DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

WATER-SUPPLY

IRRIGATION PAPERS

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

:N~O. so

WASHINGTON

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

1901

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR

OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900

A REPORT OF THE 

DIVISION OF HYDROGRAPHY

OF THE

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

TV

WASHINGTON

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

1901

CONTENTS.

Page.

Measurements at river stations ........................................... 299

Computations of seepage in Colorado_. _. .-__.___.__-.............-_--.-. 299

Loup River near Columbus, Nebraska ................................ 306

Platte River near Columbus, Nebraska...... ..... ....._....-...-..-.. 307

Elkhorn River near Norfolk, Nebraska...-_---.-....---..-.--.-.. .... 308

Elkhorn River near Arlington, Nebraska ...... .^............. ........ 309

Miscellaneous discharge measurements of streams in Nebraska ......... 310

Republican River near Superior, Nebraska.-......... .. ._---.._.._.. 312

Republican River at Junction, Kansas .-...---------...-. ----.-.-.._, 313

Solomon River near Niles, Kansas-.._.----.-- ... --..---.-.- ...... 314

Saline River near Salina, Kansas........-...-....-._.----..---..-..... 315

Smoky Hill River at Ells worth, Kansas....... ......................... 316

Blue River near Manhattan, Kansas.-------- -..-..,.----...-.--.-..-.. 317

Kansas River at Lecompton, Kansas.....---.--.-.--.-.-.. ......--..- 318

Arkansas River............_..........,. . ...-..-.-..--...-.---.--.... 319

Lake Creek at Twin Lakes. Colorado._-...........-.-.---.--.--....... 320

Arkansas River at Salida, Colorado ................................... 322

Arkansas River near Canyon, Colorado ............................... 323

Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colorado.......-...----_..--.....----...... 325.

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colorado -.-.--._---...--...-.--...----- 326

Arkansas River near Rockyf ord, Colorado..-..-..-..---..-------.----. 327

Arkansas River atPro.wers, Colorado..-.........-..-...--..----..---.. 328

Arkansas River at Amity canal head gates, Colorado --..----..-.----.- 329

Arkansas River near Granada, Colorado ...._.-.---------.--_.-.-...-. 329

Arkansas River at Hutchinson, Kansas.-------.-..-.-----..-.-.....-. 330

Verdigris River near Liberty, Kansas. _.___._--._._.._._..__..__..___. 330

Neosho River near lola, Kansas. .....---............--...-.-.....--... 331

Texas rivers.....-.-.--....... ._--......_ ..-....-.-...-.--....-.-..- 332

Brazos River at Waco, Texas................--,.--.----.-..---.....--- 333

Leon River, Texas..... .............................................. 334

Lampasas River, Texas..._._....--.-_-_.-_---------_.------.--. -.... 335

Colorado River at Austin, Texas...... ................................ 336

Barton Springs, Texas -----.-._--........-----------------.'............ 338

Blanco River, Texas........--------_-----..--....-.-.. ..---...--.-.. 338

Comal River, Texas ,.------.,-.--.-.-....---.---.-----..---.-.-...---. 339

San Antonio River, Texas _..... ---..---.--------------.---.....---.-.. 340

Leona River at Uvalde, Texas........-.-.-...-_---.---.--..-----.--... 342

Nueces River,Texas --.--.-......-----.-.------..----.-------.--.-.-- 343

LosMoras Creek, Texas ......^....................................... 344

Pinto Creek, Texas .................-..-...-..-..-,-.............-..--. 345

Mud Creek, Texas --.--..-.....-.---.....-----.-.....-.-.-.-- -------- 345

San Felipe Springs, Texas ...................-......._.-..----.--..-.. 345

RioGrande ......................................................... 346

Rio Grande near Del Norte, Colorado _...__..-.--_..-.----..-...,----- 347

Conejos River near Los Mogotes, Colorado.............--..----.--.-. 348

297
298 CONTENTS.

Measurements at river stations Continued. Page.

Rio Grande at Cenicero, Colorado...._...........__.................... 348

Rio Grande at Embudo, New Mexico . _.-......,-.-_._----._.__.------ 350

Rio Grande at Rio Grande, New Mexico ..---.._.-_.-.-._..---.--.._ '. 350

Rio Grande near San Marcial, New Mexico.---_.----__._.-.--.-_..--_. 351

Rio Grande near El Paso, Texas..---------.-_-.. ...................... 352

Lower Rio Grande .-_-.---..___._.-_.__.___._._.-.__.-....._---.-.-.. 354

Rio Grande near Fort Hancock, Texas .._._.----._--.---.-....---.---_. 354

Rio Grande above Presidio, Texas ............ ..^.................... 355

Rio Grande below Presidio, Texas ................................... 355

Rio Grande near Langtry, Texas.............----..-...._---_------... 357

Pecos River near Pecos,Texas ...-..-........--.-...--....-..----.-..- 358

Toyah Creek, Texas . ................................................ 861

Pecos River near Moorhead, Texas ................................... 362

Devils River at Devilsriver, Texas ...,....-........._-..--.-..-..--... 363

Rio Grande near Devilsriver, Texas .........-....----.-..-.--..-.,---. 364

Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas .................-...._.....-.. ... 365

Green River at Greenriver, Wyoming................ ...... ..... ..... 366

Black Fork of Green River near Granger, Wyoming ...........I...... 367

Ashley Creek near Vernal, Utah ....-..---...........-.-.----...---.-. 368

Uinta River near Whiterocks, Utah ................................... 369

Whiterocks River near Whiterocks, Utah .... ...-.-....-........--..- 369

' Uinta River at Fort Duchesne, Utah .............^.................... 370

Uinta River at Ouray School, Utah ................................... 871

Lake Creek, Utah, near month...._-...........--...-.._....-....---._ 372

Duchesne River at Price road bridge, Utah ...-..-.-.--....-.--.-. ... 373

Green River drainage in Colorado ................-..----...----.-.... 375

Grand River, Colorado ............................................. . 375

Grand River at Glenwood Springs, Colorado .__--.-..--- -.-.----.... 375

Grand River at Grand Junction, Colorado .. .-.._...._.----_-..._---- 376

Gunnison River at lola, Colorado....... .......--...--.------.....-. 378

Unc6mpahgre River at Montrose, Colorado _ .... ............_..-..-. 379

Dolores River at Dolores, Colorado .....................-..-.-.---.-. 380

San Juan River .._---.----........--........-.-..--- ................. 381

Los Pinos River at Ignacio, Colorado .......... ...................... 382

Animas River at Durango, Colorado ..........--.---_-.-.-.... ------ 383

Mancos River at Mancos, Colorado ......._........--.-..-..--..---.-.. 384

Gila River at San Carlos, Arizona.-.................----..--...-..---. 385

Salt River at McDowell, Arizona...........---.----..-....--.--..--.-- 386

Verde River at McDowell, Arizona .................................. 387

Colorado River at Yuma. Arizona ,-...........--..----.-..-..._. -... 387
OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900.

PART IV.

MEASUREMENTS AT RIVER STATIONS. 1

COMPUTATIONS OP SEEPAGE IN COLOEADO.

Discharge measurements of a number of the principal rivers in 

Colorado, including South Platte River and its tributaries, also Arkansas and Uiicompahgre rivers, have been made during low-water stages 

for several years past under the direction of the agricultural experiment station at Fort Collins, Colorado. It has been known for a 

number of years that a large amount of seepage water returned to the 

rivers from irrigated areas adjacent to them, and these measurements 

were instituted in order to determine the amount of this returned 

water. A report of the investigations up to 1896 was given in Bulletin No. 33 of the Colorado State Agricultural College. Annual 

measurements have been made since that time, and it is the intention 

of the college authorities to publish the complete results in an additional bulletin, which will appear shortly. The conclusions reached 

from these measurements, together with the following tables of the 

results of the measurements made in 1900, are taken from the tenth 

biennial report of the State engineer of Colorado, pages 210-536:

1. There is a real increase in the volume of the streams as they pass through 

the irrigated sections.

~'. There is no such increase in the streams as they pass through the unirrigated 

sections. On the contrary, there is an actual loss, even when the drainage of a 

large area enters.

3. The increase is more as the irrigated area is greater.

4. The increase is approximately proportional to the irrigated area, and it 

seems probable that with more intimate knowledge of the amount of water 

applied and the features of the drainage the proportions would be found to be 

c ose.

5. The amount of the increase depends very slightly, if at all, upon the rainfa'l, 

and so far as it does it is influenced principally by the rainfall on the irrigated 

lands. Only where the lands are already saturated is the rainfall sufficient to 

cause seepage.

1 Continued from Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 49.

299
300 OPEKATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO 50

6. There is no perceptible underflow from the side channels, even where they 

drain several thousand square miles.

7. The inflow is practically the same throughout the year. It is more in summer, less in winter, principally because of the effect of the tempeiature of the 

soil.

8. The passage of the seepage water through the soil is very slow, so that it may 

take years for the seepage from the outlying lands to reach the river.

9. The amount of seepage is slowly but constantly increasing.

10. It may be expected to increase for some years to come.

11. An increased amount of land may be brought under cultivation with time, 

more especially on the lower portions of the streams.

ly. The seepage being nearly constant throughout the year, while the needs are 

greatest in summer, the use of storage will best utilize the water from inflow.

13. On the Poudre River about 30 per cent of the water applied in irrigation 

returned to the river.

14. The use of water on the upper portions of a stream, when water is not 

immediately needed by prior appropriators, will increase the flow of the stream 

late in summer, and prevent such low stages as it would have without this regulating action.

15. The seepage water is already an important factor in the water supply for 

the agriculture of the State. The capital value of the water thus received in the 

valley of the Cache la Poudre alone is not less than $300,000, and perhaps $500,000, 

and for the Platte is from $3,000,000 to $3,000,000. It is large for the other 

streams, but of unknown amount.

16. An actual loss is incurred in carrying a stream like the Platte through sandy 

beds.

17. Ultimately the returns from seepage will make the lower portions of such 

valleys as the Platte more certain of water, and probably enable a larger acreage 

to be grown.

Computations of seepage on South Platte River, Colorado, 1S99.

Date.

Oct. 23

Do...

Do...

Oct. 24

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do..

Do...

Do...

Do-..

O ft-t- f>a

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Oct. 27

Do...

Do...

Stream or ditch.

City ditch....... ..........................

JTevadft ditch

South Platte River at Littleton ......... 

.....do.....................................

Clark Gulch ..............................

South Platte River at Fifteenth street

Burlington ditch. ............_.....-. .....

t-,

<B 

£ °h

H- 1

Sec.-ft. 

154. 42

37.08

60.08 

55.29

84.91

88.90

Diverted by canals.

Sec.-ft.

131. 59

 » QO

3S.60

2.82

18.83

21.73

0.19

4 47

89.30

Inflow.

Sec.-ft.

7.50

4.45

1.78

........

13.41

a 3. 86

a 10. 87

Amountin river+

diverted amount

inflow. and 

Sec.-ft.

227. 42

88.04

- 71.69

Increase invol-river ofbe-ume t points w en 

measured.

Sec. ft.

72.93

60.96

16.40

Increase from

point t canyon where lastmeasured.

Sec.-ft.

133.89

150.29
COLOEADO. 301

Computations of seepage on South Platte River, Colorado, 1899 Continued.

Date.

Oct. 27 

Do... 

Do... 

Oct. 28 

Do... 

Do...

Do... 

Do...

Do...

Oct. 30 

Do... 

Do... 

Do... 

Do... 

Do... 

Oct. 31 

Do... 

Do... 

Do... 

Do... 

Nov. 1 

Do... 

Do... 

Do... 

Nov. 3 

Do... 

Do...

Do... 

Do...

Do... 

Nov. 3 

Do... 

Nov. 4 

Do... 

Do... 

Do...

Do..

Nov. 5.. 

Do...

Do...

Nov. 6.. 

Do...

Nov. 7_. 

Do.._ 

Do... 

Do... 

Do..

Do...

Nov. 8.. 

Do... 

Nov. 9_.

Do... 

Do... 

Do... 

Do... 

Do... 

Nov. 11 .

Nov. 13.

Stream or ditch.

South Platte River (city waste included)

South Platte River at bridge west of

South Platte River below head of

Gf Vvain Pl'aalr

South Platte River at head of Putnam 

ditch....................................

South Platte River at Shaffer's ford.-..

South Platte River at Fort Morgan

Piatt ditch...... ...... ....................

A. A. Smith ditch ........................

Tetsel ditch ..............................

Sterling No. 2 ditch.......... ............

Smith & Henderson ditch ._-...._-._____

South Platte River at Sterling bridge. .

Iliff ditch.-- --------.............

South Platte River at Iliff bridge.. -....

Harmony No. 2 ditch ....................

South Plat te River at Crook ............

South Platte River at State line .........

In river.

Sec.-ft

54.67

81.38

126.73

140. 75

370.87

334.88

575. 37

638.19

613.98

701. 33

703.78

Diverted by canals.

Sec.-ft.

38.87

45. 75

5.02

4.60

14.94

l.t,0

7.20

13.39

12.60

26.73

5.59

5.62

4.57

8.61

18.85

9.69

.... IS. 41

741.26

552. 73

581.16

567.39

582.96

445.55

486.78

5.00

15.74

39.75

9.67

37.58

28.63

96.78

21.98

13.73

11.59

54.82

5.14

38.79

15.03

110.28

Inflow.

Sec.-ft. 

0.18

a 23. 81

94.91

39.49

151.01

5.49

6.79

5.42

4.00

in river Amount+ 

diverted amount

inflow. and 

Sec.-ft.

135.51

132.15

131.33

Increase invol-be- riverof ume points tw en

mea&ured.

Sec.-ft.

46.61

77.48

49.95

i

155. 49

188. 35

334. 72

424.36

636. 17

641.44 

701.33

712. 47

775. 41

835.13

628.45

627. 35

636.77

555.83 

486.78

38.76

47. 65

63.85

89.48

60.90

3.25 

87.35

7.14

72. 63

Increase frompoint to canyon where lastmeasured.

Sec.-ft.

196.90

374.38

324.33

863. 09

410. 74

474. 59

564.07

624. 97

(528.23 

715. 57

722.71

795. 34

!

93.87

75.73

46.19

69.38

617.13 

41.23

889.21

962. 94

1,009.13

1,078.51

1,119.74

a Seepage not included in natural flow. ft Decrease.
302 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART TV. [NO. 50. 

Computations of seepage on South Platte River, Colorado, 1900.

Date.

Oct. 19

Do._.

Oct. 20

Do...

Do... 

Do.._

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do... 

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Oct. 33

Do._-

Do...

Do.._

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Oct. 33

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Oct. 24

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Oct. 35

Do...

Do...

Do...

Do...

Stream or ditch.

South Platte River beCity ditch.. .............

Nevada ditch...... ......

Clark Gulch... ..........

South Platte River at 

lower Littleton bridge .

Little Dry Creek ........

Denver Union Water 

Co.'scanal. ...........

South Piatte River at 

Fifteenth street, Denver. ----...-..-.-.-----.

.....do..--...-...----.--.

Farmersand Gardeners'

Farmers and Gardeners1

Heller ditch .............

Clear Creek. .............

South Platte River at 

approach to Fulton

.....do....................

Fulton ditch.............

Stream flows into Fulton ditch. ---... .__-....

Brighton ditch ..........

South Platte River at

Dry Creek........... ....

Platteville ditch.........

McCann seepage ditch...

Beaman and Meadow 

Island ditches .........

Independent ditch ......

South Platte River......

Seepage to Cook &

St. Vrain Creek ..........

South Platte River beLower Latham seepage 

ditch... .......... .....

South Platte River at

Poudre River .... .

Lone Tree Creek . .

Boxelder Creek .........

In rivor.

Sec.-ft.

31.81

89. 394

113. 40

95.50

7(3.83

81.83

11° 06

44.48

121.94'

192. 58

4.65

398.77

Diverted by canals.

Sec.-ft. 

73.30

55.30

14.7(1

13.48

15.47

5.10

131 73

2 ii

51.73

16.93

68.65

18.80

18.80

48.38

17 73

23. 70

89.80

16.17

2.00

2 63

19.56

22 18

Inflow.

Sec.-ft.

3.07

23.54

"06." 75"

a 0.503

1.11

3. 167

""6." 96"

12.43

10.83

61.43

3.73

1.40

0.68

15.17

c4.0

15.17

CO K7

16.78

C20.07

16.78

84.69

1.87

86.56

6.78

in riverAmount +

diverted amount 

inflow. and 

Sec.-ft.

131.81

71.98

105. 61

157. 87

150.48

115. 69

134.28

85.54

197.98

212. 21

in volumeIncrease of river betwenpoints measured.

Sec.-ft.

33.96

........

40.17

63.39

73.66

oq on

22 22

41.06

76.04

19.63

Increase from can- point where toyon 

last measured.

Sec.-ft.

33.96

........

74.13

90. a5

86.96

160 69

194.48

216. 70

257. 76

333.80

353.43

between Distance 

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6.0

6.0

10.0

11.0

7.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

6.0

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I). 69

1 63

50.31

10.52

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2.78

4 56

10.14

3.27

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304 OPEBATIONS AT EIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50.

Computations of seepage. 

BEAR CREEK, COLORADO, 1900.

Date.

Octobers? .... 

Do. 

DoDo-. . 

Do. .....

Locality.

Below Pioneer Union ditch ----- 

County line ... ... .. _ . __ . ...

In river.

Sec.-feet. 

34.06

6.57 

0.81 

10.11 

4.64

Diverted 

by 

canals.

Sec.-feet.

9.69 

0.23 

8.64

Inflow.

Sec.-feet.

0.23

0.69

Section 

gain or 

loss.

Sec.-feet.

3.70 

9.53

2.48

Total 

gain or 

loss.

Sec.-feet.

3.70 

13.23 

15.71

CLEAR CREEK, COLORADO, 1900.

October 29....

Do.. 

October 30 ....

DoDo. - 

Do.. .......

Do. ....

Three-fourths mile above

27.39

4.46

10.56

16.83

20.26

13.87

0.23

2.87

20.94

1.75

0.93

17.39

0.49

0.49

-2.48

8.02

4.36

3.75

2.15

-2.48

5.54

9.90

13". 65

15.80

SOUTH BOULDER CREEK, COLORADO, 1900.

7.44

2.68 0.93

0.12

0.9S

l.OE

BOULDER CREEK, COLORADO, 1900.

October 24 ....

DoDo.. . 

Do......... 

Do.. ....

Plumb Crossing, cpunty line....

29.25

14.34

18.10

9.97

9.59 

1.04

5.05

28.64

11.98 """I'M

13.63

3.86

11.60 

-1.49

13.63

17.49

29.09 

27.60

ST. VRAIN CREEK, COLORADO, 1900.

Do .... ... .

Do. ... .... .

October 19 ....

Do ........

Do--. .....

Do. ........

Near County Line . ...... ........

66.24

21 44

2.01

31.95 

25.55

36.02

49.28

57.83

39.04

31. 65

1.77

5.41

9.37

16.99

13.09

- 5.76

2.85

14.72

10.47

5.58

8.55

- 5.76

- 2.91

11.81

22.28

27.86

36.41

LEFT HAND CREEK, COLORADO, 1900.

Do .....

Do..... ... .

Do. ---.

Do. ......... Near mouth. ----- ...... .... ......

3.92

0.80

0.18

6.19

4.37

0.41

..........

1.25

- 0.39

0.18

6.01

1.25

0.86

1.04

7.05
COLORADO. 305

Computations of seepage Continued. 

LITTLE THOMPSON CREEK, COLORADO, 1900.

Date.

Do.........

Do-.-......

Do----.....

Do. -------

Do.........

Locality. In river.

Sec. -feet. 0.74

2.67

3.34

3.31

3.45

11.10

5.30

Diverted 

by 

canals.

Sec.-feet.

4.43

3.75

9.08

Inflow.

Sec.-feet. 

0.03

0.53

Section 

gain or 

loss.

Sec.-feet.

1.91

5.19

3.89

7.65

3.28

Total 

gain or 

loss.

Sec.-feet.

1.91

8.10

11.99

19.54

22 83

BIG THOMPSON CREEK, COLORADO, 1900.

July 21. -------

Do.--.-.-.

July 20-.-....

Do.-- 

Do... 

July 19. -~~-

Do __--...

Do.-.--...

Do.-..--..

July 18 -------

Do.. ...... .

Do... ...

Do. . .......

Do.-. 

Do ........

Do. .......

Do... 

Do - 

.....do. ...... . -- ...--.......-....

.-..do-...-.-.. .............. ..

Below Hill & Brush ditch .......

River ditch.

 ..do............................

River ditch.

104. 76

86.13

104. 16

99.87

76.84

69.80

31.61

36.33

30.58

38.91

10.39

23.76

30.38

29 31

 28. 78

34.45

3.24

2 27

5.18

4.67

5. 89

157. 16

38.50

46.23

19. 55

47.10

5.51

33.06

26.08

49.45

10.40

6.86

3.35

31.27

1 72

6.99

12.64

1.68

35.67

0.06

2.24

14.20

0.66

16.71

1 62

4.26

8.18

6.27

 3.54

 1.09

7.98

8.80

25.25

8.67

 10. 28

9.03

0.06

3.01

5.09

11.50

8.18

11 45

10.91

9.83

17.80

26.60

51.85

8.67

 1.61

7.41

7.47

10.48

15.57

37 07

CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER, COLORADO, 1900.

Do- ......

Do. ....... .

July 12 - --..

Do. .......

July 13 

Do_. ------ 

July 14 ..... 

Do.----

Do. -

Do. 

July 17.-.-.. ..

Do..--,--

Do.. ------

September 4 . . 

Do. . .

Do.. 

Do . 

Do-. . 

Do.-.. ....

Do.. ....

Do.- 

Do... .... .

Do..... .

Do..... ....

.....do -.-._-...-....- .-.

.-..do ...... .. ..-............

ditch, 

- do .... ....... ...... ..........

Strauss bridge... ...........

.....do -- ..-............... -

At weir in canyon . ..... ........

.....do ............. ..... ....

ditch.

.....do ...... ...... ...........

.... do ...........................

Below Eaton ditch. .. .. ...... .... 

.....do .-........... ...... ......

Below Greeley power canal... ._

3(18.85

117.19

138. 02

83.29

146. 88

120. 11

113. 93

221. 62 

2.35. 03

80.18

51.43

65.94

37. 5<;

13. 813

57 tJ2

118. 33

4.87

15.03

5.74

11.09

8.67

11.75

12.15

9.87

5.93 

6.29

2.96

18.43 

18.75

9.78

44.63

197. 13

105. 80

2.53

""'138.' 66

34.38

62. 58

6.27

59.25

117. 83 

34.24

13.24

3.06

0.97

6.97 """36." 67"

5.93 ""ss.'ei"

0.39

53.20

64.79

159. 97

..........

3.66

1.23

"""25."33~

0.52

""is.li"

"""6." is"

5.08

- 3.13

-14. 77

- 3.74

-16.84

6.30

30.17

34.29

43.39

""""438"

4.15

3.56

5.35

6.14

1.37

3.03

1.30

21.40

24. 49

34.85

5.08

i ot;

-13.83

-16.56

-33.40

 37 77

-21.47

42 99

86.38

" " " " "4 ~38

8.53

V> no

17.44

23.58

24.95

27.98

29 28

50.68

75.17

110. 02
306 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50.

Computations of seepage Continued. 

BIO GRANDE, COLORADO, 1900.

Date.

August 30 

August 31.....

Do.....---

Do. ._..-...

Do--... 

1)0. ...... -

Do. ...... -.

Do_. ------

T>o__ . ------

Do._-- 

Do. . 

Do... .....

Do. ...... -.

Locality.

Railroad station at South Fork . 

U. S. Q-eol. Survey gaging station. 

.....do -_ _.. ----- --..

Above Del Nor te canal --------- . 

-...do ............................

AtOfTs ..........................

.-..do ............................

. do ............................

-...do ............................

Above mouth of Conejos River . 

Below Conejos, north branch

 do ............................

In river.

Sec.-feet. 

194.34 

209. &3

249.06 

176.50 

178.90

168.48

156.32

99.29

108.91 

14.00

14.30 

5.90 

10.65

11.55 

1.00

1.01

1.35 

15.33

23.98

22.31

17.22

Diverted 

by 

canals.

Sec.-feet. 

33.41

146. til ""aj.'ir

47.19

96.00

30.29 

14.24

10. 69

..........

Inflow.

Sec. -feet. 

0.85

---------

6.31 

4.33

5. 2i

14.33 

0.90

Section 

gain or

loss.

Sec. -feet.

48.15

-35.95

21. 69

-10. 05

- 3.24

21.89 

13.98

0.14

(1.34 

- 0.35 

1.75

'- 5.09

Total 

gain or 

loss.

Sec. -feet.

48.15

23. 50

43.89

33.84

30. BO

52.40 

65.47

66.61

66. 85 

66.50

68.25

63.16

CONEJOS RIVER, COLORADO, 1900.

Do... ......

Do.... ..

Do 

Do.... .... _

Do.- 

24.65

24.77

0.50

0.80

0.55

3.88

4.33

31.33

24.02

1.97

2.15

3.32

24.66

14. 19

------

0.77

..........

2.09

 33 12

0.30

- 1.03

6.65

3.00

6.88

-20.03

-1 ). 73

-2 ). 75

-11.10

-11.10

 4 23

UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER, COLORADO, 1900.

Do.........

Do.........

Do.........

Do.........

Do.. .......

Do.........

Do.. .......

Do.........

corner line.

Ridgway.

32.04

29.37

54.42

57.64

88.15

88.91

92.11

52.94

12 23

14.28

14.51

8.45

6.17

1.44

<> 43

13.33

50.00

40.63

17.37

23.17

10.47

5.78

2.40

3.21

35.58

1.98

0.50

7.43

1.10

23.28

- 3.65

11.10

10.33

- 0.09

19.43

15.97

- 4.04

14.23

1.10

24.38

31.73

32.83

43.16

43.07

62. 50

78.47

74.43

88.66

LOUP RIVER NEAR COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.

This station is located near the iron bridge of the Union Pacific 

Railway just west of Columbus, Nebraska, and only a short distance 

above the mouth of the river. It is described in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 37, page 240. Results of measurements for 1899 will be found in
NEBRASKA. 307

the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 214. During 1900 the 

following discharge measurements were made by Adna Dobson:

Discharge measurements of Loup River near Cohimbus, Nebraska.

Date.

1900.

April 27,... ....................

May 13. ........................

May 37.... ....................

July29 .......................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.69

5.30

4.68

4.67

4.53

4.05

3.93

4.38

Discharge.

Sec-feet. 

3,365

4,455

2 772

2, 509

2,161

3.491

1, 705

1,333

Date.

1900.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.44

4.40

5.00

4.55

4.86

4.53

4.44

Discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

1,935

3,583

3,077

2,294

3,246

3,542

3,674

Daily gage height, in feet, of Loup River near Columbus, Nebraska, for 1900.

Day.

1 ..................................

3... ................................

4...................................

5..... ..............................

6................. ..................

8............................... ...

9.... .._........ -...............

10...................................

11...................................

12................................

13..... ..............................

14....... .................. .....

15...................................

16.................. ................

17...................................

18...................................

19...................................

30............................... ...

31

23

23...................................

24...................................

35

26...................................

37

28

39...................................

30...................................

31...................................

Apr.

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.71

4.70

4.73

4.70

4.80

4.81

4.80

4.82

4.85

4.87

4.90

5.00

5.30

5.30

5.30

5.33

5.26

5.35

5.35

5.20

5.30

May.

5.10

5.00

4.95

4.96

4 98

4.95

4.98

5.32

5.30

5.00

4.95

4.95

5.68

5.30

5.14

5.05

5.03

5.00

4.95

4.75

4 73

4.71

4.70

4 60

4.65

4.90

4.80

4 83

4.70

6.65

June.

4.85

4.70

4.50

4,85

4.87

4.82

4.75

4.65

4.55

4 53

4.65

4.65

4.63

4.61

4.65

4.65

6.38

5.30

4.85

3.98

3.95

4.10

3.85

3.87

3.83

3.88

3.85

3.83

3.83

3.80

July.

3.78

3.90

3.87

4.54

4.28

4.93

4.46

4 62

4.70

4.40

4.35

4.30

4.15

3.98

3.93

4.38

4.73

4.78

4.55

4.38

4.35

4.43

4.45

4.98

5.05

5.00

4.40

4.50

4.38

4.35

4.35

Aug.

4.43

4.43

4.32

4.28

4.35

4 35

3.98

4.05

4.63

4.68

4.55

4.44

4.48

4.43

4.63

5.53

5.83

5.50

5.38

4.48

4.42

4.38

4 33

4.35

4.50

4.57

4.70

4.ti8

4.53

4.35

4.38

Sept.

4.15

4.20

4.33

4 33

4.25

4.35

4.35

4.37

4.27

4 28

5.98

5.35

5.45

5.63

5.48

5.00

4.70

4.48

4.48

4.45

4,48

4.48

4.50

4.48

4 48

4.48

4.50

4.48

4.48

4.40

Oct.

4.45

4.45

4.48

4.48

4.50

4.50

4.55

4.55

4.58

4.60

4.58

4.58

4.58

4.58

4.57

4.57

4.56

4.55

4.60

4.66

5.00

5.00

 4.81

4.76

Nov.

4.70

4.65

4.60

4.48

4.48

4.45

4.40

4.43

4.45

4.48

4.55

4.55

4.59

4.55

4.55

4.50

o4.58

a Closed for winter November 17. 

PLATTE RIVER NEAR COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.

This station, which was established in 1895, is located above Meridian Bridge, south of Columbus. It is described in Water-Supply 

Paper No. 37. page 242. Results of measurements for 1899 will be 

found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 215. During 

1900 the following discharge measurements were made by Adna 

Dobson:
308 OPERATIONS AT EIVEK STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50. 

Discharge measurements of Platte River near Columbus, Nebraska.

Date.

1900. 

April8..._.....................

April29. ..-_.._ ..........

May 13........ ................

May 27. ........................

June 34. ........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.6S

4.58

5.05

4.90

4.95

4.30

2.06

Discharge.

Sec. -ft. 

1,907

15, 673

21,837

18,557

15, 696

13,519

Date.

1900.

O^i-nVwi'p ^1

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.98

.86

1.07

1 73

1.17

2.33

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

394

149

403

998

317

569

Daily gage height, in feet, of Platte River near Columbus, Nebraska, for 1900.

Day.

1 ... ..... ..

3. -.---....-......-----.-.-.........

4 . . ......... .. _ . .. .

15 ... . _ . -... ......

S. ..................................

d. ..................................

10 . ..... .--... ..._ ......... .

11.. ............................. ....

13--....-..... ....................

13-............ ...................

14................. .......... . ...

15- . -- .. 

16..-.............- ...........

17..-. ..............................

18. .- - -

10

20. - - 

31.. ...... ........ . . .... °3

33.......... ... .. .... .

24

25

36_ ........ ...................

37 -. ... . ... > .

SS..... ..............................

30

31. ..................... ..........

Apr.

2 69

2.65

2.64

2.64

2.64

2.64

2.64

2.63

2 64

3.68

3

sn

3.80

3.70

3.60

3.95

3.96

3.98

4.00

4.10

4.25

4.45

4.63

j. 3rt

May.

4.0(1

3.95

3.94

3.95

4.65

4.68

5.60

5.30

5.20

5.20

5.30

5.30

5. 05

5.05

5.00

4. 95

4.90

4.90

4.80

4.95

5.10

5.40

5 30

4.95

4. 90

4.70

4.50

A J.F;

4.40

June.

4.45

4.69

4.70

4.66

4.75

5. 05

5.00

4.95

4.95

5.10

4.95

4.85

4.80

4.95

5.20

5.34

4.96

5.00

4.90

4.83

4.60

4.42

4.30

4.30

3.96

3.90

3.74

3.60

3 55

July.

3.30

3.38

3.32

3.33

3.87

3.38

3.95

3.87

3.02

3.00

3.73

3.43

3.30

3.10

3.06

3.33

3.30

1.83

1.86

1.98

3.00

1.43

1.50

1.75

1.43

1.50

1.65

1.63

.98

.85

.50

Aug.

0.10

(a)

Co.)

(a)

(«)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(o)

(a)

0.03

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

0.70

.70

.53

.28

.03

Sept.

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(«)

(«>

(«)

3.78

2.25

2.05

1.80

1.48

1.07

1.01

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(rt)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(«)

(a)

(a)

(a)

Oct.

(«)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

fa)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(ft)

(a)

(a)

(ai

(«)

(a)

(0)

(o)

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.55

1.50

1.45

1.66

Nov.

1.60

1.48

1.37

1.35

1.23

1 20

1.16

1.10

1.03

(6)

<6)

(6)

(&)

(&)

(6)

(6)

(b)

a No water at gage; all in small channels. b Frozen. Closed for winter November 17.

ELKHORN RIVER NEAR NORFOLK, NEBRASKA.

Two gaging stations are maintained on this river, one at Norfolk 

and the other at Arlington, Nebraska. The station at the former 

place is at the Thirteenth street bridge, '2 miles south of the town and 

above the mouth of the North Fork of Elkhorn River. It is described 

in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 243. Results of measurements 

for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, 

page 217. During 1900 the following discharge measurements were 

made by O. V. P. Stout:

Discharge measurements of Elkhorn River near Norfolk, Nebraska.

Date.

1900.

Do......... .....-..------.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.43

3.65

3.03

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

568

1,207

468

407

Date.

1900. 

June 29........................

Do-. ........... ............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.38

1.38

1.23

1.66

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

223

244

150

318
NEBRASKA. 309

Daily gage height, in feet, of Elkhorn River near Norfolk, Nebraska, for 1900.

Day.

1

2 ........

3........ .......................

4 ......

5-... . .. ................ ....

6..................................

7 .... ...

8...................................

9

10....... ...........................

11.. .................................

13.... . . ............. ...

13......... ......................

U.. .................................

15. . . ......

16.. ................. .--.._.....

17...................................

18 . . ....... ... .

19............ ......................

20.......... .......................

21.. ................................ .

go

23...................................

24.. .................................

35......... .....................

26 .....

27. .......... ... ...................

28...................................

39 .... ... . .............. ..

3(1. .......... .....................

31 ... ... ... .

Apr.

1.89

1.87

1 80

1.78

1.78

1.77

1.76

1.71

1.83

1.87

1.79

1.83

1.80

1.79

1.84

1.97

2.57

2.40

2.39

2 42

2.42

2.48

2.66

2.99

3.02

3.10

3.31

3.48

3.68

3.54

May.

3.56

3.62

3.62

3.67

3.65

,3.67

3.58

3.40

3.24

3.25

2.95

2.84

2.76

2 62

2.59

2 52

2 52

2.37

2.32

2.24

2 17

2.13

2.11

1.95

1.95

2.02

1.96

1.93

1.83

1.86

1.85

June.

2.09

2.15

2 20

2.03

1.99

1.85

1.87

1.80

1 60

1.69

1.99

1.80

1.61

1 60

1.53

1 18

1.57

1.50

i Fin

1.50

1.57

1 VT

1.49

1.47

1 45

1 39

1 34

1 34

1.36

1.35

July.

1.34

1.35

1.34

1.30

1.33

1.32

1 23

1 23

1 25

1 22

1.10

1.15

1.13

1.13

1.62

1.62

1.55

1.63

1 62

1.52

1 52

1 52

1.53

1.53

1 52

1.39

1.41

1.89

1 43

1.34

1.30

Aug.

1.28

1.26

1.24

1.20

1.21

1.16

1.16

1.15

1.14

1.10

1.04

1.13

1.14

1.20

1.30

1.97

1.67

1.65

1.68

1.71

1.62

1.52

1.48

1.39

1.42

1.48

1.53

1.53

1.46

1.42

1.35

Sept.

1.35

1.30

1.29

1.34

1.35

1.27

1.25

1.25

1.24

1.25

1.55

1.58

1.52

1.49

1.47

1.45

1.42

1.38

1.42

1.46

1.46

1.38

1.42

1.41

1.42

1.35

1.33

1.35

1.35

1.33

Oct.

1.32

1.33

1.35

1.34

1.34

1,34

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.35

1.35

1.32

1.31

1.35

1.35

1.34

1.35

1.35.

1.34

1.36

1.62

1.75

1.97

1.85

1.85

1.83

1.86

1.85

1.85

1.90

1.91

Nov.

1.86

1.85

1 82

1.81

1.82

1.81

1.81

1.82

1.82

1.80

1.82

1.75

1.74

1.76

1.76

1.74

a 1.75

a Closed for winter November 17. 

ELKHORN RIVER NEAR ARLINGTON, NEBRASKA.

This station, which was established by Glenn E. Smith on April 28, 

1899, is located at the wagon bridge 1 mile west of the town of Arlington. It is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 244. Results of measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first 

Annual Report, Part IV, page 218. During 1900 the following discharge measurements were made by O. V. P. Stout:

Discharge measurements of Elkhorn River near Arlington, Nebraska.

Date.

1900. 

April 19. .......................

May 5. .........................

Do.. .................... ....

Do.--.-.............. ....

Do......---......-... -..-..

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.06

3.25

3.25

1.80

1.80

1.25

1.25

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

C85

1,411

1 468

693

723

465

468

Date.

1900.

Do.-.....--.-. -----

Do........-. -.--........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.26

1.26

1.15

1.15

4.74

2.05

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

452

431

441

415

2,855

769

IRR 50 01-
310 OPERATIONS AT KIVEK STATIONS, 1900. PAKT IV. [NO. 50. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Elkhorn River near Arlington, Nebraska, for 1900.

Day.

1 ......

3

4 . .... .. .. .. .... . . .

K.

6..-.-.....-... ................. ..

8............. .................. ....

9.. .--. : - .- 

10 ...... - ..... ... .

11.................... ................

12...................................

13.......... .........................

14...... ......................... ....

l&......... ..........................

16-.--...........--.........-.....-..

17.- .-. - --- -_--.- -

18 ....- .. ------ ----- . .

19

20...... ............................ .

21...................................

23. -------------- --- -. 

23

24.....-.-.....-- ...................

25

26----... - . -. .. 

27. ....... ...........................

28 ... ---.....

29.--...... ...... ...... ............

30 .... ....--.

31.- - - - - . 

Apr.

1.76

1.75

1.76

1.74

1.67

1.05

1.61

1.56

1.59

1.57

1.50

1.56

1.57

1.60

1.04

1.72

1.98

2.17

2.46

2.55

2.56

2.66

2.6?

2.75

2.75'

2.93

3.33

3.76

May.

3.59

3.51

3.40

3.33

3.24

3.18

3.22

3.35

3.56

4.18

4.00

3.33

3.98

2.80

2.70

2.61

2.55

2.51

2.35

2.27

2.19

2.13

1.85

1.84

1.88

1.83

1.73

1.83

1 73

June.

1.81

1.87

1.75

1.93

1.88

1.90

1.92

1.81

1.68

1.66

1.63

1.56

1.63

3.31

1.60

1.53

1.72

1.58

1.54

1.50

1.42

1.34

1.29

1 25

1 27

1.36

1.27

1.18

.98

July.

0.97

.95

.98

.96

1.18

1.09

1.02

.99

.92

.88

.91

.85

.84

.76

.76

1.48

1 24

1.15

1.30

1.58

1.56

2.04

2.47

3.01 o ~9

2.56

2.35

2.24

1.75

1.56

1.46

Aug.

1.37

1.24

1.16

1.08

1.06

.99

.93

.88

.78

.80

.88

.92

1.18

1.90

1.91

1.72

2.10

2.95

2.66

2.37

2.13

2.26

2.04

1.96

2 17

2.12

2.08

2.02

1.95

2 33

Sept.

3.14

1.75

1.53

1.38

1.31

1.27

1.25

1 23

1.35

1.16

1.54

3.56

5.80

6. 70

5.41

4.43

4.00

3.67

3.48

3.31

3.36

3.33

3.30

3.04

3.89

3.11

3.66

2.34

3.09

3.01

Oct.

1.94

1.84

1 83

1.74

1.70

1.65

1.60

1.56

1.53

1.49

1.47

1.45

1.42

1.39

1.36

1.33

1.30

1.38

1.39

1.31

1 33

1.72

1.91

1.98

3.06

3.18

3.26

3.40

5.43

4.48

4.12

Nov.

3.82

3.88

3.75

3.60

3.40

3.15

2.80

2.63

2.39

2.26

o ->i

2.18

2.14

2.07

2.02

1.98

1.90

1.90

1.91

1.86

1.79

1.65

1.59

al.54

a Closed for winter November 24. 

Miscellaneous discharge measurements of streams in Nebraska.

Date.

1900. 

June 32 . 

Do.....- 

Julv 17 . -

Do.....--..

Do. .......

Do..... 

DoDo. 

November 23 -

Do.........

May 27. ....

July 36 . 

Do.........

Do. ........

July 27.. ......

Do. . .

Stream.

Ash Creek, West ..-.-.-.

.-.-.do. ................ ...

.-.-.do....................

.....do -... . ......

Buffalo Creek ...........

.--.do- ---..-........

River. 

.....do.............. .....

..--do...................

.... r do ... .... .....

.....do...'. .... ..... ...

... ..do........ ....... .

.... .do ................. ...

.....do ......... .......

Locality.

.....do ...... .. ._... 

-...do -.. 

31, T. 32 N., R. 50 W.

sec. 35, T. 32 N., R. 51 W.

East canal.

W. of west line sec. 18, T.

5N., R. 10W.

sec. 19, T. 16 N., R.42W. 

Sec. 7, T. IN., K. 40 W 

Head of Pirillip's ditch,-

sec. 18, T. 30 N., R. 52 W.

mussen dams, sec. 1, T. 

30 N., R. 53 W.

.....do ...... ..-..-. 

son.

17, T. 6 N., R. 40 W.

12, T. 6 N., R. 41 W.

24, T. 6N., R.40W.

Palisade ...... . ......... ....

Hydrographer.

 .do............

..... do.... ....... .

. ....do. .... ..... ..

.....do.....---....

O.V.P.Stout ....

 _dO - 

.....do.... .-.

..... do........ ....

W.A.Channel 

T.J.O'Keefe. 

..... do . .-.-..--

O.V.P.Stout ....

 ..do 

O.V.P.Stout ....

--.-.do ..... ....

.-...do...-.--..-.

..... do........ ....

Discharge.

Hec.-ft. 

0.2

1

.0

'I

1 0

50.2

7 2

1.6

262.0

189.8

235.0

14.1

9.9 

1.8

1.1

75.9

89.0

79.0

84.0

«3.4

a 14.0

74.3

91.2
NEBRASKA. 311

Miscellaneous discharge measurements of streams in Nebraska Continued.

Date.

1900.

July 36. .......

May 17. .-.

May 18. .......

May 15 ........ 

Do ........

May 33 ....... . 

May 25 .... . 

May 33. ....... 

May 36. .......

May 31 ........ 

August 7 

August 8...... 

August 9...... 

August 10---.. 

Do ........ 

August 14. _ .

August 17..-.. 

August 23- 

Do ........

Do.........

Octobers.-...

June 28. ......

September 24. 

June 38. .......

July 18........

August 7 ... ... 

Do.........

Do.........

September 26. 

November 5 .

October 36 ....

Do........

July 18........

Do.........

July 37........

September 25 . 

August 23.....

July 16. .......

Do.........

Stream.

.-.--do.... ................ 

.....do.......------.-.--. 

. ....do ................ 

.-..do.. ....... ........ 

.....do.. ...... ........ 

---..do.. ...........-.

....do--....- -- 

-...do... , --. -------- 

.-.-do...... ...... ........ 

....-do. . -.. . 

 do. 

 .do......-.....-.. . 

.....do.. .- . 

. do- . -- 

....-do. ....... ....... 

.....do............. .... 

..... do......... .... - 

.....do. -- .. 

. do .. -----

.-..do-----.- - -----

.-.-do.-.. - .---

. .do.... ...- -------

....-do.. .-.-.. .-..

..-.do..-..-.- .......

 ..do . ......... ...

Monroe Creek ........... 

Muddy Creek....-.-..--.

.....do .....-. ..--.-.

.-...do.. .... ..... -----

.....do.. .... .. 

.--..do.. ............ 

.... .do. ......... ..........

North Platte River ...... 

 ..do... . ....

can River.

can River.

-...do. . .... ..........

 do. ... ....

.-..do.-...- . -------

Salt Creek.. ......... ....

.--.do. ...... ........

Warbonnet Creek- ...... 

White Clay Creek...... .

 .do. ...................

.....do.... . ....... ........

.... do..-....... ..-.

.....do.. ..............

Locality.

sec.!7,T.6N.,R.40W.

Sec. 11,T.1N.,R.39W---

11,T.2N.,R.37 W.

Sec.l4,T.14N.,R.51W. 

Sec. 31, T. 14 N., R. 47 W 

Sec.33,T.14N.,R.49 W .... 

Sec.34,T.14N.,R.49WSec. 12, T. 12 N., R. 45 W 

Sec. 36, T. 15 N., R. 57 W .... 

Sec. 23, T. 23 N., R. 15 W .. ..

Sec. 2, T. 14 N. , R. 58 W . . ...

Sec. 3, T.13 N., R. 46 W . 

Sac. 36, T. 13 N. . R. 45 W ... . 

Sec.3,T.14N.,R.58W--- 

Sec.33,T.15 N..R.55 W.... 

Sec. 33, T. 15 N. , R. 57 W .... 

Sec.3,T.12N.,R.45W.-- 

See. 33, T.14 N., R.49 W -- 

Sec.31,T.14N.,R.47 W....

Sec. 14, T. 14 N., R. 51 W --.. 

Sec. 2,^.13 N.,R.46W ---

T.15N..R.55W.

bridge.

Kimball.-. .. ......

.....do...... . ......

-....do.-..-.--.. -----

Sec. 33, T. 33 N., R.56W.--. 

Three miles above Arapahoe. 

Sec. 11, T. 38 N.,R.53 W ....

Marsland.

T.28N..R.51W. 

Dunlap... .............. -..--

26,T.29N., R.41 W. 

Sec. 29, T. 29 N., R.47W....

North Platte ...............

Goring bridge.. ........

Hoef s mill, sec 27, T. 31 N.,

R. 34 W.

-...do. -- ----- .

Sec.21,T.lN..R.39W. 

 .do.. .. - . 

34,T.33N.,R.56W.

Sec.21,T.33N.,R.56W---. 

Sec.l,T.31N.,R.52W-....

Crawford.

WViH-r»o-«7

ditch.

Hydrographer.

.....do. .......

W. A. Channel . . .

-...do.- - .

 .do.- -----

.....do-...-. .. 

.--.do. ----- 

 do.. ...... 

..... do... ...... 

 do.. -- ~ 

..-.do.. ---

 .do. ...... . 

..-.-do- .--.-. 

--.do.- ... 

 -do..- .. - 

 .do.. ..... . 

 .do.. .-- 

.....do. ..... .. 

 --do.. ..- 

... ..do..... .......

 .do.. --.- 

....-do.. ..... .

-..-do. - 

 do. ...........

..--do. ......

 .-do. -.-.-.

.... .do. 

.....do.... ....... .

- ..do.. - .

.--..do. ...-.

T.J.O'Keefe . 

Adna Dobson

T.J.O'Keefe-....

... ..do...... . .

. -do-.--..--, 

-....do. ......

. do. ...........

O. V. P. Stout ... .

'A. B. McCoskey . . 

-....do... ...... ...

.... .do. ....... ....

O.V.P.Stout ....

- do..... ...... .

.....do...... 

....-do.. .. 

.....do... . .

.... .do ........ 

O.V.P. Stout . ...

T.J.O'Keefe. 

.....do. ...... 

 .do. ......

.--..do.. .......

.-..do- ......

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

6.3

13.3

1.2

1.3

2.3

2.6

3.9 

6.3 

1.3

4.7 

7.3 

9.2

2.3 

3.1 

6.3 

6.3 

13.3 

1.3 

6.4 

2.5

2.3 

2.8 

2.4

1.1

1.3

4.9

1.1

4.3

3.3

2.1

3.1

24 5

.1 

3.7

10.8

11.2

7.0

14.1 

a 14. 5

4.0 

2, 300. 0

963.0

333.1 

624.8

28.8

41.7

3.0

0.0

73.0

lo.6

14.3

1U3.8

8.8

5,807.0

1.8

3.5

3.1

7.0

.7 

1.5 

13.5

5.0

14.0

15.5

28.3

a Diverting all the water of the river at that point at the time the gaging was made.
312 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50.

REPUBLICAN RIVER NEAR SUPERIOR, NEBRASKA.

This station, which was established June 20, 1896, is located about 

1 mile west of Superior. Discharge measurements are made from the 

highway bridge, thus determining the total amount of water passing 

over the dam and through the mill race. The discharge of the mill 

race is measured also, and is deducted from the total discharge, in 

order to determine the amount passing over the dam. The station is 

described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 245. Results of measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, 

Part IV, page 220. During 1900 the following measurements were 

made by O. V. P. Stout and Adna Dobson:

Discharge measurements of Republican River and mill race near Superior,

Nebraska.

River.

Date.

1900. 

April 15...... ..................

April 26........................

May 19 .........................

June 21... ............ __ ......

October 23.....................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.91

1.06

.63

54

.43

1.73

1 21

1.31

Discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

989

1,056

457

374

312

433

67

118

Mill race.

Date.

1900. 

April 15--. ------. --...... ..

April 26. .......................

May 19. ...... ...... ............

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.14

2.60

3.20

3.10

Discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

0

79

113

93

58

Daily gage height, in feet, of Republican River near Superior, Nebraska, for 1900.

Day.

\. ..................................

g

3 -

i. ..................................

5...................................

6...................................

S. ..................................

9- ....... ................... ........

10...................................

11....... ............................

12..... ..............................

13..... ..............................

14...................................

15...................................

16. .. ............................ ....

17. . ...... ....... ......

18................-. ............ ..

19...................................

W.. .................................

22

23........ ........................

24

25

26..... .......... .................

27

28. . . .. _.. _ 

29.......... .........................

30............ ....................

31........... . ......... 

Apr.

0.74

.73

.65

.65

.65

.64

.64

.67

.62

.64

.64

.66

80

.75

.91

1.00

1.10

1.04

98

.98

1.20

1.09

1.00

1.41

1.01

1.06

1.11

1.17

1.13

1.00

May.

0.94

.92

.90

.89

.84

.97

1.13

2.11

1.61

1.25

1.10

1.02

.92

.90

.82

.74

66

.63

.59

.62

.62

.59

.63

.70

.63

1Q

.49

.49

.58

.49

June.

0.73

.52

. .52

.49

.49

.48

.43

.39

.35

.25

.53

.73

.79

.58

.51

.65

.41

42

.42

.41

.43

52

.57

.41

.53

.53

.54

.50

.43

.38

July.

0.41

.39

.30

.18

21

.20

.09

.21

.09

.39

.24

.19

.07 .50

-.58

.51

.73

.90

1.05

1.23

1.20

1.22

1.14

1.21

1.14

1.18

1.09

72

1.63

1.46

1.30

Aug.

1.14

1.35

 25

 .42

1.29

1.22 .67

.01 .08

 1.50

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

.21

2 25

1.52

1.40

1.42

1.24

1.23

1.20

1.20

1.15

1.03

.91

.90

.99

.10

(a)

(a)

Sept.

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

1.72

2.62

1.67

1.40

1.30

1.32

1.16

1.22

1.19

1.17

1.13

1.05

1.21

1.02

.82

(a)

.23

.32

.39

.83

Oct.

0.94

.82

.65

.99

.15

.15

.01

.39

.44

(a)

.03

.22

(a)

.41

.25

(a)

.13

.28

.07

1.37

1.28

1.31

1.26

1.22

1.15

1.25

1.12

1.06

.87

Nov.

0.83

.98

1.0»

1.23

1.10

1.12

1.15

1.11

1.31

1.35

1.29

1.31

1.30

1.21

1.24

1 29

1.20

1.32

1.22

1.25

(6)

(6)

1.20

cl.32

a No water at gage; all in mill race. ft Ice. c Closed for the winter November 24.
KANSAS. 313 

Daily center depth, in feet, of mill race near Superior, Nebraska, for 1900.

Day.

1. ..................................

2. ..................................

3...................................

4...................................

5...................................

6..... .......................... ....

7...................................

8...................................

9...................................

10...................................

11...................................

12.............. ..................

13...................................

14.... ...............................

15..... ..............................

16.. .................................

17.. .................................

18...................................

19...................................

20................... .............

21 ............. .. .- ... .

^.... ...............................

23... ...............................

24...................................

25

26...................................

2728 *

29................. ...............

SO..............,......-.-.....-. .

31...............................

Apr.

3.65

3 flO

3.78

3.60

3.57

3

flQ

3.70

3.97

3.59

3.89

3.87

3.82

3.99

3.76

3.00

4.20

4.27

3.18

3.03

2.89

3.37

3.15

3.00

3.89

2.29

2.80

2.78

3.20

3.30

3.60

May.

3.60

3.75

3.89

3.84

3.54

4.00

4.31

4.21

2.99

2.70

2.76

1.47

1 52

1.33

1.53

2.00

2.87

2.60

3.02

3.57

3.59

3.80

3.95

3.85

4.02

2.63

4.02

3.58

4.33

4.105

June.

4.53

3.85

4.04

4.12

4.12

4.11

4.11

4.10

4.03

3.70

4.27

4.47

4.00

4.00

3.83

4.39

4.30

4.32

4 30

4.06

3.10

3.40

3.38

3.90

4.20

4 34

4.54

i df\

4.38

4.12

July.

4.28

4.30

4.33

4.27

4.15

4 04

3.62

4.07

3.94

4 28

3.93

3.90

3.87

3.36

3.06

4.48

4.58

4.76

4.90

5.13

5.10

5.11

5.00

5.02

 5.12

4.93

4.90

4 60

5.27

5.40

5.00

Aug.

5.00

5.35

2.50

2 25

5.21

5.09

3 29

3.85

3.53

1.33

1.00

1.11

1.05

1.12

3.93

5.25

5.15

5.00

4.98

5.00

4.85

4.58

4.82

4.87

4 73

4 52

4.68

4.55

3.65

3.12

3 22

Sept.

2.00

.65

.54

.52

.53

.53

.50

.45

.40

.53

3.25

6.55

4.23

4.82

4.52

3.93

3.62

3.52

-3.57

3.57

3.52

3.48

3.58

3.52

3.32

2 52

2.80

2.80

3.00

3.14

Oct.

3.41

3 32

3.14

3.27

2.60

2.71

2.53

2.88

2.95

2.55

2.68

2.63

2.82

2.20

3.12

3.02

2.63

2.83

2.86

2.63

3.99

3.93

3.99

3.93

3.95

3.89

3.78

4 02

3.80

3.62

3.55

Nov.

3.50

3.53

3.53

3.60

3.60

3.61

3.66

3.59

3.88

3.75

3.83

3.70

3.75

3.69

3.97

3.80

3.82

3.82

3.72

3.69

3.30

3.68

3.50

3.95

REPUBLICAN RIVER AT JUNCTION, KANSAS.

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 248. 

On October 23, 1900, a new bench mark was established, at an elevation of 12.35 feet above the zero of the old gage. It is a spike driven 

in the west side of a cottonwood tree 18 inches in diameter and 10 feet 

west of the bridge. The spike is about 2 feet above the ground. The 

observer is W. M. Hickman, engineer of the waterworks pumping 

station, which is about 100 feet from the gage. Results of measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part 

IV, page 221. During 1900 the following measurements were made:

May 5: Gage height. 4.50 feet; discharge, 1,158 second-feet. 

May 22: Gage height, 4.10 feet; discharge, 851 second-feet. 

September 24: Gage height, 3.40 feet; discharge 364 second-feet. 

October 23: Gage height, 2.80 feet; discharge, 203 second-feet. 

November 30: Gage height, 2.80 feet; discharge, 133 second-feet.
314 OPERATIONS AT EIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Republican River at Junction, Kansas, for 1900.

Day.

1..-.... ...............

2

3.........................

4.... .....................

5..........- ...........

6.........................

1.. .......................

8.......... ..............

9.........................

10.........................

11.. .............. .........

12

13.........................

14.........................

15.........................

16...... ..................

17.........................

18.........................

19.. .................. .....

20.........................

21.. .............. ........

S3........... .............

23....,. ................

24.........................

25.........................

26...... ........ ...........

27.... _ ..................

28...... ..................

29

so.;.......................

31..... ....................

Jan.'

3.7

3.5

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

3 6

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.8

3.8

3 8

3.9

3.7

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.7

Feb.

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.1

4 2

4.2

4.1

3.9

4.1

4 2

3.8

3.9

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

Mar.

3.8

4.0

4.0

4 2

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.6

6.8

6.4

6.3

5.4

5.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.5

4 3

4.2

4 2

4.0

4.3

4.4

4 2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4 3

Apr.

4 3

4.0

4.0

3.9

a. 8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.9

3 Q

3.8

3.8

3.6

4.5

4 Q

6.0

6.2

5.9

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.7

^ Q

55

5.0

May.

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.6 A PL

4.4

4.0

4.5

4.7

4.9

«. 1

6.1

6.0

5.3 A PL

4.7

4.7

i Q

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.3

4 2

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.0 i 1

4.6

June.

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

4.3

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

July.

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.4

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

Aug.

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.0 ^ 9

2 7

3.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.2

Sept.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.3

5.5

6.0

5.9

4.9

4.7

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.4

5.9

4.3

3.8

3.5

Oct.

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.9

3.9

2.9

3.1

3.4

2.8

2.8

3.8

3.7

3 7

87

2.8

3.0

3.2

Nov.

3.0

2.8

3.8

2 7

2.7

2 7

t) r£

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.9

2.9

3

D

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.8

Dec.

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.2

SOLOMON RIVER NEAR NILES, KANSAS.

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 249. 

Records of discharge measurements will be found as follows: For 1897,. 

Nineteenth Annual Report, Part IV, page 342; for 1898, Twentieth 

Annual Report, Part IV, page 214; for 1899, Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 223. During 1900 the following discharge 

measurements were made by W. G. Russell:

Discliarge measurements of Solomon River near Niles, Kansas.

Date.

1900. 

April 20 ........ ................

April 21 ........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

18.05

12.10

6.00

5.40

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

3,693

1,636

266

157

Date.

1900. 

October 4

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.60

4.60

4.90

Discharge.

Sec.-ft.

75

63

82
KANSAS. 315 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Solomon River near Niles, Kansas, for 1900.

Day.

1.. .................. .....

2....... ..................

3.. ................... .....

4-- ............ ........

5.. .................. .....

6...... ..................

1. ........................

8. ....................... .

9.........................

10.. ..................... .. 

11. ........................

12.........................

IS.........................

14.......... ........... .

15... .................. ....

16......................... 

17-. ......................

18............. ............

19.........................

20--.-.... .................

2i..... ....................

22

23..... ....................

24...... ......... .........

25... ........... ...........

26.... ..................

27.........................

28.........................

29..... ........ ...... ......

30......................... 

31 ........................

Jan.

4.9

5.0

5 0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6 

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.7 

4.6

4.3

4.7

4.8

5.1

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.1

4.7

Feb.

4.7

5.0

4.8

4.9

5.0

4.7

4.9

4.7

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.9

5.0 

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.3

5.4

5.0

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.9

......

Mar.

5.5

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.8

6.3

12.9 

9.6

7 2

6.5

6.2

5.7

5.6 

5.3

5.3

5.3

5 2

5.2

5.1

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.0 

4.9

Apr.

5.0

4.9

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.9

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.8 

4.S

4.9

4.9

4.7

5.1

5 2

e!2

18.3

20.2

20.1

12.4

8.8

8.4

7.6

7.2

7.1

7.8

8.8

8.3

May.

7.8

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.1

6.5

9.5

7.8

8.6

7.3

7.1

6.5

10.3 

9.0

8.4

7.5

6.8

6.5

6.3

5.9

5.8

5.7

9.7

9.5

9.8

7.1

6.4 

6.0

June.

5.9

6.2

7.0

7.8

9.0

7.7

7.0

6.3

5.7

5.5 

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.4 

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.0

4.9

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.9

4.9

5.0

July.

5.0

5.2

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.5 

4.5

4.4

4.4

5.1

4.8

4.4 

4.3

43

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.3

4 2

7.9

5.5

4.7

5.4

5.1

5.2

7.5 

7.9

Aug.

6.9

6.3

5.1

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.4

5.1

5.1 

4.9

9.0

7.4

7.0

5.5

5.1 

5.1

5.0

7.8

8.9

7.0

6.2

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.6 

4.5

Sept.

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.5

4 2

4.3 

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.3

5.5

13.4 

8.1

7.0

6.5

6.0

7.9

6.0

5.5

5.2

5.0

10.3

9.0

6.8

5.4

5.0

Oct.

4.7

4.7

4.8

47

4.6

8.5

7.3

5.6

50

4.9 

4 9

4.8

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6 

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.7

4.6

4.7

Nov.

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.5

4.7

4.8

4.3 

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.3

4.2

4.6 

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.9

5.0

4.6

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.7

Dec.

4.6

4.9

4.8

5.0

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.7

4.6

4.7

5.0

4.3

4.7

4.8

4.7 

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.9

4.6

SALINE EIVER NEAR SALINA, KANSAS.

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 250. 

The observer is Charles Tressin. Records of results of measurements 

will be found as follows: For 1897, Nineteenth Annual Report, Part 

IV, page 346; for 1898, Twentieth Annual Report, Part IV, page 316; 

for 1899, Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 224. During 

1900 the following discharge measurements were made by W. G. 

Russell:

April 7: Gage height, 3.70 feet; discharge, 57 second-feet. 

April 21: Gage height, 19.00 feet: discharge, 2,851 second-feet. 

May 23: Gage height, 5.90 feet; discharge, 197 second-feet. 

October 4: Gage height, 5.00 feet; discharge, 133 second-feet. 

October 30: Gage height, 3.90 feet; discharge 55 second-feet. 

December 2: Gage height, 3.90 feet; discharge, 52 second-feet.
316 OPEEATIONS AT EIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50. 

Daily gage Jieight, in feet, of Saline River near Salina, Kansas, for 1900.

Day.

^ .... ................

3..... ................. ...

4.. .......................

5. ... --. . .

6.........................

1..

8.. ....................

9........... ..............

10........................

11.............. ...........

12.........................

13.........................

14.........................

15.... .....................

16........ ............. .

IT. ......... ........

18.........................

19.............. ...........

SO........................

21.... .

33...... ...................

23.. .... ....... .... ....

24...... ...... .. _ . 

25......................... 

26....... ..............

27

28

29.................... .

30. .................. ...

31. .....................

Jan.

3.9 

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.5 

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.7 

3.7

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

Feb.

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.4 

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.5

(a)

(a)

(a)

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6 

3.7

3.7

3.9

......

Mar.

4.0 

3.9

3.4

4.2

4.2 

3.9

4.1

4.3

6.0

10.1

8.2

6.5

6.1

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.9 

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.7

Apr.

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7 

3.8

3.8

. 3.8

3.8

3.9

3.8

4.0

3.9

4.1

4.2

6.5

5.2

12.9

15.9

18.0

19.2

15.1

9.1

7.9

7.4

7.7

7.0

6.9

6.6

May.

6.1 

6.2

6.5

6.8

6.4 

6.1

5.8

5 7

6.6

8.4

7.0

6.2

5.8

8.4

11.5

10.3

8.5

7.3

6.7

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.5

12.5

11.8

7.1

6.2

7.0

6.1

June.

5.9 

6.9

12.0

14.1

9.2

6.8

6.1

5.7

5.4

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.5

7.8

7.9

6.4

5.7 

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.5

July.

4.3 

4.9

5.4

4.7

4.4 

4 2

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

4.0

3.7

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.7

19.0

20.3 

17.5

11.8

7.1

5.7

5.5

5.1

Aug.

5.0 

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.5 

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.8

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.2 

3.4

3.2

3.3

4.9

5.2

Sept.

4.1 

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.4 

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.4

6.2

6.0

4 2

4.4

4.6

4.1

4.0

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.5

12.8

8.0

5.4

4.8

4.5

Oct.

4.1 

3.9

3.7

5.0

4.5 

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.9

4.0

3.7

4.9 

3.5

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

Nov.

4.3 

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.9 

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.9

Dec.

3.9 

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9 

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.7

4.0

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.9

------

a Frozen. 

SMOKY HILL RIVER AT ELLSWORTH, KANSAS.

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 251. 

On October 22, 1900, the bench mark was tested and found to be 

correct. This river has not fluctuated much during the year. There 

were a few periods of high water, but they were of short duration, 

and the river quickly resumed its normal stage. Results of measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part 

IV, page 225. During 1900 the following measurements were made 

by W. G. Russell:

April 9: Gage height, 1.05 feet; discharge, 22 second-feet. 

June 19: Gage height, 1.70 feet; discharge, 136 second-feet. 

September 14: Gage height, 2.42 feet; discharge, 416 second-feet. 

October 22: Gage height, 1.20 feet; discharge, 57 second-feet.
KANSAS. 317 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kansas, for 1900.

Day.

1. ....... ..............

2......... ...............

3 ......

4.........................

5. .......................

6 ......

7.. ................... ....

8.. .......................

9................. .......

10. ........................

11... ......................

12 ......

13.........................

14. ........ ...............

15... .....................

16.........................

17.........................

18.........................

19.........................

20.........................

21.. ......... ..............

22.. ....................

23.. .......................

24.........................

25.. ....................

26.........................

27.........................

28.........................

29....... ............ ......

30... ..... ..................

31-.-...- . . ..

Jan.

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

(a} 

1.25 

1.25 

1.20 

1.20 

1.25 

1.20 

1.20 

1.20 

1.15 

1.15 

1.20 

1.20 

1.15 

1.10 

1.10 

1.15 

1.15 

1.10 

1.10 

1.10 

1.50 

1.10 

L.10 

1.10 

(a)

(a)

(a)

Feb.

1.10 

1.10 

1.10

(a) 

(a) 

1.50 

1.50 

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

(a 

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

1.15 

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

(a)

Mar.

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

1.30 

(a) 

(a) 

(«) 

1.40 

1.75 

1.85 

1.45 

1.40 

1.35 

1.30 

1.30 

1.30 

1.25 

1.25 

1.20 

1.20 

1.20 

1.15 

1.15 

1.10 

1.10 

1.10 

1.15 

1.15 

1.10 

1.10

1.50

Apr.

1.05 

1.05 

1.10 

1.10 

1.05 

1.05 

1.05 

1.05 

1.05 

1.05 

1.10 

1.20 

1.25 

1.35 

1.45 

1.50 

1.90 

1.80 

2.85 

2.60 

2.45 

2.40 

2.20 

2.10 

2.00 

1.90 

1.80 

1.75 

1.80 

1.75

May.

1.85 

1.85 

1.80 

1.70 

1.70 

1.65 

1.65 

1.60 

1.60 

1.60 

1.55 

1.50 

1.50 

1.50 

1.75 

1.80 

1.70 

1.70 

1.65 

1.60 

1.50 

1.50 

1.45 

1.45 

1.40 

3.00 

2.00 

1.80 

1.60 

1.60

1.50

June.

2.40 

2.40 

2.20 

2.00 

1.60 

1.55 

1.55 

1.50 

1.50 

1.50 

1.55 

1.55 

1.50 

1.50 

1.50 

1.45 

1.50 

1.65 

1.70 

1.90 

2.90 

2.80 

2.75 

2.70 

2.60 

2.40 

2.20 

2.00 

1.90 

2.00

July.

1.90 

3.10 

2.30 

2.10 

1.80 

1.60 

1.55 

1.50 

1.50 

1.40 

1.40 

1.35 

1.30 

1.30 

1.25 

1.25 

1.20 

1.15 

1.10 

1.30 

1.10 

1.10 

1.05 

1.70 

1.40 

1.30 

1.35 

1.25 

1.40 

1.60

1.55

Aug.

1.50 

1.50 

1.45 

1.40 

1.40 

1.35 

1.30 

1.30 

1.25 

1.20 

1.20 

1.15 

1.10 

1.05 

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.85 

1.20 

1.20 

1.20 

1.15 

1.10 

1.05

1.05

Sept.

1.00 

.95 

.90 

.90 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.95 

1.00 

1.30 

1.50 

1.30 

1.70 

2.60 

2.90 

2.40 

2.00 

2.00 

1.90 

1.90 

1.85 

1.80 

1.70 

1.60 

1.70 

1.70 

1.65 

1.60 

1.55

Oct.

1.55 

1.50 

1.50 

1.50 

1.50 

1.70 

1.60 

1.60 

1.55 

1.55 

1.50 

1.50 

1.45 

1.40 

1.40 

1.35 

1.30 

1.30 

1.25 

1.20 

1.30 

1.40 

1.30 

1.25 

1.20 

1.20 

1.15 

1.15 

1.15 

1.10

1.10

Nov.

1.10 

1.10 

1.10 

1.10 

1.10 

1.05 

1.05 

1.05 

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90

Dec.

0.90 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.90 

.90 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90 

.90

o Frozen. 

BLUE RIVER NEAR MANHATTAN, KANSAS.

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 252. 

On December 17, 1900, the gage wire and weight were stolen, and a 

new gage was established at the same elevation as the old gage. Since 

September 18, 1900, Elmer Drake has been the observer at this station, his home being about 40 yards from the gage. The results of 

measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 227. During 1900 the following measurements 

were made:

Discharge measurements of Blue. River near Manhattan, Kansas.

Date.

1900. 

May 4..

May 22. .........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

6.10

6.00

4.60

4.50

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

1,518

1,389 ro2

723

Date.

1900.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

5.75

4.40

4.30

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

1,342

711

570
318 OPEEATIONS AT EIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Blue River near Manhattan, Kansas, for 1900.

Day.

1 .._ ....-. 

2-._. ... . ..... .... ..

3.. ............ ......

4.......................

K

6.. ....................

1. ......................

8-.. ............... .....

9.......................

10.......................

11..... ..................

12

13..-. ................

14....... .......... ......

15--.--.-.....-..-....-.

16....... .......... ......

17. ................ ......

18..... ..................

19......... ..............

20.......................

21

82.. .....................

23........ ...... ......

24

25

26........ ...........

27.. - - .- 

28

29.......................

30.. .................... 

31..... ..................

Jan.

5.00

4.60

4.35

4.35

4. IS

4.35

4.25

4.20

4 25

4.25

4.15

4 25

4.35 4. as

4.35

4 25

4.35

4.35

4.25

4.15

4 25

4.25

4.15

4 25

4.25

4.15

4.15

3.40

4 25

4.10 

3.95

Feb.

4.05

3.95

4.20

4.05 4 05

4.15

4 05

3.70

3.90

4.20

4.25

4.10

4.05

4 25

4.15

4.35

4.05

4.15

4.00

4.05

4 25

4.30

4. 11

4.35

4.55

4.70

4.65

4.60

......

Mar.

4.95

4.90

4.80

4.65

5.20

6.15

7 25

10.85

10.80

8.10

7 25

6.60

5.95

5.60

5.25

5.10

4.95 4. 71

4.65

4.65

4.55

4.60

4 45

4.40

4.35

4.40

4.35

4.40

4.35

4.50 

4.45

Apr.

4.30

4 40

4 25

4.05

4.15

4.15

4.20

4 25

4. 11

4.20

4.20

4.10

4.05

4 05

4. 11

5.50

5.30

6.20

7.10

6.95

6.30

6.05

5.50

5.55

6.70

7.95

9.65

8.60

7.20

9.05

May.

7.55

6 QO

6.30

6.10

5.65

5.65

7 80

13.00

12.85

10.95

9.55

8.75

8.10

7.25

7.10

10.60

11.10

8.65

6.95

6.50

6.20

5.95

1 71

1 in

5.50

5.45

5.95

5.80

6. 15

5.40 

5.45

June.

5.60 i on

6.10

5.60

5.15

5.00

4.85

4.90

4. 71

4.65

4.55 4 45

4 60

4.50

1 71

5.15

4.95

4.85

6.15

5.50 4. sn

4.80

4.70

4. 11

4.30

4.35

4.20

4.20

4 30

6.30

July.

6.15

4.70

4.10

4.05

4.05

3.95

3.85

3.85

3.80

3.75

3.85

5.10

4.60

'4.15

3.95

10.00

20.00

13.80

10.00

9.15

8.75

7.90

7 25

9.95

7.95

6.70

6.20

5.35

5.35

5.05 

4.70

Aug.

4,75

4.95

4.65

4.50

4.35

4.15

4.10

4.00

4.10

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.30

4.35

4.15

4.65

4.85

4.60

5.65

6.30

5.95

5.75

5.45

5.15

5.35

5.30

5.10

4.75

5.75

6.55

7.95

Sept.

6.70

5.70

5.15

4.80 4 40

4J5

4.30

4.15

4.15

4.05

4.05

4.20

4.20

4.85

9.55

8.70

8.55

8.00

7.30

7.85

8.10

7.40

6.65

6.30

5.70

9.30

9.60

6.95

5.70

5.05

Oct.

4.90

5.20

5.05

4.70

S

on

5.15

4.95

4.60

4. 41

4.35

4.30

4 25

4.20

4 20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.15

4.10

4.20

4.40

4 40

4.40

4.40

4.40

4.40

4.45

4.60

4.70 

4.70

Nov.

5.40

6.00

5.60

5.05

4. 71

4.45

4.40

4.40

4 40

4.40

4.40

4.30

4.30

4.30

4 30

4.30

4.30

4 30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.20

4.30

4.30

4 20

4.25

4.30

4 30

4.30

Dec.

4.25

4.20

4.20

4.15

4.1U

4.20

4.30

4.30

4 30

4.30

4.30

4.20

4.20

4.30

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4 20

4 25

4.30

4.25

4.20

4.10

4.10

KANSAS RIVER AT LECOMPTON, KANSAS.

This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 253. 

On June 24, 1900, a new gage was established, the old gage having 

been broken. The present gage, a pine board 1 inch by 1 inch by 10 

feet long, divided into feet and tenths, is spiked on top of the old 

gage, and is at the same elevation. On October 26, 1900, a bench 

mark was established on top of the bottom flange of the iron strut 

connecting the two iron cylinders at the south end of the highway 

bridge over the river. The bench mark is at the west end of the 

strut, next to the cylinder. Its elevation is 12.19 feet above the zero 

of the gage. Records of discharge during 1899 will be found in 

Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 228. During 1900 the 

following discharge measurements were made by W. G. Russell:

Discharge measurements of Kansas River at Lecompton, Kansas.

Date.

1900. 

May 19..... ....................

May 21. ............. ........

June 24.........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

6.20

4.95

3.30

3.10

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

12,352

7,669

4,455

4,333

Date.

1900.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.70

3.00

2.90

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

6,060

3,441

4,436
COLORADO 319

Daily gage height, in feet, of Kansas River at Lecompton, Kansas, for 1900.

Day.

1...................... 

2

3.. ................... ....

4. .................... ....

5... .................. ....

6.. ........... ............

7. ......... ..............

8.........................

9 ........................ 

10.. .................... ...

11....... ..................

123~I"---"!~!I.IIIIII"^"

14 ........................

15....... .................

16.........................

17.........................

18_........................

19. ........................

20.............. ........

21

22

23.........................

25.. ................... ....

26. ........................

27

28

29.........................

30....................... . 

31........... ..............

Jan.

2.40

2.40

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.40

2.50 

2.50

2.60

2.60 

2.60

2.70

2.70 

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.35

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30 

2.30

Feb.

2 20

2 20

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.45

2.55

2.60

2.60 

2.60

2.70

2.70 

2.80

2.80

2.70 

2.70

2.65

2.60

2.60

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.45

2.40

2 40

2.40

2.40

2.40

......

Mar.

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.85

3.10

3.70

4.95

7.35

9.90 

10.20

8.40

7.25 

6.35

5.90

5.45 

4.90

4.50

4.50

4.25

4.05

4.00

3.90

3.90

3.80

3.80

3.75

3.70

3.65

3.60

3.60 

3.60

Apr.

3.60

3.60

3.BO

3.50

3.50

3.40

3 40

3.60

3.60 

3.60

3.50

3.50 

3.40

3.40

3.20 

3.30

3.30

3.65

4.50

4.70

4.90

5.60

5.70

5.50

5.20

4.95

4.90

4.90

5.70

5.55

May.

5.00

5.60

5.35

4.95

4.80

4.55

4.50

4.45

5.10 

6.50

5.85

5.45 

5.35

5.20

5.00 

5.00

5.10

6.35

6.00

5.20

4.95

4.80

4.80

4.70

4.65

4.60

4.75

4.85

5.20

5.75 

5. SO

June.

5.60

5.a5

5.10

4.75

4.55

4.35 4. I4.00

4.00 

3.85

3.65

3.45 

3.30

3.30

3.25 

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.00

3.00

3.00

4.05

4.35

July.

4.75

4.70

4.40

4.20

3.90

3.55

3.35

3.25

3.15 

3.00

2.90

2.80 

2.80

2.95

2.90 

2.90

3.05

8.40

7.90

5.75

5.15

5.00

5.25

5.60

5.90

5.45

5.00

5.00

4.85

4.60 

4.30

Aug.

3.90

3.65

3.40

3.05

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.90

2.90 

2.80

2.80

2.70 

2.70

2.70

2.95 

3.35

3.45

3.30

3.10

3.05

3.00

3.15

3.45

3.55

3.70

3.70

3.60

3.50

3.45

3.35 

3.40

Sept.

3.75

4.00

3.95

3.90

3.85

3.80

3.70

3.45

3.25 

3.20

3.20

3.20 

3.10

3.00

3.15 

3.25

5.80

5.70

5.55

5.45

5.30

5.10

4.65

4.55

4.65

5.25

6.20

6.90

7.50

5.90

Oct.

5.15

4.60

4.75

4.70

4.45

4.40

4.20

4.15

4.10 

4.00

4.00

3.85 

3.70

3.60

3.60 

3.55

3.50

3.50

3.40

3.30

3.30

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.10

3.00

2.95

2.90

2.90

2.95 

3.50

Nov.

4.20

5.25

4.65

4.30

4.20

4.20

4.15

4.05

4.00 

3.80

4.05

4.00 

3.80

3.75

3.60 

3.50

3.35

3.40

3.40

3.40

3.30

3.25

3.20

3.15

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.85

2.80

Dec.

2.80

2.80-

2.80

2.80

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70-

2.70 

2.70

2.70

2.70 

2.60

2.60

2.60 

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

3.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

ARKANSAS RIVER.

This river and its tributaries drain practically all of the southwestern quarter of the State of Colorado, The main stream heads in the 

vicinity of Tennessee Pass, in the central portion of the State. Thence 

it flows southerly for about 70 miles, then easterly for about 50 miles, 

to Canyon, receiving a number of tributaries from the mountainous 

area on either side. At Canyon it suddenly emerges from the main 

mountainous area, and thence it flows in an easterly direction through 

Pueblo, where it enters the great plains of eastern Colorado and Kansas. Within 200 miles of Canyon practically all of the water of the 

river is diverted for irrigation, even most of the flood waters being 

stored and used, so that little water, except at the very highest stages 

of the river, flows out of the State of Colorado. There is still, however, a considerable discharge during April and May, which was 

unusually large for those months of the year 1900, when, owing to 

the heavy rains upon the plains, the discharge of the stream was 

abnormal, and vast quantities of water flowed from it into the Gulf 

of Mexico.

The tributaries are of two classes: (1) Those that issue from the 

mountains, which have a perennial flow, and (2) those which drain 

the great plains, receiving water only during rains or in the early 

spring. Of the first class are Lake Creek, Badger Creek, and Grape 

Creek; while Fountain Creek, St. Charles River, Huerfano River, 

Apishapa River, and Purgatory River receive a portion of their supply 

from the plains and a portion from the mountains. Of the second
320 OPERATIONS AT RIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50.

class are such water courses as Horse Creek, Adobe Creek, Big Sandy 

Creek, Timpas Creek, and many others of lesser note. The drainage 

from the plains is at times enormous, but usually the water courses of 

that district are dry. The flood discharge from some of these creeks 

has been estimated to be at least 10,000 cubic feet per second. Of 

the streams which head in the mountains but flow for long distances 

through the plains, the normal discharge is invariably used for irrigation, no water being discharged into the Arkansas except during 

flood seasons. Considerable water is being stored along the Arkansas, 

in the reservoirs of The Great Plains Water Company, also at Twin 

Lakes, while other reservoirs of importance but of smaller size are 

filled during the flood season. More water might, however, be stored 

by building canals large enough to receive that from the plains and 

conduct it to reservoirs.

A number of gaging stations have been maintained along the 

Arkansas and its tributaries, which will be described on the following 

pages in their geographic order. Those along the Lower Arkansas in 

Colorado were maintained with the assistance and cooperation-of The 

G-reat Plains Water Company, one of the engineers of which, Mr. C. W. 

Beach, has made a number of measurements.

The seepage of the Arkansas Basin furnishes an interesting problem, which is being investigated by Prof. L. G. Carpenter, of the Colorado State Agricultural College, at Fort Collins. A study has also 

been made of the underground supply, the results of which have been 

published in the records of the United States Geological Survey. 1

During the year 1900 about 30,000 acre-feet of water was stored in 

the reservoirs of The Great Plains Water Company, and the dam at the 

Twin Lakes reservoir was completed, permitting the use, during the 

latter part of the irrigation season, of these lakes, to the great benefit 

of crops lying under the canal of the Twin Lakes Land and Water 

Company.

LAKE CREEK AT TWIN LAKES, COLORADO.

This creek enters the Arkansas a short distance above Granite, 

Colorado. It is not a large stream, but it is of importance because it 

flows through Twin Lakes, which have been adapted as reservoirs 

by the Twin Lakes Land and Water Company. Measurements of 

this creek were begun June 21, 1899, by O. O. McReynolds, chief 

engineer of the Twin Lakes Land and Water Company, who at that 

time had charge of the work on the dam, and records were kept for 

a short time during that summer and again during the summer of 

1900. In July, 1900, the stations were relocated and put upon a 

somewhat more permanent basis, one station being established July 

10, at a point where the stream discharges from the upper lake, the 

gage rod being fastened to a fishway constructed several years before.

1 Sixteenth Ann. Rept., Pt. II, pp. 535-588.
COLORADO. 321

The measurements were made by wading. The channel at this upper 

station, known as the Interlaken station, is permanent and of such 

a character that excellent results were obtained, but the station can 

not be maintained in 1901, as the storage of water in the reservoirs 

will flood the locality to such an extent that it will be impossible to 

make measurements. The lower Twin Lakes station was established 

July 16, 1900, by 0. 0. McReynolds, at a footbridge constructed 

across the channel below the point where the artificial waterway from 

the lower lake enters the natural channel, the gage being fastened to 

one of the supports of the footbridge. The channel is rocky, but is 

fairly permanent in nature, the banks being high and not subject to 

overflow. The object of establishing the two stations was to ascertain 

the amount of storage water turned out from the lower lake by the 

water company, in order to determine the quantity of water the company would be entitled to at its head gate below. The records were 

kept by 0. O. McReynolds.

In addition to the measurements made at the stations on Twin Lakes, 

one measurement was made at Granite, below the mouth of Lake 

Creek, namely, on July 9, when the discharge was found to be 570 

second-feet. During 1900 no station was regularly maintained at 

Granite.

A description of the stations first established was published in 

Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 256. The results of measurements 

for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, 

page 238. During 1900 the following measurements were made by 

A. L. Fellows, 0. O. McReynolds, and C. W. Beach:

Discharge measurements at Twin Lakes, Colorado.

New (Interlaken) station, at head of channel 

between lakes.

Date.

1900. 

July 10.. .......................

July 18 ........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.85 

.50 

.25 

.15

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

248 

122 

52 

25

New station at junction of old channel and 

new cut below lower lake.

Old station at bridge be tween lakes.

Date.

1900. 

July 9 .........................

July 16. ....... ...... ..... ..

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.70 

1.00

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

303 

146

Old station at head of old channel below lower 

lake.

Date.

1900.

July 18 .........................

Do .........................

Do............. ............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.40

2.35

2.50

1.97

2.13

1.30

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

245

210

260

118

156

25

Date.

1900. 

July 10. ........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.50

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

193
322 OPEBA.TIONS AT BIVER STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Lake Creek at new (Interlaken) station between Twin 

Lakes, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

I.......

3

4.......

5. ...

6 .

8.......

9.......

HI.......

11.......

July. Aug.

0.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

30

.30

.25

25

25

Sept.

0.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

Day.

12

13......

14......

15......

16......

17......

18......

19......

20......

21...... f»

July.

0 45

Aug.

0.23

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

20

.20

Sept. Day.

23......

24......

25

26......

27......

38 ...

29......

30......

31......

July.

0.45

.40

.40

.40

.40

.36

.35

.35

.33

Aug.

0.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

20

.20

.20

Sept.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Lake Creek at neni station below lower of Twin Lakes,

Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1

3.......

4.......

5.......

6.......

1 .......

8.......

9.......

10.......

11. ......

July. Aug.

1.60

1.60

1.60

1 60

1.60

1.60

1.91

2.23

2.18

2.18

2.18

Sept.

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1 40

1.40

1.40

---

Day.

13......

13......

14......

15......

16......

17......

18. . .

19......

20......

21......

22

July.

2.40

Aug.

2.14

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

Sept. Day.

33......

24

25

26......

27

28

29......

30......

31......

July.

2.40

2.40

2.35

2.35

1.82

1.76

1.73

1.73

1.67

Aug.

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

1.49

1.45

1.45

1.45

Sept.

ARKANSAS RIVER AT BALIDA, COLORADO.

This station is located at the footbridge near the railroad shops at 

Salida, Colorado. It was established April 11, 1895. and has been 

maintained during a portion of each year since. The gage rod, a vertical timber, is fastened to the north side of the footbridge, but considerable difficulty has been experienced by its being knocked out by 

ice and by logs during high water, three new rods being necessary in 

1900. The banks are high and do not overflow. The bed of the 

stream consists of sand, gravel, and bowlders. Two large bowlders 

interfere to a great extent with the accuracy of the results. As the 

station is an important one, these bowlders should be removed, so as 

to improve the character of the channel, and thus render the results 

of measurements more reliable. A durable gage rod could be constructed on the left bank of the stream by laying a heavy timber in 

an inclined position. The stream is very swift at this point, but the 

channel is straight, and the discharge can readily be measured from 

the footbridge. Little water is used above Salida, and none is used 

below that place until Canyon is reached. The observer is William 

Eurniss, who has kept the records for the last two years, the gage 

heights being sent to the local forecast official of the Weather Bureau 

at Denver; who has had them published in the morning papers.

A brief description of this station was published in Water-Supply
COLOEADO. 323

Paper No. 37, page 258. The results of measurements for 1899 will 

be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 230. During 1900 the following measurements were made by A. L. Fellows:

August 8: Gage height, 1.08 feet; discharge, 443 second-feet. 

August 22: Gage height, 0.88 foot; discharge, 364 second-feet. 

March 15: Gage height, 0.90 foot; discharge, 271 second-feet. 

June 14: Gage height, 4.30 feet; discharge, 3,036 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Arkansas River at Salida, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1. ............ .................................. j

3. ...........................................

4... ......_.. ...... .. .._...-...-.- .

5. ...... .....................................

7 ... ....... ...... ............

8--.------..... . ..................... ....

9...... .......................................

10 ..- .. - -- - .-.-- 

11............................................

12

13 ............ ........ . . ... ....

14............................................

15 -- -.. ............ ........

16 .. .. ....... - ..--. ..--.-..

18........................ ....................

19. ........ .............................. ..-..

20........................ ... .................

21

22

23

24...... ........................ .............

25....... ................................. ....

26............................. ............

27 >g

29

30....-.__.....-___. ................... ..

31. ...........................................

Apr.

0.40

.40

.30

.30

.30

.40

.50

.40

.40

.40

.35

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.80

35

.55

.60

.70

.85

.80

.80

.80

.70

.70

.95

1.10

May.

0.95

1 25

1.45

1.55

1.80

1.90

2.00

2.00

2.15

2.45

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.70

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.70

3.00

3.10

3.00

3.20

3.60

3.80

4.10

4.20

4.30

4.50

4 60

5.00

June.

5.00

4.60

4.40

4.10

3.75

3.75

4.10

4.45

4.65

4.40

3.40

2.80

2.80

3.00

2.75

2.80

2.80

2.65

2.55

2.35

2.50

2.80

2.80

3.10

2.80

2.65

1.95

2.00

8.00

1.85

........

July.

1.90

2.00

1.85

1.65

1.85

1.90

1.60

1.50

1.25

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.05

1.15

1.20

1.20

1.35

1.40

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.40

1.35

1.30

1.30

1.15

1.10

1.00

1.00

Aug.

0.95

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

1.00

1.00

1.05

1.10

1.00

1.00

.90

.90

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.70

.70

.70

Sept.

0.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.75

.85

.90

.90

1.00

.90

.90

.90

.85

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.90

.90

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

Oct.

0.80

.80

.80

.75

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.60

.60

.60

.61)

.60

.60

.60

.55

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.45

.40

.40

ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR CANYON, COLORADO.

This station is located at the Hot Springs Hotel, 1£ miles west 

of Canyon and a short distance below the mouth of Grape Creek. It 

was established in 1889, and records have been kept since that time, 

thus furnishing most valuable data of the discharge of the river. 

The station is of special importance, being located at the mouth of 

the canyon and at a point practically above all of the irrigation 

ditches, except the Canyon City ditch (sometimes called the North 

Side ditch) and the South Canyon ditch (sometimes called the South 

Side ditch), both of which head above the station. During the irrigation season each of these ditches carries from 25 to 60 cubic feet of 

water per second, according to the needs of the irrigators, and their 

discharge should be added to the discharge at the station in order to 

obtain the total run-off at the mouth of the canyon. The gage rod is 

an inclined timber fastened to the north end of the suspension bridge 

belonging to the Hot Springs Hotel. The channel is straight'for a 

long distance, and being lined with bowlders it does not readily
324 OPEKATIONS AT KIVEK STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50.

change, thus furnishing an opportunity to obtain fairly accurate 

results. The observer is G. A. Prentiss, manager of the Hot Springs 

Hotel. During 1900 the following measurements were made of the 

two ditches mentioned:

Discharge measurements of Canyon City and Sotith Canyon ditches.

Date.

1900.

July 20. .............. ............................................................

Canyon

City 

ditch.

Sec.-ft. 

8

68

56

58

South 

Canyon 

ditch.

Sec.-ft.

50

51

31

A description of this station was published in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 37, page 258. The results of measurements for 1899 will be found 

in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 231. During 1900 

the following measurements were made by A. L. Fellows and R. W. 

Hawley:

March 14: Q-age height, 2.85 feet; discharge, 408 second-feet. 

June 14: Gage height, 5.50 feet; discharge, 3,235 second-feet. 

July 20: Q-age height. 2.85 feet; discharge, 570 second-feet. 

Septembers: G-age height, 2.10 feet; discharge, 229 second-feet. 

September 12: Gage height, 2.10 feet; discharge, 205 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Arkansas River near Canyon, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1 .... .... ..

3.... ....................

4

5..- ...................

6. - .

8.........----.------.- 

q

10. . .- -.- -- it

12

13

14.---..--.-.--. ..........

15..-. . .- 

16.. . ...... ...... .......

17. . .-- .

18. .-... -----

19. ... . ................

20.---. ---------------

21

22

^....... ............... ...

2^.. .......................

25

26- . . 

27

28.. ....... . ......... 

29 . .- ...... 

30.........................

31.. .......................

Jan.

2.60

2.60

2.50

2.50

......

Feb.

2.50

2.60

2.60

2.60

......

Mar.

2.70

2.80

2.80

2.80

......

2.90

Apr.

3.90

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.30

3.45

3.50

3.50

3.40

3.40

3.30

3.30

3.20

3.20

3.45 

3.65

May.

3.45

3.40

3.30

3.30

3.40

3.40

3.50

3.60

3.70

3.90

4.05

4.45

4.50

4.45

4.40

4.35

4.45

4.85

4.90

5.05

4.95

4.80

4.90

4.90

5.25

5.60

5 95

6,?5

6.65 

645

6,ft5

June.

6.65

6.60

6.45

6.30

6.25

6.20

6.35

6.50

6.40

6.35

6.15

5.65

5.75

5.65

5.60

5.40

5.50

5.45

5.45

5.35

5.30

5.35

5.35

5.55

5.65

5.25

5.05

5.05

4.60 

4.55

July4.45

4 25

4.20

4.15

3.85

3.80

3.70

3.45

3.75

3.90

3.45

3.45

3.45

3.35

3.20

3.30

3.20

3. 00

3.00

2.95

2.90

2.85

2.80

3.00

2.85

2.85

2.90

2.80

2.65 

2.55

2.35

Aug.

2.40

2.35

2.40

2.35

2.30

2.50

2.45

2.45

2.55

2.60

2.55

2.40

2.45

2.55

2.40

2.30

2.30

2.15

2.15

3.10

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.15

2.15

2.25

2.20

2.20

2.15

2.10

2.15

Sept.

2.10

2.15

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.15

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

3.10

2.05

2.00

3.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.05

2.15

2.10

2.00 

2.10

Oct.

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.15

2.20

2.20

2 25

2.30

2.35

2.35

2.40

2.40

2.35

2.30

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2 20

2 20

2.15

2.10

3.10

2.10

Nov.

3.10

2.10

2.10

2.20

2.30

2.30

2.30

2 30

2 25

2 20

2 25

2 20

2.20

2 20

2 20

2 20

2 25

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

Dec.

i> gg

2.50

2 50

2.40

2.40

2.40

2 40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.50

2.40

2.40

2 30

2.30

2.40

2.40

2.40

2 40

2.50

2.50

2 40

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.40

2.40 

2.40

2.40
COLORADO. 325

ARKANSAS RIVER AT PUEBLO, COLORADO.

This station, which was established in September, 1894, is located at 

the Union avenue bridge in the city of Pueblo. Until March, 1900, 

the gage rod was a 2-inch by 6-inch plank bolted to the masonry wall 

at the south end of the Main street bridge, but owing to the scouring 

of the channel it became necessary to replace the gage by one about 

69 feet below the south end of the Union avenue bridge. Discharge 

measurements, however, are still made at the Main street bridge. 

The channel at this point is excellent, and it would be of very great 

value to the entire division to have a permanent station of concrete 

established here. The channel, which is of bowlders and gravel, is 

confined by high masonry walls, so that there is little change, except 

that it fills during low water and scours out during high water. 

The flow of the stream is rapid, but not too swift for accurate measurements. This station is an important one, being located near the 

head of the principal irrigation portion of the valley, only one ditch of 

importance being taken out above it in the Pueblo district, although 

considerable water is used in the ditches in the neighborhood of Canyon, which is in another water district. It is upon the gagings made 

at this point that the water superintendents and commissioners depend 

for distribution of water to ditches below. The present gage rod is 

a 2-inch by 6-i:nch vertical timber, bolted, like the former rod, to the 

masonry wall and marked in feet and tenths. On June 13, 1900, the 

gage rod was connected with a bench mark on the coping at the northwest corner of the Union avenue bridge, which was found to be 19.79 

feet above the zero of the rod. The gage readings during 1900 have 

been made by T. J. Burrows, water commissioner of the Pueblo water 

district.

Gage heights at this station during 1899 were published in WaterSupply Paper No. 37, page 259. The results of measurements for 1899 

will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 232. 

During 1900 the following measurements were made by A. L. Fellows, 

C. W. Beach, and R. W. Hawley:

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colorado.

Date.

1900.

March 16.... ...................

April 12...... ..................

May 21. ........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2 17

2.05

2.34

3.15

5.70

5.10

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

498

435

675

608

5,072

3,963

Date.

1900. 

July 17.... .....................

July 21. ........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.50

2.25

1.35

1.43

1.40

1.82

Discharge.

8ec.-ft. 

751

583

153

191

174

346

IRR 50 01-
326 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

I....... ..................

2.........................

3.. .......................

4.. .................... ... 

5.. ........ ...............

6............. ............

7.. ....................

8....... ..................

9.........................

10.. ................... ....

11.........................

12.........................

13.........................

14... ......................

15....... .............. ....

Itt....... ..................

17......................... 

18. ........................

19......................... 

20-.-.. ............... .....

21...... ...................

22

23......... ................

24

25

26..... .............. ......

27......................... 

28. ................... .....

29.. .................. .....

30. ...................... ..

31..... ....................

Jan.

2.00

2.00

2 05

2.20 

2.10

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.90

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.90

1.95

2 00

1.95 

1.90

1.75 

1.85

1.90

1.95

1.90

1.90

1.75

1.80

1.75 

1.80

1.90

1.80

1.85

Feb.

1.90

1.85

1.90

1.85 

1 80

1.80 i on

1.50

1.60

1.85

1.90

1.95

1.90

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.90 

1.95

2.05 

2.20

2.15

2.00

2.05

2.05

2.00

1.90

2.00 

1.95

......

Mar.

1.75

1.80

1.85

2.01) 

1.95

1.95

1.80

1.80

1.75

1.76

1.80

1.90

2.00

2.15

2.10

2. IK)

1.95 

2.00

2.00 

2.00 i on

1.80

1.80

1 80

1 80

1.80

1.80 

1.80

1.80

1.60

1.60

Apr.

1.60

1.56

1 XJ)

1.50 

4.55

2.60

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.45

2 25

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.75 i QC;

2.30 

2.40

2.40 

2.45

2.85

3.00

2.95

2.75

2.65

2.65

2.50 

2.75

3.35

4.25

May.

3.75

3.55

3.50

3.40 

3 40

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

4.10

4.25

4.50

4.40

4 25

4.10

3.95

4.00 

4.3C

4.30 

5.90

5.45

4 80

4.70

4.90

5.20

5.20

5.20 

5.50

6.00

6.60

6.20

June.

5.65

6.75

6.10

6.20 

5.45

5.60

Kk Wl

5.95

6.00

5.80

5.60

5.15

5.10

5.00

5.10

4.90

5.00 

4.90

4.70 

4.75

4.70

4.70

4.85

4.80

5.05

4.45

4.45 

4.10

3.95

3.85

July.

3.75

3.55

3.35

3.30 

3.25

3.10

2.95

2.90

3.15

2.95

2.65

2.90

2.85

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.55 

2.45

2.40 

2.40

2 30

2 30

2.30

3.00

2.50

2.20

2.20 

2.00

1.75

2.15

2.15

Aug.

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.80 

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.75

1.90

2.10

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.70 

1.70

1.70 

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.50 

1.50

1.45

1.40

1.40

Sept.

1.30

1.40

1.40

1.40 

1.50

1.45

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

2.00

l.fiO

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.55

1.50

1.50 

1.49

1.58

1.51

1.55

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.65 

1.70

1.70

1.70

Oct.

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60 

1 52

1.50

1.50

1.55

1 62

1.62

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.80

1.90 

1.90

1.90 

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80 

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.85

Nov.

1.85

1.90

1.90

1.90 

1.95

1.95

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90 

2.00

2.00 

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

300

2.00

2.00

2.10 

2.10

2.10

2.00

Dec.

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.80 

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90 

1.90

1.90

1.70

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.90

1.80 

1.80

1.90

1.90

1.90

ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR NEPESTA, COLORADO.

This station, which is located at the wagon bridge a short distance 

above the town of Nepesta, is maintained by The Great Plains Water 

Company. It was established September 8, 1897, and has been maintained during the irrigation seasons of 1898, 1899, and 1900. The 

gage rod consists of a vertical timber securely fastened to the upstream 

cylinder of the bridge, on the left side of the river, readings at low 

water being made by means of a small temporary gage on the righthand side. The channel above and below the station is straight for 

several hundred feet. The bed is sandy and shifting, so that the 

results are not altogether satisfactory for the purpose of making a 

rating table. The observer is J. A. Braun, railway station agent at 

Nepesta. A brief description of this station was published in WaterSupply Paper No. 37, page 260. The results of measurements for 1898 

and 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, 

page 233. During 1900 the following measurements were made by 

C. W. Beach and K W. Hawley:

April 12: Gage height, 4.30 feet; discharge, 1,101 second-feet. 

October 8: Gage height, 3.70 feet; discharge, 146 second-feet.
COLOEADO. 327 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1.................. .................

2 ................ ..............

3.... ...............................

4...................................

5...... .............................

6...................................

7..... ...................... ........

8....................... ............

9............ . ................. .....

11. ........ .....................

12................ ...................

13............................-- .

15 ..............................

16......... ..........................

17............................ ...

18.. ........... .......... ...{._...

19......... ..........................

20

21................ ...................

22...................................

33.... ...............................

24.. ......................... ........

25................ ................

26............... .................

27 .......... .............. ........

28...................................

29...................................

30. ...............................

31 ..............................

May.

a6.4

a6.4

6.4

6.1

6.0

6.4

6.5

6

K

6.4

6.7

7.0

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.5

6.5

7.0

9 0

7.5

7.4

7.0

6.8

7.0

7.1

7.3

7.7

8.1

7.5

June.

7 2

7.5

8.0

7.3

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.4

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

1 6.5

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.1

5.9

July.

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.2

i 1

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.7 4.6

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

4.1

5.5

5.0

4.9

4.2

4.1

4.9

4.6

Aug.

i i

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.2

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

Sept.

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.3

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.6

3.5

3.4

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.8

Oct.

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

4.0

3.9

3.9

Nov.

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.9

3.8

4.0

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

Dec.

3.9

a Estimated. 

ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR ROCKYFORD, COLORADO.

This station is located about 2 miles northeast of Rockyford, at a 

wagon bridge crossing the river. It was established May 3, 1897, by 

S. W. Cressy, water commissioner of that district. Mr. Cressy maintained the station as long as he remained in charge of the office, but 

since then no reports have been received. The last report is dated 

April 7, 1900. The river is straight for a distance above and below 

the bridge, but the bed is very sandy, and changes radically at different stages of the water, so that the results obtained from any single 

rating table should be considered approximate. A better location for 

the station is at the ford about 3 miles above. A brief description of 

the station was published in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 261. 

Results for 1897 and 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 234. The figures for 1898 were published in the 

Nineteenth Annual Report, Part IV, page 338.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Arkansas River near Rockyford, Colorado, for

1900.

Day.

1 ......

2......

3......

4......

5......

6......

7 ......

8......

9......

10...... 

11 ......

Jan.

......

Feb.

1.28

1 23

1.25

1.28

1.30

1 25

1.28

1 30

1 25

(a) 

(a)

Mar.

1.18

1.20

1.04

1.13

1.22

1.25

1 25

1.18

1.10

1.10 

1.05

Apr.

1 'IQ

1.30

1.130

1.20

2.75

3.95

3.30

------

Day.

12.....

13.....

14.....

15.....

16.....

17.....

18.....

19.....

20 

21 

 >g

Jan.

1.15

1.18

1.18

1.10

1.10

1.05 

1.00

Feb.

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b) 

(b)

Mar.

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.28

1.20

1.20

1.19

1 25

1.18

1.13

1.08

Apr.

......

Day.

33 

24.....

25 

26.....

27-. 

38. .

29 

30.....

31 

Jan.

1.00

1.00

1.07

1.13

1.15

1 20

1.25

1.30

1.30

Feb.

(b)

(b}

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.10

Mar.

1.05

1.00

1.00

1.09

1.10

1.14

1.17

1.20

1.20

Apr.

a Frozen. b No record.
328 opEEATioisrs AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART iv. [NO. 50,

ARKANSAS RIVER AT PROWERS, COLORADO.

This station was established in September, 1899, but no records 

were kept until the spring of 1900. It is at the diversion dam across 

the river at the head of the Colorado and Kansas canal, that point being 

selected in the hope that the channel there might prove to be permanent, 

which up to the present time has been the case, and the rating curve 

obtained gives excellent results within the limits of the measurements 

made. The station is of special importance, as it is practically at the 

head of irrigation district No. 67, only the Colorado and Kansas canal 

and the Peterson ditch being taken out above in that district. The 

gage rod consists of a piece of board fastened to the upper side of the 

right-hand wing of the dam, the zero of the rod being level with the 

lowest place on the crest of the dam. During the greater part of the 

year little water passes this point, and during the low stages water is 

so valuable that the greatest care should be exercised in its distribution. The observer is D. L. Birge, head-gate keeper of the Colorado 

and Kansas canal. During 1900 the following measurements were 

made by A. L. Fellows and C. "W. Beach:

July 19: Gage height, 0.38 foot; discharge, 113 second-feet. 

July 5: Gage height, 0.60 foot; discharge, 304 second-feet. 

Jnly 28: Gage height, 0.775 foot; discharge, 546 second-feet.

When the last measurement was made 60 second-feet was going 

into the ditches.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Arkansas River at Prowers, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1. ...........................................

3............................................

4... .................................. .....

5.. ..........................................

6. ....................................... ....

7.................. ..........................

8............................................

9...... - ..- -. .- .. . .

10...........................................

\\...... ......................................

12. ...........................................

13......................... ................

14...............................- .........

15.. . .-. -.-. ....... ........ .....

16.-- - -- ...... ....- ....., ---.

17. .. . - .-- . .

18-.....----.......... . .... . .........

19. ...... . ... ........ ........

30.............-. ................. .........

21. ...... ....... ........ ...... .....

22

23

24

35... ...... ...... . ... ........ ....___.

26................ . ...... .. ._._ ......

27....... ...... ....... .. ... ...... 

28

29......... ......... ..........................

30... ......... ........................... .....

31........... .................................

Apr.

1.30

1.20

1.20

3.70 9 sn

1.90

o 30

1.70

1.80

1.70

2.80

2.60

1.30

1.10

4.90

4.70

May.

4.10

3.10

2.80

2.70

2.30

2.20

2 20

2 20

2.20

2.30

2.30

2.90

2.20

2.70

2.60

2.40

2 20

2.10

3.30

2.10

2 20

3.40

3.10

2.80

2.60

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.40

2.40

3.10

June.

2.60

2.70

3.00

3.50

3.00

3.10

2.70

2.30

2.30

2.20

3.40

2.90

2.40

2.30

2.10

2.00

2.00

1.80

1.80

1.70

1.50

1.80

1.80

1.40

1.20

1.30

1 20

1.10

.90

1.20

July.

0.90

.70

.50

.40

.40

.30

.30

.20

.20

.20

.20

.15

.15

.20

.20

.20

.05

.05

.15

.10

.15

.15

.15

.15

25

.40

1.50

.90

.70

.50

.25

Aug.

0.20

.20

.15

.15

.10

.10

.20

.30

.20

.30

.40

.70

.60

.50

.40

.30

.10

.00

(a)

Nov.

(a)

0.20

.10

.10

.10

.10

.20

Dec.

0.15

.10

.10

.20

.20

.20

.15

20

.20

.30

.20

.20

20

.10

.15

20

.20

20

.30

.25

.20

.20

.20

.20

.30

.20

.20

.30

.2ft

.20

.20

a No record from August 19 to November 24; water being diverted into irrigation canals.
COLOEADO. 329

ARKANSAS RIVER AT AMITY CANAL HEAD GATES, COLORADO.

The station is located at the head of Amity canal, 7 miles west of 

Lamar, and is maintained by the Amity Canal Company, which keeps 

the records of the amount of water flowing into the ditch, over the 

dam, and out of the wasteway of the canal. No measurements were 

made at this point during 1900. On April 7, 1900, E. R. Bannister, 

head-gate keeper of the Amity canal, made a single measurement at 

the wagon bridge crossing the river north of Lamar, and found a discharge of 8,890 second-feet.

ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR GRANADA, COLORADO.

This station was established Jjily 24, 1898, being located at the head 

gates of the Buffalo Creek canal, 2 miles northeast of Granada. 

There is an earth and brush dam across the river at that point, but 

owing to its unstable nature the gage heights are of little value, giving, as they do, merely an idea of the rise and fall of the river, without 

particular reference to the actual discharge. Since the establishment 

of the statfon readings have been made throughout the irrigation 

seasons (1898, 1899, and 1900) by Ben Riley, head-gate keeper of the 

Buffalo canal. No measurements have been made at this point, and 

no rating table has been computed. A brief description of the station, 

with gage heights for 1899, was published in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 37, page 264.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Arkansas River near Granada, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1 ........................

2

S. ........................

4.......... ..............

5..... ................ ....

6..... ............ ........

7.. .......................

8..... ...., ........ ....

9.........................

10.........................

11. ..... ............. ...

12.. ......-.............

13..... ............ , 

U.... ......... ........ ....

15.--.- ....................

16.................. ....

17.........................

18..... .................... 

19......................... 

20. . .... .....

21..... ....................

22..... ................

23..... ................. 

24.. ................... ....

25.. .................... 

36. ........................

27

28......................... 

29.........................

30......................... 

31..... ................

Jan.

3. (50

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60 

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.80 

2.80 

2.80

2.00

2.00

2.00 

2.00

2.00 

2.00 

2.00

1.80 

1.80

2.60 

2.60

Feb.

2.60

3.60

3.60

3.40

3.00

2.80

2.60

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

3.80

2.80 

2.40

2.00

2.00

2.40

2.60 

2.60 

2.60

2.80

3.00

2.60 

2.60

2.80 

2.40 

2.00

2.00

------

Mar.

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.60

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.60 

1.60

1.40

1.40

1.80

1.80 

1.80 

1 80

1.40

1.40

.80 

.80

.80 

.80 

.80

.80 

1 60

1.60 

1.60

Apr.

1 20

1.20

1.00

1.80

2.80

3.40

3.50

3.60

3.00

2.60

3.00

2.80

2.80 

2.40

2 60

2.60

3.80

3.80 

3.60 

3.40

3.00

3.00

3.30 

2.70

2.20 

3.00 

2.00

2.00 

2.40

3.80

May.

4.70

4.00

4.30

4.80

4.50

4.10

3.40

3.10

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.80

3.50 

3.60

3.50

3.30

3.30

3.20 

3.20 

3.50

3.90

4.00

3.80 

3.40

3.40 

3.40 

3.20

3.20 

3.20

3.80 

3.70

June.

3.90

4.00

4.60

4.60

4.00

3.40

3.20

3.00

2.80

3.80

3J5

3.35

3.00 

3.10

3.00

3.00

2.90

3.00 

3.00 

3.00

3.00

2.80

2.60 

2.60

2.00 

2.00 

2.00

2.00 

1.80

3.40

July.

2.00

2.00

1.80

1.80

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.60

3.00

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.00 

3.00

2.80

3.70

3.20

3.00 

3.00 

2.80

2.00

2.00

2.00 

2.00

2.00 

2.00 

2.00

2.00 

3 00

2.20 

1.70

Aug.

1 60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.50

1.60

1.80

1.60

1.60 

1.80

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60 

1.35 i.a?

1.35

1 60

1.35

.80

.90 

1.40 

1 40

1.40 

1.40

1.40 

1.40

Sept.

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.60

1.40

1.40

1,30

1.20

1.20

1 f>0

1.80

1.60 

1 60

1.60

1.40

1.40

1.60 

1.60 

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60 

1.60

1.60 

1.60 

1.80

1.80 

1.80

1.80

Oct.

1.80

1.60

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.40

1.60

1.50

1.60

1.60

1.60 

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60 

1.80 

1.80

1.60

1.60

1.60 

1.60

1.60 

1.60 

1 60

1.80 

1.80

1.80 

1.80

Nov.

1.80

1.80

1,80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80 

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80 

1.80 

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00 

2.00

1.80 

1.80 

1.80

1.80 

1.80

1.80

Dec.

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

2.00

2.00

2.00

......

......

......

......

......

------
330 OPEEATIONS AT EIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50. 

ARKANSAS RIVER AT HUTCHINSON, KANSAS.

This station was established May 13,1895. It is described in WaterSupply Paper No. 37, page 265. On October 25, 1900, a new gage was 

put in. It is a pine timber, 2 inches by 2 inches by 5 feet long, 

marked in feet and tenths, and is fastened to the east side of the east 

cylinder of the third set of cylinders from the north end of the bridge, 

at the same elevation as the old gage. Results of measurements 

will be found as follows: For 1896, Eighteenth Annual Report, Part 

IV, page 233; for 1897, Nineteenth Annual Report, Part IV, page 

361; for 1898, Twentieth Annual Report, Part IV, page 343; for 1899, 

Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 236. During 1900 the following discharge measurements were made by W. G. Russell:

* 

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Hutchinson, Kansas.

Date.

1900. 

April 12.... .............. ......

April 13.... ....................

April 14.. ......................

May 18. ........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.65

4.25

4.10

4.75

5.10

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

6,321

4,738

3,887

5,989

8,476

Date.

1900.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.05

' 1.35

1.30

1.30

Discharge.

8ec.-ft. 

3,901

77

87

84

Daily gage height, in feet, of Arkansas River at Hutchinson, Kansas, for 1900.

Day.

1.... .....................

2

3 .--- -.....- -- 

4.........................

5.........................

6.........................

7.. ..................... ..

8.. ................ ....

9.........................

10.........................

11. ........................

12...... ...................

13.........................

14......................... 

15.. .-... ..............

16.........................

17.........................

18.........................

19.........................

20

21

22

23.. ....................

24

25....... .................

26......................... 

27......................... 

28.........................

29.........................

30......................... 

31.........................

Jan.

1 80

1.80

1.80

1.90

1.90

1.90

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

2.00

2.00

2.00 

2.10 

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10 

2.00

2.00 

2.00 

2.00 

2.00

2.00

2.00 

2.00

Feb.

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1,90

1.90

1.90

1.90 

1.90 

1.90

1.90

2.00 

2.00

2 00

2.00

2.00

1.90 

1.90

1.90 

2.00 

2.00 

2.00

......

Mar.

2.00

2.10

2 20

2.30

3.20

3.00

2.80

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.60

2.50

2.50

2.50 

2.40 

2.30

2 20

2.20 

2.10

2.00

2.00

3.00

1.90 

1.90

1.90 

1.90 

1.90 

1.90

1.90

1.90 

1.90

Apr.

1.80

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

4.65

4,75

4.65

4.60

4.25 

4.10 

4.00

3.90

3.80 

3.60

4.50 ^ *v\

4.60

4.35 

4.00

4.10 

4.10 

4.00 

4.10

4 05

3.90

May.

3.70

3.65

3.60

5.20

5.35

5.10

4.90

4.90

4.70

4.50

4.30

4.20

4.20

4.10 

4.15

4.40

4.60

4.75 

4 50

4.40

4.20

4.20

4.20 

4.20

4.05 

5.10 

5.20 

4.80

4.70

4.50 

4.60

June.

4.60

5.00

4.80

4.80

5.20

5.55

5.40

5.20

5.00

4.60

4.60

4.70

4.90 

4.70 

4.90

4.70

4.60 

4.30

4.10

4.00

3.90

3.80 

3.70

3.60 

3.50 

3.50 

3.50

3.50

3.40

July.

3.20

3.10

3.00

2.90

2.80

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.60

2.50

2.40

2.30

2.20

2.10 

2.10 

2.00

1.90

1.90 

1.90

1.85

1.80

1.70

1.70 

1.70

1.70 

1.60 

1.60 

1.55

1.50

1.50 

1.50

Aug.

1.50

1.50

1.45

1.45

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.50

1.45

1.40

1.35

1.30

1.25

1.20 

1.15

1,10

1.05

1.05 

1.05

1,00

1,00

1 25

1.20 

1.20

1.10 

1.10 

1.05 

1.05

1.10

1.10 

1.10

Sept.

1.10

.95 . 95

.95

.95

.95

.90

.90

.90

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20 

1.15 

1.10

1.10

1.10 

1.20

1.25

1.20

1.20

1.25 

1 25

1.20 

1.15 

1.35

1.40

1.50

1.70

Oct.

1.70

1.65

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.35

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.25

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20 

1.20 

1.15

1.10

1.10 

1.10

1.10

1.30

1 45

1.35 

1.30

1.25 

1.30 

1.30 

1.35

1.50

1.60 

1.50

Nov.

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.35

1.35

1.25

1 25

1.25

1.25

1 25

1.25

1 25

1.25

1.25 

1.25 

1.25

1.25

1.20 

1.15

1.20

1 25

1.25

1.25 

1.25

1.25 

1.25

1.25 

1.30

1.30

1.30

Dec.

1.30

1 30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.25

1 25

1.25

1 25

1 25

1 25

I 25

1.25 

1.-25 

1.25

1.25

1.25 

1 25

1 25

1 25

1 25

......

......

------

VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR LIBERTY, KANSAS.

This station, which was originally established in August, 1895, is 

described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 265. In 1900 a new
KANSAS. 331

bench mark was established, consisting of 3 nails driven horizontally 

into a root on the river side of a cottonwood tree 40 feet south of the 

gage, the nails being 8 inches below a sandstone rock which protrudes from a hollow in the tree. Its elevation is 11.88 feet above the 

zero of the old gage. Results of measurements will be found as follows: 

For 1896, Eighteenth Annual Report, Part IV, page 235; for 1897, 

Nineteenth Annual Report, Part IV, page 369; for 1898, Twentieth 

Annual Report, Part IV, page 344; for 1899, Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 237. During 1900 the following discharge 

measurements were made by W. G. Russell:

May 16: Gage height, 2.90 feet; discharge, 265 second-feet. 

June 11: Gage height, 3.40 feet; discharge, 542 second-feet. 

June 23: Gage height, 2.40 feet; discharge, 169 second-feet. 

October 1: Gage height, 34.70 feet; discharge. 35,000 second-feet. l 

October 28: Gage height, 3.00 feet; discharge, 437 second-feet. 

November 28: Gage height, 4.00 feet; discharge, 885 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Verdigris River near Liberty, Kansas, for 1900.

Day.

1..............

2

3..............

4..............

6 ..............

7..............

8. .............

9... ...........

10..............

11 ..............

12

13.... .... ......

14..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19 ........ ......

20

21..............

22..............

23 ..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Jan.

2.05

2.00

2.00

2.00

3.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.20

3.20

2.20

2. SO

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.10

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

3.00

Feb.

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.90

2.10

2.20

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.25

2.30

2.30

2.20

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.05

2.70

2.55

2.45

2.40

Mar.

2.50

2.60

2.65

2.70

4.60

13.00

16.10

11,45

6.20

5.60

5.25

4.85

4.45

3.95

3.75

3.35

3.20

3.20

3.15

3.10

3.10

3.05

2.95

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.70

2.70

2.70

Apr.

2.60

2.60

2 50

2.50

2.40

2.40

2.40

3.40

3.40

3.40

2.45

2.50

2.60

2.60

2.90

2.80

16. 65

10.50

6.70

5.40

3.90

3.80

3.85

7.25

6.50

5.25

5.00

4.90

3.90

4.35

May.

4.45

3.90

3.65

3.55

3.20

6.10

4.30

4.10

4.90

4.15

3.55

3.25

3.10

2.90

2 80

2.85

10.85

21.50

20.55

10.75

7.30

5.40

5.10

5.05

6.70

5.50

6.00

6.05

5.65

5.30

4.60

June.

4.40

4.25

3.90

3.60

3.40

3.25

3.10

2.95

2.75

2.65

3.30

3.15

3.05

3.80

4.55

3.40

3.10

2.90

2.80

.65

.55

.45

40

.40

.35

.30

2.30

2.30

3.20

10.50

July.

26. 65

13.20

4.20

3.70

4.00

4.20

3.45

2.95

2.75

3.00

2.85

3,60

3.35

2.95

2.75

6.30

9.25

7.65

4.70

3.75

3.15

3.00

2.95

4.75

4.80

3.90

3.20

3.00

2.90

3.10

3.65

Aug.

2.45

2.40

2.30

2.30

2 20

2.20

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2 10

2.00

2.00

2 00

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.90

1.75

1.55

1.60

1.60

1.60

Sept.

1.60

1.65

1.80

1.95

1.85

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.80

1.80

1.70

1.80

1.70

1.75

2.45

2.85

2.75

2.85

2.85

2.80

2.70

4.55

13.45

12.10

28.00

32.00

36.00

Oct.

34.75

34.70

5.75

5.20

4.80

4.35

4.00

3.80

3.65

3.50

3.40

3.30

3.20

3.15

3.05

3.00

2.90

2.90

2.90

3.80

2.80

2.95

2.90

3.40

3.40

3.35

3.10

3.00

2.90

8.75

15.80

Nov.

24.75

27.95

26.90

16.50

7.50

5.80

5.45

5.15

4.95

4.80

4.70

4.60

4.45

4.40

4.30

4.20

4.10

4.00

4,10

5.00

5.10

4.80

4.80

4.50

4.30

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.00

4.00

Dec.

4.00

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.70

3.70

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.50

3.40

3.40

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.00

3.00

3.00

NEOSHO RIVER NEAR IOLA, KANSAS.

This station, which was established in July, 1895, is described in 

Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 267. Records of discharge measurements for the years 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899 will be found in the 

Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, pages 245 and 246. During

1 Partly estimated; 33,048 second-feet measured.
332 OPEEATIONS AT EIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50.

1900 the following discharge measurements were made by W. G. 

Russell:

May 15: Gage height, 2.80 feet; discharge, 414 second-feet. 

June 12: Gage height, 3.40 feet; discharge, 637 second-feet. 

June 22: Gage height, 3.20 feet; discharge, 489 second-feet. 

October 2: Gage height, 5.80 feet; discharge, 4,476 second-feet. 

October 29: Gage height, 7.10 feet; discharge, 7,559 second-feet. 

November 27: Gage height, 3.30 feet; discharge, 788 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Neosho River near lola, Kansas, for 1900.

Day.

1............... .,..

2

3... ..................

4...................... 

5 . ..-.-..- 

6.. ............... -....

7......................

8......................

9......................

10.... ............. ..... 

11........... ....... .

12...................... 

13...................... 

14..., ............. ..... 

15...................... 

16...................... 

17......................

18... ....... ............ 

19......................

20......................

21.... ..................

^ 22..... .. .... .

24

25.-..... ............

26.......... ...... ......

27......................

28................ ...... 

29.... ............... 

30 . ............... ... 

31......................

Jan.

2.10 

2.20

2.20

2.20 

3.20 

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20 

2.20

2.20 

2.20 

2.20 

2.30 

2.30 

2.30

2.30 

2.30

3.30

2.30 

2.30 

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2 30

2.30 

2.30 

3.30 

2.30

Feb.

2.30 

2 30

2.30

2.30 

2.30 

2.30

3.30

2.30

2.30

2.30 

2.30

2.30 

2.30 

2.30 

2.30 

2.30 

2.30

2.30 

2 30

2.30

2.30 

2.30 

2.30

2.30

2.40

3.45

2 50

2.60

Mar.

2.60 

2.60

2.60

2.70 

3.05 

8.00

7.60

6.95

7.80 

9.15

8.85 

5.95 

4.70 

4.15 

3.85 

3.80

3.70 

3.55

3.60

3.30 

3.10 

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.85

3.80 

2.80 

2.80 

2.80

Apr.

2.80 

2.80

2.80

2.70 

2.70 

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.80 

2.80

2.90 

2.90 

2.90 

3.90 

7.50 

7.60

4.35 

4.90

R 9*.

4.40 

3.65 

7.65

8.80

5.00

5.40

4 90

3.95 

4.05 

4.20

May.

4.00 

3.90

3.50

3.50 

3.50 

3.40

3.50

3.80

3.55

3.50 

3.40

3.30 

3.15

2.95 

2.80 

4.50 

13.00

15.60 

15.80

7.10

5.20 

4.80 

4.40

4.15

3.95

4.15

4 40

3.90 

7.20 

7.95 

7.35

June.

5.25 

4.15

3.90

3.80 

3.70 

3.70

3.70

3.55

3.50

3.50 

3.35

3.35 

3.40 

3.60 

3.50 

3.50 

3.80

3.55 

3.35

3.30

3.30 

3.20 

3.05

2.90

2.75

2.55

2.50

2.70 

2.90 

5.90

July.

5.50 

4.20

3.50

3.30 

3.30 

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.15 

3.10

3.00 

3.00 

2.90

2.80 

2.70

3.85

3.85 

2 75

3.70

3.60 

3.70 

3.80

3.90

3.05

3.25

3.65

3.85 

3.65 

3.60 

3.45

Aug.

3.20 

3.95

3.75

3.60 

3.50 

2.45

2 40

3.30

2.30

2.25 

3.20

2.20 

2.20 

2.30 

3.30 

3.20 

2.10

2.10 

2.10

2.10

2.10 

2.10 

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10 

2.10 

3.10 

3.10

Sept.

2.10 

2.10

2.10

2.10 

2.10 

3.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10 

2.10

2.10 

2.10 

2.10 

2.10 

2.25 

2.75

3.15

3.40

3.15

3.95 

2.90 

2.90

3.40

7.30

4.45

4.90

10.80 

11.70 

10.30

Oct.

7.80 

5.55

4.70

3.95 

3.60 

3.40

3 30

3.20

3.10

3.00 

3.00

3.00 

2.90 

2.90 

2.90 

2.85 

2.80

2.80 

3.80

3.70

3.70 

3. 70 

2.70

3.70

2.80

2.90

2.80

2.80 

7.50 

11.00 

10.75

Nov.

17.40 

18.95

12.50

5.30 

4.90 

4.45

4.10

3.75

3.65

3.50 

3.50

3.40 

3,30 

3.30 

3.20 

3.10 

3.00

3.00 

3.00

3.60

3.35 

3.15 

3.20

3 45

3.50

3.40

3.30

3.30 

3.30 

3.30

Dec.

3.20 

3.10

3.10

3.00 

3.00 

d.OO

2.90

2.90

2 80

2.80 

2.80

2.80 

2.80 

2.70 

2.70 

2.70 

2.70

2.70 

2.70

2.70

2.70 

2.60 

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.65

2.60 

3.70

TEXAS RIVERS.

The year 1900 was marked by an increased flow of all of the Texas 

rivers. The flow of the two previous years was somewhat below the 

average. In all of the streams from the Pecos east, and especially in 

that section bounded by the Pecos and Colorado rivers and by the 

International and Great Northern and the Southern Pacific railroads, 

generally known as the Edwards Plateau, the increase in the flow is 

marked, the discharge of the Colorado being greater than at any time 

during the last twelve years. All of the streams forming the system at 

the foot of the Edwards Plateau, namely, Barton Springs at Austin, 

the San Marcos at San Marcos, Comal River at New Braunfels, San 

Antonio River at San Antonio, Leona River at Uvalde, Los Moras Creek 

at Brackettville, Mud Creek in the western part of Kinney County, 

and the San Felipe Springs at Del Rio, have shown a decided increase 

in their volume. In fact, during 1900 the entire section referred to has 

raised the best stock of the last ten years, which means an abundance
TEXAS. 333

of rain. Barton Springs more than trebled its flow of 1898, while San 

Antonio River, which had been dry for several years, began to flow 

during the latter part of 1899, and its discharge increased to such an 

 extent that the water-power plants started up early in the year 1900. 

Leona River at Uvalde, which had also been dry for several years, 

began to flow again; Los Moras Creek shows an increase since the flood 

of June, 1899; and Mud Creek dry since 1893 began to flow, making 

irrigation from it again possible.

BRAZOS RIVER AT WACO, TEXAS.

In September, 1898, a gage was established on the southwest bank 

of Brazos River at Waco. It consists of an inclined iron bar, 3 inches 

by 1 inch, reading from 0 to 4.3 feet, bolted to a hard pine stick 

16 feet long, embedded in cement in the sloping limestone of the 

bank, flush with the surface, on which are painted the graduations

above 4.3 feet. The gage is inclined at an angle of sin ~ l ~ to the

54

horizontal. Three bench marks have been established. The first is 

on the lowest water table on the southwest pier of the suspension 

bridge, and is marked "U. S. G. S. 44.33 B. M." The hydrant at the 

corner of First and Austin streets is at an elevation (by gage) of 43.32 

feet, while the top of the rail of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass 

Railroad, a few feet from the hydrant, is at an elevation of 41.12 feet. 

During 1900 fourteen measurements of the flow were made. The bed 

of the river is shifting sand, and nearly every freshet modifies the 

cross section, so that at the same gage heights the river sometimes 

flows in one channel, sometimes in two channels, under the suspension bridge from which the measurements are made. In order, therefore, to plot a rating curve, the measurements for 1900 will have to be 

arranged in a January to July group and an August to December 

group, as the channel was modified. So far as known, the minimum 

flow of Brazos River at Waco occurred on December 26, 1898, the 

discharge being 141 second-feet.

The United States Weather Bureau commenced observations of 

the flow of the river at Waco on August 1,1900, on a gage painted 

on the southeast portion of the pier of the St. Louis and Southern 

Railway bridge nearest the center of the river. Graduations are in 

feet and tenths, and extend from zero to 37 feet. The bench mark 

is the top of the rail in front of the St. Louis and Southern Railway 

station at Waco. It is 41.5 feet above the zero of the gage, and, 

according to the levels of the railroad company, it is 410 feet above 

sea level. During the year this gage was for many weeks surrounded 

by a sand bank, and on two occasions the edge of the water was 60 

feet distant from the gage.
334 OPEBATIONS AT EIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50.

During 1900 the following measurements of discharge were made:

Discharge measurements of Brazos River at Waco, Texas.

Date.

1900.

February 23 ...................

March 13.......................

August 28---.-..... ............

August 29. ..................

September 8. ........ ..........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.10

3.30

3.10

3.35

3.30

4. TO

4.60

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

1,341

658

540

399

373

1,323

1,197

Date.

1900.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.50

3.40

3.20

3.18

3.17

3.16

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

552

512

411

403

W7

394

Daily gage height, in feet, of Brazos River at Waco, Texas, for 1900.

Day.

1. ..............

2. ..............

3...............

4...............

5...............

6...............

7. .......... ....

8...............

9...............

10...............

11. .......... ....

12...............

13...............

14. . . 

15........... ...

16.... ...........

17...............

18........... .

19...... .........

20

21..... ..........

32. ..............

23.. . .

24

25..............

26...... .........

27...............

28...............

29.. ....._...

30......-.--- .

31. ...........

Jan.

4 45

4 30

4.25

4 25

4.15

4 25

4 30

i i>f\

5.90

5.85

9.15

7.90

6.15

5.70

5.40

5.45

5.20

5.00

4.90

4.70

4.70

4.60

4.50

4.45

4.30

4 25

4.20

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.05

Feb.

4 00

3.90

3.90

3.90

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.85

3 Q1

3.70

3.80

3.80

3.75

3.60

3.55

3.50

3.50

3.45

3.40

3.35

3.30

3.30

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.10

-----

Mar.

3.10

3.10

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.75

3 Q1

3.45

3 IS

3.25

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.15

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.15

3.10

3.05

3.00

3.75

6.25

5.60

5.00

5.10

4.85

4.65

4.35

4.15

Apr.

4.05

4.00

4.00

3.85

3.75

3.70

14.50

22.90

20.90

1Q 70

11.50

9 91

12.00

9.60

8.90

8.20

8.00

7 30

7.00

6.55

6.80

6.60

6.80

6.65

6.70

6.00

8.05

12.00

12.00

13.80

May.

11.00

11.40

11.85

10.20

9.55

8.90

8 40

8.05

7.50

7.10

6.90

6.60 fi in

6.20

6.45

8.20

7.50

6.80

6.35

6

9*

7.00

7.20

6.70

6.65

7.25

7 50

9.55

8.00

7.45

12.70

16.30

June.

10 or

14.30

12.30

10.25

9.00

8.35

7.85

7.70

7 20

6.90

6.55

6.55

6 40

6.20

6.05

1 7S

5.50 i in

5.30 i 11

5. 25

5.45

5.10

4 60

5.15

5.05

4.95

4.80

4.75

4.70

July.

465

4 60

4.60

4.65

485

4 75

4.65 4 60

4.55 i in

4.50 4 70

4.75

4.60

4.65

9.35

7 70

6.05

6.80

6.75

5 95

5 60

4 75

5 50

7 15

9.05

8.30

7.45

7.40

6.45

6.15

Aug.

6.25

6.60

6.00

7.35

6.60

5.90

5.45

5.45

6.40

5.90

5.65

5.95

5.50

5.20

6.55

6.70

5.95

5.50

5.25

5.05

5.00

4.45

3.85

3.45

3.60

3.55

3.50

3.45

3.40

3.50

3.60

Sept.

3.45

3.40

3 25

3.20

3.15

3.10

4.45

4.40

4.50

9.10

9.45

8.35

9.15

8.20

7.45

7.05

6.45

6.20

5.70

5.20

5.00

10.25

15.20

19.65

21.15

33.30

23.95

25.70

22.95

17.00

Oct.

14.35

10.95

8.50

7.40

6.90

6.80

6.50

6.05

5.85

5.75

5.65

5.20

5.10

5.05

4.90

4.75

4.55

4.50

4.40

4.35

5.25

8.20

7.15

7.85

6.95

7.10

6.45

5.90

6.00

5.55

8.80

Nov.

9 on

6.20

5.45

5.80

5.85

6.10

5.60 i 11

5.05

4.85

4.60 d. in

4 50

4.40

4.35

4.30

4.20

4 20

4.20-

4.15

4.10

4.15

4.20

4 05

3.95

3.90

3.90

4.05

4.10

3.90

Dec.

3 on

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.70

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.65

3.65

3.65

3.70

3.60

3.60

3.55

3.50

3.40

3.40

3.40

3.40

3.40

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.20

3.20

3.20

LEON RIVER, TEXAS.

Leon River rises in Eastland County, Texas, and flows through 

Comanche, Hamilton, Coryell, and Bell counties, emptying into Little 

River, a tributary of Brazos River. A short distance above Belton 

it receives the waters of Cowhouse Creek. The flow of Leon River is 

utilized at Belton by the electric-light plant. The dam, which was 

built in 1894, is of wood, built up in a compact mass. The downstream face has a vertical fall of 7 feet, and then terminates in a 

slightly inclined apron, which serves to break the fall of the water 

and carry it off without damage to the lower toe. The length of the 

dam is 160 feet, the total height above bed rock 12 feet. The bulkheads are built up to a level above the banks, and constitute the piers 

of one of the highway bridges across the river. The water is taken
TEXAS. 335

from the lake above the dam by a flume on the west side of the river. 

This flume rests on a well-protected framework, which is boarded up 

on the river side. The power house is about 100 feet below the dam, 

where a fall of 11 feet is obtained. The river rarely ceases to flow at 

Belton, but during the fall it is so low that it does not furnish sufficient power to supply the electric lights for the town. On an average 

the river furnishes sufficient power for two-thirds of the year, and an 

auxiliary steam plant is used to tide over the stages of low water. 

The power required by the electric-light plant is from 150 to 200 

horsepower. On December 19, 1900, the flow of the river was measured by Thomas U. Taylor at a point halfway between the dam and 

the bridge of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad, about 75 

yards below the dam, and a flow of 165 second-feet was found. The 

measurement was made in the afternoon, and about 6 inches of water 

was flowing over the dam.

LAMPASAS RIVER, TEXAS.

The junction of Lampasas and Leon rivers forms Little River, which 

flows into Brazos River. The Sulphur Fork of Lampasas River rises 

in the city of Lampasas, and is formed by two springs, the Hancock 

and the Hanna. The Hancock Spring is about 1 mile from the courthouse, and its flow on December 18, 1900, as measured by Thomas U. 

Taylor, was 10.3 second-feet. The measurement was made just below 

the ford, and about 400 feet below the bath house at the spring. The 

dam of the electric-light plant, which is a little more than a half mile 

below the spring, backs the water up to within 200 yards of the spring. 

The flow of the spring is stated by citizens to be reliably constant. 

The Hanna Spring is about a fourth of a mile from the court-house, 

and almost on the opposite side of the town. It rises in a large artificial pool, 60 feet in diameter, constructed of stone and cement. The 

water, which is strongly impregnated with sulphur, flows out of the 

pool over an inclined apron, and can be diverted to the large bath 

house near. The stream formed by the spring has been diverted from 

its original channel, and is conveyed underground a distance of about 

200 yards, although at certain places it is visible through the boxes, 

the sides of which project above the surface of the ground. At one 

of the boxes the flow of the spring on December 19, 1900, was found 

to be 4 second-feet. The waters of these springs are utilized by 

various power plants.

There are three dams across the Lampasas within 1£ miles of the 

city of Lampasas. The electric-light plant is in the suburbs of the 

city. It has a stone dam 14 feet high and 160 feet long. The water 

is conveyed, by a race nearly 300 yards long, to the power house, where 

a fall of 14 feet is obtained. The waters above this stone dam are 

held back during the day, being used only at night, and the lake 

above the dam fills and the water begins to flow over the dam shortly 

after midday. A judicious use of flashboards would render more
336 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50.

power available. With an efficiency of 75 per cent a flow of I 

cubic foot of water would give a continuous horsepower of 1.2, or a 

total of 12 horsepower if used continuously, or a total of 28.8 horsepower if used for only ten hours during the day and held back for 

fourteen hours. An auxiliary steam engine is used at the power 

plant. The second dam is about three-fourths of a mile below the 

stone dam. It is an old-fashioned wooden structure 120 feet long, 

and gives a fall of 11 feet. The triangular frame bents are constructed with the inclined braces upstream. To these braces sheeting 

is nailed, which forms the upstream face of the dam. With a good 

hydraulic wheel 1 cubic foot of flow should give 1 horsepower at this 

dam. The power here is used by the Donovan flour mill, but the flow 

of the stream is under the control of the upper dam to such an extent 

that a gasoline engine is used as an auxiliary power. .The lower dam, 

which is also of wood, is about three-fourths of a mile below the 

Donovan dam, and has a fall of about 10 feet.

COLOKADO RIVER AT AUSTIN, TEXAS.

During 1900 the flow of Colorado River of Texas was the largest 

during the last twelve years. The flood of April 7, which carried 

away the great masonry dam at Austin, was general over southwest 

Texas, but its only disaster was limited to the demolition of that 

structure. A full discussion of the flow of the river will be found in 

Water-Supply Paper No.jlO. From measurements made in 1899 it 

was demonstrated that the minimum flow of the river at the head of 

the lake created by the Austin dam (the so-called Lake McDonald) 

was less than 200 second-feet, from which should be deducted the 

evaporation from the 3 square miles of lake surface, making the flow 

at the forebay of the dam still smaller. The supposed minimum flow 

of 1,000 second-feet, upon which the construction of the dam and its 

allied enterprises was predicated, was one of the greatest overestimates 

known to American engineering practice. With a fall of 62 feet, the 

flow of the river at low stages could not develop even 900 horsepower, 

while 5,227 horsepower had been counted upon for minimum stages 

of the river.

Records of the depth of water on the crest of the dam at Austin 

were kept from September 1, 1895, to January 1, 1900,^and the maximum and average depths of water on the crest as recorded by the 

gage were as follows:

Depths of water on crest of Austin dam.

Year.

1896..............................................................................

1897..............................................................................

1898...... ..................................................................... ...

1899..............................................................................

Maximum 

depth.

Feet. 

2.60

2.30

4.20

9.80

Average 

depth.

Feet. 

0.496

422

.280

.412

.4025
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On account of the inequalities of the crest line of the dam, all 

depths must be increased by 0.009 foot to get an average for the 

whole spillway of 1,091 feet.

Experiments with an electric current meter were made during January and March of 1900, to determine the coefficient C in the weir

3

formula Q,= Cl H*. The results obtained indicate that for the Austin 

dam C was nearly 3.09, the theoretical coefficient used by Frizell. 

Substituting this value of C and the length of I (1,091 feet), we get

Q = 3.371 H%.

The average flow through the penstocks for the same years (1896, 

1897, 1898, and 1899) was about 250 second-feet. The following table 

gives the maximum and average daily discharge, in second-feet, 

including the flow through the penstocks:

Discharge of Colorado River at Austin dam.

Year.

1896...........................................

1897...........................................

1898.. ....-.. -.....--..-- _- ..............

1899... .......................................

Maximum.

Feet. 

2.60 

2.20 

4.20 

9.80

Average.

Feet. 

0.505 

.431 

.326 

.421

Maximum.

8ec.-ft. 

14,100 

11,000 

29,000 

103,400

Minimum.

Sec.-ft.

300 

210 

134

Average.

Sec.-ft. 

1,460 

1,300 

1,880 

1,170

The average discharge for the four years is 1,160 second-feet.

Prior to the flood of April 7, 1900, the discharge of the river at the 

station below the dam was at low stages absolutely under the control 

of the turbines at the power house at the dam, and measurements 

made opposite the city, at the station between the two bridges, did 

not give the unobstructed flow of the river. Since the destruction of 

the dam measurements have been made at the station about a fourth 

of a mile above the highway bridge on Congress avenue. The station 

is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 274.

During 1900 the following measurements were made by Thomas II. 

Taylor:

Discharge neasurements of Colorado River at Austin, Texas.

Date.

1900. ' 

April?...................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

33.50

2.40

3.35

2.21

3 13

3.40

2.45

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

122,000

1,160

990

793

747

1,198

1,306

Date.

1900.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.46

2.35

2 25

2.19

2.14

2.10

2.90

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

1,398

1,107

935

895

806

739

2, 109-
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Daily gage height, in feet, of Colorado River at Austin, Texas, for 1900.

Day.

1... ........ ........

2...... ............

3...................

4. ............ ......

5...................

6...................

7 ...................

8.. .................

9...................

10....................

11...................

12...................

13...................

14...................

15...................

16. ..................

17...................

18...................

19...................

20..................

21..... ........ ......

23. ........... ....

23...................

^. ..................

25. ..................

26...................

27...................

28...................

29...................

30...................

31...................

Jan.

2.50 

2.40 

2.40 

2.50 

2.40 

2.40 

2.50 

2.40 

2.60 

3.50 

2.50 

2.40 

3.60 

2.70 

3.00 

2.90 

2.80 

3.70 

2.70 

2.60 

2.60 

2.50 

2.50 

2.40 

2.40 

3.40 

2.50 

2.50 

2.60

2.70

3.50

Feb.

2.60 

3.50 

2.50 

2.40 

2.40 

2.40 

2.30 

2.30 

2.20 

2.20 

2.10 

2.00 

2.00 

1.90 

1.90 

2.00 

2.10 

2.00 

2.00 

1.90 

1.90 

1.80 

1.90 

1.90 

3.00 

3.10 

3.10 

2.20

......

Mar.

2.10 

2.30 

2.50 

2.60 

2.50 

2.50 

2.40 

2.30 

2.20 

2.20 

2.10 

2.20 

2.10 

2.00 

2.00 

2.10 

2.00 

2.00 

2.10 

2.30 

2.30 

2.40 

2.50 

2.50 

2.60 

2.80 

2.90 

3.00 

2.90 

2.80 

3.70

Apr.

2.70 

2.80 

2.90 

3.10 

3.40 

5.60 

32.70 

14.70 

10.60 

10.40 

9.70 

9.40 

9.30 

9.00 

8.60 

8.50 

8.40 

8.30 

8.10 

8.00 

7.70 

7.60 

7.60 

7.40 

7.30 

6.00 

5.60 

4.90 

4.60 

4.30

May.

4.00 

4.50 

5.00 

10.00 

11.60 

6.00 

4.50 

4.10 

5.50 

4.90 

4.40 

4.50 

4.10 

4.20 

4.50 

7.00 

7.00 

5.50 

4.90 

4.80 

4.50 

4.40 

4.30 

5.20 

4.50 

4.80 

4.90 

6.00 

6.00 

5.00 

5.00

June.

4.70 

5.00 

5.50 

5.00 

4.30 

4.10 

3.70 

3.60 

3.50 

3.20 

3.10 

3.00 

3.00 

3.10 

3.00 

2.80 

3.80 

2.70 

2.60 

2.70 

2.70 

2.60 

2.50 

2.50 

2.50 

3.50 

2.40 

2.40 

2.45 

'2.30

July.

2.30 

2.30 

2.30 

2.35 

2.35 

2.45 

2.35 

3.30 

2.30 

2.20 

3.20 

2.40 

2.30 

2.25 

2.40 

2.40 

8.77 

5.40 

8.15 

9.40 6.75' 

4.75 

3.95 

3.55 

3.35 

3.30 

3.05 

3.00 

3.30 

3.35 

3.15

Aug.

3.00 

3.05 

3.10 

3.60 

4.90 

4.30 

4.05 

4.75 

5.60 

4.75 

4.35 

4.15 

4,40 

3.65 

3.30 

3.15 

3.05 

3.90 

2.85 

2.70 

2.60 

2.50 

2.45 

2.40 

3.35 

2.30 

2.30 

2.30 

2.20 

2.20 

2.65

Sept.

2.35 

2.30 

2.30 

2.45 

2.40 

2.40 

3.35 

2.30 

2.40 

2.40 

2.50 

2.60 

2.50 

3.35 

2.75 

2.50 

2.35 

2.35 

2.30 

2.10 

2.10 

2.10 

2.45 

7.40 

19.50 

17.60 

21.95 

21.30 

11.90 

7.05

Oct.

6.20 

5.70 

5.30 

5.05 

4.70 

4.45 

4.40 

4.25 

4.05 

3.95 

3.90 

3.80 

3.70 

3.60 

3.60 

3.60 

3.50 

3.50 

3.40 

3.40 

3.55 

4.60 

4.70 

4.70 

5.40 

4.65 

4.35 

3.95 

3.75 

4.40 

5.20

Nov.

4.15 

3.90 

7.35 

6.00 

4.55 

4.15 

3.80 

3.65 

3.50 

3.40 

3.30 

3.25 

3.20 

3.20 

3.30 

3.30 

3.20 

3.10 

3.10 

3.10 

3.10 

3.10 

3.10 

4.85 

5.60 

3.60 

3.35 

3.30 

3.20 

3.10

Dec.

3.05 

3.00 

3.00 

3.00 

3.00 

3.00 

2.90 

2.90 

2.90 

2.90 

2.90 

2.90 

3.00 

3.00 

3.00 

3.05 

3.10 

3.10 

3.00 

2.95 

2.90 

2.90 

2.90 

2.90 

2.80 

2.80 

2.80 

2.80 

2.80 

2.80 

2.80

BARTON SPRINGS, TEXAS.

These springs are about 2 miles southwest of the court-house in 

the city of Austin. Their flow was formerly so great that two mills 

were operated on the right or southwest bank of the creek formed by 

them. The upper springs come out of several fissures or faults in the 

limestone rock ou the right side of the creek and supply probably' 

half of the total flow. Another spring is on the left side of the creek, 

a short distance below the upper springs, and its flow has been unfailing. The third spring is on the right side of the creek, and it was 

formerly utilized to run the Walsh mill. It had been dry for several 

years, but early in 1900 it began to flow again. The flow of the creek 

to which the springs give rise, and which empties into Colorado River 

at Austin, has responded sympathetically to the rainfall in the 

Edwards Plateau. In 1894 and 1895 C. C. Babb made measurements 

of its flow and found a discharge of 17 and 25 second-feet, respectively. In 1898 Thomas U. Taylor measured the flow and found the 

following discharges: March 26, 20 second-feet; May 3, 30 second-feet. 

On August 31, 1900, the flow had increased to 69 second-feet, and on 

December 21, 1900, it was found to be 32.5 second-feet.

BLANCO RIVER, TEXAS.

Blanco River rises in Kendall County, flows easterly for 60 miles, 

and then turns southeast and flows into San Marcos River 4 miles 

below San Marcos. In dry years its flow ceases and water stands ir
TEXAS. 339

pools, but in years of average rainfall it has a small flow, except in 

time of flood. On December 24, 1900, it was measured at Ware's 

ford, 2 miles east of San Marcos, by Thomas U. Taylor, and a flow 

of 15 second-feet was found. On the same date San Marcos River 

was measured by Mr. Taylor at the Westerfield ford, and a discharge 

of 157 second-feet was found.

COMAL RIVER, TEXAS.

The mountains of the Edwards Plateau terminate about a mile northwest of New Braunfels, and from the fissures at the foot of the bluffs 

the celebrated springs that form Comal River gush forth. The waters 

have been used for power since 1860, but it is only since 1880 that systematic methods have been used. At present the waters are all used 

by the Landa and Faust mills. The Landa mill is about a half mile 

from the main springs, and is located near the banks of a dry branch of 

Comal River. A gravel dam deflects a large percentage of the water 

from Comal Springs Creek into the Landa mill race. The Faust mill 

is a half mile below the Landa mill, and is north of the court-house at 

New Braunfels. Comal River is the most unique, picturesque, and 

reliable stream in Texas. Its flow is reasonably uniform, and it has 

a fall of 43 feet in its length of 2 miles. From the surface of Lake 

Comal (formed lay the gravel dam referred to) to the surface of Landa's 

mill pond there is a fall of 2 feet; at Landa's mill there is a fall of 22 

feet; from the tailrace of Landa's mill to the surface of Faust Lake 

there is a fall of 3 feet; at the Faust dam there is a fall of 8 feet; and 

from the latter dam to the Guadalupe there is a fall of nearly 10 feet. 

In 1882 the flow was measured, independently, by two civil engineers, 

by the use of floats, and each found a discharge of 375 second-feet. 

From that time until 1899 there was a gradual decrease of flow, the 

minimum, from the best evidence obtainable, being 290 second-feet. 

Early in 1900, however, the flow of Comal River, like that of all of its 

sister springs in the Edwards Plateau, increased to its former volume 

of twenty years ago.

On December 25, 1900, when it was certain that the power plants 

would be idle, Thomas U. Taylor visited Comal River, in order to 

obtain a measurement of the flow that would be uninfluenced by 

the drafts for power purposes. The sections selected were on the 

Landa raceway, about 50 yards below the gravel dam, and on Comal 

Springs Creek, 275 yards below the dam. The joint discharge was 

found to be 374 second-feet, the full capacity of the springs. On 

December 26 the flow was again measured at the same section, with 

all of the mills running, and a discharge of 272.6 second-feet was 

found. The level of the water in the race at the section selected was 

not affected by shutting off the power.

Records have been kept of the flow of the river over a weir in the
340 OPERATIONS AT BIVER STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50.

lower or Clements dam, from which the following calculations of 

discharge were made:

Discharge measurements of Comal River over weir at Clements dam, 1900.

Sec.-ft. 

January SO............................. ................... 301

February 4-.................. .................. ........... 283

February 22... ...................._........... ,..__...... 305

Marcb.8....._..-...._..._.__.,_..._..._......____..... .... 335

MarchlS...._.._...._... ..___....__.. ................... 326

March 18.... .............................................. 326

April 1 ........ ---.....--........ ......................... 324

April 15 ............................... .................... 329

May 13............................................... ..... 433

Junes....,................................__>............... 372

Guadalupe River was measured September 20, 1900, by Thomas IL 

Taylor, at the railroad bridge at New Braunfels, and a discharge of 

653 second-feet was fonnd.

SAN ANTONIO RIVER, TEXAS.

San Antonio River rises about 3 miles north of the mission of San 

Fernando, the geographic center of the city of San Antonio. To better 

control and utilize the waters of the river, two canals, an upper and 

a lower, were constructed in 1878 and 1881, respectively. A power 

house was built on each canal, and they are known as the upper and 

lower power houses. The fall at the upper power house is about 7 

feet, that at the lower power house 12 feet, while at Guenther's upper 

and lower mills the fall is 3.5 feet and 6 feet, respectively. In 1896 

the flow of San Antonio Springs became so low that the mills were 

abandoned. Previous to this, in 1895, an auxiliary steam plant of 

130 horsepower was put in at the lower power house. The water at 

these power stations was pumped from artesian wells one 12-inch at 

the upper station and one 12-inch and three 8-inch at the lower station. In 1891 a steam and electric power plant was constructed on 

the banks of the river, near Commerce street, where there are four 

8-inch wells and three 12-inch wells.

In December, 1895, the flow of San Antonio River at the head 

gate of the lower canal was measured by 0. C. Babb, and a discharge 

of 34.3 second-feet was found, to which should be added 1.2 secondfeet for the leakage through the dam, and 4 second-feet for the 

diversion through the upper labor ditch, making a total of nearly 

40 second-feet. On the same date Mr. Babb measured the flow of 

San Pedro Springs and found a discharge of 9 second-feet. On 

November 30, 1896, Mr. Babb again made measurements and found 

the discharge of San Antonio River and San Pedro Springs to be 

29 second-feet and 11.7 second-feet, respectively. On December 

30, 1897, the flow of San Antonio River was measured by Thomas
TEXAS. 341

U. Taylor at the footbridge leading from the hot wells to San Jose 

Mission, and a discharge of 11 second-feet was found. In March, 

1898, it was again measured at the same place and a discharge of 9 

second-feet was found, and in June, 1899, the discharge was 10 

second-feet, all of which came from San Pedro Springs.

An indication of the stage of the underground water can be obtained 

from the record of the water level in the standpipes at the waterworks 

on Commerce street and at the upper power house. These standpipes are connected to the artesian wells. The standpipe at the Commerce street works is about 50 feet high. Following is a record of 

the heights of the water in this standpipe. The datum at this station 

is the bottom of the standpipe.

Heights of water in Commerce street standpipe.

Date.

May, 1893. ..............................

December 6, 1897.....--.-.----.----.... 

April, 1898. .............................

April 29, 1900...................... .....

Height.

Feet. 

43.10

33.80 

31.60

43.00

Date.

Mayl. 1900..... ........................

May 5, 1900. ................... .........

May 9, 1900.............................

May 32, 1900. ..........................

Height.

Feet. 

44.10

45.10 

46.30

47.10

The record of the standpipe at the lower power house is as follows: 

Heights of water in standpipe at lower power house.

Date.

1900.

February 1.... ........ _ .. .........

April 1. .................. ....... ......

May 1- -..-- .......-.......-....--.---

May 24. .................................

Height.

Feet. 

1.8

6.76 

13.76

13.77

15. 57

18.74

17.99

Date.

1900. 

July 1. .................................

August I...... ...................... ...

Height.

Feet. 

14.65

12.67 

12.10

11.47

11.38

10.51

It is well to note that the dates of low and flush water at San Antonio 

correspond exactly with those at Uvalde.

During the latter part of the year 1899 the river revived, and in 

1900 the following measurements were made by Thomas U. Taylor:

Discharge measurements of San Antonio River and its tributaries.

Date.

1900.

Do.. .............

Stream.

.....do...... ............

Locality.

.....do......................................

below lower or large pool.

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

135.0

134.2

1.6

7.0

The last two measurements were made early in the morning, in 

order to ascertain the free flow of the springs unmodified by the

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342 OPERATIONS AT EIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50.

dams. At the time of measurement the water had been flowing uninterruptedly over the two small dams at the head of the ditch and the 

river for from twelve to fourteen hours. There is a head gate on the 

river which can be raised and lowered at will in order to flush or 

scour out the pools.

On September 19, 1900, the flow at the head gate of the lower canal, 

where Mr. Babb measured it in 1895, was again measured. The 

water at this point flows under an arched stone conduit of 20 feet 

span. A wooden strip is embedded in the cement floor of the canal. 

The depth of the water over the wooden strip was 38^ inches, and a 

flow of 94 second-feet was found. On November 29, 1900, the depth 

of water was 28.8 inches, and a flow of 59 second-feet was found.

LEONA RIVER AT UVALDE, TEXAS.

The behavior of this river has been so irregular for several years 

that a recapitulation of some of the data heretofore published is of 

special interest in connection with the new data presented herewith.

Leona Spring is situated in the suburbs of Uvalde. It was dry in 

1885, but soon after it revived and continued to flow until 1893, when 

it ceased flowing and has been dry since. In 1893 a pumping station 

was located on the banks near the spring, but when the spring failed 

the pumping plant was transferred to its present location, within 150 

yards of the court-house. At the new station a pit 15 feet by 15 feet 

was excavated to a depth of 24 feet, and the pumps were placed in 

its bottom, a well 4 feet by 7 feet having been sunk in the bottom of 

the pit to a depth of 16 feet, or to the 40-foot level below the ground 

surface, out of which water was pumped to a standpipe. At first the 

water in this well rose to within 35 feet of the surface, but in December, 1897, it was noticed that the supply was failing. In May, 1898, 

the supply continuing to fail, a second pit 10 feet by 10 feet by 9 feet 

deep was excavated on the southwest side of the first or main pit, 

and a well was sunk to a depth of 63 feet below the surface of the 

ground. The pumps were then placed in the new pit, making their 

position about 33 feet below the surface. In January, 1899, the water 

level had fallen so low that it was necessary to bore three wells in the 

pump well to a depth of 30 to 35 feet, reaching a total depth of 98 

feet below the ground surface. In June, 1899, after the heavy rains 

over southwest Texas, known as the Brackett flood, the water was 

standing at about the 93-foot level and was slowly rising. On September 16, 1900, the water had risen to within 2 feet of the pumps, 

or to the 35-foot level; that is, the water had risen about 58 feet in 

fifteen months, or nearly 4 feet a month, and on December 1, 1900, 

it had reached the pumps and arrangements were made to raise them. 

Accurate measurements during September, 1900, showed that the 

water in the wells was at that time rising at the rate of 4 inches a 

month.
TEXAS. 343

Between Leona Spring and the brickyard crossing on the road from 

Uvalde to Pearsall there are several small springs, the largest being 

Mulberry Spring, which during the early part of 1900 was flowing; in 

September, 1900, its flow had ceased, and on December 1,1900, it had a 

flow of about 1 second-foot. In 1895 C. C. Babb found a discharge at 

the brickyard crossing of 11 second-feet; but when the spring was visited 

by Thomas U. Taylor in June, 1899, the river at the ford was dry, and 

there was no water flowing between Uvalde and Fort Inge, 4 miles 

below Uvalde. On September 17, 1900, Mr. Taylor found a flow at 

the brickyard crossing of 5 second-feet.

.NUECES KIVEK, TEXAS.

The two main forks of Nueces River rise in Edwards County, Texas, 

and flow south through the rugged mountains of the Edwards Plateau, 

uniting about 14 miles from Uvalde and about 6 miles above the crossing of the Southern Pacific Railroad. On their way through the 

mountains both branches are fed by springs, and there is perpetually 

running water in the streams, which begin to flow about 12 miles 

south of Rock Springs and continue to flow until their junction at the 

foot of the Edwards Plateau. At about the junction of the streams 

the usual flow sinks into gravel beds, occasionally reappearing in big, 

clear pools at points where the gravel has been washed off from the 

solid bed-rock bottom. Four or 5 miles below the Southern Pacific 

Railroad bridge flowing water again appears, the stream along its 

lowland course being fed by numerous springs. On September 17, 

1900, Thomas U. Taylor made a measurement of the flow about 5 

miles below the railroad crossing, and a discharge of 18 second-feet 

was found.

There are a few irrigated farms along the Nueces. Mr. J. H. Ethridge, of Montell, Uvalde County, Texas, is the owner of the Casa 

Blanca irrigation and mill ditch, which was constructed in 1893. 

This ditch is 2^ miles long, 7 feet deep for the first half mile, and 2 to 

3 feet deep the rest of the way. Water is diverted from Nueces River 

by means of a dam of loose rock which raises the level of the water in 

the river. Six miles below the Southern Pacific Railroad bridge Patrick Dolan has introduced a 15-horsepower gasoline engine with which 

he irrigates his orchards and gardens, pumping water from the river. 

The cost of the outfit was $735, but Mr. Dolan finds that with the 

present high price of gasoline (18 cents a gallon) irrigation by that 

means is too costly. His experience is that with gasoline at 12 cents 

a gallon irrigation by pumping can be made to pay in that section of 

the country. At Cotulla Mr. George Copp uses a duplex pump having 

a 6-inch suction and a 4-inch discharge, with a 12-horsepower steam 

engine. He irrigates 100 acres and raises a very fine quality of Bermuda onions for a spring crop and tomatoes for a fall crop.
344 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50. 

LOS MORAS CREEK, TEXAS.

Los Moras Creek rises at' Brackettville, near Fort Clark, in Kinney 

County, Texas, about 7 miles north of the Southern Pacific Railroad. 

On December 24, 1895, the flow was measured by C. C. Babb, about 

300 yards below the dam, under the footbridge leading from the town 

to the military post, and a discharge of 21 second-feet was found. On 

June 30,1899, it was measured at Mulligans Bend, about a.fourth of a 

mile east of the court-house at Brackettville, by Thomas U. Taylor, 

and a flow of 60 second-feet was found; and on September 13, 1900, a 

flow of 51 second-feet was found at the same place. The increase in 

the flow was due probably to the increased rainfall along the Southern 

Pacific, which skirts the foothills of the Edwards Plateau.

On June 14, 1898, occurred the biggest flood in the history of Kinney County, and extending over the country from Spofford to Del 

Rio. The Los Moras Mountains, about 4 miles a little east of north 

from Brackett, form a crescent in which Brackett and Fort Clark are 

situated, and all of the depressions and dry streams from these mountains converge toward the former place. From 11.30 p. m. on June 13, 

1899, to about 6 a. m. on June 14, a total rainfall of 18 inches fell at 

Brackett and in the Los Moras Mountains. By 5 a. in. of the latter 

day the flood was upon the town, standing 7.4 feet deep in the courthouse, 6.7 feet in the store of Roach & Company, 9.6 feet in the Terrell 

House, while in the street in front of the hotel it was 12.1 feet deep. 

The main channel of Los Moras Creek, between Brackett and Fort 

Clark, was at flood height, while the draw that runs into the creek at 

Mulligans Bend was flooded to the depth of 30 feet. The lowlands 

between Spofford and Brackett were flooded for miles, and the tracks 

of the Southern Pacific Railroad were wrenched up and twisted like 

ribbons.

In March, 1900, another flood occurred at Brackett, but the damage 

was slight, the flood being more than 9.5 feet below the height attained 

by the flood of the previous June. Former floods occurred on May 28,

1880. and on October 1,1881. During the 1880 flood the water flooded 

the stores in Brackett and did considerable damage. On October 1,

1881. there was a rainfall of 14.2 inches in a few hours, and by 3 a. m. 

the town was flooded, and much damage was done to homes and to 

business houses.

The waters of Los Moras Creek are used for irrigating farms and gardens within 10 miles of Brackett. The ditch nearest to Brackett is on 

the west side of the creek. It is used by the Seminole Negro Indians 

on the Fort Clark Reservation, and is therefore the property of the 

Government. It is about 1 mile long, 5 feet wide, and 1 foot deep. 

The Indelkofer-Gilder ditch, also on the west side of the creek, diverts 

water 1 mile below the intake of the Seminole ditch. It is 600 feet 

long, 4 feet wide, and 1 foot deep. The McGovern ditch diverts water 

from the east side of the creek a short distance above the intake of
TEXAS. 345

the Indelkofer-Gilder ditch. It is 600 yards long, 5 feet wide, and 1 

foot deep. About 6 miles below Brackett two ditches the Smith and 

the Stratton divert water, one from the west and the other from the 

east side of the creek. The Smith ditch is 600 feet long, 4 feet wide, 

and 1 foot deep. The Stratton ditch is 3 miles long, 8 feet wide, and 

1 foot deep, and irrigates a hay farm below the Southern Pacific 

Railroad.

PINTO CREEK, TEXAS.

Pinto Creek rises in Kinney County, Texas, and is about halfway 

between Brackett and Del Rio. At the crossing of the Southern Pacific 

Railroad it has a sluggish flow, but the geologic formations and topography throughout its course are such as to make it susceptible to sudden and great rises. Its flow was measured on September 15, 1900, 

by Thomas U. Taylor, at the crossing of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and a discharge of 38 second-feet was found. The waters of 

the Pinto have been used for irrigation, the Lower Pinto Irrigation 

Company having utilized those near the Rio Grande. Their ditch, 

which was constructed in 1875, was 10 miles long, 6 feet wide, and 1 

foot deep, and crossed the Pinto by means, first, of a siphon flume, 

and then by a trestle flume, but these were so difficult to maintain, on 

account of the sudden floods to which the creek is subject, that the 

company was forced to abandon the system.

MUD CREEK, TEXAS.

Mud Creek is between Pinto and Sycamore creeks, in Kinney County. 

Its source is about 6 miles north of Amanda, on the Southern Pacific 

Railroad. The stream is formed and fed by springs, but its flow is 

not reliable. From 1893 to the latter part of 1899 the creek was practically dry, but after the Brackett flood the flow revived, and by the 

spring of 1900 there was sufficient water in the creek to supply the 

irrigation systems, all of which are above the Southern Pacific Railroad. The ditch of the Mud Creek Irrigation and Agricultural Company diverts water about 3 miles above the railroad, and during the 

season of 1900 about 400 acres were irrigated by it.

SAN FELIPE SPRINGS, TEXAS.

San Felipe Creek has its source in four large springs, the upper one 

being 2 miles above the railroad bridge near the town of Del Rio, the 

others being within about 200 yards of the bridge. Measurements at 

the former place in 1895 are described in Bulletin of the United States 

Geological Survey No. 140, page 85. Measurements made in 1899 are 

described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 277. On September 

15, 1900, Thomas U. Taylor measured the outflow from these springs 

and found a discharge of 99 second-feet, and Madre ditch, which 

diverts water just below the lower spring, was found to be carrying
346 OPEEATIONS AT EIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50.

50 second-feet. This makes the total flow of the springs at that time 

149 second-feet.

RIO GRANDE.

The Rio Grande and its tributaries drain the mountainous area to 

the south and east of the Continental Divide in southwestern Colorado, the principal streams flowing from the east side of the Needle 

Mountains and from the south and east side of the San Juan Range. 

Important streams also flow from the La Garita Mountains in Saguacl e 

and Mineral counties. The main stream flows in an easterly direction 

for about 75 miles, receiving numerous tributaries from the mountainous region through which it passes. At the town of Del Norte the 

valley widens into what is known as San Luis Valley, and thence 

the stream flows in a southeasterly and southerly direction for about 

75 miles more, to a point about 20 miles southeast of Antonito, 

where it crosses the State line. Below Del Norte few streams of 

importance flow into the river, for nearly all of those that issue from 

the mountains lose their waters in the plains before they reach the 

main stream. This is particularly true of the drainage north and 

east of the river, from the Cochetopa Hills and the Sangre de Cristo 

Mountains. Although the streams flowing from them are numerous and carry large volumes of water, yet they furnish no source 

of supply to the Rio Grande itself, all the water being lost either in 

the sands or in broad, shallow lakes, until Trinchera Creek, flowing 

through the Costilla land grant, is reached. This stream, although 

usually dry, furnishes a supply at different seasons of the year. On 

the south and west side of the river, however, many important streams 

flow from the mountains, which in their higher stages carry large 

volumes of water to the Rio Grande. Among these are the Alamosa, 

La Jara, Conejos, and other creeks of lesser importance. The supply 

from these streams also is mostly used during the summer time, so that 

after the flood stages are past little water flows from any of these 

sources into the Rio Grande. A similar condition of affairs exists in 

the Rio Grande itself, as most of the water is used in the upper part of 

the valley, and in the late summer very little passes Alamosa, below 

which place there are few irrigating canals. During the flood stages, 

however, great volumes of water flow from the Rio Grande and from 

several of its tributaries, which might be stored and used for the 

extension of the irrigated area. Farming is carried on extensively 

among the upper valleys of several of the streams issuing from the 

mountains to the north and east of San Luis Valley, but no measurements have been made upon any of these streams.

The study of seepage and return waters resulting from irrigation 

furnishes an interesting problem in this valley, which Prof. L. G. 

Carpenter, of Fort Collins, has undertaken to study.

But three stations have been maintained in San Luis Valley, namely, 

at Del Norte and at the State line, on the main Rio Grande, and about 

10 miles west of Antonito, on Conejos River.
OOLOEADO. 347

RIO GRANDE NEAR DEL NORTE, COLORADO.

This station is about 2 miles west of the town of Del Norte, above 

the main canal taking water from the Rio Grande. Continuous records have been kept here since the fall of 1889. The gage rod is an 

inclined 2-inch by 6-inch plank fastened to a post driven into the 

right bank of the river. On June 16, 1900, the gage rod was connected with an iron bench mark of the United States Geological Survey, set in the ground about 25 feet south of the rod, the zero of the 

rod being 9.25 feet below the bench mark. Gagings are made by 

means of a car which travels across the river along a steel cable, the 

distance being marked on a tag wire. The channel is excellent, the 

water, although falling rapidly, seldom scouring, and the bed, therefore, remaining practically the same from year to year. The bed of 

the channel is covered with small bowlders and the sides, although 

not high, have never been known to overflow. The observer is J. S. 

Regan, who has kept the records regularly ever since the station was 

established.

A description of this station was published in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 37, page 277. The results of measurements for 1899 will be 

found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 256.

During 1900 the following measurements were made by A. L. 

Fellows:

March 30: Gage height, 1.54 feet; discharge, 346 second-feet.

May 12: Gage height, 3.84 feet; discharge, 2,441 second-feet.

June 16: Gage height, 3.66 feet; discharge, 2,382 second-feet.

August 18: Gage height, 1.34 feet; discharge, 221 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rio Grande near Del Norte, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1. ................ ......

2

3.. --.... ...... .

4..- -..-.-.......----

5-.......,. ...... -----

6-... ................. ..

1. .......... ............ 

8-.-. ........... ....

9-.-...--.....--- .

10----...-...----- --..

11.... ................... is-...:.. ............ ....

13........... ......... ... 

14............. ..........

IS---.. ... ........

16. ................ ......

IT-------...... .........

18. .................. ....

19.......................

20.......................

21....................... 

22... ...................

23....................... 

24.. ....................

25. ......... ..........

26

27....................... 

28..... ............ ......

29..--..---.............

30

31. ......................

Jan.

2.08

......

......

2.16

2.14

......

......

2.64

Feb.

2.50

......

"2."46~

......

2.58

......

"g.'iif

......

Mar.

1.84

......

~1~62~

......

1.58

------

~i.~54~

1.52

Apr.

1.58

1.62

1.66

1.70

1.56

1.52

1.58

1.60

1.64

1 62

1.76

1.60

1.78

1.74

1 82

May.

1.86

1.94

2.18

2.50

2.92

.3.82

3.78

3.64

4 52

4 80

4.20

4.36

5.14

5.52

5.80

5.62

June.

5.76

5.26

4.90

4.76

4.40

4.12

3.86

3.54

3.68

3.32

3.18

3.10

3.00

2.76

2.44

July.

2.42

2.30

2.26

2.08

2.00

1.94

1.86

1.78

1.70

1 62

1.64

1.62

1.56

1.52

1.48

1.44

Aug.

1.42

1.40

1.48

1.50

1.42

1.40

1.36

1.32

1 32

L.32

1.34

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.26

1 24

Sept.

1.28

1.32

1.40

1.36

1.60

1.46

1.38

1.32

1 32 '

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.48

1.56

1.54

Oct.

1 58

1 60

1.56

f.54

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.52

1 52

1 50

1.52

1.54

1.5b

1.54

\ 52

1.48

Nov.

1.50

1.50

1.46

1.40

1.44

1.32

1.36

1.30

1.32

1.36

1.32

1.38

1.30

1.42

1.48

Dec.

1.56

"a2."l§

........

........

a2.38

"&3."26

........

........

62.18

a Ice gorge below gage. b Solid ice.
348 OPERATIONS AT EIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50.

CONEJOS EIVEE NEAE LOS MOGOTES, COLORADO.

This river, the most important tributary of the Rio Grande in Colorado, rises on the eastern slope of the San Juan Range, which forms 

the western boundary of Conejos County. It first flows southeasterly, 

and then bends in a northeasterly direction at the town of Conejos, 

and enters the Rio Grande below the mouth of Trinchera Creek. The 

entire normal flow of the stream is used during the irrigation season; 

but during the flood stages and in the winter considerable water 

goes to waste.

The gaging station, which was established August 25,1899, is about 10 

miles west of Antonito, and is reached by driving from that town. It 

was first located at the wagon bridge crossing the river, but the rod at 

that point being maliciously destroyed, the station was moved about 

500 yards downstream, where it was attached to a pier projecting into 

the river near a farmhouse. The channel is fairly good, being of 

gravel, and not particularly subject to change or overflow. Owing to 

the removal of the gage from its old station, no rating table was possible for 1899, and but few measurements were made in 1900. Records 

were kept for one month only, for the reason that the observer, Gustav Timm, moved away early in the season, and no one was found to 

make the observations.

San Antonio River, a branch of Conejos River, was measured twice 

during the season, about a half mile south of Antonito. The discharge 

on May 11 was 473 second-feet, and on June 22 it was 4 second-feet. 

After that the stream was practically dry.

A description of the Los Mogotes station was published in WaterSupply Paper No. 37, page 278. During 1900 the following measurements were made by A. L. Fellows:

March 28: Gage height, 1.68 feet; discharge, 144 second-feet. 

May 11: Gage height, 3.10 feet; discharge, 1,087 second-feet. 

August 17: Gage height, 1.15 feet; discharge, 33 second-feet. 

June 23: Gage height, 2.30 feet; discharge, 467 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Conejos River near Los Mogotes, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1. ..............

2

3 ........ . 

4 ..... ....-.

5- ....... ....

6...............

7 .............

8...............

Mar.

3.60

3.60

3.62 

2,63

3.65

3.65

2.30

3.50

Day.

9..............

10..............

11 ........... 

13. ......... ....

13..............

14. .............

15..............

16..............

Mar.

3.55

3.45

1.75 

1.85

1.85

1.98

1.85

1.85

Day.

17. .......... 

18..............

19. ......... ....

20...... .....

21

22

23

24

Mar.

1.85

1.75

1.70 

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

Day.

25

26.. ......... ...

27. ...... .......

28....... ....

29

30...... .. 

31..............

Mar.

1.80

1.80

1.80 

1.85

1.80

1.75

1.95

EIO GEANDE AT CENICEEO, COLOEADO.

This station is a short distance above the Colorado State line, at a 

point where the river is crossed by a wagon bridge. Gagings were
COLOKADO. 349

begun July 28, 1899, since which time continuous records have been 

kept. There are two gage rods, one for high water and the other for 

low water. The high-water rod is a 2-inch by 6-inch timber attached 

to the west side of the central downstream cylinder of the bridge. 

The low-water rod is a scale, marked in feet and tenths, on the perpendicular face of a large bowlder about a hundred yards below the 

bridge. The channel is in most respects an excellent one. The bed 

consists of bowlders and rock, and is subject to little change; the 

banks are high and are not subject to overflow. Gagings can be made 

at the bridge, but during low water they are usually made by wading. 

On June 22, 1900, both gages were referred to a bench mark consisting of a chiseled point marked "B. M." on the face of the lava bluff 

under the west end of the bridge, 7.42 feet above gage datum. The 

station is an extremely important one, giving, as it does, the discharge 

of the river at the Colorado State line, including practically all of the 

Colorado drainage. Roman Mondragon, who keeps a store at the west 

end of the bridge, has kept the records during the last year.

A description of this station was published in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 37, page 279. The results of measurements for 1899 will be found 

in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 257. During 1900 

the following measurements were made by A. L. Fellows:

March 29: Gage height, 1.60 feet: discharge, 236 second-feet. 

June 22: Gage height, 1.80 feet; discharge, 420 second-feet. 

May 10: Gage height, 2 feet; discharge, 594 second-feet. 

August 16: Gage height, 0.75 foot; discharge, 18 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rio Grande at Cenicero, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1. ....... .............. ...

a., ................. ......

3......... ....... ...... ^.. .......................

s.. .......................

Q.. ................... .... i. ........................

^. ........................

10.-.. .................. 11.. ................. ......

12.. .................. .....

13.. ....................

14-- .. ... .-- 

T5

16...... .. ........... ... ...

17.. ................... ....

18....... ..................

19...... ...... ....... ......

20

21-............ .........

22

23

2i.. ................... ....

25..... ................ ....

26........ ............. ....

27.... .....................

28.... ......... ............

29

30.........................

31......... ................

Jan.

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.6 

2.3 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.6

2.0

Feb.

2.0 

2.0 

2.3 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.6 

2.6 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

.9 

.8 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

3.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.5

Mar.

2.5 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

3.1 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

1.6

Apr.

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8

May.

1.8 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.2 

2.7 

2.8 

3.9 

3.9

0 Q «*. y 

3.9 

2.8 

3.0 

3.1 

3.8 

3.5 

3.3 

3.1 

3.1 

3.4 

3.9 

4.4 

4.8 

5.0 

5.0

June.

5.0 

4.8 

4.7 

4.6 

4.5 

4.2 

4.0 

3.9 

3.8 

3.8 

3.7 

3.6 

3.2 

3.0 

2.9 

3.7 

3.5 

3.4 

3.2 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

July.

1 1 

1 0 

1 0 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

Aug.

08 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

7

Sept.

0 7 

7 

8 

8 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

1 0 

9 

1 0 

1 0 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Oct.

0.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1

Nov.

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.3 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1. 7 

1.5 

1 5 

1.8

Dec.

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

3.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0
350 OPERATIONS AT EIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50.

RIO GRANDE AT EMBUDO, NEW MEXICO.

This station, established in 1889, is about 300 feet east of the railroad station at Embudo. It is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 

37, page 280. The results of measurements will be found as follows: 

For 1896, Eighteenth Annual Report, Part IV, page 251; for 1897, 

Nineteenth Annual Report, Part IV, page 385; for 1889 to 1898, Twentieth Annual Report, Part IV, page 366; for 1899, Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 258. During 1900 the following measurements 

of discharge were made by P. E. Harroun:

Discharge measurements of Rio Grande at Embudo, New Mexico.

Date.

1900. 

April 10-.. ................ ..

April 21 ................ ........

May 23. ........................

June'22 ........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

7.90

7.65

11.00

11.70

11 20

10.20

8.55

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

529

495

3,581

6,139

4,786

2,375

840

Date.

1900.

December 4

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

8.00

7.00

6.90

7.20

7.30

7.50

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 58'

17« 16'

244

28g

3K

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rio Grande at Embudo, New Mexico, for 1900.

Day.

1.. ........... ........

2........-....- ....

3....................

4.. ................. ..

5.. ................. ..

6....... ........... ...

7.. ............... -..-

8.. ........... ........

9.. ................. ..

10.... .............. 

11.....................

12

13.....................

14. .................

15 ................. ...

16.. ................ ...

Vi. ....................

18....... ........ -.--

19.....................

20.....................

21. ....................

22

23.. ...................

at.... .................

25

26. ....................

27....... ..............

28

29_. .................. .

30.....................

31.. ...................

Jan.

7.70

7.70

7.70

7.70

7.70

7.70

7.70

7.70

7.65

7.60

7.50

7.50

7.60

7.65

7.70

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.85

7.90

7.90

7.90

7.85

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.85

Feb.

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.85

7.90

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.-80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

......

Mar.

7.90

8.05

8.40

8.35

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.30

S.30

8.30

8.05

8.00

7.90

7.85

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

Apr.

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.90

7.90

7.90

7.90

7.90

7.90

7.80

7 80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.75

7.70

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.70

7.75

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

May.

7.80

7.90

8.10

8.15

8.20

8.25

8 25

8.20

8.45

8.90

9.35

9.60

9

Q>i

10.10

10.10

10.10

10.00

9.90

10.30

11.30

10.45

11.15

11.00

10. 80

10.80

10.90

11.35

11.65

11.75

13.00

11.95

June.

11.90

11.75

11.65

11.45

11.40

11.35

11.30

11.30

11.20

11.20

11.00

10.85

10.60

10.35

10.20

10.05

9.60

9.20

9.05

8.85

8.65

8.50

8.50

8.40

8.25

8.10

8.00

7.90

7.80

7.80

July.

7.75

7.70

7.70

7.75

7.75

7.70

7.70

7.60

7.55

7.45

7.30

7 20

7 20

7 20

7.15

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.05

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

Aug.

7.10

7.10

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

6.95

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.90

Sept

6.90

6.90

7.60

7.45

7.40

7 20

7.15

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.30

7.40

7.35

7 25

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.10

7.15

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

Oct.

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.30

7.30

7.30

7.30

7.30

7.30

Nov."

7.30

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.20

7.30

7.30

7.30

7.30

7.30

7.30

7.30

7.30

7.30

7.30

7.35

7.40

7.50

7.55

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.65

7.75

7.80

7.75

7.70

Dec.

7.60

7.55

7.45

7.40

7.40

7.40

7.40

7.40

7.30

7.30

7.30

7.35

7.45

7.55

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.55

7.50

7.50

7.50

7.50

7.50

7.50

7.55

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.60

RIO GRANDE AT RIO GRANDE, NEW MEXICO.

This 3tation, established February 3, 1895, is about one-fourth of a 

mile above the railroad station at Rio Grande, and at the head of 

White Rock Canyon. It is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37,
NEW MEXICO. 351

page 281. Results of measurements will be found as follows: For 

1896, Eighteenth Annual Report, Part IV, page 254; for 1897, Nineteenth Annual Report, Part IV, page 386; for 1898, Twentieth Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 370; for 1899, Twenty-first Annual Report, 

Part IV, page 259. During 1900 the following measurements were 

made by P. E. Harroun:

Discharge measurements of Rio Grande at Rio Grande, New Mexico,

Date.

1900. 

April ^. .................... ....

April 30. .......................

May 23.. .. ..................

May 29. ........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

6.00

5.70

9.80

10.20

10.00

8.40

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

830

666

4 729

6*184

6,034

3,260

Date.

1900.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

6.35

5.50

4.10

5.00

5.10

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

1,095

663

158

356

464

Daily gage Jieight, infect, of Rio Grande at Rio Grande, New Mexico, for 1900.

Day.

1. ..................

2

3-.. .............

4.. ............ .....

5....... .........

6...................

7.. ............. ....

8 - ---.- .

9. ............. .....

10...................

11... ................

12

13.. ............ ..... 

14........... .....

15.. ............. ....

16.. ............. ....

17...................

18......... .......

19...................

20_.... ..............

21..... ........ . .....

23....... ............

23...................

24

25...................

26................... 

27.. .................

28

29......... ......

30..... ............. . 

31-..-....-.....-....

Jan.

5.55

5.40

5.40

5.70

5.65

5.45

5.60

5.50

5.65

5.60

5.55

5.30

5.60 

5.55

5.65

5.65

5.65

5.55

5.45

5.40

5.50

5.60

5.60

5.55

5.60

5.55

5.50

5.40

5.35 

5.50

Feb.

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.60

5.60 5. as

4.95

5.25

5.55

5.50 

5.55

5.55

5.55

5.35

5.35

5.45

5.55

5.55

5.50

5.45

5.60

5.55

5.55 

5.70

5.65

-----

Mar.

5.70

5.65

5.90

5.90

6.15

6.26

6.15

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.25

6.S5 

6.60

6.85

6.55

6.45

6.40

6.20

5.95

5.95

5.95

5.85

5.85

5.80

5.75 

5.65

5.65

5.55 

5.55

Apr.

5.75

5.90

6.25

6.00

6.00

6.10

5.95

6.00

6.10

6.05

5.85

5.80

5.75 

5.80

5.95

5.95

5.85

5.85

5.75

5.75

5.90

6.75

6.60

6.35

6.25

6.15 

6.00

6.20

6.50

6.25

May.

8.35

6.60

6.75

6.60

6.80

7.45

7.40

7.25

7.65

8.00

8.35

8.80

8.95 

8.95

8.85

8.70

8.50

8.40

9.15

9.55

9.60

9.75

9.75

9.35

9.25

9.40 

9.90

9.95

10.20

10.40 

10.45

June.

10.45

10.40

10.30

10.20

10.00

9.55

9.30

9.15

8.90

8.85

8.80

8.60

8.35 

8.05

7.55

7.45

7.15

6.95

6.65

6.35

6.25

6.15

6.40

5.85

5.90

5.70 

5.45

5.35

5.15

5.80

July.

5.05

4.95

4. 80

5.45

5.50

5.35

5.10

5.00

5.05

4.85

4.70

4.65

4.60 

4.45

4.35

4.25

4.25

4.20

4.20

4.10

4.15

4.10

4.15

4.25

4.20

4.25 

4.20

4.20

4.15

4.20 

4.20

Aug.

4.15

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.30

4.45

4.80

4.25

4.20 

4.15

4.20

4.15

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.00

4.00

4.00

3.90 

3.90

3.90

3.90

3.90 

3.90

Sept.

4.00

4.00

4.15

4.70

6.20

5.55

10.00

7.30

6.25

5.80

5.20

5.40

5.60

5.40

5.05

4.90

4.80

4.85

4.95

4.95

4.85

4.75

4.75

4.70

4.70

4.70 

4.70

480

4.80

4.80

Oct.

4.80

4.80

4.90

4.90

4.80

4.80

4.75

4.75

475

4.70

4.70

475

4.75 

4.80

495

4.95

5.00

4.95

4.95

4.95

4.90

5.00

4.95

5.00

4.95

5.00 

5.10

5.05

5.00

5.00 

5.00

Nov.

5.00

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.95

4.95

4.90

4.95

4.90

4.90

4.95

4.90

4.90 

4.90

4.85

4.90

4.85

4.85

4.90

5.05

5.15

5.20

5.15

5.15

5.20

5.15

5.20

5.35

5.25

5.25

Dec.

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.25

5.15

5.15

5.25

5.30

5.25

5.35

5.35

5.30

5.30 

5.25

5.20

5.20

5.05

4.90

5.10

5.05

5.15

5.15

5.05

4.90

4.85

4.90 

5.05

5.00

5.00

5.00 

4.95

RIO GRANDE NEAR SAN MARCIAL, NEW MEXICO.

This station, established January 29, 1895, is at the railroad bridge 

a half mile south of the town. It is described in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 37, page 282. Results of measurements will be found as follows: 

For 1896, Eighteenth Annual Report, Part IV, page 257; for 1897, 

Nineteenth Annual Report, Part IV, page 387; for 1898, Twentieth 

Annual Report, Part IV, page 371; for 1899, Twenty-first Annual
352 OPEEATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50.

Report, Part IV, page 261. During 1900 the following discharge 

measurements were made by P. E. Harroun:

Discharge measurements of Rip Gtrande<n$cer*San Marcial, New*Mexico.

Date.

. 1900. 

April6. ...... ...... ......... ...

April 18 ......... ......... ......

April 27 ...--...--.. ........

May 19..... ....................

May 27 .........................

Gage 

height.

feet. 

5.83

6.70

5.85

8.00

7.90

9.40

8.50

Discharge.

Sec.-ft.

20

170

6

2,074

2,979

6,855

3,166

Date.

1900.

December 20 ..................

Gage 

height.

Feet.

7.70

7.30

6.40

8.05

5.60

6.80

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

1,410

605

59

3,474

43

198

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rio Grande near San Marcial, New Mexico, for 1900.

Day.

I..... ................ ....

Z.... .....................

3. ........................

4. . ................ ....

5 .. .- 

6 .... ..... 

7. ..... . .... ..- ..

8........................

9.........................

10.........................

11............ ......... ....

]2.. ................... ....

13..... ................ ....

14..... .......... ....... ..

15 . 

16.. ................... ... .

17..... ........ ..-.... 

18.....-.-..-. . 

19.............. ......

20............... ..........

21

23.. .......................

23

24

25

26.. .......................

27.................. ....

28..... ................. ...

29.. .................. .....

30.. .......................

31..... ....................

Jan.

6.75

6.90

6.90

6.80

3.80

6.60

6.50

6.60

6.65

6.95

6.90

6.80

6.70

6.70

6.80

6.90

6.80

6.85

6.80

6.95

7 00

6.95

6.90

6.80

6.85

6.95

6.75

6.90

6.80

6.90

6.90

Feb.

6.80

6.80

6.75

6.70

6.85

7.00

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.75

6.70

6.85

6.80

6.60

6.60

6.70

6.85

6.80

6.70

6.90

6.95

6.90

6.85

6.80

6.85

6.80

6.75

6.70

Mar.

6.70

6.80

6.80

6.80

6.80

6.80

6.80

6.80

6.80

6.80

6.95

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.70

6.80

6.90

7.00

755

7.15

7.10

7.10

7 00

7.00

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.85

6.70

6.60

6.50

Apr.

6.40

6.25

6.20

6.10

6.00

5.90

5.80

5.80

6.35

6.50

6.60

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.65

6.60

6.55

6.55

6.50

6.00

5.60

5.60

5.60

5.75

6.50

6.60

May.

6.50

6,60

6.60

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.80

7 25

7.40

7.40

7.40

7.85

8.25

8.25

8.00

7.90

7.75

7.90

7.85

9.03

9.30

8.85

8 75

8.65

8.55

8.40

8.30

8.55

8.75

8.95

June.

9.05

9.40

9.50

9.35

9.40

9.25

9.00

8.90

8.75

8.50

8.45

8.55

8.75

8.45

8.00

7.95

770

7.70

7.60

7.50

7.40

7.30

7.30

7 25

7 25

7.10

6.85

6.60

6.50

6.a5

July.

6.10

5.90

5.80

5.70

5.70

5.60

5.70

5.65

5 40

5.40

5.30

5.25

5.20

5.10

5.10

5.10

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.80

4.80

4.70

4.70

4.60

4.50

4.50

4.40

4.40

Aug.

4.30

4.30

4 20

4.20

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

3.90

3.90

3.90

3.90

3.90

3.90

3.90

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

Sept.

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

7 15

9.20

9.10

8.00

7.35

6.65

8.25

7.20

6.70

6.35

6.20

6.10

6.00

5.90

5.90

5.80

5.70

5.60

5.50

5.70

5.65

5.40

5.30

Oct.

5.30

5.20

5.10

5.00

5.00

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.80

4.80

4.70

4.70

4.60

4.60

4.50

4.50

4.40

4.60

4.60

4.70

4.70

4.70

4.80

4.80

4.90

4.90

5.00

5.00

5.10

5.10

5.20

Nov.

5.20

5.30

5.35

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.60

5.60

5.60

5.70

5.70

5.70

5.70

5.70

5.70

5.80

5.80

5.80

5.80

5.90

5.90

5.90

6.00

6.00

6.10

6.10

6.20

6.20

6.30

6.30

Dec.

6 45

6.45

6.40

6.50

6.50

6.60

6.60

6.60

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.85

6.85

6.85

6.95

6.90

6.50

5.90

5.65

RIO GRANDE NEAR EL PASO, TEXAS.

Measurements of the Rio Grande have been made at this place for 

a long time, during the last three years under the direction of W. W. 

Follett, consulting engineer of the International (Water) Boundary 

Commission, and by his successor, P. D. Cunningham. The present 

station is at Courchesne's limekiln, 4 miles north of El Paso. It is 

described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 283. Results of measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report,
TEXAS. 353

Part IV, page 262. During 1900 the following discharge measurements were made by T. N. Courchesne:

Discharge measurements of Rio Orande near El Paso, Texas.

Date.

1900.

February22 -------------

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

5.40

5 40

5.40

5.80

6

ff\

6.20

5.90

5.50

5.60

5.60

5.50

5.50

5.40

5.40

5.50

5.60

5.60

5.50

5.80

5.40

5.30'

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

90

93

89

151

341

246

143

IQg

111

113

94

100

90

88

105

108

117

101

134

94

77

Date.

!

1900.

March3 . ................ ... 

May 17.. .._....---..-.-. ..

May 18.-... .......-. ........

May 22. -.....-.- ........ ....

May 26...... .......... .........

May28.... ......... ...... .. 

June 30. .......................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

5.40

4.50

6.50

7.50

7.50

9.30

9.30

9.60

10.40

10.40

10.30

9.50

8.30

7.10

6.20

5.90

5.40

8.40

9.40

8.70

6.30

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

89

13

518

908

769

3,130

3,146

3,369

8,500

3,319

3,686

1,680

957

358

131

95

17

1,164

3,005

1,278

126

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rio Orande near El Paso, Texas, for 1900.

Day.

1. ..........................

2

3...........................

4.. .........................

5.. ........................

6...........................

7. .................. ........

8. ........................ ..

9..--.........-.... ......

10............. ..............

11...... .....................

12

13. .......... .............

14. ........................ ..

15.. ..................... ....

16... ........................

17... ........................

18...........................

1Q

20...........................

21.. .............. ........... &>

23 ...........................

24

25...........................

26. ...................... ....

27...........................

28

29...........................

30................ .-.- .

31...........................

Jan.

5.40

5.40

5 40

5.40

5 45

5.45

5.40

5 40

5.45

5.65

5.80

5.75

6.45

6.35

6.30

6.15

5.95

5.85

5.70

5.60

5.60

5.50

5.50

5.60

6.60

5.60

5.60

5.60

5.55

5.50

5.50

Feb.

5.50

' 5.40

5.40

5 40

1 Aft

5 40

5.50

1 <V1

1 V)

5.55

5.60

5.60

5.60

5.60

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.90

5.80

5.70

5.55

5.40

5.40

5.35

5.30

5.40

5.40

5.40

Mar.

5.15

4.90

4.65

4.35

e f)

ir}

(f,\

tt>\

VI

O1

ir\

(c)

(f*\

 ' f*\

(c)

<c\

<r\

if)

).,\

(f.)

(r\

(c)

(c)

4.65

4.55

4.40

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

Apr.

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

 4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4 30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30 4 30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

May.

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

(r}

( f \

lf\

(r}

O1

(r\

(f)

(c)

lf\

(O

(f.\

6.80

7.55

7.65

7.65

7.65

7.55

7 Aft

8.25

9.80

9.30

9.25

9.30

9.10

9.30

9.40

June.

9.65

9.65

10.05

10.30

10.40

10.45

10.45

10 40

10 40

10.35

10.10

9.75

9.40

9.30

9.25

9.15

8.45

8.80

7.90

7.60

7.35

7.00

6.75

6.45

6.25

6.05

5.90

5.75

5.55

5.30

July.

5.10

5. (JO

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

(a)

Sept.

(a)

8.00

5.90

5.10

6.15

9.10

8.35

7.85

7.75

8.50

7.75

7.05

6.35

6.30

6.15

6 30

5.60

5.50

5.40

5.40

5.25

5.10

5.00

Dec.

(6)

5.05

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.35

5.15

5.10

5.10

a River dry from July 8 to September 9. 

6 River dry from October 1 to December 23. 

c River dry.
354 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50.

LOWER RIO GRANDE.

During 1900 the International (Water) Boundary Commission established a number of gaging stations on the Rio Grande below El Paso, 

Texas, and on some of its tributary streams, as noted below. This 

commission has had charge of the investigation looking toward the 

building of an international dam at El Paso, and the stations were 

established in order to obtain data regarding the fluctuations of the 

lower river to determine questions which had arisen in connection 

with hydrographic problems. Information regarding the river at the 

several localities where stations have been established has been furnished through the courtesy of Gen. Anson Mills, chairman of the 

International (Water) Boundary Commission. The stations are as 

follows, in order downstream: Rio Grande near Fort Hancock, Texas; 

Rio Grande 7 miles above Presidio, Texas; Rio Grande 6 miles below 

Presidio, Texas; Rio Grande near Langtry, Texas; Peeos River near 

Moorhead, Texas; Devils River near Devilsriver, Texas; Rio Grande 

near Devilsriver, Texas; and Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas.

RIO GRANDE NEAR FORT HANCOCK, TEXAS.

This station was established March 27, 1900, by the International 

(Water) Boundary Commission. It is one and one-half miles southeast of Fort Hancock, on the Southern Pacific Railway, in the El Paso 

Valley, and is about 55 miles below El Paso. During 1900 the following measurements of discharge were made:

Discharge measurements of Rio Grande near Fort Hancock, Texas.

Date.

1900. 

May 24. ........................

May27... . ...... .........

M&y30. ........................

Q-age 

height.

Feet. 

4.00

7.60

6.80

7.30

8.00

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

217

1 627

1,082

1,399

2,368

1 

! Date.

1900.

June 23 .-.-.. ...... ........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

6.30

5.60

3.80

3.60

- .10

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

971

527

186

14

13

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rio Grande near Fort Hancock, Texas, for 1900.

Day.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

May.

(a)

......

.---..

......

...

_..

...

June.

6.70

7.15

7.10

7.25

7.25

7.85

7.90

7.95

8.00

7.75

7.50

Sept. b

.60

.60

.60

60

1.30

.90

.40 -.10

-.10

-.10

-.10

Oct.

-.50

-.50

-.50

-.50

-.30

-.30

-.30

-.30

-.30

-.30

-.30

Day.

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

May.

.._ _

~3.~80~

3.90

June.

7.15

Sept. b

-.10

6. 75 -. 10

6.55 ! -.10

6.45

6.35

6.55

5.70

5.50

1.50

1.10

.90

1.35

1.20

4.90 ! .90

4.501 .»0

4.00 ! .30

Oct.

-.30

-.30

-.30

-.30

-.30

5.00

4.00

1.10 -.10

-.10

-.10

Day.

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

May.

4.00

4.00

4.30

7.80

7.50

7.00

6.90

6.80

6.65

June.

3.60

3.30

3.10

2.90

2.90

2.60

1.80

.80

(6)

Sept. 6

.10

.10 -.10

-.10

-.10

-.50

-.50

-.50

Oct.

-.1C

-.11

-.11

-.11

-.11

-.It

-.11

-.1C

-.Id

a River dry from March 27 to May 21. .

b River dry from July 1 to September 1; also throughout November and December.
TEXAS. 355

RIO GRANDE ABOVE PRESIDIO, TEXAS.

This station was established April 4, 1900, by the International 

(Water) Boundary Commission. It is 7 miles above Presidio and 

above the mouth of Concho River, one of the principal tributaries 

of the Rio Grande, and is about 200 miles below El Paso. 'Its location 

is far enough above the mouth of Concho River to be free from the 

effects of backwater from that stream. During 1900 the following 

measurements of discharge were made:

Discharge measurements of Rio Grande above Presidio, Texas.

Date.

1900. 

May 23. ..................... ...

May26. ................... ....

May28_. ............... .......

June 22.. _ ................ ......

June 27.. ........... ...... ......

Gage

height.

Feet. 

2.00

0.00

2.00

4.20

4.20 4 40

5.35

6.50

4.60

3.60

3.00

2.30

1.50

Discharge.

Sec.-/*. 

10]

000

96

907

901

1 IVf

1,589

2,376

1,170

693

400

192

110

Date.

1900. 

July 2

July5........ . . . 

July7.... ...... ...... ----- ....

July 23..... ......... ...........

October 23.. ........... ........

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.80

1.70

2.30

2.20

1.50

2.70

1.70

2.10

4.75

5.10

2.10

1.60

Discharge.

Sec. -ft. 

116

59

218

193

54

305

46

80

970

1,435

125

45

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rio Grande above Presidio, Texas, for 1900.

Day.

1. ..........

2

3...........

4...........

5...........

6...........

7...........

8........ ..

9...........

10...........

11.. ......

12...........

13...... ....

14...........

15...........

16...........

May.

fa)

June.

4.10

3.50

3.00

4 00

4.00

4.30

4.20

4.40

5.00

5.15

5.30

6.15

5.90

5.00

4.45

4.15

July.

(6)

3.00

5.50

3.00

1.75

2.90

S un

2.50

1.50

1.00

9 ifl

1.50

(ft)

(ft)

(ft)

(&)

Aug.

(6)

2.50

1.20

1.05

2.05

.30

1 IK

2.75

2.05

1.50

(ft)

.25

(ft)

95

(ft)

Sept.

(6)

(6)

3.10

(ft)

(6)

.70

2.85

1.65

(6)

(ft)

(ft)

(ft)

(ft)

(ft)

(ft)

(ft)

Oct.

3.75

2.60

2.40

I.JO

(ft) (ft; (ft) (ft)

w(ft) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft)

(0) (ft)

Day.

17..........

18..........

19..........

20..........

21 . ..

22..........

23

34..........

25

26..........

27..........

28

29. ....... ..

30..........

31..........

May.

fa)

2.50

o 00

(ft)

(b)

(ft)

1.90

3.55

(ft)

2.45

3.50

June.

3.60

3.60

3.40

4.10

3.35

3.00

2.70

2.45

2.15

1.70

1.55

1.75

1.45

1.45

Jy 

(6)

(ft)

2 60

3.40

2.35

1.75

1.80

(&)

1 (ft

.55

2.00

(ft)

(ft)

(b)

(b)

Aug.

(b)

(ft)

(ft)

(ft)

2.00

1.95

.60

(ft)

(ft)

(ft.)

(ft)

(ft)

(b)

(ft)

(&)

Sept.

(ft)

(ft)

(6)

(6)

3.20

2.75

4.10

2.55

1.25

1.15

1.65

3.45

5.70

7.00

Oct.

3.50

5.35

2.30

3.40

3.30

2.40

2.15

1.75

1.55

1.35

.95

1.00

.85

.60

(0)

a River dry from April 4 to May 21.

6 River dry.

c River dry throughout November and December.

RIO GRANDE BELOW PRESIDIO, TEXAS.

This station was established April 8, 1900, by the International 

(Water) Boundary Commission. It is 6 miles below Presidio, also 

below the mouth of Concho River, and about 215 miles below El Paso. 

It is at the western end of the canyon section of the Rio Grande.
356 OPEEATIONS AT EIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50.

During 1900 the following measurements of discharge were made: 

Discharge measurements of Rio Orande below Presidio, Texas,

Date.

1900. 

May 20. ........................

May 22. . ....................

May 25. ........................

May 29. ...................... .

June 12.... .....................

Juiy3... .......................

July (5. . ................. 

July9. .......... ...............

July 12. ............ . ------ .

July 14. ...... ..................

July 17. ........................

July 19. . ....... ..........

July 22.. ........ ..... ......

July 24. ......... ...............

July 2«.. .......................

July 28. ........................

1 August 23.. .................

\

Gage 

heigbt.

Feet. 

3.40

8.30

4.90

4.85

7.10

7.45

8.70

7.50

6.50

6.00

5.85

5.10

4.40

t 4.40

6.40

5.10

8.40

11.30

10.50

8.45

8.25

9 40

10.80

9.85

10.60

11.75

11.75

12.95

11.35 in 4/1

9.35

9.00

7.60

8.90

9.20

8.05

7.50

7.00

7.80

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

14

1,762

66

Q8

1 030

1^318

2 213

1 668

1,021

735

710

355

167

107

729

275

1 425

8,834

6,890

2,655

3 4.77

4,068

7 8Q3

5,608

7,491

11,586

12,784

Ifi filO

10,357

7,032

5,001

4,129

2,053

4,035

4 823

2,643

2,039

1 AS7

9 3A7

Date.

1900.

Onf rVhol* Q

October 13.....-.-.....-.-....

October 27... ....... ...........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

8.90

8.95

8.35

7 45

7.20

6.85

7.90

7.75

7 60

7.80

7 25

1 ij>

6.70

9 fai

7.20

6.70

6.20

6.05

P; on

i fin

5.60

5.50

5.50

5 <U1

5.40

5.30

5 20

5.20

5.10

P; no

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.90

4.90

4.90

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

5,061

4,082

9 7Q7

1 725

1*362

1 9A.Q

3,169

3,573

2 112

2 265

1,602

1,685

1,127

4,702

1 iO7

1,158

893

731

601

J.QP

A7fi

459

AS!

403

399

370

333

311

288

256

255

248

%ts

220

225

214

211

213

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rio Grande below Presidio, Texas, for 1900.

Day.

1.... ................ ...............

2

3..... ..............................

4 . . __ . ......

5..--....-.-.. ...................

6--..-...-.... ...................

7. .-.-.-.-- - . - .-.. .

8...................................

9 ..................................

10. .............................. ....

11... ............................... .

12...................... ....... ......

13.. ......... .................... ....

14.................... ............

15..-....-....-....--...-.. ......

16.. ............................. ....

17........... .............. ..........

18.. ..............................

19.. .................................

20...................................

21....... ............... .............

22.. .............................. ...

23.. ............................. ....

2i.. .................................

25

26...................................

27...................................

28............. ......................

29. ................................ ..

30...................................

31............................ .......

May.

3.70

3.70

3.65

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3 50

3.50

3.50

4.50

3.50

3.50

3.50

3.50

3.50

3.50

3.45

3.40

3.40

10.25

7.77

6.15i

5.35

4.90

4.70

6.15

5.60

4.80

4.40

7.15

June.

8 40

8.20

7 40

7.00

7.05

7.05

7 00

7 if;

1 Ptfl

7.60

7.85

8.80

9.85

7.55 e.a5

6.60

6.85

6.05

5.95

6.40

5.95

5.45

5.05

4.95

4 45

4.45

4.25

4.40

4.55

7 60

July.

6.75

6.20

7.07

8.75

5.80

5.15

6.40

8.75

8.25

11.50

12.90

11.60

11.45

10.35

8.90

7.90

8.55

7.95

8.15

8.55

8.75

8.55

9.65

10.80

10.55

9.85

10.90

10.70

10.65

10.55

10.85

Aug.

11.70

10.60

12.05

10.65

11.20

12.60

11.75

12.20

11.40

10.95

10.80

10.05

9.55

9.50

8.90

8.85

8.70

8.30

8.35

7.90

7.90

8.20

9.05

9.40

9.30

8.75

8.35

7.95

7.75

7.55 7.a5

Sept.

7.10

7.20

11.85

7.30

7.05

6.85

7.85

8.15

8.60

8.80

9.40

8.65

8.65

8.30

7.95

7.75

7.45

7.10

7.10

6.90

7.00

8.15

7.90

7.35

6.85

7.30

8.55

9.00

9.10

9.30

Oct.

8.30

7.90

' 8.36

7.75

7.75

7.60

7.65

7.60

7.70

7.40

7.25

7.20

7.45

6.95

6.75

7.15

9.50

7.80

7.15

7.60

7.10

6.75

6.55

6.35

6.30

6.15

6.15

6.05

6.00

6.00

5.80

Nov.

5.80

5.70

5.70

5.60

5.60

5.60

5.60

5.60

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.30

5.30

5.30

5.30

5.30

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

Dec.

5.20

5.20

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.90
TEXAS. 357

RIO GRANDE NEAR LANGTRY, TEXAS.

This station was established in April, 1900, by the International 

(Water) Boundary Commission. It is located one-half mile south of 

Langtry station on the Southern Pacific Railway, and is about 440 

miles below El Paso, Texas, at the eastern end of the canyon section 

of the Rio Grande, and a short distance to the west of the mouth of 

Pecos River, one of the principal tributaries of the Rio Grande. The 

folloAving measurements of discharge were made in 1900:

Discharge measurements of Rio Grande near Langtry, Texas.

Date.

1900. 

May 11-.-. ................. ....

Do-..-.. ... .. 

May\2. ........................

Ma,y 23 .........................

May29. ........................

July2. .........................

Jnly^. .........................

July 9

JulylS. ........................

July 23. ......... .. . 

JnlySO- .. .._ . 

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.60

1 60

1.50

1.60

1 60

3.90

1.80

3.85

3.80

2.10

3.30

3 35

2 60

1.70

2.20

2.35

3.65

6.90

3 20

5.20

5.45

5.70

11.25

5.90

4.35

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

513

406

351

371

478

3,826

859

2 273

1,991

1,339

2,958

2 893

1, 701

811

1,348

8,287

1,428

3,499

11 83(5

5,617

 > 7^1

7,671

C »>Qf!

10,100

24,401

8,561

5 958

Date.

1900.

December 5

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

5.80

3.40

3. TO

3.90

3.30

3.40

3.40

2.40

3.25

3.90

2.90

2.60

2.40

2.50

3.00

1.70

1.65

1.55

1.45

1.40

1 4fl

1.30

1.30

1 *>£

1.20

1.15

1.20

1.15

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

9,394

3,693

4,153

2,515

3,427

3,313

3,712

1,920

3,441

4,688

2,674

2,335

2,020

2,285

1,630

1 124

1,070

992

888

858

836

772

761

726

685

667

680

644

IRK 50 01-
358 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rio Orande near Langtry, Texas, for 1900.

Day.

1...... --.. ........ . ....

2

3..-.. ---.- ... ..-. 

4............ ....... --.. 

5. ..................................

6--.- . - .. . . ...... ...

7.-- .. ........ .............

8. -- ---- ----- - -. -. .

9

10- . . .

11.... .......... . ......:........ .

12.. .................................

13 -. .... .......... .......

14---- --... ......................

15.---....--....--,-......-.-. ---.

16...... .. . . .. 

17-.--.... ....

18..-.--- .........................

19..--... ...... . -...

20

21o<>

23.---..---.. ........................

34............................. ...... w\

26---.... -., ........................

27

28..-...... .................... ...

29..-.,-..... .....................

30..-. .-...... ............ .

31-... .............. ..............

May.

1.70

2.30

1.80

1.70

1.85

1.75

1.75

1 QSL

1.90

1.75

1.60

1.50

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.70

1.50

1.50

1.45

1.65

1.95

4.10

3.65

3.75 9 90

2.35

2 35

1.95

1.85

1.60

1.50

June.

1.75

3

QK

2.75

2.10

2.85

3.05

2.60

2.45

2 25

2.30

2.30

2.30

3.45

3.40

4.15

Q in

2. 85

2.55

2.40

2.65

2.90

2.95

2.55

*> 90

1.95

1.80

1.70

3 05

2.55

July.

2.70

2.80

3.05

3.05

4.65

3.45

3.10

2.75

2.25

2.10

3.35

3.40

7.50

6.80

6.70

4.40

i (K

4.60

3.95

3.70

3.40

3.20

4.90

3.50

q ->c

5.40

5.30

4.95

5.50

5.35

5.60

Aug.

5.55

5.60

6.25

6.25

8.30

6.00

6.30

10.30

9.35

7.50

6.90

6.30

5.80

5.20

4.80

4.40

4 25

3.80

3.80

5.75

5.80

5.10

4.30

3.45

3.30

3.35

3.40

3.40

3.55

3.50

3.00

Sept.

2.85

2.90

2.90

4.70

7.35

4.75

3.15

2.80

2.70

2.95

3.20

3.55

4.25

4.00

3.65

3.35

3.10

2.75

2.70

2.60

2.50

2.45

3.45

3.85

3.35

3.15

2.90

3.85

4.80

3.20

Oct.

3.40

3.90

4,00

3.55

2.85

3.35

3.95

2.85

2.80

2.80

2.85

2.60

2.55

2.50

2.30

2.25

2.40

5.15

4.50

4.30

3.75

2.80

2.40

2.50

2 25

2.10

2.00

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.75

Nov.

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.55

1.50

1.50

1.55

1.80

1.70

1.50

1.45

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

Dec.

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.20

1 20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

.1.10

PECOS RIVER NEAR PECOS, TEXAS.

The gaging station is at the Margneretta flume, about 6 miles above 

the city of Pecos. The gage is vertical, and is nailed to one of the 

bents of the flume. The measurements are made above the flume, by 

wading, a wire being stretched across the river and tagged every 4 

feet. The bottom is sand, and slight changes occur at every rise; 

but considering the character of the bottom it is remarkable that the 

changes of configuration of the cross section are so inconsiderable. 

The observer is "Willard H. Dennis, and during the year 1900, in addition to his services as observer of daily gage heights, he obtained 

measurements of the velocity, a Price acoustic meter being used, 

from which the flow was calculated by Thomas U. Taylor. Discharge 

measurements and daily gage heights were also observed in the canal 

flume. This station is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 

285.
TEXAS. 359

During the year 1900 West Valley ditch, one of the diversions of 

Pecos River, was measured thirty-two times, as follows:

Discharge measurements of West Valley ditch.

Date.

1900. 

April 23 .................. .. --.. ...

April 30.-.. ..............................

May 11. ............ ........... ..........

May 16. ................................ _.

May 18... ............................. ..

Mav 20. ..................................

May 22

July 1...... ............................_.

July 5. ...................................

July 7.................... ................

July 13...................................

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

12.0

10.0

18.0

13.0

12.0

12.8

12.5

10.4

13.6

15.0

16.0

17.0

11.4

11.4

13.7

13.6

Date.

1900. 

July 15 .................................

July 18 .................................

July 21 ............................. ---.

July 23... ..............................

August 20....... ......................

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

10.6

14.0

17.4

10.8

11.0

14.0

11.8

18.3

8.0

11.8,

16.6

18.0

13.5

12.0

20.3

14.3

The average flow of West Valley ditch through the season is 12 

second-feet.

During 1900 the following measurements of discharge of the river 

were made:

Discharge measurements of Pecos River near Pecos, Texas.

Date.

1900.

March9...... .............. ....

March 11 ---..-.. ...........

March 13 .......................

March 20.. .....................

April 8. ....... .... ............

April 16. .......................

April 22

April 30...... .................

May 11. ........................

May 14.. ...... ......... ........

May 16 .........................

May 18.... ................. ....

May 20...... ...................

May22. ........................

July 1.... ........ ..... ......

July5. .........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.60

1.90 i.ro

1.60

1.50

1.20

1.75

1.00

.90

.80

.70

.60

60

.50

.50

3.10

2.50

2.00

2.80

2.40

2.90

3.30

2.90

2.00

1.80

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

273

144

140 i->^

110

69

143

50

43

39"»

23

21

20

21

277

126

69

330

221

153

260

258

216

89

70

Date.

1900.

July 13 ........................

July 15 ........................

July 18 ........................

July21 ........ ................

July S3.... ...------.---.-.-..

July 25. .......... .............

August 20 .....................

Do--......-.-. ......

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.15

1.90

1.60

1 52

3.30

3.50

2.60

3.15

2.20

1.75

3.55

2.55

3.30

3.40

1.90

1.90

2 62

2.40

2 28

2 20

2.10

2 17

2.10

2.12

2.00

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

276

93

59

47

353

393

193

311

125

70

335

135

333

273

58

63

214

168

148

133

137

135

137

136

135
360 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50. 

Discharge measurements of Margueretta flume near Pecos, Texas.

Date.

1900.

March 6 . .....- ................

March 11.. .............................

March 28 - .............................

Aprill.-. ................. .............

Aprils. .................................

April 10.......... .......................

April 33......... ........................

April 36.. ...............................

April 30. ................................

May 9. ..................................

May 11.. ...... .......... ............

May U.. .......... ......................

May 16. .................................

May 20.... ..............................

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

29

81

84

7Q

75

104

44

115

115

117

108

115

115

118

106

138

127

135

162

94

137

Date.

1900. 

May S3.. ....... ........ ................

July 1.......... ......... ...............

July 5. ............ .................... .

July 7. ..................................

July 13 .................................

July 18. ............. ................ ...

July 21.. ................. ..............

July 23... ..............................

July25........ ......................

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

155

127

140

127

148

146

140

139

135

210

309

185

131

151

137

124

147

165

156

160

Daily gage height, in feet, of Pecos River near Pecos, Texas, for 1900.

Day.

1. ................... ....

2

3.... .....................

4.--.--.-......-.....-..-..

5.... ................_....

».... ................. .... 

8.~"~!II!"--I-~-~.".~_~L-I"

9.........................

10........................ 11. .................. ......

12

13--..,. ...................

U..... ....................

15. ........................

16. ........................

17.........................

18.........................

19.. ....................... 

20_. .......................

21.. --....-- -..... .

f)->

K. ........................

SJi.. ........... ............

25

26.........................

27.........................

28.........................

29... ......................

30.........................

31 ........................

Jan.

3.00

2.90

2.90

3.90

2.95

3.85 

2.75 

2.60

3.35

3.80 

3.85

3.70

3.30

3.35

3.70

4.25

4 35

4.40

4 25

4.15

3.80

3.60

3.60

3.30

3.35

3.35

3.30

3.40

3.45

Feb.

3.35

3.35

3.30

3.35

3.35

3.30 

3.30 

3.15

3.10

3.10 

3.35

3.15

3.15

3.00

3.05

.85

.95

on

.90 

.90

.00

.90

.85

.90

.60

.50

.50

.50

......

Mar.

 > in

2 35

1.95

1.90

1.90

1.75 

1.70 

1.60

1.60

1.55 

1.50

1.50

1.25

1.30

1.30

1.30

1 71

1 71

1.80 

1.35

1 00

.90

.95

1 00

1 00

1.00

.95

.90

.90

80

.80

Apr.

0.80

.80

.85

.70

1.50

.80 

.70 

.70

.70

.65 

60

60

.60

.60

60

.60

60

60

.60 

60

60

.60

60

.60

.60

KA

.50

.50

.50

.50

May.

6.05

4.70

7.15

6.60

6.70

6.50 

5.25 

4.40

3.35

2.85 

2.55

2 25

2.05

2.00

2.00

3.65

2.85

3.85

2.60 

2.35

3.30

3.05

3.80

3.85

5 00

6.45

7.10

6.90

6.30

6.10

5.75

June.

4.75

3.80

3 35

3.05

3.50

3.25 

3.95

4 55

4 30

4.25 

4.15

3.90

5.00

4.55

A. dl

3.55

3.10

3.85

2.65

2.80

3

QK

3.05

O Q1

3.55

2.45

2.35

2.10

2.35

3.10

July.

3.00

1.90

2.05

2.05

2.50

4.10 

3.25 

2.65

2.90

2.60 

3.05

1.95

1.85

1.65

1.55

1.50

1.50

1.51

1.50 

1.90

3.70

3.60

2.70

2 55

3.45

2.95

2.80

2.10

2 23

3.30

Aug.

3.20

3.00

3 60

2.35

1.95

1.83 

3.50 

5.65

4.55

3.54 

3.10

2.85

2.55

2.40

2.35

3.95

3.75

3.70

3.55 

3.30

3.30

5.15

3.85

3.40

3.15

3.95

2.50

2.10

2.00

3.00

1.90

Sept.

1.90

1.80

1.85

1.94

4.10

6.00 

5.65 

6.35

7.00

7.55

7.85

7 60

7.35

7.20

6.80

5.80

5.50

S

en

5.85 

5.90

5.55

8.35

7.55

5.90

5.35

5.45

6.05

6.65

6.95

Oct.

6.30

6.10

7.05

7.65

5.65

5.55 

5.35

5.05

4.90

4.90

4.85

4.65

4.50

4.40

4 25

i fin

9 50

7.95 

6.15

5 95

6.05

6.00

5.85

5.55

5.35

5.00

4.90

4.55

4.35

Nov.

j 11

4.00

4 00

4 00

4.00

4.20 

4.20 

4.05

4.00

4.00 

3.90

3.80

3.80

3.75

3.60

3.45

3.35

3.05

3.80 

2.66

 > 95

2.60

2.60

3.45 *-> K)

2.40

3.40

3.40

2.40

2.40

Dec.

3.40

3.40

f> At\

3.30

3 30

3.20 

2.20 

2.20

2.20

2.30 

3.10

O *>/J

2.30

2 17

2.30

2.14 * in

2.03 

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00
TEXAS. 361 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Margueretta flume near Pecos, Texas, for 1900.

Day.

1. ........................

2

3.......,........ ......

4. ..................... ...

5.. .......................

6 ......

7.........................

8.........................

9.........................

10.........................

11.. ................. ......

12.. .......................

13.........................

14.........................

15..... ....................

16.........................

18.........................

19....... ............ ......

30. ..................... 

2\... ......................

22

33........................

24.. .................. .....

25.........................

26.........................

27

28........................

29...... ..................

30.........................

31..... ........ ............

 Jan.

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.40

.90

.85

.80

.95

.80

.65

.60

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.95

1.80

.35

(a)

40

30

30

.35

.18

.10 

.15

.15

Feb.

0.15

.15

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

1.15

1.00

1.00

1 00

1.00

1.00

.90

.95

.95

1 05

1.30

1.30

.90 

.60 

.60

.55

60

.60

.60

.60

.60

......

Mar.

0.50

.90

1.35

1.40

1.40

1 40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.35

1.30

1 30

1.55

1 60

1.65

1.45

80

.90

.90

1.40 

1.85 

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.70 

1.70

1.75

Apr.

1.80

1.75

1.70

1.90

2 25

1.95

1.85

1.80

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.85

1.85

1.90

1.90

1.95

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.85 

1.90 

1.80

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.80 

1.75

May.

2.45

2.05

3.35

2 35

2.35

3.35

2.30

2.35

2.10

3.15

2.10

2.15

2.20

2.10

2.15

2.45

2 20

2.00

2.15

2.30 

2.35 

2.30

2.30

3.35

2 25

2 05

2.40

2.45

2.50 

2.50

2.45

June.

3.25

2.30

35

.35

.35

.40

.45

.40

.40

.45

.40

40

.40

.40

.45

.30

.35

.40

.45

.45 

.40 

.40

.50

.40

.40

.45

.45

2.50

2.50 

2.50

July.

2.50

2.50

2 53

2.55

3.60

2.68

2.68

2.60

2.60

2.58

2 45

2.45

2.68

2 60

2.60

2.56

2.56

2.50

2 50

2.58 

2.75 

2.80

2 72

2.60

3.70

2.32

2.55

2.80

2.65 

2.62

2.72

Aug.

2.70

2.77

2.70

2.80

2.79

2.78

2.88

2.80

2.80

2.78

2.80

2.80

2.90

2.88

2.86

2.90

2.85

2.86

2.84

2.85 

2.82 

2.90

2.85

2.91

2 88

2.90

2.90

2.98

2.90 

2.90

2.90

Sept.

2.90

2.88

2.87

2.84

2.90

2.95

3.90

3.05

3.10

2.50

1.95

2.28

2.52

2 60

2.68

2.55

3.60

2.70

1.72

2.00 

2.20 

2.55

2.50

2 24

2.30

2.38

2.60

2.65

2.60 

2 43

------

Oct.

2 25

2.40

2.40

2.50

2.38

2.38

2.40

2.30

2.35

2.35

2 30

2.30

2.30

2.35

2.35

2.38

2 45

2.28

2.30

2.38 

2.38 

2.38

2.40

2.35

2.38

2.35

2.38

3.30

2.30 

3.45

2.40

Nov.

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.45

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2 50

2.50

2.50

2.51

2.50

3.45

2.40

2.45

2.45

2.48 

3.50 

2.50

2.50

2.50

3.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.52 

2.52

Dec.

2.3$

3.53

2.53

2.53

2.53

2 52

2.59

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.62

2 60

2 62

2.62

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.68 

2.68 

2.68

2.66

2.62

2.66

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

......

a No water in flume. 

TOYAH CREEK, TEXAS.

Toyah Creek rises in natural springs about 40 miles southwest of 

Pecos, Texas. These springs are mainly in section 256, patented by 

the State of Texas to Antonio Ball. They are in a flat valley hemmed 

in by a horseshoe curve of the Davis Mountains. About 3 miles to 

the northwest is Phantom Lake. It is stated by close observers that 

the water of this lake is of the same composition and general character as that of the Toyah Springs, and it is probable that the lake is on 

the underground stream that issues from the earth in the springs. 

The largest of the Toyah Springs is oval shaped, about 100 feet long 

by 60 feet broad. Its water level is influenced by the weeds and long 

grass which grow in it, also by the atmosphere. As measured on 

September 5, 1900, by Thomas U. Taylor, the entire discharge was 

46 second-feet. A large percentage of the water is deflected into the 

ditch of the Toyah Creek Irrigation Company. The flow of the spring 

is equal to about 8 heads; a head being denned as the amount of 

water flowing through an opening 1 foot square the upper edge of 

which is 4 inches below the water surface. There is an unverified 

and hazy tradition that the flow once amounted to 12 heads, but this 

is doubted. The springs are about an eighth of a mile east of the 

post-office at Toyahvale. La Loma is about 1 mile below the head 

spring, on the right bank. India (known as Brogado post-office) is 

about 4 miles below the springs, on the right bank, while Saragossa 

is 9 miles below the head spring, on the right bank of the creek.
362 OPERATIONS AT EIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PART iv. [NO. so.

For several miles the creek skirts the foothills of the Davis Mountains, and, in addition to the well-known springs mentioned it is fed 

by small invisible springs and by seepage. It empties into Toyah 

Lake, a large, flat depression charged with alkali, about 35 miles 

from Toyahvale and about 12 miles south of Pecos.

A half mile above Saragossa, on the main Saragossa ditch, is the 

Clements grain and flour mill, a building constructed of adobe and 

timber, where there is a fall of 12 feet. The principal irrigation 

ditch leading from the largest of the Toyah Springs (now known as 

the Clements or Murphy ditch) was projected as early as 1875, but 

the ditches of the Saragossa and Toyah Creek companies were chartered in 1875 and 1876. Afterwards the companies passed through 

various ownerships and changes, until 1894, when Mr. E. Clements 

obtained all of the rights and titles of the Saragossa ditch, and in 1895 

a controlling interest in the Toyah Creek ditch. The Saragossa ditch 

diverts water from Toyah Creek about 6^ miles below the Toyah 

Springs and about If miles above the town of Saragossa. Both ditches 

are now operated under the Clements management, being connected 

by a lateral. The original Saragossa ditch was constructed probably 

as early as 1869, at a point where the bed of the creek ended in rather 

swampy lands. These lands are now in the Saragossa farm. From 

the best evidence obtainable, the flow of the Saragossa Spring was 

formerly about 15 second-feet, and it was the largest affluent of 

Toyah Creek below section 256 (Toyah Spring). No darn is used at 

the head of the Saragossa ditch, the bottom of the ditch being low 

enough to drain the creek.

In all there are five ditches diverting water from Toyah Creek, as 

follows: (1) Clements (or Murphy) ditch, 9 miles long, taken out of 

Toyah Springs on the south side, and irrigating about 1,500 acres; 

(2) the Giffin ditch, 1 mile long, taken out of Toyah Creek on the 

north side, and irrigating about 400 acres; (3) the Saragossa ditch 

(included in the Clements system), 2 miles long, taken out on the 

south side of the creek about 6 miles below Toyah Springs, and irrigating 1,500 acres; (4) the St. Isabella ditch, 2 miles long, taken out 

on the north side of the creek 19 miles below Toyah Springs, and irrigating about 60 acres (the creek at this place usually has no flow, the 

water for irrigation being obtained from springs); (5) the Pruett 

ditch, 2 miles long, head gate 26 miles below Toyah Springs, taken 

out on the south side, and irrigating about 300 acres. The crops 

raised are mostly corn, wheat, kaffir corn, and sweet potatoes. From 

Toyahvale to Saragossa the irrigation has been very effective.

PECOS RIVER NEAR MOORHEAD, TEXAS.

This station was established in April, 1900, by the International 

(Water) Boundary Commission. It is near Moorhead, immediately
TEXAS.

above the high bridge of the Southern Pacific Railway, 

the following measurements of discharge were made:

363 

During 1900

Discharge measurements of Pecos River near Moorhead, Texas.

Date.

1900. 

May 14. ........................

May 33. ........................

June 16. .................. ......

June 19... ......................

JulyS..........................

July6.........................

July 10. ........................

July 13. .................... 

July 17-.... ...................

July 18..... ....................

July 33... ......................

July27.. .....................

July 31. ........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. *> <v\

1.90

2.00

1.90

2.90

2.30

1.70

1.90

2.10

1 45

1.40

1 30

1.20

1.50

9.25

1.70

1.20

1.10

1.50

1.50

1.60

2.10

1.50

1.30

1.40

1.40

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

930

655

795

1,557

1,017

648

767

908

484

469

463

362

516

9,365

587

314

302

440

443

495

835

467

374

434

404

Date.

1900.

October 12.... ---------- _ ....

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1 25

1.10

2.25

3.90

4. SO

2.95

2.90

3.10

3.50

3.00

3.10

3.90

'2.80

2.20

2.10

2.00

1.90

1.70

1.65

1.60

1.55

1.55

1.50

1.50

1.50

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

305

259

931

1,475

2,478

1,486

1,445

1,589

1,298

993

1,859

1,764

1,315

960

877

783

702

589

542

532

509

535

477

440

442

Daily gage height, in feet, of Pecos River near Moorhead, Texas, for 1900.

Day.

1.. .................................

2.. ..__........--._ ..............

3.. -.. - --.--.- ---...

4... ............................

5...................................

6....... ............................

7..-.-.-....-....-..-.-.............

8...................................

9.. ......... ..................... ...

10. ...............................

11.. .................................

12. ... .-..-...-_..................-

13....... ............................

14...................................

15 ..................................

16.. .................................

17.. ............................. ....

18. ..................................

19 ...................................

20...................................

21........................ ..........

22

23 .................................

24.. .................................

25

26 ...................................

27...................................

28. ..................................

29....... ............................

30. .................................

31...................................

May.

1.65

1,90

1.65

1.50

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.50

2.10

2.85

2.75

2.55

2.35

2.30

2.10

3.00

1.90

1.85

1.60

4.70

3.35

3.05

3.00

1.90

1.85

1.80

1.70

1.80

1.95

3.30

June.

2.80

3.95

2.80

2.80

2.70

2.55

3 35

3.05

1.90

1 80

1.70

1.70

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.80

3.00

3.00

3.00

1.85

1.70

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.45

1.50

1.50

July.

1.50

1.45

1.40

1.40

1.35

1.30

1 30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.35

1.50

1.50

1.45

1 30

5.80

1.75

1 45

1.40

1.40

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.20

1.30

1.10

1 20

1.35

1.45

1.50

Aug.

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50 i W

1.80

1.85

1 60

1.55

1.50

1 40

2.10

3.05

1.95

1.65

1.5C

1.50

1 45

1.40

1.30

1.25

1 25

1.40

3.15

1 40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

Sept.

1.50

1.40

1.30

1.30

1.40

1.35

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.50

2 25

3.50

3 25

2.80

2.90

3.00

2.90

2.85

2.75

2.60

3.85

2.95

2.75

2.60

3 60

3.15

3.95

3.05

Oct.

3.35

3.00

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.80

2.70

3.25

3.05

2.85

2.65

2.45

2.25

3.20

2.20

2.15

2.10

2.10

2 10

2.00

2.15

2.80

3.10

3.35

3.25

3.15

2.95

3.10

3.80

3.35

3.05

Nov.

2.85

2 75

2.55

2.45

2 25

2.20

2.20

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.00

3.20

2.00

2.10

2.20

2.10

3.00

1.95

1.90

1.80

1.75

1.80

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.60

Dec.

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60 i.eo

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

DEVILS RIVER AT DEVILSRIVER, TEXAS.

This station was established in April, 1900, by the International 

(Water) Boundary Commission. It is opposite the Southern Pacific 

Railway station at Devilsriver. The river is about 50 miles in length,
364 OPERATIONS AT KIVEK STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50.

has a perennial flow, and during flood periods is subject to great 

fluctuations. During 1900 the following measurements of discharge 

were made:

Discharge measurements of Devils River at Devilsriver, Texas.

Date.

1900.

May 24....... ..................

May 30. .................... ....

June 27....... ..................

July3. ...... .............. ..

July6.......... ................

July 10.........................

July 14. ........................

July 19--.-...-..............-..

July 23....... ..................

July 27-. .......................

July 31.. .......................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.80

3.35

3.00

2.90

*> QA

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.70

2.70

8.20

2.95

3

QA

2.70

2.65

2.70

2.60

2.60

2 60

2.70

2.65

3.10

Discharge.

Sec. -feet. 

1,175

1,458

1 ^62

1,200

1,060

994

1 nnn

917

896

13,493

1,171

CQK

918

908

948

858

891

900

997

944

1,311

Date.

1900.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.90

3 70

2.65

2.60

2.70

2.65

2.50

2.50

10.25

2.90

2.80

3.00

3.30

2.80

2.70

2.70

2.50

2.60

2.60

2.60

3.50

Discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

1,084

955

903

859

841

982

864

781

747

26,386

1,131

1,063

1,274

1,592

1,040

937

948

863

911

901

897

831

Daily gage height, in feet, of Devils River at Devilsriver, Texas, for 1900.

Day.

1.. .................................

g

3. -- - -- .. . .

4. ..................................

5 -- -- -.- .

6..--..-....... ..............

7

8..- ........ ....... .....---..... ....

9. . - - -..--. -----

10.._.....-. - ........ .... .....

11...................................

12

13 ......

14 .............................. ...

15...-.-..-....-..-...-.---....---.

16---....--. - .--.. ...........

18 ................ ...................

19.--.--... .........................

20..................................

21 ...... ....-.-...-.- _

22...... ................... ..........

23....-..... .....................

24... ............................ ....

25.... .......... ....... . ... .

26...... ....... ........... ...........

27

28. ............................. .....

29...... .............................

30....... ............................

31..... ................... ..........

May.

2.95

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.85

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.75

2.80

3.25

4.00

3.10

2.90

2.90

3. 90

2.90

3. 75

5.35

3.45

3.35

3.20

3.10

3.05

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

June.

3.00

.90

.90

.90

.90

.85

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.75

.80

.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

8.25

4.55

Jxily.

3.20

3.20

on

.90

.90

.90

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.70

.70

.70

70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.60

.55

.55

.60

.60

.65

75

.65

Aug.

2.65

2.70

2 80

o IK.

2.65

2.60

2.60

4 60

4.35

3 45

3.15

2.95

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.85

2.80

2.80

2.80

3.75

3.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

Sept.

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2 70

2.70

3.70

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.55

2.50

2.50

2.50

3.50

3.50

3.50

2.50

10.60

15.25

11.00

6.20

5.05

4.35

3.40

3.00

3.00

Oct.

3.00

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.90

Nov.

4 25

3.75

3.30

3.00

2.95

2 80

2.80

2 80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.70

2 70

2.60

3.60

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2 70

2.70

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

........

Dec.

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

RIO GRANDE NEAR DEVILSRIVER, TEXAS.

This station was established in April, 1900, by the International 

(Water) Boundary Commission. It is alongside the Southern Pacific 

Railway track, about a half mile below the mouth of Devils River
TEXAS. 365

and about 480 miles below El Paso. During 1900 the following measurements of discharge were made:

Discharge measurements of Rio Grande near Devilsriver, Texas.

Date.

1900. 

May35. .......... .............

May 31 ........................

Jnne 30.. .....................

June 23..... ....................

June 27.. .......................

July*.... ....... ...............

July7. ....................... ..

July 13. .................... ...

July 20.. ...................-__. 

July 34...... ...............

July 28... ......................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.90

3.90

4.45

4.20

3.90

4.60

4.10

4.10

3.70

4.70

4.30

4.40

6.40

4.90 

5.55

5.90

6.70

6.45

7.75

6.10

6.00

5 25

5.20

d. 7fi

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

5,586

3,303

5,063

4,054

3,543

5,101

3,930

3,725

3, 836

4,948

3,848

5,009

10,478

5, 613 

7,693

9,151

10,917

10, 609

14,735

8,854

8 Q71

6,653

6,305

5

i>7>T

Date.

1900.

Oni-riHay* d.

OnfrVHav **>

November 10.--- --------------

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

8.50

4.30

5.30

4.50

7.60

5.80

5.00

4.70

5.00

5.00

4.70

4.50

4.25

4.30 

4.05

4.00

3.95

3.85

3.80

3.75

3.75

3.75

3.70

3.65

Discharga

Sec.-ft. 

18,013

4,361

6,643

4,531

13,457

7 553

5,460

4,428

5,343

5,364

4,519

4, 013

3,346

. 3,288 

2,990

2,911

2,770

2,655

2,562

2,435

2,465

2,419

2,346

2,348

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rio Grande near Devilsriver, Texas, for 1900.

Day.

1.... ...............................

2

^. .................................

4.... ......................... ......

5...

6.. ...... ...................... ....

7--.-......... .... .

8....................... .. .. .

9.......

10...................................

11---. .............................

12............................... ....

13....... ........................ ....

14.............................. . ..

15... ..............................

16.. .......................... ....... ir.. ........................... ..

IS...................................

19......................... ....... ..

20...................................

21.. .................................

22... ...... ...................... ....

23... ...................... ...........

24...................................

25

26

27..................................

28

29

SO...................................

31...................................

May.

3.60

'i. «n

3.50

3.50

3.35

3.55

3.60

3.80

3.90

3.80

3.80

3.65

3.90

4.45

3.80

3.70

3.60

3.60

3. 50

4.10

6.15

0.15

4.70

4 80

4.35

4.05

4.00

3.90

3.80

3.80

June.

<«n

4.70

5.60

4. M)

4 35

i. 3fl

4.45

4.15

3.85

3.75

3.75

3.90

3.95

3.85

4 65

4.45

4.35

4.50

4.60

4.30

3.95

3.85

3.95

3.85

3.60

3.40

3.60

3.50

8.75

4 65

July.

3. 95

4.05

3.70

4.10

4 60

4.65

4.40

4.40

4.40

3.75

3.60

3.60

5.75

7.10

6.30

6.45

6.60

6.35

5.15

4.80

4.40

4.40

5.60

4.50

4.75

5.95

5.70

6.30

6.35

Aug.

6.75

6.90

6.90

6.75

8.70

6.35

9.45

10.50

9.65

7.70

7.10

6.70

6.40

6.10

5.55

5.45

5.30

5.00

6.10

6.30

5.80

5.90

5.15

4.90

4.85

5.55

5.30

4.55

4.75

4 55

Sept.

4.65

5.95

4.60

5.00

6.80

8.50

5.80

4.30

3.95

3.90

4.35

4.35

4.65

5.70

5.15

5.00

4.95

4.85

4.70

4.60

4.50

9.90

16.60

13.25

7.10

5.60

5.00

4.80

6.80

6.10

Oct.

5.25

4.70

5.00

5.70

5.60

5.45

5.35

5.10

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.85

4.80

4.65

4.45

4.40

4.40

4.35

4.55

5.40

6.25

5.00

4.75

5.00

5.00

4.85

4.70

4.50

4.50

4.50

5.35

Nov.

4.85

4.60

4.45

4.40

4.40

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.25

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.30

4.10

4.05

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

3.85

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

Dec.

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.70

3.70

3.70

3.70

3.70

3.70

3.70

3.70

3.70

3.70

3.70

3.70

3.70

RIO GRANDE NEAR EAGLE PASS, TEXAS.

This station was established in April, 1900, by the International 

(Water) Boundary Commission. It is a half mile above the railway 

bridge between Eagle Pass and Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, Mexico, and
366 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART TV. [NO. 50.

about 540 miles below El Paso, Texas. During 1900 the following 

measurements of discharge were made:

Discharge measurements of Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas.

Date.

1900. 

May 27.... .......... .. ......

May 30.. ................. ------

June 11--.. .... ......... .... .

June 21-... -- . --.... -----

June 25_... ....... ...... --.-- 

July2 .......................

July 6 ............ .............

July 13---.-... ........... ......

July 14.... .. ............ ....

July 16 _..___.. .-..... .

July 33-... ..................

July30. ... ..... .......

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.20

3.80

3.90

3.80

3.70

3.90

4.30

3.80

3.60

3.70

3.50

3.70

3.80

4.00

4.20

5.55

5.80

3.90

4 80

5.30

6.30

4.50

4.85

4.20

4.10

4.40

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

7 321

5,182

6,098

5,867

4,900

6,030

6,743

4,794

x* m9

4,519

4,451

4,994

5,839

7,401

16, 111

16,733

5,766

10.359

12,524

17,026

8,187

9,353

6,556

6,369

7,689

Date.

1900.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.90

4.55

4.50

4.40

4.80

4.20

3.80

4.20

4.10

4.20

3.90

3.60

3.40

3.20

3.20

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.20

3.20

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

2.90

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

6,508

10, 138

13, 861

12,307

13,320

8,900

6,599

7,674

6,896

7,333

6,748

5,759

5,618

5,924

4,837

5,766

4,830

4,781

4,877

4 729

4,859

4,468

4,533

4,379

3,454

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, for 1900.

Day.

1... ................................

Z.. .................................

3--.. . ....................... ....

4_- .................................

5.-.-...- .......... ........... ...

6... ........ . . ..-- . --------

7.. ............ .................... .

8 --- - .. ....... ......

9.-...... ...... ......... ----- .

10_ - - - . -

11.. ........................... ......

12.......... ...... .................. .

IS........... ...... - .............. -..

14...................................

15...--..-.--------......... ----.

16......... . ...... ....

17.... ............................

18.... ....-........ ........

19.... ....... ....................

20..-....-.. . ..................

21.......- .............. ..........

22

23

U:.. .................................

25 ...............................

26.. ... . ....................

27

28 ............... ........ .....

29..... ....... ....... ................

30-.-....,-......-.. .............

31..... .............. ................

May.

3.70

3.55

3.45

3.35

3.25

3.20

4.00

3.50

3.20

3.35

3.50

3.50

3.50

7.40

10.50

6.55

4.80

4.30

4.30

4.20

4.20

5 30

5.10

5.05

4.95

4.55

4.15

3.90

3.85

3.80

3.80

June.

3.80

3.8U

3.75

4.65

4.15

3.90

4.00

3.80

4.10

3.70

3.70

3.70

3.65

3.80

3.95

4 00

4.50

4.35

3.80

3.70

3.80

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.65

3.40

3.10

3.90

3.40

6.00

July.

3.75

3.70

3.75

3.90

4.00

4.30

4.10

4.00

3.70

3.45

3.45

3.85

4.20

5.55"

5.85

5.80

5.a<>

5.30

4.70

4.35

4.05

3.90

3.90

3.90

3.80

4.10

4.65

4.95

4.80

4.75

5.15

Aug.

5.40

5.30

5.20

5.65

5.50

6.15

5.70

5.90

9.75

7.90

7.35

6.60

6.05

5.65

5.45

5.20

4.90

4.85

4.60

4.50

5.15

5.20

5.00

4.90

4.35

4.20

4.30

4.55

4.45

4.30

4.10

Sept.

5.15

4.00

4.45

4.00

4.40

6.20

5.30

4.20

3.90

3.70

3.60

3.90

4.10

4.60

4 55

4.40

4.35

4.25

4.00

4.05

3.90

5.80

11.70

10.80

9.95

6.10

5.45

4.90

4.65

5.20

Oct.

5.05

4.70

4.90

4.95

4.70

4.45

4.50

4.40

4.35

4.30

4.20

4.15

4.00

3.95

3.85

3.85

3.90

4.50

4.15

4.95

5.30

4.45

4.15

4.05

4.05

4.45

4.05

4.20

3.95

3.9U

4.05

Nov.

3.80

4.00

3.80

3.65

3.60

3.50

3.50

3.45

3.40

3.50

3.45

3.40

3.35

3.30

3.40

3.35

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.35

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

Dec.

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.05

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.95

2.90

2.95

3.00

3.00

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

GREEN RIVER AT GREENRIVBR, WYOMING.

This station was established May 2, 1895. It is at the pump house 

of the Union Pacific Railway Company. A description of the station 

was published in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 286. Results of
WYOMING. 367

measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 302. The station was discontinued March 31, 

1900. No measurements of discharge were made during the year.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Green River at Greenriver, Wyoming, for 1900.

Day.

1. ......

9

3.. 

4.......

5.--...

6.. 

1. ......

8.. ..

9.. 

10.......

11. ......

Jan.

1.65

1.70

1.75

1.80

1.80

1.85

Feb.

1.65

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.60

Mar.

1.50

1.55

1.65

1.50

1.20

Day.

12......

13......

14......

15......

16......

17......

18......

19......

30......

21......

22......

Jan.

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.80

.Feb.

1.60

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.50

1.50

Mar.

1.20

1.25

1 30

1.30

1.30

1.30

Day.

23

24

25

36......

27......

28

29. .

30.......

31......

Jan.

1.75

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.65

Feb.

1.45

1.45

1.50

Mar.

1.35

1.40

1.50

1.60

BLACK FORK OF GREEN RIVER NEAR GRANGER, WYOMING.

This station, established April 28, 1897, is below the mouth of Hams 

Fork. It is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 287. Results 

of measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 303. During 1900 the following measurements 

were made by A. J. Parshall:

May 3: Gage height, 1.45 feet; discharge, 778 second-feet. 

May 15: Gage height, 2.85 feet; discharge, 1,969 second-feet. 

June 7: Gage height, 2.20 feet; discharge, 1,455 second-feet. 

June 20: Gage height, 0.85 foot; discharge, 468 second-feet. 

July 4: Gage height, 0.13 foot; discharge, 75 second-feet. 

July 28: Gage height, 0.20 foot; discharge, «7 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Black Fork of Green River near Granger, Wyoming,

for 1900.

Day.

1. ..........................

2.. .........................

3... ------. ..........

4............. .. . ,.

5...........................

^.. .........................

1. ..........................

S. ..........................

9 ............ .

10.. ..................... ....

11. ............ ........ ......

12-..-------.. ..........

13........-. ..............

14.-.. . ..........

15...-.----..... ....... ...

16...........................

n. ..........................

18...... ....................

19............. ...........

20....... .............. ......

21............ ...............

22

^.. .........................

24...... .... ...........

25

26

ZI. ..........................

28......... ...............

29..... ...................

30........ ...................

31......... ...............

Jan.

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

Feb.

1.20

1.60

1.60

1.80

Mar.

1.70

1 80

1.95

2 60

2.80

9 OH

1.35

1 25

1.35

.90

.70

Apr.

0.65

.70

.75

.85

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.35

1.35

1 25

1.20

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

.90

.90

.90

1.05

1.20

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.25

1.20

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.60

May.

1.75

1.70

1.45

1.50

1.55

1.65

1.80

1.90

2.00

2 25

2.f>0

2.90

2.95

" Qfl

2.55

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.45

2.55

2.55

2.85

2.95

3.95

3.00

3.35

3.40

3.25

3.05

June.

3.95

2.90

2.50

2.45

2.20

2 20

2.30

2.15

2.05

2.05

1.85

1.70

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.25

1.10

1.00

1.00

.95

.85

.75

.70

.65

.60

.65

.65

.55

.35

.25

July.

0.20

.20

.15

.10

.10

.05

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00 -.10

-.20

-.20

-.20

-.20

-.20

-.30

-.30

-.30

-.20

-.20

-.10

.00 -.05

-.10

-.20

 20

-.20

-.20

Aug.

-0.20

- .20

- .20

- .20

- .20

- .20

- .20

- .20

- .20

- .20

- .20

- .20

- .20

- .20

a-. 20

a- .20

a- .20

a-. 20

a- .20

a- .20

a- .20

a-. 20

a- .30

a- .20

a- .20

a- .21)

a-. 20

a- .20

a- .20

a- .20

a-. 20

Sept.

a 0.20

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a) -

(a)

fa)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

a Water standing in pools.
368 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900 PART IV. [NO. 50.

ASHLEY CREEK NEAR VERNAL, UTAH.

This stream drains an area directly east of the Uinta Basin. 

About 74- miles above the town of Vernal the river appears from its 

canyon, and within the next few miles a series of canals divert its 

low-water flow, which is applied to the adjacent lands Vernal Valley which are extensively irrigated. This valley is described in 

detail in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, pages 311 to 313. 

A gaging station was established in the canyon of this stream on 

March 15, 1900, by C. T. Prall. It is located at the ranch of the 

observer, E. Marett. The gage is a vertical rod, painted white, fastened to the west side of the single pier of the wagon bridge. The 

bench mark is a 20-penny nail driven in the pier opposite the 4-foot 

mark. The channel is straight for a distance above and below the 

bridge, and the bed is rocky. At high stages two other channels 

discharge a portion of the water, and these also have to be measured.

The three principal canals diverting water from Ashley Creek below 

the gaging station are, in order downstream, Upper Ashley canal, 

Rock Point canal, and Central Ashley canal. During the season of 

1900 they were measured twice by C. C. Babb, with the following 

results: .

Discharge measurements of canals diverting water from Ashley Creek.

Date.

1900. 

May 29 .......... ........................................................

Upper 

Ashley 

canal.

Sec.-ft. 

181

a 12

Rock 

Point 

canal.

Sec.-ft. 

25.0

6.8

Central 

Ashley 

canal.

Sec.-ft. 

138

a 10

a At measuring weir.

On October 30, 1900, Ashley Creek was measured by A. L. Fellows 

at its mouth, near Jensen, Utah, and a discharge of 11 second-feet was 

found. During the year the following measurements were made at 

the regular station in the canyon by C. T. Prall and others:

Discharge measurements of Ashley Creek near Vernal, Utah.

Date.

1900.

March 15........... ............

Mavl-- -- -- - ---

May28_ ........................

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.48

.62

3.20

1.74

Discharge.

Kec.-ft. 

34

37

45

776

306

Date.

1900. 

July 23.. .......................

Do.-- ........ ........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.67

.67

.60

.55

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

72

83

 40

47
UTAH. 369

Daily gage height, in feet, of Ashley Creek near Vernal, Utah, for 1900.

Day.

1. .................

2

3..................

4..................

S .................

6. ....... ..........

7 .................

8. ........... ......

9. ............ .....

10.-.. ..... ......

11-.-. --. 

12----.--...... .

13.__. ......... .....

14. 

15--- . 

16 ..... ....... ...

17. 

18. ... 

19 

20 . 

91

22 

23

24

25. 

2&. ................. °7

28

29. 

30. .................

31 ...... .... .-..

Mar.

0.48

.48

.48

.48

.49

.50

.49

.49

.48

.48

.48

.48

.48

Apr.

0.48

48

.49

.50

.49

.49

.48

.49

.53

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.53

.63

.60

60

.60

.60

.60

.65

.65

May.

0.60

.65

63

.70

.98

1.20

1.20

1 50

2.20

2.50

2.85

2.50

2.35

2.05

2.20

2.50

3.50

2.45

3.30

2 20

2 35

2.60

3.00

3.20

3.25

3.30

3.45

3.35

3.15

3.80

3.65

June.

3.45

2.40

2 25

2.40

2.00

1.85

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.75

1.65

1.55

1.50

1.45

1 43

1.40

1.35

1.20

1 20

1.30

1.20

1.15

1.10

1 05

LOO

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

July.

0.95UP;

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.80

.80

.75

.75

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

Aug.

0.65

65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.60

.60

.(50

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

Sept.

0.55

.55^n

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.58

.65

.60

.60

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.60

.60

.75

.70

.65

.70

.70

.65

.65

Oct.

0.70

.65

.65

.65

.60

60

.60

60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

Nov.

0.60

60

60

60

.60

60

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.60

.60

.60

.60

.65

.65

.65

.60

.60

.60

.55

.55

' .55

Dec.

n IK

.55

KK

t&

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55<K

.55

RI

.50

VI

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

UINTA RIVER NEAR WHITEROCKS, UTAH.

This station, established by C. C. Babb on September 16, 1899, is 

described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 288. During 1900 daily 

records were not kept at this place, but frequent measurements of 

discharge were made by C. T. Prall and others, as follows:

Discharge measurements of Uinta River near Whiterocks, Utah.

Date.

1900.

March 26. . 

A -m>i1 Q

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

a 1.05

a. 90

CL 93

a 1.00

a 1. 05

a. 90

a 1. 02

.84

.85

.89

.80

.87

.92

.86

3.30

2.20

1.81

1.60

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

114

105

113

116

114

112

106

117

115

131

130

130

130

144

133

1 163

1,059

691

477

Date.

1900.

In 11 f\ °'>

July 7

July 13 - . .

October 9. _.... . ...........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.50

1.33

1.30

1.10

1.04

1.05

1.02

1.04

.96

1.00

.95

.90

.90

.95

1.05

ttl.OO

a 1.00

a. 95

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

418

341

250

224

196

182

186

165

150

163

145

128

136

150

170

134

143

133

a Gage height doubtful on account of ice. 

WHITEROCKS RIVER NEAR WHITEROCKS, UTAH.

This station was established September 15, 1899, by C. C. Babb, in 

connection with the investigation of the water supply for the Uinta 

Indian Reservation. It is in the canyon of the river, about 10 miles
370 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50.

above the Indian agency at Whiterocks, and is described in WaterSupply Paper No. 37, page 289. Results 'of measurements for 1899 

will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, pages 322, 

323, and 324. Daily gage readings were not maintained during 1900, 

but frequent measurements of discharge were made by C. T. Prall 

and others, as follows:

Discharge measurements of Whiterocks River near Whiterocks, Utah.

Date.

1900.

April 17.. ......................

May 23. ........................

Gage 

height.

Feet.

a. 95

a. 93

a. 90

a 1.00

1 00

1.00

.80

.82

.88

.86

.92

2.80

2 20

Discharge.

Sec. -ft. 

50

46

46

49

44

46

44

53

59

49

47

45

41

47

730

488

Date.

1900.

,Tulv6. .........................

July 13..... ....................

July21.. ................... ....

August 23. .....................

October 30.. ...................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.80

1.60

1.52

1.33

1 22

1.16

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.04

1.05

.88

.95

.95

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

290

194

166

125

98

79

6!)

58

66

59

52

65

49

61

57

a Gage height doubtful on account of ice. 

UINTA RIVER AT FORT DUCHESNE, UTAH.

This station, established by C. C. Babb on September 14, 1899, is 

at the highway bridge at the military post. It is described in WaterSupply Paper No. 37, page 290. Results of measurements for 1899 

will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, pages 322, 

323, and 324. During 1900 the following measurements of discharge 

were made by C. T. Prall and others:

Discharge measurements of Uinta River at Fort Duchesne, Utah.

Date.

1900.

March 28.. .................. ...

April 12. ................... ....

April 18. .................... ...

April 27.. ......................

TVI a \r 14.

May 16. ..................... ...

May 18. ..................... ...

MaySl--.--- .- .. 

May31 .........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

a2.56 

a2.50 

a 2. 60 

a 2. 55 

a 2. 55 

a2.60 

a2.55 

2.67 

2.77 

2.85 

2.61 

2.42 

2.37 

2.43 

2.39 

2.41 

2.48 

 3.17 

3.69 

3.98 

3.87 

4.35 

4.14 

3.46

1 

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

129 

118 

132 

123 

119 

101 

115 

143 

149 

173 

137 

84 

62 

76 

72 

72 

90 

376 

798 

1,202 

1,045 

1,972 

1,254 

501

' 

Date.

1900.

July2 .........................

July2 .........................

July9 .........................

July 25

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.30 

3.05 

2.98 

2.76 

2.76 

2.59 

2.39 

2.44 

2.21 

2.18 

2.27 

2.58 

2.62 

2.64 

2.63 

2.62 

2.65 

2.74 

2.61 

2.65 

2.65 

2.65 

2.60

Discharge. '

Sec.-ft. 

420 

284 

197 

170 

169 

114 

58 

68 

19 

25 

34 

91 

95 

103 

101 

97 

103 

114

94

95 

103 

100 

91

a Gage height doubtful on account of ice.
UTAH. 371,

Daily gage height, in feet, of Uinta River at Fort Duchesne, Utah, for 1900.

Day.

1.. ............. ...

Z. .................

Q

4::::::::;:::::::::

5

6.---......-.-...-.

7-.--. .......... ...

8.... -__... ........

9. ..... .........

10. ............... __

11.. ............. ...

12..................

13..................

14.....-..-.---....

15....-...---.......

16... ....... ........

17 . ...

18.... ..............

19..................

20.. ........... .....

a.... ..............

22

23. ....... _-__...___

Zi... ...............

25--.. .. ..........

26..................

28.---......-.......

29..................

30.---...--.. ......

31-. ...-.._.........

Mar.

(a)

(a)

(a)

2.78

2.77

2 74

2.78

3.86

3.68

3.67

3.66

2.63

2.61

2.58

2.57

2.56

2 53

2 52

2.47

2.44

2.41

3.41

2.41

3 43

3.43

2.38

2.38

2 42

2.43

Apr.

2 42

2.41

2.44

2.49

3.54

3.55

3.54

2 53

2.53

3.53

3.46

2.46

2.47

3 47

2.46

2.43

2 41

2 40

2.40

2.40

2.44

3 41

2.43

2.41

2.40

3.39

3.41

3.44

2.60

3.61

May.

3.54

2.51

2.48

2.45

2.48

2 53

2 52

2.55

2.60

2.76

3.10

3.38

3.25

3.30

3.26

3.67

3.89

4 42

3.97

3.89

3.84

4 05

4.20

4.33

4.26

4.38

4.50

4.53

4.38

4.17

4.09

June.

3.98

3.85

3.78

3.71

3.63

3.59

3.53

3.47

3.45

3.39

3.43

3.43

3.33

3.20

3.17

3.10

3.08

3.04

3.01

2.98

2.99

3.95

3.94

3.00

3.98

3.93

3.85

2.87

2.83

3.80

July.

3 77

3.75

3.78

3.75

3.72

2.62

2.60

2.60

2.59

3.54

3.48

2.43

2.40

2.38

(b)

2.30

2.24

2 23

Aug.

2.21

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.35

2.47

2.43

3.40

2.39

2.33

2.25

2.25

2.35

2.25

2.25

2.19

2 17

2.17

2.30

2 23

3 27

2.30

3.30

2.30

2.30

2.33

2.32

2.31

3.30

3.29

2 25

Sept.

3.20

2 22

2.23

2.35

2.45

2.43

2.40

2.39

3.40

3.48

3.50

3.53

3.50

3 44

2 44

2.43

2.42

2 42

2 42

2.43

2.44

2.45

2.50

2.68

2 74

2.74

2.60

2.53

3.53

2.52

Oct.

 2.63

2.68

2.69

3.63

2.60

2.55

2.55

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

3.60

3.60

2.50

2.58

2.65

2.65

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.68

2.65

2.68

2.68

2.65

2.65

2.65

2.65

2.65

2.65

2.65

Nov.

2.63

2.65

3.65

3.65

3.65

3.61

3.64

3.64

2.65

3.65

3.65

3.65

3.65

3.65

3.65

3.65

3.65

3.65

3.70

3.70

3.75

2.80

2.80

2.75

2.75

3.70

3.67

2.65

2.61

3.60

Dec.

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.63

2.68

3.58

2.60

2.63

2.70

2.65

2.60

2.50

2.40

2.40

2.50

2.50

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.80

2.60

2.50

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

a Frozen. b No record July 15 to 28.

During the year two of the largest canals diverting water from 

Uinta River in this locality, known, respectively, as Canal No. 1 and 

Bench ditch, both heading above Fort Duchesne, were measured twice, 

with the following results:

Discharge measurements of canals above Fort Duchesne.

Date.

1900. 

June 9

October 10.. ......................................................

Canal No. 1.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.10

.8

Discharge.

Sec. -ft. 

31

9

Bench ditch.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.10 

.70

Discharge.

Sec. -ft. 

39 

22

UINTA RIVER AT OURAY SCHOOL, UTAH.

This station, established November 8, 1899, is at the highway bridge 

over the river near the Ouray School, on the Uinta Indian Reservation. 

It is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 291. Results of 

measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual
372 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900- PART IV. [NO. 50.

Report, Part IY, pages 322 and 324. During 1900 the following measurements of discharge were made by C. T. Prall and others.

Discharge measurements of Uinta River at Ouray School, Utah.

Date.

1900.

March S9_. ........... ..........

July 9----.. ....... ....._...-...

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.80

.31

.26

.34

.23

.38

3.50

1 73

1 32

1.15

.38

- .10

Discharge.

Sec. -ft. 

181

83

58

78

64

on

764

427

251

84

33

Date.

1900.

Gage 

height

Feet. 

-0.17

.00

.95

.45

.57

56

.52

53

.79

.48

a. 50

dSe*

Sec. -ft. 

31

46

210

103

117

114

108 ins

160

97

74

a, Gage height doubtful on account of ice. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Uinta River at Ouray School, Utah, for 1900.

Day.

1 _....:. . ...

2

3... ...............

4. ...... ...........

5 ......:...........

6. .............. .-

lr-----.---- - 

8__. ...............

9_________. ...._-.-

10..................

11..................

14..................

15_. .............. ..

16 ...................

17. .--_._________-.-

18

19. ............ .....

20. . ............ ....

21 ............ ......

22. _................

23

24. .................

25

26. .................

°7

28 ............... ...

29..................

30. ................ .

31 ..................

Mar.

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

0.80

.64

.66

.58

.58

.52

.50

.48

.46

.40

.38

.35

.30

.30

.30

.31

.30

.30

.28

.20

.23

.29

Apr.

0.38

.35

.30

.45

.39

.46

.48

.47

.43

.35

.34

.37

.34

.30

.38

37

.35

.24

35

99

.35

.46

.31

.31

.35

35

1.05

.80

May.

0.50

.48

.43

.38

.39

.49

.47

56

Qn

1.35

1.89

1.84

1.73

1.68

3.37

3.95

3.95

3.95

2.90

3.48

3.73

3.70

3.70

4.00

4.15

3.80

3.55

3.05

June.

3.30

3.20

2.70

3.50

2.40

2.25

2.10

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.82

1 98

1.70

1.60

1.50

1.24 1 95

1.30

1.15

1.15

1.30

1.15

1.03

.85

.83

July.

0.70

.70

.66

.68

43

.39

.37

.20

.13

04

- .04

- .05

- .04

.05

- .03

 04

- .06

f|ft

- .10

- .10

- .10

- .06

.07

.01

__ 1£

- .16

- .19

- .20

Aug.

_ Q gg

- .28

.35

- .31

_ 22

.07

.03

- .01

_ j^

- .20

- .31

- .30

- .20

- .20

- .19

- .18

- .17

- .14

- .08

- .05

- .03

- .05

- .01

.07

.10

.07

- .01

- .03

- .04

- .07

Sept.

-0.05

.00

- .04

.09

25

.33

.18

.11

607°

.45

36

37

.26

.26

.26

.21

.26

.29

.26

1.10

.70

.70

.65

.60

.58

Oct.

0.58

.70

.56

.56

.53

.51

.51

.49

.50

.54

.51

.51

.56

.54

.53

.53

.57

.60

.60

.57

.58

.60

.57

.56

.56

.6(1

.54

.49

Nov.

0.49

.53

.56

.54

.54

.53

.53

.50

.50

.49

.45

.48

.51

.45

.51

53

.68

.68

.68

.63

.71

.90

.71

.70

.78

.68

.61

.38

.35

Dec.

0.30

.43

.30

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

.54

6.46

a Frozen. b Readings discontinued for winter December 11. 

LAKE CREEK, UTAH, NEAR MOUTH.

This stream has its source on the southern slope of the Uinta 

Mountains, and drains an area immediately to the west :he basin 

of Uinta River. It empties into Duchesne River about 3 miles above 

the bridge over the latter stream on the stage road from Fort Duchesn^ 

to Price. The permanent gage rod consists of a 1-inch by 4-inch by 

8-foot board nailed vertically to the west abutment on the lower side 

of the wagon bridge near the mouth of the creek. Bench mark No.
UTAH. 373

1 is a 20-penny wire nail in the abutment opposite the 4.50-foot mark 

on the gage. Bench mark No. 2 is directly over the gage rod, and 

is the head of a wire nail in the southwest corner of the bridge 

upright. Its elevation is 5,066.58 feet above sea level; the elevation of 

the zero of the rod is 5,055.99 feet above sea level. The channel of the 

river has a sharp bend about 100 feet above the bridge, but is straight 

for about 600 feet below it. The bed is composed of medium-sized 

cobblestones, and forms a fair section. During flood stages measurements are made from the bridge, but at other periods they are made 

by wading at a point about -400 feet below it.

Lake Creek is formed by the junction of an east and a west fork 

about 25 miles above its mouth. During 1900 the following measurements were made of these forks and of the main stream a short distance below the junction:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements of Lake Creek and its tributaries.

Date.

1900.

Do... ....... ...

Do. ............

Do.............

Do.............

Stream.

West Fork.......

Locality.

.....do....................................

.....do ................................. .._

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.40

2.10

2.67

1 32

1.94

3.49

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

93

113

290

69

87

193

During 1900 the following measurements of the discharge at the 

main station, near the mouth of the creek, were made by C. T. Frail' 

and others:

Discharge measurements of Lake Creek, Utah, near mouth.

Date.

1900. 

JulyS..........................

July 18. ........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.40

2.08

1.96

1.86

1.88

1.80

1.90

1.98

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

356

134

109

96

99

85

101

123

Date.

1900.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.05

1.95

i QP;

1.93

rtS.10

a 2. 32

a 2. 38

«3.10

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

132

102

105

102

138

148

121

103

a Gage height doubtful on account of ice. 

DUCHESNE EIVER AT PRICE ROAD BRIDGE, UTAH.

This str n, established by C. C. Babb 011 October 26, 1899, is 3 

miles belo«y the mouth of Lake Creek, at the highway bridge on the 

t- age road from Price to Fort Duchesne. It is described in Watersupply Paper No. 37, page 291. Results of measurements for 1899 

will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, pages 322, 

323, and 325.

IRR 50 01 6
374 OPERATIONS AT KIVEK STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50.

Twice during the year 1900 C. T. Prall measured the main river at 

the ford immediately above the mouth of Strawberry Creek, or about 

23 miles above the main station, with the following results:

September 15: Gage height, 2.10 feet; discharge, 216 second-feet. 

October 5: Gage height, 2.14 feet; discharge, 232 second-feet.

Mr. Prall also made two measurements of the flow of Strawberry 

Creek a short distance from its mouth and one-fourth of a mile below 

the mouth of Indian Creek, with the following results:

September 15: Discharge, 84 second-feet.

October 5: Gage height, 1.20 feet; discharge, 92 second-feet.

During 1900 the following measurements at the main gaging station 

were made by and Mr. Prall and others:

Discharge measurements of Duchestie River-at Price road bridge, Utah.

Date.

1900.

March 17 

March 31..... . ........

April 14 . ...

April 20.... ...-.....-.. .....

May 19. ...... . ...... ....._

May 25. . .. ......

July 11. . . . .

July 19.... .. . ....

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

5.25

5.28

5.50

5.43

5.53

5.48

5.89

7.55

8.20

7.58

6.70

6.20

5.98

5.43

5.28

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

283

311

393

328

414

391

583

2,674

3,807

2,667

1,466

995

677

441

386

Date.

1900.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

5.10

4.98

5.05

4.98

5.07

5.18

5.08

5.25

5.20

5.18

5.18

5.30

5.38

5 22

Discharge.

Sec.- ft. 

298

247

284

246

279

336

275

3,35

294

294

291

357

356

316

Daily gage height, in feet, of Duchesne River at Price road bridge, Utah, for 1900.

Day.

1..................

2

3. ....... ..........

4 . ....

6... ............. ..

1 ..................

8 ..................

9...,.,... ......

10 ..................

11..-,...-. ......

12

13. ................ .

14 - . -

15 

16 ..

17....... ..... . ......

18 . 

19..................

90

21. ....... ......... .

22

23

24..... ....... . .

25 .. --. 

26..................

37

38 ... ...... .....

39_. ................

30

31- ........ ......

Mar.

5.41

K A')

5.46

5.39

5.40

5.30

5.27

5.35

5.34

5.29

5.30

5.31

5.39

5.29

5.29

5.37

5.27

5.29

5.30

5.45

5.70

5.95

5.69

5.73

5.69

5.43

5.43

Apr.

5.48

5.32

fl 37

5.63

5

«1

5.58

5.51

5.55

5.55

5.60

5.50

5.51

5.52

5.51

5.48

5.49

5.46

5

JK

5.43

5 45

5.51

5.59

5 62

5.61

5.61

5.58

5.61

5.70

6.15

6.05

May.

6.00

5.90

5.88

5.83

5.85

5.95

6.10

6.20

6.45

6.70

7 04

6.93

6.70

6.71

7 00

7 28

1 JA

7.55

7 48

7.40

7 48

7.80

8.05

8.20

9

nK

9.35

9.00

8.70

8.50

June.

8.58

8.35

8 20

8.10

7.65

7.38

7.45

7 i<\

7 24

7.16

6.93

6.83

6.73

6.60

6.50

6.45

6.39

6.35

6.26

6.23

6.16

6.13

6.10

6.10

6.03

5 GO

5.94

5.90

5.83

July.

5.75

5.65

5.63

5.60

5 Oft

5.50

5.42

5.40

5.40

5.39

5.44

5.40

5.39

5.40

5.35

5.40

5.40

5.36

5.31

5.28

5.29

5 29

5.30

5.35

5.37

5.38

5.39

5.37

5.24

5.17

5.12

Aug:

5.11

5.12

f; 11

5.12

5.22

5.35

5.32

5.20

5.19

5.18

5.11

5.10

5.00

4.99

4.98

4.98

5.00

5.08

5.11

5.05

5.00

5.02

5.66

4.92

4.92

Sept.

4.95

4.98

4 97

5.07

f; i^

5.15

5.08

5.02

5.10

5.23

5.28

5.30

5.18

5.12

5.09

5.07

5.02

5.01

5.01

5.07

5.09

5.09

5.14

5.39

5.38

5.29

5.54

5.39

5.30

5.28

Oct.

5.31

5.31

K oq

5.28

^ 9H

5 23

5.20

5.20

5.19 5 90

5.20

5.24

5.24

5 21

5.20

5.21

5.22

5.23

5.22

5.29

5.28

5.27

5 28

5.28

5.28

5.28

5.24-

5.23

5.22

5.23

5.21

Nov.

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.19

5.17

5.18

5.18

5.19

5.19

5.23

5 22'

5.27

5.25

5.31

5.30

5.30

5.20

5.24

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.20

Dec.

5.20

5.27

5.33

5.39

^ a

5.45

5.40

5.40

5.33

5.30

5.30

5.25

5.23

5.23

5.33

(a)

a Frozen.
COLOEADO. 375

GEEEN EIVEE DEAINAGE IN COLOEADO.

No stations are maintained in Colorado upon Green River or any 

of its tributaries, but in November, 1900, a short trip was made into 

the basin, and a number of gagings were made, the results of which 

are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in northwestern Colorado.

Date.

1900.

Do ............

Do ............

Do ............

Stream.

.....do.-....--..-.--..

White River.. .......

Locality.

Lily Park ............. ....

.....do .....................

Hydrographer.

A. L. Fellows ....

.....do... .... .....

-....do... ......

. .do ---------

....-do... ----..

.... .do ------

... ..do. ...

.....do . -...

.....do. ......

Discharge.

Sec.-ft.

282

35

5

322

371

(35

394

13

413

GEAND EIVEE, COLOEADO.

This stream is the largest in Colorado, and drains a greater portion 

of the State than any other river. It rises in the north-central part 

of the State, in Middle Park, and drains the mountainous country on 

the west side of the Front Range and on the south side of the Continental Divide, the river and its tributaries flowing through mountainous tracts at their heads, and thence through cauj^oiis and broken 

country throughout the rest of their courses. Upon most of the streams 

little irrigation has been practiced, except along the valleys immediately contiguous to the channels. The Uncompahgre, however, is an 

exception, practically all of the water of that stream having been 

diverted and used in irrigating the tablelands of the Uncompahgre 

Valley. Dolores River also furnishes a notable exception, its waters 

being carried through the divide between the Grand and San Juan 

drainage basins and used to irrigate lands lying in the latter drainage. Owing to the comparatively small amount of land that has been 

irrigated along Grand River, only a small fraction of the water in 

this division has been used; but a number of projects have been 

devised for the construction of large canals to carry the water to the 

fertile benches lying along the various streams, and in the case of 

Gunnison River there is a project to carry its waters through the 

divide for the purpose of irrigating lauds in Uncompahgre Valley.

GEAND EIVEE AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLOEADO.

This station was first located May 12, 1899, at the request of the 

Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company, at the railroad bridge a 

quarter of a mile west of the depot and just above the mouth of Roaring Fork. A wire gage was used. At the beginning of 1900, however, a new gage rod was located near the electric-light works of the 

Colorado Hotel. Measurements are made from the wagon bridge 

crossing the river between the town and the hotel. The channel is
376 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50.

good, being composed of gravel and rock, and does not change much; 

the banks are high and not subject to overflow. Gage readings were 

taken during only the high-water season of 1899, being discontinued 

June 37. They were resumed, however, on January 1, 1900, at the 

new station.

During 1900 Roaring Fork was measured twice at Glenwood Springs 

the first time on July 8, when the discharge was 1,570 second-feet, and 

the second time on August 23, when the discharge was 423 second-feet. 

A description of the Glenwood Springs station was published in 

Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 293. During 1900 the following 

measurements of Grand River were made by A. L. Fellows:

March 19: Gage height, 3.80 feet; discharge, 1,140 second-feet.

July 8: Gage height, 5.40 feet: discharge, 3,764 second-feet.

August 23: Gage height, 3.60 feet; discharge, 1,086 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Grand River at Glenwood Springs, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1. ....... ............

3. ...................

5.- ----.. .. 

6-....---...----.-...

S, ......... .......... 

9.... ..............

10...... ...........

11....................

12....................

13.. ................. .

14 - .---.

15 . 

16... .. ...... ...

17... ............ .....

18....-.-...-.-----...

19...- .............

30 . 

21>>.>

->3

''4

35...... .......

36..... ............

27................... 

28... 

29....... ..........

30 . . 

31.. ..................

Jan.

3.40

3.45

3.45

3.55

3.55

3.45

3.40 

3.40

3.45

3.35

3.35

3.45

3.50

3.55

3.50

3 50

3.45

3.45

3.45

3.30

3 40

3.35

3.45

3.35

3.30

3.35 

3.40

3.40

3 40

3.50

Feb.

3.50

3.45

3.45

3.45

3.45

3.40

3.40

3.30 

3.35

3.40

3.40

3.50

3.35

3.40

3.40

3.50

3.35

3.40

3.40

3.45

3.45

3.35

3.45

3.35

3.45

3.45

3.50 

3.40

Mar.

3.45

3.45

3.50

3 w

3.65

3.60

3.50

3.50 

3.55

3.65

3.70

3.90

4.00

4.10

4.10

4.00

3.95

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.90

3.90

3.95

3.95

4.05

4.00

4.05 

4.05

3.90

3.85

3.80

Apr.

3

QK

4.15

4 25

4.30

4.30

4.25

4.45 

4 50

4.40

4.20

4.10

3.95

4.00

4.10

4 20

4.10

4.05

3.85

4 25

4.70

4.90

4.70

4.70

4.65

4.65 

4.75

5.10

5 "in

May.

5.20

K OK

5.20

5 40

6.05

6.20

6.30

6.55 

6.85

7.30

7.80

8.10

8.10

7.90

7.65

7.45

7.60

7.80

7.90

7.80

7 ^n

7.80

8.25

8.55

8.70

9.10 

9.65

10.00

10.15

10.15

June.

10.05

9.75

9.65

9.55

9.10

8.80

9.00

9.30 

9.40 9. as

9.10

8.60

8.25

8.20

8.05

8.05

8.15

8.10

7.95

7.90

7.90

7.95

7.90

7.95

7.80

7.60

7.25 

6.95

6.80

6

XK

July.

6.45

6.30

6.25

6.00

5.85

5.75

5.55

5.45 

5.40

5.30

5 25

5.10

5.00

5.00

4.90

4.85

4.70

4.70

4.50

4.50

4.40

4 40

4 40

4.40

4.40

4.40

4.40 

4.30

4.30

4 30

4.15

Aug.

4.10

4 05

4.00

3.90

3.95

4.10

4.10

4.00 

3.95

3.90

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.70

3.70

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3 60

3.60 

3.60

3.60

3.50

3.50

Sept.

3.40

3.40

3.35

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30 

3.30

3.35

3 40

3 40

3.40

3.40

3.40

3.30

3.30

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20 

3.20

3.20

3.20

Oct.

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20 

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3 20

3.20

3.30

3.20

3.20

3.20 

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

Nov.

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3 20

3.20

3.20

3 '7I"I

a3.20

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.25

3.40

3.40

3 40

3.40

3.40

3.50

3.35

3 40

3 40

3.45

3.35

3.20

3.25 

3.30

3.20

3.15

Dec.

3.05

3.25

3.00

3.15

3.25

3 25

3.35

3.30 

3.15

3.10

3.00

2.90

2.85

2.80

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.05

3.00

3.00

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.00

3.00

3.10

3.15 

3.00

2.80

 » QK

2.90

a Estimated from September 24 to November 10. 

GRAND RIVER AT GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO.

This station, established October 18, 1894, is at the wagon bridge 

across the river near the pump house of the city waterworks at Grand 

Junction and a short distance above the mouth of Gunnison River. 

The river at this point discharges through two channels, and a record 

is kept of the discharge in each channel, requiring separate discharge 

measurements. During the last four years the greater .part of the 

water has run through the left channel, and during the year 1900 there 

was a flow through the right channel for a short time only. Gage
COLORADO. 377

rod No. 1 is attached to the south end of the wagon bridge crossing the 

river south of the town. Gage rod No. 2 consists of a wire and weight 

fastened to the upper side of the bridge over the left channel. The 

channel is sandy and shifting, and the discharge must, therefore, be 

considered approximate. During 1900 no measurements were made 

in the right channel and only two measurements were made in the 

left channel. Owing to the few measurements made and to the shifting of the channel no rating table was possible. W. H. Smith, of 

Grand Junction, made the reports throughout the year. A description of the station was published in Water-Supply Paper No. 37, page 

294. The results of measurements for 1899 will be found in the 

Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 281. During 1900 the 

following measurements were made by A. L. Fellows at rod No. 2:

March 20: Gage height, 4.15 feet; discharge. 1,762 second-feet.

July 7: Gage height, 5.80 feet; discharge, 6,177 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Grand River at Grand Junction, Colorado, for 1900.

[Rod No. 1 right channel.]

Day.

1 .......

2

3.......

4.......

5.......

6.......

7.......

8 ...

May. June.

4.70

i. vi

4.05

3.75

3.50

3.40

3.30

3.15

Day.

9.....

10.....

Ills. 

13.....

14.....

' 15.....

16.....

May. June.

3.45

3 50

3.30

2 40

2.00

(a)

Day.

18-....

19.. 

20-....

SI..... 73

33

34.....

May. June. Day.

25°6

27... 

38

39......

30

31.. .

May.

3.80

4 30

4.55

4.40

4.70

June.

a This channel was dry after June 13.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Grand River at Grand Junction, Colorado, for 1900.

[Rod No.2 left channel.]

Day.

\.... .................

2.....................

4-. ........... --------

5.. . ......... .........

10. - - 11--. ....... ........

12-- - - 

13. - 

14.- . 

15-- - - 

16-.-....--. ........

17- . 

18- . 

19. . 

20.-.. ..............

21 

22

23....,..-. -.-. ....

9A

25

26 

27... ...... ..... ...

28-- .- - 

29............. ........

30,....... ......... .

31.... ..............

Jan.

(ZO

(b)

......

3.70

3.60

Feb.

3.90

3.60

3.80

3.90

Mar.

3.90

4.00

4.30

4 30

......

Apr.

4.30

4.30

4.40

4.40

4.50

4 50

4.60

4.60

4.70

4.60

4.50

4.40

4.35

4.10

4.30

4.30

4.30 

4.10

4.05

4.00

4.10

4.45

5.05

5.30

5.00

4.80

4.80

5.05

5.25

5.40

May.

^ fin

5.60 fi vi

5.55

5.85

fi VI

«.90

K QC

7.50

8 25

8.60

a 8. 60

a 8. 65

a 8. 65

a 8. 70

8.70

9.10 

9.20

9.20

9.20

8.90

8.60

8.85

9.30

9.55

9.75

9.95

10.55

10. 80

10.95

11.15

June

10.35

10.20

a9.80

9.60

9.05

9.10

9 45

9.05

9.10

8.80

8.60

8.75

8.75

8.65

8.35

8.70

8.40

8.45

8.30

8.25

8.45

8.30

8.35

8.15

7.55

7.50

6.90

July.

6.70

6.60

6 45

6.25

5.95

5.65

5.40

5.20

5.20

5.30

5.20

5.10

4.75

4.70

4.60

4.50

4.50 

4.40

4.00

4.00

3.95

4.00

3.90

3.90

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.75

3.70

3.70

3.45

Aug.

3.35

3.30

3.30

3.15

3.10

3 10

3.05

3.10

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.90

3.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.75 

3.55

2.50

3.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

3.50

2.50

3.40

2.40

3.40

2.40

3.40

3.40

Sept.

V 4/1

3.40

2.40

2.50

3.50

3

CA

3.50

3.50

3.50

2.60

3.60

3.70

2.80

3.90

3.90

2.85

3.75 

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.75

3.95

3.05

3.35

3.30

3. 15

3.10

3.10

Oct.

3.10

3.05

3.00

3.00

3.00

3 in

3.10

3.10

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.90

2.90

2.90

3.90

2.90

3.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

3.90

3.10

3.05

3.00

3.00

3.90

2.90

2.95

3.00

3.90

3.90

Nov.

'> SO

3.80 9 sn

3.80

2.80

2 75

2.70

3.70

2.70

2.70

2.60

2.65

2.60

2.65

3.60

3.60

3.60 

2.60

2.65

2. 85

3.90

2.90

3.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

3.80

2.75

2.65

2.55

Dec.

? -45 9 iS

3.50

3.70

3.60

......

a Estimated. b Frozen.
378 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50. 

GUNNISON RIVER AT TOLA, COLORADO.

Gunnison River, the largest tributary of the Grand in Colorado, 

rises in the south-central part of the State, in the Saguache Mountains 

and the Cochetopa Hills, and flows in a westerly direction, emptying 

into Grand River near the western boundary of the State, a short distance south of Grand Junction. Comparatively little of the water is 

used for irrigation, but a canal line has been surveyed with a view to 

taking the water from the river and carrying it to the valley of the 

Uncompahgre. It was for the purpose of determining the amount of 

water available for this project that the lola station was established 

in March, 1900. The rod is at a wagon bridge which crosses the 

river about a quarter of a mile above the Denver and Rio Grande 

Railroad station at lola. It consists of a piece of 2-inch by 4-inch 

timber fastened to the downstream side of the second pier of the 

bridge from the south end, the zero of the rod being 7.43 feet below 

the bench mark a spike in the base of an old post 40 feet south of 

the southern end of the bridge, on the west side of the road. The 

chief value of the station is with reference to determining the amount 

of water available for the proposed canal to the Uncompahgre Valley, 

although, owing to the fact that a number of streams enter the Gunnison below the station, the results obtained do not show the total 

amount available. The channel at this place is wide, and the bed 

being of gravel and bowlders is not particularly susceptible to change. 

The banks, although not high, are not subject to overflow. The 

observer is A. Pomel, postmaster at lola, who telegraphs the gage 

height daily to the local forecast official of the United States Weather 

Bureau at Denver, who has it printed in the morning papers.

The station on Gunnison River previously maintained at Grand 

Junction was not continued during the year 1900, for the reason 

that during high stages of Grand River the water backs up Gunnison 

River considerably above the point where the gage rod is located, 

seriously affecting the gage readings. Two measurements were made 

there, however, the first on March 20, when, with a gage height of 

2.50 feet, the discharge was 1,477 second-feet, and the second on July 

7, when, with a gage height of 2.90 feet, the discharge was 2,121 

second-feet.

During 1900 the following measurements were made at the lola 

station by A. L. Fellows:

May 3: G-age height. 3 feet; discharge, 1,272 second-feet. 

June 28: G-age height, 3.40 feet; discharge, 1,658 second-feet. 

July 5: Gage height, 2.90 feet; discharge, 1,169 second-feet. 

August 9: Gage height, 2.20 feet; discharge, 431 second-feet. 

August 25: Gage height, 2.10 feet; discharge, 392 second-feet.
COLORADO. . 379 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Gunnison River at Tola. Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1.... . ..............................

2

3.-.....-.........................-. v .

4.....................-. ........ ...

5....................................

6....................................

7. ................................ ...

8............... .................. ...

9......... ..........................

10... ................................

11..-............... ...... ....... .

12 ............... ...................

13... ....... . ._.. _ .... ._.

14. ...................................

15............................. ...

16.......... ............... ...........

17-..-........... ..................

18 ..... .............................

19----.--......-.....-.,.....-........

20....................................

21.......... ..........................

22........ ............................

23. ..........................._....

24... .................................

25....................................

26...... . .--.-.......-.. .......

27...... ...._.. . 

28

29 ........... ....... ................

30.............. .... ............... ...

31 ......... ..........................

Apr.

2 4

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2 4

9 5

2.7

3.0

2.8

2 7

2 7

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.9

3.0

May.

2.9

8.0

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.9

4.0

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.8

June.

5.7

5.3

5.4

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.3

July.

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2 7

2 7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2 2

2.1

2 1

2.1

2.1

2 1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

Aug.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

3.1

2 2

2 2

2 2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2 1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2 1

2 1

2.1

2 1

2 1

2.1

2 1

2.1

2.1

3.1

2.1

2 1

Sept.

2 1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

 2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Oct.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

UNCOMPAHGRE

Uncompahgre River h 

peaks of southwestern 

Gunnison River at Delta, 

mountainous, but procee 

rolling, and irrigation is p 

In the vicinity of Montrose 

normal flow of the Uncoi 

had in the district recour 

of the waters of Gunniso

The Fort Crawford stat 

tained, was not kept up c 

shifting character of the 

tion at Montrose was esta 

kept, however, until the 

of the year there is little 

ing most of the flow. Th 

river opposite the town, a 

and Rio Grande Railroa 

board nailed to the insid 

channel being of gravel 

rate measurements, not I 

high and are not subject 

time only, as there was 11 

gation season of 1900.

RIVER AT MONTROSE, COLORADO.

s its source in Ouray County, in the high 

olorado, and flows northwesterly, entering

The upper portion of its drainage basin is 

ing downstream the country becomes more 

ssible along the valleys and adjacent mesas.

a number of canals divert nearly all of the 

pahgre, and if further irrigation is to be 

se must be had to storage or to a diversion

River.

on on the Uncompahgre, previously mainLiring the year 1900, owing to the extremely 

hannel at that place, and instead the stailished in the fall of 1899, no records being 

pring of 1900. During the greater portion 

water at Montrose, the canals above divertstation is at the bridge which crosses the 

out a half mile from the depot of the Denver 

The rod consists of a 1-inch by 4-inch

of the pier just above the bridge. The 

nd bowlders is favorable to obtaining accuing susceptible to change. The banks are 

o overflow. Records were kept for a short 

tie water during the greater part of the irriThe observer was Mr. W. E. Obert, com-
380 OPERATIONS AT KIVEK STATIONS, 1900. PAKT IV. [NO. 50.

missioner of the Montrose water district. The records were discontinued July 7, 1900. During the year the following measurements 

were made by A. L. Fellows:

July 5: Gage height, 1.80 feet; discharge, 150 second-feet. 

August 10: Gage height, 0.50 foot; discharge, 2 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Uncompahgre River at Montrose, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1 .......

2......

3......

4......

5......

6......

7 ......

8......

9......

10 .....

111.....

Apr.

......

--

1.05

.90

7ft '75

IVJay.

1.30

1.20

1.18

1.32

1.45

1.00

i.OO

1.12

1.40

1.65

1.65

June.

3.75

2.70

2.65

2.75

2.65

2.65

2.70

2.45 2.a5

2.70

2.75

July.

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.85

1.75

1.65

1.15

Day.

1'2

13...-.

14.....

15.....

16.....

17.....

18.....

19.....

20.....

21.....

23

Apr.

.68

.90

01

.92

98

1.02

.98

1.05

l.W

1.18

1.18

May.

1.60

1.35

1.40

1.65

2 25

2.35

2.20

2.10

2.00

1.90

1.85

June.

2.75

2.60

2.60

2.40

2.50

2.35

2.30

2.10

1.90

1.75

1.60

July. Day.

23.....

24.....

35.....

36.....

37.....

28--..-

29.....

30... ..

31.....

Apr.

1.08

1.10

1.00

.98

.95

1.00

1.10

1.15

May.

2.20

2.65

2.30

2.50

2 55

2.75

3.90

2.85

2.80

June.

2.90

2.65

2.55

2.40

2.05

1.70

1.65

1.60

July.

DOLORES RIVER AT DOLORES, COLORADO.

This river is the last important tributary of Grand River. It rises 

in the La Plata and San Miguel mountains, the highest peak of which, 

Mount Wilson, attains an elevation of more than 14,000 feet. For 

about 50 miles its course is southwesterly; it then turns and flows in 

an almost due north direction for nearly 100 miles; then turns to the 

west and enters Grand River after passing into Utah. Throughout 

the greater part of its course the river flows through natural canyons, 

and comparatively little irrigation is practiced along the stream itself, 

except at Dolores, where for about 40 miles the valley widens to from 

a half mile to a mile, and a number of ranches are cultivated. By far 

the greater part of the waters of the river, however, is used in the San 

Juan watershed, being diverted by means of a tunnel and a great 

cut in Montezuma Valley. The head gates of the canals carrying this 

water are about 2 miles west of the town of Dolores. The gaging 

station is above the head gates, and about a half mile above the Colorado Southern Railroad station at Dolores. The gage rod consists of 

a vertical plank attached to the left abutment of the footbridge crossing the river. The channel is not subject to change, and the results 

obtained are excellent. The bed of the stream is composed of small 

stones and gravel, and the banks are high and do not overflow. The 

observer is Mrs. M. D. Smith, of Dolores. A description of the station was published in Water-Supply Paper No. 38, page 305. The 

results of measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first 

Annual Report, Part IV, page 282. During 1900 the following measurements were made by A. L. Fellows:

Marr,h 24: Gage height, 2.90 feet; discharge, 145 second-feet. 

May 5: Gage height, 3.90 feet; discharge, 767 second-feet. 

June 27: Gage height, 3.25 feet; discharge, 320 second-feet. 

August 11: Gage height, 2.60 feet; discharge, 31 second-feet
COLOEADO. 381 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Dolores River at Dolores, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1. ................ ....

2.... ....................

3.. ......................

4 . .

5.......... ..............

6.................... ... 

7.... ....................

8........................

9.......................

10........................

11 ........................ 1°

13........................

14 .- ..... .......... 

15........................

16.......... _......-__.

17.---. ................_..

18... .................... -

19........................

20

21............. ..........

32

23....-.. -_-.....-...-

24

25

26.......................

27

28

29.... .._.-.---_......-__.

30........................

31... .....................

Jan.

3 10

3 10

3.10

3 10

3.10

3.10 

3 10

3.10

3.10

3 10

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.10 

3.10

3.10

3.10

3 10

3.10

3 10

3.00

3.00

3.00 

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3. TO

3 00

3.00

Feb.

3.00

2.90

3.90

2.90

2.90

2.90 

2.90

3.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90 

3.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.80

2.80

o gO

2.80

2.80 

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

ffl

,j

'

i

a

 3

1

1

f,

«

1

?

< 

?

?

1

[ar.

80

.80

75

m

70

.70 

60

60

75

85

.85

85

95

95

05

95

95

95

95

.90 

90

90

90

90

85

80

9(1

95

Apr.

2.95 i;! IP;

3.00

2.95

3.10

3.15 

3.05

3.00

2.95

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.85

2.85 

3.00

3.10

3.10

3.20

3.25

3.40

3.55

3.60

3.60 

3.45

3.40

^ in

3.45

3.50

3.45

3.40

May.

3.50

3 VL

3.50

3 60

4 05

3.95 

4.15

4 15

4 40

4.45

4 75

4.90

4.65

4.55

4.65

4.85

5.00

5.05

5.05

4.45

4 70

4.95 

4.95

5 00

4.90

4.95

5 00

5.05

4.95

5 00

June.

4.90

i 7fi

4.70

4 50

4.35

4.35 

4 35

4.25

4.20

4.15

4.10

4 00

3.95

3.95 

3.90

3.90

3.85

3.85

3 85

3.80

3.75

3.65

3.50 

3.50

3.50

3 40

3.30

3.25

3.20

3.20

July.

3.10

3.10

3.05

3.00

3.00

2.90 

2.90

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80 

2.80

2.70

2.70

3.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70 

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

Aug.

2.60

2.60

2.60

.60

.60

.60 

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.50 * 50

!so

.50

.50

.50

.60

60

2. 55

2.50

2.50 

9 go

2.50

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.45,

Sept.

2.50

2.50

2.60

2.60

2.65

2.70 

2.85

3.10

3.00

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90 

2.80

2.80

2.70

2.70

2.70

2 60

2.60

2.60

2.65 

2.95

3.15

2.95

2.85

2.8C

3.80

2.80

Oct.

2.80

2.80

2.70

2.70

2.80

2.90 

2.85

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80 

2.80

2.80

2.80

3.80

3 80

3.90

2.80

2.80

2.80 

3.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

Nov.

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.80

2,80 

2.70

2.70

2.60

2.60

2 60

2 60

2.60

2.60 

2.70

O IJ*K

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.10

2.95

2.85 

2.80

2.70

2.70

2.80

2 80

2.90

3.00

Dec.

a 3. 05

3.10

3.10

3.20

3.20

3.35 

3.35

3.25

3.05

3.10

3.15

3.15

3.15

3.15

3.40

3.15

3.05

2.95

2.95

2.90

2.85

3.00 

a 3. 00

a 3. 00

o3.00

a 3. 00

a 3. 00

a 3. 00

a Estimated. 

SAN JUAN EIVEE.

San Juan River rises in the San Juan Mountains, the small streams 

at the head flowing westerly, the opposite of the direction taken by 

the branches of the Conejos. The country is generally mountainous 

and rough, and but little irrigation is practiced along the river, 

except in the bottom lands adjacent to the" channel. The stream 

flows a short distance through Colorado and then enters New Mexico, 

through which Territory it flows for about 100 miles, then crosses the 

southwest corner of Colorado again, and flows through Utah to its 

junction with the Colorado at Henry Mountain. The principal tributaries flowing from Colorado into this river are the Piedra, Los Pinos, 

Florida, Aiiimas, La Plata, and Mancos rivers, all of which flow 

through comparatively natural valleys, crossing the line into New 

Mexico before they unite with the San Juan. A large portion of 

this country remained a part of the Southern LTte Indian Reservation 

until 1899, when the western half of that reservation was thrown open 

to settlement, and a number of tracts have been taken. A very considerable portion of the most desirable lands, however, were taken 

by the Indians in severalty. There are a number of excellent mesas 

of good farming land which will without doubt eventually be irrigated; 

a number of surveys have already been made of canal lines to cover 

these tracts, which will be pushed to a speedy conclusion.

The only stations maintained in this basin in 1900 are at Ignacio
382 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50.

on Los Pinos River, at Durango on Animas River, and at Mancos on 

Mancos River, the stations at Arboles on the San Juan and the Rio 

Grande and at Durango on Florida River being abandoned, their 

objects having been accomplished.

LOS PINOS RIVER AT IGNACIO, COLORADO.

This stream derives its supply from the western end of the San 

Juan Mountains and from the southern slope of the Needle Mountains 

in Colorado. It flows in a southerly direction for about 50 miles, 

crossing the Colorado line about 5 miles south of La Boca, on the 

Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. The valley is generally wider 

than the valleys of the Piedra and the San Juan, and more irrigation 

is practiced along the borders of the stream. Several Government 

canals have been constructed for the benefit of the Indians located on 

the bottom lands. A number of irrigation canals have been projected 

and surveys made for the purpose of taking out water upon the adjacent benches. The station was established April 22, 1899, at the 

request of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, for the purpose of 

ascertaining the quantity of water available for irrigation along the 

stream. Unfortunately, records have not been sent in regularly. 

The gage rod is fastened to the middle pier of the bridge crossing the 

river at Ignacio, the subagency of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, 2 miles south of the station of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. The channel is fairly stable, being of gravel and bowlders, and 

has suffered little change since the station was established. The rod 

is a vertical 2-inch by 4-inch timber 10 feet long, spiked to the bridge, 

the marks being strips of brass securely nailed to the post. The 

8-foot mark on the gage rod is level with the top of the lower end of 

a 6-inch by 8-inch timber protruding from the downstream side of 

the pier on the right-hand side. The banks, although not high, are 

not subject to overflow. The station is an important one, as all of 

the waters of the stream will undoubtedly be used for irrigation 

before many years. Already large reservoirs are contemplated near 

the head of the river, where there are a number of beautiful lakes. 

The observer is the clerk at the agency. A description of the station 

was published in Water-Supply Paper No. 38, page 309. The results 

of measurements for 1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual 

Report, Part IV, page 299. During 1900 the following measurements 

were made by A. L. Fellows:

March 26: Gage height, 2.60 feet; discharge, 137 second-feet. 

May 8: Gage height, 3.50 feet; discharge, 604 second-feet. 

August 14: Gage height, 2 feet; discharge, 25 second-feet.
COLORADO. 383 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Los Pinos River at Ignacio, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1. ......

2

4.......

5 ......

6.......

7. ......

8.......

9.......

10 __...._

11.......

12.......

13.......

14....... IP;

16.......

Jan.

0 EA

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.45

2.40

2 50

2.50

3

EA

2 50

2.50

2.45

2.40

2.40

2.40

Feb.

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30 3 in

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

0 gQ

2.30

Mar.

2.30

2.30

o on

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2 30

2.30

2 30

2.30

2.35

2.40

2.50

2.50

2.50

Apr.

2.50

2.55

2.65

2.70

2.70

9 7ft

2.70

(a)

May.

3.85

4.05

4 05

4.15

4.20

4.00

4.15

4.35

Day.

17.......

18.......

1Q

20.-.. 

31

22

23.......

34

25.......

26. ......

27

28.......

29.......

30... ..

31.. 

Jan.

2.40

3.40

2.40

2 40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.30

2.30

2.30

3.30

2.30

2.30

3.30

Feb.

2 30

2.30

2 30

2.30

2.30

2.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

2.30

2.30

Mar.

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.55

2.60

2.60

3.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.55

2.50

2.50

2.50

Apr.

^

'

May.

4.50

4.55

4.50

4.25

4.05

3.90

4.00

4.70

4.60

4.90

a No readings from April 8 to May 8. 

ANIMAS RIVER AT DURANGO, COLORADO.

This stream is the largest tributary of the San Juan, and derives its 

water from the high mountains above Silverton, draining portions of 

the Needle and La Plata mountains in addition to those at its source. 

It flows in a southerly direction for about 60 miles, crossing the Colorado line about 15 miles south of Durango. Most of its course is 

through a very mountainous country, but in the vicinity of Hermosa 

it issues from the canyon into a broad valley, which is extensively 

irrigated. A canal line has been projected from the lower part of the 

stream, for the purpose of irrigating lands in New Mexico, but the 

canal has not yet been finished. The station was first established 

June 20, 1895, and has been maintained during the greater part of 

each year since. It is at a wagon, bridge a quarter of a mile west 

of the depot of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. The rod, which 

is a vertical piece of timber marked in feet and tenths, is fastened to 

the central pier of the bridge. On June 25, 1900, it was checked 

against a bench mark a point chiseled on the lower side of the lefthand abutment of the bridge 16.84 feet above the zero of the rod. 

Lightner Creek enters the river from the right, about 100 feet below 

the bridge. The channel at the station is straight, the bed is of 

gravel and bowlders, and the banks are sufficiently high so that 

there is little danger of overflow. The observer is C. G. Graden, of 

Durango. A description of the station was published in WaterSupply Paper No. 38, page 310. The results of measurements for 

1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 

301. During 1900 the following measurements were made by A. L. 

Fellows:

March 26: Gage height, 6.60 feet; discharge, 246 second-feet.

May 9: Gage height, 8.65 feet; discharge, 1,614 second-feet.

June 25: Gage height, 8.80 feet: discharge, 1,740 second-feet.

August 13: Gage height, 6.45 feet; discharge, 169 second-feet.
384 OPERATIONS AT RIVER STATIONS, 1900. PART IV. [NO. 50. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Animas River at Durango, Colorado, for 1900.

Day.

1.... .................

2

3 . .... ....

i.... ............. ....

f>.. ...................

8 .. ...,.-

10.....................

11. ................ ....

13. ....................

14.....................

15.-..-....--...,......

16

17. ................ . 

18. ................ ....

19. .........._.........

20....... .............. 

31...... ............

32

33....................

24. ....... .............

35.....................

36_. ...................

37.....................

28

29-...-. .......... .....

SO.....................

31.....................

Jan.

6.60

6 40

6.50

ft 40

6 in

6.30

6.40

6.30

Feb.

6.30

6.30

6.2(1

......

6.20

Mar.

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.50

6.50

6.60

6.60

6.60

6.50

6.60

6.60

6.70 

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.60

6.60

6.60

6.70

6.50

6.50

6.60

Apr,

6.60

6.80

6.80

6.80

6.80

6.70

6.60

6.80

6.80

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.80 

6.90

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.30

7.15

May.

725

7.20

7.20

7.35

7.75

7.80

7.85

8.10

8.55

9.05

9.30

9.15

8.95

8.95

9.10

9.60

9.90

10.15

9.90

9.60 

9.05

9.05

9.65

10.30

9.80

10.05

10.50

10.55

10.30

10.30

10.30

June.

10.30

9.95

10.00

9.90

9.70

9.70

9.85

9.70

9.60

9.30

8.95

8.70

8.70

8.95

8.95

9.00

9.10

8.90

8.70

8.65 

8.65

8.65

8.65

8.70

8.65

8.50

8.20

8.00

7.90

7.70

July.

7.70

7.60

7.60

7.50

7.50

7 30

7.30

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7.10

7 00

7. CO

7.00

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.80

6.80 

6.80

6.80

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.60

6.60

6.60

Aug.

6.60

6.60

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.5U

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.40 

6 40

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.30

Sept.

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.50

6.80

7 00

7.00

6.90

6.80

6.70

6.60

6.60

6.60

6.60

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.60

6.70

6.70

6.60

6.50

6.50

Oct.

6.50

6.60

6.60

6.70

6.70

6.80

6.70

6.60

6.60

6.60

6.60

6.60

6.70

6.70

6.60

Nov.

6.60

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

Dec.

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.70

6.50

6.60

6.50

6.50

MANCOS RIVER AT MANCOS, COLORADO.

This stream, an important tributary of the San Juan, drains a portion of the southwestern corner of Colorado. It rises on the western 

slope of the La Plata Mountains, and flows in a southwesterly direction, through a mountainous country, for about 12 miles, to the Mancos Valley, a broad and fertile tract irrigated by water taken from 

the river. The next 12 miles of its course is through Mancos Valley. 

It then enters Mancos Canyon, cut through the Mesa Verde, through 

which it flows for about 40 miles, or to its junction with the San Juan. 

The normal supply of the river is exhausted, but sufficient water 

goes to waste in the flood season to irrigate all of the available land 

along its borders.

The station at Mancos was established April 9, 1898, for the purpose of determining the amount of water going to waste during highwater periods. The rod, which is a 2-inch by 4-iuch timber marked 

in feet and tenths, is fastened to a tree about 100 feet below the 

wagon bridge crossing the river in the center of the town. The channel is of bowlders and gravel, and the banks are sufficiently high so 

that there is little danger of overflow. During 1900 the bed of the 

stream shifted to such an extent that a rating table for that year is 

impossible. The observer is Mrs. W. H. Kelley, of Mancos. A 

description of the station was published in Water-Supply Paper No. 

38, page 312. The results of measurements for 1898 and 1899 will be 

found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 285.
COLORADO. 385

During 1900 the following measurements were made by A. L 

Fellows:

March 23: Gage height. 1.05 feet; discharge, 4 second-feet. 

May 7: Gage height, 1.80 feet; discharge, 82 second-feet. 

June 26: Gage height, 1.70 feet: discharge, 16 second-feet. 

August 12: Gage height, 1.40 feet; discharge, 2 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Mancos River at Mancos, Colorado, for 19UO.

Day.

1.. ........................... ......

Z-. .................................

V>.. .................................

1. ...... ........................ ....

8. . .---....--...- .-- ..... .

9............... ...................

10...................................

11...................................

12

13....... ............................

14...................................

15.. ....-........-......._... ........

16........ _...-._.____._.._._......-

17. ..................................

18...................................

19...................................

20....... .................... ........

SI...................................

22

23. ..................................

24

25...................................

26...................................

27..... ........................... ...

28............... ..................

29...................................

30...................................

31 ..................................

Apr.

1.00

1.00

1.00

I on

1. 10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.30

1.30

1.40

1.60

1.70

2.00

2.05

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

May.

1.90

1.90

2.00

2.05 9 20

2.20

2.40

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.80

2.80

2.85

2.90

2.80

2.80

S.85

2.90

2.85

2.95

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

June.

2.90

2.90

2.80

2.80

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.40

2 30

2.30

2.20

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.60

July.

1.60

1.60

1.60

1 60

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.40

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.10

.70

.70

.70

.70

1.20

1.30

Aug.

1.40

1.40

1.40

1 40

l fifi

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.65

1.70

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.20

Sept.

1.30

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.90

2.10

2. 00

2.00

2.00

1.80

1.80

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.40

1.60

1.80

3.00

2.00

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

Oct.

2.00

2.00

1.80

1.80

! 90

2.00

2.00

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.80

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

Nov.

1.60

1.60

1.60

GILA EIVER AT SAN CARLOS, ARIZONA.

This station was established by C. C. Babb on July 11,1899, in connection with an investigation of Gila River with reference to a supply of water for the Gila River Indian Reservation and arid lands in 

the vicinity. Results of this investigation were published in WaterSupply Paper No. 33, entitled, Storage of Water on Gila River, Arizona, by J. B. Lippincott. The station is a half mile south of the 

Indian agency at San Carlos, below the mouth of San Carlos Creek, 

and about 6 miles above the proposed dam site. It is described in 

Water-Supply Paper No. 38, page 313. Results of measurements for 

1899 will be found in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page
386 OPEEATIONS AT EIVEE STATIONS, 1900. PAET IV. [NO. 50.

332. During 1900 the following measurements of discharge were made 

by Stephen Janus:

Discharge measurements of Gila River at San Carlos, Arizona.

Date.

1900.

May 12... ..._ ......

May 19.. ......*.. . .. ..

May 26.. ...... .............. ...

July 14. ....... ....... ...... ....

July 21.. ..... . .............

July 28 .......... ...... ..........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.50

J.30

1.30

1.30

1.10

1.10

a. 25

a. 20

a. 15

a. 15

a. 25

a. 30

2 50

0.00

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

7.0

6.2

4.0

9 £

1 1

Q

K

.3

.3

.8

4.7

320.3

29.7

Date.

1900.

Do-.---.-.-- - -

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.25

2.50

1.80

1.00

1.85

3.60

3.40

1.80

1.30

1.30

1.60

3.60

1.65

1.75

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

230

384

139

14

175

2,840

141

1,952

194

64

55

67

1,927

106

67

«Dry at gage; figures indicate depth, not gage height. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Gila River at San Carlos, Arizona, for 1900.

Day.

1...... .....................

Z. ..........................

^. ......................... .

4^.. ................. ........

^....... ....................

^.. .........................

1.... .......................

^. ..........................

9...... .....................

10...... .....................

11... ......................_.

12. .. ....... ..............

13.. - ....................

14............. ..............

15...........................

16...........................

17...........................

18.....-... ......... .....

19........... ...... ..........

20. ....-.---..- ......

21

&..... .......................

23

24.... --.. ..... ........ .

25

26.....-. .................

27

28-......... . ........ ....

29-..-.. . .... . .. ...... ...

30 - .- .

31 ... .... ....

Apr.

1.50

1.60

1 60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1 60

i ty\

1 <a>

1 60

1.60

1 60

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.50

1.50

1.50

May.

1 45

1.40

1 40

1.40

1 40

1.35

1.35

1.30

1 30

i ^n

1 30

I

on

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

June.

1.30

1.30

1.20 1 °0

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

July.

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

Aug.

(a)

2.60

(a)

(a)

(a)

(o)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

4.00

3.30

2.80

2.00

1.60

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

Sept.

1.50

1.95

1.85

1.20

3.70

3.45

4.95

4.70

3.20

2.60

2.30

2.10

2.00

1.90

1.85

1.75

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.45

3.15

3.35

2.90

2.45

2.20

1.85

1.80

1.70

Oct.-

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.35

1.40

1.40

1.50

1.45

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.20

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.15

1.10

1.50

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.35

1.30

1.30

1.25

1.25

1.25

1 25

Nov.

1.25

1 25

1 25

1.25

1 25

1.20

1.20

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.00

1.00

.95

.90

.90

1.75

2.85

3.95

2 20

1.75

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.55

1.55

1.55

1 55

1.55

Dec.

1.50

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.65

1 60

1.80

1 60

1 60

1 60

1.60

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.75

1.75

a River dry at gage rod. 

SALT RIVER AT MCDOWELL, ARIZONA.

This station, established April 20, 1897, is a half mile above the 

mouth of Verde River. It is described in Water-Supply Paper No. 

38, page 321. Results of measurements for 1899 will be found in the 

Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 386. The station was 

discontinued November 30, 1899, and was not resumed during 1900.
ARIZONA. 3-87

Observations will be maintained here, however, during 1901, in connection with an investigation of the river with reference to a water 

supply for arid lands in the vicinity.

VERDE RIVER AT MCDOWELL, ARIZONA.

This station, established April 20, 1897, is three-fourths of a mile 

above the mouth of the river. It is described in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 38, page 323. Results of measurements for 1899 will be found in 

the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, page 387. The station was 

discontinued November 11, 1899, and was not maintained during 

1900. Observations will, however, be resumed during 1901.

COLORADO RIVER AT YUMA, ARIZONA.

This station was established in April, 1878, by the Southern Pacific 

Railway Company, who have maintained daily readings since that 

time. It is through the courtesy of that company that the records 

are furnished to the Geological Survey. The station is described in 

Water-Supply Paper No. 38, page 324. No measurements of discharge were made during 1900.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Colorado River at Yuma, Arizona, for 1900.

Day.

\.... .....................

2..... .............. ...... 

3.........................

4... ......................

5. .................. ......

7!I"-~-.-!!"-""~lir."L 

8. .................... ....

9.........................

10. ...... ........ .......... 

11.. ....... ................

13

13................._......

14.........................

IS.................... ....

16. ........................ 

17.........................

18....... .................

19.........................

20. ........................

21.. ............. ..........

22

23.. .................... ...

24.........................

25......................... 

26..... ............... .....

ST.. .......................

28.........................

29.... ....................

30.........................

31.........................

Jan.

17.8

17.8 

17 7

17.5 

17 4

17.3 

17.3 

17.2

17 <>

17.3

n

o

17.3

17.4

17.4

17.4

17.7 

17.8

18.1

18.2

18.3

18.3

18.3

18.3

18.2

18.3 

18.2

18.2

18.2

18.3 

18.3

18.3

Feb.

18.3

18.3 

18.3

18.2 

18.1

18.0 

18.1 

18. 0

18.0

17.9 

17.9

17.8

17.7

17.8

17.8

17.7 

17.8

17.8

17.8

17.8

17.8

17.7

17.7

17.7

17.7 

17.7

17.8

17.8

......

Mar.

17.7

17.8 

17.8

17.8 

17.7

17.7 

17.6

17.7

17.8

17.8

17.7

17.7

17.8

17.8

18.0 

18.0

18.1

18 3

18.3

18.3

18.5

1&.5

18.5

18.6 

18.6

18,7

19.2

19.8 

19.7

19.6

Apr.

19.4

19.3 

19.3

19.3 

19.3

19.4 

19.5 

19.4

19.3

19.3 

19.4

19.4

19.3

19.2

19.2

19.2 

19.5

19.5

19.4

19.5

19.8

20.3

20.3

20.3

19.9 

19.8

19.7

19 7

19.7 

19 7

May.

19.7

19.7 

30.5

30.5 

20.5

20.1 

30.3 

20.3

20.3

30.5 

20.7

21.0

21.4

21.6

21.7 

22 3

22 9

23 4

23 7

33.8

24.0

24.0

24 2

34.4

34.7

24 7

24.5

24.2 

34 2

34.4

June.

24.6

24.8 

25.0

25.2 

35 3

35.5 

25.7 

25.8

26 0

26.0 9g o

25.9

35.7

25.5

35 4

25.3

25.2

24.8

24 7

34.5

24 2

24 2

34.0

23.9

33.8 

23.7

33.4

23.3

33.1 

23.1

July.

23.0

33.8 

23.7

22.3 

22.0

21.7 

21.6 

21.3

21 2

30.7 

20.5

20.3

20.2

19.8

19.7

19.6 

19.5

19.2

19.0

18.9

18.8

18.8

18.5

18.4

18.3 

18.3

18.2

18 0

17.9 

17 8

17.7

Aug.

17.6

18.0 

17.4

17.3 

17.3

17.2 

17.1 

17.2

17.2

17.2

17 2;

17.3

17.2- le.9

16.8

16.9 

16.7

16.7

16.7,

16. &,

16.8

16.8

16.8

16.8

16.9 

16.9

16.8

16.9

16.7 

16.7

16.7

Sept.

16.9

16.8 

16.7

16.6 

16.5

16.6 

16.5 

16.5

16.5

16.4 

16.4

16.6

17.3

18.0

17.7

17.5

17.7

17.4

17.7

18.1

17.8

17.7

17.4

17.3

17.2 

17 2

17.0

17.0

17.0 

17.0

Oct.

17.0

16.9 

16.8

16.7 

16.8

16.8 

16.8 

16.9

17.3

17.3 

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.3

17.3

17.3 

17.3

17.3

17.4

17.3

17.3

17.3

17.6

17.6

17.7 

17.8

17.8

17.7

17.6 

17.6

17.6

Nov.

17.6

17.6

17.5

17.4 

17.5

17.4 

17.4 

17.4

17.4

17.5 

17.5

17.5

17.5

17.5

17.5

17.5

17 <«

17.6

17.5

17.6

17.7

17.7

17.7

18.1

18.3 

18.6

18.7

17.9

17.6 

17.7

Dec.

17.8

17.7 

17.4

17.7 

17.7

17.7 

17.7 

17.7

17.7

17.7

17.7

17.7

17.7

17.7

17.7

17.7 

17.6

17.4

17.4

17.4

17.4

17.4

17.5

17 ^

17.5 

17.5

17.5

17.4

17.3 

17.2

17.1

[Continued in Water-Supply Paper No. 51. ]

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