Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1956

Part 2-B. South Atlantic Slope and Eastern 

Gulf of Mexico Basins, Ogeechee River to 

Pearl River

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1434

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, 

Louisiana, and Mississippi, and with 

other agencies

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

FRED A. SEATON, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price $1.25 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources 

Division, C. G. Paulsen, chief, succeeded by L. B. Leopold, under the 

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

B. J. Peterson, chief, Basic Records Section, succeeded by F. J. Flynn.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of district 

engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

I. E. Anderson__________________________Jackson, Miss. 

F. N. Hansen_________________________Baton Rouge, La. 

A. O. Patterson____________________________Ocala, Fla. 

M. T. Thomson____________________________Atlanta, Ga. 

M. R. Williams_________________________Montgomery, Ala.
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1956

OCTOBER 1955 

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IV
CONTENTS

Page 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 11

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

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

Ogeechee River basin

Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga..................................................... 14

Ogeechee River near Eden, Ga....................................................... 15

Canoochee River near Claxton, Ga................................................. 16

Altamaha River basin

South River (head of Altamaha River) near McDonough, Ga............................ 17

Yellow River near Snellville, Ga................................................. 18

Yellow River near Covington, Ga.................................................. 19

Ocmulgee River (continuation of South River) near Jackson, Ga...................... 20

Ocmulgee River at Macon, Ga........................................................ 21

Tobesofkee Creek near Macon, Ga.................................................. 22

Big Indian Creek at Perry, Ga.................................................... 23

Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville, Ga................................................. 24

Ocmulgee River at Lumber City, Ga.................................................. 25

Oconee River:

Middle Oconee River:

Pond Fork of Middle Oconee River: 

Alien Creek at Talmo, Ga................................................... 26

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga............................................ 27

Oconee River near Greensboro, Ga................................................. 28

Apalachee River near Buckhead, Ga.............................................. 29

Little River:

Murder Creek near Monticello, Ga............................................. 30

Oconee River at Milledgeville, Ga................................................ 31

Oconee River at Dublin, Ga....................................................... 32

Rocky Creek near Dudley, Ga.................................................... 33

Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Ga................................................ 34

Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga................................................... 35

Satilla River basin

Satilla River near Waycross, Ga.................................................... 36

Alabaha River:

Hurricane Creek near Alma, Ga.................................................. 37

Little Satilla River near Offerman, Ga........................................... 38

Satilla River at Atkinson, Ga...................................................... 39

St. Marys River basin

North Prong St. Marys River at Moniac, Ga.......................................... 40

South Prong St. Marys River at Glen St. Mary, Pla................................ 41

St. Marys River near Macclenny, Fla................................................ 42

St. Johns River basin 

St. Johns River:

Jane Green Creek near Deer Park, Fla............................................. 43

St. Johns River near Melbourne, Fla................................................ 44

Wolf Creek near Deer Park, Fla................................................... 45

St. Johns River near Christmas, Fla................................................ 46

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota, Fla......................................... 47

Wekiva River near Sanford, Fla................................................... 48

Blue Spring near Orange City, Fla................................................ 49

St. Johns River near De Land, Fla.................................................. 49

Haines Creek (head of Oklawaha River): 

Dead River:

Palatlakaha Creek near Mascotte, Fla......................................... 50

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Fla...................................................... 51

Oklawaha River near Ocala, Fla................................................... 52

Silver Springs near Ocala, Fla................................................. 53

Orange Creek at Orange Springs, Fla............................................ 54

Oklawaha River at Riverside Landing, near Orange Springs, Fla.................... 55

Dunns Creek:

Little Haw Creek near Seville, Fla............................................. 56

South Fork Black Creek near Penney Farms, Fla.................................... 57

North Fork Black Creek near Middleburg, Fla.................................... 58

Moultrie Creek basin

Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine, Fla............................................. 59

Spruce Creek basin

Spruce Creek near Samsula, Fla..................................................... 60

Indian River basin 

Indian River:

Elbow Creek near Eau Gallie, Fla................................................. 61

Crane Creek at Melbourne, Fla.................................................... 62

Turkey Creek near Palm Bay, Fla.................................................. 63

South Prong Sebastian Creek: 

North Prong Sebastian Creek:

Fellsmere Canal near Fellsmere, Fla.......................................... 64

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records--Continued

Indian River basin Continued Page 

North Canal near Vero Beach, Pla................................................. 66

Main Canal at Vero Beach, Pla.................................................... 67

South Canal near Vero Beach, Pla................................................. 68

Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades

Lake Okeechobee, Fla............... ................................................ 69

Fisheating Creek near Venus, Pla................................................. 70

Fisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla................................................ 72

Kissimmee River headwaters:

Myrtle-Mary Jane Canal near Narcoossee, Pla...................................... 73

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal near St. Cloud, Fla......................... 74

Lake Tohopekaliga: 

Shingle Creek:

Cypress Creek at Vineland, Pla............................................... 75

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near St. Cloud, Fla................................... 76

Cypress Lake:

Canoe Creek near St, Cloud, Fla................................................ 77

Reedy Creek near Loughman, Pla................................................. 78

Lake Hatchineha:

Catfish Creek near Lake Wales, Pla ............................................. 79

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake Wales , Pla.................................. 80

Kissimmee River below Lake Kissimmee, Fla........................................ 81

Livingston Creek (head of Istokpoga Canal):

Reedy Lake Outlet near Frostproof, Fla ....................................... 82

Arbuckle Creek (continuation of Livingston Creek):

Carter Creek near Sebring, Pla............................................... 83

Arbuckle Creek near Be Soto City, Fla.......................................... 85

Lake Istokpoga (continuation of Arbuckle Creek): 

Josephine Creek:

Stearns Creek near Lake Placid, Pla........................................ 86

Josephine Creek near De Soto City, Fla....................................... 88

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Pla............................................. 89

Kissimmee River near Okeechobee, Pla............................................. 90

Taylor Creek near Basinger, Pla.................................................. 91

Taylor Creek above Okeechobee, Pla ............................................... 92

St. Lucie Canal at lock, near Stuart, Pla........................................ 93

West Palm Beach Canal at Canal Point, Pla........................................ 93

West Palm Beach Canal at West Palm Beach, Fla.................................... 94

Hillsboro Canal at Belle Glade, Pla.............................................. 95

Hillsboro Canal near Deerfield Beach, Pla........................................ 96

North New River Canal at South Bay, Fla.......................................... 97

North New River Canal near Port Lauderdale, Pla.................................. 98

Miami Canal at water plant, Hialeah, Fla......................................... 99

Tamiami Canal outlets, Miami to Monroe, Pla...................................... 100

Barren River Canal near Everglades, Pla.......................................... 101

Caloosahatchee Canal (head of Caloosahatchee River) at Moore Haven, Fla.......... 101

Peace River basin

Peace Creek drainage canal (head of Peace River)'near Dundee, Fla.................. 102

Peace Creek drainage canal pear Alturas, Pla....................................... 103

Lake Lulu Outlet at Eloise, Pla.................................................. 104

Peace River at Bartow, Pla......................................................... 105

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Fla................................................ 106

Peace River at Zolfo Springs, Pla.................................................. 106

Charlie Apopka Creek:

Little Charley Bowlegs Creek near Sebring, Pla................................. 107

Charlie Apopka Creek near Gardner, Fla........................................... 108

Peace River at Arcadia, Pla........................................................ 109

Joshua Creek at Nocatee, Pla..................................................... 110

Horse Creek near Arcadia, Fla.................................................... Ill

MIakka River basin

Mlakka River near Sarasota, Pla.................................................... 112

Manatee River basin

Manatee River near Bradenton, Fla .................................................. 113

Little Manatee River basin

Little Manatee River near Wimauma, Fla............................................. 114

Alafla River basin

North Prong Alafla River at Keysville, Pla......................................... 115

Alafia River at Lithia, Pla........................................................ 116

Hlllsborough River basin

Hillsborough River:

Crystal Springs near Zephyrhills, Fla............................................ 117

Blackwater Creek near Knights, Fla............................................... 117

Hlllsborough River near Zephyrhills, Pla........................................... 118

Hillsborough River near Tampa, Pla................................................. 119

Sulphur Springs at Sulphur Springs, Pla.......................................... 120

Drainage ditch at Bearss Avenue, near Sulphur Springs, Pla....................... 120

Sweetwater Creek basin

Sweetwater Creek near Sulphur Springs, Pla......................................... 121

Rocky Creek basin

Rocky Creek near Sulphur Springs, Pla.............................................. 122

Alligator Creek basin

Alligator Creek at Safety Harbor, Pla.............................................. 123

Long Bayou basin

Long Bayou:

Seminole Lake Outlet near Largo, Pla............................................. 124

Lake Tarpon basin

Brooker Creek near Odessa, Pla................................................... 125

Brooker Creek near Tarpon Springs, Fla........................................... 126

Anclote River basin

Anclote River near Elfers, Fla..................................................... 127
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-statlon records Continued

Weekiwachee River basin Page 

Weeklwachee Spring near Brooksville, Fla........................................... 127

Withlacoochee River basin

Withlacoochee River at Trilby, Pla................................................. 128

Withlacoochee River at Groom, Fla.................................................. 129

Withlacoochee River near Holder, Fla............................................... 130

Rainbow Springs near Dunnellon, Pla.............................................. 130

Suwannee River basin

Suwannee River at Fargo, Ga........................................................ 131

Suwannee River at White Springs, Pla............................................... 132

Alapaha River near Alapaha, Ga................................................... 133

Alapaha River at Statenvilie, Ga................................................. 134

Withlacoochee River:

Little River near Adel, Ga..................................................... 135

Withlacoochee River near Pinetta, Pla............................................ 136

Suwannee River at Ellaville, Fla................................................... 137

Suwannee River at Branford, Fla.................................................... 138

Santa Pe River:

New River near Lake Butler, Pla................................................ 139

Santa Fe River at Worthington, Pla............................................... 140

Santa Pe River near High Springs, Pla............................................ 141

Santa Fe River near Fort White, Pla.............................................. 142

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth, Fla......................................... 142

Suwannee River near Be 11, Pla...................................................... 143

Suwannee River near Wilcox, Pla.................................................... 144

Steinhatchee River basin

Steinhatchee River near Cross City, Pla............................................ 145

Fenholloway River basin

Fenholloway River near Poley, Pla.................................................. 146

Fenholloway River at Foley, Pla.................................................... 147

Econfina River basin

Econfina River near Perry, Pla..................................................... 148

Aucllla River basin

Aucilla River at Lamont, Fla....................................................... 149

St. Marks River basin 

St. Marks River:

Wakulla Spring near Crawfordville, Pla........................................... 149

Ochlockonee River basin

Ochlockonee River near Thomasville, Ga............................................. 150

Tired Creek near Cairo, Ga....................................................... 151

Ochlockonee River near Havana, Fla................................................. 152

Little River near Quincy, Fla.................................................... 153

Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla................................................ 154

Telogia Creek near Bristol, Fla.................................................. 155

Apalachicola River basin

Chattahoochee River (head of Apalachicola River), near Leaf, Ga.................... 156

Chattahoochee River near Gainesville, Ga........................................... 157

Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga............................................... 158

Chattahoochee River near Buford, Ga................................................ 159

Chattahoochee River near Roswell, Ga............................................... 160

Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, Ga................................................. 161

Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga................................................ 162

Snake Creek near Whitesburg, Ga.................................................. 163

Yellowjacket Creek near La Grange, Ga............................................ 164

Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga.............................................. 165

Mountain Creek near Hamilton, Ga................................................. 166

Chattahoochee River at Columbus, Ga................................................ 167

Uchee Creek near Fort Mitchell, Ala.............................................. 168

Barbour Creek near Eufaula, Ala.................................................. 170

Chattahoochee River at Columbia, Ala............................................... 171

Flint River near Griffin, Ga..................................................... 172

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga................................................ 173

Flint River near Culloden, Ga.................................................... 174

Whitewater Creek below Rambulette Creek, near Butler, Ga....................... 175

Flint River at Montezuma, Ga..................................................... 176

Flint River at Oakfield, Ga...................................................... 177

Kinchafoonee Creek at Preston, Ga.............................................. 178

Flint River at Albany, Ga........................................................ 179

Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, Ga........................................... 180

Flint River at Bainbridge, Ga.................................................... 181

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga................................................ 182

Apalachicola River:

Jim Woodruff Reservoir at Chattahoochee, Pla....................................... 183

Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, Fla........................................... 184

Chipola River near Altha, Pla.................................................... 185

Bear Creek basin 

Bear Creek:

Econfina Creek near Bennett, Pla................................................. 186

Choctawhatchee River basin 

West Fork Choctawhatchee River:

East Fork Choctawhatchee River near Midland City, Ala............................ 187

Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala.............................................. 188

Pea River near Ariton, Ala....................................................... 189

Pea River near Samson, Ala....................................................... 190

Choctawhatchee River at Caryville, Fla............................................. 191

Holmes Creek at Vernon, Fla...................................................... 192

Choctawhatchee River near Bruce, Fla............................................... 193

Alaqua Creek basin

Alaqua Creek near De Puniak Springs, Pla........................................... 194

Yellow River basin

Yellow River at Milligan, Pla...................................................... 195
VIII CONTENTS

Gaglng-statlon records Continued

Yellow River basin Continued Page 

Shoal River near Mossy Head, Fla................................................. 196

Shoal River near Crestview, Fla.................................................. 197

Blackwater River basin

Blackwater River near Baker, Fla................................................... 198

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Fla................................................. 199

Escambla River basin

Conecuh River (head of Escambla River) at Brantley, Ala............................ 200

Patsallga Creek at Luverne, Ala.................................................. 201

Sepulga River near McKenzle, Ala................................................. 202

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala.................................................... 203

Conecuh River near Brooklyn, Ala................................................... 204

Murder Creek near Evergreen, Ala................................................. 205

Escambla River near Century, Fla................................................... 206

Pine Barren Creek near Barth, Fla................................................ 207

Perdldo River basin

Perdido River at Barrlneau Park, Fla............................................... 208

Styx River near Loxley, Ala ...................................................... 209

Fish River basin

Fish River near Silver Hill, Ala................................................... 210

Mobile River basin

Carteeay River (head of Mobile River) near Ellljay, Ga............................. 211

Ellljay River at Ellljay, Ga..................................................... 212

Coosawattee River (continuation of Carteeay River): 

Sallacoa Creek: 

Pine Log Creek:

Little Pine Log Creek: 

Rock Creek near Falrmount, Ga.............................................. 213

Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, Ga............................................... 214

Conasauga River: 

Coahulla Creek:

Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga..................................................... 215

Conasauga River at Tllton, Ga.................................................... 216

Oostanaula River (continuation of Coosawattee River) at Resaca, Ga................. 217

Oostanaula River near Rome, Ga..................................................... 218

Etowah River near Dawsonvllle, Ga................................................ 219

Etowah River at Canton, Ga....................................................... 220

Little River near Roswell, Ga.................................................. 221

Etowah River at Allatoona Dam above Cartersville, Ga............................. 222

Etowah River at Rome, Ga......................................................... 223

Coosa River (continuation of Oostanaula River) near Rome, Ga....................... 224

Cedar Creek near Cedartown, Ga................................................... 225

Chattooga River at Summerville, Ga............................................... 226

Chattooga River at Gaylesville, Ala.............................................. 227

Coosa River at Leesburg, Ala....................................................... 228

Coosa River at Gadsden, Ala........................................................ 229

Big Wills Creek near Crudup, Ala................................................. 230

Big Canoe Creek near Gadsden, Ala................................................ 231

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala.............................................. 232

Kelly Creek near Vincent, Ala .................................................... 234

Talladega Creek near Talladega, Ala.............................................. 235

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala................................................... 236

Yellowleaf Creek near Wilsonville, Ala ........................................... 237

Hatchet Creek near Rockford, Ala ................................................. 238

Weogufka Creek near Weogufka, Ala.............................................. 239

Sofkahatchee Creek near Wetumpka, Ala............................................ 240

Coosa River at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala...................................... 241

Tallapoosa River near Heflin, Ala................................................ 242

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala.................................................. 243

Hillabee Creek near Hackneyville, Ala.......................................... 244

Tallapoosa River below Tallass-ee, Ala............................................ 245

Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee, Ala............................................... 246

Reservoirs in Mobile River basin................................................... 247

Alabama River (continuation of Coosa River) near Montgomery, Ala................... 248

Autauga Creek at Prattville, Ala ................................................. 249

Catoma Creek near Montgomery, Ala................................................ 250

Big Swamp Creek near Lowndesboro, Ala............................................ 251

Mulberry River at Jones, Ala..................................................... 252

Alabama River at Selma, Ala........................................................ 253

Cahaba River near Acton, Ala..................................................... 254

Cahaba River at Centerville, Ala................................................. 255

Cahaba River at Sprott, Ala...................................................... 256

Cedar Creek:

Butler County Pond Outlet near Greenville, Ala................................. 257

Cedar Creek at Winter, Ala....................................................... 258

Flat Creek at Fountain, Ala...................................................... 259

Limestone Creek near Monroeville, Ala............................................ 260

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala.................................................... 261

East Fork Tombigbee River:

Mackys Creek near Dennis, Miss ................................................. 262

East Pork Tombigbee River near Fulton, Miss...................................... 263

Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, Miss........................................... 264

Bull Mountain Creek near Smithville, Miss...................................... 265

Oldtown Creek (head of West Fork Tombigbee River) at Tupelo, Miss.............. 266

Mud Creek:

Euclautubba Creek at Saltillo, Miss........................................ 267

West Fork Tombigbee River near Nettleton, Miss................................. 268
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mobile River basin Continued

Alabama River--Continued Page 

Tombigbee River near Amory, Miss ................................................. 270

Tombigbee River at Aberdeen, Miss................................................ 271

Buttahatchee River below Hamilton, Ala......................................... 272

Buttahatchee River near Sulligent, Ala ........'...............'.................. 273

Tibbee Creek:

Chookatonchee Creek near Egypt, Miss ......................................... 274

Chookatonchee Creek near West Point, Miss .................................... 275

Tibbee Creek near Tibbee, Miss ................................................. 276

Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss ................................................ 277

Luxapalila Creek near Payette, Ala ............................................. 278

Luxapalila Creek at Millport, Ala .............................................. 279

Luxapalila Creek at Steens, Miss ............................................... 280

Coal Fire Creek near Pickensville, Ala......................................... 281

Tombigbee River near Cochrane, Ala ............................................... 282

Sipsey River at Fayette, Ala ................................................... 284

Sipsey River near Elrod, Ala................................................... 285

Sipsey River near Pleasant Ridge, Ala .......................................... 286

Noxubee River near Brooksville, Miss ........................................... 287

Noxubee River at Macon, Miss................................................... 288

Noxubee River near Geiger, Ala................................................. 289

Tombigbee River at Gainesville, Ala .............................................. 290

Mulberry Fork (head of Black Warrior River) near Garden City, Ala.............. 291

Sipsey Fork near Jasper, Ala................................................. 292

Blackwater Creek near Manchester, Ala ........................................ 293

Lost Creek near Oakman, Ala.................................................. 294

Locust Fork below Snead, Ala ................................................. 295

Locust Fork near Cleveland, Ala.............................................. 296

Locust Fork at Trafford, Ala ................................................. 297

Turkey Creek at Morris, Ala................................................ 298

Locust Fork at Sayre, Ala .................................................... 299

Fivemile Creek at Ketona, Ala.............................................. 300

Village Creek near Adamsville, Ala......................................... 301

Black Warrior River:

Valley Creek near Oak Grove, Ala............................................. 302

Hurricane Creek near Holt, Ala ............................................... 303

North River near Tuscaloosa, Ala............................................. 304

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala......................................... 305

Fivemile Creek near Greensboro, Ala.......................................... 306

Black Warrior River near Eutaw, Ala............................................ 307

Tombigbee River at Demopolis lock and dam, near Coatopa, Ala..................... 308

Sucarnoochee River at Livingston, Ala .......................................... 309

Alamuchee Creek near Cuba, Ala............................................... 310

Kinterbish Creek near York, Ala ................................................ 311

Tuckabum Creek near Butler, Ala ................................................ 312

Okatuppa Creek at Gilbertown, Ala.............................................. 313

Satilpa Creek near Coffeeville, Ala ............................................ 314

Tombigbee River near Leroy, Ala.................................................. 315

East Bassett Creek at Walker Springs, Ala...................................... 316

Chickasaw Creek near Whistler, Ala............................................. 317

Pascagoula River basin

Leaf River (head of Pascagoula River) near Collins, Miss........................... 318

Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg, Miss ............................................... 319

Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Miss.................................................... 320

Tallahala Creek at Laurel, Miss .................................................. 321

Tallahala Creek near Runnelstown, Miss........................................... 322

Leaf River near McLain, Miss....................................................... 323

Chunky Creek (head of Chickasawhay River) near Chunky, Miss...................... 324

Okatibbee Creek:

Sowashee Creek at Meridian, Miss............................................. 325

Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, Miss ........................................... 326

Chickasawhay River at Leakesville, Miss .......................................... 327

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss .................................................. 328

Escatawpa River near Wilmer, Ala................................................. 329

Tcnoutacabouffa giver basin 

Tchoutacabouffa River:

Tuxachanie Creek near Biloxi, Miss ............................................... 330

Biloxi River basin

Biloxi River at Wortham, Miss...................................................... 331

Pearl River basin

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss...................................................... 332

Lobutcha Creek near Carthage, Miss ............................................... 333

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, Miss.......................................... 334

Yockanookany River near Kosciusko, Miss .......................................... 335

Yockanookany River near Ofahoma, Miss ............................................ 336

Pearl River at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss..................................... 337

Pelahatchie Creek near Fannin, Miss.............................................. 338

Pearl River at Jackson, Miss....................................................... 339

Strong River at Dlo, Miss ........................................................ 340

Pearl River near Monticello, Miss .................................................. 341

Pearl River near Bogalusa, La...................................................... 342

Bogue Lusa near Franklinton, La.................................................. 343

Bogue Chitto near Tylertown, Miss................................................ 344

Bogue Chitto at Franklinton, La.................................................. 345

Bogue Chitto near Bush, La....................................................... 346
X CONTENTS

Revisions of records for discontinued stations: Page 

Sipsey Fork near Sipsey, Ala....................................................... 347

Records available on lakes in Florida................................................ 348

Discharge measurements at points other than gaging stations.......................... 350

Index................................................................................ 375

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Cartecay River near Ellijay, Ga.; B, Little

Manatee River near Wimauma, Fla......................................... 4

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

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

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1956 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 13
SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE AND EASTERN GULP OP MEXICO BASINS, OGEECHEE RIVER TO PEARL RIVER, 1956

SCOPE OF 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, 1956. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

studied streamflow In relation to problems of Irrigation, similar measurements have been 

made at more than 13,500 gaging stations In the 48 States and at many others In the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1956, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 6,910 gaging stations, Including those In Alaska and Hawaii. 

Discharge measurements only were made at many other points In the 1956 water year. The 

name of each stream measured at points other than gaging stations Is not listed In the 

Index to this report. Only the major river basins In which measurements were made are 

listed under the Item "Discharge measurements" In the Index.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Alabama: State Geological Survey, W. B. Jones, State geologist; State Highway 

Department, H. L. Nelson, director; State Department of Conservation, W. H. Drlnkard, 

commissioner; and the city of Birmingham, J. W. Morgan, mayor.

Florida: State Geological Survey, Herman Gunter, director; State Park Service, 

E. L. Hill, director; State Road Department, W. E. Jones, chairman; State Trustees 

of Internal Improvement Fund, F. C. Elliot, engineer and secretary; Dade County, 

E. A. Anderson, county engineer; Hlllsborough County, E. G. Slmmons, chairman of 

county commission; Plnellas County, R. H. Wick, chairman of county commission; Polk 

County, R. P. Gladney, chairman of county commission; the city of Jacksonville, 

Haydon Burns, chairman of city commission; the cities of Miami and Miami Beach, 

C. F. Wertz, director of Miami Department of Water and Sewers; C. A. Renshaw, city 

manager, Miami Beach; city of Pensacola, 0. J. Semmes, Jr., city manager; city of 

Perry, W. T. Pace, mayor; the city of Tampa, L. J. Cobb, Jr., superintendent of water 

department; and the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District, W. T. Wallls, 

executive director.

Georgia: State Department of Mines, Mining and Geology, Garland Peyton, director, 

and State Highway Department of Georgia, R. H. Lawson, chairman.

Louisiana: State Department of Public Works, C. T. Watts, director, succeeded by 

L. M. Wlmberly.

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

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 93 gaging stations, of which

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28 were in Alabama, 20 In Florida, 25 in Georgia, 1 in Louisiana, and 19 in Mississippi. 

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Florida: Florida Power Corporation. 

Georgia: The Georgia Power Co., Crisp County Power Commission.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological 

Survey, under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in 

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

listed below.

State District office Address

Alabama a/................ Montgomery................. 507 New Post Office Building.

Florida b/................ Ocala...................... Building 211, Camp Roosevelt.

Georgia c/................ Atlanta.................... 795 Peachtree Street Building.

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

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

a/ Except for Chattahooohee River at Columbia. 

b/ Including North Prong St. Marys River at Monlao, Oa.

c/ Except for North Prong St. Marys River at Monlao, but Including Chattahoochee River at 

Columbia, Ala.

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

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

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is 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 stagedischarge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural constriction of the channel, 

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

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

computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

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.

WSP is used as an abbreviation for "Water-Supply Papers" in references to previously 

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

order of listing gaging-station records was changed. In this report, in a downstream direction along the main stem all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem station 

are listed before that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, it 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

mean discharge is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1956, PART 2-B

A. LITTLE MANATEE RIVER NEAR WIMAUMA, FLA.

B. CARTECAY RIVER NEAR ELLIJAY, GA.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
EXPLANATION OP DATA 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and 

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

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

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

daily records is not changed.

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

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

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

and ends on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1956 is shown on page IV for the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

site. Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the 

present gage above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and 

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

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

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

changes in water development during the period of record cause the figure to have little 

significance. Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; the 

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

there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum 

gage height, (unless it is of no importance). In the first paragraph, the data given are 

for the complete current water year unless otherwise specified. In the second paragraph, 

the data given are for the periods of record within the calendar year dates in the 

heading (not necessarily those for the complete years indicated by the heading dates).
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1956, PART 2-B

Reliable information concerning major floods that have occurred outside the period of 

record are given in the third or last paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise 

qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of 

a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a nonrecordlng gage read at the time 

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

discharge, it is given separately. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at the gaging station is given under 

"Remarks."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1932, to September 30, 1933. If no dally, 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 corresponding revision of all figures based on the drainage 

area. Revised figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches, resulting from a revision of the drainage area only, are usually not published in the annual 

series of reports.

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

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

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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 dally 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, the frequency of which is stated in the 

station description.

In the table of daily discharge, the figures for the maximum day and the minimum day
ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

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

first day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

usually less than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discharge measurements and determinations of peak flows made at sites other than gaging 

stations are listed at the end of each report.

ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

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

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

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 

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

cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are not published unless storage or diversion records are included to indicate the extent of the regulation 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.

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

have been included for some streams.
PUBLICATIONS
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1956, PART 2-B

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

(A Annual Report; B Bulletin)

Report

lOth A pt. 2

16th A, pt. 2 

B 140........

18th A, pt. 4 

WSP 15. ......

WSP 16.......

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 35 to 39. 

21st A Pt 4

WSP 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...

Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

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

Year

1884 to June 30, 1891.

1884-92.

1888-93.

1893-94.

1895.

1896.

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899. 

1899.

19OO.

1900.

1901.

1901.

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

In general, be found In the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico 

basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River basins were Included with those for the south 

Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In the-South Atlantic 

slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River, 1899-1956

Year

1899

190O

1901

1902

19O3

19O4

1905

19O6

1907-8

1909

191O

1911

WSP

36

48

65, 75

83

98

127

168

2O4

242

262

282

302

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919- 2O

1921

1922

1923

1924

WSP

322

352

382

4O2

432

452

472

502

522

542

562

582

Year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

193O

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSP

602

622

642

662

682

697

712

727

742

757

782

802

Year

1937

1938

1939

194O

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSP

822

852

872

892

922

952

972

1OO2

1O32

1052

1O82

1112

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

WSF

1142

1172

12O4

1234

1274

1334

1384

1434

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

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

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

report. An Index of the records obtained before 1904 has been published In Water-Supply 

Paper 119.

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

872 for the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to 

Pearl River) 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
RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

covered by this report are Water-Supply Paper 107, "Water powers of Alabama, with an appendix on stream measurements In Mississippi, 1895-1903" and Water-Supply Paper 197, 

"Water resources of Georgia, 1895-1905."

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....... ..

Do.........

Louisiana. .... 

Mississippi. . .

Period

1904-47

1930-47

1903-38 

1900-1948

Report

Special Report 20, Water Resources and 

Hydrology of southeastern Alabama.

Paper No. 5, St. Johns River Basin.......

Basins.

Geol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana.

Issued by

Do.

State Division of Water Survey 

and Research.

Department of Conservation. 

Mississippi Geological Survey.

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

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

stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been Included In special reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these special 

reports also contain other pertinent hydrologlc Information and analyses and compilations 

of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following list gives the numbers and 

titles of these reports;

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

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations

through September 1938.

WSP 1066: Floods of August 1940 In the southeastern States. 

WSP 1137-1: Summary of floods In the United States during 1950. 

WSP 1227-A: Floods of March-April 1951 In Alabama and adjacent

States.

Clr. 100: Floods In Georgia, frequency and magnitude. 

Clr. 342: Floods In Alabama, frequency and magnitude. 

Bull. 66: North Mississippi Floods of February 1948.

Floods In Louisiana, magnitude and frequency.

U. S. Geological Survey. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Mississippi State

Geological Survey. 

Louisiana Department of 

Highways.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

The table below contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this report, 

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1955 to September 1956 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are 

not contained In publications of the Geological Survey, nor have they been published elsewhere .

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Prairie Creek. ......... 

Tishomingo Creek. ...... 

Upatol Creek. ..........

Location

Galllon, Ala. ...................... 

Saltlllo, Miss... .................. 

Fort Bennlng, Ga. ..................

Period

1953-56

1945-563/

1947-563/

1952-563/ 

1949-56 

1948-563/

Corps

Do

Do

Do

Do

Do 

Do 

Do

Collected by

of Engineers.

a/ Some earlier records published In reports of Geological Survey.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1956, PART 2-B

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

During most of the water year 1956, streamflow was deficient throughout Florida and 

much of the rest of the area covered by this report. The entire area was deficient In 

January, with record-low mean discharges for the month at six key gaging stations. New 

record-lows for each month and for the yearly mean were recorded on Kissimmee River near 

Okeechobee, Fla. Severe floods occurred in a small area in southern Alabama July 7-8, 

following rains of nearly 14 inches. For three key gaging stations in the area covered by 

this report, a comparison of monthly and yearly mean discharges during the 1956 water year 

with the median discharges for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in figure 3 on opposite 

page.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

Oconee River near Greensboro, Ga. 

Drainage area, 1,090 sq mi.

Oct Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April

Kissimmee River near Okeechobee, Fla. 

Drainage area, 2,886 sq mi.

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

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

PsXXXX?v^ Monthly mean discharge during water year 1956

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1956 water year with 

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

OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN 

Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°42'40", long 81°52'45", on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge 

at Scarboro, Jenkins County, 3^ miles downstream from Sculls Creek, 6g miles upstream 

from Horse Creek, and 7^ miles southeast of Millen.

Drainage area. 1,940 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 111.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 18, 

1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,578 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,310 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 9.34 ft); minimum, 160 cfs Aug. 16.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 24,600 cfs Aug. 17, 1940, Mar. 27, 1944 (gage height, 

12.8 ft); minimum daily, 120 cfs Sept. 5-10, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 17.0 ft in October 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 12-25)

-0.4 

1.0 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

160

557

670

1.2OO

1,580

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.3

2,170

2,770

3,740

7,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

555

592

1,070

1.160 

1,010

905

805

690

611

537

*502

470

440

425

395

372

358

358

330

323

309

302

295

295

266

281

274

267

274

295

15,069

486

0:251

0.29

Nov.

316

330

330

330 

330

330

330

*330

330

337

337

351

365

380

395

425

440

455

470

486

470

440

440

440

440

470

519

573

630

670

12,489

416

O.214

0.24

Dec.

710

755

805

630 

905

1,010

*1.07O

1,070

1,040

955

905

855

830

SOS

755

732

690

670

670

650

630

630

630

650

670

670

670

670

650

630 

630

23,842

769

0.396

0.46

Jan.

611

592

573

555 

537

537

519

502

5O2

502

*502

502

502

5O2

502

502

502

502

519

555

573

592

630

69O

755

630

86O

905

955

955 

955

19,240

621

O.320

0.37

Feb.

955

955

930

905 

905

1,070

1,530

2,020

2,090

2,170

2,26O

2,370

2,430

2,370

2,49O

3,320

4.080

3,650

3,220

2,940

2,620

2,430

2,260

2,090

1,950

1,690

1,840

1,890

1,950

61,780

2,130

1.1O

1.19

Mar.

1.950

2,020

2.O9O

2,170 

2,320

2,430

2,560

2,620

2,700

2,700

2,620

2,490

2,370

2,260

2,260

2,56O

2,940

3,120

3,120

3,220

3,530

4,190

5.83O

~ 7.150

6,540

5,420

4,420

3,530

3,030

2 ,86O

2,700

99,720

3,217

1.66

1.91

Apr.

2,490

2,260

2,O9O

1,95O 

1,890

1,840

1.780

1,780

1,840

1,840

2,020

2,320

2,560

2,700

2,860

3,030

3,320

3,420

3,640

4,420

4.540

3,960

3,220

2,700

2,320

2,170

2,090

2,020

1,890

1,780

76,740

2,558

1.32

1.47

May

,680

,580

* ,58O

,620 

,720

,780

,720

,840

,090

,260

,520

,170

,O2O

,890

,720

,620

,450

,3OO

,1OO

930

780

*670

592

519

470

537

592

519

455 

425

410

40,359

1,302

0.671

0.77

June

3 SO

395

395

425 

470

519

537

519

486

470

425

360

337

3O9

502

309

55O

557

*544

565

580

372

351

557

551

595

455

557

537

519

12,268

4O9

0.211

0.24

July

519

537

555

519 

470

580

525

295

281

286

295

281

274

295

216

550

502

267

259

255

255

260

281

267

*220

208

202

202

255

502

9,695

. 515

0.161

0.19

Aug.

509

323

*337

551 

565

565

551

525

281

246

220

206

202

186

170

160

170

186

160

166

»202

202

214

208

202

206

208

208

202 

202

226

7,401

259

0.125

0.14

Sept.

246

267

267

246 

255

226

259

259

226

226

226

260

295

509

274

259

220

202

191

180

170

165

165

170

186

255

*288

572

440

455

7,455

248

0.128

O.14

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,110 Mln 237 Mean 959 Cfsm O.494 In. 6.72

Water year 1955-56: Max 7, ISO Mln 16O Mean 1,O55 Cfsm 0.544 In. 7.41

Discharge measurement made on this day.
OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN 15

Ogeechee River near Eden, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°10' , long 81°25', on right bank 600 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highways 25, 80, and 280, 2 miles west of Eden, Effingham County, 2 miles upstream from 

Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles upstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area. 2,650 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1937 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--19 years, 2,077 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,700 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 9.8 ft); minimum,

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 26,300 cfs Mar. 31, 1944 (gage height, 14.7 ft); minimum observed, 131 cfs Sept. 12-14, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 20.0 ft in October 1929, from data furnished by Central of 

Georgia Railway Co.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4 to Jan. 9)

Oct. 1 to Mar Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

0.7 

6.0 

8.0 

9.8

365

2,200

3,700

6,700

0.4 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.3

200

1,740

2,830

3,700

5,720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

990

920

920

920

920

955

1,060

1,160

1,260

*1.520

1,260

1,130

920

762

658

590

575

530

500

470

455

425

410

395

395

380

365

365

365

380

365

22,120

714

0.269

0.31

Nov.

365

365

380

380

395

395

395

395

*39S

395

410

410

410

410

410

425

440

455

455

455

470

485

485

485

470

470

470

485

500

550

12 , 990

433

0.163

0.18

Dec.

560

590

605

622

675

*728

745

780

815

868

920

990

1.060

1,060

1,060

1,020

955

920

885

832

798

762

745

710

692

675

675

675

692

692 

692

24,498

790

0.298

0.34

Jan.

692

675

675

692

675

658

640

605

605

*590

575

575

575

575

560

560

560

560

560

575

590

605

658

710

762

815

850

885

920

920 

955

20,852

673

0.254

0.29

Feb.

990

1,020

1,060

1,100

1,320

1,500

1,620

1,780

2,050

2,310

2,490

2,620

2,830

2,990

3,150

3,150

»3,240

3,240

3,330

3,330

3,510

3,800

4 . 180

4,180

3,920

3,700

3,510

3,240

3,070

78,230

2,698

1.02

1.10

Mar.

2,830

2,620

2.490

2,490

2,490

2,550

2,690

2,760

2,830

2,910

3,070

3,240

3,330

3,330

*3,420

3,420

3,510

3,700

4,040

4,180

4,320

4,480

4,480

4,320

4,180

4,040

4,180

5,000

6,300

6.700

6,300

116,200

3,748

1.41

1.63

Apr.

5^720

5,000

4,480

4,040

3,800

3,600

3,420

3,150

2,830

2.620

2,620

*2,620

2,760

3,070

3,330

3,700

3,920

4,180

4,180

4,040

3,920

3,800

3,800

3,920

4,040

4,320

4,180

3,920

3,600

3,240

111,820

3,724

1.41

1.57

May

2,910

2,760

2,690

2,760

2,690

2,690

2,910

3,150

3,420

3,700

5.800

3,700

3,330

2,990

2,910

2,910

2,830

2,690

2,490

2,250

2,050

*1,860

1,620

1,450

1,240

1,020

850

720

688

720 

785

72,583

2,341

0.883

1.02

June

755

688

592

592

592

624

656

672

656

640

608

656

656

624

544

480

432

416

416

*401

448

496

496

496

496

528

576

624

656

608

17,124

571

0.215

0.24

July

608

608

592

592

624

624

656

688

688

576

480

416

392

370

351

351

361

367

370

358

339

329

317

307

*297

300

297

273

262

251 

262

13,306

429

0.162

0.19

Aug.

273

297

348

395

389

379

376

370

364

348

333

304

280

251

237

233

230

230

222

215

218

*215

215

215

215

218

262

273

251

251 

248

8,655

279

0.105

0.12

Sept.

244

237

241

248

266

287

323

432

496

480

448

395

329

290

280

283

300

287

280

283

273

248

233

226

244

370

480

512

512

496

10,023

334

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,100 Mln 365 Mean 1,283 cfsm 0.484 In. 6.57

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,700 Min 215 Mean 1,389 Cfsm 0.524 In. 7.13

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN

Canooohee River near Claxton, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°11'05", long 81°53i25", on right bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 73, 2 miles northeast of Claxton, Evans County, and 10 miles upstream 

from Lotts Creek.

Drainage area.--555 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1937 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 80.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). Prior 

to Oct. 20, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 400 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,830 cfs May 7 (gage height, 11.3 ft); minimum,

 5TF~cfs Aug. 15.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 12,100 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height, 13.9 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.86 cfs Sept, 8-14, Oct. 25, 26, Nov. 2, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1112: 1939-41, 1944.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

7.0

11

24

58

140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

3.0

7.0

1O.O

11.1

255

1,100

2,020

2,690

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

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.

a840

a840

a800

a870

al.OOO

al,200

al,400 

1,250

885

*625

460

325

252

212

200

137

173

169

158

144

132

125

117

116

116

117

116

107

100

114

116

13,266

428

0.771

0.89

Nov.

119

TTT

114

110

105

108

*108 

105

100

97

95

90

84

82

82

86

84

81

80

76

75

72

72

74

72

72

72

71

68

66

2,637

87.9

0.158

0.18

Dec.

69

W

90

98

100

*101

107 

103

101

95

92

93

105

116

121

123

m

112

105

101

100

98

93

87

87

84

84

84

82

76

2,989

96.4

0.174

0.20

Jan.

72

68

64

*71

*86

84

80 

74

68

66

66

66

64

61

59

57

5T

58

62

65

66

65

82

125

142

138

138

140

144

146 140"

2,674

86.3

0.155

0.18

Feb.

130

127

125

?2~T 119

645

765 

955

1,180

1,510

1,660

1,570

1,420

1,250

1,020

900

915

915

885

825

805

785

745

725

665

585

493

448

*408

22,796

786

1.42

1.53

Mar.

365

338

352

471

545

605

645 

665

665

585

545

605

565

482

471

a600

a820

a ,100

a ,400

* .700

,630

,380

,080

855

665

525

46O

393

358

448

605

21,923

707

1.27

1.46

Apr.

785

855

840

840

765

645

525 

378

268

235

645

885

* ,040

,10O

,120

,220

,320.

1,2'S'O , 550

955

805

685

605

545

408

294

238

203

196

1.94

21,194

706

1.27

1.42

Hay

283

*525

765

805

1,150

1,980

2,690 

2,120

1,660

1,380

1,080

805

565

408

263

191

146

119

100

89

82

75

*66

58

64

130

200

266

255

184

140

18,647

602

1.08

1.24

June

112

97

100

95

112

408

"455 565 

266

191

152

125

98

75

58

45

38

34

31

»35

82

105

86

105

127

108

90

76

75

74

4,028

134

0.241

0.27

July

69

65

75

180

TT5

103

92 

92

55

37

30

24

21

19

15

13

12

11

9.8

9.0

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.0

*9.8

20

18

17

23

16

1,248.0

40.3

0.073

O.O8

Aug.

14

27

29

40

54

69

95 

100

54

29

19

13

10

7.8

7.0

17

52

46

28

32

57

103

140

T25

108

74

42

34

34

40

42

1,541.8

49.7

0.090

0.1O

Sept.

64

78

48

42

36

34

42 

66

117

167

140

103

74

74

62

52

43

36

30

26

21

20

18

.12.

56

248

319

338

306

255

2,932

97.7

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,550 Min i 3 Mean 209 Cfsm 0.377 In. 5.11

Water year 1955.56: Max 2,690 Min 7.0 Mean 317 Cfsm 0.571 In. 7.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of recorded range in stage 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 17

South River near McDonough, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°30 I , long 84°01', on left bank 20 ft downstream from Butler Bridge, a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Beech Creek, 2 miles downstream from Big Walnut Creek, 

4f miles downstream from Cotton River, and 9 miles northeast of McDonough, Henry County.

Drainage area.--436 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 564.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge.--17 years, 553 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 18.7 ft); minimum, 88 cfs Sept. 23.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 34,500 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 24.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 54 cfs 

Oct. 12, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Figures of daily discharge include flow diverted from Chattahoochee 

River (averaging about 27 cfs) for Atlanta municipal supply.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

445

375

220

191

185

181

181

186

271

198

*176

173

168

166

163

158

158

160

165

165

160

157

155

157

155

158

153

157

176

212

173

5,897

190

0.436

0.50

Nov.

161

166

166

163

160

163

165

163

166

190

287

208

183

222

250

220

195

183

183

267

205

183

 183

217

271

ICO" 648

278

236

222

6,704

223

0.511

0.57

Dec.

215

220

303

2SY

256

264

238

226

234

224

208

203

200

200

198

196

190

198

282

267

226

214

207

208

202

198

190

188

185

T nt- 185

185

6,762

218

0.500

0.58

Jan.

181

178

176

180

*180

178

181

180

174

174

181

180

180

178

180

180

178

180

260

505

275

231

236

330

310

252

233

224

220

222

275

6,792

219

0.502

0.58

Feb.

252

F75

267

970

2,050

1,920

2,250

970

665

*630

520

475

385

355

342

580

535

460

445

1,240

1,510

718

S£0

445

415

430

385

520

430

20,939

722

1.66

1.79

Calendar year 1955 : Max 3,660 Min 110

Mar.

340

382

648

445

358

332

320

310

294

267

271

322

300

342

580

5,740

11,400

"5,290

1,210

890

700

580

*505

445

385

352

332

312

595

1,010

535

33,792

1,090

2.50

2.88

Apr.

400

342

315

308

59T

2,360

1,780

850

580

550

3,040

1,920

950

682

720

5.520

3,500

1,250

930

735

648

580

550

505

*475

445

430

400

385

370

31,912

1,064

2.44

2.72

May

352

345

630

770

535

445

1,170

665

490

415

385

358

338

312

303

294

280

271

260

250

248

246

244

238

240

248

250

242

231

229 ijf-f. 254

11,538

372

0.853

0.98

June

235

231

217

205

*207

205

203

200

191

188

183

181

181

259

400

271

236

212

202

252

217

205

212

226

207

195

195

186

178

180

6,460

215

0.493

0.55

July

558

682

305

235

389

256

231

634

1,820

 TTO

400

282

244

235

790

1,600

1,040

*385

278

244

£33

260

224

665

308

400

280

227

202

190 

207

14,574

470

1.08

1.24

Aug.

210

190

210

224

202

168

157

152

144

139

137

174

160

157

145

141

»142

130

144

188

180

149

132

127

122

117

TT7

 SH; 338

203

208

5,227

169

0.388

0.45

Sept.

174

150

139

134

147

149

149

168

152

125

125

125

122

122

119

112

103

107

107

105

98

 Se- 96

ga

2,190

7,760

*3,010

718

475

415

17,590

586

1.34

1.50

Mean 342 Cfsni 0.784 In. 10.64

Water year 1955-56 : Max 11,400 Min 96 Mean 46O Cfsm 1.O6 In. 14.34

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Mar. 17 (12 m.) 13,000 cfa (18.7 ft); Apr. 16 (11 p.m.) 6,300 

cfs (14. 5 ft)j Sept. 26 (6 p.m.) 8,560 cfs (16.4 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

yellow River near Snellvllle, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°51', long 84°05', on left bank at downstream side of county highway 

bridge, 3ir miles west of Snellville, Gwinnett County, 4 miles downstream from Sweetwater Creek, 6j miles northeast of town of Stone Mountain, and 7j miles upstream from 

Stone Mountain Creek.

Drainage area.--134 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 810 ft (by barometer). Prior to Nov. 4, 

1952, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 165 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,600 cfs May 7 

12 cfs Oct. 26, 27.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 9,500 cfs Nov 29, 1948 

floodmark); minimum, 1.5 cfs Oct. 9, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1032: 1943 (M). WSP1U2: 1944-45(M). WSP 1384: 1949(M) , 

195S(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

;e height, 17.9 ft); minimum, 

height, 19.4 ft, from

.9 

1.1 

1.5

2.0 205

4.0 840

10.0 2,830

14.0 4,550

16.0 5,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

18

16

15

15

14

15

20

20

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

*14

14

14

14

13

13

12 

TF

13

26

19

496

16.0

0.119

0.14

Nov.

18

T8

19

18

18

18

19

19

19

22

38

28

24

28

41

34

29

32

37

41

31

28

37

~82" 104

100 

70

56

44

41

1,113

37.1

0.277

0.31

Dec.

37

*44

50

46

62

55

49

46

46

42

39

38

36

35

36

33

42" 31

59" 71

51

48

44

44

43

42 

41

40

39

37

37

1,363

44.0

0.328

0.38

Jan.

37

37

37

36

35

35

35

34

*33

33

34

34

33

33

35

36

35

33

84

97

71

60

64

88

76

66 

60

56

55

60

*73

1,535

49.5

0.369

0.43

Feb.

62

71

79

213

368

486

440

253

202

172

149

129

113

102

97

123

125

133

127

290

239

176

136

119

113

111 

125

222

182

5,157

178

1.33

1.43

Mar.

*125

174

192

152

125

113

109

102

93

87

91

95

93

129

352

2,720

3,470

633

410

297

248

205

166

152

133

121 

106

*107

334

336

211

11,731

378

2.82

3.25

Apr.

154

131

115

119

138

242

195

149

129

125

486

342

233

179

260

1,380

718

327

233

189

159

145

136

123

117

109

106

104

106

91

7,040

235

1.75

1.95

May

*107

154

735

425

219

1,190

*5,640

1,150

395

276

200

169

147

127

115

102

93

90

83

79

74

71

67

63

66

80 

79

71

66

62

*6_0_

12,265

396

2.96

3.41

June

54

51

48

48

47

43

43

40

37

37

35

41

58

55

70

58

47

40

77

129

64

54

44

62

69

51 

53

38

*31

40

1,564

52.1

0.389

0.43

July

306

131

233

142

213

111

93

307

1,120

582

216

131

98

83

314

2,550

~ 660

230

145

111

102

95

83

117

136

104 

*83

73

69

63

7T

8,775

283

2.11

2.43

Aug.

69

62

55

77

59

85

53

42

41

40

54

43

70

48

41

39

39

40

39

39

47

40

38

38

36

33 

33

34

35

37

1,442

46.5

0.347

0.40

Sept.

32

33

28

27

28

33

43

51

33

28

26

25

23

22

22

19

19

19

18

17

16

15

T6

29

370

1.510 

444

166

107

104

3,123

104

0.776

0.87

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,860 Min 4.1 Mean 84.4 cfsm 0.630 In. 8.57

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,640 Min 12 Mean 152 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.43

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs).--Mar. 17 (3. i.m.) 5,500 

cfs (17.9 ft); July 16 (10 a.m.) 3,290 cfs (11.3 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

:fs (15.5 ft); May 7 (ll a.m.) 7,600
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN' 19 

Yellow River near Covington, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°37', long 83°55', near left bank at downstream end of pier of bridge on 

State Highway 12, a quarter of a mile downstream from Georgia Railroad bridge, half a 

mile downstream from Gum Creek, and 3j miles northwest of Covington, Newton County.

Drainage area.--396 sq mi.

Records available.--September to December 1897, May 1899 to December 1901, July 1944 to 

September 1956. Published as "at Almon" 1897-1901.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 616.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. September to December 1897 staff gage at about 

same site at different datum. May 1899 to December 1901 staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1944-56), 440 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,220 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 15.6 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Sept. 22.

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 16,200 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 20.3 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 7, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by milldam above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1112: 1945(M), 1946.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 27 to Dec. 4, Feb. 8 to Mar. 15, 

May 10 to July 1, July 25 to Sept. 24; backwater from return of 

over-bank flow Mar. 18-20)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

17

59

120

200

410

5.0

9.0

13.0

15.1

1,000

2,520

4,940

6,720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

484

300

200

142

119

113

106

98

allO

a!30

alOO

a90

a88

a85

a80

a80

*105

79

81

80

78

63

66

88

79

86

91

96

97

101

126

3,641

117

0.295

0.34

Nov.

107

98

91

87

I±

81

101

87

82

97

119

106

107

126

141

141

126

113

103

150

163

136

130

141

240

322

280

*222

169

147

4,087

136

0.343

0.38

Dec.

134

142

156

168

208

193

176

163

156

135

141

148

132

128

126

126

103

1^3

180

191

171

155

148

129

141

155

146

136

130

130

116

4,586

148

0.374

0.43

Jan.

128

144

129

130

126

124

107

119

*132

120

117

114

116

100

113

132

116

113

168

270

230

189

208

238

256

220

195

169

177

198

198

4,896

158

0.399

0.46

Feb.

200

208

240

552

1,140

1,490

1,S10

1 'eso 100

580

497

458

399

344

335

410

434

399

399

*864

1,140

696

538

458

410

410

410

497

510

17,408

600

1.52

1.64

Mar.

434

422

566

497

422

377

355

344

311

270

280

300

300

311

410

2,700

6,720

5,810

*2,120

1,000

808

680

594

524

471

434

388

355

497

840

608

30,148

973

2.46

2.84

Apr.

471

410

355

335

388

872

1,140

665

510

484

1,240

1,390

904

685

650

2,060

2,670

1,720

904

680

580

510

484

*446

410

399

366

344

335

344

22,731

758

1.91

2.13

May

300

335

524

1,030

636

446

1,450

4,420

3,050

744

524

434

388

355

311

290

256

240

214

214

220

196

186

179

172

172

200

208

184

169

163

18,210

587

1.48

1.71

June

160

141

150

155

135

135

138

128

106

110

*124

113

110

150

171

150

141

144

134

200

23 R

156

119

123

146

135

123

129

96

101

4,159

139

0.351

0.39

July

232

446

270

335

254

270

198

322

936

1,460

776

366

260

204

187

918

2,820

1,380

434

300

258

260

*544

471

300

335

230

193

166

179

166

15,270

493

1.24

1.43

Aug.

160

T55

123

124

138

138

129

102

89

69

77

87

97

101

86

110

*76

76

70

94

102

98

77

55

63

60

76

68

67

74

64

2,905

93.7

0.237

0.27

Sept.

76

81

82

67

66

73

55

71

78

73

63

55

51

37

39

40

56

41

40

34

28

23

32

48

526

1,830

1,870

753

366

280

6,934

231

0.583

0.65

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,37O Min 16 Mean 253 Cfsm 0.639 In. 8.70

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,720 Min 23 Mean 369 Cfsm 0.932 In - 12.67

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 cfs). Mar. 17 (4 p.m.) 7,220 cfs (15.6 ft). 

* Discharge measurements made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

station near Snellville.
20 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Ocmulgee River near Jackson, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°18', long 83°50', on right bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 16, half a mile upstream from Yellow Water Creek, 1 mile downstream from 

Lloyd Shoals Dam, 7 miles east of Jackson, Butts County, and at mile S47.4.

Drainage area. 1,420 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1906 to September 1915, August 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^^929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Jan. 1, 1913, staff gage, Jan. 1 to

Dec. 31, 1913, water-stage recorder, and Jan. 1, 1914, to Dec. 31, 1915, staff gage,

all at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1939-56), 1,626 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 12.4 ft); minimum daily, 416 cfs Aug. 26.

1906-15, 1939-56: Maximum discharge, 56,600 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 23.9 

ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs Nov. 20, 1910.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 ft Dec. 11, 1919, from graph based on gage readings (discharge, 69,000 cfs, by computation of flow over dam).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (usable capacity, 77,000 

acre-ft), completed in 1910

Revisions (water years).--WSP 892: Drainage area. WSP 952: 1912(M). WSP 972: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic -feet per second)

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

380

760

1,450

6.0 

12.0

3,500

18,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

536

522

522

540

534

524

526

524

518

528

572

558

546

538

540

532 

534

532

534

542

536

531

544

518

475

473

468 

47?

476 

476

475

16,148

521

-72

Nov.

478

480

480

475

474

474

479

454

*454

480

478

476

481

498

550

589 

589

536

524

519

523

512

520

519

616

618

594 

900

1,540 

1,030

17,140

571

+34

Dec.

964

641

576

559

542

534

1,180

1,180

619

595

562

585

644

616

580

560 

568

564

553

554

544

900

532

520

517

519

1,080 

1,190

862 

987

562

21,389

690

-88

Jan.

580" 535

556

608

555

560

558

559

567

573

596

571

597

609

620

582 

576

581

584

583

571

570

576

576

578

814

815 

575

580 

586

606

18,398

593

+55

Feb.

*580

582

560

608

1,960

2.750

2,670

2,560

2,540

2,530

2,530

2,520

2,480

2,490

2,040

2,120 

2,490

2,410

2,520

2,530

2,150

2,520

2,490

2,530

2,060

1,650

1,790 

1,330

1,270

 

59,240

2,043

+125

Mar.

1,510

1,850

1,830

1,620

2,220

1,550

866

772

980

581

601

2,050

952

1,480

1,250

2,960

13,100

17,800

9,000

7,560

4,160

3,240

3,120

3,020

1,570

2,130

1,070 

1,010

2,220 

3,010

2,920

98,102

3,165

+72

Apr.

1,280

1,350

1,230

1,090

2,230

3,020

2,970

2,980

2,960

*1,480

3,370

6,010

4,730

3,240

3,120

11,100 

12,000

5,300

3,190

3,140

3,110

3,050

3,050

2,970

2,390

1,200

1,320 

1,020

604 

1,900

_ 

96,414

3,214

+37

May

1,930

1,030

898

1,650

1,910

1,200

1,830

2,470

2,510

2,770

3,060

2^980

2,230

1,940

1,110

742 

698

570

594

585

585

592

594

600

607

620

624 

618

586 

572

607

39,312

1,268

+ 65

June

612

606

608

602

6IT

604

608

610

604

606

610

614

612

629

630

624 

615

620

630

645

619

620

632

641

658

658

651 

640

630 

643

18,702

623

-30

July

648

652

*1,850

707

1,230

936

607

519

2,180

3,000

3,000

1,160

S2E

1,190

1,280

5,010 

2,950

2,980

2,970

2,960

640

616

1,530

1,570

1,590

1,230

900 

603

60~5 

852

987

45,674

1,473

-72

Aug.

726

604

604

600

504

598

539

472

477

472

443

424

439

452

454

454 

454

462

457

465

466

456

454

457

438

416

456 

448

448 

448

455

15,142

488

-72

Sept.

446

424

426

442

441

435

456

442

421

430

440

432

432

430

433

423 

*448

442

452

448

464

459

439

458

2,220

4,460

11,500 

4,9lo

3,100 

3,050

39,803

1,327

+124

Adjusted for change In contents In Lloyd Shoals Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

449

0.316 

0.36

605 

0.426 

0.48

Calendar year 1955 : 

Hater year 1955-56 :

602 

0.424 

0.49

648 

0.456 

0.53

2,168 

1.53 

1.65

3,237 

2.28 

2.63

3,251 

2.29 

2.56

1,333 

0.939 

1.08

Observed

Max 5,540 Min 425 Mean 966 

Max 17,800 Min 416 Mean 1,326

593 

0.418 

0.47

1,401 

0.987 

1.14

416 

0.293 

0.34

1,451 

1.02 

1.14

Adjusted

Mean 969 Cfsra 0.682 In. 9.29 

Mean 1,340 Cfsm 0.944 In. 12.87

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Lloyd Shoals Reservoir; furnished 

by Georgia Power Co.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 21

Ocmulgee River at Macon, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°51', long 83°34' at downstream end of center pier of Fifth Street 

Bridge in Macon, Bibb County, !§ miles upstream from Walnut Creek and at mile 205.0.

Drainage area.--2,240 sq mi, approximately.

Records available (corrected). --January 1893 to December 1911, January 1912 to December 1913 

(gage heights only), October 1931 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1895 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 269.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 9, 1905, staff, chain, and wireweight gages at sites within ij miles downstream at about same datum. Oct. 9, 1905, to 

Dec. 30, 1913, chain gage at present site and datum. Oct. 1, 1931, to June 25, 1934, 

water-stage recorder at site 500 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--43 years (1893-1911, 1931-56), 2,687 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,700 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 19.0 ft); minimum daily, 444 cfs Nov. 5.

1893-1913, 1931-56: Maximum discharge, 83,500 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 

28.0 ft); minimum daily, 128 cfs Oct. 24, 1954; minimum gage height observed, -1.0 ft 

Oct. 5, 1904.

Flood of Feb. 28, 1929, reached a stage of 26.1 ft (discharge, 70,000 cfs). A stage 

1 inch lower, as determined from floodmarks, was reached on Jan. 19, 1925, at Central 

of Georgia Railroad bridge 500 ft downstream.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (see preceding page). 

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Dec. 6 to Feb. 3, May 21 to 

June 19, July 22 to Sept. 24; rate of change In stage used as 

a factor Feb. 29, Mar. 15, 16, 29, Apr. 16, Sept. E5, 28)

3.0 414

5.0 1,300

12.0 5,680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, wate

14.0

17.0

19.0

7,680

13,500

19,700

year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

477

625

527

558

489

527

519

477

532

536

527 

558

580

536

527

514

558

580

536

532

558

527

523

558

558

489

472 

497

558

468

485

16,408

529

-

-

Nov.

497

477

468

*481

444

468

506

536

481

510

558 

527

514

602

625

625

648

670

602

602

602

602

602

692

1,010

1,650

1,120 

895

1,030

1,350

20,394

680

-

-

Dec.

1,260

1,210

94U

872

872

782

*760

1,500

1,300

828

782

76O

782

828

738

692

625

648

670

715

715

715

985

760

670

625

648 

1,120

1,260

1,030

1,120

27,012

871

_

Jan.

738

648

670

670

738

692

648

760

670

692

670 

715

715

69?

692

715

715

738

782

805

782

872

760

*850

850

872

1,050 

985

850

782

805

23,623

762

_

Feb.

828

850

872

2,550

4,910

7,890

*7,960

*4,840

3,860

*3,540

3,600 

3,540

3,210

3,020

2,760

3,410

3,470

3,410

3,210

3,470

3,28O

3,080

3,080

3,020

2,690

2,500

2,140 

5,680

3,980

100,650

3,471

_

-

Mar.

2,080

2,200

2,690

2,500

2,260

2,760

1,970

1,400

1,300

1,450

1,160 

1,450

2,500

1,700

2,770

8,600

12,100

17,900

17,500

9,420

7,160

4,840

4,250

3,990

3,470

2,320

2,690 

*1,800

2,280

5,540

4,910

138,960

4,483

_

-

Apr.

3,860

2,380

2,140

1,970

1,860

3,930

4,910

4,710

4,190

3,800

6,600 

7,400

7,960

5,400

4,450

5,470

15,100

12,400

5,330

4,380

4,060

3,930

3,800

3,730

3,600

*2,560

1,800 

1,920

1,600

1.100

136,340

4,545

-

-

May

2,200

2,380

1,700

1,700

2,200

2,320

1,700

2,560

2,820

2,820

3,150 

5,410

3,020

2,200

2,140

1,450

1,100

1,010

962

872

738

782

760

*738

760

738

760 

715

738

715 

715

49,873

1,609

_

-

June

895

918

760

670

692

670

670

670

670

67O

625 

648

648

715

805

738

670

625

670

1,750

1,160

828

1,210

872

760

782

760 

738

670

670

23,629

788

-

-

July

670

625

715

1,700

850

1,210

962

692

985

3,410

5,540 

2,820

1,300

872

1,400

1,750

2,890

3,020

3,020

2,950

2,560

985

850

*1,600

1,700

1,750

1,400 

1,400

962

1,030

1,140

50,758

1,637

-

-

Aug.

1,750

1,260

94O

850

828

805

805

828

715

648

602 

558

536

670

519

558

558

536

527

536

602

602

580

514

536

519

489 

648

715

625 

648

21,507

694

-

-

Sept.

670

602

536

536

580

485

536

670

625

519

580

*536

536

460

460

497

472

485

514

527

558

452

485

558

1,590

11,800

13,5QO 

12 , 800

5,260

4,120

61,949

2,065

-

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,260 Mln 353 Mean 1,408 Cfsm 0.629 In. 8.53

Water year 1955-56: Max 17,900 Mln 444 Mean 1,834 Cfsm 0.819 In. 11.14

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). Mar 19 (2 a.m.) 19,700 efs (19.0 ft); Apr. 17 (12 m.) 16,000 

cfs (17.9 ft); Sept 27 (12 p.m.) 16,900 cfs (18.2 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
22 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Tobesofkee Creek near Macon, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°48', long 83°46', on right bank at downstream end of pier of bridge on

 U. S. Highway 80, 8 miles west of Macon, Bibb County, and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1937 to September 1956.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 309.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 3, 1938, staff gage and Feb. 3, 

1938, to Aug. 27, 1942, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 182 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 10.1 ft); minimum, 6.5 cfs about Sept. 15.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 9,830 cfs Mar. 21, 1944 (gage height, 23.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs; minimum, 2.3 cfs Oct. 10, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1204: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 15, Apr. 18 to May 3)

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

4.6

18

38

3.5

5.0

10.0

244

680

1,900

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

9.4

10

14

15

17

15

17

14

14

17

16

14

14

10

10

8.8

10

11

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.4

7.6

7.6

9.4

22

14

15

389.2

12.6

0.069

0.08

Nov.

13

11

TI

*13

13

14

15

17

17

21

27

31

27

24

31

31

26

23

22

22

24

23

24

30

80

250

I2T.

77

55

48

1,150

38.3

0.210

0.23

Dec.

42

44

52

59

55

49

*46

44

45

42

41

39

38

37

37

37

36

37

38

41

39

38

37

38

37

38

37

36

35

35

36

1,265

40.8

0.224

0.26

Jan.

36

36

36

37

36

36

37

37

35

33

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

44

60

55

48

54

71

69

59

52

49

48

46

49

1,353

43.6

0.240

0.28

Feb.

*51

55

82

588

704

1,380

* 1 , 140

*462

273

229

257

217

166

145

137

448

337

238

200

350

270

194

163

145

135

127

127

752

1,410

10,782

372

2.04

2.20

Mar.

376

276

286

226

191

*177

166

158

148

157

166

347

266

257

452

1,750

1 5 640

728

388

279

229

205

182

169

155

145

137

*142

504

1 , 030

546

11,858

383

2.10

2.42

Apr.

320

263

232

214

220

266

276

217

194

200

546

448

302

238

205

276

223

174

155

137

125

120

118

111

107

105

103

101

TOT

114

6,211

207

1.14

1.27

May

*109

103

148

182

163

148

153

150

132

123

118

114

109

101

96

88

82

78

77

73

69

66

62

60

60

59

62

60

55

51

46

2,997

96.7

0.531

0.61

June

46

134

71

49

44

39

38

36

34

36

42

*37

32

34

39

57

48

38

34

366

150

124

387 ~94

80

60

66

55

42

38

2,350

78.3

0.430

0.48

July

35

34

36

38

44

38

35

35

145

24,4

158

84

62

55

49

60

73

52

44

38

42

123

73

66

*66

94

62

109

125

86

62

2,267

73.1

0.402

0.46

Aug.

675

T9T

125

88

75

62

52

44

38

36

32

22

27

30

35

30

28

26

25

25

22

22

25

21

19

17

T5

35

30

35

40

1,957

63.1

0.347

0.40

Sept.

30

42

40

38

25

»20

20

35

44

27

21

17

17

13

6.0

8.0

20

500

40O

3OO

350

90

100

150

800

1,300

1,100

500

300

250

6,565.0

219

1.20

1.34

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,740 Mln 5.1 Mean 93.9 cfsm 0.516 In. 7.01

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,750 Mln 7.6 Mean 134 Cfsm 0.736 In. 10.03

(10.1 ft).
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 23 

Big Indian Creek at Perry, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°27', long 83°44', at municipal waterworks at Perry, Houston County, on 

left "bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 1 mile downstream from Bay 

Creek, and 3£ miles upstream from Flat Creek.

Drainage area.--108 sq mi.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 279.39 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

Sept. 24, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 77.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 254 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 3.68 ft); minimum, 

15 cfs Sept. 21, 22.

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 3.000 cfs Mar. 23, Apr. 23, 1944 (gage height, 8.6 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Sept. 21, 22, 1956.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1274: 1944-47.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

34

34

34

36

36

34

32

32

31

30

29

29

28

27_

27

31

32

31

*30

29

29

28

29

29

28

28

28

43

54 

39

995

32.1

0.297

0.34

Nov.

35

34

34

34

55

34

54

38

56

40

47

41

59

40

 39

59

38

56

36

57

56

56

56

52

72

95

7T

52

44

40

1,279

42.6

0.594

0.44

Dec.

40

40

44

44

52

49

*44

45

54

49

43

41

40

40

40

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

39

59

40

40

40

58 3~8

38

1,287

41.5

0.584

0.44

Jan.

58

58

58

39

58

58

58

57

57

57

57

58

58

58

57

58

59

58

41

48

45

43

67

8862"

49

45

43

41

41

*41

1,535

43.0

0.598

0.46

Feb.

41

44

45

62

111

190

 242

HI

90

85

83

72

62

58

56

88

105

80

72

69

83

69

58

56

54

56

56

80

111

2,459

84.8

0.785

0.85

Mar.

*72

62

76

88

72

62

60

58

56

54

56

85

114

148

127

197

230

168

96

78

72

67

62

60

58

56

54

*54

69

108

85

2,702

87.2

0.807

0.95

Apr.

58

54

50

50

50

50

50

46

43

45

96

~85 150

56

50

52

56

49

45

39

42

42

42

42

43

42

41

40

45

52

1,583

52.8

0.489

0.55

May

*50

45

52

~S5 74

52

56

48

43

43

38

36

35

52

50

28

26

26

26

24

24

24

25

*2T

49

47

37

52

29

27

25

1,170

37.7

0.549

0.40

June

26

34

30

27

26

26

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

28

*40

53

29

28

25

53

34

34

29

50

35

40

36

28

24

23

853

28.4

0.263

0.29

July

22

20

54

48

43

52

38

32

40

93

197

134

60

74

141

201

12!

56

41

56

52

85

*72

42

40

111

124

85

102

74

47

2,290

75.9

0.684

0.79

Aug.

40

36

33

38

36

32

28

26

24

24

23

24

25

24

22

22

23

22

22

20

20

21

22

20

19

18

18

18

20 

21

20

761

24.5

0.227

0.26

Sept.

21

22

21

20

21

*21

22

24

25

20

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

18

18

16

16

15

IT

50

140

225

175

69

44 

37

1,174

39.1

0.362

0.40

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,340 Win 21 Mean 51.9 Cfsm 0.481 I"- 6.52

Water year 1955-56: Max 242 Win 15 Mean 43.9 Cfsm 0.453 !" 6.15

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base. 

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

464436 O-58-3
24 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville, Ga.

level.

Location.--Lat 32°17', long 83°28', near center of right truss on downstream side of

bridge on U. S. Highway 341 at Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Southern Railway bridge, 2{- miles downstream from Jordan Creek, and at 

mile 135.1.

Drainage area.--3.800 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--January 1944 to September 1956 In reports of Geological Survey.

January 1929 to December 1931 In House Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st session. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1908 are contained In reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 189.56 ft above mean sea 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--12 years, 3,815 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 17,700 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 19.7 

ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum dally, 740 cfs Aug. 27-29, Sept. 15-24.

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 68,000 cfs Dec. 2, 1948 (gage height, 34.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings) ; minimum daily, 420 cfs Oct. 16-20, 23-29, 1954. 

Maximum stage known since 1908, 36.5 ft Jan. 20, 1925 (discharge, 79,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (see p. 20).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2

5.0 

13.0 

2O.O

740

2,960

9,030

18,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

890 

890 

990

1,040 

1,040

1,040

1,040

990 

94O

940

940

940 

94O

940

940

940

890

840

75?0"

*940

890

890 

890

890

890

890

890

840 

840

890 

940

28,790

929

0.244

0.28

Nov.

890 

940 

890

840 B"40"

840

840

840 

840

890

940

940 

1,040

1,040

*990

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

990

990

990

1,040

1,040

1,260

1,530

1,950 

1,890

1,710

32,190

1,073

0.282

0.31

Dec.

1,710 

1,890 

1,770

1,710 

1,590

1,530

1,480

1,420 

1,420

1,770

1,830

1,530 

1,420

1,360

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,260

1,200

1,200

1,200

*1,260 

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,200

1,140 

1,200

1,480

1,650

44,190

1,425

0.375

0.43

Jan.

1,650 

1,530 

1,360

1,260 

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200 

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,140 

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,200

1,200

1,260

1,260

1,310 

1,420

1,590

*1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590 

1,590

1,530

1,420

41,180

1,328

0.349

0.40

Feb.

1,560 

1,360 

1,420

1,480 

2,070

3,280

4,260

4,760 

5,360

6,480

8,010

9,250 

9,030

8,100

7,010

6,480

5,880

5,500

5,130

4,980

5,060

5,200 

5,130

5,060

4,980

4.90O

4,850

4,680 

4,540

-------

145,560

5,019

1.32

1.42

Mar.

*4,400 

4,470 

4,900

5,450 

5,580

5,430

5,130

4,680 

4,260

3,800

5,220

2,700 

2.640

3,550

4,550

5,150

5,880

6,100

6,550

8,010

12,100

16 , 000 

17.200

15,400

15,100

10,700

8,650

7,090 

*6 , 100

5,580

4,980

212,670

6,860

1.81

2.09

Apr.

4,540 

4,830 

5,500

6,180 

6,330

5,660

4,680

4,000 

3,940

4,260

4,980

5,660 

5,880

5,880

6,030

6,700

7,580

7,840

7,580

7,410

8,460

9,740 

9,940

8,650

7,010

5,880

5,500

4,980 

4,400

5,800

185,820

6,127

1.61

1.80

May

2,700 

2,380 

2,900

3,280 

5,220

3,020

3,160

3,160 

2,960

3,020

5,220

5,550 

5,420

3,480

5,540

3,480

3,090

2.3LO

1,710

1,530

1,420

1,510 

1,260

1,260

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,260 

1,200

1,200

1,140

72,580

2,341

0.616

0.71

June

1,140 

1,200 

1,310

1,310 

1,260

1,200

1,140

1,090 

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,140 

1,140

1,090

*1,090

1,140

1,260

1,200

1,140

1,140

1,310

1,890 

1,830

1,530

1,650

1,530

1,420

1,510 

1,260

1,140

58 , 150

1,271

0.554

0.37

July

1,090 

990 

"5975

1,040 

1,260

1,710

1,480

1,480 

1,360

1,140

1,710

2,500 

2,960

3,160

5,020

2,830

3,220

3,020

3,220

3,220

3,160

5.350 

*3,3SO

2,570

1,830

2,070

2,190

2,250 

2,190

2,O70

'

68,320

2,204

0.580

0.67

Aug.

1,830 

1,890 

2,010

1,830 

1,650

1,480

1,360

1,260 

1,200

1,140

1,040

990 

890

890

840

790

840

840

840

790

790

790 

790

790

790

790

740

740 

740

840 

940

33,140

1,069

0.281

0.32

Sept.

89O 

S90 

94O

890 

840

790

840

890 

890

890

940

*840 

790

79O

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

740 

740

740

1,310

1,830

2,900

3,540 

3,870

4,610

37,570

1,252

0.529

0.57

Calendar year 1955 : Max 1O,7OO Min 840 Mean 2,130 Cfsm O.561 In. 7.6O

Water year 1955-56 : Max 17,20O Mln 74O Mean 2,563 Cfsm O.674 In. 9.17

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Oomulgee River at Lumber City, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°55', long 82°40', on downstream side of left pier of drawspan of bridge 

 on U. S. Highway 341 at Lumber City, Telfair County, 500 ft downstream from Southern

Railway Bridge, 1 mile upstream from Little Ocmulgee River, and 12 miles upstream from

confluence with Oconee River.

Drainage area.--5,180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 87.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 8, 1937, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years', 5,264 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 12.3 ft); minimum,1,140 cfs Sept. 22.

1936-56: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Dec. 8, 1948; maximum gage height, 22.7 ft 

Dec. 9, 1948; minimum discharge, 808 cfs Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, 26.3 ft Jan. 21, 1925.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (see p. 20 for monthly 

change in contents).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 21 to June 26, Aug. 4 to Sept. 25)

-0.3 

4.0 

8.0

1,140

3,820

7,600

12.0

13.0

14,000

16,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

2,340 

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,460

2,640

2,580

2,400

2,280

2,100

1,980

1,860 

1,800

1,740

1,680

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,620

1,560

1,560 

1,560

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,470 

1,500

1,620 

1,740

59,310

1,913

0.369

0.43

Nov.

1,740 

1,680

1,620

1,620

1,560

1,500

1,470

1,440 

1,440

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,440 

1,440

1,470

1,500

 1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,560

1,560 

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,560

1,560 

1,620

1,860

45,870

1,529

0.295

0.33

Dec.

2,100 

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,220 

2,160

2,100

2,100

2,040

2,160 

2,220

2,160

2,040

1,980

1,920

1,920

1,860

1,860

1,800

*1,740 

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,800 

1,800

1,740 

1,740

61,920

1,997

0.386

0.44

Jan.

1,740 

 1,800

1,980

2,040

2,100

2,040

1,920

1,860 

1,800

1,800

1,740

1,680

1,686 

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,800 

2,160

2,400

*2,460

2,460

2,400 

2,340

2,280 

2,220

59,820

1,930

0.373

0.43

Feb.

2,220 

2,160

2,160

2,100

2,280

3,610

7,120

8,700 

8,320

7,480

7,000

6,900

6,800 

*6,800

7,000

8,080

9,820

 11,000

11,700

11,700

11,200

10,400

9,400 

8,560

7,840

7,360

7,000

6,900 

6,700

208,310

7,183

1.39

1.50

Mar.

,600 

,500

6,500

,600

,800

,000

,120

,120 

,120

,120

,000

,000

,000 

,000

,900

,900

,900

,000

,360

,600

7,840

8,080

8,200 

8,440

8,840

9,400

10,400

11,700 

13,300

14,400 

14,400

254,140

8,198

1.58

1.82

Apr.

15.300

11,900

10,600

9,260

8,200

7,360

6,900

6,700 

6,800

7,000

7,240

7,600

7,480 

7,240

7,000

7,240

 7,840

8,080

8,080

7,960

7,960

8,080

8,200 

8,200

8,320

8,440

8,700

9,120 

9,260

_-.8.'_9_8_°_

249,040

8,301

1.60

1.78

May

8,320 

7,360

6,600

6,000

5,430

4,890

5,070

5,520

5,700

5,430

5,070

4,620

4,380 

4,220

4,140

4,140

4,140

4,140

4,140

4,060

3,680

3,060

 2,640 

2,460

2,460

2,340

2,220

2,100 

2,040

1 , 980 

lj 920^

130,270

4,202

0.811

0.94

June

1,980 

1,980

1,920

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,920

1,920 

1,860

1,800

1,740

1,740

1,680 

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,740

 1,740

1,740

1,680 

1,860

2,160

2,880

4,380

4,890 

4,380

3,680

65,330

2,178

0.420

0.47

July

3,060 

2,640

2,400

2,220

2,160

2,640

3,610

4,460 

4,450

3,980

3,540

3,120

2,820

2,700

2,940

3,260

3,470

3,680

3,820

3,900

3,820

3,900

4,060 

4,060

3,980

3,820

3,820

3,400 

3,190

*3,190 

3,260

105,380

3,399

0.656

0.76

Aug.

3.550 

3,190

,120

,940

,820

,820

,760

,640 

,460

,220

,100

,980

,920 

,800

,680

,560

,500

,500

,440

,440

,380

,380

* ,380 

,320

,320

,320

,380

,380 

,380

) 320

60,160

1,941

0.375

0.43

Sept.

1,320 

1,380

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,500

1,440 

1,500

1,500

1,440

1,380

1,380 

1,380

1,320

1,290

1,260

1,230

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,200 

1,380

2,340

3,820

4,220

4,140 

4,220

4,500

55,410

1,847

0.357

0.40

Calendar year 1955: Max 11,000 Min 1,410 Mean 2,927 Cfsm 0.565 In. 7.68

Water year 1955-56: Max 14.40O Min 1,170 Mean 3,702 Cfsm 0.715 In. 9.73

Discharge measurement made on this Say.
26 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Alien Creek at Talmo, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°12', long 83°43', 400 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 11, half 

a mile north of Talmo, Jackson County, and 5 miles upstream from confluence with Pond 

Fork of Middle Oconee River.

Drainage area. 17.3 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1956.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 784.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^929.

Average discharge.--5 years, 20.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 880 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 7.5 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 2.5 cfs Sept. 16, 17.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 1,150 cfs Mar. 10, 1952 (gage height, 11.5 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

Ln cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 30 to Sept. 6)

Oct. 1 to Apr. lo, 

Aug. 11 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.9 

4.6

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

31

56

109

271

Apr. 11 to Aug. 1O

0.4 4.3 1.4 

1.8 

2.2

4.3 

7.0 79

141

18

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

.6

.1

.4

.3

.6

.1

.7

. o

.3

.8

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.1

» .9

 g

-Ts

1

.3

. 8

161.3

5.20

0.301

0.35

Nov.

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

9.7

8.4

6.8

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.0

~8.4 29

6.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

10

12

8.4

7.0

6.3

6.0

224.0

7.47

0.432

0\48

Dec.

6.0

7.3

6.8

6.8

7.7

6.5

6.3

*6.5

9.0

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.8

7.0

7.3

6.8

6.0

9.7

9.4

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

224.5

7.24

0.418

0.48

Jan.

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.3

*6.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

16

10

8.4

7.7

9.7

12

9.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8. 0

8.0

233.4

7.53

0.435

0.50

Feb.

8.7

13

16

30

26

101

35

22

21

17

17

15

14

13

13

13

15

15

14

20

*18

18

16

15

16

15

48

36

24

644.7

22.2

1.28

1.38

Mar.

20

22

22

19

18

17

16

15

13

13

13

a!2

a!2

a!2

a25

a270

a56

a38

27

23

22

19

*18

18

17

16

15

23

42

20

18

891

28.7

1.66

1.91

Apr.

16

16

15

16

15

21

18

16

15

16

47

32

*26

24

78

~39 134

31

28

28

23

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

825

27.5

1.59

1.77

May

18

19

32

20

18

28

28

23

21

18

17

16

14

*13

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.9

10

10

11

9.9

15

18

9.9

479.7

15.5

0.896

1.03

June

8.9

8.1

8.0

8.0

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

7.2

8.5

8.5

8.3

8.0

6.7

6.2

13

8.5

7.6

6.8

6.4

6.0

*5.6

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.3

9.3

222.7

7.42

0.429

0.48

July

11

7.2

6.6

15

22

13

16

58

48

29

14

11

10

11

62_

40

24

*14

11

12

11

11

12

9.4

15

11

8.3

7.8

8.7

8.1

7.4

544.5

17.6

1.02

1.18

Aug.

7.6

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.2

5.6

*5.4

5.3

5.4

5.6

5.1

*4.6

4.4

4.3

4.1

3.9

4.3

4.1

7.3

5.1

4.3

4.1

4.1

5.6

3.6

3.8

4.1

3.9

3 . 8

3 9

154.5

4.98

0.288

0.33

Sept.

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.4

*3.6

*4.1

5.6

5.1

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

3.9

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.8

3.1

7.0

*110

39

14

10

9.0

8.4

276.2

9.21

0.532

0.59

Calendar year 1955 : Max 386 Min.2.2 Mean 13.1 Cfsm O.757 In. 1O.26

Water year 1955-56 : Max 270 Mln 2.5 Mean 13.3 Cfsm 0.769 In. 10.48

Peak discharge (base, 70O cfs).--Mar. 16 (time unknown) 880 cfs (7.5 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of floodmark, weather records, and records 

for stations on nearby streams.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 27 

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°58', long 83°25', on left bank half a mile upstream from U. S. Highway 

29, 2 miles west of Athens, Clarke County, and 5 miles upstream from Barber Creek.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1901 to October 1902 and April 1937 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1929 to March 1932 in House Document 68, 74th 

Congress, 1st session.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 555.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 11, 1901, to Oct. 25, 1902, staff gage at 

site 1 mile upstream at different datum. Jan. 16, 1929, to Mar. 15, 1932, and Apr. 29, 

1937, to Sept. 30, 1940, water-stage recorder at site 4 miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1937-56), 460 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,840 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 12.7 ft); minimum 

daily, 31 cfs Sept. 22, 23.

1901-2, 1929-32, 1937-56: Maximum discharge observed, 19,600 cfs Feb. 28, 1902 (gage 

height, 25.5 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 28 cfs Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at times caused by 

powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

127

320

690

3.0

4.0

8.0

12.0

1,500

1,900

3,630

6,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56

120

89

40

48

54

56 

65

77

79

68

63

63

62

60

60

58

58

60

*58

58

60

58

58

57

57

57

57

65

86

85

1,992

64.3

0.162

0.19

Nov.

72

70

65

59

63

65

79 

89

72

100

108

133

92

94

117

110

104

98

96

227

163

124

107

147

159

186

204

159

124

117

3,403

113

0.284

0.32

Dec.

107

*114

122

136

133

136

122 

124

117

122

122

122

114

114

112

110

112

114

153

169

139

120

120

120

124

124

122

120

114

114 

117

3,809

123

0.309

0.36

Jan.

114

110

112

114

114

114

110 

110

110

110

107

*112

114

102

117

107

104

107

133

269

200

169

150

196

219

189

186

169

147

166 

172

4,353

140

0.352

0.41

Feb.

176

2TT

269

332

756

1,040

1^S60 

1,250

609

497

432

412

350

310

294

289

300

310

305

419

*519

399

338

294

289

294

320

690

672

13,736

474

1.19

1.28

Mar.

445

425

560

452

373

344

315 

310

284

269

252

260

260

274

425

2,760

4,040

5.980

1,840

776

592

*512

452

419

386

361

344

332

386

576

25,442

821

2.06

2.38

Apr.

361

338

326

315

305

386

445 

373

326

500

630

1,100

l.OOO

618

497

1,500

1,960

2.100

968

654

535

475

432

419

392

373

350

338

338

326

18,480

616

1.55

1.73

May

320

*305

504

830

445

373

543

690

438

361

320

294

265

265

248

204

211

196

200

20O

196

189

176

169

172

172

182

189

182

166

9,213

297

0.746

0.86

June

189

163

142

133

133

136

139 

139

136

133

87

133

150

*153

211,

189

163

156

127

117

163

139

133

83

110

92

89

83

~aa 77 

oo

3,986

133

0.334

0.37

July

700

379

179

169

147

144

179 

284

1,060

1.840

1,500

475

256

208

182

526

1,000

405

256

204

186

219

196

252

248

*200

196

156

127

T33

12,123

391

0.982

1.13

Aug.

133

163

130

122

77

92

96 

89

85

81

85

56

70

68

87

77

68

67

65

67

133

102

85

72

56

34

63

77

72 

*65

63

2,600

83.9

0.211

0.24

Sept.

63

51

54

51

52

77

68 

68

74

62

54

51

50

45

42

36

34

33

33

34

32

21

31

34

252

1.460

1,710

544

274 

200

5,600

187

0.470

0.52

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,740 Mln 33 Mean 238 Cfsm 0.598 In. 8.16

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,980 Min 31 Mean 286 Cfsm 0.719 In. 9.79

Peak discharge (base. 5.8OO cfs). Mar. 18 (8 a.m.) 6,840 cfs (12.7 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
28 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Oconee River near Greensboro, Ga .

Location. Lat 33°35', long 83°16', on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 12, 1 mile downstream from Town Creek, 5 miles upstream from Apalachee River, 

5 miles west of Greensboro, Green County, 12 miles downstream from Barnett Shoals Dam, 

and at mile 198.9.

Drainage area. 1.090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--July 1903 to September 1923 and May 1937 to September 1956 in reports 

or Geological Survey. October 1903 to December 1931 (including revised records for 

October 1918 to September 1923} in House Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st session.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 409.82 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Nov. 8, 1938, various nonrecordlng gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 46 years (1903-13, 1914-31, 1937-56), 1,434 cf s .

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 9,290 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 17.0 ft); minimum daily, 68 cfs Sept. 23.

1903-31, 1937-56: Maximum gage height observed, 35.4 ft Aug. 26, 1908 (discharge 

not determined); minimum dally discharge, 59 cfs Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks . Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by 

Barnett Shoals powerplant .

Revisions (water years ). WSF 262: 1908-9. WSP 822: Drainage area. See also Records 

available .

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(ShiftIng-control method used Dec. 22 to Feb. 5, Feb. 11 to Mar. 15, Mar. 22 

to Apr. 10, Apr. 21 to May 3, July 13 to Aug. 16, Sept. 27-30)

-0.1 2.0

4.0

13.0

17.0

525

1,230

5,560

9,290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

122

174

174

198

166

120

125

156

207

184

188

174

158

158

134

152

144

156

120 *146

156

154

172

132

144

138

150

127

166

184

180

4,859

157

0.144

0.17

Nov.

203

207

174

176

184

158

192

174

198

216

260

283

307

292

283

290

285

260

260

285

441

427

347

347

413

540

525

497

427

*360

9,011

3OO

0.275

0.31

Dec.

316

326

360

360

373

386

360

347

334

322

322

322

316

314

309

307

299

307

360

415

413

360

322

314

319

322

314

316

287

285

302

10,307

332

0.305

0.35

Jan.

302

267

280

276

278

271

274

276

269

267

271

*262

267

269

264

271

271

253

324

497

570

483

441

469

525

525

455

427

400

400

413

10,817

349

0.320

0.37

Feb.

413

497

617

872

1,530

2,290

5.250

2,950

2,480

1,840

1,360

1,190

1,000

854

767

767

767

750

767

*1,080

1,530

1,230

962

818

767

733

733

926

1,320

35,040

1,208

1.11

1.20

Mar.

1,250

1,080

1,250

1,190

962

854

784

750

699

682

6O1

601

617

617

666

2,960

5,560

8,450

9.160

7,990

5,500

*1,550

1,270

1,150

1,040

962

926

854

1,040

1,480

1,360

61,575

1,986

1.82

2.10

Apr.

1,320

1,080

890

836

895

1,190

1,750

1,190

l.OOO

890

3,760

4,630

3,130

2,290

1,800

4,770

6.250

5,440

4,040

2,200

1,570

1,320

1,190

1,110

1,040

1,000

926

890

854

854

60,100

2,005

1.84

2.05

May

 818

926

1,190

1.480

1,480

1,080

l.OOO

1,150

1,150

926

801

767

755

649

653

585

525

511

483

469

469

455

427

427

575

400

415

427

413

400

373

21,935

708

0.650

0.75

June

427

415

547

326

299

280

297

514

267

278

269

274

274

*504

455

570

649

540

373

347

264

347

334

280

260

225

238

198

186

196

9,831

328

0.301

0.54

July

910

1,520

750

485

560

547

560

400

801

1,950

2.480

2,110

1,190

601

485

540

1,080

1,230

666

497

469

441

483

400

*511

483

400

586

519

274

271

22,975

741

0.680

0.78

Aug.

334

347

507

269

249

216

180

192

176

168

172

172

170

150

220

211

184

170

168

150

150

209

214

172

162

132

*151

97

175

168

166

5,976

193

0.177

0.20

Sept.

152

118

129

180

136

118

156

168

150

140

152

118

98

111

104

98

92

81

74

71

70

69

68

71

346

3,820

4.750

3,090

1,250

682

16,622

554

0.508

0.57

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,280 Mln 74 Mean 616 cfsm 0.565 In. 7.68

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,160 Mln 68 Mean 735 Cfsm 0.674 In. 9.19

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs).--Mar. 19 (8 p.m.) 9,290 cfs (17.0 ft); Apr. 17 (l p.m.) 6,350 

cfs (14.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 29

Apalachee River near Buckhead, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°36', long 83°21', at downstream side of right bank pier of bridge on 

 State Highway 12, 2 miles downstream from Hard Labor Creek, 3 miles northeast of Buckhead, Morgan County, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--436 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1901 to December 1908, May 1937 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 424.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Mar. 22, 1905, staff gage and Mar. 22,

1905, to Dec. 31, 1908, chain gage, at same site at different datum. May 13, 1937, to

Feb. 1, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1937-56), 512 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,780 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 17.1 ft); minimum

1901-8, 1937-56: Maximum gage height observed, 27.5 ft Aug. 25, 1908, datum then in 

use (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 16 cfs Oct. 13, 1954. 

Flood of Nov. 29, 1948, reached a stage of 26.8 ft (discharge, 23,800 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by milldams above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

80

212

374

6.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

1,080 

1,990 

3,39O 

6,65O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

78

93

97

82

78

76

79

91

114

TM

91

81

74

72

66

67

63 

67

68

*68

70

67

67

60

65

66

59

66

78

99

94

2,400

77.4

0.178

0.21

Nov.

86

84

81

82

92

80

M

90

91

94

124

138

131

135

135

128

121 

115

115

131

150

135

128

149

191

~S5o 298

226

184

*157

4,047

135

0.310

0.35

Dec.

148

148

169

180

176

183

174

163

155

152

146

139

139

139

138

138

132 

T39

170

198

184

164

156

155

152

149

143

139

135

132

138

4,773

154

0.353

0.41

Jan.

138

134

132

132

132

131

129

129

128

128

128

*128

128

128

128

128

128 

128

173

282

274

219

212

258

298

266

226

205

198

198

205

5,351

173

0.397

0.46

Feb.

205

242

282

430

700

980

1,550

1,610

1,030

676

558

514

450

392

356

374

420 

440

430

*558

1,140

980

604

470

420

410

401

481

503

17,606

607

1.39

1.50

Mar.

420

410

580

558

450

392

374

356

338

314

306

306

306

322

347

1,240

5,850 

5,670

2,540

1,140

748

*604

514

460

420

383

365

356

503

902

7*0 1 4CJ

28,222

910

2.09

2.41

Apr.

514

430

392

374

401

724

954

954

547

481

1,600

2.74O

1.92O

1,030

772

3,110

4,880 

2,390

1,210

798

628

536

492

450

420

401

383

365

347 m

30,617

1,021

2.34

2.61

May

*356

503

536

700

558

481

430

410

410

392

322

298

274

258

24E

226

205 

198

191

184

176

170

166

156

TaT

198

198

191

173

163

169

9,118

294

0.674

0.78

June

164

169

149

136

131

128

128

126

118

115

114

TI4

163

*180

330

410

306 

191

156

242

652

314

212

234

356

290

166

134

118

116

6,162

205

0.470

0.52

July

1,320

2,050

841

298

242

198

183

184

365

514

492

322

219

198

160

306

876 

684

274

198

205

282

242

191

*212

258

234

170

153

126

250

12,227

394

0.904

1.04

Aug.

198

ITS

149

127

115

108

104

94

86

82

82

142

116

96

145

111

88 

81

78

78

128

142

120

92

80

70

*65

75

79

102

3,297

106

0.243

0.28

Sept.

99

78

85

129

106

104

93

110

92

72

67

68

64

57

55

51

41 

36

45

41

36

34

7e

38

377

4,860

5,950

2,500

772

401

16,497

550

1.26

1.41

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,150 Min 49 Mean 268 cfsm 0.615 !" 8.37

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,950 Min 34 Mean 333 Cfsm 0.878 I n- 11.98

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). Mar. 17 (11 p.m.) 7,150 cfs (16.5 ft); Apr. 17 (3 a.m.) 5,490cfs 

(14.8 ft); Sept. 26 (8 p.m.) 7,780 cfs (17.1 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
30 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Murder Creek near Montlcello, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°25', long 83°40', on left bank 350 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 229, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Plttman Creek, ij miles downstream from 

confluence of Robinson and Sheppard Creeks, and 8 miles north of Montlcello, Jasper 

County.

Drainage area. 24 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1956.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 498.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 5 years, 22.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 982 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 4.79 ft); minimum, 

2.9 cfs Aug. 18.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 1,680 cfs Mar. 4, July 22, 1952 (gage height, 6.7 ft); 

minimum, 0.68 cfs Sept. 10, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.7 

4.5 

7.0

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.1

30

80

152

258

430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

91

37

17

14

12

12

10

14

14

11

9.8

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.4

7.4

*7.4

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.Z

6.Z

6.2

^70- 6.0

8.6

e!s

372.3

12.0

0.500

0.58

Nov.

6.5

678

6.8

.O

.0

.4

.4

.4

.4

11

11

8.6

8.6

12

18

10

9.0

8.2

9.0

9.4

8.2

8.2

9.8

13

52

51

24

 18

14

13

389.7

13.0

0.542

0.60

Dec.

12

14

15

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

11

16

T?

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

328.8

10.6

0.442

0.51

Jan.

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

*872

8.2

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

19

14

12

11

14

20

16

14

12

12

12

12

12

331.2

10.7

0.446

0.51

Feb.

12

16

16

52

88

272

I5T

55

44

36

34

30

*27

24

23

29

24

26

24

41

30

24

22

21

20

21

22

32

23

1,194

41.2

1.72

1.86

Mar.

21

38

32

25

22

21

20

20

18

17

21

25

21

20

35

*407 ~S9

52

*37

30

26

24

22

20

19

18

17

17

109

37

1,348

43.5

1.81

2.09

Apr.

30

27

24

24

74

100

46

34

29

60

308

77

52

42

40

359

T?

50

41

35

32

30

28

*27

25

24

23

21

21

1°

1,775

59.2

2.47

2.76

May

20

30

63

36

28

25

28

27

21

20

18

18

17

16

16

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

12

16

14

13

12

11

TT

12

586

18.9

0.788

0.91

June

11

11

9.8

9.O

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.4

7.8

*7.8

7.0

6.8

9.5

11

8.6

7.8

7.0

22

23

11

9.8

9.4

8.6

7.0

7.8

8.2

6.5

6.0

5.8,

281.4

9.38

0.391

0.44

July

6.5

22

59

12

9.4

7.8

7.0

12

20

10

7.8

6.8

6.2

tt

39

-51 104

13

10

9.4

22

19

*11

9.8

10

9.8

8.2

8.6

6.5

7.8

8.2

510.0

16.5

0.688

0.79

Aug.

7.4

12

12

.8

.0

.0

.3

.1

.0

.0

.0

.0

.1

.1

.8

*3.4

3.2

773

4.5

4.0

7.7

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.6

4.3

12

6.5

9.4

13

181.9

5.87

0.245

0.28

Sept.

6.5

5.5

11

10

6.8

6.8

16

13

7.4

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.4

376

4.0

5.4

321

-J5 402

26

19

16

982.0

32.7

1.36

1.52

Calendar year 1955: Max 154 Min 2.1 Mean~l3.3 Cfsm 0.554 In. 7.51

Water year 1955-56= Max 407 Min 3.2 Mean 22.6 Cfsm 0.942 In. 12.85

Peak discharge (base, 360 efs).--Feb. 6 (4 p.m.) 505 cfs (3.34 ft); Mar. 16 (4 p.m.) 744 cfs (4.12 

ft)i Apr. 11 (6 a.m.; 614 cfs {3.69 ft) ; Apr. 16 (8 a.m.) 795 cfs (4.27 ft); Sept. 26 (4 a.m.) 982 

cfs (4.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 31

Oconee River at Milledgeville, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°05', long 83°13', on left bank 900 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 24 at Milledgeville, Baldwin County, half a mile upstream from Pishing Creek, 

4 miles downstream from Sinclair Dam (formerly called Purman Shoals Dam) of Georgia 

Power Co., and at mile 144.9.

Drainage area.--2.950 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1903 to December 1905, May 1906 to December 1908, October 1909 

to September 1923, and April 1937 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1906 to December 1908 and October 1909 to December 1931 in House Document 68, 74th 

Congress, 1st session. Gage-height records collected since 1904 at site 900 ft downstream are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 230.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 31, 1905, staff gage at site 

900 ft downstream at same datum. May 23, 1906, to Dec. 31, 1908, and Oct. 6, 1909, to 

Dec. 31, 1931, staff gage at Praleys Ferry, 7 miles upstream at different datum. 

Apr. 17, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1939, wire-weight gage at site 900 ft downstream at present 

datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1906-8, 1909-16, 1918-31, 1937-56), 3,354 cfs (adjusted for 

storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,500 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 24.8 ft); minImum daily, 146 cfs Feb. 3.

1903-31, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 95,000 cfs Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 38.7 ft, 

present site and datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs on 

basis of records at former site (Praleys Perry); minimum daily, 90 cfs for several days 

in August and September 1925 and on Apr. 3, 1955.

Maximum stage known since 1903, that of Aug. 16, 1928.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Sinclair Reservoir beginning November 1952 

(usable capacity, 214,600 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 922: Drainage area. WSP 1142: 1928(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Jan. 28)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 20, 

July 10 to Sept. 30 Apr. Zl to May 24 May 25 to July 9

5.1 129

5.5 215

6.0 385

6.5 630

7.0

8.0

15.0

22.5

970

1,800

8,900

21,100

6.5

7.0

8.0

12.0

430

690

1,380

5,400

5.6 

6.0 

7.0

195

355

970

8.0 

10.0

1,800

3,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

(t)

Oct.

950

404

429

416

864

1,130

1.650

480

441

502

399

652

399

480

412

379

893

*804

741

1,010

354

532

487

1,330

752

882

1,340

1,190

932

442

1,150

22,826

736

-363

Nov.

582

1,130

979

1,140

720

422

1,040

1,260

1,430

*1,490

744

604

464

892

1,070

1,250

868

858

589

362

667

1,140

678

410

728

638

598

1,690

 1,760

2.590

28,593

953

-161

Calendar year 1955:

Water year 1955-56: ]

Dec.

948

420.

504

768

612

487

478

769

1,250

1,190

847

1,270

1,470

798

1,090

1,040

524

600

1,080

1,180

»1,100

1,300

638

682

609

640

1,270

2.510

1,620

1,590

708

29,992

967 -176

Jan.

690

528

1,040

1.250

1,170

1,110

496

542

846

*974

944

952

855

413

398

568

671

424

820

753

344

482

462

358

287

357

397

398

532

406

430

19,897

642

+176

Feb.

423

 168

146

2,360

5,340

8,300

8.540

8,060

7,940

7,940

7,150

6,930

 6,330

4,930

4,190

4,730

6,870

6,170

4,530

2,300

1,600

1,100

870

860

660

680

2,430

5,300

3,180

120,027

4,139

+1,109

Mar.

3,010

4,110

3,350

2,330

4,150

3,310

2,910

3,580

2,540

1,340

984

3,370

2,940

2,170

3,180

9,850

21.100

13,300

15,700

13,700

10 , 300

7,390

6,950

3,120

1,320

1,790

1,500

1,610

4,540

6,810

4,560

166,814

5,381

+293

Apr.

2,540

3,070

2,920

1,930

3,990

5,740

5,200

2,850

2,590

4,520

10,800

17.100

10,100

7,940

7,260

7,760

14,200

15,000

8,180

7,480

5,310

2,400

3,340

4,390

*1,640

1,750

1,620

1,310

884

2, 360

166,174

5,539

+50

May

2,700

3,790

4,020

4.140

2,120

2,310

3,200

2,840

2,020

1,430

1,040

900

1,030

3,020

1,140

954

736

 499

476.

526

724

694

710

1,060

906

659

846

594

991

974

847

47,896

1,545

-73

June

474

758

558

642

1,090

1.470

816

977

632

349

885

*624

506

390

456

662

828

798

518

450

603

990

892

1,020

1,400

874

854

422

712

226

21,876

729

+25

July

691

1,080

*2,580

916

2,410

1,060

932

725

2,770

3,140

1,940

1,680

1,290

1,820

1,070

3.500

1,020

1,950

2,110

1,420

1,160

1,290

1,360

*1,440

1,050

1,470

1,020

1,250

851

1,590

788

46,953

1,515

-73

Aug.

760

678

629

476

595

1,050

1.200

1,120

862

919

597

606

1,020

876

1,040

1,070

1,050

707

594

772

520

666

760

980

628

592

960

*658

917

902

706

24,868

802

-579

Sept.

641

651

719

695

642

606

594

459

550

564

498

481

474

1,160

620

656

629

 682

469

522

500

470

380

418

1,960

4,580

4,160

10.000

5,540

4,180

44,258

1,475

+568

Observed Adjusted

Max 7,940 Mln 90 Mean 1,553 Mean 1,528 Cfsm 0.518 In. 7.04

tex 21,100 Mln 146 Mean 2,022 Mean 2,099 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.68

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Sinclair Reservolrj furnished by 

Georgia Power Co.
32 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Ooonee River at Dublin, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°32i, long 82°54', near left bank on downstream end of pier of relocated 

bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Dublin, Laurens County, and at mile 77.9.

Drainage area. 4,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1894 to January 1898 (gage heights only), February 1898 to 

December 1913, and October 1931 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1929 to December 1931 in House Document 68, 74th Congress, 1st session. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1893 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 149.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Jan. 1, 1894, to Dec. 31, 1913, and Jan. 1, 

1929 to Apr. 14, 1932, staff gage and Apr. 15, 1932, to July 17, 1934, water-stage recorder, at site 420 ft downstream at datum 3.0 ft higher. July 18, 1934, to Apr. 14, 

1936, water-stage recorder, Apr. 15, 1936, to Oct. 12, 1938, wire-weight gage, and 

Oct. 13. 1938, to Jan. 20, 1953, water-stage recorder, at site 80 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1898-1912, 1931-56), 4,807 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 18.1 ft); minimum, 590 cfs June 16, 17.

1898-1913, 1931-56: Maximum discharge, 96,700 cfs Apr. 12, 13, 1936 (gage height, 

32.97 ft); minimum, 333 cfs Sept. 12, 1951 (gage height, 0.48 ft). 

Maximum stage known since 1893, that of Apr. 12, 13, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Sinclair Reservoir (see preceding page for 

monthly change in contents).

Revisions.--WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 12-22)

1.3 

2.0 

4.0

625

950

2,380

11.0

17.0

19.0

8,400

16,900

21,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,480 

1,320

1,350

980

870

870

1,130

1,420

1,520

980

870

845

772

870

750

750

728

728

980 

950

 1,040

1,070

755" 705

820

1,190

980

1,130

1,320

1,320 

1,130

31,618

1,020

Nov.

895 

1,190

980

1,220

1,190

1,190

1,010

845

1,190

1,380

1,660

1,560

1,160

1,010

950

1,160

1,320

*1,420

1,190 

1,160

980

820

950

,280

,190

,320

,700

,520

1,560 

2 220

37,220

1,241

Calendar year 1955 : t

Water year 1955-56: t

Dec.

2,620 

2,540

1,660

1,250

1,250

1,420

1,250

1,160

1,160

1,320

1,660

1,560

1,420

1,660

1,740

1,380

1,450

1,380

1,070 

1J100

1,450

 1,520

1,480

1,520

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,130

1,860

2,380 

1,940

46,720

1,507

Jan.

1,700 

1,250

1,160

1,100

1,380

1,520

1,480

1,380

1,010

1,010

1,250

1,320

1,280

1,280

1,190

950

895

1,515"

1,070 

1,010

1,250

1,250

1,130

1,320

 1,320

1,220

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,040 

1,100

37,175

1,199

Feb.

1,010 

1,010

1,070

980

1,556"

5,340

7,870

9,060

9,860

10,600

11,300

11,400

11,000

10,500

9,500

8,180

7,170

7,770

8,180 

7,570

7,070

5,180

3,740

3,100

2,780

2,540

2,220

3,020

6,240 -""_::::

176,850

6,098

Mar.

6,690 

6,240

6,510

6,870

5,660

5,340

5,980

5,100

4,780

4,620

3,500

 2,700

3,340

4,860

4,860

5,900

8,950

10,600

12,400 

14,900

17,800

19,000

18,800

18,000

16,400

13,200

6,780

4,380

3,660

5,020 

7,670

260,510

8,404

Apr.

8,400 

6,970

5,740

5,260

4,620

4,460

6,420

6,870

6,240

4,460

 5,500

7,970

9,280

10,200

11,400

12,800

15,600

13,300

12,200 

11,800

12,100

12,700

12,600

9,500

6,420

5,180

3,580

3,020

2,620

_.r^

237,590

7,920

May

2,700 

3,740

4,460

5,100

5.580

5,260

4,300

4,380

4,300

3,820

2,940

2,220

1,820

1,660

2,300

2,780

1,620

1,380

1,160 

980

 950

980

1,040

1,070

1,220

1,320

1,100

950

1,040

950 

1,130

74,250

2,395

June

1,070 

1,320

1,320

1,250

1,100

1,100

1,380

1,420

1,100

1,130

870

705

895

820

750

645

665

 845

895 

895

870

845

1,010

1,190

1,190

1,350

1,450

1,220

1,100

845

31,245

1,042

July

895 

855" 625

1,590

2,300

1,740

2,060

1,350

1,160

gl,740

g2,940

g2,940

gl,780

gl,820

gl,660

gl,520

g2,540

g2,060

gl,820 

gl,820

gl,780

gl,420

*1,350

1,420

1,450

1,450

1,350

1,420

1,280

1,280 

1,250

50,630

1,633

Aug.

1.580

1,040

1,070

1,130

1,010

820

922

1,220

1,320

1,190

1,160

1,040

755" 705

895

980

1,070

1,100

1,040 

 845

772

845

750

750

772

922

772

705

870

895 

1,040

29,780

961

Sept.

1,100 

980

845

845

895

870

845

772

750

665

665

685

685

645

665

1,070

795

705

795 

728

665

665

665

685

820

1,590

4,380

 5,180

6,150

6,970

43,775

1,459

Observed Ad justed t

lax 11,600 Mln 555 Mean 2,218 Mean 2,193 CfBm 0.498 In. 6.76

lax 19,000 Mln 625 Mean 2,889 Mean 2,966 CfBm 0.674 In. 9.17

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents In Sinclair Reservoir.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
A. :AMAHA RIVER BASIN 33

Rocky Creek near Dudley, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°29', long 83°09',,on downstream side of highway bridge, 3.2 miles upstream from Buckhorn Branch and 5 miles southeast of Dudley, Laurens County.

Drainage area. 62.9 sq mi.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 262 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 474 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 4.80 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs at times In August and September.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 2,390 cfs May 7, 1953 (gage height, 9.4 ft); minimum, 

0.23 cfs Oct. 6, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.4 

1.8

Oct. 1 to May 25

3.1 2.4

17 3.0

38 4.6

May 26 to Sept. 30

92

164

434

0.9 

1.0 

1.2

1.3 

3.1 

7.9

1.5

2.0

2.1

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

22

22

22

27

26

22

18

18

15

13

12

11

9.9

9.2

8.5

9.2

11

11

9.5

*8.9

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

12'£f72

407.4

13.1

0.208

0.24

Nov.

11

12

12

12

11

10

9.5

9.2

8.9

879

12

15

14

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

1O

10

11

15

29

36

3?

24

20

20

433.5

14.4

0.229

0.26

Dec.

19

18

17

18

23

21

15

17

22

23

19

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

*12

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

11 

TT

467

15.1

0.240

0.28

Jan.

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

15

14

14

36

47

*59

22

20

18

17

17 

17

479

15.5

0.246

0.28

Feb.

16

19

22

25

83

256

304

m

119

126

122

95

78

70

68

150

118

92

82

107

118

80

68

64

63

68

68

160

124

2,889

99.6

1.58

1.70

Mar.

81

81

125

128

*90

86

80

76

66

59

63

8E

156

214

200

368

424

200

141

115

103

96

90

84

76

69

66

64

92

254 

122

3,951

127

2.02

2.33

Apr.

85

73

66

62

60

60

53

44

40

47

*246

I4T

83

66

58

65

51

42

39

36

33

31

30

29

30

29

28

27

25

35

1,710

57.0

0.906

1.01

May

28

23

33

483"S

30

31

26

21

19

17

15

14

12

11

9.5

8.2

7.5

7.5

7.2

*6.8

6.5

5.8

5.5

7.8

8.2

7.4

6.6

5.8

5.3 

lil

474.7

15.3

0.243

0.28

June

5.6

7.9

676

6.1

5.3

5.3

4.6

3.8

3.5

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.3

3.3

5.1

4.0

3.3

»3.8

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.8

3.8

4.9

7.4

6.1

4.6

3.3

3.1

3TT

134.3

4.48

0.071

0.08

July

2.9

2.7

378

6.3

5.8

3.8

3.3

3.1

5.3

10

9.8

6.1

6.6

12

7.9

7.4

5.8

4.6

4.2

4.0

9.0

27

*8.8

6.1

5.1

4.9

5.3

6.1

7.1

5.3

4.0

204.1

6.58

0.105

0.12

Aug.

4.0

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.0

3.8

2.9

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.5

4.0

3.5

2.5

1.9

*1.8

1.8

2.5

2.O

1.6

1.5

2.5

3.3

2.4

2.0

3.0

5.0

85.4

2.75

0.044

0.05

Sept.

3.5

7.0

6.4

6.0

7.0

9.0

10

5.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.7

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

2.0

4.0

38

60

25

*12

9.8

8.2

238.6

7.95

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1955: Max 838 Mln 1.8 Mean 26.1 Cfsm 0.415 In. 5.63

Water year 1955-56: Max 424 Mln 1.5 Mean 31.3 Cfsm 0.498 In. 6.77

Peak discharge (base, 550 efs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 19 to Dec. 21, Aug. 15-19, Aug. 22 to Sept. 27 j discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°04', long 82°11', on downstream side of left pier of Sheppard Bridge, 

half a mile downstream from Brazells Creek, 1? miles downstream from Rocky Creek, 

85- miles west of Reidsville, Tattnall County, 6 miles downstream from Pendleton Creek, 

and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1903 to December 1907, May 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 73.8 ft aboye mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). 

June 13, 1903, to Dec. 31, 1907, staff gage at same site at different datum. May 25, 

1937, to Feb. 15, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1903-7, 1937-56), 894 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,540 cfs Feb. 9 (gage height, 11.5 ft); minimum, 34 cfs about Aug. 13.

1903-7, 1937-56: Maximum discharge observed, 15,100 cfs Mar. 3, 1939 (gage height, 

19.8 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 28.4 ft in January 1925, from information furnished by Georgia 

State Highway Department.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822; Drainage area. WSP 892: 1939(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.5 

2.5 

4.0

217

528

7.0

10.0

12.0

1,370

2,560

3,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

752

752

700

632

972

1,150

1,240

1,090

888

726

636

540

471

427

383

339

318

289

252

225

209

191

178

164

152

142

134

125

13?

138

144

14,691

474

0.427

0.49

Nov.

153

 169

 179

m

155

143

135

127

121

117

115

112

112

113

117

122

122

131

133

127

122

118

122

122

115

110

107

TI2

124

142

3,871

129

0.116

0.13

Dec.

164

184

193

196

193

*169

162

159

167

193

234

270

550" 289

252

234

217

201

191

186

180

172

163

159

156

152

150

144

142

139

T*o .LOO

5,831

188

0.169

0.19

Jan.

135

133

131

142

140

*136

130

125

121

117

113

111

109

106

IPS

107

111

107

110

111

115

125

151

196

252

318

350

372 372

372

328

5,351

173

0.156

0.18

Feb.

299

270

252

55TT

383

726

*1,300

E,080

3,260

5,400

2,920

2,680

2,860

2,920

2,680

2,450

2,400

2,300

2,160

2,080

2,080

2,040

1,960

1,880

1,810

1,700

1,560

1,430

1,330

 -^T~"

53,462

1,844

1.66

1.79

Mar.

1,270

1.210

1,240

1,430

1,630

1,850

1,880

1,920

1,880

1,740

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,330

1,370

1,530

1,880

2,400

2,860

*5,050

2,980

2,860

2,800

2,500

2,200

1,960

1,740

1,500

1,330

1,270

1,430

57,540

1,856

1.67

1.92

Apr.

1,670

1,850

1,920

1,850

1,630

1,400

1,210

1,060

916

832

1,000

1,300

*1,530

1,670

1,810

2,080

2,250

2,250

2,080

1,920

1,810

1,630

1,330

1,030

860

700

624

576

528

48_2

41,798

1,393

1.25

1.40

May

528

972

1,150

1,120

1,400

1,560

1,530

1,530

1,400 1,150

916

752

636

576

482

383

299

234

201

174

153

136

*124 I29~

833

1,180

752

471

280

209

176

21,436

691

0.623

0.72

June

159

178

217

270

270

350

528

~m624

289

217

179

153

133

117

107

98

9195"

121

156

157

143

136

124

127

147

191

201

152

6,223

207

0.186

0.21

July

120

96

85

80

88

112

100

81

74

88

125

79

66

63

61

59

57

54

61

86

83

107

148

1ST

90

*77

82

70

61

59

62

2,595

83.7

0.075

0.09

Aug.

70

76

92

120

150

180

220

270

T915

120

80

54

36

31

80

110

150

90

55

70

100

*150

127

94

74

65

76

78

100

140

162

3,433

111

0.100

0.12

Sept.

162

146

106

118

150

207

182

280

493

588

460

270

166

126

104

93

83

76

70

70

67

63

59

70

190

460

778

944 850"

540

7,981

266

0.240

0.27

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,070 Mln 47 Mean 444 Cfsm 0.400 In. 5.42

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,400 Mln 36 Mean 613 Cfsm 0.552 In. 7.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 3-22; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga.

35

Locatlon.--Lat 31 °39', long 81°50', on right bank 60 ft downstream from Atlantic Coast Line 

Railroad bridge at Doctortown, Wayne County, 4^ miles northeast of Jesup, and at mile 

59.4.

Drainage area . 13,600 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. --October 1931 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1925 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 28.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 5, 1934, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. --25 years, 12,480 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 32,700 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 7.1 ft); minimum 

57520" cfs Sept. 23, 24.

1931-56: Maximum discharge, 178,000 cfs Apr. 18, 1936 (gage height, 12.03 ft); minimum, 1,430 cfs Oct. 27, 28, Nov 1, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 14.6 ft Jan. 23, 1925 (discharge, 300,000 cfs, from rating curve 

extended above 180,000 cfs).

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions. --WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

-2.5

2.0 

4.0

2,520

6,660

9,800

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

13,100

20,500

31,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

6,910 

6,780

6,660 

6,540

6,660

6,910

7,040

7,040

7,040

6,780

6,430

*6,210 

5,990

5,450

5,050

4,750

4,550

4,370

4,280

4,190

4,010

3,920

3,830

3,830

3,740

3,650

3,470

3,580

3,380

3,470 

3,470

159,780

5,154

0.379

0.44

Nov.

3,650 

3,830

5,920 

3,926

3,740

3,650 

3,650

3,560

3,560

3,560

3,380

3,290 

3,380

*3,560

3,740

3,740

3,650

3,470

3,380

5,470

3,560

3,650

3,560

3,470

3,380

3,290

3,290

3,380

3,470

3,560

106,710

3,557

0.262

0.29

Dec.

,740 

,920

,280 

,650

,950

,950 

,850

,550

,460

,460

,370

,280 

,190

,280

,460

,550

,550

,460

,370

,190

,190

,010

,920

,830

,830

,920

,920

,830

,740

5.650 

3,650

131,000

4,226

0.311

0.36

Jan.

3,650 

3,920

4,190 

*4,280

4,280

4,280 

4,190

4,190

4,100

4,100

4,010

3,920 

3,740

3,560

3,560

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,560

3,470

5,580

3,380

3,650

3,830

4,190

4,550

4,850

5,050

5,650

4,950 

4,850

125,680

4,054

0.298

0.34

Feb.

4,750 

4,550

4,460 

4,460

4,460

4 850 

6,100

8,070

9,800

11,700

14,300

17,200 

18,800

19,600

20,500

20,500

21,400

22,400

23,400

24,500

26,700

27.800

27,800

27,800

26,700

25,600

23,400

21,400

18,800

491,800

16,960

1.25

1.35

Mar.

16,400 

15,000

15,7OO

15*, 700

14 , 500 

,15,000

15,700

16,400

17,200

17,200

17,200 

17,200

16,400

16,400

15,700

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,700

16,400

18 , 000

18,800

19,600

21,400

22,400

24,500

25,600

27,800

* 50, 200 

51^400

568,000

18,520

1.55

1.56

Apr.

31,400 

31,406

31,400 

29,000

26,700

24,500 

22,400

20,500

18,800

17,200

16,400

15,700 

15,766

15,700

16,400

17,200

17,200

18,000

18,800

19,600

20,500

21,400

22,400

22,400

22,400

22,400

22,400

21,400

21,400

21,400

642,100

21,400

1.57

1.75

May

20,500 

18,860

18,000 

16,400

15,000

14,300 

14,300

14,300

14,300

13,700

13,700

13,100 

12 , 600

11,700

10,400

9,440

8,560

7,760

7,610

7,460

7,040

6,660

6,210

5,660

*5,550

6,540

7,910

8,230

7,460

6,210 

5_,350

334,750

10,800

0.794

0.92

June

4,850 

4,650

4,650 

4,750

4,850

4,850 

4,850

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,650

4,460 

4,280

4,100

3,830

3,650

3,650

5,470

3,170

3,470

3,470

3,560

3,650

3,650

3,830

3,850

4,370

5,050

5,880

6,660

130,680

4,356

0.320

0.36

July

6,910 

6,326

5,550

4,950

4,460

4,100 

4,190

4,950

5,990

6,780

6,910

6,660 

6,210

5,990

5,990

5,770

5,660

5,660

5,770

5,990

6,430

6,660

6,540

6,540

6,540

6,430

*6,210

6,1OO

5,990

5,660 

5,450

183,560

5,915

0.435

0.50

Aug.

5,550 

5,250

5,150 

5,150

5,150

5,050 

4,950

4,750

4,550

4,370

4,190

4,100 

4,010

3,850

3,740

3,560

3,380

3,200

3,110

3,110

3,200

3,290

3,200

*3,020

2,950

2,930

2,930

3,020

3,110

3,200 

3,110

119,890

3,867

0.284

0.33

Sept.

3,020 

3,110

3,110 

3,200

3,200

3,290 

3,200

3,290

3,470

3,740

4,010

4,010 

3,650

*3,290

3,110

2,930

2,840

2,760

2,680

2,760

2,680

2,600

2,520

2,520

2,760

3,200

4,010

5,350

6,660

7.610

104,580

3,486

0.256

0.29

Calendar year 1955: Max 21,400 Min 2,750 Mean 6,562 Cfsm 0.482 In. 6.55

Water year 1955-56: Max 31,400 Min 2,520 Mean 8,465 Cfsm 0.622 In. 8.49

Discharge measurement made on this day.
36 SATILLA RIVER BASIN

Satilla River near Wayoross, Ga.

Location. Lat 310 14', long 82°19 | , on downstream side of pier near center of span of 

bridge on State Route 38, 3 miles northeast of Wayoross, Ware County, and 16 miles upstream from Alabaha River.

Drainage area. 1,300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1937 to September 1956.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 66.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 22, 1952, staff gage at site 

300 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 848 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 12.0 ft); minimum, 31 cfs June 19, 20.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1948 (gage height, 22.4 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 6.0 cfs Nov. 3, 4, 1954.

Flood in September 1928 reached a stage of 22.2 ft, from information by Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad (discharge, 37,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 952: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 12-28)

3.53

5.0

7.0

33

242

650

10.0

12.0

1,540

2,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

294

235

250

226

258

312

»370

441

485

410

370

330 

303

258

226 

210

191

176

168

164

158

150

142

138

135

128

121

T55

131

129

7,547

243

0.187

0.22

Nov.

152

178

183

*T67

152

138

126

125

124

122

122

122

121

118

112

105 

100

95

89

84

81

75

74

68

68

63

60

59

56

52

3,191

106

0.082

0.09

Dec.

52

51

48

50

56

68

74

*74

75

76

78

76 

75

72

69 

69

70

70

69

68

66

66

64

62

60

59

57

54

54

51

1,981

63.9

0.049

0.06

Jan.

48

45

54

63

68

74

81

86

88

85

81

81 

35

84

81

79

79

86

88

82

101

202

294

370

441

485

507

518

SO 7

474

5,462

176

0.135

0.16

Feb.

452

441

400

370" 370

452

584

698

770

872

1,080

1,360

1,700 

2,040

*2,180

2.270 

2,220

2,080

2,000

2,000

2,040

2,080

2,220

2,270

2,220

1,950

1,660

1,300

1,050

41,129

1,418

1.09

1.18

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,180 Min 12

Mar.

844

746

674

650

650

650

650

650

698

722

746

770

*844 

1,020

1,140

1.200 

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,140

1,050

960

844

770

674

584

496

420

370

340

512

24,124

778

0.598

0.69

Apr.

303

285

267

242

218

202

188

175

162 *TBT

303

496

628 

650

628

628

674

674

650

628

698

746

698

606

584

562

540

496

430

410

13,938

465

0.358

0.40

Mean 200

May

»380

360

370

496

584

628

770

960

1,170

1,360

1,500

1,620

1,700 

1,660

1,470

1,110

746

507

360

267

218

181

152

*129

114

101

96

142

159

152

131

19,593

632

0.486

0.56

June

121

108

101

92

85

75

68

60

56

56

50

52

54 

59

57

51 

51

40

33~ 33

51

48

59

59

69

*142

178

258

400

 529

3,095

103

0.079

0.09

July

628

698

794

900

960

900

770

628

540

474

420

420

430 

390

340

285 

226

194

178

159

148

231

226

226

303

380

380

312

276

250

250

13,319

430

0.331

0.38

Aug.

»234

194

164

172

303

606

674

5ST

430

321

267

210

170

140

119

112 

105

95

86

79

74

70

64

60

64

66

62

62

5760"

86

5,768

186

0.143

0.16

Sept.

122

188

330

380

390

390

370

360

330

303

276

258

*258 

321

340

267 

202

162

132

112

96

81

70

66

78

95

330

562

746

990

8,605

287

0.221

0.25

Cfsm 0.154 In. 2.09

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,270 Min 33 Mean 404 Cfsm 0.311 InJ 4.24

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SATILLA RIVER BASIN 37

Hurricane Creek near Alma, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°34', long 82°28', near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge 

on U. S. Highway 1, 1? miles north of Alma, Bacon County, and 11 miles upstream from Ten 

Mile Creek.

Drainage area. 150 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 136.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 5 years, 68.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 530 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 5.12 ft); no flow 

 July 23, 24, Sept. 16-24.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 4,450 cfs Sept. 29, 1953 (gage height, 9.4 ft); no flow 

at times each year.

Remarks. Records fair above 25 cfs and poor below.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 5-28, May 3-5)

3.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

.1 

.6 

1.3 

2.6 

4.9 

8.3

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

4.5 

5.1

13

39

75

178

305

521

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

363-9

33

28

29

26

*22

16

13

12

13

13

11

7.9

6.1

4.4

7.9

12

16

12

12

16

15

12

8.3

6.1

4.6

3.4

^3

l'.5

459.2

14.8

0.099

0.11

Nov.

6.1

4T5

3.8

*3.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

4.1

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.4

T7

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

92.1

3.07

0.020

0.02

Dec.

1.5

1.4

T74

1.6

1.7

2.3

4.1

*4.6

 5.2

4.9

5.8

6.4

6.7

S77

6.4

5.8

5.5

4.9

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4 

2.3

118.8

3.83

O.O26

0.03

Jan.

2.1

3.1

2.0

T75

8.3

10

12

13

14

15

 14

12

10

9.5

8.3

7.9

7.1

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.8

12

52

92

96

101

107

iit T55

79

58

984.6

31.8

0.212

0.24

Feb.

47

43

41

IT

54

82

134

20O

263

404

509

loT

293

232

191

229

239

276

359

480

441

324

244

193

166

139

112

*94

79

6, -311

218

1.45

1.56

Mar.

70

62

65

72

81

92

107

112

104

88

76

82

78

83

98

118

148

150 *T3"9"

126

111

89

70

55

46

38

33

29

25

24

pz Jt£-

2,494

80.5

0.537

O.62

Apr.

21

19

17

16

13

12

9.5

7.5

5.8 ^9-

58

81

106

119

135

139

162

145

154

217

242

175

1O2

61

41

30

23

17

11

7.5

2,142.2

71.4

0.476

0.53

May

12

12

17

*24

34

70

102

130

147

187

200

IS?

96

72

41

23

13

7.9

4.9

3.2

1.9

1.2

1.1

*TB- .5

.7

16

96

164

158 

96

1,894.0

61.1

0.407

0.47

June

46

33

21

49

62

8570"

38

19

10

5.2

2.6

1.5

1.0

.7

.6

2.0

1.5

.8

.5

*.3

.1

71

.1

.1

.2

.4

.6

.6

.4

452.3

15.1

0.101

0.11

July

0.2

2.0

3.3

6.1

8.7

7.1

7.1

5.5

5.2

8.9

21

18

14

9.1

4.9

2.8

1.6

1.0

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

TJ

47

176

15?

62

43

66

*170

843.7

27.2

0.181

0.21

Aug.

243

257

T8T

123

82

50

31

19

14

11

8.3

6.1

4.4

2.6

4.9

20

19

8.7

3.6

2.0

1.4

1.3 n.i

.8

.5

.3

73

.3

.3

.4 

.5

1,102.8

35.6

0.237

0.27

Sept.

1.6

2.4

2.1

2.6

2.4

5.5

5.2

5.8

3.6

1.9

1.2

.8

».4

.2

.1

0

TJ

0

o

o

o

0

0

o

.8

15

38

38

46

49

212.6

7.09

0.047

O.O5

Calendar year 1955: Max 445 Mln o Mean 28.1 Cfsm 0.187 In. 2.55

Water year 1955-56: Max 509 Mln O Mean 46.7 Cfsm 0.311 In. 4.22

Peak discharge (base. 45O cfs).--Feb. 11 (6 a.m.) 530 cfs (5.12 ft)j Feb. 2O (6 p.m.) 50O cfs 

(5.05 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
38 SATILLA RIVER BASIN

Little Satllla River near Offerman, Ga.

Location.--Lat 31°27', long 82°03', at right bank pier of steel truss span of Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad 1 bridge, 1,500 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 38, 

4 miles northeast of Offerman, Pierce County, and 16 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area .--646 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 59.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of ]529, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 8, 1952, at site 1,500 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 228 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 530 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 6.0 ft); minimum, 

0.6 cfs Aug. 20, 21, 22.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Sept. 29, 1953 (gage height, 13.5 ft); no 

flow Oct 10 to Nov. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record and those below 

3 cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 11-27, Mar. 12 to May 21, 

May 25 to June 8, June 12-14)

-0.2 -.1 

0.0.1

.4

.7 16

27

52

159

250

380

510

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

?3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

164

168

135

112

98

84

79

76

69

60

53

44

38

30

23

18

19

20

18

16

14

12

11

9.8

8.9

7.4

774

8.4

15

22

20

1,459.9

47.1

0.073

0.08

Nov.

23

32

*34?9-

26

24

21

19

18

19

21

21

22

22

23

22

20

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

13

li

583

19.4

0.030

0.03

Dec.

11

TT

11

11

11

14

26

*32

38 55

38

34

32

32

32

30

28

27

27

25

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

17

16

730

23.5

0.036

O.O4

Jan.

15

14

TK

30

39

44

48

50

44

*41

40

42

41

38

35

39

50

51

52

51

46

57

159

250

290

290

280

250

226

204

172

3,003

96.9

0.150

0.17

Feb.

143

123

108

105

135

222

260

260

260

270

320

335

335

335

320

*430

510

HTO

490

450

430

395

410

430

410

365

305

270

226

9,162

316

0.489

0.53

Mar.

195

168

168

177

177

177

168

159

151

143

155

"335" 335

 290

270

270

270

226

190

168

155

155

151

147

127

112

98

88

78

80

14

5,457

176

0.272

0.31

Apr.

65

58

48

43

38

34

30

25

20

2?

127

200

245

250

He

*240

236

222

190

164

151

168

172

155

218

245

222

190

147

105

4,270

142

0.220

0.25

May

83

70

69

123

168

182

236

7S\

204

186

200

222

222

200

172

131

94

64

42

34

25

15

9.8

5.9

*22

62

65

43

28

22

21

3,251.7

105

0.163

0.19

June

34

60

60

47

45

53

36

24

15

13

13

23

31

22

14

14

18

8.2

7.4

6.5

4.5

*3.7

575

12

14

68

147

143

151

218

1,310.3

43.7

0.068

0.08

July

177

88

48

34

25

20

13

9.3

8.2

7.6

34

25

17

33

34

68

34

17

42

105

204

270 '2"36~

119

56

31

*24

24

22

21

13

1,859.1

60.0

0.093

0.11

Aug.

8.4

5.1

3.5

5.3

9.8

7.8

4.5

2.9

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.8

.7

1.0

13

59

3*

15

7.2

4.4

4.2

15

28

24

264.8

8.54

0.013

0.02

Sept.

19

13

12

8.4

8.0

15

16

44

41

27

18

11

6.3

*3.5

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.1

TTT

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

21

123

139

To"ff

61

44

753.8

25.1

0.039

0.04

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,180 Mln 1.0 Mean 1O7 Cfsm 0.166 In. 2.25

Water year 1955-56: Max 51p Mln O.7 Mean 87.7 Cfsm 0.136 In. 1.85

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 17 to Jan. 

recorded range in stage and weather records.

3; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of
SATILLA RIVER BASIN 39

Satllla River at Atklnson, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°13', long 81°52', on downstream side of right pier of bridge on U. S.

 Highway 84, 400 ft downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and 1 mile west 

of Atklnson, Brantley County.

Drainage area. 2,880 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1956.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 14.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929,,

 supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 5, 1933, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 1,941 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,420 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 11.3 ft); minimum 

observed, 124 cfs June 22.

1931-56: Maximum discharge, 68,100 cfs Apr. 6, 1948 (gage height, 23.9 ft); minimum 

observed, 4.5 cfs Nov. 19, 20, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 ft In September 1928, from Information by local residents 

(discharge, 110,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage -area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 3-15, and Sept, 6-19)

2.8

4.0 

5.0

118

306

520

7.0

10.0

11.3

1,120

2,450

3,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.450 

1,196

1,020

920

860

770

680

650

650

665

680

680

680

635

595

545

508 

458

410

381

352

334

306

297

288

271

262

254 

ZSB" 246

246

17,529

565

0.196

0.23

Nov.

262

271

271

271

271

5eo" 280

271

254

*254

246

237

237

237

229

229

221 

221

213

205

205

198

190

182

182

175

169

166 

162

157

6,746

225

0.078

0.09

Dec.

156 

154

152

149

147

146

147

147

152

163

175

*182 T52"

182

182

175

175 

172

170

168

164

164

164

163

163

159

156

149 

146

145

139

4,988

161

0.056

0.06

Jan.

136 

133

*132

m

139

138

145

156

164

170

174

175

175

175

175

175

175 

172

175

182

182

190

205

280

362

545

710

830 

890

550" 920 

9,242

298

0.103

0.12

Feb.

890 

860

830

800

770

'555 770

980

1,090

1,190

1,300

1,370

1,490

1,570

1,650

*1,830

2,070 

2,330

2,640

3,000

3,240

5,550

3,330

3,240

3,160

3,080

3,080

3,080 

3,000

56,860

1,961

0.681

0.73

Mar.

2,920 

2,850

2,640

2,330

2,070

1,830

1,650

1,490

1,370

1,300

1,230

1,230

1,230

*1,330

1,410

1,490

1,530 

1,570

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,570

1,570

1,530

1,490

1,410

1,300

1,190 

1,090

950

860

49,260

1,589

0.552

0.64

Apr.

740 

665

608

558

520

470

432

390

372

*552

410

545

725

920

1,090

1,190

1,230 

1,230

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,090

1,020

1,020

1,050

1,160

1,230

1,500 

1,300

1,260

26,347

878

0.305

0.34

May

1,190 

1,020

920

830

800

830

920

1,050

1,190

1,300

1,370

1,450

1,530

1,570

1,650

1,700

1.740 

1,740

1,700

1,530

1,300

980

725

*532

420

372

324

306 

288

271

254

31,802

1,026

0.356

0.41

June

254 

254

237

237

262

271

246

229

221

205

190

175

168

160

154

160

153 

146

143

139

132

T32" 125

153

205

213

213

254 

372

445

6,248

208

0.072

0.08

July

470 

570

680

770

770

*800

830

890

550" 950

920

860

770

695

608

558

508 

482

432

590

400

390

420

532

635

635

545

470 

445

445

410

19,230

620

0.215

0.25

Aug.

381 

362

362

362

4OO

410

390

432

545

620

'BC5 650

520

420

372

334

297

271

254

246

246

271

271

246

229

221

198

182 

175

162

147

10,584

341

0.118

0.14

Sept.

146 

T35

174

205

262

362

470

520

558

582

570" 595

*520

470

400

362

352 

352

334

297

262

229

205

182

198

213

237

343 

372

420

10,341

345

0.120

0.13

Calendar year 1955: Max 3, BOO Mln 40 Mean 463 Cfsm 0.161 In. 2.19

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,330 Mln 125 Mean 681 Cfsm 0.236 In. 3.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for Oct. 29-31, Nov. 8, 9, Dec. 9-11, Dec. 

June 26-29, computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.

28 to Jan. 3, May 29 to June 23,

464436 O-58-4
40 ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN

North Prong St. Marys River at Moniac, Ga.

Location.--Lat 30°31', long 82°14', in sec. 8, T. IN., R. 21 E., near right bank at up-

 stream side of bridge on State Highway 94, 950 ft upstream from Georgia Southern & 

Florida Railway bridge, 0.5 mile west of Moniac, and 1.0 mile downstream from Moccasin 

Creek.

Drainage area.--About 160 sq mi, includes part of watershed in Okefenokee Swamp which is 

indeterminate.

Records available.--January 1921 to December 1923 (published as St. Marys River at Moniac),

 January 1927 to June 1930, July 1932 to June 1934, October 1950 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder Datum of gage is 89.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

January 1921 to June 1934 staff gage at site 800 ft downstream at datum 3.22 ft higher. 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13, 1950, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1921-23, 1927-29, 1932-33, 1950-56), 137 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 312 cfs May 8 (gage height, 9.05 ft); no flow 

Sept. 22-24.

1921-23, 1927-30, 1932-34, 1950-56: Maximum discharge, about 6,060 cfs, probably 

Sept. 19, 1928 (gage height, 19.9 ft, present datum at site then in use), from rating 

curve extended above 2,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

3T

28

27

30

31

28

26

23

21

18

16

15

13

11

9.0

13

16

14

12

10

9.3

8.4

7.8

6.9

*5.7

4.5

3.3 ITT"

24

24

528.9

17.1

0.107

0.12

Nov.

22 zc

18

16

15

14

12

11

11

13

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

11

10

9.3

8.1

7.2

6.3

4.8

4.5

5.4

5.7

6.3

7.8

6.0

341.4

11.4

0.071

0.08

Dec.

4.8

4.5

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

*4.2

4.8

7.2

375

5.4

4.5

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1*6

1.9

90.0

2.90

0.018

0.02

Jan.

1.6

1.4

1.2

2.3

4.8

3.9

3.0

2.4

1.6

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.3

^2

.2

1.2

*2.1

1.3

1.3

.8

3.1

23

51

6!

62

53

46

46

34

30

441.4

14.2

O.O89

0.10

Feb.

27

26

25

24

?5

27

42

46

41

41

80

115 ~9T

74

62

70

99

94

80

70

64

56

47

41

36

33

31

29

*Z5

1,526

52.6

0.329

0.35

Mar.

22

20

34

75

j»3

74

62

54

48

42

38

35

33

31

28

26

25

22

20

18

15

13

12

11

9.1

7.6

6.8

6.2

5.5

5.3

A-l

896.1

28.9

0.181

0.21

Apr.

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

3.0

*3.7

2.7

2.1

1.6

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

67?

19

15

16

12

8.5

124.3

4.14

0.026

0.03

May

10

12

12

21

20

33

89

252

294

250

207

159

119

85

59

44

33

25

19

14

10

*7.1

4.6

3.2

2.7

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.1

^9

1,794.4

57.9

0.362

0.42

June

eo.8

e.8

e.8

e.8

e.8

e

e.8

e.8

e.7

e.7

e.7

e

S4 

eT6

e.6

e.7

e.9

el.O

el. 4

4.0

5.7

32

30

32

22

22

45

36

32

26

20

16

336.2

11.2

0.070

0.08

July

14

32

39

48

BO

*57

48

34

25

20

17

13

8.7

5.1

1.9

1.0 io 

18

16

22

21

16

13

11

10

9.6

8.4

6.6

4.8

3.3

2.8

596.2

19.2

0.120

0.14

Aug.

6.3

7.8

37T

3.6

2.4

1.4

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

71

.5

.5

35.5

1.15

0.0072

0.008

Sept.

0.6

1.0

1.6

4.0

14

11

6.9

3.6

1.6

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

S

0

.4

*.4

.6

.4

.3

.2

50.8

1.69

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1955 : Max 429 Min 0 Mean 18.9 Cfsm 0.118 In. 1.60

Water year 1955-56 : Max 294 Min O Mean 18.5 Cfsm O.116 In. 1.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations 

In basin.
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN 41

South Prong St. Marys River at Glen St. Mary, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°16'40", long 82°08'40", in sec. 31, T. 2 S., R. 22 E., on right bank 

65 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 90 and 1.0 mile east of Glen St. Mary.

Dra inage ar ea . - - 150 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--January 1950 to September 1956.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 77.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 ^~

Average discharge .--6 years, 72.4 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 cfs May 7 (gage height, 8.78 ft); minimum, 

2.1 cfs Apr. 22-24; minimum gage height, 1.55 ft Aug. 26-29.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 6,200 cfs Sept. 7, 1950 (gage height, 12.71 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs May 23, 1950 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

Flood in September 1947 reached a stage of 13.0 ft, from information furnished by 

Florida State Road Department (discharge, 6,700 cfs).

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per- second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

19

16

18

18

18

17

15

12

11

9.6

9.0

7.8

6.6

5.4

4.6

8.4

14

12

10

8.4

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.0

*4.3

3.9

13

26 a2~0~

360.2

11.6

0.077

0.08

Nov.

a!6

a!4

a!2

all

10

a9.2

a8. 8

a8.4

aS.l

a!3

al4

12

a!2

a 10

alO

a8.8

8.1

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.5

a6.3

a6.9

a7.8

a7.5

a6.9

276.0

9.20

0.061

0.07

Dec.

a6.9

a6.3

6.0

a5.7

a5.7

a6.3

6.9

*6.9

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.5

a7.2

a7.5

a7.8

a7.8

a7.2

a7.2

a6.9

a6.6

a6.6

a6.6

a6.6

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

5^4 

5TI

5.4

205.8

6.64

0.044

0.05

Jan.

5.0

5TO

5.0

5.4

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

6.3

6.6

*6.0

5.7

5.7

6.6

24

47

26

24

23

19

16

14

12

328.0

10.6

0.071

0.08

Feb.

12

12

12

12

21

25

30

29

27

26

46

54

52

50

45

54

68

60

56

50

47

42

37

33

29

28

26

*25

25

1,033

35.6

0.237

0.26

Mar.

23

22

25

35

33

31

29

28

25

23

21

19

18

17

16

15

14

12

12

12

10

9.6

8.8

8.4

7.8

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.3

5/7

513.9

16.6

0.111

0.13

Apr.

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.0

*4.6

5.4

4.8

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.3

5.6

12

6.3

4.8

3.7

3.0

121.1

4.04

0.027

0.03

May

3.8

21

471

236

65

196

900

555

318

164

104

75

56

42

33

26

21

16

12

9.6

*7.2

5.0

4.3

3.9

5.0

9.6

14

9.0

6.0

4.6

3 9

3,396.9

110

0.733

0.84

June

3.

3.

3. 3T~

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

6.

6.0

11

11

7.2

13

12

9.0

6.6

5.0

4.6

4.6

18

43

113

199

518.1

17.3

0.115

0.13

July

74

217

165

80

104

*77

82

104

110

107

93

72

55

44

35

28

26

45

33

26

21

17

14

12

10

9.0

11

44

37

30

24

1,806.0

58.3

0.389

0.45

Aug.

2119-

15

12

12

10

7.8

5.4

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.4

a3.1

*3.2

13

7.8

4.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6 576"

2.7

2.9

3.1

190.2

6.14

0.041

0.05

Sept.

16

12

8.4

8.4

12

17

11

7.2

6.0

6.0

4.3

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.5

?77~ 2.4

7.8

12

10

4.6

3.2

2.9

2.7

*11

24

17

9.6

6.0

5.0

240.9

8.03

0.054

0.06

Calendar year 1955: Max 444 Mln 1.3 Mean 26.2 Cfsm 0.175 In. 2.38

Water year 1955-56: Max 900 Min 2.1 Mean 24.6 Cfsm 0.164 In. 2.23

Peak discharge (base. l.SOO cfa).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and 

other stations in basin.
42 ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN

St. Marys River near Macclenny, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°21'35", long 82°04'55", in sec. 2, T. 2 S., R. 22 E., on right bank 

200 ft downstream from site of former Stokes Bridge, 1 mile downstream from confluence 

of North and South Prongs, and 6 miles northeast of Macclenny.

Drainage area.--720 sq mi, approximately, includes part of watershed in Okefenokee Swamp, 

which is indeterminate.

Records available.--October 1926 to September 1956.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 40.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Mees & Mees). Prior to Feb. 21, 1939, staff gage and Feb. 21, 1939, to Aug. 15, 1948, 

water-stage recorder, at site of former bridge 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 634 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,010 cfs May 8 (gage height, 10.73 ft); minimum 

daily, 24 cfs Apr. 23, 24; minimum gage height, 1.04 ft Aug. 29, 31.

1926-56: Maximum discharge, 28,100 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 22.29 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs May 22, 1932; minimum gage height observed, 0.04 ft June 4, 5, 

1927.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1082: 1928(M), 1945(M). WSP 1142: 1928, 1945. WSP 1234: 

Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the wateryear 1927, superseding those published in WSP 642, are given herewith:

Jan. 6, 1927.......... 160

Month

Calendar year 1927 ............

Maximum

210

3,070

Minimum

94

14

14

Mean

131

475

380

Per square 

mile

0.182

.660

.528

Runoff In 

Inches

0.21

8.95

7.17

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

142

124

112

111

130

145

157

140 

118

101

89

79

71

65

58

52

56

71

81

77

65

58

53

49

46

»43

41

39

47 

64

83

2,567

82.8

0.115

0.13

Nov.

83

73

66

60

55

52

50

47 

45

51

57

64

64

59

54

50

47

45

43

42

40

40

40

39

39

41

47

50

46 

44

1,533

51.1

0.071

O.08

Dec.

45

42

42

40

40

41

*41

42 

42

41

40

40

39

39

38

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

34

34

33

1,176

37.9

0.053

0.06

Jan.

32

32

32

34

36

38

38

36 

35

33

32

32

32

32

51

32

33

*35

36

36

35

38

60

164

225

191

165

145

128 

111

1OO

2,037

65.7

0.091

0.11

Feb.

90

85

82

82

95

114

141

166 

164

146

187

281

299

263

222

215

284

511

285

248

225

206

185

162

142

129

117

*109

101

5,132

177

0.246

0.27

Mar.

96

89

95

145

211

218

191

166 

145

151

118

108

101

96

91

85

81

77

7?

69

64

60

57

54

51

48

46

45

43 

41

IP2,935

94.7

0.132

0.15

Apr.

59

38

56

55

54

53

52

50 

30

50

54

*56

58

58

34

35

52

51

29

28

27

26

24

24

34

55

86

78

64 

57

1,145

58.2

0.055

0.06

May

52

52

157

591

598

291

878

1.920 

1,720

1,180

740

509

407

335

269

213

172

158

112

95

79

*69

59

55

50

51

57

59

55 

46

11

10,642

345

0.476

0.55

June

58

55

53

52

52

52

51

29 

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

26

56

52

48

45

96

148

118

93

76

77

123

221

518

500

2,421

80.7

0.112

0.13

July

614

474

525

459

558

*596

458

564

284

259

207

184

148

107

75

55

20

35

76

121

114

83

60

45

52_

40

175

525" 750

552

256

7,585

245

0.540

0.59

Aug.

169

152

106

89

92

90

72

58 

50

46

45

42

41

40

*42

45

44

43

59

37

35

35

35

55

34

55

32

31

50 

50

51

1,679

54.2

0.075

0.09

Sept.

57

51

168

120

85

67

68

60 

52

48

45

42

40

58

56

55

42

157

199

T97

159

93

68

57

*68

102

114

99

78 

65

2,446

81.5

0.115

0.15

Calendar year 1955: Max 745 Mln 16 Mean 92.7 Cfsm 0.129 In. 1.73

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,920 Mln 24 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.157 In. 2.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 

Jane Green Creek near Deer Park, Fla.

43

 Lat 28°04'27", long 80°53'18", In SE£ sec. 2, T. 28 S., R. 34 E., near right 

'f left channel on downstream side of highway bridge, 1^ miles southeast of Deer

Location. Lat 28°04'27 

bank of left channel 

Park and 2 miles downstream from confluence of Crabgrass and Bull Creeks.

Drainage area. 248 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 18.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 770 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 5.16 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.20 ft at 12 p.m. Sept. 3D, stage rising; no flow Mar. 14 to July 6.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, 6,880 cfs about Oct. 9 or 10, 1953 (gage height, 8.65ft, 

from floodmark); no flow for many days 1955-56.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records of chemical analyses for water year 1956 are given in tTST~1450.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 29, 30)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7 

4.0 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

6.0

11

18

27

80

160

290

620

1,760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

224

203

195

181

167

160

157

192

247

274

274

344

»440

548

710

760

652

602

503

415

337

279

241

207

17O

16O

141

124

111

96

82

9,236

298

1.20

1.39

Nov.

72

64

56

48

41

35

29

26

23

24

22

19

18

17

15

15

14

13

»11

9.8

8.4

7.4

6.6

6.2

5.9

5.2

4.6

4.2

4.0

5_.5

627.8

20.9

0.084

0.09

Dec.

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.6

5.2

5.9

7.0

9.4

9.6

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

»8.8

8.8

8.4

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

17

17

21

247.3

7.98

0.032

0.04

Jan.

24

26

26

26

25

22

21

18

16

14

13

12

10

9.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

7.9

7.4

7.4

7.0

T^

7.9

25

30

40

»51

64

68

64 

56

731.4

23.6

0.095

0.11

Feb.

51

48

41

36

32

27

26

21

18

17

22

23

19

18

16

15

13

12

10

8.4

7.0

5.5

4.2

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.0

1.7

1.2

504.3

17.4

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,400 Mln 0

Mar.

~73 1.0

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

5.0

0.16

0.00065

0.0007

Apr.

C)

0

0

0

0

Mean 266

May

0

0

0

0

June

C)

0

0

0

0

July

O0"

0

0

0

0

.1

25

56

66

92

124

138

13?

121

113

1O6

*96

80

74

74

60

46

35

26

20

16

12

8.8

7.0 

5.5

1,533.4

49.5

0.200

0.23

Aug.

4.2

S72

9.4

9.8

8.8

6.2

4.2

4.8

10

15

19

21

22

26

38

50

87

220

396

467

4O7

344

290

258

228

199

170

144

121

*119

103

3,809.6

123

0.496

0.57

Sept.

124

T55

232

258

232

195

164

138

154

167

192

199

203

199

184

154

132

135

247

310

268

220

192

2 2O

274

279

241

252

485

692

6,930

231

0.931

1.04

Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.56

Water year 1955-56: Max 7SO Mln 0 Mean 64.5 Cfsm 0.260 In. 3.55

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
44 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

St. Johns River near Melbourne, Pla.

Location. Lat 28"05'03", long 80°45'11", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 28 S., R. 36 E., on left bank 

16 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 192, 1.0 mile downstream from Sawgrass 

Lake, 1.8 miles upstream from Lake Washington, and 9.2 miles west of Melbourne.

Drainage area.--874 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 11.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 26, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 750 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Oct. 1; maximum gage height 

observed, 6.28 ft Oct. 1, stage falling, peak occurred about Sept. 17, 1955; no flow 

for many days; minimum gage height, -0.14 ft Aug. 21, 22.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 8,850 cfs Oct. 12, 1953 (gage height, 9.47 ft); maximum reverse flow measured, 109 cfs Sept. 18, 1950, wind effect; minimum gage height, 

that of Aug. 21, 22, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Revisions.--WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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.

1.260

1,200

1,120

*1,050

986

929

850

784

760

762

69S

945

1,080

*967

927

915

873

930

891

879

867

826

785

755

724

670

634

620

561 

555

501

26/304

894

0.971

1.12

Nov.

46S

436

417

394

365

340

327

303

290

269

*273

259

235

225

212

195

194

180

*167

166

144

142

137

132

128

127

116

124

119 

115

6,999

233

0.267

0.30

Dec.

110

113

112

112

111

117

120

114

117

112

116

116

107

107

113

114

11

108

108

108

**103

105

105

104

101

101

106

123

103 

103

112

3,398

110

0.126

0.14

Jan.

100

100

103

108

102

102

105

106

94

98

100

100

101

97

97

95

105

96

94

104

101

94

95

133

102

*105

101

98

98 

99

107

3,140

101

0.116

0.13

Feb.

%

1

\ e90

1

1

e60

«

I

\ e40

1

e30

620

1,280

44.1

0.050

0.05

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,140 Min -

Mar.

(*)

elo

(*)

eO

100

3.2

0.0037

0.004

Apr,

(*)

eO

(*)

0

0

0

0

Mean 452

May

elO

(*)

310

10.0

0.011

0.01

June

(*)

eO

0

0

0

0

July

(*)

e30

elO

eO

350

11.3

0.013

0.01

Aug.

eO

 e20

e50

600

19.4

0.022

0.03

Sept.

 elOO

. e!50

178

241

245

244

261

266

256

253

*270

247

305

123 

381

5,620

187

0.214

0.24

Cfsm 0.517 In. 7.OO

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,260 Min - Mean 131 Cfsm 0.150 In. 2.O3

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations 

In St. Johns River basin.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 

Wolf Creek near Deer Park, Fla.

45

Location.--Lat 28°12'55", long 80°54"03", in NE^ sec. 22, T. 26 S., R. 34 E., near left 

bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 8.5 miles north of Deer Park.

Drainage area. 26.3 sq ml.

Records available.--January to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 517 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 4.26 ft); no 

flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 1956 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

.1

.3

.9

1.3

3.1

5.3

2.1

2.3 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.9

64

122

323

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

. a5.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

3.1

44

§1

31

*14

8.3

6.5

5.4

4.9

237.8

7,67

0.292

0.34

Feb.

5.0

6.3

6.8

577

4.9

4.3 

3.9

3.4

3.1

2.9

3.8

5.4

5.9

4.8

3.9

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.5

a2.2

al.9

al.7

al.6

al.4

al.2

al.l

al.O

al.O

ii

95.8

3.30

0.125

0.14

Mar.

0.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5 

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

**.!

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.0

0.19

0.0072

0.008

Apr.

0

5

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.4

1.0

.7

2.1

0.07

0.0027

0.003

May

0.4

TZ

.1

.2

.1

0 

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0.03

0.0011

0.001

June

0

5

0

o

*o

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

00'

.3

1.0

5.3

4.8

0.16

0.0061

0.007

July

39

44

18

16

127

~87 145 

48

28

14

7.9

5.7

4.3

4.2

3.3

1.8

1.0

*.7

.4

.3

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

0

5

.2

.5

10

35

643.3

20.8

0.791

0.91

Aug.

31

17

9.2

6.0

3.9

B12

22

21

14

7.0

4.4

3.9

4.7

4.4

12

38

91

58

41

41

54

60

40

27

17

10

9.8 *^5

76

766.0

24.7

0.939

1.08

Sept.

42

28

23

23

22

22 

20

15

14

63

109

61

41

30

22

16

11

9.5

25

35

35

27

23

18

15

16

13

124

295

55T

1,423.5

47.4

1.80

2.01

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

- Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Jane Green Creek near Deer Park.
46 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

St. Johns River near Christmas, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°32'35", long 80°56'40", In SWir sec. 29, T. 22 S., R. 34 E., on left 

bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 50, 2 miles upstream from Lake Cone 

and Tosohatchee Creek, and 4.5 miles east of Christmas.

Drainage area. 1,418 sq ml.

Records available.--December 1933 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 23, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1934-56), 1,320 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 cfs Sept. 10; maximum gage height, 6.87 ft 

Oct. 18; minimum discharge, 23 cfs June 20 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

1933-56: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs Oct. 12, 1953 (gage height, 10.59 ft); no 

flow Mar. 22-27, Apr. 19, June 12, 13, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.48 ft June 19, 

1945.

Remarks. Records fair. Records include small inflow from Tosohatchee Creek at high 

stages and do not include diversions through Ellis Canal from St. Johns River Marsh 

into Indian River. Records of chemical analyses for water year 1956 are given In 

WSP 1450.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1082: 1926(M). WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic Feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 20 June 21 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

133

274

4.0 441

5.0 700

6.0 1,270

7.0 2,650

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

21

33

68

106

215

4.0 439

5.0 798

6.0 1,690

7.0 3,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2,010

2,110

2,200

2,220

2,190

2,280

2,250

2,200

2,180

*2,160

2,150

2,200

2,250

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,280

2,580

2,370

2,330

2,270

2,220

2,160

2,100

2,010

1,940

1,900 

1,840

1,800

X 730

1,700

66,240

2,137

1.51

1.74

Nov.

1,650

1,610

1,570

1,530

1,530

1,470

1,450

1,420

1,410

1,470

1,460

1,430

1,410

*1,370

1,330

1,310

1,280

1,250

1,220

1,180

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,080

1,040

1,020

1,000 

969

942

914

38,705

1,290

0.910

1.02

Dec.

892

870

850

825

806

793

788

775

747

728

707

690

673

660

637

619

604

587

»566

550

536

521

505

492

479

466

460 

496

499

492

483

19,796

639

0.451

0.52

Jan.

468

454

441

430

423

410

398

390

380

364

357

351

344

341

336

332

330

327

322

319

316

311

314

369

391

395

395 

395

398

395

393

11,589

374

0.264

0.30

Feb.

396

395

395

395

393

390

383

378

366

a361

a354

348

a341

a335

a327

a3ZO

a314

308

a301

a295

287

282

a276

a270

259

a256

250 

246

238

9,459

326

0.230

0.25

Mar.

230

224

223

223

220

217

216

210

206

194

192

189

*186

182

179

173

168

156

150

143

136

131

131

132

128

122

120 

153

125

123

120

5,272

170

0.120

0.14

Apr.

113

111

114

TI4

111

107

103

96

89

96

108

101

88

S9

92

94

94

86

80

76

74

n

74

*75

84

105

99 

93

90

88

2,818

93.9

0.066

0.07

May

86

S3

81

80

79

79

81

80

79

78

78

77

74

70

66

62

57

52

52

52

52

49

47

46

46

44

46

47

45

42

39

1,949

62.9

0.044

0.05

June

36

36

34

32

*33

37

35

31

30

31

31

30

29

29

30

30

30

27

25

25

28

32

31

31

31

35

36 

47

53

58

1,003

33.4

0.024

0.03

July

69

71

79

92

117

134

139

Tf?

123

117

114

115

114

112

109

107

102

»98

94

95

101

102

100

98

94

90

86 

82

81

85 

96

3,151

102

0.072

0.08

Aug.

91

85

81

79

76

74

77

93

103

100

92

89

93

93

91

88

88

86

84

85

90

101

108

115

128

131

128

127

*161

229 

259

3,505

107

0.075

0.09

Sept.

218

200

254

547

395

385

380

340

1,080

2,410

2,380

2,060

1,710

1,400

1,130

908

742

674

815

868

849

779

708

656

598

555

488

457

550

700

24,944

851

0.586

0.65

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,380 Mln 126 Mean 897 Cfsm 0.633 In. 8.60

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,410 Mln 25 Mean 514 Cfsm 0.362 In. 4.94

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for St. Johns River above 1 Lake 

Harney near Geneva.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota, Fla.

47

Location.--Lat 28°40'40", long 81°06'50", in sec. 10, T. 21 S., R. 32 E., on right bank 

10 ft dovmstream from highway bridge, 2.6 miles northeast of Chuluota, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--260 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1935 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.14 ft above mean sea level (Corps of

Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 18, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum. Since 

Sept. 4, 1943, water-stage recorder on St. Johns River above Lake Harney, near Geneva, 

7 miles downstream from base gage, used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 20 years (1936-56), 252 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 2,250 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 11.52 ft); minimumr 13 cfs July 29; minimum gage height, 0.82 ft Apr. 8.

1935-56; Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs Sept. 24, 1948 (gage height, 18.09 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs; minimum, 6.7 cfs June 11-13, 15, 1945; minimum 

gage height, 0.44 ft June 15-17, 1945.

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 24, 1948.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of shifting control, which are poor. Records include some flow diverted from Lake Mary Jane in Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades basin through Econlockhatchee Headwaters Canal. Records of chemical analyses 

for water year 1956 are given in WSP 1450.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1939. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

233

222

195

192

226

319

450

502

mi

*368

383

392

378

370

382

348

288

258

252

249

240

219

191

166

149

133

120

107

102

95

85

8,036

259

1.00

1.15

Nov.

79

72

66

61

56

52

50

4~6 46

97

181

211

205

*187

164

145

127

114

1Q2

91

83

75

69

65

60

56

54

58

59

58

2,789

93.0

0.358

0.40

Dec.

55

51

49

48

48

47

50

72

80

76

69

65

63

63

63

63

60

58

*55

53

51

50

48

46

44

43

go

127

151

147

127

2,072

66.8

0.257

0.30

Jan.

107

92

80

73

68

64

60

56

54

50

48

46

44

42

41

40

38

37

37

37

36

36

38

74

121

143

144

136

127

117

105

2,191

70.7

0.272

0.31

Feb.

*99

104

133

135

129

119

108

99

90

82

78

76

74

70

66

62

59

56

53

50

47

44

42

40

38

36

35

34

3_2

2,090

72.1

0.277

0.30

Mar.

31

30

30

29

28

28

27

27

26

25

25

25

25

*24

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

748

24.1

0.093

0.11

Apr.

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

20

22

22

24

24

24

21

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

20

20

22

23

23

590

19.7

0.076

0.08

May

23

22

21

23

23

23

23

23

24

25

25

25

24

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

20

658

21.2

0.082

0.09

June

21

22

21

20

*19

24

36

35

29

23

20

19

17

17

17

18

19

20

20

20

21

26

27

26

25

24

30

30

33

51

716

23.9

0.092

0.10

July

43

43

39

66

132

131

103

113

87

66

60

64

54

48

43

*39

33

28

25

33

30

24

22

20

19

17

16

15

14

14

14

1,455

46.9

0.180

0.21

Aug.

15

IS

18

17

19

22

20

19

17

17

22

62

117

115

109

109

130

169

163

139

117

100

90

100

140

182

214

201

*177

273

3,109

100

0.385

0.44

Sept.

385

410

375

316

263

249

?S7

273

347

577

1,630

2,180

1,740

1,250

883

630

474

450

626

625

862

1,290

791

626

498

410

347

306

278

321

19,669

656

2.52

2.81

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,330 Min 17 Mean 139 Cfsm 0.535 In. 7.26

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,180 Min 14 Mean 121 Cfsm 0.465 In. 6.30

- Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Apr. 25 to June 1.
48 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Wekiva River near Sanford, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°49', long 81°25', on line between sees. 21 and 28, T. 19 S., R. 29 E., 

near right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 46, 4^ miles downstream 

from Little Wekiva River, 5-j miles upstream from mouth, and 9 miles west of Sanford.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1935 (discharge measurements only), October 

1935 to September 1956.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Prior to Nov. 6, 1935, reference point at same site. 

Average discharge.--21 years (1935-56), 260 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 347 cfs Jan. 24, 25 (gage height, 

3.50 ft); minimum observed, 177 cfs Apr. 21; minimum gage height, 3.10 ft on several 

days.

1935-56: Maximum discharge observed, 2,060 cfs Sept. 17, 1945 (gage height, 5.60 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 700 cfs; minimum observed, 105 cfs June 5-13, 1939; 

minimum gage height observed, 2.51 ft June 4-6, 1941.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

208

208

217

221

221

217

217

213

213

217

231

*231

246

246

241

241

241

236

236

226

221

221

213

213

213

213

208

208

204

204

200

6,845

221

-

-

Nov.

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

292

292

277

269

261

*253

246

238

231

222

222

214

214

214

214

207

207

207

199

199

199

6,677

223

-

-

Dec.

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

199

199

191

191

191

197

202

208

214

214

207

207

*207

207

199

199

199

191

191

207

222

222

214

207

6,222

201

-

-

Jan.

207

207

207

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

231

347

34T

331

316

300

285

269

253

7,366

238

-

-

Feb.

*261

269

269

269

269

277

269

269

269

269

285

253

238

231

222

222

214

214

214

207

207

207

199

199

199

199

199

207

207

6,813

235

-

-

Mar.

207

207

207

207

207

199

199

199

191

T91

191

199

199

 191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

6,041

195

-

-

Apr.

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

231

214

203

196

191

199

199

187

187

183

177

183

183

180

205

*211

205

202

202

202

5,850

195

-

"

May

196

189

192

199

199

205

224

228

228

221

208

199

192

192

192

192

189

189

189

189

186

186

186

186

186

183

183

202

208

202

199

6,119

197

-

"

June

199

199

199

189

189

*189

189

183

183

183

183

183

183

183

183

202

196

196

189

196

202

202

196

196

189

202

208

208

208

208

5,815

194

-

-

July

215

215

234

228

228

228

215

208

208

208

208

208

208

202

202

196

196

*189

221

224

224

196

L96

199

L99

199

202

202

224

224

228

6,534

211

-

-

Aug.

221

224

218

211

215

221

224

224

228

269

269

262

248

228

221

208

228

221

221

221

221

221

221

208

208

202

196

T96

196

*202

196

6,849

221

-

-

Sept.

202

202

202

202

208

202

202

208

234

228

215

202

196

196

196

196

196

215

228

208

202

196

189

189

196

196

189

183

183

183

6,044

201

-

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 380 Min 185 Mean 224 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56: Max 347 Min 177 Mean 211 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 49

Blue Spring near Orange City, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°56' , long 81°20', in sec. 8, T. 18 S., R. 30 E. , on left bank of spring

run, 800 ft upstream from St. Johns River, a quarter of a mile downstream from head of

spring, and 2? miles west of Orange City.

Records available.--March 1932 to September 1956 (discharge measurements only). 

Gage.--Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 0.74ft

below mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Extremes. 1932-56: Maximum discharge measured, 206 cfs Mar. 1, 1954; minimum measured,

62.7 cfs Nov. 6, 1935, but may be inaccurate owing to adverse measuring conditions and

abnormal amount of backwater from St. Johns River.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1955 to September 1956

Oct. 1Z........... 145

Nov. 16........... 172

Dec. 21........... 171

Feb. 2........... 152

Mar. 16........... 169

Apr. 27........... 165

June 6............ 156

July 20........... 150

Aug. 31........... 136

St. Johns River near De Land, Fla.

Location.--Lat 29°01', long 81°23', in T. 17 S., R. 29 E., on left bank 3,000 ft downstream 

from Francis P. Whltehair Bridge on State Highway 44 (relocated), and 5 miles west of 

De Land.

Drainage area. 2,960 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1934 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.114 ft below mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers). Prior to May 28, 1936, staff gage at site of former Crows Bluff 

Bridge 1,000 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at St. Francis 

Landing, 4^ miles downstream from Whitehair Bridge. Prior to Jan. 16, 1943, an additional auxiliary water-stage recorder 1 mile upstream from Whltehair Bridge.

Average discharge.--22 years, 3,083 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,690 cfs Oct. 30; maximum gage height, 

3.14 ft Oct. 13; maximum daily reverse flow, 1,440 cfs Mar. 21; minimum gage height, 

0.56 ft July 30, 31.

1934-56: Maximum daily discharge, 17,100 cfs Oct. 15, 1953; maximum gage height, 

7.17 ft Oct. 11, 12, 1953; maximum reverse flow measured, 1,630 cfs June 9, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair above 2,000 cfs and poor below. Flow occasionally reversed as resuit of tide and wind effect.

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,550

3,400

3,190

2,880

2.860|

3,160

3,380 

3,530

3,510

3,410

3,310

3,320

*3,260

3,180

3,210

3,360

3,590

3,620

3,450 

3,320

3,340

3,380

3,420

3,340

3,210

3,140

3,140

3,380

3,620

 3 , bal

3,410

103,560

3,341

1.13

1.30

Nov.

3,310

3,290

3,210

3,020

3,000

3,000

2,770 

2,610

2,450

3,040

3,000

3,180

3,210

3,270

3,310

3,400

*3,460

5.480

3,330 

2,890

2,900

3,060

3,120

3,070

3,060

2,780

2,650

2,610

2.200

2,240

89,920

2,997

1.01

1.13

Dec.

2,540

2.650

2,570

2,490

»2,330

2,380

2,110 

1,870

1,340

1,920

1,870

1,570

1,170

1,630

2,060

1,950

2,380

2,380

2,460 

2,310

2,200

»2,160

2,050

2,110

2,260

el, 250

60,260

1,944

0.657

0.76

Jan.

1,940

2,110

2,200

1,990

2,360

2,360

2,130 

980

1,090

1,090

1,540

1,630

1,240

1,610

1,630

 2,110

1,990

2,250

2,370 

2,260

2,050

2,150

2,190

2,360

2,030

2,240

2,310

2,370

2,430

2,520

2,370

61,900

1,997

0.675

0.78

Feb.

2,400

2,490

*2,510

2,610

2,540

2,500

2,250 

2,330

2,350

2,060

2,130

1,840

2,390

2.710

1,870

1,820

1,840

1,740

1,660 

1,780

1,490

1,370

1,520

1,630

2,020

1,470

1,680

1,490

1.510

57,800

1,993

0.673

0.73

Mar.

1,630

1,820

1,840

1,660

1,570

1,610

Hi

1,570

1,740

1,520

1,130

1,060

, e220

24,550

785

0.265

0.31

Apr.

(»)

, e890

(*)

26,700

890

0.501

0.34

May

. e700

21,700

700

0.236

0.27

June

(»)

.el, 060

(»)

51,800

1,060

0.558

0.40

July

(»)

el, 180

(»)

56,580

1,180

0.599

0.46

Aug.

> e820

1,420

1,520

1,470

1,720 

1,520

1.740

1,650

1,510

1,440

1,590

1,510

1,510

1,200

1,510

*1,570

1,590

35,550

1,147

0.388

0.45

Sept.

 el, 190

2,960

2,990

3,260

5.490 

5,580

5,250

5,140

5,140

3,110

5,410

5,170

*5,250

5,160

2,900

2,440

64,900

2,163

0.751

0.82

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,180 Min - Mean 2,107 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.67

Water year 1955-5& Max 3,690 Min - Mean 1,680 Cfsm 0.568 In. 7.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation poorj average discharge computed from dally records.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Palatlakaha Creek near Mascotte, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°37', long 81°51', in sec. 36, T. 21 S., R. 24 E., on right bank 5 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Lake Emma, and 3i miles northeast 

of Mascotte.

Drainage area.--160 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--May 1945 to March 1956 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 21, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 10 years (1945-55), 104 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1955 to March 1956, 117 cfs Dec 9 (gage 

height, 5.16- ft); minimum, 10 cfs Feb. 23: minimum gage height, 3.99 ft Oct. 1.

1945-56: Maximum discharge, 458 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 1945; maximum gage height, 7.12 ft 

Oct. 11, 12, 1953; minimum discharge observed, 0.2 cfs June 18, 19, 1945; minimum gage 

height observed, 2.14 ft June 19, 1945.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1955, to Mar. 20, 1956 (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Mar. 20

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

5.2

33

55

94

124

4.5 

5.2

8.0

124

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1955 to March 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

36

37

40

42

42

43

42

43

43

44

45

45

46

46

46

46

46

47

47

47

46

47

47

47

49

49

49

50

!9

50 

49

1,405

45.3

0.283

0.33

Nov.

49

48

48

47

45

444"4

*44

45

64

68

71

76

78

79

BO

79

77

77

74

73

73

73

71

70

71

82

94

100

104

2,048

68.3

0.427

0.48

Dec.

107

110

112

114

114

114

116

TTS

112

109

107

105

104

105

105

102

101

101

97

*96

96

94

93

93

91

89

86

86

86

84

81

3,126

101

0.631

0.73

Jan.

79

77

76

74

71

69

68

63

60

56

55

51

50

50

48

50

46

44

44

43

41

fl

48

63

61

60

58

55

55

51

50

1,757

56.7

0.354

0.41

Feb.

50

51

51

56

56

58

53

*51

50

48

53

50

48

48

46

44

41

35

30

25

16

13

Te

25

28

28

30

30

27

1,159

40.0

0.250

0.27

Mar.

30

31

31

31

33

33

35

33

31

33

38

41

41

41

41

39

31

27

22

*15

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

-

~

_

_

-

-

Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1955: Max 116 Mln 0.7 Mean 23.0 Cfsm 0.114 In. 1.97

Water year 1955-56: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 51

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°53', long 81°47', in sec. 2, T. 19 S., R. 25 E., on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 44, a quarter of a mile west of Lisbon, and 85 miles 

northeast of Leesburg.

Drainage area.--640 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1942 to September 1956.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to Aug. 22, 1956, staff gage at same site at datum 58.93 ft higher (corrected).

Average discharge. 14 years, 292 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 239 cfs Feb. 11, 12 (gage height, 60.29 

ft, present datum); no flow Sept. 21-30, caused by temporary cofferdam upstream.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 819 cfs Jan. 3-5, 1954 (gage height, 63.17 ft, present 

datum); no flow Sept. 21-30, 1956, caused by temporary cofferdam upstream.

Maximum stage known, about 65.3 ft in 1926, present datum, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records fair. Since Sept. 21, 1956, flow completely regulated by cofferdam 

during the construction of Burrell lock and dam 1,000 ft upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 7, May 30 

to July 9, Sept. 4-21)

Oct. 1 to dug. 21

-0.1 

0.0 

1.4

Aug. 22 to Sept. 30

62

104

243

58.6

59.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

LO

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.

138

137

137

138

138

140

139

138

134

132

133

132

133

136

151

132

135

142

140

136

134

135

135

135

136

136

136

137

137 

137

135

4,214

136

0.212

0.24

Nov.

132

130

131

131

128

128

*127

126

124

159

160

160

161

160

165

162

162

157

160

158

152

154

154

154

158

162

158

160

156 

158

4,485

150

0.234

0.26

Dec.

149

150

152

155

152

155

156

159

159

153

152

149

149

152

154

153

154

159

*157

157

158

160

161

163

163

163

162

159

160 

163

163

4,851

156

0.244

0.28

Jan.

163

162

162

167

166

367

166

162

159

159

160

160

160

159

160

160

161

160

163

163

161

161

166

215

208

208

209

209

212 

213

214

5,415

175

0.273

0.31

Feb.

210

215

215

226

232

*230

235

233

233

235

239

239

234

230

230

233

230

234

236

234

232

228

230

229

234

229

227

230

222

6,664

230

0.359

0.39

Mar.

220

221

222

220

218

219

220

222

214

214

216

217

217

217

216

219

216

211

*211

203

195

192

192

194

191

189

189

189

190

J-b^ 183

6,425

207

0.323

0.37

Apr.

182

182

181

178

178

178

178

174

170

170

169

171

169

168

168

170

166

161

157

155

151

149

149

148

151

147

149

148

147 

*150

4,914

164

0.256

0.29

May

149

151

147

159

161

161

196

193

184

181

185

182

182

181

179

179

173

171

169

166

166

166

162

162

160

157

155

153

153 

154

153

5,190

167

0.261

0.30

June

156

154

153

149

147

148

146

145

144

142

*142

138

137

136

132

133

130

126

123

123

125

125

124

123

122

122

126

127

132 

132

4,062

135

0.211

0.24

July

135

134

134

137

139

144

142

144

145

142

144

144

139

137

137

134

134

132

130

130

128

127

*123

122

122

120

116

114

123 

121

119

4,092

132

0.206

0.24

Aug.

116

115

112

111

107

105

104

108

105

102

100

99

100

100

99

98

98

98

96

95

*94

101

99

99

99

98

96

96

96 

94

92.

3,132

101

0.158

0.18

Sept.

92

94

90

*89

88

87

87

85

70

73

71

71

71

70

70

70

68

66

70

72

40

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

O 

0

1,594

53.1

0.083

0.09

Calendar year 1955: Max 263 Min 124 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.277 In. 3.74

Water year 1955-56: Max 239 Min 0 Mean 150 Cfsm 0.234 In. 3.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Flow closed off by earth dam at 1:3O p.m. on Sept. 21
52 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Oklawaha River near Ocala, Pla.

Location.--Lat 29°11', long 82°00', in sec. 15, T. 15 S., R. 23 E., on left bank 15 ft upstream from highway bridge known as Sharpes Perry, 2 miles upstream from Silver River, 

and 9 miles east of Ocala.

Drainage area.--1.100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1930 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 36.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1937 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 2, 

1932, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 395 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 359 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 0.74 ft); minimum, 

20 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, -2.35 ft).

1930-56: Maximum discharge, 1,810 cfs June 15, 1934; maximum gage height, 5.52 ft 

Sept. 6, 1933; minimum discharge, that of Apr. 24, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of shifting control, which are poor. Flow 

regulated by powerplant at Moss Bluff, 12 miles above station. Normal limits of regulation of reservoir insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. Large seepage 

losses above station during prolonged periods of low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6 Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

-1.6

-1.0 

0.0 

1.0

21

94

216

343

-2.4

-2.0

0.0

i.o

16

270

390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ototal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

188

189

T2T

71

66

54

48

119

162

105

52

41

39

37

116

157

94

56

43

37

35

119

157

89

38

46

68

32

1T7

157

77

2,730

88.1

0.080

0.09

Nov.

33

27

26

28

150

169

77

28

24

37

32

48

159

94

45

 39

32

29

52

160

85

35

29

28

27

49

153

79

30

26

1,830

61.0

0.055

0.06

Dec.

24

24

44

150

78

30

26

22

55

49

160

84

32

26

26

23

40

160

84

*35

30

26

24

50

155

82

35

45

144

192

2,101

67.8

0.062

0.07

Jan.

194

197

198

191

189

191

191

189

131

108

105

105

105

95

172

95

128

71

49ii

63

175

112

217

263

271

277

2§0~ 288

275

268

5,241

169

0.154

0.18

Feb.

259

277

275

297

305

325

5*7

34T

324

316

323

326

*310

293

293

312

300

294

298

295

289

271

248

252

247

245

257

240

239

8,398

290

0.264

0.28

Mar.

?0"9 230

204

206

216

206

197

193

204

192

196

204

177

89

66

62

130

174

180

176

91

47

41

116

157

«86

41

39

53

46

119

4,333

140

0.127

0.15

Apr.

149

144

65

40

32

124

176

173

88

34

32

37

111

165

177

92

38

26

24

22

23

23

23

25

29

29

*30

27

24

23

2,005

66.8

0.061

0.07

May

23

1W

167

155

158

177

224

268

295

501

298

296

296

294

269

252

250

245

244

247

244

210

203

197

196

199

205

221

197

191

191

6,837

221

0.201

0.23

June

191

191

192

193

193

192

187

184

190

197

120

59

42

*35

33

95

168

103

46

32

5o- 30

101

177

116

51

52

51

45

142

3,438

115

0.105

0.12

July

265

TBT

74

129

173

118

186

234

167

86

46

35

4T

110

187

128

60

47

39

38

107

178

126

71

51

*44

55

114

191

145

78

3,480

112

0.102

0.12

Aug.

81

122

108

146

194

138

68

54

49

55

121

194

210

514" 223

101

66

120

186

123

62

60

59

63

158

197

146

85

73

68

66

3,614

117

0.106

0.12

Sept.

135

186

193

155

82

58

45

116

187

*115

58

44

39

34

94

162

106

55

51

50

45

103

168

116

72

75

76

63

114

179

2,954

98.5

0.090

0.10

Calendar year 1955: Max 416 Min 22 Mean 175 Cfsm 0.159 In. 2.15

Water year 1955-56: Max 347 Mln 22 Mean lag Cfsm 0.116 In - 1.59

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Dec. 27 to Feb. 6, Feb. 26 to Apr. 15, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 53

Silver Springs near Ocala, Fla.

Location. Measuring point for discharge measurements at lat 29°13', long 8G°02', in sec. 

6, T. 15 S., R. 23 E., 300 ft downstream from Paradise Landing, 0.7 mile downstream from 

head of springs, and 6.0 miles northeast of Ocala.

Records available. January to December 1907 (gage heights only), January 1933 to September 

1947 (monthly discharge only), October 1947 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder on Sharpes Ferry artesian well about 400 ft east of Oklawaha 

"l^iver, 2 miles upstream from Silver River, and 4.2 miles southeast of head of springs. 

Datum of gage is 42.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1937 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to July 22, 1947, staff gage at same site 

and datum. Supplementary water-stage recorder at head of springs in boat repair basin. 

Datum of gage is 38.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Feb. 20, 1947, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 820 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 65S cfs Oct. 13; maximum gage "height at 

head of springs, 0.18 ft Oct. 1; minimum daily discharge, 541 cfs June 23; minimum gage 

height at head of springs, -0.99 ft June 22, 23.

1933-56: Maximum daily discharge, 1,150 cfs Nov. 2-4, 1950; maximum gage height observed at head of springs, 5.50 ft Sept. 6, 1933; minimum daily discharge, that of 

June 23, 1956; minimum gage height at head of springs, that of June 22, 23, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Surface inflow between head of springs and measuring site is negligible. Discharge computed from relation between artesian pressure at Sharpes Ferry 

well and discharge at measuring point.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ct'sm

In.

Oct.

650

649

648

648

649

647

647

647

647

646

647

649

652 "630"

645

644

d48

644

638

636

637

639

639

640

642

641

640

640

644

639

634

19,966

644

-

-

Nov.

634

635

636

634

634

635

634

633

635

640

630

624

624

627

630

629

625

624

626

623

623

624

624

622

624

624

624

625

616

615

18,831

628

-

-

Dec.

616

620

621

620

622

622

622

619

614

608

610

612

612

 610

a610

a610

a609

a609

609

a609

a609

a610

a61o

a611

a611

611

a610

a608

a607

a605

a604

18,980

612

-

-

Jan.

a602

601

a602

a602

a603

a603

a 604

a604

605

a604

a604

a603

a 602

a601

a601

600

a600

a599

a598

598

a598

a597

597

591

588

586

585

586

588

590

586

18,528

598

-

-

Feb.

586

590

592

592

591

590

586

586

590

593

592

584

583

585

*586

588

*588

587

586

586

583

582

582

583

586

584

586

586

576

17,009

587

_

-

Mar.

577

583

584

580

580

582

582

578

574

576

578

578

578

576

576

579

574

574

576

573

570

F7T

573

575

570

571

572

572

573

574

570

17,850

576

_

-

Apr.

565

565

567

568

568

568

568

564

562

570

570

561

560

561

564

564

557

557

556

554

553 55"6

555

554

558

558

556

555

556

556

16,826

561

»

-

May

556

556

558

556

554

554

558

*558

553

553

553

554

557

557

556

557

553

552

552

553

553

553

555

554

550

549 55"2

554

552

551

552

17,175

554

_

J

June

554

554

551

550

552

552

551

550

548

544

543

544

546

546

544

544

544

545

547

547

546

543

541

BT2

543

542

542

543

542

544

16,384

546

_

-

July

544

54?

545

546

546

546

546

548

548

550

551

551

550

551

553

556

558

557

555

555

554

554

556

559

560

559

560

562 562"

562

560

17,148

553

_

. -

Aug.

561

»562

563

562

564

566

566

 563

561

562

562

562

561

563

566

566

563

562

562

564

566

567

564

563

56Z

564

565

566

567

568 '566"

17,479

564

_

-

Sept.

567

568

570

570

572

573

573

571

568

569

572

572

571

572

573

572

571

573

576

574

570

570

572

574

578

572

568

568

568

569

17,136

571

_

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 729 Mln 604 Mean 662 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56: Max 652 Mln 541 Mean 583 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No artesian pressure record; discharge Interpolated.
54 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Orange Creek at Orange Springs, Pla.

Location. Lat 29°30'34", long 81°56'47", in sec. 25, T. 11 S., R. 23 E., near right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 315, a quarter of a mile northwest of 

Orange Springs and 1£ miles upstream from Little Orange Creek.

Drainage area. 431 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1941 to December 1952 (discharge measurements only), October 

1955 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 12, 1948, staff gage at same site at datum 3.00 ft higher. 

Nov. 12, 1942, to Oct. 17, 1955, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 102 cfs June 26 (gage height, 4.69 ft); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs May 31, June 1, 3-5, 9-14; minimum gage height, 1.47 ft June 5,6.

1941-52, 1955-56: Maximum discharge measured, 1,490 cfs Nov. 16, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 10.6 ft (present datum) in October 1941, from information by 

local resident (discharge, 2,400 cfs, from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 10)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 22 Mar. 23 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.2

4.2

10

37 2.5

1.6 

2.4 

8.6

16

3.0 

4.0 

4.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

17

16

15

15 

14

14

12

12

11

10

10

9.4

8.7

8.4

7.7

iT7.61"

*17

14

13

12

11

10

9.4

8.9

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

8 . 0

345.0

11.1

0.026

0.03

Nov.

8.4

9.0

8.2

7.7

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.6

12

*10

9.5

8.4

7.1

6.3

5.8

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

a5.0

a4.9

4.8

a4.8

a4.8

a5.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

198.1

6.60

0.015

0.02

Dec.

5.1

a5.1

a5.1

a5.1

a5.4

a5.6

6.0

a7.0

a6.7

a6.5

6.3

a6.1

a5.9

5.7

a5.6

a5.5

a5.4

*5.7

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.4

a5.4

a5.4

a5.4

a5.4

a5.6

5.7

a5 9

ae!o

175.7

5.67

0.013

0.02

Jan.

5.4

5.2

5.2

6.6

6.8

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.5

12

13

10

9.2

8.4

8.2

14

35

28

18

14

12

11

11

11

309.2

9.97

0.023

0.03

Feb.

9.5

10

10

11

14

*18

16

14

12

15

17

13

11

10

14

17

15

13

12

12

10

9.5

8.7

8.2

7.7

8.2

8.2

7.9

345.9

11.9

0.028

0.03

Mar.

7.6

7.4

8.5

9.7

9.0

8.2

7.4

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.5

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.2

*4.0

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

T 0

Oj,_i.

3 2

177.3

5.72

0.013

o.oz

Apr.

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

3.5

9.0

13

8.4

6.2

4.7

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

*3.1

15

32

21

12

8.8

8.6

193.4

6.45

0.015

0.02

May

9.2

34

13

8.6

6.8

18

24

14

11

9.0

7.4

6.4

5.3

4.4

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2 . 1

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.2

2.2 

2.1

2.0

218.1

7.04

0.016

0.02

June

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.2

4.7

7.0

4.8

3.7

4.9

7.0

5.8

4.5

5.1

13

24

15

27

15 

11

243.3

8.11

0.019

0.02

July

9.2

27

18

13 

21

18

14

21

17

16

23

37

23

16

13

11

8.8

8.4

7.9

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.0

5,6

8.5

7.7

*10

17

24

21 

24

466.7

15.1

0.035

0.04

Aug.

11

18

15

14 

21

15

12

10

8.6

7.5

7.8

9.0

9.7

9.0

10

9.6

8.4

7.3

6.4

7.1

7.0

8.2

14

18

14

11

9.4

8.1

7.3 t.'o

6.6

337.0

10.9

0.025

0.03

Sept.

6.2

8.4

12

11 

11

11

 10

9.7

9.3

8.9

8.2

7.8

7.1

6.5

5.7

5.2

4.9

5.2

5.7

8.5

8.1

7.0

6.1

5.7

8.5

11

9.8

8.2

7.4 

7.7

241.8

8.06

0.019

0.02

Calendar year 1955 : Max - Min - Mean - Cf am - In. -

Water year 1955-56 : Max 75 Min 2.0 Mean 8.88 Cfsm 0.021 In. 0.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

stations on nearby streams.

stage and records for
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 55

Oklawaha River at Riverside Landing, near Orange Springs, Pla.

Location.--Lat 29°30' , long 81°48', in sec. 33, T. 11 S., R. 25 E., on right bank near boat 

dock at Riverside Landing, 85- miles east of Orange Springs.

Drainage area. 2,100 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 13 years, 2,034 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 4.77 ft); minimum, 

720 cfs June 15, 16 (gage height, 3.30 ft).

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 7,320 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 9.50 ft); minimum, that of June 15, 16, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Dec. 5)

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

720

768

923

1,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,140

1,120

1,160

1,170

1,130

1,100

1,060

1,020

1,010

1,030

1,050

1,020

994

976

951

948

1,040 

1,060

1,020

969

944

926

926

958

965

926

902

698

865

335 ° °

31,077

1,002

0.477

0.55

Nov.

898

665

843

824

816

643

881

685

852

698

*898

872

849

872

895

875

843

830

830

827

858

868

865

836

827

824

827

862

885

656

25,728

856

0.409

0.46

Dec.

836

836

836

836

668

912

888

866

665

855

855

866

'516" 937

692

872

868 

865

*895

923

695

872

858

846

643

872

909

898

885

902 

934

27,225

878

0.416

0.46

Jan.

954

962

965

960

983

980

972

969

972

965

940

923

916

912

909

* 926

969 

944

926

885

858

852

33T

1,060

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,040

30,109

971

0.462

0.53

Feb.

1,040

1,050

1,040

1,050

1,050

1,060

 1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,090

1.110 

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,020

1,000

998

1,000

996

987

30,643

1,057

0.503

0.54

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,540 Mln 818

Mar.

976 972"

976

969

954

946

944

934

923

920

923

923

920

916

881

833

815 

818

858

878

685

881

*836

807

807

849

858

815

790

779

776

27,364

883

0.420

0.48

Apr.

792

827

840

821

779

760

771

815

840

852

858

818

801

801

840

855

843 

801

773

756

748

746

743

7^8

836

688

*85~5

824

798

790

24,221

807

0.384

0.43

May

776

782

807

846

862

862

926

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,000

990

976

965

954

940

920

906

895

686

666

865

875

862

881

895

912

886

872

862

846

27,991

903

0.430

0.50

June

640

856

849

840

640

836

846

836

830

821

818

810

768

738

 725

722

74T

768

776

768

771

753

734

736

807

849

990

983

885

824

24,362

812

0.387

0.43

July

812

906

1,000

998

1,020

1,010

1,000

1,040

1,020

1,010

1,000

940

865

836

815

836

836 

798

784

773

766

784

807

812

787

760

*7§0~

763

773

610

OTT ooo

26,974

870

0.414

0.48

Aug.

807

776

771

782

801

824

821

790

758

748

753

766

810

833

858

898

855 

821

790

815

643

816

798

798

792

792

827

646

843

612 

792

25,078

809

0.385

0.44

Sept.

604

827

649

881

892

872

*833

810

830

872

892

865

824

604

784

773

851 

833

824

812

804

795

795

827

666

846

810

798

795 

804

24,827

828

0.394

0.44

Mean 1,057 Cfsm 0.503 In. 6.82

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,170 Mln 722 Mean 890 Cfsm 0.424 In. 5.76

Discharge measurement made on this day.

464436 O-58-5
56 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Little Haw Creek near Seville, Fla.

Location.--Lat 29°19', long 81°23', in sec. 32, T. 13 S., R. 29 E., on right bank 600 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 305, 1.4 miles downstream from Lake Disston, 

and 6.4 miles east of Seville.

Drainage area.--12Q sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to Jan. 5, 1953, at site 600 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 82.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 71 cfs Nov. 10 (gage height, 3.69 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.6 cfs June 23, 24 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 1,490 cfs Sept. 24, 1953 (gage height, 8.72 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs July 31, Aug. 1, 2, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

0.6 

1.0

ubic feet per second) 

1.8 9.6

2.3

3.1 

3.4 58

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

12

13

20

17

16

13

10

9.6 12 

21

18

21

27

22

20

24

33

5T

30

29

28

27

*26

25

23

22

20

19 

17

15

635.6

20.5

0.171

0.20

Nov.

14

13

12

10

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.5

775

5J7

54

46

43

41

39

38

37

36

34

32

30

29

29

28

27

26

25

25

22

20

807.8

26.9

0.224

0.25

Dec.

18

16

16

15

*15

15

16

15

15

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.2

7.9

7.7

7.7

9.2

10

9.0

8 .4 

7 9

353.6

11.4

0.095

0.11

Jan.

7.4

6.8

6.7

7.9

7.5

6.7

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.6

4.5

*4.8

5.3

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.5

^TS" 4.3

19

T?

8.4

.5

.2

.2

.2

.0

207.7

6.70

0.056

0.06

Feb.

9.0

9.2

8.6

11

11

11

14

12

11

11

12

11

10

9.6

9.2

9.6

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.6

8.4

7.7

7.2

6.8

7.0

*7.0

7.0

7.0

274.9

9.48

0.079

0.09

Mar.

6.0

578

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

110.9

3.58

0.030

0.03

Apr.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

*1.4

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

77

.7

.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

33.6

1.12

0.0093

0.01

May

0.9

.8

75

1.2

1.0

2.5

7.2

377

4.0

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

 1.0

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

53.0

1.71

0.014

.0.02

June

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.676-

1.2

1.8

2.1

17?

1.1

1.0

30.1

1.00

0.0083

0.01

July

5.2

*15-5.3

7.5

9.2

6.2

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.7

3.2

3.1

?.l

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6 27T

2.2

126.2

4.07

0.034

0.04

Aug.

2.1

1.7 Fa

3.2

2.4

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.8

2.8

6.4

28

*36

20

15

16

19

16

15

16

18

22

47

52

48

42

36

33

41

35

30

614.0

19.8

0.165

0.19

Sept.

28

?5

21

18

16

16

14

11

9.2

7.5

6.4

5.9

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.3

5.4

4.9

4.6

TTa

*8.4

8.8

8.4

6.2

5.3

5.3

5.5

281.9

9.40

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1955 : Max 57 Min 0.8 Mean 13.5 Cfsm 0.112 In. 1.54

Water year 1955-56 : Max 57 Min 0.6 Mean 9.64 Cfsm 0.080 In. 1.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Aug. 12 to Sept. 6.
ST. JOHMS RIVER BASIN

South Fork Black Creek near Penney Farms, Fla.

Location. 29°58'45" . long 81°51'08 n , in NElj sec. 13, T. 6 S., R. 24 E. , on right bank at 

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 0.7 mile downstream from Greens Creek, 

2? miles west of Penney Farms, and 9? miles west of Green Cove Springs.

Drainage area.--134 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 9.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 18, 1940, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 153 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 809 cfs June 22 (gage height, 9.99 ft); minimum, 

11 cfs Apr. 24; minimum gage height, 0.85 ft Sept. 17.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs Oct. 19, 1944 (gage height, 26.33 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; minimum, about 9.4 cfs June 24, 

1955; minimum gage height, 0.52 ft Aug. 18, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12, 

Sept. 4-30 Feb. 13 to July 4 July 5 to Sept. 3

0.9 

1.5 

2.0

5.0

41

69

330

0.9 

1.0 

1.5

2.5

6.0

10.0

105

422

810

0.9 

1.5 

3.0 

8.0

149

606

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2*

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

40

34

38

138

188

184

141

83

68

60

49

41

37

33

29

26

60

107

97

63

44

37

3H

*29

28

27

26

24

23

23

22

1,831

59.1

0.441

0.51

Nov.

21

21

21

21

!£

20

20

20

20

42

59

42

34

30

28

26

25

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

22

22

23

23

22

22

773

25.8

0.193

0.21

Dec.

22

23

23

23

23

*28

34

32

30

29

28

27

H6

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

25

28

33

33

30

822

26.5

0.198

0.23

Jan.

28

27

26

28

34

31

29

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

25_

28

*4S

44

38

35

32

35

78

160

151

99

68

54

48

44

41

1,412

45.5

0.340

0.39

Feb.

-61 43

63

99

133

131

192

152

103

68

310

326

T53

127

98

108

143

138

109

88

75

64

57

51

46

45

*47

50

46

3,166

109

0.813

0.88

Mar.

42

39

44

59

56

50

45

42

43

42

39

38

36

35

33

32

32

31

30

28

27

27

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

23

±1

1,068

34.5

0.257

0.30

Apr.

20

20

20

18

18

17

16

15

14

*16

39

37

27

22

19

17

16

14

13

13

12

TS

12

13

66

~5S 112

62

42

35

847

28.2

0.210

0.24

May

39

131

78

62

168

197

172

2"36 341

195

134

96

73

57

46

38

33

29

25

23

22

20

*20

19

T9

42

78

56

40

32

28

2,609

84.2

0.628

0.72

June

30

64

58

39

32

34

30

24

"S9- 21

48

55

40

30

25

30

90

77

62

215

553

532- 794

245

155

119

233

398

287

241

4,590

153

1.14

1.27

July

147

115

*261

609

553

374

444

362

229

187

213

140

99

76

85

79

68

56

49

47

58

45

40

36

35

33

T7

60

64

51

50

4,723

152

1.13

1.31

Aug.

67

62

52

67

72

54

44

42

39

35

38

66

188

T§5

*129

188

136

114

96

70

60

70

60

52

42

36

32

"3T 30

46

46

2,252

72.6

0.542

0.63

Sept.

110

93

142" 196

101

65

46

39

40

34

29

26

24

22

20

 2T 19

30

47

34

26

22

21

*30

55

58

37

29

26

26

1,468

48.9

0.365

0.41

Calendar year 1955 : Max 

Water year 1955-56 : Max

466

794

Cfsm 0.377 In. 

Cfsm 0.521 In.

5.12

7.10

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
58 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

North Pork Black Creek near Middleburg, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°06'47", long 81°54'24", In NE£ sec. 33, T. 4 S., R. 24 E., at left bank 

a third of a mile upstream from Big Branch, 4 miles northwest of Middleburg, and 

6^ miles upstream from confluence with South Fork.

Drainage area.--174 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1931 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 29, 1933, staff gage at site three-eighths 

of a mile downstream at different datum. Mar. 29, 1933 to Apr. 28, 1955, staff gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1932-56), 166 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 873 cfs June 30 (gage height, 9.01 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 0.68 ft).

1931-56: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Oct. 19, 1944 (gage height, 23.76 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum observed, 3.6 cfs 

June 8, 1935 (gage height, 0.26 ft).

Maximum stage known, 25.3 ft in June 1919, from information by old resident (discharge, 

15,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of tide effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 852: 1933(M). WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of tide effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 13-30)

Oct. 7 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

4.0 

5.0

276

382

7.8

15

2.0 

6.0 

9.0

101

492

872

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

48

46

58

172

278

347

391 233

146

110

81

60

48

42

36

32

IS

165

155

122

85

67

55

49

 44

40

36

33

58 

278

204

3,585

116

0.667

0.77

Nov.

113

77

61

55

51

45

40

36

34

14?

331

310

200

133

110

91

74

64

59

56

51

45

42

41

42

42

47

43

43

40

2,518

83.9

0.482

0.54

Dec.

37

36

35

35

36

 36

41

43

44~£3

42

39

39

37

36

34

33

33

34

33

32

32

33

32

31

30

35

31

32

34 

36

1,099

35.5

0.204

0.23

Jan.

35

34

33

37

49

47

43

40

37

37

37

35

34

33

32

32

*48

51

45

43

41

43

136

360

355

233

158

124

101

67

74

2,497

80.5

0.463

0.53

Feb.

66

74

79

79

94

96

217

300

206

151

210

296

231

165

129

143

232

211

164

131

129

116

95

80

70

63

59

*55

51

3,992

138

0.793

0.85

Mar.

48

47

54

90

95

82

67

59

53

48

45

43

41

38

35

34

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

29

29

28

1,338

43.2

0.248

0.29

Apr.

28

27

27

26

26

25

25

24

24

22

*22

26

26

24

21

17

18

16

14

13

12

11

TT

11

25

83

6?

50

43

38

803

26.8

0.154

0.17

May

149

215

204

220

292

428

354

504

518

715

194

133

95

72

55

41

34

31

29

27

25

23

*22

22

23

40

84

71

52

49

48

4,372

141

0.810

0.93

June

40

32

26

23

24

25

24

23

21

19

18

17

16

15

IS

16

39

42

46

105

168

129

96

79

83

82

118

422

526

761

3,050

102

0.586

0.65

July

718

351 *254

271

280

344

503

452

266

184

164

124

91

71

57

46

51

207

257

150

94

69

54

43

37

34

53

159

149

111

5,748

185

1.06

1.23

Aug.

95

78

55

101

131

132

80

53

39

31

31

41

95

*106

124

273 i5"56~

194

113

75

65

87

85

65

52

41

35

31

27 30

29

2,660

85.8

0.493

0.57

Sept.

30

40

58

65

83

109

75

74

162

140

101

77

58

45

37

29

26

35

65

63

43

35

30

28

*103

172

T55

99

76

64

2,154

71.8

0.413

0.46

Calendar year 1955: Max 775 Mln 5,4 Mean 60.0 Cfsm 0.345 In. 4.68

Water year 1955-56: Max 761 Mln n Mean 92.4 Cfsm 0.531 In. 7.22
MOULTRIE CREEK BASIN 59

Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine, Fla.

Location.--Lat 29°49>40", long 81°21'00", In sec. 11, T. 83., R. 29 E., on right bank 

6 ft downstream from bridge on Kings Road, 0.4 mile upstream from Fort Peyton Branch, 

and 5 miles southwest of St. Augustine.

Drainage area.--23.3 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 2.17 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 17 years, 22.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 63 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 4.74 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs May 22.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 1,370 cfs Oct. 21, 1941 (gage height, 9.31 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs May 18, 22, 26, 30, June 1, 2, 1945, May 22, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1956 are given in WSP 1450.

Revisions.--WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except period of tide effect (gage 

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

2.4 0.1

2.5 .5

2.6 1.2

2.7 2.6

2.9 

3.2

3.5 

5.0

9.1

22

37

68

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

1.8

1.7

T7S

12

16

23

39

36

32

44

58

59

55

44

39

28

28

38

34

27

23

19

17

*15

13

12

11

9.5

8.3

7.6 

6.9

757.4

24.4

1.05

1.21

Nov.

5.9

4.9

4.6

4.0

3.4

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.3

8.3

8.7 875

6.9

6.2

5.6

4.9

4.6

4.0

5.7

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

iii

118.0

3.93

0.169

0.19

Dec.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

T7l

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.6

T7f

1.4

1.2

39.6

1.28

0.055

0.06

Jan.

1.2

T72

1.2

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

*2.4

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

3.7

8.0 875

8.0

7.2

6.6

6.2

5.6

5.3

92.3

2.98

0.128

0.15

Feb.

12

19

16

16

16

14

13

13

13

12

16

21

18

16

14

14

19

19

17

15

13

11

10

9.5

8.7

8.0

*8.0

8.0

7.2

396.4

13.7

0.588

0.63

Mar.

6.2

575

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.0

4.0

3.4

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

78

85.9

2.77

0.119

0.14

Apr.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

2.2

4.9

273

1.4

1.2 

.9

30.7

1.02

0.044

0.05

May

0.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

1.3

3.7

2.3

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.2

71

*.4

.4

.6

.6

.5

.5 

.4

.4

28.8

0.93

0.040

0.05

June

0.5

.6

.5

.4

74

.5

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.9

75

.8 

.8

15.8

0.53

0.023

0.03

July

1.1

*.9

.8

.9

.9

1.0

.8

1.4

TTZ

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

71

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

21.2

0.68

0.029

0.03

Aug.

0.4

.4

.3

71

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

 6

7s

12.4

0.40

0.017

0.02

Sept.

0.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

73

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

11.4

0.38

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1955 : Max 59 Mln 0.4 Mean 5.40 Cfsra 0.232 In. 3 -14

Water year 1955-56 : Max 59 Mln 0.2 Mean 4.40 Cfsra 0.189 In. 2.58

Peak discharge (base, 550 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by seasonal high tides Oct. 13-20; discharge computed on 

basis of effective gage heights.
60 SPRUCE CREEK BASIN

Spruce Creek near Sarasula, Pla.

Location (revised) .--Lat 29°03'01", long 81° 02 '48", in SEir sec. 1, T. 17 S , R. 32 E., on 

left bank 25 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 40A, lv miles north of Samsula, 

8 miles west of New Smyrna, and 10 miles upstream from Turnbull Bay.

Drainage area.--33 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6 25 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--5 years, 26.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 284 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 10.88 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs for many days; minimum gage height, 3.73 ft May 23.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 798 cfs Oct. 8, 1953 (gage height, 15.49 ft); minimum, 

n.l cfs for several days in 1951 and 1952; minimum gage height, 3.60 ft Aug. 19, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair Some diversions for irrigation above station.

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

Day

1

o

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

10

4^ 9.2

150

209

154

86

53

118

206

184

136

*154

147

111

75

59

67

57

42

33

27

24

20

18

15

13

12

11 

10

9 2

2,265.4

73.1

2.28

2.63

Nov.

8.5

7.8

7.3

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.5

5.0

5.1

32_

75

52

38

30

26

22

*20

18

17

15

14

12

11

9.6

9.3

6.9

5. '3

7.6

5.2 

4.5

538.3

17.9

0.559

0.63

Dec.

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.2

2.8

a2.8

a5. 2

a4.9

a4.9

a4.6

a4.6

a4.3

a4.3

a4.1

a4.1

a3.8

a3.6

a3.4

a3.1

a2.8

*2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

1.9

i5 1.7

58

5T

36

27

281.9

9.09

0.284

0.33

 

Jan.

22

18

17

15

15

13

12

11

9.6

9.3

8.6

8.3

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.2

5.9

5.5

579

5.5

5.5

56

253

218

187

147

103

73

56

44

1,363.6

44.0

1.38

1.58

Feb.

37 *35-

30

26

24

22

20

19

17

16

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.6

9.1

8.3

7.4

7.0

6.9

7.0

6.9

6.7

6.4

437.3

15.1

0.472

0.51

Calendar year 1955 : Max 209 Min 0.3

Mar.

5.9

577

5.5

5.4

4.9

4.8

4.0

3.5

3.2

a2.7

a2.4

a3.7

a2.7

al.9

*1.2

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

66.6

2.15

0.067

0.08

Apr.

0.4 ~7t

.4

.4

.4

.4

,4

.4

.4

.6

2.4 ~T8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

*.4

.4

.4

.4

14.9

0.50

0.016

0.02

May

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

74

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

12.5

0.40

0.012

0,01

June

0.4 

.4

.4

.5

*.

w .

!_._

15.3

0.51

0.016

0.02

July

1.2

.9

.8

.7

3.4

To- 11

ll

9.8

8.8

8.2

7.1

5.9

5.1

4.2

3.2

2.4

1.7

*1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

107.3

3.46

0.108

0.12

Aug.

~7T 0.4

l.'

.

.4

13.6

0.44

0.014

0.02

sept.

0.474"

.4

,4

.4

,4

,4

.4

.5

1.1

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

14.3

0.48

0.015

0.02

Mean 11.6 Cfsm 0.362 In. 4.91

Water year 1955-56 : Max 258 Min 0,4 Mean 14.0 Cfsm 0.438 In. 5.97

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby stations.
INDIAN RIVER BASIN 61

Elbow Creek near Eau Gallie, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°07'56", long 80 "39'19", in SVf£ sec. 17, T. 27 S., R. 37 E. , at left bank 

on downstream side of highway bridge, 1-J miles west of Eau Gallie and 2 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--2.69 sq mi.

Records available. May 1955 to September 1956.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1.05 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Extremes.--1955: Maximum discharge observed during period May to September, 13 cfs June 28 

(gage height, 3.21 ft); minimum observed, 0.6 cfs May 11, June 5, 6, July 26, Aug. 6, 

9, 12; minimum gage height observed, 2.39 ft Aug. 9.

1955-56: Maximum daily discharge during water year, 25 cfs Oct. 13; maximum gage 

height not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record; minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs for several days in May and June; minimum gage height, 2.20 ft July 24, 

25.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per aecond, 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Total

Mean

Cubic

Runof

May

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.6

.8

.7

.8

1.9

feet pe

f in inc

June

0.8

.7

.7

.7

^6

.6

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.9

1.2

.9

.8

.8

r see one

hes. . . .

July L±

1.6 1.1 1.1

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.8

per sq

Aug.

1.3

j.

1.

1.

1.

aare mil

Sept.

*1.2

1.6

2.7

2.7

1.2

lil

1.7

4.3

6.3

6.5

4.3

3.6

3.4

2.6

2.2

e. ........

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

May

1.8

1.2

.2

. 2

.2

.4

.8

. 2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.1

_

_

.

-

June

0.9

3.6

1.4

3.0

3.8

2.6

1.6

1.2

1.1

2.3

2.7

1.2

5.7

4.2

3.9

-

50.7

1 . 69

0.628

0.70

July

0.9

.8

.8

.7

*.B

.8

.8

1.0

.9

1.0

_^

.7

.7

.8

.7

1.9

29.C

0.94

0.349

0.40

Aug.

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

2.7

1*5

4.3

3.7

3.0

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

.7

3.0

2.1

45.4

1.46

0.543

0.63

Sept.

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.6

2.3

3.6

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.2

-

72.5

2.42

0.900

1.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Result or field estimate Nov. 10, 1954, 1.8 

Sept. 28, 1954, 11.3 cfs; Dec. 14, 1954, 2.6 cfs; Feb. 

1955, 0.6 efs.

fs. Result of discharge measurement 

1, 1955, 1.6 eta; Mar. 16 and Apr. 25,

ubic feet per nd, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

Oct.

2.1

1.6

2.1

1.6

2.1

2.7

2.2

2.2

1.5

2.2

a4

a7

a25

*17

7.1

4.8

3.5

2.2

2.1

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.1 

1.2 1 rj '

108.8

3.51

1.30

1.50

Nov.

1.1

1.0

. J

.8

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

_.J7

.7.

*.8

.8

.9

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8 

. 8

25.0

0.83

0.309

0.35

Dec.

0.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

1.0

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

1.0

2.2

1.2 

1.0

.9

29.1

0.94

0.349

0.40

Calendar year 1955 : Max -

Jan.

0.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.1

2.3

2.1

1.6

1.3

*1.1

1.1 

.9

1.0

28.8

0.93

0.346

0.40

Feb.

2.3

2.1

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

25.5

0.88

0.327

0.35

Mar.

0.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5 

.6

.6

16.3

0.53

0.197

0.23

Apr.

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

^5

.5

.7

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

,6

1.5

2.7

*T7?

.8

.7 

. 6

23.4

0.78

0.290

0.32

May

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

^i

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

14.3

0.46

0.171

0.20

June

0.3

.3

.3

.3

**.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

1 .3

I

15.3

0.51

0.190

0.21

July

]...

a2.1

al.8

'. e

.8

34.5

1.11

0.413

0.48

Aug.

0.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

1*1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.6

|r 3.1.0

\

al.O

1 -

} **.7

25.9

0.84

0.312

0.36

Sept.

aO.8

al.3

al.l

a2.6

,,

a3.0

52.5

1.75

0.651

0.73

Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56 : Max 25 Min 0.3 Mean 1.09 Cfam 0.405 In. 5.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimate basis of records for Crane Creek at Melbc
62 INDIAN RIVER BASIN

Crane Creek at Melbourne, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°04'42", long 80 0 37'48", In sec. 4,T. 28 S., R. 37 E., on right bank 

24 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 192, 1-j miles west of the city hall in 

Melbourne, and 2? miles upstream from Indian River.

Drainage area. 12.6 sq mi.

Records available. March 1951 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 14.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 61 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 5.22 ft); minimum daily discharge, 3.2 cfs June 15, 18, 19; minimum gage height, 2.79 ft Sept. 28.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 539 cfs Oct. 9, 1953 (gage height, 9.55 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 1.8 cfs June 25, 

26, 27, 28, 1951; minimum gage height, 2.69 ft May 19, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given in 

WST~1450.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 6 to June 28)

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.3

Oct. 13 to Sept. 30

2.7 2.9

3,5 11

4.5 30

5.0 50

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25 

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.1

8.9

8.9

8.4

8.4

8.2

7.6

7.1

7.8

8.4

26

43

*22

15

12

11

10

9.6

9.5

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.5 

7.5

7.0

6.7

6.6

1^5

6.6 

6.6

331.3

10.7

0.849

0.98

Nov.

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

5.9

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.0

*5.9

5.7

5.9

5.6

5.5

sTs

5.5

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.6

178.4

5.95

0.472

- 0.53

Dec.

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.6

5.5.

6.1

8.0

7.1

5.9

5.8

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.1

6.0

6.1

6.0

6.0

5.9

*5.8

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.6

6.7

6.7 

6.6

190.0

6.13

0.487

0.56

Jan.

6.5

6_Jt

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

8.0

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.9

7.5

8,5

7.7

*7.7

7.3

6.9

6.6 

6.5

214.9

6.93

0.550

0.63

Feb.

1*5

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.1

5.3

5.8

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.8

1*6

5.0

5.6

5.4

160.5

5.53

0.439

0.47

Mar.

5.1

4.9

4.9

5.4

5.0

5.1

5.4

5.2

±u§

4.8

*4.9

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.8

6.4

6.6

5.9

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.4

6.5

7.0

7.2

7.0 

7.0

179.7

5.80

0.460

0.53

Apr.

6.7

6.4

6.6

6.7

6.2

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.6

7.7

6.5

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.2

OS*8.3

7.4

6.5

6.1

186.6

6.Z2

0.494

0.55

May

5.9

6.0

6,0

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.8 

6-3

6.0

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.7

4.8

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.6

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.0

 r c

J-.P

155.1

5.00

0.397

0.46

June

3.6

3.7

3.4

3.3

*3.4

3.8

4.2

3.5 

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.5

3.3

l^S

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.6

4.7

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.0 

3.7

3.8

4.7

6^5

5.4

114.8

3.83

0.304

0.34

July

5.2

5.0

6.6

5.6

7.2

8.5

12

8.1 

7.4

13

1§

12

9.8

8.7

8.0

7.4

6.9

*6.5

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.0

i-^9 

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.1

221.7

7.15

0.567

0.65

Aug.

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.6

5.2 jaa

6.7

5.3

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.7

5.5

6.1

5.9

5.5

5.0

4.9

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.4 

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

**i 3. Q J

154.9

5.00

0.397

0.46

Sept.

4.1

3.9

l*fi

4.9

6.0

5.6

5.1

5.0 

6.3

9.2

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.1

5.6

5.4

20

19

8.2

6.5

6.0

5.9

5.6

5 2 

5.2

5.0

8.8

28

17

242.3

8.08

0.641

0.72

Calendar year 1955: Max 43 Mln 3.1 Mean 7.26 Cfsm 0.576 In. 7.84

Water year 1955-56: Max 43 Mln 3.2 Mean 6.37 Cfsm 0.5O6 In. 6.88

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
INDIAN RIVER BASIN 63

Turkey Creek near Palm Bay, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°00'46", long 80 e 36'28", in SE£ sec. 27, T. 28 S., R. 37 E., on left bank 

500 ft upstream from power line crossing, 2.2 miles southwest of Palm Bay, 2.6 miles 

upstream from Indian River, and 4-^ miles south of Melbourne.

Drainage area . 95.5 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1954 to December 1955 (discharge measurements only), January 

to September 1956.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.03 ft below mean sea level, datura of 

T929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1956, staff gage at same site and datura.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during period January to September 1956, 572 cfs Sept. 10 

(gage height, 7.37 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

Remarks . Records good except those above 100 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record or shifting control, which are fair. An undetermined amount of water is diverted into the St. Johns River by pumps in the Melbourne-Tillman Drainage District.

Rating table, Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 1956, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

2.1 

3.0 

4.0

160

279

732

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, January to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

t82

Nov.

tsi

Dec.

t41

Jan.

a51

a47

40

40

40

40

40

39

41

40

38

38

39

38

39

46

52

49

46

44

41

*39

39

1,358

43.8

2,690

Feb.

39

38

39

38

37

37

37

36

35

35

35

38

38

39

36

35

34

34

34

34

40

39

35

33

IS

33

33

34

36

1,043

36.0

2,070

Mar.

32

31

31

31

30

30

31

30

31

32

30

29

*29

29

29

28

28

28

27

28

29

28

28

29

34

30

28

26

26

27

31

910

29.4

1,800

Apr.

29

21

28

32

31

30

32

30

28

32

45

43

3S

36

34

32

34

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

36

62

13

65

57

_*51

1,132

37.7

2,250

May

48

47

46

44

45

51

49

48

54

57

57

53

49

46

42

40

40

39

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

37

39

39

39

38

1,342

43.3

2,660

June

 37

38

37

37

37

*40

46

47

44

41

44

45

44

43

42

42

42

42

41

40

42

46

47

46

44

42

42

44

46

48_

1,276

42.5

2,530

July

48

51

53

55

58

75

96

83

66

76

92

88

80

74

64

55

47

40

*37

34

39

53

50

44

40

37

37

37

45

45

43

1,742

56.2

3,460

Aug.

4O

39

36

34

32

31

32

32

41

45

42

41

39

37

36

4O

55

77

1OO

94

74

7O

113

124

98

78

69

62

59

64

*77

1,811

58.4

3,590

Sept.

69

62

SO

69

88

9O

84

80

164

555

447

316

233

178

135

111

94

96

179

173

130

105

89

79

70

66

62

62

16O

253

4,359

145

8,650

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Fellsmere Canal near 

Pellsmere.

Note. Shifting-control method used July 9, 10, July 13 to Aug. 18, Aug. 21, 22.
64 INDIAN RIVER BASIN

Fellsmere Canal near Fellsmere, Fla.

Location. --Lat 27°49'18", long 80°36'27", in NVfi sec. 2, T. 31 S., R. 37 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 507, 3.3 miles north of Fellsmere 

and 5.9 miles upstream from North Prong Sebastian Creek.

Drainage area. 78.4 sq mi.

Records available. February 1955 to September 1956.

^"Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. 1955: Maximum discharge during period February to September, 373 cfs July 2 

(gage height, 5.15 ft); minimum, 45 cfs June 7; minimum gage height, 2.02 ft May 14.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,010 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 

9.13 ft); minimum, 24 cfs May 22, 27; minimum gage height, 1.82 ft Apr. 8.

Remarks . Records good except those above 200 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record or shifting control , which are poor. Records include undetermined amount of 

flow diverted from Blue Cypress Lake for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1450.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second February to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

loot.

t!84

Nov.

t!34

Dec.

t!06

Jan. Feb.

124

*122

120

114

112

110

101

101

103

101

100

97

97

96

96

96

98

113

120

120

112

107

102

100

96

99

100

97

-

-

2,954

106

5,860

Mar.

96

92

90

89

86

84

83

79

78

77

75

74

a74

a74

a74

a74

a75

a77

a79

a8o

a81

a81

*81

84

139

262

242

200

256

250

200

3,486

112

6,910

Apr.

160

137

164

163

137

117

104

94

89

86

84

80

81

84

99

107

100

91

84

80

77

74

73

70

69

67

*68

72

75

72

2,858

95.3

5,670

May

69

66

63

62

62

61

62

63

63

62

59

57

54

52

58

74

121

168

165

135

135

205

229

204

159

119

96

84

77

69

66

3,019

97.4

5,990

June

62

58

54

51

49

48

45

48

*48

46

46

54

60

56

51

51

72

81

78

80

126

284

306

279

264

247

228

256

330

309

3,767

126

7,470

July

252

307

262

150

130

117

108

109

113

191

187

200

190

157

124

95

82

78

74

71

*75

87

98

93

83

79

72

68

62

67

77

3,858

124

7,650

Aug.

89

131

131

105

85

76

70

65

62

58

55

49

51

55

61

66

68

68

66

61

62

64

59

59

67

76

72

66

62

64

*71

2,194

70.8

4,350

Sept.

75

93

130

103

66

76

68

65

67

78

77

68

62

58

54

50

48

61

167

147

119

234

238

183

132

101

86

75

71

73

2,945

98.2

5,840

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

nearby s tat1ons.

Note. Shifting-control method used Feb. 1-20, Sept. 19-30.
INDIAN RIVER BASIN 

Fellsmere Canal near Fellsmere, Fla.--Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

65

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

77

62

96

92

62

72

65

59

66

67

64

'233

673

8E8

646

369

309

271

221

176

144

120

104

92

67

82

76 

72

69

67

66

5,547

179

11,000

Nov.

63

62

62

61

59

58

56

55

54

55

55

52

51

50

49

47

50

 51

54

57

60

57

55

54

54

54

57

66

79

1,725

57.5

3,420

Dec.

66

63

60

60

59

63

73

70

70

67

64

66

77

76

76

70

72

66

61

*60

60

60

59

56

56

15

55 

80

111

100

86

2,123

66.5

4,210

Jan.

76

69

66

64

68

63

78

66

60

59

59

56

57

56

55

.54

54

55

55

55

55

57

55

57

59

62

63

*60

59

57

1,895

61.1

3,760

Feb.

56

56

55

55

54

52

52

52

55

54

54

62

62

59

55

54

56

56

54

52

51

50

50

49

49

48

46

li

1,540

53.1

3,050

Mar.

41

39

39

39

36

38

37

36

36

36

38

37

37

*38

39

40

39

39

39

37

35

36

37

40

40

41

42

*3

42

39

1,196

36.6

2,360

Apr.

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

35

34

36

39

35

34

34

35

40

33

32

31

31

30

29

29

26

32

46

44

36

*33

1,049

35.0

2,060

May

31

30

29

26

26

E5

26

35

49

&4

49

46

42

39

37

35

32

30

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

29

26

26

966

31. B

1,960

June

32

31

29

29

31

39

*45

48

42

39

43

43

40

38

36

36

36

35

34

35

37

39

38

36

35

37

40

39 

40

5_2

1,132

37.7

2,250

July

64

81

111

239

233

240

253

196

. a!37

*53

48

44

41

39

36

39

54

53

47

43

39 

39

38

42

3,166

103

6,320

Aug.

46

45

42

40

37

36

36

36

49

55

58

63

66

64

61

57

54

62

71

76

117

303

£££.

424

311

210

273

256 

*163

151

124

3,616

123

7,570

Sept.

LIE

110

96

97

109

111

104

96

456

926

957

775

504

300

252

222

192

191

334

332

280

236

206

179

157

137

120

122

134

7,959

265

15,790

Calendar year 1955 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1955-56 : Max 957 Hln 25 Mean 67.9 Ac-ft 63,790

of recorded range in stage and recoids for
66 INDIAN RIVER BASIN

North Canal near Vero Beach, Fla.

Location Lat 27°41'32", long 80°24'53", in Sfi£ sec. 15, T. 32 S., R. 39 E., on left bank 

at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 1, 3.9 miles north of Vero Beach.

Records available .--November 1950 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. January to September 1949 (gage heights only) collected by U. S. Soil Conservation Service, 

available in files of Geological Survey.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.06 ft below mean sea level (revised), 

Saturn of 1929. Prior to Feb. 27, 1952, at site 800 ft upstream at datum 0.81 ft lower.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 774 cfs Sept 

9-12, 15, 17, 20.

9 (gage height, 7.12 ft); minimum 

y, 3 cfs Mar.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 895 cfs Oct. 8, 1953; maximum gage height, 9.6 ft 

Oct. 2, 1951, present datum, at site then in use, from graph based on fragmentary gageheight record; minimum daily discharge, 3 cfs July 1, 2, 1952, Mar. 9-12, 15, 17, 20, 

1956.

Remarks .--Records poor. Considerable pumping into canal for drainage above station. Since 

Sept. 7, 1954, low flow regulated by control dam 2 miles upstream. Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1450 .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

7

7

*

7

34

113

T2

45

10

8

8

25

7

476

15.4

944

Nov.

7

7

*7

*

210

7.0

417

Dee.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

*7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

*9 5

8

222

7.2

440

Jan.

6 5-

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

*

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

*5

4

4

4

4

4

4

140

4.5

278

Feb.

5

4

5

5

5

4

5

5

5

6

6

6

5

4

*6

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

5

5

5

4

4

4

140

4.8

278

Mar.

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

*3

3

4

4

3

4

3

4

4

3

4

4

4

4

4

5

S

*5

5

5

5

123

4.0

244

Apr.

5

5

6

6

6

5

6

6

6

9

10

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

9

9

5

*5

5

5

8

64

149

7

5

5

382

12.7

758

May

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

 £7

6

*6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

5

5

162

5.2

321

June

*5

5

6

5

6

7

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

 44

4

4

4

4

*4

4

4

4

5

7

8 g

7

155

5.2

307

July

6

7

8

9

84

89

110

T5

32

*62

40

39

9

8

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

659

21.3

1,310

Aug.

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

*6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

7

7

7

56

35

10

23

9

9

8

8

8

7

7

292

9.4

579

Sept.

8

*7

7

134

106

52

30

9

437

457

149

81

59

48

42

39

39

46

82

58

47

*42

38

36

34

32

32

24

47

35

2,257

75.2

4,480

Calendar year 1955: Max 136 Min 7 Mean 13.7 Ae-ft 9,950

Water year 1955-56 : Max 457 Min 3 Mean 14.3 Ac-ft 10,360

Discharge measurement made on this day.
INDIAN RIVER BASIN 67 

Main Canal at Vero Beach, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°38'54", long 80 t> 24'10", in SEi sec. 35, T. 32 S., R. 39 E., on right 

bank 8 ft upstream from dam and 0.6 mile northwest of Vero Beach.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1949 to September 1950 (gage heights only) collected by U. S. Soil Conservation 

Service, available in files of Geological Survey.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.02 ft below mean sea level (revised), 

d~atum of 1929. Prior to Mar. 20, 1952, at datum 0.72 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 12.88 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Dec. 28; minimum gage height, 8.29 ft Aug. 17.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 1,380 cfs Oct. 18, 1950 (gage height, 13.1 ft, present 

datum); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 6, 1954 (gage height, 8.25 ft).

Flood of Oct. 18, 1950, was highest recorded since January 1949.

Remarks.--Records good. Considerable pumping into canal for drainage above station. 

Slight regulation at low flow above station. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1956 are given in WSP 1450.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

a

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.

31

31

29

28

*22

8.5

7.6

7.6

il-7.1

is

84

182 m64

34

34

62

11

32

24

22

21

17

12

12

12

12

12

12 

10

1,017.8

32.8

2,020

Nov.

7.6 776"

*7.4

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

572- 5.2

5.7

5.7 *5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.7

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

170.8

5.69

339

Dec.

5.7

5.7

5.7

6^2

6.2

6.2

6.6

*6.G

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.3

4.8

4.8

*8.8

BT2

5.2 5 2

167.2

5.39

332

Jan.

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.8

4.8

6.3

28

40

40

42

415

36

36

38

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

*40

39

38

40

40

36 

26

919.8

29.7

1,820

Feb.

31

48

79

83

57

25

37

55

62

56

77

78

40

34

*44

46

47

47

45

44

32

23

3Z

34

38

42

42

42

39

1,359

46.9

2,700

Mar.

39

39

40

39

39

49

62

47

46

*43

43

47

45

66

5T

51

42

27

42

54

49

37

31

36

39

45

47

45

38

*28

11

1,336

46.9

2,650

Apr.

20

54

55

15

38

44

39

28

26

69

103

54

43

44

38

14

?3

39

36

35

*33

31

31

33

37

222

250

151

82

33

1,697

56.6

3,370

May

14

Tf

51

52m

46

39

36

42

52

50

*43

38

36

27

23

29

34

35

34

33

31

29

28

28

26

19

19

34

35 

36

1,094

35.3

2,170

June

*36

35

34

35

34

77

73

35

39

39

37

32

14

31

35

32

29

29

29

*29

28

29

30

29

29

37

86

37

51

44

1,164

38.8

2,310

July

45

68

79

75

150

204

262

W

77

56

*62

94

100

74

55

58

59

59

59

56

56

55

54

54

54

32

2T~ 6.9

63

58 

59

2,354.9

76.0

4,670

Aug.

58

49

35

21 SS"

40

*43

45

55

56

50

46

40

38

36

24

42

113

88

86

118

120

178 TB~9~

108

106

94

78

76

75 

59

2,182

70.4

4,330

Sept.

67

*113

86

306

228

133

88

47

617

705

332

208

149

118

96

82

79

94

155

132

104

*90

80

71

63

58

52

27

75

62

4,516

151

8,960

Calendar year 1955: Max 291 Mln 3.6 Mean 26.4 Ac-ft 19,140

Water year 1955-56; Max 703 Mln 4.3 Mean 49.1 Ac-ft 35,670

Discharge measurement made on this day.
°° INDIAN RIVER BASIN

South Canal near Vero Beach, Fla.

Location --Lat 27°36'14", long 80°23'13", In SEij sec. 13, T. 33 S., R. 39 E., on right 

bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 605 and 2.5 miles south of Vero Beach.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1949 to September 1950 (gage heights only) collected by U. S. Soil Conservation 

Service, available in files of Geological Survey.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

Eo Feb. 28, 1952, at downstream side of bridge at datum 0.80 ft lower.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 8.86 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs; minimum daily, 2 cfs Aug. 14-16; minimum gage 

height, 2.12 ft Jan. 20.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 9, 1956; maximum gage height, 9 9 ft 

Oct. 18, 1950, present datum; minimum daily discharge, that of Aug. 14-16, 1956; minimum gage height, 1.87 ft Apr. 5, 1954.

Remarks.--Records poor. Considerable pumping into canal for drainage above station.

Since Jan. 6, 1956, low flow regulated above station. Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1450.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

27

25

23

21

»20

23

29

34

37

39

39

54

~§5 104

36

31

32

30

30

34

32

32

31

32

35

36

37

36

38

40 

42

1,121

36.2

2,220

Nov.

41

42

*46

46

46

46

48

48

50

J52

58

55

53

53

56

*53

51

48

48

50

44

38

V5

49

50

50

52

50

52

48

1,473

49.1

2,920

Dec.

46

45

44

46

46

50

57

62

»62

58

52

55

54

59

57

55

53

51

50

49

48

41

39

35

39

39

40

*67

77

6T

52

1,593

51.4

3,160

Jan.

46

42

39

38

37

21

7

7

7

7

 s6

S

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

*6

e

6

6

6

6

6

377

12.2

748

Feb.

7

e

s

6

6

7

6

6

6

6

7

8

7

6

*6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

------

169

5.8

335

Mar.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

*5

5

5

5

5-

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

»4

4

152

4.9

301

Apr.

4

1

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

*4

4

4

4

6

14

To

7

6

6

146

4.9

290

May

6 B"

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

*6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

S

5

5

4

5

4

4 

*4

162

5.2

321

June

4

4

4

4

4

20

TZ

3"3

3

3

4

4

3

4

6

5

4

4

»4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

148

4.9

294

July

6

6

6

6

115

71

4

4

4

*5

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

_3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

6

7

7

317

10.2

629

Aug.

7

7

6

6

6

6

*6

5

4

4

3

3

3

2

?

2

5

5

4

5

5

7

7

6

6

6

6

5

5

6 

5

155

5.0

307

Sept.

5

*5

5

288

177

76

39

3

59U

658

238

124

84

67

56

49

49

63

102

60

46

40

*36

34

34

33

33

36

52

37

3,119

104

6,190

Calendar year 1955: Max 121 Mln 20 Mean 40.1 Ac-ft 29,030

Water year 1955-56: Max 658 Mln Z Mean 24.4 Ac-ft 17,720

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 69

Lake Okeechobee, Fla.

Location.--Center of lake, lat 26°57', long 80°50', in southern Florida.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 1912 

to 1914 in reports or files of Corps of Engineers and 1915 to 1931 in reports or files 

of Everglades Drainage District.

Gage.--Three staff gages read once daily at Hurricane Gate Mo. 2, Hurricane Gate No. 6, 

and Port Mayaca. Datum of gages is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, staff gage at St. Lucie Canal. Oct. 1, 1941, to Dec. 31, 1950, 

seven staff gages at various locations on rim of lake. Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, at datum 

1.01 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1946, at datum 1.44 ft lower.

Extremes.--1931-56: Maximum elevation, 24.0 ft Aug. 26, 1949, at Hurricane Gate No. 4 

(wind effect); maximum average daily elevation observed, 18.77 ft Nov. 2, 1947; minimum average daily elevation observed, 10.14 ft Aug. 17, 1956.

Remarks --Stage of lake regulated by gates at several lake outlets. Total usuable capacTEy of lake, 1,300,000 acre-ft (corrected) between gage heights 12.6 and 15.6 ft.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (elevation, In feet, 

and capacity, in acre-feet)

10.1

12.0

13.6

2,120,000

2,780,000

3,410,000

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13.56

13.54

13.56

13.56

13.55

13.54

13.51

13.51

13.49

13.48

13.47

13.48

13.52

13.53

13.53

13.48

13.50

13.51

13.50

13.48

13.48

13.47

13.46

13.44

13.44

13.43

13.40

13.39

13.36

13.34

13.32

Nov.

13.31

13.29

13.28

13.26

13.25

13.23

13.22

13.21

13.19

13.22

13.20

13.19

13.17

13.16

13.15

13.14

13.12

13.11

13.09

13.07

13.05

13.04

13.03

13.02

13.01

12.99

12.98

13.00

12.98

12.95

 

Dec.

12.91

12.90

12.90

12.90

12.89

12.89

12.92

12.95

12.96

12.95

12.94

12.93

12.94

12.95

12.94

12.91

12.90

12.90

12.89

12.87

12.88

12.87

12.86

12.85

12.84

12.83

12.83

12.82

12.86

12.85

12.84

Jan.

12.85

12.84

12.83

12.82

12.78

12.77

12.76

12.74

12.74

12.73

12.68

12.67

12.63

12.61

12.59

12.58

12.60

12.58

12.57

12.58

12.57

12.59

12.60

12.62

12.64

12.63

12.62

12.61

12.60

12.61

12.59

Feb.

12.61

12.60

12.61

12.59

12.61

12.62

12.63

12.62

12.63

12.65

12.66

12.65

12.64

12.63

12.62

12.62

12.62

12.61

12.59

12.56

12.52

12.49

12.48

12.46

12.46

12.46

12.44

12.41

12.39

Mar.

12.35

12.35

12.35

12.34

12.33

12.31

12.28

12.26

12.25

12.29

12.26

12.25

12.24

12.23

12.20

12.18

12.15

12.11

12.08

12.06

12.02

11.98

11.96

11.94

11.91

11.89

11.87

11.85

11.84

11.83

11.79

Apr.

11.78

11.76

11.75

11.73

11.72

11.70

11.67

11.65

11.63

11.65

11.64

11.60

11.56

11.53

11.50

11.47

11.44

11.41

11.37

11.35

11.32

11.31

11.28

11.27

11.25

11.32

11.33

11.34

11.34

11.31

May

11.29

11.29

11.31

11.29

11.25

11.24

11.23

11.26

11.30

11.32

11.31

11.30

11.28

11.27

11.25

11.22

11.19

11.17

11.13

11.12

11.11

11.07

11.06

11.05

11.01

10.96

10.93

10.92

10.89

10.88

10.86

June

10.83

10.62

10.81

10.75

10.73

10.72

10.71

10.68

10.66

10.65

10.64

10.64

10.62

10.60

10.61

10.60

10.58

10.57

10.55

10.53

10.51

10.51

10.52

10.52

10.50

10.48

10.47

10.49

10.53

10.54

July

10.54

10.56

10.55

10.56

10.62

10.64

10.64

10.63

10.63

10.66

10.65

10.68

10.67

10.67

10.66

10.64

10.62

10.59

10.66

10.64

10.60

10.58

10.55

10.54

10.51

10.49

10.46

10.44

10.43

10.42

10.40

Aug.

10.39

10.38

10.36

10.36

10.33

10.32

10.28

10.27

10.25

10.23

10.22

10.20

10.20

10.19

10.19

10.16

10.14

10.17

10.19

10.21

10.23

10.22

10.20

10.21

10.25

10.27

10.28

10.27

10.26

10.28

10.31

Sept.

10.28

10. 32

10.32

10.33

10.34

10.35

10.40

10.44

10.54

10.60

10.59

10.58

10.60

10.59

10.59

10.60

10.62

10.66

10.68

10.69

10.70

10.71

10.71

10.73

10.76

10.73

10.73

10.73

10.74

10.75

Note.--Figures In above table are averages of once-daily readings from 3 gages.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Fisheating Creek near Venus, Fla.

Location. --Lat 27°04', long 81° 26', in SWv sec. 21, T. 39 S., R. 29 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 731, 2? miles downstream from Bootheel Creek, 

4? miles west of Venus, and 14 miles upstream from Palmdale gage.

Drainage area.- -195 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1955 to September 1956.

~~Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 46.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. 1955: Maximum discharge during period February to September, 340 cfs Sept. 2 

(gage height, 12.75 ft); no flow Apr. 24 to May 19.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 23 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 11.03 

f t ) ; no flow for many days .

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair.

Rating tables, Feb. 11, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1956, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

Feb. 11, 1955, to July 7, 1956 July 8 to Sept. 3O, 1956

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.2

10.3

1.3 

2.5

10.5

10.9

11.3

11.7

12.0

12.8

6.3

18

36

63

122

356

9.7

9.8

9.9 

10.0

0 

.1 

.5

1.1

10.2

10.5

10.8

11.0

3.0 

6.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, February to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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 am

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

t26

Jan.

t90

Feb.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

18

20

19

18

17

15

18

23

22

20

18

17

15

14

13

12

12

11

-

.

-

-

-

Mar.

10

10

9.6

8.8

8.3

7.5

7.3

*6.3

5.3

5.3

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.4

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

tt

3.4

2.5

3.2

3.1

4.7

4.0

3.4

140.3

4.53

0.023

0.03

Apr.

2.9

2.7

7.0

67S

5.7

4.0

2.5

1.5

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.9

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

41.5

1.38

0.0071

0.008

May

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.7

1.4

3. 1

5.1

8.5

7.3

5.5

4.0

3.2

2.0

1.3

42.1

1.36

0.0070

0.008

June

 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.J.

.1

.4

1.6

1.8

1.2

1.0

5.4

12

9.6

6.8

5.1

5.9

6.8

7.5

7.5

10

10

14

21

48

184.0

6.13

0.031

0.04

July

86

89

75

63

56

49

48

Ss

124

177

188

182

152

122

93

75

84

89

*64

61

89

185

217

T§0

134

106

93

84

73

68

180

3,354

108

0.554

0.64

Aug.

282

303

319

313

291

266

248

223

202

174

142

110

93

76

71

64

e54

e46

e41

e40

60

106

163

142

99

142

166

122

68

*e42

132

4,600

148

0.759

0.88

Sept.

260

328

319

310

269

205

147

122

177

241

241

223

220

180

144

130

97

71

61

70

86

76

63

55

48

42

36

30

25

21

4,297

143

0.733

0.82

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow 

t Result of discharge measurement, 

e Shifting-control method used.

3e on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Fisheating Creek near Venus, Fla. Contihued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

71

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

21

18

16

14

12

10

*8.3

6.8

5.7

5.3

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.9

5.5

4.5

4.7

4.3

3.4

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

^6

179.5

5.79

0.030

0.03

Nov.

~30.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

7.6

0.25

0.0013

0.001

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.6

,_7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.5

.6

 6

12.5

0.40

0.0021

0.002

Jan.

0.5

.4

.4

.3-.3

*.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.1

.4

.8

^8

.5

.4

.3

13.5

0.44

0.0023

0.003

Feb.

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3 *.3

.4

1.3

1.8

T78

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

18.6

0.64

0.0033

0.004

Mar.

(»)

0

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

June

(*)

0

0

0

0

July

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

.7

1.5

T9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.2

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

5.6

0.18

0.00092

0.001

Aug.

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0.4

rr

1.4

 2.3

4.4

8.3

15

16

21

22

17

11

7.3

5.2

4.0

3.0

2.3

2.0

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.8

163.8

5.46

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1955-56; Max 22 Mln 0 Mean 1.10 Cfsm 0.0056 In. 0.07

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

464436 O-58-6
72 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Fisheating Creek at Palmdale, Pla.

Location.--Lat 26°56', long 81°19', In sec. 3, T. 41 S., R. 30 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 1 mile south of Palmdale and 16 miles 

upstream from Lake Okeechobee. Prior to Jan. 24, 1956, at site 450 ft upstream.

Drainage area.--435 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . April 1931 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 27.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 16, 1949, staff gage and Mar. 16, 1949, to Jan. 23, 1956, waterstage recorder, at site 450 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 257 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 258 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 5.11 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1931-56: Maximum discharge, 31,400 cfs Oct. 3, 1951 (gage height, 12.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions.--WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

126

TT4

104

98

93

*85

81

70

61

57

52

54

57

57

52

49

44

49

51

50

48

40

34

*30

26

22

28

42

32

22

1,754

56.6

0.130

0.15

Nov.

19

T5

15

14

12

11

11

9.5

9.0

8.8

8.5

7.8

7.0

6.2

*5.9

5.4

4.9

4.3

3.7

3.2

2.7

*2.4

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.5

*1.5

1.3

1.1

200.3

6.68

0.015

0.02

Dec.

0.9

.2

0

TS

*0

.7

*3.0

4.2

4.8

475

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

*1.2

1.1

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

50.4

1.63

0.0037

0.004

Jan.

1.0

1.0

.8

*.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.5

.3

.5

 1.2

.3

.4

!i

.0

.8

16.1

0.52

0.0012

0.001

Feb.

0.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.2

.7

.5

.6

.5

.3

.2

.0

.O

.0

.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

_._!

19.9

0.69

0.0016

0.002

Mar.

(«)

(«)

0

0

0

0

Apr.

C)

O

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

June

(«)

0

O

0

0

July

0

15

0

.2

4.0

9.0

778

5.2

4.1

3.4

3.4

4.1

5.9

6.0

4.2

*3.0

2.0

1.2

.6

.2

0

0

O

0

0

*o

0

0

0

.1

.3

64.7

2.09

0.0048

0.006

1956

Aug.

0.1

0

15

0

0

O

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

2.2

3.1

2.7

1.4

1.4

1.9

5.0

8.2

6.7

5.4

5.0

9.0

*11 

16

20

100.4

3.24

0.0074

0.009

Sept.

24

S3

85

*78

67

94

150

180

239

2^4

180

160

142

128

113

,98

87

87

120

86

63

51

45

40

36

32

28

26

27 

28

2,767

92.2

0.212

0.24

Calendar year 1955 : Max 621 Mln 0 Mean 73.0 Cfsm 0.168' In. 2.28

Water year 1955-56 : Max 239 Mln 0 Mean 13.6 Cfsm 0.031 In. 0.43

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 73

Myrtle-Mary Jane Canal near Narcoossee, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°20'22", long 81"10"27", In sec. 1, T. 25 S., R. 31 E., on left bank

400 ft downstream from private bridge, 0.9 mile upstream from Lake Mary Jane, 1.2 miles 

downstream from Lake Myrtle, and 4.9 miles northeast of Narcoossee.

Drainage area.--Ill sq mi (excludes area drained by Brick Lake). 

Records available.--November 1949 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 57.08 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Since Oct. 1, 1955, auxiliary water-stage recorder on west shore 

of Lake Mary Jane, 2 miles from mouth of canal.

Average discharge. 6 years (1950-56), 120 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 156 cfs Oct. 1; maximum gage height,

4.08 ft Oct. 1; maximum daily reverse flow, 17 cfs Sept. 10, 11; minimum gage height, 

2.11 ft July 29.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 703 cfs Oct. 1, 1953 (gage height, 7.67 ft); maximum 

daily reverse flow, that of Sept. 10, 11, 1956; minimum gage height, 1.88 ft July 1, 

1950.

Remarks.--Records fair above 50 cfs and poor below. Records not adjusted for inversion 

or diversion through Brick-Alligator Canal.

Revisions.--WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Discharge ubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

156

153

150

146

140

*140 

139 

134

133

130

131

132

131

126

122

119

117

120

119

115

111

107

104

98

97

95

91

87

84

85

80

3,692

119

1.07

1.24

Nov.

TB~ 80

76

74

72

70 

67 

66

*S5

59

66

66

68

68

56

63

60

60

60

62

58

58

55

55

55

58

45

40" 33

42

1,843

61.4

0.553

0.62

Dec.

34

30

52

48

48

51 

50 

52

52

52

54

59

sT

54

54

51

48

50

48

*48

41

41

34

41

34

30

34

34

30

23

37

1,368

44.1

0.397

0.46

Jan.

30

30

29

36

36

35 

35 

38

37

37

30

33

36

32

32

28

32

28

29

32

28

23

19

28

*32

32

32

32

28

14

f.8

951

30.7

0.277

0.32

Feb.

28

T7

21

21

21

17 

28 

20

24

17

28

27

27

23

23

23

16

IS

23

23

26

25

24

18

18

21

17

17

23

632

21.8

0.196

0.21

Mar.

19

11

16

16

16

16

10 

18

18

15

15

19

14

14

12

11

13

13

13

16

20

T5

15

15

18

12

8.6

6.7

TTS

15

11

439.6

14.2

0.128

0.15

Apr.

9 2

5 9

5 8

5 8

5 7

5.6 

8.6

13

11

11

18

18

»*11

9.1

2.9

5.7

13

13

14

7.7

7.4

4.7

9.5

4.4

9.2

10

4.8

2. '3

12

273.3

9.11

0.082

0.09

May

12

9.5

6.9

10

6.7

7.5 

9.4 

12

11

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

4.7

6.5

6.2

3.9

1.4

3.4

3.3

*1.8

2.8

4.4

4.1

3.6

3.2

5.2

2.5

2.4

2.2

167.1

5.39

0.049

0.06

June

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.6

2.0

4.0 

1.9

4.7

T78

4.5

1.8

1.7

1.6

4.0

4.0

1.6

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

4.7

2.9

4.7

1.5

ITS

1.6

86.2

2.87

0.026

0.03

July

1.6

1.6

1.5

3.9

**4.1

1.7 

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

4.5

T74

4.2

4.1

1.5

*0

T.4

1.3

1.8

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.4 

2.4

57.2

1.85

0.017

0.02

Aug.

1.5

1.6

0

0

0

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.6

3.6

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.4

0

0

0

0

0

-2.7

-9.0

-T7I

-3.1

-3.1

-6.1

-6.1

-6.0

-6.0 

-5 9

'

-23.7

-0.76

-

-

Sept.

-5.4

-5.7

-9.9

-5.9

-4.1

-4.5 

0

-11

-11

-17

-10

-3.3

0

0

2.9

8.2

11

38

34

38

57

67

W

54

64

*57

57

66 

58

569.9

19.0

0.171

0.19

Calendar year 1955: Max 273 Mln 2.9 Mean 69.0 Cfsm 0.622 In. 8.44

Water year 1955-56: Max 156 Mln -17 Mean 27.5 Cfsm 0.248 In. 3.39

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Negative figures Indicate flow toward Lake Myrtle.
74 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal near St. Cloud, Pla.

Location. Lat 28° 15'59", long 81° 18'35", in sec. 34, T. 25 S., R. 30 E., near left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, 300 ft downstream from outlet or East Tohopekaliga 

Lake and 1.8 miles northwest of St. Cloud.

Drainage area. 300 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to December 1949 (discharge measurements only), January 1950 

to September 1956.

Gage. Staff gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 52.32 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 27, 1943, at datum 2.00 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--6 years (1950-56), 229 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 103 cfs Oct. 15; maximum observed gage 

height, 3.36 ft Oct. 13-15; no flow May 28, 30, 31, June 3 to Sept. 7.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 1,110 cfs Oct. 13, 1953 (gage height, 9.48 ft); no flow 

for many days in 1955-56.

1942-56: Maximum discharge measured, 1,140 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 9.08 ftfc 

no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair above 50 cfs and poor below.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

89 53

93

*94

97

99

98

99

101

101

100

101

102

102

105

101

101

101

101

101

100

100

100

99

98

98

98

98

97 

97

98

3,060

98.7

0.329

0.38

Nov.

97 Sff

94

94

93

92

93

92

93

*94

95

95

95

94

94

93

93

93

93

93

92

91

90 9T

90

91

92

91

90 

90

2,784

92.8

0.309

0.35

Dec.

88

35

88

88

87

88

88

88

88

87.

88

87

86

86

85

85

85

85

84

83

83

*82

82

81

81

81

81

81

81 

80

T57i o\J

2,625

84.7

0.282

0.33

Jan.

79

77

78

76

76

75

74

73

73

73

71

70

69

69

69

66

66

65

S5

68

68

68

*67

73

73

73

74

73

73

73

75

2,225

71.8

0.239

 0.28

Feb.

73

73

73

73

71

72

73

73

71

70

69

69

69

68

67

68

67

67

67

67

68

65

64

64

61

62

*60

58

!>7

1,959

67.6

0.225

0.24

Mar.

5756-

56

54

55

55

54

57

54

51

51

48

48

46

43

41

43

40

37

37

38

34

31

25

32

20

20

20

19

Ts" 16

1,256

40.5

0.135

0.16

Apr.

17

15

12

10

7.3

7.3

7.9

9.5

9.8

*13

8.4

15

12

9.3

8.1

9.5

9.0

7.6

7.6

7.0

7.0

5.7

T^

6.0

11

9.5

10

11

11

11

290.7

9.69

0.032

0.04

May

13

13

13

9.8

7.6

6.5

6.2

9.5

20

T5

12

9.8

9.3

7.3

6.0

4.2

3.9

3.4

3.4

2.6

**.7

.6

.4

2.6

4.4

4.9

1.6

0~.2

0

0

190.9

6.16

0.021

0.02

June

0.2

.4

0

7J

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0.6

0.02

OJD00067

O.OOOO7

July

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0 5

0

o

0

0

0

.2

.9

1.3

.1

.7

.6

.6

1.1

1.6

5.5

9.3

16

16

16

16

18

20

20

*21

23

26

30

1Z

280.9

9.36

0.031

0.03

Calendar year 1955 : Max 167 Mln o Mean 64.4 Cfsm O.215 In. 2.94

Water year 1955-56 : Max 1O3 Mln 0 Mean 40.1 Cfsm 0.134 In. 1.83

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOHEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Cypress Creek at Vineland, Pla.

75

Location. Lat 28°23'25", long 81°31'11", in NW£ sec. 21, T. 24 S., R. 28 E., at upstream 

side of culverts on State Highway 535, 1 mile west of Vineland.

Drainage area. 31.0 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1945 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 96.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Orlando Utilities Commission). Prior to June 13, 1946, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 8.34 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1.9 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 1.99 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1945-56: Maximum discharge observed, 181 cfs Sept. 16, 1945 (gage height, 3.83 ft); 

no flow for many days in most years .

Remarks. Records fair. Some diversions by pumping above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 9, June 20 to July 5, 

Aug. 13 to Sept. 13)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9 

1.3 0.1

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

.7 

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

Nov. 10 to Sept. 30 

0 1.8

1.9

2.0

0.8 

1.3 

2.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

ia

1.3

*1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

27.3

0.88

0.028

0.03

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

».2

.2

.3

1^6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

15.0

0.50

0.016

0.02

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.a

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.3

.3 

.2

5.7

0.18

0.0058

0.007

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-il

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.4

ia1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

10.1

0.33

0.011

0.01

Feb.

0.6

.1!

.6

.6

.5

.6

.7

.6

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

+L

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

9.9

0.34

0.011

0.01

Mar.

*»oa

.1

.1

.1

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.00032

0.0005

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

n^

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.000097

0.0001

June

%0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

^

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

1.1

0.04

0.0013

0.001

July

0.1

**.!

.1

.1

^1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*£

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

0.06

0.0019

0.002

Aug.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0*J,

.1.1

.1.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

0X30065

0.0007

Sept.

-Q0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1^

.2

1.5

0.05

0.0016

0.002

Calendar year 1955: Max 8.5 Mln 0 Mean 0.73 'Cfsm 0.023 In. 0.30

Water year 1955-55: Max 1.6 Min 0 Mean 0.20 Cfsm O.O065 In. 0.08

Peak discharge [base. 55 efs). Mo peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
76 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near St. Cloud, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°08'19", long 81°21'06", in sec. 18, T. 27 S., R. 30 E., on right bank 

500 ft downstream from outlet of Lake Tohopekaliga and 8.6 miles southwest of St. Cloud.

Drainage area. Indeterminate.

Records available.--May 1942 to December 1949 (discharge measurements only), January 1950 

to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 48.76 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 3, 1943, staff gage at datum 5.03 ft higher and 

Feb. 3, 1943, to Sept. 19, 1951, at present datum. Since Oct. 1, 1951, auxiliary waterstage recorder on south shore of Cypress Lake near head of Cypress-Hatchineha Canal.

Average discharge. 6 years (1950-56), 407 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 187 cfs Nov. 20; maximum gage height, 

3.57 ft Oct. 17; minimum daily discharge, 0.2 cfs May 21.

1942-56: Maximum dally discharge, 2,650 cfs Oct. 9, 1953; maximum gage height, 

10.25 ft Oct. 9, 1953; maximum reverse flow, about 228 cfs Oct. 23, 1952.

Remarks.--Records fair above 50 cfs and poor below. 

Revisions.--WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

154

160

158

161

159

161

*156

160

167

166

166

166

166

170

172

165

166

181

182

184

182

179

179

180

182

180

176

172

168

18 5

178

5,281

170

-

"

Nov.

179

176

174

180

176

172

168

*169

170

169

179

179

179

179

178

175

178

178

175

187

172

168

167

167

169

171

165

167

175 

170

5,211

174

-

"

Dec.

159

155

153

153

152

157

160

159

165

161

161

162

160

152

154

160

148

146

148

147

*144

144

142

140

139

139

144

138

13§ 

137

143

4,657

150

-

"

Jan.

134

132

130

140

131

125

128

137

127

123

118

115

116

113

109

106

111

109

105

109

108

104

102

*125

126

128

124

123

120 

121

128

3,727

120

-

-

Feb.

121

120

119

118

120

120

129

120

119

118

120

124

120

116

116

117

115

114

115

113

119

110

105

98

96

101

96

*100

108

3,307

114

-

-

Mar.

88

83

84

87

83

83

76

84

80

74

79

79

74

72

69

63

78

63

59

70

59

42

42

45

59

40

35

30

25 

22

24

1,951

62.9

-

-

Apr.

22

19

16

14

12

10

13

15

16

16

*40

35

21

816

g9.5

g9.8

812

813

12

8.2

6.8

5.0

4.3

3.2

4.3

5.9

4.3

3.3

3.6 

3.6

373.8

12.5

-

"

May

3.2

2.3

1.9

4.7

4.3

3.5

3.9

6.4

11

7.2

5.7

6.2

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.2

2.2

1.3

**.6

^

81.6

83.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.4 

3.4

3 2

115.3

3.72

-

-

June

2.9

3.1

3.5

3.0

2.8

3.4

4.1

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.9

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.1

3.5

4.4

4.3 

4.2

101.7

3.39

-

-

July

4.1

3.7

3.9

4.3

5/7

5.7

5.3

5.1

4.3

4.2

4.6

5.1

5.1

4.8

5.0

4.7

3.9

*3.4

3.6

3.2

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.8

2^6

2.6

3.4

3 9

sis

125.3

4.04

-

"

Aug.

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1 . 1

1.4

*2.8

3.1

3.3

3.2

1.9

1.6

1.7

3.8

5.7

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.3

5.1

5.7 

6.0

Q r» a -u

108.2

3.49

-

-

Sept.

8^5

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.8

8.2

7.0

6.0

6.2

5.7

5.3

5.0

4.6

4. 4

5.3

6.6

6.0

5.9

5.5

5.3

5.1

*4.7

5.1

5.5

5.9

7.5

 o

186.3

6.21

-

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 295 Min -66 Mean 142 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56: Max 187 Min 0.2 Mean 68.7 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day. 

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.

Note.--No gage-height record Mar. 26 to Apr. 11; discharge estimated on the basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and records for nearby stations.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 77 

Canoe Creek near St. Cloud, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°04'42", long 81"15"39", in sec. 6, T. 28 S., R. 31 E., near right bank 

8 ft downstream from bridge on St. Cloud-Kenansville road, 3.2 miles south of Lake 

Gentry, and 12 miles south of St. Cloud.

Drainage area. 86.5 sq mi (includes area drained by Brick Lake). 

Records available. November 1949 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 48.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 6 years (1950-56), 69.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 128 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 7.29 ft); no flow 

for many days; minimum gage height, 3.80 ft May 6-8, 14-16.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 1,550 cfs Oct. 19, 1950 (gage height, 11.4 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); no flow for many days in 1950, 1956; minimum gage height, 

that of May 6-8, 14-16, 1956.

Flood in 1935 (before canal was opened) reached a stage of 13.5 ft, from information 

by Florida State Road Department.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records do not include diversions through Brick-Alligator Canal 

above station.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method uaed Jan. 24 to Feb. 2)

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2 

4.5

Oct. 1 to May 7

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

7.2

May 8 to Sept. 30

1.4 

2.7

106

121

.8 

2.2

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

5.0

10

20

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66

63

74

89

 90

90

87

83

78

73

68

68

73

ill 

99

85

74

69

62

57

53

50

47

44

40

38

36

34

32

31

29

1,999

64.5

0.746

0.86

Nov.

27

25

24

23

22

21

21

*20

20

25

26

25

24

23 

22

23

22

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

625

20.8

0.240

0.27

Dec .

14

13

13

13

12

13

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.8

*9.6

9.4

9.2

8.9

8.5

8.5

11

11

10

9.8

346.7

11.2

0.129

0.15

Jan.

9.4

9.2

8.7

8.5

8.3

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.3

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.1 

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5^2

5.2

5.2

5.9

*Z2

18

17

17

16

15

15

14

291.0

9.39

0.109

0.13

Feb.

.14.

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

11

10

10

9.6

9.2

8.9

8.5

8.3

S.I

7.3

6.7

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.2

*5.0

4.8

278.5

9.60

0.111

0.12

Mar.

A*3

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

59.4

1.92

0.022

0.03

Apr.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**^

.5

.3

.2

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

3.6

0.12

0.0014

0.002

May

0.1

.1

.1

O

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.00012

0.0001

June

0

O

0

.1

.2

.1

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

.4

^6

.3

.2

1.9

0.06

0.00069

0.0008

July

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.6

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2 

.2

.1

*.l

.1

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

5.6

0.18

0.0021

0.002

Aug.

0.1

0

0

O

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.3

1.7

1.0

1.1

1.5 

1.1

*1.0

1.7

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

1.3

2.4

2.0

1.5

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

26.5

0.85

0.0098

0.01

Sept.

0^8

1.9

3.5

3.3

2.7

3.4

4.4

3.6

6.0

8.4

6.6

5.3

4.3

3.7 

3.3

2.9

3.5

6.0

9.1

8.1

7.2

6.2

6.8

19

*25

22

17

16

33

46.

289.0

9.63

0.111

0.12

Calendar year 1955 : Max 358 Mln 4.1 Mean 42.1 Cfsm 0.487 In. 6.61

Water year 1955-56 : Max 117 Mln 0 Mean 10.7 Cfsm 0.124 In. 1.69

* Discharge measurement or observation of

** Field estimate made on this day.

flow made on this day.
78 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Reedy Creek near Loughman, Pla.

Location. Lat 28°15'48", long 81°32'12", in sec. 32, T. 25 S., R. 28 E., on left bank 20 

ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 17 and 92, 2-jj miles northeast of Loughman, and 

3 miles downstream from Davenport Creek.

Drainage area.--ll7 sq mi. approximately (includes part of watershed in Reedy Creek Swamp, 

which is indeterminate).

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 64.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 20, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 83 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 2.80 ft); minimum, 

2.4 cfs June 15 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 530 cfs Oct. 22, 23, 1944, Sept. 20, 21, 1947; maximum 

gage height, 4.08 ft Aug. 30, 1953; minimum discharge, that of June 15, 1956; minimum 

gage height, 0.78 ft June 3, 1945.

Remarks. Records poor. Natural flow of stream affected by several canals which divert an 

undetermined amount of water into Shingle Creek basin.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1142: 1940, 1944-45, 1947(M). WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 8 to June 20, Aug. 5, 6)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 4 Aug. 5 to Sept. 30

1.1 2.3 2.3 18 2.0 8.8

1.4 4.1 2.4 22 2.4 18

1.7 6.9 2.6 45 2.5 25

2.0 11 2.8 83 2.7 47

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

79

76

79

76

*68

59

55

50

47

45

44

43

44

47

47

48

53

a56

a55

a54

53

53

51

48

44

41

39

37

35

35

35

1,596

51.5

-

-

Nov.

34

32

31

30

a28

a27

*25

25

27

43

45

50

55

56

51

58

56

55

53

50

45

41

40

40

38

38

38

38

37

35

1,228

40.9

-

-

Dec.

34

33

32

31

29

31

35

35

35

35

35

38

38

39

39

38

38

37

35

34

*32

31

30

29

29

28

28

30

30

31

31

1,030

33.2

_

-

Jan.

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

22

22

22

22

22

21

51

21

21

*21

a30

a40

a 50

56

59

61

KTbl

59

1,006

32.5

_

-

Feb.

58

55

53

50

48

47

47

45

44

43

43

43

41

40

38

37

35

33

32

30

2s

26

25

22

22

22

*21

21

20

1,069

36.9

_

-

Mar.

19

Is

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

a!3

13

12

12

11

11

10

a9.5

a9.0

a8. 6

8.2

7.7

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.0

381.5

12.3

-

Apr.

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.7

5.3

5.3

6.6

*12

IS

12

11

9.7

8.8

7.8

6.9

6.1

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.3

4T7

6.2

6.8

6.2

6.0

6.1

199.4

6.65

_

-

May

5.6

5.1

6.4

9.0

9.2

alO

all

13

14

15

TB" 16

16

16

15

14

12

11

9.2

*7.9

6.7

6.0

5.4

4:7

5.1

4.6

4.0

3.8

4i2

3 Q

 O

283.7

9.15

-

June

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.6

3.0

3.2

2.9

2.6

3.6

6.1

8.5

8.5

7.4

6.2

5.9

alO

a!2

I?

12

146.7

4.89

_

-

July

12

11

*11

13

17

19

22

28

30

32

32

31

30

28

25

22

19

*17

16

18

21

19

17

16

14

IE

11

9.7

IT 9.4

11

584.1

18.8

_

-

Aug.

11

10

11

10

9.0

10

11

12

12

12

all

a!3

al4

*14

13

a!4

a!5

a!6

a!7

19

23

29

29

27

24

21

18

18

26

40

46

555.0

17.9

_

-

Sept.

44

4T

34

34

34

33

32

31

30

29

27

26

24

22

19

17

17

19

23

28

32

30

28

26

*25

24

24

25

29

29

836

27.9

-

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 200 Min 4.2 Mean 40.6 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1955-56: Max 79 Min 2.5 Mean 24.4 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Cypress Creek at Vineland.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 79

Catfish Creek near Lake Wales, Pla.

Location. Lat 27°57'40", long 81°29'48", in sec. 14, T. 29 S., R. 28 E. , on left bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Lake Pierce and 7 miles northeast of Lake Wales.

Drainage area. 58.9 sq ml.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 72.70 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 9 years, 54.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 59 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 4.00 ft, affected 

by wind); minimum, 7.6 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 2.73 ft, affected by wind).

1947-56: Maximum discharge, 191 cfs Oct. 9, 1953 (gage height, 5.81 ft); minimum, 

that of Apr. 10, 1956.

Remarks. Records good prior to Aug. 1, fair thereafter. 

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

444"4

44

43

43

42

41

4O

40

39

39

39

40

40

39

38

37

37

37

36

35

34

34

34

33

33

33

32

31

32

31

1,164

37.5

0.637

0.73

Nov.

31

31

*30

30

29

29

28

28

28

31

32

ST

31

32

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

28

29

29

27.

895

29.8

0.5O6

0.57

Dec.

26

?6

26

26

26

27

ZB

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

 27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

28

28

28

828

26.7

0.453

0.52

Jan.

28

28

27

29

2T

26

27

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

25

25

25

24

25

28

28

28

*28

27

27

27

27

806

26.0

0.441

0.51

Feb.

27

26

26

26

26

27

27

26

26

26

27

27

27

25

25

26

25

26

25

25

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

715

24.7

0.419

0.45

Mar.

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

13

12

12

12

11

IT

12

11

474

15.3

O.26O

0.30

Apr.

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.0

9.9

14

T3

12

11

11

11

11

11

*11

10

9.9

9.3

9.3

8.8

975

11

11

11

11

11

315.4

1O.5

0.178

O.2O

May

11

10

11

11

11

10

10

12

15

TS

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.3

9.0

573

10

10

*9 9

369.5

11.9

O.202

O.23

June

9.9

10

9.6

9.0

576

10

10

9.9

9.3

10

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

17

18

IB

370.3

12.3

0.209

0.23

July

17

TT

19

24

30

31

31

30

31

31

*32

32

31

31

30

29

28

27

26

28

29

29

28

27

26

26

25

24

26

33 

35

861

27.8

0.472

0.54

Aug.

32

31

30

28

26

28

27

27

27

27

26

ZT

32

31

32

33

34

34

34

34

33

38

39

*3B

38

37

36

37

41 

41

44

1,O24

33.0

0.560

O.65

Sept.

44

45

46

49

52

54

54

55

56

BT

53

52

51

49

49

48

48

51

56

54

52

50

49

48

47

47

44

43

4T

44

1,487

49.6

0.842

0.94

Calendar year 1955: Max 53 Min 17 Mean 34.8 Cfsm 0.591 In. 8.O2

Water year 1955-56: Max 56 Min 8.8 Mean £5.4 Cfsm O.431 In. 5.87

» Discharge measurement made on this day.
80 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake Wales, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°00'00", long 81°22'50", in sec. 36, T. 28 S., R. 29 E., on southeast 

shore of Lake Hatchineha at head of Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal, 3-| miles upstream from 

Lake Kissimmee and 14 miles east of Lake Wales.

Drainage area. Indeterminate. Total drainage area of Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal above 

site of staff gage at Camp Mack and Cypress-Kissimmee Canal above station is 1,185 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1949 (discharge measurements only), October 1949 

to September 1956.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 47.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, staff gage at Camp Mack 

1.6 miles downstream at datum 0.48 ft lower.

Average discharge. 7 years, 698 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 577 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stage falling; maximum peak discharge during year, 126 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 1.27 ft); minimum daily 

discharge, 27 cfs July 28 (gage height, 0.24 ft).

1949-56: Maximum daily discharge, 2,820 cfs Oct. 1, 1953; maximum gage height, 

9.74 ft Oct. 9, 1953 (affected by wind); minimum daily discharge, that of July 28, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements are made about 1-| miles downstream near staff gage at Camp Mack. 

Records do not include diversions above Lake Hatchineha through Cypress-Kissimmee Canal 

and overflow channels.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

568

551T

*5S1

537

529

516

508

508

504

495

487

483

483

491

487

472

464

472

464

457

450

446

439

439

436

433

426

413

413

416

401

14,747

476

-

-

Nov.

3"89 395

386

384

370

365

360

355

352

367

376

373

373

370

367

362

362

360

357

355

*343

336

336

334

332

334

325

332

330

319

10,699

357

-

-

Dec.

311

309

306

306

309

309

311

309

317

3oT

299

301

301

294

297

299

292

288

292

290

288

288

286

283

283

^83~ 279

286

290 2 94

297

9,198

297

-

-

Jan.

288

286

286

*299

283

273

275

277

273

268

256 252'

252

241

235

233

233

231

229

233

227

221

219

2?5

245

248

243

245

243

248

250

7,837

253

_

-

Feb.

245

248

248

248

252

254

*2BT

245

248

245

254

254

252

243

245

248

248

248

245

248

243

237

231

223

223

221

217

227

217

7,011

242

-

-

Mar.

202

20^

200

196

193

191

185

189

176

171

171

171

166

162

160

162

159

147

*147

142

132

124

123

124

122

112

111

107

106

106

100

4,759

154

-

-

Apr.

90

85

85

84

82

80

80

77

70

67

~84 100

76

70

65

66

65

65

62

57

53

50

50

46

47

51

47

46

44

4JL

1,986

66.2

-

-

May

42

39

*38

37

36

35

35

36

38

39

38

37

37

36

36

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

1,095

35.3

-

-

June

32

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

29

*29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

30

33

35

34

34

33

31

31

35

35" 37

928

30.9

-

-

July

35

34

35

42

52

55

~5e 57

55

54

53

51

50

50

46

45

42

39

37

35

33

31

30

*29

28

28

28

27

28

30

30

1,245

40.2

-

-

Aug.

32

31

31

30

30

30

30

31

30

29_

29

32

35

35

36

37

36

36

37

36

35

42

46

47

46

46

46

46

50

50

 

1,159

37.4

-

-

Sept.

55

55

54

51

58

65

*68

69

75

71

71

70

69

66

64

62

61

64

66

66

63

60

59

59

57

63

55

56

63

64

1,882

62.7

-

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 63O Min 90 Mean 330 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56: Max 568 Min 27 Mean 171 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record May 6 to June 12; discharge 

mee River below Lake Kissimmee and near Okeechobee.

jstiraated on basis of records for Kissim-
LAKE OKEECHOBEH AND THE EVERGLADES 81

Kissimmee River below Lake Kissimmee, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°46' 13", long 81°10'45", in sec. 24, T. 31 S., R. 31 E., on right bank 3 

miles downstream from Lake Kissimmee and bridge on State Highway 60 and 22 miles east 

of Frostproof.

Drainage area.--1,609 sq mi, at State Highway 60 (includes areas drained by Lake Weohyakapka and Lake Marian).

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 43.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 21, 1934, staff gage at bridge 3 

miles upstream at datum 44.73 ft lower. Mar. 21, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage 

recorder at present site at datum 45.00 ft lower than present datum. Since Mar. 21, 

1934, staff gage at bridge 3 miles upstream used as supplementary gage.

Average discharge.--23 years, 1,158 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 563 cfs Oct. 15; maximum gage height, 

4.97 ft Oct. 19, affected by wind; minimum daily discharge, 52 cfs July 24; minimum 

gage height, 0.79 ft Sept. 25, affected by wind.

1933-56: Maximum discharge, 8,820 cfs Oct. 5 or 6, 1948; maximum gage height, 

13.16 ft Oct. 9, 1953, from floodmark; no flow Sept.3, 4, 1935, caused by hurricane 

blowing upstream; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 25, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1204: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 50

1.0 60

2.0 177

5.0 607

Discharge, In cubic feet pe second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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.

512

BYT

522

*530

530

532

526

536

534

542

534

542

545

552

565

550

527

557

562

556

545

542

533

532

539

534

532

520

512

538 

526

16,626

536

0.333

0.38

Nov.

522

518

516

528 'slfo

512

504

498

502

476

504

502

500

503

498

490

497

498

492

515

491

*480

476

479

476

482

466 4~ao~

506

502

14,933

498

0.310

0.35

Dec.

470

456

450

449

450

455

460

455

474

770

472

470

464

443

455

470

437

430

436

442

431

431

428

422

420

419

426

413

110

424 

437

13,769

444

0.276

0.32

Jan.

418

413

*407

437

428

400

412

444 m

408

401

394

401

380

372

353

373

367

349

379

373

353

327

370

380

382

365

360

345

349 

366

11,930

385

0.239

0.28

Feb.

345

332

334

330

332

332

358

335

334

325

324

351

342

325

321

328

321

324

325

328

353

335

318

296

2^6

309

297

318

358

9,526

328

0.204

0.22

Mar.

296

286

286

296

280

278

267

300

301

273

275

278

*264

261

261

261

305

273

270

305

282

247

244

256

274

235

224

218

220

233

236

8,285

267

0.166

0.19

Apr.

190

172

164

183

169

181

201

225

196

146

226

244

20T

183

121

134

168

194

188

177

167

146

160

138

147

155

150

148

138

144

5,161

172

0.107

0.12

May

139

IFT

115

119

114

103

120

139

136

132

124

127

130

127

128

133

131

112

102

104

99

95

89

76

71

57

61

63

69

77 

70

3,289

106

0.066

0.08

June

63

73

79

57

105

113

122

108

93

79

108

*110

93

86

81

92

88

101

94

86

99

101

98

92

90

78

68

65

73

72

2,667

88.9

0.055

0.06

July

68

67

67

67

67

67

73

70

83

84

89

89

84

98

85

81

82

73

67

64

62

58

58

*5255"

55

56

58

65

67 

6B

2,177

70.2

0.044

0.05

Aug.

72

76

72

74

73

76

72

64

60 ^i

76

84

95

101

105

95

86

93

94

92

80

83

106

152

98

98

94

86

98

91 

85

2,642

85.2

0.053

0.06

Sept.

89

95

94

94

98

*104

104

106

122

HO

105

112

104

96

93

85

82

88

99

101

92

89

90

78

55

113

100

94

110

120

2,922

97.4

0.061

0.07

Calendar year 1955: Max 833 Min 272 Mean 507 Cfsm 0.315 In. 4.28

Water year 1955-56: Max 563 Min 52 Mean 257 Cfsm 0.160 In. Z.~18

Discharge measurement made on this day.
82 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Reedy Lake Outlet near Frostproof, Fla.

Location.--Lat 27°43'13", long 81°28'40", In SW^ sec. 1, T. 32 S., R. 28 E., on left bank 

15 ft upstream from highway bridge, 100 ft downstream from Reedy Lake, and 3| miles 

southeast of Frostproof.

Drainage area . 62.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with removable boards. Datum of gage is 

76.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 40.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 2.48 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Mar. 21-23, 29, Apr. 22; minimum daily gage height, 1.38 ft Mar. 2.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 166 cfs Oct. 2-6, 1948; maximum gage height, 4.3? ft 

Oct. 5, 1948; minimum daily discharge, that of Mar. 21-23, 29, Apr. 22, 1956; minimum 

gage height, 1.30 ft May 21, 1955, wind affected.

Remarks. Records good above 22 cfs and fair below.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 7

1.3

1.4 

1.8 

2.0

2.8

6.0

29

35

Mar. 8-27, 

Apr. 27 to Sept. 3O

1.55 O 2.0

1.6 .4 2.2

1.7 2.8 2.5

1.8 7.8

Mar. 28 to Apr. 26

O.O O

.1 .1

.2 .8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

. 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

3T5

30

30

30

29

28

27

26

26

26

28

29

28

27

25

23

22

21

20

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

I*

15

14

706

22. 8

0.367

0.42

Nov.

*13

12

12

13

11

11

11

11

11

14

15

T5

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

11

390

13.0

0.209

0.23

Dec.

8.6

87S

9.1

9.6

9.6

12

15

15

17

15

15

15

15

*14

14

15

13

13

13

14

14

15

14

14

15

15

15

17

18

Tff O.O

433.5

14.0

0.225

0.26

Jan.

18

17

17

19

IT

15

16

16

15

13

12

11

12

11

11

10

TT

11

11

12

11

11

12

15

16

16

*15

15

15

15

16

432

13.9

0.223

0.26

Feb.

15

15

15

15

16

16

17

T*

14

14

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

11

10

8.6

7.6

8.1

8.1

9.1

8.1

379.6

13.1

0.211

0.23

Mar.

5.7

5.4

5.7

S7o~ 6.0

6.0

6.0

e3.0

*el.O

e.3

.5

.6

.6

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

.5

.5

.3

.1

eTT

e.l

e.3

e.3

*e.4

e.3

*.3

.1

.2

.3

54.4

1.75

0.028

0.03

Apr.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.1

7T

.4

71

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

9.3

0.31

0.0050

0.006

May

0.6

.7

1.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.2

3.8

5.3

573

5.3

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

3.8

2.8

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.4

.2

77

1.4

1 8

75.5

.2.44

0.039

0.05

June

IT" 4.7

13

15

24

24

23

23

22

23

26

26

25

24

23

23

24

23

23

26

30

30

30

29

28

26

28

30

31

3T

721.7

24.1

0.387

0.43

July

32

3T

31

30

32

32

32

32

31

31

*32

32

32

31

30

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

23

23

23

22

I?

23

22

22

863

27.8

0.447

0.52

Aug.

21

21

20

19

19

18

17

Tf

17

17

18

21

25

24

24

23

23

24

24

24

24

28

29

29

28

28

*28

28

30

3T5

30

728

23.5

0.378

0.44

Sept.

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

30

55

30

30

33

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

1,017

33.9

0.545

0.61

Calendar year 1955: Max 41 win 0.2 Mean 23.5 Cfsm 0.378 In. 5.13

water year 1955-56: Max 37 Mln 0.1 Mean 15.9 Cfsm 0.256 In. 3.49

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 83

Carter Creek near Sebring, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°31'55", long 81°23'16", In SEi; sec. 11, T. 34 S., R. 29 E., near right 

bank 12 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 85 miles upstream from Arbuckle Creek, 

4-5- miles downstream from Bonnet Lake, and 4-J- miles northeast of Sebring.

Drainage area.--38.8 sq ml.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 56.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 16, 1954, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Extremes. 1954-55: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 85 cfs Nov. 14 (gage 

height, 9.74 ft); minimum dally, 7.5 cfs June 10; minimum gage height, 7.07 ft June 10 

(affected by pumpage).

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 101 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 9.44ft); 

minimum dally, 4.6 cfs May 27; minimum gage height, 6.46 ft Dec. 6 (affected by pumpage).

Remarks. Records poor. Slight regulation by Bonnet Lake control above station. 

May 2, 1955, small diversions at station for Irrigation.

Since

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60

60

60

58

57

57

55

55

55

55

55

54

54

52

51

50

49

47

45 

44

43

42

41

40

40

39

38

38

11

39

38

1,508

48.6

1.25

1.45

Nov.

36

 35

35

34

33

32

32

31

31

30

32

33

33

63

53

46

48

48

43 

40

38

36

35

33

32

31

30

30

29

1,090

36.3

0.936

1.04

Dec.

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

24

24

»24

26

26

25

24

34

H

31

29

28

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

833

26.9

0.693

0.80

Jan.

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

23

23

23

25

26

27 

26

25

25

24

31

12

37

34

32

30

29

815

26.3

0.678

0.78

Feb.

27

26

26

26

25

25

»24

26

27

26

26

25

24

24

23

23

24

26

26 

26

25

25

24

24

23

23

22

22

-

693

24.8

0.639

0.66

Mar.

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

18

17

17

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15 

ii

14

14

14

16

18

17

17

17

20

19

531

17.1

0.441

0.51

Apr.

17

20

26

23

21

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13 

13

 12

12

13

15

15

14

12

12

11

12

459

15.3

0.394

0.44

May

10

11

10

10

10

9.9

9.7

9.6

9.4

10

9.7

9.4

9.3

9.3

lil

9.4

11

11

12 

13

14

16

15

14

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.7

341.5

11.0

0.284

0.33

June

9.4

9.2

9.0

8.8

S.7

8.5

8.3

*8.1

S.O

7.5

7.9

8.9

8.S

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.3

S.2 

9.3

9.7

9.9

9.3

9.4

10

9.9

11

12

15

IS.

285.3

9.51

0.245

0.27

July

23

24

21

18

16

14

17

22

24

22

19

16

16

 15

14

16

15

14

13 

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

13

13

12

13

488

15.7

0.405

0.47

Aug.

ii

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.9

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.2

1^1

9.1

9.1

9.2

9.4

9.2

9.2 

9.S

10

10

10

10

 10

11

11

10

10

11

12

320.0

10.3

0.265

0.31

Sept.

12

12

12

11

11

Iff.

12

17

23

27

24

21

18

16

15

14

13

13

13 

13

13

13

13

12

13

14

14

14

13

13

439

14.6

0.376

0.42

Calendar year 1954: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsra - In.

Water year 1954-55: Max 63 Min 7.5 Mean 21.4 Cfsm 0.552 In. 7.48

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1, 2, 14-18, 20, 21, Oct. 23 to Nov. 1, Nov. 3-7, May 17 tc 

June 7j discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.
84 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Carter Creek near Sebring, Fla. Continaed

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

13

13

12

*12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

ii

14

13

13

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

11

380

12.3

0.317

0.36

Nov.

11

11

12

11

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

1111

10

11

10

10

10

*10

10

10

10

10 

10

315

10.5

0.271

0.30

Dec .

9.8

9.4

6.3

7.0

7.5

1*25.3

»14

11

9.8

9.7

9.7

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.7

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

10

9.8

10

12

23

14

11

319.0

10.3

0.265

0.31

Jan.

10

9.7

9.8

 10

10

9.7

9.7

11

14

12

10

9.8

9.7

9.7

9^4

9.6

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.7

11

10

9.7

13

li

14

11

12

12

327.5

10.6

0.273

0.31

Feb.

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

 10

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.7

11

9.8

9.6

9.8

12

9.1

9.0

9.4

8.2

JU1

301.3

10.4

0.268

0.29

Mar.

8.2

12

9.8

9.0

13

8.5

6.4

7.0

6.6

7.4

11

15

11

8.2

12

9.2

11

8.2

6.4

*5.9

5.7

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.6

5^4

5.4

5.6

5.6 

6.0

6 . 5

248.6

8.02

0.207

0.24

Apr.

7.7

.8

.8

.4

.4

.3

.3

7.4

7.7

8.6

9.1

8.7

8.3

8.0

7.8

7.7

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.1

6.4

6.6

7.0

7.3

7.1 

7.1

220.5

7.35

0.189

0.21

May

6.8

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.2

*6.5

7.1

6.8

6.7

7.0

6.5

7.0

6.7

6.5

5.8

5.7

5.4

6.7

6.5

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4 . 6

4.8

5.2

5^7

187.1

6.04

0.156

0.18

June

9.6

15

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.8

9.0

8.8

9.7

15

16

*13

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.1

9.4

9.7

8.4

8.4

7.6

7.6

10

9.1

9.0

14

 

318.0

10.6

0.273

0.30

July

14

12

12

16

21

20

14

12

11

10

11

12

11

10

9.4

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.4

6.7

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.4

»5.2

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.6 

8.2

10

301.7

9.73

0.251

0.29

Aug.

11

12

12

11

10

9.2

9^0

11

12

15

17

17

4B

21

16

15

20

21

16

15

13

18

23

16

14

14

13

35

*64 

24

18

570.2

18.4

0.474

0.55

Sept.

24

28

52

26

32

24

22

29

16

29

22

 19

16

15

14

14

13

13

14

13

16

25

16

14

13

12

11

12

14 

21

589

19.6

0.505

0.56

Calendar year 1955 : Max 42 Min 5.3 Mean 14.8 Cfsra 0.381 In. 5.16

Water year 1955-56 : Max 64 Min 4.6 Mean 11.1 Cfsm 0.286 In. 3.90

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Apr. 20, 22-27; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby 

;reams. Stage affected by pumpage at station for many days; discharge computed on basis of effecLve gage heights.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Arbuckle Creek near De Soto City, Pla.

85

Location. Lat 27°27'30", long 81 "18'15", in SW^- sec. 2, T. 35 S., R. 30 E., on left bank 

0.4 mile downstream from Arbuckle Branch, 1,6 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 98, 2.6 miles upstream from Lake Istokpoga, and 6| miles east of De Soto City.

Drainage area. 385 sq mi (excludes area drained by Lake Weohyakapka and includes area 

drained by Lake Sebring).

Records available.--June 1939 to September 1956.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 35.51 ft (corrected) above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929. Prior to June 24, 1942, water-stage recorder, June 24, 1942, to Oct. 19, 

1943, staff gage, and Oct. 20, 1943, to Oct. 10, 1954, water stage recorder, at site 

1.6 miles downstream at same datum. Since Oct. 11, 1954, water-stage recorder at lower 

site used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 17 years, 384 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 275 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 4.82 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs May 19, 27, 28 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 7,380 cfs Sept. 23, 1948 (gage height, 8.71 ft, site 

then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs; minimum, that of May 19, 27, 

28, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Records include small diversions into Lake Arbuckle from Lake Weohyakapka through Blue Jordan Swamp. Since Mar. 3, 1955, records do not include surface 

runoff from 6.0 sq mi which has been diverted from basin by agricultural developments.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1204: Drainage area. WSP 1274: 1939-50.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 29

1.4 3.2 2.5

1.6 8.5 3.0

2.0 25 3.5

56

98

148

May 30 to Aug. 18

1.5 6.0

2.0 31

2.5 61

3.3 116

Aug. 19 to Sept. 30

3.5 132

4.0 181

5.0 298

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

127

123

119

119

*130

130

122

113

107

103

101

105

118

129

141

136

128

127

123

114

106

100

95

91

87

84

81

79

78

79

*7i6

3,371

109

0.283

0.33

Nov.

73

72

70

67

65

64

63

61

59

64

65

65

62

61

61

60

58

56

56

52

50

50

 47

47

46

47

48

50

46

45

1,730

57.7

0.150

0.17

Dec.

43

43

41

40

41

41

41

49

48

43

41

*40

40

43

43

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

38

38

40

40

41

45

49

56

52

1,318

42.5

0.110

0.13

Jan.

48

47

45

44

*43

45

41

39

40

43

40

39

38

38

38

38

36

36

36

35

33

34

*38

40

38

38

39

38

40

39

1,224

39.5

0.103

0.12

Feb.

40

40

40

38

35

35

34

*35

35

35

4O

43

45

47

40

40

40

40

38

37

33

31

32

31

30

27

29

29

26

1,041

35.9

0.093

0.10

Mar.

27

28

27

25

*25

25

23

21

19

19

27

34

38

35

32

33

27

28

26

20

*17

17

16

15

13

13

14

13

13

12

11

693

22.4

0.058

0.07

Apr.

10

9.9

8.5

8.2

8.5

7.6

6.5

5.6

5.9

9.2

13

13

14

13

13

*11

10

8.2

6.2

5.0

5.3

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.3

9.9

12

12

14

14

281. 4

9.38

0.024

0.03

May

 1514"

13

12

9.9

8.9

8.5

10

11

13

14

13

12

11

9.9

8.2

.3

5. 2

i !e

i

i

.6

.9

.0

.9

.8

* .8

.8

'.4:

301.7

9.73

0.025

0.03

June

15 8.9

37

39

33

29

44

36

28

24

30

30

*35

37

37

36

32

30

29

30

39

38

34

31

28

29

30

34

39

47.

968.9

32.3

0.084

0.09

July

55

56

50

46

68

93

92

79

67

59

56

*53

50

49

46

44

42

39

38

35

32

31

31

30

*29

27

25

24

25

32

1,429

46.1

0.120

0.14

Aug.

36

39

42

42

40

38

35

37

42

43

49

58

85

90

87

83

95

115

135

*158

157

159

188

181

166

174

159

143

180

224

234

3,314

107

0.278

0.32

Sept.

244

243

254

261

261

264

261

258

267

272

*272

267

256

242

224

209

199

192

185

174

160

180

205

195

177

161

150

141

140

, ge Ibb

6,480

216

0.561

0.63

Calendar year 1955: Max 258 Mln 20 Mean 99,1 Cfsm 0.257 In. 3.50

Water year 1955-56: Max 272 Mln 4.8 Mean 60.5 Cfsm 0.157 In. 2.16

Discharge measurement made on this day.
86 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Stearns Creek near Lake Placid, Pla.

Location. Lat 27°19 I 22", long 81°25'09", In NEij sec. 28, T. 36 S., R. 29 E., on upstream 

side of county bridge 250 ft downstream from Lake June-in-WInter, 1.0 mile upstream 

from Lake Francis, and 3.6 miles northwest of town of Lake Placid. Prior to May 24, 

1955, at site on Lake June-in-Wlnter.

Drainage area. 44.0 sq ml.

Records available. March 1955 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sheet pile, stoplog control. Datum of gage is 65.38 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 24, 

1955, at site on Lake June-in-Wlnter. Since Aug. 18, 1955, auxiliary staff gage 50 ft 

downstream from control at same datum.

Extremes. 1955: Maximum daily discharge during period March to September, 42 cfs July 2-4 

(gage height, 8.60 ft); no flow for many days.

1955-56; Maximum discharge measured during water year, 0.3 cfs Oct. 31; maximum 

dally gage height, 8.47 ft Oct. 1; minimum discharge measured, 0.1 cfs Jan. 24, Aug. 21. 

Maximum discharge measured, 236 cfs Oct. 14, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Indefinite stage-discharge relation or 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Records do not include diversions through 

Placid-Huntley Canal into Josephine Creek.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, March to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

t75

Nov.

t57

Dec. Jan.

t33

Feb. Mar.

t30

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

.

> eO

.

-

-

-

Apr.

(*)

. eO

e.l

1.0

0.03

0.00068

0.0008

May

(«"")

, eO.l

.5

1.3

1.7

T77

*1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

17.7

0.57

0.013

0.01

June

1.1

.7

.5

.4

8il

a. 2

a. 2

a. Z

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

g.8

al.7

al.6

al.3

al.8

a2.9

a2.9

g2.7

a2.7

a2.7

»g2.7

g2.7

a2.7

a2.7

a2.7

a9.0

a24

g24

g40

135.7

4.52

0.103

0.11

July

g41

g42

g45

g42

g36

g37

g37

»41

39

37

35

35

33

31

29

28

27

26

23

24

26

26

26

25

23

22

22

21

ZI

22

22

941

30.4

0.691

0.80

Aug.

Z2

22

25

25

23

23

22

19

»19

18

17

15

15

15

16

17

16

»15

16

16

17

19

9.6

e.3

 *

424.0

13.7

0.311

0.36

Sept.

 eO.3

(»)

9.0

0.30

0.0068

O.OO8

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Josephine Creek near De Soto 

City and Lake Placid near Lake Placid.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of measured leakage, 

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Stearns Creek near Lake Placid, Pla. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

87

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

C)

0.2

.3

( *) * '

7.5

0.24

0.0055

0.006

Nov.

0.3

.2

8.1

0.27

0.0061

0.007

Dec.

(*)

0.2

6.2

0.20

0.0045

0.005

Jan.

0.1

(*)

3.1

0.10

0.0023

0.003

Feb.

0.1

.2

4.5

0.16

0.0036

0.004

Mar.

(*)

0.2

6.2

0.20

0.0045

0.005

Apr.

0.2

6.0

0.20

0.0045

0.005

May

0.2

(*)

6.2

0.20

0.0045

0.005

June

0.2

6.0

0.20

0.0045

0.005

July

(*)

0.2

6.2

0.20

0.0045

0.005

Aug.

0.1

(*)

3.1

0.10

0.0023

0.003

Sept.

0.1

3.0

0.10

0.0023

0.003

Calendar year 1955: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56: Max - Mln - Mean 0.18 Cfsm 0.0041 In. 0.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation Indefinite for entire water year; discharge estimated on basis of 

measured leakage.

464436 O-58-7
88 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Josephine Creek near De Soto City, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°22'26", long 81°23'37", in SE^ sec. 2, T. 36 S., R. 29 E., on left bank 

320 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 17, 1 mile downstream from Jack Creek, 

and 4 miles south of De Soto City.

Drainage area. 109 sq mi (excludes area drained by Lake Sebring). 

Records available. October 1946 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 52.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929 (State Road Department benchmark).' Prior to May 21, 1952, at site half a mile upstream at datum 0.89 ft higher.

Average discharge.--10 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 96 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stage falling; maximum peak discharge during year, 53 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 3.84 ft); minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs May 22, affected by pumpage; minimum gage height, 1.49 ft Apr. 8, affected by pumpage.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 1,780 cfs Sept. 23, 1948 (gage height, 11.56 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, that of May 22, 1956; minimum gage height, that of 

Apr. 8, 1956.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Diversions for irrigation of citrus 

groves above station during dry periods.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 26 Apr. 27 to Aug. 11 Aug. 12 to Sept. 30

2.8 

5.1

2.5 13

3.0 24

3.5 40

4.0 62

4.6 97

1.5

2.6

0.3 2.1

2.5

3.0 21

3.5 38

3.9 56

5.0

11

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

93

88

83

79

75

72

*68

66

64

61

60

60

61

60

60

58

56

54

52

50

48

45

44

42

41

40

39

37

37

36 

*35

1,764

56.9

0.522

0.60

Nov.

34

32

31

30

30

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

22

21

776

25.9

0.238

0,26

Dec.

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

22

20

20

19

*19

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

15

16

16

16

16

17

18

17 

17

567

18.3

0.168

0.19

Jan.

1616"

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

16

*15

14

14

13

13

11 

T4

435

14.0

0.128

0.15

Feb.

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

11

13

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.3

8.7

9.2

9.2

8.4

8.3

875

317.0

10.9

0.100

0.11

Mar.

7.6

7.5

8.0

8.0

7.0

*5.5

5.1

5.8

6.0

6.5

8.7

7.7

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.4

4.0

3.8

3.1

3.3

3.3

3. 1

3.2

4.2

5.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.3

1.0

^9

153.8

4.96

0.046

0.05

Apr.

2.7

2.9

1.6

1.5

.9

1.7

1.7

.8

.8

1.5

4.6

372

2.5

3.1

3.7

*2.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.2

2.7

1.5

1.0

.7

.6

73

1.2

1.4

2.6

56.6

1.89

0.017

0.02

May

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.7

1.0

.9

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.8

1.3

.7

.5

75

.7

.7

.8

.9

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

32.7

1.05

0.0096

0.01

June

0.9 rro"

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.5

7.0

378

2.9

3.6

6.0

4.3

3.4

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.3

2.4

2.3

3.1

5.6

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.0

2.8

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.4

93.7

3.12

0.029

0.03

July

3.4

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.8

*3.7

3.6

3.7

3.2

2.9

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.4

4.2

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.7

3.2

2.5 2 8

97.0

3.13

0.029

0.03

Aug.

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.8

3.1

3.5

3.0

2.8

4.1

4.7

9.6

7.5

5.6

5.4

5.4

6.2

8.9

13

12

*9.2

8.5

13

14

12

12

12

10

21

47SB" 

28

326.6

10.5

0.096

0.11

Sept.

26

29

28

31

35

40

38

36

39

38

36

34

31

30

29

29

27

30

33

31

30

29

27

25

25

24

23

22

23

31

909

30.3

0.278

0.31

Calendar year 1955: Max 166 

Water year 1955-56: Max 93

Min 

Min

6.0

0.5

Mean 41.7 Cfsm 0.383 In. 5.18 

Mean 15.1 Cfsra 0.139 In. 1.87

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVEROLADES 89

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwall, Pla.

Location.-Lat 27°22'56", long 81°09'45", in SE^ sec. 30, T. 35 S., R. 32 E., on downstream 

sTHi-near center of bridge on U. S. Highway 98, 100 ft downstream from Seaboard Air Line 

Cornwell ge ' T mlles uP stream from Klssimmee River, and 4| miles northwest of

Drainage area. 624 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1934 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 29.71 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 15, 1942, and Aug. 19, 1949, to Mar 9 1955 waterstage recorder and May 15, 1942, to Aug. 19, 1949, staff gage, at site a quarter of a 

mile downstream at same datum. Since June 3, 1953, auxiliary water-stage recorder 

l.J miles upstream.

Average discharge.--22 years, 415 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum daily discharge during year, 46 cfs Oct. 3, 5; maximum gage height, 

J.81 ft Oct. 13; no flow for many days during period February to June, caused by earth 

dams upstream.

1934-56: Maximum discharge, 2,040 cfs Sept. 22, 1948; maximum gage height, 11.41 ft

T ^c1953; n? £low ^ 22 to June 15 > 1949 > and many days during period February to 

June 1956, caused by temporary dams upstream.

Remarks. Records fair Oct. 1-12, poor thereafter. Slight regulation at low flow caused 

by manipulation of stoplogs in dam above station since June 1949. Some diversions at 

times during high water from Lake Istokpoga into Indian Prairie and Harney Pond Canals 

when levees on southeast shore of lake are overtopped or washed out. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1450.

Revisions.--WSP 1204: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

42

44

IS

45

*46

42

39

43

40

41

41

43

35

e!8

el4

e!2

e9.8

e7.2

e6.0

e5.0

e3.5

el.O

e.8

e.6

e.6

e.6

e.6

.6

.6 

. 6

*.6

629.1

20.3

0.033

0.04

Nov.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.3

_._2

12.2

0.41

0.00066

0.0007

Dec.

0.2

. 2

.3

.3

.3

.6

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

±2

.6

.4 

.2

9.7

0.31

0.00050

0.0006

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.1*,2

.£

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

. 2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.4

.6

.7 *TT

.6

.3

-2'.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

9.1

0.29

0.00046

0.0005

Feb.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

2.4

0.08

0.00013

0.0001

Mar.

0

0

0

0

*jj.

.1.1

o

o

0

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.000016

0.00002

Apr.

0

0

o

.1.1

0

0

0

0

^2

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

o.oi

0.000016

0.00002

May

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.2

.2

^1

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

o

.1

.1

*.

2.0

0.06

OJDO0096

0.0001

June

0.1

.1

.1

O

.1

.1

.5

.2

.1

.3

^6

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

6.7

0.22

0.00035

0.0004

July

0^3

.3

.5

.9

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.6

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

1^9

*1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.8

25.5

0.82

0.0013

0.002

Aug.

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.4

U,

1.4

1.9

1.7

1.5

*1.5

1.7

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.4

3.5

3.2

2.6

2 . 6

59.2

1.91

0.0031

0.004

Sept.

2.6

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

5.5

*7.4

6.0

4.7

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.5

5.2

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.2

5.5

6.6

7.6

150.8

5.03

0.0081

0.009

Calendar year 1955: Max 473 Min 0.2 Mean 140 Cfsro O.224 In. 3.03

Water year 1955-56: Max 46 Min 0 Mean 2.48 Cfsm O.OO40 In. O.O6

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of gage-height record for auxiliary gage.

Note. Earth dams constructed across channel upstream from station on Oct. 13. Discharge for the 

remainder of year represents seepage.
90 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Kissimmee River near Okeechobee, Fla.

Location. Lat 27° 14'18", long 80°58'57", in sec. 25, T. 37 S., R. 33 E., on downstream 

end of left pier of bridge on State Highway 70, 9.4 miles west of Okeechobee and 

16 miles upstream from Lake Okeechobee.

Drainage area. 2,886 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1956.

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.37 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

"929. Prior to Apr. 28, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 1,969 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 903 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stage falling; 

maximum peak discharge during year, 853 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 18.38 ft); minimum 

daily discharge, 68 cfs May 29 to June 5; minimum gage height observed, 15.19 ft 

Aug. 7.

1930-56: Maximum discharge, 17,800 cfs Oct. 14, 1953; maximum gage height, 29.34 

ft Oct. 7, 1948; minimum daily discharge, that of May 29 to June 5, 1956; minimum gage 

height, that of Aug. 7, 1956.

Flood in August 1928, resulting from hurricane, reached a peak of 30.3 ft (discharge, 

20,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods based on once-daily staff-gage readings, 

which are fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1956 are given in WSP 1450.

Revisions. WSP 1204: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 12, 13)

Oct. 1 to June 13 June 14 to Sept. 30

15.3

15.5

16.0

91

166

17.0

18.0

19.0

364

647

1,010

15.2

16.0

17.0

19.0

182

400

1,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O 

31

Total

He an

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

869

817

807

778

771

*789

803

796

796

796

807

840

880

876

854

847

858

865

862

858

851

840

828

803

789

760

732

707

687

660 

Ml

24,867

802

0.278

0.32

Nov.

628

625

618

6O9

600

593

587

578

572

575

563

554

548

542

542

540

534

531

525

516

513

516

516

510

*502

496

493

493

496

.488

16,403

547

0.19O

0.21

Dec.

490

490

476

482

4S5

482

488

474

471

476

479

488

488

479

471

468

465

454

446

446

443

435

435

429

424

448

468

460 

446

14,490

467

0.162

0.19

Jan.

435

437

437

426

416

*418

432

421

410

421

426

421

413

406

398

398

390

378

374

369

359

364

371

386

366

352

364

374

374

366 

355

12,257

395

0.137

0.16

Feb.

346

350

.355

341

332

323

315

315

*330

337

341

348

339

341

346

341

328

323

321

315

313

311

319

326

321

304

292

288

286

9,447

326

0.113

0.12

Mar.

286

313

313

286

278

278

280

270

260

*264

304

30O

29O

282

272

26O

241

239

254

262

252

*258

272

258

235

231

241

241

226

206 

200

8,152

263

O.091

0.11

Apr.

204

215

211

189

171

*168

166

164

170

197

206

180

173

193

213

193

166

141

 132

149

158

161

158

149

143

147

154

152

152

*144

5,119

171

0.059

0.07

May

133

130

130

127

118

112

107

111

143

166

191

189

159

136

130

127

118

115

115

115

104

96

91

91

*89

81

77

75

M

68 

68

3,586

116

0.040

0.05

June

68

68

68

68

68

77

92

99

101

92

95

124

124

*120

126

117

112

117

102

99

99

107

115

107

107

107

104

99

97

91

2,970

99.0

O.O34

0.04

July

86

81

85

107

127

163

111

210

189

189

189

189

182

165

146

134

127

117

110

 104

102

99

94

91

89

86

SI

I*

76

79 

79

3,861

125

O.O43

0.05

Aug.

76

76

74

76

76

74

*71

M

69

81

76

69

69

69

75

88

97

110

120

117

107

112

126

133

175

274

302

284

397

444 

349

4,335

140

0.049

0.06

Sept.

300

521

546

473

*488

746

*804

726

764

MS.

804

704

618

518

424

352

293

267

332

382

400

419

411

379

330

272

225

2O2

200

198

13,940

465

0.161

O.18

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,700 Mln 320 Mean 865 Cfsm 0.300 In. 4.06

Water year 1955-56: Max 880 Mln 68 Mean 326 Cfsm 0.113 In. 1.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Mar. 17, 18, Bar. 25 to Apr. 13, 

Apr. 16 to Aug. 29, Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 16-22, 25-30.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 91

Taylor Creek near Basinger, Pla.

Location. Lat 27"23'40", long 80"53'45", In SE^ sec. 26, T. 35 S., R. 34 E., near center 

of channel on downstream side of county bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from small tributary 

and 8.5 miles east of Basinger.

Drainage area. 15.7 sq ml.

Records available. June 1955 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Wooden control July 12 to Sept. 10, 1956. Datum of gage Is 

29.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. 1955: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 402 cfs July 2 (gage 

height, 5.51 ft); no flow June 8-10.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 326 cfs Sept. 18; maximum gage height, 

5.42 ft Sept. 9; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1955

June

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

*0

0

July

108

233

47

19

11

8.5

6.5

5.1

5.2

5.7

Aug.

73

28

14

*12

10

8.4

6.3

4.8

4.8

4.7

Sept.

5.9

5.0

5.4

6.6

4.3

3.3

2.9

3.0

3.3

11

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

June

0.1

4.0

4.4

1.6

1.0

4.3

17

7.3

5.0

18

July

4.1

3.8

3.0

2.2

1.6

1.7

1.6

 1.4

1< 2

2.5

Aug.

3.1

2.1

1 .6

1.6

3.8

4.0

*2.8

2.2

6.8

18

Sept.

37

33

19

10

7.5

5.8

4.5

12

31

1O

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean. ..................................................................

Runoff in inches .......................................................

June

16

33

12

7.3

5.2

5.9

*5.6

14

21

6O

-

_

-

-

July

3.5

1.9

1.6

3.7

10

7.5

4.1

12

44

5O

138

24.1

1.54 

1.77

Aug.

57

69

258

112

65

40

27

17

*11

8.3

7.1

28.5

1.82 

2.O9

Sept.

6.6

5.1

4.0

3.1

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.1

8.31

0.529 

0.59

Peak discharge (base. 40O cfs).--July 2 (2:30 a.m.) 402 cfs (5.51 ft). 

'Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.4

1.3

1.1

2.6

 1.9

1.3

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

3.6

*38

*25

11

6.9

5.0

4.2

3.3

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.8 

.7

.6 

. 6

 * 

123.7

3.99

0.254

0.29

Nov.

O.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

fe.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

7.3

0.24

0.015

0.02

Dec.

O.I

f 1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2 

.5

.6

.5

.4

10.1

0.33

0.021

0.02

Jan.

0.4

.3

.2

.2

*.3

.2is

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

1.0

1-3

1.1

.9

1.0

1.0 

.6

.6

16.6

0.54

0.034

0.04

Feb.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.6

~T9 1.3

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

<x

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

9.3

0.32

0.020

0.02

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.3

.5

74

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*.l

!i.1.1.1

.1.1 .1.1

0

0

4.0

0.13

0.0083

0.009

Apr.

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.5

3.1 

2.4

18 

44

68.0

2.27

0.145

0.16

May

*40

53

25

18

13

14

9.6

13

M

82

47

28

15

9.0

6.5

4.9

3.7

3.7

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.7 

.7

.7 

.6

 * 

482.3

15.6

0.994

1.14

June

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.5

.4

.5

1.6

1.4

*.8

.4

.4

.6

.8

.5

.3

.3

.2

.1

. 1

.1

.3

*.4

.4 

.5

.8 

2.5

16.6

0.55

0.035

0.04

July

1.8

1.1

.8

1.1

2.8

3.5

3.0

1.7

.8

*.7

1.2

.9

*.5

.5

.3

*.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

o*0

o

o

0

o

0

0

21.7

0.70

0.045

0.05

Aug.

o

O

O

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

.1.1

.1

0

.1.1

.2

.5

.5

.7

1.4

1.4

5.3

3.9

H*4.8 

2 8

lie

36.1

1.16

0.074

0.09

Sept.

1.4

2.1

8.7

16

28

65

*74

59

122

*154

94

56

33

22

17

14

12

59

229

128

62

34

24

*19

15

12

9.6 

7.9

6.7 

5*6

1,390.0

46.3

2.95

3.29

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1955-56: Max 229 Min 0 Mean 5.97 Cfsm 0.380 In. 5.17

400 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station above Okeechobee.
92 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Taylor Creek above Okeechobee, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°17'03", long 80°49'20", in Nwi sec. 3, T. 37 S., R. 35 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of county bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from small tributary 

canal, 2.8 miles north of Okeechobee, and 7.6 miles upstream from Lake Okeechobee.

Drainage area. 98.7 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1955 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 18.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 404 cfs Sept. 12, 13 (gage height, 4.81 ft); no 

flow Mar. 28 to Apr. 26.

1955-56: Maximum discharge, 439 cfs July 4, 1955; maximum gage height, that of 

Sept. 12, 13, 1956; no flow at times each year.

Flood of Oct. 19, 1950, reached a stage of 7.81 ft (discharge, 2,470 cfs), from discharge measurement at peak.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 29-31, Apr. 29 to May 2)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

2.4 

3.9

6.1

3.3

3.4 

3.7

3.9

4.0

9.5

15

83

112

.1 

.7 

1.2 

2 9 2.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.6 40

3.4 

5.6 

9.7

3.7

3.9

4.0 

4.5

51

90

117

273

5.0 495

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

20

16

17

*15

12

9.5

8.3

7.2

6.4

18~ 6.1

54

79

86

83

76

72

65

54

45

39

33

28

22

18

13

11

9.5

8.3 

7.2

963.5

31.1

0.315

0.36

Nov.

6.1

S74

4.9

4.5

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

111

81.8

2.73

0.028

0.03

Dec.

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

2.0

2.5

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

3.5

7.2

I'.Z

94.8

3.06

0.031

0.04

Jan.

6.7

673

6.0

5.6

*5.4

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

272

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.7

3.1

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.2

2 2

104.3

3.36

0.034

0.04

Feb.

2.0

275

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

*1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

^_4

37.9

1.31

0.013

0.01

Mar.

0.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.4

.5

.6

j_§

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

*.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

5

0

0

9.7

0.31

0.0031

0.004

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.4

.!_

1.5

0.05

0.00051

0.0006

May

*1.7

575

41

106

104

109

86

70

109

162

187

165

130

98

76

57

45

34

31

29

25

23

20

15

10

6.3

4.2

3.6

4.2

3.1

2.2

1,762.3

56.8

0.575

0.66

June

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

79

1.3

22

46

41

35

49

64

57

*48

40

38

37

31

22

14

8.8

5.6

34

34

23

21

11

14

28

20

750.3

25.0

0.253

0.28

July

14

7.9

4.8

5.4

40

55

50

40

30

23

29

79

83

72

55

46

39

29

21

*16

12

9.2

6.7

5.4

4.2

3.3

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.8

U6

790.2

25.5

0.258

0.30

Aug.

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.7

3.6

4.2

4_.6

47.7

1.54

0.016

0.02

Sept.

3.8

6.6

39

88

*133

174

196

190

226

280

319

391

396

342

292

249

216

200

236

284

378

391

355

314

277

249

222

196

184

174

7,001.4

233

2.36

2.64

Calendar year 1955: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-55: Max 395 Mln o Mean 31.8 Cfsm 0.322 In. 4.38

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

St. Lucie Canal at lock, near Stuart, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°07', long 80°17', T. 39 S., R. 41 E., in Salerno Grant, at upstream end 

of right lock wall, 6 miles southwest of Stuart.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since December 1924 are contained in files of the Everglades Drainage District and Corps of Engineers. Unpublished discharge records November 1948 to September 

1952 are contained in files of Corps of Engineers.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 3, 1948, staff gage at same site and at various 

daturas. Since Sept. 5, 1952, auxiliary water-stage recorder at Arundel Bridge, 

1.9 miles upstream.

Extremes.--1952-56: Maximum daily discharge, 10,500 cfs Oct. 10, 1953. Lock closed on 

many days in most years; net flow during these periods consists of leakage and lockage 

through Stuart lock (generally less than 10 cfs).

Remarks. Flow regulated by lock near Stuart. Lock closed Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Dec. 15, 

16, Dec. 18 to Sept. 30. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are 

given in WSP 1450.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Dec. 13. 428

716

481

Note. On days for which no discharge 

lockage, generally less than 10 cfs.

Is shown, flow consists of leakage and

West Palm Beach Canal at Canal Point, Fla.

Location.--Lat 26°51'50", long 80°37'55", in NE£ sec. 33, T. 41 S., R. 37 E., on right 

bank in hurricane gate structure 5 at Lake Okeechobee, in Canal Point, 200 ft upstream 

from U. S. Highway 441.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Deflection meter since Feb. 25, 1956. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 14, 1954, staff gage at site 550 ft downstream at same datum. Since May 1940, auxiliary water-stage recorder below lock and dam.

Extremes. 1939-56: Maximum daily discharge, 817 cfs Mar. 18, 1948; maximum gage height 

observed, 18.54 ft Oct. 23, 1947, at former site; maximum daily reverse flow, 1,760 cfs 

June 15, 1942; minimum gage height observed, 8.48 ft June 15-17, 1952, at former site.

Remarks. Records poor prior to Feb. 25, fair thereafter. Flow regulated at station by 

operation of hurricane gates. Flow occasionally reversed after periods of considerable 

rainfall because of downstream natural drainage and pumpage from agricultural lands in 

the Everglades. Prior to Feb. 25, 1956, discharge computed using three daily observations of velocity; thereafter, discharge computed from continuous velocity record obtained from recording deflection vane in hurricane gate chamber. Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1450.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

497

460

514

412

437

518

392 

435

512

496

579

526

91

0

0

0

0

O

271

439

448

401

347

425

616

549

"442 623 

496

528 

438

11,892

384

23,590

Nov.

540

493

430

508

526

440

371 

426

383

245

1§7

208

*207

223

207

217

233

200

233

252

389

333

369

339

328

377

265 

342

415

374

10,060

335

19,950

Dec.

304

315

263

236

264

*269

239 

-122

-348

-413

178 -468

-377

-203

97

283

264

30O

320

290

259

*178

203

253

238

233

248

175

40

162

208

3,888

125

7,710

Jan.

247

216

186

269

209

271

276 

349

333

450

397

293

314

284

227

276

271

241

251

291

237

226

227

238

184

203

198 

1£7

177

177

232

7,917

255

15,700

Feb.

122

181

*185

205

220

244 -363

-5S1

157

29

-206

-39

138

146

147

216

245

 255 255

245

240

240

237

211

183

217

222 

235

254

- -----

3,860

133

7,660

Mar.

224

*248

249

224

256

337

330 

446

448

409

404

380

319

290

281

289

280

249

306

303

237

*211

235

263

232

230

344

368

372

470

433

9,667

312

19,170

Apr.

353

337

355

369

372

415

400 

367

351

280

274

198

226

260

238

249

310

314

305

278

280

320

337

473

*494

253

-120 

68

217

213

8,786

293

17,430

May

268

250

249

249

281

250

-118 m*-273

-178

-55

-73

-102

-60

220

-13

142

130

130

100

141

141

132

155

177

171 

187

*146

162

193

3,535

114

7,010

June

162

194

96

228

-72

199

370 

364

238

228

134

129

156

283

287

319

337

357

388

404

*430

494

488

479

462

479

465 

425

376

268

9,167

306

18,180

July

234

125

140

164

-137

-282 ~5 

158

143

-115

-128

-207

-123

-71

59

146

217

254

*250

165

141

124

66

104

139

144

154 

97 -85

-54

-88

1,734

55.9

3,440

Aug.

-58

-15

103

140

167

152

113 

146

*60

-52

-86

-75

-108

-98

-38

-45

-72

-11

34

56

136 -57

-98

-75

-91

-117

-192 

*-310

-389

-287

-299

-1 , 406

-45.4

-2,790

Sept.

-408

-509

-437

-397

-513

-500

-591 

-568

-564

-559

-607

-476

-406

-274

-114

-126

-308

-646

*-824

-639

-544

-388

-261

-466

-225

-203

-199 -268

-120

-210

-12,330

-411

-24,460

Calendar year 1955: Max 785 Mln -643 Mean 241 Ac-ft 174,800

Water year 1955-56: Max 623 Mln -824 Mean 155 Ac-ft 112,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Negative figures Indicate flow toward Lake Okeechobee.
94 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

West Palm Beach Canal at West Palm Beach, Fla.

Location. Lat 26°38'40", long 80°03'24", in NE£ sec. 16, T. 44 S., R. 43 E., on left bank 

at upstream side of lock and dam, 20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 805 on 

Poinsettia Avenue and 4.9 miles south of courthouse in West Palm Beach.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (State Road Department 

benchmark). Prior to Apr. 26, 1940, staff gage and Apr. 26, 1940, to Dec. 20, 1949, 

water stage recorder, at same site at datum 0.25 ft higher.

Extremes . 1939-56: Maximum dally discharge, 5,320 cfs Apr. 18, 1942; maximum gage

height, 10.89 ft Oct. 13, 1947, present datum; .minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage 

height, 2.85 ft Dec. 3, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 13.20 ft Oct. 23, 24, 1924, present datum (discharge, 8,570 

cfs), from records by Everglades Drainage District.

Remarks. Records fair above 200 cfs and poor below. Flow regulated by manipulation of 

stoplogs in dam and gates in lock chamber for irrigation and drainage purposes by 

Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District. Lock chamber not used for navigation. Since January 1954, flow materially affected by control structures at 

20-mile bend, 20 miles upstream.

Cooperation. Stoplog record furnished by Central and Southern Florida Flood Control 

District.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

534

530

526

516

512

455

385

422

454

470

454

454

935

QQQ

620

456

460

 411

480

502

514

518

504

492

488

484

396

354

390

426

430

15,380

496

30,510

NOV.

352

296

ISO

(*)

120

4,158

139

8,250

Dec.

. 120

602

64£

276

130

5,030

162

9,980

Jan.

(*)

130

181

193

*181

140

4,245

137

8,420

Feb.

140

90

3,310

114

6,570

Mar.

40

1,240

40.0

2,460

Apr.

(..)

40

(..)

1,200

4O.O

2,38O

May

50

95

101

93

86

*»87

89

93

89

86

81

70

2,110

68.1

4,190

June

1-

402

 524

303

100

120

3,019

131

7,770

July

110

755

652

392

396

622

652

600

31S

220

(*)

160

7.S77

254

15,620

Aug.

150

260

(*)

384

405

469

551

472

500

6OO

725

789

1.030

928

804

642

11,989

387

23,780

Sept.

652

704

688

 612

596

700

784

924

1,280

2.430

1,960

1,480

798

388

172

300

352

467

515

442

476

416

392

362

334

 278

274

298

310

314

19,698

657

39,070

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,950 Mln - Mean 496 Ac-ft 359,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,430 Mln - Mean 219 Ac-ft 159,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day. 

Mote. Leakage through dam Oct. It''

di

Oct

Se

** Field estimate made on this day.

Mote. Leakage through dam Oct. 1 to Sept. 19, Sept. 26-3O. Leakage was estimated on basis of

.scharge measurements and records of dam operation. Leakage was 20 percent or more of the discharge

it. 8-11, 19, Oct. 24 to Dec. 13, Dec. 16 to June 5, June 9 to July 11, July 19 to Aug. 24,

>pt. IS, 16.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 95

Hillsboro Canal at Belle Glade, Fla.

Location. Lat 26"41 "20", long 80"40"35", in SE^ sec. 31, T. 43 S., R. 37 E., near right 

bank on pier of footbridge in Belle Glade, three-quarters of a mile upstream from bridge 

on U. S. Highway 441 and 2| miles southeast of Lake Okeechobee. Prior to Mar. 8, 1956, 

at site half a mile upstream.

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1950, October 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. Staff gage read three times daily. Datura of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 13, 1955, water-stage recorder at site three-quarters of a mile 

downstream and Jan. 13, 1955, to Mar. 7, 1956, water-stage recorder at site half a mile 

upstream. Prior to Mar. 15, 1944, at datum 1.69 ft lower.

Extremes. 1940-50, 1954-56: Maximum discharge measured, 481 cfs Feb. 14, 1940; maximum 

daily reverse flow, 512 cfs Aug. 29, Sept. 10, 1956.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow regulated by hurricane gates at Lake Okeechobee and by drainage pumps. Discharge computed,using three daily observations of velocity. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1450.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

407

416

449

422

492

431

361

292

309

152

-194

-210

-295

-235

-225

-247

-219

-202

 18

57

6

-19

-44

0

92

12

-12

160

154

186

281

2,800

90.3

5,550

Nov.

293

321

347

355

m

218

216

237

245

33

1O5

32

13

-6

7T

95

150

125

132

133

126

125

201

208

207

208

2O9

203

160

90

5,076

169

10,070

Dec.

82

57

44

-13

38

»36~ 114

-46

34

67

33

-34

-175

^5T

-47

26

6

38

57

-6

19

45

77

70

76

70

76

-138

-152

-33

32

440

14.2

873

Jan.

19

-6

32

38

13

13

6

32

32

 81

50

56

62

49

67

43

67

6

42

49

31

-6

O

32

-71

13

-32

-32

-13

509

16.4

1,010

Feb.

-95

*-50

6

-43

-68

-50

-66

-144 =3T

-89

-32

-33

-58

-51

-82

-56

-31

-IS

12

55

37

31

30

-36

-12

47

35

88

119

-605

-20.9

-1,200

Mar.

23

*93

58

63

69

46

57

51

45

39

24

30

-6

5

12

41

76

87

74

63

64

71

87

34

52

18

34

60

38

65

87

1,561

50.4

3,100

Apr.

5

3T

46

218

337

347

381

515

139

11

23

41

77

42

138

158

160

194

 183

292

174

131

325

199

214

208

202

88

131

325

5,135

171

10,190

May

142

157

139

29

126

0

135

142

113

-15S

»-12

-41

41

76

176

215" 256

193

146

122

139

117

144

132

166

138

69

102

22

117

61

3,254

105

6,450

June

146

152

TST

135

0

-128

-85

-179

-149

-103

-85

-51

-56

-60

-85

-112

-143

-45

-44

-26

O

-56

-39

-21

ago

-69

-119

-96

-188

-T5a~

-1,600

-53.3

-3,170

July

-192

-178

-193

-169

-2O2

-115

-164

-163

-107

-138

-170

-84

-206

-142

-215

-52

43

33

»60

-22

71

87

0

0

5

-65

38

86

~IS 108

0

-2,035

-65.6

-4,040

Aug.

59

43

108

135

27

97

86

49

43

69

48

59

97

-86

128

143

^4T

21

-5

-16

57

-177

-53

-56

-144

-213

-341

-434

-512

-JzT

-406

-1,647

-53.1

-3,270

Sept.

-267

-350

-264

-243

»-342

-239

-359

-364

-258

-512

-228

-287

-199

-73

-197

-208

-180

-73

-275

»-242

-202

-259

-202

-169

-33

-27

-1?0~

-82

-147

-114

-6,515

-217

-12,920

Calendar year 1955: Hax 492 Mln -496 Mean 144 Ac-ft 104,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 492 Mln -512 Mean 17.4 Ac-ft 12,640

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Negative figures Indicate flow toward Lake Okeechobee.
96 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Hillsboro Canal near Deerfield Beach, Fla.

Location.--Lat 26"19'39", long 80°07'52", in SWi sec. 35, T. 47 S., R. 42 E., at upstream 

end of lock at right end of dam, 1.8 miles west of Deerfield Beach and 4.4 miles downstream from bridge on State Highway 7.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1956.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 15, 1940, staff gage at same site at datum 0.92 ft 

lower. Since July 31, 1947, auxiliary water-stage recorder at downstream end of lock 

or at site 500 ft downstream from lock.

Extremes. 1939-56: Maximum daily discharge, 3,490 cfs Oct. 12, 1947; maximum gage height, 

12.10 ft Oct. 17, 1944 (from floodmarks); no flow Dec. 16, 1939, Apr. 11, June 18, 1940; 

minimum gage height, 1.46 ft Sept. 27, 1955 (caused by temporary maintenance operation 

at dam).

Remarks. Records fair above 200 cfs and poor below. Plow regulated at station by Central 

and Southern Florida Flood Control District for irrigation and drainage and by floodcontrol levee, 11 miles above station. Pumps above station divert water for irrigation during growing season. Since September 1952, flow materially affected by control structure 11 miles upstream. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 

are given in WSP 1450.

Cooperation. Stoplog record furnished by Central and Southern Florida Flood Control 

District.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

51

105

95 

\ 65

86

131

> 40

S4

523

553

*306

94

60

, 45

(»)

3,073

99.1

6,100

Nov.

45

145

116

40

C)

110

81 

40

1,537

51.2

3,050

Dec.

. 30

(*)

115

217

123

30

508

551

^ 45

2,324

75.0

4,610

Jan.

30

83 

160

105

66

110

62

30

1,336

43.1

2,650

Feb.

30

(*)

50

30

......

930

32.1

1,840

Mar.

30

(*)

930

30.0

1,840

Apr.

30

(»)

900

30.0

1,790

May

30

930

30.0

1,840

June

30

C)

130

105

1,075

35.8

2,130

July

66

73

Too

56

100

76

71 

55 

46

56

90

loo

90

75

52

30

1,666

53.7

3,300

Aug.

(*) 

30

40

48

65

90

310

205

95

*90 

70 

75

1,758

56.7

3,490

Sept.

75

90

85 

153

130

90

105

145 

205 

888

462

210

140

85

55

55

32

48

*105

210

355 

230 

220

150

90

60

100

48

80 

60

4,761

159

9,440

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,54O Mln - Mean 265 Ac-ft 191,800

Water year 1955-56: Max 888 Mln - Mean 58.0 Ac-ft 42.09O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Considerable leakage through dam Oct. 1 to Aug. 23. Leakage computed on basis of discharge 

measurements and records of dam operation. Leakage was 2O percent or more of the discharge Oct. 1- 

11, Oct. 15 to Dec. 13, Dec. 15-27, Dec. 30 to Aug. 23.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 97

North New River Canal at South Bay, Fla.

Location. Lat 26°40', long 80°43', in sec. 14, T. 44 S., R. 36 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 80 in South Bay, 2.5 miles south of Lake 

Okeechobee. Prior to Apr. 11, 1956, at site 410 ft downstream.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1956 (prior to March 1942, monthly discharge 

and discharge measurements only).

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to Apr. 11, 1956, at site 410 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. 1939-56: Maximum daily discharge, 1,040 cfs Sept. 30, 1947; maximum gage height 

observed, 16.39 ft Oct. 15, 16, 1947; maximum reverse flow observed, 445 cfs June 10, 

17, 1942; minimum gage height observed, 8.18 ft June 30, 1956.

Flood of July 27, 28, 1926, reached a stage of 20.56 ft, from records by Everglades 

Drainage District.

Remarks.--Records poor. Lock and dam removed during year. Flow regulated by hurricane 

gates at Lake Okeechobee and by drainage pumps. Discharge computed using twice-daily 

observations of velocity. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are 

given in WSP 1450.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

383

380

380

385

370

383

324

356

396

270

179 30"5

348

285

257

246

198

Z24

Z85

Z66

*293

274

270

274

269

206

2Z3

233

270

281

27 6

9,089

293

18,030

Nov.

3Z6

379

36Z

380

389

404

3T7

319

368

321

317

*332

333

304

319

263

'539" Z38

26Z

298

Z68

284

276

298

274

282

266

312

323

342

9,443

315

16,730

Dec.

315

310

3Z7

318

501

311

*339

381

450

43T

360

435

424

447

413

418

378

364

356

395

360

363

*376

355

370

346

35 Z

400

4Z8

391

393

11,607

374

23,020

Jan.

390

380

377

371

386

353

329

333

333

*286

Z88

271

283

266

260

262

271

291

219

53TT

277

288

267

332

404

379

394

342

316

300

329

9,B13

317

19,460

Feb.

340

*316

279

232 '293"

289

4T4" 422

375

405

335

413

387

366

408

330

357

270

267

337

333

337

310

294

246

273

267

251

336

9,482

327

18,810

Mar.

*271

265

184

198

191

157

135

141

150

134

206

221

221

Z21

194

213

259

193

154

217

*207

221

Z54

313

555

269

235

233

267

232

e200

6,691

216

13,270

Apr.

. e200

*403

444

off

158

156

424

499

437

489

500 S5B"

422

412

437

486

456

479

479

479

9,555

518

16,950

May

435

475

202

397

448

555

377

463

486

494

*456

479

502

490

497

536

575 54"2

475

497

508

508

493

444

500

555

466

396

*440

466

466

14,521

466

28,800

June

484

1ST

371

382

346

270

206

0

O

O

96

96

B6

113

112

121

112

109

101

*91

91

73

73

73

55

56

66

47

56

71

4,208

140

8,350

July

28

38

-fs 19

39

62

63

101

103

121

146

144

166

146

125

130

173

235

268

524

270

292

292

310

297

286

254

Z54

233

254

254

5,476

177

10,860

Aug.

300

342

297

286

294

294

294

284

336

*291

357

757

346

315

262

242

210

315

357

302

208

175

312

273

168

16B

170

233

191

117

TIT

8,213

265

16,290

Sept.

86

54

53

54

*54

1 °

\ e-20

J

33

22

e-20

11

22

22

, e-50

-389

-13.0

-772

Calendar year 1955: Max 705 Mln -86 Mean 334 Ac-ft 241, 90o

Water year 1955-56: Max 575 Mln - Mean 267 Ac-ft 193,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e No gage-height and/or no point-velocity record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record, 

records for Hillsboro Canal at Belle Glade, and observer's notes. 

Note. Negative figures Indicate flow toward Lake Okeechobee.
98 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

North New River Canal near Port Lauderdale, Pla.

Location. Lat 26°05'39", long 80°13'48", In SW£ sec. 14, T. 50 S., R. 41 E., on right 

bank 20 ft upstream from lock and dam on State Highway 84 and 6 miles southwest of 

Fort Lauderdale.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage Is at mean sea level, datura of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 13, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at downstream end of lock chamber. Aug. 1, 1947, to 

July 20, 1950, at site 500 ft downstream.

Extremes. 1939-56: Maximum daily discharge, 3,280 cfs Nov. 19, 1947; maximum gage

height, 10.83 ft Oct. 17, 1947; minimum daily discharge, 2.4 cfs May 21, 22, 1947; mlnmum gage height, 0.78 ft Dec. 3, 1942.

Maximum discharge known, 5,400 cfs Oct. 15, 1929 (gage height, 7.66 ft, present 

datum), from records by Everglades Drainage District.

Remarks. Records fair. Plow regulated at and above station by dams for irrigation,

drainage, and flood and fire control. Several small diversions above station for irrigation. Since February 1952, flow materially affected by control structure at 20-mile 

bend, 14 miles upstream. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are 

given in WSP 1450.

Cooperation. Stoplog record furnished by Central and Southern Florida Flood Control 

District.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

392 

400 

392

*300

312

320

328

320

320

320

352

729

923

835

743

710

656

656 

672

624

592

576

560 

387

368

368

360

352

344

344

259

14,814

478

29,380

Nov.

165

^ 120

140

I"

(*)

105

3,755

125

7,450

Dec.

> 105

110

140

105

I

> 80

85

(*)

110

406

308

122

3,586

116

7,110

Jan.

144

143 

127

284

250

210

210

194

136

> 120

(*)

177

294

288

264

248

232

208

192

184 

192

5,417

175

10,740

Feb.

192

T§2 

168

176

176

160

103

50

2,267

78.2

4,500

Mar.

(*)

50

1,550

50.0

3,070

Apr.

45 (*)'

40

35

30

1

J

1-

J (*) L"1

1,040

34.7

2,060

May

40

50

60

70

(*)

80

70

60

1,950

62.9

3,870

June

> 60

(*)

50

1,530

51.0

3,030

July

50

146 

*256

224

200

176

176

168

152 

144

128

112

96

88 

80

42

30

2,868

92.5

5,690

Aug.

30

(*)

40

1,140

36.8

2,260

Sept.

f 60

134

182

158

142

142

158

522

*390

374

160

135

141

235

356 

292

276

244

244

308 

260

228

204

180

169

133

122

6,627

221

13,140

Calendar year 1955; Max 923 Mln - Mean 335 Ac-ft 242,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 923 Mln - Mean 127 Ac-ft 92,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from aquatic vegetation or varying leakage 

through dam for greater portion of year.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 99

Miami Canal at water plant, Hlaleah, Fla.

Location. Lat 25°49'38", long 80°17'15", In SWi sec. IB, T. 53 S., R. 41 E., on left bank 

at Miami water plant in Hlaleah, on U. S. Highway 27, half a mile upstream from 54th 

Street Bridge.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1956.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 0.01 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929 

[levels by Dade County). Since Oct. 1, 1946, auxiliary water-stage recorder on right 

bank above boat-lift and dam, about 150 ft downstream from 36th Street Bridge and 

2 miles downstream from gaging station in Hlaleah. Nov. 8, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1946, 

auxiliary water-stage recorder on Blscayne Bay at Coconut Grove and since Oct. 1, 1946, 

at site 2 miles downstream from base gage.

Extremes. 1940-56: Maximum dally discharge, 4,170 cfs Oct. 15, 1947; maximum gage 

height, 7.34 ft Oct. 15, 1947; maximum reverse flow measured, 390 cfs June 23, 1943; 

minimum gage height, -0.67 ft July 2, 1943, Mar. 22, 1945.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Flow affected by tide; discharge computed by using gage heights and 

tide ranges at auxiliary gage as a factor. Some seepage losses above station Into 

city of Miami well field for recharge of ground-water withdrawals. Since July 1952, 

flow materially affected by levee and control structures 12 miles upstream. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given In WSP 1450.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

635

620

614

594

589

574

553

548

528

502

528

768

803

*824

814

829

813

813

818

793

793

762

768 

768

752

742

727

737

*747

752 

747

21,875

706

43,390

Nov.

737

716

706

696

676

666

660

650

660

716

722

711

711

696

691

*686

671

666

681

691

686

696

696 

686

686

691

701

716

*716

696

20,779

693

41,210

Dec.

691

701

676

676

661

701

706

701

711

666

635

645

681

*691

686

686

686

681

686

676

676

671

660 

666

655

666

666

701

768

*752 

737

21,281

686

42,210

Jan.

716

701

676

650

625

604

594

584

564

496

512

512

*533

502

492

497

391

492

436

492

510

594

518 

569

3S5

308

385

467

385

441

*354

15,985

516

31,710

Feb.

497

370

395

5^3

339

467

467

446

472

456

400

426

390

276

*416

354

399

405

390

436

426

380

328 

344

319

344

205

*145

190

11,035

381

21,890

Mar.

190

125

120

120

120

90

90

326

283

35

35

70

35

0

40

45

1 *>

}

55

\

I *60

'

2,519

81.3

5,000

Apr.

60

95

115

(*)

' 70

2,070

69.0

4,110

May

70

260

431

318

100

(*)

' 60

65

2,854

92.1

5,660

June

(*)

65

205

409

390

241

70

40

160

105

50

(*)

40

170

352

472

431

390

4,350

145

8,630

July

230

155

430

390

240

 180

160

120

120

120

300

345

467

431

220

105

*225

467

255

150

135

> 120

125

115

95

1 .

I

6,280

203

12,460

Aug.

85

*105

245

467

492

482

462

467

441 

446

436

436

416

400

380

 370 

380

7,700

248

15,270

Sept.

416

416

410

405

436

456

446

441

451

441

405

*395

390

390

370

334

349

395

436

523

492

487

477 

456

441

421

410

*467

456

426

12,838

428

25,460

Calendar year 1955: Max 664 Mln - Mean 628 Ac-ft 454, 6OO

Water year 1955-56: Max 834 Mln - Mean 354 Ac-ft 257, OOO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge record indefinite Jan. 25, Feb. 27 to Mar. 7, Mar. 10 to May 9, May 12 tc 

June 11, June 13-27, July 1, 2, 5-12, 15-17, July 19 to Aug. 17j discharge estimated on basis of 

lo discharge measurements and record of 36th St. dam operation.
100 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Tamiami Canal outlets, Miami to Monroe, Fla.

Location.--Lab C5°45'40", long 80°49'40", in NE-f sec. 21, T. 54 S., R. 35 E. , at 40-mile 

-bend on U. S. Highway 41, 38 miles west of Miami.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1956. Prior to October 1948, published as 

Tamiami Canal outlets west of Miami.

1951, at present site and datum

Extremes. 1939-56: Maximum daily discharge, 17,000 cfs Oct. 12, 1947, from rating curve 

extended above 9,800 cfs; maximum daily reverse flow, 2.0 cfs May 1-10, 1949; no flow 

for several days in some years.

Remarks.--Records fair above 100 cfs and poor below. Figures of daily discharge consist 

of runoff from the Everglades as represented by flow through all outlets of Tamiami 

Canal from Monroe, 55 miles west of Miami, to point 18 miles west of Miami, where a 

levee aids in diverting flow southward through 60 outlets. Since July 1952, flow affected by extensive levee and control works to the north for agricultural and flood 

control purposes. Records of chemical analyses for water year 1956 are given in 

WSP 1450.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

850

850

S25

800

775

750

725

700

700

675

675

825

'910" 910

880

850

825

825

825

*800

775

750

725

700

700

675

650

625

600

600

5J30_

23,355

753

46,320

Nov.

559

*538

51S

49S

477

436

436

416

456

538

538

538

518

498

456

*416

395

379

379

363

347

331

331

315

299

283

283

315

299

*267

12,422

414

24,640

Dec.

251

2?5

225

216

206

186

186

177

186

167

167

186

206

206

196

186

177

167

148

*148

138

138

138

131

124

110

TTo

117

138

131

124

5,211

168

10,340

Jan.

110

103

103

90

82

*78

78

75

71

68

64

60

57

53

49

42

36

*31

28

25_

30

35

35

35

35

35

34

33

32

31

30

1,668

53.8

3,310

Feb.

30

*23

28

26

25

23

21

2O

19

18

16

15

14

13

*11

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

5

4

3

3

22~

*2

- -----

385

13.3

764

Mar.

1

1

1

1

0^

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

4

0.1

7.9

Apr.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

May

(*)

(*)

0

0

o

June

06~

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

*5

8

10

25

0.8

49.6

July

10

?0

25

30

37

45

50

55

60

70

80

90

131

148

138

148

138

124

*131

131

124

117

124

110

90

80

70

117

138

196

*283_

3,110

100

6,170

Aug.

299

299

267

267

347

299

251

206

177

T86

206

267

235

216

*196

186

206

251

235

235

251

216

206

196

267

416

379

363

347

*331

299

8,102

261

16,070

Sept.

331

33T

331

363

379

395

456

625

800

775

825

825

*800

750

700

650

675

675

625

559

518

518

498

436

379

347

*347

416

477

498

16,304

543

32,340

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,700 Mln 0 Mean 366 Ac-ft 265,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 910 Min 0 Mean 193 Ac-ft 140,000

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Mote. Dally discharge below 100 cfs estimated on basis of 6 discharge 

of no flow, weather records, and gage heights.

easurements, 7 observations.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Barren River Canal near Everglades, Fla.

101

Location. Lat 25°58', long 81°21', In NWir sec. 7, T. 52 S., R. 30 E., on right bank 40 ft

upstream from dam, 0.7 mile north of Copeland, 7 miles north of town of Everglades, and

7j miles upstream from mouth. 

Records available.--July to December 1951 (discharge measurements only), January 1952 to

September 1956. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (State Road Department

benchmark). Prior to Jan. 24, 1952, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Extremes.--1952-56: Maximum daily discharge, 242 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 1955; maximum gage

height, 6.28 ft Oct. 10, 1953; no flow May 17, 18, 1952; minimum gage height, 0.99 ft

May 12, 1955.

Flood in October 1947 reached a stage of about 7 ft, from information by local

resident. 

Remarks. Records poor. Flow regulated by operation of dams at, above, and below station.

Over-bank flow not included in discharge figures.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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.

186

182

183

186

196

193

188

182

178

173

171

 170

174

175

170

166

164

170

164

158

154

150

145

142

140

138

135

132

132

134

150

5,061

163

10,040

Nov.

81

61

*81

79

77

75

74

72

81

129

T3"8 146

135

95

50

56

44

39

36

33

32

*32

35

34

33

34

36

34

32

31

1,915

63.8

3,800

Dec.

30

30

30

30

29.

29

29

35

48

44

74

142

T3E *131

125

120

114

111

107

98

88

82

78

77

75

74

74

76

63

30

48

2,257

72.8

4,480

Jan.

44

41

37

34

32

30

29

28

20

C)

7

33

47

45

46

57_

57

55

52

49

47

44

904

29.2

1,790

Feb.

40

*25

4

3T

46

37

38

36

35

33

38

48

48

48

*46

51

50

45

40

38

36

32

31

28

26

22

20

19

*11

1,002

34.6

1,990

Mar.

0.1

2.3

3.4

4.2

378

3.0

2.0

1.0

.6

.4

(**)

.1

(**)

22.9

0.74

45

Apr.

(**)

0.1

(**)

3.0

0.10

6.0

May

> 0.1

36

464"4

42

42

38

35

34

34

30

29

27

*26

24

24

26

27

27

28

28

26

26

26

24

23

23

23

22

*21

861.2

27.8

1,710

June

20

22

23

22

24

25

26

26

27

26

24

23

*22

21

21

27

2~6 28

25

24

23

21

21

20

18

17

15

14

13

T4

658

21.9

1,310

July

17

18

18

16

16

17

20

T5

14

13

10

11

19

14

14

18

15

13

11

*9.4

9.6

8.0

6.4

5.4

4.6

4.0

4.4

3.8

4.2

3.6

*2 . 4

354.8

11.4

704

Aug.

2.4

?74

2.6

3.2

4.6

5.6

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.6

11

13

13

11

9.2

12

18

17

19

19

20

*22

22

21

21

20

20

22

30

37

44

467.0

15.1

926

Sept.

61

56

51

50

45

44

44

53

71

62

56

51

45

42

40

42

39

37

36

58

40

38

44

42

 40

39

45

87

7?

64

1,474

49.1

2,920

Calendar year 1955: Max 242 Min 9 Mean 104 Ac-ft 75,330

Water year 1955-56: Max 196 Min - Mean 40.9 Ac-ft 29,710

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Flow affected by tide Oct. 11 to Nov. 1, Nov. 11-14, Dec. 13-29, May 3 to Sept. 30.

Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven, Fla.

Location. --Lat 26°50' , long 81°05' , in sec. 12, T. 42 S . , R. 32 E. , on right bank at Moore

Haven, 0.5 mile downstream from hurricane gate and lock 1 at Lake Okeechobee Outlet and

15 miles upstream from lock 2 .

Records available .--July 1938 to September 1956. 

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by

C~orps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 17, 1952, at datum 1.44 ft lower. Auxiliary waterstage recorder a quarter of a mile upstream from Lake Hicpochee and 2.5 miles downstream

from base gage . 

Extremes .--1938-56: Maximum discharge measured, 5,930 cfs Nov. 6, 1947; maximum daily,

5,660 cfs Dec. 8, 1945; lock closed and flow consists of leakage and lockage (estimated

as 10 cfs) during several periods in each year. 

Remarks. --Flow regulated by lock 1 at Lake Okeechobee. Lock closed Oct. 1 to Feb. 19,

FeFT 23-29, Mar. 2-8, 10-21, 23-29, Mar. 31 to Apr. 5, Apr. 7-12, 14-20, 22-25, Apr. 27

to May 24, May 27 to Sept. 30. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are

given in WSP 1450. 

Cooperation . --Records furnished by Corps of Engineers since July 1951.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

560

860

640

489

425

685

515

Apr. 500

589

485

540

401

279

Note. On days for which no discharge is shown, 

lockage (estimated to be about 10 cfs).

flow consists of leakage and
102 PEACE RIVER BASIN

Peace Creek drainage canal near Dundee, Fla. 

(Formerly published as Drainage canal west of Dundee)

Location. Lat 28°01', long 81°38', in sec. 29, T. 28 S., R. 27 E., on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 542, 1.2 miles west of Dundee and 1.4 miles downstream from Lake Hamilton Outlet.

Drainage area. SO sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1956. Prior to October 1955, published as 

Drainage canal west of Dundee.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 114.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 25, 1950, at same site and datum and Jan. 25, 1950, to July 26, 

1951, at site 150 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1947-56), 32.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 5.30 ft); no flow 

Dec. 23-27, Jan. 17-23, Feb. 25 to May 7, May 17 to June 3.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 231 cfs Sept. 22, 1948 (gage height, 7.37 ft); no flow 

at times in some years.

Remarks. Records poor. Slight regulation at low flow by Lake Hamilton control.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 27

Z.5 O

2.8 .1

2.9 .2

3.0 .5

Dec. 28 to June 4

Z.5 0

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.1

June 5 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.Z 

3.4 

3.7

0.5 

1.0 

1.6 

2.7

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

5.3

5.5

11

Note. Same as preceding 

tab"Ie~~below 3.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

"7? 0.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

3.4

0.11

0.0022

0.003

Nov.

~*~T 0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.Z

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.1

0.17

0.0034

0.004

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

0

.1.1 .1

^2

2.7

0.09

0.0018

O.OOZ

Jan.

0.2

.2

.Z

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

TS

0

o

0

0

0

72- .3

.Z ».z

.2

.Z

.2

.2

3.7

0.1Z

0.0024

0.003

Feb.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.Z

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

6.1

0.21

0.0042

0.005

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

0

May

00"

0

0

0

0

0

.1

72" .3

.2

.Z

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

*0

0

1.5

0.05

0.0010

0.001

June

O

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2.

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.0

.5

.Z

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.4

.2

.1

5.5

0.18

0.0036

0.004

July

 n0.1

2.8

4.0

378

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.7

*2.9

3.Z

3.7

3.1

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.2

.1

50.6

1.63

0.033

0.04

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.Z

.2

.Z

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.7

 1.0

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.8 

1.9

2.5

17.5

0.56

0.011

0.01

Sept.

2.4

2.9

Z.6

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.8

Z.6

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

78

2.5

12

23

28

30

31

30

31

31

Z7

19

8.9 

5.4

311.8

10.4

O.Z08

0.23

Calendar year 1955: Max 9.3 Min 0 Mean 1.22 Cfsm 0.024 In. 0.34

Water year 1955-56: Max 31 Min 0 Mean 1.11 Cfsm O.OZ2 In. 0.30

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage height record June 14-18, 20-Z4, 26-30, July 1, 3-9j discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range in stage and records for nearby stations.
PEACE RIVER BASIN 103

Peace Creek drainage canal near Alturas, Fla. 

(Formerly published as Peace Creek Marsh Outlet near Alturas)

near left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, half a mile north of State Highway 

60, 3.5 miles north of Alturas, and 8^ miles east of F '

Location (revised).--Lat 27°55'23", long 81"42'28", In NE£ sec. 34, T. 29 S., R. 26 E.,

- - - - - alf a ml] 

Bartow.

Drainage area. 150 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. January 1947 to September 1956. Prior to October 1955, published as 

Peace Creek Marsh Outlet near Alturas.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 97.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (State Road Department benchmark).

Average discharge. 9 years, 109 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 145 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 6.07 ft); minimum, 

2.4 cfs Aug. 12; minimum gage height, 2.99 ft Nov. 4,8.

1947-56: Maximum discharge, 1,740 cfs Aug. 28, 29, 1949; maximum gage height, 11.67 

ft Aug. 28, 1949; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 12, 1956; minimum gage height, 2.61 

ft May 26-28, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 13.3 ft In 1928, from Information by local resident (discharge, 

2,540 cfs, from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs).

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

U

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

3634"

32

30

30

28

26

24

23

22

22

22

24

24

23

21

20

19

18

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11 

9.9

628.9

20.3

0.135

0.16

Nov.

9.2

8.7

*8.4

8.2

¥75

8.3

8.4

8.3

8.7

Yi

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.7

9.6

9.4

9.9

9.7

10

10

10

10

10

288.3

9.61

0.064

0.07

Dec.

10

TT

11

11

11

IE

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

13

*13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

14

T5

13

13

380

12.3

0.082

0.09

Jan.

13

1414"

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

12

12

13

13

*13

12

12

12

12 

12

408

13.2

0.088

0.10

Feb.

12

IT

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.6

9.7

11

11

7.6

6.8

8.0

7.6

6.4

6.8

6.4

5.6

6.0

6.8

5.6

7.2

7.2

7.6

6.0

5.3

4.6

-------

238.5

8.22

0.055

0.06

Mar.

4.6

T76

4.6

5.0

5.3

6.8

9.7

11

*12

16

21

TT

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

13

11

11

11

11

11

9.3

8.0

8.5

8.0

6.4

5.3

328.1

10.6

0.071

0.08

Apr.

5.6

5.2

4.9

*-g

¥75

5.7

6.0

6.5

6.2

8.4

11

9.4

8.4

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.4

7.0

*6.8

6.6

6.3

6.2

6.3

6.0

14

21

TS

10

9.4

8.7

238.4

7.95

0.053

0.06

May

7.5

7.Z

7.5

11

11

12

10

31

70

27

16

12

10

8.9

8.2

7.9

7.5

7.2

7.0

6.9

6.5

375

6.6

7.0

8.0

8.4

8.0

8.0

9.6

9.2

*9.2

398.8

12.9

0.086

0.10

June

9.2

9.4

9.4

9.4

li

11

11

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.4

8.4

8.2

7.9

9.1

8.8

7.7

6.8

6.4

6.8

12

10

9.1

7.5

6.5

6.7

7.9

8.6

7.3

263.5

8.78

0.059

0.07

July

7.3

8.4

15

21

23

22

23

19

17

*16

16

16

15

14

13

11

9.7

*8.4

7.7

8.6

13

14

10

8.6

6.8

6.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.2 4 8

375.5

12.1

0.081

0.09

Aug.

4.6

4.0

4.1

4.0

3.6

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.3

5.0

3.0

3.0

9.6

5.6

3.7

3.6

3.8

3.2

3.7

4.9

8.7

37

*33

15

9.6

9.6

7.5

52

34

22 

110

420.1

13.6

0.091

0.10

Sept.

106

T7

48

53

36

30

26

24

28

25

20

17

14

12

9.7

8.4

IT 7.7

34

30

24

22

20

21

22

21

19

18

19

27

799.8

26.7

0.178

0.20

Calendar year 1955: Max 127 Min 5.6 Mean 24.6 Cfsm 0.164 In. 2.25

Water year 1955-56: Max 110 Min 3.0 Mean 13.0 Cfsm 0.087 In. 1.18

Discharge measurement made on this day.

464436 0-58-8
104 PEACE RIVER BASIN

Lake Lulu Outlet at Eloise, Fla. 

(Formerly published as Lulu Lake Outlet at Eloise)

Location (revised) .--Lat 27°59'03", long 81°43'47", In SEj- sec. 5, T. 29 S., R. 26 E., on 

left downstream abutment of culvert on State Highway 540A at Intersection with old Rifle 

Range Road, 2,200 ft downstream from concrete control at outlet of Lake Lulu and 

0.9 mile southeast of Eloise.

Drainage area.--26 sq ml, approximately.

Records available . February 1946 to September 1956. Prior to October 1955, published as 

Lulu Lake Outlet at Eloise.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 120.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 8, 1953, at site 1,500 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9.0 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 6.93 ft); no flow 

for several days in August and September.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 178 cfs Dec. 14, 1953, caused by failure of control at 

outlet of Lake Lulu 2,200 ft upstream; maximum gage height, 11.18 ft, at former site, 

Aug. 25, 1948, from floodmarks; no flow for several days in March, April 1951 and August, September 1956.

Remarks.--Records poor. Records Include small amount of waste water diverted by Polk PackTrig" Co. from ground-water supplies during packing season. Some regulation by Lake 

Lulu.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

0.8

.8

.8 

.8

 8 

77

.7

.8

.9

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

 1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

.8

.8

32.6

1.05

-

-

Nov.

0.9

.9

 8 

 1.0 

.9

I7o

1.4

2.9

2.1

2.3

1.6

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

1.6

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.4

1.9

*2.1

2.1

53.9

1.80

-

-

Dec.

2.2

2.8

2.3

2.9

2.6

2.3

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.6

 1.8

1.8

1.9

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.9

1.7

1.7

.9

,T_

.8

1.2

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.6

57.2

1.85

-

-

Jan.

1.2

1.5

1.6 

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

 1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.1

175

1.7

T74

*1.4

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.2

1.4

44.2

1.43

-

-

Feb.

1.4

1.3

1.4 

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.5

.9

79

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.6

T75

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

 1.2

1.5

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.2

36.8

1.27

_

-

Mar.

1.5

T75

.5 

.9

1.4

1.5

1.2

.6

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

.6

.4

.9

.6

.6

.&

.7

.5

.Z_

.3

.6

.9

.9

1.2

.7

28.5

0.92

-

-

Apr.

0.5

1.2

1.0 

 l.Z

1.2

75

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

.9

1.2

1.0

 1.1

1.0

1.1

.9

.8

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

31.6

1.05

-

-

May

1.0 ITS'

1.6 

1.4

1.6

1.7

T73

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

 1.0

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.4

 1.4 

1.4

38.5

1.24

-

-

June

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.3

i§

.9

.9

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.9

TT6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.0

1.2

41.1

1.37

-

-

July

1.5

 1.6 

2.1

l!2

1.4

*1.3

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.2

.1

.1

.1

.8

.3

.2 

.2

21.8

0.70

-

-

Aug.

0.3

.7 

.4

.3 

.3

.3 

.1

0

.1

.1

.4

.4

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

1.0

2.0

*.7

.3

.3

.3

0

1.0

1.2

.3

.2

11.1

0.36

-

-

Sept.

0.2

.1

0

0 

0

.1 .1

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

O

1.3

<3.6

370

.9

.5

.3

.3

.2

.5

.4

.2

.3

.4

.3

12.7

0.42

-

"

Calendar year 1955: Max 4.1 Min 0.1 Mean 1.59 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56: Max 3.6 Min O Mean 1.12 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEACE RIVER BASIN 

Peace River at Bartow, Fla.

105

Location.--Lat 27°54>07", long 81°49i03", in NEir sec. 4, T. 30 S., R. 25 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 60, 500 ft downstream from 

McKinney Branch and 0.6 mile east of Bartow.

Drainage area.--390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 90.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 12, 1940, staff gage and July 12, 1940, to Nov. 5, 1948, waterstage recorder, at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 276 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 290 cfs Sept. 4; maximum gage height, 3.52 ft 

Oct. 1; minimum discharge, 28 cfs Mar. 27, Apr. 3-6; minimum gage height, 1.43 ft 

Apr. 5.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 4,140 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height. 6.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs; minimum, 1.4 cfs June 2, 1945 (gage height, 

0.05 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are poor. 

Revisions.--WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 10 May 11 to June 13 June 14 tt. Sept. 30

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

67

106

202

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

2.8

110

152

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

112

186

304

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

197

183

171

160

148

141

132

123

119

125

137

125

116

110

110

96

85

*89

88

83

75

70

65

60

58

58

53

50

5T 

70

64

3,212

104

0.267

0.31

Nov.

62

59

56

53

51

48

47

45

47

66

83

55

82

81

78

70

66

69

64

65

56

51

50

52

51

50

55

51

*51

52

1,793

59.8

0.153

0.17

Dec.

50

45

49

52

53

55

59

58

57

58

57

60

64

64

62

60

54

52

51

62

63

61

58

56

55

53

58

77

82 

7^

76

1,842

59.4

0.152

0.18

Jan.

74

71

70

70

74

71

72

74

69

66

68

65

62

62

64

62

62

*62

60

6?

66

65

60

68

80

80

84

33

77

74 

76

2,153

69.5

0. 178

0.21

Feb.

85

85

82

80

78

79

80

80

72

74

79

87

87

86

85

86

90

85

80

77

84

84

*80

75

66

65

66

53

M

2,278

78.6

0.202

0.22

Mar.

66

59

54

52

48

43

45

45

51

53

57

53

47

55

55

45

48

45

42

57

46

39

38

38

36

32

28

31

32

33

33

1,406

45.4

0.116

0.13

Apr.

30

29

29

28

*28

28

30

32

31

38

49

41

39

37

35

34

34

33

32

32

31

31

31

32

38

6662"

44

42

61

1,107

36.9

0.095

0.11

May

45

39

41

68

80

81

89

93

105

157

134

127

110

93

82

76

*68

63

59

59

99

*67

62

56

68

70

80

62

70

80 

66

2,429

78.4

0.201

0.23

June

60

76

73

62

55

59

IDS

76

62

55

52

122

142 ~69

58

89

95

69

58

57

48

43

42

47

54

56

57

62

61

57

2,024

67.5

0.173

0.19

July

51

»59

69

78

86

111

144

149

149

160

170

165

152

144

132

123

122

114

108

108

114

114

117

119

111

111

104

104

106

123 

132

3,649

1.18

0.303

0.35

Aug.

123

110

105

92

76

*73

76

70

70

82

109

125

149

148

139

135

135

152

141

132

138

192

257

238

219

272

?BT

233

267 

272

252

4,839

156

0.400

0.46

Sept.

240

245

260

285

277

267

242

221

219

210

204

198

192

177

163

144

151

 245

264

262

260

245

233

242

257

260

252

245

240 

235

6,935

231

0.592

0.66

Calendar year 1955: Max 385 Min 29 Mean ill Cfsm 0.285 In. 3.89

Water year 1955-56: Max 285 Mln 28 Mean 92.0 Cfsm 0.236 In. 3.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Jan. 17-19, Feb. 14 to Mar. 21, May 6-14.
106 PEACE RIVER BASIN

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°50>32", long 81°48'39", in sec. 28, T. 30 S., R. 25 E., on dock at east

 edge of pool at head of spring, 4? miles southeast of Bartow.

Records available.--1917, 1929-31 (one discharge measurement in each year); March 193<3 to

September 1956 (discharge measurements only).

Gage. Staff gage read only at time of discharge measurements or observations of no flow. 

~^rior to Apr. 6, 1937, at datum 1.00 ft lower. 

Extremes. 1932-56; Maximum discharge measured, 43.6 cfs Oct. 11, 1933; no flow observed

for long periods. Remarks. Discharge measurements made at outlet of pool. Discharge measurements or obser-

 vations of no flow made at six-week intervals.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1955 to September 1956

Nov. 39........... 0

Jan. 18........... 0

Feb. S3........... 0

Apr. 5.............. 0

35.............. 0

May 17.............. 0

July 2.............. 0

Sept.18.............. 0

Peace River at Zolfo Springs, Fla.

Location (revised) . Lat 27°30'15", long 81°48'04", in S? sec. 22, T. 34 S., R. 25 E., 

near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 17, 0.8 mile north of 

Zolfo Springs.

Drainage area. 840 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1933 to September 1956.

~

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 35.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 23 years, 728 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,110 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 7.57 ft); mini-

 mum, 40 cfs Apr. 24, 26 (gage height, -0.56 ft).

1933-56: Maximum discharge, 26,300 cfs Sept. 6, 1933 (gage height, 20.05 ft); minimum, that of Apr. 24, 26, 1956; minimum gage height, -0.62 ft June 11, 1955. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

-0.6 

0.0 

2.0

34

128

492

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

936

1,470

2,330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

33

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

396

m

383

373

358

334

314

295

378

264

259

273

330

340

332

313

393

*384

373

351

243

234

236

222

202

195

183

170

164 

151

155

8,464

273

0.325

0.37

Nov.

190

180

190

192

181

168

159

149

154

209

282

278" 286

253

234

226

227

220

217

204

188

186

188

183

161

159

168

180

*188 

186

5,986

200

0.238

0.27

Dec.

178

156

156

161

168

193

207

192

175

178

180

164

173

186

190

186

183

178

151

167

175

195

50~9" 212

195

181

164

164

170

188

186

5,557

179

0.213

0.25

Jan.

181

180

178

190

186

183

193

195

178

170

163

ITT

178

181

175

170

173

178

*180

188

188

181

173

185

202

198

204

202

255" 212 

192

5,733

185

0.220

0.25

Feb.

198

210

195

188

198

190

190

210

220

217

238

282

2BT

219

209

215

224

215

186

178

*173

164

186

180

181

173

152

TB?

161

5,755

198

0.236

0.25

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,540 Mln 51

Mar.

149

159

154

128

112

123

123

120

110

107

T5o~ 202

139

114

107

107

110

107

106

85

85

101

98

98

99

86

70

5470"

86 

78

3,467

112

0.133

0.15

Apr.

64

54

50

43 *TT

85

69

58

52

67

170

164

156

136

98

67

72

69

69

60

56

64

49

44

49

64

151

20&

IS?

181

2,677

89.2

0.106

0.12

Mean 348

May

212

239

234

286

413

612

591

532

646

767

580

386

320

271

205

164

*154

131

102

88

77

10T

128

125

101

90

94

101

109

107

117

8,083

261

0.311

0.36

June

118

117

123

123

123

118

112

136

163

152

128

118

104

158

171

120

181

195

173

144

183

175

130

82

62

69

85

135

152

170

4,010

134

0.160

0.18

July

234

238

227

*176

210

222

338

316

262

304

368

446 356"

302

243

212

181

*161

147

138

202

219

202

178

159

159

141

125

IB?

309

349

7,313

236

0.281

0.32

Aug.

250

210

170

171

158

125

115

TCf

*163

176

186

322

1,020

955

620

452

359

555

830

603

502

885

1,720

2.050

1,4*6

1,190

1,080

850

742

665

582

19,253

621

0.739

0.85

Sept.

727

1,530

1,740

1,690

1.7BQ

1,640

1,300

1,010

1,120

1,300

1,070

817

639

513

433

376

8TS~ 322

974

*802

716

753

720

612

498

482

467

427

559

1,180

26,873

896

1.07

1.19

Cfsm 0.414 In. 5.63

Water year 1955 56: Max 3,050 Mln 43 Mean 383 Cfsm 0.336 In. 4.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Dec. 26 to Jan. 30, Feb. 21-23, May 25 to Aug. 7.
PEACE RIVER BASIN 107

Little Charley Bowlegs Creek near Sebring, Fla.

Location. Lat 27°28'40", long 81°33<25", in NWi sec. 31, T. 34 S. R. 28 E., on right bank 

160 ft downstream from concrete control, 900 ft (revised) north of county road in Highlands Hammock State Park, 0.8 mile upstream from unnamed creek, and 7$ miles southwest 

of Sebr-lng.

Drainage area.--32.4 sq mi.

Records available. January 1952 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 62.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 4, 1953, on right bank at upstream side of concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 146 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 15.61 ft); no flow Apr. 2-29.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 682 cfs Oct. 10, 1953 (gage height, 16.83 ft); no flow 

for many days.

Remarks. Records fair. Low flow regulated by manipulation of stoplogs and culvert gates 

in dam upstream from station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29 to Jan. 22, 

Feb. 13 to Mar. 12)

13.3

13.4

13.6

13.7

13.8

13.9

14.0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28

14.2

14.3

14.5

14.6

14.8

1.4 15.0

2.1

4.4

6.2

13

18

32

56

13.3

13.4

13.6

13.7

13.8

14.0

14.1

14.2

Apr. 29

0

.1

.3

.4

.6

1.2

1.5

2.0

to Sept.

14.3

14.4

14.6

14.8

15.0

15.3

15.6

30

2.8

4.6

14

26

43

82

143

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

33

17

13

17

17

14

12

11

8.6

7.7

8.6

10

11

13

12

11

14

13

11

9.6

6.3

7.1

6.2

5.3

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.2

2.8

351.8

11.5

0.349

0.40

Nov.

2.4

 270"

2.0

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

7?

28.8

0.96

0.030

0.03

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

73

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.2

0.17

0.0052

0.006

Jan.

0.2 ~X

.2

.2

._!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

».2

.2

5.3

0.17

0.0052

0.006

Feb.

0.2

'.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

».l

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.5

0.16

0.0049

0.005

Mar.

0.1

!l

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.4

75

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.3

0.17

0.0052

0.006

Apr.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7.

0.8

0.03

0.00093

0.0009

May

0.9

.7

.7

.8

.8

1.0

T75

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.3

77

19.0

0.61

0.019

0.02

June

"75 0.4

.9

2.3

ii

21

21

19

14

9.5

6.3

4.2

2.8

2.1

1.9

12

6.8

2.1

1.7

4.4

6.3

6.3

3.2

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.1

11

195.6

6.52

0.201

0.22

July

28

25

26

26

26

28

36

51

 28

25

28

32

26

21

15

12

8.6

5.4

3.7

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

17?

1.7

1.4

448.8

14.5

0.448

0.52

Aug.

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.7

.6

*$.

.5

.6

.7

.6

.6

.S

.6

.5

.5

.6

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

2.5

2.7

2.0

2.5

4.0

*4.6

17

79

~TS 100

310.4

10.0

0.309

0.36

Sept.

63

65

62

82

143

141

118

106

114

95

77

65

56

48

40

33

28

28

28

26

27

31

27

24

21

18

15

T5

30

56

1,685

56.2

1.73

1.93

Calendar year 1955: Max 252 Mln 0 Mean 16.3 Cfsm 0.503 In. 6.83

Water year 1955-56; Max 143 Min 0 Mean 8.36 Cfsm 0.258 In. 3.50

; Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
108 PEACE RIVER BASIN

Charlie Apopka Creek near Gardner, Fla.

Location. --La t 27°22', long 81"48' , in sec. 3, T. 36 S., R. 25 E. , near left bank on downstream side of bridge pier on U. S. Highway 17, 1.6 miles north of Gardner and 2.2 mileE 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--330 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available .--April 1950 to September 1956.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 21.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929.

Average discharge .--6 years, 330 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 12.53 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 2.38 ft).

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 6,640 cfs Oct. 10, 1953 (gage height, 17.85 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 6-8, 1950.

Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 24.2 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks .--Records good.

Revisions .--WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 10 to Aug. 2

3.8 68

5.0 181

6.0 302

2.3 0.4

2.4 1.0

2.5 2.4

2.6 4.2

2.7 7.2

2.9 16

3.5 53

4.0 95

4.2 115

Aug. 3 to Sept. 30

2.5 4.4 4.0 78

2.8 10 6.0 290

3.1 19 9.0 755

3.4 34 12.5 1,790

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

288

2TT

200

162

134

116

102

90

80

74

70

66

69

74

77

70 *64

64

61

55

50

46

42

38

35

32

29

27 

25

23 

22

2,526

81.5

0.247

0.28

Nov.

20

T5

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.1

340.6

11.4

0.035

0.04

Dec.

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

*5.5

6.4

7.6

772

7.2

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.5

6.1

6.4

6 . 4

186.8

6.03

0.018

0.02

Jan.

6.1 575-

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7 *4.7

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.9

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.2

4.2

149.0

4.81

0.015

0.02

Feb.

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.4

5.8

7.6

671

5.2

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.2

*4.2

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

__ __r 

118.7

4.09

0.012

0.01

Mar.

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.5

2.5

3.0

279

2.5

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.3

65.1

2.10

0.0064

0.007

Apr.

.1

.1

.9

.0

* .3

.3

.4

.4

.3

2.2

3.2

370

2.5

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.4

2.7

2.1

1.8

49.4

1.65

0.0050

0.006

May

1.8

T71

5.2

10

8.0

10

17

53

73

84

90

88

78

69

59

48

37 *27

21

16

12

9.3

6.8

5.2

4.2

3.6

2.9

2.7

2.1

850.5

27.4

0.083

0.10

June

1.7

rrs

2.1

3.6

3.4

11

31

17

8.4

6.1

24

37

29

21

14

10

8.0

5.8

4.7

3.6

3.6

2.9

2.4

2.1

2.9

4.4

4.7

5.5

5.5

282.1

9.40

0.028

0.03

July

7.6

14

23

*30

58

94

110

108

102

106

104

101

95

83

79

86

80

65

51

39

28

20

16

13

10

8.4

6.8

5.5

10 '

24

1,582.0

51.0

0.155

0.18

Aug.

15

10

8.9

8.6

6.6

5.8

5.5

5.1

*4.7

7.6

14

14

141

80

29

18

14

17

14

11

9.5

18

73

59

37

122

152

109

335 

414

502

2,260.3

72.9

0.221

0.25

Sept.

826

,770

,740

,520

,270

,190

,080

912

860

860

828

777

713

631

542

458

383

335

386 *316

256

231

207

206

196

173

156

140 

W

777

19,941

665

2.02

2.25

Calendar year 1955; Max 2,340 Min 2.7 Mean 95.5 Cfsm 0.289 In. 3.94

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,770 Mln 0.9 Mean 77.5 Cfsm 0.235 In. 3.19

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEACE RIVER BASIN 109

Peace River at Arcadia, Fla.

Location.--Lat 27°13', long 81 0 52', in SE^ sec. 26, T. 37 S., R. 24 E., on left bank 75 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 70, half a mile west of Arcadia, and about 5 miles 

upstream from Joshua Creek.

Drainage area. 1,370 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1931 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 19, 1931, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 1,222 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,750 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 7.31 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Apr. 25, 27 (gage height, -0.22 ft).

1931-56: Maximum discharge, 36,200 cfs Sept. 9, 1933 (gage height, 17.67 ft); minimum, 37 cfs May 28, 1949; minimum gage height, -0.81 ft June 4, 5, 7, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 18.3 ft in 1912, from information by county engineer (discharge, 

43,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13

0.4 150

1.0 307

2.O 650

3.0 1,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

year 1955-56 (gage height. In 

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used

Feb . 14

-0.3

lio

2.0

to May 11

32 

46 

334 

650

-0.2 

0.0 

1.0

feet, and discharge, 

Feb. 14)

May 12

89 

124 

365

to Sept. 30

2.0 

5.0 

8.0

In cul

657 

2,220 

4,350

Day

1

2

3

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

954

830

742

687

618

561

518

481

441

415

392

383

405

447

467

454

*428

405

386

364

338

319

301

Z98

283

260

245

228

215

207

192

13,264

428

0.312

0.36

Nov.

189

212

204

207

204

197

185

178

171

182

212

274

283

277

260

240

ZZ8

226

2Z6

217

207

194

192

192

187

171

167

T7T

178

187

6,218

207

0.151

0.17

Dec.

187

18Z

171

169 *Tfe

189

207

215

199

187

187

187

182

187

197

197

197

197

192

180

182

194

210

223" 226

210

199

192

189

192

204

6,006

194

0.142

0.16

Jan.

199

194

197

197

202

202

199

199

199

194

187

178

T82

189

192

*192

189

189

194

197

199

199

199

220

257

215

215

215

210

215

217

6,182

199

0.145

0.17

Feb.

204

207

215

207

194

199

197

194

207

215

234

251

263" 277

234

222

226

234

224

204

*199

194

186

199

196

192

184

174

16!5

6,097

210

0.153

0.17

Mar.

172

165

169

162

146

132

134

139

130

132

139

182

184

160

137

125

120

116

109

109

100

96

107

109

102

94

94

83

72

"83" 70 

3,872

125

0.091

0.11

Apr.

74

64

62

62

60

*66

89

74

62

70

85

137

146

144

125

98

70

64

66

66

62

54

54

52

i3.

46

52

111

153

109

2,420

80.7

0.059

0.07

May

120

157

204

204

229

396

503

512

500

602

716

591

445

381

334

274

224

*202

183

159

140

124

128

144

144

130

115

TT5

120

120

115

8,331

269

0.196

0.23

June

124

130

119

119

128

120

142

140

138

159

161

157

150

138

150

167

142

154

172

161

148

159

167

144

113

98

96

103

126

150

4,175

139

0.101

0.11

July

161

200

234

*244

224

264

292

370

365

331

357

407

458

?2T

355

313

284

254

224

205

186

205

217

207

186

167

161

152

148

161

262

8,015

259

0.189

0.22

Aug.

318

257

214

188

174

163

142

*132

126

TIT

167

190

342

959

1,020

701

533

456

588

785

633

582

933

1,510

1,880

1,830

1,620

1,460

1,360

1,440

1,420

22,269

718

0.524

0.60

Sept.

1,530

2,300

3,260

5,690

3,660

3,500

3,370

3,040

2,610

2,490

2,620

2,470

2,130

1,760

1,420

1,160

964

854

*1,270

1,600

1,420

1,320

1,320

1,180

1,010

816

733

682

671

1,830

56,680

1,889

1.38

1.54

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,080 Mln 101 Mean 577 Cfsm 0.421 In. 5.7O

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,690 Mln 43 Mean 392 Cfsm 0.286 In. 3.91

Discharge measurement made on this day.
110 PEACE RIVER BASIN

Joshua Creek at Nocatee, Pla.

Location. Lat 27°10', long 81°53' , in sec. 14, T. 38 S., R. 24 E., near center of span on 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 17, 0.5 mile north of Nocatee and 2.1 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 115 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1950 to September 1956.

^Gage . - -Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. --6 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 648 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 10.11 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs June 27, 28.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 8,670 cfs Oct. 10, 1953 (gage height, 18.80 ft); no 

flow Nov. 18-20, 22-24, 1953.

Flood in September 1948 reached a stage of 17.7 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks . --Records fair.

Revisions (water years).' WSP 1334: 1952(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 27 June 28 to Sept. 30

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.6

0

.2

.6

1.9

7.3

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

13

18

34

56

85

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6 

4.8

0.1 

.3 

1.0 

2.2 

4.0 

9.0

5.4 

5.8 

6.5

28

48

108

298

625

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

57

4T

45

39

33

29

25

22

20

19

17

16

15

14

13

12

*12

11

10

9.7

9.5

8.6

8.1

7.8

7.3

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5 

6.5

6.2

546.0

17.6

0.153

0.18

Nov.

5.7

577

5.4

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.1

115.7

3.86

0.034

0.04

Dec.

1.4

1.9

2.2

2.4

 1.9

2.4

3.0

2.7

3.5

?77

2.2

2.2

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

or

1.2

1.3

1.6

2.2

1.6

1.4

55.2

1.78

0.015

0.02

Jan.

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

*1.3

1.2

.9

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

6.5

8.9

6.5

4.3

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.4

60.5

1.95

0.017

0.02

Feb.

2.2

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

m1.4

4.3

9.2

778

6.0

5.1

4.6

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.0

*3.0

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.4

86.7

2.99

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,170 Mln 0.4

Mar.

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.2

1.6

T75

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.6

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

28.4

0.92

0.0080

0.009

Apr.

0.6

.6

.8

.8

.6

».6

.6

.6

.6

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

7T

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.5

.7

.9

.6 

.6

18.1

0.60

0.0052

0.006

May

1.0

1.1

.8

.8

1.9

1.7

3.2

2.7

3.5

3.8

2.4

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

».7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

^3

37.0

1.19

0.010

0.01

June

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

1.3

TTo" 1.4

.9

.7

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.3

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

73

1.0 

.9

15.6

0.52

0.0045

0.005

July

7.8

175

2.8

 3.3

2.6

5.0

5.9

3.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

1.7

1.2

4.1

4.7

2.1

1.1

.4

.3

.3

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.4

.4

67.1

2.16

0.019

0.02

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

7?

».2

.4

.3

.3

1.5

1.1

.5

.4

.4

.7

1.0

.7

.5

.9

6.5

19

19

13

8.8

6.9

18

29

41

50

222.1

7.16

0.062

0.07

Sept.

45

229

482

453

478

441

357

283

446

612

409

249

143

84

56

43

36

37

*115

138

190

224

146

114

115

97

72

52

54 

64

6,324

211

1.83

2.05

Mean 29.0 Cfsm 0.252 in. 3.43

Water year 1955-56: Max 612 Mln 0.1 Mean 20.7 Cfsm 0.180 In. 2.46

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 efs). No peak 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEACE RIVER BASIN 

Horse Creek near Arcadia, Pla.

Ill

Location. Lat 27°12 I , long 81 059', in sec. 2, T. 38 S., R. 23 E., near right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 72, 8 miles west of Arcadia and 8 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 10.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (State Road Department benchmark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 195 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 442 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 6.22 ft); no flow 

June 7-9, 15, 25-30, July 2, Aug. 7; minimum gage height, 2.18 ft June 29.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 6,680 cfs Oct. 2, 1951 (gage height, 16.84 ft); no flow 

June 7-9, 15, 25-30, July 2, Aug. 7, 1956; minimum gage height, 1.83 ft June 16-18, 1951.

Flood In September 1948 reached a stage of 17.8 ft, from information by State Road 

Department.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 7-20)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.8

1.7

4.6

6.6

10

2.9 15

3.0 23

5.0 240

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7

.1 

1.7 

4.4

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

6.0 

7.0

28

77

132

405

577

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

233 

255

182

158

139

122

109

96

85

75

68

63

59

61

61

59

*54

53

49

44

38

32

27

23

20

17

15

13

11 

10

jLi_

2,198.3

70.9

0.346

0.40

Nov.

8.3 771

6.6

6.1

5.9

5.5

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.1

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4 1

TTT

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1 

4.1

153.2

5.11

0.025

0.03

Dec.

3.9 

3.9

3.9

3.9

*3.8

4.3

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.4 

4.1

4.1

130.9

4.22

0.021

0.02

Jan.

3.9 

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.5

276

*2.6

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.6

8.6

674

5.3

5.1

5.0

5.0 

4.8

4. 8

117.2

3.78

0.018

0.02

Feb.

tt

5.4

18

14

12

12

9.7

9.7

9.2

16

23

20

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

*13

12

11

11

9.7

9.2

8.8

7.9

7.6

360.8

12.4

0.060

0.07

Mar.

7.2 

678

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

6.1

4.4

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6 

.6

-1

99.2

3.20

0.016

0.02

Apr.

0.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.2

.3

.6

.3

1.3

1.7

1.3

.8

.6

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1!

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

-LsJi

18.9

0.63

0.0031

0.003

May

6.8 

4.7

3.5

3.0

2.2

4.6

7.9

T73

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.8

5.8

*4.1

2.8

2.2

1.3

.8

.5

.3

1.9

2.0

1.3

.6

.3

71

1.5

1.7 

3.0

2.2

103.51

3.34

0.016

0.02

June

T75!s

.2.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1.1.1

.1

0

.1

.1.1

.1

.3

.5

.2

.1

.1

O

0

0

0

0 

O

5.3

0.18

0.00088

0.001

July

0.1

. 7

 1.7

1.7

2.0

2.2

2.8

3.0

4.4

4.1

4.7

14

175

7.9

5.4

3.8

2.8

2.0

1.3

.6

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.4

.3

71.1

2.29

0.011

0.01

Aug.

0.7 

2.8

1.3

.5

.1

.1

O

!s

.6

2.8

3.8

4.4

3.8

2.8

2.0

9.0

37

49

55

61

75

103

106

114

151

222

273

2^9 

242

252

2,044.7

66.0

0.322

0.37

Sept.

308 

334

297

256

251

274

318

351

410

370

346

384

434 430-

376

309

262

288

*316

259

224

227

240

247

233

214

196

184

180

8,762

292

1.42

1.59

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,670 Mln 0.3 Mean 104 Cfsm 0.507 In. 6.91

Water year 1955-56: Max 434 Mln 0 Mean 38.4 Cfsm 0.187 In. 2.55

Peak discharge (base. 1.5QO cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
112 MIAKKA RIVER BASIN

Miakka River near Sarasota, Pla.

Location. Lat 27°14'25", long 82°18'50", in sec. 21, T. 37 S., R. 20 E. , on right bank

 half a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, 2 miles upstream from Lower 

Miakka Lake, and 14 miles southeast of Sarasota.

Drainage area.--235 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1936 to September 1956.

Gage,--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 7.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929 (National Park Service benchmark). Prior to Apr. 10, 1941, at highway bridge at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 244 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 826 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 7.42 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1936-56: Maximum discharge observed, 6,620 cfs Sept. 21, 1947 (gage height, 10.78 

ft); no flow for many days in some years.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation.--Gage readings furnished by employees of Miakka River State Park.

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 18 May 19 to Sept. 30

146

233

367

3.5

.2

.4

1.1

2.2

4.4

6.4

13

4.0 

4.5

5.0

7.0 

7.5

130

227

367

568

890

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

330 

299

275

248

229

213

194

177

161

146

132

120

110

103

99

94

83

75

84

*83

76

71

65

60

55

51

47

44

40

36

28

3,828

123

0.523

0.61

Nov.

19

14

11

9.9

8.8

7.4

7.2

8.2

10

13

16

18

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

16

18

14

10

7.9

6.8

6.7

7.9

12

10

8 . 2

390.0

13.0

0.055

0.06

Dec.

6.7 

*5.4

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.6

3.6

3.8

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.0 2.8-

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

176

1.8

1.9

1.9

3.0

3.6

3.8

3.4

92.9

3.00

0.013

0.01

Jan.

2.9 

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0 *i.o

ITS' .9

1.6

2.4

4.7

6.1

9.3

16

19

16

14

9.7

6.4

4.8

140.2

4.52

0.019

0.02

Feb.

3.3 

2.6

278

5.5

6.4

7.8

11

15

12

9.7

9.5

21

29

26

18

16

21

26

28

29

2B

*26

19

12

7.0

6.1

5.2

9.0

9.9

421.8

14.5

0.062

0.07

Mar.

8.0 

478

3.0

1.7

1.1

1.4

.5

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

21.0

0.68

0.0029

0.003

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

0

May

0 

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0O'

0

0

*0

0

O

0

.1

.3

.6

1.2

2.4

5.2

12

19

18

16

15

14

13

116.8

3.77

0.016

0.02

June

11 

9.1

7.0

5.7

4.8

4.1

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.4

3.4

3.0

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

71.9

2.40

0.010

0.01

July

0.1 

.1

*.7

2.3

6.9

15

18

19

18

15

12

11

12

12

12

13

11

9.0

7.7

6.3

5.0

3.9

2.9

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.4

226.2

7.30

0.031

0.04

Aug.

H6.6

8.3

8.7

8.0

6.4

*5.9

10

16

19

24

33

42

51

59

70

87

114

141

164

187

222

241

262

295

324

336

342

336

324

3,751.0

121

0.515

0.59

Sept.

324 

348

407

489

648

721

782

740

708

761

818

826

803

727

637

568 *539

530

554

615

631

626

589

539

520

489

448

418

411

485

17,701

590

2.51

2.80

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,360 Min 0 Mean 124 Cfsm 0.528 In. 7.16

Water year 1955-56: Max 826 Mln 0 Mean 73.1 Cfsm 0.311 In. 4.23

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
MANATEE RIVER BASIN 113

Manatee River near Bradenton, Fla.

Location.--Lat 27°28'30", long 82°18'05", in SWj sec. 34, T. 34 S., R. 20 E., on left bank 

150 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 675, 800 ft upstream from Craig Branch, 

6£ miles northwest of Verna, and 17 miles east of Bradenton.

Drainage area. 90 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 11.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 17 years, 96.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 17.23 ft); mini- 

 mum, 3.0 cfs Apr. 23, 24, 26, 27; minimum gage height, 3.60 ft June 15, 19.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 6,170 cfs Sept. 18, 1947 (gage height, 24.51 ft), from

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs; minimum, 0.6 cfs May 7, 1939; minimum gage height,

2.48 ft May 5-7, 1939.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 3

3.66 3.0

3.8 5.6

4.0 11

4.5 31

5.0 58

6.0 117

3.6 

3.9 

4.2

May 4 to Sept. 3

3.9 

9.7

7.0 177

9.0 352

17.0 1,290

4.7 

5.0 

6.0

Sept. 4-30

7.0 

13.0

185

784

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

39

42

54

16

37

30

26

22

20

19

19

21

26

25

21

18

18

16

*14

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

10 

11

668.4

21.6

0.240

0.28

Nov.

II

10

9.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

14

21

24

T9

15

13

12

11

11

10

9.4

9.0

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8..

8.

326.

10.

0.121

0.13

Dec.

.8

* ~6

.6

.6

11

14

16

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.0

10

10

10

13

15

15 

14

346.3

11.2

0.124

0.14

Jan.

12

11

10

10

9.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.0

9.0

8.7

*8.4

8.4

8.7

8.7

8.1

8.1

8.1

14

18

17

14

12

11

9.7 

9.4

313.5

10.1

0.112

0.13

Feb.

8.7

8.4

16

28

24

21

18

16

15

14

23

50

21

18

15

14

13

12

11

11

*9.7

9.4

8.7

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.6

7.6

432.4

14.9

0.166

0.18

Mar.

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

9.7

570

7.3

6.3

5.8

5.4

4.9

4.9

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8 cT

t 0

3.8

177.4

5.72

0.064

0.07

Apr.

3.6

3.4

*3i4

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.1

7.2

8.7

11

9.0

6.5

5.4

4.9

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

6.1

9.0

20

154.6

5.15

0.057

0.06

May

62

72

87

30

23

19

70

33

33

38

31

19

13

II

*9.5

8.4

7.8

7.2

7.2

12

8.0

6.6

6.1

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.0

2i£

655.2

21.1

0.234

0.27

June

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

5.9

5.1

4.2

4.2

8.2

21

28

12

a8.6

a7.6

a7.2

a6.8

a6.6

a7.0 

a6.3

206.3

6.88

0.076

0.09

July

a6.8

32

*35

26

84.

72

39

23

19

20

42

54

72

68

38

23

15

12

10

a8.2

a7.2

a6.6

a6.5

a7.2

14

11

9.3

16

13 

11

11

811.8

26.2

0.291

0.34

Aug.

13

11

12

14

11

9.3

*8.9

XI

29

24

50

207

422

294

130

142

194

131

111

96

78

264

589

483

227

164

108

73

53

39

33

4,031.2

130

1.44

1.67

Sept.

272

1,020

1.210

722

381

240

167

131

E37

230

150

102

74

55

43

35

*98

*286

*138

110

97

76

58

61

46

45

44

38

60 

300

6,526

218

2.42

2.70

Calendar year 1955: Max 747 Mln 3.4 Mean 54.1 Cfsm 0.601 In. 8.15

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,210 Min 3.0 Mean 40.0 Cfsm 0.444 In. 6.06

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 efs). Sept. 3 (6 a.m.) 1,330 cfs (17.23 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded maximum gage height, reconstructed gage-height graph, and records for Little Manatee River near Wimauma.
114 LITTLE MANATEE RIVER BASIN

Little Manatee River near Wlmauma, Pla.

Location. Lat 27°40'15", long 82°21'10", In NE£ sec. 25, T. 32 S., R. 19 E., on left bank 

25 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 301, If miles upstream from Cypress 

Creek, and 4 miles southwest of Wlmauma.

Drainage area . 145 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. March 1939 to September 1956.

~Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 17 years, 174 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 642 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 4.85 ft); minimum, 

5.1 cfs June 29 (gage height, -0.24 ft).

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 9,450 cfs June 24, 1945 (gage height, 14.44 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs June 6, 7, 1945 (gage height, -0.45 ft).

Remarks . Records fair.

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 1032: 1939(M). WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

0.0

.2

1.0

Z.Q

8.8

20

-0.3

-.2

-.1

0.0

.5

3.3

6.3

10

15

46

1.0 86

Z.O 19O

4.0 496

5.0 669

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

77

67

61

59

58

51

46

42

38

36

36

38

39 

43

44

38

35

32

30

 28

26

25

23

22

21

21

20

20

ft

21

1,137

36.7

0.253

0.29

Nov.

21

20

19

18

18

18

11

17

18

58

141

95

64 

48

41

36

33

29

29

25

25

24

23

23

23

22

22

24

25

*25

1,001

33.4

0.230

0.26

Dec.

23

22

22

21

20

23

31

35

33

31

27

29

$

34

31

29

27

26

25

24

33

23

23

23

22

23

24

28

30

27

835

26.9

0.186

0.21

Jan.

24

23

22

21

21

31

21

21

21

21

21

20

21

21

21

21

*21

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

£5

25

23

21

20

19

IS

656

21.2

0.146

0.17

Feb.

IS

18

20

51

54

44

38

35

31

29

39

55

55 

46

39

35

31

30

28

26

25

*23

21

20

20

20

19

19

20

909

31.3

0.216

0.23

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,880 Min 4.5

Mar.

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

15

15

14

14 

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

q * 

2^2.

9.3

412.7

13.3

0.092

0.11

Apr.

9.0

8.6

*7.8

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.7

.6.3

6.7

9.7

£5

21

16 

13

12

11

9.0

8.2

7.8

7.1

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

11

21

18

300.6

10.0

0.069

0.08

Mean 127

May

44

90

133

120

85

94

80

76

207

101

72

52

39 

31

*25

22

18

16

14

12

12

11

9.7

9.3

8.6

8.2

7.4 ia7.1

7.1

7.1

1,425.6

46.0

0.317

0.37

June

9.3

17

22

18

12

11

9.3

8.6

8.2

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1 

6.3

7.1

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.3

5.7

9.3

9.7

9.0

7.4

6.3

5.7

5.7

5^4

5.4

7.1

262.1

8.74

0.060

0.07

July

10

10

*12

12

21

31

33

22

15

14

20

44

H23

16

12

10

8.6

9.0

12

9.0

7.8

7.1

6.7

6.2.

7.4

15

12

15 

24

553.6

17.9

0.123

0.14

Aug.

17

15

15

16

14

12

*12

12

27

35

35

25

31 

59

46

33

33

55

90

99

70

204

593

503

294

190

137

107

88

66

51

2,982

96.2

0.663

0.76

Sept.

76

206

232

260

235

224

160

166

297

248

214

152

114 

68

70

58

76

58

55

56

52

*57

162

124

82

73

114

*Q7 £3J_

4,221

141

0.972

1.08

Cfam 0.876 In. 11.92

Water year 1955-56: Max 593 Min 5.4 Mean 40.2 Cfam 0.277 In. 3.77

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 efa). No peak above baae. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALAFIA RIVER BASIN 115

North Prong Alafla River at Keysvllle, Fla.

Location (revised). Lat 27°53'01", long 82°06'01", In SWi sec. 10, T. 30 S., R. 22 E., 

near center of span at downstream side of highway bridge, 1.2 miles north of Keysvllle 

and 4 miles upstream from confluence with South Prong Alafla River.

Drainage area. 175 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. May 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 38.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 130 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 688 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 9.06 ft); minimum, 

21 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 3,890 cfs Sept. 7, 1950; maximum gage height, 12.78 ft 

Sept. 7, 1950, Nov. 25, 1953; minimum discharge, 3.6 cfs May 17, 1952; minimum gage 

height, 1.18 ft June 1, 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 26

22

91

283

Apr. 26 to Sept. 20 Sept. 21-30

1.6 

3.0 

6.0

1.6 

6.0 

7.0

23

272

356

8.0 

9.0

484

670

3.2 

4.0 

6.0

81

128

265

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

I 

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67 

60

57

60 

59

61

57

52

51

ii

56

72

107

100

118

111

67

88 *86

71

64

61

58

56

55

55

S3

52

57 

177

0*Q

fcjjg

2,395

77.3

0.442

0.51

Nov.

157 

98

80

71 

66

62

61

59

61

116

212

254

184

124

102

93

82

76

71

66

62

59

58

57

56

56

59

61

61 

 57

2,681

89.4

0.511

0.57

Dee.

54 

52

52

ft

57

75

72

68

62

58

62

76

73

73

68

62

60

63

66

70

70

68

61

55

52

52

62

«

72

2,009

64.8

0.370

0.43

Jan.

62 

58

56

56 

58

56

55

53

51

50

50

49

49

49

ifi

49

51

»52

52

52

51

51

52

61

88

71

62

60

57

55 

57

1,721

55.5

0.317

0.37

Feb.

56 

56

57

135 

165

107

92

80

72

69

86

112

101

84

76

69

66

62

59

*56

53

50

46

44

43

12

42

42

43

2,065

71.2

0.407

0.44

Mar.

40 

39

39

39 

38

38

38

37

36

35

37

M

43

41

38

35

33

30

29

28

28

28

28

28

27

26

25

25

25

26

1,027

33.1

0.189

0.22

Apr.

24 

24

24

*24 

25

25

26

31

26

33

72

62

50

43

37

34

32

30

27

25

24

23

22

22

24

37

44

69

90 

158

1,187

39.6

0.226

0.25

May

277 

217

132

92 

88

140

159

170

167

136

98

75

59

48

42

*39

35

31

27

25

M

24

26

27

26

27

27

28

42

45

47

2,400

77.4

0.442

0.51

June

44 

41

36

31 

28

28

73

US

88

65

52

47

43

38

33

30

31

30

31

34

37

38

33

28

26

25,

25

26

32 

38

1,230

41.0

0.234

0.26

July

39

*31

27

52 

72

119

148

122

134

103

117

116

95

72

55

45

38

34

30

30

33

30

28

26

25

25

M

25

28 

32

38

1,850

59.7

0.341

0.39

Aug.

46 

54

44

62 

88

*61

41

40

54

59

58

53

106

103

101

97

80

88

129

132

110

173

328

391

282

181

139

112

96

136 

144

3,588

116

0.663

0.76

Sept.

121 

156

418

634 

576

378

234

163

165

243

251

169

120

95

78

11

67

184

398

456

245

154

109

81

87

 150

132

86

88

108

6,213

207

1.18

1.32

Calendar year 1955: Max 825 Mln 13 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.600 In. 8.18

Water year 1955-56: Max 634 Mln 22 Mean 77.5 Cfsm 0.443 In. 6.03

Peak discharge ( base. 600 cfa). Sept. 3 (11 p.m.) 688 efs (9.06 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
116 ALAPIA RIVER BASIN

Alafia River at Lithia, Fla.

Location (revised).--Lat 27°52'19", long 82°12'41", near center of sec. 16, T. 30 S., R. 

21 E., on left bank 11 ft downstream from Marvinia Bridge, 1 mile northwest of Lithia, 

and 2.0 miles,downstream from Little Alafia River.

Drainage area. 335 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1933 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 9.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 8, 1939, staff gage at site 2SO ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 337 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 986 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, S.83 ft); minimum, 

27 cfs Apr. 23-2S (gage height, -0.60 ft).

1933-S6: Maximum discharge, 19,300 cfs Sept. 7, 1933 (gage height, 25.6 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs; minimum, 6.6 cfs June 5, 6, 

1945 (gage height, -0.91 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 782: 1933(m). WSP1234: Drainage area. WSP1274: 1933-35, 

1939, 1945, 1947-50.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 27 June 28 to Sept. 30

-0.6 

0.0 

3.0 453

-0.5 

0.0 

2.0

62

257

3.0 

6.0

385

1,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

178

152

137

145

142

130

122

107

101

93

96

124

176

172

174

181

161

133

*134

118

101

93

90

85

82

81

80

79

93

304

352

4,216

136

0.406

0.47

Nov.

278

176

136

113

105

101

96

88

89

193

418

407

352

265

212

184

158

140

128

114

106

99

93

92

94

92

96

102

102 

*98

4,727

158

0.472

0.52

Dec.

94

92

89

86

86

95

118

126

119

110

103

105

130

134

125

124

113

103

103

105

108

110

108

104

98

95

95

105

152

iff

3,418

110

0.328

0.38

Jan.

Ill

99

93

92

92

90

86

85

83

81

81

80

61

81

81

82

*84

89

89

90

89

88

90

100

140

131

112

105

102

100 

98

2,905

93.7

0.280

0.32

Feb.

99

98

99

221

272

239

211

190

164

146

158

197

194

173

156

140

128

120

110

*103

95

89

82

78

74

73

73

72

70

3,924

135

0.403

0.44

Mar.

68

67

66

64

63

62

61

60

58

53

67

£8

67

63

60

57

54

49

46

45

42

42

42

42

40

39

38

37

36

36 

36

1,633

52.7

0.157

0.18

Apr.

o4

33

32

*31

30

31

31

35

35

40

89

94

72

63

56

50

45

41

38

34

31

29

27

27

27

36

47

61

89

143

1,436

47.9

0.143

0.16

May

281

310

226

172

155

185

230

246

259

224

188

161

137

115

100

*89

79

69

61

54

49

45

42

44

40

39

39

j. 39

48

60

63

3,849

124

0.370

0.43

June

63

60

55

47

40

37

77

142

121

92

76

70

64

58

51

46

45

45

46

49

59

58

56

44

37

33

31

34

34 

39

1,709

57.0

0.170

0.19

July

45

43

*41

43

73

134

153

184

176

127

138

150

149

135

118

98

79

64

55

49

46

46

41

39

37

37

3S.

37

38

41

47

2,499

80.6

0.241

0.28

Aug.

58

92

85

83

106

99

*65

56

67

77

84

92

153

196

206

260

210

182

200

214

190

316

624

658

702

534

337

265

223

216

217

6,867

222

0.663

0.76

Sept.

225

310

462

876

976

888

634

433

403

498

618

559

385

299

254

218

203

291

405

588

460

316

264

246

258

*369

325

255

270 

312

12,600

420

1.25

1.40

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,170 Mln 30 Mean 207 Cfsm 0.618 In. 8.40

Water year 1955-56 : Max 976 Mln 27 Mean 136 Cfsm 0.406 In. 5.53

Peak discharee (base, 1,700 cfa).-

* Discharge measurement made on th

-No peak above base, 

s day.
HILLSBOROUGH RIVER BASIN 117

Crystal Springs near Zephyrhills, Pla.

Location. Lat 28°11', long 82°11', in sec. 35, T. 26 S., R. 21 E., at left bank of Hillsborough River, a quarter of a mile downstream from Crystal Springs, lj miles west of 

village of Crystal Springs, and 3| miles south of Zephyrhills.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1956 (discharge measurements only).

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 34.67 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. 1934-56: Maximum discharge measured, 147 cfs July 19, 1941; minimum measured, 

20.3 cfs July 1, 1946.

Remarks. Discharge measurement either of Crystal Springs or of Hillsborough River made 

both above and below Crystal Springs to obtain discharge of the springs, which is the 

difference between that of the river at each of the two points. Flow regulated occasionally at springs outlet for recreational purposes.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1052: 1935, 1937-42, 1944-45.

Discharge easurements, In cubic feet per second, wate 

October 1955 to September 1956

Date

Oct. 24.....

Dec. 5.....

Jan. 16.....

Feb . 20 .....

Apr. 2.....

May 14.....

June 25 .....

Aug. 6. ....

Sept. 17. ....

Hillsborough River

Below springs

67.7

64.0

59.9

63.4

54.0

53.6

48.9

51.6

85. 5

Above springs

11.9

11.8

7.89

13.1

5.13

6.76

4.92

5.94

24.4

Difference or 

spring flow

55.8

52.2

52.0

50.3

48.9

46.8

44.0

45.7

61.1

Blackwater Creek near Knights, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28 "08 "25", long 82 "09'00", in sec. 18, T. 27 S., R. 22 E., on downstream 

side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 39, 2.0 miles downstream from Itchepackesassa Creek and 4.4\miles northwest of Knights.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 70.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 88.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 651 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 6.06 ft); minimum

 daily, 3.4 cfs Mar. 27.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs Sept. 27, 1953 (gage height, 8.13 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs May 23, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

28

26

23

20

19

17

15

li

15

16

16

19

26

34

33

60

99

73

58

48

40

34

*28

25

22

20

19

22

60

64

1,026

33.1

0.301

0.35

Nov.

51

42

38

35

30

28

23

11

24

207

228

184

143

109

84

70

58

53

51

46

42

40

38

35

30

26

26

29

31 

28

1,850

61.7

0.561

0.63

Dec.

27

31

31

30

*27

26

27

28

31

32

32

34

38

35

33

34

33

32

32

30

26

28

28

28

26

18

21

25

30 

30

30

913

29.5

0.268

0.31

Jan.

29

28

26

26

22

22

22

22

22

li

23

23

23

23

23

*E3

19

22

23

23

23

22

25

53

60

57

43

40

38

37

30

891

28.7

0.261

0.30

Feb.

34

34

37

58

54

52

51

45

40

37

38

38

36

32

30

29

29

28

28

*26

25

29

31

31

29

29

22

24

20

996

34.3

0.312

0.34

Mar.

19

17

21

18

17

14

11

15

9.6

13

23

15

16

13

12

13

9.4

12

11

6.4

9.2

11

9.8

6.1

9.8

6.2

1*1

5.6

4.9

7.4

9.8

368.6

11.9

0.108

0.12

Apr.

9.8

*6.0

5.9

6.6

7.2

9.8

9.8

6.8

6.2

9.8

15

15

9.8

6.2

12

10

7.5

4.1

Aifi

8.8

5.3

7.8

8.2

5.3

7.1

8.2

8.8

12

19 

26

278.0

9.27

0.084

0.09

May

15

16

11

11

29

106

121

102

96

66

51

40

34

*25

20

14

13

13

13

12

13

9.2

10

10

11

10

iiS

9.3

8.3 

26

17

945.4

30.5

0.277

0.32

June

12

6.3

11

11

6.8

4.6

13

10

5.3

4.9

7.0

6.8

6.8

3.7

4.2

6.0

7.0

5.5

9.5

6.1

9.0

6.8

9.8

9.5

*11

7.0

5.1

4.5

21 

65

296.2

9.87

0.090

0.10

July

67

55

32

33

46

85

143

136

86

111

100

70

54

38

25

15

9.5

7.8

6.7

6.4

9.3

23

9.5

6.1

5.4

4.9

4.4

5.1

7.5 

4.9

9.1

1,215.6

39.2

0.356

0.41

Aug.

13

8.8

12

15

8.0

*7.8

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.5

8.2

7.2

6.8

5^8

10

12

14

14

12

14

18

32

IS

53

32

23

52

49

28 

22

23

590.7

19.1

0.174

.0.20

Sept.

48

131

214

189

112

77

60

140

545

368

291

192

121

78

56

43

*52

176

496

407

329

244

199

162

221

228

165

131

175 

274

5,924

197

1.79

2.00

Calendar year 1955 : Max 597 Mln 3.2 Mean 51.4 Cfsm 0.467 In. 6.35

Water year 1955-56 : Max 545 Mln 3.4 Mean 41.8 Cfsm 0.380 In. 5.17

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
118 HILLSBOROUOH RIVER BASIN

Hillsborough River near Zephyrhills, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°09', long 82°14', In sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 21 E., on left bank 10 ft downstream from footbridge In Hillsborough River State Park, 2 miles downstream from Blackwater Creek, and 7 miles southwest of Zephyrhills.

Drainage area. 220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 33.28 ft above mean sea level (Corps 

of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge.--17 years, 269 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,040 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 6.10 

ft); minimum observed, 60 cfs May 23, June 3 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1939-56: Maximum discharge observed, 5,920 cfs Sept. 19, 1947; maximum gage height, 

13.80 ft Sept. 7, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 48 cfs June 11-17, 1945; minimum 

gage height observed, 0.78 ft June 3-6, 1944, June 11-17, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good. Records include high-water diversions above station from the 

Withlacoochee River basin.

Cooperation. Gage readings furnished by superintendent of Hillsborough River State Park. 

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

215

580

1,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

150

137

132

121

128

119

111

103

98

95

93

98

98

110

111

111

141

T56~ 190

140

127

118

111 *103

98

95

90

88

93

134

3,609

116

0.527

0.61

Nov.

121

111

106

103

98

95

90

85

95

270

382

355

257

221

197

181

168

158

150

140

132

127

121

116

111

106

103

103

103 

101

4,459

149

0.677

0.75

Dec.

95

98

99

98 *98

95

TIB" 142

114

108

106

108

108

111

106

106

103

101

98

98

95

95

95

93

93

90

85

9T

90 

98

93

3,127

101

0.459

0.53

Jan.

93

90

90

90

88

85

85

8282"

82

82

84

84

82

82

*85

85

82

88

88

85

84

94

168

155

134

124

118

114

111 

108

3,004

96.9

0.440

0.51

Feb.

103

106

106

194

TBT

160

153

140

129

124

127

127

124

119

114

114

111

108

106

*103

98

95

95

95

95

95

98

93

as.

3,401

117

0.532

0.57

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,180 Mln 60

Mar.

SB- 85

85

85

85

82

80

77

80

72

82

85

80

77

77

77

80

72

75

72

65

7?

75

72

66

72

67

65

68 

66

72

2,353

75.9

0.345

0.40

Apr.

70 *72

67

67

67

67

72

70

65

72

77

77

75

72

66

72

70

67

65

64

66

62

35

68

62

70

70

72

75 

93

2,100

70.0

0.318

0.35

May

82

137

94

85

85

137

176

TBs

173

137

119

106

101 *93

82

80

*75

75

72

72

70

67

60

6T

67

67

67

64

65

67

72

2,882

93.0

0.423

0.49

June

70

68

60

BT

67

62

64

70

65

62

67

68

67

67

64

65

67

67

65

101

75

75

72

72

*72

75

70

70

67 

101

2,102

70.1

0.319

0.36

July

119

114

98

90

103

119

158

T42- 179

145

158

129

116

101

88

82

75

72

66

70

67

80

67

65

65

65

65

62

S5 

68

67

2,960

95.5

0.434

0.50

Aug.

70

72

67

6T

72

*70

70

70

70

72

72

75

72

72

73

84

82

81

80

80

82

93

106

116

103

93

103

111

103 

103

2,572

83.0

0.377

0.43

Sept.

93

22T

250

443

305

229

186

159

909

755

501

341

254

206

176

158

142

215

480

501

*454

367

344

375

592

608

447

348

348 

493

10,911

364

1.65

1.84

Mean 172 Cfsm 0.782 In. 10.58

Water year 1955-56: Max 909 Mln 60 Mean 119 Cfsm 0.541 In. 7.34

Eeak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
HILLSBOROUGH RIVER BASIN 119

Hillsborough River near Tampa, Pla.

Location. Lat 28°01'25", long 82°25'40", in sec. 29, T. 28 S., R. 19 E., on left bank 

Just upstream from spillway of Tampa Reservoir dam, at Thirtieth Street, 5f miles 

northeast of Tampa.

Drainage area. 650 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (city of 

Tampa benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1945, at site 1.4 miles upstream at datum 0.66 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--18 years, 581 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 810 cfs Sept. 28; maximum gage height, 

2T77JJ ft Sept. 28; minimum daily discharge, 6.4 cfs June 15; minimum gage height, 

17.97 ft June 15.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 9,690 cfs July 28-30, 1945; maximum gage height, 

22.76 ft Sept. 10, 1950; no flow Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 25.6 ft, at former site and datum, Sept. 7, 1933, from floodmarks, affected by backwater prior to failure of Tampa power dam, 1.4 miles below former gage. A discharge of 16,500 cfs was measured Sept. 9, 1933.

Remarks. Records fair. Plow regulated by Tampa Reservoir since Oct. 1, 1945. Capacity 

of reservoir insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. Diversion at point 

1^ miles above station for water supply by city of Tampa as shown in monthly table.

Revisions.--WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

534

381

379

151

274

364

111

276

288

24

193

218

229

23

324

22

14T

183

283

180

24

347

22

67

351

22

24

29

398 

23

25

5,912

191

30.8

Nov.

353

22

g?

32

44

57

67

74

79

122

150

' 173

253

249

310

346

396

555

280

390

204

246

246

246

235

244

210

207

191 

197

5,913

197

29.4

Dec.

~SS 322

102

112

116

120

125

125

*125

127

129

218

104

114

311

66

&

94

100

100

100

98

98

96

95

95

95

94

94

90

6B

3,718

120

29.6

Jan.

88

88

127

71

73

1 74

73

72

71

69

63

66

66

65

65

103

54

 55

55

55

55

56

59

77

90

102

114

124

133 

135

174

2,577

83.1

29.5

Feb.

248

123

86

10T

122

144

ISO

176

200

218

235

232

221

210

210

413

TT5

155

176

185

 185

182

170

158

145

137

127

116

__J 110

5,057

174

32.8

Mar.

125

86

80

76

70

64

59

53

49

47

44

42

~2T 134

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

19

15

1,329

42.9

43.3

Apr.

19

IS

*19

18

*18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.6

9.1

8.6

are" 8.4

8.8 

9.2

418.3

13.9

44.7

May

10~ 9.8

11

12

12

13

14

14

15

16

16

19

22

23

5?

19

*17

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12 

12

11

457.8

14.8

46.1

June

11

TT

10

9.9

9.3

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.8

7.2

7.4

 7.3

7.8

8.8

9.2

9.3

9.2

9.1

*8.9

8.7

9.2

9.5 

9 B

254.4

8.48

47.2

July

11

12

14

15

16

18

19

21

22

23

25

29

37

45

53

60

37

54

49

44

38

36

35

33

32

31

30

29

30 

29

29

976

31.5

34.9

Aug.

29

29

28

28

28

27

*27

27

27

27

27

28

28

29

29

30

30

31

32

32

31

36

40

43

48

53

57

57

58 

60

55

1,114

35.9

35.6

Sept.

58: 5*8*

60

66

73

86

108

141

204

232

256

368

486

767

320

387

344

 315

275

246

221

221

246

295

394

436

717

810

755 

773

9,718

324

33.4

Adjusted for diversion by city of Tampaj

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

222 

0.342 

0.39

226 

0.348 

0.39

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-56:

150 

0.231 

0.27

113 

0.174 

0.20

207 

0.318 

0.34

86.2

0.133 

0.15

58.6 

0.09D 

0.10

Observed

Max 1,980 Mln 22 Mean 264 

Max 810 Mln 6.4 Mean 102

60.9 

0.094 

0.11

55.7 

0.086 

0.10

66.4 

0.102 

0.12

71.5 

0.110 

0.13

357 

0.549 

0.61

Adjusted

Mean 296 Cfsm 0.455 In. 6.18 

Mean 138 Cfsm 0.212 In. 2.91

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by city of Tampa, In cubic feet per second; furnished by city of Tampa Hater Department. tnfc464436 O-58-9
120 HILLSBOROUOH RIVER BASIN 

Sulphur Springs at Sulphur Springs, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°01'15", long 82°27'05", in NE^ sec. 25, T. 28 S., R. 18 E., at swimming

 pool 100 ft west of U. S. Highway 41 in Sulphur Springs and 500 ft upstream from Hillsborough River.

Records available.--1917, 1929, 1930 (one discharge measurement in each year), February 

1931 to June 1934 (monthly discharge measurements published as "at Tampa"), 1935, 

1945-46 (miscellaneous discharge measurements), May to September.1956 (discharge measurements only).

Gage.--Reference point at head of springs. Observations of stage below reference point 

made only when discharge measurements are made.

Extremes.--1931-34, 1956: Maximum discharge measured, 82.6 cfs Aug. 2, 1933; minimum 

measured, 12.9 cfs Feb. 12; 1934.

Maximum discharge measured, 163 cfs Aug. 3, 1945.

Remarks. Discharge measurements made at or near footbridge over spring run, about 400 ft 

downstream from head of spring, Just above its Junction with Hillsborough River.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, May to September 1956

May 

June

1............... 34.6

19 ............... 40.7

Aug. 8............... 39.3

Sept.SO............... 43.7

Drainage ditch at Bearss Avenue, near Sulphur Springs, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°05'15", long 82°27'55", in sec. 36, T. 27 S., R. 18 E., on right bank 

25 ft downstream from bridge on Bearss Avenue, 0.3 mile west of U. S. Highway 541, and 

4.5 miles north of Sulphur Springs Post Office.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1956 (discontinued).

Gage.--Staff gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 30.00 ft above mean sea 

Tevel, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 3.8 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 17.88 ft, 

stage falling; peak occurred Sept. 13, 1955); no flow for many days; minimum gage 

height, 14.52 ft Aug. 8.

1946-56: Maximum discharge observed, 107 cfs Sept. 23, 25, 1947; maximum gage 

height observed, 20.18 ft Sept. 29, 1946; no flow for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversion channel 0.6 mile upstream from station diverts part of 

flow at high stages into Lake Magdalene and the Sweetwater Creek basin. Since the completion of a dam at the diversion channel on Feb. 10, 1953, the amount of flow diverted 

from the basin has increased.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

16.7

17.0

17.2

17.3

17.4

17.6

17.9

0.9 

Z.O 

3.9

.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

.9

1.0

1.3

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

*.2

.2

t I

7T

.1

.2

.1

39.9

1.29

-

"

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.=£

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

6.6

0.22

-

-

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

0

0

*.i

!i.1.1.1

0

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

1.0

0.03

-

-

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

|0

0

0

0

0

. 1

71

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.2

0.01

-

-

Feb.

2.

0

0

.1

 1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

O.O5

-

-

Mar.

0

0

-

-

Apr.

(*)

0

0

-

"

May

0

0

-

-

June

(*)

0

0

-

"

July

0

0

-

-

Aug.

(*)

0

0

-

"

Sept.

(*)

0

0

-

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 12 Mln 0 Mean 1.16 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56: Max 3.6 Mln 0 Mean 0.13 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record Sept. 21-30; discharge estimated on basis of records for Rocky Creek 

near Sulphur Springs.
SWEETWATER CREEK BASIN 121

Sweetwater Creek near Sulphur Springs, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°02'33", long 82°30i44", In sec. 16, T. 28 S., R. 18 E., on left bank 

near upstream side of bridge on Gunn Highway, if miles downstream from Lake Ellen and 

4.1 miles northwest of Sulphur Springs Post Office.

Drainage area.--6.4 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 30.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--5 years, 2.60 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3.0 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.20 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 83 cfs Sept. 16, 1953 (gage height, 3.40 ft); no flow 

for many days.

Remarks.--Records poor. Some regulation by lakes above station. Since Feb. 10, 1953, 

considerable flow diverted at times into basin above station from Hillsborough River 

basin.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.12 

.3 

.5

0.7

.9

1.2

0.6

1.3 

3.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

.9

.4

.4

.9

.2

.7

.3

.1

.0

.9

.1

.3

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

*72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

25.5

0.82

-

-

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.7

1.2

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

12.0

0.40

-

-

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.6

0.15

-

-

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

°

0

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

0

*0

0

0

.2

.9

7?

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

3.6

0.12

-

-

Feb.

-7? 0.2

.2

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.7

0.23

-

-

Mar.

0.1

o'

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

-

-

Apr.

(*)

O

0-

-

May

(*)

0

0

-

-

June

(*)

0

0

-

-

July

0

0

.1

75

.1

.1

0

o

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0.7

0.02

-

-

Aug.

(*)

0

0

-

-

Sept.

(*)

0

0

-

-

Calendar year 1955 : Max 8.3 Min 0 Mean 0.66 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56; Max 2.2 Min O Mean 0.15 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
122 ROCKY CREEK BASIN

Rocky Creek near Sulphur Springs, Pla.

Location.--Lat 28°02'23", long 82°34'31", in N? sec. 23, T. 28 S., R. 17 E., on left bank 

100 ft upstream from Seaboard Railroad bridge, 2.5 miles downstream from Brushy Creek, 

and 7.7 miles northwest of Sulphur Springs Post Office.

Drainage area. 35 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1953 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 0.15 ft below mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46 cfs Sept. 10; maximum gage height, 3.97 ft 

Sept. 25 (tide effect); minimum daily discharge, 0.9 cfs June 11-13, 15; minimum gage 

height, 3.13 ft June 11-15.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, 697 cfs Sept. 27, 1953 (gage height, 12.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs May 12^16. June 9-10, 1955; 

minimum gage height, 3.13 ft June 8-10, 25, 1955, June 11-15, 1956.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating tables, Mater year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

3.2

3.3 

3.5 

3.8

1.2

2.4

9.0

36

3.1

3.2

3.3

0.6 

1.9 

4.0

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16 

14

11 

10

9.5

8.5

8.1

7.3

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.3

4.5

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9 STY 2 3 

z!i

165.4

5.34

0.153

0.18

Nov.

2.1 

2.0

1.9 

1.8

1.8

1.7

T7T

1.8

12

23

ZT

19

15

13

11

10

9.5

8.5

7.7

6.9

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.5

3.7

220.8

7.36

0.210

0.23

Dec.

3.4 

3.2

3.2

3.2 

3.0

2.8

3.2

377

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.1

84.7

2.73

0.078

0.09

Jan.

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1*8 

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3 1~4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

25

32

15

8.1

6.1

4.9

4.1

3.7

135.8

4.38

0.125

0.14

Feb.

3.2 

3.0 sTo9.0 

19

17

13

8.7

7.5

8.7

12

20

17

13

12

11

10

10

11

*11

10

9.6

9.1

9.1

8.7

8.3

7.9

7.5

299.3

10.3

0.294

0.32

Mar.

fct

6.4

5.8

5.1

5.1

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8 i^e.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

106.2

3.43

0.098

0.11

Apr.

1.4 TTf

1.4

 1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

2.3

2.6

2JI

576

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.2

1.9

58.3

1.94

0.055

0.06

May

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

1.9

 1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

59.1

1.91

0.055

0.06

June

.4 

.4

.2

.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

0

7§

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.8

1.6

2.3

77S

1.9

*1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

39.0

1.30

0.037

0.04

July

1.4 

1.6

1.6

3.5

3.2

14375

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

T75

1.1

1.6

1.4

61.1

1.97

0.056

0.06

Aug.

1.6 

1.8

1.6

1.6 

1.8

1.6

 1.6

1.6 

1.8

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

Ii°

1.1

2.9

13

17

14

13

8.7

9.1

10

7.9

6.7

134.7

4.35

0.124

0.14

Sept.

6.1 

10

21 

26

33

22

16 

13

22

45

32

21

14

10

7.9

6.7

6.1

5.4

4.8

*4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.5

475

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

365.4

12.2

0.349

0.39

Calendar year 1955: Max 131 Mln 0.4 Mean 10.1 Cfsm 0.289 In. 3.90

Water year 1955-56 : Max 43 Mln 0.9 Mean 4.73 Cfsm 0.135 In. 1.82

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). --No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALLIGATOR CREEK BASIN 123

Alligator Creek at Safety Harbor, Pla.

Location. Lat 27"58'40", long 82"41'45", in sec. 9, T. 29 S., R. 16 E., on right upstream 

wing wall of concrete control, 190 ft upstream from bridge on highway between Safety 

Harbor and State Highway 60 and 0.8 mile southwest of Safety Harbor.

Drainage area. 9.0 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Ls 0.85 ft below mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 5.63 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37 cfs Nov. 11 (gage height, 6.92 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 490 cfs Sept. 6, 1950 (gage height, 9.00 ft); no flow 

for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

6.25

6.3

6.4

6.5

.5 

2.7 

6.2

6.6

6.7

6.8

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.6

5.4

8.0

16

H

12

9.8

7.5

6.2

5.4

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

«1.9

1.4

1.2

rnr 11

7.9

160.1

5.16

0.573

0.66

Nov.

5.8

5.8

5.0

3.9

3.2

2.7

zTT

2.7

3.9

21

34

2T

17

11

8.8

7.0

6.2

5.8

5.4

4.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.6

3.0

223.5

7.45

0.828

0.92

Dec.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.6

«3T^

3.2

3.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

71.4

2.30

0.256

0.30

Jan.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.0

.6

.8

.5

7£

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

 1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

1.4

14

IS

9.8

7.5

6.2

5.4

4.3

4.3

90.5

2.92

0.324

0.37

Feb.

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.4

2.4

3.0

4.3

5.0

T3

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

 1.7

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.0

 A

78.5

2.71

0.301

0.32

Mar.

-TS 0.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

.3

.1

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

7.5

0.24

0.027

0.03

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

0

May

(*)

0

O

0

0

June

(*)

0

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

5

0

.2

1.2

3.2

4.6

375

4.3

3.2

2.7

2.2

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

1.7

*2.4

2.2

2.2

3.2

2.4

2.4

3.2

3.6

2.7

2.2

1.9

2.2

62.8

2.09

0.232

0.26

Calendar year 1955: Max 82 Hln 0 Mean 5.19 Cfsm 0.577 In. 7.83

Water year 1955-56: Max 34 Mln 0 Mean 1.90 Cfsm 0.211 In. 2.86

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
124 LONG BAYOU BASIN

Seminole Lake Outlet near Largo, Fla.

Location.--Lat 27°50'20", long 82°46'50", In sec. 27, T. 30 S., R. 15 E., on south shore 

of Seminole Lake, 250 ft west of highway bridge across spillway channel and 5.2 miles 

south of Largo.

Drainage area. 14 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929 (Plnellas County benchmark).

Average discharge.--6 years, 8.72 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25 cfs Nov. 11 (gage height, 5.29 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 539 cfs Sept. 5, 1950 (gage height, 7.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 270 cfs; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records poor. Greater part of Inflow to Seminole Lake Is regulated by pumps at 

north dam 3.0 miles above station. Pumpage at north dam represents natural flow of 

tributary above dam.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.0 0

5.1 4.6

5.2 14

5.3 26

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.1

672

3.9

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.2

.8

.4

£

0

0

O

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.1

2.1

2.1

30.2

0.97

0.069

O.OB

Nov.

2.1

2.6

2.1

2.1

.8

.4

.4

.2

1.6

15

23

2T

21

18

16

12

12

9.8

8.0

7.1

3.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.1

2.6

1.6

2.1

1.6

_._!

198.0

6.60

0.471

0.52

Dec.

O

0

0

0

0

0.2

**.4

!e

0

0

o

0

0

0

.1

0

o

o

0

0

o

0

o

o

0

o

o

o

0

0

1.7

0.05

0.0036

O.OO5

Jan.

0

0

O

0

o

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

*o

0

0

o

o

0.4

1.2

1.6

T72

1.2

.8

1.6

8.8

0.28

0.02O

0.02

Feb.

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.6

3.2

T76

1.6

.8

2.6

2.6

2.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

.8

.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31.3

1.08

0.077

0.08

Mar.

O

0

0

O

Apr.

(*)

O

0

0

o

May

(*)

0

0

0

o

June

(»)

0

O

0

o

July

0

O

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

O

0

0

o

Calendar year 1955: Max 41 Hin o Mean 3.34 Cfsm 0.239 In. 3.24

Water year 1955-56= Max 23 Min 0 Mean 0.74 Cfsm O.053 In. O.70

* Observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
LAKE TARPON BASIN 125 

Brooker Creek near Odessa, Pla.

Location.--Lat 28°08'05", long 82°35 1 40", in sec. 10, T. 27 S., R. 17 E., on left bank 

20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 232, 30 ft downstream from outlet of 

Keystone Lake, and 3.2 miles south of Odessa.

Drainage area.--10 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1946 to June 1956 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 30.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--9 years (1946-55), 7.46 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during period October 1955 to June 1956, 17 cfs at 12:01 a.m. 

Oct. 1, stage falling; no flow for many days.

1946-56: Maximum discharge observed, 180 cfs Aug. 23, 1949 (gage height, 13.20 ft); 

no flow for many days; minimum gage height, 8.31 ft June 8, 1949.

Remarks.--Records poor. Since May 1955, flow regulated by manipulation of stoplogs in 

culvert.

Revisions.--WSP 1204: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1955 to June 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17 IB"

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.3

7.9

7.3

6.9

6.3

5.8

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.5

a4.2

a3.9

a3.5

a2.4

1.6

1.6

*1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2 

.6

211.3

6.82

0.682

O.79

Nov.

T5~ 0.2

T5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.2

O.OO7

0.00067

0.0007

Dec.

(*)

0

o

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

0

May

(*)

0

0

0

0

June

(*)

0

0

0

0

July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1955: Max 34 Mln 0 Mean 3.33 Cfsm 0.333 !" 4.53

Water year 1955-56: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

nearby stations.
126 LAKE TARPON BASIN 

Brooker Creek near Tarpon Springs, Pla.

Location. Lat 28°05'45", long 82°41 I 15", in sec. 27, T. 27 S., R. 16 E., on right bank 

80 ft downstream from bridge on private road, 1.8 miles upstream from Lake Tarpon, and 

5 miles southeast of Tarpon Springs.

Drainage area. 30 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1956.

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

Average discharge. 6 years, 18.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 96 cfs Aug. 23, 24 (gage height, 11.03 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs Sept. 6, 1950 (gage height, 12.80 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good above 2.0 cfs and fair below.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 25 to Jan. 27, 

Jan. 30 to Feb. 5)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 3O

7.9 

8.2 

8.4

0.5 

1.0 

2.2 

3.8 

6.0

9.2

9.6

10.0

10.5

7.8 

8.0 

8.2 

8.4 

8.6 

8.8

.5 

1.2 

2.5

5.1

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

34

29

26

24

22

19

18

16

14

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.8

8.8

7.5

6.8

6.0

5.3

4.6

4.0

3.5

*3.2

2.8

278- 2.6

3.4

3.1

388.2

12.5

0.417

0.48

Nov.

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.2

T78

16

35

53ro

42

35

29

24

20

18

15

13

12

11

9.4

8.5

7.8

7.4

6.9

6.2

5

0

 O

443.7

14.8

0.493

0.55

Dec.

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.3

4.2

4.5

*5.2

5.5

5.9

5.8

5.5

6.0

FT?

5.8

5.5

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

130.2

4.20

0.135

0.16

Calendar year 1955: Max 106

Jan.

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

7B- .5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

1.1

1.4

2.2

2.6

2.7

277

2.6

2 5

35.1

1.13

0.036

0.04

Feb.

2.3

2.2

2.1

275

2.3

2.9

3.7

3.8

4.1

4.4

11

19

29

30

2?

20

16

14

12

11

9.4

*8.2

7.0

6.2

5.4

4.7

4.1

3.7

3.3

269.1

9.28

0.309

0.33

Mln 0

Mar.

573- 2.7

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18.0

0.58

0.019

0.02

Apr.

(»)

0

0

0

0

Mean 13.9

May

(»)

0

0

0

0

June

(*)

0

0

0

0

July

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

71

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.01

0.00033

0.0002

Aug.

~.4 0

.6

.5

.6

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

.2

.4

.3

.3

.5

.9

.8

1.0

4.3

29

80

 gT 86

46

33

23

16

13

10

412.9

13.3

0.443

0.51

Sept.

8.4

7.6

7.0

IT?

12

14

16

15

22

42

53

65

12

50

41

33

28

27

*27

27

27

28

27

27

27

27

26

27

36

33

850.4

28.3

0.943

1.05

Cfsm 0.463 In. 6.29

Water year 1955-56: Max 86 Mln 0 Mean 6.96 Cfsm 0.232 In. 3.14

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
AKCLOTE RIVER BASIN 127

Anclote River near Elfers, Fla.

Location. Lat 28°12i50", long 82°40<00" 1 in sec. 23, T. 26 S., R. 16 E., on left bank 

40 ft downstream from bridge on State. Highway 54 and 3? miles southeast of Elfers.

Drainage area. 72.5 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--May 1946 to September 1956.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 69.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 366 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 13.78 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs May 19 (gage height, 7.96 ft, pumpage effect).

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 3,500 cfs Sept. 6, 1950 (gage height, 26.02 ft); minimum, that of May 19, 1956; minimum gage height, 7.63 ft about Nov. 13, 1955, from 

recorded range in stage.

Flood of Aug. 8 or 9, 1945, reached a stage of 27.7 ft, from information by local 

residents and high-water marks (discharge, 5,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 

3,200 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

.Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

28

Z?

18

16

17

16

12

10

8.8

8.1

7.5

6.9

6.9

7.5

7.3

7.2

7.3

8.1

7.3

6.7

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.1

*4.9

4.7

4.6

TTT

4.9

5 1

285.6

9.21

0.127

0.15

Nov.

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.6

53

84

85

84

75

65

56

49

42

36

30

27

22

20

18

16

16

15

14

13

12

878.0

29.3

0.404

0.45

Dec.

11

11

10

10

9.8

10

 12

*13

15

15

14

14

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.4

9.1

9.0

8.7

8.7

7.9

7 6

7^1

345.1

11.1

0.153

0.18

Jan.

6.6

6.3

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.0 4T5-

 4.7

 4.7

5.0

5.0

4.7

5.8

19

23_

22

21

19

17

15

15

272.2

8.78

0.121

0.14

Feb.

14

13" 13

21

25

26

27

26

24

23

48

90

137

141

Toe

80

62

51

44

38

32

 28

*24

20

18

16

15

14

13

1,191

41.1

0.567

0.61

Mar.

12

TT

10

9.8

9.4

8.8

8.4

8.1

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.3

6.8

6.6

5.5

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

2.9

2.9

2.4

3T?

4.6

3.6

2.8

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

188.1

6.07

0.084

0.10

Apr.

4.6

4.7

*4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.4

5.8

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.1

3.9

4.1

136.0

4.53

0.062

0.07

May

4.2

4.4

4.7

5.3

5.8

5.5

ST6- 6.0

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.6

4.4

*4.2

4.1

2.6

1.3

1.0

77S

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

115.7

3.73

0.051

0.06

June

2.0

tt

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

 2.7

2.9

3.0

3.0

5ii

75.4

2.51

0.035

0.04

July

3.1

372

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.7

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.4

104.9

3.38

0.047

0.05

Aug.

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.3

*3.1

778" 2.8

2.8

2.8

3.6

3.2

11

44

49

46

35

22

38

87

102

196

348

515

230

158

106

74

52

40

1,996.8

64.4

0.888

1.02

Sept.

56

165

201

IBT

114

99

104

94

82

72

72

69

58

46

36

30

26

24

*24

24

22

19

16

16

19

19

16

16

16

15

1,728

57.6

0.794

0.89

Calendar year 1955: Max 445 Min 2.1 Mean 30.4 Cfsm 0.419 In. 5.70

Water year 1955-56: Max 348 Min 1.0 Mean 20.0 Cfsm 0.276 In. 3.76

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). Mo peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

WEEKIWACHEE RIVER BASIN

Weekiwachee Springs near Brooksville, Fla.

Location (revised) . Lat 28°31'00", long 82°34'2S", in sec. 2, T. 23 S., R. 17 E., on

northeast side of pool at spring at head of Weekiwachee River, 12 miles southwest of

Brooksville. 

Records available. 1917, 1929-30 (one discharge measurement in each year), February 1931

to September 1956 (discharge measurements only), 

gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. 

Extremes. 1931-56: Maximum discharge measured, 256 cfs Sept. 25,. 1950; minimum measured,

101 cfs July 24, 1956. 

Remarks . Discharge measurements made about three-quarters of a mile downstream from head

of spring.

Discharge measurements, in cubic ftet per second, water year 

October 1955 to September 1956

Mov. 9.............. 158

Dec. 21.............. 150

Feb. 9.............. 128

Mar. 21.............. 132

May 2.............. 130

June 12.............. 127

July 24.............. 101

Sept. 6.............. 136
128 WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN

Withlacoochee River at Trilby, Fla.

irps of 

iwnstream

Location. Lat 28°29', long 82°11' on line between sees. 14 and 23, T. 23 S. , R. 21 E., 

on right bank at downstream side of br-dige on U. S. Highway 301, ij miles northeast of 

Trilby and 10 miles upstream from Little Withlacoochee River.

Drainage area.--650 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1928 to February 1929, February 1930 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 49.27 ft above mean sea level (Co 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, staff gage at site lj miles dow 

at datum 0,12 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 701 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stage falling; 

maximum peak discharge during year, 238 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 4.68 ft); minimum, 

9 5 cfs July 22 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1928-29, 1930-56: Maximum discharge, 8,840 cfs June 21, 1934 (gage height, 20,5 ft, 

site and datum then in use) ; minimum, 8.6 cfs June 9-17, 1945; minimum gage height, 

that of July 22, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good. Records include considerable amount of waste water diverted by 

Pasco Packing Co., from ground-water supplies during packing season. High-water diversion above station into Hillsborough River basin.

Revisions.--WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Hov. 9)

1.0 

1.3 

2.2 

3.0

9.0

18

102

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

265

492

901

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

'B25 680

586

548

513

479

447

415

389

370

354

339

324

312

297

282

271

270

262

249

235

219

207

195

186

177

169

161

152

145

140

10,002

323

.

-

Nov.

134

129

123

119

113

109

*105

101

TOT

176

223

'2T5 236

218

210

209

212

215

216

215

212

206

203

201

198

195

194

193

187

176

5,358

179

_

-

Dec.

168

T55

155

149

142

137

135

133

129

128

127

122

115

113

115

118

120

118

112

*105

108

110

110

110

1O8

94

85

35

94

101

104

3,712

120

_

-

Jan.

103

TOT

100

99

99

97

97

96

93

90

88

88

88

87

87

85

82

82

83

82

81

80

35

92

94

94

91

90

89

87

83

2,790

90.0

_

-

Feb.

-55 88

103

115

116

114

106

*105

108

110

128

141

T35

122

124

131

134

136

135

130

117

115

115

117

115

111

100

90

90

3,347

115

_

-

Mar.

90

92

93 57

72

67

68

63

60

66

66

56

49

47

50

56

58

55

44

*38

42

50

54

56

51

38

31

5ff

45

49

49

1,778

57.4

-

Apr.

42

30

23

22

27

23

24

27

21

20

22

26

29

30

30

22

18

16

2Z

29

33

32

22

17

18

31

39

43

46 

50

834

27.8

-

-

May

*48

15

55

54

52

52

54

55

56

56

55

55

55

55

56

57

58

58

57

56

56

53

52

55

60

66

73

80

77

84

87

1,835

59.2

-

-

June

83

W

77

70

61

58

58

55

53

51

*50

49

50

49

48

48

46

36

28

34

38

40

39

39

39

30

23

5ff

45

37

1,450

48.3

_

-

July

28

19

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

TC

10

10

10

10

*17

28

32

32

33

36 

39

5O

559

18.0

_

-

Aug.

44

36

30

28

11

28

30

34

42

49

51

55

62

57

52

47

43

40

42

49

56

85

116

121 T0"9~

92

78

66

56

48

44

1,717

55.4

_

-

Sept.

39

36

T7

66

*83

100

104

103

104

105

104

1OO

93

86

78

73

71

80

85

84

77

69

62

58

70

115

162

186

198

''US

2,846

94.9

_

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 1.64O Mln 20 Mean 243 Cfsm _ In.

Water year 1955-55: Max 680 Mln 10 Mean 99. o Cfsm . In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN 129

Wlthlaooochee River at Groom, Fla.

Location.--Lat 28°36', long 82°13', in sec. 8 T. 22 S., R. 21 E., on left bank at upstream 

side of abandoned highway bridge at Groom, 2 miles downstream from Little Withlaooochee 

River.

Drainage area.--900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1956.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 38.94 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Ingineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 2, 1940, staff gage at railroad bridge 500 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 780 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stage falling; 

maximum peak discharge during year, 276 cfs Nov. 14 (gage height, 4.43 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs July 24, 25 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 8,450 cfs Sept. 12, 1950 (gage height, 12.71 ft); minimum, that of July 24, 25, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair. Records include considerable amount of waste water diverted by 

Pasco Packing Co., from ground-water supplies during packing season.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

35

112

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

216

570

797

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

762

73ff

704

674

640

604

576

546

525

504

487

468

449

438

419

402

394

388

370

352

339

320

301

284

268

256

243

234

225

216

209

13,335

430

-

-

Nov.

202

194

189

1S4

179

173

168

164

*163

556

237

260

274

276

573

268

265

265

266

268

266

262

256

252

248

245

238

234

232

225

6,932

231

-

-

Dec.

217 2~TO

204

198

192

188

183

179

176

172

170

169

166

161

158

156

157

157

156

153

*147

145

145

145

145

143

135

128

125

T $* Xcb 

130

5,036

162

-

-

Jan.

132

132

132

132

130

129

127

126

126

124

121

119

117

116

116

116

114

112

111

110

110

110

116

130

126

125

123

121

118

116

114

3,751

121

-

-

Feb.

Ill

IT5

116

126

133

135

135

130

*126

127

133

143

149

150

145

143

144

145

147

146

143

136

131

130

129

129

127

120

113

3,854

133

-

-

Mar.

110

109

110

110

106

99

94

91

87

85

87

87

82

76

72

72

74

77

75

69

*63

63

67

70

72

70

62

55SB60

63

2,472

79.7

-

-

Apr.

64

65

52

47

44

46

45

43

45

48

48

43

43

46

48

4S

44

40

37

37

41

46

47

43

40

41

43

49

52

55

1,385

46.2

-

-

May

58

*65

68

63

63

62

66

65

66

64

62

62

61

61

61

61

62

63

63

62

62

62

60

59

59

63

67

73

78 

78

80

1,994

64.3

-

"

June

84

85

S5

78

75

70

66

64

62

62

60

*60

58

58

57

58

57

55

51

ii

46

48

49

49

49

49

51

55

52 

52

1,788

59.6

-

"

July

50

45

36

37

33

29

27

25

24

24

27

27

23

20

20

20

19

20

22

23

20

19

18

18

*18

29

35

42

45 

41

44

877

28.3

-

~

Aug.

48

48

43

38

36

35

34

35

39

49

49

55

59

58

58

55

52

a50

a55

50

a70

a90

alOO

a!05

al55

100

98

90

82 

74

69

1,929

62.2

-

"

Sept.

66

64

75

94

102

*112

124

132

137

139

140

138

134

127

121

115

109

109

110

111

111

108

102

98

97

100

117

142

162

ilH

3,469

116

-

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,510 Mln 58 Mean 276 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56: Max 762 Min 18 Mean 128 Cfsm -- In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for station at Trilby.
130 WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN

Wlthlacoochee River near Holder, Pla.

Location (revised). Lat 28°59'19", long 82°20'59", in sec. 30, T. 17 S., R. 20 E., on 

right bank 100 ft dovmstream from bridge on State Highway 200 and 4f miles northeast 

of Holder.

Drainage area.--1,710 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1928 to February 1929, August 1931 to September 1956.

(Stage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 27.52 ft above mean sea level (levels by

"(Torps of Engineers). Aug. 14, 1928, to Feb. 15, 1929, staff gage at bridge 100 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--25 years (1931-56), 1,076 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stage falling; 

maximum peak discharge during year, 601 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 2.25 ft); minimum 

discharge, 1112 cfs June 18;'minimum gage height,, -0.13 ft July 3.

1928-29, 1931-56: Maximum discharge, 6,740 cfs July 8-13, 1934; maximum gage height, 

11.63 ft July 9, 10, 1934; minimum discharge, that of June 18, 1956; minimum gage height, 

-0.41 ft June 19, 1945.

Remarks. Records fair above 300 cfs and poor below. Records of chemical analyses for the 

wa~Eer year 1956 given in WSP 1450.

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2G

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.200 

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,020

996

972

959

941

918

891

861

810

816

837

822

801

774

747

724

702

676

654

632

612

591

576 

555

26,805

865

0.506

0.58

Nov.

536 

517

502

483

467

458

450

442

436

*J55

534

548

549 535"

529

518

508

502

510

520

522

517

508

500

495

491

493

488

477

455

14,992

500

0.292

0.33

Dec.

438 

T2Z

414

409

402

393

390

397

408

402

400

402

386

376

380

376

363

349

355

361

368

 375

377

372

365

360

350

334

324

323 jjy

11,694

377

0.220

0.25

Jan.

316 

310

306

316

312

308

316

310

300

SOT

311

322

317

305

312

324

340

336

323

318

316

316

360

501

548

580

596

575

551

554

513

11,696

377

0.220

0.25

Feb.

489 

470

460

497

499

503

509

T55

485

 474

481

472

462

454

449

453

449

441

432

425

422

414

407

404

400

397 359"

413

411

13,066

451

0.264

0.28

Mar.

399 

3S8

347

340

332

331

320

311

299

292

298

286

281

276

272

268

256

248

242

236

234

 535

236

237

236

237

240

248

260

269

276

8,710

281

0.164

0.19

Apr.

281 

288 '5BT

282

276

265

256

243

224

228

258

251

251

251

251

243

232

230

232

230

229

228

226

214

207

206

203

203

203

200

7,172

239

0.140

0.16

May

198 

195

*197

200

201

211

216

2T5

210

195

181

168

159

157

155

156

151

146

140

132

137

136

135

140

137

133

133

136

137

130 

126

5,064

163

0.095

0.11

June

128 

136

141

146

T3S

141

137

136

138

137

142

139

 134

127

119

120

115

113 m125

124

124

128

133

138

134

136

135

130

129

3,948

132

0.077

0.09

July

127 

TZo" 120

130

143

154

154

148

146

152

157

160

154

143

141

146

149

157

164

TJSS

156

151

149

148

 146

148

146

146

155

156

157

4,583

148

0.087

0.10

Aug.

155 

153

T53

153

155

160

164

167

167

171

188

189

203

198

181

171

177

175

177

186

208

258

288

292

TSff

281

276

269

269

264

260

6,396

206

0.120

0.14

Sept.

267 

269

290

!!£ 312

293

288

278

269

*265

256

259

263

260

256

260

263

265

268

259

251

250

|48

25?

271

267

259

251

252

263

8,053

269

0.157

0.18

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,220 Mln 217 Mean 484 Cfsm 0.283 In. 3.83

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,200 Mln 113 Mean 334 Cfsm 0.195 In. 2.66

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Rainbow Springs near Dunnellon, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°06'05", long 82°26ilO", in sec. 12, T. 16 S., R. 18 E., at head of

springs, 4 miles northeast of Dunnellon. 

Records available.--1907. 1917, and 1929-30 (one discharge measurement in each year), Fet>-

ruary 1931 to September 1956 (discharge measurements only). Prior to October 1940, published as Blue Springs near Dunnellon. 

Gage.--Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. Datum of gage is 28.34

Tt above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov 19, 1948, at

datum 1.63 ft higher.

Extremes.--1931-56: Maximum discharge measured, 1,020 cfs Sept. 28, 1950; minimum meas- 

 ured, 487 cfs Oct. 3, 1932. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements made at bridge on State Highway 484, 5 miles downstream

from springs. Surface inflow between springs and measuring section is negligible

except after heavy rains.

Discharge measurements. In cubic feet per second, water year

October 1955 to September 1956 

Oct. 3.............. 686 May 3.............. 561

Nov. 10.............. 590 June 13.............. 513

Dec. 22.............. 629 July 26.............. 504

Feb. 10.............. 584 Sept.10.............. 549

Mar. 22.............. 559
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 131

Suwannee River at Fargo, Ga.

Location. Lat 30°41', long 820 34', on downstream side of right bank pier of bridge on 

 !j. 3. Highway 441 at Pargo, Clinch County, 4 miles upstream from Suwanoochee Creek and 

12 miles downstream from Mixons Perry dam site.

Drainage area.--About 1,260 sq mi (includes part of watershed in Okefenokee Swamp which 

is Indeterminate).

Records available. January 1921 to September 1923 (gage heights only), January 1927 to 

December 1931, April 1937 to September 1956.

J

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 91.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Jan. 27, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1923, staff gage 

at site 1,200 ft upstream at datum 3.00 ft higher. Jan. 27, 1927, to Dec. 31, 1931, 

and Apr. 20, 1937, to June 10, 1938, staff gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 

1.00 ft higher. June 11, 1938, to Nov. 26, 1952, staff gage at site 1,000 ft upstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1927-31, 1937-56), 1,040 cfs.

iremes. Maximum discharge during year, 960 cfs May 10 (gage height, 7.9 ft); minimum,

cfs Aug. 27.

1921-23, 1927-31, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs Oct. 3, 1929; maximum gage 

height, 19.6 ft Oct. 3, 1929, present datum, Oct. 28, 29, 1947; no flow at times in 

1931, 1943, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 60 cfs and fair below. 

Revisions. WSP 1234: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage-height, In feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Hay 29 to June 2, 

June 26-28, July 12-26)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

20

40

77

6.0 

7.9

570

960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

570

585

355

585

585

570

570

556

523

502

476

452

416

392

369

333

314

314

307

288

268

248

230

218

206

194

176

164 m1 09 lot

176

11,523

372

0.295

0.34

Nov.

152- 164

 152

152

142

136

132

130

133

134

134

134

132

129

127

124

121

116

114

111

110

107

103

101

100

100

95

91

89

86

3,651

122

0.097

0.11

Dec.

82

75

80

76

76

74

76

76

76

76

73

72

»70

68

66

65

64

65

65

63

59

53

56

55

55

56

55

54

53

52

57

2,047

66.0

0.052

0.06

Jan.

49

47

47

48

50

49

47

46

 45

43

42

42

41

40

40

39

TO

40

39

39

39

42

67

117

126

118

116

114

114

112

109

1,947

62.8

0.050

0.06

Feb.

106

104

TC5

111

139

146

158

170

176

188

206

218

206

 200

194

230

236

215

212

212

212

206

194

176

176

164

158

152

152

5,123

177

0.140

0.15

Mar.

140

135

152

206

224

218

212

206

200

194

188

194

194

200

194

188

182

176

170

164

152

146

141

135

128

120

114

109

104

100

97

5,083

164

0.130

0.15

Apr.

90

86

82

78

74

70

68

64

58

57

 65

77

75

69

66

72

87

85

77

73

72

72

72

70

88

176

24f2 Z36-

236

242

2/979

" 99.3

0.079

0.09

May

242

288

300

369

428

502

665

 830

905

960

905

810

725

665

585

528

489

452

416

380

346

300

255

224

212

206

212

212

182

*158

Ul

13,892

448

0.356

0.41

June

126

115

10S

97

35

75

65

62

55

55

73

82

75

64

57

55

63

58

52

ST

70

107

99

94

126

»286

274

206

194

182

3,123

104

0.083

0.09

July

158

135

117

111

111

108

103

91

75

74

102

141

153

170

132

188

 224

255

281

300

307

755

268

242

212

194

255

294

268

213

200

5,830

188

0.149

0.17

Aug.

243

206

158

188

307

346

242

176

164

530

2 IB

230

230

 158

118

89

67

53

43

36

30

26

. 24

24

24

22

20

5ff

23

25

29

3,924

127

0.101

0.12

Sept.

38

36

52

91

90

95

97

37

85

75

 70

62

54

47

42

37

33

32

31

34

32

27

24

23 JT

55

70

71

68

63

1,659

55.3

0.044

0.05

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,710 Min o.l Mean 107 Cfsm 0.085 In. 1*16

Hater year 1955-56: Max 960 Min 20 Mean 166 Cfsm 0.132. In. 1.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
132 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Suwannee River at White Springs, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°20' , long 82°44', in sec. 8, T. 2 S., R. 16 E., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 1 mile southeast of White Springs.

Drainage area. 1,990 sq mi (includes part of watershed in Okefenokee Swamp which Is 

indeterminate).

Records available. May 1906 to December 1908, February 1927 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 48.54 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

"Engineers benchmark). May 28, 1906, to Dec. 31, 1908, chain gage and Feb. 8, 1927, to 

July 31, 1932, staff gage, at site 1 mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,668 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs May 11 (gage height, 8.17 ft); minimum, 49 cfs Jan. 21, 22 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1906-8, 1927-56: Maximum discharge, 28,500 cfs Apr. 5, 6, 1948; maximum gage 

height, 36.65 ft Apr. 5, 1948; minimum discharge, 4.8 cfs Nov. 15, 1931; minimum gage 

height, 1.05 ft June 24, 25, 26, 1955.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 727: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

80

141

224

4.0 

7.0 

9.0

444

1,350

2,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

911

890

869

851

842

836

824

806

779

744

701

661

620

576

529

486

472

429

412

405

383

360

334

312

290

270

254

237

247 

234

222

16,786

541

0.272

0.31

Nov.

228

*217

202

192

181

176

168

164

160

160

160

160

160

159

154

152

147

141

137

133

127

123

120

117

115

118

110

110

104 

100

4,495

150

0.075

0.08

Dec.

97

95

92

91

90

89

88

88

89

88

87

87

84

*83

81

80

79

77

76

75

75

74

72

71

70

70

68

66

66 

65

64

2,477

79.9

0.040

0.05

Jan.

62

60

60

61

60

59

58

58

56

56

55

54

53

52

52

52

54

52

50

50

50

53

73

100

*124

144

150

144

142 

141

138

2,373

76.5

0.038

0.04

Feb.

134

128

123

131

137

148

183

193

211

232

254

276

290

292

286

279

314

353

346

341

346

339

330

318

303

279

282

280

270

7,398

255

0.128

0.14

Mar.

260

254

274

348

402

*419

412

402

381

364

348

339

341

348

348

343

327

314

303

286

272

260

249

237

226

213

201

190

178 

170

156

9,167

296

0.149

0.17

Apr.

147

141

133

126

119

113

108

101

95

91

98

96

98

114

120

128

118

*115

127

134

141

144

141

135

160

171

219

348

417

446

4,644

155

0.078

0.09

May

486

540

579

617

692

803

1,090

1,420

1,590

1,690

1.750

1,730

1,610

1,440

1,300

1,180

1,090

1,020

982

936

875

812

738

667

631

590

576

568

537

*482

426

29,447

950

0.477

0.55

June

381

334

292

266

239

208

181

162

142

126

118

118

119

124

120

112

108

113

109

102

95

95

103

120

119

124

241

397

429

442

5,639

188

0.094

0.11

July

456

472

506

542

548

550

532

474

434

409

*509

516

469

444

424

409

417

482

524

527

553

540

504

459

424

388

388

492

642

514

426

14,974

483

0.243

0.28

Aug.

366

373

362

332

314

456

622

486

364

280

378

397

330

355

310

262

228

183

150

126

113

*104

90

83

75

70

66

65

59

55

54

7,508

242

0.122

0.14

Sept.

59

66

130

188

226

211

181

168

160

146

131

119

109

106

100

91

88

88

85

85

85

78

71

66

85

114

120

120

128

134

3,538

118

0.059

0.07

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,830 Min 7.5 Mean 216 Cfsm 0.109 In. 1.46

Water year 1955-56 : Max 1,750 Min 50 Mean 296 Cfsm 0.149 In. 2.03

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 133

Alapaha River near Alapaha, Ga.

Location. Lat 31°23', long 83°10', near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 50, 2 miles east of Alapaha, Berrien County, and 6 miles upstream from Willacoochee River.

Drainage area. 644 sq mi.

Records available. April 1937 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 209.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 8, 1943, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 455 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 11.0 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs June 21.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs Apr. 4, 1948 (gage height, 16.8 ft); no 

flow July 23, 24, Sept. 1 to Nov. 28, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 872: 1937. WSP1002; 1939(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Oct. 10 to Jan. 11, Jan. 17-22)

-0.2

.2

.6

1.1

2.0

3.0

15

31

78

147

5.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

330

600

830

1,170

1,660

2,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

183

147

124

103

90

81

70

62

54

48

46

46

46

43

38

35

37

39

38

35

33

32 

30

27

23

20

18

16

23

27

22

1,636

52.8

0.082

0.09

Nov.

20

18

18

18

17

17

20

23

25

26

25

24

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

19

18

*17 

17 

17

16

15

15

15

15

li

575

19.2

0.030

0.03

Dec.

13

13

13

11

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

19

22

24

15

24

24

23

22 

22 

22

22

22

21

21

*20 

19

19

560

18.1

0.028

0.03

Jan.

18

11

17

22

27

26

26

25

24

23

27

34

36

35

33

31

28

26

24

23

22

25 

62 

81

87

100

114

151

192 

192

*167

1,715

55.3

0.086

0.10

Feb.

143

135

128

128

139

278

408

361

350

516

980

1,550

1,780

1,780

1,660

1,660

1,600

1,550

1,720

2,140

2,300

2.400 

2,220 

1,980

1,720

1,500

1,300

1,090

950

34,466

1,188

1.84

1.98

Mar.

830

780

780

860

860

830

860

920

980

980

1,010

1,090

1,050

980

980

1,050

1,130

1,250

1,400

1,450

1,500

1.55Q 

1,450 

1,300

1,170

1,010

890

780

660 

*565

5Q1

31,446

1,014

1.57

1.81

Apr.

445

396

372

350

340

330

330

320

310

300

361

372

340

310

310

396

432

396

384

445

532

532 

472 

445

432

408

350

280

218

129

11,087

370

0.575

0.64

May

151

131

120

159

205

282

600

780

705

620

620

582

501

420

340

280

223

179

143

114

93

78 

63 

50

42

37

32

28

25 

21

7,642

247

0.384

0.44

June

18

20

27

31

29

35

45

26

17

13

9.1

6.8

*5.7

4.8

3.9

3.4

3.0

5.2

3.4

*2.6

^A

5.9 

46

81

43

27

24

*22

J£

735.2

24.5

0.038

0.04

July v

210

128

100

87

74

81

96

143

228

270

260

205

167

163

179

187

196

218

218

228

210

167 

128 

100

81

71

65

109

250 

192

155

4,966

160

0.248

0.29

Aug.

171

175

155

159

126

155

114

96

103

100

84

74

90

77

70

59

50

44

34

27

22

20 

18 

14

11

6.1

973

8.5

16 

*25

17

2,201.9

71.0

0.110

0.13

Sept.

10

7.9

49

46

24

65

78

77

74

70

67

50

36

27

20

15

11

8.7

6.8

5.5

4.3

3.5

ft! 214

300

310

280

270 ZCA £2y

2,489.8

83.0

0.129

0.14

Calendar year 1955: Max 860 Min 0.1 Mean 83.3 Cfsm 0.129 In. 1.74

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,400 Mln 2.4 Mean 272 Cfsm 0.422 In. 5.72

Discharge measurement made on this day.
134 SIWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga.

Location. Lat 30°40', long 83°01', at downstream side of left bank pier of bridge on 

State Highway 94, a quarter of a mile west of Statenville, Echols County.

Drainage area. 1,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January to June 1921, December 1931 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.77 ft above mean sea level (levels by

Teorgia State Highway Department). Jan. 28 to June 30, 1921, staff gage at site 50 ft 

upstream at datum 2.10 ft higher. Dec. 10, 1931, to July 9, 1935, chain gage and 

July 10, 1935, to Nov. 30, 1949, staff gage, at site 200 ft upstream; Dec. 1, 1949, to 

Nov. 22, 1952, wire-weight gage at present site, all at present datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1932-56), 910 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,450 cfs May 8 (gage height, 19.7 ft); minimum, 

49 cfs Jan. 3.

1921, 1931-56: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs Apr. 6, 1948 (gage height, 29.8 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 16 cfs Nov. 13, 14, 1954.

Flood of Apr. 30 or May 1, 1928, reached a stage of 28.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,400 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: 1936, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 11-21, Feb. 24 to Mar. 3, 

May 7-12, Sept. 11-14}

1.0 

1.5 

3.0

41

99

344

12.0

18.0

2,640

4,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 no

382

334

297

270

244

219

203

184

170

158

147

135

123

116

123

116

109

104

99

95

92

92

89

86

82

92 

87

5,358

173

0.124

0.14

Nov.

S2 

84

»82

85

80

74

72

74

76

79

80

78

75

74

70

69

68

67

66

63

62

61

60

59

60

58

58

56 

55

54

2,081

69.4

0.050

0.06

Dec.

53 

52

52

53

53

56

62

63

60

58

56

54

»52

51

51

51

50

51

53

54

55

55

55

56

55

55

55

54 

53

51 

50

1,679

54.2

0.039

0.04

Jan.

51 

50

19

52

52

51

50

50

*50

52

54

55

55

55

60

67

72

73

73

75

72

75

113

165

177

150

148

170 

173

177 

201

2,769

89.3

0.064

0.07

Feb.

 288

297

28S

288

325

382

354

430

600

735

785

»810

»885

985

1,110

1,290

1,440

1,630

1,730

1,870

1,980

2,060

2,110

2,250

2,360

2,470

2.520 

2,520

35,045

1,208

0.863

0.93

Mar.

2.410 

2,270

2,080

1,900

1,650

1,470

1,340

1.290

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,370

1,420

1,440

1,500

1,550

1,580

1,600

1,600

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,600

1,630

1,650

1,650

1,650 

1,600

1,500 

1,390

49,330

1,591

1.14

1.31

Apr.

1.240 

1,080

935

810

710

636

589

544

*512

490

533

578

600

636

660

660

685

685

685

710

710

660

660

685

785

835

810

735 

660

600

21,118

704

0.503

0.56

May

522 

470

430

450

612

1,500

3,760

*4.350

»4,130

3,390

»2,690

2,270

2,000

1,820

1,600

1,370

1,140

910

710

589

490

420

363

325

325

316

306

279 

244

*219 

195

38,195

1,232

0.880

1.01

June

195 

177

162

154

160

162

152

144

135

135

144

140

128

120

112

109

120

112

107

115

128

112

106

159

382

490

544

578 

855 

835

6,952

232

0.166

0.19

July

760 

6S5

612

612

»636

578

490

420

363

325

326

325

344

363

354

325

»325

344

344

325

354

470

566

612

566

490

420

372 

334

316 

306

13,642

440

0.314

0.36

Aug.

325 

354

363

354

354

344

325

344

420

440

372

306

*262

" 279

244

219

195

177

162

150

140

134

126

122

116

108

100

94 

89

84

7,181

232

0.166

0.19

Sept.

75 

12.

75

81

84

86

85

96

119

176

*244

270

236

211 179-

168

156

141

125

109

91

82

75

87

125

173

270

410 

533

589

5,223

174

0.124

0.14

Calendar year 1955 : Max 1,320 Min 22 Mean 160 Cfsm 0.114 In. 1.56

Water year 1955-56; Max 4,350 Mln 49 Mean 515 Cfsm 0.368 In. 5.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SOWANNEE RIVER BASIN 

Little River near Adel, Ga.

135

Location. Lat 31°09', long 83°33', on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 37, half a mile downstream from Georgia & Florida Railroad bridge, 5i miles 

upstream from Bear Creek, 6 miles downstream from Warrior Creek, and 7 miles west of 

Adel, Cook County.

Drainage area. 547 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 171.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 459 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 efs May 8 (gage height, 15.8 ft); minimum, 

2.3 cfs Sept. 2.

1940-56: Maximum discharge, 38,800 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height, 21.0 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.29 cfs Oct. 25-30, 1954.

Flood in August 1928 reached a stage of 20.5 ft, from information by Georgia State 

Highway Department (discharge, 33,200 cfs, from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs 

as explained above).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1082: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 11, 12)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12 Feb. 13 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.9 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0 

8.0 

12.0

7.7

20

49

121

233

752

1,670

1.14

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.5

5.0

2.5

12

25

47

108

244

8.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

15.6

640

1,310

1,980

2,460

4,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

15.

75 

63

60

53

42

35

30

26

22

19

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

9.9

*9.2

9.5

9.5

9.2

11

11

9.5

12

12 

11

737.6

23.8

0.044

O.O5

Nov.

13

15 

27

54

£Q

45

34

27

23

20

18

16

15

14

13

13

*12

13

17

17

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

12

589

19.6

O.O36

O.O4

Dec.

9jl

979 

9.9

10

14

16

14

14

14

14

14

16

20

 26

28

31

31

26

24

23

24

26

26

25

23

23

22

20

19

19 

18

609.7

19.7

0.036

0.04

Jan.

17

li

16

18

17

16

16

19

*30

52

73

59

43

33

28

46

44

32

27

22

24

29

37

4O

73

112

163

222

290

349

2,326

75.0

0.137

0.16

Feb.

296

222 

184

163

158

178

189

234

408

847

1,420

1,67O

*1,610

1,37O

1,120

925

840

820

1,180

1,820

2.100

1,980

1,580

1,150

820

640

565

505

448

25,442

877

1.60

1.73

Mar.

396

384 

396

448

505

595

685

760

800

800

685

610

565

625

840

1,120

1.280

1,280

1,120

880

720

655

640

550

420

348

3OO

272

244

234 

219

19,376

625

1.14

1.31

Apr.

204

194 

189

184

175

166

152

140

*128

112

128

144

148

152

184

229

348

336

255

266

272

260

255

204

166

144

128

108'90

£1

5,542

185

0.338

0.38

May

78

75 

81

152

144

760

*2,110

4.070

3,210

2,400

1,860

1,430

1,120

800

505

324

234

175

136

104

87

72

61

52

44

40

35

32

29

»E7 

li

20,271

654

1.20

1.38

June

22

21 

18

18

46

52

36

28

22

18

16

15

14

12

11

11

11

9.7

a9.0

a8.O

a9.O

all

aio

a8.o

*7.3

6^5

7.0

9.4

8.0

8.5

482.4

16.1

0.029

0.03

July

12

8.5 

7.0

6.8

6^5

7.3

8.0

7.8

8.7

10

9.9

10

14

14

15

*16

14

14

15

18

20

18

19

22

22

20

19

18

17

19

15

459.5

14.8

0.027

O.O3

Aug.

11

26 

21

25

21

16

15

15

14

12

10

9.7

9.7

9.2

9.0

8.7

8.5

8.2

6.2

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.5

3.7

3.0

2.7

6.2

13 

5.4

350.2

11.3

0.021

O.O2

Sept.

3.2

H5.4

6.0

6.0

8.2

9.0

8.0

9.2

*13

11

9.4

7.8

6.0

6.0

4.8

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

12

65

122

250

157

128

1,165.5

38.8

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,520 Mln 2.3 Mean 88.4 Cfsm 0.162 In. 2.19.

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,070 Mln 2.5 Mean 211 Cfsm 0.386 In. 5.25

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfa). 

cfs (13.3 ft); May 8 (12 m.) 4,360 cf

Feb. 12 (10 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (12.2 ft); Feb. 21 (5 p.m.) 2,100 

s (15.8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records.

and records for stations on nearby streams.
136 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Withlacoochee River near Pinetta, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°36', long 83°16', on line between sees.-6 and 7, T. 2 N., R. 11 E., on 

right bank 30 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile west of Bellville, 

and 5 miles east of Pinetta.

Drainage area.--2,220 sqmi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1931 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 47.21 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 2, 1941, chain or wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 1,398 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,530 cfs May 15 (gage height, 20.07 ft); minimum, 76 cfs Jan. 14, 15 (gage height, 6.32 ft).

1931-56: Maximum discharge, 79,400 cfs Apr. 5, 1948 (gage height, 38.64 ft, from 

floodmarks) ; minimum, 70 cfs Aug. 23, 1955 (gage height, 6.27 ft). 

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 5, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 972: 1941-42.

Rating tables, water year

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, 

July 25 to Sept. 30

1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

cubic feet per second)

6.3 

6.6 

6.9 

8.0

74

118

224

685

6.3 

6.6 115

685

7 to July 24

12.0

16.0

20.0

3,220

5,850

8,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

152

141

136

139

136

134

128

123

116

113

110

108

105

104

98

96

105

101

98

95

94

91

88

89

88

88

87

85

91

94 

94

3,327

107

0.048

0.06

Nov.

*91

91

91

88

85

85

82

84

85

91

92

95

96

96

95

93

92

88

86

86

86

88

88

86

86

84

86

89

88

84

2,657

88.6

0.040

0.04

Dec.

81

85

86

89

92

96

104

115

119

107

101

98

»96

95

95

92

89

89

89

88

88

89

89

88

88

88

88

86

86

88 

91

2,878

92.8

0.042

0.05

Jan.

91

89

86

91

89

88

89

88

86

85

84

78

78

76

76

80

85

89

95

99

96

107

154

*335

404

378

290

229

199

191 

202

4,307

139

0.063

0.07

Feb.

245

310

352

369

356

369

462

599

691

668

714

835

979

1,110

1,240

1,360

1,570

1,780

1,820

1,750

1,650

1,630

1,720

1,850

1,990

2,100

2.110

1,940

1,640

34,209

1,180

0.532

0.57

Mar.

1,320

1,130

1,050

1,050

1,020

*991

979

985

1,010

1,070

1,150

1,270

1,430

1,510

1,480

1,410

1,420

1,560

1,730

1,850

1,940

1.960

1,860

1,670

1,450

1,260

1,120

973

824

736 

685

39,893

1,287

0.580

0.67

Apr.

641

604

564

530

489

462

435

399

365

552

369

391

448

507

525

559

*594

630

625

630

614

568

559

578

599

609

604

588

544

502

15,884

529

0.238

0.27

May

452

413

382

530

1,000

1,470

2,800

4,000

5,100

5,730

6,440

7,050

7,790

8,380

8,480

8,000

7,190

5,720

3,080

1,530

1,170

961

818

719

663

604

554

512

*470

430

404

92,842

2,995

1.35

1.56

June

374

348

318

302

285

269

253

241

229

225

221

210

202

195

185

178

172

175

172

169

185

185

185

178

178

261

323

430

462

462

7,572

252

0. 114

0.13

July

502

507

452

391

344

323

323

335

314

*302

327

314

298

277

261

253

257

314

395

399

399

386

498

594 536

480

412

372

384

404 

404

11,757

379

0.171

0.20

Aug.

568

584

584

568

607

680

680

616

548

504

468

416

356

304

256

220

196

168

152

152

*144

156

220

204

172

144

128

118

113

113 

112

10,251

331

0.149

0.17

Sept.

110

110

108

107

107

105

107

113

148

176

136

115

107

102

99

98

98

98

98

96

94

"91 91

99

134

344

368

328

336

476

4,599

153

0.069

0.08

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,950 Mln 73 Mean 239 Cfsm 0.108 In. 1.47

Water year 1955-56: Max 8,480 Mln 76 Mean 629 Cfsm 0.283 In. 3.87

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUVJANNEE RIVER BASIN 137

Suwannee River at Ellaville, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°23', long 83°10', in sec. 24, T. IS., R. 11 E., on left bank at Ellaville, 200 ft upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 200 ft downstream from 

Wlthlacoochee River, and a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 90.

Drainage area. 6,580 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1927 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 27.82 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Jorps of Engineers). Prior to June 20, 1932, staff gage at same site and datum. Since 

Nov. 8, 1955, auxiliary staff gage three-quarters of a mile downstream.

Average discharge. 29 years, 6,033 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs May 14, 15 (gage height, 11.80 ft); 

minimum, 896 cfs Jan. 17, 18; minimum gage height, 1.79 ft Jan. 13-19.

1927-56: Maximum discharge, 95,300 cfs Apr. 7,8, 1948 (gage height, 40.88 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 882 cfs July 17, 1955 (gage height, 1.69 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Since Nov. 7, 1953, slight regulation at low water caused by diversions above control half a mile downstream from gage by a steam-electric powerplant 

for cooling of condensers. Total diverted flow is returned to river below control.

Revisions.--WSP 727: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.65_Q 

2,570

2,520

2,470

2,420

2,380

2,330

2,270

2,230

2,160

2,090

2,030

1,980

1,910

1,840

1,790

1,780

1,720

1,660

1,620

1,590

1,560

1,530

1,490

1,470

1,440

1,420

1,400

1,420

1,390

1.560

58,470

1,886

0.287

0.33

Nov.

*1.540 

1,330

1,310

1,290

1,280

1,260

1,250

1,270

1,280

1,280

1,270

1,260

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,110

1,100

1,110

1,080

1.070

36,350

1,212

0.184

0.21

Dec.

1.070 

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,06O

1,060

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,040

*1,030

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,000

1,000

1,000

987

978

978

969

969

960

960

952

944

936

936

928

31,277

1,009

0.153

0. 18

Jan.

928 

920

920

944

928

928

928

920

928

928

920

912

912

912

912

912

896

896

904

912

904

928

,030

,110

* ,270

.540

,340

,320

1,290

1,270

1,260

31,422

1,014

0.154

0.18

Feb.

1.270 

1,310

1,360

1,400

1,420

1,440

1,480

1,600

1,790

1,820

1,880

1,980

2,130

2,300

2,470

2,640

2,830

3,090

3,340

3,500

3,540

3,610

3,680

3,820

4,000

4,160

4,340

4.460

4,400

77,060

2,657

0.404

0.44

Mar.

4.260 

4,140

3,960

3,890

3,840

*3,B10

3,740

3,510

3,490

3,460

3,460

3,490

3,600

3,720

3,770

3,790

3,790

3,820

3,940

4,040

4,130

4,180

4,170

4,140

4,040

3,890

3,800

3,710

3,520

3,360

5.260

117,720

3,797

0.577

0.67

Apr.

3.140 

3,010

2,900

,800

,620

,500

,360

,290

,210

,170

,140

,1OO

,110

,140

,180

,200

* ,260

,280

,260

2,260

2,270

2,290

2,290

2,260

2,320

2,370

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,470

71,490

2,383

0.362

0.40

May

2,440 

2,410

2.590

2,480

2,810

3,290

4,920

7,140

9,080

10,600

11,300

11,500

11,600

11.700

11,700

11,500

11,100

10,500

9,420

7,930

6,890

6,120

5,500

4,980

4,560

4,360

4,130

3,920

*3,720

3,500

3,410

206,900

6,674

1.01

1.17

June

*ffi

2,960

2,830

2,740

2,640

2,570

2,470

2,390

2,340

2,290

2,230

2,190

2,140

2,110

2,080

2,020

1,980

1,960

1,950

1,920

1,890

1.860

1,860

1,890

1,930

2,050

2,200

2,470

2,770

69,110

2,304

0.350

0.39

July

2,860 

2,880

2.900

2,900

2,890

2,880

2,840

2,800

2,730

*2,650

2,630

2,600

2,590

2,560

2,530

2,480

2.460

2,480

2,510

2,560

2,570

2,580

2,580

2,600

2,610

2,630

2,580

2,540

2,510

2,560

2,550

82,040

2,646

O.402

0.46

Aug.

2,540 

2,540

2,540

2,530

2,530

2,540

2,550

2,570

2,580

2,450

2,360

2,340

2,320

2,260

2,200

2,130

2,050

1,960

1,910

1,860

*1,850

1,790

1,740

1,730

1,690

1,680

1,630

1,610

1,590

1,570

1.540

65,180

2,103

0.320

0.37

Sept.

1,520 

1,520

1,530

1,570

1,590

1,620

1,620

1,610

1,590

1,590

1,610

1,610

1,600

1,580

1,570

1,560

1,550

1,500

1,480

1,460

1,430

1.390

1,390

1,390

1,420

1,490

1,540

1,610

1,640

1.750

46,310

1,544

0.235

0.26

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,190 Mln 890 Mean 1,383 Cfam 0.210 In. 2.86

Water year 1955-56: Max 11,700 Mi.n 896 Mean 2,441 Cfsm 0.371 In. 5.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
138 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Suwannee River at Branford, Fla.

Location.--Lat 29°57', long 82°56', in sec. 17 or 20, T. 6 S., R. 14 E., near left bank 

on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highways 27 and 129 at Branford, lOtr miles upstream 

from Santa Fe River.

Drainage area.--7,090 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1931 to September 1956.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 4.81 ft above mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929. Prior to June 15, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 6,129 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,190 cfs May 16 (gage height, 11.70 ft); minimum, 1,540 cfs Jan. 10, 11, 14, 17 (gage height, 1.97 ft).

1931-56: Maximum discharge observed, 83,900 cfs Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 34.07 

ft); minimum, 1,530 cfs July 1, 2, 1955: minimum gage height, that of Jan. 10, 11, 14, 

17, 1956.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 11, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of tide effect, which are fair. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1450.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except period of tide effect (gage 

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

1.9 

3.0 

5.0

1,510

2,140

3,570

8.0 

12.0

5,990

9,460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

5. 410 

3,320

3,230

3,160 

3,120

3,070

3,020

2,970

2,900

2,820

2,760

2,730

2,670

2,640

2,580

2,510

2,620

2,540

2,440

2,340

2,290

2,240

2,230

2,190

2,160

2,120

2,100

2,080

2,210

2,180

2.070

80,720

2,604

0.367

0.42

Nov.

2.020 

 2,010

2,010

1,960 

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,910

1,890

1,910

1,950

1,890

1,870

1,840

1,870

1,870

1,880

1,830

1,790

1,760

1,760

1,780

1,760

1,760

1,750

1,750

1,740

1,740

1,710

1.680

55,450

1,848

0.261

0.29

Dec.

1,700 

1,680

1,710

1.720 

1,720

1,710

1,680

1,700

1,700

1,680

1,680

1,660

1,660

*1,660

*1,660

1,640

1,640

1,660

1,660

1,640

1,620

1,640

1,620

1,620

1,640

1,630

1,620

1,590

1,580

1,600

1.580

51,300

1,655

0.233

0.27

Jan.

1,580 

1,570

1,580

1,600 

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,560

1,550

1.540

1,540

1,560

1,560

1,540

1,560

1,550

1,540

1,550

1,560

1,580

1,560

1,560

1,700

1,720

1,700

*1,740

1,810

1,820

1,790

1.850

1,790

50,300

1,623

0.229

0.26

Feb.

1.760 

1,760

1,770

1,850 

1,890

1,930

1,930

1,910

2,020

2,140

2,260

2,280

2,320

2,430

2,590

2,860

2,940

3,100

3,310

3,550

3,650

3,740

3,830

3,930

4,090

4,230

4,340

4,510

4.550

_ _ _ 

83,450

2,878

0.406

0.44

Mar.

,550

.570

,550

,470 

,380

,330

* ,250

,210

,100

,030

,020

,020

,040

,070

,170

,230

,200

,230

,280

,330

,380

,460

,520

,550

,530

,470

,410

,340

,250

,110

.010

133,060

4,292

0.605

0.70

Apr.

5.890 

3,820

3,710

3,580 

3,420

3,300

3,220

3,080

2,950

2,880

2,970

2,870

2,760

2,740

2.700

2,820

2,840

*2,790

2,730

2,730

2,720

2,720

2,740

2,720

2,830

2,800

2,830

2,860

2,890

2,900

89,810

2,994

0.422

0.47

May

2,920 

2,920

2,870'

2.860 

2,860

3,080

3,590

4,450

5,590

6,790

7,720

8,300

8,620

8,870

9,040

9,160

9.170

9,070

8,880

8,440

7,900

7,400

6,940

6,550

6,200

5,910

5,650

5,430

5,250

*5,050

4,870

192,350

6,205

0.875

1.01

June

4.750 

4,570

4,370

4,210 

4,010

3,970

3,830

3,720

3,640

3,530

3,450

3,350

3,210

3,180

3,140

3,060

3,060

2,980

2,910

2,880

2,830

2,800

2,760

2,720

2.660

2,690

2,720

2,840

3,060

3,230

100,110

3,337

0.471

0.53

July

3,370 

3,490

3,580

5.690 

3,670

3,630

3,650

3,610

3,590

3,610

*3,490

3,400

3,400

3,370

3,330

3,280

5.190

3,240

3,260

3,240

3,350

3,320

3,330

3,320

3,340

3,400

3,390

3,290

3,250

3,250

3,270

105 , 600

3,406

0.480

0.55

Aug.

3,250 

3,240

3,220

3,220 

3,220

3,200

3,220

3,270

5.500

3,240

3,170

3,120

3,090

3,090

2,940

2,880

2,700

2,660

2,680

2,620

2,640

*2,590

2,530

2,470

2,450

2,410

2,310

2,330

2,310

2,300

2.270

87,940

2,837

0.400

0.46

Sept.

2,260 

2,240

2.500

2,240 

2,240

2,240

2,260

2,260

2,200

2,160

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,180

2,160

2,160

2,210

2,180

2,150

2,100

2,090

2,070

2,070

2.050

e2,030

e2,040

2,080

2,130

2,190

2,230

65,100

2,170

0.306

0.34

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,320 Mln 1,530 Mean 2,013 Cfsm 0.284 In. 3.84

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,170 Mln 1,540 Mean 2,992 Cfsm 0.442 In. 5.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation affected by tide; discharge computed from effective gage height.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 139

New River near Lake Butler, Pla.

Location.--Lat 30°00', long 82°17', In sec. 2, T. 6 S., R. 20 E., near right bank on

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 100, 4.4 miles southeast of village of Lake 

Butler.

Drainage area. 212 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1950 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 83.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--6 years, 88.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 780 cfs July 3 (gage height, 7.75 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Apr. 22-24; minimum gage height, 0.68 ft Apr. 23, 24.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 6,470 cfs Sept. 8, 1950 (gage height, 12.02 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs on several days In June 1955; minimum gage height, 0.52 ft Aug. 20, 21, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables.

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 19 to Sept. 3O

1.5 

3.0 

6.2

0.6

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.O

83 

142 

240 

300 

42O 

960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.1 

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

Z&

7.0

20

17

11

9.5

10

11

11

9.8

8.6

*7.1

5.. 9

10

24

23.

237.6

7.66

0.036

0.04

Nov.

if

11

11

10

9.6

8.8

7.9

7.3

10

12

14

12

12

12

12

13

12

11

10

9.3

8.6

7.9

7.3

6.5

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

JL-2

295.0

9.83

0.046

0.05

Dec.

4.7 

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.7

*4.7

4.8

176

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.4

4 2

774

4.6

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.5 

4.3

139.2

4.49

0.021

0.02

Jan.

3.9

3.8

3.7

4.8

5.2

5.4

5.1

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.7 u>

4.0

5.0

5.0

*5.1

4.8

4.6

5.4

14

32

11

30

21

19

19

19 

17

316.0

10.2

0.048

0.06

Feb.

if

19

23

26

28

37

47

39

37

64

99

105

79

68

68

81

90

77

67

61

59

54

45

38

33

29

26

 23

1,453

50.1

0.236

0.25

Mar.

21 

19

19

24

28

27

23

21

20

18

17

16

14

13

12

10

9.5

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.2 

3^9

393.0

12.7

0.060

0.07

Apr.

3.6 

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.4

3.0

2.9

*2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.7

5.0

772

3.7

3.5

3.1

75.6

2.52

0.012

0.01

May

H4.0

3.3

3.9

13

56

227

390

352

304

247

186

123

82

55

35

24

18

13

*10

7.6

5.9

4.7

4.2

5.1

24

26

17 

12

9 ' 3

2,267.6

73.1

0.345

0.40

June

7.6 

6.2

5.1

4.4

4.3

5.2

4.7

4.3

4.O

3.9

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1 , 7

2.0

2.0

6.4

14

7.6

5.7

5.4

5.7

5.1

16

70

186

187

879.3

29.3

0.138

0.15

July

478 

436

111

487

 417

6OO

571

448

346

275

239

198

144

106

78

60

45

36

32

30

30

31

29

25

21

17

19

24

16

18

5,984

193

0.910

1.05

Aug.

22

19

17

19

11

52

38

29

22

16

20

28

18

13

9.8

 19

28

15

10

7.1

9.3

18

17

12

7.8

5.6

4.5

3.8

3'. 7

5.9

546.6

17.6

0.083

0.10

Sept.

B.6 

9.3

14

15

21

23

18

2O

55

68

45

24

18

14

11

9.0

9.6

50

113

499

312

191

111

74

78

 137

123

73

49

37

2,229.5

74.3

0.350

0.39

Calendar year 1955: Max 352 Mln 0.2 Mean 20.7 Cfsm 0.098 In. 1.33

Water year 1955-56: Max 714 Mln 1.0 Mean 40.5 Cfsm 0.191 In. 2.59

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 efs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
140 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Santa Pe River at Worthington, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°55', long 82°C6', on line between sees. 32 and 33, T. 6 S., R. 19 E., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 23, half a mile 

south of Worthington and three-quarters of a mile downstream from New River.

Drainage sirea.--630 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1931 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.74 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 17, 1939, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile 

downstream at same datum. Jan. 17, 1939, to July 23, 1953, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1932-56), 408 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 555 cfs July 5 (gage height, 12.86 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Apr. 21-24 (gage height, 6.81 ft).

1931-56: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs June 17, 1934; maximum gage height, 24.94 

ft Oct. 21, 1944; minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs June 24, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for Sept. 23-30, which are fair.

Rating tatle, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifbing-control method used Sept. 24-30)

1.0 

2.8 

7.2

9.0

11.0

13.0

121

309

576

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

12

10 

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.1

7.2

6.4

6.0

5.0

4.2

3.7

3.3

2.3

2.1

9.0

12

17

12

20

17

14

14

14

13

13

*12

12

11 

12

317.5

10.2

0.016

0.02

Nov.

20

.24

18

15

14

14

13

20

17

19

19

20

19

17

17

16

17

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

9.8

9.4

473.2

15.8

0.025

0.03

Dec.

9.0

9.0 

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.8

*9.8

JO

9.8

10

9.8

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.8

10

9.8

10

10

10

9.8

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.4

10 '

298.0

9.61

0.015

0.02

Jan.

9.4

9.4

9.0

12

11

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

11

12

14

*15

14

14

17

30

56

62

64

65

56

46

40

38

715.4

23.1

0.037

0.04

Feb.

36

36 

35

40

45

50

56

61

66

70

96

114

124

139

142

143

145

135

134

133

121

105

94

88

81

74

66

62

 56

2,547

87.8

0.139

0.15

Mar.

51

47 

52

60

59

56

54

52

47

44

41

39

37

34

32

29

27

25

23

21

19

18

17

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

11

996

32.1

0.051

0.06

Apr.

9.8

9.0 

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.0

5.0

3.7

3.3

3.7

5.0

6.0

*7.2

6.4

5.5

4.6

3.7

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

8.1

12

17

25

24

16

213.3

7.11

0.011

0.01

May

14

if

13

14

18

38

105

179

254

322

347

322

269

207

150

104

72

52

39

*32

25

20

17

19

15

14

14

24

27

22

2,774

89.5

0.142

0.16

June

18

14

12

9.8

8.5

8.1

7.6

6". 4

6.0

5.5

6.4

6.8

5.0

3.7

2.8

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.8

12

12

14

17

16

27

30

29

43

83

159

549.9

18.3

0.029

0.03

July

212

314 

418

479

«544

513

466

519

526

479

422

345

279

229

186

146

117

94

75

63

56

55

52

49

46

41

35

32

34

34

.30

6,890 r-22

0.352

0.41

Aug.

28

32

31

35

40

52

77

72

55

44

38

38

49

48

48

*75

66

83

77

56

61

57

61

60

50

40

32

27

.25

30

33

1,520

49.0

0.078

0.09

Sept.

43

44 

54

57

62

74

74

68

61

65

80

83

66

48

39

34

32

34

41

61

104

222

276

212

166

*135

124

146

141

104

2,750

91.7

0.146

0.16

Calendar year 1955: Max 892 Min 0.6 Mean 68.3 Cfsm 0.108 in. 1.49

Water year 1955-56: Max 544 Mln 1.0 Mean 54.8 Cfsm 0.087 In. 1.18

Discharge ade on this day.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 141

Santa Fe River near High Springs, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°51', long 82°38', in sec. 29, T. 7 S., R. 17 E., near right bank at 

upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 150 ft upstream from Atlantic Coast Line 

Railroad bridge and 2 miles northwest of High Springs.

Drainage area.--950 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1931 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 26.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T:929 (levels by Florida State Road Department). Prior to Jan. 9, 1933, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 745 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 299 cfs July 10 11, 12 (gage height, 1.46 ft); 

minimum, 31 cfs Apr. 28 to May 5 (gage height, 0.39 ft).

1931-56: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs Mar. 14, 1948 (gage height, 15.71 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, that of Apr. 28 to May 5, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Rating ing tabl table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Nov. 4-9,

Hay 23 to June 14, Sept. 22-30)

187

320

107

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

80

78

80

80

a75

. aSO

aSS

2,460

79.4

0.084

0.10

Nov.

a90

*89

89

89

B9

B7

91

105

99

95

91

91

91

91

87

85

85

84

80

BO

78

78

77

75

73

77

72

67

2,563

85.4

0.090

0.10

Dec.

69

70

?9

69

69

70

67

66

64

62

60

60

59

59

59

*59

*60

60

60

59

59

59

59

57

57

57

56

56

.55

56

56

1,897

61.2

0.064

0.07

Jan.

55

54

52

56

52

52

54

52

52

52

52

51

50

50

51

54

51

50

51

50

49

52

59

55

52

52

54

55

56

57

55

1,637

52.8

0.056

0.06

Feb.

55

*56

56

57

57

57

56

56

57

62

66

60

63

66

72

78

77

78

78

82

77

77

77

77

BO

78

78

75

67

1,975

68.1

0.072

0.08

Mar.

66

69

69

66

66

67

67

*64

60

62

62

62

62

60

59

60

56

55

54

51

50

49

50

50

49

48

48

48

48

48

46

1,771

57.1

0.060

0.07

Apr.

45

44

44

44

44

44

43

40

40

42

43

38

38

38

39

40

37

38

37

*37

36

36

36

36

39

37

36

33

11

31

1,166

38.9

0.041

0.05

May

31

31

31

31

36

38

45

42

40

48

59

75

93

103

114

114

109

103

99

95

89

85

85

82

80

82

84

82

78

80

82

2,246

72.5

0.076

0.09

June

*87

84

77

73

70

70

67

66

63

64

63

60

59

59

57

59

56

55

55

57

57

57

55

55

56

55

63

69

67

72

1,907

63.6

0.067

0.07

July

78

89

109

135

162

191

224

242

259

289

294

294

*289

268

250

242

217

206

194

175

162

153

148

146

140

135

130

130

125

121

118

5,715

184

0.194

0.22

Aug.

116

114

112

109

109

107

107

109

109

109

116

114

109

107

109

112

109

109

112

114

m118

114

*112

109

109

107

105

107

101

101

3,416

110

0.116

0.13

Sept.

99

97

97

99

103

103

103

103

103

101

101

103

103

105

103

97

101

99

95

91

89

89

103

125

140

123

121

121

121

121

3,159

105

0.111

0.12

Calendar year 1955: Max 608 Min 55 Mean 147 Cfsm 0.155 In. 2.10

Water year 1955-56: Max 294 Mln 31 Mean 81.7 Cfsm 0.086 In. 1.16

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Worthlngton and 

near Ft. White.
142 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Santa Pe River near Port White, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°51', long 82°43', in sec. 28, T. 73., R. 16 E., on left bank 2 miles 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 47, 5 miles south of Fort White, and 15 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,080 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1927 to January 1930, June 1932 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 20.86 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

JTorps of Engineers). Prior to June 3, 1932 (corrected), staff gage at several sites 

within 200 ft of present site at various datums. Oct. 1, 1947, to Feb. 10, 1949, auxiliary wire-weight gage and since Feb. 11, 1949, auxiliary water-stage recorder at 

bridge on State Highway 49. 13.1 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 26 years (1927-29, 1932-56), 1,566 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs July 18 (gage height, 1.17 ft); minimum, 625 cfs July 1; minimum gage height, 0.48 ft Jan. 7-16, 18-21.

1927-30, 1932-56: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Mar. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 

13.70 ft Apr. 12, 1948; minimum discharge, that of July 1, 1956; minimum gage height, 

that of Jan. 7-16, 18-21, 1956.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 27 to Aug. 21, Sept. 13-3O)

0.47 

.5

633

658

826

988

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

733

733

741

733

733

741

733

733

733

724

716

724

724

724

724

724

741

733

724

724

724

724

724

733

733

733

733

733

741

733

724

22,630

730

0.676

0.78

Nov.

724

724

*724

716

716

716

708

7OB

708

741

724

724

716

716

716

716

716

716

716

708

708

708

700

700

700

700

700

700

691

691

21,351

712

0.659

0.74

Dee.

691

691

683

683

683

683

6B3

683

683

683

683

683

683

683

683

*675

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

21,061

679

0.629

0.73

Jan.

675

675

675

675

666

675

666

666

666

666

666

666

666

666

666

683

675

666

666

666

675

691

716

708

691

691

691

*691

691

691

691

21,018

678

0.628

0.72

Feb.

683

683

683

6B3

675

683

675

666

666

675

683

675

675

683

683

708

700

708

708

708

700

700

700

700

708

708

708

708

691

20,026

691

0.640

0.69

Mar.

691

7OO

708

691

683

675

*683

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

675

666

666

666

666

658

658

658

65B

666

666

666

658

658

658

20,849

673

0.623

0.72

Apr.

658

658

658

658

658

666

666

666

6B3

683

683

683

683

683

683

675

675

675

675

*666

666

666

666

675

683

675

666

666

666

675

20,139

671

0.621

0.69

May

675

666

666

666

675

683

700

691

683

691

708

741

758

792

809

809

809

800

792

792

775

758

750

750

750

766

758

758

741

733

733

22,878

738

0.683

0.79

June

*733

733

724

724

716

708

700

700

691

70O

691

683

683

683

675

691

675

666

675

675

666

658

642

642

642

642

642

642

642

653

20,377

679

0.629

0.70

July

653

642

700

733

758

792

826

843

851

893

902

*910

910

910

902

910

893

918

910

893

860

851

843

851

843

843

834

843

834

834

826

25,991

838

0.776

0.90

Aug.

826

818

818

818

809

809

809

800

800

809

818

809

809

809

8O9

826

809

800

809

818

826

826

*826

809

809

800

800

800

800

809 

800

25,137

811

0.751

0.87

Sept.

792

784

784

784

775

775

775

775

775

775

775

775

775

775

775

766

784

784

775

775

758

758

766

792

83i

792

784

784

784

792

23,397

780

0.722

0.81

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,300 Mln 675 Mean 844 Cfsm 0.781 In. 10.61

Water year 1955-56: Max 918 Min 633 Mean 724 Cfsm 0.670 In. 9.14

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth, Pla.

Location. Lat 29°58', long 82°47', in sec. 23, T. 6 S., R. 15 E., on Ichatucknee River,

 near center of span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 1 mile east of 

Hildreth, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2f miles downstream from head of springs.

Records available.--1917. 1929-30 (one discharge measurement in each year), January 1931 

to September 1956 (discharge measurements only). ,.._. 

Gage. Reference point. Observations of stage below reference point made only when discharge measurements are made.

Extremes.--1931-56: Maximum discharge measured, 578 cfs Apr. 29, 1948; minimum measured,

 241 cfs Jan. 28, 1956.

Remarks.--Surface inflow between springs and measuring section is negligible except alter 

heavy rains.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water 

year October 1955 to September 1956

Nov. 2.......... 263

Dec. 15.......... 251

Jan. 28.......... 241

Mar. 8.......... 242

Apr. 18.......... 250

May 30.......... 248

July 11.......... 250

Aug. 22.......... 264
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 143

Suwannee River near Bell, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°48', long 82°55', in sec. 16 or 17, T. 8 S., R. 14 E., on left bank at 

Rock Bluff Ferry, 4f miles northwest of Bell and 10 miles downstream from Santa Fe 

River.

Drainage area. 9,260 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1932 to December 1956 (discontinued).

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.60 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 24 years (1932-56), 8,513 cfs.

Extremes. 1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 9,580 cfs May 17 (gage height, 

7.90 ft); minimum, 2,460 cfs Jan. 10, 11 (gage height,.0.95 ft).

1956: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 5,000 cfs Nov. 1 (gage 

height, 3.58 ft); minimum not determined.

1932-56: Maximum discharge, 82,300 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 27.43 ft); minimum, that of Jan. 10, 11, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those.for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: 1928(M).

Rating table, Oct. 1,1955, to Dec. 31, 1956 (gage height, 

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

0.9 

4.0 

8.0

2,42O 

5,440 

9,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

Z

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

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.

4.540 

4,450

4,300

4,240

4,250

4,210

4,170

4,100

3,970

3,830

3,790

3,840

3,840

3,830

3,720

3,680

3,960

3,820

3,550

3,380

3,320

3,270

3,220

3,210 

3,190

5.150 

3,190

3,240 

3,490 

3,510

3,250

115,510

3,726

0.402

0.46

Nov.

3,170 

3,150

 3,180

3,060

2,940

2,940

2,960

2,940

2,890

3,150

5.210

3,050

3,030

3,000

3,030

3,070

3,130

2,920

2,940

2,840

2,740

2,790

2,840

2,810 

2,810

2,840 

2,750

2,940 

2,740 

2.640

88,500

2,950

0.319

0.36

Dec.

2,660 

2,800

2,850

g.BSO

2,840

2,780

2,720

2,770

2,840

2,640

2,620

2,570

2,560

2,600

*2,670

2,640

2,610

2,680

2,710

2,630

2,600

2,620

2,610

2,640 

2,650

2,650 

2,630

2.500 

2,500

2*600

82,680

2,667

0.288

0.33

Jan.

2,570 

2,600

2,600

2,630

2,580

2,500

2,600

2,580

2,500

2,500

2.490

2,540

2,520

2,520

2,600

2,740

2,730

2,610

2,680

2,620

2,500

2,530

2,780

2.920 

2,720

2,730 

*2,750

*2,800 

2,870

2^850

82,080

2,648

0.286

0.33

Feb.

2.680 

2,720

2,780

2,860

2,890

2,950

2,910

2,800

2,940

3,110

3,350

3,330

3,290

3,390

3,590

3,890

3,980

4,100

4,240

4,400

4,500

4,510

4,660

4,860 

5,120

5,210 

5,240

5.440 

5,350

111,090

3,831

0.414

0.45

Mar.

5,300 

5,420

5.490

5,380

5,270

5,220

*5,230

5,240

5,000

4.900

4,950

5,000

5,020

5,070

5,120

5,230

5,150

5,070

5,200

5,180

5,140

5,230

5,350

5,450 

5,430

5,360 

5,380

5,330 

5,250

5,150 

5,010

161,520

5,210

0.563

0.65

Apr.

4.850 

4,790

4,72O

4,610

4,470

4,410

4,370

4,150

5,990

5,970

4,260

 4,000

5,800

5,820

5,950

4,250

5,970

5,790

*5,700

5,660

5.650

5,670

5,770

3,750 

5,820

5,800 

5,800

5,850 

5,850

5,840

121,190

4,040

0.456

0.49

May

3,850 

3,850

5,820

5,820

5.810

5,980

4,560

4,950

5,700

6,700

7,750

8,420

8,860

9,140

9,350

9,520

9.570

9,520

9,440

9,200

8,790

8,320

7,920

7,570 

7,230

6,980 

6,690

6,460 

6,250

6,060

*5j 890

213,730

6,895

0.745

0.86

June

5.710 

5,550

5,350

5,210

5,090

4,990

4,870

4,780

4,720

4,640

4,570

4,450

4,360

4,350

4,200

4,150

4,140

4,040

3,980

5,960

5,910

5,890

5,860

5,810 

5,770

5.740 

5,750

5,890 

4,050

4,220

151,960

4,599

0.475

0.55

July

4.540 

4,44O

4,550

4,700

4,76O

4,850

4,820

4,780

4,760

4,780

4,690

*4,580

4,550

4,510

4,450

4,590

4,590

4,400

4,450

4,480

4,510

4,480

4,480

4,480 

4,540

4,560 

4,540

4,470 

4,450

4,420 

4,450

140,970

4,547

0.491

0.57

Aug.

4,530 

4,550

4,540

4,560

4,4OO

4,420

4.450

4,440

4,420

4,570

4,350

4,280

4,220

4,150

4,050

4,020

5,980

5,920

5,880

5,870

5,950

5,890

 5,740

5,680 

5,660

5,620 

5,570

5,550 

3,520

3,490 

3 450 it* 

124,710

4,023

0.454

0.50

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,210 Mln 2,500 Mean 3,343 Cfsm 0.361 In. 4.91

Sept.

5,450 

5,450

3.500

3,500

3,480

3,470

5,500

5,420

5,260

5,150

5,180

5,250

5,260

5,270

5,510

5,570

5,460

3,440

3,440

5,420

5,570

5,550

3,280

5,270 

5,270

5,260 

5,250

3,220 

3,290

3,550

100,450

5,548

0.562

0.40

Hater year 1955-56: Max 9,570 Min 2,490 Mean 4,029 Cfsm 0.435 In. 5.93

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second. 1956

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Runoff

Oct.

5.580

5,490

5,750

 5,960

4,010

4,110

4,280

4,180

4,120

4,100

in inchet

Nov.

4.940

4,840

4,710

4,520

4,410

4,580

4,590

4,580

4,200

5,990

).......

Dec.

 a5,500

Day

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Oct.

4,150

4,150

4,250

4,510

4,520

,290

,540

,360

,550

,550

Nov.

4,020

4,040

4,020

5,950

5,940

5,960

Dec.

I 35,500

, a3,200

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,530

4,820

4,910

4,910

4,890

4,870

4,840

4,860

4,870

4,890

4.930

135,470

4,370

0.54

Nov.

33,600

120,790

4,026

0.435

0.49

Dec.

Us, 100

101,600

5,277

0.554

0.41

Calendar year 1956: Max 9,570 Mln 2,490 Mean 4,225 Cfsm 0.456 In. 6.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Branford and near 

Hllcox.
144 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Suwannee River near Wilcox, Fla.

Location.--Lat 29°36', long 82°56', in sec. 29, T. 10 S., R. 14 E., on left bank about 

400 ft downstream from Port Pannin Bridge on U. S. Highway 19 and 2 miles southwest of 

Wilcox.

Drainage area. About 9,500 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1931, March 1942 to September 1956 (fragmentary March 1942 to January 1951).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

July 4, 1931, staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at same datum. July 4 to Sept. 30, 

1931, and Mar. 26 to May 14, 1942, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. 

May 15, 1942, to Jan. 24, 1951, staff gage at present site and datum. Since Feb. 1, 

1951, auxiliary water-stage recorder at site 9 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 5 years (1951-56), 6,979 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 10,300 cfs May 17, 18; maximum gage height, 

5.09 ft May 16; minimum daily discharge, 3,340 cfs Dec. 7, Jan. 6.

1930-31, 1942-56: Maximum discharge, 84,700 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 22.32 

ft); minimum not determined.

Remarks.--Records fair. Plow affected by tide for discharges of less than 12,000 cfs.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4,930

4.940

4,770 

4,620

4,660

4,580

4,570

4,530

4,540

4,210

4,070 

4,350

4,240

4,450

4,340

4,130

4,280 

4,450

4,360

3,940

4,080

3,850

3,730

3,710

3,830

3,630 

3,890

3,680

3,980

4,120

*4,090

131,550

4,244

0.447

0.51

Nov.

3,970

3,880

3,860 

3,890

3,650

3,510

3,560

3,580

3,600

3,590

4.050 

3,840

3,920

3,870

3,830

3,710

3,980 

3,710

3,570

3,820

3.420

3,460

3,530

3,480

3,630

3,780 

3,430

3,930

3,860

3,620

111,530

3,718

0.391

0.44

Dec.

3,450

3,650

3,650 

3,650

3,590

3,540

5,540

3,420

3.980

3,550

3,670 

*3,610

3,590

3,460

3,590

3,670

*3,430 

3,580

3,600

3,580

3,420

3,480

3,440

3,510

3,600

3,630 

3,750

3,710

3,380

3,610

3,690

110,820

3,575

0.376

0.43

Jan.

3,560

3,550

3,500 

3,650

3,680

5,340

3,430

3,570

3,510

3,490

3,450 

3,600

3,600

3,530

3,540

3,580

3,780 

3,550

3,600

3,590

3,470

3,400

3,530

4,080

3,670

*3,860 

*3,740

3,700

3,730

3,830

3,790

111,900

3,610

0.380

0.44

Feb.

3,580

3.460

3,550 

3,560

3,580

3,500

3,910

3,540

3,790

3,820

,100 

,140

,940

,000

,180

,410

,380 

,540

,640

,610

,870

,720

,950

,140

,450

,690 

,470

5.840

5,710

__ _ ____

- --

127,070

4,382

0.461

0.50

Mar.

5,470

5,650

6.040 

5,830

*5,800

5,700

5,600

5,400

5,200

5,120

5,240 

5,350

5,350

5,420

5,570

5,590

5,660 

5,230

5,650

5,690

5,340

5,370

5,770

5,940

6,000

5,650

5,820

5,840

5,660

5,580

5,510

173,040

5,582

0.588

0.68

Apr.

5.300

5,170

5,130 

5,080

4,890

4,930

5,140

4,810

4,590

4.060

4,980 

4,880

4,390

4,440

4,370

*4,930

4,710 

4,450

*4,460

4,240

4,280

4,240

4,480

4,420

4,480

4,300 

4,440

4,520

4,400

4,410

 - 

138,920

4,631

0.487

0.54

May

4,410

4,360

4.320 

4,390

4,420

4,420

4,810

5,250

5,710

6,620

7,610 

8,420

8,990

9,420

9,600

9,890

10,500 

10,300

10, 100

9,960

9,570

9,140

8,600

8,190

7,910

7,610 

7,260

*7,030

6,850

6,620

6,430

228,510

7,371

0.776

0.89

June

6,200

6,060

5,730 

5,670

5,550

5,460

5,290

5,240

5,210

5,140

5,150 

4,880

4,870

4,900

4,760

4,680

4,680 

4,590

4,550

4,550

4,520

4,450

4,480

4,460

4,430

4,390 

4,350

4.530

4,500

4,650

147,720

4,924

0.518

0.58

July

4,700

4,880

4,890 

5,220

5,010

5,050

5.350

5,210

*5,170

5,220

5,190 

4,960

4,910

4,880

4,830

4,730

m

4,880

4,850

4,790

4,830

4,790

4,790

4,910

4,910 

4,970

4,810

4,850

4,840

4,850

152,640

4,924

0.518

0.60

Aug.

4,730

4,670

4,750 

4,740

4,770

4,820

4.960

4,950

4,860

4,790

4,780 

4,730

4,620

4,630

4,480

4,480

4,440 

4,390

4,400

*4,430

4,370

4,570

4,450

4,310

4,330

4,330 

4,300

4,220

4,240

4.170

4,230

140,940

4,546

0.479

0.55

Sept.

4,300

4,300

4,230 

4,260

4,230

4,240

4,270

4,250

4,110

3,910

3,820 

3,920

3,870

3,910

3,970

4,210

4,260 

4,150

4,280

4,310

4,240

4,160

4,070

3.590

3,660

5.070 

3,930

3,910

4,120

4,100

123 , 650

4,122

0.434

0.48

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,890 Min 3,340 Mean 4,213 Cfsm 0.443 In. 6.03

Water year 1955-56: Max 10,300 Min 3,340 Mean 4,640 Cfsm 0.488 In. 6.64

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STEINHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 145

Steinhatchee River near Cross City, Fla.

Location. Lat 29°47'H" > long 83" 19'18", in NE^ sec. 16, T. 8 S., R. 10 E., on right bank 

0.7 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 0.7 mile south of Clara, 

and 16 miles northwest of Cross City.

Drainage area.--360 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 215 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 348 cfs May 8 (gage height, 5.08 ft); minimum, 

3.6 cfs Jan. 16; minimum gage height, 2.56 ft Jan. 15, 16.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 3,740 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1953 (gage height, 15.39 ft); 

minimum, 3.4 cfs June 27, 28, 1950; minimum gage height, 2.44 ft June 27, 28, 1950, 

June 23, 24, 1955.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records include flow for main channel only. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1234: 1950.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2, Jan. 13 to 

Mar. 22, Sept. 24-30)

2.5

2.6

2.7

4.5 

7.2

3.0 

6.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsiti

Oct.

82

m

52

42

35

29

23

16

11

8.3

6.8

6.2

5.3

5.1

4.5

4.3

5TT

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.2

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.5

8.3

*9.7

496.8

16.0

0.044

0.05

Nov.

9.0

8.3

8.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.3

*9.0

9.0

16

18

20

18

17

15

13

12

11

12

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.0

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

334.5

11.2

0.031

0.03

Dec.

7.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.7

J7f

9.7

9.0

9.0

8.3

8.3

7.7

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.5

233.3

7.53

0.021

0.02

Jan.

5.1

5.1

4.9

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

3_J.

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.9

21

*50

60

56

45

36

29

23

18

440.5

14.2

0.039

0.05

Feb.

15

11

U.

11

18

21

34

34

34

35

72

77

76

62

51

100

128

129

118

106

93

77

66

58

50

47

42

40

35

1,649.7

56.9

0.158

0.17

Mar.

28

26

46

71

*72_

69

64

59

53

46

45

42

44

41

39

38

40

35

35

32

27

23

22

18

16

12

10

10

10

11

10

1,094

35.3

0.098

0.11

Apr.

9.7

8.3

8.3

7.7

¥73

8.3

8.3

7.7

7.7

8.3

12

17

17

16

13

*15

13

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.0

8.3

9.0

24

42

41

40

39

38

476.3

15.9

0.044

0.05

May

33

28

23

22

27

118

240

337

328

285

240

204

170

138

112

90

70

53

41

33

27

21

18

16

15

15

15

*15

15

15

13

2,777

89.6

0.249

0.29

June

16

16

15

12

11

10

9.7

9.7

8.3

7.7

8.3

7.7

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.2

5.9

9.0

17

18

15

15

29

24

21

28

39

38

430.6

14.4

0.040

0.04

July

32

30

34

51

47

53

53

42

*35

45

64

58

51

48

52

66

107 ioa

135

112

77

62

209

182

133

137

118

111

101

121

95

2,569

82.9

0.230

0.27

Aug.

80

63

52

69

81

71

62

54

48

41

35

34

47

41

33

27

34

38

35

*41

51

60

59

54

52

58

59

58

51

46

42

1,576

50.8

0.141

0.16

Sept.

38

42

51

52

51

46

44

41

39

33

30

28

26

23

21

18

17

27

27

22

17

15

11

26 9.7

32

29

23

20

26

884.7

29.5

0.082

0.09

Calendar year 1955: Max 684 Mln 4.3 Mean 62.3 Cfsm 0.173 In. 2.33

Water year 1955-56: Max 337 Mln 3.7 Mean 35.4 Cfsm 0.098 In. 1.33

Discharge measurement made on this day.
146 FENHOLLOWAY RIVER BASIN

Fenholloway River near Foley, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°05'53", long 83°28'19", in mk sec. 36, T. 4 S., R. 8 E., near left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 1.8 miles upstream from small tributary and 4 miles northeast of Foley.

Drainage area. About 70 sq ml.

Records available. February to August 1955 (discharge measurements only), September 1955 

to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 53.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (State Road Department benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 236 cfs May 8 (gage height, 7.94 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 140 cfs; minimum, 1.9 cfs June 9 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, Sept. 22, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1956 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Sept. 22 to Oct. 30, 1955, 

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30, 1956 Oct. 31, 1955, to Jan. 21, 1956

1.2

1.4

1.5 

2.0

1.4 

2.8

4.1

15

3.0 

4.0 

8.0

38

68

239

1.5

1.6 

2.0

2.3 

3.7

13

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

36

68

149

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1955

Sept. 27............ 42

28............ 37

29............ 32

30............ 28

Sept. 22............ 69

23............ 55

24............ 44

25............ 48

26............ 46

Note. Results of discharge measurements made from 

February to September, 1955, are as follows: Feb. 24, 

6 3 cfs; Apr. 8, 3.5 cfs; May 19, 2.7 ofs; July 1, 36 cfs; 

Aug. 8, 14 cfs; Sept. 19, 131 cfs.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

22

20

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

12

11

11

11

11

10 30"

50

25

20

17

15

14

13

15

12

11

11

104

157

845

27.5

0.590

0.45

Nov.

"SI 108

65

51

59

51

26

22

20

21

22

20

18

16

16

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.2

8.7

722.9

24.1

0.544

0.38

Dec.

8.5

aI75

a8.5

a8.5

a8.5

38.0

a7.7

a7.4

a7.2

37.0

36.7

36.5

a6.5

36.1

35.9

*5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.1

4.1 3 9

188.8

6.09

0.087

0.10

Jan.

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.7

5.9

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.1

5.7

«22

58" 54

25

19

*19

17

15

15

278.1

8.97

0.128

0.15

Feb.

15

14

13

14

15

20

50

26

28

55

41

36

50

25

22

60

7252"

51

45

42

36

52

26

25

20

19

18

19

887

50.6

0.457

0.47

Mar.

20

17

22

55 *35

28

25

20

17

16

15

14

14

15

12

11

10

9.4

8.5

7.6

7.0

6.1

5.9

5.2

4.6

4.1

4.0

5.8

5.5

3.6

5.2

595.5

12.8

0.185

0.21

Apr.

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.2

2,0

571

7.9

7.9

5.9

5.0

4.5

4.1

5.8

5.2

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.5

«2.4

9.8

17 u

12

11

12

157.4

5.25

0.075

0.08

May

10

9.0

7.9

7.0

6.8

27

122

228

511

184

155

124

100

76

55

40

29

21

16

15

11

9.4

8.1

6.8

6.1

7.4

6.8

*5.9

5.0

4.5

4.1

1,521.6

49.1

0.701

0.81

June

4.1

5.4

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

571

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

33.7

35.1

a9.0

^321

149.5

4.98

0.071

0.08

July

f 321

1

. 315

*11

20

16

12

9.6

7.6

6.5

7.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

4.4

5.6

5.1

378

4.5

8; 5

1^ 315

1

J

547.4

11.2

0.160

0.18

Aug.

a!5

a!9

I"

aS.O

' 35.3

a5 " 7

 *5.4

4.6

4.0

a5.8

a5.6

a3.4

a3.2

255.0

7.52

0.107

0.12

Sept.

a5.0

32.9

a3.1

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.6

3.0

2.8

2.6

5.1

5.0

a2.9

32.7

32.6

32.4

32.5

32.2

3578"

32.5

a2.4

32.3

a2.2

32.6

*5.1

3.4

3.1

5.0

2.8

2 80

62.8

2.76

0.039

0.04

Calendar year 1955: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56: Max 228 Min 1.9 Mean 15.9 Cfsm 0.227 In. 5.07

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

station at Foley and other nearby stations.
PENHOLLOWAY RIVER BASIN 147

Penholloway River at Poley, Pla.

Location (revised) . La t 30°03'54", long 83°31'53", In NW£ sec. 9, T. 5 S., R. 8 E., on 

right bank 900 ft upstream from highway bridge In Poley, 0.7 mile downstream from clarifier flume of the Buckeye Cellulose Corp. plant and 13 miles upstream from Spring 

Creek.

Drainage area. About 80 sq mi (revised).

Records available. September 1946 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 29.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 25, 1947, staff gage and June 25, 1947, to Jan. 19, 1954, waterstage recorder, at site 900 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 305 cfs May 10 (gage height, 12.00 ft); minimum 

daily, 9.2 cfs Dec. 26.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 2,640 cfs Mar. 10, 1948 (gage height, 16.03 ft); minimum, 5.1 cfs Oct. 15, 1950.

Remarks. Records fair. Since Feb. 1, 1954, natural flow of stream affected by large

ground-water withdrawals by cellulose plant upstream. Records include return flow from 

plant.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66

64

60

57 

51

51

52

53

43

47

42 

46

48

42

42

45

54

64

64

60

57

54

51

50 

52

49

49

47

72

170 

*183

1,890

61. 0

-

-

Nov.

165

145

124

1O9 

97

89

74

75

69

66

68 

69

67

6O

63

61

59

59

57

55

56

54

54

56 

54

53

53

46

52

50

2,159

72. 0

-

-

Dec.

46

45

47

46 

43

43

45

46

43

44

43 

46

46

47

45

*45

46

47

48

47

44

43

50

25 

12

9^1

10

32

36

35 

35

1,239.2

40. 0

-

-

Jan.

37

36

35

35 

38

36

36

36

37

54

838

39

38

38

37

36

36

34

32

32

*41

61 

15

69

68

*66

66

61 

46

1,341

43.3

-

-

Feb.

60

60

53

ft

56

63

70

7O

74

82 

68

79

73

68

82

110

110

104

93

91

88

83

81 

73

66

64

61

59

2,156

74.3

-

-

Mar.

70

72

69

79 

*83

SI

77

72

69

71

69 

59

63

60

57

60

61

63

62

61

58

57

58

56 

55

54

54

48

56

57 

54

1,965

63.4

-

-

Apr.

52

47

55

52 

47

52

52

50

47

49

49 

53

51

49

47

44

44

46

45

46

46

43

43

*39 

48

58

56

55

1,488

49.6

-

-

May

53

58

56

54 

57

61

104

222

294

302

266 

216

170

142

120

104

84

78

72

65

6O

61

60

60 

58

59

58

*56

54

57 

51

3,212

104

-

-

June

28

22

18

IS 

16

16

17

it15

17

34 

40

52

52

49

51

52

56

58

57

56

55

56

58 

58

49

55

58

62

65

1,254

41.8

-

-

July

70

69

66

62 

64

66

64

67

*65

69

68 

70

64

63

61

63

65

66

64

64

62

61

58

ft

61

66

69

70

58 

60

1,987

64.1

-

-

Aug.

63

68 

67

67

64

60

53

58

59 

61

69

72

65

65

67

67

66

68

63

78

72

70 

*64

63

56

59

60

59 

52

1,968

63.5

-

-

Sept.

51

49

56

52

51

51

49

49

48

47 

55

50

48

54

50

48

45

46

47

44

44

46

44

47

47

46

46

42 

45

1,454

48.5

-

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 253 Mln 9.2 Mean 53.4 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56: Max 302 Mln 9.2 Mean 6O.4 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
148 ECONFINA RIVER BASIN

Econfina River near Perry, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°10 I 14", long 83°49'26", in NE£ sec. 4, T. 4 S., R. 5 E., on right bank 

10 ft downstream from highway bridge, 3.0 miles downstream from Natural Well Branch, 

3.9 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 98, and 14.7 miles northwest of Perry.

Drainage area. 230 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 14.35 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 6 years, 79.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 120 cfs May 15 (gage height, 4.83 ft); minimum, 

13 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 24 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 758 cfs Apr. 17, 1953 (gage height, 10.75 ft); minimum, 

2.3 cfs July 8, 1955 (gage height, 1.91 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Records are for flow in main channel only.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0

9.0

21

53

130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

41

38

35

33

31

30

29

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

18

T8

18

21

23

27

753

24.3

0.106

0.12

Nov.

28

27

26

*25

24

23

75

24

24

26

27

28

29

?5

28

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

770

25.7

0.112

0.12

Dec.

23

2?

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

*20

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

ii

606

19.5

0.085

O.1O

Jan.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

Iff

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

20

26

32

37

38

*35

34

33

32

631

20.4

0.089

0.10

Feb.

32

31

TT

31

31

32

35

37

40

43

46

48

50

51

51

58

61

65

68

71

72rr

70

66

62

58

54

51

48

1,464

50.5

0.220

0.24

Mar.

46

45

47

55

*58

61

64

BT

64

63

61

59

57

55

53

52

49

47

45

43

41

40

38

38

36

35

34

33

33

32

31

1,479

47.7

0.207

0.24

Apr.

30

29

28

28

27

27

26

26

25

25

27

28

29

30

29

28

28

27

26

26

25

24

?*

24

28

33

39

*43

TZ

42

873

29.1

0.127

0.14

May

41

38

36

34

33

33

40

61

75

82

85

91

103

116

120

114

100

87

74

61

50

44

39

36

33

31

29

27

25

24

*22!

1,784

57.5

0.250

0.29

June

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

T4~ 14

14

17

18

16

16

17

19

19

21

25

28

30

34

34

33

ZS

621

20.7

0.090

0.10

July

40

45

50

55

55

60

62

58

*54

57

58

54

49

45

41

39

38

37

36

34

33

31

29

28

27

26

25

2T

26

2 6

2 6

1,269

40.9

0.178

0.21

Aug.

25

?4

24

24

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

19

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

20

21

21

*22

22

21

20

20

20

20

19

643

20.7

0.090

0.10

Sept.

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

15

19

23

25

25

25

24

538

17.9

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1955 : Max 163 Mln 2.4 Mean 20.8 cfsm 0.09O In. 1.21

Water year 1955-56 : Max 120 Mln 13 Mean 31.2 cfsm 0.136 In. 1.85

Discharge measurement made on this day.
AUCILLA RIVER BASIN 149

Aucilla River at Lament, Pla.

Location (revised).--Lat 30°22'11", long 83°48'25", in NE^ sec. 27, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., near 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 19, 0.6 mile southeast of Lament'

Drainage area. 680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.90 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 6 years, 110 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 70 cfs July 10, 11 (gage height, 3.38 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 23, 24; minimum gage height, 1.28 ft.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 1,640 cfs Apr. 16, 1953 (gage height, 10.64 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1955.

Remarks.--Records poor. Pumpage above and below station for irrigation during dry seasons.

Revisions. WSP 1204: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.9

2.0 

275

38.7

1.25

0.0018

0.002

Nov.

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

»T72

1.2

1.2 

2.4

2.9

4.0

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.1

H.I

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4 2 3

65.4

£.18

0.0032

0.004

Dec .

2.3

273

2.3

2.4

3.1

3.5 3~75

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

*2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

86.4

2.79

0.0041

0.005

Jan.

2.6

2.4

274

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.8

4.2

4.0

6.2

12

14

13

12

11

*9.6

8.8

7.6

7.0

175.8

5.67

0.0083

0.01

Feb.

6.2

5.6

"57T 5.1

5.1

5.9

7.9 

9.3

10

12

15

16

16

15

14

18

21

22

21

19

18

16

15

13

12

11

10

9.9

11

365.1

12.6

0.019

0.02

Mar.

10

9.9

12

18

20

20

19 

18

*16

15

15

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.2

7.6

7.3

TT3" 7.0 

7.0

402.9

13.0

0.019

0.02

Apr.

6.5

5.6

5.3

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5 

4.2

3.8 4T2"

7.9

8.2

7.9

7.0

6.2

12

13

13

11

9.6

8.2

6.5

*5.3

4.8

10

14

15

T6~ 16

15

255.7

8.52

0.013

0.01

May

13

11

9.9

8.5

7.9

9.9

24 

42

55

57_

56

53

49

44

38

34

31

28

25

22

19

16

13

12

9.6

8.2

7.0

*5.9

4.8

3.5

5.1

720.3

23.2

0.034

0.04

June

4.8

6.5

5.1

3.8

2.9

2.3

2.0 

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.5

T75

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.9

3.3

5.3

3.8

2.9

2.9

4.2

4.5

3.5

5.6

9.9

11

12

13

19_

143.1

4.77

0.0070

0.008

July

25

28

33

44

52

53

52 

49

53

67

70

*64

57

51

45

49

56

49

42

36

31

26

22

19

16

13

12

^9

28

23

18

1,212

39.1

0.058

0.07

Aug.

15

12

10

11

9.9

9.3 

7.9

5.9

4.2

3.5

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

T75- 1.5

1.5

2.1

3.8

3.5

E.7

*2.3

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5 

1.6

1.5

133.3

4.30

0.0063

0.007

Sept.

1.8

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.3 

1.2

2.4

2.7

2.6

1.8

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.7

77

4.2

10

9.9

6.7

4.0

2.7 

2.1

72.2

2.41

0.0035

0.004

Calendar year 1955: Max 13 Mln 0 Mean 2.08 Cfsm 0.003-1 In. 0.04

Water year 1955-56: Max 70 Min 0.7 Mean 10.0 Cfsm 0.015 In. 0.20

Discharge measurement made on this day.

ST. MARKS RIVER BASIN 

Wakulla Spring near Crawfordville, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°14', long 84°18', in sec. 11, T. 3 S., R. 1 W., on right bank 500 ft 

downstream from head of spring, 6 miles northeast of Crawfordville, and 14 miles south 

of Tallahassee.

Records available. 1929, 1930 (one discharge measurement in each year), February 1931 to 

June 1932, July 1941 to September 1956 (discharge measurements only).

Gage. Staff gage read only when discharge measurements are made. July 1931 to June 1932, 

water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

Extremes. 1931-32, 1941-56: Maximum discharge measured, 892 cfs Aug. 18, 1948; minimum 

measured, 25.2 cfs June 18, 1931.

Remarks. Discharge measurements of Wakulla River made at bridge 3 miles below spring and 

of inflow through two culverts near head of spring and of McBrides Slough, 1^ miles 

below spring. The discharge of spring is difference between that of river and the 

combined inflow at head of spring and slough. Slight tide effect at station.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 

to September 1956

Date

Aug. 24..........

Hakulla River

278

McBrides Slough and 

other surface Inflow

16.4

Difference 

or spring flow

257

262

** Field estimate.
150 OCHLOCKOHEE RIVER BASIN

Ochlockonee River near Thomasville, Ga.

Location.--Lat 30°52", long 84°03', on downstream side of left-bank pier of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 84, 2 miles upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 4 miles upstream 

from Barnetts Creek, 5 miles northwest of Thomasville, Thomas County, and 6 miles downstream, from Little Ochlockonee River.

Drainage area. 550 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1937 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 133.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Jan. 7, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 432 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,280 cfs May 9 (gage height, 15.0 ft); minimum, 

6.3 cfs Oct. 16.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 72,000 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height, 29.1 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 2.6 cfs Oct. 17, 18, 1938.

Remarks._- ^Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1112: 1937, 1939, 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 13-21)

0.1 

.4

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

5.9

13

35

95

176

6.0

9.0

13.0

15.0

530

1,160

2,540

4,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.4

11

*9.7

9.0

8.7

8.7

9.2

9.7

8.7 

*8.2

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.2

6.7

9T?

12

9.4

8.7

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.4 

7.4

14

tf

286.1

9.23

0.017

0.02

Nov.

40

4TJ

30

24

21

19

17

16

16 

15

15

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

11

12

 12

11

10

10

11

11

10 

SjS.

10

10

461.9

15.4

0.028

0.03

Dec.

11

11

11

10

14

24

25

23

20 

18

17

16

16

16

17

17

15

14

15

 15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

481

15.5

0.028

0.03

Jan.

12

T?

12

16

18

19

31

37

32 

28

25

22

19

18

16

*16

19

17

18

18

17

34

162

185

180

190

T72 

136

102

92 

98

L.773

57. 2 j

0.104

0.12

Feb.

95

92

84

75

22

345

710

565

5SO 

670

710

670

615

580

530

690

1,060

1,240

1.540

1,210

920

770

710

600

503

425

349 

301

272

16,781

579

1.05

1.13

Mar.

240

218

234

325

*399

43S

477

490

438 

373

337

490

615

650

965

1.040

920

S10

690

565

451

349

289

256

228

203

180 

167

it± T5o

218

13,389

432

0.785

0.90

Apr.

190

T72

149

136

124

112

112

106

92 

84

124

144

149

158

140

136

158

172

167

136

106

95

88

80

84

92

*88 

88

84

95

3,661

122

0.222

0.25

May

158

250

289

530

730

1,110

2,340

3,720

4.040 

3,240

2,340

1,600

1,040

670

477

337

240

180

144

116

98

81

71

69

92

79

66 

68

63 

53

ifi

24,339

785

1.43

1.65

June

45

42

38

35

*33

32

31

30

28 

27

2B~ 25

25

31

36

36

49

81

53

46

75

78

57

51

81

102

109 

144

149 

185

1,780

59.3

0.108

0.12

July

250

245

185

162

326

361

278

240

289 

337

349

256

190

132

165

373

399

490

438

349

373

262

203

154

116

98

144

149 

154

194

7,763

250

0.455

0.52

Aug.

223

176

136

116

120

198

240

267

155 

116

84

67

80

65

51

44

40

36

36

34

31

31

29

27

25

22

20 

18

16 

 15

Ts

2,558

82.5

0.150

0.17

Sept.

16

17

26

20

16

18

21

164

106 

42

29

27

23

20

18

15

13

13

13

12

11

10

Iff

57

751

1,180

1.480 

1,460

1,160 

790

7,538

251

0.456

0.51

Calendar year 1955 : Max 1,800 Mln 6.7 Mean 110 Cfsm 0.200 In. 2.70

Water year 1955-56 : Max 4,040 Mln 6.7 Mean 221 Cfsm 0.402 In. 5.45

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 5-19] discharge estimated on 

eather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.

basis of recorded range In stage.
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 151

Tired Creek near Cairo, Ga.

Location.--Lat 30»54', long 84°16', on left bank 140 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

a quarter of a mile dovmstream from Wolf Creek, 1 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast 

Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles west of Cairo, Grady County.

Drainage area. 55 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 159.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 13 years, 61.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 630 cfs July 16 (gage height, 6.3 ft); minimum, 

1.4 cfs June 10.

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 28,100 cfs Apr. 1, 1948 (gage height, 16.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs June 10, 1955.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1052: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 23 to May 20)

0.19

.8 

1.3 

1.9 

3.0

1.6

6.6

14

28

64

4.O 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

108 

141 

195 

£85 

450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.S

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.7

 3.6

3.1

2.9 

2.8

2.7

111

2.4

6.7

11

7.2

5.6

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.6

9.8

16 

T.7

153.0

4.94

0.090

0.10

Nov.

6.8

*5.9

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.4

7.7

7.3

8.1

7.8 

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.4

ii

 15

11

9.2

9.0

9.9

11

9.4

8.6

8.1

7.4

241.3

8.04

0.146

0.16

Dec.

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.8

13

13

13

12

11

10

9.4

9.0 

8.8

8.6

9.1

9.2

8.7

8.6

8.8

*9.0

8.8

8.7

8.8

8.7

8.7

9.0

8.8

8.1

7.3

TT

7.4

285.0

9.19

0.167

0.19

Jan.

7.5

T3

7.7

15

18

12

10

9.5

8.7

8.2

8.1

8.1 

8.1

7.9

7.9

 8.6

9.2

8.8

9.0

9.4

9.0

30

 148

~§8 182

37

26

21

21

19

23

792.8

25.6

0.465

0.54

Feb.

23

19

17

17

20

128

202

117

82

100

86

58 

42

35

32

202

293

156

72

56

53

41

35

32

51

30

28

42

32

2,081

71.8

1.31

1.41

Mar.

25

25

42

72

*47

37

37

33

26

23

46

ill 

123

70

70

60

46

36

31

26

24

23

22

21

20

 18

18

11

17

42

48

1,316

42.5

0.773

0.89

Apr.

31

21

18

16

15

15

16

13

11

12

42

IT

26

18

15

24

28

17

13

11

9.9

9.2

94

5TT

17

23

 18

15

12 

27

552.3

18.4

0.335

0.37

May

23

94

155

245

592

302

 370

184

88

54

42

34 

29

24

20

17

13

11

9.9

9.0

7.1

6.2

5.7

5.2

7.0

6.8

6.1

5.3

4.5 

3.9

3^5

2,177.2

70. 2

1.28

1.48

June

2.9

3.7

4.6

3.6

»2.9

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.6

3.4

9.2 

5.2

5.2

13

14

16

12

7.1

7.2

12

13

8.7

6.6

5.8

4.7

4.4

16

39

T J.OA

248.6

8.29

0.151

0.17

July

17

9.5

9.4

66

103

90

60

33

53

72

33

19 

13

12

139

436

20O

66

98

39

27

22

18

16

16

13

11

1O

12 

»10

q ap - £

1,732.1

55.9

1.02

1.18

Aug.

9.2

7.6

6.4

7.0

11

16

7.4

5.2

4.3

3.8

3.5

4.0 

10

7.7

5.2

4.9

4.6

3.7

3.1

3.1

5.6

5.8

6.2

5.3

4.5

3.0

2.7

2.7

*3.8 

5.2

5.6

178.1

5.75

0.105

0.12

Sept.

7.3

10

17

8.2

5.4

5.7

5.7

19

15

7.6

5.9

5.5 

4.7

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.0

3.6

3.5

2.8

2.4

2^2

2.3

55

254

219

58

24

18 

15

790.9

26.4

0.480

0.54

Calendar year 1955: Max 522 Mln 0.1 Mean 18.7 Cfsm 0.340 In. 4.60

Water year 1955-56: Max 436 Mln 1.6 Mean 28.8 Cfsm 0.524 In. 7.15

Sak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

464436 O-58-11
152 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN

Ochlockonee River near Havana, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°33i, long 84°23', in sec. 24, T. 2 N., R. 2 W., on upstream side near 

center of span of bridge on U. S. Highway 90, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 4 miles downstream from Mill Creek, and 5 miles 

southeast of Havana.

Drainage area. 1,020 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1956.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 59.16 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 11, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 914 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,500 cfs May 14 (gage height, 24.23 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Oct. 28 (gage height, 10.92 ft).

1928-56: Maximum discharge observed, 55,900 cfs Apr. 4, 1948 (gage height, 35.08 ft); 

minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 23-28, Nov. 1, 1954; minimum gage height, 10.81 ft Oct. 24-28, 

Nov. 1, 1954.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 4, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: 1929(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-12, Feb. 27 to Mar. 14)

11.0

11.5

12.0

14.0

132

418

18.0

22.0

24.0

25.0

1,150

2,330

3,320

4,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50

48

48

45

44

43

42

42

41

39

38

37

35

34

31

30

33

33 

34

33

39

40

37

35

34

31

30

38" 29

56 

TS

1,198

38.6

0.038

0.04

Nov.

44

51

*48

53

61

59

56

54

51

52

52

54

54

52

51

48

47

43 

42

39

38

35 

44

55

54

59

53

52

51

48

1,503

50.1

0.049

0.05

Dec.

47

46

45IB65

62

90

85

84

81

74

72

69

*65

64

63

60

60 

60

59

58

58

57

58

58

58

58

58

56

55

54

1,924

62.1

0.061

0.07

Jan.

53

51

ST

51

53

53

68

74

72

73

76

75

72

69

66

64

66

66 

69

69

67

82

206

409

*642

736

SST

524

427

368

314

5,728

185

0.181

0.21

Feb.

280

258

253

244

251

278

451

718

980

1,100

1,140

1,160

1,170

1,130

1,060

1,140

1,140

1,220 

1,380

1,520

1,620

1.670 

1,640

1,490

1,240

1,050

921

817

713

28,014

966

0.947

1.02

Mar.

628

569

529

527

549

632

659

*673

678

705

702

714

783

938

1,060

1,180

1,340

1.450 

1,426

1,320

1,170

1,010 

858

725

625

551

512

466

428

415

481

24,275

783

0.768

0.89

Apr.

461

496 T72-

418

578

543

324

296

282

270

272

270

313

358

550

538

513

298 

508

306

288

262 

254

207

*199

199

203

251

225

209

9,123

504

0.298

0.33

May

195

199

227

458

722

931

1,350

1,510

1,690

1,950

2,510

2,780

3,280

5.460

3,090

2,530

1,770

1,090 

725

552

448

379 

328

295

260

234

225

221

209

*191

183

35,750

1,089

1.07

1.23

June

175

161

148

159

152

124

115

108

102

97

93

89

15

89

114

120

129

148 

173

196

216

199 

258

306 272"

205

170

165

180

247

4,755

158

0.155

0.17

July

276

355

452

440

420

505

617

686

705

675

626

*641

646

583

471

442

655

940 

1,140

1,240

1,190

1,030 

880

758

581

464

384

552

286

284

522

18,965

612

0.600

0.69

Aug.

300

282

295

295

265

252

209

215

257

258

256

210

195

215

545

542

225

170 

142

127

118

153 

*105

101

95

88

83

78

75

71 g^

5,852

188

0.184

0.21

Sept.

71

78

76

74

82

80

72

68

78

75

156

131

103

84

75

65

60

57 

55

48

46

43 

42

W

196

409

684

912

1,060

1,150

6,170

206

0.202

0.22

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,000 Min 29 Mean 229 Cfsm 0.225 In. 3.04

Water year 1955-56 : Max 3,460 Min 29 Mean 386 Cfsm 0.378 In. 5.13

Discharge measurement made on this day.
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 153

Little River near Quincy, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°35', long 84°30', in sec. 12, T. 2 N., R. 3 W., near right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 12, 0.5 mile southwest of Shady Rest, 1.1 miles 

downstream from confluence of Willocoochee and Attapulgus Creeks, and 4? miles east of 

Quincy.

Drainage area. 250 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1950 to October 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 83.19 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--6 years, 170 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 958 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 9.36 ft); minimum, 

6.8 cfs June 9 (gage height, 1.01 ft).

1950-56 : Maximum discharge, 3,480 cfs Sept. 1, 1950 (gage height, 13.69 ft); minimum, that of June 9, 1956; minimum gage height, 0.82 ft June 16, 1955.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-28

15

33

Oct. 29 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 58

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

6.4

31

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

296

516

858

1,180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

20

36

43

32

28

27

25

25

28

27

22

27

21

19

18

16

^

31

34

31

27

25

24

24

25

22

20

20

90

113 ^78

999T

32.2

0.129

0.15

Nov.

58

*48

38

34

31

29

35

36

39

44

50

47

42

41

38

37

35

33

31

31

32

32

38

41

_73

52

45

44

38

37

1,204

40.1

0.160

0.18

Dec.

36

37

39

44

78

84

~52 124

75

65

57

54

47

*50

49

48

47

47

47

49

49

49

50

49

49

49

50

47

46

43 

43

1,693

54.6

0.218

0.25

Jan.

41

42

39

4T

47

49

54

52

48

44

42

42

44

42

44

45

52

54

52

56

54

77

458

889 7?8"4"

668

*376

239

157

127 

132

4,994

161

0.644

0.74

Feb.

116

106

101

97

1W

222

386

373

346

370

390

311

238

175

153

467

552

555

406

291

226

173

149

133

123

121

119

122

113

7,008

242

0.968

1.04

Mar.

104

98

112

179

183

158

136

114

100

*91

100

360

-332 397

311

287

234

169

132

109

97

92

89

87

83

78

74

72

72

240 

348

5,038

163

0.652

0.75

Apr.

201

T25

99

92

82

77

76

75

68

63

124

179

156

112

84

89

108

89

76

60

52

49

48

25

*61

83

81

75

63

64

2,663

88.8

0.355

0.40

May

61

58

89

305

390

510

573

'SBT 578

345

220

132

93

78

68

61

55

45

38

37

32

28

26

23

20

34

31

28

25

*£1 

19

4,589

148

0.592

0.68

June

19

21

19

15

12

11

8.6

'STB' 8.1

11

12

20

12

18

71

71

96

97

73

63

69

67

66

80

87

62

50

51

107

317

1,622.3

54.1

0.216

0.24

July

410

259

194

228

165

253

284

238

230

271

*236

156

100

79

197

673

690

5TS

332

346

356

200

230

229

172

119

97

78

66

2TI

7,680

248

0.992

1.14

Aug.

201

TG4

81

84

128

99

86

65

49

40

37

31

30

IT

54

45

39

34

32

33

52

81

*64

51

39

32

40

35

47

56 

53

1,863

60.1

0.240

0.28

Sept.

47

49

55

67

57

47

40

40

55

75

65

60

39

32

28

22

20

20

21

18

16

15

13

13*

714

'555 889

446

278

158

4,205

140

0.560

0.63

Calendar year 1955 : Max 1,360 Mln 10 Mean 80.9 Cfsm 0.324 In. 4.39

Water year 1955-56 : Max 889 Mln 8.1 Mean 119 Cfsm 0.476 In. 6.48

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
154 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN

Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30 0 23'00", long 84°39il5", in NEy sec. 20, T. IS., R. 4 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 20, 3,000 ft downstream from powerplant 

and dam and If miles southwest of Bloxham.

Drainage area.--1.660 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1926 to September 1956. Prior to October 1954, low-flow records 

based on discharge measurements made at various sites within 3,000 ft upstream from 

gage; subsequent low-flow records based on discharge measurements made at site threequarters of a mile downstream from gage. Low-flow records not equivalent owing to 

seepage inflow^

:e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 24.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929. Prior to Apr. 9, 1930, staff gage at site 2,700 ft upstream at datum 5.00 ft 

higher. Apr. 9, 1930, to Jan. 19, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 2,000 ft upstream 

and Jan. 20, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1954, at present site at datum 5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--28 years (1926-54), 1,614 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,420 cfs May 7 (gage height, 15.21 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Nov. 28.

1926-56: Maximum discharge observed, 50,200 cfs Apr. 5, 1948 (gage height, 28.50 

ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 38,800 cfs; minimum since October 

1954, that of Nov. 28, 1955 (indeterminate prior to October 1954).

Remarks. Records poor. Flow regulated by powerplant above station and storage in Lake 

Talquin, with usable capacity of 3,030,000,000 cu ft between elevations 60.0 and 

68.5 ft above mean sea level.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1002: 1940-43.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

fatal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

117

48

230

202

505

83

60 

51

45

45

44

42

41

TT

41

60

46 

49

52

59

49

45

125

47

43

42

44

45

44 

42

72

2,259

72.9

-52

Nov.

*107

74

70

50

44

44

73 

49

78

54

96

55

42

41

41

41

40 

15

40

41

55

46

55

47

48

44

40

121

198

1,860

62.Q

+69

Dec.

51

106

58

238

922

184

83 

94

318

282

115

219

211

*112

 70

196

65 

52

226

64

54

131

71

49

42

42

370

245

66 

56

146

4,934

159

-15

Jan.

127

158

174

178

95

55

102 

45

167

170

78

134

282

84

55

45

41 

4"0~ 40

60

52

525

1,510

 2,050

1,566

1,300

1,110

853

668

530

1,140

13,248

427

+7

Feb.

234

118

354

678

270

1,740

1,440 

640

1,370

2,210

2,150

994

1,260

1,090

1,410

5.300

2,556 

2,840

1,580

1,890

2,540

1,960

1,910

1,290

755

996

974

1,420

1,110

41,083

1,417

-28

Mar.

469

524

1,280

932

716

580

680 

*1,080

1,180

526

1,360

1,280

916

1,550

1.990

1,330

874 

1,280

1,970

1,350

1,420

722

908

1,070

987

510

714

414

251

386

960

30,189

974

+26

Apr.

337

528

555

378

508

1.020 "irhr

69

264

934

476

285

164

575

128

978

520 

586

654

601

92

455- 64

394

452

612

658

124

99

164

12,716

424

-46

May

147

153

470

1,470

1,890

2,270

4.550 

4,686

2,720

2,510

2,810

2,620

2,250

2,300

2,640

2,830

2,000 

1,510

868

156

410

938

840

620

118

264

57

60

55 155"

82

43,341

1,398

+19

June

60

52

50

50

JL06

67

50 

286

58

48

118

134

100

7B~ 46

394

1.470 

281

182

322

1,200

820

806

842

1,220

960

718

776

204

8O8

12,301

410

+46

July

918

1,440

1,190

1,150

1,800

1,860

1,740 

1,540

2,050

1,660

1,290

1,100

1,120

562

1,470

2,530

2.680 

2,420

1,750

2,020

2,150

1,620

2,110

1,120

988

672

1,210

391

468

!§0" 355

43, 444

1,401

-11

Aug.

1.040

558

410

632

134

342

339 

383

482

126

86

56

986

760

234

168

297 

193

76

138

762

 596

71

114

68

55

zSS

168

206

344

218

10,402

336

0

Sept.

96

64

55

245

473

308

516 

109

248

128

55

53

55

51

106

60

504 

496

722

858

680

68

49

1,330"

3.150

2,440

2,060

952

1,650

999

18,580

619

-23

Adjusted for change In contents In Lake Talquin

Mean 

Cfsn 

In.

20.9 

0.013 

0.01

131 

0.079 

0.09

144 

0.087 

0.10

434 

0.261 

0.30

1,389 

0.837 

0.90

1,000 

0.602 

0.69

378 

0.228 

0.25

1,417 

0.854 

0.98,

Observed

Calendar year 1955: 

Hater year 1955-56:

Max 2,670 Mln 40 Mean 320 

Max 4,35ft Mln 40 Mean 640

456 

0.275 

0.31

1,390 

0.83* 

0.97

536 

0.202 

0.23

596 

0.359 

0.40

Adjusted

Mean 331 Cfsra 0.199 In. 2.71 

Mean 639 Cfsra 0.385 In. 5.23

* Discharge measurement rtad«j on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second. In Lake Talquin; furnished by Florida 

Power Corp.
OCHLOCKOHEE RIVER BASIN 155

Telogla Creek near Bristol, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°25'35", long 84°55'40", in sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 7 W., near left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 20, 600 ft upstream from White Branch and 

3 miles east of Bristol.

Drainage area.--130 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1950 to September 1956.

gage.--Water stage recorder. Datum of gage is 99.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(Florida State Road Department benchmark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 141 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,550 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 8.64 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

1950-56: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 25, 1956; minimum, 28 cfs Sept. 14, 

Oct. 26, 27, 1954 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage 

in cubic feet per

Oct. 1 to July 4

1.4 34 5.0 307 

3.0 110 5.5 401 

4.0 184

Note. Same as following 

tabTF~above 5.5 ft.

height. In feet, and discharge, 

second)

July 5 to Sept. 30

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

ez

96

165

301

401

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

560

800

1,170

1,890

2,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

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.

45

69

46

54

52

49

46

47

52

46

41

42

39

38

37

37

50

51

52

48

43

41

40

40

37

38

37

38

86

137

145

1,623

52.4

0.-403

0.46

Nov.

*101 -n

63

57

56

55

55

54

57

59

61

69

64

60

55

54

54

52

54

55

56

52

52

52

50

50

52

59

53

55

1,740

58.0

0.446

0.50

Dec.

54

52

49

5C

92

116

143

147

T20

92

77

»69

62

64

63

60

57

59

58

56

60

60

54

55

54

56

55

53

54

49

49

2,149

69.3

0.533

0.61

Jan.

51

51

49

52

52

51

49

51

50

48

48

17

47

49

49

50

52

63

62

65

65

105

347

*580

800

530

261

131

111

101

99

4,166

134

1,03

1.19

Feb.

101

94

92

85

BE

145

225

273

317

291

302

291

229

161

118

467

560

706

TSI

278

190

161

154

121

117

116

114

109

106

6,450

222

1.71

1.65

Mar.

104

100

114

159

172

*140

118

103

100

92

101

197

261

286

T55

136

121

108

98

94

88

86

87

84

83

79

73

Jl

74

77

90

3,694

119

0.915

1.06

Apr.

90

76

71

73

70

66

68

70

67

64

103

136

TIB

94

83

84

102

97

81

69

63

63

61

»57

75

85

90

76

77

96

2,419

80.6

0.620

0.69

Hay

96

97

97

273

457

778

941

TJZO"

660

406

244

168

152

122

103

98

88

78

75

74

68

62

65

63

60

75

89

74

64

»67

61

6,675

215

1.65

1.91

June

56

56

53

50

47

45

44

43

42

4?

42

47

54

58

74

94

117

149

169

109

173

209

314

386

418

307

'355 487

200

223

4,461

149

1.15

1.28

July

337

206

157 '555

2.590

1,300

 706

480

382

346

»384

369

274

173

235

1,310

1,960

836

504

335

242

262

308

298

270

232

190

165

218

2O9

204

16,037

517

3.98

4.59

Aug.

186

T5S

131

118

125

135

118

105

92

85

81

86

109

102

139

144

100

100

161

112

107

»102

90

82

li

91

100

104

119

130

155

3,544

114

0.877

1.01

Sept.

158

240

389

404

319

in

163

131

117

102

90

86

78

74

71

68

68

68

74

n

64

CT

64

333

*2,160

 2.540

T67

454

292

207

9,687

323

2.48

2.77

Calendar year 1955 : Max 2,210 Mln 35 Mean 90.9 Cfsm 0.699 In. 9.49

Water year 1955-56 : Max 2,590 Mln 37 Mean 171 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.92

Peak discharge (bane.

2.99O ere (8.04 ft._

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

ie. 1.500 of a). July 5 {4:30 p.m.) 3,420 cfs {8.22 ft)j July 17 (lZs30 

ept. zs (10:So p.m.) 4,550 ofs {8.64 ft).
156 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River near Leaf, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°35', long 83°38', on left bank 700 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 115, lj miles east of Leaf, White County, 2| miles downstream from Blue Creek, 

3 miles upstream from Soque River, 7\ miles southeast of Cleveland, and at mile 405.6.

Drainage area.--150 sq mi.

Records available.--May to December 1907 (fragmentary), February 1940 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,219.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 8 to Dec. 31, 1907, staff gage at site 

700 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1940-56). 383 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,480 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 8.6 ft); minimum 

daily, 97 cfs Sept. 21.

1940-56: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 13.6 ft); minimum 

daily, 72 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by milldams above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 29 to Apr. 7)

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

83

120

245

480

3.0

5.0 

6.0

775

2,400

3,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

194

174

*157

151

148

171 

168

218

TBT

138

128

138

135

142

132

135 

135

132

132

130

128

125

125

128

120

122

122

120

160 

132

128

4,419

143

0.953

1.10

Nov.

122

125

*125

122

122

122 

130

122

118

T35

138

125

122

165

138

130 

128

120

165

151

132

128

250 24~9"

204

234

174

151

135

132

4,414

147

0.980

1.09

Dec.

128

138

140

160

187

160 

151

145

145

138

132

132

132

130

130

125 

122

TM

184

154

145

142

140

138

135

132

130

128

130

142

132

4,411

142

0.947

1.09

Jan.

128

128

*125

122

12 O

120 

122

118

112

TTS

118

116

116

116

114

116 

112

114

2OO

T7I

145

135

148

190

168

154

145

145

145

154

151

4,189

135

0.900

1.04

Feb.

"570" 151

475

688

627

1.240 

788

*475

394

337

413

365

337

305

296

296 

875

688

530

910

627

508

433

413

444

438

470

569

464

14,«26

511

3.41

3.68

Mar.

*408

449

418

4O8

374

370 

374

384

351

337

332

318

341

622

633

1.640 

647

616

518

459

423

389

374

360

341

332

318

314

365

323

_300

14,038

453

3.02

3.48

Apr.

287

*279

274 '555*

292

1,840 

882

581

491

449

794

633

524

475

1,270

2.780 

1,020

827

801

750

744

675

541

513

491

480

464

454

444

428

20,775

692

4.61

5.14

May

*459

438

564

454

404

399

700

535

454

418

399

379

365

360

379

365

341

337

323

318

310

310

300

310

314

310

305

287

283

287

11,786

380

2.53

2.92

June

274

262

253

249

249

245 

241

234

237

230

222

222

245

292 "570"

245 

222

215

245

237

230

218

207

204

230

200

190

181

174 

T7f

6,897

230

1.53

1.71

July

249

*215

204

283

241

226 

287

270

323

241

207

194

197

197

227

'S7C 454 

226

211

341

262

296

413

384

266

241

218

207

190 

1975

197

7,927

256

1.71

1.97

Aug.

*190

187

174

181

174

162 

148

145

142

140

138

197

15?

140

140

132 

128

125

122

132

171

130

122

118

112

114

116

116

120

*110 

HI

4,394

142

0.947

1.09

Sept.

105

110

105

103

105

308 

341

190

151

135

128

120

116

114

107

103 

103

112

105

105

97

55

99

118

244

384

T77

151

135

130

4,400

147

0.980

1.09

Calendar, year 1955: Max 5,060 Mln us Mean 300 Cfsm 2.00 In - 27.15

Water year 1955-56: Max 2.78O Mln 97 Mean 280 Cfsm 1.37 In. 25.40

Peak discharge (base. 2.7OO efs). Apr. 6 (5 p.m.) 4,740 cfs (7.3 ft); Apr. 16 (2 a.m.) 6,480 cfs 

(8.6 ft)". 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 157

Chattahoochee River near Gainesville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34"20i, long 83°52' , on right bank 1,100 ft upstream from State Highway 53, 

half a mile upstream from Eddie Creek, 3? miles downstream from Little River, 4 miles 

northwest of Gainesville, Hall County, 6 miles upstream from Chestatee River, and at 

mile 368.8.

Drainage area. 559 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1901 to December 1903, April 1937 to February 1956 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 974.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 26, 1901, to Dec. 31, 1903, chain gage at

site 2f miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 28, 1937, to Dec. 31, 1938, staff gage

at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1937-55), 1,165 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during period October 1955 to February 1956, 6,530 cfs Feb. 6 

(gage height , 8.3 ft); minimum daily, 268 cfs Oct. 24.

1901-3, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 45,800 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 26.2 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum daily, 208 cfs Oct. 4, 10, 11, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 922: Drainage area. WSP952: 1940(P). WSP 1234: 1946-48.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1955, to Feb. H9, 1956 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

245

470

860

4.0 

6.0

2,550

4,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1955 to February 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

440

455

380

402

395

410 

440

492

'325 508

372

372

372

380

380

335

320

365

380

380

372

372

335

268

3B5

*365

365

372

418

388

290

11,816

381

0.682

0.79

Nov.

358

372

388

388

388

342 

275

3B5

388

402

448

418

395

328

432

418

418

402

478

560

395

432

455

860

TIE

716

612

448

492

448

13,560

452

0.809

0.90

Dec.

440

440

462

508

455

522

470

 455

455

440

432

350

4TD

418

418

418

418

440

478

552

470

462

462

485

365

402

455

440

432

448

440

13,842

447

0.800

0.92

Jan.

410

312

402

41O

402

402 

402

350

 320

388

410

410

410

402

358

 355- 298

395

522

620

530

508

395

538

582

538

500

492

485

470

13,436

433

0.775

0.89

Feb.

470 B"J5~

852

1,570

2,080

4.280 

3,780

1,870

1,400

1,190

1,060

1,050

956

900

828

884

1,660

2,380

1,570

 1,910

1,910

1,400

,190

,060

,020

,150

,280

2,080

1,700

44,035

1,518

2.72

2.93

Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1955: Max 16,600 Min 268 Mean 836 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.30

Water year 1955-56 : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
156 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°32', long 83°56', on left bank 250 ft upstream from Bearden Bridge on 

State Highway 43, 2 miles downstream from Ballplay Creek, 2f miles east of Dahlonega, 

Lumpkin County, and 3| miles upstream from Yahoola Creek.

Drainage area. 153 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to December 1931, April 1940 to September 1956.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,128.6 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Jorps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--18 years, 333 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,840 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 10.9 ft); minimum daily, 75 cfs Sept. 22.

1929-31, 1940-56: Maximum discharge, 15,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 22.1ft); 

minimum daily, 49 cfs Oct. 4, 1931, Oct. 26, 1941.

Flood of Aug. 12, 1907, reached a stage of about 25 ft, from information by local 

resident. Flow increased by failure of dam above station.

Remarks. Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at times caused by milldam above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7 66 3.0 740

1.0 124 . 8.0 3,200

2.0 390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In..

Oct.

148

137

112

102

100

110

122

198

US

114

106

102

100

104

98

100 

100

98

96

96

94

94

94

94

90

»90

92

94

151

114

100

3,389

109

0.712

0.82

Nov.

98

98

98

56" 96

96

104

104

98

110

124

106

106

131

126

116 

112

104

178

148

122

112

555" 303

210

238

178

151

135

J.£O 1 ?fi

4,106

137

0.895

1.00

Dec.

124

133

135

153

175

146

135

 128

124

120

118

116

114

112

110

Tie" 108

153

180 155

131

124

122

120

118

114

112

108

114

124

114

3,940

127

0.830

0.96

Jan.

110

108

108

106

104

102

102

98

96

98

98

98

96

96

96

96 

 94

5J

198

175

135

126

137

178

156

142

135

133

133

142

146

3,736

121

0.791

0.91

Feb.

142 256"

488

721

664

1.000

760

471

384

321

342

316

293

265

262

281 

937

702

539

740

 574

471

406

375

390

406

488

574

438

13,986

482

3.15

3.40

Mar.

390

438

390

369

336

333

330

339

307

295

287

279

555

677

683

1,600 

910

646

539

471

422

406

375

360

336

327

313

310

422 * A a

O*o

316

13,849

447

2.92

3.37

Apr.

301

290

516" 284

316

*1,620

1,110

646

522

471

780

646

539

438

883

2,750 

1,020

780

664

592

539

522

488

454

438

422

406

390

384

369

19,380

646

4.22

4.71

May

387

387

592

556

422

406

780

m471

422

406

378

360

 336

330

318 

307

298

290

281

276

273

265

5T6- 257

265

270

260

276

505

293

11,517

372

2.43

2.80

June

262

215

241

238

236

230

233

220

212

205

202

205

205

257

257

257 

215

205

200

223

208

202

195

195

188

 178

168

158

156" 153

6,353

212

1.39

1.55

July

307

225

198

223

212

223

310

316

363 555"

212

190

198

182

178

276 

202

172

165

168

168

160

223

220

163

156

146

135

128

TW

170

6,398

206

1.35

1.56

Aug.

146

158

156

142

135

124

114

 108

106

104

98

112

122

102

102

96 

92

56" 88

170

144

114

102

98

94

92

92

94

94

88

104

3,487

112

0.732

0.84

Sept.

86

86

80

80

80

329

336

172

128

112

104

100

96

90

84

82 

79

*86

34

80

77

75

75

98

232

TSo" 384

131

118

112

3,840

128

0.837

0.93

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,210 Mln 71 Mean 254 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.52

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,750 Mln 75 Mean 257 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.85

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs). 

(10.9 ft) .

Apr. 6 (5 p. a.) 3,260 cfs (8.1 ft); Apr. 16 (3 a.n.) 4,840 cfs

* Discharge neasurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 159

Chattahoochee River near Buford, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°08 I , long 84°06i, at downstream end of left bank pier of bridge on 

State Highway 20, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Dave Creek, 3.2 miles downstream from Buford Dam, 4 miles downstream from Bald Ridge Creek, 5 miles west of 

Buford, Gwinnett County, and at mile 345.7.

Drainage area. 1,060 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June to December 1901 (gage heights only), January 1942 to September 

1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 905.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 24 to Dec. 21, 1901, staff gage at site 

1,000 ft downstream at different datum. Jan. 27, 1942, to Dec. 3, 1944, staff gage 

and Dec. 4, 1944, to Dec. 31, 1947, water-stage recorder, at site 1,000 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1942-56), 2,116 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 10.3 ft); minimum, 380 cfs Sept. 23, 24.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 55,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 32.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting, on 

basis of peak flows passing upstream and downstream stations; minimum, 342 cfs 

Sept. 10, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Buford Reservoir beginning January 1956 

[usable capacity, 1,628,000 acre-ft)

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage-height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubip feet per second)

3.3 

4.0 

6.0

395

700

1,750

8.0

9.0

3,200

4,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

650

675

700

582

582

560

582

650

750" 800

582

560

560

560

560

551 

515

492

533

546

546

542

533

488

434

»492

510

520

605 

675

628

17,963

579

-

Nov.

497

528

551

556

546

542

502

458

538

582

628 

650

628

582

560

650 

650

605

725

900

875

700

675

950

1,550

1,250

1,200

1,020

850 

775

21,523

717

-

Dec.

725

725

750

775

850

850

825

»775

775

750

700 

675

605

g£Q

650

650 

628

650

750

875

850

750

725

700

700

628

628

650

650 

650

675

22,217

717

-

Jan.

675

628

560

605

628

628

605

605

»560

524

582

605

605

605

605

551 

352" 515

700

950

1.000

875

825

800

925

950

900

850

825 

*825

800

21,893

706

+ 12

Feb.

675

605

582

650

650

700

582

560 382"

605

605 

582

582

605

582

582 

582

1.210

628

»628

560

582

582

605

605

605

650

628

»582

18,176

627

+1,860

Mar.

582

582

582

582

582

605

605

605

605

605

605 

»605

605

605

650

1,550 

750

675

605

582

»582

560

»560

560

560

560

560

560

556

582

19,189

619

+1,848

Apr.

582

582

582

582

582

605

605

582

582

605

605 

628

»605

605

675

875 

1,420

5,560

3,470

2,660

2,730

2,730

2,240

*1,630

»1,690

1,690

2,660

2,700

1,890 

1,690

42,642

1,421

+1,684

May

2,030

2,170

2,960

3,560

3,470

2,660

2,660

2,800

2,590

1,330

1,120 

1,630

1,630

»1,630

1,510

1,300 

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,250

1,150

1,200

1,200

1,250

1,250

1,300 

2,960

1,630

56,040

1,808

+29

June

1,630

1,120

1,080

850

628

750

»875

1,080

1,200

1,200

1,150 

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,510

1.820 

1,400

923

725

775

 700

900

1,100

1,100

*1,050

950

950

875

775 

725

31,203

1,040

+ 81

July

1,310

2,030

1,120

1,350

1,180

1,450

1,450

1,570

2.340

1,890

2,100 

1,350

975

1,120

675

700 

675

»605

538

538

538

538

538

546

551

546

538

538

538 

520

355

30,895

997

+263

Aug.

538

538

538

533

538

533

»528

492

458

458

434 

43*

450

520

524

524 

524

524

528

533

528

524

528

528

528

528

497

»484

524 

528

528

15,874

512

+154

Sept.

542

533

533

515

506

515

542

520

520

515

515

510

510

510

506

502 

488

470

*466

466

470

479

426

402

65?

605

582

560

560 

560

15,478

516

+345

Adjusted for change In contents In Buford Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

579

0.546 

0.63

717 

0.676 

0.75

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-56:

717 

0.676 

0.78

718 

0.677 

0.78

2,487 

2.35 

2.53

2,467 

2.33

3,105 

2.93 

3.27

1,837 

1.73 

1.99

Observed

Max 16,800 Mln 409 Mean 1,384 

Max 3,560 Mln 402 Mean 855

1,121 

1.06 

1.16

1,260 

1.19 

1.37

666 

0.628 

0.72

861 

0.812 

0.91

Adjusted

Mean 1,384 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.71 

Mean 1,371 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.60

Peak discharge (base 10,000 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Buford Reservoirs furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.
160 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River near Roswell, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°00', long 84°20', on right bank l| miles upstream from Big Creek and 

Bridge on U. S. Highway 19, 2 miles southeast of Roswell, Fulton County, and at mile 

318.8.

Drainage area.--1.230'so mi. approximately. 

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 849.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

.1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--15 years, 2,238 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,940 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 8.3 ft); minimum, 

445 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

1941-56; Maximum discharge, 56,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 23.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak 

flow over Morgan Falls Dam 6 miles below station; minimum, 322 cfs Oct. 12, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Buford Reservoir beginning January 1956 (usable 

capacity, 1,628,000 acre-ft). DeKalb County diverted approximately 513,700,000 gal 

about 6 miles above station each month for municipal supply, equivalent to a mean discharge of 26 cfs at station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21 to Feb. 5)

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

450

710

1,330

5.0 

7.0

3,050

5,230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

644

666

*704

666

595

590 

590

616

699

820

682

590

585

590

590

606

595

555

560 

590

590

580

585

570

525

505 

5^5

565

600 

655

»699

18,952

611

-

Nov.

611

570

590

606

611

616 

600

570

555

6~2TJ

650

682

699

677

644

644

688

672

682 

850

940

792

765

765

1,260

1.550 

1,260

1,160

940 

*850

22,907

764

-

Dec.

820

792

792

820

850

880 

880

850

820

820

792

765

738

694

738

738

710

738

792 

820

550" 910

792

765

765

738 

677 6"59"

710 

*710

738

24,203

781

-

Jan.

765

738

694

677

699

699 

699

710

694

644

644

677

672

688

688

677

628

611

735 

910

1,090

1,030

970

910

940

1,030 

1,000

940

910 

910

*910

24,592

793

+12

Feb.

880

738

765

910

1,060

1,560 

1,160

880

792

765

792

765

738

738

710

710

738

825

1,160 

850

792

738

710

710

738

765 

792

1,000

820

 

24,401

841

+1,860

Mar.

*765

792

820

765

738

738 

710

710

710

704

738

710

710

820

1,000

4.870

2,780

1,360

970 

820

765

738

710

704

710

699 

*^8" 682

820 

792

710

30,248

976

+1,848

Apr.

710

704

688

75*

710

820 

792

738

738

710

940

910

792

765

820

2,060

1,330

2,790

4.520 

2,870

2,780

2,780

2,780

1,800

1,720

*1,800 

2,060

2,960

2,420 

1,800

47,811

1,594

+1,684

May

1,760

2,690

2,600

3,880

3,770

3,250 

4.100

3,350

2,870

2,280

820 l,6"5o~

1,720

1,680

1,680

1,360

1,330

1,330

1,330 

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,120

1,190

1,190 

1,260

1,260

1,220 

2,110

*2,140

60,170

1,941

+29

June

2.060

1,220

1,060

1,030

710

704 755"

880

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,060

1,060

1,090

1,160

1,840

1,680

1,060

820 

765

765

710

970

1,060

1,030

910 

880

880

»738 

710

30,977

1,033

+81

July

850

1,970

1,600

1,220

1,440

1,360 

1,400

1,520

2,330

2.510

2,240

1,720

1,160

792

710

1,880

1,100

738

638 

595

585

611

616

622

644

611 

585

570

580 

570

565

34,232

1,104

+263

Aug.

*565

565

565

575

585

585 

545

540

500

495

500

470

155

510

535

535

530

520

550 

560

540

530

520

520

510

525 

510

500

500 

*520

520

16,410

529

+154

Sept.

510

560

525

515

505

540 

590

560

530

510

495

485

490

485

475

495

485

465

460 TSo"

465

460

485

480

910

1,480 

860

616

580 

580

17,076

569

+345

Adjusted for change in contents in Buford Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

611 

0.497 

0.57

764 

0.621 

0.69

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-56:

781 

0.635 

0.73

805 

0.654 

0.75

2,701 

2.20 

2.37

2,824 

2.30 

2.65

3,278 

2.67 

2.98

1,970 

1.60 

1.84

Observed

Max 17,000 Mln 432 Mean 1,487 

Max 4,870 Min 460 Mean 962

1,114 

0.906 

1.01

1,367 

1.11 

1.28

683 

0.555 

0.64

914 

0.743 

0.83

Adjusted

Mean - Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.40 

Mean 1,478 Cfsm 1.20 in. 16.34

Peak: discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). No peak: above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second. in Buford Reservoir; furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 161 

Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°52', long 84°27', on left bank 20 ft upstream from Paces Perry Bridge 

at Atlanta, Pulton County, I mile downstream from Rotten Wood Creek, 2| miles upstream 

from Peachtree Creek, and at mile 303.0.

Drainage area. 1,450 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1928 to December 1931, November 1936 to September 1956. Prior 

to October 1951, published as "near Vinings."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Aug. 3, 1928, to Dec. 31, 1931, water-stage 

recorder and Nov. 15, 1936, to Mar. 8, 1937, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1928-31, 1937-56), 2,471 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 12.1 ft); minimum daily, 450 cfs Oct. 26, Sept. 19, 20, 22.

1928-31, 1936-56: Maximum discharge, 59,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 28.0ft); 

minimum daily, 340 cfs Oct. 19, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Buford Reservoir beginning January 1956 (usable 

capacity, 1,628,000 acre-ft). DeKalb County diverted approximately 513,700,000 gal 

about 20 miles above station each month for municipal supply, equivalent to a mean discharge of 26 cfs at station. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Morgan Palls 

hydroelectric plant 9j miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1932.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

786

730

*754

770

648

648

648 

690

746

914

754 

584

578

584

572

584

608

530

530

566

560

572

554

572

518

450 5"0"B~

536

648 

648

*706

19,494

629

-

Nov.

641

554

584

578

602

596

620 

572

'8TO" 530

669 

698

746

730

746

662

722

706

746

898

1,020

930 

914

914

1,270

1,610 

1,410

1,360

1,080 

*914

24,642

821

-

Dec.

858

858

842

882

914

948

966 

922

906

874

842 

842

746

690

7JS

730

722

818

882

874

984

'935 

850

818

810

818

706

706

730 

754

730

25,707

829

-

Jan.

746

778

*730

676

690

690

714 

706

706

634

608 

683

669

683

662

698

608

'53? 590

930

1,080

1,100 

1,020

1,010

966

1,060 

1,060

984

922

993

*966

25,204

813

+12

Feb.

906

'55T 786

1,360

1,660

2.650

8,060 

1,510

1,270

1,070

993 

948

890

a850

a840

a840

a860

a980

al,300

1,260

1,140

948 

890

898

914

930 

993

1,510

1,240

33,418

1,152

+1,860

Mar.

*1,030

1,150

1,210

1,050

975

914

906 

898

858

850

906 

930

874

1,360

1,800

11,800

5,620

2,820

1,780

1,220

1,090

993 

939

922

882

898 

842

VsTTS"

1,200 

1,180

984

49,747

1,605

+1,848

Apr.

922

914

866

T55S

1,050

1,230

1,180 

1,000

975

948

1,460 

1,410

1,130

1,040

1,260

3,780

2,180

2,820

4.980

3,300

3,140

3,220 

3,140

2,180

*1,940

2,000 

2,000

3,220

2,900 

2, 060

59,143

1,971

+1,684

May

2,000

2,820

2,820

4,500

4,180

4,020

4.820 

3,560

3,220

2,680

1.150 

1,510

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,560

1,410

1,460

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410 

1,410

1,310

1,310

1,360 

1,410

1,410

1,410 

1,720

*2,940

67,420

2,175

+29

June

2.000

l.S'10

1,160

1,130

866

730

TO5 

930

1,210

1,230

1,270 

1,230

1,200

1,310

1,310

1,880

1,940

1,360

984

858

890

794 

984

1,230

1,190

1,110 

993

957

*866 

762

34,694

1,156

+81

July

1,060

1,830

2,000

-1,410

1,830

1,510

1,660 

1,830

2,600

3.530

2,600 

2,180

1,510

1,110

8SO

2,900

1,510

957

826

706

698

714 

778

850

810

722

690

648

676 

676

620

42,061

1,357

+263

Aug.

*627

627

608

620

627

634

590 

566

536

484

596 

478

5T5

518

554

548

542

524

584

676

620

554 

530

530

518

506 

530

506

512

*566

572

17,401

561

+154

Sept.

518

572

554

506

S12

536

810 

730

584

548

512 

494

500

489

484

484

512

484

ISO- 450

456

450 

462

566

1,440

2,520 

1,360

746

662 

634

20,025

668

+345

Adjusted for change in contents in Buford Reservoir

Mean 

Cf srn

In.

629 

0.434 

0.50

821 

0.566 

0.62

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-56:

829

0.572 

0.66

825

0.569 

0.66

3,012 

2.08 

2.24

3,453 

2.38 

2.74

3,655 

2.52 

2.81

2,204 

1.52 

1.75

Observed

Max 17,600 Min 445 Mean 1,653 

Max 11,'SOO Mln 450 Mean 1,145

1,237 

0.853 

0.95

1,620 

1.12 

1.29

715 

0.493 

0.57

1,013 

0.699 

0.78

Adjusted

Mean 1,653 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.48 

Mean 1,661 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.58

Peak discharge, (base. 15.000 cfaK--Mar. 16 (3 p.m.) 15,100 cfs (12.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Buford Reservoir; furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

station near Roswell.
163 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°46', long 84°37', on right bank 400 ft upstream from Blair Bridge, 

3 miles southeast of Austell, Cobb County, and 5f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 246 sq mi.

Records available. May 1904 to December 1905, November to December 1913, March 1937 to 

September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 857.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 6, 1904, to 

Dec. 31, 1905, and Nov. 3 to Dec. 27, 1913, staff gage at site 2f miles upstream at 

different datum. Mar. 24 to Nov. 29, 1937, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1937-56), 292 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,540 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 10.5 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 19, Sept. 22, 23.

1904-5, 1913, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 7,970 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 

18.4 ft); minimum daily, 2.1 cfs Oct. 9, 1954.

Flood of July 8, 1916, reached a stage of about 20.0 ft, from information by local 

resident (discharge, 8,980 cfs, from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used-Oct. 3-29)

-0.3

0.0

.2

.5

.9

14

25

36

60

106

1.5

2.0

8.0

10.0

222

356

2,480

3,310

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2S

64

27

21

19

20

19 

26

27

26

24

»21

20

21

21

19 

18 

17

19

19

17

17

21

18

17

16

21

26

52

32

30

743

24.0

0.098

0.11

Nov.

30

28

31

26

li

25

26 

26

26

28

32

31

32

38

44

43 

40 

36

40

49

42

46

57

134

109

138

TT?

90

73

*64

1,521

50.7

0.206

0.23

Dec.

59

62

75

77

86

78

80 

75

72

69

67

64

62

60

59

58 

55

6J

IB- 92

80

75

71

70

68

66

64

62

60

59

59

2,134

68.8

0.280

0.32

Jan.

59

58

*58

59

58

57

57 

56

53

56

58

57

56

56

56

56 

56 

56

94

109

105

90

93

162

158

138

122

108

99

105

*124

2,529

81.6

0.332

0.38

Feb.

116

TI6

175

588

1,O5O

1,380

1,410 

822

535

408

365

306

264

224

209

282 

301 

288

262

405

408

353

269

234

222

224

229

315

285

12,045

415

1.69

1.82

Mar.

*246

301

350

309

251

222

207 

200

178

168

170

193

182

323

750

2,880 

3,180 

3,010

1,800

*535

356

301

267

246

224

209

198

189

282

326

280

18,333

591

2.40

2.77

Apr.

224

200

185

209

285

606

606 

501

332

304

840

696

518

341

394

1,730 

1,556 

1,080

484

332

275

246

232

218

204

193

185

174

164

15_4

13,462

449

1.83

2.04

May

*153

149

236

262

241

262

341 

f4T

198

168

151

136

126

114

106

99 

90 

85

80

78

75

73

70

66

63

 68

71

70

66

68

*65

4,079'

" 132

0.537

0.62

June

59

55

51

49

47

46

46 

43

42

40

40

42

42

71

102

109 

82 

71

67

*246

162

114

86

75

74

62

57

50

45

41

2,116

70.5

0.287

0.32

July

119

135

129

76

95

118

92 

106

135

126

96

76

62

68

172

T0"9~ 250 

80

62

53

47

45

79

71

64

54

44

40

34

72

52

2,761

89.1

0.362

0.42

Aug.

*37

41

34

~SS 126

59

42 

32

28

24

23

20

19

19

18

18 

16 

15

TT

47

92

62

41

31

26

22

21

23

25

*57

72

1,193

38.5

0.157

0.18

Sept.

48

79

45

35

32

42

123 

156

108

62

44

36

31

27

24

21 

20 

19

17

16

16

14

I?

36

344

588

m

126

81

68

2,576

85.9

0.349

0.39

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,480 Mln 12 Mean 159 Cfsm "0.646 In. 8.77

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,180 Mln 14 Mean 173 Cfsm 0.703 In. 9.60

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs).--Mar. 16 (8 a.m.) 3,540 cfs (10.5 ft)j Apr. 16 (7 p.m.) 

1,950 cfs (6.6 ft}.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 163

Snake Creek near Whitesburg, Ga.

Location Lat 33°32', long 84°56', at downstream end of left bank pier of highway bridge

 at Banning Mills, 1.5 miles north of State Highway 16, 3 miles northwest of Whitesburg, 

Carroll County, 4 miles downstream from Little Snake Creek, and 7 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--37 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. September 1954 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 850 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year> 6,110 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 128 ft); minimum,

 6'.9 cfs Oct. 26 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1954-56- Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 16, 1956; minimum, 2.3 cfs Oct. 7, 1954 

(gage height, 1.56 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 17 to Apr. 5, Apr. 7-14, 

July 5, to Sept. 2, Sept. 26-30)

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

4.8

7.8

12

26

74

3.0

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

166

448

1,300

2,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

9.9

9.5

8.2

8.6

9.5

9.5

11

9.1

7.8

7.8

*7»5

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.8

8.2

9.1

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.5

fcf

7.5

18 ~9M

7.8

271.5

8.76

0.237

0.27

Nov.

8.2

8*.2

8.2

8.6

8.6

9.5

9.1

9.1

10

11

9.9

11

11

10

9.9

9.9

9.5

14

12

11

10

*12

16

26

22 

15

13

12

11'

343.9

11.5

0.311

0.35

Dec.

11

1Z

1Z

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

12

12

14

13

17

13

13

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

11

12

397

12.8

0.346

0.40

Jan.

12

12

12

12

»11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

TB" 18

12

11

13

18

14

13 

12

11

11

16

12

380

12.3

0.332

0.38

Feb.

12

14

110

200

160

110

86

56

44

35

30

27

26

»33

60

47

43

37

300

110

63

53

48

44

42 

43

38

35

1,918

66.1

1.79

1.93

Mar.

34

49

42

37

35

35

33

33

31

30

31

31

31

41

298

 2.020

132

88

68

58

52

44

42

40

36

36 

35

»36

56

36

36

3,611

116

3.14

3.62

Apr.

34

33

324*8"

82

 186

77

59

54

70

113

67

59

54

242

259 ~SS

70

63

56

53

52

50

49

48

47 

46

44

43

42

2,214

73.8

1.99

2.22

May

41

41

60

TS

43

50

52

44

»42

41

40

36

36

35

34

' 33

32

32

31

30

30

29

27

28

32

32 

31

28

26

27

1,117

36.0

0.973

1.12

June

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

21

22

22

21

31

40

31

24

23

24

»29

33

35

26

23

22

20 

21

18

15

20

735

24.5

0.662

0.74

July

25

22

26

36

31

21

24

40

35

25

21

20

19

17

18

40

18

17

16

16

15

15

20

19

17

17 

14

14

13

17

14

665

21.5

0.581

0.67

Aug.

 16

12

13

16

13

11

9.9

9.1

8.6

8.6

TT9" 8.2

16

14

10

9.1

8.6

8.2

31 25"

29

15

12

11

10

10 

11

13

11

31

22

432.2

13.9

0.376

0.43

Sept.

32

34

16

19

14

20

28

20

15

14

13

13

*13

'1-2

12

12

11

12

11

11

10

T5

11

12

 206

56 

28

22

20

19

726

24.2

0.654

0.73

Calendar year 1955: Max 310 Mln 4.4 Mean 24.1 Cfsm 0.651 In. 8.84

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,020 Mln 7.2 Mean 35.0 Cfsm 0.946 In. 12.66-

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 11-13, Jan. 1-2, Jan. 8 to Peb 14, Feb. 18-21; 

discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for stations on 

nearby streams.
164 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Yellow Jacket Creek near- LaGrange, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°05 I 25", long 85°03i45", at downstream end of right bank pier of bridge 

on State Highway 219. l£ miles downstream from Beach Creek, 2 miles upstream from 

Jackson Creek, and 4ij miles northwest of LaGrange, Troup County.

Drainage area.--182 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1951 to September 1956.

Gage,--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 601 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--5 years, 187 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,140 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 11.35 ft); mlnImum, 11 cfs Sept. 23.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 17, 1956; minimum, 4.6 cfs Oct. 6, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 20 to Apr. 24, Aug. 22 to Sept. 30)

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

21

47

118

225

550

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.1

820

1,240

2,050

3,370

5,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

42

35

28

2jj

27

27

68

100 *55

38

33

31

30

28

28

31

33

34

33

31

30

29

28

32

30

29

29

33

35

35

1,096

35.4

0.195

0.22

Nov.

3535"

35

35

35

37 

38

38

38

48

82

72

75

150

127

88

69

61

58

59

*57

56

57

80

184

394

443

zSS

150

118

3,010

100

0.549

0.61

Dec.

106

110

150

T4T5

122

122 

114

102

97

90

85

52

80

77

77

74

72

74

99

*102

91

84

81

80

78

77

74

71

~Ea 68 

DO

6B

2,815

90.8

0.499

0.58

Jan.

66

65

66

65

64

63 

63

62

61

61

61

61

60

59

59

60

60

59

102

136

106

91

110

155

145

118

106

97

92

95

106

2,574

83.0

0.456

0.53

Feb.

97

91

12T

426

715

1,080 

1,380

*1,380

675

426

346

283

237

201

201

298

306

262

249

276

330

276

219

189

177

177

171

195

177

10,965

378

2.08

2.24

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,560 Min 12

Mar.

155

195

269

243

195

171 

165

155

140

152

2S5

500

470

322

402

2,020

5,660

2,860

758

386

*298

256

231

213

195

183

171

177

58C

1,060

980

19,767

638

3.51

4.05

Apr.

470

298

256

243

515

1.770 

1,520

878

426

338

480

588

452

322

283

480

662

562

330

262

231

213

*207

195

189

177

171

160

150

145

12,973

432

2.37

2.64

May

140

132

145

TeS" 177

145

145

140

127

118

110

106

98

92

88

83

77

74

71

68

65

63

61

57

57

64

66

62

56

52

50

2,954

95.3

0.524

0.60

June

47

46

44

*43

43

42 

40

38

36

37

47

50

46

56

80

77

66

59

55

48

49

59

79

50

46

43

40

35

32

30

1,463

48.8

0.268

0.30

July

42

35

40

34

33

32 

31

38

55

54

43

36

32

30

TS

 68

68

80

Is

40

50

64

40

37

35

35

35

38

43

76

41

1,412

45.5

0.250

0.29

Aug.

48

43

36

~72 164

48 

37

31

27

25

23

22

*23

26

33

27

22

19

20

40

59

42

33

27

23

21

20

31

35

33

36

1,146

37.0

0.203

0.23

Sept.

27

26

26

24

30

28 

31

40

35

26

22

20

18

17

15

14

13

17

18

17

15

13

11

IS

*779

2,300

5,260

812

243

155

8,067

269

1.48

1.65

Mean 125 Cfsm 0.687 In. 9.33

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,660 Mln 11 Mean 186 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.94

Peak discharge (base, 850 cfs). Pe

(11.35 ft); Mar. 31 (5 a.m.) 1,080 ci

b. 8 (4 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (8.46 ft)j Mar. 17 (7 p.m.) 7,140 cfs 

s (7.80 ft)j Apr. 6 (12 m.) 2,000 cfs (9.03 ft) Sept. 27

(3 a.m.) 4,680 cfs (11.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River at West Point, Oa.

Location.--Lat 32°53', long 85°11', on right bank Just downstream from Oseligee Creek at 

West Point, Troup County, 1 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 29 and at 

mile 198.9.

Drainage area. 3,550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1896 to December 1910, January 1912 to September 1956. Gageheight records collected at site three-quarters of a mile downstream since 1899 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 551.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 20, 1912, chain gage at site

three-quarters of a mile downstream at datum 2.83 ft lower. Oct. 20, 1912, to Jan. 25,

1925, staff gage at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 58 years (1896-1910, 1912-56), 5,575 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 40,900 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 18.2 ft); min- 

 imum, 660 cfs Sept. 23, 24 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1896-1910, 1912-56: Maximum discharge, 134,000 cfs Dec. 10, 1919 (gage height,

30.0 ft, from floodmark), by computation of peak flow over Goat Rock Dam; minimum,

224 cfs Sept. 12, 1925 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 682: 1920, drainage area. WSP 972: 1931-32.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 8-20, Bar. 19 to Bay 11)

1.9 

Z.O 

2.5 

3.0

660

740

1,Z40

1,91O

6.0

11.0

16.0

18.0

7,000 

17,500 

32,OOO 

40,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17 

18

19

ZO

21

2Z

23

24

25

26

27

Z8

Z9

30

31

Total

Bean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

940

1,040 

1,180

l.OZO 

990

970

95O

1,010 

1,090

*1,050

1,010

1,070

1,070 

930

840

86O

860 

890

930

910

830

830

880

850

840

850

830

776

785

1,080

1,ZZO

Z9.381

948

O.Z67

0.31

Nov.

1,O30

1,030 

1,030

930 

870

930

95O

980 

1,000

l.OZO

1,020

1,180

1,240 

1,800

1,660

1,470

1,400 

1.Z40

1,250

1,300

»1,460

1,460

1,530

1,560

5,960

3,620

3,700

2,950

2,390

2,070

48,030

1,601

0.451

0.50

Dec.

1,790

1,670 

1,940

1,970 

1,780

1,780

1,790

1,720 

1,680

1,640

1,600

1,530

1,490 

1,460

1,380

1,350

1,350 

1,360

1,520

*1,850

1,740

1,620

1,680

1,640

1,540

1,510

1,480

1,470

1,350

1,520

1,350

49,350

1,592

0.448

0.5Z

Jan.

1,560

1,340 

1,360

*1,400 

1,550

1,230

1,290

1,290 

1,280

1,260

1,280

1,240

1,200 

1,220

1,240

1,250

1,250 

1,290

1,460

1,960

2,250

1,900

2,070

2,230

2,230

2,070

1,910

1,940

1,910

1,850

1,910

48,800

1,574

0.443

0.51

Feb.

2,070

1,860 

2,150

4,550 

8,440

11,900

14.100

*16,300 

6,640

5,230

4,210

>,550

3,030 

2,710

2,650

5,620

4,550 

3,870

5,620

4,120

9,180

5,570

4,040

5,560

5,050

2,950

2,950

5,050

5,560

140,600

4,848

1.57

1.48

Mar.

3,36O

5,110 

5,780

4,040 

3,560

2,950

2,790

2,650 

2,550

2.590

2,710

4,210

3,700 

5,360

4,890

24,000

40,000 

56,400

15,500

8,080

*5,400

4,210

3,700

3,560

3,110

2,870

2,790

2,710

5,570

6^460

222,070

7,164

2.02

2.35

Apr.

4,580

5,560 

5,030

2,950 

5,540

15,200

13,200

7,900 

5,060

4,210

5,400

8,260

5,920 

4,720

4,040

11,500

18.200 

9,940

7,180

7,540

7,180

5,920

*5,570

5,570

5,230

4,120

5,960

5,960

4,500

4,890

198,250

6,608

1.86

2.08

May

4,120

5,550 

4,120

7,540 

7,180

6,640

7,360

8,620 

6,820

5,400

4,890

4,040

2,710 

3,190

3,280

5,110

2,950 

2,630

2,550

2,470

2,590

2,390

2,310

2,230

2,510

2,310

2,310

2,310

2,230

2,150

2,070

118,160

5,812

1.07

1.25

June

5,110

2,870 

2,710

*2,150 

1,800

1,740

1,520

1,500 

1,540

1,420

1,720

1,840

1,840 

1,860

2,470

5,110

2,870 

5,030

2,790

2,590

2,150

1,910

2,040

1,720

1,670

1,840

1,790

1,600

1,440

1,380

61,420

2,047

0.577

0.64

July

1,550

1,750 

2,470

2,950 

2,710

5,050

2,650

2,310 

3,560

4.720

4,580

5,550

3,110 

2,710

2,150

*2,590

4,380 

4,300

2,510

1,610

1,450

1,540

1,540

1,340

1,480

1,760

1,570

1,310

1,250

1,150

1.120

73,420

2,368

0.667

0.77

Aug.

1,450

1,440 

1,180

1,610 

1,530

1,360

1,160

1,070 

990

900

880

850

880 

*1,010

990

870

830 

860

850

91O

1,180

1,540

1,250

1,010

900

850

812

5TO

1,140

1,020

1,150

55,112

1,068

0.301

0.55

Sept.

1,500

1,490 

1,910

1,230 

1,170

1,100

1,500

1,300 

1,570

1,400

1,130

1,010

930 

870

850

794

767 

740

758

740

700

676

660

7TO

* 10, 800

19, OOP

15,500

7,000

5,280

2 250

82,925

2,764

0.779

0.87

Calendar year 1955: Max 23,100 Mln 532 Mean 3,144 Cfsm O.886 In. 12.04

Water year 1955-56: Max 40.OOO Mln 660 Mean 3,020 Cfsm O.851 In. 11.59

Peak discharge (base. 25.000 ate).--Mar. 17 (3 p.m.) 40.90O cfs (18.2 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
166 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Mountain Creek near Hamilton, Ga.

Location --Lat 32°44', long 85°04i, at downstream end of right bank pier of bridge on 

State Highway 103, 5 miles upstream from mouth and 11 miles west of Hamilton, Harris 

County.

Drainage area.--61.7 sq mi.

Records available. December 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 550 ft (by barometer). Prior to Sept. 8, 

1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1944-56), 78.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 955 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 4.03 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Sept. 22, 23.

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs July 11, 1948 (gage height, 16.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance 

studies; minimum, that of Sept. 22, 23, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 16 Mar. 17 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

7.0

10

16

26

58

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

102 

Z30 

390 

920

1.3

1.5

1.6

3.3

11

16

l.S 32

2.0 60

2.2 102

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.2 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.4

9.4

s.o

7.7

8TS

S.4

8.6

29

15

*9.8

9.1

6.8

8.6

8.8

8.4

6.6

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.4

10

13

10

313.2

10.1

0.164

0.19

Nov.

10

T5

11

10

10

11

12

12

12

22

39

20

17

22

20

18

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

146

254 ^78

51

37

32

977

32.6

0.528

0.59

Dec.

29

30

36w

29

26

25

25

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

715

23.1

0.374

0.43

Jan.

19

19

19

»19

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

IS

17

17

33

S3

24

23

30

33

27

24

23

22

22

23

29

671

21.6

0.350

0.40

Feb.

24

?!

28

148

322

430

238

124

113

95

88

76

66

60

58

223

144

110

95

121

116

SB

74

66

62

60

62

310

164

3,589

124

2.01

2.17

Mar.

107

107

129

121

97

85

80

74

66

60

74

126

90

90

228

738 670"

246

160

124

105

95

es

81

77

73

71

71

178

157

107

4,575

148

2.40

2.77

Apr.

93

84

79

77

90

202

129

100

SB

90

148

107

93

84

79

129

100

84

75

71

6B

66

64

64

64

60

57

55

54

52

2,606

86.9

1.41

1.57

May

50

49

100

97

64

60

62

60

55

50

46

44

43

40

40

39

37

36

34

33

32

32

31

3T

123

55

43

38

34 

33

32

1,528

49.3

0.799

0.92

June

30

29

23

28.

27

26

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

25

32

44

28

27

26

24

25

24,

23

21

21

20

18

17

17

1§

745

24.8

0.402

0.45

July

16

16

21

22

20

IS

19

27

32

60

30

23

21

36

38

*Z6

22

23

21

19

17

19

18

17

17

30

18

16

21 

16

15

714

23.0

0.373

0.43

Aug.

14

14

14

17n

12

11

9.8

9.4

9.4

8.6

10

11

*9.4

9.4

8.6

7.4

7.4

8.2

9.8

9.8

8.6

8.2

7.4

6.6

6.3

5.9

S7S

9.0

7.8 

7.4

298.0

9.61

0.156

0.18

Sept.

6.6

11

8.6

6.6

7.4

10

11

27

16

11

9.0

8.2

7.4

7.0

6.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.8

4.4

4.0

tt

8.8

274

*398 -53

49

37

31

1,083.1

36.1

0.585

0.65

Calendar year 1955: Max 605 Mln 6.3 Mean 38.5 Cfsm 0.624 In. 8.46

Water year 1955-56: Max 738 Mln 4.0 Mean 48.7 Cfsm 0.789 In. 10.75

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 167

Chattachoochee River at Columbus, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°27'45", long 84°59'45", on downstream side of center pier of Central 

of Georgia Railway bridge at Columbus, Muscogee County, half a mile downstream from 

Eagle and Phenix Dam, If miles downstream from City Mills Dam, 17* miles downstream 

from Bartlett Perry Reservoir, and at mile 159.5.

Drainage area. 4.670 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1912, August 1929 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 185.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Dec. 1-31, 1912, staff gage at site 800 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 6,383 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,700 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 28 0 ft)- minimum daily, 904 cfs Oct. 14.

1912, 1929-56: Maximum discharge, 104,000 cfs Nov. 28, 1948, by computation of 

flow at North Highlands Dam; maximum gage height, 42.4 ft Nov. 28, 1948; minimum discharge, 294 cfs Oct. 23, Nov. 14, 1931; minimum dally, 480 cfs Oct. 31, 1931.

Maximum discharge known, 198,000 cfs Mar. 15, 1929, by computation of flow at North 

Highlands Dam; maximum stage known, 53.2 ft Mar. 16, 1929.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair 

Flow regulated by Bartlett Ferry Reservoir completed in 1926 (usable capacity, 134,000 

aci*e~rt).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1082: 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

-1.2 

4.0 

14.0 

28.0

890

5,210

20,200

51,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

925

918 

1,000

1,000

*1,000

al.OOO

al.SOO 

al,206

al,000

al,500

al,200

1,440

1,000

904 92~5

939 

1,000 

1,490

1,490

1,310

1,220

1,180 

1,000

960

1,220

1,180 

1,260

1,310

1,310

1,040

932

35,353

1,140

+16

Nov.

1,310

*1,360 

1,220

1,260

1,260

953

1,000 

1,220

1,400

1,690

1,730

1,400

1,220

1,220

2,460

2,680 

2,680 

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,440

1,490 

1,530

1,570

2,390

4.000 

3,640

3,240

3,320

3,400

56,553

1,885

+168

Dec.

3,730

4,270 

3,400

2,760

3,160

3,320

3,400 

3,320

2,920

2,680

2,920

2,840

2,040

1,970

1,890

1,850 

1,650 

1,810

2,180

2,460

*2,760

2,040 

1,930

1,890

1,890

1,890 

2,250

2,460

3,000

2,040

1,850

78,570

2,535

-423

Jan.

1,890

1,810 

1,890

1,890

1,850

1,890

1,890 

1,890

1,650

1,570

1,650

1,610

1,570

1,570

1,530

1,490 

1,650 

1,570

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,730 

2,320

2,040

2,680

2,760 

2,920

2,040

1,570

2,180

5.000

59,050

1,905

+293

Feb.

2,250

2,760 

*3,240

4,270

6,040

9,430

10,900 

14.000

16.900

9,850

9,150

8,870

8,170

6,300

5,210

5,440 

8,030 

9,010

7,610

7,470

5,100

6,040 

4,270

5,680

3,560

2,530 

3,950

4,630

3,560

188,220

6,490

+382

Mar.

4,180

5,000 

5,680

3,910

5,560

5,210

3,400 

3,480

4,000

3,730

3,080

5,210

5,800

5,560

6,040

24,000 

49,900 

46,160

26,500

10,600

10,000

9,710 

7,210

3,640

2,920

4,230 

3,900

4,060

9,290

12,700

10,300

304,900

9,835

+195

Apr.

9,570

6,950 

5,080

4,580

5,020

11,200

17.500 

11,500

9,010

8,730

9,290

9,010

8,730

6,300

5,560

7,890 

13,300 

13,600

10,000

9,290

8,590

6,200 

*7,340

6,430

5,800

5,560 

4,810

4,180

5.520

4,530

 . .

238,870

7,962

-34

May

6,170

5,680 

6,040

7,610

7,750

6,560

7,610 

8,510

6,6'96

5,640

5,290

4,950

5,080

5,600

5,860

5,370 

3,820 

3,670

2,760

2,550

2,390

3,080 

3,080

2,760

1,850

1,730 

1,890

3,730

2,530

2,760

5,000

153,770

4,315

-98

June

2,180

1,730 

1,770

2,250

2,920

2,320

2,180 

2,520

1,770

1,490

*1,610

1,970

2,110

2,390

2,840

3,480 

2,760 

3,160

5.750

3,160

3,160

3,320 

2,530

2,180

2,920

2,250 

2,180

2,460

2,110

1,570

72,820

2,427

-17

July

1,570

1,570 

1,850

1,930

3,520

3,080

2,760 

2,250

5,910

4,450

4,560

3,820

2,840

3,000

2,840

4,270 

4,090 

4,000

3,400

3,000

1,850

1,490 

2,256

2,110

*2,590

1,650 

2,590

2,250

1,890

1,890

1,890

84,560

2,721

+16

Aug.

1,970

2,040

1,616

1,810

1,610

1,750

1,970 

2,040

1,850

1,490

1,490

1,560

1,400

1,570

1,560

1,510 

*1,260

al,200

al,200

al,200

al,200

al,100 

al.OOO

1,150

960

925 5Bo"

960

1,040

1,080

1,080

42,905

1,584

-114

Sept.

1,130

1,000 

1*666

2,250

2,040

1,490

1,970 

1,810

al,600

al,900

2,460

2,110

*1,930

1,810

1,400

1,000

1,080 

1,360

1,510

1,400

1,400

1,440 

1,040

1,570

6,960

28.000 

24,306

11,500

8,730

4,940

 ....

121,950

4,064

+168

Adjusted for change In contents In Bartletts Perry Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

1,156 

0.248 

0.29

2,052

0.44C 

0.4S

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-56:

2,112 

0.452 

0.52

2,198 

0.471 

0.54

6,872 

1.47 

1.58

10,050 

2.15 

2.48

7,928 

1.70 

1.90

Observed

Max 28,200 Mln 840 Mean 3,962 

Max 49,900 Mln 904 Mean 3,872

4,217 

0.903 

1.04

2,410 

0.516 

0.58

2,757 

0.586 

0.68

1,270 

0.272 

0.31

4,232

0.906 

1.01

Adjusted

Mean 3,951 Cfsm 0.846 In. 11.47 

Mean 5,916 Cfsm 0.839 In. 11.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Bartletts Perry Reservoir; furnished 

by Georgia Power Co.

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

at Eufaula and Columbia, Ala.

464436 O-58-12
168 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Uchee Creek near Fort Mitchell, Ala.

Location.--Lat 3S°18'00", long 85°00'55", in SW£ sec. 3, T. 15 N., R. 30 E., near center 

of stream channel on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 165, 2 miles south of 

Fort Mitchell, 4.8 miles downstream from Little Uchee Creek, and 5.3 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--325 sq mi.

Records available. September 1953 to September- 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 201.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~I929.

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1953-56 are contained in the 

following table:

Water 

year

1953t 

1954 

1955 

1956

Maximum

Date

Sept. 28, 1953 

Dec. 5, 1953 

July 12, 1955 

Mar. 17, 1956

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,740 

9,740 

5,310 

4,680

Gage height 

(feet)

3.57 

12.4 

7.5 

7.54

Minimum

Date

Sept.13,14,1953 

Sept. 8, 1954 

Oct. 8, 1954 

Sept. 23, 1956

Discharge 

(cfs)

23 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

Gage height 

(feet]

1.13 

.81 

.83

.79

t Period of September only.

1953-56; Maximum discharge, 9,740 cfs Dec. 5, 1953 (gage height, 12.4 ft); minimum, 

6.4 cfs Sept. 8, Oct. 8, 1954, Sept. 23, 1956. 

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

46

48

44

37

37

37

37

31

Day

Sept. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

29

28

28

28

26

26

29

24

Day

Sept. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

*26

28

93

185

266

148

89

89

Day

Sept. 25

26

27

28

29

30

Runoff In inches .........................................................

Discharge

148

*1,420

1.540

873

489

6,462

215

0.74

Peak discharge (base. 3.OOO cfs). Ho peak abov 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2*1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

330

298

266

226

210

»180

161

156

144

135

126

111

107

100

loo

111

96

92

89

79

82

»76

73.

76

73

76

79

*85

100

96 

85

4,018

130

0.400

0.46

Nov.

79

79

73

82

122

131

161

126

111

96

89

85

89

89

79

79

79

85

»85

92

104

220

524

298

200

180

170

139

131

126

3,783

126

0.388

0.43

Dec.

131

131

139

*2,540

8.550

4,230

3,510

2,570

1,660

1,860

1,420

1,540

2,060

2,400

2,100

*1,380

981

810

725

708

1,080

*1,700

1,860

1,420

1,060

900

776

716

1,120

1,420 

1,460

52,957

1,708

5.26

6.06'

Jan.

1.080

828

716

674

616

576

528

513

497

489

497

458

436

414

421

466

528

428

399

392

392

536

750

552

436

406

»399

392

557

357 

371

15,904

513

1.58

1.82

Feb.

336

285

272

255

238

232

226

215

215

210

210

210

205

200

200

205

221

310

238

221

390

406

278

491

855

576

392

444

-

8,536

305

0.938

0.98

Mar.

616

458

371

*336

310

291

272

261

249

»238

226

221

327

2.850

1,820

552

343

310

*406

742

544

330

278

261

249

298

785

*1,700

1,380

900 

674

18,578

599

1.84

2.13

Apr.

520

436

406

371

336

336

330

*310

298

272

261

249

255

*371

*291

244

323

272

205

175

156

156

161

152

152

144

185

144

135

22T

7,867

262

0.806

0.90

May

161

126

*266

513

330

*205

161

139

122

107

107

100

126

180

180

144

122

*104

104

107

100

89

79

76

70

68

68

62

59

62

51

4,188

135

0.415

0.48

June

48

70

59

41

44

41

*37

35

37

33

33

37

64

100

82

56

59

70

76

62

48

41

37

73

39

332

a27

a23

a21

»2fi

1,445

48.2

0.148

0.17

July

20

II

27

56

76

56

39

41

35

39

*31

*26

21

18

30

137

211

172

93

59

46

35

53

76

118

113

250

203

104

70 

53

2,325

75.0

0.231

0.27

Aug.

44

51

33

28

23

21

20

18

18

18

16

17

14

12

15

12

16

16

21

30

31

29

24

*23

20

18

15

14

12

10 . 

8J

647.7

20.9

0.064

0.07

Sept.

9.6

7.9

7.9

8.7

9.6

7.1

7.1

-6*4

13

14

10

9.6

7.9

7.1

8.7

14

15

*Z2

10

9.6

12

10

8.7

8.7

9.6

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

*8.7

287.7

9.59

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1953 : Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 8,550 Min 6.4 Mean 330 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.80

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Dee. 5 (5 p.m.) 9,740 cfs (12.4 ft); Mar. 14 (1:30 a.m.) 3,£ 

cfs (6.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Uchee Creek near Fort Mltchell, Ala.--Continued 

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

169

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Z5

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

li

14

9.6

9.6

7.9

*7.9

7.9 

5*4.

7.1

8.7

8.7

7.1

10

*10

9.6

10

10

10

10

9.6

10

10

9.6

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

*12

10 

15

313.9

10.1

0.031

0.04

Nov.

14

14

12.

16

33

21

20 

21

23

21

18

20

20

18

24

46

48

44

44

*35

33

28

35

31

29

26

37

§i

48

39

869

29.0

0.089

0.10

Dec.

*37

39

39

35

41

65

85 

85

70

59

56

56

104

96

100

82

70

76

89

104

*89

82

76

70

68

65

59

59

70

76 

131

2,233

72.0

0.222

0.26

Jan.

502

1,080

819

552

350

285

266 

232

215

215

244

249

210

180

165

330

568

608

*1.160

1,080

691

489

421

421

399

336

291

278

266

249 

*232

13,383

432

1.33

1.53

Feb.

226

221

210

205

190

564

2 . 100 

2,060

981

560

458

385

330

310

304

291

436

648

505

385

330

304

330

392

528

436

343

323

-

14,355

513

1.58

1.64

Mar.

310

*298

272

*261

255

238

226 

221

210

195

180

180

175

161

156

156

152

152" 144

371

640

624

466

317

261

244

205

185

185

170

7,790

251

0.772

0.89

Apr.

161

165

195

195

175

175

*205 

317

278

285

632

632

776

*2,910

*5,5BO

1,250

666

497

414

357

330

317

278

249

210

190

165

156

139

115

15,814

527

1.62

1.81

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,830 Min 6.4 Mean 173

May

115

100

89

79

*68

62

56 

51

46

37

39

31

29

31

li

45

187

170

131

122

720

734

458

544

1.200

1,080

481

278

215

152

7,554

244

0.751

0.86

June

131

111

96

89

73

70

62 

*59

51

53

70

79

76

65

65

73

100

85

65

51

48

41

33

26

li

24

44

44

41

35

1,884

62.8

0.193

0.22

July

24

20

18

11

21

20

17 

189

327

350

1,920

4.140

1,540

846

560

421

291

215

185

152

190

165

304

385

*934

2,490

1,700

1,080

657

1,380 

648

21,206

684

2.10

2.43

Aug.

474

357

272

215

226

210

385 

371

350

357

226

165

131

118

96

79

73

65

62

62

118

215

144

126

118

*115

96

82

68 

56

il

5', 480

177

0.545

0.63

Sept.

39

37

37

35

37

37

ft

28

24

20

20

20

21

21

28

31

29

24

23

18

18

16

12

12

14

12

12

12 

14

723

24,1

0.074

0.08

Cfsm 0.532 In. 7.25

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,140 Mln 6.4 Mean 251 Cfsm 0.772 In. 10.49

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). Feb. 7 (9:30 a.m.) 3,000 cfs (4.9 ft); July 12 (7 a.m.) 5,310 

cfs (7.5 ft).

* Discharge^ measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

11

21

20

20

*28

26

37

268

165

85

59

39

31

29

33

31

33

41

41

39

35

31

28

28

26

28

26

37

37 

39

1,396

45.0

0.138

0.16

Nov.

37

37

35

35

33

35

39

39

39

62

100

139

104

*122

135

122

92

76

73

70

82

79

82

82

104

366

436

255

170

135

3,215

107

0.329

0.37

Dec.

126

118

139

180

161

144

126

118

115

111

107

100

100

96

92

92

92

92

*100

107

107

100

96

92

92

92

92

92

85

82

19

3,325

107

0.329

0.38

Jan.

82

79

79

82

79

76

73

73

73

68

76

73

73

73

70

68

68

70

107

*226

185

135

175

221

195

148

126

115

104

104

111

3,287

106

0.326

0.38

Feb.

115

107

115

453

*1,120

1,080

1.580

972

691

674

608

528

436

378

364

640

759

600

528

560

828

584

444

*399

378

364

357

489

513

16,464

568

1.75

1.88

Mar.

378

371

670

891

700

497

458

458

414

378

481

837

734

657

1,020

2,100

*5.BBO

1,660

936

742

592

536

481

451

414

378

36i

381

1,280

1 , 880

981

26,000

839

2.58

2.98

Apr.

592

497

451

421

617

828

691

458

385

455

776

674

474

399

371

592

700

458

378

340

310

290

280

260

240

230

220

210

190

170.

12,957

432

1.33

1.48

May

160

210

320

60S

410

320

300

280

250

200

170

140

120

110

96

88

80

73

68

63

59

55

53

65

95

71

61

55

49

45

41

4,715

152

0.468

0.54

June

37

33

30

27

24

22

22

*21

18

U.

24

37

62

59

92

139

118

100

82

115

104

68

79

82

62

41

33

28

20

20

1,616

53.9

0.166

0.18

July

20

21

11

18

34

35

39

79

126

195

144

139

92

70

85

111

96

68

51

*37

39

29

26

26

24

26

24

33

46

46

44

1,841

59.4

0.183

0.21

Aug.

29

24

26

21

16

16

15

12

12

10

9^

10

12

9.6

10

14

*15

14

14

20

12

12

12

10

9.6

10

17

15

*14

16

20

456.8

14.7

0.045

0.05

Sept.

18

16

14

12

15

16

21

20

26

20

17

15

12

12

10

10

10

12

9.6

9.6

8.7

*7.9

£±i

47

464

1.080

592

255

161

122

5,039.2

101

0.311

0.35

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,140 Min 12 Mean 263 Cfsm 0.809 In. 11.00

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,880 Min 6.4 Mean 214 Cfsm 0.658 In. 8,96

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 cfa).--Mar. 17 (6:30 a.m.) 4,680 cfs (7.54 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 20 to May 3, and May 5 to June 7; discharge estimated on basis 

of 1 discharge measurement and records for nearby streams.
170 APAIACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Barbour Creek near Eufaula, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31°52', long 85°09', in Ej sec. 7, T. 10 N., R. 29 E., on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 431, 2 miles south of Eufaula and 3 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 93.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 143.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,250 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 20.22 ft); mlnimum daily, 0.6 cfs Aug. 26.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 25, 1956; minimum daily, that of Aug. 26, 

1956.

Remarks --Records good above and fair below 20 cfs except those for periods of doubtful or 

no gage-height record and those for period of backwater from Chattahoochee River, which 

are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except period of backwater from Chattahoochee 

River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 8 to Sept. 30

-0.1

0.0

.1

4.2

7.3

-0.2

-.1 

0.0.1

.4

0.5

2.0

5.0

8.5

24

0.9 

1.7 

4.0 

8.0 

15.0

62

156

540

1,530

3,930

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.7

6.7

*7.0

8.9

5.7

6.8

5.7

4.4

3.8

J7I

3.8

4.1

4.1

9.4

12

V .4

6.4

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

8.2

12

7.4

196.8

6.35

0.068

0.08

Nov.

6.4

6.0

6.4

5.7

377

6.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

9.0

12

11

9.8

*9.0

9.4

9.4

8.5

7.8

9.8

11

11

11

11

12

14

23

Zl

15

12

12

309.5

10.3

0.110

0.12

Dec.

T8~ 12

13

14

26

19

15

16

15

13

14

14

13

13

14

14

13

15

*16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

442

14.3

0.153

0.18

Jan.

11

I?

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

 20

31

19

23

120

loT

44

32

26

23

22

21

21

717

23,1

0.248

0.29

Feb.

19

50

190

«365

194

124

77

105

102

81

66

53

48

86

241

132

93

79

76

82

60

53

 50

47

46

45

47

49

2,679

92.4

0.990

1.07

Mar.

51

56

80

90

70

58

54

52

50

ifi

59

100

85

80

110

200

350

C 220

0160

128

102

90

80

74

70

64

61

58

76

148

onOJ.

3,005

96.9

1.04

1.20

Apr.

»67

59

56

53

51

65

72

51

45

56

149

gO

62

53

48

42

38

34

31

29

27

26

25

24

24

23

23

22

22

21

1,378

45.9

0.492

0.55

May

21

20

20

 32

68

51

86

BT

37

30

25

22

19

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.0

8.5

11

14

11

9.4

8.5

7.8

7.1

684.1

22.1

0.237

0.27

June

6.4

5.7

5.4

5.0

571

5.4

 5.4

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

7.4

12

16

"2"2~ 25

14

10

20

18

12

9.8

7.8

6.8

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

273.7

9.12

0.098

0.11

July

12

5.4

6.4

7.1

9.4

9.8

10

15

18

27

34

Iff

10

9.0

19

19

11

8.2

*7.1

5.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.4

5.8

3.8

4.1

8.5

9.0

18

16

343.7

11.1

0.119

0.14

Aug.

14

10

6.8

16

12

6.8

5.0

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

*1.6

1.1

1.0

1.1

6.2

3.2

2.3

2.3

1.2

.6

11

19

7.7

1*8

162.4

5.24

0.056

0.06

Sept.

5.6

5.4

7.4

5.4

7.8

9.0

15

48

15

7.4

5.4

4.7

4.4

3.8

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.3

-^ -

 T77

1.7

26

«5,550

1,800

274

173

132

.110

6,231.2

208

2.23

2.48

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,700 Mln 3.8 Mean 35.5 Cfsm 0.380 In. 5.16

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,550 Mln 0.6 Mean 44.9 Cfsm 0.481 In. 6.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

o Backwater from' Chattahoochee River. 

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Feb. 25 to Mar. 17, Apr. 16 to May 3; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, adjacent record, and records for nearby streams.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Chattahoochee River at Columbia, Ala.

171

Location.--Lat 31°17', long 85°07', in T. 4 N., R. 29 E., on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 52, a quarter of a mile downstream from Central of Georgia 

Railway bridge, half a mile upstream from Omussee Creek, half a mile east of Columbia, 

and at mile 48.9.

Drainage area.--8.040 sq mi, approximately.

Records available'.--July 1928 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1936 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.- -Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 72.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--28 years, 10,600 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 51,200 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 33 7 ft)- minimum, 1,580 efs Sept. 19 (gage height, 3.16 ft).

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 203,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1929 (gage height, 56.05 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 115,000 cfs; minimum, 1,160 cfs Oct. 6, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except for periods computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings, which are fair. Flow regulated by Bartletts Perry Reservoir (see p. 167).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage-height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.2

6.0

12.0

34.0

1,610

3,900

11,200

52,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,820 

1,890 

1,890

1,750

1.720

1,750

1,750

1,890

2,100

2, £40

2,100

2,030

2,170

 2,1.00

2,030

1,750

2,240

2,170 

2,030 

2,170

2,240

2,100

2,030

1,960 

1,890

1,750

1,820

1,890

1,960

2,100

2,100

61,430

1,982

0.247

0.28

Nov.

2,100 

1,890 

1,960

2,100

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,890

1,820

1, 890

2,170

2,400

2,560

2,320

2,320

2,240

2,910

3,450 

3,360 

2,730

2,320

2,320

*2,240

2,320 

2,400

2,730

3,540

5.450

5,010

4,400

78,720

2,624

0.326

0.36

Dec.

4,300 

4,300 

4,700

5,120

4, 600

4,200

4,200

4,400

4,500

4,200

3,810

3,630

3,720

3,630

3,090

2,820

2,730

2,640 

2,560 

27645

2,820

3,270

3,450

3,090 

2,820

2,730

2,730

2,640

2,820

3,180

3,540

108,880

3,512

0.437

0.50

Jan.

3,090 

2,640 

2,640

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,480

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,240 

2,320 

2,480

2,640

2,820

3,630

4,800 

4,555

4,100

4,100

4,000

3,900

3,360

2,730

90,610

2,923

0.364

0.42

Feb.

2,820 

3,726 

3,270

4,100

7,920

13 , 400

17,100

18,100

19 . 800

17 , 400

15,300

14,200

13,100

11,800

10,500

13,100

15,600

13,900 

14,400 

*13,400

11,800

11,100

10,500

8,040 

7,920

7,920

5,780

5,010

7,320

_ _ _ _ _

h---~ --

318,320

10,980

1.37

1.48

Mar.

7,440 

6.560 

7,200

11,900

12,900

9,380

9,520

7,800

6,360

6,360

6,960

9,100

12,200

15,600

14,000

17,600

33,300

45,100 

50, 500 

45,900

28,400

16,300

14,500

12,800 

11,300

7,080

6,480

7,440

7,080

11,600

18,100

476,560

15,370

1.91

2.20

Apr.

16 , 400 

14,400 

12,000

9,380

8,540

9,380

15,300

21,200

18,400

13,900

13,600

16,100

15,200

13,400

11,500

10,100

10,100

13,900 

18,200 

14,400

12,300

11,500

9,940

9,240 

9,380

8,540

8,040

7,560

6,960

5,780

364,640

12,150

1.51

1.68

May

5,120 

7,200 

8,040

7,920

9,800

11.500

11,200

10,200

10,800

*10,100

8,400

7,560

7,080

5,890

4,500

5,120

5,120

4,800 

5,010 

4,900

4,400

3,650

3,090

3,180 

5,900

4,000

5,360

2,910

2,820

37T80

5,650

188,160

6,070

0.755

0.87

June

5,630 

3,540 

5,180

2,640

*2,480

2,820

5,560

5,000

2,910

2,910

2,730

2,170

2,240

2,730

5,000

5,450

4,700

5,560 17760" 

4,500

5,560

5,010

4,700

4,700 

5,900

5,360

5,720

5,270

2,910

3,000

106,380

3,546

0.441

0.49

July

2,910 

2,480 

2,560

3,270

3,270

5,270

4,100

4,400

4,200

4,100

6,560

6.720

6,000

5,120

4,200

5,010

5,010

6,000 

6,000 

4,900

4,500

4,000

5,270

5,090 

5,560

5,270

5,360

2,910

3,560

5,720

*5,450

127,970

4,128

0.515

0.59

Aug.

5.180 

5,090 

2,910

5,180

5,000

2,640

2,560

2,400

2,560

2,560

2,480

2,240

2,100

2,050

1,890

2,240

2,100

2,030 

1,890 

1,890

1,750

1,680

1,820

1.720 

1,750

1,750

1,890

*1,890

1,960

1,960

1,820

68,960

2,225

0.277

0.32

Sept.

2,050 

2,030 

2,100

2,050

2,050

2,240

5,090

5,000

5,090

3,090

2,320

1,960

2,560

2,820

2,480

2,320

2,170

1,820 

1.640 

1,640

1,750

1,720

1,720

2,170 

10,700

31,100

54.900

*54,900

21,400

15,600

" "

200,420

6,681

0.831

0.93

Calendar year 1955: Max 38,700 Mln 1,640 Mean 5,805 Cfsm 0.722 In. 9.81

Water year 1955-56: Max 50,500 Mln 1,640 Mean 5,986 Cfsm 0.745 In. 10.12

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight-gage readings May 15, May 21 

to June 5.
172 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River near Griffin, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°14", long 84°26', near left bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on 

State Highway 16, llj miles downstream from Shoal Creek, 5$ miles upstream from Line 

Creek, 10 miles west of Griffin, Spalding County, and at mile 304.4.

Drainage area.--272 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1937 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 711.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 6, 1941, wire-weight gage at same 

site. Prior to Aug. 25, 1938, at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--19 years, 317 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,590 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 12.66 ft); minimum daily, 6.1 cfs Sept. 23.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Nov. 27, 1948 (gage height, 18.0 ft); minimum daily, 2.5 cfs Oct. 20, 1954.

Flood of Mar. 14 or 15, 1929, reached a stage of 17.9 ft, from floodmark located by 

local resident (discharge, 15,300 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow. City of Griffin diverted 

an average of about "2 cfs from tributary above station to Towaliga Ri^er for municipal 

supply

Rating table, wate ear 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and dl

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2 to Mar. 16, Sept. 26-50)

harge

121

201

6.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

321

695

990

1,550

2,470

5,030

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

84

110

118

101

70

54

48

55

76

104

*104

70

54

48

43

4Z

42

40

39

40

39

39

38

38

34

33

37

37

39 

46

49

1,771

57.1

0.210

0.24

Nov.

50

48

44

41

41

46

47

44

42

58

95

89

86

104

98

89

84

73

70

70

76

*76

84

89

144

314

300

243

216 

162

3,023

101

0.371

0.41

Dec .

118

114

142

146

146

142

132

124

110

101

98

95

89

86

86

84

81

84

114

1JJ4

146

132

114

107

101

101

98

92

86

84

8 1

3,388

109

0.401

0.46

Jan.

81

84

81

81

*81

78

78

81

78

73

73

73

73

73

73

76

73

70

110

170

166

166

174

192

178

158

138

121

114

114

128

3,309

107

0.393

0.45

Feb.

132

128

135

326

658

935

1,200

1,_410

*1,280

935

615

426

329

261

226

249

273

293

314

337

369

385

471

489

321

249

221

231

237

13,435

463

1.70

1.83

Mar.

216

231

293

293

273

249

206

183

170

158

170

249

243

231

306

2,150

4,310

4,450

3, 150

1,340

682

*444

337

279

249

226

206

196

543

1,010

682

23,725

765

2.81

3.24

Apr.

498

426

300

255

384

1,390

1,480

970

830

605

1,080

1,480

1,280

1,140

770

1,700

2,070

1,980

1,500

822

489

337

286

*255

231

216

201

192

183

23,528

784

2.88

3.21

May

162

150

162

226

237

261

321

?61

221

196

162

142

128

121

110

98

1 89

84

81

78

78

73

73

68

68

73

73

76

68 

63

70

4,073

131

0.481

0.55

June

95

92

73

66

*60

58

56

58

54

52

56

51

48

117

192

138

128

146

118

84

76

70

76

84

73

62

56

53

46

4J.

2,379

79.3

0.292

0.33

July

41

BT

81

81

76

62

66

81

146

174

178

196

138

81

70

76

*68

70

81

66

55

58

53

56

59

52

53

63

66 

56

60

2,544

82.1

0.302

0.35

Aug.

73

62

78

76

78

62

56

42

33

29

26

26

26

35

*35

29

23

22

26

36

37

41

31

24

21

19

18

20

53 

58

57

1,252

40.4

0.149

0.17

Sept.

60

47

43

38

32

34

36

42

45

37

28

23

19

16

14

13

14

11

9.8

9.2

8.1

a6.9

a6.1

a6.5

460

*2,690

*2^320"

1,670

1,220 

720

9,678.6

323

1.19

1.33

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,800 Mln 23 Mean 199 Cfsm 0.732 In. 9.92

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,450 Mln 6.1 Mean 252 Cfsm 0.926 In. 12.57

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Mar. 18 (3 p.m.) 4,590 cfs (12.66 ft); Apr. 16 (7 p.m.) 2,470

cfs (10.98 ft); Sept. 26 (10 a.m.) 3,150 cfs (12.16 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

nearby streams.

rder graph and records for stations
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°54'15", long 84°21'45", on right bank 300 ft downstream from State Highway 74, 600 ft downstream from Basin Creek, 1,000 ft downstream from Central of Georgia 

Railway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Ten Mile Creek, and 2| miles northwest of 

Thomaston, Upson County.

Drainage area.--186 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1938 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 600 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--18 years, 214 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,590 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum daily, 6.7 cfs Oct 1.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 9,240 cfs Nov. 27, 1948 (gage height, 8.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.78 cfs 

Oct. 11, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow caused by diversion for municipal and 

industrial supplies at Thomaston.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet.

and discharge, in cubic feet p

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3

19

43

97

183

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.2

md)

370

560

1,030

1,640

1,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.7

9.6

20

21

17

19

16

11

20

26

*20

15

14

13

7.2

11

11

13

13

14

13

8.6

11

13

11

10

11

11

13

14

24

437. 1

14. 1

0.076

0.09

Nov.

21

18

16

13

13

17

11

18

18

22

40

43

48

63

54

49

36

33

30

28

30

*29

31

36

228

354

356

183 

109

80

1,997

66.6

0.358

0.40

Dec.

74

78

102

107

93

80

71

67

67

60

60

58

55

55

55

54

52

54

56

67

71

63

62

56

62

60

58

54 

50

54

50

2,005

64.7

0.348

0.40

Jan.

50

54

50

*50

50

52

49

46

46

46

46

48

48

43

46

46

48

46

72

95

107

84

93

107

114

95

78

74 

69

71

80

2,003

64.6

0.347

0.40

Feb.

84

78

78

244

472

658

584

472

*315

247

243

230

210

169

188

400

370

290

243

239

221

206

169

156

149

163

246

1,280 

388

8,792

303

1.63

1.76

Mar.

261

256

285

285

221

191

180

191

221

166

292

448

430

310

457

1,480

1,610

T7360

546

359

290

*256

234

221

210

191

176

180 

734

975

964

13,980

451

2.42

2.79

Apr.

448

305

261

234

256

400

600

442

275

256

920

8l?0"

576

364

300

354

694

766

326

243

213

202

191

*180

173

166

159

152 

146

138

10,560

352

1.89

2.11

May

121

116

219

562

687

401

448

376

243

183

152

138

129

119

99

93

86

76

72

72

69

65

62

56

62

67

69

69 

60

54

50

5,075

164

0.882

1.02

June

63

62

58

54

*43

44

43

40

33

38

39

36

31

47

91

97

74

65

56

141

76

67

55

68

142

56

46

38 

35

30

1,768

58.9

0.317

0.35

July

35

34

54

129

97

71

58

78

256

515

198

104

74

62

76

76

*71

65

54

114

132

80

62

56

44

43

42

64 

188

91

82

2,905

93.7

0.504

0.58

Aug.

82

121

86

71

74

60

49

43

35

38

29

22

27

29

*29

29

28

26

22

26

23

23

26

21

16

14

IS

34 

29

34

38

1,200

38.7

0.208

0.24

Sept.

28

43

39

38

27

17

153

135

76

54

36

30

31

23

17

17

19

23

22

17

21

19

21

33

863

*1,280

1.900

723 

225

156

6,086

203

1.09

1.22

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,360 Mln 4.4 Mean 124 Cfsm 0.667 In. 9.06

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,900 Mln 6.7 Mean 155 Cfsm 0.833 In. 11.36

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs). --Feb. 28 (3 a.m.) 2,590 cfs (5.72 ft); Mar. 16 (2 P.m.) 1,900

cfs (5.19 ft ; Sept. 27 (11 a.m.) 2,100 cfs (5.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
174 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River near Culloden, Ga.

Location. Lab 32°43', long 84°13', on left bank underneath bridge on U. S. Highway 19, 

4 miles upstream from Auchumpkee Creek, 5 miles downstream from Swift Creek, 13 miles 

southwest of Culloden, Monroe County, and at mile 238.4.

Drainage area. 1.890 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1911 to May 1923, July 1928 to December 1931, March 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 334.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1, 1911, to Oct. 11, 1918, staff gage and 

Oct. 12, 1918, to May 31, 1923, water-stage recorder, at site 2^ miles downstream at 

different datum. July 21, 1928, to Dec. 31, 1931, chain gage, Mar. 18 to May 10, 1937, 

staff gage, and May 11, 1937, to May 3, 1939, wire-weight gage, all at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1911-22, 1928-31, 1937-56), 2,362 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 17.4 ft); minimurn, 148 cfs Sept. 23.

1911-23, 1928-31, 1937-56: Maximum discharge observed, 92,000 cfs Mar. 15, 1929 

(gage height, 38.40 ft); minimum observed, 92 cfs Oct. 4, 6, 7, 1931.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822; Drainage area. WSP 1002: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.19 152 9.0 5,690 

1.8 355 16.0 13,800 

2.8 850 17.2 15,700 

5.0 2,230 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

183

W

331

391 

387

351

315 

287

311

585

550

449

387

323

273

259

273

273 

280

273

259

262

259

245

245

245

228 

228

252

287

273

9,471

306

0.162

0.19

Nov.

269

280

*284

280 

273

266

?69 

»269

287

323

454

580

545

540

610

585

535

485 

458

431

422

422

440

476

820

5,580

3,060 

2,160

1,570

1,180

21,953

732

0.587

0.43

Dec.

1,000

880

940

1.060 

1,030

970

910 

850

820

762

755

708

680

680

655

630

630

630 

655

»735

850

850

790

735

680

680

655 

655

630

610

615

23,710

765

0.405

0.47

Jan.

600

600

600

600 

600

590

575 

580

570

560

555

550

545

545

545

545

545

545 

615

850

1,000

970

970

1,090

1.150

1,090

970 

880

790

762

790

22,177

715

0.378

0.44

Feb.

150" 820

820

1,400 

5,490

6,960

7 . 400 

6,960

5,690

4,820

3,800

5,140

2,520

2,090

1,820

3,060

3,060

2,670 

2,440

2,900

3,140

2,600

2,370

2,230

2,020

1,880

1,690 

4,650

3,460

92,750

5,198

1.69

1.82

Mar.

2,230

1,950

2,370

2,520 

2,230

*1,950

1,820 

1,690

1,650

1,450

1,570

5,640

5,220

2,900

4,440

11,400

15,700

14,800 

15,000

10,000

6,190

5,550

2,740

2,370

2,160

1,950

1,820 

1,760

4,710

8,060

7,070

142,890

4,609

2.44

2.81

Apr.

4,820

3,580

2,670

2,570 

2,500

4,060

6,190 

6,300

5,100

3,800

7,180

7,620

6,500

5,200

4,160

5,390

7,400

7.750 

6,520

4,910

5,580

2,520

2,160

1,950

1,820

1,690

1,650 

1,510

1,450

1,590

122,900

4,097

2.17

2.42

May

*1,300

1,210

1,240

2,300 

2.820

2,300

2,600 

2,160

1,760

1,480

1,530

1,180

1,060

970

910

820

735

680 

655

625

600

580

550

526

545

610

615 

650

590

545

508

54,454

1,111

0.588

0.68

June

503

570

540

498 

472

440

413 

404

595

595

395

»400

431

444

655

970

1,000

910 

820

1.050

940

680

610

521

615

605

480 

413

359

53J5

17,245

575

0.504

0.54

July

515

312

476

2,090 

1,690

1,120

850 

850

1,210

2.250

2,020

1,390

970

820

940

1,420

1,030

1,090 

735

580

940

1,270

1,000

790

708

790

762 

850

1,300

1,120

1,420

33,088

1,067

0.565

0.65

Aug.

1,060

762

735

1.210 

970

1,120

820 

575

454

387

351

308

287

284

284

273

270

248 

245

29tJ

294

319

355

431

359

512

262 

290

385

395 

413

14,746

476

0.252

0.29

Sept.

400

579

379

355 

371

»363

327 

970

680

472

367

515

287

252

220

204

186

186 

175

175

168

160

TgO" 152

3,330

12,600

13.100 

10,500

7,290

4,160

58,703

1,957

1.04

1.16

Calendar year 1955: Max 10,500 Min 160 Mean 1,230 Cfsm 0.651 In. 8.81

Water year 1955-56: Max 15,700 Min 152 Mean 1,623 Cfsm 0.859 In. 11.70

Peak discharge (base. 11.000 cfs).--Mar. 17 (2 a.m.) 16,000 cfs (17.4 ft); 6ept. 27 (4 a.m.) 

1,700 ruucfs mo(15T9 ^ j.o. a ft). j.bj. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 175

Whltewater Creek below Rarabulette Creek, near Butler, Ga.

Location. --Lat 32°28', long 84°16', on left bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 19, at mouth of Rambulette Creek, 65 miles south of Butler, Taylor County, and 

8 miles upstream from Cedar Creek.

Drainage area. --93.4 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1951 to September 1956.

Gage . --Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 365.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. --5 years, 160 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 440 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 3.82 ft); minimum 

daily, 103 cfs Sept. 16, 23.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 1,120 cfs May 1, 1953 (gage height, 5.54 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 16, 23, 1956.

Remarks. --Re cords good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shift Ing -control method used June 19 to July 2)

0.8 

2.0 

3.0 

3.7

100

187

295

415

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

128

128

128

125

128

125

128

125

125

125

122

122

122

118

T5T

122

132

128

128

125

125

125

128

122

122

122

118

122

150

TIZ

125

3,907

126

1.35

1.56

Nov.

125

125

125

128

125

122

128

122

125

132

139

132

128

128

125

125

125

128

128

125

132

122

128

128

142

182

T74

139

128

128

3,943

131

1.40

1.56

Dec.

132

132

136

136

136

132

128

136

139

T3T

128

128

128

128

125

128

125

*125

132

128

125

128

128

128

128

125

122

T25

122

125

122

3,992

129

1.38

1.59

Jan.

125

125

122

122

122

122

125

122

122

122

125

122

118 T5~2

125

128

122

125

136

146

128

128

158

170

139

132

128

128

128

125

128

3,990

129

1.38

1.59

Feb.

T58" 128

*128

192

260

252

*230

178

158

158

158

150

139

136

136

158

162

154

154

154

162

146

139

139

132

132

132

187

178

4,660

161

1.72

1.86

Mar.

146

139

162

166

146

146

*139

136

132

T3T

139

178

162

150

166

225

225

174

150

139

139

142

136

136

136

132

132

132

170

n ^

166

4,769

154

1.65

1.90

Apr.

139

132

132

132

139

178

192

139

132

139

210

200

154

142

136

146

150

139

136

128

132

128

128

128

128

128

128

125

128

128

4,276

143

1.53

1.71

May

125

*125

128

128

132

132

142

136

125

122

122

122

118

118

115

115

115

115

115

112

112

112

112

118

154

139

136

125

115

112

112

3,809

123

1.32

1.52

June

115

122

118

115

112

115

112

109

HZ

109

112

*109

112

132

166

139

125

125

122

125

*125

125

122

118

132

118

115

115

112

115

3,603

120

1.28

1.43

July

112

us

128

136

132

122

125

115

122

136

154

125

115

115

128

187

132

154

162

132

348

3T8

205

139

132

136

122

146

154

150

136

4,633

149

1.60

1.84

Aug.

154

TS9

136

139

122

118

122

115

112

112

112

112

112

118

112

109

109

109

118

132

115

112

112

109

112

106

IS?

122

115

112

112

3,671

118

1.26

1.45

Sept.

122

118

118

115

118

118

115

139

125

115

112

112

109

106

109

103

W

109

106

106

106

109

103

132

310

405

?5Z

162

136

125

4,121

137

1.47

1.64

Calendar year 1955; Max 365 Mln 115 Mean 143 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.75

Water year 1955-56: Max 405 Mln 103 Mean 135 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.65

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River at Montezuma, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°18', long 84°03', near left bank on downstream end of pier of relocated bridge on State Highways 26 and 49, 1,000 ft upstream from Central of Georgia 

Railway bridge, 1,400 ft above Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad bridge, just upstream from Buck Creek (corrected), 1 mile west of Montezuma, Macon County, and at 

mile 180.8. Prior to Oct. 25, 1955, at site 500 ft downstream.

Drainage area. --2, 900 sqmi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1905 to December 1909, January 1911 to December 1912, July 

1930 to June 1933, October 1934 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 255.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. January 1905 to December 1909 and January 

1911 to December 1912, chain gage at site \\ miles upstream at same datum. July 1, 

1930, to June 30, 1933, chain gage, Oct. 1, 1934, to Dec. 12, 1941, wire-weight gage, 

and Dec. 13, 1941, to Oct. 25, 1955, water-stage recorder, at site 500 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1930-32, 1934-56), 3,500 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 16.1 ft); minimum daily, 585 cfs Sept. 23.

1905-9, 1911-12, 1930-33, 1934-56: Maximum discharge, 68,900 cfs Nov. 30, 1948 

(gage height, 25.2 ft); minimum daily, 585 cfs Oct. 26, 1941, Sept 23, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 27.4 ft Mar. 17, 1929, from U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge, 

92,300 cfs, from rating curve extended above 65,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant 

above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 852 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3O to Feb. 9,

July 11 to Sept. 15)

0.4 

2.0 

5.0

570

1,180

2,870

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

10.0 6,910 

13.0 10,800 

16.0 17,300 

year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

I 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

688

652

705

740

810

870

870

870

775

810

830

1,010

990

910

850

775

79E

792

810

810

792

792

740

792

775

775

740

740

740

850

25,025

807

0.278

0.32

Nov.

830 

*850

830

810

830

810

810

830

83 O

850

910

950

1,070

1,140

1,090

1,140

1,180

1,140

1,090

1.05Q

1,010

1,010

990

1,050

1,180

1,410

2,610

3,570

3,220

2,540

37,630

1,254

0.432

0.48

Dec.

2,050 

1,770

1,610

1,610

1,720

1,770

1,720

1,660

1,660

1,610

1,560

1,510

1,460

1,410

1,410

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,320

*1,360

1,410

1,460

1,510

1,510

1,460

1,410

1,410

1,360

1,360

1,520

1,320

46,780

1,509

0.520

0.60

Jan.

1,270 

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,270

1,460

1,660

1,880

1,940

2,110

2,170

2,050

1,770

1,720

1,610

*1,560

44,730

1,443

0.498

0.57

Feb.

1,510 

1,510

1,610

1,610

2,350

4,460

6,060

6,910

7,620

8,070

8,510

7,510

6,160

4,620

3,640

3,430

3,920

4,620

4,460

4,150

4,150

4,700

4,460

3,850

3,500

3,220

3,080

3,010

3,850

126,350

4,357

1.50

1.62

Mar.

5,270 

4,700

3,640

3,640

3,850

3,710

3,430

3,030

2,870

2,740

2,610

2,630

4,000

5,020

4,940

5,440

6,720

7,950

11,900

16,500

17,000

* 15, 500

12,700

9,110

5,360

3,710

3,290

3,080

2 , 940

4,080

5,700

187,160

6,037

2.08

2.40

Apr.

6,910 

7,840

7,950

6,340

4,220

3,640

4,080

5 , 100

5,980

6,530

6,910

6,530

6,720

7,510

8,190

7,950

6,910

6,160

6,530

7,210

7,620

7,310

5,440

3,710

3,220

2,940

2,740

2,610

2,540

2,420

169,760

5,659

1.95

2.18

May

2,290 

2,170

2,170

2,110

2,540

3,220

3,290

3,220

3,150

2,800

2,420

2,230

2,050

1,880

1,720

1,660

1,610

1,510

1,460

1,410

1,360

1,320

1,270

1,220

1,270

1,320

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,220

59,250

1,911

0.659

0.76

June

1,140 

1,090

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,010

1,010

1,010

930

970

950

930

*990

1,090

1,270

1,460

1,610

1,510

1,510

1,560

1,660

1,460

1,410

1,270

1,140

1,220

1,140

1,050

970

36,000

1,200

0.414

0.46

July

870 

870

930

1,030

1,820

2,350

1,940

1,660

1,610

1,770

2,680

3,290

2,540

2,050

1,880

2,420

2,940

2,510

2,540

2,110

1,660

2,050

3,150

*3,010

2,420

2,050

1,880

1,990

2,050

2,290

2,480

64,940

2,095

0.722

0.83

Aug.

2,680 

2,350

1,990

1,820

1,990

1,990

1,880

1,770

1,510

1,320

1,180

1,010

1,030

990

930

910

890

870

810

830

830

850

850

850

890

850

850

830

810

792 

930

38,082

1,228

0.423

0.49

Sept.

930 

1,010

1,030

1,050

970

930

+ 970

1,090

1,090

1,360

1,140

1,030

930

870

810

705

705

705

688

670

652

635

585

705

1,140

2,480

5,100

6,340

7,730

10,500

54,350

1,812

0.625

0.70

Calendar year 1955: Max 13,300 Min 652 Mean 2,104 Cfsm 0.726 In. 9.86

Water year 1955-56: Max 17,000 Min 585 Mean 2,432 Cfsm 0.839 In. 11.41

Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 177

Flint River at Oakfield, Ga.

Location.--Lat 31°46', long 83°59', on downstream side of center pier of Georgia Southwestern & Gulf Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Oakfield, Worth County, 1 mile 

upstream from Jones Creek, 9.7 miles downstream from Crisp County Dam, and at mile 

125.0.

Drainage area.--3,860 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1930 to June 1933, October 1934 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 193.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--24 years (1930-32, 1934-56), 4,387 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 14.6 ft); minimum daily, 276 cfs Sept. 2.

1930-33, 1934-56: Maximum discharge, 60,500 cfs Dec. 3, 1948 (gage height, 30.1 ft); 

minimum daily, 152 cfs June 8, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 35.1 ft Jan. 20, 1925, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1,000 cfs, which are fair. Plow regulated by 

Crisp County powerplant and reservoir (capacity, 35,000 acre-ft). Normal operation of 

powerplant does not materially affect figures of monthly runoff.

Revisions (water years).--WSP Drainage area. WSP 852: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 23 Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

3.0

290

560

1,750

6.0 

14.1

5,080

16,600

0.8 

1.5 

3.0

270

710

1,890

6.0

12.5

5,O8O 

14,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

864

334

790

938

927

942

950

857

320 

911

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,010

918

300

903

1,070

1,070

1,090

1,060

786

314

900

1,020

1,070

1,080

1,070

822 

326

866

26,598

858

0.222

0.26

Nov.

1,040

1,060

1,050

1,060

817

340

864

1,070

1,120 

1,080

1,100

832

437

884

1,080

1,070

1,080

1,080

860

1,260

1,490

1,500

1,520

1,300

1,510

1,300

1,300

1,890

5.200 

3,200

--- -

37,394

1,246

0.323

0.36

Dec.

2,560

*2.650

2,110

712

1,050

2,220

2,250

2,320

2,340 

1,790

1,730

1,700

2,400

2,400

2,280

2,290

1,260

719

1,580

1,970

1,970

1,940

1,500

1,190

574

702

1,730

1,920

1,920 

1,910

1,200

54,867

1,770

0.459

0.53

Jan.

560

1,620

1,940

1,940

1,930

1,930

1,280

558

1,600 

1,900

1,960

1,940

1,920

1,240

496

1,600

1,910

1,960

1,870

2,080

1,210

510

1,670

5,200

2,240

2,240

2,240

1,620

1,300 

2,140

2,240

52,844

1,705

0.442

0.51

Feb.

2,240

2,240

*2,390

1,620

1,540

3,200

5,330

5,460

5,720 

5,850

9,120

8,280

7,020

6,630

5,720

6,500

5,590

5,720

5,460

4,840

5,460

5,330

4,120

4,7EO

3,880

3,840

3,530

3,420

4,000

. _ __

138,370

4,771

1.24

1.34

Mar.

3,880

4,840

5,850

5,590

4,600

4,480

4,480

4,480

4,OOO 

3,310

5,200

5,200

3,640

4,600

5,720

7,300

7,720

7,580

10,200

10,800

13,800

15,600

16,600

14,200

11,100

6,890

5,590

4,360

3,670 

4,000

5,590

212,870

6,867

1.78

2.05

Apr.

5,980

7,580

8,420

8,980

*6,890

5,720

5,080

3,670

4,480 

7,300

7,440

7,160

6,500

6,630

8,140

9.540

7,860

7,580

6,500

6,760

7,300

8,140

7,300

6,500

5,330

3,890

2,650

3,450

2,120 

2,550

187,440

6,248

1.62

1.81

May

3,450

2,650

3,450

2,650

2,550

3,350

3,780

3,350

4,000 

2,950

2,850

2,750

1,980

2,650

3,050

2,650

2,550

1,940

1,430

744

1,200

1,960

2,030

1,890

1,830

1,810

679

1,420

1,800 

1,600

1,710

72,703

2,345

0.608

0.70

June

1,850

1,610

806

1,530

1,830

1,850

1,840

*1,840

1,320 

732

1,430

1,820

1,820

1,800

1,820

1,300

729

1,470

1,800

1,820

1,740

1,740

1,470

728

l.TTo

1,960

1,920

1,940

1,860 

1,380

47,465

1,582

0.410

0.46

July.

719

1,540

1,220

1,720

2,480

2,080

2,160

738

1,130 

2,020

1,500

2,650

2,950

3,050

5,890

3,560

2,550

3,560

2,750

2,750

2,400

1,720

2,550

2,850

3,780

3,050

3,05O

2,650

1,630 

2,650

3,670

74,517

2,404

0.623

0.72

Aug.

5,050

2,950

3,050

2,450

968

2,160

2,950

2,950

2,440 

2,460

2,260

640

2,050

2,260

2,160

2,030

2,120

1,490

538

1,690

2,120

1,840

1,750

1,720

1,040

317

1,250"

1,480

1,570 

1,500

1,550

58,813

1,897

0.491

0.57

Sept.

946

276

749

1,500

1,550

1,530

1,520

968

321 

1,280

1,530

1,560

1,480

1,610

839

362

 1,390

1,610

1,650

1,750

1,510

971

351

2,830

3,150

3,890

3,150

3,670

4,600 

5,200

53,743

1,791

0.464

0.52

Calendar year 1955: Max 12,800 Mln 283 Mean 2,439 Cfam 0.632 In. 8.58

Water year 1955-56: Max 16,600 Min 276 Mean 2,780 Cfsm 0.720 In. 9.83

Discharge meas ment made on this day.
178 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Kinchafoonee Creek at Preston, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°03', long 84°33', near right bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 41, 1 mile southwest of Preston, Webster County, and 1 mile upstream from 

Barrel Mill Creek.

Drainage area.--197 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 337.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 192& 

supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department).

Average discharge.--5 years, 173 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 6.70 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 1.24 ft).

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs May 4, 1953 (gage height, 8.80 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 22, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, 11-16, 27, 28, 

May 28 to June 15, June 20-22)

1.25

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

66

96

140

202

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.7

405

585

860

1,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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.

37

37

39

40

*40

42

44

42

42

42

40

36

34

33

32.

32

48

57

54

50

47

45

44

43

43

42 

41

41

66 

92 "8*3"

1,408

45.4

0.230

0.27

Nov.

66

60

58

57

57

58

59

66

72

69

72

74

72

92

86

80

72

69

66

69

69

69

69

72

125

180 

T50

*150

107

89

2,484

82,8

0.420

0.47

Dec.

83

80

86

89

111

162

TS5

103

107

116

103

92

86

83

83

83

80

80

86

86

83

83

80

8p

83

83 

83

80

77

74 74"

2,804

90.5

0.459

0.53

Jan.

74

74

74

77

77

74

74

74

72

7?

74

77

77

74

72

77

86

86

83

*96

107

100

192

260

270

210 

135

111

103

100

100

3,232

104

0.528

0.61

Feb.

100

96 §B

208

545

630

1T3T5

585

470

342

310

270

225

187

168

290

*380

420

310

233

225

210

180

156

150

145 

145

162

187

8,055

278

1.41

1.52

Mar.

174

162

233

342

392

300

210

180

168

156

168

260

310

320

470

525

630

760

155

320

251

225

210

194

187

174 

*168

162

202

280

8,901

287

1.46

1.68

Apr.

233

180

162

150

162

174

194

194

156

150

251

320

3TO

202

156

150

156

145

125

111

103

100

96

96

92

96 

92

86

80

21

4,599

153

0.777

0.87

May

72

72

72

83

89

103

174

T7T

125

92

77

69

64

58

54

53

45

43

48

46

43

41

36

344"5

64 

64

56

48

44

40

2,131

68.7

0.349

0.40

June

38

39

40

38

34

34

34

32

31

42

*44

43

39

41

56

66

66

80

69

58

*56

55

74

83

5?

40 

34

30

26

77T £b

1,400

46.7

0.237

0.26

July

26

25

30

58

74

57

52

60

59

101

168

156

74

75

542

310

260

194

96

66

55

54

66

52

47

52 

52

71

233 

233

130

3,328

107

0.543

0.63

Aug.

74

58

58

77

3E

48

42

37

32

31

30

28

26

39

38

32

30

30

28

28

36

31

28

28

27

25 "55

36

36

35

34

1,173

37.8

0,192

0.22

Sept.

39

41

42

 42

39

36

38

49

48

41

33

29

27

25

24

23

22

23

23

23

21

20

7C

42

752

1,300 

1,060

565

270 

150

4,867

162

0.822

0.92

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,620 Mln 31 Mean 109 Cfsm 0.553 In. 7.55

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,300 Mln 20 Mean 121 Cfsm 0.614 In. 8,38

Peak discharge (base. 900 efs).--Sept. 26 (7 p.m.) 1,520 cfs (6.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 179

Flint River at Albany, Ga.

Location.--Lat 31°36', long 84°09i, on right bank at downstream side of Georgia Northern 

Railway bridge in Albany, Dougherty County, at mile 103.4.

Drainage area. 5,230 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1897 to December 1901 (gage heights only), January 1902 to 

June 1921, September 1929 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at site 

1 mile downstream since 1893 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

I 

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 150.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Feb. 1, 1897, to Dec. 31, 1901, staff gage at 

site 1 mile downstream at datum 1.3 ft lower. Jan. 1, 1902, to Apr. 19, 1904, staff 

gage and Apr. 20, 1904, to June 30, 1921, chain gage, at site 1 mile downstream at 

datum 2.0 ft lower.

Average discharge.--45 years (1902-20, 1929-56), 6,225 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 15.2 ft); minimum daily, 805 cfs Dec. 26.

1902-21, 1929-56: Maximum discharge, 64,800 cfs Jan. 22, 1943 (gage height, 31.6ft); 

minimum daily, 426 «fs Aug. 24, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 37.84 ft Jan. 21, 1925, from floodmark, present site and datum 

(discharge, 92,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants above station; capacity of reservoirs insufficient to materially affect figures of monthly runoff.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP1052: 1930, 1934(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 24 to Mar. 16, Mar. 18, 

Mar. 26 to July 15)

1.9 

3.0 

4.0

775

1,540

2,490

6.0 

15.0

5,340

19,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,330 

1,130

1,020 

1,400

1,370

1,500

1,480

1,370

835

1,155

1,540

1,580

1,540

1,500

1,320

835

1,290

1,420

1,560

1,620

1,580

1,400

835

1,200

1,480

1,360

1,860 

1,500

1,540

835

1,160

41,570

1,341

0.256

O.3O

Nov.

1,480 

1,540

1,700 

1,600

1,460

835 1/2~50~

1,480

1,560

1,670

1,590

1,490

895

1,460

*1,590

1,590

1,660

1,710

1,630

1,360

2,330

2,030

1,910

1,800

2,180

1,940

1,500 

2,380

5.790

3,790

53,230

1,774

0.339

0.38

Dec.

5.560 

3,160

3,220 

1,450

1,650

2,580

2,840

2,900

2,960

2,780

1,520

1,770

2,960

3,090

2,840

2,840

2,600

1,240

1,510

2,840

2,490

2,540

2,600

2,080

1,270

805 I/SCO" 

2,780

2,600

2,580

2,250

75,585

2,567

0.455

0.52

Jan.

1,510 

1,240

2,660 

2,780

2,580

2,580

2,440

1,280

1,450

2,440

2,600

2,540

2,490

2,010

895

1,720

2,600

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,110

1,270

2,140

5.640

5,430

3,020

5,090 

2,960

1,600

2,780

2, 78O

71,485

2,506

0.441

0.51

Feb.

2,600 

2,600

*2,720 

2,280

1.760

3,290

5,180

6,180

7,060

7,450

10,800

11.200

8,170

8,170

6,520

8,550

7,450

8,550

7,450

6,550

6,880

6,700

5,670

5,500

5,340

4,700

4,590 

4,240

4,590

171,680

5,920

1.15

1.22

Mar.

4,590 

4,700

6,010 

6,520

5,840

5,500

5,500

5,340

5,180

4,700

4,240

5,566

5,180

5,540

7,060

9,240

12,200

10,800

12,200

14,000

15,900

17,900

19.000

17,700

14,300

8,530

6,350 

5,020

4,540

4,540

6,350

259,570

8,573

1.60

1.84

Apr.

6,880 

9,070

9,070 

10,500

*8,350

6,550

5,670

4,860

4,540

7,810

8,550

8,550

6,520

7,620

9,070

10.600

9,070

8,170

7,240

6,880

7,240

8,550

7,240

7,060

6,010

4,240

5,450 

5,640

3,090

2,580

207,990

6,933

1.55

1.48

May

5,640 

2,960

*5,160 

2,960

2,900

5,640

4,090

4,240

5.020

5, 790

5,500

5,220

2,720

2,520

5,290

2,960

2,720

2,130

1,840

1,090

1,200

2,120

1,910

2,100

1,970

1,520

1.080 

1,370

1,990

1,800

1,690

81,140

2,617

0.500

0.58

June

2,060 

1,910

1.000 

1,440

2,080

1,940

1,900

1,920

1,470

1,070

1,160

2,020

1,970

2,050

2,030

1,750

1,570

1,580

2,080

2,140

2,060

2,040

1,760

1,220

1,980

2,350

2,316 

2,310

2,230

1,570

54,770

1,826

0.549

0.59

July

1.110 

1,140

1,560 

2,100

8,080

2,580

2,840

1,450

1,500

2,010

2,270

2,580

3,290

3,450

4.700

4,590

3,790

4,090

3,940

3,430

3,090

2,380

2,720

5,220

5,940

3,790

*5,500 

5,450

2,100

2,780

4,090

89,520

2,881

0.551

0.64

Aug.

4.090 

5,940

3,790 

2,960

1,740

2,710

3,570

3,450

2,960

2,960

2,720

1,540

1,900

2,600

2,540

2,230

2,550

2,380

1,160

1,490

2,280

2,280

2,030

1,940

1,680

955

'588 

1,570

1,830

1,800

1,880

72,273

2,551

0.446

0.51

Sept.

1,670 

865

~SSS 

1,540

*2,070

1,740

2,060

1,590

955

1,100

1,920

1,860

1,900

1,750

1,560

955

1,040

1,910

1,870

1,900

1,750

1,410

865

1,580

3,940

4,090

4,590 

4,700

6,010

6,880

66,695

2,225

0.425

0.47

Calendar year 1955: Max 16.3OO Min 805 Mean 3,174 Cfsm 0.6O7 In. 8.25

Water year 1955-56 : Max 19,000 Min 80S Mean 3,396 Cfsm 0.649 In. 8.84

Discharge measurement made on this day.
180 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Ichawaynochaway Creek at Mllford, Ga.

Location.--Lat 31°22', long 84°32>, on downstream end of left bank pier of bridge on county 

road at Milford, Baker County, 2jj miles upstream from Alligator Creek and E>j miles upstream from Chickasawhatehee Creek.

Drainage area.--6SO sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1905 to December 1907, October 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 150.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). 

Aug. 29, 1905, to Dec. 31, 1907, staff or chain gage at several sites within 450 ft of 

present site at various daturas. Oct. 1, 1939, to Nov. 11, 1942, staff gage and Nov. 12, 

1942, to Dec. 4, 1952, water-stage recorder, at site 100 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1939-56), 775 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 6.4 ft); minimum, 130 cfs Aug. 27-29.

1905-7, 1939-56: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs Jan. 21, 1943 (gage height, 13.9ft); 

minimum, 117 cfs Sept. 16, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Revisions. WSP 922: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage 

in cubic feet per

Oct. 1 to May 8

0.9 144

1.4 342

3.0 1,350

5.9 2,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second,

height, in feet, and discharge, 

second)

May 9 to Sept. 30

0.7 113

1.2 265

1.8 560

3.0 1,350

3.5 1,580

year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

173

184

180

210

206

199

191

206

234

250

246

226

*210

191

176

187

214

230

271

275

230

214

203

191

187

184

180

176

169

166

-l go

6,328

204

0.329

0.38

Nov.

176

184

195

187

184

184

184

184

187

195

195

203

214

218

214

210

214

214

210

214

214

214

*214

218

226

250

275

292

292

275

6,436

215

0.347

0.39

Dec.

254

238

234

246

242

242

254

262

267

262

258

254

238

234

234

242

234

234

*230

234

242

238

238

242

234

234

234

234

230

230

222

7,471

241

0.389

0.45

Jan.

226

226

214

214

222

234

234

222

222

214

214

214

214

214

218

214

222

226

*234

234

238

258

314

451

560

620

666

620

506 

424

342

9,431

304

0.490

0.56

Feb.

319

305

296

296

473

a700

a ,100

a ,600

a ,800

a ,000

a ,900

a ,600

a ,600

a ,700

al,600

al,800

a2,300

2,750

2,750

*2,100

1,630

1,270

1,010

828

718

666

614

590

572

36,887

1,272

2.05

2.21

Mar.

554

542

596

744

828

858

842

744

652

590

572

771

1,050

1,300

1,540

1,670

1,760

1,800

1,630

1,450

1,220

1,010

850

764

711

672

*640

620

620

718

28,984

935

1.51

1.74

Apr.

757

778

744

685

620

548

530

524

500

478

536

620

652

646

590

596

578

512

451

408

382

367

357

342

342

352

352

342

342 

*524

15,255

508

0.819

0.91

May

310

296

296

347

352

446

620

685

659

560

456

382

346

318

297

285

265

254

240

220

212

202

195

195

198

195

212

212

206 

206

 

9,847

318

0.513

0.59

June

183

183

186

189

180

*174

162

162

168

160

146

149

149

143

168

216

254

314

318

314

314

310

305

328

297

258

237

216

209 

189

6,581

219

0.353

0.39

July

183

171

168

305

590

724

951

1,050

785

542

445

445

420

372

350

336

285

281

269

262

244

230

209

195

198

*212

240

220

212

174

226

11,294

364

0.587

0.68

Aug.

350

445

472

484

489

346

269

237

209

186

174

157

152

152

146

149

189

212

195

177

157

152

143

143

138

136

*130

130

149 

152

154

6,774

219

0.353

0.41

Sept.

162

165

177

186

216

223

198

189

202

240

244

195

171

160

157

149

143

133

138

146

152

143

143

162

299

584

835

1,300

1,580

1, a

10,372

346

0.558

0.62

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,450 Min 123 Mean 327 Cfsm 0.527 In. 7.17

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,750 Min 130 Mean 425 Cfsm 0.685 In. 9.33

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Feb. 18 (12 p.m.) 3,020 cfs (6.4 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 181

Flint River at Bainbridge, Ga.

Location.--Lat 30°55', long 84°34', on downstream side of right major pier of Decatur 

County Memorial Bridge on U. S. Highway 84 at Bainbridge, Decatur County, a quarter of 

a mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, at mile 29.0, and 29.2 miles 

upstream from Jim Woodruff Dam.

Drainage area.--7,350 sq mi approximately.

Records available.--January 1908 to December 1913, December 1928 to September 1956. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 58.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936. Jan. 1, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1913, chain gage at datum 

n.3 ft higher. December 1928 to January 1929 chain gage at same site at present datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1908-13, 1929-56), 8,284 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,400 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 17 7 ft); minimum 

daily, 1,900 cfs Dec. 20, 27, 28.

1908-13, 1928-56: Maximum discharge, 83,200 cfs Mar. 21, 1929 (gage height, 37.73 ft); 

minimum, 1,860 cfs Nov. 9, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 40.9 ft Jan. 24, 1925, present datum (discharge, 101,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from Jim Woodruff Reservoir and 

those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, wHfich are fair. Some regulation 

by powerplants above station Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect materially 

figures of monthly runoff.

Cooperation.--Nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 697: 1908-13. WSP 822: Drainage area

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

2,300 

2,300

2,300 

2,100 

2,160

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,300

*2,100

*2,300

2,600 

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,600

2,600

2,400

2,400

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,300

2,600

2,900

2,300

72,800

2,348

0.319

0.37

Nov.

2,100 

2,300

2,300 

2,300 

2,600

2,300

2,300

2,100

2,100

2,300

2,300

2,600

2,400 

2,400

*2,100

2,900

2,600

2,400

2,700

2,700

2,500

*3,000

3,200

2,700

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,800

3,200

5,800

78,000

2,600

0.354

0.40

Dec.

4,000 

3,900

3,900 

3,500 

3,200

2,500

2,800

3,600

3,800

3,600

3,600

3,300

2,400 

3,000

3,500

3,500

3,700

3,400

2,900

1,900

e4,000

e3,500

e3,500

e3,500

e3,50O

e3,000

1,900

1,900

2,800

3,100

3,300

100,000

3,226

0.439

0.51

Jan.

3,100 

2,300

2,200 

3,100 

3,300

3,300

3,100

3,100

2,800

2,200

2,700

3,000

3,300 

3,300

3,200

2,700

*2,200

3,000

*3,400

3,400

3,000

3,100

2,600

2,900

3,800

4,200

4,000

4,200

4,200

3,700

3,600

98,000

3,161

0.430

0.50

Feb.

3,800 

3,800

3,800 

4,000 

3,900

5,100

4,500

5,800

7,500

8,200

9,500

11,600

12,500 

11,400

11,000

10,400

10,700

11,000

11,800

11,800

11,100

10,800

10,700

10,200

9,670

6,900

8,500

7.8OO

7,200

-

------

242,770

8,371

1.14

1.23

Mar.

7.0OO 

7,100

7,400 

8,000 

8,900

9,200

9,200

8,700

8,600

7,900

7,60O

6,900

7,900 

8,500

8,900

11,000

11,900

13,600

14,000

14,500

15,200

* 16, 000

17,400

18,500

18,000

16,500

15,600

11,800

10,000

9,000

9,600

542 , 000

11,050

1.50

1.75

Apr.

11,000 

11,000

11,900 

* 12, 500 

12,600

12,100

10,800

9,600

8,200

8,100

10,600

11,000

11,20O 

10,600

10,800

11,500

12,100

11,900

*11,500

11,400

11,000

10,800

11,000

10,700

10,400

9,500

7,900

6,400

6,200

5,900

510,000

10,530

1.41

1.57

May

5,300 

5,700

5,400 

5,300 

5,200

5,200

5,800

6,300

6,600

*6,500

6,600

5,900

5,600 

5,100

4,600

5,300

*5,000

4,700

4,500

4,000

3,400

5,000

5,500

5,800

5,800

*5,400

5,400

5,500

2,900

5,500

5,500

146,100

4,715

0.641

O.74

June

3,500 

3,700

3,500 

2,900 

2,600

3,100

5,400

5,400

5,200

5,200

2,600

2,500

2 , 800 

5,500

5,500

5,100

5,200

5,000

2,800

5,400

*5,700

5,800

3,800

5,500

5,400

*2,800

3,800

5,800

5,500

5,500

97,900

5,265

0.444

0.50

July

3,300 

2,900

2,600

2,900 

3,400

3,700

4,400

4,600

4,000

5,500

5,500

5,900

3,900 

4,400

4,500

5,300

5,600

5,000

5,100

4,900

4,800

4,400

3,900

4,000

4,100

4,600

4,900

4,6OO

4,400

5,900

5,600

128,600

4,148

0.564

0.65

Aug.

4,400 

4,800

4,800 

4,600 

4,400

4,000

5,400

4,200

4,200

5,900

3,700

4,000

3,500 

*2,700

3,400

3,500

3,500

3,500

5,500

2,900

2,600

2,900

5,500

5,100

2,900

2,900

2,400

2,400

*2,600

5,000

2,800

107,000

5,452

0.470

0.54

Sept.

2,800 

2,500

2,500 

2,200 

2,460

2,800

2,700

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,700

2,900 

2,700

2,800

2,500

2,200

2,200

2,400

2,600

2,600

2,500

2,300

2,500

3,000

3,800

4,500

*4,900

5,800

6,900

89,100

2,970

0.404

0.45

Calendar year 1955: Max 16,200 Mln 1,900 Mean 4,192 Cfsm 0.570 !" 7.75

Water year 1955.55: Max 18,300 Min 1,900 Mean 4,952 Cfsm 0.674 In- 9.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated 

records for station at Albany.

Note. Backwater from Jim Woodruff Reservoir Oct. 1 to Dec. 20, 

Mar. 16, Mar. 29 to Apr. 2, Apr. 8-10, 21, Apr. 26 to Sept. 30.

basis of 1 discharge meas

27 to Feb. 11, Feb. 26 to

;nt and
182 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga.

Location.--Lat 31°03', long 84°43', on right bank 125 ft downstream from highway bridge,

Creek, 5 miles north 

of

l| miles downstream from Aycock Creek, lj miles upstream from Dry 

of Brinson, and 5f miles northeast of Iron City, Seminole County.

Drainage area.--520 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1920 to June 1921, June 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 85.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 21, 1920, to June 30, 1921, staff gage at site 

125 ft upstream at different datum. June 11, 1937, to Oct. 17, 1952, staff gage at site 

125 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1937-56), 467 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 10.2 ft); minimum, 

26 cfs Sept. 23, 24.

1920-21, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height, 19.9 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 9.1 cfs Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 852: Drainage area. WSP 1052: 1939-40(M), 1942(M) , 1944 (M).

Rating tabfc, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.35 

2.0

4.0

67

236

6.0 

8.0 

10.1

472

820

1,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September'1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

63

60

57

55

54

52

52

52

53

52

*50

49

46

43

40

38

T5

40 

47

55

62

68

73

70

64

55

50

46

60

"R^ 76

by

1,691

54.5

0.105

0.12

Nov.

64

53

63

59

55

50

47

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

41

40 

38 5S

41

*42

43

45

45

47

50

50

56 

62

1,425

47.5

0.091

0.10

Dec.

65

66

64

61

58

57

59

66

66

66

67

68

57

65

62

59

56

55 

53

51

*50

49

48

47

47

47

47

46

44

43 

T5

1,742

56.2

0.108

0.12

Jan.

42

41

40

44

51

58

59

54

50

49

47

45

43

42

41

41

 JO- 40

40

40

43

50

61

79

97

117

133

149

171

189

2,176

70.2

0.135

0.16

Feb.

149

129

117

109

105

113

145

198

288

472

650

686

668

614

614

650

632

686 

900

1,120

*1,120

1,000

820

704

632

580

546

500

472

15,419

532

1.02

1.10

Mar.

458

432

232- 419

419

432

458

500

515

486

458

445

458

515

668

880

1,240

1.360 

1,240

1,120

1,080

975

840

742

650

*597

546

515

486

472

458

20,296

655

1.26

1.45

Apr.

445

445

500

530

5750"

445

406

368

332

310

310

310

310

321

321

344

356

321 

310

310

321

299

272

241

226

216

207

202

198

198

9,874

329

0.633

0.71

May

194

194

207

202

198

236

419

546

580

668

780

TOT

546

445

368

321

277

251 

226

207

189

176

162

149

141

137

137

137

137

133

121

9,188

296

0.569

0.66

June

113

105

105

105

*97

91

85

80

75

73

72

71

70

75

73

76

82

86 

87

94

121

121

97

89

88

83

83

129

176 

T7T

2,868

95.6

0.184

0.21

July

166

137

117

158

202

198

198

184

184

184

194

180

162

153

141

133

121

113

105

97

101

97

93

91

95

86

79

75

75

81

*86

4,086

132

0.254

0.29

Aug.

 53 85

76

75

76

73

71

69

65

59

54

49

47

45

43

46

52

47 

43

43

41

38

38

36

35

32

32

*32

32

32

34

1,583

51.1

0.098

0.11

Sept.

42

45

61

73

83

83

83

75

65

59

54

51

47

43

39

35

33

32 

30

29

28

27

26

35

80

129

153

198

272

356

2,366

78.9

0.152

0.17

Calendar year 1955: Max 632 Win 20 Mean 108 Cfsm 0.208 In. 2.80

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,360 Mln 26 Mean 199 Cfsm 0.383 In. 5.20

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 183

Jim Woodruff Reservoir at Chattahoochee, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°42'33", long 84°51'45", on line between sees. 29 and 32, T. 4 N., R. 6 W., 

on right upstream lock wall, 0.2 mile downstream from confluence of Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers and 1.5 miles northwest of Chattahoochee.

Drainage area.--17,100 sq mi, approximately

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1956.

Gage.--Staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--1954-56; Maximum contents, 160,700 acre-ft Apr. 22, 1955 (elevation, 69.05 ft); 

storage began on Mar. 3, 1955.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete fixed-crest spillway, a center 

channel spillway with 16 vertical lift gates 40 ft long and 30.5 ft high, and a side 

channel navigation lock 82 ft wide. Usable capacity, 385,000 acre-ft between elevations 

44.0 and 77.0 ft above mean sea level. Normal pool elevation is 77.0 ft. Reservoir is 

used for navigation and power.

Cooperation.--Month-end elevations and capacity tables furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Date

Feb. 29.....................

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acre-feet)

111,770

Change In contents 

(acre-feet)

+1,370

-3,650

t Elevation at 8 a.n 

a Estimated.

464436 O-58-13
184 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, Pla.

Location. Lat 30°42'03", long 84°51 r 33", sec. 32, T. 4 N., R. 6 ¥., near center of span 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 90, 0.6 mile downstream from Jim Woodruff 

Dam, 0.8 mile downstream from confluence of Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers, and 1 mile 

west of Chattahoochee.

Drainage area. --17, 100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . --December 1928 to September 1956. Prior to October 1939, published as 

"near River Junction." Gage-height records collected at former site October 1919 to 

September 1925 and at present site since October 1925 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 45.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (if. S. Weather Bureau benchmark). Prior to Dec. 16, 1939, water-stage recorder 

at site seven-eighths of a mile downstream at datum 0.73 ft lower. Dec. 16, 1939, to 

June 25, 1952, water-stage recorder and June 26, 1952, to June 2, 1954, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 28 years, 21,330 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 65,900 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 18.39 ft); minirnum daily , 5,160 cfs Oct. 27; minimum gage height, -2.32 ft Sept. 22, 23, 24.

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 293,000 cfs Mar. 20, 1929 (gage height, 33.97 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 200,000 cfs; minimum, 4,950 cfs Oct. 27, 

1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 22, 23, 24, 1956.

Remarks. --Records good. Plow partly regulated by Jim Woodruff Dam (see preceding page).

Coopera'tion. Thirteen discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables water year 1955-56 (gage

in cubic feet per 

(Shifting-control method

eight, in feet, and discharge,

second)

sed Aug. 5-19)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 19 20 to Sept. 3O

-2.1 

0.0 

7.0

5,160

8,700

24,000

14.0

18.0

44,400

63,800

-2.3 

4.1 

12.0

5,320

17,600

39,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

(t)

Oct.

5,450

5,410

*5,470

5,400

*5,330

5,440

5,440

5,520

5,450

5,510

5,580

5,510

5,580

5,640

5,570

5,500

5,600

5,540

5,500

5,470

5.670

5,640

5,670

5,610

5,480

5,290

5.160

5,240

5,610

5,600

5,600

170,480

5,499

+22

Nov.

5,470

5,380

*5,360

5,330

5,370

5,400

5,410

5,340

5, 350

5,260

5,290

5,400

5,570

5,660

5,580

5,600

5,700

5,910

6,360

6,490

6,280

6,020

6,100

6,120

6,140

6,170

6,310

6,970

7,800

8.240

177,260

5,909

+ 179

Dec.

8,700

9,OOO

9,160

9,500

9.800

9,260

8,760

8,800

9,000

8,980

8,960

8,740

*8,180

8,000

8,160

,960

,710

,580

,410

,970

,760

,000

,290

,470

,450

,240

,890

,650

.540

,760

030

24 ,710

,991

-93

Jan.

7,190

7,080

6,740

6,620

6,660

6,740

6,860

6,780

6,760

6,490

*6,310

6,410

6,460

6,570

6,860

6,330

6,140

5.980

6,180

6,470

6,460

6,840

7,710

7,980

8,700

*9,320

9,420

9,420

9.460

9,400

8 , 780

225,120

7,262

+ 129

Feb.

8,360

S.280

8,520

6,540

9,320

11,600

15,500

21,700

26,800

23,700

28,100

27,200

26,900

26,300

25,200

26,500

28,700

28,300

27,900

27,800

27,100

24,700

21,800

22,000

20,900

20,300

18,300

14,400

*13,500

.____-

603,220

20,800

-63

Mar.

15,000

15,500

15,600

16,400

21,700

24,400

*22,200

20 , 500

18,400

14,000

15,000

16,100

17,400

19,800

24,900

29,200

37,200

46,000

58,600

65,800

63,000

44,700

32,300

35,700

35,400

30,700

25,200

16,900

19,300

19,800

23,400

858,100

27,680

+371

Apr.

30,900

27,500

25,700

25,100

24,100

23,200

23,200

25,100

28,600

30,400

28,300

27,500

27,700

27,500

25,200

23,700

23,400

23,600

25,300

26,900

25,800

25,500

23,900

22,500

*2 1,800

21,400

18,600

13,700

13,300

14,000

723,400

24,110

-53

May

13,600

13,400

14,700

17,400

18,500

18,600

21,300

22,100

21,100

20,500

20,100

*18,800

17,700

13,500

11,000

10,900

11,500

11,800

11,500

11,300

10,700

9,360

8,960

9,200

9,280

9,560

9,400

8,800

*8.240

8,280

9,320

420,400

13,560

-296

June

9,140

8,360

8,500

8,260

7,730

*7,470

7,630

7,840

7,840

7,800

7,650

7,390

7.070

7,430

7,710

7,730

8,320

9,080

9,660

9,560

10,100

10,500

10,400

10,300

10,000

9,280

8,860

8,940

8,760

8,520

257,830

8,594

0

July

8,420

8,100

7.560

7,840

8,360

8,740

8,800

9,500

9,880 -*io,ioo

10,100

*10,900

11,400

11,500

11,900

12,200

12,300

12,300

12,400

12.500

12,000

11,500

10 , 800

9,900

9,420

9,400

9,560

9 , 540

9,280

9,460

9 , OoO

314,740

10,150

+48

Aug.

9,280

9.880

9,580

9,800

9,860

9,540

8,900

8,420

8,400

g8,700

g8,540

g8,380

g8,220

g8,660

g7,520

g7,380

g7,410

g7,450

g7,290

*g7,120

g6,950

g6,610

6,470

6,410

6,280

6,230

6,170

*6,020

5,950

5,960

5,980

239,340

7,721

-342

Sept.

6,010

6,140

6,360

6,180

6,020

5,930

6,120

6,440

6,560

6,580

6,440

6,250

6,090

6,230

6,180

6,150

6,060

*5,850

5,930

5,460

5,400

5.520

5,320

5,820

8,480

21,400

*33,900

*36,700

*38.20O

*32,600

316,120

10,540

+378

Adjusted for change in reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

5,521 

0.323 

0.37

6,087 

0.356 

O.4O

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-56:

7,898 

0.462 

0.53

7,391 

0.432

0.50

20,740 

1.21 

1.31

28,050 

1.64 

1.89

24,060 

1.41 

1.57

13,270 

0.776 

0.89

Observed

Max 43,300 Min 5,160 Mean 11,220 

Max 63,800 Mln 5,160 Mean 12,440

8,594 

0.503 

0.56

10,200 

0.596 

0.69

7,379 

O.432 

0.50

10,920 

0.639 

0.71

Adjusted

Mean 11,360 Cfsm 0.664 In. 9.02 

Mean 12,460 Cfsm 0.729 In. 9.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents in Jim Woodruff Reser 

orps of Engineers, Mobile district, 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings

equivalent In cubic feet per second; furnished by
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 185

Chlpola River near Altha, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°32'02", long 85'09i5S", In NWi sec. 32, T. 2 N., R, 9 W., on right bank

 on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 274, 0.9 mile downstream from Holllman 

Branch and 3? miles southwest of Altha.

Drainage area.--781 sq ml.

Records available. November 1912 to December 1913, September 1921 to September 1927, 

August 1929 to September 1931, March 1943 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 19.95 ft above mean sea level (levels by

 Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 13, 1950, staff, chain, or wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1921-27, 1929-31, 1943-56), 1,467 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs July 4 (gage height, 14.53 ft); mini-

 mum, 356 cfs Nov. 17, 18, 19 (gage height, 8.43 ft).

1912-13, 1921-27, 1929-31, 1943-56: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Sept. 20, 1926 

(gage height, 33.55 ft, from floodmarks), by slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, that of Nov 17, 18, 19, 1955; minimum gage height, 8.29 ft Nov. 13, 14, 15, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions.--WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 24-29)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

8.4 

10.0

12.0

340

1,220

1,990

8.7

10.0

14.0

580

1,260

2,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

466

478

461

*472

472

466

456

444

444

434

422

417

412

400

378

-&G 368

390 

406

412

412

406

395

390

384

378

368

368

505

T3?

439

13,083

422

0.540

0.62

Nov.

439 *m

422

400

390

384

390

390

384

390

384

378

378

373

373

373

368

 SEE- 356 

362

373

390

395

406

412

406

395

395

390

384

11,676

389

0.498

0.56

Dec.

384

384

384

412

417

434 4~3T

428

422

417

417

412

*400

395

395

390

384

384 

384

384

384

384

384

378

378

378

378

373

368 frft-Q Goo

368

12,202

394

0.504

0.58

Jan.

362

36?

368

378

395

434

444

439

434

422

406

400

384

378

378

378

373

368 

378

378

400

439

681

637

637

*654

654

670

692

692 

642

14,657

473

0.606

0.70

Feb.

582

554

544

538 5~58

642

664

692

835

928

1,050

1,140

1,180

1,160

1,150

1,790

1,770

1,660 

1,580

1,580

1,690

1,740

1,670

1,540

1,380

1,260

1,170

1,120

1,060

33,207

1,145

1.47

1.58

Mar.

1,010

990 iJJio"

1,040

1,050

1,040

*1,030

1,050

1,060

1,050

1,060

1,330

1,360

1,300

1,440

1,680

1,880

1.950 

1,950

1,940

1,900

1,820

1,690

1,550

1,400

1,260

1,190

1,140

1,120

1,140

1,100

41,530

1,340

1.72

1.98

Apr.

1,080

1,080

1,140

1,220

1,206

1,120

1,020

950

910

895

935

930

935

920

925

960

945

900 

856

834

829

812

785

755

*755

740

735

735

755

765

27,421

914

1.17

1.31

Hay

765

740

724

745

800

950

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,090

1.120

1,090

975

930

851

807

770 

745

718

696

680

665

655

645

655

718

812

*873

940

975

26,474

854

1.09

1.26

June

 515 920

740

686

660

640

630

610

600

605

595

5-50" 590

615

655

680

691

724 

760

775

790

829

807

812

796

785

785

846

790

780

21,604

720

0.922

1.03

July

'557 770

818

2,130

2,440

1,970

1,620

1,300

1,150

*1,140

1,670

1,540

1,380

1,280

1,450

1,650

1,460

1,270 

1,100

1,020

980

955

915

920

955

960

910

878

868

846

884

38,046

1,227

1.57

1.81

Aug.

896

873

846

1,010

1.040

1,000

965

970

950

905

846

796

765

755

765

851

775

735 

724

708

*696

680

675

665

655

660

696

735

645

630 6"35

24,546

792

1.01

1.17

Sept.

670

900

1.550

985

834

796

895

925

851

785

760

735

702

680

670

655

655

650 

645

635

625

620 ~5SO

940

1,420

*1,260

1,100

1,070

1,170

1,360

26,163

872

1.12

1.25

Calendar year 1955 : Max 2,200 Hln 356 Mean 607 Cfsm 0.777 In. 10.55

Water year 1955-56 : Max 2,440 Hln 356 Mean 794 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.85

Discharge measurement made on this day.
186 BEAR CREEK BASIN 

Econfina Creek near Bennett, Fla.

Location. --Lat 30°23'04", long 85°33i24", in sec. 20, T. 1 S., R. 13 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 388, 0.5 mile downstream from Old Mill Branch 

and 1.6 miles southwest of Bennett.

Drainage area. --18 2 sq mi.

Records available. Ho vember 1935 to September 1956.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 21 years, 524 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs July 4 (gage height, 8.3 ft, from floodmark) ; minimum, 307 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 4.10 ft).

1935-56: Maximum discharge observed, 4,860 cfs Apr. 2, 1948 (gage height, 12.46 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs; minimum, that of Jan 9, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 15.0 ft, from floodmarks, either in September 1926 or in April 

1928 (based on a study of rainfall records).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, 

includes large ground-water inflow.

Revisions (water years). WSP 872: 1937. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

Flow

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 Nov. 18 to Sept. 3O

4.2 

5.2

319

422

4.1 

5.5

307

437

7.0 

8.0

740

1,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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.

343

335

333

333

333

338

341

*338

336

335

333

332

332

329

327

327

332

339

335

332

330

330

330

330

329

327

339" 326

414 "375

346

10,459

337

1.85

2.14

Nov.

336

3ST

330

327

327

326

330

332

327

327

325

323

323

322

321

320

320

319

*319

319

319

319

319

319

319

319

319

319

317

I 3T7

9,690

323

1.77

1.98

Dec.

316

317

319

319

324

335

336

3Z5

321

319

318

317

316

316

317

316

*315

315

315

316

315

316

314

313

313

313

312

311 3iT

312

312

9,838

317

1.74

2.01

Jan.

310

310

311

310

312

312

311

310

307 '358"

309

308

308

309

309

310

309

309

314

312

310

349

689

35T

496

391

365

357

352

347

347

10,862

350

1.92

2.22

Feb.

348

346

345

*343

315

391

430

400

408

426

426

396

370

362

354

460

512

4TZ

397

377

367

358

356

356

359

355

352

347

343

11,071

382

2.10

2.26

Mar.

343

342

353

373

366

356

352

347

342

342

352

433

'395 434

379

383

364

356

350

346

344

342

342

*342

558

558

538

340

538

361

564

11,099

558

1.97

2.27

Apr.

550

346

343

342

335

352

535

531

329

528

363

35Z

342

340

354

340

352

526

523

521

317

315

517

517

326

329

327

323

524

*322

9,974

552

1.82

2.04

May

521

319

519

525

568

595

409

33?

558

342

350

329

558

340

356

332

521

519

319

318

318

517

3T7

517

517

558

555

343

327

542

535

10,438

337

1.85

2.13

June

327

326

524

521

519

519

519

519

517

3ET

319

321

321

362

550

*470

HS

415

573

326

350

356

360

364

409

572

564

390

396

444

10, 724

357

1.96

2.19

July

419

396 39B"

826

1.010

918

710

584

738

612

564

510

446

438

623

783

576

499

449

437

430

415

*471

507

478

465

440

426

410

419

475

16,870

544

2.99

3.45

Aug.

489

437

411

437

452

494

516

352

405

391

387

585

400

465

431

403

387

384

378

374

385

376

372

566

564

564

368

408

409

397

391

12,666

409

2.25

2.59

Sept.

408

501

544

439

446

425

440

485

*440

405

391

385

378

574

56 S

370

367

371

566

564

560

35?

577

670

*948

924

691

501

458

434

14,038

468

2.57

2.87

Calendar year 1955: Max 590 Mln 311 Mean 359 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26,76

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,010 Mln 307 Mean 376 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.15

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 efs). No peak above base,

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Nov. 12-17, Jan. 22 to Apr. 10.
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 187

East Fork Chdctawhatchee River near Midland City, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°22', long 85°29', in NW£ sec. 31, T. 5 N., R. 26 E., on left bank on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 4 miles upstream from confluence with West Fork 

Choctawhatchee River and 4 miles north of Midland City.

Drainage area. 297 sq mi.

Records available. May 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 179.1 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

jflabama State Highway Department).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,250 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 16.94 ft); minimum, 29 cfs June 9, 13 (gage height, 2.29 ft).

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 15,700 cfs May 4, 1953 (gage height, 23.82 ft); minimum, 

26 cfs Sept. 6-9, Oct. 3, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of shifting control (gage

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

(Backwater from return of over-bank flow Sept. 28)

2.3 

2.7 

3.3 

4.0

125

235

7.0

10.0

14.0

930

1,750

3,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

45

56

58

56

54

*53

50

56

64

61

55

51

48

48

50

54

169 146"

98

92

82

73

67

65

62

56

55

53

56

57 

53

2,043

65.9

0.222

0.26

Nov.

52

54

55

52

51

54

60

68

65

*65

67

67

67

66

65

63

62

58

72

90

83

76

74

74

81

146

159

121

105

96

2,268

75.6

0.255

0.28

Dec.

92

90

90

94

99

107

112

W

100

97

94

92

91

90

89

88

87

88

90

*90

89

90

89

90

91

91

91

88

86

85 

55

2,858

92.2

0.310

0.36

Jan.

84

84

84

91

91

89

88

87

85

85

84

84

85

84

84

85

84

84

*91

96

94

120

372

488

362

310

280

280

244

193 

182

4,654

150

0.505

0.58

Feb.

164

150

146

175

330

500

584

524

656

730

656

512

428

383

362

805

656

584

9~55 955

680

536

*417

362

320

280

262

253

235

13,600

469

1.58

1.70

Mar.

218

SCO" 211

406

340

362

394

372

280

244

417

905

830

830

955

905

780

755

805

755

632

512

417

351

310

280

271

262

330

452

*383

15,264

492

1.66

1.91

Apr.

340

310

290

253

320

351

372

340

300

290

417

37T

340

330

320

271

218

187

164

147

135

128

123

119

124

126

120

114

108

101

7,130

238

0.801

0.89

May

93

88

*85

92

112

158

290

55S

191

159

133

109

96

84

75

67

58

53

49

46

44

42

40

3944"

59

67

52

48

43 

40

2,809

90.6

0.305

0.35

June

37

35

34

32

32

32

*31

31

30

3T

31

30

31

49

109

131

551

147

101

67

244

193

126

115

87

73

61

51

45

42

2,430

81.0

0.273

0.30

July

49

61

300

T4?

107

91

89

97

128

a240

a210

113

a90

a86

a87

a!50

88

166

*96

68

61

114

74

58

49

47

43

42

45

44

80

3,122

101

0.340

0.39

Aug.

179

100

60

115

142

90

82

69

53

45

42

38

37

45

46

*83

82

67

52

57

65

51

45

41

37

35

218

153

114

88 

87

2,418

78.0

0.263

0.30

Sept.

102

92

102

83

71

72

94

351

133

90

78

77

65

55

50

47

45

46

45

41

*40

38

42

199

*2, 140

*1,930

2,660

2.700

1,260

818

13,566

452

1.52

1.70

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,720 Min 41 Mean 175 Cfsm 0.589 In. 7.99

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,700 Min 30 Mean 197 Cfsm 0.663 In. 9.02

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Sept. 27 (7:30 p.m.) 4,250 cfs (16.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

streams.

Mote.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Jan. 22, Sept. 25-27.
188 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31°21i, long 85°37i, In SEj sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 24 E., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 231, 200 ft downstream from abandoned mill dam, 

1,500 ft upstream from Hurricane Creek, 0.8 mile north of Newton, and 1 mile downstream 

from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge.

Drainage area.--683 sq mi.

Records available. June 1906 to August 1908, October 1911 to August 1912 (gage heights 

only), November 1921 to September 1927, May 1935 to September 1956. Gage-height records 

collected near same site since 1931 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 138.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Apr. 22, 1907, staff gage at site 

1 mile upstream at different datum. Apr. 22, 1907, to Aug. 22, 1908, and Oct. 20, 1911, 

to Aug. 3, 1912, chain gage at site 800 ft upstream at different datum. Nov. 20, 1921, 

to Sept. 30, 1927, water-stage recorder at site 800 ft upstream at datum 154.83 ft above 

mean sea level (levels by Ludlow Engineers). May 10, 1935, to Sept. 8, 1938, wireweight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1922-24, 1925-27, 1935-56), 974 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 24.54 ft); minimam daily, 71 cfs June 12, 13.

1906-8, 1911-12, 1921-27, 1935-56: Maximum discharge, 25,800 cfs Jan. 20, 1936; maximum gage height, 29.6 ft May 4, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 61 cfs Sept. 8, 1954, 

from rating curve extended below 120 cfs.

Maximum stage known, 42 ft (revised) Mar. 15, 1929, from information by employee of 

State Highway Department.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills above station.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Aug. 4 Aug. 5 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

126

226

3.0 

5.0

397

1,450

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

76

142

260

427

5.0

14.0

22.0

1,450

6,430

11,100

Note.--Same as following 

table above 5.O ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

101

120

131

132

*123

122

124

144

139

136

132

123

117

112

111

114

237

313

277

229

195

170

158

149

144

134

132

129

131

132

131

4,642

150

0.220

0.25

Nov.

136

134

134

131

129

131

140

151

151

*156

156

164

172

170

162

156

155

151

168

193

191

184

176

176

187

293

309

274

240

209

5,279

176

0.258

0.29

Dec.

202

198

195

204

224

229

237

234

226

216

212

207

200

195

198

195

193

195

198

*202

195

195

195

195

198

202

204

198

195

191

184

6,312

204

0.299

0.34

Jan.

182

T5I

187

191

195

193

193

187

184

182

182

184

184

184

184

184

184

184

*193

221

248

300

845

1,040

982

845

690

550

452

351

10,445

337

0.493

0.57

Feb.

320

306

300

380

715

1,500

1,780

1,450

1,450

1,370

1,260

1,040

845

715

715

1.940

1,890

1,890

1,720

1,620

1,230

982

*845

715

665

615

565

560

515

29,898

1,031

1.51

1.63

Mar.

485

456

665

928

900

845

872

790

665

565

1,440

2,670

2,330

2,060

2,000

2,670

2,380

2,160

1,890

1,560

1,260

1,060

900

818

740

690

665

640

845

1,180

*900

38,029

1,227

1.80

2.07

Apr.

845

740

665

615

1,120

1,060

955

790

690

690

1,150

1,090

928

790

715

640

535

461

406

368

332

313

303

300

303

309

303

290

265

245

18,216

607

0.889

0.99

Hay

229

214

*207

265

320

678

1,540

1,010

740

575

406

313

268

237

214

189

170

158

146

137

129

122

112

ITS

123

147

195

172

151

128

117

9,330

301

0.441

0.51

June

110

99

90

86

84

79

*77

75

72

72

72

71

71

130

245

347

715

535

510

372

461

615

615

406

277

216

178

160

166

153

7,159

239

0.350

0.39

July

146

224

346

640

424

303

293

293

410

1.400

1,200

525

351

271

221

242

245

*376

300

231

187

226

193

160

142

136

118

112

T23" 110

184

10,122

327

0.479

0.55

Aug.

313

296

200

274

591

293

238

187

153

125

106

94

93

101

97

*140

167

149

125

127

134

110

98

90

84

77

178

316

196

171

78

5,301

171

0.250

0.29

Sept.

204

199

199

182

151

155

191

398

309

252

194

160

140

124

112

102

96

96

93

86

*82

76

77

562

7,330

" 10,900

10,800

5,930

2,850

2,000

44,048

1,468

2.15

2.40

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,330 Mln 86 Mean 404 Cfsm 0.592 In. 8.01

Water year 1955-56: Max 10,900 Mln 71 Mean 516 Cfsm 0.755 In. 10.28

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 efa).--Sept. 27 (2 a.m.) 13,000 cfs (24.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Shifting-control method used July 30 to Aug. 4, Sept. 26-27.
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 189

Pea River near Ariton, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31°35', long 85°47', in 3W£ sec. 7, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S, Highway 231, 2^ miles downstream from Bryors Mill Creek, 

2^ miles downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and 3| miles west of

Ariton.

Drainage area.--492 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 246.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--18 years, 646 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,240 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 16.6 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 19.98 ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 14, 30, Oct. 5, 6, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 25 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation or no gage-height record, which 

are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of shifting control 

and indefinite stage discharge relation igage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 18 pr. 19 to Sept. 30

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

3.0 360

722

1,690

3,230

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

42

144

283

4.0

7.0

11.0

14.0

16.5

636

1,690

3,230

5,170

8,090

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

20

20

21

26

*28

27

32

39

61

87

68

59

57

50

45

114

101

150

139

106

89

72

59

53

48

42

39

40 

50

78

1,840

59.4

0.121

0.14

Nov.

85

72

64

57

53

50

57J

50

50

*52

59

74

89

87

83

78

72

68

66

64

70

72

74

74

81

92

123

156

153

131

2,349

78.3

0.159

0.18

Dec.

118

106

98

96

98

101

106

108

108

103

101

96

96

94

92

*94

94

94

92

92

94

96

96

98

103

103

103

98

96

92

3,062

98.8

0.201

0.23

Jan.

89

87

89

87

85

87

89

87

85

81

78

78

81

81

81

83

85

*85

118

159

203

250

530

722

789

756

636

494

380 

291

246

7,092

229

0.465

0.54

Feb.

232

224

214

298

688

1,020

1,170

1,330

1,560

1,590

1,330

1,110

987

888

888

1,620

1,430

1,240

1,240

1,460

1,270

1,020

*806

671

602

530

452

414

380

26,664

919

1.87

2.02

Mar.

414

448

619

756

789

772

822

954

838

619

921

1,490

1,330

1,490

1,750

2,620

2,790

5,140

3,140

2,090

1,460

1,080

822

654

548

482

441

418

433

494

35,136

1,333

2.30

2.66

Apr.

512

494

475

448

418

414

512

566

636

888

987

806

654

566

548

548

e460

e340

293

271

249

220

201

187

182

179

177

172

162 

149

12,714

424

0.862

0.96

May

135

121

*166

195

455

636

925

1,070

1,100

728

426

274

209

174

146

123

106

91

80

68

59

52

48

48

78

74

63

55

48

40 

36

7,829

252

0.512

0.59

June

33

31

29

27

24

*26

24

20

19

11

17

17

17

31

93

135

192

280

223

174

182

342

289

154

114

84

70

91

57 

59

2,871

95.7

0.194

0.22

July

78

67

52

57

59

108

154

220

416

527

339

235

201

203

154

117

112

*156

220

223

126

103

84

76

61

48

42

36

79 

112

97

4,562

147

0.299

0.34

Aug.

68

48

44

48

55

44

42

40

32

26

22

19

18

17

*22

24

19

16

14

14

15

14

14

14

13

11

11

14

24

38

35

835

26.9

0.055

0.06

Sept.

38

36

32

28

29

a30

a44

a80

119

84

55

40

31

21

18

15

14

13

11

10

*11

12

13

224

4,670

7.640

7,190

4,090

2,620

1,620

28,838

961

1.95

2.18

Calendar year 1955: Max 4.030 Min 18 Mean 305 Cfsm 0.620 In. 8.43

Water year 1955-56= Max 7,640 Mln 10 Mean 366 Cfsm 0.744 In. 10.12

Peak discharge (base; 4,000 efs).--Sept. 27 (2:30 a.m.) 8,240 cfs (16.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

streams.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby streams.

Note.--ShiftIng-control method used Apr. 16, 19.
190 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Pea River near Samson, Ala.

Ga

Location.--Lat 31°07', long 86°06' , in sec. 25, T. 2 N., R. 19 E., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 12, 500 ft downstream from Boyenton Creek, 

lj miles downstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 3 miles west of Samson, 

and 6% miles upstream from Flat Creek.

Drainage area.--1,187 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1904 to August 1913, June 1922 to October 1925, May 1935 to 

September 1956. Published as "at Pera" 1904-13, 1922-25.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). August 1904 to 

August 1913, chain gage and June 1922 to October 1925 water-stage recorder, at site 

\\ miles upstream at different datum. May 9, 1935, to July 24, 1937, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years (1904-12, 1923-25, 1935-56), 1,721 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 27.25 ft); minimum, 117 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.38 ft); minimum daily, 118 cfs Sept. 17.

1904-13, 1922-25, 1935-56: Maximum gage height, 42.0 ft Jan. 20, 1925, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use (discharge uncertain); minimum discharge observed, 

41 cfs Oct. 26, 1935; minimum daily, 63 cfs Oct. 26, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 45.3 ft Mar. 15, 1929, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by powerplant 25 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1112: 1925(M). WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except period of shifting control 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 17 Mar. 18 to Sept. 3O

1.5 

2.5

5.0 

9.0

137

302

885

2,120

1.5 

2.5 

3.5 

6.0

114

247

434

1,130

9.0

17.0

23.0

27.0

2,120

5,660

9,300

12,500

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 9.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

209

223

220

*211

186

230

209

214

263

312

386

332

312

272

254

236

343

408

568 B"15

442

343

332

263

282

254

236 

236

263 

282

263

9,094

293

0.247

0.28

Nov.

302

282

302

272

254

254

254

282

*282

263

312

332

354

343

343

312

322 

292

332

604

397

354

332

332

322

386

442 

442

464 

453

10,217

341

0.287

0.32

Dec.

419

386

375

354

364

364

386

375

397

386

386

343

364

354

*332

354

332 

332

375

364

364

354

343

343

343

354

354 

354

354 

3Z~2~ 322

11,149

360

0.303

0.35

Jan.

332

292

3T2

332

322

322

312

322

302

322

302

312

312

302

292

292

*322 

302

332

488

545

640

1,550

2,660

1,970

1,830

1,550 

1,250

1,040 

860

688

21,009

678

0.571

0.66

Feb.

664

616

604

640

1,580

2,660

3,230

2,900

3,020

3,400

3,060

2,700

2,200

1,900

1,760

4,470

5,000 

3,920

2,860

2,420

2,580

*2,350

1,940

1,670

1,520

1,400

1,280 

1,190

1,070

64, 604

2,228

1.88

2.02

Mar.

9 85

985

1,250

2,160

1,940

1,790

1,670

1,610

1,730

1,610

2,120

5,460

5,250

4,100

3,960

5,400

6,350 

5,940

5,350

4,900

4,240

3,020

2,310

1,940

1,690

1,530

1,430 

1,340

1,430

*2,050

1,690

87,210

2,813

2.37

2.73

Apr.

1,530

1,370

1,280

1,280

1,900

2,200

1,830

1,560

1,460

1,400

2,500

2,505

1,940

1,560

1,370

1,340

1,340 

1,190

924

837

753

725

642

602

615

615

602 

561

522 

465

37,431

1,248

1.05

1.17

May

*446

400

411

1,370

1,500

1,900

1,690

1,760

2,010

1,970

1,430

1,010

753

602

496

446

368 

338

302

329

240

247

232

232

368

470

278 

320

311 

270

210

22,709

732

0.617

0.71

June

224

348

170

144

?5f

*196

203

182

196

182

152

224

189

361

1, 250_

615

656 

446

535

548

1,010

982

1,100

924

574

378

348 

302

294 

262

13,198

440

0.371

0.41

July

240

32?

338

358

1,010

953

982

1,070

2,380

3.440

3,400

1,720

1,010

725

642

725

*725 

522

628

561

588

470

458

434

389

348

278 

254

270 

247

522

26,016

839

0.707

0.82

Aug.

588

*55

348

294

262

210

302

240

189

210

217

196

175

182

203

*254

254 

217

175

162

172

189

175

182

189

145

122 

27S

217 

182

196

7,185

232

0.195

0.22

Sept.

189

196

189

254

338

247

217

224

247

232

240

224

217

182

196

142

T7B- 118

*182

153

147

149

132

781

10,700

*12,400

1Z.500 

11,260

10,500 

7,700

70,371

2,346

1.98

2.20

Calendar year 1955: Max 14,400 Min 165 Mean 908 Cfsrn 0.765 In. 10.36

water year 1955-56: Max 12,500 Mln 118 Mean 1,039 Cfam 0.875 In. 11.89

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Sept. 27 (6 a.m.) 12,700 cfs (27.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used July 13 to Sept. 24.
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 191

Choctawhatchee River at Caryville, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°46'32", long 85"49"40", in NVf£ sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 16 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 90, 300 ft downstream from Louisville 

& Nashville Railroad bridge, three-quarters of a mile west of Caryville, and 1.8 miles 

downstream from Wrights Creek.

Drainage area.--3,499 sq mi.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1928 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 38.97 ft (corrected) above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 12, 1929, staff gage and Oct. 12, 1929, to 

Sept. 11, 1951, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 5,303 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,800 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 13.60 ft); minimum, 775 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, -0.55 ft).

1929-56: Maximum discharge, 56,600 cfs Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 15.55 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 1956; minimum gage height, -0.82 ft Sept. 6, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 27.1 ft Mar. 17, 1929, from U. S. Weather Bureau records and 

floodmarks (discharge, 206,000 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmills and powerplant above 

station.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 11 to Sept. SO

0.0 

1.0

980

1,280

-0.6 

0.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

760

940

2,260

3,290

4,810

8.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

6,270

11,100

15,200

30,100

39,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,020

1,130

1,080 

»1,090

1,090

1,080

1,100

1,210

1,120

1,130

1,160

1,210

1,230

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,170

1,410

1.570

1,530

1,470 

1,330

1,230

1,220

1,070

1,070

1,040

961 

1,140

1,030

36,401

1,174

0.336

0.39

Nov.

1,110

1,030

1,030 

1,070

1,010

1,070

1,080

1,070

1,030

1,100

1,190

1,220

1,240

1,270

»1,260

1,230

1,220

1,120

1,190

1,200

1,430

1.720 

1,510

1,420

1,360

1,310

1,320

1,470

1,550

1,460

37,290

1,243

0.355

0.40

Dec.

1,430

1,580

1,520 

1,390

1,380

1,350

1,590

1,460

1,540

1,450

1,470

1,420

1,410

1,380

1,360

1,340

1,330

»1,330

1,330

1,230

1,420

1.670 

1,350

1,330

1,310

1,330

1,340

1,340

1,220

1,330 

1,320

43,250

1,395

0.399

0.46

Jan.

1,310

,300

,250 

,230

,230

,320

,320

,320

,230

,230

,230

.190

,190

,240

,230

,190

,190

,190

,240

,300

,410

,600 

,130

,350

,380

4.690

4, 290

3,890

3,380

2,970 

2,660

59 , 680

1,925

0.550

0.63

Feb.

2,420

2,280

2,270 

2,180

»2,540

3,200

4,280

5,250

6,130

6,340

6,360

6,450

5,960

5,440

4,780

6,200

7,020

8,990

10,400

10,700

8,990

7,780 

6,690

5,430

4,420

4,080

3,680

3,500

3,440

 .._._.

157 , 200

5,421

1.55

1.67

Mar.

3,180

3,090

5,020 

3,600

4,470

4,770

4,500

4,350

4,100

3,930

3,730

5,050

7,590

10, 300

13,100

15.700

12,800

12,400

13,200

»12,800

11, 600

10, 600 

8,920

7,700

5,710

5,020

4,180

5,660

5,530

4,110 

5,040

215,550

6,889

1.97

2.27

Apr.

5.460

570TO'

4,650 

5,980

5,690

5,760

4,600

4,850

4,110

5,760

5,880

4,520

5,160

5,170

4,550

4,130

3,660

3,540

5,540

2,960

2,760

2,540 

2,540

2,290

2,240

2,500

2,530

2,510

2,250

2,010

108, 150

5,605

1.05

1.15

May

1,990

1,760

1,640 

1,740

»2,510

5,130

3,340

3,760

3,950

5,780

5,670

5,140

2,690

2,520

2,240

1,870

1,700

1,500

1,470

1,550

1,510

1,200 

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,280

1,620

1,570

1,590

1,400 

1,520

64,040

2,066

0.590

0.68

June

1,140

1,120

1,190 

1,150

1,050

940

940

844

871

865

*880

841

8TT

1,050

1,400

2,250

2,770

2,680

2,560

2,500

2,180

2,600 

5,140

5,280

5, 130

2,660

2,210

1,960

2,180 

1,980

52,972

1,766

0.505

0.56

July

1,780

1,630

1.510 

1,660

1,890

2,290

2,590

2,730

2,910

3,580

4,280

5,200

5.820

47540"

3,380

2,720

2,620

2,520

2,220

2,120

2,020

1,780 

*1,820

1,830

1,850

1,630

1,530

1,590

1,910

1,610 

1,570

76,950

2,482

0.709

0.82

Aug.

2,040

2,140

2.150 

1,826

1,620

1,590

1,620

1,540

1,410

1,220

1,020

967

970

1,250

1,150

1,190

1,350

1,410

1,520

1,140

958

877 

907

868

874

862

855

826

1,555 

1,550

1,570

59,894

1,287

0.368

0.42

Sept.

,100

,190

,230 

,210

,230

,510

,550

* ,260

,340

,590

,350

,120

,070

,000

928

886

838

790

S52" 775

850

817 

805

1,190

3,580

8,530

19,800

31,900

55.600 

34,300

159,541

5,511

1.52

1.69

Calendar year 1955: Max 29,400 Mln 961 Mean 2,731 Cfsm 0.780 In. 10.61

Water year 1955-56: Max 35,600 Mln 775 Mean 2,865 Cfsm 0.819 In. 11.14

Discharge measurement made on this day.
192 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Holmes Creek at Vernon, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°37'35", long 85°42i45", In NEv sec. 35, T. 3 N., R. 15 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 79 at Vernon, a quarter of a mile downstream from Pippin Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 386 sq ml.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1956.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 10,70 ft above mean sea level, 

"cTatum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 482 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 cfs July 7 (gage height, 14.58 ft); minimum, 238 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 10.17 ft).

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 5,240 cfs Sept. 2, 1950 (gage height, 19.02 ft); minimum, 234 cfs July 8, 1955; minimum gage height, that of Jan. 18, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 6 July 7 to Sept. 30

10.1 232

11.0 314

12.0 441

13.0

14.0

15.0

628

960

1,440

10.8

12.0

13.0

281

406

576

14.0

15.0

950

1,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

278

281

*279"

276

272

273

272 

274

274

270

269

267

267

267

265

263

270

267 

263

261

261

260

260

260

260

'555 258

260

276

270

269

8,301

268

0.694

0.80

Nov.

270

TTG

269

267

265

265

264 

263

261

265

263

260

260

*260

261

262

260

259 

261

260

259

261

261

260

260

261

261

261

259 

256

7,864

262

0.679

0.76

Dec.

256

258

259

259

260

260

261 

'2B75

260

257

258

258

258

256

254

254

254

254 

256

254

254

*253

254

253

252

253

251

248

246 qj A

£4b

246

7,902

255

0.661

0.76

Jan.

245

244

243

246

245

246

247 

246

245

245

245

243

242

240

241

243

239

238 24"F

243

241

250

299

301

797

291

291

289

286

281

273

7,973

257

0.666

0.77

Feb.

268

265

263 '2U3"

*263

289

297 

297

325

332

345

344

354

360

360

416

438

445 

462

504

'SIS 537

484

448

413

388

371

357

339

10,745

371

0.961

1.04

Mar.

329

325

34T

354

359

366

374 

380

374

360

386

479

513

529

704

884

1,040

1.060 

1,0'OS

*876

753

657

567

501

461

433

416

403

395

413

408

16,440

530

1.37

1.58

Apr.

403

405

408

416

419

413

387 

362

348

353

379

379

382

382

384

395

379

366 

355

348

338

329

321

316

321

316

316

314

312

307

10,853

362

0.938

1.05

May

303

300

300

318

*366

408

421 

4TI

403

400

392

377

357

342

332

321

310

305 

301

297

293

293

291

290

288

293

316

316

314

306

305

10,272

331

0.858

0.99

June

291

287

281

280

279

279

278 

276

274

272

272

*279

285

305

299

318

339

356 

377

397

397

392

406 355

392

387

374

371

379

387

9,905

330

0.855

0.95

July

392

357

397

712

1,200

1,180

1.220 

1,186

1,030

932

936

1,050

1,050

941

860

936

896

896 

905

792

626

549

524

*574

611

584

522

467

435

432

475

23,701

765

1.98

2.28

Aug.

455

4T7

401

388

375

375

387 

375

360

347

334

325

319

319

317

315

311

308 

307

309

311

306

303

297

294

295

301

337

343

341

337

10,519

339

0.878

1.01

Sept.

339

345

376

384

376

370

367 

373

*366

353

346

335

327

319

313

305

302

298 

297

294

291

'258" 288

378

571

658

780

856

S3T

745

12,474

416

1.08

1.20

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,300 Mln 234 Mean 540 Cfsm 0.881 In. 11.94

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,220 Mln 238 Mean 374 Cfsm 0.969 In. 13.19

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 193

Choctawhatohee River near Bruce, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30°27'03", long 85°53'54", in NE^ sec. 36, T. 1 N., R. 17 W., on downstream 

fender pile at center swing pier of bridge on State Highway 20, about 4 miles southeast 

of Bruce and 5-8 miles downstream from Holmes Creek.

Drainage area. 4,384 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to Apr. 6, 1934, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at datum 0.25 ft lower.

Average discharge. 26 years, 6,991 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 cfs at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, stage rising, 

peak occurred Oct. 2, 1956; maximum peak discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Mar. 19 (gage 

height, 8.61 ft); minimum discharge, 1,600 cfs June 11 (gage height, 0.13 ft).

1930-56: Maximum discharge, 69,600 cfs Aug. 19, 20, 1939; maximum gage height, 16.68 

ft Aug. 19, 1939; minimum discharge, 1,480 cfs Oct. 9, 1954 (gage height, -0.23 ft).

Maximum stage known, 25.0 ft at former site and datum, in March 1929, from floodmarks 

(discharge, 220,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs on basis of records 

for station at Caryville).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 872: 1937. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.0 

2.0 

4.0

1,550

2,560

4,080

6.0

8.0

10.0

7,120

12,000

20,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14

IS

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,820

1,880

*1,950

1,910

1,860

1,830

1,820

1,860

1,870 

1,860

1,840 

1,860 

1,880

1,880

1,830

1.780 

1,810

1,800

1,840

1,940

2,040

2,080

2,060

2,000

1,920

1,850 

1,800 

1,780

1,860 

1,900 

1,900

58,310

1,881

0.429

0.49

Nov.

1,870

1,830

1,810

1,780

1,740

1,730

1,740

1,730

1,720 

1,760

1,820 

1,810 

1,820

*1,840

1,840

1,860 

1,880

1,830

1,820

1,780

1,780

1,910

2,080

2,100

Z,020

1,970 

1,920 

1,940

1,980 

2,020

55,730

1,858

0.424

0.47

Dec.

2,010

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,990

1,980

2,000

2,050

2.090 

2,040

2,000 

1,980 

1,960

1,930

1,920

1,900 

*1,880

1,880

1,900

1,890

1,900

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,930

1,910 

1,880 

1,870

1,860 

1,870 

1,860

60,300

1,945

0.444

0.51

Jan.

1,820

1,800

1,790

1,800

1,800

1,820

1,850

1,840

1,820 

1,790

1,770 

1,760 

1,760

1.750

T7750"

1,780 

1,770

1,760

1,820

1,820

1,800

1,880

2,240

2,720

3,230

3,660 

T,950 

4,190

4,390 

4.440 

4,280

72,650

2,344

0.535

0.62

Feb.

3,890

3,480

3,110

*2,880

2.810

3,030

3,400

3,740

4,130 

4,540

4,980 

a5,400 

a5, 900

a6,500

a6,900

a7,050 

a7,000

6,810

6,820

a7, 300

a8,100

a9,300

alO,000

alO.OOO

9,200

8,280 

7,420 

a6,700

a6,000

174,670

6,023

1.37

1.48

Mar.

a5,400

a4,800

4,380

4,150

4.070

4,150

4,350

a4,600

a4,800 

5,020

a5, 300 

a5, 500 

a5,800

a6,200

a6,800

a8,500 

10,000

a!3,500

* 14. OOP

13,900

13,700

13,600

13,300

12,600

11,600

10,600 

9,500 

8,340

7,480 

6,860 

6,200

249,000

8,032

1.83

2.11

Apr.

5,730

5,610

5,740

6,000

6'. 040

5,810

5,440

4,990

4,850 

4,990

5,290 

5,350 

5,270

5,200

5,320

5,590 

5,780

5,690

5,350

4,860

4,470

4,070

3,740

3,460

3,280

3,150 

3,080 

3,030

2,980 

2.870

143,030

4,768

1.09

1.21

May

2,750

2,630

2,540

2,480

2,510

2,840

3,320

3,660

3,860 

4,010

4,160 

4.260 

4,260

4,110

3,750

3,270 

2,830

2,510

2,310

2,170

2,080

1,990

1,930

1,880

1,820

1.810 

1,920 

2,100

2,220 

2,220 

2,140

86,340

2,785

0.635

0.73

June

2,040

1,970

1,870

1,830

1,820

1,750

1,670

1,640

1,630 

1,620

1.610 

*I,620 

1,630

1,720

1,840

2,010 

2,450

3,050

3,400

3,470

3,370

3,320

3,640

4,080

4,360

4.400 

4,220 

3,840

3,460 

3,240

78,570

2,619

0.597

0.67

July

3,170

3,050

2,910

3,140

3,550

3,580

3,780

4,150

4,400 

4,560

4,710 

4,830 

5,050

5,390

5,860

6.290 

6,130

5,460

4,680

4,120

3,760

3,700

3,720

3,760

3,680

3,560 

3,330 

*3,040

2,860 

2,880 

2,850

125,950

4,063

0.927

1.07

Aug.

2,860

3,100

5,270

3,220

3,030

2,780

2,680

2,620

2,510 

2,370

2,210 

2,080 

1,980

1,960

2,030

2,040 

2,020

2,080

2,150

2,140

2,040

1,920

1,820

1,740

1,720

1,720 

1.690 

1,720

1,780 

1,890 

2,120

69,290

2,235

0.510

0.59

Sept.

2,200

2,160

2,160

2,140

2,140

2,130

2,170

*2,340

2,290 

2,240

2,230 

2,180 

2,060

1,950

1,870

1,820 

1,760

1,710

1,680

1.660

1,670

1,660

1,660

2,170

3,630

4,120 

4,770 

5,660

7,570 

16,500

90,300

3,010

0.687

0.77

Calendar year 1955: Max . 24,500 Mln 1,720 Mean 3,509 Cfsm 0.800 In. 10.86

Water year 1955-56! Max 16,500 Mln 1,610 Mean 3,454 Cfsm 0.788 In. 10i72

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

 a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

other stations In the basin.
194 ALAQUA CREEK BASIN

Alaqua Creek near De Funiak Springs, Fla.

Location.--Lat 30"37'00", long 86°09'50", in NEy sec. 5, T. IN., R. 19 W., near center of 

 span on downstream side of Pine Alien Bridge on U. S. Forest Service Road 200 in Eglin

Field Military Reservation, 0.8 mile upstream from Davis Branch and 8 miles southwest of

De Funiak Springs.

Drainage area.--65.6 sq mi.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of!92a

Average discharge. 5 years, 123 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,790 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 17.56 ft); minimum, 49 cfs June 9 (gage height, 6.56 ft).

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 5,160 cfs Sept. 26, 1953 (gage height, 18.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs; minimum, 27 cfs June 9, 21, 22, 30, July 1, 1955; 

minimum gage height, 5.93 ft June 22, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-6

67

122

Oct. 7 to Sept. 30

6.9 

7.9

6.5

7.5

12.0

13.0

46

93

423

547

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

746

1,040

1,860

3,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

117

86

*73

68

78

T§0" 218

120

90

77

72

68

66

62

62

90

76

66

63

60

59

58

57

56

55

55

57

193 

110

75

2,649

85.5

1.30

1.50

Nov.

68

63

62

61

62

64

68

61

63

64

62

61

61

*59

59

58

56

55

66

60

58

59

61

64

63

59

59

57 

58

1,839

61.3

0.934

1.04

Dec.

58

58

59

59

13

64

68

63

61

58

58

58

56

56

56

56

56

*57

69

63

58

57

56

57

56

56

56

53

12

52

1,812

58.5

0.892

1.03

Jan.

52

52

55

65

59

55

54

52

52

52

52

52

52

51

51

52

51

50

55

56

53

82

336

341

14T

105

92

85

82

82

2,549

82.2

1.25

1.45

Feb.

74

72

14~9~ 71

*222

282

233

138

279

242

215

146

123

112

110

490 432"

225

186

165

141

126

119

113

110

104

103

112

92

4,986

172

2.62

2.83

Mar.

91

92

158

187

112

103

100

97

91

88

196

460 ?6"0"

242

441

334

251

199

172

*152

142

137

130

123

114

109

107

105

173

337 

183

5,486

177

2.70

3.11

Apr.

137

123

118

114

109

111

102

93

91

147

298

155

121

107

105

144

107

95

90

87

84

84

83

86

122

98

90

83

80

*_78

3,346

112

1.71

1.90

May

76

74

75

119

183

160

122

115

88

80

76

74

72

68

66

64

62

61

60

59

58

57

56

57

56

61

83

76

68 

68

62

2,456

79.2

1.21

1.39

June

62

63

56

55

54

53

52

51

50

5?

52

*62

60

254

230

110

253

197

104

85

281

840

TO

229

195

166

181

203

222 

375

5,141

171

2.61

2.91

July

264

223

237

231

174

163

328

386

421

356

'33? 610

238

259

255

373

243

182

152

141

164

353

232

199

149

135

128

 138

136 

'355 121

7,628

246

3.75

4.32

Aug.

136" 191

115

115

168

120

159

110

94

90

86

85

84

85

103

98

82

78

82

90

81

76

73

71

li

135

92

84

88 

88

94

3,122

101

1.54

1.77

Sept.

128

123

214

123

264

141

115

*261

174

115

101

94

89

85

82

80

80

83

83

77

75

76" 73

582

*2.210

664

326

269

245 

234

7,266

242

3.69

4.12

Calendar year 1955: Max 373 Mln 27 Mean 72.3 Cfsm l.io In. 14.96

Water waoei- year y^AL- 1955-56 1.300-00 : : Max 1'taA 2,210 £,21U Mln Kin 50 oU Mean piean 132 X3£ Cfsm uiam 2.01 Z.UX In. J-". 27.37 Ct.St

Peak discharge (base. 550 ef3).--Pet>. 16 (11:30 p.m.) 664 cfs (13.64 ft); June 22 (9 a.m.) 972 cfs 

(14.82 ft); July 11 (2:30 p.m.) 715 cfs (13.87 ft); Sept. 25 (2:30 a.m.) 3,790 cfs (17.56 ft). 

» Discharge measurement made on this Hair.
YELLOW RIVER BASIN 195

Yellow River at Milligan, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°45'10", long 86°37'45", in sec. 15, T. 3 N., R. 24 W., on right bank 

10 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 90, half a mile east of Milligan, half 

a mile upstream from Trammel Creek, and 6$ miles upstream from Shoal River.

Drainage area. 624 sq mi.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 51.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 6, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,132 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,540 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 9.28 ft); 

minimum, 211 cfs June 10; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Sept. 16, 17.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Dec. 6, 1953 (gage height, 15.13 ft); minimum, 143 cfs Oct. 25, 1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 16, 17, 1956.

Flood in 1929 reached a stage of 26.2 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1938-39. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Dec. 6, Jan. 23 to Feb. 15, 

Feb. 24 to Mar. 11, July 21 to Aug. 6, Sept. 1-24)

1.1

6.0 

7.0

194

1,610

2,020

8.0

9.0

10.0

2,890

4,810

7,490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

250 

270

274

254

*242

237 

470

863

627

453

385

361

340

317

300

287

364

377

333

338

335

317

300

287 

282

272

267

272

364

369

340

10,747

347

0.556

0.64

Nov.

338 

335

320

300

290

287 

292

294

292

300

312

317

317

327

322

*310

300

292

307

317

310

382

455

438 

391

364

343

338

343

346

9,877

329

0.527

0.59

Dec.

335 

327

322

325

335

338 

343

338

346

335

330

327

317

310

307

307

304

310

*348

361

338

340

333

322 

314

310

307

302

294

292

 287

10,004

323

0.518

0.60

Jan.

282 

282

290

297

290

284 

290

284

280

277

277

277

277

277

277

280

277

277

294

314

320

453

1,070

1.400 

1,360

1,260

1,230

1,060

798

658

584

15,876

512

0.821

0.95

Feb.

550 

521

504

498

541

692 

*897

980

1,210

1,320

1,390

1,380

1,310

1,160

994

1,410

1,750

2,250

2.880

2,730

2,090

1,590

1,260

1,080 

969

894

840

798

758

35.246

1,215

1.95

2.10

Mar.

724 

692

832

1,110

1,260

1,360 

1,250

1,090

957

897

1,030

1,690

2,370

2,770

3,020

2,850

2,480

2,990

3.660

3,200

*2,450

1,800

1,440

1,240 

1,130

1,040

963

915

1,150

1,450

1 ' 540

51,350

1,656

2.65

3.06

Apr.

1.400 

1,170

994

892

829

915 

1,070

1,130

1,110

1,010

1,110

1,170

1,220

1,120

957

826

769

721

661

610

561

527

504

487 

501

498

501

484

467

458

24,652

822

1.32

1.47

May

416 

*393

407

535

598

974 

909

812

744

632

541

475

436

402

380

364

346

330

330

325

310

294

290

287 

282

272

277

312

335.

361

356

13,725

443

0.710

0.82

June

320 

302

290

274

257

252 

242

232

225

216

228

314

*464

587

892

897

1,090

1,050

906

817

980

1.440

1,160

906 

852

715

655

581

589

564

18,297

610

0.978

1.09

July

521

550

535

655

1,150

1,080 

1,110

1,190

1,690

2,160

2.250

2,110

2,070

2,070

1,810

1,260

874

718

621

558

530

507

550

538 

*473

427

391

359

346

155

538

30,100

971

1.56

1.79

Aug.

436 

404

396

418

413

407 

689

752

436

364

335

310

312

374

402

366

330

307

302

325

302

282

274

267 

260

260

267

282

317

327

302

11,218

362

0.580

0.67

Sept.

312 

294

282

272

*294

277 

290

369

346

292

264

252

242

232

223

216

223

237

252

237

223

216

223

1,280 

4,480

5.410

4,320

4,050

4,580

4,140

34,328

1,144

1.83

2.05

Calendar year 1955: Max 13,000 Mln 237 Mean 638 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.90

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,410 Mln 216 Mean 725 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.83

Discharge measurement made on this day.
196 YELLOW RIVER BASIN

Shoal River near Mossy Head, Pla.

Location (revised).--Lat 30°47'45", long 86°18'25", in SW£ sec. 36, T. 4 N., R. 21 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of county road bridge, about 200 ft downstream 

from Machine Branch and 3.9 miles north of Mossy Head.

Drainage area, 123 sq mi.

Records available. March 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 105.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 24, 1956, at site of former bridge 300 ft north at same datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 177 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,860 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 18.30 ft); 

minimum, 42 cfs June 9 (gage height, 3.62 ft).

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 8,690 cfs Sept. 27, 1953 (gage height, 21.86 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance study; minimum, 

that of June 9, 1956; minimum gage height, 3.13 ft Aug. 30, Sept. 9, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 20-28)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17

3.7 54

4.0 80

4.5 136

Nov. 18 to Sept. 30

3.6 

4.3 

6.0

104

350

12.0

14.0

17.0

1,460

2,130

3,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

79

103

85

 78

76

78

126

136

TTT

94

83

79

77

76

71

70

109

96

81

76

74

72

70

68

!§

66

66 

67

134

106

85

2,658

85.7

0.697

0.80

Nov.

77

75

71

69

69

68

69

69

66

66

66

66

65

64

*63

62

60

59

67

69

65

63

64

71

75

77

69 

66

64

64

2,018

67.3

0.547

0.61

Dec.

64

64

64

69

80

84

85

78

71

69

68

66

64

63

62

61

61

 63

77

72

67

65

65

65

64

64

63 

61

60

60

60

2,079

67.1

0.546

0.63

Jan.

60

61

67

100

77

70

67

63

63

63

62

62

62

62

62

65

66

66

70

70

68

101

438

389

234

140

126

117

111

106 

100

3,268

105

0.854

0.99

Feb.

93

90

89

123

220

 230

212

153

267

256

230

177

146

135

150

875

610

374

280

234

202

176

158

148

140

133

126 

121

110

6,258

216

1.76

1.89

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,620 Min 46

Mar.

108

109

181

236

180

145

135

132

122

114

264

655

467

382

523

498

391

302

234

196

 173

158

148

139

130

122

117 

114

222

445 

321

7,463

241

1.96

2.26

Apr.

215

172

156

146

140

139

130

117

111

173

347

25T

176

148

140

158

138

118

110

103

98

96

94

97

120

111

102 

94

89

87

4,176

.139

1.13

1.26

May

*83

81

84

128

259

222

170

138

114

100

91

87

81

77

73

70

66

63

62

60

58

56

55

58

M

54

60 

59

55

55

55

2,708

87.4

0.711

0.82

June

54

53

50

48

47

47

46

45

44

46

47

55

*58

203

278

191

188

163

111

88

232

321

248

188

145

158

136 

318

284

193

4,085

136

1.11

1.24

July

268

232

176

148

141

127

220

304

355

355

264

197

230

226

204

259

203

149

124

111

121

194

176

 158

a!44

a!31

alls 

a!08

aT23

a!40

a!58

5,864

189

1.54

1.77

Aug.

a!41

a!27

al!4

a!03

al!9

a!37

116

98

a 84

a 76

a74

a72

72

*77

105

83

77

74

73

72

70

69

68

£J?5

116

m106

98

111

2,937

94.7

0.770

0.89

Sept.

130

102

98

106

234

154

 106

173

132

110

102

98

94

90

87

83

83

86

84

82

79

78

J5

620

*3.840

1,570

627 

450

347

334

10,257

342

2.78

3.10

Mean 127 Cfsm 1.03 In.' 13.95

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,840. Min 44 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.26

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs). Sept. 25 (12 m.) 4,860 cfs (18.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of record for Shoal River near Crestvlew.
YELLOW RIVKR BASIN 197

Shoal River near Crestview, Fla.

Location. Lat 30"41'50", long 86°34'15", in sec. 5. T. 2 H., R. 23 W., on right bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 85, 3? miles downstream from Titi Creek, 

4u miles south of Crestview, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 474 sq mi.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1956.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 47.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 12, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,044 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height 10 73 ft)- 

minimum, 288 cfs June 10 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

1938-56: Maximum discharge. 21,700 cfs July 7, 1940 (gage height, 14.26 ft); minimum, 263 cfs May 13, 14, 1955 (gage height, 0.96 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1274: 1939-40, 1944, 1947, 1950. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, July 19 to Sept. 2)

Oct. 1-3 Oct. 4 to Jan. 24, Mar. 14 to Sept. 30 Jan. 25 to Mar. 13

1.5 358 1.1 283 6.5 2,160 1.9 453

2.0 448 3.0 601 9.0 6,800 5.0 1,160

5.0 1,120 11.0 11,600 6.0 l',630

6.0 1,630 6.5 2,160

7.0 3,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

374 

412

448

406

*375

380

545

959

754

537

457 

419

401

393

374

364

451 

501

433

395

377

364

356

348

340

333

332

334

508 

566

438

13, 704

442

0.932

1.08

Nov.

388 

371

363

350

345

345

351

359

345

342

340 

339

338

338

333

*328

324 

312

333

374

347

339

338

348

361

371

355

344

333 

330

10, 384

346

0.730

0.81

Dec.

333 

334

336

339

387

391

420

39T

372

351

347 

344

338

332

332

325

325 

334

*388

385

358

344

336

334

330

328

325

311

305 

308

 302

10,685

345

0.728

0.84

Jan.

299 

305

312

369

372

336

324

308

302

302

302 

302

304

300

299

300

294 

293

325

327

317

390

1,080

1.890

1,485

884

654

581

543 

523

506

15,123

438

1.03

1.19

Feb.

487 

475

467

475

606

*767

878

723

944

1,250

1,090 

891

727

643

623

1,610

2.790 

2,260

1,370

1,030

889

802

740

705

681

654

642

631

598

26,453

912

1.92

2.08

Mar.

581 

579

723

1,120

999

866

775

736

718

659

786 

1,920

2.770

2,180

1,800

1,860

1,600 

1,280

1,050

892

*801

752

722

690

662

635

616

629

824

1,570

*

33,425

1,078

2.27

2.62

Apr.

1,150 

851

740

695

662

686

701

631

584

668

1.310 

1,280

936

738

664

662

646 

590

552

530

513

503

499

501

580

576

541

509

487

.~

20,458

682

1.44

1.61

May

*465 

455

463

612

794

1.080

839

686

570

514

484 

462

451

438

427

412

396 

390

383

375

369

361

355

356

348

340

355

359

353

407

556

14, 910

481

1.01

1.17

June

407 

375

348

333

324

317

308

300

293

291

296 

332

*379

556

956

939

948 

1,040

743

566

1,160

2.640

2,050

1,230

956

864

900

781

945

1,040

22,617

754

1.59

1.77

July

928 

1,120

997

824

945

801

1,020

1,110

1,620

1.740

1,510 

1,130

875

822

752

794

864 

740

622

570

622

659

673

827

670

576

*530

508

534

586

675

26,644

859

1.81

2.09

Aug.

629

521

496

532

562

686

582

470

436

419 

406

409

467

451

462

425 

391

398

467

435

385

364

356

551

419

640

670

701

514

15,400

497

1.05

1.21

Sept.

530 

527

642

525

640

684

*552

618

646

503

449 

425

407

595

585

575

377 

406

390

374

367

559

366

1,690

7,380

9.820

8,570

4,710

2,480

1,760

47,550

1,578

3.33

3.72

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,150 Mln 263 Mean 562 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.10

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,820 Mln 291 Mean 703 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.19

Discharge measurement made on this day.
198 BLACKWATER RIVER BASIN

Blackwater River near Baker, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°50'00", long 86°44'05", in SW£ sec. 22, T. 4 N., R. 25 W. near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 4, 0.3 mile downstream from Red 

wash Branch and 3.8 miles northwest of Baker.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 60.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (from design elevation of bridge curb furnished by Florida State Road Department),

Average discharge. 6 years, 226 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 14.02 ft); 

minimum, 61 cfs Sept. 16, 17; minimum gage height, 2.75 ft Nov. 18, 19, Jan 8-18

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Dec. 4, 1953 (gage height, 20.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 60 cfs 

Sept. 7, 8, 1954; minimum gage height, that of Nov. 18, 19, 1955, Jan. 8-18, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 11-30, Feb. 7-15, May 27 to July 7)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

2.7

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

58

194

384

1,370

2.8 

3.4 

4.0

58

115

206

5.0

11.0

14.0

402

2,430

3,940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

68

70 

73

70

*68

67

82

115

16T

88

80

75 

72

69

68

69

82

83

78

73

70

68

68

66

65

64

64

65

83 

81

76

2,326

75.0

0.366

0.42

Nov.

 69 71

68

67

67

67

67

68

69

69

69

69 

68

67

66

*66

65

63

67

69

69

68

68

68

68

69

69

69

68 

68

2,035

67.8

0.331

0.37

Dec.

68

la

70

70

72

78

77

76

76

76

75

74 

73

73

72

72

72

75

*80

83

80

78

76

75

75

75

74

73

72

71

70

2,300

74.2

0.362

0.42

Jan.

71

72 

72

73

72

73

72

71

71

71

72

72 

72

72

72

73

73

73

81

93

93

107

373

487 272"

190

158

145

137

133 

a!30

3,696

119

0.580

0.67

Feb.

a!28

a!25 

a!25

a!28

a!40

a!80

*203

179

247

361

389

316 

236

211

203

1.500

1,050

682

443

346

281

232

199

178

166

152

144

135

127

8,606

297

1.45

1.56

Mar.

119

ttf

359

275

211

180

164

160

145

649

1,850 

1,220

768

632

834

1,290

882

557

404

336

*293

262

235

215

195

180

175

287

441

324

13,935

450

2.20

2.53

Apr.

241

206 

183

169

162

172

169

150

156

150

275

245 

190

160

142

138

135

124

114

108

103

100

98

95

98

99

98

93

89 

87

4,329

144

0.702

0.79

May

85

*82 

89

94

104

251

251

174

131

109

99

91 

88

84

82

78

77

75

75

74

73

72

72

74

72

70

JI

70

78 

80

80

3,005

96.9

0.473

0.55

June

80

79 

78

75

75

72

71

71

70

7T

77

95 

111

*160

217

219

247

195

157

129

203

441

303

217

163

134

128

118

107

98

4,259

142

0.693

0.77

July

99

114 

119

115

129

129

144

714

1.590

848

485

336 

254

197

163

151

136

120

108

102

100

110

115

103

*96

92

88

Si

88 

178

188

7,299

235

1.15

1.32

Aug.

128

104 

92

as

89

89

132

Tie" 145

92

81

78 

78

87

86

89

80

75

72

75

76

76

72

70

68

70

73

72

92 

108

101

2,754

88.8

0.433

0.50

Sept.

92

81 

76

73

*71

70

69

82

81

73

69

67 

65

64

63

62

64

73

69

66

64

62

63

709

3.400

*2,120

923

539

388

314

10,012

334

1.63

1.82

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,750 Mln 63 Mean 166 Cfsm 0.810 In. 10.97

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,400 Mln 62 Mean 176 Cfsm 0.859 In. 11.72

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs). Sept. 25 (1:30 p.m.) 3,950 cfs (14.02 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Coldwater Creek near Milton.
BLACKWATER RIVER BASIN 199

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Pla.

Location. La t 30 042'30", long 86°58'20", in SW£ sec. 5. T. 2 N., R. 27 W., at right bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 191, 2f miles upstream from mouth and 

6f miles northeast of Milton.

Drainage area. 237 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 9.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 2, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 521 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,290 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 7.49 ft); 

minimum, 156 cfs June 10, 11 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 23,100 cfs Aug. 17, 1939 (gage height, 17.33 ft); 

minimum, that of June 10, 11, 1956; minimum gage height, 0.94 ft Dec. 11, 1938.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 892: 1939. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

1.9 186

2.5 298

3.0 423

4.0 740

5.0 1,130

6.0 1,890

1.9 156

2.5 2S4

4.0 740

5.0 1,130

6.0 1,890

7.0 2,800

8.0 3,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

205

209

217

209

207

*202

276

599

412

289

250

233

224

216

209

207

246

246

221

214

210

207

205

204

202

200

199 2C~5"

237 

232

221

7,413

239

1.01

1.16

Nov.

214

215

209

207

205

205

209

210

207

209

210

209

207

205

202

202

*197

~2l5 194

212

204

202

204

205

209

210

210

205

204 

204

6,192

206

0.869

0.97

Dec.

205

205

209

219

250

221

214

214

212

207

204

202

202

200

200

199

200

209

219

*219

210

205

205

205

204

204

202

199

197 

197

!!§.

6,414

207

0.873

1.01

Jan.

196

196

202

197

194

194

192

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

192

192

191

194

230

246

223

298 882-

896

532

360

300

272

256 

246

237

8,455

273

1.15

1.33

Feb.

232

228

228

232

252

309

332

296

477

*602

557

448

356

313

370

1,320

830

557

442

370

319

286

270

258

246

237

228

217

12,502

431

1.82

1.96

Mar.

211

209

289

497

454

365

319

296

274

258

554

2,080

1,660

885

628

999

1,780

950

592

454

390

*348

322

299

279

265

253

248

325 

576

478

17,537

566

2.39

2.75

Apr.

379

327

296

279

267

265

270

255

244

244

390

450

360

310

290

270

270

260

250

230

230

220

220

220

230

240

230

220

210 

210

8,136

271

1.14

1.28

May

200

200

200

210

*272

466

487

375

282

244

224

211

202

194

188

182

176

174

174

174

172

170

Tfo

209

200

178

174

172

182 

200

255

6,912

223

0.941

1.08

June

317

265

239

209

192

182

174

167

161

158

190

213

279

*376

448

428

503

428

309

284

526

]_ 1 110

695

445

327

279

251

242

228 

219

9,844

328

1.38

1.54

July

219

306

286

274

340

354

306

791

2.140

1,840

848

531

404

335

292

267

248

233

226

246

255

279

294

262

*237

235

219

207

2lT 

217

258

13,160

425

1.79

2.07

Aug.

248

217

200

194

192

194

194

184

176

174

170

224

274

279

302

2S4

237

233

200

190

184

184

182

178

174

186

196

194

194 

207

204

6,449

208

0.878

1.01

Sept.

209

192

186

235

*207

196

242

239

209

190

182

178

174

172

170

167

T5T

217

211

194

188

184

198

1,510

5.120

2,970

1,520

631

466 

402

15,143

505

2.13

2.38

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,440 Mln 194 Mean 317 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.15

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,120 Mln 158 Mean 323 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.54

Peak discharge (base. 2.700 cfs). Sept. 24 (7 p.m.) 3,290 cfs (7.49 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 12 to May 4; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

stage and records for Blackwater River near Baker.

464436 O-58-14
200 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Conecuh River at Brantley, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°34', long 86°15', in SE£ sec. 16, T. 7 N., R. 18 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 331 and State Highway 52, half a mile 

downstream from Moody Mill Creek and three-auarters of a mile southeast of Brantley.

Drainage area. 492 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 226.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 1, 1938, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 701 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 3,940 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 15.29 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 15,800 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 23.0 ft); minimum, 

22 cfs Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.2 

2.0 

4.0

45

116

388

8.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

1,080

1,710

2,390

3,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

87

83

84

*80

76

74

73SB137

180

157

127

106

96

90

86

103

233

TSS

154

153

140

122

109

102

94

88

85

86 

93

114

3,484

112

0.228

0.26

Nov.

110

97

90

89

89

86

*8T

92

97

101

110

130

135

134

130

126

122

117

115

115

122

122

117

115

123

139

167

186

ITS 

167

3,603

120

0.244

0.27

Dec.

150

139

134

135

147

186

192

T77

161

157

149

138

134

130

127

*126

126

125

125

127

128

126

126

129

130

130

128

126

125 

122

ii°

4,269

138

0.280

0.32

Jan.

118

118

116

114

112

113

109

109

110

108

108

106

105

ICF

106

106

108

»114

141

192

240

233

448

560

648

612

510

418

320

276

247

6,830

220

0.447

0.52

Feb.

247

233

219

?4T

1,040

,190

,190

,080

,130

,190

,610

,870

,640

,380

,240

,540

,340

,170

,150

,640

2,050

*1,?10

1,380

1,190

1,030

864

720

612

594

32,674

1,127

2.29

2.47

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,620 Min 72

Mar.

612

ET?

774

882

882

884

846

882

954

972

,220

,590

,380

,320

,640

,490

,470

,330

,860

3,400

,490

,900

,520

,240

,030

846

702

630

*684 

684

648

44,354

1,431

2.91

3.35

Apr.

630

612

612

*612

702

612

594

612

702

864

1,130

1,260

1,130

936

774

684

612

543

463

418

380

343

313

290

268

261

254

247

233 

219

17,310

0.577

1.17

1.31

May

199

*186

199

666

972

684

612

612

594

612

648

560

403

290

233

192

167

149

135

124

114

105

101

101

109

116

115

116

119 

105

95

9,433

304

0.618

0.71

June

93

93

124

100

82

*74

71

66

65

62

59m

59

79

111

154

132

135

146

 123

242

320

SlF

161

123

101

87

80

69 

63

3,353

112

0.228

0.25

July

58

56

55

70

82

78

104

180

298

388

298

219

173

139

112

101

98

*97

94

92

90

90

107

104

102

91

83

72

68 

120

123

3,845

124

0.252

0.29

Aug.

87

TO

64

60

56

52

49

46

44

42

39

44

45

51

*49

42

39

38

37

2o

65

49

44

41

39

37

37

38

42 

39

39

1,464

47.2

0.096

0.11

Sept.

50

49

44

41

54

53

48

48

69

56

47

42

37

34

32

32

31

33

32

32

*30Soso

112

918

846

918

936

BW 

756

6,304

210

0.427

0.48'

Mean 392 Cfsm 0.797 In. 10.82

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,860 Mln 30 Mean 374 Cfsm 0.760 In. 10.34

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 201

Patsaliga Creek at Luverne, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°44', long 86°17', in SW^ sec. 29, T. 9 N., R. 18 E., near center of span 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highways 9 and 10, 1 mile northwest of Luverne 

and 3 miles downstream from Pond Creek.

Drainage area. 249 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 267.53 ft above mean sea level, 

(Tatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years, 373 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 11.4° ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 6.8 cfs Sept. 15, 17 (gage height, 

0.83 ft).

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 16.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 4.9 cfs Oct. 3, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage Height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 17 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

0.8 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

2.5 

4.0

6.3

13

20

39

70

196

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

551

723

997

1,380

1,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

29

47

35

28

*28

26

24

33

44

29

29

26

26

24

23

153" 18

-7?

39

39

34

28

28

26

28

24

24

24

30

30 

34

1,089

35.1

0.141

0.16

Nov.

30

30

26

2ff

28

28

*32

30

36

94

63

50

50

47

44

36

30

28

34

42

34

36

36

42

44

90

86

86

63

53

1,354

45.1

0.181

0.20

Dec.

39

55

56

66

102

90

86

78

56

53

50

50

47

44

47

*44

42

44

44

44

47

53

53

53

50

50

50

47

44

44 

39

1,668

53.8

0.216

0.25

Jan.

47

42

42

42

39

39

39

42

36

5F

36

36

36

42

42

39

44

*50

118

134

110

126

349

385

30T

206

134

110

94

90

102

2,988

96.4

0.387

0.45

Feb.

94

82

5Z

114

325

486

486

421

409

385

332

301

226

187

178

349

434

512

£25" 625

473

*313

246

216

196

169

160

206

196

8,828

304

1.22

1.32

Mar.

196

I5S

268

361

421

486

538

551

434

290

447

*565

*723

*1,790

1,880

1,640

1,380

1,530

1,820

1,380

823

473

332

301

268

246

236

226

257

*29o

551

20,899

674

2.71

3.12

Apr.

473

434

268

216

268

313

499

1,600

1,356

723

473

421

499

525

349

257

216

226

187

160

142

126

118

110

110

102

102

98

86

78_

10,529

351

1.41

1.57

May

66

*60

206

178

325

460

4TT

290

187

126

102

86

66

56

47

42

32

28

26

24

22

22

54" 20

28

53

50

56

34

23

3,186

103

0.414

0.48

June

22

22

22

16

16

*15

14

14

13

I2.

12

14

45

131

226

142

102

110

68

61

257

397

25T

126

60

42

32

26

23

19

2,316

77.2

0.310

0.34

July

18

Iff

63

110

44

32

42

142

23B" 257

126

53

42

34

24

30

28

 30

22

20

18

56

44

42

28

24

24

32

70

110 

63

1,882

60,7

0.244

0.28

Aug.

42

2T

22

18

14

15

14

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

*10

9.5

9.2

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.8

10~ 7.6

10

10 

12

381.6

12.3

0.049

0.06

Sept.

11

10

9.3

9.8

12

10

9.2

9.9

9.0

8.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.8

7.2

6.8

11

11

9.3

*7.8

7.0

7.4

78

625

593

609

681

57? 

313

3,680.5

123

0.494

0.55

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,910 Mln 17 Mean 151 Cfsm 0.606 In. 8.24

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,880 Mln 6.8 Mean 161 Cfsm 0.646 In. 8.78

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
202 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Sepulga River near McKenzie, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°27', long 86°47', in SE£ sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 13 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of Watt Bridge on U. S. Highway 31, three-eighths of a mile upstream 

from Old Town Creek, 2j miles upstream from Piney Woods Creek, 5| miles downstream 

from Persimmon Creek, and 7 miles southwest of McKenzie.

Drainage area. 464 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 155.96 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

("levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 630 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,320 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 10.89 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 2.54 ft).

1937-56: Maximum, discharge, 28,100 cfs Mar. 17, 1938 (gage height, 24.5 ft, from 

flo'odmark); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 15, 28, 29, 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 33 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records goojj.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, Apr. 16 to May 3O)

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.3 

3.7

47

103

193

4.2

5.0

6.0

10.0

385

800

1,500

4,630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

27

*25

23

22

21

22

25

25

25

25

24

22

22

21

21

25

25 

29

42

37

36

32

26

24

21

21

21

21 

20

12

781

25.2

0.054

0.06

Nov.

19

19

19

18

IS

18

20

*20

20

25

26

25

25

25

25

26

26

25 

36

39

33

31

30

30

30

32

36

34

43 4"Q

813

27.1

0.058

0.06

Dec.

39

35

35

40

53

71

69

74

5ff

57

49

45

*42

38

37

36

34

3? 

36

37

36

36

35

35

35

36

36

35

34 

34

34

1,315

42.4

0.091

0.10

Jan.

33

32

32

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

3T

31

*31

32 

46

48

57

80

190

256

267

202

154

114

95 

86

78

2,247

7Z.5

0.156

0.18

Feb.

75

74

BT

458

1,020

1,160

1,200

1,060

1,200

1,240

1,160

890

646

465

390

772

1,940

1,980 

1,620

*1,420

1,130

718

540

435

376

332

306

319

340

23,348

805

1.73

1.87

Mar.

362

555" 315

1,200

1,340

1,130

1,020

830

674

540

870

2,390

3,020

3,370

3,580

3,510

3,880

5.960 

2,950

2,210

1,670

1,020

718

610

535

475

*420

380

380 

385

410

44,659

1,441

3.10

3.58

Apr.

415

344

282

256

242

231

263

336

306

256

340

555" 600

445

306

228

188

171 

169

156

136

125

117

108

108

103

100

95

93 

*89

7,173

239

0.515

0.58

May

*84

81

125

134

193

440

33B

231

180

149

121

107

93

81

74

67

60

57 

53

48

46

45

42

39

38

35

37

43

40

4.2 

43

3,164

102

0.220

0.25

June

40

42

37

*34

31

28

26

25

23

21

25

25

26

47

71

82

98

101 

110

95

170

190

155

114

90

69

57

54

39 

32

1,958

65.3

0.141

0.16

July

32

29

37

36

58

66

74

313

1,770

2.870

2,470

1,300

495

271

193

*156

127

112 

110

250

255

140

108

105

100

84

75

67

81*7P to 

84

11,941

385

0.830

0.96

Aug.

74

64

54

46

44

37

34

32

28

26

24

24

*51

66

39

32

28

24 

21

18

17

17

25

21

16

15

5T

~S3 150

72

55

1,268

40.9

0.088

0.10

Sept.

108

72

51

38

35

33

39

38

34

35

29

25

22

20

18

17

*17

21 

21

18

15

14

13

43?

4,560

4,180

4,110

2,790

1,850 

1 * 340

20,002

667

1.44

1.60

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,080 Mln 18 Mean 314 Cfsm 0.677 In. 9.18

Water year 1955-56 Max 4,560 Mln 13 Mean 324 Cfsm 0.698 In. 9.50

cfB J1O.B9 . ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 203

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°29', long 86°39', in Hi sec. 21 T. 6 N., R. 14 E., on left bank near 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 55 (formerly U. S. Highway 84), l| miles 

upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 2 miles southeast of Thad, 

3 miles upstream from Reedy Creek, and 5? miles southeast of McKenzie.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 172.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 24, 1938, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 432 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 13.07 ft); minimum daily, 7.8 cfs Aug. 23.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 17,100 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 27.1 ft): minimum, 1.6 cfs (result of unusual regulation) Oct. 11, 1938 [gage height, 1.66 ft); minimum daily, that of Aug. 23, 1956.

Maximum stage known, about 30 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs and fair below. Diurnal fluctuation and occasional 

regulation caused by small mill 200 ft above station.

Revisions. WSP 952: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

6.0

8.0

15

39

3.0

5.0

9.0

13.0

82

309

894

1.80O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

31

*40

26

25

33

36

40

34

33

35

39

38

34

30

31

39 

36

42

78

57

45

40

37

34

33

31

32

36

33 

32

1,152

37.2

0.126

0.14

Nov.

30

35

34

32

32

32

34

*34

35

46

46

46

57

64

56

50

46 

44

61

54

46

44

45

50

48

55

53

60

75

TO

1,412

47.1

0.159

0.18

Dec.

59

54

52

62

64

78

116

ITT

85

72

66

*61

55

53

52

51

51 

52

54

51

53

57

58

57

55

54

53

55

54

53 

50

1,898

61.2

0.207

0.24

Jan.

50

48

48

48

48

47

49

48

48

47

47

46

*ff

47

47

 48

47 

48

74

69

77

155

265

226

270

264

203

142

117

105 

99

2,923

94.3

0.319

0.37

Feb.

90

9T

97

154

348

505

617

603

519

478

452

439

374

302

278

400

575 

645

720

675

491

387

3Z2

283

245

223

205

202

235

10,959

378

1.28

1.38

Mar.

236

221

SOT

452

519

491

478

491

426

316

491

804

1,110

1,270

1,360

1,650

1,800 

1,650

1,380

1,200

1,110

768

491

413

364

*325

 302

282

290

299 

338

21,634

698

2.36

2.72

Apr.

426

505

439

303

259

249

254

387

631

736

478

387

413

439

387

284

232 

211

211

194

167

141

126

117

114

111

107

104

98

*88

8,598

287

0.970

1.08

May

81

75

173

156

177

232

555" 254

160

130

104

88

75

66

58

57

51 

47

47

40

32

30

37

33

33

32

31

30

30

30 

30

2,619

84.5

0.285

0.33

June

30

30

30 «28

29

27

25

24

24

23_

23

24

23

34

52

40

63

100

98

87

153

ITT

90

125

103

75

55

46

40

36

1,648

54.9

0.185

0.21

July^

31

3T

32

37

46

38

38

219

259

370

382 Z~50"

153

95

67

54

42 

78

108

84

57

68

148

121

87

59

48

44

39

38 

37

3,160

102

0.345

0.40

Aug.

38

42

75

34

30

29

27

24

24

23

22

21

 21

21

19

17

16 

16

14

12

8.2

9.6

IF" 7.8

20

18

24

32

20

24 

25

694.6

22.4

0.076

0.09

Sept.

22

19

17

18

20

26

34

31

25

19

19

18

18

17

16

15

 15 

18

18

16

15

18

12

2B7

720

930

990

950

1,050

1,270

6,623

221

0.747

0.83

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,30O Mln 25 Mean 20O Cfsm 0.676 In. 9.16

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,80O Mln 7.8 Mean 173 Cfsm 0.584 In. 7.97

Peak discharge (base. 2, OOP ofa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
204 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Coneouh River near Brooklyn, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°10', long 86°48', in W^ sec. 6, T. 2 N., R. 13 E., on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 3 miles downstream from Sepulga River and 

7 miles southwest of Brooklyn.

Drainage area. 2,460 sq mi.

Records available. May 1935 to September 1956.

Gage_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 5, 1937, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 3,712 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 21.17 ft); 

minimum daily, 201 cfs Sept. 17.

1935-56: Maximum discharge, 67,300 cfs Dec. 1, 1948 (gage height, 38.6 ft); minimum daily, 152 cfs Sept. 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 47 ft Mar. 15, 1929, from information by State Highway 

Department.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some regulation at low and medium flows by Gantt and Point A Reservoirs and powerplants.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-2, Oct. 5 to Nov. 10)

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

186

268

560

1,320

9.0

15.0

21.0

3,520

7,72O

13,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

509

966

2.O9O

*1*400

700

560

543

648

545

412

412

427

545

509

412

443

382

5O9

412

244

470

560

301

238

251

231 

235

251

264

261

238

15,922

514

0.209

0.24

Nov.

255

357

412

412

397

363

318

382

*412

412

412

427

346

277

313

412

412

397

443

1.12O

790

560

492

492

459

509 

595

612

47O

58C

13,878

463

0.188

0.21

Dec.

640

650

690

750

860

S4"0~ 940

750

720

68O

620

560

640

660

*665

595

650

545

5O9

648

665

682

682

578

5O9

476 550"

648

650

578

578

20,156

650

0.264

O.5O

Jan.

560

492

578

650

630

612

560

509

427

595

682

718

718

63O

492

346

630

1,160

1,040

846

7OO

2,480

5.520

2,650

2,510 

2,140

1.79O

1,24O

1,360

1,400

32,988

1,O64

0.433

0.50

Feb.

1,000

865

558" 754

2,83O

4,180

4,600

4,530

4,810

4.95O

4.74O

4,590

4,040

4,320

3,650

7.07O

7,070

6,28O

5.86O

5,370

*4,950

4,600

4,520

4,110

5,590

2,950 

2,77O

2,590

2,470

114,287

3,941

1.60

1.73

Mar.

2.550

5,530

3.O7O

4,320

4,460

4,460

4,040

3,780

3,450

3,260

3,580

7,070

8,10O

9,340

10,000

11,600

12,300

12,50O

12.900

11,000

9,450

8,240

6,710

5,860

4,320

3,710 

3,450

3,390

*3,390

3,520

3,130

189,440

6,111

2.48

2.86

Apr.

2.89O

2,710

2,95O

5,010

4,040

5,580

3,130

2,650

2,71O

5,260

4.250

4,250

4,180

3,780

3,520

3,130

2,650

2,510

1,99O

1,840

1,690

1,240

1,120

1,320

1,360

1,320 

1,280

1,240

1.O40

884

75,324

2.511

1.02

1.14

May

*1,120

980

980

1,490

2,650

3.320

3,130

2,590

1,990

1,640

1,490

1,590

1,400

1,000

1,120

980

809

754

700

509

397

575

648

612 595

526 

443

459

526

595

56,233

1,169

0.475

0.55

June

543

5O9

5S2

541

*412

459

476

427

443

354

289

455

5O9

612

2,040

1,440

1,240

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,240

2,250

1,890

1,590

1,590

1,120 

903

790

772

682

27,OO2

900

0.366

0.41

July

630

682

1,040

922

1,240

1,08O

1,240

2,040

6,500

7.58O

7,OOO

5,020

3,260

1,940

1,320

960

*1,040

980

903

1,400

1,320

1,040

865

92T2

941

865 

S28

790

578

509

715

56,153

1,811

0.736

0.85

Aug.

809

715

718

736

5O9

338

476

560

5O9

492

443

365

523

*427

5O9

459

382

597

284

24O

313

331

301

3O8

325

291 

291

341

650

545

578

15,944

450

0.183

O.21

Sept.

509

612

397

349

368

562

368

382

525

257

225

223 ^n

213

217

213

201 553"

 251

227

211

209

215

494

8,300

10.500 

8, 790

7,800

6,570

5,720

54,724

1,824

0.741

0.83

Calendar year 1955J Max 27,200 Min 231 Mean 1,969 Cfsm O.800 In. 10.86

Water year 1955-56": Max 12,90O Min 2O1 Mean 1,776 Cfsm O.722 In. 9.83

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day..

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 29 to Dec. 14j discharge estimated on basis of records for 

Escambla River at Century* Pla. and Conecuh River at Brantley, Ala.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 205

Murder Creek near Evergreen, Ala.

Location. Lat 31"25 1 , long 87°00 I , in NW£ sec. 8, T. 5 N., R. 11 E., on left bank near 

upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 1 mile upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge and 2| miles southwest of Evergreen.

Drainage area. 170 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 178.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Mar. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 267 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,840 cfs July 9 (gage height, 10.81 ft); minimum, 42 cfs June 10.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Mar. 16, 1938 (gage height, 16.65 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of 

records for Sepulga River near McKenzie; minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 2,3, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Jan. 22)

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

5.0

94

250

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

516

708

1,000

1,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

59

57

*56

55

54

54

56

88

~8C- 101

70

62

59

57

55

54

65

82

73

65

59

58

56

56

54

54

53

54

62

73

66

1,947

62.8

0.369

0.42

Nov.

IS

12

62

62

62

62

67

79

*77

75

96

90

80

76

76

75

74

71

159

206

144

108

96

96

98

120

144

112

95

89

2,775

92.5

0.544

0.61

Dec.

a88

a89

95

154

228

169

123

109

101

94

92

91

*88

87

86

86

84

85

96

98

91

89

87

87

87

85

86

83

80

80

11

3,077

99.2

0.584

0.67

Jan.

77

77

79

81

80

77

78

77

75

75

75

76

76

76

77

*78

78

77

122

169

133

144

347

412 350"

212

154

134

127

124

126

3,953

128

0.753

0.86

Feb.

122

117 128"

274

386

360

310

244

360

399

322

239

195

174

217

586

532

426

304

262

*228

195

179

169

164

159

154

179

174

7,558

261

1.54

1.65

Mar.

i§i

154

304

454

386

292

222

190

169

159

286

*550

532

454

468

586

604

532

412

292

244

228

217

206

190

184

*179

179

195

217

184

9,423

304

1.79

2.06

Apr.

169

159

159

154

154

154

144

134

125

154

280

25S

195

154

139

134

125

117

110

105

101

99

100

99

99

100

96

90

88

*84

4,077

136

0.800

0.89

May

80

87

109

159

195

228

190

144

111

95

86

79

74

70

66

62

58

56

56

54

52

52

56" 51

59

60

70

70

66

60

67

2,732

88.1

0.518

0.60

June

59

63

59

52

*50

48

46

46

44

43

56

72

70

164

262

195

164

184

149

139

298 292'

154

104

81

70

62

59

54

52

3,191

106

0.624

0.70

July

53

7T

99

144

184

104

98

366

1,800

1,850

660

286

179

144

124

116

*106

93

86

95

103

94

95

110

102

83

73

69

74

70

90

7,624

246

1.45

1.67

Aug.

71

62

58

65

62

57

57

53

48

46

46

46

62

*80

80

76

59

52

48

47

48

51

52

48

46

IB- 44

104

117

TT5

96

1,941

62.6

0.368

0.42

Sept.

206

195

97

74

73

72

79

84

74

64

56

54

52

51

49

48

48

*55

54

50

47

46

46

186

* 1.590

1,180

559

244

154

139

5,726

191

1.12

1.25

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,360 Mln 49 Mean 176 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.01

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,850 Mln 43 Mean 148 Cfsm 0.870 In. 11.80

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). July 9 (3 p.m.) 2,840 cfs (10.81 ft); Sect. 25 (3:30 p.m.)

2,430 cfs (10.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.
206 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Escambla River near Century, Fla.

Location. Lat 30°57'25", long 87°14'00", In sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 30 W., on left bank 16 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 4, 1.2 miles downstream from Escambla Creek, 

and if miles east of Century.

Drainage area. 3,817 sq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1956.

r

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28.34 ft above mean sea level (Florida 

tate Road Department benchmark). Prior to Jan. 13, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 6,098 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,100 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 15.80 ft); minimum, 690 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1934-56: Maximum discharge, 73,900 cfs Mar. 22, 1938 (gage height, 20.66 ft. from 

floodmarks); minimum, 600 cfs Sept. 15, Oct. 20, 21, 1954 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

Maximum stage known, 37.8 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 315,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 72,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by powerplants above station, 

analyses for the water year 1956 are published in WSP 1450.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Records of chemical

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 29 to Sept. 30

1.7 

3.0 

5.0

785

1,250

2,510

1.5 

4.0 

8.0

690

1,860

4,850

12.0

14.0

16.0

8,960

12,400

18,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

973 

991

1,120 

2,070 1,886

*1,290 

1,180

1,380

1,300

1,200

1,090 

1,020

997

1,000

1,040

976

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,040

935

898 

1,050

952

854

803

794 

754 

909

1,070

994

33,700

1,087

0.285

0.33

Nov.

914 

596" 850

963

958

963 

950

954

918

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,010

927

878

922

*954

954

990

1,520

1.580 

1,290

1,170

1,150

1,130

1,120 

1,170 

1,240

1,140

31,651

1,055

0.276

0.31

Dec.

1,200 

1,250

1,240 

1,340

1,690

1.720 

1,650

1,490

1,470

1,480

1,400 

1,290

1,300

1,270

1,250

1,220

1,190

1,210

1,250

1,230

*1,250

1,270 

1,260

1,260

1,210

1,140

1,100 

1.090 

1,130

1,160

1,130

40,140

1,295

0.339

0.39

Jan.

1,100 

1,100

1,070 

1,070

1,140

1,140 

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,020

1,040 

1,140

1,180

1,210

1,160

1,080

990 '999"

1,250

1,620

1,800

1,770 

3,100

5,410

5.750

4,520

3,610 

3,130 

2,730

2,230

2,120

58,759

1,895

0.496

0.57

Feb.

2,160 

1,860

1,680 

1,846

3,250

5,290 

6,440

*6,290

*6,380

7,180

7,400 

6,920

6,180

5,520

5,500

8,210

11,500

12,200

10,766

8,880

7,810

6,940 

6,310

5,860

5,580

4,980

4,450 

4,160 

3,950

-----

175,420

6,049

1.58

1.71

Mar.

3.780 

3,780

4,400 

6,500

7,280

7,060 

6,680

6,020

5,410

4,960

5,660 

9,250

10,900

11,500

12,200

15,400

17.900

17,966

17,300

16,800

15 , 600

14,000 

*12,000

9,850

8,120

6,480

5,630 

5,230 

5,430

5,890

5,620

284,530

9,178

2.40

2.77

Apr.

5,000 

4,620

4,330 

4,370

4,540

5,260 

5,010

4,440

4,010

4,060

5,130 

5,970

57556"

5,520

5,040

4,680

4,280

3,810

3,460

3,060

2,830

2,700 

2,270

2,070

2,180

2,250

2,190 

2,110 

2,050

1.870

--------

114,960

3,832

1.00

1.12

May

1,720 

1,760

*1,780 

1,940

2,790

4,970 

5,440

4,726

3,880

3,110

2,630 

2,370

2,310

2,140

1,810

1,740

1,640

1,500

1,400

1,340

1,230

1.120 

1,120

1,230

1,220

1, 220

1,180 

1,160

1,150

1,200

1,350

64,170

2,070

0.542

0.63

June

1,280 

1,300

1,250 

1,130

1,030

1,000 

1,020

1,030

986

981

986 

958

i.TSo"

1,580

*2,440

3,550

3,160

2,460

2,110

1,940

4,090

6.250 

5,340

3,740

2,840

2,510

2,030 

1,740 

1,600

1,500

-------

62,931

2,098

0.550

0.61

July

1,420 

1,540

2,170

3,700

3,800

3,660 

2,760

3,180

8,760

12,400

15.200

12,766

9,610

5,930

3,860

2,870

2,290

2,100

2,020

1,960

2,160

2,390 

2,060

1,840

1,780

1,750

*1,660 

1,600 

1,560

1,510

1,380

119,620

3,859

1.01

1.17

Aug.

1.840 

1,720

1,510 

1,390

1,370

1,270 

1,130

1,080

1,140

1,110

1,070 

1,080

1,170

1,240

1,230

1,260

1,180

1,070

1,000

954

882

860 

900

882

846

855

882 

882 

904

1,090

1,170

34,967

1,128

0.296

0.34

Sept.

1,160 

1,150

1,260 

1,170

1,020

 1,110 

1,250

1,220

1,060

990

873 

806

774

750

734

718

722

742

742

734

726

702 

698

1,4SO

9,330

13,600

15,600 

15,000 

12,000

9,260

97,361

3,245

0.850

0.95

Calendar year 1955: Max 67,800 Min 794 Mean 3,650 Cfsm 0.956 In. 12.98

Water year 1955-56 : Max 17,900 Min 698 Mean 3,055 Cfsm 0.800 In. 10.90

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 207

Pine Barren Creek near Earth, Fla.

Location Lat aO^T'SS", long 87 022'05", In SW£ sec. 5, T. 3 N., R. 31 W., near right 

bank 10 ft downstream from Wlgglns Bridge on private road, 0.3 mile upstream from Blue 

Water Creek, 2.2 miles northwest of Mount Calvary Camp Grounds, and 4.0 miles northwest of Earth.

Drainage area. 75.3 sq ml.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 29.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 11.35 ft); minImumT 51 cfs June 8, 9; minimum gage height, 3.13 ft Sept. 3, 4.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Apr. 14, 1955 (gage height, 18.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, that of June 8,9, 1956; minimum gage height, that of 

S6pt Of 4 1 1956 

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are oubITsEed In WSP 1450.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Dec. 7)

3.1 

4.0 

6.0

49

114

325

10.0

11.0

12.0

922

1,200

1,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1.

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

72

70

70

68

73

78

*88

-55 119

77

71

68

68

66

64

65

82

76

69

66

65

64

64

62

62

60" 60

62

70

66

63

2,196

70.8

0.940

1.08

Nov.

62

62

62

61

ST

61

64

64

62

68

69

65

64

64

65

65

62

*61

65

64

65

64

64

66

67

74

Tff

68

66

65

1,954

64.5

0.857

0.96

Dec.

66

67

72

82

112

85

74

72

71

68

68

67

68

67

67

66

66

68

77

73

*69

69

68

68

68

68

68

66

6555

65

2,195

70.8

0.940

1.08

Jan.

64

6?

66

67

66

65

65

65

64

64

64

65

65

65

65

65

64

66

98

83

73

125

293

20?

120

93

84

79

77

76

75

2,648

85.4

1.13

1.31

Feb.

73

75- 72

87

176

218

152

*108

199

172

142

109

95

88

126

454

568 296"

149

128

106

96

91

88

88

84

83

82

78

4,285

148

1.97

2.12

Mar.

78

So

164

192

127

124

103

93

85

82

250

563

515

228

173

398

545

276

146

114

105

97

*94

91

88

86

86

88

114

149

106

5,441

176

2.34

2.69

Apr.

94

90

89

87

85

84

82

78

76

110

154.

112

95

88

86

88

82

78

77

75

74

74

75

76

82

81

78

75

73

11

2,569

85.6

1.14

1.27

May

70

69

*73

99

112

198

144

97

82

77

73

70

68

66

65

65

61

60

60

61

61

64

67

61

59

58

55

58

60

60

59

2,533

75.5

1.00

1.15

June

61

59

56

55

54

54

53

52

53

54

56

64

107

161

*148

179

154

101

82

78

176

141

95

78

71

66

64

63

62

71

2,568

85.6

1.14

1.27

July

75

88

82

88

90

73

69

129

¥23- 224

143

91

79

72

67

64

63

55

131

189

123

136

210

107

84

*80

76

76

73

69

73

3,213

104

1.58

1.59

Aug.

79

72

67

64

64

64

63

59

58

59

58

57

69

93

99_

74

64

60

60

63

62

60

58

58

56

58

68

67

66

63

65

2,027

65.4

0.869

1.00

Sept.

68

62

59

59

62

*66

157

127

82

68

64

60

60

59

58

57

60

62

59

58

56" 56

62

513

*916

377

144

99

88

99

3,817

127

1.69

1.89

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,460 Mln 60 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.08

Water year 1955-56: Max 916 Mln 52 Mean 96.2 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.41

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). Feb. 17 (11 a.m.) 704 cfs (8.64 ft); Mar. 12 (9:30 p.m.) 938 cfs 

(10.14 ft)j Sept. 24 (8 p.m.) 1,400 cfs (11.35 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
208 PERDIDO RIVER BASIN

Perdido River at Barrineau Park, Fla.

Location. Lat 30 0 41'25", long 87°26'25", in sec. 15, T. 2 N., R. 32 W., on right bank 

25 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Alligator Creek, 

and half a mile southwest of Barrineau Park.

Drainage area. 394 sq mi.

Records available. June 1941 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 25.77 ft (corrected) above mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 22, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 765 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,440 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 11.33 ft); minimum, 217 cfs June 9, 10; minimum gage height, 1.56 ft Oct. 27, 28.

1941-56: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1955 (gage height, 23.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs; minimum, 207 cfs Sept. 15, 1954 (gage height, 

1.29 ft).

Maximum stage known, 25.7 ft Mar. 15, 1929, from information by local resident.

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 19 to Feb. 16, Feb. 20 to Mar. 11, 

Mar. 20 to June 13)

1.4 207

2.0 294

6.0 1,670

11.0 4,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

271

267

267

260

258

258

*282

423

394

322

289

272

263

255

248

245

284

296

284

269

258

250

248

243

240

236

235 235-

252

255

8,411

271

0.688

0.79

Nov.

246

242

240

238

256

238

240

242

242

246

254

255

250

248

245

242

*238

236

246

245

242

242

243

245 

249

263

263

258

252

249

7,375

246

0.624

0.70

Dec.

256" 249

258

287

472

529

518

532

476

391

340

313

298

289

284

277

274

277

309

*322

309

296

289

286 

280

27V

274

271

266

263

261

10,017

323

0.820

0.95

Jan.

260

260

263

264

260

260

256

255

252

252

252

252

252

250

250

250

249

254

296

317

322

404

1,190

1,250 

1,110

1,150

968

715

572

494

451

13,830

446

1.13

1.31

Feb.

430

410

401

423

908

1,110

1,030

851

*1,120

1,180

1,120

968

854

744

675

1,570

1,940

2,540

2,260

1,270

894

704

590

518

472

430

404

382

363

26,561

916

2.32

2.51

Calendar year 1955: Max 31,600 Mln 235

Mar.

350

348

£43

1,060

1,030

1,060

996

762

593

494

1,280

2,780

3,150

5,900

2,220

1,840

2,240

2,830

2,240

1,360

897

*682

579

514 

468

434

410

404

458

590

561

37,173

1,199

3.04

3.51

Apr.

494

483

454

394

366

348

328

313

304

345

529

539

483

437

407

368

328

307

292

282

275

272

269

271 

282

284

280

274

267

261

10,536

351

0.891

0.99

May

255

250

255

*267

305

494

557

447

360

322

300

284

271

261

255

248

242

239

238

243

258

250

245

243

240

236

232

229

233

248

245

8,752

282

0.716

0.83

June

252

250

236

232

228

226

223

220

218

218

223

236

317

550

*646

632

568

451

368

333

497

700

59T

430 

328

291

272

261

263

267

10,533

351

0.891

0.99

July

305

355

355

783

943

836

547

883

1,420

1,590

1,540

1,110

818

590

465

377

328

305

340

490

430

514

500

401 

350

*324

307

317

447

511

18,869

609

1.55

1.78

1956

Aug.

704

458

342

300

284

277

277

266

255

250

246

254

371

410

525

444

328

287

274

275

269

266

258

250 

243

242

249

296

286

292

279

9,757

315

O.Y99

0.92

Sept.

269

267

261

254

271

*272

399

925

794

444

324

284

266

255

246

240

239

242

238

233

229

227

239

1,280 

*4.050

2,520

1,770

1,160

790

622

19,590

653

1.66

1.85

Mean 559 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.25

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,030 Mln 218 Mean 496 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.13

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Mar. 14 (7 a.m.) 4,170 cfs (10.92 ft); Sept. 25 (8 a.m.) 4,440 

cfs (11.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PERDIDO RIVER BASIN 209

Styx River near Loxley, Ala.

Location. Lat 30°39 I 50" , long 87°38'20", In Sj sec. 26, T. 4 S., R. 4 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Hollinger Creek 

and 7 miles northeast of Loxley.

Drainage area.--93.2 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 39 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years, 128 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 8.09 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.12 ft Sept. 24; minimum discharge, 20 cfs Oct. 1, June 8-10.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs Dec. 6, 1953 (gage height, 19.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 16 cfs June 22, 1955.

Flood of September 1926 reached a stage of 22.2 ft, from Information by Corps of 

Engineers. Flood of September 1910 or 1911 reached a stage of 33 ft, from Information 

by local resident.

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

which are fair.

Cooperation. Twelve discharge measurements furnished by the Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 12 to Sept. 6, Sept. 23-30)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

167

277

3.0 

4.0

5.0 

8.0

417

799

1,160

1,870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

20

23

26

24

23

23

a80

a!30

a70

40

33

29

27

25

23

36

116

84

58

46

38

32

29

27

25

24

23

23

38

43 

35

1,273

41.1

0.441

0.51

Nov.

30

27

26

24

24

24

24

26

25

27

29

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

25

25

24

*24

25

25

28

38

ze

32

30

28

808

26.9

0.289

0.32

Dec.

28

3o

37

49

Zi

78

73

63

55

49

46

44

42

*40

38

37

37

40

63

61

*54

49

47

44

42

41

40

38

37

35

35

1,450

46.8

0.502

0.58

Jan.

34

33

35

39

36

35

34

32

32

31

31

31

31

3030-

31

30

31

43

48

45

82

430

*360"

287

226

171

114

86

74

70

2,622

84.6

0.908

1.05

Feb.

64

60

58

70

210

392

372

310

482

449

402

318

246

187

180

711

844

?90

369

272

202

146

110

91

83

78

72

68

62

7,498

259

2.78

2.99

Mar.

58

58 '270

354

318

272

221

173

*129

101

124

*1.800

1,160

572

386

517

669

500

346

251

191

147

119

102

90

82

75

*73

95

127

118

9,498

306

3.28

3.79

Apr.

100

83

75

71

66

62

57

52

50

82

173

144

*119

93

75

67

59

52

50

48

48

d46

d45

d44

d44

d46

d46

d46

d46

d45

2,034

67.8

0.727

0.81

May

d44

d43

d46

47

52

93

94

85

56

51

50

48

d47

d44

d42

d40

d38

d36

d35

d34

d33

d36

72

a38

*31

28

27

27

26

24

23

1,393

44.9

0.482

0.56

June

26

25

24

23

23

22

21

2020"

20

25

38

*212

292

253

302 263-

156

98

82

108

104

60

47

40

34

33

28

33

38

2,470

82.3

0.883

0.99

July

46

71

80

83

114

140

162

250

517

535

349

200

134

90

65

48

39

31

Se

*235

377

417

305

195

142

107

79

67

95

121

358

5,518

178

1.91

2.20

Aug.

553

417

290

135

91

98

78

56

41

a37

a33

a30

a60

220

535

363

223

153

102

79

82

58

a53

a50

a48

a56

a240

a!50

*87

100^

4,586

148

1:59

1.83

Sept.

110

87

72

64

74

218

649

535

354

253

147

83

66

*55

44

43

42

42

40

39

37

40- 35

848

*1 J 290

928

517

326

183

154

7,375

246

2.64

2.94

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,650 Mln 16 Mean 85.8 cfsm 0.921 In. 12.50

Water year 1955-56 : Max 1,800 Mln 20 Mean 127 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.57

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs).--Mar. 12 (S:30 p.m.) 1,900 cfs (8.09 ft); Sept. 24 (9:30 p.m.) 

1,680 cfs (8.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.
210 PISH RIVER BASIN

Pish River near Silver Hill, Ala.

Location. Lat 30°32'45", long 87"47"55", on line between sees. 5 and 8, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., 

near midcharmel on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 104, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Caney Branch, half a mile upstream from Perone Branch, 2f miles west 

of Silver Hill, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 55.1 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1953 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 20 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1.090 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 9.71 ft); minimum, 38 cfs June 8 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

1953-56: Maximum discharge, 8,570 cfs Dec. 6, 1953 (gage height, 17.04 ft); minimum, 37 cfs June 20, 21, 1955.

Remarks. Records good,

Cooperation. Eleven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 5-8, Sept. 25)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

32

56

115

197

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

321

471

839

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

44

44

44

44

44

66

83

55

49

46

45

45

44

43.

44

70

66

51

48

46

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

48

51

45

1,523

49.1

0.891

1.03

Nov.

«

43

43

43

43

44

45

45

44

45

48

46

45

45

45

46

46

45

48

48

46

*46

48

48

50

"S2 56

SO

49

49

1,394

46.5

0.844

0.94

Dec.

49

50

55

64

M

59

57

54

52

50

50

50

49

*49

49

49

49

50

68

59

54

51

50

49

49

49

49

49

48 

7TT 48

48

1,624

52.4

0.951

1.10

Jan.

48

49

50

59

54

51

50

49

48

48

48

48

48

46

46

46

46

46

52

52

49

69

228

*T5S"

78

62

59

55

54

52

52

1,940

62.6

1.14

1.31

Feb.

51

51

51

55

106

125

108

78

185

172

134

88

72

65

61

249

255

176

94

73

65

60

57

55

55

54

52

52

50

2,749

94.8

1.72

1.86

Calendar year 1955: Max 434 Mln 37

Mar.

50

52

134

156

36

69

62

59

*55

54

408

*781

400

183

118

152

168

130

87

73

69

65

64

62

61

59

59

62

*79

92

70

4,019

130

2.36

2.71

Apr.

61

60

59

59

57

57

55

52

52

83

118 ^f§

*68

64

62

61

59

57

57

57

57

56

57

60

68

64

60

59

57

56

1,868

62.3

1.13

1.26

May

56

57

~§ff 287

83

148

100

70

61

59

56

54

52

52

52

49

46

46

48

64

54

50

51

48

*45

45

49

48

45

44

43

2,060

66.4

1.20

1.39

June

43

45 44

42

42

42

40

40

40

40

51

62

*158

211

197

225

225

130

90

64

88

108

59

50

46

44

42

40

44

52

2,404

80.1

1.45

1.62

July

48

55

51

59

151

*113

105

190

291

T72

101

65

55

49

46

43

43

45

61

107

74

60

57

57

55

57

50

55

134

69

116

2,634

85.0

1.54

1.78

Aug.

309

218

130

79

92

156

95

69

60

57

56

54

76

125

115

76

62

59

73

61

59

57

55

54

52

54

87

76

*66

61

83

2,726

87.9

1.60

1.84

Sept.

97

72

81

72

77

73

211

218

110

73

64

60

57

*56

55

54

57

59

56

55

54

54

74

440

*754

470

218

120

92

124

4,057

135

2.45

2.74

Mean 62.8 Cfsm 1.14 . In. 15.47

Water year 1955-56: Max 781 Mln 40 Mean 79.2 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.58

Peak discharge (base. 750 efs). Mar. 12 (12:30 a.m.) 1,090 efs (9.71 ft); Sept. 25 (7 a.m.) 

839 cfs (9.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 211

Cartecay River near Ellljay, Cfa.

Location. Lat 34°41', long 84°27', on right bank adjacent to State Highway 43, threequarters of a mile downstream from Owltown Creek, 2 miles southeast of Ellljay, 

Cfilmer County, and 2 miles upstream from confluence with Ellljay River.

Drainage area. 135 sq ml.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1956.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,255.39 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 {Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to 

Dec. 19, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 267 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,880 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 6.11 ft); mlnlmum dally, 104 cfs Oct. 25-27.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Apr. 8, 1938 {gage height, 13.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum dally, 64 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuations caused by gristmills above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

95

152

270

497

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

790

1,570

2,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Cfam

In.

Oct.

164

201

136

124

119

121

254

489

TSs

144

130

124

122

124

119

117 

117

115

117

117

109

109

108

108

104

104

104

108

196

130

119

4,438

143

1.06

1.22

Nov.

113

*111

111

108

T5s

108

119

115

109

111

115

109

115

159

198

146 

138 

126

161

150

134

126

372 3§8~

241

263

201

173

157

146

4,671

156

1.16

1.29

Dec.

142

150

152

166

180

157

148

142

144

134

132

»130

128

126

126

122 

121

245

188

170

161

157

164

150

146

142

138

140

150

142

4,777

154

1.14

1.31

Jan.

136

136

134

132

132

130

128

126

122

124

124

124

122

121

121

122 

121 

119

ITS

159

138

134

*140

161

148

140

138

138

144

180

183

4,252

137

1.01

1.16

Feb.

170

227

413

545

497

771

596

406

382

321

346

316

304

274

270

289

Hi658

1,350

740

556

477

466

556

534

534

607

482

15,215

525

3.89

4.20

Mar.

431

556

487

441

»401

391

382

456

382

364

355

346

382

472

456

747 

601 

502

451

416

391

378

364

355

342

333

329

337

740

492

416

13,496

435

3.22

3.71

Apr.

387

368

355

441

421

1,560

911

631

545

502

556

502

466

446

1,050

1.900 

816 

655

584

539

508

492

477

456

441

431

426

411

401

391

18,069

602

4.46

4.98

May

396

396

502

502

426

441

1.000

734

534

466

436

416

396

382

373

359 

346 

337

325

321

308

308

300

297 29'7

293

293

*285

285

293

274

12,321

397

2.94

3.39

June

281

266

259

256

252

241

241

234

231

224

221

266

256

259

248

234 

221 

218

221

274

238

227

238

333

256

238

214

204

198

193

7,242

241

1.79

2.00

July

241

218

208

208

248

234

241

316

»325

304

224

198

248

208

201

304 

406 

245

208

196

185

180

188

211

183

178

185

178

ITS' 164

168

6,979

225

1.67

1.92

Aug.

159

170

180

159

154

152

144

138

136

134

132

154

136

134

134

126 

122 

121

ISS

»208

259

T54

140

134

128

126

128

130

132

140 

157

4,547

147

1.09

1.26

Sept.

166

159

130

124

130

312

238

161

142

132

128

126

121

119

113

109 

106 

TI3

113

106

109

106

111

117

146

193

130

121

119

170

4,170

139

1.03

1.15

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,640 Min 100 Mean 238 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.95

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,900 Min 104 Mean 274 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.59

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 cfs). Feb. 17 (8 a.m.) 2,820 cfs (5.23 ft); Feb. 20 (7 a.m.) 1,800 

cfs (4.27 ft): Apr. 6 (5 p.m.) 2,130 cfs (4.59 ft)j Apr. 15 (11 p.m.) 3,880 cfs (6.11 ft); 

May 7 (4 p.m.) 1,480 cfs (3.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
212 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Ellijay River at Ellijay, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°42 T , long 84"29", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 5 at Ellijay, Gilmer County, 1 mile upstream from confluence with Cartecay 

River.

Drainage area. 90 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May to December 1907, December 1918 to June 1921, February 1953 to 

September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,242.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 4 to Dec. 31, 1907, and Dec. 10, 1918, to 

Apr. 4, 1919, staff gage and Apr. 5, 1919, to June 30, 1921, chain gage, at site 1,000 

ft downstream at datum 1.44 ft lower. Feb. 26 to July 8, 1953, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,580 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 13.4 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Aug. 18.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, 7,940 cfs Jan. 16, 1954 (gage height, 16.3 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 9 to Sept. 5)

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

78

154

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

390

1,020

2,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

63

58

51

11

47

48

272

390

Ho

83

73

66

63

64

61

60

58

57

58

55

55

54

53

53

51

50

50

53

99

64

57

2,423

78.2

0.869

1.00

Nov.

55

*55

55

54

53

53

63

58

55

57

60

57

64

134

158

103

120

90

116

99

85

78

288

242

167

164

134

114

101

92

3,024

101

1.12

1.25

Dec.

86

99

103

134

158

130

114

108

112

97

93

*88

83

81

81

75

75

148

130

108

101

95

92

90

86

83

80

76

81

90 

81

3,058

98.6

1.10

1.27

Jan.

78

76

75

73

71

70

70

66

64

64

66

66

64

63

61

63

61

61

118

95

81

76

*83

110

97

90

83

85

86

130

2,472

79.7

O.S86

1.02

Feb.

146

236

480

540

420

*796

620

376

336

271

278

242

231

209

207

205

1,690

892

924

1.750

892

588

465

435

495

495

510

604

465

15,798

545

6.06

6.54

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,040 Mln 40

Mar.

405

480

435

405

*376

362

336

405

336

324

312

288

336

510

465

572" 684

480

405

362

336

312

300

288

274

264

257

252

288

252

238

11,339

366

4.07

4.69

Apr.

229

225

218

259

242

988

604

420

349

324

349

312

288

281

996

*2.150

732

556

465

420

376

362

336

324

312

300

288

278

269

259

13,491

450

5.00

5.58

May

278

283

349

281

259

278

828

604

390

324

300

274

259

245

238

225

214

209

200

196

192

186

181

177

175

175

173

»169

167

160

158

8,147

263

2.92

3.37

June

192

160

154

148

146

140

136

130

128

126

124

144

134

177

138

132

124

126

122

122

118

118

122

214

178

152

114

104

99

loT

4,123

137

1.52

1.70

July

134

187

130

110

154

120

116

144

*144

110

93

88

177

136

108

128

128

95

85

80

76

75

86

81

86

78

73

66

66

104

76

3,334

108

1.20

1.38

Aug.

64

70

68

60

58

55

48

47

46

45

58

58

53

47

46

41

40

39

5T

61

*177 ~68

55

50

47

46

46

47

48

46

45

1,730

55.8

0.620

0.71

Mean 156 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.60

Sept.

63

57

45

43

43

189

T32

81

70

61

60

58

55

53

51

50

48

51

47

47

45

45

47

47

75

95

55

54

51

50

1,868

62.3

0.692

0.77

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,130 Mln 39 Mean 193 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.28

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). Feb. 17 (10 a.m.) 2,780 cfs (10.4 ft); Feb. 20 (8 a.m.) 2,280 

cfs (9.3 ft); Apr. 16 (2 a.m.) 4,580 cfs (13.4 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 213

Rock Creek near Fairmount, Ga.

Location. Lab 34°21'30", long 84°46'50", on right bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 140, 85- miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles southwest of Fairmount, 

Gordon County.

Drainage area. 5.61 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1956. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Rocky Branch near Fairmount.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 758.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 5 years, 6.78 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 249 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 2.82 ft); minimum, 0.36 cfs Sept. 16.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 820 cfs Jan. 16, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 16, 

1956.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1274: 1952, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-17)

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

0.3 

1.0 

2.2 

3.7 

5.8

0.9 

1.3 

1.9 

2.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

7.4

7.9

27T

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

2.2

1.4

 1.4

55.8

1.80

0.321

0.37

Nov.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

2.0

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.6

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.0

4.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

26

5.2

5.8

4.5

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.5

98.5

3.28

0.585

0.65

Dec.

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

 1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.8

275

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

62.1

2.00

0.357

0.41

Jan.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.6

1 . 6

1^7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

4.1

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.7

3.6

*3.0

2.6

2.5

2.4

2 . 4

3.2

3.0

66.8

2.15

0.383

0.44

Feb.

3.6

5.6

23 

50

26

74

20

12

16

10

12

9.0

7.7

6.8

8.4

9.4

11

25

17

34

17

12

9.8

11

14

11

38

21

14

_ _ -__ - _

528.3

18.2

3.24

3.49

Mar.

11

20

14 

11

9.4

8.4

*7.7

8.4

6.4

6.1

6.4

5.8

7.1

28

23

63

23

16

12

9.8

8.4

7.7

7.1

6.8

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.6

8.7

5.8

5.4

369.5

11.9

2.12

2.44

Apr.

5.2

5.0

4.8

9.2

122

28

16

11

10

14

9.4

8,0

7.4

48

92

22

*14

11

9.4

8.0

7.7

7.1

6.4

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

513.7

17.1

3.05

3.40

May

6.1

7.5

8.5

5.2

17

To

7.1

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.5

275

*2.8

2 5

145.2

4.68

0.834

0.96

June

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.1

1.7

1.7

3.8

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

60.4

2.01

0.358

0.40

July

5.0

2.5

2.1

2.8

2.1

3.9

9.8

3.2

2.5

*2.1

1.8

2.0

1.7

2.0

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

74.6

2.41

0.430

O.50

Aug.

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0 1.0'

.90

790

.90

1.0

1.0

1.2

*1.1

1.0

.90

.90

.90

1.0

1.1

1.0

.90

.90

34.40

1.11

0.198

0.23

Sept.

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.90

.74

.74

.74

.74

.74

.66

.60

.54

.54

.64

.60

.60

.66

.66

.66

.66

.74

2.0

1.2

.82

.90

.90

.90

25.48

0.849

0.151

0.17

Calendar year 1955: Max 194 

Water year 1955-56: Max 122

Mln 1.0 

Min 0.54

Mean 6.45 

Mean 5.56

Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.62 

Cfsm 0.991 In. 13.46

Peak discharge (base. 200 efs). Apr. 6 (i p.m.) 229 cfs (2.74 ft); Apr. 16 (l a.m.) 249 cfs 

(2.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
214 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°35', long 84°52', on right bank at downstream edge of highway bridge at 

Pine Chapel, Gordon County, 4 miles downstream from Sallacoa Creek, 5 miles east of 

Resaca, and 6 miles upstream from confluence with Conasauga River.

Drainage area.--856 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 616.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Feb. 23, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. Since Feb. 23, 1940, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at highway bridge 2 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,400 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Apr. 17; maximum gage height, 21.85 

ft Apr. 17 (backwater from Conasauga River); minimum discharge, 284 cfs Sept. 21, 22,

OQ

'1938-56: Maximum discharge, 40,200 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 30.8 ft); minimum daily, 220 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

Flood of Apr. 8, 1938, reached a stage of 30.0 ft, from gage reading.

Remarks. Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

3

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

425

515

515

410

596

410

485 

2.400

1,060

640

545

515

500

515

515

500

417

585

381

386

377 

367

367

366

556

358

357

366

476

595

434

16,334

527

0.616

0.71

Nov.

 396

385

385

585

574

585

596 

436

414

404

426

425

415

544

843

705

601

583

559

719

585 

552

1,060

2,770

1,140

1,250

996

813

716

*644

20,282

676

0.790

0.88

Dec.

607

599

647

646

774

715

655 

620

611

595

555

540

*510

498

485

485

448

699

1.140

778

680 

650

597

586

570

540

525

498

*485

525

540

18,781

606

0.708

0.82

Jan.

498

485

485

472

460

448

448 

448

422

410

455

455

422

422

410

410

410

410

525

782

615 

525

325

 728

772

661

600

570

585

858

1,090

16,764

541

0.632

0.73

Feb.

1,'SOo' 935

2,590

4,580

4,020

*5,670

6,760 

4,010

2,540

2,120

1,980

1,880

1,680

1,480

1,560

1,500

5,000

7,320

5,140

6,860

8.290 

5, 140

2,800

2,630

2,630

3,200

2,870

4,340

3,080

105,505

5,569

4.17

4.50

Calendar year 1955: Max 12,000 Mln 262

Mar.

2,400

2,870

3,140

2,630

2,220

»2,030

1,970 

2,170

1,960

1,750

1,700

1,650

1,740

2,520

3,010

4,560

5,160

3, 360

2,580

2,180

1,950 

1,850

1,740

1,670

1,580

1,480

1,480

1.440

2,270

1 730

70,820

2,285

2.67

3.08

Apr.

1,550

1,480

1 , 410

1,760

1,900

6,280

9,640 

6,640

2,890

2,290

2,330

2,510

2,000

1,850

2,490

8,350

* 10. 500

7,280

5,590

2,840

2,560 

2,200

2,080

1,960

1,900

1,800

1,760

1,670

1,620

1,540

98,070

5,269

3.82

4.26

May

1,650

1,690

2,310

2,150

1,830

1,690

5,980 

6.650

5,250

2,510

2,040

1,840

1,740

1,600

1,520

1,480

1,410

1,350

1,310

1,270

1,240 

1,210

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,120

1,130

1,090

*1.070

1,200

1,120

55,680

1,796

2.10

2.42

June

1.100

1,O6O

997

964

964

928

892

874

856

839

822

805

1,040

892

928

892

822

771

771

822

805 

754

754

964

1,040

1,040

822

720

672

704

26,314

877

1.02

1.14

July

1,110

957

874

754

1,070

1,030

859 

1,040

1.440

 1,130

892

754

S92

928

788

874

1,190

988

754

672

64,0 

624

704

737

672

688

624

592

"545 545

592

25,939

837

0.978

1.13

Aug.

550

500

592

560

500

485

455 

410

596

582

596

485

440

596

582

382

354

345

568

455

1.080 

*720

470

410

582

568

568

582

582

596

425

14,194

458

0.555

0.62

Sept.

470

545

440

568

354

754

'656

485

425

582

354

368

554

557

525

509

309

512

504

290 

287

292

318

534

640

545

382

354

346

13,107

437

0.511

0.57

Mean 1.165 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.50

Water year 1955-56: Max 10,500 Mln 287 Mean 1J511 Cfsm 1.55 In. 2O.86
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 215

Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°48', long 84°59', on left bank at Dalton, Whitfield County, 1,000 ft 

upstream from city pumping plant and 1-j miles upstream from Southern Railway bridge.

Drainage area.--37 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1943 to September 1956. ?

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 695.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 13 years, 70.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 7.39 ft Apr. 16 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 15 cfs Oct. 10, 17, 20-22.

1943-56: Maximum gage height, 8.39 ft Mar. 29, 1951 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs Oct. 14, 19, 26, 27, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 500 cfs, which are poor. Moderate diurnal 

fluctuation at medium flow caused by milldams above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, Aug. 21-27)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

42

67

138

242

6.0 

6.2 

6.4 

6.6 

6.8 

7.0

390

440

540

790

1,210

1,810

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

1920'

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

20

17 

17

17

18

22

36

20

15

16

16

16

16

17

17 

15

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

18

18

20

21

29

22

569

18.4

0.497

0.57

Nov.

*19

18

18 

18

18

18

19

18

17

20

20

18

22

32

49

26 

28

22

24

23

19

19

~56 100

37

41

32

28,

25

24

828

27.6

0.746

0.83

Dec.

23

25

26 

65

46

35

31

29

28

26

26

23

*22

22

22

21 

21

28

27

23

23

22

23

22

22

22

20

^0

20

20

21

804

25.9

0.700

0.81

Jan.

21

20

20 

19

19

19

19

20

18

Ta

18

19

18

19

19

18 

18

18

29

25

22

21

33

*62

40

34

29

29

31

92

58

845

27.3

0.738

0.85

Feb.

103

348

1,050 

669

413

815

338

176

156

106

116

85

75

65

60

58 

988

593

402

1.520

370

204

129

170

209

156

221

187

116

9,698

334

9.C3

9.74

Mar.

96

152

116 

99

82

*77

72

102

69

66

63

58

120

628

335

546 

320

204

129

96

79

70

62

58

53

50

46

45

56

46

M

4,063

131

3.54

4.08

Apr,

41

40

1

46

408

244

124

88

74

102

74

63

60

286

»1.650 

279

160

110

85

72

65

58

52

48

46

44

43

41

39

4,538

151

4.08

4.55

May

42

46

57 

48

42

41

58

60

4?

41

39

37

35

33

32

30

29

29

28

28

28

27

 26 26

27

27

27

27

*26

26

26

1,094

35.3

0.954

1.10

June

29

27

26 

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

26

26

26

28

26 

25

24

26

30

24

24

24

25

29

26

23

22 23

24

764

25.5

0.689

0.77

July

24

25

24 

23

24

22

22

23

24

*23

21

21

23

25

26

25 

34

22

20

20

20

20

30

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

11

700

22.6

0.611

0.70

Aug.

20

19

20 

20

20

18

18

17

17

li

19

21

18

17

17

16 

16

18

30

35

*86

18

18

17

18

20

18

26

20

20

20

673

21.7

0.586

0.68

Sept.

26

28 20 

18

18

22

22

20

22

19

18

18

18

18

19

20

18

M

16

17

17

18

20

18

17

16

16

16

17

19

567

18.9

0.511

0.57

Calendar year 1955: Max l,06O Min 15 Mean 56.7 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.77

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,650 Min 15 Mean 68.7 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.25

Discharge measurement made on this day.

464436 O-58-15
216 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°40', long 84°56', on left bank 250 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Swamp Creek, half a mile northeast of Tilton, 

Whitfield County, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with Coosawattee River.

Drainage area. 682 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Aug. 24, 1940, staff gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,135 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 21.3 ft); minimum, 99 cfs Aug. 17, 18.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1951; maximum gage height, 30.2 ft 

Mar. 30, 1951 (backwater from Coosawattee River); minimum discharge, 68 cfs Oct. 24, 

25, 1954.

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

which are fair-.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, eyept periods of backwater from Coosawattee

River (gage height, in feet, am. discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7 to Jan. 21, June 29 to Aug. 5,

Aug. 13 to Sept. 6)

90

250

590

1,450

2,340

12.0 

16.0 

20. O 

21.1

4,200

6,360

9,770

11,300

ublc feet per second, waber year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

143

128

118

112

104

103

116

327

821

388

221

167

148

132

130

132

130

128

124

124

124

124

120

116

114

110

108

108

132

176

216

5,244

169

0.248

0.29

Nov.

*174

146

132

126

124

122

130

135

143

155

157

164

176

224

368

550

467

550

493

378

385

315

500

1,320

1,490

968

800

570

445

358

12,065

402

0.589

0.66

Dec.

306

278

281

368

1,540

1,890

1,010

674

550

474

427

371

*342

330

309

300

284

284

474

467

382

346

333

318

306

298

281

272

258

258

284

14,295

461

0.676

0.78

Jan.

300

284

278

275

267

256

250

240

232

227

219

224

229

224

216

211

216

211

261

438

493

362

315

*674

1,230

884

653

512

470

632

1,710

12,993

419

0.614

0.71

Feb.

1,670

2,520

4,500

6,180

7,910

10,800

11.200

1O.2OO

8,450

4,710

2,230

2,070

1,800

1,580

1,360

1,270

4,610

6,540

7,280

8,850

9,900

10,400

8,650

04,180

c2,880

3,340

C3.080

03,210

c2,880

_ _ _ __ _

154,250

5,319

7.80

8.41

Mar.

cl,940

cl,940

c2,510

02,320

01,960

*1,630

1,490

1,940

2,340

1,850

1,490

1,360

1,540

3,720

5,170

6,680

7,450

7,070

c4,750

c2,100

cl,560

1,360

1,190

1,050

968

926

884

842

884

947

800

72,641

2,343

3.44

3.97

Apr.

695

653

611

884

cl,220

c3,710

c5,350

c5,450

02,840

cl,380

1,410

1,580

1,360

1,100

1,880

7,280

9,290

clO,900

08,800

c3,130

01,430

cl,240

1,140

1,050

926

863

800

758

716

*674

79,120

2,637

3.87

4.32

May

674

1,080

1,580

2,340

2,120

1,190

02,100

03,780

4,600

02,230

cl,260

1,050

884

779

716

653

590

550

512

474

467

442

420

402

382

371

375

368

*362

339

Tg o Gbo

33,458

1,079

1.58

1.82

June

438

434

406

339

321

306

292

281

270

256

253

250

256

303

295

300

267

237

234

242

247

247

229

234

278

413

399

272

221

219

 8,739

291

0.427

0.48

July

300

375

250

250

368

312

470

388

438

*551

445

330

292

330

330

284

395

378

272

224

198

280

247

237

264

224

237

211

186

162

160

9,368

302

0.443

0.51

Aug.

157

155

155

174

150

a!50

a!40

a!30

a!30

a!30

a!20

allO

110

108

108

106

103

103

132

215

*1.100

758

355

203

160

139

128

128

267

181

155

6,260

202

0.296

0.34

Sept.

193

445

264

181

150

152

546

716

336

237

198

174

162

152

150

139

137

137

126

122

124

120

114

112

181

224

179

162

141

128

6,202

207

0.304

0.34

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,860 Min 84 Mean 873 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.38

Water year 1955-56 : Max 11,200 Min 103 Mean 1,133 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.63

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOO cfs). Feb. 6 (11 p.m.' 11,600 ofs (21.3 ft); Feb. 22

cfs (20.6 ft); Mar. 17 (4 p.m.) 7,510 ofs (17.7 ft); Apr. 8 (l to 4 a.m.) 5,680 cfs

1 a.m.) 10,600

15.8 ft);

Apr. 18 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) 11,100 ofs (21.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.

c Backwater from Coosawattee River.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 217

Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°34', long 84°57', near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on D. S. Highway 41 at Resaca, Gordon County, 200 ft downstream from Nashville', 

Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Camp 

Creek, and 3j miles downstream from confluence of Conasauga and Coosawattee Rivers.

Drainage area. 1,610 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. January 1896 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1891 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 604.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Mar. 23, 1919, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum. Mar. 23, 1919, to 

Oct. 23, 1928, chain gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 24, 1928, to 

Sept. 23, 1934, chain gage and Sept. 24, 1934, to Sept. 11, 1938, wire-weight gage, at 

present site and datum. Since Oct. 29, 1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice 

daily at bridge on State Highway 143, 65 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 55 years (1896-98, 1903-56), 2,773 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,200 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 82.6 ft); minimum, 415 cfs Sept. 21-23 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1896-1956: Maximum discharge, 54,800 cfs Mar. 31, 1951; maximum gage height, 

34.6 ft Mar. 31, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 180 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 1925 (gage 

height, 0.5 ft).

Maximum stage known, 36.6 ft Apr. 1, 1886.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 697: 1896-1928. WSP 852: 1921(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Nov. 22, May 10 to June 4j 

backwater from return of overbank flow Feb. 8-12, 19, 20, 22-26, 

Apr. 9, 10, 19-21)

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

415

505

910

5.0 1,940

10.0 5,500

23.0 18,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

490

558

558

475

445

45O

2.060 

2,060

1,210

775

610

558

540

540

505

505

505

505

490

475

475

475

460

445

430

430

445

522

775

*650

19,876

641

0.398

0.46

Nov.

575

522

490

475

460

475

475 

522 

505

522

540

558

558

630

1,040

1,280

1,090

1,040

1,070

1,090

1,020

888

1,340

5,950

2,970

2,320

2,000

1,540

1,250

1,090

32,285

1,076

0.668

0.75

Dec.

980

930

955

1,000

1,700

2,580

1,820 

1,330 

1,180

1,090

1,020

955

910

*865

820

820

775

sSe

1,640

1,380

1,160

1,040

980

930

910

865

820

820

775

775

820

33,533

1,082

0.672

0.77

Jan.

820

798

775

775

775

730

730 

710 

670

650

670

670

670

650

650

630

630

630

752

1,160

1,160

1,000

910

1,180

*1,820

1,640

1,330

1,180

1,110

1,580

2^4^40

29,695

958

0.595

0.69

Feb.

2,700

3,550

5,980

10,200

11,700

14,100

16,800 

16,900 

15,700

10,500

5,280

3,900

3,600

3,110

2,770

2,700

7,990

13,200

13,200

14,500

16,700

17.000

14,400

11,000

6,540

6,570

6,140

7,560

6,750

268,820

9,270

5.76

6.21

Mar.

4,780

4,620

5,820

5,100

4,300

3,740

5,460 

5,880 

4,230

3,740

3,180

*5,040

5,110

5,340

7,830

10,100

12.400

11,900

9,600

5,260

3,740

3,520

5,040

2,770

2,640

2,440

2,320

2.250

2,900

5,590

2,640

146,880

4,738

2.94

3.39

Apr.

2,320

2,120

2,060

2,440

3,110

8,590

14,100 

14,600 

9,750

4,450

3,740

3,880

3,460

3,040

3,960

13,000

16,200

17.900

16,600

11,000

4,690

5,530

3,250

3,040

2,770

2,640

2,510

2,580

2,520

*2,180

185,650

6,188

5.84

4.28

May

2,250

2,580

3,670

4,230

4,090

2,970

4,860 

9^900 

8,900

5,580

5,530

2,970

2,700

2,440

2,320

2,180

2,060

1,940

1,820

1,820

1.700

1,700

1,590

1,590

1,590

1.480

1,480

1,480

*1,480

1,480

1,480

89,860

2,899

1.80

2.08

June

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,330

1,230

1,210

1,160 

1,140 

1,090

1,090

1,070

1,040

1,180

1,180

1,210

1,160

1,110

1,020

1,000

1,040

1,070

1,020

1,000

1,110

1,280

1,350

1,280

1,070

*955

950

54,745

1,158

0.719

0.80

July

1,180

1,480

1,160

1,040

1,280

1,580

1,280 

1,330

1,640

1,380

1,140

1,140

1,280

1,160

1,140

1,380

1,480

1,090

955

865

820

1,040

955

955

930

865

820

775

730

752

35,182

1,135

0.705

0.81

Aug.

710

670

710

752

690

650

610 

575 

540

540

' 522

592

575

540

522

505

490

475

505

575

1.700

*1,640

980

710

610

558

540

540

610

650

610

20,896

674

0.419

0.48

Sept.

630

910

820

610

540

632

1,940 

1,380 

910

690

610

558

540

505

490

475

460

445

445

430

430

415

415

445

460

730

775

575

505

475

19,245

642

0.399

0.45

Calendar year 1955: Max 18,50O Mln 346 Mean 2,077 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.53

Water year 1955-56 : Max 17.9OO Mln 415 Mean 2,504 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.17

Discharge measurement made on this day.
218 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Oostanaula River near Rome, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°18', long 85°08', on left bank l£ miles upstream from Dry Creek, 

4 ? miles north of Rome, Floyd County, 4f miles upstream from confluence with Etowah 

River, and &i miles downstream from Armuchee Creek.

Drainage area. 2.120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey.

Gage-height records collected at site 4v miles downstream since 1890 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 561.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. February 1937 to May 1939, staff gage and 

Oct. 1, 1939, to Dec. 7, 1950, water-stage recorder, at site 3f miles downstream-at 

same datum. February 1937 to May 1939, auxiliary staff gage and since Oct. 1, 1939, 

auxiliary water-stage recorder, at Fifth Avenue Bridge 4? miles downstream. Staff 

gage at site of auxiliary gage used as base gage for records published as Coosa River 

at Rome, Jan. 1, 1897, to Dec. 31, 1903.

Average discharge.--17 years (1939-56), 3,427 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,600 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 23.87 ft); 

minimum daily, 530 cfs Sept. 24.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 47,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1947; maximum gage height, 35.13 

ft Jan. 22, 1947; minimum daily discharge, 408 cfs Oct. 25, 1954.

Flood of Apr. 1, 1886, reached a stage of 40.3 ft at site of present auxiliary gage.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.'

706

710 

690

739

590

570

676

1,000 

2.550

*1,830

1,170

850

825

760

743

730

650

731

713

707

715

74Z

710

610

685

656

641

654

778

811

920

25,842

834

0.393

0.45

Nov.

828

765 

732

714

707

707

670

715 

744

772

763

757

808

810

1,060

1,400

1,460

1,240

1,320

1,280

*1,280

1,170

1,710

3,890

4,450

3,130

2,670

2,180

1,700

1,440

41,852

1,395

0.658

0.73

Dec.

1,510

1,220 

1,180

1,200

1,250

1,900

5.100

2,200 

1,600

1,400

1,500

1,200

1,100

1,000

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,010

1,540

1,910

1,540

1,550

1,250

1,200

1,140

1,100

1,040

987

971

921

1,010

40,899

1,319

0.622

0.72

Jan.

1,010

970 

*945

956

971

957

951

916 

913

850

860

855

857

861

810

810

830

810

920

1,140

1,430

1,310

1,170

1,220

1,700

2,180

1,830

1,580

1,450

1,580

2.250

35,832

1,156

0.545

0.63

Feb.

5.210

3,890 

6,500

11,300

13,700

16,300

17,600

17,100 

16,800

14,000

8,500

5,500

4,800

4,500

3,900

3,600

9,200

15,000

17,000

18,000

19.000

18,100

17,200

16,200

13,500

9,120

8,880

9,720

9,840

_-_-_-.

-------

531,560

11,430

5.59

5.81

Mar.

7,850

6,700 

7,520

7,300

6,300

5,600

5,000

5,100 

5,600

5,490

4,610

*4,070

4,050

6,560

10,500

12,900

15,600

16.700

13,900

10,600

6,010

4,780

4,250

5,880

5,860

*3,250

5.190

3,290

5,540

4,540

5,790

205,750

6,656

5.15

5.61

Apr.

5,160

2,810 

2,580

2,970

3,910

10,800

18,200

17,300 

15,600

11,700

6,130

5,480

5,080

4,410

5,070

15,400

20,000

18,600

18,100

18,400

14,900

6,550

4,550

4,130

3,820

5,520

5,290

5,110

2,970

2,740

255,260

8,509

4.01

4.47

May

2,740

5,080

5,790

4,930

5,150

4,610

*3,850

9,110 

11,400

9,560

5,620

3,890

3,400

3,010

2,820

2,540

2,400

2,250

2,160

2,040

1,750

1,910

1,850

1,750

1,700

1,700

1.600

1,600

1,620

1,650

1,740

106,960

5,450

1.65

1.88

June

1,660

A. 700 

1,650

1,580

1,470

1,460

1,470

1,400 

1,550

1,500

1,220

1,260

1,250

1,460

1,410

1,400

1,580

»1,220

1,170

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,170

1,170

1,250

1,450

1,510

1,570

1,160

1.100

40,510

1,550

0.657

0.71

July

1,040

1,640 

1,600

1,410

1,450

1,650

1,680

1,880 

1,910

2.570

1,900

1,560

1,450

1,460

1,480

1,310

1,350

1,680

1,560

1,510

1,120

1,060

995

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,110

1,100

1,020

*895

945

45,585

1,400

0.660

0.76

Aug.

961

910 

890

958

945

830

860

854 

802

779

762

670

750

789

800

808

730

710

670

1,220

1,280

2.110

1,610

1,100

895

770

690

690

670

750

790

28,013

904

0.426

0.49

Sept.

895

830 

1,040

870

770

769

1,210

1.900 

1,400

*945

974

783

755

705

721

610

590

695

778

644

657

627

590

550

550

650

901

854

758

650

24,587

820

0.587

0.45

Calendar year 1955: Max 22,700 Min 422 Mean 2,842 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.20

Water year 1955-56: Max 20,OOO Min 530 Mean 3,225 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.69

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 6-14, Feb. 10-21, and May 25-28; discharge estimated on basis of 

records for station at Resaca.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 219

Etowah River near Dawsonville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°23', long 84°04 I , on left bank half a mile upstream from Palmer Creek, 

1 mile downstream from Russell Creek, 4 miles southeast of Dawsonville, Dawson County, 

and 7? miles upstream from Shoal Creek.

Drainage area. 103 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,050 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 16 years, 242 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,520 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 10.3 ft); minimum daily, 69 cfs Sept. 21, 22.

1940-56: Maximum discharge, 4,780 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 15.8 ft); minimum 

daily, 50 cfs Oct. 22-28, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation during periods of low flow caused by mills 

above station.

Rating le, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

66

170

5Z5

1,080

1,870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

96

109

87

80

79

85

93

134

105

88

84

80

80

82

79

80 

80

80

79

77

77

77

76

76

74

*72

T?

76

152 

107

2,704

87.2

0.847

0.98

Nov.

85

84

84

82

82

82

87

88

85

92

95

88

88

111

123

103 

100

93

134

132

107

98

191

248 Tie

196

147

123

109 

103

3,416

114

1.11

1.24

Dec.

100

111

114

120

134

112

105

*102

100

95

93

92

90

88

88

87 

93

116

152

TT4

103

100

96

96

95

92

88

87

88 

98

90

3,159

101

0.981

1.13

Jan.

87

85

85

84

82

80

80

79

77

*77

77

77

77

76

76

76 

76

74

1ST

161

118

105

116

147

132

116

109

107

111

114 

123

3,041

98.1

0.952

1.10

Feb.

116

165

325

450

425

674

525

325

265

232

234

232

212

198

198

210 

566

462

350

438

*362

300

262

255

260

290

375

438

312

9,456

326

3.17

3.42

Mar.

268

298

285

255

236

230

224

234

216

208

206

"2T3 202

375

412

~579 1.160 

412

350

312

292

278

265

252

242

236

230

240

450

350

282

9,789

316

3.07

3.54

Apr.

258

244

234

255

255

1,110

876

475

400

362

425

388

*350

325

536

1.670 

620

475

425

388

362

350

338

325

312

300

295

288

278

270

13,189

440

4.27

4.76

May

282

290

500

500

350

325

552

450

362

338

312

295

282

*272

260

250

242

240

232

228

222

226

216

212

220

216

218

212

210

260

210

8,984

290

2.82

3.25

June

19S

194

190

186

186

182

200

180

176

170

166

166

166

174

182

178 

163

159

161

178

166

157

156

163

165

*163

148

139

ill iby

5,115

170

1.65

1.84

July

298

190

157

165

156

157

176

226

246

242

170

154

159

156

152

238 

226

172

154

147

145

138

132

152

134

130

125

120

116

132

145

5,210

168

1.63

1.88

Aug.

130

134

127

139

125

118

109

*102

100

98

96

102

98

93

93

88 

85

82

10T

260

148

116

102

95

90

90

88

90

93

92

95

3,379

109

1.06

1.22

Sept.

95

92

84

80

82

130

248

T55

103

95

92

88

85

80

77

76 

74

79

76

74

69

69

72

87

174

226

114

98

93

90

3,027

101

0.981

1.09

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,330 Mln 63 Mean 184 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.25

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,670 Mln 69 Mean 192 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.45

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs). Apr. 6 (11 p.m.) 2,26O cfs (9.4 ft); Apr. 16 (8 a.m.) 2,520 

cfs (10.3 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Etowah River at Canton, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°14', long 84°30', on left bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highways 5 spur and 140 at Canton, Cherokee County, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Canton Creek, and if miles downstream from Hickory Log Creek.

Drainage area. 605 sq mi.

Records available. March 1892 to December 1905 (prior to 1895, gage heights only), 

March 1937 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1891 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 844.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. March 1892 to December 1905, staff gage at 

site 100 ft upstream at datum 2.0 ft higher. Mar. 16, 1937, to Jan. 17, 1939, wireweight gage at site 100 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1937-56), 1,062 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 14.4 ft): minimum, 271 cfs Oct. 24.

1896-1905, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 29,800 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

26.7 ft), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 178 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 1954. 

Maximum stage known since 1891, that of Jan. 7, 1946.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 8 to Sept. 26)

1.3

3.0

6.0

10.0

13.0

250

800

2,070

4,300

6,320

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

385

410

373

304

279

279

301 

358

442

343

298

284

276

282

290

282

282

282

284

282

279

276

276

273

276

276

276

284

522 

554 388"

9,996

322

0.532

0.61

Nov.

331

*316

313

307

504

304

310 

331

319

313

334

337

325

343

410

426

376

361

442

603

474

394

410

1,070

782

800

692

554

474 

426

13,181

439

0.726

0.81

Dec.

410

410

442

458

506

490

442 

426

410

391

376

*370

364

361

358

355

343 ITO

586

5ST

458

426

426

410

410

394

388

373

361 

367

385

12,860

415

0.686

0.79

Jan.

364

358

355

352

346

340

343 

340

334

33T

343

340

337

334

334

334

334

334

458

764

586

490

*474

603

620

554

490

474

474

490 

538

13,171

425

0.702

0.81

Feb.

522

53T

838

1,840

2,320

2,470

5,180 

1,760

1,350

1,180

1,030

1,070

952

876

838

933

1,100

2,020

1,620

1,580

1,760

1,400

1,140

1,070

1,100

1,220

1,400

2,320

1,710

-----

41,153

1,419

2.35

2.53

Mar.

1,350

1,350

1,530

1,260

*1,140

1,070

1,030 

1,050

990

914

914

895 8~9~5~

1,220

1,940

5,040

5,120

2,370

1,800

1,530

1,350

1,260

1,180

1,100

1,070

1,030

990

990

1,350

1,760 

1,300

46,768

1,509

2.49

2.87

Apr.

1,140

1,070

1.050

1,030

1,140

2,720

5,540 

2,470

1,840

1,620

1,660

1,800

1,480

1,550

1,480

6,090

4,240

2,370

1,940

1,760

1,620

1,530

1,440

1,350

1,300

*1,260

1,220

1,180

1,140

1,140

56,750

1,892

3.13

3.49

May

1,220

1,350

2,960

5,120

1,980

1,940

2,840 

2,520

1,840

1,620

1,480

1,350

1,300

1,220

1,180

1,100

1,070

1,030

1,030

990

952

952

914

876

876

914

914

*895

838

914 

914

42,899

1,384

2.29

2.64

June

800

78?

746

728

728

710

728 

728

674

656

638

638

746

692

746

764

674

620

620

620

656

620

620

728

692

656

603

554

522

506

20,195

673

1.11

1.24

July

952

876

692

603

692

656

620 

876

*1,100

990

857

674

674

710

710

1,050

933

857

674

620

603

586

554

952

710

656

570

538

506

490 554"

22,515

726

1.20

1.38

Aug.

570

522

603

570

554

506

474 

426

410

410

410

410

410

391

588

382

367

349

59T

*819

876

M3

474

442

410

388

391

394

410

410 

474

14,634

472

0.780

0.90

Sept.

442

426

410

376

370

603

1,440 

876

554

474

426

410

391

370

355

334

328

328

352

334

319

298

3731

316

426

1,220

782

490

442

410

14,603

487

0.805

0.90

Calendar year 1955: Max 11,600 Min 211 Mean 797 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.88

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,090 Min 273 Mean 844 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.97

cfs (14.4 ft), 

* Discharge 'ement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Little River near Roswell, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°07',. long 84°23', at downstream end of old bridge pier 500 ft upstream 

from bridge on State Highway 140, 1 mile downstream from Cooper Sandy Creek, and 

7 miles north of Roswell, Fulton County.

Drainage area. 60.5 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1947 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 897.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). 

Prior to July 25, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 74.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 8.7 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.6 cfs Sept. 22.

1947-56: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 14.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 2.1 cfs Sept. 22-24, 1955.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

3.7 

5.4 

7.7

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6

-0.1 7.2 -0.4

0.0 10 -.3

.2 18 -.2

.5 36 -.1

1.0 73 0.0

2.0 157 .5

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

77

157

270

430

830

1,320

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

rs *11

9.2

9T?

10

10

17

12

10

9.8

9.5

9.8

11

10

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

*11

11

12

47

17

13

424.5

13.7

0.226

0.26

Nov.

13

13

13

12

T3

13

15

14

13

16

18

15

16

21

22

17

16

15

77

5o

26

22

32

37

52

51

35

29

24

22

722

24.1

0.398

0.44

Dec.

22

29

28

41

43_

32

29

*27

28

24

23

23

22

22

22

21

25

35

40

31

28

27

27

27

26

25

24

23

23

25

23

845

27.3

0.451

0.52

Jan.

23

22

23

£2

22

22

22

22

23

23

25

23

23

22

23

23

*22

22

58

4T

32

29

38

53

40

34

31

30

29

35

*33

891

28.7

0.474

0.55

Feb.

31

39

91

201

302

464 2"53

105

97

79

68

60

55

53

55

66

75

79

69

99

78

66

58

61

63

62

143

182

101

3,165

109

1.80

1.94

Mar.

*80

123

97

78

69

64

61

61

55

54

58

58

58

150

198

1,140

577

139

99

81

72

66

61

58

54

53

52

*5T

88

68

57

3,981

128

2.12

2.44

Apr.

53

51

49

56

58

127

93

71

61

58

119

88

72

63

111

T35- 438

95

80

70

64

61

59

57

55

*54

54

52

50

49

2,503

83.4

1.38

1.54

May

51

66

148

160 ~81

102

111

78

63

57

53

49

47

45

42

40

38

38

36

35

33

33

31

30

30

34

34

31

29

29

*2_7_

1,681

54.2

0.896

1.03

June

32

26

25

25

24

22

21

20

19

18

16

16

18

20

29

32

20

18

17

18

19

17

17

21

18

*22

19

14

13

12

608

20.3

0.336

0.37

July

20

19

16

42

38

20

31

33

42

126

42

30

74

34

29

54

55

36

24

22

20

19

19

24

19

17

16

13

12

T?

22

980

31.6

0.522

0.60

Aug.

*18

16

14

13

13

11

*8.9

7.7

7.5

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.8

8.0

7.7

6.1

5.6

5.4 19 

55_

15

11

9.2

8.3

11

19

8.6

9.9

15

*12

17

379.1

12.2

0.202

0.23

Sept.

11

9.6

7.7

7.0

7.0

13

38

19

12

9.6

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.3

5.9

5.6

5.2

5.4

4.9

4.6

STT

23

115

117 ~59

29

22

20

581.7

19.4

0.321

0.36

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,190 

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,140

Min 

Min

2.1

4.6

45.6

45.8

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Mar. 16 (9 p.m.) 1,500 cfs (8.7 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

0.754

0.757

In. 10.22
222 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Etowah River at Allatoona Dam above Cartersvllle, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°10' long 84°44', on right bank three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Allatoona Dam, 2 miles upstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway 

bridge, and 3 miles east of Cartersville, Bartow County.

Drainage area. 1,110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1956. Prior to October 1950, published 

as Etowah River above Cartersville.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 686.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Dec. 19, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,687 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1950).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,190 cfs May 14 (gage height, 7.29 ft); minimum daily, 227 cfs Mar. 11.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 40,400 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 20.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs; minimum daily, 208 cfs May 3, 1953.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir since December 1949 (see p. 247).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 16 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions [water years). WSP 1032: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 14-19. 21-26, May 28 to June 2, 

June 4-9, 11-16)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

175

248

332

610

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

5.0

1,250

2,200

3,420

5,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

670

S3"S~ 255

258 

258

790

803

255

255

262

261

709

934

1,070

518

255

1,130

1,090

1,050

1,540

1,670

596

255 

1,900

1,530

1,490

*1,830

1.920

1,200 

*269

943

26,604

858

-442

Nov.

993

1,210

1,550

1,650 

1,630

269

1,370"

1,180

1,570

1,410

1,560

1,620

269

707

419

448

598

1,290

1,370

298

1,160

1,290

365 

269

269

269

269

298

1,180 

1,380

28,140

938

-239

Dec.

1,750

1,430

1,200

269 

1,350

1,720

1,930

2.550

2,226

2,080

*269

*1,980

2,010

2,300

2,220

2,110

1,840

i,Tl"o" 248

1,400

990

1,290

1,470 

1,060

248

248

1,420

1,560

1,250

1,580 

1,150

44,022

1,420

-769

Jan.

248

250

1,460

1.590 

1,550

980

510

240

880

540

470

910

*655

249

248

417

267

245

247

252

246

578" 240

250

250

250

252

249

248 

255

249

14,745

476

+181

Feb.

250

250

254

255 

255

262

269

269

269

262

262

262

269

269

462

262

257

255

248 5"6T

269

262

269 

262

254

262

262

*262

264

___ ____

7,769

268

+2,071

Mar.

264

254

252

252

1,100

970

1,760

1,940

1,930

573

1,9"9"0" 227

2,150

2,250

2,110

2,590

2,480

252

5,050

*5,210

5,380

5,410

5.450 

4,646

269

5,150

1,980

1,630

2,600

2,670 

1,980

70,863

2,286

+546

Apr.

252

1,500

2,420

1,890 

2,170

1,600

248

248

4,840

5,290

5,290

5,160

5,200

4,920

235

2,740

2,670

2,730

5,140

5,080

4,550

262

5.480 

4,820

*al,950

*al,400

1,150

638

248

5,280

85,201

2,775

+86

May

5,360

4,960

5.040

4,930

4,100

244

4,210"

2,550

1,580

1,770

2,630

1,810

248

2,640

1,260

1,520

1,560

1,750

1,240

255

1,550

1,280

1,150 

1,570

803

795

269

1,860

1,450

1,420 

933

60,717

1,959

+138

June

1,060

1,100

269

1,9STJ 

2.590

*2,340

2,140

*1,350

773

277

1,370

1,450

1,040

883

1,100

1,180

286

930

754

808

1,110

1,020

1,280 

277

1,630

1,470

1,520

937

952 

278

34,104

1,137

-262

July

277

808

1,110

1,200 

1,730

1,050

706

269

2,580

1,190

2.660

2,090

1,270

803

269

1,460

*1,570

1,380

2,150

899

821

262 al,3To" 

a924

956

1,140

1,000

1,210

262

1,080 

922

35,158

1,134

-8

Aug.

720

840

654

595 

269

1,410

1,140

724

706

704

267

269

1,100

2,120

2.150

532

666

262

274

682

637

*788

700 

*670

467

262

368

265

3C2" 250 

695

21,468

693

-192

Adjusted for change In contents In Allatoona Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm

In.

416

0.375

0.43

699

0.630

0.70

Calendar year 1955:

Water year 1955-56:

651

0.586

0.68

657

0.592

0.68

2,559

2.11

2.28

2,632

2.37

2.73

2,859

2.58

2.88

2,097

1.89

2.18

875

0.788

0.88

1,126

1.01

1.16

501

0.451

0.52

Sept.

248

248

255

409 

706

1,230

886

248

238

1,700

1,560

1,570

1,310

1,850

256

236

2,710

2.900

1,510

1,650

983

426

236 

248

412

865

1,390

1,410

233

232

27,435

914

-350

564

0.508

0.57

Observed Adjusted

tax 5,040 Mln 214 Mean 1,256 Mean 1,230 Cfsm l.ll In. 15.05

tax 5,480 Mln 227 Mean 1,241 Mean 1,279 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.69

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Allatoona Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of power output at Allatoona Dam.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 223

Etowah River at Rome, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°15', long 85°09', on downstream side of center pier of Southern Railway 

bridge in Rome, Floyd County, 2 miles downstream from confluence with Oostanaula 

River.

Drainage area. 1,810 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July to December 1903, August 1904 to June 1921 (published as "near 

Rome"), May 1939 to September 1956.

 §_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 561.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1 to Dec. 31, 1903, staff gage at Second 

Avenue Bridge 1 mile downstream at different datum. Aug. 17, 1904, to June 30, 1921, 

staff gage at Preemans Perry 5 miles upstream at different datum. Since May 15, 1939, 

auxiliary water-stage recorder at Second Avenue Bridge 1 mile downstream.

Average discharge. 17 years (1939-56), 2,490 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Mar. 17; maximum gage height, 

20.56 ft Mar. 17; minimum daily discharge, 471 cfs Oct. 17.

1904-21, 1939-56: Maximum discharge, 55,000 cfs Dec. 11, 1919 (gage height, over 

28 ft, at former site at Preemans Perry), computed from data at upstream stations; 

minimum daily, 360 cfs Oct. 10, 24, 1904.

Maximum stage known, that of Dec. 11, 1919. Flood of Apr. 9, 1938, reached a stage 

of 37.5 ft (discharge, 46,500 cfs), from gage reading and discharge measurement by 

Corps of Engineers.

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

indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation, which are fair. Plow regulated by Allatoona 

Reservoir since 1949 (see p. 247).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

972

909 

488

869

507

502 

1,140

1,320

641

*545

517

486

933

1,150

1,310

735

471 

1,310"

1,310

1,310

1,690

1,800

820

490

2.240

1,690

1,870

1,980

2,200

1,560

582

34,347

1,108

-442

Nov.

1,210

1,230 

1,460

2.000

i,BOO

1,800 

553

1,550"

1,580

1,790

1,670

1,870

1,760

565

979

707

710 

866

1,780

1,640

*598

1,400

1,830

1,100

865

868

747

682

637

1,550

37,837

1,261

-239

Dec.

1,780

2,200 

1,830

1,590

607

2,120 

' 1,860

2,050

2,580

2,590

2,510

858

2,260

2,440

2,580

2,690

2,320 

2,160

598

1,510

1,800

1,280

1,580

1,750

1,420

533

54?

1,630

1,870

1,620

1,810

54,975

1,773

-769

Jan.

1,280

518 

*518

1,750

1.900

1,470 

1,210

565

548

1,010

782

718

1,190

907

486

486

665 

510

550

579

603

534

545

626

691

678

605

593

561

546

603

24,227

782

+181

Feb.

584 '554" 

1,030

1,970

2,910

4.520 

3,620

e2,500

el, 600

el, 500

el, 500

1,410

*1,020

1,100

1,000

1,330

1,570 

el, 300

el, 200

el, 200

el, 300

el, 500

el, 300

el, 200

el, 100

el, 100

1,370

2,170

1,800

___ ._

46,358

1,599

+2,071

Mar.

1,640

1,380 

1,780

1,660

1,220

2,030 

1,990

2,720

2,640

2,520

1,380

1,210

2,950

3,560

4,700

8,450

10,200 

6,530

3,860

6,530

6,480

6,420

6,290

6,190

4,220

*2,120

5,410

2,580

2,530

3,590

3,490

118,250

3,815

+346

Apr.

2,450

1.190 

2,310

3,200

2,830

5,190 

5,750

e2,120

2,790

6,350

6,840

7,070

6,520

6,450

4,320

5,930

6,460 

4,930

4,870

6,450

6,410

4,940

2,680

6,210

5,130

3,170

2,160

1,980

1,420

1,870

_______

129,990

4,333

+86

May

4,040

4,190 

6.620

6,090

5,580

4,420 

*4,640

5,880

3,690

3,090

3,060

3,140

2,340

1,660

3,080

2,000

2,170 

2,120

2,120

1,610

1,060

2,210

1,780

1,880

1,800

1,260

1,250

a820

2.147J

1,830

1,800

89,670

2,893

+138

June

1,450

1,580 

1,470

721

2,600

5.080 

2,740

2,660

1,880

1,210

711

1,800

1,940

1,380

1,300

1,600

1.600 

*701

1,330"

1,200

1,230

1,530

1,360

1,480

1,190

1,940

1,940

1,830

1,270

1,170

_ _.__

47,893

1,596

-262

July

681

755 

1,740

1,470

2,960

2,380

1,610

1,770

1,630

4,010

2,230

3,260

2,590

1,760

1,230

1,360

2,060 

2,040

1,820

2,320

1,330

1,240

1,060

1,780

1,450

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,610

*737

1,450

54,546

1,760

-8

Aug.

1,280

1,160 

1,280

1,210

1,000

718 

1,800

1,440

1,060

1,030

1,040

602

612

1,400

2^480

2,320

889 

936

553

616

1,070

1,000

1,110

1,000

955

754

538

57?

570

572

614

32,281

1,041

-192

Sept.

998

745 

714

614

736

1,100 

1,710

1,440

835

*639

1,860

1,670

1,750

1,690

2,170

599

806 

5^140

3,000

1,490

2,030

1,320

741

551 1>2~2"

848

1,430

1,850

1,800

592

39,490

1,316

-350

Adjusted for change In contents In Allatoona Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

666 

0.368 

0.42

1,022 

0.565 

0.63

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-56:

1,004 

0.555 

0.64

963 

0.532 

0.61

3,670 

2.03 

2.19

4,161 

2.30 

2.65

4,419 

2.44 

2.72

3,031 

1.67 

1.92

Observed

Max 8,660 Mln 450 Mean 1,857 

Max 10,200 Mln 471 Mean 1,940

1,334 

0.737 

0.82

1,752 

0.968 

1.12

849 

0.469 

0.54

966 

0.534 

0.60

Adjusted

Mean 1,851 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.89 

Mean 1,978 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.86

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Allatoona Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

a No gage-height record at base gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near 

Kingston.

e Stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for station 

near Kingston.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Coosa River near Rome, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°12', long 85°16', on left bank attached to downstream face of abutment 

of Mayo Bar lock and dam, 1| miles upstream from Webb Creek, 6 miles southwest of 

Rome, Floyd County, 7^ miles downstream from confluence of Oostanaula and Etowah 

Rivers, and at mile 279.

Drainage area. 4,040 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. January 1897 to December 1903 (published as "at Rome"), June 1928 to 

December 1931, March 1937 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1922 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 553.05 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Jan. 1, 1897, to Dec. 31, 1903, staff gage at site 1\ miles 

upstream at datum 22.74 ft higher.

Average discharge. 22 years (1928-31, 1937-56), 6,124 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 21.7 ft); 

minimum daily, 1,010 cfs Oct. 6.

1897-1903, 1928-31, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 65,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1947 (gage 

height, 37.0 ft); minimum daily, 940 cfs Sept. 26, 1955.

Maximum stage known, 40.3 ft Apr. 1, 1886 (site and datum at Rome).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir since December 1949 

(see p. 247).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 5)

-0.3

0.0

1.0

10.0

21.3

1,010

1,220

1,980

11,100

25,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(tj

Oct.

I,t70

1,520

1,150

1,480

1,080

1.010 

1,600 

2,400

3.400 

2,400

*1,740

1,370

1,670

1,820

1,900

1,410

1,120 

1.9OO

1,860 

1,860

2,300

2,480

1,480

1,180 

2,570

2,220 

2,300

2,570

2,930 

2,300

1,630

58,320

1,881

-442

Nov.

1,980

1,940

2,060

2,390

2,390

2,390 

1,260 

2,140

2,220 

2,570

2,390

2,480

2,570

1,520

1,980

2,060

2,140 

2,140

2,930 

3,020

*1,900

2,570

3,750

5,050 

5.450

4,150 

3,470

2,930

2,390 

2,930

79,160

2,639

-239

Dec.

2,930

3,200

2,930

2,750

1,860

3,750 

4.750 

4,050

4,050 

3,750

3,650

1,900

3,290

3,380

3,470

3,380

3,290 

3,110

1,900 

3,470

3,380

2,750

2,840

2,930

2,570

1,710 

1.650

2,660

2,840

2,480 

2,750

93,400

3,013

-769

Jan.

2,390

1,520

*1,480

2,570

2,750

2,390 

2,140 

1,440

1,370 

1,900

1,600

1,600

1,980

1,740

1,300

1,260

1,440 

1,330

1,480 

1,710

1,980

1,900

1,780

1,820 

2,300

2,840 

£,570

2,220

1,980

2,060 

2,750

59,590

1,922

+181

Feb.

5,750

4,550

7,050

12,900

16,900

20,700 

22.700 

21,300

20,300 

19,200

16,000

9,350

 6,950

6,050

5,450

5,750

7,550 

15,300

18.5OO 

19,800

21,700

21,600

20,300

19,000 

16,6OO

11,600 

10,500

11,900

12,1OO

 

405,550

15,980

+2,071

Mar.

9,900

8,470

9,350

9,130

7,950

7,650 

6,950 

7,750

8,150 

7,950

6,450

5,550

6,950

9,020

13,9OO

19,7OO

24.600 

23, 600

18,800 

17,700

13,400

11,300

10, 600

10, 100 

8,910

4.950 

S.580

6,050

6,050

7,650 

7,550

524,660

10,470

+546

Apr.

6,050

4.150

4,950

6,150

6,650

14,500 

22,800 

22,100

19,400 

18,900

14,100

12,800

11,700

10,900

10,400

18,9OO

25,100 

 24, 100

23,100 

23,900

22,300

15,500

6,650 io,ioa

9,550

6,450 

5,650

5,550

4,650 

4 250

 : 

388,900

12,960

+86

May

6,85O

7,250

10,000

11,300

11,100

9,9OO 

8,150 

 15,900

14.800 

12,400

8,910

7,550

6,250

4,450

6,550

4,85O

4,850 

4,650

4,650 

4,050

5,110

4,250

3,950

3,750 

3,950

3,200 

3,110

2.750

4,150

3,650 

3,650

201,730

6,507

+158

June

5,290

3,470

3,290

'2,390

5,850

4.450 

4,250 

3,950

3,200 

2,570

2.020

3,026

3,110

3,020

2,750

3,020

3,020 

2,O6O

 2,570 

2,480

2,480

2,750

2,660

2,840 

2,060

3,470 

3,470

5,290

2,570

2,590

89,760

2,992

-262

July

1,820

2,590

5,560

5,110

4,150

4.250 

3,560 

5,850

5,380 

6.450

4,450

4,850

4,050

5,290

2,930

2,220

3,380 

3,750

3,470 

5,850

2,570

2,300

1,780

3,020 

2,660

2,660 

2,660

2,570

2,660 

1.710

 2,390

99,740

3,217

-8

Aug.

2.3OO

2.14O

2,140

2,140

. 1,980

1,630 

2,570 

2,30O

1,86O 

1,780

1,740

1,55O

1,570

2,140

5,020

5,110

1,670 

1,670

1.260 

1,980

2,390

5.200

3,026

2,300 

1,900

1,600 

1,330

1,410

1,370

1,370 

1,520

61,540

1,985

-192

Sept.

1,900

1,600

1,900

1,670

1,600

1,780 

2,660 

3,560

2,570 

1,820

2,750

 2,480

2,480

2,390

2,840

1.3OO

1,180 

3,470

5.650

rrnro

2,480

1,940

1,330

1.150 

1,220

1,440 

2,220

2,750

2,480

1,300

64,050

2,155

-550

Adjusted for change in contents in Allatoona Reservoir

Mean 

Cf stn

1,439 

0.356 

0.41

2,400 

0.594 

0.66

Calendar year 1955 : 

Water year 1955-56 :

2,244

0.555 

0.64

2,103 

0.521 

0.60

16.O5O 

3.97 

4.28

10,820 

2.68 

3.09

13,050 

3.23 

3.60

6,645 

1.64 

1.89

observed

Max 28,900 Mln 940 Mean 4,78o 

Max 25,100 Mln 1,010 Mean 5,263

2,730 

0.676 

0.75

3,209 

0.794 

0.92

1,793 

0.444 

0.51

1,785 

0.442 

0.49

Adjusted

Mean 4,774 Cfstn 1.18 In. 16.02 

Mean 5,3O1 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.84

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Allatoona Reservoir, furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 225

Cedar Creek near Cedartown, Ga.

ocatlon. Lat 34°34 I , long 85°19', on left bank 700 ft downstream from bridge on 

Highway 161, 4-5 miles upstream from Lake Creek, and 4| miles northwest of Ceda 

Polk County.

State 

Cedartown,

Drainage area. 109 sq ml.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1956.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 724.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department).

Average discharge. 14 years, 155 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,340 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 8.8 ft); minimum dally, 34 cfs Oct. 14, 15.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 12,500 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 16.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance studies; minimum 

dally, 26 cfs Oct. 20, Nov. 13, 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation and moderate regulation at low flow caused 

by powerplants above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

b

6

7

8

9

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.

47

59

55

55

55

55 

45

524~4~

40

*44

42

40

34

3T

37 

58

40

59

59

57

59

38

37

37

37

37

38

41

40

59

1,212

59.1

0.559

0.41

Nov.

57

56

55

37

35

55

40

41

59

41

42

57

59

40

58

40 

59

57

45

42

59

*58

1285f§"

71

75

58

55

49

46

1,451

47.7

0.458

0.49

Dec.

45

48

47

46

45

45 

45

45

45

41

41

41

40

40

41

40 

59

44

51

TS

45

42

42

41

42

41

40

59

3"9~ 58

1,512

42.5

0.388

0.45

Jan.

37

38

58

*59

58

38 

38

37

38

58

37

37

57

56

37

37 

56

56

55

50

45

42

48

69

58

52

47

47

49

54

58

1,542

45.5

0.397

0.46

Feb.

78" 55

259

396

448

1.580 

448

280

257

205

268

219

175

*149

162

261 

224

245

211

290

245

195

162

146

143

138

159

256

162

7,790

269

2.47

2.66

Mar.

133

248

241

188

156

141

128

154

116

105

114

114

135

525

843

2.480 

780

462

540

280

241

216

190

177

154

145

133

*123

136

125

107

9,426

504

2.79

3.22

Apr.

101

97

90

107

116

829 

475

500

258

216

280

214

177

159

321

1.550 

462

520

265

224

190

177

164

146

155

125

116

107

101

99

7,675

256

2.55

2.62

May

96

99

TTB" 167

99

153 

136

110

*96

89

84

79

76

74

71

69 

66

65

65

62

63

62

61

58

58

57

56

56

56

56

55

2,486

80.2

0.756

0.85

June

52

49

48

51

50

50 

50

49

49

48

50

58

50

51

57

53 

48

51

50

*55

51

50

48

48

48

464-6-

48

49

46

1,499

50.0

0.459

0.51

July

51

75

50

47

49

57 

50

76

52" 92

61

54

50

49

48

66 

55

47

45

45

47

45

47

46

43

43

43

42

42

45

*42

1,658

52.8

0.484

0.56

Aug.

45

49

46

55

46

45 

42

42

41

42

46

45

45

56

46

42 

42

44

~5T 104

65

41

56

35

55

55

55

35

55

37

40

1,439

46.4

0.426

0.49

Sept.

41

42

38

41

42

49

54

S3

41

45

43

*41

42

42

42

40 

57

41

45

45

45

41

41

59

44

51

44

41

58

1,268

42.5

0.588

0.45

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,770 Mln 33 Mean 112 Cfsm 1.03 In. 15.89

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,480 Mln 34 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.963 In. 13.15

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs). Feb. 6 (10 a.m.) 2.580 cfs (7.5 ft); Mar. 16 (5 p.m.) 5.540

cfs (8.8 ft); Apr. 16 (4 a.m.) 2,050 cfs (6.7 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
226 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Chattooga River at Summerville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°28', long 85 C 20', on left bank 600 ft downstream from bridge on

U. S. Highway 27, 1 mile southeast of Summerville, Chattooga County, and 4 miles upstream from Raccoon Creek.

Drainage area. 193 sq mi.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 613.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). 

Prior to Nov. 12, 1937, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 342 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,500 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 15.6 ft); minimum daily, 58 cfs Jan. 8.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 21.0 ft); minimum daily, 38 cfs Oct. 17, 1937, Nov. 9, 12, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant at Trion, 6 miles 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

6.0

65

134

220

842

10.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

2,040

3,290

4,030

5,420

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

76

81

73

73

72

73

97

~9T 140

82

*78

77

76

75

72

72 

75

75

75

75

72

69

66

71

70

72

73

75

85

77 

75

2,419

78.0

0.404

0.47

Nov.

76

73

72

71

71

67

77

73

72

77

75

75

75

140

228

136 

108

101

101

97

94

*89

236

344

TTS

178

160

147

134

124

3,549

118

0.611

0.68

Dee.

118

118

119

134

188

163

147

137

131

122

118

114

108

107

106

104 

-us 103

150

132

126

122

119

118

118

114

110

107

104

104

104

3,783

122

0.632

0.73

Jan.

101

100

101

*100

100

97

96

58

8T

84

85

84

82

81

80

82 

81

77

113

136

114

104

112

210

224

187

166

158

164

224

515

3,798

123

0.637

0.73

Feb.

315

97?

1,730

2,440

2,100

1,960

1,460

818

722

590

818

746

590

*510

470

490 

3,200

3,500

1,900

5,620

2,400

1,190

842

794

842

894

842

1,140

770

38,665

1,535

6.91

7.45

Mar.

652

698

652

550

480

440

420

510

450

591

572

553

510

1,680

1,790

2.210 

1,760

1,030

746

610

530

460

410

372

544

315

*296

286

362

315

268

20,202

652

3.58

5.90

Apr.

258

248

237

32*

515

1,920

2,300

894

654

530

530

470

400

362

1,140

4,790 

1,520

868

654

530

470

420

391

344

315

296

286

268

258

239

22,251

741

5.84

4.28

May

259

259

286

248

222

212

306

*354 2~B8

239

222

207

201

192

185

178 

166

165

156

152

148

148

144

157

154

152

ns

137

132

136

134

5,955

191

0.990

1.14

June

140

I3¥

126

126

125

120

118

118

113

112

112

110

119

128

154

118 

115

112

*115

118

107

106

104

103

103

103

101

96

93

91

3,416

114

0.591

0.66

July

139

125

106

107

125

107

150 nff

118

113

107

103

108

108

104

104 

107

107

94

93

93

96

150

98

97

96

93

93

91

91 

*90

3,551

107

0.554

0.64

Aug.

96

96

144

97

95

90

87

85

84

82

82

82

82

82

82

82 

81

ST

175

414

866

TSF

126

110

103

96

96

96

96

95 

aft yo

4,162

134

0.694

0.80

Sept.

~9T 126

90

86

85

86

96

87

82

82

*85

87

87

86

84

82 

81

77

77

80

75

73

75

77

77

76

73

72

T?

72

2,485

82.8

0.429

0.48

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,300 Mln 66 Mean 260 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.32

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,790 Mln 58 Mean 311 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.96

Peak discharge (has*

cfs (14.2 ft); Apr. 7 (3 a.m.) 3,290 cfs (13.0 ft 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

5,000 efs).--Feb. 17 (10 p.m.) 6,500 cfs (15.6 ft)j Feb. 20 (5 p.m.) 4,250 

" ---- Apr _ 16 ( 7 a . m .) 6,310 cfs (15.5 ft).
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 227

Chattooga River at Gaylesville, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°16', long 85°34", in SW£ sec. 11, T. 9 S., R. 10 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on county road, 0.2 mile southwest of Gaylesville and 9 miles 

upstream from Little River.

Drainage area. 377 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1937 to September 1956.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 549.56 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

June 5, 1937, to Sept. 26, 1944, staff gage, Sept. 27, 1944, to Dec. 14, 1948, wireweight gage, Dec. 15, 1948, to Dec. 6, 1955, water-stage recorder, 75 ft downstream 

and at same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 658 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,960 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 18.4 ft); minimum daily, 108 cfs Oct. 23, 24, 26.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 33,700 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 25.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; minimum daily, 74 cfs Oct. 21, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant 27 miles above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1052: 1938, 1943-44.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from return of overbank flow Feb. 22, Apr. 17, 18)

Oct. 9 to Sept. 3O

4.2 

5.6

115

362

4.2 

5.0 

7.O

108

233

695

11.0

16.0

18.0

1,98O 

4,000 

6,3OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

128

128

13O

121

140

140

122

362

ISO

137

126

124

121

*120

119

118

118

116

116

115

115 

115

108

T55

110

1O8

110

115

168

134

123

4,095

132

0.350

0.4O

Nov.

119

118

118

116

115

116

119

121

119

121

128

119

123

125

273

263

*176

154

158

154

146 

140

612

864

373

313

283

253

223

202

6,264

2O9

0.554

O.62

Dec.

192

190

193

213

247

273

241

229

209

192

185

175

170

168

167

165

159

172

237

217

199 

*190

185

185

175

175

172

162

159

159

156

5,911

191

O.507

0.58

Jan.

153

150

153

152

147

147

147

147

140

133

136

134

134

136

136

137

129

128

195

273

209

185

183

249

363

*303

263

247

263

323

AS1

6,062

196

O.52O

0.60

Feb.

565

1,120

2,34O

3,300

3,420

3,460

3,O2O

1,800

1,41O

1,210

1,620

1,660

1,210

995

853

965

1,870

4,160

5,190

4,150

5.450 

3,000

1,760

1,410

1,520

1,66O

1,620

1,94O

1,550

-------

64,228

2,215

5.88

6.34

Mar.

*1,210

1,280

1,310

1,080

9O9

825

799

1.O8O

881

747

747

825

799

2,020

2,990

3,54O

3,760

2", 420

1,580

1,210

995

881

773

721

643

604

565

527

656

669

527

37,573

1,212

3.21

3.71

Apr.

491

467

*443

£13

721

3,740

5,19O

2,910

1,480

1,120

1,150

965

825

747

1,O9O

*5,380

*6.100

2,400

1,480

1,180

965 

853

799

695

64O

591

565

527

503

479

45,139

1,505

3.99

4.45

May

479

491

515

503

455

419

455

578

*W

443

407

395

363

363

343

333

303

303

303

293

293 

273

273

263

263

263

273

263

253

249

247

11,148

36O

0.955

1.10

June

241

249

T£§

225

213

221

2O9

202

202

200

195

195

204

219

237

229

211

195

208

206

*209 

195

185

181

181

181

178

173

162

16T

6,10O

203

0.538

O.6O

July

2OO

293

353

243

3O3

241

213

407

395

273

225

213

206

202

197

215

192

202

181

175

168 

162

206

199

162

*160

154

153

T53

158

156

6,760

218

O.578

0.67

Aug.

147

162

283

213

159

152

144

141

139

139

137

134

136

152

147

139

134

139" 130

150

1.060 

650

*233

185

165

140

144

156

147

ISO

213

6,350

205

0.544

0.63

Sept.

669

63O

181

154

147

147

153

148

139

137

136

133

130

130

129

119

121

124

*123

120

119 

119

116

118

120

119

116

115

114

112

4,938

165

O.438

O.49

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,620 Min 1O8 Mean 472 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.99

Water year 1955-56: Max 6.1OO Min 1O8 Mean 559 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.19

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (3 p.m.) 5.72O cfs (17.6 ft); Apr. 7 (l:3O a.m.) 5.58O

cfs (17.5 ft); Apr. 17 (12 m. ) 6,96O cfs (18.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
228 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Coosa River at Leesburg, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°11', long 85°45', in NW£ sec. 12 , T. 10 S., R. 8 E., near center of 

channel on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 1 mile east of 

Leesburg and 4 miles downstream from Yellow Creek.

Drainage area. 5,270 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1937 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder*. Datum of gage is 517.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1941, staff gage and June 8, 

1941, to Sept. 30, 1952, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 8,133 ofs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 32,800 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 21.8 ft); minimum daily, 1,370 cfs Sept. 26.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 73,200 ofs Feb. 14, 1946, Jan. 24, 1947 (gage height, 

35.1 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 1,130 cfs Oct. 24-26, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow from 1,110 sq mi regulated by Allatoona Reservoir 

(see p. 247) and hydroelectric plant on Etowah River.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8

3.0

8.0

12.0

18.0

22.0

1,370

3,310

9,750

16,100

26,300

33,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,060

1,960

1,830

1,550

1,710

1,480

1,440 

2,730

2,910

3.510

2,820

2,140

1,750

*1,960

2,190

2,140

1,750

1,510 

2,190 

2,190

2,280

2,730

2,640

1,790

1,510

2,640

2,550

2,730

3,110

3,110

2,550

69,460

2,241

0.425

0.49

Nov.

1,880

2,240

2,240

2,370

2,730

2,730

2,550 

1.650

2,370

2,550

2,820

2,730

2,910

2,820

1,920

2,460

2,640

2,550 

2,730 

3,510

3,210

2,460

3,790

7,740

6,770

6,250

5,000

4,160

3,510

3,110

96,380

3,213

0.610

0.68

Dec.

3,510

3,720

3,720

3,510

3,310

2,910

5,120 

5,120

4,640

4,520

4,280

3,830

2,820

3,720

3,830

3,940

3,940

3,610 

3,510 

3,110

4,050

*3,830

3,310

3,510

3,410

3,010

2,280

2,240

3,110

3,310

3,110

111,840

3,608

0.685

0.79

Jan.

3,110

2,730

2,010

2,010

3,110

3,110

2,910 

2,550

1,880

1,750

2,190

1,960

1,960

2,370

2,100

1,710

1.590

1,710 

1,960 

2,280

2,460

2,640

2,550

2,640

3,010

3,510

3,720

3,310

3,110

3,210

4.160

79,320

2,559

0.486

0.56

Feb.

4,760

7,180

12,600

21,2OO

25,400

28,300

50.700 

29,500

27,000

24,800

23,400

20,400

13,200

9,900

8,580

9,300

11,100

17,600 

23,800 

28,200

50,700

30,400

28,300

25,100

22,900

20,000

15,800

16,800

17,000

------

583,920

20,140

3.82

4.12

Mar.

* 15, 000

13,200

13,500

13,2OO

11,600

10,400

9,750 

10,400

11,OOO

10,400

9,750

8,580

8,580

15,400

19,200

26,300

*51,700

52,100 

29,700 

24,900

20,40O

15 , 500

15,400

12,400

11,600

8,720

8,020

9,000

7,740

8,580

9,500

447,320

14,450

2.74

5.16

Apr.

8,500

6,510

5,600

7,040

8,720

19,500

29.90O 

51.100

28,300

24.600

21,500

17,600

15,100

15,700

14,500

27,000

*31,600

52,600 

30, 600 

28,000

26,600

23,600

15,700

10,200

11,500

9,750

7,600

6,900

6,580

5,600

523,400

17,450

3.51

3.69

May

6,380

8,160

9,450

12,300

12,300

12,100

11 , 100 

12,600

*15,600

islioo

12,900

9,450

7,880

6,380

6,120

6,510

5,600

5,480 

5,360 

5,000

4,280

4,050

4,760

4,400

4,400

4,160

3,610

5,510

5,720

4,520

4,160

251,540

7,465

1.42

1.65

June

4,050

5,850

5,850

5,410

5,310

4,640

4.880 

4,520

4,160

3,510

2,820

2,730

3,410

3,510

3,410

3,510

5,410

5,210 

2.640 

2,910

2,910

*3,010

3,110

3,110

3,010

2,820

3,720

3,720

3,510

2,910

103,330

3,444

0.654

0.73

July

2,640

2,570

37510"

5,940

5,720

4,880

4,400 

4,400

4,640

5,120

6.510

5,000

5,240

4,400

5,610

5,110

5,010

5,830 

4,160 

3,940

3,720

2,820

2,550

2,550

5,210

*3,010

2,910

5,010

2,910

2,910

2,570

114,400

5,690

0.700

0.79

Aug.

2,640

2,640

2,820

2,640

2,460

gl,920

g2,010 

2,820

g2,460

g2,100

gl,920

gl,920

£1.550

gl,7l6

2,640

5,310

5,110

gl,960 

gl,750 

gl,550

2,910

5,610

*3,610

3,210

2,550

g2,100

gl , 830

gl,590

gl,590

gl,550

gl,850

72,510

2,555

0.445

0.51

Sept.

g2,010

g2,570

g2,010

g2,140

gl , 880

gl,920

g2,280 

3,110

5,610

2,730

g2 , 100

2,910

2,730

2,730

2,750

2,820

gl,550

gl,710 

*5.720 

3,410

2,370

2,640

2,140

1,590

1,400

1,570

1,590

2,550

2,910

2,550

71,580

2,386

0.455

0.51

Calendar year 1955: Max 37,200 Mln 1,330 Mean 6,280 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.19

Water year 1955-56: Max 32,600 Mln 1,370 Mean 6,843 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 229

Coosa River at Qadsden, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°01', long 86°00', in NE£ sec. 10, T. 12 S., R. 6 E., near midstream 

In pier of Etowah County Memorial Bridge on U. S. Highway 241 In Qadsden, 450 ft 

downstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge and 1-j miles upstream from 

Big Wills Creek.

Drainage area. 5,800 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1926 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 485.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1926, staff or chain gage 

on Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge 450 ft upstream at datum 1.15 ft higher.

Average discharge. 30 years, 9,154 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,500 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 19.2 ft); minimum daily, 1,530 cfs Sept. 27.

1926-56: Maximum discharge, 76,900 cfs Apr. 11, 1936 (gage height, 31.13 ft); minimum, 1,170 cfs Oct. 27, 1941 (gage height, 0.36 ft).

Maximum stage known, 37.9 ft Apr. 6, 1886, from floodmarks established by Corps of 

Engineers. Flood of July 15, 1916, reached a stage of 32.7 ft.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Plow from 1,110 sq mi regulated by Allatoona Reservoir 

(see p. 247) and by hydroelectric plant on Etowah River.

Revisions. WSP 682: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from tributary inflow Feb. 4-7, Mar. 16-19, Apr. 7-9, 16-2O)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18

0.8 1,640

4.0 5,450

9.0 13,300

10.0

15.0

19.0

15,200 

£5,600 

35,600

Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

0.6 1,530

4.0 5,750

10.0 15,500

18.0 33,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

LI

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.

1,960

2,170

2,120

1,960

1,740

1,850

1,740

2,060

2,900

3,020

5.320

2,780

*2,220

1,900

2,010

2,280

2,220

1,900 

1.690

2,220

2,280

2,440

2,720

2,500

1,900

1,800

2,610

2,660

2,900

3,200 

3,020

72,090

2,325

0.401

0.46

Nov.

2,500

2,060

2,280

2,340

2,500

2,720

2,780

2,500

1,850

2,440

2,660

2,780

2,780

2,960

2,720

*2,120

2,560

2,610 

2,720

2,960

3,440

3,080

3,200

5,450

7,560

6,800

5,840

4,800

4,040

3,440

98,290

3,276

0.565

0.63

Dec.

3,200

3,440

3,800

3,800

3,560

3,200

3,320

4.950

4,800

4,410

4,280

4,160

3,440

3,080

3,680

3,800

3,800

3,920 

3,680

3,440

3,440

4,040

3,680

3,440

3,440

3,320

2,960

2,390

2,500

3,200 

3,200

111,350

3,592

0.619

0.71

Jan.

3,200

3,200

2,720

2,170

2,340

3,080

3,080

2,840

2,500

2,060

2,010

2,280

2,170

2,170

2,440

2,220

1,900

1,800 

2,220

2,390

2,610

2,720

2,840

2,840

2,960

*3,320

3,680

3,680

3,440

3,440 

5,800

84,120

2,714

0.468

0.54

Feb.

4,410

5,710

11,500

20,000

26,000

28,000

31,000

32,200

30,400

27,500

25,800

24,300

19,300

12,900

10,300

10,600

11,900

15,400 

21,600

28,000

31,700

55.500

32,200

29 , 000

25,600

23,200

19,500

17,500

17,900

-----

626,720

21,610

3.73

4.02

Mar.

16,900

15,400

14 , 800

14,400

13,500

11,700

10,600

10,800

11,900

gll,900

gl 1,200

glO,300

g9,480

g!3,300

g!8,300

g25,000

g31,000

«55,000

30*900

25,800

20,300

15,700

13,700

12,800

11 , 600

8.510

9,440

9,120

8,660 

9,440

492,450

15,890

2.74

3.16

Apr.

9,600

8,510

6.590

*7,010

8,960

19,200

28,000

31,000

31,000

29,700

26,500

22,400

18,200

15,700

15,500

24,000

*30,000

33.000 

33,000

31 , 000

29,200

27,000

22,600

13,200

11.600

11,600

9,600

7,910

7,160

6,590

575,330

19,180

3.31

3.69

May

6,030

7,460

8,660

10,800

12,400

12,600

13,300

11,900

14,000

15. 700

14,400

11,600

9,280

7,760

6,310

6,590

6,310

5,750 

5,490

5,490

5,100

4,450

4,450

4,840

4,580

4,580

4,450

3,930

5.670 471913' 

4,580

240,650

7,763

1.34

1.54

June

4,450

4,320

4,060

4,060

3,670

3,670

4,710

4,840

4,580

4,190

3,670

3,080

5.020

3,670

3,800

3,800

3,670

3,670 

3,540

3,800

*3,410

3,280

3,280

3,410

3,410

3,220

3,220

3,540

3,800

3,800

112,640

3,755

0.647

0.72

July

3,280

2,960

2.720

4,060

4,190

4,190

4,970

4,580

4,840

4,840

5,750

6.050

5,230

5,100

4,450

3,800

3,280

3,540 

4,060

4,320

4,190

3,670

3,020

2,780

*2,900

3,410

3,220

3,220

3,150

3,150 

2,900

121,800

3,929

0.677

0.78

Aug.

2,600

2,960

2,960

3,020

2,840

2,660

2,480

2,420

2,960

2,660

2,360

2,300

2,190

1,920

2,190

2,960

3,410

3,020 

2,190

2,020

2,020

*3,280

5.800

3,860

3,280

2,720

2,360

2,140

1,920

1,860 

1.800

81,100

2,616

0.451

0.52

Sept.

2,240

2,480

2,600

2,300

2,420

2,190

2,140

2,600

3,410

3,540

2,840

2,540

3,020

2,960

2,840

3,020

2,720

1,860 

2,190

5.800

*3,280

2,660

2,720

2,360

1,800

1,580

1.550

1,920

2,840

3,020

77,420

2,581

0.445

0.50

Calendar year 1955: Max 41,300 Min 1,540 Mean 6,905 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.17

Water year 1955-56: Max 33,300 Min 1,530 Mean 7,361 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.27

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
230 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Big Wills Creek near Crudup, Ala.

Location. Lab 34°06', long 86°02', in SE£ sec. 6, T. 11 S., R. 6 E., at midstream on 

upstream handrail of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Fisher Creek, 2 miles west 

of Crudup, and 4 miles downstream from Little Duck Creek.

Drainage area. 185 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 650 ft (from topographic 

map) .

Average discharge.--13 years, 308 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 10.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 24 cfs Nov. 5 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 14.5 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum observed, 21 cfs Sept. 22, 1955 (gage height, 1.26 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 14-3O)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 3O

1.3

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

25

95

224

419

1,020

1,870

2,5OO

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.O 

9.0 

10.0

34

95

157

237

7OO

1,4OO

2,500

3,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1.956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

57

4T

34

32

34

36

43

55

46

38

29

*36

35

34

32

31

31 

32

31

30

29

27

29

30

30

28

26

2T

52

39

36

1,090

35.2

0.190

0.22

Nov.

35

32

33

29

25

29

28

29

32

30

34

35

38

42

*35

31

30 

33

38

34

30

28

45

239

ns

118

124

118

106

95

1,703

56.8

0.3O7

0.34

Dec.

84

T£

73

59

53

50

50

45

41

44

41

38

35

41

48

49

45 

57

61

56

*57

55

52

51

50

51

47

47

45

38

38

1,582

51.0

0.276

0.32

Jan.

38

36

36

36

36

35

34

36

35

34

31

30

35

32

31

30

30 

35

35

36

31

30

36

a43

*50

a43

a39

a37

38

63

106

1,192

38.5

0.208

0.24

Feb.

155 539"

640

1,16O

1,44O

915

730

470

419

419

395

372

350

329

350

372

395 

95O

985

1,160

2,22O

1,470

95O

760

570

422

495

545

*545

20,222

697

3.77

4.O7

Mar.

520

470

422

377

335

335

315

356

399

422

645

670

7OO

79O

1,060

1,240

1.360 

1,120

95O

760

545

422

377

335

295

275

256

275

356

335

295

17,012

549

2.97

3.42

Apr.

237

202

*186

315

399

1,160

2,66O

1,82O

1,020

520

470

399

399

422

901

*2,740

2,840 

1,110

730

645

595

446

377

335

a310

a290

a270

a260

256

237

22,551

752

4.06

4.53

May

219

237

275

256

219

335

377

446

*5§5"

256

219

202

202

202

186

186

178 

171

164

150

136

130

124

118

118

118

118

112

106

1OO

loo

6,055

195

1.05

1.22

June

95

95

9O

84

84

90

84

78

73

73

130

78

90

118

2O2

150

118 

95

84

124

*130

112

106

10O

100

84

78

63

61

58

2,927

97.6

0.528

0.59

July

73

63

158

256

237

202

157

130

136

124

118

10O

84

78

73

68

68 

63

61

63

68

84

73

63

*53

a52

51

48

48

47

M

2,945

95.0

0.514

0.59

Aug.

44

39

37

35

43

49

45

38

47

47

45

52

52

68

78

84

78 

84

95

171

237

*T5T

al20

a9O

78

68

63

54

47

50

SO

2,255

72.7

0.393

0.45

Sept.

52

52

54

57

51

49

45

46

45

49

47

48

47

47

47

46

48 

47

*46

44

45

43

45

4O

39

37

3F

38

38

38

1,364

45.5

0.246

O.27

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,660 Min 22 Mean 204 Cfsm l.lo In. 14.95

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,840 Min 25 Mean 221 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.26

Peak discharge (base, 3.60O cfs). Apr. 17 (2 a.m.) 3,760 cfs (1O.2 ft).

" Discharge measurement made on this flay.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 231

Big Canoe Creek near Gadsden, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°54'll", long 86°06'37", in NWj- sec. 15, T. 13 S., R. 5 E. , near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of "bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 400 ft downstream 

from Rock Creek, 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 10 miles southwest of Gadsden.

Drainage area. 256 sq mi.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 490.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 20, 1939, staff gage at datum 

2.24 ft higher. Sept. 20, 1939, to Mar. 15, 1944, staff gage and Mar. 16, 1944, to 

Dec. 13, 1948, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1955, and 

prior to Nov. 3, 1949, auxiliary staff gage read twice daily on Coosa River at Greensport Ferry, 2.~4 miles downstream from mouth of Big Canoe Creek. Nov. 3, 1949, to 

Sept. 30, 1953, auxiliary staff gage 2 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 17 years (1939-56), 417 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 14.8 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 25, 26, 28-30

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 37,900 cfs Dec. 29, 1942 (gage height, 29.1 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of runoff for 

stations on nearby streams; minimum daily since Oct. 1, 1945, 10 cfs Oct. 10, 22, 

Nov. 1, 1948; minimum not determined prior to Oct. 1, 1945.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. IS to Feb. 5; fall effect method used 

Feb. 7-15, 18-2S, Mar. 2-4, 8, 9, 14, 15, 17-21, Apr. 9-15, 15, 17-20)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

2.8

3.1

3.5

7.0

11.0

14.0

101

188

1,260

2,910

4,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14" 15

15

15

14

14

17

27

27

5_9

27

*22

20

18

17

17

17

18

19

18

18

18

19

20

18

16

16

17

24 

23

22

595

19.2

0.075

0.09

Nov.

27

25

19

18

11

17

19

20

20

20

21

20

22

28

*27

41

57

50

51

42

41

40

162

288

256

253

215

114

78

64

2,010

67.0

0.262

0.29

Dec.

54

75

150

185

155

117

91

79

72

65

59

54

51

48

44

43

40

58

114

91

74

*S9

52

49

49

46

41

39

37

35

34

2,158

69.6

0.272

0.31

Jan.

33

32

32

32

31

31

30

29

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

26

41

58

53

46

49

 141

148

108

66

64

112 

221

515

1,932

62.5

0.245

0.28

Feb.

227

621

2,360

3,570

4.550

5,990

3,080

1,580

872

783

1,010

950

611

529

621

1,720

1,750

1,590

1,150

1,740

1,750

1,080

640

508

485

515

493

*671

560

39,586

1,565

5.55

5.75

Mar.

406

678

959

645

497

429

596

760

681

432

465

497

636

1,500

1,680

5,180

*2,760

2,280

*1,070

648

497

481

416

366

328

279

264

244

350

334 

244

24,402

787

3.07

5.54

Apr.

212

1S8

183

*576

560

4,230

4,490

3,950

2,050

718

1,250

918

572

481

867

5,450

 2,550

*1,410

625

466

465

392

331

300

270

247

218

202

185

175

52,487

1,085

4.23

4.72

May

157

150

165

180

155

148

344

285

207

 157

155

119

112

103

99

91

87

82

75

70

66

63

59

57

56

54

60

69

64

57

S3

3,579

115

0.449

O.S2

June

57

72

59

55

48

46

44

42

41

38

58

58

56

41

47

46

44

47

47

*45

42

47

46

49

59

55

51

50

34 

32

1,512

45.7

0.171

0.19

July

29

31

59

38

34

30

38

45

54

95

~SS 114

40

54

52

52

49

57

50

50

50

64

45

32

 29

27

27

29

28 

26

25

1,269

40.9

0.160

0.18

Aug.

25

27

26

25

24

23

24

25

20

18

20

18

18

19

20

20

19

19

17

16

*16

15

IF

15

15

15

15

15

16 

18

18

594

19.2

0.075

0.09

Sept.

20

27

54

51

22

19

18

17

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

14

14

*13

13

15

15

12.

12

15

12

12 

12

488

16.5

0.064

0.07

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,030 Mln 12 Mean 326 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.25

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,490 Mln 12 Mean 302 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.03

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). --Feb. 5 (6 a.m.) 4,560 cfs (15.8 ft); Apr. 6 (7:50 p.m.) 5,480

cfs [14.8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

464436 O-58-16
232 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°34', long 85°56', NWv sec. 8 (revised), T. 17 S., R. 7 E., on left bank 

 near upstream side of left abutment of Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, threequarters of a mile upstream from Salt Creek and I? miles north of Jenifer.

Drainage area.--281 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1903 to February 1908, May 1929 to March 1932, May 1935 to 

September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 554.15 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1903. Prior to July 25, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1903-7, 1929-31, 1935-56), 387 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,630 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 9.73 ft); minimum daily, 53 cfs Sept. 24.

1903-8, 1929-32, 1935-56: Maximum discharge, 21,900 cfs Feb. 4, 1936 (gage height, 

17.2 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Oct. 10, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. Some 

diurnal fluctuation caused by milldams above station and diversion from Coldwater 

Spring (averaging about 12 cfs) for municipal water supply for city of Anniston.

Revisions (water years). WSF 952: 1904(m). WSP 1204: 1936-39, 1946(P), 1949. 

WSP 1334:1906(M), 1930(M). WSP 1384: Drainaee area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of shifting-control (gage 

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

2.3 

3.0

50

102

207

425

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

880

1,520

3,270

7,050

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

71

71

63

66

67

68

76

93

80

81

77

77

 73

72

72

72

68

73

71

69

68

72

72

66

67

67

68

69

87 

73

76

2,245

72.4

0.258

0.30

Nov.

74

73

68

68

71

72

72

71

74

81

81

86

126

79

»94

88

84

80

94

92

90

92

153

155

225

180

155

117

104 

93

2,992

99.7

0.355

0.40

Dec .

88

105

109

123

1T7

109

100

99

93

93

92

84

83

83

83

84

83

92

92

 107

109

98

98

93

92

94

90

87

87

88 

88

2,943

94.9

0.338

0.39

Jan.

87

84

86

88

87

86

87

86

83

84

86

84

84

90

88

83

80

80

127

128

138

116

132

151

180

153

*127

121

117

144

138

3,305

107

0.381

0.44

Feb.

153

T97

468

1,120

2,100

2,590

2,140

1,240

705

568

680

755

600

460

622

1,180

1,090

880

730

780

755

590

488

422

408

394

362

*352

376

23,205

800

2.85

3.07

Mar.

338

484

630

560

442

390

352

372

324

295

314

320

334

1,110

2,300

5.950

5,790

3,360

1,340

755

585

504

456

411

369

338

317

305

408

411 

338

30,180

974

3.47

3.99

Apr.

305

281

*278

355

583

1,560

2,020

1,820

805

590

705

730

615

504

758

2.870

2,590

1,560

780

580

496

446

418

386

355

334

317

299

287

2 73

23,900

797

2.84

3.16

May

264

255

284

317

278

264

311

*296

253

233

217

212

212

204

197

200

190

184

184

187

182

182

166

173

190

182

182

173

159

151

146

6,628

214

0.762

0.88

June

146

144

138

130

130

127

128

127

123

138

186

134

123

168

170

136

140

128

125

119

130

179

204

153

153

132

123

128

116

109

4,187

140

0.498

0.55

July

116

»105

119

119

117

110

109

127

142

161

138

119

105

99

116

117

105

102

132

155

134

123

105

102

109

119

117

*102

98

93

90

3,605

116

0.413

0.48

Aug.

105

119

134

112

98

84

84

80

79

77

80

80

79

74

74

74

72

71

72

»68_

71

73

69

71

71

72

71

79

88

84

84

2,549

82.2

0.293

0.34

Sept.

81

84

77

73

73

81

90

94

81

71

68

66

62

62

62

62

59

60

58

 57

56

54

57

53

83

76

80

71

63

60

2,074

69.1

0.246

0.27

Calendar year 1955; Max 5,390 Mln 59 Mean 298 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.39

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,930 Mln 53 Mean 295 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.27

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 efs).--Feb. 6 (10 p.m.) 2,590 cfs (6.32 ft); Mar. 16 (11 a.m.) 6,630 

cfs (9.73 ft); Apr. 8 (6 a.m.) 2,100 cfs (5.77 ft); Apr. 16 (5:30 p.m.) 3,480 cfs (7.21 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 3, July 29 to Sept. 30.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 233

Coosa River near Cropwell, Ala.

Location.--Lat 33°30', long 86° 14', in SE^ sec. 33, T. 17 S., R. 4 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 48, 2 miles downstream from Poorhouse 

Branch and 4 miles southeast of Cropwell.

Drainage area.--7.690 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1898 to December 1899 (gage heights only), March 1942 to 

September 1956. Published as "at Lock 5" 1892-99.

gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 420.68 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

January 1892 to December 1899 staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different 

datum. March 1942 to July 1945 staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1942-56), 12,850 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 55,600 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 13.1 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 2,100 cfs Sept. 27-29.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 126,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 23.7 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 1,720 cfs Oct. 1-5, 9, 11, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good. Since December 1949 flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir (see 

P. 247) and by hydroelectric plant on Etowah River.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1032: 1943-44. WSP 1082: 1943, 1946.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

2,100

4,000

6,080

9,800

7.0

10.0

13.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

b

7

8

9

in

11

12

13

14

15

It17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

2 250

tttso

2 , 700

2,700

2,550

2 , 550

2,550

2,550

2,250

3,180

3,840

4,160

3,670

*3,020

2,550

2,550

2,860

2,860

2,550

:,250

2 , 400

2,860

3,180

3,500

3,340

3,700

2,250

3,020

3,500

3,840

4,000

90,730

2 ,927

0.381

0.44

Nov.

3,670

3 , 340

3,020

3,180

3,020

3,180

3,500

3, SOU

3,670

3 , 340

3,020

3,670

3,840

4,160

4,000

3,840

3,670

3,340

3,670

3,670

3,840

4,160

4,160

5,720

7,900

8,660

3,280

6,800

5,360

5,010

130,190

4,340

0.564

0.63

Dec.

4,330

4,160

4,330

5,010

4,670

4,670

4,160

4,330

5,720

5,720

5,720

5,010

4,670

4,670

4,160

a4,800

a5,000

a5,000

*S,010

4,670

4, £70

4,670

5,010

4,670

4,670

4,670

4,000

3,500

5,180

3,180

3,500

141,530

4,565

0.594

0.68

Jan.

4,000

4,000

4,000

3,670

3,020

3,020

3,840

4,000

3,340

3,500

3,020

2,860

2,860

2,860

2,860

3,020

2,860

2,550

2,700

3,020

3,340

3,180

3,500

4,160

4,330

4,330

4,670

4,670

5,010

5,010

5.560

112,560

3,631

0.472

0.54

Feb.

5,360

 , 800

11,400

28,800

46,200

48,400

46,800

44 , 000

35,800

55,000

35,200

33,600

28,300

21,100

15,700

19,200

20,100

22,900

26,500

33,600

41,200

40,700

40,700

38 , 500

33,600

30,400

*27,300

25,400

22,400

860,760

29,680

5.86

4.16

Mar.

21,500

21,100

21,500

20,100

18,500

16,100

15,200

14,500

15,200

15,200

14,800

16,100

19,700

22,900

30,900

51,200

55,900

*51,200

47,300

42,400

36,300

29,900

21,100

17,900

16,500

15,200

13,100

10,600

11,800

11,000

10,600

722,900

23,320

3.03

5.50

Apr.

11,000

 " 10,600

7,900

7,520

10,600

25,800

44,000

46 ,200

45,100

40,200

36,800

33,000

25,800

22,000

19,200

33,600

45,100

*46,200

43,400

39,600

36,800

54,100

30,900

22,400

14,300

13,900

12,200

11,000

8,660

8,280

786,160

26,210

3.41

5.80

May

7,520

7,520

9,420

10,600

12,600

14,300

*15,200

15,200

14,800

1 7 , 400

17,400

15,700

11,800

9,800

7 , 900

7,160

7,520

7,160

6 , 800

6,080

6,080

5,720

5,010

5,360

5,720

5,560

6,080

5,560

4,670

4,670

4,670

280,580

9,051

1.18

1.36

June

,560

,670

,670

,670

,670

,330

,670

,360

,560

,560

,670

,330

,000

,840

,330

,670

,160

,160

* ,160

,000

,000

,000

,840

,840

,000

,160

,000

,160

,670

,670

132,780

4,426

0.576

0.64

July

4,160

4,000

5,540

3,500

4,330

4,670

4,670

5,720

5,360

a5, 800

a6,000

a7,000

a7,000

a6,000

5,720

4,670

3,840

4,330

4,670

4,670

4,670

4,670

4,670

*4,160

3,340

3,340

4,000

4,000

3,840

3,670

3,500

145,310

4,623

0.601

0.69

Aug.

5,670

3,340

3,340

3,500

3,500

3,180

3,340

3,180

3,020

3,670

3,340

2,860

2,860

2,700

2,550

2,250

3,500

3,840

3,340

*2,860

2,700

2,250

3,500

4.160

4,160

4,000

3,500

3,180

2,700

2,400

2,400

98,790

3,187

0.414

0.48

Sept.

2,400

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,860

2,860

2,860

2,550

2,700

4,000

4.OOO

3,670

3,020

3,340

3,020

3,180

3,340

3,020

2,700

*-2,250

3,500

3,670

3,340

5,180

3,180

2,550

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,550

88,140

2,958

0.382

0.45

Calendar year 1955: Max 58,600 Mln 2,100 Mean 9,291 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.39

Water year 1955-56: Max 53,900 Mln 2,100 Mean 9,804 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.35

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-heighl- record; discharge estimated on records for Coosa River at Gadsden
234 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Kelly Creek near Vincent, Ala.

Location.--Lat 33°26'50", long 86°23 I 15", in SW^ sec. 24, T. 18 S., R. 2 E., on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 25, lj miles downstream from Little Creek, 

4-5- miles north of Vincent, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--192 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1951 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 404.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge daring year, 6,000 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 16.53 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 15, 16, 21-30.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs Feb. 7, 1955 (gage height, 20.86 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Oct. 26, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs and those for period of backwater, which 

are fair.

Revisions.--WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except period of backwater from return of 

overbank flow (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per 

second)

1.0

1.2

1.3 

1.7 

2.1

2.5

3.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

17.0

124

213

910

2,340

4,3OO

6,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

" .9

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

5.4

573

3.0

3.0

*2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

3.0

4.2 

3 4

s!o

93.5

3.02

0.016

0.02

Nov.

3^2.

3.5

3.9

3.8

3.9

3.9

4.7

4.1

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.E

4.5

6.5

29

16

11

*7.9

6.9

6.1

5.2

7.2

16

131

88

124

75

46

34 

27

688.8

23.0

0.120

0.13

Dec.

24

114

211

161

124

91

77

65

56

48

40

37

34

31

30

27

25

28

*45

55

44

40

38

37

36

34

31

28

26

£2.

1,683

54.3

0.283

0.33

Jan.

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

19

18

16

16

16

16

IB- 15

IS

15

15

24

63

50

40

104

299

*215

154

122

109

110

150

215

1,978

63.8

0.332

0.38

Feb.

289" 181

1,330

2,880

4,840

4,130

2,120

1,150

940

739

1,030

851

637

497

795

2,300

1,880

1,380

1,030

1,060

851

637

519

442

400

369

*309

289

232

34,107

1,176

6.12

6.61

Mar.

204

442

589

530

432

380

339

369

319

270

687

910

910

2,650

3,630

5.760

*c3,700

cl,600

*1,000

662

508

422

359

309

260

232

211

191

270 

289

204

28,638

924

4.81

5.55

Apr.

177

*157

141

329

604

5,920

3,360

1,250

766

589

713

508

411

349

512

1,680

1,060

*687

486

380

309

260

238

214

177

159

145

131

117

105

19,934

664

3.46

3.86

May

94

93

184

166

112

93

*107

199

136

94

78

67

59

53

49

44

40

36

33

30

28

26

24

22

28

45

42

43

36 

27

22

2,110

68.1

0.355

0.41

June

20

22

20

18

16

14

13

11

11

9.8

9.4

9.0

8.6

10

12

37

50

*29

20

17

15

15

22

17

17

16

19

20

16 

12

525.8

17.5

0.091

0.10

July

9.0

7.2

15

40

24

29

27

22

57

49

44

26

18

14

16

48

22

22

32

22

16

12

10

*13

11

8.6

7.5

9.4

7.5

5.~2

649.2

20.9

0.109

0.13

Aug.

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

8.2

*5.6

2.8

3!l

94.9

3.06

0.016

0.02

Sept.

3.O

2.6

3.6

3.8

373

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.2

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.4

79.4

2.65

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,710 Mln 2.5 Mean 285 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.14

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,760 Min 2.4 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.56

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs).--Feb. 5 (3 p.m.) 5,040 cfs (15.2 ft); Mar. 16 (6 p.m.) 6,000 cfs 

(16.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from return of overbank flow; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement 

and records for nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 235

Talladega Creek near Talladega, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°23'20", long 86°06 I 45", in SW£ sec. 10, T. 19 S., R. 5 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, half a mile upstream from Weisinger 

Branch, 2 miles upstream from U. S. Highway 231 (formerly 241), 2| miles downstream 

from Dry Creek, and 3-f miles south of Talladega.

Drainage area.--98.4 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 500 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,450 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 14.6 ft); minimum daily, 4.5 cfs Sept. 23.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 16, 1956; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 11- 

14, 1954.

Flood of March 1951 reached a stage of approximately 19 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 33,000 cfs, from valley-conveyance study).

Remarks.--Records good above 20 cfs, fair between 5.0 and 20 cfs, and poor below 5.0 cfs. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flows caused by diversion of an average of 2.5 cfs for 

municipal water supply for city of Talladega.

Revisions.--WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.5

11

26

60

114

2.5 

3.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

214

341

1,010

2,520

5,500

Discharge, In cubic et per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

15

14

L2

11

12

L3

18

18

14

12

11

10

*7.8

10

10

9.9

11

12

13

13

10

1L

10

9.6

9.9

9.2

9.6

16

IB" 23

382.0

12.3

0.1E5

0.14

Nov.

13

12

9.9

13

13

9.6

15

19

18

16

22

22

29

74

32

24

21

*20

23

33

26

23

27

49

98

~6T 134

43

35

30

964.5

32.2

0.327

0.36

Dec.

25

46

84

61

63

50

42

38

35

29

29

28

27

25

25

24

22

29

56

*51

41

36

34

32

32

32

29

26

26

29 

28

1,134

36.6

0.372

0.43

Jan .

25

24

27

27

26

26

23

26

24

24

24

24

24

21

24

24

24

24

82

81

53

45

60

79

64

54

*45

44

41

47 

72

1,208

39.0

0.396

0.46

Feb.

58

62

522

*1,130

*1,350

915

515

266

248

205

319

260

191

155

184

484

368

296

231

1.870

770

338

243

193

169

159

155

*149

124

11,929

411

4.18

4.51

Mar.

117

274

273

202

167

151

138

202

273

278

549

368

136

842

3,130

*5.140

1,220

530

382

298

253

224

200

182

161

157

L49

160

643

258

17,439

563

5.72

6.60

Apr.

214

*187

171

214

468

1,050

500

336

275

243

276

228

202

189

882

2.500

628

396

309

260

228

212

198

180

167

157

149

142

136

12J3

11,223

374

3.80

4.24

May

122

121

159

153

126

126

*136

135

112

104

98

91

88

85

83

79

72

72

68

64

67

62

60

95

97

91

81

69

63

59 

56_

2,894

93.4

0.949

1.10

June

58

58

53

48

49

48

44

43

39

37

47

50

47

51

64

61

58

57

*69

104

72

85

57

45

37

35

30

28

27 O"Q"

£o

1,529

51.0

0.518

0.58

July

23

25

25

24

21

23

20

30

54

39

32

24

24

23

22

63

39

28

22

18

20

20

17

*20

23

22

L8

20

20 

29

27

815

26.3

0.267

0.31

Aug.

29

22

27

17

18

23

15

15

15

20

20

22

17

11

14

16

20

18

24

16

11

17

1L

11

iii

8.5

9.2

*26

26 

16

58.

579.8

18.7

0.190

0.22

Sept.

32

24

15

15

11

15

15

40

23

16

10

12

9.2

8.1

9.9

8.5

5.3

11

7.4

9.6

8.1

7.8

4.5

7.6

15

46

20

14

14

11

445.0

14.8

0.150

0.17

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,160 Mln 4.7 Mean 113 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.60

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,140 Mln 4.5 Mean 138 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.12

Peak dlscharKe (base, 2,000 cfs). Feb. 5 (3 a.m.) 2,000 cfs (7.08 ft); Feb. 20 (8 a.m.) 3,100 cfs

(8.88 ft); Mar. 16 (8 a.m.) 8,450 cfs (14.6 ft); Apr. 16 (2 a.m.) 5,340 cfs (11.8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
236 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°17', long 86°22', in NE£ sec. 18, T. 20 S., R. 3 E., on downstream side 

of second masonry pier from right bank of Central of Georgia Railway bridge, 700 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 91, half a mile downstream from Tallasseehatchee 

Creek, and 1 mile northwest of Childersburg.

Drainage area.--8 ,390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1914 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 382.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Alabama Power Co.). Prior to Oct. 1, 

1915, at datum 0.10 ft lower.

Average discharge. 39 years (1917-56), 13,630 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 75,400 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 19.15 ft); 

minimum, 1,830 cfs Sept. 29.

1914-56: Maximum discharge, 146,000 cfs Mar. 30, 31, 1951 (gage height, 30.1 ft); 

minimum discharge, 1,300 cfs in September 1925.

Remarks.--Records good. Since December 1949, flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir (see 

p. 247) and by hydroelectric plant on Etowah River.

Cooperation.--Records collected by the Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, wate ar 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

ond)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17, Nov. 22 to Feb. 3, 

July 27 to Sept. 30}

1,830

5,720

19,000

43,900

74,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

July Sept.

135,810

4,527

0.540

0.60

102,220

3,297

0.393

0.45

Win 2,150 

Min 1,830

Mean 10,120 

Mean 10,290
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Yellowleaf Creek near Wilsonvllle, Ala.

5", long 86°33' in NW£ sec. 9, T. 20 S., R. 1 E., on upstream side of 

;hway bridge, 3? miles south of D. S. Highway 280 (formerly State HighLocation. Lat 33°18' 

right pier of highw 

way 91), 4 miles upstream from Muddy Prong, and 6 miles northwest of Wilsonville.

Drainage area. 97.2 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage W recorder. Datum of gage is 430.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929.

Average discharge. 5 years (1951-56), 140 cf s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,280 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 18.68 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1-6, Aug. 15-18, 25-27.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 19,300 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 23.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,700 cfs on basis of area-velocity determination of peak 

flow; no flow July 31, Aug. 1, 3-6, 1952, Oct. 3-28, Nov. 7-10, 21-£9, 1954.

Remarks . Records good above 30 cfs, fair between 10 and 30 cfs, and poor below 10 cfs. 

Revisions . --WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 2)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2

2.78

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.8

0.1

.2

1.2

2.6

5.1

9.0

41

Dec. 3 to Sept. 3O

9.0 12.0

40 16.0

85 18.5

1,no

2,080

3,150

3.8 

4.5 

7.O

Note.--Same as preceding table 

below 3.2 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.'l f 1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.7

.5

1.4

*1.2

.9

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.6

.5

.4

_ 2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.3

.3

.6

1.6

2.4

4 5

21.2

0.68

0.0070

0 . 008

Nov.

4.5

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.5

4.2

5.1

5.8

6.1

4.2

2.3

*1.4

2TT

2.8

3.0

3.5

4.2

8.1

16

37

16

7.7

4.8

3.0

173.6

5.79

0.060

0.07

Dec.

2.1

41

82

Ja

63

50

39

34

29

24

20

18

16

15

14

12

12

12

*20

23

20

18

16

16

16

14

14

12

10

10

9 5

759.6

24.5

0.252

0.29

Jan.

9.0

8.5

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

13

27

26

20

38

80

*68

55

47

42

44

53

78

718.9

23.2

0.239

0.28

Feb.

67

104

543

1,170

2,140

2,500

1,760

982

648

473

573

501

375

296

314

694

758

648

515

501

431

328

266

226

193

178

*148

134

108

17,574

606

6.23

6.72

Mar.

92

262

375

296

232

2O4

178

232

178

148

268

633

573

1,180

2,050

5,150

2,460

1,450

790

459

328

266

210

178

143

125

112

100

334

375

237

17,618

568

5.85

6.74

Apr.

198

*153

134

204

481

1,550

1,890

1,150

603

431

543

389

284

226

391

1,210

1,030

648

375

272

204

168

143

120

104

89

79

69

61

5_4

13,253

442

4.55

5.07

Hay

48

42

59

78

54

50

*78

~6^ 100

53

43

36

31

28

24

21

18

16

14

12

10

9.0

7.7

6.9

6.5

6.1

14

18

12

9.0

6 . 9

980.1

31.6

0.325

0.37

June

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.5

5.1

6.1

*5.8

5.1

3_2

18

12

9.0

6.1

4.5

2.8

2.3

1.8

1T8

1.8

164.3

5.48

0.056

0.06

July

1.8

1.7

3.2

5.8

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.2

6^1

4.0

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.4

4.5

3.7

2.8

4.2

4.0

2.4

2.1

*2 . 1

1.8

1.6

1.3

.9

.8

.6

.6

_^5

84.7

2.73

0.028

0.03

Aug.

0.5

4.2

4TT5

2.1

1.6

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.5

.5

.4

.2

.2

.a

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

*.2

.6

1.2

21.4

0.69

O.007L

0.008

Sept.

3.7

7.2

4.8

2.1

1.7

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

1 2

.2

_2

.2

>2

,2'.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

28.0

0.93

0.0096

0.01

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,870 Min 0.1 Mean 140 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.51

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,150 Min 0.1 Mean 140 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.66

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Feb. 6 (3 a.m.) 2,720 cfs (17.72 ft); Mar. 16 (3 a.m.) 3,280 

cfs (18.68 ft); Apr. 7 (5 a.m.) 2,020 cfs (15.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Sept. 1-30; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby 

streams.
238 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Hatchet Creek near Rockford, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°57', long 86°13', in NW£ sec. 31, T. 23 ¥., R. 19 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from State Highway 11, 

lj miles downstream from Socapatoy Creek, and 4 miles north of Rockford.

Drainage area. 244 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 450 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Dec. 9, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 367 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 20.73 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 23.

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 22,800 cfs Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 24.9 ft); minimum, 7 cfs Oct. 5, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above and fair below 100 cfs except those for periods of doubtful 

or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 24 to Feb. 3, Mar. 18-28)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 12 

0.0 31

Jan. 13 to Sept. 30

0.0 

.2

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

17-9 

408 

700

1.0 164

2.0 388

5.0 1,340

9.0 3,040

13.0 5,240

16.0 7,650

19.0 11,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

36

36

*36

36

36

71

125

68

51

50

43

41

40

40

43

51

49

52

51

49

46

43

41

40

38

39

51

~93 162

72

1,668

53.8

0.220

0.25

Nov.

61

58

56

54

52.

54

61

64

63

72

80

72

72

H37

107

90

80

74

75

78

75

74

80

92

555

436

199

142

115

106

3,314

110

0.451

0.50

Dec.

98

189

274

189

156

147

127

122

*109

100

94

87

85

84

83

82

81

90

170

150

140

130

123

119

115

112

107

101

98

98

95

3,755

121

0.496

0.57

Jan.

92

92

90

90

84

82

82

78

78

77

75

75

*72

74

74

74

*72

74

312

244

158

131

126

139

128

115

106

106

110

124

174

3,408

110

0.451

0.52

Feb.

142

133

930

2,360

*5,090

1,710

888

580

595

482

640

552

414

338

726

1,480

*1,060

760

566

670

670

454

388

338

312

295

270

257

226

-- -

21,326

735

3.01

3.25

Mar.

214

350

552

454

362

314

290

268

246

224

473

580

552

1,270

2,940

*io,aoo

2,990

1,300

920

715

610

538

510

482

440

427

*414

440

2,550

1,410

792

34,427

1,111

4.55

5.25

Apr.

610

538

496

566

2,150

4.880

1,790

1,060

808

700

700

580

524

496

863

4,520

1,340

888

700

610

538

496

468

440

414

401

*388

362

362

358

29,026

968

3.97

4.42

May

558

326

440

401

558

680

750

414

558

302

285

261

250

242

228

218

206

204

198

190

186

186

184

182

188

194

204

198

174

164

160

8,607

278

1.14

1.51

June'

158

154

150

146

146

140

139

155

131

135

174

184

166

224

261

220

178

166

166

148

196

196

*164

148

142

142

157

155

131

126

4,854

161

0.660

0.74

July

122

124

135

124

122

121

119

200

222

139

117

113

110

108

140

156

119

122

110

108

100

110

100

100

90

90

80

80

100

149

208

3,838

124

0.508

0.58

Aug.

200

110

90

80

110

80

60

50

40

36

35

35

35

120

60

57

31

29

58

80

60

50

44

56

50

27

*26

3T

32

34

170

1,915

61.8

0.255

0.29

Sept.

156

64

45

38

34

39

121

142

74

48

39

35

32

31

51

28

27

52

53

31

27

26

26

31

258

139

85

59

46

45

1,798

59.9

0.245

0.27

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,300 Min 32 Mean 289 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.08

Water year 1955-56: Max 10,800 Min 26 Mean 322 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.95

Peak discharge (b 5,500 cfs). --Febb. 5 (6:30 a.m.) 

.m.) 5,840 cfs (

3,840 cfs (10.55 ft); Mar. 16 (10:30 a.m.) 

, cs . ; ar. : a.m. , 10.55 ft); Apr. 6 (5:50 a.m.) 5,870 cfs

(15.90 ft); Apr. 16 (6 a.m.) 5,660 cfs (13.55 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. --Doubtful or no gage-height record Dec. 10-22, July 21-29, Aug. 3-26.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 239

Weogufka Creek near Weogufka, Ala.

Location.--Lat 32°59', long 86°18', in NE£ sec. 18, T. 23 N., R. 18 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge on county road, 2 miles south of Weogufka 

and 6 miles upstream from Phinikochika Creek.

Drainage area. 73.6 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 593.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 5 years (1951-56), 97.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,450 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 11.93 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 28.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 24,200 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 16.8 ft); no flow 

Sept. 29 to Oct. 9, Oct. 16, 17, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair above and poor below 10 cfs. 

Revisions.--WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Nov. 25 to Mar. 15, Mar. 17 to

Apr. 5, Apr. 7 to June 2, June 14-17, 21-23, July 2, 3, 8-10, 15,

16, 25, 26, Aug. 1, 10)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

1.3 4.5

6.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.5

232

514

1,110

1,580

2,240

3,850

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.7

2.3

2.5

*2.3

2.3

2.3

3.0

4.8

5.6

3.9

2.5

1.9

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.4

2.5

1.9

2.7

2.3

3.3

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.3

10~1.2

11

4.5

92.5

2.98

0.040

0.05

Nov.

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.1

273

2.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

5.6

7.5

5.2

5.6

*21

11

6.7

4.8

4.2

4.5

4.8

5.2

4.8

5.6

7.9

117

95

36

24

18

18

440.4

14.7

0.200

0.22

Dec.

18

57

70

39

29

26

22

20

*18

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

16

22

20

18

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

636

20.5

0.279

0.32

Jan.

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

IT

12

12

*11

11

11

12

11

12

78

55

30

25

26

28

25

22

20

20

22

29

44

637

20.5

0.279

0.32

Feb.

30

30

384

*777

1,550

456

175

103

144

99

185

111

75

63

220

514

*291

180

124

149

103

77

65

61

60

58

53

48

42

6,227

215

2.92

3.15

Mar.

40

111

156

106

71

63

55

54

46

43

208

149

240

900

1,020

*5,700

1,090

345

240

188

162

145

130

122

110

104

*96

92

610

164

10,842

350

4.76

5.48

Apr.

131

116

107

151

754

2,260

524

273

209

195

209

158

139

127

491

2,510

418

248

195

168

148

139

133

121

111

105

*97

90

84

2§.

10,489

350

4.76

5.30

May

76

78

134

106

78

87

135

131

78

69

64

62

58

56

53

50

48

45

43

42

40

39

36

36

37

39

38

35

33

31

30

1,887

60.9

0.827

0.95

June

33

32

29

27

28

26

25

23

23

23

29

29

28

30

61

49

33

28

25

24

54

81

*3T

26

22

20

19

18

16

11

906

30.2

0.410

0.46

July

14

27

84

25

22

20

20

91

121

37

27

22

20

19

35

50

26

22

19

18

18

18

16

15

27

46

*20

16

14

13

14

936

30.2

0.410

0.47

Aug.

58

21

16

14

12

10

9.1

7.5

5.9

11

16

10

7.5

6.3

5.6

4.8

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.3

2.7

2.3

*373

7.5

7.9

28 

250

545.5

17.6

0.239

0.28

Sept.

33

19

12

10

8.3

7.9

83

108

25

16

12

9.1

7.9

6.7

5.6

2.7

4.5

4.8

4.2

4.8

3.6

2.7

2.7

3.9

17

28

12

7.9

6.3

5 9

474.5

15.8

0.215

0.24

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,980 Min 1.2 Mean 80.9 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.92

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,700 Min 1.2 Mean 93.2 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.23

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Mar. 16 (1:30 p.m.) 4,450 cfs (11.93 ft); Apr. 6 (6 a.m.) 2,800 

cfs (10.58 ft); Apr. 16 (8 a.m.) 3,330 cfs (11.12 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
240 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Sofkahatchee Creek near Wetumpka, Ala.

Location.--Lat 32°41', long 86°07', in NW£ sec. 36, T. 20 N., R. 19 E., near right bank 

on upstream side of concrete pier of highway bridge, 2 miles west of Central and 

11 miles northeast of Wetumpka.

Drainage area.--5.1 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 24, 1953. Altitude of gage is 

440 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 640 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 5.50 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.15 cfs Sept. 21, 22.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1956; minimum daily, 0.02 cfs Sept. 25, 

Oct. 3-5, 1954.

Maximum stage since Oct. 4, 1951, 6.35 ft Apr. 30, 1953 (discharge, 802 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 0.5 cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.9

0.02 

.22

.76 

1.7 

3.0 

4.6

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.1 

3.0

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.38 

.40

.43

.38

.38

.38

3.0 

172

.76

.76

.69

.62

.62

*.62

.55

.94

1.1

.76

.76

.62

.69

.62

.62

.62

.55

.69

.62

.89

1.4

. 76

.76

23.57

0.760

0.149

0.17

Nov.

0.76 

.76

.76

.69

.76

.76

'.65

.69

1.2

1.0

.84

1.3

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

8.9

3.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.7

44. 4O

1.48

0.290

0.32

Dec.

*3.£

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7 

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

48.1

1.55

0.304

0.35

Jan.

iff iU1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

 1.4

1.8

4.5

2.3

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.3

1.8

54.8

1.77

0.347

O.4O

Feb.

1.7

178

6.3

40

45

39

12 

7.9

8.8

7.0

6.4

5.2

4.8

4.5

8.2

16

12

8.8

6.7

*12

7.9

6.4

5.7

5.2

4.0

4.5

20

14

8.5

330.3

11.4

2.24

2.41

Mar.

9.0

21

12

9.1

7.6

6.7 

5.7

5.2

5.0

6.4

5.7

*5.0

6.9

73

143 "2T

14

11

9.4

8.2

7.6

6.7

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.7

12

11

T'.Z

471.3

15.2

2.98

3.44

Apr.

6.4 

5.9

5.9

7.9

119

36

18

12

10

12

9.7

8.5

7.9

7.0

9.4

11

7.9

6.7

*6.2

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.5

Jul

364.1

12.1

2.37

2.66

Hay

4.3 

4.5

5.7

TT6

4.6

4.8

4.5 

4.3

4.1

*4.0

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

-1*0

1 . b

101.6

3.28

0.643

0.74

June

1.7

1.7

1.6

*1.7

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

5.5

2.3

1.8

1.8

 1.7

1.4

1.4

4.3

2.6

1.7

1.4

2.7

2.3

1.4

1.2

1.1

T7T

57.6

1.92

0.376

0.42

July

iii

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

6.8

*2.8

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.8

4.3

2.6

~5.0 20

3.0

*2.6

8.7

4.1

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.7

5.4

3.3

2.0

100.3

3.24

0.635

0,73

Aug.

174

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

.84

*.76

.69

.62

.69

.87

1.2

.92

.76

.69

.55

.55

1.4

1.6

1.0

.84

.59

.55

.62

.69

.76

.62

1.3

.84

29.15

0.940

0.184

0.21

Sept.

0.84 

.76

.55

.55

*.55

.62

1.0

.69

.49

.43

.38

.38

.34

.30

.26

.22

.26

.43

.30

.18

.15

715

.22

6.7

5_9

4.8

3.0

2.3

2.0

1.9

89.75

2.99

0.586

0.65

Calendar year 1955 : Max 133 Min 0.34 Mean 3.66 Cfsm 0.71S !" 9.74

Water year 1955-56 : Max 143 Mln o. 15 Mean 4.69 Cfsm 0.920 In- 12.50

Peak discharge (base. 40O afs). Feb. 

cfs (5.30 ft): Apr. 5 (4:30 p.m.) 640 cfs 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

(10:50 p.m.) 462 cfs 

(5.5

.. 

.50 ft).

(4.53 ft); Mar. 16 (4:30 a.m.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 241

Coosa River at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°37' , long 86"15', in s| see. 22, T. 19 N., R. 18 E., on right bank half 

a mile downstream from Jordan Dam, 4 miles upstream from Corn Creek, 5| miles northwest of Wetumpka, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with Tallapoosa River.

Drainage area. 10,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1912 to September 1914, December 1925 to September 1956. Prior 

to October 1936, published as "at Lock 18, near Wetumpka."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 141.6 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Siabama Power Co.). July 1912 to September 1914 staff and slope gages at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1912-14, 1926-56), 15,930 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 172,000 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 33.6 ft); 

minimum daily, 138 cfs Oct. 1.

1912-14, 1925-56: Maximum discharge, 298,000 cfs Apr. 8, 1938 (gage height, 46.4 

ft); computed on basis of powerplant records and flow over spillway; minimum daily, 

54 cfs Oct. 15, 1938.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record or backwater, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by several upstream reservoirs (see p. 247) and hydroelectric plants.

Cooperation.--Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except period of backwater (gage 

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

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.8 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

112

124

152

264

528

862

1,580

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

16.0

24.0

32.0

2,700

4,400

9,540

17,000

43,500

94,500

158,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

138

2,630

3,570

2,320

2,730

2,040

2,590

362

2,170

4,570

5,650

4,930

4,420

2,930

3,720

3,800

4,160

3,270

3,250

2,4,20

2,170

2,710

3,850 

4,380

2,170

2,940

2,320

1,230

4,070

3,890

4,380

95,780

3,090

-

-

Nov.

2,650

2,990

4,150

3,280

3,610

4,440

3,630

2,730

a3,100

a3,800

a2,680

a3,720

a4,700

a4,850

a5,410

a5,490

4,340

3,790

5,290

4,900

5,210

5,730

6,410 

7,500

10,400

10,900

9,570

11,000

7,530

a6,250

160,050

5,335

-

-

Dec.

4,610

5,680

4,240

4,410

8,010

7,570

7,030

5,460

6,930

6,020

5,260

6,040

*5,940

5,570

4,940

4,610

4,590

4,760

5,910

5,710

7,220

5,210

5,390 

5,110

4,710

4,270

5,720

5,280

4,960

4,850

4,480

170,490

5,500

-

-

Jan.

4,360

4,020

5,090

3,620

3,500

2,600

2,660

4,680

4,210

3,360

3,590

3,920

3,510

2,400

4,300

3,380

2,790

2,720

3,750

5,390

2,510

4,780

4,620 

4,070

6,330

5,660

7,070

4,830

4,960

5,330

7,540

131,350

4,237

-

-

Feb.

7,180

9,060

13,900

21,500

65,100

70.000

60,000

54,100

50,000

45,000

42,100

41,500

*37,400

32,400

27,600

32,300

36,700

32 , 600

29,800

36,300

44,700

45,900

45,400 

43,000

40,500

35,600

34,000

30,200

27,000

_____-.

-------

1,090,840

37,620

-

-

Mar.

26,000

25,900

28,SOO

28,700

25,700

25,000

22,800

22,500

22,000

20,100

17,600

21,000

21,400

26,100

63,800

150,000

c 91, 100

064,500

c56,400

52,500

45,400

39,500

33,500 

27,900

24,100

*23,000

22,300

22 , 400

23,500

25,700

22,600

tl, 121 . 6

36,180

-

-

Apr.

20,800

19,200

19,700

12 . 500

14,400

48,700

58,500

55,900

52 , 400

51,400

44,900

41,200

37,400

29,800

28,800

64,800

55,100

53,900

51,800

46,300

43 , 100

40,100

57,000 

34,300

26,500

22,900

18,900

15,900

12,700

15,800

H.,074.5

35,820

-

-

May

14,600

10,300

11,500

15,800

15,600

16,200

17,400

18,500

18,600

16,800

17,400

17,200

14,700

18,000

11,700

10,500

9,280

9,480

8,300

6,150

9,970

10,400

4,910 

4,640

5,970

7,090

6,060

10,100

7,050

6,400

5,120

355,720

11,470

-

-

June

5,580

6,850

5,860

5,450

6,170

5,880

5,670

5,180

7,510

6,190

6,440

6,820

5,770

*6,220

8.580

5,220

7,660

5,900

4,750

4,550

4,650

6,610

4.510 

4,990

6,530

5,260

5,410

5,160

6,130

4,980

---- 

176,280

5,876

-

-

July

4,900

3,770

3,520

4,920

5.020

4,480

5,180

5,020

8,410

8,850

9,770

7,760

8,870

7,090

5,580

5,940

5,190

4,540

5,370

4,610

5,050

5,110

7,060 

7,420

5,310

4,830

4,440

6,030

4,960

4,280

3,250

174,330

5,624

-

-

Aug.

3,540

2,770

3,410

4,740

4,500

5, ,560

4,890

3,840

4,300

3,800

4,780

5,080

3,840

3,020

2,040

1,420

773

4,080

4,550

4,130

2,700

3,030

2,500 

2,550

5,770

4,400

4,270

5,900

3,490

5,200

2,500

111,175

3,586

-

-

Sept.

4,230

4,410

4,460

3,710

1,930

1,480

1.470

3,980

4,340

3,520

2,980

3,560

3,600

2,300

4,340

4,460

3,200

3,080

3,340

2,600

2,490

4,520

4,460 

S.070

3,910

1,750

2,940

1,500

4,010

4,260

----- --

104,700

3,490

-

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 111,000 Mln 112 Mean 12,460 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.59

Water year 1955-56: Max 150,000 Mln 138 Mean 13,020 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.38

* Discharge measurement m 

t Expressed In thousands .

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records of Jordan Dam hydroelectric 

plant.

n this day. 

arge 

Backwater from Tallapoosa River.
242 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tallapooss. River near Heflin, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°37', long 85°31', Jn NE^ sec. 19, T. 16 S., R. 11 E., on right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2£ miles upstream from Cane Creek and 

4 miles southeast of Heflin.

Drainage area. 444 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altituce of gage is 830 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during jear, 6,840 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 18.7 ft); minimum daily, 43 cfs Sept. 23, 24.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 8,110 cfs Jan. 10, 1953 (gage height, 20.4 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Oct. 9, 10, 13, 14, 20-22, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cjbic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 23 to Feb. 3)

1.7 

2.1 

3.0 

4.0

242

483

8.0

14.0

19.0

1,860

4,450

7,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

63

60

68

62

58

53

fS

178

205 

136

95

83

*6B

66

66

64 

63 

62

72

76

64

67

63

64

63

60

60

74

281

360 

TfiB

3,005

96.9

0.218

0.25

Nov.

119

101

86

83

76

79

90

94

94 

109

122

106

114

*129

117

117 

112 

109

151

171

158

141

224

454

544

454

336

252

205

182

5,129

171

0.385

0.43

Dee.

167

187

234

313

573

302

236

207

194 

185

180

169

169

160

156

156 

148 

162

209

231

209

189

*182

174

167

167

160

153

149

151

149

5,988

193

0.435

0.50

Jan.

148

148

151

142

142

142

139

137

131 

136

131

134

134

131

134

129 

137 

129

252

348

281

232

281

454

440

336

*2B1

252

252

271

313

6,468

209

0.471

0.54

Feb.

 =92 J92

1, L40

2, reo

4, J30

4.,i60

37! i3"o~

1,1:20

977 

909

943

909

724

592

692

1,150 

1,040 

875

807

a2 ,000

a2,000

al,000

a7BO

a700

a640

a600

a570

a550

a540

36,622

1,263

2.84

3.07

Mar.

*52B

724

1,010

790

626

560

513

544

528 

468

454

498

483

1,630

3,510

6,200 

6,780 

5,420

1,360

1,010

858

774

708

675

609

576

544

544

708

841

675

41,148

1,327

2.99

3.45

Apr.

576

528

513

59T

*1,010

2,260

2,800

1,220

875 

858

1,400

1,260

943

807

1,430

4.520 

2,550 

1,290

1,010

858

774

724

692

675

642

626

609

576

544

513

33,475

1,116

2.51

2.80

May

483

483

592

774

ITS?

708

741

*675

560 

483

440

412

386

373

348

336 

313 

281

292

281

271

271

252

242

271

271

261

261

240

223

210

12,326

398

0.896

1.03

June

205

205

192

187

187

183

173

165

156 

153

151

151

148

151

313

271 

232 

216

210

*454

386

302

281

240

214

183

167

142

141

126

6,285

210

0.473

0.53

July

201

248

252

242

292

336

271

729

1,550 

875

528

360

271

229

209

196 

261 

281

194

198

162

148

144

155

148

*146

137

T75

175

212

171

9,272

299

0.675

0.78

Aug.

319

232

192

169

173

148

134

126

117 

106

94

aB5

a90

a!20

a 105

a93

a87 

a84

aB4

288

*109

85

75

79

67

62

54

62

89

76

72

3,676

119

0.268

0.31

Sept.

101

96

71

63

68

64

334

358

164

117

94

83

78

67

57 

57 

58

47

*44

44

44

43

45

77

164

223

148

103

85

3,297

110

0.248

0.28

Calendar year 1955 : Max 4,500 Min 32 Mean 423 Cfsm 0.953 In. 12.92

Water year 1955-56 : Max 6,780 Mln 43 Mean 455 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.97

Peak discharge (base. 3,500 cfs). --Feb. 6 (9:30 a.m.) 4,450 cfs (14.0 ft); Mar. 17 (7 p.m.) 6,840

cfs (18.7 ftj; Apr. 7 (8:30 a.m.) 3,600 cfs (12.1 ft); Apr. 16 (10 a.m.) 4,360 efs (13.8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from records for stations on same and nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 243

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°08', long 85°34', in sec. 12, T. 22 S., R. 10 E., on right bank at Wadley/a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 63 and three-quarters 

of a mile downstream from Beaver Dam Creek.

Drainage area. 1.660 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1923 to September 1956.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 601.33 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Alabama Power Co.).

Average discharge. 33 years, 2,406 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 47,400 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 25 50 ft from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 269 cfs Sept. 23.

1923-56: Maximum discharge observed, 52,800 cfs Feb. 5, 1936 (gage height, 27.9 ft); 

minimum daily, 45 cfs Oct. 2-4, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation during extreme low flow caused by small 

mills above station.

Cooperation. Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

7.0

224

472

5,510

11.0

16.0

22.0

12,000

22,800

37,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

IZ

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

355

330

346

330

290

276

587

1,840

1,050

743

539

430

364

364

330

322

364

346

355

364

355

364

346

355

338

346

338

338

978

1,050

978

15,711

507

0.305

0.35

Nov.

665

461

450

400

364

355

410

400

400

420

575

551

1,050

2,450

1,050

717

665

575

600

639

704

691

691

1,340

2,560

5,000

1,970

1,490

1,200

1,050

27,893

930

0.560

0.62

Dee.

912

1,050

1.420

,270

,340

* ,270

,120

,050

978

912

912

912

847

795

717

717

691

691

912

978

978

912

847

808

769

821

743

704

717

691

691

28,175

909

0.548

0.63

Jan.

691

691

691

691

691

691

691

691

691

665

665

639

639

613

600

613

600

587

,120

,420

,270

,120

,050

,270

,490

,420

,190

,120

978

978

1,270

27,536

888

0.535

0.62

Feb.

1,190

1,270

2,390

7,710

13,800

14,000

10, 700

*6,990

4,540

3,910

3,550

3,440

3,220

2,450

2,330

4,810

4,670

3,910

3,440

7,720

7,860

5,090

3,550

2,780

2,560

2,450

2,330

2,330

2,330

_---_

---- -

137,320

4,735

2.85

3.08

Mar.

2,210

2,560

3,220

3,000

2,670

2,330

2,210

2,210

2,090

1,970

2,330

2,670

2,330

3,550

8,040

*54,900

34,900

21,100

13 , 300

6,070

4,030

3,440

3,220

3,000

2,780

2,670

2,560

2,560

5,840

4,540

3,440

191,740

6,185

3.73

4.30

Apr.

3,000

2,780

2,560

2,670

4,590

13 , 000

8,500

4,280

*4,280

3,790

4,540

4,810

4,030

3,440

3,820

18,000

*11,600

6,950

4,950

4,150

3,440

3,330

3, 110

2,890

2,780

2,670

2,560

2,330

2,210

2,330

143,390

4,780

2.88

3.21

May

2,330

2,210

3,000

3,330

2,890

2,780

4,280

3,220

2,780

2,330

2,090

1,970

1,840

1,840

1,700

1,630

1,560

1,490

1,420

1,340

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,190

1,840

1,630

1,490

1,420

1,270

1,190

1,190

61,060

1,970

1.19

1.37

June

1,120

978

978

978

978

912

912

847

834

821

1,120

1,120

912

978

1,340

1,630

1,190

1,190

1,050

1,340

1,270

1,420

1,270

1,050

978

1,050

978

704

678

551

- ----

31,177

1,039

0.626

0.70

July

494

912

1,120

717

1,700

1,270

1,120

1,340

*2,890

2,560

1,840

1,340

1,120

847

847

1,840

1,270

1,840

1,190

769

847

821

639

912

847

743

639

613

563

912

795

35,357

1,141

0.687

0.79

Aug.

1.490

912

912

639

613

704

613

539

472

494

391

330

346

450

400

355

338

330

330

516

539

575

440

391

391

355

*314

1,050

527

355

483

16,594

535

0.322

0.37

Sept.

539

472

391

346

330

461

1,120

1,700

1,270

847

639

483

400

346

330

322

314

314

298

338

298

290

269

330

1,190

1,630

1,050

912

821

652

18,702

623

0.375

0.42

Calendar year 1955: Max 18,000 Mln 162 Mean 1,672 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.67

Water year 1955-56: Max 34,900 Win 269 Mean 2,007 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.46

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 efs). Mar. 16 (7 p.m.) 47,400 cfs (25.50 ft); Apr. 16 (10 a.n 

22,800 cfs (16To ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Hillabee Creek near Hackneyville, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°04', long 85°53', In Sw£ sec. 17, T. 24 N., R. 22 E., near center of

channel on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Enltachopco 

Creek, 3 miles east of Hackneyville, and 4 miles upstream from Hackney Creek.

Drainage area. 196 sq mi.

Records available . June 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 557.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 23 6 ft): minimum, 23 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 3.53 ft).

1952-56: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 16, 1956; minimum, 8.1 cfs Oct. 16, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 12)

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.5

134

315

8.0

13.0

17.0

22.0

994

2,850

5,500

10,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

121

46

37

33

31

31

49

134

55

40

*36

35

34

34

33

32 

37

38

38

37

35

34

34

32

32

31

31

44

~66 204

48

1,522

49.1

0.251

0.29

Nov.

44

44

42

41

40

41

47

54

47

54

73

56

221

*226

106

85 

73

66

68

79

68

66

69

188

592

405

180

134

110

100

3,419

114

0.582

0.65

Dec.

93

223

241

164

142

130

116

109

103

94

92

89

85

84

83

80 

79

86

130

106

94

90

*88

86

85

84

80

76

74

74 

75

3,235

104

0.531

0.61

Jan.

73

72

72

70

69

68

68

67

66

67

67

67

67

67

67

68

66

68

292

162

117

106

*114

120

107

100

93

94

100

119 

146

2,899

93.5

0.477

0.55

Feb.

116

112

799

1,640

2,090

5,560

964

553

651

463

651

463

370

304

436

874 

709

567

427

514

403

337

293

273

263

263

243

233

206

------

18,777

647

3.30

3.56

Mar.

197

*415

427

348

293

273

253

245

219

211

679

527

553

1,280

2,000

*9,880 

2,430

1,220

934

784

665

595

533

501

451

439

415

475

2,100

1,020

694

31,056

1,002

5.11

5.89

Apr.

581

514

475

581

2,140

*4,270

1,500

994

784

754

754

609

553

501

1,090

4,940 

1,220

904

754

651

581

533

514

475

451

427

403

392

370

351

29,074

969

4.94

5.52

May

348

337

533

427

348

564

533

*370

326

300

280

260

250

240

220

210 

200

200

190

180

180

180

180

180

180

190

190

180

170

160

150

8,256

266

1.36

1.57

June

150

150

140

140

140

130

130

130

130

130

170

T70- 230

200

220

190

170

160

150

140

190

180

160

150

140

140

130

130

120

120

4,630

154

0.786

0.88

July

120

220

160

130

120

110

110

220

260

150

120

110

100

100

130

150 

110

100

94

89

95

92

88

82

79

74

71

*68

55

93

65

3,565

115

0.587

0.68

Aug.

80

62

52

53

49

55

47

35

32

29

34

31

31

39

41

31

26

24

49

68

54

42

38

31

26

82" 23

*252

73

96

187

1,772

57.2

0.292

0.34

Sept.

376

94

64

54

50

48

454

193

86

66

56

52

48

45

42

38

35

35

40

34

30

27

26

33

252

142

68

55

49

46

2,638

87.9

0.448

0.50

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,230 Min 25 Mean 241 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.66

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,880 Min 23 Mean 303 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.04

4,500 cfs) . Feb. 6 (10 a.m.) 5,580 cfs (17.1 ft); Mar. 16 (3:30 p.m.)

ir. 5 (10:30 p.m.) 5,500 cfs (l7.0 ft); Apr. 16 (8 a.m.) 8,000 cfs (l9.8 ft).

it ma rip rm hhls Hav

Peak discharge (base ^^ 

12,600 cfs (23.6 ft); _ . . ...... r ...... .,

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record May 10 to July 27; discharge estimated on basis of weathe 

and records for nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 245

Tallapoosa River below Tallassee, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°31' , long 85"53', in Ej sec. 30, T. 18 N., R. 22 E., on left bank 

 l| miles downstream from Benjamin Fitzpatriek Highway bridge and Thurlow Dam at Tallassee and 3| miles upstream from Uphapee Creek.

Drainage area. 3 ,320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . July 1928 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 162.03 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Alabama Power Co.).

Average discharge. S8 years, 4,650 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,200 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 17.9 ft), backwater from tributary inflow; minimum daily, 75 cfs Jan. 2, June 3.

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Mar. 15, 1929 (gage height, 51.35 ft, from 

floodmarks), computed on basis of powerplant records and flow over spillway; minimum 

daily, 10 cfs June 3, 1930, May 17, 1931.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Lake Martin (see p. 247) and hydroelectric 

plants above station.

Cooperation. Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Oct.

3,220

94

2,680

3,640

4,810

5,860

6,510

2,970

101

3,760

1,680

3,070

3,720

3,460

205

79

3,090

4,750

3,900

3,940

3,340

945

80

3,470

4,430

3,510 

4,480

4,550

1,110

?,230

90,564

2,921

Nov.

3,780

4,120

3,990

5,230

742

80

4,910

5,840

5,220

4,400

2,700

241

93

3,840

5,120

5,060

5,220

2,940

119

104

3,260

3,190

3,970

2,100

4,670

865 

795

3,900

3,100

4,340

93,939

3,131

Calendar year 1955:

Water year 1955-56:

Dec.

4,400

3,720

302

79

4,850

5,060

5,550

4,900

5,620

392

95

4,460

*5,480

5,550

5,450

5,440

220

93

5,500

5,540

5,150

4,850

3,470

84

452

238 

3,790

4,910

4,910

4,890

390

105,835

3,414

Jan.

80

75

4,070

5,630

4,870

3,610

262

874

3,770

4,470

3,970

4,620

3,670

1,310

79

3,430

4,430

4,090

4,110

4,710

1,730

180

1,120

1,460

562

418 

315

80

77

485

68,939

2,224

Feb.

879

1,460

1,980

4,270

2,710

5,010

3,890

3,350

2,750

2,780

2,710

2,620

3,000

2,560

3,160

3,550

2,810

3,140

2,660

3,550

4,010

3,320

2,460

3,340

3,340

3,550 

3,650

4,860

5,510

92,879

3,203

Mar.

3,110

2,710

4,010

3,400

4,230

3,140

3,200

3,150

3 , 000

2,430

3,890

3,820

3,470

3,950

5,380

10,300

10,200

6,030

7,550

8", 6 10

6,720

6,820

5,450

4,960

3,870

3,380 

*3,910

4,440

7,070

9,000

7,830

159,030

5,130

Apr.

4,750

4,340

6,610

5,230

7,050

10,500

10,800

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,100

8,770

8,110

7,340

12,500

19,300

14,700

11,300

9,620

7,520

4,600

6,570

7,370

6,180

5,810

5,100

3,S80

154

5,270

245,574

8,186

May

4,680

4,190

5,240

6,120

7,270

4,800

6,570

7,300

5,120

5,980

5,520

2,760

452

5,580

3,570

2,410

2,300

1,720

299

326

3,590

2,580

4,480

4,080

2,380

727

172

2,820

3,540

3^180

112,006

3,613

 June

3,020

93

75

2,040"

2,620

2,610

3,230

2,570

91

296

2,960

3,950

1,880

3,330

*2,230

87

76

2,900

3,130

3,380

3,800

4,120

226

77

5,530

3,320 

2,790

2,820

2,910

66,046

2,202

July

76

2,150

3,450

83

4,370

1,860

78

1,360

1,730

2,550

2,510

4,500

2,710

94

105

4,950

5,060

4,370

5,570

4,020

139

76

5,220

5,460

5,470

5,600 

3,860

150

76

3,670

3,110

84,427

2,723

Aug.

2,460

3,570

1,380

88

Z§

4,900

4,240

3,620

4,200

4,840

493

77

5,200

5,590

4,740

4,700

3,890

100

90

3,580

1,380

2,280

2,400

3,570

87

76 

3,690

2,090

*3,830

3 740

3, '330

84,307

2,720

Sept.

154

123

291

2,810

3,900

4,420

1,380

83

223

2,230

1,860

1,760

3,940

4,360

360

297

5,540

5,760

4,410

4,780

4,120

505

80

2,670

7,520

8,460 

3,050

2,490

90

440

78,106

2,604

Observed Adjustedt

Max 9,330 Mln 78 Mean 3,136 Mean 3,139 Cfsm 0.945 In. 12.83

Max 19,300 Min 75 Mean 3,502 Mean 3,733 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Martin.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 18-22, Sept. 25-30, and gage affected by backwater Feb. 4-15, 

19-21, E3, 27-29, Mar. 1-6, 12-24, Mar. 28 to Apr. 22, Apr. 24; discharge estimated on basis of records for Thurlow or Yates hydroelectric plant.
246 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°28', long 85°42', on east line of sec. 12, T. 17 N. , R. 23 E. , on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 81, 1 mile upstream from Red Creek, 

1-j miles upstream from bridge of Western Railway of Alabama, and 4 miles north of 

Tuskegee.

Drainage area.--330 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 223.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 17 years, 422 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,890 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 13.64 ft); minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Sept. 21-23.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 29,600 cfs Mar. 21, 1943 (gage height, 27.33 ft); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 14, 1954.

Flood of March 1929 reached a stage about 2 ft higher than that of Mar. 21, 1943.

Remarks. Records good above 100 cfs, fair between 10 and 100 cfs, and poor below 10 cfs. 

Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small plants above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3O, July 13 to Sept. 23)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.7 

3.4

0.6 

2.0 

5.6

45

134

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

233

450

1,280

3,120

5,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

-if

.5

.5

* .5

.5

.5

11

17

20

15

11

9.2

8.7

8.1

7.5

8.7

9.8

13

11

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.7

7.5

8.1

8.1

11

12

11

306.3

9.88

0.030

0.03

Nov.

12

10

9.2

8.1

STT

8.7

9.2

10

8.7

*17

30

34

34

54

67

55

41

32

31

29

29

29

29

30

71

200

224

128

86

71

1,405.0

46.8

0.142

0.16

Dec.

64

65

77

87

8Z

81

70

*65

63

59

56

54

54

53

51

51

50

51

55

57

55

53

52

50

50

50

48

47

44

46 

45

1,785

57.6

0.175

0.20

Jan.

44

43

43

45

57

53

49

46

44

42

41

*41

40

41

40

41

41

40

73

95

87

76

88

105

ToT

82

79

66

60

59 

63

1,825

58.9

0.178

0.21

Feb.

60

56

73

230

720

1.880

1,700

1,580

985

780

660

512

409

361

350

*780

1,010

800

640

720

840

840

529

384

361

340

329

422

601

------

18,957

654

1.98

2.14

Mar.

409

340

750

1,310

1,200

620

465

409

350

509

407

1,060

1,030

820

1,260

*4,130

4,990

3,330

1,520

840

620

512

450

396

361

*340

319

329

1,180

1,640 

1,520

33,216

1,072

3.25

3.75

Apr.

700 455"

384

350

384

620

620

409

319

309

480

529

350

299

280

396

529

340

270

228

205

190

184

178

175

*167

154

143

132

122

9,896

330

1.00

1.12

May

109

105

186

'299" 299

198

179

191

173

136

109

95

84

77

71

60

55

49

46

42

40

37

35

31

34

49

42

36

32

29

26

2,954

95.3

0.289

0.33

June

22

20

18

17

14

13

13

*12

11

11

11

11

2E~ 9.8

54

63

68

67

55

44

38

43

35

29

24

20

17

16

14

12

807.8

26.9

0.082

0.09

July

13

14

17

38

30

24

30

100

~§S 143

74

62

48

38

39

38

42

46

*36

*27

26

23

24

23

20

14

12

13

14

14 

12

1,152

37.2

0.113

0.13

Aug.

13

13

12

12

9.2

7.0

6.5

5.1

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.1

4.7

11

8.1

7.0

8.1

8.1

7.0

5.1

6.0

6.0

5.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

*3.9

8.1

14

11 

9.2

227.2

7.33

0.022

0.03

Sept.

8.7

7.0

6.5

5.6

3.9

5.1

17

26

13

12

11

7.5

7.0

5.1

3.9

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.1

1.0

TTo

1.0

28

1,050

620

436

280

159

122

2,847.0

94.9

0.288

0.32

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,900 Mln 7.5 Mean 221 Cfsm O.670 In. 9.10

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,990 Mln 1.0 Mean 206 Cfsm 0.624 In. 8.51

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP efs).--Mar. 17 (5:30 p.m.) 5,890 cfs (13.64 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 247

Reservoirs in Mobile River basin

Allatoona Reservoir. Lat 34"09'50", long 84°43'40'f, at forebay of dam on Etowah River 

2ir miles upstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Bridge, 6 miles upstream from Pumpkinvine Creek, and 4 miles east of Cartersville, Ga. Drainage area 

1,110 sq mi, approximately. Records available, December 1949 to September 1956 

^iffZStafe r?n^e M D?tu!? °£ gage ls at mean ? ea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

?c>r ment of 1936 Revels by Corps of Engineers). Maximum contents during year 

353,700 acre-ft Mar. 19 (elevation, 838.82 ft); minimum, 150,600 acre-ft Jan. 13' 

(elevation, 815.23 ft). Maximum contents during period 1949-56, 485,000 acre-ft 

onn'^ 5 i^952 (elevation, 848.93 ft); minimum, 119,600 acre-ft Dec. 4, 1954 (elevation

oUy.o4 It).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway (crest elevation, 835.0 ft) 

is equipped with 9 taintor gates 40 ft wide by 25 ft high, and 2 taintor gates 20 ft 

wide by 25 ft high. There are 4 sluices 5 ft 8 in. wide by 10 ft high and 1 sluice 

48 in. in diameter. Storage began Dec. 27, 1949; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 5, 1950. Total capacity at elevation 860.0 ft (top of gates) 

is 670,000 acre-ft, of which 587,200 acre-ft is controlled storage above elevation 

800.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Lake Martin.--Lat 32°41', long 85°55', in sec. 36, T. 20 N., R. 21 E., at forebay of

Martin Dam on Tallapoosa River, 5 miles upstream from Sougahatchee Creek, and 10 miles 

north of Tallassee, Ala. Drainage area, 3,000 sq mi (approximately). Records available October 1927 to September 1956. Remote indicating gage, referenced to wire-weight 

gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Alabama Power Co., adjustment unknown). Maximum daily contents during year, 1,620,400 acre-ft Apr. 8, 17 (elevation, 

489.96 ft); minimum daily, 771,000 acre-ft Jan. 21 (elevation, 462.50 ft). Maximum 

daily contents since Oct. 1, 1940, 1,630,000 acre-ft Apr. 27, 1944 (elevation, 490.26 

ft); minimum daily, 555,000 acre-ft June 29, 1941 (elevation, 452.12 ft).

Reservoir is formed by a combination arch and gravity concrete dam with a riprap 

earth embankment on left or east end. Spillway is equipped with 20 modified stoneytype gates, 30 ft wide and 16 ft high. Storage began in the summer of 1926, and the 

powerhouse was completed in the summer of 1927. Total capacity at elevation 490.00 ft 

(top of gates) is 1,622,000 acre-ft, of which 1,375,000 acre-ft is controlled storage 

above elevation 430.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power development. 

Capacity curve and gage-height record furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Coosa River Reservoirs on Coosa River, used for power development, are the following: 

Lay Lake, 11 miles northeast of Clanton, Ala., completed 1914, usable capacity 48,000 

acre-ft; Mitchell Lake, 11 miles southeast of Clanton, completed in 1923, usable 

capacity 54,000 acre-ft; Lake Jordan, 5 miles northwest of Wetumpka, completed in 

1929, usable capacity 84,000 acre-ft. Capacity curves and gage-height record furnished 

by Alabama Power Co.

Month-end elevation and change In contents, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Date

Calendar year 1955..

Sept. 30. ..............

Water year 1955-56..

Allatoona Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

828.31 

825.11 

823.30 

816.44

-

818.19 

832.71 

834.79 

835.28 

836.07 

834.60 

834.55 

833.41 

831.30

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

246,500 

219,300 

205,100 

157,800

-

168,900 

288,000 

309,300 

314,400 

322,900 

307,300 

306,800 

295,000 

274,200

-

Change In 

contents 

(acrefeet)

-27,200 

-14,200 

-47,300

-4,200

11,100 

119,100 

21,300 

5,100 

8,500 

-15,600 

-600 

-11,700 

-20,800

27,700

Lake Martin

Elevation 

(feet)t

472.95 

469.75 

465.60

-

463.75 

475.80 

487.65 

489.36 

488.50 

487.45 

486.30 

483.00 

482.25

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

1,041,200 

952,800 

845,700

-

800,500 

1,126,100 

1,532,800 

1,597,400 

1,564,800 

1,525,400 

1,483,000 

1,364,600 

1,336,400

-

Change In 

contents 

(acrefeet)

-130,300 

-88.4OO 

-107,100

+2 , 500

-45,200 

+325,600 

+406,700 

+64,6OO 

-32,600 

-39,400 

-42,400 

-118,400 

-26,200

+166,900

Coosa River 

Reservoirs

Change In 

contents 

(acrefeet)

-500 

-24,6OO 

+4,50O

+8,8OO

+5.OOO 

+54,600 

-24,800 

+100 

-2,200 

-12,800 

-3,900 

+900 

-2,300

-6,000

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

464436 O-58-17
248 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Alabama River neap Montgomery, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°24'42", long 86°24'32", in NW£ sec. 31, T. 17 N. , R. 17 E., In pier,

near midstream, of bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 4 miles upstream from Autauga Creek and

6 miles northwest of Montgomery. 

Drainage area. 15,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1899 to December 1903 (gage heights only), October 1927 to

September 1956. Published as "at Montgomery" 1899-1903. Gage-height records collected

at Montgomery since December 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). January 1899 to December 1903, staff gage at site

9.3 miles upstream at different datum. Since Mar. 27, 1951, U. S. Weather Bureau staff

gage used as an auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 29 years (1927-56), 23,270 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 122,000 cfs Mar. 17; maximum gage height, 41.2 ft

Mar. 18; minimum dally discharge, 4,500 cfs Nov. 8, Sept. 11; minimum gage height,

-0.6 ft Sept. 11.

1927-56: Maximum discharge, 256,000 cfs Mar. 17, 1929 (gage height, 59.6 ft); minimum, 2,180 cfs Nov. 24, 1941; minimum daily, 2,420 cfs Nov. 24, 1941; minimum gage

height, -2.2 ft Sept. 26, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 62.7 ft Apr. 1, 1886. from floodmarks. Flood of Mar. 30, 1888,

reached a stage of 60.6 ft. from floodmarks (discharge, 274,000 cfs, from rating curve

extended above 240,000 cfs). Elevation of floodmarks of both floods referred to U. S.

Weather Bureau gage 9.3 miles upstream and transferred to present site by gage-height

relation curve. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Plow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir, Lake Martin and Coosa River Reservoirs (see

preceding page). 

Cooperation. Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geologleal Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1142: 1929.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Variable-fall method used Feb. 6, 7, Mar. 16, 17, 19-23, 

Apr. 7, 8, 17, 21, 22)

0.0 

2.0 

8.0

4,500

7,400

20,600

18.0

28.0

40.0

48,800

77,600

112,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8,820

5,500

5,540

4,570

5,260

6,740

6,900

8,450 

5,270

5,130

6,010 

7,910

6,740

7,570

6,740

6,120

4,870

4,740

6,740

7,400

6,580

5,820

5,970

5,400

5,130

a6,270

a7,570

a7,060

a5,970

a8,270

a5,540

196,600

6,342

-

-

Nov.

a5,260

a6,420

7,060

a8, 450

a8,450

a7,230

a5,970

a4,500 

a7,570

a7,910

a8,270 

a6,420

a6,580

a5,540

a5,970

9,200

9,600

9,200

8,630

7,400

a5,680

a5,820

a8,270

a9,400

a9,800

14,600

12,900

11,200

11,600

10,200

245,100

8,170

-

-

Dec.

9,800

9,200

9,800

7,040

6,290

9,600

12 , 100

11,000 

10 , 800

11,900

8,940 

6,580

7,370

*10,000

10,600

10 , 200

10 , 000

7,570

6,120

8,020

10,800

11,600

10,200

9,600

7,400

5,540

5,260

6,900

9,400

9,600

8,820

278,050

8,969

-

-

Jan.

7,400

5,400

5.000

5,970

8,090

8,450

6,930

5,820 

5,680

5,680

7,400 

7,910

8,270

7,380

5,970

5,820

5,000

6,580

7,400

9,200

8,820

6,740

6,580

5,680

5,950

7,570

6,730

7,030

5,540

5,680

5,680

207,350

6,689

-

-

Feb.

7,570

7,910

10,400

19,400

37,200

68,500

73,500

67,300 

62,600

58,000

52,800 

48,800

46,200

*41,000

35,000

33,600

40,700

41,600

38,600

38,100

44,700

50,200

51,300

49,900

47,400

44,200

39,800

37,800

35,000

1,229,080

42,380

-

-

Mar.

32,700

30,200

31,300

35,500

35,200

33,000

30,500

27,700 

26,300

25,200

2E,900

24,000

28,800

30,200

42,700

92,000

119,000

115,000

*102,000

91,500

78,600

67,700

56,200

45,900

35,500

30,200

27,700

27,100

29,900

35,000

36,600

1,446,100

45,650

-

-

Apr.

33,600

28,000

26,800

24,000

2O,1OO

36,900

68,200

74,300 

71,600

69,900

67,300 

61,800

56,800

48,80O

40 , 400

47,900

72,400

*70,700

71,900

69,000

59,400

52,600

48,500

43,900

40,400

32,400

28,800

24,300

20,400

18,600

1,429,700

47,660

-

-

May

19,800

18,800

17,100

19,600

24,300

24,300

24,000

24,900 

26,600

24,300

23,800 

23,800

21,100

18,800

19,800

16,700

14,300

13,400

12,700

10,800

8,820

13,000

13,900

9,800

10,600

10,400

10,000

9,010

12 , 100

11,200

10,200

517,930

16,710

-

-

June

8,630

9,200

9,600

7,400

6,740

9,010

9,010

9,010 

9,010

9,600

7,570 

8,630

* 10, 200

9,600

10,000

11,200

8,820

8,090

7,400

8,820

9,010

9,800

10,800

7,740

6,580

8,820

10,OOO

9,010

8,630

9,400

267,330

8,911

-

-

July

8,270

5,970

5,260

6,730

7,230

5,510

8,270

7,400 

7,300

10,600

11,400 

11,600

11,600

11,600

10 , 600

7,230

7,060

10,000

10,200

1O,400

10,000

8,090

6,580

9,470

11,900

10,800

10,400

9,800

8,290

6,270

6,220

272,050

8,776

-

-

Aug.

6,900

6,270

6,410

6,120

6,120

5,680

7,140

8,820 

7,916

8,090

8,270

8,090

6,420

6,370

8,270

7,230

6,120

5,820

6,900

5,540

5,790

5,680

5,000

5,130

5,370

6,420

5,260

5,590

6,580

6 ,580

*7,060

202,950

6,547

-

-

Sept.

6,580

6,270

5,260

4,870

4,740

5,400

6,120

5,470 

5,540

5,000

4,500 

5,260

5,4OO

6,740

7,070

7,110

5,540

6,010

8,090

8,450

7,230

7,400

6,820

6,360

16,900

24,600

22,400

15,000

9,400

8 , 820

244,350

8,145

-

-

Calendar year 1955; Max 107,000 Min 3,930 Mean 16,900 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.20

Water year 1955-56; Max 119,000 Min 4,500 Mean 17,860 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of daily readings of U. S. Weather Bu 

age, 9.3 miles upstream.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 249

Autauga Creek at Prattville, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°27'30", long 86 0 28'30", in N£ sec. 17, T. 17 N., R. 16 E., on left bank 

25 ft upstream from Bridge Street Bridge in Prattville, 500 ft downstream from dam, 

and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 109 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder in concrete channel. Datum of gage is 164.38 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 27, 1944, 

staff or recording gages at several sites within 3 miles downstream of present site at 

various daturas.

Average discharge. 17 years, 183 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 3.75 ft); minimum daily, 45 cfs Oct. 1, Aug. 1, 14.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 21,800 cfs Aug. 16, 17, 1939 (gage height, 18.35 ft, 

present datum, prior to major channel improvement); minimum recorded, 3 cfs June 1, 

1941; minimum daily, 33 cfs Aug. 15, Sept. 29, 1954.

Flood of Dec. 9, 1919, reached a stage of 18.8 ft, present datum, from floodmarks 

(discharge, 23,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Extensive diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by small powerplant 500 ft 

above station.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4

.7

1.1

1.8 

2.5 

3.5

470

870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

45

53

55

56

53

56

*65

92

-85 106

67

63

60

60

53

55

69

63

65

65

62

56

58

60

60

60

56

60

75 

83

79

1,995

64.4

0.591

0.68

Nov.

69

67

65

65

1?_

65

69

71

*67

73

77

73

75

126

108

90

75

69

71

75

73

73

73

73

157

246

254

146

103 

90

2,750

91.7

0.841

0.94

Dec.

83

106

143

143

134

113

103

*92

90

81

81

81

79

77

75

15

73

83

101

101

92

85

81

79

81

81

81

77

15 

77

71

2,794

90.1

0.827

0.95

Jan.

73

75

77

77

75

75

69

73

73

71

75

*73

73

71

73

75

73

77

143

175

137

116

129

121

106

94

87

83

85 

96

106

2,806

90.5

0.830

0.96

Feb.

99

90

103

188

342

420

354

258

218

208

194

172

148

134

140

*211

235

235

235

284

273

201

148

140

134

131

134

148

188

5,765

199

1.83

1.97

Mar.

163

146

235

284

243

185

160

154

134

129

169

211

188

221

387

*1,520

*1,240

602

366

284

243

214

194

182

166

*160

154

185

221 

250

232

9,022

291

2.67

3.08

Apr.

182

157

148

175

307

553

378

276

221

201

246

214

188

163

157

250

258

211

166

140

126

124

126

121

121

*116

113

108

108

106

5,760

192

1.76

1.97

May

99

99

121

137

129

124

121

106

101

92

87

83

81

81

77

75

71

73

71

71

71

71

71

69

69

69

69

65

»65

65 

62

2,645

85.3

0.783

0.90

June

62

65

60

63

62

63

63

60

51

56

62

60

58

77

148

178

160

111

103

255

232

154

108

87

81

73

69

69

63

55

2,788

92.9

0.852

0.95

July

53

*60

63

77

96

83

63

105

157

103

71

58

56

51

101

94

68

111

103

75

67

63

63

60

56

55

60

50

53

60 

51

2,286

73.7

0.676

0.78

Aug.

45

51

50

83

108

*63

51

49

49

49

52

52

50

*45

50

51

49

49

48

48

48

50

50

50

49

54

110

170

130

56

1,921

62.0

0.569

0.66

Sept.

87

69

56

60

51

120

280

200

100

77

61

60

59

59

58

57

56

57

58

58

57

57

57

140

*584

292

166

94

69

63

3,062

102

0.936

1.04

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,200 Mln 41 Mean 134 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.69

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,320 Mln 45 Mean 119 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 8-29, Sept. 6-24; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for nearby streams.
250 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Catoma Creek near Montgomery, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°18'25", long 86°18'00", in center sec. 6, T. 15 N., R. 18 E., on right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 9, 5 miles south of Montgomery.

Drainage area. 298 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 151.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 20.68 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Dec. 5, 1953 (gage height, 23.03 ft); no 

flow for many days in some years.

Flood of Nov. 28, 1948, reached a stage of 27.5 ft (discharge, about 32,000 cfs on 

basis of partial discharge measurement).

Remarks. Records good above 30 cfs, fair between 10 and 30 cfs, and poor below 10 cfs. 

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 26; backwater from return 

of over-bank flow Mar. 18, 19, Sept. 25, 27-29)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 17

.9

1.0

.1 

1.5 

4.3

1.1 

1.5 

3.0 

4.0

0.6

.7

Mar. 18 to Sept. 30 

0

180

291

Note. Same as following 

table above 4.0 ft.

1.0 

1.2 

1.7

.6 

1.8 

7.3

21

67

3.0

4.0

7.0

11.0

17.0

20.0

183

291

770

1,670

3,660

5,870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.4

.4

.6

76

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0 

.1

.1

. 2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

5.5

0.18

0.00060

O.O007

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

*.l

.2

.1

.2

. 5

.4

.4 

0

0

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

» 2

4.5

1.5

1.0

.5

.2

.1

11.7

0.39

0.0013

0.001

Dec.

0.1

1.0

T7o

.8

.6

.4

*.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

0 

0

.1

.3

.6

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

10.2

0.33

0.0011

O.OOl

Jan.

~72 0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

3.5

.5

.1

.8

1.5

1.6

6.6

3.0

1.9

2.7

1.9

1.5

1.1

29.6

0.95

0.0032

0.004

Feb.

0.6

.5

277

313

322

180

102

49

66

136

71

64

39

25

86

1,090 

*870

402

200

165

195

118

78

49

36

29

25

230

175

------

5,118.8

177

0.594

0.64

Mar.

86

46

576

1,270

626

298

190

123

87

58

300

1,470

1,370

970

1,730

3,940 

*5,660

3,300

*1,600

446

183

132

104

87

72

*60

52

106

884

790

430

27,046

872

2.93

3.38

Apr.

192

124

90

74

108

1,050

1,170

1,400

402

156

304

339

243

140

102

86 

124

128

84

57

42

36

32

30

*29

29

27

27

24

23.

6,672

222

0.745

0.83

May

22

20

30

468

254

144

77

49

47

30

26

23

22

20

18

15 

15

13

11

10

9.3

8.6

9.3

10

13

11

9.3

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

1,422.4

45.9

0.154

0.18

June

9.3

8.0

7.3

7.3

6.6

5.9

4.5

3.9

3.3

2.5

2.3

3.3

5.9

10

13

21 

14

14

37

32

115

100

68

33

29

20

13

11

8.0

6.6

620.5

20.7

0.069

0.08

July

2.8

*2.3

25

29

22

15

12

20

15

22

14

15

10

11

7.3

5.2 

6.2

4.5

4.8

19

64

76

72

34

35

20

12

9.4

5.9

9.3

5 9

605.6

19.5

0.065

0.08

Aug.

5.2

4.5

2.3

1.8

16

11

5.2

2.0

1.2

.9

.8

.7

*5.7

2.1

7.5

5.6 

1.8

1.4

.8

1.9

1.1

1.0

.9

.4

.3

.2

72

.2

. 2

1.5 

1.2

85.6

2.76

0.0093

0.01

Sept.

4.0

7.3

2.3

1.4

1.0

.6

4.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

.5

.4

.3

.E

.2

.2

2]4

.4

. 2

.1

.1

.1

101

*3,900

*5,560

3,100

1,900

530

116

15,237.1

508

1.70

1.90

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,360 Win 0 Mean 103 Cfsm 0.346 In. 4.69

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,660 Win 0 Mean 155 Cfsm 0.520 In. 7.11

Peak discharge (baae, 5,000 efs).--Mar. 17 (9 a.m.) 5,980 cfs (20.12 ft); Sept. 26 (8:30 a.m.) 

6,200 cfs (20.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 251

Big Swamp Creek near Lowndesboro, Ala.

Location. Lab 32 0 16', long 86°42', In NE£ sec. 19, T. 15 N., R. 14 E., at upstream side 

of right bank pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 1 mile downstream from Panther Creek, 

5 miles west of Lowndesboro, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available. December 1937 to April 1938, October 1940 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Wooden control Aug. 8, 1951. to July 20, 1955. Datum of 

gage is 127.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to July 12, 1944, staff gage and July 12, 1944, to June 22, 1949, wire-weight 

gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1940-56), 307 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,210 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 16.93 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1937-38, 1940-56: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Nov. 27, 1948 (gage height, 21.3 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good above 20 cfs, fair between 2 and 20 cfs, and poor below 2 cfs. 

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Nov. 10)

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.5 

3.0 

4.0

0

.1

.3

.7

1.4

2.7

13

56

106

7.0

11.0

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

366

819

1,330

1,540

1,960

2,670

3,870

5,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

*0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.1

.1

.2

2.7

0.09

0.00036

0.0004

Nov.

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

*.2

.3

.4

.4

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.6

.8

~^1.1

.5

.4

.4

14.1

0.47

0.0019

0.002

Dec.

0.3

.5

1.1

TTtf

.9

.8 

*.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.6

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.3

.3

.3

_.J2

15.9

0.51

0.0021

0.002

Jan.

0.2

.2

f '.22

.2

.2 

.2

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

3.7

2.7

1.1

.8

1.3

1.5

4.9

2.0

1.0 

.6

.5

.7

.8

£6.1

0.84

0.0034

0.004

Feb.

1.2

T7t

1.4

5.8

93

87 

68

32

21

61

52

38

*25

18

28

578

436

416

297

134

*99

58

38

26

21

18

16 

54

110

2,833.6

97.7

0.396

0.43

Mar.

58

30

346

666

594

356 

120

60

39

27

104

539

702

990

1,560

5,100

*4,820

2,740

1,580

881

194

87

*60

48

41

34

28 

156

1,200

1,240

960

25,360

818

3.31

3.82

Apr.

444

130

64

48

506

5,560 

3,460

1,640

828

203

496

466

386

162

68

52

50

53

35

25

20

17

15

13

*12

12

10 

9.8

8.8

8.0

12,801.6

427

1.73

1.93

May

7.3

6.3

5.8

9.2

44

32

18

14

12

9.0

6.5

4.9

3.6

2.4

1.6

1.2

.9

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

8.6 

8.2

*3.4

1.5 

1.0

205.9

6.64

0.027

0.03

June

0.8

.6

.4

*.3

.3

.3 

.3

.2

.1

T2

.3

.4

.6

1.1

2.4

2.0

1.5

16

12

16

19

68

~58 106

24

8.8

3.6 

1.5

.8

.6

346.1

11.5

0.047

0.05

July

0.4

*.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.4

1.0

4.2

11

7.3

3.1

1.3

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

30

42

41

BT_

34

12 

4.6

1.6

.7 

.5

285.6

9.21

0.037

0.04

Aug.

0.8

2.1

1.1

.6

.5

2.1 

*1.4

.7

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.5

2.2

.7

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0 

13

12" 14

5.6

59.2

1.91

0.0077

0.009

Sept.

15

70

22

7.3

2.6

1.4 

.8

.7

.4

*.3

.2

.1

.1

Q-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

384

*2,900

5,870 

1,770

1,070

204

10,319.0

344

1.39

1.55

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,160 Min 0 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.478 In. 6.48

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,100 Min 0 Mean 143 Cfsm 0.579 In. 7.87

6,820 cfs (16.87 ft). 

* Discharge measure nt or observation of no flow made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Mulberry River at Jones, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°35', long 86°54', in Ej sec. 31, T. 19 N., R. 12 E., on right bank near 

downstream side of highway bridge, 0.4 mile west of Jones, 6 miles upstream from Buck 

Creek, and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 165.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to June 2, 1939, staff gage at site 

50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 332 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,460 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 14.18 ft); minimum daily, 43 cfs Sept. 3.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 32,800 cfs Aug. 16, 1939 (gage height, 30.4 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Oct. 6, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 33.6 ft in April 1938, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 48,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Revisions.--WSF 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3-18, Feb. 6 to Mar. 14)

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

l.Z 

1.8

2.6 

4.0 

8.0

47

102

231

485

1,190

3,900

1.2 

1.7 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

8.0 

14.0

41

111

260

446

920

3,800

8,300

^Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

55

55

54

*58

57

68

86

96.

88

71

66

62

59

60

60

59 

66

66

66

66

62

62

60

59

58

57

55

66

85

86

79

2,047

66.0

0.317

0.37

Nov.

71

69

68

66

66

66

79

85

*76

75

80

83

79

217

149

100 

79

76

79

85

85

83

89

89

221

360

205

149

124

116

3,269

109

0.524

0.58

Dec.

Ill

230

303

205

163

157

*137

126

111

100

92

92

85

85

85

80 

75

97

241

193

157

141

139

139

137

133

130

116

106

106

102

4,174

135

0.649

0.75

Jan.

102

102

102

102

97

99

94

89

86

*86

86

88

86

85

85

85 

85

99

191

191

145

131

135

137

133

118

113

107

107

126

151

3,443

111

0.534

0.62

Feb.

131

118

418

1,430

2,220

1,340

655

449

565

428

473

372

3OO

274

*336

1,610 

1,100

565

489

725

565

420

348

348

336

309

303

300

271

- - --

---

17,198

593

2.85

3.07

Mar.

249

274

457

434

351

336

318

303

274

260

306

392

428

1,220

2,300

«7,580 

3,870

1,200

836

655

*586

502

446

405

360

335

316

344

1,040

755

446

27,578

890

4.28

4.93

Apr.

389

376

366

386

1,060

5,050

1,270

608

502

608

863

506

446

429

443

836 

495

369

344

360

341

325

316

307

*279

274

263

258

248

255

16,552

552

2.65

2.96

May

233

238

479

436

382

322

316

280

260

230

200

180

160

150

140

140 

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

120

120

120

140

120

110

110

100

5,996

193

0.928

1.07

June

100

100

90

90

90

90

90

85

80

100

110

90

87

110

190

210 

150

100

95

189

162

162

116

95

83

79

76

72

69

67

- ----

3,227

108

0.519

O.58

July

66

*80

82

74

86

88

79

86

95

83

74

70

67

70

220

120 

135

92

86

83

80

77

74

74

116

82

77

86

74

77

72

2,725

87.9

0.423

0.49

Aug.

69

69

70

97

106

*79

65

61

61

61

65

65

65

65

67

66 

63

62

60

60

60

63

63

63

62

62

65

73

72

*57

_49

2,065

66.6

0.320

0.37

Sept.

46

46

43

47

61

89

94

79

66

63

61

58

57

57

56

54 

53

54

57

57

56

56

56

58

79

77

67

62

61

60

1,830

61.0

0.293

0.33

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,500 Min 54 Mean 299 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.49

Water year 1955-56: Max 7,580 Min 43 Mean 246 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.12

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs).--Mar. 16 (6 p.m.) 8,460 cfs (14.18 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--No gage-height record May 8 to June 18; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 253

Alabama River at Selma, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°24', long 87°01', in SE^ sec. 36, T. 17 N., R. 10 E., in first pier from 

right bank of Edmund Pettus Bridge on U. S. Highway 80, in Selma, 1 mile upstream from 

Valley Creek.

Drainage area. 17,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1899 to December 1900 (gage heights only) , January 1900 to 

December 1913, June 1928 to September 1956. Gage-height records since December 1890 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 61.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 22, 1906, staff gage, Mar. 22, 1906, to June 21, 1928, chain gage, 

June 22, 1928, to Apr. 11, 1938, water-stage recorder, and Apr. 12, 1938, to May 20, 

1940, wire-weight gage, all at site 300 ft upstream at present datum. An auxiliary 

staff gage was established Aug. 10, 1956, 3^ miles downstream to be used for fall and 

backwater determination.

Average discharge. 41 years (1900-1913, 1928-56), 25,950 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 129,000 cfs Mar. 18; maximum gage height, 43.53 

ft Mar. 19; minimum discharge, 4,760 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 0.44 ft); minimum daily, 

5,020 cfs Sept. 12.

1899-1913, 1928-56: Maximum discharge, 204,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1929; maximum gage 

height, 56.0 Dec. 3, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 2,660 cfs Nov. 1, 1904 (gage 

height, -2.20 ft) .

Maximum stage known, 57.0 ft Apr. 8, 1886, from floodmarks estimated by Corps of 

Engineers (discharge, 221,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by upstream reservoirs on Etowah, Coosa, and 

Tallapoosa Rivers (see p. 247).

Revisions.--WSP 662: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 28 to Sept. 25; backwater from 

return of overbank or from Cahaba River Feb. 9-16, Mar. 19-27, 

Apr. 11-16, 21-27)

0.4 

4.0 

10.0

5,020

10,500

23,800

20.0

32.0

42.0

50,300

87,000

126,000

Discharge, in cubic

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

8,890 

9,590

7,200

6,220

*5,670

5,800

7,200

8,100

9,050

7,200

5,940

6,640

8,100

g7,800

g7,500

g7,500

g7,200

g6,360

g5,940

g6,500

g7,500

g7,200

g6,640

g6,080

g5,800

g5,800

g6,080 

g6,500

g7,060

g7,200

g6,920

216,980

6,999

-

-

Nov.

g6 , 500 

g6,080

g5.940

g6,640

7,950

8,100

g7,950

g7,350

*5,940

7,500

8,570

8,570

7,200

6,780

6,500

6,920

9,050

9,920

9,740

9,220

7,950

6,360

6,640

8,730

10,900

11,700

15,600 

14,100

12,300

12,300

259,000

8,633

-

-

Dec.

11,300 

10,700

10,100

10,500

8,410

*7,200

9,740

12.500

11, 900

11,700

12 , 100

9,740

7,500

7,800

10,100

10,900

10,700

10,500

8,730

7,060

8,250

11,100

11,900

10 , 900

10 , 100

8,250

6,500 

5,800

6,920

9,220

9,740

297,860

9,608

-

-

Jan.

. 9,590 

8,100

6,360

5,410

6,220

8,100

8,730

7,650

6,500

6,080

*6,220

7,350

8,100

8,410

7,650

6,500

6,220

5,410

6,920

7,950

9,390

9,390

7,650

7,200

6,500

6,500

7,650 

7,350

7,500

6,360

6,080

224,840

7,253

-

-

Feb.

6,220 

7,500

8,410

13,100

26,900

48,700

65,900

72,400

*67,000

64,000

59,000

53,000

*50,000

46 , 000

42 , 000

40 , 000

43 , 600

47,900

47,900

45,200

45,400

49,800

53 , 100

53,700

52,300

49,800

46,200 

43 , 000

40,600

*L,288J33

44,440

-

-

Mar.

37,900 

35,800

34,700

38,400

41,100

39,800

37,300

33,700

31,100

29,300

28,000

27,200

30,800

35,800

*41,900

*74,500

*X)8,000

*126,000

*324,000

 117,000

*102,000

92,000

*79,000

64,000

50 , 000

*40 , 000

34,000 

31,300

*33,400

38 , 400

42,200

tt.,678.6

54,150

-

-

Apr.

41,900

37,300

31,900

30,300

28,000

33,200

53 , 700

71,700

78,700

80,000

76,000

70,000

64,000

58,000

50,000

45,000

57,100

69,600

75,200

76,100

66,000

60 , 000

54,000

*48,000

45,000

40,000

35,000 

30,600

25,400

20,600

*1,552.3

51,740

_

-

May

18,900

20 , 100

19,200

18,300

21,300

25,600

26,100

25,400

26,100

27,400

25,400

24,300

23,800

21,100

19 , 200

19,400

16,700

14,600

13,500

12,700

11,100

9,920

12,500

g!2,900

g9,920

10,300

10,500 

9,920

9,590

11,100

11,100

537,750

17,350

_

June

10,500 

9,220

9,390

*9,560

g7,800

g7 , 200

g8,730

9,050

9,050

9,050

9,560

g8,250

8,250

9,740

9,740

10,300

11,100

9,390

g8,730

g8,100

9,390

9,920

10 , 700

11,500

8,890

g6,920

g8,250 

9,560

9,050

8,570

275,460

9,182

_

-

July

8,890 

7,800

g6,500

g5,940

g6,360

*7,200

6,080

7,650

7,800

7,500

9,920

10,900

10,900

11,500

11,900

9,560

7,950

8,100

9,920

10,300

10,500

9,920

8,570

7,060

8,730

11,500

10,900 

10,300

9,740

8,410

6,500

274,800

8,865

_

-

Aug.

6,220 

6,780

6,360

6,220

6,640

*6,220

5,800

6,500

8.100

7,950

8,100

8,100

8,100

7,060

6,640

7,800

7,500

6,640

6,080

6,640

6,080

5,800

5,940

5,540

5,410

5,540

6,500 

6,080

5,800

6,780

6,920

205,840

6,640

_

~

Sept.

7,500 

7,350

7,060

5,940

5,540

5,280

5,670

6,220

6,220

 5,940

5,540

5,020

5,280

5,670

6,500

7,200

7,350

6,080

6,080

7,950

8,570

7,800

7,650

7,650

8,730

25,100

32,400 

31,100

21,600

13,700

289,690

9,656

.

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 120,000 Win 5,200 Mean 18,320 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.54

Water year 1955-56: Max 126,000 Min 5,020 Mean 19,400 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.45

Discharge measurement made on this flay. 

* Expressed in thousands.

g Discharge computed from graph based on once-daily readings of wire-weight gage by U. S. Weather 

'ureau.
254 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Cahaba River near Acton, Ala.

Location.--Lat 33°22', long 86°49', In SE^ sec. 23, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge (formerly U.S. Highway 31), half a mile upstream 

from Fatten Creek, 1 mile downstream from new U. S. Highway 31, 1 mile northwest of 

Acton, and 16 miles south of Birmingham.

Drainage area. 230 sq ml.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 375.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 330 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,100 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 21.20 ft); no 

flow Aug. 27, Sept. 19-30.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 25,500 cfs Dec. 28, 1942; maximum gage height, 44.23 

ft Dec. 29, 1942; no flow for several days In 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good above 20 cfs, fair between 10 and 20 cfs, and poor below 10 cfs. 

An average of 53 cfs Is diverted above station by Birmingham Water Works Co., and Is 

not Included In records. Approximately 5 cfs from this diversion Is returned to river 

below station. Flow partly regulated by Purdy Lake (capacity, 15,300, revised, acreft) on Little Cahaba River.

Revisions.--WSF 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Nov. 9,

Aug. 17 to Sept. 30)

2.9

6.7

16

32

13.0

20.0

87

166

446

1,710

3,200

5,60O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.8

2.2

2.7

2.2

2.7

2.7 

4.8

7.1

375

2.4

1.7

1.5

1.7

2.0

1.1

.4

^1

.6

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.6

*.3

.5

.6

.7

.8

2.7

2.2

2.2

54.4

1.75

-

-

Nov.

2.0

5.4

5.0

4.2

3.5 

4.2

3.8

7.0

24

8.7

5.0

14

36

34

22 

9.5

6.7

5.9

5.9

6.7

5.9

29

142

216

116

68

*32

16

8.7

849.1

28.3

-

-

Dec.

7.5

77

159

T2T

96

65 

41

26

21

15

9.5

7.9

6.7

5.9

5.9

5.9 

5.4

7.5

14

1O

9.1

14

11

8.7

7.5

7.1

6.3

5.9

5.4

5.0

5.4

793.6

25.6

-

-

Jan.

4.6

4.2

»5.0

5.0

4.6

4.2 

4.2

3.8

3.8

5.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5 

3.5

6.9

14

13

10

9.5

70

157

134

89

61

50

42

*73

105

901.8

29.1

-

-

Feb.

126

T5T

1,5OO

3,62O

5,92O

2,120 

1.38O

859

744

616

826

793

584

446

778

2,330 

1,880

1,280

991

991

991

776

616

5O6

446

416

336

310

248

_______

30,610

1,056

-

-

Mar.

211

401

712

712

536

446

386

*616

632

5O6

1,020

925

1.O6O

2,450

3,230

4.5OO 

*2,870

1,590

1,090

776

584

461

371

292

245

211

168

162

256

221

27, SOS

897

-

-

Apr.

148

128

114

193

735

»5,57O 

3,830

1,620

»1,020

826

859

680

536

431

552

1,410 

1,090

744

536

416

33O

276

237

203

171

132

118

103

96

84

23,188

773

-

-

May

76

68

109

1O5

76

101 

116

136

ITT

73

45

31

24

»22

19

11 

7.9

6.7

6.3

5.4

4.6

4.2

3.5

5.9

83

41

23

16

12

6.3

3.5

1,352.3

43.6

-

-

June

2.7

4.6

4.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

1.5

1.5

5.5

10 

5.0

*15

8.3

8.7

6.9

30

7.9

3.8

2.0

2.9

4.2

3.8

2.0

1.3

144.8

4.83

-

-

July

1.1

8.9

18

6.4

15

19 

10

20

13

29

15

8.7

5.0

20

72

47

21

63

27

9.1

6.3

3.8

*11

4.7

156.

122

36

12

4.4

2.2

1.3

787.9

25.4

-

-

Aug.

1.4

5.8

2.2

1.1

.8

1.1 

1.5

.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.3

.8

.9

1.5 

1.5

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

O

. 4

2.0

2.0

5.9

37.4

1.21

-

-

Sept.

5.0

2.9

1.5

1.9

.8

.6 

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.5

.4

.3

\Z

0

O

O

O

0

0

O

0

O

O

O

O

19.2

0.64

-

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,500 Mln o Mean 278 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.41

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,57O Mln O Mean 236 Cfsm 1.O3 In. 13.99

Peak discharge (base. 4,500 cfs). Feb. 5 (4 a.m.) 4.53O efs (17.10 ft); Mar. 16 (lo a.m.) 4,590 

efs (17.29 ft); Apr. 6 (7 p.m.) 6.1OO efs (21.2O ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 255

Cahaba River at Centerville, Ala.

Location. Lab 32"56', long 87°08', in E| sec. 26, T. 23 N.. R. 9 E., on left bank below 

bridge on U. S. Highway 82, a quarter of a mile west of Centerville, half a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, and 2| miles upstream from Sandy

Drainage area. 1,029 sq mi.

Records available. August 1901 to February 1908, May 1929 to March 1932, May 1935 to 

September 1956. Gage-height records collected at same site since January 1917 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 180.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Jan. 31, 1939, wire-weight, chain, 

or staff gages at same site and at same datum since May 1929. Prior to May 1929, at 

datum 1.15 ft lower.

Average discharge. 29 years (1901-7, 1929-31, 1935-56), 1,603 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,600 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 28.01 ft)- 

minimum, 147 cfs Oct. 4.

1901-8, 1929-32, 1935-56: Maximum discharge, 83,600 cfs Mar. 29, 1951; maximum 

gage height, 36.63 ft Apr. 8, 1938; minimum discharge observed, 90 cfs Oct. 24-29 

1904 (gage height, -0.35 ft, present datum).

Remarks. Records Acton). good. Some diversion above station (See Remarks for station near 

 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 682: 1901-8, 1929. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 2O to Apr. 4, Apr. 13, 14, Apr. 19 

to May 29, Sept. 12-30; rate of change in stage used as a factor 

Feb. 3-7, 16-18, Mar. 14, 15, 17-19, Apr. 5-9, 15, 17, 18)

2.1

3.0

6.0

12.0

136

518

1,980

5,600

19.0

23.0

28.0

11,100

16,900

31,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6 

7

8

9

LO

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.

155

151

151 

1*1

155

174 

182

277

245

239

202

182

178

174

174

174

174

170

170

170

174

174

174

174

166

163

159

*170

256 

222

218

5,697

184

-

"

Nov.

206

202

214 

206

198

194 

248

243

235

222

227

218

235

316

311

316

277

260

256

235

243

235

273

483

636

1.150

765

514

395 

*324

9,817

327

-

"

Dec.

298

720

1.580 

1,030

812

.650 

562

487

430

382

342

329

307

298

285

281

269

294

373

395

368

329

307

302

298

290

277

264

*260 

256

246

13,123

423

-

-

Jan.

239

235

239 

231

231

227 

222

218

214

210

210

210

210

210

206

206

210

214

316

404

351

324

360

673

860

673

562

509

492

505

673

10,644

343

-

-

Feb.

*742

742

2,600 

13,400

22 . 300

12,400 

6,590

4,340

3,620

3,200

3,800

3,740

2,900

2,360

2,300

6,450

7,680

5,520

4,220

3,920

3,680

3,080

2,520

2,200

1,980

1,780

1,630

1,480

*1,330

132,504

4,570

-

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 23,900 Min 147

Mar.

1.180

1,430

2,360 

2,410

2,090

1,880 

1,680

2,030

2,200

1,980

1,880

3,260

3,680

9,660

18,600

*50.10g

15,800

7,760

4,820

3,680

2,850

2,410

2,030

1,830

1,580

1,430

1,330 i.aeo

2,760 

*3,380

2,090

141,430

4,563

-

"

Apr.

1,680

1,480

1,330 

1,680

5,420

26.000 

17,800

8,690

4,770

3,920

5,260

3,920

2,960

2,470

5,680

17,800

7,640

4,570

3,260

2,630

2,200

1,930

1,780

1,580

1,430

1,280

1,180

1,060

980 

*906

143,288

4,776

-

"

May

836

836

1,130 

1.380

9§0

1,030 

1,080

1,280

1,080

884

765

673

606

563

536

514

478

448

430

408

404

395

377

'368 368

514

606

496

421 

386

*373

20,644

666

-

-

June

355

351

329 

316

320

311 

311

302

302

298

355

355

320

408

742

696

540

426

390

722

1.200

932

696

492

386

382

496

408

*368 

316

13,825

461

-

-

July

294

298

443

719

474

908 

673

496

765

650

514

426

351

360

316

456

474

364

311

382

307

273

256

235

222

286

650

390

273 

227

*210

13,003

419

-

"

Aug.

260

227

227 

214

202

202 

194

178

170

174

186

178

182

186

186

170

174

170

L66 m

218

210

202

190

L82

182

194

231

227 

218

*231

6,105

197

-

-

Sept.

231

231

239 

222

218

25~6 264 

227

248

206

174

174

174

174

170

174

174

170

166

T66

166

170

170

178

178

178

182

*178

174 

170

5,802

193

-

~

Mean 1,407 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.56

Water year 1955-56: Max 30,100 Min 147 Mean 1,410 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.65

Peak discharge (base. 20.000 cfs) .--Feb. 5 (5 a.m.) 24,900 cfs (26.10 ft); Mar. 16 (7 a.m.) 

31.600 cfs (28.01 ft); Apr. 6 (2 p.m.) 29,300 cfs (27.41 ft); Apr. 16 (1 p.m.) 20,900 cfs (24.74 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
256 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Cahaba River at Sprott, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°40', long 87°14', in NE£ sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 8 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 43, half a mile upstream from Goose 

Creek, 1 mile west of Sprott, and 5| miles northeast of Marion.

Drainage area. 1,378 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1944 (fragmentary), October 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 129.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

May 10, 1947, staff or wire-weight gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1944-56), 2,094 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,000 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 21.42 ft); 

minimum, 216 cfs Sept. 22.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 85,200 cfs Aug. 16, 1939 (gage height, 27.5 ft); minimum observed since Oct. 1, 1944, 188 cfs Oct. 25, 26, 1954.

Flood of Apr. 9, 1938, reached a stage of 28.55 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

95,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. For diversion above station see Remarks for station near Acton. 

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 17

4.2 172

5.0 770

7.0 2,620

13.0 9,400

16.0 14,000

19.0 22,000

22.0 36,000

Mar. 18 to Sept. 3O

4.6 203 9.0 4,600

5.0 430 13.0 9,400

6.0 1,300

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 13.O ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

252

252

252

252 

252

290

314

329

397

337

329

314

290

290

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

267

267

*260

244

244

236 

252

314

344

8,893

237

0.208

0.24

Nov.

321

314

306

314

306

298

321

390

382

359

344

321

337

463

485

463

456

397

382

382

375

375

382

442

748

1,100

1.280 

*942

673 

550

14,208

474

0.344

0.38

Dec.

478

622

1,380

1.550

1,240

1,040

901

778

688

622

564

536

507

485

471

463

456

478

680

702

644

586

550

536

521

507

485

471

*442 

420

405

20,208

652

0.473

0.55

Jan.

405

397

397

397 

390

390

382

375

367

359

352

352

359

367

359

359

352

359

536

622

629

557

550

658

1,000

1.010

845 

755

702

710

785

16,077

519

0.377

0.43

Feb.

984

968

1,330

5,630 

11,400

19.200

19,000

10,800

5,470

4,320

*4,260

4,810

4,040

3,320

3,020

5,360

8,680

8,920

6,520

5,250

5,030

4,260

3,520

3,020

2,720

2,420

2,270 

2,070

1,820

160,412

5,531

4.01

4.33

Mar.

' 1,640

1.600

2,420

3,120 

2,820

2,420

2,220

2,320

2,720

2,620

2,320

*2,820

3,820

5,800

11,700

22,000

*32.000

25,200

15,100

7,600

4,600

3,690

3,140

a2,700

a2,200

a2,000

al,800 

al,700

3,140

4,840

3, 690

185,760

5,992

4.35

5.01

Apr.

a2,600

a2,000

al,800

al,800 

4,360

11,300

21,100

25.200

15, 660

7,600

a5, 200

a5, 800

a6,400

a4,400

a3, 500

 9,160

16,100

14,000

6,400

4,020

3,250

2,760

2,420

2,200

1,980

1,820

1,660 

1,550

1,450

1.400

186,830

6,228

4.52

5.04

May

1,300

1,260

1,500

2.040 

1,710

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,290

1,130

1,000

919

*865

820

794

760

727

 687

671

655

631

607

607

591

591

778 

752

639

*552

30,275

977

0.709

0.82

June

538

522

515

500 

508

515

522

522

522

530

599

607

568

591

735

1,000

865

695

607

615

1,120

1.350

1,050

803

591

479

465

530

472

457

19,373

646

0.469

0.52

July

396

390

*390

591 

744

687

1.050

727

679

820

679

591

515

444

437

396

538

508

444

423

472

410

437

403

357

332

427 

631

458

376

3 5O

16,098

519

0.377

0.43

Aug.

363

370

352

332 

313

306

*313

300

295

300

295

300

289

295

300

289

273

273

273

257

257

295

295

278

273

273

289 

284

295

300

289

9,196

297

0.216

0.25

Sept.

300

295

295

295 

300

306

350

335

289

289

*257

246

246

242

242

237

*233

233

229

224

220

255" 216

224

233

229

224 

220

224

224

7,680

256

0.186

0.21

Calendar year 1955: Max 25,600 Min 236 Mean 1,829 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.03

Water ai*ci- year jfcetl 1955-56: 1300-30; Max I*1OA 32,000 O£,UUU Min P1J.I1 216 £lb Mean netul 1,844 J.,O44 Cfsm OA om 1.34 J-.Jt In. J.U. 18.21 J.O.&J.

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 efs).--Feb. 6 (ll p.m.) 21,400 cfs (18.76 ft); Mar. 17 (3 p.m.) 

3,000 cfs (21.42 ft),- Apr. 7 (11:30 p.m.) 25,600 cfs (19.90 ft); Apr. 17 (& p.m.) 18,200 cfs 

(17.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Centerville.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 257

Butler County Pond Outlet near Greenville, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°53', long 86°41', in sec. 29, T. 11 N., R. 14 E., 10 ft upstream from 

spillway of upper pond and 5 miles northwest of Greenville, Ala.

Drainage area.--Q.55 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11.4 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 12.64 ft); minimum daily, 0.03 cfs Aug. 10, Sept. 23.

Remarks. Records fair except those prior to Dec. 1, which are poor. Flow regulated somewhat by storage in pond.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

4

5

6

9

10

13

14

15 

16

17 

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.2

7?

.3

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1 

.4

.2 

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.07

.1

.1

7.68

0.248

0.451

0.52

Nov.

0.04

.07

.07

.04

.07

.2

.2

.07

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.07 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.4

.3

.2

.1

4.33

0.144

0.262

0.29

Dec.

0.2

.S

.4 75-

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.7

0.248

0.451

0.52

Jan.

"72 0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

*.2

.2 

.2 

.4

.2

.2

.4

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.2

0.232

0.422

0.49

Feb.

~20.2

.7

.5

.4

.6

.5

.3

.3

.5 

1.0

.4

.3

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

10.7

0.369

0.671

0.72

Mar.

0.2

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.7

.6

.8 

1.0

.s

.4 

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

».3

.2

.4

.9

13.9

0.448

0.815

0.94

Apr.

0.3

.3

.3

il

.6

.2

«.7

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.3 

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

10.1

0.337

0.613

0.68

May

0.2

.2

-^

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.1

.07 

767 

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

7.94

0.256

0.465

0.54

June

0.2

.1

«.07

.67

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.0

1.0 

.7

.7 

.8 

.6

.5

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

10.34

0.345

0.627

0.70

July

0.1

.3

.7

.5

.4

.8

.5

.3

.2

.3 

.3

.2 

.3 

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

.2

10.6

0.342

0.622

0.72

Aug.

0.1

.09

.09

.08

.07

.04

,.03

«.l

.2 72" 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1

.1

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

3.09

0.100

0.182

0.21

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.07 

.07

«.07 

.3 

.2

.2

.1

.07

.03 2.'5-

4^3

.9

.4

.4

.4

12.41

0.414

0.753

0.84

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56: Max 4.3 Min 0.03 Mean 0.290 Cfsm 0.527 In. 7.17

Peak discharge (base, 10 cfs). Sept. 25 (4 

» Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record July 17 to Aug.

i.ra.) 11.4 cfs (12.64 ft). 

12s discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Cedar Creek at Minter, Ala.

Location. Lat 32 "05', long 86°59', in SE^ sec. 20, T. 13 N., R. 11 E. , on right bank on 

upstream side of highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Snake Creek, 0.5 mile east 

of Minter, and 4 miles upstream from Dry Cedar Creek.

Drainage area.--217 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 123.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 16.70 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 21, 22.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 8,360 cfs Apr. 10, 1955 (gage height, 19.15 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Aug. 12, Sept. 15, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 50 cfs, fair between 10 and 50 cfs, and poor below 10 cfs 

and for periods of no gage-height record.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1O to Jan. 3, Feb. 6-15; 

backwater from return of overbank flow Mar. 16-17)

0.27

1.2

0.8

1.0

2.8

5.4

9.0

19

47

1.8

3.0

5.0

9.0

13.0

16.0

107

280

668

1,710

3,040

4,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.1

*4.8

14

9.0

9.0

9.9

8.6

6.8

5.4

5.1

4.3

4.5

5.4

14

20

T2

8.6

6.8

5.4

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.0

470

4.3 

6 . 0

9.0

220.0

7.10

0.033

0.03

Nov.

7.2

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.5

5.0

*6.8

9.0

9.0

9.5

17

13

9.0

8.6

9.5

7.2

5.8

6.5

8.2

9.0

9.0

9.5

12

15

14

16

16

11 

9 5

276.3

9.21

0.042

0.05

Dec.

9.5

10

11

25

18

*21

16

12

9.5

8.2

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.8

872

14

21

15

12

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.9

9.5

8.6

8.6

9.'o

345.0

11.1

0.051

0.06

Jan.

8.6

¥70

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

*9.5

10

11

11

11

11

13

12

14

33

52

36

31

53

79

46

31

24

21

18 

20

21

652.3

21.0

0.097

0.11

Feb.

21

18

19

86

99

103

81

53

109

96

85

69

*48

39

181

994

283

163

113

81

74

62

53

47

45

43

41

47

47

3,205

111

0.512

0.55

Mar.

39

37

279

264

124

79

64

55

47

43

1,610

1,890

540

802

1,310

*5.eoo

1,800

402

264

196

160

138

*122

112

99

90

85

96

560 

310

174

15,591

503

2.32

2.67

Apr.

122

101

91

84

800

4.100

1,900

600

160

350

830

320

150

120

210

430

230

150

120

100

86

76

67

*60

56

55

53

49

45

11

11,556

385

1.77

1.98

May

38

38

45

~68 73

60

68

48

38

31

29

26

24

20

18

17

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.9

9.5

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

8.6 

7.5

7.9

789.0

25.5

0.118

0.14

June

*7.9

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.8

4.8

31

167

53

19

16

24

76

41

66

92

97

190

107

73

31

19

15

11

9.5

8.6 

7.9

1,213.1

40.4

0.186

0.21

July

1^8

9.0

19

137

98

*45

23

310

311

109

56

31

21

15

12

9.5

9.0

9.0

7.2

18

120

45

15

18

11

7.2

9.5

9.0

16 

14

7.5

1,527.7

49.3

0.227

0.26

Aug.

5.4

7.5

475

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.2

*1.8

2.0

1.6

1.8

1.5

2.6

2.2

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.8

2.8

2.0

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.0

.9

370

1.8 

1.2

75.9

2.45

0.011

0.01

Sept.

41

24

11

6.1

3.8

2.6

3.0

4.5

4.5

3.3

2.2

1.6

*1.3

1.3

1.2

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.8

78

1.0

8.7

1,930

2.860

366

139

90

68

5,580.3

186

0.857

0.96

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,160 Mln 3.2 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.544 In. 7.38

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,1OO Mln O.8 Mean 112 Cfsm 0.516 In. 7.03

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 efa).--Mar. 16 (l p.m.) 4,660 cfs (15.83 ft); Apr. 6 (time unknown) 

5,360 cfs (16.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 22 to Nov. 7, Mar. 29, 30, Apr. 5-23; discharge estimated on 

basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 259

Plat Creek: at Fountain, Ala.

Location.--Lat 31°37', long 87°25', In SE^ sec. 36, T. 8 N., R. 6 E., on downstream side 

of mldchannel pier of bridge on State Highway 11, three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 1 mile northwest of Fountain, 2 miles 

upstream from Bradley Mill Creek, 8 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles northwest 

of Monroeville.

Drainage area. 245 sq mi.

Records available. February 1944 to September 1956.

Gap;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 45.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 12 (corrected), 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 258 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,960 cfs July 8 (gage height, 13.93 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Nov. 3.

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs Nov. 27, 1948 (gage height, 23.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 100 cfs, fair between 10 and 100 cfs, and poor below 10 cfs. 

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.7

2.7

2.7

3.1

3.5

*3.5

6.3

8.4

^73

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.7

3.9

4.7

8.0

6.3

5.1

4.7

6.3

5.1

4.7

3.5

2.3

2.7

2.3

3.5

3.9 

3.5

3.1

141.9

4.58

0.019

0.02

Nov.

1.9

1.9

1.6

275

2.7

1.9

4.7

*5.5

4.3

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

9.2

8.8

8.0

7.5

12

12

10

9.6

12

13

14

15

12

13

12 

13

245.5

8.18

0.033

0.04

Dec.

12

12

15

32

23

*24

20

17

13

12

9.6

8.0

8.4

9.2

8.8

7.5

7.1

7.5

10

10

9.2

3.8

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

7.5

7.1 

6.7

359.0

11.6

0.047

0.05

Jan.

7.1

6.3

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.7

"673 5.9

*6.3

6.7

7.1

7.5

3.0

8.0

8.4

8.8

11

22

18

21

25

54

67

50

32

24

21

18

19

17

520.9

16.8

0.069

0.08

Feb.

16

16

23

53

65

100

91

67

75

92

110

97

79

*63

74

364

650

320

173

130

106

89

77

71

65

60

55

57

52

3,290

113

0.461

0.50

Mar.

51

53

135

288

331

176

127

108

86

73

533

1,580

1,460

1,040

950

1,760

1.940

1,550

636

342

253

*212

184

163

142

123

113

108

212

740

404

15,878

512

2.09

2.41

Apr.

201

138

126

114

110

239

364

177

121

131

369

591

258

166

130

110

98

89

75

65

59

52

48

*53

55

54

52

48

46

4_3

4,182

139

0.567

0.63

May

38

37

51

52

52

45

39

34

31

28

25

22

21

18

17

16

14

13

12

10

9.6

8.4

7.5

7.1

9.6

8.8

10

8.8

7.5

"579 5 9

664.1

21.4

0.087

0.10

June

*5.9

5.5

5.1

5.9

5.5

4.3

473

4.3

4.3

5.5

9.2

9.6

16

32

46

33

25

21

21

19

18

21

64

46

24

19

13

16

14

14

536.4

17.9

0.073

0.08

July

14

15

16

23

*28

25

22

2,400

5.040

1,490

472

158

89

54

39

29

22

19

17

16

16

14

58

47

20

16

13

12

10

10

8.8

8,212.8

265

1.08

1.25

Aug.

8.8

878

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.3

5.5

*5.1

5.5

5.9

6.3

8.4

8.4

7.5

7.1

5.5

5.9

6.7

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.3

5.5

3.9

3.5

3.5

4.3

3.5

3.9

181.3

5.85

0.024

0.03

Sept.

7.1

6.3

3.9

lii

3.1

4.3

4.3

8.0

7.5

5.9

5.1

5.1

*4.3

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.1

19

30

28

22

14

9.6

7.5

235.5

7.85

0.032

O.O4

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,950 Mln 1.6 Mean 145 Cfsm 0.592 In. 8.03

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,040 Mln 1.6 Mean 94.1 Cfsm 0.385 In. 5.23

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).--July 8 (11 p.m.) 3,960 cfs (13.93 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
260 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Limestone Creek near Monroeville, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°34', long 87°21', in NE£ sec. 22, T. 7 N., R. 7 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 11, 3 miles northwest of Monroeville and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 117 sq mi.

Records available. December 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 104.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,550 cfs July 8 (gage height, 10.13 ft); minimum, 10 cfs June»10 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 9,770 cfs Apr. 14, 1955 (gage height, 11.50 ft); minimum, that of June 10, 1956.

Flood of March 1929 reached a stage of about 22 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.7

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

8.6

13

24

58

108

355

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

960

1,320

1,920

2,970

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16 

16

17

16

17

*16

18

30 

26

23

20

19

18

18

17

18

33

28

25

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

21

23

31 

27

23

662

21.4

0.183

0.21

Nov.

23 

23

23

23

24

24

29

*30 

26

29

32

28

27

28

28

28

27

27

64

90

43

36

35

39

46

71

45

38

34 

32

1,052

35.1

0.300

0.33

Dec.

32 

34

35

li

72

*50

43

40 

37

34

34

34

34

33

34

32

32

34

40

36

34

34

34

33

32

33

32

31

f

29

1,145

36.9

0.315

0.36

Jan.

29

30

32

32

29

30

30

29 

29

*29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

29

67

56

41

68

230

158

87

71

63

59

56

60

1,604

51.7

0.442

0.51

Feb.

53 

52

74

146

105

170

124

89 

153

130

131

102

87

*81

98

383

203

142

121

115

106

93

86

82

80

75

79

110

83

3,353

116

0.991

1.07

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,140 Mln 15

Mar.

72

266

301

142

125

110

99

88

83

192

443

410

290

338

800

524

272

213

180

160

*149

137

127

118

112

107

104

108 

107

94

6,352

205

1.75

2.02

Apr.

87 

85

84

87

92

83

73

65

63

98

174

150

83

74

69

67

61

56

52

49

47

46

*47

47

49

46

44

41

37

-5i

2,040

68.0

0.581

0.65

May

37 

40

65

56

59

71

62

46 

37

34

30

28

26

23

21

19

17

17

16

15

14

13

14

16

20

18

21

22

17 

17

25

916

29.5

0.252

0.29

June

*49 

31

20

16

14

13

12

ft

11

19

18

47

90

73

53

46

74

40

30

54

66

37

28

23

19

18

19

16 

15

973

32.4

0.277

0.31

July

22

45

35

42

*40

27

24

2.050 

1,740

368

221

142

109

88

75

68

60

53

46

42

39

42

40

39

35

29

27

25

28

24

S.L

5,626

181

1.55

1.79

Aug.

22

21

19

18

17

16

15

13 

*12

12

13

13

21

20

21

18

14

12

12

12

16

17

14

12

11

13

19

19

19 

17

20

500

16.1

0.138

0.16

Sept.

39 

31

20

19

42

24

27

34 

24

18

16

15

*14

14

13

13

14

17

16

14

13

12

13

125

358

108

54

40

32 

32

1,211

40.4

0.345

0.38

Mean 93.1 Cfsm 0.796 In. 10.80

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,030 Mln 11 Mean 69.5 Cfsm 0.594 In. 8.08

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs).--July 8 (9 p.m.) 5,550 cfs (10.13 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 261

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala.

Location. Lat 31 0 32', long 87 031', in sec. 25, T. 7 N., R. 5 E., near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, at Claiborne, half a mile downstream 

from Limestone Creek and 12 miles west of Monroeville.

Drainage area. 28.000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1930 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 26 years, 31,450 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 128,000 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 43.15 ft); 

minimum, 5,490 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 7.59 ft); minimum daily, 5,490 cfs Sept. 15.

1930-56: Maximum discharge, 227,000 cfs Apr. 16, 17, 1938; maximum gage height, 

52.25 ft Apr. 17, 1938; minimum discharge, 4,450 cfs Oct. 1, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Allatoona Reservoir, Lake Martin and Coosa 

River Reservoirs (see p. 247).

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8,240 

9,300

9,700

9.760

8,850

7,840 

7,240

6. 940 

7,540

*8,490

9,210

8,620

7,680

7,390

8,160

8,730

8,800

8,640

8,240

7,540

7,020

7,230

8,000

8,320

7,920

7,690

7,690

7,690

7,690

7,770

8,000

251,930

8,127

-

"

Nov.

8,000 

8,240

8,080

7,610

7.520

8,000 

8,810

*9,050 

8,870

8,470

7,920

8,320

9,390

10,000

9.160

8,710

8,240

8,240

9,630

10,800

11,000

10,700

10,100

8,850

8,560

9,650

11,900

14,100

15.900

15 000

288,620

9,621

-

*

Dec.

14.100 

13,900

13,400

13,900

13,400

13,000 

11,800

10,900 

11,600

13,200

13,300

13,300

13,200

11,700

10,300

9,700

10,900

12,100

12,000

11,900

11,000

9-, 900

10,100

12,000

12,900

12,700

11,800

10,400

8,990

8,080

8.000

363,470

11,720

-

"

Jan.

9,570 

10,600

10,600

9,900

8,610

7,600 

7.290

8,320 

9,380

9,110

8,230

7,600

7,440

7,920

8,890

9,450

9,110

8,630

*8,3ZO

7,840

8,080

9,570

11.900

11,900

10,800

9,900

9,110

8,880

9,290

9,200

9,360

282,400

9,110

-

-

Feb.

8,700 

8.160

8,570

11,100

24,100

37,900 

* 50, 500

64,500 

72,500

77.600

77,300

74,000

68,400

62,500

57,900

57,700

57,400

55,300

56,000

56,000

53,800

51,500

51,800

54,400

55,000

54,000

52,200

49,600

46,000

-----

1,454,430

50, 150

-

"

Mar.

43,200 

40,600

41,000

43,100

43,600

43,800 

43,100

40,500 

37,700

55.200

38,900

42 , 600

45, 300

43,500

52,000

75,900

89,600

99,100

108,000

115,000

»120,000

125,000

127,000

125,000

117,000

102,000

76,900

56,300

46,500

45,800

44,700

*2,105.5

67,850

-

"

Apr.

44,400 

46,500

42,000

57,700

42,400

47,700 

50,100

57,600 

69,100

78,400

84,200

89.100

89,000

85, 700

79,200

70,100

61,600

62 , 800

69,500

74,900

77,900

78,200

74,500

67,600

60,700

55, 600

47,900

41,400

56,200

51.900

*1,851.9

61,750

-

-

May

27,800 

24,300

22,900

22,800

21,500

22,000 

25,300

27,000 

27,000

*27,300

28.000

27,400

26,300

25,700

24,100

22,100

21,000

19,700

17,800

16,000

15,200

14,000

12 , 600

12,300

13,700

13,600

12,500

11,900

11,900

11,400

11.100

616,200

19,880

-

-

June

12,100 

12,200

11,700

10,800

10,600

10,300 

9,510

8.950 

9,290

9,630

9,900

10,400

10,900

10,800

11,200

11,800

11,900

12,900

12,900

12,000

11,200

11,700

12,300

12,600

15.000

12,800

11,400

9,700

*9,270

10,300

354,050

11,140

-

"

July

10,400 

10,300

10,500

9,510

8,700

7.760 

7,840

25,800 

27.800

21,700

16,500

14,500

15,900

13,800

13,600

13,500

13,200

11,800

10,500

10,100

10,800

11,700

12,000

11,900

10,800

9,700

9,890

11,400

11,900

11,700

11,600

592,700

12,670

-

"

Aug.

10.500 

9,080

8,080

7,920

7,680

7,600 

7,440

7,570 

7,140

7,210

8,080

8,650

8,880

8,970

9,200

8,590

7,840

8,160

8,240

7,760

7,220

7,290

*7,070

6,770

6,690

6,470

6.240

6,240

6,600

6,840

6,840

258,460

7,692

-

"

Sept.

7,060 

7,560

7,680

7,760

7,680

7,140 

6,700

6,180 

6,090

6,450

6,690

6,620

6,550

5,820

5.490

5,850

6,210

6,980

7,360

6,850

6,690

7,280

8,080

8,730

9,290

9,450

15,300

25,400

27.800

24,400

276,720

9,224

-

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 135,000 Min 6,940 Mean 22,800 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.06

Water year 1955-55: Max 127,000 Min 5,490 Mean 23,100 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
262 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Mackys Creek near Dennis, Miss.

Location.--Lat 34°32', long 88°20', in sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 9 E., Chlckasaw meridian, on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 4 at Narrows dam site, 6 miles 

southwest of Dennis and 10 miles upstream from confluence with Browns Creek.

Drainage area.--66 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1956. Prior to January 1944, monthly discharge only.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 333.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 15, 1948, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 14.47 ft); minimum, 9.8 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.91 ft).

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 16,300 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 28.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum not determined.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

107

208

296

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

340

400

560

890

1,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

24

17

16

16

17

17

18

22

17

16

16

16

17

18

16

17

17

20

22

21

20

21

19

16

*17

21

22

24

48

31

26

625

20.2

0.306

0.35

Nov.

27"

24

42

32

28

29

28

27

29

37

42

34

36

43

42

44

49

38

52

52

43

42

73

67

48

44

40

38

36

36

1,202

40.1

0.608

0.68

Dec.

46

103

88

488

235

71

*57

49

46

40

38

37

34

34

33

31

32

65

62

46

43

38

40

40

38

37

34

33

33

33

32

2,036

65.7

0.995

1.15

Jan.

32

33

32

32

32

31

31

28

28

29

31

31

29

29

31

29

28

31

87

59

43

40

59

92

*60

51

48

83

81

~~OK 137 

OD

1,472

47.5

0.720

0.83

Feb.

81

192

560

845

544

245

157

130

159

125

142

103

85

79

94

177

255

1,190

488

270

162

125

112

140

132

107

92

83 *Z!

6,945

239

3.62

3.91

Mar.

67

142

114

83

69

67

69

107

73

65

65

62

130

347 *202"

251

154

121

98

85

*75

69

65

63

a61

a59

a58

a57

a56

a55

a_54

3,043

98.2

1.49

1.71

Apr.

a53

a52

147

860

300

367

263

147

121

218

590

326

164

137

246

412

180

132

114

100

89

85

79

73

69

67

a65

a63

a79

a!49

5,747

192

2.91

3.24

May

a 900

aTOO

a 500

a350

a255

a 200

a!50

a!05

*87

77

65

57

52

49

69

55

46

43

38

43

*43

36

32

28

28

31

31

27

25 ?5

31

4,178

135

2.05

2.35

June

44

27

24

24

22

22

22

21

20

19

28

24

24

37

49

44

44

43

31

26

33

26

22

19

11

25

57 r?

22

22

866

28.9

0.438

0.49

July

19

17

16

16

18

18

24

17

17

16

15

15

ii

16

20

16

14

14

*14

28

22

33

17

21

57

22

16

15

14

14

14

589

19.0

0.288

0.33

Aug.

50

46

20

18

16

15

14

17

22

22

62

22

15

14

16

14

13

13

11

94

37

19

16

14

14

14

15

16

15

14

14

702

22.6

0.342

0.40

Sept.

13

12

11

T?

*13

24

55

17

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

14

*14

15

13

13

12

15

18

15

15

15

15

15

469

15.6

0.236

0.26

Calendar year 1955 : Max 6,860 Mln 11 Mean 115 Cfsra 1.74 In. 23.74

Water year 1955-56 : Max 1,190 Mln 11 Mean 76.2 Cfsra 1.15 In. 15.70

Peak discharge (base, 1.5OO cfs). Feb. 18 (1 p.m.) 1,850 cfs (14.47 ft); May 1 (time unknown)

1,580 cfs (13.52 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records,

and records for East Fork Tomblgbee River near Pulton.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 263

East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°15'55", long 88°26'42", in SE£ sec. 27, T. 9 S., R. 8 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 78, 1,000 ft 

downstream from Twentymile-Fulton Canal, 2 miles west of Fulton, 6t miles upstream 

from Mantachie Creek Canal, and 13| miles downstream from Twentymile Creek Canal.

Drainage area. 605 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at 

site 800 ft upstream 1909-12 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 242.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929. Prior to Oct. 27, 1934, chain gage at bridge 200 ft upstream and Oct. 27, 1934, 

to Aug. 22, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site, both at present datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 897 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 cfs Feb. 5, 19; maximum gage height, 

17.66 ft Feb. 19; minimum discharge, 20 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 82,200 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 25.75 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of estimate of flow made by 

indirect methods and by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, 

1943; minimum gage height, 0.87 ft Aug. 12, 1930.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

0 discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 14-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4 Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

2.4 38 1.9 20 13.0 1,180

3.0 63 2.5 44 14.0 1,380

4.0 121 3.0 68 15.0 1,820

7.0 380 4.0 132 15.5 2,420

11.0 788 5.0 217 16.0 3,900

7.0 425 17.0 9,000

10.0 756 18.0 15,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

43

44

48

43

il

41

44

46

46

*47

44

43

44

44

44

44

44

45

46

47

48

48

48

48

48

46

46

54

70

81

87

1,510

48.7

0.080

0.09

Nov.

66

6066-

66

78

76

76

70

70

76

76

84

87

*84

84

90

96

96

108

114

128

108

108

124

164

142

124

114

105

96

2,836

94.5

0.156

0.17

Dec.

93

114

168

618

804

579

546

579

546

425

315

255

212

190

176

164

156

190

275

285

235

212

*204

199

194

186

176

164

160

152

152

8,724

281

0.464

0.54

Jan.

148

144

144

144

140

140

140

136

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

128

194

285

295

240

240

337

403

315

285

305

447

*557

722

7,077

228

0.377

0.44

Feb.

557

756

1,260

3,440

10.500

9,900

*5,270

3,100

2,040

1,720

1,520

1,400

1,280

1,120

982

1,060

1,240

1,600

8,790

8,400

4,410

2,620

1,780

1,420

1,300

1,220

1,140

1,040

878

-----

81,743

2,819

4.66

5.02

Mar.

744

756

852

816

733

700

645

645

667

612

568

546

*601

1,120

1,420

2,830

2.990

2,250

1,780

1,420

1,220

982

792

667

590

535

513

480

458

425

405

29,760

960

1.59

1.83

Apr.

381

370

370

1,090

4,880

6,770

6,300

6,200

3,470

2,100

2,230

7.200

5,170

3,040

2,230

*2,620

4,360

3,790

2,260

1,560

1,260

1,020

840

711

623

557

513

480

447

913

------

73,755

2,458

4.06

4.53

May

3,250

9.600

5,750

3,900

2,820

1,940

1,480

1,300

1,080

865

689

557

469

414

381

425

370

326

285

250

*245

235

208

186

164

172

199

168

152

136

125

38,141

1,230

2.03

2.34

June

125

156

128

108

104

101

95

92

86

83

79

78

92

104

136

235

212

190

144

132

144

148

108

89

78

72

118

186

118

89

3,630

121

0.200

0.22

July

86

*80

74

66

61

59

64

66

62

56

52

50

48

52

68

66

56

52

69

250

148

125

132

86

154

136

95

68

62

54

48

2,545

82.1

0.136

0.16

Aug.

45

58

67

68

73

96

59

48

42

39

38

113

140

62

*47

40

38

36

3470-

199

136

80

52

44

40

39

38

38

37

36

1,952

63.0

0.104

0.12

Sept.

33

30

29

27

27

33

46

80

61

40

32

29

28

26

24

24

22

*21

22

24

24

24

28

26

29

27

27

26

24

23

916

30.5

0.050

0.06

Calendar year 1955: Max 68,600 Min 34 Mean 856 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.21

Water ter year year 1955-56: 1955-56: Max Max 10,500 10,500 Min Min 21 21 Mean Mean 690 690 Cfsm Cfsm 1.14 1.14 In. In. 15.52 15.52

Peak discharge (base. B.OOO efs).--Peb. 5 (10:30 p.m.) 12,900 cfs (17.65 ft): Feb. 19 (7 p.m.) 

!,900 cfs (17766 ft); Apr. 5 (8:30 p.m.) 8,400 cfs (16.92 ft); Apr. 12 (12 m.) 8,400 cfs (16.88 ft)j 

May iv 2 2 (6 (6 a.m.} a.m.) 10.800 10,800 cfs cfs (17.3O (17.3o'ft). ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

464436 O-58-18
364 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, Miss.

Location. La t 34°14'20", long 88 0 16'15", in NE^-SW^ sec. 5, T. 10 S., R. 10 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 78, 0.7 mile 

northwest of Tremont, 1 mile upstream from Johns Creek, Ig- miles upstream from Cypress 

Creek, 3-j miles upstream from Chubby Creek, and 8 miles southeast of Fulton.

Drainage area.--12Q sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 317.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 22, 1949, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 208 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,310 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 7.97 ft); minimum, 7.6 cfs Aug. 11 (gage height, 2.19 ft).

1943-56: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 

11.28 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs Sept. 13, 1954 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those above 600 cfs, which are fair.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) » 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8-19)

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7 

9.0

153

408

6.5 

6.8 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

530

700

930

1,960

3,400

Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

8.0

29

58

4.0 

6.0

Note. Same as prec 

table above 6.0 ft.

158

408

ding

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

12

1C

12

14

1±

11

12

14

26

17

15

14

14

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

»14

16

24

66

5T 

30

569

18.4

0.153

0.18

Nov.

26

2426-

32

31

30

32

37

32

39

52

42

36

*36

36

36

37

38

39

55

47

41

58

127

67

57

54

47

42

40

1,296

43.2

0.360

0.40

Dec.

41

sT

67

191

251

110

»85

74

67

62

57

56

55

54

52

51

51

62

110

79

68

63

60

60

59

57

54

53

51

50 

49

2,230

71.9

0.599

0.69

Jan.

49

49

49

47

47

46

46

46

45

45

45

46

45

45

45

45

44

45

65

86

65

59

63

77

*74

65

62

75

116

»159 

201

1,996

64.4

0.537

0.62

Feb.

146

231

487

1,700

2. ZOO

1,170

481

3Z7

320

282

288

243

201

183

183

237

392

530

644

488

379

308

256

231

231

225

201

189

*159

12,912

445

3.71

4.00

Mar.

148

195

219

177

159

152

148

165

148

133

129

125

165

379

450

720

826

497

340

275

*231

213

189

177

159

146

141

134

129

120

111

7,303

236

1.97

2.26

Apr.

109

106

105

237

308

1,440

2.750

1,040

446

402

790

1,110

563

379

468

1,550

1,100

494

366

301

250

226

208

191

174

164

147

138

132

263

15,957

532

4.43

4.95

May

874

650

462

379

294

244

220

191

*164

146

132

118

108

99

93

98

88

79

72

67

66

63

57

52

59

48

48

48

44

42 

58

5,133

166

1.38

1.59

 

June

36

36

34

*33

33

32

31

31

30

29

33

*27

30

35

44

44

44

37

34

42

45

41

43

31

29

29

33

33

27

25

1,031

34.4

0.287

0.32

July

23

24

21

20

19

19

21

24

24

27

27

20

18

20

27

22

19

16

*16

5i_

25

21

18

16

16

16

16

14

13

12

1°

635

20.5

0.171

0.20

Aug.

18

65

35

22

20

21

18

13

10

8.5

19~8.0

24

14

24

52

23

16

14

14

75

50

25

20

18

16

15

15

16

15

13

716.5

23.1

0.192

0.22

Sept.

12

11

12

*1~8.5

64

58

38

23

19

17

16

14

13

12

13

11

9.5

»9.5

10

10

10

14

147

TT

32

24

20

19

18

740.5

24.7

0.206

0.23

Calendar year 1955: Max 10,300 Mln 8.2 Mean 214 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.23

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,750 Mln 8.0 Mean 138 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.66

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 265

Bull Mountain Creek near Smithville, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°05' , long 88°24' , in SEi sec. 30, T. 11 S. , R. 9 E. , Chickasaw meridian,

 on right bank at downstream side of old bridge on State Highway 25, 0.8 mile upstream 

from Mississippian Railway bridge, 1.1 miles north of Smithville, and 3j miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 335 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 234.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 5, 1944, staff gage and July 5, 

1944, to Oct. 14, 1948, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 516 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 5,950 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 11.92 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 20-22 (gage height, 2.04 ft).

1940-56: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 

17.18 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, 1943 (period of doubtful gage-height 

record), Sept. 10, 13, 14, 15, 1954.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

perati 

Engine

Cooperation. Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

neers.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 17, May 6-25)

2.0 

2.4

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

60

128

280

508

8.0

9.5

10.5

12.0

1,380

2,060

3,120

6,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CfBin

In.

Oct.

38

37

35

34

34

34

34

34

33

37

41

37

36

35

35

38

38

38

38

38

38

40

39

38

37

*36

37

42

60 

92

101

1,284

41.4

0.124

0.14

Nov.

78

60

58

56

5T

66

67

62

67

76

80

86

89

80

*76

78

82

84

92

97

97

103

141

154

195

154

127

122

111 

106

2,801

93.4

0.279

0.31

Dec.

102

110

124

293

496

610

330

*226

188

166

151

142

135

130

125

120

115

130

170

230

180

150

130

120

110

105

100

98

96 

94

92

5,368

173

0.516

0.60

Jan.

90

88

88

86

86

86

86

86

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

110

170

220

140

150

180

*195

188

167

174

210 

341

*470

4,251

137

0.409

0.47

Feb.

520

508

1,170

1,560

1,800

4.000

3,440

2,140

1,450

990

900

810

691

558

533

597

735

1,140

1,320

1,490

1,630

1,420

990

720

650

623

610

546

*496

34,037

1,174

3.50

3.78

Mar.

410

434

558

571

458

410

386

410

398

363

330

320

374

780

1,250

,590

,660

,800

,800

,320

*810

636

558

496

446

398

363

352

341

320

3OO

. 20, 642

666

1.99

2.29

Apr.

280

270

261

69T

810

1,780

3,010

5.580

3,360

2,260

2.O6O

1,750

2,220

~ 2,220

1,700

1,660

2,450

3,360

2,060

1,340

870

677

584

508

458

410

374

352

330 

352

44,037

1,468

4.38

4.89

May

930

1,340

2.780

1,990

1,450

1,020

975

1,080

*533

410

330

290

252

226

210

202

202

188

164

150

144

137

129

116

108

103

101

101

101

98 

94

15,954

515

1.54

1 77

June

94

86

81

*79

76

73

72

69

68

67

80

71

*79

88

106

110

109

103

90

91

88

95

80

76

64

61

82

96

78

63

2,475

82.5

0.246

O.27

July

58

66

54

51

48

46

44

46

41

49

46

51

46

42

43

51

54

48

*45

62

100

TT

51

52

69

49

42

41

40 

38

36

1,590

51.3

0.153

0.18

Aug.

34

48

92

62

51

44

45

43

39

35

33

33

34

42

40

32

36

48

37

38

47

78

103 ~58

44

40

38

37

37

35 

34

1,437

46.4

0.139

0.16

Sept.

32

30

28

27

*32

32

37

78

61

47

38

35

33

32

31

29

28

27

26

*25

25

25

30

57

155

104

60

46

41 

38

1,289

43.0

0.128

0.14

Calendar year 1955: Max 30.4OO Min 33 Mean 562 Cfsro 1.68 In. 22.78

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,580 Min 25 Mean 369 Cfsro 1.10 In. 15.00

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP cfs). Apr. 8 (11:30 ar.m.) 5,950 cfs (11.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 13 to Jan. 24; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

stage, weather records, and records for station at Tremont.
266 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Oldtown Creek at Tupelo, Miss.

Location.--Lat 34°17'40", long 88°42'35", in SW^SE^ sec. 18, T. 9 S., R. 6 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 45, half a mile 

north of city limits of Tupelo, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile 

& Ohio Railroad bridge, and 4 miles upstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area.--112 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1944 to September 1946, October 1951 to September 1956.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Feb. 9 to Aug. 2, 1944, chain gage and Aug. 3, 1944, to 

JiTept. 30, 1946, wire-weight gage, at site 2^ miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 173 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 24.40 ft); no 

flow at times.

1944-46, 1951-56: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 27.72 

ft), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Flood of Jan. 3, 1951, reached a stage of 26.01 ft, present site and datum, from 

records of Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of

Enngineers.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 20, June 3-15)

-0.07 

0.0

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30

0 7.0

.9 11.0

4.0 15.0

11 19.0

28 22.0

76 23.1

220

May 1 to Sept. 30

496

1,180

2,120

3,430

5,200

6,950

-0.3 

-.2 

0.0

0.1

1.1

4.0

9.5

16

29

3.0

5.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

19.0

114

282

696

1,160

2,130

3,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

OcU

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.2

*.2

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

*.4

.6

.6

.9

1.4

. 8

9.2

0.30

0.0027

0.003

Nov.

OJ3

.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.1

2 . 1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

a4.0

a3.5

a3.0

a2.5

a2.5

a2.0

a2.0 

a2.0

64.9

2.16

0.019

0.02

Dec.

a3.0

a4.0

17

i§7

20

*5.6

3.5

2.9

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

3.5

5.2

5.0

3.5

2.6

2.1

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

464.1

15.0

0.134

0.15

Jan.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

!_iJ5

1.4

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

5.6

5.0

4.8

3.5

4.4

*20

8.0

5.4

3.8

8.7

11

"22 93 

224.7

7.25

0.065

0.07

Feb.

26

1,270

3,510

4,580

al,580

a320

a!70

a!25

a!30

alOO

allO

a90

a70

a65

a70

a80

a210

4.780

1,600

*390

148

91

71

97

130

91

71

*49

34

20,058

692

6.18

6.66

Mar.

31

133

85

44

34

34

34

92

36

28

27

23

358

1.280

410

548

176

97

66

*52

45

41

38

35

29

29

29

28

28

24

22

3,936

127

1.13

1.31

Apr.

22

22

444

3,540

a650

4,050

al,140

a290

a!30

1,620

2,300

a420

al50

a90

958

1,910

a350

al50

a90

a75

a60

a45

a35

832

a28

a28

a24

a24

a24

6.720

25,421

847

7.56

8.44

May

5. 080

a450

a240

a!40

alOO

a90

alOO

a85

*58

45

37

31

a26

a22

a!9

a!6

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!2

*11

9.7

8.9

8.1

45

12

9.7

8.9

I^L

9.0

4,737.0

153

1.37

1.57

June

76

10

6.0

5.3

4.2

3.7

3.6

2.5

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.9

1^5

4.4

34

92

262

20

13

10

12

6.9

6.2

5.4

13

11

21E

18

29

90

959.3

32.0

0.286

0.32

July

12

a5.6

a4.0

a2.5

50

27

18

aS.s

a4.0

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a3.0

a2.5

a4.0

*3.6

41

710

40

23

16

27

125

7.7

4.5

3.2

3.0

2,6 1*1

1,159.4

37,4

0.334

0.38

Aug.

1.9

2.1

1.8

2.4

3.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

3.4

1.5

1.4

1.2

ill

1.1

1.1

5*2

5.1

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4 

1.4

1.2

56.0

1.81

0.016

0.02

Sept.

0.9

.8

.5

.5

.5

*38

6.8

2.6

1.7

1.4

1.2

a. 9

a. 6

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.1

».l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

19

2.2

.9

.5

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

81.2

2.71

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1955: Max 15,800 Mln 0 Mean 161 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.52

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,720 Min 0 Mean 156 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.97

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs).--Feb. 18 (8:30 p.m.) 7,250 cfs (23.19 ft); Apr. 4 (6:30 a.m.) 

6,030 cfs (22.71 ft); Apr. 30 (8:3O p.m.) 11,400 cfs (24.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations in basin.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 267

Euclautubba Creek at Saltillo, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°22'20", long 88 "42 '00", in SWilWi sec . 20 , T. 8 S . , R. 6 E. , Chlckasaw 

meridian, on downstream side of right main pier of bridge on U. 3. Highway 45 at 

Saltillo, a quarter of a mile downstream from Plat Creek and 2^: miles upstream from 

mouth .

Drainage area. --19. 7 sq mi.

Records available . --October 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge .--5 years, 24.7 cf s .

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,220 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 13.14 ft); no flow 

at times .

1951-56: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 

14.53 ft); maximum determined, 3,480 cfs Mar. 22, 1953 (gage height, 13.48 ft); no 

flow at times.

Flood of Jan. 3, 1951, reached a stage of 13.65 ft, from records of Corps of 

Engineers .

Remarks . --Records poor.

Cooperation. --Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0.9

0.03

0.0015

0.002

Dec.

aa.3

5.0

10

E.3

*.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

1.6

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4 

.4

29.9

0.96

0.049

0.06

Jan.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.6

2.0

.9

.6

.7

2.0

*2.3

1.0

.7

.9

4.0

2.3

IS

2.6

57.3

1.85

0.094

0.11

Feb.

38

358

541

732

33

17

9.3

19

29

15

20

7.9

6.4

5.9

21

180

50

611

33

*39

13

9.8

8.9

13

15

8.2

8.2

*5.7

5,0

2,852.3

98.4

4.99

5.38

Mar.

5.4

19

8.3

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.6

15

5.6

4.9

4.9

4.3

106

151

60

85

15

10

7.7

*6.6

6.0

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.2

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.6 

3.5

587.7

19.0

0.964

1.11

Apr.

3.5

3.4

213

487

70

489

23

12

8.8

408

257

19

11

8.7

221

78

10

8.0

6.5

5.6

5.0

4.5

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.1

2.8

2.8

a2.7

a400

2,773.9

92.5

4.70

5.24

May

a200

150

a!5

alo

a9

11

9.4

7.1

*5.8

5.0

4.1

3.9

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.5

1.6

.9

j&

.7

.9

*,9

1.0

.8

1.2

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2 

1.2

359.8

11.6

0.589

0.68

June

1.6

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.l

.2

14

11

5.4

4.3

8.9

.9

.7

.9

.5

.3

.3

.3

.7

13

.7

4.3

3.2

111.4

3.71

0.188

0.21

July

0.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

4.4

2.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.2

^1 *.l

39

76

1.6

.7

.9

52

9.0

1.6

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

194.5

6.27

0.318

0.37

Aug.

0.4

-L=!

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.1

0.

0

0

0

0

0 

0

10.8

0.35

0.018

0.02

Sept.

(*)

(*)

O

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955 : Max 4,020 Min 0 Mean 27.1 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.64

Water year 1955-56 : Max 732 Min 0 Mean 19.1 Cfsm 0.970 In. 13.18

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfal.--Apr. 4 (12:30 a.m.) 2,220 cfs (13.14 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

stations in basin.
268 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

West Fork Torabigbee River near Nettleton, Miss.

Location.--Lat 34°03'32", long 88°37'40", in NWij sec. 12, T. 12 S., R. 6 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 1.9 miles 

downstream from Tallabinnela Creek, 2 miles downstream from Tubbalubba Creek, and 

2.1 miles south of Nettleton.

Drainage area.--617 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 194.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1,1947, at datum 10.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 882 cfs.

Extremes.--1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 151,000 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 

33.88 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Oct. 5; minimum gage height, 5.16 ft Sept. 20-24.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 22,700 cfs May 1 (gage height, 26.82 

ft); minimum, 5.4 cfs Sept. 18; minimum gage height, 5.12 ft Oct. 19, 20, 21.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 22, 1955; minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 

1942.

Maximum stage known since at least 1892, that of Mar. 22, 1955. Flood of Dec. 24, 

1926, reached a stage of 32.5 ft, present datum, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of backwater from East Fork Tombigbee 

River, which are poor.

Oct. 1, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1956, except periods of backwater from East Pork 

River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

onhr'nl Tnpt-.hnH iiRpri n^f- ^-7 ln-1.^. 1QRA- .Tan. ?-1R. .Tan 9K hn Pph _ F> .

Rating table

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-7, 10-13, 1954; Jan. 2-15, Jan. 26 to Feb. 5, 

Feb. 23-27, Mar. 22-30, Apr. 14-18, July 8-15, 1955; Feb. 21 to Mar. 13, June 30 

to July 20, Sept. 24-30, 1956)

Oct. 1, 1954, to Apr. 13, 1955 Apr. 14, 1955, to Apr. 6, 1956 Apr. 7 to Sept. 30, 1956

5.7

5.8 

6.0 

6.3 

6.6 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

164

392

970

14.0

18.0

22.0

25.0

26.0

27.0

29.0

32.1

2,650

4,950

9,700

14,600

17,600

24,300

45,000

97,400

103

196

294

8.0

11.0

15.0

19.0

23.0

26.5

546

1,700

3,720

6,450

11,200

20,600

5.5 3.0 7.0 198

8.0 470

11.0 1,700

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 11.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

27

16

7.2

5.3

4.4

4.7

51

21

12

6.5

*5.0

4.7

8.4

16

22

14

8.4

5.9

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

6.5

23

17

13

343.4

11.1

0.018

0.02

Nov.

11

8.4

7.2

10

18

17

16

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

20

*31

22

22

21

20

18

17

16

16

15

15

17

22

478.6

16.0

0.026

0.03

Dec.

22

22

21

20

20

20

22

22

24

55

25

22

45

24

21

19

17

14

11

*12

12

15

12

12

11

^8

10

2,620

10. 400 

1,400

280

15,217.8

491

0.796

0.92

Jan.

171

130

98

84

75

68

59

55

59

152

246

104

75

61

92

179

101

220

2,400

461

610

2,270

404

226

164

*150

117

115

96

85 

75

9,178

296

0.480

0.55

Feb.

75

212

98

14

91

5,540

2,030

459

298

226

193

134

111

113

109

115

268

162

124

115

5,800

15.700

*c2,800

C601

c392

c310

c282

266

-

34,494

1,232

2.00

2.08

Mar.

254

195

160

155

149

301

628

252

186

162

149

128

120

118

104

302

817

257

3,340

1,960

52,600

*C95 , 500

c 12, 400

*cl,590

cl,070

C837

C601

*c505

C428 

c568

356

175,770

5,670

9.19

10.59

Apr.

552

727

479

356

695

1,140

3,000

756

441

423

4,840

5,420

24.500

ell, 800

c2,140

C884

C657

c546

489

448

6,550

3,510

850

1,960

1,140

448

 537

304

284 

256

75,292

2,510

4.07

4.54

May

209

188

169

154

145

130

119

112

98

89

84

181

380

145

103

154

145

103

73

.62

2,270

14,200

3,640

3,500

856

500

400

300

15.500 

7,080

748

51,837

1,672

2.71

3.12

June

 360

264

207

169

145

304

648

315

152

143

190

164

101

1,300

1.420

406

230

164

125

101

86

70

145

76

58

88

250

83

60

41

7,848

262

0.425

0.47

July

35

29

31

30

IBS

982

797

180

100

75

91

114

 88

70

2.790

1,860

348

354

217

108

225

175

177

404

450

248

207

119

84

51

10,664

344

0.558

0.64

Aug.

39

34

29

25

21

21

21

264

403

105

56

1.100

147

86

51

42

35

31

31

88

32

25

25

 35

22

18

17

16

16

22

25

2,878

92.8

0.150

0.17

Sept.

19

16

14

13

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

IS

10

10

11

14

14

14

13

12 

12

384

12.8

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1954: Max 13,700 Min 3.1 Mean 340 Cfsm 0.551 In. 7.47

Water year 1954-55: Max 95,300 Min 4.4 Mean 1,053 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.15

Peak discharge (base, 15.000 cfs). Feb. 22 (6:30 a.m.) 16,300 cfs (25.72 ft); Mar. 22 (5 a.m.)

151,000 cfs (53.88 ft); Apr. 13 (3 p.m.) 28,500 cfs (27.50 ft); May 22 (9 a.m.) 17,100 cfs (25.89ft}j

May 29 (7 p.m.) 23,500 cfs (26.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from East Pork Tombigbee River.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

West Pork Tombigbee River near Nettleton, Miss.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

269

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2L

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

12

12

*11

11

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.6

10

10

10

1011

11

25

16

348.2

11.2

0.018

0.02

Nov.

14

11

16

16

15

14

15

16

16

17

18

17

18

18

 IB

19

19

18

20

26

20

18

25

40

28

25

21

19

16 

16

571

19.0

0.031

0.03

Dec.

11

34

42

1 . 930

309

112

96

78

66

55

48

43

42

39

39

36

35

61

84

*51

40

35

35

32

29

28

26

25

23 

23

23

3,536

114

0.185

0.21

Jan.

22

E2

22

22

*22

23

22

21

19

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

83

81

45

38

46

*125

89

55

45

96

134 

576

270

2,066

66.6

0.108

0.12

Feb.

125

3,220

12,500

16.000

11,400

*2,440

657

476

1,400

674

1,200

510

337

294

372

2,790

2,900

*7,280

6,320

*2,060

930

608

503

503

592

591

500

396

326

77,954

2,688

4.36

4.70

Mar.

315

*879

627

366

294

284

274

416

291

248

240

226

1,580

6.500

3,780

5,760

1,620

674

476

384

348

326

304

284

264

254

248

240

234 

219

206

28,161

908

1.47

1.70

Apr.

202

200

247

9,860

4,910

15.500

9,430

1,560

*683

4,840

11,200

3,450

940

645

5,160

9,040

1,700

664

486

407

317

280

240

220

210

205

196

177

167 

7,670

90,806

3,027

4.91

5.47

May

20 , 600

9,860

5,220

2,860

1,000

664

1,000

590

377

328

 ill

229

198

*179

173

177

144

129

117

108

117

108

92

82

75

157

112

103

82 

69

Si

45,293

1,461

2.37

2.73

June

133

84

58

52

53

46

45

42

39

3£

62

48

46

113

630

513

389

207

348

121

483

105

65

50

43

121

498

179

66

4,900

163

0.264

0.30

July

97

 71

56

46

42

99

105

64

45

37

34

32

30

32

32

32

31

45

32

1.5SQ

1,140

326

108

109

380

72

37

30

24 

22

20

4,610

149

0.241

0.28

Aug.

20

21

18

16

298

38

24

19

16

16

16

76

24

 17

16

13

12

12

13

25

53

19

13

10

10

9.5

9.5

10

11 

9 5

 85' 

873.0

28.2

0.046

0.05

Sept.

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.5

36

43

21

12

9.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

5.8

*5^4

6.2

S.6

6.2

S.6

60

179

39

21

13

12

10 

10

584.9

19.5

0.032

0.04

Calendar year 1955 : Max 95,300 Win 9.2 Mean 1,021 cfsm 1.65 In. 22.44

Water year 1955-56 : Max 20,600 Mln 5.4 Mean 710 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.65

__^______arge_____ Peak dischar

cfs (26.17 ft); May 1 (9 a.m. 

* Discharge measurement mad

15.000 of a). Feb. 4 (5 p.m.) 18,100 cfs (26.11 ft); Apr. 6 (5 p.m.) 18,700

22,700 cfs (26.82 ft), 

this day.
270 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tombigbee River near Amory, Miss.

Location.--Lat 33°59'10", long 88°33'05", in NEi sec. 3, T. 13 S., R. 7 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 41. 0.3 mile 

downstream from confluence of West and East Forks of Tombigbee River and 3a miles west 

of Amory.

Drainage area.--1.941 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1937 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 178.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 10, 1939, staff gage at site 1,500 

ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 10, 1939, to Apr. 25, 1944, staff gage and Apr. 26, 

1944, to Oct. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum. Water-stage 

recorder for station at Aberdeen, 20 miles downstream, is used as an auxiliary gage for 

this station.

Average discharge.--19 years, 2,965 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 cfs Apr. 7; maximum gage height, 23.42 ft 

Apr. 11; minimum discharge, 69 cfs Sept. 20, 21; minimum gage height, 2.30 ft Oct. 26. 

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 126,000 cfs Mar. 22, 1955; maximum gage height, 34.47 

ft Mar. 23, 1955; minimum discharge, 45 cfs Sept. 20, 1954; minimum gage height, 

0.77 ft Sept. 1, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record and those for 

periods of indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation, which are fair. Discharge above 

about 4,000 cfs computed using fall as a factor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sro

In.

Oct.

126

121 

119

117

123

121

121

119

119

119

123

128

126

119

121

121

121

121

121

123

125

125

130

126

117

*116

114

13?

192 

210

210

4,026

130

0.067

0.08

Nov.

222

199 

184

173

173

178

199

199

195

215

231

228

231

233

*222

217

219

228

247

282

272

282

378

422

392

438

59?

338

316 

295

7,800

260

0.134

0.15

Dec.

282

316 

378

2,500

2,070

1,650

1,340

*966

869

822

708

588

518

469

453

422

407

438

570

588

607

552

502

485

469

453

438

422

407 

392

378

21,259

686

0.353

0.41

Jan.

378

363 

363

363

378

363

360

352

343

338

335

338

335

335

335

335

335

338

422

518

552

588

552

588

646

*708

626

626

798

1,530

«1,710

16,151

521

0.268

0.31

Feb.

1,600

3,890 

14,400

21,400

25,200

15,700

12,000

15,200

15,200

10,100

7,620

5,500

3,980

3,960

5,470

5,090

7,800

10,100

15,000

8,860

8,100

12,400

10,600

7,000

4,990

4,120

3,770

5,290

2,750

261,090

9,005

4.64

5.00

Mar.

*2 , 400

2,650 

2,630

2,290

2,020

1,810

1,710

1,760

1,650

1,550

1,590

1,260

2,050

10,900

9,390

12. 500

5)960

5,650

5,680

*4,670

3,680

3,290

2,690

2,070

1,650

1,440

1,540

1,260

1,160 

1,060

109,260

3,525

1.82

2.09

Apr.

991

918 

918

9,560

12,000

16,900

24,700

19,000

16,000

16,400

22,500

18,800

11,500

10,600

15,300

21,600

15,400

7,500

7,000

6,470

5,080

4,730

3,770

3,110

2,510

2,000

1,660

1,520

1,580

4,810

280,027

9,554

4.81

5.57

May

16,600

20,200 

12,900

15,800

11,400

7,770

6,120

5,220

4,070

*5,770

5,050

2,400

1,770

1,440

1,240

1,190

1,140

1,090

923

829

785

737

668

624

560

560

581

540

482 

450

456

125,545

3,979

2.05

2.56

June

456

460 

571

355

*519

507

299

287

282

276

276

279

*251

3?5

900

1.140

876

664

1,050

501

1,150

602

478

599

549

406

980

876

540 

602

16,019

554

0.275

0.51

July

429

383 

349

290

257

296

319

265

252

222

204

197

190

178

183

192

209

214

199

*1,490

2.020

1,070

581

371

994

426

340

265

219 

185

162

12,929

417

0.215

0.25

Aug.

158

147 

178

207

492

222

192

176

144

138

130

192

149

212

185

142

132

156

132

154

282

240

284

250

164

140

134

a!20

allO 

alOO

a95

5,497

177

0.091

0.11

Sept.

a90

a90 

a85

a80

*84

105

187

142

162

162

156

109

95

90

86

82

80

75

75

*Ii

71

73

99

250" 616

207

151

117

101 

95

5,844

128

0.066

0.07

Calendar year 1955: Max 111,000 Min 110 Mean 3,218 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.50

Water year 1955-56: Max 24,700 Min 71 Mean 2,353 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.51

16

ords and records for station

- Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at Aberdeen.

Note. Stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite Apr. 17-21, Apr. 30 to May 9; discharge estimated 

on basis of records for station at Aberdeen.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 271

Tombigbee River at Aberdeen, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°49'14", long 88°31'07", in N| sec. 27, T. 14 S. , R. 19 W., Huntsville 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge of U. S. Highway 45, 1.3 miles 

downstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 1.5 miles east of Aberdeen, 

2 miles downstream from Mattubby Creek, 6 miles downstream from Halfway Creek, 13-f miles 

upstream from McKinley Creek, and at mile 384.6 (by U. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area. 2,210 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at 

site 1.3 miles upstream since 1909 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 154.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 4, 1934, chain gage at site-1.3 miles 

upstream at present datum. Nov. 4, 1934, to Aug. 30, 1939, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum. Water-stage recorder for station at Amory, 20 miles upstream, is used 

as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 28 years, 3,069 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 cfs Apr. 12; maximum gage height, 34.30 

ft Apr. 12; minimum discharge, 83 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 1.01 ft).

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 106,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1955; maximum gage height, 42.40 

ft Mar. 23, 1955; minimum discharge, 58 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 1943; minimum gage height, 

0.77 ft Sept. 12, 13, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 44.8 ft Apr. 20, 1892, former site, present datum.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge above about 1,500 cfs computed using fall as a factor'.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

U

L2

L3

L4

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

153

147

146

*145 

147

150

151

158

153

150

147

151

153

150

144

144 

142

T42

143

144

145

146

150

152

148

144

142

146

183

238

238

4,792

155

0.070

0.08

Nov.

238

246

224

'553 203

203

210

*224

224

231

246

268

260

268

268

260 

253

253

268

291

315

307

366

522

504

468

468

400

358

332

8,881

296

O.L34

0.15

Dec.

315

552

392

1,170 

2.760

1,810

1,500

1,130

926

874

770

669

579

522

486

451 

434

434

540

*600

622

600

540

522

504

486

468

451

434

426

408

22,155

715

0.324

0.37

Jan.

400

400

392

392 

392

400

392

383

374

366

366

358

366

366

366

366 

366

366

392

522

559

622

579

*600

669

718

693

645

744

1,030

1 900

16,484

532

0.241

0.28

Feb.

1.620

2,100

7,520

11,800 

15.800

15,800

14,600

14,800

14,800

13,600

12,100

10,100

8,080

6,430

4,760

4,790 

7,700

8,690

10,300

10,800

10,500

10,900

10,800

9,720

8,170

6,840

5,280

3,950

3,140

. ^

265,490

9,155

4.14

4.47

Mar.

2,630

2,620

3,230

2,650 

2,310

*2,070

1,920

1,830

1,390

1,710

1,620

1,470

1,580

6,490

9,080

11,600 

11.700

9,900

8,740

7,930

6,910

5,690

4,120

3,200

2,510

1,990

1,730

1,550

1,500

1,420

1.320

124,910

4,029

1.82

2.10

Apr.

1,240

1,160

1.130

5,250 

8,780

12.8OO

17,000

17,800

*16,900

16,600

18,800

19.200

16,100

14,400

14,300

16,400 

16,000

14,OOO

12,900

11,500

9,700

7,810

6,170

4,230

2,950

2,250

1,860

1,660

1,470

2,300

292,660

9,755

4.41

4.92

May

7,840

11,900

14,800

15.300 

14,900

13,600

11,900

10,100

8,270

6,540

4,560

2,900

2,040

*L,550

1,340

1,210, 

1,160

1,080

978

874

796

744

693

645

600

558

6OO

558

538

508

470

139,552

4,502

2.04

2.35

June

470

498

441

414 

387

369

344

335

318

301

301

318

318

369

841

1.060 

848

822

822

770

822

822

518

432

369

369

405

900

600

470

16,053

535

0.242

0.27

July

538

*396

378

335

285

254

301

301

262

239

217

203

196

190

185

190 

203

224

224

434

1.760

1,080

806

432

554

679

378

318

262

217

190

12,229

394

0.178

0.21

Aug.

176

164

158

196 

289

369

2TT

203

176

158

148

145

196

*170

224

183 

150

135

146

146

203

269

269

285

224

183

156

146

142

139

 132

5,897

190

0.086

0.10

Sept.

124

120

113

107 

103

110

151

183

164

183

176

146

124

112

106

102 

97

93

89

86

84

OT

86

318

560

239

 *210

164

154

121

4,289

145

0.065

0.07

Calendar year 1955: Max 94,400 Mln 135 Mean 3,203 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.67

Water year 1955-56: Max 19,200 Mln 84 Mean 2,496 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.37

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
272 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Buttahatchee River below Hamilton, Ala.

LOG at ion. La t 34°06' , long 87°58', on line between sees. 14 and 15, T. 11 S., R. 14 W., 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 78, half a mile 

downstream from Woods Creek and 2 miles south of Hamilton.

Drainage area.--284 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 360.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 5 years (1951-56), 416 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13.500 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 18.9 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 24,200 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 26.3 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 2-5, 15, 1954 (gage height, 0.78 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Occasional dirunal fluctuation at low flow.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

89

190

325

4.0

5.0

10.0

16.0

955

1,540

5,150

10,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

37

36

34

33

33

34

47

61

41

39

37

37

39

41

41

39

40

41

43

43

44

43

40

39

38

*39

*41

60

169

82

61

1,452

46.8

0.165

0.19

Nov.

56

54

60

59

57

59

70

64

61

69

71

70

65

77

71

70

70

64

98

99

78

71

352

208

125

114

91

82

71

69

2,625

87.5

0.308

0.34

Dec.

73 *1TT

116

604

278

158

125

110

99

89

83

82

78

78

78

73

76

131

141

109

95

92

94

91

88

84

83

77

76

76

74

3,625

117

0.412

0.47

Jan.

74

77

*77

76

73

74

74

71

*71

71

77

73

73

73

71

73

71

71

127

125

100

92

112

139

118

103

97

154

182

438

328

3,435

111

0.391

0.45

Feb.

414

1,320"

10.100

7,460

3,560

1,970

1,270

*978

1,050

820

842

662

559

485

568

752

1,640

2,050

1,580

3,940

1,970

1,120

842

708

730

640

618

523

445

49,816

1,718

6.05

6.52

Mar.

422

564

493

433

414

404

397

394

386

383

383

383

472

1,440

3,140

3.360

1,820

1,120

865

685

*595

541

a490

a460

a430

a410

a390

a370

a410

a380

a350

22,784

735

2.59

2.98

Apr.

a320

a300

a290

2,400

1,540

7.380

3,160

1,500

1,020

1,310

3,420

1,750

1,180

932

1,540

1,890

1,150

a865

a708

a586

*514

465

418

383

349

325

310

289

271

283

36,848

1,228

4.32

4.83

May

343

349

685

564

453

366

702

842

485

380

313

265

245

220

202

*a!90

a!80

a!70

a!60

a!50

a!40

a!30

a!20

a!20

allO

allO

allO

allO

alOS

aLOO

a.95

8,514

275

0.968

1.11

June

allO

a 100

a93

a87

a82

a78

a75

a72

a70

a70

*74

64

70

121

133

129

156

121

118

125

205

150

92

78

106

141

212

109

77

71

3,189

106

0.373

0.42

July

66

69

91

62

*59

73

73

65

82

68

55

50

49

118

92

64

55

65

62

56

53

50

46

43

41

42

39

37

34

33

37

1,829

59.0

0.208

0.24

Aug.

37

50

43

61

61

39

33

*30

26

39

129

49

37

41

187

53

41

40

35

192

~68 234

53

39

37

37

44

44

42

31

41

1,893

61.1

0.215

0.25

Sept.

43

39

34

33

147

238

*126

64

50

44

41

39

37

37

37

37

34

33

*30

32

30

28

57

113

51

40

36

34

34

33

1,631

54.4

0.192

0.21

Calendar year 1955: Max 13,000 Mln 32 Mean 397 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.97

Water year 1955-56: Max 10,100 Mln 26 Mean 376 Cfsm 1.32 In. 18.01

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 cfs). Feb. 3 (9:30 a.m.) 13,500 cfs (18.9 ft); Apr. 6 (12:30 p. 

10,400 cfs (16.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Sulllgent.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 273

Buttahatchee River near Sulligent, Ala.

Location. Lat 33"55', long 88°09', in NE^ sec. 19, T. 13 S., R. 15 W., on downstream 

handrail of bridge on State Highway 19, 1 mile upstream from Bogue Creek, if miles 

northwest of Sulligent, and 2 miles downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 472 sq mi.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 287.58 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to June 1, 1942, staff 

gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Since Nov. 3, 1948, supplementary wire-weight gage read twice daily on side channel at datum 10.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 17 years, 739 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 14.7 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 45 cfs Aug. 11 (gage height, 2.34 ft).

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946; maximum gage height, 16.4 ft 

Jan. 7, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 32 cfs Sept. 15, 16, 1954 (gage height, 

ci .30 ft),

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge figures computed by summation of flow in main and side 

channel and include flow of unnamed tribtuary entering river from left bank a short 

distance downstream from station.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

63

59

59

59

59

59

59

79

80

76

67

67

67

71

76

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

68

*68

72

72

131

200

128

2,387

77.0

0.163

0.19

Nov.

103

95

95

104

104

104

109

119

114

114

129

130

130

130

130

130

124

129

130

152

165

146

255

606

377

268

220

188

159 

147

4,906

164

0.347

0.39

Dec.

a!50

*a200

a300

55O

915

486

303

250

219

196

180

173

167

167

159

159

147

T89

237

266

219

188

180

180

173

173

166

159

153 

153

153

7,308

236

O.50O

0.58

Jan.

147

147

*147

142

147

142

142

142

*136

155

135

155

155

135

135

135

135

135

153

235

235

188

196

250

250

218

216

218

318 

425

774

6,183

199

0.422

0.49

Feb.

624

989

3,110

9,470

9.670

6,950

3,640

2,090

*1,810

1,670

1,470

1,290

1,080

934

930

1,430

2,280

3,300

3,820

4,580

6,140

3,730

1,840

1,580

1,410

1,310

1,250

1,200

1,020

80,617

2,780

5.89

6.55

Calendar year 1955: Max 14,OOO Min 54

Mar.

924

976

1,080

994

860

787

762

718

698

624

586

585

704

1,570

5,160

5,550

5,740

2,990

*1,960

1,480

1,250

1,080

964

873

810

742

700

660

678 

702

660

41,867

1,351

2.86

3.30

Apr.

564

545

526

1,920

5,240

5,510

8,930

10.400

3,680

2,080

3,240

4,290

2,960

1,960

2,310

2,860

2,590

1,820

*1,430

1,230

1,080

986

862

818

756

694

658

621

584

565

71,709

2,390

5.06

5.65

May

603

640

639

912

814

1,150

1,330

1,470

1,140

817

771

748

635

451

416

399

381

345

512

280

280

263

246

230

200

200

215

216

215

177

170

16,653

537

1.14

1.31

June

184

193

176

163

149

138

126

121

111

106

106

*120

126

145

215

246

245

244

193

200

231

526

216

164

155

155

298

599

155

158

5,597

187

0.596

0.44

July

177

192

152

145

*118

112

117

117

122

127

116

96

85

85

145

143

106

95

90

105

96

85

82

81

70

69

68

64

62

59

J55

3,234

104

0.220

0.25

Aug.

a65

aSO

a76

74

95

100

69

*61

66

52

46

61

94

103

246

266

115

86

91

106

784

551

150

109

92

87

82

82

87

82

76

3,934

127

0.269

0.31

Sept.

71

71

71

62

62

265

340

203

107

90

*80

74

a70

a67

a65

a64

a.61 *a58

56

55

54

54

65

79

138

85

64

61

57

54

2,701

90.0

0.191

0.21

Mean 650 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.71

Water year 1955-56: Max 10,400 Min 46 Mean 675 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.47

Peak discharge (base. 4.OOP cfs).--Feb. 4 (2 p.m.) 14,200 ofs (14.7 ft); Feb. 21 (7 a.m.) 6,500 

cfs (14.4 ft); Mar. 17 (12 m.) 6,000 ofs (14.4 ft); Apr. 8 (5 a.m.) 12,200 cfs (14.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on same and nearby 

streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Chookatonchee Creek near Egypt, Miss,

Location.--Lat 33 050'30", long 88 046'30", on line between sees. 27 and 22, T. 14 S., 

R. 5 E., Chickasaw meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 8, 4| miles southwest of Egypt, and 11? miles upstream from Houlka Creek.

Drainage area. 170 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--5 years, 166 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,110 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 8.04 ft); no 

flow at times.

1951-56: Maximum discharge determined, 15,700 cfs Feb. 21, 1953 (gage height, 

9.09 ft), from rating curve extended above 9,300 cfs; maximum gage height, 11.23 ft 

Mar. 21, 1955; no flow at times.

Flood of Mar. 28, 1951, reached a stage of 10.47 ft, from records of Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records fair except those for- period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.4

3.0 

4.0

5.

12

27

63

134

234

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5

392

632

940

1,830

3,290

5,850

9,220

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

3.5

9.9

19

36

72

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

160

275

431

706

980

1,830

3,290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

4.0

6.1

373

13.1

0.42

0.0025

0.003

Nov.

1.7

a. 5

a.l

377

4.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.0

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.8

35.2

35. 4

a5.0

36.0

9.6

9.2

6.7

7.8

15

TT

1111

9.2

7.4

6.1

176.2

5.87

0.035

0.04

Dec.

6.7

15

20

184

¥44

19

14

10

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

18

23

14

12

11

10

9.9

8.1

8.1

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

538.9

17.4

0.102

0.12

Jan.

7.1

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.7

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.8

7.1

7.8

22

16

12

10

*14

25

16

12

12

18

21

~*5

Oo

425.3

13.7

0.081

0.09

Feb.

49

310

2,290

3.870

3,210

401

161

122

298

156

234

118

86

78

108

420

1,510

760

502

328

160

83

a82

a88

a82

a78

a?o

*65

53

15,772

544

3.20

3.45

Mar.

52

265

129

78

63

61

58

71

53

48

47

41

319

2,250

2,070

2.500

1,050

205

138

*106

92

85

80

75

64

63

61

60

62

55

52

10,353

344

1.96

2.26

Apr.

51

51

54

575

452

4.210

3,100

344

182

830

2,900

675

227

176

1,100

2,710

629

193

150

126

108

101

91

82

78

74

69

62

57 

395

19,852

662

3.89

4.34

May

3.010

2,390

1,530

568

215

155

126

*188

106

82

74

63

56

48

46

58

43

34

332

a30

a28

*25

23

20

i§

90

37

42

29 

22

39

9,227

298

1.75

2.02

June

61

26

18

16

14

al5

al3

al2

all

a28

*22

16

13

41

167

77

37

61

42

29

60

28

16

14

14

16

313

alO

as 

a.6

904

30.1

0.177

0.20

July

a20

53

a20

as

55

98

28

a!4

as

a5

a3

a2

al

al

a. 5

a. 5

*1.9

14

5.2

37

12

5.2

2.5

7.1

40

6.0

2.1

1.0

.2

0

7J

451.2

14.6

0.086

0.10

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

0

0

0

0

0

.4

1.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

3.7

0.12

0.00071

0.0008

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

*53

70

58

55

54

52

50

36

39

38

15

.4

37

43

41

8.1

1.4

0

19

3.3

0

*0

0

0 

0

673.2

22.4

0.132

0.15

Calendar year 1955: Max 12,400 Mln 0 Mean 218 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.43

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,210 Mln 0 Mean 160 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.77

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Apr. 6 (3 p.m.) 6,110 cfs (8.04 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

near West Point.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 275

Chookatonchee Creek near West Point , Miss .

Location. Lat 33°36" , long 88°42', on line between sees. 7 and 18, T. 17 S., R. 6 E. ( 

Chickasaw meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10, 

3 miles west of West Point and 85 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 514 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1946, October 1947 to September 1956. Prior 

to October 1950, published as Sakatonchee River near West Point.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 170.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 8, 1944, chain gage and July 8, 

1944, to Aug. 2, 1949, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1943-46, 1947-56), 752 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 17.56 ft); no 

flow at times.

1943-46, 1947-56: Maximum-discharge, 45,800 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 23.55 

ft); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair.

operatl 

Engine

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

neers .

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 22-25, June 3-15)

-0.07

0.0

.2

.5

1.0

4.O

7.0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 8

10.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

Apr. 9 to Sept. 30

8.0

20

240 

49O

840

1,140

3,210

5,390

8,000

12,500

-0.05

0.0

.2

1.0

8.0

0.5 

1.0 

4.0

24 

54 

E40

Note. Same as preceding table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.4

1.7

2.0 

1.1

.8

.8

2.0

10

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.0

7.3

4.7

.8

.4 

.2

0

0

0

0 

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.2

.6

.4

.2

70.2

2.26

0.0044

0.005

Nov.

0

0

0 

0

0

0

».2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

2.6

4.1 

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8 

6.0

22,

6.7

8.8

8.8

6.4

6.4

4.7

4.1

102.3

3.41

0.0066

0.007

Dec.

5.8

6'.4 

67

*504

93

42

18

14

11

9.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.3

7.3 

6.7

7.0

14

18

12 

9.6

9.6

9.2

10

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.4

7.7

7.7

758.4

24.5

0.048

0.05

Jan.

.3

.3

.7 

.3

.3

.0

.0

.0

.0

.7

"774

.0

.0

.0

.0 

.0

.0

.2

17

20 

18 *ia

18

28

18

15

14

18

64

205

588.9

19.0

0.037

0.04

Feb.

142

240

1,720 

3,210

5,280

8.650

7,000

4,000

1,820

1,190

950

818

540

344

731

1,890 

2,170

2,970

4,150

4,920

3,950 

2,240

753

436

304

272

*272

248

191

61,401

2,117

4.12

4.44

Mar.

160

311

712 

634

436

264

205

174

170

142

132

124

7.96

2,590

4,200

7.150 

6,860

5,220

*3,480

1,170

436 

280

233

205

184

163

152

142

138

132

 118

37,113

1,197

2.33

2.69

Apr.

108

102

105 

2,280

3,050

4,350

5,580

9.550

5,780

2,970

2,380

3,390

3,850

2,000

816

1,820 

3,050

3,660

1,950

481

264

212

186

168

156

144

135

126

117

58,968

1,966

3.82

4.27

May

1,380

2,650

7.O50 

6,220

4,350

2,540

*801

540

427

27E

198

162

135

120

105

111 

108

84

72

62

54 

53

44

37

30

34

111

64

64

43

31

27,932

901

1.75

2.02

June

110

86

37 

25

23

 17

16

16

14

14

 18

16

18

16

122

180 

105

84

65

172

210

^6

49

22

14

12

14

12

9.0

6.6

1,598.8

53.3

0.104

0.12

July

6.0

39

59 

12

6.4

89

70

19

7.6

a4

a3

a2

aZ

al

al

al 

 1.3

1.3

7.2

8.0

40 

16

8.0

4.4

10

23

7.2

4.8

3.1

2.2

1.3

459.8

14.8

0.029

0.03

Aug.

1.3

1.0

1.0 

.7

.7

.5

.3

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0 

0

0

0

2.8

14

To

8.5

4.8

2.8

2.2

1.9

2.8

2.5

1.3

4.0

63.7

2.05

0.0040

0.005

Sept.

8.5

2.5

.7 

.3

^J.

21

*63

123

76

55

49

47

40

24

26

25 

12

4.4

15

32

27 

9.0

3.7

2.2

4.4

4.8

 2.5

1.6

1.3

1.0

682.0

22.7

0.044

0.05

Calendar year 1955: Max 29,100 Mln 0 Mean 633 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.69

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,550 Mln 0 Mean 518 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.73

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

Creek near Tlbbee.
276 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tibbee Creek near Tibbee, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°32'17", long 88°38'00", in SW£ sec. 4, T 19 N R 16 E Choctaw

^' ^ight bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on old State Highway 251 'SM ft upstream 

f^m 2« ' r ^ I" ,?hl° Railroad br>ldge ' °- 7 mile north of Tibbee, 4* miles upstream 

from Magee Creek, 5 miles south of West Point, and 9^ miles upstream from Catalpa Creek.

Drainage area.--928 sq mi.

ReC»^nh^a 1iotftle ' "^y8!^ 192£, to August 1930 ' Number 1939 to September 1956. Prior to October 1950, published as Tibbee River near Tibbee.

.-"Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage ls 154.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Aug. 7 1928

&. T 3 a-Sa193?' ChaJnv,!age at slte 56° ft d °wnstream at pretent datum. Nov. 5 to 

Dec. 6, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1928-29, 1940-56), 1,155 cfs.

Extremes -Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 25.60 ft)- no 

i -Low at u lines.

ft) 19no"flow1 at 9 times Maxlmum discharge, 75,200 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 30.82 

Maximum stage known, 31.5 ft in December 1926, from information by local residents. 

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs and above 2,500 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 16-18)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 17 Mar. 18 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

147

280

6.0

10.0

15.0

21.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

630

1,530

2,950

6,300

8,300

10,300

14,300

20,300

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

1.0

6.5

18

42

133

392

14.0

17.0

20.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

1,110

2,260

3,300

4,950

7,500

9,280

12,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

0.7

.4

.2

0

0

0

0 

0

7.7

13

13

15

9.4

9.0

5.4

2.2

.7

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.4 

.2

*.l

78.1

2.52

0.0027

0.003

Nov.

0.1

0

l!

2.8

2.4

19

34

29

45

26

13

7.8 

5.0

194.2

6.47

0.0070

0.008

Dec.

1.7

4.6

4.6

15

270

198

83 

45

30

22

18

*14

9.8

10

9.8

9.8

9.4

12

14

33

29

22

16

16

14

16

15

12

11 

9.8

9.0

983.5

31.7

0.034

0.04

Jan.

8.2

7.4

7.8

9.0

9.0

8.2

8.2 

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.8

7.4

6.2

*6.2

6.2

7.0

13

15

37

36

31

30

36

50

37

32

31 

39

_ifi

823.8

26.6

0.029

0.03

Feb.

266 m

1,660

3,430

5,810

8,150

* 10. 300 

8,800

6,160

3,700

2,200

1,630

1,130

650

1,230

2,970

4,820

5,360

5,420

7,100

8,620

7,960

5,120

2,120

650

513

*477

495

407

107,517

3,707

3.99

4.31

Calendar year 1955: Max 33,500 Mln 0

Mar.

333

441

1,200

1,630

1,340

670

459 

365

325

280

259

259

1,160

4,040

7,790

12,300

17.300

11,300

7,620

4,940

1,980

502

392

348

306

267

241

234

228 

222

204

78,935

2,546

2.74

3.16

Apr.

186

*168

162

1,110

4,210

7,740

11,600 

11,600

9,640

6,900

5,020

4,890

5,370

4,530

2,360

1,750

2,460

3,850

3,700

1,800

454

327

280

248

216

198

180

162

149 

141

91,401

3,047

3.28

3.66

May

728

1,450

4,050

7,730

8.020

6,400

3,650 

*1,410

738

470

313

241

216

168

136

125

129

106

90

78

69

64

59

51

45

38

93

84

70 

67

56

36,944

1,192

1.28

1.48

June

57

141

59

35

26

22

18 

17

16

13

14

17

20

31

84

234

162

94

104

141

321

210

93

57

36

23

22

26

20 

13

2,126

70.9

0.076

0.09

July

8.6

7.4

70

40

17

13

115 

57

23

*13

7.7

5.0

3.1

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.1

1.6

1.7

11

22

43

27

17

8.9

25

24

9.5

5.2 

2.7

'

588.9

19.0

0.020

0.02

Aug.

1.4

1.0

.8

.9

.8

*.5

.4 

.4

.5

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

54

26

20

11

4.2

2.4

1.5

1.0

.8

g

i!o

133.5

4.31

0.0046

0.005

Sept.

36

11

2.7

1.1

il

9.9

99

104

103

71

63

59

57

43

39

39

35

14

5.2

34

44

33

11

4.0

2.0

*2.0

6.0

2.9

1.4 

.9

934.0

31.1

0.034

0.04

Mean 980 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.33

Water year 1955-56: Max 17,300 Mln 0 Mean 876 Cfsm 0.944 In. 12.85

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). --Feb. 7 (2 p.m.) 10,600 cfa (24.07 ft); Mar. 17 (10 a.m.)

17,900 cfs (25.60 ft); Apr. 7 (4 p.m.) 12,400 cfs (24.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 277

Tomblgbee River at Columbus, Miss.

Location. Lat 33 0 29'21", long 88°25'57" , In NW£ sec. 20, T. 18 S., R. 18 W. , Huntsvllle 

meridian, on left bank at Columbus, 1,200 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 

1,800 ft upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, 2.3 miles upstream from 

Luxapallla Creek, 6.7 miles downstream from Tlbbee Creek, and at mile 334.0 (by U. S. 

Weather Bureau).

Drainage area.--4 .490 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. January 1900 to December 1912, August 1928 to September 1956. Gage 

heights during low stages for period 1900 to 1904 are believed to be In error. Gageheight records collected In this vicinity since 1890 are contained In reports of 

U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 128.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, staff or chain gage 

at various sites within a quarter of a mile of present site, at datum 4.00 ft higher 

prior to Mar. 13, 1934, and at present datum thereafter. Since Mar. 3, 1941, auxiliary 

staff or wire-weight gage read twice daily 3.7 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 39 years (1900-1904, 1905-12, 1928-56), 6,026 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,500 cfs Apr. 11; maximum gage height, 25.03 

ft Apr. 11; minimum discharge, 188 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 0.38 ft).

1900-1912, 1928-56: Maximum discharge, 148,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1949 (gage height, 

39.32 ft); minimum, 138 cfs Sept. 20, 1954; minimum gage height observed, -0.1 ft. 

Oct. 9-12, 1911, present datum.

Flood of Apr. 8, 1892, reached an elevation of 173.0 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941, at site 1,100 ft upstream.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge above about 1,300 cfs computed using fall as a factor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

295

295

292

*285

282

282

289

292

302

323

330

330

319

309

299

292

292

289

289

292

292

292

295

292

292

292 

289

295

326

442

9,454

305

0.068

0.08

Nov.

510

530

491

442

416

412

*427

427

445

468

480

499

510

530

530

530

510

510

510

510

530

570

651

844

1,200

1,560 

1,360

1,100

934 

844

19,080

636

0.142

0.16

Dec.

756

735

735

844

2,600

5.190

2,690

2,170

1,520

1,310

1,230

1,150

1,010

934

866

822

800

800

822

*958

1,030

1,080

1,030

954

888

866 

844

844

822 

800

756

35,816

1,155

0.257

0.30

Jan.

756

735

714

714

714

714

714

714

693

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

714

756

888

982

*1,060

1,050

1,050

1,100 

1,160

1,100

1,080 

1,250

2,070

26,716

862

0.192

0.22

Feb.

2,770

5,250

9,980

16,700

18,900

21,700

26,600

*50,700

50,700

27,500

23,000

19,700

16,600

13,500

11,600

14,500

16,000

17,200

17,500

22,000

24,500

25,200

24,100

21,700

17,700

14,400 

11,500

8,750

7,200

515,250

17,770

3.96

4.27

Mar.

5,980

5,700

7,720

7,770

7,010

*5,650

4,530

4,160

4,150

3,650

3,370

3,150

5,470

15,600

17 , 900

25,100

26 , 500

28,900

29,000

26,100

20,900

14,100

9,550

7,160

5,680

4,630 

5,910

3,520

3,310 

3,220

5,020

512,190

10,070

2.24

2.59

Apr.

2,880

2,620

2.470

6,480

12,300

21,100

25,300

28,500

51,700

*53.900

55,900

52,000

50,600

29,200

26,900

24,400

22,500

22,100

22 , 100

20,500

17,100

14,200

11,300

8,460

5,930

4,670 

3,790

5,310

2,950 

2,770

505 , 530

16,850

3.75

4.19

May

6,060

10,200

17,200

19,600

22,100

25,600

18 ', 500

15,200

15,000

10,100

6,550

4,540

5,240

*2,610

2,500

2,120

2,010

1,790

1,620

1,440

1,350

1,270

1,200

1,130

1,080 

1,030

1,130

1,030 

1,010

958

216,648

6,989

1.56

1.79

June

954

911

958

911

866

822

778

756

714

695

672

651

695

714

1,100

1,400

1,490

1,270

1,280

1,550

1,570

1,650

1,280

982

866

756 

756

800

1,160 

1,010

29,973

999

0.222

0.25

July

911

844

*693

778

822

714

651

693

630

610

570

550

510

495

480

449

449

506

506

510

809

1.700

1,100

888

650

755 

778

590

550 

472

438

21,041

679

0.151

0.17

Aug.

416

402

391

591

454

468

550

454

412

384

348

350

*512

548

573

384

376

416

402

380

420

550

672

756

 "610

487 

412

569

353 

319

316

13,175

425

0.095

0.11

Sept.

309

312

282

258

245

278

540

495

610

570

476

425

569

526

292

268

258

239

216

197

194

213

210

194

552

*457 

569

562

306 

252

9,672

322

0.072

0.08

Calendar year 1955: Max 113,000 Min 268 Mean 5,817 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.59

Water year 1955-56: Max 33,900 Min 194 Mean 4,685 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.21

Discharge measurement made on this day.
278 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Luxapalila Creek near Fayette, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°43', long 87°52", in SW£ sec. 26, T. 15 S., R. 13 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 18, 3 miles northwest of 

Payette.

Drainage area.--127 sq mi.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 322.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Apr. 22, 1944, staff gage and Apr. 22, 1944, to May 15, 1945, wire-weight gage, at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 215 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,060 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 10.5 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 28.

1945-56: Maximum discharge, 9,910 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 13.8 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 28, 1956.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 3O

0.4

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

8.0

33

58

100

204

334

2,770

0.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

20

65

141

235

540

1,360

2,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

39

38

37

!§

37

39

39

38

37

36

36

39

39

39

39

39

39

40

40

39

39

39

39

40

40

*40

46

62

46

44

1,240

40.0

0.315

0.36

Nov.

44

45

47

46

46

47

51

48

48

49

51

48

56

59

54

54

52

50

53

53

52

52

517

' T22

120

97

78

70

66

63

2,238

74.6

0.587

0.66

Dec.

*64

89

81

98

81

70

68

65

63

62

62

60

60

59

59

58

60

81

81

70

68

66

66

66

65

65

63

62

59

60

59

2,090

67.4

0.531

0.61

Jan.

59

60

*58

58

58

58

*58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

59

86

73

68

68

73

80

70

69

68

90

90

146

114

2,143

69.1

0.544

0.63

Feb.

210

582

2,420

2,020

900

680

386

*287

403

274

279

221

188

177

627

900

920

880

682

2.460

720

464

364

328

328

290

 430

303

253

18,976

654

5.15

5.56

Mar.

233

447

326

261

238

228

221

228

202

188

192

181

503

920

1,120

L520

' 642

*464

367

314

284

271

253

246

228

223

216

216

246

206

197

11,181

361

2.84

3.27

Apr.

188

183

181

739

665

2 . 550

632

575

285

550

850

422

310

261

530

540

515

255

*210

188

*168

161

148

139

128

124

120

114

108

108

11,323

377

2.97

3.32

May

118

260

428

210

159

150

272

228

161

135

118

104

95

89

86

86

*79

*75

68

67

65

63

62

60

60

62

65

63

59

55

65

3,667

118

0.929

1.07

June

68

55

54

54

52

51

49

49

48

48

48

*60

*59

65

68

65

91

63

72

82

181

102

67

63

54

52

101

62

54

51

1,988

66.5

0.522

0.58

July

62

59

51

48

44

44

*44

48

46

48

58

51

49

45

48

42

44

60

46

51

46

38

38

37

37

37

36

58

58 

62

63

1,436

46.3

0.365

0.42

Aug.

49

44

48

51

49

46

37

34

*51

56

64

92

38

37

77

42

57

56

41

77

84

46

40

37

37

37

40

44

40

38

37

1,446

46.6

0.367

0.42

Sept.

37

54

55

51

54

97

46

57

53

31

*50

28

28

27

26

26

*27

26

27

50

26

26

26

50

50

26

24

2l

26 

26

972

52.4

0.255

0.28

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,300 Mln 36 Mean 148 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.82

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,460 Mln 24 Mean 160 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.18

Peak discharge (base, 2.5OO efs).--Peb. 5 (7 a.m.) 3,80O cfs (1O.1 ft)j Feb. 20 (6 a.m.) 4,O60 cfs 

(10.5 ft); Apr. 6 (4 a.m.] 3,270 cfs (9.12 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 279

Luxapalila Creek at Millport, Ala.

Location.--La t 33°34', long 88 0 05', in SWij sec. 14, T. 17 S., R. 15 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 19, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Driver Creek and 1 mile north of Millport.

Drainage area. 241 sq mi.

Records available. August 1954 to September 1956.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 243.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,080 cfs Feb. 20, Apr. 6 (gage height, 10.3 ft); 

minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 19, 23.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 20, 1956; minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 15, 16, 20, 

21, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.5 

6.0 

9.0

44

120

234

544

1,920

3,340

0.5

.7

1.0

2.0

6.0

10.0

32

63

128

418

1,980

3,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

46

44

44

44

47

49

58

49

49

47

47

49

51

49

49

51

51

52

52

52

51

51

49

*47

49

52

62

108

To

59

1,625

52.4

0.217

0.25

Nov.

59

59

67

65

63

65

78

69

65

69

72

67

80

94

76

74

78

70

74

76

74

74

481 228"

302

178

126

106

96

92

3,177

106

0.440

0.49

Dec.

94

*156

T5T

135

133

112

j.06

104

94

92

92

92

92

92

92

88

95

124

137

110

104

102

102

100

98

94

92

90

88

90

88

3,220

104

0.432

0.50

Jan.

88

*90

90

86

86

88

88

86

86

 86

86

86

86

86

90

90

86

88

128

118

102

102

116

124

110

104

100

120

139

209

TTJT LoO

3,227

104

0.432

0.50

Feb.

295

597

2,930

2,880

1,730

1,080

676

537

*730

537

554

442

378

349

906

1,730

1,520

1,360

904

3.570

1,400

806

622

554

537

503

571

469

384

29,551

1,019

4.23

4.56

Mar.

358

749

640

469

411

381

362

411

336

312

438

362

1,040

2,110

1,520

2,290

1,080

749

 588

486

432

391

358

333

303

291

276

279

340

279 

248

18,622

601

2.49

2.87

Apr.

240

228

226

778

780

5.700

1,320

730

554

792

1,560

787

588

486

730

1,040

588

469

 391

343

312

291

271

248

234

223

209

198

187

184

18,687

623

2.59

2.88

May

198

231

730

349

265

256

365

343

245

206

176

161

148

136

 130

140

121

114

106

100

100

95

a93

a91

a90

a91

95

102

a90

3.86

37

5,550

179

0.743

0.86

June

116

a87

a84

a81

a79

a77

a75

a73

a72

a70

*69

»7?

86

95

95

97

113

97

97

112

286

201

111

100

84

78

119

93

76

72

2,967

98.9

0.410

0.46

July

72

80

69

63

65

71

*63

72

74

67

60

58

76

58

61

58

54

72

58

71

69

75

56

53

49

49

48

BT

56

8274~

1,984

64.0

0.266

0.31

Aug.

56

54

51

54

58

51

48

45

*42

42

49

117 ~54

49

98

63

49

48

49

97

109

65

54

51

49

53

58

58

54

51

51

1,827

58.9

0.244

0.28

Sept.

51

48

45

43

67

~65 129

51

45

42

*42

42

40

39

39

38

38

*38

38

40

38

38

36

38

42

38

36

36

38

38

1,358

45.3

0.188

0.21

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,180 Min 43 Mean 239 Cfsm 0.992 In. 13.46

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,700 Min 36 Mean 251 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.17

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs).--Feb. 20 (l p.m.) 4,080 cfs (10.3 ft); Apr. 6 (l p.m.) 4,080 cfs 

(10.3 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Luxapalila Creek near 

Fayette.

464436 O-58-19
280 MOBILE RIVKR BASIN

Luxapalila Creek at Steens, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°34', long 88°19', in NE^ sec. 27, T. 17 S., R. 17 W Huntsville m

ofsteens6fl m?le ? OW"st?eam * lde of highway'bridge, a'quarter of a^ill^tb 

01 bteens, 1 mile upstream from Yellow Creek, and 6| miles northeast of Columbus.

Drainage area.--309 sq mi.

Records available.-October 1943 to September 1947, October 1949 to September 1956.

^q?qW?^vZ? tag, e ?eCOrde£- I, Datum ^ SaSe is 179 - 45 ft ab°ve mean sea level, datum of 

1944 to SeDt y30°r?l4V ^inee l: Prlor ^ July 13, 1944, staff gage and Ju!^ 13, ivii, co Sept. do, 1947, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 452 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 4,500 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height 14 71 ft)- minU?943l -47'' ?q4 qf^S8P£- f 1 ' 2^ ^~36 ' *inimam && hel6« ">.65It Sept 29 30. " 

ft l 19^ 1?49' 56: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height 18 55 

P&i-fp "gating curve extended above 8,100 cfs on basis of records fSr station near

y?h ^n 1H-Vm r nlmu?' 23 cfs AuS" 14 ' 1954 (8aSe height. 2.52 ft). 

The flood of Jan. 6, 1949, reached a stage of 19.2 ft (discharge, about 16,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

C °0lngineers"Gage "helght reC°rd &nd elght dlscharSe measurements furnished by Corps of

Revisions (water years). tfgp ii?p. 1946(M) .

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

121

208

437

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

897

1,360

2,030

3,120

4,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

38

37

36

36

36

40

42

43

42

41

40

41

39

39

41

41

41

41

41

42

42

42

41

40

40

 39

43

47

60 

11

1,301

42.0

0.136

0.16

Nov.

61

53

54

53

56

61

64

*66

71

72

66

65

66

65

76

83

74

71

73

68

70

71

90

246

506

437

322

165

121

103

3,449

115

0.372

0.42

Dec.

99

115

143

170

T40

145

122

 110

104

99

93

92

91

91

91

91

91

99

115

153

129

111

109

105

105

103

99

97

95

92 

91

3,390

109

0.353

0.41

Jan.

91

91

91

91

90

89

89

89

87

8_5

85

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

102

114

131

117

115

 122

132

124

111

110

115

172 

 235

3,287

106

0.343

0.40

Feb.

345

483

1,310

3,710

4,250

2,850

1,710

1,100

897

966

805

736

621

529

575

1,360

2,420

2,030

1,750

2,170

4,140

2,400

1,340

966

805

713

667

713

621

-------

42,962

1,481

4.79

5.17

Mar.

*518

598

1,080

943

713

598

540

518

552

472

472

621

736

2,050

2,700

2,580

2,980

1,560

1,130

874

713

*644

575

529

483

437

414

402

402

448 

402

27,684

893

2.89

3.33

Apr.

368

334

322

345

851

1,760

5,960

2,140

1,220

943

1,370

1,710

1,060

828

759

1,080

1,200

828

667

598

518

472

448

414

391

368

554

510

281

264

26,145

871

2.82

5.15

May

262

299

540

851

564

426

591

483

483

*356

281

232

198

170

*156

153

149

134

120

113

105

101

96

90

84

84

85

87

95

87 

85

7,558

257

0.767

0.89

June

86

98

85

77

75

75

72

70

67

66

65

62

*70

81

91

87

95

91

108

101

107

271

246

151

97

82

75

87

92

75

2,881

96.0

0.311

0.35

July

68

66

68

65

60

58

62

61

62

65

59

55

51

56

55

51

52

50

53

*62

58

56

61

52

47

45

42

42

42

43 

53

1,718

55.4

0.179

0.21

Aug.

62

59

49

47

46

47

47

44

40

35

34

35

60

65

46

53

62

47

43

50

71

85

68

53

45

43

58

50

46

42 

39

1,571

50.7

0.164

0.19

Sept.

35

33

32

*32

32

35

76

70

47

39

35

34

34

55

52

51

51

29

29

29

28

29

29

29

29

*28

50

28

28

28

1,054

54.5

0.112

0.12

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,630 Mln 36 Mean 301 Cfsm 0.974 In. 13.23

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,230 Min 28 Mean 335 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.80

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfsl. No peak 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 281

Coal Fire Creek near Pickensville, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°16', long 88°18', in NE£ sec. 25, T. 20 S., R. 17 W.. near center of 

channel on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 40, 4^ miles north of 

Pickensville and 4j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 131 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 148.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 7.12 ft); minimum, 

2.0 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, 0.42 ft).

1954-56: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 8, 1956; minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 25, 1955, 

Aug. 12, 1956 (gage height, 0.42 ft).

Remarks.--Records good above 30 cfs and fair below except those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

1.0 

1.5 

2.5

1.2

25

53

136

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

310

449

699

1,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.0

6.6

6.6

7.4

9.0

7.0

7.0

8.2

9.4

11

13

11

9.0

8.2

10

8.2

7.4

9.0

8.6

9.4

9.0

9.8

12

11

*7.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.6

14 

23

290.8

9.38

0.072

0.08

Nov.

23

19

15

14

T5

17

19

21

25

26

23

21

23

21

22

34

36

33

32

30

28

26

30

42

105

131

TlS

103

*92

55

1,196

39.9

0.305

0.34

Dec.

42

48

77

89

13

75

58

48

42

39

37

34

34

33

32

32

32

34

38

43

48

43

39

36

36

36

34

33

32

31

30

1,358

43.8

0.334

0.39

Jan.

30

*30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

*28

28

28

28

29

29

29

29

30

34

42

48

46

45

52

57

55

47

43

42

48

J37_

1,154

37.2

0.284

0.33

Feb.

87

141

245

362

*494

*768

804

634

526

*433

376

323

271

221

176

227

304

336

404

526

550

515

484

418

376

297

215

176

156

10,845

374

2.85

3.08

Mar.

131

TIT

198

233

278

349

390

362

297

258

227

215

*404

484

716

1.040

*1,040

940

733

563

433

362

278

215

182

156

141

131

131

161

182

11,371

367

2.80

3.23

Apr.

198

192

141

156

258

634

940

1.100

900

699

604

475

433

404

404

418

376

*376

362

323

264

187

151

136

122

112

101

94

86

.§9.

10,726

358

2.73

3.05

May

77

98

146

187

171

151

107

101

104

95

73

59

51

45

*42

43

44

48

39

33

30

28

26

25

23

22

22

25

26

34

28

2,003

64.6

0.493

0.57

June

23

22

23

22

20

19

18

18

17

16

15

 16

19

19

23

*25

26

24

41

40

24

24

32

38

28

23

22

19

17

17

690

23.0

0.176

0.20

July

15

14

13

12

12

12

14

14

16

19

30

37

24

23

17

15

13

12

12

14

14

15

17

14

11

9.8

8.6

7.4

6.6

frl

454.6

14.7

0.112

0.13

Aug.

15

13

11

8.6

9.0

9.8

7.0

5.8

4.2

3.1

2.7

2.3

19

16

11

9.0

8.2

14

12

*10

12

23

25

21

15

12

11

9.0

9.4

9.0

a8. 6

345.7

11.2

O.085

0.10

Sept.

a8.2

7.8

7.0

6.6

7.8

alO

9.0

a!5

a20

alS

9.4

7.8

7.0

6.2

5.8

5.8

4.6

*5.0

4.2

5.5

3.9

3.9

3.5

5.4

3.5

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.5

4.2

205.3

6.84

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1955: Max 710 Mln 5.0 Mean 1O7 Cfsm 0.817 In. 11.06

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,100 Mln 2.3 Mean 111 Cfsm 0.847 In. 11.56

Peak discharge (base. 7OO cfs). Feb. 7 (2 a.m.) 860 cfs (6.43 ft); Mar. 16 (11 a.m.) 1.1OO cfs 

(7.03 ft); Apr. 8 (7 a.m.) 1,130 cfs (7.12 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.
282 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tombigbee River near Cochrane, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°05', long 88°14', in sec. 7, T. 24 N., R. 2 W., near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 17, 200 ft upstream from Alabama, 

Tennessee and Northern Railroad bridge, 1* miles northeast of Cochrane, 2^ miles downstream from Boguechitto Creek, and 7 miles southwest of Aliceville.

Drainage area.--5.990 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at same 

site November 1909 to September 1924 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Prior to July 10, 1939, staff gage at site 

200 ft downstream at same datum. Since Jan. 30, 1940, auxiliary staff .gage read twice 

daily at Vienna Ferry, 12 miles downstream at datum 7.5 ft lower.

Average discharge. 17 years, 7,925 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 37,000 cfs Mar. 18, 19; minimum, 315 cfs 

Sept. 22, 23 (gage height, 2.73 ft).

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 163,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1949: maximum gage height. 46.9 ft 

Jan. 9, 1949; minimum discharge, 165 cfs Sept. 21, 1954 (gage height, 2.34 ft).

Maximum stage known, 50.2 ft in April 1892, present datum, from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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.

480

480

475

485

480

470

475

480

470

480

515

535

540

515

490

480

455

440

435

435

430

430

420 

420

420

415

420

450

455

450 

465

14,390

464

0.077

0.09

Nov.

575

655

704

650

606

550

575

*575

570

600

633

638

644

688

699

699

752

722

699

699

699

699

800 

920

1,460

2,350

2,450

2,250

1,740

1,500

27,801

927

0.155

0.17

Dec.

1,300

1,230

1,160

1,200

1,420

3,700

*4,050

3,480

2,850

2,200

1,880

1,700

1,580

1,420

1,300

1,230

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,200

1,380

1,460

1,580 

1,460

1,380

1,380

1,260

1,160

1,160

1,090 

1,090

50,76O

1,637

O.E73

0.32

Jan.

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

980

950

950

950

920

920

920

920

920

920

*95O

1,020

1,090

1,300

1,500 

1,620

1,540

1,580

1,620

1,700

1,580

1,620

1.J20

36,590

1,180

0.197

0.23

Feb.

5,260

4,370

9,870

21,400

23,400

26,100

27,200

28,900

31,200

32,300

52,600

31,200

27,800

23,900

18 , 500

16,800

18,800

20.9OO

21,900

23,000

25,400

*28,000

29,900 

50,300

29,000

27,000

23,000

17,000

13,000

------

666,000

22,970

3.85

4.15

Mar.

10,000

8,100

8,800

11,000

11,000

9,400

8,200

7,200

6,70O

6,200

5,900

5,800

7,500

15,000

23,000

31 , 000

35,000

57.000

57 , OOO

55,000

33,000

29,000

23,000 

*14,000

8,620

6,530

5,960

5,570

5,150

5,190 

5.010

459,610

14,830

2.48

2.85

Apr.

4,670

4,380

4,040

4,270

12,200

22,400

26,000

29,400

30,900

32,800

34,000

35,300

56,100

55,400

54,600

34 , 2OO

52,900

51,100

29,200

28,100

26,500

22,400

17,400 

13,900

9,650

7,140

5,860

5,180

4,660

4,510

618,960

20,630

5.44

5.84

May

4,470

8,660

13,500

18,200

21,000

22,900

24.40O

24,400

*22,500

18,200

14,800

10,900

6,960

5,120

4,370

3,810

3,370

3,150

2,850

2,650

2,400

2,200

2,060 

1,920

1,790

1,700

1,620

1,540

1,620

1,540 

1,500

256 ,'100

8,261

1.38

1.59

June

,420

,340

,300

,380

,230

,160

,090

1,020

950

950

920

830

860

920

920

1,460

1,920

1,970

1,840

1,920

2,O6O

2,200

2,250 

1,840

1,420

1,160

*1,060

980

1,090

1,460

40,920

1,364

0.228

0.25

July

1,300

1,250

1,090

950

1,060

1,090

950

860

850

830

758

699

688

606

590

565

520

545

590

628

677

920

2,020 

1,420

1,090

890

860

920

694

611 

550

27,031

872

0.146

0.17

Aug.

*500

470

440

425

415

480

520

616

520

475

445

410

391

420

420

480

485

495

520

600

638

535

644 

860

980

860

666

590

525

490 

470

16,785

541

0.090

0.10

Sept.

445

415

415

405

391

425

435

440

550

764

758

644

550

510

465

440

368

586

555

547

319

319

319 

347

327

347

575

480

475

450

15,466

449

0.075

0.08

Calendar year 1955: Max 76,300 Mln 355 Mean 7,154 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.23

Water year 1955-56: Max 37,000 Mln 319 Mean 6,089 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--No gage-height record Feb. 25 to Ma 

ords for auxiliary gage at Vienna Ferry and

23; discharge estimated on basis of gage-height re 

cords for station at Galnesvllle.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 283

Lubbub Creek near Carrollton, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°15', long 88 D 05', in E£ sec. 10, T. 21 S., R. 15 W., near center of

channel on upstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile southeast of Carrollton, and 4 miles 

upstream from Little Lubbub Creek.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available. September 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 174.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 8.65 ft); minlmum "daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 21-23, 26-29.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, 1,560 cfs Feb. 7, 1955 (gage height, 8.70 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 14-20, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below except those for period of no gageheight record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

.7

.9

1.5

3.0

4.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5

0.7

1.2

1.9

4.8

17

61

110

Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

180

276

440

590

850

1,410

0.8 

1.5 

3.5

7.6

0.4

.5

.7

1.0

1.5 17

3.0 61

Note. Same a

preceding table

above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

2.3

2.7

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.9

2.8

*2.7

2.6 

2.7

4.0

5.6

7.9

13

90.9

2.93

0.025

0.03

Nov.

15

13

11

9.3

8.7

9.3

12

15

19

21

19

17

17

17

26

23

23

24

31

34

30

27

37

49

92

131 

148

156

*14S

79

1,261.3

42.0

0.362

0.40

Dec.

46

57

89

102

107

92

65

51

43

37

34

31

30

29

29

28

28

31

40

46

44

42

38

36

35

33

32

31

29

27

26

1,388

44.8

0.386

0.44

Jan.

26

*25

25

25

26

25

25

25

25

*2A

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

29

38

43

43

46

55

59

55 

46

40

40

46

13

1,049

33.8

0.291

0.34

Feb.

74

107

248

812

*1.410

1,280

885

610

*505

*430

380

338

276

213

184

248

370

570

610

550

520

475

420

330

238

176 

148

131

114

12,652

436

3.76

4.06

Mar.

96

107

176

238

403

505

352

330

380

315

276

294

*474

1,000

1,080

1,220

*1,080

790

570

390

276

208

170

145

128

107 

99

94

142

176

11,783

380

3.28

3.78

Apr.

204

162

104

114

252

1,040

1.220

960

630

440

430

430

440

370

315

430

475

+ 475

410

288

188

138

110

99

89

82 

72

67

61

IS

10,151

338

2.91

3.25

May

57

65

145

222

260

260

170

117

120

96

67

51

44

36

*31

28

31

37

33

25

20

18

17

15

14

if

13

18

27

22

2,085

67.3

0.580

0.67

June

17

14

12

11

11

9.4

8.6

7.4

6.7

6.1

5.8

*6.8

7.4

8.4

9.4

13

15

16

15

25

34

26

40

31

20

14 

11

9.9

13

10

433.9.

14.5

0.125

0.14

July

8.7

7.8

6.8

6.1

6.1

6.0

6.8

10

12

13

18

19

12

9.9

9.0

*7.3

6.7

5.7

5.0

4.8

4.8

6.2

9.6

8.6

6.7

5.4 

4.5

3.9

3.4

2.8

4.3

240.9

7.77

0.067

0.08

Aug.

11

TI

8.1

6.1

5.0

7.3

5.4

4.0

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.7

LL±

1.9

2.8

2.0

1.7

1.4

*2.6

3.6

2.8

6.8

11

8.1

5.7 

4.6

3.9

3.1

2.8

2.6

138.6

4.47

0.039

0.04

Sept.

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.6

2.6

3.4

3.1

5.1

9.7

778

5.4

4.2

3.5

3.1

2.4

1.5

1.5

 al.l

al.O

a. 9

*a.8

a78

a. 8

al.O

a. 9

a. 8 

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 9

73.0

2.43

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,410 Mln 1.0 Mean 114 cfsm 0.983 in. 13.27

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,410 Mln 0.8 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.974 in. 13.25

Peak discharge (base. 1,100 cfs). Feb. 5 (12 m.) 1,480 cfs (8.65 ft); Mar. 16 (11 a.m.) 1,280 cfs 

(8.50 ft); Apr. 7 (3 a.m.) 1,340 cfs (8.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for 

nearby streams.
284 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Sipsey River at Fayette, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°40' , long 87°49', In SW£ sec. 8, T. 16 S., R. 12 W. , on downstream side 

of left bank pier of highway bridge, 1 mile southeast of Fayette and l| miles downstream from Southern Railway bridge.

Drainage area. 276 sq ml.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 296.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Feb. 2, 1945, chain gage, Feb. 2, 1945, to June 8, 1949, wire-weight gage, and June 9, 

1949, to Oct. 17, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 300 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 401 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,600 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 17.8 ft); minimum, 8.7 cfs Sept. 29.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs Jan. 7, 1950, Mar. 29, 1951, from rating 

curve extended above 14,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 21.75 ft Jan. 8, 1946; minimum 

discharge observed, 7.0 cfs Sept. 15, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. An average of about 0.5 cfs is diverted upstream from gage for 

municipal water supply for city of Fayette. All or a greater part of this diversion 

is returned as sewage a short distance downstream from gage.

Revisions.--WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet

per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 30)

6.8 

7.2 

8.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5

13 12.0

17 14.0

36 15.0

74 17.0

131 18.0

335

Feb. 6 to June 21

1,250

1,920

2,440

4,310

6,000

6.3 

6.7 

7.2 

8.0 

14.0

29

63

131

335

1,760

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

2,230

3,050

4,260

6,000

June 22 to Sept. 30

5.8

5.9 

6.1 

6.4 

6.8 

7.4 

8.0 

10.0

194

342

825

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

15

16

15

L4

14

15

18

19

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

17

19

19

19

19

20

16

*15

14

19

52

54

35

591

19.1

0.069

0.08

Nov.

29

29

27

24

25

25

30

30

28

29

34

32

32

53

58

40

39

38

34

34

32

30

1O4

589

290

182

100

72

58 

48

2,175

72.5

0.263

0.29

Dec.

*47

70

81

74

72

68

68

58

50

46

43

42

41

40

40

39

38

53

80

74

65

59

53

51

49

48

47

44

42 

41

40

1,663

53.6

0.194

0.22

Jan.

39

39

*38

38

38

38

*41

39

38

38

39

39

39

39

42

40

40

39

48

60

58

60

60

65

60

57

56

61

85 

117

187

1,677

54.1

0.196

0.23

Feb.

259

509

1,370

2,100

4,680

4,840

3,010

*1,570

1,130

1,050

925

851

655

556

677

1,460

1,840

2,120

2,290

3,050

3,060

4,130

2,150

1,130

877

799

725

925

677

49,615

1,711

6.20

6.69

Mar.

556

725

1,010

799

633

556

509

556

509

405

377

363

544

1,540

1,880

2,530

2,690

*5,050

1,710

1,010

749

633

*544

*472

405

357

329

304

391 

405

301

26,842

866

3.14

3.62

Apr.

262

240

227

497

1,230

1,800

2,580

4,260

2,200

1,190

1,420

1,660

1,520

1,050

925

1,420

1,520

1,110

*825

655

544

459

405

355

307

273

251

227

208 

197

29,817

994

3.60

4.02

May

224

259

1,130

1,570

1,460

799

901

1,390

1,520

990

655

484

377

299

251

229

*202

159

137

117

106

96

89

82

72

67

71

71

72

64

.51

14,000

452

1.64

1.89

June

99

73

62

52

46

43

4O

38

36

35

36

*49

51

64

67

87

199

142

81

99

350

611

237

142

100

88

111

126

97 

74

3,335

111

0.402

0.45

July

60

85

80

56

61

*73

51

46

46

43

43

39

63

52

40

42

37

37

41

41

39

34

29

27

29

25

23

23

22 

59

66

1,412

45.5

0.165

0.19

Aug.

34

28

25

23

26

29

27

27

*26

21

26

17

20

18

23

29

39

29

24

26

50

67

43

34

27

23

23

21

44 

34

24

907

29.3

0.106

0.12

Sept.

20

17

17

13

18

26

21

17

14

*14

17

15

14

14

14

14

17

*14

12

12

13

14

14

15

14

12

11

9.7

10~9.2 

441.9

14.7

0.053

0.06

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,490 Mln 11 Mean 332 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.32

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,880 Mln 9.2 Mean 362 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.86

Peak discharge (base, 2.500 efs).--Feb. 5 (2 p.m.) 5,6OO cfs (17.8 ft); 

(17.4 ft); Mar. 18 (4 a.mi) 3,480 cfs (l6.4 ft); Apr. 8 (3 a.m.) 5,000 of 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Feb. 22 (3 a.m.) 4,840 cfs 

 s (17.5 ft).
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 285

SLpsey River near Elrod, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°15', long 87°46', in NE£ sec. 3, T. 21 S., R. 12 W. , on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 82, a quarter of a mile upstream from Gulf, 

Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, 1 mile east of Elrod, and 2 miles downstream from Box 

Creek.

Drainage area. 518 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to March 1932, October 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 197.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Mar. 31, 1932, chain gage at railroad 

bridge a quarter of a mile downstream from present site at datum 1.93 ft higher.

Average discharge. 20 years (1928-31, 1939-56), 741 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,190 cfs Feb. 9 (gage height, 14.67 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.73 ft).

1928-32, 1939-56: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1950, Mar. 31, 1951 (gage 

height, 18.1 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 20, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water year 1929, superseding those published in WSP 682, are given 

herewith.

Date

1929

Aug. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

101

87

80

71

74

60

63

60

71

Date

1929-Con.

Aug. 13

15

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Month

Discharge

101

94

80

60

56

60

63

50

40

Maximum

-

Date

1929-Con.

Aug. 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

Minimum

40

Discharge

43

48

43

48

50

46

48

43

40

Mean

691

999

Date

1929-Con.

Sept. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Per square 

mile

0.148

.338

1.33

1.93

Discharge

40

43

48

50

56

60

63

108

Runoff in 

inches

0.17

.38

18.11

26.18

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 23, Dec. 31 to Jan. 19)

2.7

3.5

5.0

7.0

10.0

11.0

156

358

772

975

12.0

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

1,290

1,860

2,340

3,120

4,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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 stn

In.

Oct.

28

28

27

27

27

26

35

38

31

28

31

32

31

30

28

2"7

27

27

27

28

27

27

27

28

28

28

*27

*31

38

39

44

927

29.9

0.058

0.07

Nov.

58

70

58

49

_47

48

52

56

54

57

59

58

58

72

79

76

86

96

96

86

82

76

92

178

240

394

492

492

334

*220

3,915

130

0.251

0.28

Dec.

168

205

280

290

270

230

200

178

160

152

140

128

120

117

117

117

114

117

144

148

160

164

160

144

140

136

132

124

117

117

110

4,899

158

0.305

0.35

Jan.

110

114

110

110

*110

106

103

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

16

96

96

100

114

128

136

136

186

245

225

200

178

164

160

230

4,131

133

0.257

0.30

Feb.

270

322

562

925

1,170

1,420

*1,620

2,570

4,990

4,O60

3,240

2,680

2,280

2,020

1,900

2,020

1,860

1,760

1,720

1,820

2,340

2,920

3,350

3,120

3,480

3,120

2,60O

2,220

1,900

64,259

2,216

4.28

4.61

Mar.

1,680

1,560

1,470

1,420

1,420

1,370

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,290

1,210

1,170

1,210

*1,370

1,650

2,460

2,460

2,600

3,020

2,920

3,020

2,840

2,460

2,120

1,790

1,560

1,290

1,110

1,020

950

844

53,274

1,719

3.32

3.82

Apr.

808

772

724

692

808

1,820

2,220

1,940

1,860

2,460

3,900

3,760

2,920

2,460

2,280

2,680

*2,600

2,340

2,020

1,820

1,680

1,650

1,590

1,420

1,210

1,000

844

676

562

478

51,994

1,733

3.35

3.73

May

442

430

442

534

618

676

756

884

1,000

1,140

1,210

1,210

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,050

*790

534

394

322

270

240

215

196

178

168

173

191

173

164

152

18,062

583

1.13

1.30

June

140

128

124

148

136

117

106

96

92

89

82

*79

76

82

100

117

132

144

173

225

196

260

406

492

520

382

240

182

173

173

5,410

180

0.347

0.39

July

173

300

280

178

148

173

225

210

478

454

220

144

117

103

92

*96

92

89

86

82

86

96

86

76

67

61

56

53

52

48

50

4,471

144

0.278

0.32

Aug.

54

63

79

60

53

48

46

42

40

43

40

38

38

48

53

46

47

44

40

*44

50

46

46

56

68

59

52

46

42

43

38

1,512

48.8

0.094

0.11

Sept.

46

57

47

37

33

37

52

47

42

38

33

29

27

25

27

27

26

25

*24

24

24

24

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

920

30.7

0.059

0.07

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,900 Mln 24 Mean 529 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.87

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,990 Mln 2O Mean 584 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.35

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Feb. 9 (8 a.m.) 5,190 cfs (14.67 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
386 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Sipsey River near Pleasant Ridge, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°02', long 88°07', in SJ sec. 20, T. 24 N. , R. 1 W. , on downstream handrail of bridge on State Highway 40, 450 ft downstream from Hughes Creek, 2| miles northwest of Pleasant Ridge, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles south of Allceville.

Drainage area. 753 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1956 (Incomplete October 1939 to September

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 105.13 ft above mean sea level 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Prior to Dec. 21, 1942, staff gage at 

site 300 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily on Tombigbee 

River at Vienna Perry, 2 miles upstream from Slpsey River.

Average discharge. 13 years (1943-56), 1,130 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,350 cfs Apr. 7; maximum gage height, 15.33 ft 

Apr. 7, from graph based on gage readings; minimum daily discharge, 22 cfs Sept. 28 

I*?39'561 Maximum discharge, 21,900 cfs Apr. 2, 1951, minimum dally determined,

Remarks.--Records fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Pall used as a factor Feb. 5-27, Mar. 15-24, Apr. 6-23)

1.6

1.9 

2.5 

3.0

41

108

188

4.0

8.0

12.0

14.0

430

2,020

3,800

4,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

34

35

35

34

35

42

45

39

45

50

40

39

39

41

39

38

38

36

36

34

35

36

38

36

*35

36

39

47

50

SZ

1,221

39.4

0.052

0.06

Nov.

69

59

56

69

79

75

71

70

78

79

76

73

78

78

76

76

95

83

95

102

115

115

130

145

400

400

760

600

460

460

5,122

171

O.S27

0.25

Dec.

385

345

370

400

400

370

*320

295

260

227

207

198

170

170

170

162

153

162

179

198

207

207

198

207

198

188

179

179

170

162

153

7,189

232

0.308

0.36

Jan.

162

153

153

145

145

145

137

137

137

137

137

130

130

130

130

137

130

122

*145

153

170

188

271

400

460

400

332

295

271

271

332

6,185

200

0.266

0.31

Feb.

385

400

1,280

2,690

3,020

2,930

2,550

2,150

2,310

2,550

3,080

4,400

4,720

4,180

3,820

4,060

3,770

3,530

3,110

3,030

2,790

*2,570

2,420

2,610

2,950

3,700

3,820

3,950

3,650

86,425

2,980

3.96

4.27

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,460 Min 30

Mar.

3,210

2,810

2,560

2,390

2,180

1,970

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,810

1,760

1.680

1,890

2,350

3,000

4 . 180

4,100

3,870

3,440

3,240

3,610

3,440

3,540

*3,580

3,350

2,990

2,650

2,350

2,180

1,930 

1,720

83,330

2,688

3.57

4.12

Apr.

1,520

1,360

1,200

1,360

2,020

4,410

5,180

4,690

3,440

3,040

3,080

3,000

3,400

4,330

4,430

4,380

4,220

3,870

3,520

3,240

2,930

2,650

2,350

2,140

2,020

1,890

1,760

1,600

1,400

1,120

85,550

2,852

3.79

4.23

May

880

720

720

720

680

720

800

*880

920

960

1,040

1,080

,160

,240

,280

,280

,280

,280

1,160

840

525

400

345

308

283

260

248

248

271

258

23,049

744

0.988

1.14

June

227

207

188

170

162

179

179

153

145

137

137

130

122

130

122

130

137

153

162

179

227

271

238

283

400

490

*525 "400

271

207

6,461

215

0.286

0.32

July

207

217

227

320

308

207

207

271

295

358

560

560

332

217

179

145

130

122

122

122

122

122

108

108

108

102

95

89

108

TB_

6,233

201

0.267

0.31

Aug.

*76

73

75

71

89

89

71

64

62

60

58

60

54

70

61

54

64

62

58

57

83

59

60

60

57

57

95

78

69

62

59

2,067

66.7

0.089

0.10

Sept.

56

52

48

52

62

73

60

48

46

54

52

48

48

43

44

36

35

33

35

32

32

30

30

30

30

27

26

22

25

25

1,234

41.1

0.055

0.06

Mean 813 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.65

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,180 Min 22 Mean 858 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.53

Peak discharge (base. 4,500 cfs).--Feb. 13 (2 a.m.) 4,840 cfs (14.4 ft); Apr. 7 (1 p.m.) 5,350 cfs 

(15.26 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 287

Noxubee River near Brooksville, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°13'30", long 88"42'10", in center of sec. 19, T. 16 N., R. 16 E. Choctaw meridian, on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Shotbag Creek, 3| miles upstream from Lynn Creek, 4| miles downstream 

from Octoc Creek, 61; miles upstream from Yellow Creek, and 7 miles west of Brooksville.

Drainage area. 440 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1940 to June 1942, January 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 18, 1945, staff gage and May 18 1945 to 

July 22, 1949, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years {1940-41, 1944-56), 583 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,500 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height 19.46 ft)- minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 21, 22, Sept. 22, 28-30.

1940-42, 1944-56: Maximum discharge, 55,000 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height 23 88 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at 

times during 1952-55.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair, and those for period of 

no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation.--Gace-helght record and nine discharge measurements furnished bv Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Nov. 6)

Oct. 1 to Bar. 16

O.3

.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

.6 

3.8 

10

69

149

6.0 

10,0 

14'. 0 

17.0 

18.0 

19.0 

19.5

463

1,060

1,780

2,550

3,500

5,900

7,700

0.2 

.3

Mar. 17 to Sept. 30 

0

.9 

5.2 

12

1.0 26

2.0 76

3.0 149

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.6

.6

^8

1.7

1.4

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

1.3

1. 1 

1.7

2.9

.7

.4

.3

.3

.3

^

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3 

*.2

24.6

0.79

0.0018

0.002

Nov.

0.3

.3

.6

1.6

2.6

2.9

4.3

11

9.0

6.8

15

9.3 

5.3

4.3

3.2

2.9

6.5

5.3

4.0

3.8

1.9

2.0

3.8

4.3

133

131

113

"97 158

64

8O7.0

26.9

0.061

0.07

Dec.

50

51

54

50

*£2

59

48

42

39

34

29

28 

27

26

26

26

26

35

35

34

34

33

32

31

30

28

27

26

25 

24

221

1,094

35.3

o.oso

O.O9

Jan.

22

21

21

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

17 

17

16

ii

16

16

16

25

30

34

37

*40

43

38

36

40

40

37

39 

42

806

26.0

0.059

0.07

Feb.

76

140

948

2,050

2,470

2,280

2,25O

2,300

2,350

1,8OO

964

646 

535

415

487

1,350

1,800

1,970

2,480

4,000

3,650

3,230

3,300

3,110

2,410

1,410

*561

379

313

49,674

1,713

3.89

4.20

Mar.

282

252

252

282

302

313

252

247

190

167

185

172 

1,040

3,000

3,000

6.520

6,220

5,030

*4,140

3,110

2,250

1,120

475

357

313

282

262

227

2O8

194 

198

40,642

1,311

2.98

3.44

Apr.

185

162

149

194

402

2,870

3,110

5.60O

5,460

3,930

2,860

2,170 

1,74O

1,400

868

1,480

1,580

1,540

1,480

868

439

324

272

232

203

180

158

140

123 

112

40,231

1,341

3.05

3.40

May

112

136

505

916

1.14O

964

*475

3O2

237

194

158

131 

108

91

82

74

66

58

56

52

46

42

38

36

33

30

34

83

46

45

44

6,334

204

0.464

0.54

June

38

36

36

40

*34

29

24

24

2O

18

*18

25 

26

33

39

44

68

68

62

49

68

108

176

13T

88

66

52

41

33 

28

1,522

50.7

0.115

0.13

July

25

20

26

20

16

14

21

13

11

11

19

22 

16

11

8.8

*8.2

7.6

6.7

6.4

7.6

22

30

15

13

15

16

12

9.5

7.9

6.4 

5.2

445.3

14.4

0.033

0.04

Aug.

5.5

6.4

3.6

3.3

12

32

12

6.1

3.6

2.2

1.6

H1.5

6.4

20

8.2

5.2

3.6

2.8

2.8

6.7

5.2

4.1

3.1

3.8

4.9

4.6

4.4

6.4 

7.6

192.6

6.21

0.014

0.02

Sept.

6.7

5.8

5.8

*4.6

3.6

3.1

3.8

13

IT

7.9

5.8

4.4 

2.4

2.2

3.6

3.1

.7

.4

.6

.7

.4

.3

.4

.4

 .3

*.3

.2

T* 

.1

91.8

3.06

O.OO69

O.OO8

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,900 Kin 0.2 Mean 332 cfsm 0.755 In. 10.25

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,320 Kin 0.1 Mean 388 cfsm 0.882 In. 12.01

Peak discharge (base. 5,OOP cfs).--Feb. 20 (6 p.m.) 4,900 cfs (18.66 ft); Mar. 16 (5 p.m.) 7,50o 

cfs (19.46 ft); Apr. 8 (7:30 p.m.) 6,390 cfs (19.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 22 to Jan. 22; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for station at Macon.
288 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Noxubee River at Macon, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°06'05", long 88°33'40", in NE£ sec. 4, T. 14 N., R. 17 E., Choctaw

stream from Running Water Creek

Drainage area. 812 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1928 to May 1932, September 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 142.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 31, 1932, chain gage at site 40 ft 

downstream at different datum. Sept. 21, 1938, to Aug. 10, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge . 21 years (1928-31, 1938-56), 870 cfs.

Ext reme s . - -Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 28.15 ft); minImum7 27 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 6.26 ft).

1928-32, 1938-56: Maximum discharge. 52,000 cfs Map. 30, 1951 (gage height, 32.97 

ft); minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 25, 26, 1943 (gage height, 4.89 ft).

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

6.2 

6.6 

7.0 

8.0 

12.0

108

300

1,230

16.0

20.0

24.0

26.0

28.0

2,190

3,420

5,450

7,000

11,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

44

34

33

32

31

31

34

33

35

38

34

31

31

29

30

30

29

28

3T

29

29

29

29

29

31

30

28

32

34

38

*47

1,003

32.4

0.040

0.05

Nov.

38

35

35

36

43

44

44

44

50

52

55

54

60

58

54

52

53

53

56

53

55

56

65

62

267

438

334

193

228

174

2,841

94.7

0.117

0.13

Dec.

129

126

153

154

125

118

120

105

91

85

77

*74

69

67

65

64

62

65

74

102

84

77

75

81

80

75

68

62

58

6T

60

2,706

87.3

0.108

0.12

Jan.

58

57

59

59

56

55

54

56

55

52

54

53

53

55

54

*53

53

53

56

75

82

76

81

101

125

102

90

89

90

94 

108

2,156

69.5

0.086

0.10

Feb.

137

285

2,770

4,790

5.750

5,750

5,450

*4,460

3,620

3,080

2,780

1,810

1,040

806

1,210

3,120

3,760

3,620

3,150

3,580

4,000

4,460

4,680

4,350

3,950

3,580

*2,600

1,010

576

90,174

3,109

3.83

4.13

Mar.

484

426

484

434

461

461

484

507

472

380

380

542

2,110

5,170

6,260

8,550

8,350

8.950

7,950

6,800

5,890

4,790

2,960

944

576

496

438

404

392

404 

369

77,368

2,496

3.07

3.54

Apr.

346

*323

289

472

2,240

7,870

11 . 200

8,550

6,700

6,430

6,610

6,100

5,120

3,580

2,340

2,780

2,520

2,090-

1,780

1,590

967

599

484

415

369

334

300

278

252

230

83,158

2,772

3.41

3.81

May

211

205

312

737

1,040

1.180

990

*576

415

334

278

243

209

182

163

149

144

129

114

108

105

100

93

88

82

89

107

84

111

111

93

8,782

283

0.349

0.40

June

93

88

82

80

77

79

74

69

66

65

65

67

70

150

147

101

94

116

144

156

128

123

165

238

207

148

117

97

82

73

3,261

109

0.134

0.15

July

67

65

60

56

60

62

54

51

54

*54

50

48

48

52

52

46

43

«

44

51

49

55

61

67

60

54

50

51

48

45 

62

1,661

53.6

0.066

0,08

Aug.

54

44

41

39

43

»38

46

61

52

46

37

34

35

50

44

42

39

50

44

54

105

56

58

41

36

35

37

39

35

50

43

1,428

46.1

0.057

0.07

Sept.

35

36

34

29

32

32

29

33

37

35

±2

39

35

34

32

30

30

28soso

28

30

30

28

»28

30

30

30

28

30

954

31.8

0.039

0.04

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,900 Min 28 Mean 583 Cfsm 0.718 In. 9.76

Water year 1955-56: Max 11,200 Min 28 Mean 753 Cfsm 0.927 In. 12.62

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efsK Peb. 6 (7 p.m.) 5,820 cfs (24.58 ft); Mar. 18 (5 a.m.) 9,150 

cfs (27.17 ft); Apr. 7 (9 a.m.) 11,800 cfs (28.15 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 289

Noxubee River near Geiger, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°55', long 88°18', in SE£ sec. 33, T. 23 N., R. 3 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 17, half a mile upstream from 

Woodards Creek, 1 mile upstream from Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad bridge, 

and 4 miles north of Geiger.

Drainage area. 1.140 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1940, July 1944 to September 1956.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 86.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Prior to Sept. 30, 1940, staff gage at site of 

old highway bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 84.64 ft above mean sea level. July 26, 

1944, to June 5, 1949, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Auxiliary waterstage recorder on Tombigbee River at Gainesville, Ij miles downstream from mouth of 

Noxubee River.

Average discharge.--13 years (1939-40, 1944-56), 1,508 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height. 34.42 ft)- minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 27-29.

1939-40, 1944-56: Maximum discharge, 37,600 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 42.7ft); 

minimum, 13 cfs July 7, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge includes flow of Noxubee cutoff channel at bridge on State Highway 17, 1 mile 

north of gage.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Feb. 9-15, Feb. 19 to Mar. 12, Mar. 2O-28, 

Mar. 31 to Apr. 2, Apr. 5, 12-29, May 9-16)

2.2 

2.8 

3.4 

4.5

6.0

25

67

130

325

700

12.0

20.0

28.0

34.0

2,350 

4.30O 

7,600 

12,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

43

53

49

42

43

43

45

45

45

45

50

48

44

42

40

39

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

37.

*37

37

38

41

60

TS

1,322

42.6

0.037

0.04

Nov.

43

45

52

50

45

45

46

51

52

51

53

57

57

59

60

61

57

54

54

53

53

53

57

66

136

345

435

365

 233

197

2,985

99.5

0.087

0.10

Dec.

195

195

249

512

198

168

*138

130

129

112

101

94

87

83

79

75

74

79

94

86

96

116

104

94

91

94

94

87

83

76

7_2

3,585

116

0.102

0.12

Jan.

71

71

69

67

68

70

69

67

65

66

67

65

63

63

63

64

65

64

*68

68

69

84

125

164

147

152

148

129

115

146

211

2,823

91.1

0.08O

0.09

Feb.

184

TsT

2,420

7,660

10.6OO

10,400

9,O40

7,400

6,42O

*5,510

4,820

3,980

2,980

1,810

2,070

5,540

6,9OO

6,300

5,20O

4,840

5,120

4,S10

4,390

4,390

4,320

4,150

3,880

3,310

1,700

140,328

4,839

4.24

4.58

Mar.

658

512

64O

951

694

543

512

850

85O

598

460

410

2,770

5,380

7,9OO

11,100

12,200

11,000

9,680

8,830

8,270

7,660

6,750

*5,120

2,270

771

610

640

1,360

1,300

760

112,049

3,614

3.17

3.66

Apr.

548

460

410

730

2,090

9.30O

12.600

11,900

*10,9OO

10,600

10.2OO

9,32O

8,200

7,100

6,240

6,660

6,320

*4,230

3,440

2,710

2,240

1,560

884

543

444

414

375

345

325

305

131,393

4,380

3.84

4.29

May

-285

270

320

600

l.OOO

1,400

1.500

1,200

*660

382

302

284

270

249

221

2 O2

185

174

166

148

137

133

127

12 O

117

117

113

125

124

105 

15?

11,165

36O

O.316

0.36

June

125

115

104

1OO

92

89

86

87

85

80

 55- 78

90

95

452

365

179

144

130

165

198

218

174

164

200

240

*198

156

124

110

4,503

150

0.132

0.15

July

~93 100

88

83

78

82

80

10O

85

73

70

67

65

63

61

64

64

59

55

54

58

66

63

73

82

91

80

72

64

61

55

2,249

72.5

O.064

0.07

Aug.

*51

63

61

53

46

43

43

42

4O

55

57

51

45

43

41

42

50

46

42

46

53

59

92

5S

65

55

47

45

41

45 

4O

1,568

5O.6

0.044

0.05

Sept.

44

54

*5

40

40

52

42

35

34

32

35

38

38

42

40

37

36

34

32

31

30

30

30

30

30

29

27

27

27

28

1,069

35.6

0.031

O.O3

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,96O Mln 34 Mean 915 Cfsm 0.803 In. 10.90

Water year 1955-56: Max 12,600 Mln 27 Mean 1,134 Cfsm 0.995 In. 13.54

Pealc discharge (base. 12.000 cfs). Mar. 17 (8 a.m.) 12,300 cfs (34.02 ft); Apr. 7 (time unknown) 

12,700 cfs (34742 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. No gage-height record Apr. 7, May 2-8, June 25-26, June 30 to Aug. 2, Aug. 19-20j discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for station at Macon, 

Miss.
290 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tombigbee River at Gainesville, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°49', long 88°09', in SE£ sec. 2, T. 21 N., R. 2 W., on downstream side 

of right bank pier of bridge on State Highway 39 at Gainesville, 2 miles downstream 

from Noxubee River.

Drainage area. 8.700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1955, October 1955 to September 1956 (fragmentary).Gage-height records collected at same site since 1937 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 63.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Prior to Feb. 1, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum. Since Oct. 15, 1939, an auxiliary water-stage recorder at 

Epes, 19 miles downstream from base gage. Prior to Oct. 14, 1939, auxiliary staff gage 

at Epes, 700 ft upstream from site of auxiliary water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 17 years (1938-55), 11,330 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 55,200 efs Apr. 7; maximum gage height, 40.15 ft 

Apr. 16; minimum daily discharge not determined.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 168,000 cfs Jan. 11, 1949; maximum gage height, 53.9ft 

Jan. 11, 1949; minimum daily discharge, 250 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 3,000 cfs and fair between 2,000 and 3,000 cfs. Discharge 

below 2,000 cfs not determined because of indefinite stage-discharge relation resulting 

from operations of Demopolis lock and dam near Demopolis.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 13 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov.

.

_

-

-

_

:

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

2,820

3,070

5.150

2,980

2,600

_

-

_

-

Dec.

2,280

2,140

2,150

3,200

4.570 

*3,860 

3,270

2,830

2,150 

2,180

2,090

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

(«)

_

_

-

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

-

( )

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

( )

-

2,250

2,280

2,220

2,220

2,180

2,550

2,180

g! 5 10

_

-

_

-

Feb.

*5.120

4,410

10,500 

50,700

40,000

44,000

44.900

»4l,l66

41,500

41,800

41,800 

41,100

39,800

55,900

31,400

34,100

55,500

36,100

34,400

54,600

*35,700 

38,600

57,200

37,600

37,800

36,700

33,800

27,900

20,900

972,930

35,550

3.86

4.16

Mar.

15,100

12,100

11,800 

14,700

14,600

12,800

11,000 

10,700 

9,760

8,650

8.080 

8,080

10,700

26,100

34,800

46,200

55.600

50,800

49,200

48,300

47,400 

45,500

41,900

34,800

*22,500

13,700

10,500

9,100

9,760

9,550

8,220

710,000

22,900

2.63

5.04

Apr.

7,250

6,700

6.110 

6,960

18,200

45,500

54,100 

»54.800 

50,400

49,600

51,500 

51,500

50,300

49,600

49,200

51,500

51,100

47,800

42,200

38,600

35,000 

51,200

26,000

19,800

14,300

10,400

8,630

7,760

6,800

6,310

948,720

31.62C

5.65

4.06

May

5,710

7,890

12,500 

15,900

21,400

25,900

25.800 

25,766 

25,400

*25,500

18,700 

14,100

9,980

7,760

6,160

5,670

5,150

5,040

4,540

4,010

3,460 

2,190

2,620

2,480

2,280

2,O40

2,020

-

2,020

2,020

2,030

-

-

-

-

June

_

-

_

-

_

:

-

-

-

-

-

2,020

2,180

2,690

2,460

2,320

5.210 

2,940

3,080

2,600

2,430

2,090

(*)

-

-

-

-

-

July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1955: Max 67,600 Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56: Max 54,800 Mln - Mean - Cfam - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 291

Mulberry Fork near Garden City, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°00', long 86°45', In NE£ sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 2 W., on left bank near 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 1,000 ft downstream from Louisville & 

Nashville Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Garden City, and 5^ miles downstream 

from Mud Creek.

Drainage area. 368 sq ml.

Records available. June 1928 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 380.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 3, 1934, chain gage and Dec. 4, 1934,to Jan. 4, 1939, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1928-31, 1932-56), 630 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 12.3 ft); mlnImum, 4.9 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.99 ft).

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 46,600 cfs Feb. 4, 1936 (gage height, 24.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 3 cfs Sept. 28-30, Oct. 1, 3-6, 1931 (gage height, 1.88 

ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.3

3.0 

5.5 

9.0

36

75

180

3.8 

4.4 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

346

440

1,020

1,840

4,240

10,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.2

7.8

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

110

-75 234

33

21

16

14

11

10

9.0

7.8

7.8

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.0

5.5

5.2

BT?

*6.6

11

16

18

699.1

22.6

0.061

0.07

Nov.

12

9.4

7.8

6.6

6.0

6.0

7.0

6.6

7.4

7.8

7.8

9.0

21

21

16

14 

18

32

26

19

24

28

"TrT 1,120

216

204

162

130

105

*89

2,813.4

93.8

0.255

0.28

Dec.

80

85

103

141

222

199

162

146

128

111

98

90

84

78

72

66 

63

75

115

107

92

85

80 

80

77

75

69

63

60

59

56

3,021

97.5

0.265

0.31

Jan.

55

54

52

51

50

*48

47

46 *44

40

39

40

39

39

38

38 

38

TB" 37

47

52

48

59 

75

75

74

64

70

80

145

E28

1,857

59.9

0.163

0.19

Feb.

431 *l,55o~

6,490

7,700

5,200

3,160

2,140

1,660

1,890

1,440

1,840

1,400

1,200

1,020

1,470

2,240 

3,160

3,550

2,620

6.440

3,160

2,190

1,660 

1,440

1,400

1,280

1,520

1,240

1,020

73,481

2,534

6.89

7.43

Mar.

880

1,550

1,240

1,020

880

820

*754

1,400

915

790

790

700

1,240

3,610

2,570

4,710 

2,800

1,990

1,520

1,240

1,020

880

760 

664

570

510

465

430

923

535

415

38,591

1,245

3.38

3.90

Apr.

359

326

302

1,830

1,020

8.470

3,040

1,890

1,440

1,320

2,460

1,480

*1,160

985

2,940

3,540 

1,890

1,400

1,090

880

742

640

570 

480

410

364

330

295

267

244

42,164

1,405

3.82

4.26

May

237

254

647

377

274

237

2.580

l,S6o

682

515

415

338

284

257

225

216 

194

168

*146

132

119

111

100 

90

80

77

89

102

87

2i

10,192

329

0.894

1.03

June

113

77

55

*47

44

39

37

35

33

32

62

126

66

46

40

35 

55

54

44

167

545 475-

155 

94

72

93

175

113

72

52

3,048

102

0.277

0.31

July

42

37

230

122

72

54

47

42

109

184

107

63

91

375

578

170 

102

*107

69

864

257

139

111 

85

66

57

47

39

37

45 

32

4,380

141

0.383

0.44

Aug.

25

24

36

25

19

26

19

16

14

13

12

11

10

9T

364

113

50

32

249

972

368

130

70 

47

35

28

26

54

33

24 

89

3,005

96.9

0.263

0.30

Sept.

505

122

62

40

31

26

30

24

20

19

17

*14

13

12

9.9

8.6 

*8.2

8.6

7.4

8.2

8.6

7.8

7.8 

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.2

4.9 5~72~

1,048.3

34.9

0.095

0.11

Calendar year 1955: Max 11,800 Mln 5.2 Mean 474 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.50

Water year 1955-56: Max 8,470 Mln 4.9 Mean 504 Cfsra 1.37 In. 18.63

Peak discharge (base, 13.000 efs). Feb. 20 (8:30 a.m.) 13,000 cfs (12.3 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
292 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Slpsey Pork near Jasper, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°54'40", long 87 0 05'00", In SE$ sec. 17, T. 13 S., R. 5 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 69, 200 ft downstream from Mill 

Creek, a third of a mile upstream from Boyd Creek, 3j miles downstream from Ryan Creek, 

11 miles upstream from mouth, and 13.7 miles northeast of Jasper.

Drainage area. 971 sq ml.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1956.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 253.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

""929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Sept. 23, 1953, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 39.8 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 0.69 ft).

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 43,900 cfs Mar. 22, 1955; minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 20, 

1954 (gage height, 0.54 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Baelcwater from return of overbank flow Feb. 4-7, 2O-22, Apr. 7-9; 

shifting-control method used Nov. 3 to Dec. 4, June 21 to Aug. 2)

.9 

1.2

21

43

106

6.0

16.0

27.0

38.0

1,410

5,700

14,000

25,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

31

29

28

27.

27

61

80

69

56

45

40

40

40

39

39

40

42

44

44

44

42

42

42

*40

38

36

44

104

124

102

1,511

48.7

0.050

0.06

Nov.

73

74

65

56

48

46

56

58

56

60

65

67

97

131

118

118

95

91

95

99

106

118

774

72TT

449

332

244

196

168

*144

4,826

161

0.166

0.18

Dec.

126

168

196

216

345

423

298

234

198

166

148

136

131

128

124

121

118

TET

206

194

201

181

174

164

156

154

144

134

128

131

126

5,520

178

0.183

0.21

Jan.

118

118

116

*116

114

111

111

111

108

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

104

116

131

136

134

144

154

161

174

161

174

198

304

540

4,502

145

0.149

0.17

Feb.

748

1,820

* 15, 800

*25.000

* 17, 000

*8,800

5,000

3,170

2,810

2,430

2,400

2,170

1,750

1,480

1,890

3,740

7,530

9,160

7,740

14,400

10,000

5,800

3,740

2,810

2,470

2,320

2,280

2,250

1,750

168,258

5,802

5.98

6.44

Calendar year 1955: Max 37,OOO Mln 27

Mar.

1,510

1,860

2,030

1,720

1,480

*1,380

1,290

1,440

1,290

1,080

1,100

1,080

1,510

8,230

8,440

14.000

11,406

5,820

3,660

2,700

2,140

1,780

1,510

1,350

1,140

1,020

960

879

1,480

1,200

933

87,412

2,820

2.90

3.35

Apr.

852

800

748

2,900

3,380

14,500

17.000

7,000

3,800

2,930

8,240

*7 , 180

4,100

3,010

3,430

9,400

6,540

3,790

2,770

2,170

1,750

1,510

1,320

1,160

1,020

933

879

800

748

722

115,382

3,846

3.96

4.42

May

774

826

5,540

3,430

2,320

1,750

8,640

9,520

4,350

2,740

2,030

1,540

1,220

1,050

879

826

a770

a720

a640

a560

a490

a440

a400

a360

332

329

371

384

327

284

261

53 , 903

1,739

1.79

2.06

June

288

264

226

214

201

194

188

176

156

144

144

138

*I38

184

238

314

327

261

236

221

273

879

540

345

256

384

1.200

933

462

306

9,830

328

0.338

0.38

July

251

423

488

5T9

226

201

206

186

208

206

171

148

128

144

488

311

226

198

178

*345

371

276

181

144

*118

111

97

78

146

201

154

6,928

223

0.230

0.27

Aug.

114

95

151

146

121

99

80

74

63

*62

51

58

48

216

774

332

154

99

117

618

423

345

196

134

102

80

76

97

88

76

67

5,156

166

0.171

0.20

Sept.

73

76

69

58

51

71

166

106

76

*60

48

45

42

39

33

32

29

27

*25

25

22

20

?T

21

21

22

23

23

23

22

1,369

45.6

0.047

0.05

Mean 1,192 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.65

Water year 1955-56 : Max 25,000 Mln 20 Mean 1,269 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.79

Peak discharge (base. 18.0OO efs).--Peb. 4 (1:30 a.m.) 27,100 cfs (39.8 ft); Feb. 20 (6 p.m.) 

18,400 cfs (31.6 ft); Apr. 7 (3:30 a.m.) 22,50O cfs (35.6 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 293

Blackwater Creek near Manchester, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°54 I 30", long 87°15'25", in SE£ sec, 15, T. 13 S., R. 7 W,, on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from small unnamed 

tributary, 2 miles east of Manchester, and 5i miles north of Jasper.

Drainage area. 188 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 401.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 18 years, 294 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,720 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 6.77 ft); minimum daily, 4.2 cfs Sept. 23-25.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 8,050 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 11.49 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Oct. 25, 1938.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation at very low flow by milldam 2 miles above 

station.

Revisions. WSF 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

2.8

3.5

7.0

16

31

55

111

3.4 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

7.0

249

447

677

1,000

3,000

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

In.

Oct.

7.2

7^5

7,5

8.2

7.5

7.8 

11

10 

10

7.8

.0

.0

.5

.5

.5

.O

.2

.5

.8

8.5

8.5

9.5

10

9.5

*8.8

9.0

8.2

13

14

27

30

306.5

9.89

0.053

0.06

Nov.

23

18

15

12

1Z

14

15

14 

16

18

16

16

18

20

18

18

19

18

18

18

16

17

103

160

113

67

50

40

 34

31

967

' 32.2

0.171

0.19

Dec.

29

31

36

47

50

46 

44

37 

34

31

28

26

26

24

27

24

24

32

43

48

44

38

34

33

32

32

30

29

27

26

26

1,035

33.4

0.178

0.20

Jan.

25

25

25

24

 24

24 

24

24 

*24

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

25

23

25

26

37

36

33

33

34

37

34

34

38

76

2°.

964

31,1

0.165

0.19

Feb.

158

388

1,620

2,340

2,620

 2470 

*2,190

1,200 

8OO

605

571

483

387

326

478

1,120

1,340

1,590

1,540

2,290

2,090

1,890

1,490

832

615

530

530

571

424

-------

33,688

1,162

6.18

6.66

Mar.

349

471

487

409

342

 310 

283

333 

289

241

227

225

387

1,660

1,890

2,140

1,940

1,740

1,250

733

517

402

336

286

246

217

200

185

?49

269

202

13,815

607

3.23

3.72

Apr.

173

160

149

936

758

2,090 

2.140

1,940 

1,540

1,020

1,540

 1,440

1,200

879

941

1,340

1,040

781

576

443

353

301

266

233

204

185

171

158

145

150

23,232

774

4,12

4.60

May

195

306

1,040

964

625

551 

1,440

1.490

1,340

1,000

576

391

292

238

197

173

 145

122

104

92

82

94

255

162

109

96

104

90

82

70

60

12,485

403

2.14

2.47

June

79

145

82

63

55

50 

46

44 

40

39

40

36

 36

56

63

90

70

54

45

91

52

182

TI5

71

62

53

48

78

60

44

1,989

66.3

0.353

0.39

July

40

36

44

35

31

29 

37

 42 

36

37

33

26

22

21

21

26

30

29

23

21

20

25

21

17

15

15

15

13

TI

13

21

808

26.1

0.139

0.16

Aug.

25

24

21

373T:

17 

14

14

12

 10

11

10

11

11

22

12

10

11

13

17

14

24

24

16

12

12

16

22

24

29

19

545

17.6

0.094

0.11

Sept.

14

13

12

12

15

25 

18

12 

11

 11

12

12

12

10

10

9.0

 8.2

6.6

6.0

5.6

4.8

4.4

4.2

T3

4.2

17

14

10

8.8

7.2

313.2

10.4

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1955 : Max 3,OOO Min 7.0 Mean 267 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.26

Water year ir 1955-56 1955-56 : : Max Max 2,670 2,670_____Min Min 4.2 4.2_____Mean Mean 260 260_____Cfsm Cfsm 1.38 1.58 In. In. 18.81 18.81______

.scharee (base. 1.8OO cfs).~Feb. 6 (7 a.m.) 2.72O cfs (6.77 ft); Feb. 20 (3:50 a.m.) 

 s (6.66 ft); Mar. 16 (6 a.m.) 2,24O cfs (6.29 ft); Apr. 6 (3 p.m.) 2,290 cfs (6.33 ft),

Fealc dl

2.62(3 cl*w v ._u . » ,-,-m. . _, - ».». - -. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
294 MOBIE£ RIVER BASIN

Lost Creek near Oakman, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°45'50", long 87°21'30", in SEir sec. 3, T. 15 S., R. 8 W., on right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 69, a quarter of a mile 

upstream from Wolf Branch, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Pumpkin Creek, 

4 miles northeast of Oakman, and 65- miles southwest of Jasper.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1951 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 280 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 15.0 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 17.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 4,290 cfs Feb. 7, 1955; no flow Oct. 25 to Nov. 7, 1953, 

Oct. 25, 27, 28, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs, fair between 1 and 10 cfs and during periods of no 

gage-height record, and poor below 1 cfs.

Revisions.--WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 13, Sept. 14-3O)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 3 Feb. 4 to Sept. 30

0.6

1.6

3.4

6.3

16

31

1.4

2.0 

5.0 

10.0 

1Z.O

73

157

649

1,760

Z.280

0.2 

.8 

2.0 

4.0 

7.O

1.0

1.5

3.0

6.0

1O.O

15.0

3Z

84

290

830

1,770

3,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

IB

19

20

Zl

Z2

Z3

24

25

Z6

27

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

ocp.

1.4

1.1

T7T

1.1

2.3

2.6

2.8

3.0

5.3

7.8

4.1

3.0

2.4

2.1

2.3

2.1

1.8

2.8

2.8

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.1

*1.6

2.3

1.6

2.9

7.4

~S.l 11

95.5

3.08

0.024

0.03

Nov.

5.0

2.8

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.5

4.2

3.9

2.3

1.6

1.4

275

5.8

11

5.3

5.3

7.0

12

7.0

6.3

5.9

3.9

115

198

128

75

39

23

*16

12

706.6

23.6

0.182

0.20

Dec.

10

27

41

43

42

36

29

24

20

17

12

11

10

10

11

11 

I"7.8

29

38

29

22

21

20

15

15

14

13

11

10

11

624.8

20.2

0.155

0.18

Jan.

8.6

6.3

7.4

7.4

*7.0

7.0

7.4

8.2

5.3

4.1

7.4

7.0

6.6

8.2

8.2

6.3 

5.9

6.6

8.6

9.1

10

11

12

16

14

14

13

17

28

86 

130

493.6

15.9

0.122

0.14

Feb.

233

526

2,180

«3,090

*Z,110

918

558

378

472

370

396

314

246

211

46?

1,54O 

1,370

1,160

874

2,500

1,740

630

438

346

306

314

330

378

260

24,650

850

6.54

7.05

Mar.

225

438

489

338

260

*232

211

290

246

204

190

168

386

al,200

a900

al,600 

al,200

aSOO

a550

a450

a360

a310

a270

a230

a200

alSO

a!60

alSO

a3075

a200

alSO

12,887

416

3.20

3.69

Apr.

a!20

allO

allO

a600

a400

a2.700

al.OOO

aSOO

a520

a460

aSOO

*a650

438

33O

484

1,160 

576

387

298

239

197

176

161

146

132

118

101

88

77

68

13,446

448

3.45

3.85

May

93

90

760

346

218

176

962

7TO

404

275

204

156

120

101

84

88 

*66

54

44

37

33

289

110

62

47

39

39

44

35

26

11

5,733

185

1.42

1.64

June

21

36

21

16

14

12

12

11

10

10

7.0

*12

17

22

34

37 

33

18

18

36

177

225 "TO

59

50

31

31

36

23

16

1,135.0

37.8

0.291

0.32

July

16

12

15

12

10

9.7

*10

12

8.8

11

11

12

10

8.4

11

8.4 

.9

.4

.7

.4

.4

.9

.0

.6

.6

.6

.3

.0

.6

6.4 

4.3

266.4

8.59

0.066

0.08

Aug.

4.3

7.4

6.4

5.5

8.4

7.4

7.0

5.8

4.0

*3.4

3.4

4.9

6.7

5.8

4.6

4.0 

3.4

 ITJ 3.2

6.7

4.6

3.8

3.4

4.0

3.8

3.8

5.5

4.3

3.6

3.8 3 2

150.4

4.85

0.037

0.04

Sept.

3.4

3.4

5.5

3.8

3.2

5.2

*14~5.8

3.4

3.0

3.2

1.8

1.2

.7

.6

.4 

*.2

78

.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

1.9

1.2

.6

.3

.3

.2

66.2

2.21

0.017

0.02

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,000 Min 0.7 Mean 175 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18. Z7

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,090 Mln O.Z Mean 165 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.24

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 efs). Feb. 4 (8 a.m.) 3,300 cfs (15.0 ft); Feb. 20 (10:30 p.m.) 

3,020 cfs (14.2 fi).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 295

Locust Fork below Snead, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°08', long 86°23', In SE^ sec. 25, T. 10 S., R. 2 E., on right bank on 

upstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 32, half a mile downstream from Mud 

Creek, if miles upstream from Slab Creek, and 2£ miles northwest of Snead.

Drainage area. 147 sq ml.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 702.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,720 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 17.8 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Aug. 9-12.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 7,750 cfs Jan. 16, 1954 (gage height, 25.1 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 22, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

Revisions.--WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

2.4

4.6

14

28

62

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

9.0 

15.0

108

235

422

1,600

3,690

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

5.8

8.7

11

7.8

5.8

5.2

48

15

16

11

9.0

*6.6

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.4

5.2

5.5

6.6

18

17

13

308.2

9.94

0.068

0.08

Nov.

10

9.3

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.1

87T

9.3

13

20

 20

15 

13

12

11

10

14

277

282

IBT

137

112

83

63

50

1,397.8

46.6

0.317

0.35

Dec.

44

46

56

~S5 72

62

56

52

48

43

39

36

35

33

32

29

28

37

44

52

*48

44

42

41

39

37

35

32

30

29

28

1,313

42.4

0.288

0.33

Jan.

28

27

26

26

24

24

23

22

22

*21

20

20

20

19

18

18

17 

IS- 16

IS

18

20

22

 25

30

33

29

30

33

55

102

824

26.6

0.181

0.21

Feb.

160

326

1,000

2,420

2,110

1,530

1,030

710

640

520

668

586

446

366

356

520

767 

1,000

883

2,210

1,460

854

599

482

458

422

546

482

*346

23,897

824

5.61

6.05

Mar.

308

520

495

377

317

290

266

612

546

377

336

299

399

626

599

1,240

1,270 

825

546

410

336

290

250

220

192

178

158

158

192

172

140

12,944

418

2.84

3.27

Apr.

126

113

106

320

 303

2,180

1,970

941

559

422

533

434

336

282

1,590

3.550

1,530 

767

495

366

299

258

228

199

178

165

145

129

117

105

18,746

625

4.25

4.74

May

99

109

141

145

117

97

?3"5 260

172

 129

101

85

74

65

58

52

46 

43

38

33

31

29

26

24

22

24

64

46

36

27

24

2,452

79.1

0.538

0.62

June

52

84

45

30

24

 22

21

19

17

16

14

1313-

16

35

36

26 

24

22

20

18

16

16

16

16

17

40

42

24

18

767

25.6

0.174

0.19

July

17

48

187 ^75

30

20

16

16

17

44

26

20

15

20

26

 17

14 

12

10

15

47

24

16

12

13

13

10

8.7

7.5

6.3 A y fa. 3

803.8

25.9

0.176

0.20

Aug.

5.5

10

9.9

8.1

6.6

5.5

4.4

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

377

5.2

21

17

12 

8.7

6.9

6.3

4.6

4.2

4.6

 4.4

4.2

3.7

3.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

198.4

6.40

0.044

0.05

Sept.

71

35

22

15

11

9.9

8.1

6.9

6.0

5.5

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.9

 -4T? 

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.4

308.2

10.3

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1955 : Max 2,910 Mln 2.2 Mean 168 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.49

Water year 1955-56 : Max 3,550 Mln 3.3 Mean 175 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.17

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs). Feb. 4 (12:30 p.m.) 3,830 cfs (15.4 ft); Feb. 20 (5:30 a.m.)

2,980 cfs (13. 0 ft;; Apr. 15 (11=30 p.m.) 4,720 cfs (17.8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, Jan. 13 to Feb. 1, July 5 to Sept. 30.

464436 O-58-20
296 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Locust Fork near Cleveland, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°02<, long 86°34", In NEj sec. 6, T. 12 S., R. 1 E., on downstream side 

of pier near center of bridge on U. S. Highway 231 and State Highway 38, 2 miles north 

of Cleveland and 2^ miles downstream from Graves Creek.

Drainage area. 309 sq ml.

Records available. December 1936 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 536.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 20, 1940, staff gage at site 200 ft 

upstream at same datum. Apr. 20, 1940 to Mar. 23, 1944, staff gage and Mar. 24, 1944, 

to Apr. 11, 1945, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1937-56), 507 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,880 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 9.70 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1936-56: Maximum discharge observed, 47,000 cfs Dec. 28, 1942 (gage height, 19.2 ft>, 

minimum since Oct. 1, 1943, 2.3 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 16, 1954; minimum prior to Oct. 1, 1943, 

not determined.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1112: 1943(M). WSP 1384: Drainage area.

table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.7 161

2.3 

3.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

380

750

3,190

5,590

7,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.2

8.8

12

7.6

6. 5

7.2

105

296

72

37

25

*19

17

15

13

11 

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.4

8.8

8.3

8.3

7.6

8.3

15

25 

24

836.8

27.0

0.087

0.10

Nov.

21

17

15

15

13

11

T2

11

11

11

11

11

22

32

30

*21 

37

34

30

25

25

24

655

730

3Tl

269

226

170

129

103

3,092

103

0.333

0.37

Dec.

90

99

117

158

175

150

132

120

106

92

84

77

71

67

66

60 

57

67

106

101

*103

95

90

88

84

78

75

69

66

64

62

2,867

92.5

0.299

0.35

Jan.

62

62

62

60

59

57

55

54

51

 49

49

49

48

46

46

45 

45

44

48

49

51

49

54

*67

71

71

69

71

78

120

£04

1,945

62.7

0.203

0.23

Feb.

294

987

2,850

5.200

4,210

3,100

2,200

1,560

1,600

1,220

1,650

1,390

1,060

866

859

1,390 

1,650

2,200

1,860

5,190

3,100

2,070

1,440

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,260

1,220

*880

54,606

1,883

6.09

6.57

Mar.

762

1,220

1,180

950

780

690

624

1,180

1,140

838

744

696

859

1,650

1,480

2,760 

2,520

1,820

1,260

950

798

690

600

530

456

412

376

344

495

434

344

29,582

954

3.09

3.56

Apr.

303

273

254

919

*838

5,100

3,660

2,200

1,350

1,020

1,310

1,020

810

738

2,580

6,900 

3,020

1,730

1,140

845

678

565

500

430

371

327

291

262

230

£04

39,868

1,329

4.30

4.80

May

201

226

358

299

230

191

368

480

3TT

*234

197

167

145

134

117

108 

99

92

84

a77

a72

a67

a63

a59

a55

a52

a50

115

88

80

a60

4,879

157

0.508

0.59

June

a60

86

99

aTO

a52

*42

39

36

32

28

27

26

26

25

25

34

54

41

33

30

58

36

27

24

23_

36

34

28

52

36

1,219

40.6

0. 131

0.15

July

38

64

77

250

46

37

30

40

47

67

42

37

49

127

*80 

62

49

39

167

88

77

95

42

34

27

26

25

22

19

H

1,877

60.5

0.196

0.23

Aug.

16

15

14

13

17

15

14

11

11

10

8 8

8 8

-5~~5 7 6

8 3

7.6 

12

22

17

20

15

12

10

8.8

7.6

7.6

9.4

*22

16

11

16

392.3

12.7

0.041

0.05

Sept.

18

56

67

38

26

25

24

17

15

12

11

9.4

8.8

8.3

7.6

6.7 

*6. 3

6.3

5.4

6.3

8.3

7.6

7.2

6.3

6.3

5.4

4.7

571

5.1

5.1

435.2

14.5

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1955 : Max 5,880 Mln 5.1 Mean 345 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.17

Water year 1955-56 : Max 6,900 Mln 4.7 Mean 387 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.05

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement madeon this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations downstreair 

Trafford and Sayre.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 297

Locust Fork at Trafford, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°50', long 86°45', In SWi sec. 9, T. 14 S., R. 2 W., on left bank 50 ft 

downstream from new highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Trafford, 

1? miles east of Coaldale, and 2* miles upstream from Gurley Creek.

Drainage area.--625 sq ml.

Records available.--September 1930 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 309.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

("Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Jan. 27, 1934, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1930-31, 1932-56), 995 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 31.1 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 29.

1930-56: Maximum discharge, 60,700 cfs Jan. 6, 1949 (gage height, 59.1 ft); minimum 

daily, 8 cfs Oct. 20, 1931.

Remarks. Records good. Diversion above station subsequent to 1938 from Inland Reservoir 

(usable capacity, 60,000 acre-ft) on Blackburn Fork for Industrial water supply for city 

of Birmingham.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 782: 1934. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 22 to June 4; rate of change 

in stage used as a factor Feb. 3-6, 20, 21, Apr. 6, 1, 15-17)

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

4.0

106

445

8.0

16.0

24.0

30.0

1,900

6,320

12,300

17,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

B

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

24

23

23

24

34

218

630

377

177

103

72

58

44

40

34

30

30

30

26

26

26

24

26

24

23

21

*29

80

75

75

2,454

79.2

_

-

Nov.

58

44

40

34

30

30

34

30

3Z

28

26

26

70

284

199

134 

150

138

155

155

134

106

1,020

2.110

1,020

920

648

481

357

294

8,787

293

_

-

Dec.

*253

302

373

421

473

401

353

312

284

248

226

204

190

181

164

155 

146

168

248

284

253

244

226

212

199

190

181

164

155

146

142

7,498

242

_

-

Jan.

138

130

126

122

118

118

*118

114

106

103

99

99

96

92

89

89 

89

86

56

103

103

103

106

126

155

155

146

159

190

294

*517

4,185

135

_

-

Feb.

630

1,535

5,280

10,200

11.900

6,400

4,260

2,890

3,330

2,390

2,790

2,740

2,020

1,700

1,740

3,050 

3,770

4,040

3,880

9,510

7,200

3,980

2,690

2,060

1,860

1,900

1,740

2,110

1,620

109,210

3,766

_

-

Mar.

1,380

1,740

2,240

1,740

1,500

1,340

1,420

*2,390

2,240

1,700

1,460

1,420

1,460

2,590

2,940

5,430 

5,060

3,490

2,390

1,820

1,500

1,300

1,120

985

890

800

735

682

752

665

56 , 009

1,807

_

-

Apr.

560

521

481

1,060

1,620

9,860

8,400

4,260

2,540

*2,020

3,270

2,340

1,780

1,460

4,300

17,700 

9,220

4,100

2,590

1,900

1,500

1,230

1,060

890

770

682

595

525

453

393

88,080

2,936

_

-

May

353

349

429

560

421

369

393

800

5§5

425

353

329

289

276

*248

230 

222

208

194

172

164

150

142

134

130

118

106 10~6

118

122

130

8,635

279

_

-

June

130

138

142

*146

146

122

106

96

96

96

96

96

89

69

72

72 

75

82

92

96

106

194

T72

118

99

89

137

110

75

JJ6_

3,223

107

-

July

69

50

69

128

244

118

79

69

68

154

122

110

75

58

79

168 

142

*99

92

473

307

177

130

142

92

92

79

61

58

47

42

 3,693

119

-

Aug.

40

40

44

52

38

34

30

30

28

24

24

26

24

*23

23

24

23

23

61

30

28

24

32

28

23

23

*23

122

240

114

81

1,379

44.5

_

-

Sept.

89

55

50

129

89

165

119

64

44

32

26

23

20

19

19

18 

18

*19

16

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

12

11

TT

1,163

38.8

_

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 13,100 Min 16 Mean 687 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.92

Water year 1955-56: Max 17,700 Min 11 Mean 804 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.51

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs).--Apr. 16 (3:30 p.m.) 19,000 cfs (31,1 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
298 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Turkey Creek at Morris, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°44'25", long 86°48'45", in SWi sec. 12, T. 15 S., R. 3 W., on right bank 

60 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 31 at Morris, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Cunningham Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--81.5 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1944 to September 1956.

Gage.--Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

~;545.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--12 years, 130 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,650 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 14.4 ft); minimum 

observed, 8.6 cfs Sept. 23, 24, 26.

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 23.1 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, that of Sept. 23, 24, 26, 1956.

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

periods of shifting-control, which are fair. Occasional slight diversions by saw mills 

above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except for periods of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

0.7 

.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

7.0

20

90

149

3.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

365

1,330

2,430

4,110

0.7

.8

1.0

5.2 

9.5

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

14

a 13

13

14

13

13 

32

29

21

20

17

16

16

16

16

14

16

16

16

15

14

14

12

12

12

12 *13

12

62 55

18

546

17.6

0.216

0.25

Nov.

16

16

16

15

15

16 

22

19

18

18

18

a 18

a30

48

23

22

31

20

22

20

18

19

212 ~56~

178

124

70

51

45

37

1,273

42.4

0.520

0.58

Dec.

*33

116

TTO

90

70

64 

57

49

42

36

34

31

30

29

28

25

23

43

46

34

31

30

30

28

26

26

25

23

22 

25

22

1,276

41.2

0.506

0.58

Jan.

22

22

22

20

19

*19 

19

19

*19

18

17

16

16

15

11

14

14

14

21

19

18

17

30

37

32

29

28

31

38

90 

*9C

799

25.8

0.317

0.36

Feb.

90

2T4

1,420

2,830

1,160

560 

340

247

316

258

650

304

206

167

579

710

443

500

365

650

365

258

206

176

167

140

149

140

124

13,734

474

5.82

6.27

Mar.

117

340

292

216

176

149 

132

158

*140

132

149

140

265

810

752

1,650

620

365

269

206

167

149

132

117

96

96

90

90

103

84

78

8,280

267

3.28

3.78

Apr.

72

70

68

13?

599

*3,520 

780

390

280

280

390

269

*206

167

a400

650

390

269

206

167

140

131

114

106

98

91

82

77

76

68

10,288

343

4.21

4.69

May

66

76

98

75

61

58 

62

65

56

48

47

44

42

42

*38

38

36

34

33

31

29

29

28

26

28

30

31

27

26

26

30

1,363

44.0

0.540

0.62

June

67

37

30

*28

26

24 

24

23

23

22

27

41

32

34

41

35

30

27

26

24

25

32

23

21

20

25

22

22

21

!i

851

28.4

0.348

0.39

July

17

18

21

19

19

18 

19

21

59

30

19

18

16

a45

870

48

*30

32

24

ZJ>

32

24

21

18

21

18

16

16

14

T4

16

828

26.7

0.328

0.38

Aug.

16

16

15

13

al4

14 

16

12

~27 11

34

T6

14

14

15

13

12

12

12

17

13

12

12

11

11

12

17

34

22

16

16

489

15.8

0.194

0.22

Sept.

13

12

11

11

10

75 

3?

16

12

12

11 *11

11

11

11

11 *10

*10

10

10

9.5

10

9.1

371

11

9.1

9.5

9.1

9.5

9.5

405.4

13.5

0.166

0.18

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,660 Min 11 Mean 102 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.04

Water year 1955-56 : Max 3,520 Mln 9.1 Mean 110 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.29

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--Feb. 4 (6 a.m.) 3,870 cfs (11.6 ft); Mar. 16 (5 a.m.) 2,270 

(8.55 ftj; Apr 7 6 (7 a.m.) 5,650 cfs (14.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Fivemile Creek at Ketona and 

other stations on nearby streams.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, Dec. 20 to Jan. 19, Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, 

Sept. 23-30.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 299

Locust Pork at Sayre, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°42'35", long 86°59'00", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 15 S., R. 4 W.. on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge at Sayre, l| miles downstream from Camp Creek.

Drainage area. 887 sq mi.

Records available. July 1928 to March 1932 (published as "near Warrior"), May 1942 to 

September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 258.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 1928 to March 1932 chain gage at site 9 miles 

upstream at different datum. May 11, 1942, to Jan. 16, 1943, staff gage and Jan. 17, 

1943, to June 30, 1949, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1928-31, 1945-56), 1,446 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 24.8 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Sept. 24.

1928-32, 1942-56: Maximum discharge, 55,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1949 (gage height, 47.9 ft); 

minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 28, Oct. 2, 1931.

Remarks. Records good. Diversion from 70 sq mi above station for industrial water supply 

for city of Birmingham.

Revisions {water yearsJ.--WSP 1142: 1943(M). WSP 1384: Drainage area. Revised figures 

of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period in water year 1943, 

superseding those published in WSP 1002, are given herewith:

1942 

Dec. 27................. 10,700

28................. 23,500

29................. 43,700

30................. 42,900

31................. 18,300

Month

December 1942 ............

Calendar year 1942..... 

Water year 1942-43.....

Cfs-days

165,630 

457,993 

546,513

Maximum

43,700 

43,700 

43,700

Minimum

560

Mean

5,343 

1,255 

1,497

Per square 

mile

6.02 

1.41 

1.69

Runoff In 

Inches

6.94 

19.21 

22.91

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5

2.7 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17

19 5.0

37 7.0

15.0

24.0

Apr. 18 to Sept. 30

334

980

2,180

8,310

16,500

2.3

2.4

2.5 

3.0 181

4.0

6.0

14.0

550

1,550

7,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

48

39

33

32

32

45

325

'291 610 

156

98

75

60

52

48

37

39

41

37

37

37

35

35

35

35

*35

41

77

126 

87

2,732

88.1

0.099

0.11

Nov.

80

77

75

63

58

58

58

56

58

56

56

58

149

482

402

238

184

196

184

199

180

168

377

2.670

1,770

1,530

980

690

*550

426

12,128

404

0.455

0.51

Dec.

357

430

650

670

650

630

530

462

410 

357

305

274

254

234

225

202

196

228

305

357

361

327

305

291

274

257

238

221

205

193 

184

10,582

341

0.384

0.44

Jan.

177

171

165

162

*156

144

141

138

132 

126

124

121

118

115

115

109

109

109

118

135

132

132

144

184

202

215

209

209

257

345 

67C

5,384

174

0.196

0.23

Feb.

780

1,380

5,540

11,800

15.400

10,900

*6,500

4,320

3,880 

3,580

3,730

4,100

3,090

2,460

2,530

5,080

5,540

5,230

5,620

8,310

10,800

6,020

3,950

3,020

2,600

2,460

2,250

2,600

a2,200

------

145,670

5,023

5.66

6.11

Mar.

al,800

a2 , 500

a3 , 000

a2,500

*a2,100

1,770

1,650

2,810

3,300 

2,530

2,040

1,900

1,900

3,300

4,470

7,810

7,900

5,230

3,660

2,740

2,180

1,770

1,530

1,350

1,160

1,030

980

905

955

1,030 

930

78,730

2,540

2.86

3.30

Apr.

755

670

630

855

2,020

11,400

13,600

6,910

3,950 

2,880

4,320

3,800

*2,810

2,180

3,220

14,500

16.000

7,150

3,880

2,810

2,180

1,790

1,500

1,310

1,140

1,010

935

842

730

662

116,439

3,881

4.38

4.88

May

595

554

618

708

685

577

538

685

888

662

522

486

394

342

312

294

267

*246

233

217

196

187

169

158

158

164

196

152

146

181 

184

11,714

378

0.426

0.49

June

208

205

187

178

181

152

132

119

108 

105

97

97

*108

*105

116

121

121

116

119

124

121

121

224

164

121

100

100

152

152

127

4,081

136

0.153

0.17

July

105

113

100

94

335

339

161

132

132 

240

190

166

141

131

358

274

*494

370

187

256

595

335

214

158

166

152

113

105

87

76 

11

6,890

222

0.250

0.29

Aug.

71

79

66

64

81

87

56

46

46 

51

51

61

61

51

48

44

46

46

79

87

89

58

48

44

51

51

56

66

97

*205 

132

2,118

68.3

0.077

0.09

Sept.

110

119

76

58

78

130

215

173

94 

66

48

42

36

38

38

38

34

*34

30

30

32

28

26

23

28

28

28

38

30

30

1,778

59.3

0.067

0.07

Calendar year 1955: Max 19,600 Min 24 Mean 968 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.82

Water year 1955-56; Max 16,000 Min 23 Mean 1,088 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.69

Peak discharge (base. 17.000 efsl. Apr. 17 (5 a.m.) 17,400 cfs (24.8 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Locust Pork at Trafford and 

Turkey Creek at Morris.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Fivemile Creek at Ketona, Ala.

Location. Lat 33 036'05", long 86°45'20", in NE£ sec. 33, T. 16 S., R. 2 W. , on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge at Ketona, 150 ft northwest of State Highway 38, 

0.6 mile downstream from Barton Branch, 0.9 mile downstream from Tarrant Spring Branch, 

and 2 miles northeast of Tarrant City.

Drainage area. 22.8 sq mi.

Records available. August 1953 to September 1956.

^Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 546.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 5.66 ft); minimum daily, 6.5 cfs Oct. 25-27.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1956; minimum daily, 4.8 cfs Nov. 2, 

1954.

A stage of about 12 ft has been reached on several occasions, from information by 

local residents.

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

Revisions. --WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table_, water year 1955-56, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

1.0 

1.3

5.5 

8.0

35

1.7 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

73

185

280

530

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

31

12

8.4

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

*6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

14

11

7.2

7.2

262.1

8.45

0.371

0.43

Nov.

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.2

8.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

15

9.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.8

8.0

7.8

7.8

95

18

38

20

16 *14

12

ii

400.8

13.4

0.588

0.65

Dec.

11

32

19

16

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

11

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.4

B.O

340.8

11.0

0.482

0.56

Jan.

8.0

7.8

*7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

*7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.2

a.o

7.8

7.5

7.5

13

11

8.8

8.0

8.0

9.2

8.8

16

*T2

260.4

8.40

0.368

0.42

Feb.

12

31

223

335

TSS

106

65

54

66

48

72

48

41

37

189

157

109

115

77

101

65

56

48

44

44

38

38

36

30

______

2,439

84.1

3.69

3.98

Mar.

28

70

59

46

41

39

46

*68

44

41

47

41

77

153

162

285

T5U

95

73

60

53

48

43

39

36

35

34

32

36

30

28

2,019

65.1

2.86

3.29

Apr.

27

26

25

38

176

*510

T54

98

75

*83

78

60

53

48

161

128

85

70

60

53

48

46

41

39

36

34

32

31

29

28

2,372

79.1

3.47

3.87

May

27

39

34

30

29

30

55

36

32

29

27

26

26

25

*23

23

22

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

19

18

20

18

17

17

19

777

25.1

1.10

1.27

June

23

20

20

20

19

*16

14

14

14

14

17

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

13

13

28

16

13

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

467

15.6

0.684

0.76

July

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

15

28

18

13

12

12

42

26

*16

18

16

12

il

16

14

13

13

14

13

12

11

10

9.6

16

501.6

16.2

0.711

0.82

Aug.

11

10

10

10

13

11

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

13

9.2

11

10

9.2

8.8

8.8

7.8

14

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.8

13

*13

9.6

22

IS

328.8

10.6

0.465

0.54

Sept.

16

11

11

10

11

31

16

14

12

11

11

10

9.2

8.4

8.4

8.0

*8.0

*7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.4

7.8

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.5

305.9

10.2

0.447

0.50

Calendar year 1955: Max 577 Min 5.7 Mean 26.3 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.63

Water year 1955-56: Max 51O Min 6.5 Mean 28.6 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.09

Peak discharge (base, 950 cfs). Apr. 5 (12 p.m.) 1,130 cfs (5.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, July 15-19, Sept. 9-3O.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 301

Village Creek near Adamsville, Ala.

Location. Lat 33°36'20", long 87°00'25 n , in E| sec. 36, T. 16 S., R. 5 ¥., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Canoe Creek, 

3.5 miles west of Adamsville, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 84.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1956.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 340 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,390 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 11.8 ft); no flow 

Oct. 8-12, Sept. 13-30.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, 6,020 cfs Feb. 6, 1955 (gage height, 13.38 ft); no flow 

for many days each year.

A stage of about 21 ft has been reached on several occasions, from information by 

local residents.

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

periods of shifting control, which are fair. Considerable regulation by Tennessee 

Coal and Iron Railroad Co. reservoir (usable capacity, 1.7 billion gallons) about 

8 miles upstream. Diversion for industrial use in the Birmingham area affects low 

flows.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except for periods of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

1.3

3.2

6.1

15

38

1.8 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

87

160

250

350

960

2,320

3,500

1.8 87

2.2 160

3.0 385

5.0 1,100

8.0 2,650

10.0 4,000

Note. Sane as preceding 

table below 1.8 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. ,

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.3

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

.1.1.1

!i

.1

.1.1

.3

34

3C

12

78.7

2.54

-

-

Nov.

7.6

4.6

2.5

1.6

1.0

.9 

175

13

10

5.8

3.7

1.9

3.5

39

18

8.4

8.7

16

17

38

16

13

289

144

500

164

68

37

*25

20

1,278.2

42.6

-

-

Dec.

15

213

TIT

72

50

38 

29

24

23

18

14

12

9.2

6.9

5.8

8.0

11

10

40

19

11

12

15

12

9.2

8.8

6.9

5.2

3.5

2.8

1.6

822.9

26.5

-

-

Jan.

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

«1.0

1.3 

1.4

1.3

*1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.1

2.3

71

82

31

19

17

18

30

83

78

460.9

14.9

-

-

Feb.

50

lT2

al,900

a3.300

a960

585 

*361

241

382

253

464

307

216

165

956

1,290

795

638

431

532

361

274

213

178

178

165

a 150

a 140

a!30

------

15,727

542

-

-

Mar.

a!30

a350

a280

a220

a 190

*a!70 

143

446

190

154

215

167

358

987

865

*1.560

690

464

334

259

200

167

150

143

126

112

105

90

144

96 

83

9,588

309

-

-

Apr.

76

66

55

22T

430

*5.590 

74T

431

301

329

447

277

*208

176

500

600

337

262

198

158

131

122

105

100

89

74

79

74

86

77

10,141

338

_

-

May

81

97

162

86

70

64 

159

190 "56

61

54

58

50

52

46

50

40

»38

39

44

41

48

45

42

40

41

47

42

34

33

12.

1,962

63.3

.

-

June

59

38

24

20

16

20 

21

18

20

22

17

14

23

*43

64

92

53

30

22

52

26

66

35

28

24

23

a22

a21

a21

a20

960

32.0

-

-

July

a26

a20

al9

al9

a!9

al9 

a20

a30

a60

a30

a20

a!8

a!7

a 100

also

a50

*a40

128

47

80

144

59

29

28

28

141

46

33

23

16

22

1,481

47.8

.

-

Aug.

33

24

24

32

26

25 

24

17

8.8

4.3

5.8

7.2

6.5

102

24

8.8

3.7

1.4

4.8

54

18

11

4.9

2.1

.8

.6

75

34

*27

8.8

jjj.

655.4

21.1

-

-

Sept.

159

40

14

6.0

2.7

151 

132

30

6.1

2.5

.9

.2

0

7J

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

544.4

18.1

.

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,700 Mln 0 Mean 102 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,390 Mln 0 Mean 119 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Feb. 4 (time unknown") 4,760 cfs (11.8 ft); Apr. 6 (7:30 a.m.)

5,390 i»o cfs crs (11.8 iii.B ft) rtj..

 Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

i No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Flvemlle Creek at Ket

and I Turkey Creek at Morris.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-29, July 18, Sept. 8-30.
302 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Valley Creek near Oak Grove, Ala.

Location. La t 33°26'50", long 87 0 07'20", in NWj seo. 25, T. 18 S., R. 6 W. , near center 

of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Raccoon Branch, 

1.5 miles east of Oak Grove, and 10.5 miles west of Bessemer.

Drainage area. 145 sq mi.

Records available. May to July 1936, August 1953 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 320 ft (by barometer). May 16 to July 12, 

1936, chain gage at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,520 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 20.65 ft); minimum daily, 92 cfs July 1, 2.

1936, 1953-56: Maximum discharge, 8,570 cfs Jan. 16, 1954 (gage height, 20.7 ft); 

minimum daily, 59 cfs June 22, 25, 28-30, July 6, 1936.

Remarks. Records fair. 

waste .

Low flows largely consist of municipal sewage and industrial

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.2

73

157

277

650

5.0

10.0

17.0

1,180

3,680

6,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

184

116 

107

12?

139

159

500

291

125

111

120

125

120

116

111

107

111

125

159

125

125

116

111

 111

120

120

125

129

561 12~9"

111

4,398

142

-

-

Nov.

120

125 

125

120

120

116

162

125

125

125

120

120

216

227

143

145

176

154

242

148

125

145

450

554

540

554

206

*184

174

168

5,570

186

_

-

Dec.

162

626 

557

270

225

212

196

190

174

168

152

148

157

162

157

148

145

170

187

157

157

148

145

148

129

125

159

143

145

145

145

5,722

185

_

-

Jan.

129

120 

*154

159

154

154

 159

125

120

154

154

129

125

125

120

111

129

190

143

139

120

376 5"55

196

179

157

162

148

 272

238

4,938

159

_

-

Feb.

212

556 

2,260

5.100

2,130

1,150

867

756

888

678

1,020

745

580

498

1,140

1,820

1,150

1,020

801

928

726

600

509

447

429

375

525

317

270

26,017

897

_

-

Mar.

264

6T5 

560

429

566

557

541

760

 458

595

1,160

860

1,020

2,570

2,240

5,500

 1,340

960

761

650

540

468

411

575

525

509

301

285

650

402

555

23,738

766

_

-

Apr.

301

264 

285

562

1,050

 6.280

1,520

960

 753

773

1,020

726

600

529

654

1,740

769

610

509

429

595

549

541

517

501

285

285

258

218

196

25,282

776

-

May

196

190

212

226

402

418

258

201

196

174

168

 168

168

184

143

152

145

125

120

T2T

120

172

384

145

179

159

154

129

154

6,232

201

.

-

June

244

134 

125

116

125

111

116

107

105

100

105

107

120

 152

210

T55" 248

111

107

182

182

170

107

116

96

116

250

116

105

105

4,099

137

_

-

July

92

404

285

129

120

105

515

250

505

129

125

125

147

360

139

 129

134

120

129

154

116

111

111

155

606

163

152

116

107

129

5,493

177

_

-

Aug.

168

120 

120

111

100

152

116

116

120

129

129

120

120

152

143

159

154

129

129

125

168

145

159

159

159

129

168

225

 152

145

162

4,279

158

_

-

Sept.

308

155 

116

125

148

251

222

154

120

125

159

145

148

148

145

159

139

194

148

125

120

125

111

TTT

125

120

120

125

116

116

4,529

144

_

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,620 Min 73 Mean 525 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,280 Min 92 Mean 523 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 efs). Apr. 6 (10 a.m.) 8,520 cfs (20.65 ft). 

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 303

Hurricane Creek near Holt, Ala.

Location. La t 33°12'45", long 87°26'55", in S? sec. 14, T. 21 S., R. 9 W., on left bank

 on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 116, half a mile downstream 

from Cottondale Creek, 2f miles southeast of Holt, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1956.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 173.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,380 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 14.64 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs; minimum, 4.0 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.30 ft). 

1952-56: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1956; minimum, 1.7 cfs Sept. 5, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

5.6

5.7

9.0

14

27

60

2.4 

2.9 

3.5 

5.0 

8.0 

12.0

125

260

515

1,370

3,470

6,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.6

54

18

12

7.4

5.7

5.3

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.1 

5.3

5.5

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.7

*12

31

18

12

286.1

9.23

0.085

0.10

Nov.

9.4

9.0

11

11

11

13

33

26

17

16

19

26

78

57

20

19 

26

22

29

34

24

20

129

84

221

117

64

46

37

*32

1,260.4

42.0

0.389

0.43

Dec.

31

222 m108

83

68

55

50

44

39

32

26

24

24

26

24 

23

42

55

42

37

35

34

33

32

32

31

28

26

21

21

1,492

48.1

0.445

0.51

Jan.

20

21

22

23

24

*25

25

24

23

*23

24

23

23

23

23

24 

23

25

57

48

37

35

129

142

T6

74

66

67

66

104

116

1,455

46.9

0.434

0.50

Feb.

98

126

1,070

*2.210

1,680

835

*510

367

535

500

585

398

295

237

316

720 

615

485

355

438

323

260

215

189

178

153

138

123

101

_ _

--- -

14,055

485

4.49

4.84

Mar.

96.

197

234

197

168

156

148

184

142

131

146

148

*281

1,210

*1,610

*UB60 

*835

*540

380

284

*234

203

*175

156

136

125

119

114

212

170

131

10,722

346

3.20

3.69

Apr.

117

110

106

173

1,490

*5.410

1,070

620

429

475

626

402

307

250

585

*1,190 

555

375

278

221

184

163

146

127

116

104

98

86

84

51

15,988

533

4.94

5.51

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,590 Mln 3.6 Mean 126

May

84

83

114

96

82

144

201

200

123

92

68

57

54

47

46

56 

44

*36

32

30

30

29

28

26

25

26

38

52

39

29

27

2,038

65.7

0.608

0.70

June

33

23

19

18

18

16

15

T5

16

18

*47

31

26

34

48

54 

37

29

27

135

TC5" 241

60

43

234

138

101

55

40

41

1,720

57.3

0.531

0.59

July

114

212

92

77

78

86

94

175

123

78

60

61

59

37

32

28 

*45

73

34

32

28

24

23

19

18

18

15

14

16

17

14

1,796

57.9

0.536

0.62

Aug.

14

13

12

12

12

11

10

9.0

8.0

7.7

7.4

974

12

11

9.4

9.0 

8.3

7.7

7.4

12

*23

15

11

8.7

8.3

8.7

24

15

10

9.4

8.3

343.7

11.1

0.103

0.12

Sept.

9.0

8.0

7.4

7.2

19

14

29

T3

9.4

7.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

5.7

5.7

5.5 

5.5

5.1

4.9 *rrr

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.3

4.9

5.1

5.1

232.8

7.76

0.072

0.08

Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.78

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,410 Mln 4.4 Mean 140 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.69

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). --Apr. 6 (5:30 a.m.) 8.380 cfs (14.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
304 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

North River near Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Location.--Lat 33°21'10", long 87°33'2S", In NW£ sec. 35, T. 19 S., R. 10 W., on downstream side of pier near center of bridge on State Highway 69, 1,000 ft upstream from 

Tierce Creek and 10 miles north of Tuscaloosa.

Drainage area. 366 sq mi.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 160 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,700 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 13.20 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs Feb. 7, 1955 (gage height, 18.43 ft); minimum, 8.4 cfs July 29, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

I\atlng table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

92

193

2.0 

2.5

4.0 

8.0 

13.0

373

620

1,700

5,440

8,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

14

14

14

14

15

21

45

34

26

23

21

21

21

21

20

21

21

21

21

21

21 

21

21

21

21

*21

27

55

59 

56

767

24.7

0.067

0.08

Nov.

41

39

34

31

33

86

92

64

53

SO

45

41

46

86

58

49

56

68

66

58

49

45 

332

274

699

674

274

167

120

92

3,822

127

0.347

0.39

Dec.

*82

267

369

271

208

170

142

125

113

1OO

92

86

82

81

79

77

73

84

96

107

105

96 

90

88

88

82

82

77

73

71

70

3,626

117

0.320

0.37

Jan.

70

68

68

68

64

*63

61

61

59

59

*59

61

61

59

59

61

59

61

82

86

82

81 

176

215

161

132

118

118

125

547

3,O27

97.6

0.267

0.31

Feb.

343

905

3,9OO

6,210

*5,440

3,OOO

*2,060

1,300

1,790

1,460

1,30O

1,010

782

650

1,180

3,600

3,600

2,420

2,020

3,500

3,400

1,700 

1,180

940

800

662

555

510

420

56,637

1,953

5.34

5.75

Mar.

373

871

1,700

1,340

940

758

650

1,220

1,040

782

1,15O

1,18O

*1,660

*3,400

3,800

*6,140

3,900

2,060

1,420

1,O40

842

710 

605

520

440

396

360

343

555

495 

470

41,160

1,328

3.63

4.18

Apr.

319

300

300

662

1,630

*7 , 940

5,200

2,100

1,420

1,300

2,15O

1,660

1,150

912

1,57O

3.6OO

*2,020

1,300

975

752

615

540 

485

425

373

343

307

282

260 

247

41,137

1,371

3.75

4.18

May

264

319

581

632 ~SR5

360

542

620

47O

352

292

247

208

187

176

184

193

159

132

120

118

120 

102

96

86

109

120

107

96 

92

61

7,585

245

0.669

0.77

June

75

68

59

58

55

52

49

48

46

45

*45

45

46

73

109

142

111

118

164

105

643

1,040 

356

343

577

401

190

176

137 

105

5,481

183

0.500

0.56

July

3O6

260

145

1O5

106

377

159

159

347

167

105

92

92

71

63

59

*270

218

125

111

107

81 

68

53

48

45

41

38

34 

33

60

3,945

127

0.347

0.4O

Aug.

73

46

39

35

36

32

29

28

28

25

25

28

30

74

90

71

45

32

27

26

*3O

31 

27

24

25

24

26

27

26 

22

Ff

1,138

36.7

0.100

0.12

Sept.

115

56

34

26

53

64

70

48

36

30

26

26

24

23

21

21

20

20

19

*18

18

17

17

18

19

19

18

16

16 

16

924

30.8

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,350 Mln 12 Mean 414 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.34

Water year 1955-56: 1955-56: Max 7,940 Mln 14 Mean 462 CfsmI 1.26 In. 17.207.ZO

Peak discharge (base. 6.200 ef s) . Feb. 4 (9 a.m.) 6,420 cfs (9.37 ft); Mar. 16 (3:30 p.m.) 

6,800 cfs (10.05 ftjj Apr. 6 (3 p.m.) 8,700 cfs (13.20 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 305

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Location. Lat 33"13 "50", long 87°34'25", in SW^ sec. 15, T. 31 S., R. 10 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 82, in Tuscaloosa, a quarter 

of a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge and three-quarters of 

a mile upstream from Tuscaloosa lock and dam.

Drainage area.--4.838 sq mi.

Records available. January 1889 to December 1894 (gage heights only), January 1895 to 

December 1903 , January 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights only), August 1938 to 

September 1956.

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 83.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1939, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to December 1905, staff gage a third 

of a mile downstream, and 300 ft downstream from present Gulf, Mobile and Ohio 

Railroad bridge at datum 2.5 ft higher. Aug. 1, 1928, to Aug. 28, 1939, staff gage 

just above former lock 10, half a mile upstream at present datum. AUK. 39, 1939, to 

Mar. 19, 1951, recording gage a quarter of a mile downstream and 55 ft downstream 

from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, at present datum. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder at site 500 ft downstream from Tuscaloosa lock and dam at datum 1.08 ft 

lower; Aug. 29, 1939, to Apr. 18, 1944, auxiliary staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years (1894-1902, 1928-56), 7,686 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 98,000 cfs Apr. 6; maximum gage height, 54.36 

ft Apr. 6; minimum daily discharge, 252 cfs Oct. 18.

1889-1905, 1938-56: Maximum discharge, 333,000 cfs Mar. 29, 1951; maximum gage 

height, 67.7 ft Apr. 18, 1900; minimum daily discharge, 37 cfs Oct. 23, 1953.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 18, 1900.

Remarks. Records good above 2,000 cfs, fair between 600 and 2,000 cfs, and poor below 

600 cfs. Some regulation at low flow by lock below gage and occasional regulation 

by reservoir at lock 17 (usable capacity, 112,000 acre-ft). Diversion through lock 

valves included in figures of discharge.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1002: 1940-43. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

291

269

351

298

334

385

*458

OT 

300

28O

286

277

277

277

294

260

30O

252

ZT3

264

317

331

286

264

294

300

286

376

441

378

425

9,865

318

O.O66

0.08

Nov.

327

351

380

28O

3sT

392

56O

424 

393

358

375

361

424

588

1,470

1,380

1,220

729

686

703

658

624

4,540

8,300

9,400

6,880

3,700

1,800

1,540

1,520

50,714

1.69O

0.350

O.39

Dec.

1,480

2,910

5.990

3,340

2,760

,770

,89O

,720 

,560

,47O

,670

,4OO

,480

,560

,580

,56O

,560

,37O

,660

,760

,820

,830

,880

,880

,860

,940

,750

.110

,160

,140

,600

61,460

1,983

0.411

0.47

Jan.

1,130

1,020

1,040

953

881

898

709

601

599 556"

891

844

840

823

810

686

616

673

729

8OO

915

1,260

1.83O

2,020

1,710

1,610

1,540

1,780

2,590

2,100

2,200

35,764

1,154

0.239

0.28

Feb.

4.990

9,120

38.7OO

85.7OO

91,100

71.4OO

42,3OO

22 , 3OO 

21,5OO

2O.3OO

18.0OO

18,400

13,600

9,380

17.00O

36,300

34,500

34,500

3O.90O

42,200

53,700

35,400

21,500

15,300

12,8OO

12,800

11,80O

12,500

1O.10O

-------

848,090

29,240

6.06

6.53

Mar.

7,190

1O.4OO

18,400

15,000

10, 600

9,380

8,520

12,2OO 

13,200

1O.30O

1O, 30O

12,500

1O.90O

*31,80O

42,200

69 . 8OO

57,300

34,500

21,500

15,7OO

11,200

10,6OO

8,800

6,860

6,590

5,7OO

4.7OO

4,700

6.62O

6,120

5,28O

498, 86O

16,09O

3.33

3.84

Apr.

4,270

4,120

4,090

4,880

18.8OO

91.000

 78,100

49.0OO 

23,900

16.8OO

28.2OO

30,000

19.90O

14.20O

18,800

51,500

*46,20O

28.20O

15,300

13,200

*9,380

8,230

6,640

6,23O

*5,040

4,220

4,110

4.07O

3,910

2,96O

615, 25O

20,510

4.25

4.74

May

2,930

*3,O1O

7,010

9,380

7,O7O

5,180

9,060

19.5OO 

12,500

7,95O

5,46O

4.49O

3,210

3,560

2,43O

*2,42O

2,09O

1,650

1,820

1,750

1,560

1,320

1,420

1,800

*1,770

1,500

1,480

1,600

1,3OO

1,03O

987

128,237

4,137

O.857

0.99

June

2.O5O

1,240

949

777

*665

697

74O

932 

939

891

946

929

939

1,OOO

1,18O

1,180

1,1 SO

953

939

1,310

2,480

3,170

5.440

1,720

1,160

1,830

2,140

2,300

2,160

1,120

------

41,934

1,398

O.290

0.32

July

2,21O

1,510

1,530

2,000

1,58O

2,540

1,730

1,310 

1,620

1,660

1,340

878

1,140

974

2.650

2,320

1.39O

2,310

1,180

1,230

1,97O

1,99O

868

803

763

80O

1,290

1.39O

803

791

757

45,307

1,462

0.303

0.35

Aug.

751

723

763

726

720

743

605

527 

509

492

548

709

68O

76O

703

723

737

605

620

694

2.200

1,290

81O

7 2O

6S3

666

62O

631

510

543

548

22,559

728

0.151

0.17

Sept.

686

6O5

803

723

656

837

1,000

1.420 

854

573

531

475

526

576

526

509

494

475

442

458

441

458

492

424

441

392

458

460

391

552

17,618

587

0.122

O.14

Calendar year 1955: Max 106,000 Min 170 Mean 6,063 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.04

water year 1955-5& Max 91,10O Min 252 Mean 6,491 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.30

Peak discharge (base, 85,OOP cfs). Feb. 5 (7 a.m.) 95,200 cfs (54.29 ft); Apr. 6 (9 p.m.) 98,OOO 

cfs (54.27 ft)7

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
306 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Fivemlle Creek near Greensboro, Ala.

Location. --Lat 32°50', long 87°36', In N| sec. 5, T. 21 N., R. 5 E., near center of

channel on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, 8j miles north of Greensboro 

and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 72.2 sq ml.

Records available. --July 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 160 ft (by barometer).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,540 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 8.37 ft); minim, 0.4 cfs Sept. 21 (ga 

1954-56: Maximum disc

. 

mum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 0.38 ft).

ischarge, that of Mar. 16, 1956; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 16, 1954.

Remarks . Records good above 40 cfs and fair below except those for period June 13-24, 

and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Apr. 29 to June 21, 

Sept. 7-30)

Oct. 7 to June 12 June 13 to Sept. 30

0.6

.8

1.0

4.0 

6.3

1.3 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

0.4

15

29

65

122

190

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.6 

8.2

268

422

660

1,060

1,820

3,140

0.3

.5

.7

1.0

1.4

2.0

2.5

0.5

1.4

2.9

5.7

11

23

40

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.8

3.6

4.0

4.3

4.6

4.2

*3.0

7.0

7.8

6.0

*4.4

3.6

3.0

2.2 370~

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.6

4.2

4.4

4.4

3.8

*3.2

2.6

2.4

2.2

3.8

9.0

16 

I?

144.9

4.67

0.065

0.07

Nov.

8.8

7.4

T7T

7.8

8.4

9.6

11

14

14

12

14

14

15

22

25

18

14

12

13

14

16

14

14

18

36

43

52

*37

23

19

528.4

17.6

0.244

0.27

Dee.

20

45

79

94

»5?

46

40

31

25

22

20

19

19

19

18

19

19

23

40

57

38

28

26

23

23

23

22

20

20

19

17

966

31.2

0.432

0.50

Jan.

17

*16

TT

18

19

17

20

19

19

17

*16

17

17

17

17

16

16

18

32

53

41

30

36

55

ST

36

£9

27

25

29

41

801

25.8

0.357

0.41

Feb.

41

36

*5?

*236

97O

*970

422

236

206

220

212

195

162

122

141

268

502

323

212

206

206

181

133

110

100

88

82

78

64

6,814

235

3.25

3.51

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,200 Min 1.4

Mar.

495B107

139

122

82

74

122

127

94

76

*94

186

354

*730

2,890

1,060

502

323

227

181

158

142

 124

110

97

85

121

499

*730

354

10,014

323

4.47

5.16

Apr.

206

162

136

142

362

2,420

885

422

268

220

294

354

227

173

212

*1,270

730

354

236

190

162

139

127

117

102

88

76

64

54

46

10,238

341

4.72

5.27

May

42

46

115

151 I5B"

59

47

59

44

32

25

22

20

*18

16

16

17

14

12

10

9.4

9.0

8.2

7.2

6.8

7.Z

8.2

10

9.6

7.6

5.4

959.6

31.0

0.429

0.49

June

5.0

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.0

STcT

5.2

12

21

 16

13

16

19

20

21

21

20

20

28

3028-

22

18

15

14

13

12

a!7

431.6

14.4

0.199

0.22

July

a!8

a!3

alO

alO

a!2

21

IS

16

21

a!5

alO

a7.6

a6.0

a4.8

a4.0

 3.6

3.3

2.9

3.1

3.9

5.6

6.1

5.1

4.1

3.4

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.2

1.7

377

242.4

7.82

0.108

0.12

Aug.

4.2

3.4

3.1

4.3

6.9

5.2

4.6

3.4

2.4

1.6

1.2

1.0 2T8~

2.7

1.9

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.6

 1.2

4.8

6.2

*4.9

4.6

2.7

2.3

3.7

6.4

5.7

4.1

2 . 8

105.2

3.39

0.047

0.05

Sept.

5.3

8.0

5.8

3.5

2.2

4.2

9.0 9"70~

5.6

3.6

2.3

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.7

1.0

*.7

.8

.7

.7

.5

75

.6

.9

l.Z

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.9

77.6

2.59

0.036

0.04

Mean 67.8 Cfsm 0.939 In. 12.76

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,890 Min 0.5 Mean 85.6 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.11

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs).--F<

(8.37 ft); Mar. 29 (12 p.m.) 919 cfs

;b. 5 (7 p.m.) 1,240 efs (7.17 ft); Mar. 16 (7 a.m.) 3,540 cfs 

(6.84 ft); Apr. 6 (11:30 a.m.) 3,350 cfs (8.28 ft); Apr. '16

(11:30 a.m.) 1,910 cfs (7.65 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

treams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 307

Black Warrior River near Eutaw, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°49'05", long 87°49'00", in SE^ sec. 6, T. 21 N., R. 3 E., on downstream 

side of right main channel pier of bridge on State Highway 41 between Eutaw and Wedgeworth, 1-q- miles downstream from Big Creek and 4 miles southeast of Eutaw.

Drainage area. 5,797 sq mi.

Records available. May 1932 to September 1955, October 1955 to September 1956 (fragmentary).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 53.11 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912, auxiliary staff gage, read one daily, at lock 8, 12 miles upstream from base 

gage. Prior to Jan. 10, 1955, auxiliary staff gages read once daily at lock 7, 

3 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--24 years (1932-56), 8,858 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 52,700 cfs Apr. 9; maximum gage height, 47.2 ft 

Apr. 10; minimum daily discharge not determined.

1932-56: Maximum discharge, 183,000 cfs Apr. 1, 1951; maximum gage height, 59.1 ft 

Apr. 1, 1951; minimum discharge, 177 cfs Oct. 9, 1935 (gage height, 18.44 ft); minimum 

daily, 203 cfs Oct. 9, 1935.

Remarks. Records good above 3,000 cfs and fair between 2,000 and 3,000 cfs. Discharge 

below 2,000 cfs not determined because of extreme backwater and extensive regulation 

from Demopolis lock and dam on Tombigbee River near Demopolis. Occasional regulation 

by reservoir at lock 17 (usable capacity, 112,000 acre-ft).

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 16 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov.

-

-

-

-

.

[»)

.

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

3,360

7,430

9,000

6,350

3,870 

2,290

_

-

-

-

Dec.

2,350

3,850

3,910

3,200

3,320

2,940 

2,870

2,840 

2,600

2,250

_

_

_

-

.

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

.

_

(*)

.

-

_

-

Jan.

-

-

_

-

(*)

-

.

_

-

_

-

.

-

-

(*)

_

-

-

2,360

2,130

2,020

_

2,030

2,030

_

-

-

-

Feb.

2,650

*5,180

12,700

29,500

40,100

46,800

*52,000 

*52,000

*46,700 

40,800

35,200

3O,OOO

24,800

19,600

15,800

22,000

31,000

34,400 

34,900

35,100

*36,900

40,800

41,100

34,000

23,500

16., 700

15,000

14,600 

14,200

848,030

29,240

5.04

5.44

Mar.

12,300 

9,540

14,300

18,500

15,700

12,700

11,200 

11 , 500

14 , 2OO 

14,300

14,700

14,500

14,300

19,000

31 , 600

38 , 300

45,700

47,400 

46,400

41,900

31,900

24,300

17,900

13,100

10,000

»9,480

7,830

6,920 

7,500

9,840

10,100

596,960

19,260

3.32

3.83

Apr.

8,500 

6,930

6,350

6,150

9,880

2 7 , 300

*43,500 

5O.50O

*52.000 

47,800

41,900

38,800

37,100

28,700

24,OOO

28,400

39,000

42,600 

39,400

22,800

16,600

9,520

8,180

8,640

8,320

7,050

6,370

5,780 

5,540

5,570

682,980

22,770

3.93

4.38

May

4,010 

4,2OO

4,790

9,640

10,300

8,610

8,100 

*12,700

17,400 

14,600

9,880

7,480

5,990

4,850

4,360

3,300

2,900

3,030 

2,190

1,750

2,030

2,100

_

-

_

_

-

.

-

_

-

June

-

-

-

-

.

:

-

____-

.--

-

_

2,540

2,940

2,940

2,450

(*)

-

_

-

_

-

July

2,110

2,020

-

-

.

2,050

-

_

_

-

_

-

2,030

-

-

-

.

-

_

_

-

.

_

-

.

_

_

-

Aug.

(«)

_

_

_

-

Sept.

(*)

~

_

_

_

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 51,5OO Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-56; Max 52,OOO Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
308 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tombigbee River at Demopolis lock and dam, near Coatopa, Ala. 

(Formerly published as Tombigbee River near Coatopa)

Location. Lat 32°31'15", long 87°52'45", in NW£ sec. 22, T. 18 N., R. 2 E. , on left bank 

100 ft upstream from lock and dam, half a mile downstream from Poscue Creek, 2^ miles 

west of Demopolis, 3-| miles upstream from Hall Creek, and 13 miles east northeast of 

Coatopa.

Drainage area. 15,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1956. Published' as "near Coatopa" 1928-55.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 56.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 18, 1934, chain gage, Dec. 18, 1934, to Oct. 31, 

1939, wire-weight gage, and Nov. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1955, water-stage recorder, at 

Moscow Memorial Bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 11 miles downstream at datum 29.30 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 28 years, 21,660 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 104,000 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 24.10 ft); 

minimum daily, 532 cfs Oct. 5, 6.

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 217,000 cfs Apr. 6, 1951 (gage height, 52.4 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 50 cfs Aug. 1-6, 1954 (results of closure of 

and storage above Demopolis lock and dam during construction) .

Remarks . Records good above 2,000 cfs and fair below. Some regulation at low flow by 

lock at gage. Diversion through lock valves included in figure of discharge.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 16 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSF 782: 1934. WSP 952: 1941.

year October 1955 to September 1956

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.

Oct.

745

860 

697

636

552

532

878

896

935 

1,050

778

1,030

1,010

697

678

760

944

793

793

744

664

711

797

811

731

664

*678

844

882

1,220

24,925

804

0.052

0.06

Nov.

,260

,140 

,290

,270

,160

,140

,420

,290

* ,320 

,450

,260

,420

,410

,600

,950

,360

,540

,440

,270

,800

,780

,160

,910

,430

,340

11,000

12,500

9,850

7,260

5,790

94,610

3,154

O.2O5

0.25

Dec.

4,670

5,080 

5,950

6,790

7,170

6,810

7,540

7,850

*7,160 

6,590

5,960

5,110

4,580

4,130

3,930

3,630

3,400

5,860

3,830

3,660

3,750

3,760

3,900

3,830

3,800

3,760

3,650

5,500

3,300

3,010 

2,790

146,510

4,726

0.307

0.35

Jan.

2,850

2,750 

2,720

2,700

2,720

2,790

2,690

2,790

2,410 

2,600

2,380

2,570

2,510

5,500

1,660

2,150

2,170

2,560

2,660

2,660

2,820

3,040

3,960

5,020

5,340

5, 550

4,560

4,660

5,230 

5,440

102,170

3,296

0.214

0.25

Feb.

*5.900

8,530 

16,700

45,500

70,6OO

80,200

86,000

90,200

*92.20O 

92,100

90,100

86,100

80,500

72,600

65,100

61 , 300

67 , 000

70,700

72,600

*74,400

74,500

76,400

78,400

78,300

76,500

70,600

" 65,100

54,100

47,200

------

1,945,030

67,070

4.56

4.70

Mar.

57,100

29,2OO 

28,600

35,500

35,600

53,200

29 , 500

26,900

26,200 

26,900

25,500

24,000

28,500

40,200

65,100

88.1OO

94,000

96,100

98,100

100,000

98,100

92,100

80,200

68,800

*54,100

59,400

27,000

21,200

24,000

26, 2OO 

24,000

*1,519

49 , OOO

5.18

5.67

Apr.

20,4OO

17,600 

15,000

14,900

24 , 800

63,100

»82,100

9O.OOO

94.OOO 

98,100

100.0OO

102,000

10O.OOO

9 6, OOO

90,1OO

86,200

86,100

88,100

90,200

86,100

80,200

67,000

55,900

43,700

*33,200

*25, 600

19,900

16,500

14,4OO

16, 000

* 1,81 7. 2

60,570

5.93

4.39

May

11,000

10,700 

15,400

22,500

29,900

35,200

54,000

56,400

42,900 

*45,000

37,OOO

29,900

22,500

16,200

13,000

11,000

8,770

11,000

5,500

6,570

6,590

6,500

4,380

4,740

5,020

4,810

4,960

4,910

4,830

4,560 

4j350

495,690

15,990

1.04

1.20

June

4,310

4,280 

4,040

3,960

3,760

3,460

3,330

3,040

2,980 

3,010

3,260

3,300

3,140

3,040

3,170

3,430

3,660

4,170

4,170

4,100

5,100

5,580

5,850

6,270

5,520

4,450

4,240

*4,240

4,110

4,240

121,210

4,040

0.262

0.29

July

5,290

5,470 

4,520

4,100

4,040

4,700

4,490

4,880

4,350 

4,240

3,930

3,830

3,230

2,850

2,720

2,820

3,170

5,270

5,200

5,300

2,910

3,230

3,600

3,830

5,360

2,910

2,380

2,420

2,760

2,420 

2,230

110,450

3,563

0.231

0.27

Aug.

2,300

»1,940 

1,760

1,710

1,630

1,530

1,700

1,440

1,330 

1,200

1,040

793

8§£

1,320

1,520

1,280

1,270

1,130

1,290

1,320

1,680

2,230

2,490

2,140

2,140

2,310

2,390

2,300

1,850

1,450 

1,580

50,959

1,644

0.107

0.12

Sept.

1,670

1,490 

1,540

1,280

1,550

1,710

1,790

1,840

2,010 

1,880

2,060

1,980

1,700

1,610

1,420

1,380

1,380

1,120

1,320

935

968

935

1,040

1,140

948

915

*882

1,550"

1,040

1,020

41,643

1,388

0.090

0.10

Calendar year 1955; Max 86,100 Min 377 Mean 17,170 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15. OS

Water year 1955-56: Max 102,000 Min 532 Mean 17,680 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.63

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed in thousands.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 309

Sucarnoochee River at Livingston, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°34', long 88°12', in SW£ (revised) sec. 33, T. 19 N., R. 2V., on right 

bank at downstream side of pier of main span of bridge on Q. S. Highway 11 (formerly 

U. S. Highway 80), 500 ft upstream from Southern Railway bridge, three-quarters of a 

mile southwest of Livingston, and 9 miles upstream from Alamuchee Creek.

Drainage area. 606 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 90.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Oct. 7 to Nov. 26, 1938, reference point 

and Nov. 27, 1938, to Jan. 12, 1939, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 771 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs Mar. 18, Apr. 8 (gage height, 

25.6 ft); minimum, 54 cfs Sept. 22, 30.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 21,500 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 27.6 ft); 

minimum, 52 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1384: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 22 to June 27, Sept. 2-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar Mar. 21 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.5 

5.0 

8.0 

12.0

65

116

265

733

1,600

16.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

25.5

2,810

4,700

5,600

7,200

14,400

2.5 

3.5 

5.0 

8.0

129

296

790

12.0 1,700

16.0 2,800

21.0 4,700

Note. Same as preceding 

taBTe~~above 21.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

75

76

73

72

73

72

74

71 

79

96

116

1(50"

85

80

76

73

73

71

71

71

69

71

70

70

68

 66

66

6555"

77 

93

2,357

76.0

0.125

0.14

Nov.

124

112

96

90

55

116

 120

104 

108

116

112

104

108

108

104

108

116

112

120

120

120

124

124

120

133

174

312

553" 354

183

4,091

136

0.224

0.25

Dec.

156

219

230

433 359"

278

230

 203 

178

164

151

142

138

138

155

133

133

151

160

241

298

230

188

174

164

160

156

151

146

142 

138

5,947

192

0.317

0.36

Jan.

133

133

133

133

133

133

128

128 

 128

128

124 124"

124

124

124

124

124

128

 133

146

203

198

198

333

494

389

260

208

188

180 

193

5,429

175

0.289

0.33

Feb.

253 572"

1,100

2,950

4,140

4,980

6,800

6,460 

5,070

3,960

2,880

1,940

1,200

720

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

2,500

3,000

3,300

*2,920

2,360

1,330

810

679

592

542

494

------

68,252

2,354

3.88

4.19

Mar.

448

579" 418

697

1,210

810

643

830 

810

733

643

790

2,000

2,950

4,830

11,900

14,000

14,000

10,000

6,000

*4,000

2,230

1,070

874

 770

712

638

674

2,120

2,350

2,050

91,879

2,964

4.89

5.64

Apr.

1,570

979

750

800

1,500

3,200

9,400

14,000 

12,000

6,800

4,470

3,620

2,740

1,620

1,400

2,100

1,900

1,500

1,100

900

SCO

700

620

570

540

520

500

480

460

450

77,989

2,600

4.29

4.79

May

440

480

550

560 430"

380

370

390 

 408

393

350

316

290

276

264

250

230

220

210

200

200

190

190

ISO" 180

210

270

330

320

270 

- 220

9,587

309

0.510

0.59

June

200

190

180

170

160

160

150

150 

ISO

160

210

280

190

200

296

393

335

276

246

220

200

240

280

230

190

160

 138

129

134

120

6,138

205

0.338

0.37

July

118

153

216

234

211

234

393

589 

712

JBff

246

184

158

138

129

120

113

106

101

10?

Ill

120

129

124

124

124

117

108

109

110

111

6,013

194

0.320

0.37

Aug.

 116

117

168

143

110

96

89

86 

84

84

80

79

88

92

91

116

138

101

82

74

73

7174"

91

88

79

97

150" 184

116 

112

3,139

101

0.167

0.19

Sept.

96

84

76

79

87

96

77

104 

T59~ 194

98

80

72

69

66

65

63

62

60

58

57

55

57

59

57

57

57

59

56

54

2,283

76.1

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,140 Mln 65 Mean 433 Cfsm 0.715 In. 9.68

Water year 1955-56: Max 14,000 Mln 54 Mean 774 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.36

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP efa).--Feb. 7 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 18 (time unknown) 

14,700 cfs (2576 ft); Apr. 8 (time unknown) 14,700 cfs (25.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 30, Feb. 7, 13-21, Mar. 17-20, Apr. 4-10, Apr. 17 to May 8, 

May 16 to June 13, June 20-26; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather 

records and records for nearby streams.
310 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Alamuchee Creek near Cuba, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°26', long 88°20', in NE£ sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 4 W. , on right bank on 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 2^ miles northeast of Cuba and 4 miles 

upstream from Toomsuba Creek.

Drainage area. 63 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 161.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 15.98 ft); minimum, 2.9 cfs Oct. 3, 4.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 16, 1956; minimum, 2.3 cfs part of each 

day Sept. 23-30, Oct. 5, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge 

In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Mar. 16

2.0 

4.8

3.5

5.0

10.0

16.0

113

233

770

1,630

Mar. 17 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0

1.2

2.5 

5.6

1.7 

2.5 

3.5

31

62

113

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 3.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

3.3

3.3

*3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

5.3

16

10

7.3

5.0

4.4

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.8

4.8

4.4

143.2

4.62

0.073

0.08

Nov.

4.0

4.2

5.7

5.7

4.6

5.0

 11

9.1

7.0

7.3

6.8

5.7

8.7

16

9.1

7.3

7.6

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.6

7.0

8.8

45

52

29

17

12

10

339.4

11.3

0.179

0.20

Dec.

9.1

64

84

37

*31

30

24

19

16

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

20

35

27

20

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

645.1

20.8

0.330

0.38

Jan.

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

10

*10

10

9.7

977

9.7

9.7

10

10

9.7

10

29

26

19

16

22

28

22

19

16

15

15

23

56

473.5

15.3

0.243

0.28

Feb.

28

23

50

402

686

677

234

120

282

228

158

110

75

68

»70

305

504

224

142

110

96

72

62

56

53

49

45

43

38

-----

5,010

173

2.75

2.96

Mar.

35

37

163

246

93

68

60

72

59

47

51

64

81

266

728

1,510

1,180

396

166

120

*98

86

79

72

64

59

57

63

186

104

69

6,379

206

3.27

3.77

Apr.

60

54

51

56

259

406

158

86

70

150

306

128

86

72

70

154

92

63

54

48

44

41

*40

38

36

34

32

30

29

SI

2,774

92.5

1.47

1.64

May

33

39

61

51

35

30

33

31

25

23

21

19

17

16

16

17

16

14

11

11

10

10

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.8

34

23

14

14

»11

671.4

Z1.7

0.344

0.40

June

10

9.8

9.4

8.8

7.9

7.7

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.8

7.0

12

20

ZZ

20

16

15

11

10

17

14

9.4

7.7

7.2

6.5

6.3

6.1

5.8

5.6

------ -

308.8

10.3

0.163

0.18

July

7.2

16

 9.1

6.3

82

157

53

368

*967

474

70

47

36

30

25

22

19

16

16

17

16

13

13

15

12

10

9.8

9.1

17

32

21

2,605.5

84.0

1.33

1.54

Aug.

13

9.4

8.5

7.9

7.2

7.2

*6.8

6.5

6.3

5.8

5.6

6.1

5.8

69

46

15

8.8

7.2

6.5

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.4

309.8

9.99

0.159

0.18

Sept.

4.6

5.6

4.8

4.2

4.1

4.4

9.4

7.2

5.3

4.4

*4.2

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.8

130.9

4.36

0.069

0.08

Calendar year 1955: Max 690 Mln 3.0 Mean 29.7 cfsm 0.471 In. 6.39

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,510 Mln 3.0 Mean 54.1 Cfsm O.859 In. 11.69

Peak diseharee (base, 750 cfs). --Feb. 6 (6 a.m.) 783 cfs (10.13 ft); Mar. 16 (9 a.m.) 1,630 cfs

(15.98 ft); July 9 (3 p.m.) 1,160 cfs (12.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 311

Klnterbish Creek near York, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°19', long 88°11', in NE^ sec. 33, T. 16 N., R. 2 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 17, half a mile downstream from 

small tributary, three-quarters of a mile north of Choctaw County line, 5| miles downstream from Little Kinterbish Creek, and 14 miles southeast of York.

Drainage area. 91.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 120 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,070 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 16.0 ft), from 

rat ing curve extended above 1,050 cfs on basis of velocity area studies; minimum, 

3.4 cfs Sept. 17.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 16, 1956; minimum, 1.8 cfs Aug. 15, 

Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above and fair below 10 cfs.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 8

3.1

1.3 

3.0 

5.0

30

131

296

9.0

13.0

16.0

770

1,430

2,070

3.4

12

July 9 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.9 

1.3 30

Note.--Same as 

preceding table 

above 1.3 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.3

4.1

*3.9

3.9

3.9

4.3

5.9

13

13

8.5

7.0

6.2

5.7

5.3

5.1

5.7

8.3

7.6

6.6

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.9

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.7

8.6

9.0

12

9.0

203.9

6.58

0.072

0.08

Nov.

7.9

8.1

9.9

12

11

9.7

*16

21

14

11

12

13

12

29

23

18

15

14

15

14

14

13

14

20

28

60

34

24

18

17

527.6

17.6

0.193

0.21

Dec.

16

36

64

40

*32

34

29

23

20

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

17

40

32

24

21

19

18

20

20

17

16

15

15

14

711

22.9

0.251

0.29

Jan.

14

14

14

14

15

U

14

14

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

37

37

24

22

27

34

26

22

20

18

18

24

47

602

19.4

0.212

0.24

Feb.

33

29

41

199

566

198

134

89

177

156

114

89

71

64

*71

180

296

148

114

104

95

77

68

65

59

55

52

50

45

5,237

112

1.23

1.52

Mar.

42

45

202

240

110

89

78

76

67

58

69

95

85

183

1,050

2.020

1,440

296

190

148

128

*114

*104

95

89

80

76

101

296

182

114

7,940

256

2.80

5.23

Apr.

92

83

79

110

227

316

162

110

92

180

556

174

120

101

109

296

162

107

89

78

69

64

*62

57

52

49

48

45

42

 59

5,550

118

1.29

1.44

May

46

50

61

IS

52

44

40

45

54

50

28

26

27

25

22

24

22

20

18

17

21

16

16

16

18

16

18

38

26

*16

912

29.4

0.522

0.37

June

16

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

11

12

17

23

IS

34

30

24

19

19

32

29

18

14

13

11

10

9.9

9.4

 * 

512.0

17.1

0.187

0.21

July

B.7

11

*15

11

16

24

32

431

826

259

89

63

48

40

34

30

26

24

22

22

20

18

19

18

16

15

15

15

26

42

32

2,267.7

73.2

0.801

0.92

Aug.

24

18

15

15

14

16

*15

11

9.4

*8.5

8.2

8.2

8.8

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.0

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.1

5.6

5.8

6.1

8.8

10

7.9

6.7

294.1

9.49

0.104

0.12

Sept.

7.9

±2

10

7.0

5.6

7.5

10

12

7.9

7.9

*6.7

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.2

3^9

4.2

4.8

5.3

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.8

5.8

6.1

5.3

4.5

4.2

5.0

185.2

6.17

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 1955: Max 732 Mln 3.9 Mean 39.3 Cfsm 0.430 In. 5.83

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,020 Mln 3.9 Mean 57.2 Cfsm 0.626 In. 8.51

Peak dlscharee (base, 900 cfs). Mar. 16 (time unknown) 2,070 cfs (16.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

464436 O-58-21
312 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tuckabum Creek near Butler, Ala.

Location. Lat 32°11', long 88°10', in S| sec. 15, T. 14 N., R. 2 W., on left bank 150 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 17, 1\ miles upstream from Yantley Creek, 

4 miles downstream from Boguechitto Creek, and 7 miles northeast of Butler.

Drainage area. 112 sq mi.

Records available. August 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 4,570 cfs July 9 (gage height, 17.25 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 0.22 ft).

1954-56: Maximum discharge, that of July 9, 1956; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 

23, 30, Oct. 6, 1954 (gage height, 0.19 ft).

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below except those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage h 

discharge, In cubic feet per

0.9 

3.5 

8.0

1.0 

2.0

3.0

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

15.0

;lght, In feet, an 

second)

260

576

1,230

2,090

3,660

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

4.4

3.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

4.8

12

11

ii

7.3 

5.3

4.0

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

2.4

4.4

5.8 

7.4

121.4

3.92

0.035

0.04

Nov.

5.3

4.0

3.3

2.5

1.9

2.0

*2.2

2.2

5.8

4.6

3.7 

3.7

4.0

14

10

7.6

6.0

5.5

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

6.0

9.0

15

42

20

12

8.5

7.5

231.2

7.71

0.069

0.08

Dec.

6.5

21

45

29

*21

16

13

12

10

8.6

7.1 

6.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.3

6.6

8.6

11

13

10

7.6

7.6

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.2 

6.1

335.0

10.8

0.096

0.11

Jan.

6.1

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.9

*5.8

5.8

5.8 

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

7.3

12

j!4

21

16

14

15

16

15

12

11

10

12

13

299.2

9.65

0.086

0.10

Feb.

17

TT

24

99

254

165

121

81

211

170

119 

88

62

*50

48

149

206

155

160

106

92

71

58

50

45

42

37

35

34

-----

2,766

95.4

0.852

0.92

Mar.

28

27

160

338

140

104

96

124

95

71

95 

165

130

278

507

2,190

1,850

360

236

180

145

*128

114

102

90

80

74

70

82

106 

77

8,242

266

2.38

2.74

Apr.

64

58

55

57

260

421

212

130

102

166

2T8

150

116

98

145

127

89

73

62

54

50

*46

44

41

40

36

34

32

30

3,463

115

1.03

1.15

May

28

26

30

35

33

26

44

52

30

24

20

19

16

16

15

15

14

14

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.7

11

9.6

22

24

14 

11

623.9

20.1

0.179

0.21

June

*10

11

9.6

8.6

7.6

7.6

9.1

7.6

7.1

7.1

6.6 

7.1

9.6

12

26

34

20

16

14

12

44

26

16

13

10

8.6

8.0

7.1

6.2

5.8

387.3

12.9

0.115

0.13

July

5.3

15

15

*21

11

12

27

772

*5.610

1,220

175 

117

9173'

61

51

44

38

34

34

33

49

34

28

26

25

24

22

20

19 

23

6,729.3

217

1.94

2.23

Aug.

22

19

16

14

14

13

12

*12

11

10

10 

9.1

10

11

11

9.6

7.6

7.6

7.1

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.3

~tt 4.8

4.8

4.8 

4.8

290.3

9.36

0.084

0.10

Sept.

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.5

4.4

4.8

5.3

5,8

4.4

4.4 

»4.0

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.0

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.5

4.4

4.8

4.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

113.2

3.77

0.034

0.04

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,600 Min 1.7 Mean 38.6 Cfsm 0.345 In. 4.67

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,610 Mln 1.7 Mean 64.5 Cfsm 0.576 In. 7.85

cfs Peak (17.25 discharge ft). (base, 1,000 cfs).--Mar. 17 (3 a.m.) 2,820 cfs (12.92 ft); July 9 (3 p.m.) 4,570 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 11 to Dec. 4, Dec. 31 to Jan. 8; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 313

Okatuppa Creek at Gilbertown, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°54', long 88°19', in SE£ sec. 30, T. 11 N., R. 3 W., near left bank on 

 downstream side of pile bent of bridge on State Highway 17, 300 ft downstream from 

the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad bridge, 550 ft upstream from small unnamed tributary, three-quarters of a mile northeast of Gilbertown, and 1 5 miles upstream from Bogueloosa Creek.

Drainage area. 151 sq mi.

Records available.--June to September 1956.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 59.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 2,420 cfs July 8 (gage height, 10.83 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Sept. 6.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Hating table, June lo to Sept. 30, 1956, except period of Indefinite stagedischarge relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet 

per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-12)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

2.2

0.3 

1.3 

3.3

9.5

23

64

3.0 

4.0

7.0 

10.0

146

296

490

1,020

2,090

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, June to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

111"

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Cale

Wate

Oct.

idar yea

f year

Nov.

: [

: 1

Dec.

lax

lax

Jan.

!i

I

Feb.

....

lin

lln

Mar.

Met

We i

Apr.

n

n

May

Cfs

Cfs

June

aG.4

a5.7

a5.2

a4.6

a4.1

a3.8

a3.6

a3.4

a3.3

3.3

4.7

7.5

28

83

172

88

68

57

43

36

68

50

31

21

15

11

9.5

7.1

5.3 

4.7

853.2

28.4

0.188

0.21

n

n

July

21

12

15

*12

8.1

8.8

8.1

1,300

*1,340

*342

*175

120

87

63

55

48

42

41

118

299

176

125

70

51

42

36

31

26

23 

21

24

4,745.0

153

1.01

1.17

In.

In.

Aug.

24

24

20

17

24

20

15

*12

11

7.1

6.1

9.2

9.9

7.8

12

12

8.8

6.4

5.Z

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.7

2.3

2. 1

2. 1

2.7 

3.6

4.1

289.5

9.34

0.062

0.07

Sept.

3.1

2.7

2.1

1.5

1.0

.3

2.9

6.3

8.8

6.8

3.6

*2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

2.8

3.2

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.7 

1.8

77.9

2.60

0.017

0.02

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 efsi. July 8 (7 p.m.) 2,42O cfs (10.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

streams.

Note. Indefinite stage-discharge relation Sept. 13-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for nearby streams.
314 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Satilpa Creek near Coffeeville, Ala.

Location. La t 31°45', long 88°02', in SE£ sec. 13, T. 9 N., R. 1 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 44, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

unnamed tributary, 3 miles downstream from Harris Creek, and 3f miles east of Coffeeville.

Drainage area.--166 sq mi.

Records available. June to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 25,600 cfs July-8 (gage height, 18.37 ft); 

minimum, 9.8 cfs Sept. 22, 23.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, June 1 to Sept. 30, 1956 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shirting-control method used June 8-27)

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

9.4

19

38

87

154

355

9.0

12.0

12.5

13.5

14.5

16.0

810

1,500

1,810

3,360

5,500

11,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, June to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

53

33

21

17

15

13

12

11

TT

12

17

16

22

41

105

70

48

-Jo 132

45

52

55

41

27

21

17

15

14

13

12

1,031

34.4

0.207

0.23

July

11

11

45

*27

27

19

20

*8,690

*9.880 

*1,880

676

*328

250

*187

150

125

108

128

122

200

150

100

85

73

63

56

51

47

44

42

58

23,653

763

4.60

5.30

Aug.

40

32

30

32

34

30

27

*25

23 

21

21

24

27

23

21

20

18

17

16

18

41

26

21

18

17

16

18

24

34

29

22

765

24.7

0.149

0.17

Sept.

23

25

22

18

16

17

. 29

24

20

16

14

*13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

To

22

60

43

24

18

15

14

556

18.5

0.111

0.12

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs). --July 8 (10 p.m.) 25,600 cfs (18.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

by streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 315

Tombigbee River near Leroy, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°34 I , long 88°02' ( in sec. 13, T. 7 N., R. 1 W., at navigation dam at

lock 1, 4 miles upstream from Jackson Creek and 5 miles northwest of Leroy. 

Drainage area.--19.100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1928 to September 1956. 

Gage. Staff gages above and below dam read twice and once daily, respectively. Datum of

gage is 7.28 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Prior to Oct. 1, 1954, staff gage above dam only. Since Oct. 19, 1954, auxiliary

water-stage recorder at bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 8.3 miles downstream 

Average discharge.--28 years, 26,290 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 99,800 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 37.4 ft, from

pool gage, 36.6 ft from tallwater gage); minimum daily, 1,380 cfs Oct. 28.

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs Apr. 11, 1951; maximum gage height,

46.0 ft Apr. 2, 1929; minimum daily discharge, 500 cfs (revised, result of storage

above dam from installation of flashboards) Sept. 2, 1929.

Floods in May 1874 and April 1900 reached stages of 51.8 ft (discharge, 280,000

cfs), and 50.6 ft (discharge, 260,000 cfs), respectively, from information by Corps of

Engineers. Peak discharge determined from rating curve extended above 200,000 cfs bv

logarithmic plotting.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1944 has been revised to

149,000 cfs Apr. 27, 1944 (gage height, 42.03 ft, from graph based on gage readings),

superseding figure published in WSP 1002. 

Remarks.--Records good above 4,000 cfs, fair between 2,000 and 4,000 cfs and poor below

2,000 cfs. Some regulation at low flow by lock and dams. 

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 13 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of

Engineers. 

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for low-water period

in water year 1929, superseding those published in WSP 682, are given herewith:

1929 

Sept. 1................. 1,100

2................. 500

3................. 700

4.............. ... 900

Month

Calendar year 1929........

Maximum

190,000

Minimum

500

Mean

39,590

Per square 

mile

1.59

2.07

Runoff In 

Inches

21.65

28.14

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.500 

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,450

1,430 

1,430

1,430

1,450

1,450

*1,470

1,470

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,450 

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,430

1,430

1,400

1,400

1,430

1,430

1,400

1,400 

1.5BO 

1,430

1,450 

1,470

44,840

1,446

0.076

0.09

Nov.

1,500 

1,660

2,090

*2,260

1,840

1.470 

2,220

2,790

2,040

1,580

1,610

2,090

2,460

2,400

2,290

2,400 

2,940

3,140

3,220

3,050

2,660

2,340

2,790

3,050

5,180

9,410

10,800 

11,900 

10,100

7,320

110,600

3,687

0.193

0.22

Dec.

5,970 

5,970

6,980

8.620

8,590

8,210 

7,950

8,620

8,620

8,210

7,200

6,460

5,410

,710

,620

* ,230 

,880

,010

,250

,370

,500

,780

,780

,780

,780

,780

,780 

,390 

,130

,010 

5.640

176,230

5,685

0.298

0.34

Jan.

3,050 

3,050

3,420

3,560

3,450

3,360 

3,360

3,280

3,280

3,050

2,900

2,900

2,900

5,530

2,580

2,420 

2,790

*3,280

3,970

4,120

3,750

3,860

4,660

5,610

6,100

6,770

6.840 

6,040 

5,280

5,880 

6,160

127,200

4,103

0.215

0.25

Feb.

6.570 

7,800

11,000

18,400

30,500

*50,200 

*60,500

67,200

71,200

73,000

76,900

81,000

84,600

* 86, 400

88,200

88.800 

87,600

85,800

84,600

82 , 800

82,200

81,600

81,000

81,000

81,000

81,600

81,600 

81,000 

78,600

1,972,470

68,020

3.56

3.84

Mar.

73,600 

 2,900

53,800

46,500

45,200

42 , 400 

41 , 900

37,000

33 , 900

28.200

29,300

33,700

33,700

36 , 000

44,000

56,500 

71,800

76,900

* 82, 800

87,000

90,700

94,200

97 , 000

99,100

99.800

99,100

96,300 

88,800 

71,700

57,100 

47,400

1,958,300

63,170

3.31

3.81

Apr.

41 , 000 

35,100

27,900

19,800

22,000

31,800 

45,800

59,700

64,400

70,500

77,400

82,800

87,000

90,700

93,500

96,300 

97,700

98,400

99.100

98,400

97 , 700

97 , 000

96,300

94,900

89,400

82 , 800

70,000 

51,100 

36,200

31,400

2,086,100

69,540

3.64

4.06

May

14,700 

15,200

13,200

15,700

21,100

22,300 

27,200

29,900

34,600

35,100

*37,700

58.000

34,600

27,100

20,000

15,200 

12,700

9,750

10,500

7,270

6,710

6,980

7,190

6,170

5,150

5,200

5,470 

5,470 

*5,470

5,300 

5.040

505,770

16,320

0.854

0.98

June

4,910 

4,520

4,120

4,360

4,560

3,980 

3,850

3,560

5.050

3,140

5,560

5,790

4,210

6,200

6,420

5,280 

4,910

5,060

5,350

5,340

5,470

*6,200

6,430

6,770

6.910

6,020

5,550 

4,920 

4,660

4,510

146,810

4,894

0.256

0.29

July

4,510 

5,940

6,710

5,150

4,640

5,660 

5,750

a56,000

aSB.OOO

a48,000

a32,000

319,000

9,160

5,480

4,080

3,970 

3,970

3,970

4,640

5,060

5,060

4,580

4,570

4,780

4,660

4,250

5,450 

2,660 

2,940

5,560 

2,950

514,550

10,150

0.551

0.61

Aug.

3,160 

2,940

2,530

2,260

2,180

2,000 

1,870

1,920

*1,870

1,610

1,470

1,470

1.450

1,470

1,660

2,180 

2,280

2,220

2,050

1,770

2,090

*2,280

2,780

3,160

2,730

2,220

2,930 

5.220 

2,870

2,320 

2,090

69,050

2,227

0.117

0.13

Sept.

2,780 

5,080

2,540

1,750

1,650

2,750 

5.22Q

2,460

2,090

2,550

2,430

2,430

2,570

2,140

1,870

1,630 

1,650

1,660

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,470

1,470

1,660

2,050

1,700

1.450 

1,450 

1,470

1,500

59,660

1,989

0.104

0.12

Calendar year 1955: Max 94,200 Win 1,310 Mean 19,730 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.00

Water year 1955-56: Max 99,800 Mln 1,380 Mean 20,690 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of gage-height record for 

pool gage at lock 1.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

316

East Bassett Creek at Walker Springs, Ala.

Location. Lat 31°32' , long 87°47', In NE^ sec. 32, T. 7 N., R. 3 E., on downstream side 

of old bridge pier near right bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1,000 ft srfutheast of Walker Springs, and 2j miles upstream from Rabbit Creek.

Drainage area.--188 sq ml.

Records available. June to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 60.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1939.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 19,300 cfs July 8 (gage height, 12.25 ft); 

minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 22.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, June 1 to Sept. 30, 1956 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

June 1 to July 8 July 9 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.2 

£.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

120

365

530

800

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

1,400

2,650

4,600

7,560

11,700

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

107

365

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, June to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

a94

a58

a38

a30

26

24

23

23

24

24

31

37

56

123

280

274

193

229

193

148

153

199

164

113

75

57

47

43

38

35

2,852

95.1

0.506

0.56

July

67

99

140

110

*85

63

65

9,770

*10,300

*2,830

*1,280

*630

455

*352

320

280

235

209

196

209

235

222

176

150

136

121

109

104

109

94

111

29,262

944

5.02

5.79

Aug.

"83 108

72

69

66

61

57

*52

46

45

56

47

45

46

47

44

41

38

36

35

37

40

41

40

38

38

41

46

50

49

52

1,566

50.5

0.269

0.31

Sept.

59

71

64

51

41

38

44

44

45

40

35

*31

29

27

25

24

23

24

24

23

22

21

22

61

119

135

117

76

54

47

1,436

47.9

0.255

0.28

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP cfs).--July 8 (8 p.m.) 19,500 cfs (12.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 31' 

Chickasaw Creek near Whistler, Ala.

Location. Lat 30°49'15", long 88°09 I 10", in NWir sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 2 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Seabury Creek, E> miles 

northwest of Whistler, and 8 miles northwest of Mobile.

Drainage area.--123 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 20 ft (from topographic map). Auxiliary staff gage 4 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--5 years, 212 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,270 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 14.40 ft;; 

minimum, 47 cfs June 10 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 42,000 cfs Apr. 13, 1955 (gage height, 25.4 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis of slope-area estimate of peak flow; minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 1954 (gage height, 0.41 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 18 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28)

0.9 

1.5 

3.0 

7.0

103

306

961

11.0

12.0

14.0

1,820

2,230

3,870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

160

163

196

139 

176

*196

276

314 

254

170

125

105

94

89

83

82

160

189

138

106

94

86

81

79

74

69

 68 68

100

132

1O6

4,172

135

1.10

1.26

Nov.

92

84

81

78 

76

77

83

106

96

92

93

91

88

92

93

89

83

80

84

83

83

82

*85

99

121

134

126

107

96 

92

2,766

92.2

0.750

0.84

Dec.

91

188

516

1,060 

923

486

328

254 

210

182

163

154

*146

139

136

128

124

138

*217

217

170

145

136

128

124

120

116

115

110 

106

105

7,175

231

1.88

2.17

Jan.

102

101

102

103 

101

98

98

94 

92

92

a92

a92

a92

a91

a91

a91

*91

108

381

396

246

421

*1.040

942

531

328

261

224

196 

196

231

7,124

230

1.87

2.15

Feb.

210

182

152

374 

610

675

456

328 

344

*381

501

486

3-44

276

415

*1.640

1,300

675

471

396

328

284

254

238

224

217

203

196

182

12,372

427

3.47

3.74

Mar.

170

T82

809

1,140 

692

*578

411

336 

284

246

1,660

*5,050

1,220

692

893

1,180

831

610

456

396

351

321

306

284

261

246

231

224

284 

3O6

246

18,896

610

4.96

5.71

Apr.

210

196

196

196 

196

182

170

153

145

298

501

396

254

203

176

163

151

138

130

122

118

115

116

120

134

*140

131

121

113 

105

5,389

180

1.46

1.63

May

99

99

160

224 

203

411

456

254 

170

133

119

107

99

93

87

81

76

73

71

71

75

71

68

*71

70

66

64

62

61 

59

60

3,813

123

i.oo

1.15

June

60

57

56

54 

52

52

50

49 

48

15

52

78

*261

471

*867

1,770

1,460

743

456

328

366

254

189

148

119

1OO

90

127

115 

112

8,632

288

2.34

2.61

July

182

224

156

176 

*231

176

293

1.750 

*1,570

904

486

328

314

254

182

146

126

'23o 112

831

546

298

238

210

210

170

217

189

138 

133

170

11,180

361

2.93

3.38

Aug.

291

210

151

116 

110

115

102

89 

77

70

67

68

77

182

224

155

102

81

72

68

68

70

67

61

57

57

63

80

*103 

125

182

3,360

108

0.878

1.02

Sept.

140

136

1OO

86 

80

94

104

124 

99

78

66

61

58

*55

54

52

53

54

53

51

50

49

56

800

*2,010

885

344

217

163 

170

6,342

211

1.72

1.92

Calendar year 1955: Max 17,700 Mln 58 Mean 329 Cfsm 2.67 In. 36.35

Water year 1955-56: Max 3.O5O Mln 48 Mean 249 Cfsm E.02 In. 27.58

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Feb. 16 (ll:3O a.m.) 1,800 cfs (10.88 ft); Mar. 12 (1 a.m.)

4,270 cfs (14.40 ft); June 16 (3:3O p.m.) 1,900 cfs (11.29 ft); July 8 (1:30 p.m.) 1,870 cfs

(11.25 ft); Sept. 25 (12 m. ) 2,370 cfs (12.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for

Escatawpa River near Wllmer.
318 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 

Leaf River near Collins, Miss.

Location. Lat 31 Ml', long 89°24' , in NE£ sec. 33, T. 9 N., R. 14 W., St. Stephens merid- 

 tan, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 2 miles downstream from Oakahay Creek, 8 miles upstream from Rahoma Creek, and 9? miles northeast 

of Collins.

Drainage area. 752 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 197.48 ft above mean sea level (Mississippi 

State Highway benchmark). Prior to Dec. 8, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,028 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,100 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 25.00 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 3.89 ft).

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 38,100 cfs Jan. 8, 1950 (gage height, 31.14 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, Dec. 13-18, 

Apr. 30 to May 30, June 4-13)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4

3.9 73

4.5 153

5.0 245

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 5.0 ft.

Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

51

76

153

245

505

886

1,340

10.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

22.0

25.0

2,430

4,520

7,200

10,700

15,000

20,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

83

79

78

77

76

77

117

124

95

93

89

84

82

79

77

78

78

78 

78

78

77

76

76

75

74

73

75

*80

83 

85

93

2,567

82.8

0.110

0.13

Nov.

88

84

83

83

83

87

100

108

108

103

98

96

95

95

94

91

91

90 

108

98

95

94

119

184

233

255

275

219 

193

3,801

127

0.169

0.19

Dec.

170

587

1.040

1,020

758

490

350

284

249

221

202

186

177

168

160

155

153

153 

339

488

678

475

339

259

221

202

186

177

165

156

151

10,359

354

0.444

0.51

Jan.

147

143

140

140

137

134

132

132

*130

126

125

124

122

I2Z

122

122

122

131 

184

241

253

261

324

402

778

799

475

326

263

257

304

7,218

235

0.310

0.36

Feb.

460

552

*2,490

7,720

*12,100

16,900

16,600

8,380

4,440

3,620

3,400

2,870

2,370

1,810

2,140

2,870

3,690

4,370 

4,820

3,400

2,310

1,810

1,290

908

738

640

569

520

475

114,262

3,940

5.24

5.65

Mar.

445

430

868

1,700

1,860

1,490

1,020

778

758

758

820

778

*718

1,830

6,180

*15,000

*19,200

19.400 

11,900

4,070

2,550

1,810

1,290

1,090

952

820

738

678

1,130

1,110 

1,090

103,261

3,531

4.43

5.11

Apr.

842

622

569

926

2,200

3,130

3,000

5.550

2,620

1,540

1,700

1,860

2,250

1,250

864

842

*604

505 

460

416

574

542

329

516

500

288

275

265

247 

255

52,495

1,085

1.44

1.61

May

219

214

212

210

210

199

221

210

188

177

168

160

155

148

140

145

135

131

126

123

*119

115

111

110

110

110

129

151

175 

172

 282

5,071

164

0.218

0.25

June

263

253

170

151

139

127

121

115

110

104

99

99

123

170

243

273

267

269 

227

251

278

275

216

177

167

140

152

126

121 

121

5,525

178

0.257

0.26

July

155

*127

111

107

115

108

107

160

115

105

98

93

89

87

87

84

82

84 

89

84

89

95

190

'25T 278

165

135

123

143 

235

245

4,000

129

0.172

0.20

Aug.

225

192

153

156

156

123

110

118

127

105

94

93

113

162

181

175

*124

105

94

92

90

92

87

84

80

80

79

86

89 

92

98

3,655

118

0.157

0.18

Sept.

90

87

84

a80

a85

allO

a!20

alOO

a95

a 90

a85

a85

a 80

a75

a75

a70

a70

*67 

67

66

66

66

66

66

*66

64

63

66

62_

2,328

77.6

0.103

0.12

Calendar year 1955: Max 12,300 Mln 73 Mean 559 Cfsm 0.743 In. 10.09

Water year 1955-56: Max 19,400 Min 62 Mean 804 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.57

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs). Feb. 6 (11:30 p.m.) 17,900 cfs (23.84 ft); Mar. 18 (6 a.m.) 

20,100 cfs (25700 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for- station at Hattiesburg.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 319

Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°26', long 89°26', in sec. 5, T. 5 N., R. 14 W., St. Stephens meridian, 

on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 49, 2 miles southwest of 

Lux, 2 miles upstream from Okatoma Creek, and 10 miles northwest of Hattiesburg.

Drainage area. 304 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 160.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 8, 1938, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 458 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,900 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 17.20 ft); minimum, 93 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 2.63 ft).

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 20,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1943 (gage height, 25.70 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1956.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 17, 18, Sept. 29, 30)

Oct. 1 to July 8 July 9 to Sept. 30

2.8 97

3.5 196

5.0 521

8.0 1,500

11.0

14.0

17.0

2,700

4,020

5,740

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

143

292

521

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

109

104

101

98

m

101

105

154

rss

113

105

103

103

103

103

103

102

102

102

101

101

102

102

*102

102

102

102

105

119

116 

114

3,302

107

0.352

0.40

Nov.

114

110

ITT

111

116

117

131

137

148

135

125

121

121

121

121

121

121

119

140

169

160

141

195

344

75T

176

150

151

134

125

4,312

144

0.474

0.53

Dec.

*121 1,'B50"

1,210

623

460

344

280

229

198

181

166

160

154

150

147

147

144

151

208

198

176

160

154

151

148

145

145

142

141

135

134

8,592

277

0.911

1.05

Jan.

133

130

130

131

130

130

130

130

*129

130

129

128 T29~

129

130

131

131

137

179

213

196

236

472

37JT

270

220

189

174

166

207 

390

5,637

182

0.599

0.69

Feb.

300

250

642

4,080

*5,210

4,070

2,340

1,170

1,500

1,170

1,170

865

610

521

685

1,560

1,240

898

636

496

401

333

290

270

260

242

233

222

213

31,877

1,099

3.62

3.90

Mar.

206

203

1,530"

1,390

692

448

355

366

344

280

1,360

2,460

1,280

1,490

1,280

1,390

*2,850

5.120

1,160

610

412

344

311

290

270

250

233

226

250

521

448

26,169

844

2.78

3.20

Apr.

270

224

211

308

757

521

401

333

239

466

496

355

280

227

210

215

344

231

189

*171

166

157

154

152

152

150

148

145

141

135

7,928

264

0.868

0.97

May

134

131

133

137

138

137

134

128

124

121

119

117

116

115

113

111

111

111

110

109

*107

157

10S

109

109

110

119

141

156

186

-. £4 1 bo

3,864

125

0.411

0.47

June

140

151

135

121

116

113

109

108

197

105

103 T09"

124

179

215

217

220

290 ?BO"

173

148

150

152

147

137

119

110

110

109

111

4,408

147

0.484

0.54

July

131

125

109

103

101

97

10T

351

224

*161

150

136

129

120

119

117

114

113

112

112

131

504 536"

472

282

196

151

136

129

125

160

5,447

176

0.579

0.67

Aug.

443

2ET

169

147

160

138

136

135

124

118

115

114

*115

118

203

255

196

142

127

127

130

119

119

115

112

112

112

116

117

127

132

4,617

149

0.490

0.56

Sept.

120

TT5

113

109

107

112

116

119

115

109

105

104

102

102

102

100

99

99

97

*96

96

95

95

102

102

100

98

96

94

93

3,112

104

0.342

0.38

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,650 Mln 98 Mean 289 Cfsm 0.951 In. 12.88

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,210 Mln 93 Mean 299 Cfsm 0.984 In. 13.36

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Feb. 4 (12 p.m.) 5,900 cfs (17.20 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
320 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°21', long 89°17', in NW£ sec. 2, T. 4 N. , R. 13 W. , St. Stephans meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 11, at eastern city 

limits of Hattiesburg, 300 ft downstream from Bowie Creek, 3,000 ft upstream from 

New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad bridge, and at mile 78.0 (by 0. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area. 1,760 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected in 

same vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 118.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Dec. 10, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 2,586 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 21.53 ft); 

minimum, 357 cfs Oct. 27; minimum gage height, 4.29 ft Sept. 30.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 71.300 cfs Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 28.91 ft); 

minimum, 348 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 1954 (gage height, 4.22 ft).

Flood in April 1900 reached a stage of about 33.6 ft, present datum, from reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 6)

Oct. 1 to Mar Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

4.3 353

4.6 485

5.0 720

6.0 

8.0

1,460

3,150

Note. Same as following 

table above 8.0 ft.

4.3

5.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

368

730

1,420

3,150

7,450

14.0 10,100

16.O 13,000

19.0 18,500

21.0 22,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

457

452

425

416

407

407

416

568

602 575"

476

438

425

407

398

390

386

386

378

374

374

369

369

*365

361

361

357

57T

407

416

403

12,889

416

0.236

0.27

Nov.

412

403

398 

386

355

394

480

530

557

557

505

476

476

466

457

452

443

443

485

614

574

520

614

1,240

1,056

928

912

890

776

671

17,495

583

0.331

0.37

Dec.

*620

3,330

5,620 

3,24~0

2,610

2,100

1,580

1,270

1,050

905

811

748

699

664

650

626

614

650

890

1,050

1,270

1,380

1,160

958

839

769

7CO

692

650

632

608

39,405

1,271

0.722

0.83

Jan.

590

584

574 

568

*562

557

546

535

535

530

52C

515

5T5

515

515

525

530

540

762

935

1,010

1,200

1,780

1,700

1,540

1,700

1,540

1,200

988

1,010

1,580

26,701

861

0.489

0.56

Feb.

1,420

1,540

3,730 

14,900

20,300

21,300

#21 300

19^700

18,900

12 , 600

8,570

7,090

5,730

4,640

4,540

8,440

7,450

7,210

7,210

6,970

5,180

3,740

3,060

2,360

2,020

1,820

1,660

1,580

1,460

. _

226,420

7,808

4.44

4.78

Mar.

1 , 380

1,310

4,690 

5,840

4,440

3,640

2,880

2,270

2,060

1,860

4,950

7,810

5,180

*5,180

7,210

10,600

15,500

22,100

22,500

11,600

4,640

3,440

2,880

2,520

2,270

2,060

1,890

2,610

3,540

2, 880

191,630

6,182

3.51

4.05

Apr.

2,440

2,060

1,720 

1,760

5,620

5,180

4,960

4,640

4,640

4,140

4,040

3,440

3,240

2,790

2,270

2,100

*2,270

1,760

1,420

1,220

1,120

1,050

1,020

982

982

949

916

916

852

821

71,318

2,377

1.35

1.51

May

790

790

821 8"5T

790

821

790

778

748

712

682

670

653

629

618

612

601

590

579

557

552

547

557

*557

557

547

568

730

742

766

821

20,996

677

0.385

0.44

June

884

916

852 

706

606

557

536

510

500

485

480 4"35

557

772

884

1,020

1,160

1,260

1.380

1,050

982

916

852

821

70O

612

562

557

541

526

22,679

756

0.430

0.48

July

526

547

*521

495

476

480

505

1,050

1,020

712

601

552

505

485

466

447

433

428 42"8~

428

531

1,420

1,260

1,160

1,080

790

647

562

531

531

712

20,329

656

0.373

0.43

Aug.

1,420

1 , 080

760 

664

821

778

629

562

505

495

461

447

490

712

982

*1,120

916

647

547

636

847

547

495

456

442

424

55T

447

447

461

490

20,179

651

0.370

0.43

Sept.

515

495

456 

424

433

466

557 5~55~

461

438

447

428

410

402

389

376

372

372

368 376"

*368

368

372

451

451

406

381

376

368

368

12,599

420

0.239

0.27

Calendar year 1955: Max £3,200 Min 357 Mean 1,568 Cfsm 0.891 In. 12.08

Water year 1955-56: Max 22,500 Mln 357 Mean 1,865 Cfsm j. . 06 In. 14.42

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). --Feb. 7 (l a.m.) 21,700 cfs (20.57 ft); Mar. 18 (ll p.m.)

23,500 efs (21.53 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 321

Tallahala Creek at Laurel, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°41', long 89°07', in NE£ sec. 8, T. 8 N. , R. 11 W. , St. Stephens meridian, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, half a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, half a mile southeast of city limits 

of Laurel, and 6 miles upstream from Tallahoma Creek.

Drainage area. 233 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. 

State Highway benchmark). 

datum.

Datum of gage is 201.37 ft above mean sea level (Mississippi 

Prior to Dec. 14, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and

Average discharge. 18 years, 326 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,040 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 17.14 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Jan. 21, 1947 (gage height, 20.29 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Nov. 3, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 30, 1956.

Maximum stage known since 1880, about 26 ft Dec. 9, 1919; flood in April 1900 

reached a stage of about 24 ft, from information by local residents. Flood in April 

1938 reached a stage of 20.7 ft, from information by Mississippi State Highway 

Department.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18-28, Oct. 30 to Nov. 6, 

Nov. 24 to Dee. 2, Dec. 1O to Jan. 22, May 16-24)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 8 Feb. 9 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

3.6

4.9

10

18

35

58

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

12.0

14.0

90

270

490

910

1,130

1,910

Note.--Sa

table above

Discharge, in

ne as following 

14.0 ft.

cubic

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

322

700

1,120

1,910

2,660

3,980

5,820

per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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.

Oct.

7.6

6.4

6.1

6.0

6.1

7.2

17

7.3

4.9

5.5

6.0

5.4

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.6 3T6"

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.7

*9.6

8.6

4.5 

3.7

177.1

5.71

0.025

0.03

Nov.

3.7

377

3.7

4.1

5.4

7.2

13

6.2

6.7

9.8

8.9

8.5

11

10

9.2

9.2

8.7

7.8

32

9.4

10

10

53

5T

20

23

26

*27

21

20

409.2

13.6

0.058

0.07

Dec.

17

14T

113

173

250

230

142

94

66

48

37

30

25

22

20

18

17

18

19

28

45

62

61

45

41

37

30

26

25

23 

21

1,927

62.2

0.267

0.31

Jan.

19

18

18

18

17

*17

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

24

28

34

48

74

90

103

101

121

ITT

96

76

97 

97

1,381

44.5

0.191

0.22

Feb.

109 T2~9~

310

856

*1,320

1,280

1,730

5,240

2,660

2,160

1,710

1,220

860

669

468

480

596

669

716

766

8Z1

749

377

244

200

176

160

150

142

-----

24,967

861

3.70

3.99

Mar.

132

13?

265

410

516

568

582

322

244

244

399

492

*355

366

492

*802

1,070

5,200

*3,560

2,390

1,860

1,170

404

282

244

212

188

180

180

217 

244

23,722

765

3.28

3.79

Apr.

200

160

146

156

344

542

596

624

639 TOO"

388

444

468

377

262

292

*399

388

302

184

142

119

110

104

98

95

89

83

77

70

8,378

279

1.20

1.34

May

64

60

66

86S3"

70

68

77

80

80

64

49

40

34

30

26

24

26

23

19

18

16

TB

*40

31

51

49

39

40

35 

32

1,436

46.3

0.199

0.23

June

52

54

50

33

24

20

17

14

13

:u

11

13

20

30

43

49

79

BT

42

35

26

28

31

35

a26

a22

a!8

a!6

alS

a!4

899

30.0

0.129

0.14

July

a!4

14

14

12

ii

15

139 T3B"

77

80

113

77

*50

36

26

21

17

14

13

13

13

19

58

42

29

68

56

34

28

23 

17

1,279

41.3

0.177

0.20

Aug.

16

20

17

26

16

16

14

12

11

13

13

13

17

16

13

11

*9.8

9.2

29

2S

16

12

11

9.3

8.3

7.3

7.1

11

8.9

7.1 

7.8

423.8

13.7

0.059

0.07

Sept.

6.8

6.4

6.2

a6

as

TO" 14

6.8

6.6

9.3

8.6

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.6

6.3

5.7

a5

a5

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.2

6.8

5.2

*4.2

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.6

185.0

6.17

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,760 Min 3.6 Mean 136 Cfsm 0.584 In. 7.90

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,200 Min 3.6 Mean 178 Cfsm 0.764 In. 10.42

cfs (17.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
322 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Tallahala Creek near Runnelstown, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°20" , long 89°07" , in NE£ sec. 8, T. 4 N. , R. 11 W. , St. Stephens 

meridian, on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge between Sunrise and 

Runnelstown, 3 miles south of Runnelstown and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 612 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 109.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1989, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Average discharge. 17 years, 903 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,810 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 12.28 ft); 

minimum, 41 cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 19,300 cfs Jan. 23, 1947 (gage height, 21.70 ft); 

minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 15, 16, 29, 1954 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

Maximum stage known since about 1865, 30| ft April 1900, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24 Nov. 25 to July 9 July 1O to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2'.0 

3.0

117

200

479

1.1 67

1.5 110

2.0 200

3.0 479

4.0 828

6.0 1,790

10.0 4,250

13.0 6,330

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

126

204

479

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52

51

51

51

56

57

64

73

76

7¥

60

52

51

56

53

51

51

50

48

48

46

45

45

44

*43

43

424"5"

53

57

1,646

53.1

0.087

0.10

Nov.

58

52

50

47

FT

47

55

68

69

69

63

64

68

72

67

63

61

58

62

72

89

82

99

432 255"

166

145

*140

140

124

2,924

97.5

0.159

0.18

Dec .

108

748

1,450 7l4~

660

626

560

417

308

235

191

158

140

129

121

110

106

111

193

182

147

160

180

176

154

140

129

120

111

108 

102

8,794

284

0.464

0.53

Jan.

98

96

96

91

89

*87

87

86

84

82

81

80

79

7?

79

79

83

89

154

191

164

268

511

432

369

328

286

270

240

240

417

5,415

175

0.286

0.33

Feb.

402

T35" 384

,320

,520

,700

,060

* ,660

,180

,900

,180

,640

,800

,730

,190

,750

,010

,900

,900

,900

1,840

1,840

1,790

1,220

789

660

592

545

495

------

71,410

2,462

4.02

4.34

Mar.

464

448

1,4"TO

1,900

1,570

1,470

1,420

1,370

951

732

1,430

2,750

2,570

2,370

2,670

*2,790

2,750

2,670

3,600

*5,250

5,740

4,970

3,920

1,880

1,040

848

714

626

592

678

678

62,031

2,001

3.27

3.77

Apr.

696

592

511

511

2,250

1,740

1,570

1,470

1,370

1,620

2,010

1,470

1,200

1,130

972

732

828

972

*828

678

495

402

351

320

297

276

263

247

230

214

26,245

875

1.43

1.59

Hay

2OO

193

207

221

235

242

221

209

198

198

193

176

156

140

135

129

121

111

106

105

*102

96

90

88

9T

185

212

295 19~£

178 

164

5,195

168

0.275

0.32

June

257

207

212

168

132

109

96

87

82

79

78

51

100

242

228

268

257

228

247

168

172

209

193

164

124

111

105

96

87

81

4,668

156

0.255

0.28

July

77

73

 72

73

72

77

83

399

464

255

257

260

212

160

132

112

98

90

86

83

135

343

250

170

159

128

108

126

116

98

109

4,890

158

0.258

0.30

Aug.

88

85

78

86

146

171 113"

86

86

77

70

63

63

70

168

113

*97

73

65

69

146

126

85

69

62

60

59

6T

65

59

69

2,725

87.9

0.144

0.17

Sept.

98

S3

62

54

51

59

60

65

75

59

51

50

50

50

48

46

45

45

*45

46

44

42

4T

74

94

65

54

50

45

44

1,694

56.5

0.092

0.10

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,740 Hin 42 Mean 433 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.60

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,740 Hin 42 Mean 540 Cfsm 0.882 In. 12.01

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 323

Leaf River near McLain, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°06'10", long 88°48'30", in SE^ sec. 29, T. 2 N., R. 8 W., St. Stephens 

meridian, on downstream side of right main pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 98 (formerly 

State Highway 15), l£ miles east of McLain, 2 miles downstream from Atkinson Creek, 

6 miles upstream from Big Oktibee Creek, and 17^ miles upstream from confluence with 

Chickasawhay River.

Drainage area. 3,510 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to June 4, 1940, staff gage and June 4 

to Sept. 7, 1940, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 5,378 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,500 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 21.28 ft); minimum, 595 cfs Oct. 25-28; minimum gage height, 2.08 ft Sept. 22, 23.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 88,300 cfs Mar. 24, 1943 (gage height, 27.76 ft); minimum, 530 cfs Sept. 14, 15, Oct. 6, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.89 ft Sept. 14, 15, 1954.

Flood in April 1900 reached a stage about 4 ft higher than that of Mar. 24, 1943, 

from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 22 Mar. 23 to Sept. 30

E.I 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

595

790

1,070

1,680

3,320

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

5,420

10,800

17,000

26,000

35,000

600

762

1,000

1,560

£.0 

8.0 

12.0

3,080

5,300

10,800

Note. Same as preceding 

tabTe~above 12.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

a

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

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

665

665 

665

640

665

640

715 

1,150

950

950

840

765

715

665

640

640

665

640

618

618

618

618

618

618

*595

595

595

618

715

715

690

21,486

693

0.197

0.23

Nov.

665

665 

665

640

B4TT

640

640

665

740

765

790

765

740

715

715

715

690

690

690

690

765

815

840

950

1.550

1,520

1,340

1,220

1,190

1,130

25,245

842

0.240

O.E7

Dec.

*1,040

1,010 

3,400

6,770

4,650

3,720

3,050 

2,430

2,030

1,720

1,520

1,370

1,280

1,190

1,130

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,190

1,400

1,490

1,550

1,680

1,550

1,430

1,280

1,190

1,130

1,070

1,010

980

56,500

1,823

0.519

0.60

Jan.

950

950

*922

895

895

895

868 

868

840

840

815

815

815

790 5l5~

815

815

815

1,040

1,340

1,430

1,610

2,780

3,140

2,780

2,430

2,350

2,190

1,820

1,610

1,680

41,618

1,343

0.383

0.44

Feb.

2,190

2,27"0 

2,690

7,030

14,800

19,200

22,400 

*26,OOO

29,600

31,000

31,000

28,000

22,700

17,900

13,400

13,800

14,900

14 , 600

12,900

11,800

11,400

9,960

7,860

6,510

5,090

4,220

3,720

3,320

3,140

______

-------

393,400

13,570

3.87

4.17

Mar.

2,870

2,780 

6,320

12,400

12,300

10,200

8,420 

7,300

6,260

5,310

7,410

14,400

16,400

*16,200

16,000

16,800

13,300

19,200

21,000

23,600

26,800

28,400

24,800

17,000

9,260

6,340

5,170

4,330

3,760

4,090

5,050

378,470

12,210

3.48

4.01

Apr.

4,570

4,090 

3,650

3,080

3,870

9,680

11,100 

10,100

9,120

9,400

10,400

9,960

8,140

6,880

6,080

5,050

4,090

*4,090

3,550

3,170

2,810

2,490

2,170

2,020

1,950

1,880

1,810

1,740

1,680

1,560

150,180

5,006

1.43

1.59

May

1,500

1,470 

1,440

1,500

1,500

1,620

1.680 

1,560

1,500

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,380

1,320

1,290

al , 200

al,150

al , 100

al.050

al.OOO

a980

a960

950

*925

355

925

1,000

1,020

1,230

1,320

1,260

39,100

1,261

0.359

0.41

June

1,260

1,320 

1,350

1,320

1,200

1,080

975 

900

876

852

852

852

950

1,200

1,440

2,020

1,950

1,880

2,170

2,170

1,950

1,620

1,500

1,380

1,320

1,180

1,080

1,260

1,050

950

-------

39,907

1,330

0.379

0.42

July

900

852 

S5T

2,020

2,250

1,680

1,150 

6.940

12,600

7,C2o

4,570

*2,650

1,810

1,410

1,200

1,050

975

900

900

950

876

2,210

2,650

2,330

1,950

1,680

1,380

1,200

1,150

1,050

975

70,130

2,262

0.644

0.74

Aug.

1,180

1,500 

1,560

1,320

5.450

2,090

1,560 

1,290

1,080

950

876

829

806

876

1,560

1,680

1,500

1,320

1,050

900

950

1,520

1,050

852

806

762

741

741

762

720

74T

36,822

1,188

0.338

0.39

Sept.

1,020

1.050 

925

784

720

699

784 

876

829

762

699

658

658

658

638

638

619

619

619

*600

619

600

600

762

925

852

741

678

619

600

21,851

728

0.207

0.23

Calendar year 1955: Max 36,200 Mln 595 Mean 2,933 Cfsm 0.836 In. 11.36

Water year 1955-56: Max 31,000 Mln 595 Mean 3,483 Cfsm 0.992 In. 13.50

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Chlckasawhay River at Leakesvllle and Pascagoula River at Merrill.
324 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Chunky Creek near Chunky, Miss.

Location. Lat 32 0 20', long 88°54', in SW£ sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 14 E., Choctaw meridian, 

on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 2,500 ft upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 1-J- miles east of Chunky, 3-f miles upstream from 

Tallahatta Creek, and 65 miles downstream from Concobona Creek.

Drainage area. 368 sq. mi.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 269.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Mar. 24, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 468 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 23.68 ft); minimum, 3.3 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.11 ft).

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 30,700 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 25.08 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 28-30, 1954 (gage height, 2.09 ft).

smarks . --Records good .

Hating table,

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.9

3.2

6.3

16

30

52

101

water year 1955-56 (gage height, in 

feet per second)

Oct.

3.

4.

5.

7.

10.

, 1

.5

,O

.0

,0

.0

to Mar. 16

173

314

675

1,630

3,370

12.0 4,

14.0 6,

18.0 9,

22.0 14,

24.0 21,

660

010

420

000

000

feet, and discharge, in

ME

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.8

No1

ir. 17 to Sept.

3.0

10

22

49

;e.--Sams

3.2

3.5

4.0

: as pre

cubic

30

109

175

314

oedins

taDj.e aoove *.u it. 

'harge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

14

13

12

12

12

11

14

51

62

35

24

19

15

12

11

9.0

9.0

10

10

8.1

8.1

8.1

10

10

7.6

8.1

*7.2

10

14

23

497.2

16.0

0.043

0.05

Nov.

18

18

18

16

17

19

22

35

37

28

28

27

25

24

25

25

26

36

35

34

33

30

35

47

161

537

311

125

77

1,931

64.4

0.175

0.20

Dec.

55

319

655

412

195

192

157

119

97

80

72

66

63

60

60

58

56

82

130

481

252

157

128

112

103

95

92

84

80

76

72

5,018

162

0.440

0.51

Jan.

71

69

68

*69

66

65

6fe

65

62

62

60

60

60

59

59

59

59

63

130

197

145

116

223

696

481

255

184

155

142

178

387

4,430

143

0.389

0.45

Feb.

323

258

1,580

4,440

*11,900

8,700

4,200

2,140

1,340

1,440

1,310

1,060

716

576

696

2,080

3,190

3,620

2,660

1,470

1,090

866

615

477

417

371

336

302

264

58,437

2,015

5.48

5.91

Mar.

"252 235

725

1,140

780

456

414

696

576

384

431

1,020

1,340

2,950

5,900

»14,300

12,800

5,800

2,780

1,090

696

576

518

456

407

351

326

308

794

1,020

60,217

1,942

5.28

6.09

Apr.

438

351

317

635

1,440

3,250

10,200

5,520

2,370

976

1,240

1,160

716

518

459

716

801

*595

377

302

258

227

219

208

190

175

165

153

144

127

34,247

1,142

3.10

3.46

May

117

121

131

149

138

129

127

127

127

105

93

80

74

68

65

72

81

75

64

55

50

48

44

*40

38

38

40

47

44

42

45

2,474

79.8

0.217

0.25

June

42

38

38

38

35

34

33

30

28

27

24

23

32

51

96

125

131

98

67

78

358

2S7

118

74

56

48

41

35

34

31

2,130

71.0

0.193

0.22

July

28

26

25

24

26

23

37

50

4O

*53

34

28

24

25

25

24

19

20

39

34

38

31

47

44

28

73

61

35

104

175

94

1,334

43.0

0.117

0.13

Aug.

56

37

28

34

30

35

39

26

19

15

25

24

15

29

*19

14

12

14

11

9.9

8.7

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.4

6.4

123

193

69

44

31

995.0

32.1

0.087

0.10

Sept.

24

20

15

14

11

14

18

15

14

13

11

10

*9.5

9.5

8.4

6.8

6.4

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.0

4.7

5.0

5.4

6.1

5.7

6.8

7.2

5.0

3.7

291.0

9.70

0.026

0.03

Calendar vear 1955: Max 5,450 Min 7.2 Mean 246 Cfsm 0.668 In. 9.06

Water year 1955-56: Max 14,300 Min 3.7 Mean 470 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.40

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). Feb. 5 (I p.m.) 12,600 ofs (21.28 ft); Mar. 16 (7 p.m.) 19,80O 

cfs (23.68 ft); Apr. 7 (10 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (2O.23 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 

Sowashee Creek at Meridian, Miss.

325

Location. Lat 32°22'25", long 88°40'40", in SE£ sec. 8, T. 6 N. , R. 16 E., Choctaw meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highways 11 and 80, at 

eastern city limits of Meridian, 0.2 mile downstream from Southern Railway System bridge 

and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 51.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1956.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is

^08.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior 

to Dec. 19, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 41.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,240 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 12.39 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 22-25.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 8,030 cfs Mar. 28, 1951 (gage height, 20.09 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 4, 1954.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, 26.5 ft in February 1936, at site 500 ft 

upstream at present datum, from information by Southern Railway System.

Flood of Mar. 31, 1949, reached a stage of 23.6 ft, at site 500 ft upstream at 

present datum, from information by Southern Railway System.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 ge height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet 

per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 29 to Jan. 15)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15 Mar. 16 to July 21

0.8 0.2 2.5

.9 .6 3.0

1.0 1.2 4.0

1.2 3.7 6.0

1.5 12 8.0

2.0 45

107

192

435

1,070

1,880

0.0

.2

.4

.7

1.0

1.5

1.7 

3.5

6.4

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

110

260

740

1,440

2,860

July 22 bo Sept. 30

0.4

.7

1.1

2.7

6.0

12

-0.1 

0.0

.1

.3

.5 

.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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.

Oct.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.7

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

*.6

.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

21.2

0.68

0.013

0.02

Nov.

1.4

1.6

3.4

2.3

1.1

1.1

2.9

1.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

.8

1.4

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.1

4.3

5.8

34

19

8.0

5.6

4.3

3.5

120.8

4.03

0.078

0.09

Dec.

*3.7

83

23

11

9.7

13

9.0

7.4

5.8

5.1

4.7

4.3

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

11

22

12

10

9.3

8.6

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.4

6.6

6.3

6.3

329.7

10.6

0.204

0.24

Jan.

6.3

6.6

6.6

*6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

sTe

5.6

5.6

5.6

11

9.7

7.1

7.4

10

11

8.3

7.1

6.3

6.3

6.1

11

12

219.2

7.07

0.136

0.16

Feb.

9.0

39

*450

*1,070

936

297

128

96

285

110

94

45

27

22

70

678

374

148

80

132

70

40

27

20

16

12

10

8.6

6.1

5,299.7

183

3.53

3.80

Mar.

5.8

876

243

87

35

23

30

155

40

23

94

60

435

694

1,880

*2.710

414

a220

a!60

a!40

120

108

92

77

64

58

50

75

181

92

60

8,434.4

272

5.24

6.04

Apr.

54

50

43

96

372

922

209

135

98

161

178

108

98

67

83

203

80

56

*46

39

31

28

28

30

328

26

19

21

19

12

3,345

112

2.16

2.40

May

15

16

30

22

J36

19

14

14

13

13

12

13

13

10

5.8

5.9

5.4

5.9

5.4

6.1

5.8

5.6

4.3

4.3

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.9

353.1

11.4

0.220

0.25

June

6.4

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

4.0

2.7

4.5

8.9

6.4

5.3

6.8

5.4

8.9

5.0

57

12

5.0

4.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.3

4.5

19

206.1

6.87

0.132

0.15

July

11

22

22

16

21

21

19

319

66

*34

12

6.2

4.5

4.3

3.8

4.0

a3.5

a3.0

a2.5

3.4

7.7

12

9.6

3.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

642.7

20.7

0.399

0.46

Aug.

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

jJ3

.9

.9

.9

.9

*.9

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

2.6

5.3

3.3

2.2

40.4

1.30

0.025

0.03

Sept.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

1.7

12

3.3

2.4

2.4

9.3

2.2

*1.7

1.7

1.2

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

al.5

a9

as

a2

al.O

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

74.6

2.49

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1955: Max 994 Min °- 4 Mean 21-4 Cfsm 0.412 In. 5.61

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,710 Min 0.4 Mean 52.2 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.69

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs).--Feb. 5 (1:30 a.m.) 1,520 cfs (7.25 ft); Mar. 15 (10:30 p.m.) 

4,240 cfs (12.39 ft); Apr! 6 (8 a.m.) 1,520 cfs (7.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for Chunky Creek near Chunky.

Mote.--Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Mar. 21 to Apr. 4, Apr. 7-24, 

Apr. 26 to July 7, July 9-16, July 20 to Aug. 11, Aug. 15 to Sept. 15.
326 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°10', long 88°49', in NW^ sec. 24, T. 4 N., R. 14 E., Choctaw meridian, 

on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 513 in Enterprise, half 

a mile downstream from confluence of Chunky and Okatibbee Creeks.

Drainage area. 913 sq mi.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 212.62 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Jan. 6, 1939, U. S. Weather Bureau 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge .--18 years, 1,192 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 33,200 cfs Mar. 17 {gage height, 33.00 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 27-30 {gage height, -0.86 ft).

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 33,500 cfs Jan. 8, 1950 {gage height, 33.10 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 25-30, 1954; minimum gage height, -0.98 ft Sept. 26-30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 37.2 ft in April 1900, from floodmark (from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1334: 1953.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, Feb. 5-7)

Mar. 18 to Sept. 3O

-0.9 22 1.0 290

-.5 56 2.5 636

0.0 113 4.0 1,080

-0.9

-.7

-.4 

0.0 

1.0 

2.5 

4.0 

6.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 17

42

72

124

300

642

1,080

1,760

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

33.0

2,900

4,200

6,200

9,300

16,200

26,600

33,200

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

g51

g49

g48

g45

g44

g49

g49

g63 

151

102

84

66

g56

g48

g42

g36

g36

g38

g37

g36

g36

g36

g35

g34

g33

g33

*g33

g33

66 

64

70

1,589

51.3

0.056

0.06

Nov.

g55

g5Q

70

74

g56

g59

100

93 

93

87

77

74

78

90

83

79

79

84

96

94

87

84

111

163

377

866

655

348

320

166

4,648

155

0.170

0.19

Dec.

*142

841

1.270

926

543

486

430

342

290

241

218

202

188

181

178

171

167

193

778

896

591

419

342

300

280

250

235

222

208

199

11,917

384

0.421

0.49

Jan.

183

179

174

181

*176

167

164

158 

153

153

152

148

148

150

148

146

150

155

250

364

332

290

310

836

987

604

430

342

310

364 

567

8,871

286

0.313

0.36

Feb.

616

£22

2,220

6,950

11,200

*16,90Q

15 j 400

8,700 

6,200

5,300

4,380

3,320

g2,080

1,510

1,510

3,720

6,500

6,940

6,560

g5,100

g3,930

g2,900

g2,120

gl , 540

gl,270

gl,080

g987

g896

g778

131,127

4,522

4.95

5.34

Mar.

K695

g750

gl,370

g2,740

g2,160

gl,410

gl,110

gl,720 

gl,620

gl,210

gl,180

g2,010

g2,820

g5,010

*9,240

19,600

*51.900

26,900

13,700

6,630

4,740

3,280

2,080

1,580

1,340

1,210

1,080

1,020

1,540

2,230

2,010

155,885

5,029

5.51

6.35

Apr.

1,720

1,310

1,050

1,310

2,540

5,660

10,100

19,100 

12,800

6,380

5,200

4,290

2,900

1,760

1,340

1,720

1,940

1,720

*1,410

987

807

706

650

608

568

528

491

468

434

402

90,899

3,030

3.32

3.70

May

382

371

434

479

528

445

491

568 

491

382

320

280

250

227

214

231

239

225

208

179

158

144

134

124

»117

112

117

166

160 

132

123

8,431

272

0.298

0.34

June

121

110

101

93

96

88

85

79 

73

SI

73

77

103

193

392

360

340

290

204

270

987

664

340

216

156

124

104

95

87

6,066

202

0.221

0.25

July

73

gee

g64

g61

gse

75

81

322 

541

*212

142

104

88

75

67

g65

g57

S51

g66

80

87

186

156

158

108

92

172

116

89 

294

280

4,088

132

0.145

0.17

Aug.

193

120

87

68

78

66

85

68 

g54

g49

g42

g58

g59

354

*117

77

g60

g49

g47

g45

g41

g37

g33

g32

851

831

831

284

175 

127

92

2,690

86.8

0.095

0.11

Sept.

75

g56

g47

g44

g41

g!59

294

117 

85

68

g56

g48

*g42

g39

g36

g33

g31

g30

g28

g28

g28

g27

g27

gZ7

gZ7

g27

gZ6

g£6

gZ6 

g26

1,624

54.1

0.059

0.07

Calendar year 1955 : Max 8,700 Mln 33 Mean 587 Cfsm 0.643 In. 8.73

Water year 1955-56 : Max 31,900 Min 26 Mean 1,169 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.43

______________ 10.000 efs).--Feb. 6 (3 p.m.) 18,100 cfs(27.19 ft); Mar 

33,200 cfs (33.00 ft); Apr. 8 (12 m.) 20,100 cfs (27.02 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage

17 (4:30 p.m.)
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 327

Chickasawhay River at Leakesville, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°08', long 88°33', in SW^- sec. 12, T. 2 N., R. 6 W., St. Stephens meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 63, half a mile southeast of Leakesville, 2 miles upstream from Foulk ditch, and 25 miles upstream from confluence with Leaf River.

Drainage area. 2,680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 51.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 19, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 3,701 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,200 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 26.61 ft); 

minimum, 229 cfs Sept. 23; minimum gage height, 7.06 ft Oct. 28.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 39,600 cfs Apr. 29, 1944 (gage height, 30.13 ft); minimum, 210 cfs Oct. 24-26, 1952, Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 3, 1954; minimum gage height, 

6.89 ft Oct. 3, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 34.12 ft Apr. 12, 1938; a discharge of 65,600 cfs was measured 

by Corps of Engineers on preceding day (gage height, 33.36 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet

per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to July 9 July 10 to Sept. 3O

7.1 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0 

11.0

243

324

452

779

1,740

14.0

18.0

22.0

25.0

26.6

3,800

7,500

13,000

18,600

23,20O

8.2

9.0

11.0

419

643

1,53O

14.0

18.0

22.0

3,460

7,350

13,000

Note_.--Same as preceding 

table above 22.0 ft.

7.1

8.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

236

430

727

1,610

3,460

5,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September- 1956

Day

I

Z 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

270

270 

261

252

252

270

270

312

336

412

373

336

324

336

312

290

290

280

270

270

261

252

252

252

*245

243

243

243

270

270

270

8,785

283

O.106

0.12

Nov.

280

280 

280

28 O

270

270

261

270

290

312

324

348

336

348

336

324

324

324

324

336

399

412

412

425

438

466

494

584

878

*961

11,586

386

0.144

0.16

Dec.

818

740 

818

1,250

1,920

2.110

1,860

1,560

1,250

1,090

961

858

779

721

666

632

600

600

616

632

684

961

1,250

1,140

961

858

779

721

666

632

600

29,733

959

0.358

0.41

Jan.

584

569 

554

+539

524

509

509

494

494

480

4SO

466

466

452

752

452

452

452

524

632

818

940

1,300

1.500

1,400

1,250

1,450

1,500

1,300

1,090 

1,000

23,632

762

0.284

0.33

Feb.

1.05O

1,140 

1,300

2,000

5,650

8,250

9,130

*9,550

10., 100

11,100

12,400

13,700

14,700

15,100

14,700

13,000

9,130

7,070

6,760

7,280

7,920

8,250

8,490

8,140

6,650

4,690

3,560

3,100

2,740

226,650

7,816

2.92

3.15

Mar.

2,550

2,560 

3,640

6,040

6,450

6,340

5,940

5,290

4,360

3,8OO

4,360

6,450

7,710

*6,860

7,710

9,690

11,600

12,500

13,000

*13,300

14,400

16,400

19,000

21,800

£5,200

21,500

16,800

8,100

4,310

5,700 

5 , 620

292,780

9,445

5.52

4.06

Apr.

5,950

4,310 

5,950

5,540

3,300

5,530

7,830

8,190

7,590

7,710

9,100

10,800

12,000

13,000

15,500

12,400

8,450

*5,450

4,670

4,220

5,620

5,010

2,520

2,280

2,100

1,980

1,860

1,800

1,680

1.580

171,700

5,723

2.14

2.38

May

1,550

1,450 

1,530

1,580

1,380

1,550

1,580

1,680

2,540

2.400

1,980

1,650

1,580

1,200

1,080

1,000

9 2O

860

840

800

760

720

*680

662

680

740

66Z

645

700

680

662

55,859

1,157

0.452

0.50

June

662

626 

575

550

515

488

465

452

44O

450

450

463

575

740

1,160

1,550

1,74O

1.920

1,680

1,580

1,200

980

860

1,160

1,160

880

700

592

515

476

25,522

844

0.515

0.55

July

452

440 

488

592

488

515

650

7,700

9.100

4,750

2,900

*2,550

1,870

1,610

1,410

1,050

855

727

710

892

892

892

1,010

1,210

951

798

744

727

710

644

628

48,855

1,576

0.588

0.68

Aug.

612

644 

744

660

628

727

744

612

558

524

483

456

450

450

*450

445

445

510

456

418

405

405

580

556

333

322

322

322

311

300

300

14,688

474

0.177

0.20

Sept.

368

43O 

380

544

522

511

511

511

533

355

418

580

335

5OO

290

270

261

252

252

*244

256

256

256

280

511

511

511

290

261

252

9,167

5O6

0.114

0.13

Calendar year 1955: Max 18,400 Mln 243 Mean 1,715 Cfsm 0.64O In. 8.68

Water year 1955-56: Max 23,200 Mln 236 Mean 2,456 Cfsm 0.916 In. 12.47

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

464436 O-58-22
328 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Pasoagoula River at Merrill, Miss.

Location. Lat 30°59', long 88°44', in SW£ sec. 18, T. 1 S., R. 7 W., St. Stephens meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on old State Highway 15, half a mile 

downstream from confluence of Leaf and Chickasawhay Rivers, half a mile west of Merrill 

and at mile 88.0 (by U. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area.--6.600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1930 to Sepbember 1956. Gage-height records collected in 

same vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 26.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Dec. 6, 1934, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 9,507 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 42,000 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 21.90 ft); minimum, 910 cfs Oct. 27, 28 (gage height, 2.56 ft).

1930-56: Maximum discharge, 154,000 cfs Apr. 13, 1938 (gage height, 29.71 ft); minimum, 696 cfs Nov. 3, 1936; minimum gage height, 2.33 ft Oct. 6, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 32.5 ft in April 1900 (from information by U. S. Weather 

Bureau). Flood of July 9, 1916, reached a stage of 31 ft, present datum (from reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, wate year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

1,200

2,010

4,160

8,000

12.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

12,500

20,200

32,000

42,600

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

925

1,160

1,950

6.0 

9.0

4,110

8,000

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 9.0 ft.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,000

1,030

1,100

1,380

1,620

1,540

1,460

1,340

1,200

1,130

1,100

1,060

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,030

1,000

1,000

970

970

940

 940

910

940

1,030

1,200 

1,130

34,430

1,111

0.168

0.19

Nov.

1,060

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,030

1,130

1,160

1,200

1,160

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,200

1,240

1,270

1,780

2.190

2,010

1,830

1,880

*2,100

38,050

1,268

0.192

0.21

Dec.

2,010

1,960

2,860

7,480

7,220

6,310

5,660

4,760

3,920

3,220

2,790

2,490

2,290

2,100

1,960

1,880

1,830

1,780

1,920

2,190

2,290

2,390

2,790

3,000

2,690

2,390

2,190

2,010

1,880

1,780 

1,740

91,780

2,961

0.449

0.52

Jan.

,700

,660

,620

,580

* ,540

,500

,500

,460

,420

,420

,380

,380

__;540

,340

,340

,340

,340

,340

,580

,060

,290

,590

,280

,400

,140

,40O

,040

,160

,800

,220 

,000

72,160

2,328

0.353

0.41

Feb.

5,35&

3,680

3,920

6,440

13,700

2O,6OO

25,500

29,200

* 33, 000

37,000

59,600

40,800

40,200

37,500

33,000

30,000

30,000

27,400

23,500

20,400

19,300

18,600

17,200

15,800

14,200

11,800

9,040

7,610

6,830

------

618,950

21,340

5.23

3.49

Mar.

6,310

5,920

8,130

17,000

19,300

18,200

16,200

14,200

12,500

10,400

11,100

19,700

23,000

25,000

*25,000

25,600

27,700

50 , 000

32,000

55,000

*37,500

40,200

41,400

40,200

55,000

30,400

27,700

24,200

17,800

10,800

9,710

697,170

22,490

3.41

3.93

Apr.

9,440

9,510

9,040

8,260

7,870

11,300

15,800

17,400

17,000

17,200

17,800

18,800

18,600

18,200

18,000

17,800

16,800

*14,000

10,600

8,910

8,130

7,220

6,510

5,550

5,140

4,880

4,620

4,560

4,110

3,990

536,420

11,210

1.70

1.90

May

5,750

3,630

5,510

5,510

3,510

3,750

3,990

5,870

3,990

4,490

4,360

5,990

3,650

5,160

2,940

2,670

2,520

2,420

2,270

2,220

2,150

2,080

*2,000

1,950

1,860

1,900

1,950

1,950

2,080

2,570 

2,270

90,720

2,926

0.443

0.51

June

2,270

2,270

2,320

2,220

2,080

1,900

1,770

1,650

1,570

1,530

1,570

1,610

1,820

2,570

3,390

5,140

5,140

5,140

5.530

5,140

5,010

3,990

3,270

2,830

3,050

2,780

2,570

2,320

2,180

1,860

86,290

2,876

0.436

0.49

July

1,730

1,610

1,570

2,620

5,390

3,390

2,420

7,180

21,800

21,100

14,000

*8,520

5,920

4,490

3,750

3,160

2,570

2,220

2,040

2,180

2,370

3,400

4,880

4,620

4,110

3,390

2,830

2,470

2,520

2,320 

2,040

150,610

4,858

0.736

0.85

Aug.

2,080

2,270

2,720

2,420

4,040

4,560

3,050

2,620

2,150

1,770

1,650

1,530

1,490

1,550

2,000

*2,570

2,270

2,130

1,900

1,650

1,530

1,900

1,820

1,530

1,570

1,300

1,250

1,230

1,500

1,230 

1,230

61,850

1,995

0.302

0.35

Sept.

,610

,860

,690

,490

,300

,230

,300

,410

,370

,300

,230

,250

,200

,130

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,010

1,010

952

952

980

980

1,410

2,040

*1,690

1,410

1,230

1,100

1,070

58,594

1,280

0.194

0.22

Calendar year 1955: Max 51,800 Min 910 Mean 5,207 Cfsm 0.789 In. 10.70

Water year 1955-56: Max 41,400 Min 910 Mean 6,330 Cfsm 0.959 In. 13.07

Discharge ent made on this day.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 329

Escatawpa River near Wilmer, Ala.

Location. Lat 30°52', long 88°25', in NW£ sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 4 ¥., on downstream side 

of center main channel pier of bridge on State Highway 42 at Alabama-Mississippi State 

line, a quarter of a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, half 

a mile upstream from Rocky Creek, and 4 miles northwest of Wilmer.

Drainage area. 506 sq mi.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 60 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 11 years, 938 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs July 11 (gage height, 20.8 ft); minimum, 67 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

1945-56: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 24.0 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs; minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 4, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 12 discharge measurements furnished by the Corps of

Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Dec. 3, Dec. 26 to Jan. 22, 

Jan. 28 to Feb. 4)

Oct. 1 to May 5

2.9 112 6.0 1,010

3.5 227 10.0 2,800

4.5 488

Note. Same as following 

table above 1O.O ft.

2.4 

2.9 

3.5

6.0

May 6 to Sept. 3O

67

138

276

1,040

10.0 2,800

16.0 6,430

19.0 9,400

20.5 13,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

135

123

125

122

123

*193

261

552

413

311

242

189

163

152

137

133

203

231

201

173

154

141

130

123

117

112

TT2

114

175

245 

229

5,834

188

0.372

0.43

Nov.

201

173

154

144

133

133

146

161

152

152

159

156

152

171

189

185

173

159

154

152

150

148

*148

227

271

292

261

229

195

179

5,299

177

0.350

0.39

Dec.

169

229

552

2.040

1,800

1,010

650

458

358

309

280

256

242

*227

216

209

203

214

333

384

345

299

263

242

227

216

205

195

185

179 

175

12,670

409

0.808

0.93

Jan.

169

169

169

171

167

163

161

157

154

152

148

148

150

150

150

150

*148

161

428

504

428

626

1.490

1,400

1,010

718

520

413

358

333 

384

11,449

369

0.729

0.84

Feb.

358

333

333

384

650

1,010

1,040

911

1,010

1,200

1,580

1,280

1,080

892

920

3.050

2,350

1,670

1,320

1,080

930

786

667

568

458

398

358

345

521

27,282

941

1.86

2.01

Mar.

299

302

1,780

3,050

2,800

*2, 300

1,890

1,360

1,010

838

3,520

*6.290

4,420

2,750

3,350

4,120

4,540

3,400

2,550

2,030

1,580

1,280

1,010

820

650

568

504

*458

428 

413

370

60,680

1,957

3.87

4.46

Apr.

345

333

333

316

345

428

358

295

285

566

1.240

1,040

803

616

520

458

413

358

287

242

218

201

199

195

201

*207

199

189

175

159

11,524

384

0.759

0.85

May

150

142

171

197

318

1.200

1,200

800

548

402

317

260

215

187

168

149

133

128

118

115

114

110

106

*110

114

106

105

102

99

103

115

8,102

261

0.516

0.60

June

115

114

102

93

88

87

84

79

75

78

108

185

*475

1,120

1,760

1.900

1,200

1,200

968

864

1,040

1,040

832

591

402

292

232

201

172

165

16,312

544

1.08

1.20

July

240

260

220

232

*562

548

1,110

3,510

6,430

10,200

12.700

8 990

6^080

2,600

1,440

968

665

504

518

635

1,000

864

650

562

518

635

591

518

460

374

362

64,946

2,095

4.14

4.77

Aug.

446

490

402

323

432

334

268

220

183

153

142

138

155

228

490

417

295

208

168

151

140

142

128

115

108

103

Tl4

128

*133

123

126

7,003

226

0.447

0.51

Sept.

146

170

174

148

124

146

281

218

176

135

110

100

92

*87

83

78

75

75

73

73

71

68

93

2.040

*1,760

898

533

323

220

285

8,855

295

0.583

0.65

Calendar year 1955: Max 22,500 Mln 76 Mean 813 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.82

Water year 1955-56: Max 12,700 Mln 68 Mean 656 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.64

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Mar. 12 (8 a.m.) 6,360 cfs (15.9 ft); July 11 (3 a.m.) 13,900 

cfs (20.8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
330 TCHOUTACABOUFFA RIVER BASIN

Tuxachanie Creek near Biloxi, Miss.

Location. Lat 30°31', long 88°55', in NW^ sec. 20, T. 6 S., R. 9 W., St. Stephens 

meridian, on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 57, 2j miles 

upstream from mouth, 3j miles downstream from Hog Branch, and 7 miles north of city 

limits of Biloxi.

Drainage area.--89.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,240 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 14.03 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs June 9, 10 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs Apr. 13, 1955 (gage height, 19.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.6 cfs 

Sept. 4, 5, 1954 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those below 100 cfs prior to June 17, which are fair.

Rating tables, wate year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 16 June 17 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0

4.7

10

26

3.0 276

5.0 788

7.0 1,360

9.0 2,040

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

6.5

171

3.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

278

788

1,360

2,040

3,240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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.

14

13

15

17

15

14

34

312

247

94

47

31

24

19

16

15

16

16

15

13

12

11

11

9.4 

8.8

8.5

*7.9

7.6

7.3 

7.0

6.8

1,084.3

35.0

0.391

0.45

Nov.

6.8

ITS

7.3

7.9

7.6

7.9

8.2

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.9

8.8

23 

43

52

47

36

*30 

26

444.8

14.8

0.165

0.18

Dec.

24

54

414

314

152

92

70

54

39

33

28

26

22

22

20

19

19

19

39

99

59

42

34

29 

26

24

22

21

19

16

1,869

60.3

0.673

0.78

Jan.

16

15

15

15

*15

15

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

131

140

77

293

842

488 

213

123

80

60

49

43 

44

2,833

91.4

1.02

1.18

Feb.

46

48

127

140

103

190

241

133

*438

630

539

306

166

116

134

977

682

324

192

135

101

72

54

46 

41

38

35

31

29

6,114

211

2.35

2.54

Mar.

27

27

399

788

326

164

105

72

58

44

734

1.750

923

578

414

*643

604

286

168

116

85

70

60

50 

44

38

33

31

28

35 

31

8,731

282

3.15

3.62

Apr.

27

24

22

22

21

20

18

17

16

228

526

222

90

50

38

31

28

24

*21

18

17

16

15

17 

19

22

20

19

17 

16

1,641

54.7

0.610

0.68

May

13

13

13

17

16

15

14

12

11

11

10

9.1

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.6

*5.4

5.4

5.2 

4.9

4.9

5.8

6.3

6.3

6.1 

5. 8

272.0

8.77

0.098

0.11

June

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

378

3.8

3.8

9.4

38

275

414

1.330

1,000

401

225

167

124

97

64

45 

34

26

26

37

37

191

4,586.7

153

1.71

1.90

July

153

82

53

346

338

273

130

121

150

122

*85

62

51

40

30

24

19

16

14

13

11

14

40

32 

24

56

42

89

T3T

81

3,157

102

1.14

1.31

Aug.

60

43

32

25

24

22

26

29

20

14

11

9.8

9.8

»10

65

87

48

30

20

28

40

28

17

12 

9.5

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.8 

13

778.4

25.1

0.280

0.32

Sept.

26

35

33

26

20

42

105

84

50

29

19

14

11

9.5

7.8

7.2

7.5

8.2

9.1

12

13

23

140

*3.140 

2,240

552

202

118

84 

312

7,379.3

246

2.75

3.06

Calendar year 1355 : Max 5,690 Mln 5.8 Mean 178 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.06

Water year 1955-56 : Max 3,140 Mln 3.8 Mean 106 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.13

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 efs).--Mar. 11 (10:30 p.m.) 2,190 cfs (9.43 ft); Sept. 24 (4 p.m.) 

4,240 cfs (14.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BILOXI RIVER BASIN 331

Blloxl River at Wortham, Mass.

Location.--Lat 30°33', long 89°07', In SE£ sec. 31, T. 53., R. 11 W., St. Stephens meridian, on downstream side of right main pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 49, threequarters of a mile east of Wortham, 1 mile downstream from Illinois Central Railroad 

bridge, 1 mile upstream from Saucier Creek, and 4 miles north of Lyman.

Drainage area. 98.3 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 13.86 ft); minimum; 2.4 cfs June 10 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 7,460 cfs Apr. 13, 1955 (gage height, 19.33 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.9 cfs 

Sept. 2-6, 14, 15, 1954; minimum gage height, that of June 10, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, waber year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discBarge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 9 to Sept. 30

1.7 3.5

1.8 9.2

2.0 27

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

200

432

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.4 

5.0

2.4 

8.4

106

232

4.0 457

6.0 943

9.0 1,940

12.0 3,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

12

13

12

10

9.2

8.6

12

23

24

25

19

15

12

10

8.6

9.2 

27

18

10

8.6

7.5

6.9

6.4

5.8 

5.2

5.0

*4.6

4.6

4.1 

3.5

3TF

343.3

11.1

0.113

0.13

Nov.

~Ts 3.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

8.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

8.1

8.1

8.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

8.1

7.5

55

71 

52

54

39

29

*24 

18

500.3

16.7

0.170

0.19

Dec.

17 272"

TtF2

130

76

66

53

45

37

28

25

22

20

19

17

17 

17

22

86

123

70

50

39

34 

32

29

27

25

22 

19

17

1,648

53.2

0.541

0.62

Jan.

17

17

16

16

*15

15

15

14

13

12

12

10

10~ 9.2

11

11 

10

12

63

71

58

172

420

346

160

92

68

53

47 

43

50

1,878.2

60.6

0.616

0.71

Feb.

62

84

123

128

127

261

223

132

*501

528

434

267

170

131

117

792

504

287

188

145

116

93

76

68 

64

59

56

53

5_2

5,841

201

E.04

2.21

Mar.

43

42

4S4

516

236

145

123

97

78

65

570

943

3TT

504

*446

672 

468

250

170

131

106

92

88

74 

66

58

50

45

53 

60

50

7,612

246

2.50

2.88

Apr.

42

38

36

34

32

29

29

25

20

286

TBe" 434

88

60

45

37 

29

24

*20

15

13

12

11

13 

19

25

23

19

16

13

1,673

55.8

0.568

0.63

May

11

10

14

16

17

18

16

14

11

9.2

8.4

.0

.0

.0

.6

.9 

.3

.3

-18.

.8

.3

* .9

.3

.9 

.9

.6

.3

.9

.9 

< .3

* . 8

245.4

7.92

0.081

0.09

June

3.3

3.3

6.3

7.7

6.3

4.9

3.8

3.3

3.3

2.8

3.8

11

190

648

1,250

2,540 

1,210

564

1,110

672

223

125

85

60 

46

36

37

129

133 

422

9,339.8

311

3.16

3.53

July

137

81

55

51

232

188

92

132

'298" 411

*184

131

80

55

39

29 

23

19

18

16

16

15

13

18 

22

46

34

24

68 

354

143

3,024

97.5

0.992

1.14

Aug.

101

64

42

55

155

81

71

42

26

18

13

10

8.4

*40

37

24 

18

12

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4 

8.4

7.7

7.7

7.0

7T<5

7.0 

8.4

919.0

29.6

0.301

0.35

Sept.

58

110

106

66

47

88

422

269

108

62

42

42

21

IS

15

11 

10

9.2

8.4

24

26

38

156

*2,780 

1,290

511

217

129

92 

335

7,110.6

237

2.41

2.69

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,090 Min 3.5 Mean 179 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.71

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,780 Min 2.8 Mean 110 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.17

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). June 16 (l p.m.) 2,f 

4,220 cfs (13.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

cfs (11.22 ft)j Sept. 24 (11:30 a.m.)
332 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°47', long 89°20' , in SW£ sec. 13, T. 11 N., R. 9 E., Choctaw meridian, 

on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 16 at Edinburg, 1,100 ft 

downstream from Hooper Mill Creek, 3 miles upstream from Rice Creek, and llf miles 

northeast of Carthage.

Drainage area. 898 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected in same 

vicinity since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 341.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to July 2, 1930, staff gage at site 

500 ft upstream at datum 0.12 ft higher. July 2, 1930, to July 23, 1935, staff gage 

and July 24, 1935, to Sept. 20, 1938, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 1,034 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 25.06 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Sept. 27-30; minimum gage height, 1.12 ft Oct. 17-19.

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 31,400 cfs Mar. 8, 1935: maximum gage height. 26.30 ft 

Feb. 16, 1950; minimum discharge, 1.7 cfs Oct. 5, 1954 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft Mar. 1, 1902, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from debris or beaver dams, 

which are fair.

Rabing tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of backwater from debris or beaver 

dams (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

17.0

205

461

1,200

2,260

3,270

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

3.1

6.4

14

32

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

92

181

428

1,190

2,560

18.0 3,730

20.0

22.0

24.0

25.0

5,000

7,200

10,800

14,200

Discharge ubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

14

18

21

19

18

16

16

14 

14

13

12

10

*10

10

10

9.8

9.5

9.8

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

14

26

li

26

442.1

14.3

0.016

0.02

Nov.

*22

20

34

28

28

28

47

40

36 

36

37

34

30

29

27

26

28

26

28

34

34

33

64

100

250

303

285

273

261

237

2,458

81.9

0.091

0.10

Dec.

215

381

391

335

321

309

279

255

231 

200

175

152

*127

111

97

86

78

1T8

157

152

162

175

170

162

148

139

131

119

111

99

91

5,677

183

0.204

0.24

Jan.

83

77

73

69

67

64

63

61

59 

57

54

53

52

51

51

*52

51

54

111

119

115

115

148

190

190

185

180

180

175

205

237

3,241

105

0.117

0.13

Feb.

257

1,670

2,930

4,200

*6,940

10,500

11.400

10,000 

8,210

6,700

5,270

4,320

3,630

3,310

3,680

3,730

4,080

4,320

4,920

5,180

5,180

4,840

4,390

4,030

3,630

3,110

*2,620

2,110

135,428

4,670

5.20

5.61

Mar.

1,720

1,520

1,420

1,300

1,160

952

776

682

610 

558

541

541

1,540

2,680

3,150

4,600

6,660

9,800

*10,000

8,870

7,070

5,470

4,260

3,390

2,650

2,020

1,570

1,400

1,900

1,840

1,930

92,580

2,986

3.33

3.83

Apr.

1,640

1,190

*892

1,230

1,990

4,920

7,140

12,000

*14.200 

12,000

9,410

7,070

5,370

4,260

3,630

3,480

3,310

3,310

2,990

2,560

2,380

2,290

2,080

1,750

1,470

1,210

972

700

507

399

116,350

3,878

4.32

4.82

May

326

289

399

319

289

307

326

*326

332 

313

271

224

186

156

134

125

112

98

85

75

66

60

54

49

46

46

138

92

69

84

166

5,562

179

0.199

0.23

June

191

171

130

98

76

61

51

44

40 

35

34

34

*38

62

108

156

186

218

218

213

313

277

247

259

277

295

307

277

213

148

4,777

159

0.177

0.20

July

104

74

57,

44

37

33

44

39

44 

32

27

*24

21

20

18

17

16

14

13

44

41

37

36

33

28

27

28

25

21

21

30

1,049

33.8

0.038

0.04

Aug.

33

29

22

19

17

*16

15

15

15 

14

12

T2

14

17

20

22

23

20

19

17

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

16

20

18

17

555

17.9

0.020

0.02

Sept.

15

13

14

12

12

29

33

18

12 

10

10

10

*9.6

8.4

8.4

7.5

6.6

5.5

4.3

3.7

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2 3

267.0

8.90

0.010

0.01

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,750 Min 9.5 Mean 780 Cfsm 0.869 In. 11.79

Water year 1955-56: Max 14,200 Min 2.3 Mean 1,007 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from debris or beaver dam Oct. 28 to 

Nov. 23, Aug. 18 to Sept. 30.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 333

Lobutcha Creek near Carthage, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°46', long 89°28', in NE£ sec. 34, T. 11 N. , R. 8 E., Choctaw meridian, 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 3 miles upstream 

from mouth and 5 miles northeast of Carthage.

Drainage area. 313 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 334.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1943, staff gage at Scotts Crossing bridge 4? miles upstream at datum 

12.37 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1943, to June 30, 1947, staff gage at site 5 miles upstream 

from present site at datum 13.02 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years (1939-56), 383 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,680 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 15.99 ft); minimum, 6.3 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 0.05 ft).

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 18.00 ft); 

minimum observed, 5.3 cfs Aug. 24, 1943 (gage height, 1.47 ft, site and datum then in 

use).

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 10)

0.0 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

162

355

746

11.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

1,320

2,070

2,760

3,980

6,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

19

13

18

16

14

15

15

15

15

14

14

17

13

T3

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

21 

23

2S

467

15.1

0.048

0.06

NOV.

*19

18

23

26

25

25

35

39

39

39

50

47

43

39

37

35

35

41

41

41

41

39

72

178

223

390

292

a230

a200 

a!80

2,542

84.7

0.271

0.30

Dec.

a!70

a400

a500

a400

a 300

a250

a!80

alOO

aSO

a70

a65

a62

*60

60

57

54

57

67

67

52

130

138

116

95

89

83

77

77

72

67

62

4,057

131

0.419

0.48

Jan.

60

57

57

54

54

52

52

52

50

47

47

47

52

47

47

52

*52

52

72

67

72

60

67

89

89

72

57

50

43 

47

67

1,783

57.5

0.184

0.21

Feb.

62

83

a320

al,050

*4,370

4.620

3,660

2,760

2,250

1,970

1,710

1,500

1,190

990

950

1,620

2,070

1,630

1,500

1,710

2,250

2,310

1,920

1,710

1,530

1,190

990

*718

378

49,211

1,697

5.42

5.85

Mar.

272

262

312

302

262

232

214

187

178

162

170

205

476

1,510

2,680

4,100

4.620

3,040

2,190

1,750

1,410

1,190

970

662

366

282

232

232

438 

344

272

29,722

959

3.06

3.53

Apr.

242

205

*187

302

701

,730

.960

,820

,040

,250

,970

,750

,440

,150

,030

,130

,270

,150

,110

808

a750

a630

438

282

223

187

162

146

130 

116

37,329

1,244

3.97

4.44

May

116

130

356

606

646

580

554

426

*252

187

146

109

89

83

72

72

72

67

62

60

52

45

43

39

39

43

54

95

77

83

5,340

172

0.550

0.63

June

95

89

67

54

47

39

35

32

30

30

39

104

187

262

196

123

162

170

154

162

162

242

333

333

214

102

72

72

57 

62

3,726

124

0.396

0.44

July

43

39

34

32

32

30

28

30

30

30

*32

28

24

22

22

18

16

17

17

35

39

34

28

32

25

28

47

37

26 

39

54

948

30.6

0.098

0.11

Aug.

52

34

24

18

16

*16

14

13

12

12

12

20

32

50

23

23

18

14

13

12

28

20

15

14

12

12

12

12

13 

15

14

595

19.2

0.061

0.07

Sept.

14

13

11

11

14

18

16

14

12

10

10

11

10

*9.4

10

8.4

9.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.4

8.4

7.7

 676 6.6

7.1 

7.7

298.5

9.95

0.032

0.04

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,060 Win 13 Mean 319 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.81

Water year L955-56: Max 5,980 Mln 6.6 Mean 372 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.16

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Feb. 5 (about 12 p.m.) 5,660 cfs (15.73 ft); Feb. 17 (6:30 

a.m.) 2,130 cfs (13.09 ft); Feb. 22 (7 a.m.) 2,450 cfs (13.55 ft); Mar. 16 (about 10 p.m.) 5,360 

cfs (15.57 ft); Apr. 7 (about 1 a.m.) 6,680 cfs (15.99 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for other stations in basin.
334 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°35', long 89°28', in NW£ sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 8 E., Choctaw meridian, 

on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 35, over north drainage 

canal, 0.4 mile southwest of Walnut Grove, 0.6 mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and 

Ohio Railroad bridge, 7| miles upstream from Junction of north and south drainage 

canals, and 15j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--411 sq mi (combined drainage area for all channels). 

Records available. January 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage on north canal read twice daily. Prior 

to June 18, 1939, staff or wire-weight gage and June 18, 1939, to July 13, 1953, waterstage recorder and wire-weight gage, at site 0.2 mile upstream at same datum. Waterstage recorder on south canal at bridge on State Highway 35 (old) 1 mile southwest of 

north canal gage. Prior to Nov. 24, 1943, staff gage on south canal at same site and 

datum. Datum of gages is 332.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--17 years, 472 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 18.56 ft, north 

canal); maximum gage height, south canal, 19.04 ft Mar. 17; minimum discharge (combined 

flow) , 2.5 cfs Oct. 19.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 34,600 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 23.00 ft, north 

canal); maximum gage height, south canal 21.53 ft Jan. 7, 1950; minimum discharge 

(combined flow), 2.4 cfs Oct. 2, 1954.

Prior to canalization, creek reached a stage of 24.5 ft, from floodmark, sometime 

between 1920 and 1925.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge computed by combining the flow of individually rated 

low-water channels except when discharge in north canal exceeds about 1,700 cfs or 

that in south canal exceeds about 650 cfs, during which periods discharge is determined 

from combined stage-discharge relation for all channels referred to gage on north 

canal.

Revisions (water years). WSF 892: 1939(M) . WSP 1002: 1943.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.2

7.3

9.4

7.2

5.7

4.8

8.1 

13

8.3

7.5

7.0

5.8

5.1

4.6

8.6

5.3

3.3

3.1

2.9

3.3

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

4.5

*6.0

12

22

17

214.0

6.90

0.017

0.02

Nov.

11

8.6

7.8

778

8.8

9.1

15 

32

24

19

18

20

19

18

16

16

28

37

29

22

25

21

21

24

107

289

199

109

62

*41

1,264.1

42.1

0.102

0.11

Dec.

33

176

429

286

170

151

131 

107

72

49

39

33

31

32

31

30

29

57

386

471

262

147

96

74

64

54

50

45

40

38

36

3,649

118

0.287

0.33

Jan.

36

31

34

*33

31

32

30 

29

29

ZT_

28

28

27

27

28

28

30

39

138

173

132

99

233

"635 767

373

222

131

101

154

390

4,095

132

0.321

0.37

Feb.

298

282

2,810

7,230

*15.200

10,800

5,750 

3,320

2,180

1,780

1,740

1,380

846

605

1,460

3,360

3,740

4,020

3,570

2,510

1,350

892

536

325

260

220

193

172

143

76,972

2,654

6.46

6.96

Mar.

124

T39

424

786

573

361

243

261

240

210

383

649

2,230

*3,390

4,100

11,200

13.800

7,200

3,790

1,130

429

323

276

243

211

187

168

176

517

506

396

54,665

1,763

4.29

4.95

Apr.

249

180

152

682

2,410

9,200

15.400 

7,000

3,680

1,790

1,860

1,410

807

423

608

1,200

656

*455

255

172

132

116

105

98

89

83

76

69

57

52

47,466

1,582

3.85

4.30

May

46

60

73

93

7T

67

76 

68

60

45

34

30

28

26

26

40

50

32

28

25

22

17

16

*T6

21

18

28

31

26

25

24

1,222

39.4

0.096

0.11

June

25

21

20

19

16

15

15 

18

16

15

14

14

17

22

36

44

38

36

40

90

43

29

36

21

13

12

10

TT

11

21

738

24.6

O.O6O

0.07

July

10

9.5

8.1

9.4

9.6

53

49 

22

15

18

*13

9.7

7.9

6.3

6.1

8.8

6.1

4.4

4.1

4.3

4.9

5.8

5.3

4.6

4.8

8.2

5.3

6.7

16

43

31

409.9

13.2

0.032

0.04

Aug.

20

16

11

7.9

18

8.7

7.3 

14

8.4

7.6

6.3

4.8

4.4

12

15

*13

8.4

7.3

5.1

4.0

3.7

3.4

4.6

6.4

4.8

4.0

5.0

9.9

13

13

12

279.0

9.00

0.022

0.03

Sept.

9.5

9.0

7.1

5.6

4.3

20

27 

19

10

6.3

4.8

4.3

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.2

*4.4

4.8

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.8

5.0

4.4

4.8

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.4

213.2

7.11

0.017

0.02

Calendar year 1955: Max 11,300 Mln 2.9 Mean 324 Cfsm 0.788 In. 10.71

Water year 1955-56: Max 15,200 Mln 2.9 Mean 522 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.31

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Feb. 5 (10 a.m.) 15.60O cfs (18.41 ft); Feb. 18 (6 p.m.) 4,100 

cfs (14.99 ft); Mar. 17 (2:30 a.m.) 16,500 cfs (18.56 ft); Apr. 7 (3 a.m.) 15,200 cfs (18.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record at South Canal Oct. 27, 29, Apr. 30 to May 2, May 12-17, 19-23, 

Sept. 18-24, 26-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for North Canal; 

discharge at North Canal for May 11-15, 18-23, computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings; 

discharge at South Canal for Oct. 28, May 11, 18, Sept. 25, computed from once-daily wire-weightgage readings.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 335

Yockanookany River near Kosciusko, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°02', long 89°35', in NE^NE£ sec. 33, T. 14 N., R. 7 E., Choctaw meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 35, 2 miles south of 

Kosciusko.

Drainage area. 314 sq ml.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1956. Prior to October 1947, published as 

Yokahockany River near Kosciusko.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 374.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Mar. 28, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 393 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,430 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height 14.50 ft)- 

minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 23; minimum gage height, 2.94 ft Oct. 15, 16, 17.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 19,300 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 18.72 ft); 

minimum, 2.3 cfs Aug. 20-24, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.10 ft Sept. 3-6, 1939.

Flood in December 1932 reached a stage of about 17 ft (from information bv Corps 

of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good above 150 cfs and fair below.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8 to Feb. 4, Feb. 9-15, Feb. 24 to 

Mar. 13, Mar. 20 to Apr. 5)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

60

107

180

302

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

13.5

14.0

489

740

1,110

1,650

2,670

3,400

4,600

3.7 

3.9 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

146

251

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

420

660

988

1,450

2,250

2,930

4,020

5,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

9.0

8.2

7.9

7.9

8.0 

8.0

7.8

7.4

7.3

7.7

7.8

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.0

7.8

7.4

7.6

13

30

22 

17

293.2

9.46

0.030

0.03

Nov.

*13

12

15

17

15

15

31

31

24

23

25

24

23

22

22

20

19

18

17

16

16

16

79

110

633

663

19T

91

60

48

2,309

77.0

0.245

0.27

Dec.

44

125

122

101

84

64 

54

48

42

39

36

35

35

*35

35

33

32

54

78

56

46

41

39

38

36

35

34

33

32

29

1,543

49.8

0.159

0.18

Jan.

26

25

26

28

28

27 

28

28

27

26

27

28

27

28

28

28

*30

30

66

86

68

56

70

101

84

66

54

52

58

128 

147

1,531

49.4

0.157

0.18

Feb.

198

388

1,250

3,580

»4.570

4,570 

3,900

2,420

1,570

1,110

913

717

394

264

720

1,710

1,710

1,790

1,960

2,840

2,610

2,250

2,150

1,430

599

343

271

233

*195

-------

46,655

1,609

5.12

5.53

Mar.

175

200

286

278

222

195 

185

180

170

150

142

160

979

2,610

3,020

5.140

4,430

3,320

2,300

1,340

594

370

326

286

258

233

222

210

239

278

2 33

28,731

927

2.95

3.40

Apr.

205

190

185

*510

1,070

3.420 

3,626

3,320

2,760

1,740

1,360

1,150

913

464

658

1,890

1,540

1,200

694

264

185

155

142

128

112

102

90

81

71

64_

27,683

923

2.94

3.28

May

97

248

895

932

441

216 

185

160

*108

81

66

56

48

44

39

43

40

35

30

27

24

23

22

22

11

21

29

30

30

27

38

4,078

132

0.420

0.48

June

33

27

24

22

20

18 

18

16

16

15

84

28

*21

27

32

97

81

48

38

99

"~66 102

32

23

18

16

15

19

17

13

1,085

36.2

0,115

0.13

July

14

16

14

14

19

64 

50

23

19

16

14

*14

13

11

9.9

9.2

8.4

8.0

8.3

16

76

33

19

14

11

9.7

8.8

8.0

7.6

972

9.1

566.2

18.3

0.058

0.07

Aug.

42

37

16

11

9.2

7.7 

 7.6

21

13

9.4

32

55

T6

11

18

13

9.7

7.7

6.5

6.2

7.3

8.6

9.1

7.8

6.5

7.3

16

*11

12

10

9.1

453.7

14.6

0.046

0.05

Sept.

8.9

7.6

6.2

5.3

6.2

7.8 

14

17

T3

9.4

7.8

6.5

5.7

5.1

4.9

4.6

6.2

6.4

5.3

4.1

3.8

3.6

~STe 3.5

 3.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

188.3

6.28

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,800 Mln 7.2 Mean 281 Cfsm 0.895 In. 12.13

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,140 Mln 3.5 Mean 315 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.62

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efsi. Peb. 6 (6 p.m.) 5,000 cfs (14.35 ft); Feb. 20 (10 p.m.) 3,220 

cfs (13.65 ft); Mar. 16 (7 p.m.) 5,430 cfs (14.50 ft); Apr. 6 (4 p.m.) 4,160 ofs (14.05 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEARL RIVER BASIN

Yoekanookany River near Ofahoma, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°42', long 89°40', in NE^NW^ sec. 22, T, 10 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw meridian, near center of main span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 

l| miles southeast of Ofahoma, 3 miles upstream from mouth, and 8| miles southwest of 

Carthage.

Drainage area. 484 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1956. Prior to October 1947, published as 

Yokahockany River near Ofahoma.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily. Datum of gage 

is 311.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 1, 1944, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 662 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,540 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 17.07 ft); minimum daily, 7.0 cfs Sept. 20, 21, 30; minimum gage height, 3.35 ft Oct. 19-23.

1943-56: Maximum discharge observed, 20,700 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 20.28 

ft); minimum discharge, 4.9 cfs Aug. 20, Sept. 11, 1954; minimum gage height, 3.00 ft 

Oct. 11, 12, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1204: 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-30, Feb. 5-7, 18, 19, Mar. 30 to 

Apr. 4, Sept. 16-25, 28-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

3.5 

3.8 

4.0 32

80

142

285

9.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

900

2,000

2,550

4,560

6,320

3.3

3.4

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

7.0

49

101

167

6.0

10.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

331

1,210

2,090

2,560

4,560

6,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

g

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

12

14

15

T3

12

11

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

9.5

9.5

8.3

.9

.5

.5

.5

.5

7.9

9.5

10

12

11

12

12 

14

15

329.6

10.6

0.022

0.03

Nov.

*23

22

18

19

18

18

20 

20

21

23

24

27

31

31

33

32

31

30

31

31

31

22

26

48

104

239

254

352

335 

254

2,168

72.3

0.149

0.17

Dec.

239

196

175

224

224

210

182 

136

104

86

74

65

*62

56

48

44

44

61

110

142

196

142

92

74

69

67

65

62

57 

56

54

3,416

110

0.227

0.26

Jan.

47

37

34

34

31

32

34 

37

34

34

34

34

33

30

3T

35

*34

31

45

51

63

110

116

116

110

116

142

129

98 

98

136

1,946

62.8

0.130

0.15

Feb.

210

589

1,140

1,860

3,020

*3,720

5,340 

5,340

5.520

5,OOO

3,940

2,690

2,010

1,660

1,520

2,220

*2,010

1,720

1,780

2,930

3,940

4,060

3,940

3,200

2,850

2,130

1,970

*1,520

1,060

78,889

2,720

5.62

6.06

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,100 Min 7.5

Mar.

740

550

488

428

388

388

388 

331

295

261

261

244

734

1,810

2,500

5,160

6,520

6,100

5,900

*4,700

3,830

2,770

2,010

1,390

718

592

369

404

1,120 

550

331

52,070

1,680

3.47

4.00

Apr.

313

278

*244

468

1,290

3,340

5.160 

5,160

4,840

4,660

5,000

4,060

2,560

2,090

2,010

1,84O

1,580

1,580

1,930

1,970

1,660

1.37O

1,010

676

331

261

228

197

197 

174

56,377

1,879

3.88

4.33

May

167

217

655

850

919

1,060

1.240 

1,140

*784

408

261

197

153

126

107

96

90

90

79

69

57

50

48

44

44

49

101

90

65 

58

101

9,415

304

0.628

0.72

June

79

63

59

51

45

40

34 

28

28

28

28

28

36

96

67

56

58

69

132

159

101

113

139

113

96

84

44

37

35 

28

1,954

65.1

0.135

0.15

July

28

28

24

21

22

28

25 

26

79

65

*42

31

19

19

18

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

20

66

49

34

26

35

36

33

49

927

29.9

0.062

0.07

Aug.

33

30

24

48

40

32

*21 

16

14

11

14

14

22

79

84

42

24

21

19

17

47

18

10

9.6

t9.6

9.6

8.2

8.6

8.6

12

14

760.2

24.5

0.051

0.06

Sept.

15

15

9.7

9.1

9.1

12

16 

11

8.5

8.5

9.7

13

13

*12

11

10

9.4

8.2

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.6

8.2

8.2

8.O

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.0

290.6

9.69

0.020

0.02

Mean 427 Cfsm 0.882 In- 11.99

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,320 Kin 5.6 Mean 570 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.02

* Discharge measurements made on this day.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 337

Pearl River at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°30'50", long 89°56'25", in NE^ sec. 25, T. 8 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw 

meridian, near left bank on downstream side of Meeks Bridge on State Highway 43, 

3j miles northeast of Goshen Springs, 5-J- miles upstream from Mill Creek, 9 miles 

southeast of Canton, and 10 miles downstream from Fannegusha Creek.

Drainage area. 2,780 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 270.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Sept. 15, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 3,257 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29,200 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 23.66 ft); 

minimum, 77 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 0.48 ft Oct. 27.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 57,800 cfs Apr. 2, 1951 (gage height, 26.30 ft); minimum, 72 cfs Oct. 10, 11, 12, 1954; minimum gage height observed, 0.11 ft Oct. 26, 

Nov. 2, 1943.

Flood in December 1932 reached a stage of 26.4 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 24 to Jan. 25)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11 Feb. 12 to Sept. 30

0.2 

.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

64

97

167

262

386

1,120

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

3,200

6,100

9,900

15,900

21,400

31,200

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

71

119

189

280

502

790

6.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

24.0

1,550

3,670

6,680

11,700

21,400

31,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

136

133

129

126

125

123

122

122

121

119

119 

118

117

114

112

110

108

108

107

107

104

103

101

99

99

*98

96

97

98

98

99

3,468

112

0.040

0.05

Nov.

109

12T

125

125

122

121

129

129

133

146

161 

164

165

167

164

161

153

145

145

150

154

156

157

159

188

266

643

1,080

*1.120

1,040

7,798

260

0.094

0.10

Dec.

l.OOQ

,880

800

1,200

1,580

1,240

1,080

940

840

740

625 

572

505

458

428

400

372

372

372

577

1,040

1,080

920

760

643

572

522

489

458

428

400

22,093

713

0.256

0.30

Jan.

386

359

*359

333

320

313

308

298

289

286

282 

277

273

269

266

264

262

264

266

282

400

522

555

572

860

1.200

1,120

960

760

643

590

14,138

456

0.164

0.19

Feb.

840

1,160

1,710

4,860

7,810

10,200

13,000

*17,200

20,800

23,000

25,800

*22|200

19,700

16,900

14,400

13,000

12,800

13,200

13,600

14,000

14,600

14,800

14,600

13,800

12,400

11,200

9,820

8,560

387,760

13,370

4.81

5.19

Mar.

7,35(3

6,080

4,890

4,190

3,990

3,740

*3,310

2,790

2,360

2,060

1,910 

1,770

2,790

5,200

7,740

11,300

14,800

19,400

23,400

26,500

* 27, 500

25,500

22,200

18,500

15,200

11,900

8,920

6,680

5,200

4,960

5,040

307,170

9,909

3.56

4.11

Apr.

4,530

3,930

3,430

3,430

4,600

8,320

14,200

19,400

23 , 000

26,500

28,600 

28,000

27,000

24,600

21,400

18,200

15,400

13,200

11,200

9,560

8,320

7,350

6,410

5,600

4,740

*3,860

3,190

2,680

2,260

1.910

354,820

11,830

4.26

4.75

May

1,640

1,460

1,460

1,680

2,110

2,260

2,310

2,560

2,310

1,960

1,500 

1,250

1,060

954

854

775

715

685

640

610

568

*528

502

465

453

441

I4T

441

465

502

33,927

1,094

0.394

0.45

June

477

477

502

502

477

440

406

384

362

341

330 

320

330

341

406

465

490

502

528

568

670

700

670

700

745

730

655

568

541

528

15,155

505

0.182

0.20

July

490

*453

395

362

341

310

310

310

310

300

290 

270

252

231

217

203

192

187

181

173

170

170

173

184

191

203

194

179

175

219

242

7,877

254

0.091

0.11

Aug.

242

233

219

201

198

204

191

'2~8"0~ 300

201

164 

151

139

*139

141

170

173

152

141

136

140

131

139

131

124

118

117

116

112

110

108

5,121

165

0.059

0.07

Sept.

107

108

108

106

118

124

127

136

T25

127

126 

119

110

106

103

99

96

*95

94

92

90

88

87

86

84

83

80

79

78

77

3,058

102

0.037

0.04

Calendar year 1955: Max 28,600 Mln 96 Mean 2,491 Cfsm 0.896 In. 12.17

Water year 1955-56: Max 28,600 Mln 77 Mean 3,176 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
338 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pelahatchie Creek near Fannln, Miss,.

Location. Lat 32°23'18", long 89°58'05", In SW&Wi sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw 

meridian, near right bank 200 ft downstream from new bridge on State Highway 471, 

2.2 miles downstream from Clark Creek, 2.2 miles south of Pannln, and 7.5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- -305 sq ml.

Records available . --January 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 279.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to July 6, 1951, wire-weight gage and 

crest-stage Indicator at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 177 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 21.55 ft); minimum dally discharge, 0.1 cfs Sept. 23-30.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Apr. 13, 1955 (gage height, 22.08 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1880, about 23.7 ft In February 1950, from Information by local residents.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods based on wire -weight -gage readings and 

those below 2 cfs, which are fair and those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 23 to Apr. 4)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

.7 

2.2

7.6

16

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

13.0

43

88

245

565

1,150

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

22.0

2,040

2,470

3,300

5,060

Note. Same as 13,000

following table 

above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 25 67 

10

6.4

4.3

3.2 

2.7

2.3

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8 

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

JL?.

*.4

.3

.5

14 

38

29

212.1

6.84

0.033

0.04

Nov.

15

7.0

4.6

3.4

2.7

2.7 

2.9

2.7

3.0

3.9

6.2

8.0

8.0

6.6

6.2

5.2

4.6 

9.8

13

11

11

11

10

9.7

27

288

392

144

*49 

30

1,098.2

36.6

0.179

0.20

Dec.

22 

122

*481

467

168

80

80

60

40

29

21

17

14

12

11

10

9.6 55 

447

604

350

121

64

46

39

33

28

25

22 

20

18

3,515.6

113

0.551

0.64

Jan.

16 

15

*14

14

13

12 

10

9.0

8.5

8.2

7.6

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.4

l'.Z

9.8

46

43

42

191

290

150

72

46

37 

44

184

1,336.0

43.1

0.210

0.24

Feb.

300 

178

1,020

5,140

*8,910

4,300 

2,480

1,220

1,010

1,200

1,100

821

g414

a230

467

1,010

1,050 

793

493

360

403

300

174

104

77

60

52

44

!§.

33,748

1,164

5.68

6.12

Mar.

34

46

253

709

669

304 

140

94

132

g218

g!80

g245

gl,040

g2,080

g2,970

g5,430

g5.970 

g2,540

gl,420

g260

g!40

g!04

glOO

g97

g85

g67

g56

g54

g52

*52

25,595

826

4.03

4.64

Apr.

44

37

33

108

758

*6.150 

5,750

2,930

1,440

562

1,150

1,100

779

270

121

200

263 

158

72

45

35

28

24

21

20

*18

16

15

13

12.

22,172

739

3.60

4.02

May

12 

11

11

9.7

8.8

12 

60

91

58

33

21

14

10

7.8

6.8

6.2

5.0 

4.5

3.8

3.4

3.0

*3.0

2.9

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

 2.9 

4.9

8.8

426.7

13.8

0.067

0.08

June

7.8 

6.2

5.0

4.7

3.9

3.4 

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.7

2.8

3.3

4.0

4.9

9.1 

111

6.8

5.2

4.5

5.2

4.7

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.1

1.7 

1.4

121.0

4.03

0.020

0.02

July

1.2 

1.0

.9

.9

1.3

2.0 

2.9

6.9

*678

4.5

3.0

2.2

1.7

1.2

.9

.7

.6 

.6

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

aft a'.t

45.0

1.45

0.0071

0.008

Aug.

Iff 3.1

2.2

27

62 

25

75

200

43

12

5.9

3.4

2.5

1.8

*1.4

.9 

.8

.6

.7

.6

g.6

g.5

g.5

g.5

g.5

g.4

.5

11

136

56

677.0

21.8

0.106

0.12

Sept.

H.I*'.9

2.9

3.0

3.3 

2.6

5.6

5.3

2.8

1.6

1.1

.6

.4

a. 3

a. 3

*g.2 

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a 2

a. 2

a.l

aTT

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

*

64.8

2.16

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,210 Mln 0.2 Mean 213 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.09

Water year 1955-56: Max 8,910 Mln 0.1 Mean 243 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.14

Peak discharge (base, 2.500 ofs). Feb. 4 (12 p.m.) 10.800 cfs (21.55 ft); Mar. 16 (about 10 p.m.) 

7,810 cfs (20.80 ft); Apr. 6 (6 p.m.) 9,600 cfs (21.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basics of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 339

Pearl River at Jackson, Miss.

Location. Lat 32 "17'20", long 90°10'45", In SE£ sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. IE., Choctaw meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80 (old) at eastern 

city limits of Jackson, 0.2 mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 

a quarter of a mile upstream from Town Creek, and 4^ miles upstream from Rlchland Creek.

Drainage area.--3,100 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--June 1901 to December 1913 (prior to 1903 and for 1913, gage heights

only), August 1928 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at same site since

1904 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 234.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 31, 

1913, chain gage and Aug. 15, 1928, to Sept. 14, 1934, staff gage, at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1903-12, 1928-56), 3,718 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,300 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 31.78 ft); mlnlmum dally, 79 cfs Sept. 19, affected by closure of low-head dam at Jackson pumping plant, 

6 miles upstream; minimum dally discharge unaffected by closure, 81 cfs Sept. 30.

1901-13, 1928-56: Maximum discharge observed, 60,000 cfs Dec. 19, 1932 (gage height, 

35.2 ft); maximum gage height, 37.20 ft Apr. 1, 1902 (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 78 cfs Oct. 11, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.20 ft Nov. 4,5, 1911.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 662: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 14-17, Sept. 19, 22-30; rate of 

change in stage used as a factor Feb. 5-11, 17, 18, Feb. 29 to 

Mar. 5, Mar. 15-18, 25-31, Apt-. 7-12, 16-25)

2.3

3.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

247

928

2,060

3,600

18.0 6,100

24.0 10,700

28.O 16,20O

30.0 21,200

32.0 30,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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.

622

264

*197

169

164

151

151

148

139

141

*136

131

134

134

127

119

122

117

115

112

*110

106

101

108

103

106

96

110

106 

106

122

4,567

147

0.047

0.05

Nov.

*136

141

146

144

144

171

169

*151

154

174

166

176

222

214

203

222

195

189

182

179

1B4

189

195

206

354

*273

586

910

1.080

1,040

8,495

283

0.091

0.10

Dec.

1,040

1,110

*1,040

1,300

1.490

1,380

1,190

1,040

928

820

712

640

568

515

481

430

411

630

676

928

1,150

1,230

1,110

910

766

676

604

550

498 

*481

447

25,751

831

0.268

0.31

Jan.

430

398

392

366

354

339

333

321

312

300

297

291

282

276

276

276

267

297

306

285

288

4S4

586

604

784

1,080

1.230

1,110

964 

928

*784

15,220

491

0.158

0.18

Feb.

874

1,230

2,670

5,600

10,500

12,800

13,700

*14,500

15,800

18,400

20,900

21,800

*23 .000

23,000

22,700

21,500

18,700

17,000

16,600

15,600

15,000

14,800

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,500

14,100

13,500

12,100

424,974

14,650

4.73

5.10

Mar.

11,200

10,300

9,400

8,150

7,350

*6,350

5,320

4,320

3,440

2,860

JUZlfi

2^900

4,680

6,960

9,830

13,200

15,800

18,000

18,900

20,300

22,100

24,200

25,700

24,700

21,300

18,000

15,500

13,200

11,300

9,330

7,900

375,200

12,100

3.90

4.50

Apr.

7,310

6,200

5,160

4,440

4,720

6,960

12,100

15,700

17,8OO

20,200

23,400

26,700

*28,100

29 . 300

28,100

24,400

21,100

18,500

16,000

14,100

12,700

11,500

10,000

8,790

7,720

*6,830

5,440

4,040

2,970

' 

402,800

13,430

4.33

4.83

May

2,210

1,990

2,560

1,830

1,950

2.750

2,710

2,560

2,590

2,520

2,140

1,680

1,380

1,190

1,110

1,000

838

784

730

694

*640

586

550

515

481

481

568

640

481 

532

730

41,420

1,336

0.431

0.50

June

784

498

4S1

515

515

498

464

420

388

372

357

354

631

1,020

586

640

658

910

757

640

658

730

766

748

g802

g838

g820

g748

g658

g604

18,860

629

0.203

0.23

July

g586

*55o

498

447

430

398

363

351

345

342

324

318

*297

273

250

239

219

211

200

*195

184

182

182

179

211

214

*214

216

203 

197

214

9,032

291

0.094

0.11

Aug.

291

282

264

270

244

230

297

294

369

498

333

247

225

206

200

184

*197

211

200

214

171

161

156

*i54

154

171

156

g!54

g!92

gl?9 

227

7,131

230

0.074

0.09

Sept.

206

154

134

129

136

124

148

136

148

157

148

146

141

*131

117

112

112

94

79

96

*99

94

90

94

94

92

87

85

83 

81

3,547

118

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1955: Max 27,500 Min 96 Mean 2,862 Cfsm 0.923 In. 12.52

Water year 1955-56: Max 29,300 Min 79 Mean 3,653 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16. O4

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
340 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Strong River at Dlo, Miss.

Location.--Lat 31°58'45", long 89°54'05", in SW^ sec. 28, T. 2 N., R. 4 E., Choctaw 

meridian, on^left bank at downstream side of bridge on 0. S. Highway 49, 460 ft 

upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Dlo, 

1,500 ft downstream from Sellers Creek, 1.6 miles upstream from Dobbs Creek, and 

2 miles northwest of Mendenhall.

Drainage area.--429 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 257.99 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 19, 1938, staff gage at site 700 ft upstream at 

datum 5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 27 years (1928-29, 1930-56), 554 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,750 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 26.11 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 2.23 ft).

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 33.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 1, 1954, Sept. 20, 1956; minimum gage height, 

2.20 ft Sept. 1, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Slight regulation at low flow by water mill above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 697: 1929. WSP 872: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

12

27

253

690

10.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

26.0

1,800

3,140

4,790

6,500

9,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52

12

34

29

29

27

27

28

25

25

24

24

25

25

22

22

23

23

23

22

23

23

23

25

*22

21

20

Z9

40

37 

33

847

27.3

O.O64

0.07

Nov.

31

33

37

33

32

36

64

46

4O

43

44

40

40

34

33

34

33

33

33

33

31

33

87

120

96

174

253

200

101

66

1,913

63.8

0.149

0.17

Dec.

58

444

*512

411

309

224

155

120

113

87

72

63

55

53

48

45

45

185

309

444

455

253

153

116

93

81

77

67

63

57 

56

5,223

168

0.392

O.45

Jan.

54

52

55

53

51

*49

50

49

48

49

48

48

48

47

48

47

47

71

203

219

231

253

477

896

844

581

290

195

155

207

466

5,931

191

O.445

0.51

Feb.

488

411

2,690

5,590

*8,24O

*9,060

*6,75O

4,410

3,070

2,230

2,130

1,710

1,14O

844

1,770

2,960

3,490

2,96O

2,43O

1,620

818

593

477

390

329

29O

262

235

2_10

67,597

2,331

5.43

5.86

Mar.

188

197

5OO

1,170

1,060

641

390

3O9

280

28O

319

329

809

3,290

5.0OO

8,180

9,52O

7,300

5,000

2.28O

641

512

477

*422

359

329

29O

392

477

319 

253

51,313

1,655

3.86

4.45

Apr.

222

203

197

469

665

1,420

2,160

2,430

2,700

1,65O

1,86O

1,56O

1.O6O

546

39O

309

253

219

183

*166

147

14O

136

124

118

110

103

97

89 

86

19,812

660

1.54

1.72

May

86

80

78

77

75

75

70

67

67

67

63

54

53

51

5O

53

48

48

46

45

44

46

*43

4O

44

73

592

349

224

145

349

3,202

103

0.240

0.28

June

214

116

87

72

6O

52

47

42

4O

39

36

40

61

142

156

244

136

90

137

154

818

419

148

113

*80

66

54

49

131 

81

3,924

131

0.305

O.34

July

63

47

41

37

52

43

36

36

33

34

32

43

33

29

28

26

26

27

27

25

34

60

36

42

42

33

32

33

50 

52

45

1,177

38.0

O.089

0.10

Aug.

53

62

46

70

224

14O

54

42

39

37

34

33

*29

29

29

29

32

29

27

25

27

27

24

21

22

24

23

34

36 

39

54

1,394

45.0

O.1O5

0.12

Sept.

55

40

34

28

29

34

46

34

33

27

27

25

26

22

21

20

20

19

*19

19

18

18

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

761

25.4

O.059

0.07

Calendar year 1955: Max 17,500 Min 20 Mean 451 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.28

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,320 Min 18 Mean 446 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.14

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --Feb. 6 (11 a.m.) 9,46O cfs (25.94 ft); Mar. 17 (6 a.m.) 9,750 (26.il ftyr

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 341

Pearl River near Montlcello, Miss.

Location.--Lat 31°33', long 90°05', In SW^ sec. 23, T. 7 N., R. 21 W., St. Stephens meridian, near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 1.0 mile 

east of Montlcello, 2-| miles upstream from Halls Creek, and 3 miles upstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 5,040 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected since 

1924 at site l£ miles upstream from station are contained In reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 158.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 12, 1938, staff gage, Dec. 12, 

1938, to Jan. 10, 1949, water-stage recorder, and Jan. 11, 1949, to Oct. 16, 1952, 

wire-weight gage, all at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 6,143 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,500 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 24.04 ft); 

minimum, 289 cfs Sept. 27-30 (gage height, 3.53 ft).

1938-56: Maximum discharge observed, 59,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 29.44 

ft); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 27-30, 1956.

Flood In April 1902 reached a stage of about 33 ft, from reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau. A discharge of 69,900 cfs was measured Apr. 8, 1938, by Corps of Engineers 

(gage height, 30.15 ft, from floodmark).

Remarks.--Records good except those periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Hating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, May 3 to June 13)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 16

3.5

4.0

315

520

5.0 

8.O

1,140

3,600

Hote. Same as following 

table above 8.0 ft.

Mar. 17 to Sept. 30

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

278

478

1,OOO

3,600

1O.O 5,670

15.O 11,900

2O.O 19,500

24.0 30,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

832 

1,210

1,180

826

607

*520

482

469

460

438

421

400

40O

396

396

384

384

380

365

365

361

361

358

358

354

350

350

346

380

425 

408

14,962

483

0.096

0.11

Nov.

384 

365

*388

429

442

429

617

1,100

781

575

511

482

515

478

525

545

506

487

545

515

473

469

492

525

708

966

1 , 400

1,290

1,290

1,360

19,592

653

0.130

0.14

Dec.

*1,460 

2,660

5,90O

3,300

2,840

2,750

2.50O

2,180

1,920

1,690

1,540

1,4OO

1,290

1,180

1,070

1,000

932

898

1,200

2,340

2,180

2,180

1,990

1,880

1,730

1,540

1,360

1,250

*1,140

1,040 

966

55,306

1,784

0.354

0.41

Jan.

932 

865

839

80O

763

738

726

691

673

657

634

623

618

612

602

596

586

62T

806

966

1,040

1,140

1,460

2,100

2,580

2,340

*2,100

1,920

1,880

1,880 

2,420

35,216

1,136

0.225

0.26

Feb.

2.580 

2,930

9,110

17,2OO

21,9OO

24,100

*24,400

23,500

23,5OO

23,500

22,900

21,700

20,700

20,100

20,900

24,100

26,800

27,700

27,700

27,100

25,900

24,100

21,900

20,100

18,600

17,500

16,900

16,300

15,800

------

589,520

20,330

4.03

4.35

Mar.

15,4OO 

15,000

15,700

15,400

14,600

13,5OO

11,700

9,890

*8,2OO

6,770

6,33O

6,11O

5.780

10,500

19,300

29,700

50.100

28,600

27,700

26,800

25,300

22,900

21,500

20, 90O

21,100

21,500

22,100

22,600

22,600

22,300 

21,100

560,980

18,100

3.59

4.14

Apr.

19,20O 

16,30O

12,900

10,400

10,300

*10,400

12,200

12,8OO

13,200

14,800

16,900

18,100

19.OOO

19,700

20, 500

21,30O

22,300

23,500

24,400

24.700

24,100

22,900

21,100

19,300

17,200

14,800

a!2,000

a 10, 000

a9,000

a7.000

500,300

16,680

3.31

3.69

May

a5. OOP 

a4,OOO

*g3,500

g3,400

g3,500

g3,9OO

g3,400

g3,800

g3,500

g3,300

a2,900

a2,600

a2,300

a2,100

*1,92O

1,750

1,670

1,510

1,350

1,240

1,180

1,110

1,070

1,000

967

134" 934

1,210

1,960

1,590 

1,210

69,805

2,252

0.447

0.52

June

1,390 

1,470

1,140

1,OOO

934

9O3

872

843

814

760

735

710

1,180

7.100

6,660

4,300

2,910

2,060

1,790

2,140

2,190

*2,240

1,880

1,51O

1,390

1,320

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,240

55,321

1,844

0.366

0.41

July

1.210 

1,14O

1,070

1,000

967

9O3

934

1,070

1,04O

934

843

814

760

760

710

686

638

614

609

577

563

554

609

662

614

638

568

573

605

609 

686

23,960

773

0.153

0.18

Aug.

1.280

8l4

662

686

843

872

934

814

735

662

614

710

*787

662

614

638

559

518

491

482

563

491

478

465

434

426

430

509

522

509 

638

19,842

640

0.127

0.15

Sept.

735 662"

573

513

*447

474

563

478

426

4O5

405

400

392

388

380

372

360

352

337

396

356

333

310

314

314

307

292

289

289

289

12,151

405

0.080

0.09

Calendar year 1955: Max 43,500 

Water year 1955-56: Max 30,100

346

289

Mean 4,855 

Mean 5,347

Cfsm 0.963 

Cfsm 1.06

In. 

In.

13.09

14.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge eatimated on basis of weather records and records for other 

stations in baain.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
342 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pearl River near Bogalusa, La.

Location. Lat 30°47'35", long 89°49'15", on line between sees. 17 and 18, T. 3 S., R. 

14 E. , near right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10, 2 miles east 

of Bogalusa and 2 miles upstream from Bogue Lusa.

Drainage area. 6,630 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. --October 1938 to September 1956.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder.

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

site and datum.

Datum of gage is 55.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Prior to July 29, 1954, wire -weight gage at same

Average discharge. 18 years, 8,887 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 33,700 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 19.28 ft); 

minimum, 1,120 cfs Oct. 28; minimum gage height, 5.48 ft Oct. 27, 28.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs Jan. 25, 26, 1947; maximum gage height, 

20.32 ft Jan. 13, 1950; minimum discharge 1,100 cfs Sept. 15, 16, 17, 1954; minimum 

gage height, 5.36 ft Sept. 16, 1954.

Flood of Apr. 11, 1938, reached a stage of 21.0 ft.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30 to Dec. 3, June 19 to Aug. 3)

5.4

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

1,120

1,180

1,460

2,060

3,360

4,990

13.0

15.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

19.3

7,300 

10,300 

15,200 

20, ZOO 

29,500 

34,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

5 

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,520

1,460

1,580 

1,640

1,880

1,880

1,700

1,520

1,460 

1,460

1,400

1,550

1,290

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,210 

 1,210

1,210

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,150

1,140

1.15O

1,150

1,240

1,290

1,260

41,620

1,545

0.205

0.25

Nov.

1.210

,210

,240 

,210

,210

,210

,210

,260

,290 

,460

,640

,520

,580

,320

» ,290

,520

,290

,290

,290 

,290

,520

,550

,350

,700

,820

1,820

1,700

1,640

1,880

2,000

--------

42,720

1,424

0.215

0.24

Dec .

2.000

2,060

5,240 

5.190

5,090

4,510

4,010

5,780

5,500 

5,250

2,960

2,760

*2,650

2,570

2,500

2,510

2,120

2,180

2,510 

2,440

2,570

2,850

5,090

2,960

2,890

2,850

2,760

2,650

2,440

2,510

2,250

90,950

2,954

0.445

0.51

Jan.

2,180

2,060

2,000 

1,940

1,880

,820

,760

,760

,760 

,760

,760

,700

,640

,640

,640

,640

,640

,640

,760 

,880

,060

,180

,570

 ,890

,960

,090

.560

,290

5,090

5,020

5,020

67,590

2,174

0.528

0.58

Feb.

3.090

3^360

5,860 

9,520

22,400

28,800

50,200

29,500

29,500 

50,900

51,600

51,600

51,600

 50,900

30,200

29,500

29,500

50,200

50,200 

50,900

51,600

52.400

52,400

52,400

51,600

50,200

28,800

26,400

24,400

__.__..

------

767,550

26,470

5.99

4.51

Mar.

22,400

21,600

21,600 

24,000

25,900

25,400

25,200

 20,200

17,500 

14,200

15.000

16,800

19,600

17,500

16,800

18,400

21,600

25,400

28,800 

31,600

55,200

55,200

55,200

51,600

50, 900

29,500

27,600

27,000

26,400

26,400

27,000

751,100

24,230

5.65

4.21

Apr.

27,000

27,000

26,400 

24,900

22,400

19,600

16,000

15.900

15,900 

14,800

16,000

17,500

18,400

20,200

2O,900

22,400

25,200

 25,200

24,400 

25,400

25,900

26,400

27,000

27,600

27,600

26,400

25,400

22,400

18,400

15,900

- --

658,500

21,940

5.31

5.69

May

10,800

8,540

7,560 

6,660

5,950

5,620

5,510

5,090

4,890 

5,190

5,090

4,890

4,790

4,600

*4,250

5,940

5,640

5,450

5,290 

5,160

5,090

2,960

2,850

2,700

2,650

2.570

2,570

2,650

2,700

2,650

2,570

156,770

4,412

0.665

0.77

June

5,290

2,960

2,760 

2,850

2,700

2,440

2,510

2,250

2 . 180 

2,180

2,250

*2,510

2,500

5,290

4,750

9,140

11,000

8,990

6,780 

5,190

4,250

5,940

5,570

5,450

5,250

2,960

2,700

2,500

2,570

2,250

115,280

5,776

0.570

0.64

July

2,510

2,510

2,180 

2,060

2,000

1,940

1,940

2,650

5.450 

5,250

 2,700

2,510

2,120

2,000

1,820

1,760

1,640

1,640

1.580 

1,580

1,640

1,700

1,760

1,880

2,000

1,940

1,880

1,700

1,700

2,000

2,060

65,440

2,046

0.509

0.56

Aug.

1,940

1,940

2.250 

2,180

1,940

1,820

1,880

 1,940

1,880 

1,880

1,760

1,700

1,640

1,640

1,88O

2,000

2,000

1,820

1,700 

1,580

1,640

1,640

1,580

1,580

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,700

1,700

1,640

1,640

54,870

1,770

0.267

0.51

Sept.

1,580

1.640

1,640 

1,64O

 1,580

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,580 

1,580

1,460

1,580

1,550

1,520

1,320

1,290

1,290

1,260

1,240 

1,290

1,260

1,260

1,290

1,460

1,580

1,460

1,520

1,240

1,240

1,210

----- --

42,680

1,425

0.215

0.24

Calendar year 1955: Max 50,400 Mln 1,150 Mean 7,014 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.56

Water year 1955-56 : Max 55,200 Mln 1,150 Mean 7,754 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.89

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 343

Bogue Lusa near Franklinton, La.

Location. Lat 30°52'05", long 90 0 00'10", in NE^NW^ sec. 21, T. 2 S., R. 12 E., St. Helena 

meridian, near right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10 at Sheridan 

Store, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Witches Creek and 9 miles east of 

Franklinton.

Drainage area. 12.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1956.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 205.19 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Department of Highways reference mark). Prior to Dec. 2, 1948, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 18.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 9.54 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 1.04 ft), caused by temporary dam upstream; minimum 

daily, 1.6 cfs Aug. 10, 11.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 4,020 cfs Nov. 26, 1948 (gage height, 11.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.2 cfs June 4, 1952, caused by temporary dam 

upstream; minimum daily, 1.3 cfs July 1, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7-9, Dec. 21 to'Jan. 18, Jan. 20 to

Feb. 2, Feb. 14, 15, Feb. 23 to Mar. 3, May 26, 27, June 1-12,

June 30 to July 7, July 25 to Aug. 4, Aug. 7 to Sept. 30)

1.2 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

1.3

3.7

6.1

12

23

36

67

124

257

488

795

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 M 

T79

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1*2

5.8

3.6

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.3

1.9

1.9

2.4

2.1

*2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

4.2

3.6

5.0

80.1

2.58

0.215

0.25

Nov.

Z.B 

2.9

4.8

4.5

3.7

5.3

3.7

3.6

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.2

3.7

*5.7

3.5

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

6.7

24

16

15

6.9

4.9

4.2

3 9

158.5

5.28

0.456

0.49

Dec.

3.8

6.4

8.6

6.0

6.5

7.4

5.3

4.6

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

*3.8

3.8

5.8

5.7

377

21

40IT

7.4

6.4

5.8

5.7

5.4

5.3

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.8

215.6

6.95

0.574

0.66

Jan.

4.7 

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.6

5.8

15

9.0

6.3

18

21

*T5

7.5

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.8

9.7

9.7

213.8

6.90

0.570

O. 66

Feb.

7.1 

10

121

793

131

44

25

22

49

50

52

27

*20

17

19

88

37

2O

15

15

11

9.7

9.1

8.8

8.6

8.1

7.5

7.4

6.7

1,637.0

56.4

4.66

5.03

Calendar year 1955: Max 229 Mln 1.4

Mar.

6.3

6.7

33

31

12

12

10

*12

9.5

8.1

116

86

52

93

64

32

21

16

13

11

10

1O

9.9

9.3

8.4

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

.1

738.6

23.8

1.97

2.27

Apr.

6.6 

7.4

7.5

7.7

9.9

8.4

6.3

5.3

5.4

S±

20

8.6

6.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

*4.8

4.4

4.1

4.0

5.8

5.9

4.1

4.2

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.0

5.8

5.6

197.8

6.59

0.545

0.61

May

5.5 

4.0

8.1

6.0

11

19

14

5.4

4.0

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

*2.9

2.8

2.9

2.5

2.4

5.3

3.2

2.6

2.3

3.5

5.2

5.8

4.8

5.5

7.1

11

156.5

5.04

0.417

0.48

June

6.4 

4.0

5.2

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.5

2.2

2.1

7TT

*2.2

4.7

57

~22 106

26

11

11

16

24

7.5

4.7

4.O

5.2

2.8

2.6

6.0

14

5.7

5.5

544. 0

11.5

O.950

1.06

July

2.9 

*2.5

2.5

2^2

3.0

2.8

134

225

7O

21

27

14

7.1

5.1

4.1

3.6

3.2

3.O

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.9

2.6

2*6

2.6

567.5

18.5

1.51

1.74

Aug.

2.5 

2.4

2.2

2.4

4.7

3.6

2.6

 2.2

1.7

.LI

1.6

1.7

2.2

2.2

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.2

5.7

4.9

2.9

2.2

2.1

2.1

3.8

15

7.2

4.5

4.7

100.3

3.24

0.268

O.31

Sept.

5.2 

3.9

5.2

5.2

*5.4

4.6

5.2

4.0

5.2

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

TT7

1.9

1.7

2.2

5.7

25

12

4.5

5.2

2.6

2.5

5.O

118.4

5.95

0.526

0.36

Mean 8.54 Cfsm O.69 In. 9.55

Water year 1955-56: Max 793 Mln 1.6 Mean 12.4 Cfsm 1.O2 In. 13.92

Peak discharge (base, 55O cfs).--Feb. 4 (2:5O a.m.) 2,210 cfs (9.54 ft); July 7 (9 p.m.) 862 cfs 

(7.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

464436 O-58-23
344 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Bogue Chitto near Tylertown, Miss.

Location. Lat 31 "II 1 , long 90°17', in SE£ sec.'34, T. 3 N., R. 9 E. , Washington meridian, 

near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 98, a quarter of a mile 

upstream from Fernwood, Columbia & Gulf Railroad Bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from Bars Branch, 3£ miles downstream from Topisaw Creek, and 9 miles northwest of 

Tylertown.

Drainage area. 503 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 227.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Average discharge.--12 years, 851 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 cfs Mar. 16; maximum gage height, 32.67 ft 

Mar. 17; minimum discharge, 186 cfs Oct. 19 (gage height. 7.25 ft).

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 45,700 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 33.50 ft); minimum, 181 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1954 (gage height, 7.21 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, Vater year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27 to Apr. 5, Apr. 9, 10, 14-28; 

rate of change of stage used as a factor Feb. 4, 5, Mar. 16-18)

7.2

7.3 

7.6 

8.0 

9.0

180

193

261

395

828

10.0

12.0

15.0

20.0

1,360

2,810

5,600

11,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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.

202

199

197 

201

197

197

212

zSs

199

195

193

193

193

192

192

190

190

189

*188

189

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

195

192

190 

192

6,015

194

0.386

0.45

Nov.

199

195

zSs

210

208

210

224

228

233

230

221

214

261

235

212

*212

212

208

224

224

219

224

276

326

284

261

243

235

230

221

6,887

230

0.458

0.51

Dec.

221

1,3~TO

1,350 

828

805

714

552

435

365

319

287

278

267

264

*253

248

243

270

312

281

267

264

261

261

256

251

245

243

243

240 

238

12,351

398

0.793

0.92

Jan.

235

235

235 

235

235

235

235

235

233

230

230

*228

230

230

230

233

233

253

322

326

303

332

447

443

391

332

309

290

287

306 

343

8,641

279

0.556

0.64

Feb.

361

427

2,760

*8,010

6,620

4,050

3,510

2,050

2,190

2,490

2,970

2,490

1,910

1,150

970

2,890

3,960

3,150

2,490

1,180

*828

692

604

526

489

451

431

399

376

60,424

2,084

4.15

4.48

Mar.

361

3W

1,920 

2,970

2,650

2,330

1,020

760

648

560

2,060

5,500

2,680

1,590

2,120

9,500

11,100

4, 760

2,190

1,040

782

670

*670

670

604

526

476

447

423

395

391

62,208

2,007

4.00

4.61

Apr.

372

357

354 

357

617

1,020

1,100

704

484

476

626

852

604

460

391

384

354

*326

312

296

287

287

287

284

281

278

273

267

264

261

13,215

440

0.876

0.98

May

258

261

261 

261

261

264

217

261

258

256

253

251

251

251

251

251

248

248

248

248

245

240

238

238

238

235

235

233 23"B~

243 

245

7,733

249

0.496

0.57

June

253

253

251 

235

230

*230

228

228

224

255

228

233

328

1,070

1,210

1,100

782

560

1,070

898

670

484

376

326

287

273

270

267

261

258

13,318

444

0.884

0.99

July

248

238

235 

233

230

226

226

240

387

*405

329

278

253

240

235

230

228

226

221

212

334

329

309

365

293

293

261

235

228

233 

273

8,271

267

0.532

0.61

Aug.

273

368 355" 

258

354

309

290

258

*230

219

214

212

235

260

267

235

221

214

212

212

212

212

*221

217

208

206

208

210

219

219 

228

7,507

242

0.482

0.56

Sept.

217

210

245 

230

230

245

258

290

253

228

214

210

206

204

202

201

201

199

199

199

199

197

197

197

*195

193

193

192

190

192

6,386

213

0.424

0.47

Calendar year 1955; Max 27,200 Mln 188 Mean 693 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.75

Water iter year year 1955-56: 1955-56; Max Max 11,100 11,100 Mln Mln 188 188 Mean Mean 582 582_____Cfsm Cfsm 1.16 1.16 In. In. 15.79 15.79

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs).--Feb. 4 (10 a.m.) 8.360 cfs (17.45 ft at 1:30 p.m.); Mar 

p.m.) 6,210 cfs (15.62 ft); Mar. 16 (10 p.m.) 16,500 cfs (22.67 ft at 3 a.m. Mar. 17). 

* Discharge measurement: martp rm this dav
PEARL RIVER BASIN 345

Bogue Chitto at Franklinton, La.

Location. Lat 30°50'35", long 90"09'45", In SE^SE^ sec. 26 , T. 2 S. , R. 10 E. , on right 

bank just downstream from bridge on State Highway 10, three-quarters of a mile west of 

Franklinton and 3^ miles upstream from Lawrence Creek.

Drainage area. 985 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1931, October 1938 to September 1956. Gageheight records collected in this vicinity since 1922 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 124.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. August 1928 to September 1931 staff gage at 

site about a quarter of a mile downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. October 1938 to 

June 22, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 1,619 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 11.75 ft); minimum, 412 cfs Oct. 27; minimum gage height, -0.10 ft Oct. 25-27.

1928-31, 1938-56: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1943 (gage height, 18.46 

ft); minimum, 350 cfs Nov. 6-8, 1938; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 25-27, 1955. 

Maximum stage known, 27.6 ft, former site and datum, from floodmark, sometime in 

April 1900.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-30, Dec. 7-18, Dec. 20 to Feb. 2, 

Feb. 27 to Mar. 3, Mar. 28 to Apr. 4, Apr. 14 to June 2)

0.0 

.5 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

4OO

610

860

1,540

3,400

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.6

5,520

7,850

10,800

13,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

496

488

484

488

500

496

516

520

516

504

500

500

496

488

480

476

480

472

*456

456

456

448

440 

432

424

416

416

424

660

542 

476

14,946

482

0.489

0.56

Nov.

452

448

472

488

484

476

484

480

460

472

460

448

678

*588

5O4

488

504

488

492

504

480

480

583 

655

755

705

565

529

508

496

15,626

521

0.529

0.59

Dec.

488

820

2.520

2,066

1,620

1,460

1,300

1,130

975

888

805

*755

755

730

705

705

705

1,080

1,540

1,070

832

780

755 

730

705

680

655

632

610

588 

588

29,666

957

0.972

1.12

Jan.

565

565

565

565

565

565

565

588

588

588

588

565

565

565

560

565

560

565

804

805

780

850

*1,040 

1,040

945

860

805

755

730

780

21,288

687

0.697

0.80

Feb.

860

1,400

3,47O

9,770

15 , 700

11,300

7,360

5,740

5,400

5,840

6,640

5,840

*4,760

3,700

2,800

4,930

6,420

6,070

5,300

3,850

2,330

1,780

1,540 

1,380

1,240

1,130

1,070

1,000

975

127,595

4,400

4.47

4.82

Mar.

915

945

2,420

5,080

5,080

4,860

*3,540

1,960

1,460

1,300

3,070

7,480

7,850

6,180

5,620

5,740

8,800

12,700

7 100

3,720

2,280

1,780

1,580 

1,460

1,380

1,240

1,160

1,100

1,040

975 

945

110,760

3,573

3.63

4.18

Apr.

915

888

860

832

1,380

,500

,660

,546

,130

,300

,340

,270

,300

,O70

975

915

*860

832

780

755

755

730

730 

730

730

705

705

705

680

29,252

375

0.990

1.10

May

680

680

730

730

730

805

705

680

655

655

655

632

632

*632

610

610

610

610

588

588

588

588

588 

588

588

610

632

655

680 

680

20,194

651

0.661

0.76

June

805

680

632

610

565

565

552

552

547

538

*565

588

816

2,280

2,520

3,600

2,710

2,100

2,010

2,520

1,920

1,300

945 

805

705

655

632

730

655

610

34,712

1,157

1.17

1.31

July

588

*565

565

556

552

552

705

7BO

2.200

1,440

945

780

655

610

588

565

560

552

542

538

529

696

860 

680

610

610

610

588

565

588

21,762

702

0.713

0.82

Aug.

588

610

632

610

655

632

588

*565

565

552

529

516

524

538

805

655

565

542

535

524

588

565

547 

534

524

520

561

755

655 

588

565

18,132

585

0.594

0.68

Sept.

610

560

556

*565

556

655

632

588

565

552

512

488

480

472

468

464

460

464

456

460

452

448

496 

529

484

464

452

448

440 

440

15,216

507

0.515

0.57

Calendar year 1955: Max 40,000 Mln 416 Mean 1,333 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.37

Water year 1955-56: Max 13,700 Mln 416 Mean 1,255 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.31

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs).--Feb. 5 (4 a.m.) 14,000 cfs (11.75 ft); Mar. 13 (9 to 11 

8,120 cfs (8.21 ft); Mar. 18 (11 a.m.) 13,700 cfs (11.61 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
346 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Bogue Chitto near Bush, La.

Location.--Lat 30 0 37'45", long 89 0 53'50", in T. 5 S., R. 13 E., near center of span on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 21, 0.2 mile downstream from Gulf, Mobile, 

and Ohio Railroad bridge and 1.4 miles north of Bush.

Drainage area.--1.210 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 44.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Oct. 22, 1938, staff gage, Oct. 22,1938, to Nov. 30, 1945, chain gage, and Dec. 1, 

1945, to July 21, 1954, wire-weight gage. All gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,903 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 11.81 ft), minimum, 424 cfs Oct. 26-28 (gage height, 2.38 ft).

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 51,200 cfs Mar. 23, 1943 (gage height, 15.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of records for station at Franklinton; 

minimum, that of Oct. 26-28, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.7 ft Oct. 1, 1937, Oct. 29- 

31, 1940, Oct. 22-27, 1941.

Remarks. Records good above 2,000 cfs and fair below.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5

430

535

640

1,050

1,600

7.0 2,900

9.0 4,750

10.0 6,500

10.4 7,800

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

525

705

1,040

1,480

2,060

2,760

8.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

11.7

3,520

4,540

5,300

6,500

10,500

14,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

465

465 

448

448

448

448

482

500

482

465

465

448

448

430

430

430

430

430

430

*430

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

465

588

535

14,050

453

0.374

0.43

Nov.

482

465 

455

500

500

500

500

518

518

518

518

518

535

*675

640

570

552

570

552

552

552

535

552

605

730

830

770

675

622

588

17,124

571

0.472

0.53

Dec.

588

622 

948

2.020

1,900

1,600

1,420

1,200

1,000

870

790

730

*692

675

658

640

622

658

1,150

1,600

1,180

910

810

770

730

692

675

658

640

640

622

28,710

926

0.765

0.88

Jan.

622

622 

605

605

605

605

605

588

588

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

588

675

770

790

810

1,020

*1,180

1,080

975

870

790

750

730

770

21,803

703

0.581

0.67

Feb.

830

'555 

1,530

3,370

7,480

14,600

12,700

8,600

6,360

5,720

5,720

6,090

5,960

4,960

*4,190

3,790

4,420

5,500

5,840

5,120

4,210

2,970

2,410

2,060

1,940

1,760

1,640

1,530

1,380

133,530

4,604

3.80

4.10

Mar.

1,280

1,200 

1,330

2,450

3,840

4,300

*4,300

3,800

2,550

1,940

2,020

4,080

6,220

7,800

7,280

6,090

5,500

6,360

10.000

8,780

5,050

3,200

2,550

2,200

2,060

1,940

1,760

1,640

1,530

1,430

1,380

115,860

3,737

3.09

3.56

Apr.

1,280

1,280 

1,280

1,240

1,200

1,580

1,700

1.760

1,580

1,430

1,580

1,580

1,530

1,480

1,240

1,160

*1,080

1,040

1,040

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,010

975

940

852

36,997

1,233

1.02

1.14

May

782

782 

940

940

940

1,080

1.120

940

835

782

750

735

720

*705

690

690

675

660

660

660

645

645

645

615

630

645

660

705

720

690

720

23,406

755

0.624

0.72

June

975

905

750

675

660

630

630

615

615

600

*600

675

852

1,820

2,760

3,040

5.520

3,360

2,760

2,550

2,620

2,060

1,480

1,120

1,010

905

835

818

870

782

41,492

1,383

1.14

1.28

July

735

705 

*690

675

705

690

770

2,060

3,440

5.700

2,570

1,530

1,120

905

818

750

720

705

675

660

660

705

905

1,010

870

782

755

755

690

720

720

35,155

1,070

0.884

1.02

Aug.

690

690

755

750

765

750

*755

675

660

650

600

585 5~8~5~

600

855

905

755

660

660

645

660

705

640

615

6OO

585

585

705

818

720

675

21,215

684

0.565

0.65

Sept.

675

690

645

630

*720

675

818

800

705

660

630

585

585

570

555

555

555

540

545

555

555

540

570

720

852

720

650

570

570

570

18,985

655

0.525

0.58

Calendar year 1955: Max 39,300 Mln 430 Mean 1,441 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.16

Water year 1955-56: Max 14,600 Mln 43O Mean 1,383 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.56

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs). Feb. 6 (2 p.m.) 15,500 cfs (11.81 ft)j Mar. 14 (8 p.m.) 8,000 

efs (10.45 ft)i Mar. 19 (8:50 p.m.) 11,200 cfa (11.14 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 347

Sipsey Fork near Sipsey, Ala. 

(Formerly published as Sipsey Fork of Black Warrior River near Sipsey)

Location.--Lat 33°52'14", long 87°04'04", in NE£ sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 5 W., on left bank 

200 ft downstream from mouth of Lieth Creek, 3? miles northeast of Sipsey, and 5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--994 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--September 1928 to September 1937 (discontinued).

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 245.77 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge.--9 years (1928-37), 1,654 cfs.

Extremes.--1928-37: Maximum discharge, 51,400 cfs Feb. 4, 1936; maximum gage height, 

57.0 ft Feb. 4, 1936; minimum discharge, 23 cfs Oct. 4, 7, 1931.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for water years 1930 

and 1936, superseding those published in WSP 697 and 802, are given herewith:

Date

1930

June 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

250

220

190

160

140

120

110

100

92

24 84

Date

1930-Con.

June 25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

1936

May 31

Discharge

76

69

64

59

56

56

230

100

Date

1936-Con.

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

110

120

100

77

90

110

110

95

80

Month Cfs -days

_

598,982

Maximum

45,200

Minimum

42

32

Mean

1,637

Per square 

mile

1.65

Runoff in 

inches

0.35

26.25

22.42
348 RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN FLORIDA

For several years records of the water-surface elevation of many of the lakes in 

Florida have been collected by the Geological Survey under cooperative agreements with 

the Corps of Engineers and various state, county, and municipal agencies. Except for 

Lake Okeechobee these records have not been published but are available in the files of 

the district office of the Geological Survey in Ocala, Fla. The records for certain key 

lakes are based on records from water-stage recorders or once-daily readings of a staff 

gage by a local observer. The remainder of the records are based on twice-weekly to about 

once-monthly readings of a staff gage, depending on the amount of fluctuation in the lake 

elevation. The records are available in tabular form with monthly and yearly extremes 

indicated for each year of record.

The lakes for which records have been collected are listed in the following table. The 

maximum and minimum elevations shown on the table are in feet, above mean sea level, except 

for a few lakes for which the datum of the gage has not been determined. Because of the 

effect of wind on lake stages, mean daily, rather than momentary, maximum and minimum elevations have been shown in the table. In certain of the lakes accurate and reliable data 

for extremes prior to the period of record are available and are listed below.

Lakes in Florida for which records ar

Apopka, Lake, at Winter Garden. ...........

Arbuckle, Lake, near Avon Park. ...........

Big Lake Fairview at Orlando. .............

Blue Cypress Lake near Pellsmere. .........

Carrol, Lake, near Sulphur Springs .........

Conine, Lake, at Florence Villa. ..........

Corrine, Lake, near Orlando. .............. 

Crooked Lake near Babson Park. ............

Cypress Lake near St. Cloud. ..............

Ellen, Lake, near Sulphur Springs .........

Francis, Lake, near Lake Placid. ..........

Orassy Lake near Lake Placid. .............

Hart Lake near Narcoossee. ................ 

Hartridge, Lake, at Winter Haven. ......... 

Hatchineha, Lake, near Haines City. .......

Howard, Lake, at Winter Haven. ............

Istokpoga, Lake, near De Soto City ........

Jessie, Lake, near Arburndale. ............ 

Jessup, Lake, near Sanford. ............... 

Johnson, Lake, near Keystone Heights ...... 

Josephine, Lake, near De Soto City. ....... 

June-in-Winter, Lake, near Lake Placid....

Kingsley, Lake, at Camp Blanding. ......... 

Kissinunee, Lake, near Lake Wales ..........

Little Lake Fairview at Orlando. .......... 

Lochloosa, Lake, at Lochloosa .............

Lower Miakka Lake near Sarasota. ..........

Maitland, Lake, at Winter Park. .......... 

Mariana, Lake, near Auburndale ........... 

Mary Jane, Lake, near Narcoossee. ........

County

Orange and Lake

Polk

Orange 

Indian River

Hillsborough

Polk

Orange 

Polk 

Pclk

Osceola

Maricn andPutnam

Hillsborough

Highlands

Highlands

Orange 

Polk 

Polk

Polk

Highlands

Polk 

Seminole 

Clay 

Highlands 

Highlands

Clay 

Polk

Orange 

Alachua

Sarasota 

Polk

Orange 

Polk 

Orange

Elevation, i 

mean s

Maximum 

daily

80.3

115.1

68.9 

a3.1

70. Z

58.7 

a5.8

101.7

a5.0 

26. 3 

101.3

40.1 

79.4

24.4

110.2

79.6

130.6 

89.4

62.5

92.9 

124.0

57.2 

C66.1

141.0

a2.8

C65.8

C62.2

41.7

71.6 

63.1

94.5 

60.4

124.3

62.3

C64.1

64.9

132. 8 

56.8 

79.5

68.1

84!g

d42.9 

78.5

132.6 

c8.4 

104.2 

76.8 

77.6 

63.3

25.6

43.2

177.8 

56.6

a4.9

61.9

18.2

50.7

67.0 

137.8 

64.3

T feet, above 

;a level

Minimum 

daily

74.2

60.6

110.2

64.0 

a-2.8

68.1

51.2 

a2.1

43.0

96.5

al.6 

20.8 

96.6

130.8

32.6 

75.8

15.7

102.1

74.0

128.3 

83.0

58.8

90.3

116.6 

al.8

48.6 

59.3

138.3

a-2.3

C60.5

52.9

37.6

129.1

58.8

67.9 

57.6

87.8 

57.1

117.0

57.7

59.0

56.8 

128.7 

47.5 

73.0

63.4

128.7

81.8

35.9

73.1

130.3

91.9 

69. 1 

72.2 

60.9

20.6

38.4

174.3 

45.3

96.6

al.l 

53.9

103.3

8.8 

130.3

44.9

64.6 

133.9

58.8

Records

available

1942-56

1941-56

1951-56

1942-56 

1953-56

1956

1941-56 

1945-48

1946-56

1932-41

1948-55 

1956 

1933-56

1946-48

1946-56 

1951-56

1954-56

1947-56

1942-50

1946-54 

1952-56

1946-56

1943-49 

1945-56 

1951-52

1942-56 

1942-56

1946-56

1953-56

1942-56

1941-56

1946-56 

1945-52

1956

1954-56 

1949-56

1951-56 

1952-56

1945-56

1946-55

1956

1941-56 

1946-56 

1942-56 

1942-56

1946-56

1945-56 

1951-56

1935-56 

1942-56

1946-54 

1941-48 

1945-56 

1946-56 

1945-56 

1948-55

1950-52,

1955-56 

1946-56

1945-56 

1942-56 

1951-56

1948-56 

1942-52,

1956 

1950-56

1946-56 

1946-52

1946-56

1945-52 

1946-56 

1949-56

a Oage datu 

b Dead Rive

d Estimated.

equalising 

to period

nel between Lake Ha 

ecord.

r-is and Lake Bust is
RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN FLORIDA 349

Lakes in Florida for which records are available Continued

Elevation, In feet, above 

mean sea level

Maximum 

dally

Minimum 

dally

Records 

available

McCoy, Lake, at Lake Placid.............. Highlands

Mlnnehaha, Lake, at Clermont............. Lake

Mirror, Lake, near Lake Placid........... Highlands

Mountain Lake near Lake Wales............ Polk

Newnans Lake near Galnesvllle............ Alachua

Okeechobee, Lake, In Southern Florida e/. Palm Beach 

Orange Lake near Boardman or at

Orange Lake........................ Alachua

Otls, Lake, at Winter Haven.............. Polk

Park Lake at Orlando..................... Orange

Parker, Lake, at Lakeland................ Polk

Pearl, Lake, at Lake Placid.............. Highlands

Pebble Lake near Keystone Heights........ Clay

Placid, Lake, near Lake Placid........... Highlands

Platt, Lake, near Lutz................... Hlllsborough

Polnsett, Lake, near Cocoa............... Brevard

Reedy Lake near Frostproof............... Polk

Rex Beach Lake at Sebrlng................ Highlands

Rochelle, Lake, at Lake Alfred........... Polk

Rowena, Lake, at Orlando................. Orange

Savanna at Fort Pierce................... St. Lucle

Savanna at Walton........................ St. Lucle

Savanna at White City.................... St. Lucle

Scott Lake near Lakeland................. Polk

Semlnole Lake near Largo................. Plnellas

Shipp, Lake, at Winter Haven............. Polk

Slrena, Lake, at Lake Placid............. Highlands

Spelr, Lake, near Orlando................ Orange

Spring Lake at Orlando................... Orange

Stemper, Lake, near Lutz................. Hlllsborough

Sue, Lake, at Orlando.................... Orange

Susannah, Lake, near Orlando............. Orange

Tarpon, Lake, near Tarpon Springs ........ Plnellas

Tohopekallga, Lake, at Klsslmmee......... Osceola

Trafford, Lake, near Immokalee........... Collier

Tsala Apopka, Lake, at Inverness......... Citrus

Underhlll, Lake, at Orlando.............. Orange

Upper Mlakka Lake near Sarasota.......... Sarasota

Ward Lake near Bradenton................. Manatee

Washington, Lake, near Eau Gallle........ Brevard

Weir, Lake, at Oklawaha.................. Marion______

a Gage datum.

c Occurred prior to period of record.

e Dally elevations published In annual water-supply papers

87.7

98.8

94.9

116.8

71.2

18.8

SI.6

127.8

90.6

131.8

88.1

116.4

95.6

51.4

17.6

80.4

103.8

129.9

74.8

17.0

16.4

16.9

168.2

62.0

73.8

22.6

39.3

98.9

83.4

93.7

87.9

107.4

64.3

10.1

50.1

124.0

85.7

127.9

83.7

85.2

90.0

46.9

8.0

77.3

99.6

125.2

71.0

7.4

9.6

10.0

163.8

3.6

130.4

82.4

88.6

1.2 

49.7 

15.7 

36.6 

94.8 

12.0 

a-2.6 

11.0 

53.9

1951-56 

1945-56 

1951-56 

1945-56 

1945-52 

1931-56

1945-56 

1954-56 

1942-55

1950-56

1951-56 

1945-56

1945-56

1946-56 

1941-56 

1945-48

1945-56

1946-56 

1942-45 

1944-52 

1944-49 

1944-50 

1953-56 

1950-56 

1946-52 

1951-56 

1943-49 

1942-56 

1946-56 

1948-56 

1943-49 

1945-56 

1942-56 

1941-56 

1936-43 

1942-49 

1946-56 

1943-47 

1942-56 

1942-56
350 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Measurements of streamflow In the South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico 

basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River made at points other than regular gaging stations 

are given in the following table. Most of these measurements were made during periods of 

base flow when streamflow is primarily from ground-water storage. Measurements believed 

to have been made under base-flow conditions are identified by an asterisk (*) to the 

left of the discharge figure. These measurements when correlated with the simultaneous 

discharge of a nearby stream where continuous records are available will give a picture 

of the low-flow potentiality of stream. The column headed, "Measured previously shows 

the water years for which measurements were made at the same, or practically the same, 

site.

Determinations of peak flow at points other than regular gaging stations are given in 

a separate table on page 374.

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956

Ogeechee River basin, Ga.

Stream

South Fork 

Ogeechee 

River.

Ogeechee 

River.

Little Ogeechee River.

Tributary to

Ogeechee 

River.

Atlantic 

Ocean.

Ogeechee 

River.

Location

Lat 33°32', long 83°01', at bridge 

on county road, 4 miles east of 

Slloam.

on county road, 3 miles north of 

Jewel 1. 

Lat 33°18', long 82°47', at bridge 

on State Highway 16, at Jewell, 

3^ miles northwest of Shoals. 

Lat 33°18', long 82°55', at bridge 

on State Highway 16, 3j miles 

east of Sparta.

Drainage 

area 

(sq nil)

240 

7.0

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1951, 

1953-55

1951

Date

Oct. 24 

Oct. 25

Oct. 25 

Oct. 25

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0.17 

*.68

 8.11 

*.09

Altamaha River basin, Ga.

Falling Creek

Fishing Creek

Greenbrler

Creek.

Town Creek. . .

Rlchland

Creek.

Beaverdam

Creek.

Bruce Creek. .

Whitten Creek

Klmbro Creek.

Shoulderbone

Creek.

Fort Creek. . .

Town Creek. . .

Buffalo Creek

Oconee River.

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

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

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

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

Rlchland

Creek.

Lundy Creek. .

Neel Creek. . .

Shoulderbone

Creek.

Oconee River.

Shoulderbone

Creek.

Oconee River.

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

Lat 33°47', long 83°15', at bridge

on county road, 5 miles west of

Maxeys .

Lat 33°40', long 83°16', at bridge

on State Highway 15, 5 miles

west of Penfleld.

Lat 33°40', long 83°20', at bridge

on county road, 1-J miles southwest of Wrayswood.

Lat 33°38', long 83°14', at bridge

on State Highway 15, 3^ miles

southwest of Penfleld and 65

miles northwest of Greensboro.

Lat 33°37', long 83°10', at bridge

on county road, 2j miles north

of Greensboro.

Lat 33°29', long 8 3° 11', at bridge

on county road, 2 miles above

mouth and 6-J miles south of

Greensboro.

Lat 33°26', long 83°05', at bridge

on county road, 3j miles southeast of White Plains.

Lat 33°23', long 83°02', at bridge

on State Highway 15, 8-J- miles

north of Sparta.

Lat 33°24', long 83°07', at bridge

on county road, 6f miles southwest of White Plains.

Lat 33°20', long 83°05', at bridge

on State Highway 16, 7 miles

northwest of Sparta.

Lat 33°18', long 83°06', at bridge

on county road, 7£ miles west of

Sparta.

Lat 33°09', long 83°06', at bridge

on State Highway 22, 5 miles

south of Devereux and 9 miles

northeast of Mllledgevllle.

Lat 33° IS 1 , long 82°59', at bridge

on county road, 4 miles south of

Sparta.

.

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

1943

1943,1953

1943,1955

Oct. 25

Oct. 24

Oct. 24

Oct. 24

Oct. 24

Oct. 24

Oct. 24

Oct. 25

Oct. 24

Oct. 25

Oct. 25

Oct. 25

Oct. 25

*0.67

*1.96

*2.46

0

*.10

*1.88

*3.62

*.60

*1.30

*.39

*1.59

 1.45

*.30

Satllla River basin, Oa.

Unnamed 

tributary.

Hurricane 

Creek.

Lat 31°47', long 82°41', at bridge 

on State Highway 135, 8 miles 

southwest of Hazlehurst.

on State Highway 135, 4£ miles 

southwest of Hazlehurst.

1.7 1955 Sept. 26

Sept. 26

*1.70

4.62

St. Marys River basin

Cedar Creek. .

St. Marys

River.

St. Marys

River.

Atlantic

Ocean.

NWj sec. 10, T. 2 S., R. 21 E., at

bridge on State Highway 125,

5 miles northwest of Glen St.

Mary, Fla.

SW£ sec. 4, T. IN., R. 23 E., at

bridge on county road, 2 miles

east of St. George, Ga.

* Base flow

a61

a920

Apr. 18

Apr. 18

*2.71

*38.5

a Approximately.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 351

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

St. Marys River basin Continued

Stream

Little St.

Marys

River.

Wilder Creek.

Tributary to

St. Marys

River.

Little St.

Marys

River.

Location

In middle of sec. 2, T. 3 N., R.

25 E., at bridge on county road

at Lessie, 1-J miles above

Wilder Creek and B^ miles east

of Billiard, Pla.

Si sec. 35, T. 4 N., R. 25 E., at

bridge on county road at Lessie,

1-J miles above mouth and 8j

miles east of Billiard, Pla.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

39.6

7.32

Measured

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Apr. 19

Apr. 19

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

Nassau River basin, Fla.

Su-No-Wa

Spring.

Thomas Creek.

Thomas Creek.

Nassau River.

SE£ sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 24 E.,

3j miles east of Verdle and

5 miles south of Crawford.

NEi sec. 15, T. IN., R. 25 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 1,

5 miles southeast of CaLlahan.

-

46.1

1946 Apr. 19

Apr. 18

*0.003

0

St. Johns River basin, Fla.

Port Drum

Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

Do. .......

Fort Drum

Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

Port Drum

Creek.

Sweetwater

Branch.

Do. .......

Boggy Branch.

Jim Green

Creek.

Padgett

Branch.

Blue Cypress

Creek.

Cow Log

Branch.

Pennywash

Creek.

St . Johns

River.

Taylor Creek.

Jim Creek. . . .

Econlockhatchee

River.

Little Econlockhatchee

River.

St . Johns

River.

St. Johns

Marsh.

Port Drum

Creek.

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

St . Johns

Marsh.

Port Drum

Creek.

St . Johns

Marsh.

Port Drum

Creek.

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

Sweetwater

Branch,

Port Drum

Creek .

Blue Cypress

Lake.

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

Blue Cypress

Creek.

St. Johns

River.

Atlantic

Ocean.

St. Johns

River.

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

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

Econlockhatchee

River.

Atlantic

Ocean.

SWi sec. 14, T. 34 S., R. 35 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 441,

L.O mile south of Fort Drum.

NWj sec. 14, T. 34 S., R. 35 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 441,

0.6 mile south of Port Drum.

NWi sec. 23, T. 34 S., R. 35 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 441,

1.4 miles south of Port Drum.

NEj sec. 14, T. 34 S., R. 35 E.,

at bridge on county road, 0.6

mile southeast of Port Drum.

NEj sec. 10, T. 34 S., R. 35 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 441,

0.6 mile north of Fort Drum.

Sec. 2, T. 34 S., R. 35 E., at

Bear Island fords on private

road, 1.5 miles north of Port

Drum.

SWt sec. 28, T. 33 S., R. 35 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 441,

3.4 miles northwest of Fort

Drum.

NW-t sec. 34, T. 33 S . , R. 35 E.,

at bridge on private road, 2.8

miles north of Port Drum.

NWj sec. 3, T. 34 S., R. 35 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 441,

1.8 miles northwest of Fort

Drum.

SEi sec. 22, T. 33 S., R. 35 E.,

at ford on private road, 4.3

miles north of Port Drum.

NWj sec. 26, T. 32 S., R. 35 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 60,

6.7 miles southeast of Yeehaw

Junction.

NWt sec. 36, T. 31 S., R. 34 E.,

at Big Lolly Bridge on county

road, 3.3 miles north of Yeehaw Junction.

SE^ sec. 13, T. 32 S., R. 34 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 60,

1.6 miles southeast of Yeehaw

Junction.

NW£ sec. 35, T. 26 S., R. 34 E. , at bridge on county road, 6j

miles north of Deer Park.

NEi sec. 25, T. 24 S., R. 34 E. , at bridge on State Highway 520,

at outlet of Lake Polnsett,

10^ miles west of Cocoa.

SWi sec. 33, T. 24 S., R. 34 E. , at bridge on county road, 3-j

miles above mouth and 10-J miles

west of Cocoa.

SE£ sec. 36, T. 23 S., R. 33 E.,

at bridge on county road, 7j

miles southeast of Christmas.

NE-J- sec. 13, T. 22 S., R. 31 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 420,

9i miles northwest of

Christmas.

NW-fr sec. 4, T. 22 S., R. 31 E.,

at bridge on Iron Bridge Road,

4 miles south of Oviedo and

10 miles east of Orlando.

NEi sec. 32, T. 20 S., R. 33 E. , at bridge on State Highway 46,

1 mile above Lake Harney and

65 miles southeast of Geneva.

* Base flow.

.

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

17.2

1,237

52.2

23.0

_

_

1,910

1954

1945

1951-55

May 1

May 1

May 1

May 1

May 1

May 1

May 1

May 1

May 1

May 1

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

Apr. 26

Jan. 31

Mar. 13

Apr. 24

Apr. 23

Apr. 23

Apr. 25

Apr. 27

Oct. 11

Nov. 15

Dec. 20

Feb. 1

Mar. 14

Apr. 25

June 6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.44

0

0

0

0

0

*t.06

305

*174

*93.3

0

0

*t.!5

*13.7

2,690

1,820

*799

621

*278

*203

*72.0

t Field estimate.
352 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956--Continued

St. Johns River basin, Pla. Continued

Stream

Deep Creek

Canal.

Cow Creek. . . .

Little Canal.

St. Johns

River.

Wekiwa

Springs.

Rock Springs .

Sanlando

Springs .

Palm Springs .

Blackwater

Creek.

Alexander

Springs.

Ponce de Leon

Springs.

Juniper

Springs.

The aquarium .

Silver Glen

Springs.

Salt Springs.

Big Creek. . . .

Little Creek.

Palatlakaha

Creek.

Bugg Spring. .

Unnamed

spring.

Oklawaha

River.

Hatchet Creek

Tributary to

St. Johns

River.

Deep Creek. . .

St . Johns

River.

Atlantic

Ocean.

Wekiva River.

Rock Springs

Run.

Little Wekiva

River.

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

St. Johns

River.

Alexander

Spring

Creek.

Spring Garden

Lake.

Juniper Creek

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

Lake George. .

Salt Spring

Creek.

Lake Louisa. .

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

Lake Harris . .

Lake Markham.

Lake Harris . .

St. Johns

River.

Newnans Lake.

Location

On line between sees. 12 and 13,

T. 19 S., R. 32 E., at bridge

on State Highway 410, 5f miles

east of Osteen.

SWi sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 33 E.,

at bridge on county road,

2 miles above mouth and 8 miles

east of Osteen.

At corner of sees. 10, 11, 14, 15,

T. 19 S., R. 32 E., at bridge on

State Highway 410, 3f miles east

of Osteen.

Sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 30 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highways 17 and

92, near downstream end of Lake

Monroe, 4 miles northwest of

Sanford.

At corner of sees. 25, 36, 30, 31,

T. 20 S., R. 28 and 29 E., at

headwater of Wekiva River, 3^

miles northeast of Apopka.

On line between sees. 10 and 15,

T. 20 S., R. 28 E., 8 miles

above Wekiva River and 6 miles

north of Apopka.

On line between sees. 2 and 3, T.

21 S., R. 29 E., on east bank

of Little Wekiva River, 3j

miles west of Longwood.

On line between sees. 2 and 3, T.

21 S., R. 29 E., on east bank

west oT Longwood.

SWi sec. 35, T. 18 S., R. 28 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 44,

1^ miles southwest of Cassia.

Levy land grant, T. 16 S., R. 27

E., lj miles above bridge on

State Highway 445 and 6 miles

southwest of Astor.

Sec. 2, T. 16 S., R. 29 E. ,

J mile west of De Leon Springs

and 8^ miles northwest of

DeLand.

Sec. 17, T. 15 S., R. 26 E., 10

miles west of Astor and 27

miles east of Ocala.

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

SE-J sec. 25, T. 15 S., R. 27 E.,

9 miles northwest of Astor.

Joseph Hernandez Grant, T. 13 S.,

R. 26 E., near town of Lake

Kerr, 28 miles northeast of

Ocala.

NW£ sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 26 E.,

1 mile above Lake Louisa and

7i miles south of Clermont.

NE-J sec. 25, T. 23 S., R. 25 E.,

at bridge on county road,

ij mile above Lake Louisa and

65 miles south of Clermont.

Sec. 26, T. 20 S., R. 24 E., at

bridge 2 miles southeast of

Okahumpka and 4 miles above

mouth.

On line between sees. 10 and 15,

T. 20 S., R. 24 E., at

Okahumpka .

SW£ sec. 16, T. 20 S., R. 25 E.,

at south edge of Lake Harris,

i mile north of Yalaha.

Sees. 22 or 23, T. 16 S., R. 24

E., at bridge on Stabe Highway

464 and 0.4 mile southwest of

Moss Bluff.

SWj- sec. 22, T. 9 S., R. 21 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 26,

8 miles northeast of Gainesville.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

_

-

-

2,420

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

.

-

-

-

-

-

a910

a57

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1932-33,

1941-55

193E-33,

1336,

1945-46

1931-33,

1935-36,

1945-46

1942,1946,

1954

1942,1954

1931,1933

1935-36,

1946

1929,1932,

1946-47

1929,

1935-37,

1946

1935-37,

1946

1931-33,

1935-36,

1946

1929-33,

1935-36,

1946

1946-47,

1953-55

1947,

1953-55

1945-55

1943,1946

1946

1943-55

1948

Date

Apr. 25

Apr. 25

Apr. 25

Oct. 12

Nov. 16

Dec. 21

Feb. 2

Mar. 15

Apr. 26

June 6

Apr. 27

Apr. 26

Apr. 27

Apr. 27

Apr. 26

Apr. 23

Apr. 18

Apr. 23

Apr. 23

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

May 4

May 4

Nov. 8

Dec. 19

Feb. 15

Mar. 19

Apr. 30

June 6

July 23

Sept. 4

Apr. 26

Apr. 30

Apr. 26

Apr. 24

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0.38

0

*t.3

3,230

2,870

1,710

1,610

509 -668

0

*62.0

*54.7

»13.9

*8.91

*5.94

*136

*E3.4

*9.66

*11.6

*108

*79.9

*5.05

0

*38.5

*95.7

*55.7

7.91

2.66

.16

.63

.012

*10.3

*3.59

17.8

*.54

* Base flow.

t Field estimate.

a Approximately.

Note.--Negative figure indieE .tes reverse flow.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAQING STATIONS 353

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

St. Johns River basin, Pla. Continued

Stream

Little

Hatchet

Creek.

Prairie Creek

Lochloosa

Creek.

Magnesia

Springs.

Little Orange

Creek.

Bruntbridge

Brook.

Deep Creek. . .

Nashua Spring

Unnamed

spring.

Black Branch.

Sweetwater

Branch.

Haw Creek. . . .

Middle Haw

Creek.

Do ........

Magnolia Lake

Outlet.

Etonla Creek.

Do ........

Simms Creek. .

Unnamed

branch.

Rice Creek. . .

Unname d

branch.

Slxmlle

Creek.

Green Cove

Springs .

Tributary to

Newnans Lake .

Camps Canal . .

Lake

Lochloosa.

Lochloosa

Creek.

Orange Creek.

Oklawaha

River.

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

St. Johns

River.

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

Haw Creek. . . .

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

Cresent Lake.

Haw Creek. . . .

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

Lake Brooklyn

Rice Creek. . .

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

Etonla Creek.

Palmetto

Branch.

St. Johns

River.

Rice Creek. . .

St. Johns

River.

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

Location

SWi sec. 29, T. 9 S., R. 21 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 26,

6 miles northeast of Gainesvllle.

NWj sec. 19, T. 10 S., R. 21 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 20,

5j miles southeast of Gainesvllle.

NE£ sec. 30, T. 10 S., R. 22 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 20,

1 mile east of Grove Park.

NW-i sec. 31, T. 10 S., R. 22 E.,

3j miles west of Hawthorne.

NWJ sec. 19, T. 11 S., R. 24 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 315,

l£ miles north of Orange

Springs .

SEi sec. 15, T. 11 S., R. 24 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 315,

4 miles northeast of Orange

Springs .

NWi sec. 18, T. 11 S., R. 25 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 310,

7 miles northeast of Orange

Springs.

NEi sec. 28, T. 11 S., R. 26 E.,

on east bank of St. Johns

River at Nashua, 2^ miles south

of Satsuma.

SE-j sec. 21, T. 11 S., R. 26 E.,

on east bank of St. Johns River

at Nashua, 2i miles south of

Satsuma.

NE-J- sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 30 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 11,

if miles southwest of Bunnell.

NW£ sec. 32, T. 12 S., R. 30 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 11,

4 miles southwest of Bunnell.

On line between sees. 2 and 3, T.

13 S., R. 29 E., at bridge on

State Highway 305, 7-J- miles

southwest of Bunnell.

In middle of sec. 19, T. 13 S.,

R. 30 E., at bridge on State

Highway 11, 8 miles south of

Bunnell. 

On line between sees. 10 and 11,

T. 13 S., R. 29 E., at bridge

on State Highway 305, 8 miles

southwest of Bunnell.

Sec. 8, T. 8 S., R. 23 E.,

2 miles north of Keystone

Heights .

SEy sec. 2, T. 9 S., R. 25 E..

at bridge on county road, ij

miles east of Florahoma.

NW-j sec. 17, T. 9 S., R. 26 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

309, e^ miles northwest of

Palatka.

On line between sec. 31, T.

7 S., and sec. 4, T. 83., R.

26 E., at bridge on State

Highway 214, lj miles east of

Sun Garden, and 6 miles northwest of Bostwick.

SWi sec. 15, T. 9 S., R. 25 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

100, t mile northwest of

Carraway and 10 miles northwest of Palatka.

Sec. 39, T. 9 S., R. 26 E., at

bridge on State Highway 100,

3 miles southeast of Carraway

and 7 miles northwest of

Palatka.

SEi sec. 33, T. 9 S., R. 26 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

100, | mile northwest of

junction with State Highway

216 and 4 miles northwest of

Palatka.

SWi sec. 4, T. 73., R. 28 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

13A, at Bakersville, 10-Jmiles west of St. Augustine.

Sec. 38, T. 63., R. 26 E., at

side of U. S. Highway 17 in

Green Cove Springs.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

10.9

111

34.7

-

78.9

4.60

55.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.39

1.81

42.8

1.97

45.7

-

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1948

1947-48

1947

1942,1946

1947-51

1946

1946

1950-51

1946

1946

1946

1929,1946

1950,1954

Date

Apr. 24

Apr. 23

Apr. 23

Apr. 23

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

Apr. 19

Apr. 19

Apr. 18

Apr. 18

Apr. 18

Apr. 18

Apr. IB

Apr. 20

Apr. 20

Apr. 20

Apr. 24

Apr. 19

Apr. 19

Apr. 19

May 23

Apr. 25

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

*.37

0

*.016

*3.77

0

*40.3

0

*2.49

0

0

0

0

0

0

*2.82

*10.1

0

*.25

*2.53

0

*.62

*Z.74
354 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water- year 1956--Contlnued

St. Johns River basin. Fla. Continued

Stream

Governors

Creek.

South Pork

Black

Creek.

North Pork

Black

Creek.

yellow Water

Creek.

Durbin Creek.

Wadesboro

Spring.

McQirts Creek

Tributary to

St . Johns

River.

Black Creek. .

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

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

Julington

Creek.

Doctors Lake .

Ortega River.

Location

On line between sees. 9 and 16,

T. 63., R. 26 E., at bridge on

U. S. Highway 16, 1 mile west

of Green Cove Springs.

On line between sees. 27 and 28,

T. 63., R. 24 E., at bridge on

State Highway 21, 6 miles

southwest of Penney Farms.

On line between sees. 11 and 14,

T. 63., R. 23 E., at bridge on

State Highway 16, 8j miles

southwest of Middleburg.

On line between see. 32, T. 3 S.,

and see. 5, T. 4 S., R. 24 E.,

on county road at Duval-Clay

County line, 5^- miles east of

Maxville.

NEi sec. 6, T. 53., R. 28 E., at

bridge on county road, 5 miles

northwest of Durbin.

Sec. 25, T. 4 S., R. 26 E., 0.9

mile southwest of Orange Park.

On line between sees. 10 and 15,

T. 3 S., R. 25 E., at bridge on

Jacksonville Heights Rd.

5 miles southwest of Jacksonville.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

10.5

32.0

9.*17

61.2

26.9

-

27.8

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1927-28

1946

1928

Date

May 23

Apr. 20

Apr. 20

Apr. 19

May 23

Apr. 20

Apr. 19

Discharge 

(efs)

*2.29

*9.46

*.35

*3.07

0

*.71

*1.09

Pelllcers Creek basin, Fla.

Pellicers

Creek.

Matanzas

River.

Sec. 47, T. 10 S., R. 30 E., at

Florida East Coast Ry. bridge,

at Flagler-St. Johns County

line, 10 miles north of

Espanola.

34.4 May 24 *2.19

Tomoka River basin, Pla.

Tomoka River.

Little Tomoka

River.

Tomoka River.

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

SWi sec. 27, T. 15 S., R. 32 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 92,

5j miles west of Daytona Beach.

NW£ sec. 34, T. 14 S., R. 31 E.,

at bridge on Tomoka Ave . ,

8 miles northwest of Daytona

Beach.

.

-

1942-46

1943,1945,

1946

Apr. 18

Apr. 19

0

0

Indian River basin, Pla.

Goat River. . .

South prong

Sebastian

Creek.

North prong

Sebastian

Creek.

Indian River.

Sebastian

Creek.

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

NW£ see. 18, T. 29 S., R. 38 E.,

at bridge, on county road,

1% miles west of Valkaria and

2 miles above Indian River.

SWi sec. 23, T. 31 S., R. 38 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 512,

4 miles southwest of Sebastian.

In Fleming Grant, at bridge on

county road, 2t miles southwest

of Mieco and 2j miles above

Sebastian Creek.

12.0

.

56.0

1955

1955

1955

Oet. 14

Nov. 18

Dec. 20

Jan. 29

Mar. 5

Apr. 30

June 6

July 19

Aug. 30

Oct. 12

Nov. 18

Dec. 20

Jan. 29

Mar. 14

Apr. 30

June 6

July 16

Aug. 29

Oct. 12

Nov. 19

Dec. 20

Jan. 29

Mar. 15

Apr. 30

July 19

Aug. 30

37.9

*1.63

*1.5Z

*1.53

*1.04

*1.75

*t.8

*2.51

*1.54

80.0

*21.1

*15.1

*17.4

*15.9

*19.1

*9.36

*37.4

*66.1

32.3

*7.94

*7.79

*7.37

*6.44

*8.70

*8.76

*11.6

Lake Okeeehobee and the Everglades, Fla.

Boggy Creek. . East Tohopekaliga

Lake.

On line between sees. 4 and 33,

T. 24 S., R. 30 E., at bridge

on State Highway 530, 6j miles

northeast of Kissimmee.

74.7 1954-55 Oct. 6

Nov. 10

Dee. 23

Jan. 25

Feb. 27

Apr. 11

May 23

July 16

July 19

Aug. 16

Sept. 27

27.8

23.1

*4.43

37.5

*4.21

*1.14

*tl.l

*1.28

*.78

7.26

16.1

* Base flow.

t Field estimate.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 355

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope ana 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades, Fla. Continued

Stream

Shingle

Creek.

WeohyakapkaRosalle

Canal.

Blue Jordan

Swamp.

Tributary to

Lake Tohopekallga.

Lake Rosalie.

Lake Arbuckle

Location

SW£ sec. 32, T. 25 S., R. 29 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

531, 2i miles southwest of

Klssimmee.

KWt sec. 14, T. 30 S., R. 29 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 60.,

11.8 miles east of Lake Wales.

SEt sec. 20, T. 31 S., R. 29 E.,

at culverts on State Highway

630, 5.7 miles east of Frostproof.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

182

-

-

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1945,

1954-55

1942-48

Date

Oct. 3

Nov. 8

Dec. 21

Jan. 23

Feb. 27

Apr. 11

May 19

July 3

July 16

Aug. 13

Sept. 24

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

Discharge 

(cfs)

148

*7.09

*10.9

*2.85

*7.28

*t.2

*t.02

*t.2

*.06

.64

.26

*12.5

*.07

Imperial. River basin, Fla.

Imperial. 

River.

Gulf of 

Mexico.

Sec. 36, T. 47 S., R. 25 E., ij 

miles east of Bonlta Springs.

- 1940-54 Apr. 25 *0.92

Murlock Creek basin, Pla.

Llne-A Canal. Mulock Creek. Sec. 6, T. 46 S., R. 25 E., 

£ mile above U. S. Highway 41 

and 9 miles south of Fort 

Myers .

" 1943-47 Apr. 25 0

Caloosahatchee River basin, FLa.

Orange River. Caloosahatchee 

River.

Sec. 9, T. 44 S., R. 26 E., l| 

miles southeast of Buckingham 

and 8 miles northeast of Fort

Myers.

- 1935-46 Apr. 25 0

Peace River basin, Fla.

Bow legs

River.

Whidden Creek

Paynes Creek.

Charlie

Apopka

Creek.

Joshua Creek.

Hawthorne

Branch.

Horse Creek. .

Prairie Creek

Peace River. .

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

do

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

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

Joshua Creek.

Peace River. .

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

Sec. 2, T. 32 S. , R. 25 E.. at

bridge on county road, 2f miles

southeast of Fort Meade.

Sec. 10, T. 32 S., R. 25 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 17,

3 miles south of Fort Meade.

Sec. 8, T. 33 S., R. 25 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 17,

1^ miles south of Bowling

Green.

Sec. 32, T. 33 S., R. 27 E., at

bridge on State Highway 64,

8^ miles west of Avon Park.

Sec. 17, T. 38 S., R. 25 E. , at

bridge on State Highway 31,

3 miles southeast of Arcadia.

Sec. 24, T. 38 S., R. 24 E., at

bridge on State Highway 760,

1^ miles east of Nocatee.

Sec. 20, T. 33 S. , R. 23 E., at

bridge on State Highway 62,

5j miles west of Fort Green

Springs .

Sec. 26, T. 39 S., R. 25 E., at

bridge on State Highway 31,

9^ miles southeast of Nocatee.

.

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

1938-39

1939

1939

Apr. 25

Apr. 25

Apr. 25

Apr. 25

Apr. 25

Apr. 25

Apr. 24

Apr. 25

*3.63

*3.99

*1.47

0

0

*t.08

0

0

Mlakka River basin, Fla.

Wlngate Creek

Mlakka River.

Warm Salt

Spring.

Little Salt

Spring.

Mlakka River.

Upper Miakka

Lake.

Salt Creek. . .

Big Slough

canal.

Sec. 6, T. 35 S., R. 22 E., at

bridge on State Highway 64,

8 miles north of Myakka City.

Sec. 13, T. 36 S., R. 21 E., at

bridge on State Highway 70,

\ mile east of Myakka City.

Sec. 24, T. 39 S., R. 20 E., at

outlet, 8 miles northwest of

Murdock.

Sec. 20, T. 39 S., R. 21 E., at

outlet 8 miles northwest of

Murdock.

-

-

-

-

1935

1946

1946

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

to. 05

0

*9.53

*1.22

Shakett Creek basin, Fla.

Gum Slough. . . Cow Pen 

Slough.

Sec. 24, T. 36 S., R. 19 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 780, 

11^ miles east of Sarasota.

~ Apr. 24 0

Unnamed creek basin, Fla.

Pinehurst 

Spring .

Unnamed creek SW^ sec, 21, T. 37 S., R. 18 E., 

at outlet, 7 miles south of 

Sarasota.

- 1946 Apr. 24 *0.003
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River t3 Pearl River during water year 1956--

Manatee River basin, Pla.

slope and 

Continued

Stream

Manatee River

Do ........

Tributary to

Gulf of

Mexico.

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

Location

Sec. 29, T. 33 S., R. 22 E., at

bridge on State Highway 62, 11

miles west of Port Green

Springs .

Sec. 4, T. 35 S., R. 21 E., at

bridge on State Highway 64,

9 miles north of Myakka City.

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

_

-

Measured

previously 

(water

years )

Date

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

*1.06

Alafia River basin, Pla.

Lake drain. . .

South prong

Alafia

River.

Do. .......

North prong

Alafia

River.

Alafia River.

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

SEp sec. 14, T. 29 S., R. 23 E.,

at culvert on county road, 0.6

mile south of Medulla.

Sec. 22, T. 31 S., R. 23 E., at

bridge on State Highway 37,

2 miles south of Bradley

Junction.

Sec. 28, T. 30 S., R. 22 E., at

bridge on county road, 2-g miles

southwest of Keysville.

-

-

- 1935,1938

Apr. 25

Apr. 25

Apr. 25

0

*t.05

*2.93

Palm River basin, Pla.

Eureka

Springs.

Sixmile Creek Sec. 31, T. 28 S. , R. 20 E.,

3 miles east of Tampa.

- 1946 May 1 *1.02

Hillsborough River basin, Pla.

Cypress Creek

Purity

Springs .

Palrna Ceia

Springs.

Hillsborough

River.

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

Hillsborough

Bay.

NE-i sec. 4, T. 28 S., R. 19 E.,

at bridge on Skipper Ave . extension, 4j miles northeast of

Sulphur Springs .

NW^ sec. 25, T. 28 S., R. 18 E.,

on north bank of Hillsborough

River, at Tampa.

On line between sees. 27 and 34,

T. 29 S., R. 18 E., at Tampa.

.

-

-

May 2

Aug. 28

Sept. 26

May 1

May 2

0

0

0

*tl.2

*.49

Health Springs basin, Pla.

Health

Springs.

Gulf of

Mexieo .

SE-s see. 26, T. 27 S., R. 15 E.,

at Wall Springs, 3 miles south

of Tarpon Springs .

- 1948-49 May 2 *tl.5

Anclote River basin, Pla.

Seven Springs Anclote River NWi sec. 24, T. 26 S., R. 16 E. ,

on south bank of Anclote River,

near bridge on State Highway

54, 3j miles east of Elf era.

- May 3 *0.006

Pithlaehascotee River basin, Pla.

Pithlachascotee

River.

Gulf of

Mexico .

NW-i sec. 1, T. 26 S., R. 16 E.,

3j miles east of New Port

Richey.

149 May 3 *0.83

Chassahowitzka River basin, Pla.

Chassahowitzka

Springs .

Chassahowitska

River.

SWir sec. 26, T. 20 S., R. 17 E.,

at head of Chassahowitzka

River, 65 miles south of

Homosassa.

- 1931-33,

1936,1946

May 1

Homosassa River basin, Fla.

Homosassa

Springs .

Homosassa

River.

Sec. 28, T. 19 S., R. 17 E., at

head of Homosassa River at

town of Homosassa Springs,

2 miles northeast of Homosassa.

- 1931-33,

1936,1946

May 1

*112

*144

Withlacoochee River basin, Pla.

Withlaeoochee

River.

Little Withlacoochee

River.

Penney

Springs.

Panasoffkee

River.

Gulf of

Mexico.

Withlacoochee

River.

Panasoffkee

River.

Lake

Panasoffkee

On line between sees. 28 and 33,

T. 24 S., R. 25 E., at bridge

on State Highway 33. Z\ miles

north of Eva and 12^ miles

north of Polk City.

SEi sec. 13, T. 22 S., R. 21 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 301

at Rerdell, 3 miles south of

St. Catherine.

On line between sees. 31 and 32,

T. 19 S., R. 23 E., 2 miles

east of Coleman.

NWi sec. 12, T. 20 S., R. 22 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway

301, 2 miles south of Coleman.

-

-

-

-

1938

1946

1932-33,

1946

May 4

May 1

Apr. 26

Apr. 26

10.4

*.54

*4.66

*10.1

* Base flow.

t Pield estimate.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 357

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in bhe South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

Withlacoochee River basin, Fla. Continued

Stream

Panasoffkee 

River.

Tributary to

Withlacoochee 

River.

Location

At corner of sees. 25, 36, 3O, 

and 31, T. 19 S., on line 

between R. 21 E . and R. 22 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 470, 

5 miles west of Coleman.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Apr. 26

Discharge 

(cfs)

*55.5

basin, Fla

Glen Springs.

Waccasassa

River.

Wekiva

Springs.

Otter Creek. .

Hogtowii Creek

Waccasassa

Bay.

Wekiva River.

Waccasassa

River.

SWi sec. 30; T. 95., R. 20 E.,

2 miles northwest of Gainesville.

Sec. 17, T. 13 S. , R. 16 E., at

bridge on State Highway 24,

2-J miles northeast of village

of Otter Creek.

SW£ sec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 17 E.,

4j miles east of Gulf Hammock.

Sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 15 E., at

bridge on Sbate Highway 24,

J mile southwest of village of

Otter Creek.

-

-

-

-

1942,1946

1945-53

1917,1929,

1931-32,

1946

1945-53

Apr. 24

May 2

May 1

May 2

*0,36

*10.6

*34.7

0

Suwannee River basin, Fla

Suwannee

River.

White Springs

Suwannee

Springs .

Suwannee

River.

Alapaha River

Blue Spring. .

Falmoubh

Springs.

Charles

Springs.

Suwannee

River.

Branford

Springs .

Santa Fe

River.

Alligator

Creek.

Santa Fe

River.

Heilbronn

Spring.

Swift Creek. .

Olustee Creek

Poe Springs. .

Gulf of

Mexico.

Suwannee

River.

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

Gulf of

Mexico .

Suwannee

River.

Wibhlaeoochee

River.

Suwannee

River.

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

Gulf of

Mexico.

Suwannee

River.

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

Lake Rowell. .

Suwannee

River.

Water Oak

Creek .

Olustee Creek

Santa Fe

River.

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

NWi sec. 10, T. IN., R. 16 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 6,

3^ miles northwest of Benton.

Sec. 7, T. 2 S., R. 16 E. , on

north bank of Suwannee River,

at town of White Springs.

NEk sec. 20, T. 1 S., R. 14 E.,

at town of Suwannee Springs,

li miles east of Suwannee.

SE£ sec. 17, T. 1 S., R. 14 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 129

at town of Suwannee Springs,

lj miles east of Suwannee.

On line between sec. 5, T. IN.,

and sec. 32, T. 2 N., R. 13 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 41,

5-f miles west of Jasper.

Sec. 20, T. 1 N., R. 11 E., on

southwest bank of Withlacoochee

River, 10 miles east of

Madison.

NEt sec. 32, T. 1 S., R. 12 E.,

ab Falmouth, 10 miles northwest

of Live Oak.

NW-J- sec. 4, T. 4 S., R. HE., on

northeast bank of Suwannee

River near Luraville , 6 miles

north of Mayo.

SE-J- sec. 25, T. 4 S., R. 11 E.,

ab bridge on Stabe Highway 51

at Luraville, 3 miles north of

Mayo.

On line between sees. 16 and 21,

T. 63., R. 14 E., on east

bank of Suwannee River at

Branford.

Sec. 36, T. 73., R. 21 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 301,

2j miles southwest of Hampton.

NW-J- sec. 33, T. 6 S., R. 22 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 301,

J mile south of Starke .

On line between sees. 18 and 19,

T. 7 S., R. 20 E., ab bridge on

State Highway 235, f mile south

of Brooker.

NE^ sec. 36, T. 5 S., R. 21 E. ,

south of Water Oak Creek,

6 miles northwest of Starke.

Near center of sec. 16, T. 5 S.,

R. 19 E., at bridge on State

Highway 100, at Guilford,

5 miles northwest of town of

Lake Butler.

SWy sec. 36, T. 6 S., R. 17 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

238, -J mile west of Providence

and 10 miles northeast of Fort

White.

On line between sees. 5 and 6, T.

8 S., R. 17 E., on south bank

of Santa Fe River, 3 miles

west of High Springs.

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

al!4

24.3

a243

-

a27

a8 8

-

1932-34

1927,1932,

1946

1932,1946

1951

1928,1949

1932,1946

1932-33,

1943,1946

1942

1927-37

1954

1926,1932

1946

1917,1929

1932,1942,

1946

Apr. 24

Apr. 25

Apr . 25

Apr. 25

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

Apr. 25

Apr. 26

Apr. 26

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

May 2

May 2

May 2

May 2

*114

*7.61

*2.35

*232

*119

*77.8

0

*7.97

»2,520

*8.52

0

*1.65

*.59

*.027

*1.82

0

*39.2

* Base flow.

a Approximately.
358 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Qulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water- year 1956 Continued

Stream

Santa Fe

River.

Rock Bluff

Spring .

Hart Spring.

Fanning

Spring .

Manatee

Spring.

Tributary to

Suwannee

River.

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

do

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

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

Suwannee River basin, Fla. Cor

Location

On line between sees. 1 and 6, T.

7 S., R. 14 E., and R. 15 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 49,

3 miles above mouth and 4|

miles southwest of Hildreth.

SW£ sec. 9, T. 8 S., R. 14 E.,

on left bank of Suwannee River,

5 miles northwest of Bell.

NW£ sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 14 E.,

near left bank of Suwannee

River, 5 miles northwest of

Wilcox.

N< sec. 29, T. 10 S., R. 14 E. ,

near left bank of Suwannee

River, 2 miles southwest of

Wilcox.

Sec. 25, T. 11 S., R. 13 E., near

left bank of Suwannee River,

7 miles west of Chief land.

tlnued

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

al,440

-

_

-

-

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1932

1943

1932,1946

1931-32,

1943

1932,1943,

1946

Date

Apr. 27

Apr. 19

Apr. 28

Apr. 27

May 1

Apr. 27

Discharge 

(cfs)

*\Q2Q

*25.0

*23.8

*58.6

*64.0

*110

Steinhatchee River basin, Fla.

Kettle Creek.

Steinhatchee

River.

Steinhatchee

Spring.

Steinhatchee

River.

Qulf of

Mexico.

Steinhatchee

River.

Near center of sec. 27, T. 7 S.,

R. 10 E., at bridge on State

Highway 51, 3j miles north of

Clara and 16 miles southwest

of Mayo.

SEi sec. 27, T. 7 S., R. 10 E.,

just above Steinhatchee

Springs, 3 miles north of Clara

and 16j miles southwest of

Mayo.

SE£ sec. 27, T. 7 S., R. 10 E.,

near left bank of Steinhatchee

River, 3 miles north of Clara

and 165 miles southwest of

Mayo.

_

-

-

Apr. 16

May 1

May 28

May 28

0

*.57

*1.45

*.12

Fenholloway River basin, Pla.

Fenholloway

River.

Do .......

Do. ......

Waldo

Springs.

Hampton

Spring.

Spring Creek.

Qulf of

Mexico .

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

do

Fenholloway

River.

Spring Creek.

Fenholloway

River.

SWi sec. 29, T. 4 S., R. 9 E.,

1 mile above U. S. Highway 27

and 5Jj miles northeast of

Foley.

NEi sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 8 E.,

IT; miles above county road at

Fenholloway and 3 miles northeast of Foley.

Near center of sec. 2, T. 5 S.,

R. 8 E., at bridge on county

road at Fenholloway, 2j miles

east of Foley.

NEi sec. 16, T. 5 S., R. 7 E.,

5 miles southwest of Perry.

NEi sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 7 E., at

town of Hampton Springs on

left bank of Spring Creek, 5^

miles southwest of Perry.

NE£ sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 7 E.,

just below Hampton Springs,

t mile below U. S. Highway 98

and 5j miles southwest of

Perry.

_

-

_

-

_

a470

1955

1946

1929,1946

1946-55

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

Apr. 24

Hay 1

May 3

May 1

*1.02

*3.69

*4.06

0

*.051

*49.0

Auellla River basin, Fla.

Gum Creek. . . .

Audi la River

Pettis Spring

Wolf Creek...

Beasleys

Creek.

Aucilla River

Do.. ......

* Base flow

a Approxima

Aucilla River

Qulf of

Mexico.

Aucilla River

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

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

Gulf of

Mexico.

do

-ely.

SWj sec. 21, T. 2 N., R. 7 E.,

at bridge on U. 3. Highway

-221, 6$ miles north of

Greenville.

NW£ sec. 16, T. 1 N., R. 6 E. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway

90, lj miles northeast of

Aucilla.

On line between sees. 27 and 28,

T. 1 N., R. 6 E., 5 miles west

of Greenville.

SEj sec. 19, T. 1 N., R. 6 E., at

bridge on State Highway 257,

£ mile south of Aueilla.

SE{ see. 15, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., at

bridge on State Highway 257, l£

miles north of Lamont.

NW£ see. 31, T. 2 S., R. 5 E., at

bridge on State Highway 257, 7?

miles south of Lamont.

At corner of sees. 21, 22, 27, and

28, T. 3 S., R. 4 E., at bridge

on sand road, 5 miles north of

Scanlon and llj miles south of

Wacissa.

-

-

-

-

-

-

1950

May 2

Mar. 9

May 2

May 2

May 2

May 2

Mar. 9

Mar. 9

0

*1.62

*.63

0

0

0

*50.0

*58.1
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 359

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

Aucilla River basin, Fla. Continued

Stream

Welaunee 

Creek.

Aucilla River

Tributary to

Wacissa River

Gulf of 

Mexico .

Location

NWi sec. 3, T. 2 S., R. 4 E., at 

bridge on county road, 4 miles 

east of Wacissa. 

SWi sec. 7, T. 43., R. 4 E., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 98, 

4 miles west of Scanlon and 13 

miles east of Newport.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

-

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

May 3 

May 2

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

*43.6

Lake Mlccosukee basin, Fla.

North tributary.

Wards Creek. .

Lloyd Creek. .

Lake Miccosukee .

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

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

On line between sees. 20 and 29,

T. 3 N., R. 3 E., at bridge on

State Highway 59, 3 miles north

of Miccosukee.

NE& sec. 2, R. 4 E., T. 3 N., at

bridge on county road, 4-J miles

north of Monticello.

SEi sec. 1.5, R. 3 E., T. IN., at

bridge on county road, J mile

east of Lloyd.

-

-

-

Apr. 23

Apr. 23

Apr. 23

0

0

0

St. Marks River basin, Fla.

River Sink. . . Wakulla River Sec. 28, T. 2 S., R. 1 W., in 

area known as River Sink Precinct, 12 miles southwest of 

Tallahassee.

" 1942-43 Apr. 25 *102

Sopchoppy River basin, Fla.

Sopchoppy 

River.

Ochlockonee 

Bay.

NW& sec. 24, T. 4 S., R. 3 W. , at 

bridge on county road 4j miles 

north of Sopchoppy.

104 Apr. 23 *2.51

Ochlockonee River basin, Fla.

Quincy Creek.

Rocky Comfort

Creek.

Little River.

Lake Talquin.

NWi sec. 8, R. 3 W., T. 2 N., at

bridge on State Highway 12, at

. Quincy.

NEi sec. 42, In Forbes Purchase

at bridge on State Highway 267,

7 miles south of Quincy.

-

-

Apr. 26

Apr. 24

11.8

*5.27

Apalachlcola River basin

Peachtree

Creek.

Flat Creek. . .

Beach Creek. .

Bear Creek. . .

Flat Shoal

Creek.

Wolf Creek. .

Little Redoak Creek.

Walnut Creek.

Kendall Creek

Cane Creek. . .

Do. .......

Glen Julia

Springs .

Chattahoochee

River.

Yellowjacket

Creek.

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

Beach Creek. .

Chattahoochee

River.

Beaver Creek.

Redoak Creek.

Bridge Creek.

Walnut Creek.

Flint River. .

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

South Mosquito

Creek.

Lat 33°49', long 84°25' , at

bridge on Northside Drive, Atlanta, Ga.

Lat 33°08 T , long 84° 51', at

bridge on county road, 2 miles

west of St. Marks, Ga.

Lat 33°04', long 84° 51', at

bridge on county road, 4j miles

northwest of Odessadale, Ga.

Lat 33°06', long 84°51', at

bridge on county road, Zjj miles

southwest of St. Marks, Ga.

Lat 32° 59', long 84° 51', at

bridge on county road, 3-J miles

southwest of Odessadale, Ga.

Lat 33°08', long 84°34', at

bridge on State Highway 85,

2 miles north of Gay, Ga.

Lat 33°08', long 84°44', at

bridge on State Highway 41, li

miles southeast of Primrose,

Ga.

Lat 33°00', long 84°43', at

bridge on State Highway 41,

1 mile south of Greenville, Ga.

Lat 32°59', long 84°43', at

bridge on State Highway 41, 2i

miles south of Greenville, Ga.

Lat 32° 56', long 84° 28', at

bridge on county road, at

Raleigh, Ga., and 4^ miles

northeast of Warm Springs, Ga.

Lat 32°58', long 84°36', at

bridge on State Highway 85, ij

miles southwest of Woodbury,

Ga.

Sec. 23, T. 3 N., R. 5 W., 1 mile

southwest of Mount Pleasant,

Fla.

86.5

19

11

12

24

8.6

8.6

4.5

8.7

32.5

53.6

_

1944,

1947,1949,

1951-54,

1955

1952,1955

1952,1955

1952,1955

1955

1955

1953,1955

1953,1955

1952

1946

Oct. 13

Sept. 21

Sept. 21

Sept. 21

Sept. 21

Sept. 20

Sept. 22

Sept. 21

Sept. 21

Sept. 20

Sept. 20

Apr. 24

*8.72

*.85

*2 33

*.52

*1.57

*.04

*.59

*.33

*.99

*9.29

*9.45

*.54

Choctawhatchee River basin, Ala.

West Fork 

Choc tawhatchee 

River.

Choctawhatchee 

River.

Sec. 14, T. 8 N., R. 25 E. , at 

bridge on State Highway 10, at 

Blue Springs.

84.7 1943-53, 

1955

Sept. 22 *12.4

* Base flow.

464436 O-58-24
360 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basing, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1955 Continued

Choctawhatchee River basin, Ala. Continued

Stream

Choctawhatchee

River.

Double

Bridges

Creek.

Pea River. . . .

Whltewater

Creek.

Pea River. . . .

Tributary to

Choctawhatchee Bay.

Choctawhatchee

River.

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

Pea River. . . .

Choctawhatehee

River.

Location

Sec. 21, T. 1 N., R. 22 E., at

bridge on State Highway 12,

1 mile east of Geneva.

Sec. 20, T. IN., R. 22 E., at

bridge on State Highway 27,

at Geneva.

Sec. 5, T. 5 N., R. 21 E. , at

bridge on county highway,

6 miles east of Elba.

Sec. 5, T. 5 N., R. 20 E.,

1 mile above mouth and 1 mile

north of Elba.

Sec. 30, T. IN., R. 22 E., at

bridge on State Highway 30,

1 mile southwest of Geneva.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

1,347

194

_

328

1,560

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1904,

1922-25,

1949,1955

1904,

1922-25,

1949,1955

1948,1955

1905-6,

1935,

1942-46,

1951,1955

1922-25,

1955

Date

Sept. 20

Sept. 20

Sept. 20

Sept. 20

Sept. 20

Discharge 

(cfs)

*305

*69.1

*29.0

*38.2

*354

Yellow River basin, Ala.

Llghtwood 

Knot Creek.

Yellow River. Sec. 36, T. 4 N., R. 17 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 12, 

1 mile east of Babble.

113 1942, 

1944-53, 

1955

Sept. 19 *25.9

Escambia River basin, Ala.

Escambia 

Creek.

Escambia 

River.

Sec. 33, T. IN., R. 8 E. , at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 31, at

Flomaton.

323 1939-51, 

1955

Sept. 18 *167

Mobile River basin

Shoal Creek. .

Etowah River.

Nances Creek.

Ohatchee

Creek.

Reads Spring.

Ohatehee

Creek.

Little Creek.

Do .......

Big Spring. .

Little Tallahatchee

Creek.

Seven

Springs

Creek.

Angel Creek. .

Ohatehee

Creek.

Cane Creek

Do ........

Choecolocco

Creek.

Cottaqullla

Creek.

Etowah River.

Coosa River. .

Terrapin

Creek.

Coosa River.

Ohatchee

Creek.

Coosa River.

Tallahatchee

Creek.

do

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

. . .do

Angel Creek. .

Tallahatchee

Creek.

Coosa River. .

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

... .do

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

Choecolocco

Creek.

Lat 34° 22', long 84° 10', above

mouth, 4f miles southwest of

Dawsonville, Ga.

Lat 34°2E', long 84°10, above

bridge on county road, below

mouth of Shoal Creek, 4^ miles

southwest of Dawsonville, Qa.

Sec. 9, T. 13 S., R. 10 E., at

county roadj 1.2 miles southeast of Piedmont, Ala.

Sec. 28, T. 13 S., R. 7 E., 0.4

mile above bridge on Calhoun

County Highway 19, near Reads,

Ala.

Sec. 28, T. 13 S., R. 7 E., 0.3

mile above bridge on Calhoun

County Highway 19, near Reads,

Ala.

Sec. 27, T. 14 S., R. 6 E., at

highway bridge, 1 mile northeast of Ohatchee, Ala.

Sec. 25, T. 13 S., R. a E . , at

bridge on county highway,

4 mile northeast of Merrellton, Ala.

Sec. 3, T. 14 S. , R. BE., at

bridge on Calhoun County Highway 37, 2 miles northwest of

Jacksonville, Ala.

Sec. 14, T. 14 S., R. 8 E.,

2 blocks west of north side of

Pelham 3q. , Jacksonville, Ala.

Sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 8 E., at

highway bridge at Leydens

Mill, 2 miles southwest of

Jacksonville, Ala.

Sec. 6, T. 14 S., R. 8 E., at

Calhoun County Highway 50,

1,000 ft above mouth and 0.5

mile northwest of Angel, Ala.

Sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 7 E., at

Calhoun County Highway 48,

2,000 ft above mouth and li

miles east of Wellington, Ala.

Sec. 27, T. 14 S., R. 6 E., 0.4

mile southeast of Oliatchee,

Ala. 

Sec. 11, T. 15 S., R. 7 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 431,

Ei miles south of Alexandria,

Ala. 

Sec. 18, T. 15 S., R. 6 E., at

Francis Mill, Ala. 

Sec. 11, T. 15 S., R. 9 E., at

county highway, 1,1 miles

east of White Plains, Ala.

Sec. 10, T. 15 S., R. 9 E., at

county highway, J mile east

of White Plains, Ala.

_

-

19.7

40.2

-

77.8

14.0

28.3

-

_

-

13.1

212

28.2

86.4

35.2

12.6

1948

1948-49,

1953,1955

Sept. 18

Sept. 19

Sept. 13

Sept. 11

Sept. 12

Sept. 12

Sept .13

Sept. 11

Sept. 11

Sept. 11

Sept. 11

Sept. 12

Sept. 12

Sept. 13

Sept. 12

Sept. 13

Sept. 10

Sept. 10

*33.7

*29.9

*143

*4.76

*1.38

*7.41

*14.0

*3.48

*16.1

*1.52

*5.53

*3.80

*6.25

*47.7

*3.42

*21.4

*5.14

*5.12
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 361

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stat 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl Rive

ions in the South Atlantic slope and 

during water year 1956--Continued

Mobile River basin Continued

Stream

Creek.

Patton Creek.

Do ........

Unnamed

branch.

Huckleberry

Branch.

Do.. .....

Camp Branch.

Patton Creek.

Do ........

Shades Creek.

Unnamed

b ranch .

Do. .......

Shades Creek.

Unnamed creek

Unnamed

branch.

Do ........

Do ........

Shades Creek.

Do.. ......

Unnamed

branch .

Do. .......

Shades Creek.

Do. .......

Unnamed

branch.

Tributary tc

Cahata River.

... .dc. ......

Patron Creek.

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

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

. . . do .

Cahaba River.

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

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

Shades Creek.

do

Cahaba River.

Shades Creek.

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

do

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

Cahaba River.

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

Shades Creek.

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

Cahaba River.

do

Shades Creek.

Location

Sec. 27, T. 16 S., R. 8 E., at 

county highway, near Boiling

Springs, Ala.

Sec. 31, T. IB S., R. 2 W., about

i mile east of U. S. Highway

31 and 1 mile southeast of

Vestavia Hills, Ala.

Sec. 1, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 31, Z-J

miles southwest of Vestavia

Hills, Ala.

Sec. 1, T. 19 S. , R. 3 W. . at

bridge on Tyler Road, ;:£ miles

southeast of Crest, Ala.

Sec. 1, T. 19 S., R. 3 W.. above

bridge on Tyler Road, l| miles

southeast of Crest, Ala.

Sec. 1, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., below

bridge on Tyler Road, 2 miles

southeast of Crest, Ala.

Sec. 11, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., at

mouth, 1-ir miles west of

Patton' s Chapel, Ala.

Sec. 11, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., 600

ft downstream from Camp

Branch, ly miles west of

Patton' s Chapel, Ala.

Sec. 14, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., at

bridge on county highway, ifmiles west of Patton' s Chapel,

Ala.

Sec. 24, T. IB S., R. 3 W. , below dam and bridge, on county

road, southwest of Homewood,

Ala.

Sec. 24, T. IS S., R. 3 W. , 200

ft downstream from bridge on

county road, southwest jf

Homewood, Ala.

Sec. 27, T. 18 S., R. 5 W., 1 mile

northeast of Oxmoor, Ala.

Sec. 33, T. IB S., R. 3 W. , below abandoned bridge, 1-j miles

southwest cf Oxmoor, Ala.

Sec. 33, T. 18 S., R. 3 W. , at

highway bridge, 2/3 mile

southwest of Oxmoor, Ala.

Sec. 5, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., at

highway bridge, | mile northeast of Shannon, Ala.

Sec. 5, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., near

Shannon, Ala.

Sec. B, T. 19 S. , R. 3 W., at

abandoned bridge, near Shannon Mine, Ala.

Sec. 8, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., at

old ford at Shannon Mine, Ala.

Sec. 21, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., at

ford on old MontevalloBirmingham coach road, 1-|

miles northeast of Parkwood,

Ala.

Sec. 21, T. 19 S., R. 3 W. , l|

miles northeast of Parkwood,

Ala.

Sec. 20, T. 19 S., R. 3 W.,

first tributary upstream on

left bank from Louisville

& Nashville RR. bridge, 1 mile

west of Parkwood, Ala.

Sec. 20, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., at

Louisville & Nashville RR.

bridge, 1 mile west of Parkwood, Ala.

Sec. 30, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., on

county road, ^ mile southwest

of Parkwood, Ala.

Sec. 19, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., at

culvert on State Highway 150,

1 mile west of Parkwood, Ala.

Drainage 

(sq mi)

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1948

1952-53,

1955

1953,1955

1953-1955

1955

1953,1955

1953,1955

1953,1955,

1953,1955

1953,1955

1953 ' 1955

Date

Sept. 10

June 21

June 21

June 21

June 21

June 21

June 21

June 21

June 21

Nov. 23

Dec. 7

June 19

Dec. 6

June 18

Nov. 23

Dec. 6

June 18

Nov. 23

Dec. 7

June 19

Nov. 22

Dec. 6

June IB

Nov. 22

Dec. 6

June 18

Nov. 22

Dec . 6

June 18 

Nov. 22

Dec. 6 

June 18

Dec. 7

June 19

Dec. 7

June 19

Dec. 7

June 19

Dec. 7

June 19

Dee. 7

June 19

Dec 7

June 19

Nov. 22

Dee. 6

June 18

Discharge 

(cfs)

*29.8

*.005

*.5B

*.07

*.05

*.08

*0

*.64

*.46

*6.70

*13.0

*14.4

*.141

*.004

*.029

*.499

*.21

*10.4

*20.7

*31.2

*.011

*.195

*.011

*.025

*.350

*.02

*.014

*.201

*.016 

* . 018

*.466 

*.02

*23.6

*33.4

*24.6

*38.4

*.772

*.07

*.G27

*.006

*24.7

*42.7

*2 5 7

*13!3

*0

*.016

b.OOl

* Base flow, 

b Estimated.
362 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

Mobile River basin Continued

Stream

Little Shades

Creek.

Do. .......

Shades Creek.

Unnamed

branch.

Shades Creek.

Alien Branch.

Rice Creek. . .

Do. .......

Unnamed

branch.

Shades Creek.

Do. .......

Unnamed

spring.

Unnamed

branch.

Big Brown

Creek.

East Pork

Tombigbee

River.

Cummlngs

Creek.

Mantachle

Creek.

Oldtown Creek

Little Coonewar Creek.

Do.. ......

Coonewar

Creek.

Tributary to

Shades Creek.

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

Cahaba River.

Shades Creek.'

Cahaba Creek.

Shades Creek.

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

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

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

Cahaba River.

do

Robinson

Creek.

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

East Pork

Tombigbee

River.

Tombigbee

River.

East Pork

Tombigbee

River.

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

West Pork

Tombigbee

River.

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

do

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

Location

Sec. 6, T. 19 S., R. 3 W., at

bridge on county road, between

Shannon and Wenonah, Ala.

Sec. 23, T. 19 S.. R. 4 W., below

mine pumpage, 2§ miles northwest of Parkwood, Ala.

Sec. 27, T. 19 S., R. 4 W.. at

bridge on county road, lj miles

north of Greenwood, Ala.

Sec. 27, T. 19 S., R. 4 W., at

bridge on county road, 1 mile

north of Greenwood, Ala.

Sec. 34, T. 19 S., R. 4 W., at

bridge on Southern Ry., 1 mile

west of Greenwood, Ala.

Sec. 35, T. 19 S., R. 4 W., at

Southern Ry., 1/3 mile west of

Morgan, Ala.

Sec. 2, T. 20 S., R. 4 W., about

^ mile southwest of Greenwood,

Ala.

Sec. 3, T. 20 S., R. 4 W.. at

bridge on county road, J mile

west-northwest of Greenwood,

Ala.

Sec. 34, T. 19 S.. R. 4 W., at

Southern Ry., It miles west of

Greenwood, Ala.

Sec. 3, T. 20 S., R. 4 W., at

bridge on county road, 1 mile

southwest of Greenwood, Ala.

Sec. 9, T. 20 S., R. 4 W., at

bridge on county road, 2j miles

southwest of Greenwood, Ala.

Sec. 19, T. 9 N., R. 9 E., above

millpond, at Beatrice, Ala.

Sec. 19, T. 9 N., below millpond,

at Beatrice, Ala.

Lat 34°37', long 88°27', Nj sec.

27, T. 5 S., R. 8 E., Chickasaw

meridian, Prentiss County, at

bridge on Highway 80, 6^ miles

southeast of Booneville, Miss.

Lat 34°26', long 88°25', SE£ sec.

35, T. 7 S., R. 8 E., Chickasaw

meridian, at Walkers Bridge,

6 miles southeast of Marietta

and 10 miles north of Pulton,

Miss.

Lat 88°24', long 34° 17', SEj sec.

24, T. 93., R. 8 E., Chickasaw

meridian, at bridge on county

road 1.75 miles above mouth and

0.7 mile north of Fulton, Miss.

Lat 34°15', long 88°29', SE£ sec.

32, T. 9 S., R. 8 E., Chickasaw

meridian, Itawamba County, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 78,

i mile east of Dorsey, Miss.

Lat 34° 15', long 88° 42', in sec.

32, T. 9 S., R. 6 E., Chickasaw

meridian, at U. S. Highway 78,

at Tupelo, Miss.

Lat 34°16', long 88°47', NEi sec.

32, T. 93., R. 5 E., Chickasaw

meridian, at bridge on county

road, 4 miles west of Tupelo,

Miss.

Lat 34°15', long 88°47', ME£ sec.

4, T. 10 S., R. 5 E., Chickasaw

meridian, at bridge on State

Highway 6, 3£ miles southwest

of Tupelo, Miss.

Lat 34°07', long 88°43', on line

between sees. 12 and 7, T. 11

S., on line between R. 5 E.,

and R. 6 E., Chickasaw meridian, Lee County, at bridge

J mile upstream from Gulf,

Mobile and Ohio RR. and 1 mile

north of Shannon, Miss, on

State Highway 45.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

_

_

-

-

.

-

_

.

-

_

_

.10

.57

_

305

-

62

114

6.8

10

_

Measured 

previously (wateryears )

1955

1953,1955

1953,1955

1955

1953,1955

1955

1955

1953,1955

1953,1955

1955

1955

1952-55

1953-54

1943,

1945-46,

1952-55

1939,

1941-43,

1953

1945,

1953-55

1945,1953,

1955

1952-55

Date

Dec. 7

June 19

Dec. 7

June 19

Dec. 7

June 19

Nov. 22

Dec. 6

June 18

Dec. 7

June 19

Nov. 22

Dec. 6

June 18

Nov. 22

Dec. 6

June 18

Nov. 22

Dec. 6

June 18

Nov. 22

Dec. 7

June 19

Dec. 7

June 19

Dec. 7

June 19

Oct. 6

Nov. 8

Oct. 6

Nov. 8

Oct. 25

Apr. 24

June 4

Apr. 25

Apr. 25

Apr. 25

Oct. 18

Apr. 25

Oct. 18

Apr. 25

Oct. 18

Apr. 25

Discharge 

(cfs)

*4.66

*4.09

*7.63

*4.43

*32.6

*20.0

0

0

0

*34.2

*19.2

0

0

0

*.012

*1.54

*.13

0

*1.26

*.084

*.011

*.227

*.002

*32.0

*18.3

*35.7

*18.6

*.091

*.089

*.01

*.051

*.36

38.3

*66.1

*30.4

*26. 4

*39.8

0

*1.26

0

*1.63

0

*13.6
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Contln

Moblie River basin Continued

363

Stream

Unnamed Creek

Tallablnnela

Creek.

Mattubby

Creek.

Williams

Creek.

Beaver Creek.

Purgatory

Creek.

Bogue Creek. .

Buttahatchle

River.

Corn Stalk

Creek.

Line Creek. . .

Trim Cane

Creek.

Catalpa Creek

Luxapalila

Creek.

Yellow Creek.

Do. .......

Luxapalila

Creek.

Do. .......

Lubbub Creek.

Bear Creek. . .

Lubbub Creek.

Tributary to

Chlwapa Creek

West Pork

Tombigbee

River.

Tombigbee

River.

Buttahatchee

River.

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

Beaver Creek.

Buttahatchee

River.

Tombigbee

River.

Chookatonchee

River.

Tlbbee Creek.

Line Creek. . .

Tlbbee Creek.

Tombigbee

River.

Luxapalila

Creek.

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

Tombigbee

River.

do

Tombigbee

River.

Lubbub Creek.

Tombigbee

River.

Location

Lat 34°11', long 88°58', NW-J see.

26, T. 10 S., R. 3 E., Chickasaw

meridian, Pontotoc County, at

bridge on Highway 41, lj miles

upstream from mouth and 4f miles

southeast of Pontotoc, Miss.

Lat 34°03', long 88°45', In sec.

11, T. 12 S., R. 5 E., Chickasaw

meridian, at highway bridge,

2 miles north of Okolona, Miss.

Lat 33° 52', long S8°36', on line

between sees. 7 and 8, T. 14 S.,

R. 7 E., Chlekasaw meridian, at

bridge on State Highway 45, 5^

miles upstream from mouth and

4^ miles northwest of Aberdeen,

Miss.

Sec. 35, T. 10 S., R. 14 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 43, at

Hamilton, Ala.

See. 20, T. 12 S., R. 13 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 78,

2 miles south of Guin, Ala.

See. 33, T. 12 S., R. 13 W. , at

bridge on State Highway 167,

at Guin, Ala.

See. 31, T. 13 S., R. 15 W. , at

bridge on U. S. Highway 278,

at Sulligent, Ala.

Lat 33°40', long 88°27', NE£ see.

19, T. 16 S., R. 18 W., Huntsvllle meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 45, 2 miles

northwest of Kolola, Miss.

Lat 34°05', long 89°00 T , In SE£

sec. 32, T. 11 S., R. 3 E.,

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 15, 1-J miles

upstream from mouth and 3 miles

north of Houlka, Miss.

Lat 33°36', long 88°49', NE-J- see.

22, T. 20 N., R. 4 E., Choetaw

meridian, at bridge on State

Highway 10, 1 mile northeast of

Cedar Bluff, Miss.

Lat 33°28', long 88°55', W| sec.

35, T. 19 N., R. 13 E., Choetaw

meridian, Oktlbbee County,

3 miles upstream from Biba Wlla

Creek and 6 miles west of

Starkville, Miss.

Lat 33°29', long 88°38', SE-J- sec.

28, T. 19 N., R. 16 E., Choetaw

meridian, at bridge on U. S.

Highway 82, 0.5 mile east of

Mayhew, Miss .

See. 12, T. 13 S., R. 13 W. , at

bridge on U. S. Highway 78,

2 miles northwest of Winfleld,

Ala.

See. 28, T. 16 S.. R. 15 W. , below mill dam, li miles south of

Vernon, Ala.

Lat 33°34', long 88°19', SE£ sec.

21, T. 17 S., R. 17 W., Huntsvllle meridian, Lowndes County,

at bridge on county road,

% mile northwest of Steens,

Miss.

Lat 33°31', long 88°24', SW£ see.

11, T. 18 S., R. 18 W., Huntsville meridian, Lowndes County,

at pumping plant, 3^ miles

northeast of Columbus, Miss.

Lat 33°30', long 88°24', SW£ see.

14, T. 18 S., R. 18 W., Huntsvllle meridian, Lowndes County,

at highway bridge, 2.2 miles

east of Columbus, Miss.

Sec. 28, T. 19 S., R. 14 W. , at

bridge on U. S. Highway 82,

1 mile east of Reform, Ala.

Sec. 5, T. 20 S., R. 13 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 82,

2 miles northeast of Gordo,

Ala.

Sec. 9, T. 22 S., R. 1 W., at

bridge on county highway,

3 miles northeast of Alicevllle, Ala.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

-

35

-

27.6

-

-

-

874

-

167

-

108

-

_

_

726

783

63.8

22.2

300

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1953-54

1943,

1954-55

1942,

1952-55

1954-55

1946,

1954-55

1954-55

1954-55

1943-44,

1954-55

1944,

1953-55

1952-55

1942-44,

1952-55

1942-46,

1949,

1952-54,

1955

1942-45,

1954-55

1944,

1954-55

1943-44,

1954-55

1942,

1954-55

1954-55

1954-55

1954-55

Date

Oct. 18

Oct. 18

May 22

Nov. 8

June 5

Jan. 9

Sept. 18

Jan. 9

Sept. 18

Jan. 8

Sept. 19

Jan. 10

Sept. 18

Nov. 8

June 5

Nov. 2

Mar. 29

Nov. 7

June 6

Oct. 26

July 3

Nov. 7

June 6

Jan. 8

Sept. 19

Jan. 10

Sept. 18

Nov. 8

June 5

Nov. 7

June 5

Nov. 7

June 5

Sept. 18

Jan. 10

Sept. 19

Jan. 9

Sept. 18

Discharge 

(ofs)

*1.33

0

*.73

*.07

*.20

*10.4

*4.48

*5.43

*2.70

*6.72

*5.55

*8.62

*6.00

*162

*225

0

*.94

0

*.54

0

*.ll

*.95

*1.05

*5.60

*3.00

*46.2

*7.73

*53.8

*57.6

*106

*135

*96.3

*130

*.565

*8.26

*.52

*68.1

*6.39

* Base flow.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge 

eastern Oul

ade at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope and 

basins, Ogeeohee River to Pearl River during water year 1956--Continued

Mobile River basln--Contlnued

Stream

New River.. . .

Little New

River.

Noxubee River

Do.. ......

Hashuqua

Creek.

Running Water

Creek.

Brlndle Creek

Copeland

Creek.

Bo ........

West Pork. . . .

Slpsey Pork. .

Pumphouse

Creek.

Clear Creek. .

Do. .......

Mill Creek. . .

Calvert Prong

Davls Creek. .

North River. .

Rockcastle

Creek.

Hurricane

Creek

Little Hurricane

Creek.

Cottondale

Creek.

Big Sandy

Creek

Do ........

Tributary to

Slpsey River.

New River. . . .

Tomblgbee

River.

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

Noxubee River

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

Mulberry Pork

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

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

Slpsey Pork. .

Mulberry Pork

Clear Creek. .

Slpsey Pork. .

.... do .

Lost Creek. . .

Locust Pork. .

Black Warrior

River.

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

Davls Creek. .

Black Warrior

River.

Hurricane

Creek.

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

Black Warrior

River.

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

Location

Sec. 10, T. 13 S., R. 11 W. , at

bridge on U. S. Highway 78,

8 miles east of Winfield, Ala.

Sec. 8, T. 13 S. , R. 11 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 78,

6 miles east of Winfield, Ala.

Lat 33°14', long 89°01', NW-f sec.

19, T. 16 N., R. 13 E., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on county

road, 7i miles north of Louisville, Miss.

Lat 33°17', long 88° 54', NE-jj sec.

6, T. 16 N., R. 14 E., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on county

road, 14 miles northeast of

Louisville, Miss.

Lat 33°06', long 88°41', on line

between sees. 32 and 5, on line

between T. 14 N., and T. 15 N.,

R. 16 E., Choctaw meridian,

Noxubee County, at bridge on

State Highway 14, 1 mile upstream from mouth of Wolf Creek

and 7 miles west of Macon, Miss.

Lat 33°02', long 88°34', In sec.

28, T. 14 N., R. 17 E., Choctaw

meridian, Noxubee County, at

bridge un U. S. Highway 45, 4^-

miles souLh of Macon, Miss.

Sep. 15, T. US., R. 2 W. , at

bridge on county road, 2 miles

northeast of Hanceville, Ala.

Sec. 12, T. 11 S., R. 1 W., at

bridge on county road, at

Blountsville, Ala.

Sec. 20, T. 11 S., R. 1 W., at

bridge on ccunty road, near

Chambliss Mill, Ala.

Sec. 30, T. 10 S., R. 7 W., at

bridge on Alabama Highway 74,

5 miles east of Double Springs,

Ala.

Sec. 33, T. 11 S., R. 7 W. . at

bridge on county road, 1-} miles

north of Fall City, Ala.

Sec. 32, T. 93., R. 10 W., at

dam site at Haleyville, Ala.

Sec. 1, T. 11 S. , R. 9 W., at

bridge on county road, 2 miles

southwest of Double Springs,

Ala.

Sec. 9, T. 12 S.. R. 7 W., at

bridge on county road, ^ mile

south of Fall City, Ala.

Sec. 17, T. 13 S., R. 9 W., at

bridge on county road, 1 mile

northeast of Carbon Hill, Ala.

Ser. 14, T. 12 S., R. IE., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 231,

3j miles northwest of Oneonta,

Ala.

Sec. 19, T. 20 S. , R. 6 W., at

bridge on county highway 116,

just south of Abernant, Ala.

Sec. 16, T. 18 S., R. 10 W., at

bridge on county road, 4 miles

north of Samantha, Ala.

Sec. 20, T. 20 S. , R. 6 W. ,

-J mile above mouth, at small

wooden bridge on first paved

read at Abernant, Ala.

Sec. 7, T. 21 S. , R. 7 W., at

bridge on county road between

Cedar Cove and Brookwood, Ala.

Sec. 30, T. 21 S., R. 7 W. , at

U. S. Highway 11, 1/8 mile

east of Cedar Cove, Ala.

Sec. 26, T. 21 S., R. 9 W., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 11,

Just east of Cottondale, Ala.

Sec. 25, T. 22 S., R. 8 W. ,

Just above Big Sandy Springs,

about J mile east of road and

4i miles south of Coaling,

Ala. 

Sec. 25, T. 22 S., R. 8 W., just

below Big Sandy Springs, about

i mile east of road and 4^

miles south of Coaling, Ala.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

55.6

45.1

89

_

-

46

106

-

-

176

365

-

88.5

147

28.5

34.8

16.8

219

17.5

29

14.8

15.6

13.3

13.3

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1942,1946,

1951,

1954-55

1942,1946

1954-55

1945

1944,1953

1952-55

1942-44,

1952-55

1949,

1954-55

1954-55

1942,1949,

1954-55

1943,

1954-55

1954-55

1954-55

1904-5,

1939-54,

1955

1954-55

1949,1954

1955

1938,

1954-55

Date

Jan. 8

Sept. 19

Jan. 8

Sept. 19

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 31

Apr. £

Oct. 31

Apr. 2

Jan. 9

Sept. 18

Jan. 10

Sept. 18

Jan. 9

Sept. 18

Jan. 8

Sept. 17

Jan. 8

Sept. 17

Jan. 9

Jan. 8

Sept. 17

Jan. 8

Sept. 17

Jan. 8

Sept. 19

Jan. 10

Sept. 18

Aug. 22

Sept. 20

Jan. 7

Sept. 17

Sept. 17

Aug. 21

Sept. 20

Aug. 21

Sept. 20

Aug. 22

Sept. 20

Aug. 22

Sept. 20

Aug. 22

Sept. 21

Aug. 22

Sept. 21

Discharge 

(cfs)

*3.38

*1.16

*5.56

*.130

*2.07

*7.58

*35.9

*78.2

*8.36

*28.0

*6.32

*1.90

*1.29

*.27

*8.00

*7.58

*21.7

*6.79

*37.3

*11.5

*.33

*17.9

*10.3

*33.0

*16.7

*2.61

*.059

*12.8

*8.98

*.74

*.4S

*23.5

*.938

*1.09

*.42

*.20

*3.55

*.565

*.251

*0

*.764

*.345

*.72

*.701

*15.2

*16.0
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 365

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

Mobile River basin Continued

Stream

Big Sandy

Creek.

Do. .......

Elllotts

Creek.

Flvemlle

Creek.

Big Brush

Creek.

Ponta Creek.

Toomshuba

Creek.

Tributary to

Black Warrior

River.

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

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

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

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

Sucarnoochee

River.

Torablgbee

River.

Location

Sec. 14, T. 24 N., R. 6 E., at

bridge on county road, 1 mile

south of Duncanvllle, Ala.

Sec. 21, T. 24 N., R. 10 W., on

State Highway 13, 3^ miles

south of Moundvllle, Ala.

Sec. 1, T. 23 N., R. 4 E., at

bridge on State Highway 13, at

Moundvllle, Ala.

Sec. 18, T. 22 N., R. 4 E. , at

bridge on State Highway 60,

1 mile east of Akron, Ala.

Sec. 2, T. El N., R. 3 E., at

bridge on State Highway 60,

1 mile northeast of Wedgeworth,

Ala.

Lat 32°32', long 88°31', Ni sec.

24, T. 8 N., R. 17 E., Choetaw

meridian, Lauderdale County, at

bridge 1/8 mile upstream from

railroad, £ mile upstream from

mouth, and -1 mile nor-th of

Lauderdale, Miss.

Lat 32°25', long 88°30', SW-J- sec.

25, T. 7 N., R. 17 E., Choetaw

meridian, Lauderdale County, at

bridge i mile west of Toomshuba

on Highway 80, Miss.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

-

171

31.2

104

193

-

-

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years }

1949,

1954-55

1943-44,

1954-55

1943-45,

1954-55

1953-54

1953-54

Date

Aug. 23

Sept. 19

Aug. 23

Sept. 17

Jan. 9

Sept. 17

Jan. 9

Sept. 17

Jan. 9

Sept. 17

Oct. 20

May 25

Oct. 20

May 25

Discharge 

(cfs)

*26.8

*24.1

*50.5

*33.8

*14.9

*7.10

*23.6

 3.45

*24 . 6

*2.77

*6.54

*12.0

0

*.66

Pascagoula River basin, Miss

Leaf River. . .

Ichusa Creek.

West Tallahala Creek.

Oakohay Creek

Big Creek. . . .

Leaf River. . .

Oakey Woods

Creek.

Station Creek

Do...... ..

Okatoma Creek

Do ........

Pascagoula

River.

Leaf River. . .

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

Pascagoula

River.

Leaf River. . .

Oakey Woods

Creek.

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

Bowle Creek. .

.... do ..... .

Lat 32°01', long 89°26', SW£ sec.

13, T. 2 N., R. BE., Choetaw

meridian, Smith County, at

bridge on State Highway 18, 2*r

miles west of Sylvarena.

Lat 32°01', long 89°24', Wj sec.

17, T. 2 N., R. 9 E., Choetaw

meridian. Smith County, at

bridge 2j miles upstream from

mouth and li miles west of

Sylvarena on State Highway 18.

Lat 32°00', long 89°22', NfiJ- sec.

22, T. 2 N., R. 9 E., Choetaw

meridian, Smith County, at

bridge on State Highway 18,

2 miles southeast of Sylvarena.

Lat 32°03', long 89°34', on line

between sec. 34, T. 3 N.,

and sec. 3, T. 2 N., R. 7 E.,

Choetaw meridian, Smith County,

at bridge on State Highway 18,

3 miles west of Raleigh.

Lat 31°41', long 89°19', SW-J- see.

4, T. 8 N., R. 13 W. , St.

Stephens meridian, Jones County,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 84,

105 miles west of Laurel.

Lat 31°27', long 89°20', see. 32,

T. 8 N., R. 13 W., St. Stephens

meridian, Jones County, 1-J- miles

downstream from Big Creek and

8 miles west of Elllsvllle, on

State Highway 588.

Lat 31°41', long 89°28', SWi sec.

1, T. 8 N., R. 15 W. , St.

Stephens meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 84, Covlngton

County, 6 miles northeast of

Colllns.

Lat 31°40', long 89°30', on line

between sees. 9 and 16, T. 8 N. ,

R. 15 W., St. Stephens meridian,

Covlngton County, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 84, 3.1 miles

northeast of Colllns.

Lat 31°39', long 89°29', Sw£ sec.

14, T. 8 N., R. 15 W. , St.

Stephens meridian, at bridge on

county road, 5 miles east of

Colllns and 2 miles southeast

of U. S. Highway 84 bridge.

Lat 31°46', long 89°39', In see.

7, T. 9 N., R. 16 W. , St.

Stephens meridian, Covlngton

County, at bridge y mile east

of Mount Olive, on Highway 35.

Lat 31°39', long 89°33', NW£ sec.

19, T. 8 N., R. 15 W., St.

Stephens meridian, Covlngton

County, at bridge on IS. S. Highway 84, at Colllns.

143

-

155

66

97

-

15

59

_

-

167

1943,

1951-52,

1955

1952,1955

1943,

1951-52,

1955

1943,

1951-b2,

1955

1943-44

1951,'

1954-55

1945,

1954-55

1943,

1951-52,

1954-55

1943,

1951-52,

1954-55

1945,

1954-55

1943-45,

1951-52,

1954-55

Oct. 18

Aug. 20

Sept. 5

Sept. 17

Oct. 18

Oct. 18

Aug. 20

Sept. 5

Sept. 17

Oct. 18

Aug. 20

Sept. 5

Sept. 17

Oct. 18

Sept'. 5

Sept. 18

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

Sept. 5

Sepi;.18

Oct. 18

Sept. 20

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

Sept. 4

Sept. 20

Oct. 18

Sept. 4

Sept. 18

*1.17

*1.04

*1.55

*.89

*.04

.11

.47

.09

.03

.04

.06

.44

.05

*14.6

*13.5

*12.3

*96.4

*.69

*2.31

*.92

*1.20

*.81

*7.10

*42.6

*38.3

*37.8

*48.5

*48.0

*44.8

* Base flow.
366 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

Pascagoula River basin, Miss. Continued

Stream

Big Creek. . . .

Black Creek. .

Burke tte

Creek.

Priests Creek

Myers Creek. .

Tallahoma

Creek.

Do. ......

Do. .......

Denham Creek.

Bogue Homo

Creek.

Buck Creek. . .

Dickey's

Creek.

Carters Creek

Thompson

Creek.

Little Creek.

Tributary to

Bowle Creek. .

Pascagoula

River.

Leaf River.. .

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

do

Tallahala

Creek.

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

Leaf River. . .

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

Bogue Homo

Creek.

Leaf River. . .

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

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

... .do, ......

Location

Lat 31°23', long 89°Z3', NEi sec.

23, T. 5 N., R. 14 W., St.

Stephens meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 49, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 5j miles

northwest of Intersection of

U. S. Highway 49 and State Highway 24, In Hattlesburg.

Lat 31°03', long 89° 12 ' , NWi sec.

16, T. IN., R. 12 W., St.

Stephens meridian, at bridge on

old U. S. Highway 49, at

Brooklyn.

Lat 31 0 17', long 89°18 r , NE-i sec.

28, T. 4 N., R. 13 W., St.

Stephens meridian, Forrest

County, on U. S. Highway 49, 1?

miles south of Hattlesburg.

Lat 31 0 16', long 89°17', NEf sec.

34, T. 4 N., R. 13 W. , St.

Stephens meridian, Forrest

County, on U. S. Highway 49,

2£ miles south of Hattlesburg.

Lat 31° 14', long 89° 16', SEi sec.

11, T. 3 N., R. 13 W., St.

Stephens meridian, In Forrest

County, on U. S. Highway 49,

5j miles south of Hattlesburg.

Lat 31°59', long 89°14', SEi sec.

25, T. 2 N., R. 10 E., Choctaw

meridian, Jasper County, at

bridge on county road, 3 miles

due east of Bay Springs,

Lat 31°43', long 89° 10', SEi sec.

26, T. 9 N., R. 12 W. , St.

Stephens meridian, Jones

County, at bridge on county

road, 2 miles northwest of

Laurel and 1.2 miles above

U. S. Highway 84 bridge.

Lat 31 D 42', long 89° 10', NE£ sec.

2, T. 8 N., R. 12 W., St.

Stephens meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 84, 2 miles west

of Laurel.

Lat 31°12', long 89°05', Wi sec.

22, T. 3 N., R. 11 W., St.

Stephens meridian, Perry

County, at bridge f mile upstream from mouth and £ mile

south of Manned, on U. S. Highway 98.

Lat 31°24', long 89°01', NW£ sec.

17, T. 5 N., R. 10 W., St.

Stephens meridian, Perry

County, at bridge on county

road, 4 miles above Highway 42

and 7 miles northwest of

Rlchton.

Lat 31°21'50" J long 89°02'55",

SEi sec. 25, T. 5 N., R. 11 W. ,

St. Stephens meridian, Perry

County, at bridge on State

Highway 42, 2j miles upstream

from Bogue Homo and 3.7 miles

east of Runnelstown.

Lat 31°11', long 88°56', NW£ see.

31, T. 3 N., R. 9 W., St.

Stephens meridian, Perry

County, at bridge i mile upstream from mouth and lj miles

northwest of Beaumont, on Highway 24.

Lat 31° 10', long 88° 55', NW£ sec.

5, T. 2 N., R. 9 W., St.

Stephens meridian, Perry

County, at bridge J mile upstream from mouth and ^ mile

southeast of Beaumont, on U. S.

Highway 98.

Lat 31°21', long 88°55' , NW£ sec.

32, T. 5 N., R. 9 W., St.

Stephens meridian, Perry

County, at bridge \ mile east

of Rlchton, on State Highway 42,

Lat 31°08', long 88° 51', SWi see.

13, T. 2 N., R. 9 W., St. Stephens meridian, Perry County,

5 miles southeast of Beaumont.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

.

-

-

-

_

-

171

-

-

19.1

-

-

_

-

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1953-55

1942-45,

1953-54

1953-55

1953-55

1953-55

1955

1943-44,

1952,1954

1953-55

1944,1955

1954-55

1953-55

1953-55

1943,1951

1953-55

1953-55

Date

Sept. 4

Sept. 18

Sept. 4

Sept. 18

Sept. 21

Sept. 4

Sept. 18

Sept. 4

Sept. 18

Sept. 4

Sept. 18

Sept. 17

Aug. 20

Sept. 5

Sept. 17

Oct. 18

Sept. 5

Sept. 19

Sept. 19

Feb. 4

Sept. 19

Sept. 19

Sept. 19

Sept. 19

Sept. 19

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0.30

*1.63

*96.7

*53.6

*64.1

*.82

*.23

*2.47

*2.03

*2.45

*2.47

0

*10.7

*2.79

*2.06

*2.98

*2.79

*3.53

*8.91

1,910

*1.21

*1.80

*1.39

*5.85

*4.30
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 367

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

Pascagoula River basin, Miss. Continued

Stream

Waterfall

Branch .

Piney Woods

Creek.

Gaines C reek .

Chunky Creek.

Potterchit.to

Creek.

Do........

Tarlow Creek.

Turkey Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

Bethel Creek.

Tallahatta

Creek.

Chunky Creek.

Okatibbee

Creek.

Pachuta Creek

Do........

Tributary to

Pascagoula

River.

Gaines Creek.

Leaf River...

Chickasawhay

River.

Chunky Creek.

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

Potterchitto

Creek.

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

Turkey Creek.

Potterchitto

Creek.

Chunky Creek.

Chickasawhay

River.

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

Souinlovey

Creek.

do

Location

Lat 31°07'10", long 88°45'25",

SW^NEiSEj sec. 23, T. 2 N., R.

8 W., St. Stephens meridian, at

culvert on State Highway 594,

1.9 miles from intersection of

State Highway 594 and U. S.

Highway 98.

Lat 31°26', long 88°48', NEj sec.

32, T. 6 N., R. 8 W., St. Stephens meridian, Wayne County,

at bridge 3^ miles northeast of

Piave, on county road.

Lat 31°20', long 88°51', NE£ sec.

1, T. 4 N., R. 9 W., St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on

county highway, 6 miles east of

Rich ton.

Lat 32°33', long 89°07', Wi sec.

7, T. 8 N., R. 12 E., Choctaw

meridian, Newton County, at

bridge \ mile downstream from

Gulf, Mobile and Ohio RR. and

l£ miles south of Union, on

State Highway 15.

Lat 32°20', long 89°11', SW-j sec.

28, T. 6 N., R. 11 E., Choctaw

meridian, Newton County, ab

bridge on county road, 1 mile

northwest of Newton.

Lat 32°21', long 89°08', SE-j sec.

23, T. 6 N., R. 11 E., Choctaw

meridian, Newton County, at

bridge -J mile downstreajn from

Gulf, Mobile and Ohio RR. and

2 miles northeast of Newton, on

State Highway 15.

Lat 32°17', long 89°09', Wj sec.

11, T. 5 N., R. 11 E., Choctaw

meridian, Newton County, at

bridge on State Highway 15,

\ mile downstream from mouth of

Bethel Creek and 2^ miles south

of Newton.

Lat 32°23', long 89°07', NE£ sec.

12, T. 6 N., R. 11 E., Choctaw

meridian, Newton County, at

bridge \ mile downstream from

Oulf, Mobile and Ohio RR. and

4 miles south of Decatur, on

State Highway 15.

Lat 32°20', long 89°06', NE^ sec.

30, T. 6 N., R. 12 E., Choctaw

meridian, Newton County, at

culvert on U. S. Highway 80,

0.2 mile upstream from mouth

and 3.8 miles northeast of

Newton .

Lat 32°20', long 89°03', on line

between sees. 26 and 27, T.

6 N., R. 12 E., Choctaw meridian, Newton County, at bridge

on U. S. Highway 80, 1.7 miles

west of Hickory.

Lat 32°20', long 88°52', SW£ sec.

28, T. 6 N., R. 14 E., Choctaw

meridian, Lauderdale County, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 80,

2 miles upstream from mouth and

0.5 mile west of Meehan

Junction.

Lat 32°11', long 88°49', NE-J- sec.

13, T. 14 N., R. 14 E., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on U. S.

Highway 11, 1 mile upstream

from confluence with Okatibbee

Creek and 1 mile north of

Enterprise .

Lat 32°21', long 88°45', Ej sec.

22, T. 6 N., R. 15 E., Choctaw

meridian, Lauderdale County, at

bridge £ mile west of city

limits of Meridian, on Old U. S.

Highway 80.

Lat 32°02', long 88°53', NE-J- sec.

8, T. 2 N., R. 14 E., Choctaw

meridian, Clarke County, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 11,

i mile south of Pachuta.

Lat 32°00', long 88°51 1 , SW£ sec.

14, T. 2 N., R. 14 E., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on State

Highway 18, £ mile upstream

from mouth and 2 miles northwest

of Harmony.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

0.648

-

54

-

6.0

_

-

_.

-

22

71

-

23

_

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1953-55

1943,1951,

1953-55

1952,

1954-55

1942-44,

1951-52,

1954-55

1952

1954-55

1952-53,

1955

1952,

1954-55

1953,1955

1943,

1951-52,

1954-55

1943-44,

1951-55

1953-55

1943,

1951-52,

1954-55

1952,

1954-55

Date

Sept. 6

Sept. 21

Oct. 19

Sept. 19

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Oct. 20

May 24

Feb. 5

Feb. 6

Mar. 17

Oct. 20

Feb. 4

Feb. 4

Oct. 20

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0.08

0

*.04

 1.41

*.34

*.68

*1.97

*.12

0

0

*.13

*1.04

*5.84

9,210

13,700

21,400

*4.86

527

864

*2.15
368 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

Pascagoula River basin, Miss. Continued

Stream

Archusa Creek

Creek.

Creek.

Creek.

Creek.

Do.. ......

Whiskey Creek

Mosquito 

Branch.

Thief Creek. .

Tributary to

Chlckasawhay 

River.

Pascagoula 

River.

Little Sweetwater Creek

Black Creek. .

Location

Lat 32°02', long 88°43', SE£ sec. 

1, T. 2 N., R. 15 E., Choctaw 

meridian, Clarke County, at 

bridge on State Highway 18, 

1 mile east of Qultraan.

34, T. 10 N., H. 7 W., St. 

Stephens meridian, Wayne County, 

at bridge 1 mile upstream from 

mouth and 1 mile south of Hiwannee, on State Highway 45.

13, T. 9 N., R. 7 W., St. Stehens meridian, Wayne County, 4.5 

miles north of Waynesboro, on 

U. S. Highway 45.

sec. 18, T. 8 N., R. 6 W. , St. 

Stephens meridian, at bridge on 

U. S. Highway 45, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 1-J miles 

southeast of Waynesboro.

20, T. 3 N., R. 17 E., Choctaw 

meridian, Clarke County, at 

bridge 2 miles upstream from 

Long Creek and ^ mile east of 

Sykes on State Highway 18.

24, T. 3 N., R. 16 E., Choctaw 

meridian, Clarke County, at 

bridge 2-J miles upstream from 

mouth and 8 miles mortheast of 

Qultman, on State Highway 18.

22, T. 3 N., R. 17 E., Choctaw 

meridian, Clarke County, at 

bridge at Intersection of 

Greasy Creek, 2f miles east of 

Sykes on State Highway 18.

18, T. 8 N., R. 5 W., St. 

Stephens meridian, Wayne 

County, at bridge 0.3 mile east 

of Denham on county road.

16, T. 7 N., R. 7 W., St. Stephens meridian, Wayne County, 

at bridge on State Highway 63, 

at Clara.

13, T. 3 N., R. 7 W., St. Stephens meridian, Greene County, 

at truss bridge on State Highway 63, 1 mile upstream from 

Masun Creek and 6.2 miles north 

of Leakesville.

between sees. 14 and 23, T. 

2N., R. 7W., St. Stephens 

meridian, Greene County, at 

bridge ^ mile upstream from 

mouth and 7 miles west of 

Leakesville, on State Highway 

594. 

Lat 30° 55', long 88°47', SE-J- sec. 

28, T. 1 S., H. 8 W., St. Stephens meridian, George County, 

at bridge on county road, 5^ 

miles southwest of Merrill and 

2 miles above mouth.

19, T. 1 S., R. 6 W., St. Stephens meridian, George County, 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 98, 

f mile downstream from Gulf, 

Mobile and Ohio RR. and 2 miles 

northwest of Lucedale.

21, T. 2 S., R. 7 W., St. Stephens meridian, George County, 

at bridge 2{ miles upstream 

from mouth and 8 miles southwest of Lucedale, on county 

road. 

SWiNW£ sec. 19, T. 2 S., H. 8 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, at culvert on State Highway 26, 1.0 

mile west of Benndale. 

SW^SW-J- sec. 17, T. 2 S., R. 8 W., 

St. Stephens meridian, at culvert on State Highway 26, 0.3 

mile west of Benndale.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

55

-

.215

1.10

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1943, 

1951-52, 

1954-55

1953-55

1951,1953,

1954-55

1954-55

1953 1955

Date

Oct. 19

Oct. 18

Sept. 20

Sept. 20

Sept. 6 

Sept. 19

Sept. 20 

Sept. 24

Sept. 19

Sept. 6 

Sept. 19

Sept. 6 

Sept. 19

Discharge 

(cfs)

*17.4

*1.86

*5.29

*1.97

*6.39 

*4.84

*14.3 

403

*22.2

0 

0

*.02 

0
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 369

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

Pascagoula River basin, Miss. Continued

Stream

Black Creek. .

Boggy Hollow

Creek.

Big Creek. . .

Wall Creek. . .

Beaver Dam. . .

Black Creek. .

Red Creek. . . .

Do. .......

Do ........

Flint Creek. .

Bluff Creek. ,

Little Bluff.

Fourmile

Creek.

Little Black

Creek.

Tributary to

Pascagoula

River.

Little Black

Creek.

Black Creek. .

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

Pascagoula

River.

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

Black Creek. .

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

Red Creek. . . .

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

Pascagoula

River.

Escatawpa

River.

Location

Lat 30°41',' long 88°35', NW£ sec.

22, T. 4 S., R. 6 W., St. Stephens meridian, Jackson County,

at bridge 3-5- miles upstream

from mouth and 3j- miles north

of Wade, on county road.

Lat 31°05', long 89*25', SW£ sec.

33, T. 2 N., R. 14 W., St. Stephens meridian, lamar County,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 11,

1^ miles upstream from mouth

and 5.9 miles north of Lumberton.

Lat 31°04', long 89°16', NE£ sec.

11, T. 1 N., R. 13 W., St. Stephens meridian, at highway

bridge, I mile upstream from

mouth and 5 miles west of

Brooklyn, Forrest County.

Lat 31°05'47", long 89°12'53",

ME£ sec. 32, T. 2 N., R. 12 W.,

St. Stephens meridian, at

bridge 2.0 miles upstream from

mouth and 3.0 miles northwest

of Brooklyn, on State Highway

49. 

Lat 30°59', long 89°12', SW-J sec.

4, T. 1 S., R. 12 W., St. Stephens meridian, £ mile north of

Maxie on State Highway 49.

Lat 30°51', long 88°55', Sw£ sec.

20, T. 2 S., R. 9 W., St. Stephens meridian, Stone County,

at bridge on State Highway 26,

15 miles east of Wiggins.

Lat 31°01', long 89°27', NW£ sec.

31, T. 1 N., R. 14 W., St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 11, 0.5 mile

north of Lumberton.

Lat 30° 51', long 89° 12', NW£ sec.

28, T. 2 S., R. 12 W., St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 26, Z\ miles upstream from Kerby Creek and

4 miles west of Wiggins.

Lat 30°47', long 89°08', Nw£ sec.

18, T. 3 S., R. 11 W., St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 49, \ mile north

of Perkinston.

Lat 30°52', long 89°07', Sw£ sec.

17, T. 2 S., R. 11 W., St. Stephens meridian, Stone County,

at bridge lj miles northeast of

Wiggins, on State Highway 29.

Lat 30° 51', long 88° 58', SEj sec.

23, T. 2 S., R. 10 W., St. Stephens meridian, Stone County,

at bridge on State Highway 26,

12.1 miles east of Wiggins.

Lat 30°31', long 88°42', 3W£ sec.

16, T. 6 S., R. 7 W., St. Stephens meridian, Jackson County,

on State Highway 59, 0.7 mile

south of Vancleave.

Lat 30°29', long 88°30', NW£ sec.

32, T. 6 S., R. 5 W., St. Stephens meridian, Jackson County,

at bridge on county road, 3.5

miles from State Highway 63 at

Escatawpa.

Lat 30°30', long 88°30', Nw£ sec.

28, T. 6 S., R. 5 W., St. Stephens meridian, Jackson County,

at Mississippi Export RR.

bridge, i mile upstream from

county road that leads from

Escatawpa to Helena, also 4.2

miles northeast from intersection of county road and

State Highway 63 at Escatawpa.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

-

22.4

-

22.3

-

15.6

_

218

-

-

-

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1953-54

1953-55

1954-55

1953-55

1953-55

1953-55

1952-55

1942-43,

1945-46,

1953-55

1953-55

1954-55

1953,1955

1953-55

1953-55

Date

Oct. 26

Sept. 5

Sept. 18

Sept . 5

Sept. 18

Aug. 20

Sept. 4

Sept. 18

Sept. 5

Sept. 19

Aug. 20

Sept. 5

Sept. 19

Sept. 5

Sept. 18

Aug. 20

Sept. 5

Sept. 19

Aug. 20

Sept. 5

Sept. 19

Sept. 5

Sept. 19

Sept. 5

Sept. 19

Oct. 26

Oct. 26

Oct. 26

Discharge 

(cfs)

*2.28

*4.29

*4.49

*4.28

*2.22

*8.79

*5.14

*1.57

*2.27

*1.81

*196

*205

 121

*.60

*.25

*39.9

*49.2

*23.2

*78.4

*87.0

*54.9

*23.5

*20.5

*11.6

*7.13

*.47

0

*4.52

Tchoutacabouffa River basin. Miss.

Hester Creek. Tuxachanie 

Creek.

Lat 30°33', long 88°57', SE£ sec. 

2, T. 6 S., R. 10 W., St. Stephens meridian, Harrison 

County, at bridge 3 miles 

northeast of State Highway 55 

on county road and 10 miles 

north of Biloxi.

1953-55 Oct. 27 *2.60
370 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Qulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

Tchoutacabouffa River basin, Miss. Continued

Stream

Hog Branch 

Creek.

Tributary to

Tuxaehanle 

Creek.

Location

Lat 30°32', long 88°57', NEi sec. 

11, T. 6 S., R. 10 W., St. Stephens meridian, Harrlson County, 

at bridge 2 miles northeast of 

State Highway 55 on county road 

and 9 miles north of Blloxl.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1953-55

Date

Oct. 27

Discharge 

(cfs)

*1.02

Biloxl River basin, Miss.

Saucier Creek

Creek.

Blloxl River. Lat 30° 34', long 89°06', NWi sec. 

33, T. 5 S., R. 11 W., St. Stephens meridian, Harrlson County, 

li miles east of U. S. Highway 

49 at Wortham, on county road.

17, T. 6 S., R. 11 W., St. Stephens meridian, Harrlson County, 

at U. S. Highway 49, 2 miles 

north of Lyman.

71

1953,1955

1953-55

Oct. 27 

Oct. 27

*4.74 

*7.61

Bayou Bernard basin. Miss.

Bayou Bernard

Turkey Creek.

Gulf of

Mexico.

Bayou Bernard

Lat 30°27', long 89°06', SWj sec.

9, T. 7 S., R. 11 W., St. Stephens meridian, Harrlson County,

1,000 ft upstream from Oulf and

Ship Island RR. bridge, 4 miles

north of Gulf port.

Lat 30°25', long 89°06', on line

between sees. 21 and 28, T.

7 S., R. 11 W., St. Stephens

meridian, Harrison County, at

U. S. Highway 49, 2i miles

north of Gulf port.

16

24.3

1942-43,

1954-55

1942,

1954-55

Oct. 27

Oct. 27

*0.89

*.28

Pearl River basin

Nanawaya

Creek.

Bogue Chltto

Creek.

Tallabaga

Creek.

Noxapater

Creek.

Pearl River. .

Unnamed

Creek.

Kentawka

Creek.

Lobutcha

Creek.

Tuscolameta

Creek.

Pearl River. .

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

do

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

Gulf of

Mexico.

Pearl River. .

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

Pearl River. .

do

Lat 32°58', long 88° 53', Ei sec.

20, T. 13 N., R. 14 E., Choctaw

meridian, Winston County, Miss.,

at bridge J mile west of Handle,

on State Highway 490.

Lat 32°53', long 88°57', SWi sec.

14, T. 2 N., R. 13 E., Choctaw

meridian, Neshoba County, Miss.,

at bridge 3 miles northeast of

Bond, on State Highway 21.

Lat 33°01', long 89*04', NEi sec.

4, T. 13 N., R. 12 E., Choctaw

meridian, Winston County, at

bridge on State Highway 15,

i mile upstream from Gulf. 

Mobile and Ohio RR. and lj miles

north of Noxapater, Miss .

Lat 32°58', long 89°05', SEi sec.

20, T. 13 N., R. 12 E., Choctaw

meridian, Winston County, at

bridge on State Highway 15,

{ mile upstream from Gulf,

Mobile and Ohio RR. and 2 miles

south of Noxapater, Miss., on

State Highway 15.

NEi sec. 6, T. 11 N., R. 12 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 15, 4 miles north

of Philadelphia, Miss.

Lat 32°43', long 89°09', SEi sec.

15, T. 10 N., R. 11 E., Choctaw

meridian, Neshoba County, at

bridge | mile upstream from

Gulf, Mobile and Ohio RR.,

1 mile upstream from mouth.

and 4j miles southwest of Philadelphia, Miss., on State Highway 15.

NWi sec. 35, T. 11 N., R. 11 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 16, li miles west

of Philadelphia, Miss.

Lat 32°59', long 89°23', SWj sec.

16, T. 13 N., R. 9 E., Choctaw

meridian, Attala County, at

bridge -J- mile north of Zama,

Miss., on county road.

Lat 32°32', long 89°22', NEi sec.

21, T. 8 N., R. 9 E., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on State

Highway 21, 1 mile upstream

from Sipsey Creek, 13 miles

northeast of Forest, Miss.

.

_

_

_

524

-

135

-

_

1945,

1953-54

1953-54

1943,

1952-54

1952-54

1943-45

1952-54

1942-43,

1945,

1952-54

1945,

1953-54

1953 ' 1955

Oct. 14

Sept. 12

Oct. 14

Sept. 12

Oct. 14

Sept. 12

Oct. 14

Sept. 12

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Sept. 13

Sept. 13

Oct. 20

May 15

Oct. 21

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*2.38

*.26

*.26

*3.09

*.23

*15.6

0
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 371

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Qulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

Pearl River basin Continued

Stream

Hontokalo

Creek.

Tallabogue

Creek.

Shockaloo

Creek.

Yockanookany

River.

Yockanookany

River.

Mill Creek. . .

Pelahatohie

Creek.

Eutacutachee

Creek.

Clear Creek. .

Do........

Do..... ...

Riohland

Creek.

Tumbaloo

Creek.

Riohland

Creek.

Big Creek. . . .

Steens Creek.

Tributary to

South Canal

of Tuscolameta Creek.

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

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

Unnamed

creek.

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

Pearl River. .

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

Pelahatchle

Creek.

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

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

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

Pearl River. .

Richland

Creek.

Pearl River. .

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

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

Location

Lat 32°31', long 89°24', SW£ sec.

20, T. 8 N., R. 9 E., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on State

Highway Zl, li miles upstream

from mouth and llj miles northeast of Forest, Miss.

Lat 32°29', long 89°29', SEi sec.

34, T. 8 N., R. 8 E., Choctaw

meridian, Scott County, at

bridge 2 miles east of Harpervllle, Miss., on county road.

Lat 32"30', long 89°32', NW£ sec.

36, T. 8 N., R. 7 E., Choctaw

meridian, Scott County, ab

bridge 3 miles west of Harperville, Hiss., on county road.

Lat 33°09', long 89°27', SEi sec.

14, T. 15 N., R. 8 E., Choctaw

meridian, Attala County, Miss.,

at bridge £ mile upstream from

mouth and 2 miles northeast of

Ethel, on State Highway 12.

Lat 33°05', long 89" 32', NE£ sec.

12, T. 14 N., R. 7 E., Choctaw

meridian, Attala County, at

bridge £ mile upstream from

Illinois Central RR. and

4 miles northeast of Kosclusko,

Miss., on State Highway 12.

Lat 32°28', long 89°59', Si sec.

10, T. 7 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw

meridian, 2 miles upstream from

mouth and 4 miles northwest of

Fannin, Miss .

SW£ sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 5 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 80, 0.6 mile

west of Pelahatchie, Miss.

Lat 32°19', long 89°50', Nj sec.

1, T. 5 N., R. 4 E., Choctaw

meridian, Rankin County, at 

bridge ij miles upstream from

mouth and 3 miles west of

Pelahatchie, Miss., on U. S.

Highway 80.

Lat 32°23', long 89°49', Nw£ sec.

8, T. 6 N., R. 5 E., Choctaw

meridian, 3^ miles upstream

from mouth and 4 miles north

of Pelahatchie, Miss.

Lat 32°22', long 89°50', Si sec.

12, T. 6 N., R. 4 E., Choctaw 

meridian, 2f miles upstream

from mouth and 4i miles northwest from Pelahatchie, Miss.

Lat 32°22', long 89°53', Si sec.

10, T. 6 N., R. 4 E., Choctaw

meridian, Rankin County, at

bridge £ mile upstream from

mouth and 6 miles northwest of

Pelahatchie, Miss., on county

road.

Lat 32°15', long 89°57', SE£ sec.

26, T. 5 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw

meridian, Rankin County, at

bridge 2s miles south of Brandon, Miss . , on State Highway

18.

Lat 32°11', long 90°00', Wi sec.

16, T. 4 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw

meridian, Rankin County, at

bridge 2 miles upstream from

mouth and 5£ miles south of

city limits of Brandon, Miss.,

on county road.

Sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw meridian, at U. S. Highway

49, 3 miles south of Jackson,

Miss.

Lat 32°11', long 90°16', Nw£ sec.

23, T. 4 N., R. 1 W., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on old U. S.

Highway 51, 1.0 mile southwest

of Byram, Miss., and 3 miles

upstream from mouth.

Lat 32°09', long 90°07', NWj sec.

32, T. 4 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw

meridian, Rankin County, at

bridge J mile upstream from

Illinois Central RR. and 1 mile

south of Florence, Miss., on

U. S. Highway 49.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

-

-

_

-

-

-

72.7

-

-

_

-

-

128

_

-

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1953,1955

1953

1953,1955

1953-54

1953-54

1954-55

1943-46,

1953-55

1953-55

1954-55

1954-55

1953-55

1952,1954

1953-55

1942-44,

1953-54

1950,

1953-54

1953-55

Date

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Oct. 20

May 15

Sept. 13

Oct. 20

May 15

Sept. 13

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

Sept. 18

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

Sept. 20

Oct. 19

Oct. 19

Sept. 20

Discharge 

(ofs)

*0.04

».10

0

0

 1.09

0

».03

».32

».01

».04

».26

».09

».03

».09

0

0

0

0

*1.35

0

».10

».04

* Base flow.
372 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN OAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Oulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

Pearl River basin Continued

Stream

Indian Creek.

French Creek.

Mountain

Creek.

Hominy Creek.

Steens Creek.

Strong River.

White Oak

Creek.

Strong River.

Clear Creek. .

Brushy Creek.

Campbell

Creek.

Dobbs Creek. .

Riles Creek

Mill Creek. . .

Big Creek. . . .

Coplah Creek.

Tributary to

Steens Creek.

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

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

Mountain

Creek.

Pearl River. .

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

Strong River.

Pearl River..

Brushy Creek.

Strong River.

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

Strong River.

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

Pearl River. .

Strong River.

Pearl River. .

Location

Lat 32°09' , long 90°08', si sec.

29, T. 4 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw

meridian, Rankin County, at

bridge J mile east of Florence,

Miss.

Lat 32°12', long 90°10', SWi sec.

2, T. 3 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw

meridian, 1 1/3 miles upstream

from mouth and 3j miles on

county road southwest of

Florence, Miss.

Lat 32°06', long 90°08', SEi; sec.

7, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw

meridian, on State Highway 469,

3 miles south of Florence,

Miss.

Lat 32°05', long 90°08', si sec.

19, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw

meridian, 2 miles upstream from

mouth, on State Highway 469,

and 5 miles south of Florence,

Miss.

Lat 32°07', long 90°11', SWi sec.

10, T. 3 N., R. IE., Choctaw

meridian, 3j miles upstream

from mouth, on county road, and

5 miles southwest of Florence,

Miss.

Lat 32°11', long 89°38', N£ sec.

24, T. 4 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw

meridian. Smith County, at

bridge If miles downstream from

Caney Branch and if miles northwest of Trenton, Miss., on

county road.

Lat 32°04', long 89°42', Ej- sec.

29, T. 3 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw

meridian. Smith County, at

bridge li miles upstream from

mouth and 1 mile west of Gunn,

Miss . , on State Highway 18 .

Lat 32°04', long 89°45', SE^SEi

sec. 26, T. 3 N., R. 5 E.j

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 18, 2 miles

southeast of Puckett, Miss.

Lat 32°08', long 89°48', NEi sec.

5, T. 3 N., R. 5 E., Choctaw

meridian, 3 miles upstream from

mouth and 2£ miles east of

Johns, Miss.

Lat 32°05', long 89°47', SWi sec.

22, T. 3 N., R. 5 E., Choctaw

meridian, 2 miles upstream from

mouth and J mile southwest of

Puckett, Miss.

Lat 32°08', long 89°50', Nj sec.

1, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., Choctaw

meridian, Rankin County, at

bridge at Johns, Miss., on

State Highway 18.

Lat 32°00', long 89°56', in SWf

sec. 18, T. 2 N., R. 4 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 49, 3i miles upstream from mouth and 2.5 miles

northwest of Dlo, Miss.

Lat 31°56', long 89°55' , in NE-j

sec. 17. T. IN., R. 4 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 20 at Merit,

1 mile upstream from mouth and

3 miles southwest of Mendenhall, Miss.

SEj sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 3 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge in

Braxton, Miss.

Lat 31°53 T , long 90°03', Sw£ sec.

36, T. IN., R. 2 E., Choctaw

meridian, Slmpson County, at

bridge on State Highway 20,

2 miles above mouth and 5.5

miles west of Pinola, Miss.

Lat 31°45', long 90" 17', SEj sec.

27, T. IN., R. 1 W., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on State

Highway 20, J mile downstream

from Little Copiah Creek and

65- miles east of Hazlehurst,

Miss.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

.

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

55.1

25.3

11.3

44.0

47.5

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1953-54

1954-55

1954-55

1954-55

1954-55

1953

1952

1954-55

1954-55

1954-55

1953-55

1948,1950,

1952-55

1948,1950

1948,1954

1948

1945,1950,

1953-54

Date

Oct. 19

Sept. 20

Sept. 20

Sept. 20

Sept. 20

Sept. 20

Oct. 18

Oct. 18

Sept. 19

Sept. 19

Sept. 19

Oct. 18

Oct. 19

Feb. 4

Oct. 19

Oct. 19

Oct. 19

Oct. 19

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

*.05

0

*.03

*.38

*.32

*.10

*2.34

*.04

*.65

*.48

*.02

2,420

*26.6

*.21

*.20

*7.79
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

Pearl River basin Continued

Stream

Big Bahala

Creek.

Fair River. . .

Silver Creek.

White Sand

Creek.

East Fork

Green

Creek.

Ten Mile

Creek.

Pushepatapa

Creek.

Bogue Chit to

Creek.

Big Creek. . ..

Albritton

Creek.

Leather-wood

Creek.

Middle Fork

Hickory

Flat.

Union Creek. .

Dry Creek. . . .

Tributary to

Pearl River. .

do

do

Greens Creek.

Pearl River. .

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

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

Bogue Chitto

Creek.

do

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

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

McGee Creek. .

do

Location

Lat 31°41', long 90"08', SW£ sec.

5, T. 8 N., R. 11 E., Washington meridian, Lawrence County,

at bridge % mile upstream from

mouth and 3-£ miles north of

Wanilla, Miss., on State Highway 27.

Lat 31°37', long 90°08', SEi sec.

31, T. 8 N., R. 21 W., St. Stephens meridian, at Gulf, Mobile

and Ohio RR. bridge, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 4i miles

north of Monticello, Miss.

NEi sec. 3, T. 7 N., R. 20 W., St.

Stephens meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 84, at Silver

Creek, Miss.

Lat 31°34', long 89 0 54', on line

between sees. 14 and 15, T.

7 N., R. 19 W., St. Stephens

meridian, Jefferson Davis

County, at bridge 2 miles south

from city limits of Prentiss,

Miss., on State Highway 13.

Lat 31°26', long 89°54', Ej sec.

3, T. 5 N., R. 19 W., St. Stephens meridian, Jefferson Davis

County, at bridge 2 miles upstream from mouth and s£ miles

north of Goss, Miss., on State

Highway 13.

Lat 31"10', long 89°50', NWj sec.

12, T. 2 N., R. 13 E., St. Stephens meridian, Marion County,

at bridge on State Highway 35,

1.5 miles upstream from mouth

and 9 miles south of Columbia,

Miss.

Sec. 37, T. IS., R. 12 E., at

bridge on State Highway 262,

0.1 mile below confluence of

East and West Forks and. 2j

miles west of Angle, La.

Lat 31°33', long 90°29' J SWfc sec.

26, T. 7 N., R. 7 E., Washington meridian, at bridge on U. a

Highway 84, 2^ miles southwest

of Brookhaven, Miss.

Lat 31°27', long 90°27', Ni sec.

36, T. 6 N., R. 7 E., Washington meridian, Lincoln County,

at bridge t mile upstream from

mouth and ^ mile north of

Bogue Chitto, Miss., on State

Highway 51.

Lat 31°Z3', long 90°28', Si sec.

23, T. 5 H., R. 7 E., Washington meridian, Lincoln County,

at bridge J mile upstream from

mouth and 4 miles south of

Bogue Chitto, Miss., on State

Highway 51.

Lat 31°12', long 90°16', NWj;- sec.

26, T. 3 N., R. 9 E., Washington meridian, just upstream

from bridge on county road,

1 mile upstream from mouth and

2-5- miles southeast of Holmesville, Pike County, Miss.

Lat 31°10', long 90°13', on line

between sees. 5 and 8, T. 2 N.,

R. 10 E., Washington meridian,

at bridge on State Highway 24,

i mile upstream from Fernwood,

Columbia & Gulf RR. and 5j

miles northwest of Tylertown,

Walthall County, Miss.

Lat 31°10', long 90°08', SE-J- sec.

6, T. 2 N., R. 11 E., Washington meridian, Walthall County,

at bridge 1 mile upstream from

mouth and 3ij miles north of

Tylertown, Miss., on State

Highway 27.

Lat 31°07', long 90°09', SE£ sec.

24, T. 2 N., R. 10 E., Washington meridian, at Tylertown,

Miss., Walthall County," about

i mile upstream from bridge on

State Highway 27.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

161

94

_

-

39.9

-

30

-

_

34.2

_

12.6

_

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1944,1952,

1954

1955

1944-45,

1953-54

1953-54

1953-54

1954-55

1945-46

1952-55

1952-54

1953,1955

1953-1955

1953-54

1 953

Date

Oct. 21

Sept. 26

Oct. 21

Oct. 21

Sept. 26

Sept. 26

Sept. 26

Feb. 4

Oct. 26

Aug. 7

Oct. 20

Sept. 26

Oct. 21

Sept. 26

Oct. 21

Sept. 26

oct: 19

Sept. 25

Oct. 19

Oct. 19

Sept. 25

Oct. 19

Discharge 

(cfs)

*13.0

*13.6

*23.3

*70.8

*71.4

*6.71

*1.21

1,460

*34.4

*38.8

*.93

*.82

*10.2

*10.8

*2.08

*3.39

*4.37

*4.54

0

*3.58

*4.01

*4.36
374 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to Pearl River during water year 1956 Continued

Pearl River basin Continued

Stream

McOee Creek. .

Silver Creek.

Talisheek

Creek.

Tributary to

Bogue Chitto.

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

Pearl River. .

Location

Lat 31°07', long 90"08', Nj sec.

30, T. EN., R. 11 S., Washington meridian, Walthall County, 

at bridge i mile upstream from

Fernwood, Columbia & Oulf RR.

and on city limits east on

State Highway 24 of Tylertown,

Miss.

In lot 45, T. 1 S., R. 10 S., at

bridge on State Highway 38, ij

miles upstream from Little

Silver Creek and 3.6 miles west

of Clifton, Washington Parish,

La.

SE£ sec. 10, T. 63., R. 13 S.,

at bridge on State Highway 41,

0.4 mile northeast of Talisheek,

St. Tammany Parish, and 0.8

mile upstream from Moses Branch,

La.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

130

_

17.3

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

194Z-43

Date

Oct. 19

Oct. 21

Aug. 7

Oct. 26

Aug. 7

Sept.ZS

Discharge 

(cfs)

 37.0

 19.4

 23.4

*Z.08

 3.03

*5.86

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

Indirect methods or by current meter or computed from rating curve at points other than 

regular gaging stations.

Determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1955 to September 1956

Stream

West Fork

Choctawhatchee River.

Pea River. . . .

Pigeon Creek..

Sofkahatchee

Creek.

Ulklnask

Creek.

Pascagoula

drain.

Do........

Tributary to

Choctawhatchee

River.

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

Alabama River

Coosa River. .

Tomblgbee

River.

Pascagoula

River.

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

Location

Sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 25 E. , at

county road, 5 miles northeast of Ozark, Ala.

On line between sees 24 and 25

T. 6 N., R. 18 W., on county

road, 8 miles southeast of

Samson, Ala.

Sec. 7, T. 7 N., R. 5 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 84,

1 mile west of Qosport, Ala.

NEj sec. 2, T. 19 N., R. 19 E.,

at bridge on county road, 2j

miles southwest of Central

and 10 miles northeast of

Wetumpka, Ala.

Sec. 5, T. 9 N., R. I W., on

road to West Bend, 2 miles

northwest of Coffeevllle, Ala.

Lat 30°22'40", long 88°34'10",

in lot 7, T. 8 S., R. 6 W.,

St. Stephens meridian, at

culvert at Live Oak St., 1,200

ft east of Pascagoula River in

Pascagoula, Miss.

Lat 30°22'40 , long 88°34'10",

in lot 7, T. 8 S., R. 6 W.,

St. Stephens meridian, at culvert at U. S. Highway 90,

1,200 ft east of Pascagoula

River in Pascagoula, Miss.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

209

1,450

22.6

2.8

31.1

-

_

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1949 1953

Date

Sept. 26

Sept. 2 7

July 8

Mar. 16

July 8

Sept. 30

Sept. 30

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,970

14,700

18,800

386

25,500

45

69
INDEX

Aberdeen, Miss., Tombigbee River at... 271 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 7-8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 2

Acton, Ala., Cahaba River near........ 254

Adamsville, Ala., Village Creek near.. 301 

Adel, Ga., Little River near.......... 135

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 11

Alabama River, at Claiborne, Ala...... 261

at Selma, Ala....................... 253

near Montgomery, Ala................ 248

Alafia River, at Lithia, Fla.......... 116

North Prong, at Keysville, Fla...... 115

Alafia River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in.............115-116

Alamuchee Creek near Cuba, Ala........ 310

Alapaha River, at Statenville, Ga..... 134

neat- Alapaha, Ga.................... 133

Alaqua Creek near De Funiak Springs,

Fla............................. 194

Albany, Ga., Flint River at........... 179

Allatoona Reservoir, Ala., contents

of.............................. 247

Alien Creek at Talmo, Ga.............. 26

Alligator Creek at Safety Harbor,

Fla............................. 123

Alfla, Ga., Hurricane Creek near....... 37

Aitamaha River at Doctortown, Ga...... 35

Aftamaha River basin, Ga., gagingstation records in.............. 17-35

Aliha, Fla., Chipola River near....... 185

ALuras, Fla., Peace Creek drainage

canal near...................... 103

Arory, Miss., Tombigbee River near.... 270

Arclote River near Elfers, Fla........ 127

Ajalachee River near Buckhead, Ga..... 29

Afalachicola River at Chattahoochee,

Fla............................. 184

Atalachicola River basin, Ala.-Fla.- 

Ga., gaging-station records 

in.............................156-185

Artuckle Creek near De Soto City,

Fla............................. 85

Arcacia, Fla., Horse Creek near....... Ill

Peace River at...................... 109

Aritoi, Ala., Pea River near.......... 189

Athens, Ga., Middle Oconee River

near............................ 27

Atkttson, Ga., Satilla River at....... 39

At]an-.a, Ga., Chattahoochee River

it.............................. 161

Aucilla Uver at Lamont, Fla.......... 149

Austell, Ga., Sweetwater Creek near... 162 

Autauga Creek at Prattville, Ala...... 249

Bainbridge, Ga., Flint River at....... 181

Baker, Fla., Blackwater River near.... 198

Barbour Creek near Eufaula, Ala....... 170

Barrineau Park, Fla., Perdido River

at.............................. 208

Barron River Canal near Everglades,

Fla............................. 101

Earth, Fla., Pine Barren Creek near... 207

Bartow, Fla., Kissengen Spring near... 106

Peace Hirer at...................... 105

Basinger, PIa., Taylor Creek near..... 91

Bell, Fla., Suwannee River near....... 143

Belle Glade, Fla., Hillsboro Canal

at....... ........................ 95

Bennett, Fla., Econfina Creek near.... 186

Big Canoe Creek near Gadsden, Ala..... 231

Big Indian Creek at Perry, Ga......... 23

Big Swamp Creek near Lowndesboro,

Ala............................. 251

Big Wills Creek near Crudup, Ala...... 230

Biloxi, Miss., Tuxachanie Creek near.. 330 

Biloxi River at Wortham, Miss......... 331

Black Creek, North Fork, near Middleburg, Fla....................... 58

South Fork, near Penney Farms, Fla.. 57 

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa,Ala. 305

Page 

Black Warrior River near Eutaw, Ala.... 307

Blackwater Creek (tributary to Hillsborough River) near Knights, 

Fla.............................. 117

Blackwater Creek (tributary to Mulberry

Fork) near Manchester, Ala....... 293

Blackwater River near Baker, Fla....... 198

Blackwater River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in..............198-199

Bloxham, Fla., Ochlockonee River

near............................. 154

Blue Spring near Orange City, Fla...... 49

Bogalusa, La., Pearl River near........ 342

Bogue Chitto, at Pranklinton, La....... 345

near Bush, La........................ 346

near Tylertown, Miss ................. 344

Bogue Lusa near Franklinton, La........ 343

Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg, Miss..... 319

Bradenton, Fla., Manatee River near.... 113

Branford, Fla., Suwannee River at...... 138

Brantley, Ala., Conecuh River at.......13,200

Bristol, Fla., Telogia Creek near. 

Brooker Creek, near Odessa, Fla.

155 

125 

near Tarpon Springs, Fla............. 126

Brooklyn, Ala., Conecuh River near..... 204

Brooksville, Fla., Weekiwache Spring

near............................. 127

Brooksville, Miss., Noxubee River

near............................. 287

Bruce, Fla., Choctawhatchee River

near.............................. 193

Buckhead, Ga., Apalachee.River near.... 29

Buford, Ga., Chattahoochee River near.. 159

Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, Miss... 264

near Smithville, Miss................ 265

Bush, La., Bogue Chitto near........... 346

Butler, Ala., Tuckabum Creek near...... 312

Butler, Ga., Whitewater Creek near..... 175

Butler County Pond Outlet near Greenville, Ala............:.......... 257

Buttahatehee River, below Hamilton,

Ala.............................. 272

near Sulligent, Ala.................. 273

Cahaba River, at Centerville, Ala...... 255

at Sprott, Ala....................... 256

near Acton, Ala...................... 254

Cairo, Ga., Tired Creek near........... 151

Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven,

Fla.............................. 101

Canal Point, Fla., West Palm Beach

Canal at......................... 93

Canoe Creek near St. Cloud, Fla........ 77

Canoochee River near Claxton, Ga....... 16

Canton, Ga., Etowah River at........... 220

Canton, Miss., Pearl River near........ 337

Carrollton, Ala., Lubbub Creek near.... 283

Cartecay River near Ellijay, Ga........4, 211

Carter Creek near Sebring, Fla......... 83-84

Cartersville, Ga., Etowah River above.. 222 

Carthage, Miss., Lobutcha Creek near... 333 

Caryville, Fla., Choctawhatchee River

at............................... 191

Catfish Creek near Lake Wales, Fla..... 79

Catoma Creek near Montgomery, Ala...... 250

Cedar Creek (tributary to Alabama

River), at Minter, Ala........... 258

Cedar Creek (tributary to Coosa River),

near Cedartown, Ga............... 225

Cedartown, Ga., Cedar Creek near....... 225

Centerville, Ala., Cahaba River at..... 255

Century, Fla., Escambia River near..... 206

Cfs-day, definition of................. 2

Charlie Apopka Creek near Gardner,

Fla.............................. 108

Chattahoochee, Fla., Apalachicola

River at......................... 184

Jim Woodruff Reservoir at............ 183

Chattahoochee River, at Atlanta, Ga.... 161

at Columbia, Ala..................... 171

at Columbus, Ga...................... 167

at West Point, Ga.................... 165

375

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376 INDEX

Page

Chattahoochee River, near Buford, Ga.. 159 

near Gainesville, Ga................ 157

near Leaf, Ga....................... 156

near Roswell, Ga.................... 160

Chattooga River, at Galesville, Ala... 227 

at Sunmierville, Ga.................. 226

Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga.... 158

Chickasaw Creek near Whistler, Ala.... 317

Chickasawhay River, at Enterprise,

Miss............................ 326

at Leakesville, Miss................ 327

Childersburg, Ala., Coosa River at.... 236

Chipola River near Altha, Fla......... 185

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala... 232 

Choctawhatchee River, at Caryville,

Fla............................. 191

East Fork, near Midland City, Ala... 187 

near Bruce, Fla..................... 193

near Newton, Ala.................... 188

Choctawhatchee River basin, Ala.-Fla.,

gaglng-station records in......187-193

Chookatonchee Creek, near Egypt,

Miss............................ 274

near West Point, Miss............... 275

Christmas, Fla., St. Johns River

near............................ 46

Chuluota, Fla., Econlockhatchee River

near............................ 47

Chunky Creek near Chunky, Miss........ 324

Claiborne, Ala., Alabama River at..... 261

Claxton, Ga., Canoochee River near.... 16

Cleveland, Ala., Locust Fork near..... 296

Coal Fire Creek near Pickensville,

Ala............................. 281

Coatopa, Ala., Tombigbee River near... 308 

Cochrane, Ala., Tombigbee River near.. 282 

Coffeyville, Ala., Satilpa Creek near. 314 

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Fla...... 199

Collins, Miss., Leaf River near....... 318

Columbia, Ala., Chattahoochee River

at.............................. 171

Columbus', Ga., Chattahoochee River

at.............................. 167

Columbus, Miss., Tombigbee River at... 277 

Computations, accuracy of results

of..............................

Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga......... 216

Conecuh River, at Brantley, Ala.......13,200

near Brooklyn, Ala.................. 204

Contents, definition of...............

Control, definition of ....., f .........

Cooperation, record of................ 1-2

236 

229 

241 

228 

near Cropwell , Ala .................. 23c

near Rome , Ga ....................... 224

Coosa River reservoirs, Ala., contents

Coosa River, at Childersburg, Ala.....

at Gadsden , Ala .....................

at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala... 

at Leesburg, Ala.

of.

Coosawatee River at Pine Chapel,

Ga..............................

Cornwell, Fla., Istokpoga Canal near.. 

Covington, Ga., Yellow River near.....

Crane Creek at 1 Melbourne, Fla.........

Crawfordville, Fla., Wakulla Spring

near............................

Crestview, Fla., Shoal River near.....

Croom, Fla., Withlacoochee River at... 

Cropwell, Ala., Coosa River near......

Cross City, Fla., Steinhatchee River

near............................

Crudup, Ala., Big Wills Creek near....

Crystal Springs near Zephyrhills,

Fla.............................

Cuba, Ala., Alamuchee Creek near......

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of...................

Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 

Culloden, Ga., Flint River near.......

Cypress Canal. See TohopekaligaCypress Canal. 

Cypress Creek at Vineland, Fla........

Dahlonega, Ga., Chestatee River near.. 158

Dalton, Ga., Mill Creek at............ 215

Data, accuracy of..................... 7-i

explanation of...................... 3-"

Dawsonville, Ga., Etowah River near... 219 

De Funiak Springs, Fla., Alaqua Creek

near............................ 19

247

214 

89 

19 

6:

149 19' 

129 

233

145

230

117

310

De Land, Fla., St. Johns River near.... 49

De Soto City, Fla., Arbuckle Creek

near............................. 85

Josephine Creek near................. 88

Deer Park, Fla., Jane Green Creek near. 43 

Wolf Creek near...................... 45

Deerfield Beach, Fla., Hillsboro Canal

near............................. 96

Dennis, Miss., Mackys Creek near....... 262

Discharge measurements: 

Alafia River basin.................... 356

Altamaha River basin................. 350

Anclote River basin.................. 356

Apalachicola River basin............. 359

Aucilla River basin.................358-359

Bayou Bernard basin.................. 370

Biloxi River basin................... 370

Caloosahatchee River basin........... 355

Chassahowitzka River basin........... 356

Choctawhatchee River basin..........359-360

Escambia River basin................. 360

Fenholloway River basin.............. 358

Health Springs basin................. 356

Hillsborough River basin............. 356

Homosassa River basin................ 356

Imperial River basin................. 355

Indian River basin................... 354

Lake Miccosukee basin................ 359

Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades..354-255 

Manatee River basin.................. 356

Miakka River basin................... 3S5

Mobile River basin.................. 360-355

Murlock Creek basin.................. 355

Nassau River basin................... 351

Ochlockonee River basin.............. 359

Ogeechee River basin................. 350

Palm River basin..................... 356

Pascagoula River basin..............365-319

Peace River basin.................... 3i5

Peak discharges...................... 374

Pearl River basin........'........... 370-374

Pellicers Creek basin................ 351

Pithlachascotee River basin.......... 355

St. Marks River basin................ 3i9

St. Johns River basin...............351-354

St. Marys River basin...............355-351

Satilla River basin.................. 350

Shakett Creek basin.................. 355

Sopchoppy River basin................ 359

Steinhatchee River basin............. 358

Suwannee River basin................357-358

Tchoutacabouffa River basin.........369-370

Tomoka River basin................... £54

Waccasassav River basin............... 357

Withlacoochee River basin......... ..356-357

Yellow River basin. ....... 1.......... 360

Note. Streams for which only discharge measurements are available are 

not entered by name in this index. 

Dlo, Miss., Strong River at............ 340

Doctortown, Ga., Altamaha River at..... 35

Drainage area, definition of........... 3

Dublin, Ga., Oconee River at........... 32

Dudley, Ga., Rocky Creek near.......... 33

Dundee, Fla., Peace River drainage

canal near....................... 102

Dunnellon, Fla., Rainbow Springs near.. 130

East Bassett Creek at Walker Springs,

Ala.............................. 316

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal

near St. Cloud, Fla.............. 74

Eau Gallie, Fla., Elbow Creek near..... 61

Econfina Creek near Bennett, Fla....... 186

Econfina River near Perry, Pla......... 148

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota,

Fla.............................. 47

Eden, Ga., Ogeechee River near......... 15

Edinburg, Miss., Pearl River at........ 332

Egypt, Miss., Chookatonchee Creek

near............................. 274

Elbow Creek near Eau Gallie, Fla....... 61

Elfers, Fla., Anclote River near....... 127

Ellaville, Fla., Suwannee River at..... 137

Ellijay, Ga., Cartecay River near...... 4, 211

Ellijay River at..................... 212

Ellijay River at Ellijay, Ga........... 212

Eloise , Fla., Lake Lulu Outlet at..... 104

Elrod, Ala., Sipsey River near......... 285

Enterprise, Miss., Chickasawhay River

at............................... 326
INDEX 377

Page 

Escambla River near Century, Fla...... 206

Escambia River basin, Ala.-Fla.,

gaglng-station records In......200-207

Escatawpa River near Wllmer, Ala...... 329

Etowah River, at Allatoona Dam, above

Cartersville, Ga................ 222

at Canton, Ga....................... 220

at Rome, Ga......................... 223

near Dawsonvllle, Ga................ 219

Euclautubba Creek at Saltlllo,

Miss............................ 267

Eufaula, Ala., Barbour Creek near..... 170

Eutaw, Ala., Black Warrior River

near............................ 307

Everglades, Fla., Barren River Canal

near............................ 101

Evergreen, Ala., Murder Creek near.... 205

Fair-mount, Ga., Rock Creek near....... 213

Fannin, Miss., Pelahatchie Creek

near............................ 338

Fargo, Ga., Suwannee River at......... 131

Fayette, Ala., Luxapalila Creek near.. 278 

Sipsey River at..................... 284

Fellsmere Canal near Fellsmere, Fla... 64-65 

Fenholloway River, at Foley, Fla...... 147

near Foley, Fla..................... 146

Fenholloway River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in.............146-147

Fish River near Silver Hill, Ala...... 210

Fisheating Creek, at Palmdale,

Fla............................. 72

near Venus, Fla..................... 70-71

Fivemile Creek (tributary to Black

Warrior River), near Greensboro, 

Ala............................. 306

Fivemile Creek (tributary to Locust

Fork), at Ketona, Ala........... 300

Flat Creek at Fountain, Ala........... 259

Flint River, at Albany, Ga............ 179

at Bainbridge, Ga................... 181

at Montezuma, Ga.................... 176

at Oakfield, Ga..................... 177

near Culloden, Ga................... 174

near Griffin, Ga.................... 172

Floods, special reports on............ 11

Florida, Lakes in, records available

on.............................348-349

Foley, Fla., Fenholloway River at..... 147

Fenholloway River near.............. 146

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., North New

River Canal near................

Fort Mitchell, Ala., Uchee Creek

near...........................168-169

Fort White, Fla., Santa Fe River near. 142 

Fountain, Ala., Flat Creek at......... 259

Franklinton, La., Bogue Chitto at..... 345

Bogue Lusa near..................... 343

Frostproof, Fla., Reedy Lake Outlet

near............................ 82

Fulton, Miss., East Fork Tombigbee

River near...................... 263

Gadsden, Ala., Big Canoe Creek near... 

Coosa River at......................

Galnesville, Ala., Tombigbee River

at..............................

Gainesville, Ga., Chattahoochee River

near............................

Garden City, Ala., Mulberry Fork near. 

Gardner, Fla., Charlie Apopka Creek

near............................

Gaylesville, Ala., Chattooga River at.. 

Geiger, Ala., Noxubee River near......

Gilbertown, Ala., Okatuppa Creek at... 

Glen St. Mary, Fla., South Prong

St. Marys River at..............

Greensboro, Ala., Fivemile Creek

near............................

Greensboro, Ga., Oconee River near....

Greenville, Ala., Butler County Pond

Outlet near.....................

Griffin, Ga., Flint River near........

231

229

290

157

291

108

227

289

313

41

306

13,28

257

172

Hackneyville, Ala., Hillabee Creek

near............................

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Fla...........

Hamilton, Ala., Buttahatchie River

below...........................

Hamilton, Ga., Mountain Creek near...,

Hatchet Creek near Rockford, Ala......

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake

Wales, Fla....................... 80

Hattlesburg, Miss., Bowle Creek near.. 319 

Leaf River at........................ 320

Havana, Fla., Ochlockonee River near... 152 

Hawkinsvllle, Ga., Ocmulgee River at... 24 

Heflin, Ala., Tallapoosa River near.... 242

Hlaleah, Fla., Miami Canal at.......... 99

High Springs, Fla., Santa Fe River

near............................. 141

Hildreth, Fla., Ichatucknee Springs

near............................. 142

Hillabee Creek near Hackneyville, Ala.. 244 

Hillsboro Canal, at Belle Glade, Fla.... 95

near Deerfleld Beach, Fla............ 96

Hillsboro River, near Tampa, Fla....... 119

near Zephyrhllls, Fla................ 118

Hillsboro River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in..............117-120

Holder, Fla., Withlacoochee River

near............................. 130

Holmes Creek at Vernon, Fla............ 192

Holt, Ala., Hurricane Creek near....... 303

Horse Creek near Arcadia, Fla.......... Ill

Hurricane Creek (tributary to Black

Warrior River) near Holt,

Ala.............................. 303

Hurricane Creek (tributary to Satilla

River) near Alma, Ga............. 37

Hydrologlc conditions.................. 12

diagram of........................... 13

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth, Fla. 

Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, Ga... 

Indian River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in...............

Iron City, Ga., Spring Creek near......

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Fla.....

Jackson, Ga., Ocmulgee River near......

Jackson, Miss., Pearl River at.........

Jane Green Creek near Deer Park, Fla... 

Jasper, Ala., Sipsey Fork near.........

Jenifer, Ala., Choccolocco Creek near.. 

Jim Woodruff Reservoir at Chattahoochee , Fla.....................

Jones, Ala., Mulberry River at.........

Josephine Creek near De Soto City, Fla. 

Joshua Creek at Nocatee, Fla...........

142

180

61-68

182

89

20

339

43

292

232

183

252

88

110

Kelly Creek near Vincent, Ala.......... 234

Ketona, Ala., Fivemile Creek at........ 300

Keysville, Fla., North Prong Alafia

River at......................... 115

Kinchafoonee Creek at Preston, Ga...... 178

Kinterbish Creek near York, Ala........ 311

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Fla...... 106

Kissimmee Canal. See HatchinehaKissimmee Canal. 

Kissimmee River, below Lake Kissimmee,

Fla.............................. 81

near Okeechobee, Fla................. 13,90

Knights, Fla., Blackwater Creek near... 117 

Kosciusko, Miss., Yockanookany River

near............................. 335

La Grange, Ga., Yellowjacket Creek

near............................. 164

Lake Butler, Fla., New River near...... 139

Lake Jordan, Ala., contents of......... 247

Lake Kissimmee, Fla., Kissimmee River

below............................ 81

Lake Lulu Outlet at Eloise, Fla........ 104

Lake Martin, Ala., contents of......... 247

Lake Okeechobee, Fla., elevations of... 69 

Lake Okeechobee basin and the Everglades, Fla., gaging-station 

records in....................... 69-101

Lake Placid, Fla., Stearns Creek near.. 86-87 

Lake Tarpon basin, Fla., gaging-station

records in......................125-126

Lake Wales, Fla,, Catfish Creek near... 79 

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near...... 80

Lakes in Florida, records available on. 348 

Lament, Fla., Aucilla River at......... 149

244 Largo, Fla., Seminole Lake Outlet 

51 near............................. 124

Laurel, Miss., Tallahala Creek at...... 321

272 Lay Lake, Ala., contents of............ 247

166 Leaf, Ga., Chattahoochee River near.... 156

238 Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Miss....... 320
378 INDEX

Leaf River, near Colllns, Miss........ 318

near McLain, Miss ................... 323

Leakesville, Miss., Chiekasawhay River

at.............................. 327

Leesburg, Ala., Coosa River at........ 228

Leroy, Ala., Tombigbee River near..... 315

Limestone Creek near Monroeville,

Ala............................. 260

Lisbon, Pla., Haines Creek at......... 51

Lithia, Pla., Alafia River at......... 116

Little Charley Bowlegs Creek near

Sebring, Pla.................... 107

Little Haw Creek near Seville, Pla.... 56

Little Manatee River near Wimauma,

Pla.............................4, 114

Little River (tributary to Etowah

River) near Roswell, Oa......... 221

Little River (tributary to Ochlockonee

River) near Quincy, Pla......... 153

Little River (tributary to Withlacoochie River), near Adel, Oa... 135 

Little Satilla River near Offerman,

Oa.............................. 38

Livingston, Ala., Sucarnoochee River

at.............................. 309

Lobutcha Creek near Carthage, Miss.... 333

Locust Pork, at Sayre, Ala............ 299

at Trafford, Ala.................... 297

below Snead, Ala.................... 295

near Cleveland, Ala................. 296

Lost Creek near Oakraan, Ala........... 294

Loughman, Pla., Reedy Creek near...... 78

Lowndesboro, Ala., Big Swamp Creek

near............................ 251

Loxley, Ala., Styx River near......... 209

Lubbub Creek near Carrollton, Ala..... 283

Lumber City, Oa., Ocmulgee River at... 25 

Luverne, Ala., Patsaliga Creek

at............. ................. 201

Luxapalila Creek, at Millport, Ala.... 279

at Steens, Miss..................... 280

near Payette, Ala................... 278

McDonough, Oa., South River near...... 17

McKenzie, Ala., Sepulga River near.... 202

McLain , Miss ., Leaf River near....... 323

Macclenny, Fla., St. Marys River

near............................ 42

Mackys Creek near Dennis, Miss........ 262

Macon, Oa., Ocmulgee River at......... 21

Tobesofkee Creek near.........'...... 22

Macon, Miss., Noxubee River at........ 288

Main Canal at Vero Beach, Pla......... 67

Manatee River near Bradenton, Fla..... 113

Manchester, Ala., Blackwater Creek

near............................ 293

Map of the United States'.............. 9

Mascotte, Pla., Palatlakaha Creek

near............................ 50

Melbourne, Pla., Crane Creek at....... 62

St. Johns River near................ 44

Meridian, Miss., Sowashee Creek at.... 325

Merrill, Miss., Pascagoula River at.:. 328 

Miakka River near Sarasota, Pla....... 112

Miami Canal at water plant, Hialeah,

Fla............................. 99

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Oa... 27 

Middleburg, Pla., North Fork Black

Creek near...................... 58

Midland City, Ala., East Pork

Choctawhatchee River near....... 187

Milford, Oa., Ichawaynochaway Creek

at.............................. 180

Mill Creek at Dalton, Oa.............. 215

Milledgeville, Oa., Oconee River at... 31 

Milligan, Pla., Yellow River at....... 195

Millport, Ala., Luxapalila Creek at... 279 

Milton, Pla., Coldwater Creek near.... 199

Minter, Ala., Cedar Creek at.......... 258

Mitchell Lake, Ala., contents of...... 247

Mobile River basin, Ala.-Oa.-Miss.,

gaging-station records in..... .211-317

reservoirs in....................... 247

Moniac, Oa., North Prong St. Marys

River at........................ 40

Monroeville, Ala., Limestone Creek

near............................ 260

Montezuma, Oa., Flint River at........ 176

Montgomery, Ala., Alabama River near.. 248 

Catoma Creek near................... 250

Monticello, Ga., Murder Creek near.... 30

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Monticello, Miss., Pearl River near.... 341 

Moore Haven, Fla., Caloosahatchee

Canal at......................... 101

Morris, Ala., Turkey Creek at.......... 298

Mossy Head, Pla., Shoal River near..... 196

Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine,

Pla.............................. 59

Mountain Creek near Hamilton, Ga....... 166

Mulberry Pork near Garden City, Ala.... 291

Mulberry River at Jones, Ala........... 252

Murder Creek (tributary to Conecuh

River) near Evergreen, Ala....... 205

Murder Creek (tributary to Little

River) near Monticello, Ga....... 30

Myrtle-Mary Jane Canal near

Narcoossee, Pla.................. 73

Narcoossee, Fla., Myrtle-Mary Jane

Canal near....................... 73

Nettleton, Miss., West Pork Tombigbee

River near......................268-269

New River near Lake Butler, Pla........ 139

Newton, Ala., Choctawhatchee River near 188 

Nocatee, Fla., Joshua Creek at......... 110

North Canal near Vero Beach, Fla....... 66

North New River Canal, at South Bay, Fla. 97 

near Port Lauderdale, Fla............ 98

North River near Tuscaloosa, Ala....... 304

Noxubee River, at Macon, Miss.......... 288

near Brooksville, Miss ............... 287

near Geiger, Ala ..................... 289

Oak Orove, Ala., Valley Creek near..... 302

Oakfield, Oa., Flint River at.......... 177

Oakman, Ala., Lost Creek near.......... 294

Ocala, Pla., Oklawaha River near....... 52

Silver Springs near.................. 53

Ochlockonee River, near Bloxham, Pla.... 154

near Havana, Pla..................... 152

near Thomasville, Oa................. 150

Ochlockonee River basin, Pla.-Ga.,

gaging-station records in.......150-155

Ocmulgee River, at Hawkinsville, Oa.... 24

at Lumber' City, Oa................... 25

at Macon, Oa......................... 21

near Jackson, Ga..................... 20

Oconee River, at Dublin, Oa............ 32

at Milledgeville, Ga................. 31

near Greensboro, Ga.................. 13,28

Odessa, Fla., Brooker Creek near....... 125

Ofahoma, Miss., Yockanookany River

near............................. 336

Offerman, Oa., Little Satilla River

near............................. 38

Ogeechee River, at Scarboro, Ga........ 14

near Eden, Oa........................ 15

Ogeechee River basin, Ga., gagingstation records in............... 14-16

Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Oa...... 34

Okatuppa Creek at Gilbertown, Ala...... 313

Okeechobee, Fla., Kissimmee River

near............................. 13,90

Taylor Creek above. 

Oklawaha River, at Riverside Landing, 

near Orange Springs, Pla.........

near Ocala, Pla......................

Oldtown Creek- at Tulepo, Miss..........

Oostanaula River, at Resaca, Oa........

near Rome, Ga........................

Orange City, Fla., Blue Spring near....

Orange Creek at Orange Springs, Pla 

Orange Springs, Fla., Oklawaha River

near.............................

Orange Creek at......................

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations.........................

92

55

52

266

217

218

49

54

55

54

Palatlakaha Creek, near Mascotte, Pla.. 50 

Palm Bay, Pla., Turkey Creek near...... 63

Palmdale, Pla., Pisheating Creek at.... 72

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss...... 328

Pascagoula River basin, Ala.-Miss.,

gaging-station records in.......318-329

Patsaliga Creek at Luverne, Ala........ 201

Pea River, near Ariton, Ala............ 189

near Samson, Ala..................... 190

Peace Creek drainage canal, near

Alturas, Pla..................... 103

near Dundee, Pla..................... 102

Peace River, at Arcadia, Fla........... 109

at Bartow, Pla....................... 105
INDEX 379

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Peace River at Zolfo Springs, Fla..... 106! 

Peace River basin, Fla., gaglngstation records in.............102-111

Pearl River, at Edinburg, Miss........ 332

at Jackson, Miss .................... 339!

at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss.. 337! 

near Bogalusa, La................... 342

near Montlcello, Miss............... 341

Pearl River basin, La.-Miss.,

gaglng-station records in......332-3461

Pelahatchle Creek near Fannin,

Miss............................ 338!

Penney Farms, Fla., South Fork Black

Creek near...................... 57:

Perdido River at Barrineau Park, Fla.. 208 

Perdido River basin, Ala.-Fla.,

gaging-station records in..... .208-209!

Perry, Fla., Econflna River near...... 148^

Perry, Ga., Big Indian Creek at....... 231

Pickensville, Ala., Coal Fire Creek

near............................ 281

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala........... 203

Pine Barren Creek near Barth, Fla..... 207

Pine Chapel, Ga. Coosawattee River

at.............................. 214

Plnetta, Fla., Wlthlacoochee River

near............................ 136

Pleasant Ridge, Ala., Sipsey River

near............................ 286

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga....... 173

Prattvllle, Ala., Autauga Creek at.... 249

Preston, Ga., Kinchafoonee Creek

at.............................. 178

Publications on streamflow, by Geological Survey...................... 8-11

by State agencies................... 11

Quincy, Fla., Little River near....... 153

Rainbow Springs near Dunnellon, Fla. 

Reedy Creek near Loughman, Fla......

Reedy Lake Outlet near Frostproof,

Fla...........................

Reldsvllle, Ga., Ohoopee River near. 

Resaca, Ga., Oostanaula River at....

Rock Creek near Fail-mount, Ga.......

Rockford, Ala., Hatchet Creek near.. 

Rocky Creek (tributary to Atlantic

Ocean) near Sulphur Springs,

Fla...........................

Rocky Creek (tributary to Oconee

River) near Dudley, Ga........

Rome, Ga., Coosa River near.........

Etowah River at...................

Oostanaula River near.............

Roswell, Ga., Chattahoochee River

near..........................

Little River near.................

Runnelstown, Miss., Tallahala Creek 

near..........................

Runoff in inches, definition of.....

St

Safety Harbor, Fla., Alligator Creek 

at..............................

St. Augustine, Fla., Moultrie Creek

near............................

St. Cloud, Fla., Canoe Creek near.....

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga

Canal near......................

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near.....

St. Johns River, near Christmas, Fla.. 

near De Land, Fla...................

near Melbourne, Fla.................

St. Johns River basin, Fla., gagingstation records in..............

Lucle Canal at lock, near Stuart, 

Fla.............................

St. Marys River, near Macclenny, Fla.. 

North Prong, at Moniac, Ga..........

South Prong, at Glen St. Mary, Fla.. 

St. Marys River basin, Fla.-Ga.,

gaging-station records in.......

Saltlllo, Miss., Euclautubba Creek at. 

Samson, Ala., Pea River near..........

Samsula, Fla., Spruce Creek near......

Sanford, Fla., Wekiva River near......

Santa Fe River, at Worthington, Fla... 

near Fort White, Fla................

near High Springs, Fla..............

Sarasota, Fla., Miakka River near.....

Satllla River at Atkinson, Ga........

130

78

82

34

217

213

238

122

33

224

223

218

160

221

322

2

123

59

77

74

76

46

49

44

43-58

93

42

40

41

40-42

267

190

60

48

140

142

141

112

39

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Satilla River near Waycross, Ga........ 36

Satilla River basin, Ga., gagingstation records in............... 36-39

Satilpa Creek near Coffeeville, Ala.... 314

Sayre, Ala., Locust Fork at............ 299

Scarboro, Ga., Ogeechee River at....... 14

Sebring, Fla., Carter Creek near....... 83-84

Little Charley Bowlegs Creek near.... 107

Selma, Ala., Alabama River at.......... 253

Seminole Lake Outlet near Largo, Fla... 124 

Sepulga River near McKenzle, Ala....... 202

Seville, Fla., Little Haw Creek

near............................. 56

Shoal River, near Crestview, Fla........ 197

near Mossy Head, Fla................. 196

Silver Hill, Ala., Fish River near..... 210

Silver Springs near Ocala, Fla......... 53

Sipsey Fork, near Jasper, Ala........... 292

near Sipsey, Ala..................... 347

Sipsey River, at Fayette, Ala.......... 284

near Elrod, Ala...................... 285

near Pleasant Ridge, Ala............. 286

Smithvllle, Miss., Bull Mountain Creek

near............................. 265

Snake Creek near Whltesburg, Ga........ 163

Snead, Ala., Locust Fork below......... 295

Snellville, Ga., Yellow River near..... 18

Sofkahatchee Creek near Wetumpka,

Ala.............................. 240

South Bay, Fla., North New River Canal

at............................... 97

South Canal near Vero Beach, Fla....... 68

South River near McDonough, Ga......... 17

Sowashee Creek at Meridian, Miss....... 325

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga........ 182

Sprott, Ala., Cahaba River at.......... 256

Spruce Creek near Samsula, Fla......... 60

Stage-discharge relation, definition

Of............................... 2

Statenville, Ga., Alapaha River at..... 134

Stearns Creek near Lake Placid, Fla.... 86-87

Steens, Miss., Luxapalila Creek at..... 280

Steinhatchee River near Cross City,

Fla.............................. 145

Strong River at Dlo, Miss.............. 340

Stuart, Fla., St. Lucie Canal near..... 93

Styx River near Loxley, Ala............ 209

Sucarnoochee Rl/ver at Livlngston,

Ala.............................. 309

Sulligent, Ala., Buttahatchie River

near............................. 273

Sulphur Springs, Fla., drainage ditch

at Bearss Avenue near............ 120

Rocky Creek near..................... 122

Sulphur Springs at................... 120

Sweetwater- Creek near................ 121

Sulphur Springs at Sulphur Springs,

Fla.............................. 120

Suimnervllle, Ga., Chattooga River at... 226 

Suwannee River, at Branford, Fla....... 138

at Ellaville, Fla.................... 137

at Fargo, Ga......................... 131

at White Springs, Fla................ 132

near Bell, Fla....................... 143

near Wilcox, Fla..................... 144

Suwannee River basin, Fla.-Ga., gagingstation records in..............131-144

Sweetwater Creek (tributary to Chattahoochee River near Austell, Ga... 162 

Sweetwater Creek (tributary to Hillsborough River) near Sulphur 

Springs, Fla..................... 121

Talladega Creek near Talladega, Ala... 235 

Tallahala Creek, at Laurel, Miss....... 321

near Runnelstown, Miss............... 322

Tallapoosa River, at Wadley, Ala....... 243

below Tallassee, Ala................. 245

near Heflin, Ala..................... 242

Tallassee, Ala., Tallapoosa River

below............................ 245

Talmo, Ga., Alien Creek at............. 26

Tamiami Canal outlets, Miami to

Monroe, Fla...................... 100

Tampa, Fla., Hillsboro River near...... 119

Tarpon Springs, Fla., Brooker Creek

near............................. 126

Taylor Creek, above Okeechobee, Fla..... 92

near Basinger, Fla................... 91

Telogia Creek near Bristol, Fla........ 155

Terms and abbreviations, definition of. 2-3
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Thad, Ala., Pigeon Creek near......... 203

Thomaston, Ga., Potato Creek near..... 173

Thomasville, Ga., Ochlockonee River

near............................ 150

Tibbee Creek near Tibbee, Miss........ 276

Tilton, Ga., Conasauga River at....... 216

Tired Creek near Cairo, Ga............ 151

Tobesofkee Creek, near Macon, Ga...... 22

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near St.

Cloud, Pla...................... 76

Tombigbee River, at Aberdeen, Miss..... 27l!

at Columbus, Miss ................... 277

at Demopolis lock and dam, near

Coatopa, Ala.................... 308

at Gainesville, Ala................. 290

East Pork, near Pulton, Miss........ 263

near Amory, Miss .................... 270

near Cochrane, Ala.................. 282

near Leroy, Ala ..................... 315

West Pork, near Nettleton, Miss....268-269

Trafford, Ala., Locust Pork at........ 297

Tremont, Miss., Bull Mountain Creek

at.............................. 264

Trilby, Pla., Withlacoochee River

at.............................. 128

Tuckabum Creek near Butler, Ala....... 312

Tulepo, Miss., Oldtown Creek at....... 266

Turkey Creek (tributary to Indian

 River) near Palm Bay, Pla....... 63

Turkey Creek (tributary to Locust

Pork)" at Morris, Ala............ 298

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Black Warrior River

at.............................. 305

North River near.................... 304

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove,

Miss............................ 334

Tuskegee, Ala., Uphapee Creek near.... 246

Tuxachanie Creek near Biloxi, Miss.... 330

Tylertown, Miss., Bogue Chitto near... 344

Uchee Creek near Port Mitchell, Ala..168-169 

Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee, Ala...... 246

Valley Creek near Oak Grove, Ala...... 302

Venus, Pla., Pisheating Creek near.... 70-71

Vernon, Pla., Holmes Creek at......... 192

Vero Beach, Pla., Main Canal at....... 67

North Canal near.................... 66

South Canal near.................... 68

Village Creek near Adamsville, Ala.... 301

Vincent, Ala., Kelly Creek near....... 234

Vineland, Pla., Cypress Creek at...... 75

WSP, definition of.................... 3

Wadley, Ala., Tallapoosa River at..... 253

Wakulla Spring near Crawfordville,

Pla.............................. 149

Walker Springs, Ala., East Bassett

Creek at.........'............... 316

Walnut Grove, Miss., Tuscolameta

Creek at........................ 334

Waycross, Ga., Satilla River near..... 36

'Weekiwachee Spring near Brooksville,

Pla............................. 127

Wekiva River near Sanford, Pla......... 48

Weogufka Creek near Weogufka, Ala...... 239

West Palm Beach Canal, at Canal Point,

Pla. 

at West Palm Beach, Pla............

West Point, Ga., Chattahoochee River

at.............................

West Point, Miss., Chookatonchee

Creek near......................

Wetumpka, Ala., Coosa River near.....

Sofkahatehee Creek near............

Whistler, Ala., Chickasaw Creek

near....................'.......

White Springs, Pla., Suwannee River

at.

93

94

165

275

241

240

317

132

Whitesburg, Ga., Snake Creek near...... 163

Whitewater Creek below Rambulette

Creek, near Butler, Ga........... 175

Wilcox, Pla., Suwannee River near...... 144

Wilmer, Ala.,- Escatawpa River near..... 329

Wilsonville, Ala., Yellowleaf Creek

near............................. 237

Wimauma, Pla., Little Manatee River

near.............................4, 114

Withlacoochee River (tributary to

Suwannee River], near Pinetta, 

Pla.............................. 136

Withlacoochee River (tributary to 

Withlacoochee Bay of Gulf of 

Mexico), at Croqm, Pla........... 129

at Trilby, Pla......'................. 128

near Holder, Pla..................... 130

Withlacoochee River basin, Pla.,

gaging-station records in.......128-130

Wolf Creek near Deer Park, Pla......... 45

Woodruff, Jim, Reservoir at Chattahoochee , Pla..................

Work, division of...................

scope of..........................

Wortham, Miss., Biloxi River, at.....

Worthington, Pla., Santa Pe River

at............................

183

2

1

331

140

Yellow River (tributary to Ocmulgee

River), near Covington, Ga....... 19

near Snellville, Ga.................. 18

Yellow River (tributary to Pensacola

Bay, East Bay of), at Milligan,

Pla............................;. 195

Yellow River basin, Ala.-Pla.,

gaging-station records In.......195-197

YellowJacket Creek, near La Grange,

Ga................................ 164

Yellowleaf Creek near Wilsonville,

Ala.............................. 237

Yockanookany River, near Kosciusko,

Miss............................. 335

near Ofahoma, Miss................... 336

York, Ala., Kinterbish Creek near...... 311

Zephyrhills, Pla., Crystal Springs near 117 

Hlllsboro River near................. 118

Zolfo Springs, Pla., Peace River

at............................... 106

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