500

4,300 

3,600 

2,000 

2,600 

2,750

3,900 

4,200 

4,500 

4,500 

4,500

4,880 

»5,380 

6,000 

6,500

129,520 

4,466

256,900

Mar.

6,000 

8,300 

8,900 

8,300 

8,600

9,600 

9,250 

8,000 

6,950 

6,250

5,880 

5,620 

5,380 

5,120 

5,000

4,750 

4,620 

4,400 

4,300 

4,200

4,000 

3,900 

4,000 

5,380 

6,000

4,880 

4,500 

4,400 

4,400 

4,620 

4,400

179,900 

5,803

356,800

Apr.

4,100 

4,000 

3,900 

3,600 

3,500

3,800 

4,300 

4,100 

3,900 

3,700

3,500 

3,500 

 3,400 

3,400 

3,200

3,200 

3,100 

3,000 

2,820 

2,820

2,680 

2,680 

2,750 

2,750 

2,680

2,680 

2,600 

2,520 

2,520 

2,600

97,300 

3,243

193,000

May

3,80C 

1O,300 

9,250 

13,800 

*37,600

24,800 

13,800 

9,600 

8,000 

8,600

21,200 

25,400 

21,200 

15,800 

13,400

12,400 

10,600 

8, .900 

8,000 

7,250

6,380 

5,750 

5,120 

4,880 

4,880

4,880 

4,620 

4,500 

5,120 

14,200 

18,200

362,230 

11,680

718,500

June

14,600 

14,200 

17,700 

13,800 

11,400

10,300 

13,800 

49,600 

86,900 

*69,000

52,000 

40,000 

27,800 

17,700 

14,200

12,400 

11,000 

9,950 

9,250 

8,300

6,800 

5,880 

5,250 

4,750 

4,500

4,300 

4,000 

3,600 

3,500 

3,300

549,780 

18,330

tl,090

July

3,100 

2,900 

2,820 

2,820 

11,000

11.400 

7,400 

5,500 

4,400 

3,600

3,100 

2,820 

2,750 

2,600 

2,450

2,220 

2,000 

1,920 

1,820 

1,730

1,610 

1,540 

1,780 

2,680 

2,380

1,880 

1,600 

1,460 

1,380 

1,320 

1,210

97,190 

3,135

192,800

Aug.

1,140 

1,100 

1,050 

1,050 

 1,000

920 

870 

860 

830

780

770 

760 

750 

730 

730

710 

 7TO 

750 

800 

830

820 

780 

830 

1,160 

1,190

1,150 

1,100 

1,040 

970 

940 

900

28,020

55,580

Sept.

860 

830 

820 

780 

WO

820 

1,030 

1,290 

1,320 

1,400

1,370 

1,390 

1,270 

1,120 

1,130

1,130 

1,140 

1,160 

1,300 

10,300

13,400 

11,700 

10,600 

11,700 

18,800

17,200 

24,800 

51,200 

128,000 

140,000

453,660

909, 700

Calendar year 1935: Max 403,000 Mln 3,300 Mean 50,340 Ao-ft 36,440,000

Water year 1935-36 : Max 140,000 Mln 710 Bean 11,770 Ao-ft 8,548,000

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.
306 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, of Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark., 

1933-36, 1950-51 Continued

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

27,400 

25,300

26,000

26,000 

27,400

50,200

26,000

23,400

22,700

21,400

21,400

21,400

22,700

21,400

20,800

20,200

20,200

20,800

21,400

21,400

19,000

15,900

15,000

13,700

10,300

9,300

9,300

9,300

9,620 

9,000

8,140

596,060

19,230

tl,182

Nov.

8,140 

8,700

9,300

9,300 

9,300

9,000

8,420

8,140

8,140

8,140

7,860

7,860

7,600

6,820

' 6,820

7,340

8,420

8,700

7,860

7,340

6,560

6,560

7,600

8,140

8,140

7,600

 6,560

6.500

6,300 

6,560

-

233,520

7,784

463,200

Dec.

7,080 

7,340

7,600

7,080 

6,300

6,300

6,060

5,700

6,300

6,820

6,300

5,820

5,820

6,060

6,820

7,080

6,820

6,300

5,460

5,580

6,300

7,600

8,140

7,860

7,340

7,080

6,300

5,820

5,220 

S,34O

6,060

201,700

6,506

400,100

Jan.

6,180 

7,080

7,860

7,080 

6,300

6,560

6,820

6,300

6,060

6,180

6,820

7,340

7,600

8,420

10,300

11,300

10,300

10,600

11,700

10,300

9,000

7,860

7,340

7,340

7,340

7,600

7,340

7,080

6,300 

5,580

5,750

237,650

7,665

171,300

Feb.

2,380 

2,760

3,850

5,700 

7,080

8,700

10,300

8,700

8,140

9,000

9,000

8,420

8,140

10,600

24,000

34,000

34,000

49/500

69,000

101,000

160,000

145,OOO

126,000

105,000

83,000

70,000

64,200

57,600

;

 -

1-1,225.07

43,750

1-2,430

Mar.

53,100 

48,600

44,400

41,800 

39,400

39,400

38,600

36,200

34,000

34,700

39,400

65,200

80,000

70,OOO

53,100

46,000

43,500

41,000

37,000

32,400

27,400

24,600

22,700

21,400

20,200

17,900

16,400

13,300

11,700 

117700

12,100

1-1,117.2

36,040

t2,216

Apr.

12,500 

10,600

8,420

7,860 

8,140

9,620

15,200

15,000

12,500

15,400

28,800

51.000

29.5OO

28,800

28,100

26,700

23,400

19,600

16,800

15,900

20,200

26,000

28,800

30,200

26,700

24,000

21,400

20,800

17,900 

15,900

-

595,740

19,860

tl,182

May

16,400 

21,400

28,100

61,400 

92,800

94,000

82,000

71,000

54,900

47,800

44,400

38,600

38,600

37,000

37,000

37,600

33,200

30,200

28,800

77,000

129,000

162.000

153,000

119,000

113,000

137,000

138,000

114,000

96,400 

81,000

69,000

1-2,283. 6

73,660

1-4,529

June

65,200 

58,600

51,300

43,500 

37,000

30,200

26,700

33,200

70,000

89,400

106,000

130,000

135,000

106,000

91,600

104,000

98,800

91,600

72,000

63,300

64,200

59,500

64,200

83,000

94,000

104,000

113,000

134,000

140,000 

130,000

-

t2, 489.3

82,980

1-4,937

July

129,000 

169,000

207,000

232,000 

244,000

247,000

232,000

207,000

191,000

169,000

156,000

153,000

156,000

167,000

167,000

173,000

207,000

226,000

235,000

229,000

207,000

191,000

178,000

169,000

165,000

158,000

129,000

112,000

104,000 

84,000

62,400

1-5,455.4

176,000

«0,820

Aug.

50,400 

46,900

44,400

42,600 

41,800

39,400

37,000

33,200

28,800

26,700

28,800

30,200

28,100

26,700

27,400

27,400

22,700

16,800

19,600

20,800

20,200

17,900

16,400

15,900

15,900

15,000

14,500

13,700

11,300 

10,600

11,000

802,100

25,870

tl,591

Sept.

14,100 

16, 800

16,400

14,500 

14,100

14,500

15,400

25,300

37,000

39,100

62,400

73,000

76,000

89,400

96,400

101,000

114,000

113,OOO

101,000

81,000

63,300

46 , 900

39,400

35,400

30,200

26,000

31,700

52,200

51,300 

46,900

-

1-1,537.7

51,260

1-3,050

Calendar year!950 : Max 386,000 Min 5,220 Mean 41,870 Ac-ft 30,310,000

Water year 1950-51 : Max 247,000 Min 2,380 Mean 45,960 Ao-ft 33,270,000

Peak discharge (base, 110,000 efs). Feb. 21 (12 ra.) 164,000 cfs (21.19 ft): May 22, 164,000 cfs 

[22.00 ft); May 27 (1 a.m.) 145,000 cfs (21.47 ft); June 13 (9 a.m.) 138,000 cfs (20.72 ft); July 6 

(2 p.m.) 250,000 cfs (26.76 ft); July 19 (9 p.m.) 238,000 cfs (26.92 ft); Sept. 17 (9 p.m.) 117,000 

cfs (19.56 ft).

t Expressed in thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 307

Frog Bayou near Mountainburg, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°39'40", long. 94°09'10", in NW£ME£ sec. 2, T. 11 N., R. 30 W., on left 

Dank: above concrete weir in spillway of Fort Smith Dam, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Warloop Creek, l£ miles upstream from Howard Fork, 2j miles northeast of 

Mountainburg, and 3 miles downstream from Jones Fork.

Drainage area.--74 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1936 to September 1951.

Sage. 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.--15 years, 111 cfs (does not include diversions by city of Fort Smith).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,440 cfs July 2 (gage height, 28.48 ft); no 

now at times.

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 31.06 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 50 efs, 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. Records of monthly diversion furnished by city of Fort 

Smith.

Revisions . W 1117: Drainage area.'

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.7

4.4 

TT4" 8.7

*2.4

1.2

.7

.9

.3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28.7

0.93

9,62

_

57

Nov.

0

0

8.98

_

0

Dec.

0

0

9.02

_

0

Jan.

0" 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.1

27.

25

20

16

16

12

10

8.7

7.2

4.4

2.4

3.2

161.0

5.19

9.16

_

319

Feb.

gl.8

gl.8 

gl.8

»gT72

316

420

242

174

135

111

95

84

164

1,390

1,180

775

3.510 

1,260

*2,080

1,080

576

375

283

232

272

262

226

-

-

-

15,047.8

537

9.67

_

29,850

Mar.

196

169 

156

135

115

107

95

84

77

92

267

315

247

211

188

160

177

262 

196

*160

135

123

107

92

81

70

67

64

58

55

43

4,304

139

10.1

_

8,540

Apr.

58

64

58

64

92

107

103

95

99

206

262

226

192

165

139

119

107 

103

 92

558

455

315

247

206

178

148

131

139

237

-

5,033

 168

10.8

_

9,980

May

221

HI

206

174

142

119

99

84

143

123

92

77

61

49

40

32

22 

18

14

8.7

8.7

7.2

2.4

1.2

.7

.1

o*0

0

0

2,334.0

75.3

13.5

.

4,630

June

00" 

0

0

0

0

0

79

 §53" 700

178

123

92

67

61

55

43

30 

22

14

*12

41

88

55

35

27

18

10

42

371

-

2,456

81.9

13.3

4,870

July

326

2.650 

1,370

558

338

226

160

111

77

58

*52

37

25

32

35

35

20

8.7 

4.4

.9

.2

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6,104.3

197

14.1

_

12,110

Aug.

0

0

13.1

_

0

Sept.

0

0

11.1

..

0

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,610 Min 0 Mean 123 (t) - In. - - Ac-ft 88,920

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,310 Min 0 Mean 97.2 (t) - In. - Ac-ft 70,360

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Feb. 18 (12 m.) 5,920 cfs (28.01 ft); July 2 (4 p.m.) 7,440 cfs 

(28.48 ftj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversions above station from Lake Port Smith for municipal supply of Port' Smith, in cubic feet 

per second. Average diversion for calendar year 1950, 10.6 ofs; average diversion for water year 

1950-51, 11.1 cfs.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
308 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Prog Bayou at Rudy, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°31'25", long. 94°16'30", in SW£ sec. 23, T. 10 N., R. 31 W., on left 

DanK at downstream side of bridge on county road at Rudy, 0.5 mile downstream from 

Cedar Creek.

Drainage area.--217 sq mi.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1951.

 T929. Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is. 475.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs July 2 (gage height, 11.77 ft); minimum, z.5 cfs Sept. 4.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 2, 1951; minimum, that of Sept. 4, 1951. 

Flood of Apr. 15, 1945, reached a stage of about 18.5 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Water diverted above station from reservoir near Mountainburg for Port Smith municipal supply 

(see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

2.9

2.3 

4.O 

7.4

19.6

39

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

84 

153 

324 

598 

96O

6.0

8.0

10.0

1,970

4,980

9,140

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

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

28

25

35

-fs 37

23

20

19

18

16

16

14

14

12

12

11

9.6

9.0 

8.5

7.9

7.4 

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.1

5.3

5.0

5.O

5.0

5.0

429.7

13.9

0.064

0.07

852

Nov.

4.7

174- 4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

6.1

B73

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.3 

5.3

5.O

5.0 

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

-

144.8

4.63

O.O22

O.O2

287

Dec.

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.3

sTo

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7 

4.7

4.7

4.4

477

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.3

148.1

4.78

0.022

O.03

294

Jan.

 575 5.3

9.0

9.6

7.9

7.0

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

11

91

1O2

88

7O

6O 

52

60

69 

64

58

54

49

44

42

38

36

34

32

1,136.3

36.7

0.169

0.19

2,250

Feb.

30

28

27

25

21

425

l.OOO

561

401

308

259

228

201

855

4,63O

3,540

2,210

7.880 

3,470

5.34O

3,050 

1,68O

1,140

862

695

793

742

643

-

_

-

41,O44

1,466

6.76

7.03

81,410

Mar.

555

476

426

37O

320

284

259

231

2O8

234

5O2

'SB? 800

548

465

401

365

518 

4O6

338

296 

266

241

211

192

173

162

153

143

135

122

10,456

377

1.55

1.79

20,740

Apr.

122

157

132

125

122

173

221

217

208

201

362

592

524

448

385

324

280

259 

252

234

1,930

ITtSo"

96O

735

604

50O

411

356

347

630

-

13,E71

442

2.04

2.27

26,320

May

579

894

733

579

465

380

316

266

228

329

292

228

188

159

132

120

94

81 

70

62

55 

49

47

42

37

35

30

28

27

24

21

6,592

213

O.982

1.13

13,080

June

18

17

23

28

23

21

44

169

1,620

8i6

512

361

277

217

195

182

150

125 

10O

84

72 

67

121

109

81

70

56

47

43

274

-

5,922

197

O.9O8

1.01

11,750

July

542

4,450

3,550

1,370

793

524

385

288

228

176

148

125

98

10O

104

94

81

64 

54

44

37 

33

33

51

47

36

44

35

30

27

.25

13,616

439

2. 02

2.33

27.O1O

Aug.

23

21

19

18

16

15

14

12

11

12

2O

19

15

12

11

17 

14

12

10 

9.6

9.6

8.5

7.9

6.1

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.2

3.S

412.1

13.3

O.O61

O.O7

817

Sept.

3.2

3.4

3.4

2.8

375

5.3

7.9

7.4

7.4

13

14

TT

11

10

7.4

7.4

6.1

5.3 

4.4

3.8

4.0 

9.6

10

7.9

7.0

5.7

5.3

4.7

6.5

7.0

-

2O4.9

6.83

0.031

0.04

406

Calendar year : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsra - In. - Ac-ft

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,880 Min 2.8 Mean 256 Cfsra 1.18 In. 15.93 Ac-ft 185, 2OO

Peak discharge (base. 4.00O of s). Feb. 15 (6:3O p.m.) 7,11O cfs (9.O7 ft); Feb. 18 (2 p.m.) 13,200 

cfs (11.35 ft); Feb. 20 (4:30 p.m.) 6,490 cfs (8.75 ft); July Z (6:30 p.m.) 14,700 cfs (11.77 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 309

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark.

Location. Lat o5°34', long. 94°01<, in NW£ 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.

Hecoras available. May 1938 to September 1951. 

uage. 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. 13 years, 608 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24.500 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 14.55 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 19.70 ft); no

flow Sept. 24-28, 1939, Aug. 25 to Sept. 29, 1943. 

Maximum stage known, 22.0 ft in April 1927. 

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1941 has been revised to 7,110

cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 8.32 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding

figures published in Water-Supply Paper 927. 

Remarks. Records good. 

Kevisions (water years). W 1007: 1943. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, i'or periods in the water years 1941 and 1942, superseding those published in

Water-Supply Papers 927 and 957, are given herewith:

Jan. 1, 1941 .......... 1,960

24, 1941 .......... 5,390

Apr. 16 ................ 3,330

Dec. 23 ................ 4,ISO

Apr. 8, 1942........... 10,100.

May 6 ................ 3.32O

Month

Water year 1940-41....

Calendar year 1941....

Water year 1941-42.... 

Calendar year 1942....

Secondfoot -days

129,114.9

183,053.4

224,645.4 

201,679.4

Maximum

5 39O

5,39O

9,810

1Q,100 

12,200

Minimum

300

2.8

2.8

342

1.8 

1.8

Mean

792

354

502

615 

553

Per square 

mile

2 13

.952

1.35

1.65 

1.49

Runoff in 

Inches

3 39

2 37

12.92

18.31

22.44 

20.14

Runoff In 

acre-feet

256,100

363, 100

445,600 

400,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

182

164

164

ISO

139

124

109

109

109

100

9O

*81 

76

68

63

58

53

51 

47

45

42

42

40

38

36

36

34

33

31

31

30

2,375

76.6

0.206

0.24

4,710

Nov.

28

*28

28

27

21

26

27

28

28

28

31

34 

36

36

36

36

38 SB36

36

*34

31

30

28

28

27

27

26

26

-

920

30.7

0.083

0.09

1,820

Dec.

24

24

24

23

24

26

27

28

?7

26

26

*24 

24

23

23

23

23

23 

23

23

23

23

21

21

21

20

19

T5

19

20

20

714

23.0

0.062

O.O7

1,420

Jan.

20"51

127

*342

242

196

168

142

128

116

106

100

113

848

1.49O

1,120

870

712 

584

496

414

349

*305

282

248

222

201

191

178

155

142

10,638

343

0.922

1.06

21, 100

Feb.

131

124

113

109

106

1,340

2,230

1,490

1,190

943

8O2

705 

630

1,060

6,950

7,150

4,200

14.500 

*7,120

11,300

6,030

3,220

2,190

1,730

1,420

1,360

1,220

1,090

_

-

-

80,453

2,873

7.72

8.04

159,600

Mar.

943

832

758

675

592

525

489

448

*401

407

690

1.120 

980

885

780

698

645

584 

503

448

407

374

349

318

288

259

253

242

-*242

232

216

16,583

535

1.44

1.66

32,890

Apr.

211

24s

282

270

276

604

943

832

735

668

844

1,160 

1,050

936

832

720

630

*569 

532

475

2,130

2,560

1,760

1,460

1,220

1,020

870

750

780

1,050

-

26,417

881

2.37

2.64

52,400

May

943

1,48O

1,360

1,160

98O

818

705

607

518

*1,050

1,020

772 

652

540

462

387

330

293 

248

211

186

168

155

135

120

103

94

78

*73

66

58

15,772

509

1.37

1.58

31,280

June

51

44

51

51

49

45

63

217

2,120

1,220'

750

698 

795

622

518

468

750

690 

496

*401

355

330

622

427

324

265

216

173

164

862

-

13,837

461

1.24

1.38

27,450

July

1,490

2,930

5.660

2,040

1,390

1,020

788

615

475

374

*330

270 

216

201

242

248

257

178 

159

120

103

87

87

90

120

186

373

482

368

355

299

19,513

629

1.69

1.95

38,700

Aug.

*248

196

160

131

115

97

78

68

60

55

112

349

164

128

109

160

164 

120

94

*90

248

288

191

142

109

90

78

66

55

45

4,226

136

0.566

'0.42

8,580

Sept.

38

47

33

27

fs

28

30

50

30

34

56

56 

65

*81

81

76

66

68 

60

53

47

47

55

58

66

*63

161

147

94

76

-

1,772

59.1

0.159

0.18

5,510

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,800 Mln 19 Mean 858 Cfsm 2.31 In. 31.32 Ac-ft 621,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 14,500 Mln 19 Mean 529 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.31 Ac-ft 383,300

Peak: discharge (base, 7.000 efs).--Peb. 15 (ll p.m.) 13,500 cfs (10.95 ft)j Feb. 18 (6 p.m.) 24,500 

cfs (14.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
310 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Illinois Bayou near Scottsvllle, 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 l£ miles north of Scottsvllle 

and 3 miles downstream from North Pork Illinois Bayou.

Drainage area. 242 sq. ml.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 447.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 25, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,900 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 14.20 ft); 

minimum, 6.3 cfs Sept. 9, 10.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 77,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 24.60 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 13, 18-20, 23-30, 1948.

Flood of May 10, 1943, reached a stage of 24.6 ft from floodmark set by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

4.9 

5.1 

5.4 

5.7

114

210

6.0 

6.5 

6.9

338

625

980

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

6.3

11

17

26

38

5.2 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

70

151

353

650

1,080

8.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

2,220

3,790

7,470

9,700

Note. Same as following table above 6.9 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

~S7 107

88

81

72

66

66

104

104

81

70

*62

57

51

48

43

38

36

34

33

32

34

37

42

42

38

34

33

32

*29

28

1,719

55.5

0.229

0.26

3,410

Nov.

26

24 

22

22

22

22

22

24

33

60

60

49

44

43

49

136

158

128

114

114

120

*109

102

92

81

79

75

70

64

60

-

2,024

67.5

0.279

0.31

4,010

Dec.

5Z

55 

51

49

53

53

51

48

43

42

40

*38

37

37

36

36

34

33

33

32

30

29

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

26

25

1,164

37.5

0.155

0.18

2,310

Jan.

24

14T 

2,740

*1,060

665

507

404

334

289

254

230

199

196

654

1,140

827

685

580

479

397

340

308

278

*249 224"

197

190

179

158

148

138

14,214

459

1.90

2.18

28,190

Feb.

138

138 

119

114

*Tl6~

1,220

1,560

980

768

622

534

473

416

444

4,080

3,740

2,030

3,360

*2,950

*8.260

3,330

1,790

1,270

962

776

678

567

SOS

_

_

-

41,940

1,498

6.19

6.45

83,190

Mar.

444

392 

363

322

286

261

249

228

*216

?35

253

274

265

261

249

236

366

'§58 845

509

450

407

378

326

286

261

265

*304

291

274

253

10,362

334

1.38

1.59

20,550

Apr.

291

43-9 

455

434

407

685

728

615

522

455

881

1,020

818

678

574

485

413

*368

335

295

2,070

1,910

1,180

890

720

594

497

428

373

368

19,928

664

2.74

3.06

39,530

May

494

1.960 

1,110

809

629

509

418

348

*299

418

373

291

244

209

179

151

129

114

100

88

79

70

68

66

61

54

49

44

*38

34

.33

9,468

305

1.26

1.46

18,780

June

31

28 

27

26

26

27

38

59

 265 386

162

122

97

79

70

65

70

65

*57

57

63

78

162

106

77

65

56

45

85

182

-

2,676

89.2

0.369

0.41

5,310

July

392

622 

827

S?5

358

274

224

179

141

*125

162

129

100

85

114

100

79

65

56

56

44

38

32

35

391

170

114

97

74

63

*52

5,730

185

0.764

0.88

11,370

Aug.

42

38 

31

27

23

21

 17

15

13

47

 2T5 527

125

88

66

59

52

46

41

32

*84

85

51

42

33

28

23

21

17

16

13

1,939

62.5

0.258

0.30

3,850

Sept.

12

11 

9.7

8.7

7.9

*7.1

6.7

6.7

6.3 jn

7.1

14

30

48

3T

30

25

22

21

18

18

24

21

20

21

*18

19

18

17

15

523.3

17.4

0.072

0.08

1,040

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,700 Min 12 Mean 593 Cfsm 2.45 In. 33.27 Ac-ft 429,400

Water IL.CJL year yea* 1950-51: j.o^w-o.1.; Max pieui 8,260 a,£°w Min pull 6.3 o.O Mean pieail 306 ovo Cfsm t/i cm 1.26 x.£o In. 4.11. 17.16 J./.J.Q Ac-ft n^ -L v. 221,500 ccj.,3

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Feb. 15 (8 p.m.) 8,760 cfs (11.56 ft); Feb. 20 (8:30 a.m.) 

15,900 ;-Qnn fifn cfs ( (14 T iTpn f-h i . ~

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 311

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°13 I 34", long. SS-OS'SB", in SW£ sec. 29, T. 7 N., R. 20 W., near left 

DanK 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 255.6

Drainage area. 153,442 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1937 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1BS6 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 

1929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 43,000 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 227,000 cfs July 20 (gage height, 25.14 ft); 

minimum, 5,720 cfs Dec. 31, Jan. 1.

1937-51: Maximum discharge, 683,000 cfs May 13, 14, 1943; maximum gage height, 

33.60 ft in gage well and 34.1 ft from outside gage May 25, 1943; minimum discharge, 

1,100 cfs Oct. 9, 1939 (gage height, 0.11 ft).

Flood of Apr. 19, 1927, reached a stage of 33.0 ft.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements made twice a month during low flows and 

more frequently during rises. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs 

and power development. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Revisions.--W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

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.

30,300

28, 900

27,600

27,600 

28,200

28,900

55. 500

33,100

28,900

27,600

26,300

25, 100

24, 500

25,700

25,100

23,300

22,200

21,600

21,600

22,800

22,800

21,600

19,000

17,000

16,000

13,200

10,400

9.600

9,600

9,600

9,600

693,200

22,360

*1,375

Nov.

8,900

8,200

8,200

8,900 

9.600

9,600

9,600

9,250

8,720

8,550

8,380

8,380

8,200

8,200

7,850

7,550

7,550

8,020

9,250

9,250

8,380

7,550

6,800

7,100

7,850

8,380

8,380

7,550

6,800

6.500

-

247,440

8,248

490, 800

Dec.

6,650

6,950

7,250

7,550 

7,700

7,100

6,500

6,500

6,350

6,100

6,650

7,100

6,650

6,220

6,220

6,500

6,950

7,400

7,100

6,500

5,980

5,980

6,800

7,850

8.550

8,380

7,850

7,550

6,950

6,220

5.JJ50

213,900

6,900

424,300

Jan.

5.850

6,950

12,400

12,800 

11,600

9,600

8,550

8,550

8,380

7,850

7,400

7,550

8,550

10,800

16,300

19.500

19,000

17,500

16,000

16,000

15,000

13,200

11,600

10,000

9,600

9,250

9,250

9,250

9,250

8,550

g7,850

343,930

11,090

682,200

Feb.

g7,250

g6,800

g6,350

g5.980 

6,100

8,720

17,000

20,000

18,000

15,000

13,700

14, 200

13,200

13, 200

36,400

88, 200

73,900

65,900

116,000

129,000

169,000

170,000

148, 000

130,000

109, 000

90,400

76,900

69,900

_

_

-

*1£38.1

58,500

*3,249

Mar.

62,900

58, 100

53,600

47,300 

43,700

41,100

40, 300

37,900

35,500

34,700

34,700

40, 300

70,900

87.100

77,900

59,900

51,800

50, 900

49, 100

44, 600

39,500

33,900

30,300

28, 200

26,300

25,100

23,900

21,600

20,000

17 , 000

l_6i_QOO

tl, 304.1

42,070

*2,537

Apr.

16,500

17,500

17,000

14, 600 

12,400

12.000

15,000

18,000

21,100

19,000

20, 000

33, 100

40, 300

37,900

37,100

35, 500

33,900

31,000

27,000

23,900

27 , 600

41,900

45.700

42, 800

42,800

39,500

34,700

31,000

28,900

27,000

. -

842,700

28,090

*1,671

May

25.700

27,000

28,900

33, 900 

60, 900

95,000

92, 600

79,900

67,900

55,400

49,100

45,500

40,300

38,700

37,900

37,100

38,700

35, 500

31,000

29,600

69, 900

118,000

144,000

139,000

118,000

117,000

141,000

141,000

117,000

95,000

80, 900

t2 ,231.4

71,980

*4,426

June

69, 900

65, 900

60, 900

54,500 

47,300

40,300

33,900

29.600

35,500

66, 900

81,900

98, 600

128,000

132,000

108,000

97 , 400

108, 000

107,000

98, 600

79,900

68,900

67,900

63,900

65,900

82,900

95,000

103,000

111,000

129,000

133,000

-

$2,464.6

82, 150

*4,888

July

129,000

132,000

173,000

194, 000 

207,000

218,000

223,000

215,000

200, 000

188,000

173,000

160, 000

154,000

155,000

163,000

167,000

174,000

195,000

214,000

226,000

220, 000

203, 000

188,000

175,000

165,000

160, 000

153,000

131,000

113,000

104,000

87.000

t5,359.0

172,900

*10,630

Aug.

65.900

52, 700

48, 200

45,500 

43,700

42,800

41,900

39,500

35,500

32,400

34, 700

35, 500

33,900

31,700

29,600

29,600

29,600

27,000

21,100

20,000

22,800

24,500

23,300

20,000

18,000

17-, 500

17,000

16,000

15,500

13,700

12.000

939,100

30,290

*1,863

Sept.

11.600

12, 800

16,000

17,500 

16,000

14,600

14,600

15,000

20,000

32,400

35, 500

56, 300

68,900

70,900

84, 900

90,400

96,200

108,000

109 . OOP

98, 600

80, 900

64,900

49,100

41,900

g40, 300

g35,500

g31,700

g37,100

g56,300

g60,900

-

*1,487.8

49,590

*2,951

Calendar year 1950: Max 380,000 Min 5,850 Mean 48,590 Ac-ft 35,180,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 226,000 Min 5,850 Mean 48,670 Ac-ft 35,240,000

Peak discharge (base. 150.000 efs). Feb. 22 (4 a.m.) 160,000 cfs (20.20 ft); Hay 23 (10 p.m.) 

148,000 cfs (19.70 ft); June 14 (6 a.m.) 135,000 cfs (18.73 ft); July 7 (6:30 p.m.) 224,000 cfs 

(25.06 ft); July 20 (4 p.m.) 227,000 cfs (25.14 ft).

* Expressed in thousands.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
312 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Petit Jean Creek near Booneville , Ark.

Location (revised) . La t 35°06'25", long. 93°55'25", in NW^NWi sec. 18, T. 5 N. , R. 27 W.,

 on rignt oaruc at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 116, 0.5 mile downstream

from Fletcher Creek and 2-J- miles south of Booneville.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1951.

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. 12 years (1939-51), 274 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 8,290 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 19.43 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Nov. 5.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 43,200 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 23.42 ft), by 

slope-area and contracted-opening methods; no flow at times 1939, 1943, 1946-49.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 6, July 27)

1.4 2.9

1.6 6.1

1.8 13

2.0 27

2.4 73

3.0 172

4.0 394

6.0 1,010

8.0 1,730

12.0 3,300

16.0 5,100

18.0 6,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

29

25

24

32

7T

22

18

20

20 

*20

18

15

12

8.2

6.6

5.3

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.4

tt

6.8

9.2

13

16

12

8.2

6.4 *5.7

4.7

410.7

13.2

0.053

0.06

815

Hov.

3.7

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.8

3.9

3.2

3.9 

2.8

4.3

4.3

4.7

4.7

25

105

TE

26

18

15

*12

7.1

6.2

5.3

4.7

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.9

4.3

-

338.5

11.3

0.046

0.05

671

Dec.

5.3

5.1

4.3

4.5

4.9

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.7 

5.7

' *5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0 S70"

6.0

5.7

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.7

.5

.3

.1

.3

.1

3.7

3.6

37£

3.7

153.0

4.94

0.020

0.02

303

Jan.

45 3.7

*144

79

49

38

31

27

24 

24

23

21

25

145

452

191

131

103

86

73

58

*51

49

45

40

38

37

36

31

27

26

2,129.7

68.7

0.278

0.32

4,220

Feb.

25

23

22

2ff

35

437

364

170

137 

112

99

*91

85

*1,660

6,280

*3,210

1,080

3,460

2,250

4,260

1,540

701

492

394

318

342

294

250

_

_

-

28,157

1,006

4.07

4.24

55,850

Mar.

230

185

163

139

*123

114

109

96

248 

724

536

443

318

250

204

176

167

193

154

125

114

104

94

82

74

*68

66

68

64

59

53

5,543

179

0.725

0.83

10,990

Apr.

53

64

61

52

48

69

63

50

41 

39_

233

283

176

134

109

91

*76

73

68

65

1,030

472

272

197

158

151

147

114

238

498

5,127

171

0.692

0.77

10,170

May

298

492 '55F

193

139

112

*91

78

66 

91

80

60

48

40

34

28

23

21

18

16

14

13

13

14

12

10

8.7

7.8

7.3

6.6

5.9

2,326.3

75.0

0.304

0.35

4,610

June

5.5

5.0 ir~-

*11

8.7

33

300

394

1,620 

492

506

492

352

191

236

298

159

109

*84

68

54

46

36

30

25

21

18

14

12

25

5,657.2

189

0.765

0.85

11,220

July

264

935

722

240

137

91

68

53

41 

*32

25

20

16

46

101

33

19

14

11

S.Z

8.1

7.0

1T~6.3

248

34

*1.740

176

99

*60

39

5,315.7

171

0.692

0.80

10,540

Aug.

29

22

18

15

12

10

9.0

7.8

117 

207

 1,110 T9~3"

76

44

28

44

36

18

14

*10

42

172

54

26

16

11

8.4

7.0

6.1

5.5

5_.0

2,372.8

76.5

0.310

0.36

4,710

Sept.

4.7

4.2

3.7

3.4

577

5.9

7.8

21

11 

9.7

*8.7

9.7

11

13

10

8.7

7.O

6.8

5.7

5.0

8.9

27

14

12

7.5

5.5

186 ~9T

30

15

-

563.6

18.8

0.076

0.08

1,120

Calendar year 1950: Max 11,100 

Water year 1950-53: Max 6,280

Mln 

Mln

2.4 

2.4

Mean 411 

Mean 159

Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.60 Ac-ft 297,800 

Cfsm 0.644 In. 3.75 Ac-ft 115,200

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs). Feb. 15 (6 p.m.) 8,290 cfs (19.43 ft); Feb. 18 (6:30 p.m.) 5,950 

cfs (17.32 Ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 313

Blue Mountain Reservoir near. Waveland, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°06'06", long. 93°39'02", in NE-J sec. 15, T. 5 N., R. 25 W., at control

 tower for outlet works on Petit Jean Creek, 1.3 miles southwest of Waveland.

Drainage area.--488 sq ml.

Recordg available.--March 1947 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels

 Dy Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 26, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 114,460 acre-ft Feb. 22 (elevation, 403.13 ft);

 minimum, 23,520 acre-ft Sept. 27 (elevation, 383.59 ft).

1947-51: Maximum contents, 194,190 acre-ft Jan. 28, 1949 (elevation, 412.74 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, 19,040 acre-ft Dec. 10, 

1948 (elevation, 381.95 ft).

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 gages 

and an uncontrolled, saddle spillway 150 ft long. Elevation of gate sills is 370.00 ft. 

Storage capacity at spillway crest (elevation, 419 ft), 258,000 acre-ft; at conservation 

pool level (elevation, 384 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. Contents computed from daily readings 

at 12 p.m.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1950 to' September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

28,710

26,320

25,070

24,610

24,560

24,480

24,670

24,700

24,700

24,760

24,820

24,790

24,730

24,760

24,730

24,760

24,730

24,760

24,730

24,670

25,070

25,340

25,340

25,470

25,340

25,220

25,100

25,010

24,920

24,850

24,730

Nov.

24,790

24,640

24,640

24,530

24,480

24,390

24,480

24,610

24,500

24,390

24,340

24,340

24,230

24,340

24,790

25,070

25,130

25,250

25,590

25,470

25,440

25,370

25,410

25,250

25,250

25,220

25,130

25,040

25,010

24,850

-

Dec.

25,070

25,100

24,920

24,500

25,130

24,820

24,700

24,730

24,790

24,670

24,670

24,670

24,610

24,700

24,640

24,760

24,640

24,670

24,670

24,610

24,670

24,670

24,.670

24,670

24,700

24,610

24,610

24,640

24,640

24,610

24,590

Jan.

24,590

25,370

26,050

25,960

25,560

25,130

24,730

24,670

24,670

24,790

24,700

24,730

25,100

25,770

27,120

27,390

27,240

26,570

25,740

25,130

24,820

24,850

24,950

24,980

24,950

24,950

25,190

24,950

24,790

24,700

24,880

Feb.

24,880

24,850

24,850

24,850

24,980

26,780

28,070

27 , 940

27,060

25,960

25,040

24,950

25,410

29,170

50,160

66,180

69,120

79,380

89,310

105,020

113,190

114,180

113,120

110,300

107,130

104,180

100,640

97 , 550

_

_

-

Mar.

92,970

89,840

85,960

81,470

77,250

73,160

69,260

64,730

60,760

60,410

59,930

57,130

53,850

50,040

46,200

41,850

38,700

36,110

33,220

30,870

29,750

29,540

29,630

29,480

29,380

29,320

29,480

29,780

29,850

29,540

29,380

Apr.

29,540

29,600

29,450

29,260

29,230

29,410

29,480

29,350

29,140

29,480

30,580

30,800

30,030

29,600

29,820

29,820

29,450

29,290

29,230

29,910

35, 510

37,050

35,910

33,930

32,050

30,650

29,510

29,450

29,570

30,150

-

May

30,430

30,900

29,850

29,290

29,290

29,140

29,230

29,320

29,410

29,320

29,230

29,170

29,140

29,080

29,170

29,170

29,200

29,080

29,110

29,080

29,050

29,020

28,920

28,860

28,860

28,830

28,740

28,680

28,590

28,560

28,470

June

28,340

28,340

28,620

28,500

28,430

28,620

29,510

30,220

35,370

36,520

36,780

36,310

34,700

32,110

30,770

30,150

29,140

28,560

28,680

28,470

28,190

28,070

28,010

27,880

27,880

27,790

27,790

27,700

27,610

27,850

-

July

28,710

31,980

36,150

37,190

36,250

34,570

32,790

30, 940

29,050

27,520

27 , 000

26,870

26,690

26,540

26,510

26,480

26,410

26,200

26,110

25,890

25,860

25,800

25,740

26,480

26,840

27,030

30,060

29,630

28,250

27 , 000

26,690

Aug.

26,510

26,480

26,320

26,170

26,170

26,110

26,020

25,860

26,600

26,810

30, 490

31,310

31,140

29,660

27,760

26,810

26,380

26,110

25,930

25,860

25,960

26,140

26,170

26,110

26,050

25,990

25,860

25,830

25,710

25,590

25,500

Sept.

25,370

25,190

24,950

24,950

24,950

24,820

24,730

24,670

24,950

24,760

24,590

24,850

24, 730

24,420

24,120

24,120

24,060

23,960

23,820

23,740

23,790

23,710

23,630

23,710

23,710

23,570

24,390

24,230

23,980

23,710

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 1950 ......

Water year 1950-51 ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

385.05

-

Contents 

(acre-fe'et)

24,850

-

97,550

30,150

27,850

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-6,980

+120

-540

+290

+72,670

+770

-1,680

-620

-1,190

-1,790

-8,000

t Elevation at 12 p.n
314 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Petit Jean Creek near Waveland, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°06'17", long. 93°37'5l", in SE^SWv 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, and 

1.3 miles south of Waveland.

Drainage area. 517 sq mi.

Records available. --January 1939 to September 1943 (published as "near Blue Mountain"), 

October 1943 to September 1951.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 339.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1943, at site if miles upstream at datum 9.54 ft higher.

Average discharge. --12 years, 592 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 15.63 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Dec. 30 to Jan. 1.

1939-51: 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. 

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 16, 1939.

Remarks . --Records good. Flow regulated by 

preceding page).

Mountain Reservoir since March 1947 (see

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.O

7.0

10.0

13.0

208

522

1,10O

1,8OO

2.9 

3.2

3.5 

4.O 

5.0

18

34

55

98

218

7.0 

1O.O 

13. O 

16. O

558

1,150

1,810

2,610

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

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.

1.61O 

1,370

764 

287

54

42

26

26

24

*23

22

22

20

25 

20

20

22

22

22

22

23

39

26

30

81

117

100

70

70

*70

70

5,134

166

10,180

Nov.

55

45

36 

27

26

20

14

15

14

13

12

15

19

19 

29

21

18

16

15

14

*34

52

51

49 

49

49

49

49

49

48

-

923

30.8

1,830

Dec.

47 

4T

46 

34

26

26

24

24

24

24

*18

14

14

14 

14

14

12

13

15

15

15

15

15

15 

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

619

20.0

1,23O

Jan.

12 

47

*91 

31O

426

418

26O

94

67

49

48

46

56

101 

267

469

452

688

764

41C5

345

*150

115

113 

112

111

HO

109

108

107

91

6,546

211

12,980

Feb.

66

76

66 

66

68

157

331

669

821

1,010

868

*353

128

168 

1,230

504

1,120

1,200

828

1,190

468

1,160

*1,840

2,250 

2.5OO

2,440

*2,410

2,390

_

_

-

26,377

942

52,320

Mar.

2,360 

2,3OO

2,390 

2,470

*2,446

2,390

2,360

2,390

2,440

1,610

1,400

2,190

2,330

2,390 

2,390

2,360

2,25O

1,67O

1,840

1,510

743

360

232

225

197

*158

129

113

111

242

218

46,208

1,491

91,650

Apr.

122 

122

190 

184

118

119

119

118

117

J33

97

625

968

693 

254

254

*368

322

193

130

393

595

1,240

1,670 

1,580

1,150

1,140

369

36O

572

-

14,265

476

28,29O

May

672 

8B8

1.280 

821

351

351

*228

124

121

31O

241

113

112

77 

60

58

57

57

54

42

37

36

36

32 30

31

31

28

 5T 24

24

6,350'

2O5

12,60O

June

24

24

25 

*25

25

25

29

288

540

540

761

1,070

1,450

1,650 

1,260

9O8

888

516

*246

239

239

156

104

76 

54

42

33

33

33

33

-

11,336

378

22,480

July

44

168

251 

91

709

1,150

1,130

1,110

1,090

*908

337

126

125

1O4 

79

79

78

77

76

59

24

 24 23

48 

35

31

67

568

868

*748

235

10,462

337

20,750

Aug.

85 

67

65

42

24

24

23

23

22

131

119

48

233

814 

1,110

' 634

302

179

113

*66

44

43

39

42 

47

45

43

41

41

41

42

4,595

148

9,110

Sept.

43 

42

42 

30

22

23

23

22

22

58

' *87

46

44

150 

125

56

42

30

25

24

24

24

24

25 

38

47

125

"215 218

218

-

1,917

63.9

3,800

Calendar year 1950 : Max 3,35O Min 12 Mean 914 Ac-ft 661, 8OO

Water year 195O-51 : Max 2,5OO Min 12 Mean 369 Ac-ft 267,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 315

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark.

Location. La t 34°59", long. 93°37', in SE^NW^ 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. November 1945 to September 1951.

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. 5 years (1946-51), 102 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 10.76 ft); no 

flow Sept. 3-5.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 18.45 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, 19.5 ft in 1927, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, 26-31, Nov. 21, 22)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 17

2.4

4.0

3.6

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

140

210

400

8.0 1,310

10.0 2,530

12.0 4,170

Jan. 18 to Sept. 30

2.6 1.3

2.7 2.8

2.9 7.0

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

Note. Same as preceding table above 

4.1 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

13

12

11

11

9.6

8.7

8.7

7.8

7.0

 7.8

7.3

7.5

7.3

SJ.

7.5

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

9.4

62

72

37

29

24

20

17

15

12

 15

490.2

15.8

0.214

0.25

972

Nov.

12

11

10

10

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.5

6.7

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.4

8.1

16

11

11

13

12

9.8

 10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.0

8.4

-

275.7

9.19

0.124

0.14

547

Dec.

8^1

8.1

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.4

 5.2

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.2.

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

149.7

4.83

0.065

0.08

297

Jan.

3.0

6.2

77

 56

39

34

30

27

24

22

20

19

30

171

282

154

112

89

71

60

50

44

 40

35

31

29

27

25

23

21

21

1,672.2

53.9

0.728

0.84

3,320

Feb.

20

18

17

17

18

113

221

126

100

81

69

61

 55

78

1.700

1,000

487

739

658

1,660

605

278

196

153

126

117

109

94

-

-

-

8,916

318

4.30

4.48

17,680

Mar.

81

71

63

56

52

48

 44

41

47

86

91

96

86

79

71

64

72

217

144

114

97

84

75

64

55

51

 49

51

44

40

36

2,269

73.2

0.989

1.14

4,500

Apr.

33

32

30

28

27

27

26

23

22

21

i8

98

80

67

57

50

44

 40

36

32

227

184

112

87

72

63

55

48

44

66

-

1,779

59.3

0.801

0.89

3,530

May

71

134

107

80

63

53 '

46

 40

33

116

71

51

44

37

31

26

23

20

18

16

15

13

13

11

9.3

8.7

7.8

7.0

6.5

5.8

5JL

1,182.2

38.1

0.515

0.59

2,340

June

4.0

3^5

4.3

5.6

 4.3

39

96

75

328

146

101

109

122

75

70

72

57

44

36

 30

26

' 22

20

18

16

13

11

9.6

8.1

8.7

-

1,574.1

52.5

0.709

0.79

3,120

July

17

95

275

114

73

54

44

33

27

23

19

 15

12

9.8

8.7

8.1

7.5

5.8

4.7

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.6

2.2

4.3

97

70

33

 19

13

1,099.4

35.5

0.480

0.55

2,180

Aug.

12

9.6

6.5

5.1

4.5

3.8

3.2

2.4

1.8

2.0

2.8

3.6

3.4

2.5

2.0

2.2

1.8

1.2

1.0

 1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

79.0

2.55

0.034

0.04

157

Sept.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

.4

.5

.6

».5

.5

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

124

22

9.0

6.8

-

173.7

5.79

0.078

0.09

345

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,420 Min 2.8 Mean 166 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.38 Ac-ft 119,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,700 Min 0 Mean 53.9 Cfsm 0.728 In. 9.88 Ac-ft 38,990

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Feb. 15 (9 p.m.) 3,140 cfs (10.76 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
316 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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 Railway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Spring Creek, and 

0.6 mile (revised) downstream from Dutch Creek.

Drainage area. 741 sq mi.

Records available. June 1916 to September 1951.

i. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 303.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929. June 1, 1916, to Aug. 24, 1934, chain gage on railway bridge 1,800 ft downstream

at datum 0.25 ft higher. Aug. 25, 1934, to July 12, 1939, wire-weight gage at present

site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 853 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,730 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 22.07 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Dec. 29, Jan. 1, Sept. 7-9.

1916-51: Maximum discharge, -70,800 cfs Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 31.82 ft); no 

flow at times in 1924, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow affected by storage above Blue Mountain Dam May 7, 1946, to 

Mar. 12, 1947. Flow regulated by Blue Mountain Reservoir since Mar. 13, 1947 (see 

p. 313). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 

are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,650 

1,740

1,460

904

307

104

83

71

66

57

*55

52

49

45

45

42

41

40

41

41

46

813

760

321

195

202

230

202

152

*139

129

' 10,262

331

20,350

Nov.

121 

110

90

82

66

61

58

51

45

42

38

36

34

37

51

202

205 10~4

125

135

*105

121

117

108

97

96

93

91

87

85

-

2,693

89.8

5,340

Dec.

64 

52

80

75

73

63

56

54

52

53

*52

51

45

41

39

38

37

36

33

32

33

33

32

32

31

31

30

29

28- 27

28

1,410

45.5

2,800

Jan.

27 

ITS

664

*496

538

594

552

370

202

167

135

125

195

1,080

1,720

1,370

1,080

888

990

902

650

510

*317

265

244

230

216

209

202

187

180

15,421

497

30,590

Feb.

170 

143

124

TSS

148

335

916

888

945

1,050

1,080

*930

510

468

2,820

*4,960

4,460

3,440

3,330

3,600

*4,550

3,350

*2,480

2,420

2,750

2,890

*2,890

2,850

_

_

-

54,622

1,951

108,300

Mar.

2,74-0 

2,630

2,520

2,520

2,560

2,520

*2,490

2,420

2,420

2,630

1,970

1,760

2,180

2,390

2,460

2,490

2,490

2,560

2,180

2,020

1,660

990

594

412

370

*328

293

293

272

251

370

53,783

1,735

106,700

Apr.

314 

244

230

286

272

216

216

209

195

188

324

484

955

1,140

868

454

*398

515

412

300

742

1,170

1,160

1,600

1,850

1,680

1,600

1,210

598

547

20,377

679

40,420

May

760 

1,030

*1,160

1,480

922

515

*454

314

223

391

706

384

251

223

175

139

126

116

108

101

87

76

69

67

64

57

55

54

51

45

40

10,243

330

20,320

June

38 

3638-

*39

38

38

90

143

636

976

724

904

1,190

1,520

1,640

1,280

1,010

940

*484

307

286

279

18£

133

104

80

69

56

53

55

13,368

446

26,520

July

62 

119

*1,180

1,030

*384

994

1,190

1,170

1,140

*1,120

832

342

171

157

133

102

97

92

91

86

76

47

37

104

328

93

54

181

742

*886

660

13,700

442

27,170

Aug.

223

103

81

77

65

38

32

29

31

67

158

130

65

279

886

1.100

742

307

187

*121

91

216

96

67

58

Cl

62

60

5S

55

53

5,602

181

11,110

Sept.

51 

52

51

49

46

31

27

27

27

31

*57

98

104

81

148

130

73

53

46

32

30

29

30

29

28

32

51

199

237 223-

2,102

70.1

4,170

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,500 Mln 27 Mean 1,468 Ac-it 1,063,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,960 Mln 27 Mean 558 Ac-ft 403,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 317

Fourche La Fave River near Gravelly, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°52' , long. 93°39' , in Nw£ sec. 34, T. 3 N. , R. 25 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 28, 1 mile downstream from Garner Creek, 

If miles east of Gravelly, and 6.4 miles (revised) upstream from Gaffords Creek.

Drainage area. 413 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1951.

Average discharge. 12 years, 599 cfs.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 410.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Feb. 15 

mum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 9.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 54,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 ( 

flow at times in 1939, 1943, 1944, 1947.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 1007: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

age height, 15.77 ft); minige height, 28.86 ft); no

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

106

186

288

584

1,040

7.0 2,260

9.0 3,780

13.0 7,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

128

114

105

96

88

80

75

72

67

64

*59

55

50

46

44

40

37

34

34

33

34

180 

481

STO

264

213

179

153

135

122

*110

3,562

115

0.278

0.32

7,070

Nov.

~55 100

86

80

76

72

70

66

64

61

57

53

50

53

57

65

70

75

79

92

87

*82 

79

75

71

69

68

66

64

61

-

2,141

71.4

0.173

0.19

4,250

Dec.

58

57

56

54

54

50

. 48

45

44

44

43

*40

39

38

38

36

35

34

33

33

32

31 

30

30

29

28

26

26

25

25

25

1,186

38.3

0.093

0.11

2,350

Jan.

25

3T

165

*305

256

205

172

149

134

122

112

105

138

1,170

1.580

940

640

481

390

324

279

241 

*217

196

179

161

151

140

129

117

114

9,368

302

0.731

0.84

18,580

Feb.

114

107

100

~S$ 95

265

1,560

965

660

514

419

363

*324

376

5,150

6,650

3,140

3,140

5,490

6.710

5,050

2,120 

1,380

990

765

660

602

531

_

_

-

48,338

1,726

4.18

4.35

95,880

Mar.

465

404

363

324

295

*270

268

270

288

712

1,020

~^6T 1,200

740

602

514

498

584

602

498

419

376 

337

300

270

266

*227

221

211

194

179

13,882

448

1.08

1.25

27,530

Apr.

168

163

158

149

141

141

140

137

134

128

166

350

449

376

324

284

247

*223

203

190

754

1.470 sis

584

465

f-Z90

350

312

270

775

10,456

349

0.845

0.94

20,740

Hay

762

680

680

531

419

350

293

*256

225

1.110

900

514

376

293

241

203

172

149

130

116

105

96 

87

79

75

68

62

57

52

47

41

9,169

296

0.717

0.83

18,190

June

36

"ST 32

36

*35

40

77

119

376

1,620

915

1,200

2.040

890

680

1,090

790

531

390

*312

388

404 

281

217

173

145

122

102

89

84

13,248

442

1.07

1.19

26,280

July

100

334

*5.550

1,620

815

548

404

307

247

199

*163

135

116

102

91

82

72

68

59

55

47

40 

37

35 "37

44

369

445

243

160

*120

12,444

401

0.971

1.12

24,680

Aug.

96

52

70

62

61

48

39

35

31

28

39

35

28

25

22

21

19

17

17

16

*13

12 

11

9.1

8.1

7.6

7.0

6.0

5.1

5?1

5.1

880.1

28.4

0.069

0.08

1,750

Sept.

5.1

5.1

4.3

.3.5

3.5

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.2

T?

4.7

*6.5

14

13

21

22

26

23

19

16

14

14 

14

13

12

12

63

~55 265

59

-

770.5

25.7

0.062

0.07

1,530

Calendar year 1950: Max 26,200 Hin 23 Mean 951 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.25 Ac-ft 688,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,710 Hin 3.2 Mean 344 Cfsm 0.833 In. 11.29 Ae-ft 248,800

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Feb. 15 

cfs U4-71 ftjj July 3 (7:30 a.m.) 8,630 cfs 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

[12 p.m.) 11,000 cfs (15.77 ft); Feb. 20 (5 p.m.) 9,700 

(13.80 ft).
318 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Nlmrod 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 on Pourohe La Fave River, 4 miles west of Nimrod and 10.2 miles upstream from South 

Fourohe La Fave River.

Drainage area. 680 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1951. May 1942 to September 1944 in files 

of Corps of Engineers, Little Rook.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

oy Corps.of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 133,320 acre-ft Feb. 22 (elevation, 358.15 ft); 

minimum, 24,060 acre-ft Sept. 28 (elevation, 340.55 ft).

1942-51: Maximum contents, 369,700 acre-ft Mar. 31, 1945 (elevation, 374.80 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, 19,690 acre-ft Sept. 24, 

1947 (elevation, 339.01 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage began May 18, 1942. CapacTty at spillway crest (elevation, 373 ft), 336,000 acre-ft; at conservation pool 

level (elevation, 342 ft), 29,000 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. 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. Contents computed from daily readings 

at 12 p.m.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per-second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

28,760

29,080

29,260

29,440

29,580

29,540

29,510

29,290

29,190

29,080

29,010

28,9OO

28,760

28,660

28,550

28,480

28,440

28,410

28,440

28,440

29,330

31.OOO

32,030

31,990

30,540

29,360

29,47O

29,720

29,680

29,61O

29,510

Nov.

29,360

29,120

29,360

29,400

29,540

29,610

' 29,650

29,610

29,54O

29,440

29,290

29,150

29,010

29,120

29,830

30,540

30,780

31,070

31,570

31,810

32,130

32,130

31,710

31,140

30,570

30,040

29,470

29,360

29,440

29,440

-

Dec.

29,400

29,540

29,360

29,220

29,580

29,360

29,220

29,150

29,190

29,05O

28,940

28,870

28,80O

28,8OO

28,830

28,870

28,870

28,87O

28,900

28,940

28,940

28,970

29,010

29,050

29,050

29,010

29.O50

29,050

29,050

29,050

29,010

Jan.

29,O1O

29,860

31,180

31,35O

30,750

29,610

28,120

27,940

28,300

28,730

29,01O

29,440

32,030

45,610

53,560

51,970

45,610

38,36O

32,310

30,5OO

29,970

30,080

30,110

29,970

29,540

29.19O

29,260

29,080

28,730

28,660

28,900

Feb.

28,730

28,580

28,410

28,340

28,410

29,330

32,210

34,290

34,210

33,530

32,560

31,530

30,470

29,790

48,92O

74,300

80,430

84,280

93,150

111,740

129,620

132,470

128,000

122,140

116,420

109,310

101,430

93,700

_

_

-

Mar.

84,780

75,430

65,460

55,420

44,130

36,200

31,890

29,470

29,610

30, 360

32,490

34,80O

36,620

37,550

37,550

36,580

37,170

38,310

37,420

35,520

34,630

34,460

34,340

34,340

34,420

34,510

34,510

34,420

34,420

34,170

33,960

Apr.

33,830

33,740

33,830

33,830

33,960

34,080

34,170

34,080

34,000

34,130

35,390

36,240

36,620

36,66O

36,62O

35,440

34,250

34,170

34,17O

34,380

36,870

40.2BO

40, 340

37,970

35,56O

34,800

34,760

34,720

34,630

34,590

-

May

36,870

37,470

36,960

36,030

34,630

34,130

34,340

34,550

34.63O

36,2OO

37,260

36,490

35,610

34,630

33,870

33,190

33,190

33,490

33,740

33,910

34,040

33,320

32,64O

32,350

32,45O

32,49O

32,560

32,56O

32,310

31,810

31,600

June

31,570

31,640

32,240

32,310

32,380

32 , 90O

33,700

34,250

36,450

38,65O

39,240

38,060

37,170

33,450

32,130

32,940

34,000

34,290

33,280

31,600

31,140

31,500

31,670

31,670

31,850

32,060

32,280

32,42O

32,49O

32,940

-

July

33,740

35,820

46,550

52,760

55,420

57,000

58,020

58,700

58,360

55,930

51,300

46,210

42, HO

4O, 000

37,720

35,350

32,860

30,710

29,970

29,930

30,000

30,000

30, 180

30,180

30,150

30,150

30,080

3O.89O

31,460

31,640

31,460

Aug.

31,250

31,030

3O.75O

3O.43O

30,080

29,680

29,360

28,87O

29,650

29,830

3O.47O

3O, 25O

29,540

28,730

28,230

28,510

28,480

28,370

28,23O

28,120

28,230

28,580

28,550

28,410

28,300

28,160

28,O20

27,940

27,800

27,7OO

27,520

Sept.

27,380

27.16O

26,950

26,880

26,810

26,630

26,520

26,350

26,350

25,350

26.17O

27,770

28,190

28,230

28,19O

28,230

28,190

27,840

27,O6O

26,210

26,210

26,170

25,85O

25,080

24,820

24,790

24,62O

24,360

24,680

24,880

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Nov . 30 ................

Calendar year 1950...

Mar . 31 ................

July 31 ................

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1950-51...

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

34O.80

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

24,880

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-280

-1,480

-2,640

-3,530
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 319

Pourche La Fave River near Nimrod, Ark.

Location.---Lat 34°57'0l", long. 93 0 09'18". in SW£ sec. 32, T. 4 N., R. 20 W., on left bank 

2,000 ft downstream from Nimrod Dam, 4f miles southwest of Nimrod. amd 9.8 miles upstream from South Pourche La Pave River.

drainage area. 680 sq mi.

Records available. March 1936 to September 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 305.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). 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, waterstage recorder at site 2.0 miles downstream at datum 9.72 ft lower.

Average discharge.--15 years, 961 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,830 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 9.79 ft); minimum, 

1.6 cfs June 5,6.

1936-51: 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.

Flood of June 1935 reached stage of 28.8 ft, present site and datum, from information 

by Corps of Engineers.

[Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by Nimrod 

Dam since May 1942 (see preceding page).

"evisions (water years). W 877: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 27 to Mar. 6, 

June 2-8, July 10-13)

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

1.4 

3.0 

4.6 

7.5

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

59

99

258

755

6.0 2,020

8.0 3,790

9.5 5,670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

n

!'3

" 4

 '5

re

T7.-9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

iii

' rtaJ

1 '"«an

t "!-f t

Oct.

2F

51

51

53

105

196

196

159

*119

119

119

119

119

119

92

68

70

49

3O

33

34

30

662

1.220

999

215

94

243

*243

243

5,885.9

19O

11,670

Nov.

247 

247

95

4.6

lil

45

119

119

122

119

119

119

119

82

46

46

46

46

45

46

*46

153

395

395

390

390

385

146

79

109

-

4,323.2

144

8,570

Dec.

109

114

116

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

*112

112

112

83

45

45

45

45

44

43

44

43

42

A!

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

2,280

73.5

4,520

Jan.

41 

42

*222

465

810

1,020

1,020

387

48

48

48

48

51

29

525

2,860

4,390

4.550

3.770

1,630

719

*381

376

415

490

455

325

295

368

228

228

26,284

848

52,130

Feb.

228 

228

224

220

220

220

224

795

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,160

1,160

*1,160

362

484

2,170

2,170

2,810

1,110

so

2,160

4,550

4,550

4,430

4,940

5,O80

5.220

-

-

-

49,478.0

1,767

98,140

Mar.

5.520 

5,520

5,520

5,220

5,520

*4,230

2,490

1,580

577

577

572

572

577

588

912

1,200

1,2OO

1,200

1,580

1,880

1,210

755

646

470

400

400

*400

400

400

400

400

52,916

1,707

105,000

Apr.

400 

293

206

2O6

213

213

213

213

213

213

213

216

437

598

593

944

951

*410

317

254

258

262

1,360

2.100

1,880

1,020

572

500

490

425

-

16,183

539

32,100

May

312 

623

1,2OO

1,200 

1,200

728

343

*247

247

247

823

1,200

1,2OO

7O9

500

572

214

48

52

52

53

352

425

241

36

4.0

3.5

3 .4

162

291

121

13,408.9

433

26,600

June

2.2

1.8

2.3

2.1

*1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.5

319

968

1,640

2,570

5.020

1,490

577

583

588

945

*L,20O

613

254

254

254

125

26

27

25

27

28

-

15,551.3

518

30,850

July

23

118

8.3

7.5

7.1

9.6

17

23

389

1,370

"2,480

2.750

2,130

1,320

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,220

464

15

13

12

12

11

29

46

48

48

48

115

*210

16,763 . 5

541

33,250

Aug.

213 

210

210

213

213

216

213

213

141

48

49

293

410

4TO

275

52

51

51

52

52

*52

52

52

53

53

49

51

51

51

51

51

4,151

134

8,230

Sept.

51 

51

51

51

51

51

46

48

46

48

48

*53

52

48

48

49

52

170

400

400

122

31

141

410.

145

29

144

241

IS.

12

-

3,101

1O3

6,150

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,680 Mln 0.9 Mean 1,558 Ac-ft 1,128,000

l'»ter year 195O-51: Max 5,520 Mi'n 1.7 Mean 576 Ac-ft 417,200

Discharge measurement made on this day.
320 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

South Fourche La Fave River near Hollis, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°55', long. 93°03', in NE£ 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 (revised) 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 211 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1941 to September 1951.

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. 10 years, 338 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 11.38 ft); 

minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 7-9.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 54,400 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.47 ft), by 

slope-area method; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 12 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharges furnished by Corps of Engineer; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. W 1087: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 13-15,

Feb. 15, 16, 20, 21, Mar. 18) 

Oct. 1 to July 1 July 2 to Sept. 3O

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

2.5

6.2

13

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

56

84

198

380

915

6.0 1,690

8.0 4,500

10.O 8,85O

1.2 O

1.4 .2

1.6 .8

1.8 1.9

2.0 4.5

2.2 9.0

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

Note. Same as preceding table above 

2.8~?t.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

34

*30

27

24

22

2O

18

21

20

18

17

16

15

14 

13

13

11

10 

9.9

9.5

11

94

189

156

81

56

44

37

32

28

26

1,086.4

35.0

O.166

0.19

2,150

Nov.

23

21

20

20

18

17

16

16

15

15

13

13

13

*12 

. 13

46

61

59

55

55

61

78

3T

52

44

40

34

33

30

29

-

983

32.8

0.155

0.17

1,950

Dec.

 55 26

24

22

24

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

2O

*19 

18

18

17

17

16

15

15

15

14

1U

13

13

13

13

12

T5

12

568

18.3

0.087

0.10

1,130

Jan.

12

13

123

247

134

102

81

69

62

56

52

49

1,420

8.380 

2,660

950

560

384 

278

204

160

130

116

107

91

80

74

69

62

56

53

16,834

543

2.57

2.97

33,390

Feb.

55

50

45

4"5 43

336

1,060

500

340

*257

198

174

148

138 

6,120

3,440

1,160

746 

844

5,330

1,920

850

550

389

300

264

250

201

_

-

-

25,757

920

4.36

4.54

Si, 090

Mar.

174

148

132

120

107

95

88

*81

8l

167

458

515

332

261 

208

174

470

1.640 

658

407

296

23O

189

151

128

113

109

134

132

118

106

8,O22

259

1.23

1.41

15,910

Apr.

97

12O

*140

128

118

138

146

134

116

104

307

60O

368

264 

198

154

126

111 

106

J39

470

697

3S5

254

192

165

*134

122

111

126

-

6,203

207

0.981

1.09

12,300

May

189

752

431

275

186

134

107

86

69

72

62

55

45

37 

*30

26

23

20 

18

16

15

13

12

11

9.5

9.1

7.4

6.5

5.8

5.1

* !

2,734.8

88.2

0.418

0.48

5,420

June

3.7

5.1

771

71

43

28

208

220

1.040

4T8 f

250

162

124

89 

72

64

57

48 

41

36

30

*24

20

18 .

15

13

11

9.5

8.5

70

-

3,264.2

109

0.517

0.58

6,470

July

332

1,340

1,600

464

227

132

95

69

50

40

29 '22

18

17 

18

19

14

11 

9.1

7.5

6.0

4.9

4.3

4.5

8.3

9.3

*14

9.9

8.3

6.5

5.9

4,595.5

148

0.7O1

0.81

9,120

Aug.

5.0

4.3

3.6

3.1

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.8

5.7

14

30

"21 40

13

11

1O

8.3 

7.0

5.1

5.3

5.4

3.5

2.9

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

*1.2

1.O

217.9

7.03

0.033

0.04

432

Sept.

0.8

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

75

1.1

1.2

*70

513

216

75

41

26

20

15

*13

11

11

10

9.5

8.8

8.0

7.2

33

51

23

-

1,167.8

38.9

0.184

0.21

2,320

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,660 Mln 2.3 Mean 423 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.22 Ac-ft 306,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,380 Mln 0.2 Mean 196 Cfsm 0.929 In. 12. 59. Ac-ft 141,700

Peak discharge (base, 15.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 321

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34°45'00", long. 92°16'25", in sec. 3, T. 1 ti., R. 12 W., on right bank 

ISTTTt downstream from Main Street Bridge in Little Rock and at mile 165.5.

Drainage area. 157,933 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1927 to September 1931 and Octowr 1933 to September 1951 

in reports of Geological Survey. Since January 1928, records at or near same site in 

reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage-height records collected at or near same 

site since 1873 are contained in reports of United States 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 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, staff gage 130 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1927-51), 44.330-cfs.

Extremes.--1929-30: Maximum discharge during year, 221,000 cfs May 12 (gage height, 21.3 

ft); minimum, 3,500 cfs Aug. 25, 26.

1930-31: Maximum discharge during year, 97,000 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 13.0 ft); 

minimum, 2,050 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during year, 235,000 cfs July 8; maximum gage height, 

20.36 ft July 22; minimum discharge, 6,220 cfs Dec. 23.

1927-51: Maximum discharge, 536,000 cfs May 27, 1943 (gage height, 30.05 ft); minimum, 850 cfs Aug. 23, 1934 (gage height, -4.16 ft).

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 four times a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1199.

Cooperation.--Fifty-two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. W 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge for the water years 1930 

and 1931 are given herein. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 702 

and 717.

Discharge, in per second, 1929-31, 1950-51

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6,070 

5,850

5,850

5,630

5,630

5,400

5,400

5,180

4,500 

47500

4,720

4,720

Nov.

7,680 

14,400

15,400

15,700

14,100

13,800

12,800

14,100

11,100 

8,860

9,100

9,590

4,720| 10,100

4,950! 10,900

6,070

7,680

39,300

40,900

31,OOO

23,100

17,800 

14,100

11,100

8,860

7,910

7,220

6,530

6,300

*6,070

5,850

6,300

319,210

10 , 300

633,100

11,400

12,800

13,100

11,700

11,100

10,400

10,100 

11,400

11,400

10,400

10,100

9,590

8,620

8,140

8,140

7,680

-

333,700

11,120

661,900

Dec.

7,220 

6,990

6,760

6,760

6,760

6,760

6,760

6,530

6, 530 

7,680

7,910

7,680

7,220

7,220

7,220

7,450

8,380

13,800

60,500

74.800

62,700 

49,700

36,900

27,300

18,600

15,000

13,800

11,700

11,400

10,900

10,400

539,330

17,400

tl,070

Jan.

10,100 

9,840

8,860

6,360

8,620

8,620

13,500

17,800

31,000 

49,700

57,500

58 , 500

64,900

87,800

107,000

113,000

11Z,OOO

101,000

89,000

62,700

44,300 

37,700

32,400

27,300

17,800

17,400

17,100

17,400

19,400

21,600

23,600

tl,296.6

41,830

t2,572

Feb.

24 , 600 

24,100

23,600

30,400

66,000

98,600

138,000

152,000

141,000 

127,000

114,000

98,600

*91,400

69,300

54,500

41,700

36,900

30,400

27,300

24,600

19,800 

17,800

18,200

19,400

18,200

18,600

23,100

39,300

_

-

tl,588.4

56,730

t3,151

Mar.

52,500 

52 , 500

36,200

28,500

23,600

20,300

18,600

17,400

16,000 

14,400

13,800

13,100

12,000

11,700

11,100

11,100

10,400

10,6OO

10,900

12,800

13,800 

13,800

13,400

13,800

14,100

15,700

15,400

.14,100

12,500

11,400

10,600

546,100

17,620

tl,083

Apr.

10,100 

9,340

9,100

9,100

9,590

9,340

8,620

8,140

7,910 

7,680

7,450

7,220

7,220

6,990

6,530

6,530

6,530

6,300

6,300

6,300

6,070 

6,070

6,990

7,450

7,910

7,450

6,530

6,760

6,990

7,220

-

225,730

7,524

447,700

May

6,990 

6,950'

7,220

7,450

30,400

80,600

86,600

97,400

103,000 

113,000

180,000

221,000

205,OOO

197,000

203,000

194,000

192,000

181,000

183,000

175,000

178,000 

170,000

141,000

113,000

86,600

69,300

63,800

66,000

55,500

44,300

36,900

^95.05

112,700

t6,932

June

29,800 

28,500

24,100

20,800

17,800

*16,700

15,700

15,700

15,400 

15,400

19,000

16,700

15,400

13,800

13,400

20,800

58,500

71,500

123,000

137,000

116,000 

95,900

84,000

71,000

61,200

45,800

31,400

23,500

21,000

23,000

-

tl,261.8

42,060

2,503

July

33,400 

31,400

30,800

22,500

18,600

16,600

15,200

14,200

13,500 

13,200

13,200

13,500

12,300

11,100

10,200

9,300

3,000

8,700

8,700

8,400

7,800 

7,200

6,900

6,600

6,600

6,300

6,000

5,700

5,700

5,700

5^400

383,700

12,330

761,100

Aug.

5,100 

5,100

5,100

5,400

5,700

5,700

5,400

5,100

4,800 

4,500

4,500

4,250

4,000

4,000

4,250

4,250

4,250

4,250

6,600

5,400

4,800

4,250

4,000

3,750

5,500

3,500

3,750

4,250

4,250

4,500

4,800

143,000

4,613

283,600

Sept.

5,100 

6,900

7,200

6,600

6,600

6,300

5,700

5,100

4,800 

4,800

4,8OO

5,400

6,000

6,900

5,700

12,300

20,600

20,200

18,600

19,400

35,500 

32,700

24,000

19,000

15,600

13,800

13,500

15,200

12,300

11,100

-

371,700

12,390

737,300

Calendar year 1929: Max 275,000 Min 4,500 Mean 56,330 Ac-ft 40,810,000

Water year 1929-30: Max 221,000 Mln 3,500 Mean 28,780 Ac-ft 20,84O,OOO

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Arkansas River at Little Rook, Ark., 

1929-31, 1950-51 Continued

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10,500 

9,300

9,000

7,800

6,900

6,500 

6,900

14 , 900

21,000

50,800

21,500

16,600

14,600

16,000

15 , 600

13,800

11,400

9,600

26,600

26,000

17,400

13,500

11,700 

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,200

10,200

9,900 

9,600 

9,600

418,700

13,510

850,500

Nov.

9,500 

9,000

8,400

7,800

7,200

6,900 

6,500

6,000

5,700

5,700

5,400

*5,100

5,100

4,800

4,300

4,800

6,900

10,800

9,600

9,000

9,500

15,200

16,300 

14,200

12,000

11,100

10,500

12,900

15,600 

16,000

271,700

9,057

558 , 900

Dec.

20 , 200 

32,700

29,600

26,600

25,500

28,400 

66,000

86,000

75,000

65,000

52,900

42,400

54,800

29,600

24,000

21,000

18,600

16,600

15,200

14,200

13,500

12,900

12,500 

11,700

11,400

11,400

11,100

10,500

10,200 

9,600 

9 , 600

848,500

27,570

tl,685

Jan.

9,300 

9,000

9,000

9,000

8,700

8,400 

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400

*8 , 100

7,800

7,800

7,500

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,200

6,900 

6,900

6.600

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,600 

6,600 

6,600

238,200

7,684

472,500

Feb.

6,600 

6,300

6,000

6,000

6,000

5,700

6,700

6,000

11,800

69,000

97,000

86,OOO

68,000

65,000

81,000

71,000

66,000

61,200

52,000

45,200

54,800

29,600

25,000 

50,200

54,100

45,000

56,500

58,400

:

1-1,153.1

40,470

t2,247

Mar.

48,400 

38,400

50,800

25,500

22,000

19,400 

19,000

24,000

54,100

56,200

54,800

50,800

25,000

20,600

18,600

17,800

16,500

17,400

18,200

18,200

16,500

16,500

19,000 

21,500

29,600

50,800

26,600

27,800

.50,800 

56,200 

44,100

814,500

26,270

tl,616

Apr.

52,900 

54,700

47,500

38,400

36,200

51,400 

50,200

28,400

25,500

22,500

21,000

20,600

20,200

19,800

19,000

20,200

21,500

20,600

19,000

18.600

20,200

22,000

25,000 

25,500

28,400

52,700

48,400

*76,000

85,000 

77,000

10,004.4

35,480

tl,992

May

71.000 

61,200

52,900

49,500

45,000

40,000 

35,500

54,800

59,200

40,800

39,200

55,400

34,800

58,400

52,700

26,600

23,000

20,200

18,600

17,000

16,000

15,600

15,200 

17,000

54,100

45,000

49,500

50,200

38,400 

56,900 

46,600

tl,117.9

56,060

1-2,217

June

45,000 

56,900

29,600

25,500

19,000

17,000 

16,000

16,000

21,500

24,500

21,500

20,600

18,200

17,000

19,400

19,000

29,600

54,800

38,400

59,400

52,000

58,400

34,800 

38,400

31,400

24,000

19,000

16,500

14,200 

12,900

808,300

26,940

tl,605

July

11,700 

11,400

10,500

9,900

9,300

8,700 

8,700

8,100

7,800

7,500

6,900

6.500

6.9OO

7,500

6,900

6,600

7,200

7,500

7,500

7,500

7,200

7,500

9,000 

8,700

7,800

12,900

24,500

20,600

16,500 

14,600 

15,200

508,700

9,958

612,300

Aug.

13,800 

12,600

11,400

10,500

9,600

9,000 

9,600

15,200

19,800

27,200

26,000

19,000

14,900

12,000

10,800

10,200

9,600

8,700

8,400

9,000

11,100

11,100

12,000 

13,200

12,000

10,800

9,600

8,700

8.400 

8,400 

10,800

581,400

12,300

756,500

Sept.

12.000 

9,300

7,500

6,300

6,000

6,000, 

6,900

6,900

10,200

11,100

10,200

8,100

6,900

5,700

5,100

4,500

4,250

4,000

5,750

3,250

3,050

2,850

2,650 

2,450

2,450

2,250

2,150

2,150

2,050 

2,O50

162,050

5,402

321,400

Calendar year 1930: Max 221,000 Min 3,500 Mean 29,730 Ac-ft 21,520,000

Water year 1930-31: Max 97,000 Mln 2,050 Mean 20,570 - Ac-ft 14,890,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

35,400 

53,200

32,400

31,700

51,700

31,700 

32,400

56,200

35,400 

31,000

29,600

28,200

26,200

25,500

25,500

25,500

24,200

22,900

22,200

21,600

22,900

24,260

24,200

24,200

22,200

21,000

18,600

14,600

12,500

11,800

11,800

790,500

25,500

tl,568

Nov.

11,800 

11,200

10,000

9,550

10,000

10,800 

11,200

11,200

11,000 

10,800

10,500

10,300

10,000

9,790

9,790

11,200

10,500

10,500

11,200

12,200

13,000

12, SCO

11,200

9,790

9,320

9,550

10,500

10,300

10,000

8.630

-

318,220

10,610

531,200

Dec.

7,740 

7,740

8,630

9,320

10,000

10,500 

10,300

9,550

8,860 

8,630

8,180

8,180

8,860

9,090

8,400

7,960

7,740

8,180

8,400

8,400

7,960

7,080

6,430

6,640

7,740

8,860

9,320

8,860

8,180

7,740

7,080

260,550

8,405

516,800

Jan.

6,640 

6,430

7,300

11,200

18,600

18,600 

16,300

14,100

12,500 

11,500

10,000

9,090

10,300

18,600

33,200

42,600

45.200

43,500

40,200

56,200

33,200

29,600

25,500

21,600

18,600

15,700

14,600

14,100

13,500

13,000

12,500

523,960

20,150

tl,258

Feb.

11,800 

9,520

6,980

7,300

8,180

8,400 

12,200

22,200

29,600 

29,600

26,200

22 , 900

21,600

21,000

20,400

48 , 500

96,800

83,700

77,600

122,000

159,000

186,000

150,000

164,000

150,000

130,000

112,000

96,800

_

-

M, 864.08

66,570

1-3,697

Mar.

87,600 

78,800

71,800

65 , 500

60,500

56,600 

53,900

51,200

49,400 

46,900

45,200

45,200

50,300

75,200

90,200

80,000

63,300

58,400

58,400

56,600

52,100

46,900

41,000

37,000

54,000

51,000

29,600

28,200

26,200

24,200

r21,000

tl, 615.8

52,120

1-3,205

Apr.

19,200 

19,800

20,400

20,400

18,600

16,300 

21,600

24,800

25,500 

28 , 200

27,500

26,800

36,300

43,500

42,600

40,200

38,600

56,200

55,200

29,600

28 , 900

33,200

45,200

48 , 600

46 , 90O

46 , 900

43,500

39,400

35,400

52,400

-

969,700

52,520

tl,925

May

51.000 

54,000

36,200

38,600

40,200

63,700 

96,800

95;400

85,70O 

70,700

59,500

55,000

48,600

45,500

40,200

59,400

57,800

58,600

56,200

52,400

31,000

72,600

132,000

156,000

145,000

118,000

117,000

135,000

132,000

110,000

94 , 100

1-2,262

72,970

1-4,487

June

80,000 

69,600

65,500

63,300

57,500

50,300 

44,400

40,200

56,200 

42,600

72,000

86,000

101,000

123,000

125,000

106,000

96,000

104,000

104,000

97,000

82,600

72,800

70,000

67,000

67,000

82,000

94,000

101,000

111,000

129.000

-

12^59.8

81,530

1-4,839

July

136,000 

134,000

155,000

197,000

217,000

228,000 

234.000

233,000

220,000 

202 ,000

188,000

175,000

158,000

151,000

152,000

158,000

163,000

172,000

196,000

215,000

225,000

220,000

199,000

186,000

175,000

164,000

159,000

150,000

130,000

114,000

105,000

T5,S03

177,500

1-10,920

Aug.

88,500 

7 O.OOO

57,000

52,000

48,000

45,200 

44,400

41,800

40,200 

37,800

55,200

34,000

36,200

34,700

52,400

50,500

29,600

30,500

27,500

22,200

19,800

22,200

24,200

25,500

22 , 200

19,800

18,600

18,600

18,000

17,400

15,700

HP57 . 5

34,110

1-2,097

Sept.

14,100 ig.aoo

13,500

16,800

20,400

19,800 

18,000

17,400

17,400 

20,400

 33,200

39,400

56,600

68,500

71,800

63,700

88,900

95,400

105,000

107,000

96,800

80,000

64,300

51,200

44,40ft.

41,000

57,000

54,000

54,700

49,400

-

 H.,452.9

48,450

1-2,882

Calendar year 1950: Max 355,000 Min 6,430 Mean 58,000 Ac-ft 41,990,000

Water year 1950-51 : Max 234,000 Mln 6,430 Mean 52,490 Ac-ft 38,000,000

Peak discharge (base, 130,000 efs).--Feb. 22 (8 p.m.) 189,000 cfs (17.37 ft); May 24 (6 p.m.) 

159,000 cfs (15.00 ft); July 8 (11:30 a.m.) 235,000 cfs (19.79 ft); July 22 (6 a.m.) 225,000 cfs 

(20.36 ft).

t Expressed In thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 323

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°27'15", long. 91°37'00", in SE£ sec. 11, T. 3 S., R. 6 W. , on downstream

 side of bridge on U. S. Highway 79, 5? miles southwest of Stuttgart and 8 miles upstream 

from Crooked Creek.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 169.94 ft above mean sea level,

 Saturn of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1936, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at datum 

5.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1936, to July 21, 1937, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream 

at same datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, auxiliary staff gage 5.4 miles downstream from 

base gage.

Average discharge. 16 years, 588 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 cfs Jan. 21-23; maximum gage height, 20.38

 i't Jan. 21, 22; no flow for part of Sept. 24.

1935-51: Maximum discharge observed, 6,550 cfs Jan. 26, 27, 1937 (gage height, 25.50 

ft); no flow at times during each year except 1945, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those below about 10 cfs, which are fair. Diversions for

 Irrigation of about 1,300 acres above station. During flows above 600 cfs, Bayou Meto 

and Crooked Creek are interconnected above station. For records on Crooked Creek, below 

interconnection, see following page. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Revisions (water years). W 857: 1937. Revised figures of discharge for the water year

 1936 'are given herein. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 807.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1935-36, 1950-51 

1935-36

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

 ff 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

3

3

2

2

3

4

3

3

3

4

6

13

17

31

64

165

5.3

327

Nov.

73

85

97

97

97

97

*109

121

133

139

190

308

397

431

4T3

379

333

275

227

173

127

97

85

109

39

20

21

26

21

1§

4,737

158

9,400

Dec.

16

13

10

8

7

6 §

10

*10

10

10

14

34

109

155

109

103

97

91

85

85

73

67

61

46

36

30

26

26

24

21

1,355

43.7

2,690

Jan.

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

23

25

31

36

42

46

49

52

52

55

58

61

SS

52

46

39

34

36

36

32

1,088

35.1

2,160

Feb.

26 g?

36

36

39

39

36

36

34

34

33

*42

44

44

42

42

42

32

32

32

32

32

31

32

32

33

35

35

36

_

-

1,028

35.4

2,040

Mar.

39

4T

58

70

103

127

170

215

246

255

244

228

203

184

159

145

133

121

109

*97

85

76

67

76

220

418

529

564

588

589

33T5

6,724

217

13,340

Apr.

522 4"69

382

298

230

185

145

115

109

97

91

85

76

67

61

52

49

46

39

36

33

32

28

24

21

20

17

16

16

16

3,377

113

6,700

May

18

19

19

20

24

36

39

3T

36

36

36

33

24

*20

15

12

8

10

12

a

5

3

0

<5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

469

15.1

930

June

0

0

0

July

0 135"

*624

796

*842

784

718

649

575

506

*431

377

303

213

133

79

44

26

14

5

8

4

4

2

0

1

3

2

O

0

0

7,278

235

14,440

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Water year 1935-36: Max 842 Bin 0 Mean 71.6 Ac-ft 52,030

Calendar year 1936: Max 902 Bin O Mean 99.9 Ac-ft 72,540

Discharge measurement made on this day.
324 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark., 1935-36, 1950-5i--Cont.

1950-51

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.130 

1,100

1,080

1,050 

1,020

1,000

952

916

856

787

710

611

490

365

245

142

*75

36 

17

11

14 

19

12

~Z2

2

4

2

2

V

12,640.3

408

25,070

Nov.

~7Z 0.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

1.4

36

78

209 

415

633

*765 

809

"SB? 832

820

809

787

754

721

688

-

9,195.9

307

18,240

Dec.

644 

600

611

600 

600

655

710

732

765

776

798

*809

~§ZG 820

809

787

754

721 

688

655

611 

556

501

425

365

295

236

182

158

126

118

17,927

578

35,560

Jan.

103

T2T

285

385 

435

457

468

490

*490

479

457

457

787

1,300

1,530

1,600

1,620

1,670 

1,720

1,750

1.770

1,770"

1,770

1,750

1,720

1,690

1,670

1,640

1,620

1,600

1,550

35, 159

1,134

69,740

Feb.

1.480 

1,420

1,340

1,260 

1,180

*1,140

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,200

1,180

1,160

1.140

1,160

1,180

1,180 

1,180

1,200

1,280 

1,320

1,340

1,340

1,360

1,360

1,400

1,400

-

-

35,360

1,263

70, 140

Mar.

1,420 

1,420

1,420

1.440 

1,420

*1,420

1,400

1,360

1,340

1,300

1,260

1,200

1,130

1,070

1,000

940

880

798 

721

655

600 

556

534

523

490

468

425

333

644

699

721

29,788

961

59,080

Apr.

710 

72T

743

765 

*765

765

787

844 904

928

952

964

988

1,000

1,010

1,010

1,020

1.040 

1,040

1,040

1,040 

1,020

988

964

940

928

916

892

856

798

-

27,338

911

54,220

May

Tfi

644

633 

611

611

600

578

534

479

425

365

295

227

166

118

82

60 

51

44

38

31

25

23

21

19

15

11

*6.4

2.6

1.5

8,125.3

262

16,120

June

0.5 

.6

.2 75" 

1.3

9.7

19

63

118

158

191

209

236

255

265

265

245

218 

174

158

134' 

110

96

103

96

*86

69

57

46

38

_

3,421.5

114

6,790

July

46 

85

265

534 

710

809

844

868

555

844

820

776

721

633

534

425

305

209 

134

82

54 

38

29

*21"25

38

31

34

72

180

295

11,332

366

22,480

Aug.

365

405

355

365 

325

275

218

174

134

96

75

57

44

31

27

41

44

48 

54

54

51 

60

*66

60

48

41

36

36

34

27

22

3,708

120

7,350

Sept.

18 

14

11

14 

14

14

. 21

23

16

29

41

48

72

96

110

126

126

126 

126

*118

118 

118

88

18~.9

70

126

150

T55

142

-

2,143.9

71.5

4,250

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,190 Min 0 Mean 1,193 Ac-ft 864,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,770 Mln 0.2 Mean 537 Ac-ft 389,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 325

Crooked Creek near Humphrey, Ark.

Location. Lat 34 025'35", long. 91 0 40'00", in SEi; sec. 20, T. 3 S., R. 6 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S, Highway 79, 100 ft upstream from St. 

Louis-Southwestern Railway bridge, 2 miles east of Humphrey, and 5.8 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 87 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1951 (prior to February 1940, high-water perioas only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 169.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T929. Prior to Feb. 21, 1940, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream. Feb. 21, 1940, to 

June 19, 1950, wire-weight gage at present site. All gages at same datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1940-51), 270 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during the year, 1,330 cfs Jan. 19, 20 (gage height, 20.61 ft); 

no flow, Sept. 1-9.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 2,010 cfs Jan. 19-21, Feb. 18-20, 1950; maximum gage 

height, 23.51 ft Feb. 18, 19, 1950; no flow at times during each year.

Remarks.--Records fair. Crooked Creek and Bayou Meto are interconnected above station at 

high stages.

Discharge, In cubic feet per eeoond, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

.24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

449

TSX5

386

351

329

296

255

228

183

133

93

56

30

15

9.3

*7.4

6.0

4.9

3.9 

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.1

1^6

3,272.2

106

6,490

Nov.

1.0

1.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.2

.8

.4

ITS

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.7

32

43

87

112 

174

 219

237

246

246

237

228

210

183

149

126

-

2,554.7

85.2

5,070

Dec.

99

75

75

69

72

87

126

157

174

17?

174

 174

174

174

157

149

126

105

93 

69

52

39

28

21

17

15

14

13

13

13

JL2

2,740

88.4

5,430

Jan.

11

T7

52

59

69

72

72

72

*69

64

59

62

236

584

861

1,020

1,170

1,270

1.550 

1,550

1,500

1,250

1,200

1,140

1,120

1,070

1,020

996

973

927

861

20,336

656

40,540

Feb.

797

736

659

588

522

 507

554

588

623

625

625

625

588

554

522

538

538

558

554 

588

641

659

697

697

716

716

736

736

_

-

17,461

624

34,630

Mar.

756

716

716

716

697

*678

641

588

554

522

477

455

586

529

274

219

165

119

81 

52

55

24

18

16

14

12

15

43

81

119

126

9,602

310

19,050

Apr.

112

99

112

133

 133

119

119

149

201

228

246

255

264

274

?g4

255

255

264

264 

264

264

255

237

201

174

157

141

119

93

66

-

5,717

191

11,540

May

*41

Tf

20

17

14

15

10

8.0

5.8

4.4

5.6

2.8

2.4

1.7

1.2

.9

.6

.4

.5 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

175.7

5.67

348

June

~rr 0.1

.1.1.1

.1.1.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2 

1.6

2.4

"276 2.9

1.5

1.5

*1.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

-

17.6

0.59

35

July

0.1

TTT

23

141

183

201

20T

201

192

174

141

119

87

59

39

27

24

22

18 

14

9.8

5.9

 1.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

9.1

45

75

81

2,092.6

67.5

4,150

Aug.

4"7 64

55

24

17

13

9.8

7.4

5.5

4.2

3.7

2.2

1.0

.2

.1

4.8

5.4

4.5

5.9 

2.6

2.8

6.7

*5.4

3.2

1.8

.8

.3

.2

.1

71

.1

274.6

8.86

545

Sept.

0

3

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

6.0

21

24

24

22

20

17

15 

*13

13

14

12

15

22

27

28

27

22

18

-

360.2

12.0

714

Calendar year 1950 : Max 2,010 Mln 0 Mean 592 Ac-ft 428,500

Water year 1950-51 : Max 1,330 Mln 0 Mean 177 Ac-ft 128, loo

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
326 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°34', long. 88°bV', in SW^ sec. 11, T. 6 S., R. 3 E. Chlckasaw meridian, 

on right bank at downstream side of bridge on county road, 5t miles upstream from 

mouth and 6f miles northeast of New Albany.

Drainage area. 22.2 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to July 1941, February 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Feb. 1 to June 14, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 8.20 ft); mini- 

 5um7 1.1 cfs Sept. 12.

1939-41, 1950-51: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs May 22, 1939 (gage height, 8.43 ft),

from rating curve, extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of velocity-area study and records

for nearby streams; minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 13, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

.Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.6

7.6

6.9

6.2

5.7

5.2

4.8

10

6.4

5.9

5.7

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

111

5O

45

16

12

11

9.6

8.7

8.2 

7.9

7.9

7.6

299.3

9.65

0.435

0.50

Nov.

2l~7.1

40

30

19

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

63

25

19

2O

278

62

33

25

26

26

25

25

22 

2O

19

-

944.1

31.5

1.42

1.58

Dec.

18

21

532

83

100

408

119

62

50

41

35

32

30

33

28

25

23

21

2O

20

19

20

19

18

ii

16

16

16 

18

17

16

1,892

61.0

2.75

3.17

Jan.

15

65

1.650

299

82

61

57

45

43

64

47

73

125

125

71

52

47

44

4O

58

37

35

54

54

31

28

28

81 

469

103

289

4,185

155

6.08

7.47

Feb.

422

121

78

61

91

282

485

169

152

102

84

71

61

55

60

158

8O

76

455

358

327

108

76

63

 57

53

49

46

_

-

4,158

148

6.67

6.97

Mar. *

42

39

44

70

66

57

55

46

40

41

54

59

50

45

40

59

59

395

270

146

84

61

5O

43

59

36

74

1,510 

588

161

91

4,572

' 141

6.55

7.52

Apr.

71

230

98

69

59

57

283

158

76

63

78

57

47

45

40

39

56

36

45

38

116

"81 519

55

45

48

45

40 

37

34

-

2,421

80.7

5.64

4.06

May

51

35

51

51

28

26

25

23

22

21

19

18

18

17

18

16

16

15

14

14

1311 

16

12

12

11

10

9.8

a'.e

11

558.4

18.0

0.811

0.94

June

9.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.3

9.0

9.0

19

11

8.4

7.4

7.1

7.9

6.4

11

10

22

10

7.9

25

9.3

7.1

IT 5.7

10

9.8

7.4

6.2 

7.6

77

-

565.7

12.2

0.550

0.61

July

3021 '

78

28

18

13

11

9.6

8.7

8.4

7.1

6.6

5.9

42

278

26

14

9.6

7.9

6.9

6.4

8.5

6.9

6.2

5.7

5.2

111 

24

52

17

905.6

29.2

1.52

1.52

Aug.

9.8

8.2

7.1

6.4

5.4

5.0

4.4

4.2

5.6

3.6

4.0

5.2

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.5

2.4

2.0

40

5.2

3.0

2.7

1.8

1.5

774 

3.4

2.5

2.4

187.4

6.05

0.273

0.51

Sept.

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

13

15

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.7

1.7

1.4

9.7

5.2

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

24

4.6

5.6

9.2

11

5.6

2.9

2.9

2.7

-

157.1

4.57

0.206

0.25

Calendar . __ ....... year , 1950: _ Max ..... - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,63O Hln 1.4 Mean 56.0 Cfam 2.52 In. 54.68______________

Peak discharge (base. 90O cfs).--Dec. 5 (12:50 p.m.) 952 cfs (6.98 ft); Jan. 5 (5 p.m.) 2,400 cfs

(7.87 ft); FebT 20 (11p.m.) 910 cfs (7.22 ft); Mar. 28 (7 p.m.) 5,220 cfs (8.20 ft).
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss.

327

Location (revised). Lat 34°29'00", long. 89°13'30", in SW£ sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 1 E. Chickasaw menaian, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 30, threequarters 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 Floodway.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Kecoras available. September 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey, 

fliovemoer lacib 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 278.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Nov. 23, 1936, 

to May 31, 1937, staff gage at same site at datum 0.33 ft higher. Sept. 24, 1938, to 

Mar. 16, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 842 cfs.

axrremes. Maximum discharge during year, 50,500 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 23.11 ft); mini-

 mum, 18 cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 59,500 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 23.70 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Oct. 3, 16, 1938.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water years 1948 and 1949 have been revised 

to fay.bUU cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 23.70 ft) and 52,000 cfs Nov. 19, 1948 (gage 

height, 23.15 ft) superseding figure published in Water-Supply Papers 1117 and 1147, 

respectively.

Remarks. Records good.

Hevisipns. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

period in the water year 1948, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1117, 

are given herewith:

Feb. 13, 1948 .......... 49,000

Month

Water year 1947-48... 

Calendar year 1948...

Cubic feet 

per second

374,379 

460,673

Maximum

49,000 

49,000

Minimum

12 

12

Mean

1,023 

1,259

Per square 

mile

1.94 

2.39

Runoff In 

Inches

12.01

26.47 

32.57

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

2.5

3.0

4.0

10.0

53

122

310

1,670

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

3,000 

4,14O 

5,590 

8,000

19.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

3.0 

4.0

137

310

2.1 18 

2.3 38 

2.5 63

Note. Same as preceding table above 4.0 

ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

11,700

25,000

34,200

49,000

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

122 

119

108

96

86

85

84

118

143

92

85

75

*70

72

66

65

64

61

*59

57

258

1,040 

400 

200

148

*125

113

106

100

96

94

4,407

142

0.27C

0.31

Nov.

92 

115

1,180

1,280

490

290

218

193

189

162

140

132

125

124

120

1,770

*2,110

769

450

2,140

4,140

5.000 

2,060 

7O3

510

450

510

400

33O

300

-

26,427

881

1.67

1.87

Dec.

290 

290

2,810

4,030

3,740

3, 70O

4.560

4,120

1,850

881

615

531

450

480

470

410

360

520

290

290

270

270 

270 

270

260

250

228

2~8"5 226

260

236

35, 107

1,068

2.05

2.54

Jan.

!5B~ 224 

4,600

22.200

*11,100

4,980

1,910

855

*615

927

1,420

1,890

5,400

5,200

2,09O

1,060

747

637

573

510

594

440 

420 

430

380

340

350

625

3,350

g4,360

g3,950

78,672

2,558

4.85

5.56

Feb.

g4,480 

g6,470

g8,000

g5,550

2,170

5,120

5,650

9.900

6,010

5,950

2,440

1,520

1,160

975

881

2,660

2,440

1,280

5,590

4,750

6,250

5,790 

5,120 

1,160

815

705

657

594

_

-

93,801

3,550

6.37

6.63

Mar.

*552 

490

510

950

2,080

1,160

1,400

1,160

747

705

725

1,250

950

725

573

500

2,3"SO~ 480

3,700

4,480

3,900

1,200 

769 

637

552

490

594

8,890

 40.000

12,300

4,850

99,647

3,214

6.11

7.05

Apr.

1,920 

2,100

1,800

950

725

657

2,160

3,400

2,100

904

973

1,520

791

615

551

551

480

450

550

681

906

5,550 

4.030 

2,070

813

747

1,570

858

573

450

-

59,065

1,302

2.48

2.76

May

590 

340

573

904

SIC

330

292

265

247

238

230

206

187

178

170

162

158

*147

145

159

134

126 

568 

247

167

140

123

107

102

10~2 98

7,725

249

0.475

0.55

June

98 

89

84

80

90

92

87

94

140

104

80

 §7 72

75

85

121

187

277

158

642

488

155 

107 

87

145

113

104

133

77

862

-

5,011

167

0.317

0.35

July

2.600

i,S76

2,210

2,480

1,230

531

256

178

150

150

111

95

77

101

815

410

139

*84

75

82

60

50 

63 

79

49

T52" 58

1,540

1,100

274

551

17,216

555

1.06

1.22

Aug.

178 

124

89

72

56

g53

S51

g50

g46

39

40

49

39

38

56

50

 ss 28

42

36

98

"55 754 

51

40

38

38

37

36

32

29

2,401

77.5

0.147

0.17

Sept.

25 

22

26

22

20

92

54

35

29

27

28

30

28

60

50

25

*21

20

20

19

18

52 

57

40

70

58

53

52

24

~

1,102

56.7

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1950: Max 18,700 Mln 32 Mean 1,159 Cfsm 2.20 in. 29.91

Water year 1950-51: Max 40,000 Min 18 Mean 1,119 . Cf sn 2.13 in. 28.89

Peak discharge (base. 15,000 cfs). Jan. 4 (10 a.m.) 25.70O cfs (21.09 ft); Mar. 2* (6:30 a.m.) 

50,500 cfs (23711 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
328 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss.

Location.--Lat 34°21', long. 89°40', In S| sec. 30, T. 8 S., R. 4 W., Chickasaw meridian, 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 6, l| miles upstream from Hudson Creek, 8.3 miles west of Oxford, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--9.30 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1939 to July 1941, February 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 275.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Mar. 6, 1939, staff gage at present 

site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 7.72 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 0.26 ft Apr. 5.

1939-41, 1950-51: Maximum discharge, 3,400 cfs July 12, 1940 (gage height, 9.17 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; minimum, 3.0 cfs July 19-22, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 .

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5 7

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

6.3

6.9

7.8

66

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

184.2

5.94

0.639

0.74

Nov.

6.0

8.4

10

7.2

g5.7

g6.3

g5.7

5.5

gTTZ

6.5

g5.7

g5.7

g5.7

g5.7

g5.7

70

7.5

6.6

6.3

195

8.1

7.0

g6.6

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

-

454.5

15.2

1.63

1.82

Dec.

7.5

55

-IT 123

2S

31

12

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.4

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.2

6.9 6T3

6.9

6.9

>6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

457.9

14.8

1.59

1.53

Jan.

6.9 168" 

 395T8"

12

11

11

10

10

24

13

42

16

18

13

11

11

11

11

10

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.8

7.S

7.5

7.5

70

g!30

El3

36

1,130.1

36.5

3.92

4.52

Feb.

g!3

g6.6

gl4' «g 7

26

1S5 ~5TJ

19

20

17

15

14

13

13

37

38

17

44

102

51

20

16

15

13

12

12

12

12

-

.

-

816.3

29.2

3.14

3.26

Mar.

11

11

12

18

12

11

11

10

TT

11

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

44

38

14

12

11

11

10

10

10

85

370 14"

22

17

889.0

28.7

3.09

3.56

Apr.

14

38

15

13

11

11 gioe

ITT

615

815

15

14

13

11

11

11

10

10

9,4

82

17

11

11

10

51

21

14

12

10

-

615.4

20.5

 2.20

2.46

May

10

10

38

TT

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

 STS 6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.8

8.1

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

22

7.2

279.4

9.01

0.969

1.12

June

6.3

6.0

e!o

6.0

6.0

7.5

6.9

8.4

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.6

7.2

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.3

 6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.6

6.0

47

92

-

319.9

10.7

1.15

1.28

July

17

40~5.9

10

8.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.2

g6.6

g6.6

g6.0

g6.0

48.

14

9.7

8.1

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

23

10

8.4

7.2

6.9

332.8

10.7

1.15

1.33

Aug.

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.6

7.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.0

7.2

6.0

6.0

40

TZ

7.8

6.0

6.0

5.7

577

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

232.6

T. 50

0.806

ft. 93

Sept.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.1

13

7.2

7.7

7.2

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.9

13

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

~7.2 17

6.0

6.3

212.1

7.07

0.760

0.85

Calendar year . Max - . Mln - Mean - Cfsra - In.

Water iter year year 1950-51: 1950-51: Max Max 395 395 Mln Mln 5.1 5.1 Mean Mean 16.2 16.2 Cfsm Cfsm 1.74 1.74 In. In. 23.70 25.70

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Nov. 20 (7 a.m.) 1,380 efs (6.19 ft); Jan. 3 (2 a.m.) 1,940 cfs

.72 ft); MarT 28 (12:30 p.m.) 1,860 cfs .(7.47 ft).

ff nommit'.prt Pivim tw1RP rial1v w1 t*0_w01 crhf. crncre i»part1nera_

., . .. , .. . 

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight.gage readings
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 329

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°23'57", long. 89°47'10", in NE-£ sec. 11, T. 8 S. , R. 6 W. Chickasaw meridian, In gatehouse of dam on Tallahatchie River, 7f 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 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 219.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplemental adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey; gage readings have been reduced to elevations above 

mean sea level.

Extremes.--Maximurn elevation during year, 271.85 ft Apr. 28, 29 (contents, 1,070,490 acre- 

~ft); minimum, 235.10 ft Sept. 28 (contents, 98,670 acre-ft).

1939-51: Maximum elevation, 276.71 ft Apr. 3, 1949 (contents, 1,308,130 acre-ft); 

minimum elevation since initial filling of reservoir, 228.93 ft Oct. 3, 1941 (contents 

47,900 acre-ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by hydraulic-fill earth dam, with concrete spillway and

oTTETet 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 the outside gates). Water below elevation 219.4 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir used only for 

flood control.

Cooperation.--Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Contents at 8 a.m., in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

253.78

246.38

238.29

230.32

222.52

214.07

205.14

198.05

190.77

187.28

183.48

179.68

175.24

171.61

168.13

164.65

161.14

157.72

153.61

150.73

150.05

150.60

150.46

150.32

151.97

154.02

154.71

155.39

155.80

155.94

155.94

Nov.

155.80

155.39

157.31

157.58

158.27

159.78

163.06

165.23

167.70

168.13

168.71

168.56

169.00

169.14

169.29

172.34

175.24

177.56

180.89

189.86

198.37

202.56

209.84

221.17

231.21

237.40

242.18

245.08

246.56

240.06

Dec.

233.51

226.43

230.32

228.20

227.67

234.75

243.25

249 . 89

254.88

258.77

260.44

258.96

254.14

249.15

242.36

236.87

240.77

243.42

245.64

248.60

250.26

252.66

254.52

254.52

250.63

242.36

235.81

227.32

219.31

212.38

204.81

Jan.

198.37

192.44

209.00

228.20

247.12

295.95

339.35

359.43

369.66

373.60

376.08

378.30

382.99

392.13

401.71

413.14

421.34

426.70

428.04

427.24

428.04

427.24

424.29

423.75

421.34

419 . 49

415.68

414.67

428 . 84

438.49

446.53

Feb.

461.05

474.20

484.99

493.51

504. O7

517.30

538.10

551.82

567.26

591.66

613.70

626.70

634.72

639.73

640.73

643.40

647.07

651.42

666.96

677.94

689 . 60

705.34

721.93

736.25

743.53

744.99

745.35

743.53

_

_

-

Mar..

740. 9S

738.80

735.52

734.80

733.70

732.98

733.34

734.80

735.52

733.34

730.06

728.29

725.11

723.70

722.29

720.88

720.52

720.88

725.82

732.25

741.35

752.63

757.00

761.37

758.82

757.73

755,18

762.46

800.04

872.22

957.53

Apr.

995.69

1,015.78

1,027.77

L, 037. 98

1,045.08

1,050.41

1,054.96

1,054.50

1,058.16

1,064.10

L, 061. 81

1,057.70

1,059.07

1,060.44

L, 059. 98

1,057. 24

1,055.87

L, 049. 52

L, 046. 86

L, 045. 08

1,042.42

L, 046. 86

1,049.97

1,057.24

1,062.72

1,066.84

1,069.58

1,070.49

1,070.49

1,069.12

May

1,065.47

1,061.35

1,058.16

1,065.92

L, 064. 55

L, 060. 90

L, 057. 24

1,052.67

1,048.64

L, 043. 75

L, 040. 20

L, 036. 20

L, 031. 76

L, 026. 88

1,022.44

1,017.56

1,013.12

1,008.23

L, 003. 88

998.71

993.11

987.07

989.23

984.06

978.45

973.28

965.96

959.62

954.19

944.15

938.72

June

929.52

921.19

911.82

9O2.46

893.51

884.96

875.38

869.06

861.16

854.04

845.36

836.04

827.59

819.53

811.08

801.91

793.33

786.62

776.17

769.08

761.37

753.00

745.35

736.98

727.58

719.82

710.64

700.75

695.81

704.28

July

714.52

717. 7O

719.82

723.35

721.58

720.52

715.93

708.87

701.11

692.34

683.42

674.51

665.24

656.43

660.79

658.43

650.08

641.73

633.05

624.75

615.65

606.88

596.48

587.86

578.35

568.84

566.62

564.40

556.40

548.78

543.59

Aug.

536.58

527.59

518.48

509.07

499.48

490 . 10

479.88

471.19

461.05

452.01

448.17

439.03

429.38

420.00

410.60

399.68

391.39

392.13

389.66

380.52

370.64

372.37

365.62

355.62

347.05

337.32

328.10

318.22

308.98

299.84

290.42

Sept.

280.62

271.85

263.46

254.70

245.45

236.52

228.20

219.14

210.69

203.69

196.12

187.73

180.74

174.51

167.12

161.01

153.75

146.84

140.32

134.38

128.58

123.53

119.54

114.87

110.24

105.96

101.80

99.48

100.48

100.99

-

Monthly elevatlun and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Dec. 31.. ................

Calendar year 1950. ....

Water year 1950-51.....

Elevation 

(feet)t

242.88

-

254 77

-

Contents 

( thousands of 

acre-feet)

200.14

-

932 45

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(equivalent, 

;ubie feet per second)

-577

+52.9

-2 193

4 140

-213

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
330 YAZOO RIVER 'BASIN

Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°23'57", long. 89°47'iO", in NE£ sec. 11, 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 Panola-Quitraan Floodway.

Drainage area. 1,545 sq mi.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 219.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplemental adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to Jan. 1, 1948, at site 300 ft downstream at 

datum 25.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 11 years, 2,468 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,580 cfs Aug. 2; maximum gage height, 52.42 ft 

Apr. 28; no flow at times.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 5,780 cfs June 24, 1946; no flow at times.

Remarks . Records good. Plow completely regulated by Sardis Reservoir (see preceding 

page). Records of daily discharge not adjusted for storage in Sardis Reservoir.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 31 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; one discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--W 1147: 1946(M).

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4,820

4,820

4,850

4,930

4.940

4,850

4,720

4,580

3,540

2,740

2,710

 2,700

2,650

2,620

2,600

2,570

2,540

2,520

2,490

1,640

l.OOO

990

837

*660

654

655

655

655

656

656

656

77,904

2,513

-1,633

Nov.

' 655

656

657

657

657

658

659

659

660

*660

660

660

660

660

660

662

656

664

666

669

672

674

677

681

684

686

609

*687

2,860

4.910

-

26,335

878

+1,342

Dec.

4,S40

4,750

4,800

4,780

4,790

4,890

*4,970

5,050

5,090

5,150

5, ISO

5,140

5.O8O

*5,010

4,950

1,630

0

0

0

o

0

0

498

2,54O

4,150

5,060

5.170

*5,040

4,940

4,850

4,700

113,018

3,646

-577

Jan.

4.580

4,510

2,900

1,960

2,030

2/180

2,270

2,320

2,340

2,350

2,360

2,360

2,380

2,400

2,420

2,440

*2,450

2,460

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,460

2,460

2,460

*2,450

2,450

2,440

2,440

1.160

2,110

2,510

77,060

2,486

+4,163

Feb.

2.54O

2,570

2,590

2,610

2,640

2,660

2,690

2,720

2,740

2,790

2,820

2,840

2,850

2,860

2,870

2,870

2,880

2,890

2,910

2,800

2,950

2,970

2,990

3,010

5.020

3,020

3,020

*3,020

_

_

-

79,140

2,826

+5,142

Mar.

3,010

3,010

3,010

3,010

3,000

3,000

3,000

*3,010

3,010

3,OOO

3,000

3,000

2,990

2,990

*2,990

2,990

2,980

2,980

3,000

3,000

3,020

*3,030

5.040

3,040

3,040

5,040

3,040

1,140

0

0

0

82,370

2,657

+5,990

Apr.

O

0

o

0

0

1,520

3,070

3,360

3.570

 3,370

3,240

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

3,110

2,950

*2 , 950

2,940

2,940

2,950

2,950

2,960

2,960

2,970

2,970

2,970

2,970

2,970

-

74,090

 2,470

+1,348

May

2,960

2,960

*2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

*2,960

2,950

2,950

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,930

2,930

2,920

2,920

*2,910

2,910

2,910

2.900

3,100

3,300

3.3OO

3,290

3,290

3,280

3,270

3,260

4,250

5.220

5,210

99,540

5,211

-2,193

June

5.190

5,180

5,160

5,140

5,120

5,100

5,090

5,070

5.O6O

5,040

5,020

5,000

,990

,970

,950

,930

,920

,9OO

 ,880

* ,900

,960

,940

,930

,910

5,090

5,190

5,170

4,550

1,510

759

-

142,599

4,753

-3,680

July

1.150

2,440

2,530

4,680

*5,200

5,200

5,190

5,170

5,150

*5,130

5,110

5,100

5,190

5,800

1,280

4,050

5.220

5,190

5,160

5,140

5,120

5,120

5,090

5,060

*5,040

4,040

1,300

4,090

5,000

4,980

4,980

156,900

4,416

-2,847

Aug.

 4,970

5,120

5.400

5,260

5,210

5,160

5,110

5,140

*5,160

5,110

2,850

5,040

4,990

5,020

5,020

4,980

2,650

416

3,360

4,920

3,910

*1,750

4,610

4,990

5,060

5,160

5,220

5,240

5,220

5,190

5,110

142,526

4,591

-4,140

Sept.

5.060

4,970

4,980

4,960

4,940

4,950

4,880

4,780

4,700

4,650

4,550

*4,420

4,5OO

4,180

4,060

5,940

3,820

3,680

*3,560

5,450

5,340

5,250

3,160

3,070

2,970

*2,610

2,800

914

0

0

-

110,924

3,697

-3,058

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

880 

0.570 

0.66

2,220 

1.44 

1.60

5,069 

1.99 

2.29

6,649 

4,30 

4.96

7,968 

5.16 

5.37

6,647 

4.30 

4.96

5,818 

2.47 

2.76

1,018 

0.659 

0.76

Observed

Calendar year 195O: 

Water year 1950-51:

Max 5,170 Mln 0 Mean 5,315 

Max 5,400 Mln 0 Mean 3,184

1,075 

0.694 

0.77

1,569

1.02 

1.17

451 

0.292 

0.34

639

0.414 

0.46

Adjusted

Mean 5,566 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.58 

Mean 2,971 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Sarclls Reservoir In cubic feet per second.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Yocona River near Enid, Miss.

331

Location.-Lat 34°09<, long 89-55', in T. 11 S., R. 7 W., Chickasaw meridian, near right 

Dank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 200 ft downstream from Tolliver 

Creek, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Enid Dam, 2 miles northeast of Enid 

ll o esi u§? eam from Illlnols Central Railroad bridge, 6 miles upstream from drainage-canal diversion, and 24£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--560 sq mi. 

Records ords available July 1928 to September 1931 and October 1938 to September 1951 in 

reports or ueoiogical Survey. December 1931 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of 

Engineers, Vicksburg district.

^^pq"8*?^8^ A?? 01"?6?' ??tUm °f gage ls 189 ' 42 ft above "1Ban sea level > datum of 

T929, with 1941 Alluvial 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, all at site 150 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1928-31, 1932-51), 803 cfs.

Extremes -Maximum discharge during year, 21,700 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 18.63 ft); no 

now July 16-18.

1928-31, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 36,300 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage-height, 21 61

^ ' ; *n°n £W no y-,io7 18 ' 1951; minlmum discharge prior to construction of Enid Dam, 

OQ ci s bept. do , iy<3l.

Remarks Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Discharge 

pSrTially regulated since 1951 by construction of Enid Dam.

Cooperation.--Sage-height record, 37 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

aiscnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; one discharge measurement made in records

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

167

161

150

145 

137

134

130

138

151

141

135

135

129

127

126

122

120

118

117

1ST

135

232 

2Tff

194

158

144

134

132

128

127

126

4,432

143

0.255

0.29

Nov.

132

134

222 

570 

475

405

212

166

151

147

135

133

130

130

JL21

650

750

475

355

3,400

2,480

1,360 

1,230

970

550

398

384

355

307

265

-

17,192

573

1.02

1.14

Dec.

250

256

4,140 

2,270 

1,500

2,630

1,810

1,360

1,230

990

610

475

405

384

377

346

313

280

253

245

230

225 

218

218

210

208

194

188

TTO

202

194

22,421

723

1.29

1.49

Jan.

188

1,510"

14,600 

13, 500 

10,300

5,940

2,290

1,320

970

1,270

1,540

2,770

3,670

2,200

2,200

1,450

1,070

830

710

630

630

510 

492

458

416

367

349

670

5,440

2,290

2,040

82,820

2,672

4.77

5.50

Feb.

4,770

2,570

1,830 

2,380 

2,290

5,940

9,780

6,300

4,440

2,970

2,040

1,700

1,450

1,230

1,110

3,670

2,120

1,760

8,700

6,660

7,140

3,570 

2,200

1,590

1,230

1,110

990

 930~ 

_

-

92,470

3,302

5.90

6.14

Mar.

850

790

770 

1,070 

1,970

1,360

1,230

1,070

870

910

870

970

870

770

650

570

530

2,050

3,890

3,170

1,970

1,500 

1,150

850

690

610

869

12,600

16,700

19,900

10,100

92,209

2,974

5.31

6.12

Apr.

3,370

3,570

2,040 

1,540 

1,320

1,190

4,660

2,670

1,540

1,260

1,090

1,220

990

840

632

588

542

498 '552"

700

2,320

7^620 

3",780

1,760

1,190

1,340

1,220

815

722

588

-

52,247

1,742

3.11

3.47

May

484

424

1,090 

1,640 

790

516

428

362

338

320

299

270

260

250

244

232

224

212

206

198

194

192 

234

255

216

200

182

172

167

164

155

10,931

353

0.630

0.73

June

167

162

160 

160 

159

160

160

159

154

164

148

141

148

143

138

152

168

188

170

244

208

168 

156

152

149

176

146

222

156

588

5,366

179

0.320

0.36

July

2,120

1,220

7,870 

3,370 

1,700

1,220

678

372

320

250

226

210

198

188

542

0

TJ

0

113

110

113

117 

123

118

118

118

176

404

287

190

160

22,631

 730

1.30

1.50

Aug.

178

143

140 

130 

110

95

89

86

86

83

88

96

83

81

76

75

74

75

78

76

103

520 

287

148

97

92

88

88

86

82

76

3,609

116

0.207

0.24

Sept.

78

76

SZ 

89 

83

106

141

TZI

102

95

97

96

95

107

100

95

90

85

82

79

90

107 

120

120

116

110

106

113

111

99

3,001

100

0.179

0.20

Calendar year 1950: Max 17,200 Min 86 " Mean 1,061 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.73

Water year 1950-51: Max 19,900 Mln 0 Mean 1,121 Cfsm 2.00, In. 27.18

Mote. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings May 19 to June 8, July 9-15, 

19^257 30, 31.
332 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Coldwater River near Lewisburg, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°50'27", long. 89°49'32", in center or ssec. 10, T. 3 S., R. 6 W., Chickasaw meridian, near left bank on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 305, 1.6 miles 

south of Lewisburg and 4.0 miles upstream from Pigeonroost Creek.

Drainage area.--218 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. December iyay to September 1941 in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 250.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. 3. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to Sept. 3, 1942, staff gage and Sept. 3, 1942, 

to Aug. 25, 1948, water-stage recorder at same site and datum. Aug. 26, 1948, to Aug. 

22, 1950, staff gage at site 75 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 390 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 12.90 ft); minimum, 56 cfs Oct. 7; minimum gage height, 2.62 ft Sept. 6, 9.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 25,900 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 15.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 16 cfs May 

21-23, 1947; minimum gage height, 2.38 ft Oct. 1, 2, 1941.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Coldwater 

River and Pigeonroost Creek are interconnected through old creek channel. For records 

on Pigeonroost Creek below interconnection, see following page.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8-23)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7

2.8 

3.4 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

87

380

520

720

1O.O 1,110

10.3

10.6

12.1

1,410 

2,140 

8,O40

4.0 

6.0

Jan. 8 to Sept. 30

140

320

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 9.O ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

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.

Oct.

63

63

60

60

58

58

56

68

68

70

68

68

66

66

66

66

63

66

66

63

73

218

306

340

360

218

101

80

73

70

63

3,199

103

-

-

Nov.

63

63

87

194

290

360 

404

194

115

101

101

87

80

76

76

226

282

274

242

455

720

700

910

950

40T

170

130

130

115

103

-

3,107

270

-

-

Dec.

101

108

2,320

2,340

3,240

5,240 

2,840

2,340

1,480

870

330

178

138

130

130

130

115

101

90

87

87

87

87

90

90

90

87

84

84

84

37

23,265

750

-

-

Jan.

87 is?

8,040

7,240

4,440

1,720 

1,000

482

225

250

420

410

1,000

6,040

5,640

2,740

1,220

870

410

204

156

136

127

124

124

118

109

249

84O

g540

8454

45,584

1,470

-

-

Feb.

a382

a300

a260

a204

gl?2

g870 

g3.520

g2,24i3

g2,110

gl,020

950

750

620

496

340

7 2O

700

780

1,110

910

910

1,050

660

270

172

148

504

290

_

-

21,953

784

.

-

Mar.

310

192

164

310

280

225

192

164

140

124

115

109

109

1O9

109

103

103

350

460

44Q

420

320

148

109

112

103

82

i.oTo"

2,490

2,600

1,310

12,812

413

-

-

Apr.

78O

45O

400

360

280

148 

290

410

430

420

220

225

188

136

115

106

100

97

91

5T

418

1,720

1,140

1,180

810

360

350

410

420

230

12,375

412

-

-

May

118

153

94

94

88

85 

79

79

78

78

78

78

73

72

71

70

69

70

70

69

68

65

72

82

85

74

71

70

69

69

85

2,429

78.4

-

-

June

82

91

75

75

10O

85 

82

118

310

570

370

340

118

88

82

77

79

78

85

115

115

168

140

82

72

78

79

71

70

25?

3,964

132

-

-

July

556

540

680

840

750

930 

950 35B~

112

82

76

73

71

7O

69

68

67

66

65

64

63

63

62 156~

100

71

109

320

208

SI

74

7,801

252

-

-

Aug.

68

66

65

64

63

64 

63

63

62

67

63

68

70

66

64

62

62

65

71

72

69

380

212

75

69

68

67

66

65

63

63

2,501

80.7

-

-

Sept.

62

62

62

60

60

57

58

57

61

63

72

88

79

82

69

63

62

60

58

58

79

94

33

85

74

69

65

61

58

-

2,024

67.5

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,95O Mln 50 Mean 532 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 195O-51: Max 6,040 Mln 56 Mean 400 Cfsm - In. -

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of hydrograph and weather records.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 333

Pigeonroost Creek near Lewisburg, Miss.

Location. Lat 34?49'49", long. 89°49'20", in NW£ sec. 15, T. 3 S., R. 6 W., Chickasaw 

menaian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 305, 1.6 miles 

upstream'from mouth and 2.4 miles south of Lewisburg.

Drainage area.--228 sq mi.

Kecoras available.--October 1941 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1939 to September 1941 in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 253.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 

3, 1942, staff gage and Sept. 3, 1942, to July 11, 1948, water-stage recorder at same 

site and datum. July 12, 1948, to Dec. 17, 1949, staff gage 100 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 276 cfs.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,060 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 12.52 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 4.08 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 34,900 cfs Apr. 9, 1942, from rating curve extended 

above 4,500 cfs; maximum gage height observed, 13.05 ft Nov. 19, 1948 (revised); minimum discharge, 30 cfs Sept. 15, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 0.98 ft July 21, 

1942. .

Revision. The maximum discharge and gage height for the water year 1949 have been 

revised to 7,210 cfs Nov. 19, 1948 (gage height, 13.05 ft), superseding figures published in Water Supply Paper 1147.

Remarks.--Records fair. Pigeonroost Creek and Coldwater River are interconnected through 

old creek channel above station. For records on Coldwater River below interconnection 

see preceding page.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 13 to Feb. lo

Mar. 17-21, July 5 to Aug. 13)

Oct. I to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 3O

4.1 

4.5 

6.5 

8.0 

10.0

11.0 1,470

330 

570 

97O

11.5

12.0

12.4

2,110

3,560

4,760

4.0 

4.5

5.0 

6.5

48

110

330

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 6.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

62

61 

60

58

58

58 

59

58

58

57

57

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

88

~58- 218

61

57

56

SB- 55

55

55

55

1,999

64.5

.

-

Nov.

55

225

1,000

754

172

74

66 

64

63

60

58

57

57

57

57

724

716

g!72

g!76

gl,180

gl,160

g3Z3

glES

g88

81

77

76

71

67

66

-

7,926

264

_

Dec.

66

71

2,770 

1,840

993

2,660

776 

295

183

149

116

106

101

100

95

87

78

74

71

69

68

70

69

70

70

68

65

63

66

64

62

11,435

369

_

-

Jan.

61

426

4,760 

2,360

474

133

gllS 

g!07

g!06

g442

570

386

1,560

4,010

1,710

458

181

144

139

138

124

107

96

93

89

85

85

568

1,360

618

g306

21,814

704

-

-

Feb.

g242

g!95

g!66 

g!47

gl88

1,890

4,160

gl,260

g754

666

506

410

290

166

202

gl,180

g602

314

1,660

1,160

506

234

168

145

133

126

53S

202

_ 1

-

18,002

643

-

-

Mar.

134

112

149

171

226

150

139 

118

103

103

96

89

89

88

84

82

g!21

g698

g682

g424

g!71

g!05

g88

g86

77

70

9?

gl,560

 442 2,110

150

8,809

284

-

-

Apr.

103

765

490 

154

120

101

875 

402

141

gl05

g!30

g!30

g!04

gioo

g88

S75

70

69

69

68

1,030

1,660

 346

111

88

S3 78

g506

168

105

89

-

8,640

288

-

-

May

83

W

8Q 

81

72

69

68 

66

63

63

62

60

60

60

60

59

58

58

59

58

' 5555

60

56

54

55

56

55

55

55

82

1,957

63.1

-

-

June

57

55

55 

63

112

63

60 

295

660

234

75

64

58

56

56

56

55

55

99

333

84

62

54

5360"

55

53

53

159

1,010

-

4,204

140

-

-

July

1,000

346

1,360 

1,210

354

123

86 

74

66

60

55

52

50

50

il

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

66

49

49

72

55

52

52

52

5,774

186

-

-

Aug.

51

BT

51 

51

51

51

52 

52

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

53

53

53

53

59

BT

51

51

52

52

51

51

51

51

1,602

51.7

-

-

Sept.

51

51

51 

'5151

51

50 

50

50

54

55

51

80

59

51

50

49" 49

49

49

49

70

78

60

54

53

53

51

50

50

-

1,620

54.0

.

-

Calendar year 195O: Max 4,510 Min 52 Mean 335 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,760 Min 49 Mean Z57 Cfsm - In. -

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
334 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°45'31", long. 90°07'30", in SW^ sec. 2, T. 4 S., R. 9 W. Chickasaw meriaian, in gatehouse of dam on Coldwater River, 4 miles north of Arkabutla and 54.3 

miles upstream from the mouth of Coldwater Riyer.

Drainage area. 1,000 sq mi, approximately.

Kecoras available. August 1941 to September 1951.

uage.--water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 191.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey; gage readings have been reduced to elevations above 

mean sea level. Prior to July 1, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 228.83 ft Jan. 17 (contents, 269,520 acre-ft); 

minimum, 193.48 ft Aug. 10 (contents, 40 acre-ft).

1941-51: Maximum elevation, 235.91 ft Jan. 12, 1946 (contents, 450,140 acre-ft); 

minimum elevation since initial filling of reservoir, 192.83 ft Aug. 25, 1943; minimum 

contents, 30 acre-ft at times during 1943-45.

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, 525J-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 outside gates). Figures given herein represent contents above elevation 

191.3 ft: Water below elevation 191.3 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. 

Reservoir used only for flood control.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

ueoiogical Survey.

Contents at 8 a.m., in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

72.18

70.85

67.77

63.80

59.98

56.24

52.77

49.59

46.50

43.38

40.48

39.47

39.00

38.58

38.16

37.75

37.33

36.92

36.54

36.16

35,95

36.92

37.16

37.63

38.34

38.94

39.17

39.11

38.94

38.34

38.04

Nov.

37.69

37.16

37.33

38.88

41.37

42.80

43.32

43.71

43.84

43.51

43.12

42.68

42.26

41.84

41.49

41.90

41.37

41.07

40.06

37.93

40.24

46.31

50.44

54.12

57.76

60.21

61.74

62.65

63.42

64.03

-

Dec.

64.61

65.44

72.99

85.62

99 . 70

122.13

142.26

158.19

163.28

164.63

164.48

162.98

159.69

156.25

152.68

149.30

140.29

131.63

123.49

115.62

107.90

100.45

93.50

86.51

79.91

73.35

67.36

61.20

55.67

50.29

45.20

Jan.

40.36

36.05

.48.98

103.66

142.40

157.74

162.38

163.88

163.43

161.64

160.89

160.89

170.45

198.91

241.96

263.16

269.31

268.25

265.28

260.61

254.83

248.80

242.96

237.16

231.07

225.74

220.03

214.58

216.73

218.16

218.89

Feb.

218.70

215.11

210.99

205.97

201.66

199.42

217.98

239.94

252.82

258.49

260.61

260.40

257.45

254.23

249.40

249.60

251.21

252.42

255.64

257.65

259.76

258.49

255.44

251.82

246.99

241.35

236.59

232.59

_

-

Mar.

227.84

222.89

217.98

214.58

210.99

207.40

203.28

198.91

195.21

190.66

186.12

181.39

176.64

172.35

168.39

164.63

160.74

158.79

159.99

160.59

158.94

157.74

154.45

150.99

147.61

144.09

140.71

140.15

152.12

162.68

169.02

Apr.

170.29

171.72

173.62

173.15

170.29

168.87

166.88

167.02

165.83

163.58

161.49

158.04

155.20

152.96

148.60

145.22

141.41

137.83

134.40

132.03

128.73

139.44

151.41

157.74

158.34

158.64

159.09

158.04

155.80

152.68

-

May

149 . 72

145.64

142.26

141.13

137.70

134.27

130.71

127.41

124.10

121.27

117.58

115.00

111.92

109.28

106.41

103.77

101.09

98.52

96.17

93.61

91.26

89.09

87.70

86.51

84.43

82.26

80.19

78.27

76.54

74.72

73.44

June

72.10

70.60

69.19

. 67.94

67.52

63.88

63.95

65.28

66.94

69.27

71.52

67.69

62.50

61.66

62.27

62.58

62.96

63.34

60.05

58.29

59.06

59.90

60.36

60.82

61.12

57.91

55.82

56.10

56.38

57.91

-

July

62.81

66.61

69.44

73.90

76.27

75.72

74.99

72.35

69.19

64.70

60.13

54.61

49.11

44.16

38.22

32.78

27.70

21.31

15.04

12.32

8.37

4.73

2.51

1.92

1.00

.08

.11

.10

.44

.26

.06

Aug.

gO.05

g.05

g.05

g.04

g.04

g.04

g.04

g.04

g.04

g.04

g.05

g.05

g.05

.11

.11

.10

.10 .11

.12

.12

.12

.16

.95

1.34

.80

.23

.12

.97

1.49

1.88

2.19

Sept.

2.51

2.80

3.O6

3.29

3.56

3.84

4.10

4.34

4.57

4.98

5.45

5.90

6.48

7.10

7.74

8.10

8.40

8.69

8.94

9.22

9.52'

10.00

10.77

11.38

12.01

12.48

12.84

13.22

13.55

1-5.80

g Computed from staff-gage readings.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Dec . 31 .................

Calendar year 1950....

Water year 195O-51....

Elevation 

(feet)t

211.08

-

-

Contents 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

72.71

41.61

-

150.71

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(equivalent, cfs)

-568

-371

-86.7

-964

-329

-1,271

-188

+38.2

-81.1

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 335

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Miss.

Location. Lat 34 0 45'31", long. 90°07'30", in SW^ 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.--January 1942 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. August to December 1941 in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 191.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Goedetic Survey. Prior to July 1, 1942, staff gage at outlet tunnel 

of Arkabutla Dam and July 1, 1942, to Dec. 31, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 370 

ft downstream from outlet tunnel, both at datum 19.90 ft lower.

Average discharge.--9 years, 1,622 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,830 cfs Dec. 16; maximum gage height, 37.65 

i't Jan. 17; no flow at times.

1942-51: Maximum discharge observed, 10,200 cfs Apr. 12, 1942; no flow at times 

each year.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir (see preceding 

Records of daily discharge not adjusted for storage in Arkabutla Reservoir.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 36 discharge measurements, and computations 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 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

920 

1,280

2,160 

2,080

2,000

1,930

1,860

1,790

1,730

1,670

1,O40

374

366

357

350

344

336 

331

321

*316

320

330

336

253

154

365

369

368

362

354

349

25,115

81O

-568

Nov.

342

335

344 

377

411

429

444

450

451

*444

437

430

421

412

410

1,420

2,260 

2,250

2,230

2,210

761

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

-

17,268

576

+448

Dec.

0 0~

0 

0

0

1,010

2,090

2,280

2,34O

2,350

2,350

2,320

*2,280

2,240

2,180

3,940

4,710 

4,560

4,410

4,260

4,120

*4,OOO

3,860

' 3,730

3,600

3,460

3,310

3,180

*3,050

2,910

2,78O

81,320

2,623

-371

Jan.

2,660 

1,100

726 

1,580

2,100

2,280

2,330

2,340

2,330

2,310

2,300

1,500

2,510

2,920

3,400

3,620

*3,680 

3,650

3,620

3,560

3 ,500

3,420

3,350

3,280

*3,210

3,140

3,070

3,010

3,040

3,060

3,060

85,656

2,763

+2,883

Feb.

3,050 

3,010

2,950 

2,890

2,850

2,850

3,100

3,360

*3,500

3,560

5,580

3,560

3,530

*3,490

5,440

3,450

3,470 

3,490

3,520

5,550

3,570

5,550

3,510

3,460

5,400

3,340

3,280

*3,250

.

-

95,520

3,340

+ 192

Mar.

3,170 

3,110

3,050 

3,000

2,960

2,910

2 850

2,790

2,740

2,680

2,620

2, = GO

*2,500

2,450

2,590

2,550

2,300 

2,280

2,290

2,300

2,280

2,250

2,210

2,150

2,10O

2,060

2,020 *2,0'60"

2,2OO

2,350

2,410

77,390

2,496

-964

Apr.

2,450 

2,450

2,470 

2,460

1,640

2,4OO

2,580

2,370

2,360

*2,330

2,290

2,250

2,210

2,180

2,120

2,070

2,050 

1,980

*1,930

1,880

1,870

2,040

2,190

2,260

*2,270

2,280

2,280

2,270

2,230

2,190

-

66,110

2,2O4

-329

May

2,140 

2,080

*2,040 

2,010

1,970

1,920

1,870

*1,820

1,760

1,710

1,660

1,620

1,580

1,540

1,490

1,450

1,400 

1,560

1,32O

1,280

1,240

1,200

1,180

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,050

1,010

985

955

957

45,957

1,482

-1,271

June

916 

892

868 

850

1,710

842

00~

O

0

 1,420

3,52O

1,790

0

0

0

0 

1,170

1,670

0

0

0

O

0

1,160

*1,770

0

0

O

0

-

18,378

613

-188

July

0

1,160"

894 

952

2,240

*2,860

2,840

2,790

2,710

2,610

2,920

3,010

*2,880

2,890

5,OOO

2,840

2,820 

3,200

1,460

*2,580

*1,780

1,550 *959

*910

*689

369 *425

401

607

*457

276

55,059

1,776

-997

Aug.

g212 

g200

*g!95 

g!92

g!88

*g!84

g!86

g!87

g!82

g!82

g!95

g204

g!45

173

*173

169

165 

179

190

188

188

299

487

525

39?

239

66

00~

0

O

5,883

190

+38.2

Sept.

0

0

+ 195

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

242 

0.242 

0.28

1,024 

1.02 

1.14

Calendar year 195O: 

Water year 195O-51:

2,252 

2.25 

2.6O

5,646 

5.65 

6.51

3,532 

3.55 

3.68

1,532 

1.55 

1.77

1,875 

1.88 

2.09

211 

0.211 

0.24

Observed

Max 4,840 Min o Mean 2,092 

Max 4,71O Min 0 Mean 1,566

425 

0.425 

0.47

779 

0.779 

0.90

228 

0.228 

0.26

195 

0.195 

0.22

Adjusted

Mean 2.OO5 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27-22 

Mean 1,485 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.16

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Arkabutla Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

g Computed from staff-gage readings.
336 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchie River near Lambert, Miss.

Location. La t 34°10'50", long. 90°12'55"', in SW£ sec. 29, T. 27 N., R. IE., 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 24i 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 Taliahatchie and Yocona Rivers, entire flow from which is diverted 24i miles upstream 

through Panola-Quitman floodway).

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1936 "to"September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

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. Prior to Nov. 11, 1937, chain gage and Nov. 11, 1937, 

to Sept. 4. 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder 5¥ miles downstream from base gage. No auxiliary gage prior to Dec. 9, 1938. 

Dec. 9, 1938, to Aug. 5, 1941, staff gage and Aug. 6, 1941, to Sept. 10. 1946, wireweight gage at same site.

Average discharge.--15 years, 2,846 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 30.42 ft): min- 

, umutn, 124 cfs Sept. 21; minimum gage height, 7.59 ft Sept. 30.

1936-51: Maximum discharge observed, 32,800 cfs Jan. 30, 1937 (gage height, 35.52 

ft); minimum, 59 cfs Oct. 27-29, 1942; minimum gage height, 5.01 ft Nov. 2, 3, 1938.

A stage of 36.8 ft, from floodmarks, occurred in January 1932 (probably affected bv 

levee breaks above).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Plow partly regulated by 

Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see p. 334).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and computations 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 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

961 

1,060

1,060

1,750 

1,930

2,120

2,140 

2,110 

2,050

1,990

1,900

1,830

1,130

871 

728

654

597

578

564

538

528 

532

613

725

730

596

495

595

611

608 

604

33,198

1,071

Nov.

582 

575

6OO

615 

635

665

698 

718 

711

699

b84

679

637

641 

616

645

1,500

2,280

2,370

2,570

5,200 

2,740

1,910

1,410

1,170

905

690

594

543

489

32,771

1,092

Calendar year 195O:

Water year 1950-51:

Dec.

426

g516

g2,510

g3,890 

g4,070

4,730

6,700 

6,830 

6,480

5,010

5,100

4,610

4,240

3,710 

3,260

3,340

3,560

4,410

4,850

5,160

5,240 

5,140

5,110

4,880

4,690

4,340

4,140

3,830

3,600

3,490 

3,340

132,002

4,258

Jan.

g3,190 

g5,070

g5,580

g9,150 

g9,540

9,620

9,480 

9,O30 

8,640

8,230

7,560

6,850

6,680

9,220 

10,300

11,400

11,7OO

11,900

11,60O

11,100

10,300 

9,500

8,630

7,870

6,780

5,930

5,300

4,960

5,640

6,150 

g6,470

251,370

8,109

Feb.

5,230 

g4,890

4,680

g4,340 

g4,000

g4,310

g7,B40 

g9,430 

glO.OOO

glO,200

g9,96O

g9,510

g8,890

8,250 

g7,490

g7,430

7,980

7,570

8,030

8,450

g8,590 

8,060

7,390

6,860

6,220

5,830

5,340

5,110

-

-

201,880

7,210

Mar.

4,870 

4,700

g4,550

g4,420 

g4,410

4,400

4,370 

4,300 

4,220

4,110

4,060

3,960

g3,870

g3,750 

g3,630

3,510

3,460

3,620

4,370

4,740

d4,760 

4,260

3,960

 3,730

3,480

3,200

g2 , 960

837350

g4,630

g5,730 

5,910

129,330

4,172

Apr.

g5,680 

5,360

g5,150

g4,810 

g4 , 450

g4,C50

4,040 

d4,410 

g4,710

g4,540

4,340

4,160

3,970

3,700 

g3,500

g3,340

g3,080

g2,900

g2,760

g2,620

82,470 

4,180

5,270

d5,300

d4,850

4,520

5,400

5,560

4,690

4,030

127,840

4,261

May

3,680 

g3,360

3,180

g4,090 

g3,800

3,410

3,200 

3,010 

2,890

2,720

g2,600

2,450

2,350

2,280 

2,200

2,140

2,060

1,990

1,930

gl,840

1,820 

1,760

1,730

gl,890

1,780

1,660

1,570

1,510

1,430

81,420 

Si, 430

73,180

2,361

June

1,460 

1,570

1,600

1,630 

1,640

1,700

1,910 

937 

699

611

807

914

2,580

g2,940 

1,540

775

516

440

386

81,900

gl.080 

621

443

350

297

g787

81,610

Si , 100

g421

8308

33,572

1,119

July

482 

1,TSO"

1,370

g2,240 

g2,380

83,060

3,500 

5,660 

3,630

3,490

3,270

3,180

3,160

3,130 

3,130

3,330

83,350

g3,250

g3,220

3,040

2,660 

2,450

2,180

1,720

1,500

1,390

1,240

1,120

940

8837 

819

73,858

.2,393

Aug.

695 

565

476

g448 

g418

g391

8389 

g386 

g382

8376

g350

8376

g343

8328 

330

335

343

351

335

d!82

d!53 

d535

d374

d393

d407

8468

491

8371

282

225 

226

11,424

369_

Sept.

8229 

230

8227

g223 

219

213

211 

210 

210

8212

212

220

213

g203 

202

187

170

156

 g!40

8132

8124 

dT2B~

B149

g236

357

331

242

191

8 187

8184

6,145

..205

Observed Adjustedt

"lax 13,800 Min 2O9 Mean 4,400 Mean 4,313 Cfsra 2.18 In. 29.57

lax 11,90O Min 124 Mean 3,032 Mean 2,951 Cfsm 1.49 In. 2O.23

t Adjusted for change in contents in Arkabutla Reservoir.

d Doubtful gage-heigho recordj discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed recorder record.

g Computed from wire-weight gage readings at either base or auxiliary gage.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 337

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°52'55", long. 90°16 I 45", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 23 N., R. 1 W., Cho.ctaw 

meriaian, near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile northeast of Swan Lake, 2 miles downstream from Cassidy Bayou, 17 miles downstream from 

point where Panola-Quitman floodway empties into Tallahatchie River, and at mile 235.6.

Drainage area. 5,130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Novemoer iy^y to September 1938 (except low-water periods) in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district. Gage-height records collected at same site since November 

1904 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 113.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Sept. 18, 1944, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 2.8 miles downstream from base 

gage since Oct. 4, 1944. Nov. 22, 1939, to Aug. 28, 1942, auxiliary gage was staff 

 gage and Aug. 29, 1942, to Oct. 3, 1944, wire-weight gage at site 3.8 miles downstream 

from base gage.

Average discharge. 13 years (1938-51), 7,801 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 cfs Jan. 8; maximum gage height, 29.38 ft 

Jf'eo. 23; minimum discharge, 1,570 cfs Nov. 15; minimum gage height, 7.07 ft Nov. 16.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 43,800 cfs Feb. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 32.97 ft 

Feb. 22, 1939; minimum daily discharge, 213 cfs Oct. 27, 1942; minimum gage height, 1.38 

ft Oct. 26-28, 1942.

A stage of 37.0 ft occurred Jan. 15, 1932 (affected by break in levee).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Daily discMrge computed from 8 a.m. gage heights, using fall as a factor. Flow partly regulated by Sardis Reservoir on Tallahatchie River (see p. 329), and Arkabutla Reservoir 

on Coldwater River (see p. 334).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

aiscnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; one discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttetal

Mean

Oct.

6,040 

6,030

6,320

6,300

6,310

6,530

6,450

6,630

6,740

6,840

6,740

6,590

5,960

4,940

4,410

3,960

3,710

3,530

3,430

3,320

3,260 

g3,120

g2,820

g2,610

g2,480

g2,310

gl,940

gl,750

gl,760

gl,780

gl,64Q

136,250

4,395

Nov.

1,700 

1,630

1,650

1,910

2,080

2,130

2,120

2,050

,850

,780

,690

,650

,620

,630

.570

1,580

2,360

3,530

3,730

3,830

5,820 

7,290

8.680

6,290

5,050

3,670

2,990

2,510

2,150

1,950

-

88,490

2,950

Dec.

2,600

3,550

4,980

8,440

9,910

11,200

12,500

12,900

13,300

g!3,500

g!3 , 800

13 , 500

g!3 , 400

13,300

13,100

12,800

12,400

12,000

11,600

10,700

9,590 

8,860

8,O90

7,520

6,860

6,990

7,230

7,410

7,750

8,010

8,140

305,930

9,869

Jan.

8,570 

g8,?00

11,200

14,400

16,900

19 , 700

22 , 800

23 , 200

23,300

25,400

22,000

21,300

21,000

20,300

20,300

20,400

20,500

20,100

19,500

19,500

19,000 

18,400

17,700

17,300

16,600

16,000

15,400

15,000

14,900

14,900

15,800

557,470

17,980

Feb.

g!6,200 

g!6,300

g!6,200

g!6,500

g!5,600

g!5,200

15,800

16,900

18,200

19,600

g20,900

21,200

21,600

21,300

20,500

20,300

19,700

19,300

20,100

20,600

21,000 

21,700

22,100

21,700

21,200

19,900

18,900

17,900

-

-

-

536 , 200

19,150

Mar.

16,500 

15,600

14,600

13,700

g!3,100

12,800

12,500

12,100

11,900

11,600

11,400

11,300

glO,900

10,800

10,500

10,300

9,950

9,800

10,200

11,100

11,600 

11,900

11,900

11,700

11,400

11,100

10,500

10,100

11,800

g!4,300

g!5,600

372,530

12,020

Apr.

17,900 

19,000

19,300

18,700

17,200

15,700

14,700

14,000

13,400

13,100

12,700

12,400

12,100

11,800

11,400

11,000

10,500

10,200

9,890

9,530

9,250 

g9,470

10,500

11,300

11,900

12,200

12,500

g!2,700

12,800

12,900

-

390,040

13,000

May

12,300 

11,700

11,200

glO,800

glO.500

10,400

10,500

9,950

9,580

9,150

8,560

g7,750

7,390

g6,890

6,730

6,430

6,080

5,790

5,540

5,450

5,450 

, 5,400

5,360

5,510

5,620

g5,680

5,610

5,520

5,410

5,510

5,240

232,560

7,502

June

5,550 

3,860

6,180

6,550

6,460

g6,650

6,750

6,900

6,790

6,530

6,390

6,370

6,630

7,040

7,520

7,190

6,970

6,720

6,440

6,560

6,900 

6,830

6,580 ef.sso

6,150

6,060

6,240

6,600

7,100

7,200

-

197,400

6,580

July

7,070 

7,150

7,480

g8,210

g9,520

glO,100

glO,400

gl 0,500

glO,600

glO,4OO

glO,100

g9,910

g9,710

g9,650

g9,550

g9,780

9,990

9,790

9,570

9,550

9,080 

8,900

8,810

8,590

8,540

8,100

7,900

g7,720

g7,250

g6,690

g6,470

276,440

8,917

Aug.

6,400 

fi,340

g6,190

g6,160

6,140

6,130

g6,020

g6,010

g5,970

5,950

5,940

5,930

5,910

5,760

5,710

5,660

5,850

5,900

5,440

4,290

5,910 

4,350

5,000

5,120

5,060

5,250

5,340

5,430

5,480

5,500

5,510

173,640

5,601

Sept.

5,590 

5,600

5,570

5,530

g5,480

g5,420

g5,340

g5,320

g5,500

g5,290

g5,290

5,540

5,580

5,500

5,220

5,100

4,910

4,750

4,550

4,400

4,320 

4,290

4,390

4,570

4,290

4,200

4,000

3,670

g3,390

g2.690

-

144,290

4,810

Adjusted for change in reservoir contentst

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

:

\

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 195O-51:

' - - -

1 :

Observed

Max 33,800 Min 1,570 Mean 11,010 

Max 23,400 Min 1,570 Mean 9,346

: : :

-

Adjuste'd

Mean 10,980 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.05 

Mean 9,052 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.95

t Adjusted for change in contents in Arkabutla and Sardis Reservoirs, 

g Computed from wire-weight gage readings.
338 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°58', long. 89 021' , in SW£ sec. 6, T. 13 S., R. 1 W. Chickasaw meridian^ 

near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 9, 1 mile south of Bruce.

Drainage area. 254 sq mi.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 239.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 21.62 ft); 

 minimum, 3.3 cfs Sept. 5.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 29, 1951; minimum, 1.8 cfs Nov. 5, 1948, 

but may have been less during period of no gage-height record.

Remarks. Records good except those below-15 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

2.4 

2.7

3.0 

3.5

39

72

146

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

230

400

780

1,450

2,570

17.0

19.0

20.0

21.1

3,500

4,800

6,520

10,800

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

3.0

27

54

119

300

Feb. 1 to Sept. 3O

6.0

10.0

14.0

17.0

19.0

20.0

760

1,800

2,960

4,020

5,300

6,850

20.5

21.0

21.3

21.5

8,050

10,200

12,600

15,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. '

30 

25

22 

19 

16

13

21

31

16

13

12

10

10

9.4

8.6 

8.2

7.8

7.0

6.6

11

58

35

21

16

14

13

11

11

11

10

511.6

16.5

0.065

0.07

Nov.

10 

IT

256 

427 

156

60 

37

29

26

24

20

18

17

17

16

74

156

64

38

451

*1,180

454

162

96

82

73

81

77

58 

48

~

4,218

141

0.555

0.62

Dec.

45 

44

1,830 

2,200 

956

3,070 

2,450

1,540

281

177

132

108

89

98

99

85 

70

58

48

45

41

39

39

39

37

37

35

35

59 

52

46

13,917

449

1.77

2.04

Jan.

43 

1,010"

9,360 

"10.500 

*6,960

*1,550 

306

184

136 194-

392

2,140

*3,190

2,020

943

349

194

156

136

124

148

112

95

93

80

66

61

61

315 

400

2,580

43,898

1,416

5.57

6.43

Feb.

6,730 

g3,740

g3,420 

gl,370

g864

3,040 

5,880

*4,020

2,800

1,380

736

498

355

270

252

1,640 

968

459

2,580

2,870

2,660

994

344

242

g!74

g!45

g!32

g!22

:-

48,685

1,739

6.85

7.13

Mar.

gl!4 

g!03

II! *1,440

616 

476

355

229

202

260

544

344

246

g!74

g!35 

g!32

2,740

3,450

2,720

772

290

200

g!54

g!32

gl!4

g224

9,250

14,400 

7,040

1,800

49,080

1,583

6.23

7.19

Apr.

344

754

454 

g224 

g!71

g!45 

1,010

1,200

g322

g!50

g291

688

g240

g!49

g!30

g!60 

g!97

g!37

*351

498

1,120

5,280

2,870

791

236

242

520

300

160 

116

-

19,250

642

2.53

2.82

May

94

77

301 

699 '250"

112

80

64

57

51

47

40

37

33

30

29

*27

25

25

23

22

20

41

34

25

22

20

18

16 

IS

16

2,321

74.9

0.295

0.34

June

16 

16

20

16 

16

16 

15

15

14

15

14

14

16

15

15

17 

25

172

174

1,010

609

107

42

26

155

99

31

*57

27 

87

2,869

95.6

0.376

0.42

' July

127 

73

2,120 

1,540 

216

80 

47

g21

g!6

g!4

g9.6

gs!?

g5.4

g9.6

g!2

g9.0

g6.6

g5.4

g4.8

geis

g7.8

g7.2

g6.6

g6.0

g6.6

g6.6 

g4.8

33

4,432.6

143

0.563

0.65

Aug.

gio

g7.8

g5.4 

g4.8 

g4.8

g4.2

7p 

5

g4.8

g8.7

g7.8

g6.6

g4.8

g4.2

g4.8 

4.2

8.4

8.7

8.7

9.3

9.9

7.8

6.6

6.6

8.4

7.5

6.6 

6.0

5.7

207.0

6.68

0.026

0.03

Sept.

5.1 

4.5

3.9 

375

8.7

14 

g5.7

g6.0

g5.7

15

~5.3 16

9

9.0

7.5

5.4 

5.1

5.1

5.1

*5.4

5.4

7.5

10

8.4

12

11

7.8

7.2

5.4 

5.4

229.5

7.65

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,25O Min 6.6 Mean 510 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.26

Water year 1950-51: Max 14,400 Min 3.9 Mean 520 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.77

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--Jan. 3 (9 p.m.) 11,900 cfs (21.23 ft); Feb. 1 (3 a.m.) 8,450 

cfs (20.58 ft}; Feb. 7 (4:3O a.m.) 6.850 cfs (20.04 ft); Mar. 29 (11:30 a.m.) 17,800 cfs (21.62 ft); 

Apr. 22 (5 a.m.) 6,650 cfs (19.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 339

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°47', long. 89°48', in NEv sec. 1, T. 22 N., R. 5 E., Chootaw meridian, 

near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 51 in Grenada, 0.8 mile 

downstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from Batupan River, 

6 miles downstream from Skuna River, and 60 miles upstream from confluence with Tallahatchie River.

Drainage area. 1,550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June to November 1906, July 1908 to March 1912, July 1928 to September 

1931 and October 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1931 

to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 152.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to July 23, 1934, chain gage at bridge 0.1 mile 

downstream at same datum. July 24, 1934, to Oct. 29, 1944, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1908-9, 1910-11, 1928-31, 1932-51), 2,032 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 56,400 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 29.72 ft); minimum, 52 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 4.92 ft) due to construction activity at Grenada Dam 

4 miles upstream.

1906, 1908-12, 1928-31, 1932-51: Maximum discharge, 78,900 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage 

height, 30.78 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 8, 19, 20, Nov. 20, 1909 (gage height, 0.9 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge rurnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

5.5

7.0

10.0

17.0

22.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6

168

404

1,070

3, 200

5,510

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

28.0

6,300

8,200

11,100

17,000

33,500

5.1

6.0

10.0

19.0

23.0

Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

70

186

1,010

3,700

6,100

24.0

25.0

26.0

28.0

29.6

8,000

11,000

17,000

33,500

54,800

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

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

372 

332

308

284

260

244

228 

236

244

260

268

244

212

196

182

175

T8~5 168

168

168

364

732 no

404

348

284

244

212

196

189

189

8,319

268

0.173

0.20

Nov.

27B" 182 

992

1,560

1,480

1,340

868 

556

422

356

324

292

276

260

252

688

992

1,020

966

1,120

1,540

1,760

1,960

1,620

916

666

578

536

506

467

24,771

826

0.533

0.59

Dec.

431 

413

4,270"

4,950

4,720

5,810

5,970 

6,210

6,520

6,820

6,520

5,730

4,720

4,040

3,320

2,170

1,310

1,040

892

798

732

688

644

622

600

578

556

536

516

536

556

83,218

2,684

1.73

2.00

Jan.

556

1.B5C

13,600

25,000

31,700

33,500

29,000 

20,200

12,000

8,600

6,320

6,460

8,900

7,460

7,460

8,600

8,600

7,000

5,730

4,860

4,150

3,420

2,460

1,540

1,270

1,120

gl,050

gl,030

gl,140

g2,550

g7,000

273,926

8,836

5.70

6.57

Feb.

g9,200 

g9,800

gl 0,400

gl 1,800

g!7,000

20,200

25,000 

23,400

23,400

20,200

15,500

11,000

8,900

*6,800

5,730

5,490

5,160

4,860

5,420

6,100

6,200

6,460

7,220

7,220

6,320

5,420

4,650

4,000

-

_

-

292,850

10,460

6.75

7.03

Mar.

3,300 

2,550

1,740

1,910

3,950

3,660

3,580 

3,580

3,500

3,270

3,120

3,000

2,910

2,640

2,130

1,620

1,570

2,280

3,620

4,200

4,350

5,160

5,570

5,350

4,800

4,000

3,460

18,500

41,400

54,800

47 , 000

252,320

8,139

5.25

6.05

Apr.

28,200 

17,800

10,700

7,720

6,000

5,100

4,700 

4,500

4,250

4,000

3,700

3,270

2,880

2,640

2,190

2,040

1,860

1,740

1,710

1,710

2,730

7,460

7,460

7,720

8,300

8,900

6,800

5,570

4,700

4,000

-

180,350

6,012

3.88

4.33

May

2,940

1,590

1,240

1,980

1,980

1,770

1,290 

988

834

768

702

636

592

550

530

490

470

450

430

410

390

370

410

390

410

400

360

330

301

292

274

24,567

792

0.511

0.59

June

265 

256

265

256

256

247

238 

229

220

216

 2T5 209

247

229

420

576

834

592

510

550

636

922

925

570

400

350

420

390

274

310

-

12,024

401

0.259

0.29

July

360 

470

1,510

1,570

1,650

1,650

1,270 

570

390

350

310

256

220

199

301

215

200

181

172

192

157

153

186

265

197

199

164

170

164

143

TW

13,982

451

0.291

0.34

Aug.

170 

155

178

TBT

135

125

119 

117

113

110

128

126

111

93

1735

106

102

114

107

105

107

112

150

118

108

101

98

94

101

99

93

3,660

118

0.076

0.09

Sept.

88 

82

82

81

m

112

111 

96

89

84

84

89

107

112

105

98

93

90

87

83

86

106

204

T3T

191

129

111

101

g94

g88

3,095

103

0.066

0.07

Calendar year 1950: Max 31,700 Min 142 Mean 2,603 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.79

Water year 1950-51: Max 54,800 Min 81 Mean 3,214 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.15

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
340 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yazoo fliver at Greenwood, Miss.

Location. lat 33°31'17", long. 90°11'03", in SWij sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. IE., Choctaw

 meridian, on left bank 110 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 49E and 82 in 

Greenwood, 0.4 mile downstream from Palousha Bayou, 3 miles downstream from confluence 

of Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers, and at mile 169.4.

Drainage area.--7,450 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1908 to, June 1913 and October 1938 to September 1951 in reports

 or ueoiogical Survey. January 1909 to December 1927 (discharge measurements only), 

and since January 1928 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage-height records 

collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 92.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Oct. I, 1940, staff, chain, and wireweight gages, on highway bridge 110 ft upstream, at various daturas.

Average discharge.--27 years (1908-12, 1928-51), 9,931 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,200 cfs Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 36.92 ft

 Apr. 6; minimum discharge, 2,260 cfs Nov. 2 (gage height, 8.90 ft).

1908-12, 1928-51: 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, present 

datum, Oct. 17, 1908.

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 (see p. 329) 

and Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see p. 334).

Cooperation. Fifty-three discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge made 

by Corps of Engineers; gage-height record obtained, 1 discharge measurement made, and 

records reviewed by Geological Survey.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

6,630

6,540

6,520 

6,510

6,510

6,510

6,680

6,920

6,960

6,980

7.010

6,970

6,830

6,480

5,950

5,390

4,890

4,500

4,250

4,030

3,870

3,920

4,250

4,100

3,700

3,360

3,080

2,780

2,560

2,400

2.320

159,400

5,142

Nov.

2,290

2.260

2,560 

3,080

3,160

3,360

3,470

3,500

3,4OO

3,080

2,820

2,590

2,490

2,360

2,290

2,490

3,440

3,250

3,920

4,540

5,020

5,500

6,550

7,120

7.180

6,700

5,900

5,230

4,650

4,030

-

118,230

3,941

Dec.

3,570

3.470

7,010 

7,530

8,720

11,500

12,OOO

12,500

13,100

13,700

14,200

14,600

15,000

15,400

15,800

16,100

16.200

16,200

16,200

15,500

14,700

13,900

13 , 000

12,300

11,400

10,700

10,200

9,840

9,610

9,560

9,500

373,010

12,030

Jan.

9,500

9,700

17,000 

17,600

17,800

18,300

19,400

20,700

22,300

24,500

26,400

28,300

29,800

30,200

30.300

30,300

29,700

29,600

29,200

28,800

28 , 200

27,800

27,200

26,600

26,200

25,200

24,500

23 , 500

23 , 000

22,200

22,100

745,900

24,060

Feb.

22,600

22,OOO

21,200 

20.800

20,800

22,400

23,500

23,800

24,500

25,500

26,500

27,500

28,200

28,800

29,200

29 . 400

29,400

29,200

29,300

29,200

29,000

28,600

28,200

27,900

27,600

27,300

27,000

26,700

_

_

-

736,100

26,290

Mar.

26.500

25 , 90O

25,200 

24,900

25,200

24,000

23 , 400

22,800

22,300

21,900

21,500

21,100

20,700

20,200

19,600

18,800

17,900

17,700

17,500

17,100

16,700

16,400

16,200

16,100

16.000

16,000

16,000

20,700

23,000

23,400

24,200

638,700

20 , 600

Apr.

26,800

3O,7OO

33,600 

35,000

35.200

34,800

34,5OO

33,600

32,400

31,200

29,900

28 , 600

27,400

26,100

25,000

24,200

23,000

21,600

20,300

19,100

19,000

20,800

19,600

19,100

19,000

18,800

18,700

18,700

18.600

18,700

-

764,000

25,470

May

18.700

18,700

18,600 

18,600

18,200

17,600

16,900

16,300

15,600

14,800

13,800

13,000

12,000

11,200

10,400

9,800

9,390

8,880

8,350

7,860

7,390

6,960

6,740

6,580

6,480

6,400

6,350

6,310

6,280

6,210

6.180

350,560

11,310

June

6.100

6,120

6,140 

6,230

6,280

6,330

6,490

6,850

6,920

6,890

6,850

6,800

6,770

6,800

7,810

7,420

8.650

8,000

7,710

7,320

7,490

7,490

7,410

7,290

7,150

6,920

6,630

6,460

6,500

6,680

-

208,480

6,949

July

6,960

7,160

9,950 

9,410

9,560

9,900

1O,3OO

10,600

10.700

10,600

10,500

10.4OO

10,100

9,870

9,780

9,500

9,370

9,300

9,210

9,08O

8,880

8,690

8,500

8,470

8,240

8,030

7,830

7,590

7,330

6,950

6.550

279,290

9,009

Aug.

6.560

6,240

6,150 

6,100

6,070

6,040

6,000

5,960

5,890

5,890

5,870

5,810

5,800

5,750

5,630

5,560

5,510

5,510

5,550

5,500

5,090

4,690

4.620

4,880

5,050

5,090

5,150

5,240

5,300

5,370

5,410

173,080

5,583

Sept.

5,420

5,430

5.440 

5,44O

5,420

5,400

5,360

5,310

5,290

5,280

5,260

5,260

5,310

5,340

5,300

5,220

5,120

5,010

4,880

4,730

4,570

4,500

4,510

4,450

4,640

4,560

4,410

4,260

3,980

3.750

-

148,850

4,962

Adjusted for change in reservoir contentst

Mean 

Cf sm 

In. :

:

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

:

1 : 1 1 -

Observed

Max 41,800 Min 2,260 Mean 13,770 

Max 35,200 Min 2,260 Mean 12,860

-

_

1

-

Adjusted

Mean 13,740 cfsm 1.84 In. 25.04 

Mean 12,570 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22. 9O

t Adjusted for change in contents in Arkabutla and Sardis Reservoirs.

Note_.-TDischarge Oct. 1 to Jan. 3, Jan. 25-29, Feb. 3-5, and June 4 to Sept. 3O computed from oncedaily wire-weight gage readings.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 341

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.

Location. Lat 33° 32' 50", long. 90°32'35", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 19 N., R. 3 tf., Choctaw 

meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 49W (old), 

half a mile northwest of Sunflower, 2| miles downstream from Jones Bayou, and 19 miles 

upstream from Quiver River.

Drainage area.--767 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Pebruary lyia no September 1935 (gage heights only) and October 1935 to September 1938 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, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (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.--16 years (1935-51), 1,020 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,080 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 24.24 ft); minimum, 175 cfs Sept. 4-12; minimum gage height, 2.19 ft Sept. 8.

1935-51: ' Maximum discharge observed, 7,700 cfs Jan. 15-17, 1946; maximum gage height 

observed, 27.43 ft Jan. 16, 1946; minimum discharge, 154 cfs Oct. 18-23, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 22 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

aiscnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

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

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

343

315

*294

280

260

248 

237

237

232

222

218

' 213

208

200

195

191

191

187

TS7

187

191

195

200

213

»227

232

232

222

222

218

218

7,015

226

0.295

0.34

Nov.

213 

2TS

222

227

222

222

*218

222

222

222

222

222

222

218

218

254

280

254

237

254

287

301

315

336

364

392

420

»156

392

364

-

8,166

272

0.355

O.4O

Dec.

336

308

13o5

1,620

2,030

2,390 

2,730

2,930

3,100

5,160

»5,160

3,010

2,850

2,650

2,410

2,160

1,910

1,670

1,430

1,240

1,090

940

820

730

658

602

560

532

504

476

462

49,276

1,590

2.07

2.39

Jan.

'555 448 

2,130

3,520

4,290

4,770 

5,020

5,080

»4,960

4,800

4,620

4,580

4,690

4,690

4,690

4,660

4,580

4,480

4,330

4,180

3,980

3,730

»3,450

3,110

2,750

2,330

2,060

1,790

1,610

1,730

2,000

109,716

3,539

4.61

5.32

F<?b.

2,150 

2,150

2,100

1,980

1,790

1,790 

2,510

3,250

3,640

3,840

5,920

3,920

3,840

»5,670

3,470

5,560

5,510

5,220

*3,360

5,610

3,730

3,750

3,670

3,590

3,590

3,170

2,890

2,590

_

-

-

87,640

5,130

4.O8

4.25

Mar.

2,290 

2,000

1,770

1,590

1,560

1,480 

1,390

1,280

1,160

1,030

925

*874

857 3s~T

942

959

925

976

1,260

1,500

1,610

1,610

1,560

1,440

1,500

»1,140

1,010

1,230

2,150

2,670

2,780

44,139

1,424

1.86

2.14

Apr.

2,720 

*2,S10

2,480

2,290

2,060

1,830 

1,690

1,750

1,710

1,610

1,500

1,350

1,230

1,070

925

*806

740

676

628

597

660

1,540

*1,870

,870

,790

,690

,690

,670

,590

1,480

-

46,102

1,537

2.0O

2.24

May

»1,570 

1,250

1,160

1,160

1,080

1,050 

976

891

789

»708

644

582

537

*507

462

434

408

395

570

558

558

546

334

354

554

554

522

3TO" 510

510

510

18,715

604

0.787

0.91

June

299 

299

299

288

236

288 

288

288

288

288

288

 *299

299

299

299

299

299

299

299

510

510

522

32T

522

299

288

267

248

235

248

-

8,777

295

0.582

0.45

July

24S 

277

*421

825

1,050

1,080 

1,070

1,050

942

825

708

582

462

395

408

582

756

874

891

84O

740

612

*492

408

358

310

277

257

240

232

224

18,592

595

0.775

0.89

Aug.

224

tt£

216

216

216

208 

208

208

200

200

200

195

187

»187

187

187

187

187

187

187

181

T5T

187

lt)l

187

187

195

195

200

195

187

6,071

196

0.256

0.29

Sept.

187 

181

181

175 »m

175 

175

175

175

175

175

175

181

181

181

181

187

 187

187

187

181

187

187

195

195

193

193

200

5075

200

-

5,523

184

0.240

0.27

Calendar year 195O: Max 6,74O Min 187 Mean 1,582 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.58

Water year 195O-51: Max 5,08O Min 175 Mean 1,122 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.87

Discharge measurement made on this day.
342 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near .Vlcksbu-rg, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°18'45", long. 90°54'25", in T. 16 N. , R. 3 E. Washington meridian, over 

cavity or fourth pier from left bank at combined highway and railway bridge of Vicks-

 burg Bridge Co., 1 5 miles downstream from Yazoo diversion canal, 3 miles southwest ofVicksburg, and at mile 430.4.

Drainage area. 1,144,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Discharge: July 1931 to September 1951 in reports of Geological

survey.iabB, 1884-98, and since 1903 (corrected), results of discharge measurements, 

and since January 1928, records of daily discharge in reports of Mississippi Rive1" 

Commission. _____

Gage heights: April 193(1 to September 1951 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 United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder (bridge gage) maintained by Geological Survey. Datum of gage 

Ts 46.225 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, l£ miles upstream from bridge gage; since October 1929, Inclined staff gage on Yazoo diversion canal, 1,600 ft upstream from mouth. Gages used 

by United States 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.--23 years (1928-51), 578,600 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,356,000 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 36.20 ft);

 minimum daily, 248,000 cfs Nov. 8,9.

1928-51: 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,

-7.02 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 three times weekly by 

corps of Engineers and twice monthly by Geological Survey. Natural flow of stream 

affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooperation. 147 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. Records of

 daily discharge computed jointly by Corps of Engineers and Geological Survey.

Gage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16.74

17.64

18.47

19.05

19.26

19.13

18.48

17.26

15.41

13.41

11.95

11.0

10.7

10.6

11.0

11.1

11.2

11.2

11.0

10.7

10.1

9.9

9.6

9.5

9.2

8.8

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.3

Nov.

6.8

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.6

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.6

5.8

6.3

7.0

7.6

8.5

9.2

10.2

11.1

12.7

13.5

14.1

14.4

14.4.

14.20

13.9

13.5

13.5

14.1

15.48

16.97

18.25

-

Dec.

19.11

19.47

19.78

19.65

19.22

19.00

18.56

18.10

17.88

17.92

18.44

19.49

20.76

22.05

23.00

23.68

24.05

24.35

24.54

24.69

24.81

24.90

24.94

24.88

24.66

24.26

23.54

22.53

21.26

19.66

17.82

Jan.

15.81

13.97

12.88

11.98

11.55

11.57

11.86

12.27

13.34

15.05

17.03

18.86

20.49

21.79

22.79

23.74

24.81

25.93

26.99

28.05

28.80

29.24

29.58

29.69

29.73

29.65

29.47

29.23

28.95

28.67

28.46

Feb.

28.50

28.03

27.32

26.56

25.81

25.17

25.00

24.90

25.03

25.38

25.83

26.43

27.05

27.70

28.25

28.81

29.13

29.43

29.82

30.29

30.38

30.52

30.87

31.48

32.05

32.59

33.09

33.42

_

-

Mar.

33.75

34.09

34.45

34.70

35.08

35.41

35.54

35.69

35.84

35.94

36.06

36.12

36.11

35.98

"35.92

35.73

35.74

35.72

. 35.59

35.21

34.87

34.60

34.32

34.18

34.05

33.82

33.71

34.36

34.22

33.93

33.64

Apr.

33.44

33.26

33.02

32.96

33.04

33.25

33.66

34.05

34.33

34.60

34.90

35.15

35.29

35.30

35.20

35.11

35.04

34.99

35.01

34.90

34.95

35.10

35.11

35.10

35.10

35.20

35.34

35.44

35.57

35.64

Bay

35.78

35.81

35.93

35.98

35.94

35.78

35.54

35.21

34.89

34.62

34.40

34.09

33.81

33.53

33.27

33.03

32.71

32.32

31.89

31.41

30.93

30.42

29.92

29.37

29.12

29.20

29.15

28.60

27.79

27.03

?6.36

June

25.59

24.59

23.54

22.55

21.72

21.10

20.63

20.21

19.90

19.59

19.43

19.37

19.90

20.96

22.19

23.17

24.10

24.61

24.87

24.98

25.09

25.13

24.99

24.72

24.47

24.39

24.32

24.29

24.41

24.82

July

25.33

26.10

26.88

27.60

28.32

29.26

30.33

31.16

31.85

32.43

32.89

33.21

33.46

33.67

33.80

33.87

33.89

33.91

33.92

34.00

34.15

34.34

34.56

34.86

35.10

35.26

35.34

35.40

35.46

35.45

35.39

Aug.

35.26

35.11

34.92

34.59

34.03

33.25

32.19

30.74

28.78

26.30

23.46

20.61

18.10

16.20

14.95

14.20

13.71

13.44

13.36

13.32

13.05

12.74

12.25

11.95

12.11

12.59

13.24

13.78

13.84

13.54

13.04

Sept.

12.71

12.87

13.45

14.17

14.80

15.30

15.63

15.60

15.10

14.48

13.94

13.61

13.79

14.25

14.89

15. 8Z

16.66

17.30

17.94"

18.51

18.97

19.36

19.63

19.59

19.46

19.07

18.57

17.90

17.11

16.42

Note. Qage heights Oct. 12 to Nov. 22, Nov. 24-27 picked from graph based on once-daily wireweight gage readings.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 343

Discharge, In thousands of cubic feet per second, of Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss.,

water year October 1950 to September 195L.-

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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 

534

555

567

357

555

532

492

439

397

365 

352

347 

347

358

360

363

360

356

349

337

328

326

324

310

298

285

279

279

277

274

12,018!

387.7

23,840

Nov.

264 

264

26S

266

262

257

252

248

255

266 

279

296 

314

334

360

383

409

442

457

465

465

460

447

436

442

465

512

570

607

10,993

366.4

21,800

Dec.

613 

622

629

626

622

613

591

570

567

576

607 

650

697

741

777

799

816

829

842

852

856 515

839

829

809

786

745

694

644

582

525

21,792

703.0

45,220

Jan.

465 

444

432

397

388

590

402

419

457

514

576 

641

697 

758

770

822

859

919

967

1,011

1,043

1,064

1,082

1,091

1.096

1,091

1,064

1,035

1,007

987

979

23,847

769.5

47,500

Feb.

971 

948

925

891

866

849

846

III ITS

887

901 

915

956 

995

1,015

1,019

1,025

1,027

1,027

1,051

1,059

1,051

1,078

1,114

1,145

1,180

1,217

1.25C

_

_

-

27,879

995.7

55,500

Mar.

1,280 

1,286

1,292

1,292

1,298

1,298

1,504

1,510

1,530

1,342

1.549 

1,349

1,342 

1,304

1,280

1,256

1,256

1,256

1,250

1,244

1,239

1,185

1,145

1,140

1,136

1,156

1,152

1,145

1,152

1,109

58,481

1,241

76,550

Apr.

1,055 

1,047

1.045

1,04'7

1,060

1,078

1,104

1,132

1,150

1,175

1,190 

1,195

1.200 

1,200

1,200

1,195

1,175

1,155

1,155

1,150

1,155

1,155

1,155

1,155

1,155

1,155

1,160

1,165

1,165

1,170

34,296

1,143

68,030

May

1.170 

1,170

1,170

1,165

1,140

1,136

1,122

1,109

1,086

1,064

1,045 

1,031

1,019 

1,007

999

991

975

952

955

912

894

880

859

842

852

852

825

822

795

764

741

50,278

976.7

60,060

June

713 

675

644

613

591

582

575

567

555

549

540 

557

601=

650

684

709

725

732

735

735

732

725

713

703

700

697

694

697

715

19,639

654.6

58,950

July

755 

751

793

819

849

887

950

964

995

1,025

1,051 

1,055

1,060 

1,060

1,060

1,055

1,047

1,043

1,047

1,055

1,073

1,082

1,091

1,096

1.100

1,100

1,100

1,096

1,096

1,091

1,091

51,508

1,010

62,100

Aug.

1.086 

1,075

1,051

1,031

1,003

979

948

835

764

678

604 

532

473 

434

416

402

392

388

388

383

369

358

352

349 '538"

374

390

400

397

390

378

17,975

579.8

35,650

Sept.

574 

355

402

422

439

452

460

457

444

452

422 

416

416 

422

456

476

500

520

540

552

564

576

582

585

355

582

564

532

506

487

-

14,528

484.3

28,820

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,876 Mln 248 Mean 872.1 Ao-ft 631,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,349 Min 248 Mean 775.4 Ac-ft 561,400

Note. Discharge Oct. 12 to Nov. 22, Nov. 24-27 computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings. 

Dally discharge computed from daily mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights. All figures 

expressed in thousands.
344 BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss.

Location. Lat 32 0 52'45", long. 89°58'05", in SWi sec. 14, T. 12 N., R. 3 E. Choctaw merid-

 ian, 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. --October 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. July

 I93b to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T:929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 United States 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, both at present site and datum.

Average discharge. --15 years (1936-51), 1,941 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 49,400 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 22.20 ft); minimum, 86 cfs Sept. 7, 8; minimum gage height, 2.84 ft Sept. 8.

1936-51: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1951; minimum, 27 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 

1943 (gage height, 2.15 ft).

Maximum stage known, 23.7 ft Dec. 29, 1926; from information by local residents. 

According to information from local residents, floods of 1892 and May 1930 reached a 

stage of about 23.5 ft.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

4.1 

5.0 

8.0

238

42O

1,22O

15.0

17.0

18.0

3.9OO 

5,770 

8,130

18.5

19.0

20.0

11,200

16,600

27,800

2.8 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

130

184

343

6.O

8.0

15.0

17.0

574

1,220

4,300

5,870

17.5

18.0

19.0

22.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

6,67O

8,210

16,400

47,200

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

31

32

33 

24

35

26

27

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,960 

4,800

4,716

3,520 

1,60O

950

761 

660

636

710

588

504

444

397

353

312 

292

273

255

*246

246

255

3680 

al,650

1,580

1,380

al,000

aSOO

a600

a450

3350

34,962

1,128

0.773

0.89

Nov.

a35O 

342

555

1,450 

1,800

1,620

1,480 

1,290

866

660

564

504

444

408

386

375 

1,300

2,280

2,520

2,640

2.840

2,840

2,560 

2,170

1,860

1,420

1,040

866

813

761

-

39,037

1,301

0.891

0.99

Dec.

*71O 

660

a850

al,850 

a2,250

32,750

83,400 

3,400

3,160

2,960

2,760

2,680

2,640

2,760

2,170

1,450 

1,220

1,100

980

866

813

761

735 

710

685

660

660

660

'SB5 636

660

48,256

1,557

1.07

1.23

Jan.

685 

1,555

3,400

35,200 

36,10O

36,100

36,300 

*14.000

12,400

1O,800

8,830

7,580

7,420

6,890

6,890

6,470 

6,100

5,230

4,710

4,370

4,150

3,800

2,880 

1,830

1,580

1,520

1,450

1,350

1,22O

1,580

3,000

155,335

5,011

3.43

3.96

Feb.

6,670 

8,130

8,130

7,940 

10,OOO

15,000

20.600

*26,666

18,800

16,600

14,100

12,200

10,400

8,570

7,420

6,890 

6,280

5,660

5,280

5,760

5,760

5,460

5,030 

4,600

4,420

*4,250

4.200

4,200

_

-

252,950

9,034

6.19

6.44

Msr.

4,100 

3,700

2,480

1,930 

3,616

3,600

3,700 

3,700

3,800

3,950

4,250

4,810

5,280

5,110

4,540

3,750 

2,740

2,870

4,050

4,670

4,540

4,200

4,150 

4,250

4,540

4,950

5,530

33,400

*43.900

41,766

42,800

270,000

8,710

5.97

6.88

Apr.

37.400 

25,900

15,000

11,400 

8,760

6,890

6,130 

5,660

5,030

4,360

3,700

3,140

2,870

2,480

!>,01O

1.850 

2,690

3,140

3,190

3,140

3,140

4,360

4,670 

4,740

6,510

8,210

7,980

7,980

7,270

6,470

-

216,070

7,202

4.93

5.50

Msy

5.560 

4,740

3,650

2,1OO 

2,010

2,430

2,480 

2,390

1,850

1,190

907

781

690

602

547

472 

*449

416

394

374

343

333

314 

295

286

304

304

278

261

238

231

37,219

1,201

0.823

0.95

June

224 

210

204

204 

2O4

204

197 

197

184

178

178

172

T75

278

353

314 

295

830

1,300

1,530

1,610

1,730

1.810 

1,810

1,610

940

*521

460

521

405

-

18,851

628

0.430

O.48

July

562 

690

1.580

1,666 

974

974

750 

460

333

278

253

238

210

197

184

178 

210

261

246

197

178

184

190 

197

197

286

210

172

Tf?

286

286

12,013

388

0.266

0.31

Aug.

"23T 278 

197

160 

139

134

126 

122

122

118

114

114

*114

110

107

107 

104

31O5

3105

alOS

alOS

3110

alOS 

3105

3110

allO

3115

114

104

100

_97

3,894

126

0.086

0.10

Sept.

94 

94

91

88 

*88

88

Se- 86

es

97

91

88

94

100

97

97 

100

100

97

91

91

94

100 

122

160

564

690

38T

238

184

-

4,482

149

0.102

0.11

Calendar year 1950: Max 20,000 Mln 186 Mean 2,468 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.96

Water year 1950-51: Max 43,900 Mln 86 Mean 2,995 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.84

* Discharge measurement made on this dsy.

3 Ho gsge-helght record; dischsrge estimated on bssls of records for ststlon near Bovlns.
BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN 345

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°2Q*Sl n , long. 90 e41'48", in SE£ sec. 22, T. 16 N., R. 5 E Washington 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 300 ft upstream from Clear Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 

2 miles east of Bovina, 12 miles upstream from Fourteenmile Creek, and at mile 61.7.

Drainage area. 2,810 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. January iscib to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. 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 wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1936-51), 3,621 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,600 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 39.65 ft); minimum, 155 cfs Sept. 11, 12; minimum gage height, 7.49 ft Sept. 11.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 1, 1951; minimum, 72 cfs Nov. 7, 8, 1944; 

minimum gage height, 7.10 ft Oct. 24, 25, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 195.O-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 6 to Sept. 29)

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

151

292

465

790

25.0

31.0

36.0

37.0

7,260

13,000

21,000

24,900

38.0

39.0

39.6

32,100

43,600

58,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,720 

3,130

3,460

3,660

3,860

*4,030 

4,110 

3,410

1,820 

1,040

810

790

750

617

526

488

445

435

417

399

390

381

330

435

584

1,200

1,690

1,690

1,490

1,240

910

47,317

1,526

0.543

>.0.63

Nov.

642 

526

1,240

2,510

2,880

3,000 

2,960 

2,760

2,270 

*1,860

1,450

1,040

750

617

540

500

465

445

5*5

1,730

2,590

3,040

3,290 

3,410

5,460

3,290

2,880

2,310

1,690

1,280

-

55,965

1,866

0.664

0.74

Dec.

1,040 

910

870

950

1,450

2,550 

3,580 

*4,030

4,280 

4,400

4,520

4,560

4,520

4,600

5,420

5,670

5,840

5.940

5,690

5,500

3,660

1,940

1,360 

1,120

1,000

910

830

790

750

710

690

90, 280

2,912

1.04

1.19

Jan.

690 

l.SSo"

4,320

6,720

*6,900

6,960 

7,960 

8,440

8,680 

9,210

9,950

11,000

12,400

13,800

14.300

14,000

13,400

12,600

11,800

11,000

10,000

9,300

8,440 

7,680

6,900

6,200

5,010

3,130

2,180

1,980

3,410

249,890

8,061

2.87

3.31

Feb.

8,360 

8,760

8,760

8,940

9,750

12,200 

17,000 

20,000

21,300 

22,200

24,400

28,100

*26, 100

26,100

23,000

20,800

18,400

16,700

15,200

14,000

13,100

12,400

11,700 

11,100

10,600

9,950

9,300

8,680

_

_

-

438,900

15,680

5.58

5.81

Mar.

7,960 

7,080

6,350

5,670

5,300

4,970 

4,560 

4,320

4,250 

4,280

4,280

4,280

4,360

4,400

4,480

4,560

4,730

6,930

8,520

8,600

8,680

8,760

*8,760 

8,760

8,520

8,280

9,330

27,000

28,800

40,900

49,600

317,250

10,230

3.64

4.20

Apr.

58.600, 

*55,300

52,500

47,300

43,600

38,400 

31,200 

23,900

19,300 

16,600

14,300

12,400

10,800

9,480

8,200

6,720

5,010

3,540

5,290

3,500

4,400

7,890

7,680 

7,020

6,450

6,160

5,980

5,890

5,800

5,800

-

527,010

17,570

6.25

6.97

May

5,840 

6,020

6,300

6,560

6,780

6,840 

6,660 

5,710

4,070 

3,130

2,760

2,220

1,690

1,360

1,200

1,040

950

870

790

710

642

*600

554 

526

500

476

465

445

435

435

426

77,004

2,484

0.884

1.02

June

408 

390

390

381

364

356 

339 

331

3330 

a350~

a 400

a370

a350

*364

600

417

445

417

963

890

975

1,610

1,860 

1^860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,570

1,040

750

-

24,100

803

0.286

0.32

July

690 

1,080

1,610

1,690

1,650

1,750 

1,530 

1,240

1,040 

810

584

465

399

373

356

*356

347

347

347

323

323

323

331 

284

284

284

S53~ 277

1,570

1,160

488

22,914

739

0.263

0.30

Aug.

408 

476

f55

455

445

356 

299 

277

262 

247

240

233

219

212

219

205

205

205

198

191

191

447

205 

184 'SOT

205

*205

212

233

219

212

8,335

269

0.096

0.11

Sept.

198 

191

177

164

177

170

161 

156

1ST 

164

156

156

252

373

233

212

205

191

177

*164

164

164

163

161

170

205

177

205

373

554

-

6,174

206

0.073

0.08

Calendar year 1950: Max 26,100 Mln 372 Mean 4,447 Cfsm 1.58 in. 21.49

Water year 1950-51 : Max 58,600 Mln 156 Mean 5,110 Cfsm 1.82 in. 24.68

* Discharge messurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and weather records.

Note. Discharge below 426 cfs computed from twice-daily readings of wire-weight gage.
346 BAYOU PIERRE BASIN

Bayou Pierre near Carpenter, Miss.

Location.--Lat 320 00', long. 90°41>, in NE^ sec. 22, T. 12 N., R. 5 E. Washington meridian, 

at left of span on dovmstream side of bridge on State Highway 18, l£ miles upstream from 

Whiteoak Creek, 2 miles south of Carpenter, 2 miles upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, and 8 miles southwest of Utica.

Drainage area. 371 sq mi.

Records available. November 1944 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Average discharge. 6 years (1945-51), 586 cfs. '

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,050 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 15.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 20, 21; minimum gage height, 4.86

1944-51: Maximum discharge observed, 23,600 cfs May 2, 1950 (gage height, 25.65 

ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 18, 1947; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 17, 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 fgage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

((Shifting-control method used Feb. 9 to Mar. 27)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 7 Feb. 8 to Sept. 30

4.8 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

54

157

296

6.5

7.0

11.0

12.6

487

745

3,300

4,640

5.3

5.4 

5.6 

6.0

24

39

83

206

7.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

631

1,850

4,100

6,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

53

50

49

47

46

44

43 

43

43

42

42

42

41

41

40

39

38

»56

89

75

67

89

85

64

57

50

49

48

48

48

47

1,616

52.1

0.140

0.16

' Nov.

46

46

89

110

81

68

60 

53

52

50

52

47

46

44

4T

48

53

53

52

*59

62

59

60

56

52

48

46

46

46

48

-

1,676

55.9

0.151

0.17

Dec.

46

64

182

147

152

747 653" 

312

157

128

119

110

106

102

102

147

133

122

108

102

100

97

97

95

95

95

93

106

128

115

104

4,874

157

0.423

0.49

Jan.

119

169

534

1,100

*745

312

a260 

a230

a215

a200

195

182

195

222

222

a 200

*182

658

1.160

980

690

802

402

402

329

236

182

a!70

a!65

a!65

a!65

11,788

380

1.02

1.18

Feb.

3400

al,600

3,090

1,820

1,230

1,490

4,640 

2,130

1,430

1,130

907

631

527

4S4

1,620

2,550

1,710

1,020

1,190

907

685

503

392

333

296

277

259

241

_

_-'

33,492

1,196

3.22

3.36

Mar.

224

224

206

1,090

685

413

296 

241

*206

196

241

259

224

203

189

175

162

2,790

2,270

1,850

3900

a550

434

333

296

277

891

5,400

5.800

3,930

2,060

33,015

1,065

2.87

3.31

Apr.

963

604

479

434

372

333

1,110 

963

527

*352

277

259

224

199

179

179

179

172

479

314

1,100

5.690

1,710

740

413

314

1,480

682

296

224

-

19,247

642

1.73

1.93

May

199

179

156

*140

131

119

113 

310

107

150

140

131

110

99

88

83

83

81

73

76

73

71

69

66

66

66

64

61

61

61

59

3,085

99.5

0.268

0.31

June

*59

66

59

57

57

57

53 

53

53

413

456

241

125

86

69

59

140

-150

384

740

392

179

99

91

78

66

55

179

66

64

-

4,646

155

0.418

0.47

July

855

631

658

352

259

122

78

64

143

81

66

57

66

259

a 110

*66

59

51

49

47

39

39

39

38

38

55

41

782

392

159

91

5,786

187

0.504

0.58

Aug.

71

64

59

57

53

51

51 

49

49

*43

43

38

36

34

34

33

33

208

73

43

49

39

38

36

36

34

45

41

41

38

36

1,555

50.2

0.135

0.16

Sept.

33

32

32

32

116

61

128 

73

45

*41

41

47

412

153

78

55

45

34

32

30

30

34

41

57

314

116

122

88

69

55

-

2,446

81.5

0.220

0.25

Calendar year 1950: Max 16,900 Min 38 Mean 660 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.15

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,800 Min 30 Mean 338 Cfsm 0.911 In. 12.37

» Discharge messurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN 347

Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss.

Location La t 31°30', long. 90°47', in sec. 11, T. 6 N., R. 4 E. Washington meridian, on 

lert Dank at upstream side of Mississippi Central Railroad 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 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 217.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

rjf9 ' supplementary adJ ustment of 1941. Prior to May 26, 1942, wire-weight gage at 

site 900 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 273 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,310 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 8.56 ft); mini6um, 34 cfs Aug. 30, 31.

1938-51: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 15.74 ft May 2 

1950; minimum discharge observed, 25 cfs Aug. 16, 17, 1939.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage- height, in feet,

and discharge, in oubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 5, Feb. 4 to

Mar. 27, Mar- 30 to Apr. 8)

1.7 25

2.0 83

2.3 156

2.6 261

3.0 439

3.5 692

4.0 1,060

4.5 1,580

5.0 2,200

5.5 2,880

6.0 3,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8' 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56

52

51

49

47

51

51

51

52

51

49

~S5 47

49

49

51

51

94

-70- 103

58

56

54

54

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

1,709

55.1

0.306

0.35

Nov.

52

51

72

72

58

54

52

52

52

54

54

54

54

54

52

56

58

56

54

58

60

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

54

-

1,681

56.0

0.311

0.35

Dec.

54

56

129

96

199

625 Ts? 112

96

87

79

77

75

72

72

79

72

68

68

68

66

66

64

66

66

64

66

77

85

75

72

3,120

101

0.561

0.64

Jan.

75

77

535

394

159

129

650

242

151

132

122

112

107

112

153

117

105

650

383

195

590

242

166

192

159

132

122

112

112

257

1,400

8,084

261

1.45

1.67

Feb.

5,270

357

238

476

709

986

2,470

473

380

492

346

315

227

202

859

1,530

453

302

246

231

209

a200

al90

alSO

a!75

a!70

alSO

al55

_

-

15,977

571

3.17

3.30

Mar.

alSO

a!40

a!35

a!3Q

al2S

al20

a!15

110 -105

aT50"

a!60

a200

a250

a300

a320

a320

a330

a500

al,000

a5QO

a250

192

178

159

148

140

825

5,470

2,920

461

346

14,219

459

2.55

2.94

Apr.

273

302

269

220

198

198

380

317

195

169

156

148

137

127

117

112

107

193

103

96

394

717

212

145

122

110

101

94

90

87

-

5,799

193

1.07

1.20

May

83

79

77

75

70

70

70

6@*

'68

87

 ' - 90

75

68

64

62

62

60

58

56

54

52

52

52

51

51

49

5T

49

49

51

51

1,949

62.9

0.349

0.40

June

52

68

56

52

52

^ 49

f 47

I y *. "£7 ^ '' 76

,%j

loS81

66

62

-;: 6°

62

374

219

982

577

134

94

81

75

72

66

62

64

62

62

-

3,960

132

0.733

0.82

July

66

136

72

62

56

54

54

54

i. 52

;«, 51

:': -51 1 " 49

51

72

56

49

45

45

43

47

43

45

62

115

62

56

52

256

94

72

2,250

72.6

0.403

0.46

Aug.

79

58

54

51

47

43

43

41

39

39

39

39

39

39

41

41

60

47

43

43

43

43

41

43

41

41

39

38

36

3F

1,386

44.7

0.248

0".29

Sept.

36

62

54

66

54

47

41

38

47

72

54

182

196

79

60

52

51

47

45

43

45

52

47

651

112

70

56

51

49

-

2,497

83.2

0.462

0.52

Calendar year 1950: Max 21,800 Min 47 Mean 441 Cfsm 2.45 In. 33.28

Water year 1950-51; Max 3,470 Min 36 Mean 172 Cfsm 0.956 In. 12.94

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Doloroso.
348 HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN

Homochitto River near Doloroso, Miss.

Location. Lat 31 "19'53", long. 91°21'37", in sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 2 W. Washington meridian, on center span at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 61, about 1,200 ft 

downstream from Second Creek, 2.2 miles north of Doloroso, 10 miles upstream from mouth 

(through Armstrong Canal), 16 miles north of Woodville, and 16 miles south of Natchez.

Drainage area. 1,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1946, December 1948 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 42.23 ft abovs mean Gulf level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Jan. 31, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1946, water-stage recorder 

on downstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1939-46, 1948-51), 1,535 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 35,300 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 22.22 

rt); minimum not determined; minimum gage height observed, 3.16 ft Oct. 16.

1939-46, 1948-51: Maximum discharge, 62,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950; maximum gage height, 

36.23 ft July 4, 1940; minimum discharge, 215 cfs July 25-31, 1944; minimum gage height, 

2.95 ft Dec. 24, 1948.

Flood of Apr. 7, 1938, reached, a stage of 38.4 ft, from information by Corps of Engineers .

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19 

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

467 

410

3B4

362

362

340

340

340

34O

340

340

340

321

321

302

3O2

321

61O

1,47O 

995

3B4

321

302

321

286

2B6 

302

2B6

302 

302

321

12,420

401

O.358

0.41

Nov.

321 

32T

41O

158" 498

3B4

362

362

3B4

340

34O

340

340

34O

362

384

410

410

362 

362

436

467

3B4

340

340

34O 

362

362

362 

362

-

11,285

376

0.336

0.37

Dec.

362 Tic"

1,640

1,580

1,470

6,170

3,490

1,690

1,260

940

740

650

610

610

570

61O

610

534

498 

467

467

498

467

467

467

467 

467

498

84O 

940

570

31,059

1,002

0.895

1.O3

Jan.

534 STO"

2,580

4,080

2,010

1,200

2,120

1,900

1,260

1,100

1,O5O

940

79O

740

995

1,150

740

2,120

3,720 

2,560

1,9OO

3,020

2,340

1,58O

1,47O

1,100 

995

995

995 

2,91O

5,170

54,674

1,764

1.58

1.82

Feb.

8.OOO 

8,31O

5,920

3,72O

4,080

4,200

15,400 "'6,040

3,49O

2,790

2,56O

2,010

2,120

2,450

2,560

6,170

2,790

1,69O

1,370 

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,320

1,260

1,200 

1,150

1,050

-

-

95,530

3,412

3.O5

3.17

Mar.

1,050 

1,O5O

995

940

940

89O

790

650

890

940

1,150

1,260

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,320

2,120

4,560 

3,250

1,690

1,320

1,10O

790

 570

498

4,T7o"

19.6OO

29,500 

12,100

2,120

101,533

3,275

2.92

3.37

Apr.

1,200 

890

740

493

467

498

650

1,52O

1,260

1,260

1,200

1,150

1,050

940

840

790

740

695

650 

61O

840

18,400

3,60O

1,570

890

695 

650

57O

610 

570

-

45,645

1,521

1.56

1.52

May

61O 

570

570

57O

570

570

570

570

570

890

940

555

57O

554

498

467

467

467

436 

456

436

410

384

384

362

562 

362

362

340 

3TC

540

15,652

505

O.451

0.52

June

521 

521

502

286

502

5O2

286

269

253T

498

2,120

1,200

534

362

302

269

4,95O

4,440

2,790 

5,790

2,340

1,470

1,320

1,050

940

740 

650

534

467 

436

-

35,860

1,195

1.07

1.19

July

467 

498

695

498

340

321

302

269

254

25*

254

254

286

740

570

467

436

410

362 

362

340

321

340

534

695

740 

840

1,050

1,580 

1,470

1,320

17,269

557

O.497

0.57

Aug.

1,200 

99S

940

790

740

610

570

436

286

269

254

75?

254

254

254

254

254

362

384 

410

384

286

286

269

286

254 

286

340

340 

286

286

13,073

422

0.377

0.43

Sept.

302 

321

362

302

384

534

410

302

286

286

570

498

1,090

1,200

1,320

467

362

321

302 

286

286

254

T3T>

740

384

1,560 

790

436

362 

340

-

15,513

517

0.462

0.52

Calendar year 1950: Max 57,500 Min 2B6 Mean 2,145 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26. OO

Water year 1950-51: Max 29,300 Min 254 Mean 1,232 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.92
BUFFALO BAYOU BASIN 349

Buffalo River near Woodville, Miss. 

(Formerly published as Buffalo Bayou near Woodville)

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, 1^ 

miles downstream from Fords Creek, 2tr miles west of Wilkinson, and 85 miles north of 

Woodville.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available. March 1942 to September 1951. Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, published as 

Buffalo Bayou near Woodville.

Average discharge. 9 years, 296 cf s.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 1, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,700 cfs June 17 (gage height, 13.26 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 18, 19; minimum gage height, 1.60 ft Sept. 30.

1942-51: Maximum gage height, 16.2 ft Mar. 2, 1948 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 11 cfs Aug. 29, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.39 ft Dec. 19, 1946, Sept. 

18, 1947.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 27 to Mar. 27, Apr. 22 to Aug. 29)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

27

38

69

163

289

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

6.0

459

731

1,160

1,790

3,350

8.0

9.0

10.0

6,900

8,700

12,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6,0

54

53

52

49

45 

44

44

44

44

44

44

42

41

42

41

42

112

156

76

57

55

51

50

53

g47

g42

g40

S3!

g42

44

1,647

53.1

0.292

0.34

Nov.

44

44

62

103

69

56 

51

48

47

46

45

44

44

44

44

50

68

56

52

7O

107

64

57

53

50

50

50

49

49

48

-

1,664

55.5

O.3O5

O.34

Dec.

48

48

76

92

230

1.47O 

163

103

82

69

64

61

60

59

60

64

64

59

57

57

57

57

56

55

54

53

52

83

208

105

74

3,840

124

0.681

0.78

Jan.

65

76

1,OOO

342

165

135

240

143

107

103

110

92

87

124

156

96

84

138

138

99

137

99

87

163

103

86

81

76

312

1,400

2.710

8,754

282

1.55

1.79

Feb.

1,680

345

240

256

298

2,090 

1,800

410

298

269

240

212

188

239

1,090

814

269

205

170

163

g!54

g!41

g!20

gl!6

gl!2

g!05

g94

g99

_

_

-

12,217

436

2.40

2.50

Mar.

g99

g98

g96

g94

g94

g92 

g87

86

81

28

82

110

124

101

91

82

81

895

382

g250

g!52

124

114

105

94

89

1,940

5.880

2,450

554

345

12,950

418

2.30

2.65

Apr.

272

4OO

£256

6198

6179

g!63 

22O

g!79

137

126

122

118

107

101

99

98

98

31

96

94

3,690

5.200

68O

361

267

243

240

170

141

128

-

14,274

476

2.62

2.92

May

116

105

92

86

82

76 

74

72

72

75

120

91

74

66

65

62

61

59

56

56

54

52

51

50

50

49

49

48

47

47

45

2,1O2

67.8

0.373

0.43

June

45

47

47

44

44

44 

42

40

40

4O

131

90

57

49

51

173

10.200

785

358

253

205

177

148

137

133

116

143

105

109

103

-

13,956

465

2.55

2.85

July

96

13O

94

75

65

62 

66

59

51

49

45

44

61

231

64

53

43

42

44

38

43

99

417

624

T72

90

62

423

372

114

114

3,942

127

0.698

O.81

Aug.

75

60

57

S3

51

48 

47

45

46

43

4O

40

39

38

37

37

67

530

66

52

44

43

44

39

37

37

36

36

37

5A

34

1,692

54.6

O.30O

O.35

Sept.

40

38

36

34

33

36 

43

37

33

34

41

40

39

36

36

32

31

30

3O

34

38

62

7O

4O

38

52

39

36

34

33

-

1,155

38.5

0.212

0.24

Calendar year,195O: Max 13,9OO Mln 37 Mean 274 Cfsm 1.51 In. 2O.47

Water year 195O-51: Max 1O,200 Mln 30 Mean 214 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16. OO

Peak discharge (base. 11.OOP efs).--Apr. 22 (12:3O a.m.) 22,2OO cfs (12.18 ft); June 17 (4:3O a.m.) 

27,700 cfs (13.26 ft).

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
350 RED RIVER BASIN

Palo Duro Creek near Canyon, Tex.

Location. Lat 35°02', long. 102°02', at conduit tower in Amarillo City Lake, 200 ft upstream from dam, 0.4 mile upstream from Nigger Arroyo, and 6 miles northwest of Canyon, 

Randall County.

Drainage area. 982 sq mi, of which about 920 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1945 (gage heights only), October 1945 to 

septemoer ista (only results of discharge measurements publishedJ.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 3,584.42 ft above mean sea level,

 5Tatum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 53.6 ft May 17; minimum observed,

 19.1 ft May 15.

1942-51: Maximum gage height, that of May 17, 1951; lake dry at times.

Highest stage known occurred June 5-7, 1937, when lake reached a stage of about 54.5 

ft (spillway crest at that time, 52.5 ft gage height) according to the city of Amarillo 

Water Department.

Remarks. Lake is formed by earth-fill dam 39 ft high and 1,600 ft long with 500-foot 

carmen spillway crest at 50.3 ft gage height. Dam completed February 1927. Capacity 

at spillway crest about 3,200 acre-ft (estimate by city engineer of Amarillo). No water 

is diverted from lake. The lower part of the lake is surrounded by 10 water wells 

which are used to partly supply the city of Amarillo. The lake provides recharge to 

the sands and gravels of the underlying High Plains deposits (Ogallala formation) from 

which the wells draw water, in addition to the replenishment afforded by infiltration 

from rainfall on the surrounding area. Measurements of discharge of the creek, in 

cubic feet per second, were made 1.5 miles upstream from dam as follows:

Oct. 12............ 1.18 May 24............ 4.52

Nov. 28............ .93 June 12............ 1.63

Jan. 18............ .94 25............ 2.38

Mar. 1............ 1.15 July 31............ .68

16............ *.7 Aug. 15......... ... .57

Apr. 11............ .81 30............ .58

May 19............ 45.8 Sept. 8............ 7.33

21............ 9.34 11............ 1.44

* Result of field estimate. 

Measurements of flow, in cubic feet per second, over spillway were made as follows:

May 17.................... 3,900 (slope-area determination)

19.................... 59.1

21.................... 8.74

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by city of Amarillo.
RED RIVER BASIN 351

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 

or concrete spillway, 1 mile upstream from mouth., and 3.2 miles northeast of Tulia, 

Swisher County.

Drainage area (revised).--About 189 sq mi, of which 124 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Kecoras avanaoie.--flay 1939 to June 1940 (monthly figures only), November 1940 to Septemoer iabi.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 3,310 ft (by barometer). Prior to

 Tept, 29, 1939, staff gage at same site at datum 70.5 ft higher. Sept. 29, 1939, to 

Nov. 26, 1940, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1941-51), 3.31 cfs.

Extreme" --Maximum discharge during year, 5,430 cfs May 15, on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; maximum gage height, 96.76 ft May 16; no flow at times.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 15, 1951; no flow at times during most 

years.

Remarks.--Records poor. Records given herein represent flow into reservoir. Discharge 

oeiow gage height 91.9 ft (spillway crest) determined from daily change in contents of 

reservoir; that above gage height 91.9 ft determined by algebraic summation of'flow 

over spillway (computed from spillway 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. 

Small springs flowing into creek above reservoir are measured occasionally, and discharges when inflow was less than reservoir losses were estimated on basis of these 

measurements. 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 flow of a spring discharging just below reservoir was estimated as follows:

Date

Oct. 20 

Nov. 30 

Jan. 18 

Mar. 1 

Mar. 17

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

.07 

.10 

.10 

.05

Date

Apr. 11 

May 21 

May 23 

June 14 

June 19

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.10 

*44.9 

«1.52 

.35 

.32

Date

July 6 

July 27 

Aug. 27 

Sept. 12 

Sept. 25

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.34 

.13 

.32 

.19 

.17

* Discharge measurement includes flow through conduit.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by United States Soil Conservation Service.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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-ft

Oct.

, eO

**0

eO

0

0

0

(t) i 501

Nov.

eO

**0

0

0

0

458

Dec.

Ke.2

'

 eO

\ el

' eo'

1.0

0.03

2.0

431

Jan.

eO

' e.l

F.3

e.l

1-

t

\ e.l

' .3

1.2

0.04

2.4

406

Feb.

eO.2

, eO

-\

* 1.4

el

e.6

e.3

-

-

3.9

0.14

7.7

384

Mar.

**0.1

e.l

. eO

**0

. eO

0.2

0.01

0.4

348

Calendar year 1950: Max 50 Min 0 Mean 0

Apr.

eO

.5

e.3

..

1

f

}

**.!

> eO

-1

1.4

0.05

2.8

312

.85

May

» eO

*919

1,450 

1,370

470 

99

39

18

5.0

 1.0

1.5 

.5

0 

0

0

0

3.0

0

4,376.0

141

8,680

626

Ac-ft

June

- eO

e.l

e.l

e.2

e.2

*.3

e.3

e.3 

e.2

e.2 

*.2

e.2

e.l

eO

eO

1.0 

.7

e.5

e.3

e.l

.

5.2

0.17

10

505

619

July

0.7

e.4

e.2

4.1

eO

**0

> eO

**0

1

*

eO

1.4

0.05

2.8

440

Aug.

. eO

.8

e.4

e.2

e.l

eO

*0

eO

1.5

0.05

3.0

382

Sept.

. eO

*0

, eO

*0

eO

.

0

0

0

331

' later year 1950-51: Max 1,450 Min 0 Mean 12.0 Ac-ft 8,710

* Discharge measurement made above reservoir.

t Contents of reservoir at end of month, in acre-feet.

** Result of field estimate.

e Inflow less than reservoir losses; discharge estimated on basis of occasional measurements of 

spring flow above reservoir.
352 RED RIVER BASIN

Prairie Dog Town Pork Red River near Brice, Tex.

Location. Lat 34°37'45", long. 100 0 58'30", at upstream side of highway bridge in Briscoe 

County, 1 mile upstream from Byrnes (Battle) Creek, 3.4 miles upstream from Mulberry 

Creek, 7.5 miles southwest of Brice, Hall County, and at mile 1,110.

Drainage area (revised).--5.972 sq mi, of which 4,479 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. December 1938 to June 1944, August 1949 to July 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Three staff gages along bridge and crest-stage indicator; gages read once daily, 

more often during floods. Datum of gage is 2,070.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Dec. 14, 1938, to June 30, 1944, water-stage recorder at site 1,200 ft upstream 

at datum 6.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 5 years (1939-43, 1949-50), 90.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1950 to July 1951, 41,700 cfs May 16 

(gage height, 10.32 ft from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

1938-44, 1949-51: Maximum discharge, 42,100 cfs Oct. 4, 1941 (gage height, 5.18 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determinations at gage heights 3.7 and 4.8 ft; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1906, 14.8 ft, present site and datum, in summer 

of 1933; flood of May 1937 reached a stage of 14.3 ft, present site and datum, from 

information by local residents.

Remarks. Records poor. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment 

loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6'7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

12

*9.5

*17

*14

*9.0

*6.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

68.3

2.20

135

Nov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*14

6.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20.2

0.65

40

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

55

35

22 

11

_

_

-

123

4.39

244

Mar.

7_.B

*172

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

14.0

0.45

28

Apr.

(*)

-

0

0

0

May

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

*14,100

14.500

7,69O

1,480

658

*721

358

*344

*288

*440

*229

*168

*165

*102

75

*72

41,190

1,329

81,700

June

*491

*291

*156

72

*72

*62

*62

*35

*17

*22

*23

*1.990

*507

*315

*9O9

492

*380

*179

*116

*58

*40

*265

*80

*30

*416

*110

*30

*14

*4.2

*17 

-

7,255.2

242

14,390

July

*32

*221

*47

18

*9.8

*8.0

*0

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*34

50

*11

*0

0

0

0

*0

430.8

13.9

854

Aug.

_

-

-

Sept.

_

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,440 Mln 0 Mean 68.4 Ac-ft 49,520

Water year 1950-51: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Peak discharge (base, 18.000 cfs). May 16 (2 a.m.) 41,700 cfs (10.32 ft); May 16 (10 p.m.) 24,500 

cfs (9.10 ft); May 17 (12 p.m.) 19,300 cfs (8.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 353

Mulberry Creek near Brice, Tex.

Location. Lat 34°40 I 30", long. 100°55'00", at upstream side of bridge on State Highways 

70 and 256, 1.5 miles upstream from Bitter Creek, 2.3 miles southwest of Brice, Hall 

County, and 3.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 534 sq mi, of which 238 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. August 1949 to July 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Movable wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily, more often 

auring floods. Datum of gage is 2,090.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1950 to July 1951, 11,800 cfs June 1; 

maximum gage height, 12.02 ft May 17; no flow at times.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 50,700 cfs July 16, 1950 (gage height, 15.24 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 16.5 ft in 1941, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records poor. No diversion above station. Records of chemical analyses, water 

temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1199.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second^ in the water year 1950, 

superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1177, are given herein:

Aug. 8.................... 7.4

Month

Water year 1949-50.

Cfs-days

13,940.6

Maximum

2,140

Minimum

0

Mean

38.2

Acre-feet

27,660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

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.

8.8

8.8

*2.8

2.4

2.1

*2.4

1.8

.4

.2

*.l

.7

.1

1.0

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

2.3

.1

*.3

.1

a. 2

a. 2

.1

.1

.1

.1

34.4

1.11

68

Nov.

0

0

O

0

O

0

.1

O

O

0

0

0

O

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

.1

a.l

y

TT

a.l *.l

.1

.2

.1

-

1.5

0.05

3.0

Dec.

0.1

a.l

.1

2

0

a.l

.7

.7

.1

1.4

.1

.2

.7

.8

.8

.8

a. 8

.7

.7

.7

.8

1*8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

.3

.4

1.2

1.4

ai.6

22.7

0.73

45

Jan.

1.6

1.6

2.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

al.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

72

5T.2

*.6

.3

.6

.7

0

.2

a. 2

.2.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

95.3

3.07

189

Feb.

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

.7

*.2

.2

.2

.2

0

0

0

.2

a. 2

a. 2

.4

.3

'.3 .4

a. 6

1.0

1.4

39

53.2

al.O

_

_

-

49.7

1.78

99

Mar.

0.4

*.4

0

.1

.1

.1

a.l

.1

.1

.5

a. 2

.3

.4

a. 4

.2

0

*.2

^1

.6

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.3

.3

6.1

0.20

12

Apr.

0.2

.2

.3

.6

1.2

a. 6

.6

.7

.6

.6

o

*0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

0

-

5.9

0.20

12

May

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

562

a.530

*662

*103

97

*80

37

*40

*16

*22

*2.1

*.6

*32

*1.8

*.l

*0

3,185.6

103

6,320

June

*1.540

*569

*276

61

*53

*75

*37

*14

*4.8

*3.2

*4.2

*1.4

*0

*0

*105

51

*11

*.8

*13

*.3

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

2,620.1

87.3

5,200

July

*81

*162

*24

.6 »o

0

O

0

0 Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

267.6

8.63

531

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,140 Mln 0 Mean 38.3 Ac-ft 27,750

Water year 1950-51: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 efs).--May 17 (1 p.m.) 6,730 cfs (12.02 ft)j June 1 (11 a.m.) 11,800 

cfs (11.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of engineer's notes and weather records.
354 RED RIVER BASIN

Salt Fork Red River at Mangum, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°52', long. 99°31', in SW^SE^ 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 35.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.566 sq mi (revised), of which 209 sq mi is probably non-contributing. 

Records available. April 1905 to June 1906, October 1937 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,490.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). April 1905 to June 1906, chain gage at site a 

quarter of a mile upstream at different datum and Oct. 1, 1947, to Nov. 8, 1949, wireweight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1937-51), 89.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs May 17 (gage height, 10.79 ft); no 

flow at times.

1905-6, 1937-51: Maximum gage height observed, 14.7 ft June 16, 1938 (discharge not 

determined); no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, that of June 16, 1938 from information by local residents.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

48

44 

50

35

a25

a21

a!8

a!7

14

13

12

12

11

9.7

9.7

9.0

8.7 

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

9.0

8.7

8.7

7.2

6.9

5.9

4.5

3.9

3.3

2.9

452.3

14.6

897

Nov.

3.2

a3.4 

a3.7

a3.9

a4.2

a4.7

5.6

7.4

8.0

6.9

7.4

8.3

9.0

11

12

12

15 

16

16

15

15

15

15

b!4

16

17

18

19

21

25

347.7

11.6

690

Dec.

26

26 

26

27

24

b2O

b!8

bTf

b24

31

41

62

55

47

40

37

3d 

36

39

39

39

40

41

42

44

41

b40

b46

b37

b39

40

1,122

36.2

2,230

Jan.

36

51 

48

50

65

50

44

40

40

37

35

39

41

48

89

85

57 

46

47

36

32

29

26

26

25

28

29

b24

b!8

b!4

bjl2

1,247

40.2

2,470

Feb.

b22

68

50

37

31

29

29

22

b!4

38

36

31

24

20

21

22

23

54

70

Tf

_

-

84O

3O.O

1,670

Mar.

36

32 

24

23

22

22

18

16

18

27

29

37

36

31

25

21 

21

19

16

14

11

 Mm

10

13

23

25

32

4O

34

738.8

23.8

1,47O

Apr.

27

22 

19

15

22

22

24

35

25

19

16

13

10

9.4

7.7

6.4

6.4 

5.4

4.8

6TT

10

9.7

9.4

6.9

5.2

4.8

87

60

89

1O2

-

699.2

23.3

1,390

May

72

32 

22

13

8.0

4.O

2.4

1.6

.8

 .4

.2

0

15

0

0

874

5.560 

2,266

446

150

171

354

164

81

69

73

107

a64

a51

a44

a 40

10,604.4

342

21,030

June

a36

1.280 iil

63

51

79

358

039

a33

a29

a26

324

a22

20

101

236

138 

66

58

46

47

25

a21

a!7

a!5

a!4

38

a33

a27

a22

-

2,795

93.2

5,540

July

a!7 Hit1

al!3

a48

a25

al4

a9.0

a5.o

3.7

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.1 

.8

.6

.3

.2

0

3.0

14

4.7

1.9

.8

O

0

0

O

3,722.1

120

7,38O

Aug.

O

0

0

Sept.

0

t> 

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

.4

.1

"5.6 16

5.7

2.8

1.8

.1 

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

-

34.6

1.15

69

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,760 Mln O Mean 57.1 Ae-ft 41.31O

Water year 1950-51 : Max 5,56O Mln 0 Mean 61.9 Ac-ft 44,840

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 ofs). May 17 (2 a.m.) 13,200 ofs (10.79 ft); July 2 (4.15 a.m.) 12,100 

cfs (10.32 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
RED RIVER BASIN 355

North Fork Red River near Carter, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°10' , long. 99°30', in Nltf£SEi 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 (revised), of which 399 sq mi is probably none ontribut ing. 

Records available. October 1944 to September 1951.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,673.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~~

Average discharge. 7 years, 157 cf s .

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 cfs May 18; maximum gage height, 10.22 ft 

May 17; no flow Aug. 3 to Sept. 8, Sept. 18-30.

1944-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1951; maximum gage height, 10.37 ft May 

12, 1947; no flow at times each year.

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made four times a month.

Discharge, in oubio feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

135 

461

134

91

81

78 

70

52

48

48

48

46

42

40

36

36

40

38

38

38

42

46

46

52

58

58

50

46 

42

34

36

2,110

68.1

4,190

Nov.

34 

30

32

32

34

36 

36

38

38

30

32

42

44

50

58

63

65

70

70

63

58

65

63

60

50

58

58

63 

§1

78

-

1,531

51.0

3,040

Dec.

75 

73

68

68

b40

b30 

b25

b30

44

100

122

120

150

118

114

114

100

97

94

91

88

91

94

97

100

104

g94

g70 

104

146

118

2,829

91.3

5,610

Jan.

142 

142

118

126

175

160 

114

75

75

73

63

68

68

115

212

200

126

107

94

94

70

63

63

58

52

60

65

b40 

b20

b20

b20

2,878

92.8

5,710

Feb.

b20 

b20

b30

b35

b45

148 

242

130

84

75

94

81

48

g50

g52

58

97

175

248

212

155

126

110

126

155

288

338

165

.

-

3,407

122

6,760

Mar.

114

114

107

107

94

870 

g60

834

836

870

g!26

195

g84

868 "868

878

858

850

858

868

842

858

g42

g25

830

834

850

65 

55

60

52

2,172

70.1

4,310

Apr.

40 

36

36

34

38

50 

118

94

78

65

58

48

46

42

38

34

31

30

30

30

31

32

31

30

32

44

42

m104

-

1,600

53.3

3,170

May

147 

97

65

48

32

24 

20

19

18

12

12

12

11

1*1

7.4

2,110

11,600

14.700

7,260

4,500

3,000

2,240

1,560

1,020

728

450

242

209 

193

231

231

50,805.8

1,639

100,800

June

2,070 

5,510

2,350

1,460

1,430

ffi

1,660

990

554

835

539

528

576

554

606

539

634

581

583

459

296

296

253

253

613

236

129

87

72

37,373

1,246

74,130

July

90 

260

799

3l6

157

90 

59

42

30

21

18

16

14

16

17

18

14

12

9.6

8.6

7.1

5.8

8.4

17

27

32

16

8.1 

g3.9

g3.0

b2.2

2,137.7

69.0

4,240

Aug.

81,5 

gl.O

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

0 

0

0

0

3.5

0.11

6.9

Sept.

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

2.6

9.4

8.9

669

27

12

5.4

3.9

gl.O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

739.2

24.6

1,470

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,730 Min - Mean 229 Ac-ft 166,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,000 Min 0 Mean 293 Ac-ft 211,800

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs) . May 18 {9 a.m.) 18,300 cfs (0.45 ft); Mar. 21 (5:45 p.m.) 9,930 

cfs (8.96 ft); June 2 (2 a.m.) 9,490 cfa (8.70 ft); June 6 (2 p.m.) 11,400 cfa (9.26 ft), 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage reading.
356 RED RIVER BASIN

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°54', long. 99_°18', in SW^SE^ see. 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 Pork of North Pork, and 73.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2.515 sq mi (revised), of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. December 1943 to September 1950 (monthly records only), October 1950 

to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Nov. 19, 1948, float gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. -Maximum contents during year, 167,000 aere-ft May 19 (elevation, 1,562.10 ft); 

minimum, 100,300 aere-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,551.59 ft).

1944-51: Maximum contents, that of May 19, 1951; minimum observed after initial storage, 4,690 aere-ft Aug. 25, 1944 (elevation, 1,520.2 ft), capacity table then in use.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete and coursed masonry dam. Storage began in Deeember 1943. Capacity, 145,000 acre-ft at elevation, 1,559.0 ft (crest of uncontrolled 

spillway), 77,500 aere-ft at elevation 1,547.0 ft (crest of controlled spillway), and no 

contents at elevation 1/517.5 ft (sill of head gate at irrigation canal). Figures given 

herein represent total contents. Reservoir is used for irrigation, flood control, and 

municipal water supply.

Cooperation. Gage record, capacity table, and data on diversions furnished by Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Contents at 12 p.m., in acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

148,300

148,800

148,100

147,400

147,100

146,900

146,900

146,700

146,300

146,300

146,300

146,000

145,800

145,700

145,400

145,300

145,200

145,000

145,000

144,900

144,800

144,700

144,300

144,100

143,700'

143,400

143,300

143,100

142,600

142,300

142,100

Nov.

141,700

141,700

140,900

140,600

140,300

140,200

139,900

139,900

139,500

138,700

158,300

138,100

137,900

137,900

138,000

137,800

137,400

137,400

138,300

137,100

137,000

136,900

136,800

136,500

136,500

136,300

136,300

136, 100

135,900

135,900

-

Dec.

135,900

135,900

135, 400

135,900

135,900

135,500

135,500

135,500

135, 600

135,700

135,900

136,100

136,400

136,600

136,700

136,800

137,000

137,200

137,400

137,500

137,600

137,800

138,000

138,100

138,300

138,400

138,300

138,400

138,500

138,500

138,600

Jan.

139,100

139,600

139,700

139,700

140, 300

140,300

140, 500

140,500

140, 600

140,800

140,900

141,000

141, 500

141,700

142,000

142,300

142,700

143,000

143,000

143,100

143,200

143,300

143,300

143,500

143,500

143,400

143,900

143,800

143,600

143,500

143,400

Feb.

3143,400

a 145,400

aW3,400

a 143 ,600

1143,700

143,700

143,700

144,000

143,700

143,800

143,500

144,200

144, 100

143,800

143,700

143,700

143,900

144,500

145,200

145,400

145,400

145,400

145,700

145,700

146, 400

146,700

147,300

147,600

_

-

Mar.

147,600

148,200

147,600

147,400

147,300

147,300

147,100

147,100

147,100

147,800

147,600

147,100

147,200

147,100

147 , 200

147,100

147,500

146,900

146,700

146,800

146,600

146,500

146,200

146,000

145,700

145, 600

145,700

145,700

145, 300

145,000

145, 100

Apr.

145,000

144,500

144, 000

143,700

143,300

143,500

143,300

143,200

143,100

142,800

142,000

141,500

141,100

141, 100

140, 500

139,900

139, 100

139,000

138,500

138,000

137,700

137,200

136,500

135,700

135,800

135, 100

135,600

134,700

134,300

134,900

-

May

135,000

135,000

134,800

134, 500

134,200

133,800

133,300

132,800

132,900

132,300

131, 900

131,200

130,800

130,500

130,500

132,700

156,200

166,900

165,700

162,100

159,900

161,400

159,800

157,100

154,000

150,200

147,400

146,300

146,300

145, 800

145,400

June

145,400

154, 000

154, 500

152,700

151, 800

157,600

159,200

157,900

156,200

153,300

151,500

148,400

145, 000

147,100

147,900

148,000

147,800

148,700

147,800

145,400

145,800

145,900

145,200

145,500

145, 500

146,300

145,800

145,700

145,400

145,200

-

July

145,200

145, 200

146,500

147,100

147,100

146,700

146, 500

146, 300

145, 800

145, 500

145,200

144,600

144,100

143,400

142,500

141,700

140,800

139,700

138,400

137,000

135,800

134,500

135,400

135,400

135,000

134, 400

134,000

133,400

132,700

131,900

131,200

Aug.

130,200

129,100

128,100

126,800

125,400

124,000

122, 600

121,000

119,900

119,000

118,100

117,100

116,400

115,600

115,000

114,000

113,200

112,400

111,600

110,700

110, 100

109,900

109,700

109,600

109,500

109,300

109,000

108,500

108,100

107,600

107,100

Sept.

106,500

106,100

105,600

104,800

104,300

103,800

103,200

102,800

103,000

102,700

102,900

103,800

103,700

103,300

103,500

103,300

103,200

102,900

102,500

102,200

102,300

102,100

101,600

101,800

101,200

101,400

101,000

100, 700

100,400

100,300

-

a No gage-height record; contents interpolated. 

Note. Change In contents calendar year 1950, +19,400 acre-ft; water year 1950-51, -48,700 acret. Total diversions calendar year 1950, 34,670 acre-ft; water year 1950-51, 69,790 acre-ft.

Monthly elevations, contents, and diversions, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Oct. 31....................

Nov . 30 ....................

Dec. 31....................

Calendar year 1950. ......

Feb. 28............ ........

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,557.62

1,558.04

-

1,559.37

Contents 

(acre-feet)

149,000

142,100

135,900

138,600

-

143,400

147,600

134,900

145,200

131,200

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-6,900

-6,200

+2,700

+19,400

+4,800

+4,200

-2,500

-10,200

+10,500

-200

-14,000

-24,100

-6,800

-48,700

Total diversions 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

3,850

5,460

419

34,670

0

2,580

2,240

11,790

4,680

1,530

14,770

18,170

4,300

69,790

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
RED RIVER BASIN 357

North Pork 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 

Danic 3,500 ft downstream from Altus Dam, 1.9 miles upstream from Elm Fork of North 

Pork, 2 miles west of Lugert, and 72.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,515 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,471.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 cfs May 18 (gage height, 12.70 ft); no 

now at times.

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Plow 

regulated by Lake Altus. Diversion from Lake Altus for irrigation of about 48,000 

acres below station end for municipal supply of Altus (see preceding page). Records 

prior to March do no'j include seepage from reservoir.

Cooperation. Records prior to March furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating table, March to September 1951 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

1.0 

2.7 

5.3 

9.0 

ZO

Z.I 

Z.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

118

183

288

595

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

1Z.O

1,040

1,680

2,660

4,230

6,600

13,300

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

ZO

Zl

22

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

340

33l

247

86

67

57

57 

47

36

29

27

21

13

13

9

6

3

1

O 

7J

O

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

0

0

o

1,390

44.8

2,760

Nov.

0

O

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

o

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

0 

5

5

7

6

11

Zl

36

57

89

-

_

-

Z37

8.5

470

Mar.

82

83

86

78

71

7Z

70 

75

65

64

86

80

68

67

68

65

71

66

51 

48

48

42

43

22

18

14

14

49

15

5.7

T72

1,693.9

54.6

3,360

Apr.

~T.6 11

1.0

1.4

1.1

.3

.4

.8

s i

5.7

1.2

.4

.1

.2

1.4

o'.2

TS

.1 

.1

.1

.4

.1

O

O

0

0

0

0

 2 -

28.1

0.94

56

May

0

.1

0

0

O

1.2

.1 

O

0

O

0

0'O

0

.1

.4

473

7,440

LO.6OO 

8,000

3,370

3,270

2,160

2,240

2,210

2,260

2,16O

906

156

243

217

45,706.9

1,474

90,660

June

97

1,270

2,260

2,210

2,210

3,860

6.110 

3,366

2,260

2,210

2,210

2,260

2,110

570

487

890

890

915

1,390 

1,780

215

215

201

91

9.1

11

149

219

93

23

10,575.1

1,353

80,480

July

9.8

9.1

16

58

59

52

42 

30

22

12

7.3

3.6

1.5

.4

0

0

0

o

.2

.5

.7

.8

1.7

.3

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

326.9

10.5

648

Aug.

°

0

.2

.8

1.8

1.8

2.9 

5,3

576

3.2

.6

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

.1

0

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

O

0

21.9

0.71

43

Sept.

0

TJ

O

0

0

0

o

0

.3

O

0

.2

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

0 

0

0

0

o

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

1.0

0.03

2.0

Calendar year 195O : Max - Min o Mean - Ac-ft 91,35O

Water year 1950-51 : Max 10,600 Mln 0 Mean Z47 Ac-ft 178,500
358 RED RIVER BASIN

Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°55', long. 99°07', in NE^ sec. 17, T. 5 N. , R. 18 W. , near center of span 

on upstream side of county bridge 7 miles downstream from Little Elk Creek, 7| miles 

south of Hobart, and 10.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--549 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--September 1904 to March 1908, October 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,429.4 ft above mean sea level 

clatum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 13, 1905, staff gage at site about 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 (unadjusted). Oct. 1, 1949, to June 5, 1951, water-stage recorder 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years (1904-7, 1949-51), 81.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,090 cfs May 18 (gage height, 27.89 ft); minimum observed, 1.6 cfs Sept. 28.

1904-8, 1949-51: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height observed, 28.9 

ft June 9, 1907, datum then in use; minimum discharge, 1.2 cfs July 3, 1950. 

Flood of May 1949 reached a stage of 28.63 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those subsequent to June 

5, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Records 

of .chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1199.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

SI

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

H9.0

 9.0

9.2

9.0

9.2 

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.4

7.4

7.7

/7.7

8.2

7.9

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.8

252.7

8.15

501

Nov.

6.5 

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.6 

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.9

7.2

7.2

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.2

7.9

8.4

8.2

~9.0 10

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.4

9.0

9.2

9.5

-

236.5

7.88

469

Dec.

10 

9.8

9.0

9.2

b8.8

b8.6

b8.2 

b8.2

b8.4

8.7

9.0

9.2

10

11

9.8

9 5

g!s

9.5

9.5

9 5

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.4

8.7

8.2

7.7

b7.4

b7.0

b6.6

b6.6

273.7

8.83

543

Jan.

7.0 

8.4

8.4

11

13

10

9 0 

s!7

7.9

8.2

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.8

9.8

10

10

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.7

8.4-

8.4

8.4

8.7

b8.5

b8.0

b7.4

b7.0

b6.8

278.4

8.98

552

Feb.

b6.6 

b6T8

b7.0

b7.4

b8.4

bS.O 11 8.8'

11

10

10

10

9.2

7.2

9.8

7.9

7.4

7.2

16

16

12

9.0

9.0

9.2

10

11

13

14

_

-

-

272^9

9.75

541

Mar.

13 

11

11 .

9.8

9.8

9.0

8.2

7.7

8.2

20

18

28

15

11

11

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.4

7.7

7.4

7.2

77f

7.7

8.4

8.4

8.7

9.2

9.0

326.4

10.5

647

Apr.

8.4 

7.7

8.4

7.4

8.2

7.9

8.2

7.4

7.0

6.5

6.1

6.0

6.0

5.8

6.0

5.6

5.4

5,1

6.0

6.1

6.3

6.1

6.3

6.6

7.2

7.7

14

16

13

-

226.3

7.54

449

Calendar year 1950 : Max 2,910 Min 1.3 Mean 70.7

May

11 

12

13

12

9.8

8.7

6.5

6.6

6.8

6.5

6:1

5.5

5.2

4.8

15

1,370

5.670

3,530

2,130

2,200

1,640

3,500

693

316

236

186

144

122

104

92

22,069.5

712

43,770

June

81 

95

176

134

78

1,950

193

1,710

2.800

638

266

246

414

645

352

184

136

811

311

150

96

75

59

43

69

55

40

35

30

13,722

457

27,220

July

30 

74

46

29

26

22

15

12

12

11

10

11

11

13

19

13

9.5

7.9

7.4

6.1

6.0

5,4

363

172

50

20

13

14

11

15

1,072.3

34.6

2,130

Aug.

11 

11

I!

10

9.2

8.2

7.9 

6.3

6.1

5.0

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.4

6.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.2

3.1

2,8

176.0

5.68

349

Sept.

2.7 

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0 

1.9

6.5

262

54

11

204

64

13

5.4

4.2

3.5

2.5

3.1

2.5

3.9

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1*1

1.8

1.8

-

671.6

22.4

1,330

Ac-ft 51,150

Water year 1950-51 : Max 5,67O Min 1.6 Mean 108 Ac-ft 78,500

Peak discharge (base. 1.8OO cfs). May 18 flO a.m.) 6.090 cfs (27.89 ft): May 21 (10 a.m.) 2.650

cfs (18.89 ft); May 23 (2:3O p.m.) 3.86O cfs (23.87 ft); June 7 (1 a.m.) 2,990 cfs (20.5 ft); June

10 (1 p.m. 3,180 cfs (21.11 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 359

North Fork Red River near Headrick, Okla.

Location.r-Lat 34°38', long. 99°06', in center of Nj sec. 21, T. 2 N., R. 18 W., near 

leTfbank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, Z\ miles east of 

Headrick, 13 miles upstream from Otter Creek, and 33.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 4,244 sq mi (revised), of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. April to July 1905 (gage heights only), August 1905 to March 1908, 

April 1938 to September 1951. Prior to August 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 August 1905, chain gage at site a 

quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. August 1905 to March 1908, staff 

gage at site 10 miles upstream (Navajo dam site) at different datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1905-7, 1938-51), 402 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,900 cfs May 19 (gage height, 9.96 ft); minimum, a.8 cfs Sept. 30.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 27,400 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage height, 10.85 ft); no 

flow at times in 1938-40, 1943, 1946-48.

Maximum stage known, 16.1 ft sometime prior to 1927, from information by State Highway Department.

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

wnicn are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Plow regulated by Lake Altus, 40 miles above station (see p. 356). Diversions for irrigation of 

about 48,000 acres above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 '

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18-

19

20

21

2223 -

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

422

417

399

422

417

219

3120

890

880

a7O

a68

a66

a62

a60

858

a56

54

a52

a49

46

45

43

39

40

40

39

38

38

36 

35

34

3,654

179

7,250

Nov.

a32

a31

30

35

30

31

32

32

31

32

33

32

32

34

34

30

31

32

32

30

30

30

32

35

35

34

35

33

33 

33

-

956

31.9

1,900

Dec.

35

35

34

34

b35

b32

b31

b33

b38

42

45

15

39

42

43

43

41

40

38

37

37

37

37

36

37

34

b33

b32

36 

42

38

1,156

37.3

2,290

Jan.

35

38

42

44

43

42

45

44

42

38

37

36

44

45

45

46

43

49

43

40

39

39

36

37

36

"> 36

t b23

i

1,202

38.8

2,380

Feb.

b28

54

52

46

46

50

52

43

b55

83

65

73

75

71

55

58

68

68

70

73

-

1,520

54.3

3,010

Mar.

90

112

114

119

116

105

92

94

92

112

114

124

138

154

135

119

114

99

110

99

83

83

68

60

65

55

65

53

 55 49 

53

2,952

95.2

5,860

Apr.

40

38

41

34

35

39

38

35

36

33

30

28

3O

26

23

22

22

20

19

20

22

22

21

20

19

19

19

18

155

135

-

1,057

35.2

2,100

Hay

97

96

126

77

61

52

45

38

35

30

28

26

26

24

26

7,620

21,100

24,000

20,600

12,700

9,050

1O,6OO

8,590

5,780

a3,150

a2,800

a2,650

al,000 

a420

a330

131,201

4,232

260, 200

June

a270

338

2,000

3,080

2,880

6,370

16.700

9,780

4,400

3,51O

3,840

6,480

5,760

4,080

1,230

3,390

3,180

1,960

4,440

4,690

2,510

584

394

325

27O

T56" 164

199

3O8 

218

-

93,546

3,118

185,500

July

126

836

1.910

1,180

350

210

164

141

123

109

100

88

81

72

71

72

98

86

76

76

72

72

80

307

1,770

269

120

85

71 

63

6P.-

8,938

288

.17,730

Aug.

57

50

42

39

35

31

29

27

27

31

33

31

27

24

25

22

20

17

17

14

25

45

~S5 100

28

23

18

14

11 

10

14

919.7

29.7

1,820

Sept.

8.6

7.5

6.5

5.3

5.3

4.6

5.7

10

11

9.7

114

192

94

363

255

109

69

48

36

28

21

16

a!2

a9

6.5

6.5

5.3

4.2

3.9 

3.3

1,417.9

47.3

2,810

Calendar year 195O: Max 1O.8OO Min 12 Mean 363 Ac-ft 263, 1OO

Water year 1950-51 : Max 24,OOO Min 3.3 Mean 681 Ac-ft -492,800

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). 

(7.63 ftj; May 25 (10:30 a.m.) 7,16O 

(8:30 a.m.) 6,69o cfs (6.42 ft); Jum

 May 19 (l p.m.) 24,900 cfs {9.96 ft); Hay 23'' (5 a.m.) 12,300 cfs 

cfs (6.27 ft); June 7 (4:3O a.m.)/19,3OO cfs (9.36 ft); June 12 

s 17 (12:30 a.m.) 4,20O cfs (5.60 tt ) ; . June~iS=£*i45_£.mi) 5,37O

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of records of outflow from 

Lake Altus.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
360 RED RIVER BASIN

Otter Creek at Mountain Park, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°42', long. 98°59', In NW^NW£ sec. 34, T. 3 N., R. 17 W., on downstream 

side of left abutment of county highway bridge 500 ft upstream from Horse Creek, If 

miles west of Mountain Park, 3.2 miles downstream from water-supply reservoir of city 

of Snyder, and 23.0 miles upstream from mouth. Records include flow of Horse Creek.

Drainage area.--164 sq mi (revised), includes that of Horse Creek. 

Records available. March 1946 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,329.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 29.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,450 cfs May 18 (gage height, 17.65 ft); no flow

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 5,110 cfs May 16, 1947; maximum gage height, 18.30 ft 

June 3, 1949; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Small diversion above station for water supply.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2223 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.4

.6

.6

3

.8

.8 

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.5

.6

.3

.Z

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

14.2

0.46

28

Nov.

0.3

.2

. 2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

j.4.

.4

.3

.3

'.3 .3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

-

7.4

0.25

15

Dec.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4 

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

73

.4

.3

.3

11.5

0.37

23

Jan.

0.2

1*0

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

jl

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

3_ 7T

.1

.1

6.9

0.22

14

Feb.

Oil

0

.1

.3

.3

 i

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

-

4.4

0.16

8.7

Mar.

0.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.2 

.2

.2

.2

A5-

.4

.1

.2

.1

,1

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

.1

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

4.6

0.15

9.1

Apr.

0.1

0

.1

.1

.1

if

.1

.1

.1

0

0

00'

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

-

2.9

0.10

5.8

Calendar year '1950: Max 1,780 Mln 0 Mean 21.8

May

0.2

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

.9

1,160

3.350

342

1,77,0

112

94

17

12

16

11

8.2

7.0

5.9

6.3

4.6

6,917.1

223

13,720

June

3.6

4.4

6.4

25

11

504

53

18

12

468

370

30

14

14

152

20

42

727

176

20

11

6.2

4.4

3.3

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.6

\ t 5

-

4,094.3

136

8,120

July

1.9

1,14O

66

10

5.4

3.2 

1.9

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.&

.5

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

18

213.8-

.8

.4

.1

.1

.1

o

1,280.4

41.3

2,540

Aug.

o

0

O

0

0

0

o

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

.6

72

.8

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

74.0

2.39

147

Sept.

2

0

0

0

0

0

.8

.6

0

O

0

o

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

4.0

0.13

7.9

AC-ft 15,810

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,350 Mln 0 Mean 34.0 Ac-ft 24,640

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). May 18 (12:30 p.m.) 4,450 cfs (17.65 ft): May 20 (6:30 a.m.) 3,180

cfs (16.9O ft); June 7 (5:30 a.m.) 2,550 cfs (16.SO ft); June 11 (8:30 p.m.) 1.110 cfs '(12.38 ft);

June 19 (4:15 p.m.) 985 cfs (11.42 ft); July 2 (9:3O a.m.) 1,800 cfs (15.21 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 361

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex.

Location.--Lat 34°14', long. 101°07', on right bank about three-quarters of a mile up-

 stream from W. F. Saul's ranch house, about 1 mile downstream from Wilson Creek, about 

1-5 miles upstream from Turkey Creek, and 10 miles southwest of Quitaque, Briscoe 

County,

Drainage area.--293 sq mi, of which about 258 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. August 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,633.91 ft above

 mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 6.83 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 780 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 3.69 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 40 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 2.70, 3.00, and 5.59 ft; minimum, 2.9 cfs July 21.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 1,720 cfs May 10, 1947 (gage height, 5.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained above;'minimum, 1.9 cfs Aug. 12, 1946.

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

wnicn are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.6 

2.5 

3.6 

5.3 

8.2

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

131

300

3.0 

4.0 

5.6

500

920

1,720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

a6

aS

a6

a6

a6

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.6

*6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

198.2

6.39

393

Nov.

6.3

6.8 576"

6.6

6.6

*6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

370

*6.0

194.5

6.48

386

Dec.

5.8

5.5

57S

5.5

6.6

a6.5

a6

a5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.8

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

a6

a6

6.0

6.3

5.8

184.1

5.94

365

Jan.

6.0

b7~7.1

6.0

6.0

6.0

b6

b6

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.0

6.3

6.3 6.3"

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

a5

a5

a5

a4

186.6

6'.02

370

Feb.

a4

a5

a6

a6

a6

6.3

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.0

5.8

a6

a6

*a7

a7

6.0

5.8

6.0

6,0

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.6

7.8

6.3

6.3

6.0

_

-

170.6

6.09

338

Mar.

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

57B

5.8

bS

6.8

6.3

b6

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

*5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.0

7.5

STS

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.0

185.8

5.99

369

Apr.

6.3

6.6

6.6

7.1

8.2

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.3

*6.0

5.8

5.5

57B

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.3

12

25~3.2

6.3

216.3

7.21

429

May

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.8

5.8

5.3

5. &

5.5

5.3

5.8

5.2

575

8.9

20

221

544

 a!8

all

a9

*a9

8.6

8.0

7.5

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

481.9

15.5

956

June

5.5

6.0

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.8

6.0

5.5

5.3

6.0

6.0

5.5

8.8

6.2

39

8.1

5.5

9.7

*a!7

7.5

6.8

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.1

571

5.5

230.5

7.68

457

July

5.8

8.5

573

.1

.8

.5

.3

.2

.5

.2

.0

.0

.5

.3

.7

.3

.2

.2

.O

.9

.6

377

.0

.3

.3

.2

* .5

.0

3.9

3.9

4.0

138.7

4.47

275

Aug.

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.6

375

3.6

4.0

4.2

4.3

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.9

4.2

4.0

4.3

*17~7.5

5.8

5.1

5.5

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

146.1

4.71

290

Sept.

4.2

T73

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

13

45

-5. 3

16

*15

.8

.5

.8

.0

.8

.5

.2

.2

.5

.8

.8

.6

* .5

.5

.5

.8

.3

5.1

214.1

7.14

425

Calendar year 1950: Max 268 Mln 3.6 Mean 8.68 Ac-ft 6,290

Water year 1950-51: Max 221 Mln 3.6 Mean 6.98 Ac-ft 5,050

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). May 17 (3 p.m.) 556 efs (3.08 ft); Sept. 9 (7 a.m.) 780 cfs (3.69 

f t),

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, engineer's 

notes, and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
362 RED RIVER BASIN

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°20', long. 98°17', in SEfc sec. 19, T. 23., R. 10 ¥., at bridge on .State 

Highway 53, if miles east of Walters, 12.2 miles upstream from West Cache Creek, and 

19.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 675 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 938.2 ft above mean sea level (Oklahoma 

state Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Jan. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 199 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,200 cfs May 18 (gage height, 29.72 ft); minimum, 10 cfs May 16 (gage height, 3.86 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1951; no flow at times in 1939, 1940. 

Flood of 1906 reached a stage about the same as that of May 18, 1951, and May 17, 

1947 (gage height, 29.62 ft), from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Flow partly regulated by 

Lake Lawtonka (capacity, 42,300 acre-ft) on Medicine Bluff Creek, and by Lake Thomas 

(capacity, 8,300 acre-ft) on Little Medicine Bluff Creek.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

3Q

30

35

96

53

a32

a24

a20

a!8

611 al9 

a20

g23

a23

a23

a21

a21

a23

a23

a23 

a24

g24

a25

ass

g25

a24

g24

a22

a2l

a21

839

27.1

1,660

Nov.

821

a23

a24

a25

a27_

a26

a24

a22

al9

a!6

ais

815 

616

ale

a!5

al4

615

a!5

616

a!8

al7 

a!6

a!5

,615

815

a!6

a!7

a!7

617

618

545

18.2

1,080

Dec.

a!7

al6

g!5

16

17

16

19

18

19

20

19

18 

17

18

18

19

19

18

17

16

17 

18

17

17

17

16

14

14

16

17

18

533

17.2

1,060

Jan.

17

17

16

25

28

22

20

17

16

16

17

17 

17

19

20

21

23

24

23

22

21 

19

18

17

17

17

16

18

16

15

il

' 585

18.9

1,160

Feb.

15

16

16

17

19

20

19

20

21

23

22

2O 

18

21

20

22

25

25

34

467

177 

137

52

33

27

25

23

24

_

-

-

1,358

48. 5

2,690

Mar.

22

21

19

15

19

15

15

ii

15

16

82

26 

22

33

28

23

19

17

17

17

16 

17

17

16

16

14

22

21

29

29

30

682

22. 0

1,350

Apr.

28

25

24

20

20

20

19

19

20

19

17

16 

16

16

18

17

16

13

17

52

MS82

35

23

17

15

14

13

19

-

2,254

75.1

4,470

May

238

377

153

54

33

25

2O

15

16

473

938

110 

30

15

11

13

4,610

24 .600

15,400

12,50O

8,280 

4,600

1,670

942

870

1,490

867

480

410

347

309

79,896

2,577

158,500

June

273

240

224

291

256

2,020

3,550

3,410

1,480

2,130

2,230

5.420 

5,080

1,30O

843

1,060

540

492

1,820

4,770

2,440 

755

528

421

357

308

282

256

224

208

-

43,209

1,440

85,700

July

672

1,970

5.580

1,870

354

248

£00

169

155

141

130

124 

113

110

106

HO

99

96

89

83

80 

73

68

96

292

217

99

74

61

a52

a48_

11,579

374

22,970

Aug.

g44

42

41

41

42

38

34

34

34

48

33

183 

145

57

42

36

32

27

26

25

21 

41

30

146

224

99

58

39

32

27

27

1,748

56.4

3,470

Sept.

27

27

25

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

29

57 

54

35

27

34

31

29

26

26

25

19

16

15

13

12

12

13

13

15

-

728

24.3

1,440

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,840 Min 12 Mean 134 Ac-ft 97,140

Water year 1950-51: Max 24,600 Min 11 Mean 394 Ac-ft 285,600

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 cfs).--May 18 (4 p.m.) 28,200 cfs (29.72 ft); May 26 (4 p.m.) 1,610 

cfs (17.47 ft); June 8 (3 a.m.) 4,340 cfs (25.71 ft); June 10 (9 a.m.) 2,390 cfs (21.43 ft); June 12 

(11 p.m.) 7,150 efs (27.23 ft); June 20 (1:30 p.m.) 5,790 cfs (26.76 ft); July 3 (7 p.m.) 4,290 cfs 

(25.66 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for station on Deep Red Run near Randlett.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage reading.
RED RIVER BASIN 363

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°13', long. 98°27', in SW£ sec. 10, T. 4 S.. R. 12 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 277, 2^ miles north of Randlett and 

4^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--617 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1949 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 924.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Oklahoma State Highway Commission benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,300 cfs May 18 (gage height, 27.10 ft); no 

now Sept. 28.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of May'18, 1951; no flow Sept. 28, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1*1

7.5

6.6

6.1

5.7

5.6

5.4

4.8

4.4

4.4

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2^9

128.3

4.14

254

Nov.

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

279

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.7

3.7

4*4

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.8

-

92.3

3.08

183

Dec.

3.8

3.9

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.8

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.3

3x2.

3.3

3.2

3.2

113.2

3.65

225

Jan.

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

3.3

3.3

4.4

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.7

2*5

4*5

3.8

3.2

32

2. '7

3.3

3.2

104.2

3.36

207

Feb.

3.4

3.3

2.8 3~7cJ

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.7

3.7

4.2

4.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.6

4.5

5.4

7.8

234

900

381

59

28

17

14

11

9.3

_

-

1,728.3

61.7

3,430

Mar.

8.3

7.7

6.1

5.6

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.9

4.0

~62 153

13

7.3

5.4

4.4

3.6

3.3

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2*1

2.8

2.9

3.6

3.8

4.4

3.9

3.8

347.7

11.2

690

Apr.

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.2

14

203

40

* 11

5.7

3.4

2.6

a2.2

a2.0

al.7

a2.0

-

344.9

11.5

684

May

a90

a!4O

a26

5.1

4.8

3.0

2.0

1.5

al.3

al.l

13

42

10

5.4

3.5

2.8

444

[7,400

12,100

10,200

7,600

3,950

1,260

345

a!44

al!6

a92

69

50

37

26

54,184.5

1,748

107,500

June

21

17

14

12

10

2,150

2.870

2,1OO

1,620

722

536

172

302

82

49

56

74

88

101

166

254

53

31

22

18

15

13

11

9.1

7.9

-

11,596

387

23,000

July

11

214

662

767

344

42

24

16

12

9.5

8.1-

6.6

5.6

5.2

4.6

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.3

2.8

a2.8

16

6.4

4.0

2.9

2.4

2.2

2*J°

2,197.6

70.9

4,360

Aug.

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

.9

.8

.8

3.0

2.7

2.2

1.8

81.7

81.6

81.3

81.2

1.0

.9

,8

a 7

40

30

64

£9

30

12

7.3

5.0

3.2

2.2

293.7

9.47

583

Sept.

2.0

al.4

al.2

a. 8

a. 7

.5

.6

.7

43

25

39

11

6.6

3.8

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

.1

.1

-

146.1

4.87

290

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,520 Mln 2.O Mean 174 Ac-ft 126,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 17,400 Min 0 Mean 195 Ac-ft 141,400

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). May 18 (9 a.m.) 2O,300 cfs (27.1O ft); June 6 (10 p.m.) 3,470 

cfs (21.87 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and by 

comparison with records for nearby streams.
364 RED RIVER BASIN 

Lake Kerap near Mabelle, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°45', long. 99°09', in outlet-gate control house at dam on Wlchita River, 

b.a miles north of Mabelle, Baylor County, and 10.2 miles northeast of Seymour.

Drainage area.--2,099 sq ml (revised).

Records available. October 1922 to September 1951.

Gage. Float-tape gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 2.40 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 345,200 acre-ft Oct. 1 (gage height, 

 l,14b.O ft); minimum observed, 231,500 acre-ft Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.136.9 ft).

1922-51: Maximum contents observed, 420,900 acre-ft June 30, 1941 (gage height,

1,149.6 ft); minimum observed since first appreciable storage, 121,700 acre-ft Apr. 30,

1925 (gage height, 1,125.5 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 height 

1,150.6 ft. 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 are 

shown in the following table:

Service spillway crest. ............

Bottom of outlet conduits ..........

Gage height 

(feet)

i- 1,164.4

1,160.6

1,150.6

1.067.0

Reservoir capacity 

(acre-feet)

648,000

438,000

0

Water is used for irrigation in the Wichita River Valley, in the vicinity of Wichita 

Palls. Forty-two thousand acres of land are available for irrigation.

Cooperation.--Records of daily gage heights furnished by Wichita County Water Improvement 

Districts Nos. 1 and 2. Capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers and based on 

their survey in 1944.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Oct. 31..................

Calendar year 1950.....

May 31 ..................

water year 195O-51 .....

Gage height 

(feet)t

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-48,000

-1,300

-14,300

+36.9OO

-25,700

-111,000

t Gage height at 8 a.m.
RED RIVER BASIN 365

Wichita River at Wlchita Palls, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°54'30", long. 98°32'05", near center of stream on upstream side of Tenth 

street Bridge in Wichita Palls, Wichita County, 4 miles upstream from Port Worth & 

Denver City Railway bridge and about 7 miles upstream from Holliday Creek.

Drainage area (revised).--3,140 sq mi, of which 2,099 sq mi is above Lake Kemp Dam.

Records available. February 1900 to January 1902 (monthly records only, in Water-Supply 

raper ot>u}, uctober 1910 to December 1911 (gage heights only), and March 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1900 to February 1902, daily 

records published in United States Department of Agriculture, Office of Experiment Stations, Bulletins Nos. 104 and 119.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily, oftener during floods. Datum of gage is 924.26 

Tt above mean sea level, datum of 1929. February 1900 to February 1902, staff gage 

(property of United States 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.

Average discharge. 14 years (1900-1901, 1938-51), 353 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,670 cfs May 20 (gage height, 18.98 ft, from 

grapn based on gage readings); minimum dally discharge, 49 cfs Apr. 3, 4, 6.

1938-51: Maximum discharge observed, 17,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1941 (gage height, 24.00 

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 largely regulated by Lake Kemp (capacity, 438,000 acre-ft). 

since completion of dam in 1923 no flow has been permitted to pass over spillway. Water 

is diverted at diversion dam (capacity of diversion reservoir, about 40,000 acre-ft) 

about 50 miles upstream for irrigation in the vicinity of Wichita Palls. Forty-two 

thousand acres of land are available for irrigation purposes.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,120

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,040

2,000

1,920

1,960

2,000

2,040

*2,080

2,040

2,O4O

2,080

1,920

1,440

1,210

1,110

1,040

1,040

1,000

1,000

965

*965

710

440

341

294

222

72?

44,879

1,448

89,020

Nov.

*252

238

225

209

225

244

'257 266

225

230

225

220

214

212

206

193

193

195

188

185

177

180

177

177

172

164

164

159

159

156

-

6,082

203

12,060

Dec.

162

162

164

153

151

144

149

144

144

122

113

107

102

102

102

100

100

*96

93

93

91

85

78

78

82

72

72

22.

74

72

72

3,355

108

6,650

Jan.

74

74

72

*72

70

70

66 56"

68

68

66

70

76

76

70

66

66

66

80

85

74

70

74

70

*74

91

5T

80

87

80

70

2,282

73.6

4,530

Feb.

50

75

91

91

89

87

100

70

60

62

68

60

56

54

85

68

66

62

60

*100

122

118

93

82

91

102

96

_

-

-

2,246

80.2

4,450

Mar.

87

82

74

76

76

80

68

78

100

162

410

355

154

*113

89

80

78

66

70

70

62

64

62

58

58

74

*72

72

64

60

3,113

100

6,170

Apr.

64

'4953

4?

53

49

58

58

68

*70

70

111

109

80

66

62

62

64

85

113

332

324

102

89

91

 80

80

64

62

89

-

2,706

9O.2

5,370

May

220

118

100

89

62

70

70

66

64

56

124

115

91

90

*88

82

182

2,980

5,490

*6.250

*2,960

*1,370

1,290

1,030

*838

742

504

389

426

395

335

26,686

861

52,930

June

335

299

115

144

128

125

457

442

275

169

115

96

102

102

*128

161

133

1T2" 86

1.150

534

220

107

115

96

93

93

93

100

93

-

6,218

207

12,330

July

178

488

598

275

155

96

68

68

68

68

64

89

96

*98

98

110

117

133

144

144

144

136

153

161

139

144

161

172

181

186

183

4,915

159

9,750

Aug.

169

164

153

155

144

172

125

117

TT7

169

172

183

203

181

172

164

158

144

155

161

172

318

*534

1,290

947

263

217

189

169

161

141

7,609

245

15,090

Sept.

130

139

144

130

120

102

139

353

426

308

226

255

249

249

249

252

252

214

128

91

86

125

128

98

84

*84

157

572

160

72

-

5,722

191

11,350

Calendar year 1950 : Max 8,280 Mln 44 Mean 847 Ac-ft 613,200

Water year 1950-51 : Max 6,250 Mln 49 Mean 317 Ac-ft 229,700

* Discharge measurement made on this. day.
366 RED RIVER BASIN

Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°30'; long. 98°07', in NE£ sec. 11, T. 1 S., R. 9 W., on downstream side 

of right pier of county highway bridge, just downstream from Hell Creek, 8£ miles west 

of Duncan, and 11.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--158 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage'is 1,003.39 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Extremes.--1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 12,200 cfs May 11 (gage height, 

16.03 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 25,200 cfs May 17 (gage height, 16.87 

ft), from rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs on basis of computations of overflow at 

16.39 and 16.87 ft; no flow Sept. 24, 25.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 17, 1951; no flow at times each year.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1199.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1949-51 

1949-50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

174

2.4

160

18

4.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

381.2

12.3

756

Nov.

2.4

2.0

1.8

H

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.7

2.7

3.1

3.6

5.6

2.7 

3.1

5.9

5.9

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.4

2.7

-

76.5

2.55

152

Dec.

2.2

275

2.7

3.1 

2.9

2.9

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.3 

4.2

3.1 

2.9

2.9

5.1

2.7

5.6

5.6

5.9

6.6

H5.9

3.4

3.4

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.5

118.5

5.82

235

Jan.

5J>

4.8

5.6

b3 

b2

b2

b5

4.5

8.5

6.3

4.5 

4.8

9.6 

LJ.

6.6

5.0

5.0

5.3

3.6

5.0

5.0

6.0 

6.0

6.0

5.3

5.4

.8

b2.9

b5.9

2.4

1.3

146.6

4.73

291

Feb.

i2-4 'e.o

5.1

5.6 

5.6

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.1

2.9

15 

215

99 

22

12

9.1

8.5

7.5

6.0

6.5

6.6

5.6 

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

6.0

_

-

478.5

17.1

949

Mar.

4.5

5.6

4.5

4.8 

5.6

5.6

5.0

3.6

3.4

4.5

e

B5.6

5.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

5.0

4.8 

4.8

4.5

5.0

6.0

4.5

4.2

5.9

3.9

4.5

144.1

4.65

286

Apr.

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.2 

3.1

5.6

4.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.6 

3.6

4.2 

3.9

5.3

11

8.5

7.5

6.0

5.6 

5.3

4.8

3.6

2.9

371

3.4

5.9

4.2

-

192.5

6.41

581

May

5.5

50

10

5.6 

4.8

5.1

374

4.5

13

1,920

3,550 

127

108 

75

165

60

49

75

50

41

58

36 

36

35

50

3.670

ife

268

90

51

39

10,534.7

540

20,900

June

33

85

1,150

86 

44

37

35

29

25

317

1.350 

155

51 

30

25

20

18

16

14

15

253

44 

20

a!3

alO

8.5

7.5

6.9

971

10

-

3,871.6

129

7,680

July

7.6

6.3

IL*&

2.050 

261

66

54

52

34

a28

a22 

19

22 

17

16

15

26

31

18

18

16

12 

21

20

218

173

87

71

531

108

58

4,041.5

130

8,020

Aug.

626

223

52

58 

55

26

a2l

al6

al4

a!2

a!2 

all

all 

11

11

15

126

40

18

15

20

16

123

39

29

a22

al7

a!3

al2

11

2,691

86.8

5,540

Sept.

10

9.5

9.5

9.9 

11

14

9.9

8.5

77t

8.3 

8.7

1.540 

350

84

48

35

30

439

197

54

33 

28

25

23

22

22

20

18

18

-

3,100.3

103

6,150

Calendar year 1949: Max 838 Mln 0 Mean 24.7 Ac-ft 17,870

Water year 1949-50: Max 5,670 Mln 0 Mean 70.6 Ac-ft 51,140

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 ofs) . May 11 (1:30 a.m.) 12,200 cfs (16.05 ft); May 26 (8:30 a.m.) 

8,900 cfs (15.81 ft); June 3 (9 a.m.) 2,080 cfs (14.59 ft); June 11 (3 a.m.) 3,460 cfs (15.49 ft); 

July 4 (4 p.m.) 4,890 cfs (15.83 ft)j Aug. 1 (8 p.m.) 1,700 cfs (13.65 ft); Aug. 23 (1:45 p.m.) 1,960 

cfs (14.28 ft); Sept. 13 (5 p.m.) 5,090 cfs (15.36 ft); Sept. 19 (7:45 p.m.) 1,160 cfs' (11.50 ft).

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 367

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, In Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla., 1949-51 Continued

1950-51

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

17

16 

34

TS.

18

16

15

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

11

10

12

10

9.2

9.4

9.4

9.2

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.5

390.9

12.6

775

Nov.

7.2

7.0 

TTff

8.3

9.4

9.4

9.7

10

9.4

7.5

9.2

11

11

11

12

11

10

11

1=

TT

10

11

11

7.6 11

12

12

12

12

12

306.5

10.2

608

Dec.

13

13 

12

12

11

6.5

b5.5

W

b!3

b!6

b!4

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

b7.5

b8.5

b8

14

13

362.0

11.7

718

Jan.

12

14 

18

13

12

12

b8

b9.5

13

13

12

14

14

18

2£

17

15

15

14

13

11

12

13

11

11

11

12

8.6

b6

390.1

12.6

774

Feb.

b6

21

36

16

14

15

14

14

14

12

7.0

12

17

37

50

28

404

64

36

28

26

23

28

22

20

_

_

-

982.0

35.1

1,950

Mar.

18

18 

16

16

15

16

15

15

17

44

70

3?

24

22

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

a!5

al5

a!4

a!4

13

18

17

14

12

TS

605

19.5

1,200

Apr.

12

12 

12

12

14

14

12

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

10

i5 9.4

10

11

143

~25 204

15

13

12

11

11

11

10

60

-

729.4

24.3

1,450

May

993

70 

39

31

26

23

22

22

26

48

22

19

19

16 52

89

6.920

S,480

1,050

2,470

223

354

136

148

320

111

71

64

61

53

44

17,034

549

33,7-90

June

38

286 

129

53

41

1,990

989

285

836

336

2.890

sad

141

102

93

71

57

885

266

94

63

54

45

42

39

37

32

29

28

.25

-

10.-564

352

20,950

July

1,210

1.790 

226

96

66

38

29

24

20

18

16

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

11

10

121

18

a!3

alO

a9.5

a7

a7

a6.5

3,865.0

125

7,670

Aug.

a6

a5.5 

a5

a5

a4.5

a4

3.4

2.9

3.5

13

6.5

5.1

4.0

2.9

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.0

.9

1.2

1.2

22

15

4.2

2.9

1.9

1.2

.7

.5

.5

^4

127.8

41.2

253

Sept.

0.4

.3 

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

21

2.7

.4

.1

.1

.1

.5

2.0

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

TJ

.1

.1

1.3

1.0

.3

-

32.3

1.08

64

Calendar year 1950.- Max 3,670 Mln 0.8 Mean 71.9 Ac-ft 52,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,920 Mln 0 Mean 97.0 Ac-ft 70,200

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 efs). May 1 (7:15 a.m.) 2,500 cfs (15.13 ft); May 17 (10:15 a.m.) 

25,200 cfs (16.87 ft); May 20 (7 a.m.) 5,990 cfs (15.97 ft); June 6 (9:15 a.m.) 4,950 cfs (15.84 ft): 

June 9 (2:45 a.m.) 1,840 cfs (14.00 ft); June 11 (4 p.m.) 16,000 cfs (16.49 ft); June 18 (10:45 a.m.) 

2,370 cfs (15,£>5 ft); July 2 (12:15 p.m.) 3,710 cfs (15.57 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
368 RED RIVER BASIN

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°39'45", long. 98 0 46'45", at intake tower near left end of dam on North 

Foric Little Wichita River, 8.2 miles south of Mankins and 9.2 miles northwest of Archer 

City, Archer County.

Drainage area. 275 sq ml (revised).

Records available. February 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Prior to Oct. 8, 1947, water-stage recorder at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during the year, 107,300 acre-ft Oct. 1-3 (elevation, 1,045.2 

IT); minimum observed, 77,050 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,040.1 ft).

1946-51: 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 acre-ft 

Oct. 2, 1946 (elevation, 1,025.4 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earthen-type dam 6,800 ft long, containing 

a reinforced rroncrete 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 ft (bottom of two 48" x 60" outlet conduits) 

and 1,045.0 ft (top of service spillway). Maximum capacity, 220,000 acre-ft at elevation 1,060 ft with 2-foot freeboard. There is no dead storage. Reservoir contents 

used as municipal supply for city of Wichita Palls.

Cooperation. Capacity curve, record of lake elevations, and diversions for municipal use 

rurnisned by city of Wichita Palls.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 195O to September 1951

Date

Dec. 31................ ..

Calendar year 195O. ....

Water year 195O-51 .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,O43.5

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

96,650

-

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-4,400

-1,830

+37 , 230

-1,770

-29,550

Diversion for 

municipal use 

(acre-feet)

743

718

668

8,546

661

1,038

11,061

t Elevation at 8 a.m.
RED RIVER BASIN 369

Little Wichita River near Archer City, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°40' , long. 98°36', on left bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on 

State Highway 79, 1.5 miles dovmstream from confluence of North and Middle Forks and 

4.8 miles north of Archer City, Archer County.

Drainage area. 481 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1932 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 934.72 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 19 years, 92.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs May 20 (gage height, 18.81 ft); no flow 

at times.

1932-51: Maximum discharge, 17,900 cfs Oct. 31, 1941 (gage height, 26.18 ft); no 

flow at times during each year.

Flood in June 1930 reached a stage of about 28 ft, from information by State Highway 

Department.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some regulation by Lake Kickapoo on North Pork (see preceding page). Diversion from 

Lake Kickapoo for municipal use.

Revision^ (water years 1.--W 827: 1932-35.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharg

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15 to Feb. 14)

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

.2 

1.2 

3.2

6.1

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

40

90

121.

10.0

14.0

19.0

402

750

1,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a4

a3

a2

27

alo

*4.2

2.2

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

60.5

1.95

120

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

1.3

3^4.

*1.2

.6

.5

.4

jl

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

17.0

0.57

34

Dec.

0> g

^ g

g

!e

**.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.4

0.14

8.7

Jan.

0

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

1.2

~T3 1.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0 **o

0

0

0

0

0

.1

4.9

0.16

9.7

Feb.

0.2

.1

0

O

**o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

5.7

*8.8

2.2

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.4

.5

_

-

21.3

0.76

42

Mar.

0.5

.4

.5

TT

.4.4'

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

*.4

.Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

**.2

1

tl

.1

9.4

0.30

19

Apr.

51

16

*12

2.5

.8

.5

.4

.2

.2

*.l

Q.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

6.2

5.1

5.1

1.0

.3

**.!

.1

.1

0

63

-

164.9

5.50

327

Calendar year 1950 : Max 9,550 Min 0 Mean 174

May

a790

a510

a40

a4

3.2

al

a. 5

a. 2

aO

a3

a2

al

a. 5

a. 4

**a.3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a270

1.240

510

*71

80

23

8.8

*4.2

2.7

2.7

1.4

.7

.5

3,570.5

115

7,080

June

0.4

.4

<4

.4

2.5

2.7

1.4

.8

.6

.7

6.3

261

66

*49

46

48

27

a9

679

752

42

alo

a4

3.2

al

a. 5

a.l

a.l

a.l

3.

2,013.4

67.1

3,990

July

o

31

341

126

a4

&.S

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

**a.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

403.7

13.0

801

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

0

0

0

0

0

70

39

109

3.52

216

Sept.

2.7

.1

0

*0

0

0

.1

145

216

alo

al

a. 5

a. 5

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

-

376.6

12.6

747

Ac -ft 125,700

Water year 1950-51 : Max 1,240 Min 0 Mean 18.5 Ac-ft 13,390

* 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 4 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and record for Wichita River at Wichita Falls.
370 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Terral, Okla

Location. Lat 33°52 I 50", long. 97°56>15", near center of span on downstream side of pier 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 81, a quarter of a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock Island 

& Pacific Railway bridge, 1.2 miles south of Terral, Jefferson County, 3.2 miles downstream from Little Wichita River, and at mile 872.

Drainage area (revised) . 28.723 sq mi, of which 6,697 sq ml is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read 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. 13 years, 2,802 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 164,000 cfs May 19 (gage height, 26.68 ft); minimum, 235 cfs Apr. 20.

1938-51: 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 of 1891 and May 1, 1908, are reported to have reached about the same

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

wnTch are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some ^fcgulation 

by Lake Kemp on Wichita River in Baylor County, Tex. (see p. 364), and Lake Kickapoo on 

Little Wichita River in Archer County, Tex. (see p. 368). Principal diversion is from 

Wichita River for irrigation in the vicinity of Wichita Palls, Tex. About 15 cfs is 

diverted from Lake Kickapoo by the City of Wichita Palls for municipal use.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

£5

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.050

5,700

5,460

5,230

3,160

5,080

5,000

2,860

£,720

2,650

2,580 

2,520

2,790

5,160

2,520

2,520

2,460

2,520

2,020

1,790

1,680

1,570

1,520

1,470

1,470

1,420

1,570

1,240

1,060

848

758

70,956

2,289

140,700

Nov.

668

608

559

521

504

488

504

510

488

495

476 

445

482

482

476

476

488

504

482

476

476

48£

482

476

471

476

476

471

466

476

-

14,862

495

29,480

Dec.

471

471

471

471

476

b400

b550

b550

b400

b450

495 

498

488

488

482

466

466

471

466

476

471

471

466

455

445

455

445

455

420

455

455

14,017

452

27,800

Jan.

450

440

425

410

415

425

425

450

440

420

415 

410

440

527

482

471

471

455

450

445

450

471

455

440

450

410

406

410

a580

a340

a500

15,558

450

26,460

Feb.

a250

a250

a300

515

49S

476

406

410

435

476

440 

420

415

b590

b560

b520

498

515

504

654

2,410

5.700

2,580

1,570

1,280

1,020

802

705

_

_

-

£2,597

807

44,820

Mar.

627

601

608

627

563

545

504

482

482

498

652 

1,490

1 . 7 90

1,110

766

640

588

557

527

510

466

450

420

596

578

383

396

406

406

410

401

18,659

602

57,010

Apr.

410

410

388

374

360

342

320

511

502

295

284 

295

329

320

534

311

293

271

267

243

445

2,520

5.000

1,490

731

559

415

401

552

556

-

16,704

557

55,150

May

4,560

9,150

7,040

4,050

2,950

2,460

919

620

565

557

654 

1,180

1,280

771

588

554

581

29,400

128,000

145.000

94,800

52,600

57,200

22,100

12,600

8,980

8,540

6,380

5,290

4,280

3,790

594,997

19,190

1,180,000

June

5,010

5,010

15,400

14,200

6,730

12,200

58.600

35,300

32,900

15,100

8,980 

10,600

22,600

21,200

12,500

6,910

5,890

5,050

6,250

11,500

21,900

14 , 100

6,380

3,700

2,690

2,260

1,940

1,820

2,060

1.640

-

548,420

11,610

691,100

July

2,020

7,540

19,300

25.500

16,200

7,220

5,610

2,610

2,000

1,640

1,540 

1,120

1,010

940

870

820

772

754

745

870

800

700

649

615

1,080

1,200

1,000

1,240

1,590

1,220

1,0£0

105,795

5,415

209,800

Aug.

850

756

649

599

575

521

500

465

455

417

632 

607

514

567

658

535

486

453

435

417

405

417

1,030

1,700

1,520

2.590

1,820

1,240

920

727

599

23,819

768

47,240

Sept.

528

441

405

383

378

545

555

510

520

1,570

1.910 

1,440

1,490

1,190

930

800

727

685

754

658

521

429

372

340

540

305

286

268

260

58T

-

18,899

650

57,490

Calendar year 1950: Max 44,800 Min 194 Mean 5,556 Ac-ft 2,574,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 145,000 Min 243 Mean 5,460 Ao-ft 2,505,000

Peak discharge (base. 21,000 cfs).

21,200 cfa (15.83 ft); June 7 (3 p.m

--May 19 (12 p.m.) 164,000 cfs (26.68 ft): June 5 (11 p.m.) 

.) 44,600 cfs (19.47 ft); June 13 (2 p.m.) 25,500 cfs (16.71 ft);

June 21 (5 a.m.) 24,700 cfs (16.21 ft); July 4 (4 a.m.) 27,100 cfs (16.60 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, engineer's and observer's 

notes.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Red River near Gainesville, Tex.

371

Location. Lat 33°44', long. 97"10", in Sw£ sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 1 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Gulf, Colorado & Santa Pe Railway bridge, 5 miles downstream from Pish Creek, 

7 miles north of Gainesville, and at mile 791.5.

Drainage area.--30,782 sq mi (revised), of which 6,697 sq mi are probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--May 1936 to March 1937, May 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 627.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 17, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1938-51), 3,600 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 146,000 cfs May 21 (gage height, 26.-5S ft); mlnimum daily, 350 cfs Feb. ! .

1936-37, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 168.000 cfs June 9, 1941 (gage height, 24.15 

ft); minimum observed, 48 cfs Jan. 27, 1940 (result of discharge measurement).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Plow slightly regulated by Lake 

Kemp (see p. 364), since 1943 by Lake Altus (see p. 356), and since 1946 by Lake 

Kickapoo (see p. 368).

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geologicai survey.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Nov. 3 to Jan. 14, Feb. 5, 

May 2, 14-21, 23, 24, June 5-7, June 23 to July 3)

Oct. 1 to May 24 May 25 to Sept. 30

6.2 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

330

445

720

1,160

1,740

3,120

10.0

11.0

13.0

16.0

26.0

5,320

8,520

18,400

41,800

140,000

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

360

640

1,100

2,400

6,000

11.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

10,500

14,000

25,400

41,800

60,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

6,180

4,800

4,210

3,990

3,780

3,680

3,580

3,390

3,300

3,210

3,120

2,960

2,880

2,880

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,730

2,730

2,590

2,250

2,120

1,990

1,860

1,800

1,740

1,680

1,680

1,620

1,500

1,310

87,960

2,837

174,500

Nov.

1,110

§80

870

814

790

741

714

707

688

662

662

662

649

643

649

643

631

625

643

625

619

619

619

613 ST3-

613

613

613

619

619

-

20,668

689

40,990

Dec.

607

607

595

590

584

a500

a 480

a4T50"

a500

649

519" 662

590

601

601

595

595

590

578

573

573

573

573

568

562

556

540

530

535

525

520

17,651

569

35,010

Jan.

525 525"

520

520

520

515

515

525

535

535

530

525

530

546

790

915

7Z7

643

613

590

568

556

556

573

556

551

535

520

510

a450

a400

17,419

562

34,550

Feb.

a350

a370~

a430

a500

505

595

590

562

546

530

530

540

540

a520

a480

a440

510

625

707

798

1,090

1,360

2,690

3,300.

2,380

.1,740

1,390

1,190

-

-

25, 808

922

51,190

Mar.

1,020

897

822

769

741

755

714

681

655

830

1,220

1,680

2,520

2,590

2,2SO

1,460

1,070

822

762

714

662

643

619

568

535

535

551

551

535

530" 530

29,231

943

57,980

Apr.

535

535

525

520

500

481

463

433

417

401

389

385

377

377

377

373 373"

385

377

389

472

510

472

1,960

2,660

1,620

879

655

546

490

-

18,876

629

37,440

May

540

l,IBo"

8,720

10,300

8,720

5,060

3,580

2,250

1,370

1,040

870

790

790

1,350

1,800

1,340

1,060

1,090

35,800

84,500

138,000

117,OOO

64, 300

34,000

22,100

14,900

11,800

11,100

8,720

7,200

6,200

607,470

19,600

tl,205

June

5,620

5,240

18,200

37,400

22,600

13,600

28,600

55,500

46,300

34,900

20,900

21,500

21,500

36,6CiO

28, 300

27,500

15,400

8,490

7,800

9,180

11,700

22,700

13,200

8,260

5,620

4,480

3,670

3,230

2,890

Z,89O

-

541,770

18,060

tl,075

July

3,060

3,760

14,000

51,500

28,300

18,000

9,960

5,620

3,940

2,980

2,320

1,890

1,660

1,450

1,360

1,260

1,190

1,130

1,080

al,050

al,050

al,000

a970

950

940

900

1,420

1,460

1,160

1,310

2,030

148, 700

4,797

294,900

Aug.

1,560

1,300

1,090

950

855

774

704

672

626

605

640

672

704

738

656

640

672

688

640

546

534

522

522

510

477

1,690

1,510

2,890

2,180

1,560

1,090

29,217

942

57,950

Sept.

882

729

570

552

516

504

477

460

455

494

445

864

2.250

1,690

1,690

1,420

1,100

940

864

738

765

756

672

564

522

494

455

430

425

1,78TT

-

24,003

800

47,610

Calendar year 1950: Max 46,600 Mln 282 Mean 4,639 Ac-ft 3,358,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 138,000 Mln 350 Mean 4,298 Ac-ft 3,112,000

..(1 p.m.)

 s (15.63 ft);

t Expressed in thousands.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for station near Terral, OVcla.

Note. Discharge computed from at least twice-daily wire-weight gage readings May 21 to July 19, 

July 24 to Sept. 30.
372 RED RIVERI BASIN

Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35*38', long. 99°40>, on line between SE£ and SW-J- sec. 5, T. 13 N., Rj. 23 

w., near left bank on dovmstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 283, hair a 

mile downstream from Sergeant Major CreeJcfe 1 mile north of Cheyenne, 5.2 miles upstream 

from Dead Indian Creek, and at mile 543.9.

Drainage area. 794 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1938 to September 1951.

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. Crest-stage indicator

installed Feb. 9, 1944.-

Average discharge. 12 years (1938-46, 1947-51), 51.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge .during year, 5,040 cfs May 18 (gage height, 9.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs; no flow Aug. 5 to Sept. 6.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs May 23, 1941 (gage height, 13.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs; no flow at times each year except 1942.

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

Enose above 100 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times 

a month.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

32 

29

24

24

26

26

24

24

23

22

22

21

2O

20

20

20

19

19

19

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

11

17

17

657

21.2

1,300

Nov.

#

18

18

20

20

20

21

20

18

20

20

18

16

16

18

19

20

S3.

2T

20

21

20

18

19

20

18

16

16

16

-

563

18.8

1,120

Dec.

16 

15

13

15

b8

b5

b6

blO

18

26

22

20

17

16

16

16

17

18

20

23

22

21

25

26

28

30

23

b20

30

40

ii

626

20.2

1,240

Jan.

39

ii

40

39

39

34

29

27

32

30

26

25

27

32

29

29

26

25

24

24

23

22

21

17

21

22

20

\ '

799

25.8

1,580

Feb.

I 9

1

46

47

36

32

34

33

32

31

b23

b24

b27

b30

53

35

35

34

25

23

26

34

32

32

35

30

_

_

-

825

29.5

1,640

Mar.

24 

24

21

21

21

22

22

23

21

100

80

50

38

30

24

21

20

4115

22

20

20

19

19

20

24

32

25

24

26

25

876

28.3

1,740

Apr.

25 

24

21

23

42

30

25

24

24

23

20

20

18

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

T2

12

^8

63

50

45

-

727

24.2

1,440

May

4O 

35

31

28

26

24

22

21

20

21

20

21

19

IS

18

521

1,790

3.840

1,560

S74

409

308

236

209

184

154

140

133

127

113

98

11,160

360

22,140

June

167 

1,520

1,190

323

236

274

2.600

933

283

782

481

338

320

696

1,100

740

388

342

164

158

91

104

81

72

127

90

80

70

64

58

' 13,872

462

27,510

July

110

To

53

50

47

41

34

30

32

31

28

24

24

24

25

24

28

22

18

16

13

11

11

12

a. 7

11

12

11

10

8

6

845.7

27.3

1,680

Aug.

5 

4

3.1

2.9

a

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

15.0

0.48

30

Sept.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

36

50

118

66

63

~35 137

26

26

34

24

21

18

16

14

10

9

9.3

8.8

8.0

6.1

5.4

5.8

6.1

-

752.5

25.1

1,490

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,380 Mln 0 Mean 44.5 Ac-ft 32,230

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,840 Mln 0 Mean 86.9 Ac-ft 62,910

Peak discharge (base, 1.100 eta). May 18 (3 a.m.) 5,040 cfs (9.16 ft); June Z (3:15 p.m.) 2.900 

cfs (7.72 ft); June 7 (9:30 a.m.) 4,700 cfs (9.29 ft); June 10 (10:15 a.m.) 2,470 cfs (7.53 ft); 

June 15 (7:45 a.m.) 2,230 cfs (7.37 ft).

>3 Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Jote. Ho gage-height record Jan. 28 to Feb. 4, Mar. 9-14, Apr. 14-22,

, June 26 to July 2, July 30 to Aug. 2, Sept. 13-15,. 21-23; discharge

ils of weather'records and records for station near Clinton.

Apr. 24 to May 7, June 23, 

Interpolated or estimated on
RED RIVER BASIN 373

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°35' , long. 99°02', in SE^SE^ sec. 19, T. 13 N., R. 17 W., on right bank 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence 

of East and West Barnitz Creeks, 4-| miles west of Arapaho, and 6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Oralnage area. 243 sq mi (revised).

Records available. September 1945 to September 1951.

'"age. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,529.12 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 19.2 cfs.

'Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 cfs May 16 (gage height, 20.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; no flow at times.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 16, 1951; maximum gage height, 20.8 ft 

Apr. 8, 1947, from floodmark; no flow at times each year.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1947 has been revised to 6,000 

cfs Apr. 8, 1947 (gage height, 20.8 ft, from floodmark), superseding figure published 

in Water-Supply Paper 1087.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

period in the water year 1947, superseding those published in Water-Supply paper 1087, 

are given herewith:

Apr. 8. 1,980

Month

Water year 1946-47..... 

Calendar year 1947. ....

Cfs-daya

11,074.1 

8,584.9

Maximum

1,980 

1,980

Minimum

0 

0

Mean

30.3 

23.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

El, 960 

17,020

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-12, Apr. 16 to

May 13, July 24-27)

Oct. 1 to May 16

0 7.5

.3 8.0

1.0 9.0

3.1 10.0

7.4 12.0

Note. Same as follc 

table above 12.0 ft.

May 17 to Sept. 30

100

180

411

wing

5.6 

5.8 

6.0 5.8 

9.7

6.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

18

34

79

140

311

562

1,140

1,710

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 -.0

"1

~2

"3

"4

"5

"6

"7

"8

"9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

150 

31

"tota]

'*ean

Y-ft

Oct.

£ 5

12

4.4

3.0

2.1

1.4

a. 8

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

25.3

0.82

50

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

0

0

0

0

2

0 

0

2

0.1

4.0

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

.2

.6

.3

If

3.0

0.10

6.0

Feb.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

2.9

3.7

3.1

2.9

2.8

4.0

4.9

7.1

19

11

28

9.5

4.7

4.1

3.9

4.4

5.5

5.2

-

1

128.6

4.59

255

Mar.

3.5

2.9

2.3

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.7

li*

1.4

2.0

4.8

20

7.3

3.9

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.8

2.2

2.1

1.9

3.2

2.4

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.7

90.6

2.92

180

Apr.

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.9

1.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.5

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

.4

18.9

0.63

37

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,370 Min 0 Mean 17.7

May

0.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,450

1,520

162

71

337

57

201

37

27

257

39

23

18

15

13

12

4,240.3

137

8,410

June

11

9.7

12

12

8.2

9.7

10

9.1

7.4

7.4

33

62

37

336

257

131

29

20

16

13

11

57

75

16

9.1

6.5

5.0

3.9

3.3

2.8

1,220.1

40.7

2,420

July

37

24

6.7

4.0

3.0

a2.5

a2.0

al.6

al.2

a. 8

a. 4

a.l

0

0

0

al.7

3.2

al.6

al.O

a. 5

0

0

0

20

1.7

al.O

a. 5

0

0

0 

0

114.5

3.69

227

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

42

11

8.5

71

57

5.4

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

266.0

8.87

528

Ac-ft 12,780

Water year 195'0-51 : Max 1,520 Min 0 Mean 16.7 Ac-ft 12,120

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs).--Hay 16 (10 p.m.) 7,700 cfs (20.67 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather
374 RED RIVER BASIN

Washita River near Clinton, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°31', long. 98°57' , in center of sec. 11, T. 12 N., R. 17 W., near right 

Dank 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 (revised).

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,467.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. 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.--16 years, 172 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 66,800 cfs May 16 (gage height, 31.09 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,900 cfs by contracted-opening determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 3.9 cfs Sept. 6.

1935-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 16, 1951; minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 1, 1948. 

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 poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 18-30, May 33-35, May 38 to June 6, 

June 8-30, July 35 to Aug. 13, Aug. 29 to Sept. 7; 

temporary curve used May 16, 17)

4.8

4.9 

5.1 

5.3 

5.5

3.5

4.9

13

33

36

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

11.0

334

437

693

1,500

19.0 5,730

31.0 7,780

22.0 9,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

'Day

1

3

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21 

22

33 

34

35

36

37

28

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

53

58

~76 140

60

54

50

48

44

41

40

38

36

35

34

33

31 

31

30

30

30

30

39 

31

31

31

30

39

29

38

37

1,385

41.5

3,550

Nov.

37

36

36

36

36

37

37

39

30

30

31

31

30

31

34

35

if35

34

34 

34

34 

34

34

34

31

32

35

36

-

945

31.5

1,870

Dec.

38

37

36

36

b31

blS

b!9

b24

b26

b3o

35

36

58

54

51

47

!

45 

44

43

43

41 

41

41 

41

43

43

41

b23

b28

b46

' b47

1,184

38.3

3,350

Jan.

40

59

63

57

55

53

49

45

38

33

43

56

48

48

50

59

60

57

40

41

i

44 

41

41

44

44

b34

b32

b26

b31

1,383

44.6

3,740

Feb.

b36

b33

b33

b33

b33

b30

b40

b89

77

66

64

59

56

b48

46

50

53 

52

97

101

135

107

80 

73

70

78

83

87

.

_

-

1,744

63.3

3,460

Mar.

78

73

64

63

57

54

53

51

49

53

59

134

103

70

60

56

53 

50

48

45

43 

41

41 

40

36

37

41

41

43

45

45

1,733

55.5

3,430

Apr.

41

41

39

39

39

40

45

56

51

46

41

40

40

39

37

37

40 

35

35

34

34

34

I

158

43

37

35

84

89

-

1,373

45.7

3,730

May

61

98

83

53

43

36

33

31

38

37

35

36

34

33

SI

10,500

34.800 

3,700

3,300

3,300

1,130 

1,960

g540 

510

1,130

g348

g288

g224

180

164

153

53,735

1,701

104,600

June

143

130

772

1,380

464

546

g404

1,490

1,300

439

859

607

540

3.620

2,000

1,900

1,040 

1,040

724

439

476 

a278

527 

g378

g303

al70

-

31,348

708

43,140

July

a!70

203

154

g!14

g93

g79

g73

g70

g63

g58

g53

g47

g43

g46

g89

g75 

g46

g40

g31

g31 

g37

63 

-57 673

38

33

31

39

35

Si

3,744

88.5

5,440

Aug.

23

30

17

16

14

14

13

' 12

12

11

15

14

13

11

10

9.6

8.5 

8.5

8.1

7.8

7.5 

8.1

8.1 

8.5

7.8

7.5

7.1

6.8

6.3

5.5

4.9

334.5

10.8

663

Sept.

5.2

4.9

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.3

1.350

360

119

335

192

561

695

168

96

94

77 

g56

g45

g31

g22

g!9

gis

17

16

14

15

10

9.6

8.9

-

4,136.4

158

8,180

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,450 Mln 3.9 Mean 134 Ac-ft 89,440

Water year 1950-51; Max 34,800 Mln 4.3 Mean 349 Ac-ft 180,100

Peak discharge (base. 3.400 cfa).--May 16 (13 p.m.) 66,800 cfs (51.09 ft); May 30 (5:50 a.m.) 

5,230 cfs (18.48 ft); May 32 (8:50 a.m.) 5,740 cfs (15.49 ft); June 14 (9:50 a.m.) 5,730 cfs (15.44 

ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of rainfall records and records for Barnitz 

Creek near Arapaho.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage reading.
RED RIVER BASIN 375

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 (revised), includes that of Running Creek.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1951 (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 194S, recording gage at site 6| miles upstream at datum 24.57 

ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 345 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 40,900 cfs May 18 (gage height, 25.50 ft, from 

highwater mark in well); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 7.

1937-51: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs May 18, 1949 (gage height, 26.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 28,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 6.8 cfs Nov. 3, 1939.

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 except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Occasional diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Carnegie, 7.5 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1087: 1938.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a96

a97

98

96

125

152

107

98

92 

89

88

85

82

79

78

76

75

75

69

72

70

68

66

67

67

66

64

64

62

62

62

2,525

81.5

5,010

Nov.

59

57

56

56

57

57

58

59

57 

58

59

5S

61

64

ii

63

64

63

64

65

65

63

62

60

61

62

62

61

61

61

-

1,820

60.7

3,610

Dec.

61

62

65

65

62

a59

a56

62

62 '66

67

70

71

72

74

73

82

76

48

75

79

73

72

72

72

70

69

64

68

66

60

2,095

67.5

4,150

Jan.

61

78

82

84

91

91

85

84

81 

78

78

75

65

84

94

92

90

89

95

93

90

88

82

64

75

84

77

75

D56' b50

b55

2,460

79.4

4,880

Feb.

b51

b50 bS6'

be*;

68

78

89

85

88 

95

125

119

109

97

b67

b68

103

100

117

169

160

152

146

155

151

119

112

110

_

_

-

2,878

105

5,710

Mar.

114

115

111

105

98

95

90

86

84 

86

109

119

105

106

147

117

98

88

84

82

80

80

76

75

75

77

81

80

77

76

75

2,889

93.2

5,730

Apr.

77

78

78

76

77

76

76

76

76 

79

87

83

78

77

74

75

72

71

72

74

72

71

69

68

66

65

108

104

78

76

-

2,507

76.9

4,580

Hay

86

156

111

95

112

89

76

70

66 

64

60

59

57

56

57

64

976

26.500

12,200

7,670

6,210

5,820

2,640

1,900

912

1,410

1,140

595

480

412

566

70,287

2,267

139,400

June

339

305

617

450

1,150

2,000

2,190

1,670

1,200 

1,700

2,000

5,700

5,520

1,260

2,060

2,850

2,460

1,670

2,050

2,250

1,850

g757

g552

g490

g662

g412

548

522

322

272

-

41,148

1,372

81,620

July

248

408 555"

296

288

240

210

189

176 

168

156

146

141

156

258

176

154

122

146

128

114

g!06

109

119

580

403

171

120

alOO

aso

a85

5,878

190

11,660

Aug.

a80

a75

a70

a70

a65

a65

a60

60

61 

61

64

61

59

53

52

49

47

44

44

44

49

54

75

96

54

47

43

40

39

37

36

1,754

56.6

3,480

Sept.

35-

35

34

34

32

31

92

128

1,020 

a500

a500

a250

a500

asoo

a600

a250

160

157

120

96

88

76

70

64

59

56

50

47

47

45

-

5,256

175

10,450

Calendar year 1950 : Max 6,360 Mln 26 Mean 282 Ac-ft 204,200

water later year year 1950-51 1950-51: : Max Max 26,300 26,300 Mln Mln 31 31 Mean Mean 387 387 Ac-ft Ac-ft 280,300 280,300

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). May 18 (4:45 a.m.) 40,900 cfa (25.50 ft); June 13 (5 a.m.) 4,150 

:fs (15.94 ft); June 16 (11 p.m.) 3,100 cfs (14.11 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records irfor station near Clinton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
376 RED RIVER BASIN

Pond Creek near Fort Cobb, Okla. 

(Known locally as Cobb Creek)

Location. Lat 35°08', long. 98°27', In NW&3E£ sec. 26, T. 8 N., R. 12 W., on left bank 

100 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 2.7 miles north of Fort Cobb, and 5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 319 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.---Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,252.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Aug. 30, 1949, wire-weight gage at 

bridge 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 62.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,540 cfs May 20 (gage height, 15.92 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage well); minimum, 5.7 cfs Sept. 5.

1940-51: 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 determinations at gage heights 16.62, 17.58, and 18.72 ft; minimum, 

4.4 cfs Aug. 31, 1943.

Flood of June 15, 1937, reached a stage of 19.3 ft, from information by local 

residents.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Occasional 

regulation at low flow from unknown source upstream.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a25

a2S

27

26

25

26

25

24

23

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

24

24

23

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

23

730

23.5

1,450

Nov.

23

23

24

26

27

28

28

28

28

27

27

28

29

31

32

31

30

31

33

32

31

31

31

29

29

31

32

31

31

31

-

873

29.1

1,730

Dec.

32

32

31

31

b30

b£5.

b26

b29

b32

b36

38

37

36

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

35

34

34

35

35

34

b29

b28

b32

35

36

1,021

32.9

2,030

Jan.

37

50

52

44

39

37

33

33

36

36

35

35

37

44

53_

44

39

37

38

35

33

33

35

35

34

34

34

a32

a30

b28

b£6

1,148

37.0

2,280

Feb.

b25

bZ5

b26

b32

b40

53

43

36

37

36

37

37

35

b24

b29

b46

57

51

42

allO

a!30

a!20

alOO

a85

a70

60

52

47

_

_

-

1,485

53.0

2,950

Mar.

43

42

40

38

37

37

36

36

37

52

81

64

45

42

41

41

40

36

34

35

34

34

33

31

31

33

58

55

45

40

38

1,289

41.6

2,560

Apr.

36

36

36

35

36

38

36

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

31

30

30

32

31

33

44

38

32

30

29

29

29

28

27

34

-

990

33.0

1,960

May

66

46

34

31

28

27

27

27

28

29

27

27

a27

a26

27

36

693

1,160

348

1.550

a!77

87

a56

a64

a86

a76

a52

a42

a38

a35

34

4,991

161

9,900

June

34

32

45

36

33

367

79

62

348

237

1.080

934

alls

a72

282

al20

a58

a50

178

a76

346

38

35

32

31

31

28

26

24

24

-

4,553

152

9,030

July

24

28

28

26

23

22

20

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

17

17

15

14

14

13

12

11

11

25

20

16

14

13

12

11

11

533

17.2

1,060

Calendar year 195O: Max 1,190 Mln 17 Mean 58.4 Ac-ft 42,250

Aug.

11

10

9.7

9.6

9.2

8.6

8.5

8.0

8.2

9.4

9.3

9.3

12

8.9

7.9

7.3

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.7

9.6

13

11

10

9.4

8.3

8.1

7.9

7.2

6.7

6.5

273.7

8.83

543

Sept.

6.1

6.1

6.2

6.0

5.8

6.0

7.1

9.4

22

85

29

20

28

19

15

16

16

14

12

11

10

10

10

11

11

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.7

439.9

14.7

873

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,530 Mln 5.8 Mean 50.2 Ac-ft 36,370

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs). May 18 (6 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (13.93 ft), May 20 (12:30 p.m.) 4,540 

cfs (15.92 ft); June 12 (1 a.m.) 2,300 cfs (14.95 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 377

Washita River near Tabler, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°58', long. 97C 51', in SW^SW^ sec. 21, T. 6 H., R. 6 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of abandoned highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from 

Little Washita River, 5 miles south of Tabler, ?J miles upstream from Winter Creek, 

and at mile 243.0.

Drainage area.--4,706 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,022.38 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. 11 years, 754 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,800 cfs May 18 (gage height, 27.14 ft); minimum daily, 50 cfs Sept. 3, 6.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs May 20, 1949 (gage height, 29.72 ft); minimum daily, 26 cfs at times in October and November 1940.

Maximum stage known, 29.9 ft Apr. 7, 1927 (from relation of 1927 and 1949 high-water 

marks set by observer), partly caused by release of ponded water by failure of railroad 

embankment on Little Washita River.

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

wnich are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Low flow regulated by power plant at Chickasha, 8 miles above station. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper ick

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12',3

"A

 5

"6

-7

"8 

"9

SO

"1

£2"3

~.i

"5

"«

"7

"8

79ro= 1

' Mal

r>an

j'O-fti

Oct.

196

213 

594

3SZ

302

272

264

245

296

278

242

251

246

232

236

177

185

223 

213

228

226

194

201

150

164

160

240

225

155

180

7,400

259

14, 680

Nov.

12O

158 

221

252

110

204

103

252

167

117

207

184

710" 276

192

147

209 

211

194

213

211

219

192

207

216

213

212

223

240

S,90O

197

11,700

Dec.

276

235 

193

238

262

ISO

197

219

209

137

229

265

287

755

239

257

169

238 

245

250

268

232

219

228

237

242

244

266

252

255

150

7,131

230

14,140

Jan.

245

392

499

757

254

568

210

225

258

248

259

211

260

251

282

540

210

241 

536

198

222

211

214

227

231

231

216

181

172

b!70

bl60

7,759

250

15,390

Feb.

b!25

bT55 

b!95

b!75

b215

b350

b500

270

257

241

258

236

242

218

256

258

296

3O8 

301

564

494

472

483

472

459

302

333

457

_

_

-

8,672

31O

17,2OO

Mar.

264

599 

249

259

245

362

228

231

239

413

27O

407

396

346

356

258

271

279 

557

224

217

342

772" 167

192

213

243

22O

212

244

256

8,581

277

17,020

Apr.

230

215 

186

211

204

218

227

239

223

201

197

197

203

201

203

191

187

192 

181

227

529

353

245

212

205

216

' 209

202

99

313

-

6,756

225

13,400

May

1,400

700 

g528

g386

269

285

255

242

243

243

249

247

270

215

2O2

271

8,520

20, 200 

15,600

15,000

18,500

14,60O

10,300

7,490

5,860

3,400

g2,240

g2,240

g2, 200

gl, 480

gl,290

134,925

4,352

267,600

June

a960

gl,260 

gl,120

"gl,150

a955

2,490

g2,500

2,680

4,330

3,830

6.450

6,350

5,020

5,O2O

4,350

2,680

g2, 630

3,050 

2,910

2,200

g2,450

g2, 410

gl,970

gl,320

gl,180

al,100

al,050

al,000

gl,150

al,000

-

76,5O5

2,550

151,700

July

a90O

gl.480 

g990

g860

g836

a765

a67O

g602

g648

g525

g472

g441

g472

g571

g441

g401

g571

g391 

g421

36O

266

580

236

598

493

391

266

501

536

411

352

16,847

545

53,420

Aug.

306

190

214

228

236

245

a76 re?

212

175

258

401 330"

140

148

150

164

150

144

92

158

190

250

246

234

154

17O

165

129

116

79

5,900

19O

11,700

Sept.

134

100 

a50 135"

76

a50

180

246

174

538

700

558" 740

536

472

640

717

482 

400

226

254

229

180

180

172

167

164

136

166

90

-

8,893

296

17,640

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,980 Min - Mean 571 Ac-ft 413,200

1 i <>ter T-i/ei- year yvar 1950-51: j.ya<J-Dl: Max PISLX 20,200 zu,£O'J Min PLLII 50 t)U Mean mean 809 tjuy Ac-ft AC-ii* 585,600 ooa,bO(J

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). May 18 (11:50 a.m.) 24,800 cfs (27.14 ft); May 20 (10:15 p.m.) 

C2.800 cfs (26772 ft;; June 9 (Z:30 p.m.) 5,34O cfs (16.54 ft); June 12 (12:50 a.m.) 9,180 cfs (21. 

ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge inter 

for stations at Carnegie and Pauls Valley, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.

64 

irpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records
378 RED RIVER BASIN

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°45', long. 97°15', in SEj sec. 1 (revised), T. 3 N., R. 1 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 146.7.

Drainage area. 5,329 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--May to December 1899 (gage heights only), March 1938 to September 1951. 

Published as "at Pauls Valley" in 1899.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 854.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to January 1900, chain gage at site about 9 miles downstream at different 

datum. Mar. 29, 1938, to Jan. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage, and Jan. 26, 1939, to Oct. 

6, 1948, water-stage recorder at site half a mile upstream at datum 1.53 ft higher.

Average discharge. 13 years, 963 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,100 cfs May 23 (gage height, 23.00 ft); minimum daily, 112 cfs Sept. 5.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 29.88 ft); minimum daily, 24 cfs Oct. 3-5, 1939.

Maximum stage known, that of May 11, 1950.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant at Chickasha, 104 miles (corrected) above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 897: 1938.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4, 5, Nov. 28-3O, Feb. 6-8,

Feb. 20 to Mar. 12, Apr. 22 « - May 14, June 23 to July 9,

<3or*<- Sept. Q_^C\ 8-E

Oct. 1 to May 18 May 19 to Sept. 30

4.1 

5 .0 

6.0 

7.0

172

329

640

1,100

9.0

12.0

15.0

2,350

4,990

8,360

4.8 

5.3 

6.0 

7.0

107

185

370

790

9.0 

12.0 

.17.0 

23.0

1,900

4,420

10,800

20,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

406

392

1,340

2.050

980

680

565

481

450

420

435

406

379

366

353

329

329

285

275

296

306

306

306

296

296

275

296

296

256 275"

306

14,431

466

28,620

Nov.

275

256

265

275

275

306

285

247

275

256

306

275

265

265

296

329

296

285

275

265

285

265

275

285

265

265

265

275

265

265

-

8,282

276

16,430

Dec.

275

285

306

285

275

a296

a285

285

b270

b300

296

a280

275

296

318

329

341

318

306

306

306

296

306

329

329

9,173

296

18,190

Jan.

318

306

329

472

481

366

341

392

306

306

318

306

318

318

341

341

341

366

306

306

353

285

296

285

285

296

306

296

b250

b340

b260

10,130

327

20,090

Feb.

b!80

b240

b300'

b280

b370

420

366

353

329

341

318

306

318

296

238

329

329

379

406

1.340

1,210

878

660

621

621

584

548

420

_.

_

-

12,980

464

25,750

Mar.

450

481

379

420

353

329

329

379

329

392

1,330

850

497

514

481

435

435

366

353

353

392

318

318

366

275

306

306

329

329

306

296

12,996

419

25,780

Apr.

318

318

318

296

285

306

306

285

285

296

285

265

265

265

256

256

256

256

256

256

434

584

48T

406

341

318

306

306

296

305

-

9,406

314

18, 660

May

6,970

3,630

1,410

831

660

492

420

420

392

406

392

366

366

366

366

341

557

7,530

10,800

16,100

17,500

16,900

19.500

14,800

9,670

6,960

4,970

3,630

2,780

2,540

2,040

154,095

4,971

305,600

June

1,770

1,590

1,590

1,500

1,440

1,440

3,070

2,780

4,220

5,640

7,350

9.810

8,550

7,090

6,240

5,190

3,630

3,270

3,540

3,630

3,020

2,940

2,860

2,460

'1,900

1,590

1,410

1,380

1,320

1^220

-

103,440

3,448

205,200

July

1,120

1,790

2.320

2,320

1,750

1,290

1,090

965

840

765

740

640

615

590

570

510

570

530

506

506

530

463

 394

665

665

715

715

665

478

615

550

26,482

854

52,530

Aug.

460 432-

385

262

a249

276

278

296

a211

a213

a262

a!98

a211

410

385

a232

a!98

a!85

a!74

a!66

166

183

240

2S7

296

304

293

227

211

204

183

8,077

261

16,020

Sept.

164

152

133

176

112

115

166

207

256

382

407

640

865

690

590

570

550

815

615

486

424

a270

a229

a215

a206

a208

a202

198

198

177

-

10,418

347

20, 660

Calendar year 1950: Max 27,OOO Min - Mean 962 Ao-ft 696,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 19,5oO Min 112 Mean 1,041 Ac-ft 753,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). May 1 (4 p.m.) 11,700 cfs (16.60 ft); May 23 (8:30 a.m.) 20,100

cfs (23.00 ft); May 27 (11 p.m.) 6,480 cfs (13.80 ft); June 11 (ll:30 p.m.) 11,100 cfs (17.24 ft);

. .

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather record's, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 379

Rush Creek at Purdy, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°42', long. 97°35i (revised), in center-NE^ sec. 26, T. 3 N., R. 4 W., 

on downstream side of piling near center of low-water bridge on State Highway 76, 

three-quarters of a mile south of Purdy, 85 miles south of Lindsay, and at mile 26.1.

Drainage area. 145 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 989.7 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, wire-weight gage at 

same site at datum 5.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1942, to Aug. 23, 1943, wire-weight gage, 

and Aug. 23, 1943, to May 10, 1950, water-stage recorder, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 83.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred May 1 (gage height, 

19.9U ft, from high-water mark on gage); minimum daily, 2 cfs Jan. 29, 30.

1940-51: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred May 10, 1950; no flow at times 

in 1940.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

33

30

79

*104 ~33

328

326

(*)

» a23

(*)

' ( )

885

28.5

0.197

0.23

1,760

Nov.

C)

a21

( )

-

630

21.0

0.145

0.16

1,250

Dec.

(*)

a22

(*)

682

22.0

0.152

0.17

1,350

Jan.

(*)

, *a26

32

a?

33

735

23.7

0.163

0.19

1,460

Feb.

*b4

b5

b9

b!6

b30

*45

49

46

30

26

36

31

*b20

blO

b!2

b20

27

38 

27

*260

28

25

27

28

31

32

26

28

_

.

-

966

34.5

0.238

0.25

1,920

Mar.

(*)

. a24

C)

 a29

( )

849

27.4

0.189

0.22

1,680

Apr.

> al9

( )

343

 246

57

325

a21

*20

a2O

a20

a20

178

580

1,691

56.4

0.389

0.43

3,350

May

*3,350

a90

*44

339

*34

a33

a30

a30

*33

*37

a30

a27

a25 a-25

155

145

4,510

5,640 

a!40

al.OOO

*a97

a300

a!7O

108

*S6

79

90

66

*55

58

58

16,384

529

3.65

4.20

32,500

June

60

210

54

38

44

*215

1,650

256

1,670

1,680

*2,610

*734

260

278

77

75

41

*55 

110

62

31

30

34

20

IT

*77

95

25

31

54

10,620

354

2.44

2.72

21,060

July

799

* 1,150

58

431

32

*34

31

22

21

25

*24

22

22

21

22

18

20

17 

17

19

16

16

*26

21

14

15

34

25

17

a!5

314

3,028

97.7

0.674

0.78

6,010.

Aug.

313

a!3

al2

al2

all

all *10

alO

alO

57

18

11

8.5

8.5

7.3

7.9

8.5

9.8 

7.9

8.5

13

21

*104 ~27

alO

a7

1-C)

V 36

1

J

466.9

15.1

0.104

0.12

926

Sept.

36

36

5.3

4.8

*4.0

7.9

8.5

7.3

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.5

7.3

8.5

8.5

9.8

*9T8"

7.9 

8.5

5.8

6.8

4.4

7.3

6.3

6.8

6.3

*4.8

7.9

6.8

6.8

-

212.3

7.08

0.049

0.05

421

Calendar year 1950; Max 10,400 Mln 5 Mean 180 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.81 Ac-ft 130,000

Water Water year year 1950-51: 1950-51: Max Max 5,640 5,640 Mln Mln 2 2 Mean Mean 102 102 Cfsm Cfsm 0.703 0.703 In. In. 9.52 9.52 Ac-ft Ac-ft 73,690 75,690

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs). May 1 (1 a.m.) discharge unknown (19.90 ft); May 18 (3 a.m.) 

discharge unknown (18.89 ft); June 7 (5 a.m.) discharge unknown (14.0 ft); June 9 (2:50 a.m.) 7,600 

cfs (12.0 ft); June 11 (12 m.) 6,160 cfs (10.9 ft); July 1 (9:3O a.m.) 5,740 cfs (11.0 ft); July 2 

(9:30 a.m.) 6,020 cfs (11.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for Little Beaver Creek near Duncan.

t Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
380 RED RIVKR BASIN

Washita River near Durwood, Okla.

Location. Lat 34 e14', long. 96°58', in SE£ sec. 3, T. 4 S., R. 3 E., on right bank 500

"1.3 miles downstream from Caddo Creek, 

Prior to Dec. 15, 1950,-at site 500 ft

^stream from bridge on State Highway 18, 1.3 miles downstream from Caddo Creek, 

4 miles north of Durwood, and at mile 63.4.

downstream. 

Drainage, area. 7,202 sq mi (revised). 

Records available. August 1928 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 650.57 ft above mean sea level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 16, 1939, chain or wire-weight gage and 

Feb. 16, 1939, to Dec. 14, 1950, water-stage recorder at bridge on State Highway 18, 

500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 1,697 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,700 cfs June 12 (gage height, 27.08 ft); min- 

 imum observed, 159 cfs Sept. 8.

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 91,300 cfs May 11, 1943; maximum gage height, 44.37 ft 

Oct. 31, 1941; minimum discharge observed, 17 cfs Aug. 14, 1934 (gage height, 2.77 ft).

Maximum discharge known, that of May 11, 1943.

Remarks. Records good prior to Dec. 15 and fair thereafter except those for period of no 

gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times 

a month. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for.the water year 1951 

are given in Water-Supply paper 1199.

Cooperation. Seventeen discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. ,

652

588

3,180 

6.100

2,94O

1,650

1,200

9 SO

825

750

700

678 

678

632

610

588

552

547

529

498

502 

511 

502

502

493

471

455

439

471

435

399

30,007

968

59,520

Nov.

435

443 359" 

403

395

399

407

439

379

367

351

37S

403

387

375

395

419

435

419

.407

379 

383 

399

371

379

387

399

399

403

411

11,942

398

23.69O

Dec.

415

419

419 

423

431

399

395

391

375

427

488

511 

W

427

! a400

435

427

371 

399 

423

419

415

399

371

375

383

363

i 39?

12,779

412

25,350

Jan.

431

463

439 

463

524

655

5O6

463

488

480

411

435 

471

678

825

655

610

556

552

524

475 

498 

5O6

467

451

447

447

423

363

371

347

15,424

498

30,590

Feb.

254

347

363 

565

451

471

588

520

498

467

475

467 

423

419

331

343

427

632

825

3,56O

5,300 

2, '340 

1,59O

1,230

1,090

1,060

1,000

925

_

_

-

26,961

963

53,48O

Mar.

750

678

750 

61O

610

538

493

475

3BS

968

4,190

4^,800 

2,270

1,440

1,230

1,O9O

1,000

875

75O

678

655 

700 

632

538

560

529

529

56O

529

538

520

31,073

1,002

61,630

Apr.

480

467

488 

502

498

502

516

484

455

455

467

455 

443

439

425

431

423

427

427

439

775 

1,260 

1,060

875

750

655

565

542

538

511

-

16,752

558

33,230

May

3,810

10, 100

5,600 

2,480

1,470

1,140

875

7OO

678

825

678

547 

48O

451

447

399

33?

4,500

14,600

21,60O

25,700 

23,600 

21,800

22,300

18,700

11,400

8,550

1O.80O

5,500

3,990

3,2OO

227,359

7,334

451,000

June

2,800

3,910

5,500 

3,540

2,96O

6,800

13,400

13,000

8,440

9,650

14,60O

26,400 

23, 600

13,800

11,600

8,460

6,060

4,180

4,620

5,820

4,86O 

3,540 

3,340

3,140

2,600

1,980

1,640

1,490

1,430

1,370

-

214,530

7,151

425,500

July

1,490

4,800

5,940 

4,980

5,46O

2,32O

1,640

1,310

1,160

1,03O

980

934 

845

803

762

845

664

683

646

592

575 

592 

558

524

752

782

782

762

722

558

628

45,149

1,456

89,55O

Aug.

628

33S

492 

476

415

372

358

350

372

353

331

339 

353

331

43O

476

372

270

251

247

256 

358 

298

288

336

326

318

318

263

244

255

11,014

355

21,850

Sept.

255

229

209 

198

182

192

170

166 200"

275

300

484 

683

803

722

722

598

372

845

722

610 

508 

386

572

334

3OO

275

500

275

247

-

11,912

597

23,630

Calendar year 195O: Max 73,400 Mln 111 Mean 1,978 Ac-ft 1,432,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 26,400 Min 166 Mean 1,794 Ac-ft 1,299,000

Peak discharge (base, 10,OOP cfs). May 2 (8 a.m.) 11,700 ofs (16.40 ft); May 21 (12 m.) 25,900 

cfs (Z4.41 ft); May 28 (12 m. ) 11,60O ofs (16.30 ft)j June,,7 (7:50 p.m.) 14,7OO cfB (19.OO ft); Ju 

12 (6:5O p.m.) 28,7OO ofB (27.08 ft).

a HO gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Pauls Valley.

Mote. Discharge prior to Dec. 15 computed from water-stage, recorder graph.
RED RIVER BASIN 381

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°49', long. 96°34', in NE£ sec. 33, T. 8 S., R. 7 E., Indian Meridian, 

in control tower of Denison Dam on Red River, l£ miles 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 (revised), of which 6,697 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Kecoras available. October 1943 to September 1951.

uage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). . Prior to Mar. 30, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 3,935,600 acre-ft June 17 (elevation, 626.63 ft); 

minimum, 2,384,800 acre-ft Apr. 20 (elevation, 610.46 ft).

1943-51: Maximum contents, 4,295,000 acre-ft Apr. 19, 1945 (elevation, 629.07 ft), 

capacity table then in use; minimum since power-pool stage was first reached, 2,164,000 

acre-ft Jan. 22, 1949 (elevation, 607.39 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earth dam. Plow was diverted through conduits July 27, 1942; regulated storage began Oct. 31, 1943; maximum power-pool stage 

was first reached Mar. 15, 1945. Capacity, 5,659,000 acre-ft at elevation 640.0 ft 

(crest of spillway) and 2,945,600 acre-ffc at elevation 617.0 ft (maximum power pool). 

Dead and sediment storage, 1,163,000 acre-ft (elevation, 590.0 ft in Denison po9l). 

When contents are below 2,348,000 acre-ft, the reservoir is divided into two pools by 

protective levees around the Cumberland oil- field on the Washita River, arm, with the 

bottom of the outlet channel for the upper pool (known as Cumberland pool) at elevation 

610 ft. At higher elevations the two 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 60,000 acre-ft dead and sediment storage in Cumberland pool.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 195O.to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,137.1

3,099.6

3,055.7

3,015.3

2,976.0

2,954.8

2,962.2

2,967.7

2,964.0

2,958.5

2,955.7

2,946.5

2,938.2

2,941.0

2,945.6

2,941.9

2,939.2

2,935.5

2,931.8

2,927.2

2,930.0

2,933.6

2,923.5

2,918.0

2,911.6

2,902.4

2,896.8

2,897.8

2,900.5

2,895.0

2,886.8

Nov.

2,884.1

2,873.3

2,867.9

2,850.8

2,849.9

2,841.8

2,839.1

2,839.1

2,833.7

2,815.7

2,813.0

2 , 807 . 6

2,802.2

2,796.9

2,795.1

2,791.6

2,782.8

2,779.3

2,783.7

2,776.6

2,770.5

2,767.0

2,774.0

2,761.7

2,760.8

2,758.2

2,753.8

2,750.2

2,747.6

2,742.3

-

Dec.

2,737.0

2,739.7

2,730.9

2,728.2

2,728.2

2,709.8

2,699.5

2,696.9

2,694.3

2,691.8

2,688.3

2,681.4

2,678.0

2,671.1'

2,668.8

2,666.O

2,664.2

2,657.4

2,653.1

2,647.9

2,641.9

2,638.4

2,637.6

2,637.6

2,636.7

2,635.9

2,628.1

2,621.4

2,618.0

2,613.0

2,608.B

Jan.

2,610.4

2,615.5

2,610.4

2,606.2

2,6O7.1

2,607.1

2,6O4.6

2,596.2

2,588.6

2,583.6

2,577.7

2,578.8

2,576.0

2,576.0

2,571.8

2,565.1

2,563.4

2,561.7

2,555.8

2,556.7

8,553.3

2,543.2

2,542.4

2,538.3

2,531.7

2,527.6

2,527.6

2,526.0

2,515.3

2,505.5

2,503.9

Feb.

2., 484. 2

2,476.0

2,474.3

2,470.2

2,470.2

2,457.9

2,457.1

2,453.0

2,448.1

2,442.4

2,441.6

2,441.6

2,441.6

2,43a.4

2,432.8

2,424.0

2,422.4

2,425.6

2,428.0

2,437.6

2,436.0

2,438.4

2,439.2

2,448.1

2,456.3

2,460.4

2,459.6

2,460.4

_

-

Bar.

2,456.3

2,457.1

2/457.9

2,458.8

2,456.3

2,453.8

2,453.0

2,451.4

2,448.1

2,444.0

2,468.6

2,467.0

2,467.8

2,470.2

2,473.5

2,473.5

2/489.9

2,489.9

2,485.8

2,483.4

2,480.1

2,476.0

2,475.2

2,475.2

2,477.6

2,472.7

2,471.1

2,475.2

2,462.0

2,453.8

2,455.5

Apr.

2,460.4

2,457.1

2,453.0

2,446.5

2,445.6

2,445.6

2,448.1

2,446.5

2,442.4

2,444.0

2,436.0

2,428.0

2,421.6

2,420.0

2,421.6

2,413.6

2,407.2

2,404.0

2,397.6

2,403.2

2,409.6

2,408.8

2,403.2

2,400.0

2,401.6

2,401.6

2,400.8

2,400.0

2,400.8

2,399.2

Hay

2,402.4

2,401.6

2,416.0

2,436.0

2,456.3

2,476.0

2,480.9

2,485.0

2,488.3

2,490.7

2,488.3

2,487.5

2,489.1

2,485.0

2,483.4

2,478.4

2,475.2

2,476.8

2,526.0

2,672.0

2,952.0

3,217.1

3,335.7

3,364.2

3,367.3

3,342.8

3,321.6

3,288.6

3,251.6"

3,195.5

3,138.0

June

3,092.9

3,069.9

3,108.3

3,165.2

3,168.1

3,163.2

3,222.0

3,340.8

3,421.4

3,473.3

3,535.0

3,664.2

3,762.4

3,824.3

3,865.7

3,928.8

3,934.5

3,923.1

3,898.2

3,869.1

3,833.2

3,813.1

3,776.7

3,734.9

3,683.7

3,626.4

3,564.7

3,493.1

3,418.3

3,350.0

-

July

3,312.6

3,329.6

3,358.1

3,414.2

3,447.3

3,426.5

3,374.4

3,312.6

3,240.6

3,165.2

3,093.9

3,044.4

3,017.2

2,998.4

2,988.0

2,977.8

2,963.1

2,953.0

2,933.6

2,918.9

2,917.1

2,917.1

2,913.4

2,909.7

2,906.0

2,898.7

2,895.9

2,894.1

2,895.0

2,891.3

2,885.0

Aug.

2,884.1

2,877.8

2,872.4

2,867.9

2,867.9

2,860.7

2,851.7

2,842.7

2,834.6

2,831.9

2,830.1

2,829.2

2,821.1

2,815.7

2,806.7

2,802.2

2,796.0

2,792.5

2,791.6

2,785.4

2,779.3

2,769.6

2,763.4

2,754.6

2,750.2

2,749.4

2,744,1"

2,738.8

2,733.5

2,728.2

2,720.3

Sept.

2,715.0

2,713.3

2,706.4

2,702.9

2,691.8

2,684.0

2,675.4

2,669.4

2,671.1

2,672.8

2,662.5

2,669.4

2,665.1

2,663.4

2,667.7

2,667.7

2,667.7

2,663.4

,2,656.5

2,65^.2

2,647.9

2,645.3

2,641.9

2,636.7

2,630.7

2,624.7

2,620.5

2,613.0

2,511.3

2,611.3

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 195O to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 19 5O.

May 31 ..............

Water year 1950-51.

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(thousands of 

acre- feet) .

+10. 1

-551.9

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
382 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Colbert, Okla.

Location. Lat 33°49', long. 96°31', in E? sec. 36, T. 8 S., R. 7 E., near center of span

 on ddWnstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1.3 miles downstream from Sand Creek, 

2 miles south of Colbert, 2.9 miles downstream from Denlson Dam, and at mile 723.0.

Drainage area. 39,777 sq mi (revised), of which 6,697 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at

 various sites in this vicinity 1906-49 are contained in reports of United States 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. 28 years, 5,517 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,300 cfs May 26 (gage height, 21.02 ft); mlnimum daily, 110 cfs Apr. 8.

1923-51: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs May 21, 1935; maximum gage height, 32.0 ft 

Apr. 25, 1942, adjusted to 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 

United States Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Plow regulated since Oct. 31, 1943, by Lake Texoma, 2.9 miles above station (see preceding page). 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures collected at Denison Dam for the 

water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Cooperation. Twenty-five discharge measurements and records of outflow from Lake Texoma 

rurnisned by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). W 807: 1935(M). W 977: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

20,700

25,800

27.400

27,400

36, ZOO

19,000 

3,030

556

5,270

7,030

6,960

7,OOO 

6,920

1,580 

470

4,350

5,360

5,270 

5,370

5,160

1,430

427

4,760

4,940

5,110

5,000

4,970

1,440

388 4,3"9"0~

5,220

248,901

8,029

493,700

Nov.

4,940

5,O80

5.460

2,660

856

4,630 

3,780

3,310

3.-170

3,510

1,920

969 

3,800

3,900 

3,780

3,440

2,980

2,770 

919

2,860

3,580

2,870

538 2,'220~

1,760

871

2,840

2,750

3,160

2,610

-

87,933

2,931

174,400

Dec.

2,990

2,760

2,700

3,240

4,360

3,970 

3,950

a3, 600

a2,73O

a954

a3,650

a5, 440 

a3,4'90

3,500 

3,470

2,570

1,100

3,320 

3,520

3,810

3,520

3,780

2,000

809

483

3,000

3,670

3,420

3,610

2,420

1,030

92,866

2,996

184, 200

Jan.

1,830

2,290

2,060

1,980

1,970

2,35O 

965

3,840

3,790

3,790

3,470

3,030 

2,580

1,800 

3,150

3,590

3,330

2,720 

3,110

2,660

827

3,890

3,720

3,120

3,160

3,230

2,940

1,170

4,280

4,460

4j500

89,602

2,890

177,700

Feb.

a4,32o

a3,310

a2,25O

al,100

a3,810

a3,660 

a4,150

a3,400

3,830

3,070

1,190

3,580 

4,300

4,490 

4,020

4,220

3,690

1,080 

3,630

4,310

3,710

2,870

3,540

2,760

1,190

3,720

4,070

3,230

_

-

92,500

3,304

183,500

Mar.

2,780

3,120

1,680

821

3,06O

3,41O 

2,750

2,7?0

2,510

1,86O

656

2,510 

2,460

2,640 

2,660

2,540

659

168 

2,?8TJ

2,970

3,080

3,270

3,180

476

713

3,370

3,250

' 3,870

3,490

2,490

730

72,373

2,335

143,500

Apr.

261

1,300

2,270

3,050

2,950

2,430 

344

110

a2,6T50~

3,100

2,550

2,420 

2,570

915 

292

2,160

2,600

3,400 

3,010

3,240

1,430

247

2,350

2,640

2,870

2,800

5,510

2,100

315

2,860

-

62,694

2,090

124,400

May

3,000

2,660

3,060

3,460

1,700

411 

a3,C50~

3,310

3,600

3,260

3,060

838 

417

3,450 

3,650

3,820

3,910

3,490 

3,320

5,580

11,300

22,500

32,400

38,600

38,100

39,600

37,100

38,600

38,600

37,100

37,600

430,516

13,S90

853,900

June

31,100

22,500

12,6OO

8,73O

23,600

36,600 

27,600

12,900

19,OOO

25,800

18,300

8,490 

9,2OO

18,400 

24,000

24, 700

22,500

25, 400 

24,300

28,600

34, 200

33,800

33,300

31,900

34,200

34,200

34, 200

38,100

41,10O

39,600

-

778,920

25,960

*1,545

July

28,400

7,130

7,270

6,86O

15,200

29,800 

38,600

37,100

38,6OO

38,6OO

38,600

29,400 

17,000

11,900 

7,220

7,380

7,670

7,020 

10,600

7,690

2,440

a366

2,940

3,490

3,380

3,660

3,780

al,89O

220

3,150"

4,480

422,166

13,620

837,400

Aug.

3,760

3,620

3,890

2,140

786

3,980 

4,130

3,520

3,360

3,220

1,670

589 

3,530

3,660 

3,680

3,870

3,910

1,710 

324

3,3CO~

3,380

3,200

3,640

3,920

2,520

613

3,580

4,210

4,020

4,280

4,700

96,712

3,120

191,800

Sept.

3,170

1,320

3,220

3,560

3,920

4,290 

4,120

2,450

555

3,300

3,510

3,680 

2,940

2,620 

537

559

1,350

2,050 

3,040

3,430

3,700

876

1,160

3,450

3,360

3,400

3,390

2,830

682

409

-

76,878

2,563

152,500

Calendar year 1950: Max 38,600 Mln 388 Mean 7,499 Ac-ft 5,429,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 41,100 Mln 11O Mean 6,992 Ac-ft 5,062,000

* Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records of outflow from Lake Texom
RED RIVER BASIN 383

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, OKia.

Location.--Lat 34°16', long. 95°55', in NW-j sec. 26, T. 33., R. 13 E., on downstream

 side of right pier of main span of bridge on State Highway 3, 1.3 miles downstream 

from McOfee Creek, 2f miles northwest of Farris, and at mile 57.7.

Dra'lnage area. 1,087 sq ml (revised).

Records available. November 1937 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 446.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1938-51), 1,021 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,800 cfs June 12 (gage height, 41.78 ft); mini-

 mum not determined, but probably less than 1 cfs in August and September.

1937-51: 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, 1940, 1943, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

 Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Oeological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, Apr. 16-19, 

June 21-30, July 8-30; rate of change of stage used as a 

factor Feb. 17-24, Mar. 10, 11, 13, 14, Apr. 20-26, May 1, 

2, 24, June 3-18, July 1-7, Sept. 14, 15)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 23 Feb. 24 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

20

31

63

100

194

5.0

8.0

14.0

23.0

27.0

454

1,030

2,710

6,610

8,710

1.0

2.4

5.0

9.0

27

48

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0 

15.0

78

122

225

547

1,440

3,350

26.0

32.0

37.0

40.0

41.0

8,920

13,500

21,600

30,000

34,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

-95 104

86

78

71

64

58

54

50

47

44

42

40

38

36

35

34

33

32

31

30

30

29

29

28

66

61

50

44

43

39

1,522

49.1

0.045

'0.05

3,020

Nov.

43

46

52

62

55

36

29

40

56

36

27

24 

23

23

24

23

22

24

25

24

24

23

22

22

22

21 "21

22

22

22

-

916

30.5

0.028

0.03

1,820

Dec.

23

22

21

2?

23

22

22

23

23

23

24

24 

24

24

24

24

27

28

28

26

29

30

31

25

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

770

24.8

0.023

0.03

1,530

Jan.

24

28

32

28

27

26

26

30

32

30

29

27 

29

54

50

46

43

52

58

45

41

38

33

32

29

33

31

27

24

22

2Z

1,051

33.9

0.031

0.04

2,080

Feb.

22

22

22

22

23

25

24

23

22

li

29

34 

30

35

43

50

133

4,810

3,070

8,470

6,610

4,700

3,650

1,040

439

387

493

805

_

_

-

35,054

1,252

1.15

1.20

69 , 530

Mar.

547

355

272

213

169

144

126

113

136

600

3,050

5,120 

3,530

1,660

643

421

331

258

207

174

144

131

113

102

92

85

84

84

78

72

69

19,123

617

0.568

0.65

37,930

Apr.

68

66

62

59

58

62

63

60

60

63

64

62 

55

50

43

40

38

36

37

742

5,660

3,780

1,980

700

1,150

1,650

493

300

231

207

-

17,959

599

0.551

0.61

35,620

May

478

807

*93

323

219

159

144

118

98

122

140

122 

91

74

65

58

52

48

45

40

38

36

55

181

164

84

60

57

59

50

41

4,521

146

0.134

0.15

8,970

June

32

35

1,800

3,140

659

2,130

10,700

6,680

2,690

4,400

9,160

32.600 

21,200

16,100

12,700

8,410

4,840

1,430

565

363

244

184

140

113

91

80

73

58

49

42

-

140,709

4,690

4.31

4.81

279,100

July

3,030

4,380

2 , 600

938

752

369

473

169

90

56

41

34 

28

22

24

78

45

57

38

26

18

12

9.6

10

24

15

22

14

10

a9

a8

13,401.6

432

0.397

0.46

26,580

Aug.

a8

a7

a7

a6

a6

5.0

a5 "

. a4

)"

uI 1.4

> al

98.4

3.17

0.0029

0.003

195

Sept.

} 

' 2.4

a3

a4

a5

alO

a!5

a25

34 

113

317

477

122

56

39

30

a20

a!5

alO

a8

a7

a6

a5

a5

a4

a4

a3

1,343.4

44.8

0.041

0.05

2,660

Calendar year 1950: Max 18,400 Min 18 Mean 1,365 Cfsm tl.26 In. t!7. 04 Ac-ft 988,300

Water year 1950-51 : Max 32,600 Min - Mean 648 Cfsm 0.596 In. 8. 08 Ac-ft 469,000

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 efs).--June 7 (1 p.m.) 12,600 cfs (31.22 ft); June 12 (8 a.m.) 38,800 

cfs (41.78 ftjT

t Computed on basis of revised drainage area.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
384 RED RIVER BASIN

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°15', long. 96°12', in NW£SE£ sec. 36, T. 33., R. 10 E., on downstream

 side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 69 and 75, half a mile downstream from 

Caney Creek, 1.5 miles north of Caney, and at mile 48.5.

Drainage area. 720 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--December 1942 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 485.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1943-51), 667 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs June 12 (gage height, 23.63 ft); minimum, 6.3 cfs Sept. 8.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 52,800 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 26.77 ft); minimum observed, 5.6 cfs Sept. 2, 1943 (gage height, 4.76 ft).

Maximum stage known, 26.9 ft in February 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geo-. 

logical Survey.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8)

Oct. 1 to June 16 June 17 to Sept. 30

7.8

8.0

8.2

8.5

9.0

10.0

11.0

21

39

66

126

258

622

955

14.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

1,680

3,500

4,070

5,740

9,000

16,600

7.3

7.5

7.6 

7.8

4.5

12

16

31

8.1

8.5

9.0

10.0

70

152

283

622

Note. £ame as preceding table 

above 10.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

107

TTO

94 

92

90

88

84

79

73

71

70

68

66 

63

62

60

60

58

60

60

58

58

57

56

54

52

52

51

50

19" 49

2,094

67.5

0.094

0.11

4,150

Nov.

49

49

47 

47

47

49

51

52

51

49

47

47

47 

50

54

56

31

54

54

52

51

51

51

50

49

52

50

50

51

52

-

1,513

50.4

0.070

0.08

3,000

Dec.

52

52

51 

50

50

47

45

45

46

46

49

50

51 

51

51

50

49

49

49

49

50

51

51

50

49

47

46

44

14

44

44

1,502

48.5

0.067

0.08

2,980

Jan.

45

50

54 

51

51

52

50

46

45

44

43

44

54 

88

75

64

66

64

60

52

49

46

46

46

45

44

44

43

38

b2B" 26

1,551

50.0

0.069

0.08

3,080

Feb.

b25

b25

38 

41

47

56

52

50

51

47

46

45

44 

51

57

66

103

658

522

2,780

3,980

3,760

740

379

287

293

478

379

_

-

15,100

539

0.749

0.78

29,950

Mar.

264

210

185 

16O

145

133

131

120

118

306

1,930

5,580

1,960 

562

597

319

274

256

199

174

160

150

143

151

12O

113

118

122

124

116

105

12,605

407

0.565

0.65

25,000

Apr.

99

94

90 

86

90

105

111

115

92

80

82

82

84 

84

80

77

70

68

35

120

1,220

1.240

453

213

191

188

180

164

138

126

-

5,868

196

0.272

0.30

11,64O

May

177 in

167 

128

99

88

75

71

75

143

136

105

79 

66

60

57

56

60

65

62

68

105

90

68

71

56

49

47

45

41

58

2,615

84.4

O.117

0.14

5,190

June

55

33

455 

210

109

1,920

5,700

2,890

832

952

2,230

8,970

10,000 

9,060

6,520

2,720

622

588

286

227

194

170

148

150

119

108

97

83

72

67

-

55,270

1,776

2.47

2.75

105,700

July

78

730

1,110 

471

244

588

154

100

83

67

60

54

50 

46

44

48

119

64

45

38

32

29

28

51

50

56

29

28

27

26

25

4,514

159

0.193

0.22

8,560

Aug.

25

26

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

15

15 

15

15

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

16

16

26

21

16

14

15

12

JL1

526

17.0

0.024

0.05

1,040

Sept.

11

9.9

9.5 

9.5

9.1

8.5

7.5

6.6

T7Z

20

18'

16

46 

95

35

51

22

18

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

-

566.6

18.9

0.026

0.03

1,120

Calendar year 1950; Max 12.0OO Mln 42 Mean 776 Cfsm tl.08 In. t!4.63 Ao-ft 561,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,000 Mln 6.6 Mean 278 Cfsm 0.386In. 5.25 Ac-ft 201,400

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). June 12 (5 p.m.) 12,800 cfs (23.63 ft).

t Computed on basis of revised drainage area.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 385

Red River at Arthur City, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°53', long. 95°30', near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on u. S. Highway 271 at Arthur City, Lamar County, 10.6 miles downstream from Muddy 

Boggy Creek, 26.0 miles upstream from Kiamlchl River, and at mile 633.1.

Drainage area.--44,531 sq mi (revised), of which 6,697 sq ml is probably noncontrlbuting.

Records available.--January 1905 to December 1911, July 1936 to September 1951. Gageneignt records collected at same site since 1891 are contained in reports of United 

States Weather Bureau.

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 380.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. January 1905 to December 1911, staff gage at datum 16.97 ft lower and July 1, 

1936, to Mar. 24, 1940, wire-weight gage at present datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1906-11, 1936-51), 9,091 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 74,500 cfs June 17 (gage height, 21.01 ft); min- 

 imum, 1,230 cfs Apr. 11, Sept. 19; minimum gage height, 6.68 ft Apr. 11.

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 222,000 cfs Feb. 19, 1938 (gage height, 34.3 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 100,000 cfs; minimum, 

166 cfs Nov. 2, 1944 (gage height, 4.94 ft).

Maximum stage known, 43.2 ft May 28, 1908, from reports of United States Weather 

Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some reguTaTJIon since Oct. 31, 1943, by Lake Texoma, 92.8 miles (revised) above station 

(see p. 381).

Cooperation.--Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

22,000

20,900 

24,300

29.600

27,500

26,200

20,400

1O,600 

4,230

2,620

5,690

6,980

6,980

6,750

5,690

2,82O

1.880 

3,650

4,930

5,11O

5,110

4,930

2,820

1,880

3,570

4,750

4,750 

4,750

4,750

2,820

1,880

28O,84O

9,059

557,000

Nov.

3,180

4,750 

4,75O

4,930

5,300

3,900

2,430

4,060 

4,230

3,900

3,730

3,810

2,960

2,250

3,180

3,900

3,900 

3,9OO

3,570

3,330

2,370

2,680

3,490

3,260

2,250

2,14O

2,430 

1.980

TTSTo"

2,960

-

1O1.89O

3,396

2O2.1OO

Dec.

3,180

3,030 

2,960

3,100

3,100

3,330

4,320

4,400 

4,230

4,O60

3,410

2,370

3,260

4,320

4,14O

4,060

3,98O 

3,490

2,490

3,100

3,900

4.O6O

4,060

4,230

3,260

2,310

1.880 

2,430

3,650

3,810

3,810

107,730

3,475

213,700

Jan.

3,330

2,43O 

2.250

2,820

2,750

2,680

2,620

2,680 

2,310

2,890

3,900

4,060

4,140

4,320

4,400

3,730

3,650 

3,980

3,900

3,57O

3,570

3,410

2,56O

2,960

4,060

3,730

3.57O 

3,49O

3,410

g2,490

g2,310

101,970

3,289

202,300

Feb.

g4,060

g5,690 

g6,310

g6,100

g4,580

g3,980

4,750

5,69O 

5,300

4,320

4,230

3,900

2.680

3,900

6,530

6,98O

8,250 

12,100

22,000

28,400

35.300

25,500

18,100

13,600

13,100

9,780

5,11O 

g4,930

-

-

-

275,170

9,828

545,800

Mar.

g5,300

g5,300 

4,400

4,140

3,410

2,620

3,260

4,14O 

3,980

3,730

3,900

4,930

7,210

9,140

9,140

6,750

4,580 

3,900

2,750

2.O3O

2,250

3,260

3,490

3,490

3,49O

2,430

1,830 

3,100

3,490

3,810

3,900

129,150

4,166

256,200

Apr.

3,330

2,310 

1,650

1,53O

2,430

3,030

3,330

3,100 

2,080

1,410

1,570

2,890

3, 1OO

2.89O

2,890

2,200

1,570 

1,700

2,560

3,180

6,750

8,540

9,140

6,980

4,400

4,930

g8,25O 

g7,210

g5.HO

g4,140

-

114,200

3,807

226,500

May

3,180

4,40O 

5,690

4,580

4,060

4,060

3,41O

2,250 

2,560

4,O6O

5,490

6,100

4,580

2,890

1,880

2,560

3,650 

3,730

3,900

3,730

3,90O

5,300

19,100

34,500

4O, 1OO

39,3OO

4O, 9OO 

36,100

37.7OO

37,700

36,900

408,260

13.17O

809,800

June

37,700

28,400 

32,200

30,500

21,900

32,000

 53,500

45,800 

31,200

35,100

48,700

56,500

48,700

44,900

53,500

66,900

70,100 

54,500

46,800

41,200

41,200

39.4OO

36,000

34,300

32,700

35,100

35,100 

36,OOO

40,300

42,100

-

40,252.3

41,740

*2,484

July

41 , 200

33,500 

18,200

17,400

13,300

12.2OO

31,200

42,100 

39,400

39,400

38,500

37 , 70O

29,800

20,400

13,6OO

10,300

8,210 

8,490

8,490

8,490

1O.3OO

6,750

4.O6O

2,960

3,810

4,580

4.4OO 

4,320

4,230

3, 1OO

2,030

522,420

16,850

*1,036

Aug.

3,330

4,580 

4,230

3,980

4,140

3,030

1,830

2,650 

3,980

3,730

3,570

3,490

2,750

1,980

2,430

3,650

3,650 

3,730

3,810

2,820

1,880

2,430

3,650

3,570

3,570

3,810

3,260 

2,140

2,310

3,810

3,980

101,800

3,284

201,900

Sept.

4.O6O

4,320 

3,730

2,560

2,750

3,730

3,900

4,230 

4,320

4,O60

2,S2O

2,960

4.750

4,580

3,810

3,330

2,310 

1,45O

1,300

1 ,740

2,370

2,820

3,100

2,250

1,490

2., 030

2,890 

2,890

3,030

2,820

-

92,400

3,080

183,300

Calendar year 195O: Max 66,700 Mln l,53O Mean 13,410 Ao-ft 9,7O5,OOO

Water year 195O-51: Max 70,100 Mln 1,300 Mean 9,557 Ac-ft 6,919,000

* Expressed in thousands.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
386 RED RIVER BASIN

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla.

Location. Lat 34«12', long. 95°29', in SE£ sec. 14, T. 4 S., R. 17 E., near right bank 

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 (revised).

Records available. December 1925 to September 1931, October 1935 to September 1951.

Sage. 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.--21 years (1926-31, 1935-51), 1,839 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 49,400 cfs June 12 (gage height, 40.05 ft); 

 minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 9.

1925-31, 1935-51: Maximum discharge, 71,400 cfs Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height, 44.0 

ft); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 44.2 ft in October 1915, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Kecords of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

ueoiogical Survey.

Revisions (water years).--W 1037: 1927-28, 1938.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change of stage used as a factor Jan. 15, Feb. 15-23, 

Mar. 10, 11, 13, Apr. 21, 23, 26, May 1, 3, June 7-17, 

July 1, 2, 4, 5, 29)

4.1

4.2

4.3 

4.5

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

114

213

645

2,300

15.0

30.0

34.0

39.0

7,010

23,100

29,400

44,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

466

4~2T7

386 

352

318

318

526

293

258

224

206

185 

175

158

145

136

124

114

109

104

101

109

114

101

90

88

88

85

85

83

81

5,842

188

0.132

0.15

11,590

Nov.

78

76

101 

85

78

74

70

70

65

61

58

54 

5?

58

63

165

182

US

106

98

90

83

78

74

70

67

67

65

65

65

-

2,438

81.3

0.057

0.06

4,840

Dec.

65

65

63 

63

61

61

59

58

58

58

59

59 

59

59

61

61

61

63

63

63

65

67

1$

75

67

65

65

63

59

56

52

1,918

61.9

0.043

0.05

3,800

Jan.

54

7?

124 

109

285

448

322

254

213

185

171

162 

185

1,280

3,100

5,110

1,800

1,170

888

716

584

506

438

394

556

522

301

275

243

228

210

18,505

597

0.420

0.48

56,700

Feb.

192

182

175 

171

T5?

295

412

752

1,250

790

622

524 

466

1,480

5,870

11,400

14,400

22,800

24,400

32,400

28,700

20, 100

7,070

3,400

2,420

2,500

2,830

2,490

_

_

-

188,071

6,717

4.72

4.92

375,000

Mar.

2,250

1,860

1,520 

1,250

1,040

914

814

741

716

5,470

6,890

9,080 

5,260

5,180

2,500

1,800

1,460

1,280

1,520

1,250

939

790

692

622

546

510

484

461

430

399

364

54,812

1,768

1.24

1.43

108,700

Apr.

347

326

310 

289

285

297

297

277

254 '2S5"

293

270 

310

556

405

560

554

514

526

1,100

15,400

15,000

7,800

5,040

2,100

5,000

3,040

2,160

1,580

1,250

-

63,580

2,113

1.48

1.66

125,700

May

2,610

6,560

4,240 

2,420

1,5.80

1,250

1,020

790

668

1,200

1,170

914 

692

535

438

375

322

289

254

228

202

188

175

162

182

188

155

175

202

155

106

29,419

949

0.667

0.77

58,350

June

88

TO

1,250 

1,800

741

1,810

11,500

6,780

5,220

10,800

16,500

45,000 

37,600

20,900

12,000

11,200

5,610

5,540

2,100

1,360

1,140

1,410

964

692

556

452

569

518

277

252

-

200,577

6,679

4.69

5.24

397,400

July

4,600

17,600

20,200 

11,500

3,200

1,860

1,220

888

668

538

434

356 

501

254

220

224

259

505

235

182

155

142

135

118

136

165

34"6" 104

2,860

859

470

70,592

2,277

1.60

1.84

140,000

Aug.

2SS- 559

188 

155

133

118

98

83

67

59

56

54 

50

45

40

38

54

52

w

61

259

243

145

93

74

65

52

44

39

36

32

2,998

96.7

0.068

0.08

5,950

Sept.

26

20

18 

17

17

17

15

15

13

T5

27

30 

326

262

577

347

254

178

139

109

90

81

67

59

50

45

42

39

1,210 ~ 497-

-

4,405

147

0.103

0.12

8,740

Calendar year 1950: Max 38,800 Mln 44 Mean 2,873 Cfsm t2.02 In. t27. 38 Ac-ft 2,080,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 43,000 Mln 13 Mean 1,761 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.80Ac-ft 1,275,000

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 efs). Feb. 20 (7 p.m.) 35,400 cfs (36.52 ft); June 12 (7 p.m.) 49,400 

cfs (40.05 ft); July 3 (11:30 a.m.) 20;600 cfs (28.05 ft), 

t Computed using revised drainage area.
RED RIVER BASIN 387

Red River at Index, Ark.

Location (revised). Lat 33°33'05", long. 94°02'25", in SWi sec. 7, T. 14 S. , R.. 28 W.,

 near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71 at Index, 2t 

miles south of Ogden, 206 miles upstream from Little River, and at mile 485.3..

Drainage area. 48,030 sq mi (revised), of which 6,697 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since j.aiv are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 246.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Dec. 12, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 14,250 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during .year, 102,000 cfs June 18; maximum gage height, 23.64

 rt June 18; minimum discharge, 2,270 cfs Dec. 31.

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 297,000 cfs Feb. 23, 1938 (gage height, 34.25 ft); minimum observed, 400 cfs Sept. 12-14', 1936.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made about three times a month.

 Some regulation by Lake Texoma, 241 miles (revised) above station (see p. 381).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

a

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

21

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

24,700

23,700

22,200

21,300

24,200

26.200 

25,260 

22,700

18,200

12,800

9,140

6,960 

6,320

8,480

8,920

8,920

8,700

6,960

5,300

4,400

5,500

7,180

7,610

7,820

7,180

5,500

4.240 

4,930

5,900

6,120

6,120

363,400

11,720

720,800

Nov.

5,700

4,400

3,560

4,080

5,300

5,700 

5.900 

5,900

4,930

3,780

4,240

4,580 

4,400

4,240

4,080

3,780

3,340

3,560

4,240

4,400

4,400

4,240

3,920

3,340

3,140

3,560

3,630 

3,210

2,750

2,820

-

125,120

4,171

248,200

Dec.

2,750

2,690

3,080

3,420

3,480

3,420 

3,420 

3,420

3,480

3,920

4,400

4.580 

4,400

3,920

3,340

3,140

3,780

4,080

4,080

4,080

3,780

3,210

3,080

3,560

3,920

4,080

4,080 

3,780

3,010

2,440

2,380

110,200

3,555

218,600

Jan.

3,140

3,630

3,780

3,780

3,280

2.880 

2,940 

3,010

3,080

3,080

3,010

3,010 

4,400

7,720

11.100

11,100

10,200

9,860

8,490

g7,240

g6,330

g5,500

g5,120

g4,580

4,240

3,780

3,630 

4,080

4,240

4,080

3,920

158,230

5,104

313,800

Feb.

63,780

g3,280

g2.650

g2,750

4,580

7,000 

10,200 

12,700

11,700

10,200

9,300

8,230 

7,000

6,120

7,240

15,200

24,000

25,000

34,600

45,200

58,800

65.500

66,666

52,100

39,700

28,900

21,200 

16,300

-

-

-

594,010

21,210

tl,178

Mar.

12,700

11,100

11,100

10,800

9,580

8,490 

7,720 

6,550

5,700

6,120

6,780

6,780 

9,020

12,700

14.400

13,700

12,300

10,800

8,760

7,000

6,120

5,12O

4,400

4,580

5,120

5,120

5,300 

5,300

4,580

5,920

3,926

245,580

7,922

487,100

Apr.

4,750

5,120

5,500

5,120

4,240

3,780 

3,780 

4,240

4,400

4,580

4,400

3,780 

3,010

2.880

3,566

4,080

4,080

4,080

3,920

3,280

3,480

7,850

20,800

25,000

24,560

19,100

14,400 

13,000

14,400

14,400

239,510

7,984

475,100

May

12,000

9,580

9,020

10,800

13,400

11,700 

9,020 

7,720

6,780

5,900

4,930

5,500 

7,240

8,230

7,720

6,120

4,580

3,630

3,630

4.400

4,580

4,750

4,580

4,870

20,400

32,000

34,600 

36,000

35,300

36,000

36, 700

401,680

12,960

796,700

June

36,700

36,700

35,300

30,700

38,200

30,700 

27.700 

48,600

59,800

45,200

39,700

59,800 

79,600

86,200

88,400

92,800

100,000

102,000

93,500

73,500

58,800

49,100

46,600

44,000

40,300

38,400

37,000 

37,500

37,300

37,200

-

1,631,300

54,380

t3,236

July

39,800

44,000

48.000

39,506

34,500

33,200 

26,500 

23,100

36,700

45,200

44,400

43,600 

42,000

39,700

29,500

21,200

15,500

12,700

10,800

10,400

10,200

9,860

11,100

9,580

7,480

6,120

 4.950 

5,300

5,900

5,700

5,900

722,570

25,500

tl,433

Aug.

6.550

5, 120

5,920

5,920

4,950

4,930 

4,580 

4,580

4,080

3,280

3,420

4,240 

4,400

4,400

4,080

5,560

g2,940

g2.560

(55^340

g4,080

g4,080

g3,920

5,920

5,080

2,820

5,630

5,920 

g5,920

g3,920

g3,780

g3,340

123,240

3,975

244,400

Sept.

g3,080

g3,920

g4,240

g4,240

g4,240

4,240 

3,420 

2,940

3,340

3,920

4,400

4,750 

4,930

4,750

5,120

6.550

6,536

5,300

4,580

3,780

2,820

2,500

2.440

2,8S6

3,280

3,650

5,560 

2,750

2,690

5,540

-

117,900

3,930

235,900

Calendar year 1950: Max 107,000 Mln 2,380 Mean 19,370 Ao-ft 14,026,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 102,000 Mln 2,380 Mean 13,240 Ac-ft 9,586,000

t Expressed In thousands.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
388 RED RIVER BASIN

Little River near Wright City, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34 0 04', long. 95°03' , on north edge NW£ sec.-6, T. 6 S., R. 22 E., on left 

oanK on downstream side of bridge on county road, ij miles upstream from White Oak 

Creek and 2 miles west of Wright City.

Drainage area. 645 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1929 to September 1931, December 1944 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 346.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). October 1929 to September 1931, chain gage at 

railroad bridge 1 mile downstream at datum. 4.27 ft higher. December 1944 to July 30, 

1951, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Wire-weight gage read twice daily or 

more often prior to Aug. 1, 1951.

Average discharge.--? years (1931, 1945-51), 1,061 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,200 cfs June 12 (gage height, 41.51 ft); min-

 unurn, 2.3 cfs Sept. 5, 6.

1929-31, 1944-51: Maximum discharge, 75,400 cfs Sept. 16, 1950 (gage height, 45.77 

ft); no flow July 24 to Sept. 15, Sept. 19-25, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from return of overbank flow, 

wnicn are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month, more frequently during rises.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

320

276

254

342

265

214

194

194

165

147

138

120 

98

101

93

84

77

74

72

iZ

69

370

7TC

184

147

129

112

101

88

84

80

4,935

159

0.247

0.28

9,790

Nov.

73

67

64

61

56

59

57

56

56

52

47

TT 

47

50

80

112

298 '2C4"

184

156

147

129

112

104

98

90

87

82

80

78

-

2,833

94.4

0.146

0.16

5,620

Dec.

78

7T

73

69

64

63

61

62

61

61

60

60 

60

58

60

60

58

56

56

55

52

52

52

54

54

52

51

49

50

48

46

1,812

58.5

0.091

0.10

3,590

Jan.

46

5S

686

1,360

784

520

386

312

276

240

207

196 

218

978

2,260

1,810

1,200

908

724

576

464

386

336

312

276

252

229

218

196

175

175

16,762

541

0.839

0.97

33,250

Feb.

196

155

145

14?

155

1,110

2,400

1,850

1,240

908

724

604 

664

3,750

12,900

08,830

05,640

012,000

c 10, 8OO

ell, 000

08, 370

04,300

02,590

1,710

1,270

1,100

1,040

940

_

_

-

96,536

3,448'

5.35

5.57

191,500

Mar.

814

754

694

576

520

492

438

412

438

1,190

1,980

2,550 

1,81(J

1,340

1,040

844

754

694

604

492

438

386

360

312

288

264

276

288

252

229

207

21,516

694

1.08

1.24

42,680

Apr.

196

196

175

165

T75

240

207

186

175

165

218

196 

175

175

207

196

186

175

218

492

c9,250

e5,O9O

02,480

1,470

1,040

1,610

1,920

1,200

908

814

-

29,900

997

1.55

1.72

59,310

May

1,780

4,260

2,510

1,510

1,000

876

724

548

438

712

940

664 

492

386

312

264

229

196

175

155

145

145

155

131

124

113

102

101

96

84

li

19,439

627

0.972

1.12

38,560

June

65

61

55

454

336

312

3,710

3,010

3,820

010,300

c9,520

e51,200 

07,680

c6,240

05,720

05,010

03,490

2,120

1,170

2,010

2,650

1,700

1,000

694

520

412

312

264

218

224

-

104, 288

3,476

5.39

6.01

206,900

July

19.400

015,800

05,890

c3, 100

c2,090

1,090

722

512

414

342

265

224 

184

156

138

120

112

104

99

93

78

70

64

224

70

55

BT

59

209

244

165

50,150

1,618

2.51

2.89

99,470

Aug.

120 TOT

82

69

62

55

49

43

48

34

32

29 

25

22

22

20

18

15

12

11

10

9.5

9.5

7.7

7.7

7.2

6.4

6.4

5.4

4.7

4.4

947.9

30.6

0.047

0.05

1,880

Sept.

3.8

3.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

6.4

5.4

16 

SB- 98

59

52

41

34

28

27

26

22

22

22

21

20

36

38

27

22

-

717.5

23.9

0.037

0.04

1,420

Calendar year 1950: Max 52,200 Min 2O Mean 1,675 Cfsm t2.60 In. t35.24 Ac-ft 1,213,000

Water year 195O-51: Max 31,200 Min 2.3 Mean 958 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.15 Ac-ft 694,000

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 ofs). Feb. 15 (10 p.m.) 13,700 cfs (31.60 ft); Feb. 18 (12 p.m.) 

18,6OO cfs (35700 ft); Apr. 21 (4 p.m.) 11,100 cfs (29.30 ft); June 12 (10:30 a.m.) 43,200 cfs 

(41.51 ft); June 14 (9:30 p.m.) 9,660 cfs (28.00 ft); July 1 (9 p.m.) 37,000 cfs (40.50 ft).

t Computed on basis of revised drainage area.

c Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from return of overbank flow.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla.

389

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 and 

5 miles northeast of Idabel.

Drainage area. 1,226 sq mi .(revised).

Records available. October 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder for stages above 9 ft and wire-weight gage below. Datum of

 Tfage Is 312.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to Oct. 26, 1950, wire-weight gage only at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 2,172 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,000 cfs July 3 (gage height, 34.08 ft); mini-

 mum, J.9 cfs Sept. 6-8.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 76,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1949 (gage height, 39.22 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Oct. 1, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month, more

 frequently during rises. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Bating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 6 to Sept. 3O, 1951j rate of change in stage used

as a factor Feb. 15, 16, 25, 26, June 10-13, July 1, 2, 6-8j backwater from return

of overbank flow Feb. 22-24, June 14-19, July 3-5)

4.4 

4.7 

5.1 

5.5 

6.0

19

46

96

160

251

7.0

9.0

12.0

16,0

20.0

471 

1,130 

2,420 

4,46O 

6,68O

24.0 

28.0 

3O.O 

32.0 

34.0

9,180

12,600

15,700

21,700

33,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

699

606

549 

496

549

496

423

377

377

333

312

271

251

232

222

204

195

177

168

160

168

447

836

33S

447

377

312

271

251

232

213

11,287

364

O.297

0.34

22,390

Nov.

195

186

177 

168

16O

152

143

143

143

135

127

127

119 m

127

153

186

417

471

ISO

355

333

291

271

251

232

213

204

195

186

-

6,378

213

0.174

0.19

12,650

Dec.

186 m

177 

168

160

152

143

143

135

135

127

135

135

135

135

127

127

127

119

119

119

119

111

111

111

111

111

108

106

102

TOT

4,073

131

O.1O7

0.12

8,080

Jan.

99

3S

135 

729

1,510

1.O6O

766

577

471

423

377

333

650

2,OOO

1,760

2,950

2,616

1,820

1,410

1,170

982

8O1

667

577

522

471

423

4OO

377

333

333

26,835

866

0.706

0,81

53,230

Feb.

312

271

271 

251

27T

711

3,360

4,400

3,36O

2,230

1.61O

1,330

1,130

1,290

6,880

11,600

13,400

13,600

14,000

16,300

16, 8OO

15, 100

11,900

8,800

5,120

2,690

2,000

1,780

-

_

-

160,767

5,742

4.68

4.88

318,900

Mar.

1,570

1,450

1,290 

1,170

1,060

982

908

836

766

945

2,460

3,150

3,510

2,800

2,090

1,650

1,370

1,330

1,330

1,130

945

836

732

667

577

522

496

522

522

471

425

38,510

1,242

1.01

1.17

76,380

Apr.

400

423

400 

377

377

400

471

471

423

377

377

447

423

377

355

377

355

3S3

4t!0~

496

2,380

7,210

8,320

5,990

3,000

2,460

2,800

2,560

1,82O

1,61O

-

46, 209

1,540

1.26

1.4O

91,650

May

1,570

3,770

5,380 

4.O30

2,420

1,610

1,450

1,210

945

1,210

1,610

1,450

1,100

836

636

522

447

377

333

312

271

251

232

251

232

2O4

195

177

168

16O

143

33,502

1,081

0.882

1.O2

66,450

June

127

111

105 

TI?

469

400

766

4,030

3,82O

5,540

 8,740

12,700

22,900

34,8OO

17,200

14,900

12,700

10,500

7,O6O

4,240

4,890

5,210

3,410

1,950

1,330

1,020

8O1

636

522

423

171,419

5,714

4.66

5.20

340,000

July

7,880

19,600

51,900 

21,60O

14,000

9,190

4,950

1,710

982

766

636

522

447

377

333

291

271

242

222

204

186

168

152

m

530

242

186

218

496

471

400

119,476

3,854

3.14

3.62

237,000

Aug.

312

25T

213 

186

16O

135

119

105

96

85

77

72

64

61

57

53

49

48

47

44

46

56

65

55

54

48

44

38

36

32

30

2,738

88.3

O.O72

0.08

5,430

Sept.

27

25

23 

22

21

21

19

W

21

41

53

93

447

4T3o"

333

251

195

160

127

99

88

85

70

63

59

57

64

70

96

92

-

3,141

105

O.O86

O.1O

6,230

Calendar year 1950: Max 50,000 Min 59 Mean 3,266 Cfsm t2.66 In. t36.16 Ac-ft 2,365,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 31,900 Min 19 Mean 1,711 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.93 Ac-ft 1,238,000

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 efs). Feb. 20 (8 p.m.) 17,000 cfs (30.56 ft); June 14 (1 a.m.) 

3O,000 cfs (33751 ft); July 5 (8 a.m.) 34,OOO cfs (34.OS ft), 

t Computed on basis of revised drainage area.
390 RED RIVER BASIN

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°03', long. 94°37t, in S££ sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 26 E., near center of span

 on downstream side of pier of bridge on II. S. Highway 70, 2 miles west of Eagletown, 

and 8.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 787 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--March 1924 to December 1925 {published as "near Broken Bow"), October 

1929 to September 1931, October 1935 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 333.87 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). March 1924 to December 1925 chain gage 

at bridge 300 ft downstream at datum 0.70 ft higher. October 1929 to September 1931, 

chain gage, October 1935 to Aug. 2, 1940, wire-weight gage, and Aug. 3, 1940, to Jan. 

30, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft downstream at same datum. Jan. 31, 1950, 

to July 22, 1950, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1929-31, 1935-51), 1,390 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,400 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 15.34 ft); mini-

 mum, 8.3 cfs Sept. 6, 7.

1924-25, 1929-31, 1935-51: Maximum discharge, 91,500 cfs Feb. 12, 1950, from rating 

curve extended above 65,000 cfs; maximum'gage height, 25.80 ft Mar. 29, 1945; no flow 

at times in 1930, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft in August 1915, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

449

397

352

333

344

301

268

258

232

214

206

193

175

158

144

136

125

119

115

112

201

516

"§00 600

492

388

322

274

243

217

198

8,682

280

0.356

0.41

17,220

Nov.

180

168

156 

144

134

132

125

123

117

112

1O6

100

 §z 94

97

110

147

348

352

284

252

232

206

185

170

160

149

140

129

127

-

4,843

161

0.205

0.23

9,610

Dec.

121

m

117 

112

110

102

100

97

94

92

88

87

87

85

84

84

82

80

78

76

74

74

73

72

70

69

66

66

66

65

M

2,654

85.6

0.109

0.13

5,260

Jan.

62

7*

104 

321

616

459

372

318

274

243

220

212

753

1.86O

2.600

al,600

al,200

a980

a82O

a720

a630

a560

aSOO

454

410

368

337

311

291

274

3234

18,177

586

0.745

0.86

36.05O

Feb.

206

a204

a201 

a!98 20~9~

1,67O

7,790

3,960

2,370

1,640

1,260

1,030

918

1,440

15,700

17,900

6,526

7,960

13,400

8.67O

9,960

5,040

3,130

1,970

1,640

1,350

1,260

1,140

_

_

-

118,736

4,241

5.39

5.61

235, 5OO

Mar.

99O

918

843 

752

697

633

584

557

526

5.350

4,580

4,170

3,050

2,280

1,79O

1,400

1,160

1,190

1,260

992

848

732

648

579

516

459

436

431

440

431

388

39,630

1,278

1.62

1.87

78.6OO

Apr.

352

344

356 

'337 333

388

516

625

568

516

487

516

692

686

636

568

511

459

531

1,210

4,220

5.260

2^900

3,350

1,510

1,560

1,250

974

896

1,680

-

34,231

1,141

1.45

1.62

67,900

May

2,420

3.510

2,9'80 

2,090

1.56O

1,160

8 SO

712

585

590

655

661

502

414

348

304

271

240

220

195

175

165

149

140

132

117

1O8

100

88

82

J3

21,626

698

0.887

1.02

42,890

June

69

 & 61

62

85

217

195

494

995

4,080

6,680

9.320

7,566

4,700

5,850

6,050

4,170

2,550

1,680

1.46O

3,350

1,850

1,250

888

661

521

427

348

291

309

-

66,237

2,208

2.81

3.13

131,400

July

11,7OO

17,500

19,500 

6,050

3,200

2,03O

1,350

974

739

579

477

380

315

265

229

223

301

234

214

190

15S

132

112

113

117

 95

2,2'IO"

3,940

1,530

825

625

76,337

2,462

3.13

3.61

151, 40O

Aug.

"385 492

280 

229

185

160

136

117

99

87

79

70

65

58

53

49

43

39

34

30

28

30

35

32

45

38

31

25

23

20

18

2,99O

96.5

0.123

0.14

5.93O

Sept.

16

13

12

11

9.7

£437T

11

255

277

178

201

9OO

755

511

348

243

-185

151

127

106

95

79

TO

64

57

80

121

163

249

-

5,276.0

176

0.224

0.25

10,460

Calendar year 195O: Max 45.OOO Bin 64 Mean 2,338 Cfsm t2.97 In. t40.32 Ac-ft 1,693,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 19,5OO Bin. 8.6 Mean 1,094 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.88 Ac-ft 792,200

Peak discharge (base. 22.OOO cfs). Feb. 16 (1 a.m.) 26,400 cfs (15.34 ft); July 3 (9:3O a.m.) 

26,200 ofs (14^90 ft).

t Computed on basis of revised drainage area.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of veather records, normal recession, and 

records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 391

Rolling Pork near De Queen, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°03', long. 94 0 25', in Sw£ sec. 21, 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 (revised).

Records available. October 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage, 315 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Uec. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,320 cfs July 2 (gage height, 16.35 ft); minimum, 

 y.O cfs Sept. 8, 9.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 23,700 cfs Jan. 13, 1950 (gage height, 21.04 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-16, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 25.6 ft from floodmarks, Aug. 27, 1947 (discharge, 110,000 cfs 

from contracted-opening computation).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times each month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

86

78 

69

63

57

53

47

49

48

48

42

36 

34

30 

27

25

23

22

21 "SI

27 

120

350

g4o

162

US

95

79

68

57

51

2,246

72.5

0.401

0.46

4,450

Nov.

45

41 

38

35

33

32

30

30

28

27

25

24 

23

25

30

55

"55 80

78

71 

61

53

49

45

40

36

34

32

30

-

1,233

41.1

0.227

0.25

2,450

Dec.

28

29 55

25

25

25

23

23

22

21

21

20 

20

20 

20

19

19

19

18

18

18 

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

631

20.4

0.113

0.13

1,250

Jan.

16

67

267

173

122

97

82

70

61

54

53 

644

4,530 

1,510

790

536

397

303

230

181 

147

128

110

97

87

79

74

68

63

60

11,113

358

1.98

2.28

22,040

Feb.

58

54 

51

50

55

867

1,990

852

561

397

303

247 

210

244 

3.490

2,850

1,120

2,340

2,700

2,440

1,880 

952

613

452

354

313

256

210

_

_

-

25,907

925

5.11

5.32

51,390

Mar.

188

139

124

108

96

90

83

78

76

85

89 

83

78 

74

71

70

75

65

60

56 

53

50

48

45

44

TS

54

56

56

54

2,455

79.2

0.438

0.50

4,870

Apr.

50

72

91

91

127

256

222

171

139

136

139 

128

114 

104

96

84

75

104

163

1.090 

986

536

364

265

755

472

313

286

1,040

-

8,523

284

1.57

1.75

16,910

May

805

1.170 

790

524

354

256

192

147

118

197

274

188 

140

108 

86

71

61

53

45

38

33 

31

28

24

22

20

17

16

14

12

Ij.

5,845

189

1.04

1.20

11,590

June

10

1CT~ 9.4 

1011

14

20

25

283

408

419

1.530 

1,186

972 

1,090

1,170

639

397

256

179

135 

106

86

69

57

47

40

34

29

29

-

9,274.4

309

1.71

1.91

18,400

July

2,260

5.180 

"57555

1,090

574

354

230

163

119

90

71

58 

48

40 

48

61

47

38

30

27

22 

18

16

14

U

14

 1,050

1,210

386

211

163

17,026

549

3.03

3. "50

33,770

Aug.

153

155 

120

84

65

52

42

34

28

22

19

16 

14

13 

12

10

9.1

8.4

7.6

7.3

7.0 

7.0

7.0

7.3

8.7

8.7

7.6

7.0

6.2

4.9

4.6

900.4

29.0

0.160

0.19

1,790

Sept.

4.2

3.3 

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.0

 &TZ 2.3

3.6

4.6 

30

73 

TZ.

47

34

26

20

16

14 

14

19

28

24

19

24

22

30

26

-

580.8

19.4

0.107

0.12

1,150

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,800 Min 15 Mean 495 Cfsm t2.73 In. t37.14 Ac-ft 358,600

Water year rear 1950-51: 4-aou-DJ.: Max wax 5,180 D,.LOU Min pun 2.3 £.0 Mean mean 235 £00 Cfsm ui am 1.30 j..au In. j.ri. 17.61 j-f.Qj. Ac-ft AU-I u 170,100 ifv,j.w

discharge (base. 4.OOP cfsi. Jan. 14 (6:30 a.m.) 6,700 cfs (16.01 ft); Feb. 15 (10 p.m.) 

!fs (15.10 ft); Feb. 18 (9:30 p.m.) 5,400 ofs (15.02 ft)j July 2 (3 a.m.) 7,320 ofs (16.35 ft)j 

r IB D.m.1 4.17O cfs (13.73 ft).

Peak

July 27 (S^p^rnJ 4,170 ofs (13*73 ft5.

t Computed on basis of revised drainage area
392 RED RIVER BASIN

Little.River near Horatio, Ark.

Location (revised) . La t BS^S'lCl", long. 94°23'15'', in tffi£ sec. 10, T. 10 S., R. 32 W.,

 on left oanK on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 41, 0,9 mile downstream from Rolling Pork, 2 miles southwest of Horatio, and 28.5 miles upstream from 

Cossatot River.

Drainage area. 2,674 sq mi (revised).

Records available. December 1930 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage, is 272.89 feet above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Feb. 5, 1935, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1931-51), 4,130 efs.

Extremes. 1930-31: Maximum discharge during period, 20,700 efs July 27 (gage height,

 H4.B4 ft); minimum observed, 34 efs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.63 ft).

1950-51: Maximum discharge during year, 47,500 efs July 4 (gage height, 31.47 ft); 

minimum, 52 efs Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 4.10 ft).

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 120,000 efs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 37.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 93,000 efs; minimum, 1 efs Aug. 18 to Sept. 1, 1934; minimum gage height, 3.09 ft Aug. 25-27, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 38 ft s.ometime in August 1915.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Revisions (water years). W 857: 1932, 1935, 1936. Revised figures of discharge for the

 toate't" yeal4 1931, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 717, are given 

herein.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 193O to September 1931

Day

1 

2

T

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.

Ao-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

-

.

-

-

_

_

-

5,710

*3,820

2,780

2,240

1,960

1,610

1,330

1,120

990

930

. 810

720

690 

630

600

540

510

510

510

460

435 

385

385

-

-

-

-

Jan.

360 

3BT5

340

320

320

340

320

320

320

320

300

300

300

280

280

*280

280

280

280

28O

260 

260

260

240

240

225

225

225

225 

eTC" 210

8,760

283

0.106

O.12

17,400

Feb.

210 

210

210

210

195

195

195

195

1,300

10,600

10,800

9,200

6,430

17,100

18.200

15,800

13,800

10,200

6,900

4,990

3,820 

3,100

7,900

12,900

12,000

9,000

5,980

4,36.0 ; '

-

186, QOO

6,640

2.48

2.59

369,000

Mar.

3,660 

3,910

3,740

2,940

2,380

2,100

3,260

10,900

11,600

9,600

6,610

4,540

3,500

2,780

2,380

2,170

1,960

1,680

1,470

1.400

1,820 

3,180

*4,270

4,180

*3,500

2,860

4,720

12,900

* 15. 400 

* 13) 000

9,810

158,220

5,100

1.91

2.20

314,000

Apr.

 6.450 

4,636

3,580

3,020

2,460

2,030

1,680

1,400

1,260

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,050

990

990

930

930

F70~ 870

930

930 

870

930

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,680

1,330 

1,120

-

48,820

1,630

0.610

0.68

97,000

May

990 

2,240

3,740

3,420

2,700

3,420

6.700

6,610

5,350

4,OOO

2,860

2,170

1,750

1,400

1,190

990

810

750

660

660

690 

720

*660

570

485

410

360

320

"S55 300 

340

57,625

1,860

0.696

0.80

114,000

June

3ZO

300

280

280

260

225

225

195

180

180

195

225

240

280

435

460

660

Mo" 930

570

410 

340

280

240

210

195

180

160

150 

140

9,555

318

0.119

0.13

18,900

July

130 

130

130

118

110

100

96

90

92

90

86

76

74

5?

90

82

94

82

80

80

120 

112

150

150

140

10,500

*20.600

14,600

3,740 

1,470

870

54,374

1,750

0.654

0.76

108,000

Aug.

570 

410

320

260

21O

195

195

170

160

140

130

120

112

104

100

110

100

 §6 96

630

1.260 

690

485

320

260

170

170

170

170 

170

160

8,253

266

0.099

0.11

16,400

Sept.

150 

T50" 170

150

130

120

108

104

96

92

88

82

82

80

76

68

60

57

51

60

58 

56

52

51

48

45

42

39

36 

35

-

2,447

81.6

0.031

0.03

4,850

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ao-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac -ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Little River near Horatio, Ark. Continued

393

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Jan. 13-19, Feb. 6-11, 15, 16, 

24-27, Apr. 21, 22, 24, 25, May 2-5, June 8, 10-13, 

15, 18-20, 23, 24, July 1, 2, 6-9)

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

37

130

274

436

650

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

1,290

2,790

5,500

9,550

13,900

24.0 19,100

28.0 27,400

30.0 36,200

32.0 52,OOO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

1,740

1,570

1,400

1,290

1,220

1,220

1,060

960

895

830

735 

678

605

551

512

472

447

419

402

SIS

409

1,520

2.470 

2,4t6

1,820

1,430

1,160

960 830

705

620

31,778

1,025

0.383

0.44

63,030

Nov.

568

521

488

458

429

412

402

392

378

365

349 

336

326

32?

336

349

375

488

1.020

1,025

895

798

735 

650

596

551

1508

484

454

440

-

15,449

515

0.193

0.21

30,640

Dec.

436

229

412

402

392

375

358

342

336

326

320 

317

314

310

307

304

304

298

289

280

274

274

274 

274

271

265

259

256

253

247

241

9,739

314

0.117

0.14

19,320

Jan.

244

253

301

395

1,870

2,230

1,680

1,320

1,160

960

830 

735

3,100

11,900

13,400

9,490

7,080

5,290

3,960

3,130

2,470

2,070

1,780 

1,570

1,430

1,260

1,160

1,090

992

928

862

84,940

2,740

1.02

1.18

168,500

Feb.

798

705

656

.650

694

1,440

10,300

12,800

9,370

6,690

4,720 

3,730

3,040

3,040

12, 200

26,800

29,900

25,400

29,100

52.500

32,500

30,300

25,600 

20,900

15,400

9,120

5,430

4,450

-

-

-

358,233

12,790

4.78

4.98

710,500

Mar.

3,820

3,300

2,960

2,630

2,390

2,150

1,920

1,820

1,710

2,310

7.200 

7,100

7,200

6,300

5,020

3,910

3,130

2,710

2,880

2,630

2,150

1,850

1,710 

1,540

1,400

1,290

1,190

1,260

1,290

1,220

1,120

89,110

2,875

1.08

1.24

176,700

Apr.

1,020

1 020

992

1,020

1,190

1,400

1,540

1,540

1,430

1,360 

1,430

1,460

1,460

1,360

1,260

1,190

1,090

1.5OO

1,990

5,430

12,700

13 .200

a| ooo

6,200

6,300

5,300

4,270

5,110

-

104,254

3,475

1.30

1.45

206,800

May

6,100

8,410

10.600

9,170

6,600

4,540

3,560

2,960

2,310

2,470

3,300 

3,130

2,550

1,920

1,540

1,260

1,060

895

765

678

600

555

504 468

465

433

399

368

349

326

304

78,589

2,535

0.948

1,09

155,900

June

286

262

256

238

247

546

705

2,080

5,200

7,500

13,200 

17,800

22,600

23,100

28,200

52.000

31,160

24,800

18,000

11,600

8,820

8,710

6,980 

4,550

2,960

2,150

1,680

1,400

1,160

960

-

279,090

9,303

3.48

3.88

553,600

July

12,200

34,400

44,100

45 , 700

38,800

26,400

18,500

9,580

3,770

2,510

1,780 

1,460

1,220

1,020

862

765

735

705

591

551

492

440

599 

371

555

672

862

5,410

4,360

2,230

1,640

262,859

8,479

3.17

3.66

521,400

Aug.

1.320

1,020

798

650

546

465

405

355

520

289

256 

232

211

202

185

168

157

144

130

120

115

130

128 

152

141

141

133

120

108

100

jg§

9,329

501

0.113

0.13

18,500

Sept.

80

71

65

60

62

62

54

52

54

350

362 

295

1,170

1.640

1,260

862

610

476

392

336

292

277

253 

229

214

205

223

262

307

359

-

10,914

364

0.156

0.15

21,650

Calendar year 1950: Max 69,200 Mln 206 Mean 6,957 Cfsra t2.60 In. t35.32 Ac-ft 5,037,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 45,700 Mln 52 Mean 3,656 Cfsra 1.37 In. 18.55 Ac-ft 2,647,000

(base. 25.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 33,500 cfs (29.48 ft); June 16 (11 p.m.)

53,000 cfs (29.40 ft)j July 4 (6 a.m.) 47,500 cfs (31.47 ft), 

t Computed on basis of revised drainage area.
394 RED RIVER BASIN

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 

and 7 miles east of De Queen.

Drainage area. 361 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1938 to September 19.51.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 335.48 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

Uatum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 9, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 636 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs July 3 (gage height, 16.49 ft); minimum, 9.6 cfs Sept. 5, 6.

1938-51: 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 twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26, 27)

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

10

32

70

120

188

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

279

397

555

990

1,550

10.0

13.0

15.0

3,280

7,180

10,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

l 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

226 

199

178 

158

140

122

110

120

128

104

98

87

81 

75

70

66

62

60

60

56

65

214

411 '355"

218

177

147

125

108

98

89

4,152

134

0.371

0.43

8,240

Nov.

79 

74

71 

68

68

68

67

65

62

60

58

56

f

60

98

'535 300

204

182

155

138

125

112

101

90

66

81

78

74

-

3,025

101

0.280

0.31

6,000

Dec.

71 55

68 

66

64

60

57

56

54

52

53

52

52 

52

51

50

48

47

46

45

43

42

42

42

41

40

39

39

39

39

38

1,557

50.2

0.139

0.16

3,090

Jan.

38 

TT

299 

644

397

27J

207

168

143

127

114

109

756 

8.940

3,950

1,820

1,140

846

650

520

397

322

271

839

212

188

168

158

147

133

122

23,537

759

0.210

2.42

46,680

Feb.

ioT

104

T3! 

105

111

844

4,400

1,820

1,140

846

650

538

471 

440

3,320

6.430

2,5lo

2,960

5,730

5,720

5,160

2,160

1,340

990

778

670

592

504

..

_

-

50,546

1,805

5.00

5-. 21

100,300

Mar.

455 

357

358 

322

290

261

239

225

207

212

322

370

384 

370

322

277

253

257

265

234

207

191

178

168

157

139

T*5

206

202

178

161

7,955

257

0.712

0.82

15,780

Apr.

#f

370 

322

290

374

574

520

425

358

370

425

425 

397

345

300

249

216

485

869

2,270

2,080

1,170

823

650

1,020

1,040

755

683

5.940

-

22,064

735

2.04

2.27

43,760

May

2.160 

2,000

1,460 

1,170

869

670

538

411

334

603

823

592

455 

345

267

214

180

155

136

120

103

94

86

77

72

66

61

57

53

49

15

14,265

460

1.27

1.47

28,290

June

42 

38

39 

37

Tf

49

56

77

255

397

322

993

1.250 

990

990

800

592

411

300

225

182

154

130

108

93

79

69

64

56

57

-

8,892

296

0.820

0.92

17,640

July

3,300 

7,020

10.100 

2,606

1,230

778

538

397

300

226

182

151

124 

106

104

136

206

175

127

102

82

69

60

14^E

92

449

755

436

265

199

30,427

982

2.72

3.13

60,350

Aug.

226

T77

142 

109

88

77

69

60

51

45

40

36

32 

30

28

25

24

22

22

22

21

22

19

18

18

18

21

19

16

16

ii

1,527

49.3

0.137

0.16

3,030

Sept.

13 

12

12 

10

9.6

10

26

39

28

33

41

68

292 

'553' 568

158

108

87

76

63

52

48

70

100

86

68

64

247

246

161

-

3,058.6

102

0.283

0.32

6,070

Calendar year 1950 : Max 19,700 Min 38 Mean 1,010 Cfsm 2.80 In. 37.96 Ac-ft 730,900

Water year 1950-51 : Max 10,100 Min 9.6 Mean 469 Cfsm 1.40 In. 17.62 Ac-ft 339,200

Peak discharge (base. 10.OOP ofs). Jan. 14 (l p.m.) 13,000 cfs (15.78 ft)j July 3 (3:30 a.m.) 

15,600 cfs (16749 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 395

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, 3j miles upstream from Holly 

Creek and 4 miles southwest of Dierks.

Drainage area.--124 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 353.09 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

 T929. May 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.--13 years, 194 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,630 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 13.83 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 5, 6.

1938-51: 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, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 21.9 ft sometime in 1920, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made four times a month. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1007: 1939-42.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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

68

60

52

44

39

36

41

54

36

30

26

22

20

17

15

14

13

12 n

14

94

57

58

44

38

32

28

24

22

20

1,150

37.1

0.299

0.34

2,280

Nov.

19

17

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

I*

79

92

S3

65

59

51

44

41

37

31

28

26

26

24

23

-

913

30.4

0.245

0.27

1,810

Dec.

22

2T

21

20

18

18

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

9.6

9.3 9~^

9.3

9.4

9.3

411.4

13.3

0.107

0.12

816

Jan.

9.6

36

71

45

37

32

29

26

24

24

24

731

3,140

1,120

596

406

296

219

173

133

106

100

89

76

68

63

61

56

50

48

7,899.6

255

2.06

2.37

15,670

Feb.

44

42

40

3945"

563

736

435

323

243

196

173

150

150

1,950

1,530

793

1,050

1,030

1,620

1,090

652

450

342

272

232

196

178

_

_

-

14,564

520

4.19

4.37

28,890

Mar.

167

136

120

111

96

86

80

75

66

64

77

86

79

73

66

59

58

73

67

52

45

43

40

38

35

323o~

T50" 201

112

91

2,518

81.2

0.655

0.76

4,990

Apr.

79

104

119

97

88

166

156

135

112

97

176

180

154

133

114

96

76

68

142

156

555" 739

352

238

182

243

, 184

148

221

374

-

5,685

190

1.53

1.71

11,280

May

263

296

219

457

234

201

162

122

98

260

182

131

101

78

62

51

42

36

31

27

23

22

19

17

15

13

12

10

9.6

8.8

lil

3,260.3

105

0.847

0.98

6,470

June

6.5

6.0

779" 5.7

11

13

13

18

104

113

80

641

ITS

300

314

228

175

127

93

72

59

48

39

31

24

20

17

15

12

28

-

3,039.1

101

. 0.815

0.91

6,030

July

2,170

2 980

1,990

834

454

277

190

134

100

75

59

47

37

30

26

55

54

40

38

34

24

19

1532"

48

38

631

313

141

83

56

11,024

356

2.87

3.31

21,870

Aug.

30- 41

26

22

18

18

14

11

9.3

8.2

7.1

6.5

5.7

4.9

4.2

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.1

2.1

3.5

2,6

1.9

1.6

1.3

259.6

8.37

0.068

0.08

515

Sept.

0.7

.7

.6

.5

.-4

.4

13

8.8

6.0

7.6

7.1

15

154

ITT

52

32

22

17

13

10

9.3

8.2

7.3

21

19

15

15

36

35

24

-

661.6

22.1

0.178

0.20

1,310

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,850 Min 3.6 Mean 273 Cfsm t2.20 In. t29.94 Ac-ft 198,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,140 Min 0.4 Mean 141 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.42 Ac-ft 101,900

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Jan. 14 (4:30 a.m.) 5,630 cfs (13.83 ft); July 1 (8:30 p.m.)

5,090 cfs 113.08 ft).

t Computed on basis of revised drainage area.
396 RED RIVER BASlh

Red River at Pulton, Ark.

Location. La t 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 Pulton., 0.3 mile downstream from 

Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, 2£ miles downstream from Little River, and at mile 

463.0.

Drainage area.. 52,380 sq mi (revised), of which 6,697 sq mi are probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. October 

isay to sepcemoer 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district, and since 

January 1946 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage heights collected in the 

same vicinity since October 1885 are contained in reports of the United States Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 224.94 ft above mean sea level, 

ETatum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 16, 1942, wire-weight gage 1,500 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1937-38, 1946-51), 23,320 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 123,000 cfs June 19 (gage height, 26.16 

 ft); minimum daily, 2,950 cfs Sept. 23.

1937-38, 1946-51: Maximum discharge, 338,000 cfs Peb. 24, 1938 (gage height, 36.45 

ft); minimum observed, 1,590 cfs Sept. 26-28, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 37.4 ft Apr. 2, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those below about 10,000 cfs prior to September, which are 

rair. Some regulation by Lake Texoma, 261 miles (revised) upstream (see p. 381). Discharge measurements generally made once a week.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 64 discharge measurements, and computation of daily discnarges furnished by Corps of Engineers; 7 discharge measurements made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 , 

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

40.600 

35,866

31,200

28,200

28,200

30,800

31,200

29,400

25,400

19,000

12,600

8,700 

7,200

7,800

8,700

8,700

8,450

7,400

6,180 

5,260

5.060

6,566

7,400

8,700

8,450

7,200

5,740 

5,380

6,020

6,340

6,180

453,760

14,640

900,000

NOV.

6.020 

5,566

4,820

4,620

4,980

5,500

5,620

5,620

5,380

4,900

4,560

4,820 

4,820

4,740

4,620

4,820

5,060

4,680

4,740 

5,160

5,380

5,160

4,820

4,680

4,500

4,450

4,500 

4,450

4,250

4.150

-

147,320

4,911

292,200

Dec.

4,200 

4,100

4,150

4,350

4,300

4,400

4,350

4,300

4,300

4,350

4,500

4.620 

4,620

4,620

4,400

4,200

4,250

4,450

4,500 

4,450

4,400

4,250

4,100

4,100

4,250

4,400

4,350 

4,400

4,200

3,950

3 , 700

133,510

4,307

264,800

Jan.

3.760 

4,046

4,480

4,640

4,480

4,800

5,740

5,540

4,980

4,640

4,180

4.040 

7,900

16,200

26,000

29,800

31.500

30,866

27,800 

24,200

19,200

14,600

11,300

9,340

8,380

7,240

6,580 

6,580

6,800

a6,650

a6,500

352,490

11,370

699,200

Feb.

a6,200 

a5,600

a4,000

3.760

4,866

9,100

17,000

24,600

26,900

26,900

24,600

21,600 

17,000

13,400

13,100

23,800

38,400

44,400

52,800 

66,400

83,000

91.700

9'1,?66

87,200

77,000

67,000

57,900 

49,800

-

-

-

1,049,660

37,490

t2,082

Mar.

40.800 

32,966

28,800

23,800

18,000

13,700

11,300

9,580

8,140

7,460

8,140

11,000 

13,100

17,000

19,600

19,600

18,000

16,200

14,300 

12,300

10,800

9,100

7,680

6,800

7,020

7,020

7,020 

7,680

7,900

6,800

5.940

427,480

13,790

847,900

Apr.

6,140 

6/800

7,460

7,240

6,800

6,800

7,900

7,680

7,460

7,240

6,800

6,140 

5,340

4,800

4.640

5,160

5,340

5,160

4,980 

4,980

6,580

12,300

25,600

35,100

38.400

34,000

26,000 

24,600

23,300

22,400

-

373,140

12,440

740, 100

May

21,200 

21,600

21,200

22,800

25,600

24,600

18,800

14,300

11,300

10,100

9,580

10,100 

11,000

11,000

10,500

8,860

6,800

4,980

4.180 

4,480

4,800

4,800

4,640

5,160

11,000

30,800

38,400 

39.000

38", 466

36,800

37,800

524,580

16,920

1,040

June

38,400 

37,800

37,300

34,000

36,800

34,600

28.800

42,000

60,500

56,600

51,000

61,800 

78,000

90,500

97,700

102,000

112,000

121,000

121,006 

111,000

96,500

83,000

73,200

66,400

61,800

57,200

52,800 

49,200

46,800

45,600

-

L.985,300

66,180

t3,938

July

49,800 

61,800

70,700

72,300

67,700

72,300

70,700

65,700

70,700

76.000

70,700

65,700 

59,800

53,400

42,000

29,300

19,600

15,900

12,800 

11,800

11,300

10,800

10,800

11,300

9,100

7,460

6.140 

6,140

10,500

11,500

9,340

1,163,080

37,520

t2,307

Aug.

8.620 

77555

5,740

4,640

5,160

5,340

4,640

5,160

4,800

4,180

3,760

4,180 

4,800

4,640

4,480

4,180

3,620

3,210

3,340 

3,900

4,040

4,480

4,180

3,760

3,280

3.020

3,620 

3,760

3,900

3,620

3,620

137,350

4,431

272,400

Sept.

3,140 

3,020

3,760

4,180

4,320

4,480

4,040

3,410

3,210

3,620

4,480

4,980 

5,340

5,540

6,800

7,680

6.140

6,800

5,540 

4,640

3,900

3,280

2.950

3,020

3,340

3,620

3,760 

3,550

3,140

3,340

-

131,020

4,367

259,900

Calendar year 1950: Max 134,000 Mln 3,700 Mean 30,690 Ac-ft 22,220,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 121,000 Mln 2,950 Mean 18,850 Ac-ft 13,640,000

t Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Index.
RED RIVER BASIN 397

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.

Location. -Lat 33°21', long. 95°36', on left bank 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 Creek, and 5.7 miles southeast 

of Cooper, Delta County.

Drainage area. 527 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1951 (only monthly summaries and extremes prior 

to uctooer 1949).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 374.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Nov. 9, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 414 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs June 13 (gage height, 19.47 ft); no 

now Aug. 5 to Sept. 24.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs Feb. 13, 1950 (gage height, 22.09 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least May 9, 1941, that of Feb. 13, 1950.

Remarks. Records good. No large diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 18 to Dec. 22, Feb. 27 to Mar. 8, 

Apr. 31, May 1-3, 5-9, 25-27, July 17 to Aug. 12)

0.6 

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.5 

3.2 

6.4

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

14

23

47

80

155

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

250

480

736

1,020

1,480

15.0

17.0

19.0

21.0

2,050

3,700

8,900

14,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.3 *^rr

5.3

4.8 

4.5

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2 

2.2

4.2

2.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

79.2

2.55

0.0048

0.006

157

Nov.

0.9 -75

.7

.6 

.5

».5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.7

.6

.5 

.4

.4

.4

i3.

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

14.1

0.47

0.00089

0.001

28

Dec.

*0.3 "75

.4

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

4.1 

5.4 T74-

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.5

25.1

0.81

0.0015

0.002

50

Jan.

0.5

.6

.6

.6 

.5

.6

.5

*.5

.475"

.5

.5

129

153 ~7tJ

26

*11

6.8

5.0

3.9

2.8 

2.1

2.9

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

434.3

14.0

0.027

0.03

861

Feb.

1.4

1.3

1.2

.TTZ *1.5

928

1,290

368

170

63

29

18

14

256

1,120

1,120

H220

1,810

£,240

2,860

2.880 

2,790

2,040

1,250

209

76

57

42

_

_

-

22,856.6

816

1.55

1.61

45,340

Mar.

33 *25

21

19 

16

14

13

12

11

10

10

10

9.3

8.8

8.6

8.4

7.9

7.7

9.3

14

9.1 

7.7

6.4

5.3

4.8

4.3

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.5

325.2

10.5

0.020

0.02

645

Apr.

3.5

*4.3

4.0

4.2 

4.8

4.6

5.3

12

8.6

6.2

5.3

4.2

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

TTff

2.1 

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.1

12

*44

-

157.4

5.25

0.010

0.01

312

May

36

52

196

519 ~5I

38

*20

12

9.8

59

97

235

139

65

33

19

12

8.4

5.9

4.3

*3.2 

23 3.1

132

*284

62

25

15

9.6

6.8

5.3

2,210.4

71.3

0.135

0.16

4,380

June

3.6

2.8

78? 

2,610 

*4,670

4,300

3,170

1,360

302

742

3,230

7,270

»9,480

6,1OO

6,240

4,080

2,980

2,350

1,420

240

67 

44

32

22

16

12

9.1

7.1

5.7

4.6

-

61,55a9

2,052

3.89

4.35

122,100

July

180

718

1,220

1.580 

1,090

156

48

29

18

12

8.2

6.0

4.2

2.6

2.0

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.6 

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

. .5

<.4

.3

*.3

-il

5,085.3

164

0.311

0.36

10,090

Aug.

0.2

TT

.1

.1 

.1

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

0.00004

0.00004

1.2

Sept.

0

TJ

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

.1

.7

75

.4

.2

.1

2.0

0.07

0.00013

0.0001

4.0

Calendar year 1950: Max 16,100 Mln 0.3 Mean 599 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.42 Ac-ft 433,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,480 Min 0 Mean 254 Cfsm 0.482 In. 6.55 Ac-ft 184,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
398 RED RIVER BASIN

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°28', long. 95°35', on left bank at downstream side of bridge of State 

Highway 24, 4.9 miles upstream from Suds 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 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 377.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to November 8, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,400 cfs June 12 (gage height, 22.25 ft);, no 

 flow Aug. 2-22, Aug. 28 to Sept. 8, Sept. 19-21.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 12, 1951; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1915, 26.6 ft May 2, 1944; flood of 1932 reached 

about same stage, from information by Corps of Engineers and local residents.

Remarks.--Records good.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21-

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

»11

10

9.2

8.6

7.5

7.0

6.2

5.3

5.3

4.9

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.2

4.1

19T3"

5.7

4.1

2.8

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

172.1

5.55

0.020

0.02

341

Nov.

1.1

.9

.9

.6

.6

*.6

.9

1.1

1.1

.9

.6

l.'l 74

3.2

4.5

372

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.4

1.4

3.5

2.8

-

49.8

1.66

0.0060

0.007

99

Dec.

*2.'6

2.8

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.1

TT4

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.1

3.6

7.0 B-72-

4.5

3.2

2.8

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

81.5

2.63

0.0095

0.01

162

Jan.

1.8

2.8

12

10

4.9

3.2

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.4

15

22

25_

9.7

5.3

3.6

2.8

2.6

1.8

1.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.6

1.4

.9

.6

76

145.2

4.68

0.017

0.02

288

Feb.

0.6 ~76"

.6

1.6

*4.9

1,220

128

23

11

6.2

5.3

3.2

354

521

1,440

*984

3,020

*417

k6,880

310

3119

a 80

a66

aSS

aSO

45

40

_

_

-

15,791.1

564

2.04

2.13

31,320

Mar.

36

*2T

24

21

18

17

17

15

14

14

21

25 

15

12

9.4

9.4

*11

8.0

7.1

6.6

6.6

7.1

7.1

6.2 5-^-

6.6

10

12

8.7

7.1

6.6

412.7

13.3

0.048

0.06

819

Apr.

68

*197

18

10

8.7

9.4

7.5

6.6

5.7

5.7

7.1

6.2 

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.3

3.9

57?

4.3

4.8

30

23

8.0

5.7

7.7

687 ~37

15

12

*14

1,226.2

40.9

0.148

0.17

2,430

May

1,090

127

319

187

26

108

54

17

14

1,590

a64 

a26

a 14

. a8.7

a6. 6

a6.6

a6.2

a5. 7

a5.7

a5.2

4.8

129

31

8.0

*5.2

4.8

4.3

4.8

5.4

5.7

3.4

3,687.1

119

0.431

0.50

7,310

June

2.6

2.4

14,400 *381

86

4,640

244

65

29

6,310

3,430

>B,300 

408

*2,630

*2,610

2,660

226

*84

53

39

28

20

15

12

11

10

8.8

7.5

6.4

5.9

-

51,724.6

1,724

6.E5-

6.97

102,600

July

79

*472 155"

22

14

13

12

11

11

11

10 

10

115

38

a8.1

15

7.7

4.6

4.2

2.2

1.5

.8

.2

.2

15

4.2

2.2

1.3

.8

** .2

j^

1,025.3

33.1

0.120

0.14

2,030

Aug.

0.1

0

cr

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0 *0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

*8.1

37?

1.7

.4

0

0

0

0

17.4

0.56

0 .0020

0.002

35

Sept.

06-

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.5

45

5.0

9.1 

69~6-.8

2.2

1.0

.4

.1

0

0

0

15

10

4.6

2.0

1.3

1.0

2.0

.6

.2

-

179.8

5.99

0.022

0.02

357

Calendar year 1950: Max 22,100 Mln 0.1 Mean 392 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.29 Ac-ft 284,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 14,400 Mln 0 Mean 204 Cfsm 0.739 In. 10.05 Ac-ft 147,800

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 efs). Pet) 20 (8 a.m.) 22,400 cfs (18.10 ft); June 3 (6:30 a.m.) 

32,300 crs IZlTao ft); June 6 (10:30 a.m.) 14,800 cfs (14.15 ft); June 12 (9 a.m.) 33,400 cfs 

(22.25 ft); June 16 (9 a.m.) 10,300 cfs (11.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.
RED RIVER BASIN 399

tfhiteoak Creek near Talco, Tex.,

Location. Lat 33°19', long. 95°05', near center of main channel on downstream side of 

pier 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 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 286.45 ft above mean sea level, datum

 of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 17.15 ft);

 minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 5, 8, 9.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1950 (gage height, 18.98 ft); 

minimum, that of Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 5, 8, 9, 1951.

Maximum stage known since at least 1870, about 25.3 ft Mar. 31, 1945, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 26 to Jan. 13, July 14-25, 29, 30, 

Sept. 13-26, 30)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5

0.1

.4

.9

1.5

3.3

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

6.0

12

25

42

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

144

340

600

900

1,430

15.0

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

1,860

2,640

3,380

4,600

7,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

20 *15

17

16

15

13

12

12

12

11

9.8

9.0

8.8

7.6

7.1

6.5

6.7

BT4- 5.4

5.6

6.0 

10

11

7.3

6.9

13

17

17

15

12

9.8

342.9

11.1

0.022

0.03

680

Nov.

8.0

7.3

5.8

5.2

5.2

*5.0

4.5

4.4

5.4

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.1

4TT

5.6

9.0

9.4

B7E

8.6

8.2

7.3 

6.9

6.9

7.1

6.7

6.0

6.0

6.7

6.2

5.7

-

187.2

6.24

0.013

0.01

371

Dec.

*5.7

5.8

5.7

5.7

6.0

5.4

5.1 BT4-

5.4

5.8

6.2 

6.4

7.3

7.4

7.1

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.1

8.2 

8.8

8.8

8.8

11

~5.8 12

9.0

8.4

8.2

8.6

228.9

7.38

0.015

0.02

454

Jan.

8.0

OJ

9.2

9.0

8.0

8.0

11

*13

13

12

10

10

167

684

805

628

292 112-

65

45

35 

29

25

22

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

3,156.2

102

0.206

0.24

6,260

Feb.

19

T3

19

19

*21

422

1,010

1,080

936

670

322

123

81

82

1,020

*1,810

2,110

2,640

3,580

4,800

*5,000 

4T04U

2,760

1,980

1,270

467

176

126

_

-

-

36,602

1,307

2.65

2.76

72,600

Mar.

114

*TOB"

96

81

70

59

53

48

45

43

42

38

42

55

47

44

40

35

32

33

36 

35

35

30

28

25

25

26

28

39

47

1,479

47.7

0.097

0.11

2,930

Apr.

44

*39

32

27

25

25

24

27

39

46

38

34

26

21

19

17

16

15

14

T?

14 

14

14

14

14

23

21

27

26

*25

734

24.5

0.050

0.06

1,460

May

112

472

402

185

194

114

63

42

40

89

481

517

247

108

65

43

31

24

19

16

14 

13

11

10

*9.4

8.6

7.8

7.6

7.8

8.2

6.9

3,368.3

109

0.221

0.25

6,680

June

6.0

5.6

5.8

5.4

4.5

5.1

81

92

44

24

29

629

1,210

2,650

<970

2,350

1,720

922

252

123

74 

44

28

21

16

14

12

10

9.0

8.0

-

13,364.4

445

0.901

. 1.01

26,510

July

11

82

*641

1,010

1,150

1,120

972

454

81

37

26

20

15

12

10

9.0

8.2

7.4

7.1

7.3

6.7

5.8

5.8

5.1

4.5

62

34

11

10

*20

11

5,855.9

189

0.383

0.44

11,620

Aug.

6.5

4TS

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.4

1.7

1.4

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6 

.9

*.8

1.0

1.0

.8

1.1

1.3

.7

.4

.3

48.8

1.57

0.0032

0.004

97

Sept.

0.4

.4

.6

.5

 1

.8

1.0

.5

1.1

95

42

11

16

10

14

11

6.7

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.6

17

44

106

-50- 111

-

571.0

19.0

0.038

0.04

1,130

Calendar year 1950: Max 21,000 Mln 3.7 Mean 733 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.12 Ac-ft 530,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,000 Mln 0.3 Mean 181 Cfsm 0.366 In. 4.97 Ac-ft 130,800

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
400 RED RIVER BASIN

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°15', long. 94°37', near left bank on upstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 67, 0.6 mile upstream from St. Louis Southwestern Railway bridge and 1 mile 

southwest of Darden, Bowie County.

Drainage area. 2,774 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1923 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected in 

this vicinity since 1909 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau 

(published as. "near Naples").

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily, more often during floods. Corps of Engineers 

maintains a crest-stage indicator. Datum of gage is 220.61 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 26, 1934, staff gage at St. Louis Southwestern Railway 

bridge 0.6 mile downstream at same datum. Oct. 26, 1934, to Feb. 12, 1942, waterstage recorder at site 780 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 2,443 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 cfs June 19 (gage height, 28.10 ft); 

minimum, 5.4 cfs Sept. 9.

1923-51: Maximum discharge, 157,000 cfs Apr. 1, 1945 (gage height, 37.56 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1909, that of Apr. 1, 1945.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

-mi

*592

503

366

319

279

260

225

209

193

126

130

117

111

99

89

84

82

79

69

65

74

74

72

72

76

84

82

79

72

6,628

214

0.077

0.09

13,150

Nov.

67 

63

61

54

52

44

*38

37

37

35

31

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

-

1,037

34.6

0.012

0.01

2,060

Dec.

26 

26

26

26

26

26

 24

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

747

24.1

0.0087

0.01

1,480

Jan.

23 

24

33

37

37

37

37

*37

37

37

36

41

308

. 1,500

2,040

2,180

2.520

1,960

1,670

1,390

1,050

639

361

218

193

179

168

158

154

158

162

17,224

556

0.200

0.23

34, 160

Feb.

136 

110

84

It5?

*728

2,470

3,430

4,390

5,950

7,490

7,560

5,600

4,800

4,470

4,260

4,500

6,600

9,440

16,500

18,800

21.500

*20, 100

17,600

15, 400

12,800

10, 300

8,500

- 

_

-

213,692

7,632

2.75

2.87

423,900

Mar.

*5.930 

4,380

3,170

2,040

*1, 360

1,050

809

664

463

418

374

341

309

299

279

279

279

341

397

289

279

251

233

172

165

162

234

330

319

289

269

26,174

844

0.304

0.35

51,920

Apr.

260 

181

*176

176

186

586

602

521

508

335

247

209

186

182

176

162

154

144

140

144

151

254

600

452

727

658

588

521

755

890

-

10,871

362

0.131

0.15

21,560

Hay

*738 

475

824

1,980

1,990

2,160

2.280

1,320

862

643

797

1,250

1,970

1,550

1,160

884

755

690

354

260

217

165

148

134

130

120

117

*TS2

217

251

225

24,828

801

0.289

0.33

49,250

June

137 

130

123

133

724

*1,750

*2,180

*2,640

2,970

3,460

*3, 860

4,620

 4,760

4,970

6,250

16,600

18,800

*20.800

20, 800

17,000

13,600

8,900

5,550

4,610

3,950

2,330

1,390

886

619

419

-

174,962

5,832

2.10

2.35

347,000

July

445 

946

*1, 580

1,760

2,040

2.100

1,920

1,920

1,750

1,250

1,330

1,000

498

457

445

433

433

397

341

296

251

207

162

123

102

126

148

140

126

*130

126

22,982

741

0.267

0.31

45,580

Aug.

120 

120

117

117

108

105

82

65

59

57

53

40

35

32

28

26

23

22

21

21

17

16

*17

15

14

13

12

11

11

12

10

1,397

45.1

0.016

0.02

2,770

Sept.

9.9 

9.5

9.0

8.4

8.1

6.7

6.4

6.0

5^5

34

78

121

201

251

269

309

374

269

242

167

107

61

55

47

45

43

40

39

113

696

-

3,630.5

121

0.044

0.05

7,200

Calendar year 1950: Max 50,000* Min 22 Mean 4,119 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.30 Ac-ft 2,982,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 21,500 Mln 5.5 Mean 1,381 Cfsm 0.499 In. 6.77 Ac-ft 1,000,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Doubtful or no gage-height record Nov. 15-27, Jan. 19, Feb. 1, 2, Apr. 26, June 24, July 

20-22; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 401

Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°01', long. 94 053', near center of stream at downstream side of pile 

bent of bridge on State Highway 11, 500 ft upstream from Louisiana & Arkansas Railway bridge, half a mile upstream from Williamson Creek, and 4.5 miles east of Pittsburg. Camp County.

Drainage area. 366 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March 1943 to September 1951.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 247.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 482 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,280 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 13.78 ft); 

minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 8, 9.

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 58,^00 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 27.32 ft, fron 

floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 10, 11, 1944.

Maximum stage known since at least 1910, that of Mar. 30, 1945; flood of January 

1938 reached a stage of about 24 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11 to Mar. 19, May 22 to July 5)

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

0.6

1.2

2.8

5.0

9.0

14

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

24

38

55

100

17Q

330

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

510

1,000

2,050

3,440

5,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

8578"

*74

69

65

59

57

55

53

53

52

52

46

44

41

39

37

36

57

42

45

52

63

67

74

69

57

50

46

43

42

1,682

54.3

0.148

0.17

3,340

Nov.

41

40

40

41

41

41

*42

42

41

40

39

38

36

35

37

41

43

33

43

43

42

43

43

43

42

41

41

42

42

43

-

1,230

41.0

0.112

0.12

2,440

Dec.

45

46

46

*46

46

46

44

41

T&

42

43

45

46

46

45

44

43

44

45

45

48

57

67

74 57

59

55

53

53

52

50

1,525

49.2

0.134

0.15

3,020

Jan.

50

52

53

59

63

63

59

53

*50

50

48

53

148

444

1,060

*1.520

1,260

930

678

397

234

154

*118

103

95

90

85

85

103

106

103

8,366

270

0.738

0.85

16,590

Feb.

103

100

98 100"

125

*298

588

725

969

588

331

274

234

210

432

1,170

2,310

1,990

3,130

3,820

3,220

2,780

1,690

1,000

700

615

725

540

_

.

-

28,865

1,031

2.82

2.93

57,250

Mar.

330" 400

290

258

*226

198

178

166

162

150

150

182

210

210

194

162

139

150

315

330

266

202

154

128

158

112

IT?

226

268

274

250

6,578

212

0.579

0.67

13,050

Apr.

202

150

*122

109

103

146

210

234

234

234

142

109

95

85

78

74

69

67

65

63

69

83

83

72

69

216

400 332"

210

242

-

4,367

146

0.399

0.44

8,660

May

*218

202

234

218

202

162

142

150

150

252

352

35?

322

306

190

95

76

65

59

53

48

46

44

'4"6" 42

46

53

*74

63

50

44

4,356

141

0.385

0.44

8,640

June

41

36

33

31

30

31

32

33

31

44

80

262

374

418 306"

258

158

92

78

61

50

43

39

35

32

29

27

26

24

22

-

2,756

91.9

0.251

0.28

5,470

July

24

206

*472

615

350

314

131

48

35

28

24

22

19

16

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

9^2.

13

14

IE

9.5

9.8

14

13

*11

2,618.4

84.5

0.231

0.27

5,190

Aug.

576" 9.6

7.6

7.0

6.9

6.2

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.5

4.2

4.8

4.4

3.4

3.0

2.9

3.4

3.8

3.6

2.7

2.6

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

TT7

1.8

124.8

4.03

0.011

0.01

248

Sept.

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.7

1.5

1.1

.9

170

11

55

36

32

52

29

22

19

14

11

8.7

7.9

8.3

8.3

8.6

10

14

17

54

98

71

-

601.8

20.1

0.055

0.06

1,190

Calendar year 1950: Max 15,500 Min 15 Mean 648 cfsm 1.77 In. 24.00 Ac-ft 469,000

Water year 1950-51 : Max 3,820 Mln 0.9 Mean 173 Cfsm 0.473 In. 6.39 Ac-ft 125,100

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 20-22, Jan. 26 to Feb. 5, Feb. 7-14, Feb. 24 to Mar. 4; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
402 RED RIVER BASIN

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°02', long. 94°47', near center of channel at downstream side of pile 

oent; of bridge on State Highway 11, 160 ft upstream from Louisiana & Arkansas Railway 

bridge, 3.8 miles (revised) west of Daingerfield, Morris County, and 8 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 72 sq mi (revised).

Records available. torch 1943 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 258.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 129 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 9.20 ft); no 

flow Aug. 3 to Sept. 9. »

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 15,900 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 14.08 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, about 16 ft in January 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

34

3T

*31

30

28

24

21

2O

19

17

16

15

13

12

10

10

9.8

9-7ff

12

18

21

21

22

22

19

15

13

12

11

10

10

558.6

18.0

0.250

0.29

1,110

Nov.

10

10

11

14

a!6

a 15

*14

17TJ

10

8.4

7.5

T7T

8.6

9.8

12

12

12

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

-

366.0

12.2

0.170

0.19

726

Dec.

13

12

13

*12

12

12

11

TT

12

12

13

13

13

14

14

18

TT

13

12

13

14

15

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

418

13.5

0.188

0.22

829

Jan.

14

15

18

24

20

18

16

15

*14

14

13

IF

66

180

*288

255

129

67

*49

41

35

30

27

26

25

23

23

23

26

32

a35

1,579

50.9

0.708

0.82

3,130

Feb.

a35

a34

a33

a3T

a54

*128

230

390

244

108

77

67

61

61

217

842

784

528

884

954

837

602

314

156

105

91

93

103

_

_

-

8,066

288

4.00

4.17

16,000

Mar.

Ill

99

83

73

*67

61

57

55

53

48

48

57

59

48

45

39

39

44

65

61

46

39

36

33

29

27

5T

109

124

1(35"

67

1,881

60.7

0.844

0.97

3,730

Apr.

46

41

*36

32

36

73

8979"

59

43

35

32

28

26

23

22

20

19 19"

19

23

35

32

22

19

41

47

38

34

77

-

1,145

38.2

0.531

0.59

2,270

May

*93

7T

59

41

27

22

30

37

28

70

93

81

37

24

18

15

13

12

10

9.0

8.1

7.5

6.9

6.3

6.5

6.4

6.1

*5.7

5.2

4.7

4.2

859.6

27.7

0.385

0.44

1,700

June

3.7

3.4

3.7

6.5

9.0

6.9

5.5

4.6

3.7

5.8

24

62

91

97

BT

19

16

12

9.0

7.0

5.9

5.1

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.j[

-

461.9

15.4

0.214

0,24

916

July

3.6

40

*117

TOT

33

9.8

6.2

4.3

3.4

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.3

I.I

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.6

1.1

.7

.8

.6

.4

.3

**^

339.6

11.0

0.153

0.18

674

Aug.

0.1

TT

0o0

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

0.01

0.00014

0.0001

0.4

Sept.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

51

14

8.7

6.3

3.2

3.1

1.9

.8

.4

.3

.2

.1

.3

1.1

.9

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

-

70.0

2.33

0.032

0.04

139

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,640 Mln 0.8 Mean 204 Cfsm 2.84 In. 35.13 Ac-ft 147,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 954 Mln 0 Mean 43.1 Cfsm 0.599 In. 8.15 Ac-ft 31,220

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). --Feb. 16 (7 p.m. 1,160 cfs (9.15 ft); Feb. 19 (8 p.m.) 1,210 cfs (9.SO ft). V ' IP.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather 

records.
RED RIVER BASIN 403 

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°55'05", long. 94°43'35", at pump house 1,700 ft upstream from dam of 

bone 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 (revised).

Records available. January 1943 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 22, 1943, staff gage at site just upstream from dam at datum 

200 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 25,460 acre-ft Feb. 15, 18, 20; maximum gage 

 height, 68.50 ft Feb. 18; minimum contents, 21,730 acre-ft Sept. 9 (gage height, 66.05 

ft).

1943-51: Maximum contents, 28,490 acre-ft Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 70.38 ft); 

minimum, after filling of reservoir in May 1944, 19,280 acre-ft Dec. 11-14, 1948; minimum gage height, 64.11 ft Dec. 14, 1948.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled earthen-fill dam. Storage began Jan. 14, 1943. 

Ham completed in April 1943. Capacity of reservoir, 24,700 acre-ft (gage height, 68.0 

ft, crest of 300-ft concrete service spillway). Dead storage, 196 acre-ft (gage height, 

35.0 ft, top of conduit discharge box). At times water is diverted from Cypress Creek 

into reservoir by pumping; however, none was diverted during this water year. Capacity 

of pumps, 40 cfs. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water used by Lone 

Star Steel Co.'s iron smelter.

Cooperation. Capacity table furnished by Lone Star Steel Co.

Monthly gage height ant contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

'Date

Calendar year 1950. .....

Feb. 28... ................

May 31.......... .........

Aug. 31...................

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1950-51. .....

Gage height 

(feet)t

68.05

-

68.19

68.25

67.43

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

24,690

-

25,000

25,000

23,780

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-150

-460

4460

0

0

-460

-1,780

+1,630

-1,060

t Gage heights at 12 p.m.
404 RED RIVER BASIN

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°45', long. 94"29 I , on left bank 30 ft\upstream from Parrell Bridge on

 TeTTe'rson-Harleton Highway, 8 miles west of Jefferson, Marion County, and 14 miles upstream from Black Cypress Creek.

Drainage area. 850 sq ml (revised).

Records available. July 1924 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 183.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 2, 1933, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 706 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 17.06 ft); minl-

 mum, 6.8 cfs Sept. 1.

1924-51: Maximum discharge, 57,100 cfs Apr. 1, 1945 (gage height, 28.78 ft, from 

floodmark In gage well), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1853, that of Apr. 1, 1945; flood of May 20, 1930, 

reached a stage of 28.78 ft and floods of May 1884 and July 1904 reached stages of about 

24 ft and about 25 ft, respectively, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Plow slightly regulated by Ellison Creek Reservoir (see p 403), a

 Cypress Creek tributary. Up to 40 cfs occasionally is diverted from Cypress Creek into 

Ellison Creek Reservoir by pumping but none was diverted during this water year.

Revisions (water years). W 1007: 1929-30, 1932(M), 1938, 1942.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 21 to July 7)

Oct. 1 to May 2 May 3 to Sept. 3O

3.0 109

4.0 176

5.0 260

7.0

9.0

11.0

505

eoo

1,280

13.0

15.0

17.0

2,090

3,420

5,500 1.0 

1.4

6.6

8.8

14

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

55

116

191

285

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

394

665

1,000

1,620

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In,

Ac-ft

Oct.

865 'BTO"

435

334

*290

270

242

224

212

204

188

176

166

155

148

138

131

125

1ST

144

148

148

166

172 

176

180

180

176

172

162

152

7,030

227

0.267

0.31

13,940

Nov.

141 

134

155

184

TST

166

148

144

141

*138

138

134

131

128

1ST

138

148

152

148

152

152

155

152

148 

148

148

144

141

141

141

4,405

147

0.173

0.19

8,740

Dec.

144

TTO

155

158

158

*155

155

158

152

148

144

144

144

148

152

152

155

155

155

155

155

155

158

162 

166

172

180 TSO"

176

169

166

4,874

157

0.185

0.21

9,670

Jan.

162 

T7?

184

192

188

184

184

188

184

176

*169

184

251

474

665

710

725

755

815

885

975

1,100

1,220

1,240 

1,180

1,020

770

547

435

422

422

16,778

541

0.636

0.73

33,280

Feb.

409 

383

356

358

396

585

*815

905

950

950

975

1,050

1,100

1,220

1,520

2,090

2,260

2,260

2,380

2,560

2,960

3,980

5,170

5,500 

5,2SO

4,730

4,080

3,420

_

-

58,644

2,094

2.46

2.57

116,300

Mar.

2,890 

2,440

2,090

1,790

1,550

1,340

*1,160

975

830

740

680

650

635

635

620

605

575

561

561

561

547

5T7

561

590 

590

561

575

755

950

1,020

1,050

29,634

956

1.12

1.30

58,780

Apr.

1,080 

1,080

975

*865

755

665

575

519

505

533

547

561

547

505

422

346

301

270

242

233

224

'220" 220

224 

228

607

1,640

2,140

1,540

1,580

-

20,549

685

0.806

0.90

40,760

May

1,380 

1,280

*1,180

1,080

920

815

770

755

710

725

785

800

770

755

755

740

695

635

517

371

255

209

179

163 

148

140

137

134

130

126

*T30"

18,189

587

0.690

0.80

36,080

June

126 

112

102

112

140

144

123

109

98

92

106

167

275

371

478

575

635

650 320"

530

406

275

196

159 

134

120

109

98

89

83

7,234

241

0.283

0.32

14,350

July

80 

39

120

123

*218

316

382

430

454

TTS

265

120

77

60

53

54

47

40

38

35

32

29

27 79" 

33

38

38

36

37

36

31

3,785

122

0.143

0.17

7,510

Aug.

28 *7B~

26

25

22

19

17

16

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

11

10

9.8

9.6

9.3

8.8 

8.6

8.6

8.4

*8.1

7.7

7.5

7.0

413.4

13.3

0.016

0.02

820

Sept.

7.0 773-

7.5

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.3

21

42

86

159

245

295

255

159

98

69

54

46

39

36

36 

35

38

46

39

36

35

1,934.9

64.5

0.076

0.08

3,840

Calendar year 1950; Max 19,500 Min 48 Mean 1,463 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.40 Ac-ft 1,059,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,5OO Min 7.0 Mean 475 Cfam 0.559 In. 7.60 Ac-ft 344,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Feb. 24 (10 a.m.) 5,570 cfs (17.06 ft); Apr. 28 (1 p.m.) 2,180

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 405

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La.

Location. Lat 32°51'25", long. 93°52'20", in SW&ffii sec. 36, T. 22 N., R. 15 W., near 

center of span on upstream 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 .

Records available. September 1944 to September 1951'.

Gage. --Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage Is 165.53 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Water-stage recorder for 

station on Black Bayou near Gllliam used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge.--? years, 136 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge observed during year. 513 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 10.01 ft): 

minimum, 3.3 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.08 ft).

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 1,740 cfs Dec. 29, 1944; maximum gage height, 16.23 ft 

Apr. 5, 1945; no flow Apr. 15, 16, 1945, May 23, 24, 1948, due to severe backwater conditions; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 1.5 cfs Sept. 30, 1949; minimum gage 

height, 1.64 ft Sept. 8, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.2

6.8

T^

6.S

8.0

14

14

13

13

14

13

12

12

11

! 10

10

10

11

16

IS

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

386.6

12.5

767

Nov.

*13

13

16

16

V7

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

-

4S8

16.3

968

Dec.

17

17

17

18

20

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

16

17

18

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

540

17.4

1,070

Jan.

17

?5

*88

99

79

70

66

62

58

54

54

146

351

501

427

337

2 SO

243

158

99

84

70

66

62

58

54

50

47

126

172

186

4,189

135

3,310

Peb.

200

158

124

75

17?

367

447

355

230

165

130

117

99

*93

124

198

245

426

415

361

321

275

226

166

133

121

112

106

-

-

-

5,996

214

11,890

Mar.

97

83

60

76

79

77

70

7O

66

66

75

99

99

*84

70

62

70

105

105

93

88

75

66

62

54

50 id

273

^56" 380

235

3,289

106

6,520

Apr.

Ill

99

84

70

70

66

66

66

62

62

62

62

62

58

50

43

40

34

33

*15

40

79

99

62

47

93

151

T35

117

105

2,163

72.1

4,290

May

84

111

~55 117

84

70

S4

93

75

75

111

79

54

47

37

33

28

27

24

24

22

*20

18

 18

17

16

15

15

14

13

TT

1,537

49.6

3,050

June

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

13

12

12

15

*26

54

75

35

47

37

33

27

24

21

IS

17

15

13

12

10

15

10

11

650

21.7

1,290

July

11

12

T?

12

11

8.0

8.0

7.6

6.6

5.6

5.6

*5.3

4.6

¥7T

6.1

6.1

6.5

7.1

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.6

5.8

7.4

12

9.3

8.7

8.2

7.6

7.2

6.9

238.8

7.70

474

Aug.

6.6

1^

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.6

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.6

37ff

4,5

4.4

4.3

4.0

3.S

3.8

4.0

3.9

3.8

*5.3

5.6

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.6

141.4

4.56

280

Sept.

3.3 3J6-

3.9

4.3

4.3

4.9

5.8

6.1

6.8

8.5

11

24

40

5435

16

12

8.2

6.7

6.2

5.6

4.9

4.5

4.5

5.0

*4.6

5.7

7.0

6.7

6.6

314.7

10.5

624

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,070 Mln 6.8 Mean 108 Ac-ft 78,390

Water year 1950-51: Max 501 Mln 3.3 Mean 54.6 Ac-ft 39,530

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
406 RED RIVER BASIN

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La.

Location.- -La t 32°48'55", long. 93°S2'1S", In SE^NWi (revised) sec. 13, T. 21 H. , R. IS 

w . , near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 992, 0.2 mile downstream from Red Bayou and 2 miles southwest of Gilliam.

Drainage area. 364 sq mi (revised).

Records available. August 1942 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage, 155.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 13, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 5.5 miles downstream from base gage. Auxiliary wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum used Jan. 26, 1945, to Oct. 25, 1949.

Average discharge. 9 years, 436 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs Feb. 20; maximum gage height, 15.75 

rt Oct. 1; minimum discharge, 5.3 cfs Sept. 26, 27; minimum gage height, 2.66 ft 

Aug. 10.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 6,270 cfs May 4, 1944; maximum gage height, 25.73 ft 

Apr. 5, 1945; minimum discharge, 1.6 cfs July 26, 1943; minimum gage height, that of 

Aug. 10, 1951.

Remarks . Records fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per. second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

372

3136

290

236

243

137

286

264

238

168

135

115

99

96

88

84

78

76

ITT 

123

123

115

111

103

103

99

96

92

88

84

81

4,640

150

0.412

0.47

9,200

Nov.

*76

72

88

99

W

92

88

85

83

82

79

74

70

69

75

77

78

73

80 

84

82

79

79

84

83

80

77

74

*72

73

-

2,406

80.2

0.220

0.25

' 4,770

Dec.

~n74

83

77

77

103

99

99

107

119

119

115

111

107

107

107

107

10399- 

96

92

96

96

96

96

92

85

88

88

88

85

2,987

96.4

0.265

0.31

5,920

Jan.

85

13T

*184

197

193

180

180

168

159

151

147

167

329

1,040

1.100

989

934

888

766 

683

641

567

518

473

397

320

271

250

546

608

575

13,837

446

1.23

1.41

27,450

Feb.

500

450

410

373

ITS

922

1,110

983

889

816

755

677

635

*593

868

1,140

1,160

1,380

1,520 

1,520

1,460

1,320

1,160

1,050

872

872

789

718

_

-

25,352

905

2.49

2.59

50,280

Mar.

644

644

644

602

472

431

462

432

438

419

346

404

418

390

336

286

264

327

383

411

383

345

318

301

278

250

3T5T

737

775

685

615

13,736

443

1.22

1.40

27,240

Apr.

549

519

487

458

431

427

421

402

392

373

336

336

301

250

219

201

188

176

164 

*153

150

T75

192

172

156

286

520

B"39~ 570

550

-

10,090

336

0.923

1.03

20,010

May

610

'6"6"T 667

562

462

423

467

452

417

433

470

411

345

286

244

228

214

196

184 

164

150

*134

131

106

98

92

81

73

66

58

4_8

8,933

288

0.791

0.91

17,720

June

41

36

32

30

31

28

26

24

19

18

28

*48

102

106

124

156

180

116

131 

124

117

106

95

84

75

62

53

41

33

26

-

2,122

70.7

0.194

0.22

4,210

July

26

39

4439"

35

26

20

15

12

10

9.6

*9.3

9.1

9.6

10

9.3

9.4

9.3

8.5 

8.4

8.4

8.3

S73

10

17

9.7

12

10

9.2

9.0

8.7

469.1

15.1

0.041

0.05

930

Aug.

8.2

8.0

8.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.5

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

.7

.7

8.0 

8.1

8.5

*10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

TT

11

264.9

8.55

0.023

0.03

525

Sept.

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

35

22

16

67

Be

49

36

26

15

12

8.7

8.7

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

*5.8

877

13

11

8.0

-

533.5

17.8

0.049

0.05

1,060

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,6£0 Mln 13 Mean 504 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.80 Ac-ft 364,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,520 Min 5.8' Mean 234 Cfsm 0.643 In. 8.72 Ac-ft 169,300

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
 RED RIVER BASIN 407

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La.

Location. La t 32 e38'45", long. 93 0 52'40", in NW^NWi sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 15 W., near 

rignt bank on downstream side of pie r of bridge on State Highway 995, 0.1 mile downstream from Cottonwood Bayou, 5.5 miles downstream from Caddo Lake, 4.2 miles southwest of Dixie, and 17.3 mile's upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,137 sq mi (revised).

Records available. August 1942 to September 1951.

gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 143.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Sept. 5, 1947, wire-weight gage at 

same site at datum 2.0 ft higher. Sept. 5, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 2 ft higher. Water-stage recorder for station on Red River at 

Shreveport used as auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 9 years, 3,323 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 24.78 ft); minimum, J.2 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 34,900 cfs Apr. 5, 1945 (gage height, 35.65 ft present 

datum); minimum, 7 cfs Sept. 23, 1944; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 30, Sept. 8, 

9, 1951.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of backwater, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except period of backwater effect 

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

1.7 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

125

306

540

1,480

12.0

16.0

20.0

24.6

3,110

4,830

6,790

10,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

10.900 

9^790

9,060

8,060

6,730

5,300

4,360

3,460

2,760

2,250

1,830

1,550

1,380

1,220

1,100

940

910

1,260

1,320

1,220 

1,100

1,000

940

850

820

820

785

710

710

 695

94,130

3,036

0.968

1.12

186,700

Nov.

695 

665 

832

7TO" 975

648

648

725

740

695

600

555

540

540

555

680

615

600

665

732

555 

615

600

665

648

615

540

487

*450 5"5B"

-

19,116

637

0.203

0.23

37,920

Dec.

570 

615 

820

487

570

-^BCO 1.100

462

570

710

600

600

526

540

585

570

665

526

570

487

540 

648

648

635

665

630

5TB" 438

648

695

600

18,965

612

0.195

0.22

37,620

Jan.

1,350" 555 

1,380

*1,190

1,100

1,260

1,220

1,040

910

1,000

820

910

1,350

2,810

3,500

3,320

3,320

3,280

5,240

3,200

3,070 

2,860

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,940

3,370

3,540

3j6_20

70,505

2,274

0.725

0.84

139,800

Feb.

3,760 

3,070 

2,760

2,600

2.550

3,520

4,530

4.270

4,140

4,060

4 k 020

3,970

*3,840

3,880

4,660

5,700

 5,850

6,000

6,490

6,850

7,100 

7,160

7,220

7,290

7,430

7,500

7,660

7,900

_

_

-

145,780

5,206

1.66

1.73

289,200

Mar.

8.060 "CT5SO" 

8,060

7,900

7,500

7,030

6,550

5,800

5,130

4,700

4,530

4,580

*4,270

3,670

3,110

2,810

2,760

2,980

2,900

2,900

2,760 

2,640

2,600

2,380

2,160

2.080

2. SCO

3,350

4,530

' 4,270

3,930

136,300

4,397

1.40

1.62

270,300

Apr.

3,800 

4.020 

3,760

3,670

3,540

3.760

4,020

3,930

3,580

3,240

3,410

3,370

2,760

2,380

2,040

1,910

1,760

1,660

*1,550

1,420

1,550 

1,450

1,280

1,220

1,820"

1,550

1,830

2,080

2,160

2,300

-

76,220

2,541

0.810

0.90

151,200

May

2,760 

3,320 

3,620

3,840

3.7BO

3,580

3,540

3,670

3,580

3.560

3,460

3,200

2,980

2,760

2,680

2,640

2,600

2,510

2,420

2,300

2,080 

*2,000

1,760

1,420

1,280

1,260

1,100

982

932

831

697_

77,142

2,488

0.793

0.91

153,000

June

530 

451 

44C

413

343

298

326

320

258

275

*382

540

481

449

608

894

1,300

1,240

1,270

1,250

1.550 

1,270

1,130

928

850

793

626

512

399

379

-

20.312

677

0.216

0.24

40;290

July

242 

532 

561

546

595

339

315

508

118

287

*244

275

219

231

222

183

*128

126

86

66

49 

46

42

41

53

50

55

68

64

57

50

5,394

174

0.055

0.06

10,700

Aug.

IB57

35

33

30

a30

a25

a25

a25

a20

aZO

aZO

aZO

aZO

a!5

a!5

al5

a!5

a!5

al5

*16

17

18

16

15

14

13

13

TS" 12

662

21.4

0.0068

0.008

1,310

Sept.

13 

13 

13

13

13

13

15

12

T2

21

52

29

66

86

69

63

107

170

187

168

159 

209

T55

159

*156

140

150

131

115

152

-

2,612

87.1

0.028

0.03

5,180

Calendar year 1950: Max 18,600 Min 153 Mean 4,357 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.85 Ac-ft 3,154,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,900 Min 12 Mean. 1,828 Cfsm 0.583 In. 7.91 Ac-ft 1,323,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note. Backwater from Red River May 28 to July 22; discharge computed by using submergenc 

factor.
408 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Shreveport, La.

Location.--Lat 32°30'55", long. 93°44'25", in SE^SE^ sec. 30, T. 18 N., R. 13 W., on 

second pier from bank on east side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Shreveport, 

half a mile downstream from Cross Bayou.

Drainage area (revised). 60,613 sq mi, of which 6,697 sq mi above Denison Dam is nonRecords r available. --August 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1951 in 

reports of UeOloglcal Survey. October 1929 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of 

Engineers. Dally gage heights since May 1973 and discharge intermittently 1872 to 1905 

in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 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, and Dec. 11, 1934, to Sept. 28, 

1939, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 26,530 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 111,000 cfs June 20 (gage height, 22.15 ft in 

 gage well, 22.3 ft from outside gage); minimum, 3,650 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 6.46

1928-29, 1938-51: 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, 792 cfs Nov. 9, 1939 (gage height, 0.24 ft).

Flood of May 26, 1930, reached a stage of 35.91 ft; discharge of 244,000 cfs measured 

May 28, 1930 (from reports of Mississippi River Commission).

Maximum stage known, 45.9 ft, present datum, in August 1849.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week, 

by Lake Texoma (see p. 381).

Some regulaDlseharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

72,000 

67,000

61,300 

55,300

49,600

45, 100

43,800

43,600

41,600

37,700

32,600

26,700

21,400

17,700

15,900

15, 800

15,800

15,400

15,400 

13,700

11,300

9,470

8,880

9,290

10,200

11,200

11,500 

10, 100 

8,540

8,010

7,980

813,870

26,250

tl,614

Nov.

8,140 

8,190

8,270 

7,950

7,280

7,050

7,310

7,850

8,010

8,010

8,120

7,560

6,800

6,790

6,910

7,070

6,790

6,800

7,110 

7,070

6,860

7,200

7,500

7,460

7,460

7,070

6,450 

6,080 

6,080

6,100

-

217,340

7,245

431,100

Dec.

5,930 

5,650

5,600 

5,500

5,260

5,550

5,870

5,730

5,690

5,650

5,640

5,650

5,730

6,030

6,270

6,280

6,130

5,680

5,350 

5,500

5,680

5,900

5,900

5,710

5,370

5,260

5,220 

5,360 

5,600

5,710

5,680

176,080

5,680

349,200

Jan.

5,500 

5,560

5,480 

5,660

6,060

6,350

6,630

6,520

7,000

7,400

7,280

6,820

7,010

8,720

15,000

26,100

33,900

36,500

36,600 

33,800

30,600

26,900

23,600

20,400

17,200

14,900

13,300 

11,800 

11,400

11,200

10,900

466,090

15,040

924,500

Feb.

10, 700 

9,660

6,710 

8,250

6,200

8,240

12,100

18,300

27,400

32,300

33,600

33,600

30,600

28,100

26,500

27,400

32,500

47,800

57,100 

65, 100

77,700

94,000

103,000

104,000

104,OOO

97,100

90, 100 

84,500

_

-

tl,280.6

45, 730

t2,540

Mar.

77,200 

71,000

64,500 

58, 200

51,800

45,400

39,200

33,900

29,700

26,600

24,200

22,800

22,700

24,600

26,300

28,900

29,300

27,700

25.4OO 

23, 100

20,800

19,100

17,900

16,600

15,500

14,700

14,400 

15,400 

17,100

17,900

17,600

939,500

30,310

tl,863

Apr.

16,700 

15, 800

15,000 

14,700

14,400

14,400

14,400

14,100

14,300

g!4,400

g!4, 400

g!4,400

g!3,600

g!2,200

gll,200

g9,930

g9,700

g9,480

g9,480 

g9,280

9,220

10,000

11,600

17,700

31,900

39,200

40,000 

34,900 

31,200

29,200

516,790

17,230

tl,025

May

28,400 

27,700

27,400 

27,400

28,500

30,100

30,800

28,4OO

24,900

21,700

19,100

17,100

16,300

16,300

16,500

16,500

16,000

14,800

13,000 

11,400

10,300

9,620

9,380

9,020

8,660

8,650

gl8,400 

34,300 

38,300

38.600

35.4OO

652,950

21,060

tl,295

June

35,000 

35,600

g35,800 

g35,200

g33,800

33,000

34,900

32,000

g34,000

gSl.OOO

g56,100

52,000

58,800

79,600

94,200

99,000

103,000

107,000

110,000 

HINDOO

106,000

98,000

88,800

81,100

76,800

72,400

68,000 

63,600 

58,900

55,600

1 2,000. 2

66,670

t3,967

July

53,800 

55,000

68,100 

79,000

81,800

81,700

81,800

g82,100

g80,8OO

g73,100

78,500

77,300

73,000

65,500

59,100

49,600

39,200

29,700

23,200 

19,600

16,800

15,200

14,200

13,300

13,100

12,600

11,000 

g9,690 

g8,660

g8,400

g9,9SO

tl.384.8

44, 670

t2,747

Aug.

11,300 

glO,200

g9,680 

g9,200

g7,980

g6, 600

g6,600

g6,820

6,720

6,350

6,050

5,530

4,950

4,800

5,200

5,540

5,400

5,140

4,750 

4,320

4,000

4,320

5,070

5,220

5,200

4,900

4,230 

3,820 

4,000

4,450

4,650

182,990

5,903

363,000

Sept.

4,640 

4,650

4,220 

3.800

s.sdo

4,560

5,000

5,190

5,190

5,030

4,480

4,360

5,330

5,890

6,250

6,290

6,680

7,660

8.410 

8,150

7,350

6,620

6,000

5,210

4,600

4,310

4,450 

4,670 

4,850

4,920

-

162,560

5,419

322,400

Calendar year 1950: Max 163,000 Mln 5,220 Mean 42,470 Ac-ft 30,740,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 111,000 Mln 3,800 Mean 24,090 Ae-ft 17,440,000

t Expressed In thousands.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 409

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La.

Location. Lat 32°35'55", long. 93°20'00", in NW£ sec. 31, T. 19 N., R. 9 W., on left bank 

just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 80, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Louisiana & Arkansas Railroad bridge, 3 miles west of Minden, and 22 miles upstream 

from Bistineau Dam.

Drainage area. 1,097 sq mi (revised).

Records"available. July 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1929 to September 1931 and December 1935 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 133.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 1, 1940, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1928-31, 1938-43, 1945-51), 1,231 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 cfs Feb. 22-24; maximum gage height, 13.79 

ft Feb. 24; minimum discharge, 0.4 cfs Sept. 8; minimum gage height, 3.38 ft Nov. 24. 

1928-29, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 20.84 

ft); minimum not determined, probably no flow at times in 1943, 1944 due to backwater 

effect from Lake Bistineau.

Maximum stage known, 22.95 ft May 21, 1930 (discharge, 63,000 cfs, from rating curve 

extended above 30,000 cfs), from reports of Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those below 500 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of unstable stagedischarge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 2-5, May 17 to June 15, June 

29 to July 4, July 13 to Aug. 18, Sept. 25-30)

1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 3O

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.O 

9.0

152

220

395

645

1,610

6.84

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

0.4

1.0

4.0

40

100

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.8

570 

1,750 

2,930 

4,12O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.560 

1,330 

1,200

1,140

1,040

u 885 

760

66O

548

435

357

304

26O

228

198

170

152

184

445

*76O

885

915 

850

730

535

38O

305

270

25O

*240

225

18.OO1

581

O.530

0.61

35,700

Nov.

215 

205 

240

265

270

28O 

290

230

265

240

22O

2OO

185

175

175

175

175

175

180

175

170

T?0 

170

170

175

180

180

185

185

190

-

6,170

206

O.188

0.21

12,240

Dec.

m245

295

390

415 

405

365

320

295

290

285

290

295

310

310

315

310

315

310

310

315 

320

325

335

340

330

340

34O

345

35O

9,810

316

O.288

0.33

19,46O

Jan.

357 

*W5 

730

885

1,010

1,190 

1,430

1,460

1,400

1,220

1,010

870

840

950

1.1OO

1,190

1,280

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,280

1,220 

1,190

1,190

1,250

1,340

1,460

1,510

1,630

1,870

1.990

37,467

1,209

1.10

1.27

74,310

Feb.

2.100 

2,160 

2.22O

2,160

2,220

2,460 

2,870

3,110

3,280

3,460

3,590

3,66O

3,520

3,340

*3,28O

3,340

3,34O

3,400

3,590

3,89O

4,O4O

4.120 

4,120

4,120

4,120

3,96O

3,810

3,520

-

-

-

92,800

3,314

3.02

3.15

184,100

Mar.

5.280 

3,050 

2,810

2,52O

2,340

2,100 

1,870

1,630

1,400

1,220

1,100

1,010

950

920

*§50"

980

980

920

920

1,010

1,100

1,190 

1,22O

1,160

1,100

1.O7O

1,160

1,810

2,100

2,100

' 2,160

48,130

1,553

1.42

1.63

95,460

Apr.

2,280 

2.400 

2,340

2,280

2,050

1,930 

1,810

1,75O

1,750

1,630

1,460

1,310

1,190

1,130

1,070

1,010

980

*950

920

87O

840

78O

714

672

712

810

920

980

1,040

1,040

-

39,618

1,321

1.20

1.34

78,58O

May

1,100 

1,250 

1,430

1,690

1,930

2,16O 

2.380

2,280

2,160

1,990

1.63O

1,160

810

606

474

378

320

268

250

202

166

*160 

130

124

88

82

76

64

*64

58

12

25,432

820

O.747

0.86

5O.44O

June

35 

35 

35

35

35

30 

35

35

20

35

46

82

88

94

154

540

870

1,010

*1.070

1,O7O

1,040

1,040 

1,010

1,010

980

840

6O6

426

315

268

-

12,884

429

0.391

0.44

25,560

July

214 

214 

214

330

612

78O 

870

575

840

*7O8

576

420

325

274

226

166

148

1O6

88

70

64

46 

52

4O

40

30

35

52

58

58

124

8,650

279

0.254

0.29

17,16O

Aug.

196 

214 

184

136

94

82 

76

64

58

46

35

30

30

20

2O

20

15

15

10

10

6.O

8.0 

5.0

4.0

4.O

3.5

3.0

*2.5

2.2

1.8

1.0

l,396jO

45. 0

0.041

0.05

2,77O

Sept.

0.9 

.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9 

.5

ll

.5

.7

2.2

4.O

4.0

3.0

4.0

4.O

5.0

5.0

8.0

6.0

6.0 

6.0

8.0

15

15

20

g5

25

15

-

188.2

6.27

O.O057

O.O06

373

Calendar year 1950: Max 15,900 Min 34 Mean 1,587 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.65 Ac-ft 1,149,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,120 Min O.4 Mean 823 Cfsm 0.750 In. 10.19 Ac-ft 596, 2OO

eak discharge {base. 5.5OO efs).--No peak above base.

Dls Icharge ' measurement made on this day. 

Note. Unstable stage-discharge relation Oct. 26 to Jan. 1 due to construction activity of Lake 

Bistineau Dam; discharge computed from temporary curves based on discharge measurements.
410 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Bodcau near Sarecta, La.

Location. Lat 32°54'15", long. 93°28'55", In NW£ sec. 15, T. 22 N., R. 11 W. , on right 

EJanTFon downstream side of bridge on State Highway 70, 2 miles west of Sarepta and 9f 

miles upstream from Caney Creek.

Drainage area. 546 sq mi (revised).

Records available. --October 1938 to September 1951.

Page . 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. 13 years, 726 cf s .

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 15.67 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 4-6; minimum gage height, 1.72 ft Sept. 6.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs July 6, 1940 (gage height, 22.16 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Aug. 3-15, 1939, and at times in August and September 1943; minimum gage height, 

that of Sept. 6, 1951.

Flood of May 22, 23, 1930, exceeded 25 ft, and flood of 1905 may have reached a stage 

of 27 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for October, November, and December, which are 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 sufficient to 

dilute effluent from mill.

Cooperation. Results of 33 measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1950-S1 (gage height, in fe

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1Z to Jan. 13)

t,

Oct. 1 to May 1 May 2 to Sept. 3O

2.6

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

150

337

9.0

12.0

14.0

15.6

597

1,100

1,590

2,420 3.2

5.2

35

92

164

373

Note. Same as preceding table above 7.3 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.050 

957

850

799

672

541

447

385

337

293

263

199

118

74

56

*46

78

99

154

161

157

186

235

*190

222

273

212

136

169

*165

*90

9,594

309

0.566

0.65

19,030

Nov.

84 

84

96

96

90

84

*67

54

45

38

32

27

25

*24

27

32

36

32

27

32

*32

43

38

22

20

12

19

*25

36

54

-

1,340

44.7

0.082

0.09

2,660

Dec.

46 

42

46

*43

37.

51

63

65

66

74

87

102

112

115

115

108

102

96

90

87

84

90

90

93

96

96

93

90

87

84

84

2,534

81.7

0.150

0.17

5,030

Jan.

86 

»181

177

186

173

161

146

132

132

150

181

244

326

409

486

*583

687

782

867

921

957

*957

975

1,010

1,080

1,190

1,270

1,290

1,410

*1.480

1,400

20,029

646

1.18

1.36

39,730

Feb.

1,400 

1,300

1,160

993

*867

939

1,060

1,230

1,520

1,710

1,710

*1,630

1,440

*1,290

*1,270

1,310

1,480

1,900

*2,300

2.420

2,420

2,360

2,240

2,240

2,240

*2,240

2,120

2,020

_

-

-

46,809

1,672

3.06

3.19

92,840

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,170 Min 1.0

Mar.

1.900

1,710

1,590

1,480

*1,360

1,270

1,190

1,120

1,030

903

782

*657

541

447

*373

304

244

253

293

*315

315

315

283

253

253

283

*304

421

642

734

734

22,299

719

1.32

1.52

44,230

Apr.

766 

734

*687

612

56£

569

627

867

975

*993

975

957

782

766

750

734

*718

*687

657

627

612

612

657

*833

850

672

718

799

921

1.160

-

22,886

763

1.40

1.56

45,390

May

*1,270 

1.540

1,310

1,230

1,140

1,030

921

799

687

597

*473

362

280

220

*172

133

112

102

89

74

54

*38

28

24

19

16

14

12

*10

9.5

lil

12,572.9

406

0.744

0.86

24,940

June

6.0 

4.6

4.0

3.6

*3.6

5.6

2.9

2.4

2^2

5.1

10

*15

56

212

330

421

499

513

541

583

597

583

541

499

460

434

421

454

447

454

-

8,066.0

269

0.495

0.55

16,000

July

409 

340

271

212

148

79

50

42

100

*156

228

280

351

421

486

521

*513

*597

196

55

20

15

9.2

6.3

5,5

9.4

75

86

52

19

11

5,545.4

179

0.328

0.58

11,000

Aug.

7.7 

5.8

9.8

46

105

140

IM

119

67

51

17

11

7.7

5.0

4.0

2.9

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.0

.7

1.6

*2.4

1.9

1.5

.9

.7

.6

^1

.8

.9

745.2

24.0

0.044

0.05

1,480

Sept.

0.6

.5

.3

J2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.7

17

7.4

5.5

58

27

16

10

7.2

5.5

4.6

3.1

3.2

4.4

5.0

4.6

3.8

3.8

*18 

17

7.7

4.4

-

Z36.6

7.89

0.014

0.02

469

Mean 947 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.55 Ac-ft 685,500

Water year 19bO-51; Max 2,420 Min 0.2 Mean 418 Cfsm 0.766 In. 10.40 Ac-ft 302,800

Peal? discharge (base, 5.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings, Mar. 16 to Apr. 29,
RED RIVER BASIN 411

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La.

Location.--Lat 32 0 14'10", long. 93°25'35", in the 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.

D_rainage area. 2.628 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1948 to September 1951.

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, and June 30, 1951, to Sept. 24, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Auxiliary wire-weight gage, 6 miles downstream, read twice daily.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 7,250 cfs Feb. 21; maximum gage height, 

33.75 ft Feb. 25; no flow June 4-20 due to severe backwater condition; minimum gage 

height, 12.56 ft Sept. 7.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 14,300 cfs Feb. 7, 1949; maximum gage height, 40.74 ft 

Feb. 21, 1950; no flow July 27-31, Sept. 3, 18, 19, 1950, June 4-20, 1951, due to 

severe backwater condition.

Remarks. Records fair prior to May 28, poor thereafter. Discharge measurements generally 

made once a week.

Cooperation.--Auxiliary gage-height record and 44 discharge measurements furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total 

Mean

Gfsm

In.

Ac-fti

Oct.

2.540 

2,l9"0

2,110 

2,230

2,270

2,160

1,880

1,910

2,150

2,250

2,180

2,020

2,130

1,880

1.79O

1,590

1,440

1,730

2,180

1,840

1,770

1,710

1,720

1,680

1,630

1,640

1,510

1,500

1,460

1,430

1,560

57,680 

1,861

0.708

0.82

114,400

Nov.

1,310 

1,190

1,260 

1,260

1,220

1,190

1,140

1,080

1,010

960

852

770

384

363

358

251

256

200

213

200

176

181

150

150

147

200

153

201

173

~

17,135 

571

0.217

0.24

33,990

Dec.

173 

150

153

168

150

150

177

205

205

216

206

189

150

150

150

150

150

221

250

221

226

244

256

258

249

248

240

224

221

226

6,164 

199

0.076

0.09

12,230

Jan.

287 &z

985 

740

640

737

801

777

782

782

697

806

834

1,100

1,390

1,680

1,600

1,520

1,610

1,800

2,200

2,230

2,060

2,180

2,160

2,160

2,420

2,210

2,550

3,020

5,520

46,402 

1,497

0.570

0.66

32,040

Feb.

5,620 

5,660

03,500 

a4,OOO

a4,000

aS.OOO

6,030

6,360

6,420

6,510

6,560

6,430

6,380

6,460

6,500

a6,500

a6,500

a6,500

a7,000

a7,000

7.250

T.150

6,710

6,180

6,600

6,890

7,060

7,030

..

-

-

169,800 

6,064

2.31

2.40

336,800

Mar.

6_,960 

g,8B"0

6,430 

6,430

6,880

6,640

5,880

5,360

5,030

4,640

4,230

4,110

3,780

3,520

3,350

3,230

3,010

3,130

3,570

3,400

3,310

3,360

3,320

3,490

3,470

3,550

3,760

5,680

6,140

6,100

5,830

144,070 

4,647

1.77

2.04

285,800

Apr.

5.530 

5,490.

5,380 

5,040

4,690

4,490

4,410

4,270

4,060

3,960

3,750

3,540

3,320

3,130

2,880

2,890

2,700

2,490

2,370

2,360

2,300

2,310

2,280

2,130

1,650

2,140

2,160

1,990

1,960

1,890

97,560 

3,252

1.24

1.38

193,500

May

1,910 

2,380

2,510 

2,500

2,310

2,650

2,820

3,030

3,170

3,340

3,370

'375TO

2,910

2,520

2,110

1,860

1,750

1,550

1,490

1,360

1,290

1,150

1,070

1,030

990

908

463

380

350

300

250

56,931 

1,636

0.699

0.81

112,900

June

200 

100

50 

0

rs

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

100

500

1,000

2,000

Z,0oo

2,000

1,800

1,500

1,300

al,100

13,650 

455

0.173

0.19

27,070

July

al.OOO 

a900

al.OOO 

al.OOO

al.lOO

al,100

al,100

al,100

al.OOO

1,000

1,000

1,000

900

800

700

600

600

600

500

500

450

450

450

400

400

400

400

350

320

260 '2BC

21,640 

698

0.266

0.31

42,920

Aug.

360

M3

500 

280

260

240

200

170

160

150

140

120

110

100

90

60

50

45

35

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

5,760 

121

0.046

0.05

7,460

Sept.

45 

45

45 

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

50

30

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

45

40

40

40

40

40

40

1,370 

45.7

0.017

0.02

2,720

Calendar year 1950 : Max 14,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,250

Mln

Mln

Mean 3,813 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.70 Ac-ft 2,760,000 

Mean 1,743 Cfsm O.663 In. 9.01 Ac-ft 1,262,000

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

nearby stations.

Note. Unstable stage-discharge relationship May 28 to Sept. 50; discharge computed from temporary 

curves based on discharge measurements.
412 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Coushatta, La.

Location. Lat 32°00'45", long. 93°21'10", In lot 23, T. 12 N., R. 10 W., near center of

 span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84 at Coushatta, 11 miles downstream 

from Coushatta Bayou and 242.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 63,362 sq mi (revised), of which 6,697 sq mi above Denison Dam is nonconsnouting.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Dis-

 charge observations, August and November 1893, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage heights, August 1890 to June 1894, and gage heights and discharge observations since April 1937 in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 95.78 ft above mean sea level,

 3atum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of'1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 31,950 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 112,000 cfs Feb. 25; maximum gage height, 25.20ft

 June 21; minimum discharge, 3,980 cfs Aug. 29, Sept. 5, 6; minimum gage height, 5.75 ft 

Sept. 28.

1937-51: Maximum discharge, 275,000 cfs (including overflow through Bayou Pierre) 

Apr. 7, 1945, computed on basis of records for station at Shreveport and two discharge 

measurements at Grand Ecore; maximum gage height, 39.9 ft (affected by levee crevasse 

upstream) Apr. 7, 1945; minimum discharge, 880 cfs Nov. 10, 11, 1939 (gage height, 

1.25 ft).

Flood of June 5, 1892, reached a stage of 39.2 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

 laTTon of flow by Lake Texoma (see p. 381).

Some reguDlseharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

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.

79,800

76,300

71,400

64,400

58,000

52,000 

48,400

48,400

46,600

43,900

38,700

33,700

26,900

22,200

19,400

17,400

17,400

18,400

18,700

17,700

16,200

14,200

12,300

11,300

12,100

13,100 

13,900

13,900

12,600

10,800

9,880

959,980

30,970

tl,904

Jtov.

9,880

10,100

10,600

10,600

9,660

8,560 

7,920

7,920

8,560

8,780

9,000

8,560

7,710

6,920

6,920

7,310

7,310

7,110

6,920

7,310

7,310

7,310

7,510

7,710

7,920

7,710 

7,310

6,920

6,350 6~735o~

-

240,250

8,008

476,500

Dec.

6,350

6,170

6,170

5,810

5,640

5,470 

5,810

6,170

6,170

6,170

6,170

5,990

5,990

6,170

6,350

6,730

6,730

6,540

6,170

5,810

5,810

6,350

6,540

6,540

6,350

5,990 

5,810

5,640

5,810

5,990

5,990

189,400

6,110

375,700

Jan.

5,990

6,540

6,920

6,540

6,350

6,540 

7,310

7,510

7,310

7,510

7,920

7,710

7,710

8,130

10,600

19,400

32,700

40, 700

43,900

44,400

42,200

38,200

32,200

26,500

22,200

19,000 

17,100

15,900

15,600

16,200

16,200

552,990

17,840

tl,097

Feb.

15,900

15,600

15,000

13,900

13,700

13,700 

16,500

19,800

27,300

30,700

39,200

40,200

39,700

37,700

34, 200

32,700

34,700

43,400

55,000

66,500

76,300

87,800

99,000

107,000

111,000

110,000 

106,000

101,000

_

-

tl,403.5

50, 120

t2,784

Mar.

94,200

86,200

77,000

70,700

63,700

55,600 

48,400

43,400

38,700

34,700

31,700

28,700

27,700

26,500

28,700

30,700

33,700

33,700

33,700

30,700

27,700

24,900

22,600

21,500

20, 800

20,100 

22,200

24, 100

26,100

28, 700

' 29,700

tl, 186.8

38,280

t2,354

Apr.

27,700

26,100

24,500

23', 300

21,500

20,800 

20,800

20,100

19,400

19,000

18,400

18,000

17,400

16,200

15,000

13,700

12,300

11,800

11,600

11,300

11,100

11,60O

11,800

13,700

23,300

38,200 

45,600

46,600

4Z,80O

38,700

-

652,300

21,740

tl,294

May

36,200

36,200

34, 700

33,700

33,700

34, 700 

36,700

36,700

34,200

29,700

26,500

23,700

21,500

20,800

20,800

20,800

20,400

19,400

17,400

15,600

13,900

12,300

11,300

10,800

10,100

9,660 

10,600

20,800

30, 700

35,700

36,200

755,460

24,370

tl,498

June

35,200

35,200

35, 700

35,700

35,200

52,200 

33, 200

33,200

32,200

38,700

51,400

52,000

50,200

49,200

70,700

79, 100

83,800

88,600

95,000

101,000

102,000

101,000

95,000

88,600

83,000

78,400 

72,800

67,900

64,400

59,800

-

t:i,890.4

63,010

t3,750

July

56,200

54,400

56,800

67,200

76,300

79,800 

79, BOO

78,400

76,300

72,800

73,500

74,200

71,400

67,200

62,300

57,400

47,800

37,200

28,200

22,600

19,800

17,700

16,800

15,600

15,000

15,000 

14,500

12,900

11,100

9,880

9,000

tl,397.1

45,070

t2,771

Aug.

11,300

12,300

11,6OO

11,100

10,600

9,220 

7,710

7,310

7,310

7,310

6,920

6,540

5,990

5,470

5,150

5,470

5,810

5,640

5,310

5,000

4,550

4,260

4,400

4,850

5,150

5,150 

5,000

4,550

3,98Q

4,260

4,550

203,760

6,573

404,200

Sept.

4,700

4,700

4,700

4,550

4,120

3,980 

4,400

4,850

5,000

5,150

5,000

4,700

4,850

5,470

5,810

6,170

6,350

6,540

7,510

8,150

7,920

7,310

6,920

6,540

5,640

5,150 

4,700

4,550

4,700

4,850

-

164,960

5,499

327,200

Calendar year 1950: Max 162,000 Mln 5,470 Mean 45,610 Ao-ft 33,020,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 111,000 Mln 3,980 Mean 26,290 Ao-ft 19,040,000

t Expressed in thousands.
RED RIVER BASIN 413

Cypress Bayou near Kelthvllle, La.

Location. Lat 32°18'00", long. 93°49'40", in SW£ sec. 8, T. 15 N., R. 14 W., near center

of span on downstream side of bridge on D. S. Highway 171, Immediately downstream from

Texas & Pacific Railroad bridge, 2 miles south of Kelthville, and 6 miles upstream

from mouth of Boggy Bayou. 

Drainage area. 66 sq mi (revised). 

Records available. November 1938 to September 1951. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 162.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 28, 1939, staff gage at same site

and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 82.3 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 9.86 ft); no

t"low on many days.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 14,700 cfs Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 13.32 ft), from

rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow during long

periods.

Note. The maximum discharge for the water year 1939 (previously not determined)

has~~5een computed as 7,720 cfs, Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 11.5 ft).

Maximum stage known, 18.0 ft, from floodmark, in 1933. 

Remarks. Records fair above 10 cfs and poor below.

Coopera'tlon. Ten discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. -W 897: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water period in the water year 1939, superseding those published in

Water-Supply Paper 877, are given herewith:

Feb. 3.......... 4,480

Calendar year 1939 . . 21,137 4,480 0

394

57.9

Per

mile

5

Q*>

.877

Rui

Cnches

11.90

noff

Acre-feet

41,920

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, 18, Oct. 22 to 

Nov. 3, Nov. 6-15, Nov. 19 to Jan. 1, Mar. 7-14, 20)

0.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.5

0 

.1 

.2 

.4

2.8

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

6.0

13

25

55

131

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5

263

328

456

770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.6 

1.6

1.5 

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

2.1

61

42

10

2.8

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

 1.7

156.3

5.04

0.076

0.09

310

Nov.

TTs

7.8 

29

15

6.0

3.3

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.4

6.1

29

15

7.7

4.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.4

*3.4

-

175.3

5.84

0.088

0.10

348

Dec.

3.5 

3.7

4.4 

10

8.6

6.0

4.6

3.8

fi

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.7

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.4

4.0

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.6

4.5

138.2

4.46

0.068

0.08

274

Jan.

nH.176 

*88

31

23

63

44

.22

16

13

12

14

45

*142

50

28

21

17

15

12

10

*9.3

9.3

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.5

*11

24

24

1,073.5

34.6

0.524

0.60

2,130

Feb.

i

20 

40

113

303

473

123

52

37

29

25

 22

22

239

825

222

124

*776

380

107

55

40

31

27

25

26

25

_

-

-

4,201

150

2.27

2.37

8,330

Mar.

22 

18

17 

126

*650

178

69

50

38

29

28

62

*54

37

26

20

18

20

30

43

28

20

16

13

12

*11

§7

876 636"

163

57

3,436

111

1.68

1.94

6,820

Apr.

54 

*63

57 

33

24

27

34

32

 20

15

13

11

10

9.4

9.3

8.9

8.1

7.6

*7.7

7.9

7.4

6.8

6.2

5.8

5*4

32

98

21

10

7.9

-

652.4

21.7

0.329

0.37

1,290

May

6.6

SI 

10

6.8

5.9

6.6

6.4

5.7

5.4

5.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.8

*2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

170.0

5.48

0.083

0.10

337

June

1.4 

1.2

1.1 

2.8

3.6

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

*2.2

3.3

3.5

2.9

2.3

2.6

4.8

3.5

2.7

2.2

1.6

1.3

.9

1.0

1.3

.9

.8

.6

.5

^4

59.1

1.97

0.030

0.03

117

July

0.6 

1.7

2.3 

1.8

1.0

.7

.4

.2

.2

.1

°'» 1

0

.1

.1

1.1

1.2

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.2

.2

.1

.2

3.9 3~72~

1.3

.8

22.4

0.72

0.011

0.01

44

Aug.

~^3

.2 

.2

.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

0

1.4

0.05

0.00076

0.0008

2.8

Sept.

0- 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.0

«26

4.1

1.6

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.2

.2

.2

*.4

.7

.8

-

39.8

1.33

0.020

0.02

79

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,430 MIn 0.8 Mean 72.5 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.92 Ac-ft 52,460

Water year 1950-51: Max 876 MIn 0 Mean 27.7 Cfsm 0.420 In. 5.71 Ac-ft 20,080

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
414 RED RIVER BAbIN

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La.

Location. Lat 32°22'35", long. 93°49'20", in NW£SE$ sec. 17, T. 16 N., R. 14 W., near 

rignt 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 (revised).

Kecoras available. December 1938 to September 1951.

uage. 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 at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 101 cfs (revised).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 845 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 16.65 ft); no

 now Aug. 7 to Sept. 12.

1938-51: 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 studies; no flow during long periods in most years. 

Maximum stage known, 26.7 ft, from floodmark, in 1933.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1939-45 have been 

revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in watersupply papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

877.........

897.........

927. ........

957.. .......

977.........

1007........

1037........

Water 

year

1938-39t

1939-40

1940-41

1942-43

1943-44

1944-45

Date

Feb. 3

Dec. 27

May 18

May 2

Mar. 4

Gage height 

(feet]

g!9.0

g!7.63

g!8.95

g!9.24

g!5.67

g!8.43

K18.76

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,380

3,360

8,380

9,370

435

5,670

7,430

t Period December 1938 to September 1939. 

g Prom graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records fair above 10 cfs and poor below.

uoopera'tlon. Ten discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Hevisions.--Revised figures of discharge for the water years 1939-45 are given herewith.

Tney supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 877, 897, 927, 957, 977, 1007,

and 1037.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1938-45, 1950-51

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

1.0 its

10 

103

41

B. 5

5.8

3.7

2.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.5

2.0

2.0

3.7

32

92

71

*84

89

37

15

10

636.5

20.5

0.259

0.30

1,260

Jan.

7.0

5.8

4.7 

16

336

758

236

180

79

780

*1,080

2,280

5,880

808

290

180

133

161

127

62

28

28

28

53

79

45

32

24

78

312

205

12,315.5

397

5.03

5.80

24, 430

Feb.

90

2,140

5,770 

1^460

405

405

*475

260

*161

375

285

122

66

66

*272

332

*144

248

*405

*970

*530

180

79

58

*236

*1,620

*800

1,200

-

-

19,154

684

8.66

9.02

37,990

Mar.

*590

215

103 

75

75

66

45

32

32

32

28

28

21

18

12

12

10

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

2*0

7.0

8.5

18

49

24

12

10

8.5

1,580.5

51.0

0.646

0.74

3,130

Apr.

8.5

7.0

7.0 

7.0

5.8

7.0

18

10

*7.0

4.7

4.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

18

28

10

5.8

3.7

2.8

1*0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

-

189.5

6.32

0.080

0.09

376

May

2.0

1.5

1.5 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

3.7

2.8

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.5

ito

40

*431

375

225

118

24

10

*5.8

4.7

3.7

5.8

103

93

24

1,487.0

48.0

0.608

0.70

2,950

June

7.0

4.7

3.7 

3.7

5.8

10

T.5

8.5

5.8

3.7

2,0

1.5

.5

.5

.0

.0

.0

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

0

0

0

0

0

-

74.9

2.50

0.032

0.04

149

July

0

.5

.5 

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0*o

0

8.5

278

2.0

2.0

1.0

17.3

0.56

0.0071

0.008

34

Aug.

0.5

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

8.5

4.7

1,5

.b

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17.7

0.57

0.0072

 0.008

35

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsro In. Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 415

Discharge, In cubic feet per aecond, of Boggy Bayou near Kelthvllle, La., 1938-45, 1950-51--Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

5.8

*4.5

3.0

1.7

1.8

2.2

2.6

2.9

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.1

.8

.6

l.C

11

47.9

1.60

0.020

a. 02

95

Dec.

26

62

18

3.7

1.6

.8

. 5

. 3

. 2

.2

. 2

. 2

. 2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

*.5

.5

17

*2.13Q

1,720 

420

305

340

189

73

23

17

5,351.0

173

2.19

2.52

10,610

Jan.

14

9.2

5.0

36

165

154

211

*244

154

88

56

43

38

64

83

54

26

14

11

7.8

,2is

.2

. 5

4.5

4.2

3.7

5.J

3.6

4.5

1,522.3

49.1

0.622

0.72

3,020

Feb.

4.2

3.6

3^5

50

240

815

*610

293

932

1.120

420

196

108

64

58

' 41

*48l

770

362

171

88

56

36

52

128

98

62

41

30

-

-

7,313.3

252

3.19

3.44

14,510

Mar.

18

13

10

8.3

*6.2

5.1

*4.5

4.0

3.6

3.1

1*1

16

*982

*470

132

56

30

16

14

11

8.0

6.4

5.5

4.7

4.0 

3.5

3.1

3.2

4.4

28

56

1,934.4

62.4

0.790

0.91

3,840

Apr.

*45

20

6 *C

4.6

3.6

76

"1.820

710

212

64

38

50

45

18

12

8.3

6.4

18

108

*98

43

16

7.1

4.6

3 5 

2.8

2.3

19

*1,560

»1,090

-

6,111.2

204

2.58

2.88

12,120

May

312

93

24

13

8.0

6.7

5.7

4.5

4.2

4.6

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.3

2.6

Z*2

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.6

2.6

5.6

4.4

5.5

4.9

32

161

170

39

936.8

30.2

0.382

0.44

1,860

June

13

8.8

6.5

5.2

4.4

3.8

3.3

2^8

O

4.0

13

*28

11

6.5

4.5

3.7

4.3

50

113

64

17

9.5

6.7

5.3

3.7

3.2

3.5

23

93

-

521.9

17.4

0.220

0.25

1,040

July

41

11

8.0

6.9

5.4

4.2

3.7

1

*3.3

3.1

2.9

2.8

6.4

78

21

6.8

4.1

3,1

2.4

2.6

7.9

10

6.7

3.6

2.4

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.6

^4

253.8

8.19

0.104

0.12

503

Aug.

0.6

13

15

13

7.8

3.7

1.6

2.5

*13

23

13

6.7

5.4

4.5

5.7

2.6

1.5

1.6

28

50

9.5

4.1

2.3

1.6

.9

.7

4.1

178

189

64

665.6

21.5

0.272

0.31

1,320

Sept.

10

5.2

4.1

16

13

*5.3

3.4

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.4

.1

0

0

.4

.8

.6

.6

.6 

.4

.5

.7

.8

.8

-

75.2

2.51

0.032

0.04

149

Calendar year 1939 : Max 5,770 Mln 0 Mean 110 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.95 Ac-ft 79,800

Water year 1939-40: Max 2,130 Mln 0 Mean 67.6 Cfsm 0.856 In. 11.65 Ac-ft 49,070

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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

*.5

.3

.3

.3

.5

.4

.4

.3

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

§

#0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1^0

5.9

0.19

0.0024

0.003

12

Nov.

5.3

14

7.9

4.0

2.4

1.6

1.1

.8

1.5

1.7

2.9

7.7

9.0

6.2

3.8

2.7

2.1

1.8

 1.7

1.6

2.0 

7.2

"1,980

re. 310

3,230

1,250

520

192

70

42

-

L2, 683.0

425

5.35

5.97

25,160

Dec.

42

87

62

37

27

24

3,370

2,780

580

204

84

246

1,270

990

390

*940

540

211

147

108

74

55

42

36

35

673

6.570

*2,540

560

201

87

22,610

729

9.25

10.64

44, 850

Jan.

1,280

2,670

695 276

120

*74

55

45

57

32

28

26

27

52

70

82

70

48

30

23

t

24

78

176

201

161

70

42

34

30

6,578

212

2.68

3.10

15,050

Feb.

27

455

672

266

97

62

66

58

59

*50

24

22

21

20

18

16

Te

16

25

1,490

Hi188

665

995

372

161

87

-

-

-

9,366

554

4.23

4.41

18,580

Mar.

58

42

37

52

27

165

*1.920

1,110

400

161

70

42

37

31

27

26

24

21

19

28

92 

70

48

82

58

37

28

23

20

1Z

24

4,776

154

1.95

2.25

9,470

Apr.

66

45

87

155

52

26

20

17

15

15

12

*11

10

9.6

9.0

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.9

8.2

8.4 

8.4

7.7

11

20

15

9.0

7.2

6.4

6.1

-

665.5

22.1

0.280

0.51

1,320

May

7.7

20

*16

55

»g.75Q

»2,600

940

290

84

594

508

102

56

20

16

15

12

11

9.6

9.0

8.0 

7.4

6.7

6.0

5.5

4.7

4.4

4.4

15

58

37

8,030.2

259

3.28

3.78

15,950

June

17

11

9.0

8.0

6.8

10

216

570

550

510

1.520

679

250

65

24

162

*393

313

101

43

181 

149

62

21

13

9.6

10

270

387

196

-

6,556.4

212

2.68

2.99

12,610

July

55

14

11

15

10

7.8

6.7

5.8

4.8

4.4

*4.0

4.5

9.6

*71

58

40

29

11

13

22

65 

68

13

6.7

5.9

85

29

8.4

4.6

5.2

2.5

645.7

20.8

0.265

0.30

1,280

Aug.

2.0

1.6

2.1

2.9

2.0

1.7

1.9

2.5

2.5

5.2

4.1

2.8

1.6

1.0

.8

.6

.6

*.5

.4

.4

.5

!e

1.6

3.4

1.6

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.5

45.5

1.47

0.019

0.02

90

Sept.

0.5

.4

2.0

5.8

7.3

3.4

1.5

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.5

.3

.5

.3

.2

.3

.5 

.2

.2

.8

4.5

24

24

7.2

5.7

2.5

-

92.8

5.09

0.059

O.O4

184

Calendar year 1940: Max 6,370 Mln 0 Mean 149 Cfam 1.89 In. 25.72 Ac-ft 108,400 

Water year 1940-41: Max 6,570 Mln 0 Mean 197 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.81 Ac-ft 142,500

* Diacharge meaaurement made on this day.
416 RED RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La., 1938-45, 1950-51 Continued

 _-- 1941-42 .

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

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.

1.6 

1.1 iti 1.3

2.4

2.8

1.6

1.3 

1.6

4.0

8.4

5.2

2.4

4.6

68

52

*12 

*6.5

4.1

2.9

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

2.1

2.4 

5.0

23

>1.450

1,657.3 

53.5 

0.677 

0.78 

3,290

Nov.

1,870 

538

194 

50

20

29

21

17

13 

11

9.6

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.8

6*7 

8.4

111

243

1,500

"772 3.270

310

137

137

SO 

38

31

9,432.1 

314 

3.97 

4.44 

18,710

Dec.

26 

24

24 

22

22

21

20

18

16 

16

57

402

665

448

235

113

71

56 

46

38

33

65

194

235

181

304

259

113 

59

46

62

3,891 

126 

1.59 

1.83 

7,720

Jan.

149 

143

83 

101

101

59

43

*53

56 

48

38

29

20

21

21

20

18

17 

17

18

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

15 

13

74

324

1,584 

51.1 

0.647 

0.75 

3,140

Feb.

274 

107

46 

33

26

26

22

18

16 

18

24

24

*18

16

15

26

137

113 

48

26

20

17

98

272

194

83 '56

46

-

-

1,819 

65.0 

0.823 

0.86 

3,610

Mar.

79 

682

702 

356

514

830

499

377

 435 

276

149

89

77

59

38

29

29

22 

18

21

194

168

68

29

20

33

46

29 

17

14

11

5,912 

191 

2.42 

2.78 

11,730

Apr.

12 

11

11 

10

To

14

29

985

*2,250 

755

312

161

65

38

24

18

*16

14 

13

13

12

13

12

10

19

1,070

1,070

404 

149

53

"

7,553 

252 

3.19 

3.56 

14,980

May

29 

18

15 

20

43

22

14

13

10 

9.0

8.0

7*4

9.C

11

27

102

24

4.570 

 3,730

690

293

119

50

29

17

14

12

11 

9.E

8.4

7.6

9,942. C 

321 

4.06 

4.6E 

19,720

June

6.6 

6.1

5.5 

5.0

4.7

7.1

31

13

15 

 83

62

15

12

46

216

143

43

15 

9.6

7.1

5.5

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.8 

2.<

1*1

780.5 

26.0 

0.329 

0.37 

1,550

July

2.0 

1.8

1.6 

1.5

1.5

 1.5

1.8

2.2

e

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.0

.8

.5

.4 

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

_a.1.1

28.8 

0.93 

0.012 

0.01 

57

Aug.

0.1 

.1

*.l 

.1

.1

0

0

0

0 

.1

6.6

164

88

13

7.0

3.4

2.0

1.4 

1.1

1.0

1.4

3.2

116

*337

290

132

20

7.0 

4.6

3.5

2 . E

1,227.6 

39.6 

0.501 

0.58 

2,430

Sept.

2.0 

3.1

3.4 

2.3

1.6

1.0

4.6

15

40 

11

62

ocCO

6.2

4.6

3.4

2.7

2.3

2.0 

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5 

.5

i*

267.8 

8.93 

0.113 

0.13 

531

Calendar year 1941: Max 3,270 Min 0.2 Mean 141 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.25 Ac-ft 102,200 

Water year 1941-42: Max 4,570 Mln 0 Mean 121 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.77 Ac-ft 87,470

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfara

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

_.!

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

,£.

11.7

0.38

0.0048

0.006

23

Nov.

0^6 

.&

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

.9

1.0

.9

*.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1*5

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

-

28.9

0.96

0.012

0.01

57

Dec.

1.3 

Itl

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.8

2.2

2.7

3.5

4.3

3.2

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.8

2.3

2.8

3.6

3.9

6.2

5.5

5.4

14

&14

16

7.8

236.8

7.64

0.097

0.11

470

Jan.

5.8 

4.6

3.8

3.2

3.0

3.9

7.7

19

41

36

17

9.2

6.8

5.6

4.9

4.6

4.2

3.6

*3.0

3.1

2.7

1.9

1.5

27T

3.5

13

44

36

19

11

8.2

332.9

10.7

0.135

0.16

660

Feb.

6.6 

13

44

66

 23

15

11

8.3

6.6

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

*3.0

2.8

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.6

ia.

-

-

261.6

9.34

0.118

0.12

519

Mar.

2^2 

2.9

4.0

7.5

7.2

5.7

5.1

4.9

4.4

3.9

4.5

26

76

94

56

30

13

10

12

13

11

8.9

7.4

6.7

80

329

166

54

28

16

1,398.3

45.1

0.571

0.66

2,770

Apr.

11 

9.8

8.9

7.9

7.0

 6.4

5.9

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.1

10

186

159

32

11

7.6

6.0

5.3

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.8

Izl

533.1

17.8

0.225

0.25

1,060

May

2.3 

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.6

.7

.7

-| 

. o

.6

1.8

5.3

4.4

*3.0

1.7

1.1

1.8

£6

73.7

2.38

0.030

0.03

146

June

ft

5.0

2.4

1.4

1.0

*.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

73

.4

.7

1.1

1.4

.9

.7

.5

.5

.5

2.4

6.4

12

-

123.3

4.11

0.052

0.06

245

Calendar year 1942: Max 4,570 Mln 0 Mean 80.5 Cfsm 1.02 In.

July

H1.0

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.4

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

16.1

0.52

0.0066

0.008

32

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(»)

-

0

0

0

0

0

13.85 Ac-ft 58,300

Water year 1942-43: Max 329 Mln 0 Mean 8.26 Cfsm 0.105 In. 1.41 Ac-ft 5,980

* Discharge measurement made on tftis day.
RED RIVER BASIN 417

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La., 1938-45, 1950-51 Continued

1943-44

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0 

*0

0

.4

Z.Z

1.7

1.1

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

*.l

.2

.3 

.3

-

9.2

0.31

0.0039

0.004

18

Dec.

0^

.4

.3

.4

.6

1.1

 1.5 

3.2

4.1

3.4

2.6

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

2.1

4.0

34

153

113

184

538 

214

54

1,128.7

36.4

0.461

0.53

2,240

Jan.

15

35

183

127

30

17

it 188

136

54

148

428

795

875

875

730

500

288

162

94

58

41

30

25

22

22

147

277 

352

*390

7,101

229

2.90

3.34

14,080

Feb.

217

113

100

148

113

64

41 

40

732

760

432

204

89

188

374

286

200

226

169

127

100

113

162

162

156

2.650

1,350

700

*570

-

10,586

 365

4.62

4.98

21,000

Mar.

352

162

88

71

61

64

106 

127

76

36

29

29

30

27

21

18

12

21

177

414

381

352

610

610

325

156

76

202

1.670 

1,160

414

8,082

261

3.30

3.80

16,030

Apr.

169

120

120

106

66

38

27

21

94

256

246

*134

64

30

20

15

11

8.9

7.7

lii

10

16

234

424

178

50

20

13

16 

847

-

3,368.9

112

1.42

1.59

6,680

May

1,660

4.140

2,920

830

*920

535

256 

100

41

27

21

16

13

11

10

9.4

8.0

6.9

7T7J

13

12

22

127

82

27

22

264

256

76 

30

266

12,728.3

411

5.20

5.99

25,250

June

141

30

13

8.2

6.0

210

280 

44

195

94

16

*8.4

6.5

5.8

4.4

3.7

3.0

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

-

085.2

36.2

0.458

0.51

2,150

July

0.4

jJL

.7

.4

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

3.5

0.11

0.0014

0.002

6.9

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

0

0

0

0

0 

0

lii

1.1

0.04

0.00051

0.0005

2.2

Sept.

14

15

7.3

2.7

2.9

5.2

4.0 

1.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0 

0

-

54.0

1.80

0.023

0.03

107

Calendar year 1943; Max 338 Mln 0 Mean 10.6 Cfsm 0.134 In. 1.82 Ac-ft 7,690

Water year 1943-44; Max 4,140 Mln 0 Mean 121 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.78 Ao-ft 87,560

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

o

Nov.

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

3.2 

2.4

1.5

3.7

22

44

20

5.2

2.9

1.8

-

108.4

3.61

0.046

0.05

215

Dec.

1.5

1.3

ii!

1.3

22

427

420

192

82

24

14

10

6.9

5.2

*4.1

3.5

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.3 

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.7

4.8

250

*670

615

408

1.590

4,582.1

148

1.87

2.16

9,090

Jan.

3,180

*1,080

452

566

256

300

475

432

217

169

100

56

46

41

34

29

22

1,010

5.540

1,020

540 

475

525

169

106

88

64

51

41

36

29

14, 749

476

6.03

6.94

29,250

Feb.

25

24

22

25

50

50

27

20

18

16

16

46

190

226

127

71

115

127

141

535

1.470 

1,140

402

156

94

76

156

444

-

-

-

5,567

199

2.52

2.62

11,040

Mar.

325

216

3,570

*4.540

825

558

184

106

71

51

56

256

870

452

525

525

266

512

597

*1,080

1,080 

500

141

120

192

525

209

82

44

154

755

17,927

578

7.52

8.44

55,560

Apr.

1,540

3.040

*L,140

316

115

61

38

29

24

19

17

14

12

*9.9

8.9

9.1

22

14

8.2

6.0

6F

427

*288

100

30

13

9.6

9.9

8.5

-

7,392.2

246

3.11

5.48

14,660

May

6.2

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.5

5.2

5.0

2.9

*2.8

2.6

2.7

5.3

4.3

4.0

102

*U060

699

176

54

20

14 

9.6

6.9

6.5

4.6

4.1

5.8

5.4

5.0

2.7

2.5

2,242.5

72.3

0.915

1.06

4,450

June

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

*1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

2.8

8.0

iiS.

5.9

2.9

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.1 

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.1

1.0

^1

64.5

2.15

0.027

0.03

128

July

~0.9 

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.3

2.4

4.2

1.5

16

307

1.110

615

289

89

25

11

7.4

5.6

4.6 

4.3

3.8

3.4

*3.1

2.9

2.8

3.1

29

134

18

2,699.0

87.. 1

1.10

1.27

5,350

Aug.

8.5

*5.6

4.1

2.9

2.1

*1.6

2.2

6.4

7.1

4.8

2.0

1.5

1.2

1*0

1.0

1.6

15

18

20

IT

*5.8 

5.0

4.9

4.0

2.7

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.4

151.1

4.87

0.062

0.07

300

Sept.

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.5

.4

.4

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

**.2

.2

7T

.1.1

.1

.1.1.1

.1

.2

-

10.9

0.36

0.0046

a. 005

22

Calendar year 1944: Max 4,140 Mln 0 Mean 130 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.45 Ac-ft 94,610

Water year 1944-45: Max 4,540 Mln 0 Mean 152 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.12 Ac-ft 110,100

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on tnis day.
418 RED RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Boggy Bayou near Kelthvllle, La., 1938-45, 1950-51 Continued

1950-51

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

2,0

11

30

20

7.1

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

»1.B

123.5

3.98

0.050

0.06

245

Nov.

2.8

12

18

7.8

3.9

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.8

33

23

9.0

5.0

4.4

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

*3.1

-

171.4

5.71

0.072

O.OB

340

Dec.

3.0

373

4.0

6.1

11

7.6

5.6

4.8

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.9

3.9

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.5

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.9

5.0

5.8

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

146.4

4.72

0.060

0.07

290

Jan.

44*5.8

Hi*99

41

26

23

25

18

14

12

11

15

51

*163

115

39

27

21

18

14

14

*9.8

9.1

9.0

8.1

7.4

7.8

*15

34

37

1,107.0

35.7

0.452

0.52

2,200

Feb.

30

20

83

302

530

377

136

50

36

32

*28

27

195

720

510

305

*700

550

280

109

56

41

34

31

30

30

-

-

-

5,282

189

2.39

2.49

10,480

Mar.

28

24

22

36

*150

115

52

39

31

24

22

34

*41

31

24

19

17

17

25

44

35

25

20

17

14

*13

54

535

682

343

110

2,643

85.3

1.08

1.24

5,240

Apr.

47

*51

52

38

30

30

84

121

34

26

20

16

13

12

11

10

8.6

8.1

il

18

36

22

14

9.8

12

14

16

11

8.5

-

897.9

29.9

0.378

0.42

1,780

May

8.1

12

IS.

13

8.9

7.4

6.4

6.7

6.5

6.4

6.2

7.8

6.1

4.9

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

*2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

ill

162.0

5.23

0.066

0.08

321

June

1.8

1.6

1.9

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

*18

14

51

16

6.4

5.3

15

16

7.4

4.3

3.3

2.6

2.4

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.2

-

251.6

8.39

0.106

0.12

499

July

1.2

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

.6

.2

*.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.3

.4

.8

.5

17.6

0.57

0.0072

0.008

35

Aug.

0.5

.4

.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

1.5

0.05

0.00063

0.0007

3.0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

*.5

3.0

2.3

1.6

.8

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

*. 1

.2

.9

3*2

*1.7

1.2

1.3

-

18.1

0.60

0.0076

0.009

36

Calendar year 1950; Max 2,070 Min 0.8 Mean 95.2 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.36 Ac -ft 68,900

Water year 1950-51; Max 720 Min 0 Mean 29.6 Cfsm 0.375 In. 5.10 Ac-ft 21,470

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 419

Saline Bayou near Lucky, La.

Location. La t 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 99f, 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 1951.

Gager 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. 11 years, 198 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 8.69 ft); mini-

 muni, '9.0 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.98 ft).

1940-51: 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, 4.8 cfs Sept. 16, 1943; minimum 

gage height, 1.73 ft Aug. 30, 31, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair. 

Revisions. W 1177: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-18, Apr. 6-26, May 8 to June 9)

Oct. 1 to June 9 June 10 to Sept. 30

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

36

71

128

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

175 

285 

4SO

7.0 

8.0 

8.5

780

1,740

2,290

2.0 

3.0

4.0

9.5

34

63

5.0 125

5.3 152

5.7 210

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

U

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.

SO

68

60

56

56

52

48

48

48

46

43

42

40

39

38

38

36

73

168

235

'235 245

*190

135

106

88

75

68

64

60 

58

2,638

85.1

0.553

0.64

5,230

Nov.

56

54

73

97

115

TIB- 132

91

SO

73

68

64

62

60

62

75

88

85

78

75

73

71

68

71

71

68

66

66

66

66

2,289

76,3

0.495

0.55

4,540

Dec. .

66

T£

214

"255 288

282

210

14S

121

109

100

94

88

88

88

88

88

S5

78

75

73

73

73

73

71

71

71

71

71

68

66

3,455

111

0.721

0.83

6,850

Jan.

73

lW

*560

662

822

890

780

632

480

398

297

242

267

465

1,390

2.240

1,300

829

608

435

303

222

181

157

148

139

128

121

124

135 

139

15,353

495

3.21

3.71

30,450

Feb.

143

139

135

T5?

152

250

450

 554

698

135

490

340

245

204

190

198

210

220

318

426

475

520

440

332

232

1S8

168

162

_

~

8,656

309

2.01

2.09

17,170

Mar.

152

143

135

152

240

250

261

279

245

187

157

157

*157

157

148

132

121

115

US

121

121

115

109

103

97

91

125

542

752

1.070 

88S

7,435

240

1.56

1.80

14,750

Apr.

626

JS5

402

318

240

210

194

186

175

157

143

143

139

128

121

118

115

115

115

112

132

139

 139

162

139

135

294

406

435

378

6,596

220

1.43

1.59

13,080

May

228

245

322

350

362

279

187

175

153

135

121

115

100

85

75

68

*66

62

58

54

52

51

50

48

46

46

45

43

42

40 

39

3,741

121

0.786

0.90

7,420

June

36

36

39

68

68

52

46

42

42

146

214

507J

157

116

71

67

125

152

112

*62

44

37

32

30

28

27

25

*23

22

23

2,142

71.4

0.464

0.52

4,250

July

25

45

91

75

52

36

29

25

22

20

20

19

18

19

19

19

17

17

*16

15

16

15

14

IT

17

19

19

24

26

23 

22

812

26.2

0.170

0.20

1,610

Aug.

23

31

38

35

20

16

15

14

13

*12

12

11

13

12

11

11

10

10

1011

11

11

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10 

9.5

439.5

14.2

0.092

0.11

872

Sept.

il?5

38

40

29

22

19

16

15

16

19

23

60

98

75

40

27

22

19

19

22

43

44

44

38

32

36

40

38

32

998

33.3

0.216

0.24

1,980

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,880 Mln 26 Mean 216 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.02 Ac-ft 156,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,240 Mln 9.5 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.968 In. 13.18 Ac-ft 108,200

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs).--Jan. 16 (3:30 a.m.) 2,510 cfs (8.69 ft); Mar. 30 (2 p.m.).1,170 

cfs (7.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
420 RED RIVHl BASIN

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La.

Location. Lat 32°15'40", long. 93°12'50", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 15 N., R. 8 W., near center

 of 'span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 417, 2.8 miles downstream from 

Pourmile Bayou, 2.8 miles northwest of Castor, and 6.0 miles southeast of Ringgold.

Drainage area. 423 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 19, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 619 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,010 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 8.86 ft); minimum,

 12 el's Aug. 19, 20, 31, Sept. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 2.00 ft Sept. 1, 2.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs Apr. 3, 1945 (gage height, 13.2 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, S.6 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 957: 1940-41. W 1177: Drainage area.

Hating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8

4.4 

5.0 

6.0

82

118

218

315

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

465

675

990

2.O9O

2.0 

3.O 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

34

69

140

238

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

8.9

32O

470

710

1,O9O

2,070

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12 

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

540

520

430

355

291

260

2 IS

181

162

148

130

118 

108

98

90

34 

80

14T5

538

845

8~IO 910

»780

752

780

7 SO

700

585

414

328

260

12,435

4O1

0.948

1.09

24,660

Nov.

233

211

218

291

384

414

TI?

399

384

315

26O

226 

204

186

181

198 

218

226

218

211

211

192

192

186

192

198

192

181

T5T

186

-

7,302

243

0.574

0.64

14,480

Dec.

181

186

269

399

414

359" 414

341

303

269

242

226 

218

211

211

211 

211

204

204

204

192

186

181

1S1

176

176

176

176

176

176

171

7,254

234

0.553

0.64

14,390

Jan.

 iZI 355

81O

1,170

»1,170

1,120

1,380

1,550

1,54O

1,540

1,390

1,290 

1,240

1,540

1,770

1.850 

1,716

1,600

1,540

1,600

1,490

1,290

1,O40

848

680

570

482

438

414

414

438

34,439

1,111

2.63

3.03

68,310

Feb.

442

I50

500

57O

645

936

 1,190

1,340

1,340

1,390

1,540

1.770 

1,716

1,540

1,340

1,190 

1,110

1,060

1,340

1,600

1,710

1,660

1,600

1,600

1,540

1,390

1,170

976

_

_

- '

34,649

1,237

2.92

3.05

68,730

Mar.

819

710

635

595

650

734

864

992

1,020

976

888

746 

»660

590

540

494 

454

406

390

406

414

430

430

414

369

360

37Z

848

1,390

1,600

1,660

21,856

705

1.67

1.92

43,350

Apr.

1,830

2.010

1,890

.1,540

1-,240

984

872

784

685

610

545

494 

442

384

350

330 

311

293

284

276

?B4~ 268

*311

330

311

378

650

640

59O

540

20,456

682

1.61

1.8O

40,570

May

490

506

560

580

610

635

535

580

426

330

302

268 

225

196

174

152 

 132

116

105

94

87

80

72

64

59

57

55

52

48

45

42

7,777

251

0.593

0.68

15,430

June

40

36

33

31

44

52

48

42

37

57

174

311 

378

284

178

157 

26O

41O

434 "535

284

182

140

112

87

74

»62

52

45

42

4,487

150

0.355

O.39

8,900

July

41

74

98

101

T7

90

84

59

45

38

33

31 

29

26

26

25 

26

26

26

24

26

24

22

*20

15

22

26

28

38

41

44

1,289

41.6

0.09S

0.11

2,560

Aug.

38

33

34

27

24

23

21

19

18

16

15

14 

14

14

14

14 

*13

13

12

T£

13

15

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

542

17.5

0.041

O.O5

1,O8O

Sept.

12

12

14

15

16

16

15

16

17

17

21

23 

3O

59

101

87 

52

34

3O

28

27

33

50

55

52

74

87

72

57

50

1,172

39.1

0.092

0.10

2,320

Calendar year 195O: Max 5.22O Min 42 Mean 757 Cfsra 1.79 In. 24.29 Ac-ft 548,000

Water year 195O-51: Max 2,O1O Win 12 . Mean 421 Cfsra O.995 In. 13. 5O Ac-ft 3O4.8OO

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 421

Saline Bayou near Clarence, La.

Location. Lat 31°49 T 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 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,382 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Mire-weight gage read twice daily. Auxiliary wire-weight gage 5.3 miles downstream 

TTrom base gage ~at different datum read twice daily.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,700 cfs Jan. 21; maximum gage height, 26.23

 ITTeb. 26; minimum daily discharge, 22 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 3.66 ft).

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 7,880 cfs June 8, 1950; maximum gage height, 34.60 ft 

Feb. 23, 1950; no flow Aug. 27, Sept. 24, 1950, due to severe backwater condition; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 7, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair above 600 cfs and poor below, 

miles above station.

Some regulation by Saline Lake 4.0

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

21

32

23

24

25

26

37

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

608

*583 

560

741 

712

734

676

631

626

657

660

655

579

454

393

363

1ET2

510

634

700

733

770

821

*864

902

951

953

1,000

1.O2O

1,040

1,020

21,962

708

O.512

0.59

43,560

Nov.

 981

964 

1.O8O

1,060 

948

904

877

851

839

851

801

777

766

745

734

*801

851

826

801

839

814

777

766

789

745

724

704

685

676

668

24,644

821

0.594

O.66

48,880

Dec.

652

55Z 

777

8O1 

826

948

9O4

948

981

1,O2O

964

981

948

948

933

904

877

864

826

814

789

777

755

734

724

714

714

695

685

685

66O

25,500

823

O.596

O.69

50,580

Jan.

676 T!B4~ 

2,800

*3,590 

3.87O

3,910

4,030

3,910

3,830

3,750

3,670

3,670

3,670

3,670

3,750

3,910

4,160

4,360

4,540

4.66O

4,660

4,400

4,160

3,950

3,670

3,430

3,110

2,920

2,690

2,420

2,380

1O9,O8O

3,519

2.55

2.94

216,400

Feb.

2,380

2,100 

1,900

1,800 

1,900

1,860

2,O6O

*2,270

2,690

3,390

3,460

3,490

3,540

3.48O

3,48O

3,560

S.450

3,380

3,38O

3,440

3,420

3,440

3,370

3,420

3,320

3,200

3,330

3,060

_

..

-

83,470

2,981

2.16

2.25

165,600

Mar.

3,000

2,550

 2 , 03O

3.OOO 

3.O1O

2,890

2,720

*2,610

2,520

2,380

2,320

2,250

2,110

2,O20

1,970

1,860

1,840

1,880

1,740

1,590

1,480

1,260

1,350

1,310

1,190

1,110

1,150

2,43O

3,59O

3,990

4.240

69,390

2,238

1.62

1.87

137,600

Apr.

4,360

4.400 

4,320

*4,240 

4,080

3,950

3,910

3,750

3,670

3,230

3.O8O

2,88O

3,000

2,380

2,160

1,930

1,800

1,56O

1,500

1,350

1,270

1,220

1.1OO

l.OOO

981

842

310

938

950

1,010

-

71,771

2,392

1.73

1.93

142,400

May

1,100

3,200 

2,53O

2.780 

2,760

2,640

*2,510

2.3OO

2,170

2,O30

1,930

1,73O

1,580

1,410

1,390

1,170

1,050

94O

854

8OO

754

721

692

647

610

597

569

447

286

34?

350

41,789

1,348

0.975

1.12

82,890

June

228

335 

341

315 

288

136

15O

204

319

599

264

*32"5~ 1OO

3OO

250

25O

4OO

500

5OO

5OO

500

4OO

4OO

4OO

400

300

300

300

300

200

-

9,804

337

0.237

0.26

19,450

July

200

350 

250

250 

25O

250

250

200

2OO

2OO

10O

100

5O

5ff

100

100

100

100

100

150

15O

150

2OO

2OO

200

300

300

3OO

238

2O8

187

5,683

183

0.132

0.15

11,270

Aug.

*174

180 

ISO

170 

170

*168

151

134

129

118

98

98

88

78

73

*68

68

68

68

59

54

45

36

36

40

40

40

4O

36

27

24

2,758

89. 0

0.064

O.O7

5,470

Sept.

31

31 

31

31 

27

24

23

2J

31

36

36

36

36

40

45

54

59

64

68

70

SO

80

as

73

59

40

31

24

34

24

-

1,324

44.1

0.032

O.O4

2,630

Calendar year 195O: Max 7,820 Mln O Mean 2,372 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.30 Ac-ft 1,717,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,66O Min 22 Mean 1,280 Cfsm O.926 In. 12.57 Ac-ft 926, 70O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for period of indefinite stage-discharge relationship June 12 to July 38 estimated 

on basis of 1 discharge measurement, stages of Red River, precipitation records, and by hydrographic 

comparison with stations in the basin.
422 RED RIVER BASIN

Nantachle Creek near Montgomery, La.

Location. Lat 31°41'15", long. 92°52'40", In SE^NE^ sec. 9, T. 8 N., R. 5 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway C-1479, 1.4 miles downstream from 

Kadesh Branch and 1.5 miles northeast of Montgomery.

Drainage area. 47 sq ml (revised).

Records available. August 1942 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 107.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Louisiana Geodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to July 25, 1945, wire-weight gagi 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 64.8 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 9.53 ft); no 

flow Aug. 11 to Sept. 11.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs Apr. 1, 1945 (gage height, 12.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow for many days in 1943, 1948, and 1951.

Remarks. Records fair.

gage

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in Jeet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18. July 24 to Aug. 8, 

Sept. 12-18, 21-29)

Oct. 1-17 Oct. 18 to Sept. 30

0.8 

.9

0.9

1.6

0.6 

.7

.9

0.0 

.1 

.4

1.0 1.4

1.2 2.7

1.3 3.6

1.4 5.0

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 102

6.0 228

7.0 316

8.0 475

9.0 840

Distharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

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.

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.6 

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

T74

1.5

1.5

7.4

19

13

7.2

3.4

2.6

*2.1

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

92.5

2.98

0.063

0.07

183

Nov.

.1.1

1.1

2.4

3.4

2.6

2.2

2.0 

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

7.0

8.6

5.0

4.0

3.6

3.1

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

-

90.3

3.01

0.064

0.07

179

Dec.

3.2

372

7.5

8.6

8.6

13

12 

11

7.0

4.7

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.6

4.3

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.4

161.3

5.20

0.111

0.13

320

Jan.

8.0

102

366

*381

250

72

62 

70

51

44

43

46

62

83

94

72

46

43

40

38

33

30

28

27

25

23

22

22

22

22

24

2,251.0

72.6

1.54

1.78

4,460

Feb.

26

26

25

24

40

102

207 

 201

86

54

47

43

40

37

46

88

78

50

62

72

54

43

34

30

29

26

25

23.

_

_

-

1,618

57.8

1.23

1.28

3,210

Mar.

21

20

18

19

20

20

18 

*16

14

12

12

15

17

15

12

9.4

8.0

9.7

12

11

9.7

8.0

6.2

5.0

4.6

4.3

105

770

890

431

228

2,760.9

89.1

1.90

2.18

5,480

Apr.

1O8

88

78

*68

60

58

60 

54

48

45

44

40

38

34

32

34

29

27

26

24

23

22

19

16

13

13

14

13

12

9.4

-

1,149.4

38.3

0.815

0.91

2,280

May

7.0

177

~82 201

32

25

*22 

19

15

12

9.7

6.5

4.7

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

±L

639.1

20.6

0.438

0.51

1,270

June

Oal

.2

.2

.6

.8

.7

.6 

.4

.3

 . - 8

1.3

8.8

*4.0

2.2

1.9

1.9

3.7

3.0

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

.6

.5

.3

.5

1.2

-

45.7

1.52

0.032

0.04

91

July

1.9

2.4

*2.0

2.6

~ 3.1

1.7

1.4 

1.4

1.8

1.7

.6

1.2

.2

.7

5.9

2.7

1.8

2.2

2.1

2.1

.8

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

1.6

1.5

1.1

55.3

1.78

0.038

0.04

110

Aug.

 1.6

1 .6

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.5

.1

.1

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.5

0.27

0.0057

0.007

17

Sept.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

11

3.1

1.2

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.4

.3

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

19.4

0.65

0.014

0.02

38

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,380 Mln 0.3 Mean 96.6 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.89 Ac-ft 69,950

Water year 1950-51: Max 890 Min o Mean 24.4 Cfsm 0.519 In. 7.04 Ac-ft 17,640

Peak discharge (base. 600 cf3).--Mar. 28 (11:00 p.m.) 1,200 cfs (9.53 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 423

Red River at Alexandria, La.

Location. Lat 31°18'46", long. 92°26'34", in SE£ sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 1 W., near center

 of span on old bridge on U. S. Highway 165 between Alexandria and Pineville, 1.7 miles 

downstream from Bayou Rigolette.

Drainage area . --67 ,500 sq mi (revised), of which 6,697 sq mi above Denison Dam are nonconcriDuting.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Since

 January lyaa in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Discharge observations 1858 

and intermittently 1879 to 1927, and gage heights since 1872, in reports of Mississippi 

River Commission. Discharge observations February 1929 to September 1938 in reports of 

Corps of Engineers.

Gage. --Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 44.26 ft above mean sea level,

 aa"tum 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 13, 1934, chain gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 34,030 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 115,000 cfs Feb. 26, 27; maximum gage height,

 H8.SV ft Feb. 27; minimum discharge, 4,650 cfs Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 2.57 ft 

Sept. 30.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 233,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (discharge measurement); maximum gage height, 45.23 ft Apr. 17, 1945; minimum discharge, 1,480 cfs Oct. 15-24, Nov. 

7-14, 1939; minimum gage height, -0.3 ft Oct. 18, 1948.

A discharge of 210,000 cfs was measured July 2, 1908 (gage height, 41.6 ft).

Flood of Feb. 4, 1932, reached a stage of 43.77 ft (discharge, 194,000 cfs).

Remarks . Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Some regula-

 tio'n of flow by Lake Texoma (see p. 381).

Cooperation. --Gage-height record, 48 discharge measurements, and computation of daily dis-

 charge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 3 discharge measurements made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

94.200 

88,1O6 

83,400 

78,300 

73,000

66,700 

60,900 

56,700 

54,300 

53,000

49,900 

45,500 

39,900 

34,200 

28,600

23,900 

20,600 

20,600 

22,000 

21,700

20,200 

18,600 

16,80O 

15,500 

14,800

14,900 

15,600 

16,100 

16,200 

15,300

tl,193.4 

38,500 

t2,367

NOV.

12,800 

12,500 

13, 800 

14.600 

U,5flO

13,900 

12,700 

11,400 

10,500 

10,200

10,300 

10,300 

10,300 

10,100 

9,700

9,450 

9,530 

9,530 

9,530 

9,450

9,380 

9,380 

9,290 

9,210 

9,290

9,380 

9,450 

9,380 

9,210 

9.000

318,160 

10,610 

631,100

Dec.

8,870 

8,740 

8,870 

8,920 

9,140

9.210 

9,140 

9,080 

9,000 

9,000

9,000 

8,920 

8,870 

8,870 

8,870

8,870 

8,870 

8,920 

9,000 

8,920

8,800 

8,740 

8,680 

8,680 

8,740

8,740 

8,740 

8,680 

8,580 

8,520 

8,520

274,500 

8,855 

544,500

Jan.

9.250 

11,700 

21,700 

28,500 

27,600

26,100 

25,800 

25,300 

23,700 

22,000

20,200 

19,100 

17,900 

17,400 

17,400

19 , 200 

23, 900 

32,900 

39,300 

41,900

42,300 

4'1,50"6 

38,200 

34,400 

30,000

26.60O 

22,000 

20,600 

19,000 

17,800 

17,600

780,850 

25,190 

tl,549

Feb.

17,800 

17,600 

17,500 

17.100 

17,100

18,400 

22,000 

25,200 

27,600 

33,800

40,400 

43,800 

44,400 

44,400 

42,000

40,40O 

39,600 

42,600 

54,200 

64,700

73,500 

83,300 

94,200 

104,000 

111,000

115.000

115,000 

110,000

1-1,476.6 

52,740 

t2,929

Mar.

103,000

95,300 

88,300

81,300 

74,400

67,700 

60,800 

54 , 400 

48,300 

43,400

39,400 

36,000 

34,100 

32,500 

32,000

32,000 

34,100 

36,400 

37,000 

36,200

34,300 

31,800 

29,000 

26,400 

24,400

23 , OOP 

25,400 

35,200 

42,200 

44,300 

44 , 600

t-1,427.2 

46,040 

t2,831

Apr.

42,900 

41 , 200 

38,800 

36,200 

33,800

31,500 

30,400 

29,200 

28,000 

26 , 800

25,900 

25,000 

24,400 

23,500 

21,900

20,400 

18,800 

17,100 

15,800 

15,200

15,200 

15,100 

14,800 

14,700 

16, 000

22,400 

34,500 

42,600 

44.700 

42,200

809,000 

27,970 

tl,605

May

39,600 

39,600 

48,200 

48,500 

44,000

41,600 

40,800 

40,300 

40,300 

37,500

33,600 

30,600 

27,600 

25,700 

23,900

23,100 

22,600 

22,OOO 

21,300 

20,000

18,100 

16,200 

14,300 

12,600 

11,700

11,300 

10,900 

10.800 

17,700 

27,600 

36,400

858,400 

27,690 

tl,703

June

38,200 

38,200 

38,20O 

37,900 

38,200

37,900 

'36,800 

36,600 

36,600 

35,800

40,800 

53,000 

56,800 

57,200 

66,200

77,800 

88,000 

96,000 

102,000 

108,000

111,000 

112,000

109,600 

105,000 

97,100

89,300 

83,600 

76,700 

70,600 

65,000

f2,039.5 

67,980

t4,045

July

61,300 

59,000 

58,400 

60,800 

70,700

78,300 

80,000 

80,800 

81.000 

91,000

80,300 

80,600 

81,000 

77,000 

71,400

65,600 

59,700 

52,500 

42,200

33,700

27,000 

22,300 

19,600 

18,100 

16,900

16,200 

15,600 

15,600 

14,900 

13 , 200 

11,700

1-1,546.4 

49,880 

t3,067

Aug.

10,800 

10,600 

11,700 

12,300 

11,700

11,000 

10,300 

9,310 

8,400 

8,100

7,980 

7,980 

7,650 

7,380 

6,930

6,480 

6,200 

6,350 

6,480 

6,480

6,200 

6,050 

5,780 

5,620 

5,320

5,620 

5,780 

5,910 

5,780 

5,470 

5.020

236,670 

7,635 

469,400

Sept.

4,860 

5,020 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320

5,180 

4,860 

4.700 

4,700 

5,060

5,420 

5,600 

5,990 

5,990 

5,990

6,170 

6,490 

6,850 

7,210 

7,400

8,100 

8,820 

9,000 

9,496 

8,050

7,500 

7,020 

6,420 

5,880 

5,590

188,320 

6,277 

373 , 500

Calendar year 1950: Max 157,000 Mln 8,520 Mean 54,440 Ac-ft 39,410,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 115,000 Mln 4,700 Mean 30,550 Ac-ft 22,110,000

t Expressed In thousands.
424 RED RIVER BASIN

Ouachita River near Mount Ida, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°36'40", long. 93°41'45", In sec. 32, T. IS., R. 25 W., on right bank

 350 i't upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 4f miles upstream from Fiddler's 

Creek, and 5^ miles northwest of Mount Ida.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Jan-

 uary 1942 to December 1948 yearly summaries in Arkansas State report, and January 1947 

to September 1949 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district. Gage-height 

records November 1941 to December 1949 are contained in reports of Corps of Engineers, 

Vicksburg district.

e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Nov. 1, 1941, to Dec. 2, 1941, tape gage. Dec. 3, 1941, to Feb. 21, 1945, and 

Apr. 2, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1949, water-stage recorder. Mar. 1, 1945, to Apr. 1, 1946, 

staff gage. All gages prior to Oct. 1, 1949, at site 350 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1942-51), 851 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24.400 cfs July 3 (gage height, 21.70 ft); mini-

 mum, 17 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 54,800 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 30.80 ft, formersite), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimi observed, 7.5 cfs (revised) 

Aug. 12, 1947; minimum gage height observed, 1.14 ft, former site, Sept. 5, 1943.

Remarks. Records excellent. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

wiTer year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Rating table. Hater year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 17

1.7 44

2.1 95

2.5 191

3.0 363

4.0 920

7.0 2,780

10.0 5,200

13.0 8,600

16.0 13,100

19.0 18,800

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

256 

231

*212

200

183

169

163

163

147

140

130

123

114 

106

99

94

89

86

§3"

108

522

6O8~

 436

339

287

247

218

197

180

6,933

224

0.546

0.63

13,750

Nov.

163 

158

150

145

137

135

128

123

119

112

106

103

iff

116

158

212

215

194

191

188

171

163

153

142

137

132

128

123

119

-

4,321

144

0.351

0.39

8,570

Dec.

119 

119

116

112

110

106

101

99

97

94

*89

90

90 

89

89

86

84

83

82

80

80

80

80

80

79

77

76

76

75

74

21

2,784

89.8

0.219

0.25

5,520

Jan.

«

1,160

*1,070

650

476

389

323

280

256

231

215

587 

6.180

3,570

1,880

*1,280

980

782

632

507

426

376

331

298

273

250

231

215

197

185

24,388

787

1.92

2.21

48,370

Feb.

183 

171

166

158

«T?4

626

2,780

1,520

1,100

860

698

585

507 

568

4,590

 7,280

3,040

2,650

5,400

*7.510

6,O20

2,520

1,640

1,250

1,010

890

800

692

_

-

55,388

1,978

4.82

5.02

109,900

Mar.

603 

518

465

417

376

339

316

298

305

2.550

1,840

1,820

1,310 

1,040

*860

710

686

1,070

860

686

579

507

435

398

351

319

305

327

331

284

263

21,198

684

1.67

1.92

42,050

Apr.

250 

253

240

227

221

240

260

253

234

221

290

507

 512 

450

394

347

312

287

301

312

1,160

1,520

980

758

608

 534

486

412

381

1.830

-

14,780

493

1.20

1.34

29,320

May

1.460 

1,370

1,130

890

692

534

441

372

319

646

950

591

441 

351

 298

260

231

2O6

185

166

153 '137

126

114

108

101

94

86

82

76

12

12,680

409

0.998

1.15

25,150

June

65 

61

63

104

104

*114

153

312

497

1,100

950

1,550

2.130 

1,070

1,160

1,130

890

632

455

484

860

476

351

284

 237

203

171

147

128

121

-

16,002

533

1.30

1.45

31,740

July

176 

4,240

*18.800

3,420

1,610

1,040

746

546

412

327

273

234

203 

183

163

177

 191

155

135

114

101

88

80

74

71

22

224

594

270

177

137

35,031

1,130

2.76

3.18

69,480

Aug.

m86

83

75

67

*63

57

53

45

43

41

40 

41

43

39

34

32

30

27

28

30

29

28

27

25

24

*23

21

20

19

1,388

44.8

' 0.109

0.13

2,750

Sept.

19 

21

11

19

18

23

29

30

72

75

84

99

401 

517

267

171

140

 123

103

88

77

72

71

71

70

65

376

247

191

145

-

3,701

123

0.300

0.34

7,340

Calendar year 1950: Max 24,100 Min 72 Mean 1,073 Cfsm 2.62 In. 35.51 Ac-ft 776,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 18,800 Min 17 Mean 544 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.01 'Ac -ft 393,900

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 efs). July 3 (10 a.m.) 24,400 cfa (£1.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 425

South Fork Ouchita River at Mount Ida, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°34>, long 93°38', in NW£ 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 (revised) upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 612.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,200 cfs July 2 (gage height, 9.80 ft); minimum,

 5}.2 cfs Aug. 31.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 7,540 cfs Feb. 12, 1950 (gage height, 10.59 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 31, 1951.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

25

24 

 22

20

20

18

18

20

18

16

16

16

14

14

14

13

T3

13

13

13

45

1|5

T5

44

*35

29

25

22

21

20

19

803

25.9

0.405

0.47

1,590

Nov.

18

18 

18

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

15

14

 TI

15

18

26

26

36

36

30

26

23

21

20

19

18

18

18

636

21.2

0.331

0.37

1,260

Dec.

16

18 rs

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

 14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

T2

12

12

12

437

14.1

0.220

0.25

867

Jan.

 55 12

188 *86

57

45

37

32

29

27

24

24

365

1.520

365

174

 119

92

72

58

47

41

39

36

33

30

27

26

25

24

a24

3,703

119

1.86

2.15

7,340

Feb.

a23

a23 

a22

a2T

*29

573

342

157

111

83

68

60

55

126

2.160

 743

256

374

354

 1,920

506

228

152

116

95

88

76

68

.

-

8,830

315

4.92

5.13

17,510

Mar.

62

53 

50

47

43

40

38

35

!55

418

216

165

122

97

 78

66

97

346

140

98

78

66

60

52

47

42

42

53

54

46

40

2,693

93.3

1.46

1.68

5,740

Apr.

 ss 39

 48

44

44

79

72

60

52

47

124

115

83

68

58

5?

44

41

62

60

 Zfl

^*5

106

106

87

 81

67

56

73

157

3,045

102

1.59

1.77

6,040

May

 SS 95

68

66

54

45

40

35

31

58

49

39

33

28

 25

23

21

20

18

18

16

16

16

14

14

13

13

12

11

10

T5

999

32.2

0.503

0.58

1,980

June

8.9

 B75 8.2 

16

14

 14

26

29

164

99

95

241

T35

75

69

51

38

28

22

20

22

18

16

14

 13

12

10

9.6

8.6

9.3

-

1,294.5

43.2

0.675

0.75

2,570

July

31

2.000

n , 160

224

122

76

53

41

32

27

22

20

18

17

17

20

 18

14

12

11

10

8.9

44¥^

10

9.3

12

16

13

- 10

9.3

4,051.0

131

2.05

2.35

8,040

Aug.

9.3

8.9 

8.9

7.8

7.5

7.5

 6.8

5.4

4.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.8

5.4

6.4

7.1

6.1

5.1

4.3

4.3

12

"5.3 13

6.8

5.6

4.6

 3.6

3.3

3.1

2.5

188.8

6.09

0.095

0.11

374

Sept.

 2.4

TT5 

4.1

6.1

5.6

 5.1

7.8

9.6

10

24

26

20

371

88

40

26

20

 16

13

12

11

13

17

14

12

11

825

T55

68

42

-

1,877.6

62.6

0.978

1.09

3,720

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,660 Min 9.2 Mean 129 Cfsm t2.02 In. t27.30 Ao-ft 93,230

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,160 Min 2.4 Mean 78.8 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.70 Ac-ft 57,030

Peak discharge- (base. 3.000 cfs).--

cfs (9.80 ft); Sept. 27 (12 m.) 3,04C

Peb. 20 (1:30 p.m.) 3,860 efs (8.75 ft); July 2 (5 p.m.) 5,200 

> cfs (8.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Computed on basis of revised drainage area.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Ouachita 

River near Mount Ida.
426 RED RIVER BASIN

Ouachlta River near- waivern, 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 (revised).

Records available. March 1903 to April 1905, June 1922 to September 1951. Published as 

"at Remmel Dam, near Malvern" January 1925 to March 1937.

Gage. Water-stage recordjr. Datum of gage is 228.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929. March 1903 to April 1905, staff gage at same site at datum 2.0 ft higher. June 

1922 to September 1924, chain gage at same 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.--24 years (1925-26, 1928-51), 2,453 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 49,800 cfs July 3 (gage height, 20.70 ft); mini-

 mum 43 cfs Sept. 28; minimum daily, 176 cfs Sept. 7.

1903-5, 1922-24, 1937-51: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs May 15, 1923 (gage height, 

30.3 ft); minimum observed, 40 cfs Dec. 18-20, 1904.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Lake Catherine since 1925 (capacity, 13,950 

acre-ft) and by Lake Hamilton since 1932 (capacity, 70,560 acre-ft}.

Revisions (water years). W 977: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5 

Z.O

171

286

587

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

1,420

3,490

6,950

11.0

14.0

17.0

11, 700

18,800

29,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.000 

2,000

1,900

 1,760

464

619

933

440

424

595

453

641

651

410

482

404

715

872

617

490

606

466

511

523

628

*882

1,030

962

716

1,180

1,780

25,954

837

51,480

Nov.

801 

1,090

807

318 578"

538

439

476

742

419

336

339

322

*495

878

394

348

560

557

1,170

889

734

459

556

1 . 560

470 

622

692

970

744

-

19,103

637

37,890

Dec.

942 

593

692

574

880

707

986

784

303

476

843

*608

722

931

622

258

35?

356

849

1,020

Ij240

554

464

338

298

286 

374

444

426

388

486

18,766

605

37,220

Jan.

632 

530

359

299

288

996

875

1,110

895

669

346" 272

4,960

13,900

22.600

*15, 200

8,790

5,400

4,260

2,000

1,950

1,950

4,300

3,270

1,850

2,050 

1,420

484

1,560

2,100

2,100

107,415

3,465

213, 100

Feb.

2,050 

1,100

1,170

992

1,140"

2,240

3,560

4,480

2,450

2,200

2,200

2.10O

2,150

3,430

6,340

18,000

19,700

12, 300

10,300

18, 800

*25.000

18, 800

11,200

8,940

6,550

4,230 

3,270

4,700

_

- 

199,392

7,121

395, 500

Mar.

3,710 

2, 100

1,6OO

909

1,050

1.60O

2,200

2,150

2,080

1,890

1,470

1,850

 2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,050

1,120

1,290

2,100

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,050

838

1,330 

2,100

2,150

2,200

2,250

2,150

59,087

1,906

117,200

Apr.

1,060 

17770

2,300

*2,250

2,250

2,400

2,720

2,350

2,150

2,100

a2, 120

a2,170

a2,170

a2,170

al,420

a2,320

a2,270

2,200

2,100

1,580

1,800

2,300

2,300

2,450

4,370

*2J,400

2,100

1,100

2,050

67,220

2,241

133,300

May

2,250 

6 . 70Q

5 620

3,710

2,100

2,100

2,100

1,920

1,770

2,100

2,050

' 893

1,720

734

871

 205

2eT

316

500

306

476

770

330

296

404

356 

403

486

464

458

1,200

43,869

1,415

87,010

June

1,460 

286

270

246

303

292

*317

276

335

245

864

1,390

536

1,440

5.800

2,560

1,360

1,600

1,440

2,300

1,440

1,930

1,590

292

898

1,070 

*833

995

430

448

31,246

1,042

61,980

July

73O 

1,840

29.400

*24,600

18,200

7,760

4,820

1,880

708

1,150

1,320

1,420

1,420

696

377

980

1,010

*1, 000

1,040

783

806

296

374

656

717

1,220 

866

273

326

107,188

3,458

212,600

Aug.

332 

491

518

540

212

231

626

*1,120

1.740

326

246

520

800

532

339

584

242

238

406

678

312

209

224

231

248

412

895

 856

302

450

15,402

497

30, 550

Sept.

288 

197

186

412

190

220

176.

192

200

213

195

221

256

265

219

196

198

226

*285

301

522

236

250

877

7BT

244 

492

232

227

230

8,700

290

17,260

Calendar year 1950: Max 54,700 Min 140 Mean 3,661 Ac-ft 2,650,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 29,400 Min 176 Mean 1,927 Ac-ft 1,395,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Remmel Dam furnished 

by Arkansas Power & Light Co.
RED RIVER BASIN

Narrows Reservoir near Murfreesboro, Ark.

Location. Lat 34"OS 1 56", long. 93"42'54", in NW^ sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 25 W., at Narrows 

Dam on Little Missouri River, 6.5-miles northwest of Murfreesboro and 9.7 miles upstream from Muddy Fork.

Drainage area. 237 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1951.

feage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 {levels 

ETy 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 same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 304,910 acre-ft Feb. 23 (elevation, 551.35 ft); 

minimum, 219,860 acre-ft Sept. 27-30 (elevation 538.94 ft).

1949-51: Maximum contents, that of Feb. 23, 1951; minimum, since top of power pool 

was first reached, that of Sept. 27-30, 1951.

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 are available for power 

storage, 128,000 acre-ft are available for flood-control storage and 78,000 acre-ft 

are 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.

Contents computed from 8 a.m. gage readings.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

283,900

281,710

278,800

277,430

275,630

274,410

272,830

272,540

272,470

272,400

271,980

271,490

270,990

270,220

270,150

270,150

269,520

268,880

269,020

268,320

267,690

268,390

268,810

268,670

268,320

267,970

267,550

267,130

267,060

267,060

266,780

Nov.

266,210

265,790

265,370

264,750

263,580

262,750

262,200

261,440

261,020

259,990

259,440

258,890

259,160

258,820

258,680

259,230

259,440

259,370

259,230

259,300

258,750

258,610

258,410

258,410

257,940

257,660

257,730

257,120

256,580

255,910

-

Dec.

255,370

254,830

255, 100

254,760

254,020

253,340

252,330

251,460

250, 600

250,670

250, 600

249,740

248,890

247,960

247,100

246,370

246,440

246,240

245,580

244,990

244,540

244,150

244,020

243,960

244,020

244,020

244,020

243,370

242,920

242,470

242,340

Jan.

242,210

242,530

242,340

242,140

241,630

241,240

241,430

241,500

240,920

240,200

239,690

239,300

241,820

254,760

263,100

265,370

266,420

267,060

267,410

267,410

267,900

268,250

268,250

268,320

268,390

268,250

267,760

268,040

268,320

267,830

267,620

Feb.

268,040

267,620

267,410

267,480

267,550

267,270

270,780

272,050

272,400

272,680

273,400

274,120

274,050

274,410

277,140

287,420

291,170

291,920

294,470

296,600

302 , 800

303,900

304,840

304,520

302,650

298,820

293,190

285,730

-

.

-

Mar.

281,190

278,870

277,070

275,990

275,200

273,400

272,120

270,710

269,380

268,320

268,950

269,380

268,740

268,110

267,550

267,410

266,630

267,200

267,480

267,340

267,410

267,550

267,760

267,830

267,830

268,110

268,250

268,600

268,810

268,880

268,880

Apr.

269,100

269,870

270,220

270,360

269,800

270,710

271,340

271,700

272,330

272,540

273,400

273,470

273,830

274,120

274,700

274,980

274,980

274,980

275,270

275,270

277,430

279,590

279,370

278,800

277,790

278,080

276,850

275,700

274,700

276,140

-

May

274,840

274,910

274,410

274,980

274,910

275,270

275,630

275,200

274,700

275,060

274,980

274,980

275,130

275,270

275,270

275,060

274,840

274,630

274,340

274,190

274,340

274,050

273,690

273,470

273,470

273,330

273,260

273,190

272,680

272,190

271,770

June

271,490

271,200

271,060

271,200

271,270

271,270

271,630

271,840

272,760

272,970

273,550

275,130

276,280

276,060

276,140

276,930

277,290

277,860

277,930

277,860

276,640

275,780

274,410

273,760

273,620

272,260

270,990

269,520

268,460

267,410

-

July

267,760

272,050

289,670

293,190

294,170

293,490

291,390

288,700

285,810

282,880

279,590

278,290

277,140

275,920

275,920

275,920

275,130

273,830

272,470

270,990

269,520

268,950

268,880

267,340

266,210

264,890

265,030

266,710

267,130

267,340

266,560

Aug.

265,370

264,060

262,470

261,020

260,200

260,060

258,410

257,120

255,910

254,630

253,410

253,340

253,210

252,060

250, 800

249,550

248,420

246,840

246,640

246,570

245,450

244,210

242,990

241,630

240,200

239,620

239,430

238, 150

237,130

235,870

234,670

Sept.

233,400

233,270

233,150

233,150

231,830

2^0,970

229,850

228,740

228,680

229,240

229,240

228,490

228,250

228,250

227,690

227,750

227,750

227,690

227,200

226,580

225,480

224,820

224,880

225,000

223,550

221,910

220,280

219,860

219,860

219,860

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 1950......

Jan. 31...................

Water year 1950-51 ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

544.53

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-10,840

+214,670

+25,550

-64,430

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
428 RED RIVER BASIN

Little Missouri River near 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 (revised) downstream from Muddy Pork, 2 miles southwest of Murfreesboro, and 4.6 miles (revised) 

upstream from Prairie Creek.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1931, July 1937 to September 1951.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 324.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum. July 

10, 1937, to Nov. 10, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1928-31, 1937-51), 636 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,220 ofs July 2 (gage height, 11.34 ft); mlnl- 

 mum, 16 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

1927-31, 1937-51: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.84 

ft), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 2.9 cfs Sept. 1, 1943.

Maximum stage known, about 21 feet in April 1927, from information by Arkansas 

State Highway department.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Plow 

regulated by Narrows Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years). W 1007: 1938, 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 10, May 21 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.3

16

34

76

155

270

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

449

730

1,550

3,500

5,720

Jan. 11 to May 20

2.4 48 3.6 480 

2.7 100 4.0 745 

3.0 179 4.3 970 

3.3 305

Note. Same as preceding table above 4.3 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,210 

1,170 

938

906

874

866

736

240

222

334

313

318

331

181 

98

219

157

388

374

325

147

46

m

314

247

241

250

156

97

105

239

12,236

395

24,270

Nov.

276 

297 

231

453

507

207

358

364

410

285

140

98

27

155

195

178

151

319

298

216

201

292

148

174

185

101

179

319

376

284

-

7,428

248

14,730

Dec.

299 

161 

164

341

318

446

444

447

162

34

307

464 4"53~

457 

406

172

100

203

350

213

209

125

115

27

23

20

239

209

269

160

75

7,454

240

14,780

Jan.

3lB 

403

454

404

148

49

261

393

357

295

445

3,240

4,970 

1,590

969

772

679

599

313

190'

283

186

259

275

354

170

140

302

202

192

19,233

620

38,150

Feb.

200 

170 

84

68

421

1,880

1,320

864

884

333

251

398

492

60S 

3,820

2,060

1,360

1,820

1,980

4,210

2,200

1,690

1,190

1,440

2,200

2,900

3,710

3,500

_

_

-

42,056

1,502

83,420

Mar.

2^,160 

1,560 

1,040

696

977

1,030

872

832

797

292

172

412

490

484 

321

503

161

77

189

111

112

92

92

102

92

52

2T7

400

227

252

146

14,960

483

29,670

Apr.

136 m

282

510

344

489

228

314

154

268

706

514

368

205 

194

235

202

346

488

497

2.580

1,470

1,260

1,210

1,130

2,020

1,800

1,260

585

1,980

-

21,969

732

43,570

May

1,880 

1,560 

870

1,110

520

259

564

552

380

628

456

266

123

134 

234

234

220

220

168

52

84

196

196

128

39

75

75

74

243

206

185

11,931

385

23,660

June

202 

121 

44

31

80

76

303B136

118

74

763

610

1,100 

567

304

218

232

181

686

728

776

474

256

641

804

732

712

604

154

-

11,492

383

22,790

July

785 

5,180 

3,36O

1,980

1,470

1,270

1,860

1,860

1,820

1,780

1,640

764

786

277 

90

378

684

688

1,010

868

450

164

542

776

692

761

986

444

152

545

833

35,515

1,146

70,440

Aug.

748 

818 

'B2D" 900

244

640

872

603

680

677

233

108

424

700 

650

629

726

356

51

3*1

724

722

636

724

395

234

366 '634

638

660

660

17,416

562

34,540

Sept.

244 

30 

21

44TJ

626

726

644

180

26

36

300

800

953

600 

202

56

30

179

280

528

880

278

144

646

975

864

851

284

41

28

-

11,890

396

23,580

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,200 Mln 20 Mean 577 Ac-ft 418,000

Water yeer 1950-51: Max 5,180 Mln 20 Mean 585 Ac-ft 423,600
RED RIVER BASIN 429

Saline River at Benton, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°34'05", long. 92°36'40", in NE£ sec, 9, T. 2 S., R. 15 W., on left bank 

tnree-quarters of a mile west of Benton and 3 miles downstream from confluence of North 

Pork and Alum Pork.

Drainage area. 569 sq mi.

Records available . October 1950 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Octooer 1938 r,o September 1941, records collected at site 0.4 mile downstream in files of 

Corps of iingineers, Vieksburg district. April 1938 to March 1942 and March 1946 to 

September 1951, results of discharge measurements in reports of Corps of Engineers, 

Vieksburg district. Gage-height record collected at site 0.4 mile downstream since July 

1938 are contained in reports of United States 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, Feb. 14, 1950, to Mar. 24, 1950, 

wire-weight gage, and July 30, 1948, to Feb. 13, 1950, Mar. 25, 1950, to June 13, 1951, 

water-stage recorder at site 0.4 mile downstream at datum 3.00 ft lower.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 21,500 efs Feb. 21 {gage height, 22.60 ft, site 

ana datum then in use, and 20.5 ft, present site and datum, from stage-relation curve); 

minimum, 20 efs Sept. 4-7 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

Flood of April 1927 reached a stage of about 32.0 ft, former site and datum (authority, Arkansas State Highway Department), or about 30.5 ft, present site and datum.

Remarks . Records good. City of Little Roek diverts about 30 efs from Lake Wynona, on Alum 

FoTIc, for municipal use and discharges effluent into Arkansas River. Town of Benton diverts water for municipal use just upstream and returns effluent below station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record for period Oct. 1, 1950, to June 13, 1951, furnished by 

corps or Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3 to Apr. Z)

3.9 59

4.0 66

4.5 107

5.0 IBS

Oct. 1 to June 14

5.5 240

6.0 350

7.0 660

9.0 1,680

11.0 3,120

14.0 5,950

17.0 9,420

21.0 16,300

1.8 15

2.0 62

2.2 131

2.5 202

June 15 to Sept. 30

3.0 298

4.0 580

6.0 1,500

8.0 2,870

10.0 4,550

12.0 6,400

14.0' 3,350

17.0 12,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

260

230

211 

201

181

170

158

155

148

149

152

142

130

121

116

109

103

101

98

j»6

104

156

324

389

335

270

225

198

178

165

155

5,533

178

0.313

0.36

10,970

Nov.

145

138

130 

127

120

117

116

115

119

119

117

113

111

109

TH

735

660

460

460

1,000

679

490

416

350

303

270

250

225

207

196

-

8,511

284

0.499

0.56

16,880

Dec.

138

189

1.130 

735

538

533

538

445

376

326

292

*270

250

227

212

200

190

179

168

163

157

152

149

145

142

138

134

131

130

127

*126

8,738

282

0.496

0.57

17,330

Jan.

117

T55

523 

991

660

506

416

350

303

231

260

250

2,950

12.000

11)300

4,040

2,130

1,450

1,090

847

698

588

522

460

416

376

338

326

314

281

260

45,199

1,458

2.56

2.95

89,650

Feb.

227

227

227 

225

fg5

*1,170

3,360

1,740

1,170

913

733

660

588

522

1,280

8,640

4,470

2,070

»1,560

6,520

«15.40g

'5,716

1,910

1,340

1,040

894

802

698

_

-

-

62,366

2,227

3.91

4.03

123,700

Mar.

624

571

506 

475

430

389

363

338

314

506

571

506

460

*430

402

363

338

450

624

522

460

402

376

338

314

292

281

4T5

 lit ?2?

522

13,941

450

0.791

0.91

27,650

Apr.

460

740

759 

*642

571

1,590

8.390

2,450

1,340

966

1,390

1,740

1,260

966

780

660

571

522

460

416

1,090

1,660

991

738

624

571

*588

522

445

862

-

34,764

1,159

2.04

2.27

68,950

May

1,170

«5.750

E,760 

1,740

1,120

802

642

538

460

402

389

350

292

250

221

*193

179

166

152

140

129

122

120

116

110

104

96

91

85

81

Ii

18,851

608

1.07

1.23

37,390

June

69

65

 BT 61

142

158

*150

270

683

1,170

1,020

679

475

350

286

251

226

373

1.210

355

251

197

162

137

124

»110

100

86

79

202

-

9,547

318

0.559

0.62

18,940

July

1,440

1,580

 11.700 

5,29(5

1,340

790

564

456

346

232

236

204

175

182

164

188

229

 198

162

140

131

120

110

TT5

293

184

212

. 228

191

150

123

27,523

838

1.56

1.80

54,590

Aug.

110

184

131 

110

96

82

72

*65

54

51

92

T30" 219

114

93

93

120

100

89

72

65

62

69

65

54

44

44

39

*32

30

li

2,619

84.5

0.149

0.17

5,190

Sept.

26

24

22 

 S5 20

20

20

22

22

34

37

44

32

5i£ 1T75

" 177

131

110

*89

72

69

69

65

72

79

76

72

65

54

51

-

2,445

81.5

0.143

0.16

4,650

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfum - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 15,400 Mln 20 Mean 658 Cfum 1.16 In. 15.68 Ac-ft 476, 1OO

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 ofs).-

cfs (17.80 ft); Pet. 21 17 a.m.) E1,E

-Jan. 15 (1 a.m.) 14,700 efs (20.27 ft); Feb. 16 (4 p.m.) 10,50O 

00 ofe (22.60 ft); Apr. 7 (10 a.m.) 11,OOO efs (18.16 ft)j July

3 (5:30 p.m.) 14,700 efs (18.22 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day
430 RED RIVER BASIN

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 Hudgln Creek.

Drainage area. 2,062 sq ml (revised).

Records available. August 1937 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 30, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and 

ilatum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 2,830 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,000 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 25.10 ft); mlnl- 

 mum, 61 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 4.84 ft)..

1937-51: Maximum discharge, 57,400 cfs Jan. 31, 1949 (gage height, 29.19 ft); minimum, 8.1 cfs Sept. 27-29, 1943 (gage height, 4.06 ft).

Maximum stage known, 30.5 ft in April 1927.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1199.

Ratl.ng table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 7 to Sept. 30)

4.6 

5.0 

6.0

59

116

319

8.0

10.0

15.0

870

1,630

4,130

20.0

23.0

26.0

7,470

11,800

26,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.570 

2,640 

2,260

1,860

1,310

938

760

655

598

570

556 

543

516

477

439

*402 

366

342

330

308

296

294

?53~ 283

308

354 

439

503

516

490

439

23,645

763

0.370

0.43

46,900

Nov.

402 

366 

342

330

319

296

292

285

233

276

270 

265

263

255

278

308 

330

296

296

*354

626

760

775

938

1,190

1,550

1,270"

1,010

775

655

-

15,465

516

0.250

0.28

30,670

Dec.

584 

543 

530

570

612

729

955

1,230

1,270

1,230

*1,160 

1,040

938

838

760

699 

855

612

570

543

516

490

464

452

426

414 

414

402

390 3"9~0"

390

20,816

671

0.325

0.38

41,290

Jan.

5~4"3~ 390 

1,630

2,040

1,720

1,550

1,720

*1,810

1,720

1,510

1,270 

1,310

2,220

4,070

6,450

7,710 

8,360

8,930

11,500

18,600

21,000

19,200

16,100

13, 300

11,200

9,450 

8,260

7,170

6,090

4,790

3,520

205,133

6,617

3.21

' 3.70

406 , 900

Feb.

2,880 

2,540 

2,220

1,810

*1,S50

2,350

4,550

5,560

5,960

6,090

6,030 

5,820

5,700

5,500

5,370

5,560 

5,820

5,890

5,960

6,030

6,090

6,090

6,170

6,450

6,870

7,320 

7,790

8,580

_

_

-

148,630

5,308

2.5T

2.68

294,800

Mar.

9,590 

10. 100 

9,590

8,690

*7,790

6,800

5,500

3,900

2,520

1,810

1,550 

1,510

1,720

2,120

2,300

2,300 

2,080

2,300

g2,840

g2,640

g2,170

gl,900

gl,760

gl,590

gl,390

1,190 

1,120

1,960

2,840

3,240

3,460

110,270

3,557

1.73

1.99

218,700

Apr.

3,570 

3,840 

4,010

3,840

*3,460

3,140

3,350

3,900

4,070

3,960

3,790 

3,680

3,740

3,960

4,310

4,730 

4,980

5.040

4,92'6

4,610

4,250

4,130

3,350

2,680

2,680

3,080 

4,190

4,730

4,670

*4,190

-

118,850

3,962

1.92

2.14

235,700

May

3,400 

2,840 

3,300

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,740

3,960

4,250

4.490 

4,460

4,010

2,580

1,270

838 

699

598

530

477

426

402

378

342

330

308 

296

*287

278

265

24_8

59,752

1,927

0.935

1.08

118,500

June

235 

220 

206

204

194

184

155

184

190

223

402 

439

655

972

1,160

1.510 

1,270

938

775

626

530

543

838

838

*612

452 

378

330

289

263

-

15,648

522

0.253

0.28

31,040

July

 ST5 274

452

646

1,270

1,990

2,680

3,300

3,790

4,370

5,040 

5,500

5.700

5,366

3,830

1,500 

684

584

570

503

452

426

*390

354

330

330 

378

870

714

744

938

54,228

1,749

0.848

0.98

107,600

Aug.

1.080 

1,040 

760

530

414

366

342

296

252

220

196 

174

160

149

140

149 

200

216

206

200

223

252

237

*212

182

160

142

130

124

119

116

8,987

290

0.141

0.16

17,830

Sept.

108 

100 

92

88

81

75

71

65

63

S5

88 

90

147

166

128

116

131

162

285

*508

261

220

190

172

166

155 

149

149

147

140

-

4,198

140

0.068

0.08

8,330

Calendar year 1950: Max 44,300 Min 123 Mean 4,638 Cfsm t2.25 In. t3O.53 Ac-ft 3,357,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 21,000 Min 63 Mean 2,152 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.18 Ac-ft 1,558,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Computed on basis of revised drainage area.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 431

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La.

Location. Lat 32°52'20", long. 91°52'04", in W^W^ sec. 28, T. 22 N., R. 6 E., near

 center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 204, 0.8 mile downstream 

from Bayou des Glaises, 4 miles south of Beekman, and 7 miles north of Bastrop.

Drainage area. 1,645 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1951 in

 reports of Geological Survey. November 1929 to September 1931 in reports of Corps of 

Engineers, Vicksburg district. Gage heights as follows: August 1928 to October 1931 

(fragmentary) in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district; since August 1932 

in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 70.60 ft above mean sea

 level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to Feb. 3, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --15 years (1928-29, 1930-31, 1938-51), 1,779 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 6,560 cfs Feb. 11, 12 ," Maximum gage height,

 yU.SU ft Feb. 11; minimum discharge, 212 cfs Sept, 19 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1928-29, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Feb. 12, 1946 (gage height, 27.23 

ft); minimum, 81 cfs at times during November and December 1943; minimum gage height, 

0.90 ft Dec. 18, 1943.

A stage of 26.75 ft (from floodmark) occurred Apr. 17, 1927 (affected by overflow 

from Mississippi River). A discharge of 12,400 cfs (gage height, 25.78 ft) was measured by Corps of Engineers Jan. 12, 1932.

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years). --W 897: Drainage area. W 1057: 1939. W 1177: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

2.3 262

3.0 398

4.0 604

6.0 1,020

8.0 1,440

10.0 1,970

13,5 3,160

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

212

261

431

621

1,020

8.0 1,480

12.0 2,720

16.0 4,420

20.5 6,560

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2*

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,740 

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,700

1,700

1,660

1,630

1,580

1,500

1,440

1,370

1,280

1,200

1,120

1,020

954

913

810

749

646

543

501

481

*460

439

398

377

356" 356

33,883

1,093

0.664

0.77

67,210

Nov.

336 'STB"

316

316

316

316

316

316

316

297

£79

279

279

279

262

262

230

225

246

262

262

262

279

262

262

262

262

262

262

262

-

8,422

281

0.171

0.19

16,700

Dec.

262 12"79"

316

*336

336

460

728

893

1,020

1,140

1,220

1,300

1,370

1,480

1,580

1,500

1,420

1,300

1,240

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,020

954

913

852

790

749

707

666

29,311

946

0.575

0.66

58,140

Jan.

646 

1,350"

3,100

4,370

5,060

5,400

5.490

5,350

5,060

4,830

4,650

4,600

4,880

5,060

5,210

*5,260

5,350

5,350

5,300

5,210

5,160

4,970

4,830

4,700

4,560

4,420

4,370

4,325

4,370

4,460

4,560

141,951

4,579

2.78

3.21

281,600

Feb.

4.700 

5,120

5,300

5,300

5,300

5,350

5,580

5,820

6,160

6,460

6,560

B.BBO

6,460

6,310

6,060

5,920

5,770

5,720

5,680

5,720

5,770

*5,820

5,920

5,960

5,920

5,820

5,630

5,490

.

_

-

162,180

5,792

3.52

3.67

321,700

Mar.

5,500 

5,210

4,970

4,830

4,880

4,920

4,920

4,880

4,780

4,650

4,420

4,280

4,000

3,690

3,420

3,260

3,060

2,940

2,790

2,650

*2,480

2,330

2,230

2,130

2,060

2,000

. 2,OOO

2,560

3,420

4,140

4,700

113,900

3,674

2.23

2.58

225,900

Apr.

4,970 

4,880

4,650

4,460

4,240

3,960

3,740

3,560

3,420

3,260

3,140

2,980

2,830

2,720

2,580

2,480

2,540

2,300

2,160

2,100

2,060

2,030

2,000

1,970

1.9TO

*2,060

2,160

2,270

2,540

2,680

-

88,710

2,957

1.80

2.01

176,000

May

2,760 

2,630

2,830

2,790

2,760

2,720

2,620

2,510

2,370

2,260

2,100

1,940

1,760

1,640

1,480

1,350

1,230

1,120

1,020

954

893

832

773

735

*697

659

602

583

545

507

469

48,339

1,559

0.948

1.09

95,880

June

469

450

431

431

412

394

377

360

3875

360

360

412

678

773

773

754

792

832

*S3"Z

832

792

716

640

602 56*4

526

507

507

507

507

16,950

565

0.343

0.38

33,620

July

716 

1,530

2,370

2,580

2,540

2,480

2,300

2,030

1,760

1,580

1,450

1,280

1,120

934

812

697

602

545

526

507

507

526

545

*564

564

564

545

602

640

640

678

34,734

1,120

0.681

0.79

68,890

Aug.__

735

754

792

751

716

678

640

621

602

564

545

545

526

507

488

469

450

431

412

377

343

360

343

*327

310

278

278

261

261

-245 245

14,857

479

0.291

0.34

29,470

Sept.

245 

229

229

229

229

229

229

229

229

245

229

229

294

261

245

229

229

229

212 '279"

245

261

261

278

278

294

23£

294

278

294

-

7,485

250

0.152

0.17

14,850

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,380 Mln 230 Mean 3,370 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.83 Ac-ft 2,440,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,560 Mln 212 Mean 1,920 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.86 Ac-ft 1,390,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
432 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La.

Location. Lat 32°41', long. 92°39', in sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 3 W., near center of span

 6n~3owistream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 167, If miles south of Dubach and 

8 miles upstream from Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne.

Drainage area. 355 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 83.25 ft above mean sea level,

 Saturn of 1929 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works).

Average discharge. 11 years, 511 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 18.33 ft); mini-

 mum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 15, 16; minimum gage height, 4.61 ft Aug. 16.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs Apr. 2, 1945 (gage height, 22.83 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1949.

Remarks.- -Records fair except those below 20 cfs, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 1007: 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 26 to Mar. 28, Apr. 3 to May 31)

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

0.1 

.3

4.2

9.0

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

13.0

37

73

133

499

1,160

16.0

17.0

18.2

1,830

2,150

2,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

383 

301

238

210

183

170

158

146

134

122

116

110

98

88

73

62

58

1ST

718

1,220

1,230 

1,130

961

829

598

433

*334

268

238

210

196

11,116

359

1.01

1.16

22,050

Nov.

183 

170

284

466

482

416

367

284

238

210

183

140

104

T55

158

170

170

170

146

128

134

110

128

122

158

183

183

170

158

146

-

6,089

203

0.572

0.64

12,080

Dec.

*146 

TJE

408

598 55S

449

433

383

301

268

238

224

210

224

238

238

224

210

196

183

170 

170

170

170

158

158

158

152

152

146

146

7,599

245

0.690

0.80

15,070

Jan.

146 

521

1,340

1,610

1,710

1,710

1,640

*1,610

1,370

1,080

845

812

1,050

1,650

2,500

2,740

2.35O

1,950

1,540

1,090

961 

680

532

532

466

416

400

383

367

416

.482

35,002

1,129

3.18

3.67

69,430

Feb.

532 

B3T

680

697

730

878

1,230

1,860

2,350

2,220

1,950

1,560

. 1,270

1,030

845

779

746

1,020

*1,300

1,510

1,710 

1,710

1,450

1,160

1,080

911

829

763

_

_

-

33,431

1,194

3.36

3.50

66,310

Mar.

664 

515

466

482

779

796

713

581

499

367

284 33"4"

416

400

400

350

334

350

383

433

433 

433

400

334

317

284

*379

1,160

1,610

2,060

2,120

19,076

615

1.73

2.00

37,840

Apr.

1,800 

1,390

1,140

862

' 680

598

565

548

515

499

466

416

350

317

301

284

*284

268

268

284

301 

284

268

224

170

268

416

383

268

210

-

14,627

488

1.37

1.53

29,010

May

158 

466

647

SI*

532

466

400

367

334

301

284

268

238

210

*183

158

152

134

116

104

93 

84

76

69

65

58

58

54

48

43

37

6,817

220

0.620

0.71

13,520

June

32 

26

24

23

23

24

25

25

25

23

36

51

104

*128

429

152" 565

350

268

183

122 

84

73

48

36

36

26

23

23

M3,335

111

0.313

0.35

6,610

July

32 

134

301

m

238

158

76

65

 54

41

31

27

19

15

18

14

15

44

43

34

26 

26

14

8.0

12

16

SB"7.1

29 13

28

1,874.1

60.5

0.170

0.20

3,720

Aug.

22

TO

16

12

5.6

4

3

2

1

.7

.6

.7

.4

.3

.1

.1

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3 

*.3

.4

.8

.8

.8

.8

2.2

5.2

.8

.7

102.7

3.31

0.0093

0.01

204

Sept.

0.4 

.3

.3

.2

.3

13

12

12

5.2

4.2

2.5

2.5

12

12

14

58

44

26

14

12

12 

10

8.0

5.2

31

38

25

58

65

*ff

-

545.1

18.2

0.051

0.06

1,080

Calendar year 1950 Max 6,440 Mln 25 Mean 708 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.06 Ac-ft 512,200

Water year 1950-51 : Max 2,740 Mln 0.1 Mean 383 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.63 Ac-ft 276,900

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 433

Middle Pork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice, La.

Location. Lat 32°46', long. 92°39', in Swl sec. 35, T. 21 ,N., R. 3 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 4 miles south of Bernice and 

8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T!929 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to July 8, 1947, wireweight gage,July 8, 1947, to Jan. 22, 1951, water-stage recorder, and Jan. 23, 

to Sept. 30, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 255 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Feb. 9, 10 (gage height, 7.76 ft); 

 minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 11.45 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1940, 1942-44, 1947, 1948.

Remarks.--Records fair.

2.2 26

3.0 58

4.0 118

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 21 to May 5

5.0 206

6.0 343

6.4 450

3.1 52

4.0 105

5.0 204

6.0 343

7.0 680

7.4 930

7.7 1,310

May 6 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

0.5

1.8

3.6

7.5

20

3.0 

4.O 

5.0 

6.0

61

112

204

343

520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

212

151

114

94

79

70

60 

56

49

44

40

37

34

32

30

29

28

7C

383

450

390

365

343

274

172

130

*105

91

79

74

63

4,148

134

0.753

0.87

8,230

Nov.

57

65

113

130

151

161

T5T 

a!30

a!20

alOO

98

91

a90

a85

a80

a75

a70

a60

57

57

57

52

37

63

68

68

63

57

57

57

-

2,540

84.7

0.476

0.53

5,040

Dec.

*52

55

156

182

204

240.

279 

293

215

140

113

105

91

98

113

121

121

113

91

85

79

74

74

74

68

68

68

63

63

63

63

3,626

117

0.657

0.76

7,190

Jan.

66

3IT

640

680

680

930

1.100 

*8S5

730

600

450

390

450

845

985

780

S40

780

680

600

450

343

279

240

216

204

182

172

307

520

560

16,901

545

3.06

3.53

33,520

Feb.

600

600

600

600

560

640

840 

1,100

1.310

1,310

1,100

885

730

600

485

450

450

450

680

780

885

840

780

680

6OO

485

365

323

-

_

- .

19,728

705

3.96

4.12

39,130

Mar.

307

293

279

279

307

323

307 

293

265

228

204

216

228

252

252

204

172

T55

265

307

343

365

343

252

193

*182

250

680

780

930

985

10,477

338

1.90

2.19

20,780

Apr.

780

73C

640

485

343

279

279 

279

293

293

252

204

182

172

151

130

*121

105

m

130

130

204

151

130

113

130

216

193

193

151

-

7,580

253

1.42

1.58

15,030

May

116

296

307

323

343

307

182 

134

126

126

106

90

8070-

*61

50

46

42

37

33

29

27

25

22

20

19

16

16

14

12

9.9

3,084.9

99 .-5

0.559

0.64

6,120

June

7.5

5.8

4.4

TTJ

4.7

4.7

4.7 

4.7

5.5

8.2

48

90

126

143

*279

307

343

30T

204

112

75

54

43

35

35

27

22

18

16

14

-

2,352.6

78.4

0.440

0.49

4,670

July

46

443

520

32i5

365

343

365 

152

*70

50

39

31

25

21

21

20

18

15

13

12

9.0

6.5

4.7

3.4

2.7

2.4 rjB

4.3

21

50

66

3,161.6

102

0.573

0.66

6,270

Aug.

37

2T

16

14

7.5

4.4

3.4 

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.0

.9

.3

1.0

 1.4

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

138.4

4.46

0.025

0.03

275

Sept.

0.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

1.3

4.6 

4.0

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.4

6.0

33

7O

85

55

31

18

11

8.1

8.7

5.0

4.4

4.6

4.2

4.6

16

48

46

-

490.1

16.3

0.092

0.10

972

Calendar year 1950- Max 4,890 Min 3.9 Mean 341 cfsm 1.92 In. 25.98 Ac-ft 246,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,310 Mln 0.5 Mean 203 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.50 Ac-ft 147,200

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

Note. Discharge computed from wire-weight gage readings Jan. 23 to Sept. 30.
434 RED RIVER BASIN

Carnie Bayou near Lillle, La.

Location.--Lat 32°53', long. 92°39', In sec. 15, T. 22 N., R. 3 W., near left bank on

 downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 2 miles upstream from confluence with 

Little Cornle Bayou and 3 miles south of Lillie.

Drainage area.--462 sq ml (revised).

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 84.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Aug. 31, 1949, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 546 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,520 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 13.75 ft); min-

 imum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 18.20 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 24, Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft 

Oct. 30, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by Cornie Lake (capacity, 28,000 acre-ft) about 

e miles above station. Storage began In 1935.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11 to Dec. 2, Sept. 25, 26)

1.6 

2.O 

3.0 

5.O 

7.0

154

312

9.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

13.7

543

935

1,26O

1,'850

2,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

39

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

302

210

273?

195

181

161

145

131 

125

115

106

101

96

94

92

88m

98

151

161

125

120

120

120

118

115

112

110

106

104

101

3,993

129

_

_

7,920

Nov.

98

98

115 TlZ"

104

98

98

96 

96

96

92

90

90

90

88

88

88

86

?6

86

83

83

83

83

81

81

79

77

77

75

-

2,697

89.9

_

_

5,350

Dec.

*75

rr

118

110

104

112

115

118 

120

118

115

112

112

134

I3T

125

122

122

120

120

118

118

115

115

112

110

108

108

108

106

104

3,502

113

_

_

6,950

Jan.

106

342

400

500

601

885

1,080

*1,140 

1,080

935

795

672

618

830

910

965

al,000

al.OOO

a900

aSOO

a700

a6OO

aSOO

a40O

a350

a300

a25O

250

352

439

528

20,118

649

_

_

39,900

Feb.

654 rm

885

990

1,080

1,140

1,450

1,710 

2,04O

2,420

2,470

2', 220

1,850

1,570

1,300

1,140

1,020

1,020

*1,180

1,350

1,51O

1,570

1,570

1,510

1,350

1,140

990

840

_

-

38,739

1,384

_

76,840

Mar.

710

586

50O

475

463

427

405

394 

372

342

342

342

332

322

322

312

303

337

372

405

463

514

556

586

571

*514

556

910

1,020

1,080

1,140

15,958

515

_

31,650

Apr.

1,180

1,260

1,220

1,08O

910

795

672

571 

487

439

394

362

332

303

276

276

*258

242

55¥

250

250

258

267

294

342

500

636

690

672

618

-

16,092

536

31,920

May

586

672

672

750

770

795

815

770 

690

601

514

439

352

285

Z34

202

174

154

139

125

115

106

98

92

88

83

79

75

72

70

*68_

10,685

345

21,190

June

66

62

62

60

60

58

56

55 

5?

62

88

106

120

210

*383

586

690

S72

618

556

475

394

322

258

210

170

145

125

108

-'96

6,928

231

_

13,740

July

203

416

439

600

990

1.180

1,140

990 

*750

514

394

303

242

202

170

148

125

110

101

96

88

83

79

75

72

*72- 70

' 75

77

79

81

9,964

321

_

19,760

Aug.

90

86

83

79

72

68

66

64 

62

60

56

55

55

53

51

49

47

45

43

42

42

*45

45

43

43

41

38

SB" 31

40

38

1,668

53.8

_

3,310

Sept.

36

35

33

33

32

31

30

28 

27

28

27

27

37

40

42

46

49

51

5T

51

50

50

49

47

13_

20

26

30

29

30

-

1,078

35.9

_

2,140

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,300 Mln 51 Mean 623 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.30 Ao-ft 451,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,470 Mln 13 Mean 360 Cfsm 0.779 In. 10.58 Ao-ft 260,700

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 435

Bayou Deslard at Monroe, La.

Location.--Lat 32°33'18", long. 92°07'06", in lot 35, T. Iff N., R. 3 E., on east side of

 intake structure for city of Monroe pumping station, 100 ft east of east levee of 

Ouaehita River and 1 mile north of Monroe.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1951 (elevations only).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of T929.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation observed during year, 69.98 ft Jan. 14; minimum observed,

 6V.U3 ft Sept. 84, 27, 88.

1939-51: Maximum elevation observed, 78.86 ft Apr. 87, 1946; minimum observed, 

63.93 ft Dec. 22, 1943 (subject to error).

Remarks.--Daily elevations computed from twice-daily gage readings. Bayou Desiard, which

 is a source of water supply for city of Monroe, is a long narrow lake formed by an old 

channel of Bayou Bartholomew. It is dammed off from Bayou Bartholomew, at its north 

end, by a levee and from Ouaehita River, at its west end, by a levee and flood gates.

Cooperation. Record collected in cooperation with city of Monroe. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1057: 1939-45.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

69.05

69.02

69.00

68.98

68.95

68.93

68.90

68.88

68.86

68.83

68.82

68.82

68.79

68.77

68.76

68.75

68.74

68.80

68.98

69.00

69.00

69.02

69.03

69.03

69.03

69.02

69.02

69.00

68.98

68.96

68.94

Nov.

68.91

68.88

69.06

69.02

68.99

68.98

68.95

68.94

68.92

68.90

68.88

68.84

68.82

68.80

68.79

68.79

68.79

68.78

68.78

68.78

68.77

68.76

68.76

68.74

68.73

68.72

68.70

68 . 70 '

68.68

68.68

-

Dec.

68.68

68.68

68.77

68.77

68.77

68.80

68.82

68.82

68.85

68.85

68.88

68.88

68.88

68.90

68.94

68.94

68.93

68.92

68.91

68.90

68.89

68.87

68.84

68.83

68.82

68.82

68.82

68.80

68.78

68.76

68.74

Jan.

68.72

68.80

69.51

69.47

69.55

69.64

69.74

69.80

69.83

69.86

69.88

69.93

69.94

69.98

69.94

69.90

69.90

69.90

69.88

69.84

69.82

69.80

69.76

69.74

69.71

69.66

69.62

69.59

69.58

69.58

69.54

Feb.

69.50

69.45

69.40

69.35

69.33

69.34

69.40

69.40

69.41

69.43

69.46

69.48

69.50

69.50

69.50

69.48

69.44

69.42

69.44

69.44

69.42

69.42

69.42

69.42

69.39

69.38

69.36

69.34

_

-

liar.

69.32

69.31

69.30

69.31

69.33

69.32

69.31

69.30

69.30

69.30

69.30

69.29

69.25

69.24

69.21

69.19

69.18

69.23

69.20

69.18

69.14

69.14

69.11

69.09

69.08

69.06

69.09

69.27

69.30

69.30

69.35

Apr.

69.40

69.41

69.44

69.45

69.45

69.45

69.42

69.38

69.34

69.31

69.29

69.24

69.19

69.16

69.16

69.17

69.13

69.10

69.11

69.09

69.16

69.24

69.19

69.16

69.14

69.11

69.08

69.05

69.04

69.00

-

May

69.00

69.05

69.03

69.00

68.97

68.96

68.96

68.94

68.91

68.89

68.87

68.87

68.84

68.82

68.80

68.76

68.74

68.74

68.72

68.72

68.70

68.70

68.66

68.64

68.64

68.62

68.61

68.60

68.58

68.55

68.54

June

68.52

68.51

68.49

68.52

68.53

68.50

68.49

68.48

68.47

68.45

68.48

68.49

68.48

68.44

68.50

68.56

68.60

68.62

68.68

68.67

68.66

68.63

68.62

6B.60

68.59

68.57

68.54

68.51

68.50

68.52

-

July

68.53

68.72

68.79

68.76

68.74

68.72

68.70

68.66

68.64

68.61

68.58

68.54

68.51

68.48

68.45

68.44

68.41

68.38

68.34

68.32

68.30

68.26

68.24

68.38

68.42

68.41

68.42

68.45

68.48

68.49

68.49

Aug.

68.48

68.48

68.46

68.46

68.44

68.42

68.40

68.36

68.32

68.28

68.24

68.20

68.18

68.13

68.06

68.00

67.96

67.92

67.94

67.92

67.90

67.97

67.94

67.92

67.90

67.88

67.86

67.78

67.73

67.64

67.57

Sept.

67.50

67.44

67.40

67.34

67.28

67.46

67.41

67.30

67.26

67.24

67.20

67.17

67.35

67.44

67.38

67.32

67.26

67.20

67.16

67.10

67.06

67.08

67.08

67.04

67.08

67.07

67.04

67.04

67.10

67.14

-
436 RED RIVER BASIN

Ouachita River at Mnnroe, La.

Location. Lat 32°30'19", 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 (revised).

Records available --October 1938 to September 1951 In reports of Geological Survey. 1884 

TO IBSJ. (gage neights), 1892 to 1927 (gage heights and discharge observations), and 

since January 1928 (daily discharges) in reports of Mississippi River Commission. 

Discharge observations 1929-38 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Daily gage heights 

since June 1884 are contained In reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 31.40 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn 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 June 26, 1941, auxiliary staff gage 5| miles 

downstream read twice daily.

Average discharge. 10 years (1941-51), 21,610 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41,900 cfs Mar. 11; maximum gage height, 34.88 

it war. 11, 12; minimum discharge; not determined; minimum gage height, 12.76 ft May 28, 

Aug. 27.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Apr. 12, 1945 (result of discharge measuremeit); maximum gage height, 50.42 ft Apr. 15, 1945; minimum discharge not determined 

(pool stage); minimum gage height observed, 12.1 ft Jan. 3, 1944.

Flood of Feb. 2, 3, 1932, reached a stage of 49.7 ft (discharge, 101,000 cfs, estimated) .

Remarks. Records fair above 10,000 cfs and poor below. Discharge measurements generally 

maae 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 frequent discharge 

measurements and daily gage heights at base and auxiliary gages.

Codperation. Forty-nine discharge measurements, gage-height records, and computation of 

discnarge record furnished by Corps of Engineers. Three discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

23,300

24,100

24,700

25,100

25,600

"25,900

26,200

26,600 

25,500

26,300

26,100

25,600

24,500

23,000

20,000

17,000

14,200

12,700

10,700

10,100

_

-

.

-

-

t7,320

_

-

-

-

-

.

16,900

1.10

1.27

tl,038

Nov.

_

-

t7,230

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

.

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

t4,940

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

5,500

0.360

0.40

329,700

Dec.

_

_

-

_

t8,770

_

.

;

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

t8,040

-

_

-

_

.

-

_

_

t5,360

-

-

1

_

7,300

0.477

0.55

449,000

Jan.

_

_

19,700

21,400

22,600

23,600

24,200

24,500 

24,800

25,000

25,200

25,300

25,600

26,000

26,100

26,300

26,600

26,800

27,400

27,900

28,500

29,100

29,600

30,400

30,800

31,200

31,700

32,300

32,900

33,400

54,000

.

26,000

1.70

1.96

tl,599

Feb.

34,500

35,100

35,500

35,800

36,100

36,300

36,600

36,700 

37,000

37,300

37,500

37,700

37,900

38,200

38,400

38,600

38,800

39,000

39,100

39,300

39,400

39,400

39,500

39,500

39,600

39,600-

39,700

39,800

_

-

-

1 1,061. 9

37,920

2.48

2.58

*2,106

Mar.

39,900

40,000

40,100

40,200

40,400

40,500

40,700

41,000 

41,300

41,600

41,900

41,800

41,700

41,600

41,300

40,700

39,900

39,200

38,200

37,000

35,700

34,700

33,700

33,000

32,200

31,400

30,500

30,700

31,300

31,300

31,300

«.,164.8

37,570

2.46

2.83

*2,310

Apr.

31,400

31,500

31,500

31,500

31,600

31,700

31,800

31,900 

31,900

31,900

31,800

31,600

31,400

31,200

30,900

30,600

30,200

30,100

29,800

29,600

29,400

29,200

28,900

28,700

28,700

28,600

28,600

28,600

28,600

28,500

-

911,700

30,390

1.99

2.22

tl,808

May

26,500

26,600

28,700

28,600

26,600

28,900

29,000

29,000 

29,000

28,900

28,700

28,400

28,000

27,600

26,900

26,500

25,800

25,300

24,600

23,700

22,400

20,600

18,900

17,100

15,000

12,600

10,700

_

.

2,450

_

22,300

1.46

1.68

tl,371

June

_

_

_

_

-

_

t3,500

-

-

_

t3,310

.

_

-

10,600

12,400

14,600

15,500

16,300

17,100

17,900

18,200

18, ZOO

17,800

15,700

8,240

_

-

-

_

8,200

0.536

0.60

487,900

July

.

_

15,400

16,300

17,OOO

17,500

18,000

18,50O 

16 , SOO

19,200

19,500

19,900

20,200

2O,40O

20, 500

20,700

21,100

21,400

21,900

22,100

22,300

as, 100

21,500

20,200

18,600

16,200

13,000

11,700

10,000 _

t9,160

_

17,100

1.12

1.29

tl,O51

Aug.

_

_

_

-

_

t3,340

-

-

_

_

_

t3,380

-

_

_

_

_

-

t2,660

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

tl,540

-

_

3,600

0.235

0.26

214,200

Sept.

_

_

_

_

tl,900

_

_

-

-

tl,290

_

_

..

-

.

_

_

tl,720

-

_

_

_

t964

_

_

_

_

-

-

1,800

0.118

0.13

1O7 , 100

Calendar year 1950: Max 77,400 Min - Mean 31,480 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.90 Ac-ft 22,790,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 41,900 Min - Mean 17,800 Cfsia 1.16 In. 15.77 Ac-ft 12,870,000

t Result of discharge measurement.

t Expressed in thousands.

Note. Monthly discharge October to January and May to September estimated on the basis of partial 

record of daily discharge, results of frequent discharge measurements, and gage heights at auxiliary 

gage.
RED RIVER BASIN 437

Boeuf River near Girard, La.

Location.--Lat 32°28 I 50", long. 91 047'55", on line between sec..l, T. 17 N., R. 6 E., and

 sec. 6, T. 17 N., R. 7 E., near center of span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 80, 200 ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 0.5 mile east of 

Girard.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily

 gage heights as follows: 1886 to 1894 in reports of United States 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.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 51.62 ft above mean sea level,

 cTatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior 

to"July 11, 1944, staff gage at railroad bridge 200 ft downstream at same datum. Since 

Feb. 15, 1945, auxiliary staff gage 6.4 miles downstream at different datum read twice 

daily.

Average discharge. 13 years, 725 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs Jan. 5; maximum gage height, 16.05 ft

 Tan. 14, 15; minimum discharge, 111 cfs Sept. 10-12 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 2,970 cfs Apr. 12, 1947 (gage height, 18.80 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 28 to Nov. 7, 1939, Nov. 4, 5, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.83 ft 

Oct. 10, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 29.5 ft May 7, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks. Records good.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

488

VTE

440

410

395

367 

342

329 

304 

279

267

255

243

232

220

209

187 

209

232

243

243

232

209

198

*187

177

177

168

T6T3"

168

168

8,218

265

16,300

Nov.

160 TBO"

323

354

354

329 

304

267 

243 

220

198

187

177

177

168

168

168 

160

160

160

160

160

168

168

177

177

177

177

177

177

6,155

205

12,210

Dec.

177

168

T9T

279

504

 760 

886

1,000 

1.070 

1,066

1,060

1,000

1,000

939

934

1,050

1,05O 

1,030

949

929

849

762

741

673

605

554

504

456

410

380

354

22,331

720

44,290

Jan.

319

57?

1,600

2,240

2,340

2,200 

2,140

*2,170 

2,160 

. 2,160

2,150

2,160

2,260

2,320

2,320

2,300

2,270 

2,290

2,270

2,250

2,190

2,130

2,130

2,030

1,970

1,990

1,990

1,920

1,740

1,580

1,560

61,821

1,994

122,600

Feb.

1,420

1,300

1,250

1,230

1,160

1,290 

1,590

1,710 

1,680 

1,640

1,630

1,630

1,640

1,660

1,690

1,710

1,720 

1,590

1,660

1,650

*1,620

1,600

1,610

1,590

1,560

1,510

1,480

1,420

_

_

-

43,340

1,548

85,960

Mar.

1,390

1,350

1,280

1,250

1,400

1,440 

1,440

1,250 

1,250 

1,190

1,180

1,140

1,010

937

846

759

672 

764

861

 818

709

621

606

600

550

500

7BT

1,050

1,270

1,330

1,360

31,585

1,019

62,650

Apr.

1,370

P.,410

1,430

1,470

1,550

1,590 

1,560

1,470 

1,320 

1,130

1,030

868

823

800

729

716

691 

618

562

504

473

557

746

764

*808

911

978

993

981

922

-

29,814

994

59,140

May

853

751

765

927

1,030

1,100 

1,160

1,190 

1,180 

1,120

998

891

806

726

654

581

552 

487

440

393

364

337

311

*298

285

272

249

249

237

52B~ 226

19,658

634

38,990

June

214

214

203

191

191

191 

180

180 

180 

168

180

191

166

191

214

272

364 

456

*535

617

666

682 BF5"

a600

a550

a550

aSOO

a500

aSOO

aSOO

-

10,814

zed

21,450

July

aSOO

a600

a700

a750

aSOO

a900 

al.OOO

al,100 

1,J,00 

1,080

973

872

806

697

617

545

456 

390

363

344

337

311

 298

285

260

249

237

237

237

226

214

17,484

564

34,680

Aug.

214

214

226

237

55T

226 

214

203 

191 

180

160

168

168

157

157

145

145 

134

134

134

134

145

145

*145

145

134

134

134

134

134

122

5,170

167

10,250

Sept.

122

122

122

122

122

122 

122

122 

122 

111

111

111

145

145

145

134

134 

134

134

154

134

134

145

145

145

157

1ST

157

157

157

-

4,024

134

7,980

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,430 Mln 160 Mean 960 Ac-ft 695,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,340 Mln 111 Mean 713 Ac-ft 516,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and records for nearby 

stations.
438 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou La Fourche 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 

or 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.

Records available.--December 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 56.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers), Prior to Aug. 10, 1944, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1939-51), 1-.273 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10.400 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 8.53 ft); mini- 

 mum, 26 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs Apr. 13, 1947 (gage- height, 9.72 ft); minimum, 1 cfs on many days.

A discharge of 17,000 cfs was measured Dec. 24, 1931, at a stage of 9.22 ft (from reports of Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 61

3.0 125

4.0 246

4.5 365

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5

5.0 654

5.5 1,200

6.0 1,910

6.5 2,810

Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

7.0 4J120

7.5 6,010

8.0 8,050

8.5 10,200

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

3,5 

4.0

26

60

126

176

260

4.5

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

397

720

1,240

1,910

2,910

7.0 4,270

7.5 6,040

8.0 8,050

8.5 10,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

144

135

125

116

111

102

94

89 

84

79

74

65

69

68

64

63

61

75

198

353

438

TI5

350

296

264

 229

206

185

163

149

135

5,006

161

9,930

Nov.

120

101

206

508 

718

622

486

376 

308

246

192

158

135

116

105

101

96

92

88

89

90

80

66

 5562

72

77

84

81

79

5,623

187

11,150

Dec.

77

74

llaS

423 

767

 905

1,300

1.450 

1,440

1,380

1,320

1,240

1,150

1,100

1,200

1,320

1,310

1,230

1,070

905

728

555

452

373

302

264

229

192

168

149

135

23,366

754

46,350

Jan.

130

375

4,240

8,470 

9,860

10,200

9,780

 8,900 

7,840

7,030

6,630

6,430

6,830

7,230

7,230

6,830

6,430

6,040

5,850

5,480

5,110

4,930

4,590

4,270

3,960

3,670

3,400

3,150

2,860

2,590

2,340

172,870

5,576

342,900

Feb.

2,110

1,850

1,690

1,580 

1,580

2,050

3,670

4.760

4,436

3,820

3,540

3,280

3,100

3,010

2,980

3,030

3,030

2,980

3,150

3,400

*3,400

3,150

2,910

2,630

2,460

2,320

2,200

2,090

_

_

-

80,200

2,864

159,100

Mar.

1,970

1,840

1,650

1,590 

2,160

2,480

2,340

2,070 

1,850

1,680

1,530

1,410

1,220

1,040

860

675

506

612

930

*930

726

576

450

387

355

331 535

1,190

2,670

3.010

2^720

42,097

1,358

83,500

Apr.

2.460

2,360

2,300

2,280 

2,260

2,220

2,130

1,930 

1,720

1,400

1,160

930

720

540

450

409

384

343

317

523

354

1,160

1,340

1,090

 890

774

783

810

810

783

35,410

1,180

70,230

May

747

783

910

1,010 

1,100

1,160

1,220

1.230 

1,220

1,140

980

765

523

390

291

212

164

135

114

100

89

83

77 *72

68

66

64

62

60

58

5!

14,950

482

29,650

June

55

52

55

53 

53

54

54

53 

50

4j>

59

70

73

69

92

159

254

317

322

»Z75

254

239

219

204

196

176

149

126

149

176

-

4,110

137

8,150

July

189

320

720

850 

900

950

980

990 '515

880

774

621

470

358

270

196

149

118

96

80

69

59

 53

50

49

49

52

62

86

96

89

11,575

373

22,960

Aug.

89

100

T2

80 

73

66

62

E6 

52

46

44

44

44

43

41

40

38

33

41

47

55

 58

56

54

51

49

46

45

44

1,655

53.4

3,280

Sept.

43

42

41

40

3?

60

64

62 

59

61

62

59

73

iii TO

100

86

76

76

77

77

83

89

86

86

96

92

89

83

83

-

2,217

73.9

4,400

Calendar year 1950: Max 11,000 Mln 59 Mean 1,651 Ac-ft 1,196,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,200 Mln 28 Mean 1,093 Ac-ft 791,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 439

Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La.

Location. Lat 32°47'53", long. 91°30'03", in SEi sec. 13, T. 21 N., R. 9 E., on downstream side near center of bridge on State Highway 11, 0.1 mile downstream from Little 

Colewa Bayou and 8 miles southwest of Oak Qrove.

Drainage area. 39.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1951.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 87.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 972 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 7.93 ft); no flow

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 4, 1951; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known since 1940, 8.2 ft Apr. 12, 1947, from records of Corps of Engineers .

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation. Qage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2

.5

.2

0

u

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

IT

5.6

2.4

1.3

.3

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

36.5

1.18

0.030

0.03

72

Nov.

0o31

67

3T

18

9.6

7.3

4.4

2.0

1.0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

178.4

5.95

0.151

0.17

354

Dec.

0~.7

199

261 *I9~B~

218

203

173

150

127

104

89

72

104

188

163

145

127

109

96

80

60

47

34

25

20

16

14

12

10

7.6

3,052.3

98.5

2.49

2.87

6,050

Jan.

8.2

15S 

837

955 555"

710

605

461

*330

261

208

203

254

236

£13

183

150

118

87

65

47

33

24

19

15

12

9.9

8.2

10

15

15

7,119.3

230

5.82

6.70

14,120

Feb.

16IB24

28

77

198

351

m248

218

183

140

101

67

47

112

91

70

132

163

158

*145

118

98

78

58

43

29

.

_

-

3,323

119

3.01

3.13

6,590

Mar.

22

18

14

58

188

168

136

108

84

62

45

32

23

15

8.9

5.2

3.3

4.1

6.0

5.4

*3.5

2.2

1.4

1.3

1.1

.6 570"

165

218 TB3-

140

1,727.0

55.7

1.41

1.63

3,430

Apr.

102

76

55

35

26

22

20

20

16

12

8.2

6.9

5.2

3.6

2.4

8.0

9.2

5.4

17

22

64

127

TT

40

25

*20

15

12

8.7

5.4

-

866.0

28.9

0.732

0.82

1,720

May

3.1

133

193

1ST

122

96

74

55

40

31

23

19

10

5.4

3.2

1.5

.1

0

cr

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

972.3

31.4

0.795

0.92

1,930

June

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

6.9 37S-

*3.9

2.1

.9

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

19.1

0.64

0.016

0.02

38

July

12

112

158

TO?

63

36

22

18

17

15

10

7.6

3.9

2.6

1.5

.9

.1

0

u

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

588.6

19.0

0.481

0.55

1,170

Aug.

0

u

0

0

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

*2.1

5.6

2.6

1.5

.9

.5

.1

0

12.5

0.40

0.010

0.01

25

Sept.

Oo0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

77.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.7

0.02

0.00051

0.0007

1.4

Calendar year 1950: Max 850 Min 0 Mean 65.5 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.51 Ac-ft 47,440

Water year 1950-51: Max 955 Min 0 Mean 49.0 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.85 Ac-ft 35,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER

Tensas River at Tendal, La.

Location.- -La t 32°25'55", long. 91°22'00", in NWfc sec. 29, T. 17 N., R. 11 E., near left

 oanK 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.

Records available. --October 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Decem-

 ber 193b to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district. Daily 

gage heights since October 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 49.90 ft above mean sea level,

 Saturn of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to July 11, 1944, staff gage at 

site 1,000 ft upstream at same datum. Since Feb. 19, .1945, auxiliary staff gage 9.5 

miles downstream at different datum, read twice daily.

Average discharge. --15 years (1936-51), 372 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,020 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 24.10 ft); mini-

 mum, 17 cfs Sept. 2-4; minimum gage height, 6.89 ft May 11.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 4,610 cfs Nov. 19, 1948; maximum gage height, 24.78 ft 

Nov. 20, 1948; minimum discharge, 4 cfs Sept. 2,3, 1941, and in August, September, and 

October 1943.

Maximum stage known, 34.02 ft May 15, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

203 Z03"

186

170

145

137

114

97

74

63

52

42

39

33

29

25

21SO"

38

57

83

91

84

74

*62

52

44

37

34

30

30

2,379

76.7

4,720

Nov.

153

710

814

849 519"

658

555

469

252

186

178

114

103

78

62

57

50

56

48

45

45

45

45

45

44

45

43

43

39

38

6,718

224

13,320

Dec.

35

33

4T

80

*83

203

521

a550

a550

a550

a500

a500

452

435

452

572

57T

486

435

368

318

269

219

186

145

121

104

104

70

60

52

9,068

293

17,990

Jan.

55 393"

2,330

2,500

2,700

2,600

2,400

2,200

1,900

*1,600

al.500

al,500

1,400

,400

,500

,400

,200

,100

,000

900

800

700

600

538

452

401

335

285

252

236

252

36,429

1,175

72,260

Feb.

285

ssr

401

435

555

1,020

2,360

2,610

8,170

2,020

1,710

1,470

1,260

1,080

919

849

797

710

693

745

*797

745

658

555

469

401

351

302

_

-

26,702

954

52,960

Mar.

269

236

219

203

335

418

418

384

351

302

269

252

219

203

186

170

153

SOT

589

 607

538

452

384

335

285

252

363

3,140

3,920

3,970

3,590

23,413

755

46,440

Apr.

3,090

2, BOO

2,450

2,000

1,800

1,600

'1,430

1,230

1,030

849

693

555

469

384

318

285 269'

236

252

351

318

302

285

252

*219

186

170

162

145

129

-

24,259

809

48,120

May

121

T2T

121

114

106

99

97

94

91

91

87

84

80

73

69

64

59

57

56

52

50

48

47

*44

40

40

37

37

35

3333"

2,180

70.3

4,320

June

31

29

28

26

26

26

24

2T

24

26

37

37

35

46

86

101

138

*152

207

IW

167

138

107

91

76

64

52

46

40

37

-

2,119

70.6

4,200

July

40

52

107

182

235

275

282 5B2~

275

265

235

198

182

167

138

119

101

86

72

60

52

43

*40

35

33

29

28

26

3T

35

33

3,740

121

7,420

Aug.

2928"

26

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

23

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

20

24

*23

23

22

20

20

20

19

19

18_

695

22.4

1,380

Sept.

18

17

IT

17

19

19

19

19

18

19

19

20

28

31

75

28

24

22

20

18

18

18

18

19

20

22

24

23

20

19

-

622

20.7

1,230

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,530 Mln 21 Mean 458 Ac-ft 331, 7OO

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,970 Min 17 Mean 379 Ac-ft 274,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 441

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La.

Location.--Lat 32°27'20", long. 91°28'30", in SE£ sec. 18, T. 1? 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.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1935 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district. Daily 

gage heights as follows: 1885-99 in reports of United States Weather Bureau; September 

1925 to December 1931 (unpublished) in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district; 

since January 1932 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage.--Water-stage" recprder. Datum of gage is 50.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustJnent of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 

12, 1944, staff gage at raiifoad bridge 150 ft downstream at same datum. July 12, 1944, 

to Mar. 14, 1949, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Since Feb. 16, 1945, 

auxiliary staff gage 7.5 miles downstream at different datum read twice daily.

Average discharge.--16 years, 1,010 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,230 cfs Jan. 7; maximum gage height, 22.96 ft 

Jan. 8; minimum discharge, 181 cfs Sept. 9-11; minimum gage height, 1.10 ft Sept. 9, 10.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 5,460 cfs Apr. 14, 1947 (gage height, 25.58 ft); minimum, 47 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 ft May 10, 11, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17is

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

?6 

27

262»9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

. 1,270 

1,210

1,130 

1,060 

993

944

894

845

812

7,80

732

700

685

655

625

596

582 

567

582

582

567

53" 8

509

495

 467

453

4S9

425

412 399'

387

21,335

688

42,320

Hov.

375 

408

862 

875 

739

614

521

462

404

374

363

340

329

318

318

307

307 

286

296

318

329

318

318

318

318

307 

307

296

Z96

ESS

11,918

397

23,640

Dec.

285 2~S5

318 

*582 

911

1,210

1,300

1,310

1,250

1,190

1,000

926

853

911

1,210

1,490

1,550 

1,370

 1,190

1,020

910

831

759

713

685

655

62S

596

567

553

523

27,578

890

54,7<X>

Jan.

509 

1,040"

3,090 

3,840 

3,980

4,080

4,210

4,110

*4,020

3,950

3,830

3,760

3,750

3,750

3,780

3,740

3,670 

3,580

3,490

3,380

3,240

3,030

2,820

2,680

2,550

2,440 

2,330

g,240

2,150

2,110

2,110

97,259

3,137

192,900

Feb. '

2,130 

2,18'0

2,190 

2,210 

2,350

2,800

3,450

3,640

3,750

3,790

3,710

3,540

3,350

3,130

2,880

2,690

2,580 

2,600

2,720

2,730

2,770

*2,770

2,720

2,650

2,560

2,470 

2,360

2,270

_

...

-

78,990

2,821

166,700

Mar.

2,180 

2,110

- 2,610 

1,990 

2,310

2,500

2,560

2,500

2,200

2,150

1,970

1,840

1,690

1,520

1,410

1,330

1,240 

1,390

1,720

1,810

*1,720

1,560

1,420

1,290

1,220

1,150 

1,380

3,020

3,390

3,450

3,420

61,450

1,982

121,900

Apr.

3,550

37210

3,020 

2,770 

2,330

2,100

1,930

1,850

1,830

1,720

1,600

1,540

1,440

1,390

1,310

1,270

1,210 

1,190

1,200

1,220

1,190

1,220

1,280

1,250

1,240

*1,240 

1,290

1,350

1,360

1,360

50,260

1,675

99,690

May

1,310 

1,300

1,350 

1,350 

1,320

1,300

1,280

1,240

1,200

1,170

1,120

1,070

1,040

992

964

930

900 

870

862

830

818

801

768

*735

702

686 

655

640

625

596

582

30,006

968

59,520

June

554 

540

527 

501 

488

475

475

462

449

489

501

449

436 ssz

610

582

568 

*610

719

702

719

735 719-

686

640

610 

596

582

568

568

17,142

571

34,000

July

582 

735

1,060 

1,190 

1,130

1,010

902

801

719

655

610

596

582

568

568

568

554

554

554

554

540

527

514

*527

501

488 

475

488

582

527

475

20,136

650

39,940

Aug.

449 

4TI

400 

388 

388

376

376

376

376

364

352

352

340

349

340

328

316 

304

292

280

280

280

*328

352

352

328 

304

269

258

247

236

10,395

335

20,620

Sept.

225 

214

203 

203 

253

236

214

203

181

I5T

181

192

317

316

258

247

236 

214

214

203

192

203

214

214

253

55S" 364 

' 304

280

258

7,106

237

14,090

Calendar year 1950: Max 4.-21O V&n 285 Mean 1,582 Ac-ft 1,145,000

Water year 1950-51 r Max 4,210 Mln 181 Mean 1,188 Ac-ft 860,000

Discharge measurement made oh this day.
442 RED RIVER BASIN 

Bayou Castor near Grayson, La.

Location. Lat 32°04 I 55", long. 92°12'24", in SW£NW£ sec. 30, T. 13 N., R. 3 E. , near

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 110, 6 miles upstream

from Bayou Beaucoup and 65 miles northwest of Grayson. 

Drainage area.--271 sq mi (revised). 

Kecoras available. May 1940 to September 1951. 

uage. mater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.97 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Prior to July 15, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 11 years, 307 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,450 cfs Jan. 5 (gage height, 12.40 ft); no flow

now Aug. 16 to Sept. 14.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs Apr. 11, 1947 (gage height, 16.25 ft, from

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; no

flow for many days in 1943, 1944, and 1948. 

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs ana fair below. 

Kevisions (water years). W 957: 1941. W 1057: 1945. Revised figures of discharge for

periods in tne water years 1943 and 1949, superseding those published in Water-Supply

Papers 977 and 1147, are given herewith:

Day 

(water year)

1942-43

Oct. 3....

5....

9....

11. ...

12....

13....

14....

15....

16....

17....

18....

19.. ..

20....

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.9

2.0

1.9

Month

October 1942.. ..........

November ................

Calendar year 1942 ....

Water year 1942-43 ....

September 1949 ..........

Water year 19'48-49. . . .

Calendar year 1949 ....

Day 

(water year)

1942-43

Oct. 21....

22 ....

23....

24....

25....

26. ...

27....

28. ...

29....

30 ....

31 ....

Nov . 1 ....

2....

Cfs-days

94.3

254.6

101,358.5

15.895.6

71.7

141,223.1

132,098.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.8

1.3

1.0

1.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

4.6

5.0

4.1

4.1

6.0

7.5

Maximum

5.6

24

7,170

393

7.6

5,170

5,170

Day 

(water year)

1942-43

Sov. 3.....

4... .

5... .

6... .

7... .

8. .. .

11... .

13... .

14... .

15... .

17... .

18... .

19 ... .

Minimum

1.0

5.5

1.0

0

.4

o

.3

Discharge 

(cfs)

7.2

5.9

5.5

5.8

5.7

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.5

6.2

7.8

6.6

6.5

Mean

3.04

8.49

278

43.5

2.39

387

362

Day 

(water year)

1942-43

Nov. 20.....

22.....

24.....

25.....

29.....

30.....

1948-49

Sept . 2 .....

3.....

4.. ...

5.....

6.....

7. ....

Per square

mile

o.oll

.031

1.03

.161

.0088

1.43

1.34

Discharge 

(cfs)

7.5

8.3

8.4

8.9

18

24

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.4

2.2

1.7

Runoff

Inches

0.01

.03

13.92

2.18

.01

19.37

18.12

Acre-feet

187

505

201 , 000

31,520

142

280,100

262,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

5.8

7.6

8.6

a9.0

a8.0

a8.0

a7.0

a7.0

6.2

5.6

5.1

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.7

4.7

8.6

alO

11

26

26

20

32

a50

a60

a 50

a35

24

16

12

10

489.7

15.8

0.058

0.07

971

Nov.

9.8

1T~9.7

35

34

30

34

54

64 SB

44

30

20

17

15

15

16

17

16

15

14

15

17

18

18

20

20

19

19

19

-

729.5

24.3

0.090

0.10

1,450

Dec.

20

21

24

28

32

*42

82

118

135

146

149

T3S

104

70

50

42

37

34

34

37

39

36

32

28

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

1,649

53.2

0.196

0.23

3,270

Jan.

25

1T52"

2,700

2,210

3.880

3,240

1,920

1,240

960

810

662

630

720

720

*720

630

540

450

415

399

384

357

312

260

210

152

104

75

64

62

64

25,097

810

2.99

3.44

49,780

Feb.

a70

aSC

a70

a70

140

403

*1,380

T/3SC

1,090

910

860

810

700

578

469

399

334

284

252

237

260

284

302

302

312

323

312

276

-

-

12,887

460

1.70

1.77

25,560

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,OOO Win 3.0

Mar.

223

171

126

102

116

149

177

210

252

302

345

357

323

268

*210

158

121

173

203

230

223

203

171

140

113

84

247

a600

al , 500

a5J OOP

a2,500

12,997

419

1.55

1.78

25,780

Apr.

1,700

1,120

860

680

528

424

357

293

244

203

152

121

96

77

68

66

62

54

49

*SZ

60

70

82

80

75

82

96

91

70

60

-

7,972

266

0.982

1.09

15,810

May

77

212

304

rn

141

96

84

*70

45

28

22

20

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.4

8.9

8.4

IT"8.2

17

17

1,555.7

50.2

0.185

0.21

3,090

June

16

14

12

12

12

11

*8.3

6.6

5.4

4.7

4.9

8.9

10

8.9

8.3

13

17

T5

13

10

10

9.8

8.9

6.7

5.3

4.1

3.0

2.4

1.8

J^S

-

265.5

8.85

0.033

0.04

527

July

4.1

14

37

49

50

58 S4"

39

24

14

8.3

5.7

4.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

6.5

7.3

6.5

4.2

2.7

2.0 *J^5

3.6

all

a5.o

a!2

all

a!5

a40

a!5

513.3

16.6

0,061

0.07

1,020

Aug.

a7

al

a6

a7

a5

a3

a2

al.5

al.O

a. 6

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

0*n

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

38.4

1.24

0.0046

0.005

76

Sept.

0

n

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

.3

27

37

34

24

16

10

6.7

7.8

22

17

9.7

7.3

9.5

-

228.8

7.63

0.028

0.03

454

Mean 340 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.03 Ac-ft 246,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,880 win 0 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.653 In. 8.84 Ac-ft 127,800

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Jan. 5 (4 p.m.) 4,450 cfs (12.40 ft); Mar. 30 (time unknown) 

about 3,300 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record, records for nearby 

stations, and recorded range in stage.
RED RIVER BASIN 443

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La.

Location. Lat 32°13', long. 92°48', in sec. 8, T. 14 N., R. 4 W. , on left bank Just

downstream from bridge on State Highway 13, 2 miles downstream from Potts Creek and 

. Big Creek and 6 miles southwest of Jonesboro.

Drainage area. 362 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 116.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. 29, 1939, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 465 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,030 cfs Jan. 5 (gage height, 13.68 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs July 19 (gage height, 3.41 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 30,600 cfs Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 19.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs on basis of records for station near Winnfield; 

minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 17, 1943; minimum gage height, 3.09 ft Sept. 21, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Water used by paper mill at Hodge is pumped from wells and dis-

 cnarged into stream about 7 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.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1,240

1,690

3,050

3,930

3.5

3.6

3.7 

4.0 

6.0

3.8

5.6

9.0

24

123

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

175

258

410

645

995

11.5

12.0

13.0

13.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

51

49

42

40

36

34

29

29

28

26

25

24

24

23

22

20

19

25

*38

69

175

283

255

169

123

104

89

79

72

66

61

2,135

68.9

0.190

0.22

4,230

Nov.

58

55

63

72

89

153

175

T13

118

104

92

84

79

74

72

72

72

74

74

79

82

79

72

69

74

76

76

74

72

69

2,548

84.9

0.235

0.26

5,050

Dec.

69

3D

158

375

525

600

675

705

555

410

270

202

169

153

148

143

138

138

133

123

116

111

109

106

102

96

94

94

89

89

86

6,891

222

0.613

0.71

13,670

Jan.

86

245

1,210

3,480

5,950

3,560

2,620

2,070

1,750

1,640

1,390

1,180

1,060

1,110

*1,310

1,810

2,200

2,140

1,580

1,210

995

805

630

480

382

318

264

232

224

210

219

40,343

1,301

3.59

4.14

80,020

Feb.

252

258

232

247

326

548

1,060

*1, 690

1,750

1,640

1,310

1,080

915

740

600

560

572

615

788

935

1,080

1,080

1,040

935

755

585

480

410

-

_

-

22,483

803

2.22

2.31

44,590

Mar.

355

326

290

276

490

840

1,020

975

*805

600

450

365

326

311

297

252

214

195

195

206

210

202

181

163

15,3

ISO" 143

885

*2,550

3,410

3,190

20,065

647

 1.79

2.06

39 , 800

Apr.

2,070

1,440

1,130

955

840

705

548

450

382

311

252

214

195

188

169

153

143

138

TSS

143

148

202

304

*390

382

297

382

515

572

600

14,366

479

1.32

1.48

28,490

May

502

4S0

440

490

490

460

311

195

158

143

128

111

99

89

76

*66

58

52

48

42

34

29

26

28

21

20

24

22

22

19

i§

4,621

149

0.412

0.47

9,170

June

12

7.6

5.9

6.3

5.9

13~ 5.6

26

24

22

' 18

17

35

48

74

82

72

62

64

*59

52

40

32

27

24

20

18

*16

14

14

916.3

30.5

0.084

0.09

1,820

July

16

26

32

37

74

76

52

32

13

22

22

19

15

12

12

12

6.3

3.4

*2.9

573

18

16

7.6

12

12

12

15

12

17

25

20

669.5

21.6

0.060

0.07

1,330

Aug.

20

23

23

24

20

16

14

13

12

9.0

8.3

8.0

*10

11

9.5

9.0

9.0

6.6

5.9

575

10

10

10

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

10

12

12

371.1

12.0

0.033

0.04

736

Sept.

14

15

17

14

7.6

8.0

14

16

14

16

17

17

27

44

51

54

45

30

20

22

21

19

19

20

20

27

42

36

34

34

-

737.6

24.6

0.068

0.08

1,460

Calendar year 1950 : Max 8,220 Min 19 Mean 600 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.52 Ao-ft 434,400

Water year 1950-51 : Max 3,930 Min 2.9 Mean 318 Cfsm 0.878 In. 11.93 Ac-ft 230,400

Peak discharge (base, 3.OOP cfs) . Jan. 5 (5:30 p.m.) 4,080 cfs (13.68 ft); Mar. 30 (8 p.m.) 3,560 

cfs (13.34 ft)7 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
444 RED RIVER BASIN

Dugdemona River near Winnfield, La.

Location (revised) .--Lat 31°58'30", long. 92°39''10", on line between sec. 34 and sec. 35,

 T. Iti N., R. 3 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 300 ft upstream from Chicago, Rock 

Island & Pacific Railway bridge, 2.4 miles downstream from Kyiaies Creek, and 3.5 miles 

north of Winnfield.

Drainage area.--648 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--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.--12 years, 861 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year,.4,790 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 17.06 ft); mini-

 mum, 6.0 cfs Aug. 24, 25 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Jan. 3, 1945 (gage height, 22.86 ft); no 

flow Aug. 20-24, 28, 1947 (result of temporary regulation).

Remarks.--Records fair prior to Dec. 19, good thereafter. Water used by paper mill at 

HoUge 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.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 24-29)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2 Apr. 3 to Sept. 30

2.4 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

27

54

173

340

567

11.0

13.0

16.0

17.0

. 910

1,440

2,320

3,220

4,620

6.0 

9.4

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

189 

343 

567-

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 9.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

54

49

49

49

49

46

44

42 

40

35

33

31

31

29

27

27

25

35

64

111

166

180

194

*209

217

225

225

180

166

153

129

2,919

94.2

0.145

0.17

5,790

Nov.

99

62

TS

99

117

135

147

166 

166

159

153

141

129

117

105

117

147

141

141

135

123

117

111

111

99

93

87

81

81

81

-

3,535

118

0.182

0.20

7,010

Dec.

81

81

76 168"

293

411

490

527

527

540

553

567

581

553

502

380

293

257

225

209

194

187

173

159

153

147

*147

141

141

135

141

9,032

291

0.449

0.52

17,910

Jan.

141

137

1,840

2,620

3,860

4,000

4,300

4.620 

4,300

3,590

3,OOO

2,710

2,540

2,460

2,460

2,320

2,200

2,040

1,940

1,940

1,990

1,990

1,890

1,730

1,540

1,320

1,120

930

739

595

502

67,660

2,183

3.37

3.88

134,200

Feb.

444 450"

450

444

*514

751

1,260

1,580 

1,730

1,940

2,040

2,090

2,040

1,990

1,850

1,770

1,650

1,510

1,410

1,380

1,320

1,350

1,410

1,410

1,380

1,350

1,290

1,200

_

-

38,003

1,357

2.09

2.18

75,380

Mar.

1,100

1,000

830

722

705

739

792

830 

830

850

910

975

1,000

930

*810

672

540

466

422

380

350

340

340

330

311

284

37?

1,520

2,390

3,340

3.590

28,672

925

1.43

1.65

56,870

Apr.

3,720

4,000

3,590

3,000

2,460

2,090

1,810

1,580 

1,350

1,15Q

950

774

625

5O2

422

562

300

276

253

238

224

224

224

 231

253

292

334

382

422

444

-

32,472

1,082

1.67

1.86

64,410

May

466

614

756

774

m

756

688

595 

540

478

392

284

217

162

154

130

112

*96

83

72

62

56

50

44

38

34

30

29

26

5B" 25

8,582

277

0.427

0.49

17,020

June

24

23

22

26

29

25

21

19 

17 IS"

25

38

50

57

69

89

196

325

355

238

189

*136

92

69

54

42

34

29

28

26

2,310

77.0

0.119

0.13

4,580

July

30

35

80

86

T5

63

53

60 

71

61

47

35

27

25

22

23

27

22

*23

24

20

14

9.4

13~~ 7.7

23

25

24

24

26

32

1,105.1

35.6

0.055

0.06

2,19Q

Aug.

£1

f3

24

23

21

21-

21

21 

18

16

13

12

11

9.8

9.4

8.4

*8.0

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.7

8.4

7.7

6.3

6.0

8.0

8.7

9.1

9.1

8.7

8.7

403.3

13.0

o.oeo

0.0?

800

Sept.

9.4

11

10

12

16

16

16

15 

12

9.8

iQ 8.7

21

40

44

38

44

48

5046"

38

28

21

17

17

17

17

17

18

?7

693.9

23.1

0.036

0.04

1,380

Mean 1,115 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.36 Ac-ft 806,800 

Mean 535 Cfsm 0.826 In- 11.20 Ac-ft 387,500

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,600 Min 25

Water year 1950-51? Max 4,620 Min 6.0_____________________________________________

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Jan. 8 (9 a.m.) 4,790 cfs (17.06 ft); Apr. 2 (6 a.m.) 4,000 cfs 

(16.55 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 445

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La.

Location. Lat 31°42<58", long. 92°13<20", in SE^NW^ sec. 36, T. 9 N., R. 2 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 0.4 mile downstream from Jumping 

Gulley Creek, 3 miles northwest of Trout, and about 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 92 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 81.39 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Frior to Aug. 4, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 141 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,190 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 19.73 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 2; minimum gage height, 1.01 ft Aug. 30.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 9,730 cfs Peb, 9, 1946 (gage height, 19.91 ft); no flow 

Aug. 20-28, 1943.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1940 has been revised to 2,120 

cfs Apr. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.99 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding figure published in.Water-Supply Paper 897.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3 Nov. 4 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.8

0.7 

1.4 

2.2 

3.1 

4.5 

9.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

2.0

2.5

0.1.3'

.8

1.5

3.5

9.3

18

2.7

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

14.0

24

36

80

131

273

496

1,170

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.5

1,400

2,090

3,330

5,110

8,670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-fl

Oct.

1.0

.8

.7 

.6

.7

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

76" .6

.6

.6

.6

4.4

9.9

BTff

4.2

3.5

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.6 

1.3

1.3

1.3

55.3

1.78

0.019

0.02

110

Nov.

1.3

1.2

8.0 

9.2

6.7

5.5

3.5 

2.4

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.1

.8

Tff

.8

4.0

10

T.9

6.3

4.3

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2 

1.2

1.1

-

94.7

3.16

0.034

0.04

188

Dec.

1.1

T72

3.3 

3.9

5.2

»17

30 

50

12

8.6

6.9

5.7

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.7

8.8

12

10

8.1

6.9

5.9

5.3

5.0

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.6 

3.5

3.3

3.1

223.6

7.21

0.078

0.09

444

Jan.

12

405

1,560 

1,130

478

127

756 

564

218

92

69

91

230

246

*320

191

106

71

62

50

42

32

26

22

19

16

15

14 

16

163

194

7,337

237

2.58

2.97

14,550

Peb.

342

300

200 

180

463

856

*1,550 

1,030

592

220

160

117

92

76

83

214

172

120

144

336

264

160

102

74

56

47

40

34

-

-

7,804

279

3.03

3.15

15,480

Mar.

29

26

23 

21

26

34

30 

27

23

19

17

18

24

»22

18

16

14 5B"

310

320

163

85

58

41

28

22

516

8,640 

4,360

1,730

1,010

17,758

573

6.23

7.18

35,220

Apr.

201

102

80 

64

52

45

64 

80

55

43

36

28

24

21

18

18

*17

16

15

14

710

970

3154"

132

74

51

36

28 

23

19

-

3,430

114

1.24

1.39

6,800

May

16

279 505" 

58

26

18

14 

11

9.7

11

10

8.1

6.9

5.9

5.3

4.6

4.3

»4.0

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0 

2.9

2.8

2.7

738.0

23.8

0.259

0.30

1,460

June

2.7

TTT

2.7 

2.7

3.3

3.3

3.0 

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

233

467 "SO

24

*13

8.5

6.4

4.9

4.2

3.9

3.6

9.8 

142

37

-

1,083.0

36.1

0.392

0.44

2,150

July

48

250

526 

T7?

49

19

11 

7.9

5.9

5.0

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.2

5.0

7.6

5.0

4.1

3.7

3.1

2.5

1.9

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

TTff

1.7 

1.9

2.0

1.6

1,158.5

37.4

0.407

0.47

2,300

Aug. .,

1.2

.8

.8 

1.1

1.2

1.4 "79" 

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.1

7T

.1

15.4

0.50

0.0054

0.006

31

Sept.

0.1

.2 

.3

.3

.3

1.2 

1.5

1.0

.6

.4

.4

7.2

16 "6.7

4.3

2.5

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

55.2

1.84

0.020

0.02

109

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,350 Mln 0.6 Mean 163 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.04 Ac-ft 117,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,640 Mln 0.1 Mean 109 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.08 Ac-ft - 78,840

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs). Jan. 3" (1:00 p.m.) 1,860 cfs (15.73 ft); Mar. 28 (9:30 a.m.) 

9,190 cfs (19.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
446 RED RIVER BASIN

Big Creek at Pollock, La.

Location. Lat 310 32'00", long. 92°24'20", in NW^NEi sec. 6, T. 6 N-, R. 1 E., near left 

banlc 500 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 165, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from Sugar Branch, three-eighths of a mile upstream from'Missouri Pacific Railroad 

bridge, half a mile north of Pollock, five-eighths of a mile upstream from Camp Livingston water-supply diversion dam, and lj miles downstream from Dyson Creek.

Drainage area. 51 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1951.

Gage.--Hater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 25, 1942, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 71.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,820 cfs Mar. 28 {gage height, 11.51 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 24 to Sept. 1; minimum gage height, 1.20 ft Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Feb. 13, 1950 {gage height, 14.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 9.8 cfs Aug. 

23, 26-29, 1943; minimum gage height, 1.05 ft Aug. 23, 1943.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

18

27

52

137

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

10.1

399

735

1,280

2,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dotal 

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

27

27

26

26

26

37

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

2355

142 ~BT

37

33

32

31

31

29

29

28

28

28

28

1,055 

34.0

0.667

0.77

2,090

Hov.

28

25

82

73

40

34

32

32

31

30

29

29

29

30

30

79

98

45

37

34

36

35

34

33

32

34

34

33

33

33

-

1,187 

39.6

0.776

0.87

2,350

Dec.

33

34

50

48

40

*73

52

42

40

37

36

35

35

35

36

36

36

34

33

34

35

34

33

33

32_

32

32

32

32

33

32

1,159 

37.4

0.733

0.85

2,300

Jan.

55

351

1,920

515

127

106

191

102

76

71

64

83

108

98

*102

67

58

61

60

54

50

47

47

47

45

43

TS

43

50

62

64

4,810 

155

3.04

3.51

9,540

Feb.

96

69

59

64

137

346

*683

155

105

91

79

72

65

61

87

110

73

64

79

80

79

60

54

52

51

50

49

48

_

-

3,021 

108

2.12

?.20

5,990

Mar.

47

47

45

45

50

4S

45

44

42

41

43

53

52

*44

42

41

41

46

53

51

44

42

41

39

37_

37

357

2.240

 sae

162

109

4,613 

149

2.92

3.36

9,150

Apr.

88

102

81

67

62

62

142

91

64

62

56

53

48

47

46

47

*45

43

4T

46

300

"56 321

62

70

86

68

55

50

47

-

2.444 

61.5

1.60

1.78

4,850

May

43

430

355

98

65

62

58

50

47

142

S6

53

46

42

40

38

37

*36

34

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

29

28

27

2T

27

2,113 

68.2

1.34

1.54

4,190

June

27

27

27

48

40

31

39

27

27

27

32

37

44

33

31

27

~55 153

33

30

*28

27

27

26

3t5

27

26

26

27

31

-

1,060 

35.3

0.692

0.77

2,100

July

46

47

36

29

26

26

26

25

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

29

26

31

25

a25

a25

a25

a20" a20

 21

23

31

27

37

48

33

26

31

889 

28.7

0.563

0.65

1,760

Aug.

2722"

23

21

22

20

18

18

18

18

17

18

18

18

17

17

*16

19

18

17

17

15

15

14

TT

14

14

14

14

14

14

541 

17.5

0.343

0.39

1,070

Sept.

14

2T

22

17

31

21

18

18

18

19

26

36

94

98

37

26

23

22

21

20

a20

a20

a!8

a!8

a IS

a is

a!8

a!8

a!8

a!8

-

787 

26.2

0.514

0.57

1,560

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,800 Mln 23 Mean 114 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.35 Ac-ft 82,520

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,240 Mln 14 Mean 64.9 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.36 Ac-ft 46,950

Peak discharge (base. 650 efs). Jan. 3 (12:30 p.m.) 2,770 cfs (10.79 ft); Feb. 7 (1:30 a.m.) 1,150 

cfs ;8.56 ft); Mar. 28 (5:3O a.m.) 3,820 cfs (11.51 ft); May 2 (7 p.m.) 866 cfs (7.57 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and records for station on 

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 447

Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La.

Location. lat 30°30'25", long. 91 0 11'55", in T. 6 S., R. 12 E., Louisiana meridian, in 

rourth pier from bank on east side of bridge on U. S. Highways 71 and 190, 4 miles north 

of Baton Rouge, 67 miles downstream from Old River, 233 miles upstream from Head of 

and 253 miles upstream from mouth."

Drainage area. 1,243,500 sq mi.

Records available. Discharge: 1929 (discharge measurements only) and since 1931 in reports or Mississippi River Commission (1931-38, daily discharge computed on basis of 

data obtained at several ranges between mouth of Old River and New Orleans and published 

as "below Baton Rouge").

Gage heights: June 1940 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. 

1828-71 occasional readings, and since January 1872, daily gage heights, at gage of 

Corps of Engineers, 4 miles downstream from present site, in reports of Mississippi 

River Commission.

Sage. Ifater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.14 ft below mean Gulf level, datum of 

Corps of Engineers (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 34.5 ft Mar. 12 (affected by diversion through 

Atchafalaya River); minimum undertermlned.

1940-51: Maximum gage height, 46.2 ft Apr. 28-30, 1945, from graph based on readings 

(adjusted for slope) 6f staff gage of Corps of Engineers (affected by diversion through 

Atchafalaya River); minimum, 1.8 ft Oct. 20, 1940.

Maximum gage height observed, 47.8 ft May 15, 1927; minimum observed, 0.45 ft Nov. 14- 

1894. Both maximum and minimum observations were made at site 4 miles downstream on 

gage of Corps of Engineers, with datum 0.42 ft below mean Gulf level (datum of Corps of 

Engineers). This gage reads practically the same at low stages as the gage of the 

Geological Survey, but.at high stages it reads' about 0.5 ft lower.

Remarks.--Gage heights affected by tides at low stages. Flow diverted through Atchafalaya

Gage height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October.1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

is

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15.8

16.0

16.6

17.0

17.4

17.8

17.7

17.4

16.6

15.4

14.1

12.7

11.5

10.7

10.3

10.2

10.2

10.7

10.9

10.4

1O.O

9.6

9.1

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.3

7.0

_

-

Nov.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

11.2

11.8

13.0

-

Dec.

14.2

15.2

16.1

16.6

16.7

17.2

16.8

16.5

16.2

15.7

15.6

15.8

16.4

17.5

IS. 8

20.0

21.0

21.7

22.2

22.6

23.1

23.5

23.6

23.8

23.8

23.8

23.6

23.2

22.3

21.3

19.8

Jan.

18.2

16.7

15.3

14.2

13.4

12.9

12.6

12.4

12.5

12.9

14.0

15.4

17.1

18,. 8

20.2

21.2

22.4

23.7

24.9

26.1

27.2

28.0

28.6

29.0

29.3

29.4

29.3

29.4

29.3

29.6

29.4

Feb.

29.6

29.5

29.2

28.8

28.3

27.8

27.6

27.2

26.8

26.8

26.8

27.0

27.5

28.0

28.4

28.8

29.1

29.4

29.7

30.0

30.2

30.3

30.5

30.8

31.1

31.5

31.8

32.2

_

-

Mar.

32.5

32.7

33.0

33.2

33.3

33.5

33.7

33.9

34. 0

34.2

34.3

34.5

34.3

34.1

34.3

34.2

34.1

34.2

34.4

34.3

34.1

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

Apr. Hay

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

31.0

30.6

30.2

29.9

29.4

28.9

28.4

28.0

27.4

27.0

26.6

26.4

26.3

26. 0

25.3

24.4

June

23.8

23.1

22.4

21.4

20.5

19.4

18.7

18. 0

17.4

16.9

16.6

16.2

16.1

16.3

16.9

18. 0

19.6

20.6

21.2

. 21.6

22.0

22.1

22.3

22.3

22.2

22.0

21.9

21.8

21.8

21.8

-

July

21.9

22.3

22.8

23.4

24.0

24.7

25.4

26.2

26.9

27.6

28.2

28.6

29.0

29.3

29.5

29,7

29.8

29.9

29.9

3O.O

3O.O

30.1

30.2

30.3

30.6

30.7 .

30.8

30.9

31.1

31.2

31.2

Aug.

31.1

31.0

30.9

30.8

30.7

30.4

30.0

29.3

26.3

27.0

25.4

23.3

20.8

18.0

15.6

13.8

12.4

11.5

10.9

10.6

10.4

10.2

10.0

9.7

9.3

 9.2

9.4

9.7

10.1

10.3

 10.3

Sept.

1O.2

9.9

9.8

9.9

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

14.2

14.7

 15.1

15.5

15.7

15.7

15.5

15.2

14.8

14.4

-
448 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La.

Location. Lat 29°56'45", long. 90°1Q'15", in T. 13 S., R. 10 E., St, Helena meridian, in 

rirtn pier from bank on left side of Huey P. Long Bridge, 5 miles west of New Orleans, 

22 miles downstream from Bonnet Carre 1 Spillway, 106 miles upstream from Head of Passes, 

and 126 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,843,600 sq mi.

Records available. Discharge: Since 1928 (except 1937) and intermittently during 1851, 

iHt>a, 1879-1927 in reports of Mississippi River Commission (published as "at Carrolton").

Gage heights; November 1934 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. 

Since 1872, at gage of Corps of Engineers,' 2? miles downstream from present site, in 

reports of Mississippi River Commission. May 1873 to December 1922, at gage of United 

States Weather Bureau at foor of Canal Street, 11 miles downstream from present site, 

and since January 1923, at gage of Corps of Engineers, in reports of United States 

Weather Bureau.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, or 0.15 

 Ft below mean Gulf level, datum of Corps of Engineers (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 15.8 ft Mar. 19, 21, from readings on Corps of 

Engineers staff gage; minimum, 1.2 ft Nov. 13.

1934-51: Maximum gage height, 19.9 ft Feb. 10, 1950 -(affected by diversion through 

Atchafalaya River and Bonnet Carre 1 Spillway); minimum, -Q.65 ft Jan. 25, 1940.

Maximum gage height observed, 21.3 ft Apr. 25, 1922; minimum observed, -1.6 ft Dec. 27, 

1872. Both maximum and minimum observations were made at site. 2f miles downstream on 

gage of Corps of Engineers, with datum 0.13 ft below mean Gulf level (datum of Corps of 

Engineers). This gage reads practically the same below 19.0 ft as does the gage of the 

Geological Survey, but above 19.0 ft it reads lower, the difference increasing to a maximum of 0.10 ft.

Remarks. Gage heights affected by tides. Plow affected by diversion through Atchafalaya

height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.1

,2

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.6

.5

.3

.9

.3

.8

.4

.1

.9

.8

.3

.8

.1

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

Nov.

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.9

3.1

2.2

2.4

2.7

2.6

3.9

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.3

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.3

3.5

3.9

Dec.

4.5

5.0

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.4

5,1

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.8

6.4

6.9

7.5

7.8

8.0

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Jan. Feb.

_

,

.

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

11.7

12.0

12.3

12.5

12.7

13.0

13.2

13.4

13.6

13.6

13.6'

13.7

13.9

14.1

14.3

14.5

_

-

Mar.

14.7

14.8

14.9

15,0

15. 2

15.2

15.3

15.2

15.3

15.3

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

15.4

15.2

15.1

15.0

14.8

15.0

15.3

15.1

14.9

Apr.

14.7

14.8

14.6

14.5

14.4

14.5

14.7

14.6

14.6

14.6

14.7

14.7

14.6

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.9

15.0

15.0

_

_

v

-

.

_

_

w

_

-

May June July Aug.

_

-

-

.

-

_

-

.

.

-

_

.

9.1

8.0

6.7

5.6

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

Sept.

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.4

3.9

3.8

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 449

Chefuncte River near Folsom, La.

Location. Lat 30°36'55", long. 90°14'55", in SE^NE^ sec.-13, T. 5 S., R. 9 E., St.

 Helena meridian, near eentgr of span on downstream side of bridge ih State Highway 

189, 1.2 miles upstream from Bull Branch and 3.6 miles southwest of Folsom.

Drainage area..--95.5 sq mi.

Records available. --January 1944 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Patum 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. 7 years, 208 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,710 cfs War. 29 (gage height, 17.92 ft, from

 Recorded range in stage); minimum, 45 cfs Aug. 14-16, 30, 31, Sept. 8-12; minimum gage 

height, 5.39 ft Sept. 11, 12.

1944-51; Maximum discharge, 15,000 efs Nov. 27, 1948 (gage height, 21.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 41 efs July 

30, 1944 (gage height, 5.13 ft).

A discharge of 37 cfs was measured on Sept. 15, 1943 (gage height, 4.86 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 1057: 1944(M), 1945.

Hating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.4 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

130

301

12.0 

14.0 

16.0 

IS.8

638

1,020

1,890

2,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

159

*S7

79

69

64

62

60

58

58

58

56

54

54

54

52

52

54

62

88

85

72

62

62

60

58

58

56

56

56

54

54

2,023

65.3

0.684

0.79

NOV.

M

SI

56

58

60

58

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

54

56

56

56

56

56

*58

64

74

5¥

60

60

58

60

60

60

60

-

1,744

58.1

0.608

0.68

Dec.

60

SC

66

100

104

202

420

22B" 440

140

116

1OO

*91

91

97

91

88

91

85

79

76

79

85

76

a74

a74

a72

a80

a240

a300

a220

4,122

133

1.39

1.61

Jan.

also

a!20

g262

a350

a300

a260

a220

a!80

a!50

g!30

g!37

g!40

g!23

gl!2

g!44

*155

123

109

116

134

116

100

91

85

85

79

76

74

74

225

660

5,080

164

1.72

1.98

Feb.

1,050

2,080

963

498

311

244

281

402

457

291

226

208

175

*155

239

702

709

468

301

226

191

175

151

130

116

112

106

100

_

_

- 

11,067

395

4.14

4.31

Mar.

97

91

88

85

91

112

97

88

82

79

76

79

88

91

*82

'76

101

576

845

1,080

686

420

253

191

159

137

126

290

2,440

571675

800

11,666

376

3.94

4.54

Apr.

463

281

217

174

148

144

167

163

137

116

107

109

106

97

91

91

91

88

SS

91

89

761

*1,100

704

313

171

134

116

103

91

-

6,551

218

2.28

2.55

May

85

75

76

74

72

69

66 64

64

66

74

74

69

64

62

62

60

60

60

60

58

58

58

56 "SB"

60

66

60

56

56

56

2,000

64.5

0.675

0.78

June

54

"55 52

»58

54

54

54

54

54

56

58

72

76

64

60

56

60

98

96

138

189

107

72

62

60

56

56

58

72

74

-

2,125

70.8

0.741

0.83

July

69

74

-54- 126

72

62

60

74

71

64

60

56

54

62

74

*62

56

52

52

52

60

58

56

60

56

54

54

58

76

79

82

2,039

65.8

0.689

0.79

Aug.

76

SI

58

54

52

50

48

48

48

58

52

48

46

4T

46

46

52

56

56

54

52

62

62

58

52

50

48

46

46

*46

48

1,628

52.5

0.550

0.63

Sept.

64

74

60

52

48

48

46

46

46

45

45

46

50

103

120

72

56

52

48

48

64

145

191

133

79

69

103

94

74

60

-

2,168

72.3

0.757

0.84

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,600 Win 50 Mean 165 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.51

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,440 Min 45 Mean 143 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.33

Peak discharge (base, 1.300 efs).--F 

cfs (17.92 ft)7 Apr. 23 \Z p.m.) 1,300

-Feb. 2 (11 a.m.) 2,630 cfs (17.00 ft); Mar. 29 (10 p.m.) 3,710 

,300 cfs (14.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, precipitation 

records, and records for nearby stations.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
450 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Tanglpahoa 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 Mght 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 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,182 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 16.74 ft);

 minimum, 382 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 4.26 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 35,500 cfs Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 20.87 ft); minimum, 264 cfs on 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 except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-29; rate of change In stage used 

as a factor Jan. 4-10, Jan. 30 to Feb. 12. Feb. 15-21, Mar. 17-25, 

Mar. 28 to Apr. 5, Apr. 22-29, July 29-31)

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

4.3

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

436

598

S40

1,120

1,730

11.0

13.0

15.0

16.0

16.7

2,500

3,760

6,240

8,450

11,200

4.3

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

393

566

834

1,120

Note. Same as preceding table above 

7.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

&

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In,

Oct.

1,590 TTTBO"

866

742

694

646

646

622

598

574

562

551

551

540

528

516

528

574

622

694

742

694

622

574

540

528

505

505

494

482

352

19,792

638

0,988

1.14

Nov.

470 

470

470

482

494

494

470

*470

459

470

470

470

459

448 24"5

459

459

459

470

470

482

-m505

482

459

459

459

459

459

459

14,078

469

0.726

0.81

Dec.

459 

155

494

598

766

1,040

1,870

2,080

1,840

1,420

*1,000

815

742

694

694

670

670

670

646

622

610

610

610

598

551

551

551

598

913

1,270

1,030

26,141

843

1.30

1.50

Jan.

. 840 

742

766

1,660

2,430

2,270

1,930

1,490

1,230

1,020

946

946

892

840

892

*918

840

790

840

974

892

840

766

742

718

694

670

646

555

1,690

5.410

54,970

1,123

1.75

2.01

Feb.

6,210 

9,550

7,560

4,870

2,550

1,780

2,150

2,800

2,400

1,920

1,660

»1,450

1,550

1,180

1,520

2,060

2,550

2,550

1,840

1,490

1,520

1,270

1,150

1,030

946

892

866

840

_

_

-

67,254

2,402

3.72

3.87

Mar.

790 

790

766

718

718

694

694

670

646

646

646

646

646

670

*646

622

l.TTO

4,520

4,740

5,510

5,220

2,580

1,680

1,350

1,170

1,030

946

1,950

7,640

10,800

11,100

72,414

2,556

5.62

4.17

Apr.

3.110 

4,58b

2,220

1,650

1,590

1,550

1,240

1,210

1,120

1,000

946

918

866

840

815

790

75C

790

790

790

790

1,500

5,450

7,080

*7,560

3,150

1,610

1,260

1,110

1,000

-

60,695

2,023

5.15

5.49

May

946 

33*5

834

779

725

698

671

658

644

644

658

671

658

631

605

592

579

579

568

555

555

540

540

.528

528

528

528

515

'505 502

502

19,347

624

0.966

1.11

June

490 

478

515

 502

478

478

478

478

465

455

478

528

651

684

579

515

515

791

946

779

1,250

1.550

SIS

725

651

579

555

566

555

555

-

18,951

652

0.978

1.09

July

631 

946

918

780

651

566

540

651

566

528

598

579

515

528

. 540

 671

566

540

515

528

515

540

515

'BT8" 455

 540

490

490

1,540

1.430

1 906

20,148

650

1.01

1.16

Aug.

806 

37T

566

515

490

490

465

453

441

441

429

417

417

405

405

395

4755

453

528

502

515

631

540

490

441

417

*405

595

595

595

441

14,751

476

0.757

0.85

Sept.

473 

540

553

502

441

417

405

453

429

405

595

355

455

750

900

600

500

460

440

420

420

440

440

460

550

600

550

480

460

440

-

14,754

492

0.762

0.85

Calendar year 1950: Max 11,900 Mln 448 Mean 1,209 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.38

Water year 1950-51: Max 11,100 Mln 393 Mean 1,050 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.05

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Feb. 2 (11:30 a.m.) 10.200 cfs (16.38 ft); Mar. 20 (5 p.m.)

5,770 cfs (14-66 ft); Mar. 31 (3 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (16.74 ft); Apr. 25 (4:30 a.m.) 9,,740 cfs (16.33 

ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Sept. 14-30; discharge computed on basis of precipitation records 

and records for Tlckfaw River at Hoiden.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 

Tickfaw River at Holden, La.

451

Location (revised) . Lat 30°30'13", long. 90°40'38", in sec. 26, T. 6 S.; R. 5 E., St. Hates, 

meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 190, half a mile 

west of Holden and 4? miles upstream from Big Branch.

Drainage area. 242 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Sept. 13, 1944, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 405 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,770 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 16.24 ft); minimum, 89 cfs Sept. 11, 12; minimum gage height, 3.19 ft Sept. 20.

1940-51: 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 observed, that of Sept. 11, 12, 1951, but may have been lower during period of no gageheight record in October and November 1940; minimum gage height, 2.88 ft Sept. 24-26, 

1945.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions.--W 1147: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 11-29, Jan. 1-4, 

Aug. 4 to Sept. 13)

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

89

122

163

265

563

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

943

1,190

1,480

1,830

2,290

14.0 2,920

15.0 3,680

16.0 4,570

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

363 

356

236

186

*168

154

146

142 

138

138

134

130

130

126

126

122

126

138

146

154

150

142

138

134

130

130

126

126

126

122

122

4,805

155

0.640

0.74

Nov.

122 

T22

122

126

126

126

126

*126 

126

134

130

126

126

122

122

126

126

126

130

130

134

134

142

138

134

130

130

130

134

134

-

3,860

129

0.533

0.59

Dec.

134 

134

142

158

190

294

725

703

685

514

296

*226

205

190

181

176

168

163

163

158

154

154

150

146

142

142

154

242

447

400

8,657

279

1.15

1.33

Jan.

296 

236

. 253

569

1,060

1.550

1,040

818 

563

447

378

356

335

315

302

328

322

*289

277

363

385

342

289

259

236

220

215

205

205

492

1,150

13,875

448

1.85

2.13

Feb.

1,830 

2,400

5.560

3,280

2,180

1,280

838

1,190 

1,240

1,110

631

529

463

400

*363

378

546

614

546

447

370

356

356

302

265

248

231

220

-

-

25,973

928

3.83

3.99

Mar.

210 

205

200

195

190

186

181

181 

176

172

172

172

172

172

*172

168

435

1,480

1,140

1,520

1,960

1,830

1,340

662

431

356

322

' 642

1,900

3,080

4.480

24,502

790

3.26

3.77

Apr.

4.200 

2,920

1,730

684

479

415

378

356 

335

302

277

253

236

226

215

215

205

200

200

190

195

236

328

554

1,300

*1,870

1,060

400

302

253

-

20,514

684

2,83

3.15

May

231 

210

2OO

190

181

172

168

163 

163

163

172

195

172

158

154

150

146

146

146

142

138

138

138

134

134

138

134

130

130

130

*126

4,892

158

0.653

0.75

June

126 

126

122

122

122

122

118

118 

118

126

122

122

126

146

130

122

118

134

224

415

415

231

190

163

154

142

134

134

130

130

-

4,702

157

0.649

0.72

July

142 

176

205

200

158

158

150

176 

158

134

130

186

190

158

146

142

*150

134

150

146

126

122

122

134

122

118

118

130

154

356

580

5,271

170

0.702

0.81

Aug.

382 

215

186

154

134

126

118

112 

108

104

101

98

98

95

95

92

98

118

142

115

101

98

98

108

108

98

95

92

92

92

103

3,776

122

0.504

0.58

Sept.

. 104 

122

146

142

*112

98

98

92 

92

92

89

89

195

253

142

126

115

104

101

101

112

112

104

104

136

163

130

122

115

108

-

3,619

121

0.500

0.56

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,960 Min 117 Mean 426 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.91

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,480 Mln 89 Mean 341 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.12

Peak discharge (base. 2.OOP cfs).--Feb. 3 (8:30 p.m.) 3,760 cfs (15.08 ft); Mar. 21 (10 p.m.) 2,040 

cfs (12-50 ft); Mar. 31 (9 p.m.) 4,770 cfs (16.24 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
452 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

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 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 11.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to June 4, 1948, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 132 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,810 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 14.85 ft); minimum, 8.2 cfs Sept. 30: minimum gage height, 4.64 ft Aug. 30.

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 5,540 cfs June 7, 1950 (gage height, 16.57 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 2.7 cfs Aug. 24, 1948; minimum gage height, 3.76 

ft Oct. 25, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair above 50 cfs and poor below. 

Revisions (water-years) .--W 1057: 19"43.

Discharge, in cubic feet-per second, water year October 1950 Vo September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsft

In.

Dot-.

a220

.*g70

g35

g29

g20

g!9

a!7

a!5

a!4

a 13

al3

a!2

al2

all

all

alO

aTO

a20

a50

a30

a20

a!6

a!4

al3

a!2

a!2

all

all

all

alO

alO

771

24.9

0.313

0.36

Nov.

a 10

a9

a 10"

a 10

alO

a9

*9iO

9.0

9.4

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

11

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

-

284.7

9.49

0.119

0.13

Dec.

9.0

is'

12

32

416

2BT

261

147

72

51

43

*35

34

30

29

34

30

27

25

28

29

25

23

21

23

29

91

201

184

108

2,328.0

75.1

0.945

1.09

Jan.

66

49

262

357

293

219

151

117

89

71

75

72

62

67

8O

71

58

*53

57

59

54

44

38

34

31

29

27

26

47

775

SOT

4,031

130

1.64

1.89

Feb.

1,740

 5BT

511

285

178

180

460

327

293

178

134

111

96

82

*174

281

184

121

95

76

64

54

47

42

38

35

33

31

_

_

-

6,706

240

3.02

3.14

Mar.

29

27

25

24-

23

21

20

19

19

18

18

19

*19

17

ii

16

705

2,110

1,070

579

365

207

140

105

87

74

90

739

2,340

1,730

916

11,587

374

4.70

5.42

Apr.'

433

55T

162

132

105

98

9284-

75

68

61

54

43

38

37

38

35

31

34

29

37

269

190

113

64

*46

37

31

28

26

-

2,721

90.7

1.14

1.27

May

24

Sf

21

£1

20

19

19

19

19

21

20

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

*li

514

16.6

0.209

0.24

June

11

11

11

1O

1°

10'

; 9.7

9.4

9.6 ID 

13

3050"

19

16

14

16

18

14

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

16

15

-

407.1

13.6

0.171

0.19

July

46

124

33

20

15

13

13

25

12

12

11

IT

11

14

13

*17

12

13

11

15

11

11

12

34

89

27

19

85

138

TOT

61

1,035

33.4

0.420

0.48

Aug.

40

ST

25

?2

19

18

16

16

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

16

12

11

12

11

11

11

10

11

16

10

10

9.7

*25 

471.7

15.2

0.191

0.22

Sept.

2-1

13

11

10

9.7

10

13

11 ,

9.7

11

10

11

79

81

2TT

14

12

11

11

10

13

12

10

9.7

27

26

14

11

9.0

8.7

-

518.8

17.3

0.218

0.24

Calendar year 1950- Max 4,910 Min 7.7 Mean 131 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.32

Water year 1950-Sl- Max 2,340 Min 8.7 Mean 86.0 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

Peak discharge (baae, 1,000 cfs). Jan. 30 (11:30 a.m.) 1,000 cfs (10.96 ft); Feb. 1 (2 p.m.) 

1,960 Gfs (12.74 ft)J Mar. 18 (l a.m.) 3,810 cfs (14.85 ft); Mar. 29 (7:30 a.m.) 2,200 cfs (13.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.

g Computed from wire-weight gage readings.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 453

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 35, 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 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Jan. 12, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 31,600 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 16.05 ft); 

 minimum, 271 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.99 ft),

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 195O*51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

249

409

574

955

1,860

8,0

10.0

11.0

12,0

13.0

3,060

4,490

5,550

7,330

10,200

14,0

15.0

16.0

14,800

21,600

31,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, Water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

aS.OOO

al,SOO 

3850

a600

a500

a460

a440

3440

a420

a420

a400

a400

a400

a380

a380

a380

a380

a550

a600

.a500

3460

a420

a40o

379

a370

a370

a360

a360

a360

a360

a550

17,189

554

0.955

1.10

Nov.

a350

a350 

a350

a360

a370

a370

a360

a350

348

346

a340

a340

340

340

558

343

551

3360

a550

548

365

424

aSSO"

351

a551

a551

351

348

346

548

10,619

554

0.610

0.68

Dec.

551

3BT 

678

955

716

4,270

4,940

3,390

1,970

1,120

759

646

574

539

522

a520

a520

*488

472

456

472

a480

a440

a440

a450

424

a450

472

664

a630

a580

29,679

957

1.65

1.90

Jan.

539

592 

1,870

3,430

2,800

al,800

al,200

955

837

759

721

646

610

592

*759

778

683

702

915

759

685

646

592

556

574

556

505

488

775

5,480

5.680

38,485

1,241

2.14

2.47

Feb.

4,670

4,86O 

3,200

1,600

1,280

1,200

2,800

4,510

3,600

1,660

1,320

1,160

975

857

856

*2,170

2,730

1,970

1,660

975

856

798

721

646

592

574

539

522

_

-

49,281

1,760

3.05

3.16

Mar.

505

488 

488

472

456

456

440

440

424

424

409

*I3g

472

440

424

409

440

1,370

5,060

2,080

1,280

955

759

646

592

559

1,050

5,100

*20,800

*24,000

*10,36'0

80,154

2,586

4.46

5.14

Apr.

*5,830

*1,460 

1,240

1,040

876

837

856

818

721

646

610

592

556

559

522

505

505

IBS" 488

505

488

6,200

19,500

8,270

2,480

1,120

*1,160

975

759

664

59,250

1,975

3.41

5.80

May

610

556 

522

505

472

456

440

424

424

505

~TlC 1,090

559

472

440

409

409

394

394

379

a370

a370

a360

a360

a360

a360

a350

a350

a350

a340

aSIS

14,090

455

0.784

0.90

June

a540

3330 

a33t5

355

*346

379

424

351

340

394

631

1,040

705

456

394

394

2,470

5,070

2,880

915

955

1,020

646

522

472

456

424

440

424

440

24,525

811

1.40

1.56

Jtily

456

556 

440

409

394

379

365

394

565

379

565

343

4ls5

920

924

584

409

379 *384

539

488

424

409

740

683

424

379

570

1,120

 768

522

15,977

515

0.888

1.02

Aug.

456

4TE0 

379

565

546

538

329

321

319

311

306

505

501

296

290

286

296

338

456

546

365

424

351

308

296

290

286

'293 283

H96

352

10,546

334

0.576

0.66

Sept.

348

379 

375

308

290

293

288

290

280

288

*290

311

298

298

298

296

283

276

275

271

275

286

519

519

501

579

348

508

290

283

-

9,099

303

0.522

0.58

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 195O-51: Max 24,OOO Mln 271 Mean 982 Cfsm 1.69 In; 22.97

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP cfs). Dec. 7 (12:5O a.m.) 5,420 cfs (10.92 ft)s Jan. 30 (1O:5O p.m.) 

7,110 cfs 111 92 ft); Mar. 30 (2 a.m.) 51,600 cfs (16.05 ft); Apr. 25 (2 a.rn;) 27,100 cfs (15.63 

ft); June 18 (1O:3O p.m.) 5,420 cfs (10.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gagf;-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of precipitation records 

.nd records for other stations in the basin.
454 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Comite River near Olive Branch, La.

Location. Lat 30°45'35", long. 91°02'50", between lots 41 and 42 (revised), T. 3 S., R. 2 

E., bt. Helena meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 36, 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 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 115.65 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

CTeodetic 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. 9 years, 267 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,900 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 19.23 ft);- minimum, 41 cfs Sept. 19; minimum gage height, 3.69 ft Oct. 13-17.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Feb. 6, 1943 (gage height, 20.6 ft from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve- extended above 6,300 cfs; minimum, that 

of Sept. 19, 1951; minimum gage height, 3.10 ft Sept. 15, Oct. 19-24, 1942.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions [water years) .--W 1007: Drainage area. W1177: 1948,, 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

3.7 52 5.0 192 

4.0 74 6.0 392 

4.5 125 7.0 61O

Note. Same as following 

table above 7.0 ft.

Feb. 1 to Sept. 3O

3.7 

4.O 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

62 

108 

ISO 

389

7.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

15.0

61O

845

1,640

2,510

2,910

16.0

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.6

3,490 

4,420 

5,130 

6,2OO 

7,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

59 

56

56

55

54

*54

55

54

54

54

53 

53

52

52

52

52

53

64 

84

86

66

60

60

60

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

1,804

58.2

0.391

O.45

Nov.

58 

58

61

68

2°

61

61

60

*59

58

57

56

56

56

58

59

61

64 

61

62

64

66

62

58

58

57

58

59

59

60

-

1..8O5

60.2

0.4O4

0.45

Dec.

61

60

82

456

238

1.560

1,540

519

142

114

1OO 

92

87

*86

86

85

90

88 

84

80

79

82

85

81

78

78

78

87

142

149

1O4

6,693

216

1.45

1.67

Jan.

93 

106

441

1,050

484

172

161

158

128

116

17O 

143

118

116

*263

190

123

117 

236

187

156

142

114

104

98

91

86

84

357

2,330

5.O4O

11,174

36O

2.42

Z.79

Feb.

2.860 

1,630

523

292

241

312

1.1OO

1,170

397

247

217 

180

156

135

145

*731

516

241

169

145

131

119

107

102

97

94

92

90

_

-

12,239

437

2.93

3.05

Mar.

87 

86

84

84

82

81

80

79

76

15

75

*81

89

87

78

75

128

1,620 

2,O10

1,430

433

233

164

133

118

1O5

654

2,420

7.670

*4,430

*1,O30

23,877

770

5.17

5.96

Apr.

334 

266

264

229

184

169

26O

219

also

a!30

a!20 

alls

1O8

1O4

100

98

96

96 

94

§2.

92

366

922

262

also

al20 *122

440

222

119

-

6,043

ZO1

1.35

1.51

May

103 

96

90

86

83

81

78

77

79

89

140 

117

86

79

76

74

72

72 

72

71

69

68

67

66

65

64

64

64

64

63

62

2,437

78.6

0.528

0.61

June

61

61

64

66

*68

68

64

62

61

62

171 

293

86

71

68

70

111

l.OZO

1,020

144

100

85

78

73

71

71

73

107

128

106

-

4,583

153

1.03

1.14

July

82 

590

537

156

97

118

272

172

110

77

70 

66

64

73

10O

85

66

4?65

76

68

92

69

165

92

65

15O

845

441

123

5,107

165

1.11

1.27

Aug.

106 

91

72

65

155

109

65

61

59

57

55 

54

54

52

51

50

51

99

81

61

54

61

79

52

50

49

49

49

a48

a48

a55

2,042

65.9

0.442

0.51

Sept.

a55 

aSO

aeo

a55

a55

a55

a55

aSO

aSo

a48

47 

*46

48

48

48

48

47

44 

«

44

46

48

48

50

51

53

62

52

48

46

-

1,499

5O.O

0.336

0.37

Calendar year 195O: Max 8,500 Min 52 Mean 231 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21. 02

Water year 195O-51: Max 7,670 Min 42 Mean 217 . Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.78

Peak .discharge (base. 2.500 cfs).--Jan. 31 (8:30 p.m.) 3,720 cfs (16.34 ft); Mar. 29 (4:3O p.m.) 

9,900 cfs (19.23 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Amite River near Darlington 

and Comite River near Comite.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 455

Comite River near Comite, La.

Location.--Lat 30°30'45", long. 91°04'25", in NW£ sec. 24, T. 6 S., R. 1 E., St. Helena

 meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 877, 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 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28.85 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana

 TFeodetic 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. 7 years, 564 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 22.62 ft); min-

 imum, 54 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 5.08 ft).

1944-51: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1951; minimum, that of Sept. 20, 1951; 

minimum gage height, 4.29 ft July 31, 1944.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

85 

76

74

71

*70

69

69

69

68

68

67

67

66

65

§1

64

67

94

87

97

92

78

71

70

69

68

68

66

68

67

67

2,243

72.4

0.218

0.25

Nov.

6T 

BY

68

74

78

82

rS

70

70

*70

69

68

67

67

70

70

71

73

74

73

73

76

75

73

70

69

68

70

71

71

2,139

71.3

0.215

0.24

Dec.

72

71m

103

478

2,390

2,970

2,010

842

423

228

178

160

*149

133

128

149

138

124

115

111

112

109

109

102

98

102

126

421

353

234

12,818

413

1.24

1.44

Jan.

154 

133

694

2,010

1,660

700

484

465

345

234

329

456

291

248

447

570

306

214

*214

329

241

314

248

178

154

144

133

122

T3?

3,010

5, 480

20,441

659

1.98

2.29

Feb.

7,410 

6,630

3,460

1,480

725

525

1,420

2,080

1,340

602

470

408

342

310

302

836

1,440

754

*400

342

470

302

243

203

185

168

162

157

_

_

33,166

1,184

3.57

3.72

Mar.

146 

141

136

131

131

126

126

122

122

116

114

ITT

136

146

131

*117

325

2,110

4,060

4,880

3,120

1,440

576

358

272

157

348

2,960

7,670

10,900

*9,260

50,494

1,629

4.91

5.66

Apr.

3,200 i;i£0

570

452

362

312

312

442

362

265

229

202

184

172

166

156

150

145

145

140

145

150

628

706

250

178

258

280

656

265

12,602

420

1.27

1.41

May

*172 IIBISO

121

116

111

108

105

126

126

121

161

135

107

101

96

94

93

92

91

89

88

86

85

83

82

81

81

78

78

77

3,259

105

0.316

0.37

June

76 

76

75

76

95

*80

78

76

73

TL

75

270

219

108

90

82

84

203

1,110

52TT

189

141

117

108

146

122

101

129

166

158

-

5,021

167

0.503

0.56

July

124 

119

636

380

176

131

216

318

207

137

105

95

89

103

110

126

105

*88

80

78_

81

90

92

109

107

163

115

126

495

727 3TB"

5,844

189

0.569

0.65

Aug.

'T3T 158 

113

97

88

150

116

86

78

74

72

70

69

67

65

64

67

73

104

97

99

75

119

128

78

69

66

64

62

59

SI

2,727

88.0

0.265

0.31

Sept.

66 

62

66

63

59

*58

60

84

60

59

57

66

67

64

60

59

59

57

55

54

56

57

59

64

234

294

15?

107

80

67

-

2,405

80.2

0.242

0.27

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,260 Min 64 Mean 497 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.34

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,900 Min 54 Mean. 420 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.17

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 efs). Feb. 1 (7'p.m.) 7,670 cfs (21.22 ft); Mar. 20 (5:30 a.m.) 5,480 

cfs IZO.Z7 ft): Mar. 30 (5:45 p.m.) 11,500 cfs (22.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge Nov. 2-9, Nov. 15 to Dec. 13, Feb. 22 to Mar, 15, Mar. 29-30, computed .from 

twice-daily readings of wire-weight gage.
456 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Amite River near Denham Springs, La.

Location. Lat 30°27'50", long. 90°59'25", in lot 2, T. ? 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 1951.

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. Since Oct. 1, 1945, auxiliary staff gage 3 miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 2,075 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36,900 cfs, Apr. 1 (gage height, 28.19 ft); minimum, 439 cfs Sept. 20-21; minimum gage height, 5.55 ft Sept. 19-22.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 45,100 cfs Mar. 5, 1948 (gage height/ 29.59 ft); minimum, 279 cfs Nov. 18, 1938 (gage height, 4.56 ft).

Maximum stage known, 35.4 ft Mar. 15, 1921, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for days of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.470

3,500 

1,380

969

*843

771

728

684

653

638

608

595

580

567

553

553

554

627

636

654

721

734

649

611

582

554

554

540

540

526

531

27,105

874

0.657

0.76

Nov.

517

512 

517

526

539

550.

538

512

512

512

498

489

489

489

489

489

489

503

512

512

498

*498

538

524

512

503

489

489

489

489

-

15,223

507

0.381

0.43

Dec.

498

498 

540

646

1,360

2,760

a6,500

ae.ooo

a7 , 500

a4,000

1,680

1,240

1,050

1,000

*896

856

896

846

782

765

731

716

700

700

670

655

657

703

1,150

1,440

1,200

51,635

1,666

1.25

1.44

Jan.

1,000

8J1 

1,440

4,420

6,330

5,040

3,410

2,350

1,870

1,500

1,410

1,530

1,370

1,220

1,420

1,790

1,500

1,260

*1,280

1,570

1,400

1,260

1,180

1,050

971

944

908

857

866

3,560

9.650

65,183

2,103

1.58

1.82

Feb.

17,800

19.700 

13,000

7,930

4,880

3,280

3,600

5,690

6,730

5,580

3,740

2,650

2,260

1,930

*1,710

2,740

4,780

4,540

3,310

2,620

2,150

2,040

1,620

1,400

1,290

1,210

1,130

' 1.090 ~

_

-

130,400

4,657

3.50

3.65

Mar.

1,020

1,020 

980

944

90S

874

857

840

823

806

789

797

814

840

831

*780

1,330

5,640

8,760

12,800

11,000

7,160

3,460

2,000

1,570

1,360

1,280

4,060

11,000

24,800

32 . 900

143,043

4,614

3.47

4.00

Apr.

32.600

15,400 

5,500

3,140

2,350

1,980

1,820

1,820

1,750

1,540

al , 400

al,300

al,200

al,100

al.OOO

al.OOO

a980

a980

960

953

963

1,000

2,840

7,880

13,200

8,700

3,100

2,220

2,140

1,750

-

122,566

4,086

3.07

3.43

May

*1.360

1,230 

1,110

1,040

964

929

863

850

838

907

901

1,180

1,200

926

852

789

763

729

729

713

697

681

665

648

648

648

640

624

624

609

*594

25,951

837

0.629

0.73

June

594

594 

579

579

599

594

599

640

609

579

599

775

1,290

1,050

806

704

655

,430

,490

.700

,810

,330

,360

1,050

900

862

803

839

831

797

-

33,047

1,102

0.829

0.92

July

772

848 

1,310

1,220

858

780

838

1,020

904

752

789

674

633

618

972

1,140

996

*840

697

633

729

745

770

697

772

979

787

786

1,390

2.650

1,980

29,579

954

0.717

0.83

Aug.

1.130

936 

906

754

681

655

657

582

560

545

531

517

508

508

494

494

508

537

5Z4

624

618

551

594

648

531

494

480

463

463

467

508

18,468

596

0.448

0.52

Sept.

588

537 

537

537

494

480

467

494

467

476

463

463

485

499

472

472

*47Z

457

457

439

439

443

457

472

766

1.090

773

636

542

499

-

15,873

529

0.398

0.44

Calendar year 1950: Max 35,800 Min 489 Mean 2,205 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.51

Water year 1950-51: Max 32,900 Min 439 Mean 1,858 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.97

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs). Feb. 2 (2 a.m.) 20.900 cfs (23.75 ft); Mar. 20 .(9 p.m.) 13,400

cfs (22.16 ft); Apr. 1 (1 a.m.) 36,900 cfs (28.19 ft); Apr. 25 (6 p.m.) 15,100 cfs (22.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage heights of auxiliary gage and records 

for nearby streams.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 457

Wards Creek at Siegens Lane near Baton Rouge, La,

Location. Lat 30°22'30", long. 91°04'10", in lot 54, T. 8 S., R. IE,, St, Helena meridian, 

near left bank on downstream side of bridge on Siegens Lane, half a mile downstream from 

Dawson Creek and 8 miles southeast of Baton Rouge.

Drainage area. 40.0 sq mi.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey 

Tfench mark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 723 cfs, Mar. 29, (gage height, 19.92 ft); mini- 

 mum, i.l cfs Oct. 22; minimum gage height, 8.47 ft June 11.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 3,900 cfs Mar. 13, 1947 (gage height, 23.49. ft); minimum, that of Oct. 22, 1950; minimum gage height, 8.30 ft Mac. 30, 1950.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

sewage and wasted cooling water from Baton Rouge enters above station and is a major 

portion of low-water flow. Plow regulated occasionally by pumping for oilfield operation.

Revisions. W 1147: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

^an

If sin

In.

Oct.

3.0

3.0

3.1

2.. 8

2.1

1.9

 2.1

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.5

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.8

3.5

3.1

9.1

18~3M

3.2

1.1

173

1.4

2.0

2.1

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

99.3

3.20

-

-

Nov.

2.2

a2T2"

a2.8

a3.5

a2.9

2.5

2.2

2.4

2.2

 2.3

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.2

2.7

2.9

3.0

2.8

3.3

16

T.2

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.4

102.3

3.41

-

-

Dec.

3.5 379-

26

15

20

268

TO?

29

10

6.5

5.2

4.3

6.4

9.7

*8.4

19

80

a20

al2

a20

a30

a20

a!2

10

9.6

9.6

12

46

58

22

19

917.1

29.6

-

-

Jan.

15

13

161

214

71

39

96

40

20

16

20

13

11SB52

19

13

21

 19

13

14

15

13

13

14

14

14

14

26

312

54tf

1,589

51.3

-

-

Feb.

a350

aliO*

a70

51

30

39

147

48

23

17

14

12

11

rr

39

107

34

19

 15

13

a 15

a!6

a 15

a!5

a!4

a!4

a!5

15

_

_

-

1,309

46.8

-

-

Mar.

15

16

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

18

24

15

13_

13

&*

375

*416

3150

aSO

aSO

a30

a30

20

14

19

268

682

4W

191

3,071

99.1

-

-

Apr.

145

T5T

76

40

23

20

19

14

10

8.8

12

12

12

11

11

12

18

13

12

13

13

14

13

9.4

10

12

10

4.9

4.0

*3.9

-

697.0

23.2

-

-

May

4.1

4.2

4.4

4.3

4.5

4.4

4.6

4.7

6.3

43

48lo5.1

a4.2

a3.8

a3.6

a3.6

a3.4

a3.4

3.4

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.5 5T6"

2.5

3.2

3.3

3.2

206.1

6.65

-

-

June

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

 3.1

3.1

2.9

3.0

2.6

2.4 ZTB"

2.6

2.8

4.3

3.9

3.8

3.3

3.8

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.1

5.2

6.4

106.2

3.54

-

-

July

8.7

5.6

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

7939"

14

4.4

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.3

4.8

4.3

2.7 »27T

2.7

19

12

9.5

14

21

36

14

11

22

70

33

11

481.9

15.5

-

-

Aug.

4.7

5.6

5.0

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.2

27?

2.5

2.7

3.1

3.6

4.0

5.8

8.0

7.2

7.7

32

2T

6,9

24

13

6.3

8.5

12

7.7

6.6

6.8

8,2

9.7

21

258.0

8.32

-

-

Sept.

67

31

18

14

13

9.7

10

11

12

13

24

*64

44

21

12

8.8

8.3 8"75-

8.8

10

11

14

21

19

84

190 -T5"

51

35

21

-

929.1

31.0

-

"alendar year 1950: Max 1,460 Min l.l Mean 63.3 Cfsm - In. -

Mater year 1950-51: Max 682 Mln 1.1 Mean 26.8 Cfsm - In. ,

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs).--Mar. 29 (1 p.m.) 723 cfs (19.92 ft). 

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, precipitation 

records, and records for Comlte River.
458 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La.

Location.--Lat 30°32.<48", long. 91°45'04", In sec. 7, T. 6 S. , R. 7 E., Louisiana meridlan, 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 Atchafalaya River).

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1951. 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.--17 years, 170,700 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 405,000 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 32.0 ft in 

gage well, 33.1 ft from outside gage); minimum, 74,600 cfs Nov. 10-12 (gage height, 

10.6 ft).

1934-51: Maximum discharge, 624,000 cfs Mar. 6, 1950; maximum gage height recorded, 

37.80 ft in gage well, Feb. 28, 1937; minimum discharge, 17,400 ofs Nov. 4, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.28 ft Nov. 5, 1939.

From information by Louisiana State Department of Highways, the flood of May 1927 

reached a stage of about 39 ft on the outside gage.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow is 

From entire Red River basin except for natural diversion through Old River either from 

or into Mississippi River. The gage heights tabulated below indicate elevations in the 

gage well. Due to draw-down around the pier in which the well is located, the water 

surface ID 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.

Gage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21.3

21.4

21.6

21.9

22.1

22.2

22.1

21.8

21.3

20. 5

19.4

18.4

17.6

16.9

16.5

16.2

16.1

16.1

16.0

15.9

15.8

15.2

14.7

14.4

14.0

13.7

13.4

13.0

12.6

12.4

12.2

Nov.

12. 0

11.7

11.5

11.4

11.3

11.2

11.1

11.0

1O.8

10.7

10.6

10.7

10.9

11.3

11.7

12.2

12.9

13.7

14.5

15.1

15.7

16.1

16.3

16.4

16.3

16. 0

16.0

16.1

16.7

17.6

-

Dec.

18.4

19.2

19.8

20.2

20.3

20.6

20.4

20.2

20.0

19.7

19.6

19.8

20.3

21.0

21.8

22.5

23.1

23.6

23.9

24.2

24.9

24.6

24.6

24.7

24.7

24.6

24.6

24.2

23.7

23.0

22.0

Jan.

20. 9

19.7

18.7

18.2

17.9

17.7

17.6

17.7

17.8

18.2

19.0

20. 0

21.2

22.1

23.0

23.7

24.4

25.2

26.1

26.7

27.4

27.9

28.2

28.5

28.6

28.7

28.6

28.6

28.7

28.8

28.6

Feb.

28.8

28.8

28.6

28.3

28.0

27.6

27.5

27.4

27.2

27.2

.

-

_

_

28.2

28.4

28.6

28.8

29.0

29.1

29.4

23.5

29.6

29.8

29.9

30.2

30.4

30.6

_

_

-

Mar.

3O.8

30.9

31.1

31.2

31.2

31.2

31.5

31.6

31.7

31.7

31.7

31.8

31.8

31.8

31.8

31.8

31.8

31.7

32.0

31.9

31.8

31.7

31.5

31.3

 31.1

30.9

30.9

31.0

31.3

31.3

31.2

Apr.

31.1

31.0

30.9

30.8

30.7

30.7

30.7

3O.8

30.9

30.9

31.0

31.1

31.1

31.1

31.1

31.3

31.1

31.1

31.1

31.0

31.0

31.1

31.2

31.0

31.0

3O.9

30.9

30.9

31.0

31.0

-

May

31. 0

31.0

31. 0

31.1

31.1

31. 0

31.1

30.9

30.9

30.8

30.7

30.5

30.4

30.2

30.1

29.8

29.7

29.6

29.3

29.1

28.9

28.5

28.2

27.9

27.6

27.3

27.2

27.0

26.8

26.4

26. 0

June

25.8

25.3

24.8

24.2

23.6

23. 0

22.5

22.1

21.7

21.4

21.3

21.0

21. 0

21.2

21.7

22.4

23.4

24.1

24.6

24.6

25.1

25.2

25.4

25.3

25.2

25.1

24.9

24.9

24.8

24.7

-

July

24.7

24.9

25.1

25.5

.25.9

26.3

26.8

27:3

27.7

28.0

28.4

28.6

28.8

29. 0

29.3

29.2

29.3

29.4

29.4

29.4

29.5

29.4

29.4

29.6

29.6

29.7

29.7

29.7

29.8

29.8

29.8

Aug.

29.8

29.8

29.7

29.7

29.6

29.4

29.2

29.8-

28.2

27.4

_

-

23.5

21.9

20.4

19.1

18.1

17.4

16.8

16.4

16.1

15.8

15.5 is. r

14.8

14.6

14.7

14.9

15.2

15.3

15.3

Sept.

15.1

14.9

14.8

14.9

15.2

15.6

16. 0

16.4

16.7

16.4

16.1

15.7

15.4

15.5

15.7

15.9

16.4

17. 0

17.5

18.1

18.6

19. 0

19.5

19.7

19.8

19.8

19.7

19.4

19.1

18.6

-
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 459

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La.

Location. Lat 31 0 00'00", long. 92°22'46", in NW^SW^ sec. 4, T. 1 S., R. 1 E., Louisiana 

meridian, on left bank just downstream from bridge on State Highway 26, seven-eighths 

of a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, l| miles east 

of Clearwater, 4 miles south of Meeker, and 5 miles downstream from Hurricane Creek.

Drainage area. 240 sq ml (revised).

Records available.--May 1922 to January 1925 (published as "near Meeker") and October 

iaav to aeptemoer 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 40.00 ft above mean Gulf level (datum of 

HJorps of Engineers). May 1922 to January 1925 staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at 

datum about If 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.

Average discharge. 16 years (1922-24, 1937-51), 441 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 633 cfs Feb. 9 (gage height, 12.17 ft); minimum, 

bv: crs Aug. 16, 17, 27; minimum gage height, 4.93 ft Aug. 17.

1922-25, 1937-51: Maximum discharge, 4,000 cfs (revised) Apr. 9, 1938 (gage height, 

21.50 ft, present datum); reverse flow Nov. 13-15, 1922, probably caused by heavy rains 

in basin below station; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 55 cfs Oct. 7 to 

Nov. 19, 1924.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1938 has been revised to 4,000 

cfs Apr. y, 1938 (gage height, 21.50 ft, present datum), superseding figure published 

in Water-Supply Papers 877, 897, and that for the water year 1944, which was previously 

undetermined, has been estimated as 1,300 cfs Mar. 23, 24, 1944.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Kevisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

period in the water year 1938, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 877, 

are given herewith:

Apr. 11 .......... 2,610

12 .......... 2,160

13 .......... 1,840

Month

Calendar year 1938..

Cfs-days

41,331 

156,233

Maximum

3,750 

3,750

Minimum

413 

102

Mean

1,378 

428

Per square 

mile

5.74 

1.78

Runoff

Inches

6.40 

24.20

Acre-feet

81,980 

309,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

126

120

116

110

106

102

99

97

95

92

90

90

88

86

86

86

84 im

146

172

193

153

*186

176

158

146

132

123

118

113

10S

3,741

121

0.504

0.58

7,420

Nov.

106

104

T53

146

160

160

165

TBC

150

135

125

120

115

110

110

130

145

155

165

165

160

150

145

135

135

130

130

125

125

125

4,109

137

0.571

0.64

8,150

Dec.

120

T5C

125

125

*126

150

165 TB~5

160

150

145

140

140

135

135

140

165

165

165

165

160

150

145

145

140

140

135

140

145

145

145

4,491

145

0.604

0.70

8,910

Jan.

145

SCO

300

460

500

520

520

*509

490

480

470

460

450

450

440

440

430

480

510

510

510

500

499

490

470

440

420

410

440

520

580

14,043

453

1.89

2.18

27,850

Feb.

610

610

600

595

*591

601

612

622

633 'BTZ

601

591

570

560

560

550

550

550

550

529

519

509

4S9

478

468

448

438

 418r~

_

-

15,474

553

2.30

2.40

30,690

Mar.

397

387

367

347

328

*309

291

264

239

215

193

186

186

1S6

186

179

172

168

165

165

158

155

149

146

140

134

T55

264

438

560

601

7,833

253

1.05

1.21

15,540

Apr.

601

551

570

560

540

519

509

489

47S

468

448

438

419

400

381

362

*344

325

298

280

255

247

231

231

247

255

255

247

231

216

-

11,435

381

1.59

1.77

22,680

May

188

T7T

152

137

124

116

108

106

101

106

111

111

108

106

104

99

97

94

92

90

88

86

86

84

84

82

82

*80

80

78

7B

3,229

104

0.433

0.50

6,400

June

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

74

74

72 Ti

72

72

74

76

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

76

82

-

2,240

74.7

0.311

0.35

4,440

July

90

101

104

106

111

111

111

106

101

*97

92

90

86

86

86

86

84

82

80

78

78

78

78

78

84

86

90

94

97

94

92

2,837

91.5

0.381

0.44

5,630

Aug.

90 3H

86

84

82

80

*76

76

72

70

68

66

66

64

64

62

S5

66

68

68

68

66

66

66

64

64

62

64

66

64

64

2,172

70.1

0.292

0.34

4,310

Sept.

66 55

66

66

68

70

72

72

72

70

70

*70

72

74

76

74

72

70

70

68

68

72

80

84

86

88

90

W

88

88

~

2,238

74.6

0.311

0.35

4,440

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,300 Min 82 Mean 467 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.43 Ac-ft 333,200

Water year 1950-51 : Max 633 Min 62 Mean 202 Cfsm 0.842 In. 11.46 Ac-ft 146,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 5 to Dec. 4, Dec. 6 to Jan. 7, Jan. 9-22, Jan. 23 to Feb. 4; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage; gage heights for auxiliary gage, and precipitation records.
460 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La. 

water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

& 

3 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

181,000 

183,000 

187,000 

191,000 

194,000

194,000 

192,000 

187,000 

180,000 

169,000

156,000 

144,000 

136,000 

129,000 

126,000

124,000 

123,000 

123,000 

122,000 

120,000

118,000 

114,000 

109,000 

107,000 

104,000

101,000 

97,800 

94,200 

90,700 

88,900 

87,200

1-4,272.8 

137,800 

t8,475

Nov.

85,400 

82,900 

82,000 

81,200 

80,400

79,500 

78,600 

7.7,800 

76,200 

75,400

74, 600 

75,400 

77,800 

81,200 

84,600

89,800 

95,100 

102,000 

109,000 

116,000

120,000 

124,000 

126,000 

126,000 

124,000

122,000 

122,000 

124,000 

129,000 

138,000

-

^,959.9 

98,660 

t5,871

Dec.

146,000

156,000 

163,000 

167,000 

169,000

172,000 

169,000 

167,000 

163,000 

160,000

159,000 

163,000 

169,000 

180,000 

190,000

202,000 

209,000 

215,000 

220,000 

224,000

235,000

231,000 

231,000 

232,000 

232,000

231,000 

229,000 

224,000 

215,000 

203,000 

188,000

t6,014 

194,000 

til, 930

Jan.

174,000 

158,000 

148,000 

143,000 

140,000

138,000 

137,000

138,000 

140,000 

144,000

154,000 

167,000 

181,000 

196,000 

208,000

218,000 

229,000 

242,000 

258,000 

268,000

282,000 

290,000 

297,000 

304,000 

306,000

309,000

306,000 

306,000 

309,000 

309,000 

309,000

t6,908 

222,800 

t!3,700

Feb.

311,000 

311,000 

304,000 

297,000 

290,000

284,000 

282,000 

280,000 

276,000

Z76,OOO

276,000 

282,000 

288,000 

292,000 

299,000

304,000 

309 , 000 

311,000 

316,000 

321,000

327,000 

330,000 

332,000 

338,000 

343,000

349,000 

355,000 

364,000

_

t8,647 

308,800 

1-17,150

Mar.

370,000

373,000 

376,000 

383,000 

383,000

386,000 

389,000 

392,000 

395,000 

395,000

399,000 

399,000 

399,000 

399,000 

399,000

399,000 

395,000 

402,000 

405,000

399,000

399,000 

392,000 

386,000 

383,000 

373,000

370,000 

370,000 

376,000 

383,000 

379,000 

376,000

tl2,024 

387,900 

t23,850

Apr.

373,000

373,000 

370,000 

367,000 

364,000

364,000 

364,000 

364,000 

364,000 

364,000

364,000 

364,000 

364,000 

364,000 

364,000

364,000 

361,000 

358,000 

358,000 

355,000

355,000 

355,000 

355,000 

352,000 

352,000

349,000

352,000 

355,000 

358,000 

361,000

tlO,827 

360,900 

t21,480

May

361,000 

361,000 

364,000 

367,000 

370,000

370,000 

370,000 

367,000 

367,000 

364,000

361,000 

358,000 

352,000 

346,000 

343,000

338,000 

335,000 

330,000 

324,000 

319,000

311,000 

304,000 

297,000 

288,000 

282,000

278,000 

274,000 

272,000 

267,000 

259,000 

252,000

tlO,151 

327,500 

1-20,130

June

247,000

240,000 

231,000 

223,000 

214,000

204,000 

197,000 

191,000 

185,000 

183,000

180,000 

177,000

178,OOO 

181,000 

188,000

198,000 

215,000 

224,000 

231,000 

235,000

239,000 

240,000 

244,000 

242,000 

240,000

237,000 

235,000 

234,000 

234,000 

232,000

1-6,499 

216,600 

1-12,890

July

232,000

235,000 

240,000 

247,000 

252,000

261,000 

268,000 

278,000 

286,000 

294,000

302,000 

306, 000 

311,000 

316,000 

321,000

321,000 

324,000 

327,000 

327,000 

327,000

327,000 

327,000 

327,000 

330,000 

332,000

335,000 

335,000 

338,000

336,000 

338,000 

338,000

t9,440 

304,500 tie, 720

Aug.

338,000

336,000 

335,000 

335,000 

332,000

327,000 

319,000 

309,000 

294,000 

276,000

250,000 

230,000 

209,000 

185,000 

165,000

151,000 

141,000 

134,000 

128,000 

125,000

122,000 

119,000 

117,000 

113,000 

111,000

109,000

111,000 

113,000 

115,000 

116,000 

115,000

t6,182 

199,400 

t!2,260

Sept.

113,000 

111,000 

111,000 

112,000 

116,000

119,000 

123,000 

126,000 

126,000 

126,000

122,000 

119,000 

117,000 

118,000 

120,000

122,000 

126,000 

132,000 

137,000 

143,000

149,000 

153,000 

158,000 

160,000 

162,000

162,000 

159,000 

157,000 

152,000 

146,000

t3,997 

133,200 

t7,928

Calendar year 1950: Max 619,000 Hln 74,600 Mean 288,200 Ao-ft 208,600,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 405,000 Mln 74,600 Mean 240,900 Ao-ft 174,400,000

t Expressed in thousands.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 461

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 5 at Washington, a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge 1-g- miles upstream 

from Bayou Carron, 3i miles downstream from confluence of Bayou Cocodrie and Bayou 

Boeuf, and 6 miles north of Opelousas.

Drainage area. 715 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey 

Tench mark). Prior to Aug. 23, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary -vater-stage recorder 3£ miles upstream since Mar. 1, 1949. Feb. 25, 1947, to 

Feb. 28, 1949, auxiliary gage was staff gage 3% miles upstream.

Average discharge. 5 years, 1,048 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 cfs Apr. 1; maximum gage height, 25.18 ft

 Feb. 1; minimum discharge, 106 cfs Aug. 30, 31; minimum gage height, 11.67 ft Aug. 31.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 4,520 cfs Apr. 28, 1949; maximum gage height, 27.85 ft

Apr. 29, 1949; minimum discharge, 80 cfs, Aug. 3-6, 1948; minimum gage height, that of

Aug. 31, 1951.

Remarks. Records good above 500 cfs and fair below. 

 into Chatlin Lake Canal through Bayou Lamourie.

Revisions.--W 1117: 1947.

Some flow diverted from Bayou Boeuf

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

330 325"

315

271

239

223

235

234

*227

215

191

183

187

179

IS?

181

181

192

239

291

292

303

310

*306

301

291

290

285

274

269

254

7,795

251

15,460

Nov.

258

252

5BT

305

318

310

317

319

315

308

304

296

290

280

*278

283

316

317

329

330

330

337

327

327

320

313

298

287

287

280

-

9,095

303

18,040

Dec.

276 550"

284

*297

293

374

428

439

441 4"OT

393

364

385

387

355

346

395

437

436

410

399

397

383

375

362

351

340

404

390

396

378

11,597

374

23,000

Jan.

364 35B"

721

1,340

1,490

1,300

1,220

1,140

1,010

980

942

*924

914

917

951

992

934

951

1,090

1,130

1,310

*1,250

1,060

978

931

848

827

770

896

2,380

2, 600

33,525

1,081

66,500

Feb.

2,820

2,920

2,930

2,790

*2,470

2,440

2,550

2,420

2,260

1,940

1,630

1,400

1,230

1,110

1,240

1,950

1,950

1,780

1,520

1,290

1,160

1,090

1,010

961

887

*851

797

791

_

_

-

48,187

1,721

95,580

Mar.

741

703

673

638

*612

579

552

494

480

448

433

425

436

420

416

400

389 325"

*466

510

493

431

464

430

411

399

623

1,960

2,770

3,030

3,210

24,514

. 791

48,620

Apr.

3,190

2,930

*2,520

1,950

1,550

1,320

1,200

1,080

1,050

969

914

901

850

770

770

711

648

603

560

*526

355" 484

560

632

679

712

714

702

661

619

31,274

1,042

62,030

May

555

52T

462

423

366

340

331

*311

284

270

294

274

274

269

263

252

254

243

226

218

214

206

207

194

181

169

165

*173

178

174

162

8,459

273

16,780

June

154

157

157

166

176

182

TBT

175

169

169

165

176

182

168

160

147

142

*134

137

140

139

134

131

127 133"

130

133

136

138

148

-

4,586

153

9,100

July

223" 172

242

225

256

264

264

265

*260

250

244

238

223

227

234

236

234

218

211

195

191

188

*202

224

275

252

228

220

215

209

198

7,081

228

14,040

Aug.

187

181

177

170

167

*167

164

161

160

161

158

146

143

140

138

130

124

176

167

158

176

189

*I5B"

147

135

120

121

121

119

106 TOE"

4,873

151

9,270

Sept.

119

118 123"

131

133

138

153

134

147

*159

177

148

148

157

150

143

149

147

145

145

134

133

202

217

351

639 355"

326

278

252

-

5,791

193

11,490

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,780 Jfcn 179 Mean 1,196 Ac-ft 865,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,210 Mlfi 1O6 Mean 539 Ac-ft 389,900

* Discharge measurement made on this"
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Chatlin Lake Canal near, Lecornpte, La.

Location.--Lat 31°07'10", long. 92°20'40", in NW£ sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., near center

 of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 457, 1.2 miles downstream from 

Indian Bayou and 3.7 miles northeast of Lecompte.

Drainage area,- 75.9 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 42.96 ft above mean sea level 

(Louisiana.Geodetic Survey bench mark). Since Nov. 10, 1944, auxiliary staff gage 

1 mile upstream at different datum read twice daily.

Average discharge.--9 years, 254 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs Mar. 28; maximum gage height, 13.55 ft

 Mar. 29; minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs Aug. 16, 17 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 2,370 cfs Mar. 18, 1945; maximum gage height, 17.21 ft 

Mar. 31, 1949; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs July 25, 1947; minimum gage height, that of 

Aug. 16, 17, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Entire flow of Bayou

 Eamourie, which formerly entered Bayou Boeuf, is diverted by canal into Bayou du Lac 

and thence into Bayou des Glaises. Some flow is now diverted from Bayou Boeuf into 

canal through Bayou Lamourie. Some natural diversion at extremely high stages through 

Bayou Wilson 0.2 mile upstream. Diversions above and below station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Slope used as a factor Dec. 6, 7, Jan. 2-21, Jan. 30 to Feb. 11, 

Feb. 15-21, Mar. 27 to Apr. 3, Apr. 22, 23)

Oct. 1-17

1.0 0.9

1.1 1.5

1.2 2.2

Oct. 18 to Sept. 30

 1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4 

2.2 

3.9

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

12

20

40

71

150

8.0 543

12.0 1,130

14.0 1,590

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.1

15

202 ~5S

33

20

*18

18

18

18

16

15

14 

13

12

534.8

17.3

1,060

Nov.

10

8T~ 9.4

~6T 164

35

30

30

33

33

30

28

25

22

20

22

61

49

35

30

26

26

23

20

20

18

17

16

15

15

-

1,011.4

33.7

2,O1O

Dec.

14

13

35

43

*49

221 T55"

96

68

58

55

49

49

43

43

43

43

43

38

35

33

30

28

26

25

23

22

20

20

19

18

1,458

47.0

2,890

Jan.

24

437

1,010

702

322

203

253

*213

160

151

146

145

154

260

306

203

156

207

216

173

145

132

108

100

88

74

68

58

72

333

286

6,901

223

13,690

Feb.

349

242

168

186

377

*395

600

360

222

183

150

132

132

116

356

672

m

222

179

184

153

132

108

88

82

78

71

68

-

_

.-

6,379

228

12,650

Mar.

61

58

58

55

52

*49

46

43

40

33

26

35

49

28

22

20

 TO 14

 25

35

28

23

22

20

19

18

412

 1,480

1,310

623

338

5,062

163

10,040

Apr.

229

171

143

124

104

96

116

150

108

88

82

68

64

61

55

46

40

38

35

*33_

163

707 '2"SO~

132

92

78

88

74

61

52

-

3,588

]20

7,120

May

46

40

38

38

33

30

28

26

23

26

49

35

25

22

17

15

12

10

8.3

6.8

5.2

3.4

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.7

177

1.9

*3.9

7.0

7.5

567.5

18.3

1,130

June

6.0

4.4

9.9

7.5

9.1

7.0

5.5

3.4

2.4

2.2

IT" 1.9

12

12

7.0

4.4

6.0

42

24

16

24

16

9.6

7.0

6.2

5.5

6.0

4.7

10

li

356.7

11.9

708

July

127

T3B~ 195

70

40

30

20

23

22

*18

16

14

10

9.6

12

12

9.1

7.5

4.9

2.8

2.2

1.9

379- 1.5

26

33

19

10

27

40-

18

963.4

31.1

1,910

Aug.

9.6

6.5

3.9

2.4

1.8

1.5

*1.4

1.2

1.5

1.1

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

3.4

~5.6 16

3.9

1.9

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

76.8

2.48

152

Sept.

-re" 0.8

.8

.8

1.6

7.8

15

8.6

4.9

3.0

2.3

2.1

*3.0

2.6

2.7

3.9

2.7

2.4

2.1

1.7

2.0

7.8

18

T3

8.8

10

6.0

4.4

2.7

2.6

-

144.9

4.83

287

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,87O Mln 1.1 Mean 252 Ac-ft 182,200

Water year 195O-51: Max 1,48O Min O.6 Mean 74.1 Ac-ft 53,650

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 463

Boyou des (liaises diversion channel at Moreauville, La.

Location.--Lat 31°01'59", long. 91°58'5.7", in NE£ sec. 29, T. 1 N., R. 5 E., near right

 bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 30 at Moreauville, 150 ft downstream 

from point of diversion from Bayou des (liaises.

Drainage area. 270 sq mi.

Records available. July 1943 to September 1951. .

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. 8 years, 600 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Mar. 28 {gage height, 7.42 ft); mini-

 mum, 5.6 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 3.34 ft).

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 3,680 cfs Apr. 23, 1949 (gage height, 13.3 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Aug. 17, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those below 40 cfs, which are fair. 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. Plow includes diversion from Bayou 

Boeuf into Chatalin Lake Canal. Channel'discharges into West Protection Levee borrow 

pit channel, 6 miles downstream.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

41

30

23

21

18

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

12~ 9.6

32

66

148

180

T3T

*86

58

46

42

39

37

35

34

33

1,245.6

40.2

2,470

Nov.

32

*B- 30

115

175

145

103

78

64

55

53

50

49

47

45

46

60

71

80

71

62

56

52

46

42

40

38

36

34

33

-

1,854

61.8

3,680

Dec.

32

31

4T

*128

148

272

312

25T

209

163

133

109

94

83

78

72

75

76

75

71

67

64

60

56

53

50

45

46

47

49

50

3,051

98.4

6,050

Jan.

5050-

392

771

790

790

752

714

678

622

566

*511

431

378

388

438

434

511

659

640

622

604

585

548

474

388

288

221

213

684

847

16,049

518

31,830

Feb.

1,040

 SET

904

866

866

*866

942

961

923

885

828

771

714

659

622

659

696

714

696

640

585

548

463

374

282

227

193

 

169

_

-

19,054

680

37,790

Mar.

150

136

126

121

*115

112

108

103

97

93

89

87

87

94

97

90

80

89

82

83

86

89

85

78

73

70 125-

904

1,080

1,040

1,040

6,709

216

13,310

Apr.

 1,040 gw

923

847

771

696

640

585

530

463

378

285

214

171

143

*121

109

99

92

85

83 230"

409

452

402

325

249

216

182

146

-

11,885

396

23,570

May

123

TOTT

93

82

73

70

64

61

60

61

76

106

103

90

73

62

54

46

40

35

31

26

22

20

19

17

17

*17

16

1515-

1,693

54.6

3,360

June

12T3-

15

16

18

19

20

20

19

20

17

15

13

16

19

20

24

22

19

24

34

46

56

5T

41

32

26

26

24

25

-

723

24.1

1,430

July

31

ITT

184 T7B145

114

90

72

*58

53

59

66

78

85

92

96

103

104

104

102

104

103

104

106

109

109

126

148

156

154

154

3,301

106

6,550

Aug.

152 133-

131

118

108

*94

76

55

34

22

15

12

10

9.1

7.6

6.8

TTZ

12

12

13

15

15

14

13

11

10

9.1

8.0

7.6

7.2

8.0

1,155.6

37.3

2,290

Sept.

10

8.0

7.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

BTff

9.1

*11

12

12

13

13

11

10

9.6

10

11

13

21

124

159

TOTT

79

59

45

34

28

-

856.3

28.5

1,700

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,800 Min 9.6 Mean 626 Ac-ft 453,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,080 Min 6.0 Mean 185 Ac-ft 134,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
464 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel near Plaucheville, La.

Location. Lat 30°57 I 10", long. 91°54 I 55", in SW&SE^ sec. 24, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., Louisiana

 meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 300, 50 ft 

downstream from Bayou Choupique and 4.1 miles east of Plaucheville.

Drainage area.--321 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 18.54 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps of

 Engineers bench mark). Prior to Sept. 12, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Water-stage recorder for station on Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at 

Moreauville, La., six miles upstream, used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 7 years, 659 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 12.87 ft); mini-

 mum, 8.6 cfs Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 2.27 ft Oct. 16, 17, June 1,2.

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 4,090 cfs Apr. 22, 1949 (gage height, 18.40 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Sept. 9, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow at this site is principally from Bayou des Glaises diversion 

cnannel (see preceding page).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

51

39

31

28

26

23

23

22

20

19

18

19

18

17

IT

17

17

32

45

131

216 152"

*99

72

58

51

49

46

45 

42

40

1,483

47.8

2,940

Nov.

39

38BO94

215

152

132

94

75

64

61

59

57

56

54

57

61

73

86

84

70

64

60

54

51

48

46

44

42 

41

-

2,159

72.0

4,280

Dec.

41*r

42

*120

187

348

419

3TO

282

220

169

132

110

95

86

82

82

83

83

79

77

71

68

64

61

57

53

59

61 

60

58

3,738

121

7,410

Jan.

57

7T

394

792

819

819

792

738

712

660

621

*569

506

444

431

481

494

608

738

712

686

660

634

608

544

468

360

272

414 

1,150

1,160

18,414

594

36,520

Feb.

1,570

1,320

1,040

991

945

*970

1,160

1,060

964

873

831

761

719

712

765

927

873

819

792

738

660

608

544

456

360

282

235

199

-

-.

22,174

792

43,980

Mar.

172

152

138

134

*123

117

110

104

98

93

89

87

85

91

97

91

82

221

241

185

138

120

103

89

82

75

35T

1,550

1,630

1,350

1,190

9,228

298

18,300

Apr.

1,090

1,010

923

831

763

718

712

660

608

556

468

372

282

215

170

*139

120

104

95

87

35

22T

481

531

506

419

326

282

235

182

-

13,196

440

26,170

May

145

117

100

89

79

72

66

64

62

65

69

100

110

96

81

68

60

51

45

41

36

33

28

25

25

24

22

*22

21 

19

ii

1,853

59.8

3,680

June

17

16

IT

17

19

22

22

22

22

24

24

19

17

17

21

24

28

30

24

24

31

42

5955-

50

40

33

28

31 

29

-

827

27.6

1,640

July

30

S?

206

220

1ST

138

103

80

*65

53

53

61

69

84

85

90

92

96

1O1

100

102

102

100

108

112

120

132

156

172

182

175

3,463

112

6,870

Aug.

182

TBT

161

149

136

*123

111

95

76

57

39

30

22

19

15

12

11

Iff

25

26

28

31

33

33

29

26

23

21

18 

15

13

1,759

56.7

3,490

Sept.

20

23

20

15

12

12

12

10

9.8 12 

*14

19

23

24

26

26

24

23

23

26

31

34

82

Iro- 233

ns

89

72

60 

52

-

1,311.8

43.7

2,600

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,250 Min 17 Mean 635 Ao-ft 459,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,630 Min 9.8 Mean 218 Ac-ft 157,900

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 465

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La.

Location. Lat 30°25'50", long. 91°55'50", in lot 63, T. 7 S., R. 5 E., Louisiana meridlan, near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 356 at Arnaudville, 300 ft upstream from Bayou Fusilier.

Drainage area.- 1,531 sq ml.

Records available. April 1949 to September 1951.

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 

wire-weight gage 3.7 miles upstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 cfs Mar. 28; maximum gage height, 19.17 

it war. 28; minimum discharge, 163 cfs Sept. 2; minimum gage height, 8.63 ft June 28, 

Aug. 31.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1951; maximum gage height, 21.37 ft 

Jan. 7, 1950; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 2, 1951.

A discharge of 154 cfs was measured July 5, 1948 (gage height, 8.61 ft).

Remarks. Records fair. Bayou Teche heads in Bayou Courtableau at Port Barrie. At low 

rrew, all of the discharge of the Courtableau-West Protection Levee borrow pit channel 

basin goes through Teche, but at higher stages some flow passes over the Courtableau 

wiers and continues down the borrow pit channel. There is controlled diversion to or 

from the Red River and Old River overflow area through the Bayou des Glaises flood 

gates and to or from the Atchafalaya floodway through the D'Artwnne culvert.

Cooperation. Gage-height record for base gage furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

386

407

398

393

364

335

a310

a300

*280

274

266

253

237

229

217

206

197

m

237

257

291

341

390

409

419

404

404

384

369

355

347

9,870

318

19,580

Nov.

329

316

305

3TT

369

407

429

446

1~47T

434

419

404

393

372

*358

352

347

364

384

398

401

401

394

388

380

374

367

358

350

342

-

11,352

378

22,520

Dec.

341

m

347

343

549

651

733

765

789

799

784

763

720

675

655

a700

*668

645

649

649

669

663

663

656

a650

a600

a550

a600

a 600

a550

a550

19,317

623

38,310

Jan.

a550

530

737

976

1,060

1,070

958

1,030

1,040

1,050

1,050

1,010

1,010

998

987

978

987

987

987

1,020

1,030

*1,030

1,030

1,020

1,010

978

959

944

al,300

al,700

1,500

31,546

1,018

62,570

Feb.

1,380

1,360

1,290

1,250

1,210

1,220

1,310

1,310

,370

a ,300

a ,200

,100

,020

,060

1,340

1,160

1,140

1,090

1,030

1,030

1,020

983

1,G37T

1,040

1,030

*1,010

1,010

996

-

32,289

1,153

64,040

Mar.

959

935

902

882

850

813

755

764

746

720

720 73B746

755

763

780

960

848

898

929

925

919

904

. 894

871

821

1,310

2,180

1,390

1,380

1,420

29,477

951

58,470

Apr.

1,330

#1,300

1,250

1,180

1,150

1,140

1,120

1,110

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,040

1,030

987

957

923

894

867

839

831

812

794

EOT

846

901

1,010

991

1,010

1,030

996

-

30,330

1,011

60,160

May

957 9~37

886

839

. 795

735

*668

610

573

565.

610

610

610

610

588

581

561

541

519

512

507

491

454

422

407

395

380

347

332

317

303

17,658

570

35,020

June

283

265

250

246

234

230

234

224

209

204

218

222

230

239

236

226

262

*288 24"0"

236

231

214

194

202

201

198

190

186

TS5

188

-

6,773

226

13,430

July

215

33E

348

374

416

441

435

428

428

377

334

a320

3310

a300

a320

a330

a320

a310

a310

a300

a300

a290

*286

292

334

378

406

429

360" 479

458

11,104

358

22,020

Aug.

442

444 '¥34"

437

429

421

400

385

370

362

342

328

314

293

*274

259

241

236

241

249

255

255

261

257

255

243

226

205

188

177

176

9,409

304

18,660

Sept.

184

175

aTSO"

190

202

206

219

239

241

249

251

264

264

258

258

251

a250

a250

a240

a240

3240

a240

a270

317

722

990 9"23"

843

743

645

-

10,544

351

20,910

Calendar year 1950 : Max 1,980 Min 197 Mean 858 Ac-ft 621,100

Water year 1950-51 : Max 2,180 Min 175 Mean 602 Ac-ft 435,700

* Dischsrge measurement made on this day.

3 No gsge-height record st bsse gsge or at auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of available gage-height record and records for Bayou Courtableau.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Bayou Carencro near Sunset, La.

Drainage area.--37.1 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 12.77 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

tTeodetic Survey bench mark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to 

Nov. 2, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage on 

Vermilion River 600 ft downstream from mouth of Bayou Carencro. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, 

staff gage for station on Bayou Teche at Arnaudville used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 8 years, 64.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,990 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 13.00 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 4,220 cfs Mar. 13, 1947 (gage height, 17.10 ft); no 

flow for many days in each year.

Remarks.--Records fair above 10 cfs and poor below.

 

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Submergence effect used as a factor Jan. 7, 8, Jan. 30 to 

Feb. 11, Feb. 16-19', Mar. 28 to Apr. 4)

0.4 

.5

1.1 

3.1

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

6.1

11

55

3.0

5.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

82

260

601

915

1,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

21

32

33

24

35

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Gfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.1

0~0

0

0 

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

.2

.5 75"

.4

.2

.2

0

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

3.0

0.10

0.0027

0.003

6.0

Nov.

0~.l

.2

.4

.2

.1 

.1

0

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

.3

.6

.7

.5

.4

4.9 275"

1.2

.6

.4

.4

.4 

.3

.4

.5

-

15.9

0.53

0.014

0.02

32

Dec.

0.4

5^4

4.6

354

1,060 

387

57

128

34

6.6

2.6

1.7

1.0

.7

21

*33

4.0

1.6

195

181

24

7.6

3.3

1.7

.9

35

110 

82

16

5.0

2,764.6

89.2

2.40

2.77

5,480

Jan.

2.6

4.4

214

62

12

30 

360

39

8.5

46

53

11

5.2

7.3

9.2

3.1

1.8

1.2

.8

.7

5.6

*2.5

1.0

.9

1.1

.5

.4 

.3

108

662 B~4"8~

2,202.1

71.0

1.91

2.21

4,370

Feb.

-5T 528

29

38

26

90 

169

17

81

311

32

11

5.0

3.3

421

444

51

13

6.2

4.0

2.7 2.0-

1.4

1.1

1.0

*.9

.8 7B-

_

.

-

2,372.2

84.7

2.28

2.38

4,710

Mar.

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.5

.5

.4

.6

4.4

4.3

1.7

.9

.7

69

48

105

31

6.9

3.1

1.8

1.3

1.0

.6

1,110 

1,09O

663

104

32

3,285.0

106

2.86

3.29

6,520

Apr.

26

*16

11

2.6

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.3

.9

.7

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.1

1.0

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

7¥

161

381 -59-

6.6

2.5

-

663.7

22.1

0.596

0.67

1,320

May

1.1

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1 

*00~

0

.1

.5

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

'.5

.2

0

0

6.9

0.22

0.0059

0.007

14

June

00~

0

3.4

2.0

1.0 

.5

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

.8

.4

.2

42

*49~5.8

.6

.9

.2

0

0

0

0

0 

35

38

9.1

-

187.4

6.25

0.168

0.19

373

July

19

15

1.5

.4

.1

0~0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.7

19

44

*47

6!

13

37 

61

12

4.4

1.3

341.4

11.0

0.296

0.34

677

Aug.

0.4

.2

00~

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

176" 2.3

0

0

0

0

3.9

0.13

0.0035

0.004.

7.7

Sept.

0.2

.8

.2

0~.l

.2 

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.9

1.1

.8

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

2.0

10

2.0

495

301

25 

3.8

1.3

.5

-

844.8

28.2

0.760

0.85

1,680

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,480 Min 0 Mean 72.9 Gfsm 1.96 In. 26.67 Ac-ft 52,780

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,110 Min 0 Mean 34.8 Gfsm 0.938 In. 12.73 Ac-ft 25,190

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs). Mar. 27 (1:30 p.m.) 1,990 cfs (13.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1 to Nov. 1.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 467

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La.

Location.--Lat 30°25'40", long. 92°05'30", in lot 174, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., Louisiana meridlan, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 5-D, threequarters of a mile east of Shuteston, if miles northwest of Sunset, and 2 miles upr.tream from Bayou Sylvain and Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge.

Drainage area. 19.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1951.

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.--9 years, 30.7 cfs.

Extreme;. Maximum discharge during year, 919 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 8.88 ft); no flow 

ror many days.

1942-51: 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 above 10 cfs and poor below.

Discharge, in cubit feet per second, water year Octooer 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

,0

NOV.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0 

U 

0

0

145

~TZ 500

16

7.3

5.6

2.1

.7

.4

.2

.1

21

*102

28

6.6

8.3

17

7.0

2.6

1.0

.6

.4

.4

12

44

15 

4.2

1,023.5

33.0

1.74

2.00

2,030

Jan.

1.3 

1.1 

55

38

12

14

206

49

12

19

44

17

6.7

4.2 

5.1

4.2

1.9

.8

.5

.4

.3

**.2

.2

.2

_._!

.1

.1

.1

75

584 'S'SS

1,438.5

46.4

2.44

2.82

2,850

Feb.

414 aTo" 

a40

a35

a30

a70

a9o

a30

a70

al50

a 60

a30

a!5

alO 

a300

a350

alOO

a30

alO

a5

a3

al

a. 7

a. 5

a. 3

**.2

.2

.2

:

1,915.1

68.4

3.60

3.75

3,800

Mar.

0.2 

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

18

16

24

16

4.0

.9

.4

.3

.2

.2

*490

710 3~5o~

53

15

1,700.4

54.9

2.89

3.33

3,370

Apr.

5.0 

*TTS 

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

0

u

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

0

0

.9

2.0

.7

.3

.2

13.3

0.44

0.023

0.03

26

May

0.1 

a.l 

aOaO~

aO

aO

aO

*0

aO },,

J

» aO

a. 4

\ aO

3.2

0.10

0.00o3

0.006

6.3

June

f aS

[

^

a. 8

ao

1"

1 alO

43

2ff

7.9

21

9.6

2.6

.6

.3

.1

.1

.6

5.6

2.2

129.6

4.32

0.227

0.25

257

July

7.0 

21 

17

6.2

1.2

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

41

103

*73

135

198

77

50

235 ~S?

25 

8.6

1,080.8

34.9

1.84

2.12

2,140

Aug.

2.2 

.8 

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

a.l

0

u

0

0

0

**0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

1.6

3.6

T7C

.4 

.2

11.1

0.36

0.019

0.02

22

Sept.

0.2 

.1 

0

*tJ

1.1

.1

0

.3

.7

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4 

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

4.1

2.2

274

564 139"

51

16

4.1

1,110.9

37.0

1.95

2.17

2,200

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,380 Min 0 Mean 37.1 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.50 Ac-ft 26,850

Water year 1950 51: Max 710 Mln 0 Mean 23.1 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.50 Ac-ft 16,700

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).- Dec. 6 (4 a.m.) 700 cfs (8.43 ft); Mar. 27 (4:30 p.m.) 919 cfs 

(8.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Bayou Carencro near Sunset 

and precipitation records.
468 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE

Measurements of streamflow In the lower Mississippi River basin made at points other 

than gaging stations are given In the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin during the water year 

October 1950 to September 1951

Meraraec River basin, Mo.

Date

Nov. 28

Oct. 18

Feb. 6

Oct. 19

Stream

Garni In Spring. ....

Huzzah Creek. .....

Lanes i?ork. .......

Big River .........

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Hutchins Creek. . . .

Merameo River. ....

Bourbeuse River . . ,

Meramec River .....

Locality

SE^SEi sec. 5, T. 34 N., R. 4 W., 8j

miles northeast of Salem.

S| sec. 25, T. 38 N., R. 3 W., at bridge

on State Highway 8, 8 miles east of

Steelville.

SW&JEi sec. 17, T. 39 N., R. 7 W., at

bridge on State Highway 68, l£ miles

downstream from Bailey Creek and 2^

miles east of Vichy.

W| sec. 33, T. 4O N., R> 3 E., at bridge

on State Highway H, 6| miles east of

Richwoods .

"Discharge 

(cfs)

1.48

91.4

290

233

Headwater Diversion Channel basin, Mo.

Feb. 21

Sept. 26

Headwater diversion channel.

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

Mississippi River.

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

NE£ sec. 6, T. 29 N., R. 

county highway bridge, 

west of Allenville.

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

12 E., 

J mile

at

south17,800 

1,300

946

Obion River basin, Term.

Oct. 2O

Oct. 2O

Oct. 17 

17 

17

19

Clear Creek. ......

Spring Creek. .....

Cane Creek. ....... 

Harris Fork Creek. 

Hooaier Creek

River . 

North Fork Forked 

Deer River.

South Fork Obion 

River drainage 

canal .

Middle Fork Obion 

River.

Mud Creek .........

North Fork Obion 

River.

Forked Deer River.

At bridge on State Highway 22, south of 

McKenzie .

At bridge on State Highway 22, 4^ miles 

northwest of McKenzie.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 45E, south of 

Martin . 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 45 in South 

Fulton.

west edge of Union City. 

At Corps of Engineers gaging station at 

Dyeraburg. Drainage area, 6.42 sq mi.

12.8 

8.95

16.9 

18.2

0 

a. 05 

1.13

256

a Flow estimated.

Hatchie River basin, Term.

1950

Mar. 31

Oct. 16

18

Plea

. . . .c

>ant Run Creek

o ............

Hatchie River... . . At bridge

of Boll

ville.

on U.

/ar .

S. Highway

Hiehwav

64 , northwest b34.1

* Includes measurement made prior to the 1951 water year.

b Furnished by Division of Sanitary Engineering, Tennessee Department of Public Health.

White River basin

June 29

May 1O

10

Mar. 30

Feb. 21

21

21

Nov. 22

Dec. 21

Aug. 14

Blue Spring. ......

Polk Bayou. .......

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

Yoga Spring .......

Eleven Point River

Middle Fork. ......

Barren Fork. ......

PCS., Spring .......

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

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

White River. ......

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

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

Unnamed tributary.

White River. ......

Eleven Point River

Middle Fork. ......

Eleven Point River

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

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

In NW£ sec. 30, T. 21 N., R. 26 W., at

Blue Spring Farm 5£ miles northwest of

Eureka Springs, Ark.

SWjNW£ sec. 31, T. 15 N., R. 6 W., at

bridge on county road 2.C miles west

of Sand town, Ark.

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

NW£ sec. 29, T. 30 N., R. 7 W., 3i miles

northwest of Eunice, Mo.

SW£SW£ sec. 32, T. 25 N . , R. 5 W., at

bridge on State Highway SO, at Thomasville, Mo.

NW£NE£ sec. 5, T. 24 N., R. 5 W., at

bridge on State Highway 80, at Thornasville, Mo.

NEiNE£ sec. 8, T. 24 N., R. 5 W., at

bridge on State Highway 80, 2 miles

southeast of Thomas vi lie, Mo.

NE£NE£ sec. 3, T. 24 N., R. s w., 2£

miles east of Thomasville, Mo.

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

clO.3

52.3

52 2

l'.96

1,000

400

70.6

1.48

79 2)20

c Includes flow in flume only.

Arkansas River basin

Aug. 

May

14 

2

Huerfano River. . . . 

Furgatoire River..

Arkansas River .... 

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

Lat 37°47', long. 1O5"09', Just below 

Williams Creek, li miles east of 

Qardner, Colo.

southeast of Earl and 16 miles northeast of Trinidad, Colo.

9.8
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 469

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin during the water year 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

May 22 

June 11

21

July 11

25

22

Sept. 11

May 2

22

June 11

21

July 11

25

22

Sept. 11

24

May 1 

24

June 11

21

July 11

25

22

Sept. 11

24

May 1

22

21

July 11

25

Sept. 11

24

Oct. 3 

9

16

24

30

Nov. 8

24

Dec. 11

18

July 16 

16

Sept. 19

4

Nov. 14 

14 

Oct. 5

Nov. 14

Oct. 11

Stream

Purgatoire River.. 

,. ..do............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

....do............'

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

Lunning Arroyo .... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Von Bremer Arroyo.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wild Horse Creek. . 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arkansas River .... 

Cow Creek Canal . . .

Red Rock Creek. . . .

Eagle Chief ....... 

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Arkansas River... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Purgatoire River.

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

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

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

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

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

....do<..........

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

Arkansas River . . .

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

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

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

Mississippi River 

Arkansas River. . .

ansas River. 

Arkansas River . . .

Clraarron River . . . 

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

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

Locality

Lat 37°14', long. 104°13', 8 miles 

southeast of Earl and 16 miles northeast of Trinidad, Colo. 

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

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

stream from San Francisco Creek, ij 

miles southeast of Alfalfa, Colo.

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

Lat 37°19', long. 104°06', 8 miles east 

of Earl and 23 miles northeast of 

Trinidad, Colo.

northeast of Model and 27 miles 

northeast of Trinidad, Colo.

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

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

Lat 38°03', long. 102°07 ' , Just upstream from mouth, i mile southeast 

of Holly, Colo.

stream from mouth and 5 miles east of 

Lamar, Colo. 

At Main St. Bridge In Hutchlnson, Kans. 

At U, S. Highway SOS in Hutchlnson, 

Kans.

l£ miles above St. Louis & San Francisco Railway bridge and 2 miles 

southwest of Lamont, Okla. 

SWi sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. 1 E.. at 

bridge on State Highway 15, 4 mile 

west of Red Rock, Okla.

culvert on State Highway 45, 8 miles 

east of Waynoka, Okla. Drainage 

area, 1.62 sq mi. 

Stoi sec. 5, T. 24 N., R. 12 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 45, 3 miles 

west of Carmen, Okla. 

NEi sec. 35, T. 23 N., R. 12 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 8, 1 mile 

north of Cleo, Okla. 

NEi sec 11 T 22 N R 12 W at

county highway bridge j mile west of 

Cleo, Okla. 

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

bridge on State Highway 51, l£ miles 

west of Hennessey, Okla.

county highway bridge \ mile southwest of Dover, Okla.

Discharge 

(cfs)

8.6

.8

g

? 7

22.7 

12 5

17,600 

5,390

.87 

$990

3.32 

15.7

t Flow at crest stage; computed by slope-area method.

t Plow at crest stage; computed by contracted-opening method.
470 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin during the water year 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 19 

Aug. 20

20 

June 13

Sept. 5 

May 8

July 7

14

15

Sept. 11

Nov. 11 

Feb. 10

22

Mar. 12

Apr. 22

June 9

Aug. 3

Sept. 15

Oct. 18 

Dec. 6

27

Apr. 18

May 3

June . 6

20

1951

Aug. 28 

May 16

June 5 

5

16

16 

Sept. 6

5 

7 

7 

7 

25 

Aug. 21

Stream

Turkey Creek ......

Deer Creek. .......

Big Creek tributary 1 .

Sand Creek ........

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

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

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

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

Spring River ...... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Baldwin ditch.. .. . 

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

. . . .dos ...........

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

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

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

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

Tequesquite Creek. 

Red Deer Creek. . . .

Bluff Creek. ......

tributary.

Deer Creek tributary 1.

Little Deer Creek.

Walnut Creek ...... 

Spring Creek. ..... 

Little River... . .. 

Salt Creek. ....... 

[ndian Creek ......

North Canadian 

River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Cimarron River . . .

Cottonwood Creek. 

Big Creek.. ......

Caney River ......

Neosho River .....

Chicorica Creek..

Ute Creek ........ 

Canadian River. . .

Red Deer Creek. . .

Deer Creek. ...... 

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

.. ..do. ..........' 

Sandy Creek. ..... 

Canadian River . . . 

Little River. .... 

North Canadian. . . 

Canadian River . . .

Locality

NWi sec. 2, T. 17 N., R. 7 W., at 

county highway bridge J mile southwest of Dover, Okla.

bridge on State Highway 74, 2 miles 

southwest of Navlna, Okla. 

NWjSWi sec. 13, T. 14 N., R. 4 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 74, 6 miles 

northwest of Edraond, Okla. 

SEj sec. 33, T. 18 N., R. 4 E., at 

culvert on State Highway 33, 6 miles 

west of Cushing, Okla. Drainage area, 

3.31 sq ml. 

NEi sec. 20, T. 26 N., R. 11 E., t mile 

upstream from county highway bridge 

and J mile north of Okesa, Okla.

S., R. 21 E., at highway bridge east 

of Oswego, Kans.

SEj sec. 33, T. 29 N., R. 31 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 71 in Carthage, Mo.

At diversion dam above station on Chicorica Creek, ij miles below East Pork 

and 3j miles east of Raton, N. Mex.

stream from railroad right-of-way, 

J mile southwest of Colmor and 10.5 

miles southwest of Springer, N. Mex. 

At State Road 65 near Mosquero, N. Mex., 

Hardlng County. 

Lat 35°35', long. 100°57', at State 

Highway 70, 2$ miles north of Pampa, 

Gray County, Tex. 

Lat 35°41'50", long. 100°40'00", 1 mile 

northwest of Miami, Roberts County, 

Tex.

Hemphill County, on U. S. Highway. 60, 

9.1 miles northeast of Miami, Roberts 

County, Tex.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 

bridge, 4 miles northeast of Custer 

City, Okla. Drainage area, 90.2 

sq ml. 

SWj sec. 18, T. 14 N., R. 15 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 33, 3 miles 

northeast of Custer City, Okla. 

Drainage area, 6.74 sq mi. 

NEiNEi sec. 29, T. 15 N., R. 15 W., 2j 

miles west of Thomas, Okla. Drainage area, 4.96 sq mi. 

NW^SW-J- sec 4 T 12 N R 13 W at

county highway bridge, -J- mile south 

of Hydro, Okla. 

NWj sec. 13, T. 6 N., R. 2 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 77 at Pur cell, 

Okla. 

SWJ sec. 26, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., at 

county highway bridge, 4 miles west 

of city limits, Ada, Okla. 

NWj- sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 1 W., at 

county highway bridge, 6? miles east 

of city limits, Norman, Okla. 

SW£ sec. 27, T. 7 N., R. 6 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 48, 2^ miles 

south of Dewright, Okla. 

NW^NWj sec. 25, T. 22 N., R. 20 W., at 

bridge on U. S.' Highway 270, 6 miles 

southeast of Woodward, Okla. 

SWt sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 14 W., \ mile 

above Canton Reservoir and 1\ miles 

northwest of Canton, Okla.

Discharge 

(cfs)

8.19

1.79 

*3,000

305

163

1.43

4 21

1-15,700 

t3,430

tlO,900

*7,030 

t6,230

5.21 

0 

1.40 

.38 

.67 

47.2

at crest stage; computed by slope-area 

at crest stage; computed by contracted

method. 

 opening method.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin during the water year 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Mar. 26

21

18 

13

Stream

North Canadian 

River .

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

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

Little Deep Fork..

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Canadian River. . .

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

River , 

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

Deep Fork. .......

Locality

NEj sec. 27 , T. 16 N., R. 12 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 3 miles 

west of Watonga, Okla.

bridge on State Highway 4, 2 miles 

north of Yukon, Okla,

NWfcSWi sec. 5, T. 11 N., R. 3 W., at

bridge on Pennsylvania Ave., 2 miles 

southwest of Federal Bldg. at Oklahoma City, Okla.

bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 3 miles 

northwest of Wewoka, Okla. 

W line see. 3, T. 8 N,, R. 10 E., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 2£ miles 

south of Wetumka, Okla. 

SW£ sec, 12, T. 1* N,, R. 10 E., at 

county highway bridge, £ mile south 

of Edna, Okla. 

NW£ sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 20 W., 200

ft downstream from Jack Creek and 2j 

miles south of Winfrey, Ark.

Discharge 

(efs)

151 

2,270

3,350

3,220

2,080

3,020

1,770

7,940

2.19

1.84 

16.8 

2.19

Red River basin*

1941

1951

16

Feb. 26 

July 16

Aug.' 15

July 16 

16

1950 

Oct. 2

Nov. 7

1951 

Jan. 15

Feb. 12

Mar. 15

Apr. 9

July 16

Aug. 15

Sept. 24

Feb. 9

July 20

Feb. 9

1950 

Nov. 4

27

1951 

Jan. 15

Feb. 9

Mar. 2

Apr. 12

July 20

Feb. 8

8

Fork Red River. 

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

Buck Creek ........ 

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

.,..do............

North Qroesbeck 

Creek.

Creek . 

Qroesbeck Creek...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carroll Creek. 

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

River . 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saddlers Creek.,..

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

Prairie Dog Town 

Fork Red River.

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

.....do...,....,,.

Qroesbeck Creek..

Prairie Dog Town 

Fork Red River,

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

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

Salt Fork Red 

River .

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

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

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

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

Salt Fork Red 

River .

20 miles north of Clovis, N. Mex.

stream from discontinued gaging 

station near Canyon, Randall County, 

Tex.

Duro State Park, 14 miles east of 

Canyon, Randall County, Tex. 

Lat 34°42', long. 100°11', in Childress 

County, about 10J miles south of 

Wellington, Colllngsworth County, 

Tex.

Lat 34°23', long. 99°48', about 3 miles 

southeast of North Qroesbeck, Hardeman County, Tex.

east of Acme, Hardeman County, Tex.

Lat 34°21', long. 99°42', below West 

Texas Utilities Co.'s pumping plant 

near Quanah, Hardeman County, Tex.

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

bridge on State Highway 90, l£ miles 

west of Eldorado, Okla, 

Lat 35°04', long. 100°55', Similes 

north of Clarendon, Donley County, 

Tex.

north of Clarendon, Donley County, 

Tex.

Highway 70, about 4 miles north of 

Clarendon, Donley County, Tex.

Saddlers Creek, 8-J miles northeast of 

Clarendon, Donley County, Tex. 

Lat 35°00', long. 100°45', about 8j 

miles northeast of Clarendon, Donley 

County, Tex.

t26,000

15,200

tl8,500

11.5

1.3

5.23

17.0

2.0

5.0

Includes measurements made prior to the 1951 water year, 

t Flow at crest stage; computed by slope-area method.
472 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In lower Mississippi River basin during the water year 

October 1950 to September 1951--Continued

Red River basin* Continued

Date

1951 

Feb. 8

8

8

Apr. 20

May 16 

16

Feb. 26

July 25

Sept. 26

Feb. 27 

27

27

Aug. 28

Sept. 26

June 5 

5

5

5 

Apr. 18 

Feb. 12 

27

12

27

Sept. 24

Apr. 18

Stream

Lelia Lake Creek..

River . 

Whitefish Creek. ..

River.

Salt Fork Red 

River tributary.

River .

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

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

McClellan Creek.. .

North Fork Red

River .

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

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

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

Sweetwater Creek.. 

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

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

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

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

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

Hackberry Creek 

west tributary.

tributary No. 1.

Hackberry Creek 

tributary No. 2.

Hackberry Creek . . .

North Fork Red 

River .

Sweetwater Creek. 

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

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Salt Fork Red 

River .

Salt Fork Red 

River .

Salt Fork Red 

River .

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

River .

North Pork Red 

River .

North Pork Red 

River.

Hackberry Creek.. 

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

Hackberry Creek 

tributary No. 1

Sweetwater Creek. 

Red River.. ......

North Fork Red 

River .

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

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

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

Locality

Lat 34°59', long. 1000 40', about 

8 miles north of Hedley, Donley 

County, Tex. 

Lat 35°00', long. 100°36', above mouth

of Whitefish Creek, 9$ miles north-, 

east of Hedley, Donley County, Tex. 

Lat 35°00', long. 100°36', about 9j 

miles northeast of Hedley, Donley 

County, Tex. 

Lat 35°02', long. 100°24', about 16

miles northwest of Wellington, 

Collingsworth County, Tex. 

Lat 35°02'15", long. 100°23'30", about 

16 miles northwest of Wellington, 

Collingsworth County, Tex. 

Lat 35°01'30", long. 100°20'15", 14

miles northwest of Wellington, 

Collingsworth County, Tex. 

Lat 34°57'25", long. 100°13'30", at

U. S. Highway 83 crossing, 6j miles 

north of Wellington, Collingsworth 

County, Tex.

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

of Wellington, Collingsworth County, 

Tex. 

SEi sec. 3, T. 4 N., R. 26 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 30, 5 miles 

southwest of Vlnson, Okla.

county highway bridge, 3 miles north 

of Olustee, Okla. 

Lat 35°ll'55r', long. 100°58'30", at 

State Highway 70 bridge, 15.2 miles 

west of Alanreed, Gray County, Tex.

near Alanreed, Gray County, Tex.

Highway 83, 2f miles north of Shamrook, Wheeler County, Tex.

Lat 35°31', long. 100°28', at State 

Highway 152 crossing about l£ miles 

west of Mobeetle, Wheeler County, Tex.

State Highway 152 crossing about 

2 miles southeast of Mobeetle, 

Wheeler County, Tex.

U. S. Highway 83 crossing about 4 

miles northwest of Wheeler, Wheeler 

County, Tex.

Lat 35026'50'' J long. lOO'lS'SO", ± mile 

upstream from State Highway 152 

bridge, 2 miles west of Wheeler, 

Wheeler County, Tex.

Highway 152 crossing, 0.24 miles east 

of U. S. Highway 83 at Wheeler, 

Wheeler County, Tex. 

Lat 35°27', long. lOO'ie 1 , at State 

Highway 152 crossing, 0.62 miles east 

of U. S. Highway 83 at Wheeler, 

Wheeler County, Tex. 

Lat 35°27'40", long. 100°16'00", 1.2 

'miles north of Wheeler, Wheeler 

County, Tex. 

SW£ sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 26 W., at 

county highway bridge, 5 miles north 

of Texola, Okla. 

Lat 35"28'30", long. 100 0 08'30", about 

8 miles northeast of Wheeler, Wheeler 

County, Tex. 

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

miles east of Wheeler, Wheeler County, 

Tex.

NW£ sec. 22, T. 10 N., R. 26 W., at 

county highway bridge, 3j miles west 

of Mayfleld, Okla.

Discharge 

(ofs)

7.0 

18.9

.03 

17.0

a. 03 

al.O

30.0

184

21.6

4.16

7.26

6.81

8,720

162

2.73

2,920

2,340

5,560 

.47 

22.3

25 S

22.7

* Includes measurements made prior to the 1951 water year, 

a Flow estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 473

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi Hiver basin during the water year 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Red River basin* Continued

Date

1951 

Sept. 24

1950 

Oct. 30

Nov. 15 

Oct. 30

Nov. 15 

Oct. 17

Nov. 20 

1951 

Jan. 16 

Feb. 12 

Mar. 15 

Apr. 9 

May 24 

June 28 

July 25 

Aug. 28 

Sept. 26 

1950 

Dec . 12

1951 

Jan. 19

Mar. 17 

July 27 

Sept. 2 8

July 25

25

May 18

1950 

Oct. 31

1951 

Sept. 6

1950 

Oct. 10

1951 

May 16

16 

Sept. 5 

5 

5 

5 

Sept. 10 

10

* Inclu 

t Plow 

* Plow

Stream

Sweetwater Creek. .

North Pork Red 

Hiver.

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

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

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

Roaring Springs . . .

West Cache Creek..

North Pork Wichita 

River.

Salt Creek. .......

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

Mud Creek. ........ 

Washita River .....

Beaver Creek 

tributary 1.

?ainy Mountain 

Creek.

Sugar Creek. ...... 

Finn Creek. ....... 

Wildhorse Creek... 

!ock Creek. .......

des measurements mac 

at crest stage; comj 

at crest stage; com]

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

North Pork Bed 

River.

Elm Pork of Red 

River .

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

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

North Pork Red 

River.

Pease River. ......

Cache Creek ....... 

Wichita River.. . . .

North Pork Wichita 

River. 

Red River. ........

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

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

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

Beaver Creek ......

Washita River ..... 

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

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

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

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

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

le prior to the 1951 

>uted by slope-area n 

>uted by contracted-c

Locality

NW£ sec. 28, T. 10 N., R. 26 W., at 

county highway bridge, 7 miles north 

of Texola, Okla.

NE£ sec. 24, T. 7 N., H. 21 W., at 

county highway bridge, 8 miles east 

of Willow, Okla.

NEj sec. 19, T. 6 N., R. 20 W., 1 mile 

above Lake Altus and 2 miles northeast of Granite, Okla.

Lat 35"07', long. 100°17', Collingsworth County, 6 miles southwest of 

Shamrock, Tex. Approximately 1,500 

ft downstream from Port Worth & 

Denver City (Burlington) R. H. 

bridge .

NW^ sec. 27, T. 8 N., R. -19 W., at 

county highway bridge, 1 mile southwest of Sentinel, Okla.

Lat 33°51', long. 100°51 ' , 4 miles 

south of Roaring Springs, Motley 

County, Tex.

NE^ sec. 30, T. 3 S., R. 11 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 5A, 3f miles 

east of Cookietown, Okla. . 

Lat 33°57', long. 100°09', 10 miles 

southeast of Paducah, Cottle County, 

Tex. 

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

NWJ sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 8 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 5, 4 miles 

northwest of Waurika, Okla. Drainage area, 577 sq mi.

NEj see. 2, T. 5 S., R. 8 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 70 in southwestern section of Waurika, Okla.

SE£ sec. 25, T. 6 S., R. 4 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 89, 6 miles 

east of Orady, Okla.

SWfc sec. 21, T. 15 N., R. 26 W., at 

ford 1$ miles east of State line and 

4 miles northwest of Midway, Okla.

NE£ sec. 3, T. 13 N., R. 17 W., at 

culvert on new State Highway 33, 

5 miles northwest of Arapaho, 

Okla . Drainage area , 0.81 sq ml . 

SE£ sec. 28, T. 13 N., R. 16 W., 

3 miles east of Arapaho, Okla. 

Drainage area, 16.1 sq mi. 

NWj sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 15 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 9, J mile 

east of Mountain View, Okla. 

Center see. 11, T. 7 N., R. 14 W. . 

at bridge on State Highway 9, 2t 

miles southwest of Carnegie, Okla. 

SWfc sec. 15, T. 8 N., R. 10 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 281, if 

miles southeast of Gracemont, Okla. 

NE£ sec. 5, T. 4 N., R. 2 W., at 

county highway bridge 2 miles east 

of Story, Okla. 

Ei sec. 24, T. 1 N., R. 1 W., at 

county highway bridge, lj miles 

north of Hoover, Okla. 

SW£ sec. 7, T. 2 S., R. 3 E., at 

county highway bridge, 1 mile 

east of Dougherty, Okla.

water year.

lethod . 

>pening method.

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.55

30.0

48.9 

33.0

46.0 

2.39

2.60

2.72 

2.93 

2.17 

2.55 

3.60 

1.71 

2.39 

1.40 

2.13

7.28

1.37

1.21 

1.28 

0

5.4

2.7 

t 65, 300

40.7 

.44 

7.92 

*1,590

 10,900 

0 

0 

0 

.06 

5.11 

28.2
474 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin during water 

'October 1950 to September 1'951 Continued

Red River basin* Continued

Date

1951

Sept. 10

1950

Nov. 1

1951

Sept. 10

1950

Nov. 1

1951

Sept. 10

1950

Nov. 1

1951

Jan. 5

24

Feb. 9

Jan. 3

3

Mar. 29

Stream

Threemile Creek...

Mill Creek... .....

Pennington Creek..

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

Blue Creek. .......

North Boggy Creek.

Red Chute Bayou . . .

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

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

Bayou Castor ......

Little Creek. .....

Big Creek. ........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Mill Creek........

Washita River .....

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

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

Red River ........ i

Muddy Boggy Creek.

Plat River...'.....

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

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

Little River.. ....

Bayou Castor ......

Little River.. ....

Locality

NEfc sec. 12, T. 2 S., R. 4 E., at

county highway bridge, 100 ft below

St. Louis & San Francisco Railway

dam and £ mile west of Mill Creek,

Okla.

SEi sec. 6, T. 4 S., R. 5 E., at

county highway bridge, 3j miles

southwest of Ravia, Okla.

SEt sec. 30, T. 2 S., R. 6 E.. at 

bridge on State Highway 7, f mile

northeast of Reagan, Okla.

SWt sec. 5, T. 3 S., R. 6 E., at ford

2 miles southeast of Reagan and

6 miles northwest of Tishomingo,

Okla.

SW-J- sec. 24, T, 1 S., R. 6 E., at

bridge on State Highway 99, £ mile

north of Connerville, Okla.

SWj sec. 7, T. 1 S., R. 12 E., 6

miles northeast of Atoka, Okla.

In Sw£ sec. 32, T. 19 N., R. 12 W.,

£ mile upstream from connection

between Flat River and Red .Chute

Bayou and 3£ miles upstream from

U. S. Highway 80.

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

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

In NEj sec. 2, T. 15 N., R. 1 W. , at

bridge on State Highway 13, 0.6 mile

upstream from mouth of Little Creek

and 1.0 mile northeast of Chatham,

La.

In SW£ sec. 2, T. 15 N., R. 1 W., at

bridge on State Highway 13, 0.5 mile

northeast at Chatham, La. and 0.8

mile upstream from confluence with

Bayou Castor .

In sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., at bridge

on State Highway 19, at Fishville,

2.7 miles east of Pollock, and 5.3

miles upstream from mouth.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.12

4.80

28.6

40.4

36.3

58.9

384

662

1,570

1,510

628

1,070

Includes measurements made prior to the 1951 water year.

Big Black River basin, Miss.*

1950

13 Tilda Bogue ....... Bear Creek. .......

taw meridian, at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 51, 3j miles upstream from 

mouth, and 8-J miles north of Canton. 

Wj sec. 5, T. 9 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 

51, 3 miles northeast of Canton and 

4 miles upstream from mouth.

1,690

2,520

* Includes measurements made prior to the 1951 water year.

Mississippi River Delta, La.

Jan. 30

Mar. 29

19

20

Sept. 26

Mar. 29

30

19

Chefuncte River...

Tickfaw River. ....

Hog Branch ........

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

Yellow Water River

Canal .

Comite River ......

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

Colyell Creek. ....

Lake Pontchatrain.

Lake Maurepas. ....

Big Branch. .......'

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

Pontchatoula Creek

Amite River. ......

....Ao..... .......

Colyell Bay. ......

In SEi sec. 26, T. 3 S., R. 9 E., St.

Helena meridian, at bridge on State

Highway 35, 9 miles southwest of

Franklinton .

In lot 53, T. 3 S., R. 6 E., at bridge

on State Highway 35 and 1.8 miles

southeast of Qreensburg.

On line between sees. 21 and 28, T. 6

S., R. 5 E., St. Helena meridian,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 2.0

miles east of Doyle.

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

On line between sees. 14 and 15, T. 6

S., R. 7 E., St. Helena meridian, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 1.9

miles northwest of Hammond.

Between lots 86 and 87, T. 2 S., R. 2

E., St. Helena meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 35, 1.3 miles west

of Clinton. 

Between lots 3 and 37, T. 5 S., R. 1

E., St. Helena meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 884, 3.7 miles east

of Zachary.

On line between sees. 24 and 25, T. 6

S., R. 4 E., St. Helena meridian, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1.0 mile

west of Livingston.

756

3,000

2,140

1,890

4.1

4,170

9,650

783
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 475

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1950 to September 1951--Continued

Mississippi River Delta, La.--Continued

Date

Mar. 20 

19

19

Oct. 9

Aug. 15

Stream

Colyell Creek. ....

Middle Colyell 

Creek.

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

West Colyell Creek

Vermilion River. . .

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

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Colyell Bay. ...... 

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

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

Qulf of Mexico ....

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

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

Locality

On line between sees. 24 and 25, T. 

6 S., R. 4 E., St. Helena meridian, 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1.0 

mile west of Livlngston. 

In NEi sec. 30, T. 6 S., R. 4 E., St. 

Helena meridian, at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 190, 1.3 miles east of 

Walker . 

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

In NEi sec. 34, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., St. 

Helena meridian, at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 190, 2.0 miles west of 

Walker .

In lot 46 sec. 12, T. 10 S., R. 4 E., 

Louisiana meridian, at bridge on 

U. S. Highway 90, 0.9 miles south 

of Lafayette.

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

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

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

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

521 

345 

247

583

187 

337

580

598

161

341

31.4

INDEX

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 3

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 12-13

Alamo, Term., Middle Pork Forked Deer

River near...................... 44

Alexandria, La., Red River at......... 423

Altoona, Kans., Verdigris River near.. 188 

Alva, Okla., Salt Fork Arkansas River

near............................ 164

Amarlllo, Tex., Canadian River near... 268 

Amlte River near Darlington, La....... 453

near Denham Springs, La............. 456

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

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo...... 136

Aqullla, Mo., Castor River at......... 56

Arapaho, Okla., Barnltz Creek near.... 373

Archer City, Tex., Lake Klckapoo near 368 

Little Wlchlta River near........... 369

Arkabutla, Miss., Arkabutla Reservoir

near............................ 334

Coldwater River near................ 335

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla,

Miss............................ 334

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans. 161 

at Canon City, Colo................. 123

at Dardanelle, Ark................... 311

at Dodge City, Kans................. 151

at Garden City, Kans................ 150

at Granite, Colo.................... 114

at Great Bend, Kans................. 154

at Holly, Colo...................... 146

at La Junta, Colo................... 137

at Lamar, Colo...................... 145

at Las Anlmas, Colo................. 138

at Little Rock, Ark.............5, 321-322

at Parkdale, Colo................... 121

at Portland, Colo................... 125

at Ralston, Okla.................... 170

at Sallda, Colo..................... 119

at Syracuse, Kans................... 149

at Tulsa, Okla...................... 184

at Van Buren, Ark..................304-306

at Wlchlta, Kans.................... 157

below John Martin Reservoir, Colo... 144 

discharge measurement of............ 469

near Avondale, Colo................. 130

near Coolldge, Kans................. 148

near Klnsley, Kans.................. 152

near Muskogee, Okla................. 232

near Nepesta, Colo.................. 135

near Pueblo, Colo................... 126

near Salllsaw, Okla................. 296

Salt Fork, at Tonkawa, Okla......... 167

near Alva, Okla................... 164

near Jet, Okla.................... 166

transmountaln diversions from

Colorado River to............... 120

Arkansas River basin, Ark.-Colo.-Kans.- 

Mo.-N. Mex.-Okla.-Tex., discharge measurements In.........468-471

diversions to, from Colorado River.. 120 

gaglng-statlon records In..........109-325

Arnaudvllle, La., Bayou Teche at...... 465

Arthur City, Tex., Red River at....... 385

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs,

La.............................. 458

Augusta, Kans., Whltewater River at.;.. 162 

Avondale, Colo., Arkansas River near... 130

Badlto, Colo., Huerfano River near..... 132

Baldwin ditch, N. Mex., discharge

measurements of.................. 470

Baptist, La., Natalbany River at....... 452

Bardley, Mo., Eleven Point River near.. 94 

Barnltz Creek near Arapaho, Okla....... 373

Barren Fork, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 468

Barren Fork at Eldon, Okla............. 235

Bartlesville, Okla., Caney River at...206-207 

Batesvllle, Ark., White River at....... 79

Baton Rouge, La., Mississippi River

near............................. 447

Wards Creek near..................... 457

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La..... 431

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La.......... 410

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La........ 467

Bayou Carencro near Sunset, La......... 466

Bayou Castor (tributary to Little

River), La., discharge measurement of.......................... 474

Bayou Castor (tributary to Ouachlta

River) near Grayson, La.......... 442

Bayou Cocodrle near Clearwater, La....459-460

Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La...-. 461 

Bayou D'Arbonne, Middle Fork, near

Bernlce, La...................... 433

near Dubach, La...................... 432

Bayou de Chlen-near Clinton, Ky........ 34

Bayou des Glalses diversion channel at

Moreauvllle, La.................. 463

Bayou Deslard at Monroe, La............ 435

Bayou Dorcheat near Mlnden, La......... 409

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La....... 445

Bayou La Fourche near Crew Lake, La.... 438

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La............. 441

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark........323-324

Bayou Plerre near Carpenter, Miss...... 346

Bayou Teche at Arnaudvllle, La......... 465

Bear Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 468

Beaver, Ark., White River at........... 65

Beaver, Okla., North Canadian River at. 278 

Beaver Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of......................... 473

Beaver Creek tributary, Okla., discharge measurement of............ 473

Beekman, La., Bayou Bartholomew near... 431 

Beggs, Okla., Deep Fork near........... 293

Behmke Branch near Rolla, Mo........... 18

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam,

N. Mex........................... 263

Bellcow Creek at Chandler, Okla........ 292

Belzonl, Okla., Kiamlchl River near.... 386

Benton, Ark., Saline River at.......... 429

Bernlce, La., Middle Fork Bayou

D'Arbonne near................... 433

Berryvllle, Ark., Kings River near..... 66

Big Black River at Plckens, Miss....... 344

near Bovlna, Miss.................... 345

Big Black River basin, Miss., discharge

measurements in.................. 474

gaglng-statlon records In...........344-345

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla... 228 

Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grpve, La.... 439

477
478 INDEX

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Big Creek (Red River basin) at [ 

Pollock, La...................... 446

discharge measurement of............ 474

Big Creek (White River basin) near

Yukon, Mo....................... 85

Big Creek tributary No. 1, Okla.,

discharge measurement of........ 470

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo.......... 26

discharge measurement of............ 468

near De Soto, Mo.................... 25

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

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla.......... 210

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La.......... 406

Black Bear. Creek at Pawnee, Okla...... 171

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La...... 420

Black River at Black Rock, Ark........ 96-97

at Leeper, Mo....................... 82

at Pocahontas, Ark.................. 91

at Poplar Bluff, Mo................. 83

near Annapolis, Mo.................. 80

near Corning, Ark................... 84

Black Rock, Ark., Black River at...... 96-97

Blackwell, Okla., Chlkaskia River

near............................ 169

Blanco Creek, N. Mex., discharge

measurement of................. 471

Blue Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of......................... 474

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark....................... 313

Blue Spring, Ark., discharge measurement of.......................... 468

Bluff Creek above Lake Hefner, near

Oklahoma City, Okla............. 179

Bluff Creek, Tex., discharge measurement of......................... 470

Boeuf River near Girard, La.."......... 437

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La......414-418

Boggy Creek (Red River basin) near

Daingerfield, Tex............... 402

Boise City, Okla., Cimarron River near 174 

Bolivar, Term., Hatchle River at...... 45

Booneville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek

near............................ 312

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

near St. James, Mo.................. 21

near Spring Bluff, Mo............... 22

Bovina, Miss., Big Black River near... 345 

Bradford, Tenn., Rutherford Pork

Obion River near................ 36

Brice, Tex., Mulberry Creek near...... 353

Prairie Dog Town Pork near.......... 352

Bridgeport, Okla., Canadian River at.. 270 

Bruce, Miss., Skuna River at.......... 338

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

Buck Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of........................ 471

Buena Vista, Colo., Cottonwood Creek

near............................ 117

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

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark.......... 72-73

near St. Joe, Ark................... 71

near Woodville, Miss................ 349

Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel, diversion by,

from Colorado River basin....... 120

Byrnesville, Mo., Big River at........ 26

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla........ 362

Caddoa, Colo., John Martin Reservoir

at.............................. 143

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

Calvin, Okla., Canadian River at...... 273

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla.... 270

at Calvin, Okla...................... 273

at Logan, N. Mex.................... 267

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

near Amarillo, Tex.................. 268

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

near Hebron, N. Mex................. 237

near Roy, N. Mex.................... 255

near Sanchez, N. Mex................ 260

near Taylor Springs, N. Mex......... 253

near Whitefield, Okla............... 294

Cane Creek (Obion River basin) Tenn.,

discharge measurement of........ 468

Cane Creek (Yazoo River basin) near

New Albany, Miss................ 326

Caney, Okla., Clear Boggy Creek near.. 384 

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla.......... 20

Caney River at Bartlesville, Okla....206-207

near Elgin, Kans.................... 201

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Caney River near Hulah, Okla.......... 204

,near Ramona, Okla................... 208

Canon City, Colo., Arkansas River at.. 123 

Oil Creek near...................... 124

Canton, Okla., Canton Reservoir near.. 285 

North Canadian River at............. 286

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla.... 285

Canyon, Tex., Palo Duro Creek near.... 350

Carnegie, Okla., Washita River at..... 375

Carpenter, Miss., Bayou Pierre near... 346 

Carroll Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of..................... 471

Carter, Okla., North Pork Red River

near............................ 355

Castor, La., Black Bayou near......... 420

Castor River at Aquilla, Mo........... 56

at Zalma, Mo........................ 30

Cauthron, Ark., Poteau River at....... 297

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans.... 214

iedar Point, Kans., Cedar Creek near.. 214 

ihalk Creek near Nathrop, Colo........ 118

handler, Okla., Bellcow Creek at..... 292

Chatlin Lake Canal near Lecompte, La.. 462 

Chefuncte River, La., discharge measurement of....................... 474

near Polsom, La..................... 449

iheney, Kans., Ninnescah River near... 158 

ihester, 111., Mississippi River at... 28-29 

:hestnut Bluff, Tenn., South Fork

Forked Deer River at............ 41-42

Cheyenne, Okla., Washita River near... 372 

ihicorica Creek below East Fork, near

Ratan, N. Mex................... 239

below Lake Maloya, N. Mex........... 238

near Hebron, N. Mex................. 240

Chikaskia River near Blackwell, Okla.. 169 

near Corbin, Kans................... 168

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest,

N. Mex.......................... 242

Cimarron, N. Mex., Cimarron River

near............................ 247

Ponil Creek near...................248-249

Rayado River near................... 250

imarron River above Ute Creek, near

Boise City, Okla................ 174

at Perkins, Okla.................... 182

at Springer, N. Mex................. 252

below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex........ 246

near Cimarron, N. Mex............... 247

near Guthrie, Okla.................. 180

near Guy, N. Mex.................... 172

near Kenton, Okla................... 173

near Mocane, Okla................... 175

near Waynoka, Okla.................. 177

Claremore, Okla., Verdigris River near 209 

Clarence, La., Saline Bayou near...... 421

Clay Creek, Colo., discharge measurement of......................... 469

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla.... 384

Clear Creek (Arkansas River basin) 

above Clear Creek Reservoir, 

Colo............................ 115

below Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo... 116 

Clear Creek (tributary to South Fork 

Obion River drainage canal), 

Tenn., discharge measurement of, 468 

Clear Creek (tributary to Yazoo River)

near Oxford, Miss............... 328

lear Creek Reservoir, Colo., Clear

Creek above..................... 115

Clear Creek below................... 116

Clearwater, La., Bayou Cocodrie near.459-460

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo. 81

Umax, Kans., Otter Creek at........192-194

Clinton, Ark., South Fork Little Red

River near...................... 103

Clinton, Ky., Bayou de Chien near..... 34

Clinton, Okla., Washita River near.... 374

Colbert, Okla., Red River near........5, 382

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla... 276 

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near

Arkabutla, Miss................. 335

near Lewisburg, Miss................ 332

Colmor intake canal near Ocate, N.

Mex............................. 254

Colorado River, transmountain diversions from, to Arkansas River... 120 

Colorado Springs, Colo., Templeton Gap

Floodway at..................... 127

Columbine ditch, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin............ 120
INDEX 479

Page

Colyell Creek, La., discharge measurements of....................474-475

Comlte River, La., discharge measurements of........................ 474

near Comite, La..................... 455

near Olive Branch, La............... 454

Commerce,. Okla., Neosho River near.... 219

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 8 

Conchas Dam, N. Mex., Bell Ranch Canal

near............................ 263

Canadian River below................ 264

Conchas Reservoir near.............. 262

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam,

N. Mex.......................... 262

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex.... 261

Contents, definition of............... 3

Control, definition of................ 3

Coolidge, Kans., Arkansas River near.. 148 

Frontier ditch near................. 147

Cooper, Tex., North Sulphur River near 398 

South Sulphur River near............ 397

Cooperation, record of................ 1-2

Copah, Okla., Caney Creek near........ 205

Corbin, Kansas, Chikaskia Riyer near.. 168 

Cornie Bayou near Lillie, La.......... 434

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

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark..... 394

Cottonwood Creek (tributary to 

Arkansas River) below Hot 

Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo. 117 

Cottonwood Creek (tributary to

Cimarron River),Okla., discharge 

measurement of.................. 470

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls,

Kans............................ 215

near Marion, Kans................... 213

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla... 183 

Council Grove, Kans., Neosho River at. 212 

Coushatta, La., Red River at.......... 412

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark.......301-302

Cow Creek near Lyons, Kans............ 155

Cow Creek Canal, Kans., discharge

measurement of.................. 469

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex. 258 

Coyville, Kans., Verdigris River near. 187 

Crew Lake, La., Bayou La Fourche near. 438 

Crooked Creek (tributary to Bayou

Meto) near Humphrey, Ark....... 325

Crooked Creek (tributary to Cimarron

River) near Nye, Kans........... 176

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La

Veta, Colo...................... 133

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

at Van Buren, Mo....................

near Eminence, Mo................... 87

Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La..... 41

Cypress Creek (Red River basin) near

Jefferson, Tex................ 404

near Pittsburg, Tex............... 401

Daingerfield, Tex., Boggy Creek

near.......................... 40:

Ellison Creek Reservoir near...... 403

Danville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek

at............................ 316

Dardanelle, Ark., Arkansas River at... 311 

Darden, Tex., Sulphur River near...... 400

Darlington, La., Amite River near..... 453

Data, accuracy of..................... 6

explanation of...................... 4-8

Dawson, N. Mex., Vermejo River near... 241

De Queen, Ark., Cossatot River near... 394

Rolling Fork near................... 391

De Soto, Mo., Big River near.......... 25

De Vails Bluff, Ark., White River at.106-107 

Deep Fork near Beggs, Okla............ 292

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla...... 363

Deer Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of........................ 470

Deer Creek tributary No. 1, discharge

measurement of.................. 470

Delhi, La., Bayou Macon near.......... 44]

Denham Springs, La., Amite River near. 456 

Denison, Tex., Lake Texoma near....... 381

Dierks, Ark., Saline River near....... 395

Dixie, La., Twelvemile Bayou near..... 40'

Doaks Creek, Miss., discharge measurements in........................ 47<

Dodge City, Kans., Arkansas River at.. 151 

Doloroso, Miss., Homochitto River near 348

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Joniphan, Mo., Current River at........ 90

Dozier Creek, Tex., discharge measurement of....................... 472

drainage area, definition of........... 3

)rummond, Okla., Turkey Creek near..... 178

Jubach, La., Bayou D'Arbonne near...... 432

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La..... 443

near Winnfield, La................... 444

Duncan, Okla., Little Beaver C^ek

near............................366-367

Durwood, Okla., Washita River near..... 380

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark........... 315

Eagle Chief Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 469

Eagle Nest, N. Mex., Cieneguilla Creek

near............................. 242

Eagle Nest Reservoir near............ 245

Moreno Creek at...................... 244

Six Mile Creek near.................. 243

Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex., Cimarron River

below............................ 246

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest,

N. Mex........................... 245

Eagletown, Okla., Mountain Fork River

near............................. 390

Eddiceton, Miss., Homochitto River at.. 347 

El Reno, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 287

Eldon, Okla., Barren Fork at........... 235

Eleven point River, Mo., discharge

measurement of................... 468

Middle Fork, discharge measurement

of............................... 468

near Bardley, Mo..................... 94

near Ravenden Springs, Ark........... 95

Elgin, Kans., Caney River near......... 201

Elk Creek, Okla., discharge measurement

of............................... 473

near Hobart, Okla.................... 358

Elk River (tributary to Neosho River)

near Tiff City, MO............... 225

Elk River (tributary to Verdigris

River) near Elk City, Kans....... 198

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex....................... 403

Elm Creek, Tex., discharge measurements

of............................... 473

Elm Fork. See Red River, North Fork,

Elm Fork of. 

Elm Springs, Ark., Osage Creek near.... 233

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

Jacks Fork at........................ 86

Enid, Miss., Yocona River near......... 331

Etta, Miss., Tallahatchie River at..... 327

Eureka, Kans., Fall River near,.......189-191

Eureka, Mo., Meramec River near........ 27

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

Strawberry River near................

Ewing ditch, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin.............

99

98

120

Fall River, Kans., Fall River near..... 196

Fall River Reservoir near............ 195

Fall River at Fredonia, Kans........... 197

near Eureka, Kans...................189-191

near Fall River, Kans,............... 196

Fall River Reservoir near Fall River,

Kans.............................. 195

Fargo, Okla., Wolf Creek near.......... 280

Karris, Okla., Muddy Boggy Creek near.. 383 

Finn Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 473

Flippin, Ark., White River near........ 70

Floods, special reports on............. 12

Folsom, La., Chefuncte River near...... 449

Forked Deer River, Middle Fork, near

Alamo, Term...................... 44

North Fork, discharge measurements of 468 

at Trenton, Term................... 43

South Fork, at Chestnut Bluff, Term.. 41-42

40 

69 

Fort" CobV," Okla., Pond Creek near...... 376

Fort Gibson Reservoir near Fort Gibson,

at Jackson, Term. 

Forsyth, Mo., White River at.

Okla.

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

North Canadian River near............

231

281

279
480 INDEX

Port Supply, Okla., Wolf Creek near... 

Port Supply Reservoir near Port

Supply, Okla....................

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

near Fountain, Colo.................

Fourche La Pave River near Gravelly, 

Ark.............................

near Nimrod, Ark....................

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

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

Predonia, Kans., Pall River at........

Fremont Pass ditch, diversion by,

from Colorado River basin.......

Prog Bayou at Rudy, Ark...............

discharge measurement of............

near Mountainburg, Ark..............

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans....

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

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla........

Gainsville, Tex., Red River near.....

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

Gamlin Spring, Mo., discharge meas- 

"* urement of.....................

Garden City, Kans., Arkansas River at 

, Black Bayou near.......

Boeuf River near........

N. Mex., Coyote Creek

Gilliam, La. 

Girard, La., 

Golondrinas,

near.. 

Mora River near.....................

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

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

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo.....

Gravelly, Ark., Fourche La Pave River

near............................

Grayson, La., Bayou Castor near....:..

Great Bend, Kans., Arkansas River at.. 

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet,

Okla............................

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

Greenfield, Tenn., South Fork Obion

River near......................

Greenland, Ark., West Pork White

River at........................

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

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

Grenada, Miss., Yalobusha River at....

Groesbeck Creek, Tex., discharge

measurements of.................

Guthrie, Okla., Cimarron River near... 

Guymon, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................

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

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282

281

128

127

317

319

298

136

197

120

308

471

307

147

396

'274

371

67

468

150

406

437

258

257

236

114

122

317

442

154

165

17

35

64

340

93

339

471

180

275

172

Hackberry Creek, Tex., discharge

measurement of .................. 472

Hackberry Creek tributaries, Tex.,

discharge measurements of....... 472

Half moon Creek near Malta , Colo. ...... Ill

Hardesty, Okla., Coldwater Creek near 276 

Harris Fork Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurements of ................. 468

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Tenn........ 45

near Stanton, Tenn. ................. 46

Hatchie River basin, Tenn., discharge

measurements in. ................ 468

gaging-station records in.. ......... 45-46

Headrick, Okla., North Fork Red River

near. ........................... 359

Heber Springs, Ark., Little Red River

near, ......................... .104-105

Hebron, N. Mex., Canadian River near.. 237 

Chicorica Creek near. ............... 240

Heyburn, Okla., Heyburn Reservoir near 185 

Polecat Creek at .................... 186

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla.. 185 

Higbee, Colo., Purgatoire River near.. 140 

Hobart , Okla. , Elk Creek near. ........ 358

Hog Branch, La., discharge measurements of ........................ 474

Holden , La . , Tickf aw River at ......... 451

Hollis, Ark., South Fourche La Pave

River near, 320 

Holly, Colo,, Arkansas River at....... 146

Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss.., 347 

near Doloroso , Miss ................. 348

Homochitto River basin, Miss*, gagingstation' records in. ... . ....... .347-348

Hoosier Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of ................ . i .... 468

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Horatio, Ark., Little River near......392-393

Hosston, La., Kelly Bayou near......... 405

Huerfano River at Badito, Colo......... 132

at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing,

Colo............................. 131

below Huerfano Valley Dam, near

Undercliffe, Colo................ 134

discharge measurement of............. 468

Hulah, Okla., Caney River near......... 204

Hulah Reservoir near................202-203

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla......202-203

Humphrey, Ark., Crooked Creek near..... 325

Huzzah Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 468

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

Idabel, Okla., Little River near.;.....

Illinois Bayou near Scottsville,.Ark... 

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

near Tahlequah, Okla.................

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

Independence, Kans., Verdigris River at 

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

Indian Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.....................:..... 470

Inola, Okla., Verdigris River near..... 211

lola, Kans., Neosho River near........: 217

Jacks Pork at Eminence, Mo............. 86

Jackson, Tenn., South Pork Forked Deer

River at......................... 40

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

Jefferson, Tex., Cypress Creek near.... 404

Jet, Okla., Great Salt Plains Reservoir

near............................. 165

Salt Pork Arkansas River near........ 166

John Martin Reservoir, Colo., Arkansas

River below...................... 144

at Caddoa, Colo...................... 143

Jonesboro, La., Dugdemona River near... 443 

Joplin, Mo., Shoal Creek above......... 222

Keithville, La., Boggy Bayou near.....414-418

Cypress Bayou near................... 413

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La........... 405

Kelly Creek, Tex., discharge measurement of.......................... 471

Kennett, Mo., Little River ditches 1, 

66, 66A, 81, 251, 259, 

near................. 53,54,58,59,60,61

Kenton, Okla., Cimarron River near..... 173

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla...... 386

Kings River near Berryvllle, Ark....... 66

Kingsley, Kans., Arkansas River near... 152 

Krebs, Okla., Gaines Creek near........ 274

Krotz Springs, La., Atchafalaya River

at............................... 458

La Cueva, N. Mex., Mora River at....... 256

La Junta, Colo., Arkansas River at..... 137

La Veta, Colo., Cucharas River near.... 133

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark....... 108

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla............. 356

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir,

Colo.............................. 112

below Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo..... 113

Lake Pork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir,

Colo......................'....... 109

below Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo..... 110

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................. 288

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex............ 364

Lake Kickapoo near Arche'r City, Tex.... 368

Lake Maloya, N. Mex., Chicorica Creek

below............................ 238

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley, Okla. 226 

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................. 289

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex.......... 381

Lamar, Colo., Arkansas River at........ 145

Lambert, Miss., Tallahatchie River near 336 

Lanes Pork, Mo., discharge measurements

Of......................'......... 468

Langley, Okla., Lake 0' The Cherokees

at............................... 226

Neosho River near.................... 227

Larkspur ditch, diversion by, to Arkansas River........................ 120

Lamed, Kans., Pawnee River near....... 153

Las Animas, Colo., Arkansas River at... 138
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Las Anlmas, Colo., Purgatoire River

near...........................141,142

Lebos Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of...................... 471

 Lecompte, La., Chatlin Lake Canal near 462 

Lee Creek, Ark., Cove Creek near... .301-302

near Van Buren, Ark................. 303

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

Leila Lake Creek, Tex., discharge

measurement of.................. 472

Lenapah, Okla., Verdigris River near.. 200

Lewisburg, Miss., Coldwater River near 332

Pigeonroost Creek near.............. 333

Lilbourn, Mo,, Little River ditch 251

near............................ 55

Lillie , La., Comie Bayou near,....... 434

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center,

Kans............................ 156

Little Beaver Creek near Duncan,

Okla...........................366-367

Little Creek, La., discharge measurement of......................... 474

Little Deep Pork, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................. 471

Little Deer Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................. 470

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark....................... 428

Little Red River, Middle Pork, at

Shlrley, Ark.................... 102

near Heber Springs, Ark............104-105

South Fork, near Clinton, Ark....... 103

Little River (Arkansas River basin),

Okla., discharge measurements of 470 

near Sasakwa, Okla.................. 272

near Tecumseh, Okla................. 271

Little River (Red River basin) below

Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla. 389 

near Horatio, Ark.................,392-393

near Wright City, Okla,............. 388

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo. 54 

near Morehouse, Mo.................. 57

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett ', Mo." 59 

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo. 60 

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo. 53 

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett,Mo. 58 

near Lilbourn, Mo................... 55

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett,Ma 61 

Little Rock, Ark., Arkansas River at 5,321-322 

Little Wlchita River near Archer City,

Tex............................. 369

Logan, N. Mex., Canadian River at..... 267

Ute Creek near...................... 266'

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La........... 411

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo.............. 224

Lovelaceville, Ky. , Mayfield Creek at. 33 

Lovell, Okla., Skeleton Creek near.... 181

Lucky, La., Saline Bayou.near......... 419

Lugert, Okla., Xake Altus at.......... 356

North Fork, Red River near.......... 357

Lunnlng Arroyo, Colo., discharge measurements of..................... 469

Lyons, Kans., Cow Creek near.......... 155

McClellan Creek, Tex., discharge measurement of...................... 472

Mabelle, Tex., Lake Kemp near......... 364

Malta, Colo.,' Halfmoon Creek near..... Ill

Malvern, Ark., Ouachlta River near.... 426

Mangum, Okla., Salt Fork Red River at. 354

Marion, Kans., Cottonwood River near.. 213

Marked Tree, Ark., St. Francis River at 63

St. Francis River floodway near..... 62

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky... 33 

Memphis, Tenn., Mississippi River at.. 48-49 

Meramec River at Robertsville, Mo..... 24

near Eureka, Mo..................... 27

near Steelville, Mo................. 19

near Sullivan, Mo.... '............... 20

Meramec River basin. Mo., discharge

measurements in...'.............. 468

gagingfstation records'in........... 17-28

Miami, N. Mex., Rayado River near...., 251

Middle Colyell Creek, La., discharge

measurements of................. 475

Mill Creek, Okla,, discharge measurement of,.,,,,..,................ 474

Miller, Mo., Stahl Creek near,........ 220

Minden, La., Bayou Doreheat near...... 409

Mississippi River at Chester, 111..... 28-29

Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn..... 48-49

at St. Louis, Mo..................... 15-16

at Thebes, 111....................... 31-32

headwater diversion channel, discharge measurements of........... 468

near Baton Rouge, La................. 447

near New Orleans, La................. 448

near Vicksburg, Miss................ .342-343

Mississippi River Delta, La.-Miss.,

discharge measurements in.......474-475

Mocane, Okla., Cimarron River near..... 175

Monroe, La., Bayou Desiard at.......... 435

Ouachita River at.................... 436

Montgomery, La., Nantachle Creek near.. 422 

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex......... 256'

near Golondrinas, N. Mex............. 257

near Shoemaker, N. Mex................ 259

Moreauville, La., Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at............... 463

Morehouse, Mo., Little River ditch 1

near............................. 57

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex..... 244

Mount Ida, Ark., Ouachita River near... 424 

South Fork Ouachita River at......... 425

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown,

Okla............................. 390

Mountain Park, Okla., Otter Creek at... 360 

Mountainburg, Ark., Frog Bayou near.... 307

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla.... 383

Mulberry Creek near Brice, Tex......... 353

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark...... 309

Murdock, Kans., Ninnescah River near... 159 

Murfreesboro, Ark., Little Missouri

River near....................... 428

Narrows Reservoir near............... 427

Muskogee, Okla., Arkansas River near... 232

Nantachie Creek near Montgomery, La.... 422

Narrows Reservoir near Murfreesboro,

Ark.............................. 427

Natalbany River at Baptist, La......... 452

Hathrop, Colo., Chalk Creek near....... 118

Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans.... 212

at Strawn, Kans...................... 216

discharge measurement of............. 470

near Commerce, Okla.................. 219

near lola, Kans...................... 217

near Langley, Okla................... 227

near Parsons, Kans................... 218

Nepesta, Colo., A-rkansas River near.... 135

New Albany, Miss., Cane Creek near..... 326

New Orleans, La., Mississippi River

near............................. 448

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

Nimrod, Ark., Pourche La Pave River

near............................. 319

Nimrod Reservoir near................ 318

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark...... 318

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans........ 160

North Pork, near Cheney, Kans........ 158

South Fork, near Murdock, Kans....... 159

Ninock, La., Loggy Bayou near.......... 411

Norfork, Ark., Norfork Reservoir near.. 76 

North Fork River near................ 77

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark.... 76

North Boggy Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of................... 474

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla... 278 

at Canton, Okla...................... 286

at Woodward, Okla.................... 283

discharge measurements of...........470-471

near El Reno, Okla,.................. 287

near Fort Supply, Okla............... 279

near Guymon, Okla.................... 275

near Oklahoma City, Okla............. 290

near Selling, Okla................... 284

near Wetumka, Okla................... 291

North Fork River at Norfork Dam, near

Norfork, Ark..................... 77

near Tecumseh, Mo.................... 74

North Groesbeck Creek, Tex., discharge

i measurement of................... 471

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex... 398 

North Tule Draw at reservoir, near

Tulia, Tex....................... 351

Nye, Kans., Crooked Creek near......... 176

Oak Grove, La., Big Colewa Bayou near.. 439

Obion River at Obion, Tenn............. 38-39

North Pork, near Union City, Tenn.... 37
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Obion River, Rutherford Pork, near

Bradford, Term....'............. 36

South Pork, near Greenfield, Term.. 35 

Obion River basin, Term., discharge

measurements in................ 468

gaging-station records in.......... 3fi-44

Ocate, N. Mex., Colmor intake canal

near........................... 254

Ocate Creek, N. Mex., discharge

measurement of................. 470

Oil Creek near Canon City, Colo...... 124

Oklahoma City, Okla., Bluff Creek

near........................... 179

Lake Hefne'r Canal near I............ 288

Lake Overholser near............... 289

North Canadian River near.......... 290

Olive Branch, La., Comite River near 454 

Order, new downstream, of listing

gaging stations................ 3-4

Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark.... 233

Otter Creek at Climax, Kans.........192-194

at Mountain Park, Okla............. 360

Ouachita River at Monroe, La......... 436

near Malvern, Ark.................. 426

near Mount Ida, Ark................ 424

South Pork, at Mount Ida, Ark...... 425

Oxford, Miss., Clear Creek near...... 328

Palo Duro Creek (tributary to North 

Canadian River) near Spearman, 

Tex............................. 277

Palo Duro Creek (tributary to Red

River) near Canyon, Tex........ 350

Parkdale, Colo., Arkansas River at... 121 

Parsons, Kans., Neosho River near.... 218

Patterson, Mo., St. Francis River

near........................... 50

Pauls Valley, Okla., Washita .River

near........................... 378

Pawnee, Okla., Black Bear Creek at... 171 

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans....... 153

Peck, Kans., Ninnescah River near.... 160

Pennington Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of................ 474

Perkins, Okla., Cimarron River at.... 182

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.... 316

near Booneville, Ark............... 312

near Waveland, Ark................. 314

Pickens, Miss., Big Black River at... 344 

Piedmont, Mo., Clearwater Reservoir

near...........'................ 8]

Pigeonroost Creek near Lewisburg,

Miss......'..................... 333

Pittsburg, Tex., Cypress Creek near.. 401 

Plaucheville, La., West Protection

Levee borrow pit channel near.. 464 

Pleasant Run Creek, Term., discharge

measurements of................ 468

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

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla....... 186

Polk Bayou, Ark., discharge measurements of....................... 468

Pollock, La., Big Creek at............ 446

Pond Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of........................ 469

near Port Cobb, Okla............... 376

Ponil Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex...248-249 

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

Portland, Colo., Arkansas River at... 125 

Posy Spring, Mo,, discharge measurement of......................... 468

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark........ 297

near Mister, Okla.................. 300

Poughkeepsie, Ark., Strawberry River

near........................... 100

Prairie Dog Town Fork. See Red River,

Prairie Dog Town Pork. 

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla........229-230

Publications on streamflow by Geological Survey................8-11,12

by State agencies....,..'........... 11-12

Pueblo, Colo., Arkansas River near... 126 

Fountain Creek at.................. 1*8

St. Charles River near............. 129

Purdy, Okla,, Rush Creek at.......... 379

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam,

 near Las Animas, Colo,......... 142

at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo. 140 

at Trinidad, Colo.................. 139

discharge' measurements of.........468-469

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i'urgatoire River near Las Animas, Colo. 141

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

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex...

Rainy Mountain Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of................... 473

Ralston, Okla., Arkansas River at...... 170

temona, Okla., Caney River near. 

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

Raton, N. Mex., Chicorica Creek near.., 

Ravenden Springs, Ark., Eleven Point

River near.......................

Rayado River at Sauble Ranch, near

Cimarron, N. Mex.

223

361

208

363

239

95

250 

near Miami, N. Mex................... 251

Red Chute Bayou, La., discharge measurements of...................... 474

Red Deer Creek, Tex., discharge measurement of....................... 470

Red Deer Creek tributary, Tex., discharge measurement of............ 470

led Oak, Okla., Pourche Maline near.... 298

Red River at Alexandria, La............ 423

at Arthur City, Tex.................. 385

at Coushatta, La..................... 412

at Fulton, Ark....................... 396

at Index, Ark........................ 387

at Shreveport, La.................... 408

near Colbert, Okla...................5. 382

near Gainsville, Tex................. 371

near Terral, Okla.................... 370

North Pork, below Altus Dam, near

Lugert, Okla..................... 357

discharge measurements of.........472,473

near Carter, Okla.................. 355

near Headrick, Okla................ 359

Prairie Dog Town Fork, discharge

measurements of.................. 471

near Brice, Tex.................... 352

Salt Pork, at Mangum, Okla........... 354

 discharge measurements of.........471,472

Red River basin, Ark.-La.-Okla.-Tex.,

discharge measurements in.......471-474

gaging-station records in...........350-446

Red River tributary, Salt Pork, Tex.,

discharge measurement of......... 472

Red Rock Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of....................... 469

Redwing, Colo., Huerfano River near.... 131

Reeds Springs, Mo., White River near... 68 

Roaring Springs, Tex., discharge measurements of...................... 473

Robert, La., Tangipahoa River at....... 450

Robertsville, Mo., Merar.iec River at.... 24

Rock Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of..........:...'............ 473

Rolla, Mo., Behmke Branch near......... 18

Green Acre Branch near............... 17

Rolling Fork near De Queen, Ark........ 391

Rossville, Tenn., Wolf River at........ 47

Roy, N. Mex., Canadian River near...... 255

Rudy, Ark. , Frog Bayou at.............. 308

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 3

Rush, Ark. , Buffalo River near......... 72-73

Rush Creek at Purdy, Okla.............. 379

Rutherford Fork. See Obion River,

Rutherford Fork. 

Rye, Ark., Saline River near........... 430

Saddlers Creek, Tex., discharge measurement of....................... 471

St. Charles River near Pueblo, Colo.... 129

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark.. 63 

at Wappapello, Mo.................... 52

near Patterson, Mo ................... 50

St. Francis River basin, Ark.-Mo.,

gaging-station records in........ 50-63

St. Francis River floodway near Marked

Tree, Ark........................ 62

St. James, Mo., Bourbeuse River near... 21 

St. Joe, Ark., Buffalo River near...... 71

St. Louis, Mo., Mississippi River at... 15-16 

Salida, Colo., Arkansas River at....... 119

Saline Bayou hear Clarence, La......... 421

near Lucky, La....................... 419

Saline River (tributary to Little

River) nearDierks, Ark.......... 395

Saline Rive'r (tributary to Ouachita

River) at Benton, Ark. ........... 429
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Saline River (tributary to Ouachita

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( 

River) near Rye, Ark....... 430

Sallisaw, Okla., Arkansas River near.. 296 

Sallisaw Creek near................. 295

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla.... 295

Salt Creek (Arkansas River basin),

Okla., discharge measurement of. 470 

Salt Creek (Red River basin), Tex.,

discharge measurement of........ 473

Salt Fork. See Arkansas River, Salt

Fork.

Salt Fork. See Red River, Salt Fork. 

Salt Fork. See" Red River tributary,

Salt Fork.

Sanchez, N. Mex., Canadian River near. 260 

Sand Creek (tributary to Caney River),

Okla.. discharge measurement of. 470 

Sand Creek (tributary to Eagle Chief

Creek), Okla., discharge measurement of...................... 469

Sardis, Miss., Sardis Reservoir near.. 329 

Tallahatchie River near............. 330

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss.... 329

"Sarepta, La., Bayou Bodcau near....... 410

Sasakwa, Okla., Little River near..... 272

Scottsville, Ark., Illinois Bayou near 310 

Selling, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................ 284

Seneca, Mo. , Lost Creek at............ 224

Shirley, Ark., Middle Fork Little Red

River at........................ 102

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo.......... 222

Shoemaker, N. Mex., Mora River near... 259 

Shreveport, La., Red River at......... 408

Shuteston, La., Bayou Bourbeau at..... 467

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. -Mex. 243 

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla...... 181

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss............ 338

South Fourche La Pave River near

Hollis, Ark..................... 320

South Groesbeck Creek, Tex., discharge

measurement of.................. 471

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.. 397 

Spearman, Tex., Palo Duro Creek near.. 277 

Sperry, Okla., Bird Creek near........ 210

Spring Bluff, Mo., Bourbeuse River

near............................ 22

Spring Creek (Arkansas River basin)

Okla., discharge measurement of. 470 

Spring Creek (Obion River basin) Term.,

discharge measurement of........ 468

Spring River (Arkansas River -basin)

discharge measurements of, in Mo. 470 

near Quapaw, Okla................... 223

near Waco, Mo....................... 221

Spring River (White River basin) at

Imboden, Ark.................... 92

Springer, N. Mex., Cimarron River at.. 252 

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of.............................. 3

Stahl Creek near Miller, Mo........... 220

Stanton, Term., Hatchie River near.... 46

Steelville, Mo., Meramec River near... 19 

Stillwater, Okla., Council Creek near. 183 

Stinking Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of...................... 473

Strawberry River near Evening Shade,

Ark............................. 98

near Poughkeepsie, Ark.............. 100

Piney Pork, at Evening Shade, Ark... 99 

Strawn, Kans., Neosho River at........ 216

Stuttgart, Ark., Bayou Meto near.....322-323

Lagrue Bayou near................... 108

Sugar Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of......................... 473

Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo., Lake Fork

above.......'.................... 109

Lake Fork below ..................... 110

Sullivan, Mo., Meramec River near..... 20

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex........ 400

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.... 341

Sunset, La., Bayou Carencro near...... 466

Syracuse, Kans., Arkansas River at.... 149

Swan Lake, Miss., Tallahatchie River

at.............................. 337

Sweetwater Creek, Tex., discharge

measurements of................472 ,473

Tabler, Okla., Washita River near...... 377

Tahlequah, Okla., Illinois River near.. 284 

Talco, Tex., Whiteoak Creek near....... 399

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss....... 327

at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss..... 330

at Swan Lake, Miss................... 337

near Lambert, Miss................... 336

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La......... 450

Taylor Springs, N. Mex., Canadian River

near............................. 253

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

North Fork River near................ 74

Tecumseh, Okla., Little River near..... 271

Templeton Gap Floodway at Colorado

Springs, Colo.................... 127

Tendal, La., Tensas River at........... 440

Tensas River at Tendal, La............. 440

Tequesquite Creek, N. Mex., discharge

measurement of................... 470

Terms, definition of................... 3

Terral, Okla., Red River near.......... 370

Thebes, 111., Mississippi River at..... 31-32

Thompson Creek basin, La., gagingstation records in..............447-467

Threemile Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of....................... 474

Tickfaw River at Holden, La............ 451

discharge measurement of............. 474

Tiff City, Mo. , Elk River near......... 225

Tilda Bogue, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 474

Tonkawa, Okla., Salt Fork Arkansas

River at......................... 167

Trenton, Term. , North Fork Forked Deer

River at......................... 43

Trinidad, Colo., Purgatoire River at... 139 

Trout, La., Bayou Funny Louis near..... 445

Tulia, Tex., North Tule Draw near...... 351

Tulsa, Okla., Arkansas River at........ 184

Turkey Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of....................469-470 ,472

near Drummond, Okla.................. 178

Turtle Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 473

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La........ 407

Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo., Lake Creek

above............................ 112

Lake Creek below..................... 113

Twin Lakes tunnel, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin............. 120

Undercliffe, Colo., Huerfano River near 134 

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

Union City, Tenn., North Fork Obion

River near....................... 37

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

near Logan, N. Mex................... 266

Valley Center, Kans., Little Arkansas

River at......................... 156

Van Buren, Ark., Arkansas River at....304-306 

Lee Creek near....................... 303

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

Current River at..................... 88

Variadero, N. Mex., Conchas River at... 261

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.. 199 

near Altoona, Kans................... 188

near Claremore, Okla................. 209

near Coyville, Kans.................. 187

near Inola, Okla..................... 211

near Lenapah, Okla................... 200

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex...... 241

Vermilion River, La., discharge measurements of...................... 475

Vicksburg, Miss., Mississippi River _ 

near............................342-343

Von Bremer Arroyo, Colo., discharge

measurements of.................. 469

Waco, Mo., Spring River near........... 221

Walnut Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 470

Walnut River at Wirif ield, Kans '. ........ 163

Walters, Okla., Cache Creek near....... 362

Waltreak, Ark., Dutch Creek at......... 315

Wappapello, Mo., St. Francis River at.. 52

Wappapello Reservoir at.............. 51
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Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello,

Mo.............................. 51

Wards Creek at Slegens Lane, near

Baton Rouge, La................. 457

Washington, La., Bayou Courtableau at. 461 

Washlta River at Carnegie, Okla....... 375

near Cheyenne, Okla................. 372

near Clinton, Okla.................. 374

near Durwood, Okla.................. 380

near Pauls Valley, Okla............. 378

near Tabler, Okla................... 377

Waveland, Ark., Blue Mountain Reservoir near....................... 313

Petit Jean Creek near............... 314

Waynoka, Okla., Cimarron River near... 177 

West Cache Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................. 473

West Colyell Creek, La., discharge

measurements of................. 475

West Protection Levee borrow pit

channel near Plaucheville, La... 464 

Westcliffe, Colo., Grape Creek near... 122 

Wetumka, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................ 291

Wewoka Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of...................... 471

White River at Batesville, Ark........ 79

at Beaver, Ark...................... 65

at Calico Rock, Ark................. 78

at De Vails Bluff, Ark.............106-107

at Porsyth, Mo...................... 69

at Newport, Ark...............;..... 101

near Plippin, Ark................... 70

near Reeds Spring, Mo............... 68

West Pork, at Greenland, Ark......... 64

White River basin. Ark.-Mo., discharge

measurements in................. 468

gaging-station records in...........64-108

Whitefield, Okla., Canadian River near 294 

Whitefish Creak, Tex., discharge measurement of....'.................. 472

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Whiteoak Creek near Talco, Tex......... 399

Whitewater River at Augusta, Kans...... 162

Wichita, Kans., Arkansas River at...... 157

Wichita River at Wichita Palls, Tex.... 365

North Pork, discharge measurement of. 473 

Wild Horse Creek, Colo., discharge

measurements of.................. 469

Wild Horse Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of................... 473

Winfield, Kans., Walnut River at....... 163

Winnfield, La., Dugdemona River near... 444 

Wister, Okla., Poteau River near....... 300

Wister Reservoir near................ 299

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla..... 299

Wolf Creek near Fargo, Okla............ 280

near Port Supply, Okla............... 282

Wolf River at Rossville; Tenn.......... 47

Woodville, Miss., Buffalo River near... 349 

Woodward, Okla., North Canadian River

at............................... 283

Work, division of...................... 2-3

scope of............................. 1

Wright City, Okla., Little River near.. 388 

Wurtz ditch, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin............. 120

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss....... 339

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss......... 340

Yazoo River basin, Miss., gagingstation records in..............326-341

Yellow Water River Canal, La., discharge measurement of............ 474

Yocona River near Enid, Miss........... 331

Yoga Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

of............................... 468

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

Zalma, Mo., Castor River at. 30

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